St. Leo Catholic Church

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1 St. Leo Catholic Church 1920 N. 102nd St. Omaha NE December Pastor Fr. Craig Loecker Senior Associate Pastor Fr. Jerome Dillon Mass Schedule Saturday: 5:00pm Sunday: 8:00am, 10:00am, 12:00noon, 5:30pm St. Leo the Great Mission Statement Monday-Friday: 6:40am, 8:00am St. Pius X/St. Leo School 6905 Blondo Street Principal: Cory Sepich St. Leo the Great Parish is a faith-filled community dedicated to Offering inspiring & prayerful worship, Developing & maintaining quality, life-long religious education for everyone, Providing loving service to those in need, Celebrating the great events in our parish family.

2 Office Hours Monday-Friday: 8:30am - 5:00pm Reconciliation Saturday 3:30-4:30pm and by appointment Weddings Contact church at least 6 months in advance Baptism -Next Baptism Class: January 13, am-11:30am Pre-register for the Class by visiting and downloading the form under the link Sacraments. -Next Baptism Mass: December 16 at 10:00am Communion for Homebound Contact the parish office Parish Registration Stop by the parish office to fill out a registration form Deacon Community George & Sandy Knockenhauer Jim Shipman Trung & Hanh Nguyen Norm & Joyce Tierney Kevin & Jen Fuller Parish Staff Betsy Bridgeford, Business Manager Janet Drvol, Director of Youth & Young Adult Ministries Jennifer Fuller, Director of Religious Education Drew Neneman, Director of Liturgy & Music Sr. Ann Marie Petrylka, Pastoral Minister Mike Short, Custodian/Maintenance Dina Turco, Parish Secretary Parish Council Janelle Schuttler, President Maureen Dellamano, Vice President Ron Glinka, Treasurer Betsy From, Secretary A Note from Fr. Craig Dear Parishioners, Today is the beginning of Advent. Advent has a two-fold character: as a season to prepare for Christmas when Christ s first coming to us is remembered; as a season when that remembrance directs our mind and heart to await Christ s second coming at the end of time. Advent thus is a period of devout and joyful expectation. I hope we all can make this season special with prayer time and reflection. Saturday is a Holy Day of Obligation. It is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. We will have Mass Friday night at 5:30 and Mass Saturday at 8:00 & 10:00am. The Immaculate Conception is our Patron Feast day of the United States. The Immaculate Conception is when Mary was preserved from original sin from the very first instant of her conception in the womb of her mother, St. Anne. This feast day is not found in Sacred Scripture. It has been passed onto us through Tradition. Our Catechism says the following, To become the mother of the Savior, Mary was enriched by God with gifts appropriate to such a role. The angel Gabriel at the moment of the annunciation salutes her as full of grace. Through the centuries the Church has become ever more aware that Mary, full of grace through God, was redeemed from the moment of her conception. (#490). I hope you all are able to come to church to celebrate this great feast day. Saturday night we will have a Night of Prayer to pray for all life. Every parish is asked to pray until midnight. You are welcome to come between 8-midnight. The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed. Next Sunday is Confirmation. Let us pray for all those preparing to receive this special sacrament. A reminder that our Advent Parish Penance services are December 10 at 1:30pm & December 11 at 7:00pm. Have a great week. Fr Craig Come sing Christmas with the Children's Choir! Sign up permission slips are at the Celebrate and Serve table near the kitchen, or at the office or at stleo.net/childrens-choir. 02 l St. Leo Catholic Church

