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GUARDIAN ANGELS PARISH PARISH OFFICE:
1310 WESTPORT ROAD
KANSAS CITY, MO 64111
(816) 931-4351 PHONE
(816) 531-6396 FAX
OFFICE HOURS:
MONDAY- THURSDAY ............. 8:30 AM- 4:30 PM
FRIDAY .................................... 8:30 AM - NOON
PARISH WEBSITE:
GUARDIANANGELSKC.ORG
EMAIL:
RECONCILIATION:
SATURDAY ............................... 3:15—3:45 PM
WEDNESDAY ............................ 5:15 PM
LITURGY SCHEDULE:
SATURDAY ............................... 4:00 PM
SUNDAY ................................... 8:30 AM AND 11:00 AM
WEDNESDAY ............................ 5:30 PM
THURSDAY & FRIDAY. ............ 8:15 AM
UPCOMING MASS SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, 12/23
4:00 PM MASS
SUNDAY, 12/24 — FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
9:00 AM MASS
SUNDAY, 12/24 — CHRISTMAS EVE 3:00 PM MASS
5:00 PM MASS
MONDAY, 12/25 — CHRISTMAS
9:00 AM MASS
MONDAY, 1/1 —SOLEMNITY OF MARY
6:00 PM MASS
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MASS INTENTIONS
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16
4:00 PM PARISHIONERS AND BENEFACTORS
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17
8:30 AM SALVADOR BARBOSA
11:00 AM
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20 5:30 PM MARY BARBOSA
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21 8:15 AM OUR LADY OF HOPE
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22
8:15 AM MARK LOPEZ
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23
4:00 PM MARY AX
JOE FALK
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24 10:00 AM PARISHIONERS AND BENEFACTORS
Wednesday, December 20 7:00 pm RCIA Potluck
The Week Ahead………...
PRAY FOR OUR SICK & MILITARY
Please pray for those who are sick or recuperating:
Elisardo Alvarado, Shirley Andrade, Angela & Henry
Barbosa, Scott Burton, Velma Campbell, Larry Clark,
Candy Colorado, Cathryn Dugan, Teddy Elmer, Jose
Padilla Enriques, Ruby Falk, Marie Furlong, Pat Garcia,
Ruth Romaine Glass, Steve Hansen, Sylvia Harral, Marie
Hash, Nick and Rita Hernandez, Thomas Herrera, Louis
Hirsh, Pam Johnston, Adri Jordison, Freddie Juarez,
Jackie Kallman, Dolores Kiefer, Mary Komoroski, Mary
Jo Lister, Peter Lozada, Chad Marcus, Yvonne Martin,
Fr. Joe Miller, Kathy Neal, Charlotte Newel, Cathy
Norbury, James Norbury, Carol Oropeza, Celia Padilla,
Jose E. Padilla, Rose and Joe Padilla, David Panzero,
Ashley Parton, Blanca Pierron, Margaret Reid, Guadalupe
Reyes, Teresa Rivera, Maxwell Rock, Theo Stephen
Ridenour, Jessie Ruiz, Lois Ruocco, Betty and Tom
Ryan, Debbie Smith, Theresa Soltero, Marigene
Suellentrop, Pat Sullivant, Susan Tarwater, Warren Toms,
Beverly Tumberger, Soccorro Velo, Kay Ward, Michael
Weaver, Debra Williams, Mary Wood, Pat Woodrum, La
Vera Young, and for all the sick and infirmed.
Please pray for those serving in the military:
Ryan Asbury (Air Force), Carlos Garcia III (Navy),
Joshua Kappler (Navy), Nick Malott, Michael Mathews
(Army), Joe Penniston, Nikolas Ramirez (Army), James
Reyes (Marines), Geoff Schultz (Air Force), Bill
Suellentrop (Army), Garrett Trowbridge (Army), Connor
Wiltse (Air Force).
