Catholic Church 7600 South 42nd Street, Bellevue, Nebraska 68147

Mission Statement We the parish family of St. Bernadette are called forth by our Baptism to be

empowered by the Holy Spirit and to follow the mission of Jesus to Worship,

to Teach, to Love and to Serve.

PASTORAL DIRECTORY Masses

Monday- Friday…...……….……......……... 8:00 am Saturday Evening . ……………………….. 5:00 pm Sunday ………....…..........8:30 am and 10:30 am Parish Office Hours………………. Weekdays 7:30 am—3:30 pm Parish Office …...……..….....…….(402) 731-4694 School Office ……...……...….……(402) 731-3033 Bulletin……….……………...stbbulletin@gmail.com Items for the bulletin must be submitted 9 days prior to the date of the Bulletin! Fr. Buse………......………..hjbuse@archomaha.org Terri Mac……...……………...terriamac@gmail.com Subby Enzolera………….saenzolera@archomaha.org Sue Reed ………..………..…. sreedstb@gmail.com Tristen Riha ………………...tristenriha@gmail.com Web Site …………....www.stbernadetteparish.org

Pastoral Staff Fr. Harry Buse ….…………….…….………..…...Pastor Ron Casart …………………………...….……….Deacon Subby Enzolera ……………………..…………..Deacon Gary Krupa ………………………………………..Deacon

Parish Staff

Terri Mac……..………...……….…Business Manager Tristen Riha …………………………………... Secretary Subby Enzolera ……...Director of Faith Formation Sue Reed ………………………….....PRE Coordinator School Staff Lynn Schultz …..………………..…..………… Principal Primi Ochoa..……..………...………………...Secretary

Registration New Parishioners may register on line www.stbernadetteparish.org, at the parish office or the back of church.

Matrimony Contact pastor at least six months in advance. (12 months for those under 19)

Sacrament of Reconciliation 3:30-4:30pm Saturdays or by appointment.

Baptism Every Sunday 11:30 am.

Baptism Classes Parents need to attend a pre-baptism class on the first Thursday of the month at 7:00pm in the Parish Office Meeting Room.

Please call the Parish Office to Register for the Class.

Communion For those homebound please call parish office.

Moving or Changes Please contact the parish office.

October 6, 2019 — The Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

St. Bernadette, Pray For Us

Fr Harry Buseness

Public Square Rosary Crusade On Saturday, October 12, St. Bernadette Parish will participate in the 2019 public square Rosary crusade. In Solidarity with other Catholic churches throughout the United States, St. Bernadette parishioners will pray the rosary at 12:00 noon. Further, as a way of witnessing to prayer in a public way, we will pray the rosary in the lower parking lot along 42nd Street. This national effort is coordinated by Tradition, Family and Property and its America Needs Fatima campaign. The object of this effort is to call people back to faithfulness to God. The world is in an historic crossroad. God is more offended than ever as people ignore our Lady’s maternal request to “stop offending God.” You must listen to our Lady’s request and stop sinning, if we hope to enjoy God’s blessings and to avert His wrath. He will hear us, if we pray through the intercession of His Blessed Mother. That is why we are doing the 2019 Public Square Rosary Crusade. Plan to join your fellow parishioners to pray the rosary next Saturday, October 12 at 12:00 noon in our lower parking lot. Clergy Conference On Monday and Tuesday of this week, I will be gathering with other priests of the archdiocese for our annual fall clergy conference. We will meet at the St. Benedict Center near Schuyler, NE. Letter to a Suffering Church Copies of this book may be found at the back of church. Feel free to take one. In the book, Bishop Robert Barron addresses the topic of the great suffering experienced by members of the church as a result of the clergy abuse scandal. When you finish this short book, I encourage you to return it for others to read or to pass it on to a friend. Archbishop’s Annual Appeal

St. Paul challenges us to stir into flame the gift of God that we have received through the sacramental life handed on to us through our bishop and our priests. Through our participation in the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal, we are invited to stir into flame our call to love, serve and build up the kingdom in the parishes, schools and ministries of the archdiocese. Our parish has currently committed $5,205.00 towards our goal of $40,563.00. Help us reach our participation goal of 28%. Thank you for your generosity.

