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St. Leo Catholic Church 1920 N. 102nd St. Omaha NE 68114 402.397.0407 www.stleo.net July 30 2 0 1 7 Pastor Fr. Craig Loecker Senior Associate Pastor Fr. Jerome Dillon Mass Schedule Saturday: 5:00pm Sunday: 8:00am, 10:00am, 12:00noon, 5:30pm Monday-Friday: 6:40am, 8:00am St. Pius X/St. Leo School 6905 Blondo Street 402.551.6667 Principal: Cory Sepich St. Leo the Great Mission Statement 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.

Office Hours Monday-Thursday: 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: August 13, 9am-11:30am Pre-register for 1 Class, call the office or visit the forms and links tab at www.stleo.net -Next Baptism Mass: August 20 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 Jennifer Fuller, 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, Thank you so much for your generosity for the Diocese of Tanzania. You raised over $11,000 and I am so happy to be presenting a check to the Bishop. One of their parishes meets in a hut, as they raise money to build a church. I m hoping this can help with that important project. Thank you again for your incredible gift. We welcome Fr. Scott Hastings this week for our Summer Series. He will be here this Thursday and next Thursday. All are welcome to attend. Please call the office to RSVP so we can prepare enough handouts. Have a good week. Fr. Craig St. Leo Summer Series Join Fr. Scott Hastings on August 3 and 10 from 7 to 8:30pm at St. Leo Church. He will present The Method of Jesus: Encounter in the Gospels. Fr. Scott will talk about the changes that happen in the Gospels because of the encounter with Christ. Call 402-397-0407 to RSVP. Interested in Joining the Catholic Church? Catholic & Never Been Confirmed? The group for adults looking at the Catholic Church (RCIA) will begin meeting at St. Leo this Fall. The sessions will include information, small group discussion, prayer & fellowship. Catholics who have not been confirmed are also invited to join. Please call the parish office, 402-397- 0407 with questions or to sign up. Attention Men of All Ages! We have exciting News About That Man Is You!! Please watch upcoming Bulletins for details. There will be a new group starting in September, so stay tuned! 02 l St. Leo Catholic Church

Unavailable at time of printing. S e p t e m b e r 1 0, 2 0 1 7 11:00am-6:00pm Mark Your Calendars for this fun event. Great Food Raffle Bingo Silent Auction Kid s Carnival Games Beer Garden Bake Sale Cake Walk Inflatable Games and much more! In Loving Memory Please remember in your prayers those who have been born into eternal life, especially Matthew Goette, husband of Echo Goette. May their souls and the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. S t. L e o P a r i s h F e s t i v a l S e p t e m b e r 1 0, 2 0 1 7 11:00am-6:00pm Financial Donations If you would like to make a financial donation to help underwrite the festival, please make your check payable to St. Leo Parish. Food Donations We will be seeking Fall Festival donations of Cakes for the Cake Walk, Bake Sale Items, Ketchup, Mustard, Relish, Pop, Gatorade, Bottled Water, Variety Pack Chips, and 2 Liter Bottles of Pop for the Ring Toss. Watch for sign-up sheets in the Social Hall in August. Volunteers Needed We will be seeking Fall Festival volunteers to help with Set-up, Clean-up, Games, Inflatables, Raffle, Ticket Sales, Bake Sale, Food, etc. A large number of volunteers is needed to make our festival a success. Please signup on the Volunteer Sign-up Sheets available in the Social Hall in August. Silent Auction Donations We are looking for parishioners to donate an auction item or a theme basket. Ideas for donations or a basket can be sports memorabilia, movie night basket, date night basket, a day at the spa basket, etc. Items must be new. If you would like to donate but don't have the time or feel that you lack creativity to create a basket, we are offering an option to donate money towards the Silent Auction and we will create a basket for you! Please drop off donations to the office. If you are donating money, please make sure it is marked for Silent Auction! The deadline to donate to the silent auction is September 1, 2017. For more information please call the parish office or call Janelle Schuttler (402-680-2037) or Maureen Dellamano (402-210-9711). Omaha, NE l 03

