ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CROATIAN PARISH ON STRAWBERRY HILL

708 N. 4th Kansas City, Kansas 66101 OLDEST CROATIAN CHURCH WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI - 1900

www.stjohnthebaptistcatholicchurch.com

Pastoral Staff

Fr. Peter M. Jaramillo, S.S.A. Pastor Fr. Joseph Arsenault, S.S.A.

Fr. John Melnick, S.S.A. Sr. Mary Michael MacChesney

Phyllis Hampton, Parish Secretary

Office Hours Monday - Friday

8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Church Office 913-371-0627

FAX & E-mail 913-342-3324

Weekday Mass Including Adoration: Thursday 8:00 a.m.

Weekend Mass Schedule: Saturday 5:15 p.m. Sunday 9:00 a.m.

Confessions: By Appointment. Call 913-371-0627

Rosary: Saturday 4:45 p.m. and Sunday 8:30 a.m.

Marriage Preparation: Notify the parish eight months prior to the wedding.

Pastoral Care of the Sick: Crisis Prayer Line: 913-281-4448 or 913-608-5600 Anointing and Pastoral Visits: Contact Church Office

Parish Contact Information: Finance Council President Mark Calvert Parish Council President Don Taylor Altar Society President Kelly Moutray St. John's Senior Citizens President Mary Ann Fanning St. John Catholic Club, 913-371-9690 Ken Yarnevich St. Cecilia Choir / Organist Matt Winterhalter

FEBRUARY 14, 2016 1ST SUNDAY OF LENT

WEEKLY COLLECTION

February 6 & 7

Week: $ 3,860.00

Maintenance: $ 1,120.00

Loose: $ 106.00

Poor: $ 12.00

Candle: $ 150.00

FEBRUARY 14, 2016 - 1ST SUNDAY OF LENT

WEEKLY MASS INTENTIONS Thursday, February 18, 2016 8:00 a.m. Mike Kralj Mary Sainich Saturday, February 20, 2016 5:15 p.m. Ivica Malic, Rade Subacic, Branimir Dukovcic, Catherine Kucenic, Zvonko Krstulic, Victoria & Mladen Stancic. Sunday, February 21, 2016 9:00 a.m. Parish Members

LITURGICAL MINISTERS

5:15 p.m. 9:00 a.m.

Lectors B. Palcher B. Palcher M. Viskovic

J. Jaksa

Eucharistic Ministers

C. Lally M. Foster C. Delich

C. Schneider F. Soptic

M. Calvert

Cantor P. Davidson Choir

Servers K. Dordevic A. Dordevic G. Lucic

M. Kucenic

February 20 - 21, 2016 First Sunday of Lent

If you have a family member who is hospitalized or homebound and would like to have a visit or receive commun-ion, please contact the Church Office. Hospitals do not inform us of a parish-ioner being admitted to the hospital. Call Phyllis at 913-371-0627.

Meetings & Parish Events Stations of the Cross - In Croatian Friday at 6:30 p.m. Shrimp Dinner St. John’s Catholic Club is sponsoring a Lenten

Shrimp Dinner February 26 at 5:30 p.m. Cost is $16.00 each. Please RSVP by February 23rd for a guaranteed plate. Walk-ins are welcome but not guaranteed if an RSVP is not made. Contact Lar-ry Steele at 913-956-2096 or Kenny Yarnevich at 913-371-9690. Children are also welcome as Cheese pizza will be available for purchase by the slice.

Hope to see you there! Altar Society Meeting Feb 21st in Church basement Following the 9 a.m. Mass All ladies of the Parish are welcome.

Flee of follow the Cross?

Debbie Clark, Principal harpist with the KC Symphony. Will intrigue with Celestial Strings for lent at Sanctuary

of Hope’s Music Movement & Meditation Concert. Sunday Feb. 14th, 2016 2-3 p.m.

2601 Ridge KCKS fee will donations 913 - 321 - HOPE

Second Collection During the season of Lent we will have a second collec-tion after communion. This will be sent to Hrvatski Cari-tas to help those in need. It will start the first weekend in lent, Feb. 13th & 14th. Please be generous.

Coffee & Donuts February 14, 2016

following 9am Mass In Church Basement.

Everyone Welcome

MAKE A WISH When you love someone all your saved-up wishes

start coming out. --Elizabeth Bowen

FEBRUARY 14, 2016 - 1ST SUNDAY OF LENT

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION

Today Lent begins. Ash Wednesday initiates the forty days of the Lenten fast, but since Sun-days are not tallied in the days of fast-ing, today is the solemn opening of the forty days of Lent. The Church has work to do to-

day, principally the calling forward of those chosen (the proper word is elected) for the Easter sacraments. Some of those who have been catechumens may now make a transition to a new way of life as the "elect." For them, this Lent will be a time of "purification" and "enlightenment." For us who accompany them, it is a time of helping them discern God's call and prepare for new life. This year, while the readings from the third year of the Lectionary cycle are usually read, they are set aside on certain Sundays for the benefit of the elect. We turn then to the readings from Year A, and we give those who jour-ney to the font of baptism three extraordinary compan-ions. In the Gospels for those days, we meet the woman of Samaria and the man born blind, and we come to the tomb of Lazarus three days after his death. Many bishops celebrate the Rite of Election on or near today, affirming God's choice for these new faithful, and also offering them the solidarity of many companions. In 2013, over 38,000 adults entered the baptismal waters in the United States, a remarkable testimony to the vigor of our tradi-tion of receiving and nurturing adult faith. --Rev. James Field, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.

EVENTS

St. Mary - St. Anthony Church invites you to join them for February Fun Bingo next Sunday, February 21, start-ing at 2:00 p.m. in Bishop Forst Hall, 615 N 7th St., KCKS. A $5 ticked admission will get you a bingo card, free desserts, popcorn and coffee. Beer and soda will be available for purchase. For more info contact Arol Shomin at 913.897.4833 or the Rectory Office at 913.371.1408. Tickets may be purchased at the door the day of the event. St. Joseph Church in Shawnee, KS would like to invite you to their 24th annual St. Joseph Table and pasta din-ner event on Sunday, March 6, from 8:30am to 3:00pm in McDevitt Hall at St. Joseph Church. The table will be beautiful, and the pasta dinner delicious!

Your pledge is appreciated! As we look at our lives and the many ways God has blessed us, let us give back a proportionate gift to the Archbish-op’s Call to Share. Our archdioce-san family is truly an extension of our parish life. We are grateful to those who take part in this effort!

Our parish goal is $20,461.00. To date, 65 of our parishioners have made pledges of $7,329.00 which is 35% of our goal. Thank you for your generous gifts in support of the min-istries of the Church in Northeast Kansas!

Race Perks • Official race t-shirt to all participants.

• Refreshments provided post race. • Aid Stations will be present along the race.

• Lots of course support. Each entry fee is $35.00

The First Annual Strawberry Hill 5K Run/Walk promises

to be a fun filled experience, April 23, 2016. Runners/Walkers come from all nationalities and from all different ages, shapes, sizes and speeds. Whether you are a week-end run warrior or a stroller around the park walker, this 5K will take you from Strawberry Hill Museum, through the historical neighborhood. Experience the past as you

wind your way through this unique neighborhood and see the charm and quaintness that the ethnic immigrants cre-

ated when they settled on the hill.

Registration can be found on our website at www.strawberryhillmuseum.org

Or call the museum at 913.371.3264

SERVE THE POOR Be diligent in serving the poor. Love the poor, honor them as you would Christ himself. --St. Louise de Marillac

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