ST. PATRICK CHURCH                                                         Sunday, November 2, 2008

VOL. 31, NO. 44

MASS SCHEDULE: 

ST. PATRICK CHURCH 

Monday, November 3

6:45AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .George Vlasin ✝

8:00 AM . . . .L/D Mbrs LaMoine McConville Family

Tuesday, November 4

6:45AM . . . . . . . . . .L/D Mbrs Jim Budke Family

8:00AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Paul & Ruby Fritsch ✝

Wednesday, November 5

6:45AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ron Coleman ✝

8:00AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Richard Colling ✝

Thursday, November 6 

6:45 AM . . . . . . . . . . .Rhonda Biegler Nickerson

8:00 AM . NO MASS - PRIEST’S STUDY DAY

Friday , November 7

6:45 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jearld Colling ✝

8:00AM. . . L/D Mbrs Meyerle & Willis Families

Saturday, November 8

8:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Terry Hill ✝

SUNDAY MASSES

Saturday, November 8

6:00PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viola Baxter ✝

Sunday, November 9

  7:30 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . Roger & Wanda Miller

  9:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . Bargain Bazaar Volunteers

11:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . LaVern & Kathleen Bieker

 3:00 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Spanish Mass

ST. ANN CHURCH

Sunday, November 9

8:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr/Mrs Dustin Altwater

SACRED HEART CHURCH

Sunday, November 9 

10:00 AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . For Our Parishioners

HILLCREST NURSING HOME

Wednesday, November 5

10:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Doloris Clifton

Santa Misa on Espanol to dos os Domingos a las 3:00pm.

Prayer Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . .345-7011

(activates between 8:00 - 8:30am)

LUCKY IRISH CALENDAR WINNERS:

October 22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Don Gray

October 23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nikki Cappel

October 24. . . . . . . . . . . Fr. Lawrence Ejiofo

October 25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monica Wacker

October 26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dale Harders

October 27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Cappel

October 28. . . . . . . . . .Rich & Shara Stettner

October 26^th Collection

ST. PATRICK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$6,594.21

Budgeted Weekly Amt needed:. . .$7,764.48

ST. ANN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$112.00

SACRED HEART . . . . . . . . . . . . . $406.00

INTENTION OF POPE BENEDICT XVI FOR NOVEMBER – That the testimony of love offered by the saints may fortify Christians in their devotion to God and neighbor, imitating Christ who came to serve and not to be served.

K-C HUNTER’S STAG – NOV. 14TH!!

SEMINARIAN OF THE WEEK – Tyler Robert Cronin, St. Gregory the Great, College 2. Please remember Tyler in a special way in your daily prayer and for all those discerning a vocation, especially Adam Sughroue, Neal Hock and Brandi Traphagan (Sr. Rita Benedicta of Our Lady Spouse of the Holy Spirit).

FRIDAY ADORATION SCHEDULE-- FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2008:

 7:00PM - 8:00PM – Altar Society Ladies

 8:00PM - 9:00 PM – St. Matthew                                 9:00PM - 10:00PM St. Mark

10:00PM - 11:00PM – St. Luke                                    11:00PM - 12:00AM – St. John

SCHOOL NEWS:

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd – Dental Checks

TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4th & 5th – 6,7 & 8 Grade Boys Blue Rock Shoot, 3:20pm

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5th – School Confessions

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5th – Picture Retakes

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION:

CCD – meets Wednesday, November 5th, St. Patrick School – 7:00-8:15pm.

CYO/GODPARENT GROUPS - Wednesday, November 5^th. Meet at home of godparents.

RCIA classes -- this Thursday, November 6^th , 7:00pm in the School Library. Use church parking lot and NE door of the school.

CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES COUNSELING SERVICES – are now available on Wednesday (all day), and Thursday evenings at St. Cecilia Rectory in Hastings. Call 1-800-961-6277 for an appointment.

THE PANTRY GROCERY CART – is in the northwest lobby of the Church. Please be generous and donate your non-perishable food items and paper goods.

ST. JAMES CATHOLIC CHURCH, TRENTON – and Holy Family Church, Palisade will be hosting their fall dinner & bazaar. November 2, 2008, Trenton. Ham and turkey dinner, 11:00am to 1:30pm (adults $6.00, children 4-9, $3.00). Bazaar, raffle, silent auction. All are invited.

PLEASE READ – the Southern Nebraska Register to be informed on the election of our President and Vice-President, U.S. Representatives and Senators, State Legislators, and the many amendments and other issues which are included in the 2008 election to be held November 4, 2008. BE INFORMED!!!

ALTAR SOCIETY MEETING – Tuesday, November 4^th, at 7:30pm – Rosary at 7:00pm. Chairmen for November are Marlene Goodenberger, Peggy Been, Shelley Sehnert, Rose Koetter & Lisa Felker. Please call one of these ladies to help clean the Church. **We will need 10-12 large salads donated for November’s community dinners at the Methodist Church. **Keri Hilker and Carson Kain will give a presentation on their experience with the Pope at World Youth Days in Australia.

THE ALTAR SOCIETY – will be packing boxes of home made cookies for the military. Please bring your cookies to the Altar Society meeting November 4^th.

PRIEST’S STUDY DAY – Thursday, November 6, 2008. Fr. Brethour and Fr. Peter will be out of town. There will be no 8:00am Mass on Thursday. In an emergency, please call Fr. Benard Lorenz (Imperial) at 308-882-4995 or Fr. Mark Seiker (North Platte) at 308-534-5461.

