106 N. Western Ave.

Girard, KS 66743
Tel. (620)724-8717
Weekly Bulletin
of
Saint Michael Church, Girard
www.stmichaelgirard.com
COLLECTIONS
Last Week July 2013 to date
Contributions $3,040.00 $92,444.70
Children's Offering $14.30 $616.41
Expenses $74,686.91
Over/ (Under) $18,374.20
Saint Michael Parish Mission Statement:
We the parishioners of Saint Michael the Archangel, through leadership and strong traditions
are faithful disciples of the teachings of Jesus Christ and His Catholic Church. We commit our-
selves to be generous stewards of our faith, our parish, and our community. We strive to involve all
members to be united in one parish family for the salvation of all.

Notes from the Pastor: What a meaningful and inspiring way to start the season of Lent! Thats
what a few of those who came to the Parish Mission have expressed. It was indeed inspiring and
moving the listeners to renewal so much so that many came to receive the sacrament of reconcilia-
tion or confession Monday night! Fr. John Lanzrath did a wonderful job and was really God sent.
Continue to keep him in your prayers. Thank you again to all who in one way or another or in many
ways make the parish mission successful the Anniversary Committee, the Parish and Finance
Councils, the Altar Society, and all those who sacrifice their time to be at the sessions. God will cer-
tainly bless you a hundredfold. Those of you who miss it, Fr. Lanzrath gave me the power point of
the sessions. I will post it at our facebook page so you can take a look at it and reflect. Surely Gods
grace will guide you in your prayerful reflection especially in this season of penance!
More events are coming up: our pilgrimage tour to the Cathedral and Pilsen this Saturday, March
22
nd
. As of this writing there are 24 who have registered and so we still have 31 more openings. The
fee is only $35.00 and if you want to go and could not afford the fee please tell me or leave a mes-
sage at the parish office voicemail and we will find a sponsor for you. We are extending the registra-
tion until Thursday, March 20
th
. The bus leaves in Arma at 7:30 and will leave here in Girard at 8AM
for the cathedral. Please bring your lunch pack as we will eat at the hall of the cathedral after the tour
and will proceed to Pilsen. We have mass in Pilsen at 4PM and after that we will stop at a restaurant
in El Dorado for dinner before heading home! Dont forget to bring your camera! Consequently,
thank you to Fr. McElwee for covering for my masses here and Arma on that Saturday. On March
22
nd
- 23r
d
, our youth will be attending the Diocesan Youth Conference (DCYC) at the DoubleTree
Hilton Wichita Airport. We are happy that several of our young people are going: Morgan Sevart,
Faith McClaskey, Cooper Pucket, Trenton Diskin, Isaiah Fisher, Austin Lallemand, and Ethan

Altar Servers:


E. M. E.
Lectors:

Gift Bearers
5:30 PM
D. Davenport & L. Martin


Teresa Davenport
Ned Sauer

Steve & Susan OToole
Family
10:00 AM
A., C., E. Doherty,
M. Droessler

Jerry Hanson
Ryan Sevart

Mark & Trish Peak

Next Sunday(03/23/14) Next Saturday (03/22/14)
Mar

15

16

17
18

19

20

21


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23

Saturday

Sunday

Monday
Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday


Saturday

Sunday
4:00 PM
5:30 PM
8:00 AM
10:00 AM
7:30 PM
5:30 PM
6:00 PM
8:00 AM
6:30 PM
8:00 AM
8:30AM-3PM
7:00 AM
8AM-6PM
6:00 PM
4:00 PM
5:30 PM
8:00 AM
10:00 AM

Henry Yartz
Barb Doue
Barb Doue
Pro Populo
Special Intentions of Elizabeth Strukel
NO Stations of the Cross
NO MASS
Ad Dantis
Deceased Volmer Family
Ida & Clarence Buche
Eucharistic Adoration
Ed Perrin
Eucharistic Adoration
Stations of the Cross
Henry Yartz
Intentions of Lopeman Family
Pro Populo
Verl Diskin
Arma
Girard
Arma
Girard
Girard
Arma
Arma
Arma
Girard
Arma
Arma
Girard
Girard
Girard
Arma
Girard
Arma
Girard




Mass Schedules & Intentions for March 15th-23rd:
Saint Michaels Upcoming Events

Finance Council Parish Council
Tony Stonerock-Chair Dale Coomes-Chair
TBA TBA at 6:30pm

Rosary Altar Society Knights of Columbus
Next meeting, TBA 1st Tuesday of Month, 7pm
At 6:30pm in the Hall. St. Michael Parish Hall

Helping Hands Daughters of Isabella
Need help or want to volunteer, Call Marilyn Bradshaw,
Call Carrie Smith, 724-6684 724-7133

That Man in You Friday mornings at 6am

St. Michaels Altar Society
The next meeting will be Monday, March 24th at 6:30pm. Hostesses are Sha-
ron Harris and Regina Butler. Please come and join us for the rosary.

