St.

Joseph Parish
Fr. John Cordes, Pastor
306 Iowa, PO Box 165, Olpe, KS 620-475-3326
Parish email: st.joseph_olpe@yahoo.com
Father John email: frcordes03@yahoo.com
Facebook: “St. Joseph Catholic Church”
March 11, 2018 – Fourth Sunday of Lent

Celebration of the Eucharist:

Mon-Friday @ 7:30 AM Saturday @ 5:00 PM Sunday @ 8:30 AM First Sat. @ 7:30 AM

St. Joseph Parish Contacts: COLLECTION Last Week:

Parish Bookkeeper: Laurie Schmidt 475-3326 Plate $ 414.00
office hours - Wed./Fri. 9-12 Envelopes 1,759.00 (41 adults)
Bulletin deadline-Tuesday @ noon Leaven 36.00
Social Support 800.00
Altar Society: Kim Irwin 475-3295 Capital Impr. 80.00
Cemetery: Terry Taylor 340-5062 TOTAL …………. $3,089.00
Finance Council Clare Spellman 208-6110
Funeral Dinners: Linda Dieker 475-3567 We know how busy everyone is in their lives
Knights of Columbus: Brian Flott 343-9241 and all the unanticipated expenses that pop up
Liturgy Committee Diana Kuhlmann 475-3784 in family households. We DO appreciate the
Pastoral Council: Diana Kuhlmann “ commitment our contributors make to the
Religious Ed: Rose Redeker 475-3403 upkeep and financial stability of our parish.

ST. JOSEPH PRAYER LIST

Robyn Bechtel, Montana Cole, Aiden Dreier, Gil Gardner, Dave
Goodell, Lorene Haag, Roy & Marilyn Kuhlmann, Amy R., Kevin
Redeker, Dave Schneider, Kerry Schulz, Gary Trear, Jim
Wecker.
United States Army: SFC Matthew S. Richter, Sgt. Austin
Burenheide, Pvt. Johnnie Bell, Captain Jacob Haag, Pvt.
Brandon Raybourn
Marines: Lt. Colonel James Bechtel Navy: Robert King
National Guard: Captain Ben Pimpl, Com. Sgt. Steve Harmon
Baptisms/Anointing of Sick/Counseling:
Contact Fr. John
Marriages/Annulments:
Marriages – contact Fr. John 6 mos. prior
Reconciliation:
Saturdays @ 4:30 pm
First Sat. after 7:30 AM mass, or by appt.
Adoration:
Wed. in chapel – 8 am to 10 pm (use south door)
We have mass intention openings for:
March 21, 22, 23 (7:30 am).
NEW BULLETIN DEADLINE- Tuesday
at noon.
Sat. 03/10 5:00 pm +Mel Reed
Sun. 03/11 8:30 am For the people of our parish
Mon. 03/12 7:30 am Liv/Dec. members of Joe
& Theresa Redeker family
Tues. 03/13 7:30 am +August Redeker
Wed. 03/14 7:30 am +Fr. Francis Wendling
Thurs. 03/15 7:30 am Kevin Redeker
Fri. 03/16 7:30 am +Charles Lutz
Sat. 03/17 5:00 pm +Lucille Trear
Sun. 03/18 8:30 am For the people of our parish
JUST A REMINDER…….
Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of
abstinence for Catholics. Fasting is obligatory
from age 18 through age 59. Fasting means a
person is permitted to eat one full meal as well
as two smaller meals that together are not equal
to a full meal. The norms concerning
abstinence from meat are binding upon
members of the Latin Catholic Church from
age 14 onwards.
 LITURGY SCHEDULE

Saturday, March 17 Sunday, March 18

Servers: Truman Bailey, Andon Temeyer Servers: Isaac Miller, CJ Miller
Lector: Ben Lienemann Lector: Donna Bolen
Minister: Dorothy Blaufuss Minister: Rosemary Martin
Gift Bearers: Ben Lienemann family Gift Bearers: Rollie and Rosemary Martin
Sacristan: Michael Dieker

NOTE: There will be NO Chalice (wine) until Holy Thursday due to flu/cold season.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS LENT? Adding something special to your daily
routine? Giving up something special? Doing something special for someone?
With the Lenten season once again upon us, there are various opportunities to enhance and enrich our prayer lives
and parish family relationships.
 Stations of the Cross are held on Wednesday evenings at 7:10 p.m. through March 28th
 Reconciliation Service will be held on Sunday, March 18 at 6:00 PM in the church.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR…..

