100 South 8th Street

Arma, KS 66712
Tel. (620)347-4525
Mailing Address:
PO Box 948
Arma, KS 66712
Weekly Bulletin
of
Saint Joseph Church, Arma
www.stjosepharma.com
COLLECTIONS
Last Week July 2013 to date
Contributions $999.00 $50,122.86
Expenses $50,898.82
Over/ (Under) ($775.96)

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

cOHf55lOH
Sat. 2:00-2:30pm 3:15-3:45pm

Weekdays before Mass;
anytime by appointment.

STAFF
Fr. Roger Lumbre
Pastor

Janel Scales/Marcel Normand
Bookkeeper/Bulletin Editor


Georganne Galichia
Secretary

Rectory Office Hours
Wednesdays 9AM-Noon
Tel. (620) 347-4525
Saint Joseph Parish Mission Statement:
The faith-filled parishioners of Saint Joseph Catholic Church of Arma, in union with the Blessed
Trinity of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, value tradition and prayer. We are committed to strong
leadership, responsive community service, and forming caring, welcoming, intimate relationships
with our fellow brothers and sisters. We seek to become a more diverse, vibrant, active church
family.

Notes from the Pastor - March Madness for God activities are over! Actually, some people wanted
to call it instead March Marvels! That makes more sense. Its because of the many wonderful spir-
itual opportunities that had been afforded us this month and some have availed of and have relished
the truly spiritually enriching experience! Last Saturdays Pilgrimage Tour was one of those! Eve-
rybody in the group were fired up with the visit of the cathedral and learned of all the history and all
the meaning of the symbols of most parts of our mother church! Also enlightening is listening to the
life of Fr. Email Kappaun, who was given the title Servant of God in 1993 and seeing first hand all
the personal items that are connected to him. Do you know that there are already miracles attributed
to his intercession, including healing? You may access our diocesan website and learn more about
his life! Fr. Kappaun, Pray for us! Last Tuesday, there was also a lively theological discussion with
a group led by Marcel Normand at Saint Joseph Hall. May it bear fruit among all those who attend-
ed. For our last activity this month, our "Souper Friday at Saint Michael have inspired all the 35
people who attended. Not only because the soup and bread were delicious, but the talk of Tom Ra-
cunas has left a wonderful impression on all those present. Most of the pictures of the tour and the
rest of our activities are in our Facebook page for you to see and enjoy!
Let us thank the Lord for those moments of grace and may we continue to open up our minds and
hearts to the grace of God for penance and renewal as Lent is winding down to Easter! Once more,
thank you to all our councils, committees, and individuals- who dedicated their time, talent, and
treasure to make all those events a success! May God bless you always for all that you do!
Although the month is over, our pursuit of holiness continues! There are lots of things to look
forward to in April: April 4
th
, Friday, our men of That Man Is You will be hosting Fish Fry at

Altar Servers:

Ushers


E. M. E.
Lectors:
Gift Bearers
4:00 PM
Grant Waterman

Aaron Kreutzer
& Wally Rons

Linda Carpino
Barry Bedene
Margaret Setina
8:00 AM
Kaylee Bogina

Dave & Dustin Ashmore


Cindy Ashmore
Ron Pommier
Scott & Susie Aldrighetti

Next Sunday(04/06/2014) Next Saturday (04/05/2014)
Mar




Apr

29

30

31
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02
03

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05

06

Saturday

Sunday

Monday
Tuesday

Wednesday
Thursday

Friday


Saturday

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

Geno Marchetti
Intentions of Butch Reif Family
Henry Yartz
Pro Populo
NO MASS
Stations of the Cross
Ad Dantis
Pete Masser
Henry Yartz
Eucharistic Adoration
Ed Perrin
Eucharistic Adoration
Stations of the Cross
Ad Dantis
Intentions of Butch Reif Family
Henry Yartz
Pro Populo
Arma
Girard
Arma
Girard
Girard
Arma
Arma
Girard
Arma
Arma
Girard
Girard
Girard
Arma
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Mass Schedules & Intentions for March 29th-April 6th:
Saint Josephs Upcoming Events

Eucharistic Adoration: Thursdays from 8:30am to 3:00pm

Finance Council Parish Council
Next Meeting, May 8th Next Meeting, TBA
At 6:00pm After 5:30pm Mass

