St. Columban Online - Catholic Church of Chillicothe, Missouri

SPECIAL EVENTS
St. Columban email address: kim@stcolumbanonline.org

CORONAVIRUS NEWS FROM FATHER KOSTER

LIVE STREAM - Updated April 5, 2020 - Father Koster will be live streaming on the following dates/times. Mass will be in English and celebrated at the high altar. Watch on the St Columban Facebook page.

7:00 pm Holy Thursday, April 9, 2020 - Special Intention for Vocations to the Priesthood
3:00 pm Good Friday, April 10, 2020
8:00 pm Holy Saturday Easter Vigil - Special Intention for Charles R. Venneman
9:00 am Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020 - Offered for the People of the Parish

Father's Homily Palm Sunday - April 5, 2020
Father's Homily Fifth Sunday of Lent - March 29, 2020
Father's Homily Fourth Sunday of Lent - March 22, 2020

SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

CONFIRMATION & CCD CLASSES - Every Sunday, 11:00 am, BH School
BLUE ARMY - WORLD APOSTOLATE OF FATIMA - Every Wednesday after 8:15 am Mass in the church.
MONTHLY PARISH BREAKFAST - 9:00 am to 12:30 pm, Bishop Hogan Cafeteria (Boy Scout Troop 1857) (Every second Sunday of the month)
CONFIRMATION CLASS 2020 - following the 10:00 am Mass on Sunday and ending at 12:30 pm.
HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH GROUP - Every Wednesday, 7:00-8:15 pm, Knights of Columbus Hall
LENT BEGINS - February 26
EASTER - April 12
RACHEL'S VINEYARD RETREAT - Kansas City area, April 24-26
VIRTUS Facilitators for PROTECTING GOD'S CHILDREN FOR ADULTS TRAINING - Either June 10-12 or July 22-24 in Kansas City; Deadline to apply was Friday, March 20
2020 DINNER AUCTION - Saturday, August 1 - "An Evening in Wine Country"

St. Columban Church, April 12, 2015
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS

Lent begins with Ash Wednesday on February 26.
Easter is April 12.
Dinner Auction August 1

Suspended: CONFIRMATION CLASSES following the 10:00 am Mass and end at 12:30 pm. Confirmation is open to all 8th grade students and older who have not been confirmed. Contact Dorion & Maggie Moore with questions.

Suspended: CCD CLASSES EVERY SUNDAY AT 11:00 AM IN BH SCHOOL
First Communion prep at the same time as CCD.

Suspended: HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH GROUP - Every Wednesday, 7:00-8:15 pm at the Knights of Columbus Hall

We are requesting interested individuals to be trained as VIRTUS Facilitators for Protecting God's Children for Adults. The dates to be trained as facilitators are either June 10-12 or July 22-24 in Kansas City. The training is free and this person(s) will provide training for our new hires and volunteers. These local trainings are at Bishop Hogan and are usually offered for others for 3 hours, once in the fall and once in the spring. Curriculum and video are provided. If you can help us out, please call the school office for more details. 646-0705. The deadline to apply is Friday, March 20.

Suspended: CHOIR PRACTICE for Holy Week and Easter will be held on Mondays at 5:00 pm in the school music room on March 16, 23, and 30. If you would like to be a part of our beautiful choir for Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Vigil and Easter morning, please come to practice. Contact Mary Garr for more information at mandmgarr@gmail.com.

RACHEL'S VINEYARD RETREAT
Are you or a loved one suffering from abortion? Find hope and allow God to heal your heart by attending a Rachel's Vineyard weekend retreat. The first retreat of 2020 to be held in the Kansas City area will be on April 24-26. For more information or to register, please call Teresa O'Donnell at 816-679-4973 or email rvkcmo@gmail.com or visit www.rachelsvineyardkc.org.

PARISH SCOUT TROOP 1857 FUNDRAISERS
For more information or questions, please email Ginger Williams or call 660-707-2860.

Pancake Breakfast following 8am & 10 Masses every 2nd Sunday. Serving 9:00 am - 12:30 pm. Bishop Hogan Cafeteria. Free will donations.

