St. Leo Catholic Church

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1 St. Leo Catholic Church 1920 N. 102nd St. Omaha NE November 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: Joyce Gubbels 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: December 4, 9am-11:30am Pre-register for 1 Class, call the office or visit and look for the link Sacraments. -Next Baptism Mass: December 11 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 & Lori Shipman Trung & Hanh Nguyen Norm & Joyce Tierney Kevin & Jen Fuller Parish Staff Betsy Bridgeford, Business Manager Sue Doty, Director of Religious Education Janet Drvol, Director of Youth & Young Adult Ministries Drew Neneman, Director of Liturgy & Music Sr. Ann Marie Petrylka, Pastoral Minister Mike Short, Custodian/Maintenance Dina Turco, Parish Secretary Parish Council Mickie Rieschl, President Derald Peters, Vice President Ron Glinka, Treasurer Maureen Dellamano, 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. The Advent Wreath has a great tradition. In the middle ages, the Christians used advent wreathes as part of their spiritual preparation for Christmas. The wreath is made of various evergreens, signifying continuous life. The circle of the wreath, which has no beginning or end, symbolizes the eternity of God, the immortality of the soul, and the everlasting life found in Christ. The four candles represent the four weeks of Advent. Three candles are purple and one rose. The purple candles in particular symbolize the prayer, penance and preparatory sacrifices and good works undertaken at this time. The rose candle is lit on the third Sunday which symbolizes joy because the faithful have arrived at the midpoint of Advent. The progressive lighting of the candles symbolizes the expectation and hope surrounding our Lord s first coming into the world and the anticipation of His second coming to judge the living and the dead. The light signifies Christ, the Light of the World. In family practice, the Advent wreath is most appropriately lit at dinner time after the blessing of the food. Next Sunday is Confirmation. Let us pray for all those preparing to receive this special sacrament. Have a great week. Fr. Craig Cookies, Cocoa, and Christmastime On December 19th, in conjunction with the Christmas Concert we are looking for baked goods donations to sell at a bake sale after the concert. The choir will host cocoa and cookies following the concert as a free celebratory treat, but we would love parishioners to provide their favorite traditional holiday confections for the benefit of our choirs' music and liturgical funds through the bake sale. Contact Drew with questions: drew@stleo.net. 02 l St. Leo Catholic Church

3 Christmas Concert December 19th at 7:00pm Join the St. Leo Choir and Bell Choir for their annual Christmas Concert. Free will offerings will go to support our Parish's Christmas Project Essential Pregnancy Services. The Remembrance Tree Throughout the Advent and Christmas Seasons, 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. End of the Year Donation Deadline If you wish to have your donations to St. Leo credited to 2016, they must be dated and received in the parish office by NOON on Friday, December 30, Contribution statements for 2016 will be sent out in January. Thank you for your efforts in observing this deadline Contribution Envelopes 2017 Contribution Envelopes are available in the Social Hall. 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 12th. Names will then be printed in the December 25th bulletin. (We regret that any names turned in after Dec. 12th 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 In Loving Memory Please remember in your prayers those who have been born into eternal life. 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: Jane M. (9am-5pm) Jeanne S. (5pm-9pm) The Parish Office (9am-5pm) OR You can enter your petitions in the book located in the Commons. Omaha, NE l 03

