St.

Joseph Parish
Fr. John Cordes, Pastor
306 Iowa, PO Box 165, Olpe, KS 620-475-3326
Parish email: st.joseph_olpe@yahoo.com
Father John email: frcordes03@yahoo.com
Facebook: “St. Joseph Catholic Church”
February 18, 2018 – First Sunday of Lent

Celebration of the Eucharist:

Mon-Friday @ 7:30 AM Saturday @ 5:00 PM Sunday @ 8:30 AM First Sat. @ 7:30 AM

St. Joseph Parish Contacts:

Parish Bookkeeper: Laurie Schmidt 475-3326 COLLECTION Last Week:
office hours - Wed./Fri. 9-12 Plate $ 202.00
Bulletin deadline-Wed.@ noon Envelopes 1,452.00 (48 adults)
Leaven 236.00
Altar Society: Kim Irwin 475-3295 Capital Impr. 275.00
Cemetery: Terry Taylor 340-5062 TOTAL …………. $ 2,165.00
Finance Council Clare Spellman 208-6110 NOTE: Thanks SO MUCH for your generosity
Funeral Dinners: Linda Dieker 475-3567 and commitment to the financial stability of
Knights of Columbus: Brian Flott 343-9241 our parish.
Liturgy Committee Diana Kuhlmann 475-3784
Pastoral Council: Diana Kuhlmann “
Religious Ed: Rose Redeker 475-3403

ST. JOSEPH PRAYER LIST

Robyn Bechtel, Montana Cole, Aiden Dreier, Gil Gardner, Dave
Goodell, Lorene Haag, Roy & Marilyn Kuhlmann, Amy R., Kevin Sat. 02/17 5:00 pm +Charles Lutz
Redeker, Dave Schneider, Kerry Schulz, Gary Trear, Jim Sun. 02/18 8:30 am For the people of our parish
Wecker. Mon. 02/19 7:30 am To be announced
United States Army: SFC Matthew S. Richter, Sgt. Austin Tues. 02/20 7:30 am Jerry & Doris Redeker
Burenheide, Pvt. Johnnie Bell, Captain Jacob Haag Wed. 02/21 7:30 am +Kenneth Schmidt
Marines: Lt. Colonel James Bechtel Navy: Robert King Thurs. 02/22 7:30 am To be announced
National Guard: Captain Ben Pimpl, Com. Sgt. Steve Harmon Fri. 02/23 7:30 am To be announced
Sat. 02/24 5:00 pm +Ralph Redeker
Baptisms/Anointing of Sick/Counseling: Sun. 02/25 8:30 am For the people of the parish
Contact Fr. John
Marriages/Annulments:
Marriages – contact Fr. John 6 mos. prior
Reconciliation:
Saturdays @ 4:30 pm
First Sat. after 7:30 AM mass, or by appt. HAVE YOU CALLED OR EMAILED
Adoration:
Wed. in chapel – 8 am to 10 pm (use south door) your reservation for the Fish Fry
on Feb. 23? Please do so soon
We have mass intention openings for:
so we can reserve enough food!!
March 2, 3 (7:30 am), 6, 7, 8,15, 21, 22,
23, 29 (7:30 AM and 7 PM) THANKS!! Oh….and it’s FREE!
 LITURGY SCHEDULE

Saturday, February 24 Sunday, February 25

Servers: Thayne Schmidt, Brayden Lienemann Servers: Brylie and Maryn True
Lector: Clare Spellman Lector: Donna True
Minister: Doug Schmidt Minister: Donna True
Gift Bearers: Gary & Connie Murphy Gift Bearers: Darin Musick family
Sacristan: Arlene Redeker
NOTE: There will be NO Chalice (wine) until further notice due to flu/cold season.

LENTEN OPPORTUNITIES
With the Lenten season once again upon us, there are various opportunities to enhance and enrich our prayer lives
and parish family relationships. Please mark your calendar for these upcoming occasions:
 Stations of the Cross will be held on Wednesday evenings at 7:10 p.m. beginning February 21st
through March 28th
 Confessions and a Penance Service will also be available – times to be determined
 Stations of the Cross in the church followed by a Parish
Fish Fry at the Knights Hall
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will be on Friday evening February 23 at 6:30 p.m. (CALL (Diana-
475-3784 or Laurie – 475-3284) OR EMAIL
(st.joseph_olpe@yahoo.com) YOUR RESERVATIONS ASAP!!)
 Speaker Sebastian D’Amico will be offering a morning retreat on
evangelization on Saturday February 24th at the Knights Hall

Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence. For members of the Catholic
Church, the norms on fasting are obligatory from age 18 until age 59. When fasting, a person is
permitted to eat one full meal, as well as two smaller meals that together are not equal to a full meal.
The norms concerning abstinence from meat are binding upon members of the Latin Catholic Church
from age 14 onwards.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR…..

