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RECTORY 3128 “S” Street Lincoln NE 68503-3297 (402) 476-2610 E-mail: [email protected] Fr. Leo Kosch Pastor E-mail [email protected] Cell phone: 402-310-8299 please try 402-476-2610 first. Fr. Lee Jirovsky, in Residence Website: sacredheartlincoln.orgWebsite: sacredheartlincoln.orgWebsite: sacredheartlincoln.org
SCHOOL 540 North 31st St. 402-476-1783 Principal, Laura Knaus E-mail [email protected] Website: mysacredheartschool.com
Mass Schedule Saturday, 5:00 p.m. Sunday, 7:30, 9:00, & 11:00am Weekdays Monday-Saturday 8:15am Holy Days of Obligation Vigil Mass, 7:00pm On the Day, 7:00am, 12:00pm, & 7:00pm Different schedules for Christmas and January 1
Confessions: Saturdays 4:00-4:50 pm. Mondays-Saturdays 7:45-8:05 am (before the 8:15am Mass) Baptisms: call 402-476-2610 to ar-range for Baptism preparation. Matrimony: A minimum of four months is required after contacting the priest; more in some cases; six months to a year is recommended.
Communion to the homebound or Anointing of the Sick: if you or someone you know is home-bound or seriously ill, or will be undergoing major surgery, please call or speak to Fr. Kosch.
Newcomers—Welcome! Please call 402-476-2610 Or visit the rectory Catholic Social Services (days) 402-474-1600; Lincoln Cri-sis Pregnancy Center (24-hours) 402-483-4247; Birthright 402-466-2609 (24-hours 1-800-550-4900).
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Welcome to Sacred Heart Church
Second Sunday of Advent
December 10, 2017
Altar Society 9th Annual Cookie/Candy Sale, This Weekend! Saturday, Dec 9th, 4:00 - 7:00 pm Sunday, Dec 10th, 8:00 am-12:30 pm In the rectory basement. Everyone is invit-ed to stop in and have sample cookies with hot cider and coffee while you shop for your favorites. Cookies and candy will be sold for $5 per pound. All proceeds to Building Fund.
School Notes THANK YOU to everyone who supported our book fair at Barnes and Noble last week. We appreciate the book donations and your presence at the event! St. Nicholas visited all the students last Wednesday. He is pictured here with our preschool students. There will be no school on Monday, December 11. This will be a curriculum workday for our school staff. Our PK-4th grade students are busy preparing for our annual Christ-mas Program. All are invited to attend the performance on Tuesday, December 19 at 7:00 p.m. in church. There will be a sneak peek dress rehearsal for parishioners that afternoon at 2:30 p.m. We hope to see you at one of the performances!
Church Cleaning: Thanks to all who helped with cleaning last week. For next Saturday, December 16at 8:45 am, we ask for the help of at least one member from each of the following households: Thuy Phuong Le, Van Le, Melissa Nestor, Chris Lesiak, Randee Long, Cindy Loope, Salvador Lopez, Amanda Lowery, Mary Lueck, Hung Mai, and Steven Mai.
Contact Persons For Sacred Heart Organizations
Adoration Coordinator Louise Sayer 402-474-4996 Altar Society Sue Rye 402-570-7614 Bible Study Bryan Dahlberg 402-730-0084 Choir Amanda Lowery 402-464-5637 Children’s Choir Amanda Lowery 402-464-5637 Church Cleaning Mary Lawson 402-466-4452 CCD Brad & Tammy Aden 402-853-6234 Christian Mothers Genny Albrecht 402-466-3652 God Teens Brock & Kiley Shuler 402-631-3060 Holy Name Men’s Group Steve Michels 402-325-6037 Home & School Association Janet Beckman 402-261-5625 Knights of Columbus Paul Bauer 402-326-8476 Pink Sisters Representative Chelys Svoboda 402-466-1462 Pius Home & School Representative Steve & Colleen Michels 531-218-0049 Prayer Chain Laura Corder 402-476-2610 Pro Life Jeanine Stevens 402-310-8427 Sacred Heart Quilters Mary Ann Jaros 402-464-2873 Senior Coffee Laura Corder 402-464-3083 St. Vincent de Paul Julie Adams 402-570-4960 Ushers Pat Perry 402-438-2650 Website Fr. Leo Kosch 402-476-2610
MASS TIMES & INTENTIONS: December 9 - 17 2017
NOTE: There are Mass intentions open in 2018
Mass Readings: Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11; Psalm 85; 2 Peter 3:8-14; Mark 1:1-8 Our Lady of Guadalupe: Revelation 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Psalm Judith 13 Next Sunday: Isaiah 61:1-2a, 10-11; Psalm Luke 1:46-48, 49-50, 53-54; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24; John 1:6-8, 19-28.
