mater dei parish |13th sunday in ordinary time | june 27

Mater Dei Parish |13th Sunday In Ordinary Time | June 27, 2021 |

MATER DEI PARISH MASS TIMES Daily Mass—Monday – Friday Mater Dei – Holy Name – 8:00 am

Mater Dei – Assumption – 12:00 pm

WEEKEND MASS Saturday

Mater Dei – Holy Name – 5:00 pm

Sunday Mater Dei – Holy Name

8:00 am, 10:30 am, 5:00 pm

RECONCILATION Saturday – 3:00 pm

GOSPEL MEDITATION - ENCOURAGE DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPTURE

June 27, 2021 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time

The author of The Cloud of Unknowing prays, “That which I am and the way that I am, with all my gifts of nature and grace, you have given to me, O Lord, and you are all this. I offer it all to you, principally to praise you and to help my fellow Christians and myself.” Knowing that God sustains us in being is the key to faith. All that we need to do is to love God as God is and the rest will begin to fall into place. God made us in His image and desires that we have life. God also desires that we be healed of all of our wounds, especially those caused by sin, and know his loving touch. Being weighed down by negativity, imperfections, the cares of the world, and weakness is not something that God desires.

Faith can profoundly change how we see God, ourselves, and one another. It gives a clearer lens through which to see life and connects us with the powerful virtues of love and hope. Three friends journeying with us through all that we encounter, faith, hope, and love, help us experience God’s embrace and heal us. All we have to do is let God be who God is and not foolishly try to make Him into what we need or want Him to be. Without God we cease to be. It’s that simple. The very blood that flows through my veins and the life that I have come directly from Divine origins. With this knowledge of who God is and who I am, I can open my ears and hear the powerful words Jesus speaks, “Do not be afraid, just have faith.” Trust begins.

When we are struggling, we naturally reach out for God because we know that a divine remedy is the only remedy. But, in doing so we wrestle with letting God take charge. We want something more miraculous and visible than the obvious and have difficulty in finding consolation simply resting in God’s presence. Our naked being, stripped of any pretense or self-serving agenda, is being called to rest in and love the uncreated Presence of God. Reach out in love to God. Ask God to heal you from all that separates you from Him. Put aside any ideas of God that create barriers between you and God’s tender and endearing presence. The Cloud of Unknowing leaves us with wisdom, “think of yourself and of him in the same way, that is, with the simple awareness that he is as he is and that you are as you are.” This is a meeting of two friends who desire nothing more than to share life together.

©LPi

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BECOMING CATHOLIC? If so, the RCIA Program is for you!

Mater Dei Parish RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of

Adults) will begin in September. For more information about the RCIA Program, contact Deacon Chris Seago at 785-232-7744.

A vast majority of those joining the Church do so because some invited them! Please prayerfully consider inviting a spouse, family member, friend or neighbor to join us in our celebration of the Catholic Faith.

Daughters of Isabella Little Flower Circle

The next meeting will be held in person on June 27th, 2021 at 12:45 PM in Yadrich Hall at Christ the King Parish, 5972 SW 25th St. A Rosary will be followed by the business meeting and social time. Social distancing and masks will be required. If anyone knows of a member or family member of Daughters of Isabella in need of the Circle's prayers call Bobbie Graff Hendrixson at 785-271-0145. If you are interested in or would like more information about Daughters of Isabelle call Cindy Keen at 785-228-9863.

Thank you, Shirley Gustafson Scribe for Daughters of Isabella

June 29, 2021


BULLETIN NOTICE – Deadline, Monday 9:00 a.m. Announcements

must be submitted to Bulletin Editor – Gail Munoz, 232-7744 or email [email protected] (preferred).

