MOST HOLY TRINITY SUNDAY

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Fr. Anselm Eke, MSP

Pastor

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES:

As a response to the current COVID-19 situation, the following have been rescheduled or canceled.

1. FIRST RECONCILIATION—has been rescheduled for August 9, 2020 at 4:00pm

2. FIRST COMMUNION—has been rescheduled for August 16, 2020 at the 9:00am Mass

3. VBS (Vacation Bible School)—this will be rescheduled for August. The exact dates TBD.

4. END-of-YEAR CYO TRIP—For High School students has been canceled.

ON-LINE GIVING: If you wish to, we encourage you to sign up on-line to donate to the church. To do so: 1. Go to our

Parish website….. www.stjohnevangelistparish.com 2. Click on “About Us” 3. Click on “Sign up for Parish Giving” at

the bottom left 4. Enter a username and password and continue. IF you have trouble completing the process, you are wel-

come to call Parish Giving at 866-307-7140 & they will be happy to assist you.

Parish Center Office:

122 E. 5th St. - Hoisington, KS 67544 (620) 653-2963

Rectory:

108 E. 5th St.—Hoisington, KS 67544 (620) 653-2695

Parish Contact Information:

620-653-2963 or 620-653-2695

Email: stjohnevangelist122@gmail.com

For Religious Education:

stjohn.dre.544@gmail.com

OFFICE HOURS: Tuesday—Thursday, 9:00am—12:00pm and 1:00pm—4:00pm Fridays: 8:00am—2:00pm

Bulletin Announcements: Due by noon on Wednesday. May be submitted by email at the above address

Parish Secretary: Loretta Kinman

Director of Religious Education: Rose Debes (Hoisington); Lisa Starr (Olmitz)

Pastoral Council Pres.: Stephen Debes (Hoisington); Bob Schneider (Olmitz)

Weekend Masses: *Saturday, 5:00pm (Hoisington) *Sunday, 9:00am (Hoisington) *10:30am (Olmitz)

Sacrament of Penance: 4:15pm—4:45pm on Saturdays (Hoisington)

Second Sunday of the Month after Mass until Noon (Olmitz)

Reconciliation is also available by appointment.

Sacrament of Baptism: Call rectory to schedule an appointment for the Baptismal preparations.

Sacrament of Marriage: Contact the pastor 4 to 6 months prior to proposed date of marriage.

Sacrament of Sick: Call rectory in case of emergency or prior to medical procedures or hospital stay

PRAYER NETWORK: To call your prayer intention in for Hoisington, you may call Nancy Kirmer at 653-2466 and

for Olmitz, call Martina Axman at 620-586-3281.

June 7th,

2020

St. John the Evangelist Parish

Hoisington, KS St. Ann Parish

Olmitz, KS

Website: stjohnevangelistparish.com

PRAYERS & SYMPATHY are extended to Karla

& Eldon Reif at the loss of Kar la’s mother, Vella

Mae Kraft Jantz, who passed away May 31st. Please

keep Vella in your prayers as well as all of her family

members and may she rest in peace.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: This

Saturday, through the Sacrament of Bap-

tism, we welcome into St. John’s parish

family ADAM JOSEPH DEBES, son of

Stephen and Rose Debes. Congratulations

to Stephen and Rose and to big brothers,

Peter and Andy!

STEWARDSHIP MESSAGE FOR JUNE 7th:

The Gospel today is sometimes called “the Gospel in miniature” be-

cause it so concisely sums up the Gospel message. In even more

condensed form, “God loved...God gave…,” it is the paradigm for

stewardship—we give because we love.

NEW ALTAR SOCIETY BOOKS: The June

2020—May 2022 books are ready to be picked up.

They are on the book rack in the vestibule.

NEW LECTORS SCHEDULES:

These are ready to be picked up in the vesti-

bule. (unless your spouse is an usher,

then you were mailed a copy):

Merciful Jesus, I consecrate myself today and always to

Your Most Sacred Heart.

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus I implore, that I may ever love

You more and more.

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus I

trust in You!

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

have mercy on us!

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus I

believe in Your love for me.

Jesus, meek and humble of

Heart, make my Heart like Your

Heart. Amen

K-of-C: The Hoisington Knights WILL hold their June

Monthly meeting on Monday, June 8th, at 7:30pm at the

Knights of Columbus Hall. We will hold the election of offic-

ers and WE NEED MEN TO STEP UP and attend.

POSITION OPEN: Sacred Heart Cathedral Catholic School is now hiring a K-8 vocal music teacher for the 2020-2021 school year. Please send your resume to: Lynee Habiger, prin-cipal at lynee.habiger@dcshcs.com or 620-253-0353.

