Nativity of Mary Church and School 10017 E 36th Terrace Independence, MO 64052

Parish: (816) 353-2184 Fax: (816) 358-4155 School: (816) 353-0284 Web: www.nativityofmary.org

“My attitude must be Christ’s.” - Philippians 2:5

Mass Schedule Monday: 8:30 a.m. Communion Service Weekday: 8:30 a.m. Tuesday - Friday Saturday: 4:00 p.m. Sunday: 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Holy Day: 8:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Confessions Saturday: 3:00 p.m. or by Appointment

Parish Staff Rev. Robert Stone, Pastor Mrs. Mary Parrish, Principal Melissa Clancy, Business Manager New Parishioners If you are new to our parish and would like more information please contact the Parish Office.

Pastoral Care Sacraments for the Sick. Fr. Bob Stone, 353-2184, ext. 404 Pastoral visits to the Homebound and Hospitals. Paula Cassity, 353-2184, ext. 401

Emergency Assistance Contact St. Mary’s Food Pantry and Clothes Closet - 252-8649

Youth Ministry Debbie Page, 353-2184, ext. 408

School School, Early Childhood and Extended Care Carmen Wolfgeher, 353-0284

Sacrament Preparation Baptism, First Reconciliation, First Eucharist, Confirmation, Adult Initiation (RCIA), and Matrimony Contact the parish office for information

Music Ministry Maria Milazzo, 985-6498

Parish Ministry Council Marilyn Mineart - Chair

Diocesan Victim’s Advocate Kathleen Chastain 816.392.0011 or chastain@diocesekcsj.org

Ombudsman Jenifer Valenti, 816-812-2500 or JeniferValenti@att.net

MAY 20, 2018 - PENTECOST SUNDAY

MASS INTENTIONS READINGS OF THE WEEK - MAY 21 - 27, 2018

Monday: Gn 3:9-15, 20 or Acts 1:12-14; Ps 87:1-3, 5-7; Jn 19:25-34 Tuesday: Jas 4:1-10; Ps 55:7-11a, 23; Mk 9:30-37 Wednesday: Jas 4:13-17; Ps 49:2-3, 6-11; Mk 9:38-40 Thursday: Jas 5:1-6; Ps 49:14-20; Mk 9:41-50 Friday: Jas 5:9-12; Ps 103:1-4, 8-9, 11-12; Mk 10:1-12 Saturday: Jas 5:13-20; Ps 141:1-3, 8; Mk 10:13-16 Sunday: Dt 4:32-34, 39-40; Ps 33:4-6, 9, 18-20, 22; Rom 8:14-17; Mt 28:16-20

PLEASE PRAY FOR:

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION

The disciples gathered on the fiftieth day after the Res-urrection were not keeping their first Pentecost. For them, Pentecost was the fiftieth day after Passover, a feast of the first fruits of the harvest. It was the second most important feast of the year. Today, Jews gather on the eve of the feast to study scripture and the law, and after the feast begins at sundown, spend the day in joy-ful social gatherings. The meaning of the celebration is the giving of the law on Mount Sinai, so for Christians the connection to the gifts of the Holy Spirit is obvious. In Sicily and in the Pantheon in Rome, today the de-scent of the Holy Spirit is enacted with a stunning ritual. Some churches there have an "eye" in the roof open to the sky, called an oculus. After the Gospel today, thou-sands of rose petals fall from the oculus onto the as-sembly. Churches and homes are decked in greenery and flowers to express the new life the Holy Spirit brings on this, the "birthday of the church."

Rev. James Field, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.

Sat., May 19 - Vigil of Pentecost Sunday

4:00PM + David/Ruth Gordon & Wanda Gibson

Sunday, May 20 - Pentecost Sunday

8:00AM + Pete Quiroga

10:30AM + Pete Quiroga & Thelma Bruehl

Monday, May 21 - St. Christopher Magallanes

8:30AM Communion Service

Tuesday, May 22 - St. Rita of Cascia

8:30AM + Pete Quiroga

Wednesday, May 23

8:30AM Nativity of Mary School

Thursday, May 24

8:30AM + Mary Ragsdale

Friday, May 25 - St. Bede the Venerable

8:30AM + Margaret Trigg

Saturday, May 26 - Vigil of the Most Holy Trinity

4:00PM + Virginia McMenamy

+ Louis & Tulia Serrone

Sunday, May 27 - The Most Holy Trinity

8:00AM + Pott, Penyock, & Berislavich Families

10:30AM + Don Hodes

If true knowledge of God depends upon immersion in the Holy Spirit, then that knowledge is a function of an entire form of life, involving prayer, self-denial, the corporal and spiritual works of mercy, and the forgiveness of one’s enemies. We don’t think our way to an understanding of God so much as we live our way to it.

