PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL

OFFICERS:
Pat Westhoff - Chair, Dustin
Ashmore, Joe Broyles, Debbie
Amershek, Karen Pryer Secretary

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St. Joseph 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
Wednesdays 9:00 am - Noon
STAFF Pastor: Fr. Roger Lumbre
Secretary: Georganne Galichia
Bookkeeper: Janel Scales
Bulletin Editor: Nancy Bauer
PARISH WEBSITE:
www.stjosepharma.com
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION:
Thursdays from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Finance Council
Parish Council
6pm
After 5:30 mass
TBA
TBA

!St. Ann Altar Society

Next meeting in Feb.

Date TBA

Knights of Columbus
1st Tuesday of Month
7:00pm, St. Michael hall

Contributions

From the Pastor

Once more our celebration of Christs resurrection renews our rebirth into the life of God. You
should notice that every Easter Sunday we renew our baptismal promises then we are sprinkled with
the holy water that was blessed during the Easter Vigil. It is because the resurrection of Jesus and
the baptism we received are inseparable. The Letter of Paul to the Colossians centers on Baptism.
He says: "When you were buried with Christ in Baptism, you were also raised with him." The
symbolism of being "buried with Christ" at Baptism, by going down into the water, we "die" to one
way of living. At parishes that have a baptismal pool, they practice the immersion of the person
baptized and it expresses more fully that the baptized are "buried with Christ in Baptism." The
second phrase should catch our attention: "When you were buried with Christ in Baptism, you were
also raised with him." Saint Paul doesn't say that because of Baptism "you will be raised with
Christ" at the end of your life. It's in the past tense: "you were raised with Christ." He goes on to say,
"God brought you to life along with him." Now think about that. When Jesus died, God brought
Him to a new life - a transformed, risen, human life. Paul says that we have received this same life.
This is the Good News of the Resurrection of our Lord: The resurrection isn't an event that
simply happened to Christ. The resurrection isn't simply something we look forward to
when we die. Saint Paul is saying that the resurrection of Christ affects us right now. We
are enfolded into the life of the risen Christ now!
Congratulations and welcome to our Catholic Community our newly baptized brothers and
sisters: from Saint Michael Brad David Vinardi and Jessica Lynn Little; from Saint Joseph Jill Suzanne Ashbacher, Travis James Myrick, Taylor Ellen Myrick, Peyton John Philip
Kocur, and Jacob Lance Kocur. Thank you to all who support our RCIA program especially our
sponsors: Dr. Adam and Faith Paoni, Donna Fleury, and Lindsay Waterman. I also thank Jerry and
Diane Hanson, Chris and Connie Sponsel, Don and Carol Cole, and Debbie Schaub for all their
support.
I thank all the people who made our Holy Week celebrations successful and meaningful! For
Girard: thank you to all volunteered: lectors, EMEs, gift bearers, sacristans, altar servers, our
musicians Ruth Duling, Doug Lopeman, Chris Cox and members of the choir; to Nancy Hofer,
Faith Paoni, Michelle Puckett, to our CYM and catechists for the Easter Egg hunt! I thank the 12
volunteers for the washing of the feet! Thanks for the humility! Thanks again to Dave Garrett for
building the fire for the Easter Vigil. He has been doing it annually!
For Arma: thank you to our musician Jan Harman and Debbie Schaub our cantor, lectors, EMEs,
and altar servers; to Joan Barbieri and her Arts and Environment committee in decorating our
church and covering the statues! Thanks to all those who donated or contributed for the Easter lilies!
Thanks to our Catechists for the Easter Egg Hunt!
I will be gone from April 6 to 14. Fr. McElwee will be celebrating our masses in Girard and
Arma the weekend of April 11-12. Please note there will be no Confession in Girard on Saturday,
April 11. You may approach Fr. McElwee personally if you need to make your confession. There
will be no masses on the weekdays of April 6-14.

God bless you all! Fr. Roger

Cathrine Madl
Harry Kenna
For the People
No Mass
No Mass
No Mass
No Mass
No Adoration
No Mass
No Adoration
Harry Kenna
Greg Evans
For the People
For the People

Altar Ministers for Apr. 11 & 12

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Arma
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Arma
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Saturday (4/11/15)
!Altar Servers: 4:00pm
Jack & Eve

!EMHC:
!Lector:
!Gift Bearers:
!Usher/Greeter:

Bertoncino

Fred Bogina
Barry Bedene
Mike & Virginia
Buche
Emil Pronier &
Dave Petrey

Sunday (4/12/15)
8:00 am
Elana Bonine
Joan Black
Joe Broyles
Frank Grano &
Mary Anderson
Ron Black &
Dan Cole

Last Week

July 2014 to date

$1,176.00

$51,321.14

Expenses - Feb.

$46,359.70

Over / (Under)

$4,961.44

He is Risen! Allelluia! Gods not dead! He is alive!