Fr. RYAN KOSTER (Photo 2015 Catholic Key)
Bio - Father's Feature June 9 >>

VOTIVE CANDLES
Just a reminder that we ask for a $3.00 donation per votive candle that is lit. That is our cost.

SALT Volunteers Needed!
St Columban Parish, along with other area churches, provide meals to the homeless shelter in Chillicothe. Meals are delivered by parish volunteers each Monday. Each volunteer normally delivers a meal about 2 times during a year. The more volunteers, the frequency can be less. We need more volunteers due to a few people discontinuing for health or family reasons. Please volunteer. Help feed the hungry children and adults in our area - your charity is appreciated. To volunteer, contact Diane Bonderer as soon as possible at 660-247-0532.

CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF KANSAS CITY-ST. JOSEPH

SERVICES/HOUSING SERVICES
A home is more than simply a shelter; it's a foundation that allows you to focus on the future. At Catholic Charities, we believe everyone deserves a safe, affordable place to call home. Each year we spend between $200,000 and $250,000 helping to pay utility bills. We are also developing quality, affordable housing in a way in which we can hold rent at 30 percent of income for low income families. Neighborhoods of Hope has been developed specifically to build that type of housing. If you know someone in need of emergency housing or can help, contact Jarrod Sanderson, Executive Director of Housing Services at 816-659-8269 or jsanderson@ccharitiees.com.

Renewal of Our Tradition
Purchase These Items and Support Our Parish Restoration Efforts.


Novel of Our Parish History	St. Columban Custom Medal
The book, written by parishioner Brenda O'Halloran, is an original historical fiction about the building of our present church building in 1879. Brenda researched church and city records and family histories to make this a very historically accurate account of what it took for our ancestors to take on such a project. The book sells for $20.	We also have the St. Columban medals available for $35. These were struck exclusively for our parish. No other like them exists in the world. The medals are sterling silver.

Email or call the church office at 660-646-0190 to place your order.
All proceeds go to help with the maintenance and upkeep of our beautiful church.

MASS INTENTIONS 2020
The 2020 Mass Calendar opened for accepting Mass Intentions on Monday, December 2, 2019, at 10:00 AM. No phone calls. Bring your Mass intentions with required stipend in person to the church office ($10 per Mass). Five intentions per parishioner with only two of those on weekend Mass. First come first serve basis. After January 1, 2020, you may schedule additional Mass intentions. This initial opening of the book is for people who request a certain date for their intention and gives everyone an equal chance of getting their special date. NOTE: Be aware of the Mass Intentions Policy.

JOIN CUB SCOUTS
St. Columban Catholic Church now has a youth ministry in the form of Scouting! Troop 1857 is for boys ages 11-18 (6th- 12 grade) and Cub Scout Pack for boys and girls ages 5-10 (k-5th grade). The goal of Scouting is to train youth in responsible citizenship, character development, and self-reliance through participation in a wide range of outdoor activities, educational programs, and, at older age levels, career-oriented programs in partnership with community organizations. For younger members, the Scout method is part of the program to instill typical Scouting values such as trustworthiness, good citizenship, and outdoor skills, through a variety of activities such as camping, aquatics, and hiking. For further information on Cub Scouts or to join Boy Scouts, please contact Ginger Williams at 660-707-2860 or email at gingerscouting@gmail.com.

STATUE & WINDOW GUIDE - Learn more about the St. Columban Church statues and stained glass windows through the new brochure Father Knieb put together. If you have ever wondered which saints we have represented in our church or what they may be the patrons of... Download Here.

MASS INTENTION POLICY - In keeping with Canon Law: 1) an intention requested for a Mass, must be fulfilled in a year's time of accepting the stipend; 2) the customary stipend amount is $10 per Mass; 3) only one request may be accepted per Mass.

PLEASE USE THE OFFERING ENVELOPES PROVIDED TO YOU
While we are very, very thankful for ALL donations, the envelopes mailed to your homes serve a very important purpose. ACCURACY in recording your gift for your charitable donations deduction provided on your year end statement of charitable giving's. When loose checks are placed in the collection basket, we cannot guarantee that these are recorded accurately. The offering envelopes provide a voucher for the bookkeeper after the checks have been taken to the bank for the night deposit. Thank you for this consideration.

