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December 1, 2013 First Sunday of Advent SAIT GERALD CHURCH 9602 Q ST.-RALSTON, NE 68127 • LAKEVIEW CHAPEL 7859 LAKEVIEW ST.-RALSTON, NE 68127 WWW.STGERALD.ORG Masses Church - 96th & Q Street Sat 5:00pm Sun 7:30am 9:00am 10:30am & 12:00pm Daily 12:15pm (M-F) Holy Days 6:00pm (eve), 7:00am, 12:15pm Chapel - 78th & Lakeview St. Sun 7:00am Daily 8:15am (M-Sat) Rosary begins at 7:45am Holy Days 9:00am (children’s) 7:00pm For a recording of the Mass times please call 331-1955 ext 21. Reconciliation 96th & Q Mon-Fri: 12:00-12:15pm Sat 3-4:30pm Lakeview: First Fridays and Satur- days prior to 8:15am Mass Ministry to the Sick If you, a relative or friend are hospitalized or shut-in, short or long term, and would like a visit from a Priest, please call the parish office. Registration in the Parish If you attend St. Gerald then it is im- portant that you register. You can easily do this by simply attending a Welcome Registration session that is held in the Parish Library on the Second and Fourth Sundays of the Month following the 10:30 am Mass. “We are a Catholic faith community devoted to becoming a dynamic center of worship. We challenge ourselves to lead lives patterned after Jesus. With gratitude we share our faith, tal- ents, gifts and resources so that more people experience God’s love.”

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December 1, 2013

First Sunday of Advent

SAI�T GERALD CHURCH 9602 Q ST.-RALSTON, NE 68127 • LAKEVIEW CHAPEL 7859 LAKEVIEW ST.-RALSTON, NE 68127

WWW.STGERALD.ORG

Masses

Church - 96th & Q Street

Sat 5:00pm

Sun 7:30am 9:00am 10:30am &

12:00pm

Daily 12:15pm (M-F)

Holy Days 6:00pm (eve), 7:00am,

12:15pm

Chapel - 78th & Lakeview St.

Sun 7:00am

Daily 8:15am (M-Sat) Rosary begins at

7:45am

Holy Days 9:00am (children’s) 7:00pm

For a recording of the Mass times

please call 331-1955 ext 21.

Reconciliation

96th & Q Mon-Fri: 12:00-12:15pm

Sat 3-4:30pm

Lakeview: First Fridays and Satur-

days prior to 8:15am Mass

Ministry to the Sick

If you, a relative or friend are

hospitalized or shut-in, short or long

term, and would like a visit from a

Priest, please call the parish office.

Registration in the Parish

If you attend St. Gerald then it is im-

portant that you register. You can easily

do this by simply attending a Welcome

Registration session that is held in the

Parish Library on the Second and Fourth

Sundays of the Month following the

10:30 am Mass.

“We are a Catholic faith community devoted to becoming a dynamic center of worship. We

challenge ourselves to lead lives patterned after Jesus. With gratitude we share our faith, tal-

ents, gifts and resources so that more people experience God’s love.”

December 1, 2013 2 Welcome to St. Gerald Parish

Feasibility Study: Letters have been sent to every pa-rishioner and so input is being gathered from all those concerned and affected by the possibility of our having a combined campaign in the next several months. Your