March 11 Biscuits and gravy breakfast – Knights of Columbus - 7-10 AM
March 14 Stations at 7:10 PM (CCD students attend as well)
March 15 Bible study – 7 PM
March 18 Reconciliation service – 6 PM
March 20 Blood pressure/sugar screenings – Fellowship Meals – 10:30 AM
March 22 Flying Needles – 1 PM – Olpe Plaza
March 25 PALM SUNDAY – Beginning of HOLY WEEK
April 5 Pastoral Council – 6:30 PM

Thank you to all who have responded to the needs of our Church in
northeastern Kansas through the 2018 appeal. One person or parish could not possibly
accomplish all that needs to be done for over 40 ministries and services of the Archbishop’s
Call to Share. You are being CALLED TO SHARE! To date, St. Joseph has collected $9,580
of our $12,805 goal. Please return your pledge card in the collection or by mail SOON!
Thanks!

If you are looking for daycare this summer, please contact Sacred Heart in Emporia, as they
have a few openings.

The third and fourth grade class would like to invite the parish to participate in the final service project of the year. We will
be participating in the backpack food program for students during the Lenten season. Your donations can be placed in the
backpacks in the back of church. The program is in need of the following items; boxed macaroni and cheese, fruit cups,
chicken and tuna packets, pop tarts, ramen noodles, canned Vienna sausages, canned ravioli, canned spaghetti O's, and
single serving shelf stable milk. Thank you for helping us help those who are hungry.
……………………………Rose, Tasia, and the third and fourth grade CCD class
St. Anne’s Altar Society members will be collecting donations in the back of church
after mass the weekends of March 17/18 and 24/25 to decorate the altars for Easter.
Thank you in advance for your gracious generosity!

Speaking of those Easter flowers……If you would like to donate

$25 towards the purchase of Easter flowers in memory of a loved
one, please call Donna Farr (475-3794) or Laurie Schmidt (475-
3283) BY MARCH 25.

FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT REFLECTION

St. Martin de Porres, the patron saint of social justice should befuddle most “social justice” activists. How
could it be that a black man so meek and humble should be the patron of a movement that most of us associate
with the oppressed rising up, chanting “fight the power!”
When he discerned a call to religious life, the Dominicans would not allow him to become a full monk until
many years later because of the dark color of his skin. Rather than resentment, his response was complete self-
abandonment. He even once begged his superior to sell him as a slave, rather than valuable objects from the
monastery. Fortunately, his prior told him, “Go back to the monastery, brother. You are not for sale.”

Were these scenes to be shown in a movie, how many activists would cringe? Though canonized in modern
times, we moderns do not understand Martin’s humiliating love of others, a love so deep-seated that he
abandons himself completely.
Social justice is the Gospel’s guide to restoring right relationship in society. St. Martin is its patron because
complete self-abandonment is the antidote to the selfishness of today. In our fallen world, post “me
generation,” the universal human calling to “do unto others as you would have them do unto you” gets lost
because we lose track of the score in our favor. We justify ourselves in all situations.
St Martin mirrors Christ crucified so completely he both attracts and repels. We admire his love for the lowly,
but recoil in horror because he shows us our own selfishness.
Soon to be Saint, Pope John XXIII said at Martin’s canonization: “Saint Martin, always obedient and
inspired by his divine teacher, dealt with that profound love which comes from pure faith and humility of
spirit. He loved men because he honestly looked on them as God’s children and as his own brothers and
sisters. Such was his humility that he loved them even more than himself and considered them to be better and
more righteous than he was.”
“Sad to say, not all of us understand these spiritual values as well as we should, nor do we give them a proper
place in our lives. Many of us, in fact, strongly attracted to sin, may look upon these values as of little
moment, even something of a nuisance, or we ignore them altogether.”
Jesus Christ came to restore all of creation to its original purity by his total gift of self on the cross. As we
prepare for Easter, St. Martin shows us how to reply to God’s gift of His son by giving ourselves completely
to those in need, for that indeed is the best way to fight the power.
St Anne's continues to be blessed with its volunteers. We want to thank Jade Cole for
volunteering to fill the assistant secretary director position and Kathy Redeker for
filling the leadership roll for the Spring Festival raffle. THANK YOU!!!
Lastly, we have begun preparing the worklist for the spring festival, April 29. Please
let us know if you have any preferences of job/shift assignments. We are dependent
upon the church community to have a successful festival and want everyone to enjoy
the assignment they are given. Contact Kim Irwin at 475-3295 if you have
assignment preferences or have not been on the worklist and want an assignment or
unable to work that weekend—-don't be shy.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS:
February Knight of the Month: Michael Dieker
February Family of the month: Lucille Trear family

GOOD FRIDAY PONTIFICAL COLLECTION

This collection on God Friday helps Christians in the Holy Land. Through this collection, you stand in solidarity
with the Church in the Holy Land as a witness of peace, supporting Catholics there in parishes and schools,
maintaining Christian shrines and caring for refugees in the Holy Land. Please be generous!

