Match Madness 2019

St. Elizabeth’s is excited to announce our participation in Match Madness, Salina’s day-long giving extravaganza, on Thursday, March 21, 2019! On this day, your dollar—and your impact will stretch even further when you donate to our endowed fund at the Greater Salina Community Foundation. Gifts to our endowment are very important, long-term investments in the future of our parish, as they produce a steady, never-ending source of income that we can count on every year. Plus, all Match Madness gifts will be matched up to 50%

Here’s how YOU can become a champion for St. Elizabeth’s:

1. Donate Online

On March 21, go to www.MatchMadnessGSCF.org and donate anytime between 12 a.m. and 11:59 p.m.

2. Donate in Person

Donations will be accepted in person from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Salina Fieldhouse, 140 N 5th, in Salina! The live event will feature nonprofit booths, a nonprofit free throw contest, March Madness basketball on TV, food trucks, snacks and more. Join us for the fun!

 For more information about Match Madness, visit www.MatchMadnessGSCF.org.

Class on American Saints

During Lent we are called to work on our relationship with God, to grow in holiness. One powerful way to accept the challenge to work on our relationship with God is to learn how the saints answered that challenge in their lives. On Thursday, March 28 from 7-8pm, Fr. Keith will teach a class on U.S. American Saints. All adults of high school age and older are welcome to attend.

2019 Tri-Parish Lenten Schedules

Ash Wednesday Mass Times

St. Elizabeth:                     8:00 a.m.            12:10 p.m.          5:30 p.m.            7:00 p.m. (with PRE)

Sacred Heart:                    6:30 a.m.            8:00 a.m.            12:05 p.m.          5:30 p.m.            7:15 p.m. (Spanish)

St. Mary’s:                          8:05 a.m. (with SMGS)   9:50 a.m. (with SHJSHS)   12:10 p.m.    5:15 p.m.   7:00 p.m. (with PRE)

Stations of the Cross

Every Friday during Lent except Good Friday   

St. Elizabeth:                      6:00 p.m. (followed by a Lenten Meal in the Parish Hall)

Sacred Heart:                    5:30 p.m.                                          7:00 p.m. (Spanish)

St. Mary’s:                          5:45 p.m.

Weekday Daily Mass Times

St. Elizabeth:                      5:15 p.m. Mon during Lent          8:00 a.m. Tue, Wed, Thur, Fri        

Sacred Heart:                    6:30 a.m. Daily                                8:00 a.m. Daily                 7:15 p.m. Wed (Spanish)

St. Mary’s:                          8:05 a.m. Mon, Wed, Fri               5:15 p.m. Tue, Thur                      12:10 p.m. Daily during Lent

Tri-Parish Mission

This year the tri-parish mission will be held at St. Mary’s Parish. On Sunday afternoons (March 24, March 31, April 7, April 14) from 3-4pm, one of the local parish priests will give a presentation on one of the Cardinal Virtues of temperance, prudence, justice, and fortitude.

Communal Confession Services

St. Mary’s:                         Sun   April 14^th                                3:30 p.m.

Sacred Heart:                   Mon April 15^th                                7:00 p.m.

St. Elizabeth’s:                   Wed April 17^th                                7:00 p.m.

Holy Week Schedule

Holy Thursday April 18^th

St. Elizabeth:                      7:00 p.m.                                          (Adoration until 10:00 p.m.)

Sacred Heart:                    7:00 p.m. (Bi-lingual)                      (Adoration until 10:00 p.m.)

St. Mary’s:                          7:00 p.m.                                          (Adoration until 10:00 p.m.)

Good Friday April 19^th Services

St. Elizabeth:                      12:10 p.m.          7:00 p.m.

Sacred Heart:                    12:05 p.m.          5:30 p.m.            7:15 p.m. Spanish Service

St. Mary’s:                          12:05 p.m.          7:00 p.m.

Easter Vigil

St. Elizabeth:                      8:00 p.m.

Sacred Heart:                    8:30 p.m.

St. Mary’s:                          8:00 p.m.

Easter Sunday

St. Elizabeth:                      8:30 a.m.            10:30 a.m.

Sacred Heart:                    8:00 a.m.            10:30 a.m.          12:30 p.m. (Spanish)

St. Mary’s:                          8:00 a.m.            9:30 a.m.           11:00 a.m.          4:00 p.m. (Vietnamese)

Lent 2019

A WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR – LENT!
Lent is 6 week long retreat for us as individuals and as a Church.  It is an opportunity to come closer to God through acts of prayer, self-sacrifice and forgiveness.  Lent is a time to draw closer to Christ as walk with him on his journey to the Last Supper, the Cross, the Burial and Resurrection.  It is truly a wonderful time of the year to grow closer to our Savior!

LENTEN OPPORTUNITIES AT ST. ELIZABETH’S

Daily Mass
During Lent we will have daily Mass on Monday at 5:15pm and Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday at 8:00am.  Daily Mass only lasts about 20 minutes, but is a wonderful time to hear Lenten bible readings, reflect on them, pray about them, and receive the Eucharist.  Trying to attend daily Mass at least once a week during the season of Lent is a good way to commit ourselves to more prayer time during Lent.

