St Philip Neri Church

Bulletin 6/08/2008 to 06/15/2008

Dear Parishioners,

     This weekend I am celebrating Mass at Blessed Sacrament.  I try to do this once a month to stay in touch with the parishioners.

     Today (Sunday) is the Knights of Columbus Breakfast.  I hope you all enjoy some good food. 

     Today we also begin Perpetual Adoration.   We will be starting this Sunday at 6 p.m. and going the week ending on Fridays at Midnight.  We will not have adoration on Saturdays.  We didn’t quite have enough people to fill that day.   If you still would like a Holy Hour, please check the bulletin for hours that are still open.    If you did sign up but never got called, please call the rectory.

     Friday is the feast day of St. Anthony of Padua.  We have a statue of him in front of Church on the right side of the Altar.  St. Anthony was born in Portugal in 1195.  He was impressed with the Franciscans and became one of them.  He was well known as a preacher and for his zeal and eloquence. He settled in Padua and helped the poor and those suffering. He suffered at times with his own health.  He was known for the many miracles that he performed. He was called the “Wonder-Worker”.  He preached to crowds in the rain but the audiences remained dry despite the downpour. He prayed over a man who had a severed leg and it was healed.  The Christ Child also was known to have appeared to him.  St. Anthony is the saint to pray to for retrieving lost items since he is the Wonder-Worker.  He died in 1231.

Have a great Week

Fr.Craig

Church Support

Weekly Offering Budgeted                     $11,500.00

Weekly Offering (June 1)     $11,656.22

Auto Withdrawal                  $1,880.00

Total Receipts                          $13,536.22

Year To Date Budget Needs                      $529,000.00

Year to Date Collections                         $502,153.23

Bequest (9/1/07)                                            $9,380.00

Shortage                                                     ($17,466.77)

Mass Intentions

The Week Ahead –

Sunday, June 8

Tuesday, June 10

Wednesday, June 11

Sunday, June 15 - Father’s Day

Liturgical Ministers: June 14/15:

Altar Servers:

5:00pm: Alexis McCoy, Aidan Cameron 8:00am: Taylor Shirk, Jeffery Hughes 10:30am: Ryan Conrad, Mark Ahlstrom

Candlebearers:

5:00pm: Sarah Bohnenkamp, Autumn Hansen 8:00am: Danielle Hoffman, Bailey Meehan 10:30am: Jonah Holzapfel, Trystan Brock

Deacon:

10:30am: Fred Hendricks

EMHCs:

5:00pm: Diane Sullivan, Theresa O’Neill, Jacquie Dahlin, Karen Bexten, David Parks 8:00am: Madelaine Adler,  Tracey McKillip, Mary Todd, Sue Schartz, Bonnie Shea 10:30am: DeLynne Clausen, Julie Stromer, Kelli Brock, Trudie Ahlstrom

Lectors:

5:00pm: Hugh Reilly 8:00am: Alyce Kozimor 10:30am: Jeanna Peri

COMMUNION TO HOMEBOUND: Dave Parks, George & Marsha Moon, Roy Edwards, Bev Baer

In This Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus shares a meal with tax collectors and sinners – those who are outcasts and who have broken the purity laws so they could not participate in Jewish worship. Jesus’ actions remind us that we are to receive and extend His mercy to others.

A Couple of things were omitted from last week’s bulletin – Among them were these items:

While we welcomed our two new teachers, We forgot to thank our outgoing teachers: Mr. Bill Kelly and Ms Marie Cusic. Some of our parishioners might not realize that we were honored to have both of these teachers working in our school as they both not only went to school at St. Philip Neri, they both did their student teaching at St. Philip Neri and both came back to actually teach at St. Philip Neri! That’s true loyalty! Thank you to Mr. Kelly and Ms Cusic for jobs well done and good luck to you in your new assignments!

Also Omitted in last week’s bulletin, we offer our prayers and blessings to these 2008 graduates from St. Philip Neri School:

Coltin Bentley                          Ana Huber

Dakota Boisen                          Hannah Ingraham

Ian Cameron                            Gina Jones

Jeffrey Hansen                         Alesia Kroeker

Je’Kara Hart                            M. Jacob Peffer

Jasmine Hayworth                   Patrick Reilly

Paige Higgins                          Savannah Rowe

Danielle Hoffman                    Robert Ryckman

Gregory Houser                       Erik Stanislav

                        Reagan Tafoya

CONGRATULATIONS – not only to our 2008 graduates, but also to these prior graduates from St. Philip Neri School who made Honor Roll at their High Schools:

Creighton Prep: First Honors: Kyle Ingraham, Ryan McKillip, and Sean O’Neill Second Honors: Paul Golwitzer, Scott Negus, and Sam Troia II.

