Rev. Vincent L. Parsons

Pastor Rev. Michael E. Wetovick

Associate Pastor

Sr. Vera Meis, C.S.J. Pastoral Minister

Mass Schedule:

(October - May) Saturday: 4:00 pm

Sunday: 8:00 & 10:30 am (June - September) Saturday 6:00 pm

Sunday: 8:00 & 10:00 am Monday, Tues, Wed, Friday 7 am

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays one hour prior to evening Mass or by appointment (632-2541)

Sacrament of Baptism Please call the Parish Office

ST. AGNES CHURCH

Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

October 8, 2017

2314 Third Avenue, Scottsbluff, Nebraska 69361 (308)632-2541 Mailing address: PO Box 349, Scottsbluff, NE 69363-0349 Fax: 308-632-2146 Website: www.st-agnes-church.com

Parish Office Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 9am - Noon & 1pm - 4pm

Christ the Deacon

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Last week we celebrated RESPECT FOR LIFE SUNDAY! Remember that LIFE is the most beautiful gift of God to humanity; it is seen as the image of God, “a sign of God’s love, a trace of his glory!” Our faith calls us to become committed guardians of the sanctity of life. Also, our faith calls us to become committed participants in rebuilding the deteriorating moral image of humanity. We cannot be disloyal to our faith by simply allowing ourselves to be sedated by our silence and indifference. Listen to the proactive voices of the late Mother Teresa that disturbed the conscience of the participants of the United Nations Conference on Population and Development in Cairo, Egypt, on September 1994, when she announced: “I am sure that deep down in your heart you know that the unborn child is a human being loved by God, like you and me. How can anyone knowing that deliberately destroy that life? It frightens me to think of all the people who kill their conscience so that they can perform abortion…” LIFE is SACRED! It must be respected and guarded in all forms: from conception to natural death. Anything that is a threat to the SANCTITY OF LIFE must be denounced and condemned. The cries of the countless victims of abortion, euthanasia, mercy killing, and capital punishment permeate our conscience and compel us to respond. This is imperative to our faith as Christians. We cannot afford to betray our faith to the God of life by simply allowing ourselves to be numbed by our silence, inaction and apathy. We cannot allow evil to triumph over good. Non-participation in the protection of the sanctity of life is a form of collaboration with evil. Therefore, as Christians, we must commit ourselves to a cultural transformation and conversion: from a CULTURE OF DEATH to a CULTURE OF LIFE! So, when you come and receive Jesus at communion, let him empower you to do “whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, and whatever is gracious” in his eyes. Let us become the cornerstone of the SANCTITY OF LIFE today and forever.

Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time S a i n t A g n e s

C a t h o l i c C h u r c h

Today’s Readings

Isaiah 5:1-7 Psalm 80

Philippians 4:6-9 Matthew 21:33-43

Parish Administration

(308) 632-2541 / (308) 632-2146 (Fax) office@st-agnes-church.com

www.st-agnes-church.com

Pastor Rev. Vincent L. Parsons (ext. 2)

pastor@st-agnes-church.com Pastoral Minister

Sr. Vera Meis (ext. 4) srvera@st-agnes-church.com

Director of Religious Education Mrs. Terri Calvert (ext.5) dre@st-agnes-church.com Church Office Manager

Mrs. Danni Koeteman (ext. 3) office@st-agnes-church.com

School Head Teacher Mrs. Julie Brown (632-6918)

office@stagnesonline.org School Office Manager Kristie Neilan (632-6918) office@stagnesonline.org

Monday, Oct 9, 2017 Daily Mass (7am) Intention: †David & †Jeremy Young by Jerry & Eileen Young Communal Rosary (4:45pm) Liturgy of the Hours (5:05pm) Tuesday, Oct 10, 2017 Daily Mass (7am) Intention: †Bishops/Priests of Diocese RCIA (7pm) Location: Garden Room Liturgy of the Hours (5:30pm) Wednesday, Oct 11, 2017 Daily Mass (8:15am) Intention: †Shane Malm by Danni Koeteman Liturgy of the Hours (5:30pm) Contemplative Prayer (6:00pm)

