PARISH OFFICE HOURS Tuesday Thursday: 9am 5pm Friday: 9am-12pm Saturday: 9am 4pm Closed for Lunch: 12pm-1:30pm

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1 2575 W. El Campo Grande Avenue North Las Vegas, NV Parish Office: Website: Welcoming Transformed Generous CALENDAR OF EVENTS OCTOBER 12, SATURDAY AT 4PM Teaching Mass OCTOBER 13, SUNDAY AT 12PM Teaching Mass Copyright J.S. Paluch Co., Inc. * Photo Copyright Jupiter Images Corp. OCTOBER 26, SATURDAY AFTER 4PM MASS SJNC Parish Picnic OCTOBER 27, SUNDAY AT 5PM Teaching Mass OCTOBER 28, MONDAY AT 12PM & 6PM SJNC Movie Mondays (Il Papa Buono part 1) OCTOBER 29, TUESDAY AT 6:30PM Texas Hold em Practice Session NOVEMBER 4 AT 12PM & 6PM SJNC Movie Mondays (Il Papa Buono part 2) NOVEMBER 16 & 17, SATURDAY & SUNDAY Craft Fair and Bake Sale THE SCHEDULE OF MASSES Saturday Vigil: 4pm Sunday: 8am, 10am, 12pm, 5pm Tuesday Friday: 8am SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday: 2:30pm 3:15pm or by appointment during office hours except on Sundays PARISH OFFICE HOURS Tuesday Thursday: 9am 5pm Friday: 9am-12pm Saturday: 9am 4pm Closed for Lunch: 12pm-1:30pm ROSARY Tuesday Friday: 7:15am (Church opens at 7:10am) MORNING PRAYER Tuesday Friday: 7:35am NOVEMBER 28 AT 9AM Thanksgiving Day mass with Bishop Pepe DECEMBER 6, FRIDAY AT 6PM Celebrating with St. Nick DECEMBER 16, MONDAY AT 7PM Simbang Gabi 28TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME If we have died with [Christ Jesus] we shall also live with him; if we persevere we shall also reign with him. 2 Timothy 2:11-12a

2 Page 2 PARISH MISSION STATEMENT St. John Neumann Roman Catholic Church is a diverse and welcoming community formed by joyful worship. We are transformed by the Eucharist and inspired by the Holy Spirit to be Christ and to recognize and serve Christ in others. As faithful stewards of the gifts God has given us, we share generously for the building of God s kingdom on earth. PRESIDER S MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, October 12 4:00pm Jeannine Doe Sunday, October 13 8:00am Carol J. Medeiros 10:00am St. John Neumann Parish Family 12:00pm Charles and Ann Gibbons 5:00pm Father Bede Tuesday, October 15 8:00am Delores T. de Leon Guerrero Wednesday, October 16 8:00am Elaine Roddy Thursday, October 17 8:00am Father Bede Friday, October 18 8:00am Sheryl O Brien Saturday, October 19 4:00pm Herbert Ratzburg Sunday, October 20 8:00am Bob Huddleston 10:00am Jane Garrett 12:00pm St. John Neumann Parish Family 5:00pm Nico Kriegel READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Rom 1:1-7; Ps 98:1-4; Lk 11:29-32 Tuesday: Rom 1:16-25; Ps 19:2-5; Lk 11:37-41 Wednesday: Rom 2:1-11; Ps 62:2-3, 6-7, 9; Lk 11:42-46 Thursday: Rom 3:21-30; Ps 130:1b-6ab; Lk 11:47-54 Friday: 2 Tm 4:10-17b; Ps 145:10-13, 17-18; Lk 10:1-9 Saturday: Rom 4:13, 16-18; Ps 105:6-9, 42-43; Lk 12:8-12 Sunday: Ex 17:8-13; Ps 121:1-8; 2 Tm 3:14 4:2; Lk 18:1-8 PARISH CALENDAR Baptismal Preparation: Call the parish office for an appointment. Marthas & Marys: 2nd Tuesday, 6:30pm Youth Ensemble: Tuesdays, 7:00pm Children s Choir: Wednesdays, 6:00pm Adult Choir: Wednesdays, 6:45pm Men s Club: 1st Wednesday, 7:00pm Senior Luncheons: 2nd Wednesday, bi-monthly 12:00pm Finance Committee: 2nd Thursday, 7:00pm Bible Study: Thursdays, 8:45am Staff Meetings: Thursdays, 10:00am RCIA: Thursdays, 7:00pm Reader s Workshop: Thursdays, 7:00pm Parish Council: 2nd Wednesday, 7:00pm Jr. High Youth Group: October 23, 6:00-7:30pm High School Youth Group: October 30, 6:00-7:30pm Altar Flowers This week s altar flowers are sponsored in memory of Venancio C. Yap, MD. VICTIM ADVOCACY NUMBER Advocacy is available for any individual who has been sexually and/or physically abused. The 24-hour hotline number is:

