ST. PATRICK CHURCH                                                           Sunday, October 19, 2008

VOL. 31, NO. 42

MASS SCHEDULE: 

ST. PATRICK CHURCH 

Monday, October 20

6:45AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brenda Walter

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

Tuesday, October 21

6:45AM . . . L/D Mbrs. Malleck/Colling Families

8:00AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Paul Hays ✝

Wednesday, October 22

6:45AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dewey & Minnie Hill ✝

8:00AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bill Conroy ✝

Thursday, October 23 

6:45 AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Maria Harr ✝

8:00 AM . . . . . . Family of Elizabeth Anne Hinze

Friday , October 24

6:45 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerry Koch ✝

8:00AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carol Frey

Saturday, October 25

8:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Marts ✝

SUNDAY MASSES

Saturday, October 25

6:00PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . .LaMoine McConville ✝

Sunday, October 26

  7:30 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Todd Moody ✝

  9:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kevin & Tera Boyd

11:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . .L/D Mbrs Escher Family

 7:30 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Spanish Mass

ST. ANN CHURCH

Sunday, October 26

8:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruth Johnson ✝

SACRED HEART CHURCH

Sunday, October 26 

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

HILLCREST NURSING HOME

Wednesday, October 22

10:00 AM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Irene Kolbet ✝

Santa Misa on Espanol to dos os Domingos a las 7:30pm.

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

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

LUCKY IRISH CALENDAR WINNERS:

October 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Terry Chitwood

October 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelly Nammons

October 10. . . . . . . . . . . Emily Eisenmenger

October 11. . . . . . . . . .Joe & Cheryl Hamrick

October 12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marion Burbach

October 13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chris Burns

October 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rebecca Hiller

October 12^th Collection

ST. PATRICK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,751.49

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

ST. ANN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$91.50

SACRED HEART . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $49.00

INTENTION OF POPE BENEDICT XVI FOR OCTOBER – That in this month dedicated to the missions, every Christian community may feel the need to participate in the universal mission with prayer, sacrifice and concrete help.

SEMINARIAN OF THE WEEK –Eric Allen Clark, St. Gregory the Great Seminary, Pre-Theology. Please remember Eric 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).

SCHOOL NEWS:

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21 – Report Cards sent home.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21 – Volleyball vs. Medicine Valley, 2:00pm (Away)

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23 – Parent/Teacher Conferences 2:00-4:30pm, 5:30-7:30pm. 1:00pm Dismissal.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION:

CCD – meets Wednesday, October 22nd, St. Patrick School – 7:00-8:15pm.

CYO/GODPARENT GROUPS - Wednesday, October 22nd – Trick or Treat for the pantry. Meet at 7:00pm in the Church basement.

RCIA classes this Thursday, October 23, 7:00pm in the School Library. Use church parking lot and NE door of the school. Classes are open to anyone who simply want to know more or who might be interested in joining the Catholic Church and to any Catholic who would like to refresh their knowledge of the Catholic faith. Topic for this week: Four Last Things / Second Coming.

YOUNG ADULT CATHOLICS - meet Sunday, October 26^th at 6:00pm in Church basement. Guys – drinks; Girls – snacks.

OUR LADY OF FATIMA CIRCLE – will meet Tuesday, October 21st, 7:00pm, at the home of Garnet McConville, 304 Elizabeth Lane.

CONGRATULATIONS – to Louis & Irene Solko on the celebration of their 60^th wedding anniversary.

BARGAIN BAZAAR NEWS –

-           $3.50 bag sale including all of our costumes and other Halloween items. Hurry in!

-           We urgently need volunteers to work at the store. Call Rosanne at 345-1178.

-            Gently used bags needed.

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.

RECEPTION TO WELCOME FR. PETER – will be held this Sunday, October 19^th in the Church basement at 12:00 noon. Please bring a covered dish and your own table service. Coffee & tea will be provided by the Altar Society.

SPANISH MASS – Starting November 2^nd, Mass in Spanish will be in McCook at 3:00pm for the winter season.

CONFIRMATION – is scheduled for April 26, 2009 at the 9:00am Mass.

SEVEN STEPS TO BECOMING FINANCIALLY FREE – A CATHOLIC GUIDE TO MANAGING YOUR MONEY – A new class will be offered beginning this Sunday, October 19^th from 4:00-5:30pm at the home of Brandon and Jenifer Jacobs, 711 West 7^th Street, McCook. This class uses Sacred Scripture to make sense of finances and help keep your priorities straight. Course work is designed to help people get out of debt and stay out of debt, and control their financial expectations. There are two spaces available in the class. If more ask for this class, we will be happy to form another group. The cost of the textbook and workbook is approximately $30.

30^th CENTRAL NEBRASKA CONFERENCE OF THE CATHOLIC CHARISMATIC RENEWAL – October 24, 25, 26, 2008 at Grand Island Central Catholic High School, 1200 North Ruby, Grand Island. No admission charge, free will offering only. Pre-registration not required. For more information call 308-384-7070 or 308-384-4577.

A GREAT DAY IS COMING! – World Mission Sunday, with Catholics of the world, are called to offer, at this Eucharistic celebration, our prayers and our generous financial support, through the Propagation of the Faith, to continue the mission of our Lord – to help the poor and suffering experience the healing love and peace of Jesus.

– $25 helps support a catechist for a month

– $75 provides for the work of Sisters

– $100 is a month’s help for a mission parish

As always, your prayers are your most treasured gift to the missions.

A second collection will be taken up this weekend for the Propagation of the Faith. An envelope is available in your set of contribution envelopes or at the entrances of the Church. Attached to this bulletin is an overview of the country of India, particularly the Diocese of Dindigul from which Fr. Peter comes to us. Some of this Propagation of Faith money will be used in the formation of this diocese and others like it in missionary countries.

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

McCOOK HARVEST CHURCH – invites everyone to their 6^th Annual Harvest Carnival! Friday, October 31^st, 4:30-8:30pm, First Church of God, 1211 Norris Avenue. Free will donations accepted. Hot chocolate, hot cider & coffee. Chili for $1.00, door prizes, video and puppet skits.

THE ALTAR SOCIETY – will be cleaning the Rectory on Saturday, October 25^th. We will start at 9:00am. If you can help, please call Deanna Syder at 340-6809 or 362-4474.

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

A VOTERS’S GUIDE FOR SERIOUS CATHOLICS – is available at the entrances to the Church. Please take one, if we run out we will get more. Please vote responsibly.

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.

A HUGE THANK YOU– to everyone who helped to make the Fall Festival a success!! Thank you to those who worked (especially those who volunteered before being asked), donated, sponsored, purchased, played, ate, or contributed in any other way. Special thanks go to our co-coordinators Tony Spilinek and Mark & Jennifer Kool; Marilyn Malleck for the dinner; the School Advisory Board for the concession stand; Cece Kotschwar for the craft booth; Joe Koetter, Lori Berry and Pam Fagot for Saturday evening; the Knights of Columbus for set-up, clean-up and bingo; Darla & Randy Jordan and their family for the auction, snow cones, and ponies; Shar & Lynn Hamilton for sponsoring the Fun Jumpz; those who lined up workers for the various events; and the Rectory staff for all of their behind-the-scenes work. May God bless each of you.

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PEACE: “We must come to see that peace is not merely a distant goal we seek, but it is a means by which we arrive at the goal... We must pursue peaceful ends through peaceful means.” (Martin Luther King, Jr.)