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1 V I N E L I N C O L N, N E B R A S K A ST. JOHN THE APOSTLE The Shrewd & Dishonest Manager: Our Church s social teaching 1) proposes principles for reflection; 2) it provides criteria for judgment; and 3) it gives guidelines for action. The Catholic Catechism teaches: *Any system in which social relationships are determined by economic factors is contrary to the nature of the human person and his/her acts. *A system that subordinates the basic rights of the individuals and of groups to the collective organization of production is contrary to human dignity (CCC ). You cannot serve God and mammon (Luke 16:1-13, today s Gospel). Mammon is an Aramaic word for wealth used in this parable to mean that which is pursued and valued to the point of idolatry and SO separates the possessor of it from God. On the occasion of the beatification of José Gabriel Brochero (a 19 th C. Argentinian/Gaucho priest) last Saturday, Pope Francis said that Jesus wants missionary disciples! He praised this pastor with the odor of the sheep, who made himself a poor man among the poor, who always struggled to be very close to God and to the people, who did and continues to do such great good, like the caress of God for our people who suffer. PASTOR Associate Pastor Rev. Lyle M. Johnson Rev. Adam M. Sughroue PARISH DIRECTORY Parish Office: 7601 Vine FAX School: 7601 Vine Parish or School Web Site: Bulletin bulletin@stjohnlincoln.org MASS SCHEDULE Mon-Sat 8:15 am M, Tu, Th, F.6:30 am Wed..5:30 pm First Friday..6:30 & 8:15 am and 5:30 pm Saturday..4:00 pm Sunday...7:30 am/9:00 am/10:30 am/12 noon Holy Days (except Christmas & New Year s) Vigil Mass...5:30 pm Holy Days...6:00 am/9:00 am/12:10 pm/5:30 pm/7:00 pm CELEBRATION OF SACRAMENTS Baptism: Last Sunday each month at 1:00 pm. All parents are required to attend the Baptism instruction class if this is your first child to be baptized. The class meets on the Monday prior to Baptism Sunday in the Conference Room at 6:00 pm. Must be a registered and practicing Catholic for six months before the Baptism. Please contact the Parish Office for Baptism instruction arrangements. Confession: Saturdays from 3:00 to 3:50 pm and 5:00 to 5:30 pm. Vigil of First Fridays: 6:45 to 7:45 pm; Vigil of Holy Days 6:30-7:00 pm S E P T E M B E R 2 2, Holy Eucharist: For shut-ins and those recovering from illness, please contact the Rectory to arrange for home visit. Marriages: The Priests must be notified 6 months before the proposed marriage date. All couples must be registered and regularly attend Mass. ALL COUPLES are required to attend an Engaged Encounter weekend as part of their marriage preparation. Funeral Arrangements & Planning Information: (under Features - click downloads) PARISH REGISTRATION New Parishioners: Please register as soon as you move in by phoning the Parish Office. To register Kindergarten 8th students, please call St. John s school, For high school students, please call Pius X High School at For information about: Automatic Deductions... File Downloads - Direct Payment Contribution Form Eucharistic Perpetual Adoration Cindy Kruml Extended School Care School Office Godparent Teen Program Nikki Konz Grade School CCD Lucinda Murillo Prayer Line Requests: Pauline / Mary Ann Theresa..wilhelmtheresa@yahoo.com Pre-School Information Sherry Cederberg RCIA (Faith Instruction) Susan Carlson Rental of Gym/Social Hall St John s School Wedding Coordinator Eileen Perkins Present Parishioners: Please notify the Parish Office of any changes of address/phone number. BULLETIN NOTICES MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE RECTORY IN WRITING BY 10:30 AM ON TUESDAY