4 Connections High School Ministry Make a Connection! Connections is a weekly gathering for all High School Students. It is an opportunity to meet new people, learn about our faith, discuss relevant issues, and have fun, too! All are welcome! For more info., contact Janet Drvol at janet@stleo.net or Thanksgiving Wishes: We hope all of our Connections youth, adult volunteers, and their families had a blessed Thanksgiving! We are thankful for YOU and the blessing you are in the life of St. Leo. No Connections today/ November 27: Connections will take a short break this Sunday, November 27th. Celebrate the holiday with family and friends. We resume next Sunday, December 4th. Connections December 4: Movie Night: Need a night of relaxing before finals? Want a chance to de-stress as we head into the holiday season? We ve got the meeting for you! Connections will sponsor a movie night next Sunday, December 4. Join us for dinner at 6:30 followed by a movie yet to be announced. Ollie the Trolley: Connections and the Keenagers will team up for our Third Annual Christmas Lights Tour on Ollie the Trolley! Join us on December 11th, 6:30-8:30 pm. Cost is $15. All high school students and senior adults are invited! Forms and payment are due by December 7th. Permission forms are by W2 or contact the youth office at janet@stleo.net ( ). Religious Formation Important information regarding Confirmation on December 4, 2016 Next Sunday, December 4, 67 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 4th 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 4th. Pictures may be taken before and after the liturgy. Thank you. Staying Connected (20 s and 30 s) Ministry to Young Adults at St. Leo s is woven throughout the life of the parish. Staying Connected for people in their 20 s and 30 s who meet for social, spiritual and service experiences. We welcome all young adults: single, married, or married with children. For more information contact Janet at , janet@stleo.net or visit Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving! St. Leo Staying Connected hopes all of our young adults and their families had a blessed Thanksgiving. We are thankful for the gift that you are to our St. Leo community! St. Leo Children s Christmas Choir The 5pm Christmas Eve Mass will be sung by the Children of St. Leo Parish grades 2-8. Rehearsals for the Children's choir are: Saturday December 3rd at 9:30am Monday December 5th at 4:30pm Saturday December 17th at 9:30 am Tuesday December 20th at 4:30pm Christmas Eve at 3:45pm Please attend the Christmas Eve Rehearsal as well as at least 2 other rehearsal times in order to participate. 04 l St. Leo Catholic Church

5 27th Annual National Night of Prayer for Life Thursday, Dec. 8th 9:00pm - Midnight Thursday, December 8th, is the 27th Annual National Night of Prayer for Life. 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 Eucharistic Adoration from 9:00pm to Midnight, Thursday the 8th. Host couples will be present for each hour of the silent prayer vigil. Please consider coming for an hour or 30 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 to end abortion and to restore God's blessings of Life and Religious Liberty in America. Pancake Breakfast December 11, 2016 Plan to attend the December 11th Pancake Breakfast at St. Leo Church. All proceeds go to the St Leo Human Needs Committee. Breakfast is served following the 8am & 10am Masses. Cost: Adults - $7.00 Children - $3.00 Families - $22.00 The National Night of Prayer for Life is a wonderful way to help you and your family keep the proper perspective this holiday season and make your Advent special. Suggested prayers and reading will be available that night in the chapel. The Keenagers are a vibrant, active and fun group for anyone over 55. Come make new friends or reconnect with past friends.? s, Sr. Ann Marie at or sam@stleo.net for reservations. December 8: Join us for our annual Christmas Party with St. Pius Pioneers. Mass at 12 noon, turkey dinner, Creighton Prep choir, Christmas gift and prizes. A fun afternoon for just $12. Call for reservations. December 11: Ollie the Trolley. Join the Connections group to ride Ollie the Trolley and see the Christmas Lights. 