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St. Michael Catholic Church
1019 E. Pointer Trail
Van Buren, Arkansas
Rev. Clayton Gould, Pastor
Domingo López, Deacon
January 25, 2015
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Welcome! We, the parish community of St. Michael Catholic
Church in Van Buren, Arkansas, know that we are part of the Body
of Christ. Our call is to make Christ present in our own lives and
the lives of those with whom we associate. We do this through
prayer, the celebration of the sacraments, religious education, and
the example of our lives of faith, hope, and love.
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Weekend masses / Misas de Sábado y Domingo
Saturday (Sábado):
4 p.m.
Sunday (Domingo):
8 a.m. (Español) 10 a.m. (English)
Weekday masses / Misas de la semana
Wednesday (Miércoles) 5:30 p.m. in the chapel* (en la capilla)
Thursday (Jueves)
12:00 noon in the chapel** (en la capilla)
Friday (Viernes)
8:00 a.m. in the chapel (en la capilla)
* in the church the fourth Wed. of each month
** in the church the first Thur. Of each month
Reconciliation / Confesiones
Wednesday (Miércoles) 5:00 p.m. In the chapel (en la capilla)
Saturday (Sábado)
3:30 p.m.
or call for appointment (También por cita.)
Marriages /Matrimonios Quinceañeras
Please contact the Parish Office 6 months in advance.
Favor de llamar a la oficina a 6 meses de antelación
Baptisms (Bautismos)
Please call the Parish Office M-F between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Parish Membership
We welcome you to our Catholic community. In order for us to
better serve you, we invite you to become a registered member
of our parish. Please call or come by the parish office to register.
Bienvenidos a nuestra familia católica. Le invitamos a ud.
hacerse miembro inscribido de la parroquia. La forma está
disponible en la oficina de la parroquia.
Welcome to all visitors and guests who
have come to share the celebration of
the Holy Eucharist with us.
As he passed by the Sea of Galilee he saw Simon
and his brother Andrew casting their nets into the
sea; they were fishermen. Jesus said to them,
“Come after me, and I will make you fishers of
men.”
Mark 1:16-17
Office: 1019 E. Pointer Trail Phone: (479) 471-1211
Hours: 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday - Friday
Fax:
(479) 471-1219
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.stmichaelscatholicchurch.com
Rectory: Phone: (479) 474-4595
Email: [email protected]
Office and Ministries:
Deacon:
Domingo López
208-0524
Business mgr.:
Vince Prince
471-1211
Secretary:
Bruce Hoffsommer 471-1211
Altar Society:
Barbara Doyle
471-1453
Bereavement Dinners
Marilyn Boyd 474-5329 or Beth Everett 208-3947
Annulments
Kevin Andersen 221-2439
Patricia Chaffin 471-3334
Patt Johnson
471-6957
Music Director:
Bruce Hoffsommer
719-2820
Hispanic coordinator: Martin Gonzalez
461-5249
Knights:
Don Chaffin
471-3334
Parish Council:
Jess Spence
650-1954
Religious Ed.:
Carlene Ewing
632-4374
R.C.I.A.:
Vince & Kelly Prince 420-5694
Youth:
Joseph & Lucretia Meinardus 997-8497
Sacristan:
Don Chaffin
471-3334
Liturgical Servers Schedule
January 24 & 25, 2015
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 
Saturday, January 24, 2015
4:00 p.m.
Altar Server
Shacy Johnson
Altar Server
Chloe Johnson
Extraordinary Min.
Pamela Rae Henderson
Extraordinary Min.
Carole Huff
Lector
June Lott
Usher
John Bivens
Usher
Richard Doyle
Usher
Mark Morgan
Usher
James Shelby
January 31 - February 1, 2015
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Youth Mass
Altar Server
Altar Server
Extraordinary
Extraordinary
Extraordinary
Extraordinary
Extraordinary
Lector
Ushers
Min.
Min.
Min.
Min.
Min.
10:00 a.m.
Josephine Meinardus
Carter Schmidt
Judy Bossarte
Annette Knittig
Ed Knittig
Mayra Marciano
Sylvia Timmons
Youth lector
Youth ushers
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time 
Saturday, January 31, 2015
4:00 p.m.
Altar Server
Dillon Johnson
Altar Server
Shacy Johnson
Extraordinary Min.
Richard Doyle
Extraordinary Min.
June Lott
Lector
Sherry Scorby
Usher
Pat Huff
Usher
Mark Schemel
Usher
William Schemel
Usher
James Shelby
February 7 and 8, 2015
Please check weekly; changes are frequently necessary.
Sunday, February 1, 2015
10:00 a.m.
Altar Server
Josephine Meinardus
Altar Server
Carter Schmidt
Extraordinary Min.
