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.

S H E P H E R D ’ S V O I C E

From the pastor’s desk

In American sports, pro baseball has the World Series, pro football has the Super Bowl, pro basketball has the NBA Finals, pro ice hockey has the Stanley Cup and college basketball has March Madness/Final Four. What do they all have in common? They all represent the culmina-tion of a long regular season journey to capture the most coveted prize in their own respective sport: a championship title. Some people pay attention only to the regular season. Others simply skip to the post-season. For those who are really into it, however, they savor both: the grind and arduous journey of the regular season and the intensity, prestige and excitement of the postseason. So where is all these sports analogies eventually leading into? Well, in just about two weeks, we Catholics will enter our own “post-season.” The season of Lent ends with what we call the SACRED TRIDUUM, the three holiest days in the Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar: Holy Thursday, Good Friday and the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday evening. While one can argue that the end of Holy Week is not technically the chronological end of the church’s calen-dar, we still consider this celebration as the ‘can’t miss’ liturgy. In the hierarchy of liturgical days, the Sacred Triduum trumps all others. It is one entire liturgical celebration spanning three days. I am imploring all members of our Catholic communities to seriously consider attending all three, as much as possible and you are able. I also highly encourage everyone to sign up and spend time with the Lord during our 24 Hours of Adoration on April 12-13 as a preparation for Holy Week. Bring your families and let us all together enjoy the beauty of our liturgy and celebrate the mystery of our redemption!

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CALENDAR of EVENTS

April 8, Monday 6:00 pm Altar Society Meeting St. Dominic April 9, Tuesday 8:00am Mass St. Francis Xavier 2:00 - 6:00pm Eucharistic Adoration St. Dominic 6:30 - 8:30pm RCIA Parish Offices April 10, Wednesday 8:00am Mass St. Dominic 6:30 - 7:45pm RelEd Classes St. Dominic Youth Group St. Dominic April 11, Thursday 8:00am Mass St. Francis Xavier 2:00 - 4:00pm Eucharistic Adoration St. Francis Xavier 6:30pm Penance Service St. Francis Xavier April 12, Friday 8:00am Mass St. Dominic 5:00pm Stations of the Cross St. Dominic 5:30-7:30pm Fish Fry St. Dominic 5:30- 24 Hr. Eucharistic Adoration St. Dominic April 13, Saturday 12:00-5:00pm Cont. Adoration St. Dominic 3:30pm Confessions St. Dominic 5:30pm Vigil Mass St. Dominic April 14, 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 10:30am Mass St. Dominic

MINISTRY SCHEDULE 4th Sunday of Lent

EMHC LECTOR ACOLYTES MUSIC HOSPITALITY

April 13, SAT 5:30pm

Alberta Lierz Wayne Leiker-N Mark Pruett-S

Carter Meerpohl* Abigail Schlodder Renn Deters

Charlene Herbers Dyann Parks

Gary & Annette Schreiber Larry Tanking Whity Lehmkuhl

April 14, SUN 8:00am

Sharon Cole

Kathy Devlin-N Dot Sosna-S

Connor Hammer* Victor Organista Alyssa Berns

Joan Hood All Cantors

Steve Devlin Ben Ehrhart Farrell Holthaus Larry Larkin

April 14, SUN 10:30am

Jackie McAsey Zack Lancaster-N Malea Zeller-S

Richard Zeller* Sam Zeller Lili Tanking

Mary Gerstner Jenea Chartier

Dale Noel Kathleen Noel Mike Meerpohl Dan Fiedler

PARISH STEWARDSHIP

March 31, 2019

St. Dominic St. Francis Xavier

Envelopes* $3,700.00 $1,375.00

Plate $359.75 $142.00

TOTAL $4,059.75 $1,517.00

Week of Mar. 24 $1,470.25 $1,245.25

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

Average weekly expenses for this fiscal year

$2,719.11 $1,971.04

OTHER VOLUNTEER MINISTRIES

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Weekend of April 13-14

Homebound: Annette Schreiber Nursing Homes: Wayne Leiker

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 8-14 April 15-21 April 22-28 April 29-May 5 May 6-12

