Sacrament of Reconciliation

Parish Reconciliation Service Tuesday, December 19, 7:00 p.m.

Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception Thursday, December 7, 5:30 p.m.

Friday, December 8: 6:20, 8:15 a.m., and

12:10, 5:30 & 7:00 p.m.

Fourth Sunday of Advent Saturday, December 23: 5:00 & 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, December 24: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 a.m.

and Noon

Solemnity of Christmas Sunday, December 24: 4:00, 6:00 p.m. &

Midnight

Monday, December 25: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 a.m.,

Noon & 5:00 p.m.

Solemnity of Mary (This year, since January 1 falls on a Monday, The

Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary is not a

Holy Day of Obligation.) Sunday, December 31, 11:00 p.m. followed

by a light midnight reception in the Social Hall. Monday, January 1: 9:00 & 11:00 a.m.

St. Columbkille Parish

200 E. 6th Street

Papillion, NE 68046-2239

www.SaintColumbkille.org

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Advent/Christmas Season Schedule

Advent 2017

Gift Giving Weekend St. Columbkille, along with other local churches

and organizations, will again be working with

Heartland Family Services to help meet the needs

of families with donations of toys and clothing.

Last year, the center was able to help 239 families.

The weekend of November 18-19, the “Giving

Tree” will be decorated and located in the com-

mons of the church. The ornaments will identity

NEW toys, clothing or gift certificates. There will

also be ornaments identifying food and personal

items that will be taken to the Tri-City Food Pantry.

Please take as many ornaments as you wish and

bring the items back to the church on Gift Giving

Weekend, December 2 and 3 at all masses.

For questions, please contact Becky or Pat Grant at

402.592.1103.

December 8: Solemnity of

the Immaculate Conception

The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception is

celebrated on December 8 each year. This solem-

nity is often confused with the Virgin Birth of

Jesus. However, we celebrate the conception of

Mary, not of her son Jesus. The church teaches

us that the Blessed Virgin Mary was conceived

under normal biological means in the womb of

her mother, Saint Anne, but that God acted upon

her soul, keeping it immaculate. Mary was sinless

and conceived with an immaculate soul.

Women’s Guild

Annual Cookie

Walk Sunday, December 3, 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Social

Hall.

Come and select from an array of delicious homemade

cookies (priced by the pound).

The Religious Education Office will again host their

annual Advent Family Festival on Monday, Nov. 27

and Wednesday, Nov. 29 in the Church Social

Hall. The festival begins in the

church with a prayer ser-

vice at 6:30 pm followed

by festivities in the Social

Hall. There will be many fun activities to make & take,

delicious baked goods for sale (proceeds from

Monday’s sales will help with RE’s Holiday Service

Project for the Siena/Francis Homeless Shelter)

and Wednesday’s proceeds help with an Adopted

Family Service Project (organized by one of our 5th

grade classes), crafts, face painting, Christmas card

greetings for the nursing home, and more! There

will be hot cocoa too! Please note: There are no RE classes on these

evenings, attendance will be taken at the festival. If you have questions, please call the Religious

Education Office at 402.339.0990. This event can

be used as a faith formation opportunity for

Summer RE families. We are excited to celebrate the beginning of

Advent with our Religious Education families!

Advent Family Festival Monday, Nov 27 & Wednesday, Nov 29

6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

St. Columbkille Catholic School Students

Christmas Programs Kindergarten Music Program

Monday, December 18, 6:00 p.m. in the Social Hall

7th & 8th Grade Advent Prayer Service/Nativity Story

Wednesday, December 20, 7:00 p.m. in the church

Sacred Heart Preschool During this Advent season, our preschool children will

spend time listening to stories and singing songs

about the wonderful gift of the baby Jesus. On

Thursday, December 14, at 6:30 p.m. in the Church

Social Hall, the children will gather for a special

program: Jesus, Light of the World . All are welcome!

Other Area Reconciliation Services:

Parish Reconciliation Service

On Tuesday, December 19th beginning at

7:00 p.m. there will be numerous priests from

the area to assist with the annual parish

penance service. Following the service, all are invited to the

Social Hall to celebrate with wine, cheese,

cookies and hot chocolate. Partaking in the Mercy of God is a joyful event

and well worth celebrating!

Dec 12

Dec 12

Dec 13

Dec 14

Dec 18

Dec 19

Dec 21

7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

1:30 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

St. Mary’s (Bellevue)

St. John Vianney

St. John Vianney

St. Patrick’s (Gretna)

St. Stephen the Martyr

St. Bernadette

St. Mary’s (Bellevue)

Tuesday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Monday

Tuesday

Thursday

I love big celebrations with family and friends. It

could be a wedding, family or school reunion, birth-

day, anniversary, graduation, holiday or any other

special occasion. I know of no better feeling than

being surrounded by people I love and care for. We

often enjoy great food, laugh, share wonderful stories

that might be as old as great grandpa & grandma.

Sometimes we may even cry as we remember people

who have gone home to be with God and are now

missed.

We have the opportunity and you are invited to a

variety of great celebrations every week at St.

Columbkille parish. At our parish, we gather for these

reunions, coming together to laugh, recall the past,

look forward to the future and enjoy each other’s

company. We often even help each other as we all

occasionally face difficult times.

Cardinal Tim Dolan, Archbishop of New York, once

explained that the joyful and delightful weekly reun-

ions at our parishes are not always the experience

that all Catholics have. Perhaps all parishes are not as

welcoming as ours is. Cardinal Dolan states that par-

ishes are, “the Community and place where we cele-

brate that greatest of all feasts, the holy sacrifice of

the Mass and where we turn for comfort and grace

through all of life’s challenges. In this vision, the par-

ish is truly our spiritual family, not just a group of

near-strangers we briefly encounter once a week.”

I would like to encourage you to share this Advent

and Christmas newsletter/schedule with your family,

friends and neighbors. Invite these folks to “Come

Home for Christmas”. I pray that those who may

have been away from the Church for a while will find

our parish to be a loving family that’s missed them.

When people come back to our parish and feel loved,

welcomed and part of our parish family I trust they

will decide to come back each week. Pax,

Fr. Dave

A Message from our

Pastor, Father Dave

St. Nicholas Party Saturday, Dec 2, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Church Social Hall

Hosted by Moms of Faith & Teen Faith

Why spend your time waiting in line at the

mall?

Come support the Teen Faith youth group by

visiting with Santa Claus

and taking your very own

pictures!

The event will include

Games, Santa’s Mailbox,

Snacks, Saint Crafts,

Movies, Christmas Cards

for our Veterans and St.

Nicholas Treat Bags.

A freewill offering will be

taken to support our par-

ish youth group!