First Sunday of Lent - Year A March 1, 2020

Please continue to pray with the Pope that people Listen to the Migrants’ Cries.We pray that the cries of our migrant brothers and sisters, victims of criminal trafficking, may be heard and considered.

MARCH 75:00 PM:ALTAR SERVERS: Claire Berkey,

Abby MurphyCANDLE BEARERS: Bailey Murphy,

Maryah SmedraLECTOR: Pam HughesEMHCS: Trudie Ahlstrom, Jacquie Dahlin,,

Kim Hill, ,Wayne and Ellen Russell

G IFTBEARERS: Treves FamilyMUSICIANS:NERI DOLLAR SELLER: joni LocherUSHERS: Vern Andersen, Ron Allbright,

Jim Coe, Rock Cramer,Jim Schlotfeld

MARCH 87:30 AM: 10:30 AM:

ALTAR SERVERS: Isabelle Taylor, ALTAR SERVERS: KiaraBuller,Scarlett Taylor Lucas Moreno

CANDLE BEARER: Peter Bahle, CANDLE BEARERS: Alex Negus,Sean Philbin Anthony Rivera

LECTOR: Peg Ricketts LECTOR: Ed FinkEMHCs: Regina Cronkhite, EMHCs: Bev Baer, Kelli Brock,

Kathy Rossitto, DeLynne Clausen,Jan Sammons, Bonnie Shea, Shane Fagan, Mary FinkLarry Ziska G IFTBEARERS: TaborskyFamily

G IFTBEARERS: McDonald Family MUSICIANS:NERI DOLLAR SELLER: Mary Todd NERI DOLLAR SELLER: Jane CheeseUSHERS: Carl Sedlacek, USHERS: Rick Krebs, Fred Maycock,

Chuck Holderness, Tim Kiuntke, Carl Cramer,Chuck Livengood Mark Lampe

Parish SupportFebruary 16-22

WEEKLY BUDGETED AMOUNT $9,454.02WEEKLY COLLECTION $6,820.75YEAR TO DATE BUDGETED AMOUNT $307,159.30YEAR TO DATE COLLECTION $297,850.78

VARIANCE – OVER (UNDER)WEEKLY ($2,633.27)YEAR TO DATE ($9,308.52)

Capital Campaign Update

Total amount pledged to date = $1,496,152.32Total amount received to date = $1,140,812.38

You may have noticed we have kneelers and chairs inthe Adoration Chapel. Designs were presented thisweek for the new tabernacle for the Chapel. Pleasecontinue to pray for the volunteers and workers.

God speaks to us in many ways, including through this Sunday’s Scripture readings.Temptation – What would Jesus do?

Reading 1 Genesis 2-7-9, 3:1-7 Reading 2 Romans 5:12-19Gospel Matthew 4:1-11

Question of the Week –Adults When you yourself pause to be alone with God, what distracts and prevents you from dwelling in that?

Busyness? The demands of life? TV? The internet?Children: What do you plan to do during Lent this year as a way of showing you want to grow closer to Jesus?

COMMUNION TO THE HOMEBOUND: Bill Cheese, Mary ToddCOLLECTION MONEY COUNTERS: Rita Ziska, Patty WiederholtST. V INCENT DE PAUL CALL COORDINATOR FOR THE WEEK OF MONDAY, MARCH 2: Jean TosoniIMMANUEL EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS – THURSDAY, MARCH 5: Roy Edwards, Rich McShane

Special Thanks to each of you who contributed to the success of our Mardi Gras by attending the event,by buying raffle tickets, donating items to our Silent Auction, making a monetary donation for under-writing, and by praying for the success of the event. Your support means a lot to the Parish!

First Sunday of Lent - Year A March 1, 2020

Mass Intentions March 2 – 8

Congratulations to Jeff McManigal who will meetArchbishop Lucas Sunday evening as a step towardsbecoming a Catholic at the Easter Vigil. Let's all keep him inour prayers.

Sunday 7:30 AM10:30 AM

Sebastiana Rapose +Kingsley and Tootie Smith +Sunny Silverman Smith +

Saturday 5:00 PM Our Parish Family Int.Friday 8:15 AM Memorial Society

Thursday 8:15 AM Virginia Pinker +Wednesday 8:15 AM Kathleen Smith +

Tuesday 8:15 AM Peggy Holzapfel +

Monday 8:15 AM Fr. Mario Int.

