The Catholic Communities Of Keith County

Thirty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time November 10, 2019

Eucharistic & Sacramental Celebrations St. Luke’s SATURDAY EVENING MASS FOR OBLIGATION 417 East 3rd Street, Ogallala, NE 5:00 p.m. Ogallala SUNDAY MASSES 8:00 a.m. in Paxton & 10:00 a.m. in Ogallala DAILY MASSES 8:00 a.m. in Ogallala Mon. thru Fri. (Tues. Communion Service) HOLY DAY MASSES As announced RECONCILIATION Saturdays from 4:00 p.m. or by appointment. BAPTISMS

Call Father for an appointment to do Baptismal preparation HOLY COMMUNION FOR THE SICK Please call the Parish Office. Office Staff MARRIAGES Arrangements must be made 4 months in Pastor — Rev. Bryan Ernest 284-3196 advance. [email protected] Office — 417 East 3rd Street 284-3196 St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Secretary — Joan Krause 284-3196 301 East 4th St., Paxton, NE [email protected] Dir. of Faith Formation — Lori Beckius 284-3196 [email protected] St. Luke’s School — Sr. Loretta Krajewski 284-4841 [email protected] Parish Council Pres. — Marty Mueller 284-6548 St. Luke’s School Bd. Pres. —Jason Tickle 284-4055 School Endowment Fund—Dr. Scott Weber 284-4705 Pro-Life Rep.—Barb Meismer—308-726-2006 Mission of St. Luke’s, Ogallala, NE Music Ministry — Carol Kraus 284-6473 Pastor — Rev. Bryan Ernest 284-3196 Knight’s of Columbus — Jim Lempke 289-1688 Paxton Church—308-239-4337 Prayer Chain — Joanie Halligan 284-2330 Office — 308-386-4300 For Information — Call the Parish Office at 284-3196e 410 Poplar St., Sutherland, NE E-mail: [email protected] Hours — Mon. thru Thurs. 9:00 a.m. — 12:00 & 1:00 Secretary - Caroline Spurgin 308-239-4558 Welcome Parishioners! Religious Education Newcomers, please register at the Office. Elementary — Pattie Perlinger You are most welcome and we do want to High School — Jan Spurgin meet you. Parish Council President—Kim Elder Pro-Life Representative — Alex McConnell ST. LUKE’S CATHOLIC CHURCH OGALLALA, NEBRASKA

Mon. Nov. 11th 8:00 a.m. Will McGreer Tue., Nov. 12th 8:00 a.m. Communion Service Wed., Nov. 13th 8:00 a.m. Lou Kraus As corn harvest continues we are reminded that Thu. Nov. 14th 8:00 a.m. Catherine Cummings the bounty of the fields come from the bounty of 6:00 p.m. Deceased Knight’s of Columbus God’s creation. We continue to rely on God’s Fri. Nov. 15th 8:00 a.m. Mary Frances Premer Saving grace & mercy for what we need in our life. Sat. Nov. 16th 5:00 p.m. People of God A word of thanks to you for your participation in Sun. Nov. 17th 8:00 a.m. (Paxton) Joel Schafer the Annual Appeal. May we do our part in reaching our parish goals again this year. 10:00 a.m. Mary Martinez We are people of the Risen Lord. We are wed to God — the God who is able to make life out of the dust of the earth. We are thankful for all our Veterans as we celebrate Veteran’s Day. We pray for those who suffer the effects of war and service. We pray for those currently serving in harms way.

Peace & All Good, LECTORS: November 16-17th Fr. Bryan 5:00 p.m.—Gary Schreiner & Darrell Bassett 10:00 a.m.—Jeff Stevens & Peg Thalken *****************************************************

Congratulations! Mitch Norman is the winner of the St. Luke’s EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: November 16-17th School calendar (Feast Of St. Luke) drawing this week.

5:00 p.m.—Al Faesser, Paul Foy, Jane Raether, Judy Curtis, ***************************************************** Stephanie Svoboda

10:00 a.m.—John & Juli Paloucek, Ceanne Rinehart, Poinsettias For the Holidays — Order now! Sharon Sheffler, Jane Skinner, St. Luke’s school is selling Poinsettias for the

Christmas season. These are the large, beautiful GREETERS: November 16-17th plants you’ve been seeing on the altar for several 5:00 p.m.—Brad & Gail Schreiter years now and they are available again for $25 10:00 a.m.—Jane Diaz & Barrett, Carolyn Straub each. Plants are available in red, white, and ice punch (red with white centers) and will be delivered to the church SERVERS: November 16-17th the week after Thanksgiving for pick up, local delivery, or dona- tion to the altar. You can call the school at 284-4841 to place an 5:00 p.m.—Grace Jones & Ella Mueller order. All orders must be received by November 10th. 10:00 a.m.—Jacob Fanning & Christian Nowak

Weekday Servers: 8:00 a.m. Mass Mon. thru Fri. Poinsettias For Sale after Masses this Weekend — School Week of November 11th—Kyndall Fix & Rusty Schaben parents will be taking orders after both Masses this weekend.