2 ST. JOHN THE APOSTLE Lincoln, NE pg 2 MASS INTENTIONS FOR THIS WEEK MONDAY, September 23, :30 am Lad and Mary Pekarek on the Anniversary of Lad s Death 8:15 am Jon Junkin TUESDAY, September 24, :30 am Mary A. Reinke 8:15 am Adolph and Alice Furasek WEDNESDAY, September 25, :15 am Alvin Schroeder 5:30 pm Rick Cronin THURSDAY, September 26, :30 am 60th Wedding Anniv of Ray and Lucille Weidt 8:15 am Living and Deceased members of the Terry Jones Family FRIDAY, September 27, :30 am Frances Leuttel 8:15 am Ted and Veronica Milburn SATURDAY, September 28, :15 am Larry Dvorak and Kathryn Dvorak 4:00 pm Gracie Creal SUNDAY, September 29, :30 am Anniversary of Ann and Rich Kirk 9:00 am Julia Schreiner 10:30 am Raymond Zaragoza 12:00 noon For the People Join us for the first week of That Man Is You starting this Wednesday, Sept 25th. In this first week we will look at the modern-day struggle of the family, the gospel versus the anti-gospel message of secular society. TMIY is a lay apostolate provided free of charge to the men of the parish. The program focuses on the development of men as spiritual leaders of their families and communities. It consists of a 30- minute video presentation, a 30-minute small group discussion covering key topics promoting Catholic doctrine and moral teaching, as well as a look at the current week s gospel reading. Please join us every Wednesday from 6:15 am to 7:15 am in St John s social hall. For more information please contact Kirk Newland at or at knewland023@gmail.com. Our St John s School Learning Garden is becoming a reality! This Saturday, Sept 21st was the first work day. There will be 2 more work days on the next two Saturday s - Sept 28th and Oct 5th. We need your help! There is a signup sheet in the church entry for all volunteers. Contact Georgia Miller (Master Gardener and leader of the Pius X Landscape Club) at georgia.miller@piusx.net or Tini Van- Oehlertz (of St John s landscaping fame) at tini.vanoehlertz@piusx.net. This project will provide children the time to appreciate the beauty of nature and recognize their role as stewards of this EARTH. They will be able to develop a deeper understanding of the divine power of God our Father. We are asking you to join us in helping this project to succeed! See the design plans in the back of the Church developed in conjunction with Campbell s Nursery. You will be as excited about this project as we are. No matter what your landscaping abilities, we can use your help - thanks! Thought to Ponder: Christ leads us to go out from ourselves more and more, to give ourselves and to serve CONGRATULATIONS!! ST JOHN S HARVEST FESTIVAL LOTTERY WINNERS ARE: $1,200 Cash Jerry Meinke $ 500 Cash Cathy and Cesar Martinez $ 100 Cash Bill Ryan $ 100 Cash Grace Felder $ 100 Cash Kelly Greene THANK YOU!! From Sue Klein, Harvest Festival Chairperson: To St John s teachers, staff, students, parents, parishioners, Father Johnson and Father Sughroue, Principal Martin, Lisa, Marcia, Norma, Joyce - a Great Big THANK YOU for helping make this year s Harvest Festival THE BEST, ever! To Chris Kreikmeier and the fabulous Knights...amazing food. Parents, the baked goods were scrumptious!! Thank you Altar Society with all your hard work. Mrs Kuhn, thank you for the wonderful classroom quilt. Parents and teachers: thank you for your donations for the silent auction as well as the Bountiful Baskets - what wonderful items. Last, but not least, to all my committee chair people and worker bees you were amazing! And Aggie and Mike Gesch, thank you for all you did! With sincere appreciation to everyone. Sept 22 Sept 23 Sept 24 Sept 25 Sept 28 Sept 29 THIS WEEK S SCHEDULE Adult Bible Study 7 pm in Family Room Pancake Breakfast 8am-Noon, gym (K of C Fund Raiser for Kim Short) Baptismal Class 6 pm in Conference Room RCIA/Adult Education 7 to 8:30 pm in Social Hall, Topic: God the Father, Grace Ladies Bible Study 9 to 11 am in St John s Family Room (Call for info) That Man is You 6:15-7:15 am Grade School CCD 6:30 to 8 pm GodTeen meetings as scheduled Benediction and Night Prayer 8 pm at the Pink Sisters Chapel Church Cleaning 8:45 am (is it your turn?) Scrip sold in the Parish office 8:45 to 10 am Confessions 3:00 to 3:50 and 5:00 to 5:30 pm Baptisms at 1 pm Adult Bible Study at 7 pm in the Family Room (Call for more information)