Collection for December 3, 2017 Envelopes $7,023.66
Plate 1,7821.67
Children 6.00
St. Vincent de Paul 60.00
School donation 303.00
$9,174.33
School Endowment $1,149.00
Natural Family Planning Intro Session Thursday, December 14 at 7:00 pm. Questions? Call 402-488-2040. Pre-registration is required— go online to register or download a registration form at: www.lincolndiocese.org/nfp
Please pray for our Seminarians: Especially this week for Anthony Bedi-ent, from St. Joseph, York, NE, in Theology 3 at Mt. St. Mary Seminary; and James Beran from Cathedral of the Risen Christ, Lincoln, NE, in St. Charles Borromeo Seminary.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Frassati December Events:
+ Join the Frassati Young Adult Group of Lincoln for a time of rest and spiritual refreshment in preparation of our Lord’s coming this Christ-mas. The always dynamic Fr. Scott Harter will be leading us in our Advent preparation. Date: Friday, December 15 - Saturday December 16 Time: Friday, 7 - 10:00 pm (eat supper before you arrive) Saturday, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm (lunch provided) Where: St. Thomas Aquinas Newman Center, 320 N. 16th St. Cost: $15.00 Sign up using this link: https://goo.gl/forms/ud6JVfl8a7HxycYC2
+ End of the Year Party Friday, December 29th at 7:30 pm at Beer Brewery, 200 S. Antelope Park-way. Come to celebrate the birth of the baby Jesus, please bring diapers or donations for Birthright (you will get a free beer if you do).
Sat Dec 9 5:00pm Art Tupy+ Sun Dec 10 7:30am Holy Name members living & deceased
Dec 10 9:00am For the people of the parish
Dec 10 11:00am Degenhardt family living & deceased
Mon Dec 11 8:15am Brother Angelo Marie
Tue Dec 12 8:15am Jack & Loretta Giltner+
Wed Dec 13 8:15am Bonnie Zellmer+
Thu Dec 14 8:15am Frances Ann Kaczmarek+
Fri Dec 15 8:15am Brother James Mary
Sat Dec 16 8:15am Jim O’Grady+ Dec 16 5:00pm Franssen & Bohy families
Sun Dec 17 7:30am Marlene Rezek (birthday) Dec 17 9:00am Gioan Baotixita Xep &Maria Ket+
Dec 17 11:00am For the people of the parish
Christmas Giving Tree gifts need to be turned in this weekend with gift tags firmly attached.
Poinsettia Memorial donations due this weekend. Envelopes are on the table in the vestibule.
Knights of Columbus Meeting Tuesday, December 12. Officers meeting at 6:00 pm. Rosary at 6:40 pm in the church and members meeting at 7:00 pm in the rectory basement.
St. Vincent de Paul Meetings: Wednesday, December 13 at 6:00 pm and Saturday, December 16 at 9:00 am.
School Age Children We are looking for school age children who would like to be a part of the Christmas Eve Mass at 5:00 pm. We need choir singers, petition readers and other participants. Parents, this is a great oppor-tunity to help your child/children understand the importance of this special service. Practice will be Thursday, December 21st, 6:30-7:30 pm. If you have questions, call Geri at 402-464-5166.
Thank you to all who turned in your completed Stewardship Brochures. You may still put them in the collection basket, mail them in or drop them off at the rectory.
Our Endowment matching fund: Our School Strategic Plan calls for building up our endowment fund by another $200,000, by 2020. If you wish to help us create a new matching challenge for 2018, please contact Fr. Kosch. Several donors have made a new pledge, so the next matching challenge al-ready stands at $7,150.00. Details will be an-nounced next year when the match is in place.
