St. Francis of Assisi Parish September 4, 2016

Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Fr. C. Jarrod Lies, Pastor Fr. Daniel Duling, Associate Pastor Fr. Joshua Evans, Associate Pastor

PARISH OFFICE/RECTORY

Phone • 316.722.4404 Office Hours • Monday-Thursday 8:30 am-4:30 pm Friday 8:30 am-2:00 pm

MASS SCHEDULE

Weekend • Saturday 8:00 am, 5:00 & 7:00 pm Sunday 7:00, 8:30, 10:00, 11:30 am & 1:00 pm Weekdays • Monday-Friday 8:00 am & 5:30 pm

CONFESSION SCHEDULE Daily 5:00-5:25 pm, Saturdays 3:00-4:00 pm

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Father ’ s Focus

I encountered an important phrase in my studies this summer, “The parish is the ecclesial movement.” What this means is that there are many movements within the Church today seeking spiritual renewal; but the parish itself is the primary way men and women encounter Jesus Christ and enter into his Church. The way in which St. Francis has fostered itself as an “ecclesial movement” is through stewardship. Stewardship is the response of a Christian disciple to the overwhelming love shown to us in Christ Jesus and expressed in communion of sacrament and life within a parish. Discipleship is the foundation of Christian life; stewardship is its response. As I mentioned last year, stewardship is to family life what discipleship is to marriage. Discipleship is one’s commitment to the Father, through Jesus in the Holy Spirit. Stewardship is one’s commitment to the body of Christ which is the household of disciples. But stagnation is lethal and malformation is caustic. A healthy parish is one in a constant state of growth. In other words, St. Francis must be a parish in a constant state of conversion to Jesus Christ through the generous practice of stewardship. Conversion is a form of organic growth which includes conservation, purification and development. It is for this purpose that we are inaugurating the visioning process. Vision is necessary and motivating. Visioning discerns the goals of a community and then defines the actions to reach its goal. Such a process sees the “lay of the land” that determines the “foot falls” of a community. It is essentially a dialogue among the members of the parish: a two-way conversation inviting parishioners to reflect on what is truly essential to the life of our parish, to listen to the Spirit, and to then share their inspirations. This dialogue will seek to gain people’s input about the hopes, dreams, needs and desires of each parishioner concerning our parish. The ultimate result of this will be a strategic plan of action. Two key components of a visioning process are essential: prayer and leadership. First, any Catholic visioning process is useless without prayer in the Holy Spirit. A visioning process is essentially an act of discernment as to what God wants for a parish. Thus adoration, intercession, and prayer gatherings, are essential, not ancillary, to this process. By fostering an encounter with Jesus who inspires us with the Holy Spirit this entire process will be motivated by God’s providence. Second, a parish visioning process must have leadership docile to the Holy Spirit’s movement. Thus we are currently discerning a leadership team for this visioning process who will serve as the motivating body behind the process. Please pray for us, through the intercession of St. Francis, as we select and form the leadership for this visioning process. Please ask the Holy Spirit to guide this whole process from beginning to end. In an effort to “keep our eyes on the ball,” so to speak, I will be reflecting on the “Vision of an Ideal Parish” in future Father’s Focus.

RCIA NEWS

INTERESTED IN B ECOMING CAT HOLIC? If you are interested in becoming Cathol ic please either call the church office at 722-4404 or email Fr . Dan at frduling@stfranciswichita .com. Our first RCIA meet and greet will be on Wednesday , October 5. DO YOU KNOW SO MEONE WHO I S INTERESTED IN BEC OMING CATHO

LIC We are asking all pa rishioners to submit names and addresses of anyone th ey know who have an interest in becoming Catholic. Pl ease call the church of fic names and addresse e with these s by and Fr. Josh will then September 15. Fr. Jarrod, Fr. Dan se RCIA Meet and Gre nd them a personal invite to the et on Wednesday, O ctober 5.