St. Ann Altar Society Knights of Columbus
Next meeting, TBA 1st Tuesday of Month, 7pm
Rectory at 6pm St. Michael Parish Hall

Parish Pastoral Council Officers:
Chair: Pat Westhoff Members at Large: Betty Rons, Dustin Ashmore,
Joe Broyles, Debbie Amershek Secretary: Karen Pryer

Worship Committee: Parish Finance Council:
Chair Karen Pryer Chair Fred Bogina
E.M.Es Joann Black Members Joe Polhlopek,
Ushers/Greeters Bill Harman Judy Wingebach,
Altar Society Judy Smerchek Linda Broyles
Lectors Marcel Normand
Music Jan Harman
Lent Isnt Over Yet; Theres Still Time...
Lent is now half over, but if we feel that weve not met its demand for pen-
ance and mortification (acts that strengthen the will to overcome sin), there is
still time. Through moral laziness, we often miss out on opportunities to gain
indulgences during this season. Our parents and grandparents looked forward
to this time, often fasting the whole of Lent and their faith was strengthened
by their self-denial.
We may ask, Isnt heartfelt repentance sufficient for God? Or does he also
want bodily mortification? The Church answers simply that God requires
both because sincere repentance is ever united to bodily mortification. Put
another way: The soul influences the body and the body reacts upon the soul,
because of their intimate union. A body that is always gratified and pam-
pered, sooner or later, reveals its own feebleness to the soul, its constant
companion. The body, because of Original Sin, is in permanent rebellion
with the soul; and the soul, therefore, must treat it almost as an enemy and be
always on guard against it.
With the time left in Lent, lets unite body and soul to show our love for
Our Blessed Lord and what He has done for us. Keep the eyes of our body
and soul always directed toward heaven, and lets double our efforts to help
make up for so many indifferent people in the world today. Sin is viewed all
too lightly in our time. The tendency is to excuse everyone for everything,
including ourselves. Our Lord never excused anyone! He forgave, yes, but in
every instance, He always gave the directive: Go now, and dont commit
this sin again, or simply, Go and sin no more. Sin is a great destroyer,
even in this world, and only in its absence can any healing take place. Be
faithful to frequent Confession and you will be a great helper in healing the
many wounds which afflict our nation.
The Body will return to dust; therefore, it is wrong to pamper it.
The Body will rise in glory; therefore, it is wrong to neglect it.
During Lent, the World joins the Pharisees in saying, If you are the Son of
God, come down from the Cross. Jesus says, If you would be a Son of
God, take up your Cross. Lent is Cross-time! Satans way is the way of
pride; remember the popular song a few decades ago, What more, I did it
MY way. Christs way is one of humility. During Lent, our choice should
be to live as God wants us to live, turning from our own self-will. To get this
done, we must imitate Christ and His Grace will help us to walk the path
leading to Heaven. (and hey, theres talk that if youre extra virtuous, you
might even skip purgatory!)
One more thing, we want to thank those who made the Theological Dia-
logue on Tuesday evening possible. Karen Pryer, co-chair of the 50th Anni-
versary Committee, planned the event with Fr. Roger. We had some 18 pa-
rishioners from Arma, Frnaklin, and Girard who came to the hall after Mass
and Stations to hear the talk. Karen arranged for refreshments. We had a
lively discussion on Lent and hopefully, all of us gained from airing our
thoughts on penance and mortification. Watch for the first of the Anniversary
Newsletters to appear in April. Article by Marcel Normand


Shopping for a Cross
Jesus commanded his followers, Take up the cross and follow me (Mark
10:21). But too many of us want to go shopping for just the right cross rather
than take up the cross of self-denial to which He referred.
Some people want a vinyl-padded cross that not too heavy. Others look
for a small, flat cross which they can put out of sight when they dont want
to attract attention to the fact that they are Christians. Still others look for a
jeweled cross which can make them part of the fashionable in-crowd.
But the cross of authentic Christian discipleship is a plain, rough, wooden
cross that takes a lot of effort to carry. This is the type of cross of which Je-
sus was crucified. And this is the cross of discipleship which we as his fol-
lowers must carry. But one important difference is that Jesus himself has
promised to stand with us and help us bear the load. The one who directed,
Take up the cross also declared, My yoke is easy, and my burden is
light (Matt. 11:30). Author Unknown








