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St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church

15353 Pacific ~ Omaha, NE 68154 ~ 402-330-0304 www.stwenceslaus.org

September 13, 2020 ~ 24th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

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ST. WENCESLAUS MASS INTENTIONS, MINISTRY SCHEDULE & MISCELLEANOUS OMAHA, NEBRASKA

MONDAY, September 14, 2020

6:45 AM †Helen Anstett

8:30 AM †Marie McCormick

5:30 PM †Topper Cavanaugh

TUESDAY, September 15, 2020

6:45 AM †Joseph and †Mary Beth DeSelm

8:30 AM †Brian Kelly

5:30 PM †John and †Norma Ertz

WEDNESDAY, September 16, 2020

6:45 AM †Wendy Lord

8:30 AM †Deceased Members of Feliz Family

5:30 PM †Jim Hall

THURSDAY, September 17, 2020

6:45 AM †Bill DeSelm

8:30 AM †Art and †Betty Roberts

5:30 PM †Marlene Ballentine

FRIDAY, September 18, 2020

6:45 AM †Derek Daniel Huntley

8:30 AM †Art Roberts

SATURDAY, September 19, 2020

8:30 AM †Alvina Wendl

5:00 PM †Helen Placek

SUNDAY, September 20, 2020

7:30 AM †Edward Wurzer

9:00 AM †Frances Schinstock

10:30 PM †Don Holquist and †Denise Van Roy

12:00 PM †Connie McNary

5:30 PM Lawrence Zavadil

We welcome the newest St. Wenceslaus members

born to new life through Baptism

Matthew Patrick Buhrman

Son of Adam and Ashley Buhrman

Owen Michael Glowacki

Son of Christopher and Michelle Glowacki

Oliver James Laflin

Son of Tyler and Melissa Laflin

Lucy Marie Maryott

Daughter of Matt and Shannon Maryott

Olivia Audrey Poppen

Daughter of Trevor and Ashley Poppen

Austin Lee Strain

Son of Scott and Michelle Strain

Ministry Schedule for September 19—20, 2020

Saturday, 5:00 PM PRIEST: Fr. Ron

SAC: John Hall DEA : Bill Carter

EMHC: Dan Naylon, Ann Fuxa, Irene Braunger, Cathy Kruse

LEC : Cathy Huber, Tyler Youde

SER : Nathan Heavican, Elise Cherek

Sunday, 7:30 AM PRIEST: Fr. Tim

SAC: Jim Haiar

EMHC: Jane Carrothers, Myron Moore, 1 MORE NEEDED

LEC : Dave Laferla, Linda Vecchio

SER : Ryan Wolfe, Leo Dustin

Sunday, 9:00 AM PRIEST: Fr. Tim

SAC: Chris Pluta DEA : Joe Kulus

EMHC: Zach Royse, Greg Van Dyke, Abby Andress, Jean Koliha

LEC : Nathan Haug (sub req), Karen Van Dyke

SER : Jillian Royse, Finn Mutchie (sub req)

Sunday, 10:30 AM PRIEST: Fr. Taylor

SAC: Dianna Beulke DEA : Brad Schaefer

EMHC: Jeff Beulke, Jennifer Weeder, Mark Bishoff, Phyllis Bishoff

LEC : Jean Crouchley, Mary Kay Garcia

SER : Joe Trautman, Isaac Weeder

Sunday, 12:00 PM PRIEST: Fr. Tom

SAC: Karen Stevens DEA : Mark Capoun

EMHC: Christopher Miller, Vera Herrero, Dodie Graham, Sue Smith

LEC : Lynne Capoun, Karla Zavadil

SER : Aidan Farrell, Ty Miller

Sunday, 5:30 PM PRIEST: Fr. Taylor

SAC: John & Peggy Fread (sub req)

EMHC: Marie Rohling, Thomas Rohling, Robin Stec, Bob Tabor,

Katie Tabor

LEC : Karl Rohling, Christina Rohling

SER : Barrett Whitcomb, Elijah Whitcomb

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St. Wenceslaus Reflecting On the Scriptures and A Word from the Pastor September 13, 2020

Due to holiday early bulletin submittal, Fr. Taylor writes this week’s message.

