NEWLY BAPTIZED AT ST. ROSE:

Zachary David DeRoos, son of Nick & Erin Xander Charles Arens, son of Jason & Jayne

May God bless these children and their families abundantly.

ACTIVITIES IN JANUARY - ST ROSE & ST ANDREW

Eucharistic Adoration (Wednesdays) 9 AM until 10 PM - St. Rose Church Jeff Cavins-Book of Revelation Bible Study (Mondays) 7 PM, St. Rose Educ Ctr

Jan 5 Eucharistic Miracles Exhibit - St. Rose Parish Center, 1-8 PM Jan 6 Eucharistic Miracles Exhibit - St. Rose Parish Center, 10 AM - 8 PM Jan 7 Eucharistic Miracles Exhibit - St. Rose Parish Center, 9:30 AM - 3 PM

Jan 7 Annual Seminarian Collection SR Ladies Guild Meeting, 7:00 PM, (St. Rose Church Family Room) Jan 8 SR Bible Study-Book of Revelation, 7:00 PM, (St. Rose Education Center) Jan 10 SR Choir of Fire Practice, 6:30 PM, (St. Rose Church) SR Knights of Columbus Meeting, 7:15 PM Rosary, (St. Rose Educ Ctr) SR CCD / FFY / Confirmation Class, 7:30 PM, (St. Rose Campus) Jan 14 SR Choir of Fire to sing at 8:30 AM Mass, (St. Rose Church) SA CCD Class, 9:00-10:15 AM, (St. Andrew’s Church) SA First Communion Parent Meeting, 9:00 AM, (St. Andrew’s Church) SA First Communion Enrollment Ceremony during 10:30 AM Mass SR Unity Supper Gift Gathering Party….serving rolls, juice, coffee 9:30-11:00 AM, (St. Rose Hall-New Addition) Theme: Super Heroes Right to Life Luncheon with Speaker, Adel Fischer, 12 noon, (SR Main Hall) Jan 16 SR Finance Council Meeting, 7:00 PM, (St. Rose Education Center) Jan 17 SA Pastoral /Finance Council Meeting, 7:00 PM, (St. Andrew’s Church) SR CCD / FFY / Confirmation Class, 7:30 PM, (St. Rose Campus) Jan 20 SA/SR Liturgy Committee Meeting, 10:00 AM, (St. Andrew’s Church) SA Church helps with Mobile Food Pantry in Bloomfield, 11:30 AM Jan 21 SR Unity Supper Gift Gathering, 2-4 PM, Theme: Wine & Gift Cards (Francis & Sharlene Guenther Home - 210 W. Nebraska, Crofton)

Beginning January 10th, Confessions will be scheduled as follows: St. Rose - 11:00 - 11:30 AM on Wednesdays St. Rose - 4:00 - 5:20 PM on Saturdays St. Rose - 7:00 - 8:20 AM on Sundays St. Andrew - 11:30 - 12 noon on Sundays

Division 5 will serve next funeral - Chairman Karen Leader, Deb Kube

Division 1 cleans church in January Division 4 Takes down church Christmas Decorations Chairman Karen Poppe and Heidi Marsh (You will be notified when to do this)

Congrats to our new Guild Officers Jennifer Haberer and Traci Steffen.

2018 Ladies Guild Officers are: President, Kristi Steffen; Vice-President, Jennifer Haberer; Treasurer, Traci Steffen; Secretary, Helene Hegge. Next Guild Meeting and New Officer Induction, Sunday, January 7 at 7:00 p.m. in St. Rose Church family room. Note meeting date change !!

The sick: Allan Arens, Bernadette Tramp, Heather Hegge, Jeanine Johnson, Christy (Tweedy) Hebeisen, Ray Poppe, Craig Gobel,

Ann Johnson, Sue Sandvig, Sr. Janet Guenther, Jeanne Schmidt, Terry Woockman, Paul Arens, Larry Thunker, Bob Cabalka, Everly Weig, Randy Eckmann, Richard Tweedy, Karen Hoppe, all the troops overseas, and those suffering from natural disasters and incidents of violence. “Heavenly Father accept our prayers offered for them.”

ST. ROSE - GIFT TO GOD - DECEMBER 31, 2017

Sunday Giving needed weekly - $5,070.00

Sunday $ 3,687.00 Plate $ 370.00 Christmas $ 1,900.00 Children $ 28.50

THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD JANUARY 7, 2018

YOU ARE CORDIALLY invited to attend the St. Rose Right To Life

Luncheon with Adel Fischer, RN of Hartington as this year's guest speaker, Sunday, Jan. 14, St. Rose Parish Center, 12 noon. Adel is a member of Holy Trinity Parish and is a Fertility Care Practitioner, working toward her certifica-tion as a NaPro Tech Practitioner through Pope Paul VI Institute at Omaha. CORRECTION to last week’s bulletin: Her presentation will explain how the "pro-choice" society is affecting many facets of our lives. She will go on to explain how this “culture of death” can be reversed by following God's plan and the Gospel of Life in accordance with the Pro-Life teachings of the Catholic Church. All adults including jr high/high school students are invited. There is no charge.

