C orpus Christi Catholic Community�part of the Catholic Church of Northeast Kansas�

6001 Bob Billings Parkway �Lawrence, Kansas 66049�5200�

785�843�6286�www.cccparish.org�

January 21, 2018�

THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Prayers for healing...

Sacramental Guidelines BAPTISM: Baptism preparation classes for the parent/s are offered monthly. The next class will be January 30th at 6pm. Register online for the class. Parents are encouraged to take the class early in the pregnancy. There are no baptisms during Lent.

1st RECONCILIATION & 1st EUCHARIST: 2nd Graders who are enrolled in RE or Corpus Christi School, are preparing for these Sacraments. Parent meetings are held in the Fall for 1st Reconciliation and for 1st Holy Communion. If not enrolled, call the Parish or School Office.

CONFIRMATION: Preparation is a 2 year process that begins for 7th Graders who have been enrolled in the RE or Catholic School. The Sacrament of Confirmation will be celebrated in the Fall of their 8th Grade Year. Call the Parish Office to enroll.

MATRIMONY: The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas requires couples to make arrangements at least six months in advance of the date of marriage. Please call the parish office for an appt. and arrange for marriage prep. classes. Marriages are not celebrated during Lent.

New to the Parish? Sacramental Guidelines?

Visit the parish website at cccparish.org.

Welcome to Corpus Christi Community, we are pleased to have you join us in worship. If you regularly worship at Corpus Christi, we ask that you please register with us by visiting our website www.cccparish.org or you may mail in your information to the church office. Name

Address

Zip

Home Phone

Work Phone

Email

If you move, marry or add to your family, please notify the Church office.

Parish Professional Staff Pastor .......................................................... Fr. Mick Mulvany

frmick@cccparish.org Pastor Emeritus ..................................... Msgr. Vince Krische

msgr@cccparish.org Principal ........................................................... Mary Mattern

marym@cccparish.org Pastor’s Executive Secretary ....................... Cristy Sullivan

cristys@cccparish.org Accountant ............................................... Deanna Prisinzano

accounting@cccparish.org �Parish Manager .................................. Karen Zimmerschied

karenz@cccparish.org Director of Religious Education ........... Sr. Doris Engeman

srdoris@cccparish.org Director of Music ........................................... Shaun Whisler

shaunw@cccparish.org Director of Parish Advancement ................... Caity Caruso

caityc@cccparish.org Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry and Pastoral Assistant ...................................... Haley Schneider

haleys@cccparish.org Director of Technology ................................. Joe VanRiette

joev@cccparish.org Bulletin Editor/Data .............................. Maureen Brogren

bulletin@cccparish.org

Parish Support Staff Receptionist ..............................................................Cheryl Cross

church@cccparish.org

Liturgy Schedule Weekdays

MTWF at 8:00 am, TH at 8:15am Weekends

Saturday at 4:00 pm, Sunday at 8:30 & 10:00 am Reconciliation ............... 3:15 pm Saturday, or by appointment

Anointing of the Sick .............. 8:00 am, 1st Friday of the month

Brandon Woods: 10:00 am ..................... .1st Thursday of month

Meadowlark: 10:45 am ............................ 1st Thursday of month

Bulletin Deadline

Monday by Noon. Please email announcements to bulletin@cccparish.org or call the parish office.

Parish Office Hours

Monday-Friday ...................... 9:00 am - Noon & 1:00 - 4:00 pm Church Office Phone ............................................... 785-843-6286

School Office Hours

Monday-Thursday ............................................. 7:30 am - 4:00 pm School Phone ............................................................. 785-331-3374