5th Sunday Rosary to Begin at St. Leo The Knights of Columbus are starting new church activity program, at St. Leo s, called the 5 th Sunday Rosary. The goal of this program is to bring St. Leo parishioners together in a spiritual activity, promote devotion to Mary and pray the Rosary as a community. The Knights will provide Finger Rosaries and Prayer Cards that can be used during the program. A Rosary service will be THIS Sunday, July 30, 2017 at 4:00pm at St Leo. Religious Formation It's time to think about August! If you have children in public school, Kindergarten through Grade 8, please think about registering them for the Religious Education Wednesday program. If you have missed a year or two, or have other needs, we will work with you. Registrations can be found at the office and online at www.stleo.net. Classes start in August, so register soon. Questions, call the parish office or email Jen at reled@stleo.net. 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 information, please contact Janet Drvol at janet@stleo.net or 402-397-0407. Youth Serve - Junior High Students from across the metro attended at 3-day camp to spend time in community, learn about the Catholic response to needs, and serve our Omaha community. Students from St. Leo and St. Pius served at the Heart Ministry Center in North Omaha, which is attached to Sacred Heart Parish. 04 l St. Leo Catholic Church

Mark Your Calendars! Christ Renews His Parish Retreats will be offered at St. Leo this Fall. Women s Retreat: Saturday September 16 through Sunday, September 17. Men's Retreat: Saturday September 23 through Sunday September 24. Don t miss out on this spiritual renewal opportunity! Pick up a brochure or visit stleo.net for more details. What Is Christ Renews His Parish? Christ Renews His Parish (CRHP) is a personal and parish spiritual renewal process. As Catholics, we re called to witness to each other the amazing things God has done for us. The CRHP process allows us to do just that take a break from our busy lives, share our faith with others, and get to know God through His works. Pick up a brochure in the commons, at the office or on our website, www.stleo.net for more information about the upcoming fall renewal weekends: Women s: Sept 16-17th, 2017 Men s: Sept 23-24th, 2017 Faith Discoveries Book Group "Being Mortal" by Atul Guwande will be discussed on Saturday, August 5, 9-10:30 am in W-1 classroom. New York Times book reviewer, Sheri Fink, tells us the book "is a personal meditation on how we can better live with age-related frailty, serious illness and approaching death." Guwande s story follows his own father s diminishing life. Questions: Sarita, 402-498-3660 or Linda, 402-493-0261. Potato Volunteers Needed! We need volunteers to help bring au gratin potatoes for the Francis House 6 times a year. On the 4th Saturday of every other month, you would prepare au gratin potatoes (from kits you can by at the grocery store) and bring to St. Leo by 12noon. We provide the pans. Please call the office if you can help, 402-397-0407. St. Monica Prayer Group St. Monica was a mother who prayed day and night that her son would change his ways and return to God. Augustine eventually became one of the great saints of the Church. St. Leo has a prayer group that appeals to St. Monica for our own children that they return to God and His Church to help them to sainthood. We gather on the First Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm in our chapel. Our next gathering is August 1st. We will pray to St. Monica to intercede with God for our children that they return to the Church and the ways of God. Please join us. Donut Sunday August 12 & 13 Please join "Christ Renews His Parish" (CRHP) parishioners for fellowship and donuts after all of the Masses the weekend of August 12th and 13th. Cookies will be served after the 5:00 PM Mass on Saturday and 5:30 PM Mass on Sunday. CRHP Team members will be available to answer any questions you may have regarding CRHP and the fall retreats! Readings for the Week of July 30, 2017 Sunday: 1 Kgs 3:5, 7-12/Ps 119:57, 72, 76-77, 127-130/Rom 8:28-30/Mt 13:44-52 or 13:44-46 Monday: Ex 32:15-24, 30-34/Ps 106:19-23/ Tuesday: Mt 13:31-35 Ex 33:7-11; 34:5b- 9, 28/Ps 103:6-13/Mt 13:36-43 Wednesday: Ex 34:29-35/Ps 99:5-7, 9/Mt 13:44-46 Thursday: Ex 40:16-21, 34-38/Ps 84:3-6a, 8a, 11/Mt 13:47-53 Friday: Lv 23:1, 4-11, 15-16, 27, 34b-37/Ps 81:3-6, 10-11ab/ Mt 13:54-58 Saturday: Lv 25:1, 8-17/Ps 67:2-3, 5, 7-8/Mt 14:1-12 Next Sunday: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14/ Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 9/2 Pt 1:16-19/Mt 17:1-9 Liturgical Publications Inc Omaha, NE l 05