voice is important and this is your opportunity to share your sentiments. Over the past year, I know, it has been my desire to keep you as informed as possible on the fine work the Long Range Planning Committee and the Master Plan Com-mittee have been doing. They have looked at the needs of our parish and have examined our facilities. From their work and from input you, the parishioners, provided (remember the survey we took about two years ago)…we mapped out overall goals that were to guide our parish planning. In addition we discovered some aging facilities that are in real need of upgrading. Three items on the Master Plan that are on the Feasibility Fact sheet need better explanation. I never gave them much print. 1) Window/door frame painting and caulking at 96th and Q. This refers to every frame for a window or door at that facility including all metal doors (and all the exterior doors are met-al). These things have gotten faded and are now susceptible to rusting/corrosion. The caulking around the metal frames as this abuts the brick is now dried and air/water leak in. Painting metal and applying caulk are technical works of the trade that cannot be done by volunteers. And it’s a matter of keeping our church weather proofed. 2) Soffits at 96th and Q. This includes the flat wood ceilings inside the church. These underhangs and the interior ceilings have dried out and need an application of wood preservative for both preservation purposes and aes-thetic fix-up. There is so much of this that I would question the use of volunteer labor to accomplish it. 3) Volunteer labor already comes into play in a lot of are-as of our school. But even there to make sure we have a good looking wall when it is all said and done….who wants to tell a volunteer they did a bad job. We hire one of our teachers to work with our custodians over the summer and a lot of his work is such painting. Because painting is something that has to be done by a certain time and often cannot begin until other work in a classroom is fin-ished….volunteers can only do so much. It isn’t that volunteers aren’t doing a lot of the painting; its just that they can’t do it all. 3) Furnishings: in particular the chairs in the chapel—these are part of the needs being presented on the Fact Sheet…the material is just wore, faded and stained and in some places complete-ly worn through. Over 10 years of daily use has taken its toll. Finally, I want to mention the AC at Church. Remember when we had to replace one of the com-pressors at the tune of $30,000 – well the second one is just as old and stressed. To be ready to replace it without a surprise bill for $30,000 means putting away that amount in savings to prepare. This is better planning than crisis manage-ment. How to do the Feasibility On-Line?: Go to www.steiergroup.com, select

“Client Log-in” from the “Our Clients” menu, click on “Take the Survey” and

enter the password “Gerald”. This will link you to our online survey, to be taken

at your convenience. The Philippines �eeds Your Help We are sobered by reports coming in from the Philippines after Super Typhoon Haiyan slammed into that predominantly Catholic country. Thanks to extensive preparations, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is already responding. Please pray for the survivors and consider offering support to CRS in their crucial efforts there. A special collection will be taken up to help the people of the Philippines. Donations can also be made at www.CRS.org , call 1.877.435.7277, or send to Catholic Relief Services, P.O. Box 17090, Baltimore, MD 21297-0303. Please give generously. You can also write a check to St. Gerald Parish and mark it clearly, Philippine Relief. We will

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Parish Office 7859 Lakeview St. Phone: 402-331-1955 Fax: 402-339-8733 Email: [email protected] Hours: Mon-Fri, 7:30am-4pm Website: www.stgerald.org School 7857 Lakeview St. 402-331-4223 Religious Formation 402-331-1955 Pastor...Fr. Owen Korte [email protected] Associate Pastor...Fr Patrick Harrison [email protected] Deacons & their Wives Lonnie & Mary Dinneen Ray & Sue Lukowski Doug & Carol Marsh Chris & Erika Hanson Mike & Valerie Conzett Steve & Angie Luna George & Deb Butterfield Business Administrator...John Bolas Director of Music Ministry...Mary Clare Mendick Parish Secretary...Cheryl Bolin Parish Building Facilitator...Nick Steinbach Development Director...Deacon Chris Hanson Pastoral Minister of the Sick...Kathy Valasek Principal...Michala Jacobson Family Formation/Confirmation Director Mary Harper Youth/Young Adult Minister...Amanda Forman Head Sacristan...Victoria Hegarty Pastoral Council President...John Prososki

Baptisms

You must be a registered parishioner and attend one baptism class. This class is held the second Thursday of every month. Please fill out the form found in the kiosk of the church and return the form to the business office to sign up for the class. The form MUST be completed and

turned in the Tuesday before the Baptism

class. If not turned in by this deadline, you will attend the following class. This is not a walk-in class. Marriage

According to the Archdiocesan guidelines and to ensure adequate preparation for this very important Sacrament, you must make arrangements at least six (6) months ahead of the Marriage date. Special instructions are required for any Catholic party under 19 years of age. No date can be set for this marriage. A Civil Marriage License should be obtained two weeks in advance of marriage. To set a wedding date

here at St. Gerald Catholic Church, you must be

a registered parishioner.

Religious Formation: K-8 Children of the parish are supplied with Religious Formation either in our 5-day school or in our Religious Formation Program. Regular and sus-tained Religious Formation is a life-long process. Parental support at home for their children’s reli-gious formation includes attendance at the Sun-day Eucharist, prayer at home, and support of the catechetical program of their choice. Parishioners who homeschool are encouraged to visit with the Religious Formation Director about their chil-dren’s preparations for the sacraments.

