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ARCHDIOCESE BIDS URSULINES ADIEU Photos by Elaina Cochran

Gratitude was the order of the day when members of St. Agnes Parish in Roeland Park hosted an archdiocesan celebration in honor of the former Ursuline Sisters of Paola on May 3. Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann was the main celebrant and homilist of the Mass that honored the Sisters for more than a century of ministry in the archdiocese.

The reception that followed gave those whose lives they’d touched a chance to bid the Sisters a fond farewell, as most move soon to their new motherhouse at Mount St. Joseph in Maple Mount, Ky. Top: Catherine Grosdidier and her mother stop to chat with Sister Raymond Dieckman. Center: Sister Emerentia Wiesner gets a big hug from Kathleen Warden, a Church of the Nativity, Leawood, parishioner. Bottom: Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann says Mass with concelebrants (from left) Father Robert Pflumm, Msgr.

Thomas Tank, Father Dennis Wait, Abbot Barnabas Senecal, and Benedictine Father Aaron Peters, the Ursuline chaplain. (See additional photos on page 16.)

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e are approaching the conclusion of the Year of St. Paul, commemorating the 2,000th anniversary of his birth. Saint Paul had, perhaps, the most famous conversion story in all of Christian history.

Accounts of his conversion are found in the Acts of the Apostles, as well as in Paul’s own letters. Paul is initially mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles as consenting to the execution of the first Christian martyr, Stephen (Acts 8:1).

Later in Acts, Paul admits his complicity in the martyrdom of Stephen: “And when the blood of your witness Stephen was being shed, I myself stood by giving my approval and keeping guard over the cloaks of the murderers” (Acts 22:20).

Paul bitterly opposed the Christian way. He saw the first Christians as perverting authentic Judaism and made it his personal crusade to stamp out what he considered a heretical cult. Acts reports: “Saul . . . was trying to destroy the church; entering house after house and dragging out men and women, he handed them over for imprisonment” (Acts 8: 3). Saul acquired authorization from the high priest to go to Damascus in order to extend his reign of terror beyond

Jerusalem. Saul’s plan was to bring back to Jerusalem in chains any Christian found in Damascus (Acts 9:1-2). Acts even describes Paul as “breathing murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord.”

It is on the famous road to Damascus that the direction of Paul’s life would be completely changed. We are told that Paul is blinded by a light that suddenly flashed around him as he heard a voice say: “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” Saul asks: “Who is speaking?”

He receives the reply: “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.”

This personal encounter with Jesus would change everything for Paul. His experience on the road to Damascus left him physically blind. It is in this state of physical darkness that Paul begins truly to see for the first time. The Lord sends Ananias to heal Paul’s physical blindness, after which he is immediately baptized.

Paul is transformed not by logic, reasoning or arguments, but rather by a personal encounter with Jesus. Jesus reveals to Paul that in persecuting his disciples, he is actually persecuting Jesus himself. Paul had a firsthand experience

of the mercy of Jesus. He knew himself to be the worst of sinners. In persecuting the early Christians, Paul realized that he had been striking Jesus, mistreating Jesus, chaining Jesus.

It is out of his own experience of mercy and grace that Paul would be driven to bring the truth of the Gospel to the whole world. Saint Teresa of Avila wrote about St. Paul: “[I]t seems that no other name fell from his lips than that of Jesus, because the name of Jesus was fixed and embedded in his heart.”

Paul reminds all of us that being a Christian is not first and foremost about believing in a set of ideas or living a set of moral ideals. It must be about a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, a relationship that is so real and so powerful that it affects how we see and understand the world. It is a relationship that compels us to see every other human being differently. In Jesus, we recognize every other person as one so esteemed

by God that his Son gave his life on Calvary.

For many of us and probably most of us, our personal encounter with Jesus is different from that of Paul. Many of us can more readily identify with Peter, who came to know Jesus over many years. Like Peter, most of us have come to understand the identity of Jesus much more gradually than Paul. Many of us — baptized as infants, growing up in strong Christian families, attending Catholic schools — have had the privilege of being formed in an environment in which Jesus was part of the fabric of

our everyday life. We did not have to be blinded by a dramatic encounter with Jesus because we were surrounded by the light of his love and truth throughout our lives.

