growing as disciples of jesus and making disciples for jesus · malas que trigo. cuando era...
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Mass Schedule/ Horario de Misas
Mon-Fri/Lun-Vier 6:30 a.m. Saturday/Sábado 8 a.m., 5 p.m. Sundays/Domingo: English 7:30 a.m., 9:15 a.m., 11 a.m. Español 12:45 p.m. Burmese 2:30 p.m.
School of Religion K-8
Catecismo K-8 Wednesdays/Miercoles 7 p.m.
(September—April)
RCIA Classes (Adults) Tuesdays 6:30 p.m., Sept—Easter
Adoration Suspended
Marriages/Matrimonios
Please notify the pastor 8-10 months prior to wedding.
Favor de notificar a la parroquia 8-10 meses antes.
Baptisms/Bautismos
By appointment only Por cita solamente.
Confessions/Confesiones
3:30 p.m. Saturdays, 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays or by appointment
Español– Martes a las 5:30 p.m. Sabados a las 3:30 p.m.
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1086 North 94th Street, Kansas City, Kansas 66112 913-299-3370 www.stpatrickkck.org
Pastor Father Mark Mertes ([email protected])
Vicar/Vicario Burmese Ministry Father Shawn Tunink Father Michael Van Lian www.ShawnTheBaptist.org
Deacon/Diácono Dave Cresswell
From Father Mark Mertes, Pastor:
If you pull up the weeds you might uproot the wheat along with them.
Let them grow together until harvest……(Luke 13.27)
I gave my first homily as a priest in my first parish assignment 33 years ago this weekend. The gospel was to-day’s gospel about Jesus’ advice that it is better to let the weeds and wheat grow side by side so as to save all the wheat. I shared with the parish that I was glad that God hadn’t harvested me because up to that time there had been more weeds than wheat. As a teenager and young adult I had be-come out of control and rooted in in-appropriate behavior—kind of like a weed! I would say again today, thanks to God, for giving my life a chance to bear good fruit! Jesus counsels a divine patience and acceptance that might be hard for us to grasp. Look at Jesus on the cross, arms outstretched, as if to say, “I em-brace it all. On the one hand your success and best efforts to draw near to Grace, and on the other hand your refusals to come to me.” Jesus em-braces our “yes” and makes the most of it; Jesus accepts our “No, no way” and patiently waits until we might give a different answer.
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Today Jesus en-courages us to be patient and compassionate: With our-
selves as we strive to move out of behaviors that have perplexed us for a long time. God does and will set us free; we need to be accepting of small steps that eventually bring large changes.
With our family members as they, like us, wrestle with the challeng-es of 2020. The Holy Spirit is ready to give us extra doses of pa-tience, humor and creativity to make the most of these days.
With our leaders, as they, just like each one of us, are responding day to day to many new challenges.
With Jesus to guide us we can work together for the good of all.
Scripture Readings for Week of July 20-26
Mon/Lun: Micah 6:1-4, 6-8; Matthew 12:38-42 Tue/Mar: Micah 7:14-15, 18-20; Matthew 12:46-50 Wed/Mie: Song of Songs 3:1-4b; John 20:1-2, 11-18 Thur/Jue: Jeremiah 2:1-3, 7-8, 12-13; Matthew 13:10-17 Fri/Vie: Jeremiah 3:14-17; Matthew 13:18-23 Sat/Sab: 2 Corinthians 4:7-15; Matthew 20:20-28 Sun/Dom: 1 Kings 3:5, 7-12; Romans 8:28-30; Matthew 13:44-52
Desde Padre Mark Mertes:
Si arrancas las malas hierbas, po-drías desarraigar el trigo junto con ellas. Déjalos crecer juntos hasta la
cosecha...... (Lucas 13.27) Di mi primera homilía como sacerdo-te en mi primera misión parroquial hace 33 años este fin de semana. El evangelio era el evangelio de hoy, so-bre el consejo de Jesús de que es me-jor dejar que las malas hierbas y el tri-go crezcan lado a lado para salvar to-do el trigo. Compartí con la parroquia que me alegraba de que Dios no me hubiera cosechado porque hasta ese momento había habido más hierbas malas que trigo. Cuando era adoles-cente y adulto joven, me había des-controlado y arraigado en un compor-tamiento inapropiado, ¡como una hierba mala! ¡Diría nuevamente hoy, gracias a Dios, por dar a mi vida la oportunidad de dar buenos frutos! Jesús aconseja una paciencia divina y aceptación que podría ser difícil de entender. Mire a Jesús en la cruz, con los brazos extendidos, como si dijera: “Lo abrazo todo. En una mano, tu éxito y tus mejores esfuerzos para acercarte a la gracia y en la otra mano, tus rechazos para venir a mí.” Jesús abraza nuestro "sí" y lo aprove-cha al máximo; Jesús acepta nuestro "No, de mucho tiempo. Dios nos hace
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Limpieza de la Iglesia La limpieza de la iglesia a sido pospuesta.