LADIES – We will only store left over dishes from funeral dinners and the Fall Festival for ONE MORE WEEK!! We have taken all the left over dishes from the rectory over to the Church basement for easier access. This Sunday morning the dishes will be available on a table in the back of the Church. A lot of nice dishes have been stored but after November 9^th we will donate them to the Bargain Bazaar.

CYO TURKEY BINGO – Sunday, November 9, 2008 at the K-C Hall starting at 6:00pm. Food will be served, bake sale and raffles. Come win a turkey for Thanksgiving and support our high school youth group.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS LUCKY IRISH CALENDARS – were mailed out this week. They will be on sale until December 31^st. For more information contact Bob Burns at 345-7447 or Tony Spilinek at 345-4457.

OUR EXCELLENT CUSTODIAN – Ed Unger is retiring in mid December. Ed has added to the legacy of past dedicated custodians who worked here at St. Patrick’s over the years including Bill Conroy and Roger Balius. May God bless you Ed, as you start your retirement.

RELIGIOUS ARTICLES ARE ON SALE – in the back of the Church. Usually there is someone available to assist you after the 9:00am Mass. For assistance after the other Masses or at special times call Diane at 364-2747, Aggie at 345-1869, or the Rectory at 345-6734. We will take special orders for Christmas, weddings, or other special occasions. Please allow sufficient time for special orders.

ST. PATRICK SCHOOL – is having a Veteran’s Day program on Tuesday, November 11^th at 9:00am and would like to invite all veterans to join us in our celebration of their service. It will be held in the school gym from 9:00am to approximately 9:30am. Any questions, call Becky Redl at 345-4546. Please join us in our celebration.

THE NEXT RETROUVAILLE – is scheduled to begin on February 2, 2009. Contact Bergir & Connie Benson for more information or completely confidential registration. Information about Retrouvaille can be found at the entrances to the Church.

ALL SOULS DAY - BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE – All through the month of November you are encouraged to remember the poor souls in purgatory through your prayers, Masses and sacrifices. A special book will be available on the east altar for you to write down the names of your deceased family members and friends. At each Mass, all those listed in this book will be remembered along with the listed intention for the Mass. Offering envelopes are also available for you to have Masses offered.

WEATHER STRIP SEALS – on Church windows. Paying job - wages negotiable (6 - 8 hours). Call Fr. Brethour at 345-6734.

A STEWARDSHIP CONFERENCE – will be held in McCook on Saturday, February 28, 2009 from 2:00-6:00pm. Les Mach of the Planned Giving Office of the Lincoln Diocese is arranging speakers. Mass at 6:00pm with Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz will close the conference. Mark your calendars for this event. More details will be available in the coming weeks.

PRAYERS FOR THE DEAD -- "It is a holy & pious thought to pray for the dead." (2 Macc 12:45). One of the corporal works of mercy is to pray for the dead. Those persons whom we have loved during their life here on earth, we should still remember to pray for after they have died. The best prayer of all is the Mass, at which the mystical body of Christ, that is the souls in heaven, on the earth, and in under the earth, join together as one and offer their prayers to God. Envelopes are available at each entrance to the Church and on the side altars to request Masses to be offered. The usual Mass stipend is $10.00. Write the Mass intention on the envelope & enclose $10.00. Give the envelope to one of the priests or drop it in the Sunday collection. The intentions for each Mass are listed in the Bulletin. Pray for the dead! NOTE: Special dates for Masses should be requested as far ahead as possible. We have many requests for the weekend Masses & may not be able to honor your wishes. We will do our best to schedule Masses as close to your request as possible. Saturday evening and Sundays are filled through December, 2008.

PARISH COUNCIL – meeting minutes from September 30^th meeting were approved at the October 28^th meeting and are posted on the bulletin boards at the Church entrances.

MCCOOK COAT CLOSET – will be held Wednesday, November 5^th, 9:00am - 4:00pm; Thursday, November 6^th from 9:00am to 4:00pm; and Friday, November 7^th from 9:00am - Noon at the National Guard Armory. Donated items will be accepted November 3^rd & 4^th from 8:30am to approximately 4:30pm. Coats, jackets, mittens, scarves, blankets, any warm clothing or other clothing items will be accepted. Everything will be given away!!

PRAIRIE LAND FOODS – deadline to order this month is November 10^th. Prairie Land Foods replaces the formerly known “shares” program. For $24.00 per pak anyone can purchase Prairie Land Paks. Distribution is at the McCook YMCA, 901 West E Street, 7:30-8:30am, November 22^nd. Call Cathy Lubben, 345-2143 or Ann McCoy, 345-1187 for this months pak specials. **This program does not in any way affect the commodities program (Community Action Partnership) which provides free foods to individuals based on income requirements. Commodities are distributed every eight weeks. To find out more about this program contact Ann McCoy or Barb Ostrum at 345-1187.

WITHOUT CHANGING YOUR WILL – you can leave a gift to our parish. Designate our parish or other Diocesan charity as the beneficiary of all or a portion of your IRA or 401K. Your funds have grown tax free in your IRA or 401K, and your heirs could be taxed at a high rate when the funds are distributed. If you donate these funds, the money passes directly to our parish, tax-free. Contact your IRA or 401K plan administrator for a change of beneficiary designation form. **Leave your Savings Account or Certificate of Deposit (CD) to our parish or other Diocesan charity. Simply change the beneficiary to make the Savings Account or CD payable upon death to the Diocesan Charity of your choice. The charity will receive the funds when you are deceased. For more information contact your financial institution. **Contact me for help and additional options for planned gifts. Les Mach, Planned Giving Officer, Diocese of Lincoln.

les-mach@cdolinc.net or 402-443-6180.