Saint Joseph Parish Bulletin…Greensburg, Kansas
Fifth Sunday of Easter, May 6, 2007
Father Gregory LeBlanc, Pastor
332 North Oak Street, Pratt, KS 67124
Voice: 620-672-6352; Fax: 620-672-3748
email: pater@cox.net
FROM BISHOP GILMORE: You are in our prayer. You are in our thoughts. You are in our hearts. We feel weak. We feel powerless. We feel so inadequate. We want to help. We want to be there for you. We want to be with you. May the Lord for whom nothing is impossible hold us together and provide strength and comfort. God bless you and keep you.
FROM FATHER LE BLANC: It was so good to visit with a number of you Sunday in the shelters. I am at a loss as we look at what needs to done now and what needs to be done in the future. God bless us and keep us together even as we are scattered about.
SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH… seems to have been one of the structures devastated by Friday night’s tornado. By most accounts it was destroyed.
FIRST COMMUNION… was scheduled to be this coming Sunday, May 13th. We have postponed that important parish celebration until we can see our way through the present confusion. Please keep checking back to our parish bulletin for further developments.
WHERE ARE YOU? We want to keep in touch even as we are scattered to the four winds. Please email to pater@cox.net , or phone 620-672-6352, or fax to 620-672-3748, or drop a note to Father Gregory at 332 North Oak Street, Pratt, KS 67124 and let us know where you are and an email address, phone number, address where we can contact you. We hope to be able to publish a Parish Directory very soon that tells us where everyone is.
FATHER LE BLANC IS GRATEFUL… that he has been able to locate the vast majority of Greensburg Parishioners. Thanks be to God that they are safe even amidst all this destruction and tragedy. He appreciated the opportunity to visit with parishioners in the Haviland shelter Sunday afternoon.
YOU ARE MOST WELCOME… at any of our neighboring parishes:
Sacred Heart, Pratt…6:30pm Saturday and 8:30am Sunday
Saint Bernard, Belpre…8:30am Sunday
Saint Nicholas, Kinsley…5:30pm Saturday, 10am Sunday, and 12 noon
Sunday in Spanish
Saint Joseph, Offerle…8am Sunday
Saint John, Spearville...5:30pm Saturday and 10:30am Sunday
Saint Andrew, Wright…9am Sunday
Saint Joseph, Ashland…10:30am Sunday
Holy Spirit, Coldwater…5pm Saturday
If you are presently living elsewhere, please call the Chancery (620-227-
1500) and Amy will find the mass schedule for you. You may also email
Amy at aseachris@dcdiocese.org.
IF YOU HAVE GRADE-SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN… and are presently living in Cathedral Parish, Dodge City; Sacred Heart Parish, Pratt; Saint Nicholas Parish, Kinsley; Saint Joseph Parish, Ellinwood; Prince of Peace Parish, Great Bend; Sacred Heart Parish, Ness City; Saint Dominic Parish, Garden City; or St. Mary Parish, Garden City; know that your students are most welcome to finish out the school year at any of these schools. All fees, etc., are waived. For help, please contact Kathryn Werner at the Diocesan School Office, 620-227-1535, kwerner@dcdiocese.org.
CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICE… is there to help. Collections are being gathered at Parishes across the Diocese. Catholic Charities USA has given money for immediate assistance. Catholic Social Service plays a distinctive role in community disaster relief. CSS is assessing the role it can best play in the relief efforts following our and other tornado disasters of the past weekend. Keep checking our Parish Bulletin for updates.
WE ARE SO GRATEFUL… to and for all the wonderful emergency workers and all the others who responded so quickly and skillfully. God bless you all!!!!
ETERNAL REST GRANT UNTO ALL THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIFE… in the storm. May they now know perpetual light and everlasting peace. May their families experience the comfort and solace that the Lord alone can give.
WE CONTINUE TO PRAY… for all those who remain in the hospital. May the Lord’s healing touch bring them recovery and full health?
PLEASE KEEP CHECKING THIS SITE…for the updates to our Parish Bulletin.