Celebration of the Eucharist

Twenty Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Religious
Fr. Kevin Vogel, Pastor PO Box B
402/843-2345
Email: [email protected]
Deacon Dennis Wiehn
402/843-5808
Deacon William Camp
402/843-5464
Sister Patricia Hoffman PO Box 219 402/843-5461
Parish Office (for St. Boniface and St. Bonaventure)
Parish Website: www.stbonparishes.com
www.facebook.com/stbonparishes
Mailing Address: PO Box B, Elgin NE 68636
Parish Office Phone
402/843-2345
Fax
402/843-2253
St. Boniface Gym Phone
402/843-2249
Michele Reicks
[email protected]
Linda Moser
[email protected]
Audra Borer
[email protected]
Office Hours:
Monday (closed in morning)
1pm-4pm
Tuesday-Thursday (Closed 12-1 pm)
9am-4pm
Friday
9am-4pm
BULLETIN DEADLINE
WEDNESDAY NOON
NEWSLETTER DEADLINE
Third Tuesday of Month
Prayer Chain Request
St. Boniface: Call Betty Mackel or Mary Jane Boes
St. Bonaventure: Call Mary Ann Fangman or Mary Ann Starman
Schools
St. Boniface School (K-6) / Pope John Central (7-12)
Betty Getzfred, Principal
402/843-5325
Website: www.pjcrusaders.org
Religious Education
(K-6) Family Formation
Cheryl Veik, Coordinator
402/843-5322
Sunday Youth Group (7-12)
Louise Schindler, Sunday Youth Group 402/843-5375
Fr. Kevin Vogel, Confirmation Coord.
402/843-2345
Tintern Retreat Center, tintern.homestead.com 402/776-2188
Celebration of the Eucharist
St. Boniface Parish
Saturday
Sunday
5:30 pm
10:00 am
Weekdays
Monday (Communion Service)
7:20 am
Thursday-Friday
7:20 am
Wednesday & First Fridays
8:15 am
St. Bonaventure Parish
Sunday
8:00 am
Tuesday
8:30 am
Sacrament of Reconciliation
St. Boniface Parish
Saturday
4:15-5:15 pm
St. Boniface Parish
Wednesday
5:00-5:30 pm
St. Bonaventure Parish Sunday
7:30-7:50 am
Other times needed? Please call Fr. Vogel at
402/843-2345
St. Boniface Eucharistic Day of Prayer
The Day before First Friday, Each Month
September 18, 2016
Friends,
Welcome to Dr. William Jurgensen, and thank you for
enlightening us this weekend on “The Cloisters on the
Platte".
Today is Catechetical Sunday. Thank you to all of you who
pass on the Catholic Faith to the youth in our parishes. We
are blessed with our Family Formation, Sunday Youth
Group, Catholic Schools and many other programs geared
to help young people grow in their faith. Let us all
remember that not only teachers and parents, but all
adults should model the trustworthy behavior that that is
expected from young people.
Recently you received a letter from Archbishop Lucas
inviting your support of the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal.
Please give prayerful consideration to how you can
respond. Jesus challenges us to make room for God and
others in our lives and to be ready to give a full account of
our stewardship. May our discipleship reflect the mercy
God has shown us. Thanks to Mark & Chris Grundmayer
and Julie Dwyer for setting up and running the DVD for the
Annual Appeal presentation last weekend at the Masses.
I’m happy to report on Archdiocesan grants we received
this week. They were made available because of your
generous donations to the Annual Appeal. We received
$200 for our Family Formation Program, $500 for Totus
Tuus and $100 for Bible Study materials.
Sunday Youth Group begins next Sunday, September 25 for
any 7-12 graders from our parishes. Louise Schindler is the
coordinator and they meet monthly after the 10:00 am
Mass, until approximately 12:30 pm. Please call Louise if
you have any questions, 402-843-5375. Thank you Louise
for your continued dedication to our youth and their faith
growth!
Thank you to Mary & Jim Baum for coordinating the bazaar
raffle solicitation and all the solicitors who went out and
collected our many prizes for our Thanksgiving ticket, and
of course, thank you to those who so generously
gave! The tickets will be available in October.
Join me in praying for those from our parishes who will be
confirmed on October 2nd. May they each use this time to
prepare for the great gift of the Holy Spirit they will
receive!
This Wednesday evening, several representatives from
each of our parishes and schools in the Rural Central
Deanery will come together for a kick-off event to discuss
future plans, areas of growth and decline in our parishes
and schools, etc. with the Mitler Group. I am grateful for
those of you who said "yes" to my plea to be involved in
this process.