George Kemper, Frank Becker, Jim Bachand, Cindy Peterson, Vada Devine, Deloris Tharp, Marlin Locke, Anna Donnelly, Colleen Joyner, Bud Felichio, Victoria Thuro, Margie Henderson, Gabe Wurdeman, Mary Lu Imm, Lois McGovern, Walter Harvey, Paul Mattern, Dar Williams, Joan Cook, Shannon McKinney, Cindy Schreiner, Jim McNally, John Wulfkuhle, Mary Kay Frohock, George Martin, Gail Davies, Alice Howe, Phyllis Ogburn, Wilma Lutz, Jan Orlowski, Nick Parscale, Jeff Glaser, Mary Potter, Connor Martin, Owen Martin, Julia Scott, David Lutz, James Vyvlecka, Scott Ward, Connie Mullen, Karen Mazzeno, Jean Ferguson, Jeanette Lippencott, Sally Larson, Debbie Lemmons Snell, Msgr. Charles McGlinn, Mike Swalm, Lisa King, Leo Lutz, Gus Harrison, Colleen Sullivan McNeive, Brynn Elizabeth McCreery, Florine Creek, Fr. Jim Shaughnessy, Janine Wurm, Jan Kozma, Terry Haak, Irene Carson, Frank Almanza, Grit Henderson, Glenn Hymes and Mary Lee Sullivan.

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Archbishop Naumann’s Annual Appeal Homily Dear Friends in Our Lord Jesus Christ, Every one of us is in this Church today because in some way we have heard the call of Jesus to be His disciple and His friend. Some of us have had dramatic encounters with the Divine, similar to the experience of the young man Samuel hearing the voice of the Lord calling his name. Some of us are here at Mass because like the disciples in the Gospel we have had our own John the Baptist. Someone we respect as both wise and holy, who pointed us to Jesus. Probably many of us are here because just as Peter was led to Jesus by Andrew, his brother, we have come to know Our Lord through our family. Every weekend in our 100 plus Catholic Churches in Northeast Kansas, there are some individuals who are participating in Mass for the very first time. Welcome! We are honored to have you praying with us today. I pray that through your experience of the Mass Our Lord touches your heart in a special way with His love. I am confident that Jesus is beckoning you to be His disciple and friend. What a gift it is to know Jesus and to be part of His family - the Church. This past year, I read several books written by former atheists who through God's grace now share our Catholic Faith. In her book, Something Other Than God, Jennifer Fulwiler described growing up in a home where her Father was an atheist and her Mother an agnostic. As a young girl of 11, she recounts searching for fossils in a creek bed with her Father on her Grandparents ranch in Texas. Jennifer had done this many times previously with her Father. However, this particular morning as she stared at a fossil of an ancient living creature, it suddenly occurred to her that someday she would die. Someday she would be a fossil. That is if she was fortunate enough when she died to fall into some soft mud. Then, she might become a fossil. Otherwise, no one would ever know that she existed. As a result of this new realization, Jennifer became very sad. She was not only fearful about the inevitability of her own death, but she began to wonder: Did anything about her life really matter? Why should she do any homework or try in school, since she was just heading towards non-existence? Then, she realized she better complete her Math homework or she would face undesirable consequences from her parents and teacher. Jennifer could distract herself with activity and tasks of everyday life, but periodically this realization of her own mortality and the meaninglessness of life resurfaced. At these moments, her depression over the absurdity of life returned. In the midst of one of these funks as a young adult, in desperation she uttered the atheist prayer: God, if you are real, then make yourself known to me. For the first time, Jennifer had an experience of the Divine Presence. She was enveloped by a tremendous peace and a sense of being loved. This experience launched her on a mission to find the source of that peace and love which she had tasted for the very first time. To her surprise, her quest to find God led her to the Catholic Church - the very last place in the world she ever imagined herself finding a spiritual home. Today, Jennifer Fulwiler is an ardent Catholic who hosts a daily radio program on the Catholic Channel available on Satellite Radio. What a gift our Christian Faith! We not only believe in a God who created the cosmos, but that this same Lord of the Universe desires to share His life, eternal life with us. Through God's revelation of Himself in Jesus, we discover a God who loves us and desires friendship with us. As Catholics we believe that the same Lamb of God that John the Baptist pointed out to those first disciples will become physically present to us in a few moments under the sacramental signs of bread and wine. We believe that Jesus Christ, the second person of the Trinity, desires to share Himself with us again in Holy Communion in order to nourish the divine life that was given to us through the waters of baptism. For those of us, who have grown up in Catholic families where Faith in Jesus was part of the air we breathed, it is difficult for us to understand how dark, cold and meaningless life is apart from God. Having experienced the gift of friendship with Jesus, we are called like Andrew in the Gospel to go and bring others to experience Our Lord's love for them. We have a responsibility to make His love present in our world. Each year at this time, I invite every member of the Archdiocese to unite in common cause by supporting the annual Call To Share Campaign that supports so many of our ministries in their efforts to make Our Lord's love real and tangible in the lives of so many. Call To Share funded ministries also help us fulfill our mission both to grow as disciples of Jesus and to make disciples for Jesus. A donation to Call To Share helps to 1) form our future priests and deacons, 2) prepare couples for marriage and through the Joyful Marriage Project help those already married to grow more deeply in love, 3) protect unborn children and provide hospice care for those approaching death, 4) feed the hungry and welcome the refugee, 5) provide respite care for parents

