The Fourth Sunday of Easter | |
"The stone rejected by the builders has become the cornerstone." | |
|
Happy Good Shepherd Sunday! Deep into our celebration, this fourth Sunday of Easter is also called Good Shepherd Sunday. One of the key points of the Gospel this weekend is that Jesus, the good shepherd, knows his sheep, knows everyone the Father has entrusted to him. More importantly John tells us that we who are followers of Jesus know the Good Shepherd. Knowing the Good Shepherd, the Lamb of God, calls us to embrace the commandment that Jesus gave to us – love God and love our neighbor.
The next several weeks give us numerous opportunities to show this love in action. This Sunday is also World Day of Prayer for Vocations. Please pray for an increase of men and women to serve Christ’s church. This weekend we welcome Little Sisters of the Poor. Your generous contribution to their ministry is greatly appreciated in the second collection. In addition, be watching for Earth Day volunteer information and parish grounds day clean up. Our Summer Lunch Program will be soliciting donations. Last year we provided 14,000 meals to people in need. Don’t forget the K of C personal hygiene donation collection. In addition, next weekend will see our second graders receiving the Sacrament of Eucharist for the first time. Other sign ups and important dates include our annual Pentecost celebration, BEHOLD KC information, and VBS sign ups.
Finally, thank you to all who have contributed to our El Salvador student sponsorship ministry. If you haven’t yet had an opportunity to donate, you may do so on the parish website. This year we are supporting 74 students in three different communities.
| |
|
Our Summer Lunch Program will soon be here and we are in need of some help with our supplies.
We began this program in 2015 and handed out 1900 lunches at the cost of $1.50 each that summer. Last year we handed out 14,000 at the cost of $2.46 each!!
We are asking for your help. When you go to the grocery store, big box store, or any other place that sells the following supplies, would you please consider purchasing some? The items & sizes that are needed are: brown or white lunch sacks 5 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 10 5/8 or slightly larger, zipper style small snack bags, zipper style sandwich bags, Kool Aid Jammers or Capri Sun.
There will be a big brown sack box in the Narthex for you to place your items in. Let’s fill it up! Thank you for your help & consider joining us in the future for making & delivering these lunches. It is a wonderful feel good ministry!
| |
|
Earth Day Monday, April 22
Roll up your sleeves and join the Great Kansas City Cleanup on April 19-22!
Neighborhood associations, community groups, students, city staff and others will volunteer at litter and trash pickup events across the city, with support from multiple city departments such as KC Parks, Public Works, KC Water, and Neighborhood Services. Visit https://www.kcmo.gov/programs-initiatives/cleanup for details!
| |
|
World Day for Vocations,
observed on April 21, 2024, invites us to reflect on the precious gift of the Lord’s call to each of us. As members of His faithful pilgrim people, we are called to participate in His loving plan and embody the beauty of the Gospel in different states of life.
Pope Francis emphasizes that hearing this divine call is not an imposed duty but the surest way to fulfill our deepest desire for happiness. Our lives find
fulfillment when we discover who we are, our gifts, where we can make them bear fruit, and the path we can follow to become signs and instruments of love, acceptance, beauty, and peace.
Let us pray for vocations to the priesthood, religious life, and
diaconate, fulfilling the Lord’s
instruction to “Pray the Lord of the harvest to send laborers
into His harvest”.
| |
|
Please welcome The Little Sisters of the Poor this weekend.
The Jeanne Jugan Center in Kansas City, Missouri, is one of 21 homes in the US and has been dedicated to serving the Greater Kansas City elderly poor community for over 140 years. Medicaid covers less than 60% of the cost of caring for the Residents, making it challenging to provide them with a joyful experience that respects their dignity. Nevertheless, the Little Sisters of the Poor, along with the aid of your generosity, remain steadfast in their mission of providing compassionate care for their residents with a spirit of reverence and humble service.
We look forward to welcoming them.
God bless you!
www.littlesistersofthepoorkansascity.org
| |
|
Knights of Columbus will be collecting personal care items for veterans that live at St. Michael’s Veteran Center (SMVC—see smvets.org for more information). The SMVC apartment complex provides quality, affordable and permanent housing to homeless veterans. These items will be donated to these veterans and their families.
Please return the bags to church on the weekends of April 20/21 and April 27/28 with personal care items. The Knights will deliver the items collected to SMVC.
| |
|
For a timeline of events, click here.
For a list of FAQ, including what you can and cannot bring, click here.
For a map of the event including parking information, click here.
NOTE: There will NOT be evening mass at Holy Spirit on Saturday, May 4th.
If you’d like to attend BEHOLD with fellow parishioners we are doing a parish sign up to find out who might need a ride or who could provide a ride to others. Please click here to fill out the form for ride-sharing.
| |
Stay Connected with the parish
| |
Stay up-to-date by liking and following our Facebook page. Click here or search Facebook for @holy.spirit.parish.lsmo | |
Find daily readings, inspirational snippets, Sunday homily recordings and much more on our parish app! Click here for download! | |
|
Click here to watch Mass online.
Please hit "Subscribe" and ring the bell on our YouTube page to be notified of new postings.
| |
Our featured sponsor this week is Carol Mathis, Mathis Insurance Agency. Our advertisers pay the cost for our parish app, a large portion of our website expenses, and 100% of our printed Sunday bulletin costs. Please patronize them! | | | | |