As a Parish and as a School,we

are praying for theSeminariansof the Archdiocese of Omaha. Every two weeks wewill feature a young man who is discerning avocation to the priesthood.Please join us in praying:God our Father, You made each of us to receive ourgifts in the Body of Christ. We ask that You inspireyoung people whom You call to the priesthood andconsecrated life to courageously follow Your will.Send workers into Your great harvest so that theGospel is preached, the poor areserved with love, the suffering are comforted, andYour people are strengthened by the Sacraments.

TRAVELING CHALICE AND CROSS PROGRAMThe purpose of the Chalice and CrossProgram is to encourage families topray and promote all vocations, butespecially vocations to the Priesthoodand Religious Life. The consecratedChalice is a tangible reminder of thisspecial intention for the Church. TheSecond Vatican Council highlights theresponsibility of the laity to pray for and supportvocations. This urgent call has been stronglyaffirmed in the writings and addresses of both PopeJohn Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI.Praying for vocations is the most powerful way tosupport vocations. A vocation is a call from theHoly Spirit, a gift from God that is nurtured in prayer.When we pray for vocations, we lift up to our Fatherthose men and women whom He is calling to followHim in a very special way. We hope that those whobring the cup and cross home will continue to praydaily for vocations.This week, the Tracy and Theresa Bahle Family willbe taking home the Traveling Chalice and Cross.The Smedra Family will be taking it home nextweekend. Please let us know if you are interestedin the opportunity to take the Traveling Chalicehome, please sign up in the binder on the table bythe Mary statue.

Luke SchmitzTheology I

Kenrick-Glennon SeminarySt. Michael, Albion

HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAYMARTHA J ONES!Join us in showeringMartha with best wishesfor her birthday on Feb. 22nd.Please send your card toMartha Jones at Parson'sHouse, 14325 Eagle Run Dr.,Apt. 503, Omaha, NE 68164.

Please pray for the family ofKathleen Smith.Kathleen is the wife of J. W. (John),mother, mother-in-law of Mark andJudy Smith and Trace and Lisa Smith,

mother of Cindy and Thomas. She was buried from herethis past Saturday.

PRAYERS REQUESTED FOR DEACON CHUCK. We receivedWord this week that Deacon Chuck has a tumor on hisliver & bladder. The doctor will perform a biopsy soon.They suspect it is cancer. Chuck is also showing signs ofdementia. Please keep Chuck & his family in yourprayers. His daughter Kathy will keep us updated. If youwould like to send a card to Deacon Chuck, please mail itto: Deacon Chuck; % Kathleen Frank; 10970 Joshua St.Oak Hills CA 92344.

THE LENTEN BIBLES STUDY , No Greater Love, begins onMonday, March 2nd in the Activity Center at 9:00 am or7:00 am.

LET US REMEMBER TO PRAY for the parish as we start our Lenten spiritual journey.We give thanks to God for guidance on our 40 days of renewal.

NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PARISH!Please consider joining the Ambassadors Group to sharethe good news of the school and parish.  The group willmeet Friday March 6th from 9:30 AM to 10:30 PM.  For additional info. call the school at 402-315-3500. 

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ST. PHILIP NERI SCHOOLThrough hard work, perseverance anda faith in God you can live your dreams.

Bazer’s Signs N Designs are taking orders for a new round ofSpirit. Order forms home are available at the doors ofChurch. Also, there are still some Spirit wear items at theirstore on 8614 N. 30th St. If you’d like to see if they havesomething in your size, call Adam at 402-706-2129.

THE WEEK AHEADSUNDAY, MARCH 1

SPECIAL COLLECTION: BLACK AND INDIAN

http://spnbs.formed.org/OUR PARISH HAS A SUBSCRIPTION TO THIS EVANGELIZATION &CATECHETICAL TOOL, PUT TOGETHER BY THE AUGUSTINE INSTITUTE.Many different apostolates have teamed up as co-workers in the vineyard to provide a proverbial ocean ofsolidly Catholic material to help us grow in ourfriendship/relationship with Christ & the Church Hefounded.  On the home page of the link above, find thephrase “REGISTER NOW”.  Click on it & a window willappear asking you to enter your name & other material(like creating a password). BOOM! You’ll be in....enjoyingany number of cool, faith-building episodes. For those with tablets & “smart” phones, Formed also hasan app which has been used for group sessions. Veryhandy! Please call or email the Parish Office or talk withFr. Mario if you have problems with registering. 

CHRISTIAN HUMOR A preacher visits an elderly womanfrom his congregation. As he sits on the couch, he notices alarge bowl of peanuts on the coffee table. "Mind if I havea few?" he asks. "No, not at all!" the woman replied.They chat for an hour and as the preacher stands toleave, he realizes that instead of eating just a fewpeanuts, he emptied most of the bowl. "I'm terribly sorryfor eating all your peanuts, I really just meant to eat afew." "Oh, that's all right," the woman says. "Ever since Ilost my teeth all I can do is suck the chocolate off them."

