St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church
702 W 11th St · P.O. Box 259 · Neligh, NE 68756 Ph.: 402-887-4521
www.stfranciscc.org * [email protected]
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
300 E 2nd St · P.O. Box 458 · Tilden, NE 68781 Ph.: 402-368-7710
www.olmctilden.org * [email protected]
Fifth Sunday of Lent--Year A March 29, 2020
WEDDINGS: Contact the Pastor six months before your wedding date
BAPTISMS: Contact the Pastor to arrange for class time and date
CONFESSIONS: 30 minutes before Sat. and Sun. Masses; 15 minutes before weekday Masses. Confessions also available by appointment.
WELCOME TO OUR PARISH! Call the Parish Office to register: OLMC-Tilden: 402.368.7710 SFA-Neligh: 402.887.4521
MASS TIMES SFA-Neligh
Saturday 21 March 5:00 pm
Sunday 22 March 8:00 am
EMHC’s Dane & Jennifer Nielsen, Nick Strom, Kathy Schultz, Conor Ramold
Matt & Angie Belitz, Joe & Bev Hartz, Simon Beacom, Marian Shabram
LECTOR Tessa Hain Doris Ternus
SERVERS Ashton Higgins, Corbin & Josselyn Hoefer Mallory Belitz, Abby Kerkman, Alayna Finch
GIFTBEARERS Brian Harrison Family Jack Sehi Family
USHERS Ted Hughes, Trent Hoefer Chad Kaup, Brian Harrison
Don Bauer, Don Zegers Jack Sehi, Chad Shabram
Serving the Church to make Jesus Christ known and loved
St. Francis of Assisi CC-Neligh Secretary/Bookkeeper: Dorothy Brandt
Our Lady of Mount Carmel-Tilden Bookkeeper: Ruth O’Brien
Secretary: Jeanne Dahl (Fridays only)
Fr. Pat Nields, Pastor **[email protected] Deacon Bernie Burbach (retired)
Clergy & Staff
MASS TIMES OLMC Tilden
Ushers EMHCs Lector Servers Gift Bearers Money
Counters
Saturday March 21 7:00 pm
Walt Patras Sam Schaecher
Rosemary Patras Rose Schaecher
Mike Dusel
Rosemary Patras
Landon Meyer Layton Meyer Kirsten Dusel
Cindy Decker & Family
Sunday March 22 10:00 am
Keith Meyer Ron Koch
Sheila Meyer LuAnn Koch
Mary Rautenberg
Kyle Schumacher
Elizabeth Kivett JJ Black
Logan Black
Keith & Sheila Meyer & Family
Phil Chvala Danielle Johnsen
MASS SCHEDULE AND INTENTIONS
Tues 17 Mar 9:00 am (T) Margaret Andersen + 5:30 pm (N) Bob Spieker + & Living & Deceased Family Members Wed 18 Mar 8:30 am (N) Sr. M. Lucille + 9:30 am (W) Arlo & Madelyn Rice + Thur 19 Mar 9:00 am (T) Living & Deceased Family Members of Dickey Family Fri 20 Mar 8:30 am (N) Fred Spieker+ 5:15 pm (N) Stations of the Cross **Sat 21 Mar 5:00 pm (N) Peetz Family 7:00 pm (T) Parishioners of OLMC & St. Francis Sun 22 Mar 8:00 am (N) Margaret Dozler +
10:00 am (T) John & Mary O’Brien + **Note Time Change this week only.
Greetings from Fr. Pat
Pray for the many in positions of authority who have not grasped
the significance of abortion on demand,
that their eyes may be opened.
Special Collection. On March 21 & 22 our parish will take up the Catholic Relief Services Collection (CRSC). Funds from this collection provide food to the hungry, support displaced refugees, and bring Christ’s love and mercy to people here and abroad. Learn more about the collection at www.usccb.org/catholic-relief
Parish Goal Current Percent of Goal
Goal - Participation
Current - Participation
St. Francis $8,695.37 $9,962.00 114.6% 20.4% 27.4%
OLMC $2,646.33 $3,494.00 132% 23.8% 23.8%
Archbishop’s Annual Appeal
Prayer and Precautionary Measures
Archbishop Lucas asks that Catholics throughout the Archdiocese of Omaha pray for the intercession of St. Joseph on March 19th, during this time of uncertainty due to the spread of the coronavirus. The 19th is the Solemnity of St. Joseph, Husband of Mary. St. Joseph is the patron saint of the Universal Church. The below prayer will be said at the daily mass on March 19th at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, and please consider it as part of your prayer.
In discussion with the parish council for Our Lady of Mount Carmel, St. Pat’s Bash will be postponed to a date to be determined, especially given the Archdiocese’s recommendation and request that all fish fries throughout the Archdiocese be cancelled until further notice.
