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St. Michael Catholic Church
1019 E. Pointer Trail
Van Buren, Arkansas
Rev. Clayton Gould, Pastor
Domingo López, Deacon
February 8, 2015
5th 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.
We welcome Juan Salas and Miriam Chavez and
Their children Andrew, Juan, and Melody. They
are the newest members of our Parish family.
He told them, “Let us go on to the nearby
villages that I may preach there also. For
this purpose have I come.” So he went into
their synagogues, preaching and driving out
demons throughout the whole of Galilee.
Mark 1:38-39
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
February 7 and 8, 2015
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
February 18
Please check weekly; changes are frequently necessary.
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
Ash Wednesday - The Beginning of Lent 
Ash Wednesday
February 18, 2015
Altar Server
Altar Server
Extraordinary Min.
Extraordinary Min.
Extraordinary Min.
Extraordinary Min.
Extraordinary Min.
Lector
Usher
Usher
Usher
Usher
7 p.m.
Monica Long
Thomas Long
Kevin Andersen
Lorene Andersen
Mary Burdick
Annie Woody
Dewey Woody
John & Nilda Timbs
John Bivens
Leonard Blaschke
Mike Burdick
James Shelby
February 21 and 22, 2015
NOTE: The 7 p.m. Mass will be the only Mass
at St. Michael Church on Ash Wednesday. There
will be no morning Mass nor the usual Mass at
5:30 p.m.
1st Sunday of Lent 
Saturday, February 21, 2015
4:00 p.m.
Altar Server
Ethan Harris
Altar Server
Dillon Ramsey
Extraordinary Min.
June Lott
Extraordinary Min.
Brian Ramsey
Lector
Amy Ramsey
Usher
Mark Morgan
Usher
Mark Schemel
Usher
William Schemel
Usher
James Shelby
Sunday, February 22, 2015
Youth Mass
Altar Server
Altar Server
Extraordinary
Extraordinary
Extraordinary
Extraordinary
Extraordinary
Lector
Ushers
Min.
Min.
Min.
Min.
Min.
10:00 a.m.
Seylor Cluck
Emily Rickner
Leonard Blaschke
Judy Bossarte
Kathy Fritts
Jo Ann Lehnen
Kaleigh Mack
Youth lector
Youth ushers
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., Feb. 7 4 p.m.
Sun., Feb. 8 8 a.m.
Sun., Feb. 8 10 a.m. For the Parish
Mon., Feb. 9 no Mass
Tue., Feb. 10 no Mass
Wed., Feb. 11 5:30 p.m.
Thur., Feb. 12 12:00 noon
Fri., Feb. 6 13 a.m.
Sat., Feb. 7 4 p.m.
(Names may be removed after six weeks unless the office is notified.)
Registered Families
Envelopes assigned
Envelopes used
524
254
104
Regular Collection……………………………………………...
Sunday Collection:
$ 3,992.84
Black & Indian Missions:
437.40
Initial Offering:
10.00
Catholic Education:
164.00
P.R.E. registration:
75.00
CASA grant:
2,000.00
Readings for the week of February 8, 2015
Sun: Jb 7:1-4, 6-7/1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23/Mk 1:29-39
Mon: Gn 1:1-19/Mk 6:53-56
Tue: Gn 1:20–2:4a/Mk 7:1-13
Wed: Gn 2:4b-9, 15-17/Mk 7:14-23
Thur: Gn 2:18-25/Mk 7:24-30
Fri:
Gn 3:1-8/Mk 7:31-37
Sat: Gn 3:9-24/Mk 8:1-10
Next Sun: Lv 13:1-2, 44-46/1 Cor 10:31–11:1/Mk 1:40-45
Total of Regular Collection:
$ 6,679.24
On-line contributions………………………………………….