Short Spiritual Reflection - Fr. Keith will send out an e-mail every week during Lent with a short spiritual reflection.  If you are not receiving these e-mails, and would like to, please send your e-mail address to Fr. Keith at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Stations of the Cross and Lenten Meal
Every Friday evening during Lent at 6:00pm we gather in the church to pray the Stations of the Cross.  This prayer allows us to reflect on the last moments of Jesus life on earth and what he was willing to suffer out of love for us.  This is an opportunity for people of all ages to come together and remember that Christ died for all of us.  Stations of Cross is followed by a simple Lenten meal in our parish hall.

Confession
Confessions will be heard every Wednesday evening at St. Elizabeth’s from 5:15pm-5:45pm.  We will have Communal Confessions: Sunday, April 14 at 3:30pm at St. Mary’s Parish.  Monday, April 15 at 7:00pm at Sacred Heart Parish, and Wednesday, April 17 at 7:00pm at St. Elizabeth’s Parish.

Class on American Saints
During Lent we are called to work on our relationship with God, to grow in holiness. One powerful way to accept the challenge to work on our relationship with God is to learn how the saints answered that challenge in their lives. On Thursday, March 28 from 7-8pm, Fr. Keith will teach a class on U.S. American Saints. All adults of high school age and older are welcome to attend. 

Rice Bowl
Catholic Relief Services asks us to join in their efforts to feed the poor and starving of the world.  Rice Bowls can be picked up in our Mezzanine area.  Every day we then refrain from consuming a particular food item (a dessert, a can of pop, a cup of coffee, a candy bar, etc.) and then place in the rice bowl the money we would have spent on that item.  On Holy Thursday, we will collect the Rice Bowls and send the money to Catholic Relief Services to help feed those in our world who are starving.

Lenten Reflection Materials 
There are two booklets in the mezzanine area that will help you deepen your prayer and reflection time during Lent. Please take one or both of these to help you on your Lenten journey this year.

MORE LENTEN OPPORTUNITIES

Emailed Lenten Guide - Sign up for a Lenten Guide by going to BestLentEver.com on the internet.

Tri-Parish Mission
This year the tri-parish mission will be held at St. Mary’s Parish. On Sunday afternoons (March 24, March 31, April 7, April 14) from 3-4pm, one of the local parish priests will give a presentation on one of the Cardinal Virtues of temperance, prudence, justice, and fortitude.

CDA Annual Lenten Retreat 
" Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World" by Ann Axman and Sister Esther Fiegel of the Heartland Center for Spirituality, Great Bend, Kansas.  Saturday, March 9, 2019, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.  Registration at 8:30 a.m.  St. Mary's Parish Hall, 230 E. Cloud.  Sponsored by Catholic Daughters of Salina.  Registration fee:  $20.00 (includes lunch/snacks). Please RSVP by calling Margaret Robertson, 820-1821, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Marlene Bonilla,342-0130, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Lenten Day Retreat
“Encountering Christ – A Journey of Hope” - Come join us at St. Edward’s Parish, Belleville, KS on Saturday, March 16, 2019, 9am-4:30pm, (registration begins at 8:30am). Recognize Christ in your experience, and use the tools you receive through this encounter with Christ to reach out and share your faith with others. Retreat is led by Father Steve Heina along with Corey Lyon and Wendy Backes of the Diocesan Office of Family Life. Retreat includes: Personal Reflection, Mass, Adoration, Confession. Cost is $10 (includes lunch). Registration forms are available in the mezzanine area or you can register online at salinadiocese.org/family-life, or call 827-8746, ext 24

Holy Week at St. Elizabeth’s
April 13/14 we will have Masses for Palm Sunday to remember the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem.  On Holy Thursday, April 18, we will celebrate the Mass of the Last Supper at 7:00pm with Adoration until 10:00pm.  Good Friday, April 19, services are at 12:10 and 7:00pm.  Easter Vigil Mass is Saturday, April 20, at 8:00pm.  Easter Morning, April 21, Masses are at 8:30 and 10:30am.

Abstinence from Meat
On Ash Wednesday and Fridays during Lent it is tradition to abstain from meat.  This simple act of penance is a small reminder of the suffering of Christ. It also reminds us that there are many people in the world who do not have the luxury of eating meat on a regular basis.  This simple Lenten tradition unites us with the suffering of Christ and the suffering of the poor.

Fasting
On Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, we are also asked to Fast.  This means only eating one regular sized meal and two smaller meals when put together might come close to a regular sized meal.  Fasting is another powerful way of uniting us to the suffering Christ and the suffering of the poor.  Even though everyone is invited to participate in this, all Catholics between ages of 18 and 60 are asked to follow this fast.

Other Lenten Activity Ideas

1) Read the bible readings from daily Mass at www.usccb.org/bible/readings

2) Pick one of the gospels and read a chapter every day during Lent.

3) Read a spiritual book during Lent…there are many great spiritual authors to choose from!

4) Do an act of kindness for someone every day.  If possible, do this act without them knowing it was you who did it.