Despite being formed in such a blessed environment, most of us at some point questioned our faith and, like Peter, betrayed Jesus. Yet, also like Peter and Paul, we have experienced his mercy and grace. We have had many miniDamascus road experiences through receiving our Lord in the Eucharist, experiencing his mercy uniquely and powerfully in the sacrament of penance, and personal encounters with Jesus at times of retreat and other extraordinary moments of prayer.

I have encouraged our archdiocesan and parish leadership to focus our energy and resources around five pastoral priorities. The first of these five pastoral priorities is conversion. At the heart of the mission of the church is facilitating, for each of its members, profound encounters with Jesus. Our Christian faith is not about perfecting ourselves through self-discipline and self-determination. It is about meeting Jesus Christ and being transformed by his mercy and grace in our lives.

This Year of St. Paul invites us to reflect more consciously on our own personal experience of Jesus Christ. It challenges us to cultivate our friendship with Jesus. It invites us to ponder how we have already experienced the mercy and grace of the Lord and how to foster the ongoing conversion of our hearts.

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Leaven staff KANSAS CITY, Kan. — It’s a higher level of responsibility — and a humbling one.

During a Mass on April 18 at Savior Pastoral Center in Kansas City, Kan., 20 men took one step closer to becoming permanent deacons for the archdiocese by being installed as acolytes.

The next step is ordination, which will take place in January 2011.

“It was a very emotional and humbling experience,” said Michael Hill, a parishioner at St. Paul in Olathe. “A lot of work has gone into getting to where we are and it’s very humbling to be selected as members of the first class of men studying to become deacons.”

The group has been in formation since February 2006, gathering for class together at least one full weekend a month with plenty of time for individual study between sessions.

The program includes prayer, ministry, discernment, and spiritual direction as well.

“To be judged worthy to be promoted in taking another step toward the diaconate is very humbling, and it continues to be a discernment of how far we’ve come in our faith,” said Hill.

“It’s a tremendous honor to know the archbishop and priests of the archdio-

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Keith Geary of Our Lady of Unity Parish in Kansas City, Kan., and Todd Brower (with beard), of Ascension Parish in Overland Park, kneel as they are installed as acolytes by Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann. cese see a need for this.”

The role of permanent deacon was reinstated in the Catholic Church after the Second Vatican Council. Candidates to become the archdiocese’s first permanent deacons are called to discern their vocation to the diaconate in the same way a seminarian discerns his voca-

tion to the priesthood.

Once ordained, permanent deacons are able to celebrate baptisms, preside at marriages held outside of Mass, lead prayer services, and preside at wakes and funerals. During Mass, deacons can assist the priest during the Eucharist and they are able to read the Gospel and give a

homily.

“The special part for me is the idea of being more intimately united with the altar and service during Mass,” said Chris Seago, a parishioner of Mater Dei Parish in Topeka, who is studying to become a deacon. “We will be more closely united with the body and blood of Christ during the liturgy, which flows over into our own lives and becomes internalized.”

As acolytes, the men will serve in an expanded role during any liturgies. Preparing water and wine for Mass, carrying in the cross during the procession, lighting the candles, assisting the priest as needed during Mass, and purifying the cup and paten after the Eucharist are a few of the ways the acolytes will have a larger role in the Mass.

Though the group still has another 20 months of study and formation, they are enthused about the new responsibilities that come with being an acolyte.

“I don’t think you ever get to the point of believing you’re really worthy for this,” said Seago. “It seems like the closer I get to God, the more aware I become of how unworthy I am. But I keep learning how to give of myself to others, even when there are times I would rather be doing something else.”

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Couple finds time spent in adoration brings ‘tremendous peace’

By KARA HANSEN Leaven staff TOPEKA — For the past 14 years, Lupe and John Jaramillo have had a standing date every Sunday evening.