Readings for the Week of December 17, 2017
Sunday: Is 61:1-2a, 10-11/Lk 1:46-48, 49-50, 53-54
[Is 61:10b]/1 Thes 5:16-24/Jn 1:6-8, 19-28
Monday: Jer 23:5-8/Ps 72:1-2, 12-13, 18-19 [cf. 7]/Mt
1:18-25
Tuesday: Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a/Ps 71:3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17
[cf. 8]/Lk 1:5-25
Wednesday: Is 7:10-14/Ps 24:1-2, 3-4ab, 5-6 [cf. 7c and
10b]/Lk 1:26-38
Thursday: Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a/Ps 33:2-3, 11-12,
20-21 [1a; 3a]/Lk 1:39-45
Friday: 1 Sm 1:24-28/1 Sm 2:1, 4-5, 6-7, 8abcd [cf.
1a]/Lk 1:46-56
Saturday: Mal 3:1-4, 23-24/Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-9, 10 and 14
[cf. Lk 21:28]/Lk 1:57-66
Next Sunday: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16/Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 27,
29 [2a]/Rom 16:25-27/Lk 1:26-38
©Liturgical Publications Inc
FOOD PANTRY
We feel very fortunate at Guardian Angels to have a Food
Pantry to help with the needs of the hungry in the Westport/
Roanoke area. While we do utilize Harvesters for the
majority of our food supplies, we also depend on the
generosity of parishioners.
Current Needs in the Pantry: canned ravioli, canned
vegetables, soup, soap bars, body wash.
Third Sunday of Advent
Gaudete Sunday (gow-DEH-teh) is
the third Sunday of Advent in the
liturgical calendar. Gadete is Latin
meaning “rejoice.” Long ago the Pope
would honor a citizen with a pink rose.
Priests then would wear pink vestments
as a reminder of this coming joy. The
liturgy bids us be happy, not to worry,
for the Lord is near. And if we want the
peace of God in our hearts, that peace
will be ours, if we trustfully ask God for
it. St Paul says, “There is no need to worry; but if there is
anything you need, pray for it, asking God for it with prayer
and thanksgiving.” He tells us not to wait until after God has
granted our requests before saying thanks. Even as we ask,
we should be giving thanks. The Church reminds us through
the pink candle of Advent that there is an appointed time for
everything (Eccl. 3:1). The time now is for rejoicing–because
the Lord is coming soon!
Year-End Contributions Make a HUGE Difference
There’s no better time than the holidays to get into the spirit
of giving through an end-of-year tax deductible contribution
to Guardian Angels Parish. Not only could your donation
benefit a specific ministry (like the food pantry), but it can
provide you with valuable tax savings. This can be done to
honor a loved one during the Holiday Season (we will
gladly send an acknowledgement for each contribution
received). This is also the ideal time to make a bequest. To
make a bequest, you do NOT need to re-write your will; you
file a “codicil,” which is similar to writing an amendment to
your will. Guardian Angels Parish can also be a beneficiary
of your life insurance or retirement plan account.
Parish Financial Support
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“Coping with Life Alone” - Peer-To-Peer Grief Support
"Coping with Life Alone" is a Beginning Experience grief
support program that meets each week for 7 weeks. The
program helps those who have lost a love relationship due to
death, divorce or separation, move through the experience of
grief and loss into a future with renewed hope.
Upcoming program dates and location:
Kansas City, MO – Sundays, January 14 through February
25, at St John Francis Regis Church, 8941 James A. Reed
Road, KCMO. Contact Donna at 816-305-3760, for
information and registration. Sessions will be from 1:30-
3:30pm. Keeler Women’s Center
Keeler Women's Center in Kansas City, Kansas,
empowers women in the urban core of Kansas City
through education, advocacy, personal, and spiritual
development. There is no specific charges for their
services, but donations are appreciated. Two upcoming
groups:
Healthy Relationships: an education and support group
for survivors of domestic violence and all women
wanting to improve their ability to form positive
relationships. This class is offered weekly on Tuesdays
from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and also on Tuesday
evenings: 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Counseling: Professional counselors and counseling
interns available by appointment to meet with
individuals and couples to address communication and
general life issues, including issues of depression,
stress, abuse, addictions, etc. Men and women are
welcome. Call 913.906.8990 to do a short intake. A
counselor will then call you to schedule an appointment.