October 6, 2019— The Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Around The Parish

$ Parish Financial Update $ Donations 9/29/ 2019

Sunday Envelopes & Children's: $9,476.25 Holy Days $0

Total: $9,746.25 Auto Pay & Mail in for a Week: $1,430.00

Weekly Total: $10,906.25 Our per Sunday goal is $15,400.00 Fiscal Year to Date: ($27,706.37)

Parking Lot $297,999.92

RCIA for those wishing to become Catholic: One way that we complete this mission is through our program of instructing persons interested in becoming Catholic, the RCIA process. If you know of anyone who might be interested in that Catholic Church or who would actually like to join the Church at this time, you or the interested party may call the parish office and talk to Deacon Subby Enzolera or Fr Harry.

So many important things happening in October. 9: Rosary at 7:10pm in the Church 12: 8th grade Confirmation Retreat. This is at the Columban Father’s in Bellevue. This retreat is for the student only and they must be dropped off to the retreat center no later than 9:50am. The retreat begins at 10:00 am. Families are invited to join us for 5pm “Mass on the Grass”. 27: 7th grade Confirmation Retreat. This retreat is at St Bernadette and is for the confirmation candidate and a parent. Please attend 10:30am mass and then join us in the social hall for lunch. This retreat will begin immediately after 10:30am mass. Watch your emails for more information. 30: Closing prayer with family activity in the social hall beginning at 7:15pm. “If you judge people, you have no time to love them”-St Teresa of Calcutta.

“Teach us to give and not count the cost.” -St. Ignatius de Loyola FORMED Registration: You now register directly on the Formed website. Go to ‘Formed.org’ and Click on ‘signup’ Click on ‘I belong to a Parish or Organiza-tion’ Find and Select ‘St. Bernadette Parish in Bellevue, NE’ Follow the directions from there to be filled with the Holy Spirit

October 6, 2019— The Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Weekly Mass Intentions

Monday, October 7, 2019

8:00 am + Betty Lievens

Tuesday, October 8, 2019 8:00 am + Scott Hrubsky Wednesday, October 9, 2019

8:00 am +Marvin Coenen Thursday, October 10, 2019 8:00 am + Helen Wichita

Friday, October 11, 2019 8:00 am + Purgatorial Society Saturday, October 12, 2019 5:00 pm + Mark Visty Sunday, October 13, 2019 8:30 am + Barbara Gilsdorf

10:30 am Parishioners of St. Bernadette

St. Bernadette, Pray For Us

Liturgy Schedule

Saturday, October 12, 5:00 pm

Lectors: Bill Dostal EMHCs: Mariann Kokotajlo, Frank Kokotajlo Jeff Miller, Suzanne Miller, Don Deseck Terry Deseck Servers: Colin Varney, Tatum Davison, Luella McLaughlin

Sunday, October 13, 8:30 am Lector: Robert Monaco EMHCs: Matthew Ginnaty, Erin Ginnaty, Virginia Hoffman, Cathie Pajnigar Servers: Brooklynn Ciaccio, Knyomi Turley, Martin Avalos

Sunday, October 13, 10:30 am Lector: Bill Veys EMHCs : Lisa Burkhardt, Bill Doyle, Jackie Doyle, Barb Slaven, Servers: Madelyn Vukov, Emily Munoz, Mia Donohue

Gift Cards

Oct 12 & 13 Home & School Oct 19 & 20 Altar Society Oct 26 & 27 Men’s Club Nov 2 & 3 Parish Group

Monday, October 7 Rosemary Mapes, Jean Mill Joyce Renner, Theresa Yost Heavenly Dusters

Oct 12 Rita Frickel Grp Oct 19 Jo Macaitis, Patti Loges, Linda Wiesen Oct 26 Colleen Jeck Helene Ficnec Nov 2 Mary Ann Caveye Betty Rezek, Mary Sporcic Rose Zoucha

Rosary Leaders

Oct 12 Rosemarie Davis Oct 19 Donna Dailey Oct 26 Dorothy Nelson

Money Counters In Loving Memory

Please remember in your prayers all those who have been born into eternal life. May their souls and all the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

Mowers

Bob Knoblauch Rob Knoblauch Devin Knoblauch

Rosary every Monday at 5:45 pm, 7:20 am on Fridays and 4:20 pm Saturdays in the church.

