7601 VINE LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 68505 ST. JOHN THE APOSTLE Happy Pentecost Birthday of the Church! For those who haven t had the chance to visit St. Peter s Basilica in Rome, this is the sculpture around the chair of St. Peter (by Bernini, 1598-1659). The four statues of Doctors of the Church are: from the west, Ambrose and Athanasius (left); and, from the east, John Chrysostom and Augustine (right), who consistently proclaimed the truth of Christ and His Church. The fine alabaster window shows the Holy Spirit, the soul of the Church, as a dove who flies above the span of the centuries as the Promise and Guarantee that the Gospel will never change. In 2006, on the feast of the Chair of St. Peter, Benedict XVI said: I invite you to pause before that evocative work, which today it is possible to admire decorated with so many candles, and pray in a particular way for the ministry that God has entrusted to me. Raising one's gaze to the alabaster glass window that opens precisely above the chair, invoke the Holy Spirit, so that he will always sustain with His light and strength my daily service to the whole Church. For this, as for your devoted attention, I thank you from my heart. Thanks St. John s for faithfully praying for Benedict XVI. Fr. Lyle M. Johnson & Fr. Lee T. Jirovsky MAY 23, 2010
ST. JOHN THE APOSTLE Lincoln, NE pg 2 MASS INTENTIONS FOR THIS WEEK MONDAY, May 24, 2010 6:30 am Lucile Cunningham 8:15 am Frank Watts TUESDAY, May 25, 2010 6:30 am Lynn & Phil West 25th Wedding Anniversary 8:15 am Repose of the Souls of Julia Hill & Bobby Peregrine WEDNESDAY, May 26, 2010 8:15 am Joe Kopetka 5:30 pm Anna Meduna THURSDAY, May 27, 2010 6:30 am Betty Hruska 5:30 pm Nathan Bartek & Deceased Members of St. John s Parish FRIDAY, May 28, 2010 6:30 am Stanley W. Bartek 8:15 am James Kost SATURDAY, May 29, 2010 8:15 am Allan Bennett 4:00 pm Rick & Sue Waldren Anniversary SUNDAY, May 30 7:30 am Gilbert Liekhus 9:00 am Helen Faur, Mother of Aurelia Thomas 10:30 am Miles Crawford (1st Anniversary of Death) 12:00 Noon For the People DAILY MASS SERVERS May 24 thru May 28 8:15 am Mon-Fri A. Jambor J. Nguyen J. Kopetka C. Skaw If you cannot serve, please get a substitute. Father is depending on you! Thanks for your help. Everyone is invited to a Memorial Day Mass at Calvary Cemetery, 40th & O Street Lincoln, on Monday, May 31st at 10:00 a.m. Mass will be offered for those in the armed services and civil peace services (police and firefighters) who have given their lives in the defense and protection of our country. Bishop Bruskewitz will be the celebrant and homilist. In the event of inclement weather, Mass will be offered at 10:00 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church, 3128 S Street. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS MOW SCHEDULE FOR THIS SATURDAY MAY 29TH Team Leader: Shelbourn Mark Colling Jesse Dillingham David Cronin Mark Dingledine Robert Curtright Dwaine Divis Leonard Deschene Kent Dodson Kenneth Dill Randall Donner Spring is here, when the temperature outside rises and plants start to blossom. For each beautiful day that comes our way, we have an increase of faith and hope. This hope also comes from your generous gift of $1,147.00. Thank you. We are pleased to report we have moved into our New Community Kitchen and Outreach Center. We would like for you to drop by to see it, if you haven t already. It is beautiful and we are blessed! - Susanne Blue, MSW, Executive Director, Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach Are you a busy working person or a young mother who doesn t have time to pray the rosary every day? Then consider becoming a member of the LIVING ROSARY. You could receive numerous blessings by praying only