St. Boniface, St. John the Baptist, St. Joseph Parishes March 9, 2014 We are all one body, one body in Christ, and we do not stand alone. We are Christ s body, His hands and feet. We will speak His word of life to everyone we meet. Fr. David Fulton Parish Office Phones: POBox 170 PO Box 170 West Catholic 357-3507 Fordyce, NE 68736 Fordyce, NE 68736 St. John s Hall 357-2322 402-357-3506 402-357-3506 East Catholic 254-2146 Fax: 357-3551 402-357-3551 St. Joseph Hall 357-3761 frfulton@hotmail.com jwubben@gpcom.net Office Hours: Mon-Fri 8:00 4:00 Deacons Prayer Line Marcus Potts 402-357-3728 St. Boniface Betty Peitz 402-357-3577 Brian Heine 402-640-5576 St. John Amy Dickes 402-357-3301 Rod Wiebehaus 402-841-5655 Donna Potts 402-357-3728 Clarence Jansen 402-357-3547 Confessions: St. Boniface: St. Joseph: St. John: Sunday: 8:00-8:25 am; Wed 6:30pm-7:00pm (during school yr) Saturday: 7:00-7:25 pm Sunday: 10-10:25 am; First Friday 7:15-7:30 am & by app t. The Lord, your God, shall you worship and him alone shall you serve. Year A Marriage Arrangements: Mass Intentions: At least 6 months in advance Carole Schulte, PO Box 116, Fordyce-NE 402-841-4368 indicate name, date, & parish St. John s Cemetery Caretakers: Mark & Cindy Neuhalfen 402-640-6325; 402-640-5810 Mass Times: Monday-Sat 8:00 a.m. Mon-Tues-Wed-Fri @ St. John the Baptist Thu & Sat @ St. Boniface Saturday 7:30 p.m. St. Joseph Parish in Constance Sunday 8:30 a.m. St. Boniface Parish in Menominee 10:30 am St. John the Baptist in Fordyce 1:00 p.m. St. Joseph (Spanish) -except on the fourth Sunday PASTOR S CORNER Archdiocesan Capital Campaign for Wave 2 is Underway The Archdiocese of Omaha has begun Wave 2 of the Capital Campaign, of which we are a part. The Archbishop has sent a letter to all of our parishioners, along with a prayer card for the Campaign. Throughout the Campaign, you will be seeing bulletin information on the Campaign, receiving Campaign materials and invitations to Campaign events, and hearing announcements about the Campaign at Mass. The heart of the Campaign will extend from this weekend until August. Please see the parish website for the ministry schedules, bulletin, area confession times and area masses. www.stbonifaceparish.org
ST. JOSEPH Sunday Giving: (Mar 2): Sat 7:30 p.m. Mass: Envelopes - $155 Plate $24.41; Spanish Mass $92.25; Endow this F-YTD - $140. March 15 Saturday 7:30 PM L: Tom Kuchta G: Mike & Denise Stevens S: Brady Steffen U: Mike Stevens & Gordon Leader March Heavenly Dusters: Chair Sheila Schieffer, Carolyn Leader, Pat Steffen, Terry Mueller, Denise Stevens ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST Sunday (Mar 2): Envelopes - $1421; Plate $94; Fish Fry $305; Endow. Contrib. this F YTD - $100; Parish Center AC donations to date: $3350; LOAN @ CSB = $7600 March 16 Sunday 10:30 a.m. L: Larry Lammers G: Jerome & Arlyce Thoene S: Taylor Lammers, Owen Lammers, Wyatt Wiebelhaus U: Frank Lammers (E ), John Eickhoff (E ), Art Wiebelhaus, Jason Haahr March Church Cleaners: Chair Donna Kramer, Carrie Lammers, Jean Lammers, Mary Jean Lammers, MeLissa Kuehn ST. BONIFACE Sunday (Mar 2): Envelopes - $1135; Plate - $41.76; Habitat for Humanity Collection $74.35; Endowment Contributions this fiscal YTD - $925; Loan @ CSB PAID OFF! March 16-Sunday-8:30 a.m. L: Joyce Kleinschmit G: Patrick & Patricia Zavadil S: Avery Proctor & Jason Zavadil U: Rod Goeden (E ), Chuck Sudbeck (E ), Ed Arens, Robert Goeden March 8, 2014 Church Cleaners: (Edges) Chair Shannon Birger, Joyce Haberman, Marie Goeden, Ruth Goeden, Brenda Haberman, Tami Ruzicka, Jennifer Fiscus PARISH NEWS Lenten Schedule There will be Eucharistic Exposition on Thursdays during Lent at rotating locations from 5:20 p.m. till 7:30 p.m. along with confessions from 5:30 p.m. until 7:20 p.m. March 13 St. Joseph April 3 St. Joseph March 20 St. Boniface April 10 St. Boniface March 27 St. John the Baptist Stations of the Cross: Mondays @ St. Joseph 7:00 pm Wednesdays @ St. Boniface 7:00 pm Fridays @ St. John the Baptist 7:00 pm Liturgy of the Hours @ 8:00 a.m. on Thur-Fri-Sat of Holy Week A confession schedule for Holy Week will be available soon. A reminder to all ladies of the St Joseph s Parish: Our Annual dues of $25.00 for 2014 can be given to Sec./Treas. Jolene Steffen or mailed to Jolene at 55472 888 Rd, Crofton, NE 68730. Work lists for 2014 are ready -- check with Nancy if you have not received yours Thank you! March 12, Wednesday St. John s Catholic Order of Foresters Meeting at 8:00 p.m. March 18, Tuesday Rural North Central Deanery Meeting at St. Mary s Church in Osmond. Registration is at 1:00; meeting time 1:30pm. Ignite the Faith Archdiocesan Capital Campaign Spiritual Self-Assessment Recently, Archbishop Lucas sent a letter to all parishioners. In that letter he asked us to reflect on the role the Catholic faith plays in our life, our spiritual growth in an effort to become closer to Christ and what steps need to be taken to get there. He posed a number of questions for us to consider as we continue to take those next steps in our spiritual development and to bring others to know Christ s love. Those questions were: 1. Does the Catholic faith play an important role in my life? 2. How often do I pray and give thanks for the blessings in my life? 3. How do I share the Catholic faith with my family, friends and community? 4. Is giving back to the Church an integral part of my life? What steps can I take to Ignite the Faith in myself and others? CALENDAR OF EVENTS Mar 10 Mon West Catholic School Board Mtg. 7:30 pm Mar 10 Mon Bloodmobile @ Fordyce Village Hall 3:30 6:30 pm Mar 11 Tue Kingergarten RoundUp Bow Valley 1:30 pm Mar 12 Wed St. John s Catholic Order of Foresters Mtg. 8:00 pm Mar 18 Tue St. Boniface Parish Council Mtg. 7:30 p.m. Apr 13 Sun West Catholic Dev. Palm Sunday Breakfast Apr 22 Tue St. John s Ladies Guild Mtg. 7:00 p.m.
