Thursday, 16 May 2013 09:18
St. Ignatius, Neodesha, car show Saturday
NEODESHA – The 3rd annual St. Ignatius Car Show will be held Saturday, May 18, in the St. Ignatius Church parking lot and surrounding streets.
Neodesha is located on U.S. 75 in Southeast Kansas, just north of Independence.
Registration will start at 8 a.m. and end at noon in the parish hall. Seventy-seven trophies, divided into classes and groups, will be awarded. St. Christopher dash plaques will be given to the first 100 entries with extras available for purchase.
Biscuits, gravy and coffee will be sold starting at 7 a.m. Pulled pork with all the trimmings plus homemade pies will be offered beginning at 10:30 a.m. Live, local entertainment will start around 1:30 p.m. with door prizes and awards to follow.
For more information, contact John at (620) 325-4444.
Thursday, 02 May 2013 09:14
Holy Savior parishioners sponsoring Kenyan girl
Students, parishioners raise money to help educate her through Kansas City charity
WICHITA – Holy Savior Catholic Church and Academy are sponsoring a 10-year-old girl from Kenya named Lucy Kinyua through the Christian Foundation for Children and Aging.
Their latest fundraising effort for Lucy, conducted in February, raised $158, enough for five months of sponsorship. The activities included two “Tag Days” in which students could wear their casual clothes for a dollar.
The first Tag Day was held during Catholic Schools Week when students wore the national colors of Kenya, red, green and black. The second was on Valentine’s Day. Along with the Tag Days, money was raised by selling Valentine cookies and cards as well as raffle tickets for a Valentine stuffed animal.
Because of her sponsorship through CFCA, Lucy receives school supplies, shoes, monthly food stipends, community support, hope and the opportunity to continue her education.
CFCA, based in Kansas City, Kan., is a sponsorship organization that brings hope, love, and education to over 300,000 children and elderly people in 22 countries. Holy Savior began sponsoring Lucy in 2011. Parishioners and students pray, write letters, send cards, and offer monetary support for Lucy.
For more information or to participate in future events for Lucy, visit www.holy-savior.org.
Information and letters from Lucy are posted on the parish website under the Mission Outreach heading found in the Organization tab.
Want to sponsor a child?
If parishes, teachers, or individuals have interest in sponsoring a child through CFCA, please contact Christine Sementelli at (316) 648-4086 or
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. To learn more about the organization Christian Foundation for Children and Aging, go to cfcausa.org.
Thursday, 18 April 2013 09:45
SALINA — The Rev. Barry Brinkman, a priest of the Diocese of Salina, has been named a “Chaplain of His Holiness” with the title of “Monsignor.”
The Most. Rev. Edward Weisenburger, bishop of the Diocese of Salina, announced at the end of the Chrism Mass March 21 at Sacred Heart Cathedral that Pope Benedict XVI issued the decree a few weeks before his retirement.
Msgr. Brinkman is chancellor and judicial vicar of the Salina diocese. He coordinates the Safe Environment Program for the diocese, is the long-time pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in Concordia, St. Edward Parish in Belleville, St. George Parish in Munden and St. Isidore Parish in Cuba, in addition to multiple other duties.
“He was of immense assistance to our diocese also when serving as diocesan administrator following Archbishop Paul Coakley’s promotion to Oklahoma City and before my ordination on May 1 last year,” Bishop Weisenburger said.
Msgr. Brinkman will receive the blessing appropriate to those who receive papal honors during a formal vesper service at 7 p.m. June 5, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Concordia. A reception will follow.
Msgr. Brinkman, 49, is a native of Arkansas City and earned a bachelor’s degree in agriculture from Kansas State University before entering the seminary to study for the priesthood.
He earned a master’s degree in theology from the University of St. Mary of the Lake and Mundelein Seminary near Chicago and was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Salina on May 17, 1991. He earned a degree in canon law from St. Paul University in Ottawa, Canada, in 1999.
In addition to his assignments in Cloud and Republic counties, he has been pastor of parishes in Clyde and Clifton and twice served as parochial vicar at St. Mary, Queen of the Universe Parish in Salina.
Thursday, 18 April 2013 09:17
Groups, parishes schedule pilgrimages
Groups or parishes who wish to schedule a pilgrimage to the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception during this centennial year and Year of Faith. To do so, go to CatholicDioceseOfWichita.org/cathedral-
pilgrimages. Here is a list of the pilgrimages scheduled:
Sunday, April 21: 4 to 5:30 p.m., Fr. Schuckman, Serra Club Holy Hour for Sisters, Tour ; 7 to 8 p.m., Sacred Heart Colwich Confirmation Rehearsal, Tour
Thursday, April 25: 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Catholic Charities
Tuesday, April 30: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Blessed Sacrament Parish, Wichita
Friday, May 3: 1:15 to 2:45 p.m. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton 7th Grade
Tuesday, May 7: 6 to 9 p.m. Serra Club Pilgrimage, Mass and Tours
Saturday, May 11: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Cathedral Pilgrimage, Mass and Tours
Tuesday, May 14: 4 to 5:30 p.m. Delta Rho Sigma Alumni
Wednesday, May 15: Noon to 2 p.m. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton 8th Grade
Thursday, 04 April 2013 10:14
WICHITA – St. Catherine of Siena parishioners ceremonially broke ground Monday, March 25, for a parish education center. The day is the birthdate of St. Catherine of Siena in 1347, a date on which the parish has celebrated other milestones in its history.
