Parish Office: 115 E. 5th. St Holton, KS 66436 Office phone: (785) 364-3262 Rectory phone: (785) 362-7026 (emergency only) Parish email: parish.jacocatholics@gmail.com Parish website: www.jacocatholics.com

WEEKDAY MASSES: St Francis Xavier—8:00am (Tues, Thurs) St. Dominic—8:00 am (Wed, Fri) WEEKEND MASSES: 5:30pm Sat Vigil Mass @ St. Dominic 8:00am Sun Mass @ St. Francis Xavier 10:30am Sun Mass @ St. Dominic

RECONCILIATION: 30 mins prior to each weekend Mass OR by appointment

Pastor: Rev. Fr. Jonathan Dizon jdizon@archkck.org Secretary: Kay Ludvicek Accountant: Merlin Nelson DRE: Barbara Berg

BAPTISM. Those requesting baptism for their children need to be

registered parishioners and are required to take a baptismal prepara-tion class prior to the child’s baptism. Attending the class prior to the child’s birth is preferred. Godparents are highly encouraged to attend with you. Please call the parish office.

MARRIAGE. Weddings require six (6) months notice to fulfill the

archdiocesan marriage program. Consult with the pastor BEFORE any plans or decisions are made.

ANOINTING of the SICK. Available upon request. Contact the

parish office to schedule an appointment.

HOSPITAL REMINDER. Please call the parish office if you or a

loved one has been admitted to the hospital.

FUNERALS. Please call the parish office and consult with the pastor

for services.

DECLARATION of NULLITY. Please contact the parish office.

NEW PARISHIONERS. Please fill up registration forms located at

the front entrance of the church. Submit it to any usher or in person at the parish office. You must be a registered parishioner for sacra-mental preparation.

REGISTERED PARISHIONERS. Please notify the parish office of

any changes in address or phone number.

BULLETIN ITEMS and MASS ANNOUNCEMENTS. Items for

bulletin publication and Mass announcements are due in writing on Thursday prior to the weekend by noon.

R e f l e c t i n g o n G o d ’ s W o r d

When Israel packed its few bags and went rushing out of Egypt, God’s chosen people began a journey into being a new creation, from being a nation of slaves to being a nation of free men and women, a people under the heel of Egypt to one joined to God by the covenant, a community that ate manna (which literally means “What is it?”) to one that ate the produce of the promised land. This jour-ney took forty years and it wasn’t easy. When the prodigal son finally “came to his senses” and realized he would be bet-ter off back home as a hired worker than stealing slop from the pigs, he began a journey from being lost to being found, from being dead to being alive. This jour-ney did not take forty years, but how do you measure in clock time a journey that transforms the heart? This journey wasn’t easy either. The path to being a new creation can take forty years, forty days, forty minutes, or forty seconds. Sometimes it involves an outer journey; it is always an inner one. It is difficult—dying to self always is. What matters is that we make it. Be-cause the end result is the radiance of a people, or a son or daughter, who has finally arrived where they belong, at a party where the Father has an arm around them and the older brother who brought this about through his saving death is standing at the Father’s side, with the Spirit hovering above them all.

L i v i n g G o d ’ s W o r d

We pray that whatever form our journey takes, we will persevere in becoming, individually and communally, a new creation. We ask the Father to send forth the Holy Spirit upon us so that we will be recreated as this same Spirit continues to renew the face of the earth.

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CALENDAR of EVENTS

April 2, Tuesday 8:00am Mass St. Francis Xavier 2:00 - 6:00pm Eucharistic Adoration St. Dominic 6:30 - 8:30pm RCIA Parish Offices April 3, Wednesday 8:00am Mass St. Dominic 6:30 - 7:45pm RelEd Classes St. Dominic April 4, Thursday 8:00am Mass St. Francis Xavier 2:00 - 4:00pm Eucharistic Adoration St. Francis Xavier April 5, Friday 8:00am Mass St. Dominic 5:00pm Stations of the Cross St. Francis Xavier 5:30-7:30pm Fish Fry St. Francis Xavier April 6, Saturday 9-3:00 1st. Communion Retreat St. Dominic 4:30pm Confessions St. Dominic 5:30pm Vigil Mass St. Dominic April 7, Sunday 7:00am Confessions St. Francis Xavier 8:00am Mass St. Francis Xavier 8:30am Mass Our Lady of Snows 9:00am RelEd Classes (PreK-8th) St. Francis Xavier 9:00 am Altar Society Meeting St. Francis Xavier 10:30am Mass St. Dominic