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get this to CRS. Thanksgiving Ecumenical Service: An unfortunate set of circumstances has made this a difficult service to schedule. First the service was scheduled in the afternoon on the 24th, then that conflicted with the Messiah Concert downtown. Next it was moved to 7:00 pm and that conflicts with Turkey Bingo. Well, any-way, I will be there to represent the parish. St. Gerald Thanksgiving Day Mass: 9:00 am on Thursday, Nov. 28 at 96th and Q. The food collection that day goes to the Stephen Center. Also, please bring any food from you Thanksgiving Meal: Wine or Bread or…and we will bless it also at this mass. Advent Begins: Advent is a good time to get to confession. Let’s wake up and realize that we need God’s help to live good and holy lives and when we confess even the small sins we get the grace to help overcome them. Confessions are heard on Saturdays: 3:00-4:30 pm at 96th and Q as well as prior to each 12:15 pm mass. Our Parish Advent Penance Service will be Sunday, Dec. 15. Family Formation �ight: The topic: "Prepare the Way of the Lord" -- Nativi-ty and Incarnation. Anyone can attend the instruction period that begins at 6:30 pm in the Gym at Lakeview on Wednesday, Dec. 4

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Sharing the Spirit of Christmas

The Men’s Club will host St. Gerald’s Sharing the Spirit of Christmas Breakfast on December 15th from 7:00 to 12:00. Breakfast is free of charge to anyone in the community. We ask that you con-sider donating unwrapped toys, books and puzzles to help Share the Spirit of Christmas. Donations will also be accepted for the Soci-ety of St. Vincent DePaul. And of course, Santa will be making his annual appearance. Last year’s event was a tremendous success and we know it will be even better this year! Please call Jeff at 402-630-9247 if you have questions.

December Craft Project: Simple

Cake Decorating

Women’s Craft Group meets Tues-day, Dec 3, 6:30pm in the Multi-purpose Room, 96th & Q. We will decorate cupcakes and learn simple techniques to decorate your favor-ite Christmas baked goods. Cost is $2. Bring your sweet tooth, I will bring supplies. For questions and to RSVP contact Laurita at 402-339-6046 or [email protected]

Guardian Angel Dinner & Auc-

tion on February 15: Angel

Auction Donations #eeded!

- KC Chiefs Tickets - Creighton Bluejay Tickets - Does your business have a suite

at an event you could share? - Do you have a special skill or

service to offer? - HOPE Certificates These are just a few items we’d love to have. Please turn in items to parish office no later than De-

cember 6th! For questions, more ideas, or to arrange a pick up, Contact Angela Wichita or Angie Gallagher at [email protected] Cell: 402-880-5755

Christmas Poinsettia Memorial Fund Christmas is a special time to remember loved ones. A donation of $15 towards a poinsettia plant is a wonderful way to remember those who have been special to us. Names will be published in the bulletin on Dec 29th. Return this form to the business office by Dec.19th.

In Memory of_____________________________________________________ From____________________________________________________________ Please include $15 for each plant you’d like to donate.

End of Year Contributions

Just a reminder, all contributions that you want reported on your year 2013 giving statement must be received by the parish business office by midnight December 31, 2013. Any contributions mailed in must bear a postmark of December 31, 2013 or prior. Absolutely no contributions re-ceived after December 31, 2013 will be recorded on the year 2013 giving statements. All late contributions will be recorded for 2014. Thank you!

First Friday

Eucharistic Adoration will be held Friday, December 6, beginning at 10:00 a.m. at the Chapel, 78th & Lakeview

and continuing until 2:30 p.m., closing with Benediction. Spend an hour with the Lord anytime during the day.

First Saturday Devotions

First Saturday Mass in honor of Our Lady of Fatima’s request for the five first Saturdays of Reparation will be held December 7 at 8:15 a.m. Devotions, rosary and confession will begin at 7:45 a.m.

December 1, 2013 4 Welcome to St. Gerald Parish

Youth/Young Adults Family Faith Formation

Friends on Q

Mary E. Harper

Director of Family Formation &

Confirmation

Work…………402-331-1955 x25

Email…[email protected]

High School Youth Ministry If you are in HS, please feel welcome to join us every Sunday evening, from

6:30 pm - 8:30 pm in the Fellowship hall. Sunday Dec. 1st, Fr. Paul Hoesing,

Director of Vocations for the Archdiocese will be joining us. He will talk

about discernment and vocations to the priesthood and religious life. Please

feel free to join us on this exciting evening!

