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Newcomers, please register at the Office.

You are most welcome and we do want to

meet you.

The Catholic Communities

Of Keith County Twenty Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 18, 2020

Office Staff

Pastor — Rev. Bryan Ernest 284-3196

frb@kccatholics.com

Deacon — Dixon Powers 308-539-1629

Office — 417 East 3rd Street 284-3196

Secretary — Joan Krause 284-3196

joan@kccatholics.com

Dir. of Faith Formation — Caroline Spurgin 284-3196

dre@kccatholics.com

St. Luke’s School — Lynnette Powers 284-4841

stlukesschool@saintlukesschool.com (Website) saintlukes.edublogs.org

Parish Council Pres. — Justin Weber 289-5058

St. Luke’s School Bd. Pres. —Jason Tickle 284-4055

School Endowment Fund—Dr. Scott Weber

284-4705

Pro-Life Rep.—Barb Meismer—308-726-2006

Music Ministry — Carol Kraus 289-0366

Knight’s of Columbus — Jim Lempke 289-1688

Prayer Chain — Joanie Halligan 284-2330

For Information — Call the Parish Office at 284-3196e

Hours — Mon. thru Thurs. 9:00 a.m. — 12:00 & 1:00

Pastor — Rev. Bryan Ernest 284-3196

Paxton Church—308-239-4337 (basement only)

Office — 308-284-3196

417 East 3rd St., Ogallala, NE

E-mail: dre@kccatholics.com

Secretary - Caroline Spurgin 308-239-4558

Religious Education

Elementary — Betty Brown

High School — Jan Spurgin

Parish Council President—Kim Elder

Pro-Life Representative — Alex McConnell

St. Patrick’s Catholic Church 301 East 4th St., Paxton, NE

Mission of St. Luke’s, Ogallala, NE

St. Luke’s Catholic Church 417 East 3rd Street, Ogallala, NE

St. Luke’s Catholic Church

Eucharistic & Sacramental Celebrations

SATURDAY EVENING MASS FOR OBLIGATION

5:00 p.m. Ogallala

SUNDAY MASSES

8:00 a.m. in Paxton & 10:00 a.m. in Ogallala

DAILY MASSES 8:00 a.m. in Ogallala Mon. thru Fri.

(Tues. Communion Service)

HOLY DAY MASSES As announced

RECONCILIATION

Saturdays from 4:00 p.m. or by appointment.

BAPTISMS

Call Father for an appointment to do Baptismal

preparation

HOLY COMMUNION FOR THE SICK

Please call the Parish Office.

MARRIAGES Arrangements must be made 4 months in

advance.

ST. LUKE’S CATHOLIC CHURCH OGALLALA, NEBRASKA

Mon. Oct. 19th 8:00 a.m. Toni Cogil

Tue. Oct. 20th 8:00 a.m. Communion Service

Wed. Oct. 21st 8:00 a.m. No Mass (workshop in N.P.)

Thu. Oct. 22nd 8:00 a.m. Rodney Hunt

Fri. Oct. 23rd 8:00 a.m. Mindy Schulz

Sat. Oct. 24th 5:00 p.m. Agnes Lempke

Sun. Oct. 25th 8:00 a.m. (Paxton) LaDonna Perlinger

10:00 a.m. People of God

It’s feeling a little more like fall around here as

the colors are out in full force and harvest rolls on.

Today our parish family celebrates our patron

saint, St. Luke! Happy Feast Day to all!

We also celebrate World Mission Sunday and

our response to the needs around the world to help

the Holy Father spread the Good News to all.

Also, today we begin the Annual 20/21 Diocesan Appeal.

This year’s theme Cultivate builds on the last year’s Receive!

As we receive every grace and blessing from the goodness of

God, we then cultivate the gifts received to bear much fruit. We

cultivate our faith, deepen our response and yield a great harvest.

Thank you for your response to this 20/21 Appeal. Please

send your pledges and gifts directly to the Diocese of Grand Is-

land Office of Stewardship and Development, 2708 Old Fair Rd.,

Grand Island, NE 68803-5221 Peace & All Good,

Fr. Bryan

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WORLD MISSION SUNDAY

this weekend!

It’s our world on mission. Through your

prayers and assistance on World Mission Sunday, you too are

“on mission” supporting the loving service offered to the poor

half a world away by priests, religious and lay leaders.

Thank you for your support!

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KNIGHT’S OF COLUMBUS NEWS:

TODAY—The Annual Intellectual Disabilities Campaign (a.k.a. Tootsie Roll Drive) is here! The Knight’s of Columbus

will be handing out Tootsie Rolls after the Masses.

Free will donation!

Drive - By Hamburger Feed will be taking place on November 1st, after the 10:00 a.m. Mass, hosted by the Knight’s

of Columbus. More info to come.

Please keep in your prayers…

Diane Borm, mother of Kari Barnes.

Beatrice Estrada, grandmother of

Jason Tickle.

May they both rest in peace

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RCIA this Sunday evening, October 18th at 6:00 p.m. in the Rectory basement meeting room.