CORPUS CHRISTI COMMUNITY

Mrs. Mary Mattern, Principal marym@cccparish.org

Mr. Charles Huber, Vice-Principal charlesh@cccparish.org

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: FOR CHILDREN, FOR YOUNG ADULTS, FOR ADULTS, FOR ALL… Sister Doris Engeman, Director of Religious Education, srdoris@cccparish.org

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Mission Statement: “With Christ as our teacher, the Corpus Christi Catholic Community will prepare students academically, socially, and spiritually to be lifelong learners in a faith-filled environment.”

CORPUS CHRISTI CATHOLIC SCHOOL � EXCELLENCE IN ACADEMICS � DISTINCTION IN DISCIPLESHIP 2016 Kansas Governor’s Achievement Award Recipient

National Catholic School Week�Jan 28th�Feb 2nd�Catholic schools offer academic excellence and faith-filled education for students nationwide. National test scores, high school graduation rates, college attendance and other data show that Catholic schools frequently outperform schools in both the public and private sectors. While some pulbic schools are challenged by declining enrollments and school closures, the good news is that there is a strong demand and enthusiasm for Catholic schools. Thirty-two percent of Catholic schools have waiting lists for admission and new schools are opening across the country. Our parish school will celebrate the week with an opening liturgy on Sunday, January 28th at 10:00am. Following this liturgy, the entire parish is invited to walk through our Education Center and see this amazing facility that you all built for our children. The Open House will be followed by Chili and Bingo in the Gymnasium. Please join us for the festivities. Grandparents’ day will also be celebrated in the school on February 1st, as all of our children invite these loved heroes to join them for the morning in school, at liturgy and for lunch. Car raffle tickets, benefiting the parish school will be sold at both events. �

2018�2019 Enrollment Now Open To All�On January 11th, preschool-8th grade enrollment opened to everyone. Current school families will receive priority placement on all positions until February 12th. After this date, parish and community Preschool-8th enrollment applicants will be placed according to when enrollment was received. You can enroll and pay the deposit on our school website at www.cccparish.org/enroll.

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults�RCIA brings together a wide variety of people. Some come with much knowledge and experience in living the faith, and others come with little of either. All are welcome! Catechumens are those who have not yet been baptized, and will receive the sacraments of Initiation at the Easter Vigil. Candidates for Full Communion are those baptized in a Christian denomination, and will receive the sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist during one of several opportunities throughout the year; February 11th being our next celebration of Full Communion. We encourage every Catholic to participate, to learn more, to renew your faith. We meet on Thursdays, 7:00 - 8:30 pm. If you are a baptized Catholic who, for some reason, have not received the Sacrament of Confirmation, contact Sister Doris. • Topics: January 25: Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism and Confirmation

Family Formation �Our Family Formation program combines children’s faith formation and adult faith formation for parents. It is a great way for parents to refresh their faith while experiencing presentations on the same topics as their children. This program is for families whose children attend any of our public/private/home schools, pre-Kn - 6th grade. Child care is provided for children younger than 3. • Next classes: February 7 and 28. Topic: Anointing of the Sick

