PARISH 9401 MISSION ROAD, LEAWOOD, KANSAS 66206 • Office: (913) 649-1337 • Fax: (913) 649-1339

Website: www.cureofars.com • Email: cureparish@cureofars.com

SCHOOL 9403 MISSION ROAD, LEAWOOD, KANSAS 66206 • Office: (913) 648-2620 • Fax: (913) 648-3810

Website: www.cureofars.org • Email: school@cureofars.com

Pastor Fr. Richard Storey

Associate Pastor Fr. Justin Hamilton

Senior Priest Fr. Tony Lickteig

In Residence Fr. Quy Ta

Deacons Dcn. Steve White Dcn. Phillip Nguyen

Mass Schedule

Weekend Saturday 4:00 pm Sunday 7:30, 9:00 & 10:30 am, 12:00 & 6:00 pm

Weekday Monday-Friday 6:30 & 8:15 am Saturday 8:00 am

Confessions Saturday 2:30-3:30 pm Sunday 4:30-5:30 pm First Saturday of every month following the 8:00 am Mass

Parish Office Hours Monday - Thursday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Friday 8:30 am - 12:00 pm

Curé of Ars Catholic Church Lead all to the Church through the Word, the Sacraments and the Mass.

Special Edition December 23 and December 30, 2018

PASTOR’S NOTES MASS INTENTIONS

My Dear Parishioners and Friends,

As I started to write this message for Christmas Season 2018, two thoughts came to mind: Merry Christmas! and Come Home! Two special messages of love I want to convey to each and everyone of you today.

Merry Christmas!

Glory to God in the Highest and Peace to His people on earth! This truly is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad! A special Christmas greeting to all members of our parish, and a warm welcome to family members and friends who are visiting. May all feel the true presence of Christ in this our home.

Welcome home to those who may not be able to join us each week due to work schedules, or just have gotten out of the habit of coming to Mass. I pray your hearts will journey back to be with us each week, for we truly yearn for your presence. If there is anything I can do to help you on your journey back, please do not hesitate to ask.

For people of faith, Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, our Lord and Messiah, the Savior of the World. Christmas is also the birthday of Christ the Priest. A beautiful theology of the Church sees the womb of Mary, our Blessed Mother, as the splendid cathedral in which the Holy Spirit anointed Jesus as the Great High Priest.

Come Home!

When I wrote a letter of farewell to my previous parish 3½ years ago, I was struck by the sense of love that prevailed and how tru-ly difficult it was to say goodbye. While I am not saying goodbye, I do recall vividly some of the thoughts that were foremost in that letter; they just seem so applicable today that I want to share some of them with you.

I do want to convey how much each of you means to me. We read in Sacred Scriptures that the greatest gift God gives to any of us is the gift of love. Each of you have been a true blessing to me. When we see the strife, the scandals and difficulties our Church is facing, we must rely on one another and on the promises of Christ who says love never dies nor does it fade away. It is something that we can cherish forever.

One of the most important things we can do for one another is pray for each other. My prayer is that this parish will always be a Christ-centered parish of love and caring for each other, always be guided by the Holy Spirit and protected by our Blessed Mother.

Remember to pray for atonement, reconciliation, for world peace and to never be afraid of the truth…and above all never be afraid of God’s love and mercy in knowing we can come back to Him no matter what our past has been. Please do not let fear keep you from the love of the Lord. Stay close to the Sacraments and let God lead you through life.

Merry Christmas! Please Come Home!

Father Storey

Mon. 12/24 Late Advent Weekday

4:00 pm Intentions of Nestel and Murray

Family

6:00 pm Joseph Storey and June Veenboer

10:00 pm Cathy and Leo Ernst

Peggy Booth

Tue. 12/25 The Nativity of the Lord

8:00 am Bill Raynor

10:00 am Conway Leary

Wed. 12/26 Saint Stephen, The First Martyr

6:30 am Intentions of Sarah Van Zandt

8:15 am Dorothy Franz

Thu. 12/27 Saint John, Apostle

6:30 am Intentions of Whitney Riscoe

8:15 am Shirley Barloon

Fri. 12/ 28 The Holy Innocents, Martyrs

6:30 am Vicki Jones

8:15 am Martha J. Schurig

Sat. 12/29 Fifth Day within the Octave of

the Nativity of the Lord

6:30 am Intentions of Donie Brownfield

4:00 pm Eric Hambsch

Sun. 12/30 The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary

and Joseph

7:30 am David Humm

9:00 am Philip Rashid

10:30 am Clara and Paul Solomon

Noon Pastor’s Mass for the People

Alice Putnam

6:00 pm Curé of Ars Memorial Mass

Jack and Nancy Henning

December 15 and 16, 2018

Week 25 Offertory Collected $ 118,595

YTD Actual 7/1/18 –12/9/18 $2,088,041

YTD Budget 7/1/18–12/9/18 $2,089,095

Variance $ (1,054)

