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<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>James</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>Community</strong><br />
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 3, 2011<br />
I will praise your name for<br />
ever, my king and my God.<br />
— Psalm 145<br />
We thank Dick Brown, for speaking on our<br />
behalf at the farewell potluck;<br />
bidding farewell with grateful hearts to<br />
Fr. Tom as he begins his assignment in<br />
Nevada, MO. Fr. Tom invites us to stop in,<br />
when traveling south on 71 hwy.<br />
Weekend Masses in Nevada are:<br />
Saturday, 5:30pm, and Sunday, 10:30am.<br />
Many thanks to the Pastoral Council, the<br />
Knights of Columbus, Boy/Cub Scouts<br />
and Saturday Morning Bible Class<br />
Ministry for the wonderful reception<br />
enjoyed by all.<br />
St. <strong>James</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> Church<br />
309 S Stewart Road, Liberty MO 64068<br />
Office (816) 781-4343<br />
School (816) 781-4428<br />
Office Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30-4:00<br />
On the web @ www.stjames-liberty.org<br />
Mass Schedule:<br />
Weekdays: M-F 8:00am(During the school year Friday, 9am)<br />
Saturday, 5:00pm<br />
Sunday, 7:30am, 9:15am, 11:00am, 6:00pm<br />
8:00pm William Jewel College, when in session<br />
First Friday of the Month, 5:30pm Mass in Spanish<br />
Sacrament of Reconciliation:<br />
Saturday 4pm and Anytime by request
St. <strong>James</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> Church Page 2<br />
Our Pastoral Team<br />
Rev. Timothy Armbruster, C.PP.S, Interim<br />
Pastor -frtimothy@stjames-liberty.org... X203<br />
Fr. Mike Mulhearn...<br />
X<br />
mm@VPMC.net<br />
Deacon Chuck Koesterer,… X<br />
chuck@stjames-liberty.org<br />
Jim Newell, Operations Manager… x204<br />
jim.newell@stjames-liberty.org<br />
Bobbi Roman, Dir of Youth Ministry….. x208<br />
bobbi@stjames-liberty.org<br />
Danny Baker, Dir of Liturgy and Music Ministry<br />
danny@stjames-liberty.org………….x207<br />
Cecilia Richardson, Dir of Religious Ed Ministry<br />
cecilia@stjames-liberty.org ………..x206<br />
Sandy Gagnon, Dir of Christian Initiation Ministry<br />
Sandra.Gagnon@mcckc.edu ……. x200<br />
Molly Doherty, School Principal ……...x213<br />
molly.doherty@stjames-school.org<br />
Anne Valentine, Finance Manager…….x220<br />
anne.valentine@stjames-liberty.org<br />
Daryl Ann Johnson, Office Manager ..x200<br />
parsec@kc.rr.<strong>com</strong><br />
Loretta Venneman, Secretary………...x202<br />
loretta@stjames-liberty.org<br />
Victim Advocate - Leslie Guillot , 361-2666<br />
Pastoral Council Members<br />
and Assignments:<br />
Phil Baumert, Chair & Liturgy 415-4559<br />
pbaumert@dfckc.<strong>com</strong><br />
Julia Alsobrook Vice Chair & Education<br />
453-4315 juliaalsobrook@hotmail.<strong>com</strong><br />
Gery Hochanadel II Education 479-2775<br />
ghochanadel@hotmail.<strong>com</strong><br />
Rena Tulipana Liturgy 781-5705<br />
rena@tulipana.<strong>com</strong><br />
Jim Waterman Groups 781-0969<br />
jwaterman@kumc.edu<br />
John Pletcher 792-5239<br />
john@naturalaccentsllc.<strong>com</strong><br />
Sue Nordhues Social 792-3812<br />
nordhuesclan@aol.<strong>com</strong><br />
Gerry Kimmel-Carr Social 792-8994<br />
kimmelcarr@yahoo.<strong>com</strong><br />
Dave McDonald Fund Raising 213-4425<br />
hughdm@aol.<strong>com</strong><br />
Mission Statement<br />
We, the <strong>com</strong>munity of St. <strong>James</strong>, are a prayerful and<br />
Eucharistic people who treasure our <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
traditions. We strive to grow in our faith by being<br />
good stewards of the gifts God has given us<br />
and by sharing God’s truth with all.<br />
As the Body of Christ, we are called to love and serve<br />
everyone, especially the marginalized,<br />
with joy and hospitality.<br />
Did you Know?<br />
Thank you for your cooperation in enforcing fire<br />
Department regulations in our parking lot.<br />
Pledge cards were mailed on June 29th.<br />
We greatly appreciate your addressing the<br />
Annual Appeal and giving consideration to the<br />
final year of our Three Year Capital Campaign.<br />
— Jim Newell<br />
Operations Manager at St. <strong>James</strong><br />
June in<strong>com</strong>e:<br />
Week 1: $52,550<br />
Capital C: $8,790<br />
Week 2: $21,666<br />
Capital C: $1,300<br />
Week 3: $ 17,392<br />
Capital C: $1,520<br />
Week 4: $30,895<br />
Capital C: $3,790<br />
Total to date: $122,503<br />
Target $151,225<br />
Capital Campaign<br />
Capital C. MTD: $15,400<br />
target: $ 18,333<br />
*Includes Offertory, and Misc<br />
Church In<strong>com</strong>e. 3 year capital<br />
campaign noted separately.<br />
(Automatic Deposits included)<br />
In<strong>com</strong>e Year to Date<br />
2010 Actual Target<br />
July $139,992 $163,291<br />
Aug $178,495 $187,030<br />