First Communion � Mark your calendars: �For families in Family Formation:

• First Communion Review (for children and parents), Wednesday, March 14, 6:30 pm. For all families with children preparing for First Communion:

• 1st Communion Retreat: Saturday, April 7, 9:00 - noon • 1st Communion: Sunday, April 8, 10:00 am

MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH GROUP & YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY

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HALEY SCHNEIDER: haleys@cccparish.org or Text @ 785-215-1602, Twitter@YouthMinistryCC

Young Adults Group��The Corpus Christi Young Adults Group is a dynamic, growing group of young professionals, university students, or new young parishioners. Our group usually sits together at the 10 AM Liturgy on Sundays and have game nights on Tuesday evenings at 7PM. Please contact Daniel Hinton for gathering locations each week dfhinton@gmail.com (785-979-2733) Also, please make sure to check our Corpus Christi Catholic Church Facebook page for the most up to date information on group gatherings and meeting times! Please contact Haley at haleys@cccparish.org for any other questions or if you are interested in joining the group.

Middle School Youth Group�By focusing on faith, knowledge and service, Catholic schools prepare children to use their God-given talents to the fullest

later in life. National Catholic Schools Week is upon us and offers an opportunity for students to explore the many life paths that enable them to use their talents well in the service of God and others. Below are the daily

themes of the National Catholic Schools Week. #CSW18 (From www.ncea.org) • Sunday – Celebrating Your Parish • Monday – Celebrating Your Community • Tuesday – Celebrating Students • Wednesday – Celebrating the Nation • Thursday – Celebrating Vocations • Friday – Celebrating Faculty, Staff and Volunteers • Saturday - Celebrating Families �

High School Youth Group�Catholic Schools Week is the last week in January! To kick it off, our Corpus Christi high school youth group and St. John’s youth group are teaming up to help serve at LINK on January 28th from 12:40-2:20 pm. What better way to celebrate Catholic Schools Week than our youth coming together to help serve others! We will meet directly at LINK at 12:40 pm on January 28th and there will be no evening youth group meeting that day. If you would like to join us, please contact Haley.

A reminder to all high school youth group parents to please sign up for a day to provide a meal for the group. This is an essential part of our ministry to our parish's high school students by providing them with the opportunity to grow in faith and friendship over a shared meal. Please sign up for a day at www. cccparish.org/hsyouth. Please contact Haley

at haleys@cccparish.org

Join the Corpus Christi Adult Choir, the Parish Professional Staff, Monsignor and Fr. Mick on a tour of Ireland next summer. Our parish choir will have the opportunity to once again sing in Masses at churches in Dublin and Killarney. Enjoy the sights throughout Ireland in places like Galway, Blarney, and Dublin to name a few. Experience the wonderful tour of the famous Guinness Factory, enjoy the images of what once was described “the most beautiful place on earth”, the Dingle Peninsula, and much more. This pilgrimage is open to all parishioners. The dates are July 23rd to August 1st, 2018. Price per person in double occupancy is $3,890 and that includes round trip flights from Kansas City. The latest date to register for the trip with the initial deposit of $250 is March 31st, 2018. The remainder of the balance will be due April 30th, 2018. An informational meeting will be held at 6:00 pm on Monday, February 12th in Holy Family Hal. If you're interested, contact Shaun or Fr. Mick to get on the email list. Join parish families and friends on this once in a lifetime pilgrimage to Ireland!

THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Sunday, January 21st�Morning Liturgy at 8:30 and 10:00 am CH Knights of Columbus breakfast after both liturgies HFH Engaged Couple’s Meeting at 11:00 am LL High School Youth Group Meeting at 6:00 pm SG

Monday, January 22nd�Book Club at 1:00 pm SG Basketball Practice begins at 3:30 pm GYM Cantor Meeting at 6:30 pm CH

Tuesday, January 23rd�Eucharistic Adoration at 8:30 am CH Parish Staff Meeting at 9:00 am LL Basketball Practice begins at 4:00 pm GYM Eucharistic Adoration at 7:00 pm CH Adult Faith Formation at 7:00 pm EC, Rm 224 Young Adults Group at 7:00 pm SG

Wednesday, January 24th�Adult Faith Formation at 9:00 am LL Middle School Youth Group at 3:30 pm SG School Staff Meeting at 3:30 EC Basketball Practice begins at 4:00 pm GYM Handbell Choir Practice at 6:00 pm CH Adult Choir Practice at 7:00 pm CH

Thursday, January 25th�School Liturgy at 8:15 am CH Youth Choir at 3:45 pm EC, Music Room Basketball Practice begins at 4:00 pm GYM RCIA at 7:00 pm HFH �

Friday, January 26th�Coffee Group at 8:30 HFH Basketball Practice begins at 4:00 pm GYM �

Saturday, January 27th�Men’s Prayer Group at 6:30 am HFH CYO Basketball at 7:30 am GYM Cub Scouts Pinewood Derby HFH Reconciliation at 3:15 pm CH Liturgy at 4:00 pm CH

Sunday, January 28th�Morning Liturgy at 8:30 and 10:00 am CH Chili Feed & Bingo 11:00 am GYM High School Youth Group Meeting at 6:00 pm SG

Meetings & Events Calendar January 27/28, 2018 Time��� 4:00 pm 8:30 am 10:00 am

Acolytes�Ingrid Loney

Cadence Cheng

Chase Blaser

Jonathan Wertin

Ethan Christy

Sophia Biel

Cantors/

Organists�

Maureen Brogren

Ian Classe

Shaun Whisler

Ian Classe

Choir

Handbells

Ian Classe

Greeters�Marsa Behner

Marilyn McElhenie

Kerry Glasgow

Jeff Glasgow

Donna Krische

Jackie Stancil

Sheri Thomas

Ushers�

Andy Frank

Chris Gomez

Paul Loney

Jamie Smith

Jim Heintz

Dan Johnson

Bernard Judge

Frank Salb

Chris Allen

Ken Baldwin

Joe Keating

Don McKillip

Jay Smith

Sacristan� Maria Alexander Stan Ring Ray Diedel

Lectors�Geri Parscale

Lew Hanna

Rick Bailey

Ann Chapman

Micky McKillip

Michael Stuart

Sherry Bowden

Bill Wilson

Cheryl Lambrecht

Chris Allen

Dick Holzmeister

Leigh Sands

Lori Arnold

Ashley Brecheisen

Michele Cooper

Joe Cooper

Jerrie Hardy

Connie Hemreck

Kelly Kallenberger

Jeannine Maturo

Lauri Pilakowski

Vicki Rogg

Maria Vincent

Tammy Abbott

Jane Bailey

Mary Berg

Douglas Berg

Ginger Heere

John Moos

Carl Rolf

Dorothy Rolf

Mike Smith

Steve Toalson

Michelle Wilkus

Bernie Antes

Pam Brown

Leann Dickson

Julie Dunlap

Chris Fischer

Patsy Huffman

Kathleen Johnson Cheryl Messerschmidt

Shari Quick

Paula Reed

Will Sittenauer

Lisa Stuart

Stewards� Patrick Myers Celia Heintz Chris Allen

Coffee and Donuts�Mary Ann Ring

Carol Gilmore

Patria Alba

Adrienne Wahl

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Holy Family Hall = HFH

Lower Level Meeting Room = LL

St. Gabriel’s Room = SG

St. James’ Room = SJ

Education Center = EC

Church = CH

Gymnasium = GYM

Church Narthex = CN

Soccer Field = SF

Meeting/Event Legend�

STEWARDSHIP 2018

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Stewardship:Returning God’s Gifts

Regular Collection Collection for January 14, 2018 .................................. $10,826.64 ’17-’18 Income to Date ........................................... $1,049,981.38

*Debt Reduction Collection Collection for January 14, 2018 .................................... $1,075.00 ’17-’18 Debt Reduction to Date ................................. $969,096.19

Parish Debt Total Debt .................................................................... $2,179,445.14 Pledge Balances .......................................................... ($516,553.35) Balance December 31, 2017 .................................. $1,663,629.74

Corpus Christi Education Endowment Fund November 30, 2017 .................................................. $1,423,660.91

* Debt Reduction Collection includes campaign pledge payments in addition to debt reduction envelopes.