ADORATION CHAPEL

“By means of the angels, Jesus calls the poor and simple shepherds, in order to manifest Himself to them. He calls the learned men by means of their science. And all of them, moved by His inner grace, hasten to adore Him. He calls all of us by divine inspiration, and communicates with us by means of His grace. How many times has he invited us, too? And how readily have we responded? My God, I blush and become embarrassed when I have to answer such a question.” ~St. Padre Pio

He is living there. He wants us to speak to Him! Urgent Need: Friday noon-1:00 pm and 7:00-8:00 pm. Holy hour partners needed: Saturdays from 2:00 am-3:00 am. Call Sandy Rongish at 990-6647 or Jenny Morgan at 721-8871 if you would like to sign up.

PARISH HOUSEKEEPING POSITION

St Francis is seeking a person to handle general cleaning for the parish buildings. This is a 20-25 hour per week position to clean and organize the interior of the church, St. Bonaventure Center, Assisi Hall and St. Agnes Ministry House. Ability to coordinate and work with volunteers will be beneficial. Pay will be commiserate with experience and expertise. Please complete an application in the church office. Please submit application by Sept 16, 2016.

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS We will meet on Tuesday, September 6 from 7:00-8:30 pm in Stewardship Hall. The St. Francis of Assisi Parish Nurse Ministry has formed this group for those that struggle with mental health issues and also for those close to them. All are welcome to join us the first Tuesday of every month, no registration is required and you can come to one or all of our gatherings. This is a safe place to come learn and share.

CELEBRATE MARY’S BIRTHDAY—PLEASE NOTE DAY AND LOCATION CORRECTION!!

The Legion of Mary invites everyone to Mary’s Birthday Party Friday, September 9 at noon in Stewardship Hall. Special guests will be Second Grade students, their parents, grandparents and Legion of Mary Auxiliary members.

What’s Happening

Stewardship

Monday, September 5—Legion of Mary will not meet today.

“STEWARDING OUR GIFTS: GO IN PEACE, GLORIFYING THE LORD BY YOUR LIFE”

Marian Mantle Rosary Group meets following the 8:00 am Mass to pray for loved ones who no longer practice the faith. St. Francis Girls’ Ensemble, 8th grade through high school, will rehearse from 7:00-8:00 pm in St. Clare Hall Music Room. All young ladies are welcome to join us. Tuesday, September 6—The Tuesday Morning Bible Study will be “The Bible and the Virgin Mary Journey Through Scripture” (Dr. Scott Hahn). We meet in St. Bonaventure Center from 9:30-11:00 am. For more information email Linda Shinogle at to [email protected] or 729-4401. The Immaculate Heart of Mary Rosary Group prays the rosary each Tuesday at 7:30 pm in the Church. All are welcome. This week’s petition is “O Lord, hear our prayer. Turn the hearts of all away from abortion. Help us realize how precious life is. Let us see the beauty in each and every baby.” Wednesday, September 7—RCIA meets in St. Clare Hall from 7:30-9:00 pm. Lesson #21—Church History St. Francis 10:00 Choir will rehearse at 7:00 pm in Clare Hall Music Room. Everyone, high school age and up, is invited to sing with us. St. Francis Men’s Ensemble will rehearse at 8:30 pm in Clare Hall Music Room. All men of the parish are welcome. Thursday, September 8—Ladies Rosary Group will meet in St. Bonaventure Center from 10:00 am –12:00 pm. All ladies are welcome. Friday, September 9—Bible Study. We will meet in St. Bonaventure Center after the 8:00 am Mass. We will be reading and discussing the Gospel of John. Saturday, September 10—The Rosary will be prayed after the 8:00 am Mass in the church. All are invited. Monday, September 19—Society of St. Vincent de Paul will meet at 7:00 pm in the St. Agnes of Assisi Ministry House.

