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ST. JOHN’S PARISH NEWSLETTER ePistle at www.creighton.edu\stjohns
Omaha’s Jesuit Parish located at Creighton University, 2500 California Plaza, Omaha, NE 68178
Cornerstone laid 1887—Established as a Parish 1897—Designated a City Landmark 1981
MASS/RECONCILIATION TIMES 402-280-3030
PARISH OFFICE 402-280-3031
Pastor: Fr. Lorn Snow, S.J. 402-280-3262
Associate Pastor: Fr. Phil Amidon, S.J. 402-280-2206
Eucharist:
Monday- Friday 7:00 a.m. Main Church
No Mass during University Breaks
Monday—Friday 12 noon Main Church
Monday—Friday 5:00 p.m. Fr. Halley Chapel, LSJ
Monday 9:00 p.m. Main Church**
Tuesday 9:00 p.m. Fr. Halley Chapel, LSJ**
Saturday 7:00 a.m. Main Church **
12 Noon Fr. Halley Chapel, LSJ
5:00 p.m. Main Church
(Anticipatory)
Sunday 8:00 a.m. Main Church
10:30 a.m. Main Church
4:30 p.m. Main Church**
8:30 p.m. Main Church**
10:00 p.m. Main Church**
**Academic Year Only—dates @www.creighton.edu\stjohns
Adult Faith Formation (Fall and Lenten Series)
Sunday 9:15 a.m. Conf. Room, LSJ
Youth Religious Education
Sunday 9:15—10:15 a.m. LSJ
Reconciliation:
Mon—Fri 12:30—1:00 p.m.
Saturday 4:00—5:00 p.m.
St. John’s Parish Pastoral Council
Rick Bellino, Co-Chair 402-699-6380
Laraine Conway 402-558-4105
Martha Lemar, Co-Chair 402-280-3068
Sean Malloy, Secretary 402-214-5572
Bill Mullen 402-508-3107
Jane O’Brien 402-551-7436
Richard Super, Trustee 402-551-9412
Helen Wanken 402-558-9209
Sandi Cihal
Michael Hoover 402-933-5024
Tin Tran 402-884-9961
Alyssa Beasley, CU Student
Brielle Kelley, CU Student
December 11, 2016 - Third Sunday of Advent
Pope: Doubts Should Spur Prayer
Vatican City (CNS) - Everyone experiences doubts
about the faith at times—”I have” many times, Pope
Francis said—but such doubts can be sign of wanting
to know God better.
“We do not need to be afraid of questions and
doubts because they are the beginning of a path of
knowledge and going deeper; one who does not ask
questions cannot progress either in knowledge or in
faith,” the pope said November 23 at his weekly
general audience.
Pope Francis said that although the Year of Mercy
has concluded, he wanted to continue his general
audience reflections on the corporal and spiritual
works of mercy. The pope focused on the spiritual
works of mercy of “counseling the doubtful” and
“instructing the ignorant,” which he said was not
meant as an insult, but simply as a description of a
person who does not know something.
Calling a lack of access to education a “grave
injustice,” he asked those in the audience hall to give
a round of applause to teachers and the “long list of
saints, who throughout the ages, brought education
to the most disadvantaged.”
Saturday 5:00 p.m. Sunday 8:00 a.m. Sunday 10:30 a.m. Sunday 4:30 p.m.
PRESIDER Fr. Carlson, S.J. Fr. Amidon, S.J. Fr. O’Meara, S.J.
LITURGICAL ASSISTANT Mary Lee Brock Dick Cleary Jenny Tilleman
ALTAR SERVER Christopher Nubel
LECTORS Renee O’Brien Catrina Alexander Anna Nubel No Mass
Joan Lanahan Bob Austria Steve Scherr
PRAYERS Eileen Burke-Sullivan Bob Austria Barb Schmidt
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS M. A. McDonald D. Cleary M.J. Slightam
S. Hansen J. Lanahan C. Alexander K. Swenson
E. Burke-Sullivan B. Austria R. Grimit
R. O’Brien L. Daly J. Stender
M. A. Greene-Walsh J. & S. Scherr
S. Braddock L. Hayek J. & B. Schmidt
Liturgical Ministry Schedule— December 17-18, 2016 This schedule can also be accessed at St. John’s website—http://stjohns.creighton.edu
Readings for the week 35:1-6a, 10 5:7-10 11:2-11
Is Jas Mt
Sunday
Third Sunday of Advent 12/11
2:14-17 1:26-38
Zec Lk
Monday Our Lady of Guadalupe
12/12
3:1-2, 9-13 21:28-32
Zep Mt
Tuesday 12/13
45:6b-8, 18, 21b-25 7:18b-23
Is Lk
Wednesday
12/14
54:1-10 7:24-30
Is Lk
Thursday
12/15
56:1-3a, 6-8 5:33-36
Is Jn
Friday
12/16
49:2, 8-10 1:1-17
Gn Mt
Saturday
12/17
7:10-14 1:1-7 1:18-24
Is Rom Mt
Sunday
Fourth Sunday of Advent 12/18
Weekly Budget Goal 7,067.31 Annual Budget Goal 367,500.12
Weekend 12/3-4/2016 10,383.80 Fiscal Year-to-Date Goal 162,548.13
Above (below) weekly goal 3,316.49 Amount Collected YTD 161,305.94
Above (Below) YTD Goal ( 1,242.19)
Renee Kalkowski
Jack Walsh
Colleen Davis & Family
Richard Grimit
Weekly Offering Report
Mass Intentions December 12—17, 2016
7:00 AM (Main Church) Monday
Tuesday Terry Azeltine—deceased
Wednesday
Thursday Ivel Reed—deceased
Friday Josephine Guisto—deceased
Saturday
12:00 Noon (Main Church) Monday Adam Bohan—intention
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday Creighton Counseling Department –intentions
Friday Grace McDonald—deceased
Saturday (LSJ’s)
5:00 PM (Fr. Halley Chapel, LSJ’s) Monday John Sodoro—deceased
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday Deceased Members of Ignatian Associates
Friday
The Second Collection this week is for: Retirement Fund for Religious
Please be as generous as you are able.
