St. JoAN ARC OF

3122 South 74th Street

Omaha, Nebraska 68124

Phone (402) 393-2005

Fax (402) 398-9438

Website www.sjaomaha.org

Email church@sjaomaha.org

Catholic Church

OCTOBER 25, 2020 - THE THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

“Transform everything, so that the Church’s customs, ways of doing things, times and schedules, language and structures can be suitably channeled

for the evangelization of today’s world.”

Pope Francis

ope Francis’ dream is a perfect description of a missional community. In case you were wondering what evangelization is, it is a process by which disciples are grown. Here’s what the process looks like. P

ften times we offer catechesis to folks who have not actually committed themselves to Christ and skip over what is called “Initial Evangelization.” Catechesis, by the way, just means religious instruction. People in the “Initial Evangelization” stage are looking for Acceptance, A Place of Welcome, A Joyful Community, Personal

Recognition, Beauty, and Goodness. As they find these things I just mentioned, they then begin to search for Deep Friendships, Answers to Questions, Safe Spaces to Talk Freely, Transformative Encounters, and Inspiring Personal Testimonies.

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2 SAINT JOAN OF ARC CATHOLIC CHURCH OMAHA, NEBRASKA

Mass/Confession Times

at St. Thomas More

Monday - Friday: 7:00 am Saturdays: 8:00 am & 5:00 pm

Sundays: 8:00 am & 10:30 am

Confessions on Saturdays:4—4:40 pm

PARISH PERSONNEL Pastor: Rev. Jeffrey Lorig

Cell 402-509-3909

Email: jplorig@archomaha.org

Senior Associate Pastors:

Rev. Greg Benkowski

Rectory 402-393-8918

Rev. Frank Baumert

Cell 402-677-1565

Deacon Ron & Julie Ryan

402-551-4330

Deacon Tim & Ruth Leininger

402-731-7474

Parish Business Manager

Martha N. Saettele

402-393-2005, ext. 4

Bulletin Editor: Linda Boyer

Email: bulletin@sjaomaha.org

School Principal: Kayleen Wallace

Secretary, Renae Vorland

402-393-2314, ext 3

Fax 402-393-4405

Religious Education: Jennifer Muckey

Email: jennifermuckey@gmail.com

Athletic Director: Dylan & Beth Biros

402-210-5407

Email: sjasports@yahoo.com

Prayer Assistance Line

Melinda Kenton 402-390-9470

Kim Large largekm@cox.net

Holy Communion to Homebound

Deacon Tim 402-731-7474

Food for The Francis House

Mary Kentch 402-593-8703

Funerals: Please call the Parish Office

SACRAMENTS Baptism

Contact Fr. Lorig 3 months prior to

baptism at 402-509-3909

Marriage

Please call Fr. Lorig at least 9 months in

advance for date and instruction information.

Always verify priest and church availability

before reserving reception venue.

Penance

Saturdays, 4:00 - 4:50 pm.

Anytime by appointment

You’re invited to make FORMED a part of your

life. Spend 15 minutes to an hour watching

something potentially life changing. It has to

beat the news or reruns on Netflix.

How do I access FORMED?

1. Go to https://signup.formed.org/

2. Enter your parish name St Joan of Arc Church or

just the zip code 68124 and click on our parish

3. Enter your name and email 4. Check that email account for a link to begin using

FORMED. That’s it!

Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration

All of our adoration hours are filled!

We would, however, like to get two people for every hour.

If anyone is interested in taking an hour with someone else or in being a

sub, please contact Rachel at 402-658-8418 or burnsjms@cox.net.

Calendar of Events Tuesday, October 27, 2020

7:00 pm Parish Council Meeting

Thursday, October 29, 2020

6:30 pm - RCIA and Alpha meet at St. Thomas More

4804 Grover Street

7:00 pm - Men’s Club Meeting

Friday, October 30, 2020

School Halloween Parties @ 2:00 pm

Sunday, November 1, 2020

Daylight Savings Time - Fall Back One Hour

Liturgical Ministers October 31, 2020 and November 1, 2020

Lectors EMHCs

5:00 pm - Ruth Leininger Linda Boyer

8:00 am - Anthony Manno Julia Craig

10:30 am - Rick Koch Renae Vorland (HB)

500 Confraternity

October 25, 2020 - Ken Dworak

It’s never too late to join the “500 Club.” Place your

application form (found in the Gathering Area) with

your check for $60 (for one year) in an envelope

marked “500 Club” in the offertory basket.

It’s just another way to help SJA.

Newly Baptized

Dominic Jerald Gladden,

son of Joshua and Nicole Gladden,

was baptized Sunday, October 18, 2020.

We welcome you, Dominic,

into the Catholic Church at

St. Joan of Arc Parish.

The Legion of Mary also has auxiliary members who

say the rosary and Legion of Mary prayers every day

instead of active work.