THANK YOU

The family of Anna Mae Hund would like to thank Fr. Josh, music coordinators, the office staff, the funeral dinner committee and all parishioners for their kindness and support during our mother’s illness and passing,

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

Adult and teen volunteers are needed to babysit for various parish activities. This is a great Stewardship opportunity to share your love with the children and young parents at St. Francis. Babysitters support parents by allowing them to take faith formation classes and participate in parish stewardship opportunities. Babysitters with their own young children are encouraged to bring them along and help out! Even if you are only available 2-4 times per year, we would appreciate your gift of time! Please call or text Sarah Steinert at 316-613-9507 or email [email protected] to sign up.

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Our senses reveal the natural world to us, but often we have difficulty in seeing and understanding it. Our best hope at observing the glory of heaven is through the revelation of God. Jesus gives us clues in today’s Gospel of how we can work on accomplishing our salvation. We must take up our own cross and follow after Him. We must contemplate the final goal and carefully determine the steps that will help us reach that goal. May our gifts of courage and fortitude enable us to carry our cross against the enemies of the kingdom.

SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL

Thanks to our parishioners who continue to use the Dillons Community Reward Program in our parish. Our St. Vincent de Paul conference here at St. Francis is funded by this charitable program to help out people in our parish boundaries and beyond. During May/June/July this year, our conference has been on 17 home visits and has assisted 47 individuals! Our parish is making a difference in the lives of those in need right here in our neighborhood! ST. VINCENT DE PAUL—BACKPACKS 4 KIDS The Wichita Council of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is piloting a new “Backpacks 4 Kids” weekend backpack program in the 2016-2017 school year. The program will provide food-filled backpacks every weekend for the Katharine Drexel Schools in Wichita. The Kansas Food Bank agreed to package and sell the food to SVdP at their cost. Please consider a donation to this program. To donate: make checks payable to “SVdP Backpack Program” and mail to SVdP Backpacks 4 Kids, P.O. Box 780926, Wichita, Ks. 67278. Thanks in advance!

CRITICAL NEED FOR BLOOD

The American Red Cross is still experiencing a shortage of blood. Please consider donating at the SFA Blood Drive, sponsored by the Charities Committee on Friday, September 9, from 2:30 – 6:30 pm in St. Clare Hall. Visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-733-2767 to schedule your appointment.

VOICES NEEDED

The Ten O’Clock Traditional Choir needs sopranos and tenors! Your stewardship would be greatly appreciated.

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Youth News “I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.” ~ Rabindranath Tagor

WHAT CYM IS ALL ABOUT

Catholic High School Youth Ministry (CYM) seeks to build community and lead teens deeper in their faith and closer to Christ. All high school students are invited and encouraged to join us for CYM activities every Wednesday from 8:00- 9:30 pm in Assisi Hall! We have been created for a purpose; it is time to embrace our mission.

NOW HERE IS WHAT’S HAPPENING. . .

*Wednesday, September 7—Square Dance *Saturday, September 10—LEAD, St. Peter Schulte *Wednesday, September 14—CYM Holy Hour & Benediction *Wednesday, September 21—Service Project, Birthline *Wednesday, September 28—Guest Speaker, Mr. Goertz

JUNIOR CATHOLIC YOUTH MINISTRY (JCYM) Meets the first Wednesday of every month (October-April) in the school gym from 6:45-8:00 pm. JCYM is for the 6th, 7th and 8th graders of the parish. The night will include prayer, a guest speaker, music and games. This years theme is “Everyday Holiness! Our first JCYM will be held on Wednesday, October 5.

TEENS ENCOUNTER CHRIST (TEC)

Is a 3-day retreat based on the Paschal Mystery of Jesus Christ. TEC involves older adolescents and young adults encountering Christ in a way that many have never experienced before. On a TEC retreat, you will have the opportunity to grow in your relationship with Christ through talks, group discussion, individual reflection and prayer, and sharing in the Sacraments. Not only is TEC about faith; it is also about having fun and getting to know other youth and young adults from around the Wichita Diocese. For an inspiring opportunity to grow in your relationship with Christ and build lasting Christian friendships, TEC is the place to be. The weekend is led by a team of youth and adults, with a priest as spiritual director. The next TEC is October 8-10. Cost is $100. To register please visit http://catholicdioceseofwichita.org/faith-tec/tec.

