All Saints Catholic School News

1335 S 10th Street Phone: 402.346.5757 Fax: 402.346.8794 www.allsaintscs.org

School Masses During the academic year, school Masses are held on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday.

All Saints Collections All Saints Catholic School is collecting Supermercado, Family Fare, Hy-Vee receipts, Box Tops for Education and Our Family brand barcodes/UPC’s. Please drop these off at All Saints Catholic School during school hours 8 am to 3 pm. Thank you for your participation!

3rd Annual Craft Fair On Saturday, December 1, 2018 All Saints Catholic School will be hosting their 3rd Annual Craft Fair from 10 am - 4 pm in the gym, 1335 S 10th Street. Shop at One Stop! There will be gifts, home décor, handmade jewelry, crafts, beauty products, clothing and more! Admission is $1 for adults, and kids under 12 are free. For more information or vendor inquiries, contact Karen Avila at 402-346-5757 or kavila@allsaints.org.

Parish and Community Happenings

Nativity Display Event Come celebrate the beginning of the Christmas season with a family friendly event featuring Nativity Displays. Hundreds of Nativity scenes provided by local residents will be on display in the Church Social Hall. Children and adults are invited to shop at the Christian themed Gift Shop with prices affordable for all ages. Enjoy treats from the Bake Shop during your visit. A raffle will be held in conjunction with the event. Lunch is provided by the Knights of Columbus on Saturday. All proceeds will benefit the needy in the Springfield area. Free Will donations will be graciously accepted. Saturday, November 25, 9 am – 7 pm, and Sunday, November 26, 8 am – 2 pm. St. Joseph Catholic Church, 100 So. 9th Street, Springfield, NE.

Christmas Concert for the Poor Clare Sisters "Come Let Us Adore Him", A Christmas Concert for the Omaha Poor Clare Sisters will be presented at Christ the King Church, 854 S. 86 St. on December 6th at 7:00 pm with The Frontier String Ensemble of the Omaha Conservatory of Music. The concert is free and open to the public. Any donations will go to help these Franciscan Sisters of St. Clare.

OTOC Issue Café

Mental Health Emergency Resources is the topic on Tuesday, November 20th at 6:45 pm at Urban Abbey (1026 Jackson St. in Old Market). Hear from Miles Glasgow of Region 6 Behavioral Healthcare about their emergency response programs to help provide mental health services during high stress situations. Information about Mental Health support and education programs will also be available. Archdiocesan Mission to Guatemala Might you be called to mission? Volunteers from the Archdiocese of Omaha have travelled every summer for the past 15 years, to live and work with our brothers and sisters in the Diocese of Huehuetenango, Guatemala. If you feel called to an encounter with the living Christ, in the people of a foreign land, come learn more about this summer’s 12-day mission trip at one of the following short meetings: Sunday, December 9 from 2 to 3 pm at St. Frances Cabrini in the Parish Center Library. If you have questions, please call Mark Zimmer at 402-452-4980.

Theology Matters Re-Thinking the Holidays: An Invitation from a Poor Jesus. Monday, November 26 at 7 pm at St. Pius X Parish Center. How would a poor Jesus invite to observe the holidays? Using scripture and Catholic Social Teaching, Dr. Thomas Kelly will give us concrete steps to celebrate with the heart of Jesus. Please bring a non-perishable food item for our pantry. For questions please contact St. Pius X at 402-558-8446.

Give the Gift of a Retreat Immaculee Ilibagiza Retreat: This Christmas season, give yourself or someone you love tickets to a weekend retreat to be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in West Point, March 22-23, 2019. Immaculee Ilibagiza, a survivor of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide and author of the book “Left to Tell”, will bring her message of forgiveness, healing, and hope to all who attend. Give the gift of experiencing her powerful journey and remarkable message. Cost is $57 for one, or $76 for two. For details, tickets, and registration visit www.immaculee.com, or contact RaNae O’Brien at ranaeobrien1@gmail.com."

Bulletin Additions To have information published in the upcoming bulletin, please email bulletineditorcabrini@gmail.com by Wednesday evening.

