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<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>James</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>Community</strong><br />

14th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 3, 2011<br />

I will praise your name for<br />

ever, my king and my God.<br />

— Psalm 145<br />

We thank Dick Brown, for speaking on our<br />

behalf at the farewell potluck;<br />

bidding farewell with grateful hearts to<br />

Fr. Tom as he begins his assignment in<br />

Nevada, MO. Fr. Tom invites us to stop in,<br />

when traveling south on 71 hwy.<br />

Weekend Masses in Nevada are:<br />

Saturday, 5:30pm, and Sunday, 10:30am.<br />

Many thanks to the Pastoral Council, the<br />

Knights of Columbus, Boy/Cub Scouts<br />

and Saturday Morning Bible Class<br />

Ministry for the wonderful reception<br />

enjoyed by all.<br />

St. <strong>James</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> Church<br />

309 S Stewart Road, Liberty MO 64068<br />

Office (816) 781-4343<br />

School (816) 781-4428<br />

Office Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30-4:00<br />

On the web @ www.stjames-liberty.org<br />

Mass Schedule:<br />

Weekdays: M-F 8:00am(During the school year Friday, 9am)<br />

Saturday, 5:00pm<br />

Sunday, 7:30am, 9:15am, 11:00am, 6:00pm<br />

8:00pm William Jewel College, when in session<br />

First Friday of the Month, 5:30pm Mass in Spanish<br />

Sacrament of Reconciliation:<br />

Saturday 4pm and Anytime by request


St. <strong>James</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> Church Page 2<br />

Our Pastoral Team<br />

Rev. Timothy Armbruster, C.PP.S, Interim<br />

Pastor -frtimothy@stjames-liberty.org... X203<br />

Fr. Mike Mulhearn...<br />

X<br />

mm@VPMC.net<br />

Deacon Chuck Koesterer,… X<br />

chuck@stjames-liberty.org<br />

Jim Newell, Operations Manager… x204<br />

jim.newell@stjames-liberty.org<br />

Bobbi Roman, Dir of Youth Ministry….. x208<br />

bobbi@stjames-liberty.org<br />

Danny Baker, Dir of Liturgy and Music Ministry<br />

danny@stjames-liberty.org………….x207<br />

Cecilia Richardson, Dir of Religious Ed Ministry<br />

cecilia@stjames-liberty.org ………..x206<br />

Sandy Gagnon, Dir of Christian Initiation Ministry<br />

Sandra.Gagnon@mcckc.edu ……. x200<br />

Molly Doherty, School Principal ……...x213<br />

molly.doherty@stjames-school.org<br />

Anne Valentine, Finance Manager…….x220<br />

anne.valentine@stjames-liberty.org<br />

Daryl Ann Johnson, Office Manager ..x200<br />

parsec@kc.rr.<strong>com</strong><br />

Loretta Venneman, Secretary………...x202<br />

loretta@stjames-liberty.org<br />

Victim Advocate - Leslie Guillot , 361-2666<br />

Pastoral Council Members<br />

and Assignments:<br />

Phil Baumert, Chair & Liturgy 415-4559<br />

pbaumert@dfckc.<strong>com</strong><br />

Julia Alsobrook Vice Chair & Education<br />

453-4315 juliaalsobrook@hotmail.<strong>com</strong><br />

Gery Hochanadel II Education 479-2775<br />

ghochanadel@hotmail.<strong>com</strong><br />

Rena Tulipana Liturgy 781-5705<br />

rena@tulipana.<strong>com</strong><br />

Jim Waterman Groups 781-0969<br />

jwaterman@kumc.edu<br />

John Pletcher 792-5239<br />

john@naturalaccentsllc.<strong>com</strong><br />

Sue Nordhues Social 792-3812<br />

nordhuesclan@aol.<strong>com</strong><br />

Gerry Kimmel-Carr Social 792-8994<br />

kimmelcarr@yahoo.<strong>com</strong><br />

Dave McDonald Fund Raising 213-4425<br />

hughdm@aol.<strong>com</strong><br />

Mission Statement<br />

We, the <strong>com</strong>munity of St. <strong>James</strong>, are a prayerful and<br />

