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Parish Mission Statement:

We are a Catholic community of imperfect people growing in faith, caring for each other and reaching out to our neighbors in need.

Vol. 09 • No. 06

Welcome to Saint Catherine of Siena Parish If you wish to join our Parish family, please stop by the parish office during the week to fill out a white registration card and

stewardship volunteer form. If you have any questions, please call Clista in the office at 425-0595. Welcome!

When they saw this, they made known the message that had been told them about this child. All who heard it were amazed by what

had been told them by the shepherds. And Mary kept all these things, reflecting

on them in her heart. - Lk 2:17-19

* May God move us to act with tenderness and compassion for the most vulnerable; we pray to the Lord: * For parents who receive a difficult prenatal diagnosis: May they be comforted by the assurance of God’s loving plan for their child’s life; we pray to the Lord: * For expectant mothers and fathers who are afraid: May God provide for their every need and bless them with peace; we pray to the Lord: * For all Christians: May the light of Jesus’ birth enflame our hearts to welcome and protect the gift of each person’s life; we pray to the Lord: 2

OUR NEXT STEP FORWARD APPEAL STATUS

TOTAL PLEDGED TO DATE: $8,881,672.69

TOTAL GIVEN TO DATE: $7,424,208.30

TOTAL GIVEN THIS MONTH: NOT AVAILABLE AT PRINTING TIME

Expecting a new baby? You are invited to receive a special pre-natal blessing from Father Dan. A white rose dedicated to you will be placed by the statue of Mary as a symbol that the entire parish is praying for you and your baby. The blessings are given at 6:00 pm on the first Monday of every month. Following the blessing there is a Baptismal Preparation Class to help you prepare for the most important day in your child’s life. Please call the Parish Office to register.

Parish School of Religion PSR Contact: Jill Rump 316-249-2116 E-mail: psr@saintcatherinewichita.com Class: Wednesday evenings 6:30-7:30pm

The Parish School of Religion is available to all children, kindergarten through eighth grade during the school year.

Rite of Christian Initiation RCIA Contact: Fr. P.J. Voegeli 316-425-0595 RCIC Contact: Sally Graham 316-722-1172

If you or someone you know is interested in becoming Catholic, or is curious about the Church, please call Fr. P.J. at 425-0595.

The Prayer Before Mass Come Holy Spirit, quiet my heart and my head, as I gather with my family, friends and neighbors to celebrate Mass. Quiet the thoughts and distractions that will keep me from worship. Open my mouth in prayer and song. Open my ears to hear God’s Word. Open my eyes to the mystery of the Eucharist. Open my heart to receive Jesus with love. May I go forth strengthened to take the Mass into my life this week. Amen.

Disciples...Growing in Faith Together

STEWARDSHIP Weekly Offering ……...……….…...…Numbers not available

at the time of printing .

Intercessions for Life

PARISH OFFICE Hours ............................................... Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Phone ..................................................................................... 316-425-0595 Fax .......................................................................................... 316-425-0685

PARISH STAFF Pastor Rev. Daniel J. Spexarth ...................................................... 316-425-0595 E-mail ..................................... fatherdan@saintcatherinewichita.com Medical Emergency Phone ............................................. 316-617-9310 Parochial Vicar Rev. P. J. Voegeli ................................................................ 316-425-0595 E-mail ........................................ fatherpj@saintcatherinewichita.com Secretary Clista Pfannenstiel .............................................................. 316-425-0595 Email ............................................... clista@saintcatherinewichita.com Building and Technology Tim Schmidt…………………………………………316-425-0595 Email…………………...….tschmidt@saintcatherinewichita.com PSR Director Jill Rump................................................................................316-249-2116 Email ................................................... psr@saintcatherinewichita.com Music Director Sara High ............................................ shigh@saintcatherinewichita.com

Bulletin (deadline to submit Monday @ noon) Linda Wallace ................................ bulletin@saintcatherinewichita.com

SCHOOL OFFICE Phone ..................................................................................... 316-719-2917 Fax .......................................................................................... 316-719-2930

