ST. JOHN THE APOSTLE So too, you also must be prepared the Son of Man will come. (Matthew 24:44)

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1 7601 VINE LINCOLN, NEBRASKA ST. JOHN THE APOSTLE So too, you also must be prepared the Son of Man will come. (Matthew 24:44) The Jesus of Matthew's gospel is implicitly asking much the same question as Henry David Thoreau, Most [people] lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them. We are invited to find Life in our living and to sing the songs that are in us. We are to be agents of our own future rather than unthinking participants in the inevitable round of daily activities that have preoccupied humans from time immemorial. As we begin a new Church/liturgical year, Matthew's Jesus invites us to contemplate the ultimate realities even as we attend to the demands of the present. He tells us to be awake, to be ready all the time, not because death or the end of the world are around the corner, but because we need to recognize the multiple advents or arrivals / comings of the Christ, the Human One, who calls us beyond selfabsorption to Life. He reminds us that we are no different from our forebears who from earliest days have gone about their daily business without being sufficiently attentive to what really matters. We spend much of our time looking back. That has its place, since our history informs our present and helps us in shaping our future. But Advent invites us to look forward rather than back and to dream gospel-inspired dreams that will enable creative change in our own lives and in the life of our planet. It invites us to be awake, to be ready for any eventuality. Dreams and visions have always been the precursors to effective and life-giving change. We need the grace to see visions and to dream dreams that make for justice and peace and that permit us to walk more freely in the light of God s ways. We seek the grace to see God's word as did the prophet Isaiah in the first reading (Isa 2:1-5). We need to put our energy into creating life-generating systems that enable us to move forward in the paths of gospel compassion and love. PASTOR Associate Pastor PARISH DIRECTORY Parish Office: Rev. Lyle M. Johnson Rev. Christopher M. Eckrich 7601 Vine FAX School: 7601 Vine Parish or School Web Site: Bulletin jnel-bulletin@cdolinc.net 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 Anointing of the Sick: Individual celebration upon request call the parish office N O VE M BE R 27, Holy Eucharist: For shut-ins and those recovering from illness, please contact the Parish Office 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 K-8th students, please call St. John s school, To register high school students, call Pius X HS, For information about: Automatic Deductions... File Downloads - Direct Payment Contribution Form Eucharistic Perpetual Adoration Cindy Kruml Alisha Klein Extended School Care School Office Godparent Teen Program Mary Sweeney Grade School CCD Lucinda Murillo Praise Choir Catherine Brown Prayer Line Requests: Pauline / Mary Ann Theresa..wilhelmtheresa@yahoo.com Pre-School Information Leah Bartek RCIA (Faith Instruction) Susan Carlson Rental of Gym/Social Hall St John s School Wedding Coordinator Eileen Perkins Please notify the Parish Office of any changes of address/phone number. ON-LINE RESOURCES FOR OUR JOURNEY AS CATHOLICS Register at FORMED.ORG CODE:7JKZ86 BULLETIN NOTICES MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE PARISH OFFICE IN WRITING BY 10:30 AM ON TUESDAY