In addition, as precautionary measures the following will be implemented at the weekend masses at St. Francis and Our Lady of Mt. Carmel:
~~suspending the exchange of the sign of peace; and
~~suspending the distribution of the precious Blood. (We receive the body, blood, soul, and divinity of Jesus Christ undivided under the species of bread alone.)
If you have any input, comment or questions, please do not hesitate to let me know or one of our parish trustees or council members.
Prayers for the World during the Outbreak of the Coronavirus
To you, O blessed Joseph, do we come in our tribulation. Through that charity which bound you to the immaculate Virgin Mother of God and through the paternal love with which you embraced the Child Jesus, we humbly beg you graciously to regard the inher-itance which Jesus Christ has purchased by his Blood, and with your power and strength to aid us in our necessities.
O most loving father, ward off from us every contagion of error and corrupting influence; O our most mighty protector, be propitious to us and from heaven assist us in our struggle with the power of darkness; and, as once you rescued the Child Jesus from deadly peril, so now protect God's children from the snares of the enemy and from all adversity; shield, too, each one of us by your constant protection. Amen. (Excerpted from the Enchiridion of Indulgences, 1969)
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel pray for us! St. Francis of Assisi pray for us!
My thanks for the support given to the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal. As noted above, St.
Francis and Our Lady of Mount Carmel met both the financial goal and participation goal. Thank you and congratulations! A testament to each parish!
Please call June Andersen (887-4937) Milly Clemens (887-5069) or the parish office (887-4521) to add names to the prayer list. The below lists are those in need of prayers or continuing prayers. Most recent prayer requests will be included as part of the petitions during weekend masses for three weeks or as long as requested. Thank you for praying for those in need.
SFA -Neligh Rosary every Tue, 10 am in Church, Everyone welcome. The Willows: Rosary, Sat at 10 am; Knights of Columbus: 1st Tue, 8 pm Rosary Sodality: 2nd Tue, 7:00 pm Parish Council: March 19, 6 pm
OLMC-Tilden Knights of Columbus (see Neligh) Catholic Women meet : 1st Tue 9:30 am every 3 months, Mar, June, Sept, Dec. Parish/Finance Council: TBA
Please remember to pray for: OLMC-Tilden Nate Thiele, Nancy Hecht, Matt Evans, Larry Chroetlin, Jenny White, Rick Stahno, Robert Petersen, Mardell Kohl, Annie Leinen, Jackie Burgmen, Les Wilson, Keryl Meduna, Kathy Rethwisch
Please remember to pray for: St. Francis-Neligh Family of Dr. Dwaine Peetz, Larry Braband, Robin Boschult, Craig Allemang, Larry Shavlik, Marie Johnson, Lyla Mechaely, Marty Wagner, Traci Werkmeister, Carol Diedrichsen, Sylvie Evert, Tanya Gallagher, DeWayne Voborny, Marenna Theis, Kathy Rethwisch, Rose Martin
Wild Goose, DVD program this Sun 22 March, 7 to 8 pm
Praying for Vocations: Our traveling “Our Lady of Mount Carmel” statue has begun its journey in the parish. Stan and Jolene Schapmann are
currently hosting the statue.
Needing someone to clean the church from April through July. This is a volunteer position. Please contact Cindy Decker at 402-841-9933 for details.
St. Francis of Assisi families responsible for cleaning the church in March
Mar 28 Nick Ramold, Donna Vice
If you are unable to fulfill your assigned time, please find a substitute.
Living Faith Booklets for April, May, June are available in the vestibule of church. Pick up your copy today. Praying for vocations: Our traveling Vocation Cross continues it’s journey thru our parish families as we pray for vocations to the priesthood. Del & Susie Ames are currently hosting the Vocation Cross. Please contact Kathy Sauser for hosting arrangement. Vocation prayer materials are provided in the vocation cross box.
Sun /Holy Day & Other Collections
March 8, 2020
March 18, 2020
Grades K-8 6:00 to 7:00 pm Regular Class Grades 9-12 7:15 to 8:30 pm Regular Class
*This amount reflects weekly giving over 52 weeks. It
anticipates other amounts collected, for example, for Christmas, Easter, Holy Days, and other parish donations will
be at certain or close to budgeted amounts in addition to this weekly giving amount.
OLMC Religious Education -- Mar 18, 2020
Grades K-8 7:00 to 8:00 pm Regular Class Grades 9-12 7:00 to 8:00 pm Regular Class
God Bless you for your generosity!
SFA-Neligh OLMC-Tilden
*Weekly offering *Weekly offering Needed: $2,675.42 Needed: $884.62 Regular Coll. Regular Coll. $1,818.05 $2,246.00 Bash to date: $3,031.00 Building fund: $450.00 Heat: $500.00
Candles $75.10
With the combined parish bulletin, we request that all announcements be submitted to the office (sfa or olmc) by Thursday noon of each week. Announcements not received by Thur. may not be published. Thank You.