Si le gustaría hablar con el Padre Mark por favor de llamar al 913/299-3370 en la oficina parroquial. También, si necesitan ayuda en español por favor de llamar al 913/299-3370, ext. 104.
Ministerios SI usted desea inscribirse o informamrase sobre los ministerios de Lector, Ministro Extraordinario de la Comunion, Hospitalidad, limpieza de los viernes, Coro, o Monaguillo, por favor de mandar un correo electronico a [email protected]. Su parroquia los necesita.
ninguna manera" y espera paciente-mente hasta que podamos dar una respuesta diferente. Hoy Jesús nos anima a ser pacientes y compasivos: Con nosotros mismos mientras nos
esforzamos por salir de los com-portamientos que nos han dejado perplejos durante y nos hará libres; necesitamos aceptar pequeños pa-sos que eventualmente traigan grandes cambios.
Con los miembros de nuestra fa-milia mientras ellos, como noso-tros, luchan con los desafíos de 2020. El Espíritu Santo está listo para darnos dosis adicionales de paciencia, humor y creatividad pa-ra aprovechar al máximo estos días.
Con nuestros líderes, ya que ellos, al igual que cada uno de nosotros, responden día a día a muchos desafíos nuevos.
Con Jesús para guiarnos podemos trabajar juntos por el bien de todos.
Mass Intentions (Intenciones)
SUNDAY, JULY 19—16th Sunday of Ordinary Time 7:30 a.m. Mass Int: Francis Gil † 9:15 a.m. Mass Int: People of the Parish 11:00 a.m. Mass Int: Clarence and Jeanette Porter † 12:45 p.m. (Spanish) Int: Healing of the Sick 2:30 p.m. (Burmese) Mass Int: St. Patrick’s MONDAY, JULY 20—St. Apollinaris 6:30 a.m. Mass Int: Velma Andrisevic † TUESDAY, JULY 21—St. Lawrence of Brindiski 6:30 a.m. Mass Int: Shirley Bowline † WEDNESDAY, JULY 22—St. Mary Magdalene 12:15 p.m. Mass Int: Donald Hargis † THURSDAY, JULY 23—St. Bridget 6:30 a.m. Mass Int: Jessica Theodoroff † FRIDAY, JULY 24—St. Sharbel Makhluf 12:15 p.m. Mass Int: Amelia Castro † SATURDAY, JULY 25—St. James 8:00 a.m. Mass Int: Alice Neal † 5:00 p.m. Mass Int: Jerry Sipes † SUNDAY, JULY 26—17th Sunday of Ordinary Time 7:30 a.m. Mass Int: People of the Parish 9:15 a.m. Mass Int: Sally Hurtado † 11:00 a.m. Mass Int: James Francis “Frank” Welter † 12:45 p.m. (Spanish) Int: Gustavo Hernandez † 2:30 p.m. Burmese Mass Int: St. Patrick’s
Confession Schedule: Tuesdays 5:30 p.m. (English and Spanish) Saturdays 3:30 p.m.
