31st Sunday in Ordinary Time

October 30, 2016 Saint John Francis Regis Parish 8941 James A. Reed Road Kansas City, Missouri 64138 (816) 761-1608

www.regischurch.org Fr. Sean McCaffery, Pastor

October 30, 2016

Weekend Masses Saturday: 4:30PM Sunday: 8:30 and 10:30AM

Daily Mass Monday: 5:30PM Tuesday-Friday: 8:30AM Thursday: 6:15AM

Confessions Sat: 3:30PM & 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 Early Childhood Center 763-6566 FAX 966-1350 St. Regis Website www.regischurch.org

Parish Staff Fr. Sean McCaffery, Pastor Ext. 306 Rev. Mr. Samuel Adams, Deacon Ext. 317 Rev. Mr. Ken Albers, Deacon Cally Dahlstrom, Principal Ext. 312 Jim Brandon, Maintenance Ext. 307 Michael De Voe, Music Ministry Susan Duerr, School of Religion Ext. 314 Colleen Melchior, Office Manager Ext. 301 Marilyn Moore, School Secretary Ext.. 311 Sr. Anita Helgenberger, OSB, Bookkeeper Ext. 302 Lori Long, Director of Early Childhood Jenifer Valenti, Ombudsman (816) 812-2500 Kathleen Chastain, Victim’s Advocate victimadvocate@diocesekcsj.org

Parish Council Cathy Albers Glen Ernstmann Deacon Ken Albers Pat Hanson Mike Apprill Fr. Sean McCaffery Cally Dahlstrom Judy Quatrocky

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ST. REGIS STEWARDSHIP CORNER Today’s Readings appropriately deal with mercy as this Jubilee Year of Mercy winds down. The First Reading is best summed up in the phrase “…you spare all things because they are yours.” Holy Scripture over and over reminds us that all things come from God and all things are God’s. The stewardship way is recognizing and ac-cepting that fact.

In St. Paul’s letter to the Thessalonians, he reminds them, and us, to be prepared for when our Lord comes. St Paul prays …”that our God may make us worthy of his calling and powerfully bring to fulfillment every good purpose and every effort of faith.” Are we ready each day, each hour, and each minute?

The Gospel Reading is the familiar story of Zacchaeus, a wealthy tax collector. Although the sense of the story is that Zacchaeus sought and pursued Jesus, the truth was that Jesus was seeking Zacchaeus. Even though Zacchae-us was a sinner he has a desire to be saved and Jesus knows this and calls him my name. Jesus shows his un-bounded mercy.

As we prepare for our Ministry Fair at St. Regis on No-vember 12 and 13, let us reflect on these readings. Sign-ing up for a ministry is a wonderful way to accept Jesus more fully in our lives. Will we be prepared like Zac-chaeus was?

ST. REGIS MINISTRY UPDATE Did you know that the Art and Environment Ministry handles the decorations and flowers in the worship space along with installing seasonal flowers and plants at the main entrance. Members also water the plants. There are 4 parishioners along with extra help for the heavy lifting that put on over 200 hours to make our church a beautiful place to worship.

GRIEF GROUP On November 9th we will be starting a grief group at St. John Francis Regis Parish. If you have experienced the loss of a spouse, family member, or close friend and would like to join us, we will meet each Wednesday at 7pm in Mary’s room for the next four weeks. Please feel free to contact the parish office for more information.

ALL SAINTS DAY All Saints Day, November 1st, is a holy day of obligation. Mass will be at 8:30am with St. Regis Grade School, 10:25am with O’Hara High School and 7:00pm.

FALL SERVER FUN DAY On November 6th from 2:00 – 4:00 pm we would like to invite all cur rent servers and those who are in the 4th through 8th grade who would like to be servers to our Server Fun Day. We will have some pizza and soda, some games, some awards, some training and some fun. See you there.

