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THE FISH WRAP
The Catholic Parishes of
Saint John Capistran Immaculate Conception Holy Rosary
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time October
MASS TIMES FOR OCTOBER Amherst— Saturday 5:00 PM Elm Creek—Sunday 8:00 AM Overton—Sunday 10:00 AM
MASS TIMES FOR NOVEMBER Overton— Saturday 5:00 PM Amherst—Sunday 8:00 AM Elm Creek—Sunday 10:00 AM
HOLY DAYS MASSES Amherst – Anticipatory Mass (night Before) 6:00 PM Elm Creek – Night of 6:00 PM Overton – Night of 7:30 PM OR AS NOTED IN BULLETIN
OFFICE HOURS Please call (308) 856-4375 to make an appointment.
RECONCILIATION Saturday – 4:30 – 4:45 Sunday – 7:30 – 7:45 Sunday – After 10:00 Mass By request Anytime by appointment
MARRIAGES Friday Evenings or 2 PM Satur-days, 4 month minimum prepa-ration, if previously married takes 1 1/2 to 2 years for annul-ment decision.
BAPTISM Call Rectory for class and inter-view.
NEW PARISHIONERS Please introduce yourselves to the Pastor or call the rectory (308) 856-4375 to register.
DEADLINE FOR BULLETIN Wednesday 12 NOON If you miss the deadline sorry no announcements at Mass.
STAFF Rev. Alexander J. Borzych Pastor Rev. Mr. Bill O’Donnell Deacon Helen Glatter Parishes Secretary Angie Kenney Religious Ed High School -Amherst Annette Line Religious Ed Grade School – Amherst Sue Kizer High School Religious Ed - Overton Alicia Luther Grade School Religious Ed—Overton Cheska Hubbard Religious Ed – Elm Creek Denise Ourada Adult Religious Ed – Elm Creek
Website: nebraskacatholic.org Parish e-mail:
[email protected] Facebook:
Immaculate Conception Youth Group
Phone: (308) 856-4375 Fax: (308) 856-4017
Mail Address: P.O. Box 530 Elm Creek, NE 68836
TRI PARISH NEWS
Immaculate Conception
St. John Capistran
Holy Rosary Weekday Masses: Tuesday, Oct.20, 9 AM Holy Rosary NO Mass Wednesday, Oct. 21, 9 AM Immaculate Conception for Edward & Ida Buettner by Ron & Eileen Smith Thursday, Oct. 22 9 AM St. John Capistran for Rose Marie Mrkvicka by Dave & Linda Smedra
Weekend Masses: Saturday, Oct. 24, St. John Capistran 5:00 PM for Clarice Riessland by Dale & Jeannette Taubenheim Sunday, Oct. 25, Immaculate Conception 8:00 AM for Delores Hellriegel by Bill & Denise Ourada Sunday, Oct. 25, Holy Rosary 10:00 AM for the People of the Parishes
A tote is under the table in the back of Holy Rosary for any items that can go to the local food pantry. The items will be taken at the end of every month. Thank you for any & all donations!
K of C Sponsored Breakfast
The Knights of Columbus will host a casserole breakfast after
Mass 18 October in the Elm Creek Catholic Education Center.
The Immaculate Conception CCW will be collecting items for the Crossroads Center. There is a tote in the church where donations may be left. Suggested needs are: Cleaning & Household supplies, food, clothing. Any & all donations are appreciated. Thank you.
Grand Island Council of Catholic Women's Contribution
Sunday is held during the month of October. Envelopes will
be handed out to ladies of the parish this month. They should
be returned to your parish representative, Pat Loeffelholz dur-
ing October. Thank you for your support.
The Community Bridal Shower for Alyssa Harig and TJ John-son will be a money shower. The community is invited to contribute at Foster Family foods until Oct. 19. Please spread the word. TJ is the son of Jayson and Carol Jorgen-sen. For more information, contact Denise Ourada at 308-440-0728
Voices of Faith music ministry will be providing our mass music on Saturday, October 24th at the 5 o'clock mass. Please join us in our celebration of faith at mass and also join us for refreshments after mass .