They are also able to offer mental health assessments on
a limited basis if there is a referral from a partner
agency. They have a Spanish speaking counselor
available one day a week.
We Need YOUR Help!! This Sunday, (December 17), after the 11:00
am mass, we will be doing Christmas
decorating prep work. We will have a 10
minute meeting in the church and then we will
“stage” Christmas decorations behind the altar.
These decorations will be put up on 12/24th. If
you can help on 12/17 or 12/24, we would
appreciate your assistance.
Take the High School Placement Test at St. Teresa’s
Academy on January 6, 2018
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Eighth grade girls are invited to take the HSPT at St.
Teresa’s Academy on Saturday, January 6, 2018. Test takers
should check-in at 8:15 a.m. in the Windmoor Center (lace-
wrapped building). Pizza and drawings for great prizes will
be provided immediately following the test. All students
applying for admission into the freshman class are required
to take this test.
To register, please visit the St. Teresa’s Academy website
at www.stastars.org/admissions/apply, and fill out either the
online or downloadable application (HSPT registration is part
of the application). St. Teresa’s Academy offers assistance
to students who are in need of financial support. During the
2017 - 2018 academic year, STA will provide more than
$854,633 in scholarships, discounts, and financial aid to
more than 45% of the student body.
Collection for 12/10/2017
Envelopes ............................................. $1,461.00
Plate ........................................................ $426.00
Total .................................................... $1,887.00
Religious Retirement collection.............. $610.00
Thank you for your generosity!
Save The Date
St. Therese Little Flower Catholic Church will present
their annual Mardi Gras Party on Friday, February 9,
2018 from 5:30pm to 10:30pm at Hillcrest Country
Club. Please SAVE THE DATE and plan to join them.
Thanks so much!!! Thanks to all who worked on last week’s Christ-
mas concert. The music was beautiful and we
had a wonderful and relaxing hour and a half of
Christmas music. Hyunki Yoon, Guardian An-
gels music director also played a recital at the beginning of
the concert, which was super!
Guardian Angels Staff Members
Parish Office (816) 931-4351
Deacon Tyrone Gutierrez, OSF
Pastoral Administrator, ext. 103
Fr. Andrew Mattingly
Parochial Vicar, ext. 113
Sr. Linda Barringer, MMB
Associate, ext. 107
lbarringer @guardianangelskc.org
Mr. Hyunki Yoon
Liturgist, ext. 105
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Welcome as we gather this Sunday for
Gaudete Sunday (3rd Sunday of Advent)
on the church’s calendar. We have been
preparing for the arrival of the Lord –
not only his first coming but his second
coming as well. So now that we are
slightly over halfway - it is only
appropriate that we rejoice as our goal of
Christmas nears. This can even be seen
in our vestments that move from the
traditional violet to rose that we wear
today.
In today’s gospel we hear how the
people are confused about who John the
Baptist is; is he Elijah, the Christ or a
prophet, and It appears that only John
knows that his is not the one they have
been waiting on.
Today in our society when people are
worried about social status and worldly
possessions; it is refreshing for us to
hear this honest and humble message of
John the Baptist, who says: the one you
are waiting for is coming after me, and I
am unworthy to untie his sandal strap.
Today we get so tied up in our lives and
jobs that sometimes we lose perspective
of who we are and why we are here. We
are created for Gods glory not ours, to
serve him – not the other way around
and to love him and our brothers and
sisters; this is simple but difficult to do
at times.
It’s a message that is even more
necessary to hear during this time of the
year when people are out shopping for
friends and neighbors and lose sight of
what is important, like the less fortunate
in our community.
As we look forward to Christmas with
our families, it is a challenge to keep the
proper perspective and spirit when the
media machines keep cranking out
messages to spend, and then spend some
more because “you deserve it!”