SCHOOL STAFF Principal Betty Hunt………………………bhunt@saintcatherinewichita.com Associate Principal Jeremy Barr………………………jbarr@saintcatherinewichita.com School Secretary Emily Brown ………………….ebrown@saintcatherinewichita.com

PRAYER REQUESTS Email ........................................ prayerchain@saintcatherinewichita.com

REGULAR MASS TIMES Weekends .......................................................... Saturday (vigil) 5:30 pm

Sunday 7:30, 9:00 & 11:00 am Weekdays ...................................................... Monday & Friday 5:30 pm

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday 7:30 am School Masses (public welcome) Tuesday and Thursday at 9:00 am

(when school is in session) CONFESSIONS Weekends ......................................... Saturday afternoons from 4-5pm. Weekdays ..................................30 minutes before each weekday Mass

Parish Information

ELECTRONIC GIVING! You can set up an electronic account for making regular offerings, then notify the Parish office if you would like to stop Receiving envelopes. Go to our website: www.saintcatherinewichita.com to set up your electronic Donations by following the online instructions.

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Parish News

FOLLOWING CHRIST REMINDER! For all those who participated in Discovering Christ: We begin Following Christ Next Sunday, January 8, in

the Carpet Room. If you have questions, contact Ann Carlin at:

anncarlin3@gmail.com.

Want to make room for the new Christmas toys? Kids all grown, but yet you have some of their books that are like brand new?

Well, we’ve got a win-win situation! St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School is planning the opening of the preschool in August 2017, and we could use a lot of these items! You could donate these items and we could save lots of money because we would not have to buy so much. You could drop these by the school between the hours of 8am-3:30pm, or place any items in the collection box in the parish library area in the gathering space of the church.

Thank You! for your help! Needed Items: * Play Kitchen w/foods and pans (Need 2 of these) * Kitchen foods and pans to use in a play kitchen * Plates & silverware sets for play kitchen * Play table & chairs - kid size (Need 2 of these) * Game boards (e.g., Candy Land, Hungry, Hungry Hippo, Hi Ho Cherry O, Mr. Potato Head w/accessories, educational games using numbers, shapes, and/or letters, etc.) * Music toys such as small drum, maracas, bells, play xylophone * Dress up clothes (fireman, police officer, princess, etc.)

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HAVE TURNED IN FORMS ALREADY!!!

Please submit your family stewardship forms to the parish office OR drop them

in the offertory basket at Mass OR fill it out on our parish website: www.saintcatherinewichita.com

* Wooden blocks * Dominoes * Preschool-aged puzzles * Preschool-aged books * Preschool-aged books with accompanying CDs * Playing cards (Uno, Old Maid, Matching, etc.) * Stringing beads, string, or yarn * Legos – Large sized * Train track with train (Need 2 of these) * Toy cars, trucks, machines, such as tractors (all sizes) * Dinosaurs * Magnetic letters & numbers * 1” building blocks

* Farm & zoo animals * Play carpenter tools * Baby dolls, clothes, & blankets * Play baby crib (Need 2 of these) * Play phones & cash registers * Hand puppets * Stuffed animals * Beanbag chairs (Need 2) * Seasonal stickers * Stamps/stamp pads * Small square bean bags * Sea shells or rocks for science center * Magnifying glasses * Toy balances * Preschool learning toys

News From Our Principal

Bola Toscana 2017 Benefiting Youth Programs through the SIENA FUND

Saint Catherine of Siena would like to cordially invite you to our inaugural Ball to benefit the Siena Fund.

This elegant dinner and dance will start a legacy for the youth of our parish, present and future. We have created this fund to

help finance/ support the many youth programs that are operating at St. Catherine of Siena Parish and the many we want to begin.

We know you will want to be part of this historic beginning.

You will look forward to this evening year after year to always fall in the month of March on the Saturday nearest the birthday of

the parish patron saint.

We would be honored if you would save the date for our 1st Annual “Bola Toscana”, which translates to Tuscan Ball

in Italian. This night will be reminiscent of old Siena, Italy.

Saturday, March 25, 2017th

This formal night will generate and raise money for the Siena Fund. There will be many exciting features at this event.