SUMMER RETIREMENT SEMINAR

Tax Reducing Strategies for Pre- and Post-Retirees

With Speaker, Bill Eckert, C.A.P. Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Donnelly College, Room 229, in the new addition

10:30 am to Noon. Register at [email protected]

Bill is a member of Nativity parish and is a Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy which provides him an in-depth knowledge of the legal and financial tools necessary to help Catholics articulate and advance their highest aspirations for self, family, church, and society. The Office of Stewardship and Development, CFNEK, and Donnelly College. Space is limited. Registration information: archkck.org/summer-seminar/

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Strengthen Your Family’s Foundation!

The family is the most important unit in society, and sacramental marriage is the foundation of the family. Invest in your family by investing in your marriage. Join us for the next in-person Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend Experience, July 16-18, 2021, at Savior Pastoral Center in Kansas City, Kansas. For more information, visit our website at www.WWME.org, and follow us on Facebook. To apply for the weekend register on-line or call/email Deacon Tony & Barb Zimmerman at 816-741-4066, [email protected]

The Calix Society (w ww.calixsociety.org) is a national association of Catholics in 12-Step recovery (AA, NA, OA, AlAnon’ etc.). For us, the spirituality of the 12-Steps is greatly enhanced when practiced in the context of our Catholic Faith. If you have been active in your 12-Step group for six months or more, and would like to talk with other Catholics about how they’ve incorporated their Catholicism into their Steps, The Calix Society usually meets the first Friday of each month at Church of the Ascension in Overland Park. The next meeting will be Friday, July, 2nd. For specific information on time and meeting format, call Neil at 913-645-7244, or Mary at 913-747-5039. The Enderle-Bogenrife Scholarship Endowment: Mary Rose Enderle and Richard Bogenrife have established a scholarship endowment for Catholic students living in Leavenworth and Wyandotte counties that plan to attend a trade or vocational school. Most trade and vocational programs are available through community and technical colleges. The scholarship award is $5,000.00. To request a scholarship application please email Dave Hernandez at [email protected] call 913-369-2718. Scholarship application deadline is July 15, 2021. The Totus Tuus Team w ill offer an adapted Totus Tuus program for people with special needs beginning Monday, July 19thth to Friday, July 23rd from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Prince of Peace Parish in Olathe. This Totus Tuus program is for persons ages 6 to adult with intellectual/developmental disabilities. Siblings are welcome!! Fee is $40 per person or $60 per family. Registration deadline is July 5th. For more information, please contact the Office of Special Needs Ministry by email at [email protected] or call 913.647.3054 or 316.305.7487. To register go to: www.archkck.org/special-needs. RELIGIOUS FREEDOM WEEK JUNE 22-29 - Each year, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) observes Religious Freedom Week. Beginning with the feast day of Sts. Thomas More and John Fisher, and including the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, the week-long commemoration ends with the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul. Religious Freedom Week is being observed this year from June 22 to June 29 and the theme chosen is Solidarity in Freedom. “Solidarity means much more than engaging in sporadic acts of generosity. It means thinking and acting in terms of community” (Fratelli tutti, 116). Religious freedom allows the Church, and all religious communities, to live out their faith in public and to serve the good of all. The USCCB has prepared resources to “Pray – Reflect – Act” which may be found at: www.usccb.org/ReligiousFreedomWeek. Each day focuses on different religious liberty topics of concern for the bishops. These materials were prepared to help people understand religious liberty from a Catholic perspective, pray about particular issues, and act on what they learn by advocating for policies that promote religious freedom. The USCCB’s Committee for Religious Liberty collaborated with the Office of International Justice and Peace to raise awareness and show solidarity with people throughout the world who suffer for their faith, from the persecution of Christians in Nicaragua to highlighting Pope Francis’s trip to Iraq this year. Domestically, a major area of concern continues to be freedom for Catholic institutions, such as schools, hospitals, and child welfare service providers, to carry out their missions with integrity. Through prayer, education, and public action during Religious Freedom Week, the USCCB hopes to promote the essential right of religious freedom for Catholics and for those of all faiths. Connect with the USCCB Committee for Religious Liberty. Text FREEDOM to 84576 and sign up for First Freedom News, the USCCB Committee for Religious Liberty’s monthly newsletter.


