February 2, 2020

My Dear Parishioners,
 
             Are you ready for some Super Bowl football?  Go Chiefs!  Go Chiefs and bring home the Super Bowl trophy.  It has been 50 years of waiting for all Chiefs’ fans.  It has been 33 years for Father Hien.  I cannot wait another 33 or 50 years.  The Chiefs have been my team since I first came to America in 1986.  I chose the Chiefs because they are the closest team to Wichita.  I like their uniform and I also like that they are not a wealthy team like most teams.  A few years ago, two parishioners and their families took me to a Chiefs’ game.  It was my first and still my only NFL game.  It was fun watching them play in the stadium, but it was not fun traveling, walking, waiting in line and of course it was not that fun watching in the rain either.  So, I will be happy watching the Chiefs in my kingdom at All Saints.  Go Chiefs!
 
February is here which means that we are a month away from Confirmation at All Saints on Saturday, March 7th at 4pm in our church.  On that day, all confirmandi are required to attend the retreat with adoration and confession service.  Please keep our beloved children in your daily prayer as they are preparing their bodies, minds and souls for the coming of the Holy Spirit onto them.  They will all be empowered by God with His heavenly graces and gifts.  EIGHTH GRADE:  Xitlalli Aguilar-Maldonado, Brandon Chandler, Julien Dickerson, Vy Do, Arianna Guzman, Luis Hernandez Herrera, Colton Hill, April Huynh, Lucas Jones, Isabel Landwehr, Emily Le, Annie Nguyen, Tammy Nguyen, Joshua Sanchez, Madalyn Spaulding, Kevine Tchoukedjoup, Dylann Thompson, James Tran, and Kara Whitaker.  FRESHMEN: Alana Aguilar, Vanessa Goheen, Evelyn Hay, Alyssa Hengel, Ricardo Hernandez-Herrera, Lexi Hoang, Areli Jimenez, Nicholas Kucera, Paul Lies, Emily Leithoff, Riley Logan, Kamilah Martinez-Vargas, Link Moore, Alex Nguyen, Kevin Nguyen, Tammy Nguyen, Teresa Nguyen, Tom Nguyen, Nathan Pham, Sydney Pham, Chris Ramos, Jordan Rangel and Britton Zavala.  SOPHOMORES: Chelsea Callejas, Sasha Cash, Jennifer Dao, Tina Dao, Travis Do, Hunter Huddleston, Laura Le, Minh Le, Michael Ludlam, Ashley Murguia, Kevin Nguyen, Jason Nguyen, Sydnie Nguyen, Tony Nguyen, Tuan Nguyen, Aaron Pham, Diana Pham, Peter Phung, Athena Schauner, Logan Spachek, Blaise Stewart, Katherine Sullivan, Jude Tran, Tiffany Tran and Minh Vu.  FACILITATORS & TEACHERS:  Carissa Cash, Jean Gengler, Susan Goheen, Marilyn Grommesh, Mary Hengel, Lien Kucera, Jenny Logan, Jami Moore, Linda Rangel, Anne Schock and Kim Spachek.  Of course, we will never forget the love and dedication our D.R.E. Sandy Nettleton has given our church family.  Let us thank God for our Confirmation program.  
 
Finally, during the exit song at all Masses this weekend, everyone, old and young, is invited to receive the blessing of the throat through the intercession of St. Blaise, bishop and martyr, to keep you healthy and blessed.
 
Go Chiefs, Fr. Hien