ELECTION DAY NOVENA In preparation for Election Day, the Knights of Columbus is calling all the faithful to join together in a novena to the Holy Trinity through the maternal intercession of the Blessed Mother, under her title of the Immaculate Con-ception, patroness of the United States. On the nine days leading up to Election Day - beginning on Sunday, Oct. 30 and concluding on Monday, Nov. 7 - please join in invoking the intercession of Mary, for our county. The novena is in the Gathering Space.

ROSARY FOR OUR COUNTRY We will be praying a Rosary after all the Masses on Oc-tober 29/30 and November 5/6 for our country dur ing this time of reflection on who best to lead our country. Please consider joining us to pray for our country.

SPECIAL ADORATION There will be Adoration to pray for our country and the election on November 6, 7 and 8 from 4-8pm. Please consider spending time with our Lord and pray for our country.

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12 HOUR ADORATION Friday, November 4th there will be Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Adoration beginning after the 8:30am Mass and lasting until 9pm on Friday. Please consider giving an hour of your time. You may sign-up on the board outside the Chapel or simply show up during the day. At 11am there is a Holy Hour for Church Vocations led by Serra Club of S.E. Kansas City. All are welcome to share in this praying ministry.

Annual St. Regis CHIEFS TAILGATE 2016

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Sunday, November 13th 11:30am in the Parish Hall

Tickets: $10 Single, $25 Family Chili, Hotdogs and sides provided.

Door Prizes each Quarter

Halftime Heads & Tails Game

We are seeking donations for door prizes. For more information contact Sherry Falke at

Robert.sherry.falke@gmail.com or call 916-7089.

ST. REGIS ANNUAL MINISTRY FAIR Save the date: November 12-13th after all the Masses. Join the St Regis community to learn more about how you can become more involved in groups and committees that support and enrich our St. Regis Community.

Members will be available to share what they do and an-swer questions. You’ll have the opportunity to join groups and inquire more about the amazing activities hap-pening at St. Regis. Volunteering for a ministry or coun-cil is a great way to give thanks to God by sharing your gifts of Time and Talent.

All are invited to meet new people, renew friendships and see all that the parish community has to offer. Refresh-ments will be provided. Our Theme this year is:

We Walk by Faith Generous and loving God, Help us to be good stew-ards of all we are and have and will be. Give us wisdom to perceive your call, so that our stewardship may be a witness of your love for all. Amen.

WORLD MISSION SUNDAY Thank you for your generous response to the Society for the Propagation of the Faith last weekend on World Mis-sion Sunday. While some go to serve in other countries to develop the Church and serve its people, all of us are called to pray and support the Missions from right where we live. To continue answering this call, download the Missio App which makes it possible for you to meet and support religious Sisters and Brothers, priests and dedi-cated lay leaders who provide help and hope in some of the world’s poorest places. These missionaries provide essential education and health care, social outreach and advocacy, and pastoral service. They address basic hu-man needs, while in every moment offering spiritual com-fort and support to the suffering and the marginalized. Join them in mission every day as you joined them this past World Mission Sunday.

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ST. REGIS SCHOOL NIGHT AT CULVER’S Come join us at Culver’s in Lee’s Sum-mit, Wednesday, November 2nd from 5-8pm. Culver ’s will donate 10% of all sales and 100% of all tips during this time to St. Regis School. Please tell your family, friends and neighbors. Dine-in or drive-thru - it doesn’t matter which - all sales count! We look forward to seeing you all there!

SCHOOL NEWS A.C.R.E testing for both 5th and 8th grade students will begin the week of November 7th. Please remind your stu-dents to get plenty of sleep and to eat a healthy breakfast.

The A.C.R.E. assessment provides students the oppor-tunity to demonstrate what they have learned about their Catholic faith. The assessment is cumulative and will pull knowledge from lessons learned from other grade levels. Scores and other important information about the A.C.R.E. will be released later in the year.