3 The Remembrance Tree Beginning this weekend and continuing throughout the Advent and the Christmas Season, there will be a Remembrance Tree in the back of the Church. The St. Leo Bereavement Committee invites you to bring an ornament to place on the tree in honor of a loved one who has died. You may pick up the ornament in January. 28th Annual National Night of Prayer for Life, Saturday, Dec. 8th 8:00pm - Midnight It was on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception that Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas and the unborn, first appeared to St. Juan Diego. The National Night of Prayer for Life honors Our Blessed Mother and prays through Her intercession for the establishment of a Culture of Life, protection for the Church from persecution, and asks our Lord to Revive Our Land. St. Leo will have Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament with Adoration from 8:00pm to Midnight, Saturday the 8th in the main church. Host couples will be present for each hour of the vigil. Pick an hour or just stop in for a few minutes. You may want to come especially during the Hour of Unity, from 11:00pm - 12 Midnight, when we will be united in prayer with churches across our country s 4 time zones for the protection of all life from conception to natural death. The National Night of Prayer for Life is a wonderful way to start your Advent season and help you and your family put the holidays in the proper perspective. A set of mysteries of the Rosary will be prayed at the beginning of each hour followed by silent prayer. Immaculate Conception Mass Schedule Friday, December 7 at 5:30pm Vigil Mass Saturday, December 8 at 8:00am & 10:00am Advent Reconciliation Service Schedule Monday, December 10 at 1:30pm Tuesday, December 11 at 7:00pm In Loving Memory Please remember in your prayers those who have been born into eternal life, especially Rosemary Mummey, sister of Pat Reynolds; Mary Seaton, mother of Kent Slechta; John Cloud, father of Carol Rankin; Dan Cloud, brother of Carol Rankin; Carol Bluvas, mother of Christopher Bluvas; and for Joan Schlondorf, mother of Dave Shavlik May their souls and the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. St. Leo Prayer Line Call the following with prayer requests: The Parish Office (9am-5pm) Omaha, NE l 03

4 Connections High School Ministry Religious Formation Make a Connection! Connections is a weekly gathering for all High School Students. It is a great opportunity to meet new people, learn about our faith, discuss relevant issues, and have fun, too! All are welcome! For info: contact Janet at janet@stleo.net or Connections December 2 Guy and Gal Talk Connections resumes today/ Sunday, December 2nd! Join us for special guests Tom and Rebecca Murray! They will lead special discussions for guys and gals. Join us for an engaging, interactive, and informative evening. Meet us at 6:30 for dinner! Connections December 9 Ever wonder why we wait during Advent for Christmas? What is this anticipation all about? Join us next week as we look at Advent and getting ready for Jesus! Ollie the Trolley Christmas Lights Tour Join Connections and the Young at Heart for our 5th Annual Ollie the Trolley Christmas Lights Tour! Date: December 16 Time: 6:30-8:30pm. Cost: $15 Permission Forms are on the website or by W2 Due date December 10! Invite grandparents or other Senior Adult friends! Important information regarding Confirmation on December 9, 2018 Next Sunday, December 9th, 60 of our St. Leo Parish youth will celebrate their Confirmation with Archbishop Emeritus Elden F. Curtiss. Please remember these Confirmandi, their Sponsors, and families in your prayers. Confirmation practice will be on Sunday, December 9th at 2:00pm. Candidates and Sponsors need to be in the fireplace room at 1:50pm. Confirmation Mass begins at 3:00pm. This mass fulfills the Sunday obligation. In order to preserve the sanctity of the sacramental moment, we must ask that no photos or videos be taken during the Confirmation Liturgy on December 9th. Pictures may be taken before and after the liturgy. Thank you. Dec. 5 Dec. 9 (Sun) Dec. 12 Dec. 19 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CALENDAR Regular Gatherings Confirmation 3 pm Regular Gatherings No Gathering - Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! More Connections News Red Envelope Fundraiser Update! St. Leo Youth Ministry is beyond blessed by our parishioners! Our recent Red Envelope Fundraiser has raised $6,317 for upcoming trips and conferences! This gives us the opportunity to keep cost affordable for our students so that many more are able to have these life changing experiences. To break it down: It is 10 youth to NCYC or One Bread One Cup Leadership Institute. It is 12 high school students or 20 junior high students to summer service experiences. Your donations make a real difference in the lives of youth and our Church! Thank you for your ongoing financial support and prayers. We are blessed! Use CARE certificates for all of your Christmas Needs. CARE gift certificates make great gifts or can be used for all of your Christmas shopping. We buy the certificates at a discount, then sell them at face value. This is a wonderful fundraiser for the parish. Stop by the parish office during the week and on Sunday mornings...all certificates listed on page 10 can be purchased at the office. And if your place of employment uses gift certificates for end of the year gifts or bonuses, please encourage them to buy from our parish. Large orders can be fulfilled within a week. Thanks for your support. 04 l St. Leo Catholic Church