3 Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time September 22, 2013 pg 3 PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS : Bill Avey, Ron Barzydlo, Mike Bailey, Justice Bennett, Paul Bruckner, Pat Burbach, Rita Butler, George Chick, Robert Darnnell, Harold Dorty, Sheila Dvorak-Becker, Jack English, C a l e b F e t c h, L i l l i a n F i s h, A m y F i s c h e r, Shannon Gocke, Gladys Graham, Tom Hall, Dan Hicks, Denise Hoffman, Joyce Howard, Joyce Kempkes, Kate Knopik, Toyin Kottich, Donna Kruml, Michael Marsh Family, Tonya Nelson, John Noble, Marcia Oyer, Steven Poynter, Genna Rathke, Marsha Reiter, Lou Rice, William Richter, Dennis Rogers, Kim Short, Decland Siedenburg, Bernice Selko, Stacia Steckly, Harold Stephens, Pam Svoboda, Margaret Sykora, Mary Tally, Michelle Uerling, Avery Vaska, Carrol Wilson and Ann Zitek. MAY THEY BE STRENGTHENED AND HEALED IF YOU HAVE INFORMATION ON ANYONE LISTED ABOVE THAT NEEDS TO BE UPDATED, PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CALLING THE PARISH OFFICE AT THANK YOU. The Altar Society wishes to thank all who brought desserts to the Sweet Shoppe for the Festival last Sunday. We had such a great variety of pies, cakes, bars and decorated goodies! Thank you also to each person who purchased baked goods. You got a delicious treat plus helped the Parish! Our heartfelt gratitude also goes to the many volunteers who gave their time to make this all happen. God bless each and all!!! Mary, Queen of the Holy Rosary group will meet at Margaret Todd s home, 430 Apache Trail, this Tuesday September 24th at 7 pm. Phone: Days for Life - Lincoln We will prayerfully support the choice of life outside the Planned Parenthood abortion clinic once again this year. 40 Days for Life will begin September 25th and run until November 3rd. St John s has been asked to cover the hours of 2 to 10 pm every Sunday with prayer warriors. Please consider signing up for an hour each week. The table with sign-up sheets will be in the atrium. Groups are more than welcome to make a difference with prayer...knights of Columbus, Mom s Group, Godteens, rosary groups, Father/ Son or Mother/Daughter teams, families, etc. Questions? Please Patricia Brucknor at pattyndrew@hotmail.com. Widowed, divorced, separated and single ladies of St John s parish are invited to meet for lunch this Friday Sept 27th, at 11:30 am at Grandmother s Restaurant, 70th and A Sts. Hope to see you there! Church Cleaning for Sept 28 at 8:45 AM. Families responsible for church cleaning this Saturday are listed below. At least one member of each family should be present. If someone from each family comes, it should take no more than one hour. If you are unable to clean on your Saturday, please call and trade with someone else whose name is on the list that came with your monthly mailing from St. John s. Thank you. Galen/Gretchen Bernadt Bill/Marie Blair James/Cecilia Bernadt Chris/Leslie Blake Tom/Caroline Bernadt Jason/Amber Blowers Nick/Leah Bethune John Blowers Kendra Bevans Mike/Traci Blum Doug/Connie Biggerstaff Jaclyn Bobryk n/a Jeremy/Jennifer Bissell Bill/Ann Bode Anne Boell Readings for the Week of September 22 Sunday: Am 8:4-7/1 Tm 2:1-8/Lk 16:1-13 or 16:10-13 Monday: Ezr 1:1-6/Lk 8:16-18 Tuesday: Ezr 6:7-8, 12b, 14-20/Lk 8:19-21 Wednesday: Ezr 9:5-9/Lk 9:1-6 Thursday: Hg 1:1-8/Lk 9:7-9 Friday: Hg 2:1-9/Lk 9:18-22 Saturday: Zec 2:5-9, 14-15a/Lk 9:43b-45 Next Sunday: Am 6:1a, 4-7/1 Tm 6:11-16/Lk 16:19-31 Catholic Foundation Distribution We have received four checks from the Catholic Foundation for our semiannual distribution of earnings from interest and bond income. The Grade School and Religious Education Endowment check (shared by 26 schools) was $5, and our own St John s School endowment fund share was $16, which goes to general school expenses. The St John s Church Endowment distribution check for $2, goes to general church expenses. Thank