2 ST. JOHN THE APOSTLE Lincoln, Nebraska page 2 MASS INTENTIONS FOR THIS WEEK MONDAY, November 28 6:30 am Dennis & Joan Hronek 8:15 am Joey Reisdorff TUESDAY, November 29 6:30 am Jim Chermok 8:15 am Millie Beran WEDNESDAY, November 30 8:15 am David Danekas 5:30 pm Patrick Murtaugh THURSDAY, December 1 6:30 am Deceased relatives of Marcella Leybold 8:15 am Holy Souls in Purgatory FRIDAY, December 2 FIRST FRIDAY 6:30 am Joan Hronek 8:15 am David & Anita Fitzekam 5:30 pm Bob Gyhra SATURDAY, December 3 FIRST SATURDAY 8:15 am St. John s Visiting Ministry 4:00 pm Rita Fitzgerald SUNDAY, December 4 7:30 am For the People 9:00 am John & Albina Patocka 10:30 am Earl & Catherine Pike 12:00 noon Margaret Sykora Advent begins TODAY, Sunday, November 27 Are you ready to prepare for Christmas in a new way? Sign up for s, videos, and free music at ww.bestadventever.com. The Word Among Us booklets are available in the back of Church on a table by the family room windows. The publisher gives us a discount during Advent so they are only $1.00 each. A good way to help with your daily meditations during Advent Yearly calendars are also available Christmas Flowers If you would like to purchase a Christmas plant for St. John s Church in memory of your loved one(s), you may do so by placing your donation in a plain envelope and mark it Christmas Flowers. Please write your name and the name of your loved one(s) on the envelope and put it in the Sunday collection basket or mail it to the parish office. GENERAL CHURCH CLEANING BY ALL PARISHIONERS Two times a year we clean the church very thoroughly. We ask as many families as possible to assist...bringing buckets, rags, vacuums. If we have about 60 people we can be finished in about 1 1/2 hours. Please make time December 10 to come help at 9:00am. Baptisms for December, 2016 will be on Dec. 18th, 1:00pm, the class will be held Dec. 12th at 6:00pm. NO Children s Liturgy December 18 or 25, Also, NOT January 1 Our Lady of Good Council Retreat House Upcoming Retreats: Dec. 2-4 Msgr. Timothy Thorburn Does Jesus Really Care? (Catechist Retreat) Men and Women The retreat is open to all men and women, especially parents as they are the first teachers of their children Dec Fr. Joshua West, LC (Regnum Christi). Spiritual Exercises: The Kingdom of Christ, $190 Men Dec Bishop James Conley & Fr. Gray Coulter, Advent Retreat Men and Women You can register at or call The St. Bridget s Women s Bible Study is beginning a new study and we d love to have you join us! We begin Wednesday, November 30th from 9:00-11:00am in the Family Room. Our 10-week series is entitled LECTIO: Evangelization: Find Help and Inspiration from the Men and Women who Transformed the World. There is no better place to look for guidance in the New Evangelization than the Acts of the Apostles. This chronicle of the Church in action gives us the blueprint for the life and mission of the Church today. Study guides can be ordered through The study guide was created to lead you deeper into Scripture as you read, reflect, and respond. We are happy to offer babysitting: the fee is $5 per child. Please contact: Diane Reiber -viv@windstream.net; Lorraine Curtright-lorraine.curtright@gmail.com; Amber Soden-amber.soden@gmail.com; and for babysitting needs-jessica Kluck-jkluck@neb.rr.com. NEEDED, especially for noon Mass: persons to take Offertory Gifts to the altar. Call parish office, W E E K L Y S C H E D U L E 11/27 First Sunday of Advent Children s Liturgy 10:30am Mass, for info Baptisms 1:00 pm 11/28 SCHOOL RESUMES RCIA/ADULT Education 7:00-8:30 pm (RCA topic: Four Marks of the Church 11/29 Ladies Bible Study 9:00-11:00am, Family Room. call for info 11/30 St. Bridget s Bible Study 9:00-11:00am, Family Room Grade School CCD 6:30-8:00pm GodTeen Meetings Benediction and Night Prayer 8:00 pm, Pink Sisters 12/1 Confessions & Holy Hour 6:45-7:45pm Praise Choir Practice 7:00pm 12/2 First Friday Masses 6:30 & 8:15am, 5:30pm Exposition/Adoration of Blessed Sacrament 9:00am 5:00pm 12/3 Mass/Rosary Crusade 8:15am Church Cleaning 8:45 am $CRIP sold, Parish Office, 8:45-10:00 am Advent Holy Hour 9:00-10:00am Confessions 3:00-3:50 AND 5:00-5:30 pm 12/4 Second Sunday of Advent Blood Pressures taken after 7:30, 9:00 & 10:30am Masses, Family Room Children s Liturgy 10:30 am Mass, for info