If you are interested in joining the St. Thomas More Legion

of Mary or for more info, please call Connie Johnson at 402-

339-8253 or email her at rjohnson294@cox.net.

mailto:kmlarge@hotmail.comhttps://signup.formed.org/mailto:burnsjms@cox.net

3 OCTOBER 25, 2020 THE 30TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Mass Intentions Monday, October 26, 2020 Requested by

8:30 am † Gabriel Scalise (Scalise Family) School Mass for Christendom Academy* Tuesday, October 27, 2020

8:30 am † Tom Duffy (Charles & Carol Nelson) Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena after Mass School Mass for SJA Kindergarten thru 2nd Grade* Wednesday, October 28, 2020

8:30 am † Don Stuczynski (Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Stuczynski) School Mass for SJA 3rd thru 5th Grade* Thursday, October 29, 2020

8:30 am † Joyce Luebbert (Doris Luebbert) School Mass for SJA 6th thru 8th Grade* Friday, October 30, 2020

8:30 am † Regina M. Syslo (Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Stuczynski) School Mass for Christendom Academy* Saturday, October 31, 2020

5:00 pm † Patrick Bystrek (Kim Hoffman)

Fr. Baumert

Sunday, November 1 , 2020 (Daylight Savings Time Ends)

8:00 am SJA Parishioners

Fr. Benkowski

10:30 am † Judy Novak (Rich Novak)

Fr. Baumert

*Students will use the entire section of pews to the right of center aisle.

Please remember those who are sick in our parish, and those we

have been asked to pray for: Shirley Bardsley, Connie Wade, Ken

Renkenberger, Anto Kinsley, Rose Romano, Maria Menjivar, Jerry

Hogya, Georgia Goltl, Bill Dineen, Steve Hamill, Bev Sladovnik,

Grace Fascianella, Sam Marchese, Roger Pedroza, Nadine Schmid,

Andrew Ascherl, Maxine Kantor, Eileen Annin, Nadine Hansen, Bob

Mercier, †Patricia Callahan, †Janet Eymann

Diaper Drive SJA Ladies Guild is again sponsoring a diaper drive to bene-

fit the families of the Omaha/Winnebago

Indian Reservation. These people have next

to nothing and jobs in the area are scarce.

This has forced mothers to wash and reuse

disposable diapers! We are collecting baby

diapers and baby supplies (baby shampoo, diaper cream,

baby lotion, etc.). No clothing or food, please. Other parish-

es are supplying those. The mothers especially need larger

sized diapers (size 4-6) as there are fewer in a box. Won’t

you help and spread the love of God to those less fortu-

nate? There will be a large box in the Gathering Area to

collect donations throughout October. Thanks in advance for

your generosity.

HOPE Certificates can be purchased from the School Office.

HyVee gift cards are still available as

well as many other kinds of gift

cards. Stock up now for supplies,

food, clothes, and holiday gifts.

September 2020 Financial Report

Summary

We experienced several positive results in September: general contributions,

tuition receipts, and expenses were all favorable to budget. We recorded a net

loss for the month ($16,758), but we were favorable to budget by $19,131.

Year-to-date, largely due to the July proceeds from the Paycheck Protection Pro-

gram, we are favorable to budget by $61,622. The news on the investment side

was less favorable: we experienced a market loss of $34,769, which – in combi-

nation with our operating loss, dividends, and other balance sheet changes –

reduced our cash position by $50,795. The following paragraphs provide addi-

tional detail.

Operating Results

Weekly contributions were quite strong for the month though we continue to see

a shortfall in maintenance contributions. The latter may be attributable to al-

tered giving patterns due to the pandemic. Tuition receipts were strong, and we

are tracking right on budget through three months, which is a very positive sign.

We also recorded two $500 gift receipts (one for the parish and another for the

school) from the Nebraska Healthy Places’ grant to help defray extra cleaning

costs due to COVID-19. Year-to-date revenue is favorable to budget by $48,047,

though we are slightly unfavorable after considering the July receipt from the

Paycheck Protection Program of $49,074 and the Nebraska grants ($1,000).

Expenses continue to track closely to budget, led by a favorable variance for

maintenance and supplies of $5,640, despite extra spending for cleaning,

drinking water, and disinfectants.

PPP and Other Grants

We have received a number of communications from First National Bank of

Omaha related to the procedures to request forgiveness of our PPP loan. How-

ever, we have not yet received final instructions. We continue to be confident

that we will be able to secure forgiveness for the entirety of our loan

($163,000). We will be asked to maintain records for the recently received gifts

from the Nebraska Healthy Places’ grants, but we do not expect the administra-

tion to be difficult.

Cash and Investments

Our cash position was reduced in September due a downward market move-

ment. (This is an example that markets do not always go up.)

Other

1. COVID. We are completing our first school quarter with no positive cases of

coronavirus among the students or staff. As the caseloads in Nebraska in-

crease, this success is increasingly remarkable. Continued congratulations to

Ms. Wallace and her team for diligence in adhering to extra safety procedures

(masks, distancing, surface disinfecting, etc.).

2. Carryover Items. We still await a written report from February’s Archdiocesan

audit report; we suspect it is held up due to the virus. As time permits we will

complete the review/updating of our Parish Directory and implementation of a

new Online Giving portal.

Dennis Smid

Finance Committee Chair

October 25, 2020 - 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all

your soul and with all your mind.” MATTHEW 22:37

Do you put other “gods” before God? Is your love of money,

power, status, comfort, or some personal possession great-

er than your love for God? Do you really recognize that eve-

rything you have and everything you are is a gift from God?

The good news - it’s not too late to put God first in all things

in your life. Memorial Donation

Thank you to the family and friends of

Merlin McRoberts

who made a donation of $500 in his name.

May his soul rest in peace.