Good News from St. Pius X/St. Leo School This is an article written by Mr. Terry Weare, the assistant principal for the past 13 years, to the parents of our school. It was thought best that the parishioners also know about this special accreditation. On April 25th, SPSL reached the mountain top of school accreditation when we received the news that we had been recommended for accreditation by AdvancED, a non-profit organization, that conducts rigorous, on-site external reviews of Pre-K-12 schools and school systems to ensure that all learners realize their full potential. This organization serves 34,000 schools and school systems in more than 70 countries, positively impacting the school experience for 20 million students. The accreditation status ensures that SPSL will continue to pursue a school improvement plan that is reviewed every five years by AdvancED. Our external visit last April was the culmination of a long process, filled with fits and starts, that began shortly after achieving Rule 10 accreditation from the State of Nebraska in 2011. The next four years saw the SPSL faculty spending countless hours collecting documents, examining data and determining the school's performance in five different standards. These standards covered the school's vision and purpose, its governance and leadership, the teaching and learning that takes place, the monitoring and documentation of student performance and whether the school has the resources and support necessary to ensure achievement for all students. In addition, the teachers honed their instructional skills using an AdvancED tool that looks at the classroom learning experience in seven separate classroom environments. These environments include an equitable learning environment, an environment with high expectations, a supportive learning environment, an active learning environment, an environment that monitors student progress and provides feedback, a well-managed learning environment and the digital learning environment. The external visit confirmed what we have known for many years, St. Pius X / St. Leo School is an exceptional learning institution. Notable among the findings was the fact that the faculty scored significantly above network averages in all seven classroom environments; this is a quantitative validation of the qualitative impression that SPSL features an excellent faculty that facilitates a superior classroom learning experience for all learners. The faculty is to be commended on their willingness to shoulder the added responsibility of pursuing this accreditation initiative along with the responsibilities of providing our students with an excellent education. A special recognition goes out to Emily Klassen, our 4th grade teacher, who undertook the massive task of compiling an electronic portfolio for the storage of our important school artifacts and to Joyce Gubbels for her determined support of school improvement. SPSL, through the efforts of hundreds of people who kept climbing despite the obstacles and setbacks, has reached the mountain top of accreditation and should now be able to clearly see a future path that will keep SPSL at the summit of the Catholic school experience. As the retiring principal of SPSL, I want you to know that none of this entire process would have happened without the extreme guidance, countless hours of extra work, and the professional development for teachers and staff that was needed to understand this process, all done by Mr. Terry Weare, the assistant principal for the past thirteen years and previously 5th grade teacher for 12 years. Terry Weare is leaving us after 25 years. This was a dream that Terry Weare