Sept $156,902 $156,024<br />
Oct $164,169 $179,408<br />
Nov $140,487 $153,578<br />
Dec $207,032 $177,449<br />
2011<br />
Jan $176,431 $177,519<br />
Feb $146,033 $151,632<br />
Mar $171,106 $151,351<br />
Apr $170,942 $151,221<br />
May $162,451 $177,858<br />
Jun $<br />
July – May YTD<br />
Actual Target<br />
$1,814,104 $1,826,362<br />
Annual Target: $1,977,586<br />
Capital Campaign:<br />
YTD $ 258,322<br />
Capital Campaign Target:<br />
YTD $ 201,666
14th Sunday of Ordinary Time Page 3 July 3, 2011<br />
From the Pastor’s Pen<br />
Happy Fourth of July! As we celebrate this great day of<br />
our history, may we as citizens of the United States of America,<br />
cherish always in our hearts the gift of freedom we enjoy. May<br />
our celebrations with fireworks show the excitement we cherish<br />
in our hearts. May we always remember in our thoughts and<br />
prayers those who have fought and continue to fight to ensure<br />
our freedom and peace in this world. May God bless the USA.<br />
July is Precious Blood month. By tradition, the <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
Church dedicates each month of the year to a certain devotion.<br />
In July, it is the Precious Blood of Jesus. The Feast of the<br />
Precious Blood, established by Pope Pius IX in 1849, is<br />
celebrated each year on the first Sunday of July. As Precious<br />
Blood people, July holds a special place in each of our hearts.<br />
Our Precious Blood <strong>com</strong>munity gathers each year for a special<br />
celebration in honor of the Feast of the Precious Blood on July<br />
1st. We celebrate and remember our history and our role in the<br />
church. One of our many charismas we draw upon is the<br />
redeeming power of the blood, namely reconciliation. We are<br />
all aware of the issues that face us in the church and our daily<br />
lives. There are times when we need to seek forgiveness and<br />
there are times when we need to be ministers of forgiveness.<br />
But reconciliation is more than just saying “I’m sorry.” It is also<br />
working towards rebuilding relationships. It is working to<br />
provide a safe space where a person can speak of his or her<br />
loses or injuries or hurts in order to be reconciled and healed.<br />
In our lives, where are we broken and hurting and need to be<br />
healed? Or, do we need to be a person of listening and <strong>com</strong>passion<br />
so that someone else may be healed? God listens to<br />
the cry of the blood, where are we calling out in our hurts?<br />
Where are the people around us crying out in need of healing?<br />
Last Sunday, as a parish we celebrated with Fr. Tom and<br />
said farewell as he leaves to begin the next chapter in his life.<br />
As one door has closed, another has opened as we wel<strong>com</strong>e<br />
Fr. Mike Mulhearn. He will be joining us on staff and be with us<br />
till the end of the year. Watch for more info about Fr. Mike in<br />
next week’s bulletin.<br />
We celebrate our independence and our freedom with loud<br />
bangs and booms. We celebrate our faith with prayer. Is our<br />
prayer today loud enough for others to hear it and take notice?<br />
I hope and pray it is. — Fr. Timothy<br />
Week of July 4– July 10:<br />
Monday<br />
8am +Larry and Arleen Fuentes;<br />
25th Wedding Anniversary<br />
Tuesday<br />
8am Those seeking employment<br />
Wednesday<br />
8am Those on our prayer lists<br />
Thursday<br />
8am<br />
Friday<br />
8am<br />
Mass Intentions<br />
+Jim Fuenfhausen<br />
The Lorin Sweetland Family;<br />
living and deceased<br />
Saturday<br />
5pm +Harold Benson<br />
Sunday<br />
7:30am +Alexander Michalak<br />
9:15am +Loved ones of Donnie Smith<br />
11am +Steve Lampe<br />
6pm Laura Weiss<br />
We remember in our prayers...<br />
Lisa Latteman in the death of her<br />
Mom last week.<br />
Maria Gonzales and Children in the<br />
death, of Arturo on June 26th.<br />
Ardith Scheer and Family in the death<br />
of John on June 28th.<br />
May the souls of our<br />
faithful departed rest in<br />
the peace of Christ.<br />
Amen<br />
Sacrament of Reconciliation:<br />
Sat 4pm until finished; any time requested.<br />
Sacrament of Baptism:<br />
Baptismal Preparation Classes: 2nd Wed of each month.<br />
Contact JoAnn in Parish Office, ext. 205<br />
Religious Education: For Preschool through adult<br />
spiritual development, please notify office of needs.<br />
New Parishioners: Please register at the parish office.<br />
We Wel<strong>com</strong>e You!<br />
Contact Info<br />
St. <strong>James</strong> School: PS-8th grade offered.<br />
Call the School Office, to inquire, 781-4428<br />
Sacrament of Marriage: 9 months advance notice<br />
Anointing of the Sick: Please call the parish office.<br />
To Schedule an event in our Parish Facility: email<br />
parsec@kc.rr.<strong>com</strong> or call Daryl or Loretta in Parish Office.<br />
Bulletin Deadline Monday 4pm to: parsec@kc.rr.<strong>com</strong>.