Please contact Fr. Bryan with any questions you

might have. These classes are for these interested in

learning more about the Catholic Faith and for those

who are interested in becoming a member of the

Catholic Church. The classes run through Easter 2021.

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Congratulations!! Robert Sandoval is the winner of the

St. Luke’s School weekly calendar drawing this week.

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Parish Council Meeting 10-12-2020

The October Parish council met with 3 members absent due to

COVID concerns. The current Coronavirus precautions will con-

tinue to remain in place until further notice. There will not be an

Annual Fall dinner this year, but there are considerations for an

event in the spring depending on the state of COVID 19. Arrange-

ments are under way for a Communal Penance Service, but will

certainly look different from past years due to COVID. The 2020-

2021 Annual Appeal will begin again soon with Doug

Havermann graciously accepting the chairmanship duties. Faith

Formation classes have begun with a mix of online and in-person

classes. Finances are holding steady. We encourage parishioners

to continue to send donations to the church office if they are un-

able to attend services. The shed by the convent received a new

facelift with siding. Thank you to Paul Rhulman and Tom Jas-

noch for repairing the gutters on the north side of the church. St.

Luke’s school fundraiser was a great success due to the ease of

online sales. Thanks to all who supported our students! New

Chromebooks have been ordered for students. Currently students

are able to use some from Ogallala Public Schools.

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Sam Ogden Birthday: March 26

Hometown: Grand Is-

land, NE

Home Parish: St. Marys,

Grand Island, NE

Parents: Brad Ogden

and Ann Glaser

Siblings: 3 brothers

High School: Northwest

High

College: UNL

Seminary: Conception Seminary (37174 State Highway, Con-

ception, MO 64433)

Pre-Theology I

Faith Formation News Classes have started. K-1 are doing independent study at home

with their parents. 2nd & 3rd are doing online Zoom classes. 4th &

5th grade are also doing classes via Zoom online.

Due to a teacher shortage, 6th grade has the option of joining the

4th & 5th graders on Zoom classes or the 7th grade for in-person

classes. 8th & 9th classes are also in-person. 10th and Confirmation

will be online. We have had a lot of changes in a small amount of

time. Please keep patience with us.

Please call Caroline if you have not picked up elementary pack-

ets or books for 10 grade and confirmation.

You can continue to send your weekly con-

tributions to the church office (417 East 3rd

St.) or you can drop them off in the mailbox

by the office door. Thank you for your con-

tinued support, as we still need to pay our bills.

Following the local guidelines and our Diocese of Grand Island

are needed to be wise and pro-active. The Dispensation from

Sunday and Holy Day Obligation remains in force. Please con-

tinue to watch it online or on TV if unable to attend.

We require everyone to wear a mask. Parishioners provide their

own mask. We do have extra masks in the entrance.

Please use hand sanitizer when you enter the church.

During communion we will have one single line and you must

stay 6 feet apart from anyone not in your household. We will have

tape on the main isle every 6 feet to help you stay spaced apart.

We will have a donation basket in the entrance of the church you

to place your offering before or after Mass.

Thank you for doing your part to keep one another safe.

PLEASES DRIVE SAFE

Twenty Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 18, 2020

Reminder to all of our Ministry Volunteers

It has come to our attention that some of the Ministry volunteers

are missing their scheduled times. If you have missed the bulletin

with the schedule, you can check online at kccatholics.com or

contact Joan at the office 284-3196, if you are unable to attend

Mass yet and/or prefer not to be put on the monthly schedule,

Fr. Bryan needs to be able to know that he can rely on his Minis-

try volunteers to be there to help him. Thank you.

October Ministry Schedule

Weekend of October 24-25th

Saturday, October 24th, 5:00 p.m. Mass

Lector: Marietta Johnson

E.M.: Mary Lou Heelan

Greeters: Brad & Gail Schreiter, Ann Ivers, Mary Eichner

No Servers

Sunday, October 25th, 10:00 a.m. Mass

Lector: Tom Jasnoch

E.M. : Kate Diaz

Greeters: Joni Pelster, Jane Skinner, Mary Weber, Jane Raether

No Servers

Weekend of October 31-Nov. 1st

Saturday, October 31st, 5:00 p.m. Mass

Lector: Mary Lou Heelan

E.M.: Judy Curtis

Greeters: Steve & Lisa Krajewski, Martin & Ceanne Rinehart

No Servers

Sunday, November 1st, 10:00 a.m. Mass

Lector: Chrissa Schlake

E.M.: Jim Korth

Greeter: Peg Thalken, Al Faesser, Tim & Cindy Ryan

No Servers

Sundays — Ministry to the Shut-ins

October 25th—Mary K Foy

November 1st—Jean Wunschel

OCTOBER MINISTRY SCHEDULE

FYI...For the month of October you will notice some changes with the Ministry Schedule. We will only be scheduling 2 weeks

in advance in case of new changes in the near future.

Fr. Bryan has asked for the E.M.’s to fill in as Greeters until

we can get back to normal. He would like Greeter’s at all the

church doors to make sure parishioners coming in are wearing

masks and using the hand sanitizer coming into and leaving

church. We will continue with no Servers, Ministry to the Shut-

Ins and Cleaning Church.