3 Page 3 To the Parishioners and Friends of St. John Neumann WTG? Do you remember what that stands for? Welcoming. Transformed. Generous. Yep, in a nutshell, those three letters summarize our new parish mission statement! We are a welcoming community, transformed by the Eucharist, that leads us to share generously. Oh, there s much more than that, but those three little letters, WTG, sum it up. Hopefully everyone can commit those three letters and words to memory and always be reminded of who we are as a community of faith and what is the heart of our mission. NEW OFFERING ENVELOPES FOR OUR CHILDREN IN FAITH FORMATION Beginning this weekend, you might notice that the children in our faith formation programs will be using some new offering envelopes. Each child has received their own numbered box of envelopes to help them participate in the church s call to be good Christian stewards of all that we have, which, in reality, all belongs to God. In the near future we, as a parish family, will be looking, once again, as to how the church asks us to embrace the concept of Christian stewardship in our sacrificial giving. We always talk about time, talent and treasure as being the ways we can give back to God for all the good God has given to us. But, notice that the most important word is AND. It s not time, talent or treasure, but time, talent and treasure. The concept of stewardship helps us understand that everything that we own, everything that we ve earned, everything that we ve saved, everything that we ve inherited ALL belongs to God we re just the stewards of those things. God is the one who has gifted us in many ways, especially in the talents we have and the ability to work. And, let s face it, without God, we would not even be here! What we do with everything we own, earned, saved, inherited, is between us and God. Hopefully our children will embrace, if they haven t already, this concept of Christian stewardship. Look for more in upcoming bulletins about the specifics of what s entailed in being honest, Christian stewards CHILI COOK-OFF A SUCCESS! by all! Thanks to the Men s Club for sponsoring this event and to all the chili chefs who provided about 18 different varieties of chili! Yeah, I was one of them, and YES, I did make my own chili (it was pretty good, even though I didn t win!). And thanks to all who supported the event and may have suffered some heart-burn afterwards (some of that chili had a real kick to it!). TEACHING MASSES From the comments I ve received from many of you, you really have appreciated the teaching Masses I have offered thus far. Thanks for your patience and your openness to ongoing formation. We never will know it all, but we can always better ourselves, especially in the area of our common worship. Next weekend I ll be celebrating the 25th wedding anniversary of some good friends back in Illinois. So, the final teaching Mass will take place on Sunday, October 27 at 5:00pm. TV MASSES Well, this coming Wednesday, October 16, I ll get my turn to offer the TV Masses which will be recorded at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, beginning at 9:00am. I m so excited that our own Lissy de Jesus will be cantoring for those Masses as well! Those Masses will be broadcast on the Sundays through the month of November. Thanks to all those parishioners who continue to support this vital ministry of the diocese for the benefit of our sisters and brothers who cannot be with us to worship. Your presence is truly a gift! Peace always, Fr. James Michael Jankowski Pastor It was my first Chili Cook-off ever! It took last weekend s event to help me understand how it was all going to work out. But, once we got into the swing of things, a great time was had

4 Page 4 SJNC MONDAYS AT THE MOVIES Bob Hoskins stars in a magnificent 2-part film, directed by Ricky Tognazzi, about the life of Pope John the XXIII. Monday, October 28 Il Papa Buono part I Monday, November 4 Il Papa Buono part II Afternoon showing at 1:00pm. Join us at 12noon for lunch presented by our own Senior Luncheon Group. Evening showing at 7:00pm. Join us at 6:00pm for a hamburger and hot dog cook-out presented by our SJNC Men s Club.