Each week, the couple spends an hour in eucharistic adoration at their home parish of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Topeka.

Far from being a third wheel, the Jaramillos said the real presence of Christ brings tremendous peace to their lives.

“It’s so important to us to have that hour to spend with our Lord completely uninterrupted,” said Lupe. “There are no ringing phones or other distractions to keep you from him. It’s just time with the Lord.”

Julia Cherry, a parishioner at Corpus Christi Parish in Lawrence, agreed.

“It’s a set time to set aside and be there each week,” she said. “God is present everywhere, but I really feel closer to him Though reserving a special place for when the Blessed Sacrament is exposed.” the consecrated Eucharist can be traced Put simply, eucharistic adoration is to the earliest days of the church after the real presence of Christ in the Christ’s death, devotion to Christ present Eucharist displayed in a monstrance. in the tabernacle increased dramatically Catholics then come and spend time in during the 11th century. prayer and adoration before the exposed Belief in the real presence of Jesus in Eucharist. the Eucharist was common and generally Eucharistic adoration is available in unquestioned among Christians, until many parishes of the archdiocese perpetBerengar of Tours, a ually, meaning a French theologian, parish has the began promoting Eucharist available To locate a eucharistic adothe idea that Christ and displayed in a ration chapel near you, visit the was not really presmall chapel 24 Web site at: www.thereal sent in the bread or hours a day, seven presence.org/chap_fr.htm. The wine. The idea days a week. site has a comprehensive list of caught on in some Parishioners sign up adoration chapels organized by circles of the church, to spend an hour in state. a development that adoration a week, eventually caused rotating on the hour For another unique opportuthe Catholic Church so that someone is nity to participate in eucharistic to make its first dealways present with adoration, make plans to attend finitive statement on the Eucharist. Other the Corpus Christi eucharistic the real presence of parishes have adoprocession to be held on June 14 Jesus in the ration on a smaller at St. Agnes Church in Roeland Eucharist. scale, offering it one Park, beginning at 1 p.m. An It also created day a week for a 24hour of adoration at the church somewhat of a euhour period, or even will be followed by a procession charistic revolution, for just a few hours to Bishop Miege High School. resulting in a drabefore or after a The event will conclude with matic increase in deweekend Mass.

Benediction at the high school. votion to Christ pre“Most of our sent in the parishes now have Eucharist. Religious eucharistic adoration at least some small orders commissioned special windows in part of the time, and many have perpetutheir churches so their members could al adoration, especially our larger parishview and adore before the tabernacle at es,” said Michael Podrebarac, archdioceall times. Processions of the Blessed san consultant for the liturgy office.

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Sacrament were instituted.

The increase in devotion to the Eucharist also eventually led to the solemnity of Corpus Christi being instituted by Pope Urban IV in the 13th century.

Although these practices characterized European Catholicism for centuries, they were largely absent from the early years of the practice of the faith in the United States.

“Prior to the second Vatican Council,” said Podrebarac, “adoration as we know it today was largely reserved for religious orders in monasteries.”

But eucharistic adoration in parishes, like we know today, really began to take hold in the United States in the late 1980s, he said.

“There was really a strong resurgence in the practice of adoration and eucharistic devotion in parishes in the 1980s, partly due to Catholics reclaiming eucharistic devotion that used to be present in other forms such as Benediction, vespers, and Forty Hours devotion,” he added.

Podrebarac said devotion to and love of the Eucharist was also strongly encouraged by the late Pope John Paul II, who had a deep and fervent love for the Real Presence.

Margaret McClay coordinates the parishioners who sign up for slots at the one day a week of adoration offered at Sacred Heart Parish in Ottawa. She said people often find it challenging to make an initial commitment of one hour a

week — but once they get over that hurdle, they do not want to give their hour up.

“People really love their time in adoration, especially the ones who do it in the wee hours of the morning,” said McClay.

“It’s often their favorite place to go because of the quiet and peace. Once people start a regular adoration hour, they want to keep doing it, and the only thing that prevents them is a change in life circumstances.”

The Jaramillos had a similar experience at their parish.