The ceremony was moved from the building site to the sanctuary because of snow. Parishioners brought palms from previous Palm Sundays to the ceremony and placed them in a basket. Third-grade students placed the palms in a hole on the building site of education center, where they will become a permanent part of the building’s foundation. Parishioners were given a keepsake palm, formed in the shape of a cross, which noted the date of the event.
Parish leaders decided last year to move forward with plans to build the center, which will allow St. Catherine’s to eventually offer a full PK-8 school, while providing space for its PSR and adult formation programs.
Thursday, 04 April 2013 09:34
Author to speak about Cristero War at St. Anne’s on April 8
Ruben Quezada, Catholic author, speaker, and director for the Catholic Resource Center and St. Joseph Communications in Covina, Calif., will speak at 7 p.m. Monday, April 8, at St. Anne Parish, Wichita. Quezada’s presentation will be bi-lingual for both Spanish speaking and English speaking guests.
The presentation will focus on the seldom-known story of the religious persecution in Mexico in the 1920s, which came to light with the film “For Greater Glory”. Quezada said his presentation will give an insight with real life testimonies of how Catholics were being persecuted, tortured and eventually killed for their loyalty to Christ and His church.
“I hope that everyone who comes to see the presentation or has seen the film will get an idea and learn to appreciate the religious freedom we possess today and the price that was paid for such a fundamental freedom,” said Quezada.
“I would like to inspire every Catholic, every Christian to come to realize that our religious freedom is under attack today. And we must become aware and to have the courage to stand up and defend it against all forces of evil who are working diligently to eliminate our God-given right to religious freedom.”
Materials will be available for sale after his presentation, including copies of the movie “For Greater Glory.” The event, sponsored by the Wichita Legatus Chapter, is free. Those attending are encouraged to watch the movie, “For Greater Glory,” prior to the presentation to have a better understanding of the Cristero War.
Thursday, 14 March 2013 09:32
Author to speak about Cristero War April 8
Ruben Quezada, Catholic author, speaker, and director for the Catholic Resource Center and St. Joseph Communications in Covina, Calif., will speak at 7 p.m. Monday, April 8, at St. Anne Parish, Wichita. Quezada’s presentation will be bi-lingual for both Spanish speaking and English speaking guests.
The presentation will focus on the seldom-known story of the religious persecution in Mexico in the 1920s, which came to light with the film “For Greater Glory”. Quezada said his presentation will give an insight with real life testimonies of how Catholics were being persecuted, tortured and eventually killed for their loyalty to Christ and His church.
“I hope that everyone who comes to see the presentation or has seen the film will get an idea and learn to appreciate the religious freedom we possess today and the price that was paid for such a fundamental freedom,” said Quezada.
“I would like to inspire every Catholic, every Christian to come to realize that our religious freedom is under attack today. And we must become aware and to have the courage to stand up and defend it against all forces of evil who are working diligently to eliminate our God-given right to religious freedom.”
Materials will be available for sale after his presentation.
Thursday, 28 February 2013 10:47
St. Joseph, Ost, German Supper and Basket Raffle March 3
According to Eva Harmon, the entire St. Joseph, Ost, Catholic School community shifts its stewardship into overdrive on the first Sunday of March.
Harmon, St. Joseph’s principal, is especially thankful for all the work.
“The annual German Supper and Basket Raffle is one of the largest fundraisers for the school,” she said. “Parents, students, and alumni and friends all work together to feed about 1,000 people delicious beirocks, galuskies, sausage, and much more.”
She said in addition to the ethnic food, several large baskets for a raffle are on display with donated items by every parish organization and school classroom. To view the baskets from last year, visit the school website at sjost.com.
The supper and raffle will be held from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, March 3, with winners of the baskets announced at 6 o’clock.
Proceeds from the day help pay for computers, student activities, school supplies, and supporting those in need.
Harmon added that the event is an example of true stewardship, a day filled with a generous and joyful giving of time, talent, and treasure.
Thursday, 14 February 2013 12:21
Bishop Michael O. Jackels talked about the courage it took for Pope Benedict XVI to announce his pending resignation at a news conference Monday afternoon in the Chancery in Wichita.
Bishop Jackels said when he woke up Monday morning and read about the resignation at a church website, he then turned on the television to confirm the news because he thought it was a joke.
“It’s not been done for about 600 years,” he told television and print reporters after reading a statement in his conference room.
“It was a courageous thing for him to do and I think that it was the right thing to do,” he said. “I’m happy for him.”
Bishop Jackels explained that bishops are required by church law to tender their resignations at age 75.
Thursday, 14 February 2013 12:14
Bishop reopens the Cathedral campus and dedicates the altar on Feb. 2
By Christopher M. Riggs
In the midst of one of the most beautiful church settings in the state, Bishop Michael O. Jackels reminded those in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception that the church is more than a building and, instead, is better understood as the union of the Christian faithful.
“THE church is a spiritual edifice, built with living stones,” he said. “Namely, you and me, the Christian faithful, we are the living, true, and holy temples of God.”
Bishop Jackels talked about the spiritual dimension of the church at the reopening of the Cathedral campus and the dedication of the Cathedral Altar Mass Saturday, Feb. 2.
The Cathedral is a symbol of the unity of the diocesan church family, Bishop Jackels said, where, ideally, everyone in the diocese would gather for Mass with the bishop.
“But as this is not practical, parish churches are established, suggesting that parishes are, figuratively speaking, born from the cathedral,” he said in his homily, “which is why we call the Cathedral the mother church of the diocese. We are this church, this church is us.”
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