106 N. Western Ave.

Girard, KS 66743
Tel. (620)724-8717
Weekly Bulletin
of
Saint Michael Church, Girard
www.stmichaelgirard.com
COLLECTIONS
Last Week July 2013 to date
Contributions $1,942.50 $115,659.71
Children's Offering $5.00 $755.44
Expenses $101,776.33
Over/ (Under) $14,638.82
Saint Michael Parish Mission Statement:
We the parishioners of Saint Michael the Archangel, through leadership and strong traditions
are faithful disciples of the teachings of Jesus Christ and His Catholic Church. We commit our-
selves to be generous stewards of our faith, our parish, and our community. We strive to involve all
members to be united in one parish family for the salvation of all.

Notes from the Pastor - As I am away on vacation, I might not be able to write something re-
lated to our parish current events. I will be writing (or pre-writing) and reprinting some articles that
might be of practical interest for all of our parishioners!
One of these is the question on Divorce and Holy Communion. A couple of parishioners have
approached me and asked if being divorced is a condition that automatically impedes the person from
Holy Communion. Originally, I believe it doesnt unless one enters into another marriage civilly,
and I thought what I originally know, was correct until another person, told me otherwise. Without
verifying the truth and relying solely on his credibility, of course it is also my fault, even with doubts
I accepted it. Until again some of you come to me with the same question. In fact there was one
(who was divorced but did not remarry) who I told that she could not receive communion until she
get the declaration of nullity from the tribunal. I was wrong! If she reads this article, I sincerely
apologize. Because I have now ascertained the truth and consult the expert opinion of our diocesan
canon lawyer, Fr. John Hotze and he confirmed it that divorced people could receive communion
unless they do marry civilly(because theres no way they can marry again church unless they get the
declaration of nullity from the diocesan marriage tribunal. The following is the theological basis
from the Catechism of the Catholic Church:
2384 Divorce is a grave offense against the natural law. It claims to break the contract, to which
the spouses freely consented, to live with each other till death. Divorce does injury to the covenant of
salvation, of which sacramental marriage is the sign. Contracting a new union, even if it is recognized
by civil law, adds to the gravity of the rupture: the remarried spouse is then in a situation of public
and permanent adultery:
If a husband, separated from his wife, approaches another woman, he is an adulterer because he

Altar Servers:


E. M. E.
Lectors:

Gift Bearers
5:30 PM
M. & M. Adams, M.K. Smith


Rachel Ausemus
Michelle Puckett

Hank & Carrie Smith Family
10:00 AM
G. Born, J. Duling, T. Paoni


Chris Sponsel
Ruth Duling

Robert & Alice Davied
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Ad Dantis
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Pro Populo
Mary Masser
NO MASS
NO MASS
NO MASS
NO MASS
NO Eucharistic Adoration
NO MASS
NO Eucharistic Adoration
Ad Dantis
Vera Diskin
Raymond LaSota
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Mass Schedules & Intentions for May 24th-June 1st:
Saint Michaels Upcoming Events

Finance Council Parish Council
Tony Stonerock-Chair Dale Coomes-Chair
TBA TBA

Rosary Altar Society Knights of Columbus
Next meeting, TBA 1st Tuesday of Month, 7pm
At 6:30pm in the Hall. St. Michael Parish Hall

Helping Hands Daughters of Isabella
Need help or want to volunteer, Call Marilyn Bradshaw,
Call Carrie Smith, 724-6684 724-7133

That Man in You Friday mornings at 6am
Memorial Day
On May 26 Memorial Day, Fr. Chrys AhMaung will be leading the prayer
and blessing of the graves at the Greenbush Cemetery at 10:30 in the morn-
ing. The American Legion will be there at 9:00am. All are welcome to join
him in remembering in our prayers our departed brothers and sisters.

Butler Family
Funeral arrangements have been made for the brother of Gerald and Regina
Butler, Robert Butler. Services will be held at St. Michael Church on May
31st at 11:00am.

Hall Floors
The hall floors will be stripped and waxed the weekends of June 6-8 and June
13-15, so the hall will be locked during this time.

Totus Tuus
Mark your calendars for Totus Tuus, July 13th-18th!!