We Thank our advertisers for your support!
Saint Michaels Hall from 5:30PM to 7PM! Proceeds will
go to assist our youth activities, including March for Life!
First Reconciliation is happening in April: April 5
th
to
four of our kids in Arma, and April 12
th
to also four of our
kids in Girard. Then on April 27
th
, Divine Mercy Sunday,
they will be receiving their first communion at 8AM Mass
in Arma and 10AM mass in Girard! Pray for our children
who will be making their first reconciliation and first
communion. Thank you to our parents for fulfilling their
roles in bringing up their children in our faith. Thank you
again to all our catechists for sacrificing their time and
talent to teach our kids!
Once more, attention all altar servers and third graders
and older who want to be altar servers: Altar servers
meeting and training this April 6
th
, Sunday, right after the
10AM Mass. RSVP regrets only - current or new altar
servers should call the parish office if you cannot come!
As of now nobody called so, thats good news, meaning
all of you will be coming!
Also, many of you have already read the news in the
Catholic Advance about the increase of mass stipends
effective May 1
st
, this year! That means that any new
mass intentions requested and to be celebrated after May
1
st
will be $10, but any intentions already accepted at the
old rate will still be honored (a grandfathering of previ-
ous requests made.) (from the minutes of the college of
consultors.) You will find an insert of this weekends bul-
letin of the statement of the bishops of the dioceses of
Kansas for a clearer understanding of mass offerings.
I would also remind you of the letter of Madison Smith asking
for help for her missionary trip to Rwanda in summer. Either you
give it directly to her family or you may write a check payable to
Saint Joseph or Saint Michael, memo: for Madison Smiths Mis-
sion.
Finally, may this remaining days of Lent continue to steer us to
reflect more deeply on our relationship with God and each other so
that on Easter we will be able to renew our baptismal promises
with minds and hearts renewed. God bless you all! Fr. Roger


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.


ST. JOSEPH, PRAY FOR US
Hickory Bend, LLC
100 South 8th Street
Arma, KS 66712
Tel. (620)347-4525
Mailing Address:
PO Box 948
Arma, KS 66712
Weekly Bulletin
of
Saint Joseph Church, Arma
www.stjosepharma.com
COLLECTIONS
Last Week July 2013 to date
Contributions $999.00 $50,122.86
Expenses $50,898.82
Over/ (Under) ($775.96)

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

cOHf55lOH
Sat. 2:00-2:30pm 3:15-3:45pm

Weekdays before Mass;
anytime by appointment.

STAFF
Fr. Roger Lumbre
Pastor

Janel Scales/Marcel Normand
Bookkeeper/Bulletin Editor


Georganne Galichia
Secretary

Rectory Office Hours
Wednesdays 9AM-Noon
Tel. (620) 347-4525
Saint Joseph Parish Mission Statement:
The faith-filled parishioners of Saint Joseph Catholic Church of Arma, in union with the Blessed
Trinity of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, value tradition and prayer. We are committed to strong
leadership, responsive community service, and forming caring, welcoming, intimate relationships
with our fellow brothers and sisters. We seek to become a more diverse, vibrant, active church
family.

Notes from the Pastor - March Madness for God activities are over! Actually, some people wanted
to call it instead March Marvels! That makes more sense. Its because of the many wonderful spir-
itual opportunities that had been afforded us this month and some have availed of and have relished
the truly spiritually enriching experience! Last Saturdays Pilgrimage Tour was one of those! Eve-
rybody in the group were fired up with the visit of the cathedral and learned of all the history and all
the meaning of the symbols of most parts of our mother church! Also enlightening is listening to the
life of Fr. Email Kappaun, who was given the title Servant of God in 1993 and seeing first hand all
the personal items that are connected to him. Do you know that there are already miracles attributed
to his intercession, including healing? You may access our diocesan website and learn more about
his life! Fr. Kappaun, Pray for us! Last Tuesday, there was also a lively theological discussion with
a group led by Marcel Normand at Saint Joseph Hall. May it bear fruit among all those who attend-
ed. For our last activity this month, our "Souper Friday at Saint Michael have inspired all the 35
people who attended. Not only because the soup and bread were delicious, but the talk of Tom Ra-
cunas has left a wonderful impression on all those present. Most of the pictures of the tour and the
rest of our activities are in our Facebook page for you to see and enjoy!
Let us thank the Lord for those moments of grace and may we continue to open up our minds and
hearts to the grace of God for penance and renewal as Lent is winding down to Easter! Once more,
thank you to all our councils, committees, and individuals- who dedicated their time, talent, and
treasure to make all those events a success! May God bless you always for all that you do!
Although the month is over, our pursuit of holiness continues! There are lots of things to look
forward to in April: April 4
th
, Friday, our men of That Man Is You will be hosting Fish Fry at