•Siena Premiere Auction •Tuscan Culinary Experience

•Live Music & Dance •Five-course Tasting with Wine Pairings of the Siena Region

Sponsorship opportunities will be available.

Formal Invitation to follow

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THURSDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY CLASS

The Dig Deeper Faith class is starting up again THIS Thursday, January 5th

SISTERS OF SIENA - MEETING! Ladies - Get ready to celebrate!

Please join us for our annual

SOS Anniversary Dinner at Saint Catherine of Siena

January 9th, 2017 at 7pm

Please RSVP to: sos@saintcatherinewichita.com

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Liturgical Minister Weekend Schedule

January 7-8, 2017

MASS INTENTIONS - WEEK OF JAN 2-8, 2017

Monday 7:30 am † Todd Ulmer

5:30 pm † Betty Benkosky

Tuesday 7:30 am 9:00 am

† Kristin Mutchler NO SCHOOL MASS

Wednesday 7:30 am † Dennis Aylward

Thursday 7:30 am 9:00 am

† Mary Lou Lauer † Ron Norgren

Friday 7:30 am 5:30 pm

† Howard Waltman † Elizabeth Ray

Saturday 5:30 pm Intention of David/Karen Duling family

Sunday

7:30 am † Helen Knudtson

9:00 am For the People

11:00am † Janice Sicard

Eucharistic Ministers Altar Servers

5:30p MH Dana Fugate 5:30p Emma Stallbaumer

MC Karen Stein Katrina Nguyen

CH Bart Winter Olivia Stallbaumer

JC Lisa Williams 7:30a Quade Harris JH Judi Winter Zoe Harris

7:30a MH Louis Perrier 9:00a Sarah Wallace

MC Kathy Huschka Michael Vo

CH Maureen Sageser Taylor Jones JC Matt Rohr 11:00a Lexie Ridder

JH Mike Hurley Alex Bonilla

9:00a MH Denise Daugherty Emily Bonilla

MC Adam Pfannenstiel Lectors

CH Patrick Gnad 5:30p Jenny Martinez

JC Ty Smith 7:30a Dennis Wetta

JH Chris Suellentrop 9:00a Clista Pfannenstiel

11:00a MH Jona Rohling 11:00a Christie Kayl

MC Mark Kuhn Cantor / Musician

CH Mary Ann Kuhn 5:30p

JC Ken Rohling

JH Joni Reichenberger 9:00a As

Offertory Gifts Assigned

5:30p Don Henderson family 11:00a

9:00a Dominic/Katie Eck family

11:00a Jason/Nicole Fenoglio family Ushers

Hospitality 5:30p Aron Conley

7:30a Mark Sternberger family Don Henderson

Nick/Crystal Clupny family Brad Mallory

9:00a Joshua/Paige Ramey family Bill Welch

Jon/Pam Helgason family 7:30a Bill Fitzpatrick

Chris/Renee Reed family Jim Graves

11:00a Liz Morales Wayne Strunk

Ricardo/Maria Asencio family Kevin Larkey

Brent/Melissa Youngers 9:00a Joey Zogleman

Nursery Tim Schmidt

9:00a Renee Reed Bob Montgomery

Cara Burroughs Jared Reichenberger

Preschool 11:00a As

9:00a Katie Hecox Assigned

Bethany Tschosik

Monday, January 2nd, at 7:30 AM

Lector Tara Murphy

Altar Servers Daniel Kelly / Matthew Kelly / Blake Rump

Eucharistic Minister Dale Wiggins

Monday, January 2nd, at 5:30 PM

Lector Susan Baggett

Altar Servers Lakin Zamorano Alexa Soward

Eucharistic Minister Mary Jo Nigg

Tuesday, January 3rd, at 7:30 AM

Lector Joye Haneberg

Altar Servers Daniel Kelly / Matthew Kelly / Blake Rump

Eucharistic Minister Tim Lauer

*9am Altar Servers * NO School Mass *

Wednesday, January 4th, at 7:30 AM

Lector Barbara Berry

Altar Servers Taylor Carson Emma VonFeldt

Eucharistic Minister Krystle Pauly

Thursday, January 5th, at 7:30 AM

Lector Gloria Rader

Altar Servers Anna Wineland Logan Klaus

Eucharistic Minister Joann Temaat

*9am Altar Servers Tori Marrs Courtney Campbell

Friday, January 6th, at 7:30 AM

Lector Diane Oberthaler

Altar Servers Lexie Zachman Thomas Martinez

Eucharistic Minister Ellie Kissling

Friday, January 2nd, at 5:30 PM

Lector *Volunteer Needed *

Altar Servers Marianne Misko

Eucharistic Minister Raymond Vasquez Olivia Vasquez

Liturgical Ministry Week Day Schedule

MASS READINGS - WEEK OF JAN 1-8, 2017

