WEEKDAY MASSES (Summer Schedule)

6:30 a.m. — Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. — Tuesday thru Saturday

SUNDAY MASSES

Saturday 5:30 p.m.Sunday 7:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 12:00 NoonSpanish Mass—2:00 p.m.

En Español:

La misa en español, cada domingo a las 2:00 pm, confesiones a las 1:30 pm antes de la Misa. Se puede llamar al PadreRuben Ortiz (620) 231-2135

CONFESSIONS (OR BY APPOINTMENT)

Before the 8:00 a.m. weekday Masses — 7:30-7:50 a.m.Saturday — 4:00-5:15 p.m.

MARRIAGES-

Contact a parish priest at least four months prior todesired wedding date.

PSR—Parish School of Religion (School Year)

Elementary (K-8) Wednesdays 6:15—7:30 p.m.

TODAY’S FOCUS –

MOST HOLY TRINITY:

On this solemnity of the MostHoly Trinity we affirm our faith that Godexists as a Trinity: Father, Son and HolySpirit, united together in a oneness of love. Through Baptism and faith in Jesuswe have been given a share in the divinelife of the Trinity. This being the case, letus seek to live in ever greater unity withGod and one another.

SCRIPTURE READINGS

We need God’s Word each day.

Mon (8)

2 Corinthians 1:1-7;Matthew 5:1-12

Tue (9)

2 Corinthians 1:18-22;Matthew 5:13-16

Wed (10)

2 Corinthians 3:4-11;Matthew 5:17-19

Thur (11)

Saint Barnabas

Acts of theApostles 11:21b-26; 13:1-3; Matthew 5:20-26

Fri (12)

2 Corinthians 4:7-15;Matthew 5:27-32

Sat (13)

Saint Anthony of Padua:

2 Corinthians 5:14-21; Matthew 5:33-37

Sun (14)

Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ:

Exodus 24:3-8; Hebrews9:11-15; Mark 14:12-16, 22-26

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JUNE 7, 2009 MOST HOLY TRINITY

ST. PIUS XNEWMAN CENTER Rev. David T. Marstall, Chaplain

301A E. Cleveland,Pittsburg, KS 66762PHONE (620) 235-1138

MASS SCHEDULE

(When PSU is in session.)

Sunday: 11:00am & 6:00 pm;Monday: 8:30pm; Wednesday & Thursday -Noon

REV. THOMAS J. STROOT, PASTORREV. RUBEN ORTIZ MONTELONGO, ASSOCIATE PASTORREV. DAVID T. MARSTALL, ASSOCIATE PASTOR &

CHAPLAIN, ST. PIUS X NEWMAN CENTER

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ST. MARY’S COLGAN SCHOOLSMr. John Kraus, President of Schools/Director of Administration

Email: kraus@smcschools.org

Mr. Thomas Gorman, 7-12 Principal

E-mail: gorman@smcschools.org

Mr. Michael Martin, Preschool-6 Principal

Email: martinm@smcschools.org

LEMENTARY

SCHOOL

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(7-12) (620)-231-4690

Elementary: smelementary@smcschools.orgSMC: smcolgan@smcschools.org

Missionary Catechistsof the Poor

Spanish Sisters

620-235-1732

ST. MARY’S GOODWILL117 E. 10th 235-0564RELIGIOUS GIFT SHOP117 E. 10th 235-7448

PRAYER LINE

9:00am – 5:00pm 231-68245:00pm – 9:00pm 231-8816

THIS WEEK24-hour Rosary

Weekly prayer intention: ForJeff Myers and Sarah Handkewho are getting married thisSaturday. May God bless themwith love, joy, and children.

THIS SUMMERPitt CARES

Mondays and Fridays 6/8-7/10,2:00-4:00. To help, contactktmerando@hotmail.com.

4:30 Mass on Pitt CARES daysWant to become Catholic, getconfirmed, or just learnmore about the Catholicfaith?

Classes start Sun. June 7, 7:30-9:00. Contact Fr. David formore information or to sign up.

Go to catholicgorillas.org formore information.

SUMMER MASS SCHEDULE

No Sunday MassMass at 4:30 on Pitt CARESdays (see below)Regular Mass schedule resumes Aug. 23.See website for full weekly schedule

Providing Catholic Ministryto Pittsburg State University

620-235-1138WWW.CATHOLICGORILLAS.ORG

REV. DAVID MARSTALL, CHAPLAIN

Summer Office Hours: Mon and Fri of PittCARES and by appointmentfrdavid@catholicgorillas.org

MRS. AMY LOMSHEK, SECRETARY

No regular summer office hourswalknrain@hotmail.com

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ENTERENTERENTER

PILGRIMAGE TRIP

The choir of Our Lady of Lourdesis planning a much requestedpilgrimage to Rome, Florence,Assisi and Pompeii in 2010. It willbe March 9 through March 18, andit will be a spectacular trip. TheChoir will be singing at a VaticanMass, presenting a concert inRome, and attending a Papalaudience! This is truly a journey of a Lifetime, so start planning NOW!

HE IS WAITING FOR YOU!