St. <strong>James</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> Church Page 4 July 3, 2011<br />
The Week Ahead<br />
Sunday, July 3: Knights of Columbus serve coffee and<br />
donuts after the 7:30/ 9:15 Masses. All are wel<strong>com</strong>e.<br />
Mon July 4: Ashton Court Nrsng Home Mass @ 10am.<br />
Tue July 5: Rosary prayed after 8am Mass.<br />
Thur. July 7: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in our<br />
Church after 8am Mass until 9pm. All are wel<strong>com</strong>e to stop by<br />
our Church for quiet prayer. It is a wonderful privilege we<br />
have here at St. <strong>James</strong> to quiet our mind, heart and soul in<br />
the presence of our Lord.<br />
Saturday, July 9: Saturday morning Bible Study at 10am.<br />
Sunday, July 10: Jacky Rupp serve coffee and donuts<br />
after the 7:30/ 9:15 Masses. All are wel<strong>com</strong>e.<br />
. Scriptures for July 9/10:<br />
Is 55: 10-11/ Rom 8: 18-23/ Mt. 13: 1-23<br />
Gift Bearers for July 9/10:<br />
Sat. 5pm:<br />
Sun 7:30am: Dennis and Brenda King<br />
9:15am: Mike and Denise Sheahan<br />
11am:<br />
6pm: open<br />
Hospitality Greeters for July 9/10:<br />
Sat. 5pm: Valerie Beumer<br />
Sun. 7:30am: Geri Binggeli and Ima Rahter<br />
9:15am: Mary Midiri<br />
11am: Floyd and Clara Bolin<br />
6pm: Greg Salazar<br />
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL<br />
VBS is the week of July 11-15th and is open to all<br />
children. Please see page 6 of this bulletin; the<br />
Parish Religious Education Column for details.<br />
See you then.<br />
The Saturday Morning Faith Sharing Group,<br />
formerly Fr. Tom's Saturday Morning Group, will<br />
start meeting again next Saturday, July 9th at<br />
10am in the Social Hall. All are wel<strong>com</strong>e.<br />
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Food Drive<br />
We invite you to bring non-perishables to the<br />
Narthex for our Summer Food Drive held on July<br />
16th and 17th; this is in conjunction with our<br />
Vacation Bible School.<br />
+++++++++++++++++++++++<br />
Joshua Barlett invites you to join him as he<br />
Professes Candidacy for the Roman <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
Priesthood on Sunday, July 10 th at 9AM at the<br />
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (416 West<br />
12th Street Kansas City, MO 64105.) There will<br />
also be a reception at Holy Family Parish (919 N.E.<br />
96 th St. KCMO. 64155) in the Parish Hall from 2:00<br />
PM – 4:00 PM. All are Wel<strong>com</strong>e to <strong>com</strong>e celebrate<br />
this joyous occasion!<br />
As a Country, we celebrate Independence, our peace and our freedom.<br />
As a people of faith, we share with one another the peace of Christ.<br />
Let us continue to pray for the gift of peace in the World.<br />
Let us continue to pray for those who serve our Country and for our Leaders.<br />
Jesus said, “Peace be with You” as He sent His disciples out to share His Word.<br />
On this Independence Day let us share in that gift of Peace as we honor<br />
those who give and have given their lives in loving<br />
service to Our Country and to Our World. Thank you!<br />
May God bless and keep YOU.