Visit parish website: www.olmctilden.org or www.stfranciscc.org for weekly bulletins, Mass times, liturgical ministers’ and religious education schedules, Parish & Finance Council news, parish women’s organizations, Knights of Columbus events , web links, events & announcements, and more. For SFA parish hall rentals and events call the parish office. For OLMC call Mary Rautenberg at 402-368-2231 & Loretta Nykodym 402-368-2182. For OLMC maintenance call Stan Schapmann 402-368-5906. SFA call Del Ames 402-276-0184
~~1/22-3/25 Pro-Life Essay Contest Give voice to your pro-life values! The Archdiocese Pro-Life Essay Contest is now taking entries from students in grades 7-11. Prizes range from $20-$40, and first place entries will be submitted to the Knights of Columbus statewide contest. For the writing prompt and submission details visit https://archomaha.org/essaycontest/. For more information contact Whitney Bradley, Respect Life Apostolate Coordinator, at [email protected] or call 402.551.9003 x1306.
~~ACTIVE SHOOTER AWARENESS TRAINING An Active Shooter Awareness Training program will be held on Friday, March 20, 2020 at the Lied Auditorium of the Tilden Public Library, Tilden, Nebraska from 7:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. This community program is free to the public who are 18 & older. It will be presented by Rev. Hollie Tapley, the Disaster Response Coordinator of Great Plains United Methodist Conference, & Tilden Rescue Unit.
~~Vocation Summit—April 18 at St. Patrick’s Church in Fremont. 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Sponsored by the Vocation Office and the Serra Clubs of Omaha & Norfolk. The summit this year will be presented by Ann Roat & Greg Schweitz, of Serra International. “Igniting the Faithful begins with a Spark.” To register & RSVP, please visit: vocationsarcho.org
Area Parish Mass Schedule: Saturday 5:00 pm Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Tilden Saturday 5:30 pm St. Peter de Alcántara, Ewing Saturday 7:00 pm St. John the Baptist, Petersburg Saturday 7:00 pm St. Francis of Assisi, Neligh Sunday 8:00 am St. Bonaventure, Raeville Sunday 8:00 am St. Francis of Assisi, Neligh Sunday 10:00 am St. Boniface, Elgin Sunday 10:00 am Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Tilden Sunday 10:00 am St. Theresa of Avila, Clearwater Sunday 11:30 am St. John the Baptist, Deloit (Rural St. John’s)
Let’s continue to pray for one another this Lent and let’s be encour-aged in our faith by the Word of God, “that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 8:38-39)
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church
702 W 11th St · P.O. Box 259 · Neligh, NE 68756 Ph.: 402-887-4521
www.stfranciscc.org * [email protected]
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
300 E 2nd St · P.O. Box 458 · Tilden, NE 68781 Ph.: 402-368-7710
www.olmctilden.org * [email protected]
Fifth Sunday of Lent--Year A March 29, 2020
Serving the Church to make Jesus Christ known and loved
Clergy & Staff
St. Francis of Assisi CC-Neligh Secretary/Bookkeeper: Dorothy Brandt
Our Lady of Mount Carmel-Tilden Bookkeeper: Ruth O’Brien
Secretary: Jeanne Dahl (Fridays only)
Fr. Pat Nields, Pastor **[email protected] Deacon Bernie Burbach (retired)
Please remember to pray for: OLMC-Tilden Nate Thiele, Nancy Hecht, Matt Evans, Larry Chro-etlin, Jenny White, Rick Stahno, Mardell Kohl, Annie Leinen, Jackie Burgmen, Les Wilson, Keryl Meduna, Kathy Rethwisch, James O’Brien Jr., Ray Keogh, Family of Robert Petersen
Please remember to pray for: St. Francis-Neligh Larry Braband, Robin Boschult, Craig Allemang, Larry Shavlik, Marie Johnson, Lyla Mechaely, Marty Wagner, Traci Werkmeister, Carol Diedrichsen, Sylvie Evert, Tanya Gallagher, DeWayne Voborny, Marenna Theis, Kathy Rethwisch, Rose Martin
Sun /Holy Day & Other Collections
SFA-Neligh OLMC-Tilden
*Weekly offering *Weekly offering Needed: $2,675.42 Needed: $884.62 Regular Coll.: Regular Coll. : To be provided next To be provided next Bulletin. Bulletin
God Bless you for your generosity!