That Man is You Fish Fry
That Man is You will be hosting a fish fry on Friday, April 4th from 5:30pm-
7:00pm. Free will donation.

St. Joseph Table
St. Bridgets Parish is once again hosting a St. Joseph Table on Sunday,
March 23rd from 11am to 2pm in the Faith and Family Center. Entrees in-
clude: Spaghetti & Meatballs*Lasagna*Polenta*Stuffed Cabbage Seafood
Pasta Shell*Sausage & More. Each meal comes with salad, Bruschetta, Gar-
lic Bread, and home-made dessert. Cost is $12 per person (full menu); $6 per
child 12 & under; $2.00 per child 6 & under. We hope you will join us!

St. Joseph: Husband of Our Lady
Most Catholics are aware of the date, March 19, the Feastday of St. Joseph.
I have read a good number of accounts of him, but I would venture to say that
Butlers Lives of the Saints records his life and words best. This volume is
one of the great classic works on Christian sainthood.
Butler begins by stating that March 19 is the Heavenly birthday of St.
Joseph, the date of his death in the first century. He was chosen by God to be
the foster father of His Son, and spouse of the Virgin Mary. As early as 900
A.D., that date was celebrated as Josephs feastday. Were acquainted with
his royal descent and his family history is explained both in St. Matthew and
St. Lukes gospels. He was the protector of Our Ladys good name and given
the responsibility to guide and support the holy family, including the educa-
tion of Him, who, though divine, loved to call Himself the son of man. Je-
sus learned Josephs trade of carpentry and imitated his manner of speech.
Mary, herself, seemed to confer full parental rights on Joseph when she said
without qualification, Thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing, which is
described in the fifth joyful mystery, The Finding of the Child in the Temple.
Joseph was a man of tremendous faith and his intense love for Jesus and
Mary is plain to see through his actions. He had his own personal annuncia-
tion when the Angel came to him and said to take Mary, who was with child,
and make her his wife. When the census was ordered, he took her with him to
Bethlehem. He found the manger for the Birth and was present when Our
Lord was laid in His crib for shepherds to offer worship. He was also in the
Temple when the Infant was placed in the arms of Simeon, the Prophet. He
was witness to the Presentation, as well, in the synagogue. When the Angel
warned of impending danger, Joseph took her and the Child into Egypt to
flee King Herod. When the danger subsided, he returned them to Nazareth
and raised his son in what is called the hidden years. He and Mary took
Jesus to Jerusalem at the Passover when He was twelve and lost track of Him
debating with the teachers in the Temple. Jesus returns home with them and
is obedient to them, Scripture says. After this, Scripture no longer mentions
St. Joseph, but tradition tells us that when his time came, Joseph was rocked
in Jesus arms, on or about 30 A.D., right before Jesus began His public min-
istry. That is why St. Joseph is known as the Patron of a Happy Death. After
the Blessed Mother, no holier person ever lived. The Bible pays him the
highest compliment: St. Joseph was a just man., meaning, he opened him-
self totally to what God wanted him to do. He was completely obedient to
God. Article by Marcel Normand



ST. MICHAEL, DEFEND US IN ALL OUR BATTLES!






We Thank our advertisers for their support!
Doherty. Thank you to our chaperones: Paula Sevart and Pat
Westhoff. God bless and protect them always!
Another event on March 28
th
, is our Souper Friday! The
event has three purposes: it helps us with our fasting and ab-
stinence (with the support of one another), it provides us an
opportunity to learn and discern how we could respond to the
needs of our brothers and sisters who have disabilities, and
lastly, it also provides us an opportunity for almsgiving. Our
freewill donation will go to the cause of this ministry. I al-
ready heard a comment from one that says I dont see the
need to come to that talk because I have no family members,
relatives or friends who have disabilities. This reasoning is
absolutely erroneous! First, as I said in coming to this event,
you are being provided support and also mutually providing
support to our brothers and sisters in our abstinence and other
Lenten observances. Secondly, the talk is not just meant to
teach, but also to make us aware of the needs of people with
disabilities and how we can give them support. In that case,
you dont have to have a family member or relatives who have
disabilities in order to attend! So please avail of this oppor-
tunity. Remember, one of the acts of penance we can do dur-
ing this lent is fasting/abstinence and almsgiving or charitable
works - joining the Souper Friday and listening to this talk
will certainly aid in these observances!
Advance information: The men of That Man Is You will
be hosting a fish fry at Saint Michaels Hall on April 4
th
,
Friday at 5:30PM to 7PM. Mark your calendar!
Finally, God bless all those who are travelling this week on
this spring break. Enjoy and have a safe and refreshing vaca-
tion! God bless you all! Fr. Roger
For Girard: Fridays during Lent
7:00 AM - Mass
7:30 AM 5:50 PM Adoration
5:50 PM - Benediction
6:00 PM or right after Benediction - Station of the Cross

