HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION

St. Michael Catholic Church

MASS SCHEDULE GIRARD
Saturday
5:30 pm
Sunday
10:00 am

ARMA
4:00 pm
8:00 am

CONFESSION
GIRARD
ARMA
Saturday
2:00-2:30 pm 3:15-3:45 pm
Weekdays before Mass, anytime by appointment
RECTORY HOURS & INFORMATION
Tuesday-Friday: 9:00 am - Noon
Rectory: (620) 724-8717
In case of Emergency: (785) 917-1828
STAFF Pastor: Fr. Floyd McKinney
Secretary: Faith Paoni
Bookkeeper: Janel Scales
Bulletin Editor: Nancy Bauer
PARISH WEBSITE:
www.stmichaelgirard.com
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Finance Council
Parish Council
Tony Stonerock, Chair Dale Coomes, Chair
TBA
TBA

!Altar Society

Knights of Columbus
4th Monday of month 1st Tuesday of month
6:00pm @ Daltons
St. Michaels hall

!Helping Hands

Daughters of Isabella
Carrie Smith
Marilyn Bradshaw
724-6684
724-7133
Kapauns Men: Friday mornings at 6am

106 N. Western Ave.

Girard, KS 66743
(620) 724-8717
Pastor: Fr. Floyd McKinney

From the Pastor

All Saints Day, the day on which Catholics celebrate all the saints,
known and unknown, is a surprisingly old feast. It arose out of the
Christian tradition of celebrating the martyrdom of saints on the
anniversary of their death. When the number of martyrs increased
during the persecutions of the late Roman Empire, local dioceses
instituted a common feast day in order to ensure that all martyrs, known
and unknown, were properly honored.
By the late fourth century, this common feast was celebrated in
Antioch, as Saint Ephrem the Syrian mentions it in a sermon in 373. In
the early centuries, this feast was celebrated in the Easter Season and the
Eastern Churches, both Catholic and Orthodox, still celebrate it then.
The current date of November 1 was instituted by Pope Gregory III
(731-741), when he consecrated a chapel to all the martyrs in St. Peter's
Basilica in Rome and ordered an annual celebration. This celebration
was originally confined to the diocese of Rome, but Pope Gregory IV
(827-844) extended the feast to the entire Church and ordered it to be
celebrated on November 1.
In the church, we also celebrate the vigil or the evening before a given
Holy Day. From many years ago the church has celebrated more than just
the day of a feast; this may be one explanation for our celebrating on the
eve of All Saints. We give it a different name but the idea is to celebrate
in anticipation the feast of the following day. Some have connected
Halloween with pagan beginnings and some say it is all about belief in
the saints. I simply enjoy the idea that we are remembering those who
have been an example for us, those who lived their faith in a way that
calls me to follow in their footsteps. I pray that I will be able to live as
they lived, always with a desire to be closer to God.

Mass Schedule and Intentions for Oct. 29 - Nov. 6

30

31
Nov. 1
2
3
4
5
6

4:00pm
Cathi Lepoglow
Arma
5:30pm
Melissa Grant
Girard
Sunday
8:00am
For the People
Arma
10:00am
Dave Gall
Girard
Monday
NO MASS
Tuesday
7:00am
All Saints
Girard
12noon
All Saints
Arma
6:30pm
Jim Peak
Girard
Wednesday 6:30pm
Patricia Haderlein
Girard
Thursday 8:00am
Carol Kavcich
Arma
8:30am-12:30pm Eucharistic Adoration
Arma
Friday
7:00am Altar Soc. members living, deceased Girard
8:00am-6:00pm Eucharistic Adoration
Girard
Saturday 4:00pm
Francis Buche
Arma
5:30pm
Don Pyle
Girard
Sunday
8:00am
Harold VanLeeuwen
Arma
10:00am
For the People
Girard

Altar Ministers for Next Weekend

Next Saturday (11/5/16) Next Sunday (11/6/16)

5:30 pm

10:00 am

Dawson Stegman,
Broc & Kaleb Scales

Camden Leonard,
Cory Puckett, Carson
Sevart

EMHC:

Janel Scales

Nancy Hofer

Lector:

Linda Moore

Ruth Duling

Gift Bearers

Gerald & Jan

Azember

Rick & Eileen

Bland

!Altar Servers:

Contributions

STEWARDSHIP RENEWAL

Childrens Offering

Over the next few weeks, our parish family will again be
invited to reflect on how we can live our lives as Christian
stewards and to renew the annual written pledge of our gifts to
God through our parish. Please prayerfully consider how you
might recommit yourself to being a good steward of all the
gifts God has entrusted to you and your family.