Eucharistic people who treasure our <strong>Catholic</strong><br />

traditions. We strive to grow in our faith by being<br />

good stewards of the gifts God has given us<br />

and by sharing God’s truth with all.<br />

As the Body of Christ, we are called to love and serve<br />

everyone, especially the marginalized,<br />

with joy and hospitality.<br />

Did you Know?<br />

Thank you for your cooperation in enforcing fire<br />

Department regulations in our parking lot.<br />

Pledge cards were mailed on June 29th.<br />

We greatly appreciate your addressing the<br />

Annual Appeal and giving consideration to the<br />

final year of our Three Year Capital Campaign.<br />

— Jim Newell<br />

Operations Manager at St. <strong>James</strong><br />

June in<strong>com</strong>e:<br />

Week 1: $52,550<br />

Capital C: $8,790<br />

Week 2: $21,666<br />

Capital C: $1,300<br />

Week 3: $ 17,392<br />

Capital C: $1,520<br />

Week 4: $30,895<br />

Capital C: $3,790<br />

Total to date: $122,503<br />

Target $151,225<br />

Capital Campaign<br />

Capital C. MTD: $15,400<br />

target: $ 18,333<br />

*Includes Offertory, and Misc<br />

Church In<strong>com</strong>e. 3 year capital<br />

campaign noted separately.<br />

(Automatic Deposits included)<br />

In<strong>com</strong>e Year to Date<br />

2010 Actual Target<br />

July $139,992 $163,291<br />

Aug $178,495 $187,030<br />

Sept $156,902 $156,024<br />

Oct $164,169 $179,408<br />

Nov $140,487 $153,578<br />

Dec $207,032 $177,449<br />

2011<br />

Jan $176,431 $177,519<br />

Feb $146,033 $151,632<br />

Mar $171,106 $151,351<br />

Apr $170,942 $151,221<br />

May $162,451 $177,858<br />

Jun $<br />

July – May YTD<br />

Actual Target<br />

$1,814,104 $1,826,362<br />

Annual Target: $1,977,586<br />

Capital Campaign:<br />

YTD $ 258,322<br />

Capital Campaign Target:<br />

YTD $ 201,666


14th Sunday of Ordinary Time Page 3 July 3, 2011<br />

From the Pastor’s Pen<br />

Happy Fourth of July! As we celebrate this great day of<br />

our history, may we as citizens of the United States of America,<br />

cherish always in our hearts the gift of freedom we enjoy. May<br />

our celebrations with fireworks show the excitement we cherish<br />

in our hearts. May we always remember in our thoughts and<br />

prayers those who have fought and continue to fight to ensure<br />

our freedom and peace in this world. May God bless the USA.<br />

July is Precious Blood month. By tradition, the <strong>Catholic</strong><br />

Church dedicates each month of the year to a certain devotion.<br />

In July, it is the Precious Blood of Jesus. The Feast of the<br />

Precious Blood, established by Pope Pius IX in 1849, is<br />

celebrated each year on the first Sunday of July. As Precious<br />

Blood people, July holds a special place in each of our hearts.<br />

Our Precious Blood <strong>com</strong>munity gathers each year for a special<br />

celebration in honor of the Feast of the Precious Blood on July<br />

1st. We celebrate and remember our history and our role in the<br />

church. One of our many charismas we draw upon is the<br />

redeeming power of the blood, namely reconciliation. We are<br />

all aware of the issues that face us in the church and our daily<br />

lives. There are times when we need to seek forgiveness and<br />

there are times when we need to be ministers of forgiveness.<br />

But reconciliation is more than just saying “I’m sorry.” It is also<br />

working towards rebuilding relationships. It is working to<br />

provide a safe space where a person can speak of his or her<br />

loses or injuries or hurts in order to be reconciled and healed.<br />

In our lives, where are we broken and hurting and need to be<br />

healed? Or, do we need to be a person of listening and <strong>com</strong>passion<br />

so that someone else may be healed? God listens to<br />

the cry of the blood, where are we calling out in our hurts?<br />

Where are the people around us crying out in need of healing?<br />

Last Sunday, as a parish we celebrated with Fr. Tom and<br />

said farewell as he leaves to begin the next chapter in his life.<br />

As one door has closed, another has opened as we wel<strong>com</strong>e<br />

Fr. Mike Mulhearn. He will be joining us on staff and be with us<br />

till the end of the year. Watch for more info about Fr. Mike in<br />

next week’s bulletin.<br />

We celebrate our independence and our freedom with loud<br />

bangs and booms. We celebrate our faith with prayer. Is our<br />

prayer today loud enough for others to hear it and take notice?<br />

I hope and pray it is. — Fr. Timothy<br />

Week of July 4– July 10:<br />

Monday<br />

8am +Larry and Arleen Fuentes;<br />

25th Wedding Anniversary<br />

Tuesday<br />

8am Those seeking employment<br />

Wednesday<br />

8am Those on our prayer lists<br />

Thursday<br />

8am<br />

Friday<br />

8am<br />

Mass Intentions<br />

+Jim Fuenfhausen<br />

The Lorin Sweetland Family;<br />

living and deceased<br />

Saturday<br />

5pm +Harold Benson<br />

Sunday<br />

7:30am +Alexander Michalak<br />

9:15am +Loved ones of Donnie Smith<br />

11am +Steve Lampe<br />

6pm Laura Weiss<br />

We remember in our prayers...<br />

Lisa Latteman in the death of her<br />

Mom last week.<br />

Maria Gonzales and Children in the<br />

death, of Arturo on June 26th.<br />

Ardith Scheer and Family in the death<br />

of John on June 28th.<br />

May the souls of our<br />

faithful departed rest in<br />

the peace of Christ.<br />

Amen<br />

Sacrament of Reconciliation:<br />

Sat 4pm until finished; any time requested.<br />

Sacrament of Baptism:<br />

Baptismal Preparation Classes: 2nd Wed of each month.<br />

Contact JoAnn in Parish Office, ext. 205<br />

Religious Education: For Preschool through adult<br />

spiritual development, please notify office of needs.<br />

New Parishioners: Please register at the parish office.<br />

We Wel<strong>com</strong>e You!<br />

Contact Info<br />

St. <strong>James</strong> School: PS-8th grade offered.<br />

Call the School Office, to inquire, 781-4428<br />

Sacrament of Marriage: 9 months advance notice<br />

Anointing of the Sick: Please call the parish office.<br />

To Schedule an event in our Parish Facility: email<br />

parsec@kc.rr.<strong>com</strong> or call Daryl or Loretta in Parish Office.<br />

Bulletin Deadline Monday 4pm to: parsec@kc.rr.<strong>com</strong>.