14th Sunday of Ordinary Time Page 5 July 3, 2011<br />
A from the<br />
Liturgy/Music Office<br />
NEW TO THE PARISH ?<br />
Someone is Watching and Wondering<br />
As many of you know, I am not a<br />
hot weather person, and yet I have<br />
chosen to continue living in Missouri<br />
There are so many ways to be<br />
involved in Parish Life here at<br />
St. <strong>James</strong>. Areas that may<br />
interest you are:<br />
Eucharistic Ministers<br />
Lectors<br />
Ushers<br />
Music Ministry<br />
If you would like to know more<br />
about any of these ministries<br />
please contact Danny in the<br />
Liturgy/Music Office.<br />
danny@stjames-liberty.org<br />
As you vacation<br />
Did you know of the website<br />
to show you the Mass times throughout<br />
the country? Go to:<br />
www.masstimes.org to check.<br />
with its hot, humid summers.<br />
The primary reason I chose<br />
to stay in Missouri is due<br />
to family and friends who<br />
live in the area.<br />
Another reason is I truly<br />
enjoy the changing seasons; spring with the new life and<br />
beautiful flowers, fall with the color of bright leaves and the<br />
cool, brisk air, winter’s snow, and summer with all the interesting<br />
creatures that seem to magically appear every year.<br />
One such creature is the firefly. Such a small, rather insignificant<br />
creature, unique to the Midwest, yet one that can<br />
change the dark night into a mesmerizing wonderland.<br />
A few weeks ago Gene and I returned home, around<br />
11:00 pm, from the Franciscan Prayer Center and our time<br />
of Adoration with the Blessed Sacrament. When we got out<br />
of our car, we noticed the clear, star-studded sky. As we<br />
walked around the house, toward our door we stopped in<br />
amazement. The woods around our home were full of<br />
blinking lights. They seemed brighter and bigger than<br />
either of us remembered, yet there they were, the fireflies.<br />
They were thousands of them, and their brightness seemed<br />
to be lighting our way, wel<strong>com</strong>ing us home. We both<br />
paused to experience and enjoy the sight.<br />
Sometime later, when I was reading the eighth chapter<br />
of John’s Gospel, the vision of fireflies from that night came<br />
to mind. As I read Jesus’ words, “I am the light of the world.<br />
Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have<br />
the light of life,” I thought about His call to me to share His<br />
light with the world. As a baptized Christian, I have the<br />
sacred responsibility to take Christ’s light to every part of<br />
the world through which I pass, to every person I encounter,<br />
and to every situation in which I find myself. Sometimes I<br />
feel so overwhelmed, and helpless seeing so much suffering<br />
in the world. How can I make a difference? Then I was<br />
reminded of the firefly. Alone, a single firefly does not emit<br />
very much light. However, when there are many fireflies<br />
together, it seems like the entire landscape is bright with<br />
their glow. No, alone I cannot make much difference, but<br />
with God’s love, Jesus’ words,, and strength from the Holy<br />
Spirit, the light of Christ shines bright within me. When I<br />
<strong>com</strong>bine my life, with each of you, the <strong>com</strong>munity of believers,<br />
members of the Body of Christ, we can make a difference.<br />
We can shine Christ’s light into the darkest corners<br />
of people’s lives. We can reach out in unselfish love and<br />
service, and suddenly, His light is shinning brightly over the<br />
world. Like the child catching fireflies in a jar to serve as<br />
her lantern, lets catch God’s light and let it lead us on our<br />
journey to Him. Your sister in Christ, Sandy Gagnon
St. <strong>James</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> Church Page 6 July 3, 2011<br />
Youth Group Happenings<br />
NCYC<br />
National <strong>Catholic</strong> Youth Conference<br />
It is that time again! St. <strong>James</strong> is gearing up<br />
to take a group of high school teens to<br />
NCYC 2011 to be held in Indianapolis, IN<br />
Nov. 17-20. Teens who are currently in<br />
the 8th-11th grade are able to join us on<br />
our pilgrimage!<br />
More info: bobbi@stjames-liberty.org<br />
Parish Religious Education<br />
Calendar Dates<br />
July 11-15 Vacation Bible School<br />
Sept 11 First Day of 2011-12 RE classes<br />
Sept 14 First Day of Wed RE classes<br />
Second Saturday Summer<br />
Drive-in Movies<br />
Each Second Saturday this summer we again<br />
will have our summer drive in movies. Come<br />
enjoy a movie under the stars. We will begin<br />
at dusk each month.<br />
June 11, July 9, Aug 13 are the dates this<br />
year.. Concession sales support NCYC.<br />
Do you text?<br />
Would like to receive a Daily Gospel Reflection<br />
text message on your cell phone from our St. <strong>James</strong><br />
Youth Ministry office you can sign up on the youth<br />
ministry webpage. It is a simple sign up and a great<br />
way to get a daily one minute prayer time. This is<br />
open to everyone.<br />
You can sign up from the youth page or by scanning<br />
this code with your smart phone.<br />
Vacation Bible School<br />
VBS is the week of July 11-15th and our theme this<br />
year is the SonSurf Beach Bash. So get out your<br />
beach towels and your surfboards and hang ten with<br />
us! Cost for the week of fun and games is $15 and<br />
that includes all the week’s supplies as well as a music<br />
CD and fun t-shirt. Watch the narthex for the signup<br />
table!<br />
VBS Donations Needed<br />
We are needing a few donations for our Craft Room:<br />
Plastic sunglasses beach-themed foam stickers<br />
1” wiggle eyes Craft foam visors<br />
Red craft foam double-stick tape<br />
Glue dots<br />
6” Styrofoam rings<br />
White craft foam white card stock<br />
White hand towels<br />
Permanent markers, various colors<br />
White adult-sized crew socks<br />
Donations can be brought to the parish offices during<br />
regular office hours, or you can leave them in the VBS<br />
box in the Narthex coat closet. We thank you for your<br />
support of our VBS program!<br />
Fall Fest Parade Float<br />
For the first time ever, we are planning to sponsor a<br />
float in the Liberty Fall Fest parade! Lori Tajchman,<br />
our Children’s Choir Director, and Cathy Barron, our<br />
school music director, are planning to put together a<br />
short list of songs for their students to sing. Any parish<br />
children (or their parents!) are wel<strong>com</strong>e to join our<br />
parade group. T-shirts for this are on sale now for $7<br />
each—what a great price for a very cool shirt! See<br />
table in Narthex for registration forms.
