Document 6573242

St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church
152 Pinewood Ave.
Seward, NE 68434-1047
Volume 62 Number 42
October 26, 2014
COLLECTION
What is God asking of me? Our response to the Lord last week
Adult: $5199.00 Plate: $212.00 Youth: $52.55
Cap. Improvement: $276.00 Other: $1416.00
E-Tithing: $2135.00 School Endowment: $400.00
REV. CHRISTOPHER BARAK, Pastor
Telephone: Office & Residence 402-643-3421
Grade School & Preschool 402-643-9525 CCD 402-643-3521
For Mass Times 402-643-3421 (call before 9 p.m.)
(after Auto Attendant answers Press #3)
St. Vincent de Paul News and Events
Holy Hour TODAY at 1 p.m. Come and Adore Him.
CONFESSION SCHEDULE
Saturday: 4:30-5:10 p.m.
Sunday: 7:30-7:45 a.m. & 9:30-9:45 a.m.
Or by appointment
MASS INTENTIONS
Monday, October 27
7:00 a.m.
For the suffering & their caregivers/ Lyons
8:05 a.m.
†Fr. Alvaro Coruera, LC/ Jeff Reimers
Tuesday, October 28
7:00 a.m.
†Nick Reisinger/ Carol Safford
8:05 a.m.
†Lucy Busko/ Family
Wednesday, October 29
7:00 a.m.
†Mary Ann Fiala/ Leroy Fiala
8:05 a.m.
†James & Helen Knap/ Margeret Spatz
Thursday, October 30
7:00 a.m.
†Bill Greguras/ Ed Greguras
8:05 a.m.
†Health of Nick Kendall/ Alice Genuchi
Friday, October 31
7:00 a.m.
†Margret Schaefer/ Phyllis Schaefer
8:05 a.m.
Intentions of Anthony Tuan Tu/ Family
Friday, October 31 (All Saints Day Vigil)
4:00 p.m.
†Maggie Liekam/ Bob Brungardt
Saturday, November 1
8:00 a.m.
†Richard & Eugene Coufal/ M. Coufal
5:30 p.m.
†Betty Parr/ Mary Grunke
Sunday, November 2
8:00 a.m.
For All the Parishioners
10:00 a.m.
†Poor Souls/ C & E Jirovsky
LITURGICAL MINISTERS
Friday
Acolyte
Servers
Lector
Ushers
Saturday
Acolyte
Servers
Lector
Ushers
Saturday
Acolyte
Servers
Lector
Ushers
Cantor
Sunday
Acolyte
Servers
Lector
Ushers
Cantor
Sunday
Acolyte
Servers
Lector
Ushers
Cantor
Oct 31st - 4:00 p.m.
Rich Bollwitt, Volunteer
Cameron Olson, Luke Wegman
Bob Brungardt
Volunteer
Nov 1st - 8:00 a.m.
Jim Safford
Volunteers
Volunteer
Volunteer
Nov 1st - 5:30 p.m.
Chris Greisen, Dan Pernicek
Tyson & Issac Franklin
Tayden Vandenberg
Rich Bohac
Bill Morse, Alan Sleight
TBA
Nov 2nd - 8:00 a.m.
Peter Ruhl, CJ Novak
Connor Towle, Gavin Hamling
Chad Uhing
Chuck Kotera
Ben Santo, Gerald Schaben
TBA
Nov 2nd - 10:00 a.m.
Terry Wehrs, Mark Peery
Kyle & Michael Peery
PJ Schaben
Tausha Dybdal
Dave Coufal Family
TBA
November 1 ---- All Saints Day Mass
This holy day is not a holy day of obligation to attend Mass
this year since it falls on a Saturday. It is a great holy day to
honor all the people in Heaven, and ask for their prayers for
us running the race to join them to praise and thank God forever in happiness and love. Masses for All Saints Day will be
on Halloween at 4:00 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 1 at 8:00 a.m.
Thank You to Our Mowers
Thank you to everyone who volunteered to mow the parish
lawns during this past summer. You kept our church property
looking beautiful like a piece of heaven on earth. Mowers
were Jeff & Judy Vandenberg, Karen Coufal, Ken Meyer, Nathan and Jacob Bierbaum, Matt Hans, Ray Jisa, Kenny Cast,
Smith Family, Riley & Terry Kamphaus, Joe Sisco, Bill Backes,
Tim Fichtner and Jim Wesely.
Lincoln Diocesan Council of Catholic Women (LDCCW) recognizes all women in the Diocese
This is LDCCW Sunday. Today they and we thank our PCCW
(Parish Council of Catholic Women) for their service to God
and His Church through so many works of mercy and service.
We ask Jesus to bless them and give them grace. Ally women
in the parish are invited to the PCCW meetings and to help in
their various activities. Contact President Melissa Kratochvil
at 402-461-1439.
Parish Council Ballot
Those who accepted their nominations to the ballot for a
three-year term are: CJ Novak, Dennis Hentzen, Jeff Spahr, Jill
Hochstein, Ann Dobesh, and Janet Bohaty. We had many
nominations, so Father asked those who had the highest
numbers of nominations. Vote will take place November 8 &
9. Information on candidates will be in the Narthex.
SPIRIT Auction 2015
The Auction Committee is already making plans for the annual SPIRIT Dinner & Auction. Mark your calendars to attend
the evening event on Saturday, April 11, 2015. Come enjoy
an evening of fellowship & fun as we will be “Erupting with
SPIRIT” in a Hawaiian Theme.