Annual Budget 2018-2019 $4,525,000

PARISH OFFERING

Week of December 23-30

Sunday: Mi 5:1-4a/Ps 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-18 [4]/Heb 10:5-10/Lk

1:39-45

Monday: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16/Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 27 and 29 [2]/

Lk 1:67-79

Tuesday:

Vigil: Is 62:1-5/Ps 89:4-5, 16-17, 27, 29 [2a]/Acts 13:16-17, 22-

25/Mt 1:1-25 or 1:18-25

Midnight: Is 9:1-6/Ps 96:1-2, 2-3, 11-12, 13 [Lk 2:11]/Ti 2:11-

14/Lk 2:1-14

Dawn: Is 62:11-12/Ps 97:1, 6, 11-12/Ti 3:4-7/Lk 2:15-20

Day: 52:7-10/Ps 98:1, 2-3, 3-4, 5-6 [3c]/Heb 1:1-6/Jn 1:1-18 or

Jn 1:1-5, 9-14

Wednesday: Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59/Ps 31:3cd-4, 6 and 8ab, 16bc and 17

[6]/Mt 10:17-22

Thursday: 1 Jn 1:1-4/Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12 [12]/Jn 20:1a, 2-8

Friday: 1 Jn 1:5—2:2/Ps 124:2-3, 4-5, 7cd-8 [7]/Mt 2:13-18

Saturday: 1 Jn 2:3-11/Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 5b-6 [11a]/Lk 2:22-35

Next Sunday: 1 Sm 1:20-22, 24-28/Ps 84:2-3, 5-6, 9-10 [cf. 5a]/1 Jn 3:1

-2, 21-24/Lk 2:41-52

Week of December 31-January 6

Sunday: 1 Sm 1:20-22, 24-28/Ps 84:2-3, 5-6, 9-10 [cf. 5a]/1 Jn 3:1

-2, 21-24/Lk 2:41-52

Monday: 1 Jn 2:18-21/Ps 96: 1-2, 11-12, 13 [11a]/Jn 1:1-18

Tuesday: Nm 6:22-27/Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8 [2a]/Gal 4:4-7/Lk 2:16-21

Wednesday: 1 Jn 2:22-28/Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 [3cd]/Jn 1:19-28

Thursday: 1 Jn 2:29—3:6/Ps 98:1, 3cd-4, 5-6 [3cd]/Jn 1:29-34

Friday: 1 Jn 3:7-10/Ps 98:1, 7-8, 9 [3cd]/Jn 1:35-42

Saturday: 1 Jn 3:11-21/Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 4, 5 [2a]/Jn 1:43-51

Next Sunday: Is 60:1-6/Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13 [cf. 11]/Eph 3:2-

3a, 5-6/Mt 2:1-12

MASS INTENTIONS

Mon. 12/31 Seventh Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord

6:30 am David Hamilton

8:15 am Clara Lemuz

4:00 pm Wade Freeman

Tue. 1/1 The Octave Day of the Nativity of the Lord

9:00 am William Venable, Jr.

Wed. 1/2 Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops

6:30 am Howard Birky

8:15 am Carmella Giangreco

Thu. 1/3 Christmas Weekday

6:30 am Anne Wohlrab

8:15 am Alice Putnam

Fri. 1/4 Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Reli-gious

6:30 am June Bengtson

8:15 am Alice Sabaugh

Sat. 1/5 Saint John Neumann, Bishop

6:30 am Intentions of Larry and Barbara Yoksh

4:00 pm Bill Raynor

Sun. 1/6 The Epiphany of the Lord

7:30 am Al and Lavonne Bauer

9:00 am Jamie Weber

10:30 am Pastor’s Mass for the People

Noon Curé of Ars Memorial Mass

6:00 pm Michael Hansel

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

PARISH EVENTS

Pray for Peace

The Knights of Columbus encourage you to leave home a half-hour earlier for the 4:00 pm Saturday Mass and join other parishioners in the Church at 3:30 pm to pray the rosary for peace.

Our Parish Family Weekly Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help

Please join us every Tuesday evening at 6:00 pm in the church to pray for marriages, families, vocations and for those who have left the faith to return to the Sacraments. This is for the whole family, children included. We will pray this beautiful and powerful prayer as we call on Our Lady’s intercession for these intentions.

Eucharistic Adoration

“Eucharistic Adoration is the most necessary mission to the Church,

which has even more need of prayerful souls than of powerful preachers or men of eloquence.”

~St. Peter Julien Eymard

Call 913.558.1187 or email lisawhi@gmail.com to schedule a weekly hour!