Living �ativity

Get ready!!! Sunday December 22, 2013 from 5:00-8:30 pm, will be our living nativity! Live animals, including; sheep, chickens, a camel, donkey and many more. Please share this event with your family and friends, so together we can celebrate the true joy of the season, the coming of Christ! There will be a social in the gym following your walk through the nativity. If you are in high school or middle school and are interested in helping out with this exciting event, there will be registration forms in the parish office and in the back of church.

H.S. Mystery Trip

The H.S. Youth group (9-12th) will be going on the 1st annual Mystery Trip this Jan. See registration form for more details. Hurry, early registration ends soon!

World Youth Day 2016

If you have interest in attending WYD16 in Poland, please attend an informational meeting on Tue. Jan. 28 at 7:30 pm in the school library. This is open to other parishes in the Archdiocese as well. Open to anyone that will be 18+ during summer of 2016.

St. Gerald Young Adult Co-Ed Apologetics Bible Study! Come join us as we learn more about our Catholic

faith and how to defend it! Please come and join us for prayer, and fellowship as we

grow together to know and love Christ!

Who: 18+, single or married

Where: Family Room, 96th & Q

Bring: A friend and The Holy Bible.

When: Wed. Dec. 4th: Social Event (TBA)

Wed. Dec. 11th: Bible Study 8:15 pm

Wed. Dec. 18th: Social Event: (TBA)

Wed. Dec. 25th: No Meeting

Wed. Jan. 1st: No Meeting

Wed. Jan. 9th: Bible Study 8:15 pm

Wed. Jan. 16th: Social Event

Wed. Jan 23: Bible Study 8:15 pm

*The Social Events will NOT be taken place at the church. Please contact Amanda if

you are interested in joining us for a social night!

If you are a YA and interested in being part of the Core Team for the

HS youth group or the Wednesday social events, please contact Amanda Forman for info.

Amanda Forman: Director of Youth/Adult Ministry

Work: 402-331-1955 Email: [email protected]

Prayer Warriors needed to pray dur-ing our monthly Family Formation Sessions & weekly Confirmation Classes. We need your prayers.

Family Formation Children’s Mass

will be held Saturday, Nov. 30th @ the 5pm Mass. We invite all families to attend with their children. Next Family Formation �ight will be December 4th @ 6:30 in the school gym. All parishioners welcome. Dec. 11: Living Rosary in the Chapel at 6:30pm. All are welcome. Christ-mas packages will be given to the children following the rosary.

Choir CDs Available: Make Great Christmas Gifts

St Gerald Choir has CDs available from past recordings. They are $10 each and can be purchased in the music room following all weekend Masses.

Friends on Q Christmas Party &

#ew or Unused Gift Exchange

Saturday, Dec 14 at Noon in the Fellowship Hall, 96th & Q. Enjoy catered Roast Beef dinner, $8 mem-bers, $10 non-members. Entertainment by Papil-lion Singers. Reserva-

tions needed by Monday, Dec 9th. Please mail check to business of-fice or place in collection basket, including name and event. Any questions contact Fran at 402-339-3240.

Feast of the Immaculate Concep-

tion: The actual day is Dec. 8 but Ad-vent Sundays take precedence so it is transferred to Monday, Dec. 9. It is not a Holy Day of Obligation. Masses will be as follows: No 7 am mass; 8:15 am at 96th and Q; 9:00 am at Lakeview; 12:15 at 96th and Q and 6:00 pm at 96th and Q.

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WEEKDAY MASSES FOR DECEMBER 2-7

