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St. Joseph Catholic Church

100 South 8th Street

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

Notes from the Pastor

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

More Reflections On the Popes Visit to the Philippines About Crying This reply is a
continuation of what the Pope considers most moving moment in his Philippines visit during the inflight
interview back to Rome. He was asked about what was the touching moment of his visit. The other
thing is the weeping. One of the things that is lost when there is too much wealth or when values are
misunderstood or we have become accustomed to injustice, to this culture of waste, is the capacity to cry.
This is a grace we must ask for. There is a beautiful prayer in the ancient missal, for crying. It went more
or less like this: Lord, you who have made it so that Moses with his cane could make water flow from a
stone, make it so that from the rock that is my heart, the water of tears may flow. Its a beautiful prayer.
We Christians must ask for the grace to cry, especially well-to-do Christians. And cry about injustice and
cry about sins. Because crying opens you to understand new realities, or new dimensions to realities. This
is what the girl said, what I said to her. She was the only one to ask that question to which there is no
answer, why do children suffer? The great Dostoyevsky asked himself this, and he could not answer. Why
do children suffer? She, with her weeping, a woman who was weeping. When I say it is important that
women be held in higher consideration in the church, its not just to give them a function as the secretary
of a disaster, though this could be ok too. No, its so that they may tell us how they feel and view reality.
Because women view things from a different richness, a larger one. Another thing I would like to
underscore is what I said to the last young man (at the meeting with young people), who truly works well,
he gives and gives and gives, he organizes to help the poor. But dont forget that we too need to be
beggars, from them, from the poor. Because the poor evangelize us. If we take the poor away from the
Gospel, we cannot understand Jesus message. The poor evangelize us. I go to evangelize the poor, yes,
but let you be evangelized by them. Because they have values that you do not.

Marriage and Family Life Week Celebration February 8-14! Next weekend we will be
celebrating Marriage and Family Life Week! "The upcoming observances of National Marriage Week
(Feb. 7-14), World Marriage Sunday (Sunday, Feb. 8), and Valentine's Day (Feb. 14) provide an
opportunity to celebrate the gift and blessing of marriage and to affirm and support engaged and
married couples," says Bishop Richard Malone. The Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life and
Youth offers the following resources to bishops, priests, deacons, married couples, and lay men and
women to help celebrate and live the great gift of married life. If you have internet access, you may go
to the USSCB website and click on the link of the celebration. Our diocese has lined up activities that
couples can participate in to strengthen their married life. You may access them at our diocesan website,
cdowk.org. We also have an insert in this weekends bulletin for your guidance and reflection.

Thank God for A Peaceful March For Life! We are glad the pilgrims are back safe to the diocese.
Bishop Kemme went to lead the group from Wichita. We are proud of Pat Westhoff for continually
volunteering to go. There were three others from Saint Michael parish who went with their respective
schools group Madison Smith, Hayden Bauer and Audrey Bauer. We are proud and thankful for their
participation. I am asking anyone who would be interested to organize a group from our parishes in
Girard and Arma or to join the group for March For Life next year (we will not stop until the law
allowing abortion is reversed) please let me know. As the March For Life this year is done, we are still
encouraged to continue to pray for the end of this heinous crime of aborting babies! Those in favor of it
are definitely blinded by the lies of the devil of the immorality and evil of this act. May the grace of our
loving Father soften the hearts of those people. May our legislature open their minds and hearts for
Gods guidance and have the moral courage to stand for the truth, even to the point of endangering their
political popularity!

Mass Schedule and Intentions for Jan. 31 - Feb. 8

Jan. 31 Saturday
Feb. 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

4:00pm
5:30pm
Sunday
8:00am
10:00am
Monday
7:00am
Tuesday
5:30pm
Wednesday 6:30 pm
Thursday 8:00am
8:30am-3:00pm
Friday
7:00am
8:00am-6:00pm
Saturday 4:00pm
5:30pm
Sunday
8:00am
10:00am

Mary Ginardi
Frank & Barbara Doue
Charles & Virginia Schaub
Pro Populo
No Mass
No Intention
Mary Masser
No Intention
No Adoration
Alta Cozad
No Adoration
Mary Ginardi
Cathrine Madl
Joe & Betty Youvan
Pro Populo

Arma
Girard
Arma
Girard
Girard
Arma
Girard
Arma
Arma
Girard
Girard
Arma
Girard
Arma
Girard

Altar Ministers for Feb. 7 & 8

Next Saturday (2/7/15)

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

4:00 pm

Next Sunday (2/8/15)

Eva & Jack Bertoncino

Fred Bogina
Anna Meyer
Georganne Galichia
& Regina Davidson
Wally Rons &
Aaron Kreutzer

8:00 am

Kaylee Bogina
Tracey Bogina
Linda Broyles
Dave & Cindy
Ashmore
Ron Black &
Greg Bogina