Every week, in between Sundays, the

Church celebrates a number of different

feast days. On most of the days we cele-

brate different incredible saints, but on

some days we also celebrate events and moments in the

lives of Jesus and his mother Mary. This Monday, the

Church celebrates the Feast of the Exaltation of the

Holy Cross, and this Tuesday we'll celebrate the Me-

morial of Our Lady of Sorrows. What is there to cele-

brate about a device of torture and a sorrowful mom?

Let's take a look at ancient Christian art. For the first

few centuries of Christianity, there was no such thing

as a crucifix. Instead, the Christians would paint or ac-

tually create a golden cross with jewels and gems all

over it. To us it might just look like something pretty,

but to the ancient Romans and Jews, it would've been

shocking and oxymoronic. Why would the Christians

bedazzle an instrument of torture and capital punish-

ment?

The answer is simple: no one ever escaped the cross

alive except Jesus. In other words, the cross wasn't the

end of the story! His story continues with his coming

back to life, coming back to his disciples with nail

marks in his hands, going back to heaven with his Fa-

ther, and preparing a place for us there! Similarly,

Mary's sorrow wasn't the end of her story. Even

though she had to watch her Son be tortured and killed

right in front of her, Mary still had hope that God

could bring good out of this. What does this mean for

you and me?

Christianity allows us to believe that our suffering has

meaning. The cross of Jesus and the sorrows of Mary

allow us to believe that suffering will not be the end of

our story. Jesus and Mary give us hope that the Father

can and will bring good out of every painful situation,

if we only have the eyes of faith to see. Don't numb the

pain. Don't ignore the hurt. Don't waste the suffering.

Look to the cross, look to our sorrowful Mother, and

wait for the new life that the Father wants to bring to

you.

Peace,

Fr. Taylor

REFLECTING ON THE SCRIPTURES 24

th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A

Today’s readings: Sirach 27:30-28:7; Romans 14:7-9;

Matthew 18:21-35

Beloved of the Master Sadly, it sometimes may take a tragedy to remind

us that we belong to God. Usually, we fill our lives with

activities and rely on our own strength. In so doing, we

forget sometimes the God who made us, who loves us, and

who will one day call us home. When life is going well, we

think of ourselves as our own masters. We have freedoms

and choices, and we make decisions about our families, our

work, and our play. But every so often, we discover we are

not the masters. We do not have complete control over our

health. We cannot determine what another driver will do.

We cannot stop enemies of the state from acting irrationally

and irreverently. We simply cannot control everything. St. Paul tells the Romans in this Sunday’s second

reading, “None of us lives for oneself, and no one dies for

oneself. . . . whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.”

Sometimes this does not sink in until a tragedy touches our

lives. When we suddenly realize we are not in control, we

wake up to our dependence on God.

God governs creation and redemption and all that

lies in the middle. Although we are not masters, we are not

slaves either. We are the beloved of God. God does every-

thing for us in love, and all that we do in life is in response

to the love we receive. Yes, we live. Yes, we shall die.

And yes, we belong to God. Lectionary Bulletin Inserts: Reflections on the

First and Second Readings, Year A © 2019 Archdiocese of Chicago: Liturgy Training Publi-

cations. All rights reserved. Written by Paul Turner. Lectionary for Mass © 2001, CCD.

Fr. Taylor Thoughts

LITURGY CORNER Absolution

In the liturgy God pardons sinners through the

words of absolution. The word “absolution” appears in two

distinct places in the liturgy. In the sacrament of penance,

the priest says the words of absolution, and Christ forgives

the repentant sinner. At Mass the words that conclude the

penitential act are called “absolution,” but according to #51

of the General Instruction of the Roman Missal, they lack

the efficacy of the sacrament of penance. That is, these

words at Mass do not intend to forgive sin in the same ex-

plicit way that absolution in confession does.

Catholics believe that God forgives our venial sins

in many ways, even through a variety of the prayers we say

at Mass and especially in the reception of communion.