The Community Bridal Shower for Micala Allen and Jaron Dempsy will be on Sat. Oct. 24 at 10:30 am at the IC Educa-tion Center. Micala's parents are Jim and Jan Gunderson and Mark and Michelle Allen. Everyone in Elm Creek is in-vited so spread the word. People will be able to contribute to the group gift at Foster Family Foods until Oct. 22. Also gifts can be dropped off at Denise Ourada's home if neces-sary. Most importantly, please remember to pray for Mi-cala and Jaron and their marriage.
Kearney Deanery Fall Meeting
All women are invited to the Kearney Deanery Fall Meeting on Sat. Oct. 24 at St. Josaphat's Parish Hall, 723 N. 8th St., Loup City, NE. Registration 8:30-9:00 am with a Fee of $5.00. There will be a brunch, deanery meeting and a speaker, Sr. Bernadette with "Pebbles at the Wall". The day will end with Mass at St. Josaphat's Church.
Thank You from Matthew Nash
Dear Friends, The year is off and running along here and I am glad to be moving forward with my vocation. I will miss the beautiful fall weather and harvest back home, but I will be praying for you. Thank you for your generosity! Please continue to be gen-erous with prayers for vocations and one another as we get ready to enter the year of mercy. God Bless. Pax, Matthew Nash
Central Nebraska Pro-Life Banquet 3rd Annual Central Nebraska Pro-Life Banquet. The event will be held on campus at the UNK Student Union in the Ponderosa Room on Sunday evening, October 25th. The in-formation fair will begin at 5:30 PM, dinner at 6:15, and the speaker at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students. Ticket sales will end Wednesday, October 21st. Tickets can be purchased at https://centralnebraskaprolifebanquet.eventbrite.com. You can also order tickets by sending a check to 814 Central Ave, Kearney, NE 68847 along with the form attached to this email. Checks should be made out to UNK Students for Life.
Diocesan Appeal
It’s not too late to still contribute to the Annual Diocesan Appeal. We are so close in all the Parishes. Less than 30 households from each parish has given. This collection helps run the Diocesan Offices and the Programs that the Diocese of Grand Island offers. Immaculate Conception you are at the 71.8 % mark with 29 households contributing. St. John you are at the 86.9% mark with 20 households con-tributing. Holy Rosary you are at the 92.% mark with 23 households contributing.
Let’s try to meet our goals.
Collection Report: October 11, 2015 Immaculate Conception Holy Rosary St. John Capistran Income needed to $1,000.00 $ 500.00 $750.00 meet expenses
Sunday 1081.00 1016.00 985.00 Children 27.00 25.50 7.66 Improvements 65.00 100.00 45.00 Diocesan Appeal 200.00 25.00 -0- West NE Register 20.00 20.00 -0-
Remember the sick in our parishes and Pray for them.
Immaculate Conception Parish Homebound: Robert Harms, Bob Dudek Ill or Recovering; Hayden Hubbard, Lawson Worthing, Virginia Margitz, Marlene Petzold, Tatum Meads, Denny Daake, Mike Meier, Ruth Cor-nell, Michelle Barger, Charlie Bryan,
Holy Rosary Parish Homebound: Katie Bourn, Marge Kearney, Clarice Bamrick, Jean McTygue, Regina Zulkoski, Isabel Gruntorad Ill or Recovering: Ed Graczyk, Aiden Lukasicwicz, Janice Streit, Paul Streit, Amy Schroeder, Rachel Pierce, Garrett Scholz, Alan Smith, Mary Cook, Larry Streit, Loyd Hickey, Ed Gruntorad
Saint John Capistran Homebound: Gladys Conroy Ill or Recovering: Vera Lienert, Chase Klingelhoefer, Bernadene Sullivan, Dean Roach, Betty Rodehorst, Cindy Malander, John Conroy, Patricia Win-ter, Barbara Eckhout, David Smedra, Kalen Klingelhoefer,
Diocesan Appeal Update: Goal Collected Balance % Collected # Givers Immaculate Conception $7,985.00 $5,730.00 $2,255.00 71.8% 29 Holy Rosary $5,690.00 $5,256.00 $ 434.00 92.4% 23 St. John Capistran $6,029.00 $5,240.00 $ 789.00 86.9% 20
We are tithing Parishes, meaning we give 10% of what God gave us back (5% parish and 5% other charities). Based off bible (Tobit 1:6-7, Deuteronomy 14:22, Hebrews 7:2-25)
Did you know. . .