Stewardship 2018 Stewardship Forms Returned ....................... 503 (36.3% of parish) Pledge Total ................................................................ $1,448,009.51 Average Pledge ................................................................. $2,878.75 Households of the 503 using EFT ................ 223 (44.3% of parish)

Report of those responding by turning their pledge cards in the weekend collection, returning them by mail or renewing their pledge online (cccparish.org/stewardship).

Liturgy Intentions

For the Week of January 21, 2018��

Monday, 1/22, Weekday in Ordinary Time

8:00 am † Robert Becker

Tuesday, 1/23, Weekday in Ordinary Time 8:00 am † Josefina Rodriguez

Wednesday, 1/24, St. Francis de Sales

8:00 am † Maxine Wright

Thursday, 1/25, Conversion of St. Paul

8:15 am † John McNicoll

Friday, 1/26, Sts. Timothy & Titus

8:00 am † Edwin Groves

Saturday, 1/27, 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time 4:00 pm † Jim Casey

Sunday, 1/28, 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:30 am People of the Parish 10:00 am † Raymond Gorman

K of C Breakfast This Weekend�This Sunday following both of the morning liturgies, please stop in Holy Family Hall for a delicious warm breakfast served by the Knight of Columbus of our parish. Every third Sunday of the month the Knights make sure that no one in the parish goes home without a good hot breakfast. The breakfast is a free will offering only so that all households can come and afford to enjoy meeting other parishioners. The dollars raised each year by all Knights events goes to great projects around the parish. The new digital sign was paid for in part by our Knights.

Engaged Couples Meeting�If you have recently asked or been asked THE question, CONGRATULATIONS! Your parish community is so happy for your. Now to get from the question to the church please go online and fill out the registration for the Engaged Couples Meeting. The meeting will follow the 10 am liturgy this Sunday, January 21st. This will be the meeting where all paperwork will be handled and your date will be scheduled. �

Thank You�Thank you Corpus Christi for your contribution to the Christmas Collection benefitting Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas. We are most grateful for all you do to support and join our mission of serving those in poverty of mind, body or spirit.

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with a disabled child and quality skilled nursing care for the elderly, 6) provide faith formation for Catholic school teachers and transformative religious experiences for youth at Prairie Star Ranch, 7) assist college students grow in their Faith and evangelize young adults 8) shelter the homeless and rescue individuals from pay day loan debt, 9) teach financial literacy and help individuals develop skills that will empower them to break free from the cycle of poverty. This is not a comprehensive list but just a sampling of some of the fruits of this annual appeal. In considering your donation to this year's Call To Share Campaign, I ask you to first ponder the many ways in which God has blest you. Most especially, thank God for the gift of Faith. Thank Our Lord for the peace, hope, joy and meaning that His love brings to your life. I ask you then to make a gift that expresses the depth of your gratitude to God. Make a gift not just from your surplus, but one that requires a sacrifice. Through the waters of Baptism, we received a share in the life of Jesus. Through our Confirmation we received a share in Our Lord's mission- to make His love known to the entire world. We all have a calling, a vocation, to make disciples for Jesus. When you receive Our Lord in Holy Communion today, thank Him for the gift of your Faith and the gift of His friendship. Let us each do our best so that no one thinks the most they can hope for is to become a fossil! Together, let us grow as disciples of Jesus and make disciples for Jesus!

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St. Paddy’s Day Event�Mark your calendars now for Saturday, March 10, 2018 for a celebration of Irish tradition after the 4pm Mass in Holy Family Hall. From Irish cuisine, to authentic Irish music and drink,

come dance and eat the night away! Tickets are $20 per person ($10 for the wisdom discount 70+) and can be purchased online by going to cccparish/irish.