Yes, that’s right – venial sins are forgiven in the reception

of Holy Communion! But the sacrament of penance is the

primary way that serious sins are forgiven and the best way

for all sinners to draw strength to gain the full freedom of

the children of God. Reconciliation is advised for all, no

matter how light our sins may be. Copyright © 2012 Resource Publica-

tions, Inc., 160 E. Virginia St. #170, San Jose, CA 95112, (408) 286-8505.

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ST. WENCESLAUS FAITH FORMATION AND MISCELLANEOUS OMAHA, NEBRASKA

Christine Edmonds, Director [email protected] 402-991-3425

Julie Lukasiewicz Director of Children’s

Faith Formation

402-330-1889 402-991-3126

It’s not that I want to cause trou-

ble, but sometimes I wish I could

change the words of the Lord’s

Prayer from “forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those

who have trespassed against us” to “please forgive us bet-

ter than we forgive others!” My forgiveness is still too ex-

acting and conditional. I may not seek vengeance, but I cer-

tainly don’t mind a bit of squirming and groveling on the

part of the offender—just to make sure they are repentant.

To ask God to forgive me in the way I forgive others is just

too hard a thing to imagine.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church has this to say about

forgiving others:

“Now—and this is daunting—this outpouring of mercy can-

not penetrate our hearts as long as we have not forgiven

those who have trespassed against us. Love, like the Body

of Christ, is indivisible; we cannot love the God we cannot

see if we do not love the brother or sister we do see. In re-

fusing to forgive our brothers and sisters, our hearts are

closed and their hardness makes them impervious to the

Father’s merciful love; but in confessing our sins, our

hearts are opened to his grace.” (CCC#2840)

OK, God, I get it. If we are to be your children, we must

learn to love as you love---and forgive as you forgive. It

may go against our pesky little egos, but it will open our

hearts to receive Your grace and mercy. I am reminded of a

line from Psalm 95, “If today you hear His voice, harden

not your hearts.” I pray that we do hear God’s voice, and

keep our hearts soft and open to be able to forgive others. It

may not be easy, but the way of love seldom is.

And speaking of soft-heartedness, it bears mentioning that

this mercy and forgiveness is not limited to others. Sirach

28:7 tells us to “overlook faults”, but does not specify

whose faults. Sometimes we hold ourselves to such unat-

tainable standards that we frequently berate ourselves when

we invariably mess up. Is it no wonder we are so quick to

find faults in others? The art of forgiveness begins with

forgiving ourselves.

Welcome Families to a new year in Faith Formation!

To respect and care for the environment, the calendar and

Family Handbook were sent to families through email.

Hard copies are available upon request. Remember: We

will begin every session in the school at 6:15.

Dismissal:

Kindergarten-2nd Grade at 7:15 in the school gym.

3rd and 4th Grade will dismiss at 7:30 from the

gym.

5th and 6th Grade will dismiss at 7:30 from the

Church courtyard.

7th and 8th Grade will dismiss at 7:30 from the

main school entrance.

Please wear a mask when picking up children and

social distance as much as possible. Thank you for your

cooperation and support with safety.

Are you interested in sharing you faith and feel inspired to

develop a faith experience with our parish children? Please

consider becoming a Faith Formation Catechist,

Assistant Catechist, Substitute or Permanent Volunteer.

Registration is free to children of Catechists, Assistant

Catechists and weekly Volunteers. Openings for the

coming school year are available. Bring your enthusiasm,

energy and love for Jesus to the hearts of our children!

Call Julie at 402-991-3126 for more information.

Celebrate Catechetical Sunday

September 19th, 5:00 PM Mass and

September 20th, 10:30 AM Mass

THIS SUNDAY...10:00 AM to NOON!!

Hosted by St. Wenceslaus Youth Ministry

School side of campus - Goodwill donations

towards the construction of new church

DON’T MISS IT!!

