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Welcome to Our Lady of LourdesSt. Adalbert ParishPastor: Rev. John L. PietramaleSenior Priest: Rev. Pat McCaslinIn Residence at St. Adalbert Rectory:Rev. Carl SodoroRev. Paul Sae-Wan OhOur Lady of Lourdes - St. Adalbert ParishEstablished July 2014 by Archbishop George J. LucasDecember 17, 2017 † Third Sunday of AdventOne Church: Encountering Jesus, Equipping Disciples, Living MercyDeacons:Mr. Frank P. HiltMr. Ken KalkowskiOur Lady of Lourdes Campus2110 South 32nd AvenueParish Office: 402-346-0900Sunday Masses:Saturday Vigil 5:00 pmSunday 8:30 am, 10:30 am & 5:00 pmDaily Mass:Monday-Friday 8:15 amSaturday Morning 8:00 amSacrament of Reconciliation:Saturday 4:00-4:45 pm(or by appointment)Saint Adalbert Campus2617 South 31st StreetSunday Masses:Saturday Vigil 5:30 pmSunday 9:30 amDaily Mass:Monday-Friday 7:00 amSacrament of Reconciliation:Saturday 4:45-5:15 pm(or by appointment)Our Lady of Lourdes-Saint Adalbert Prayer Chain: Text or Call 402-981-7276Visit our website for more information: ollomaha.com
2OUR LADY OF LOURDES - ST. ADALBERTOur Parish StaffPastorSenior PriestRev. John L. PietramaleRev. Pat McCaslinPriests in Residence at Saint Adalbert RectoryRev. Carl Sodoro & Rev. Paul Sae-Wan OhDeaconsFrank Hilt & Ken KalkowskiSchool PrincipalMrs. Megan FiedlerParish ReceptionistMrs. Marcy ThompsonCommunicationsMrs. Christine DoughertyFinance OfficeMiss Elaine HeastonCCD DirectorMiss Elaine HeastonAlumni OfficeMiss Jeanne HeastonFacility ManagerMr. Ray KrauseParish Office402-346-0900Parish Fax402-344-3315Our Lady of Lourdes School402-341-5604Websitewww.ollomaha.comParish Center / Gym402-346-7777Social Hall / Kitchen402-344-3838Baptisms & Marriages: Pre-baptismalinstructions are required. Ten months ofmarriage preparations are required. Pleasecontact Fr. Pietramale at 402-346-0900 toschedule.This week theOur Lady of Lourdes-St. AdalbertTabernacle candles are lit for:† Henry Joe BlankmanLIVE THE LITURGYJohn the Baptist came to testify to the light, whois Jesus Christ. Like John, we are called to testifyto that same Light. We do so by living lives offaith and bringing the joy of the Gospel toeveryone we meet. We are people of joy whorejoice at his birth and eagerly await his comingagain. We share that joy by tending to the needsof the poor, helping those who are broken, andwitnessing to the freedom that a life in Godbrings. May we take our task of being joyfulwitnesses to the good news seriously as thecelebration of Christ's birth fast approaches.Advent ChallengeSometime today, find an extra 15 minutes ofquiet time to just rest in God’s presence.This Week’s Mass LSAOLLOLLOLLOLLSAMonday, December 187:00 am † Daniel Couch8:15 am † Joe & Cecilia ReisdorffTuesday, December 197:00 am † Pluhacek Family8:15 am † Eileen KinselWednesday, December 207:00 am † Ed Rider, Sr.8:15 am † Intercessors of the Lamb MembersThursday, December 217:00 am † Members of St. Adalbert8:15 am † Barbara MurphyFriday, December 227:00 am † Pluhacek Family8:15 amBen MowitzSaturday, December 238:00 amNellie MascarellaVigil Masses for 4th Sunday Advent5:00 pmMary Jandrain5:30 pm † Bill TokoshSunday, December 248:30 amJetta Genovesi-Skinner9:30 am † Frank & Mary Johanek10:30 am † Ellen BlackVigil Masses for Christmas Eve Masses4:00 pmFor Our Parishioners4:30 pm † Patricia Kelly7:00 pmPietramale Family12 Midnight Richard & Barbara JandrainChristmas Day Masses8:30 am, 10:30 am & 5:00 pm9:30 amWeekend of Dec 10, 2017Weekly NeedSunday EnvelopesACHWe ShareUnder Budget 9,000.00 6,680.21 .00 970.00 1,349.79Your weekly stewardship isvital for our parish budget!Extra Monthly EnvelopesOur Fiscal YearJuly 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018Week 24 of 52 WeeksThis reflects our weekly parishioners Sunday envelope donations.Total Budgeted 216,000.00Total Stewardship 208,202.93Under Budget 7,797.07Energy Envelope 478.00School Endowment Fund 62.00We are trying to keep up with ourParish Endowment Fund 485.00Improvement Fund 1,093.00 monthly bills. Thank you for beingfaithful and generous stewards.TV Mass Envelope 337.00