MASSES FOR 2ND SUNDAY OF ADVENT

Sat 12/7/13 5:00 pm - Church PH !Tom Valasek

!Gene Sliva

!Dolores Huls

Sun 12/8/13 7:00 am - Chapel OK !Gwynneth Codding-

ton

7:30 am - Church PH St Gerald Parishioners

9:00 am - Church OK !Special Intentions of

Frank & Judi Tomcy-

kowski

10:30 am -Church PH !Doris Schmid

12:00 pm -Church OK !Don Fucinaro

Sunday, 12/1 10:30am - African Mass Chapel

1pm - Basketball Parish Center

Monday, 12/2 6pm - Basketball Parish Center

6:30pm - Scouts Fellowship Hall

6:30pm - Lord Teach Me To Pray Multipurpose Room

6:30pm - Women’s Group HOPE Office

7pm - St Vincent de Paul Business Office

Tuesday, 12/3 7pm - Men’s Recovery Business Office

7pm - AA Conference Room

6pm - Basketball Parish Center

6:30pm - Women’s Craft Group Multipurpose Room

6:30pm - Lord Teach Me To Pray Family Room

6:45pm - Scouts School Library

7pm - That Man is You Music Room

7:15pm - RCIA Fellowship Hall

Wednesday, 12/4 8:30am– 5th Grade Retreat Fellowship Hall

3pm - Scouts Conference Room

6pm - Family Formation School Library & Parish Center

6:30pm - Confirmation School

7pm - Choir Rehearsal Music Room

8pm - Youth Ministry Family Room

Thursday, 12/5 6pm - Basketball Parish Center

6:30pm - Stewardship Youth Room

7pm - Adult Education School Library

7pm - KC Officers Multipurpose Room

7pm - Scouts Fellowship Hall

8:30pm - Men’s Club Fellowship Hall

Friday, 12/6 6am - That Man Is You Family Room 3pm - Scouts Conference Room

6pm - Scout Sleepover Parish Center

Saturday, 12/7 6am - That Man Is You Fellowship Hall

8am - Basketball Parish Center

10:30am - Catechists School Library

1pm - Women’s Social Fellowship Hall

Sunday, 12/8 11:30am - Welcome Registration Family Room

1pm - Basketball Parish Center

5pm - Bridge Club Fellowship Hall

Please support the organizations

on the back of the bulletin. They

provide our bulletin to us at no

cost to the parish.

Bulletin #otices Submit in writing to the Business Office (Fax or e-mail) by

noon on Monday except on these early deadlines: For December 22 Bulletin submit by December 12

For December 29 Bulletin submit by December 19

For January 5 Bulletin submit by December 23

Articles submitted after the deadline will be added to the next available bulletin. Thank You!!

You can email notices to [email protected].

Mon 12/2/13 8:15 am - Chapel !Bill Goblirsch

12:15 pm - Church !Bette Linstrom

Tues12/3/13 8:15 am - Chapel !Ty Salistean

12:15 pm - Church !Sheyn Inclan

Wed 12/4/13 8:15 am - Chapel Special Intentions of

Scott Flyr Family

12:15 pm - Church !Marjorie Loughran

Thur12/5/13 8:15 am - Chapel !Terry Walsh

Fri 12/6/13 8:15 am - Chapel !Dennis Graeve

12:15 pm - Church !Bernice Gustas

Sat 12/7/13 8:15 am - Chapel !Tim Roberts

12:15 pm - Church !Tom Kawa

Calendar of Events

Confession Schedule for Advent

Parish Penance Service: Sun, Dec. 15, 7pm at 96th and Q Other Confession Times: Saturday, Dec. 21, 2:30-4:30 at 96th & Q Sunday, Dec. 22, 4:00- 5:30 at 96th & Q

Monday, Dec. 23, 10:00-12:00 at 96th & Q Monday, Dec. 23, 6:30-8:00 at Lakeview Tuesday, Dec. 24, 10:00-11:30 at 96th & Q Both priests will be hearing at all of these.

Christmas Mass Schedule

December 24: @ 96th and Q: 4:00 pm, 6:30 pm, Midnight. @ Lakeview: 8:00 pm. December 25: @ 96th and Q: 8:00 am and 10:00 am. @ Lakeview: 7:00 am

December 1, 2013 6 Welcome to St. Gerald Parish

Donation Report Sunday(11/17/13) ............. $20,840.15 ACH .......................................... $0.00 Week Total ....................... $20,840.15 Weekly Budget ................. $25,090.00 YTD Total…………… $558,533.83 YTD Budget ................... $551,623.00 Variance ............................. $6,910.83

Save HyVee Receipts Please save your HyVee receipts until December 31st. Drop them off at the HOPE window at church, in the col-lection basket, or at the business of-fice. Our school will receive 1% of the total collected!! Thank you to all who have been turning in your receipts!!!

