Blog Archives

May, 2025 Newsletter

5/5/2025

0 Comments

St. Aidan's May 2025 Newsletter

The mission of St. Aidan's is to make disciples by proclaiming Christ as Lord and making a difference in our community.

Visit our website

Join us for 'In-Person' Worship

Sunday, May 4, at 10:00 am

Easter 3

St. Aidan's Episcopal Church

14301 S. Black Bob Rd,

Olathe, KS 66062

913-764-3050

Notes from Father Steve

May as a month of Celebrations

The first item of “Celebration” is my thanks and gratitude for all who helped make our Lenten Study gatherings a true success! I also want to thank Mark Pretzel for his gift of music, and the Altar Guild that was on overtime duty with Holy Week and the many small and large tweaks that help make our worship so meaningful! It was fun to celebrate Easter with a baptism and the related cakes that were part of the fun time together. Thank you also to all the other Rota volunteers, lecturers, ushers/greeters, intercessors and those who brought their goodies for the after service gathering. Thank you all!!

The first weekend of May brings me, as a son of the Bluegrass, to the celebration of the Kentucky Derby. I am an actual Kentucky Colonel and an Ambassador for Maker’s Mark. My Seminary was in Lexington and life watching horses run with a mint julep in hand is a marker for me of the true start of Spring! Looking at the lady’s hats, wearing lighter, more colorful clothing means you can wear “white” again!

Cinco de Mayo is another theme to be celebrated with a nod toward the Hispanic culture and the fun of gathering with friends and sharing some good Mexican fare and maybe a margarita to cap it off.

May 11^th, we celebrate “Mother’s Day”. I have also included the idea of celebrating the feminine side of all creation on this day along with the very important role of how mothers define, nurture and direct the lives of young children that they bring into this world and lovingly support in formative years. It is an important day! Many who may not be actual mothers also take on similar roles of loving care with adopted children, foster kids or stepchildren. It may also be as a nurse, teacher, aunt, or any form of care giving.

May 11^th also happens to be the 45^th anniversary of my ordination as a Deacon in the Church. What a ride!

Monday, May 26^th we remember those who gave their lives to protect our liberty and way of life here In the United States. I want to thank those who served in our military for their commitment and service in peace and in times of danger. We need to pause and remember the names of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice of their lives so we can be free and able to gather in our faith community of Saint Aidan’s with no fear and able to worship in our Episcopal tradition.

To end our month of celebrations, on Thursday, May 29^th, we celebrate the Ascension of Our Lord. It’s 40 days since Jesus Resurrected and he said several times that He would return to the Father and this is the event. It was important to Him to give the band of followers a purpose and means to fulfill their ministry in the world. The Great Commission is given to answer the question “By What Method?” when living into the Great Commandment of “Love Your Lord God with all of your heart, mind, soul and strength, and then your neighbor as yourself” The Apostles are told to go and baptize and share the light love of good news in a dark world! We get to do just this with a baptism in 10 more days on Pentecost

It truly is a month worthy of our celebration!

Fr Steve

Sunday, May 4

Rev. Steve Rottgers

10 am, Holy Eucharist

Serving on Sunday

Acolyte: Ben Strain

Lector: Joe Fossati

Intercessor: Anne Brunner

Ushers: Claudia M and Norma S

Counter: Tom Mencer and Kurt Gordon

Altar Guild: Julie Wojtas

Be Our Guest: Clarice Ewing

The Liturgy of the Word

ATTENTION: ROTA SERVERS!!!

The May ROTA is finished.

Click here to see the May 2025 ROTA

If you are gone on your scheduled Sunday, please find a replacement and also let the office and Jane know.

Thank you! Jane Bush [email protected]

Weeding Party!

Come help weed the front garden to beautify our space.Join Clarice Ewing on Wednesday morning, May 7, at 9:30 am weather permitting. Many hands helping will shorten the time needed.

May 11, 2025 4th Sunday in Easter

May 17, 2025 Father Steve mentioned last Sunday that a Minster gathering was set for May 17 in Ottawa, this has been cancelled.

May 18, 2025 5th Sunday in Easter

May 25, 2025 6th Sunday in Easter (Rogation Sunday)

June 1, 2025 7th Sunday in Easter (Sunday after Acension Day)

June 8, 2025, Pentecost Sunday and a Baptism

Updating the directory

Forms went out on Sunday to members at church, and a mailing will be coming to gather information so that we can update our directory. It was brought to our attention that there was no space for personal emails, only business. Please put your personal on the form as well, or email the office.

Pastoral Concerns and Prayer Requests

Pastoral Concerns:

In case of pastoral emergencies, please contact Fr. Steve Rottgers at 205-223-3638 (call or text) or email him at [email protected].

Prayer Requests:

Please email any prayer requests to the office [email protected]

BackSnack Program

2024-2025

St. Aidan’s is partnering again with Harvesters in the Backsnack program. This year we will be partnering with four Olathe Elementary Schools.

The Pack are to be picked up on Wednesdays, and delivered on Thursdays. We have two more weeks after this before summer is upon us.

Thanks to all our faithful volunteers that make this ministry possible. For more information on the BackSnack program, please contact Don Seifert at

[email protected]

Johnson County Food Ministry at Center of Grace

St. Aidan's helps prepare and hand out meals at Center of Grace in Olathe, on the fourth Thursday of the month. Dinner prep is at 3:00 pm and at 5:00 pm we distribute food at Center of Grace.

Next Outreach at Center of Grace is on May 22.

*** Also, we need your help by bringing individually wrapped desserts for the Center of Grace to St. Aidan's by noon on that Thursday.