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Thank you to all the<br />
golfers who<br />
participated in the<br />
2011 St. <strong>James</strong> Golf<br />
Classic.<br />
We hope you had a great<br />
game and enjoyed the day as much as we<br />
did.<br />
A special thank you to Jason Peregrine, our<br />
golf chair, and all of the members of our<br />
golf <strong>com</strong>mittee. This year we broke records<br />
with 170 golfers and raised over $ 20,000<br />
for our school<br />
endowment fund!<br />
Please mark your calendar for our<br />
tentative date June 1, 2012 for<br />
next year’s golf classic.<br />
Molly Doherty<br />
School Principal<br />
Join us Golf Fore Gilda - July 18, 2011<br />
fundraising for Ovarian Cancer<br />
Tournament Information:<br />
Date: Monday, July 18th, 2011<br />
Location: Creekmoor Golf Course, 1112 E<br />
163rd St., Raymore, MO 64083<br />
Time: 10:30am - Registration (Driving<br />
Range, Silent Auction and Putting Contest<br />
Begin) NOON - Shotgun Start (Graband-Go<br />
Box Lunch) 5pm - Awards Reception<br />
Format: Four-person scramble, prizes given<br />
to the top 10 teams<br />
Attire: Collared shirts; no jeans; no metal<br />
spikes.<br />
Prizes, contests, raffle, silent auction and<br />
more!!<br />
QUESTIONS? Please contact Jolene Shaw at<br />
816-223-2974 or info@GildasClubKC.org.<br />
Annual Fine Arts Camps at St. <strong>James</strong>:<br />
St. <strong>James</strong> teachers (Ms. Biggs/Art and Mrs. Barron/Music) announce St. <strong>James</strong> Fine Arts Summer Camp,<br />
held the week - July 5 th - 8 th at St. <strong>James</strong> School. Students currently in 1 st – 5 th grades are invited to experience<br />
a variety of fine arts activities. Each camp offered morning, afternoon and/or all day! Students may<br />
switch and attend both camps if desired. We encourage all children in our parish to join the fun! For details,<br />
contact karen.biggs@stjames-school.org or cathy.barron@stjames-school.org<br />
Helping our own... We have parishioners looking for part-time and full time work; able to start<br />
right away. If you know of any job opportunities please call the parish office, 781-4343 and ask for Daryl or<br />
Loretta. This includes house-cleaning as well as many other varieties or skills.<br />
Summer Sale sponsored by Ladies Auxiliary<br />
K of C Council 3414 in the COOL <strong>com</strong>fort of the Knights Hall, 7501 N. Kensington, Kansas City MO.<br />
Donations will be accepted at the Hall July 17 and July 24 from 1PM-3PM.<br />
Items not accepted: <strong>com</strong>puters, mattresses and exercise equipment.<br />
The Sale begins, Friday July 29 8AM-5PM and Saturday, July 30 8AM-3PM.<br />
All proceeds benefit Auxiliary Charities.
St. <strong>James</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> Church Page 8 July 3, 2011<br />
We pray for Our Country, Leaders, and Loved ones serving our Country:<br />
Chad Wilson, Paul Mooney, Jeff Auksel, Matt Paulo, Phil Plack, Robert Harrison, Gary Lee,<br />
Bobby Kern, Geoff Wiese, Casey Snodgrass, Chris Griese, Charles Hensley,<br />
Ryan Villines, Josh Dickey, Gary Hogan, John-Paul Kopp, Jeremy Finn,<br />
Michael Caine, Dan Knudson, Byron McCoy, Paul Starner,<br />
Matt Winkelbauer, Brianna Hannum, Philip Stauffacher, Tony Velasquez Jr.,<br />
Bong Vitug, Colleen McCloskey, Raymond Lopez, David Castro, Jr.,<br />
Jeff Gardner, Brad Nees, Josh DeLeone, Paul Tyrrell, Joe Binggeli,<br />
Jeremy Pyle, Jeff Straka, Jason Lyday, Alex Worth, Andy Sparks,<br />
Ray Writesman, Aaron Dolak, Adam Parnacott, Jake Harmon, Michael Keck,<br />
Kyle Coday, Daniel Wilson<br />
H.O.P.E. / SCRIP GIFT CARD NEWS<br />
Celebrate July’s Special Days<br />
Once July 4th has <strong>com</strong>e and gone,<br />
is there anything else left to celebrate<br />
this month? You bet ! There<br />
are more celebration days ahead,<br />
so pick up HOPE gift cards for your<br />
favorite local grocery stores –<br />
HyVee, Price Chopper, Target, or<br />
Wal-mart and shop and prepare for these events.<br />
July 6 - National Fried Chicken Day; July 7 - Chocolate<br />
Day and Strawberry Sundae Day; July 9 - National<br />
Sugar Cookie Day; July 12 - Pecan Pie Day; July 13 -<br />
National French Fries Day, and July 17 - National Ice<br />
Cream Day.<br />
Are you hungry yet? If not, how about National Raspberry<br />
