6th Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, February 11, 2018 - Volume 42, Number 6

Fr. Gary Brethour, Pastor St. Patrick

Fr. Andrew Litt, Parochial Vicar East 4th and F Street Fr. Bernard Lorenz, Hispanic Ministry Rectory Office: 612 East 4th Street Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1040 McCook, NE 69001-1040 Louise Colson, Secretary/Bookkeeper Phone: 308-345-6734 Liz Knedlik, Part Time Secretary JoAnn Roderfeld, Part Time Secretary WELCOME to St. Patrick Catholic Church. We hope you feel at home and among friends here. If you are a visitor for a day, we pray God’s speed on your journey. If Emergency Only: 308-340-0817 you are looking for a parish community, we would be delighted to welcome you to our parish family. Please introduce yourself. Registration forms are available in the Website: http://www.stpatsmccook.com entry racks of the Church or contact us any time at 345-6734.

MASS SCHEDULE: CONFESSION SCHEDULE: ST. ANN CHURCH (Rural McCook, NE) SUNDAY: Saturday Vigil Mass: 6:00 PM Monday thru Friday: 6:30 AM Emergency Sunday: Only: 7:30, 1- 3089:00,-340 & 11:00- AM SUNDAY MASS: 8:00 AM 0817 Saturdays: 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM and (Confessions ½ hour before Mass) MASS IN SPANISH: 4:00 PM after 6:00 P.M. Mass SACRED HEART CHURCH

DAILY: 6:45 A.M. -- Monday-Friday First Fridays: 7:00 PM (Rural Hayes Center, NE) 8:00 A.M. – School Days SUNDAY MASS: 10:00 AM 8:00 A.M. – Saturday OR any time by appointment, call the . (Confessions ½ hour before Mass) HILLCREST NURSING HOME: 9:45 AM Wed. Rectory at 345-6734.

ST. PATRICK SCHOOL (345-4546): Rebecca Redl, Principal; Robin ALTAR SOCIETY (1st Tues.) Calvin, Secretary. Grades K-8. Tuition/book fee for 2017-18 school President: Judy Anderson…………………………………………..217-836-6617 year: $700.00 for 1st child; $150 for 2nd child; $100 for 3rd child Vice President: Peggy Been ……..……………………………………… 340-7260 (maximum fee $950). Additional tuition charge for non- Secretary: Phyllis Kuhlen…………………………………………………. 345-3981 parishioners is $600. There is also the Diocesan Education Fee of Treasurer: Cathy Jones ……………………………………………… 308-695-2326 nd $25.00 per student. School offers: Band, Vocal Music, Spanish, (2 Tues.) Art, Athletics, Student Council, Hot Lunch, Advanced Math, & Grand Knight: Rodney Solko ………………………………………785-475-4363 Literature. Financial Secretary: Ron Jacobs ……………………………………… 345-3372 LITTLE KNIGHTS PRESCHOOL (345-4546): 612 East 3rd St. Morning KC Hall Manager: Steve & Sherri Rothmeyer…………………… 340-3383 4th Degree Knights: Dan Ladenberger …………………………….. 276-2370 Pre-K: Mon-Wed-9:00-11:15 AM, Thurs-1:00-3:15 PM; Afternoon rd Pre-K, Mon-Tues-Wed-1:00-3:15 PM; Toddler: Tues-Thurs, 9:00- ST. PATRICK SCHOOL ADVISORY BOARD (3 Tues.) 11:15 AM. Adam Heskett……………………………………………345-2250, 308-362-7501 Amanda Peterson……………………………………………………………..340-1451 CCD PROGRAM: Grades K-8, Wednesday evenings during school Jim Roberts……………………………………………………………………….340-9984 year, 7:00-8:15 PM. (For children not attending St. Patrick School.) Stacy Barenberg………………………………………………………………..340-0334 CYO/GODPARENT PROGRAM : Religion program for Grades 9-12. Lisa Beideck …………………………………………………………………..…340-0344 For more information, please contact the rectory at 345-6734. Tyler Neal……………………………………………………………………...... 737-8082 RCIA (RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS): Classes held Brandi Schmick………………………………………………………………….737-7103 on Thursday evenings from 7:00-8:30 PM in the School Library. Jessica Vrbas …………………………………………………………………….737-9919 Call the rectory at 345-6734 for information. Drew Wilson……………………………………………………………………..340-7692 : Carol Lashley (340-8401): Catholics reaching PARISH COUNCIL (4th Tues.) out to the community in imitation of Mary. Tom Kohmetscher…………………………………………………………….340-2251 BAPTISM: Call the Rectory to arrange pre-baptismal class and to Becky Mai………………………………………………………………………….340-3010 schedule baptism. Greg Wolfe……………………………………………………………………….340-7208 MARRIAGE: Call for an appointment to begin preparation at least 6 Jill Koenig………………………………………………………………………… 345-1432 months before your proposed wedding date. John Mabile………………………………………………………………………345-6081 NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING : Kate Siegfried RN, BSN, FCP Melissa Wilcox………………………………………………………………….340-6850 (345-5812) Harold Beebe……………………………………………………………………340-3033 FAMILY COUNSELING: For information or to schedule appointments, Clay Jordan……………………………………………………………………….340-8980 call The Immaculate Heart of Mary Counseling Center of Catholic Mike Tines…………………………………………………………………….….340-3028 Social Services - 1-800-961-6277. FINANCE COMMITTEE PROJECT RACHEL: Healing the wounds of abortion. Don’t suffer any Mark Graff……………………………………………………………………….. 345-8717 longer from guilt, despair, psychological or spiritual problems. George Lambert……………………………………………….345-1733, 737-1779 Private, sensitive and confidential - 1-800-964-3787. Jim O’Dea……………………………………………………………………… ….340-4149 ENDOW (Women’s Group): Phone Shelley at 345-7217 for more Sean Wolfe………………………………………………………………..308-520-4517 information. DEVELOPMENT OFFICE THAT MAN IS YOU (Men’s group): Phone the Rectory at 345-6734 for Jill Koenig ………………………………………………………………………….737-0751 more information. Cassie Spencer…………………………………………………………………..340-2931