December 17, 2017 † Third Sunday of Advent3From your Pastor’s Desk To the generous and faithful people ofOur Lady of Lourdes - Saint Adalbert ParishPlease Return Your Christmas Gifts from the Jesse Tree OrnamentsToday, Sunday, December 17th after the 10:30 am Mass we will gather all of the Christmas presents from the Jesse Tree and deliver them to the Stephen Center and to thechildren. Thanks for all who adopted a child or a gift for the Stephen Center this year.You will make a child and the Stephen Center very happy this Christmas!SCRIP Gift Cards Make Wonderful Christmas GiftsPlease consider using the SCRIP Gift Card program for your Christmas gift giving. Gift cards make a greatgift for the mailman, paper carrier, grade school or high school students, and college students who are hard tobuy for. They also make a great gift for teachers, coaches, grandparents and those special people who areimportant in your life.We have SCRIP Gift Cards to many restaurants, grocery stores, theaters, and so on. Many come in 10, 15, 25 and 50 dollar amounts. Please stop by the Parish Office to purchase some gift cards.The Sisters' Say Thank You Everyone for Your Hospitality!Since the Sister’s arrived, August 22, 2017 they have been overwhelmed by the generosity of the parishioners of Our Lady of Lourdes-Saint Adalbert Parish. They have received household furnishing for their home,kitchen supplies, curtains, bath towels, linens, computer, TV, and so much love and generosity.Sr. Theresia and Sr. Pelegia have also been impressed by the warm welcome that they have received. Ourparishioners have brought them vegetables from their garden, groceries, and have taken them to the store fortheir shopping needs. They are totally amazed at the generous hospitality they have received.Please know that Sr. Theresia and Sr. Pelegia are grateful and keep all of you in their prayers.The 4th Sunday in Advent and Christmas are TWO Separate Holy Days!Next weekend we have a marathon of Masses in a 48 hour period The 4th Sunday of Advent begins on Saturday, December 23rd with our first Mass at 5:00 pm and so onand concludes at Noon on Sunday, December 24th. Christmas Masses begin on Sunday, December 24th withthe first Mass at 4:00 pm and goes until our last Mass at 5:00 pm on December 25th.So our Mass schedule here at our parish looks like this:4th Sunday of Advent: Dec. 23rd Saturday 5:00 pm Mass @ Our Lady of Lourdes Church,5:30 pm Mass @ Saint Adalbert ChurchDec. 24th Sunday 8:30 am Mass @ Our Lady of Lourdes Church9:30 am Mass @ Saint Adalbert Church10:30 am Mass @ Our Lady of Lourdes ChurchChristmas MassesDec. 24th Sunday evening 4:00 pm @ Saint Adalbert Church4:30 pm @ Our Lady of Lourdes Church7:00 pm @ Our Lady of Lourdes Church12 Midnight @ Our Lady of Lourdes ChurchDec. 25th Monday 8:30 am Mass @ Our Lady of Lourdes Church9:30 am Mass @ Saint Adalbert Church10:30 am Mass @ Our Lady of Lourdes Church5:00 pm Mass @ Our Lady of Lourdes ChurchOur Budgeted 2017 Christmas Collection GoalAs we prepare for Christmas 2017, our parish budgeted Christmas Collection goal is: 46,000. This isseparate from your 4th Sunday of Advent stewardship. Please prayerfully help us reach our goal.Your Grateful Pastor, Father John L. Pietramale