Altar Servers:

Ushers


E. M. E.
Lectors:
Gift Bearers
4:00 PM
Grant Waterman

Aaron Kreutzer
& Wally Rons

Linda Carpino
Barry Bedene
Margaret Setina
8:00 AM
Kaylee Bogina

Dave & Dustin Ashmore


Cindy Ashmore
Ron Pommier
Scott & Susie Aldrighetti

Next Sunday(04/06/2014) Next Saturday (04/05/2014)
Mar




Apr

29

30

31
01

02
03

04


05

06

Saturday

Sunday

Monday
Tuesday

Wednesday
Thursday

Friday


Saturday

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

Geno Marchetti
Intentions of Butch Reif Family
Henry Yartz
Pro Populo
NO MASS
Stations of the Cross
Ad Dantis
Pete Masser
Henry Yartz
Eucharistic Adoration
Ed Perrin
Eucharistic Adoration
Stations of the Cross
Ad Dantis
Intentions of Butch Reif Family
Henry Yartz
Pro Populo
Arma
Girard
Arma
Girard
Girard
Arma
Arma
Girard
Arma
Arma
Girard
Girard
Girard
Arma
Girard
Arma
Girard




Mass Schedules & Intentions for March 29th-April 6th:
Saint Josephs Upcoming Events

Eucharistic Adoration: Thursdays from 8:30am to 3:00pm

Finance Council Parish Council
Next Meeting, May 8th Next Meeting, TBA
At 6:00pm After 5:30pm Mass

St. Ann Altar Society Knights of Columbus
Next meeting, TBA 1st Tuesday of Month, 7pm
Rectory at 6pm St. Michael Parish Hall

Parish Pastoral Council Officers:
Chair: Pat Westhoff Members at Large: Betty Rons, Dustin Ashmore,
Joe Broyles, Debbie Amershek Secretary: Karen Pryer

Worship Committee: Parish Finance Council:
Chair Karen Pryer Chair Fred Bogina
E.M.Es Joann Black Members Joe Polhlopek,
Ushers/Greeters Bill Harman Judy Wingebach,
Altar Society Judy Smerchek Linda Broyles
Lectors Marcel Normand
Music Jan Harman
Lent Isnt Over Yet; Theres Still Time...
Lent is now half over, but if we feel that weve not met its demand for pen-
ance and mortification (acts that strengthen the will to overcome sin), there is
still time. Through moral laziness, we often miss out on opportunities to gain
indulgences during this season. Our parents and grandparents looked forward
to this time, often fasting the whole of Lent and their faith was strengthened
by their self-denial.
We may ask, Isnt heartfelt repentance sufficient for God? Or does he also
want bodily mortification? The Church answers simply that God requires
both because sincere repentance is ever united to bodily mortification. Put
another way: The soul influences the body and the body reacts upon the soul,
because of their intimate union. A body that is always gratified and pam-
pered, sooner or later, reveals its own feebleness to the soul, its constant
companion. The body, because of Original Sin, is in permanent rebellion
with the soul; and the soul, therefore, must treat it almost as an enemy and be
always on guard against it.
With the time left in Lent, lets unite body and soul to show our love for
Our Blessed Lord and what He has done for us. Keep the eyes of our body
and soul always directed toward heaven, and lets double our efforts to help
make up for so many indifferent people in the world today. Sin is viewed all
too lightly in our time. The tendency is to excuse everyone for everything,
including ourselves. Our Lord never excused anyone! He forgave, yes, but in
every instance, He always gave the directive: Go now, and dont commit
this sin again, or simply, Go and sin no more. Sin is a great destroyer,
even in this world, and only in its absence can any healing take place. Be
faithful to frequent Confession and you will be a great helper in healing the
many wounds which afflict our nation.
The Body will return to dust; therefore, it is wrong to pamper it.
The Body will rise in glory; therefore, it is wrong to neglect it.
During Lent, the World joins the Pharisees in saying, If you are the Son of
God, come down from the Cross. Jesus says, If you would be a Son of
God, take up your Cross. Lent is Cross-time! Satans way is the way of
pride; remember the popular song a few decades ago, What more, I did it
MY way. Christs way is one of humility. During Lent, our choice should
be to live as God wants us to live, turning from our own self-will. To get this
done, we must imitate Christ and His Grace will help us to walk the path
leading to Heaven. (and hey, theres talk that if youre extra virtuous, you
might even skip purgatory!)
One more thing, we want to thank those who made the Theological Dia-
logue on Tuesday evening possible. Karen Pryer, co-chair of the 50th Anni-
versary Committee, planned the event with Fr. Roger. We had some 18 pa-
rishioners from Arma, Frnaklin, and Girard who came to the hall after Mass
and Stations to hear the talk. Karen arranged for refreshments. We had a
lively discussion on Lent and hopefully, all of us gained from airing our
thoughts on penance and mortification. Watch for the first of the Anniversary
Newsletters to appear in April. Article by Marcel Normand


