THANK YOU, VOLUNTEERS

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
Fr. Maxs cell: (316) 708-9473
Fr. Maxs email: thomas.becket.fan@gmail.com
STAFF Pastor: Fr. Max Biltz
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
Jan. 19 @ 6:30pm

!Altar Society

Knights of Columbus
4th Monday of month 1st Tuesday of month
Parish Hall
7:00pm in hall

!Helping Hands

Daughters of Isabella
Carrie Smith
Marilyn Bradshaw
724-6684
724-7133
Kapauns Men: Fridays at 6:00am in the hall

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4:00pm
5:30pm
Sunday
8:00am
10:00am
Monday
7:00am
Tuesday
5:30pm
Wednesday 6:30pm
Thursday 8:00am
8:30am-3:00pm
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. Max Biltz

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Dear Parish Family,

The following is a previous column I wrote about angels.
There are in fact a vast number of angels (most likely trillions upon trillions) but by Gods
wisdom and choice only the names of three of them have come down to us through sacred
scripture. Every angel has a name of course but these three are the only ones God has revealed.
They are Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael. Each one merits its own description. St Michael is the
most known of all the angels. His name means Who Is Like God!? as this was the question of
challenge that he gave to Lucifer when Lucifer attempted to make himself god. St Michael led
the battle against Lucifer, defeated him and his angels and cast them out of heaven. Ever since
then Michael has been the Prince of the Heavenly Host, the supreme leader of the angels
(second to God of course). He has led the angelic forces against the powers of darkness from the
beginning of time to today. St Michael was without doubt behind the abolishment of slavery in
the 19th century, the defeat of Nazi Germany, and the fall of the Communist Empire. Pope St.
Leo XIII after seeing a vision wrote the famous St Michael prayer. Let us continue to invoke his
aid every day.
St Raphael appears to us in the book of Tobit. In the seventh century B.C. A Jewish family
had been exiled to Nineveh by the Assyrians. The fathers name was Tobit. Tobit was a pious
man who would secretly bury the Jewish dead even if the King of Nineveh had decreed that
their bodies were to rot in the street. One day, his eyes became infected and he went blind. Years
later, when his son Tobiah had grown up he decided to send him to his cousin in another town to
obtain some money. Tobiah was unwilling to go alone but a stranger, Raphael, volunteered to
travel with him. The relative to whom Tobiah was traveling had a daughter, Sarah, who was
afflicted with a terrible curse. Whenever she married, her husband died on their wedding night.
Naturally, no one wanted to marry her so she seemed destined to remain without a husband for
life. She prayed to God that he would either free her from her curse or allow her to die. Raphael
told Tobiah that God wanted him to marry Sarah but that he had to pray and perform a special
sacrifice and gave him specific instructions as to what he should do. The relative was glad to
allow Tobiah to marry Sarah but warned him of the curse. Tobiah trusted Raphael and
performed the prayer and the sacrifice and the curse was lifted. He and Sarah were alive the next
morning. When they returned to Nineveh, Raphael instructed Tobiah on how to cure his fathers
blindness. After this he revealed himself to be an angel and returned to Heaven. Tobit lived to a
happy old age able to see and Tobiah and Sarah had many children and lived a joyful married
life. Because of his ability to bring healing.
Raphael has always been seen as the archangel of healing. Gabriel of course was the angel
who brought the message of the births of John the Baptist and Jesus to Zechariah and Mary
respectively. He had also assisted the prophet Daniel in the book of Daniel. Gabriels name
means mighty warrior of God.

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Contributions

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE

Childrens Offering

2015 Annual Contribution Statements are in the back of the

Church, please make sure to pick yours up. Thank you!

From the Pastor

Mass Schedule and Intentions for Jan. 16 - 24

Collections

A big thank you to all who stayed after Mass last week and
helped take down the Christmas decorations and clean out the
shed! "Many hands make light work!

