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Saint Michael Church (Girard)

Notes From the Pastor: Jesus Christ is coming! He always would like to come. He came long before we were born and He would like to come to each one of us anytime all the time. He would like to be with us in our community as His body the Church. This is what we are celebrating for this Advent season. Four weeks of spiritual preparation so that Jesus could really come to us and our Christmas would really be with Christ. Part of this celebration is the presence of our advent wreath in church. I strongly suggest that each family would assemble (if you dont have a ready made one) an advent wreath in your house and say some prayers at least every Sunday or weekend. I have some prayers for the advent wreath at the back of the Church. This would complement your attendance at mass and daily prayers and would be a wonderful family spiritual preparation. It was a great blessing for all of us to be visited by our chief pastor of the diocese. I am impressed by the participation of so many of us both at mass and at the reception. I am sure our bishop was satisfied and impressed by your hospitality. Your presence and participation showed the maturity of faith you have. However, there were other several families who were not around and I dont know their reason. In the past month I have been emphasizing the bishop's visit and begging in the pulpit for the congregation to rearrange their schedule so as to be present with the bishop, which happens only God knows when. For me, depending on the gravity of the reason for not coming, it is a sign of how we connect ourselves to the church as a whole. While it is wonderful for such a good turn out, I feel sad that several others could not make it. In some way I have failed. I thank our Finance and Pastoral Councils for deciding a parish gift to the Together Vision. What Dale Coomes mentioned before handing the check summarize the rationale behind such a gift: We recognized how blessed we are as a parish and acknowledging this gift, we would like to share this gift to the Diocese which we are a part of. With joyful heart and thanksgiving to God, we humbly present to you this check in the amount of $41,986.88. It is the ten percent of our savings which we willingly give back to God through the Together Vision. It is our hope that with the example of our councils, all our parishioners will be generous as well to our diocesan campaign. To God be the glory! Special thanks to our Together Vision ad hoc committee for a job well done. Also to all who support it in their own way, including our Knights of the Altars and our lady 11:00 AM servers. I thank all our kids for their presence and offerT. Paoni, Max Adams, ings. Big thank you to our Arts and Environment commitP. Amershek, M. Reif, tee who with the support of the Rosary Altar Society preM. McDonald, Molly Adams pared new Altar linens and decorated the Church. I hope you have noticed the new color in the altar, including the *** gold color last Sunday on the bishops visit and the plants Eileen Bland and flowers at the entrance and at the altar. They are very CCD Students beautiful and very fitting offering to God. Thank you for CCD Students all that you do and may God bless you always! Fr. Roger Next Sunday +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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MASS SCHEDULE
GIRARD Sat. 5:30pm Sun. 10:00 am ARMA 4:00pm 8:00 am

CONFESSION Sat. 2:00-2:45pm 3:15-3:45pm Weekdays before Mass; anytime by appointment.

STAFF Fr. Roger Lumbre Pastor Janel Scales Bookkeeper/Bulletin Editor Faith Paoni Secretary Rectory Office Hours Tues-Fri 9AM-Noon Closed on Mondays Tel. (620) 724-8717

Next Saturday Altar Servers: 5:30 PM Cooper Puckett, L. Martin, Cory Puckett, C. Sevart *** Rhonda Stonerock Tony Stonerock Loren & Patti Martin

Ushers E. M. H. C. Lectors: Gift Bearers:

Mass Schedules & Intentions for November 26th-December 4th:

November 26 27 28 29 30 December 01 02 03 04 Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 4:00 PM 5:30 PM 8:00 AM 10:00 AM 7:00 AM 5:30 PM 6:30 PM 8AM-6PM 8:00 AM 9AM-4PM 7:00 AM 4:00 PM 5:30 PM 8:00 AM 10:00 AM No Intention Kathryn Jacquinot Mike & Francis Gallagher Pro Populo Greg Evans No Intention Greg Evans Eucharistic Adoration No Intention Eucharistic Adoration Greg Evans Ruth Jackson Bud LaForge Pro Populo Greg Evans

