ST. 'S-Auburn, ST. CLARA'S-Peru

R th Rectory: 1306 23 I) St., P.O. Box 406, Auburn, NE 68305-0406 604 6 St. Peru, NE 68421 www.auburnstjoseph.org Rev. Greg Pawloski Phone (402) 274-3733 (cell) 402-274-9777 stjoseph @windstream.net Kris Sarver Rei. Ed. Coordinator office: 274-4502 ajsarver@windstream,net

May 9, 2010 Sixth Sunday of Easter RSVP

"It has been decided by the Holy Spirit and us ..." God's people have always been aware of this Advocate - Paraclete, Holy Spirit - teaching and reminding them of their main . Their work is to lead one another to do right before the Trinitarian God and so gain entrance to the holy city, New , shining with glory. The Holy Trinity creates us, guides us on the way, and prepares our heavenly home: God's wedding feast. Respond if you please!

Sillth Sunday of Easler. Year C. ll luR\ralion © 2000 M. Erspamcr. OSB. Text. Philip 1. Sandstrom. STD © 2000. OCP. All righl ~ reserved. May9, 2010 Sixth Sunday of Easter

WORSHIP SCHEDULE FOR May 10 ·16, 2010 CONFESS IONS Mon. 8:30 a.m. +Parents by Angela Seidel Saturday 4:00-5: 15 p.m. Tues 7:00 a,m. +Fr. Mark Tass!er by Kechely Su nday - before Mass Wed. 1:30 p.m. (Good Sam .) Every W eekday: 6:00 p.m. Vigil of the Ascension - Urbano Cabanalan Before daily Mass Thurs. 7:00 a.m. Ascension of Our Lord For confessions and spiritual 7:00 p.m. (St. Clara's) directi on by appointment. ca ll Fri . 8:30 a.m. +Gladys Winlz by Family Ihe rectory: 274-3733. Sat. 5:30 p.m. +Kenny Roberts by Jones BAPTISM Sun. 8:30 a,m. McConnaughney Intentions Please conlacllhe pastor carly 10:30 a.m. Pro Populo Misa in pregnancy for Baptismal instructions. Daily Rendings: Mon: I N 15:26 - 16:4a; Tues: IN 16:5- 11 ; Wed: IN 16:12·15; Thurs: Ascension of the Lord LK 24:46-53: ANOINTING OF THE Fri: St. Matthias IN 15:9-17; Sat: IN 16:23b-28; Sun: IN 14:23-29 SICK Call 274-3733 to req uest the REMEMBER: ASCENSION THURSDA Y. A HOLY DAY Anointing. prayers for Ihe sick OF OB LI GATION! REM IND ONE ANOTHER! or Holy Communion at horne.

Stewardship Report: May 2, 2010 MARRIAGE St Joseph's St. Clara's Please contact pastor 6 months Adult Tithe $2193.00 $440.00 before planned marriage. Loose Plate 56.55 63 .31 Cell Tower Rent 1440.00 $503,31 NEW OR MOVING '! Candles 21.10 Please leI us know. Registration form s arc in $3710.65 church or call 274-3733

MAY 15 & 16 WEEKEND MINISTRY ASSIGNMENTS SAT 5:30 P.M. SU N 8:30 A. M. SUN 10:30 A. M. Lector Kristin Kudrna Kris Sarver Sandy Bradley Acolyte Doug Billesbach Leroy Able Jim Flaherty Servers Jack Kudrna Dedic TJ Wyn n Darian Yates Kade Reiman Gifts & Ihe Egger family Ushers the Swanson family the Billings family EMHC Lorie Volkmer Lorie Volkmer

Pmyer Intentions : Our Mothers: Our 20[0 Graduates: the natural di sasters and those who are suffering in body and soul