Music Ministry Concert�

On Saturday, March 3rd following the 4:00 pm liturgy, the Corpus Christi Music Ministry will host an Evening of Song in the church. The concert will feature the Children’s Choir, the Adult Choir, English Handbell Choir and parish musicians. This concert is a chance for our music ministry to express their gratitude to our community for their continued support. It brings all of us so much joy to be able to enhance our liturgies with our musical talents. We are very excited to perform To Love our God, Do Not Be Afraid, and the I Am His Lamb; songs from our recent CD that was released. The concert will last about 90 minutes and will be followed by light refreshments in Holy Family Hall. There is no cost for the concert. A free will offering will be taken.

DONUM FIDEI AUCTION NEWS�We are excited to share with you the first of many wonderful trips that will be available for bid at the Donum Fidei Auction on April 14th. �

Fairmonts in Banff, Calgary & Lake Louise�Enjoy a total of six nights in a Junior Suite at your choice of The Fairmont Banff Springs, The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise and The F a i r m o n t Palliser. Stay at all three or p i c k y o u r favorite ones. You r s tay includes Round-trip coach class airfare for 2 to Calgary, Canada, daily breakfast for 2, booking & concierge service.

SAVE THE DATE:� 1st Annual "Donum Fidei" 5K�• When: April 7th, 8:30 am • Where: Corpus Christi Catholic School • Ages: ALL are welcome in this race. (Bike, Stroller,

mobile wheel chairs) We welcome the whole community along with family visiting for First Communion weekend to join us for our first ever 5K run. It is planned to be chalked full of fun. Stay tuned for regist rat ion ! Contact Humbel ina Harper at humbelina.harper@gmail.com if your have questions.

The Donum Fidei Auction will be held Saturday, April 14, 2018. If you would like to volunteer to be part of this year’s auction team or have an item or service you would like to donate, please contact our auction co-chairs, Angela Solomon and Sandra Newland, at auction@cccparish.org.

Wedding Banns There is a promise of marriage between the following:

Meghan Dorsey Lowry & Scott Joseph Markey

February 9, 2018

Catherine Sue O’Renick Schneider & Jerald Wayne Nelson

February 10, 2018

This is the second publication of banns.

presents the…

2018 Car Raffle supporting our parish school

You could win this 2018 Chevy Cruze LS or lease option for qualifying candidate on a Chevy Traverse, GMC Acadia, or Chevy Silverado. Car Raffle Tickets will be sold during Saturday CYO games at

the Parish School Gymnasium. Please consider buying your $10 tickets at the door! You can also purchase your tickets o n l i n e b y g o i n g t o cccparish.org/2018car.

Winner will be drawn at 7:30pm on April 14, 2018 at the Donum Fidei auction. Need not be present to win. All proceeds go to the parish school.

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E ach year after we ring in the New Year, Archbishop Naumann begins

his Annual Appeal: A Call to Share (ACTS). The planning for this

annual appeal is a year long process of people coming together and

looking at the needs of the people that we are called to serve as the Church

of Northeast Kansas. The year long planning process is not about how to

increase the amount of dollars secured by the appeal, but rather a constant

look at the needs that are present among the people that are served by our

parishes and by the offices of the Archdiocese that work tirelessly in ministry

with children and the elderly; with people of color and those with disabilities;

with young couples preparing for a life together and all those who find

themselves marginalized in our society. This was Christ’s call to all disciples.

O ur call to Stewardship each year in the parish’s annual drive is a reminder to all of us that we are responsible for

the gifts that God has bestowed on each of us. And as

stewards of God’s gifts we are called to return a portion

of them. Our annual Stewardship drive asks all parishioners to

work toward a five percent return of your financial gifts to the

parish itself, to offer another one percent toward the annual

appeal by the Archbishop through ACTS, and to use the

remaining four percent toward the charities that are also close

to your heart. This is what Stewardship as a disciple of Jesus

calls us to: a life of trust and relationship with the God who has

bestowed these gifts. It is not a simple request, but one that demands a look inside of ourselves to find the trust and the

faith to respond when we are called upon.

