May

17

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Pastor

Fr. Craig Loecker

Associate Pastor

Fr. Emmanuel Agbo

Mass Schedule

Currently, there are no Masses

scheduled until further notice.

This includes daily and

weekend Masses.

St. Pius X/St. Leo School

6905 Blondo Street

402.551.6667

Principal: Cory Sepich

St . Leo the Great Miss ion S tatement

St. Leo the Great Parish is a faith-filled community dedicated to…

Offering inspiring & prayerful worship, Developing & maintaining quality, life-long religious education for

everyone, Providing loving service to those in need, Celebrating the great events in our parish family.

St. Leo Catholic Church

1920 N. 102nd St. Omaha NE 68114 402.397.0407 www.stleo.net

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Dear Parishioners,

Normally this time of the year we have our Religious Education

volunteer end of the year party. I will miss it. But I do want to

take this time and thank all of our volunteers especially those

involved with the religious education of our children and

adults. I appreciate you sharing your faith. Thanks also to all

of those who do so much around the church and our grounds.

God’s blessings to you.

We also had scheduled eighth grade graduation this week but

it is postponed. It is scheduled for later in the summer. I do

want to say congratulations and I thank you for all that you

did at St. Pius/St Leo School.

We continue to prepare our Church for public Masses. I should

be able to announce next week when we will start. I will

include all the guidelines that we must follow.

Have a great week.

Fr Craig

In Pursuit of Life, Love and

Happiness

By: Deacon Jim Shipman

We continue to explore the Gos-

pel of John, Chapter 14 this week.

Again Jesus is teaching the Apos-

tles and us some very important

Theology. Jesus says, “Whoever

loves me will be loved by my Fa-

ther, and I will love him and reveal

myself to him.” We all want close

personal relationship with Our

Lord and that is the key.

Jesus goes on to tell His Disciples

and us that He is going to ask the

Father to send an Advocate, that is

the Holy Spirit that we receive at

Baptism and strengthened in Con-

firmation. That Holy Spirit guilds

us to The Truth, but unfortunately

God’s Truth is not always recog-

nized by the world. Jesus goes on

to say, “On that day you will real-

ize that I Am in My Father and you

are in me and I in you.” Once we

accept this in faith, that’s when we

start building a solid relationship

with Our Lord and He will reveal

himself to us.

Our second reading gives us a

couple of examples on how to let

the Holy Spirit work within our

lives. Peter says in his letter,

“Sanctify Christ as Lord in your

hearts. Always be ready to give

an explanation to anyone who

asks you for a reason for your

hope, but do it with gentleness and

reverence.” When we keep that in

mind and follow the Lord’s teach-

ings, our hearts will burn with

great joy and excitement and we

will be able share the Gospel.

We will begin to understand

God’s Will and do what our Lord

asks of us. Our lives will be

changed forever and those who

we meet will experience God’s

Grace and His Love flowing from

us.

Omaha Gives 2020 Is May 20!

St. Leo Parish is proud to be participating in Omaha

Gives!, a 24-hour charitable challenge organized by

the Omaha Community Foundation. The online giving

holiday will take place May 20 from midnight to mid-

night. Mark your calendars because we will need your

help! We will be joining more than 800 local nonprofits

to raise money together and compete for prize mon-

ey—the more donors we get to give to us, the more

likely we are to win prizes. Save the date for this 24-

hour, online giving event organized by the Omaha Com-

munity Foundation on May 20, 2020! You can schedule

your donation early at www.omahagives.org. Search

for St. Leo the Great Catholic Church.

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Ways to Continue

Contributing to

St. Leo Parish

Online Contribution through the

Archdiocese's Website

Visit www.archomaha.org to make

your contribution to St. Leo Church

through the Archdiocese's website.

Automatic Contribution Form

If you would like to have St. Leo

withdraw your contribution each

month, visit our website:,

www.stleo.net to download a

form. You can fill it out and drop

it off at the office or scan and

email it back to Betsy or mail it to

the parish office. Contact Betsy at

churchlady107@juno.com with

any questions.

One Parish App

You can also download the One

Parish App through your App

store on your phone. One Parish

allows you to make your

contribution and donate to St.

Leo Parish through their app.

~ Praying For Vocations ~

Jesus commanded us to pray for vocations with his words, “Pray, there-

fore, the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest” (Mt.