Check out the CD/Book Kiosk

Check out our Curé of Ars CD/Book Kiosk that is located next to the Fr. Burak Room. CD’s from the best Catholic speakers are available for a small donation of only $4.00. Books from many of the best Catholic writers are available for the small donation of only $5.00! These books and CD’s normally cost much, much more. What great gifts to help you, or someone you love, deepen an understanding and love for the Catholic faith!

Faith Conversations

Faith Conversations, a long-standing adult discussion and social group covering a wide variety of topics, meets Sundays following the 9:00 am Mass. All are welcome.

Assistance in Receiving Communion

If you need assistance in receiving communion, please notify one of the ushers when you come into the church and they will let one of the Eucharistic Ministers know. St. Mary’s Kitchen

We will be going to St. Mary’s Kitchen again on Monday, January 21. We leave the church at 8:30 am on the third Monday of each month. For more information on volunteering, please call Jane at 913.383.3573.

Holiday Parish Office Hours

The Parish office will be closed on December 24, 25 and 26 and open from 8:30 am to noon on December 27 and 28. It will be closed on December 31 and January 1 and open 8:30 am and to noon on January 2, 3 and 4. Regular office hours will resume on January 7.

Adult Education - Church History in the High Middle Ages

Kick off the New Year by learning more about the history of our faith! Church History in the High Middle Ages was an exciting period in which crusaders fought in the Holy Land and Spain, St. Thomas Aquinas and the Scholastics described our faith in great theological and philosophical detail, and papal elections were set down as they still exist today. Join presenter Andrew Lynch to learn about all this and much more in this six-week series beginning on Thursday, January 3 at 7:00 pm in the Church. Those interested can register ($10) when they arrive at the first session. Please visit the parish's adult education web page for more information (www.cureofars.com/adult-formation-classes)or email Andrew Lynch (andrewlynch@cureofars.com) with any questions.

BOY SCOUT TROOP 395 CHILI DINNER/RAFFLE, SUNDAY, JAN. 20, 2019 - 5-7:30 P.M.

Everyone is invited to the 9th annual Curé of Ars Boy Scout Troop 395 chili dinner fundraiser on Sunday, Jan, 20, 2019 from 5-7:30pm. Tickets are $7 each (maximum of $25 / family), and the menu includes chili, hot dogs, cornbread, dessert, and beverage. The event will be held in the school cafeteria. The event also includes a raffle with many fun items. Raffle tickets are $5 each, or 3 for $10. Need not be present to win. Tickets can be purchased after all Masses the weekends of Jan. 5-6 and Jan.12-13, or by contacting Connie Martin: 913.548.5327.

Please support this Curé of Ars Boy Scout Troop fundraiser, as these youth are our future leaders in our community!

PARISH EVENTS

Bible Study

Our weekly Bible Study meets Tuesdays 1:00 to 2:30 pm in the Ars II Room. We are currently reviewing the Gospel of Luke. All are welcome, come as often as your schedule allows. For more information contact Jodie Stockwell or Bill Hobbs

Men of Curé

Join us on Friday mornings in the Fr. Burak Room as we discuss the Scripture readings for the upcoming Sunday. The discussions will be 7:00-8:00 am. Coffee will be served. Please contact Doug Leibbrandt at 816.695.3357 if you would like more infor-mation.

ROSARY REPAIR

Tuesday Morning Men

Join Tuesday Morning Men who meet in the Fr. Burak Room after the 6:30 am Mass for their new thirteen week program. The program, “The Vision of Man Fully Alive,” begins on September 11. For more information, contact Greg Albers at 913.642.7201.

Legion of Mary

Please join us as we pray the Rosary, participate in good works for our community, and share in a deeper spiritual relationship with our Blessed Mother. When: Tuesday Morning after 8:15 am Mass and Tuesday Evening 6:30 pm (cry room). All are welcome! For more information, contact Sallie Steele at 816.914.0733.

Email David and Jacqueline Elbert at HolyRosaryRepair@gmail.com with questions and to make arrangements or contact Curé of Ars Church 913-649-1337. Repairs are done free of charge with some exceptions. They also will accept donations of old rosaries.

Year End Gifts of Stock

Appreciated assets, such as stock make attractive year-end gifts because stock gifted to the parish or another qualifying charity may allow you to avoid a capital gains tax. Gifts mailed or delivered by December 31 may qualify for a tax deduction in 2018. The form is on our website www.cureofars.com or you may contact the parish office at 913.649.1337 for further details.

Annual Contributions

If you wish to make an annual contribution to the parish for 2018, please be sure it is received in the office by the end of the year. You may place your contribution in the mail or in the collection at Mass.

YEAR END CONTRIBUTIONS

Today Mary is a heaven for us, because she bears God within herself.

The Most High God has abased Himself and made His dwelling in her, so that He might

bring about our salvation. St. Ephrem

Catholic Community Hospice

If you have experienced the loss of a loved one in the past few years, the holiday season can be challenging. Please consider reading our Holiday Grieving: Reflection, Tips and Hopes page on our website: catholiccharitiesks.org/grieving-during-the-holidays/. Please feel free to call us with any questions or comments at 913.621.5090.