Cake Day on July 19, National Hot Dog Day -<br />
July 23, National Milk Chocolate Day - July 28, and<br />
Lasagna Day - July 29.<br />
Wait ! There’s one more special day to go; one that’s<br />
sure to appeal to everyone. Indulge your craving for<br />
junk food on July 21, the official National Junk Food<br />
Day. We have a variety of gift cards for all of the merchants<br />
where you can find exactly the junk food you’re<br />
yearning for.<br />
If these special “food” days don’t tickle your fancy,<br />
keep in mind that July is also National Ice Cream,<br />
Picnic, Blueberry, Baked Bean and Hot Dog month.<br />
HOPE Gift Card Summary for June 27:<br />
Gross Sales: $ 8,085 with $379 profit<br />
With 50 participants;<br />
8 coupon books sold: $32 in profit<br />
The Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel,<br />
July 16, will be celebrated at the 4:30 PM Mass<br />
at St. Andrew the Apostle Church, 6415 Antioch,<br />
Gladstone. Fr. Vincent Rogers will offer Mass. A<br />
rosary procession follows, and enrollment in the<br />
Brown Scapular, the sacramental of Our Lady of<br />
Mt Carmel. Scapulars will be given out. All are<br />
invited! For information call 816-942-0333, or<br />
816-478-9039)<br />
We invite you to join us to pray the<br />
Rosary in Church:<br />
— before Masses 1st Sundays of month.<br />
— following 8am Mass Mon. - Fri.<br />
—- 3pm: Saturday & Sunday<br />
We wel<strong>com</strong>e new members to our parish<br />
family and ask that you please formally join<br />
us and share your time,<br />
talent and treasure.<br />
Please call the Parish Office<br />
to register, (816) 781-4343.<br />
We also wel<strong>com</strong>e all visitors<br />
to our parish family to worship with us. May<br />
you feel the Holy Spirit of our God as you join<br />
us in prayer at Mass or any other ways of<br />
giving thanks and praise.<br />
Where two or more are gathered in my<br />
name, there am I in their midst.<br />
— Matthew 18: 20
14th Sunday of Ordinary Time Page 9 July 3, 2011<br />
St. <strong>James</strong> School News<br />
The Middle School Communication<br />
Arts Department<br />
had a fantastic school year!<br />
Our students continued to<br />
read books in class and on<br />
their own that put them on the<br />
college bound track. They<br />
practiced writing strategies daily that allowed<br />
them to journal, construct essays, research information,<br />
and present reports and projects to<br />
their class. They also focused on <strong>com</strong>prehension<br />
tests on individual and group reading, including<br />
Accelerated Reader and STAR tests.<br />
All three grades <strong>com</strong>plete different genres of<br />
writing throughout the school year. They <strong>com</strong>plete<br />
a book report each month (these include<br />
written, oral, and various projects). Our sixth<br />
grade work on paragraph and essay writing.<br />
Our seventh grade focuses on persuasive writing.<br />
The eighth grade dedicates fourth quarter<br />
to a research paper written in correct MLA style.<br />
This will help prepare them for the many reports<br />
they will <strong>com</strong>plete in high school and college.<br />
Our entire middle school participates in pen pal<br />
writing with members of our parish that belong<br />
to our Over Fifty Club.<br />
We are especially proud to<br />
share that by the end of middle<br />
school, our students will <strong>com</strong>plete<br />
nine novels as a class.<br />
Two of these novels are on the<br />
college-bound reading list.<br />
They will have also read one<br />
book a month independently<br />
from our middle school list for a book report.<br />
Twelve books from our list also appear on the<br />
college-bound list. Our seventh grade will be<br />
busy this summer <strong>com</strong>pleting book report opportunities<br />
and our eighth grade will be really<br />
busy <strong>com</strong>pleting required reading for a leadership<br />
essay to begin their last year with us at St.<br />
<strong>James</strong>.<br />
Our Faith In Action<br />
July Steward of the Month is<br />
Jeff Richardson<br />
Jeff has been married to his wife, Rachel for eight<br />
years. They have three boys, Austin (9), Alex (4),<br />
who attend St. <strong>James</strong> School, and Cooper (3).<br />