33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

November 18, 2018

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

November 19

Sodality 7 pm

November 20

November 21

November 22

Thanksgiving Day

Mass 9 am

November 23 November 24

November 25

Upcoming Schedule

Special Collection ThisWeekend This weekend’s special collection is for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD). The CCHD is the national anti-poverty program of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Thank You.

Thanksgiving Day The Mass on Thursday, November 22nd, will be at 9 am. Everyone is encouraged to bring items to donate to the food pantry. You may also bring a part of you Thanksgiving meal for a special blessing.

Giving Tree starts November 24 Advent will soon be upon us and the Sodality members are once again preparing the Giving Tree. We will be making sure several families at All Saints Catholic School have a blessed Christmas. Gift tag stars will be available on the Giving Tree November 24-25 and December 1-2. Select a star or stars, purchase the gift, and return the gift-bagged or wrapped gift with the star attached to Church December 8-9 or 15-16. Thanks for your generosity and participation. Gift cards for St. Vincent de Paul are also appreciated.

Mass Intention Forms The 2019 Mass Intention Forms are in the back of the church. You may return them by mail, bring back to the Parish Office or put in an envelope labeled “Mass Intention” and place in the weekend collection basket. We ask that you please return this form by December 10, 2018. This form is for your convenience. Mass Intentions can also be requested throughout the year.

Benefit Concert for CUES and St. Augustine Indian Mission Join us for an encore performance of The Priests. A benefit concert for the CUES School System and St. Augustine Indian Mission on November 20, 2018 at 7 pm at the Holland Performing Arts Center. Purchase tickets at www.ticketomaha.com/Productions/the-priests or call 402-345-0606.

Sick and Recovering

Please pray for the sick and those recovering including: Rick Bower, Jerry Visconti, Louise Scolaro, Cookie Sequenzia, Linda Schulenberg, Rose Carter, Helen and Nadia Soltysik, Luis A. Lopez Rios, Jim Burson, Veronica Jablonski, Marlene Hodik, Frank & Fannie Sorensen, Gail Randone, Antonella Troia, Jim Circo, Mary Rose, Dan Klimek, Edith Trawicke, and all those in our nursing homes.

(To add or remove a name on our list, please call 402-934-7706. We must have the person’s permission to print their name publicly.)

Rev. Damian Zuerlein, Pastor E-mail: djzuerlein@archomaha.org

Deacon Larry Mruz Deacon Doug Lenz

1248 South 10th Street, Omaha, NE 68108 Phone: 402-934-7706

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Liturgy and Mass Schedule

Growing In Faith

Daily Mass Schedule

Tuesday, Nov. 20 8:20 AM +Josephine Balus

Wednesday, Nov. 21 8:20 AM +Michael DePetro

Thursday, Nov. 22 9:00 AM +Deceased members Pistone family

Friday, Nov. 23 8:20 AM +Mike Montello

Saturday, Nov. 24 5:00 PM +Angeline Dellutri

Sunday, Nov. 25 9:00 AM Pro Populo

Sunday, Nov. 25 11:00 AM +Mary Palmesano

Reconciliation Schedule

Saturdays: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM (northwest room of the Church)

Other Masses Schedule

Wednesdays: 3:00 PM at St. Joseph’s Tower

Fridays: 10:15 AM at St. Joseph’s Villa

Sign Up Now for “Spring” Alpha Have you attended an Alpha Session yet? If not, we’d love for you to consider joining us for “Spring Alpha” which runs Tuesdays January 15-April 2, 2019 from 6 pm to 8 pm at the Parish Center, plus one Saturday, March 2, 2019. Get to know the Alpha Team and other parishioners while reviewing the basics of Christianity. Alpha consists of dinner, a short (20-25 minutes) video and small group discussion. Let Tuesday become your “favorite night of the week” too! This is a personal invitation from us to you! Contact Ann Lenz at 402-990-3296 or amlenz@archomaha.org for more information. Blue registration forms are available at the back of Church. Drop them in the collection basket, or bring or mail them to the Parish Center. Thanks! Hope to see you there!