Knights of Columbus

The Curé Knights wish you A Blessed and Joyful Christmas and A Happy and

Prosperous New Year. New, Easy Online Sign Up to Become a Knights of Columbus Member - Just go to knights.net from a computer or mobile device and select the Join tab. It takes just a few minutes to sign

up. The only requirements for membership are that you be a practical (that is practicing) Catholic man and at least 18 years of age. Gentlemen, what are you waiting for? Why not join us? For more information about Our Lady of Peace Council #9856 at Curé, contact Grand Knight, Ed Lewis at grandknight@kofccureofars, or Membership Chairman, Don Catron at dcatron@kc.rr.com, or use go to https://cureofars.com/knights-of-columbus

Are you praying for someone who is struggling? Are you praying about a burden that is weighing you down? You might like to help but do not know what to do. You may feel a need for help but do not want to both-er anyone or do not know who to ask.

Consider contacting Stephen Ministry. Stephen Ministers are trained to walk with you, help you carry your burdens, and bring God’s loving care. Don’t hesitate. Be coura-geous enough to make a call. Contact David Chaffee at 913.317.8393 or Ed Connolly at 913.707.2343.

Information Day for Ministries of Hospitality: Ushers and Greeters

Have you ever thought about being an usher or greeter? Ever wonder what the ushers and greeters do? Stop by the table in the vestibule on Saturday, Jan 5 after the 4:00 pm Mass and Sunday, Jan 6 after all the Sunday Masses to learn more about these ministries and to sign up!

Office: (913) 649-1337 Email: cureparish@cureofars.com

Pastor, Fr. Richard Storey frstorey@cureofars.com Associate Pastor, Fr. Justin Hamilton justinhamilton@cureofars.com Senior Associate, Fr. Tony Lickteig tonylickteig@archkckcs.org Ministry Assistant, Sister Julie Galan, csj jgalan@cureofars.com Deacon Steve White stevewhite@cureofars.com Deacon Phillip Nguyen phillipnguyen@cureofars.com Parish Manager, Bob Kolich bobkolich@cureofars.com Business Manager, Katy Rocca katyrocca@cureofars.com Parish Life Coordinator, Carol Morris carolmorris@cureofars.com Communications Coordinator, Amy Naab amynaab@cureofars.com Music Ministry, Ellen Tuttle ellentuttle@cureofars.com RCIA, Sister Rosie rcia@cureofars.com School of Religion, Bernadette Myers bernadettemyers@cureofars.com Youth Coordinator, Andrew Lynch andrewlynch@cureofars.com School Principal, Andrew Legler andrew.legler@cureofars.com Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, Joni Rundle joni.rundle@cureofars.com Facebook: CureofArsLeawoodKS

Twitter: @CureofArslw

PRAYERS NEEDED

Please pray for those in our parish who are suffering from illness:

Rick Sinclair, Zach Josephson, Brian Titus, Darcy Fowler, Jerry Saale, Dean and Marian Wiseman, Jeannie Bolton, Tom Barry, Ross McVey, Wes Kurre, Dan Monks, Audrey Dhooge, Kathleen Helming, Binish Paul, Jeff Hoffman, Susie Leake Gilbert, Vern Marlo, Sister Ruth, Jim Farmer, Tim Werth, Ed McHardie, Msgr. Charles McGlinn, Joan Hurley, Bob Bolton and Tim Corbett.

SACRAMENTS

Baptisms

Baptisms for children are celebrated Sunday following the noon Mass or Satur-day following the 4:00 pm Mass. Please complete the baptism form on the web-site: www.cureofars.com, under Sacraments, or call the parish office.

Marriages

The Archdiocese requires a couple to allow six months preparation before mar-riage by attending preparation/spirituality sessions prior to the date. If you are planning a wedding, please contact Carol Morris in the parish office at carolmorris@cureofars.com

Please pray for all those who have died and for the consolation of their families:

John Anstoetter, father of Mark and grandfather of Lydia, Ella

and Madeline

Dick Donaldson, brother of Judith Ann Mereghetti Charles McGrew, husband of Pauline

PARISH DIRECTORY

CONGRATULATIONS

Baptisms

In Need of Prayer?

We have a group of people here at Curé of Ars who are willing to pray for your special needs in the privacy of their homes. All is kept confidential. Call Jeanne Dervin at 913.648.3214 or Ruthanne Schroeder at 913.341.0653.

December 15

Teagan Rose Glessner

Milo Lee Storey

Thomas Gerard Burke

Please let us know when your loved one is better!

December 16

Leon David Lingmerth

Jack McGregor Vigdorth

Charles Jackson Peters