Please call Phyllis at 402-733-3042 or Mary Lu at 402-679-3688 to request instant prayer for those in need. Special Prayers needed for all military personnel.

Prayer Line

Rosary Times

Vocations Ten Things That Promote Vocations (4 of 5) ENTER INTO THE SILENCE. Silence is key to sanity and wholeness. We can only “hear” the voice of God if we are quiet. Take out the ear buds of your iPhone, iPod, and iTunes and listen to God, the great I AM. Young people should try to spend 15 minutes of quiet prayer each day – this is where you can begin to receive clear direction in your lives. Fr David Toups BE A GOOD DISCIPLE. Some bishops say, “We do not have a vocation crises; we have a discipleship crisis.” Young people can become true followers of Jesus Christ by serving those around them. By discovering your call to discipleship, you also discover your particular call within the Church. Fr David Toups That by the power of the Holy Spirit, every Catholic called to the priesthood and consecrated life will guard the treasure of their unique vocation in Christ and fan into flame their love for Him, we pray to the Lord. This week pray for Seminarian Michael Figura. Read his vocations story and biography at https://archomaha.org/vocations/seminary-life/michael-figura/ "If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you would say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.” (Luke 17.6) Will you help build other’s faith as a priest or religious? Contact Father Harry Buse at 402‐731‐4694 or email: hjbuse@archomaha.org.

Parish/Community News

Healing Prayers Needed for the Sick If you have someone in need of Prayers, contact the Parish Office

Annabelle Berrera, Jeanie Berg, Peggy Burkhardt, Nancy Courtney, Mary Beth Casart Havener, Kathi Ciurej, Rosemarie Davis, Mike Digilio, Dorothy Dube, Cathy Edson, Margaret Eipperle, Norma Flores, Trudy Gomez, Amy Hamm, Lisa Hargis, Jeanette Hauptman, Joyce Higgins, John Holst, Paul Jansen, Patricia Jensen, Helena Kielion, Carol Kozicki, Donna Krysl, Michael Macdonald, Joan Maeder, Mick Marsicek, Jason Mathews, Carol McDaniel, Leonard Meier, Joel Rivera, Theresa Mitera, Blanche Murphy, Sue Novotny, Craig Olson, Maryn Page, Ellen Pankievicz, Catherine Palinski, Ella Peters, Rita Perito, Keelan Phillips, Joe Pitman, Mary Ann Pisci, Kathleen Prince, Jennifer Pryjmak, Clarence Reinig, Jann Reinig, Rita Rome, Kelley Burkhardt Sheard, Debbie Schumacher, Todd Sears, Dane Sinnott, Fred Stranglen, Isabella Sterba, Pam Stein, David Virgilito, Jim Vondra, Sherri Ward, Tom Wilwerding, Annabella Zyla,

October 6, 2019— The Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary

Please Remember St. Bernadette Parish In Your Will

The Institute for Priestly Formation cordially invites you to The St. John Paul II Fund for Priests Annual Mass and Dinner on Thursday, October 24, 2019 in the Christ the King Parish Center. The following priests, who are among the 18 recipients of the Saint John Paul II Fund for Priest Medallion, will be honored during the dinner: Fr. Daniel R. Andrews Fr. Thomas M. Fangman Jr. Fr. Daniel S. Hendrickson, S.J. Fr. Frank E. Jindra Fr. Thomas J. Merkel, S.J. Fr. Valentine J. Peter Fr. John L. Pietramale Fr. James A. Rafferty Fr. Thomas Shanahan, S.J. Fr. Daniel F. Soltys Fr. Ronald S. Wasikowski Fr. Leo A. Wolpert Mass is at 5:30 p.m., followed by cocktails and dinner at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $50 per dinner; $800 for a table of eight. To make a dinner reservation before Oct. 17, go to PriestlyFormation.org/banquet, email IPF@creighton.edu or call Linda (402-280-3901).