5 If you are 55 or over and would like to see old friends and meet new ones and enjoy fun activities, please join our group which is made up of people from St. Pius X/ St. Leo parishes. December 16, 2018 St. Leo Connections and Young at Heart Christmas Lights Tour from 6:30-8:30pm Cost is $15 Contact Sr. Ann Marie or Janet Drvol for information ( ) December 18, 2018 Christmas Mass and Luncheon at St. Leo The day will begin at 12noon. Cost is $ Entertainment by Marian High School Singers. Call to RSVP by December 13. Help Decorate the Church for Christmas on December 20. Decorating begins at 5:00pm; we ll break for pizza at 6:30pm. All are welcome to help out! The more the merrier Christmas Poinsettias This Christmas Season we will provide the opportunity for you to have poinsettias and other Christmas plants placed in the church in honor of relatives & friends who have died or in thanksgiving for blessings received during the year. We are suggesting a $10 donation for each plant. Please fill out and return this form to the parish office by December 10th. Names will then be printed in the December 23rd bulletin. (We regret that any names turned in after Dec. 10th cannot be printed in the bulletin.) Make checks payable to St. Leo Church and mail to 1920 N. 102nd St., Omaha NE Name of Loved One: Your Name: Phone or Religious Retirement Collection Next Weekend Your donation works for aging religious. I read that roughly 95 percent of donations to the Retirement Fund for Religious aid senior religious, a donor writes. That s wonderful when we truly want our donations to work. Your gift works for elderly religious by helping to furnish medications, nursing care, and more. Please support next week s collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious, and give to those who have given a lifetime. Readings for the Week of December 2, 2018 Sunday: Jer 33:14-16/Ps 25:4-5, 8-9, 10, 14 [1b]/1 Thes 3:12 4:2/Lk 21:25-28, Monday: Is 2:1-5/Ps 122:1-2, 3-9/Mt 8:5-11 Tuesday: Is 11:1-10/Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17 [cf. 7]/Lk 10:21-24 Wednesday: Is 25:6-10a/Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 [6cd]/Mt 15:29-37 Thursday: Is 26:1-6/Ps 118:1 and 8-9, 19-21, 25-27a [26a]/Mt 7:21, Friday: Is 29:17-24/Ps 27:1, 4, [1a]/Mt 9:27-31 Saturday: Gn 3:9-15, 20/Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 [1]/Eph 1:3-6, 11-12/Lk 1:26-38 Next Sunday: Bar 5:1-9/Ps 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6 [3]/ Phil 1:4-6, 8-11/Lk 3:1-6 LPi Omaha, NE l 05

6 Good News from St. Pius X/St. Leo School "St. Pius X / St. Leo School is a diverse community forming students in the Catholic faith to excel in academics and service to others." Hello St. Pius X / St. Leo Community members, I pray everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and has had a very blessed start to the Advent season and our celebration of our savior, Jesus Christ s birth. December is a very busy month at St. Pius X / St. Leo school and we hope to communicate with you all about all the happenings and on-goings here in your school community. We are excited to share that the 5th grade students will have two presentations for the Wax Museum this year. The Wax Museum is six-week project where the students spend weeks researching in the library, typing their speeches in the technology lab and memorizing their speeches about their historical figures, which include scientists, mathematicians and religious figures. The final project includes dressing as their chosen historical figures and presenting their speeches to the visitors. Visitors will use quarters to activate each presentation. Last year, the 5th graders raised over a thousand dollars in quarters and they broke the old record for