COMMUNION RAIL NEWS

March 18, 2018 - The Communion rail was installed earlier this week. The majority of this rail was carved around 100 years ago, perhaps by the Gier family. Up until the church restoration, it sat as a decorative piece up against the wall on either side of the sanctuary. The restored rail has been stained, gilded, and had a newly constructed section matched and added on to each end in order to lengthen it. Our thanks to Custom CNC Routing in Cowgill, T & G Millworks in St. Joseph, and Orland Oesch for their hard work in helping us restore this beautiful rail to use once again.

May 5-6, 2018 - We began to use the restored altar rail beginning this weekend. We have had the option to kneel when we receive Communion for a few years now and so the use of the rail will not be much of a change in that regard. You are encouraged to prayerfully consider adopting this posture for Communion for many reasons, including the following: 1) It causes our body and our belief to be in greater harmony. Our belief says the Eucharist is God. Our body recognizes that by kneeling in honor. 2) We kneel as a posture of prayer and in recognition of the sacred. This reasoning is consistent with the posture already in place at Mass, especially when we kneel during the consecration. 3) It reminds us that the Eucharist we are receiving is not usual, ordinary, common place but supernatural. Kneeling at the rail or standing at the rail are both options that the faithful may choose. No one will be forced or pressured to do one over the other. It is also worth admitting that some because of health may not be able to kneel.

STORY LINK PRISON PROGRAM BOOKS
Father Zupez picked up an overflowing box of books for the prison program that allows offenders to read and record books to send to their children. Thank you so much for your donations of books.

ST. JOSEPH'S PRESS is a family printing business operated out of their home in Belton , MO. They are dedicated to spreading the Joy of Catholicism through their many original materials. Please visit their website for books, cards, stickers, holy cards, children's books, coloring books, and more. www.saintjosephspress.net.

ADOPTION RECORDS LAW
ATTENTION: Missouri Birth Parents and Adoptees:
Missouri adoption law is changing!
On January 1, 2018, adult adoptees (ages 18 and older) will be granted access to their original birth certificate. Birth parents have the right to protect their confidentiality under the new law, but they must act before January 1st. For more information, contact the Missouri bureau of Vital Records by phone at 573-751-6387 or by email at vitalrecordsinfo@health.mo.gov. Visit the bureau's website at www.health.mo.gov/data/vitalrecords/adopteerightsact.php for more detailed information about the new law.

COURAGE is a spiritual support group helping Catholic men and women live in accordance with the Catholic Church's teaching on same-sex attraction and/or behavior. Courage members strive to develop lives of interior chastity in union with Christ through participation in the Sacraments, prayer, fellowship and moral support. Courage meets in the Kansas City area weekly (monthly, our diocese and the Archdiocese of Kansas City, Kansas, each hold 2 coordinated meetings providing 4 meetings each month). Encourage is a separate spiritual support group for family members and loved ones with the same-sex attraction. For information about meetings for either of these groups, call the Courage helpline (913) 428-9893. All contacts are confidential.

SEMINARIANS
One of our diocesan seminarians Garrett King (pictured) is a graduate of St. Gregory the Great Seminary in Nebraska and completed his first year of major seminary studies at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in St. Louis. He will be ordained a transitional deacon in 2019 and a priest in 2020. His home parish is the Cathedral of St. Joseph in St. Joseph.

Our parish seminarian Ben Armentrout has been assigned to Coronation of Our Lady parish in Grandview and is attending Kenrick-Glennon in St. Louis. If you would like to communicate with Ben, you may reach him at 13000 Bennington Ave., Grandview, MO 64030.

Please pray for these men and that more men and women from our parish will respond to God's call to the priesthood or religious life.

ST. COLUMBAN HISTORY - "A Duty Sanctioned"
A novel written by Brenda O'Halloran entitled A Duty Sanctioned tells the story of our ancestors' efforts to build our current church and what they had to do to accomplish it. The story of their resolve, faith, and commitment is applicable to the efforts we undertook in 2017 in preserving what they handed on to us.

Click image to read the first chapter of this informative book...