MASS SCHEDULE - St. Patrick Church PRAYER CHAIN: 340-7946 Monday, February 12 (Call between 8:00 & 8:30 AM) 6:45 am ...... L/D Members Burns/Hamrick families Ministry Schedule (February 17 & 18, 2018) 8:00 am ...... Frank & Violet Tabor  Saturday Sunday Sunday Sunday Tuesday, February 13 6:00 PM 7:30 AM 9:00 AM 11:00 AM 6:45 am ...... Sylvester Ritter  Acolyte Redl Liess Eiler O’Dea 8:00 am ...... Olivia Huffman Acolyte Kain Koetter Wednesday, February 14 Lector Campbell Kuhlen Roberts Wood 6:45 am ...... Dr. Gerald Macfee  Server Rothmeyer Brooks Roberts Kool 8:00 am ...... James Manning  Server Wolfe Volunteer Ford Bortner 7:10 pm ...... Carl & Louise Morello  Server Volunteer Schmidt Hillcrest Nursing Home Wed. February 14 Morello Kuhlen Roberts Loescher 9:45 am ...... Priest’s Intention Gifts Please sign up at the back of the Church to carry gifts th Thursday, February 15 SCHOOL NEWS – Mon. Feb. 12 @ 2:20 pm: 8 grade goes 6:45 am ...... Fr. Greg Pawloski bowling. Tues. Feb. 13 at 2:30 pm: K-5 Valentine Parties. 8:00 am ...... Francis Colling  Wed. Feb. 14: Ash Wednesday. 2:00 dismissal. Thurs. Feb. Friday, February 16 15: 1 pm dismissal for Parent/Teacher Conferences. Fri. Feb. 6:45 am ...... Tony Miller  16: 10 am late start. Fri. Feb. 16 at 2:30: Stations of the 8:00 am ...... NO MASS Cross. 2:30 pm ...... Stations of the Cross CCD – Wed. Feb. 14 meet for Ash Wednesday Mass at 7pm. 5:30 pm ...... Grace & Robert Starr CYO — Wed. Feb. 14: Go to Ash Wednesday Mass at 7:00 pm. 7:30 pm ...... Stations of the Cross CYO BREAKFAST – Sun. Feb. 11 after the 7:30 & 9 am Masses. Saturday, February 17 SOUP SUPPER – On Sunday, Feb 11 from 5-7 pm, the 8th grade 8:00 am ...... Frank & Violet Tabor  class will help host a soup supper and will use the funds raised SUNDAY MASSES - St. Patrick Church to pay for the 8th grade trip to Lincoln coming up in May! Saturday, February 17 Everyone welcome—free will offering. 6:00 pm ...... Carl & Louise Morello  TEENS ENCOUNTER CHRIST (TEC) Feb. 17-19 @ Wahoo. Sunday, February 18 7:30 am ...... Earl & Marion Roberts  Register at www.lincolndiocese.org go to Office of Youth & 9:00 am ...... L/D Members F & M Colling family Young Adult Ministries and complete the form or call 402-473- 11:00 am ...... For our Parishioners 0625. 4:00 pm MASS IN SPANISH ...... Priest’s Intention OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL RETREAT HOUSE – Feb. 16-18: Iglesia de San Patricio (Church of St. Patrick) (409 Calle F) (Women) “Divine Daughterhood/ Merciful Motherhood” with (409 East F Street) Padre Bernard Lorenz = (308)414-1195 Fr. Sean Kilcawley. Feb. 23-25 (Men) “Lenten Outlooks on Confesiones: antes de la Santa Misa. (Confessions before Pleasure, Power & Possessions” with Bishop Bruskewitz. Mar. the Holy Mass) 2-4: (Men & Women) “The Bible Lets You Talk to God Better” MISSIONS: with Fr. Joseph Walsh. Retreats begin at 8 PM Fri. evening ST. ANN CHURCH (unless noted otherwise) and end after lunch Sun. afternoon. Friday, February 16 For info or to register, call 402-786-2705 or 7:30 pm ...... Priest’s Intention www.goodcounselretreat.com. Sunday, February 18 2017 LUCKY IRISH CALENDAR WINNERS: Feb. 4: Ramona 8:00 am ...... Robert Stensvad  Sughroue, Feb. 5: Lindsay Devaughn, Feb. 6: Norma Barnett, SACRED HEART CHURCH Feb. 7: Richard Scott, Feb. 8: Eleanor Schendt , Feb. 9: Dee Wednesday, February 14 Ash Wednesday Kenning Plumme, Feb. 10: Don Hein. 7:30 pm ...... Priest’s Intention ST. THERESA CIRCLE will meet Wed. Feb. 14 at 11:30 am at Sunday, February 18 the Senior Center. 10:00 am ...... Priest’s Intention HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC RADIO OF MCCOOK – Don’t forget