one decade daily in your own home at the time most convenient for you. NO MEETINGS, NO FEES. Even if you pray the rosary every day, you may wish to pray an extra decade for the two very important purposes of the Living Rosary: That those who have never had faith may receive it and that those having had faith and abandoned the Church may return to it. We all know someone who may be in one of these situations, don t we? Call Irene Chermok, 464-1218, for information, or to ask for an assigned decade Tuesday is Abortion Day! Lincoln Planned parenthood does abortions on Tuesday each week. Over 10,000 babies have been put to death in the 15 years they have been open. Please pray for the mothers/fathers to have a change of heart and give life to their baby on Tuesdays! THIS WEEK S SCHEDULE May 23 PENTECOST SUNDAY Pius X Graduation 1:30 pm Adult Bible Study at 7 PM call 488-7927 or 483-6292 for more information May 24 Legion of Mary meets at 5:40 PM in the Family Room Baptismal Class 7 pm in new conference room May 25 SCHOOL FIELD DAY May 26 Benediction & Night Prayer-Pink Sisters 8 pm Godparent Teen Meetings May 27 LAST DAY OF SCHOOL, 10 am Dismissal May 28 ORDINATIONS TO THE DIACONATE CONGRATULATIONS CRAIG CLINCH May 29 Church Cleaning 8:45 AM (Is it your turn?) Scrip sold 8:45 to10:15 AM in new Church Office ORDINATIONS OF PRIESTS 11:00 am Confessions from 3:00 to 3:50 PM and 5:00 to 5:30 PM May 30 BAPTISMS 1:00 pm Adult Bible Study at 7 PM call 488-7927 or 483-6292 for more information
PENTECOST SUNDAY May 23, 2010 pg 3 PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS : Melvin Bahns, Don and Petronella Barker, Ivan Bartek, Ron Barzydlo, Melvin Berka, Dave Brady, Paul Bruckner, Harold Dorty, Jack and Joy English, Patricia Hassig, Albert Joseph, Frank Knopik, Larry Konecky, Sharon Marion, Michael Marsh Family, Ken & Delores Nagengast, Tonya Nelson, John Noble, Jeanne Patrick, Steven Poynter, Genna Rathke, Victor Romeo, Russell Walters, and Irene Wesley. 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 RECTORY AT 489-1946. THANK YOU. DDP Workers, please finish call backs and return all pledge cards to the Parish Office. Thank you for your help. A blessed thank you to everyone who gave a gift to the Charity and Stewardship (DDP) Appeal. Our parish goal is 100% participation. Each and every person s gift is important. For those who have not made a pledge, please join us in supporting the vital programs and services throughout the Diocese of Lincoln, that no single individual or parish can offer. Your gift to the Charity and Stewardship (DDP) Appeal supports the ministries and services in this diocese from which you and this parish benefit. Thank you for your generosity and your support of the Charity and Stewardship (DDP ) Appeal. Calling all Volunteers!! Pius X High School is in need of volunteers for sod removal at Aldrich Field and sod placement for the practice field in preparation of the new artificial field turf which will be installed this summer. A Groundbreaking Ceremony and blessing will be held at 8:00 am at Pius High School s Aldrich Field, 6000 A St. Students, parents and friends of Pius X with a good back are needed to help. We will have lunch at noon so please call the Pius X Foundation Office, 488-1046 to rsvp or email michelle.birkel@piusx.net. Thank you so much for your help. Church Cleaning for May 29th 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 OR call Rent-a-Teen at 489-5169. Mark Rezac 466-4269 Stanley Richardson 489-9637 Wayne Rezac 467-1638 James Richter 464-3296 Jeff Rhone 327-0339 William Richter 325-9881 Suzanne Rhynalds 466-0479 Bob Riebel 464-3790 Dwayne Rice 464-7881 Gary Riggs 466-5790 Mary Richardson 466-7362 Jeanne Riha 781-2669 Kelly Robare 489-2936 Hope