For Arma: Station of the Cross will be every Tuesday at 5:30PM
and Mass follows right after.

Exceptions will be during the Souper Fridays:
March 28 - Friday, Adoration will end at 5:25 and Benediction
follows; Stations of the cross will be around 5:30, and Souper
Friday follows right after at Saint Michael Hall.

PSR Classes
There will be no PSR classes this Wednesday, due to Spring
Break. We will see you on Wednesday, March 26th!

K of C Famous Fish Fry
Annual fish fry every Friday during Lent at St. Bridgets Parish
Hall, in Scammon, KS, starting at 6:00pm. Featuring: catfish,
cod, shrimp & New England Clam Chowder. All dinners come
with choice of coffee, iced tea and dessert. Prices vary depending
on dinner/platter choice. Children 6 and under eat free. Carry-
outs are available.


MA55 5cHbUL
GIRARD ARMA
Sat. 5:30pm 4:00pm
Sun. 10:00 am 8:00 am

cOHf55lOH
Sat. 2:00-2:45pm 3:15-3:45pm

Weekdays before Mass;
anytime by appointment.

STAFF
Fr. Roger Lumbre
Pastor

Janel Scales
Bookkeeper/Bulletin Editor

Faith Paoni
Secretary

Rectory Office Hours
Tues-Fri 9AM-Noon
Closed on Mondays
Tel. (620) 724-8717

Hickory Bend, LLC

106 N. Western Ave.
Girard, KS 66743
Tel. (620)724-8717
Weekly Bulletin
of
Saint Michael Church, Girard
www.stmichaelgirard.com
COLLECTIONS
Last Week July 2013 to date
Contributions $3,040.00 $92,444.70
Children's Offering $14.30 $616.41
Expenses $74,686.91
Over/ (Under) $18,374.20
Saint Michael Parish Mission Statement:
We the parishioners of Saint Michael the Archangel, through leadership and strong traditions
are faithful disciples of the teachings of Jesus Christ and His Catholic Church. We commit our-
selves to be generous stewards of our faith, our parish, and our community. We strive to involve all
members to be united in one parish family for the salvation of all.

Notes from the Pastor: What a meaningful and inspiring way to start the season of Lent! Thats
what a few of those who came to the Parish Mission have expressed. It was indeed inspiring and
moving the listeners to renewal so much so that many came to receive the sacrament of reconcilia-
tion or confession Monday night! Fr. John Lanzrath did a wonderful job and was really God sent.
Continue to keep him in your prayers. Thank you again to all who in one way or another or in many
ways make the parish mission successful the Anniversary Committee, the Parish and Finance
Councils, the Altar Society, and all those who sacrifice their time to be at the sessions. God will cer-
tainly bless you a hundredfold. Those of you who miss it, Fr. Lanzrath gave me the power point of
the sessions. I will post it at our facebook page so you can take a look at it and reflect. Surely Gods
grace will guide you in your prayerful reflection especially in this season of penance!
More events are coming up: our pilgrimage tour to the Cathedral and Pilsen this Saturday, March
22
nd
. As of this writing there are 24 who have registered and so we still have 31 more openings. The
fee is only $35.00 and if you want to go and could not afford the fee please tell me or leave a mes-
sage at the parish office voicemail and we will find a sponsor for you. We are extending the registra-
tion until Thursday, March 20
th
. The bus leaves in Arma at 7:30 and will leave here in Girard at 8AM
for the cathedral. Please bring your lunch pack as we will eat at the hall of the cathedral after the tour
and will proceed to Pilsen. We have mass in Pilsen at 4PM and after that we will stop at a restaurant
in El Dorado for dinner before heading home! Dont forget to bring your camera! Consequently,
thank you to Fr. McElwee for covering for my masses here and Arma on that Saturday. On March
22
nd
- 23r
d
, our youth will be attending the Diocesan Youth Conference (DCYC) at the DoubleTree
Hilton Wichita Airport. We are happy that several of our young people are going: Morgan Sevart,
Faith McClaskey, Cooper Pucket, Trenton Diskin, Isaiah Fisher, Austin Lallemand, and Ethan