Bible Studies – Bible studies will continue through the summer, Thursday evenings, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Mater

Dei Parish Hall.

Prep Classes are held the 3rd Monday of each month, 7:00 p.m.,

Parish Meeting Room.

Baptisms are held the 4th Sunday of month after the 10:30 a.m. Call the Parish Office, 785-232-7744, to schedule Baptismal Prep Classes and/or Baptisms.

Director of Child Care Center – Mater Dei Parish of Topeka is seeking a full-time Director for our Child Care Center. Duties include staff management, billing generation, marketing of center, filling in for teachers as needed and other duties as assigned. Bachelor’s degree preferred. Must

have all applicable licenses and certifications. To apply, please email your resume to Amanda Kincaid at [email protected].

Are you looking for a meaningful way to serve your parish community? Does music lift your spirit

and bring you joy? We have just the thing for you! The music ministry is looking for individuals to serve as cantors or accompanists. If you’re not comfortable singing alone, consider inviting a friend to join you. If helping once or twice a month is all your schedule can handle, it would still be greatly appreciated. Some musical knowledge or experience is helpful, but training is available for cantors. Please prayerfully consider this very rewarding ministry! For more information or to volunteer please contact Theresa at 785-221-8658.

PTO trash bag update! If you were looking for more we ran out of extras, that is no longer true! We have them back

in stock in the school office along with the white. Still $10 per roll. Please call the school office or contact Dan at [email protected] with the quantity of each color you need.

We also have just a couple of the tall paper lawn bags left (15 per package) for $10. Thank you!

Becoming a Hayden student is more than merely submitting an application. It is a process for you to come to know our school and decide if Hayden offers the kind of experience you and your family want to be a part of. We love our school and we want every Hayden family to feel as we do! Contact us at [email protected] if you would like to

explore a faith based education.

ATTENTION ALL PARISHIONERS! In an attempt to update parishioner’s information or register to become a Mater Dei Parish parishioner, a link has been setup on the Mater Dei Parish webpage, https://www.materdeiparish.org/, scroll down and click on the Parish Registration Form enter your information,

name(s) of family members, phone number, email address, etc.

By entering the information through the link, we would be able to communicate more quickly with parishioners about events and provide other pertinent information in a timelier fashion. This would be another method of communication, in addition to the methods that are being used now.

If you have any questions, please contact the Parish Office Monday - Friday from 9am - 1pm at 785-232-7744.

Thank you, Mater Dei Parish Council

MONDAY NIGHT BINGO AT HAYDEN SPONSORED BY OUR PARISH. Come and play Bingo. It is a fun, inexpensive night of entertainment. You may even win some money while supporting our parish.

Bring your family and friends. The more people participating, the more it benefits our Parish. Early Bird starts at 6:30 pm with Regular Bingo starting at 7:00 pm. I f you would like to volunteer (must be 18 years or older) contact Corey Everett at [email protected], or by phone, 785-414-0946.

June 30, 2021

Calendar of Events July 1 – 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Light of the World July 3 – 6:00 p.m. – Anointing of the Sick


EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIP RECOGNIZE GOD

IN YOUR ORDINARY MOMENTS

Touching the Cloak of Christ

Look to today’s Gospel and you’ll find one of the most arres"ng images in all of Scripture. Christ in a crowd, everyone clamoring for his a#en"on, pressing against him. Several feet away, is a chronically ill woman, weak and desperate for help. She knows she doesn’t have a chance of ge$ng his a#en"on. She has no connec"ons. She has no strength. All she can do is li% up her hand.

So that’s what she does. She reaches out.

There comes a "me, or maybe several "mes, in each of our lives when we become this woman. We’re "red and we’re sick. Is it with sin? With fear? With anger? It doesn’t ma#er. Whatever it is, it’s made us weak, and we feel like we’ve run out of op"ons. We’ve looked for help and come up empty. We’ve consulted friends and go#en nowhere. We’re lost in the crowd of life, unable to s"ck our heads above the pressing throng to wave for help.

