Good News! The January 18, 2015 Second Sunday in Ordinary Time James Catholic Church St. 9025 Larimore Avenue, Omaha, NE 68134 www.stjamescatholicchurch.org 402-572-0499 Fr. Michael’s Message . . . This Week’s Activities . . . * Sunday, January 18 * Adult Choir, 9:30 a.m. Mass * Confirmation Student /Sponsor Retreat, 1:30-4 p.m. at St. James Parish Center * Monday, January 19 * Bible Study, 1:00 p.m. * 11:30 Music Group Rehearsal, 6:00 p.m. * Celebrate Recovery, 7:00 p.m. * Tuesday, January 20 * Legion of Mary, 7:30 p.m. * Baptism Preparation Class, 7:30 p.m. * Mom’s Group, 8:00 p.m. * Wednesday, January 21 * Quilting Group, 9:00 a.m. * Helping Hands Playgroup, 9:00 a.m. * PRE Family Night for 5th Graders, 5:15 & 7:00 * CDA, 6:30 p.m. * James GANG, 7:00 p.m. * Thursday, January 22 * Finance Meeting, 7:00 a.m. * Children’s Choir Rehearsal, 4:30 p.m. * Alanon, 5:30 p.m. * St. James for Life January Meeting is CANCELLED, we’ll meet again in February * Blue Army, 7:00 p.m. * RCIA, 7:00 p.m. * AA, 8:00 p.m. * Friday, January 23 * Good News! Collators, 9:00 a.m. * Faith Sharing, 9:30 a.m. * Saturday, January 24 * TMIY, 6:45 a.m. * Cleaning Team, 9:00 a.m. * Boy Scout Spaghetti Dinner, 4:30 p.m. * Hatt Family, 5:30 p.m. Mass * CDA Trivia Night, 6:30 p.m. * Sunday, January 25Catholic Schools Week * Doughnuts after Sunday morning Masses compliments of SJ/S Home & School Assoc. * Children’s Choir, 9:30 a.m. Mass * Baptisms, 12:30 p.m. * St. James/Seton School Open House, * Confirmation Student/Sponsor Retreat (makeup),1:30-4 p.m. St. James Parish Ctr. Blessed Lord’s Day! I’d like to share a conversation that my brother, Bryan, and I had the other day. He and I we’re talking about sharing our faith with people in our everyday lives. He was talking about how he works on sharing his faith as a Catholic Chiropractor at Sancta Familia Medical Apostolate here in Omaha. How he prays with people and shares his faith in Jesus with them. He also shared an experience that he had while attending Mass. He was doing his Holy Hour at 5 a.m. and then went to Mass at 6:30 a.m. When he came into Mass, he had this profound realization of what the Mass is. He had a great gratitude come over him. He felt a sense of real peace and joy in his spirit. My brother, Bryan, came to realize that he was powerless over his sins. He realized that Jesus came into the world to do what he himself could never do. Jesus died and Jesus sacrificed Himself in love to the Father in a way that Bryan could do as a sinner. Bryan realized that he lived his life trying to do what Jesus had already done. Bryan realized that at the Mass, he was to enter into Jesus’ sacrifice and offering. For the first time in his life, my brother was content with his weakness. The grace that he received is called ‘poverty of spirit.’ This is the first beatitude. “Blessed are the poor in spirit there’s is the Kingdom of God.” This is a grace he received. My brother did not earn this grace, but he was open to receiving this grace. This is a grace that often comes after much frustration and suffering…after trying again and again and again to save ourselves. We cannot please God! Jesus came to be pleasing to God for us… on our behalf. Wow, does this take the pressure and edge off once we really accept HIS sacrifice and HIS offering for us. The Mass and all the sacraments are our humility realization that we can’t do it. This is why a lot of people get discouraged in their spiritual life. They are trying to do it on their own and they don’t even realize it. This is why there’s no real joy. This is why silence, prayer, adoration, Mass… are torturous. We don’t want to have to face the fact that we are miserably failing again and again. Plus, we can get tired of trying to be good. AND, deep down we know that we can’t be good. We know that it doesn’t work. So, what do we do? We either give up and stop praying or going to Church, confession, etc… Or, we change our approach. This is the heart of this reflection! We must change our approach. Jesus says, “UNLESS you TURN and become like little children, you cannot enter into the Kingdom of God.” So, above I mentioned being ‘poor in spirit’ and here I mentioned Jesus’ words to become like little children. Both of these sayings of Jesus also indicate that we must do them in order to ENTER into the Kingdom of God. He is not talking about after we die, although this is true. He is talking about NOW. We can live in God’s kingdom NOW. Stop trying to do what Jesus already has done and is doing. He came into the world so that you and I could ENTER into HIS offering and HIS sacrifice. You don’t have to carry the stressful burden of being self-sufficient anymore. Be Christ-sufficient. Jesus told Paul, “My grace is sufficient for you.” What does this mean? Take this into prayer! We live in society that teaches us independence and self-sufficiency. We also live in a society that is more and more dependent on depression and anxiety medication. Why? There is a connection! I like to say, ‘we all swim in the same pond.’ What does this mean? It simply means that we are growing up learning to be independent and self-sufficient, which is literally like cancer to the spiritual life. It KILLS the joy and peace in our lives. Our prayer life will never grow if we approach prayer with an independent, self-sufficient attitude. I read a great spiritual classic called ‘Poverty of Spirit’ by Johannes Metz and he says, “Anxiety is the prophet that reminds us that we are not living as human beings are designed to live.” So, when we are anxious, we are depending more on ourselves than on God. When we are stressed and anxious, we are attempting to live independently of God, self-sufficient. So, the KEY is to become like a little child. Don’t try to do what Jesus already did, but enter into Jesus’ work by coming to Mass. Lent will be here in about a month. How about picking a few days a week during Lent to come to Mass to allow Jesus’ offering to be your strength. ~ Fr. Michael Celebrate Recovery—Support Our Parish Mission Is Coming Soon! Group meets every Monday at 7 p.m. in the Parish Center to help adults experiencing issues, including, but not limited to, addiction, divorce, abuse, etc. ~ Larry Davenport, Jr., 402-572-8876 or [email protected] January 18, 2015 Mark your calendar for February 18th, 19th and 20th for our Annual Parish Mission! Our presenter will be Fr. Chris Alar, Director of the Association of Marian Helpers in Stockbridge, Mass., which focuses on the devotion to Mary and the Divine Mercy message of St. Faustina. Fr. Alar will provide engaging presentations on all three evenings, beginning with Ash Wednesday evening Masses. Marian Consecration is the theme for our Parish Mission and will refer to the book, 33 Days to Morning Glory by Fr. Michael Gaitley. 2 Good The News! - - Life Lines - - Pray To End Abortion Regretfully, abortions are performed at Planned Parenthood, 3105 N. 93rd St. every Thursday approximately between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Prayer Warriors are urgently needed at the site during these hours! There is a special Priest led hour from 11:00 a.m. to noon. Also, every Saturday there is a structured hour of prayer from10:0011:00 a.m. Please continue to pray and fast to end abortion and sustain human life. Thank you. ~ Caroline Parys, 402572-1923 Please Remember In Your Prayers . . . WShirleen Voris, mother of Mark (Janet) Voris Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord. Perpetual Adoration “St. Thomas Aquinas said that he learned more in five minutes on his knees in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament than from all the great books he had ever read. The Eucharist is the Great Sacrament, our Lord with us.” Open hours are: Sunday: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 a.m. and 2, 3, 4 and 5 p.m.; Monday: 2 p.m.; - - Day of Penance Thursday: 12, 1, 2, 3 and 9 a.m.; Friday: 1, Thursday, January 22nd, is the 42nd 2, 3, 6 and 7 a.m.; Saturday: 12, 1 and 2 anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's a.m. and 12, 3, 4, 7, 8 9, 10 and 11 p.m. infamous ruling legalizing abortion durTo schedule your weekly holy hour please ing all nine months of pregnancy (Roe v. contact Deacon Pat and Rosie Lenz at 402Wade and Doe v. Bolton). 572-0139, [email protected], The U. S. Bishops have designated the Parish Office 402-572-0499 or Mary January 22nd as a day of penance for the Reed, 402-708-1264. violations to the dignity of the human Just a reminder, if you are unable to keep person committed through acts of aboryour scheduled holy hour, please notify your tion, and of prayer for the full restoration prayer partner or secure a substitute for your of the legal guarantee of the right to life. holy hour. Please offer some form of prayer and penance on this day and attend Mass to Special Collection for pray for an end to this atrocity. Seminarians—Thank you for your con- - Pro-Life Mass tinued prayers and generous financial support of The 8:15 a.m. Mass on Thursday, our Seminarians. The Archdiocese of Omaha is January 22nd, is being offered for "in very blessed to have 29 men studying for the Priestreparation for the sin of abortion.” Please hood. If you’d like to share your support, a Special consider attending this Mass and offer Seminarian Collection envelope was included in prayers for this intention. your church envelope pack and can be placed in the - - Pro-Life Mass and Walk for collection basket at all Masses. Sunday, January 18 7:30 am WRosemary Bales 9:30 am WLinda Dierks 11:30 am St. James Parishioners 5:00 pm In Thanksgiving Monday, January 19 6:30 am WEd Krzyzanowski 8:15 am WTom Kaup Tuesday, January 20 6:30 am WAndy May 8:15 am WJake Jackson Wednesday, January 21 6:30 am WCecilia Lenz 8:15 am Intentions of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas Thursday, January 22 6:30 am Pastor’s Intentions 8:15 am In Reparation for Sins of Abortion Friday, January 23 6:30 am Intention of Fr. Michael Voithofer 8:15 am WRudy Novak Saturday, January 24 8:30 am Intention of Fr. Roger Kalscheuer and Family 5:30 pm WRichard and Louise Miller Sunday, January 25 7:30 am WBob Beck 9:30 am WJerry Coon 11:30 am Intentions of Dwayne & Lauretta Muff 5:00 pm St. James Parishioners Scripture Readings Sunday (1/18): 1 Sm 3:3b-10, 19/1 Cor 6:13c15a, 17-20/Jn 1:35-42 Monday: Heb 5:1-10/Mk 2:18-22 Tuesday: Heb 6:10-20/Mk 2:23-28 Wednesday: Heb 7:1-3, 15-17/Mk 3:1-6 Thursday: Heb 