“We’ve had adoration at Our Lady of Guadalupe for 14 years, and most of the people who started with it then are still doing it,” said Lupe.

Lupe said making the commitment for a weekly adoration hour sometimes required sacrifices of her time or created challenges with her schedule. When necessary, she finds another parishioner to substitute for her in adoration. Many parishes with perpetual adoration chapels have a list of names and contact information for people willing to be an adoration substitute.

Most often, though, Lupe said, she tries to keep her commitment.

“We try to make it a priority, because it’s good for us to be there,” she said.

Catholics undertaking the devotion for the first time often wonder how to spend an entire hour in front of the Blessed Sacrament.

For those who find it daunting, some priests recommend mentally dividing the Holy hour into 15-minute increments.

Each increment can be devoted to one aspect of prayer: adoration, thanksgiving, reparation, and petition. Or, each increment can be devoted to a different type of prayer, quiet time, or spiritual reading.

Cherry said she brings a prayer book to her hour each week and also spends some of her hour in quiet, contemplative prayer. McClay said she often prays the rosary and spends time in meditation.

Jaramillo regularly prays the rosary, the Divine Mercy chaplet, and reads Scripture.

Regardless of how the hour is spent, regular participants in eucharistic adoration find it makes a strong and lasting impact on their lives.

“I have a real sense of peace I didn’t have before," said McClay. “People need to be aware of what a blessing adoration is in their lives. I really believe it is the glue that holds our parish together.”

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A FINE 50 St. Paul School in Olathe celebrates its golden anniversary

By JILL RAGAR ESFELD Special to The Leaven OLATHE — Though small in stature, with about 200 students enrolled in grades pre-K to 8, St. Paul School here is large in spirit just the same. And its faculty, parents and students just proved it again on April 19, when more than 300 of them joined Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann and pastor Father John Torrez in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the school.

The event began Sunday evening with a Mass celebrated by the archbishop; a family dinner followed in the parish activity center, with the table settings crafted by the children themselves. “‘Growing a Garden of God’s Goodness’ and ‘Fifty Years of Growing and Learning’ are themes we’ve been working on,” explained principal Stephanie Hill. “So the kids made different kinds of flowers for the table settings.”

Those themes have echoed through this school many times over the past few months, as its close-knit community has been commemorating the 50th anniversary all year long. The students built a float for Olathe’s Old Settlers Day parade last September, for example, festooned with banners that read “Fifty Years of Growing and Learning,” and sporting the handprints of every child in the school. The banners now decorate the school’s hall and gymnasium.

Students also received pennants during Catholic Schools Week that read “Fifty Years of Growing and Learning: 1959 to 2009.”

“It never ceases to amaze me,” said Hill, “how many people I run into — whether they’re in the archdiocese or in the Olathe community — that have connections to St. Paul, either former teachers or former students or family members.”

Father John Torrez, pastor of St. Paul Parish, agreed.

“There have been many who have had the honor and blessing of receiving their Catholic education at St. Paul,” he said.

“I am always wonderfully surprised to hear from visitors how St. Paul School played a role in their development of faith as well as their children,” he added. “Although some have moved

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Father John Torrez (left), pastor of St. Paul Parish in Olathe, and Father Joe Cramer concelebrate a Mass marking St. Paul School’s 50th anniversary with Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann.

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Visitors look over memorabilia from the 50-year history of St. Paul School in Olathe at a reception following the anniversary Mass. on, they will never forget what they have learned from their teachers, community, and past pastors.”

More than 300 people accepted the invitation to the Sunday night event.

Many were former students or parishioners who have supported the school.

Former parish pastors were also invited.

The event was a community effort, said Hill. All the parish organizations got in on the planning and production, including the PTO, the Knights of Columbus, the school advisory council, and the parish community.

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• Feb. 2, 1860 — The first recorded Mass was celebrated in the home of an Olathe resident.

• Oct. 8, 1868 — The first Mass was celebrated in the completed St. Paul Church.

• Fall 1913 — An unnamed parochial school was opened in a residence in Olathe.