Released for the first time on Sunday, September 17, 2017, at the St. Columban Fall Festival, the author donated the first 100 copies at $20 each with all proceeds from those copies donated to the church's original Restoration Fund. Future sales' proceeds go toward the maintenance and upkeep of our beautiful church. TO ORDER: Contact Kim at the church office (email subject: Book Order). We prefer that you pick your order up at the church office, but mailing options are available (applicable shipping costs apply).

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
The Grand River Multi-Purpose Center (Senior Center) is in need of volunteer delivery drivers for our Homebound Meals Program. One day a week for approximately one hour beginning at 10:30 am daily. To sign up or for more information, contact Cindy Ireland, Administrator, at 660-646-1555. This program is not the same as Mobile Meals sponsored by Church Women United.

ONLINE GIVING IS HERE!
As you contemplate making donations, please keep the church in mind. Your contributions are needed for everything from special projects to basic operating expenses, so please be as generous as you can with your support this holiday season and the year ahead. For your convenience, we offer online giving through the church website. Find the link to our online giving page and follow the simple instructions or visit the church office and complete a paper authorization form.

To reach the online giving page through your smart phone, scan the QR code to sign up and start giving.

If you have signed up for online giving, the merchant listed on your bank or credit card statement will be Vanco, not St. Columban Church. Vanco Payment Solutions securely manages our electronic payment transactions.

Thank you for all you do to support our mission throughout the year.

WHY GIVE? Stewardship is not so much about giving to needs. It is more about a divine call to give. When we generously return a portion of our God-given treasure, we are reminded that our true treasure rests in Heaven. We ask that you prayerfully discern God's will in your commitment of treasure. As a faithful steward, seek Him in order to honor Him in your giving, whether tithe, offering or generous giving. Your tithes and offering help support St. Columban's missions, ministries, and needs.

HOW TO GIVE?

Online Giving - Our Online giving option is secure. It allows for a specific dollar amount to be deducted automatically from a checking, savings or credit card account. You can set up online giving either as a one-time donation or a recurring gift. Online giving is not only easy, it's also safe and secure. This option helps individuals and families remain faithful in their giving even when they are out of town or unable to attend a weekend Mass. Click on the "Online Giving" button and create your online profile so you can get a year end statement for tax purposes. Click here to find out how to give.
Church Envelopes - Envelopes give you a way to regularly contribute to several causes in addition to Sunday Offering.
Collection Plate - We gladly accept cash donations, however, if you want us to record your contribution and include it on your end-of-year statement for income tax purposes, we can only do so if you use envelopes or contribute by check.

We are not discontinuing the Offering Envelopes. The Online Giving is only an added option for those people who prefer this type of electronic payments. Thank you so much for your faithfulness in serving, first the Lord, as a faithful servant and second by blessing us to corporately serve the Lord as He leads. May He bless you abundantly for your faithfulness.

PRAYER CHAIN
St. Columban's Prayer Chain is a ministry to pray for those in need. Alice VanDyke heads the calling tree for the members who want to be notified by telephone when a request for prayers is made. Brenda O'Halloran contacts the members who prefer to be emailed with the requests. If you would like to join the prayer chain, please call Alice at 660-646-1487 or email Brenda at prayers@stcolumbanonline.org. We welcome members of our church who are interested in joining this important ministry.

PARISH CONNECTION TO OUR LOCAL HOSPITAL
While looking at the existing $41 million medical center complex in north Chillicothe, it may be difficult to imagine that Chillicothe's first hospital began in a small house a few blocks northeast of St. Columban's Catholic Church. St. Mary's Hospital, believed to be Chillicothe's first hospital, was completed in the late 1800s and was started by the Sisters of St. Mary. Livingston County History, published by the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program in 1981, stated that Sisters of St. Mary had visited Chillicothe previously requesting donations for a hospital in St. Louis and Father Hugo, pastor of St. Columban's Catholic Church, had convinced them there was a need for a hospital in this city. They purchased a lot at Eleventh and Broadway for $2,334. The first patient was admitted on May 17, 1889. Read more of the interesting history of our Hedrick Medical Center. > > Here

St Columban Catholic Church (9-27-2015) compliments of Dorney Hecker

BHMS SCHOOL NEWS >> Visit the BH Website for more information.
660-646-0705

Twenty-five of us left for the March for Life on Wednesday, January 22.