you for your support of our endowment funds. Because the principal is never spent, the endowments are a perpetual source of income for our school and church. The fourth check, $550.48, is for Catechetical distribution to our CCD programs. Thank you for supporting the Catholic Foundation and its many programs. Please consider including St John s School and/or Church Endowment Funds in your estate planning. A special thank you from Millie Kreuzberg to Mary Wolsleger, Pat Jones, Dorothy Parker, Veronica Milburn, Joann Davis, Jack & Sandra Vandewalle and Dick and Norma Norris for helping to make beds at the Retreat House last Monday. COLLECTION REPORT Sunday, September 15, 2013 Adult Envelopes $ 13, Plate $ 1, Children s Envelopes $ Total $15, **Our Budgeted Goal is $20,300 Per Week** Direct Withdrawals for August 2013 $ 12, (not included in the Sunday Adult Envelopes above) $crip Update for Sept xx thru Sept xx, 2013 Amount Exchanged $24, Profit $ Gratitude Renewed Update thru August 2013 Payments Received $1,178, Pledges $1,283, Raise the Roof Donations through Aug 2013 $ 142, Less: Project Expenses through July 125, Less: Estimated Remaining Expenses 20, Balance to be Collected $ 2, School Endowment Donations for Aug 2013 $ Church Endowment Donations for Aug 2013 $

4 ST. JOHN THE APOSTLE Lincoln, NE pg 4 EVENTS OF INTEREST TO ST JOHN S YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES Annual Knights Soccer Challenge - Attention all St. John youth aged 9 to 14 by Sept 1st. The St. John s Knights of Columbus are once again hosting the Soccer Challenge today, Sunday, September 22nd at St. John s. Registration begins at 1:30 pm and shootout starts at 2:00 pm. You only have to be able to kick the ball at the goal! Please come participate. Questions? Call Don McKee at or don.mckee@piusx.net. TUITION ASSISTANCE SCHOLARSHIPS Available for PIUS X Students! If you are a student attending Pius X High School during the school year, then you can be applying for scholarships NOW. The majority of these scholarships are based on financial need. We will be awarding over $50,000 in scholarships this year. Applications are being accepted and the deadline is this Friday, September 27th. Please contact the Pius X Guidance Office at for an application form or you may go to Pius X s website: and select Pius X Foundation, Foundation Home, Scholarships and then Application form. The NEW POGO cards are in. St John s Home and School Association will be selling these at their general meeting next week. The POGO card is a quick and easy way to save you money AND support St. John's school! The POGO card is a wallet sized coupon booklet which contains discounts to hundreds of local restaurants, golf courses and home services. You simply purchase the coupon booklet for $25 then show your POGO card when you shop with the listed vendors and receive your discount. New this year for POGO are: there are 3 coupon booklets, pouches for the booklets, lots of additional vendors plus they are valid through June POGO will be sold at all Home and School functions, with Scrip after Masses or you can contact the school office. Please support St John s Cub Scouts by purchasing popcorn. Pack 78 provides a healthy, virtuous program for St John s young boys, and needs your help to fund these activities. Scouts will be selling popcorn after the Masses on September 21-22, and September Please support Pack 78! With any questions, please contact Cubmaster Roy Gibbons at or RGibbons@Factsmgt.com or Committee Chair Russ Barger, , russbarger@windstream.net. Labels Collection Programs - Each year, St John s School collects the following items: Campbell s soup products UPC s from all soups, Pepperidge Farm, Prego, and Swanson products, V-8 lids. Best Choice UPC s Products at Russ s and Super Saver Box Tops for Education Many different items have these on them - General Mills cereals, Nature Valey, Totino s, Juicy Juice, Kimberly-Clark products, Hefty, Ziploc, Yoplait