• Feb. 6, 1916 — Bishop John Ward of Leavenworth blessed a new school building, Our Lady of Victory School.

• 1942 — Olathe Naval Air Station opened and, by 1950, became a training facility, bringing a great influx of service families to the area. Over the next decade, I-35 was extended to the area, turning Olathe into a suburb and prompting a building boom.

• 1950 — Father Patrick Smith donated five acres to the parish and construction was started on the present church and school.

• 1959 — The transfer of the school was made and the name was changed to St. Paul School.

• 1993 — St. Paul Activity Center opened, an addition to the school that includes a gymnasium, restrooms, meeting rooms, storage area, kitchen, religious education resource center and the Knights of Columbus Hall.

“We’re fortunate to have the support we have and we look forward to celebrating these 50 years and certainly growing from here,” she said.

Father Torrez said the celebration has given the school and community an opportunity to honor all those who have contributed to St. Paul’s success.

“These types of celebrations give us a moment to reflect in gratitude for all those who have come before us — who sacrificed so much for future generations to succeed,” he said. “My hope is that we will continue to honor their memory by providing our children the best education and environment, so that they will grow to embrace their faith with fervor and confidence.”

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EAGLE SCOUTS Boy Scout Troop 395 at Curé of Ars Church in Leawood recently held an Eagle Scout Court of Honor for eight young men. They are: (from left) Reed Cody, Kenny Healy, Stephen Fox, John Kindscher, Ben Conaghan, Jack Rusgis, Kevin Fischer, and Mitch Meagher. For their Eagle projects, Cody collected musical instruments and built a sheet music storage cabinet for Cristo Rey High School in Kansas City, Mo.; Healy painted a map of the United States on the playground at Curé of Ars; Fox built bat boxes for Ironwoods Park in Leawood; Kindscher built six shelving units and painted two storage units at Cristo Rey High School; Conaghan designed and painted a nautical-themed mural at Spofford Home for Children in Kansas City, Mo.; Rusgis constructed a storage closet for the CYO Athletic program at Curé; Fischer built horseshoe lanes for the Rotary Youth Camp; and Meagher built four large library bookshelves for the Grace Center.

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Born in St. Joseph, Mo., and raised in Shubert, Neb., Sister Mary Paul was named Josephine Rose, the daughter of Anthony and Anna Crotty Ege. After earning her bachelor’s degree in English at Mount St. Scholastica College, she entered the monastery in 1939 and made monastic profession in 1941.

She received a master’s degree from Creighton University in Omaha, Neb., and served for many years as a teacher, writer, and editor of the community’s newsletter and Benedictines magazine.

She was highly respected for her wisdom and devotion to monastic life — directing newly professed Sisters; representing the community in its governance activities, both locally and nationally; serving as development director; and sharing her spirituality with others in retreats and as oblate director.

Sister Mary Paul is survived by her brother Leo, of Cincinnati.

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The Mater Dei School Drum Line from Topeka impresses the crowd with its precise percussion. ▼ Nativity School, Leawood, eighthgraders — William Walton as Buzz Lightyear (left), Michael Dold as Woody, and Anne Marie LaVille as Jessie — sing a number from “To Infinity and Beyond,” a play adapted from the movie “Toy Story.”

▲ Lead singer Daniel Oberreuter (left) of The Thirsting, a Catholic band from Vancouver, Wash., sent the students (above) into a dancing celebration.

▲ Leawood’s Curé of Ars School Handbell Choir offered music a bit out of the ordinary.

The purpose was to showcase the talented students of Catholic schools, and to raise some money for educational programs.

“It was a once-in-a-lifetime event,” said Patty Morrisey, CEF director of development. “It’s never been done before. It was a gathering of Catholic students from all over the archdiocese to celebrate Catholic education.”

The students were joined by Church of the Nativity, Leawood, parishioner and nationally known jazz musician Ron Gutierrez and his band. A five-member band, The Thirsting, a group with a heart for Catholic evangelization from Vancouver, Wash., also entertained the Sunday afternoon crowd.