Value Them Both Amendment The 2020 Primary Election & the “Value Them Both” Amendment Voting began Wednesday for many primary elections in Kansas. As Catholics, we are called not simply to vote, but to be well informed voters who in casting our ballots apply the moral principles and priorities of our Faith. The Catholic Church does not tell its members how to vote. At the same time, it is the responsi-bility of the Church to help form the consciences of her members to understand the principles and priorities that should guide their decisions as vot-ers. The Catholic Bishops have once again identi-fied the protection of the unborn as the pre-eminent moral priority. Archbishop Naumann states, “The Value Them Both Constitutional Amendment needs to be adopted by the citizens of Kansas. We need elected officials who will take action to defend the innocent life of the unborn and their mothers.” To see Archbishop’s full state-ment on the moral responsibility of voting and to learn more about the “Value Them Both” Amend-ment, please visit www.archkck.org/prolife. The USCCB’s Forming Consciences for Faithful Citi-zenship can be found at: http://www.usccb.org/issues-andaction/faithful-citizenship/index.cfm.
Do you have a friend or relative you would
like to invite to become Catholic? Are you a baptized Catholic and have
not received the sacraments of Eucharist and Confirmation?
Are you or someone you love curious about the teachings of the Catholic Church? We invite you to contact us for information on becoming Catho-lic. For information on classes (private or group) to receive the sacraments, please contact There-sa Smith, 913-299-3370 or [email protected]. Parishioners are welcome to share this infor-mation with family members and friends.
Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend
July 31-August 2 or September 18-20
The future seems uncertain . . . But God has a plan for you and your marriage; a plan that is so much more than you could ever imagine. You are invited to attend an upcoming Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend (July 31-August 2 or Sep-tember 18-20) and discover all the beauty and joy that God desires for you as a couple. To apply for a weekend, visit www.wwme4youandme.org or call/email Tony & Barb Zimmerman at 816-741-4066, [email protected]. Visit this link for a video invitation - https://youtu.be/3k6mfS27afg.
Please contact Theresa Smith, 913-299-3370 or [email protected] to add or remove a name. Only family members may
add names because of privacy. Please pray for the sick: Vincent Anderjaska, Al Arendt, Andrew Becker, Donna Bileck, Ray Bond, Douglas Braman, Victor Braman, Mary Ann Bush, Hannah Buttaccio, Bob Butters, Marcia Cooper, Raymond Cote, Vernon Cox, Thresa Ehrhart, Connie Galvan, Bill Ghale, Cora Grant, Bob Holek, Shirley Imhoff, Mike Kerns, Michael Killian, Mary Elaine Kohler, Sophia Kovacs, Joyce Leiker, Debbie Martin, Martha McCarty, Fred McClain, Andrea McNeely, Laraun McNeely, Wil-letta Minters, Ashley Mizell, Belinda Ogan, Jose-phine Ogan, Dennis and Stephanie Seuferling, Linda Shalz, Helen Sims, Jack Sixta, Tom Sixta, Leo Storm, Margaret Struzzo, Joseph Tayler, Deacon Charlie Voss, Glenn Waltsak, Bob Wil-liams, Joe Wingerter, Ellie Worley
Ministers to the Homebound: This ministry is suspended to protect the
health of our homebound. We will resume when it’s safe to do so.
Anointing of the Sick
If you are scheduled for surgery, please call the parish office, 299-3370, to receive the sacrament of Anointing of the Sick before your hospital stay.
If your condition worsens, you need additional surgery, you recover then become seriously ill
again or are facing additional health challenges due to aging, it’s appropriate to be anointed again.
Grief Support Group Suspended Through Summer
Our parish Grief Support Group will resume meet-ing in September if it is safe to do so. We encour-age all those who have lost a loved one to call the parish office or a family member or trusted friend when you need to talk. God bless you and know that you will be remembered in prayer.
Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) Update Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) exists to pro-vide an athletic program encouraging youth to grow in the image of Christ through athletic events. Our website (https://cyojwa.org/home) has been updated. We are excited with the prospect of awarding more scholarships (https://cyojwa.org/content/5482/Scholarship) this season.
Training is required
before volunteering with children at the parish or school.