Flo Bartley
Extraordinary Min.
Leonard Blaschke
Extraordinary Min.
Mary Burdick
Extraordinary Min.
Jo Ann Lehnen
Extraordinary Min.
Michael Mohr
Lector
Fines Batchelor
Usher
Mike Burdick
Usher
Richard Henry
Usher
Nickolas Henson
Usher
Mark Lehnen
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time 
Saturday, February 7, 2015
4:00 p.m.
Altar Server
Ethan Harris
Altar Server
Chloe Johnson
Extraordinary Min.
Molly Anderson
Extraordinary Min.
Fines Batchelor
Lector
John & Nilda Timbs
Usher
John Bivens
Usher
Richard Doyle
Usher
Mark Morgan
Usher
Mark Schemel
February 14 and 15, 2015
Sunday, February 8, 2015
10:00 a.m.
Altar Server
Kessler Cluck
Altar Server
Terrance Meinardus
Extraordinary Min.
Kevin Andersen
Extraordinary Min.
Lorene Andersen
Extraordinary Min.
Kathy Fritts
Extraordinary Min.
Kaleigh Mack
Extraordinary Min.
Art Sellers
Lector
Judith Bossarte
Usher
James Mack
Usher
Albert Schubach
Usher
Karen Schubach
Usher
Sylvia Timmons
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time 
Saturday, February 14, 2015
4:00 p.m.
Altar Server
Shacy Johnson
Altar Server
Chloe Johnson
Extraordinary Min.
Richard Doyle
Extraordinary Min.
Mary Frauenhoff
Lector
Fines Batchelor
Usher
John Bivens
Usher
Pat Huff
Usher
William Schemel
Usher
James Shelby
Sunday, February 15, 2015
10:00 a.m.
Altar Server
Samantha Chick
Altar Server
Emily Rickner
Extraordinary Min.
Flo Bartley
Extraordinary Min.
Terry Bogner
Extraordinary Min.
Deena Dunn
Extraordinary Min.
Tonia Fry
Extraordinary Min.
T. C. Long
Lector
Adam Prince
Usher
Richard Henry
Usher
Art Sellers
Usher
Gary Wellnitz
Usher
Dewey Woody
PRAY FOR:
Ed Ussery, Kirsten McKay, Ed & Jeanne LeClercq,
Janie Willems, Magdalena Rice, Frankie Batchelor, Barbara Taylor,
Sarah & Reyes Ruiz, Gerry Miller, Gerry Stallman, Bob Dunlap, Arthur
Terceira, Heath Spence, Virginia Carmack, Jodi Greer, Charlie Crook,
Dorothy Wright, Marcus Goodnoh, John Fritts, Ashley Boyd, Carlene
Ewing, Stephanie Fudge, Nilda Timbs, Beverly Crowe, Rachel Sikma,
Jearla Medlock, Gregg Jacob, Irma Reed, Joe Robertson, Dorothy
Adams, Willie Dixon, Estelle Harrison, and all who are serving in
the military and their families.
Mass Intentions 
Sat., Jan. 24 4 p.m.
Sun., Jan. 25 8 a.m.
Sun., Jan. 25 10 a.m. For the Parish
Mon., Jan. 26 no Mass
Tue., Jan. 27 no Mass
Wed., Jan. 28 5:30 p.m.
Thur., Jan. 29 12:00 noon † Martin Willems
(by Sheila Moss)
Fri., Jan. 30 8 a.m.
(Names may be removed after six weeks unless the office is notified.)
† Amy Huff (by Sheila Moss)
Registered Families
Envelopes assigned
Envelopes used
524
254
108
Readings for the week of January 25, 2015
Regular Collection……………………………………………...
Sunday Collection:
$ 4,965.50
Initial Offering:
1.00
Building Fund:
55.00
Hall Rental:
40.00
Total of Regular Collection:
$
5,061.50
On-line contributions………………………………………….
Sunday Collection:
$
333.00
Building Fund:
100.00
Black and Indian Mission:
20.00
Total of on-line collection:
$
453.00
Total of all collections:
$ 5,514.50
Weekly Budget:
$
6,033.08
Over / (Under):
$
Sun: Jon 3:1-5, 10/1 Cor 7:29-31/Mk 1:14-20
Mon: 2 Tm 1:1-8 or Ti 1:1-5/Mk 3:22-30
Tue: Heb 10:1-10/Mk 3:31-35
Wed: Heb 10:11-18/Mk 4:1-20
Thur: Heb 10:19-25/Mk 4:21-25
Fri:
Heb 10:32-39/Mk 4:26-34
Sat: Heb 11:1-2, 8-19/Mk 4:35-41
Next Sun:
Dt 18:15-20/1 Cor 7:32-35/Mk 1:21-28
The Flowers on the Altar
are donated by James Shelby
in memory of
Elisa Shelby
(518.58)
February 2015 offertory:
Money to bank: Sat. Richard & Barbara Doyle
Money to bank: Sun. Jo Ann Lehnen
Monday counter:
Barbara Doyle
Flower donations:
Jan. 31-Feb. 1
Feb. 7 - 8
Bill & Dianne Boeckman
Jim & Kay Peterson
Divine Mercy Chaplet at 3 p.m. Mon.-Fri. (chapel) & Sat. (church)
January 2015
Mon
Tue.