Seminarian: Selin Deron Wilson, 51. Gregory the Great - College 3 Today is Mother's Day. Although it is not part of the liturgical calendar, it seems fitting in thi s lotus luus Dates! season when the Church traditionally honors Mary Please set aside June 6th-11th for ((he month of May), thai we lake lime to honor Catholic Summer Camp! her and the women in OUf lives who have been signs of Chri st for us through thei r love and di sc ipl eship. ------.. ------, Auburn High School r Charity and Stewardship Appeal 2010 i Baccalaureate A blessed thank you to everyone who gave a gi ft thi s i Friday, May 14 past weekend to the Charity and Stewardshi p, (DDP) I 7:00 PM @ Auburn High School i Appeal. Our parish goal is 100% participation. Each 1 and every person's gift is importan t. For those who 1 have not made a pledge. please join us in supporting Auburn High School the vital programs and services throughout the Graduation Diocese of Lincoln, thai no single individ ual or pari sh Sunday, May 16 can offer. Your gift to the Charily and Stewardship, 2:00 PM @ Auburn Hi gh School (DDP) Appeal supports the ministries and services in this diocese fro m which you and this parish benefit. If you have not made a pledge to this appeal please consider doi ng so this weekend. Thank you for your eeo NEWS FLASH : generosity and your support of the Ch:trity and Last day of eeo is May 12" 1 Stewardshi p. (DDP) Appeal. PLEASE TAKE A FEW Mass @ 6:00 PM i MI NUTES AND COME DOWNSTAIRS TO FILL followed by the crown ing of Mary and a ! OUT YOUR CSAlDDP CARD. Workers will be family picnic L.thc.re to ?Ss!.~~.~ .!.~an kl'~. ~L._ .... ___.... _..... ~ .. _~ J Last names beginning with A·H bring salads DCCW Spring Meeting! f·P desserts Ladies. please keep Sunday. May 231\1 open from 1:30 Q·z Chips to 3:00 for the spring meeting of the Fu lls C ity Deanery Council of Catholic Women. This will be a part icularly important one. because we wi ll install new SPIRITUAL BOUQUET officers and talk about dropping from six commissions FOR FATHER BARVICK to th ree commissions. The meeting will be at Rulo, 51. Joseph Parish, Auburn. and SI. Clara , with registration starting at Parish, Peru, in thanksgiving for the 1:00 so we have a li ttle time to eat cooki es. drink blessing Father Barvick has been for us, are coffee. and share a few minutes together enjoying each offerin g our united prayers as a Spiritual other's company. Bouquet in hi s honor and for hi s intentions. THERE ARE SPIRITUAL BOUQUET SKY CAMPS SLIPS OF PAPER IN CHURCH THAT (Summer ' Katholic' Youth Camp) It' s a three YO U CAN FILL OUT_ day (3 days, 2 nights) camp of students enteri ng gmdes 6-9. Please register your campers at: www.dioceseoflincoln.org/greenlflolsky .htm or call the Famil y Life Office: 402-488-2040 Register eurly! Deacon Patrick's First Mass & Dinner May Events and Meetings Saturday, May 29th 9· Mother's Day @ 51. Joseph C hurch • K of C Parish Breakfast Mass @ 5:30 pm 12- Mass. May Crowning, Picnic, 6:00pm dinner to follow 13- ASCESION THURSDAY-Holy Day Reservations for the 15· KI!!&Ns of Columbus Meetin"" dinner are requested 16· Graduation as soon as possible. 23- -Fall City DCCW in Rulo Word of life 28-29- Diaconalc & Priesthood Ordinations When it is a matter of contexts that concern the 29- Fr. Patrick Barvick's Fi rst Mass human being. scie ntists can never think that they @ SL Joseph's, Auburn are merely dealing with inanimate and 30-3 1- Memorial Day manipulable matter. In fa ct. ( ... ) the very first instant of the human being's life is characteri zed by the fact that it is human life and for this reaso n possesses its own dignity everywhere and in spite HELP is still needed with some work on the of all. gutters of the Halligan Cente r. Ca ll Ji m Benedict XVI, M e.~sage 10 the Pontifical Flahert y (274-5006) if you can help. Academy for Life (February 13. 2010)

Choose Life: "The most important person on (To keep you informed and let you know) earth is a mother. She cannot cl aim the honor of Diocesan Loan Statement having buil t NOire Dame Cathedral. She need not. (For SI. Joseph 's Church & Hall Roofs) She has bui lt something more magnificent than any cathcdral - a dwelling for an immortal soul, 1/6/2010 Opening Loan (DIAL) $69,998.86 the tiny perfection of her baby's body." Interest Accrued Ihi s Period 72 1.06 Joseph Cardi"al Mi"dszemy (A nnual Rate of 4.50%) 70,719.47 Loan payments ·2,901.88 Benefit Breakfast to help members of SI. Mary 3/3 1n OlO Ending Balance $67.818.04 Church and SI. Anthony Church to go to World (Principal) nl Youth Day will be Sunday, May 23 . Serving from 9 am to 12 noon at SI. Mary Chu rc h (Tecumseh). Serving bi scuits and gravy. congratulations!! ! scrambled eggs, cinnamon roll s, juice. and coffee. Justin Fulton Free wi ll offering. Raffle. too! Don't make on yo ur graduation in yourself cook and clean up ... come join us and let pre- t heology at St_ Gregory others do it for you! Thank you for your hclp! t he Great semi nary May 8. 2010 Sixth Sunday of Easter

Prayer before the Heavenly City Lord of all, through John's words. we see your heavenly city whose foundation is laid on the strength of your apostles, and the tribes of Israel whom you first called into covenant.