Students from all the schools that participated gathered on the stage for the grand finale with jazz musician Ron Guitierrez, a parishioner of Church of the Nativity, Leawood.

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On May 3, all you had to do was follow the sounds to the KC Live! stage downtown to TreasureFest: God’s Family Gathering of Time, Talent and Treasure.

The event was a convergence, held in the Power and Light District in Kansas City, Mo., of all 45 Catholic schools in the archdiocese. There, students had the opportunity to strut their artistic stuff with bands, bells, drums, choirs, plays, and artwork.

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76% 115% 112% 109% 192% 126% 108% 175% 91% 139% 139% 66% 174% 145% 172% 125%

32% 29% 40% 49% 53% 67% 52% 55% 35% 46% 51% 54% 62% 50% 53% 43%

689 $41,608.00 141 $18,985.00 2,024 $187,628.00 553 $318,038.00 2,101 $159,338.00 710 $277,558.50 1,805 $160,920.00 581 $218,260.00 2,609 $182,048.00 777 $209,728.00 623 $45,520.00 291 $55,523.50 3,514 $184,328.00 1,361 $345,601.00 1,267 $103,899.00 479 $97,427.00 2,718 $226,826.00 914 $353,116.21 1,487 $118,001.00 488 $120,040.80 1,335 $114,430.00 600 $179,022.00 1,302 $89,186.00 417 $85,810.00 1,256 $112,928.00 305 $101,503.00 1,341 $94,339.00 300 $79,731.00 1,632 $126,900.00 359 $79,997.68 2,245 $168,088.00 764 $182,284.50 1,531 $99,784.00 407 $98,534.00 674 $55,271.00 231 $80,676.00 30,153 $2,271,042.00 9,678 $2,901,836.19

46% 170% 174% 136% 115% 122% 187% 94% 156% 102% 156% 96% 90% 85% 63% 108% 99% 146% 128%

21% 27% 34% 32% 30% 47% 39% 45% 34% 33% 45% 32% 24% 23% 23% 34% 27% 35% 33%

Annunciation Parish, Baldwin City Assumption Parish, Edgerton Holy Family Parish, Eudora Corpus Christi Parish, Lawrence St. John the Evangelist Parish, Lawrence Sacred Heart Parish, Tonganoxie LAWRENCE REGION TOTALS

133 91 311 1,046 1,173 442 3,196

$8,241.00 $5,833.00 $19,334.00 $66,308.00 $72,963.00 $27,258.00 $199,937.00

39 $7,985.00 33 $7,380.00 129 $34,224.00 224 $49,336.00 182 $35,011.00 207 $30,095.00 814 $164,031.00

97% 127% 177% 74% 48% 110% 82%

29% 36% 41% 21% 16% 48% 26%

Holy Angels Parish, Basehor St. Lawrence Parish, Easton St. Francis de Sales Parish, Lansing Immaculate Conception - St. Joseph, Leavenworth Sacred Heart - St. Casimir Parish, Leavenworth St. Joseph of the Valley Parish, Leavenworth LEAVENWORTH REGION TOTALS

639 90 463 964 679 65 2,900

$27,932.00 227 $38,516.00 $3,809.00 36 $5,955.00 $19,044.00 158 $26,571.00 $41,898.00 345 $60,395.00 $30,471.00 242 $58,267.00 $3,809.00 24 $2,425.00 $126,963.00 1,032 $192,129.00

138% 156% 140% 144% 191% 64% 151%

36% 40% 34% 36% 36% 37% 36%

St. Michael Parish, Axtell 155 Sacred Heart Parish, Baileyville 203 St. Malachy Parish, Beattie 92 St. Columbkille Parish, Blaine 55 St. Monica-St. Elizabeth Parish, Blue Rapids 68 St. Patrick Parish, Corning 159 St. Augustine Parish, Fidelity 41 Annunciation Parish, Frankfort 187 St. Bede Parish, Kelly 152 St. Joseph Parish, Lillis 50 St. Gregory Parish, Marysville 472 St. Vincent de Paul Parish, Onaga 89 Sacred Heart Parish, Sabetha 176 Sts. Peter & Paul Parish, Seneca 711 St. Mary Parish, St. Benedict 149 Holy Family Parish, Summerfield 38 St. James Parish, Wetmore 73 NEMAHA-MARSHALL REGION TOTALS 2,870

