St. Joseph Catholic Church

612 High Street Beatrice, NE  68310

Phone: 402-223-2923

E-mail: rectory-office@cdolinc.net

CONTACT US

RECTORY OFFICE 402-223-2923 (SECRETARY EXT. 220, FATHER MAJOR EXT. 222)

SCHOOL OFFICE 402-223-5033 EXT 200

EMERGENCIES: (CELL) 402-806-2821

 

Pastor and Superintendent:   Fr. Steve Major

 

Mass Schedule

Saturday 5:30pm; Sunday 8:00am & 10:00am

Weekdays: Monday-Friday at 8:20am

 

Confessions

Monday - Friday. 15 minutes before all daily Masses

Saturday 4:00pm - 5:25pm; First Saturday 11:00am - noon or any other time by appointment.

 

Baptism

Parents are asked to attend one 60 min. baptism preparation class.  Call the rectory office to schedule. Godparents must be Catholics in good standing; a letter from the godparents’ pastor is requested.

 

Anointing/Hospital Visits

Please notify the pastor through the office when you go to the hospital.

 

Matrimony

Contact the parish first—6 to 12 months ahead of time.  The FOCCUS assessment process must be completed before a wedding date is set. 

 

Natural Family Planning (NFP)

To schedule an Introductory Session to the Creighton Model Fertility Care System of NFP, engaged or married couples may contact Jo Langley (223-3359) or Melissa Powers (228-3856).

 

Pregnancy Resource Center of Beatrice - 228-6101

 

Knights of Columbus: http://www.nebraskakofc.org/kc1723

 

St. Joseph Catholic School — 420 N 6th Street (3 yr. old Preschool through 5^th) Office Hours 7:30am - 4:00pm Vickie Gilbert, Head Teacher; Lenece Pinkerton, Secretary ($200.00 book fee per student parishioner/yr.)

 

C.C.D. Program in St. Joseph School, Grades 1-8, Wed., 6:30-7:45pm

 

Choir Anyone interested in joining choir may come at 9:00am Sunday before 10:00am Mass or call Kate Ratigan at 806-0131.

 

Godparent Religion Program—High School Youth Wed., 7:00pm

 

Red Raven Day Care -18 months—up.  In our school building.  Call the school office for information: 223-5033 X204

 

Parish Office:  612 High St. (rectory-office@cdolinc.net) Monday - Friday, 8:00am–3:00pm, except Holy Days and holidays.  Shelli Hubka, Secretary. Bulletin Deadline:  noon Thursday.

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Eucharistic Ministers July 31/August 1:    Adams/Reimer

 

 

Your Gifts to the Lord July 18, 2010

Adult Envelopes                                        $4,277.00

Loose Plate                                                   $180.00

Children’s Envelopes                                       $22.00

Building Fund                                              $25.00

School Fund       $15.00

Septemberfest    $10.00  

 

 

 

                               TOTAL:                   $4,725.00

 

 

 

AMOUNT NEEDED WEEKLY FROM SUNDAY COLLECTIONS

FOR 2009-2010 PARISH BUDGET:  $8,300.00/Week

Register $15.00

 

 

 

 

 

ALTAR FLOWERS are donated by Darrell & Katie Wilson in memory of their parents, Ray & Helen Wilson and Mr.  & Mrs. Stanley Stromitis.

 

The ALTAR SOCIETY is holding its Third Annual “Bakeless Bake Sale” fundraiser during July.  We realize that everyone is busy and it is difficult to volunteer time for breakfasts, dinners, and other fundraisers.  So we are having a Bakeless Bake Sale to replace some of these events.  Just figure the cost of food items you would have donated and/or bought at a bake sale.  Then enclose that amount in the attached envelope and return it in the collection basket at Mass or to the Rectory.  Extra envelopes and flyers will be available at the Church entrances.  Thank you!

 

SEPTEMBERFEST is just around the corner…It is time to start thinking about donations for raffle prizes or to suggest raffle prizes.