Shopping for a Cross
Jesus commanded his followers, Take up the cross and follow me (Mark
10:21). But too many of us want to go shopping for just the right cross rather
than take up the cross of self-denial to which He referred.
Some people want a vinyl-padded cross that not too heavy. Others look
for a small, flat cross which they can put out of sight when they dont want
to attract attention to the fact that they are Christians. Still others look for a
jeweled cross which can make them part of the fashionable in-crowd.
But the cross of authentic Christian discipleship is a plain, rough, wooden
cross that takes a lot of effort to carry. This is the type of cross of which Je-
sus was crucified. And this is the cross of discipleship which we as his fol-
lowers must carry. But one important difference is that Jesus himself has
promised to stand with us and help us bear the load. The one who directed,
Take up the cross also declared, My yoke is easy, and my burden is
light (Matt. 11:30). Author Unknown








We Thank our advertisers for your support!
Saint Michaels Hall from 5:30PM to 7PM! Proceeds will
go to assist our youth activities, including March for Life!
First Reconciliation is happening in April: April 5
th
to
four of our kids in Arma, and April 12
th
to also four of our
kids in Girard. Then on April 27
th
, Divine Mercy Sunday,
they will be receiving their first communion at 8AM Mass
in Arma and 10AM mass in Girard! Pray for our children
who will be making their first reconciliation and first
communion. Thank you to our parents for fulfilling their
roles in bringing up their children in our faith. Thank you
again to all our catechists for sacrificing their time and
talent to teach our kids!
Once more, attention all altar servers and third graders
and older who want to be altar servers: Altar servers
meeting and training this April 6
th
, Sunday, right after the
10AM Mass. RSVP regrets only - current or new altar
servers should call the parish office if you cannot come!
As of now nobody called so, thats good news, meaning
all of you will be coming!
Also, many of you have already read the news in the
Catholic Advance about the increase of mass stipends
effective May 1
st
, this year! That means that any new
mass intentions requested and to be celebrated after May
1
st
will be $10, but any intentions already accepted at the
old rate will still be honored (a grandfathering of previ-
ous requests made.) (from the minutes of the college of
consultors.) You will find an insert of this weekends bul-
letin of the statement of the bishops of the dioceses of
Kansas for a clearer understanding of mass offerings.
I would also remind you of the letter of Madison Smith asking
for help for her missionary trip to Rwanda in summer. Either you
give it directly to her family or you may write a check payable to
Saint Joseph or Saint Michael, memo: for Madison Smiths Mis-
sion.
Finally, may this remaining days of Lent continue to steer us to
reflect more deeply on our relationship with God and each other so
that on Easter we will be able to renew our baptismal promises
with minds and hearts renewed. God bless you all! Fr. Roger


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.


ST. JOSEPH, PRAY FOR US
Hickory Bend, LLC