PARISH COUNCIL MEETING

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
nbauer@girard248.org
PARISH WEBSITE:
www.stmichaelgirard.com
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Finance Council
Parish Council
Tony Stonerock, Chair Dale Coomes, Chair
TBA
Dec. 13

!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

Dec. 10 Saturday
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12
13
14
15
16
17
18

4:00pm
5:30pm
Sunday
8:00am
10:00am
Monday
NO MASS
Tuesday
5:30pm
Wednesday 6:30pm
Thursday 8:00am
8:30am-12:30pm
Friday
7:00am
8:00am-6:00pm
Saturday 4:00pm
5:30pm
Sunday
8:00am
10:00am

106 N. Western Ave.

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

From the Pastor

We sing 'Joy to the World' after Christmas because of the Joy we

feel that Jesus came as the Son of God, the Savior of us all. Today
we celebrate the Third Sunday of Advent as we light the rose
colored candle along with two purple ones; the change in color
provides us with encouragement to continue our spiritual
preparationespecially prayer and fastingfor Christmas.

PSR CHRISTMAS PARTY

Charles & Virginia Schaub

Verl Diskin
No Intention
Eucharistic Adoration
Don Pyle
Eucharistic Adoration
Mary & August Bogina
Eugene Scassellati
Black family
Jim Davied

Arma
Girard
Arma
Arma
Girard
Girard
Arma
Girard
Arma
Girard

Saturday (12/17/16)

Sunday (12/18/16)

!Altar Servers:

5:30 pm

Trevor & Peyton

Amershek

Gage Born, Kaylee

Davied, Carson Sevart

EMHC:

Rhonda Stonerock

Eileen Bland

Lector:

Tony Stonerock

Faith Paoni

Gift Bearers

Anita Doherty
family

Ken & Cheryl Giefer

10:00 am

$2,696.00

$59,615.50

$7.00

$353.24

Expenses

$46,667.67

Over / (Under)

$13,301.07

Building Fund Contributions

$660.00

Building Fund Loan Balance

$152,144.85

Watkins, and Juanita Wilkerson. Reminder: there will be no

meeting in January.

HOLIDAY MASS MINISTRIES

A painting of the Holy Family blessed by the Pope will be

visiting our parish on Wednesday, Dec. 21. Father will
incorporate a brief presentation into the 6:30pm mass.

That is where our faith comes in; faith in the One we celebrate. It
does not matter that we are experiencing the best day in our lives or
the worst day, we can still have faith that God is with us. That is who
Jesus is, God with us. He is the physical
presence that allows us to touch and receive
the Savior. On Christmas day, and
throughout this season there will be many
'get togethers' of family and friends. It will
be Christmas if our lives express that Jesus
lives among us.

Arma
Girard
Arma
Girard

July 2016 to date

PSR classes for the Sunday morning program will not meet
Dec. 25 & Jan. 1. Wednesday evening program will not have
classes Dec. 21 & Dec. 28. Merry Christmas!

Please help get our church ready for Christmas by helping with
decorations on Sunday, Dec 18, following the 10:00am Mass.
We especially could use the help of younger men to move and
hang decorations.

Fr. John Reinkemeyer

Ed Walsh
Issie Stefani
For the People

Last Week

Childrens Offering

PSR CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE

Volunteers are needed to serve as Eucharistic Ministers,

lectors, servers and gift bearers/greeters during the holiday
season. There is a sign up sheet in the back of the church.

Altar Ministers for Next Weekend

Contributions

We will have a special holiday party for our elementary

students on Wed., Dec. 14 from after school until 5 pm.
Permission forms will be sent home from PSR last week so that
catechists may walk the students over from RVH Elementary
after early dismissal. We will play games, make holiday crafts,
watch a Christmas movie and eat snacks. All are invited for
Santas appearance at 4:30 pm!

This third sunday is known as Gaudete Sunday, the word taken

from the Latin entrance antiphon with means rejoice. So, we rejoice
on this Sunday that we are closer to celebrating the birth of the One
who would change our world for good. We do celebrate the joys in
life such as birth, anniversaries, graduations, promotions, or even
when we just feel the joy of life. We all have joys in life, and we have
those times when the joys seem far away. With our faith in the One
we celebrate at Christmas, we know that the joys are always with us
even though sometimes we do not recognize them.

Mass Schedule and Intentions for Dec. 10 - 18

Collections

There will be a Parish Council meeting Tuesday, Dec. 13 at

6:30pm in the parish hall.

PENANCE OPPORTUNITIES

Father will be hearing confessions before every weekday mass

during Advent. Also, Wednesday, Dec. 14, there will be Advent
confessions after 6:30pm Mass. Several additional priests will
be in attendance during this time. Please let the middle/high
school students go first, but all are welcome to attend.

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CHURCH DECORATING

CHRISTMAS CALL TO SHARING

We cant fully practice our Catholic faith without the life and
ministry of priests. You will soon receive an invitation to
consider a gift to the Christmas Call to Sharing - a gift of
gratitude to support retired priests and the education of
seminarians. God has blessed us this year with 53 men in the
seminary and continues to bless us with so many retired priests
who serve the Church in many ways. I would ask that you be
as generous as possible at this most holy time of year.

DAUGHTERS OF ISABELLA

DOI Christmas party will be Tues., Dec. 13 at 12:30pm at St.

Ambrose Hall in Erie. Members, please bring finger food, your
secret pal gift, and a few $1 to $3 wrapped gifts for the prize
table. We will collect for our State Project Birthright, our
Regent will hand out scholarship applications, and well play
Bingo. Hostess are:Lois Carlson, Mary Jo Ireland, Katherine

TRAVELING PAINTING

PARISH COUNCIL MEETING

St. Michaels Parish council will meet December 13th. Please

download and read the constitution and bylaws before the
meeting so that we can review them at the meeting.

ST. MICHAELS ANGELS

St. Michaels Angels are asking for your generosity to help

them help area families. There are envelopes in the pews and
at the back of Church - or write Angels on an envelope - and
place in the collection. The Angels will not have a tree this
year, but if you are interested in purchasing gifts for a child or
family, please contact Janet OBrien @ 620-724-0079 or
obrienjanet13@gmail.com.

PRAYERS FOR OUR PARISHIONERS

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

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

CHRISTMAS DINNER

The R.J. Taylor Community Christmas Dinner will be at the

Presbyterian Church, 6th & Pine in Pittsburg on Dec. 25th
from 11am to 1:30pm. Dine in, Carry Out or Home Delivery.
Call 231-2920 by 5pm Dec. 23rd to place an order or
volunteer to help.

CHURCH FUNDRAISER

First Presbyterian Church Annual Holiday Cookie & Craft

event is Friday, Dec. 16 from 7am till sold out. 202 N. Summit.
Delicious homemade cookies, candy & crafts.

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