Altar Servers:


E. M. E.
Lectors:

Gift Bearers
5:30 PM
D. Davenport & L. Martin


Teresa Davenport
Ned Sauer

Steve & Susan OToole
Family
10:00 AM
A., C., E. Doherty,
M. Droessler

Jerry Hanson
Ryan Sevart

Mark & Trish Peak

Next Sunday(03/23/14) Next Saturday (03/22/14)
Mar

15

16

17
18

19

20

21


22

23

Saturday

Sunday

Monday
Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday


Saturday

Sunday
4:00 PM
5:30 PM
8:00 AM
10:00 AM
7:30 PM
5:30 PM
6:00 PM
8:00 AM
6:30 PM
8:00 AM
8:30AM-3PM
7:00 AM
8AM-6PM
6:00 PM
4:00 PM
5:30 PM
8:00 AM
10:00 AM

Henry Yartz
Barb Doue
Barb Doue
Pro Populo
Special Intentions of Elizabeth Strukel
NO Stations of the Cross
NO MASS
Ad Dantis
Deceased Volmer Family
Ida & Clarence Buche
Eucharistic Adoration
Ed Perrin
Eucharistic Adoration
Stations of the Cross
Henry Yartz
Intentions of Lopeman Family
Pro Populo
Verl Diskin
Arma
Girard
Arma
Girard
Girard
Arma
Arma
Arma
Girard
Arma
Arma
Girard
Girard
Girard
Arma
Girard
Arma
Girard




Mass Schedules & Intentions for March 15th-23rd:
Saint Michaels Upcoming Events

Finance Council Parish Council
Tony Stonerock-Chair Dale Coomes-Chair
TBA TBA at 6:30pm

Rosary Altar Society Knights of Columbus
Next meeting, TBA 1st Tuesday of Month, 7pm
At 6:30pm in the Hall. St. Michael Parish Hall

Helping Hands Daughters of Isabella
Need help or want to volunteer, Call Marilyn Bradshaw,
Call Carrie Smith, 724-6684 724-7133

That Man in You Friday mornings at 6am

St. Michaels Altar Society
The next meeting will be Monday, March 24th at 6:30pm. Hostesses are Sha-
ron Harris and Regina Butler. Please come and join us for the rosary.

That Man is You Fish Fry
That Man is You will be hosting a fish fry on Friday, April 4th from 5:30pm-
7:00pm. Free will donation.

St. Joseph Table
St. Bridgets Parish is once again hosting a St. Joseph Table on Sunday,
March 23rd from 11am to 2pm in the Faith and Family Center. Entrees in-
clude: Spaghetti & Meatballs*Lasagna*Polenta*Stuffed Cabbage Seafood
Pasta Shell*Sausage & More. Each meal comes with salad, Bruschetta, Gar-
lic Bread, and home-made dessert. Cost is $12 per person (full menu); $6 per
child 12 & under; $2.00 per child 6 & under. We hope you will join us!