St. <strong>James</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> Church Page 4 July 3, 2011<br />

The Week Ahead<br />

Sunday, July 3: Knights of Columbus serve coffee and<br />

donuts after the 7:30/ 9:15 Masses. All are wel<strong>com</strong>e.<br />

Mon July 4: Ashton Court Nrsng Home Mass @ 10am.<br />

Tue July 5: Rosary prayed after 8am Mass.<br />

Thur. July 7: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in our<br />

Church after 8am Mass until 9pm. All are wel<strong>com</strong>e to stop by<br />

our Church for quiet prayer. It is a wonderful privilege we<br />

have here at St. <strong>James</strong> to quiet our mind, heart and soul in<br />

the presence of our Lord.<br />

Saturday, July 9: Saturday morning Bible Study at 10am.<br />

Sunday, July 10: Jacky Rupp serve coffee and donuts<br />

after the 7:30/ 9:15 Masses. All are wel<strong>com</strong>e.<br />

. Scriptures for July 9/10:<br />

Is 55: 10-11/ Rom 8: 18-23/ Mt. 13: 1-23<br />

Gift Bearers for July 9/10:<br />

Sat. 5pm:<br />

Sun 7:30am: Dennis and Brenda King<br />

9:15am: Mike and Denise Sheahan<br />

11am:<br />

6pm: open<br />

Hospitality Greeters for July 9/10:<br />

Sat. 5pm: Valerie Beumer<br />

Sun. 7:30am: Geri Binggeli and Ima Rahter<br />

9:15am: Mary Midiri<br />

11am: Floyd and Clara Bolin<br />

6pm: Greg Salazar<br />

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL<br />

VBS is the week of July 11-15th and is open to all<br />

children. Please see page 6 of this bulletin; the<br />

Parish Religious Education Column for details.<br />

See you then.<br />

The Saturday Morning Faith Sharing Group,<br />

formerly Fr. Tom's Saturday Morning Group, will<br />

start meeting again next Saturday, July 9th at<br />

10am in the Social Hall. All are wel<strong>com</strong>e.<br />

_______________<br />

Food Drive<br />

We invite you to bring non-perishables to the<br />

Narthex for our Summer Food Drive held on July<br />

16th and 17th; this is in conjunction with our<br />

Vacation Bible School.<br />

+++++++++++++++++++++++<br />

Joshua Barlett invites you to join him as he<br />

Professes Candidacy for the Roman <strong>Catholic</strong><br />

Priesthood on Sunday, July 10 th at 9AM at the<br />

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (416 West<br />

12th Street Kansas City, MO 64105.) There will<br />

also be a reception at Holy Family Parish (919 N.E.<br />

96 th St. KCMO. 64155) in the Parish Hall from 2:00<br />

PM – 4:00 PM. All are Wel<strong>com</strong>e to <strong>com</strong>e celebrate<br />

this joyous occasion!<br />

As a Country, we celebrate Independence, our peace and our freedom.<br />

As a people of faith, we share with one another the peace of Christ.<br />

Let us continue to pray for the gift of peace in the World.<br />

Let us continue to pray for those who serve our Country and for our Leaders.<br />

Jesus said, “Peace be with You” as He sent His disciples out to share His Word.<br />

On this Independence Day let us share in that gift of Peace as we honor<br />

those who give and have given their lives in loving<br />

service to Our Country and to Our World. Thank you!<br />

May God bless and keep YOU.