Fr Pat’s Private Mass Intentions
Tues 31 Mar Fred Sandquist + Wed 1 Apr Rita Wagner + Thur 2 Apr Rose Knievel + Fri 3 Apr Margaret Dozler + Sat 4 Apr John & Mary O’Brien +
Sun 5 Apr Parishioners of St Francis & OLMC
Prayers for the World during the Outbreak of the Coronavirus
To you, O blessed Joseph, do we come in our tribulation. Through that charity which bound you to the immaculate Virgin Mother of God and through the paternal love with which you em-braced the Child Jesus, we humbly beg you gra-ciously to regard the inheritance which Jesus Christ has purchased by his Blood, and with your power and strength to aid us in our necessities. O most loving father, ward off from us every con-tagion of error and corrupting influence; O our most mighty protector, be propitious to us and from heaven assist us in our struggle with the power of darkness; and, as once you rescued the Child Jesus from deadly peril, so now protect God's children from the snares of the enemy and from all adversity; shield, too, each one of us by your constant protection. Amen. (Excerpted from the Enchiridion of Indulgences, 1969)
SFA-Neligh
St. Francis of Assisi families responsible for cleaning the church in April
Apr 2 Vanessa Nelson, Brad Higgins, Dan Murray Apr 9 Diana Knust, Del Ames, Jon Strom Apr 16 Lynn Sheridan, Steve Simonsen, Jack Sehi Apr 23 Jack funk, Roger Legate, Ed Schindler Apr 30 Ed Mack, Dennis McKillip, Joe Knight
If you are unable to fulfill your assigned time, please find a substitute. Praying for vocations: Our traveling Vocation Cross con-tinues it’s journey thru our parish families as we pray for vocations to the priesthood. Del & Susie Ames are currently hosting the Vocation Cross. Please contact Kathy Sauser for hosting arrangement. Vocation prayer materials are provided in the vocation cross box.
OLMC —Tilden
Pans missing from the Fred Sandquist funeral meal. To the ladies who picked up their pans from this funeral please check the bottom of the pans that you picked up to double check that they are yours. Owners would like to have their pans back. Thank you.
Praying for Vocations: Our traveling “Our Lady of Mount Carmel” statue has begun its journey in the parish. Stan and Jolene Schapmann are currently
hosting the statue.
Fifth Sunday of Lent
The Gospel conveys to us the familiar story of Lazarus, the brother of Martha and Mary, raised from the dead, as Jesus calls him out of the tomb. Jesus has power over death, a central and fundamen-tal part of our faith. Jesus leads us to eternal life. As Jesus states, “I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will nev-er die.” Powerful words.
Do we believe in Jesus? Many people would say yes! If we believe in Jesus, do we truly act in
a way that reflects this belief? Doesn’t make much sense to believe in Jesus and not do anything to reflect it in our lives. You may have heard - faith without works is dead, or consider that belief with-out following is dead. So if I believe Jesus is the source of eternal life, do I know Jesus? Do I desire to come closer to Jesus? Do I know what Jesus is asking me to do? Do I take up my cross and follow him? Questions to ponder as we approach this most sacred time of our Church.
Palm Sunday and Holy Week
My plan is to livestream Palm Sunday (4/5), Holy Thursday (4/9), Good Friday (4/10), the Easter Vigil (4/11) and Easter Sunday (4/12), as at this point is still looks like with the gathering limi-tation, public masses will continue to be suspended in the Archdiocese. My encouragement during this holy time includes the following:
Palm Sunday: You may consider reading the Passion as a family or individually on this day. I
intend to bless palms and have available for individuals and families on Palm Sunday. The blessed palms will be at the entrance to the church. Please feel free to come by, pick-up and take home.
The Sacred Triduum: During this time, families may consider intentional prayer together, read-
ing scripture, cooking and eating together, and relaxing together. This is a time of solemnity and can be a special time for building up families in preparing for Easter.
Holy Thursday: My encouragement would be to read the Gospel of the Mass, the shar-ing of a meal, and the carrying out the mandatum (washing of feet) in families. Parents may consider washing the feet of their children, or siblings of each other. Good Friday: My encouragement would be reading of the Passion, also the praying of the Stations of the Cross, or Chaplet of Divine Mercy, or the recitation of the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary. The above are options to consider to mark this solemn day. The Easter Vigil: My encouragement would be to light candles and to read the Exsultet, and then to read through all (or some) of the readings of the Vigil. Also to renew baptis-mal promises and recite the litany of the saints. (I intend to provide the Exsultet, baptis-mal promises and litany of the saints in next week’s bulletin) Easter Sunday: Families could read the Mass readings in the morning and give thanks for our Lord’s power over death and that we share in the Resurrection.
All the above would be at the discretion of each person and family, on what may be of help during this important and sacred time. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishop’s website, www.usccb.org would be a good resource for Mass readings to use during this time.
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel pray for us! St. Francis of Assisi pray for us!
Let’s continue to pray for one another this Lent and let’s be encouraged in our faith by the Word of God, “that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 8:38-39)
Greetings from Fr. Pat
