28th Sunday of Ordinary Time

October 11, 2020 Saint John Francis Regis Parish 8941 James A. Reed Road Kansas City, Missouri 64138 (816) 761-1608

www.stregischurch.com Fr. Sean McCaffery, Pastor

October 11, 2020

Weekend Masses Saturday: 3:00PM Sunday: 8:30 and 10:30AM

Daily Mass Tuesday - Friday: 8:30AM

Confessions Sat: 2:00PM & Wed: 6:00PM & by appointment

Eucharistic Adoration Wednesday: 6:00-7:00PM

Parish Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8AM-4PM

Parish Office (816) 761-1608 Emergencies 761-1608 School Office 763-5837 Religious Education 761-1608 FAX 966-1350

Parish Staff Fr. Sean McCaffery, Pastor Ext. 306 Deacon Samuel Adams Deacon Ken Albers Deacon Robert Falke Robin Fisher, Principal Ext. 312 Diane Banks, Music Ministry Ext. 303 Roger Cashman, Maintenance Ext. 307 Susan Duerr, Director of Religious Ed. Ext. 314 Therese Kearney, Finance Manager Ext. 302 Colleen Melchior, Office Manager Ext. 301 Marilyn Moore, School Secretary Ext.. 311 Chelsea Wilton, Preschool Coordinator Diocesan Ombudsman (816) 812-2500 Kathleen Chastain, Victim’s Advocate victimadvocate@diocesekcsj.org

Parish Council Anne Roberts Ora Reyes Elizabeth Kuestersteffen Dcn. Robert Falke Frankline Musongwe Pat Hanson Gonzalo Villalobos Mike Apprill Robin Fisher Fr. Sean McCaffery

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ST. REGIS STEWARDSHIP CORNER There are a number of Bible verses Christians have mem-orized. One of them is in Saint Paul’s letter to the Philip-pians found in this weekend’s second reading: “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” (4:13). Most people define themselves either by their problems or their possibilities. Fearful people wake up each morn-ing ensnared by their problems. Christian stewards wake up reflecting on their possibilities with confidence and hope. Some stewardship reflection questions for the week: What challenges do you back away from because you doubt that you are up to them? What would you at-tempt tomorrow if you were sure God would help you?

PETER’S PENCE COLLECTION Thank you for your generous support in last week’s Pe-ter’s Pence Collection! Our contributions will be com-bined with those from our brothers and sisters around the world to help Pope Francis provide essential relief to peo-ple in need, If you missed the collection, it is not too late to give. Visit www.usccb.org/peters-pence.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY St Regis is looking for drivers to take elderly/disabled parishioners to doctor appointments, mass and other trips in the local area. It is presumed that each driver will just be called upon occasionally rather than regularly. If you would like to help with this ministry or have questions, contact Colleen at the parish office (816) 761-1608. Thank you for your consideration for this important min-istry.

STOCKS & SECURITIES Have you thought about donating stock or securities? More and more Catholics are responding to the idea of giving a gift that perpetuates our Catholic faith. Through your gift you will help build an active and faith-filled Church that is able to pass on our Catholic faith to future generations. Donating publicly traded appreciated stock or mutual fund shares is a strategic gift-planning method. The donated value may be deductible up to 30% of your adjusted gross income and can be car r ied over for up to five years. Capital gains tax will not be assessed. Con-tact parish staff with questions about planned gifts both now and in the future.

WORLD MISSION SUNDAY COLLECTION Next weekend we will celebrate World Mission Sunday. Pope Francis invites the entire Church to support mission dioceses in Africa, Asia, the Pacific Islands and parts of Latin America and Europe, where priests, religious and lay leaders serve the world’s most vulnerable communi-ties. Please keep the Pope’s missions in your prayers and be generous in next week’s collection for the Society for the Propagation of the Faith.