Wed.
Thur.
Fri.
Sat.
Sun.
26
27
28
29
30
31
Feb. 1
No Mass
No Mass
Mass 5:30 p.m.
Mass
Mass 8 a.m.
Reconciliation
Mass 8 a.m. (H)
in the church
12:00 noon
3 p.m.
Youth Choir
Bible Study
Mass 10 a.m.
5:45 p.m.
12:30 p.m.
Older
1st Communion
Choir (H)
Pickle Ball
8:30 a.m.
Bible Study
6 p.m.
R.C.I.A. 6 p.m.
A Catholic
Moral Vision
Choir
7:00 p.m.
6 p.m.
P.R.E.
6:30 p.m.
Parents of
9th graders
meet in the hall
6 p.m.
Prayer Group
(H)
7 p.m.
Rosary 3:30 p.m.
Mass 4 p.m.
Sunday
“Why Catholic”
11 a.m.
Confirmation
Class
6:00 p.m.
P.R.E. classes meet Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Confirmation Class meets this weekend - Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015
DATES TO REMEMBER:
Wed., Jan. 28
reconciliation for students in grade 9
Sun., Jan. 25
Youth Mass (at 10 a.m.)
Wed., Jan. 28
Mass with Fr. Clayton at 5:30 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 28
Parents of 9th grades meet in Parish Hall at 7 p.m. (required)
Wed., Feb. 4
6 p.m. 1st Reconciliation - older 1st Communion Class
(reception following in Parish Hall)
Wed., Feb. 4
7 p.m. reconciliation - grade 3
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January Second Collection: This weekend, January 24-25, our parish will take up the annual Collection for Black and
Indian Missions. Our financial contribution helps support Catholic American Indian communities on reservations, in rural
areas and inner cities. For more information, go to www.blackandindianmission.org.
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NFP Classes offered in Ft. Smith The Couple to Couple League (CCL) of Arkansas will offer a 3-part series of
classes in natural family planning (NFP) in the Ft. Smith area. The classes will meet at St. Boniface church on
Feb. 15, Mar. 15, and Apr. 19 from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. These classes will Diocesan requirements for NFP classes
for those who are planning marriage. The fee is $151. which includes all materials. For more information, please
contact Robert & Evelyn Hart at (501) 224-7949. To register, go to www.ccli.org, click on “Arkansas” and look for
the class series.
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Card Collection: The Altar Society has taken up the project of collecting greeting cards (Christmas, birthday, etc.)
which are then sent to St. Jude’s Ranch where they are recycled into new useable cards. If you have a stack of cards
you are willing to donate, please give them to Barbara Doyle or Marilyn Boyd, or any member of the Altar Society.
Copyright laws prevent the use of cards by American Greeting, Disney, and Hallmark cards, but all others are welcome.
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Free Concert at Subiaco Named AMA Band of the Year five times, Oreo Blue is one of the most respected and sought
after blues bands in the country. They have produced 6 CD’s that are sold in 20 different countries. The concert will be
opened by Subiaco’s own Jazz Ensemble. Oreo Blue is returning to the Academy for the fifth time. The public is invited
to attend this free concert on Wednesday, January 28, 2015, at 7:45 p.m.
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“MY OWN CHURCH” You may use our new ParshSOFT’s My Own Church website to register online or update
your church records for your family. Go to the church web site at stmichaelscatholicchurch.com.
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Coffee & Doughnuts Coffee and doughnuts will be provided after the 10 a.m. Mass next Sunday, February 1.
If you would like to volunteer to supply the doughnuts one Sunday in the future, call Bud or Lillie Stewart
at (479)-651-2810.
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PROTECTING CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE: The Diocese of Little Rock is committed to protecting children and
young people. If you are aware of abuse or have been abused by clerics, church volunteers, or church workers,
please contact the Diocese of Little Rock at (501) 664-0340, ext. 366 and the state of Arkansas hotline for crimes
against children at (800) 482-5964. For pastoral guidance, contact Drs. George & Sherry Simon at (501) 766-6001.
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Phone:
479-471-0019
Fax:
479-471-0090
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