They have been members of St. <strong>James</strong> for six<br />
years.<br />
Jeff went through RCIA at St. <strong>James</strong>. Jeff is the<br />
HOPE Card director. he served three years as PTO<br />
Treasurer for the school. Jeff is on the St. <strong>James</strong><br />
Development Committee, and was the 3rd Grade<br />
Boys basketball coach last year. Jeff is one of the<br />
founding members of Do-Dad’s Group at St. <strong>James</strong><br />
which has several projects planned to help around<br />
the Parish.<br />
Jeff is most of all passionate about his family. “I<br />
am passionate about raising my children in a good<br />
<strong>com</strong>munity, showing them the benefits physically<br />
and spiritually, for our family and the <strong>com</strong>munity by<br />
being involved and willing to lend a helping hand.”<br />
The <strong>com</strong>munity of St. <strong>James</strong> thanks Jeff for sharing<br />
his many gifts with us.<br />
Dear Frs. Timothy and Tom, and<br />
People of St. <strong>James</strong>,<br />
Just a note to say thanks to all for a very pleasant<br />
weekend. My sincere thanks to Fr. Timothy and Fr.<br />
Tom for their wel<strong>com</strong>e and the hospitality. My<br />
thanks to the people of St. <strong>James</strong> for listening and<br />
their contribution to the MCP Appeal.<br />
May the good Lord continue to bless you all.<br />
— Fr. Karl<br />
R U Ready to Grow Closer to Christ?<br />
U R Made for More!<br />
Join us 4 Cursillo Prayer Small Group Meetings:<br />
**Tuesday nights from 7-8 P.M. in the Church<br />
Foyer.<br />
(In good weather, we will meet in the Prayer Garden.)<br />
**Friday Mornings we meet after the 7a.m. Mass<br />
at The Precious Blood Center.<br />
**Co-Ed Meetings will be held Saturday Mornings<br />
in the New HiVee Cafe from 11:45 A.M.-12:45 A.M.<br />
**Co-Ed Big Group Ultrea Meetings are the 1st<br />
and 3rd Tuesdays at the new Chancery Building<br />
downtown, also held from 7-8 p.m.<br />
FOR INFO CONTACT TESSA<br />
AT (816)516-1998
St. <strong>James</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> Church Page 10 July 3, 2011<br />
Birthdays this week: Today we celebrate<br />
all that you and God have ac<strong>com</strong>plished.<br />
Patty Blankenship<br />
Donnie Carter<br />
Anna DeFeo<br />
Nickie Hartley<br />
Kyle Henry<br />
Dillan Herrera<br />
David Holm<br />
Margaret Lewis<br />
Eric Moore<br />
Bryan Muilenburg<br />
Shaun Olson<br />
Georgeanne<br />
Salmon<br />
Jordan Sellmeyer<br />
Leticia Sigler<br />
Michael Stevens<br />
Ryan Westfall<br />
Veronica Dodd<br />
Brian Flier<br />
Lyne Frazier<br />
Isabella Gerling<br />
Jorge Herrera<br />
Zanah McCauley<br />
Linda Muhlbauer<br />
Ana Newell<br />
Bill Roach<br />
Clayton Smith<br />
Makenna Stark<br />
Lucas Weimer<br />
Leo Burns<br />
Donna Davis<br />
Sydney DeMayo<br />
Marla Edwards<br />
Miguel Gusman<br />
Sara Harris<br />
Lena Hogan<br />
Ryan Ildza<br />
Conny Jancich<br />
Lori Kent<br />
Madelyn Mallett<br />
Liam McCarroll<br />
Amelia Miller<br />
Carl Molle<br />
Ben Parker<br />
Madeleine<br />
Hosticka<br />
Amy Pilsl<br />
Mitchell Rutigliano<br />
Kali Schoening<br />
Daniel Zonavetch<br />
Adelfino Andrade<br />
Vincent Cinque<br />
Laura Denton<br />
Emma Engel<br />
Rachel Engel<br />
Benjamin Frazier<br />
Alex George<br />
Barbara Harris<br />
Daniel Hart<br />
Linda Keith<br />
Joaquin Mendoza<br />
Mateo Navarro<br />
Debbie Owen<br />
Aleen Power<br />
Robert Rodriguez<br />
Susan Schemmel<br />
Clara Schuerman<br />
Catherine Wilkes<br />
Michael Witherow<br />
Laura Wolf<br />
Linda Arnold<br />
Haley Baker<br />
Delia Bouhan<br />
Emilia Burgi<br />
Andrew Cerrone<br />
Paul DeWet<br />
Jared Gilbreth<br />
Kimberly Hammer<br />
Jacqueline Jones<br />
Angela Kamler<br />
Urszula<br />
Kolodziejski<br />
Judith Lockwood<br />
KennaFaye<br />
McFadden<br />
Thomas Moore<br />
Diane Ostrom<br />
Daniel Pittman<br />
Mary Ross<br />
Nancy Rutliff<br />
Brendan Tournoy<br />
Allen Wilson<br />
Heather Zapata<br />
<strong>James</strong><br />
Biesemeyer<br />
Angelina Glorioso<br />
Joan Guenther<br />
Barbara Higgins<br />
Eric Holm<br />
Marie Joesting<br />
Elizabeth Lucero<br />
Jacob McDowell<br />
Danny Moore<br />
Niccolo Salazar<br />
Sam Schembri<br />
Emily Szczuka<br />
Maggie Witherow<br />