To volunteer with children in the parish or school, you must first attend a Virtus “Protecting God’s Children” session and pass a background check. Trainings can be found at www.virtusonline.org. Your account must remain current with assigned articles. Contact Betty Ann Battson, Virtus Coordi-nator, 299-3728 or [email protected].
Reporting Suspected Abuse Archdiocese remains committed to investigating any allegation of abuse of a minor made against any member of the clergy or any church employee or volunteer—no matter the age of incident or cur-rent age of the victim. Individuals are encouraged to call confidential report line at 913-647-3051 or archkck.org/reportabuse to make a report to Jan Saylor, archdiocesan report investigator, and to call law enforcement directly. If a child or vulnera-ble adult is in immediate danger, call 911.
Pitching for Priests’ Game Cancelled
This year’s Pitching for Priests’ game has been cancelled. If you purchased tickets, refunds will be issued ($3.50 per ticket will be kept for expenses) soon. Please pray for holy priestly vocations!
FORMED: FREE in English and Spanish
Download FORMED app to your phone or visit FORMED.org, click “I belong to a parish” then put in parish name or zip code. Follow instructions to access our subscription and enjoy live broadcasts, ebooks, movies, and studies! Explore Faith at Home and Fe en Casa with resources in English and Spanish!s) soon.
Need an Appointment?
Contact the office, 299-3370. It’s been a pleasure to resume appointments with parishioners for marriage prep, baptism prepara-tion, annulments, mentoring and pastoral needs. Please contact us to make an appointment. We’ll help you schedule it and review safety guidelines. We look forward to seeing you! God bless!
Please pray for the repose of the souls of Amelia Castro, Dorothy Isabell, and Mary Ann Kennedy (grandmother of Father Shawn). Our prayers and sympathy are offered to their families and friends.
July 5 Year to Date/Hasta hoy
Budget/Presupuesto
$20,000.00 $20,000.00
Total Weekend Collection (Online)
$5,310.00
Weekday Receipts by mail or electron-ic giving/Recibido en fin de semana
$12,561.00
Total Collection Through 7/10/20 Collecta Total has-ta el 7/10/20
$17,871.00 $17,871.00
UNDER Budget ($2,129.00) ($2,129.00)
Maintenance Fund: July 5 Year to Date $995.00 $995.00
Other Collections: School Support $225.00 Bishop Ward $20.00 Extra Parochial Collections for Archdiocese: Visiting Mission $13.00
Thank you for the help and encouragement of your prayers and financial support. Last week was better financially. Please continue to pray for each other and especially people whose household in-
come has been impacted by COVID-19. In Christ, Patty Dickinson,
Business Manager
“For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has—not
according to what one does not have.” 2 Corinthians 8:10-12
Contribution Options: 1. Envelopes mailed or brought to Mass or
dropped in mail slot at office. 2. Your bank account—Set up St. Patrick’s KCK
in your bank’s Online Bill Payment Center. Our address is 1086 N. 94 Street, KCK 66112 (Use your envelope # as your account #).
3. Online giving (one time or recurring) - Secure online giving link is at www.stpatrickkck.org or on Facebook (stpatrickkck). Click “Give now” and thank you!
4. Bank EFT/ACH Electronic Funds Transfer (recurring on set date) set up through parish. Forms available upon request, 913-299-3370.
Like us on Facebook for Parish Updates! @StPatrickKCK
Father Mark Mertes will post Sunday Masses and reflections or discussions on our page
including Spanish content.
Father Mark’s Bible Study! Thursdays, Facebook Live, 7 pm
Fridays Facebook Live (Spanish), 7 pm You’re welcome to ask questions in the com-ments! If you can’t join him live, watch the vid-
eo to prepare for Sunday Mass!
Website Updates in Progress! www.stpatrickkck.org
Online giving is now available!
Did you know that Amazon has a way to donate to St. Patrick’s when you make a purchase?
