Our Lady of Lourdes 7049 Blue Ridge Blvd. Raytown, Missouri 64133 www.ollraytown.com office@ollraytown.com 816-353-2380 (Priest Emergency—816-356-3700) March 29, 2020

Parish Mass Schedule

Sunday Mass

8:00 am & 11:00 am

Lenten Mass & Confession ~ Wednesday ~ 10:00 am

Devotion to Sacred Heart

& Benediction

~ Wednesday ~

6:00 & 6:20 pm

Parish Rosary

Daily at Noon &

30 Minutes Before each Mass

Wednesdays ~ 5:20 pm

Regular Parish

Office Hours

Monday - Thursday

9:30 am to 3:00 pm

Friday

9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Deadline for Bulletin submission is 10 days prior to Bulletin date .

9300 E. 75 th Raytown, MO 64138

816-356-0054 info@raytownreap.org

@raytownreap

https://raytownreap.org/volunteer/

We continue to collect non parishable items to give to REAP. The container is in the vestibule (area on Blue Ridge side of church).

Pastor Fr. David Holloway ~ 816-356-3700 ~ daveusn2003@yahoo.com

Deacon Richard Gross ~ Cell 816-679-8974 ~ richard@richardgross.net

Deacon Joe Zagar ~ Cell 816-304-3020 ~ deaconjoezagar@gmail.com

View the Bulletins also on ’MyParish’ app or DISCOVERMASS.COM

To Donate: text $ amount to 844-901-1648

Staff Members

Parish Secretary—Cathy Gordon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(816-353-2380)

Parish Council President—Mike Sweetland. . . . . .cmsweetland@sbcglobal.net

Adoration Chapel—Mother Julia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(816-353-2177)

Buildings & Grounds—Gerry Sharkey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (816-686-9477)

Parish Hall Rental—Gerry Sharkey. . . . . . . . Call Parish Office for availability

Bookkeeper—Karen Arredondo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . accountant@ollraytown.com

PSR Leader —Mother Julia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(816-353-2177)

Catechis of the Good Shepherd—Wanda DeMoss. . . . .librarywfd@yahoo.com

Please direct Parish Council communications to either Deacon Richard

Gross or Deacon Joe Zagar.

Classes RCIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sundays after 11 am Mass. . . . . . . Contact the Office

PSR & Sacramental Prep Classes . . . Enrollment Open. . . .Contact the Office

Report Abuse Diocesan Joe Crayon, Ombudsman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (816-812-2500)

Victim Advocate

Kathleen Chastain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . chastain@diocesekcsj.org (816-392-0011)

Newsletter Submittals

Committee/Organization information, birthday/anniversary, and news. Please

send to office@ollraytown.com or bring to the parish office by the 20th of each

month.

Baptism~ Please contact the parish office in advance for baptism preparation Information.

Marriages~ Arrangements are to be made through the parish office at least nine months in advance, but a year is preferred. You must be a registered, practicing, contributing member of the parish.

Bulletin~ Deadline for submissions is Monday, 10 am, for the next Sunday’s edition. NOTE: Please submit at least four days earlier for holiday bulletins.

New Parishioners ~ Welcome! Please pick up a registration form in the back of church or stop by the office to ensure we have your information. We are glad you are here. Call the office for sacrament inquiries.

The Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph is committed to combatting sexual abuse in the Church. If you are a victim of sexual abuse, or if you observe or suspect sexual abuse: 1. Call the Missouri Child Abuse Hotline at 1.800.392.3738 (if the victim is currently under the age of 18), and 2. Contact your local law enforcement agency or call 911, and 3. After reporting to these civil and law enforcement authorities, report suspected sexual abuse of a minor or vulnerable adult to the Diocesan Ombudsman, Joe Crayon, at 816.812.2500 or crayon@ombudsmankcsj.org, if the abuse involves a priest, deacon, employee or volunteer of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph.

The Diocese has a sincere commitment to providing care and healing resources to victims of sexual abuse and their families. Please contact the Victim Advocate, Kathleen Chastain, at 816.392.0011 or chastain@diocesekcsj.org for more information.

Dear Parishioners,

I am sure that none of us anticipated having to give our normal routine for Lent as we deal with the effects of the pandemic. While necessary we feel imposed upon. Last weeks Gospel the disciples asked Jesus about the Man Born Blind who sinned was it, the man born blind or his parents. Jesus responds neither. Basically, the world has good and bad and nature is simply nature. The mystery of good and evil, the forces of nature, and all that happens is always with. So is the love of God and the promise of eternal life.

The Gospel this week is the account of the raising of Lazarus from the dead. The passage gives up reason to hope in God as the author of life and Jesus Christ as the pathway to life eternal.