3 FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT November 27, 2016 page 3 $CRIP NEWS: Propelr will be doing a HUGE promotion for the whole month of November they will be matching ALL donations raised through Propelr! This essentially doubles the donation percentages for all of their merchants. Super Saver who normally donates 2% will be raising 4%, Amazon who normally donates 3% will be raising 6%, Amigos who donates 10% will be raising 20%, The Doughnut Hole who donates 20% will be raising 40%, etc.! They are not putting any cap on the matching donations. So don't forget to use your card and if you don't have one go to propelr.com to see how to sign up for one or buy a $100 preloaded one. Fresh Thyme is now available from $CRIP in $25 and $100 denominations with 5% rebate coming back to St. John s Propelr Card News: New merchants just added to Propelr: Scheels and Olive Garden both with a 5% rebate back to St. John s. Don t forget you can use your Propelr card for online purchases at Amazon, Target, and WalMart, all giving back 3% to St. John s. For more information, go to: Low denomination $crip available now while supplies last. These are on a special order basis. The cards available are Amazon $10, Applebees $10, Barnes&Noble 45, CVS $10, Olive Garden/Red Lobster $10, Outback $10, Panera $5, and Target $10. If you would like to order any of these contact nancyfitzwolf@aol.com. These denominations will only be available for a limited time. St. John's has many hours of adoration available. Please contact Alisha Klein, or alisha.klein@gmail.com if interested. Mondays: 10a-11a, 5p-6p Tuesdays: 2p-3p Wednesdays: 12p-1p Thursdays: 9a-10a Fridays: 10a-11a, 12p-1p, 2p-3p, 3p-4p, 4p-5p, 5p-6p, 6p-7p, 8p-9p Saturdays: All hours are open except 2-3 Sundays: 2p-3p, 7p-8p CHURCH CLEANING for Saturday, December 3, 2016 Families responsible for cleaning this Saturday at 8:45 am are listed below. At least one member of each family should be present! If you can t attend, call and trade with someone whose name is on the list in the monthly mailing, or call a St John s World Youth Day Rent-a-Teen at Bryan Batenhorst Angela Bates Laura Bates Lyndsey Bates Tom/Linda Baumert Jeremiah/Rebecca Baumfalk Cindy Beattie n/a Brian/Tiffany Beck Ron/Sharon Beck Cory/Brandi Becker Kelli Becker Traci Becker Ben/Sierra Beckman Judy Beebe Lincoln MOMs is a group of Catholic mothers searching for fellowship, hope, and joy in our ever changing vocation. Monthly meetings are held every first Saturday at John XXIII Center from 8:30-10:30am. We are excited to share that our speaker for the December 3rd meeting is the Bishop! His Excellency, Bishop James D. Conley, will talk about St. Mother Teresa, My conversion, and the Call to holiness. Please come and bring a friend! Suggested free will donation of $5 helps cover the cost of speakers, babysitting, and coffee/snacks. Please contact Rosie Bohnart (via lincolnmoms@outlook.com or our Facebook page) to reserve your spot for childcare or any other questions. Collection Report The Sunday, November 20, 2016 collection information will be in the December 4th bulletin Direct Withdrawals for October 2016 $21, (not included in the Sunday adult envelopes above) **Our Budgeted Goal is $27,325 Per Week** Special Offering for Education Pink Envelope (November 13) $ CapTesting $ Craft Fair $6, Education Pink Envelope to Date $32, Thanks to a donation to School Education (pink envelope) by the Altar Society from Cap Testing and the Craft Fair! This leaves our shortfall for FY 2015/16 of $53, after adjustments for Joy of the Gospel rebates and Social Hall donations (which are non-operational designated gifts) at $20, Shortfall for FY 2015/16 $53, Less: Pink Envelope to Date -$32, Remaining Shortfall $20, $CRIP Update for November 14-20, 2016 Amount Exchanged $28, Profit $ 1, Propelr Card Update: Profit for October 2016 $ School Endowment for October 2016 $ Church Endowment for October 2016 $ Joy of the Gospel Note: We have received a 5th Joy of the Gospel rebate of $15, for a total of $117, to date. Based on our $1,709,142 in pledges, we will receive $416, in total rebates. Thank you for your support! Additionally we have designated donations of $24,806 for a new Social Hall.