Our Lady of Lourdes — St. Adalbert Parish4EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIPAs Christians, we are called to a life of prayer. This is not justduring seasons like Advent, but all year long. When we talkabout being prayerful everyday stewards, we are speakingabout cultivating an awareness of God being with us at alltimes. Each day we begin by offering God the entirety of ourday. Each night we rest in him and hope that the hours thatpassed gave him glory.During this busy time of Advent, it is hard to cultivate this lifeof prayer, but without it we can too easily lose sight of the reason for the season. It is during this time of year we need toheed the words of St Paul more than ever when he wrote tothe Thessalonians, "Rejoice always. Pray without ceasing." Thisis how we will be able to avoid the pitfalls of consumerism andsecularism and keep our eyes fixed on Jesus.Bring Jesus with you into the office Christmas party. Take himwith you shopping for gifts in the department store. Be awareof him when you sit down to watch television specials you haveseen every year of your life. Give him all your time and let hispresence fill your every moment. By striving to be connectingwith Jesus at all times, you will bear greater fruit and the joyyou experience will be much greater than you could imagine.You might even spend fewer dollars and spend more time withthose you love, particularly the One who loves you the most,the Incarnation himself.-Tracy Earl Welliver, MTSTHIS WEEK’S CALENDAR OF EVENTSSunday, December 17, 2017 3rd Sunday of Advent9:00 amCCD Classes in the OLL SchoolCoffee & Donuts after 8:30 & 10:30 am Masses SBH5:45 pmKnights of Columbus Christmas Party SBHMonday, December 18, 20171:30 pmPenance Service OLLC7:00 pmPenance Service OLLCTuesday, Dec. 19, 20177:25 amMother of Perpetual Help Devotions, STA8:45 amMother of Perpetual Help Devotions, OLLC9:00 amPrayer for Priests, OLLC ChapelWednesday, December 20, 20177:00 pmRCIA, OLLSBHThursday, December 21, 2017Friday, December 22, 2017Saturday, December 23, 20179:30 pmAA Meeting, OLLSBHSunday, December 24, 2017 4th Sunday of AdventNo CCD Classes TodayNo Coffee & Donuts Today due to Christmas11:30 pmCATHOLIC Q & AOn many Sundays, especially during Advent and Lent, wehear a reading from one of the prophets. What is significant about them for us? Didn't Jesus fulfill all their predictions?Advent and Lent are the times of the church year when the prophetic word forms an important part of the liturgical season.Isaiah, Jeremiah, Baruch, and Zephaniah are just some of theprophets who offer powerful and essential lessons for Christiansof any era. Prophets do not predict the future--they are verymuch concerned about the present, calling Israel to follow onceagain the word of God.The prophets witness to a life of faith. In the midst of an intenserelationship with God, the prophets are very aware of theirunworthiness to embrace this call from God, and struggle toaccept the mission God entrusts to them.The prophets speak on behalf of God. Each testifies that the wordspoken is not from them, but from God. While tempted at timesto throw in the towel, the prophets remained true to the life offaith and persevered in the proclamation of God's word.“The Story of Christmas” with narration andsinging will be presented by the choirpreceding Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve.OLLCOLLSBH — Saint Bernadette Hall PC — Parish Center (Gym)OLLC — OLL Church S — OLL School SC — SchoolCafeteriaPray for our Service Men & WomenPlease pray for all service men and women, especiallyfor those family members of our parishioners: JuliusAquino, Joe Becerra, Tom Byrne, Paul Cherek, ElizabethGill, Paris Fulbright, Brian T. Griess, Cara Arenault, ConnorMally, Michelle Morrison, Dennis Philips, Cody Proslo, JackRasmussen, Jason Slowik, and Richard Vickers.PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO ARE SICK:Mary Hartigan, Willie Kyler, Sophia Rose, Ron Brougham, BobEvon, William Carlin, Theresa Cole, Pat Kavaliauskas,Jackie Fox, Gloria DeJoy, Daniel Hunt,Lisa Reffcorn, Greg Staroscik, Joyce & Doug Pietramale, DareenMurcek, Don Dai, Bradley Wiese, Mrs. Reynolds, &Al Clinchard.