Mark your Calendars! Our Joyful Choir will be singing at the Raytown Christmas Tree Lighting on December 2nd! Please join us to support our students. Time and location are coming soon.

HOSPITALITY SUNDAY Next Sunday, November 6th, the Stewardship Council will host Hospitality Sunday. Coffee, juice and donuts will be served after the 8:30am and 10:30am Masses. Please plan to share in this time of community fellowship.

MASS OF REMEMBRANCE Our annual Mass of Remembrance to remember those who have died this past year will be held on November 2nd at 7:00pm. The Mass will include a litany of the names of those who have died since last November and a lighting of candles in their memory. If you have a fami-ly member who died since last November and was buried from a church other than St. Regis, you are welcome to include their name in this Mass by calling the Parish of-fice by Wednesday, October 26th. All are welcome to join us for this remembrance of our beloved dead.

BAKE SALE Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary will be hosting their annual Bake Sale the week-end of November 19 & 20 after all the Mass-es. Proceeds will fund the Auxiliary’s chari-ties.

LITURGICAL WORKSHOP FOR

SICK & HOMEBOUND The Diocese will be hosting a liturgical workshop for the Sick and Homebound on Saturday, November 5 at St. Charles Borromeo Parish. We require the prerequisite of already having attended the normal Extraordinary Minis-ter of Holy Communion training. The Sick and Home-bound training will be from 8am to noon with check in beginning at 7:45. Please register by calling the parish office by Wednesday, November 2nd.

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Please Remember In Your Prayers: Susan Nealy, Seth Dujakovich, Jack Mitchell, John Hernandez, Jean Kraus, Eric Sevart, Pat Beard, Carol Beard, Rose Solo, Beth Heidler, Mary Pat Lambert, David Berg, John Weaver, Fran Wadle, Eleanor Cutler, Don Knipp, Rose Marie Lar-son, Gilbert Valle, Dean & Mary Starr, Herb Letzig, Ja-cob Smith, Veronica Maschek, Marsha Crum, Gene Helling, Dorothy Linn, Joseph Day, John Biegel, Cathy Groover, Bobbie Duncan, Michael Whitehurse, Sr. Marie Neff, Sr. Therese Pfeifer, Leonard Como, Aidan Jones, Jacob Witherspoon, George Weiter, Kathy Ness, Ed Batcheler, Margaret Ngwane, Joanne Whitehurse, Rob & Sandy Smith, Larry Waitley, Ken Arens, Dan Machetta, Helen Sheehan, Patrick Sheehan, Jessica Berger, Norma Szumigala, Sharon Walker, Virgie Nelson, Rebecca Lochmiller, Bill Caufield, Romeo Cuario, Michelle Benoit, Cliff Uhlig, Shreeka Mays, Joan Fischer, Boyer Rivera, Hilton Simien, Jane Marzano, John Quinn, Theresa Wava-da, Sara Davis, Mary O’Donnell, Donna Carrupher, Stella Chi, Joseph Musongwe, Kankoe Kuevi, Edgar Mehl, Kaye Clark, Ed Batcheler and the many parishioners who are experiencing situational and financial hardships.

LITURGICAL MINISTER SCHEDULE The Liturgical Minister Schedule for November and De-cember has been emailed out to Lectors, Euchar istic 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 Office. If you have a conflict with a particular weekend you are scheduled for a ministry, we ask that you please find a substitute. Thank you for serv-ing our parish through theses ministries.

