Catholic Church A Chapel of the Diocese of Lincoln, NE served by the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter (FSSP) dedicated to the Traditional Latin Mass and Sacraments according to the 1962 Missal of Pope St John XXIII 1145 South Street, Lincoln, NE 68502 Church Office: (402) 477-5145 Emergency Cell: (402) 417-5091 Website: www.stfrancislincoln.org
Rector: Rev. Matthew J McCarthy [email protected] Secretary: Mrs. Kristine Mulholland [email protected]
( Twenty-fourth & Last Sunday after Pentecost November 22 - 28, 2020
Parish Groups & Contacts St. Martha’s Guild: (Care of Altar, vestments, linens, flowers and hospitality) Mrs. Cambria Watson, President Email: [email protected] Confraternity of Christian Mothers: Mrs. Kim Robinson, President Email: [email protected] St. Francis of Assisi Choir: Mr. Nicholas Lemme, Director Email: [email protected] Mr. Dan Ahlin, Organist Mrs. Elizabeth Lemme, Organist Knights of Columbus Mr. Michael Lee Bruns, G. Knight Email: [email protected] Bl. Karl of Austria Youth Group Andrew Watson Email: [email protected] Announcements and Upcoming Events New COVID Guidelines issued by the state/diocese encourage (but do not mandate) face masks and discourage congregational singing. The Mass setting for the 10am high Mass will not be the usual Mass XI and a different Creed setting will be used. Churches are not limited in occupancy if social distancing is maintained. Hopefully, no additional restrictions will be necessary at St Francis. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Risk of COVID Spread: Given the present high risk, if you have cold or flu symptoms, please stay at home. Thank you to all who helped to clean the church! Security: To improve security at Mass on Sundays, the south door henceforth will remain locked, but can be opened via the pin pad. The front doors of the church will remain locked during Mass. Ushers will be in attendance. Fr McCarthy is away until Tue. Fr Uy from OLGS will cover the Sun Masses. There will be no Mass at St Francis on Mon 23 and Tue 24 Nov. This Mon - Catechism classes continue, 7pm (but not Confirmation). Please note that classes will depend on the COVID situation in general and at OLG Seminary. This Thurs - Thanksgiving Day Collection for the Matt Talbot Soup Kitchen. Envelopes are in the vestibule. This Fri: Please note the change of Mass time. There will be no evening devotions/Holy Hour. Lost Missal: Angelus Press Missal missing since Nov 6, Stephen Butcher written inside. Please contact Jennifer if found [email protected] St Francis Christmas Cookie Fundraiser: Sat Dec 5 12-2pm. Order cookies, muffins and breads in advance at https://forms.gle/dFgi6VBjow7R8QFh6 (until Nov 27, 1 doz min) on come on the day. Pre-order pick up in the basement.
Job Opening: Saint Mary's Church seeks a Director of Grounds/Maintenance. Responsibilities include some janitorial duties, minor maintenance and repair of equipment and furnishings, upkeep of grounds (including lawn mowing and snow removal) and maintaining of heating/cooling systems in the parish buildings. Contact Father Dietrich at 402-435-2125. Crisis Pregnancy Resources: For pregnancy help call 888-550-1588 or visit www.loveline.com. If you have taken the first dose of the abortion pill call 877- 558-0333 or visit www.abortionpillreversal.com. For post-abortion counseling call 888-456-HOPE or visit www.hopeafterabortion.com. Please Pray for the Sick and Suffering: Colleen Kessler, Sr. Stephen Larson OSB, Jennifer Wachter, Michael Ostry, Fr. Calvin Goodwin FSSP, Patrick Hornback, Ruth Phelan, Barbara McMeekin, Fr. Phillip Johnson, Mary Hertz, Fr Arnaud Devillers FSSP, Fr George Gabet FSSP. Ingravescentibus Malis: On the Rosary Pope Pius XI - 1937 Among the various supplications with which we successfully appeal to the Virgin Mother of God, the Holy Rosary without doubt occupies a special and distinct place. This prayer, which some call the Psalter of the Virgin or Breviary of the Gospel and of Christian life, was described and recommended by Our Predecessor of happy memory, Leo XIII, with these vigorous passages: “Very admirable is this crown interwoven with the angelic salutation which is interposed in the Sunday prayer, and unites with it the obligation of interior meditation. It is an excellent manner of prayer… and very useful for the attainment of immortal life”. And this can well be deduced from the very flowers that form this mystic garland. What prayers in fact can be found more adaptable and holy? This first is that which our Divine Redeemer Himself pronounced when His disciples asked Him: “Lord, teach us to pray”; a very holy supplication which both offers us the way - as far as it is possible for us - to render glory to God, and also takes into account all the necessities of our body and soul. How can the Eternal Father, when prayed to with the very words of His Son, refuse to come to our aid? The other prayer is the Angelic Salutation, which begins with the eulogies of the Archangel Gabriel and of St. Elizabeth, and ends with that very pious supplication by which we beg the help of the Blessed Virgin now and at the hour of our death. To these invocations, said aloud, is added the contemplation of the sacred mysteries, through which they place, as it were, under our eyes the joys, sorrows and triumphs of Jesus Christ and of His Mother, so that we receive relief and comfort in our sorrows. Following those most holy examples, we ascend to the happiness of the heavenly country by steps of ever higher virtue.
. Liturgical Calendar
Sun Nov 22 Twenty-fourth & Last Sunday after Pentecost 8:00 am Mother Abbess Cecilia, OSB 10:00 am Pro Populo 12:00 pm Don & Mary LeRiger (Anonymous) Mon Nov 23 St. Clement I, Pope & Martyr No Mass at St. Francis Tue Nov 24 St. John of the Cross, Confessor & Doctor No Mass at St. Francis Wed Nov 25 St. Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin & Martyr 7:00 am FSSP Confraternity (Luke Montag) Thu Nov 26 St. Sylvester, Abbot 8:00 am Arias Family (Lawson Family) Fri Nov 27 Feria 8:00 am Greg Konen+ (Michael Dycus) Sat Nov 28 Saturday of Our Lady 8:00 am Confraternity of Christian Mothers Sun Nov 29 First Sunday of Advent 8:00 am Allington & Speer Families (Peter Allington) 10:00 am Pro Populo 12:00 pm St. Francis Chapel Volunteers
Confessions: for 20 mins before weekday Masses, 30 mins on Sunday. The Rosary: 30 mins before each Sunday Mass. Dolor Rosary: 20 mins before the end of Friday Exposition. Baptisms: Please contact the rector at least four weeks in advance. Marriages: Please contact the rector at least six months in advance.
Weekly Collection Nov 15: $3375.01 Ushers 8am Bill Bergfeld & Ed Svoboda Ushers 10am Anthony Montag & Troy Butcher Ushers 12pm John Pepino & Ron Lawson
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