$4,535.00 75 $8,820.00 $11,802.00 116 $12,985.00 $5,232.00 35 $7,200.00 $3,197.00 27 $2,320.00 $3,895.00 23 $5,360.00 $8,953.00 54 $7,975.00 $2,325.00 28 $5,310.00 $9,883.00 91 $10,055.00 $8,662.00 75 $8,346.00 $2,732.00 27 $2,740.00 $13,605.00 144 $23,445.00 $4,942.00 44 $6,900.00 $9,999.00 107 $16,423.00 $21,132.00 166 $17,871.00 $8,720.00 85 $8,765.00 $2,093.00 18 $3,400.00 $4,070.00 52 $7,305.00 $125,777.00 1,137 $155,220.00

194% 110% 138% 73% 138% 89% 228% 102% 96% 100% 172% 140% 164% 85% 101% 162% 179% 123%

48% 58% 39% 49% 34% 34% 68% 49% 49% 54% 24% 49% 62% 25% 57% 47% 71% 40%

Households

Target

Gifts

Pledge Total % of Target

** % Part.

St. Francis Xavier Parish, Burlington St. Patrick Parish, Emerald Sacred Heart Parish, Emporia St. Catherine Parish, Emporia Holy Angels Parish, Garnett St. John the Baptist Parish, Greeley St. Mary Parish, Hartford Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, La Cygne Immaculate Conception Parish, Louisburg Sacred Heart Parish, Mound City St. Joseph Parish, Olpe St. Philip Neri Parish, Osawatomie Sacred Heart Parish, Ottawa Holy Trinity Parish, Paola St. Therese Parish, Richmond St. Boniface Parish, Scipio St. Joseph Parish, Waverly St. Teresa Parish, Westphalia SOUTHERN REGION TOTALS

178 40 752 277 323 119 49 83 241 61 210 124 344 485 41 88 30 72 3,517

$8,138.00 83 $13,355.00 $2,034.00 25 $2,265.00 $35,250.00 196 $34,080.00 $15,083.00 10 $1,210.00 $18,311.00 95 $8,332.50 $8,138.00 53 $5,970.00 $4,070.00 49 $4,086.00 $4,070.00 27 $8,685.00 $12,208.00 102 $22,831.00 $4,070.00 29 $8,672.50 $10,173.00 144 $11,242.00 $6,104.00 45 $8,335.00 $22,381.00 127 $22,351.00 $24,415.00 170 $49,225.00 $2,034.00 27 $2,750.00 $4,070.00 55 $4,530.00 $2,034.00 19 $2,970.00 $4,070.00 43 $5,450.00 $186,653.00 1,299 $216,340.00

164% 111% 97% 8% 46% 73% 100% 213% 187% 213% 111% 137% 99.9% 202% 135% 111% 146% 134% 116%

47% 63% 26% 4% 29% 45% 100% 33% 43% 48% 71% 36% 37% 36% 66% 63% 63% 60% 37%

Holy Family Parish, Alma St. Joseph Parish, Flush St. Dominic Parish, Holton St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Lapeer St. Francis Xavier Parish, Mayetta St. Aloysius Parish, Meriden St. Patrick Parish, Osage City Sacred Heart Parish, Paxico St. Theresa Parish, Perry St. Stanislaus Parish, Rossville St. Patrick Parish, Scranton Immaculate Conception Parish, St. Marys Christ the King Parish, Topeka Mater Dei, Topeka Most Pure Heart of Mary Parish, Topeka Mother Teresa of Calcutta Parish, Topeka Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Topeka Sacred Heart - St. Joseph Parish, Topeka St. Matthew Parish, Topeka St. Bernard Parish, Wamego TOPEKA REGION TOTALS