Memorial Day: A Time for Respect and Remembrance
About 150 years ago, the U.S. observed its first Memorial Day. The day
was designed to honor and remember those who were killed in the Civil War.
Now the tradition has become an important reminder that we should pay trib-
ute to those who have given their lives to maintain our freedom. Since then,
nearly 500,000 Americans have died in the line of duty and their sacrifices
are the reason why you and I enjoy the rich freedoms and liberty we have
today.
Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes called Memorial Day our
most respected holiday, and urged that we not ponder with sad thoughts the
passing of our heroes, but rather ponder their legacy--the life they made pos-
sible for us by their commitment and pain. President Lincoln put their sacri-
fice into perspective at the battlefield in Gettysburg when he said, The world
will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget
what they did here. Our country stands as the symbol of freedom to the
world, but remembrances like Memorial Day remind us that freedom is not
free. While TV ads tell us that Memorial Day is the unofficial start of sum-
mer and to celebrate the weekend with a barbeque, lets not forget the true
and sole purpose of the day: to honor and remember those who fought and
died so we could enjoy these freedoms. Memorial Day is not about trips to
the beach or sporting events. Its not about politics. Its about people who
have decided that the U.S. is worth dying for! Article by Marcel Normand







We Thank our advertisers for their support!
makes that woman commit adultery, and the woman who
lives with him is an adulteress, because she has drawn an-
other's husband to herself.
177

2385 Divorce is immoral also because it introduces dis-
order into the family and into society. This disorder brings
grave harm to the deserted spouse, to children traumatized
by the separation of their parents and often torn between
them, and because of its contagious effect which makes it
truly a plague on society.
2386 It can happen that one of the spouses is the inno-
cent victim of a divorce decreed by civil law; this spouse
therefore has not contravened the moral law. There is a
considerable difference between a spouse who has sincerely
tried to be faithful to the sacrament of marriage and is un-
justly abandoned, and one who through his own grave fault
destroys a canonically valid marriage.
178

It is without doubt that divorce does injury to the cove-
nant of salvation, of which sacramental marriage is the
sign (Catechism 2384). Yet while the Catholic Church
teaches that marriage is, by its very nature, intended to last
until death, it acknowledges that being divorced is not nec-
essarily sinful. If, for example, one spouse is divorced by
the other, it is obviously possible for a Catholic to find him-
self divorced entirely against his will! The Catechism
makes a very clear and necessary distinction (Catechism
2386).
The fact is, the Church does not teach that Catholics are
forbidden to receive Holy Communion if they are divorced.
Rather, it teaches that a Catholic who has been divorced and re-
married, without having first obtained an annulment of the first
marriage, is not permitted to receive the Eucharist.
The reason for this is, if a Catholic does remarry under these
circumstances, he necessarily does so outside the Catholic
Church, either in a non-Catholic religious ceremony, or in a civil
proceeding (before a justice of the peace, for example). The
Catholic Church naturally does not accept that this second mar-
riage is valid! Instead, the Catechism teaches that the remarried
Catholic is living in a state of sin with the new spouse. A person
in this situation cannot remarry in the Catholic Church; he is im-
peded from doing so because he is already married to someone
else (canon law - 1085).
I hope you found this helpful and if you have more question
dont hesitate to ask me. I am still continually learning as well.
God bless you all! Fr. Roger

Class of 2014!
Congratulations to the 2014 GHS graduates from St. Michaels
parish: Audrey Bauer, John Hey, Tristen Broce, Rylee Karhoff,
Seth Little, and Devin Walsh. The Junior class PSR parents will
be hosting a reception on May 27th for the graduates and their
families.

ST. MICHAEL,
DEFEND US IN ALL OUR BATTLES!
Hickory Bend, LLC

MA55 5cHbUL
GIRARD ARMA
Sat. 5:30pm 4:00pm
Sun. 10:00 am 8:00 am

cOHf55lOH
Sat. 2:00-2:30pm 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

106 N. Western Ave.
Girard, KS 66743
Tel. (620)724-8717
Weekly Bulletin
of
Saint Michael Church, Girard
www.stmichaelgirard.com
COLLECTIONS
Last Week July 2013 to date
Contributions $1,942.50 $115,659.71
Children's Offering $5.00 $755.44
Expenses $101,776.33
Over/ (Under) $14,638.82
Saint Michael Parish Mission Statement:
We the parishioners of Saint Michael the Archangel, through leadership and strong traditions
are faithful disciples of the teachings of Jesus Christ and His Catholic Church. We commit our-
selves to be generous stewards of our faith, our parish, and our community. We strive to involve all
members to be united in one parish family for the salvation of all.