This Week In Our Parish………
Parish
E
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E/R
E/R
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E/R
E/R
Day
Sunday
Monday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Friday
Sunday
Sunday
Date
September 18
September 19
September 19
September 20
September 21
September 23
September 25
September 25
Time
11:00 am
1:00-5:00 pm
7:00 pm
1:00 pm
9:50 am
9:15 am
11 am-12:30 pm
7:00 pm
Event
Choir Practice after Mass
Quilting begins at Convent (beginnings welcome)
Elgin Altar Society Meeting
SB/PJ/EPS Early Dismissal/Parent Teacher Conference
SB/PJ/EPS Late Start
Women’s Circle 3 Clean Church (or time that works for you)
Sunday Youth Group
Homecoming Coronations & Activities at St. Boniface Gym
Stewardship for September 10-11, 2016
Please keep our Parish Stewardship Needs in your Prayers
St. Boniface
Sunday Collection (63 Env.)
Children’s Collection
Insurance
P.I.E. (Partners in Education)
Sunday Collection as of
Fiscal Week 11 Budgeted Total
Actual Total
Amount Behind
$5,261.21
$18.25
$2,280.00
$350.00
$47,960.00
$41,681.22
($6,278.78)
St. Bonaventure Parish Hall Donations
Goal Amount:
$365,000.00
Received to Date (139 donors): $350,284.59
Addl. Pledged to be paid yet:
$2,400.00
*Cabinets and Countertops are an extra expense.*
Raeville News
Additional tables and chairs will be needed to be
purchased upon completion of Raeville’s new hall. An
eight foot table and six chairs will cost $215. If you
would like to donate a table grouping, please send a
check to the parish office for the specified amount and
note that it is to be used for tables and chairs. If you
have questions about this, contact Chris or Mark
Grundmayer.
A memorial to the Religious Sisters who taught at St.
John Berchman School in Raeville is underway. The
memorial will commemorate all of the sisters who
taught at our school. The cost of the memorial is around
$3,200. Currently, $2,800 has already been donated to
this monument. If you or your family is interested in
donating to this, please make check to St. Bonaventure
Church and give to the Parish Office.
Dear Parish Council Members, Locker Room
Committee and all who assisted in any way:
Thank you for refinishing the locker rooms in the
Saint Boniface gym. The students really enjoy
them and they are a great improvement. Thank
you for all the time and effort put in to make the
locker rooms a better place.
Pope John Student Council
Marie Meis, Secretary
St. Boniface Altar Society meeting will be held Monday,
September 19 at 7:00 pm. With the Craft Fair and
Thanksgiving Bazaar coming up, your attendance is
appreciated.
St. Bonaventure
Sunday Collection (13 Env.)
Children’s Collection
Sunday Collection as of
Fiscal Week 11 Budgeted Total
Actual Total
Amount Ahead
$743.00
$13.16
$10,010.00
$10,352.00
$342.00
37th Annual
CRAFT/
PRODUCT FAIR
Saturday, October 1
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
St. Boniface Gym
Sponsored by “St. Boniface Christian Mothers”
Lunch Stand with soup & sloppy joes
served until about 2:30 pm.
Carry outs are available.
Craft Fair Worklist:
Circle 1 & 2: Set up gym at 4:00 pm on Thursday,
September 29th.
Circle 3: Make soup and sloppy joes, 8:00 am on Friday,
September 30th at the gym kitchen: 6 roasters of
hamburger soup, 4 roasters of chili, 2 roasters of sloppy
joes.
Circle 4: Work Saturday, October 1st, 9:00 am - 12 pm
at the gym.
Circle 5: Work Saturday, October 1st, 11:30 am- 2:30
pm at the gym.
Circle 6: Work Saturday, October 1st, 3:30 pm-end. Take
down and clean up.
**Circle 1 will make four (4) ice cream buckets of
potato salad, bring by 10:00 am on Saturday, October 1.
**Circle 2 will bring 6 dozen rolls. Rolls should be
brought in by 7:30 am Saturday, October 1.
**Circle 3, 4, 5, and 6 will solicit pies or desserts to
equal 60 pieces, bring by 10:00 am Saturday, October 1.