donations brought in! We hope to continue our tradition of breaking records this year especially in the spirit of Christmas and having two opportunities to give back to our parish communities. We are inviting all community members to come and see our talented students creations and to please bring quarters to "activate" these talented scientists! For the first presentation, the 5th grade will present its Wax Museum on Friday morning, December 14 starting at 8:30 am in the St. Pius X parish center. For the money brought in on December 14th, the 5th graders will donate the quarters to school adopt a family program. The schedule for the wax museum at St. Pius X is as follows: 8:30-9:30 a.m. - 5C Homeroom; 9:30-10:30 a.m. - 5D Homeroom; 10:30-11:30 a.m. - 5A Homeroom This year, we are so excited that for the first time, we are having the 5th graders also present their Wax Museum at St. Leo s on Sunday, December 16th at 9 am and 11 am in the St. Leo s parish center. The students have been working so hard and it s a wonderful tradition that helps raise money for some very deserving causes. Please bring quarters to "activate" the scientists. The 5th grade students continue to work very hard to prepare for these two days. We look forward to seeing you at the 5th grade Wax Museum presentations at both of our wonderful parishes! Lastly, right before Thanksgiving Break, our wonderful Student Council students, under the wonderful leadership of 5th grade teacher, Miss Mary McGuire, helped organize a large food drive for the Stephen Center. The people at the Stephen Center were so grateful and wanted to share with everyone in our school community how helpful our donations were and how impressed they were by how much our school community was able to raise. The food drive ended with our Thanksgiving masses at school as well as a very fun and raucous Pep Rally at the end of the day with many alumni joining us in playing volleyball against our 8th grade girls as well as playing music for our entire school. It was a very fun event and thank you to everyone involved! Cory Sepich, Principal St. Pius X/St. Leo School If you have children in grades Pre-Kindergarten (3-year-old and 4-year-old programs) to Grade 8 that you are thinking about sending to our school for this school year, please call our school office at to set up a time to come and visit, and, then enroll your child/ ren when you decide to come to our school. We are blessed that our grades are filling up, but would love for you and your family to join our school family this year! Director of Building and Grounds Needed! St. Pius X Parish and St. Pius X/St. Leo School is hiring a full time Director of Buildings and Grounds. The position includes routine, preventive and emergency maintenance of facilities, equipment, and grounds at St. Pius X Parish and St Pius X/St. Leo School. Responsibility includes short term and long term planning, necessary to maintain the facilities and grounds in a safe, clean, and presentable condition. Duties and responsibilities will be performed in accordance with parish and school policies and procedures. For job description or to apply, send resume to ritar@stpiusxomaha.org or St. Pius X, 6905 Blondo, Omaha, NE l St. Leo Catholic Church

7 Liturgical Ministry Schedule Saturday, 5:00pm 12/8/2018 Fr. Craig Deacon Jim EMHC: J. Schuttler, M. Baldwin, K. Conant, L. Conant, B. Himmelein, D. Guier, D. Havlovic, D. Loschen, P. Lunbeck, T. Pogge, M.J. Ziskey, M. Schlueter, D. Shavlik, B. Grenier, K. O Connell Lectors: M. Cormier, P. Lunbeck Servers: D. Davis, Z. Havlovic, 2 Subs Needed Sacristan: J. Raleigh Sunday, 8:00am 12/9/2018 Fr. Craig Deacon Kevin EMHC: L. Kremla, T. Hansen, K. Coziahr, M. Billings, S. Kremla, M. Falcon, P. Hansen, P. Hansen, C. Hausman, N. Haske, M. Dickerson, C. Ramold, M. Rauterkus, H. Kuehn, J. Alfers Lectors: S. Ishii-Jordan Servers: B. Benson, B. Benson, I. Rubio, Sub Needed Sacristan: L. Eriksen Sunday, 10:00am 12/9/2018 Fr. Gillick Deacon Norm EMHC: R. Glinka, S. Burkhard, E. Ortner, J. Findley, L. Iwen, R. Bauer, K. Buhrman, M. Yosten, C. Kwiatkowski, P. Walsh, K. Mettling, K. Joyce, G. Langenfeld, C. Heck, C. Ziskey Lectors: J. Tierney, E. Rodriguez-Sierra Servers: A. Bluvas, N. Bluvas, M. Nelson, M. Kelly Sacristan: K. Ullom Sunday, 12:00pm 12/9/2018 Fr. Dillon EMHC: M. Burke, J. Couch, A. Hobson, E. Dovi, M. Mertz, B. Schweiger, J. Novotny