Thursday, Oct 12, 2017 Mass at Veterans’ Home (9:30am) Liturgy of the Hours (5:30pm) Friday, Oct 13, 2017 Daily Mass (7am) Intention: Felix Koenig by Dominic & Zita Hans Liturgy of the Hours (5:30pm) Saturday, Oct 14, 2017 Weekend Mass (4:00pm) Intention: For the Parish Sunday, Oct 15, 2017 Weekend Mass (8:00am) Intention: †Larry Bostron by Mary & Francis Heumesser Weekend Mass (10:30am) Intention: †Eleanor Wolf by Family

This Week’s Schedule

Sunday Collections & ATW Giving

October 1, 2017

Actual $7902.75 Budget $9000.00 Surplus (Deficit) $1097.25

Living Stewardship Now “Great works do not always lie in our way, but every moment we may do little ones excellently, that is, with great love.” —Saint Francis de Sales (1567–1622), bishop, missionary, and patron saint of writers Copyright © 2010, World Library Publications. All rights reserved.

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Caring Conversations St. Agnes Church is sponsoring ‘Caring Conversations about End of Life Decisions’ to allow participants to be able to clearly think about end-of-life issues before decisions have to be made. These FREE sessions are for all who are living and expect someday to make the transition from death into eternal life. Anyone, at the time of their death, can give a great gift to those they leave behind by having their end-of-life decisions already made. These informative sessions will prepare you to do that:

Sunday, October 8, 6:30pm: Technology & Dying – Patients’ Rights Hospice & Palliative Care Sunday, October 15, 6:30pm: The Value of Grief Durable Power of Attorney & Living Wills Sunday, October 22, 6:30pm: Catholic Church Traditions & Funeral Liturgies

Presenters include Dr. Vincent Bjorling; Tom Perkins, Ph.D, Dr. William Packard; Phil Kelly, Attorney; Linda Rock; Rev. Vincent Parsons; and Representatives from Joliffe Funeral Home and Dugan Kramer Funeral Home

Finance Corner Young at Heart October’s luncheon for folks of retirement age is this Tuesday,

October 10th at noon In the Garden Room. Please bring a

covered dish to share.

Monday: Jon 1:1 - 2:2, 11; Jon 2:3-5, 8; Lk 10:25-37 Tuesday: Jon 3:1-10; Ps 130:1b-4ab, 7-8; Lk 10:38-42 Wednesday: Jon 4:1-11; Ps 86:3-6, 9-10; Lk 11:1-4 Thursday: Mal 3:13-20b; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 11:5-13 Friday: Jl 1:13-15; 2:1-2; Ps 9:2-3, 6, 16, 8-9; Lk 11:15-26 Saturday: Jl 4:12-21; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12; Lk 11:27-28 Sunday: Is 25:6-10a; Ps 23:1-6; Phil 4:12-14, 19-20; Mt 22:1-14 [1-10]

This Week’s Readings

Veterans & those serving in the military who have attended or now attend St. Agnes Church will be honored

November 11 &12 in the bulletin. Please send info including a picture to: chriswolf74@yahoo.com or call the parish office (632-2541). Needed are the person’s name, branch of service and dates of service. If you have a photo that needs scanning, bring it to the parish office. All photos will be returned to you. November 1st is the deadline for submission.

Rest in Peace Imojean Hamburger, mother of Steve (Janice) Hamburger of our parish.

Ladies only! This Thursday at 6pm you’re invited to a potluck supper in the Garden Room. Please bring a salad, dessert or bread to go with the main dishes provided by the social committee of Altar Society. See you there!