14th Sunday of Ordinary Time Page 5 July 3, 2011<br />

A from the<br />

Liturgy/Music Office<br />

NEW TO THE PARISH ?<br />

Someone is Watching and Wondering<br />

As many of you know, I am not a<br />

hot weather person, and yet I have<br />

chosen to continue living in Missouri<br />

There are so many ways to be<br />

involved in Parish Life here at<br />

St. <strong>James</strong>. Areas that may<br />

interest you are:<br />

Eucharistic Ministers<br />

Lectors<br />

Ushers<br />

Music Ministry<br />

If you would like to know more<br />

about any of these ministries<br />

please contact Danny in the<br />

Liturgy/Music Office.<br />

danny@stjames-liberty.org<br />

As you vacation<br />

Did you know of the website<br />

to show you the Mass times throughout<br />

the country? Go to:<br />

www.masstimes.org to check.<br />

with its hot, humid summers.<br />

The primary reason I chose<br />

to stay in Missouri is due<br />

to family and friends who<br />

live in the area.<br />

Another reason is I truly<br />

enjoy the changing seasons; spring with the new life and<br />

beautiful flowers, fall with the color of bright leaves and the<br />

cool, brisk air, winter’s snow, and summer with all the interesting<br />

creatures that seem to magically appear every year.<br />

One such creature is the firefly. Such a small, rather insignificant<br />

creature, unique to the Midwest, yet one that can<br />

change the dark night into a mesmerizing wonderland.<br />

A few weeks ago Gene and I returned home, around<br />

11:00 pm, from the Franciscan Prayer Center and our time<br />

of Adoration with the Blessed Sacrament. When we got out<br />

of our car, we noticed the clear, star-studded sky. As we<br />

walked around the house, toward our door we stopped in<br />

amazement. The woods around our home were full of<br />

blinking lights. They seemed brighter and bigger than<br />

either of us remembered, yet there they were, the fireflies.<br />

They were thousands of them, and their brightness seemed<br />

to be lighting our way, wel<strong>com</strong>ing us home. We both<br />

paused to experience and enjoy the sight.<br />

Sometime later, when I was reading the eighth chapter<br />

of John’s Gospel, the vision of fireflies from that night came<br />

to mind. As I read Jesus’ words, “I am the light of the world.<br />

Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have<br />

the light of life,” I thought about His call to me to share His<br />

light with the world. As a baptized Christian, I have the<br />

sacred responsibility to take Christ’s light to every part of<br />

the world through which I pass, to every person I encounter,<br />

and to every situation in which I find myself. Sometimes I<br />

feel so overwhelmed, and helpless seeing so much suffering<br />

in the world. How can I make a difference? Then I was<br />

reminded of the firefly. Alone, a single firefly does not emit<br />

very much light. However, when there are many fireflies<br />

together, it seems like the entire landscape is bright with<br />

their glow. No, alone I cannot make much difference, but<br />

with God’s love, Jesus’ words,, and strength from the Holy<br />

Spirit, the light of Christ shines bright within me. When I<br />

<strong>com</strong>bine my life, with each of you, the <strong>com</strong>munity of believers,<br />

members of the Body of Christ, we can make a difference.<br />

We can shine Christ’s light into the darkest corners<br />

of people’s lives. We can reach out in unselfish love and<br />

service, and suddenly, His light is shinning brightly over the<br />

world. Like the child catching fireflies in a jar to serve as<br />

her lantern, lets catch God’s light and let it lead us on our<br />

journey to Him. Your sister in Christ, Sandy Gagnon


St. <strong>James</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> Church Page 6 July 3, 2011<br />

Youth Group Happenings<br />

NCYC<br />

National <strong>Catholic</strong> Youth Conference<br />

It is that time again! St. <strong>James</strong> is gearing up<br />

to take a group of high school teens to<br />

NCYC 2011 to be held in Indianapolis, IN<br />

Nov. 17-20. Teens who are currently in<br />

the 8th-11th grade are able to join us on<br />

our pilgrimage!<br />

More info: bobbi@stjames-liberty.org<br />

Parish Religious Education<br />

Calendar Dates<br />

July 11-15 Vacation Bible School<br />

Sept 11 First Day of 2011-12 RE classes<br />

Sept 14 First Day of Wed RE classes<br />

Second Saturday Summer<br />

Drive-in Movies<br />

Each Second Saturday this summer we again<br />

will have our summer drive in movies. Come<br />

enjoy a movie under the stars. We will begin<br />

at dusk each month.<br />

June 11, July 9, Aug 13 are the dates this<br />

year.. Concession sales support NCYC.<br />

Do you text?<br />

Would like to receive a Daily Gospel Reflection<br />

text message on your cell phone from our St. <strong>James</strong><br />

Youth Ministry office you can sign up on the youth<br />

ministry webpage. It is a simple sign up and a great<br />

way to get a daily one minute prayer time. This is<br />

open to everyone.<br />

You can sign up from the youth page or by scanning<br />

this code with your smart phone.<br />

Vacation Bible School<br />

VBS is the week of July 11-15th and our theme this<br />

year is the SonSurf Beach Bash. So get out your<br />

beach towels and your surfboards and hang ten with<br />

us! Cost for the week of fun and games is $15 and<br />

that includes all the week’s supplies as well as a music<br />

CD and fun t-shirt. Watch the narthex for the signup<br />

table!<br />

VBS Donations Needed<br />

We are needing a few donations for our Craft Room:<br />

Plastic sunglasses beach-themed foam stickers<br />

1” wiggle eyes Craft foam visors<br />

Red craft foam double-stick tape<br />

Glue dots<br />

6” Styrofoam rings<br />

White craft foam white card stock<br />

White hand towels<br />

Permanent markers, various colors<br />

White adult-sized crew socks<br />

Donations can be brought to the parish offices during<br />

regular office hours, or you can leave them in the VBS<br />

box in the Narthex coat closet. We thank you for your<br />

support of our VBS program!<br />

Fall Fest Parade Float<br />

For the first time ever, we are planning to sponsor a<br />

float in the Liberty Fall Fest parade! Lori Tajchman,<br />

our Children’s Choir Director, and Cathy Barron, our<br />

school music director, are planning to put together a<br />

short list of songs for their students to sing. Any parish<br />

children (or their parents!) are wel<strong>com</strong>e to join our<br />

parade group. T-shirts for this are on sale now for $7<br />

each—what a great price for a very cool shirt! See<br />

table in Narthex for registration forms.


