Food Pantry Requests

Canned pasta
Green beans
Macaroni & cheese
Canned fruit cocktail
Canned pears
Vegetable soup
Peas
Chicken noodle soup
Bar soap
Toothpaste
Toilet paper

We also need brown paper grocery sacks.

Thank you to everyone for supporting the Food Pantry. Every donation is important and appreciated.

World Day for Consecrated Life

This Sunday we celebrate World Day for Consecrated Life. We recognize and give thanks for those who have consecrated their lives to God and the Church through the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. Some join a religious congregation or a secular institute. The consecrated life is one way that men and women live out their baptismal commitment as followers of Jesus.

Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday is on February 22. Ashes will be distributed three times that day: 8:15 a.m. Mass and Scripture Services at 11:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Ash Wednesday is a day of fasting and abstinence from meat.

YAFC
The Young Adult Faith Community
at Guardian Angels Parish

The Young Adults at Guardian Angels regularly attend the 11:00 a.m. Mass. Please join us after Mass in the center aisle for socialization and then brunch afterwards. All are welcome!

YAFC regularly connects with the diocese’s City On A Hill Young Adult Ministry for various activities around town. Check out their Facebook under “City On A Hill Young Adult Ministry” to find out more about upcoming events.

Check out the GA Young Adults website at www.yafc.org or email us at
yafcinfo@yahoo.com .

Donate to GA Online!

Now you can donate to Guardian Angels online either on the Facebook page or on the home page of this website. You can use your PayPal account or any credit card. Call the office at 816-931-4351 if you have any problems.

Facebook

Are you a member of Facebook? Great, so are we! Come and become a Fan of Guardian Angels Catholic Church by either searching for us (look for the one with 80+ fans) or use this link. Schedules, events, and other things are added weekly.

GA Bulletin Online

To find the GA Bulletin online, go to
www.seekandfind.com . Enter Guardian Angels Church in the box marked “Seek.” Click on Guardian Angels and you will be able to view the last three months’ bulletins.

Blessed Palms

Those who wish are invited to bring blessed palms from previous years and place them in the baskets at the church entrances. These palms will be burnt after the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, February 19. The ashes from these palms will be used on Ash Wednesday, which is on February 22 this year.

Lenten Daytime Scripture Study

The Passion and Resurrection stories in the New Testament will be the topic of the spring scripture study. The study begins on Thursday, February 16, and continues throughout the Thursdays of Lent. We meet in the parish hall below the church from 11:00 a.m. - noon. Both English and Spanish study materials are available. If you have questions, contact Fr. Glenn 816-931-4351.

Praying With the Mystics -
Experiencing Quiet Prayer

The mystics wrote of their experience of prayer in order to support the rest of us on our journey to God. This 6-week series features the teachings of the Christian mystics on prayer and guided practice in Quiet (Centering) Prayer. The course assumes that participants have had a basic introduction to Centering Prayer or Christian meditation and have engaged in at least a beginning practice.

Tuesday mornings
9:00 a,n, - 10:30 a.m.
February 21 - March 27

or

Tuesday Evenings
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
February 21 - March 27

Presented by Therese Elias, OSB, 4220 Mercer, KCMO 816-561-6855 or email tmelias@gmail.com . Cost is $75.00

Just to Let You Know

For those who have celiac disease, we now have hosts low enough in gluten to be safely consumed by celiac sufferers. These hosts, which have a gluten content of .01%, are approved as safe enough for almost all celiac sufferers by medical experts and are approved by the Vatican and US Bishops’ Conference. If you would like to receive this gluten-free host, please let Fr. Glenn know. He will have them available.

Fr. Glenn’s Homilies on Facebook

Fr. Glenn’s homilies are now available on Facebook. Just click on the parish Facebook site and listen to the gospel and a homily you missed or listen again.

Our Lady of Guadalupe School

What makes Our Lady of Guadalupe School different? Our Core Values! They permeate everything we do each day!
 

• Living Catholic Faith
• Honoring Hispanic Culture
• Developing Personal Character
• Ensuring Safe Learning
• Celebrating Our Community

Visit us on our website at www.olgkc.org

Evening Bible Study

The evening Bible study invites all parishioners to explore the mysteries of Lent with us. We will be studying the book The Passion and Resurrection. We meet twice a month at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesdays in a very relaxed and inviting environment that promotes sharing and spirituality. The cost of the book is $6.00 and couples can share. For more information please contact Jo Alvarado at 913-789-9224. The Lenten study begins February 29.

College Goal Sunday

Collage Goal Sunday is a FREE event to help students and parents complete the FREE application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The main event is on February 12. Check the websites for additional dates, times, etc. Stop by to ask questions or stop in to receive help with the entry form. Tax information can be estimated.

Site for Kansas locations
www.collegegoal.org

Site for Missouri locations
www.dhe.mo.gov/ppc/fafsa_completion.php#dates

Praydreaming:
Ignatian Center Prayer Workshop

Join Fr. Mark Thibodeaux, S.J. for a discussion of the discernment of spirits, the “motions of the soul,” on Saturday, February 11, from 9:00 - 11:30 a.m. at Rockhurst University. Fr. Thibodeaux is the featured speaker for the Ignatian Spirituality Center of Kansas City Winter Prayer Workshop. Discernment, says Fr. Thibodeaux, is a process of “praydreaming.” By learning how to “let God dream in us,” we can begin to touch those deep desires and be more attuned to the movements within our deepest beings. The program fee of $20 per person covers all materials and scholarships are available. Please email info@ignatiancenterkc.org or call 816-523-5115 x 212. Please include the names and contact info of those wishing to attend.

Announcing:
A New Guardian Angels Cookbook!

Dietary restrictions, lifestyle, the plate instead of the pyramid, have changed the way we prepare food. Our new GA cookbook wants to incorporate these new recipes and create a cookbook for this century. We also would like all sorts of ethnic recipes and, of course, some of the good old Sunday dinner recipes. Recipe collection boxes are by the doors of the church. You can also email recipes to Ann Marie Fontes at fontesann@gmaiil.com or Diane McGovern at dmcgovern.gakc@sbcglobal.net . If you have questions, call Jo Alvarado at 913-798-9224.

Blessing Married Couples

Fidelity, vows, and permanent commitment of any kind is a wonderful accomplishment in today’s world. The weekend of February 11-12 has been designated World Marriage Day since it is close to Valentine’s Day. With this in mind, we will honor married couples with a special blessing at all the Masses that weekend.

Lenten Shoebox Project

Guardian Angels will once again participate in the Lenten Shoebox Shower for Women’s Shelters during February. Please fill boxes with items such as toiletries, toothpaste, toothbrushes, combs, brushes, socks, paper, pens, small toys for children. Seal, wrap, and label for woman or child, with child’s age. Return boxes to the container in the north entrance. Boxes will be delivered March 7, so please return them before then.

Spaghetti Dinner

The Holy Name Society will have a Spagnetti Dinner on Saturday, February 18, from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. in the school cafeteria. All you can eat for $6.00. Half of the proceeds will go to the Guardian Angels Food Pantry.

Lenten Retreat for Men

Finding God in Our Every Day Life will be the theme of this year’s retreat, February 25, 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Fr. Glenn will direct this retreat which is open to all men and sponsored by the Holy Name Society. The retreat will begin in the parish hall below the church. Besides time for prayer and quiet reflection there will also be opportunities for conversation and getting to know one another better. To register call the office at 816-931-4351.