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Have you noticed the new statue in the backyard garden of St. Agnes? The statue carries the name, Christ the Deacon and is a creation of the artis Susan Hladky of Gillette, Wyoming. Christ the Deacon was created out of love, healed the grieving, and has brought people to the church. In the year 2000 Susan Hladky’s only daughter was getting married. In the Hladky family there are private pilots and they owned a plane. On her daughter’s wedding day the family was gathered at the airport greeting guests. Her daughter, Dusty was distracted and walked into the propeller of a plane and died on her wedding day. So, instead of a wedding there was a funeral. Susan and her husband, James took the death of their only daughter very hard and went into seclusion. During this time a man’s wife was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She was a very faithful lifelong Catholic who prayed the rosary and attended daily Mass. Rightly so she was upset with the diagnoses she received from her doctor. The treatments she endured were very painful and hard on her body. She came to terms with her illness by relating to the Blessed Mother Mary, and shared with her daughter, “I am a handmaiden of the Lord, it is not my way but His way”. She related to our Lord on the cross as she laid flat on her back with her arms

outstretched during the radiation treatments. It was during her time in the hospital that her friend, Susan Hladky visited her. The ill woman was able to express her appreciation of the art that Susan created for the Catholic Church. At the end of her life the woman was in a coma for several days, and while in the hospital room surrounded by her family, she sat straight up in the bed, opened her eyes, smiled, laid back down and died. After the death of his wife the man entered into full communion with the Catholic Church surrounded by his family. It ended up that there was one empty chair in the room on that day and his family imagined their mother sitting there witnessing the event. It was through the suffering and loss of his wife that he contacted Susan Hladky to commission a piece of art to go into the Peace Garden of the local Church. He did not have anything in mind for the statue and trusted the artist’s vision. When contacted by the man Susan was not sure she could do the statue, as she was still grieving the loss of her daughter. She eventually agreed. It took three years for her to complete the piece of art, which she titled, Christ the Deacon. During this time the man went through back surgery and died as a result of the surgery, before the piece of art was completed, so he never got to see it in place at the church. In researching the piece Susan was creating, she traveled to Jerusalem and studied the clothing that Jesus would have worn and the landscape of the area in which He lived. She named the piece Christ the Deacon and clad him with a stole because the office of the deaconate is represented by a stole. The role of the deacon is one of service, the same as what our Lord witnessed to us during his life on earth. Susan struggled with the face of Christ

when creating the statue. The face held a stern look and every time she remolded it the stern look returned. She conceded in that the stern look reminded her of the look that Jesus would have had when teaching his disciples that we must forgive others as he forgives us. The shoulders of the statue were broader than Susan wanted, but she came to understand the purpose of the wide shoulders when once she was looking at the them and she was reminded of what Jesus shouldered during his lifetime. Also, she was reminded of the burdens we put on Christ’s shoulders today. The sandals she created for

the feet of Christ the Deacon are similar to the ones that Jesus would have worn during his lifetime where the landscape in which Jesus traveled was difficult and would have been a challenge to walk many miles on barefooted. The hand of Christ the Deacon is soft and stretched outward, reminding us that Christ is always ready to take us in and comfort us. The statue was finished in 2010. Healing came for Susan during her time of creating this piece. She went to her daughter’s home in Denver for the first time since the accident and was able to go through her belongings. She boxed up what was to be donated and what she wanted to keep and closed the door. As it happens, the Catholic Church where the statue was originally placed decided to go in a different direction and wanted Christ the Deacon to be removed. A certified letter was sent to the donor’s daughter stating that the statue was to be removed or it would be destroyed. Because of this, the statue needed a new location and now it can be found in the backyard garden of St. Agnes Catholic Church. The original donor’s family now feels like the statue is where it belongs, at St. Agnes, which is full of loving people. They say the statue is finally home. Through the artist’s life tragedies and challenges, she continues creating artwork. Christ the Deacon healed the artist, reminding her that Christ is always here communicating with us. Are we listening? -by Terri Calvert

Christ the

How many times has the Lord called us to share our God-given gifts with others? How many times have we turned away from His request to share with those who have not? For that invitation, to respond to God’s call is the focus of the vineyard story into today’s Gospel.