CONFIRMATION NEWS Any High School student who has not previously been Confirmed are invited to join us for our next set of Con-firmation classes. Students will start with a retreat on Saturday October 17th from 8:30 am - 2:30 pm. Par-ents will need to attend the parent meeting on Sunday October 11th at 5 pm in the Mary’s Room. Please call the Parish Office if you have any questions.

FAMILY PICNIC All families are invited to a Family Picnic on Sunday, October 18, 2020. This will take place after the 10:30am Mass on the Football Field. It is Bring Your Own Picnic, so please bring a picnic for your family to have along with blankets or lawn chairs to sit on the field. There will be activities for kids to play while still remaining distanced! This is a time for fellowship to en-joy God's creation and the community He has given us at St. Regis Parish! Please contact Adri-anna Limon at alimon@regisacademy.org with any questions!

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EUCHARISTIC ADORATION WITH CONFESSIONS

Join us for Adoration and Confessions every Wednesday 6:00-7:00pm.

LOST & FOUND A hearing aid was found in the Church parking lot a cou-ple of weeks ago. If you know someone who may have lost it please contact the Parish Office.

FR. LOPEZ SCHEDULE l Padre Emmanuel López está en la oficina de St Regis los Miércoles de 1:00 - 6:00 pm. Estará dis-ponible si usted desea hablar con él. Las confesiones con él serán en la capilla de 6:00 - 7:00 pm. El también es el encargado del estudio Bíblico de 7:00 - 9:00 pm los Miércoles arriba en Fellowship Hall. Estamos agradecidos por la ayuda de Padre Emman-uel con la comunidad hispana en ésta área.

SERVE ONE ANOTHER is the theme for the Vir tual Ministry Fair and the Time, Talent, Treasure annual com-mitment for 2021. To help us prayerfully consider how to be involved at St. Regis Parish and Academy, The Lit-tle Burgundy Book is being made available the weekend of October 10-11. This is a great daily six-minute reflec-tion on Stewardship in the light of the Gospel of Matthew and corresponds to the Sunday Gospel reading for the five weeks leading up to the conclusion of our Virtual Ministry Fair. Look for frequent Regis News emails over those five weeks for short video clips about the various ministry that are available at St. Regis.

EL DONA DEL SACRAMENTO MATRIMONIO ¿Están casada fuera de la iglesia? Vamos a tener una sesión informativa para parejas que están casada fuera de la iglesia. Con la oficina de Ministerio Hispano. Domingo, el 18 de Octubre - 2:00-3:30 pm - Iglesia de St. Regis (8941 James A Reed Rd, Kansas City, MO 64138) Transmitir en vivo al Facebook, también

El deseo de Dios es que cada familia recibe y vive en los donas del Sacrmento Matrimonio. Por casi todas las pa-rejas, podemos hacer algo para traer su matrimonio entré la iglesia. A veces, es muy facile y ellos solamente nece-sitan reunir con un sacerdote on poco. Y por otros es más complicado, pero casi siempre, hay algo lo que podemos hacer para que su matrimonio puede entrar en las iglesiay ustedes pueden reciben los donas del Espiritu Santo y entrar en al Amor de la Santa Trinidad lo mismo. Para registrarse, mande un mensaje al p. Kendall Ketter-lin o llama a el 816-756-6570

PICTURES OF DECEASED The month of November is a traditional time when the Church remembers all of our beloved dead. As we have done in the past, we will have a picture display of the deceased. You are invited to bring unframed pictures of

your deceased loved ones, no larger than 4x6 for our November display. Please place your pictures in the des-ignated basket in the Gathering Space and be sure to write your name clearly on the back if you would like your picture returned.