And there is Christ, always passing by us. The hem of his cloak is never far from our grasp. We have no hope of a big miracle like the synagogue leader. We don’t even bother asking for that. But that cloak ... we can touch that cloak. That’s something we can do.

Do we do it, though? Do we have the confidence of that sick, beaten-down woman who knew so totally that healing was there for the taking? Or do we retreat back into the crowd, stumbling back home with our pain and our sinfulness? Reach out, friends. However, whatever, whenever — reach out. Christ will not fail you.

— Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS

©LPi

Hallelujah! Things are opening up and we can gather together to celebrate the 2021 Fall Bazaar. I t is t ime to start planning for this annual event. Please mark your

calendar for our first planning meeting Monday, July 12th and we will meet at 6:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall. Anyone who would like to help with the planning is welcome to attend. To all crafters, it is not to early start on craft items for our Country Store and coming up ideas for theme baskets, etc.

So let us get together and make plans for a successful 2021 Fall Bazaar!


PARISH RESOURCES

COUNCILS, COMMITTEES & ORGANIZATIONS

Finance Council Kevin Schmidt, Chairperson………….232-7744

School Council Deb Schmitz, Chairperson…………...233-1727

Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) Candice Schulz, President…………….554-7104 or [email protected]

Knights of Columbus Doug Holmes, Grand Knight…………817-6963

Altar Society Merrill Befort, President……….………232-7744

PARISH PRAYER CHAIN Erin Storrer………………….…….……...224-6163 Gail Johnson……………………...……...286-1350

Funeral Dinners Peggy Olivia .................................338-3623 Mary Simnitt ......608-8192(c) or 234-6115(h) Doris Estes ...................................224-8537

Event Coordinators Candice Sch...................................232-7744 Darin Hillebert................................232-7744 Or email............. [email protected]

URGENT LIFE RESOURCES

Pregnant? Need Help? Gabriel Project.....................913-602-0306 or gabrielproject.com

Abortion Pill Reversal Hotline: 877-558-0333 or AbortionPillReversal.com

Post-Abortive Help – Project Rachel & Project Joseph: Archkck.org/prolife-end-of-life-care

National Catholic Bioethics Hotline: ..............................................215-977-2660

Suicide Hotline......800-273-8255 ǀ 913-602-0030 suicidepreventionlife.org

Domestic Violence: YMCA.....................................785-233-1750 Warm Line..............................800-922-8189 Valeo.....................................785-233-1730 Family Service & Guidance Center: 785-232-5005 Christ First Counseling.............785-272-0788

Jacob Askins Madison Good Brantley Ness Margaret Barr Sandra Grabauskas Cheryl Ness Tom Becher Joyce Green Jack Nork Lela Becker Danny Halperin Jason Ortiz Kenny Bennett Marie Hammon Dan Osborn Lorine Bloodworth Pat Hanrahan Kay Payne Rick Bloomquist Maureen Harris Mary Pineda Marlene Gatesman Boboige Reid Harrison Maddy Reynolds Bill Bond Chelsea Hernandez Jamie Robinson Marcy Bowen Kathy Hestand Celia Rodriquez Ashley Brock Roy "Jim" Hillebert Nellie Rodriguez Toni Brown Bonnie Hisey Isaiah Roeder Marianne Brownlow Jim Hisey Elizabeth Romero Aiden Burkhart Scott Holmes Jerry Rose Robin Burns Erin Hutton Josulyn Salsbury Pam Busch Dorylan Jackson* Sam Cheryl Cafferty Jim Jackson* Mary Anne Satterthwaite Bill Callies Teresa Jenkins Sharon Scheck Sandy Carter Larry Johnson Julia Seago Adam Clark Pauline Johnson John Shirey Bill Cole Bryce Kalas Jim Simons Timli Cole Amy Kelly Del Smith Mindy Darling Maxwell Kelly Melanie Sutphen Stafford Mark Dechand Sam Kelly Susie Marie DeLong Shirley Kelly Bob Swafford Mary Denise Dexter Theresa L. Kelly Terrill James Duncan Michaela Lake Don Thompson June "Melody" Duncan Kathe Langer Tracie Sutphen Thornton Becky Boboige Egan Gretchen Lindabury Nancy Tudor Heather Endsley Margaret Longstaff Kenny Unterberger Jackie Erwin Adriana Luna* Ren Valdivia Seraphina Espinoza Jesus Luna Sierra Van Sickel Kent Evans Omelia Luna Austin Vail Andrea Florez Vivianne Marousek Paul Warfield Rachelle Florez John Marr Debra Weaver Joseph Frederick Davonta Martinez Ken Weber Janice Gill Tim McCarthy Becky Welch Betty Glettig Frannie Miller Ruthie Welsh Mary Godfrey Lindsay Miller Sandra Williams Alexis Gomez Margaret Moore Yvonne Yanek Lisa Gonzales Royce Muller Bibi Zweig *New