7:25--8:6/Mk 3:7-12 Friday: Heb 8:6-13/Mk 3:13-19 Saturday: Heb 9:2-3, 11-14/Mk 3:20-21 Next Sunday: Jon 3:1-5, 10/1 Cor 7:29-31/Mk 1:14-20 - - St. James for Life January Meetfor Life in Lincoln, will be Saturday, Janu- ing is CANCELLED. We’ll meet in February. ary 31st. Mass will begin at 9 a.m. at St. Mary's Church, (14th & K Street). Most Our Church Overflows With Christmas Love and Reverend William J. Dendinger, Bishop of Grand Island, will be the main celebrant and Flowers Given in Honor and Memory of Loved Ones: Msgr. Joseph L. Hanefeldt, Pastor of Christ the King Parish, will be the homilist. The Joe & Dolores Pritchard Warren & Rosemary Bales Jake Jackson Walk will begin at 10 a.m. on the North side Lori Salvatori Bob and Katie Beck Adelaide Jamrog of the State Capital Building. Our keynote Bernadine & Raymond Schneider Margaret Blanke Jim & Dottie Klug speaker is Mario St. Francis, a former actor/ William “Bill” Shafer Tony Bullinger Sophie Grace model, current spokesperson and Director of Joe, Scott & Donne Svehla Jim & Janet Cottrell Cathy Kueny Media and PR for World Youth Day.com. Dorothy & Leonard Lewandowski Ralph & Catherine Dierks Stan & Frances Kurtz St. Columbkille Church, (84th & CornLouis H. Meyer Linda Dierks Anthony Lahr husker) is offering a round-trip Arrow Stage Richard “Butch” Milota Pius & Mary Ann Engelhart Will & Cecilia Lamb Line bus ride, leaving Saturday 7:30 Fred & Louise Ourada Sue & George Grillo Maureen Lehan a.m. and returning 2:30 p.m. Cost is $15.00 Lloyd & Virginia Patterson Jim & Marilyn Hannam Robert Lehan per person. Children under 15 must be acPaul, Carol, Dalton & Audrey Salber Eileen Hermann Bill & Agnes McCafferty companied by an adult. Please conLoretta & Leland Seibert Sylvester & Viola Hermann Jim Parys & Deceased Members tact Cathy, 402-504-1264 or Frances & Howard Zimmerman Jerry Hurtz of the Parys & Berger Families [email protected] by January 28th. Life—The annual Pro-life Mass & Walk January 18, 2015 3 Good The News! New Member Registration We welcome you to St. James, a caring, faithfilled parish community. Below are three steps to become a registered parishioner. 1. Call the parish office at 402-572-0499 to register for the New Parishioner Registration Meeting. 2. Attend the next meeting on Sunday, February 15th, at 10:30 a.m. in the Parish Center. These meetings occur once per month St. James/Seton School News www.sjsomaha.org [email protected] www.facebook.com/SJSCatholicSchool “St. James/Seton School Community provides a safe and nurturing learning environment in which our students grow in mind, body and spirit through a quality, faith based and service oriented Catholic education.” % Upcoming Activities: SJSEA Soccer—St James Elizabeth and alternate between 10:30 a.m. Sunday and % January 19: No School, Teacher In-Svc. % January 25: Open House at SJ/S 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. % January 25—31: Catholic Schools Week 3. Complete the forms you received at the % Sunday: School Open House, 11 a.m. meeting and return them to the parish office. % Monday: Mass with the Archbishop Congratulations, you are now registered! % Tuesday: Talent Show % Wednesday: Crazy Tie & Prayer Svc. Receive the Sacraments % Thursday: Spelling Bee % Friday: Spirit Day, Super Hero Day & V Anointing of the Sick is a healing sacrament for young and old, when seriously, chronically, or termiVolley Ball Game nally ill, and prior to surgery. Please call the parish % January 29: 8th Grade Mass at Cathedral office, 402-572-0499. % January 30: 1:20 p.m. Dismissal V Baptisms are celebrated on the second and last % January 31: Life’s a Beach Sunday of the month. Our Baptism preparation class occurs on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7:30 School Open House p.m. in the Parish Center. Please call the Parish Office to register. St. James/Seton School faculty and staff V Holy Orders: If you’re discerning a call to the would like to invite you to our Open House priesthood or the diaconate, please call Fr. Tom on Sunday, January 25th from 11:00 a.m. Weisbecker, 402-572-0499. If you are interested in to 1:00 p.m. and help celebrate “50 Years religious or consecrated life, please call the Vocation of Quality, Faith-based Education.” Office at 402-558-3100. Come enjoy refreshments and a special V Matrimony: Please contact one of the parish opportunity to learn how the school has priests six-months ahead of the proposed date. V Penance: Saturday, 3:30-5:00 p.m. or by appoint- grown over the past 50 years! Guided tours ment. will be available by current students and Meet the Pastoral Team Fr. Tom Weisbecker, Pastor…...402-572-0499 [email protected]...…….ext. 14 Fr. Michael Voithofer, Associate Pastor [email protected]…………..ext. 15 Deacon Pat Lenz, Pastoral Minister [email protected]……....ext. 16 Jolene Meyer, Parish Secretary [email protected]…….ext. 11 Jeff Guinane, Administrative Services Mgr. j j guin an [email protected]. 13 Deacon Ron Hesson, Accounting Manager [email protected]………ext. 17 Josie Clarey, Parish & School Liturgy Coordinator [email protected]...………………..ext. 22 Ken Whetstone, Parish Maintenance Vikki Cervantes, Editor & Volunteer Coord. [email protected]……ext. 12 Mrs. Chris Arnold, St. James/Seton Principal [email protected] ............... 