Throughout the ages, God sent prophets to encourage the Jews to correct their relationship with God. As we know, the prophets often were extremely blunt in the words they used to express the need for a rededication to the Lord. Most of the prophets met with little success in modifying Jewish attitudes for any length of time. Even after repeated episodes of invasions from other nations, as foreseen by the prophets, the Jewish response was to beat, starve or kill the prophets rather than listen to the Word of God.

Today’s parable from Matthew describes the workers of a landowner who suffered at the hands of the tenants for attempting to gather the proceeds of harvest. The renters show a similar rejection of their master’s call as the Jewish people did to God. The prophets’ messages often foretold of the coming of the Savior that would bring salvation to the Jewish people. However, like the landowner son, Jesus was killed for bringing to light the necessity of listening to the Master.

In the parable, the landowner wanted his justified proceeds from the grape harvest. God also wants to benefit from the harvest, but He has no desire to take away our physical well-being. He needs no sacrifices of pain and suffering from us. Nor God does want the fortunes we have accumulated on earth. What the Lord wants is the wealth found in our hearts. God wants to us prosper for He created us to rule the earth, but not at the expense of others. In His vineyard, God never demands payment from us. Rather what God desires of us is to share our God-given gifts with the needy, both spiritually and physically. What little to ask of us when we owe Him in every aspect of our lives. How can we claim anything as ours? He gave us our existence, our very lives, for he is our Creator. We can make choices, for He gave us free will. We love, for He has shown us the meaning of love. We have faith in God because He reveals himself to us. We have the hope of salvation because Jesus has died for us. He who loves us so much that he asked His Son to be born of a virgin and die in extreme agony to demonstrate His love. Certainly, after denying and killing His Son, God would be justified in turning away from us. But God continues to be a forgiving God. He has placed His trust in us, and He will not evict us from the vineyard, for He promised us salvation if we but listen and obey His call. How can we deny Him anything, even our lives? If we actually consider what we have, we immediately recognize we cannot claim possession of anything not provided by the Lord. For God has given us everything. It is only appropriate that we give back a part of our time, treasure, and talent for all that we have received from God.

At our death, only our bared souls, not wealth, not titles will remain to face the Lord’s judgment. So when God comes to the vineyard asking for the wealth of harvest, will we be able to offer ourselves? He seeks the souls of the good to enter heaven. If the record of your life were placed on the balance of justice, where does your fate lie? In amassing the gifts, God gave you? Or what you gave back to God by sharing your gifts? Now is the time to recognize that we owe everything to the Lord.

Let us remain faithful to the Lord.

From the Seminary

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Bearing the Right Kind of Fruit

Today’s readings focus our attention on vineyards. Isaiah’s song concerning his friend’s vineyard begins with inspiring and poetic images of an idyllic vineyard where the choicest harvest is expected. Instead, the vineyard yields wild grapes, which causes the owner to abandon it. The psalmist cries out to God, asking that God once again take care of the vineyard, which is the house of Israel. The parable told in today’s Gospel offers a stern warning that those who commit treachery in the hopes of attaining personal wealth will be “put . . . to a wretched death” (Matthew 21:41). Jesus warns his listeners not to act like the murderous tenants in the vineyard. Instead he exhorts them to produce the kind of fruit that will lead them to the kingdom of God. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

Families Grow Vocations

Chastity formation Speak to your children about developing a deep reverence for the way God has created us and our bodies. Learn about the “Theology of the Body” as taught by St. John Paul II, which teaches about God’s plan for sexuality and for marriage and family. There are many resources available today in book form, workshops, and online. A good summary is on the U.S. Catholic Bishops website. Take the time to be formed so that you can help the young to be formed. If young people get chastity right—they get dating right—then they will get marriage right—then they will get family right--then all vocations will prosper.