PLEASE NOTE:

FLOWERS ARE TO BE RE-

MOVED OFF THE GROUND

AROUND GRAVES

at St. John’s

Cemetery before

Monday, June

8th.

Hoisington Mass Schedule for June 9th—June 14th:

Tuesday, June 9th 10:00am +JoAnn Bieberle

Wednesday, June 10th 10:00am +Earl Brown

Thursday, June 11th 10:00am +Kenny Bieker

Friday, June 12th 10:00am +Kevin Urban Saturday, June 13th 5:00pm +Robert F. Unrein

Sunday, June 14th 9:00am +Will Rubio

Hoisington Ministers For Next Weekend:

5:00pm Saturday 9:00am Sunday

OLMITZ MASS SCHEDULE JUNE 10th—14th: Wed., June 10th 7:00pm +Marion Frieb Sun., June 14th 10:30am People & Needs of St. Ann and St. John’s Parishes

MINISTERS for Next Weekend: Servers: N/A Lectors: Volunteers Collectors: Volunteers Offertory: N/A Euch. Min.: N/A

All Masses will be celebrated in

church.

OLMITZ NOTES:

CONTRIBUTIONS TO ST. ANN’S: If you are

not comfortable attending Mass at this time, but still

wish to make a donation to the church you may send

your donations for St. Ann’s to St. John’s Parish Of-

fice-122 E. 5th St.-Hoisington, KS 67544.

ALTAR SOCIETY MEETING: From the comfort

of your home, join us for a virtual Altar Society

meeting. Please note, it will be on THURSDAY,

June 11th at 7:00pm. Simply email li-

sa.starr@usd428.net anytime prior to the meeting to

receive the link to join. Guild leaders for June & Ju-

ly are Lisa Starr, Krisa Schneider, and Stephanie

Schneider.

THANK YOU! Thank you so much to the Olmitz K

-of-C members who helped to pour concrete at our

parish school. A special thanks to Tim Frieb, Dale

Maneth and Daniel Schneider. All your help is

greatly appreciated!

Doctors of the Church Is there a doctor in the house? Well, if that house is the Church, then the answer is “yes.” And we don’t mean medical doctors. Of all the various kinds of saints in the church— virgins, martyrs, reli-gious, whatever—the least appreciated by most people may be the Doctors of the Church. These saints are probably best thought of as doctors in the PhD sense of the word. Through their research, study, and writing, they have advanced the Church’s knowledge of our faith. To be de-clared a Doctor of the Church does not imply that all their writings are free from error but rather that the whole body of their work, taken together serves to advance the cause of Christ and his Church.

The title was first given in the Middle Ages, and originally, there were four great Doctors of the Church: St. Ambrose, 4th century bishop of Milan, St. Augustine, 5th century bishop of Hippo, St. Gregory the Great, who was pope at the start of the 7th century, and St. Jerome, the 5th century biblical scholar and translator. Over the years the church has added about 30 additional saints with the title “Doctor of the Church,” including St. Bonaventure, whose feast day is celebrated on July 15. Since 1970, four women have also been declared “Doctors of the Church”: St. Teresa of Avila; St. Catherine of Siena; St. Thérèse of Lisieux, who received the title in 1998; and St. Hildegard of Bingen, who was declared a Doctor of the Church in 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI. Most recently, in Feb-ruary 2015, Pope Francis declared Armenian poet and monk, St. Gregory of Narek, a Doctor of the Universal Church.

All these Doctors of the Church advanced the knowledge of God through their writing on theology, spirituali-ty, mysticism, or through their defense of the faith in the face of heresy and schism. *Taken from usccb.org, written by Fr. Larry Rice

Servers: N/A Ushers: Richard & Tedi Lacey Lectors: Wally Schneweis & Jim Schneweis Euch. Min.: N/A

N/A Glen Bieberle & Ryan Bieberle John Moshier & Kyle Haxton

Collection for Last Week: 38 Envelopes………….$ 4,690.00

Offertory ……………...$ 860.00

On-Line Giving……….$ 295.77

TOTAL: ……………...$ 5,845.77

MAY 2020 SUMMARY:

Income………………...$ 16,355.85 Expenses………………$ 14,899.64

Total: ……………… + $ 1,456.21

YEAR-to-DATE SUMMARY:

Income………………...$ 223,095.87 Expenses………………$ 239,116.24

Total: ……………… - $ 16,020.37

COUNTERS:

OLMITZ COLLECTION FOR LAST WEEKEND: 20 Envelopes…………….$ 1,575.00

Offertory…………………$ 10.00

Votives..………………....$ 60.00

TOTAL: …………...…...$ 1,645.00

Tessie Jilg Memorials…..$ 605.00

READINGS THIS WEEKEND #

READINGS THIS WEEKEND: #

BULLETINS CAN BE VIEWED on-line at www.stjohnevangelistparish.com

There will also be some bulletins in the back of the

two churches as well as in the mailbox behind the

brick sign in Father’s front yard.