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

ARCHBISHOP’S CALL to SHARE 2019

St. Dominic St. Francis Xavier

Target Goal $13,588.00 $7,861.59

Pledges to Date $14,682.00 $7,035.00

Target % Achieved 108% 89%

Participation % 33% 39%

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 9 6:30-8pm. Topic for the evening: Theology of the Body

MASS INTENTIONS for the WEEK

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 April 9 (Tues), Lenten Weekday 8:00am St. Francis Xavier McGiven Family SI April 10 (Wed), Lenten Weekday 8:00am St. Dominic Lierz Family April 11 (Thu), Lenten Weekday 8:00am St. Francis Xavier Toni Schukerman+ April 12 (Fri), Lenten Weekday 8:00am St. Dominic Kay McAntee+ April 13 (Sat), Palm Sunday 5:30pm St. Dominic Eldon Harris + April 14 (Sun), Palm Sunday 8:00am St. Francis Xavier For All Parishioners 8:30am Our Lady of Snows 10:30am St. Dominic Jason Yonke+

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

Next weekend, April 13-14 will be the last chance for you to participate in our Parish Len-ten Almsgiving Project “Giving the Basics” please leave your donations at the church en-trances.

St. Dominic Altar Society Annual “Bakeless Bake Sale”

Time is running out to participate in the Bake-less Bake Sale. Please have contributions turned in by next weekend, April 15th.

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

ALL ST. FRANCIS CANTORS Holy Week BEGINS on Palm Sunday (next Sun-day). There will be a practice for Holy Week and Easter Services on Wednesday evening April 10th and April 17th at 6:00 pm.

The only cure for sorrow is to kill it with patience. —Irish Proverb

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TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Next weekend, many churches provide palms to be carried in the opening moments of the liturgy, as we gratefully recall Jesus’ entry into the holy city of Jerusalem. The children who greeted him on that day used what was both handy and traditional, since palms were carried to inaugurate the joyful harvest feast of Succoth. To this day, faithful Jews are directed to take a beautiful palm branch, green and straight as possible, called a lulav, and bind it with three myrtle branches fifteen inches long, and two longer willow branches. At the end of the temple service, everyone carries the lulav, circling the sanctuary in a dance called the Hoshanot, singing hymns of joy. In other climates, Jews and Christians alike have had to make accommodations over the years. In Italy, everyone car-ries olive branches today, often brought from their own garden. In England, forsythia branches are preferred, a relative of the olive, sign of peace. Germans prefer pussy willows, and others look for flowering spring branches. In our part of the world, what do you think would be the best choice to express joy and welcome, and to remind us of the joy of Christ’s victory even as we prepare to commemorate his passion?

Scripture Insights Today’s readings invite us to reflect on our need for redemption and to open our eyes to the new things that God wants to do in us. The First Reading is addressed to the exiles in Babylon. They are told that God is about to destroy the Babylonian empire. What a marvelous thing! God will buy back the exiles in the same way that he destroyed the pharaoh’s army at the Red Sea. Moreover, this new Exodus will be so great that they will forget the first one. God makes all things new. In the Second Reading, Paul tells the community at Philippi about his former life as a persecutor of the followers of Jesus and about how everything he once had is now considered rubbish in light of knowing Christ and his Resurrection. Here, “knowing” means experiencing Christ in faith. In the Gospel’s powerful story about Jesus and a woman charged with adultery, the scribes and Pharisees force Je-sus to be a judge so that they might entrap him. But what about the woman? She is shamed at least twice. The men who brought charges against her would have witnessed the act, and now she is made to stand before these men while she awaits judgment. It is likely that she had been raped because most women in the ancient world were not given enough freedom to voluntarily engage in sexual relations. Jesus saves her by saying that the one who has no sin can cast the first stone. • From the First Reading, what can you conclude about God’s relationship to humanity? • What would you have wanted to say to the woman accused of adultery? • What phrases in Paul’s testimony of faith resonate with you?