Items of Interest.5PERFECT TIME TO BUY SCRIP Gift CardsTo help you get ready for your Christmas shopping,OLL-St. Adalbert’s Parish has national brands ofSCRIP GIFT CARDS perfect for grocery shopping or forChristmas gifts for your family or friends.They are available for purchase after Sunday Masses at OLLChurch and at the Parish Office.Every time you purchase a gift card from our parishSCRIP Program you are helping to raise funds for ourparish. Please review the enclosed sheet with all of thegift cards we have on hand and are available.If you would like to purchase an item not in stock buton our approved retailer list, please call the Parish Office at 402-346-0900 and we will look into ordering itfor you. Prepayment is required.Our Lady of Lourdes – St. AdalbertAnnual Senior Christmas LuncheonThursday, December 28th 16.00 per personLocation: Eddie’s Banquet Hall5009 South 24th Street11:30 amRSVP by Friday, December 22ndPlease make checks payable to Our Lady ofLourdes-St. AdalbertHAVE A FUN NIGHT OUTMercy High School Trivia Night will be held on Saturday, January 13 beginning at6:00 pm. Register your team of eight players and pay online by December 22 atwww.mercyhigh.org/events. All are welcome to participate in this fun event.Don & Millie’s Caring and Sharing NightOLL– St. Adalbert parishioners, family, and friends are invited our next night out on Wednesday, December 20, 2017from 4:00 - 9:00 pm at Don & Millie’s on Saddle Creek & Farnam Street. Don & Millie’s Scrip gift cards are availablebefore the event, either after Masses on the weekends or at the Parish Office (South 33rd Street). This will be a greattime for everyone to visit, have fun, and raise funds for our parish. We hope to see you there!Advent Penance ServicesOn Monday, December 18thwe will have twoAdvent Penance Services:1:30 pm and 7:00 pm@Our Lady of Lourdes ChurchWe will have a number ofpriests joining us that day sowe can all prepare spirituallyfor Christmas.Confessions are also heard onSaturday’s from 4-5pm at OLL& from 4:30pm to 5:15 pm atSaint Adalbert Church.Easy Ways to Raise Funds for OLL SchoolPlease save your Box Tops for Education, CampbellSoup Labels, Family Fare Labels, Hy-Vee cash receipts(until December 31st), and Family Fare CashReceipts with your donation dollars on the receipt.Easy way to raise funds for Our Lady of Lourdes Home and School.Perpetual Eucharistic AdorationWe thank all who are faithful totheir weekly Adoration hour.These hours are available:Sunday 12:00 am,Tuesday 2:00 am & 3:00 amThursday 2:00 amFriday 10:00 amSaturday 6:00 amPlease call Dee Leuck at402-346-3584 if you can takeone of these hours.