2019-2020 School Year - New Enrollments: We held our Preschool and Kindergarten Enrollment Night on Tuesday, March 10. We had a nice turnout and look forward to the great group of boys and girls enrolled for the upcoming school year! We still have Open Enrollment going on so if you know of anyone who would like to attend Bishop Hogan School, have them give us a call at 660-646-0705 or stop by the office!

Ginger Williams and Haleigh Hildebrand will be leading a Mini-Cheer Camp for students in grades K-2. Participants will meet Tuesday and Wednesday, March 24 and 25, after school to learn a routine. They will perform at our last basketball game for the season on March 26 at half-time of the boys game (around 7:25 pm). We appreciate Ginger and Haleigh volunteering their time!

The students are loving the basketballs, footballs, volleyballs, soccer balls, and kick balls that were donated by the Basketball Benefit Tournament held in February organized by the Montgomery's and Reeter's. We were so fortunate to be one of the recipients of that donation!

There will be basketball games this week at Bishop Hogan on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights from 5-9:00 pm. It will be Round Robin Tournament play with 3 other teams. Stop by to watch good athletes at work!

During Lent, our student body will be praying the Stations of the Cross at Church every Friday around 2:45 pm. You are welcome to join us for any of the Fridays! (We are not in session on Friday, March 13.)

The following is from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. "During Lent, we are asked to devote ourselves to seeking the Lord in prayer and reading Scripture, to service by giving alms, and to practice self-control through fasting. Many know of the tradition of abstaining from meat on Fridays during Lent, but we are also called to practice self-discipline and fast in other ways throughout the season. In addition, the giving of alms is one way to share God's gifts - not only through the distribution of money, but through the sharing of our time and talents." Lent invites us to make our minds and heart ready for remembering Jesus' life, death, and resurrection.

We hope to see you at the Friday night Fish Fry dinners! Our Knights of Columbus members are the best cooks around!

Our Business Buddies 2019-2020:

Kindergarten: Ed Douglas, County Commissioner and Woody's Outdoor Power
First Grade: Botts and Tye
Second Grade: McCoy, Samples, Mattingly Dental
Third Grade: Sheriff's Department, Dustin Woelfie
Fourth, Fifth Grade: Morningside Nursing Home
Sixth Grade: Livingston County Health Center
Seventh Grade: Lauhoff Jewelry
Eighth Grade: Cultural Corner

SOAR GIFT CARDS - It's not too early to start thinking about Christmas! Many of our parishioners start buying SOAR gift cards now on a weekly basis to places they know they will be shopping at Christmas time. When it's time to start shopping, they use those SOAR cards they've been collecting. Plus, you earn money for BHS and tuition credit!

2020 Dinner Auction will be Saturday, August 1. The theme is, "An Evening in Wine Country."

Grace and blessings on your path, Pam Brobst, Principal

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BISHOP HOGAN STAFF 2019-2020:
Father Ryan Koster, Pastor
Pam Brobst, Principal
Stephanie Shockey, Administrative Assistant
Courtnie Cranmer, Kindergarten Teacher
Jamee Greener, Teacher 1st grade
Josie Williamson, Teacher, 2nd grade
Shontel Cross, Teacher 3rd grade
Donna Haffecke, Teacher 4th grade
Jenny Buttman, Teacher 5th grade homeroom / MS Social Studies
Joyce Blattner, Teacher 6th grade homeroom / MS Math
Jane Gyhra, Teacher 7th grade homeroom / MS Science
Betsy Garcia, Teacher 8th grade homeroom / MS ELA
Mary Garr, Teacher Music/Band/Computers
John Locker, Teacher P.E.
Belinda Bower, Cook & Custodian
Ginger Williams, Kindergarten Aide

PRESCHOOL
Pam Brobst, Director
Nenia Rose Lowe, Pre-School Teacher 3-and 4-year-olds
Katie Jones, Preschool Aide

STUDENT COUNCIL
President: Carson Samm; Vice-President: Bryton BeVelle; Secretary: Kaden Cranmer; Historian: Alikai Walker. Class representatives on the Council are: 3rd - Halle Gabrielson; 4th - Harley Anderson; 5th - Hope Donoho; 6th - Carter Rader; 7th - Tyra Cranmer; 8th - James Mathew.