402-572-0339 Jo Kusek, Faith Formation and P.R.E. Director [email protected] ............ 402-572-0369 Hannah Keisling, Youth Minister [email protected]…....651-331-0971 Cathy Wyatt, Parish Council President [email protected]……..402-661-9611 Meet the Deacon Community Gregg & Carol Drvol, Jerry Gau, Randy & Pam Grosse, Kathy Hecht, Rich & Linda Hopkins, Rita Kessler, Stan & Pat Kurtz, Pat & Rosie Lenz, Steve & Lisa Nelson, Lyle & Jackie Simmons, Wayne & Chris Young Ann Youth Soccer registration opened January 5th for the Spring 2015 season. All kids age 4-14 are eligible to play. Registration for U7 and above ends on February 1st. Registration for U6 ends on March 15th. For all levels, a late fee will apply and participation will be subject to availability if you register after the deadline. For more information and to register visit www.sjeaysc.org. SJ/S Athletic Association Announces…Life’s A Beach The SJ/S Athletic Association will host a fun-filled casual evening on Saturday, January 31st in the Parish Center. The evening will include cocktails, dinner, special presentations and dancing. SJ/S Athletic Association is a self-funded parent organization which sponsors the following competitive sports programs for SJ/S: Volleyball, Football, Basketball and Track. Purchase tickets at: www.sjsathletics.com. Thank you for your continued support! staff. You can also check out projects and work our students are doing today! Eagle Platinum Level - $750 Recognition in the Catalog as an “Event Sponsor” ¨ Banner with Company Logo ¨ Table of 8 ¨ Table Service—Drinks & Silent Auction Bid Check-in ¨ Accept the Challenge In December, St. James/Seton was presented with an "Incredibly Amazing" donation of $500 from B & B Plumbing Services, LLC. Along with his donation, Brian Bales, B & B Plumbing owner & SJ/S parent, is challenging others to match his pledge donation. These generous donations will be used to cover the cost of necessary renovations and upgrades to our playground. I shared this story with a family, who has no connection to S/JS, and they were so touched that they were the first to accept the challenge and make a $500 pledge. They said, “Merry Christmas to your kids." Within 12-hours we received our very first pledge for the playground updates! Let's see how many others will step-up and match B & B Plumbing Service's pledge to help SJ/S. For more information, please contact Ms. Paulette Theisen, Assistant Principal/ Development Director, 402-572-0339 or [email protected] January 18, 2015 4 ¨ Eagle Gold Level - $500 Recognition in the Catalog as an “Event Sponsor” ¨ Banner with Company Logo ¨ Table of 8 Kindergarten Round-UP SJ/S is hosting a Kindergarten Round-Up on: Thursday, February 19th from 9—10:30 a.m. and 1—2:30 p.m. To register, please contact the school office at 572-0339 OR email Ruth Franson at: [email protected] by February 12th. Support Scouts—When you shop at Canfield’s, please mention St James Troop 380. Canfields’s rebate program helps our Scouts purchase needed equipment. Good The News! Our Community Events . . . Ø Bible Study On the Gospel of John—Explore the Gospel of John in this video series featuring Jean Vanier, the Founder of L’Arche. (Vanier is a Canadian Catholic philosopher turned theologian and humanitarian. L’Arche is an international federation of communities for people with developmental disabilities and those who assist them.) This fourteen-part video series filmed in the Holy Land began on Friday, January 16th but participants are still welcome to join us. Women of St. James and St. Elizabeth Ann are welcome to join an existing women’s faith-sharing group that meets on Fridays for conversation and coffee at 9:30 followed by study from 10:00-11:00 a.m. in St. James’ Family Room. Please call Jo Kusek at 402-572-0369 if you would like to join this group. St. James Catholic Daughter’s Trivia Night Join us on Saturday, January 24th! Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and Trivia begins at 7:00 p.m. Come as an individual or get a table (up to 8 persons) together. Table theme, decorations and costumes for participants are encouraged, but not necessary - a prize for best table will be awarded. Cost is $15/ person payable at the door. Beverages are included with admission - adults only. For reservations or questions, please call Pamela at 402-498-3574 or Angie at 402319-8321. Ø Psalms: The School of Prayer—This Bible Study will be offered in St. James Parish Center from 7:00-8:30 p.m. for ten Mondays beginning January 26th. It is a DVD Bible Study featuring both Jeff Cavins and Dr. Tim Gray. Half of the psalms were written by King David, and they were originally songs of faith. It is said that the psalms express all of our prayers to God from praise and thanksgiving to sorrow and lament. Please contact Jo Kusek at 402-572-0369 or [email protected] if you would like to join us. (Optional $25 notebook) Philippians 4:8 January 18, 2015 Moms of Faith—Meet on the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of every month at 8:00 Join us on Saturday, January p.m. in the St. James Church Library. Our 24th at 6:45 a.m. in the Parish Center. group of Catholic moms has