St. Michaels Angels The holiday season is upon us! St. Michaels Angels will be working their magic helping less fortunate families celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas. Once again we are asking for your contributions to help us be successful this year in reaching our goals. There will be contribution envelopes at the end of each pew to include with the collections at each Mass. Also, we will take new or nice children/adult clothing, household items, bedding, toys, decorations, etc. Please contact Janet OBrien at 620-7240079 with any questions you may have or items to be picked up. St. Michaels Angels and families sincerely thank each of you for your contributions.

collections Last Week Contributions Children's Offering Operating Expense Over/ (Under)
Saint Michaels Upcoming Events Finance Council Tony Stonerock-Chair TBA Rosary Altar Society Next meeting, Nov. 28th At 7pm in the Hall. Helping Hands Need help or want to volunteer, Call Carrie Smith, 724-6684 Parish Council Dale Coomes-Chair TBA Knights of Columbus 1st Tuesday of Month, 8pm St. Michael Parish Hall Daughters of Isabella Call Marilyn Bradshaw, 724-7133 That Man in You Friday mornings at 6am

July 2011 to date TBA TBA $0.00 $58,033.60 $337.38 $53,869.98 $4,501.00

WHAT DOES 2% MEAN? During the past 25 years, the Diocese of Wichita has consistently asked stewards to give 8% of their annual income to support the mission of the Church in the parish, while reserving 2% of their annual income for the charitable designation of their choice. The Bishop is inviting each parish family to consider directing that 2% to the TOGETHER special appeal for the next five years. Go to TOGETHERvision.org and click on GIVE to learn more about how you can support this vision for the future of our Diocese. Bring your completed TOGETHER pledge card to Mass next weekend to participate in a special collection for the future of our Diocese. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ For Your Marriage The Catholic Church cares about your marriage. Well help with information, skills, inspiration, resources, and maybe a little humor along the way. Whether youre dating, engaged, newlywed or a mature couple, youre in the right place, because were For Your Marriage. This is a confidential service. For more information go to www.foryourmarriage.org

Altar Society Meeting Dont forget the next meeting will be Nov. 28th at 7:00pm. Bring all your questions and/or concerns about the Bazaar. It will be easier to make notes now than a year from now. We will also have an update on St. Michaels Angels and Ministerial Alliance food pantry. Please come and join us. In the Beginning(week 36) Chris weighs about 5 and a half pounds now. Chris is really putting on baby fat which will help keep Chris warm after birth. Im still eating leftovers from Thanksgiving. The lungs are almost complete. You may be able to see Chris body parts as the uterine wall gets thinner - feet, head, and hands. Mom is looking for a pediatrician to examine the baby after birth. Shes getting ready in case Chris is ready. So stay awake, because you do not know the day when your master is coming. Mt. 24:42 CCD Announcements Our next CCD Sunday will be December 4th. Christmas Call to Sharing 2011 Very soon, you will be receiving an invitation from Bishop Jackels to consider a gift to the Christmas Call to Sharing. Your gift is used to benefit the 48 men currently studying for the priesthood in the Wichita Diocese and the 33 priests in retirement. I would ask you to prayerfully consider a special gift this year to support our priests.

st. michael, defend us in all our battles

Natural Family Planning www.nfpwichita.org

Family of the Americas: St. Michaels Parish, Girard, KS. Call Dr. Adam and Faith Paoni at 724-6990. Couple to Couple League: St. Andrew Parish, Independence. Call David or Marlene Bannwarth 620-331-1477. Billings Model-Ovulation Method: Mary Queen of Angels Church, Kennedy Gym. To register call Mary Barbara McKay at 913-471-4318. FertilityCare Services Ovulation Method: TBA in the St. Francis Parish, Rectory Basement. Please call Carla Riopel at 620-449-2207 for more info. Doctors: Dr. Adam Paoni 724-6990 You may register for any of the above classes by calling the number listed, contacting the NFP office 800 813-2410 or visiting our website above. A full course in one of these methods, along with the FOCCUS test and an engaged encounter weekend, are required as a part of pre-marital instructions.

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