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”
April 8, 2018 – Divine Mercy Sunday

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: Baptisms/Anointing of Sick/Counseling:

Parish Bookkeeper: Laurie Schmidt 475-3326 Contact Fr. John
office hours - Wed./Fri. 9-12 Marriages/Annulments:
Bulletin deadline-TUESDAY @ noon Marriages – contact Fr. John 6 mos. prior
Reconciliation:
Altar Society: Kim Irwin 475-3295 Saturdays @ 4:30 pm
Cemetery: Terry Taylor 340-5062 First Sat. after 7:30 AM mass, or by appt.
Finance Council Clare Spellman 208-6110 Adoration: Wed.in chapel, 8am- 10 pm (use south door)
Funeral Dinners: Linda Dieker 475-3567
Knights of Columbus: Brian Flott 343-9241
Liturgy Committee Diana Kuhlmann 475-3784 COLLECTION Last Week:
Pastoral Council: Diana Kuhlmann “ Holy Thursday $ 119.00
Religious Ed: Rose Redeker 475-3403 Good Friday 97.00
Holy Land 330.00
Easter 2,094.00 (47 env.)
ST. JOSEPH PRAYER LIST Priesthood Coll. 176.00
Robyn Bechtel, Montana Cole, Aiden Dreier, Gil Gardner, Dave
Social Support 60.00
Goodell, Lorene Haag, Arylene Haynes, Ed Jackson, Roy &
Capital Improvements 50.00
Marilyn Kuhlmann, Amy R., Kevin Redeker, Dave Schneider,
TOTAL ………….$ 2,926.00
Jim Schultz, Kerry Schulz, Gary Trear, Jim Wecker.
United States Army: SFC Matthew S. Richter, Sgt. Austin Thanks you so very much for your financial
Burenheide, Pvt. Johnnie Bell, Captain Jacob Haag, Pvt. support of our parish!
Brandon Raybourn
Marines: Lt. Colonel James Bechtel Navy: Robert King
We have mass openings this month for:
National Guard: Captain Ben Pimpl, Com. Sgt. Steve Harmon April 17, 18, 20, 23, 25, 27, and 30. We also have
many openings in May and June and are
booking through August. Please contact the
rectory on Wed. or Friday mornings (9-12).

In honor of WORLD DAY OF PRAYER, a special

prayer service will be held before school at 7:30 AM
Sat. 4/07 5:00 pm +Clarence Schmidt at Olpe Ebeneezer Church. All youth (& adults) are
Sun. 4/08 8:30 am For the people of our parish welcome to attend this service provided by area
Mon. 4/09 7:30 am To Be Announced churches and a light breakfast will be served.
Tues. 4/10 7:30 am +Fr. Francis Wendling
Wed. 4/11 7:30 am +Sylvia Klumpe
Thurs. 4/12 7:30 am +Lucille Trear ST. JOSEPH BIBLE CAMP…..
Fri. 4/13 7:30 am +Frances Erpendling will be held July 9-13 this year. Please mark
Sat. 4/14 5:00 pm Jim Schultz your calendars and help us SPREAD THE
Sun. 4/15 8:30 am For the people of our parish
WORD. This is an experience you won’t want
your kids to miss!
 LITURGY SCHEDULE

Saturday, April 14 Sunday, April 15

Servers: Thayne Schmidt, Garret Cole
Lector: Jade Cole
Ministers: Debbie Cole, Doug & Laurie Schmidt
Gift Bearers: Doug & Laurie Schmidt
Sacristan: Alice Bechtel
Servers: Hannah Taylor, Neleh Davis
Lector: Dan Schneider
Ministers: Dan Schneider, Mike & Shirley Langley
Gift Bearers: Brett & Carolyn Davis

MARK YOUR CALENDAR…..