This is at the crux of our faith and what we celebrate at Easter. Unfortunately, it appears we will not celebrate Easter in the usual way. Remember our faith doesn’t rely on being able to celebrate as we would like to however wonderful that is for us. So as we contemplate today’s Gospel keep our hearts on the what Jesus has laid out for us.

God Bless,

Fr. Dave

Worthy Grand Knights and Ladies,

Bob Slusher , Grand Knight of Council #4962, is

cancelling the Officers and General council meeting for

April. He is also requesting that members not go to the

hall to socialize during the day.

Only people that should go to hall are those that have

business there.

Fifrth Sunday of Lent Page 3 March 29, 2020

Continue to pray to stop the spread of the COVID-19.

With the decision to implement a ‘stay-at-home’ order to stop the spread or slow

the curve of the coronavirus, Our Lady of Lourdes and all parishes in the Diocese

of Kansas City-St. Joseph continue to suspend masses until April 24th

This includes the extension of the dispensation by the Bishop for all the faithful

from the obligation to participate at Mass on Sunday.

The gift of special Indulgences is granted to the faithful suffering from the Coronavirus, as well as to health care workers, family members and all those who in any capacity, including through prayer, care for them.”

This is a time of suffering, especially for those who have contracted COVID-19. As such, it may be a time for us to “rediscover ‘the same redemptive suffering of Christ’ (Salvifici doloris, 30).”

The faithful are encouraged to celebrate Sunday as a domestic church

by taking time to pray together as a household.

What This Means for Our Lady of Lourdes Parish:

~ Parish Office is closed although we are accepting phone calls during regular

office hours.

~ Private Mass: Fr. Holloway will continue to celebrate one private Mass a

weekend (at St. Bernadette), Mass intentions for Our Lady of Lourdes will be

rescheduled at a later date.

~ Confessions: Fr. Holloway will continue to hear at 3 pm at St.Bernadette,

although it will take place outside of the confessional allowing enough space

between people. ~ Perpetual Adoration will be suspended during this time as well, but Do not let

this interruption at Our Lady of Lourdes become an interruption in your personal

prayer life! Online Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration: Webcams in Chapels

around the World https://virtualadoration.home.blog/

~ All Parish activities, events, or meetings are suspended at the parish

campus until further notice which includes Stations of the Cross, Sacred

Heart Devotion, Spanish Holy Hour & devotional groups.

~ AFF: Feed Your Faith will continue their DVD series at home for

those that are interested contact Sr. Damiana 816-353-2177

~ Catechesis of the Good Shepherd classes will continue online.

Contact Sr. Damiana 816-353-2177

God Bless and Stay Healthy , Deacon Richard Gross

The link below has the latest information regarding the Coronavirus.

Please feel free to share this link with those who may have questions or

concerns. https://kcsjcatholic.org/coronavirus-updates/

Mass intentions assigned to a day will be

rescheduled when masses begin again.

Mass Intention Cards are in a basket at the back of

the church or you can call the parish office to request a mass to be said for a family member or

loved one.

Please remember in your prayers those who have died. May they rest in peace.

~ March 29 ~ Fifth Sunday of Lent ~

1 Sm. 16:1b,6-7,10-13a; Ps. 23; Eph. 5:8-14; John 9:1-41

~ April 5 ~ Palm Sunday ~

Is. 50:4-7; Ps. 22; Phil. 2:6-11; Mt. 26:14-27:66

Prayer to Saint Roch

O Blessed Saint Roch,

Patron of the sick,

Have pity on those

Who lie upon a bed of suffering.

Your power was so great

When you were in this world,

That by the sign of the Cross,

Many were healed of their diseases.

Now that you are in heaven,

Your power is not less.

Offer, then, to God

Our sighs and tears

And obtain for us that health we seek

Through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

(Repeat the following 3 times)

Saint Roch, pray for us,

That we may be preserved

From all diseases of body and soul.

Time to Choose Your Saint!

The Fundraising Committee invites all OLL Ministries, and any individual or g roup, to participate in a "Fun Raiser” event at Our Lady of Lourdes on May 3rd. It will be held in the Parish Hall after the 11:00 Mass. It is a celebration of saints, parish ministries, and all parishioners at OLL. Our hope is each parish ministry will host a table honoring a saint whose life most represents that ministry. Watch bulletin for more info.

Stewardship Bulletin Reflection: March 29, 2020 Fifth Sunday of Lent

EZ 37:12-14; PS 130:1-8; ROM 8:8-11; JN 11:1-45

At this point in our Lenten journey, it is tempting to grow weary of the spiritual disciplines we have taken on. Today’s readings inspire us to remain faithful, in grateful response to a God who loves us so much.