Bishop Robert Barron

Vern/Margaret Ault Garry/Emily Gagnon Mary Kay Seller

Michael Bell Barbara Garrett Mike Singleton

Sara Breunig Joey Gray Patrick Singleton

Steve Christensen Marla Herbst Bernice/Norm Steffen

John Clarke Cynthia/Dennis Jones Breit Maureen Sutera

Mary Crocker Katie Lesmeister Zeniada Torres

Bob DeSchepper Jack McEnroe Mary Vitt

Kathy Dunbar Juan/Mary Perez Carol Byrd Weaver

Roni Durkee Carlos Pinon Alyssa Webb

Mary Enyart Gary Pricer Daniel Wheeler

Shannon Casey Mike Rooney Ayden Wright

MAY 20, 2018 - PARISH NEWS

Thank you for supporting our Parish Community and Catholic Education!

Gluten-free hosts are available. Talk to Fr. Bob before Mass.

We have 2 wheelchairs and hearing assist devices available for your use during mass. Please contact an usher.

Did You Know…

Beginning June 1st, the Ministry Center will close at Noon on Fridays for the summer months.

NATIVITY OF MARY CONTRIBUTION REPORT 5/5/2018 & 5/6/2018

Attention High School Students & Parents

On Sunday, May 20th, after the 10:30 a.m. mass, all high school students and their parents are invited to an information meeting about our Nativity Youth Group and the summer Float Trip.

Life Line Screening, a leading provider of community-based preventive health screenings, will offer their af-fordable, non-invasive and painless health screenings at Nativity of Mary Church on 6/29/2018. Five screen-ings will be offered which includes 4 vascular tests and osteoporosis screening from $149 ($139 with our mem-ber discount).

In order to register for this event and to receive a $10 discount off any package priced above $129,

please call 1-888-653-6441 or visit www.lifelinescreening.com/communitycircle

or text the word circle to 797979.

MEMORIAL FLOWER & WREATH SALE

Knights of Columbus, Council #4962, will hold its annual Memorial Flower and Wreath sale on May 23rd through May 28 (Memorial Day) at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish hall, 8812 E. Gregory Blvd, in Raytown. Sale hours, 9 am to 5 pm. Credit cards accepted.

ALTAR SOCIETY MINUTES

If you would like to keep up with what the Nativity Altar Society is doing, we will now publish the minutes from their meetings and have copies of them available in the back of church.

Envelopes $ 15,280.38 Plate $ 571.00 Church Debt $ 1,215.00 Pisces Fund $ 560.00 Utility Fund $ - EFT $ - Credit Card $ - Online Giving $ 633.86 Poor Box $ 490.00 Total $ 18,750.24

Tuition/Registration Fees 17-18 $ 22,311.26

Tuition/Registration Fees 18-19 $ 2,325.60

Thank you to all who participated in the quilt raffle. Total amount of $707 was given to the church. The winners were:

Big quilt - Mary Ann McClure, $50 cash - Catherine Anthony

Baby quilt - Donna Arnone

Congratulations!

Nativity of Mary Quilters

TOUR OF THE OLD OLL SCHOOL The Raytown School District has taken over Our Lady of Lourdes school. Last September the Three Trails Pre-school began in half of the building and in February of 2018 renovations began on the side next to Gregory Blvd. The school district has agreed to let us come in-side to get a tour of the renovations on Friday, June 1st at 10:00 a.m. Please RSVP by Tuesday, May 29th, if you are interested in taking a look at what they have done. Call Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Office at 816-353-2380 or email to office@ollraytown.com so that we can give them an idea of how many might be show-ing up.

MAY 20 - JUNE 9, 2018 CALENDAR

Sunday 20 8:00AM Mass 10:30AM Mass 9:00AM Choir Rehearsal

Monday 21 8:30AM Communion Serv.

Tuesday 22 8:30AM Mass 9AM - Quilters

Wednesday 23 8:30AM Mass

5:30PM - Parish Finance Council

Thursday 24 8:30AM Mass

Friday 25 8:30AM Mass

Saturday 26 3:00PM Confession 4:00PM Mass

27 8:00AM Mass 10:30AM Mass 9:00AM Choir Rehearsal

28 8:30AM Communion Serv. Ministry Center Closed

29 8:30AM Mass 9AM - Quilters

30 8:30AM Mass

31 8:30AM Mass

June 1 8:30AM Mass 9AM-Noon Eucharistic Adoration

2 3:00PM Confession 4:00PM Mass

9AM-Noon Free Shred-It McGilley And Sheil

3 8:00AM Mass 10:30AM Mass

4 8:30AM Communion Serv.

5 8:30AM Mass 9AM - Quilters

6 8:30AM Mass

7 8:30AM Mass 7:00PM Altar Society Meeting

8 8:30AM Mass

9 3:00PM Confession 4:00PM Mass

It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit.

-- John 15:16

How to keep your son or daughter Catholic while in college.