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Religious Educa on Program Email—dre@st-agnes-church.com Religious Education Office—308-635-1362

Grade School (pre-school—5th grades) Formation Sessions will begin on Sunday, October 2nd from 9:15-10:15 a.m. in the school building.

October Sunday Schedule: 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th

♦ Halloween Carnival is Wednesday,

October 25th in the school gym from 5:30-7 p.m. Come join the fun! Hosted by the Middle School and CYM (High School) youth.

Middle School Formation Sessions (grades 6th-8th) meet from 7-8:15 p.m. in the school building.

October Wednesday Schedule: 4th, 11th, 18th, & 25th*

* Halloween Carnival 5:30-7 p.m. - in the school gym. High School (CYM) Formation Sessions youth gather in catechist’s homes from 7-8:30 p.m.

October Wednesday Schedule: 4th, 11th, 18th, & 25th*

* Halloween Carnival 5:30-7 p.m. - in the school gym.

11th CYM October Schedule: 4th & 18th - Confirmation sessions 11th - meet in catechist’s home 25th - Halloween Carnival 5:30-7 p.m. in the school gym

Celebrating Sunday for

Catholic Families Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Gospel: Matthew 21:33-35, 37-41

On the Way to Mass: In what way could you be gentler with the earth, people, plants, and animals? On the Way Home From Mass: Where has violence crept into your life and you haven’t even notice it? in your speech, video games, TV shows, etc? Living the Word: Expressing kindness and care in our words and actions takes practice and intention. Choose something to do as a family (a special meal, a game, an outing, a car ride) and for the duration of that event, each person will only use a whisper voice. Ask the family members to notice how a gentle voice tends to bring about gentle actions. Notice how words sound differently when whispered.

Celebrating Sunday for Catholic Families 2017-2018

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Raising the Bar with the Faith and Life series! We are in our fourth week of using the new curriculum for grades Pre-K - 8th. The feedback from catechists and families has been very positive! Each week a grade will be featured in the bulletin outlining the curriculum. This week Third Grade is featured. Our Life with Jesus is the title of the third grade curriculum. This year through studying the development of salvation history, students will become immersed in the life of Jesus ad develop a deeper understanding of God’s loving plan and of how they are a part of his plan grade curriculum students develop a prayer life that includes participation in the Mass as the greatest prayer, learning traditional Catholic prayers, and praying spontaneous prayer. Please take time during the week to review what your child(ren) learned this week in the religious formation sessions. Also, spend time this week helping prepare your child(ren) for upcoming weeks lesson. A syllabus is being provided to each student so parents can stay apprised as to the lesson that will be covered on a specific date.

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Meet the Confirmation Candidates

My name is Ty Corr. My parents are Scott and Shelley Corr. I have two brothers, Chris and Josh, and one sister, Paige. I am a Junior at Scottsbluff High School. I am involved in band, Show Choir, SHA Musical, Speech, Golf, DECA, Key Club, Student Senate, Educators Rising, FCA, during the school year. In the summer I play baseball for the Westco Baseball Organization. After Confirmation I plan to serve as an usher and lector.

We are excited to announce a dynamic program offered at St. Agnes. YOU; Life, Love, and the Theology of the Body presents teenagers (9th graders) with a vision of who they are: a unique, unrepeatable creation of God. This program offers teens an opportunity to hear from respected catholic leaders about life, sexuality, and what it means to be a person created by God for love.