been meeting for Session 15: The Paradise of Nazareth the past year to talk about Natural Family à The Home of St. Joseph Planning (NFP). We come together with difà The Holiness of Jesus and Mary ferent comfort levels with NFP, different à St. Joseph: The Second Greatest Saint stages in our lives and different stories to à The Great Mystery of the Spousal Bond share. We support each other as we figure out à The Mission of St. Joseph the blessing of NFP in our faith, in our mothà The Spiritual Reality of Fatherhood erhood journey and in our marriages. à To Be a Father Our meetings include prayer, questions, That Man Is You meets Saturday morn- discussion, book reviews and discovering ings in the parish center at 6:45 a.m. for a wonderful friendships! We are currently light breakfast, coffee (bring your own mug) reading "These Beautiful Bones: An Everyand fellowship. A presentation will begin at day Theology of the Body" by Emily Stimp7:15 a.m. and is followed at 7:45 a.m. with son. If this interests you at all...if you have breakout groups. Men are invited to join struggles with NFP and just want to talk with TMIY anytime during the year! For more other moms, if you're just exploring the idea info contact Greg Morrison, 402-426-8152 or of practicing NFP and want to hear other [email protected] spectives, or if you're an NFP veteran that wants to help other ladies, PLEASE JOIN Keep the Heat On US!! This is a great opportunity to join a SAVE THE DATE! “KEEP THE HEAT wonderful group of moms. Questions? ConON!” Chili Cook Off is January 31st from tact Miranda at [email protected] or 5 to 8 p.m. at Creighton Prep to benefit the 402-493-4515 SVDP Emergency Assistance Fund. Sample and vote on FIFTEEN unique chili Love or Lust? recipes. Fantastic raffle items and entertainMark your calendar for 7 p.m. on Wednesment! Celebrity Chefs! Face painting for day, February 4th, at S. Wenceslaus Church the kids! Also available: Hot dogs, deli(15353 Pacific Street, Omaha). “Jason Evert gives cious desserts (including Village Inn pies), you, the young adult/teanager, the truth about chassoda, and beer. Proceeds will help us help tity. His seminar is challenging, entertaining, enthose who desperately need to keep their couraging, and healing. Chastity is a lifestyle that heat or electricity on or avoid eviction. brings freedom, respect, peace and romance withTo be a contender or to find out more, out regret. Come hear his Catholic centered, lifevisit our website at svdpomaha.com or call changing message!” This talk is free and intended Mary Egan at 402-850-0033. Join the fun, for 7th to 12th grade youth. ~Sponsored by the St. have some chili and help "KEEP THE Wenceslaus Knights of Columbus and 102.7 Spirit HEAT ON!" See you there!! Catholic Radio. That Man Is You! Music in Catholic Schools Boy Scout Spaghetti Dinner A Benefit Dance and Silent Auction will be held on Friday, February 6th from 7:3010:30 p.m. at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish Center (5419 N. 114th Street), with music by the Nebraska Wind Symphony Swingtones. Enjoy free dance instruction from 6:15 -7:15 p.m. Tickets at the door are $15 for adults; $10 for seniors and students. Beverages and desserts are available for free-will donations. Funds raised enable students with need to participate in band at their school. For more information, call 402-5575600 or visit the Music in Catholic Schools website at www.archomaha.org/education/ mcs. 5 Boy Scout Troop 380 invites everyone to their Spaghetti Dinner on Saturday, January 24th from 4:30-7:00 p.m. in the St. James/Seton Gym. $7 per person, under 12y are $4, and 5y and under and youth Boy/ Girl Scouts in uniforms are free. Seniors 60+ are $6, Family of 4 pricing at $25, Carryout packages available. Meatballs to go: $8/doz. HOPE—Warm things up! Use HOPE certificates for Romeo’s Mexican Food and Pizza ($10 Certificates offer 10% profit to HOPE) OR Fernando’s Café and Cantina ($10 Certificates offer 20% profit to HOPE). Good The News! Service . . . SJ/SEA Quilting Group Afghan Project Stephen Ministry The St. James Community Concerns ComOur next meeting is on Wednesday, January 21st. All are welcome! Questions? mittee supplies hand-made Afghans to doPlease call Janet Presser 402-571-6250. mestic violence shelters. The Afghans provide young Mothers and children with some Please prayerof the warmth and comfort they need during fully consider difficult family times. We now have 10 where God cases of yarn and some pre-assembled might have you serve. Perhaps you’d like to squares but we desperately need help making accept one of the opportunities below: squares and assembling them into child and Children’s Liturgy of the Word (CLW): adult size Afghans. We need help with CLW at the 9:30 a.m. SunIf you, or someone you know, can help us day Mass. Current SET is required. Please call with this meaningful task, please contact Mary, 402-571-7763. Gary, Community Concerns at 402-763Church Cleaners: If you’d like to help 9201. clean our beautiful Church and make some new friends, please call the Parish Office, 402-5720499. Each team cleans about 4 times a year on Church Cleaning Team #14 will work on Friday, January 23rd: Louise Vacek, Friday or Saturday