PROJECT FREEDOM SAVE THE DATE

Project Freedom, an 8th grade chastity retreat will be held at SFA November 11-12. While at Project Freedom youth will learn more about the virtue of chastity, deepen his/her relationship with Christ through the sacraments, participate in games and skits, and hear testimonies from the Project Freedom retreat team. Project Freedom is unique in that a parent retreat will be offered on November 12 and parents will hear from a parent who has dealt with the struggle of living chastity within their marriage, raising chaste teens and will provide parents with resources to face these challenges. There will be more information available in the coming weeks.

Here at St. Francis ASSISTANCE NEEDED We need more men to step up, in a spirit of Stewardship, to help out with the Men’s Choir. Please come and give it a try and join us at rehearsals on Wednesdays at 8:30 pm in the St. Clare Hall music room. They only sing once a month (you don’t have to make it to all rehearsals). You will receive many blessings.

DILLONS COMMUNITY REWARDS PROGRAM

We have increased out number of households by 93 from last quarter. Thank you for taking the time to enroll and use your Plus Shoppers card for all your Dillons purchases to support our SFA Parish community. For the 2nd Quarter of 2017– 419 households renewed/signed up their cards and used them. $5,239.30 was contributed to SFA. It’s never too late to get signed up. Help us increase the number of households! Please use your Plus Shopper’s Card to support St. Francis of Assisi Church. Go to www.dillons.com/communityrewards, sign in to your account, next enroll your Plus Shopper’s Card, there is a 12 digit # on the back of your card or you can use an alternate ID (telephone #). #10410 is the St. Francis organization number. Or call customer service at 1-866-221-4141 and give them your card number and the St. Francis number 10410.

VIRTUS TRAINING AT ST. FRANCIS

Saturday, September 10 at St. Francis of Assisi, Stewardship Hall from 9:00 am-noon pre-registering by going to www.virtus.org is highly suggested.

BEREAVEMENT COMMITTEE

Our bi-monthly meeting will be Saturday, September 10 at 9:00 am in St. Bonaventure Center. Please bring your calling cards. If you are unable to attend, please call either Monica Hammer at 651-6102 or Marilyn Bundy at 722-5424.

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR MILITARY

In a time of war there are those who are called to serve. Please pray for the safety of our parishioners who are in harm’s way: SSgt Jonathon Blank, US Marines (recovering

from serious injury)

Sgt Phillip Bush, US Army, Medic SFC Matthew J. Connelly, US Army Sgt Dan Cruz, US Army PVT Joe Goodale, Army National Guard SRA Michael Hermann, USAF-Firefighter Richard Mayer, US Army Stephanie Niemeyer, US Army Bless them and keep them Lord, as only you can give peace to a troubled world. If your family member’s name is not listed here and they are still deployed in either Afghanistan or Iraq, please contact Sally Knolla at 393-9255.

Liturgical Stewards

BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS

Parish nurses will be in the Bride’s Room in the back of church after all the Masses the weekend of September 10 & 11.

MONTHLY BAPTISM CLASS

Will be held Sunday, September 11 at 7:00 pm in St. Bonaventure Center. No pre-registration is required.

ADULT BIBLE STUDY

“The Bible and the Virgin Mary” - A new study is starting soon! Based on Dr. Scott Hahn’s book Hail, Holy Queen, this 12-week study will teach Catholics how Marian doctrine and devotion are firmly rooted in Scripture and answer common objections from nonCatholics. At the end of each lesson the study has suggested readings from Hail Holy Queen, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and the Bible. Participants can choose to attend either: Sunday mornings beginning on September 11 at 9:45 am or Wednesday evenings beginning on September 14 at 6:30 pm All classes are held in Stewardship Hall. The cost per participant is $23 for the workbook or $33 for the workbook and the Hail, Holy Queen book. Please register so materials may be ordered in advance; to register contact Julie Schoenberger at [email protected] or call 644-7285.