CONTRIBUTIONS for the week of 2/4/2018 – St. Ann: $94.00, that we have an excellent source for Catholic programming at Register: $15.00; Sacred Heart: $70.00, Register: $15.00; St. 96.9FM. Lent is a good time to begin the habit of listening to Patrick: $6,383.51, Register: $1,340.00. Holy Spirit Catholic Radio of McCook. THAT MAN IS YOU! – Sun. Feb. 11 at 8:00 PM in the Church PLEASE PRAY FOR THE REPOSE OF THE SOUL OF Daniel basement. Week 17 - The Journey to Nazareth: ●A Still Small Arterburn (brother of Tom Arterburn), Janet Fletcher, (mother Voice ●An Epic Struggle ●Masters of Suspicion ●Faith: Poland of Leigh Farrell), Betty Davidson, Gilbert “Gib” Stewart, (father and the ●Family: Poland and the United States of Bev Spilinek), Harold Light (father of of Becky Redl), Francis ●The Home of St. Joseph at Nazareth ●The Paradise in Haag, & Dan and Lucy Andrijeski (brother & sister-in-law of Pat Revelation. For more info, contact Mike Tines at 340-3028 or Foley). Fr. Brethour at 345-6734. DURING LENT – Stations of the Cross every Fri. at 2:30 pm and RCIA (RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION) – Thurs. Feb. 15 in the 7:30 pm and Mass at 5:30 pm at St. Patrick Church. See School Library discussing “Sixth & Ninth Commandments.” schedule for times at St. Ann and Sacred Heart Parishes. Please call the rectory at 345-6734 if you have questions. LENTEN REGULATIONS FOR THE DIOCESE OF LINCOLN – Ash WHAT SHOULD I GIVE UP FOR LENT? Lent is the perfect time Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fast and abstinence. to form new life-giving habits and abandon old self-destructive Every Friday during Lent is also a day of abstinence. Fasting habits. Lent is not just about giving things up, it is about doing means eating one full meal with two smaller meals, which something—become a better husband or wife, father or together do not equal the full meal. No snacking or eating mother, son or daughter, friend, neighbor, etc. We all know between meals is allowed. Fasting obliges all Catholics the things that make us happy, but we don’t always do them. between the ages of 18-59. Abstinence means eating no Lent is an opportunity to change that. From Ash Wednesday meat, and no soup or gravy made from meat. Abstinence to Easter Sunday, a FREE, video-based email at obliges all Catholics over the age of 14. Sickness, pregnancy, www.dynamiccatholic.com will help you identify what stands hard manual labor, etc. automatically excuses a person from between you and happiness, and what to do about it Also these obligations. It should be pointed out these are serious available at www.lentreflections.com is a daily reflections from obligations. In case of doubt or question, the priest who hears Bishop Robert Barron. a person’s Confession should be consulted. EUCHARISTIC FAMILY ROSARY CRUSADE – The Family Rosary FISH FRY FRIDAY – The 29th Annual Knights of Columbus Fish Crusade begins this week at St. Patrick, St. Ann and Sacred Fry Fridays begins on Feb. 16 from 5:30-7:30 PM at the KC Hall. Heart. The goal of the Crusade is to promote daily family Cost is $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for children under 12 years. and increase Eucharistic adoration. “Each of the six Menu: Baked, Cajun, Beer Batter Fish, Coleslaw, Scalloped times Our Lady appeared (at Fatima), she told the children that Potatoes, Vegetables, Garlic Bread, Tea and Coffee, Dessert. she wanted them ‘to say the Rosary every day.’ The soul of the Kids Menu: Cheese Pizza, Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Mac & Rosary consists of meditation on the mysteries. The body of Cheese. Delivery to parish shut-ins. Call Annette or Jerry Bauer the Rosary consists of the vocal prayers: the Our Father, Hail at 345-3974 to arrange delivery. Marys, Glory Be, etc. Pope Paul VI, in Marialis Cultus, said that KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS – Tues. Feb. 13. Dinner at 6:30 pm, to pray the prayers of the Rosary without meditation on the meeting at 7 pm. mysteries was ‘like a body without a soul.’ We can KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS VALENTINES PARTY – Sat. Feb. 17 at understand, then, why Our Lady insisted the Fatima children 7 pm serving beef brisket. DJ, dinner and dancing. Come and pray the Rosary properly…We pray the Rosary in union with join the fun! $20/ person or $35/ couple. Please RSVP by Feb. Mary as we meditate upon the mysteries of Christ. We 13 to Rodney Solko at 785-475-4363. identify with the faith of Mary that she had upon earth, too.” MAGNIFICAT LENTEN COMPANION is being provided by the (John Preiss, National Catholic Register, Oct. 7, 2016). Every family Knights of Columbus. Please take one per family. in the Diocese is encouraged to pray the rosary or to pray one ALTAR SOCIETY BOOKLET – Altar Society booklets are available decade of the Scripture Rosary every day. (A decade of a in the back of the Church. We will replenish the stacks as Scripture Rosary includes reading a passage of the Bible before needed. We will save $300-$400 by doing this. praying an Our Father and 10 Hail Mary’s.) Prayer pledge ALTAR SOCIETY DUES –The pink dues envelopes are available cards will be in the pews Feb. 10 & 11. The purpose of the at each entrance of the Church. Dues are still $5/year. Please pledge cards is to remind each individual and family of their put your envelope it in the collection basket. personal commitment this important crusade. Please take a FLU SEASON – During the flu season, we will not shake hands pledge card and begin this essential practice as a family today. during the sign of peace. Remember, proper handwashing Guides to Praying the Rosary are at the entrances of the with soap and water is recommended at all times. If you have Church. a fever, stay home at least 24 hours after the fever breaks. LINCOLN DIOCESE EUCHARISTIC FAMILY ROSARY CRUSADE Cough your elbow, sleeve, or tissue. has provided brochures and blessed Miraculous Medals for the UNBOUND CONFERENCE – Fri. Mar. 2 from 6-9 pm & Sat. Crusade. They are available at the entrances of the Church. Mar. 3 from 8 am - 5 pm. 2 from 6-9 pm and Sat. Feb. 3 from MOTHERS OF GIRLS AGE 10-13! "Fearfully & Wonderfully 8 am-5 pm at North American Martyrs Parish in Lincoln. Made Mother-Daughter Program" Sat., Mar. 24, 9 – Noon at Participants will learn about Unbound and how it teaches five John XXIII Diocesan Center, 37th & Sheridan in Lincoln. This simple “keys” to break the chains of emotional, spiritual and program is designed to educate and empower girls as they mental bondage and unlock the doors to freedom. The event is approach and experience puberty; all in light of God's free but registration is required. Register at design. Cost is $20/girl or $30 family. Registration and licolndiocese.org/unbound. payment are required by Mar. 17. Registration forms are CATHOLIC FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN NEBRASKA available at the school office, in the rectory or in the back of distributed the 2017-18 Crossing the Threshold grants for the church. For questions, please call or email Jennifer Davis religious education enrollment in CCD in the following @ 402-261-6375 or [email protected]. amounts: St. Ann: $18.58, Sacred Heart: $111.50, St. Patrick: CATHOLIC PRESS – An envelope dated Feb. 4 for the annual $737.16. Grade School enrollment grant for $8,029.88 was contribution for Catholic Press is in your boxed set. Your also distributed. support pays for the Southern Nebraska Register, delivered to WORLD MARRIAGE DAY – Sat. and Sun. Feb. 10 and 11. We every Catholic household in the Lincoln Diocese. Please read will renew marriage vows at each Mass. the Register -- it will keep you up to date on diocesan, WORLD DAY OF THE SICK—Sun. Feb. 11. Anointing of the Sick national, and Vatican news. Annual $15 donation pays for after all Masses on Sat. Feb. 10 & Sun. Feb. 11. your subscription.