Called and Gifted Is your calendar overloaded with too many things to do? Do you have a hard time saing “no”? Knowing the mission God calls and equips us for clarifies when to say “yes”—and when to say “no”. The Called and Gifted series is an opportunity to begin the journey to discover your spiritual gifts. An instructor from the Catherine of Siena Institute will offer the Called & Gifted series on Tuesday evenings from 6 pm to 8 pm during the Advent season (beginning Tuesday, November 27 and ending on Tuesday, December 18). Everyone is invited to participate but space is limited. To register or find out more, contact Ann Lenz at amlenz@archomaha.org or (402) 990-3296.

Catholic Bible Study We will resume on November 29th at 9 am or 7 pm with Session 10, covering Chapter 9, New Wine, New Wineskins.

Sodality Updates

Fudge Sale: Orders are available for pick up this weekend after all Masses. Giving Tree: Return wrapped gifts the weekends of December 8-9 or 15-16. Christmas Party: Sunday, December 2nd, 2018 at Cascio’s Steak House, 1620 South 10th Street.

Stewardship

November 10-11, 2018

Sunday Tithe– Collections All Saints Gift Fund Organ Fund Improvement Fund Furnace Debt Reduction Fund St. Vincent de Paul Fund

$ $ $ $ $ $

4,267.00 316.00

41.00 101.00 385.00 204.00

Dear Friends, Since I am on retreat, I will share with you part of Pope Francis’ closing homily at the recent synod of bishops: “For Jesus, the cry of those pleading for help is not a nuisance but a challenge. How important it is for us to listen to life! The children of the heavenly Father are concerned with their brothers and sisters, not with useless chatter, but with the needs of their neighbors. They listen patiently and lovingly, just as God does to us and to our prayers, however repetitive they may be. God never grows tired; he is always happy when we seek him. May we too ask for the grace of a heart that listens. I would like to say to the young people, in the name of all of us adults: forgive us if often we have not listened to you, if, instead of opening our hearts, we have filled your ears. As Christ’s Church, we want to listen to you with love, certain of two things: that your lives are precious in God’s eyes, because God is young and loves young people, and that your lives are precious in our eyes too, and indeed necessary for moving forward. After listening, a second step on the journey of faith is to be a neighbor. Let us look at Jesus: he does not delegate someone from the “large crowd” following him, but goes personally… That is how God operates. He gets personally involved with preferential love for every person. By his actions, he already communicates his message. Faith thus flowers in life. Faith passes through life. When faith is concerned purely with doctrinal formulae, it risks speaking only to the head without touching the heart. And when it is concerned with activity alone, it risks turning into mere moralizing and social work. Faith, instead, is life: it is living in the love of God who has changed our lives. We cannot choose between doctrine and activism. We are called to carry out God’s work in God’s own way: in closeness, by cleaving to him, in communion with one another, alongside our brothers and sisters. Closeness: that is the secret to communicating the heart of the faith, and not a secondary aspect. Being a neighbor means bringing the newness of God into the lives of our brothers and sisters. It serves as an antidote to the temptation of easy answers and fast fixes. Let us ask ourselves whether, as Christians, we are capable of becoming neighbors, stepping out of our circles and embracing those who are not “one of us”, those whom God ardently seeks. A temptation so often found in the Scriptures will always be there: the temptation to wash our hands… Let us realize that the Lord has dirtied his hands for each one of us. Let us look at the cross, start from there and remember that God became my neighbor in sin and death. He became my neighbor: it all starts from there. And when, out of love of him, we too become neighbors, we become bringers of new life. Not teachers of everyone, not specialists in the sacred, but witnesses of the love that saves. The third step is to bear witness… It is not Christian to expect that our brothers and sisters who are seekers should have to knock on our doors; we ought to go out to them, bringing not ourselves but Jesus. He sends us, like those disciples, to encourage others and to raise them up in his name. He sends us forth to say to each person: “God is asking you to let yourself be loved by him”… To feel oneself in need of salvation is the beginning of faith. It is the direct path to encountering Jesus. The faith that saved Bartimaeus did not have to do with his having clear ideas about God, but in his seeking him and longing to encounter him. Faith has to do with encounter, not theory. In encounter, Jesus passes by; in encounter, the heart of the Church beats. Then, not our

preaching, but our witness of life will prove effective.”

Peace,

Fr. Damian

Pastor’s Letter