Notes from the Pastor - As I am away on vacation, I might not be able to write something re-
lated to our parish current events. I will be writing (or pre-writing) and reprinting some articles that
might be of practical interest for all of our parishioners!
One of these is the question on Divorce and Holy Communion. A couple of parishioners have
approached me and asked if being divorced is a condition that automatically impedes the person from
Holy Communion. Originally, I believe it doesnt unless one enters into another marriage civilly,
and I thought what I originally know, was correct until another person, told me otherwise. Without
verifying the truth and relying solely on his credibility, of course it is also my fault, even with doubts
I accepted it. Until again some of you come to me with the same question. In fact there was one
(who was divorced but did not remarry) who I told that she could not receive communion until she
get the declaration of nullity from the tribunal. I was wrong! If she reads this article, I sincerely
apologize. Because I have now ascertained the truth and consult the expert opinion of our diocesan
canon lawyer, Fr. John Hotze and he confirmed it that divorced people could receive communion
unless they do marry civilly(because theres no way they can marry again church unless they get the
declaration of nullity from the diocesan marriage tribunal. The following is the theological basis
from the Catechism of the Catholic Church:
2384 Divorce is a grave offense against the natural law. It claims to break the contract, to which
the spouses freely consented, to live with each other till death. Divorce does injury to the covenant of
salvation, of which sacramental marriage is the sign. Contracting a new union, even if it is recognized
by civil law, adds to the gravity of the rupture: the remarried spouse is then in a situation of public
and permanent adultery:
If a husband, separated from his wife, approaches another woman, he is an adulterer because he

Altar Servers:


E. M. E.
Lectors:

Gift Bearers
5:30 PM
M. & M. Adams, M.K. Smith


Rachel Ausemus
Michelle Puckett

Hank & Carrie Smith Family
10:00 AM
G. Born, J. Duling, T. Paoni


Chris Sponsel
Ruth Duling

Robert & Alice Davied
Next Sunday(06/01/14) Next Saturday (05/31/14)
May












June

24

25

26
27
28
29

30

31

01

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
8:00 AM
8:30AM-3PM
7:00 AM
8AM-6PM
4:00 PM
5:30 PM
8:00 AM
10:00 AM

Ad Dantis
Verl Diskin
Pro Populo
Mary Masser
NO MASS
NO MASS
NO MASS
NO MASS
NO Eucharistic Adoration
NO MASS
NO Eucharistic Adoration
Ad Dantis
Vera Diskin
Raymond LaSota
Pro Populo
Arma
Girard
Arma
Girard
Girard
Arma
Girard
Arma
Arma
Girard
Girard
Arma
Girard
Arma
Girard




Mass Schedules & Intentions for May 24th-June 1st:
Saint Michaels Upcoming Events

Finance Council Parish Council
Tony Stonerock-Chair Dale Coomes-Chair
TBA TBA

Rosary Altar Society Knights of Columbus
Next meeting, TBA 1st Tuesday of Month, 7pm
At 6:30pm in the Hall. St. Michael Parish Hall

Helping Hands Daughters of Isabella
Need help or want to volunteer, Call Marilyn Bradshaw,
Call Carrie Smith, 724-6684 724-7133

That Man in You Friday mornings at 6am
Memorial Day
On May 26 Memorial Day, Fr. Chrys AhMaung will be leading the prayer
and blessing of the graves at the Greenbush Cemetery at 10:30 in the morn-
ing. The American Legion will be there at 9:00am. All are welcome to join
him in remembering in our prayers our departed brothers and sisters.

Butler Family
Funeral arrangements have been made for the brother of Gerald and Regina
Butler, Robert Butler. Services will be held at St. Michael Church on May
31st at 11:00am.