Marriage Minute

When you head out to Confession this Lent, you won’t be wearing the tennis shoes you wore in
second grade. Yet many of us approach this sacrament with an examination of conscience that
resembles the one we used in our First Reconciliation! As a married person, ask yourself:
• Do I take my spouse for granted?
• Do I persist in bad habits that make life hard for my spouse?
• Am I holding grudges, or failing to reconcile quickly with my spouse?
• Have I allowed things or people outside my marriage to become my priority?
• Do I criticize or control my spouse?
• Do I strive to grow in my marriage or take my Sacrament for granted?

This Lent, confessions are available every Wednesday evening at every parish. Be reconciled with
God for the sake of your spouse!
 FROM AROUND THE ARCHDIOCESE…
 Special Needs Ministry Respite Care Program: Saturday, March 31, 2018, 4-8 PM, Holy Cross Catholic
School, Overland Park, KS

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 WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER - The next weekend in Kansas City is April 20-22. For more
info. or to apply, please visit www.wwme4youandme.org or call Tony & Barb Zimmerman, 816-741-4066 or
email tonybarbz@prodigy.net.

At the 2018 annual meeting of the St. Joseph Endowment Association on January 24, 2018, the Board of
Directors voted to provide scholarship support to any family who enrolls their child(ren) in Sacred Heart
School, Emporia, KS.

The scholarships will be available beginning with the 2018-2019 school year to registered members of St.
Joseph Catholic Church, Olpe, KS who have children attending kindergarten through 5th grade at Sacred Heart
School. Scholarships are for one year only and must be requested each year.

There are application forms and more information in the church vestibule.
Update on Parish Visioning
Progress is being made! A BIG thank you to the volunteers working on the parish visioning
teams!
The teams, comprised of approximately 40 parishioners, have been working since February
3rd on each of the Parish’s strategic plan goals. On Saturday, March 3rd, each team leader met
with Fr. John and Steve Ehart to discuss their team’s work and the key learnings, key insights
and planning implications that had been developed for each of the five goals listed below.
Mr. Ehart was very impressed with the work done by the teams. There was some
intersection of ideas and common themes between the teams. The information presented by
each team lead will be reviewed and formulated into specific objectives for each of the
goals. Each team will work over the next month to develop action plans and timelines for
achieving the objectives, keeping in mind that the strategic plan is for a three to five year
time period. The team leads will share their action plans on April 7th with Mr. Ehart and Fr
John, with a roll out of the plan tentatively set for May 3rd. May God continue to bless our
work on plans to secure the future health of our parish for years to come. As a reminder the
basis of the parish’s strategic plan is as follows:

Parish Mission Statement

By the grace of God, to celebrate, live and joyfully share our Catholic faith.

Parish Goals
Together we commit ourselves to:
Goal One: PROVIDE FOCUS AND IMPROVEMENT TO PASTORAL PRIORITIES
through purposeful planning and execution. This includes:
CONVERSION, EVANGELIZATION, ALL FORMS OF CATHOLIC
EDUCATION, OUTREACH TO THOSE IN NEED, YOUTH MINISTRY, AND
SENIOR ENGAGEMENT.
Goal Two: ENRICH THE SUNDAY EXPERIENCE for all parishioners and guests in
order to provide them opportunities and to encourage them to grow
as disciples of Jesus.
Goal Three: FOSTER PARISHIONER ENGAGEMENT that creates a healthy, vibrant
and living parish community, fully capable of carrying out the mission of
the Church of Jesus Christ.
Goal Four: PROVIDE FOR PARISH FINANCIAL VIABILITY AND VITALITY through the
development and implementation of a parish budget that is designed to
integrate stewardship, development, facility needs and expense
management with transparency and open communication to parishioners.
Goal Five: PROVIDE WELL-MAINTAINED FACILITIES for the parish mission and
ministries through a continual maintenance awareness and
stewardship of facilities effort.

If you have questions or input, please feel free to contact Fr. John or Diana Kuhlmann (475-
3784).