Lectors: S. Schmitt, D. Drvol Servers: A. Tchibozo, S. Zungbowenon, Sub Needed, S. Achola Sacristan: D. Drvol Sunday, 3:00pm Confirmation12/9/2018 EMHC: H. Nguyen, M. Mertz, K. Adovlo, J. Mattingly, N. Rieschl, H. Weist, E. Weist Lectors: P. Sexton, C. Gregg Servers: R. Gregg, M. Mertz, D. Kampe, D. Mattingly, A. Spech, J. Fuller Sunday, 5:30pm 12/9/2018 Visiting Priest EMHC: C. Drew, M.C. Wilson, D. Richter, A. Martinez, A. Blomme, D. Waggoner, J. Waggoner Lector: T. Preston, A. Martinez Servers: A. Preston, N. Drew, A. Spech, T. Hardy Sacristan: T. Preston Heavenly Helpers Saturday, December 8 1. J. Enders-Toft 5. D. Kiichler 2. H. Jensen 6. M. Kizer 3. D. Keller 7. S. McDermott 4. M. Keller 8. E. Ortner If you would like to volunteer to help clean the church, please call the office at This Week at St. Leo Monday, December 3 9:15 &10:45am Better Balance, W2 6:00pm Bells, Church 7:00pm Choir Tuesday, December 4 6:30pm St. Monica Prayer Group Wednesday, December 5 4:30pm & 6:00pm Religious Ed Classes Thursday, December 6 7:00pm Adoration 7:00pm Alpha Friday, December 7 9:15 &10:45am Better Balance, W2 5:30pm Immaculate Conception Vigil Mass Saturday, December 8 Immaculate Conception Masses: 8am & 10am Sunday, December 9 10:00am RCIA 2:00pm Confirmation Practice 3:00pm Confirmation 6:30pm Connections Mass Intentions Monday, December 3 6:40am + Bill Kuehn 8:00am + John Glinka Tuesday, December 4 6:40am + Natasha Perez & Michael Peeris 8:00am + Dorie Yates Wednesday, December 5 6:40am + Josephine Alexander 8:00am + Tony Manganaro Thursday, December 6 6:40am + Joe Frahm 8:00am + Bill Kizer Friday, December 7 6:40am + Jean Dudley Gallagher 8:00am + Mariann Shanno 5:30pm + Dorothy Daley Saturday, December 8 8:00am St. Leo Parish Family 10:00am St. Leo Parish Family 5:00pm + Perez-Siete Family Sunday, December 9 8:00am + Owen Gleeson 10:00am + Linda Schmitz 12:00pm + Carol O Leary 5:30pm + Don Sorenson 5:30pm St. Leo Parish Family Visitation Ministry Dec. 3 Methodist Cafferty/Kanger Dec. 7 Immanuel Bauer/Davis Dec. 7 Remington Heights Caldarola Dec. 9 Brighton Gardens (11:15) Crnkovich Dec. 9 Waterford (11:15) Tierney Dec. 9 Camelot (11:15) Coziahr Dec. 9 Bickford Cottage (11:15) Hensel Dec. 9 Old Mill Rehab (11:15) Harvey Omaha, NE l 07

8 St. Monica Prayer Group St. Monica was a mother who prayed day and night that her son would change his ways and return to God. Augustine eventually became one of the great saints of the Church. St. Leo has a prayer group that appeals to St. Monica for our own children that they return to God and His Church to help them to sainthood. We gather on the First Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm in our chapel. Our next gathering is December 4th. We will pray to St. Monica to intercede with God for our children that they return to the Church and the ways of God. Please join us. St. Leo 2018 Christmas Project The St. Leo Christmas Angel Tree Project Party is scheduled for Saturday, December 15, 1-3pm at St. Leo. Thanks to many volunteers who are making the Angel Tree Prison Fellowship Christmas Project such a success. Please return the wrapped Angel s gift to the Social Hall by next weekend, Dec Please attach the adhesive Angel to the gift for proper identification. Volunteers are Needed! help party set-up on Friday, December 14, 2-4pm in St. Leo s gym help at the party on Saturday, December 15, at 12:30pm for various jobs help deliver gifts at homes of children who are unable to attend the party at a time determined by you and the children s caregiver. To help please contact the parish office or Linda at or lleary1@cox.net. December 14th at 7:00pm Join the St. Leo Choir and Bell Choir for their annual Christmas Concert. The 45 minute concert will be followed by a Christmas cookie & cocoa social. Free will donations are welcome and will go to our music ministry program at St. Leo. Plan to join us! St. Leo Pantry Is In Need Of pasta, spaghetti sauce, canned chicken, canned tuna, peanut butter, jelly, crackers, granola bars. If you can donate any of these items, you may drop them off at Church during the week or on the weekend. Thank you for your generosity! The St. Leo Social Justice Team has adopted a mission statement and we are welcoming new members. The Mission Statement is: As the faith community of Saint Leo s Church, we