Hall Floors
The hall floors will be stripped and waxed the weekends of June 6-8 and June
13-15, so the hall will be locked during this time.

Totus Tuus
Mark your calendars for Totus Tuus, July 13th-18th!!

Memorial Day: A Time for Respect and Remembrance
About 150 years ago, the U.S. observed its first Memorial Day. The day
was designed to honor and remember those who were killed in the Civil War.
Now the tradition has become an important reminder that we should pay trib-
ute to those who have given their lives to maintain our freedom. Since then,
nearly 500,000 Americans have died in the line of duty and their sacrifices
are the reason why you and I enjoy the rich freedoms and liberty we have
today.
Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes called Memorial Day our
most respected holiday, and urged that we not ponder with sad thoughts the
passing of our heroes, but rather ponder their legacy--the life they made pos-
sible for us by their commitment and pain. President Lincoln put their sacri-
fice into perspective at the battlefield in Gettysburg when he said, The world
will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget
what they did here. Our country stands as the symbol of freedom to the
world, but remembrances like Memorial Day remind us that freedom is not
free. While TV ads tell us that Memorial Day is the unofficial start of sum-
mer and to celebrate the weekend with a barbeque, lets not forget the true
and sole purpose of the day: to honor and remember those who fought and
died so we could enjoy these freedoms. Memorial Day is not about trips to
the beach or sporting events. Its not about politics. Its about people who
have decided that the U.S. is worth dying for! Article by Marcel Normand







We Thank our advertisers for their support!
makes that woman commit adultery, and the woman who
lives with him is an adulteress, because she has drawn an-
other's husband to herself.
177

2385 Divorce is immoral also because it introduces dis-
order into the family and into society. This disorder brings
grave harm to the deserted spouse, to children traumatized
by the separation of their parents and often torn between
them, and because of its contagious effect which makes it
truly a plague on society.
2386 It can happen that one of the spouses is the inno-
cent victim of a divorce decreed by civil law; this spouse
therefore has not contravened the moral law. There is a
considerable difference between a spouse who has sincerely
tried to be faithful to the sacrament of marriage and is un-
justly abandoned, and one who through his own grave fault
destroys a canonically valid marriage.
178

It is without doubt that divorce does injury to the cove-
nant of salvation, of which sacramental marriage is the
sign (Catechism 2384). Yet while the Catholic Church
teaches that marriage is, by its very nature, intended to last
until death, it acknowledges that being divorced is not nec-
essarily sinful. If, for example, one spouse is divorced by
the other, it is obviously possible for a Catholic to find him-
self divorced entirely against his will! The Catechism
makes a very clear and necessary distinction (Catechism
2386).
The fact is, the Church does not teach that Catholics are
forbidden to receive Holy Communion if they are divorced.
Rather, it teaches that a Catholic who has been divorced and re-
married, without having first obtained an annulment of the first
marriage, is not permitted to receive the Eucharist.
The reason for this is, if a Catholic does remarry under these
circumstances, he necessarily does so outside the Catholic
Church, either in a non-Catholic religious ceremony, or in a civil
proceeding (before a justice of the peace, for example). The
Catholic Church naturally does not accept that this second mar-
riage is valid! Instead, the Catechism teaches that the remarried
Catholic is living in a state of sin with the new spouse. A person
in this situation cannot remarry in the Catholic Church; he is im-
peded from doing so because he is already married to someone
else (canon law - 1085).
I hope you found this helpful and if you have more question
dont hesitate to ask me. I am still continually learning as well.
God bless you all! Fr. Roger

Class of 2014!
Congratulations to the 2014 GHS graduates from St. Michaels
parish: Audrey Bauer, John Hey, Tristen Broce, Rylee Karhoff,
Seth Little, and Devin Walsh. The Junior class PSR parents will
be hosting a reception on May 27th for the graduates and their
families.

ST. MICHAEL,
DEFEND US IN ALL OUR BATTLES!
Hickory Bend, LLC

MA55 5cHbUL
GIRARD ARMA
Sat. 5:30pm 4:00pm
Sun. 10:00 am 8:00 am

cOHf55lOH
Sat. 2:00-2:30pm 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