ST. ROSE SCHOOL NEWS Mass - Wed/Fri - 8:15 a.m.

Jan. 5: Report cards go home Jan. 28 - Feb. 2: Catholic Schools Week

SAINT ROSE OF LIMA SCHOOL WISH LIST FOR 2018: iPads for the school. With the increase of students there are more opportunities with technology and to do this we need to increase the number of devices like the iPads. Please call Mrs. Jennifer Fiscus for more details.

OUR MISSION AT SAINT ROSE OF LIMA SCHOOL is to “To Teach as Jesus Did” by challenging all students to become their best spiritually, emotionally and academically.

100 CLUB WINNERS:

December 31: $1,000 - Francis Mueller. Congratulations!!

2018 UNITY SUPPER: Unity Supper dinner tickets

and trip raffle tickets to win a trip to Las Vegas are available for purchase from: Pam Goeden (402) 388-4953, Mary Thoene at the St. Rose church office (402) 388-4814, area businesses (F & M Bank, People’s Grocery, Crofton Farm Supply), and Mrs. Fiscus or Mrs. Foxhoven at St. Rose School office (402) 388-4393. St. Rose Unity Supper is scheduled for Saturday, February 10, 2018.

Theme this year is: Superheroes!!

SR CONFIRMATION SCHEDULE:

Confirmation classes resume on Wednesday, January 10th, St. Rose Parish Hall.

BIBLE STUDY: St. Rose We will be starting Adult Bible Study,

January 8, 2018 at 7:00 pm in the St. Rose Educational Center. We will be studying the Book of Revelation by Jeff Cavins. This is a 10-week series--we will be doing the first 5 weeks in 2018 and finish up the last 5 weeks in 2019. The meeting on January 8 will be an introduction along with listening to a DVD by Scott Hahn - The Fourth Cup. Books will be provided by the parish for the Revelation study. If you have any questions or want a book ordered, call Arlene Steffen - 402-388-2454.

REFLECTION: “..they fell down and worshipped him.

Then they opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh...” - Matthew 2:11

Notice the order of events in the Magi’s visit. First, they knelt before Jesus and prayed to Him. Then they presented Him with their gifts. We, too, must take time to pray before we present our gifts to the Lord. We never know what God may be asking us.

WELCOME TO ST. ROSE FAMILY:

Tyler, Heather, and Berkley Wulf

We look forward to sharing many special times of fellowship with you as members of the Body of Christ.

VOCATION CORNER: This article will have vocation information

to help parents and your sons and daughters discern a vocation. “CISTERCIAN NUNS” Contemplative Monastic Life. www.valleyoffourlady.org

SEMINARIAN COLLECTION: We humbly ask for your

continued prayers, sacrifices and generous financial support for our 26 seminarians. A successful seminary collection is critical to our effort to form future priests of our Archdiocese. Annual Seminarian collection held this weekend, January 6 & 7, 2018.

ST. BENEDICT CENTER, SCHUYLER - VOCATION

DISCERNMENT RETREATS: CALL 402-352-8819

If you haven’t already done so, please pick up your 2018 Sunday Giving envelope boxes in the back of your respective church. Consider delivering your

family member’s or next door neighbor’s box, too. Please save us postage!!

Tue Jan 9 8:00 am (SA) Fr. Donald Kros Wed Jan 10 8:15 am (SR) L/D Wm & Agnes Kremer Family Thu Jan 11 7:00 am (SR) Communion Service--note time 8:00 am (SA) Charles & Marjorie Kronberg Fri Jan 12 8:15 am (SR) Loren Steffen Sat Jan 13 8:00 am (SR) Lucille Arens by C.M.