Rest in Peace

Please pray for the repose of the

souls of parishioner

Hilda Packard, for pa-

rishioner Louis Clyde,

for parishioner Julia

Wisniski and for Mar-

cella Hunt, mother of

parishioner Gary Hunt.

May their souls and all of the souls

of the faithfully departed rest in

peace with our Lord.

Christmas Sale! Bethlehem House 2301 South 15th Sat, December 14th, 8 a.m. to noon Don't miss out on brand new and gen-tly used toys, clothing, baby gear, hol-iday décor, household products, cos-metics and dollar deals. For more in-formation, call (402) 502-9224.

2nd Annual Christmas Concert Sunday December 8, 2013 at St. Pat-rick's Catholic Church, 1404 Castelar St. 5:30 Reception in the St. Patrick's gym for free photos with Santa and complimentary refreshments. The Christmas concert begins at 6:30 pm. This event is free and open to the pub-lic. Free-will donations welcome at the door.

The Holy Family Shrine Concerts in December 2013. On December 8, at 5pm Matthew and Kathy Mayer with Phil and Jeanne Rulhman will present wonderful spiritual music. The Shrine has been blessed with the appearance of these gifted singers and musicians in the past. Please plan to celebrate the Season of Christmas with the surroundings of the Shrine mixed with music from these talented Christian singers. On December 29, at 4:30pm Jim Nailon and some guests from St. Thomas More will make a repeat performance at the Shrine. The Shrine has been blessed to have Jim perform for many people, many times, in the setting of the Chapel. Please come and enjoy songs written and performed by Jim. You’ll enhance your life with the peace of the Chapel and a voice like no other. All concerts will be followed by a reception. All donations go to support the Shrine. To get to the Shrine take I-80 to exit 432, go south 1 mile on highway 31 to Pflug Road, turn right on Pflug Road and go 1 mile west. Call the Shrine at

402-332-4565 with questions.

Readings for the Week of

December 1, 2013

Sunday: Is 2:1-5/Rom 13:11-14/Mt

24:37-44

Monday: Is 4:2-6/Mt 8:5-11

Tuesday: Is 11:1-10/Lk 10:21-24

Wednesday: Is 25:6-10a/Mt 15:29-

37

Thursday: Is 26:1-6/Mt 7:21, 24-27

Friday: Is 29:17-24/Mt 9:27-31

Saturday: Is 30:19-21, 23-26/Mt

9:35--10:1, 5a, 6-8

Next Sunday: Is 11:1-10/Rom 15:4-

9/Mt 3:1-12

Advent Prayer Group

Join the Monday Morning Prayer

Group at St Margaret Mary Par-

ish, 6116 Dodge St on Dec 2, 9,

16 & 23. 8:30am Mass, 9:00am

Rosary, 9:30-11am gather in the

Suneg Center. All are welcome to

join in any part of the morning

worship. Childcare provided.

Benefit at St Joan of Arc Kevon Kaylor, a 15 year old Central High student is battling brain cancer. There will be a benefit for him at St Joan of Arc, 3122 S 74th St. on Dec 1, Noon-4pm. Delicious, delectable des-serts and ice cream. Cost is $5 per person/$15 a family. Silent Auction

and raffle.

Support Elderly Religious

A parishioner writes, “As a Catho-

lic school student from grades K-

12, I was formed to be the person I

am by many religious brothers and

sisters, and I am forever grateful.”

Show your appreciation for the

senior Catholic sisters, brothers,

and religious order priests who

made a positive difference in so

many lives. Please give generously

to next week’s collection for the

Retirement Fund for Religious.

Thank You

Thank you for your contributions

to the Collection for the Catholic

Campaign for Human Develop-

ment. Your generous gifts will

help CCHD end poverty in Ameri-

ca through better education, im-

proved housing, and overall eco-

nomic development. Through

CCHD and its beneficiaries, we

manifest Catholic social teaching

and carry out Jesus’ mission to

“bring glad tidings to the poor… to

proclaim liberty to captives and

recovery of sight to the blind, to let

the oppressed go free” (LK 4:18)

All Women of the Parish

ARE INVITED TO THE CHRISTMAS

SOCIAL OF THE ST. GERALD

WOMEN’S SOCIAL GROUP

December 7, 2013

1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Father Larry Dorsey

Fellowship Hall, 96th & Q

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