St. Joseph: Husband of Our Lady
Most Catholics are aware of the date, March 19, the Feastday of St. Joseph.
I have read a good number of accounts of him, but I would venture to say that
Butlers Lives of the Saints records his life and words best. This volume is
one of the great classic works on Christian sainthood.
Butler begins by stating that March 19 is the Heavenly birthday of St.
Joseph, the date of his death in the first century. He was chosen by God to be
the foster father of His Son, and spouse of the Virgin Mary. As early as 900
A.D., that date was celebrated as Josephs feastday. Were acquainted with
his royal descent and his family history is explained both in St. Matthew and
St. Lukes gospels. He was the protector of Our Ladys good name and given
the responsibility to guide and support the holy family, including the educa-
tion of Him, who, though divine, loved to call Himself the son of man. Je-
sus learned Josephs trade of carpentry and imitated his manner of speech.
Mary, herself, seemed to confer full parental rights on Joseph when she said
without qualification, Thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing, which is
described in the fifth joyful mystery, The Finding of the Child in the Temple.
Joseph was a man of tremendous faith and his intense love for Jesus and
Mary is plain to see through his actions. He had his own personal annuncia-
tion when the Angel came to him and said to take Mary, who was with child,
and make her his wife. When the census was ordered, he took her with him to
Bethlehem. He found the manger for the Birth and was present when Our
Lord was laid in His crib for shepherds to offer worship. He was also in the
Temple when the Infant was placed in the arms of Simeon, the Prophet. He
was witness to the Presentation, as well, in the synagogue. When the Angel
warned of impending danger, Joseph took her and the Child into Egypt to
flee King Herod. When the danger subsided, he returned them to Nazareth
and raised his son in what is called the hidden years. He and Mary took
Jesus to Jerusalem at the Passover when He was twelve and lost track of Him
debating with the teachers in the Temple. Jesus returns home with them and
is obedient to them, Scripture says. After this, Scripture no longer mentions
St. Joseph, but tradition tells us that when his time came, Joseph was rocked
in Jesus arms, on or about 30 A.D., right before Jesus began His public min-
istry. That is why St. Joseph is known as the Patron of a Happy Death. After
the Blessed Mother, no holier person ever lived. The Bible pays him the
highest compliment: St. Joseph was a just man., meaning, he opened him-
self totally to what God wanted him to do. He was completely obedient to
God. Article by Marcel Normand



ST. MICHAEL, DEFEND US IN ALL OUR BATTLES!






We Thank our advertisers for their support!
Doherty. Thank you to our chaperones: Paula Sevart and Pat
Westhoff. God bless and protect them always!
Another event on March 28
th
, is our Souper Friday! The
event has three purposes: it helps us with our fasting and ab-
stinence (with the support of one another), it provides us an
opportunity to learn and discern how we could respond to the
needs of our brothers and sisters who have disabilities, and
lastly, it also provides us an opportunity for almsgiving. Our
freewill donation will go to the cause of this ministry. I al-
ready heard a comment from one that says I dont see the
need to come to that talk because I have no family members,
relatives or friends who have disabilities. This reasoning is
absolutely erroneous! First, as I said in coming to this event,
you are being provided support and also mutually providing
support to our brothers and sisters in our abstinence and other
Lenten observances. Secondly, the talk is not just meant to
teach, but also to make us aware of the needs of people with
disabilities and how we can give them support. In that case,
you dont have to have a family member or relatives who have
disabilities in order to attend! So please avail of this oppor-
tunity. Remember, one of the acts of penance we can do dur-
ing this lent is fasting/abstinence and almsgiving or charitable
works - joining the Souper Friday and listening to this talk
will certainly aid in these observances!
Advance information: The men of That Man Is You will
be hosting a fish fry at Saint Michaels Hall on April 4
th
,
Friday at 5:30PM to 7PM. Mark your calendar!
Finally, God bless all those who are travelling this week on
this spring break. Enjoy and have a safe and refreshing vaca-
tion! God bless you all! Fr. Roger
For Girard: Fridays during Lent
7:00 AM - Mass
7:30 AM 5:50 PM Adoration
5:50 PM - Benediction
6:00 PM or right after Benediction - Station of the Cross

For Arma: Station of the Cross will be every Tuesday at 5:30PM
and Mass follows right after.

Exceptions will be during the Souper Fridays:
March 28 - Friday, Adoration will end at 5:25 and Benediction
follows; Stations of the cross will be around 5:30, and Souper
Friday follows right after at Saint Michael Hall.

PSR Classes
There will be no PSR classes this Wednesday, due to Spring
Break. We will see you on Wednesday, March 26th!

K of C Famous Fish Fry
Annual fish fry every Friday during Lent at St. Bridgets Parish
Hall, in Scammon, KS, starting at 6:00pm. Featuring: catfish,
cod, shrimp & New England Clam Chowder. All dinners come
with choice of coffee, iced tea and dessert. Prices vary depending
on dinner/platter choice. Children 6 and under eat free. Carry-
outs are available.


MA55 5cHbUL
GIRARD ARMA
Sat. 5:30pm 4:00pm
Sun. 10:00 am 8:00 am

cOHf55lOH
Sat. 2:00-2:45pm 3:15-3:45pm

Weekdays before Mass;
anytime by appointment.

STAFF
Fr. Roger Lumbre
Pastor

Janel Scales
Bookkeeper/Bulletin Editor

Faith Paoni
Secretary

Rectory Office Hours
Tues-Fri 9AM-Noon
Closed on Mondays
Tel. (620) 724-8717

Hickory Bend, LLC