MINISTRY TO THE SHUT-INS: 9:00 a.m. Sunday ***************************************************** November 17th—Leon & Melanie Schnabel, Ann Ivers Friday a.m. Shut-Ins Two-Day Blood Drive November 15th — Dave & Julie Schwasinger Ogallala Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall

Tuesday, November 12, 2019 CLEANING CHURCH 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. November 16th—Pearl Seal & Cindy Johnson Wednesday, November 13, 2019

12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Drive day Phone Number: 284-6952

Contact Mary Morris 284-3935 or visit redcrossblood.org Weekend Collection 11-3-19 (code Ogallalane) to schedule an appointment. Reg. Envelopes—$6619.50 Plate—705.75 Children— $111.16 *****************************************************

Knight’s of Columbus Mass & Meeting In order to meet our 2019-20 budget for St. Luke’s we need $8238.46 weekly for all revenue. This is an estimated amount for There will be a special Mass for Deceased all budgeted & non-budgeted items for the fiscal year. Members of the Knight’s of Columbus, on Thank you for your continued support! Nov.14th at 6:00 p.m. Dinner and meeting will follow in the church basement. Thirty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time November 10, 2019

FAITH FORMATION NEWS Teens Encounter Christ —TEC retreat

FAITH FORMATION CLASSES We would like to announce the opening of registration for our next Teens Encounter Christ (TEC) retreat. The retreat will be SUN., NOV. 10 held at Christ the King Church in Gering, NE., January 18-20, Confirmation Class will meet at 11:00 AM 2020. We are accepting registrations until January 6, 2020. Adult Study will meet at 6:30 PM This three-day retreat is designed for high school sophomores, RCIA meets in the Rectory Meeting Room juniors, and seniors to learn more about themselves, the Catholic

WED., NOV. 13 – CLASSES GRADES K-9 faith, and about being community. The cost of the weekend is Grades K-5 will meet at 4:30 PM $85 and incudes housing, food and special gifts. Attached is a poster for marketing the event, please encourage your students to Grades 6-9 will meet at 7:00 PM participate.

To register, visit our website at www.gidiocese.org/yya/tec .

Saint Peter ***************************************************** Peter tells the epic story about the

key event in European and world his- tory: the spread of Christianity throughout the Roman Empire, focusing on the leader of that new religion. St. Peter is played by the renowned Egyptian actor, Omar Sharif (Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago). The film illustrates the strong reaction of Ro- BOOK OF THE DECEASED mans and Jews from a political and religious standpoint, and it Please sign the names of your departed loved ones who will be also deals with the immense obstacles Christianity encountered in remembered during the Masses in November. The book is placed the early stages of its development. by the Baptismal font.

This movie is not rated, but was created with an adult audience in mind. It may contain violence indicative of the life and times of NOVEMBER 2018 — OCTOBER 2019 the saint or character portrayed. We would recommend Parental Our Beloved Dead Guidance and that parents preview it before watching with chil- dren. Rev. Larry Coulter, Brenda Lee Shaver-Terrell, Emma Cooper,

Wilma M. Schilz, Albert Faesser Sr., Sandra Estrada, Brother Francis Join Brother Francis as he helps children up to 8 Russell James Otten, Kathleen M. Bayley, Jan Panek,

years old understand how to live a joy-filled Sally Ann Stearns, Myrna Langford, Frank B. Svoboda, Catholic life. 11 Episodes; Run-time: 25-30 Dennis D. McCormick, Cheryl L. Ellis, Gerald “Gary” Bayley, minutes each. Mary Catherine “Molly” O’Donnell, Louise J. Schulz,

The Joyful Beggar: Adam R. Dahlkoetter, Bill Borm, Lou A. Kraus,

A Novel about St. Charles P. McDowell, III, Evaneline “Vannie” Hoover,

by Louis de Wohl Norma Jean Garbrick, Lawler, Mick Woitalewciz

In this magnificent and stirring novel, Louis de Wohl turns his famed narrative skill to the story of the soldier and merchant's son ***************************************************** who might have been the right-hand man to a king, but who be- came instead the most beloved of all . Set against the tem- pestuous background of 13th Century Italy and Egypt, here is the magnificent and inspiring story of Francis Bernardone, the brash, pleasure-loving young officer who was to become immortalized as St. Francis of Assisi. St. Luke/Ogallala The story teems with action, pageantry, and intrigue with finely Parish Goal: $33,807.18 conceived characters—the beautiful, saintly Clare; Frederick, the Total Raised: $15,285.00 hawk-faced Holy Roman Emperor; the Sultan, Al Kamil; and Total Received: $12,235.00 Pope Innocent III. The scene shifts from Assisi, to Rome, to Sic- Donor Goal: 159 ily, and even to the deadly sands of Egypt. Current No. of Donors: 36

***************************************************** If you have any questions regarding this information. Please call Kory or Amy at the chancery 308-382-6565 with your

St. Luke’s is currently seeking a person to take questions or email Kory at [email protected] or Vicky Colson’s job as a Custodian in the school Amy at [email protected]. Thank you. and church. Interested persons should contact Here are the overall totals for the Diocesan Appeal (these fig- the parish office for more information. ures include all donations entered as of 11/03/19)