Sunday Numbers 6:22-27/Ps 67/Galatians 4:4-7/Luke 2:16-21

Monday 1 John 2:22-28/Psalm 98/John 1:19-28

Tuesday 1 John 2:29-3:6/Psalm 98/John 1:29-34

Wednesday 1 John 3:7-10/Psalm 98/John 1:35-42

Thursday 1 John 3:11-21/Psalm 100/John 1:43-51

Friday 1 John 5:5-13/Ps 147/Mark 1:7-11 or Luke 3:23-38

Saturday 1 John 5:14-21/Psalm 149/John 2:1-11

Sunday Isaiah 60:1-6/Psalm 72/Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6/

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Reflection

"And Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart." Supernatural communication was nothing new for Mary. The angel Gabriel had already appeared and spoken to her when she agreed to bear God's Son. Her husband Joseph also had a kind of divine intervention in the dream where the angel told him to go ahead and marry her. When she was first pregnant, her cousin Elizabeth had been led by the Holy Spirit to know the secret that Mary was "the mother

of my Lord" (Lk 1:43). Now, Jesus has just been born and a crew of earthy shepherds appears at her door with a message from heaven: that the Savior has been born. And Mary believed them. She did not doubt their sincerity or the

authenticity of their message. She took the words to heart, and meditated upon the meaning of it all. What might strike us as peculiar in all of this is that God chose to speak to Mary in a variety of ways. This holy and immaculate woman, this Mother of God, did not always receive direct communication from on high. Sometimes, God chose to speak to her through other people. Sometimes, He revealed Himself to them in order to reveal Himself to her. And God does the same with us. It's easy to daydream about having our own personal revelation from God, to hear His voice loud and clear, directing, encouraging, and supporting us in our times of need and confusion. But this isn't the standard pattern of God's operation. Mary was tuned in enough to hear God's voice all around her instead of expecting it to always sound the same. We can imitate this same kind of openness by seeking to discover how God may be speaking to us through the voices of others.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION IN OUR PARISH HOURS: SUNDAYS 5PM THROUGH WEDNESDAYS 7AM

If we are going to add all these wonderful hours to our Eucharistic Adoration on January 18th....

Sign up for the new hours, or consider the “immediate need” hour for Sunday nights (6-7pm).

For more info, please call Mary Jane Wooten at 729-6777.

A Biblical reason for wanting to spend One Hour with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament:

When you look upon the Sacred Host, you look upon Jesus, the Son of God.

“ Indeed, this is the will of My Father, that everyone who looks upon the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life. Him I will raise up on the last day.” — John 6:40

New Hours! Wednesday 7am until Friday 7am

Starting on January 18, 2017, if all slots are filled.

Call to reserve your preferred hour or sign up at the back of Church.

…. we NEED you!

MARRIAGE MINISTRY NEWS One of the top factors in the breakup of most marriages is financial discord. A high percentage of marriages that fail do so because of financial problems. And this kind of financial turmoil is no less of a problem in many Catholic marriages. Come hear our next guest speaker tells us why “Money Matters in Marriage” on Saturday, January 14, 7pm – 8:30pm in the Carpet Room of the church. Babysitting will be provided. Call Denise Bentley 300-8560 and let her know how many children you will be bringing.

Parish Office: The office will be Closed

Monday, January 2nd. ———————————

School Office: The office will be Closed

Monday, January 2nd.