Luz Anas<br />
Kathryn Baker<br />
David Couzens<br />
Addison Cronkhite<br />
Michael Crouch<br />
Anthony Fuentes<br />
Janet Green<br />
Catherine Greer<br />
Amanda Gregg<br />
Julia Higareda<br />
Christopher<br />
Kandlbinder<br />
Tyler Landuyt<br />
Kelly Lesseos<br />
Xavier Lueders<br />
Keegan McKay<br />
John Parry<br />
Joseph<br />
Pfannerstill<br />
Reece Reineke<br />
Amanda Smith<br />
Harrison Trinidad<br />
Judy Plummer<br />
Bridget Hedrick<br />
Diane Ward<br />
Jeff Smith<br />
Diane Schuetz<br />
Nadia Kadi<br />
Gabi Shull<br />
Lola/Joe Lopez<br />
John Pfannestiel<br />
Barbara Moffet<br />
Nancy Brown<br />
Todd Glaser<br />
Frank Smiroldo<br />
Kellen Bolling<br />
Jenny Schaff<br />
Lori Gerke<br />
Lee Vasquez<br />
Elaine Catalano<br />
Janice Frizzell<br />
Bud,Becky, and<br />
Debbie Sutlief<br />
Bobby Morton<br />
Stella Sparks<br />
Crystal Coley<br />
Alverna Schuster<br />
Ed Weir<br />
Mike Lyons<br />
Shirley Britt<br />
Donnie Smith<br />
Joann/Greg<br />
Hagins<br />
Debbie Ludwig<br />
Tammy Smith<br />
Brenda Chabot<br />
Judy Garden<br />
Amanda & Family<br />
Aaron Smith<br />
Ron Bross<br />
Marie Joesting<br />
Donna DeMarco<br />
Br Steve C.PPS<br />
Janine Herr<br />
Frank & Madeleine<br />
Hosticka<br />
The Serra Club of Kansas City North invites us to the annual<br />
Seminarian Cookout and Silent Auction on Wednesday evening,<br />
July 13, at St. Therese Parish in Parkville. Each seminarian will<br />
give a short statement about themselves and why they wish to be a<br />
priest. We are accepting items for the auction to help support the<br />
seminarians. If you would like to attend our Cookout/Silent Auction<br />
and meet our future priests, or would just like to donate something<br />
for the Silent Auction, please call Priscilla Pawlikowski at 741-7960,<br />
or Jo Marie at 682-6111, to make a reservation. Meat provided by<br />
the Knights of Columbus of St. Therese Parish; all Serrans and<br />
parishioners are asked to bring a vegetable, salad or dessert.<br />
We Pray For...<br />
Johnny Caresio<br />
Linda Crawford<br />
Marshall Sherlock<br />
Jason K. Family<br />
Becky Booth<br />
Frieda Weber<br />
Georgeanne<br />
Salmon<br />
Gordley Family<br />
Louie Bussjaeger<br />
Kenadee<br />
Gallagher<br />
Eddie Kleiman<br />
Phil Wilson<br />
Kreg Reid<br />
Haley Prouty<br />
Jason Robinson<br />
Clarke Crawford<br />
Randy Canaan<br />
Mike Monley<br />
Chris Smith<br />
John Lewis<br />
Marilyn Niere<br />
Darleen Farnan<br />
Greg Smith<br />
Kenny Erwin<br />
Jerry Stull<br />
Robert Buchanan<br />
Ronnie Smith<br />
Kathleen Rangel<br />
Paul Anctil<br />
Nova Hernandez<br />
Sharon Augh<br />
Devona Gilgour<br />
Nancy Sixsmith<br />
Larry Brown<br />
Theresa Fortune<br />
MaryBell Jones<br />
Richard Driggers<br />
Charlene / Ro<br />
Jeffrey Stephani ;<br />
Nicole Martindell<br />
Bob Parquette<br />
Bob McCray<br />
Mary Midiri<br />
Patrizia Callahan<br />
Mary Andersen<br />
Cameron &<br />
<strong>James</strong> Anderson<br />
Frances Winslow<br />
John Walter<br />
Burt and Lee<br />
Wagenknecht<br />
John Caresio<br />
Marilyn Caldwell<br />
Evan Cline<br />
Mark Gergen<br />
Ralph McNeal<br />
Kaitlin Tomaino<br />
Kyle; Riley<br />
Lee Schwery<br />
Baby Jesse<br />
Joan Swoboda<br />
Steve Swoboda<br />
Andrew Somora<br />
Betty and Merle<br />
Johnson<br />
Barbara Wohletz<br />
Brenda Adams<br />
Mary Nell Kern<br />
<strong>James</strong> Smith<br />
Jonas Miller<br />
Frank Benassi<br />
Laura Widmer<br />
Mark Mutschler<br />
Tonya Hays<br />
Kenneth Sanger<br />
Denny; Phyllis<br />
Tom Gore<br />
Marilyn Livacy<br />
Those going thru<br />
unemployment /<br />
Alzheimer /<br />
depression /<br />
addictions /<br />
prison / divorce /<br />
cancer /<br />
turmoil in homes<br />
We ask you to notify us to remove your<br />
name from our prayer lists. By law,<br />
HIPPA forbids us to print names for<br />
prayers, without request from person or<br />
the immediate family. Please call the<br />
parish office when in need of prayers.<br />
When admitted to Hospitals please specify<br />
you are <strong>Catholic</strong> so you receive Holy<br />
Communion. Area parishes minister to<br />
NKC hospital, we minister daily to Liberty<br />
hospital patients. To receive prayer<br />
emails: brieanna.Shay@gmail.<strong>com</strong>