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MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK Monday, September 5 Labor Day 9:00 am Gloria West Tuesday, September 6 8:00 am Kevin Hesse 5:30 pm Louis Lies Wednesday, September 7 8:00 am Katie Hilger 5:30 pm Spec. Int. (David & Mary McCall) Thursday, September 8 8:00 am Robert Zrubek 5:30 pm Joe Lies Friday, September 9 8:00 am Bill Peltzer 5:30 pm Daniel Traffas Saturday, September 10 8:00 am Frank Schmidt 5:00 pm Roy Morgison 7:00 pm Spec. Int. (Bret Klausmeyer) Sunday, September 11 7:00 am George & Marce Goetz 8:30 am Lisa Hopkins 10:00 am For the People 11:30 am Dang & Chien Nguyen 1:00 pm Betty Wall

MISCARRIAGE AND STILLBIRTH SUPPORT GROUP

Child of My Heart is a grief sharing group offering spiritual and emotional support for parents who have lost a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth or infant loss. Our gatherings will be the 2nd Monday of every month in St. Bonaventure Center. We will meet Monday, September 12 at 7:00 pm. Questions please call or text Becky at 210-1098.

HARVEST HOUSE

Will meet at noon in St. Clare Hall on Thursday, September 15. We will have a pot luck luncheon. Fr. Dan Duling will be our speaker. Call John at 722-7611 for more information.

YOUNG ADULT OUTREACH

Calling all young adults, single or married, from ages of 22 (or post-college) to 35. I am developing a young adult outreach here at St. Francis. You are invited to an initial meeting on Thursday, September 29 at 7:00 pm in the rectory. At this initial meeting I will share with you what I envision and ask for feedback to find the timing and format for what best meets the needs of this group. We will gather at 7:00, I will present ideas at 7:30 followed by discussion and then social at 8:30. Water and Gatorade will be provided. Feel free to bring other non-alcoholic drinks or snacks.

SERVERS

WEEKDAY LECTORS

Monday, September 5 Labor Day 9:00 am H. Faber/K. Brewster Tuesday, September 6 8:00 am B. Ely/K. Johnson 5:30 pm J. Bracy/M. Shimon Wednesday, September 7 8:00 am K. Forbes/L. Timmermeyer 5:30 pm C. Meier/J. Vasquez Thursday, September 8 8:00 am G. Schuster/J. Stephenson 5:30 pm J. Stuckey/L. O’Connor Friday, September 9 8:00 am A. Lyle/R. Kirk 5:30 pm J. Palmer/K. Hill Saturday, September 10 8:00 am E. Benefiel/S. Charlton 5:00 pm B. Daigle/G. Daigle/J. Lynch 7:00 pm A. Vopat/B. Simon/I. Iseman Sunday, September 11 7:00 am B. Gregg/L. Weakland/S. Graf 8:30 am C. Scott/M. Burns/P. Burns 10:00 am J. Hartman/J. Tran/J. Tran 11:30 am E. Zink/J. Exley/J. Exley 1:00 pm B. Booth/H. Lubbers/H. Lubbers

Brad Steeter

Suzanne Buchanan Danny Burt Dave Carter Jeff Cerre Herb Shaner

LET’S TALK TRASH

The annual BC Trash Bag Sale has started and runs through September 23. The durable yellow lawn bags, white kitchen bags, and degradable lawn and kitchen bags are available again this year. Orders may be placed with any BC student or by calling the BCCHS Office at 722-2390. Thank you for your continued support of BCCHS.