Parish Support September 2020

Contribution Income September Giving Offertory - Weekly Envelopes $ 29,670.08 Online Giving $ 15,680.00 Repairs & Maintenance $ 933.00 Total Contribution $ 46,283.08

Parking Lot/Playground Balance: $ 4,317.00

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SCHOOL NEWS Vision By the Grace of God, St. Regis Academy seeks to be a locally recognized leader in graduating young men and women who are spiritually and academically prepared for a lifetime of discipleship. Mission St. Regis Academy in partnership with parents, as the pri-mary educators of their children, seeks to provide a Cath-olic Classical Liberal Arts Education centered on Christ. We seek to cultivate an environment that fosters a stu-dent’s natural desire for Truth, Beauty, and Goodness. St. Regis Academy prepares students to think critically, rea-son logically, articulate clearly, and engage others persua-sively. Our enrollment includes racial, ethnic, and eco-nomic diversity within the Body of Christ, providing a wealth of opportunity for students to grow in virtue by pursuing spiritual, emotional, and academic excellence.

LECTOR WORKBOOKS We will be ordering Lector workbooks soon. The cost will be $12. If you would like to order a workbook call the Parish Office, 761-1608

FLU SHOTS Thursday, October 15th, St. Regis will host a flu Shot Clinic in the Parish Hall. Nurses will be here from 9-10:15am for your convenience. This opportunity will allow employees as well as parishioners to get their year-ly flu shot. Sign up sheets are in the Gathering Space. They will also have the Over 65 Flu Shot available for people over 65 years of age.

MAURA NEWS

Meet St. Regis Educational Endow-ment recipient: Brenda Yanery Leiva Recinos DOB: April 3, 2002(18).

Brenda attends Dr. Andres Bello Uni-versity. She is in her second year of studying for a degree in Nursing. She is projected to graduate in December of 2025. She lives with her mother, Maria (39), a homemaker and her younger brother, Sebastian (9) grade 3.

“The impact this scholarship has had on my life is that, through the many retreats with other students, I under-stand the importance of teamwork and knowing how to interact with others. I learned many things that have made me reflect on my life and become more sure of my-self.

My plans are to graduate with a nursing degree and find a job to be able to put into practice everything I’ve learned during the six years. I want to be an example of overcoming adversity for my little brother and all the other young people. Also I want to help my mother, as she is the one who has always been at my side, support-ing me through everything. I would like to study for a doctorate in Medicine.

I want to start a foundation that helps people with scarce economic resources. I want to be able to support other young people in the future to overcome their obstacles so I can pay back a little of the support I have received. This is a dream that I want to achieve and for this, day after day, I work to achieve this goal.”

Please keep Brenda in your prayers.

St. Regis Academy & ECC has immediate openings in our preschool program! Our program strives to provide a safe, loving, and nurturing environment for our students to learn and grow! Contact Preschool Coordinator, Chel-sea Wilton, for more information and a Virtual Tour! phone: 816-763-5837 email: cwilton@regisecc.org

SCHOOL FUNDRAISER GOING ON NOW! We’re raising money for St. Regis Academy and we need your help. It’s easy! No order forms, no checks to collect, no handing out items. Just send, share, and shop. 40% of purchases go directly to our cause. Fundraiser ends 10/13/2020. Go to boonsup-ply.com/1084939 and shop our awesome collection. Orders are shipped directly to the shopper, and 40% goes straight to our school. It’s that easy!

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MEATLOAF MONDAY & FOOD COLLECTION Our commitment to serve St. James Soup Kitchen is next Monday, October 19th Sign-up sheets are available in the Gathering Space. Please bring your sliced, wrapped and frozen meatloaf with you to Mass next weekend, Oc-tober 17th and 18th and place it in one of the coolers provided. If you cannot bring your meatloaf to Mass call Anne Roberts at 358-5616 or the Parish Office, 761-1608 to make arrangements.

Next weekend is also our monthly food collection. Your canned goods and other non-perishable food donations help keep the food pantry stocked. We are in need of pancake mix, cereal and saltine crackers. Your do-nated food items are greatly appreciated. Thanks for your continued support of these ministries.

LITURGICAL MINISTER SCHEDULE The Liturgical Minister Schedule for November and December has been emailed out to Lectors, Eu-charistic Ministers, Servers and Greeters. A hard copy of the schedule is available on the table in the Gathering Space. If you have any questions about the schedule, please call Colleen in the Parish Of-fice. If you have a conflict with a particular week-end you are scheduled for a ministry, we ask that you please find a substitute. Thank you for serving our parish through theses ministries.