have a mandate to work toward a society where all people are treated with fairness, justice, dignity and where human needs are met. Challenged by the example of Christ, the role of the Social Justice Team of St. Leo s is to raise awareness and understanding of Catholic social teaching principles, to seek ways to foster these principles, and put them into action in our families, our parish and our community. The theme for 2019 is immigration. The Social Justice Team will present programs and information that increase understanding of immigration. Each first Sunday we will provide a short written message in the bulletin which explains some aspects of immigration and invite you to programs and gatherings that further that knowledge. Our first event will be Sunday, January 20 at 11:00am. The topic will be Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). You will get t meet a TPS holder and a dreamer. All are invited to this event. If you would like to join our social justice team, please contact Dee Ebel and Gerry Rathouz at l St. Leo Catholic Church

9 In Pursuit of Life, Love and Happiness By: Deacon Jim Shipman Every year I am amazed how the retail stores start putting out the Christmas stuff so early. The stuff for Christmas comes out before back to school rush is over. Thanksgiving has become another day of shopping day. What is wrong with this picture? Have we totally lost our perspective on what is important? We try to fill our lives with STUFF, instead of sharing ourselves with each other. Our gospel today in the first week of Advent, should be a wakeup call to all of us. Jesus said to his disciples: There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on earth nations will be in dismay, perplexed by the roaring of the sea and the waves. People will die of fright in anticipation of what is coming upon the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Before we put the lights up, before we buy any gift, before we bake anything, we need to stop the insanity and prepare our hearts and minds to allow our Lord into our busy lives. If we believe Jesus Christ is our Savior and Lord, if we want God to take charge of our life, then we need to take the next four weeks to prepare our soul for the greatest gift of all. Pray for His grace to strengthen your heart and mind, so that you may be blameless and holy at the coming of our Lord Jesus. Let us keep in perspective what this wonderful season of Advent is all about. Let us anticipate the coming of greatest gift of all, and stand erect with our heads raised, as we anticipate God s gift of love, and redemption. St. Leo Knights of Columbus Our Next Pancake Breakfast is scheduled for December 16 with proceeds going to the St. Leo Human Needs. Visit our webpage for more information on the Knights of Columbus: then click on forms and links tab. Singles 50 s & 60+ Group at St. Leo The 50 s/60+ Singles Group at St. Leo s is a social group of men & women in their 50s & better, single for any reason regardless of religious beliefs. You can view the monthly calendar on the St. Leo website: The newsletter is found on the forms & links tab. Dec. 7: Johnny Sortino's Pizza, 7880 "L" St (68127), 5:30pm. Dolly: Dec. 14: Petrow's, 5914 Center St (68106) anytime after 5pm. Patti Dec. 21: Roja Mexican Grill, Wright Plz (68130) at Shops of Legacy, 5:30pm. Arlene: Dec. 28: Cunningham's Pub & Grill, W Dodge Rd (68154) in Old Mill 5:30pm. Barb: ~ Praying For Vocations ~ JESUS COMMANDED us to pray for vocations with his words, Pray, therefore, the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest (Mt. 9:38). Take on prayer for vocations as your personal effort to increase the number of priests, sisters, brothers, deacons, and lay ministers. Check us out on Facebook omahaserraclub. Women s Group News Christmas Pot Luck Dinner and Festivities All parish women are invited to the annual Christmas pot luck dinner and festivities on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 5-6:30pm in the Social Hall. Notice the early time due to the Advent Penance service at 7pm. Please bring a traditional salad, entree or dessert to share or a traditional serving dish to tell about its sentimental value. Come whether you can come at 5 or not. We will enjoy each other s stories and prepare children s favors for the December 15th Angel Tree party. Don t bring a gift to exchange as everyone will receive a gift as we play a Happy Holiday game. RSVP: Linda or lleary@cox.net. Omaha, NE l 09