1. Visit smile.amazon.com and sign in with
your Amazon ID and password. 2. Click on Account at the top of the screen. 3. Under “Other Programs,” Click “Change
your Amazon Smile charity.” Search for St. Patrick Catholic Church and School. You should see Kansas City KS to the side. Amazon will donate .5% of each pur-chase (before tax and shipping) to St. Pat-rick’s. It adds up!
4. The key is to then remember to sign on to Amazon.Smile to place your orders.
Thank you for using Amazon.Smile to help
St. Patrick’s and its ministries!
Praising Our Lord and keeping our parishioners safe make for a great
Sunday!
The parish now owns a mister that can quickly sani-tize the Church. Father Mark and
Chad Wiggins will be training men of the Knights of Co-lumbus on its use. We're so grateful!
CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS St. Patrick Church #742600 1086 N. 94th Street Kansas City, KS 66112 TELEPHONE (913) 299-3370 CONTACT PERSON Theresa Smith SOFTWARE MSPublisher 2003 Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Windows XP Professional PRINTER HP Deskjet 950C SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION July 19, 2020 TRANSMISSION TIME Tuesday 11:15 am E-MAIL ADDRESS [email protected] NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 9 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS 650 copies
Parish Staff/Personal
Pastor Father Mark Mertes
Parochial Vicar: Father Shawn Tunink www.ShawnTheBaptist.org
Parish/Chin Burmese Ministry Father Michael Van Lian
Deacon/Diácono David Cresswell [email protected]
Secretaries/Secretaria—Debbie Losensky (M-W),
Rachel Davis (Thurs-Fri) Church Office Email/Correo electrónico parroquial
Business Manager/Administrador Parroquial Patty Dickinson: [email protected]
Maintenance Director/Director de Mantenimiento
Sig Hanson
School Principal/Directora Escolar—Tim Conrad [email protected]
Director of Religious Education; Virtus Coordinator/
Directora de Educacion Religiosa y Virtus Betty Ann Battson: [email protected]
Director of Music Ministries/Directora de Musica
Cynthia Bounds: [email protected]
Director of Adult Faith Formation; RCIA; Wedding Coordinator; Annulment Advocate; Spiritual Mentor
Theresa Smith: [email protected]
Contact Information/Contacto
Parish Office/Oficinas parroquiales 299-3370 Office Hours/Horas de Oficina: Mondays-
Thursdays, 8 am—4:30 pm; Fridays, 8—Noon Ayuda en espaṅol con Jessy solo los miercoles de 3-6 pm
Office Fax/Fax de las Oficinas 788-2644 School/Escuela 299-8131 School Fax/Fax de la Escuela 299-2845 Early Education Center/Preescholar 299-3051 Religious Ed/Ed. Religiosa(K-8) 299-3728 Parish Center Reservations 299-3370 Parish Center Kitchen/Cocina 299-2286
Parish Ministries/Ministerios
Pastoral Council / Consejo Parroquial:
Nominations for Members will be accepted soon.
Altar Society President/
Presidente Sociedad del Altar Mickie Miller
CYO Directors Luke Folscroft
Finance Council / Consejo Financiero:
Caroline Brown, Bob Charbonneau, Joe Globoke, Ron Green, Moe Kancel, Diane Linder, Deacon
Charlie Voss, and Eugenia Winkelbauer
Green Club Fritz Vertz (913-515-0621)
Knights of Columbus Caballeros de Colon
Craig Taylor (913-909-0258)
Prolife Coordinator Coordinador Pro-vida Kim Wetzel-Williams
PTO Chairperson
Gina Nick, [email protected]
Shamrock Club John Kluck and Regina Seuferling
Social Concerns
Consejo de asuntos sociales Carroll and Katie Macke
Vocations Ministry/Comite de Vocaciones
Glenn Miller
Parish Mission Statement/Misión
St. Patrick Parish is called to love and serve the Lord, to grow in knowledge,
virtue and holiness and to spread the Gospel.
La parroquia de San Patricio esta llamada a amar y servir al Señor, a crecer en conocimien-to, virtud y santidad y a compartir el evangelio.
Core Values: Christ-Centered, Evangelization, Formation for All Ages, Family (Individual Fami-
lies and Parish Family), Stewardship