RESUMPTION OF PUBLIC MASSES IN THE DIOCESE OF DODGE CITY:

We are glad to announce that the Bishop has directed the resumption of public Masses under strict guidelines, with the exemption of

the three counties of Ford, Finney, and Seward, where there are still many cases of Covid-19. This takes effect on Wed., May 27th.

Parishioners are encouraged to wear masks at all times during Mass except to receive Holy Communion.

Families are asked to please bring hand-sanitizer.

We will respect the 6’ social distancing guidelines except families/couples coming together at all times.

Please take instructions from ushers.

If you are feeling ill or have been taking care of very ill persons, we ask that you not attend.

Those who can attend Mass on Tuesday—Friday, are strongly encouraged to do so. This will allow those who cannot do this to

attend on the weekend.

We will continue to live-stream our weekend Masses for those unable to attend.

Remember that weekend obligations remain suspended during this time of pandemic.

The faithful are strongly encouraged to participate only in Holy Masses of their own parish.

Physical touching one another, including hand shakes, is strongly discouraged.

Offertory baskets will be left in the vestibule for parishioners to place their offerings.

You’re welcome to come to confessions on Saturdays from 4:15—4:45pm. Please wear a mask.

Pastoral Ministry Formation: Fall 2020 (3 hour core course) THEO 3053 Sacramental Theology—Instructor: Fr. Frank Coady. It will be held on Saturday mornings: 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Dates: Sept. 12, 19, 26, Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, Nov. 7 Location: Interactive Television Locations in Dodge City and Salina Dioceses Course Description: A study of the theological and spiritual underpinnings of the liturgy, with specific application to each sacrament. Most of the course will focus on the Eucharist. Please contact Coleen Stein at cstein@dcdiocese.org for more information.

D-of-I: We will meet Monday, June 15th (moved one week later from June 8th) at 7:00pm at the Parish Center. (Not St. Rose Auditorium). Please note the change in date & location. We’ll be following the guidelines set forth by the Bishop of our Diocese regarding routine meetings. Members are asked to wear masks. Social distancing will be followed. No food or drink will be served. The Birth-right Shower will be held at a future meeting. IF a member is in the high risk category, shows any symptoms of illness, or does not feel comfortable attending, please do not attend. Please, let us continue to pray.

A PRAYER FOR THE FAMILY (Composed by St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta)

Heavenly Father, You have given us the model of life in the Holy Family of Nazareth.

Help us, O Loving Father, to make our family another Nazareth where love, peace & joy reign.

May it be deeply contemplative, intensely Eucharistic, revived with joy.

Help us to stay together in joy and sorrow in family prayer.

Teach us to see Jesus in the members of our families, especially in their distressing disguise.

May the Eucharistic heart of Jesus make our hearts humble like his and help us to carry out our family duties

in a holy way.

May we love one another as God loves each one of us, more and more each day, and forgive each other’s

faults as you forgive our sins. Help us, O Loving Father, to take whatever you give and give whatever you

take with a big smile.

Immaculate Heart of Mary, cause of our joy, pray for

us.

St. Joseph, pray for us.

Holy Guardian Angels, be always with us, guide and

protect us. Amen!

CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS is offering free professional counseling in Dodge

City, Garden City and Great Bend for adults, children, couples, families and seniors, regardless of race, religion, or

socioeconomic status. Contact Amy Falcon at 620-227-1590 or email my at: afalcon@CatholicCharitiesSWKS.org

FREE PREGNANCY SUPPORT: Catholic Charities offers free pregnancy support services for all women regard-

less of age, income, marital status or religious affiliation. There are no fees for this service. If you know someone who

is facing an unintended pregnancy, please ask them to contact Amy Falcon at 620-227-1590.

HEARING ASSISTANCE: The Starkey Hearing Foundation provides hearing aid assistance for those with finan-

cial need. There is an application processing fee of $125.00 per hearing aid request; contact Hear Now to discuss eligi-

bility before completing an application. For assistance: 800-328-8602, or go to Hearnow@starkey.com When the ap-

plication is approved, aids are given to the applicant at no additional cost.