mornings. Capt., 402-571-2086, Marie & Joe Pletka, Dick & Collators for the Good News!: Would you Jane Gutchewsky, Shirley & George Matuella, like to help collate the Good News! Bulletin in Marge & Jim Kleymann, Ron & Betty Phillips, good company? Call the Parish Office, 402Eileen Philbin, Aveline & Les Marks, Kathy Walsh 572-0499. We especially need help on the 5th Friday Team. Good News! Collating Team #4 HOPE Sales: We need two people to sell will work Friday, January 23rd: Diane Brincks, HOPE certificates on the 3rd Sunday of the month after the 11:30 a.m. Mass. Call Renilda Pat Weaver, Chuck & Millie Suiter, Patty Miller, Tanya Cady Mishek at the HOPE office, 402-572-7897. January 24 & 25 Saturday Sunday January 24th January 25 5:30p 7:30a 9:30a 11:30a 5:00p Presider/ Deacon Fr. Tom G. Drvol Fr. Tom L. Simmons Fr. Tom R. Hopkins Fr. Michael S. Nelson Fr. Michael W. Young EMHC ( Lovely) Team 2 Team 4 Team 6 Team 9 Team 12 Lectors Team 3 Team 4 Team 4 Team 4 Team 4 Servers Z. Harrison C. Ferrer F. Ferrer E. Schartz M. Hilton A. Schwarz M. Phillips E. Phillips T. Burbridge A. Gurnon J. Mausbach S. Hayford C. Rangel S. Rangel A. Phillips J. Dotzler J. McGee M. Nevins J. Philbin L. Larson Musicians Hatt Family Acapella Children’s Choir 11:30 Music Group R. Kessler F. Shefl Nigrin Swassing n/a n/a C. L. Word Kelly n/a Who Benefits from Stephen Ministry? Not only care-receivers but ALL of us! Our St. James Stephen Ministry Program benefits many others besides those who receive the care of their Stephen Ministers. The Stephen Ministers grow greatly as they learn about helping others—and they learn about themselves. As the hurting members of St. James grow stronger through this caring ministry, our whole St. James Parish is built up and made stronger. And, of course, we all can have the knowledge that when the pains of life come our way, someone will always be there, ready to care for us, to bring God’s love to us in a special, personal way. Perhaps God is calling you to be one of these caring, committed servants who offer Christ’s love to those who are hurting. Why St. James Stephen Ministry? St. James Stephen Ministry is designed to train laypeople for caring ministry. Loving others in Jesus’ name is a challenge and an opportunity for all God’s children. Likewise, the joy of helping others is the privilege of all Christians, for the Holy Spirit has given gifts to each Christian to use in service to others and to build up the church (1 Corinthians 12:7– 11). Stephen Ministry relies on the gifts the Holy Spirit has given to our parishioners so that, as more people are equipped to care, Christ’s love for us will be able to go out from us in ever greater and more effective ways. Has God provided you with the gift of caring? Would you like an opportunity to share your gift? If so, contact our Stephen Leaders, Colleen 402-571-6296 or Lori 402571-6838. Good News! Deadlines— Please submit articles to: bulletin@stjamescatholi cchurch.org before 11:30 a.m. on Candle Ministry: January: 18—Coghill; 19—Wandrey, Decker; 20—D/D Jackson, Simmons; 21—Marasco, Pearson; 22—P/A Lage; Boatman; 23—Ponec, K/A Kloewer; 24—Morrison; 25—Mason, Merritt; 26—Anthofer, Betzelberger January 18, 2015 6 Monday for the following Good News! Good The News! Your Stewardship January Adult……………….... Loose Bills/Checks... Children Loose Bills.. Children Envelopes.. Dollar Bill…………… ACH (1st/20th)…….. WeShare Total General Contributions…... 2014-15 Budgeted Wkly Off YTD Weekly Offertory……………. YTD Budgeted Offertory……….... YTD Difference……………………. Mortgage Balance………………... Holy Days: Christmas……………..…………….. Solemnity of Mary…………………. Special Collections: 11th $16,492 $2,597 $70 $6 $905 $n/a $1,003 $20,168 $23,500 $679,105 $658,000 $21,105 $848,855 St. James Youth Ministry Growing And Needing God (GANG) Hannah Keisling, Youth Minister 402-572– 0624 [email protected] Deacon Pat Lenz 402-572-0499 [email protected] Encourage Youth To Get Involved Join Us on Sunday and Wednesday! All teens are invited to the Overflow Youth group, which meets on Sunday evenings at St. Elizabeth Ann Church from 6:30-8:30pm. This weekend’s topic is on $1,475 the sacrament of Baptism and our call as $99 baptized Christians. Seminarians……………………….. $2,387 Please also join the James G.A.N.G. for a Bible study on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. in the youth house! Enjoy a relaxing night Parish Information with cookies, pizza rolls and friendly conWeekend Mass Schedule: versations about God and how he speaks to Saturday: 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Vigil Sunday: 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. each of us through the Scriptures. Doors Weekday Mass Schedule: open at 7 p.m. Friends are always wel6:30 a.m. and 8:15 a.m. come to both Sunday and Wednesday Penance: youth groups! Saturday: 3:30—5:00 p.m. or by appointment. Rectory and Parish Office: Business Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. excluding Holidays Telephone 402-572-0499; Fax 402-573-9345 Email:: [email protected] School Information St. James/Seton School, 4720 N. 90 Street School office…………………………………402-572-0339 Email………………………………[email protected] Web site……………………………...www.sjsomaha.org Fax…………………………………………....402-572-0347 Religious Formation Office………………..402-572-0369 Includes Adult Faith Formation, 5-day School, and Parish Religious Education (PRE). Email…………………………[email protected] Website….