5 Page 5 Calling all children who want to be a part of our fi rst Holiday program: Celebrating with St. Nick Friday, December 6, 2013 Children must be able to read and attend the following Saturday rehearsals: October 12, 19, 26 November 2, 9, 16, 23 Thursday, December 5, 6:00pm-8:30pm ALL MUST ATTEND The Saturday rehearsals will be in the morning and be a half hour long. The time of the rehearsal will depend on which part of the program your child will be in. There will be a meeting on Saturday, October 5 at 9:00am in the youth room. I will answer all questions and give you more information at that time. We hope this will be a fun experience, great way to raise funds to reduce our building debt and a great way to prepare for the true meaning of Christmas SJNC GIFT SHOP PRESENTS INVENTORY CLEARANCE October after all the masses 50% and more off selected items! SAVE THE DATE Join us after the 4pm mass on Saturday, October 26 for our Annual Parish Picnic Great food, games for the kids and a wonderful time to get together and make new friends! SJNC Parish Center Courtyard This is a free event! Cassie McGuire Director The Marthas and Marys need your help once again for their upcoming Craft Fair & Bake Sale on Saturday, November 16 and Sunday, November 17. Please help by donating homemade crafts and baked goods to sell for this wonderful cause. Proceeds will assist in our parish needs and provide community service. If you have any questions about your donations please contact: Pat Cole at or JoAnn McDermott at The next Marthas and Marys Craft Night Meeting will be on Tuesday, October 22 in the Youth Room from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.

6 Page 6 LECTIONARY BASED SCRIPTURE STUDY Join us for our next class on Thursday, October 17 at 8:45am. We will reflect on next Sunday s Gospel (Luke 18:1-8) Will not God secure the rights of his chosen ones who call out to him day and night? Our first place winner of the Chili Cook off is Celine Guite. Congratulations to all our winners! Thank you to everyone who participated and a very special thanks to our SJNC s club for preparing and presenting another fabulous chili cook off event! SJNC MUSIC MINISTRY Do you SING or PLAY an instrument? Why not share your God given talent with the church and join St. John Neumann s Music Ministry? We are looking for musicians, both young and young at heart, to join our various groups: CHILDREN S CHOIR Ages 5 and above (must be able to read) Rehearsals every Wednesday, 6:00-6:45 pm 12pm Mass (monthly) ADULT CHOIR Ages 13 and above Rehearsals every Wednesday, 6:45-8:00 pm 10am Mass (every Sunday) YOUTH ENSEMBLE Ages 12 and above Rehearsals every Tuesday, 7:00-8:00 pm 5pm Mass (every Sunday) Requirements to join this ministry include: A parental consent volunteer form for those who are under 18 years of age A fingerprinting background check, Protecting God s Children class attendance, and volunteer packet for those who are over 18 years of age. We are excited to meet you and have you as a part of our ministry! Sean Davis (Director of Children s and Adult Choir) Lissy de Jesus (Director of Youth Ensemble) ext. 206 October 5/October 6 1st Collection $22, nd Collection $7, Total for these collections $29, Church Attendance: 3,121 2nd Collection: Building Debt Reduction Fund Attendance 1 st Collection 2 nd Collection 4:00pm 529 $4, $1, :00am 541 $2, $1, :00am 710 $4, $1, :00pm 481 $2, $ :00pm 860 $3, $ Mail-in $1, $1, Electronic $3, $ EUCHARISTIC MINISTRY TRAINING On Saturday, October 19, we will have a Eucharistic Ministry training from 10am-12pm in the Worship Space. If you would like to be a part of this vital liturgical ministry, please plan on attending this class. You must be a practicing Catholic in good standing and have received the sacraments from Baptism through Confirmation to be a Eucharistic Minister. SJNC has a brand new ministry UNIVERSAL PRAYERS MINISTRY This will allow us to have a joint collaboration of drafting and, most importantly, providing a prayerful voice, with the help of the Holy Spirit, so that our parishioners will participate in the Catholic Church s guidance and authority. If you would like to partake in helping and coming up with our Prayers of the Faithful for the Sunday masses, this may be the ideal ministry for you! We will meet once a week and our first get-together will be on Thursday, October 24th, at 9:45 (after Scripture Study). For more information, please contact Lissy de Jesus at (702) ext. 206

7 YOUTH, JUST WANNA Page 7 HAVE FUN? FAITH? FRIENDS? Drop-in the Youth Room One Wednesday a month from 6:00-7:30pm. Junior High Youth Group Grades 6-8 Begins Oct. 23 rd High School Youth Group Grades 9-12 Begins Oct. 30 th *Parent permission form required for participation.