In our first reading, the prophet Ezekiel speaks God’s own words to us. “I will put my spirit in you that you may live… I have promised and I will do it, says the Lord.” Our God wants to be so closely united to us that we are one with Him. And He has promised He will do it. But only if we make room for Him by making Him THE priority of our lives. Putting God first is a grateful response that is very pleasing to Him.

How can we do this? Our second reading, from Romans, tell us. “Those who are in the flesh cannot please God. But you are not in the flesh… you are in the spirit if only the Spirit of God dwells in you.”

The disciplines of Lent and a stewardship way of life are wonderful gifts that free us from too great an attachment to “the flesh.” The sacrifices we make as Christian stewards are not meant to restrict our freedom and joy. Quite the contrary. They are tools to help us find the real freedom and joy that only come when we make room in our lives for God.

As we journey closer to the Passion of our Lord, let us intensify our Lenten resolutions and our stewardship way of life, inviting the Holy Spirit to take over more and more of our lives. By Easter, we will be freer to rejoice in Him and truly pleasing to God.

Please keep the following Parishioners in your prayers :

Gwen Ashby; The Brooks Family; Marge Campbell; Margaret Curry; Doug & Peggy DeMoss; Grace Diaz; Michael & Sharon

Derkits; Karen Foster; Patty Gemmill; Greta Hauer; Dolores Hopfinger; Richard Hornbeck; Henry Hoss; Mary Hugunin; Lyndsey Jarquio; Regina Jones; Dorothy Klote; Howard Koesterer; Tom & Doris Mauer; Sylvia Mooney; Tom O’Brien; Mary O’Leary; Doris Panagakos; Lorraine Powers; James Rouchka; Bill & Catherine Schroder; Kathy Sommer; Cynthia Todd; Larry & Theresa Tholl; Steve & Jocelyn Webb; Louise Weber; James Westhusing;; Lisa Witte; Sheila & Pete Zegers

Contact the parish office at 816-353-2380 to add or remove names from our prayer list.

Bold = Newly added

When the restriction is lifted and

masses resume a cleaning date will

be set to clean our church before

the next mass.

Watch bulletin or website for updates. Volunteers

will be needed.

Trusted Servants meeting is cancelled until further

notice.

Continue to Pray for the following Family & Friends

Phillip Beck; Ben Bongers (friend to Marie

Bowman); Bill Briggs; Emma Brown; Audrey

Casassa; Michael Crews; Margaret Dale; Eric

Davis; Barbara Fightmaster (sister-in-law to

Regina Jones);Marcia Felici; Georgia Gerling;

Peter Graeff; Ryan Hancock; Shirley Hill;

Amy Jesaetis; Bonnie Jones; Michelle Kaiser;

Kathy & Don Lee; Richard Lorimer;

Crescentia Luetkemeyer (Friend to Cindy

Sweetland); Lana Martinez; Bob Slusher;

Clyde Styron (Father to friend); Vicky

Wright (Sister to Patty Vest); Ruby Turner

(Mother to Cindy Sweetland); Jim

Underwood; Phyllis Weber; David Zegers;

Robert Zegers.

As a parish family, we at Our Lady of Lourdes pray for all the members of our parish, especially for our parishioners’ family members serving in the military:

Tyler Griggs, Buck Roberts,Cathy Roberts, & Jason Webb

FEED YOUR FAITH ONLINE

Join other parishioners Wednesday evenings in your

own home for the next ‘Feed Your Faith’ program

April 1 at 6:30 pm., titled New Testament & Modern

Prophets. If you would like to take part in viewing the

program through ‘Voom’ contact Sister Maria

Damiana at 816-353-2177 with your email address and any questions.

Donations are being accepted to help with the cost of signing up for this

program. Send your donation in to the office with a note on envelope or

check ‘For AFF DVD’. Last Wednesday went a success. Come Connect!

Free with any android or iphone Give Plus is a fast and easy way to contribute to your

parish whenever or wherever you are. By creating your individual giving account you can access and track your

tithing history and receive receipts for tax purposes. Setting up your account is easy and you can be making your weekly or monthly tithe within minutes.

1. Go to the your text messaging on your phone and begin a new message

2. In the phone number line type in 844-901-1648

3. In the message line type a dollar sign & amount to donate then hit send

4. You will receive a reply back with a link to click on. This takes you to where you can create an account.

5. A debit or credit card is needed to create your account.

You can also go to our website at www.ollraytown.com and press Online Giving

Any questions or need some help contact Cathy at 816-353-2380

Fifrth Sunday of Lent Page 5 March 29, 2020

“Darkness is alien to light. Pride is alien to every virtue.”