ELIJAH CUP Please check in with Priest before Mass. To sign up please call the Church Office at 722-4404 September 10-11—Ana Roby Family September 17-18—Cheryl Rundle Family

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Liturgical Stewards

Parish Directory

MUSIC SCHEDULE Saturday, September 10—5:00 pm Patrick Harms/Bogner 7:00 pm Matthew Ho/Dorsey Burgess Sunday, September 11—8:30 am Ryan Dick/Mary Lou Harding 10:00 am Patrick Harms/Traditional Choir 11:30 am Sr. Stephanie Heskamp/Dominic Bacha 1:00 pm Julie Riedlinger/Caitlin Marrero

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION Saturday, September 10 5:00 pm Sandi Baalman/Nathan Lies/Robert Lyall Need 2 Volunteers 7:00 pm Marybeth & Jim Lubbers/Peggy Meyer Jenny Morgan/Richard Mayer Sunday, September 11 7:00 am Heather & Chris Gregg/Stacy Bennett John Bahr/Myron Ewy 8:30 am Sherry & Ed Berger/Rod Dix Kay & Leroy Goodknight 10:00 am Barbara & Dorothy Mies/Sharon Sanders Jennifer & Mike Hybl 11:30 am Marcia & Jim McAnarney/JoAnn Forister Kathleen & Robert Timmermeyer 1:00 pm Judy & Randy Phelps/Carole Conley Logan Petersen/Ryan Biedron

LECTOR / COMMENTATOR Saturday, September 10 5:00 pm Renee Hein/John Sander 7:00 pm Sean Hudspeth/Juli McClure Sunday, September 11 7:00 am Deanna Abildgaard/Johanna Forshee 8:30 am Michael George/Randy Walker 10:00 am Renee’ Means/Brian McMullen 11:30 am Michael Johnson/Jeffrey Hauge 1:00 pm Ryan Biedron/Linda Shinogle Saturday, September 17 5:00 pm Angie Taylor/Connor Brungardt 7:00 pm Cynthia Powers/Mike Buchanan Sunday, September 18 7:00 am Curtis Dorn/Patricia Bluml 8:30 am Kristin Martin/Sarah Westbury 10:00 am Mark Roby/Chris Stewart 11:30 am Marcia McAnarney/Jeff McAnarney 1:00 pm Mark Bogner/Sondra Garvey

OFFERTORY GIFTS

Saturday, September 10 5:00 pm David & Elizabeth Charles 7:00 pm Thomas & Christine Borrego Sunday, September 11 8:30 am David & Dianne Carter 10:00 am Matt & Amanda Clarke 11:30 am Leann & Steve Cless 1:00 pm Jerry & Lisa Chandler Saturday, September 17 5:00 pm Joseph & Jean Dukich 7:00 pm Thomas D’Annunzio Sunday, September 18 8:30 am Myron & Carolyn Ewy 10:00 am Virginia Crowley 11:30 am John & Michelle Dandurand 1:00 pm David & Connie Damm

SACRAMENTS Baptisms: After weekend Masses by appointment only. Parents need to attend one baptismal class before their child’s Baptism. Classes are offered the first Sunday of each month. Matrimony: Call the priest at the Rectory at least 6 months in advance.

PRAYER REQUESTS

Donna: (8:00 am-6:00 pm)................................................. Kevin or Karen: (6:00-10:00 pm) .................................... .

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS #4118 ............ 316.461.6481 ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA LIBRARY

Hours: Friday 8:30-9:30 am & Sunday 9:30 am-1:00 pm.

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY

Call 706-7185 between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm.

UNPLANNED PREGNANCY?

Phone ...................................................... 1.800.848.LOVE

NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING

Those interested in attending NFP classes may contact the diocesan office at 316-685-6776. Website: www.nfpwichita.org.

PROJECT RACHEL

If you or a friend is hurting from an abortion, please call 316-634-1300 today.

LOST AND FOUND Please check Lost and Found in front walkway. Items will only be kept for two weeks before donating to Good Will.

CHANGES

Please keep the Church Office informed of changes in names, addresses, phone numbers, etc. By letting us know you have moved, we can save money on postage returns and keep our membership roster up to date.

BULLETIN NOTICES

Must be submitted to church office no later than 9:00 am Tuesday.