GoGurt, Avery office products, some Pillsbury products, some Betty Crocker products and Old El Paso items. Miscellaneous (SAVE THE UPC S) Bic pen, pencil and marker products, Post cereals, Glad food storage products, St John s Knightly News We will be conducting our annual membership drive after all the Masses this weekend, Sept Please join us at our Pancake Breakfast for the Kim Short benefit this Sunday, Sept 22, gym. Thanks to all who helped at the Lancaster County Fair. We had our largest turnout for the Corporate Communion - good job Knights! Women of St John s Parish - The Walking Toward Eternity Catholic Bible Study is starting soon and we d love to have you join us. If you have little ones at home, we are working to provide babysitting so you can join us also! This inspiring study will challenge you to put your faith into practice as you learn how to walk in love, forgiveness, humility, and other Christian virtues. By prayerfully reading Scripture and reflecting upon it you will learn how to make real changes in your life, changes that will help you to be more like the person God created you to be. We will begin meeting weekly starting in mid-october. We will meet Wednesdays in the St John s Family Room from 9 am to 10:30 am. For more information or to be put on our list, please contact us. If you think you will need babysitting, please let us know the ages of your children. Amber Soden at asoden@windstream.net ( ) to Diane Reiber at viv@windstream.net ( ). Do you love children and have some free time to help the Moms of our parish deepen their faith? The St John s Bible Study for Moms needs babysitters on Wednesday mornings from 9 am to 11 am at St John s during the school year. We are able to pay! Young babies will stay with their Moms in the room so it would only be older babies, toddlers and preschoolers. We really need your help! If this is possible for you, please contact either Amber Soden at asoden@windstream.net or call (402) or Diane Reiber at viv@windstream.net or call her at (402) Thanks for considering!! Diocese of Lincoln Fall Youth Ministry schedule includes Teens Encounter Christ Retreat Oct in Hastings. TEC is a 3-day retreat for juniors and seniors in high school and is an incredible experience for those who are looking to deepen their faith and meet new people along the way! Online registration is available at and click on Youth Ministry. Nov dates in McCook and Feb in Wahoo also available. CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS Altar Society Brunch October 19 St John s Craft Fair November 9 Cookie/Candy Walk December 14 Confirmation Feb. 25, 2014 First Communion Apr 27, 2014

5 Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time September 22, 2013 pg 5 AREA EVENTS OF INTEREST TO ST JOHN S PARISHIONERS The Marian Mantle Silent Strength Prayer Group will meet this Tuesday, Sept 24th at the Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital at 3 pm in the Flanagan Room. Bring your rosary; we recite the Divine Mercy Chaplet and pray the rosary in honor of Our Lady of Sorrows, and other prayers, for the return of prodigal children to the Church. The meeting is one hour long and there is Mass at 4 pm in the Chapel for those who wish to attend. 26TH ANNUAL MARIAN MASS, ROSARY, & CANDLELIGHT PROCESSION will take place this Wednesday, Sept 25th at 7 pm on the grounds of the Waverly Marian Center. Bishop Bruskewitz will be the main celebrant and homilist. A play about Fatima, performed by the children in S.T.A.G.E., will begin at 5:45 pm. The Rosary will be prayed in English, Czech, Spanish, Vietnameseand German. Limited seating and handicap accessible restrooms will be provided. Our Lady of Good Counsel Retreat House Do you have a restless heart? Do you want peace of heart? God may be calling you to come away to a quiet place and rest with Him. Hear His soft and serene voice in the still silence of a retreat. Men s & Women s Retreat this weekend Sept with Father Peter Le Thang