8 Page 8 VISITING MARY The St. John Neumann image of our Blessed Mother can visit the home of a registered parishioner for one week. This image can be picked up on Saturday afternoon at 3 pm and must be returned to the parish office by 12 pm the following Saturday. The statue comes with prayers, songs, meditations and directions on how to pray the rosary, as well as some special intentions requested by our pastor. VISITING MARY SCHEDULE 10/19 Abegail Silvestre 10/26 Mavic Muños 11/02 Marcella Amaya 11/09 Tiodoro Serna ARE YOU A FULLY INITIATED CATHOLIC? Have you already received the sacraments of Baptism, First Eucharist and Confirmation. If the answer is NO, then RCIA is for you. If you or someone you know is considering becoming Catholic, come to a Thursday evening meeting at 7:00 pm-9:00 pm and see what it is all about. The process is very interesting. Practicing Catholics are also needed to sponsor those who wish to join the church. Come, learn, ask questions and make friends. RCIA MEETING Thursday, October 17 Topic: Corporal Works of Mercy Presented by: Damian Fitzroy All adults of the parish are invited to attend. OUTREACH (Pantry Hours: Wed. 9am 3pm) The SJNC pantry relies on the generous donations of our parish family. The next time you are at the grocery store please consider purchasing some extra food for our families in need. Please leave your donations in the big wooden box in the lobby. God bless you for supporting the Outreach Pantry. To our outreach donors, THANK YOU for all that you do and God Bless! On Wednesday, October 9, our Outreach Pantry served: 436 Children 66 Seniors 437 Adults 182 Families WISH LIST FOR THE PANTRY Pasta sauce, mac n cheese, canned vegetables and fruit, soups, ramen, canned proteins (ie. tuna, chicken, spam), pasta, peanut butter, rice, dried beans. Please be advised that we no longer accept nor provide clothing donations. Thank you for your cooperation! DO YOU LIKE TO DO THINGS THAT HELP OTHERS? If so, then you might be interested in being a founding member of our new Social Justice Ministry here at St. John Neumann. In addition to reflecting on sacred life issues and the outreach ministries of our own parish, members will be active participants representing our parish in the organization called Nevadans for the Common Good (NCG). This organization is an inter-faith group that works to uphold the dignity of the human person so threatened by many issues facing our local community. Already this group has been successful in combatting the human trafficking problem in our valley. Plans are underway to look at other issues which need to be addressed. If you d like to be a part of this ground-breaking ministry, please contact Leonarda Serna ( , ext. 211) as soon as possible. Together, we can help make a difference! Together, we can make the difference! Together, we can say Yes to God!

9 Page 9 CONFIRMATION I/II Schedule of Sunday Sessions, Retreats, Events, and Due Dates. Please mark these MANDATORY dates on your calendar at home. Students who fail to attend all of the mandated sessions/ events will receive an incomplete for the year and may be asked to repeat it next year. 16 Sessions: Sundays from 3:00pm 6:15pm EVENT DATES: September 22, 2013 October 6, 2013 October 20, 2013 (Touching Safety Class) November 24, 2013 December 1, 2013 (15 Service Hours due) December 15, 2013 January 12, 2014 January 26, 2014 February 9, 2014 March 2, 2014 March 16, 2014 March 30, 2014 (15 Service Hours due) April 6, 2014 April 13, 2014 May 4, 2014 May 18, 2014 Social Justice Retreat (One Social Justice Retreat required) Friday, November 1, 2013 at 4pm Saturday, November 2, 2013 at 5pm Friday, March 21, 2014 at 4pm- Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 5pm Confirmation 1 Retreat Potosi Pines Camp December 7, 2013 (7am 8:30pm) Confirmation 2 Retreat Potosi Pines Camp February 22, 2014 (7am 8:30pm) Confirmation Rehearsal Friday, May 16, 2014 at 6pm Confirmation Saturday, May 17, 2014 (be at church by 5pm) *All dates are subject to change. Please refer to the monthly calendars (found in the first church bulletin of every month) or online at Contact Lori Gabriel; Youth Ministry Director lori.gabriel@sjnc.org or call ext. 214 CATHOLIC NEWMAN CENTER SPECIAL COLLECTION On the weekend of October 19-20, Fr. Albert Felice- Pace will be speaking at all the Masses regarding the St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Newman Community at UNLV. We will have a special collection envelope attached to that weekend s parish bulletin. We invite you to bring back this envelope on the following weekend for a monetary collection for the Newman Center s capital campaign to build a chapel on campus. The St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Newman Center has been serving the students and faculty of UNLV since For more information on the Newman Center at UNLV visit BETHLEHEM WOOD CARVING SALE Bethlehem Wood carving will be here at St. John Neumann on the weekend of October Beautiful Olive wood carved crosses and gifts from the Holy Land will be on sale after all the Masses. Proceeds from the sale will be used to support more than 600 Catholic and Christian families in Bethlehem. Your support is very much appreciated. ANNOUNCING A BRAND NEW MINISTRY TO SJNC. THE PARISH LIFE MINISTRY (PLM) What is it? The Parish Life Ministry is a group of enthusiastic, gifted and faithful fellow parishioners who are passionate about helping to support great fellowship and fundraising activities at St. John Neumann. The PLM was responsible for the hospitality for our recent Pastor Installation and individually and/or together have prepared and presented many of the very best of SJNC s events and activities. Those who have a vision to present a new event or just need some advice about how to get off the ground with a new project can find the PLM a great resource for advice and support. The PLM also embraces and plans those special activities requested by the pastor. Do you have a desire to be a part of this exciting, fun loving and purpose driven ministry? Please join us for our next meeting on Thursday, October 17 at 6:00pm in the Youth Room. You must be an adult 21 years or age or older to be member of this ministry.