32nd Annual Life Chain Omaha Metro Area Sunday, October 6, 2019 from 2-3:30 pm St. Bernadette parish will be standing on the South side of 74th St. And Dodge. Signs will be provided

I would like to thank everyone at St. Bernadette Parish for all the love, thoughts, prayers and support during the cancer illness of my husband Dennis. He has now gone to heaven to be with Jesus. May he rest in peace. Love & Blessings to you Kathy Schafer

Vendors/Crafters Wanted: St. Bernadette Home & School is having a Vendor Blender on Saturday, April 25th from 9:00-3:30. The cost is $35 per space. Please let us know if you'd be interested in being a vendor or crafter. We would love to have you. If interested, please email sbshs@yahoo.com. We will send you out more information and an application.

October 6, 2019— The Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Community News

St. Thomas More class of 1979 is having a 40 year reunion. Saturday October 19, 2019, 5:00pm Mass at St. Thomas More After mass, tour of the school 6:30 pm Reunion in the party room at Legend’s Patio Grill and Bar. 6920 Pacific St. Anyone who attended elementary school with us and their spouse/significant other is welcome to join us. We are trying to contact all of our classmates. Please share this information with them. If you have any questions contact Eric 402-926-8431 ewizredsox@yahoo.com.

Home & School News

Gross Catholic Dance Team Pancake Breakfast and Bake Sale Sunday, October 6, 2019 8:30 am —12:30 pm 7600 so 43rd St. Bellevue, Ne 68147 All you can eat $20 per family, $6 Adult, $4 Child Come out and support our Gross High School Dance Team by having some yummy pancakes and baked goods!

Family Food Night: Come join other St. Bernadette families and support our school on Wednesday, October 23 from 4-8 at McDonald's on 84th in LaVista. Home and School profited $115.68 from August's night at Spin! Pizza and $147 from Five Guys in September.

Home and School's Annual Fundraiser: Thank you to everyone that bought Eileen's cookie dough! Cookie dough will be ready for pickup in the social hall on Monday, Nov. 4 from 2:45pm-7pm.

Items to Collect: Box Tops, Our Family UPCs, Tyson A+ labels, Loaves for Learning labels, Family Fare/Super Mercado receipts, HyVee receipts, and Coke/PowerAde cap. All of these add up to a great return for our school! Please drop these items off in the pink mailbox located in the hallway across from the school office.

HyVee Receipts: “Cash for Students” program has started! HyVee gives $1.00 back to the school for every $200.00 worth of receipts turned in. Please bring your Hy-Vee receipts to school and we will take it from there!!!

Coke/Powerade Codes: Save those caps or boxes and we will enter the codes for you! We recently received $72 from Coke for our last submission.

Box Tops App: Soon the clip and save Box Tops will be phased out. Please download the Box Tops app and support our school without all of the clipping. Just scan the box and your receipt from your phone. It's easy! See details on the app.

Shout Outs!: Thank you to the Boys and Girls Club at Bryan for speaking with us at our first meeting. They have many great things to offer our older students. Thanks to the Men's Club for donating the ice cream at Back to School Night. Thank you to Quick Mailing and Printing Service for donating the copies and paper for Home and School's Back to School packet. Thank you to Scriptown Brewery for the beer sampling at our Oktoberfest meeting. Finally, thank you to Sun Valley Landscape on 56th and Harrison for the rock donation for our painted "rock" Rosary to celebrate the month of the Holy Rosary. After reciting the Rosary, the rocks will be placed around the statue of the Blessed Mother on the north side of the school near the upper parking lot. Please remember to support those that support us!

Questions or to contact Home and School: Email sbshs@yahoo.com and be sure to LIKE St. Bernadette Home and School on Facebook!

Mothers Supporting Mothers If you are looking to make a difference in the life of a child, Catholic Charities is seeking mentors to be a sup-portive, friendly role model for pregnant and parenting mothers - a 1-on-1 opportunity to listen, encourage, and model parenting skills. Interested or want more infor-mation on how to make a difference? Contact Sierra Bar-rios (402) 829-9283 or mentoringmoms@ccomaha.org

Living Life Deeply and Fully Come and See - Immaculata Monastery, Norfolk College and Up: November 8-10 Friday evening – Sunday evening - Some flexibility possible High School Students: October 26-27, 2019 Saturday 10:00 a.m. – Sunday 4:00 p.m. Some flexibility possible For more information please con-tact vocations@norfolk-osb.org 402-750-2559