Schuylor Baum - Navy Clayton Mettleton - Air Force Jacob Crawshaw - Air Force Benjamin Metzger - Army Ethan Figgs - Navy Peter Oberle - Navy Ryan France - Navy Mason Pakerson - Air National Guard Christopher Jones - Army Stephen Schmidt - Marines Joseph Immenschuh - Army Isaac Schreiner - Navy Mike Liotta - National Guard Dylan Treadwell - Army Mark Lojewski - Army Garrett Wilson - Navy Eddie Lyons- Navy Tyler J. Wilson - Air Force

COLLECTION REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2020 TO JUNE 30, 2021 Receipts for June 5, 2021 to June 18, 2021 Fiscal Year to Date

White Envelopes $16,497.00 $440,689.97 Banking $11,594.00 $253,039.08 Plate $877.01 $14,457.10

Total Collec"ons $28,968.01 $708,186.15 Amount Budgeted for Collec"ons $16,865.38 $843,269.00

Income Over/-Under Budget $12,102.63 -$135,082.85

Mass Schedule & Inten!ons

Monday, June 28, 2021 8:00 AM Charlotte Noland V MDHN 12:00 PM Leonard Moran V MDA

Tuesday, June 29, 2021 8:00 AM Donald Gibbs V MDHN 12:00 PM Roy Gooden V MDA

Wednesday, June 30, 2021 8:00 AM Edmund Anderson V MDHN 12:00 PM Shirley Phillips V MDA

Thursday, July 1, 2021 8:00 AM Helen Montague V MDHN 12:00 PM Margaret Katsch V MDA

Friday, July 2, 2021 8:00 AM William Essee V MDHN 12:00 PM Mildred McGarity V MDA

Saturday, July 3, 2021 5:00 PM Joseph McCafferty V MDHN

Sunday, July 4, 2021 8:00 AM Gail Kaiser V MDHN 10:30 AM Fr. John Reynolds V MDHN 5:00 PM Mater Dei Parishioners MDHN

Parish Directory

Pastor………………….…...... Fr. John Pilcher

Deacon Chris Seago…...…..….…….....232-7744 Deacon Bob Ortiz…………..…..…………232-7744

PARISH OFFICE…………………………….……..……..232-7744 Bookkeeper………………………………….......Amanda Kincaid Resource Coordination…………….…….....Shawn Hillebert Receptionist……………………………………..…....…Gail Munoz

SCHOOL…………………………………………...………....233-1727 School Principal…………………………......…Andrea Hillebert Secretary…………………………………….......Monica McCaffrey

CHILD CARE CENTER…………………....….......…..232-1603

MINISTRY SUPPORT......................................232-7744 Directory of Religious Education Liturgy Coordinator…………………...…….......Kathy Woods Sick & Homebound Ministry……….......Call Parish Office Eucharistic Adoration………………….......Call Parish Office

Bulletin Editor…………........……Gail Munoz, 785-232-7744 or [email protected]

PARISH OFFICE HOURS 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Monday through Friday

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