Children are seen enjoying the new playground equipment that was purchased using proceeds from the 2019 Bishop Hogan Dinner Auction fundraiser. The equipment was made possible because of the hard work from volunteers, community members, and the PTO.

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Major Gift to Fund Endowment at Bishop Hogan Memorial School (Bulletin 06/02/19)

Bishop Hogan Memorial School and St. Columban's Parish is giving thanks for a major financial gift from the Jolene Anderson Trust. The gift of $680,000 is the largest in school history and will be placed in the Catholic Community Foundation Fund to help ensure the future of Catholic education in the Chillicothe community. Edwin and Jolene Anderson were faithful to the Catholic Church and wanted to ensure that Bishop Hogan students would have up-to-date textbooks, access to current technology, and that families needing assistance with tuition would have access to a Catholic education. With this gift, these and many other opportunities will be provided for generations to come. "We are so grateful to the Anderson family for their generous support of our mission by making Bishop Hogan a charitable priority in their lives. Their generosity will provide a lasting legacy for generations of families and students in our community." added Pam Brobst, Principal, Bishop Hogan Elementary School. "It is always very re-affirming to know that someone believed so much in the spiritual, academic, and character goals we are trying to instill in our students at Bishop Hogan that they would leave us this generous legacy to help us continue and to grow. Jolene and Ed were always trying to help the people in this community to be better and through this gift, their mission continues."

BULLETIN BOARDS
We are very fortunate to have Mary Triplett who has volunteered for many years to make sure the bulletin boards in church are kept up to date and always attractively arranged. If you have something that needs to be posted, PLEASE contact the parish office, and she will place your item on the bulletin boards in lieu of hanging papers on the doors and walls.

BLUE ARMY - WORLD APOSTOLATE OF FATIMA
A Blue Army cell meets every Wednesday in the sacristy after the 8:15 a.m. Mass. All are invited. The World Apostolate of Fatima is an international Public Association of the Faithful under the Pontifical Council of the Laity. Members strive to live the Fatima Message. How to live the Fatima Message: Offer up your daily sacrifices for the conversion of sinners (Morning Offering). Pray the Rosary every day. Consecrate yourself to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Wear the Brown Scapular as a sign of your consecration. Practice the Five First Saturday Communion of Reparation.

BIRTHRIGHT NEEDS VOLUNTEERS
If you have ever considered ways you could help this organization that helps mothers and their babies in need or if you have any questions, call Joe Timmons at 660-646-6136 or Jeanne Hinkebein at 660-646-6227. Also, if anyone has any baby boy clothes 6 mo thru 18 mo that they don't need, call and leave a message at the above number.

SAFE HAVEN CENTER is a local community based shelter which services residential and non-residential victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. ENTHUSIASTIC, MOTIVATED VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED! Ways in which you can make a difference in a person's life: Help cover the shelter to fit your schedule, answer hotline calls, help with transportation to where the client may need to go, pick up donations, sort donations, provide a listening ear for clients, send thank you cards, and/or help with office duties. Any amount of time donated helps the victims and their families. Please call today for further information and/or to volunteer, 660-646-1753.

GRAND RIVER MULTIPURPOSE CENTER VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Volunteers to work in Kitchen packaging home delivered meals;
Volunteer dishwasher;
Volunteer delivery drivers;
Contact the Center at 660-646-1555 to help.

CATHOLIC CHURCH TEACHING ON HOMOSEXUALITY
If you would like to know more about the Catholic Church's teaching on homosexuality or want to look for a way to share that teaching with others, please consider watching the documentary The Third Way by Blackstone Films. This powerful documentary presents the topic through testimonials of those who have lived the gay lifestyle but have found the happiness and fulfillment they sought through an authentic integration of their humanity with faith. Go to youtube.com and type in "The Third Way."

KEEPING GRADUATING SENIORS CONNECTED TO THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Newman Connection's High School Outreach Program keeps incoming college students connected to Catholic campus ministry. When students sign up with Newman Connection, their information will be automatically sent to the Campus minister at the colleges of their choice. The Campus Minister can then reach out to the student prior to his or her arrival on campus. This effort has shown great success. We are keeping students connected to the Catholic Church using technology and social media. To find out more, please go to newmanconnection.com or contact Homer Radford, Serra Club SEKC, V.P. Vocations at 816-560-2992 or hradford2@comcast.net.