Feb. 20 Blood Pressure/sugar screening w/bingo – Fellowship meals – 10:30 AM
Feb. 21 CCD – 7 PM
Stations of the Cross – 7 PM
Knights of Columbus meeting – following stations
Feb. 22 Flying Needles – 1 PM – Olpe Plaza
Pastoral Meeting – 6:30 PM
Bible Study – 7 PM
Feb. 23 FREE FISH FRY following at Knights Hall
Stations at 6:30 PM -
Feb. 24 Sebastian D’Amico – Knights Hall - 9AM-12 - FREE
(Breakfast at 8:30)
Feb. 25 Biscuits and Gravy – Knights of Columbus - 7-10 AM
Knights of Columbus 2nd/3rd degree – 1:00 PM
 Your gift to the ACTS is still needed! Thank you to all who have responded
to the needs of our Church in northeastern Kansas through the 2018 appeal. One person or
parish could not possibly accomplish all that needs to be done for over 40 ministries and
services of the Archbishop’s Call to Share. You are being CALLED TO SHARE! To date, St.
Joseph has collected only $5,235 of our $12,805 goal with 55 families donating and only 1
week left! Please return your pledge card in the collection or by mail SOON! Thanks!

FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT REFLECTION

Why is it so important to make the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy a part of
your Faith life, especially during Lent? Lent is a favorable season for opening the
doors to all those in need and recognizing in them the face of Christ. ….Pope Francis

THERE IS NO REASON TO FAIL THE EXAM OF YOUR FINAL JUDGEMENT.

God has given us the questions and answers to the Final Exam. How specifically did you
show mercy? It is vitally important we prepare for this test. The Works of Mercy is a
checklist to help us make sure we are on track. Just as a pilot has a checklist before landing,
so, too, does Christ through his Church give us a checklist. So just exactly how are you going
to answer Jesus when he asks, “What did you do for the least of my brothers and sisters?”

WORKS OF MERCY ARE THE COMPLETION OF YOUR COMMUNION.

Saint Mother Teresa talked about her mercy ministry to the poor in terms of “the second real
presence”. Just as Christ is really present in the Eucharist, he is also present in “the least of
these.” So when we receive Christ in Communion we are empowered to go out and return
that loving mercy to Christ in those who are in distress, physically and spiritually. Jesus
loves us so much that he gives us a chance to love him back, and to do so, heroically. This is
why Pope Benedict XVI taught that “A Eucharist that does not pass into concrete acts of love
is intrinsically fragmented.”

YOU ARE COMMISSIONED TO BE AN AGENT OF GOD’S LOVE.

We are born and live in the need for God’s mercy. Christ teaches us that we get to make the
grading curve for “the measure by which we measure so shall we be measured”. However,
more importantly, God gives us the supernatural power to be like him and his mercy is his
best attribute. As baptized Christians, we are charged with going out in the world making
Christ’s love visible especially to one another. “Love one another as I have loved you.”

Congratulations to the following second graders on receiving the Sacrament of

Reconciliation last Saturday, Feb. 10: Taitlyn Cole, Daylen Ballinger, Trey Lienemann, Grady Pimple, Alisa Skalsky, Hunter
Wellnitz, Megan Barnhart. WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU! First Communion is right around the corner now! THANK YOU to
teacher KAY SCHMIDT for preparing them for these special sacraments!
The third and fourth grade class would like to invite the parish to participate in the final
service project of the year. We will be participating in the backpack food program for
students during the Lenten season. Your donations can be placed in the backpacks in
the back of church. The program is in need of the following items; boxed macaroni and
cheese, fruit cups, chicken and tuna packets, pop tarts, romaine noodles, canned
Vienna sausages, canned ravioli, canned spaghetti O's, and single serving liquid
powered milk or powdered milk. Thank you for helping us help those who are hungry.
……………………………Rose, Tasia, and the third and fourth grade CCD class

Knights of Columbus News

Feb 21 - Knights of Columbus meeting scheduled for 7:00 will start following Stations of the Cross.

Feb 25 - 2nd and 3rd Degree Ceremony, 1:00 pm at the Knights Hall. If you are or know a First Degree
Knights of Columbus member, you are encouraged to attend and obtain the Formation (2nd Degree) and
Knighthood (3rd Degree). Candidates for degrees need to at the hall at 12:30 pm to begin paperwork.
Chicken House will cater a meal following the ceremony. Please contact Brian Flott (620) 343-9241
or bfkc1589@gmail.com by Monday February 19, 2018 if you plan to attend.

December Knight of the Month: Mike Cole

December Family of the Month: Les and Michelle Barnhart

NEEDED ASAP! Someone to coordinate the Raffle for the Spring Festival. Please
contact Father John or Kim Irwin (475-3295). THANK YOU!!

Marriage Minute
Are you going through a “dry” time in your marriage? When we feel this way, it can be very
lonely. If this is where you are right now, know that Jesus is with you.
Jesus’ time in the desert was not easy, but he survived it because he relied on his Father through
prayer, which strengthened him for his mission. As married couples, we rely on God through
prayer, sacraments, and by using all the resources the Body of Christ has for us. This includes
gaining valuable skills through marriage enrichment. We also take confidence knowing that in
every trial, great graces await to sustain us.
• To grow in prayer this Lent, try the online email retreat at www.archkck.org/30dayretreat.
• To grow in relationship skills and marriage insight, try the upcoming Recharge retreat at
www.archkck.org/recharge.