9:38). Take on prayer for vocations as your personal effort to increase

the number of priests, sisters, brothers, deacons, and lay

ministers.

St. Leo Prayer Line

Call or email the following with prayer requests:

Jane M. (9am-5pm) 391-8826

Jeanne S. (5pm-9pm) 493-0145

Linda L.: lleary1@cox.net

The Parish Office (9am-5pm) 402-397-0407

Our Pantry Is Running Low on Soup

We are in need of soup for our pantry. If you can drop off a

few cans, we would appreciate it. At this time, we cannot accept

cream of mushroom or cream of chicken or chicken broth. We

need ready to eat soup. Thanks so much!

Pray the Rosary in the Holy Family Garden

Daily at 6:30pm

May is the month of Mary. For the last few

years, we have been praying the Rosary in the

Holy Family Garden during May. This year we

are praying while we practice social distancing.

Many people find comfort in praying the Ro-

sary. It is a great way to ask for God’s assis-

tance through Mary’s intercession. Mary is the

Patron Saint of the United States. Now is the

time to ask for her help for our country and an

end to the coronavirus. Please join us in praying

the Rosary at 6:30 every night in May. If you

can join us in person that would be great; other-

wise, pray wherever you are. We’ve decided to

focus on an additional intention each day. Be sure to add your own inten-

tions, too. The main intention for every day is for our country and for an

end to the coronavirus.

Monday – For those suffering from illness (mental, emotional, or physical)

Tuesday – For the return of those who have left the Church

Wednesday – For parents and families

Thursday – For those who are isolated in care facilities or at home

Friday – For the health and safety of our workforce

Saturday – For protection from natural disasters/storms

Sunday – For help in hearing what God is saying to us

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Thank you

for your

support of

our

CARE

program!

Prayer for Those Serving our

Country in the Military

Please keep these men and women in

your prayers:

John Banker, David Banker,

Leigh Barry, Carl Benander,

John Bergmann, Thomas Buechler, Maury Champoux,

Chandler Clark, Jake Dreessen, Ryan Fetters,

Anthony Fleming, Ed Fuchs, Aaron Hagy,

Amber Hagy, Jonathon Hale, Kolbe Hall,

Jordan Hammond, Wesley Hulstein, Deborah Infante,

Jack Johnston, Danielle Jorgenson, TJ Kafka,

Alex Kelly, Emily Kingston, Daniel Kudlacz,

Doug Langhorst, Donovan Leary, Andrew Leary,

Matthew Leary, Jackie Leary, Nick Lynch,

Cameron McWilliams, Jessica Milbourn, Eli Reichert,

Karoline Rieks, Chris Rivers, Nathan Rokes,

Ashley Sanchez, Jake Schumacher, Jason Strominger,

Spencer Swerczek, Brad Tomasek, Ryan Walker,

Sean P. Walz, Andrea J. White, Nate Whisler,

Matt Wolford, Maggie Yakus

If you have a loved one (family or friend) who is currently

serving our country and would like their name listed each week

here asking for prayers, please email dina@stleo.net.

O Prince of Peace, we humbly ask Your protection for

all our men and women in military service. Give them

unflinching courage to defend with honor, dignity, and

devotion the rights of all who are imperiled

by injustice and evil. +Amen

Blessed are you Lord, God of Mercy,

Send down your blessings and your protection

on these your servants,

who so generously devote themselves

to helping others.

Protect them and grant them courage when

they are afraid,

wisdom when they must make quick decisions,

strength when they are weary,

and compassion in all their work. + Amen.

Prayer for Those

Serving our City as

Police, Fire & Rescue

Please keep the following men and

women in your prayers as they

currently serve our city:

Jerry Baggert, Ronnie Beasley, Todd Callahan,

Bill Clark, Matt Fadell, Tim Harding,

Bernie Kanger Jr., Ken Kanger, Brandon Krajeski,

Scott Kriener, Brendan O'Flynn, Michael O’Hanlon,

Adam Rokes, D.J. Roshone, Justin Rudloff,

Scott Schendt, Brian Schmaderer, Todd Schmaderer,

Dave Schneider, David Shavlik, Kenneth Shipman,

Mike Smith, Joel Strominger

If you have a loved one (family or friend) who is currently

serving our city and would like their name listed each week

asking for prayers, please email dina@stleo.net.

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Available at the Parish office during the week

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Thank you for your

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