Give children a love for the

Rosary Teaching children how to pray the Rosary can be one of the most influential and long-lasting prayer habits you give them. Consider these ideas for helping children learn to love the Rosary: Share what you value about the Rosary. Some people love the calming rhythm of the Rosary prayers. Others enjoy meditating on Jesus’ life, death, Resurrection and Ascension described in the mysteries. Still others enjoy the idea of praying a centuries old prayer. Help children to see what you find beautiful about this Catholic prayer. Make Rosary time family time. Give each child his or her own set of Rosary beads that work best for small hands (or make your own). Gather together in a favorite spot in your home, light a candle, play calming music, or do whatever you like to make this time feel special and sacred. Start small and let it grow. If the Rosary is new to your family, introduce the full prayer by teaching the components. For example, practice making the Sign of the Cross and rehearse the individual prayers. Consider using the “call and response” method, in which a leader begins a prayer and the rest of the group finishes it. Take turns being the leader. When children have mastered the prayers, pray a decade together. Then graduate to a full family Rosary.

Partners in Faith - October 2017

What does the ministry of Altar Servers consist of? Simply put, our altar servers assist the priest at Mass. They take part in carry the cross or candles in procession, hold the book for the presider’s prayers, assist with setting and removing things to and from the altar table, and serve as role models for participation in the mass. Who can be an Altar Server? Here at St. Agnes, altar servers consist of boys and girls from our parish who are grades 3rd - 12th and have been trained. Altar Server Training will be held following all weekend Masses October 7th & 8th. This training is for new and ongoing servers. Why Do Catholics Do That? Why do Catholics baptize infants? Baptism washes away the stain of original sin and conveys sanctifying graces – a share in God’s life. Baptism is also the gateway to life in the Spirit, the Church, and the other sacraments, including the Eucharist and Confession. It starts one on the surest path to salvation: “Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved; whoever does not believe will be condemned” (Mark 16:16). Catholic parents, desiring the best for their children, baptize them as infants to give them the best start in life.

Partners in Faith - October 2017

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Here is a dessert you can make with a grown up. While you are preparing it, think about how you can live a loving and respectful life. Talk about your ideas with the person helping you.

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School News... Miss Amanda Brill -- 3rd Grade

Mrs. Kristie Becker — 4th Grade It has been an excing month of September for us, as we will have gone on 4 field trips by the me this comes out - two great shows at the Midwest, the Farm and Ranch Museum for Tools and Technology Day and just last week, Flowerfield. The stu-dents loved experiencing a school day back in me. They dressed the part, packed an authenc lunch, got to tour old build-ings, and spend a morning in a one room school house. I know some of their favorites were wring with the quill pens, all the lessons in the school house (and geng a lesson on the Dunce cap), and having a spelling bee. The pracced really hard lead-ing up to the spelling bee and I was so proud hearing all the words they knew! Congratulaons to the winner, Bianca McDon-ald! This was also my first experience at Flowerfield and I can definitely say I learned a lot as well! In the classroom, we have been working hard on our wring. The students have pracced using the 6 traits of wring and soon will be working on autumn poems and tall tales. We also started our reading groups. We have three different groups and the novels we are starng with are Stone Fox, A Cricket in Times Square, and Night of the Twisters. In Social Studies, we start-ed back into Nebraska history, learning where we are located in relaon to the rest of the world. We will be doing some work out of the Student Atlas of Nebraska. This is an awesome manipulave created by a professor at Wayne State that breaks Ne-braska up into many categories for students to learn about. In science, we are connuing our work on sciensts. For religion, we are moving into the People of Israel. We have so many hard workers in this class and I am proud of all the great things they have been doing! We are looking forward to a busy fall in fourth grade!

Wow, how the school year is flying! We have been busy in 3rd

grade. We completed all three of our MAPS tesng on the awe-some new Chromebooks! We also have started to incorporate them into our classroom as we begin to learn typing! The students love the educaonal games we get to play! In Social Studies, we are talking about the five regions of the United States. The students are learning about the different cli-mates in each region, as well as all the vast landforms and water surrounding each. Science has us learning lots about data, and how sciensts record and share the data they find out about. The kids were really excited when they learned the many ways of sharing informaon through data and graphs, and how science can somemes look like our math worksheets! Wow ,do these third graders love to read! I was blown away by how fast they all completed their reading incenve projects. They are so excited for all the wonderful incenves they receive if they complete it each month, especially, the all school campout at the end of the year!