I t is easy, and often a favorite pastime, to look at anything that comes with the Archdiocesan name tacked onto it as

something outside of who we are. An “us” versus “them” mentality sometimes guides our thoughts when we are asked

for dollars or time at the Archdiocesan level. “I would rather keep my dollars here,” is often a thought, or “I don’t

know what they do with all that money.” I always address this thinking by telling people, “We are “them!” There is no

Corpus Christi Catholic Community without the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas. And the dollars that we offer to this

annual appeal benefit all of us in two ways. First, Msgr. Krische and I are priests of the Archdiocese and were educated in

part by the funds that come from this annual appeal. Right now we are educating seminarians that will in the future serve

this parish, or other parishes that you may find yourself part of in this Archdiocese. Second, many of the programs and

ministries funded by this annual appeal directly affect hundreds of our families. The School Office sets the curriculum and

supports our parish school, the Office of Evangelization does the same for our Children’s Religious Education program.

Marriage and Family Life helps in setting our young couples on the path of marriage, the Youth Office oversees the work

done at Prairie Star Ranch, our youth camp. In the same light, all those other offices and ministries do the work that we

are all called to do, and they do it in our name.

M aybe it is indeed the fact that the appeal comes from another place that doesn’t sit right with us. If that is the

case, let me bring it down to a local level: Monsignor and I are asking that you prayerfully consider a gift to this

annual appeal! It is an important part of our ministry and our call to follow Christ. As you read Archbishop Naumann’s message on Call to Share on page 3, know that we will all receive a letter asking for financial support for his

annual appeal. Please respond quickly by mailing your gift or bringing it directly to church and placing in the collection

basket. All gifts are greatly appreciated, and everyone can offer something. Thanks for your gift and for being such an

important part of our parish family! -Fr. Mick & Msgr. Vince

2016 ACTS Goal

$99,409

2017 ACTS Goal

$106,367

2018 ACTS Goal

$112,550

2016 Corpus Pledges

$100,947

2017 Corpus Pledges

$95,540

2018 Corpus Pledges

$32,500

Stewardship Goal: 10% of our gifts returned to God

•5% to your parish

•1% to the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal (ACTS)

•4% that can be used for parish capital needs or

other charities (i.e. United Way, St. Jude’s, American

Cancer Society, Parish Education Endowment,

William’s Fund)

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The Corpus Christi Music Ministry has recorded an album "Cantate Per Annum", or "Sing a Year",. This is a

collection of songs that takes you on a musical

and spiritual journey through the Liturgical year here at Corpus Christi.

The album features the Adult Choir, Children's Choir, and our parish instrumentalists.

Preorder yours today at: www.cccparish.org/cd CD’s will be available for sale in the narthex this weekend. The album will also be available on iTunes and all major

Digital Download sites. For updates, go to www.facebook.com/corpuschristicommunity.

For more information, email Shaun at shaunw@cccparish.org.

Care Bags for Homeless��

The Catholic Women’s Group gathered in late December to celebrate the Christmas season, while keeping in mind those who are in need. Women donated items to put in the Care Bags including such things as gloves, hand-warmers, granola bars, bottled water, and perhaps a note of encouragement. Each person took several bags, prepared to offer a bit of help to someone encountered on a street corner or other place around town.

We will celebrate Catholic Schools Week with our parish school next Sunday at the 10:00 am liturgy. Since 1974, National Catholic Schools Week is the annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States. The week is January 28 - February 3. The theme for the National Catholic Schools Week 2018 is “Catholic Schools: Learn. Serve. Lead. Succeed.” Corpus Christi will celebrate CSW with various activities! Through these events, schools focus on the value Catholic education provides to you ng peop le and i t s contributions to our church, our communities and our nation. We hope you will be able to share in some of the activities.