5:30 pm (SR) L/D Leonard & Dora Tramp Fam Sun Jan 14 8:30 am (SR) SA / SR Parishioners 10:30 am (SA) Ken Ober

SA - Saint Andrew’s SR - Saint Rose

ST. ANDREW’S - GIFT TO GOD - DECEMBER 31, 2017

Sunday Giving needed weekly - $1,340.00

Sunday $ 775.05 Plate $ 411.00 Christmas $ 1,198.29 Children $ 19.00

UNITED BY THE SPIRIT AS ONE FAMILY AT ST. ANDREW AND ST. ROSE

READINGS FOR JANUARY 14, 2018

1st Reading: 1 Samuel 3:3-10, 19 Psalm: 40:2, 4, 7-10

2nd Reading: 1 Corinthians 6:13-15, 17-20 Gospel: John 1:35-42

MINISTRY SCHEDULE

SATURDAY, JANUARY 13 @ 5:30 PM - ST. ROSE

SET UP: Father Tim LECTOR: Curt Steffen SERVERS: Austin & Carter Guenther, Caitlin Guenther, Rori Schmidt EMHC: Deacon Frank, Kristi & Hannah S., Kara E., Jay H., and Nancy Steffen - Visit shut-ins USHERS: James Murphy, Alan Poppe, Travis Poppe, John Schieffer GIFTS: Andrew & Erin Dennis

SUNDAY, JANUARY 14 @ 8:30 AM - ST. ROSE

SET UP: Father Tim LECTOR: Volunteer SERVERS: Anthony & Wm Steffen, Rylie Arens & Jordyn Arens USHERS: Doyle & Jeremy Stevens, Craig Marsh, Larry Taylor EMHC: Deacon Frank, Doug S., Dick W., Maxine S., Barb L., and Ed Kleinschmit - Visit shut-ins GIFTS: Curt & Donna Arens MONEY: Angie Connot, Sharlene Guenther

SUNDAY, JANUARY 14 @ 10:30 AM - ST. ANDREW

LECTOR: Ellen Fehringer SERVERS: Mason & Mitchell Mackeprang, Alex Kleinschmit EMHC: Dan Kleinschmit, Perry Trenhaile, Julie Trenhaile-shut-ins GREETERS, GIFTS, **VOCATION CROSS: CCD Grades 11 & 12 Greet and **Dan Kleinschmit Family

OUR CONDOLENCES are extended to the fami-

ly of Heidi Tramp who passed away (mother of Mark Tramp and sister to Francis Mueller) . May Our Heavenly Father welcome her home and comfort those she leaves behind.

ST. ANDREW’S NEWS

CCD NEWS:

CCD Class, Sunday, January 14, 9:00 - 10:15 AM --First Communion Parent Meeting, 9:00 AM --First Communion Enrollment Ceremony during 10:30 AM Mass --CCD Grades 11 & 12 plan Mass and are greeters

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: The food pantry truck is scheduled to

arrive on Saturday, January 20, 2018. Crofton and Bloomfield Parishioners are invited to help. This is an opportunity for Confirmation students to put in service hours. We begin around 11:30 a.m. at Bloomfield Community Center downtown Bloomfield.

DEANERY MEETING: Rural North Central Deanery Council of Catholic Women will be held Tuesday, January 16, at St. Jane Frances Parish, Randolph. Registration begins at 1 p.m., and the meeting will begin at 1:30 PM. Please have a representative from your parish present. If weather forces

cancellation of school at Cedar Catholic, this meeting is also cancelled.

FOOD PANTRY: Throughout January please donate canned soups, dried soups and crackers. Your donations go to families in need around the area. Please be generous. Thank You, Father Tim Podraza.

THANKS is extended to all St. Rose and St. Andrew’s parishioners

who donated to special / annual collections as follows in 4th Quarter 2017:

St. Rose: St. Andrew’s: God’s Acres - $12,631.61 God’s Acres: $410.01 Fuel - $2,380.00 Christmas: $4,622.30 Christmas - $15,879.00 Mission Sunday - $468.01 Mission Sunday - $401.75 Camp Human Dev - $419.01 Camp Human Dev - $616.00 Religious Pension - $551.10 Religious Pension - $435.00 100 Club - 186 cards purchased

Thanks, so much for your generous hearts!

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS

OACCW $500 Scholarship and RNC $150 Scholarship for Catholic female Seniors. Applications available through your High School Guidance Counselors. Deadline: January 15, 2018.

St. Rose School $200 Alumni Scholarship due March 1, 2018 (Forms at Crofton High School Guidance Counselor or St. Rose School Offices)

St. Andrew $500 Dr. Nagengast Scholarship due March 1, 2018 (Forms at St. Andrew’s Church or St. Andrew’s business Office)

St. Andrew $500 Parish Scholarship due March 1, 2018 (Forms at St. Andrew’s Church or St. Andrew’s business Office)

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! Many thanks to our local Crofton and Bloomfield businesses for sponsoring our church bulletins week

after week. Their generosity provides our weekly church bulletins at no cost to our parishes. Please support them as they support our churches by making our bulletins free of charge for both St. Rose and St. Andrew’s!