St.

Joseph Parish
Fr. Brandon Farrar, Interim Parochial Administrator
306 Iowa, PO Box 165, Olpe, KS 620-475-3326
Parish email: st.joseph_olpe@yahoo.com
Facebook: “St. Joseph Catholic Church”
August 5, 2018 – 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Celebration of the Eucharist: Saturday @ 5:00 PM Sunday @ 8:30 AM

St. Joseph Parish Contacts: Baptisms/Anointing of Sick/Counseling:

Parish Bookkeeper: Laurie Schmidt 475-3326 Contact Rectory
office hours - Wed./Fri. 9-12 Marriages/Annulments:
Bulletin deadline-TUESDAY @ NOON Marriages – contact Rectory
Reconciliation:
Altar Society: Kim Irwin 475-3295 Saturdays @ 4:30 pm
Cemetery: Terry Taylor 340-5062
Family Life Ministry: Kay Schmidt 475-3767
Finance Council Elaine Musick 475-3378 COLLECTION Last Week:
Funeral Dinners: Linda Dieker 475-3567 Plate $ 171.00
Knights of Columbus: Brian Flott 343-9241 Envelopes 1,157.00 (39 adults)
Liturgy Committee Diana Kuhlmann 475-3784 Cemetery Fence 150.00
Outreach Arlene Redeker 475-3414 TOTAL ……… $ 1,478.00
Pastoral Council: Diana Kuhlmann 475-3784
Religious Ed: Rose Redeker 475-3403 THANKS MUCH! You are AWESOME! Just a
reminder too that if you will be on vacation or
attend another church, your envelopes can be
ST. JOSEPH PRAYER LIST mailed to the church at P O Box 165, Olpe, KS.
Robyn Bechtel, Mary D Brinkman, Montana Cole, Dave
Goodell, Roy & Marilyn Kuhlmann, Amy R., Kevin Redeker,
Dave Schneider, Gary Trear, Lou Trear, Jim Wecker.
United States Army: SFC Matthew S. Richter, Sgt. Austin
Burenheide, Pvt. Johnnie Bell, Captain Jacob Haag, Pvt. Our 49th annual BBQ is just around the corner and
Brandon Raybourn tickets have been released! Please check out the info
Marines: Lt. Colonel James Bechtel Navy: Robert King
on the back page! REMINDER: If you can’t attend but
want to financially support our Family Life Ministry
program (which is planning NEW and EXCITING
things this year---Thank you Kay Schmidt) please call
Linda Dieker at 475-3567; and for as little as $30, you
Sat. 8/04 5:00 pm +David Lumley
Sun. 8/05 8:30 am For the people of our parish can get your name on our “Donor Board”!
8/06 through 8/10 - NO DAILY MASS
Sat. 8/11 5:00 pm +Cody Cole Worklists are now out!! Please take a look at where
Sun. 8/12 8:30 am Erwin Eberle you are working for the BBQ. If you are unable to
Wed. 8/14 6:00 PM +Sylvia Klumpe work, it is now YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to find a
(Holy Day of Obligation) replacement. We appreciate everyone's effort
towards making this event a success. If you are
scheduled to work at the grove, remember that you
As a reminder, non-emergency messages may will NEED TO PURCHASE a ticket. We are now
be left on the rectory phone (which will be looking for donations of tomatoes, cucumbers,
checked routinely). In case of an emergency, onions, butter, margarine, American cheese, and
please call Laurie at 620-343-0321 or call
Father Farrar at 620-343-1061 (dial 1 for Velveeta. You may contact Marie Wecker at 620-
emergencies). Thanks so much for your 475-3362 or Cassie Dieker at 620-481-9831 with
cooperation during this interim! questions or concerns.
 LITURGY SCHEDULE

Saturday, August 11 Sunday, August 12

Servers: Max Blaufuss, Abbot Bailey Servers: Eli and Lucas Blankley
Lector: Jade Cole Lector: Michael Ratcliff
Ministers: Joe & Carolyn Cole, Melanie Kerwin Ministers: Rose Redeker, Dan Schneider, Donna Bolen
Gift Bearers: Mike & Leanne H aag Gift Bearers: Brian and Kay Schmit
Sacristan: Arlene Redeker

PLEASE NOTE: August 15 is a HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION—Assumption of the

Blessed Virgin Mary. Mass WILL BE HELD on TUESDAY, AUGUST 14 at 6:00 PM
at St. Joseph Church.