MINISTRY SCHEDULE 4th Sunday of Lent

EMHC LECTOR ACOLYTES MUSIC HOSPITALITY

April 6, SAT 5:30pm

Barb Heideman Nancy Kathrens Jordan Reith* Isaac Curtis Katie Purcell

Cathleen Reed Robin Sides Jeff Erhardt

Rick & Katie Heinen Bob Fox Leon Freel

April 7, SUN 8:00am

Damon Putnam

Bill Berns Noah Blanchard* Connor Hammes Carson Beam

Joan Hood Marguerite Mzhickteno

Jim & Marsha Seematter Steve Broxterman Bob Butts

April 7, SUN 10:30am

Jenny Lancaster Gail Schmitz Jonny Koon* Tegan Bowhay Madeline Bontrager

Cathleen Reed Leigha Sweet

Jackie McAsey Olivia McAsey Roger McAsey Dan Fiedler

PARISH STEWARDSHIP

March 24, 2019

St. Dominic St. Francis Xavier

Envelopes* $1,190.00 $1,124.00

Plate $281.25 $121.25

TOTAL $1470.25 $1,245.25

Week of Mar. 17 $1,867.02 $1,289.00

Week of Mar. 10 $3,329.00 $2,573.00

Average weekly expenses for this fiscal year

$2,719.11 $1,971.04

OTHER VOLUNTEER MINISTRIES

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Weekend of April 6-7

Homebound: Mareta Reilly Nursing Homes: Jean Lierz

CHURCH CLEANERS (ST. DOMINIC) Thank you for your service to the parish. Please let us know when you plan to clean so the church can be unlocked and lights turned on for you. If you wish to volunteer, please contact the parish office.

April 1-7 April 8-14 April 15-21 April 22-28 April 29-May 5

Utz Family, Carolyn Kennedy Milt & Lila Krainbill Linda Crabill, Shelia Springer Kara Hoffman Becky Grollmes, Clara Child

ARCHBISHOP’S CALL to SHARE 2019

St. Dominic St. Francis Xavier

Target Goal $13,588.00 $7,861.59

Pledges to Date $14,192.00 $6,520.00

Target % Achieved 104% 83%

Participation % 31% 35%

PASTORAL COUNCIL FINANCE COUNCILS

Barbara Berg Gregg Watkins Karen Leiker Darrin Reith Jackie McAsey Wayne Leiker

Merlin Nelson Elsie Beam Marie Burdiek Larry Larkin Margaret Blevins Janeil Stevens

St. Dominic Gregg Watkins (ch) Carolyn Koger Jane Coverdale Pat Doyle

St. Francis Xavier Elsie Beam (ch) Chris Everts Larry Larkin Kay Andler Damon Putnam

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RCIA -Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. Next class: April 2 6:30-8pm. Topic for the evening: Catholic Social Teaching

MASS INTENTIONS for the WEEK

March 30 (Sat), 4th Sunday of Lent 5:30pm St. Dominic For All Parishioners March 31 (Sun), 4thSunday of Lent 8:00am St. Francis Xavier Ethan Everts+ 8:30am Our Lady of Snows 10:30am St. Dominic Child Family SI April 2 (Tues), Lenten Weekday 8:00am St. Francis Xavier Debbie Larkin + April 3 (Wed), Lenten Weekday 8:00am St. Dominic Religious Freedom April 4 (Thu), Lenten Weekday 8:00am St. Francis Xavier Beam/Stuke Families April 5 (Fri), Lenten Weekday 8:00am St. Dominic Harold Phillips+ April 6 (Sat), 5th Sunday of Lent 5:30pm St. Dominic Ben & Marge Fox + April 7 (Sun), 5th Sunday of Lent 8:00am St. Francis Xavier Bob Sosna + 8:30am Our Lady of Snows 10:30am St. Dominic For All Parishioners