We are blessed to have over 250people signed up for Holy Hoursof Adoration. Thank you to allwho have made this choice toadore Jesus in the BlessedSacrament! We now have everyhour from 6 A.M. Monday to 5P.M. Friday covered by at leastone guardian but several of thesehours are still in need of a secondguardian. If you haven’t signedup, please consider taking one of these hours as the secondguardian/adorer. Having twopeople for each hour makes formore dependable coverage andpotentially eliminates the need forsubstitutes.

“A Holy Hour before the Most Blessed Sacrament repairs for evils of the world!”

The Most Reverend Michael O. Jackels

extends toyou a special invitation to the

SeminarianRecognition Dinner

. You are invited to meet thesemen who are currently in seminary formation andrecognize their gift of stewardship to our diocese, thegift of themselves. (We have three from our own parishin the seminary: Josh Evans, Gabe Greer and Zack Compton; John Fogliasso is From Sacred Heart Parish,Frontenac.)Saturday, June 27, 2009Memorial Auditorium502 N. Pine Pittsburg, KS.6:45pm -- Social7:15pm -- DinnerCost -- $30.00 per personPlease call the rectory, 231-2135, by Friday, June 12,to make your reservation.

RECEPTIONFOR FR. RUBEN

The ladies of the Altar Societywill be hosting a reception for Fr.Ruben on Sunday June 14th aftereach of the Sunday morningmasses in the High SchoolCommons. You are invited tocome by and greet him and wishhim well in his new assignment aschaplain at St. Francis Hospital inWichita. We are grateful for hispresence with us this past year.

REFLECTIONS ON LIFE

“Stem cell research opens newprospects for regenerativemedicine and is morallypermissible when it uses stem cellstaken from adult organisms, butnot when it takes cells from humanembryos because that invariablycauses their death.”

(The Dignityof a Person, Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith, 12-08)

St. Mary's Religious Gift Shop235-7448Summer Hours:Friday: 10:00am-3:00pmSaturday 10:00am-1:00pm

By appointment call:Denise 232-6955 orElizabeth 232-6865

SHUT-INS AND HOMEBOUND

Do you know of anyone (relative,friend or neighbor) who is unable toget to Mass because of illness ordisability? Please call the rectoryand let us know. We haveEucharistic ministers who go to thehomes on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month in the morning. Thepriests take care of the residents inthe nursing homes. Call the rectoryand let us know if a family member,friend or neighbor is homebound orhas gone to a nursing home. It isimportant for us to minister to thesepeople. Please help us keep ourCommunion list up to date.

St. Mary’s Altar Society GoodwillStore HoursThursday—Friday—Saturday9 a.m.—4 p.m.235-0564Please do not leave itemswhen store is closed

Please remember to nameOur Lady of Lourdes or St. Mary’s Colgan Schools in your will.May we leave a legacy of faith and education for the generations to come.Please consider informing Fr. Tom or the parish office of your legacy plans,kraus@smcschools.org

BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS:

Teenagers can have high bloodpressure, too! In fact, people of any agecan develop it. Why not get yourschecked? Even if it’s normal, it’s goodto know what your reading is. The

Health & Wellness Ministry

providesB.P. checks after all the Masses nextweekend (2nd weekend of the month).

TEENS ENCOUNTER CHRISTWEEKEND:

High school juniors &seniors, and adults who work withyouth in this age group, are invited toattend a Teens Encounter Christweekend. TEC is a spiritual retreatdesigned to help you become moreaware of the presence of Christ inyour life. The next TEC weekend willbe

June 6-8 in Hutchinson.

Thedeadline for signing up is May 11.The cost is $70. Call 316-269-3900for information & applications.

Parker Uniforms

will be here on

Monday, July 13

from 12:00 p.m.to 6:00 p.m. in the ElementaryCommons.

Used uniforms will alsoavailable to buy at that time. Pleasetake advantage of the 10% off allmerchandise sale from June 9

to the30

. Pre orders may be picked up atthe fair, to save on shipping charges.

TAKING A BREAK!

The Parish Folk Group providesmusic for the 10:30 am SundayLiturgy. As in the past, the summersare difficult for them because of vacations and other commitmentswith their children so they take abreak. They will resume when schoolstarts in August. We are very gratefulfor their generous spirit in sharingtheir time and talent to providebeautiful music for our liturgies.Under the direction of Pat Jones withthe assistance of Mike Elder theyhave been providing music at OurLady of Lourdes for over 20 years.Thank you one and all.We will have congregational singingwith the organ through the summer atthe 10:30 am mass.

Weights for 7th & 8th Jr. HighBoys

will start this Monday, June8th, 8:00-9:30am in the weightroom. We will meet on Monday,Wednesday and Thursday for sixweeks.

High School Weights

will startnext Monday, June 15th, and willmeet on Monday, Wednesday andThursday at 6:15am.

Please remember to pick upyour flowers at the cemetery assoon as possible so that thevolunteers can do a better job of weed eating and mowing.

LOOKING AHEADMon (8) Our Lady’s Prayer Group

6:00 pm, Chapel

Mon (8) - Fri (12) Vacation Bible School

8:00 am - 11:00 am

Sun (14) Reception for Fr. Ruben Ortiz A

fter all masses, High School Commons

Sun (14) Dedication of Christ the King Adoration Chapel