Liturgical Roles November 5 & 6

Lectors 4:30pm Marvin Chaney & Jim Filley 8:30am Dianne Schmidt & Joan Sack 10:30am Susan Duerr & Ann Garrison

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion 4:30pm Charlene Helling, Larry Hayden, Tom Smith Melissa Wiehn, Jim Filley, Marvin Chaney Gretchen Maschger & Bernadette Brenner 8:30am Dave Vorbeck, Paul Roder, Betty Roder Anna Barber, Dennis Wadle, Joan Sack Maxine Rodriguez & Dianne Schmidt 10:30am Virginia Reyes, John Reyes, Sr., Bill Massop Shane Givens, Mary Kimbrell, John Reyes, Jr. Teresa Mahnke & Diane Pacheco Servers 4:30pm Clara Stribling & John Stribling 8:30am Katherine Banlomon & Margaret Banlomon 10:30am Katherine Sanchez & Magaly Sanchez

Greeters 4:30pm Larry Hayden & John Nash 8:30am Rick Kraus & Sue Quanty Smith 10:30am Ora Reyes, Tony Reyes & Isaiah Reyes

Mass Intentions Monday, October 31 5:30pm †Dick Scheerer by Ed & Linda Batcheler

Tuesday, November 1 8:30am †Leslie Whitehurse by Joanne Whitehurse 7:00pm People of St. John Francis Regis Parish

Wednesday, November 2 †Agnes Sack by Joan Sack

Thursday, November 3 6:15am †Tom Walsh 8:30am †Paul Monteil by Larry Pearce

Friday, November 4 †Tracy Mae Cook by Rita Jackson

Saturday, November 5 4:30pm †Jim Monnig by Francis & Bernadette Brenner

Sunday, November 6 8:30am People of St. John Francis Regis Parish 10:30am †William F. & Anna Maria Massop by Bill & Karen Massop

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 de-ceased. You are invited to bring unframed pictures of your deceased loved ones, no larger than 4x6 for our No-

vember display. Please place your pic-tures in the designated basket in the Gathering Space and be sure to write your name clearly on the back if you would like your picture returned.

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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, Jenifer Valenti, at 816-812-2500 or JeniferValenti@att.net, if the abuse involves a priest, deacon, employee or volunteer of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph. The Diocese has a sincere commitment to providing care and healing re-sources to victims of sexual abuse and their families Please contact Victim Advocate, Kathleen Chastain, at 816-392-0011 or chastain@diocesekcsj.org for more in-formation.

BULLETIN DEADLINE The deadline to put announcements in the bulletin is 8am on Monday prior to the following Sunday.

Schedule of Events Sunday, October 30 Priesthood Sunday 8:30am Mass 10:30am Mass 7:00pm Youth Group Monday, October 31 Halloween 5:30pm Mass Tuesday, November 1 All Saints Day 8:30am Mass/School 9:00am Bible Timeline 10:25am Mass/O’Hara 7:00pm Mass Wednesday, November 2 All Souls Day 8:30am Mass 5:00pm Culver’s Night 6:00pm Eucharistic Adoration w/Confessions 7:00pm School of Religion 7:00pm Mass of Remembrance Thursday, November 3 6:15am Mass 8:30am Mass 9:00am Scripture Sharing 7:00pm Boy Scouts 7:00pm RCIA 7:00pm Luau Meeting 7:00pm Stewardship Council

Friday, November 4 8:30am Mass 9:00am 12 Hour Adoration 12:15pm School Dismissed Saturday, November 5 9:30am Knights of Columbus Mass 3:30pm Confessions 4:30pm Mass Sunday, November 6 Hospitality Sunday 8:30am Mass 9:30am Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary 9:45am Sunday Readings 10:30am Mass/Childcare/Children Liturgy 2:00pm Server Fun Day 5:00pm Confirmation Meeting 7:00pm Youth Praise Night

ST. REGIS YOUTH GROUP

Hang out with friends Get to know Christ

Enjoy snacks & games Meet at St. Regis every

Sunday 7-8:30pm.

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

SPIRITUAL ADOPTION UPDATE Thank you for praying for me and my parents. I am one month old now. I have a heart pumping my blood and a backbone!! I am still very, very tiny. I am only about 1 inch long. I really appreciate your prayers. Come see my picture in the Gathering Space.

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October 30, 2016 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 30, 2016 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 THROUGH 8 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS Please reduce our number of bulletins to 350. Thank you.