Upcoming SPIRIT Gift Gathering Events:
Nebraska Husker Tailgate Party – November 22, 2014
Cookie Dash – December 7, 2014
Wii Bowling – January 2015
Bunco – February 2015
UPCOMING PARISH & SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
October:
26 Eucharist Adoration & Benediction - 1 p.m.
28 Society of St. Vincent’s Mtg - 7 p.m.
29 CSS Distribution - 5 p.m.
30 Endow Study - 8:45 a.m.
November
8-9 Parish Council Election
Bedtime Story Night
Welcome, ALL children who love to
listen to bedtime stories!!
When: Friday, Nov. 7, 2014 7-8 p.m.
Where: St. Vincent Social Hall
Wear: Comfy Pajama's
Bring: Pillow, favorite blankie or
stuffed friend (all optional)
Why: To encourage the love of reading with your children and enjoy the
fellowship of other St. Vincent families.
Children will be able to visit four, 15 minutes reading
sessions where a story will be read to them. One of
these sessions includes milk and cookies.
Blue Valley Pantry
Blue Valley Pantry Community collection on the first
weekend of every month has given many of our parishes a means to share the mission of feeding the less fortunate. Collections for upcoming month from our parish include: Paper Towels
Praying for the Dead in November
November 2 is All Souls Day on which the Church on
earth remembers and prays for the Church in Purgatory. Purgatory is the final purification a person may
need from God in order to be perfect and enter Heaven, the life of perfection. For 8 days beginning on Nov.
1, people may gain a plenary (full) indulgence for people in purgatory. To obtain a Plenary Indulgence from
November 1-8
 make a good Confession within a week of before or
after All Souls Day (Nov. 2)
 be free from all attachment to sin, even venial sin,
for a plenary indulgence;
 visit any cemetery and pray for the dead;
 say one “Our Father” and one “Hail Mary” for the
intentions of the Pope;
 receive Holy Communion worthily on the same day
of the visit or soon after.
Prayer for the Holy Souls in Purgatory:
Eternal rest grant unto him/her/them, O Lord,
And may perpetual Light shine upon him/her/them.
May his/her/their souls and all the souls of the faithful
departed
Through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.
Assumption Holiday Boutique/Craft Fair & Soup Dinner
You are invited to attend Dwight Assumption’s Craft
Fair & Soup Dinner, Sun., Oct. 26th. Fair begins at 9
a.m. and dinner at 10:30 a.m.
Pray special prayers for the seminarians of the week.
Douglas Daro/St. Mary’s, David City, NE
Jason Doher/ St. Patrick’s, Lincoln, NE
CONFIRMATION PARENT MEETING is this Wednesday,
October 29, at 7 p.m. in church. All parents of Gr. 5 students (and
above), who are being confirmed, are asked to attend.
ST. GREGORY’S HALLOWEEN & ALL SAINTS DAY PARTY is Friday, Oct. 31 from 5-8 pm. Go through the front doors of
the seminary. There will be games, candy, and a small scary portion that leads to the saints’ room for the older kids!
AMIGOS FUNDRAISER—THANK YOU! Thank you to
all who supported our Godteens at the recent Amigos Fundraiser!
We especially thank the Schoepf Sophomore Godteens for working
the event! God’s blessings to all!
LDCCW October Pro-Life Diaper Drive
The LDCCW October Pro-Life Diaper Drive will be coming to a close soon but you still have time to donate.
Thank you to those that have already made a donation.
God Bless You. Listen to Spirit Catholic Radio for Diaper
Drive announcements.
Food Distribution
Catholic Social Service Food Distribution is Wednesday, October 29th in our social hall at 5:00 p.m. Bring
a box or basket with handles to take your items home.
Election Day, November 4th
If you are not registered to vote, you have until this Friday, October 24th (6 pm) to register in person at your
County Election Office. You have until October 29th at 4
pm to apply for an early voting ballot to be mailed to
you from your county clerk/election commissioner. Before you vote, please check out the Nebraska
Catholic Conference's Candidate Survey and other election information online at www.nebcathcon.org. General voter information is online at http://
www.sos.ne.gov/elec/ele_forms.html. The U.S. Bishops said the following: "We encourage all citizens, particularly Catholics, to embrace their citizenship not
merely as a duty and privilege, but as an opportunity
meaningfully to participate in building the culture of
life. Every voice matters in the public forum. Every
vote counts. Every act of responsible citizenship is an
exercise of significant individual power. We must exercise that power in ways that defend human life, especially those of God's children who are unborn, disabled
or otherwise vulnerable.
What has been the impact of Contraception on society?
On married Couples?
All Christian religions taught against contraception, until
1930 when some Protestant denominations changed. As
was predicted contraception has lead to an increase in premarital sex, adultery, acceptance of divorce, and abortion.
In 1968, Blessed Pope Paul VI warned that the use of contraception would allow one spouse to treat the other more
like an object than a person, and that governments would
be tempted to impose laws limiting family size. Pope John
Paul II called attention to the close association between
contraception and abortion, noting that “the negative values inherent in the ‘contraceptive mentality’ . . . are such
that they in fact strengthen this temptation [to abortion]
when an unwanted life is conceived” (Evangelium Vitae, no.
13).
A failure to respect married love’s power to help create new
life has eroded respect for life and for the sanctity of marriage.