6:30pm to 8:30pm. $15 includes hotdog supper and hot chocolate. Call January 17: 11:30am to 2pm. Mass, soup lunch and speaker on Senior Fraud. Cost: $5 for lunch. Call for reservations. Bring a friend and join us!!! Readings for the Week of November 27, 2016 Sunday: Is 2:1-5/Ps 122/ Rom 13:11-14/Mt 24:37-44 Monday: Is 4:2-6/Ps 122/Mt 8:5-11 Tuesday: Is 11:1-10/Ps 72/ Lk 10:21-24 Wednesday: Rom 10:9-18/Ps 23/Mt 4:18-22 Thursday: Is 26:1-6/Ps 118/ Mt 7:21, Friday: Is 29:17-24/Ps 27/ Mt 9:27-31 Saturday: Is 30:19-21, 23-26/Ps 147/Mt 9:35--10:1, 5a, 6-8 Next Sunday: Is 11:1-10/Ps 72/ Rom 15:4-9/Mt 3:1-12 Liturgical Publications Inc 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." Dear Parishioners, I m sure you have probably started to hear rumors about the principal leaving St. Pius X / St. Leo School at the end of the school year, so, I decided to give to you the statement that I sent to all of the faculty, staff, school board members and the parents of students in St. Pius X / St. Leo School a couple of weeks ago. It is with the deep awareness of the needs of this fantastic St. Pius X / St. Leo School Community that I want to tell you that it is time for me to take leave from this wonderfully, awesome community of people. I have been extremely blessed to be a teacher at this school for 11 years teaching 1st and 2nd grade, leaving for a couple of years, and then being hired back to be the principal for the next 35 years. At the end of this school year I will be retiring from my position as principal. This was a very hard decision because I love the ministry of Catholic education that I've been able to be involved with for these many years here at SPSL. But there is a time when ones' body is not working as well as it should and the realization is made that this wonderful school needs new, vibrant leadership. I know that the pastors, along with the Archdiocesan Superintendent, and a group of people involved with the school, will work diligently to find a principal who will provide excellent leadership to this very special school. I will continue to work hard this year so that all will be in order for a new principal to effectively lead this wonderful community that makes up St. Pius X /St. Leo School." With heartfelt gratitude, Joyce Lunch Menu M: Chicken Tenders T: Mega Nachos W: Hoagie Th: Crispito F: No Lunch Development Dialogue November 27, 2016 Do you own stock that has appreciated greatly since you purchase it? You may be able to make a gift of the stock to our School and/or Parish and receive immediate tax benefits as well as current income. Please contact Bob Nowaczyk, SPSL's Development Coordinator at for more information or talk with your broker or accountant. They will help you determine the best time to make a gift to help our School and/or Parish. Thank you for prayerfully considering our School and/or our Parish in a gift of your appreciated stock. Laity in Liturgy November 27th Since the adoption of Christianity by Rome and throughout the middle ages, it has been a popular evangelical method of many famous Saints to rebrand secular traditions with Christian doctrine; thus using vital cultural and community treasures to spread the faith. St. Patrick for example, wooed the Gaelic people away from their worship of the Sun explaining: the one true God was the creator of the Sun and Master of the Universe. This distilled over the generations, rendering the Celtic Cross, where the sun is gleaming behind the Cross of Christ. Wreaths and trees were anciently used by Germanic tribes as reminders of life and hearth through the bleak winter months. In 1839, Johann Hinrich Wichern, a Lutheran, believe it or not, added candles to a wheel on his table to help the orphan Children in his care countdown to Christmas. Over the 19th century the wheel was gradually replaced by a wreath. It wasn t until 1920 Catholic Churches began rebranding the candles on this wreath to match the ceremonial colors of Violet and Rose, established centuries before. Indeed, there was no snow in 1st century Palestine. Our bleak midwinter, waiting for Christ, is perhaps a winter of the soul. Ecumenical, charitable and joyful is the church s use of cultural creativity across the earth to demonstrate that Christ is welcome in every heart and home, everywhere. Entrance Antiphon To you I lift up my soul, O my God. In you, I have trusted; let me not be put to shame. Nor let my enemies exult over me; and let none who hope in you be put to shame. -Cf Psalm 25 Communion Antiphon The Lord will bestow his bounty, and our earth shall yield its increase. -Psalm l St. Leo Catholic Church