St. John’s Fall Adult Faith Formation Series : Faith beyond Belief Spirituality for Our Times
Lower St. John’s: 9:15-10:15 a.m December 11: Ch. 17 “Spiritual Growth, or…”, Ch. 18 “Roots and Growth, or…” and Ch. 22 “Speaking about Experiences, or…” December 18: Ch. 20 “Time for Gratitude, or: Why Every Moment Is a Gift.” This will be our final meeting.
Seeded at God’s Hand: The Collected Writings of Patrick Malone, S.J. Books for sale ($15.00) in the parish office or online at: http://www.creighton.edu/ministry/stjohns/
Christmas Environment
Donations
At all the entrances of the church you can find envelopes for Memorials for the Christmas Environment. Please return envelopes by way of the collection baskets on Sundays. The last weekend
to send in a memorial will be the weekend of December 18th. If you have any questions please contact Kathleen Denne at
402-280-2975 or email [email protected]
The Christmas Giving Tree Project New this year to St. John’s. Please consider wrapping up a gift for a child living in poverty. Simply select an ornament from the tree displayed next to Mary’s altar. Wrap and attach the ornament to your gift. Put the gift under the tree and you have made a child smile! This year, the hope is to collect needed items for:
New immigrant and refugee children of Fontenelle Elementary School who need socks, gloves, shoes and other things
The Children of the Hope Center for Kids. They provide a safe after-school and summer program
Finally, consider a donation for $50.00 toward supporting a child’s education. You will see ornaments for this option.
All gifts should be under the tree before December 19. Questions? Contact Vivian at [email protected] or 402-280-2786. Thank you for your generosity and kindness.
Please retrieve November Memorial pictures/keepsakes from the sacristy as soon as possible. Thank you.
A BIG THANK YOU to all of the faithful workers and all of the amazing food donations we received for the St. John’s Thanksgiving Student Dinner. The estimate was about 350 students that enjoyed a wonder-ful meal, complete with all of the holiday’s favorite comfort foods. We couldn’t have done it without you and your generosity. Peace! Bill and Janet Mullen
Join us for a joy-filled service of scripture readings and carols that tell the story of Christ coming into the world. Gather around the altar at 5:00pm. Hot
chocolate, tea, and cookies to follow in the resource room!
Get Your Smiles Ready! The NEW Parish Directory is
in the works. Picture dates are planned for January 20 – 23. Volunteers are needed to help register people. Please
email Mike Hoover at: [email protected] if you
assist with this project. More specifics to follow in coming weeks!
Creighton University’s Christian Spirituality Program invites you to contemplate, relax, revel,
and enjoy God’s working in your life and to partici-pate in a silent, eight day, individually directed, Ignatian Retreat at a lovely quiet setting in western Iowa on the banks of the East Nishnabotna River at the Creighton University Retreat Center. We have three dates to fit your schedule: March 6-15, 2017; June 1-10, 2017; and July 31 – August 9, 2017. Transportation to and from the retreat house is available from the Creighton campus for anyone who does not want to drive. Contact Colleen Hastings [email protected] / 402 280-2303) for more information and to register.
Parking on the East side of the Church will be unavailable until
approximately Jan 5th due to construction.
THANK YOU to everyone who participated in St. John's first Day of Service! Approximately
200 parishioners volunteered at the following 11 sites:
THANK YOU to the individuals who served as coordinators for each service project!
THANK YOU to the people who baked and delivered cookies for organizations including:
We also delivered gift bags with toiletries and treats to 10 women and 7 children (age 5 and
younger) at Carole's House of Hope.
THANK YOU to Joan Howard for preparing the reflection questions for adults and children
shared at Saturday's dinner in the Student Center.
THANKS also to the service project participants who completed our follow-up survey. We
appreciate your feedback!
Last but not least, THANK YOU to
everyone in the parish who
supported the Day of Service with
your prayers. We are grateful for
your service to our parish and our
neighbors!
Day of Service Planning Committee
Empowerment Network
Food Bank of the Heartland
Heart Ministry Center
Jesuit Middle School
John Vianney Retirement Home
Lutheran Family Services
Open Door Mission
QLI
St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store
Sisters of Mercy at Mercy Villa
Via Christe
Carole’s House of Hope
Lydia House
New Cassel Retirement Center
Omaha Police and Fire Departments
Public Safety
Ronald McDonald House
Siena/Francis House
Stephen Center
Martha Todd
Jessica Summers
Kathy Savory Mary Ann McDonald
Fr. Snow, S.J.
Hard at work at the St. Vincent de Paul warehouse