Robb 464-7047 Readings for the Week of May 23, 2010 Sunday: Vigil: Gn 11:1-9 or Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b or Ez 37:1-14 or Jl 3:1-5/ Rom 8:22-27/Jn 7:37-39 Day: Acts 2:1-11/1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 or Rom 8:8-17/Jn 20:19-23 or 14:15-16, 23b-26 Monday: 1 Pt 1:3-9/Mk 10:17-27 Tuesday: 1 Pt 1:10-16/Mk 10:28-31 Wednesday: 1 Pt 1:18-25/Mk 10:32-45 Thursday: 1 Pt 2:2-5, 9-12/Mk 10:46-52 Friday: 1 Pt 4:7-13/Mk 11:11-26 Saturday: Jude 17, 20b-25/Mk 11:27-33 Next Sunday: Prv 8:22-31/Rom 5:1-5/Jn 16:12-15 Special Order $CRIP Gift Certificates A complete listing of $CRIP gift certificates for your shopping needs is available at www.glscrip.com by clicking on retailer list on the left side. We do not carry many of these but they can be special ordered. These certificates are neither non-refundable nor returnable so please be sure of what you want. Payment is required when you pick up your order. Email special orders to nancy-wolf@cdolinc.net or turn in to the school office by 9 AM on Tuesday mornings. This way we can guarantee delivery by Friday afternoon at the latest. We will let you know when your order is ready for pickup. The quarterly statement from the Catholic Foundation shows St. John s School Endowment has grown to a fair market value of $545,199.94 and St. John s Church Endowment has grown to a fair market value of $59,883.99 as of March 31, 2010. Thank you for your support of our endowment funds. Because the principal is never spent, these endowments are a perpetual source of income for our church and school. Please consider including St. John s School and Church Endowment Funds in your estate planning. COLLECTION REPORT Sunday, May 16, 2010 Adult Envelopes $13,945.63 Plate $793.65 Children s Envelopes $53.50 Total $14,792.78 ***Our Budgeted Goal is $18,800 per Week** SCRIP Update for May 10 thru May 16, 2010 Amount Exchanged $ 16,525.00 Profit $ 659.55 Direct Withdrawal Payments for April, 2010 $ 4,686.00 School Endowment for April, 2010 $820.82 Renovation Campaign Update thru April, 2010 Payments Received $1,121,584.80 Pledges $1,271,101.32 Gratitude Renewed Campaign Update thru April, 2010 Payments Received $651,802.45 Pledges $1,275,144.60
ST. JOHN THE APOSTLE Lincoln, NE pg 4 2010 HARVEST FESTIVAL: Thank you one and all for your support, contributions, ideas and suggestions during St John s remodeling and addition projects. The 2010 Harvest Festival Committee, with Father Johnson s blessing, is going to focus on Parishioner Appreciation as the theme for our 42nd Annual Harvest Festival. If you have been to a memorable thank you party, please contribute your ideas and suggestions. Submit them to Linda Davis at 560-7667 or email her at: ccdreligion@yahoo.com. There will be a prize for the most original and fun-filled idea. Please watch the bulletin or listen to Sunday announcements for further plans. Thank you and God Bless You. Mark your Calendar! St. John s annual Garage Sale, Friday and Saturday, June 11 and 12. Please save your good clean treasures for our Garage Sale. We will accept all items except non-working appliances or refrigerators/ freezers. Call Jackie, 464-2586 for information or to arrange for pick up of large items. Help will be needed on Thurs, Fri and Sat. Clean up Crew welcome!! Come and help..you will have a fun time! The Marian Mantle Silent Strength Prayer Group will meet Tuesday, May 25th at 3:00 pm, at the Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital in the Flanagan Room. We say a prayer for our priests, 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 and there is Mass at 4:00 pm in the Chapel for those who wish to attend. Questions, call Kathy 423-3810. St John s Ladies Evening Golf League will