7 Liturgical Ministry Schedule Saturday, 5:00pm 12/3/2016 Fr. Craig Deacon Norm EMHC: J. Tierney, B. Grenier, D. Neneman, E. Weist, H. Weist, L. Rix, J. Huettner, H. Nguyen, L. Cooper, L. Schroeder, M. Shanley, P. Shanley, K. Conant, M. Schlueter, K. O Connell Lectors: K. Cooper, J. Raleigh Servers: J. Rieschl, V. Grenier, M. Leddy, M. Leddy Sacristan: P. Leddy CARE: Grenier Sunday, 8:00am 12/4/2016 Fr. Craig EMHC: K. Burns, M. Burns, H. Kuehn, M. Mayberger, N. Haske, L. Eriksen, M. Ford, L. Kremla, S. Kremla, M. Dickerson, M. Rauterkus, C. Drew, J. From, E. Murphy Lectors: K. Coziahr Servers: E. Ashby, I. Rubio Sacristan: B. Johnson CARE: Sunday, 10:00am 12/4/2016 Fr. Craig Deacon Kevin EMHC: G. Langenfeld, D. Reynolds, B. Walsh, J. Rodriguez-Sierra, A. Van Winkle, C. Heck, K. Adovlo, D. Carew, M.B. Donovan, S. Ishii-Jordan Lectors: M. McDermott, S. McDermott Servers: J. Fuller, A. Bluvas, J. Ortner, T. Hardy Sacristan: E. Rodriguez-Sierra CARE: Gill Sunday, 12:00pm 12/4/2016 Fr. Dillon EMHC: Minister Needed, M. McDermott, J. Novotny, G. Gartner, Minister Needed, B. Schweiger, E. Dovi Lectors: Ministers Needed Servers: N. Shaal, N. Monzu Sacristan: D. & D. Drvol CARE: Walter Sunday, 3:00pm 12/4/2016 Confirmation EMHC: L. Shipman, Fr. Craig, Fr. Dillon, L. Hansen, L. Osborn, T. Abbott, B. Abbott, M. Mertz, T. Preston, C. Dellamano, J. Mattingly, Sr. Ann Marie, E. Osborn, J. Couch Lector: J. Mattingly, T. Preston, Servers: L. Larson, K. Mertz, A. Mertz, T. Larson, C. Gregg Sunday, 5:30pm 12/4/2016 Fr. Dillon EMHC: Minister Needed, J. Tierney, M.C. Wilson, 4 Ministers Needed Lectors: J. Gencarelli, S. Schmitt Servers: Minister Needed, A. Wessling Sacristan: M.R. Schmidt Heavenly Helpers Saturday, December 3 at 8:00am 1. S. Svoboda 2. J. Tischhasuer 3. A. Van Winkle 4. L. Weist 5. M. Zach 6. B. Zeigler 7. M.J. Ziskey If you would like to volunteer to help clean the church, please call the office at This Week at St. Leo Monday, November 28 9:15 &10:45am Better Balance, W2 6:30pm CRHP, W1 7:00pm Choir, Church Tuesday, November 29 5:00pm Bell Choir, Church 7:00pm Parish Council, W4 Wednesday, November 30 4:30pm & 6:00pm Religious Ed Classes Friday, December 2 9:15 &10:45am Better Balance, W2 Saturday, December 3 6:00am TMIY 9:00am Faith Discoveries 9:30am Children s Christmas Choir Practice Sunday, December 4 9:00am Baptism Class, W3 10:00am RCIA 2:00pm Confirmation Rehearsal 3:00pm Confirmation 6:30pm Connections Mass Intentions Monday, November 28 6:40am + Greg Otterberg 8:00am + Rich Johnston Tuesday, November 29 6:40am + Kenneth Neumann 8:00am + Lavern & Wilda Spaulding Wednesday, November 30 6:40am Special Intention (Rosine Megue) 8:00am + Dorothy Brady Thursday, December 1 6:40am + Dr. Joseph Townley 8:00am + James W. Leary Friday, December 2 6:40am + Jean Belford 8:00am + Ruth Maginn Saturday, December 3 5:00pm + Willard Hamburger Sunday, December 4 8:00am + Dut Nguyen 10:00am + John Glinka 12:00pm St. Leo Parish Family 5:30pm + The Holy Souls Visitation Ministry Nov. 28 Methodist Riviera, Ziskey De. 2 Immanuel Drvol, Mlnarik Dec. 2 Methodist Carlisle, Goaley Dec. 4 Brighton Gardens (11:15) Hohmans Dec. 4 Waterford (11:15) Singletons Dec. 4 Camelot (11:15) Tierney Dec. 4 Bickford Cottage (11:15) E. Murphy Dec. 4 Old Mill Rehab (11:15) Berthelsen Omaha, NE l 07

8 Christmas Choir Members Wanted! Please consider singing with the Choir at Christmas for our concert or at Midnight Mass. All are welcome. We would love to see some fresh or familiar faces! Rehearsals are at 7:00pm on Mondays. Advent Reconciliation Service Schedule Monday, December 19 at 1:30pm Tuesday, December 20 at 7:00pm Help Decorate the Church for Christmas On Thursday December 22nd, please consider volunteering to help decorate the church for Christmas and have supper with us! We will begin around 5:00. Sign up Sheets for Christmas Eve and Day Mass for Liturgical Ministers will be available in the Commons each weekend until December 11. Signups are also available online. The Advent Calendar It seems that German Lutherans were the first to count down the Advent days to Christmas, taking December 1st as their starting point, thereby avoiding the fluctuating date of Advent's beginning with the fourth Sunday before Christmas. Chalk marks on the doorpost counted the twenty-four days until Christmas. It is not until the beginning of the twentieth century that printed Advent calendars made their appearance. Today, Advent calendars can range from the purely secular (with a Santa image and a small piece of chocolate behind a door for each day) to the overtly religious, in which the opening of each day's door reveals a Scripture verse pointing to the Christmas feast. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has an online Advent calendar with links to daily Scripture readings and suggested family activities. You can find it at prayer-and-worship/liturgical-year/advent/ Faith Discoveries Book Group News All are welcome to join the discussion about the upcoming selections, How Big Is Your God by Paul Coutinho and Richard Rohr or If You Want To Walk On Water Get Out of the Boat by John Ortberg. Meet in W1 on Saturday, December 3, 9-10:30 to find out who liked which book and the reasons why. Questions, call Sarita at or Linda at Connections Meals 2nd Semester Each Connections Youth Group meeting begins with sharing a meal and fellowship. This is a great opportunity for us to grow in community. We invite parents, parishioners, and parish groups to help by providing one of our dinners. If you are interested, please sign up here: go/4090b4eaaab2ea57-2ndsemester1 or contact Janet at janet@stleo.net or Thank you in advance! 08 l St. Leo Catholic Church

9 First Sunday of Advent November 27, 2016 In Pursuit of Life, Love and Happiness By: Deacon Jim Shipman We spend our lives getting ready or preparing for something. We get up in the morning, prepare our cup of coffee, get the kids ready for school, get ourselves ready for work, and then prepare ourselves to face the challenges of the day. At this time of the year, we get out all the decorations and get ready for Christmas. That s just what we do. We are always trying to get ready or preparing to do something. However, are we getting ourselves ready to receive the LORD? As we hear in our first reading, are we ready to climb the mountain of the Lord? Are we preparing ourselves, to enter to the house of the God of Jacob, that he may instruct us in his ways, and we may walk in his paths? Just as Saint Paul said in our second reading today, You know the time; it is the hour now for you to awake from sleep. For our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. If there is any one thing we should be preparing for, it is to be ready to come face to face with our Lord. All of us need to prepare our hearts and minds to be ready for the heavenly world to come. We do not know the day or the hour when our Lord will call us home. As Jesus explains in our gospel today about the great flood, people were just living their lives not paying any attention to God. He said, They did not know until the flood came and carried them all away. So will it be also at the coming of the Son of Man. Jesus goes on explain when He returns only those who have followed God s teaching will be allowed to experience His glory. During this Advent, take the time to GET READY to meet our Savior. St. Leo Knights of Columbus Stleo.net/KoC/index.htm Upcoming Activities: Thursday, December 8: General Meeting (7pm in W2/3). For details and to learn more about the benefits of membership in the Knights of Columbus, contact Fred Otterberg ( ). Singles 50 s & 60+ Group at St. Leo The Singles Group at St. Leo is a social group of single men and women in their 50s & 60+, unmarried for any reason. We welcome everyone 50+ who is single regardless of their church affiliation. For more details, please see If you don t have Internet access, call the parish office at With Internet access, you can ppeacockoma@yahoo.com for information. December 2016 Calendar coming soon! ~ Praying For Vocations ~ 31 Club members please check our calendar on the south wall in the Commons above the water fountain for your commitments. Anyone interested in using this option to pray for vocations please contact the parish office. The St. Vincent de Paul Parish Advent Mission with Rev. Ralph O Donnell will be held on Sunday, December 4 from 2:00-3:30pm and Monday, December 5 at either 9:00-10:30 am or 6:30-8:00pm in the Church (14330 Eagle Run Drive, Omaha NE). Rev. O Donnell s presentation is titled Advent: To Prepare the Way to Christ. No registration required. Free will offering. A bove the clamor of our violence your word of truth resounds, O God of majesty and power. Over nations enshrouded in despair your justice dawns. Grant your household a discerning spirit and a watchful eye to perceive the hour in which we live. Hasten the advent of that day when the weapons of war shall be banished, our deeds of darkness cast off, and all your scattered children gathered into one. We ask this through him whose coming is certain, whose day draws near: your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. First Sunday of Advent Prayer Omaha, NE l 09