had for our school and it was accomplished thanks to him following his dream. -Joyce Gubbels Laity in Liturgy July 30, 2017 This weekend s entrance antiphon reminds me of a beautiful experience I had while singing in some of Europe s great Catholic spaces this summer. The honor choir Dr. Eklund from the University of Nebraska- Lincoln assembled, was composed of students aged 14-18 from all sorts of musical and faith backgrounds. However, Dr. Eklund, being a student of classical music and a cradle Lutheran has a deep appreciation for the roots classical music has in the Catholic Church. It has always been important to Dr. Eklund singing in these spaces to try and make the ecumenical and reverent gesture that every time the huge interfaith, interdisciplinary choir sings a Mass, Catholics within the choir should receive communion. So while singing in many of the spaces where great choral music was explored and founded as an art form for the first time, like Notre Dame in Paris and San Marco in Venice, about a dozen choristers stepped out of the performance to worship and receive. The sextons, priests an parishioners at these 200-1000 year old churches were always overjoyed to see that across oceans, between faiths and beyond language barriers Catholics are always among friends. Drew Neneman Entrance Antiphon God in his Holy Place, God who unites those who dwell in his house; he himself gives might and strength to his people. Cf. Psalm 68: 6-7 (36) Communion Antiphon Bless the Lord O my Soul, and never forget his benefits. Cf. Psalm 103:2 06 l St. Leo Catholic Church

Liturgical Ministry Schedule Saturday, 5:00pm 8/5/2017 Fr. Dillon Deacon Jim EMHC: M.J. Ziskey, B. Grenier, K. Conant, L. Conant, M. Hohman, D. Kopf, D. Shavlik, L. Shipman, P. Leddy, C. Ziskey, D. Guier, M. Baldwin, J. Schuttler, J. Raleigh, M. Schlueter Lectors: P. Lunbeck, C. Hohman Servers: D. Davis, V. Grenier, M. Leddy, M. Leddy Sacristan: J. Raleigh CARE: L. Brewster Sunday, 8:00am 8/6/2017 Fr. Dillon Deacon Norm EMHC: J. Tierney, M. Rauterkus, N. Haske, R. Davis, R. Glinka, H. Weist, E. Weist, M.B. Dunham, C. Ramold, J. From, C. Dellamano, J. From, C. Dellamano, J. Alfers, M. Dickerson, C. Hausman Lectors: T. Buechler Servers: E. Ashby, I. Rubio Sacristan: L. Eriksen CARE: L. Walter Sunday, 10:00am 8/6/2017 Fr. Dillon Deacon Kevin EMHC: L. Iwen, P. Reynolds, B. Walsh, R. Glinka, S. Helms, K. Adovlo, J. Findley, D. Loschen, K. Joyce, D. Carew, C. Kwiatkowski, S. Burkhard, J. Novotny, A. Van Winkle, A. Hobson Lectors: C. Heck, I. Padilla Servers: J. Fuller, R. Shaal, J. Ortner, J. Rieschl Sacristan: P. Acuff CARE: K. Gill Sunday, 12:00pm 8/6/2017 Fr. Craig EMHC: Minister Needed, G. Gartner, T. Abbott, B. Abbott, M. McDermott, P. Sexton, E. Dovi Lectors: P. Sexton, D. Drvol Servers: S. Achola, M. Mertz Sacristan: M. Hodges CARE: Minister Needed Sunday, 5:30pm 8/6/2017 Fr. Craig EMHC: M. Burke, J. Waggoner, M.C. Wilson, D. Waggoner, B. Schweiger, L. Neumann, J. McLochlin Lector: J. Waggoner, D. Waggoner Servers: A. Kampe, J. Kampe Sacristan: D. Waggoner Heavenly Helpers Saturday, August 5 at 8:00am 1. J. Enders-Toft 2. H. Jensen 3. D. Keller 4. M. Keller 5. D. Kiichler 6. M. Kizer 7. S. McDermott 8. E. Ortner If you would like to volunteer to help clean the church, please call the office at 402-397-0407. This Week at St. Leo Monday, July 31 9:15 &10:45am Better Balance, W2 6:30pm CRHP, W1 Tuesday, August 1 6:30pm St. Monica s Prayer Group Thursday, August 3 7:00pm Summer Series with Fr. Scott Friday, August 4 9:15 &10:45am Better Balance, W2 Saturday, August 5 9:00am Faith Discoveries, W1 Mass Intentions Monday, July 31 6:40am + Charles Steffen 8:00am + Raymond Kurowski Tuesday, August 1 6:40am Special Intention (Rosine Megue) 8:00am + Leona Kathol Wednesday, August 2 6:40am + Mary K. Boellert 8:00am + Willard Hamburger Thursday, August 3 6:40am + Lucille Mullin 8:00am + Catherine Condon Friday, August 4 6:40am + Bernadine Langfield 8:00am + Fred Cady Saturday, August 5 5:00pm + Bernadette Schultz Sunday, August 6 8:00am + Lorraine Mertens 10:00am + Patrick Hamburger & Minnie Yetman 12:00pm + Jean Knowles 5:30pm St. Leo Parish Family Visitation Ministry July 31 Methodist Lubischer Aug. 4 Immanuel Bauer, Davis, Landenberger Aug. 6 Brighton Gardens (11:15) Burns Aug. 6 Waterford (11:15) Keller Aug. 6 Camelot (11:15) Kopf Aug. 6 Bickford Cottage (11:15) Berthelsen Aug. 6 Old Mill Rehab (11:15) Reynolds Omaha, NE l 07