April 8 Knights of Columbus Biscuits & Gravy - 7-10 AM
April 11 CCD – 7 PM
April 12 Bible Study – 7 PM
April 15 St. Anne’s quarterly meeting - after mass – school basement
April 17 Blood pressure/sugar screening w/bingo – Fellowship Meals – 10:30 AM
Finance Council – 6:30 pm
April 21 Circle II clean school basement for festival – 9 AM
April 29 St. Joseph Spring Festival

St. Anne’s Notes……

 St. Anne's Altar Society will be holding their quarterly meeting after mass in the St. Joseph School
basement on Sunday, April 15. St. Anne's purpose is to "organize all the women of the Parish in one
Society for the spiritual and material welfare of the Parish". We invite all current St. Anne's members and
lady parishioners 18 years or over with a desire to join the Altar Society to attend. We have new ideas to
further the mission of the Society & would enjoy member input. The annual membership fee is $3.00.

 CLEANING of the SCHOOL BASEMENT in preparation for the Spring Festival will be held on Saturday,
April 21 at 9 AM. ALL CIRCLE II members are responsible for this endeavor.
 The Spring Festival worklist is inserted in this bulletin. We are dependent upon the church community to
have a successful festival and want everyone to enjoy the assignment they are given. Contact Kim Irwin
at 475-3295 ASAP if you are unable to work that day. Please make special note of the requirement for
pies and salads, AND the $25 donation request if you are unable to bring food. THANK YOU!
 Have you paid your $30 Social Support? There is a blue envelope for this purpose in your last mailing of
offertory envelopes. OR you may make your check payable to St. Joseph Church and drop in the
collection in an envelope marked “social support” OR you can always just mail it to the church. THANKS!

POSITIONS OPEN
We will have several positions open on the Pastoral and Finance Councils soon, as current members cycle
off. Please contact Father John at the rectory if you are interested in filling these positions. PLEASE give
prayerful consideration in offering your time and talents in these positions! Both councils meet ONLY once
per month.
 Parish Registration
Your registration and support of the parish is important especially when you request baptism,
marriage, or any pastoral letter, etc. While some of us are not accustomed to registering with the
church community for various reasons; registering in the parish is very convenient when you
find yourself in need of services. If you are not yet registered in St. Joseph Parish, and wish to do
so, there are registration forms available in the church vestibule on the table. OR, call the
rectory at 620-475-3326. We are very excited about the growth and stability of our parish; and
graciously welcome all new parishioners!

Knights of Columbus March 2018 Lottery winners

3/01 Rick Fell 3/11 Chris Haag 3/21 Deb Hagemann
3/02 Camden Hoelting 3/12 Richard Kuhlmann 3/22 Harlie Wellnitz
3/03 Terry Wendling 3/13 Gus McIntyre 3/23 Kent Schade
3/04 Grace Kerwin 3/14 John Flott 3/24 Chelsie Coble
3/05 Larry Bolz 3/15 Beth Schmidt 3/25 John Markowitz
3/06 Jennifer Browning 3/16 Mike or Marie Guion 3/26 Ted Skalsky
3/07 Knights of Columbus 3/17 Marvin Klumpe ($50) 3/27 Jenny Rayburn
3/08 Michael Nunley 3/18 Coltyn Mitchell 3/28 Leo or Virginia Kerwin
3/09 Spencer Martin 3/19 Charles Musick 3/29 Janel Wiederholt
3/10 Elaine Musick 3/20 Mike Petitjean 3/30 Levi Cole
3/31 John Markowitz

CASA of the Flint Hills believes all children deserve the opportunity to grow to their full
potential. CASA volunteers benefit both the child and the court system by advocating for the
child’s needs and best interest. Learn more about volunteering with CASA by visiting
soskansas.com/casa or contact Jacque Wellnitz at jwellnitz@soskansas.com or Corina
Sanchez at csanchez@soskansas.com. Classes are forming NOW. No cost to join. You must
be 21.