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12 Page 12 Parish Staff Pastor Fr. James M. Jankowski ext. 216 Visiting Priests Msgr. Joe Cosgrove Fr. Albert Felice-Pace Deacons Deacon Frank Oettinger ext. 200 Deacon André Richard ext. 200 Spiritual Director Kathy Oettinger Executive Assistant to the Pastor/Project Manager.Mary Santos...ext. 216 Director of Pastoral Ministries/Parish Office Manager Leonarda Serna ext. 211 Assistant for Finance/Catechesis of the Good Shepherd & RCIA Coordinator Paula Howley ext. 204 Director of Environmental Services Al Camacho ext. 201 Custodian Tio Serna ext. 200 Director of Catechetical Ministries Cathy Trawinski ext. 210 Assistant for Catechetical Ministries Araceli Perez ext. 215 Coordinator of Volunteer, Safe Environment & Human Resources Director of Youth Ministry Lori Gabriel ext. 214 Director of Liturgy & Pastoral Music, Youth Ensemble/Cantor Lissy de Jesus ext. 206 Director of Adult & Children s Choir/Cantor Sean Davis Digital Design & Communications Manager/Liturgical Accompanist Jay de Jesus ext. 203 Liturgical Accompanist Kara Davis Ministries/Organizations Altar Linens Mary Lou Bodan Altar Servers Marie Ricci Eucharistic Ministers Marge Nelson Gift Shop Nelda Schafer Hospitality Elsie Lyon Marthas & Marys Judy Wunderlich Men s Club Al Smith Outreach Leonarda Serna ext. 211 Prison Ministry Deacon André Richard ext. 200 RCIA Paula Howley ext. 204 Readers Nancy Hoover Sacristans Betty Beck Senior Luncheons Bob Chiodo Mariage Prep (sponsor couples) Deacon Frank Oettinger Ushers Bob & Arian McKechnie Pastoral Council Sacrament of Baptism Please call the parish office to set up an appointment with the Baptism Coordinator, Leonarda Serna at ext. 211 or at leonarda.serna@sjnc.org to begin the process. Please do not make any arrangements such as travel, catering, etc. until you have completed the Baptism preparation process and received a letter confirming the available date and time of Baptism. Sacrament of Marriage Consult with the priest before you set the date. A minimum of six to eight months preparation is needed. Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick Call the parish office at any time if you or a family member seeks the Sacrament. If possible, please try to call before your loved one is in the active process of dying. Communion for the Sick or Homebound Contact the parish office during office hours. In case of hospitalization, inform the admissions office that you are a Catholic and would like to receive communion. Mass Intentions Scheduled in the parish office. The 2014 book will be opened in October, House Blessings Parishioners are encouraged to bless their own homes. Holy water and appropriate payers are provided by the parish. Faith Formation Registration Registration began in April. Classes are held from September to May. Students must complete two consecutive years of classes in order to celebrate First Communion or Confirmation. Annulments Please contact Fr. Jim or Deacon Frank Oettinger. Parish Finance Council Theresa Rees Chairman John Robertson Vice Chairman Marie Ricci Secretary Jesus Doc Floresca Judy Wunderlich M&M s President Al Smith Men s Club President Tony Urevich Arlene Martin John Cruz Leticia Cristobal Chris Lee Jim Trawinski Harry Shull (consultant) Chris Summers Chairperson Bob Chiodo Vice Chairperson Gene Feher Liason to Pastoral Council Margo Lamuraglia Stefanie Schafer John Kilduff