Next Saturday (1/23/16)

Next Sunday (1/24/16)

!Altar Servers:
!EMHC:
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5:30 pm

10:00 am

Lector:

Teresa Davenport Beth Wilson

Gift Bearers

Dean & Geneva

McGown

Davis Davenport
& Sara Goble

Gage Born, Josh Duling,

Eric Wilson

Rachel Ausemus

Eileen Bland
Denny Heidrick &
Mary Ann Heidrick

PARISH COUNCIL MEETING

St. Michael Parish Council will meet on Jan. 19th at 6:30 p.m.

CYM BAKE SALE

CYM students will be holding bake sales on Feb. 7 & 14 to

raise funds for the diocesan convention in March. Please stop
by for Superbowl snacks or a treat for your sweetie!

EVENING PSR REQUEST

Wednesday evening PSR families, please remind your students
that they cannot be in the hall prior to 7pm unsupervised, and
catechists are in Mass until 7 pm. For safetys sake, students
should either attend 6:30 pm Mass or arrive at 7pm.

CONFIRMATION STUDENTS
To schedule your family meeting with Fr. Max, please contact
Michelle Puckett or select a time on the sign-up sheet at the
back of church. Appointments are available Friday and
Sunday evenings. Also, please note that the Confirmation
retreat has been moved to Saturday, Feb. 20.

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COUPLES BUNCO

Hank & Carrie Smith are hosting a parish Couples Bunco

night at their home on Saturday, Jan. 30 after 5:30 mass.
Bunco is a very fun and simple dice game that requires no
prior experience! So grab your spouse (or BFF) and join us for
a night of fun and fellowship. Cost to play is $5 per person.
Snacks will be provided. Please RSVP to Carrie at 724-6684.

PRAYERS REQUESTED

Please pray for parishionersCooper Puckett and Pat Westhoff,

who will be attending the National March for Life in
Washington, DC on Jan. 22, as well as parishioner Madison
Smith, who is attending withcollege students from Benedictine
University. May theLord bless and keep them!

July 2015 to date

$3,475.00

$70,640.85

$11.42

$410.15

Expenses

$73,823.07

Over / (Under)

($2,772.07)

Building Fund Contributions

$225.00

Building Fund Loan Balance

$224,607.04

K OF C FREE THROW CONTEST

The annual Girard-Arma Knights of Columbus Free-Throw
Contest will be held Sunday, Jan. 31 in the GMS gym at 1pm
for all boys and girls ages 9-14 (as of Jan. 1, 2016). Winners
will advance to the district contest on Feb. 14 in Ft. Scott.

K OF C SOUP & CHILI DINNER

Knights of Columbus Soup & Chili Dinner will be Saturday,

Feb. 27from5:00 to 7:00pm, & Feb. 28 from 11:00 to 1:00pm.
All Knights are asked to bring a pie or cake.

PRAYERS FOR THE SICK OF OUR PARISH

Please pray for parishioners Gerald Davied, Dave Garrett,
Herman Masser, Thurma Masser, Rosemary OToole, Tom
Weston, and Judy Widner who are ill or in need of prayers.

PARISH MOVIE NIGHT

The next parish movie night will be Saturday, Feb. 20 after

5:30 mass. We will be showing the recently released box-office
hit War Room. Popcorn, snacks and drinks will be available.
We will order pizza for attendees that are interested.

Last Week

MISSION TRIP ASSISTANCE

Madison Smith, a parishioner and junior at Benedictine
College, will be going to the Philippines over spring break on a
medical mission trip. Fr. Roger is going to accompany the
Benedictine students and act as a chaplain and translator.
During the trip, they will be running a clinic and providing
basic care to the people in the town of Malaybalay. In
addition, they will work at a local prison, make home health
visits, and volunteer at an orphanage. If you would like to
contribute to the mission financially, simply mail your check to
#3 Timbercreek Rd., Girard, KS, 66743. Please make the
check out to Benedictine College Ministry Fund and write
Philippines in the memo line. You will then receive a tax
receipt for your gift. They are also taking donations of various
medical supplies. A list of items needed can be found on the
bulletin insert. The list and a collection box are at the back of
the church. If you choose not to contribute financially, they
request that you please keep their mission trip in your prayers.
Thank you for your support and generosity.

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