DIVINE MERCY CELEBRATIONS

St. John Paul II Parish, 18335 W. 168th Terr., Olathe, will have a Divine Mercy celebration at 3 p.m. on April 16. There will be exposition with adoration and Benediction, confessions, sung Divine Mercy chaplet and a rosary.

Curé of Ars Parish, 9401 Mission Rd., Leawood, will host a Divine Mercy Holy Hour on April 16 at 2:30 p.m. The service will include the exposition of the Eucharist, the chaplet of Divine Mercy and Benediction. Confessions will be available throughout the hour with multiple priests available.

Blessed Sacrament Parish, 2203 Parallel Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, will host a Spanish Holy Hour and chaplet of Divine Mercy from 3 to 4 p.m. on April 16. Mass will be from 4 to 5 p.m. After Mass, there will be a gathering with food, drinks and sharing with the community in the cafeteria.

St. Patrick Parish, 309. S. 6th St., Osage City, will host a Divine Mercy celebration at 3 p.m. on April 16. There will be eucharistic adoration followed by recitation of the Divine Mercy chaplet and a final blessing.

Join Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann and all the priests and parishes of the Atchison Region for a Divine Mercy eucharistic procession culminating in eucharistic adoration at the Atchison riverfront. The event will be on April 16 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. starting at St. Benedict Church, 1000 N. 2nd St,, Atchison, processing down 4th St. to the riverfront. Parish/groups are encouraged to wear their parish/group shirts.

Our Lady of Lourdes, 819 N. 5th St., LaCygne, will host a Divine Mercy celebration on April 16 from 3 to 4 p.m. There will be eucharistic adoration, chaplet of Divine Mercy and Benediction. The sacrament of confession will also be available.

Church of the Nativity, 3800 W. 119th, Leawood, will celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday on April 16 at 3 p.m. with exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Benediction and praying of the chaplet of Divine Mercy.

Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, 102 Exchange St., Emporia, will host a Divine Mercy celebration at 3 p.m. on April 16 with the Divine Mercy chaplet, Scripture, rosary, exposition and Benediction, and confessions.

St. Joseph Church, 306 N. Broadway, Leavenworth, will host a Divine Mercy Holy Hour on April 16 at 3 p.m.

St. Pius X Parish, 5500 Woodson Rd., Mission, will host a Divine Mercy celebration at 3 p.m. on April 16. There will be Benediction and exposition of the Blessed Sacrament along with praise and worship music and the chaplet of Divine Mercy in song with Fountain City Worship.

Computer education pioneer, Sister Barbara Kushan, SCL, dies

LEAVENWORTH — Sister Barbara Kushan, a Sister of Charity of Leavenworth, died March 1 at the motherhouse here. She was 81.

As a Sister of Charity for 61 years, Sister Barbara dedicated 44 years of her ministry to education.

Barbara was born on Sept. 6, 1941, in Kansas City, Kansas, the youngest of two children of John and Genevieve Kushan. She attended St. John the Baptist Grade School and Bishop Ward High School in Kansas City, Kansas.

While attending a family friend’s graduation ceremony at Saint Mary

College, she became inspired to attend the school to study math and physical education to teach in high school. After two years of college, she entered the Sisters of Charity community on Aug. 30, 1961. She professed vows as Sister Ivan Marie on Aug. 9, 1969, and later returned to her baptismal name.

As a math and science teacher, Sister Barbara was an advocate for study in computer science. She brought computer education to students even when access was difficult. At Hogan High School in Kansas City, Missouri, she taught her students before the school day by using computers at a public junior high school and at Rockhurst College.

While teaching at Billings Central High School in Montana, the computers were connected via teletype to a server at Montana State University in Bozeman. In 1977, at her suggestion, the administration of Saint Mary College added computer science to the curriculum. The program grew from one course to become the top computer science program in the state of Kansas by 1984.

Sister Barbara took joy in the relationships she formed with her students, describing some of them as “sons and daughters” and “grandchildren.” She held master’s degrees in math and computer science and a doctorate in computer science. She retired in 2015.

Educator and Hispanic leader, Sister Julitta Doerhoff, SCL, dies

LEAVENWORTH — Sister Mary Julitta Doerhoff, SCL, died on March 16 at the motherhouse here. She was 94 and a Sister of Charity for 73 years.

Mary Margaret Doerhoff was born on Aug. 28, 1928, near St. Elizabeth, Missouri, the eldest of 10 children of Herman and Emma (Huhmann) Doerhoff. She graduated from St. Elizabeth High School and attended Central Missouri State College in Warrensburg, Missouri.

She entered the religious community of the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth on Aug. 18, 1949, and, as Sister Mary Julitta Doerhoff, made her profession of vows on Aug. 15, 1951. She received a bachelor’s degree in education and a master’s in elementary administration from Saint Mary College, Leavenworth.

While at Our Lady of Guadalupe School in Topeka, Sister Julitta worked with the PTO and outside organizations to provide up-to-date books, computers and other materials needed

Register for the archdiocesan 50th wedding anniversary celebration

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Couples celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary in 2023 are encouraged to register for the archdiocesan 50th wedding anniversary celebration on May 21 at 2 p.m. at the Church of the Nativity in Leawood.

To receive an invitation from Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann, please call your parish office and provide your name, address, phone number and date of your wedding.

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to help the students. She also promoted the inclusion of the Hispanic culture in school activities and received an award for helping to bridge the Hispanic and Anglo cultures in Topeka.

In 1969, Sister Julitta developed dystrophy of the cornea, which deteriorated her eyesight to the point that she learned to read and write Braille. Two years later, she had experimental eye surgery that restored her sight for a time. She required corneal transplants in 1991 and 1992, which again repaired her sight until later in her life. She said that she couldn’t ever be grateful enough for her sight.