Curé of Ars February eNewsletter

February 2023

Ash Wednesday - February 22, 2023

Mass times:

6:30 am
8:15 am (live stream available)
12:10 pm
6:00 pm

Our 2023 Lenten Schedule is available online at https://cureofars.com/lenten-schedule. Our printed 2023 Lenten Schedule Booklet will be available in the vestibule starting February 22.

Curé of Ars Lenten Retreats and Presentations

Development Update

by Jennifer Harris

Lenten Series

There will be three, separate, evening presentations throughout Lent. Each is designed to enrich your faith! Please go to our website for details: https://cureofars.com/lenten-schedule. Feel free to invite your friends, family, and neighbors… All are welcome!

Coffee at Curé

What are the wants, needs, hopes, and dreams for Curé of Ars Parish? Would you be interested in having a conversation over coffee at the parish office?

Coffee at Curé

Mail Delays

We have been experiencing delays in our mail delivery that may result in your mailed donations not being deposited in a timely manner. To avoid these delays, please consider making your donation through our secure online giving portal located at www.cureofars.com/giving. You can also drop checks in the collection basket at Mass or at the Parish Office anytime through our mail slot. Please note that when you process through your bank, those checks arrive to us by mail. If you have any questions or are interested in additional methods of giving, please contact our giving coordinator, Sandy Drake, at 913.521.9363 or sandydrake@cureofars.com. Thank you for your continued generosity and support.

The 49th Annual Snow Ball

Congratulations to Kevin and Pam Kramer (presidents) and Curé of Ars parishioners, Nelson and Marcia Newcomer (honorary presidents) on a successful event! The 49th Annual Snow Ball raised over four million dollars for the Catholic Charities Foundation of Northeast Kansas!

Liturgical Ministry Training

Lector Training

We will be holding a training session for new volunteers or anyone wanting a refresher on Monday, February 6th from 6:30pm - 7:30pm. Anyone 6th Grade through Adults are welcome.

Sacristan Training

Are you interested in assisting the Priest before and after Mass by preparing and cleaning the holy vessels as a Sacristan? We will be holding a training session for new volunteers or anyone wanting a refresher on Tuesday, February 7th from 7:00pm - 8:00 pm Anyone who has been confirmed may attend.

What do they do: Sacristan

The Sacristan provides invaluable assistance to the Priest, allowing him to enter into his own prayer before, during and after Mass, by preparing the gifts of the altar. The main duties of the Sacristan are to set up the host, wine and vessels needed to celebrate the Mass and then to clean them and return them afterwards. Sacristans also maintain Altar Linen cleanliness and refill candle oil.

To be a Sacristan, you must be a confirmed Catholic and complete a short training session. Feel free to sign up for the training if you are interested in volunteering at Weekday, Weekend or special Masses or even if you're just interested in what a Sacristan does.

Usher Training

We are in need of additional Hospitality Ministers to join our Usher Team! Volunteers are needed for all Masses, but specifically for 7:30am and 12:00pm Masses. We will be holding a training session for new volunteers or anyone wanting a refresher on Thursday, February 9th from 6:30pm - 7:30pm. Anyone high school age through adults are welcome.

What do they do: Usher

The Ushers provide hospitality to all who attend our Masses, welcoming visitors, answering questions and assisting those who need help. Ushers guide guests to pews, direct people to the Cry Room and bathrooms, lead the congregation to the Eucharist, pass around the collection baskets and collect the offering.

To be an Usher, you must be in at least 8th Grade and complete a short training session. We encourage all parishioners to consider this wonderful ministry.

Saint Blaise - Blessing of the Throat

Catholics often participate in the tradition of having their throats blessed. To do this, the priest consecrates two candles, generally by a prayer, and then holds each in a crossed position on the throat of the person being blessed. At the same time, the following blessing is given: “Through the intercession of Saint Blaise, bishop and martyr, may God deliver you from ailments of the throat and from every other evil. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.” Why does the blessing of the throat take place on St. Blaise Day? St. Blaise, a physician, and bishop, asked God to cure a child who was choking to death on a fish bone and the child’s life was saved. Thus, St. Blaise is the patron saint of healthy throats.

The Blessing of Throats will take place at Curé of Ars Parish after all Masses the weekend of February 4-5.

BSA Troop 395 Trash Bag Sales

Curé of Ars BSA Troop 395 will be selling trash bags throughout the year. Bags are $13 per roll. Sizes available: white: 15-gal (65/roll); yellow: 39-gal (25/roll); blue: 55-gal (16/roll). We also have paper yard waste bags at $5 per pack of 5 bags or 3 packs of 5 bags for $12. Please support this fundraiser to support this parish youth leadership program. In addition, you may contact Connie Martin at 913.548.5327 or martinc1961@aol.com to make multiple roll purchases. We accept cash, checks, and credit cards. Free delivery within Cure of Ars Church boundaries. Pick up can also be arranged.

The Leaven Subscriptions

Our Parish is required to pay for a subscription for each registered family, please prayerfully consider donating the $23 to cover the cost of your family's subscription.

The Leaven Subscription

8th Annual F.I.R.E. Retreat

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Tax Statement for 2022

We are deeply grateful for our parishioners' generosity and support of Curé of Ars Parish in 2022. 2022 charitable contribution statements have been mailed. If you have not received your statement by Friday, February 3rd, please notify Sandy Drake in the Parish Office at 913.521.9363 or send an email to GIVING@CUREOFARS.COM

Thank you for your past contributions and we look forward to your continuing prayers and support.

Curé of Ars School Enrollment is open

Curé of Ars School enrollment for the 2023-24 school year is open for new families! Enrollment will close on January 30. Visit our website at www.cureofars.org to learn more!

St. Mary's Food Kitchen

Curé of Ars has served a meal every month to the hungry at St. Mary's Food Kitchen for over 30 years. This ministry is a great service to those in need and a great opportunity for Curé parishioners to come together as a community. Cure of Ars serves approximately 350+ people every third Monday of each month. We need your help.

Volunteers leave the church at 7:30 am on the third Monday of each month to serve lunch to the hungry in Kansas City, Kansas. Volunteers are also needed to provide food items such as taco meat, shredded cheese, baked goods, and fresh fruit.

How can you help? Please go online at https://cureofars.com/st-marys-food-kitchen to sign up to donate your food, water, time, and/or give a monetary donation.

For more information or questions contact Jacqueline Elbert at 816.520.3620 or smfoodkitchen@cureofars.com