PARISH PRAYER INTENTIONS Kent Askren (nephew of Cletemae Brown);Judy Bagby (grandmother of Landon Bagby) Carol Barton (Friend of Dean & Ramona Robinson); Sonya Bergman; George Bolz; Angela Brewer; Estelle Danner; Dick DeVader (Brother of Ramona Robinson);Francis DeVader; Sharon DeVader; Steve Devlin; Sheila Fernkopf; Brad Fiedler; Dennis Fiedler; Warren Fiedler; Alan Fund (brother of Karen McClas-key);Sam Gerry; Brad Gould; Carly Grant (great granddaughter of Joan Hood); Mary Ann Grollmes (mother of Vic Grollmes); Jenny Harigan; Jared Harris (grandson of Mary Harris); Mary Harris; Pat Hasenkamp; Jerry Huftles (father of Jackie McAsey); Ed Hrenchir; Adrian Koch; Rheva Korte; Shari Lott (sister-in-law of Russell Schuetz);Rita Martin; Mike McClaskey; Mary Morford; Don Morris; Lynne Mulroy; Luisa Munoz (sister of Anna Alvarez);Erin Norwood and daughter Bailey (Larkin Family Members); Kristina Oates (granddaughter of Gene Schiefel-bein); Calvin Page; Elizabeth Page; Jane Proctor; Carolyn Reicherter; Cameron Renfro; Amy Reese (daughter of John & Susan Stallbaumer); Mary Riniker (Sister of Regina Butts); Ronna Rowe (Family Member of Hilda Hrenchir);Ann Ruhlman (aunt of Margaret Blevins; Shelly Russell ( daughter of Karen McClaskey; Peggy Sanderson (friend of Mary Morford); Lonnie & Helen Sands (brother and sister-in-law of Joan Hood);Brad Schiefelbein (son of Gene Schiefelbein; Chris Schiefel-bein (brother of Gene Schiefelbein);Laura (daughter of Gene Schiefelbein); Emma Schirmer; Easton Shelton (son of Eric and Stephanie Shelton; Special Intentions of Sheila Springer; William Steinlage; Nancy Versch Stereit; Evelyn Sullivan; Janie Teetzel; Melinda Wareham; Gregg Watkins; James Wecker

We pray for those among us who are ill, their families and for their care-giver, those experienc-ing a hardship or difficulty; and for those in the Armed Forces protecting our freedom.

To place or remove someone’s name on the prayer list , please call the Parish Office.

NEWS and ANNOUNCEMENTS

Parish Lenten Almsgiving Project “Giving the Basics” personal hygiene items from March 6-April 14th. Collection containers at church entrances.

St. Dominic Altar Society Annual “Bakeless Bake Sale”

Letters and emails have been sent out to our Altar Society members encouraging participation in our annual fundraising “Bakeless Bake Sale”. A tax deductable donation to the Altar Society can be mailed to our parish office at 115 E 5th St., Holton 66436 or by placing your gift in the offertory basket, labeled Bake Sale. We would appreciate donations by April 15th.

St. Francis Xavier Annual Spring Cleaning

Saturday, April 6 from 8-10:00 am Cleaning Supplies provided VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Attention Couples celebrating their

50th Wedding Anniversary in 2019 Archdiocesan 50th Wedding

Anniversary Celebration June 2, 2019, 2:00 pm

Church of the Nativity/ Leawood To receive your invitation from Archbishop Nau-mann, please call the parish office and give us your name, address, phone number and date of your wedding.

Please do this as soon as possible

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TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Today, “Laetare Sunday,” breaks the somberness of Lent for a little rejoicing, and the readings all summon us to an awareness of reconciliation. One of the best-loved stories of our tradition is today’s Gospel story of the runaway son and the prodigal father. Prodigal, of course, is an adjective meaning “spendthrift or extravagant to a degree bor-dering on recklessness,” and although the boy maxes out the credit cards, it is really the father who is prodigal with forgiveness. Part of the excitement of this Laetare Sunday is rooted in the ancient catechumenate. Long ago, midway through Lent, the “elect” were focusing more and more on the gift of reconciliation accomplished for them by Christ and about to be realized in the Easter sacraments they were preparing to celebrate. In some places, the elect were even bedecked with roses on this day. A person bedecked with roses sticks out in a crowd; a person formed by the Eucha-rist and committed to living a life of reconciliation does, too. That’s you! —James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Scripture Insights The Fourth Sunday of Lent is traditionally know as Laetare (Latin, “rejoice”) Sunday or Rose Sunday. It represents a respite from the long Lenten season, and a glimpse at the wonderful new beginnings that come with Easter resurrec-tion. It will be, in a sense, our homecoming. Today’s First Reading invites us to celebrate with the Israelites their entrance into the Promised Land. Those who had sinned against God had passed away, and a new generation was born during their desert wanderings. To re-consecrate the people to God, Joshua circumcised the males-a sign of the covenant God made with Abraham (Genesis 17:1-27)- and everyone observed Passover, a reminder of God’s benevolent care during the Exodus. Then the manna was no more-they had come home. Likewise, in the Second Reading, Paul invites us to celebrate the way in which God has reconciled all things to himself in Christ so that we can become a new creation in Christ . The Greek katallasso means “to reconcile” or “to decisively change,” especially when used to refer to the redemption of sinners. Today’s Gospel provides us with another story of homecoming and new beginnings. In the parable, the father com-pletely overlooks the young man’s sin and restores him to his family status with a great celebration. How is this like our relationship with God? • By whose power was the relationship between father and son restored in the Gospel? • What does it mean to become anew creation in Christ? • When have you tasted and seen “the goodness of the Lord”?