81 127 297 47 120 224 211 139 130 160 142 368 1,892 1,224 1,656 673 746 575 1,011 357 10,180

$3,861.00 32 $3,800.00 $6,262.00 55 $7,290.00 $13,515.00 101 $16,195.00 $2,208.00 26 $2,720.00 $5,706.00 58 $6,711.00 $11,321.00 89 $15,349.00 $9,760.00 94 $10,805.00 $6,473.00 68 $5,525.00 $6,615.00 41 $7,430.00 $7,869.00 64 $9,740.00 $7,708.00 63 $7,260.00 $17,711.00 146 $27,605.00 $112,093.00 535 $89,647.00 $83,221.00 445 $68,992.50 $118,488.00 440 $99,202.00 $34,141.00 330 $46,996.00 $38,117.00 100 $18,770.00 $35,872.00 303 $50,477.40 $66,653.00 347 $51,372.19 $19,754.00 102 $19,225.00 $607,348.00 3,439 $565,112.09

98% 116% 120% 123% 118% 136% 111% 85% 112% 124% 94% 156% 80% 83% 84% 138% 49% 141% 77% 97% 93%

40% 43% 34% 55% 48% 41% 45% 51% 32% 40% 44% 40% 28% 37% 27% 49% 13% 53% 35% 29% 34%

All Saints Parish, Kansas City Blessed Sacrament Parish, Kansas City Cathedral of St. Peter, Kansas City Christ the King Parish, Kansas City Holy Family Parish, Kansas City Holy Name Parish, Kansas City Our Lady & St. Rose Parish, Kansas City Our Lady of Unity Parish, Kansas City St. John the Baptist Parish, Kansas City St. Mary-St. Anthony Parish, Kansas City St. Patrick Parish, Kansas City WYANDOTTE REGION TOTALS

582 256 465 644 99 261 83 1,331 311 177 1,577 5,786

$42,339.00 90 $10,050.00 $17,320.00 72 $17,595.00 $40,414.00 116 $24,426.00 $61,584.00 257 $31,406.00 $17,320.00 51 $7,697.00 $30,792.00 74 $17,510.00 $9,623.00 25 $2,550.00 $44,263.00 426 $57,263.00 $19,245.00 124 $14,496.00 $17,320.00 61 $7,305.00 $84,679.00 327 $51,773.50 $384,899.00 1,623 $242,071.50

24% 102% 60% 51% 44% 57% 26% 129% 75% 42% 61% 63%

15% 28% 26% 51% 52% 28% 30% 32% 40% 36% 21% 29%

117% 130%

42% 37%

114%

33%

Didde Catholic Campus Center, Emporia* St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center, Lawrence* CATHOLIC CAMPUS CENTER TOTALS* Other

ARCHDIOCESAN TOTALS

33 108 141 60,932

* Campus Centers are not included in $4.0 M goal

$2,705.00 $12,562.00

14 $3,170.00 40 $16,381.00 $19,551.00 54 $13,509.15 48 $4,000,000 19,994 $4,571,898.43

** Includes gifts of prayer not included

Numbers as of April 29, 2009

2009 ARCHBISHOP’S CALL TO SHARE

HIGHLIGHTS 69 of the 111 parishes exceeded their target 5 of 8 regions exceeded their goals 56 of the 111 parishes achieved 40% or greater rates of participation.

1 parish achieved 100% participation

The information in this report is subject to change; we regret any errors.

16 LOCAL NEWS

THE LEAVEN • MAY 8, 2009

CELEBRATION OF GRATITUDE

(Above) Sister Virginia Sturlich, OSU, shares a laugh with an unidentified St. Ann, Prairie Village, parishioner.

(Right) Ursuline Sisters Janet Falke and Grace Swift (foreground) pray the Our Father.

(Above) Sister Mildred Katzer, OSU, spends a moment in quiet prayer before the Mass.

(Left) From left, Ursuline Sisters Pat Lynch, Raymond Dieckman, and Helen Smith greet wellwishers as they process out of the Mass held in their honor at St. Agnes Church in Roeland Park May 3.