Mass Intentions for the Week……
Parish Day
Date
Time
Intention
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September 19
September 20
September 21
September 22
September 23
September 24
September 25
September 25
---------8:30 am
8:15 am
7:20 am
8:15 am
5:30 pm
8:00 am
10:00 am
No Service
+Henry & Mary Stuhr
+Gale Schindler
+Jim & Paul Eischeid
+August & Helen Kerkman All School Mass by 12th Grade
For the People of St. Boniface and St. Bonaventure
+Emily Reestman
+Alvin & Mary Helen Schrage
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Sunday
Please Remember In Your Prayers: Payson Guthard, Taylor Rudley, Bob Fritz, Cheri Cavanagh, Bob Spieker, Dodi Bauer, Jay Ericson,
Dallas Stuhr, Bob Redler, Travis McKillip, Logann Pelster, Juliann Starman, Paul Ahrendt, Vincent Vacha, Jerry McNally, Lincoln
Schindler, Amy Mezzacappy, Rose Gall, Karen Seger, Kurt Saner, Brian Furgeson, Jessica Peterson, Craig Allemang, Daniel Brunning,
Lauren Andersen, Jamie Smith & son Hayden, Linda Dinslage, David Schalk, Dan McCarty, Joyce Kallhoff, Lisa Moser and unborn
daughter, Teri (Monte) Reicks, Bill Thiele. Parishioners: Helen Neukirch, Margaret Dozler, Christine Studley, Alfreda Pelster, Eve
Kallhoff, Don & Shirley Henkenius, Don Skillstad, Dee Bode, Yvonne Heithoff, LaVern Jochum, Sally Beckman, Mary Beelart, Marjorie
Bode, Melvin Kallhoff, Herman Starman, Neil Childers, Charlene Beckman, Evelyn Pelster, Mary Jane Henn. [Please let us know if a
name can be removed.]
St. Boniface Choir Members: There will
be practice for all choir members on:
Wednesday, September 28, 7:30 pm
St. Boniface Quilters will begin their new
season of quilting Monday, September 19 at
the convent. Sessions are Monday and
Wednesdays from 1:00-5:00 pm, and all
quilters are invited. Beginning quilters are
welcome at any time and practice materials will be
furnished for you. The ladies would love to have some
new quilters in their group! For information call Nancy
Shavlik at 402-485-2733 or Juan Hoefer at 402-8435639.
St. Paul Catholic Book Fair will be held in our
Pope John/St. Boniface School Library on
Tuesday, September 20th from 11:30 am until
8:00 pm. Hundreds of books, DVD, greeting cards, etc.
available for all ages! They make great gifts.
Pope John Booster Club tickets are going on sale a little
later than normal this year because of state licensing
and permits. Tickets will be available for purchase in
October.
Reminder: St. Boniface and Pope John
parents are reminded that their Free and
Reduced application forms are due
September 23rd and should be mailed to Attn: Debbie at
St. Boniface/Pope John Lunch Program, PO Box B, Elgin,
NE 68636.
If you are purchasing anything from Amazonplease use Smile.Amazon.com and select
Pope John XXIII. The school automatically
gets a portion of what you spend from Amazon.
St. Boniface and Pope John parents: You can view
your children’s lunch balances on Sycamore.
St. Boniface Circle 3 will clean church on Friday,
September 23rd after 8:15 am Mass or at a time that
works for you. Make sure you check off what you have
done on the list in the back of church.
“Partners in Education” is an effort to
supplement the portion of St. Boniface
tuition that some families are unable to
provide for a variety of reasons. All
donations and recipients are strictly anonymous. If you
would like to give something for this worthwhile cause,
use the envelope provided in the recent mailing or mark
a plain envelope “P.I.E.” and place it in the basket.
Are you in need of a Gift for Confirmation? The Parish
Office has a nice selection of confirmation gift items in
price ranges from $5.00-$27.00. Some items include:
Rosaries, Cross Necklaces, Plaques, Wooden Keepsake
Boxes, Angel Statues, Bracelets, Pocket Coins, Auto
Visor Clips, Auto Crucifix, 14 kt. Gold Cross Necklaces
and several different forms of St. Christopher Medals
(for guys and gals). Cards are also available. Stop in and
see our selection!
Pope John XXIII/St. Boniface is in need of the following
items: Legos, K'Nex, paper towel and toilet paper tubes,
1 and 2 liter plastic bottles w/lids, empty Kleenex boxes,
and pipe cleaners. Items can be dropped off at the
school's office. Thank you!
Come Celebrate Pope John XXIII
50th Anniversary With Us!
Tuesday, October 4th
Archbishop Lucas will bless the school at 11:15,
Mass at 11:30 am
Lunch to follow at 12:30 pm
These events are for the entire Pope John community.
Please join us to celebrate!