10 Community News & Events ~All Women are Invited to Advent at Candlelight: A light supper sponsored by Magnificat, the Omaha Chapter on Sunday, December 4, 2016 from 5:00-8:00pm at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (114th & Fort). Cost is $15 and RSVPs are due by December 1st. Sharon Doran, Teaching Director of Seeking Truth Catholic Bible Study will the evening s speaker. Please visit for information about tickets. ~The Light Shines in the Darkness- December 3, 2016: Join the Institute for Priestly Formation for an Advent Morning of Reflection, Saturday, December 3rd at Christ the King Church. The morning begins with the 8:15 parish Mass, includes a continental breakfast, presentations by Deacon James Keating and the IPF Staff, time for silent reflection and concludes at noon. There is no charge for the event. For planning purposes, please register on-line at PriestlyFormation.org or call Linda at ~Do You Feel Called to a Short-term Mission Trip? How about traveling with a group of 20 other volunteers, hosted by our sister diocese in Guatemala next July of You are invited to join an Archdiocesan Mission Group, Ixim: Spirit of Solidarity, at an Information Meeting on Sunday, December 4th, from 2-3:30pm. We will meet at the Cabrini Center, 1248 S. 10th St., just across 10th St. from St. Frances Cabrini Church. We will present information about plans for our 14th mission trip that will take place in July of 2017 and will last for 12 days. This will be our final information meeting before we begin preparation/formation meetings in January of next year. Please note that our youngest missionaries are high school graduates accompanied by an adult family member. If you have any questions, please contact Mark Zimmer at or mjzimmer@archomaha.org. ~Advent & Christmas at St. Benedict Center in Schuyler, NE Christmas Craft Show, a special two-week opportunity to do Christmas shopping at St. Benedict Center, Schuyler, Nov. 27 Dec. 11, M-F 2:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Sat.-Sun. 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. A very large variety of crafts and gifts made by area artists will be on sale. Book and Gift Store will be open M-F 10:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.; Sat. 9:30 10:45 a.m., 1 4 p.m.; Sun. 1 3 p.m. No admission fee. For more information call (402) or visit Prayer for Those Serving our Country in the Military Please keep the following men and women in your prayers as they currently serve our country: Leigh Barry, Carl Benander, John Bergmann Joshua Busch, Thomas Caniglia, Shaun Cyr, Jake Dreessen, Anthony Fleming, Aaron Hagy, Amber Hagy, Jonathon Hale, Wesley Hulstein, Deborah Infante, Danielle Jorgenson, Alex Kelly, Doug Langhorst, Donovan Leary, Matthew Leary, John D. Lehman, Jessica Milbourn, Nathan Rokes, Sean P. Walz, Andrea J. White, Nate Whisler, Matt Wolford If you have a loved one (family or friend) who is currently serving our country and would like their name listed each week in the bulletin 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. CARE Certificates Available after Masses and at the Parish office during the week. $10 Arbys Barnes & Noble Bath & Body Works Burger King Chipotle Claire s Coldstone Creamery Dairy Queen Dunkin Donuts Krispy Kreme Marcus Theaters Panera Bread Pizza Hut Runza Scooters Starbucks Subway Taco Bell Wendys $15 Itunes $20 Sephora $25 AMC Theaters, Aeropostle, Amazon, Applebees, Banana Republic, Barnes & Noble, Bass Pro Shop, Bath & Body Works, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Best Buy, Bonefish Grill, Buffalo Wild Wings, Cabellas, Carrabas, Cheesecake Factory, Chilis, Culvers, CVS Pharmacy, Dick s Sporting Goods, Dillards, Family Fare, Fazoli s, Fareway, Flemings, Gap, Kohls, Home Depot, Lowes, Marcus Theaters, Menards, Old Chicago, Old Navy, Olive Garden, Outback, Penneys, Qdoba, Red Lobster, Red Robin, Romeos, Ruby Tuesday, Shell Gas, Starbucks, Target, Texas Roadhouse, Valentinos, Whole Foods, Walgreens, Walmart, Younkers $50 Family Fare, BP Gas 10 l St. Leo Catholic Church

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