Mass Schedule and Intentions for Apr. 4 - 12

Apr. 4 Holy Saturday 8:30pm
5 Easter Sunday 8:00am
10:00am
6 Monday
7:00am
7 Tuesday
5:30pm
8 Wednesday 6:30pm
9 Thursday 8:00am
8:30am-3:00pm
10 Friday
7:00am
8:00am-6:00pm
11 Saturday 4:00pm
5:30pm
12 Sunday
8:00am
10:00am

100 South 8th Street

Arma, KS 66712
(620) 347-4525
Pastor: Fr. Roger Lumbre

PARISH FINANCE COUNCIL:

Fred Bogina - Chair, Members: Joe Polhlopek, Judy Wingebach,
Linda Broyles

Easter Egg Hunt

There will be an Easter Egg Hunt for the children following the
8:00am Easter Sunday mass. A big thanks to our catechists for
making this possible!

Easter Lilies

The many Easter lilies and palms decorating our church for Easter
were made possible by the friends and family members in
remembrance of the following people: Frank H. Ales, Frank and
Mary Ales Family, Jake and Rose Podpechan Family, Francis Buche
Family, Charles and Virginia Schaub, Joe and Betty Youvan, Clifford
and Sylvia Endicott, Connie Morris, The Filosa Family, John
Barbieri, Bill and Florence Talarico, Helen and George Baird, The
Martino Family, Beverly Talarico Jenkins, Andy and Bea Ashbacher,
Stephanie Wilson, Larry Shiltz, Jr., Freda Carr, Ray and Sophie
Wagen, Al and Kay Pommier, Ann Maria Pommier, Marion
Rowland, The Carpino and Arabia Families, Eddie L. Walsh, Eugene
and Ledia Scassellati, Lawrence and Winnifred Walsh, Isadore
Stefani, Ann Welch, Johnnie Albertini, Father Thissen, The Black
Family, Marcel and Mary Normand.

Knights of Columbus Meeting

The Girard/Arma Knights of Columbus will meet on April 7 at the

St. Joseph rectory in Arma at 6:00pm.

St. Annes Altar Society Meeting

The next meeting of St Ann's Altar Society will be held Wednesday,

April 8th at 6:00 p.m.

Knights of Columbus Pancake Feed

The Girard/Arma Knights of Columbus are having a pancake and

homemade sausage breakfast at St. Josephs Hall in Arma on April
12 from 7:30am to 11:00am. Free will donations will be accepted.

Clay Retreat for Freshmen & Sophomores

CYM students are invited to Christs Light in All Youth (CLAY), a

one-day retreat for high school freshman and sophomores on
Saturday, April 11. CLAY uses videos, activities and creative forms
of prayer to impact the spiritual lives of its candidates. You will
examine, in a hands-on way, how God the potter molds you, the clay.
Please contact Carrie Smith 724-6684 if your child is interested in
doing this one-day retreat.

!Wanted: CYM Youth for Prayer & Action Mission Trip

June 14-19 in McPherson, KS. Prayer and Action is a program

sponsored by the Office of Faith Formation for the Catholic Diocese
of Wichita. It is designed to provide a low-cost opportunity for

WORSHIP COMMITTEE:
Chair - Karen Pryer
EMEs - Joann Black
Ushers/Greeters - Bill Harman
Altar Society - Judy Smerchek
Lectors - Marcel Normand
Music - Jan Harman

participants to experience a mission week. Prayer & Action combines

elements of simple community living with a daily ritual of prayer,
inspiring talks, fun activities and meaningful service to those in need.
Prayer and Action takes place over five days in parishes within the
diocese. Participants arrive on Sunday evening and stay until Friday
morning. Throughout the week, participants paint, clean, do yard
work, and perform other meaningful tasks for the poor, disabled, and
elderly. Participants spend the week in an atmosphere that is
free of distractions in order to foster their faith, inspire
charity, and lead them closer to Christ. We have taken youth
on this trip for the last 3 years. It is a life changing experience!
Please call Carrie Smith at 724-6684 or 238-0728 if you would like
your child to be involved in the mission trip this year. It is so
important to foster service in our youth.

Please Pray for the Sick of our Parish

Please pray for parishioners Verna Versalona and Judy Smerchek

who are ill.

!WHO WAS SIMON OF CYRENE? by Marcel Normand

(Cont.d from last week) Simon had to sell his merchandise and
return home to his family. They dragged him to the procession and
their raised whips convinced him to lift the heavy cross lying on the
ground. The weakened man slowly and painfully rose from the
ground and said, Thank you, Simon. How did he know his name,
Simon thought? The bruised man spoke again, You must help me,
Simon, to carry this cross to Calvary. And so the man, Simon of
Cyrene, went to market one day and ended up helping the Savior of
the world carry His Cross to Golgotha. Like Saul of Tarsus (Paul),
Simon, too, was taken by force. His eyes met Jesus eyes as he reached
to raise the Cross.
Simon is a Jewish name, but what about Cyrene? It was the capital
city of the Roman colony, which today would be modern Libya. He
was surely one of the first witnesses to the Crucifixion and the
Resurrection. (Acts l:2l-22) His rough hands lifted the Cross that bore
the Redeemer of the World. They were surely stained with His
Precious Blood as they trudged toward Calvary. He stood at the foot
of the cross and heard the words of Christ spoken in unbelievable
agony. Simon saw the heavens grow dark and lightning split the
clouds and heard the peal of thunder as the centurion confessed,
Surely this man was the Son of God. He felt the earth tremble as
Jesus breathed his last. Simon had two sons, Rufus and Alexander.
(Mark 15:21) and they both became bishops in the early church. His
wife turns up in Rome, according to St. Paul. (Romans 16:13)

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