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St. Wenceslaus Pastoral Ministry and Miscellaneous September 13, 2020

Readings for the Week of September 13, 2020

Sunday: Sir 27:30—28:7/Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12 [8]/Rom 14:7-9/Mt 18:21-35 Monday: Nm 21:4b-9/Ps 78:1bc-2, 34-35, 36-37, 38 [cf. 7b]/Phil 2:6-11/Jn 3:13-17 Tuesday: 1 Cor 12:12-14, 27-31a/Ps 31:2 and 3b, 3cd-4, 5-6, 15-16, 20 [17]/Jn 19:25-27 or Lk 2:33-35 Wednesday: 1 Cor 12:31—13:13/Ps 33:2-3, 4-5, 12 and 22 [12]/Lk 7:31-35 Thursday: 1 Cor 15:1-11/Ps 118:1b-2, 16ab-17, 28 [1]/Lk 7:36-50 Friday: 1 Cor 15:12-20/Ps 17:1bcd, 6-7, 8b and 15 [15b]/Lk 8:1-3 Saturday:1 Cor 15:35-37, 42-49/Ps 56:10c-12, 13-14 [14]/Lk 8:4-15

Next Sunday: Is 55:6-9/Ps 145:2-3, 8-9, 17-18 [18a]/Phil 1:20c-24, 27a/Mt 20:1-16a

PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL THOSE WHO HAVE DIED AND ESPECIALLY FOR:

†Helen Anstett, mother of Cheryl Holmberg

†Tony Cherek, father of Jeff Cherek

†Pat Faur, parishioner and

mother of Kristen Kelly, Kim Rebolloso,

mother-in-law of Mary Faur

†Joyce Sobotka, wife of Jack

May their souls and the souls of all the faithful

receive the Mercy of God. Amen.

Always Loved, Always Remembered

September’s Charity of the Month Spirit Catholic Radio can be found at 102.7 FM on the radio dial. Spirit Catholic Radio strives to bring Christ to our listen-ers through the programs we broadcast. May you encounter Jesus in what you hear! We are the area's only Catholic radio station heard across most of Nebraska, western Iowa and other parts of the Midwest. This radio ministry depends upon the guidance of the Holy Spirit and the generosity of the faith-ful throughout the listening area to bring this work to com-plete realization. Spirit Catholic Radio also streams live, 24/7 at spiritcatholicradio.com. Simply go to the home page and click "Listen Live." Additionally, you can listen to Spirit Catholic Radio by downloading our free app for smart phones. With your continued support, we can expand our local programming and broadcast reach and continue to bring you the truths and traditions of the Catholic faith. Please browse the rest of the Spirit Catholic Radio website and learn about the staff, the programming and different ways that your prayers and financial support can help. May God bless you. Thank you for your generosity.

Mass for the Shut-Ins: Those who are homebound or sick and cannot attend Mass on Sundays have the opportunity of participating in the Sunday Mass one of two ways. The Mass for the Shut- Ins can be viewed at 10:30 am on Sundays on WOWT, Channel 6 or Mass may be listened to at noon on Sun-days on KVSS 102.7 FM. You may also listen to the Mass on the weekdays at 9:30 am on KVSS 102.7 FM. WOWT Channel 6 has been airing the Mass for over 50 yrs. It was started in February 1964. WOWT worked with then Bishop-elect Daniel Sheehan to start the televised mass and is now one of the longest continuing locally produced religious programs in the U.S. and abroad. Our donation helps with the cost of making Mass available for the sick and homebound. Archbishop George J. Lucas says much has changed in the Catholic Church over the last 50 years, but he says the core values will stand strong. Thank you for your donation.

Jail Ministry: Many inmates reflect on their lives and choices they have made. God has a way of touching those who are open to his message. Your donations will be used to provide spiritual booklets, calendars and prayer cards as a source of encouragement to the inmates. On behalf of those who are incarcerated, we thank you for your help.

Sunday, September 13th

40 DAYS FOR LIFE SIGN UP

St. Wenceslaus will be praying and fasting on Thursday, October 8

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from 8 am till 8 pm at Planned Par-enthood at 3105 North 93 Street, in church at St. Wenceslaus and at your home. Contact Angie at 402-3 3 0 - 7 1 5 3 o r e m a i l at [email protected] to let her know what hour you want to pray. There will be no sign up at church.