We desperately need the season of Lent. Have you everfound yourself running in all directions, tired, frustrated,and frazzled and yearning for the moment when you canstop, find some time for reflection and prayer, and getyour head straight? Life pulls us in all directions. On top ofthat, the presence of sin in our lives gives us blurry visionand makes us forget who we really are. We can easilylose touch with God. Lent gives us the opportunity toreturn to simpler times and clear away some of life’sclutter. We can change up our routines a bit and realizethat Jesus is the one who can set us right with God andrestore what was originally meant to be. Our task is toavoid the temptations that can weigh us down, distract us,and distort our vision. Are you aware of what things inyour life do this to you? Over the next few weeks, youhave an opportunity to avoid them.

J OIN US FOR STATIONS OF THE CROSS EACH FRIDAY DURING LENTat 6:30 p.m. We will have stations at 6:30 followed by ameatless potluck. Please bring your favorite meatless dishto share. If you don’t cook, please feel free to join us forfellowship & conversation after we pray this ancientprayer of the church. We will also offer Stations of theCross with the students of our school on Wednesdays at2:30 p.m. in the church beginning March 4th.  

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HERE’S A LIST OF FUNDRAISERS THAT GO ON THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.THESE ARE EASY WAYS TO HELP OUR PARISH AND SCHOOL EARNMONEY OR MERCHANDISE WITHOUT TAKING EXTRA MONEY OUT OFYOUR POCKET!Please keep this list handy as a reminder that helping iseasy.Bottle caps and Coke codes from all Coke products.Please send in the bottle caps and the code from inside the12-packs, 18-packs, or 24-packs.

(Chris Berkey – parent representative)Neri Dollars: Neri Dollars are gift cards to your favoritevendors. They are easy to use, and a percentage will gotoward reducing your tuition. Contact Cathy Fluckey orMarie McFarland at the Parish Office with questions or tomake your purchase.Box Tops 4 Education – Please save box tops of GeneralMills cereal and Betty Crocker products, and from variousproducts like Fruit Roll Ups, Ortega products, Kleenex, etc.It’s easy to do. Just cut out the “box top” and send it toschool, or consider downloading the Box Tops app. Insteadof cutting out each individual box top and sending it toschool, you can scan your receipts and the money will beautomatically sent directly to our school! For moreinformation on this app, go to:https://www.today.com/parents/there-s-wholenew-way-collect-box-tops-education-t159507

(Shelly Philbin – parent representative)Aluminum cans - We also collect and recycle pop/beercans for the Knights of Columbus by the shed in the cornerof the Church parking lot. The money is used to fundscholarships for eighth grade students attending CatholicHigh School.Together a Greater Good (TAGG) Get in the habitof “TAGGing” your purchases at area stores & restaurants.

Go to www.togetheragreatergood.comto download the app!

Need help downloading the TAGG app? Give CathyFluckey a call & she can walk you through it.

*** If you make a purchase at a business thatparticipates with TAGG & you do not want to havethe app on your phone or you have a phone that does

not have apps, please turn your receipt into the Parish Officeor give it to the Neri Dollar seller & we will makesure SPN-BS receives credit for your purchase. We MUSThave the receipt within 7 days of your purchase!!!

AND…You can now TAGG your Hy-Vee receipt & theParish will receive 1% of your purchase! The TAGG

MUST be done within 7 days of purchase.Bakers If you shop at Bakers, be sure to enroll in the BakersCommunity Rewards program & designate St. Philip Neri-Blessed Sacrament & we will receive a donation quarterlybased on the amount of your purchases.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *UPCOMING RETREATS AT ST. BENEDICT CENTER