Michelangelo is the most famous and most accom-plished Catholic artist in his-tory. He created the Pietà, the sculptures of David and Moses, the frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, and the designs for St. Peter’s Basilica. The Catholic Church has been a plot device in several horror movies, particu-larly The Exorcist. The Church actually participated with the production. The technical ad-visor was Rev. William O’Mal-ley, a Jesuit priest and teacher
Donations are always needed at the Food Pantry. Suggestions for October are peanut but-ter, jelly, soup and cereal. Donate as you like. Elm Creek donations go to the pantry in Elm Creek. Overton donations are taken to the Lexington Pantry. If you are in need of some-thing from the Elm Creek Pantry, call Juanita at 856-4724. If there is no answer, leave a number and she will return your call.
29th SUNDAY ORDINARY TIME DAILY PRAYERS THIS WEEK
Taken from the "Weekly Guide for Daily Prayer" on the Creigh-ton University's Online Ministries web site: http://www.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/online.htmlUsed with permission.
For the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time we
hear the story from Mark’s Gospel about two of Jesus’
closest friends, James and John, who want seats of
honor in “the Kingdom” they envision for Jesus. We
can almost see Jesus shake his head in dismay that
they have missed his point once again. He does not let
his disciples get sidetracked into jealousy but calls
them together again to give them his message:
“Whoever wishes to be great among you will be your
servant; whoever wishes to be first among you will be
the slave of all. For the Son of Man did not come to be
served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for
many.”
Monday we remember Jesuit Saints John de Bré-
beuf and Isaac Jogues, Priests, and Companions,
Martyrs.
We continue with the second of four weeks of week-
day readings from Paul’s Letter to the Romans. This
is Paul’s longest letter and was written from Greece as
he prepared to visit Rome.
Our gospels continue with Luke’s Gospel and mul-
tiple stories of Jesus exhorting us to be prepared, to
beware of greed and that our “life does not consist of
possessions.” Jesus’ mission is to bring peace and
healing. We are to be prepared for the times our Lord
comes to us. Much is expected of us who have been
entrusted with so much. Jesus has come to set a fire
among us, which will probably also place us at odds
with others, even others we love. Yet, Jesus calls us to
read the signs of our times and to make peace with
our opponents if we can. We are being fertilized to
bear fruit.
A vision of comfort and healing is offered for
the Thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time. In Jeremiah,
we see the Lord gathering “his people” - the blind, the
lame and the helpless innocents, bringing them to-
gether to console and guide them. In Mark’s Gospel,
Bartimaeus, the blind beggar has the courage to beg
for healing from Jesus. He is hushed by the crowd but
continues to call loudly for Jesus, who hears him and
heals him. “Go your way; your faith has saved you.”
This is a terrific week to ask for the gift of freedom.
Each day, when we focus ourselves in the morning, and
throughout each busy day, we can keep asking God to
help us, to give us what we need to become freer.
There’s freedom “from” and freedom “for.” We can ask
to be released from what has a hold on us. If we ask, we
can trust that God will give us the grace to understand
the habits and desires that hold us back from intimacy
with God. We can ask to be more honest with ourselves
about them, and to grow in a desire to discover what we
would be like without them. We can pray to be
free for whatever God desires of us. If we express our
desire to be placed at the service of others and to be able
to give our lives away more generously, we can trust that
God will let Jesus set our hearts on fire.
The Word helps us each week. Sometimes, one
phrase or one story will carry us for several days. Other
weeks, we will have to look back at the readings to hear
a reminder, an encouragement, a call. I might stay with
the words, “give to God what is God’s.” On a given day it
might be a great grace to realize all is gift, including the
members of my family, the gifts I’ve been given to do my
work, the graces offered me this very day. If I hear the
words of Jesus, “life does not consist in possessions,” we
might ask him to show me how this is meant for me this
week. Perhaps I will imagine myself as that tree that is-
n’t bearing much fruit. Instead of cutting me down, our
Lord is patient and willing to nourish me and cultivate
me, so that I can bear fruit.
All week, we speak with our Lord, friend to friend,
expressing whatever is in our hearts. No matter how
busy we are, we will grow in gratitude as see how much
Jesus can do with our open hearts.
“Much will be required of the person entrusted with much, and still more will be demanded of the person entrusted with more.”
-Luke 12