It will open January 3rd; School begins January 4th

BACK-TO-SCHOOL BLESSING, TO BLESS STUDENTS AND THEIR TEACHERS:

Good and gracious God, we thank you for the wonders of your world and the opportunity to learn about you and your creation. Just as Jesus stayed in the Temple, in the midst of the teachers, so too we ask you to bless these young people as they begin their studies, learning from wise men and women who are their mentors and teachers. Bless both teacher and student as they continue to learn and grow to the betterment of themselves and our community. We ask this blessing in the name of the great teacher, Jesus Christ, our Lord and brother. Amen.

Welcome to our New Families! If you have joined our parish in

October, November, December, you’re invited to a light luncheon following the 11am Mass NEXT Sunday, Jan. 8th. RSVP to Rachael at 765-4745.

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SPANGLES NIGHT TO BENEFIT ST. CATHERINE CATHOLIC SCHOOL

Join us NEXT Tuesday, Jan. 10, between 5pm and 8pm for a delicious meal and to benefit St. Catherine of Siena School! Head to the Spangles at 2310 N. Maize Rd. and …. mention our school when you order!

20% of all proceeds will come back to us!

St. Catherine School News

Around the Diocese

BINGO AT SACRED HEART, COLWICH January 8, Doors open at 1pm St. Anne’s Altar Society in Colwich will host a cash bingo. Games start at 2. Blackout prize is $150. Nachos, desserts and drinks will be sold. One half of all proceeds go to the Priest Retirement and Education fund.

A special showing of a documentary on Medjugorie, entitled, "Apparition Hill" will be showing at the Warren West Theatre next Sunday, January 8th, 2017 at 2:15pm. More show times may become available but this will be based on demand. Purchase tickets early by going online to: apparitionhill.org or by contacting Aaron Crisler at 316-712-3338. All proceeds will be going to The Lord’s Diner. The movie is rated PG-13 and is 1hr 55 mins long.

The Lord’s Diner - Fund Raiser

PSR News PARISH SCHOOL OF RELIGION (PSR)

PSR Classes resume this week, on January 4th, 6:30-7:30pm.

Acts 29 High School meets on Wednesday Night

January 4th

from 7:30-9pm

Monthly First Wednesday

Holy Hour

begins immediately following

PSR in the Church

from 7:45 to 8:45pm.

Please join the High schoolers

as they lead this for us.

Open for everyone to attend!

ACTS

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Observances for the Week of January 1, 2017 Sunday: Mary, the Holy Mother of God; Octave of Christmas; New Year's Day; World Day of Peace Monday: Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the Church Tuesday: Most Holy Name of Jesus Wednesday: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Thursday: St. John Neumann, Bishop Friday: St. André Bessette, Religious Saturday: St. Raymond of Penyafort, Priest Next Sunday: Epiphany of the Lord; National Migration Week

Questions and Answers:

Q: January 1st, New Year's Day, has a number of liturgical names celebrating a variety of events. Could you explain?

A: January 1st, New Year's Day, celebrates newness. Exactly eight days after Christmas, traditionally it celebrates Mary as the Mother of God. The Greek word for Mary's motherhood is Theotokos, meaning "God-bearer." Becoming official church teaching at the Council of Ephesus in 381, this is one of the most ancient and important titles given to Mary. Chapter VIII of the Vatican II document, Lumen Gentium, which addresses Mary's role in Christian life, refers to her by that title no less than twelve times.

Eight days after the birth of a Jewish male, circumcision was demanded by Jewish law. January 1st also commemorates the circumcision of Jesus. The Gospel reading for the day from Luke recounts the shepherds' visit, the completion of the eight days leading to circumcision, and naming the baby Jesus, according to the angel's direction previous to His conception.

Beginning in 1967, Pope Paul VI requested that this day be set aside as a day of prayer for world peace. For over forty years, popes have issued a message encouraging prayer as well as action toward the establishment of world peace.

If we used today to be as loving to others as mothers are to their children, this might be the year that peace becomes a reality. That reality may move us all to renew our commitment to God symbolized by Jesus' circumcision. So maybe these various celebrations do link together. Happy New Year!

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Wednesday, January 4th.

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