Try the Newman Connection! Do you have a child, grandchild, niece, nephew, friend, etc. who is going to college this fall? College is often a difficult time for young Catholic students who do not meet and socialize with other likeminded Catholics. The Newman Connec-tion Project is designed to help young men and women who are leaving home for the first time to meet people with similar beliefs and principles. It is endorsed by Bishop James V. Johnston. All we need from you is the student’s Name, University/College Name and City/State the student will attend. The Serra Club of Southeast Kansas City, MO is promoting this program.

Contact Homer Radford at 816-560-2992 or email to hradford2@comcast.net with questions or ask for assis-tance. The Newman Connection team will help your student(s) keep connected with their faith!

SCHOOL - MAY 20, 2018

MAY 20, 2018 - PENTECOST SUNDAY The feast of Pentecost invites us to reflect prayerfully upon the Holy Spirit. Our readings today reveal three distinct views of the Holy Spirit. In Acts, the Spirit moves powerfully and unpredictably, sometimes in disorienting ways, to renew the world. In Paul, the Spirit unites the church in Jesus into one body, and provides many varied and complementary gifts to the church. In John, the Spirit continues the healing and forgiving presence of Jesus, and empowers his followers to ex-tend the ministry of Jesus to the whole world. Pentecost teaches us that the Holy Spirit speaks and acts in many ways: to comfort us, to shake us up, and to open us to something new. Always, the Spirit is communicating God's love. Just like those who first heard God's proclamation in many languages, we might hear the Spirit who penetrates our hearts, speaking the many languages of love.

ENCOUNTERING CULTURE We listen today, in Acts, of how very diverse individuals, all Jewish, heard the proclamation of Jesus in their own lan-guages. These were likely diaspora Jews who had lived in other lands and had learned different languages and cultures. Throughout the book, the author of Acts is hinting at what will happen later.

The Good News will be received by different peoples and cultures. There will be dialogue between Jesus' message and each culture, and the message will take root within the culture. Many persons will reject Jesus, but those who accept him will learn to proclaim Jesus, and join in the Spirit's work of transforming the culture.

We too are invited to join God's mission in our own culture, approaching with both humility and boldness. We are to be servants, companions, and sometimes prophets, always with charity and openness. The Spirit calls us both to engage in dialogue with others and to proclaim Jesus with our lives.

GIFTS TO BE SHARED Through Paul's ministry in Corinth, the Christian community there had sprung up quickly. A variety of spiritual gifts were enthusiastically shared. But that variety led to arguments among them. Some believed that some gifts, such as speaking in tongues, were more important. Those with certain gifts gained honor and status in the community.

In his letter to the Corinthians, Paul challenged this. He wrote that all are gifted, and all gifts come from the Holy Spirit. The gifts, though quite varied, are fundamentally equal in importance. They have one shared purpose, to proclaim and live the good news of Jesus.

Each of us is invited to consider how the Spirit has given us gifts within the Church to participate in God's mission in the world. Our gifts are valuable and distinctly ours. But they are no better or worse than the gifts of others. All are given to serve our common purpose. With both humility and boldness, let us share our gifts.

Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Company

The Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph is committed to combating sexual abuse in the Church. If you are a victim of sexual abuse, or if you observe or suspect sexual abuse:

1. Call the Missouri Child Abuse Hotline at 1.800.392.3738 (if the victim is currently under the age of 18), and 2. Contact your local law enforcement agency or call 911, and 3. After reporting to these civil and law enforcement authorities, report suspected sexual abuse of a minor or vulnerable adult to the Diocesan Ombudsman, Jenifer Valenti, at 816.812.2500 or JeniferValenti@att.net, if the abuse involves a priest, deacon, employee or volunteer of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph.

The Diocese has a sincere commitment to providing care and heal-ing resources to victims of sexual abuse and their families. Please contact Victim Advocate, Kathleen Chastain, at 816.392.0011 or chastain@diocesekcsj.org for more information.

Today we celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit, the birth of the Church and the beginning of its mission in the world. Pentecost Sunday reminds us that our lives are filled with the Holy Spirit and God has accomplished creative things in us through this gift. We

have been entrusted with this great gift of the Holy Spirit. Now is a good time to ask: Are we being good stewards of this gift? What creative things have we done to glorify God’s accomplishments in us? Catholic Stewardship February 2018 e-bulletin

MAY 20, 2018 - PENTECOST SUNDAY

Wreath Laying Ceremony to Honor Veteran’s and First Responder’s

Post Fr. Vincent Capodanno Memorial Catholic War Veterans Memorial Post 1974 will hold a Wreath Laying Ceremony. The event will be held on Memorial Day, May 28, 2018 at 11:30 am. The ceremony will be held in front of Mt. Olivet’s memorials to our Veterans and First Responders. Please contact Ann Roberts – 816.469.0271 or John – 816.699.8719