Last Week

July 2016 to date

$2,743.50

$44,106.50

$25.05

$261.82

Expenses

$36,981.45

Over / (Under)

$7,386.87

Building Fund Contributions

$65.00

Building Fund Loan Balance

$154,259.78

DAUGHTERS OF ISABELLA

CYM & CATECHISM

The Daughters of Isabella Meeting is Tuesday, November 8,

2016. We will start with an Auditor meeting; our State
Auditor will be there to audit our books. Following the auditor
meeting, we will have a pot luck dinner around 6:00 or 6:15, a
short meeting and then a Memorial Service for our deceased
members. All Ladies remember to bring a dish (meats,
vegetable, or a dessert).

St. Michael's Parish offers middle school and high school

formation on Wednesdays starting with Mass at 6:30 P.M..
Students will have the opportunity to grow in their faith
through fun community, cheerful service, various forms of
prayer and fervent study of the Catholic Faith until 8:15 every
week. We'll see you Wednesday!

HELP WANTED

CYM SEMINARIAN PROJECT/

REGION I GET-TOGETHER

We are in need of a janitor to clean the hall. Anyone interested

please call the parish office.

!A Meal in His Name needs volunteers on Thursday evenings.

Please call Marita or Doug Lopeman if you are interested.
!The Lords Diner in Pittsburg would like members of local
churches to commit to being a volunteer group to help serve
meals to the community. They are looking for volunteers as
well as someone willing to be a group coordinator.They need
groups of 10 to 20 that would fill a regular time each month.
If interested, please call the parish office.

AREA TURKEY DINNERS

St. Francis Parish in St. Paul will be having their Fall Festival
and Turkey Dinner, Sunday, November 6th from 11:00 to 1:00
at St. Francis Parish Hall.

!Our Lady of Lourdes parish in Pittsburg will be holding their

annual Turkey Dinner on Sunday, Nov. 6 from 11am to 2pm.
!
CYM BREAKFAST FUNDRAISER

Oct. 29 Saturday

Collections

Tuesday, November 1st is All Saints Day, a Holy Day of

obligation. The Mass schedule is as follows: Tuesday, Nov. 1,
7am in Girard, 12noon in Arma, and 6:30pm in Girard.

St. Michael CYM students will be preparing and hosting a

pancake & sausage breakfast on Sunday, Oct. 30, following 10
am Mass @ St. Michael parish hall. This breakfast is to raise
money to purchase equipment for their Youth Ministry
Activities. Free will offering. Please plan to attend and support
our Youth Ministry programs!

All high school CYM students are invited to a fun-filled

afternoon this Sunday, Oct 30, from 2-5 pm as area CYM
groups gather for hayrack rides, games, fishing, canoeing,
smores and assembling goodie bags that will be mailed to our
diocesan seminarians. We are in need of a few adult
chaperones as well as students to bring baggies of homemade
cookies that will go in the goodie bags. Please contact Michelle
Puckett (724.4364) if you can help!

CHRISTIAN CONCERT

The Follow Through tour is coming to Fort Scott! Made up of

the popular Christian bands Unspoken, Carrollton, and Tyrus
Morgan, the concert will be held at the Fort Scott Community
College Ellis Performing Fine Arts Center on Sunday, Nov.
6that 6 pm.Tickets are $15 and are available in Fort Scott at
Ruddicks Furniture, SEK Financial, Union State Bank, or
online athttps://www.itickets.com/events/369099. Dont miss
this unique opportunity to hear these talented artists so close to
home!

PRAYERS FOR OUR PARISHIONERS

Please pray for Mary Ita Brown (mother of Judy Widner),

Gary Dowling, Marjorie Giefer, Herman Masser, Rosemary
OToole, Tom Weston, and Judy Widner who are ill or in need
of prayers.

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