1126 Road I, PO Box 528, Schuyler, NE 68661-0528Ph: 402-352-8819 or visit: www.StBenedictCenter.comEmail: Retreats@ StBenedictCenter.comRegister now at www.StBenedictCenter.comAstronomy and Seeking God, March 7, one-day retreatat Saint Benedict Center, Schuyler, with astronomer FatherChristoph Gerhard, OSB, of Münsterschwarzach Abbey,Germany. Science is not the opposite of faith; rather, bothare related to each other and offer us different andcomplementary approaches to reality. Today we will lookinto the universe and its physics and find connecting pointswith God, the Creator. Program fee: $ 35. Lunch isavailable at the Center for $ 11.02 (includes tax).  Registernow at www.StBenedictCenter.com or call (402) 352-8819. Silent Directed Retreat, March 8 – 13, at Saint BenedictCenter, Schuyler, with Margie M. Walker and Marisa B.Gilbert. Come during Lent, step out in expectant faith andawait the marvels of your God as you retreat!  Meet dailywith a spiritual director, gather for prayer as a group and,if you like, join the Benedictines for the liturgies. Centeringprayer, walking the labyrinth and/or praying with art areother spiritual practices offered to interested retreatants.Massages will be offered. Sunday, 6:00 p.m. to Fridayafter lunch. Register now at www.StBenedictCenter.com orcall (402) 352-8819. Wherever You Are I Am, March 21 – 22, Lenten retreatat Saint Benedict Center, Schuyler, with Sister MarieMicheletto, RSM, M.A., L.P.C., LMHP. In so many ways, at somany times in life’s journey, we are reminded of the DivinePresence always with us. Lent can be a time for ‘re-membering’ these past ‘God Moments:’ for noticing thedaily encounters in the present; for embracing the promiseand the call of the Divine; for believing in God’sunconditional love for each and all, for gratitude thatNothing is wasted and Everything counts. It all makes adifference. It all goes better when we do it together….Prayer, input, quiet time, sharing. Saturday, 9:30 a.m. toSunday after lunch. Register nowat www.StBenedictCenter.com or call (402) 352-8819.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *PRO-LIFE PRAYERS NEEDED Join other pro-lifers in peacefulprayer on Mondays from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the publicright-of-way outside Planned Parenthood at 3105 N. 93rd

St.  A priest or other volunteer leads prayers during the

J PII Newman Center is now accepting applications for the2020-21 school year! Do not wait to apply! Find outmore or apply at ww.jpiiomaha.org/apply-now

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11 a.m. – 12 p.m. prayer hour on Mondays.  Prayers arealso offered at this location on Saturday mornings from10–11 a.m.  Parking is available in front of EssentialPregnancy Services located at 3029 N. 93rd St.  You arealso invited to pray on Thursdays (9 –11:30 a.m. &3–4:30 p.m.), Fridays (7:30 – 9a.m.) & Saturdays (6:30,7:30, 8 (Spanish), & 9 a.m.) at the Bellevue Health Clinicat 1002 W. Mission Ave. in Bellevue.  Parking is availablein front of Essential Pregnancy Services located at 908W. Mission Ave.  For more info,visit www.RespectLifeOmaha.com, or contact WhitneyBradley 402-551-9003 ext. 1306 orwabradley@ archomaha.org ABLAZE WORSHIP: Every month about 300 or more peoplecome together to worship God at Ablaze -- Catholics, non-Catholics, teens, young adults, parents,and grandparents. Ablaze Ministries was founded byFr. Michael Voithofer to build a stronger Culture ofPentecost. This is a great placefor your whole family, youngand old, to experience moreof the Holy Spirit. PleaseJOIN US for any or all ofthe evening on

 Friday March 13th - St. Gerald's Church, 96th & Q  St.,  7:00 p.m.  (Fish Fry 4:30-7p.m.)

 - Sunday March 22nd - St. Patrick's Church, 4 Valley ViewDr.;  Council Bluffs  IA   6:30 p.m.    - Friday March 27th - St. Gerald's Church, 96th & Q St.,  7:00 p.m.   (Fish Fry 4:30-7p.m.)“I Thirst…” Walking the V ia Dolorosa with Mother Mary is ahalf-day retreat on March 7th at St. Patrick Church, 508 W.Angus St. Gretna. Keynote speaker, Elizabeth Kelly, is anative Minnesotan, a noted retreat leader, award-winningauthor, spiritual director & an accomplished jazz vocalist. She contributes to various periodicals, including Our SundayVisitor & the MAGNIFICAT. Her monthly column, “YourHeart, His Home,” is published throughout the US. Kelly hasbeen a featured guest on National Public Radio, RelevantRadio, EWTN, & other radio & TV shows. Get ready to betotally inspired!  Continental breakfast at 8:30 AM. Theretreat begins at 9 & concludes at Noon.  Free-willdonations are encouraged.  No registration is required. Bring a friend!Pilgrimage to Ireland & Northern Ireland:  Come along Nov.9-19 to what is claimed by many to be the most beautifulplace on earth, the Emerald Isle! We’ll visit Belfast, Derry,Knock, Galway, Killarney, Blarney, Dublin & so muchmore! Mass each day in great Churches & Cathedralsalong the way. Cost is $3,379 departure from Omaha.  Fora brochure & more info, contact Fr. Dan Guenther, St.

Mary’s Parish, 311 – 4th St. N., Humboldt, Iowa 50548 orcall 712-899-6870 or email frdanguenther@ gmail.com 

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