Liturgical Ministers for Sunday, September 24-25, 2016
Mass
Servers
Ushers
Greeters/
Rosary Leaders
Gift Bearers
Lectors
Music
SATURDAY
September 24
5:30 pm
ELGIN
Hunter
Charf
Luke Henn
Jake Schindler
Mark Schmitt
Mike Schmitt
Dean Schrage
Ted & JoAnn
Baum- W
Bob & Janice
Pelster- N & S
Dave &
Janice
Eischeid
Scott
Becker
Deb Baum
Becky
Kerkman
Pastor & JoAnn
Beckman
SUNDAY
September 25
8:00 am
RAEVILLE
Harlie
Bode
Lexi Bode
Ralph Bode
Bryan Bode
Ken & Joyce
Reestman
Dave &
Delores
Benda
Joan
Stuhr
Paul
Kuhlman
Precious BloodPastor, Jerry
Schrage, Miles
Schrage, Joyce
Reestman, Emily
Seier, Ken Stuhr
SUNDAY
September 25
10:00 am
ELGIN
Skyler Meis
Alyssa
Burenheide
Jeff Schindler
Mark Schrage
Paul Schrage
Phil Starman
Jeff & Tracey
Schindler- W
Chuck &
Connie
Pelster- N & S
Ron &
Linda
Eischeid
Tracy
Beckman
Mark &
Julie
Dwyer
Precious Blood
of Christ- Pastor,
Deacon, *Dave &
*Gwen Beckman,
*Linda Kerkman,
*Elizabeth
Selting
No Choir
EMHC *To the sick
$$$ Calendar Lottery Winners $$$
Women’s Jubilee of Mercy will be held Saturday,
November 5, at St. Patrick’s in Fremont from 8:00-3:00
pm. The day will begin with Mass at 8:00 am followed by
breakfast and presentations by Kelly Wahlquist and Kitty
Cleveland. Registration fee is $40 and includes a
continental breakfast and lunch. To register online visit
www.regonline.com/womensjubilee16 or for more
information contact Beth Carlson at 402-557-5610 or at
[email protected].
**2017 Lottery Calendars are now being
sold for $60/ticket by St. Boniface Students**
Spirit Catholic Radio presents the Catholic Answers
Conference, Sat., Oct. 29 at DJ Sokol Arena in Omaha.
Learn how to share the faith with others from speakers
Patrick Coffin, Trent Horn, Tim Staples, Karlo Broussard
and Christopher Check, as heard on the hit radio program
Catholic Answers LIVE! Archbishop George J. Lucas of the
Archdiocese of Omaha and Bishop James D. Conley of the
Diocese of Lincoln, will also be speaking. Learn how to be
an evangelist and leave feeling on fire for your faith!
Doors open at 9 am and the conference last from 10 am
to 4:30 pm. Lunch and conference materials are provided.
Parking is FREE! Ticket sales locations, online ticket sales
and
more
information
is
available
at
spiritcatholicradio.com or by calling 855-571-0200.
9-12-16
9-13-16
9-14-16
9-15-16
9-16-16
9-17-16
9-18-16
Ron & Linda Eischeid
Brooke Borer (Elgin)
Jamie & Pat Pribyl
Vincent & Patricia Spieker
Vince & Patricia Spieker
Jennifer Nelson
Berton Dozler Jr.
$50.00
$50.00
$50.00
$50.00
$50.00
$50.00
$75.00
Boyd-Holt Right to Life & Beginnings: Pregnancy
Resource Center will have Susan Thayer speaking at thest
O’Neill High School Gym on Wednesday, September 21
at 7:00 pm. Susan will share her story being the director
of a Planned Parenthood Clinic for 18 years and testified
against Planned Parenthood in the recent congressional
hearings. Also speaking and leading music will be Danny
Leger.
March for Life Pilgrimage, January 25-30, 2017
Join the Archdiocese of Omaha for a 6 day pilgrimage to
Washington D.C. and Philadelphia where we will March
for Life, pray for an end to abortion, and visit the shrines
of American saints John Neumann and Katherine
Drexel. High school youth and adult chaperones can visit
RespectLifeOmaha.com for more information and to
register.
Or
contact
Whitney
Bradley
at
[email protected] and 402.551.9003 x1306.
St. Theresa Church of Clearwater will hold their Annual
Breakfast on Sunday, September 18 at their parish
hall. Serving will be from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm with
Pancakes, French Toast, Scrambled Eggs, Sausage, Rolls,
Coffee and Juice. Free Will Donation. Also Bake Sale, Quilt
Raffle and Miscellaneous Prize Raffle.
Please Join us for “Letting the Lord Build the House,” a
morning retreat with Jim Beckman on Saturday, Oct. 1 at
Sacred Heart Parish Center in Norfolk (2301 W. Madison
Ave.). Mass will begin at 8am at St. Mary’s Church with
the first session starting at 8:50 am. The retreat will
conclude by 12:30pm (far in advance of the Husker kickoff
at 2:30pm!). This event is free and open to any parish
ministers or ministry volunteers in the rural area. Jim’s
presentation will apply not only youth and religious
education volunteers, but anyone serving on finance
council, parish council, altar society, etc., as well! No
RSVP is required.