14th Sunday of Ordinary Time Page 7 July 3, 2011<br />

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Thank you to all the<br />

golfers who<br />

participated in the<br />

2011 St. <strong>James</strong> Golf<br />

Classic.<br />

We hope you had a great<br />

game and enjoyed the day as much as we<br />

did.<br />

A special thank you to Jason Peregrine, our<br />

golf chair, and all of the members of our<br />

golf <strong>com</strong>mittee. This year we broke records<br />

with 170 golfers and raised over $ 20,000<br />

for our school<br />

endowment fund!<br />

Please mark your calendar for our<br />

tentative date June 1, 2012 for<br />

next year’s golf classic.<br />

Molly Doherty<br />

School Principal<br />

Join us Golf Fore Gilda - July 18, 2011<br />

fundraising for Ovarian Cancer<br />

Tournament Information:<br />

Date: Monday, July 18th, 2011<br />

Location: Creekmoor Golf Course, 1112 E<br />

163rd St., Raymore, MO 64083<br />

Time: 10:30am - Registration (Driving<br />

Range, Silent Auction and Putting Contest<br />

Begin) NOON - Shotgun Start (Graband-Go<br />

Box Lunch) 5pm - Awards Reception<br />

Format: Four-person scramble, prizes given<br />

to the top 10 teams<br />

Attire: Collared shirts; no jeans; no metal<br />

spikes.<br />

Prizes, contests, raffle, silent auction and<br />

more!!<br />

QUESTIONS? Please contact Jolene Shaw at<br />

816-223-2974 or info@GildasClubKC.org.<br />

Annual Fine Arts Camps at St. <strong>James</strong>:<br />

St. <strong>James</strong> teachers (Ms. Biggs/Art and Mrs. Barron/Music) announce St. <strong>James</strong> Fine Arts Summer Camp,<br />

held the week - July 5 th - 8 th at St. <strong>James</strong> School. Students currently in 1 st – 5 th grades are invited to experience<br />

a variety of fine arts activities. Each camp offered morning, afternoon and/or all day! Students may<br />

switch and attend both camps if desired. We encourage all children in our parish to join the fun! For details,<br />

contact karen.biggs@stjames-school.org or cathy.barron@stjames-school.org<br />

Helping our own... We have parishioners looking for part-time and full time work; able to start<br />

right away. If you know of any job opportunities please call the parish office, 781-4343 and ask for Daryl or<br />

Loretta. This includes house-cleaning as well as many other varieties or skills.<br />

Summer Sale sponsored by Ladies Auxiliary<br />

K of C Council 3414 in the COOL <strong>com</strong>fort of the Knights Hall, 7501 N. Kensington, Kansas City MO.<br />

Donations will be accepted at the Hall July 17 and July 24 from 1PM-3PM.<br />

Items not accepted: <strong>com</strong>puters, mattresses and exercise equipment.<br />

The Sale begins, Friday July 29 8AM-5PM and Saturday, July 30 8AM-3PM.<br />

All proceeds benefit Auxiliary Charities.


St. <strong>James</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> Church Page 8 July 3, 2011<br />

We pray for Our Country, Leaders, and Loved ones serving our Country:<br />

Chad Wilson, Paul Mooney, Jeff Auksel, Matt Paulo, Phil Plack, Robert Harrison, Gary Lee,<br />