St. Leo Women s Group News Join the afternoon group for a tour of the Douglas Co. 911 Communication Center on Tuesday, August 8. Carpool from St. Leo s at 1:30. You will also get some safety tips. Bring a friend! Please bring your donation for a Made in Nebraska or Made in Omaha item or an item which makes NE or Omaha famous for the Parish Festival Women s Group Silent Auction Baskets. Let s hold a UNO tournament with prizes for the winners of each round! Bring your UNO playing cards on Tuesday, August 8, 7-8:30 pm and a rip -roaring time will be had by all. Bring a friend! Please bring your donation for a Made in Nebraska or Made in Omaha item or an item which makes NE or Omaha famous for the Parish Festival Women s Group Silent Auction Baskets. Questions: Linda, 402-493-0261 or lleary1@cox.net. Mark Your Calendars! We will be celebrating our Priests Ordination Anniversaries on Sept. 9th. Fr. Craig recently celebrated 25 years and Fr. Dillon 40 years. Plan to attend a fun evening under the big tent in the St. Leo parking lot. We ll have BBQ, a band and beer! All are welcome. More details to follow. September 9, 2017 25/&/40 B B Q B a n d & B e e r St. Leo Church 6-10pm St. Leo Capital Campaign Update We are making good progress in our preparation for the capital campaign at St. Pius X / St. Leo School, St. Pius X Parish and St. Leo the Great Parish. A few weeks back you received a mailing in your home that outlined the reasons for this campaign and the strong support for it from parishioners who participated in the planning study. The Steier Group has been hired to manage the campaign for us and we have been working with them the past several weeks preparing for its launch. We are pleased to announce that the theme for the campaign is One Spirit, One Vision, One Community. This theme captures the spirit of the two parishes involved and our joint support for St. Pius X / St. Leo School. Over the next few weeks you will be getting more information about the campaign and its importance to the future of our parishes and school. As we continue to prepare for this campaign, please pray for its success. St. Pius X/St. Leo High Bridge Scores for June: 4,520 Jean McGill & Bette Moran 4,030 Shirlee Goaley & Fr. Bob Tillman 3,570 Jan & Jo Heese 08 l St. Leo Catholic Church

In Pursuit of Life, Love and Happiness By: Deacon Jim Shipman Our scriptures today teach us two very valuable lessons to which we all need to pay attention. Our first reading is a teaching about Solomon praying to God for WISDOM and UNDERSTANDING. This is certainly something we all need to pray for in our lives. When I read this, I thought about the beginning of the Serenity prayer written by Reinhold Niebuhr back in the 1930 s. It starts like this, God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. In our gospel today, Jesus again is speaking of the Kingdom of God which he describes in two ways. In his first parable Jesus explains to us that we must commit to the pursuit of His Kingdom with everything we have, just as the merchant sold everything to obtain that one pearl. In His second parable, Jesus tells us that when judgement day comes everyone will be gathered together and judged. Those who were good will be saved and those who chose otherwise will be thrown into the fiery furnace. The point the Church is trying to make in the selection of these two scriptures is that we must first ask God to awaken the gifts of Holy Spirit within us, so that we can know and accept God s will in our life and then put it into practice. Giving us the wisdom to know what is the most important thing in our life which is our eternal salvation. Saint Paul said in our second reading, We know that all things work for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose. We are called for His purpose to use His gifts so that we can recognize what we cannot change, what we can change and the Wisdom to know the difference between God s will and our own. St. Leo Knights of Columbus We salute the following members who have stepped