Many people in our community have been affected by the devastating 6-letter word: CANCER. As
representatives for Relay for Life, Monica Schmidt and Lynnette Schreiner invite YOU to join in the fight against
cancer. Relay for Life of the Flint Hills is an annual event in our community (this year on Sept. 8 from 11 am to
11 pm at the Bowyer Building on the Lyon Co. Fairgrounds) to walk together with friends and family as a symbol
of support for people who have traveled or are currently navigating this difficult journey. Here are several ways
to participate in this worthy cause with no financial obligation:
 Sign up as a Cancer Survivor
 Sign up as a Caregiver
 Participate in the Relay for Life walk
Additionally, we are recruiting teams to take part in the fight against cancer. For more info about creating or
joining a team, or any other aspects of the event, please contact Monica at 620-794-1961 or
mschmi18@g.emporia.edu or Lynnette at 620-757-6336. Thank you and God Bless.
 We would love for you to join our family as we celebrate the 60th
wedding anniversary of Roy and Marilyn Kuhlmann with an OPEN
HOUSE on SATURDAY, APRIL 28 from 1:30-3:30PM at Olpe
Methodist Church. No gifts, please—only cards or pictures.

FROM AROUND THE ARCHDIOCESE…

 WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER - The next weekend in Kansas City is April 20-22. For more
info. or to apply, please visit www.wwme4youandme.org or call Tony & Barb Zimmerman, 816-741-4066 or
email tonybarbz@prodigy.net.

 Couples celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary in 2018 are invited to the Archdiocesan celebration on
June 10 at 2:00 PM at Church of the Nativity in Leawood. The receive your invitation from the
Archbishop,please call the parish office and give us your name, address, phone number, and date of your
wedding. PLEASE DO THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

St. Joseph’s Mowing

It’s that exciting time of the year when the mowing crews begin mowing the St. Joseph’s Church, School, and
Knights of Columbus grounds. We are in urgent need of more volunteers from our Parish to assist us with this
mowing schedule.

If you will take the time like the members already listed on a crew, we would greatly appreciate your participation
on a mowing team. Contact Terry Taylor at (620-340-5062) if you have any concerns. A copy of the mowing
crews and schedule for this year follows and is also posted on the church bulletin board in the vestibule.

We thank everyone on the list for the last 10 years for their dedicated service in this endeavor and for our
parish. Your efforts do not go unnoticed.
Schmidt, Doug 475-3284
April Team
Nuessen, Alan (Captain) 475-3933
June (continued)
Blaufuss, Dorothy/Family 475-3455
Stead, Gary/Connie/Trey
Musick, Darin & John
Wecker, Mike 475-3568
Nunley, Michael & Angela

May Team July Team

Schreiner, Eric (Captain) 475-3706 Taylor, Terry (Captain) 340-5062
Haag, Jerry 475-3496 Cole, Lisa 475-3285
Murphy, Gary 475-3505 Goodell, Dave 475-3998
Redeker, Bill 475-3942 Kuhlmann, Steve 475-3784
Redeker, Tony 475-3937 Mercer, Jeff 475-3516
Schmidt, Wade 620-757-0541 Steinlage, Eron 475-3911

June Team August Team

Davis, Brett/Carolyn (Captain) 475-3958 Cole, Dave (Captain) 475-3740
Beeman, Jeanna 475-3862 Hoelting, Gaylen 475-3410
Redeker, Justin 475-3634 Markowitz, Greg 437-7961
Redeker, Steve 475-3255
Skalsky, Mike 437-2837 Pettijohn, Chuck 475-3906
Zeller, Dave 620-794-2209
September Team
Schneider, Dan (Captain) 475-3430
If you are unable to assist your team for the designated month, you will need to find a replacement for our
team. There are “special events” scheduled throughout the summer. These events are scheduled in the
Church office. We ask that the grounds are mowed and trimmed for these dates. If the grounds need to
be mowed in October, we will ask for volunteers. If anyone else would like to volunteer, please contact
Terry Taylor at 620-340-5062.