Carole Fest! — A Benefit for St. Gianna Women’s Homes This Sunday, December 10th at 2:00 pm. Come enjoy area choirs perform at St. Thomas Aquinas Church on the UNL Campus. Tickets are $10 per person, $25 per family. Call 402-430-5626 or visit: www.cssisus.org for more information.
Catholic Coffee House The next presentation will be this Sunday, December 10 7:00-8:30 pm. Bob Sullivan—Apologetic Per-spective: Viewing the Reformation Through the Lens of Protestant (and Catholic) Prejudice and Propagan-da. An exposure of some of the common objections to Catholic claims, especially those fueled by post-Reformation prejudice and propaganda, together with suggestions on how to dispel the myths. Ques-tions? Call 402-473-0615 or email [email protected].
Looking for a unique gift for a child? Consider S.T.A.G.E. Theatre. Visit stage4kids.com for ticket information on upcoming performances, along with our theatre and art classes. Register soon for: Androcles, If You Please, a musical play for children 6-10 years. Classes begin January 24 - February 18. Marian Mantle Silent Strength Prayer Group Tuesday, December 12 at 3:00 pm in the Lancaster Room at Madonna Hospital to offer prayers for the return of prodigal children to the church. Mass at St. Luke Czech Shrine in Loma Sunday, December 17 at 4:00 pm. The Ostry family singers will sing Christmas carols in various languages beginning at 3:30 pm.
Annual Mass of the Holy Innocents Thursday, December 28. All are invited to this Mass, especially those families who have suffered the loss of a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth, infant death or abortion. Reading of names will begin at 6:30 pm with Mass at 7:00 pm at John XXIII Diocesan Center Chapel, 3700 Sheridan Blvd. If you would like your child’s name to be remembered and placed on the banner for this year, please call the Family Life Office at 402-473-0620 before 5:00 pm on December 19th. If you have placed your child’s name previously, it will remain on the list. Four Stages of Marriage The four stages of marriage are: (1) Romance, (2) Disillusionment, (3) Misery, and (4) Awakening. Many marriages experience the first 3 Stages. Marriages that end in divorce never make it to the 4th Stage of Awakening. Don’t give up without learning about the 4th Stage. If your marriage suffers from Disillusion-ment or Misery please contact Retrouvaille. For confi-dential information about or to register for the pro-gram being offered Feb 16-18, 2018, in Schuyler, Ne-braska, call 1-888-317-5654 or check the web site www.retrouvaille.org Upcoming Retreats at Our Lady of Good Counsel Retreat House:
+December 15 - 17—Advent Retreat By Bishop James Conley & Fr. Gary Coulter, men & women.
+January 12 - 13—LDCCW Winter Symposium-Women Fr. Thomas Lux & Fr. Thomas McGuire.
www.goodcounselretreat.com or call 402-786-2705 National March for Life January 16-21, 2018. March for Life and visit our na-tion’s Capitol. $450. To register, visit the Youth Min-istry page: www.lincolndiocese.org/pilgrimages/march-for-life
“The Soul cannot live without love. We can never love our neighbor too much.” St. Francis de Sales6
Advent Eucharistic Exposition Wednesday, December 13th, 5:30 - 7:30 pm. You are encouraged to stop by to pray anytime during these two hours of Eucharistic Adoration, for as long or as briefly as you wish. There will also be snacks in the rectory basement at 7:30 pm. (Next exposition is Dec. 20, 5:30—7:30 pm).
Notice Below sponsors for our parish bulletin. Please support these businesses, who support our parish. (Ver. 7-8-11)
HOLY FATHER’S INTENTION FOR THE MONTH of December, 2017: The Elderly: That the elderly, sustained by families and Christian communities, may apply their wisdom and experience to spreading the faith and forming the new generations.
Propelr Card: All you need to get started is a checking account at UBT, and you will be able to get back to raising funds for Sacred Heart. You can do everything online in just a few minutes or stop at any Union Bank branch to open your checking account. If you open a new account, you will receive $50 for using your debit card (ten times in 60 days) and you will earn a $50 donation to Sacred Heart.
Questions? Visit PropelrCard.com or email [email protected] or call 844-565-7145.
FORMED.ORG is still available—to sign up:
go to formed.org, scroll to bottom of page
Click on Register
Create your FREE account by entering our Parish Code: VW27J4 and your e-mail address.