 

WE ARE STARTING A NEW FISCAL YEAR!! Last years deficit was a little better than we estimated on the cover of the bulletin, it was $23,099.47. However, we currently have a checking balance of $20,238.68 after just paying March and April 2010 loan payments, which leaves us still three months behind totaling $4,935.00. We are also still behind a month of assessments totaling $4,674.48, and book bills in the amount of $3,308.66. In addition, we have payroll to meet in less than 15 days and only this weekend of collections to come up with the roughly additional $10,000.00 we need to meet that debt without paying any further bills.

 

The following is the last fiscal year’s profit and loss:

 

July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010

Income:

Sunday Collections (incl. our share of CSA) $  407,523.83

Bazaars                                                                  $11,236.59

Tuition  (Incl. Daycare)                                           $70,128.44

Endowment & Trust                                              $10,829.73

Other Income (Interest, Rentals)                        $1,209.73

                          Total Income   $500,928.32

Expenses:

             Payroll                                                                     $408,501.97

             CCD Expenses                                                       $2,893.72

             Diocesan Assessments                                      $29,310.26

             Administrative & Office                                       $11,559.67

             Interest Expense                                                      $4,044.75

             Insurance (Non-health)                                       $16,438.53

             Property Cost                                                            $7,633.10

             Household                                                                $2,731.22

             Utilities                                                                     $14,254.83

             Retreats/Cont. Education                                      $2,804.75

             Liturgical                                                                   $3,345.64

             School Technology                                                 $1,244.00

             Books                                                                      $16,855.20

             Transportation                                                           $1,756.45

             Misc. School                                                                 $653.70

                                       Total Expenses    $524,027.79

 

                                             Loss - $23,099.47

 

Each July, the FAIRBURY DEANERY COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN dedicate the month to St. Monica, the mother of St. Augustine.  Each parish in our Deanery takes a week to say this prayer as a group. July 22-31 is our week to say this special prayer at the Sunday Masses and at daily Masses and in our daily prayers.  In the prayer we offer our prayers through St. Monica's intercession for the spiritual and physical safety of our sons and daughters and conversion of those who have left the Church.  Please keep this prayer and say it each day.

 

PRAYER OF ST. MONICA

O God, You are the comfort of those who mourn and the Savior of all who trust in You.  Blessed Monica's loving tears moved You to convert her son, Augustine.  Help us who pray to You for the salvation of our sons and daughters, too.  May we also grieve for our own sins and win the grace of Your pardon through the intercession of this loving Saint, through Christ our Lord, Amen.  Saint Monica, pray for us!

 

SCHOOL REGISTRATION NIGHT: St. Joseph Catholic School Registration Night will be August 4^th from 6:00 – 8:00pm in the Parish Center. 

 

ST. GREGORY’S PARISH BAZAAR at 1310 Carolina in Marysville, KS is Sunday August 8^th from 4:30pm to 7:00pm. There will be a live auction, kiddie cake walk, bingo, moon walk and other great games. They will be service pan fried chicken and ham dinners for $7.00 for adults and $4.00 for children.

 

LIBRARY HELP: If you are interested in helping out with the library conversion, Mrs. Pinkerton will be working next week Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday only from 9:00am-12:00pm.  Any and all help is very much appreciated.  If an evening works better, call Lenece at 223-4526. 

 

2 WEEKS TO SIGN UP FOR RETROUVAILLE – Do you feel alone? Are you frustrated or angry with each other? Do you argue … or have you just stopped talking to each other? Does talking about it only make it worse? This program has helped tens of thousands of couples experiencing marital difficulty at all levels including disillusionment and deep misery. For confidential information about or to register for the August program beginning with a weekend on August 6-8, 2010 call 1-888-317-5654 or www.retrouvaille.org on the web

 

DISCOVER ADOPTION: Are you interested in expanding your family through domestic or international adoption?  Do you have a heart for children and want to touch the life of a child?  If so, you are invited to attend a FREE informational meeting on Monday, July 26 at 6:30pm at Hope Community Church  located at 4700 South Folsom Street in Lincoln.  RSVP by calling or emailing Heather at 402-992-2661, hlundgren@bethany.org.  (Discover Adoption is hosted by Bethany Christian Services in Orange City; Bethany is a Christ-centered, not-for-profit, adoption and family services agency.)  