Mount Michael: First Honors: Clayton Taylor Second Honors: Adam Behr

Mercy High School: First Honors: Theresa Cusic Second Honors: Samantha Dugan, Kayla Fitzgerald, Killian Matsunami, and Kaitlin Wonder

Duchesne Academy: HIGHEST Honor: Meredith Taylor

Roncalli Catholic High School: High Honors: Riley Cullen, Emily Cuva, Matt Fehrman, Nicholas Matthews, and Mitch Smith; Honors: Michael Herman, Jake Higgins, Christopher Koch, and Katholeen Pirruccello; Honorable Recognition: Christopher Ramsgard, Matthew Ramsgard, Jacob Ryckman, Molly Sedlacek, and Ashley Smith.

We’re proud of ALL our graduates!

Although he didn’t graduate from St. Philip Neri School, he did put three children through our school and we’d like to congratulate Tom Locher on being named Fellow of the Nebraska State Bar Foundation. What an honor, Tom! We’re proud of you, too!

Recently Baptized in the St. Philip Neri Parish Family, we welcome Evynn Olivia, daughter of Korey and Jamie (Moos) Olsen and granddaughter of Shirley Moos; Brigid Scout, daughter of Bill and Mendi Kelly, and granddaughter of Joan & Henry Kelly; Sophia Nicole, daughter of Danny & Kelly Peklo, and granddaughter of Joe and Therese Peklo; Jackson Clark, son of Harvey and April McDonald – and grandson of Pat and Judy Haines; Gianna Marie, daughter of Ed & Mary Fink  - and granddaughter of Jack & Joanne Schaffart; Zachary Jay, Jayden Gabriel and Kyra Rose, children of Frank Cypress and Heather Tomczch; Kaelee Renee, daughter of Neil Baker and Mary Palmer, and granddaughter of Frances Palma; Alexis Robin, daughter of Michael and Robin Olmstead; Kaiden Paul, son of Ryan Root and Jenny Mensen and Jayce Evan, son of Joshua Gardner and Lindsey Mensen – both grandsons of Ron & Julie Mensen; and Charlotte Ruth, daughter of Charles and Anna Holcomb, and granddaughter of Bob & Kim Becker.

Buried from our altar since January, we pray for the souls of Marilyn Schmitz, Mark Pletka, Marie Byrnes, Dan Jones, Carole Dugan, Jeanette Haman, Russell Cameron, Todd Fehrman, and George Sroka.

HELP NEEDED:

St. Philip Neri Parish is seeking a Director of Development to manage and oversee our development office. Candidates should have a college degree and 1-3 years experience; must have strong interpersonal skills and excellent organizational and writing skills. Should be proficient in Microsoft Office. Directly responsible for coordination of underwriting for events, Educational Endowment, Capital Campaign, Planned Giving, Requests to Foundations, Grant Writing and Major Gift Solicitation. Salary commensurate with experience. Please send resume, cover letter and salary requirements to: Fr. Craig Loecker, St. Philip Neri Parish, 8200 North 30^th Street, Omaha, NE  68112

Fundraising breakfast honoring the fehrman/hodges family will be held on Sunday, June 8 at Roncalli Catholic High School from 9 – 12:30pm – featuring the “Pancake Man”. Good will donations accepted – great prizes to be raffled with a Bake Sale of homemade treats. Please join us to raise monies and increase awareness of Huntington’s Disease.

The Rev. Anselm Gruen, OSB, PhD., one of the most frequently read spiritual authors of our time, will present a one day retreat at St. Benedict Center, four miles north of Schuyler on Saturday, June 14. His retreat will be titled, Benedict of Nursia: His Message for Today. In our era of speed and mobility, the message of Saint Benedict sounds like the echo from a distant world: pray and work, seek the right measure of things, stay in the same place. Benedict addresses people who long for fulfillment, to win them to the message of the Gospel. He is a companion to a meaningful life in the here and now. The retreat runs from 10 to 4pm; registration begins at 8:30am. The program fee is $30. Please bring your own sack lunch – HOWEVER, lunch is available at the center for $8.18 (includes tax), if you pay for it BEFORE the program starts. For more information, call St. Benedict Center at 402-352-8819.

Experienced Math tutor  and St. Philip Neri parish member will help your student with basic/elementary Math and also Algebra. Please contact Don Lukkason at 932-1413 or dlukkason@yahoo.com I will come to your home in the North Omaha/Florence area. $12 per hour for North Omaha/Florence area students for 1 or 2 hour sessions.

I have openings in my In-Home Daycare. Call Wanda at 572-7114.