What’s Happening at St. Agnes School...

Monday, 9th Salisbury Steak Mashed potatoes & gravy Corn Pears Wheat roll Helpers: Mary Ann & Chris Saucedo

Tuesday, 10th Chicken pay on a bun Baked beans Carrots w/ ranch Apricots Helpers: Mary Ann & Chris Saucedo

Wednesday , 11th Cheese Ravioli Fresh Green Salad Steamed Broccoli Pineapple dbits Helpers: Mary Ann & Chris Saucedo

Thursday, 12th Corn Dog French Fries Peas & carrots 1/2 banana Helpers: Mary Ann & Chris Saucedo

Friday, 13th Pancakes Scrambled eggs w/ sautéed red pepper & spinach Potato triangle Orange wedges Helpers: Mary Ann & Chris Saucedo

A New Face at St. Agnes Student Council Projects

Hot Lunch Menu for October 9th—October 13th

Luis Wheeler, son of Douglas and Karen Wheeler, joined the 3

rd grade class on Monday,

Sept. 25. Luis was born in Cairo, Egypt and has lived in several countries as his father served in the military. He and his parents returned to Gering last year where he aended Cedar Can-yon and Lincoln Elementary Schools before coming to St.

Agnes. Welcome Luis and family. We know you will have a won-derful experience at St. Agnes.

The newly formed student council is already busy with projects for both the school and our country. On Wednesdays, the students do a sweep of the school/parish prop-erty to pick up trash and other debris in order to keep our grounds looking amazing. As well, the week of Sept 25-30, the students collected money to support our fellow Catholic School friends who have been affected by the recent hurricanes. A total of $918.00 was raised to support the restoraon of schools in the Tex-as area.

St. Agnes has some budding actors/actresses on their hands as 5 students performed in the Midwest Theater producon The Wiz of the West. Fabian Zamarripa (5

th) played Bad Dog, Laetner Malm

(5th

) performed as Mamma Munch kin, while Landon Malm(4th

) acted as a Munch Kin, and Graecyn Benton (3

rd) and Brooklyn Meis-

ner (3rd

) were Buzzards.

Wiz of the West Performers

October 8, 2017

Up Coming Events

St. Agnes Catholic School

205 E 23rd Scottsbluff, NE

Ph: 308-632-6918 Fax: 308-632-6943

Virtuous Students

Monday, October 9th Pre K/K

Adams Family Pumpkin Patch 9:30 AM

Please do not forget car seats

Tuesday, October 10th 5th Grade

WET field trip 9:00AM-2:00PM

Wednesday, October 11th

Mass at 8:15AM 5th grade Leads

Thursday, October 12th

3rd-5th to Midwest Theater Ethan Bortnik

Grand Knight, Dave Wolf, presented September Virtuous Student of the month awards to Grant Celli (K), Bianca McDonald (4th) and Harper Verbeck (Pre-K) on Friday, Sep-tember 30th. These students were recognized for their qual-ity behavior and character during the month of September.

CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS St. Agnes Catholic Church #019751 2314 Third Avenue Scottsbluff, NE 69361 TELEPHONE 308 632-2541 CONTACT PERSON Danni Koeteman (308-632-2541) EMAIL: office@st-agnes-church.com 2nd Contact: Fr. Vince Parsons (308) 765-9999 SOFTWARE MSPublisher 2017 Adobe Acrobat X Windows 10 PRINTER Canon MX 870 TRANSMISSION TIME Wednesday 3:00 SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION October 8, 2017 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 13 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS IMPORTANT NOTE! PLEASE READ! Pages 10, 11 & 12 are upside down intentionally! Request 375copies ***THE ADVERTISING PAGES ARE PAGES 7&8*** IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL ME (308) 632-2541. THANK YOU.