40 DAYS FOR LIFE The Fall 40 Days for Life worldwide prayer vigil started on September 23rd and goes through November 1st. Join us and 588 other cities across our globe as we seek the Lord in prayer and fasting for the end of abortion! St. Regis’ day to keep vigil is Wednesday, October 14 from 7am to 6pm. Contact Mary Ernstmann at 816-392-3684 if you can participate for one hour (or more). We look forward to seeing you on the sidewalk.

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Please Remember In Your Prayers: Susan Nealy, Jack Mitchell, John Hernandez, David Berg, Fran & Dennis Wadle, Rose Marie Larson, Dean Starr, Gene Helling, Aidan Jones, Kathy Ness, Joanne Whitehurse, Rob & Sandy Smith, Helen & Patrick Sheehan, Jessica Berger, Adelia Spann, Dalton Peavler, Donald Smith, Sara Davis, Nolan Tritschler, Jack Gress, Jerry Schroeder, Denise Ko-pek, Kevin Ford, Brandon Clark, John Biegel, Mandy Reimer, Alyce Panik, Connie King, Margie Strobl, Dolores Dick, Kathy Morehouse, Ben Rosenblum, Silvia Vasquez, Michael Muntzell, McCartney Weist, Larry Hayden, Don Romero, Ray McMichael, Cory Patterson, James Soulis, Katherine Reynolds, Judy Kornowski, Jason Wenberg, Paula Rios, Dennis Reilly, Homer Radford, Siggy Koop, Joseph Gregory, Danny Dolan, Pete Gomez, Julie Nash, Bob Harvey, Fr. Keith Branson, Kate Crawford, Jackie Jackson, Becky Smith, Oral Eidson, Ardith Fetterolf, Beth Heidler, Maria Rose Brown, Lois Beres, John Stadler, John Teefey, Phil Hoffman, Kristen Brown, Larry Fournier, Ethel Felder, Coletta Merrigan, Buddemeyer Family, Pat Romero, Janet Helms, Mary Hunter, Chris & Sarah Teefey, Babette Lathrop, Shelly Clemons, Pauline Umbenhower, Bob Slusher, Bill Speise, Genevieve Thieme, Pat Filley, Bill Massop, Maximo Rivera, Dallas Schilizer, Lupita Sharkey, Larry & Brenda Grant, Wendy McKellar, Diane Greene, Jerry Stanford, Milton Bryant, Kale Van Pelt, Rose Brown, Bridget Kopek, Mike Reilly, Susan England, Brian Pattee, Suzy Hanger, Jennifer Allee, Carole McCaffery, Jan Hilly-er, Georgine Hartigan, Bob Hoffman, Maria Brown, Anna Barber, Anita Hampton, Bill Esser, Tina Banks, Leonard & Yvonne Duerr, Teresa King, Lucile Edmonds, JR Lillig, Ralph Ford, Deanna Hodson, Michael Wertz, Gary Walk-er, Jack Lankford, Carol Christian and the many parish-ioners who are experiencing situational and financial hardships.

Please Pray for the Repose of the Soul of:

Rick Boisen, son-in-law of Joanne Whitehurse

Kathleen Danzo, sister of Melissa Strobl

Liturgical Roles October 17 & 18

Lectors 3:00pm Francis Brenner & Bernadette Brenner 8:30am Paul Roder & Betty Roder 10:30am Theresa Van Pelt & Ora Reyes

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion 3:00pm Jim Filley, Marvin Chaney, Charlene Helling Gretchen Maschger 8:30am Joan Sack, Susan Duerr, Jacob Duerr Sherry Falke 10:30am Diane Pacheco, Ora Reyes, John Reyes, Jr., Yajaira Miranda