10 Prayer for Those Serving our City as Police, Fire & Rescue Please keep the following men and women in your prayers as they currently serve our city: Jerry Baggert, Ronnie Beasley, Todd Callahan, Bill Clark, Matt Fadell, Tim Harding, Bernie Kanger Jr., Ken Kanger, Brandon Krajeski, Scott Kriener, Brendan O'Flynn, Michael O Hanlon, Adam Rokes, D.J. Roshone, Justin Rudloff, Scott Schendt, Brian Schmaderer, Todd Schmaderer, David Shavlik, Kenneth Shipman, Mike Smith If you have a loved one (family or friend) who is currently serving our city and would like their name listed each week asking for prayers, please dina@stleo.net. Blessed are you Lord, God of Mercy, Send down your blessings and your protection on these your servants, who so generously devote themselves to helping others. Protect them and grant them courage when they are afraid, wisdom when they must make quick decisions, strength when they are weary, and compassion in all their work. + Amen. Community News & Events ~Update on Kandi s (Candyland) Bikini Bar: The operator of the proposed Kandi s (Candyland) Bar is appealing the decision of the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission to deny a Class C Liquor license for 7215 Blondo Street. All people who submitted the NE Liquor Control Commission Citizen Protest Form 146 to the Lincoln Office in July will be receiving notification of this development. This is standard operating procedure in an appeal and there is no need for concern on the part of anyone who submitted Citizen Protest Form 146 in July. We will continue to keep you informed on the developments of this appeal. If you have any questions, please send an inquiry to: candylandinfoblondo@gmail.com. ~The Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Omaha invites those who have lost loved ones to join us each Wednesday, of Advent at 6:00pm in Holy Angels Mausoleum at Resurrection Cemetery. Come and leave your petitions at the Christmas Remembrance Tree. They will be offered in prayer during all of Advent and presented silently during the January 2018 Memorial Mass. For further info, please contact Deacon Jim Tardy at 402/ or jtardy@catholiccem.com. Prayer for Those Serving our Country in the Military Please keep these men and women in your prayers: John Banker, David Banker, Leigh Barry, Carl Benander, John Bergmann, Thomas Buechler, Joshua Busch, Thomas Caniglia, Maury Champoux, Chandler Clark, Shaun Cyr, Jake Dreessen, Ryan Fetters, Ed Fuchs, Aaron Hagy, Amber Hagy, Jonathon Hale, Jordan Hammond, Wesley Hulstein, Deborah Infante, Jack Johnston, Danielle Jorgenson, TJ Kafka, Alex Kelly, Daniel Kudlacz, Doug Langhorst, Donovan Leary, Andrew Leary, Matthew Leary, Jackie Leary, Nick Lynch, Cameron McWilliams, Jessica Milbourn, Eli Reichert, Karoline Rieks, Chris Rivers, Nathan Rokes, Jake Schumacher, Ryan Walker, Sean P. Walz, Andrea J. White, Nate Whisler, Matt Wolford, Maggie Yakus If you have a loved one (family or friend) who is currently serving our country and would like their name listed each week here asking for prayers, please dina@stleo.net. O Prince of Peace, we humbly ask Your protection for all our men and women in military service. Give them unflinching courage to defend with honor, dignity, and devotion the rights of all who are imperiled by injustice and evil. +Amen CARE Certificates Available at the Parish office during the week $10 Amazon Arbys Barnes & Noble Bath & Body Works Buffalo Wild Wings Burger King Chipotle Culvers Dairy Queen Marcus Theater Panera Bread Runza Scooters Starbucks Subway Taco Bell Target Wendys $15 Itunes Thank you for your support! $25 Amazon, Applebees, Barnes & Noble, Bass Pro, Banana Republic, Bath & Body Works, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Bonefish Grill, Buffalo Wild Wings, Cabellas, Carrabas, Cheddars, Cheesecake Factory, Dick s Sporting Goods, Family Fare, Fareway, Flemings, Fresh Thyme, Gap, Kohls, Home Depot, Longhorn Steakhouse, Lowes, Marcus Theater, Menards, Old Navy, Olive Garden, Outback, Red Lobster, Romeos, Sephora, Shell Gas, Starbucks, Target, Whole Foods, Walmart $50 BP Gas, Family Fare $100 Family Fare, Target, Walmart (Sam s Club) 10 l St. Leo Catholic Church

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