Fortunately, the true spirit of the season
can be seen and is alive here at Guardian
Angels. It is exhibited in the
overwhelming response by our
parishioners to the Angel Tree, the
support of our Food Pantry, the coming
together to put on the Christmas concert
and decorating the church. All these
Mr. Leo Hernandez
Maintenance Coordinator
Mrs. Iulia-Anca Istrate
Emergency Assistance Coord. ext. 112
Ms. Kate Riha
Administrative Assistant, ext. 101
To report abuse in the Diocese
Ms. Jenifer Valenti
Omsbudsman
(816) 812-2500
things call upon a person to think
not of themselves but of others, and
we are blessed to have so many
people here that do just that.
So, I am assured that although our
world appears to be in chaos at
times, here at G.A. we have learned
what’s meaningful. That it is more
than what someone wears or title
they carry; it is about what is inside
them, for we are all children of
Christ, and deserve to be treated
with dignity and respect, no matter
our state of life.
So, as we prepare to relive the 1st
coming and look forward to the
second coming as well, let us join in
praise with the shepherds and wise
men, and millions around the world
with the anticipated arrival of our
Lord and Savior.
Deacon Tyrone
Baptism Contact the parish office after your baby is born, in order to
schedule the baptismal class and the date of the baptism.
Confirmation, Eucharist & Reconciliation
Preparation for this sacrament is offered yearly. Contact the
parish office for more information.
Funeral Contact the parish office at the time of the death.
Marriage Please contact Fr. Mattingly preferably nine months before
your proposed marriage date. Note that it is wise not to make
other arrangements until you know your wedding date is
available here at our church.
Penance
Saturday afternoon between 3:00 and 3:45 pm and by
appointment at the parish office.
Religious Education Sessions for children and families are held monthly.
Contact Sr. Linda in the parish office for more information.
Interested in Becoming Catholic?
This process is called Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
(RCIA). Call Sr. Linda Barringer at the parish office for
information on this process.
Sick or Hospitalized
Contact the parish office when your loved one is sick or
admitted to the hospital.
Parish Hall Rental Parishioners who have been registered for one year or more,
should contact Deacon Tyrone in the parish office for rental
information.
School Cafeteria Rental
Contact Deacon Tyrone in the parish office.
Bulletin Announcements Items to be included in the bulletin need to be sent to Kate Riha
in the parish office no later than Monday before that Sunday’s
intended inclusion date. Announcements are subject to
approval.
Newcomers Registration Forms are located in the literature holders in the
back and at the north entrance to the church. When completed,
these can be returned to the parish office or placed in the
collection baskets at Mass. Welcome!
Mass Intentions
Please call the office during business hours.
Our Lady of Hope Catholic School
(next door to Guardian Angels on Mercier)
Mary Delac, Principal
4232 Mercier, Kansas City, MO 64111
Office: (816) 931-1693; Fax: (816) 931-6713
Quinceanera Please contact the office nine (9) months in advance to
schedule a preparation class with Deacon Tyrone.
Sexual Abuse The Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph is committed to
combatting sexual abuse in the church. If you are a victim of
sexual abuse, or if you observe or suspect abuse:
• Call the Missouri Child Abuse Hotline at 1-(800)
392-3738, if the victim is under 18 years of age.
• Contact your local law enforcement agency or call 911
• After reporting to the aforementioned law enforcement
authorities, report suspected sexual abuse of a minor or
vulnerable adult to the Diocesan Ombudsman, Jenifer
Valenti at 816.812.2500 or [email protected], 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 resources to victims of sexual abuse and their families.
Please contact Kathleen Chastain, Diocesan Victim Advocate at
(816) 392-0011 or [email protected] for more
information.
Procedures, Sacraments and Information for Guardian Angels Parish
Monday, January 1 (Solemnity of Mary) ......... Mass at 6:00 pm
Saturday, January 6 ........................................... Epiphany
Saturday, February 3 ......................................... Our Lady of Hope Taco Dinner
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