4 ST. JOHN THE APOSTLE Lincoln, Nebraska page 4 SPIRITUAL ADOPTION Your spiritually adopted baby has been quite active over the past month. Already your baby is 10,000 times bigger than at conception. Your baby has developed the foundations of his brain, spinal cord, and nervous system by the 10th day. His heart began to beat on the 21st day and is pumping blood through its own circulatory system. The blood type can be different from his mother s. Your baby is most vulnerable during the next month of being aborted. Pray that the Lord of Life might move the heart of his mother to give him the most precious gift of all the gift of life. Abortion Tuesdays: Planned Parenthood is doing abortions every Tuesday now that new abortionist Deborah Turner has been hired. Please pray on Tuesdays for the mothers/fathers with abortion appointments and for our sidewalk counselors who offer hope and help. Please pass this information on to any groups or /phone trees. From Lincoln Right to Life: Pam McCabe or bobandpammccabe@yahoo.com. NFP: Diocese of Lincoln Natural Family Planning Creighton Model Introductory Session: For December: Thursday, December 15 at 7 pm. Pre-registration is required by going to lincolndiocese.org/nfp or call x Please support St John s WYD pilgrims using Schwan s Cares! If you are a Schwan s food customer, you can designate a percentage of your order to go to our pilgrims. Visit Click on Shop to Give Place your order. Any questions, contact: Amber at amber.soden@gmail.com NEED HELP with yard work, babysitting, church cleaning or other jobs? Hire a St. John s WYD teen! They are raising money to attend World Youth Day 2019 in Panama, and are eager to help you with any odd job or errand. To schedule your help, contact Tammie Noonan, The Pius X Vocal Music Department invites you to attend their Madrigal Dinner at 7:00pm, December 3rd or 3:00pm December 4th at St. Patrick s Gym in Lincoln. It will be an evening filled with all the warmth, joy, and laughter of a 16th century Christmas Feast. Forms for registration can be found on the Pius X website. Fr. Hugh Gillespie, SMM of the Company of Mary, the religious community founded by St Louis de Montfort, will give a talk on Wed. Nov. 30 after the 7pm Mass at St Mary s Church, 1420 K St., Lincoln, NE CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS Advent Holy Hour am Dec. 3 General Church Cleaning Dec. 10 Cookie-Candy Walk Dec. 10 Knights of Columbus Pancake Feed Dec. 11 Endowment Dinner Feb. 25 Confirmation Mar. 21 First Communion Apr. 30 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 SAVE THE DATE 2017 Endowment Dinner The date has been set for the 2017 Endowment Dinner. Please mark your calendars for Saturday, February 25, Back to the 80 s is the theme and a totally awesome time will be had by all. More details to follow in the upcoming weeks; however, if you have any items that you would like to donate for the auction, please contact Cathy McArthur at mccath97@hotmail.com. Please pray for Seminarians: Dale J. Allder - Dale is from St Peter parish in Lincoln. His parents are David and Nancy Allder and he has one brother. Dale entered St Gregory the Great Seminary in August, He is currently a College 4 seminarian. Wade A. Bakhit Wade is from Cathedral of the Risen Christ parish in Lincoln. His parents are Mike and Mary Smith and he has one sister. Wade entered St. Gregory the Great Seminary in August, 2014 and is currently a College 4 seminarian. St. Louise Gift & Thrift has part-time openings available in the stockroom. Contact Curt at Please stop by Calvary Catholic Cemetery & Mausoleum to decorate an ornament for your loved ones for the ANNUAL REMEMBRANCE TREE blessing & tree lighting. The ceremony will be held on Saturday, Dec. 3rd at 5:00pm in the cemetery round-a-bout. The Kona Hot Kocoa Truck and cookies will be served after the event. (weather permitting) PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS: Luz Elisa Acosta Alice Barry Justice Bennett Deb Brandt Paul Bruckner Bob Hoppy Cassidy Elaine Cave Irene Chermok George Chick Laura Cramer Karen Czapla Mary Jo Daigle Margaret Darnell Robert Darnell Leonard Deschene Harold Dorty Caleb Fetch Lillian Fish Jan Garbacz Shannon Gocke Brianna Grundy Diane Herms Dan Hicks Marion Hodde Denise Hoffman Diane Horstman Alyse Hunt Don Kaspari Pam Karstensen Maxine Killeen Donna & Bob Kruml Fritz Kruml Richard & Mary Kuntz Michael Marsh Family Daniel Mendoza Frank Musil Marge Musil Tonya Nelson John Niederhaus John Noble William Pettit Wallace Podwinski Steven Poynter Genna Rathke Joey Reisdoff Larry Rice Lou Rice Bernice Ruyle Justin San Miguel Tony Shotkoski Decland Siedenburg Kathy Smith Ruth Staley Lucy Staskiewicz Francis Stastny Pam Svoboda Michelle Uerling Avery Vaska Jerry Weatherholt Shirley Wernke Donna Westen Carrol Wilson Makenzie Wynegar MAY THEY BE STRENGTHENED AND HEALED if you have updated information on anyone listed, call the parish