Bobby Kern, Geoff Wiese, Casey Snodgrass, Chris Griese, Charles Hensley,<br />

Ryan Villines, Josh Dickey, Gary Hogan, John-Paul Kopp, Jeremy Finn,<br />

Michael Caine, Dan Knudson, Byron McCoy, Paul Starner,<br />

Matt Winkelbauer, Brianna Hannum, Philip Stauffacher, Tony Velasquez Jr.,<br />

Bong Vitug, Colleen McCloskey, Raymond Lopez, David Castro, Jr.,<br />

Jeff Gardner, Brad Nees, Josh DeLeone, Paul Tyrrell, Joe Binggeli,<br />

Jeremy Pyle, Jeff Straka, Jason Lyday, Alex Worth, Andy Sparks,<br />

Ray Writesman, Aaron Dolak, Adam Parnacott, Jake Harmon, Michael Keck,<br />

Kyle Coday, Daniel Wilson<br />

H.O.P.E. / SCRIP GIFT CARD NEWS<br />

Celebrate July’s Special Days<br />

Once July 4th has <strong>com</strong>e and gone,<br />

is there anything else left to celebrate<br />

this month? You bet ! There<br />

are more celebration days ahead,<br />

so pick up HOPE gift cards for your<br />

favorite local grocery stores –<br />

HyVee, Price Chopper, Target, or<br />

Wal-mart and shop and prepare for these events.<br />

July 6 - National Fried Chicken Day; July 7 - Chocolate<br />

Day and Strawberry Sundae Day; July 9 - National<br />

Sugar Cookie Day; July 12 - Pecan Pie Day; July 13 -<br />

National French Fries Day, and July 17 - National Ice<br />

Cream Day.<br />

Are you hungry yet? If not, how about National Raspberry<br />

Cake Day on July 19, National Hot Dog Day -<br />

July 23, National Milk Chocolate Day - July 28, and<br />

Lasagna Day - July 29.<br />

Wait ! There’s one more special day to go; one that’s<br />

sure to appeal to everyone. Indulge your craving for<br />

junk food on July 21, the official National Junk Food<br />

Day. We have a variety of gift cards for all of the merchants<br />

where you can find exactly the junk food you’re<br />

yearning for.<br />

If these special “food” days don’t tickle your fancy,<br />

keep in mind that July is also National Ice Cream,<br />

Picnic, Blueberry, Baked Bean and Hot Dog month.<br />

HOPE Gift Card Summary for June 27:<br />

Gross Sales: $ 8,085 with $379 profit<br />

With 50 participants;<br />

8 coupon books sold: $32 in profit<br />

The Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel,<br />

July 16, will be celebrated at the 4:30 PM Mass<br />

at St. Andrew the Apostle Church, 6415 Antioch,<br />

Gladstone. Fr. Vincent Rogers will offer Mass. A<br />

rosary procession follows, and enrollment in the<br />

Brown Scapular, the sacramental of Our Lady of<br />

Mt Carmel. Scapulars will be given out. All are<br />

invited! For information call 816-942-0333, or<br />

816-478-9039)<br />

We invite you to join us to pray the<br />

Rosary in Church:<br />

— before Masses 1st Sundays of month.<br />

— following 8am Mass Mon. - Fri.<br />

—- 3pm: Saturday & Sunday<br />

We wel<strong>com</strong>e new members to our parish<br />

family and ask that you please formally join<br />

us and share your time,<br />

talent and treasure.<br />

Please call the Parish Office<br />

to register, (816) 781-4343.<br />

We also wel<strong>com</strong>e all visitors<br />

to our parish family to worship with us. May<br />

you feel the Holy Spirit of our God as you join<br />

us in prayer at Mass or any other ways of<br />

giving thanks and praise.<br />

Where two or more are gathered in my<br />

name, there am I in their midst.<br />

— Matthew 18: 20


14th Sunday of Ordinary Time Page 9 July 3, 2011<br />

St. <strong>James</strong> School News<br />

The Middle School Communication<br />

Arts Department<br />

had a fantastic school year!<br />

Our students continued to<br />

read books in class and on<br />

their own that put them on the<br />

college bound track. They<br />

practiced writing strategies daily that allowed<br />

them to journal, construct essays, research information,<br />

and present reports and projects to<br />

their class. They also focused on <strong>com</strong>prehension<br />

tests on individual and group reading, including<br />

Accelerated Reader and STAR tests.<br />

All three grades <strong>com</strong>plete different genres of<br />

writing throughout the school year. They <strong>com</strong>plete<br />

a book report each month (these include<br />

written, oral, and various projects). Our sixth<br />

grade work on paragraph and essay writing.<br />

Our seventh grade focuses on persuasive writing.<br />

The eighth grade dedicates fourth quarter<br />

to a research paper written in correct MLA style.<br />

This will help prepare them for the many reports<br />

they will <strong>com</strong>plete in high school and college.<br />

Our entire middle school participates in pen pal<br />

writing with members of our parish that belong<br />

to our Over Fifty Club.<br />

We are especially proud to<br />

share that by the end of middle<br />

school, our students will <strong>com</strong>plete<br />

nine novels as a class.<br />

Two of these novels are on the<br />

college-bound reading list.<br />

They will have also read one<br />

book a month independently<br />

from our middle school list for a book report.<br />

Twelve books from our list also appear on the<br />

college-bound list. Our seventh grade will be<br />

busy this summer <strong>com</strong>pleting book report opportunities<br />

and our eighth grade will be really<br />

busy <strong>com</strong>pleting required reading for a leadership<br />

essay to begin their last year with us at St.<br />

<strong>James</strong>.<br />

Our Faith In Action<br />

July Steward of the Month is<br />

Jeff Richardson<br />

Jeff has been married to his wife, Rachel for eight<br />

years. They have three boys, Austin (9), Alex (4),<br />

who attend St. <strong>James</strong> School, and Cooper (3).<br />

They have been members of St. <strong>James</strong> for six<br />

years.<br />

Jeff went through RCIA at St. <strong>James</strong>. Jeff is the<br />

HOPE Card director. he served three years as PTO<br />

Treasurer for the school. Jeff is on the St. <strong>James</strong><br />

Development Committee, and was the 3rd Grade<br />

Boys basketball coach last year. Jeff is one of the<br />

founding members of Do-Dad’s Group at St. <strong>James</strong><br />

which has several projects planned to help around<br />

the Parish.<br />

Jeff is most of all passionate about his family. “I<br />

am passionate about raising my children in a good<br />

<strong>com</strong>munity, showing them the benefits physically<br />

and spiritually, for our family and the <strong>com</strong>munity by<br />

being involved and willing to lend a helping hand.”<br />

The <strong>com</strong>munity of St. <strong>James</strong> thanks Jeff for sharing<br />