begin May 27. We play Thursdays at 6:30 PM at Wellington Greens. New members are welcome! Please call Dianne Kalita, 261-5178 if you want to join the fun. We now have an e-mail address that you can use JUST for Bulletin information. It is: bulletin@stjohnlincoln.org. St John s mailing address is now 7601 Vine, Lincoln, NE DIOCESE OF LINCOLN SEMINARIAN OF THE WEEK- Michael J. Zimmer Michael is from St. James Parish in Cortland and his family is from Firth. Michael s parents are Ron & Cinda Zimmer, and he has 2 brothers and 3 sisters. He graduated from Norris High in 2003 and attended Northwest Missouri State for one year. He entered St. Gregory the Great Seminary in the fall of 2004 and graduated in 2007. Michael is currently at St. Teresa Parish in Lincoln. Please say a prayer for the seminarians and postulants who are studying for our diocese. EVENTS OF INTEREST TO ST JOHN S YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES Summer hours for St. John s school office: Monday/Tuesday 8:00 12:00 Noon The CCD year has come to an end! I will miss the children who so faithfully attended CCD to work on their spiritual growth. Children this age are beautiful people, so much fun and love unconditionally. The year 2009-2010 would not have been the great success it was without Fr. Johnson and Fr. Jirovsky s direction, as well as all CCD parents & the great teachers that heard the calling. Big kudos to Kelly Greene, Paige Harrison, Emily, Erin & Judy Cuddy, Lucinda Murrillo, Grace Madsen, Ashley Alexander, Angelica Murrillo, Molly Wessel, Linda Dyson, Emily Timmerman, Kaylin Kreikemeier, Margie Gonser, Cameron O Hearn, Alice Barry and Nasako Madsen. Many thanks to our prayer tutors and office helpers Flo Coolidge, Lisa Ferraro and Sarah Herndon. Next year can only be greater! Have a great summer, hope to see you at Vacation Bible School and definitely next year. Thank you! - Linda Davis, CCD Coordinator Children s Liturgy is finished for the remainder of Spring and Summer. We will begin again in the Fall. We would like to thank you for sharing your children with us each Sunday! They were truly a delight and we enjoyed talking and teaching about Jesus love for all of us. Your children taught us a lot about Jesus command that we must become like little children to enter the Kingdom of God. They were a blessing for each of us! From their teachers - Kate, Mary, Tara, Laura, Kyle, Andrew, Becky and Rhonda. RENT-A-TEEN The young adults of our parish (including teens in the Litt, Lockhorn, Alcalde, O Hearn, McClellen, Weskamp, Wallish, Soukup, Kreikemeier, and Wilhelm families) desire to earn money for World Youth Day 2011. If you have an odd job, baby sitting, church cleaning time you need help with, pet walking/sitting, spring house cleaning, garage or yard work, or errands to be done, please call Theresa at 489-5169 to schedule. Spring try-ons for uniforms have ended. If you have not ordered yet, you can order at the pants try-on dates in July (dates to be announced). Any questions, please contact Katy Morphew at morphjkla@aol.com. Box Tops, Campbell s and Best Choice UPC s St John School would like to thank all the parishioners who contribute to our General Mills box tops, Campbell s UPC s and Best Choice UPC s collection programs. This past year we received checks from General Mills totaling over $1,700. We will redeem over 10,000 Campbell soup UPC s for videos and DVDs for the school library at the end of May; and we are getting ready to submit another 5000 Best Choice UPC s which will bring in another $150. The money goes to areas that need a little extra funding. Please keep saving these items and put them in the Rubbermaid container back by the $CRIP desk. These programs continue year to year. Thank you!!!