Servers 3:00pm Allison Wiehn & Jackson Price 8:30am Clara Stribling & Jessica Loulos 10:30am Madison Hallam & Ronnie Hallam

Greeters 3:00pm John Nash & Manuel Botello 8:30am Sue Quanty Smith & Jane Marzano 10:30am Elaine Allee & Julie Schmidt

Mass Intentions

Tuesday, October 13 †Paul Bresette by Paul Barbieri

Wednesday, October 14 †Eliseo & Clara Hernandez by John & Betty Hernandez

Thursday, October 15 For the Intentions of the Surber Family

Friday, October 16 †Gloria Fournier by the Kimbrough Family

Saturday, October 17 3:00pm People of St. John Francis Regis Parish

Sunday, October 18 8:30am †Harold Hanson by Matt & Connie Dai

10:30am †Kenneth Van Pelt by Theresa Van Pelt

BULLETIN DEADLINE The deadline to put announcements in the bulletin is 8am on Tuesday prior to the following Sunday. Send an-nouncements to cmelchior@regischurch.org

COVID 19: THE TRUTH, THE MYTHS & THE NEW REALITY Presented by the Kansas City Health Department Guid-ance from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on Tuesday, October 20th at 7pm at the O’Hara Knights of Columbus Hall, 5111 E. 112th Terr., KCMO. The meeting is open to the public. Meeting participation can be in person, socially distanced (please bring your own mask) with a capacity of 150, or Virtually via Google Meetings, with a capacity of 100. Send an e-mail request to attend to kofc4387@gmail.com and you will be sent an e-mail invite just prior to the beginning of the meet-ing.

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Schedule of Events Sunday, October 11 8:30am Mass 10:30am Mass 5:00pm Confirmation Parent Meeting Monday, October 12 7:00pm Social Service Ministry Council Tuesday, October 13 8:30am Mass 6:30pm Rosary 7:00pm Neocatechumenal Way Wednesday, October 14 8:30am Mass 6:00pm Eucharistic Adoration w/Confessions 7:00pm Praise Team Practice 7:00pm School of Religion 7:00pm Knights of Columbus Thursday, October 15 8:30am Mass 9:00am Flu Shot Clinic 9:00am Scripture Sharing 7:00pm Boy Scouts 7:00pm RCIA 7:00pm Cantor Rehearsal

Friday, October 16 8:30am Mass 7:00pm Worship Council No School

Saturday, October 17 8:30am Confirmation Retreat 2:00pm Confessions 3:00pm Mass Food Collection

Sunday, October 18 8:30am Mass 10:30am Mass Food Collection

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IN REMEMBRANCE-DECEASED PARISHIONERS Name Age Date of Death

Eternal rest, grant unto them O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May the souls of the faithful de-parted through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

DIOCESAN NEWS The Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph is committed to combating sexual abuse in the Church. If you are a vic-tim of sexual abuse, or if you observe or suspect sexual abuse: Call the Missouri Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-392-3738 (if the victim is currently under the age of 18); Contact your local law enforcement agency or call 911, and after reporting to these civil and law enforcement authorities, report suspected sexual abuse of a minor or vulnerable adult to the Diocesan Ombudsman, Joe Cray-on, at 816-812-2500 or crayon@ombudsmankcsj.org, if the abuse involves a priest, deacon, employee or volun-teer of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph. The Dio-cese has a sincere commitment to providing care and healing resources to victims of sexual abuse and their families. Please contact Victim Advocate, Kathleen Chastain, at 816-392-0011 or chastain@diocesekcsj.org for more information.

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October 11, 2020 CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS St. John Francis Regis Church #396950 8941 James A Reed Road Kansas City, MO 64138 TELEPHONE 816 761-1608 CONTACT PERSON Colleen Melchior SOFTWARE MSPublisher 2010 Adobe Acrobat X Windows XP PRINTER Canon iR2220 TRANSMISSION TIME Wednesday 2:00 SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION October 11, 2020 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 THROUGH 8 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS Please reduce our number of bulletins to 300. Thank you.