his many gifts with us.<br />

Dear Frs. Timothy and Tom, and<br />

People of St. <strong>James</strong>,<br />

Just a note to say thanks to all for a very pleasant<br />

weekend. My sincere thanks to Fr. Timothy and Fr.<br />

Tom for their wel<strong>com</strong>e and the hospitality. My<br />

thanks to the people of St. <strong>James</strong> for listening and<br />

their contribution to the MCP Appeal.<br />

May the good Lord continue to bless you all.<br />

— Fr. Karl<br />

R U Ready to Grow Closer to Christ?<br />

U R Made for More!<br />

Join us 4 Cursillo Prayer Small Group Meetings:<br />

**Tuesday nights from 7-8 P.M. in the Church<br />

Foyer.<br />

(In good weather, we will meet in the Prayer Garden.)<br />

**Friday Mornings we meet after the 7a.m. Mass<br />

at The Precious Blood Center.<br />

**Co-Ed Meetings will be held Saturday Mornings<br />

in the New HiVee Cafe from 11:45 A.M.-12:45 A.M.<br />

**Co-Ed Big Group Ultrea Meetings are the 1st<br />

and 3rd Tuesdays at the new Chancery Building<br />

downtown, also held from 7-8 p.m.<br />

FOR INFO CONTACT TESSA<br />

AT (816)516-1998


St. <strong>James</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> Church Page 10 July 3, 2011<br />