Quang, Retreat will be directed in the native Vietnamese Language. You can register at and receive immediate confirmation or call Good Counsel Retreat House at to register now. See their website at for the full schedule. That Takes the Cake! A frosted Fundraiser for St Gianna Women s Homes this Saturday, Sept 28th, from 1 to 4 pm. Area bakers and celebrities will have their most creative works on display at St Peter s Church, vying for your vote for best decorated cake. Fundraiser for Nebraska Right to Life, will be held this Saturday, Sept 28th at the Heartland Shooting Park in Grand Island. Ammo, Lunch & Silent Auction & Prizes. Contact: shoot4life.org@gmail.com to sign up or call Aim to save a life! HEALING MASS next Sunday, September 29th at Blessed John XXIII Diocesan Center, 3700 Sheridan Blvd. Chaplet of Divine Mercy and Confessions at 1 pm; Sunday Mass at 1:30 pm with Eucharistic Exposition after Mass. Come pray for spiritual, emotional, and physical healing for yourself and your loved ones. Sponsored by St Benedict Prayer Team. Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz, Bishop Emeritus of Lincoln, will speak at the Calix afternoon of reflection at 2:30 pm next Sunday, Sept 29th, at Madonna. Mass will be at 5 pm. Meeting and potluck supper will follow. Contact Craig C. at for more information. Bulletin Insert: No one can serve two masters. We must choose. Do we give priority to God? The Education Technology office has a position available: Support Technician (Student) Intern. Applicants must be college students able to work hours a week. This individual will prepare equipment for deployment to the schools, including assembly, disassembly and configuration of various hardware components, as well as installation and configuration of software. This position will also be responsible for maintenance of said equipment at the schools. This paid position requires a high level of professionalism, individual responsibility, and the ability to prioritize tasks and respond according to established standards and procedures. For more information, see the positions available module on bb.cdolinc.net, or send a letter of intent and resume by Sept 25 to jobs@cdolinc.net. Maintenance Position at Sacred Heart Church and School Sacred Heart is seeking a full-time employee to perform maintenance for the buildings and grounds of Sacred Heart Church and School. Applicant should have basic carpentry skills and some plumbing and electrical knowledge. Position includes snow removal and some cleaning. Applicant must be proficient in English. Please send inquiries to Laura Knaus at lauraknaus@cdolinc.net or call her at (402) Area Fall Festivals/Dinners include: Today - Sunday Sept 22nd - St Wenceslaus Church in Wahoo with Roast Beef Dinner from 10:30 am to 2 pm. - St Michael Parish Festival (just south and west of 84th and Yankee Hill Rd, 9101 S 78th St) 12 to 5 pm Saturday Sept 28th - Sacred Heart Annual Septemberfest from 3 to 6:30 pm at 31st St S to T. Roast beef dinner, games, raffle, silent auction, entertainment, etc. Sunday Sept 29th - St Francis Parish 3071 P Rd in David City Spaghetti Dinner from 11 am to 4 pm. Sunday Oct 6th - Sts Peter & Paul Church in Abie s Annual Duck & Ham Dinner fundraiser from 11 am to 4 pm. - St Joseph s Parish in Colon Roast Beef Dinner 11 am TEN INSIGHTS FROM THE SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL offer a taste of the wisdom and power of the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, highlighting the purposes behind the practices that form and nourish us today. #1 The Paschal Mystery (Christ s saving Death and Resurrection) is the central focus of every liturgy. By Baptism all are plunged into the paschal mystery of Christ: they die with him, are buried with him, and rise with him; From [earliest Christian times] onward the Church has never failed to come together to celebrate the paschal mystery (SC 6).

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