The 2015 Diocesan Catholic Youth Conference is scheduled for

March 14-15th in Wichita. This years theme is Do not conform
yourselves to this age, but be transformed by the pleasing & perfect
will of God. The speaker is Sarah Swafford, a national speaker and
founder of Emotional Virtue Ministries. She speaks to people of all
ages on a variety of topics such as: Emotional Virtue, Dating and
Relationships, Modesty of Intentions, and Interior Confidence. Ms.
Swafford is a graduate of Benedictine College and has been involved
in ministry for over ten years. So far we have 5 youth signed up to
go. Deadline for registration is Feb 6th. Registration forms are on the
Diocesan website (cdowk.org) or can be picked up from Michelle
Smith-Puckett at PSR class next week. Please have registration forms
turned into Carrie Smith or Rachel Ausemus by Feb 5th. For any
questions call Carrie Smith at 724-6684 or Rachel Ausemus at
249-9795.

ReMembering Church Invitation

ReMembering Church is an outreach ministry to those who have left

the active practice of their Catholic faith and are considering a
return. Often it is difficult for those who've been away to take the first
step to more active participation. You could help by inviting them to
our sessions. Or better yet, offer to come with them! Sessions are held
from 6:30 to 8:00 PM at St. Mary's Elementary School, 301 E 9th St.,
at Our Lady of Lourdes parish in Pittsburg. We welcome those from
other parishes who are seeking to re-engage in their home church.

Donate Your Old iPod

The Alzheimers Association Heart of America Chapter is

sponsoring The Music and Memory Program. Music is profoundly
linked to personal memories, even for persons with severe dementia.
The Music and Memory Program connects individuals with
Alzheimers disease or a related dementia to an iPod loaded with a
personalized playlist, often reducing instances of difficult behavior in
those individuals. They are asking for donations of new or used
iPods, charging cords, and/or iTunes gift cards.
For more
information or to donate, call the Alzheimers Association at
(620)778-1806.

Condelences and Making Funeral Wishes Known

Our heartfelt condolences to Margaret Ann Setina. Her aunt

Elizabeth Gebhardt passed away last week and was buried with the
funeral liturgy at Bedene Funeral Home last Saturday. I was told that
her children, Margarets cousins, are no longer Catholic, but
Elizabeth was. I gave her the sacrament of the sick the week before
at Arma Care.
This reminds us once more, especially for those of you whose
children are no longer Catholic, and your spouse is either not
Catholic or has already passed away, to indicate it in your will that
you want a Catholic mass and a Catholic rosary during the vigil for
your funeral. Is it important? If you are Catholic, Yes, it is
important. The best way to commend our dead bodies to the earth
and our soul to our heavenly Father is through the mass. It is best for
us the living and for the deceased to give the best to our departed
loved ones! Some are discouraged to have a Catholic funeral mass,
even if the deceased is Catholic, when most of those who will be
attending are not Catholic. It is hard and awkward indeed, but in

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL

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

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

PARISH FINANCE COUNCIL:

Fred Bogina - Chair, Members: Joe Polhlopek, Judy Wingebach,
Linda Broyles
most cases, non-Catholics respect our liturgy. I have observed that
most of them follow our postures, and I have even noticed some nonCatholic people making the sign of the cross. I presume it is out of
respect. So I hope you will consider this and commit it into writing to
make sure that your remains will be accorded the best commendation
which is our liturgical celebration. Please include in your prayers the
eternal repose of the soul of Elizabeth and her family!
- Fr. Roger

Knights of Columbus Baby Shower

The Girard-Arma Knights of Columbus Council 7607 will be

conducting the 16th annual Pro-Life baby shower during the month
of January. This is a Pro-Life clothing & supply drive to benefit
mothers-to-be who might otherwise choose abortion, and also to
benefit the unborn that might not otherwise be given the Right-ToLife". Parishioners are asked to donate new or used baby or
maternity clothing, baby and pregnancy supplies, diapers, bottles,
formula, etc. Receptacles will be placed in both churches for
depositing items. Thank you!

Winter Catechetical Summit - February 7

Ralph Martin, professor of the New Evangelization at Sacred Heart

Major Seminary in Detroit, will be our guest for this years Catechist
Formation Luncheon on Saturday, February 7th from 11 am-2 pm.
Dr. Martin, who is one of Pope Francis advisors on the New
Evangelization will give two talks: The Place of Catechesis in the
New Evangelization, and Being Witnesses to Christ. Dr. Martin
will also give a general session open to the general public Saturday
evening at 7 pm. His topic will be The Urgency of the New
Evangelization. Both of these events will take place at Church of
the Magdalen in Wichita. Registration for both events is available
online at cdowk.org under the Office of Faith Formation link.

Soup and Chili Feed

The Immanuel Lutheran Church (3 miles north and 1 1/4 East of

Brazilton) is having a soup and chili feed on Sunday, Feb. 8 from
11am to 1pm at their hall. This is to benefit the Brazilton Ruritan
projects.

!Finally, please continue to include in your prayers the

sick members of our parish community. Thank you and
God bless you all!
- Fr. Roger

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