DONUTS & JUICE SUNDAYS!

Hey parishioners……..Let’s get together for a few minutes and catch up and
enjoy each other’s company! ANNOUNCING the first (of hopefully many
more!!) “Donuts & Juice/Coffee” after mass. This will begin Sunday,
August 5 right after mass at the Knights Hall. We’ll also have one on
August 19. Please spare a few minutes and enjoy the beginning of the day
with friends!

CCD NEWS……
CCD will begin on AUGUST 29. We are still needing a few teachers!! Parents are invited to
attend the opening night, which will be OH SO SPECIAL with a guest performer! ALSO,
Sebastian D’Amico will be speaking on Nov. 28; and we have SO MANY new and exciting events
and activities planned this year!

Our parish has purchased a new religious education series for the elementary grade levels. The new
series is titled, "Finding God" and it has an adaptive kit as part of the series. Pam Riordan, Consultant
for Children's Catechesis for the Archdiocese, has set the following date and time for training with the
religious education teachers of our parish. The date is August 26, from 2:00 until 4:00 pm. Pam may
invite other teachers in our archdiocese to join us for this training session. We will meet in the Knight's
Hall.

If you are a volunteer in ANY capacity, you are required to complete VIRTUS training prior to working with children. The
training makes participants aware of the signs of child abuse, the methods and means by which offenders commit abuse,
and five easy steps one can use to prevent abuse. We encourage all parishioners to attend this one time training session at
SACRED HEART PARISH HALL – Emporia – Thursday, August 23 (6:30-9:30 PM) OR Saturday, Sept. 8 (9:30 AM-12:30 PM).
Please preregister online at www.virtusonline.org. Light snacks will be provided.
IHOP in Emporia has released a new promotion to promote community involvement. Just bring in
the church bulletin to their Emporia location, and they will offer a 20% discount off your total check.
What a deal!!

OUTREACH MINISTRY
Due to a few requests, we will be extending our Soles4Souls shoe collection for a few more weeks. Have you
ever bought Zappo’s shoes? They are the company that’s supplying free shipping labels for our boxes of shoes
going to Soles4Souls. We will try to run our shoe collection again later, so let Dorothy Blaufuss or one of the
Outreach committee know when you would like to see it again.

ALSO……Did you know that CCD collects aluminum cans even during the summer? They use the money for
various charities. Please include ONLY aluminum cans—not aluminum pie plates or foil. This is a different grade
of aluminum and must all be sorted out. THANKS! 

The Outreach committee is also wanting to remind parishioners of the Spiritual Works of Mercy. For these, we
borrowed some comments from Bill Scholl, the Archdiocese director of Social Justice. They are:
Bear Wrongs Patiently: Change the things you can and accept the things you can’t change.
Overlook minor flaws, pray for those who hurt you, and work at being
less critical.
Pray for the Living and the Dead: Offer to pray for people and really do it. Make a list of
people to pray for and pray for them by name. Pray for the people listed
in the Bulletin. Make a list of people who have died that you know (or
those in the news) and pray for them.
Admonish sinners: Look for the first sinner to admonish in the mirror. Pray for those who are
making difficult decisions in life.
Counsel the Doubtful: Make yourself available to listen to and affirm people in ways that help
them see that they are a good gift. Encourage one another. Make time
to spend with family and friends and really be present. Silence those
phones for a while and talk to people face to face.

Mark Your Calendars……

August 5 Donuts & Juice after mass at Knights Hall
August 9 Bible Study – Plaza – 7:00 PM
August 14 HOLY DAY Mass – 6:00 PM
August 15 Knights of Columbus meeting – 7 PM
August 16 Finance Council – 6 PM
Pastoral Council – 7 PM
August 29 Opening Night of CCD – parents are invited—Guest speaker planned!

The U.S. bishops urge our participation each Friday in a nationwide Novena for the Legal Protection of
Human Life, August 3-September 28. Participants will receive weekly email or text reminders to pray
and fast, along with little-known facts about Roe vs. Wade to share with others. Sign up at
www.usccb.org/pray!

Father John’s new address is: Father John Cordes

c/o Our Lady of Unity Parish
2910 Strong
Kansas City, KS 66106