Ash Wednesday - March 5, 2025 | |
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Mass times:
- 6:30 am
- 8:15 am (live stream available)
- 12:10 pm
- 6:00 pm
Our 2025 Lenten Schedule is available online at cureofars.com/lenten-schedule. Starting March 5, the printed schedule Booklet will be available in the vestibule.
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Capital Campaign Volunteer Organizational Meeting Recap | |
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Thank you to everyone who attended the Capital Campaign Volunteer Organizational Meeting on Sunday, February 16th. Denis Greene and Gwen Hoefer from Church Development led us through an informative presentation about the structure of the campaign and the teams involved. They will be our consultants throughout the process.
The campaign is supported by six volunteer committees, known as our PETYAC teams: Prayer, Events, Thanks, Youth, Ambassador, and Communications. These teams began brainstorming ideas during the meeting and are ready to start working on their respective tasks.
The following people have committed to chairing these committees. Thank you for volunteering!
- Prayer Team - Jimmy Steimer
- Events Team - Julia Cindrich
- Thanks Team - Denise Perry
- Youth Team - Mary Ann Schliesman & Kathleen Coode
- Ambassador Team - Kirsten Flanagan
- Communications Team - Matthew Enzweiler and Andrea Byrne
We are still looking for volunteers for each committee, so please read the descriptions available on our website and sign up at https://forms.gle/EzoEWBjpPgcPwyu97.
Key Capital Campaign Dates
Parish Wide Informational Events - March - May
Advisory Meeting # 1 - March 13th
Packet Pick Up at Church - June 7th & 8th
Prayer and Discernment - June 8th - 22nd
Commitment Weekend - June 21st & 22nd
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Building Committee Update | |
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In the May 19, 2024 bulletin, the Building Committee provided information on capital maintenance projects completed since 2021 and future planned projects. Please see below for items completed as promised in 2024 and planned capital maintenance for Summer 2025. Thank you for continuing to support the parish so generously which makes these improvements possible.
Summer 2024 - Total cost - $332,620
- School South Wing HVAC replaced
- Installation of new curbing on school roof
- HVAC split system installed for the school counseling area
- Raised chiller lines on the school roof in preparation for roof replacement
- Sealing and striping of campus parking lot
Summer 2025 - Total cost - $1,144,500
School roof replacement excluding the middle school wing which was completed in 2020. The roof replacement will include upgrading the insulation to a tapered system with increased thickness and a higher R-value. This enhancement will improve roof drainage and enhance the building’s energy efficiency. To accommodate the new insulation system, the perimeter parapet walls will be extended to ensure proper coverage and maintain the building’s aesthetic and functional integrity.
Master Plan Update -
As mentioned in the February 2nd bulletin, we have been given approval by the Archbishop and Finance Council along with positive feedback from parishioner surveys to proceed with the Capital Campaign. We will be focused on drafting plans for expansion of the parish hall, creating additional meeting spaces for ministries, building a new parish office area, and addressing essential church maintenance. Additional information will be made available regarding the campaign, project and how you can get involved in the coming weeks and months. Information will be communicated via e-newsletters, the bulletin, and the website.
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Are you interested in parish pro-life ministries and desire to develop friendships with others who want to support pro-life endeavors?
Send a note to respectlife@cureofars.com. Opportunities are available with Walking with Moms in Need, Foster Care Ministry, Respect Life Month, and increasing prayers & awareness for all life issues. Please join the Curé Respect Life Team!
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Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann and Bishop James V. Johnston will concelebrate a special Mass with Anointing of the Sick and ritual blessing of the sick, in the manner done at Lourdes, France, on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at 10:00 AM at Curé of Ars Parish. We encourage anyone who is sick, suffering, or chronically ill, and their caregivers, to attend. A short reception will be held after the Mass. If possible, please send the names of those who wish to receive the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick to maltakc@yahoo.com or call 913.620.1759. | |
Bilingual Speakers needed | |
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Do you speak a language other than English? We would love for you to participate in our unique Pentecost Readings at Masses on June 7th and 8th. Our Lectors Ministry will be presenting the reading in Acts 2:1-11 depicting the Apostles being filled with the Holy Spirit, by speaking it in several different languages. In order to present the reading in this way, we need multiple volunteers willing to speak the reading in another language. Any language is welcome.
There will be 4 rehearsals in advance where we will bring together the main, English speaking, Lectors as well as 3-5 others who will speak the same reading individually in another language as well as all together illustrating the amazement of the Apostles hearing the words of God in their own tongues. The readings do not need to be memorized. The rehearsals are scheduled: May 27 at 6:30 pm, May 31st at 10:00 am, June 2nd at 6:30 pm and June 5th at 6:00 pm.
Please contact Lillian Klein in the Parish Office at 913.521.9360 if you are interested in participating, have any questions or need more information.
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We will be collecting Rosaries for Catholic Charities and St Mary’s Food Kitchen during Lent. Do you have extra rosaries you could donate? Please place your rosary in a small plastic baggie and put it in the Rosary collection boxes in back of church or Adoration Chapel. We will take rosaries needing repairs if all pieces are there. | |
BSA Troop 395 Trash Bag Sales | |
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Curé of Ars BSA Troop 395 will be selling trash bags throughout the year. Bags are $14 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. Please support this fundraiser to support this parish youth leadership program. To make multiple roll purchases, contact Brian at 312.480.6620 or brianbklein@gmail.com. We accept cash, checks and credit cards. Free delivery within Curé of Ars Church boundaries. Pick up can also be arranged.
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Holy Hour - Saturday, March 1
- 2:30 pm Exposition and Adoration; Silent Meditation
- 3:00 pm Rosary; Benediction; Closing
- Priests available to hear confessions from 2:30 – 3:30 pm
- Anointing of the Sick from 3:30 – 3:45 pm
Holy Hour - Tuesday, March 4
- 5:30 pm Rosary
- 6:00 pm Novena, Exposition and Adoration; Silent Meditation
- 6:30 pm Benediction; Closing
Novena and Rosary - Tuesday, March 11,18, and 25
- 5:30 pm Rosary
- 6:00 pm Novena
- 6:30 pm Mass
- 7:00 pm Testimony on March 11 and 25
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All are invited to join the St. Joseph Adoption Novena March 10-18 as we pray for all those who travel upon the path of adoption. Click www.respectlife.org/adoption-novena and sign-up to receive each day's prayers when it begins. | |
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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.
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Join parishioners as we feed the hungry in our community. The Hope Distribution Center Food Pantry is open Monday - Thursday from 9am to 4pm. Shifts are 9am-12:30pm or 12:30pm-4pm. People are needed to sort food, stock shelves, and help clients shop. Work one day a week or twice a month. We would be glad to visit with you about The Food Pantry. Please call Jeanette Schneider at 785.214.1682 or Vicki Carson at 314.406.8173. | |
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