Sunday Collection:
$
176.00
Total of on-line collection:
$
176.00
Total of all collections:
$ 6,855.24
Weekly Budget:
$
6,033.08
Over / (Under):
$
The Flowers on the Altar
are donated by
Jim & Kay Peterson
in honor of
The 43rd Wedding Anniversary
822.16
February 2015 offertory:
Money to bank: Sat. Richard & Barbara Doyle
Money to bank: Sun. Jo Ann Lehnen
Monday counter:
Barbara Doyle
Flower donations:
Feb. 14 - 15
in memory of Joe Prue
(No flower donations during Lent. Donations
will resume the weekend of April 11, 12.)
Divine Mercy Chaplet at 3 p.m. Mon.-Fri. (chapel) & Sat. (church)
February
Mon
Tue.
Wed.
Thur.
Fri.
Sat.
Sun.
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
No Mass
No Mass
Altar Society
Crafting 8:30 a.m.
Meeting 9 a.m.
Mass
Mass 8 a.m.
12:00 noon
Pickle Ball
8:30 a.m.
Bible Study
6 p.m.
R.C.I.A. 6 p.m.
A Catholic
Moral Vision
(continued)
Knights of
Columbus
6:30 p.m.
Choir
7:00 p.m.
Mass 5:30 p.m.
in the chapel
Youth Choir
5:45 p.m.
Older
1st Communion
6 p.m.
P.R.E.
6:30 p.m.
Bible Study
12:30 p.m.
Choir (H)
6 p.m.
Indoor
Workday
8 a.m. - noon
Reconciliation
3 p.m.
Rosary 3:30 p.m.
Mass 4 p.m.
Mass 8 a.m. (H)
Mass 10 a.m.
Sunday
“Why Catholic”
11 a.m.
Confirmation
Class
6:00 p.m.
P.R.E. classes meet Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Confirmation Class meets this weekend at 6 p.m.
DATES TO REMEMBER:
Wed., Feb. 11
2nd grade 1st Communion Class—First Reconciliation 7 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 18
Ash Wednesday
P.R.E. classes will not meet, but students need to attend Mass
with their parents.
Sun., Feb. 22
Youth Mass
Wed., Feb. 25
Mass with Fr. Clayton in the church 5:30 p.m.
Parents are encouraged to attend.
Wed., Feb. 25
Required meeting of parents of 1st grade students
In the Parish Hall at 7 p.m.
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Annual CASA collection: The 2015 Catholic Arkansas Sharing Appeal (CASA) begins this week.
This collection is one source for the education of our Seminarians. It also helps fund a multitude of
projects around our diocese such as Catholic Schools, Medical Clinics, Disaster Relief, and Adoption
Services to name only a few. Please prayerfully consider this opportunity to support the overall needs
of the church in our diocese. The annual goal for St. Michael Parish is $8,833.43 which has been
exceeded in past years.
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Special Collection The second collection on Feb. 14 - 15 is for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe. This
collection supports Catholic organizations that provide affordable shelter and train seminarians in a region that still
struggles from the effects of Soviet rule. By providing pastoral care, catechesis, and funding for building renovations,
your donations help to restore the Church and build the future in the region. Please give generously to the collection
next week. Visit www.usccb.org (search "Church in Central and Eastern Europe") to learn more.
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delivered to your mailbox each week. Subscriptions are only $26 a year ($24 for seniors). Subscription envelopes are
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for just $5 more a year. Call (501) 664-0125 if you are already a paid subscriber to the print edition and want to
receive the digital addition also. Free copies of the current Arkansas Catholic are available on the table in
the church entry.
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World Day of Prayer for religious: World Day for Consecrated Life will be celebrated in the Church on the weekend
of February 7-8, 2015. Please pray for all those who have made commitments in the consecrated life, and be sure to
thank them on their special day. May they continue to be inspired by Jesus Christ and respond generously to God's gift
of their vocation. Pray also for those who are discerning a vocation to Consecrated Life, and invite those who may be
called to consider it.
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Coffee & Doughnuts Coffee and doughnuts will be provided in the Parish Hall on the first Sunday of each month.
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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