What a debt of gratitude our parish owes to so many people associated with the Running with the Cows -  2023 vintage.  Our parish community comes out in so many ways to support our chuch & school, of which this one best exemplifies the truest forms of giving of time, talent, and treasure.  

A simple thank you never seems to be adequate but it's completely heartfelt.  THANK YOU to all who've been involved in this parish and community event!

A special thanks to Kata Walker, Madison McDonald, Heather Woods, and Kelli Dorrell pictured below.  You've put your heart & soul into making this a special event and it's readily apparent.  The race with the backdrop of our beautiful church / steeple and our school seems so right... 


 

Leaven Article

JUNE 3rd  8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.
JUNE 4 th 8:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
RAIN OR SHINE!

It's that time of year again to clean out those closets, garages, basements and barns!  Remember, one person's junk is another person's treasure!!  
Please mark the above dates on your calendar.

You can drop off your donated items on the east side of the gym during the weekends of:

MAY 20th – MAY 21st (8:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.)
MAY 27TH - MAY 29TH (8:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.)

PLEASE DO NOT DROP OFF:
Children's car seats, T.V.'s, excercise equipment, box springs / mattress, and tires.

Thanks so much for your help in advance!  If you have any questions please call Lenny Vohs - (913) 244-2403, or contact any Knight for assistance.

The proceeds go towards the Don Rooney Memorial Scholarship.  Thanks so much for those donations and see ya there!

GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!!

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The parish is in need of a Parish Facility Maintenance worker.  

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:  Oversight of Parish and School buildings and grounds.  To include but not limited to small repairs to electrical, plumbing, mechanical, carpentry and grounds keeping.  In addition, the position requires some custodian duties.  The positions is full-time (40 hours per week) with occassional evenings or weekends.  This position reports to the Parish Administrator.

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Please see below a number of photos from our recent First Communion celebration.  Congratulations to the First Communion Class!

Additional Photos

Progress continues to be made on the creation of an updated Master Plan for Queen of the Holy Rosary Wea.  The Master Plan will specifically address future needs for storage, meeting space, school/day care improvements and expansion, and Church accessibility, gathering space and capacity needs.  The Architect has provided concept options of the campus that incorporated input from Parish Organizations, Town Hall Meeting, and online comments,  The concept options were reviewed by the Building Committee, Parish Council, and Finance Council. Approval was given for the Architect to finalize development of the Master Plan based on the selected concept option.  The selected concept option identified locations for a new church, day care and school improvements/expansion while retaining our existing historical Church and Rectory sites, while giving us the most flexibility to execute any improvements or new construction in a phased manner and retaining access to our current facilities.  The Master Plan will include overall campus layout, campus space planning, Church floor plan, Church renderings/elevations, and conceptual cost opinion.  Architect should be able to finalize the Master Plan by the end of May.  It is important to note that this is a planning document and does not commit us to executing any particular element or a specific schedule.  This is meant to be used as a guide as we chart our path into the future. 

Building Committee:

Mark Benne
Jessica Garder
John Loyd
James Schaid

Please click here for Drawing 

This issue won’t go away, and we have to remain diligent in how we function with respect to cybersecurity.  We’ve all seen the news and probably have good firsthand experience with issues related to malware, ransomware, and identity theft.  The perpetrators who are producing these emails & scams are getting really good.  They’ve matured and can be very stealth in how they go about gathering information.  Please click the link below from Catholic Mutual regarding Cybersecurity Best Practices.    

Cybersecurity Best Practices

Please click the following link to view the video of the Town Hall Meeting held on Sunday, Dec. 11th in the Parish Hall.  

Town Hall Meeting Video

Please click the following link for the presentation and notes from the Town Hall Meeting.

Town Hall Meeting Presentation & Notes  
 

If you'd like to provide additional comments please click the link below.

Public Comments

Please be aware there are some "bad guys" that attempt to steal money, gather personal identification information or do harm to our systems by posing as trusted officials asking for you to click on a link, open an attachment, or send gift cards.  Some emails / texts look very official like they are from Father Jerry asking for gift cards or for you to help by clicking on a link. 

Please see sample text one of our parishioners received.  Father Jerry would never send anything like this.  

How does this happen? There are programs that the bad guys develop that scour the internet, bulletins, and websites searching for email addresses / phone numbers, or they hack phones and gather the stored address books. They then send authentic looking emails/texts trying to scam folks. Again, just delete them. If you ever have a question as to the authenticity of a parish email, you can always call the parish office at 913-533-2464.

Just a reminder that live streaming of Mass will only occur on Sundays for the 8:30am Mass. 

View past videos here.

Please note that we also stream the weekend mass to your radio when you've parked in the church parking lot.  FM 101.9

Please click on the button below to read the Final Church Building Assessment report that was completed by SFS Architecture.  This report was accepted April 1, 2022, by our Church Building Committee comprised of:

Father Jerry Arano-Ponce
Mark Benne - Chair
Jessica Garder
John Loyd
James Schaid

Church Building Assessment

What can the Ministry of Care do for you or your loved one?

*Grief support *Transportation *Visits to shut-ins at home or in a facility *Holy Communion brought to you *Meal support in time of crisis *Respite relief for caregivers *Other assistance as needed

If you or someone you know could benefit from these services, please contact Beth Albracht at (913) 706-6027 or Beth.albracht@gmail.com

Bring your whole family and join us every Monday evening as we pray the Rosary at 6:30pm.  


Outdoor Rosary -
The Feast of the Holy Rosary