If you have any comments about this page, please contact the Sisters in Jesus the Lord. (816) 353-2177 www.cjd.cc Like us on Facebook. 7009 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown MO 64133-5629

Quotes of St. John Climacus Feast Day: March 30

“Humility is the only virtue that no devil can imitate. If pride made demons out of angels, there is no doubt that humility could make angels out of demons.”

“Obedience is the burial of the will and the resurrection of humility.”

“Repentance lifts a man up. Mourning knocks at Heaven’s gate. Holy humility opens it.”

“Meekness is an unchanging state of mind, which both in honor and dishonor remains the same. Meekness consists in praying sincerely and undisturbedly in the face of afflictions from one’s neighbor. Meekness is a cliff rising from the sea of irritability, against which all the waves that strive against it break, but which is itself never broken.”

“Faith furnishes prayer with wings, without which it cannot soar to Heaven.”

“A servant of the Lord is he who in body stands before men, but in mind knocks at Heaven with prayer.”

“In all your undertakings and in every way of life, whether you are living in obedience, or are not submitting your work to anyone, whether in outward or in spiritual matters, let it be your rule and practice to ask yourself: Am I really doing this in accordance with God’s will?”

“A proud soul is the slave of cowardice. Trusting only itself, it is frightened by a sound or a shadow.”

“The memory of insults is the residue of anger.”

“Hypocrisy is the mother of lying and frequently its cause. Some would argue that hypocrisy is nothing other than a meditation on falsehood, that it is the inventor of falsehood laced with lies.”

“In the hearts of the meek, the Lord finds rest, but a turbulent soul is a seat for the devil.” “Pride makes us forget our sins, for the remembrance of them leads to humility.”

“God is not unjust. He will not slam the door against the man who humbly knocks.”

“The beginning of freedom from anger is silence of the lips when the heart is agitated; the middle is silence of the thoughts when there is a mere disturbance of soul; and the end is an imperturbable calm under the breath of unclean winds.”

“Join humility to temperance, for the one is useless without the other.”

“The lover of silence draws close to God. He talks to Him in secret, and God enlightens him. Jesus, by His silence, shamed Pilate; and a man, by his silence conquers vainglory.”

“Fire and water do not mix, neither can you mix judgment of others with the desire to repent.”

“As long as anger live, it continues to be the fruitful parent of many unhappy children.”

“Pride is utter poverty of soul disguised as riches, imaginary light where in fact there is darkness.”

DIOCESE OF KANSAS CITY -ST. JOSEPH One Family: RESTORED IN CHRIST -EQUIPPED FORM M ISSIO

March 24:Message from Bishop Johnston on COVID-19

I've gotten so many wonderful reports from around the diocese

about how parishes and all of you are responding to the challenges

in spite of not being able to get together, especially together at the

celebration of the Mass.

It's a deeply challenging time for us, and we're experiencing a kind of fasting we didn't

think we'd undertake during this season of Lent. We're used to fasting from other

things--hopefully this will be a time for us to deepen our love for the Holy Eucharist,

our appreciation for it.

Many of our parishes have been able to use some new technology--many are now live

streaming the Mass, and I think that's a wonderful thing to help keep us connected

virtually and united in prayer. Parishes are still operating and our teachers are still

teaching, so a lot of that is continuing--thanks for your support there too. If able, I

encourage you to continue your support of parishes and schools, via online

contribution or sending it in.

Continue to pray for the quick end of this disease and for all those affected by it: those

who are sick, those who are having livelihoods affected by this. Pray not only for

ourselves, but for the world, and in union with those around the world.

Pope Francis has urged all Christians on March 25 to pray an Our Father at 6 am

(CST),joining millions around the world in prayer. Pray the Rosary, the Divine Mercy

Chaplet or other prayers, just continue to lift up the world to our Father in prayer for

His divine mercy.

Thank you for your prayers for me, and be assured that I continue to pray for all of

you, especially when I offer the Mass.

To see Bishop Johnston speak this message go to https://vimeo.com/400116750

OUR AT-RISK NEIGHBORS NEED YOU NOW: At Catholic

Charities of Kansas City-St. Joseph,

the health and safety of our clients,

staff, and community are paramount.

Like other agencies, we are working

to respond to the impact of COVID-

19. At-risk families are struggling

even more in these anxious and

uncertain times. They may have lost

wages or even their employment due

to restaurant, retail and venue

closures. School closures may mean

that their children have lost food

security as part of their educational

day. And an unfortunate number will

deal with the actual illness. We are

preparing for as much as a 40%

increase in requests in the coming

days and weeks as this pandemic

progresses, and we will be there to

answer the need. You can be part of

that answer.

Please be generous in your assistance

and contact Lynn Lichte, Donor

Stewardship Specialist, at 816-659-

8243 or llichte@ccharities.com to

donate to this tremendous need.