PENTECOST SUNDAY May 23, 2010 pg 5 AREA EVENTS OF INTEREST TO ST JOHN S PARISHIONERS Diocese of Lincoln Natural Family Planning Creighton Model Introductory Session for May is Thursday, May 27 at 7 PM. Preregistration is required. Call 488-2040 for information. Widowed, Divorced & Separated ladies of St. John s Parish are invited to meet for lunch, Friday, May 28th at 11:30 am at Venue Restaurant, 4111 Pioneer Wood Drive. Hope to see you there. Catholic Business Women will meet on Tuesday, June 1, from 12:45-1:45 pm at Blessed John XXIII Center, 3700 Sheridan Blvd. Bring your own lunch. The speaker is Janet McDonald and she will present Stress Management for Women On the Go with the top 10 tips to prevent and manage stress. Questions, contact Mary Pat Waite 430-7494 or Peggy Bruce 488-2037. Dessert in the Desert St Joseph s Annual Card Party and Dessert Buffet This fund raiser of St Joseph s Altar Society will be held on Tuesday, June 1, at St Joseph s (2940 S 77th St). There will be pinochle, pitch and bridge. Registration begins at 6:45 PM; dessert buffet at 7 PM and the card playing begins at 7:30 PM. Holy Hour is scheduled for Friday, June 4, at 7:15 pm at the Pink Sisters Chapel, 1040 So. Cotner Blvd. The singing will be led by the Lincoln Seminarians. Catholic Social Services Fish Fry, June 4th 2241 O Street Dining room hours 5-8 pm Carry out hours 5-7 pm east side of CSS on 23rd Street Call ahead orders welcome 429-8014 Cash, check, credit or debit cards $8/person, $30/family all you can eat Outside dining weather permitting Drawing at the end of the evening $25 gift certificate to St. Louise Gift and Thrift need not be present to win. Proceeds to St. Gianna s Women s Homes The 6th Annual Thunderbolt Golf Scramble for Pius X High School will take place on June 21 at the Firethorn Golf Club. Registration starts at 11:30 AM and shotgun will be at 1:00 PM. We welcome you to get your teams together now, as the golf scramble is limited to the first 36 teams!! Registrations are due June 11th, but the sooner the better!! This is a great time with lots of fun activities such as lunch before the shotgun, flag prizes, chance to win a car; wine tasting and dinner, music and awards afterwards, plus the chance to catch up with others and do some networking if you wish! You can obtain a registration form by stopping in at Pius X High School or visiting our website at www.piusx.net, click on Foundation, then Thunderbolt Scramble. You can also call Kristin Heath at 488-0931 with any questions. I wish we could just sit down and talk! Have you ever said that to your spouse? Do you wish you could take your talk to a deeper level of listening and understanding? A Marriage Encounter Weekend will help you to do just that. Upcoming dates are August 13-15 in Kearney. For more information, contact Jeff or Lori McKillip at 402-765-3441 or email at jlmckillip@usadig.com. The Catholic Diocese of Lincoln has an immediate opening in the Education Technology Department for a Student Intern. This is a part time position, open to college students who will not graduate before May 2011. This person will assist in the repair of and deployment of desktop and notebook computers. The position is paid, and is located in Lincoln. Send resume and letter of interest (before May 26) to: Administrative Coordinator; jobs@cdolinc.net. More information is available at http:// bb.cdolinc.net. Spirit Catholic Radio offers perhaps the closest equivalent to what Jesus was able to do with large groups through his preaching. Spirit 102.7 FM can also be heard at www.kvss.com. Tune-in to your Catholic radio station for the Heartland: Spirit 102.7 FM KVSS. Bringing Christ to people and people to Christ www.kvss.com. VBS Planning Meeting for Let s Build An Ark All who wish to teach the Bible Lesson, lead the crafts, games, music and assist on the play production, assist the teachers and/or serve, please attend this meeting to get your assignments and schedule. This includes parent volunteers, Pius students, 5th thru 8th grade students, and all CCD teachers who want to participate. This meeting will be held in the St. John School Gym on Wednesday, June 2, from 6:00-8:00 pm. See ya there! Any questions, email Linda Davis at ccdreligion@yahoo.com or call 560-7667. If a tornado warning is issued while you are in St John s Church, you will need to move immediately to one of our designated tornado shelter areas. At St John s, this would be: 1) the hallways to the west at the back of the Church, 2) all bathrooms and 3) the Church basement (door/passage is directly through the men s bathroom). Move quickly, but do not run. Please assist anyone who is disabled or is having difficulty. Wait in the shelter area until you hear an announcement that it is safe to return to the Church. Diocese of Lincoln Natural Family Planning Creighton Model Introductory Sessions for June, 2010 will be held on Thursday, June 10 and Tuesday, June 22, at 7:00 pm. Pre-registration is required. For more information, call 488-2040. CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS St John s Garage Sale June 11-12 Vacation Bible School June 21-25 Totus Tuus July 18-23 Craft Fair Nov 6