SHARE WITH US! If you’ve had a new baby or are celebrating a wedding or anniversary and would like it an-

nounced in the bulletin, call the information in to the Parish Office at 653-2963 or email us at: stjohnevange-

list122@gmail.com

PRAYER FOR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY: O God, our creator, from Your provident hand we have received our

right to life, liberty & the pursuit of happiness. You have called us as Your people & given us the right & the duty to

worship You, the only true God, and Your Son, Jesus Christ. Through the power & working of Your Holy Spirit, You

call us to live out our faith in the midst of the world, bringing the light & the saving truth of the Gospel to every corner

of society. We ask You to bless us in our vigilance for the gift of religious liberty. Give us the strength of mind &

heart to readily defend our freedoms when they are threatened; give us courage in making our voices heard on behalf of

the rights of Your Church & the freedom of conscience of all people of faith. Grant, we pray, O heavenly Father, a

clear and united voice to all your sons & daughters gathered in Your Church in this decisive hour in the history of our

nation, so that, with every trial withstood & every danger overcome—for the sake of our children, our grandchildren &

all who come after us—this great land will always be “one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for

all.” We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen!

YOU CAN SAVE SOMEONE’S LIFE TODAY: Any woman who is pregnant & in need

can turn for help to the pro-life movement. She never has to feel that abortion is the only option.

People anywhere in the country can find assistance at the following numbers:

Carenet/Heartbeat 1-800-395-HELP

Crisis PG Helpline 1-888-4-OPTIONS

Birthright—1-800-550-4900

National Life Center—1-800-848-LOVE

Bethany Christian Services—1-800-238-4269

LIFE SKILLS WORKSHOPS: Life skills are positive & adaptive behaviors that make it possible for individuals to

deal effectively with the demands & challenges of life. Catholic Charities offers several life skills classes on topics such as:

tenant regulations, healthy relationships, health & wellness, time management, home maintenance and safety, and essential

food, nutrition and physical activity. For a current schedule of classes visit: http://catholiccharitiesswks.org/services/

healthy-relationships

PRAYER FOR THE MILITARY: Lord Jesus Christ, please hold our troops in Your loving arms. Protect them

as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts that they perform for us in our time of need.

We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.

CATHOLIC CHARITIES: No one needs to go through life’s most difficult challenges alone. Catholic Charities

of Southwest KS is offering free professional counseling services in Dodge City, Garden City, and Great Bend for adults,

children, couples, families & seniors, regardless of race, religious or socioeconomic status. Contact Amy Falcon at 620-227

-1590 or go to afalcon@CatholicCharitiesSWKS.org for more information and/or to schedule an appointment.

WORKING TOGETHER TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS THE ONLY WAY TO END IT.

U.S. Catholic Sisters Against Human Traffficking. (www.sistersagainsttrafficking.org) USCSAHT is a 501© 3

organization. 2039 N Geyer Road, St. Louis, MO 63l3l

In this time of confusion and uncertainty over the ongoing spread of the Corona Virus (Covid-19) I would ask that you please continue to pray for all effected by this disease, whether suffering from the virus itself or the loss of in-come due to the temporary closing of businesses. With churches closed, their revenue has dried up. Online giving is likely now the only way to support the pastoral and sacramental work of our parish. If you have the ability to support your par-ish / church today, please consider doing so. This crisis is hurting all of us, but we can make things better by sticking to-gether and supporting our parish / church that supports us all. Thanks for your consideration. - Mark Roth, Diocese of Dodge City

CATHOLIC CHARITIES: If you know of individuals and families who are struggling as a result of COVID-19, please ask them to call Catholic Charities. Our case managers will assess their situation and provide assistance as needed. Counsel-ing sessions are continuing via Telehealth. For all other inquiries for immigration matters, economic assistance or other-wise, please refer to our contact page for all staff phone numbers and email addresses. If no one answers, PLEASE leave a message; we are available and we will return your call as soon as possible. We are here to help: https://www.catholiccharitiesswks.org/contact-us To help us continue to provide support for those who are struggling as a result of COVID-19, please support the Catholic Charities Pandemic Appeal Fund at https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/2020-pandemic-relief-fund. Catholic Charities staff members continue to work and provide assistance from home, and the offices will remained closed until the daily new COVID-19 cases begin to drop. Phone and email are the best way to reach anyone at Catholic Charities. Visit our contact list at https://catholiccharitiesswks.org/ or call Great Bend 620-792-1393

WEBINARS: The Heartland Center for Spirituality will be

held on the 2nd Thursday of the month in June, July, August &

September. They will run from 7:00pm—8:30pm CDT. Partici-

pants must register for each webinar to receive the link via e-

mail. The topics are:

* Critical Thinking Skill and the Media—June 11th

** COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories & the “Mark of the Beast” -

July 9th

** Can a Christian Believe in Evolution—August 13th

** What does it mean to be Pro-Life—September 10th Visit

Heartland Center for Spirituality on their website to register for

these webinars at: https://heartlandspirituality.org/webinars/