6Our Lady of Lourdes-Saint Adalbert ParishSaint Vincent de Paul Society ConferenceYear End Giving:Our meetings are held on the second Tuesday of every month at7:00 pm in the Saint Bernadette Hall at Our Lady of Lourdes Campus. Wewould like to invite all parishioners who are interested in helping those in need,to attend our meetings and become involved in the good works of the SaintVincent de Paul ministry within our parish boundaries.Our resources come from Our Lady of Lourdes-Saint Adalbert Parishionersgiving to the Poor boxes located in our Churches.Every dollar is spent wisely to assist families in need.PLEASE BE GENEROUS AND PLACE YOUR DONATIONS IN THE POORBOXES LOCATED IN OUR CHURCHES.May God bless you for helping those in need.OUR NEXT MEETING IS THIS TUESDAY, JANUARY 9TH.COME AND JOIN US!Scripture Readings for the Week of December 17, 2017Sunday: Is 61:1-2a, 10-11/Lk 1:46-48, 49-50, 53-54 [Is 61:10b]/1 Thes 5:1624/Jn 1:6-8, 19-28Monday: Jer 23:5-8/Ps 72:1-2, 12-13, 18-19 [cf. 7]/Mt 1:18-25Tuesday: Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a/Ps 71:3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17 [cf. 8]/Lk 1:5-25Wednesday: Is 7:10-14/Ps 24:1-2, 3-4ab, 5-6 [cf. 7c and 10b]/Lk 1:26-38Thursday: Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a/Ps 33:2-3, 11-12, 20-21 [1a; 3a]/Lk 1:39-45Friday: 1 Sm 1:24-28/1 Sm 2:1, 4-5, 6-7, 8abcd [cf. 1a]/Lk 1:46-56Saturday: Mal 3:1-4, 23-24/Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-9, 10 and 14 [cf. Lk 21:28]/Lk1:57-66Our Parish Neighborhood “Little Library”You may have noticed that we have installed aneighborhood “Little Library” in front of ourParish Office on 33rd Street.We have placed children’s books and religious books for people totake and read.If you have books to donate, please feel free to place them in the“Little Library” anytime.Book Sale Today: Sunday, December 17thDuring Coffee and Donut Sunday on December 17th arepresentative from USBORNE BOOKS will have adisplay table for parishioners to purchase adult &children’s books for Christmas gifts. Our Parish will be able toselect books from your purchases forOur Lady of Lourdes School.As we approach the end ofthe 2017 calendar year,you may want to considera donation to our parish orschool.All donation need to be inthe Parish Office bySunday, December 31st tobe credited to your 2017giving.Thank you for all thewonderful baby itemsfrom the 2017Advent Baby Shower.Bethlehem House was verygrateful for all of ourdonations as they helpsingle mothers and babies.God bless you!Hopeful Hearts DinnerFebruary 2018Mark Your Calendar for Friday,Feb. 2nd and plan on attending ourSeventh Hopeful Hearts Dinner.Invitations will be coming soon.We are collecting bottlesof wine for the “WineGrab”. Please help usgather 100 bottles for ourHopeful HeartsFundraiser.You can drop them offat the Parish Office or theSacristy. Thank you.
7Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School News.OLL Winter Blanket and Soup Drive a Great Success!It has been wonderful to see all the giving that has been going on in our schooland parish community this Advent. The students, along with their parents andthe parishioners, have joyfully brought in many warm blankets and cans of soupfor our Advent school drive. It has been inspiring to observe our students andparishioners demonstrating Christ love here on earth!So on behalf of the students, teachers and myself, thank you for helping ourblanket and soup drive be a success. We surpassed the goal of 200 blankets,which means hundreds of people at the Sienna Francis House will be aided byyour kind hearts to keep them safe and warm during the winter months. We also collected an assortment of soup cans tohelp those experiencing hunger this season. Thank you again for your generosity.Wishing you all a prayerful and holy Third Week of Advent as you preparefor Christmas!Megan Fiedler, Principal
Established July 2014 by Archbishop George J. Lucas December 17, 2017 † Third Sunday of Advent Visit our website for more information: ollomaha.com One Church: Encountering Jesus, Equipping Disciples, Living Mercy Our Lady of Lourdes-Saint Adalbert Prayer Chain: Text or Call 402-981-7276