5 FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT November 27, 2016 page 5 CALIX Meeting for those concerned with Alcoholism: is TODAY, Nov. 27, at Madonna In Ryan Memorial Chapel. Mass begins at 5:00p.m. Covered dish meal to follow. Questions? Contact Tim F. at Catholic Coffeehouse: The Diocesan Evangelization Office invites you and your family to Gianna s Java & Gelato, 2241 O St., Lincoln, from 7-8:30 pm (1 hour presentation followed by 30 minutes for Q&A) on Sunday evenings this fall/winter. This year s theme: The Pilgrim Church: Rediscovering the Faith through Pilgrimage. Visit for more information. December 11 Bishop James D. Conley John Henry Newman and the Pilgrim Church Religious Awards for Girls and Boys! Scout Leaders obtain your religious awards books for girls from the Office of Family Life and for boys from the Local Cornhusker Council. The award ceremony is scheduled for February 26, Applications for the medals are due by Jan. 23rd. Visit Scouting and Awards under the Youth Ministry tab of the diocesan website at lincolndiocese.org or call the Office of Family Life if you have questions, Irish Pilgrimage June 13-23, 2017 roundtrip from Lincoln under the escort of Fr. Rand Langhorst. Encounter Ireland and its history, beauty, and sights. Price includes: airfares and land transportation in Ireland; all breakfasts and dinners except the first and last days when we will be flying; professional guide from arrival to departure; entrance fees; porterage; and all gratuities for drivers, waiters, etc. $ per person double occupancy. Single room supplement available but extra. (Not included: taxes; travel insurance; lunches; drinks with meals; and items of a personal nature.) If you are interested and would like to see the full brochure, please contact Fr. Rand at fr.randlanghorst@gmail.com or write 3230 S 33rd St., Lincoln, NE CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAS COURT ST. CHARLES #472 will have their December Christmas Meeting at 2:30pm on Tuesday, December 6. at the KC Hall. This will be dessert only with musical entertainment and the revealing of prayer pals. Guests welcome. Any questions, call Mary Anne Classen at WARM Up WINTER! Help Spirit FM bring warmth to people across the listening area as we Warm up Winter! We're accepting donations of new socks, mittens, hats and boots for both adults and children. The NEW donated items can be dropped off at the locations below and the items will be distributed in the area. Drop off your new, unwrapped donations of warm, winter gear by Dec. 28. Our partner in this project is Catholic Social Services Lincoln & Hastings, Nebraska. For questions, contact events@kvss.com or call Warm Up Winter Drop-Off Sites: Catholic Social Services Lincoln O Street in Lincoln. (M-F 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 to 5 p.m.) Spirit FM N. Cotner, Suite 101 in Lincoln (M-F 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) Advent Holy Hour Before you get literally all wrapped-up in Christmas activities, why not take one hour to meditate on the reason for the season. December 3rd, Saturday, from 9:00am 10:00am, we are having a Holy Hour in the School Library. Father Chris Eckrich will be leading our hour and have a message for us. Catholic Business Women December Meeting Christmas Lunch Date: Tuesday. December 13th 2016 Time: 11:30am All Our Welcome! Location: The Eatery Restaurant, 2548 S 48th Street Lunch is on our own at The Eatery!! Our Christmas Lunch - ornament gift exchange. Bring ornament wrapped and spiritual bouquet to offer to one who receives gift. Bring a friend! All women are welcome come enjoy lunch and fellowship! Please RSVP to Krista Kuenning, call or text at or kristakuenning@yahoo.com. 100th Anniversary of FATIMA pilgrimage with Fr. Gary Coulter ( ) and Fr. Ronald Homes ( ) - join a 10 day pilgrimage to Lourdes, Spain and Fatima on July 5-15, We depart from Omaha for $3,535/Person. SEE: Villa Marie Home and School for Exceptional Children is seeking applicants with training and/or experience in special education, for part-time supervision of students in the afternoons Monday Friday beginning at noon Please call Sr. Jeanette at the school at or sr.jeanette-rerucha@cdolinc.net. Christmas on 84th Street St. Michael s Christmas Tour of Homes is Sunday, December 4, 2016 from 3:00-7:00 pm. To purchase tickets, contact Caroline: or Carol: ; christmasholidayhomes@gmail.com or stop in at Art & Soul to purchase. Featured this year will be four beautifully decorated homes by St. Michael parishioners, located on 84th Street between Old Cheney to Hwy 2. Have you been looking for a high-quality, dependable car for your teenager or college student? (2001 Ford Focus with 60K miles) How about $1,500 cash or a $250 Propelr gift card just in time for the holidays? For just $50 you can purchase a lottery ticket for your chance to win one of these prizes and support a worthy cause. All proceeds from the lottery ticket sales will be used to support the special needs education program at St. Joseph School. Only 250 tickets will be sold, so get yours today! Please contact the Parish office to purchase your ticket. Apples for Students Program at Russ s Market: From now until February 24, 2017, parents, families and friends of your students can collect register tapes from our local Russ s (130 N 66 St) and contribute them to our school. The value of these register receipts will then be redeemed by our school to earn FREE educational equipment from this program. So turn in those receipts to the school office and we ll collect them for FREE items to benefit the school! THANK YOU SO MUCH for helping!!