forward to lead our Council: Joe From-Grand Knight Chris Woodward-Deputy Grand Knight Keith Ullom-Chancellor Bill Rankin-Financial Secretary Ron Glinka-Treasurer Grant Newbold-Recorder Myron Mayberger-Lecturer Matt McNary and Kodjo Adovlo-Guards Fred Otterberg, Steve Earl and Sam King-Trustees Brian Hamburger-Program Director Ron Bauer-Church Director Jeff Knapp-Youth Director Fr. Craig Loecker, Chaplain Visit our webpage for more information on the Knights of Columbus: www.stleo.net, then click on forms and links tab. Singles 50 s & 60+ Group at St. Leo The 50 s/60+ Singles Group at St. Leo s is a social group of men & women in their 50s & better, single for any reason regardless of religious beliefs. You can view the monthly calendar on the St. Leo website: www.stleo.net. The newsletter is found on the forms & links tab. If you don t have internet access, call the parish office. They will mail you a copy & answer questions. With internet access, you can also email me for more information. If you have a change of address/single status or now have internet access, please contact the office (402-397-0407) & let them know that or email me (ppeacockoma@yahoo.com). August 2017 Aug 4th (TGIF): 5:30 pm @ Petrow s, 59th & Center: Evelyn: 402-598- 2838. Aug 11th (TGIF): 5:30 pm @ Brewburger s, 108th & L Sts. Dolly: 402-290-0996. ~ Praying For Vocations ~ Prayer for my vocation Heavenly Father, You have a great and loving plan for our world and for me. I want to do my part in your plan. Help me to see the signs that You give me. Open my heart to respond to You. Grant me the courage to follow your call. Give me the strength to serve You and your people with generosity and love. Amen. 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. Omaha, NE l 09

Prayer for Those Serving our City as Police, Fire & Rescue Please keep the following men and women in your prayers as they currently serve our city: Jerry Baggert, Ronnie Beasley, Todd Callahan, Bill Clark, Matt Fadell, Tim Harding, Bernie Kanger Jr., Ken Kanger, Scott Kriener, Michael O Hanlon, Adam Rokes, Justin Rudloff, Scott Schendt, Brian Schmaderer, Todd Schmaderer, David Shavlik, Kenneth Shipman, Mike Smith If you have a loved one (family or friend) who is currently serving our city and would like their name listed each week in the bulletin asking for prayers, please email dina@stleo.net. Blessed are you Lord, God of Mercy, Send down your blessings and your protection on these your servants, who so generously devote themselves to helping others. Protect them and grant them courage when they are afraid, wisdom when they must make quick decisions, strength when they are weary, and compassion in all their work. + Amen. Community News & Event ~Annulment: Pathway to Healing If you or someone you love is affected by divorce, join us for this seminar! All are welcome. Deacon Ron Ryan will present basic information and answer your questions regarding the annulment process. Annulment sponsors will be in attendance. Monday, July 31st from 6:30 8:00 at St. Patrick, 204th and Maple Streets, Elkhorn. Contact Denise Carlson by July 28th to register. 402-551-9003 Ext. 1304 or dmcarlson@archomaha.org St. Leo Prayer Line Call the following with prayer requests: Jane M. (9am-5pm) 391-8826 Jeanne S. (5pm-9pm) 493-0145 The Parish Office (9am-5pm) 397-0407 Or you can enter your petitions in the book located in the Commons. Bulletin Deadline: Monday at 10am for the following Sunday. Please email submissions to dina@stleo.net. 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: John Banker, David Banker, Leigh Barry, Carl Benander, John Bergmann, Thomas Buechler, Joshua Busch, Thomas Caniglia, Maury Champoux, Chandler Clark, Shaun Cyr, Jake Dreessen, Ryan Fetters, Anthony Fleming, Aaron Hagy, Amber Hagy, Jonathon Hale, Jordan Hammond, Wesley Hulstein, Deborah Infante, Danielle Jorgenson, TJ Kafka, Alex Kelly, Daniel Kudlacz, Doug Langhorst, Donovan Leary, Andrew Leary, Matthew Leary, John D. Lehman, Jessica Milbourn, Chris Rivers, 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 email 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. +Amen 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, 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