………...www.stjamessetonpreadultfaith.com Help Our Parish Excel (HOPE) Office…….402-572-7897 Youth Spring Retreat Spring Retreat sign ups are now available to all in grades 9-12. Sign up information can be found on the parish websites, or contact Hannah or Deacon Pat to sign up. From Scripture Mark 1:14 -20, The Common Call— When we read about the way Jesus gathered His followers, it seems almost casual. For example, He passed the Sea of Galilee, saw Andrew and Simon and called them. It’s as if these men left their homes and livelihoods to follow Jesus with little thought. After all, He was a stranger to most. We must conclude website:…………………………..www.sjeahope.org that there was something very compelling Email:………………………………[email protected] about Jesus and His call to them. With hindsight, we know that Jesus’ message was worth leaving everything behind. In Youth Ministry Information fact, we know that true discipleship means Rev. James V. Brown OAR Youth Center leaving everything and surrendering to the 9124 Tomahawk Boulevard will of God. He will provide whatever a dis402-572-0624 ciple needs to follow Him but nothing comes before our relationship with God. The comSafe Environment Training pelling part of His call is the chance to serve (SET)—Anyone who wishes to volunteer Him and be close to Him. at school or Church events and have contact Jesus chose twelve special people to be His with the children, must have current certificlosest followers and He became their leader. cation in Safe Environment. They went where He told them and did what A Level 1 training for new volunteers will He asked. Jesus is still calling people to folbe offered on Thursday, February 5th at 7 low Him today. In fact, He has called each of p.m. in the St. James Parish Center. Call the us to follow Him (Growing In Faith, 1/15). school office 402-572-0339 to register. January 18, 2015 7 Are you a teenager? Do you know a teenager? Do you know someone who knows a teenager? This should apply to all of us... We are all youth ministers and we are all called to share our faith with one another. Encourage our teenagers to get involved in the parish through the youth ministry. Our gatherings are personal and full of time to experience Christ in a real way. Without taking time out of our busy lives, we tend to miss the miracles that God is doing for us everyday. So in short, we all need ministry of some sort and we all need each other's encouragement. So let's help our youth by helping them see their place in our parishes of St. James and St. Elizabeth Ann! Answering the Call . . . Please pray for our Seminarians, as they prepare for a lifetime of service in the Church: Marcus Knecht, Theology III Nicholas Phillips, Year of Spirituality Matt Soltys, College II Padraic Stack, Theology I Joe Sund, Pastoral Year What Is My Responsibility to God? Once you have come to know God, and what He has revealed about Himself, He must come first in your life. “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind”(Matthew 22:37). This is not oppressive. On the contrary, if we love someone, we make changes so they can have a meaningful part of our lives. Their joys and sorrows become our own, and vice versa. This is true of God, whose very nature it is to love. Jesus said, “If you love me, you will keep my commandments” (John 14:15). If we truly love Him, we would do what He tells us to do: “Love one another as I love you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends” (John 15:12-13). God loved us enough to create us, suffer and die for us, rise from the dead for us, redeem and forgive us. How can we ignore a love like that? (GIF,1/15). Good The News! Ø Adult & Child Faith Formation Jo Kusek, Director 402-572-0369 www.stjamessetonpre-adultfaith.com Ø Generations of Faith The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is celebrated this week from January 18-25. I am thinking about my Mom who prays daily for the unity of the Church because two of her four children are no longer Catholic. In John 17, we find Jesus’ great High Priestly prayer; His prayer for unity. I have heard various priests and scholars say that Jesus’ great prayer will not go unanswered. I pray not only for them, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, so that they may all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I in you, that they also may be in us, that the world may believe that you sent me. And I have given them the glory you gave me, so that they may be one, as we are one, I in them and you in me, that they may be brought to perfection as one, that the world may know that you sent me, and that you loved them even as you loved me. Father, they are your gift to me. I wish that where I am, they also may be with me, that they may see my glory that you gave me, because you loved me before the foundation of the world. Righteous Father, the world also does not know you, but I know you, and they know that you sent me. I made known to them your name and I will make it known, that the love with which you loved me may be in them and I in them” (John 17:20-26). A Prayer for Christian Unity: Almighty and eternal God, you gather the scattered sheep and watch over those you have gathered. Look kindly on all who follow Jesus, Your Son. You have marked them with the seal of one baptism, now make them one in the fullness of faith and unite them in the bond of love. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. Ø P.R.E. News—We will have a Family Night for 5th graders and their parents in St. James’ Parish Center at 5:15 and in the school library at 7:00 p.m. Younger siblings who are not in P.R.E. are very welcome to attend. We will have regular classes for other grade levels. Before Lent, I have asked all of our religion teachers to complete Circle of Grace lessons with their students. These lessons are required by the Archdiocese every year, and focus on appropriate relationships. May God bless all of our students; may they always feel respected and safe. (Jo Kusek, 402-572-0369) Ø Student-Sponsor Confirmation Retreat Ø Question of the Week Gospel: John 1:35-42 Key Passage: “They said to Him, ‘Rabbi’(which translated means Teacher) ‘where are you staying?’ He said to them, ‘Come, and you will see.’ So they went and saw where Jesus was staying, and they stayed with Him that day” John 1:38-39 Question for Adults: In what ways do you experience being called by Jesus? What does He want you to do? Question for Youth: Andrew seemed to know immediately that he should follow Jesus. Do you have that same sense of confidence in your faith in Jesus? What helps? What makes it hard? Question for Children: What can you do this week to show that you are a follower of Jesus? Symbolon—Parishioners of St. James can access Sym- There will be a retreat for 8th grade Confirmation students and their parents this Sunday, January 18th from 1:30 to 4:00 p.m. in the St. James Parish Center. If sponsors are unable to come, another adult may come instead. This retreat is for students from St. James/Seton School, the PRE program and home schools. If any students and their sponsors are unable to come today, the retreat will be repeated on Sunday, January 25th from 1:30-4:00 p.m. in the St. James Parish Center. Ø Preferential Option for the Poor Excerpt from Pope Francis’ Homily for Epiphany 2015 “And so we can ask ourselves: what is the mystery in which God is hidden? Where can I find him? All around us, we see wars, the exploitation of children, torture, trafficking in arms, trafficking in persons… In all these realities, in these, the least of our brothers and sisters who are enduring these difficult situations, there is Jesus. The crib points us to a different path from the one cherished by the thinking of this world: it is the path of God’s self-abasement, that humility of God’s love by which he abases himself, he completely lowers himself, his glory concealed in the manger of Bethlehem, on the cross upon Calvary, in each of our suffering brothers and sisters.” bolon videos free by going to the St. James Church website, www.stjamescatholicchurch.org and scrolling down to Parish Headlines. Click on Symbolon and create your own user name and password. We are able to watch these videos free until November 2015. This beautiful 20-episode video series uses new technologies and state-of-the-art video. Filmed on location in Rome, the Holy Land, Calcutta and in the Augustine Institute studios, this series uses the beauty of Catholic art, sacred music and the saints to help tell the story of the Faith. Symbolon preØ Women’s Morning of Reflection 2015 sents the unbreakable connection between the Faith and people’s Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 21st. The annual everyday lives. Presenters share how the Faith makes a differWomen’s Morning of Reflection will be held at St. Elizabeth Ann’s ence in their lives and offer personal examples of how to live it. Parish Center. Our speaker this year is Dr. Karen Dwyer, author of Thanksgiving—What better way to start the New Year Wrap Yourself in Scripture. She will teach us a Scripture study method called WRAP. WRAP is an acronym that stands for Write, than in the spirit of thanksgiving? Thanksgiving is what the Reflect, Apply and Pray. The goal of WRAP is to foster a personal word “Eucharist” means. There’s no better way to show thanks encounter and conversion with Jesus Christ through the Scriptures. to God than by living our lives in a new way beginning with Cost is $20 which includes her book. Registration forms will be Mass each week (GIF, 1/15). available soon. (Jo Kusek, 402-572-0369) January 18, 2015 8 Good The News! A+ HEARTLAND CONCRETE, L.L.C. • Driveways • Insured Enrolling Now! • Retaining Walls • References 402-571-7670 16 Years BBB Member 731-2094 402-572-4044 We create Happiness by Inspiring your Lifestyle in your home and Enhancing business Environments. Responsibly 90th & L • 592-7072 Larry roncallicatholic.org 9101 Military Rd • Omaha, NE 68134 TRITZ PLUMBING INC. 894-0300 “Family Owned & Operated Since 1945” www.tritz.com 4718 S. 135th St. • Omaha Eric EYE CONSULTANTS, P.C. Joseph W. Townley, M.D. Thomas W. Hejkal, M.D., Ph.D. Jordan J.Arens, O.D. Kevin A. Langel, O.D. 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