5) Spend an extra 5 minutes every day in prayer.  Consider trying a new way to pray.

6) As a family, do an act of service every week for someone you know.

7) Write a letter to someone in your past who helped you grow spiritually.

Scholarships 2019

Scholarship for Young Women - The St. Elizabeth’s Women’s Group is offering a $750 scholarship to one young woman from our parish, graduating high school this spring. Applications are being mailed this week and are due April 2, 2019. If you are a senior girl and you do not receive an application, please contact Karen Taylor at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 827-4413.

Scholarship for Young Men – The Knights of Columbus council at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish is offering a $500 scholarship to one young man from our parish, graduating high school this spring.  Applications are being mailed this week and are due March 31, 2019. If you are a senior boy and you do not receive an application, please contact Pat Mahoney at either This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 316-558-0219.

Diocesan Scholarships – Application forms for the Marymount Scholarship 1^st year and Marymount Scholarship-Renewing and the Msgr. Clement A. Kruse Scholarship through the Salina Diocese are available on the Diocesan website at https://salinadiocese.org/home/multimedia/files/offices/finance-office-1. Deadline for application is July 1, 2019.

Catholic Schools

Catholic Schools - We are blessed to have high quality Catholic Schools in Salina.  To find out more about our Catholic grade school, please call 827-4200.  To find out more about our Catholic Junior High and High School please call 827-4422.

ENROLL IN DILLONS COMMUNITY REWARDS

Dillons Community Rewards allocates $2 million each year to assist local non-profits. As a reminder, supporters must visit the dillons.com website to enroll in the program for purchases to give credit to their chosen non-profit. You can choose to support St. Elizabeth’s or Salina CYO  or other charities in the Dillons Community Rewards Program.  You must  ENROLL  your Plus Shoppers Cards to participate. To enroll your Plus Shoppers Card visit www.dillons.com and create an account, if you don’t already have one.  After you have created an account you can click “Enroll” at the bottom of the screen to link your Plus Shoppers Card.
For  St. Elizabeth’s USE #IP373   or 
For Salina CYO USE #HI680  
in the search box to find your chosen organization.  Every qualifying purchase that you make using your Plus Shoppers Card will then benefit St. Elizabeth’s or Salina CYO!
Please contact the parish office if you need further assistance. 825-5282 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 

Parish Registration

You are Invited to Register! If you have just moved into the area or perhaps a Sunday regular, we invite you to register as a member. In registering, our parish community can better serve you and your family’s needs. For example, by registering we can help you in the receiving of sacraments such as baptism for your child or planning a wedding. With many different ministries, St. Elizabeth’s has many opportunities to enrich your life and spirit. We are so glad that you are here! Click HERE for online registration or Registration forms (gold) are located in the mezzanine area and while there, be sure to pick up a welcome packet. This colorful folder contains pertinent information that will allow you to know the nuts and bolts of various groups, activities and contact people in our church. Once again, we are happy that you are here!

 Online Parish Registration

Online Giving

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Safe Environment Training

All those who minister to children or young people are to be educated about the nature of child sexual abuse, how it is perpetrated, how to report it, and strategies for prevention.  The Diocese of Salina has implemented a training program by the name of "CMGConnect".  This is a national program, widely in used in dioceses throughout the United States. It is a web-based on-line training program that specializes in helping churches and religious organizations create safe environments for children and youth.  The program is mandatory for all adults [employees or volunteers] who interact on a regular basis with children in the Salina Diocese. To learn more or begin training, CLICK HERE.

Catholic Charities Thrift Store

Catholic Charities Thrift Store is now open at 1500 S. 9th Street in Salina.  The Thrift store carries a variety of clothing, housewares, bedding, toys, and accessories and is open to the public. Clients of Catholic Charities will receive vouchers for limited merchandise based on need. The Thrift Store will be open Wednesdays & Thursdays 9:00am to 4:00pm, Fridays 9:00am to 2:00pm, and Saturdays 9:00am to noon.  If you would like to donate items or volunteer at the Catholic Charities Thrift Store, contact Cara Ivey, Volunteer Coordinator, at 785-825-0208 ext. 216 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Information regarding Catholic Charities Thrift Store is also available at www.ccnks.org.

Website Sponsorships Available!

• In the weeks ahead, our parish representative from Solutio, Inc., will be setting up the advertising for our website for the year.

• Please consider participating in this effort since the revenue from the ads is what makes the website possible at no cost to the parish.

• It’s a great way to get your name in front of the families in the parish.  Advertisements may be purchased for a business, family memorial, or you can sponsor an ad supporting Catholic Charities, Knights of Columbus, Vocations, etc.

• Please give these ideas some thought. We need and appreciate your help!  If you are interested or just curious as to prices and want more information, please contact 785.914.4308 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Click here to learn more about pricing:

http://stesalina.org/sponsors-list/sponsor-this-site

Educational Videos On Web Site

Many Classes are recorded and linked to our web site.  If you would like to watch any of these educational videos, please click on Religious Education, then click on Adult Faith Formation.