Birthdays this week: Today we celebrate<br />

all that you and God have ac<strong>com</strong>plished.<br />

Patty Blankenship<br />

Donnie Carter<br />

Anna DeFeo<br />

Nickie Hartley<br />

Kyle Henry<br />

Dillan Herrera<br />

David Holm<br />

Margaret Lewis<br />

Eric Moore<br />

Bryan Muilenburg<br />

Shaun Olson<br />

Georgeanne<br />

Salmon<br />

Jordan Sellmeyer<br />

Leticia Sigler<br />

Michael Stevens<br />

Ryan Westfall<br />

Veronica Dodd<br />

Brian Flier<br />

Lyne Frazier<br />

Isabella Gerling<br />

Jorge Herrera<br />

Zanah McCauley<br />

Linda Muhlbauer<br />

Ana Newell<br />

Bill Roach<br />

Clayton Smith<br />

Makenna Stark<br />

Lucas Weimer<br />

Leo Burns<br />

Donna Davis<br />

Sydney DeMayo<br />

Marla Edwards<br />

Miguel Gusman<br />

Sara Harris<br />

Lena Hogan<br />

Ryan Ildza<br />

Conny Jancich<br />

Lori Kent<br />

Madelyn Mallett<br />

Liam McCarroll<br />

Amelia Miller<br />

Carl Molle<br />

Ben Parker<br />

Madeleine<br />

Hosticka<br />

Amy Pilsl<br />

Mitchell Rutigliano<br />

Kali Schoening<br />

Daniel Zonavetch<br />

Adelfino Andrade<br />

Vincent Cinque<br />

Laura Denton<br />

Emma Engel<br />

Rachel Engel<br />

Benjamin Frazier<br />

Alex George<br />

Barbara Harris<br />

Daniel Hart<br />

Linda Keith<br />

Joaquin Mendoza<br />

Mateo Navarro<br />

Debbie Owen<br />

Aleen Power<br />

Robert Rodriguez<br />

Susan Schemmel<br />

Clara Schuerman<br />

Catherine Wilkes<br />

Michael Witherow<br />

Laura Wolf<br />

Linda Arnold<br />

Haley Baker<br />

Delia Bouhan<br />

Emilia Burgi<br />

Andrew Cerrone<br />

Paul DeWet<br />

Jared Gilbreth<br />

Kimberly Hammer<br />

Jacqueline Jones<br />

Angela Kamler<br />

Urszula<br />

Kolodziejski<br />

Judith Lockwood<br />

KennaFaye<br />

McFadden<br />

Thomas Moore<br />

Diane Ostrom<br />

Daniel Pittman<br />

Mary Ross<br />

Nancy Rutliff<br />

Brendan Tournoy<br />

Allen Wilson<br />

Heather Zapata<br />

<strong>James</strong><br />

Biesemeyer<br />

Angelina Glorioso<br />

Joan Guenther<br />

Barbara Higgins<br />

Eric Holm<br />

Marie Joesting<br />

Elizabeth Lucero<br />

Jacob McDowell<br />

Danny Moore<br />

Niccolo Salazar<br />

Sam Schembri<br />

Emily Szczuka<br />

Maggie Witherow<br />

Luz Anas<br />

Kathryn Baker<br />

David Couzens<br />

Addison Cronkhite<br />

Michael Crouch<br />

Anthony Fuentes<br />

Janet Green<br />

Catherine Greer<br />

Amanda Gregg<br />

Julia Higareda<br />

Christopher<br />

Kandlbinder<br />

Tyler Landuyt<br />

Kelly Lesseos<br />

Xavier Lueders<br />

Keegan McKay<br />

John Parry<br />

Joseph<br />

Pfannerstill<br />

Reece Reineke<br />

Amanda Smith<br />

Harrison Trinidad<br />

Judy Plummer<br />

Bridget Hedrick<br />

Diane Ward<br />

Jeff Smith<br />

Diane Schuetz<br />

Nadia Kadi<br />

Gabi Shull<br />

Lola/Joe Lopez<br />

John Pfannestiel<br />

Barbara Moffet<br />

Nancy Brown<br />

Todd Glaser<br />

Frank Smiroldo<br />

Kellen Bolling<br />

Jenny Schaff<br />

Lori Gerke<br />

Lee Vasquez<br />

Elaine Catalano<br />

Janice Frizzell<br />

Bud,Becky, and<br />

Debbie Sutlief<br />

Bobby Morton<br />

Stella Sparks<br />

Crystal Coley<br />

Alverna Schuster<br />

Ed Weir<br />

Mike Lyons<br />

Shirley Britt<br />

Donnie Smith<br />

Joann/Greg<br />

Hagins<br />

Debbie Ludwig<br />

Tammy Smith<br />

Brenda Chabot<br />

Judy Garden<br />

Amanda & Family<br />

Aaron Smith<br />

Ron Bross<br />

Marie Joesting<br />

Donna DeMarco<br />

Br Steve C.PPS<br />

Janine Herr<br />

Frank & Madeleine<br />

Hosticka<br />

The Serra Club of Kansas City North invites us to the annual<br />

Seminarian Cookout and Silent Auction on Wednesday evening,<br />

July 13, at St. Therese Parish in Parkville. Each seminarian will<br />

give a short statement about themselves and why they wish to be a<br />

priest. We are accepting items for the auction to help support the<br />

seminarians. If you would like to attend our Cookout/Silent Auction<br />

and meet our future priests, or would just like to donate something<br />

for the Silent Auction, please call Priscilla Pawlikowski at 741-7960,<br />

or Jo Marie at 682-6111, to make a reservation. Meat provided by<br />

the Knights of Columbus of St. Therese Parish; all Serrans and<br />

parishioners are asked to bring a vegetable, salad or dessert.<br />

We Pray For...<br />

Johnny Caresio<br />

Linda Crawford<br />

Marshall Sherlock<br />

Jason K. Family<br />

Becky Booth<br />

Frieda Weber<br />

Georgeanne<br />

Salmon<br />

Gordley Family<br />

Louie Bussjaeger<br />

Kenadee<br />

Gallagher<br />

Eddie Kleiman<br />

Phil Wilson<br />

Kreg Reid<br />

Haley Prouty<br />

Jason Robinson<br />

Clarke Crawford<br />

Randy Canaan<br />

Mike Monley<br />

Chris Smith<br />

John Lewis<br />

Marilyn Niere<br />

Darleen Farnan<br />

Greg Smith<br />

Kenny Erwin<br />

Jerry Stull<br />

Robert Buchanan<br />

Ronnie Smith<br />

Kathleen Rangel<br />

Paul Anctil<br />

Nova Hernandez<br />

Sharon Augh<br />

Devona Gilgour<br />

Nancy Sixsmith<br />

Larry Brown<br />

Theresa Fortune<br />

MaryBell Jones<br />

Richard Driggers<br />

Charlene / Ro<br />

Jeffrey Stephani ;<br />

Nicole Martindell<br />

Bob Parquette<br />

Bob McCray<br />

Mary Midiri<br />

Patrizia Callahan<br />

Mary Andersen<br />

Cameron &<br />

<strong>James</strong> Anderson<br />

Frances Winslow<br />

John Walter<br />

Burt and Lee<br />

Wagenknecht<br />

John Caresio<br />

Marilyn Caldwell<br />

Evan Cline<br />

Mark Gergen<br />

Ralph McNeal<br />

Kaitlin Tomaino<br />

Kyle; Riley<br />

Lee Schwery<br />

Baby Jesse<br />

Joan Swoboda<br />

Steve Swoboda<br />

Andrew Somora<br />

Betty and Merle<br />

Johnson<br />

Barbara Wohletz<br />

Brenda Adams<br />

Mary Nell Kern<br />

<strong>James</strong> Smith<br />

Jonas Miller<br />

Frank Benassi<br />

Laura Widmer<br />

Mark Mutschler<br />

Tonya Hays<br />

Kenneth Sanger<br />

Denny; Phyllis<br />

Tom Gore<br />

Marilyn Livacy<br />

Those going thru<br />

unemployment /<br />

Alzheimer /<br />

depression /<br />

addictions /<br />

prison / divorce /<br />

cancer /<br />

turmoil in homes<br />

We ask you to notify us to remove your<br />

name from our prayer lists. By law,<br />

HIPPA forbids us to print names for<br />

prayers, without request from person or<br />

the immediate family. Please call the<br />

parish office when in need of prayers.<br />

When admitted to Hospitals please specify<br />

you are <strong>Catholic</strong> so you receive Holy<br />

Communion. Area parishes minister to<br />

NKC hospital, we minister daily to Liberty<br />

hospital patients. To receive prayer<br />

emails: brieanna.Shay@gmail.<strong>com</strong>

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