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St. Wenceslaus Parish Community & School News & Miscellaneous Omaha, Nebraska

Envelopes: $ 23,417.15

Children’s Envelopes: $ 144.00

Year To Date Budget: $387,333.00

Year To Date Total: $402,326.71

There will be a special collection for SVdP on September 27

th. You will find in your box of

tithing envelopes an envelope listed for the St. Vincent de Paul Conference at St. Wences-laus. We appreciate all the donations we have

received in the past to help the people in our area who call St. Wenceslaus for assistance. Without your financial sup-port and prayers, we would not be able to help families stay in their homes or keep their utilities connected. After visiting families in their homes and determining how we can best help, they are so grateful and want to just give a huge hug! Clients know that our funding is from our parish-ioners. Some of your donations will help purchase kids coats for our free coat giveaway to be held in November. In the past during the coat giveaway, we have given out all of the kids’ coats available; this year we will be partnering with the Knights and will purchase several dozen kids’ coats. We thank you in advance for any financial dona-tions you can make to our SVdP Conference. May God shower you with many blessings for your generosity!

Knights of Columbus Daily Bread Calendar Thanks to all who purchased 2020 Calendar Club tickets.

We will be announcing winners from now until the end of

2020. Please check the bulletin weekly for daily winners

and all those EXTRA prize winners. A check is mailed to

each winner at the end of the month in which they won. All

previous winners can be found on our website

(www.kofc10909.org).

You can find daily winners at www.kofc10909.org.

8-31-20 Pat Durow 9-1-20 Lisa Scherer

9-2-20 Jeannene Rossitto 9-3-20 Angie Trautman

9-4-20 Tony Michaelsen 9-5-20 Nancy Steier

9-6-20 Mike McGowan 9-7-20 Dan Kollars

9-8-20 Stephen Hatz 9-9-20 Kaye Hoffert

9-10-20 Sharon Wagner 9-11-20 Nick & Denise Thelen

9-12-20 Maria Svoboda 9-13-20 Dan Kollars

**9-4-20 First Friday**

Michaela Bolding

Sirach 27:30-28:7 “As we focus on the environment during the Season of Creation, we are called also to look at common property within the community and on the planet for example the oceans, the air, fresh water and open spaces. These places are not owned by anyone, but their survival depends on all of us working together. Our failure in the past to pro-tect common property has led [to] the near-collapse of eco-systems throughout the world. Who cares for common property? Do we have an interest in the places we do not own? Do we recognize the importance of common property for the good of the community? “ - by Rev Shaun Cozett, South Africa

For more information about the Season of Creation, click HERE.

Are you thinking about becoming a member of the

Catholic Church? Although the RCIA (the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) has begun, it is still possible for you to take part. If you would like more

information, contact Cindy Brown at 402-330-1518 or [email protected].

September is Suicide Prevention Month. In the United States we lose 132 lives every day to suicide. It is the 2nd leading cause of death for 10-34 year old’s. There are many statistics that are all together alarming and deeply saddening. More importantly though are what these statis-tics represent. They represent individuals who were strug-gling and did not know where to turn or where to get help. Individuals who MUST be remembered for the strength, courage, and bravery they had even in their lowest mo-ments of their lives. We can all work together to prevent suicide. Take a minute to notice what is going on with you, your family, your friends and your colleagues. Notice someone acting differently or very sad? Have a conversa-tion with them. Check in. Take a minute to reach out and start a conversation if you notice something is differ-ent.

There are resources available that can help if you or a loved one are struggling. Take a minute to find out what help is available for both you and others. Together, we can work to save lives and stop suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or depression, please call the Suicide Lifeline 1.800.273.8255. Many reputable resources are available to assist people in reach-ing out to individuals at risk of suicide.

International Association for Suicide Prevention Wesite (https://www.iasp.info/resources/Helping_Someone/)

Excerpted from Katie Zimmerman, The Kim Foundation August Newsletter