 

DIVORCED, SEPARATED AND WIDOWED Catholics are invited to a special Mass sponsored by the Family Life Office on Monday, August 30, at Blessed John XXIII Diocesan Center, 3700 Sheridan Blvd., Lincoln.  Confessions:  7:00 P.M.  Mass:  7:30 P.M.  The presentation will be “Preserving the Family.”

 

The SCHOOL SISTERS OF CHRIST THE KING would like to invite you to the 15^th Annual Memorial Mass for the late Bishop Glennon Flavin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, August 27^th, 2010 at Villa Regina Motherhouse in Lincoln, Nebraska.  Bishop Flavin was known for his dedication to Catholic education and promotion of vocations to the priesthood and religious life.  Bishop Bruskewitz will be the homilist at the Mass.

                         

THE GREAT ADVENTURE BIBLE STUDY IS RETURNING IN OCTOBER! After a very successful first year, St. Michael’s in Fairbury will begin a new Great Adventure Bible Study in October.

This is a 24-part study. A combination of DVD lecture, individual reading and study, group discussion, and lecture commentary guides participants as they read through the 14 narrative books of The Bible Timeline and discover the meaning of each in light of the whole.

St. Michael’s Church is funding the program itself, however the study materials for each student will be approximately $40, and are the only fees the church would like to recover.  If you want to participate, but have difficulty with this fee; please contact the church office to make arrangements. We want everyone who is interested to attend, regardless of ability to pay.  We hope to have a large number of participants!  Please contact the St. Michael’s church office at 402-729-2058 as soon as possible to let us know you plan to attend so an estimate can be made on the number of student materials to order.  You will not have to pay until classes begin.  You can read more about The Great Adventure Bible Study by visiting www.biblestudyforcatholics.com.

 

FROM FR. STEVE MAJOR:

 

Last week I asked Toby Bisseger for a renewed tuckpointing bid that would cover only the places that most need repair: the stone above the south entrance of church; two places high above the east entrance; a small area on the north end of church above a basement furnace vent, and along the south face of the oldest part of our school where the brick meets the ground.  Scaffolding would need to be put up temporarily to do that east side work.  Updates will appear here as they become available.

 

SCHOOL NEWS--REVIEW   Contracts are signed by our teachers and all seven lay faculty members will return for the 2010-2011 school year.  Sr. Mary Catherine, C.K. will be our new head teacher/principal and Sr. Mary Agnes Dunavan, C.K. will be our new religion teacher for all grades.  The sisters will live at the Villa Regina House in Denton and commute daily.  Please pray for Sr. Mary Agnes, who will make her perpetual vows in a public Mass at Cathedral of the Risen Christ, 33^rd and Sheridan Streets, Lincoln on Sunday, August 1^st at 2:00pm with a reception to follow. 

 

SCHOOL SISTERS OF CHRIST THE KING: A Rite of Initiation Reception for Katherine Jo Wozny, Jessica Lynn Lewandowski, and Elizabeth Ann Bader will be July 31, 12:30 – 2:30.  Rite of First Profession for Sister Mary Ruth will be July 31, 5:30 – 7:00.  Sister Mary Ruth taught Religion here last year.  These receptions will be at the Villa Regina Motherhouse 4100 SW 56^th St., Lincoln, NE and open to the public.

 

I met Friday morning with Mr. Peter Heath of Lincoln about our SCHOOL’S SECURITY SITUATION.  From this we hope to develop a plan what will better serve our young people in school and daycare.  While we have never had any unfortunate incident—Thank God—it is best to act instead of reacting.  You may recall that we seriously explored the possibility of remodeling our school/daycare entrance but decided against doing that because it would require a person to be present there while the building is occupied in order to be effective.  As we toured our school and playgrounds last week, Mr. Heath explained to me that we have many options to consider for security in our school like cameras and locks of various kinds. The very good news is that our computer network will help us achieve many of these goals. Since our computers are hooked together, we could use any of them to monitor and manipulate cameras, locks and other devices we would choose. I should note that Peter has worked with the Diocese of Lincoln on various projects in the past and has our interests at heart. Since I am on vacation this week as I write these lines, I haven't seen any written proposal that suggests specific equipment, etc. I think we will all be impressed with the possibilities that this technology can bring to our school and day care. The flexibility and adaptability of the devices impresses me. I look forward to providing details to you and our parish council as they become available.