PARISH NEWS continued Altar Server Scheduling Please be mindful of the schedule for altar serving at our weekend Masses. For several weekends now we have had no one show up to serve at Mass. If your child is unable to serve when scheduled, please find someone to substitute. ADORATION St. John the Baptist First Friday Adoration : 8:30 am 7 pm With Benediction and Closing Eucharistic Holy Hour and Our Lady of Perpetual Help Devotions Tuesdays: 6:45 a.m. 7:45 a.m. St. Boniface Eucharistic Adoration Wednesdays: 5:30pm 6:30 pm; Thursdays: 6:50 am-7:50 am AREA EVENTS March 13, Thursday The Crofton Senior Citizen Center will have a corned beef and cabbage supper fundraiser at 6:00 p.m. Please call for reservations 402-388-2365. We will also be selling whole homemade pies. If you have a favorite pie and would like to help out, you can order as many pies as you want by calling the Center BEFORE March 12th at 402-388-2365. You can pick up your pies at the Senior Center after 3:00 p.m. on March 13th. March 16, Sunday Relay for Life Partner Euchre Tournament at the Sports Stop in Crofton. Noon sharp! Meal available for free-will donation. All proceeds benefit Relay for Life. March 16, Sunday St. Anne s Catholic Church in Dixon is having a Soup & Pie Dinner at the Dixon Community Center. Serving from 10:30 am 1:30 pm. Free-will Donation. Soup, homemade pies, sandwiches, relish. Great raffle prizes for all ages! Please join us! March 11, 18 and 25 (Tuesday Mornings) - The Msgr. Werner Knights of Columbus will host Lenten Breakfast at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Hartington. Pancakes and Sausage will be served from 6:00 am to 8:00 am. Free will donation accepted. Enjoy hot breakfast and good fellowship. March 18, Tuesday Vegas Night & March Madness Calcutta At Hartington Knights of Columbus Hall 7:00 p.m.. Craps, Blackjack & Texas Hold em Tables. NCAA Tournament Calcutta. This is your chance to buy a game in the tournament. You will own both teams that play in that game for the duration of the tournament. Play-in games will be shown on the big screens. Drinks & snacks will be served. Bring a friend, everyone is welcome. All proceeds benefit the Gary Dunn Memorial Scholarship Fund. March 20 and 21st John Michael Talbot Coming to Norfolk for Special Parish Mission During Lent Grammy award winning Contemporary Christian music legend John Michael Talbot is coming to St. Mary s Church located at 2300 Madison Ave, Norfolk-NE for a special two evening Parish Mission on Thursday, March 20 and Friday, March 21. Each evening begins at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are NOT required but a Love Offering will be collected each evening to support John Michael s ministry. Contact Philip at 402-371-2621 for more information. SCRIPTURE READINGS for the WEEK Mon: Lv 19:1-2, 11-18; Mt 25:31-46 Tue: Is 55:10-11; Mt 6:7-15 Wed: Jon 3:1-10; Lk 11:29-32 Thu: Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25; Mt 7:7-12 Fri: Ez 18:21-28; Mt 5:20-26 Sat: Dt 26:16-19; Mt 5:43-48 MASSES Sunday March 9 +Ed & Regina Mauch......... M 8:30 am For the People............ F 10:30 am Spanish Mass............ C 1:00 pm Monday March 10 Fr. Brady............... F 8:00 am Tuesday March 11 L & D of Sarah Meyer Family.... F 8:00 am Wednesday March 12 +Katie Keiser............. F 8:00 am Thursday March 13 +Judy Hoesing............. M 8:00 am Friday March 14 +Victor Steffen............ F 8:00 am Saturday March 15 +Clarence Mueller........... M 8:00 am L & D of Leo & Julia Urban Family.. C 7:30 pm Sunday March 16 L & D of Ken & Charleen Kube Family M 8:30 am For the People........... F 10:30 am Spanish Mass.......... C 1:00 pm Mar 1-7: Mar 8-14: Mar 15-21: VOCATIONS CROSS Bill & Carol Stevens Doug & Joni Stevens Mark & Jarinda Sudbeck
SCHOOL NEWS SCHOOL NEWS East/West Catholic Tuesday, Mar 11-1:30 pm @ East Cath. in Bow Valley West Catholic Scrip Card Program Beth Stevens Lori Hoebelheinrich Ruth Wiebelhaus 4% Bonus Rebate March 1-March 14 357-2500 bstevens@gpcom.net 357-3762 lhoebelheinrich@hotmail.com 357-3570 roufie@gpcom.net Or 402-841-5624 East/West Catholic Kindergarten Round-Up is Tuesday, March 11th at 1:30 p.m. For more information please call 402-357-2146. If you know of a family that might be interested, please let them know. Cedar County Catholic Schools GALA 2014 - March 22 Donate a West Catholic Scrip Card!! It s easy you don t have to go shopping for a gift, and everyone loves to get a gift card. Not sure what Scrip card to give? That s OK just let me know the dollar amount you want to donate and I will take care of it for you. Scrip cards range in price from $10 to $250. There is no easier way than this to benefit both schools at the same time. Any gifts that you have in mind for the Gala would be gladly accepted. We need to hurry though-only 2 weeks till the Gala. Ordering and gift drop-off is available after St. John s Mass in Fordyce Please contact Ruth Wiebelhaus for more information : 402-357-3570 or 402-841-5624