Take us into yo ur service as you took them to proclaim you r word of forgiveness, redemption, and love to a broken world. Let us announce yo ur justice, yo ur peace, a nd your desire for unity wherever there is injustice, conflict, and division.

Bring us to greater knowledge of you and of your wonderful works SO that we might praise you in all we do. We ask this through , our Lord. Amen.

May 9, 2010 The Work of the Advocale

Now. just IWO weeks before Pentecost. the Gospel turns to gives gi fts to strengthen our faith and guide the Chu rch. And ' promise thai the Father will send an "Advocate:' in so it docs. But Jesus' words tell us that the Spirit is the Greek parl/klmos or Parac1ete (John 14 :23-29), In John, indwell ing presence of God in the world whose very breath this is a word used excl usively for the Holy Spirit and means re\'ea]s the divine. It is the Spirit who gi\'Cs peace and insight "helper," "intercessor," "mediator," or "one called to the aid and whose gifts, freely given and accepted, bu ild up the of someone else." The Advocate fulfi ll s Jesus' promise a few body of Christ. It is the Spi rit who makes us accountable to \'erses earlier: " I will not leave you orphaned" ( 14:18). the truth of God's word, (Jesus talks about the Spi rit of truth Rather. the presence of Jesus will continue as the Holy Spirit in John 16:12.) Pray today for the peace of Christ and the reveals and teaches all to the community of faith. grace to use your gifts for the good of all and for the glory For most of us, what we know of the Holy Spirit is lim­ of God. ited to what we learned at Confirmation. The Holy Spirit This Week at Home

Monday, May 10 Thursday, May 13 Blessed DamienJoseph de Veuster Ascension of the l ord of Moloka'i Ascension signals tile beginning Of;l final period in Easter Damien of M oloka'i scrved the fCmote leper colony on the as we look forward \0 the com ing of the Holy Spi rit at island of Moloka'i in H:lwa ii. In thc ninetcenth century, Pe ntecost. In !<>day's reading from Acts (1:\- 11). we learn Hansen's disease (leprosy) was li ule know n and vcry misun­ thai just as he was abom 10 ascend. Jesus lold the disci­ dcrstood. Though it is difficult 10 COntract. its suffcrers were ples they would soon "recch'c power when the Holy SpiTit often banished to live wi th othcrs who had the disease. has come upon you: and you will be my wit nesses in Damien volunteered to serve the colony and became an Jerusalem ... and \0 the ends of the earth" (Acts I :8). T his advocate for it s residcnts. E\'cnt ual1y he contracted the dis­ command i s our work now, JUSt as il was the work of the ease and dicd from it. You can see hi s likcrK:sS in Statuary disciples. We must hold onto our absolute trust thai the SpiTi t Hall in thc United States Capitol, onc of the two images of Jesus has come and is with us even now. giving grace to represent ing tile state of Hawaii. carryon until that day when \\~ are all one in God. Tuesday, May 11 Friday, May 14 Paul Conve rLs His Jailer Feast of Sa int Matthias Today. from Acts (1 6:22 -34) we hear about the escape of Our reading in Acts today (1:15 - 17. 20-26) tells how the Paul. , and others from prison-one of the most intrigu­ apostles chose SOIllOOrK: to take the place of Judas. Matthias ing stories of the early Church. The earthquake that sets is one among many who were with the apostles from the them free is exciting. but il is tile interaction between Paul beginning until the Ascension, The apostles prayed over two and hi s jailer that offers a glimpse of the po.... 'Cr of Paul's of these men, and Matthias was chosen. It is striking that we preaching. In OrK: detail. after the jailer li stens to the words ne\'er hear of him again. App.1rently. he returrK:d to his work of Paul and Silas. he takes them into his own house and of witnessing to the Good News, binds up their wounds. Afterward he and hi s fami ly are bap­ tized. Paul's words wcre fa lling on good soil! Saturday, May 15 Isidore Wednesday, May 12 Isidore was a farm laborer who li\'ed from about 1070 to Saint Ne reus and Saint Achilleus 1130 in Madrid. Spain. Grcatly dcvoted to his fa ith. he Imagine havi ng to stand up to your fricnds and coworke rs to attended Mass each morning, helped the poor. and cared for defend what you belic\'ed in your heart to be true. Saint animals. When fcllow workers complai ned that he spent too Nereus and Saint Athilleus did exactly that. As membcrsof much time away from the fields. a surprise inspection the Roman guard, they had sworn allegiancc to thc emperor. showed that, because of his great love. angcls had hclped but their path took them 10 Christ. Legend has it that they with hi s plowing. [t is no surprise that Isidore is the patron were bapti zed by himself. For their treason. they saint of farmers and rural communities. His wife. Mary de were beheaded around 100 "'0. becoming two of the early laCabeza. isalsoasainl. manyrs of the Church.

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