ENGAGED ENCOUNTER SEEKING VOLUNTEERS
Catholic Engaged Encounter for the greater Kansas City area is looking for additional married couples and priests to help them serve the engaged as they prepare for Holy Matrimony. For more information on this ministry, please visit www.engagedencounter.org. If you are called to this work, please contact the Office of Family Life director, Dino Durando 816.714.2371, durando@diocesekcsj.org.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEND HALF AN HOUR ONCE A MONTH QUIETLY WITH JESUS?
We are looking for volunteers to sign up for a half hour of Adoration. The following times need additional adorers: 9:00-9:30, 9:30-10:00, 11:30-12:00, 12:00-12:30, 12:30-1:00, 1:30-2:00, 4:00-4:30. At this time, we only have one person attending at the above times, and it is beneficial to have at least two in case one is sick or out of town. We have no one signed up for the 3:00-3:30 time slot, so it is important to have a new volunteer cover this time.
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is held on the First Friday of every month from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Call the parish office, 660-646-0190 and leave your name and the time you can be available.

THE BENEFITS OF EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

The only time our Lord asked the Apostles for anything was the night He went into agony. Not for activity did He plead, but for an Hour of companionship. (Archbishop Fulton Sheen)
Every Holy Hour we make so pleases the Heart of Jesus that it is recorded in Heaven and retold for all eternity! (Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta)
The spiritual lives of our families are strengthened through our Holy Hour. (St. John Paul II)
Each time you approach the Blessed Sacrament remember that Jesus has been waiting for you for twenty centuries for this personal visit from you. (St. Josemaria Escriva)
By being faithful to a Holy Hour of Adoration you can teach by example. "The young should be taught the value of Eucharistic Adoration." (St. John Paul II )
Do you want the Lord to give you many graces? Visit Him often. Do you want Him to give you few graces? Visit Him rarely. Do you want the devil to attack you? Visit Jesus rarely in the Blessed Sacrament. Do you want him to flee from you? Visit Jesus often! (St. John Bosco)

ADULT EDUCATION FROM THE BISHOP HELMSING INSTITUTE
The Bishop Helmsing Institute offers adult education courses throughout the diocese. They are registering for Fall classes. Two new courses are Bible Connections and Our Life in Christ. For time, dates, places and cost go to http://mybhi.org.

THE BENEDICTINES OF MARY, QUEEN OF APOSTLES are a young, contemplative order of religious nuns that established themselves in this diocese in 2006. Living in the quiet countryside near Gower, MO (an hour SW of Chillicothe) they primarily support themselves off the produce of the land as well as by making beautiful Mass vestments for priests. Recently, they have also made recordings of various religious hymns and songs which have been critically acclaimed and garnered national media attention. Their previous album Angels and Saints at Ephesus was atop the Billboard Music charts in its respective category for many weeks. Their latest recording Lent at Ephesus is now available. If you would like to purchase one of their albums or listen to samples of their work, please visit www.benedictinesofmary.org. Their music is also available on iTunes.

FROM THE DIOCESAN OFFICE OF EVANGELIZATION AND CATECHESIS
For more information call 816-714-2308.

CATHOLIC CONFERENCE SPEAKERS HERE!!
Yes! Some of the most sought-after, well-known Catholic speakers of our time are available now - not visibly, but audibly. The Lighthouse Catholic Media stand has talks by Dr Scott Hahn, Steve Ray, Fr Robert Barron, Matthew Kelly, Patrick Madrid, Jeff Cavins, and many more. You can take their talks with you and enjoy forever... or share them so someone else can also be uplifted.

LIGHTHOUSE CATHOLIC MEDIA
A kiosk is maintained in the church vestibule with a variety of up to date CDs dealing with our Catholic faith. Recently, several copies of the Confession CD by Father Larry Richards were added. Please offer a donation of $3.00 per CD and leave in the box on the kiosk.

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St. Columban Catholic Church 1111 Trenton Street, Chillicothe, MO 64601
Phone: 660-646-0190