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A B U L L E T I N FO R T H E PA R I S H E S O F S T . L AWR E N C E , S T . ROSE O F L I M A , & S T . PAT R I C K F R E M O N T

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For all the saints, who from their labors rest.�

Who Thee by faith before the world confessed,�

Thy name, O Jesus, be forever blessed,�

Alleluia, Alleluia!�

32nd Sunday in ordinary time

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One Church Encountering Jesus Equipping Disciples Living Mercy

MASS INTENTIONS

St. Lawrence, 910 Grant St., Scribner, NE� 68057�

St. Patrick, 3400 E. 16th

St., Fremont, NE�� 68025�

St. Rose of Lima, 406 E. Elk St., Hooper, NE� 68031�

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Cover Image: Fra Angelico, High Altar of San

Domenico, Fiesole, National Gallery Website �

Monday, November 8�

6:30 am� †� Joan McGillick�

12:00 pm� � St. Pat’s Women�

� †� Allen Peplinski and Gilbert Peplinski�

Tuesday, November 9�

6:30 am� � Living and deceased Knights of

Columbus�

12:00 pm� †� Art Bose�

� †� Quintiliano Sulu�

Wednesday, November 10�

6:30 am� †� Bill Dvorak�

12:00 pm� †� Faye Haney�

� †� Robert Korth�

Thursday, November 11�

8:30 am� †� Joseph Tines�

� � Betty Vondenkamp �

2:30 pm� †� (Hooper Care Center) Karen Moore�

Friday, November 12�

8:00 am� †� (St. Rose) Poor Souls�

12:00 pm� � Communion Service�

Saturday, November 13�

8:00 am� � Koch family�

5:00 pm� †� Dirk Allen�

Sunday, November 14�

8:00 am� †� Carl & Cecilia Jelinek�

� †� Bruce Haugen�

8:00 am� †� (St. Rose) Bill Kraus�

10:00 am� †� (St. Lawrence) Dick Camp�

10:00 am� †� Vic & Lois Nielsen�

� � Koch family�

12:00 pm � †� Poor Souls�

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Questions about our staff or this Publication?�

Contact our Bulletin Editor, Sharon Francis �

@ 402.721.6611 or sfrancis@stpatsfremont.org�

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MASS TIMES & CONFESSIONS: �

11/7/2021 � 11/14/2021�

� Monday� � 6:30 am and 12:00 pm, �

� Tuesday� � 6:30 am and 12:00 pm �

� Wednesday� � 6:30 am and 12:00 pm �

� Thursday� � 8:30 am. 2:30 pm

(Hooper Care Center)�

� Friday� � 12:00 pm (CS) �

� Saturday� � 8:00 am, 5:00 pm�

� Sunday� � 8:00 am, 10:00 am,

12:00 pm Mass

(Spanish)�

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New Parishioners & Visitors�

We are grateful you are here! In our parish cluster community, all families & indi-

viduals are welcome! Should you feel called to join, you may register as new mem-

bers before or after Mass or at the parish office during regular business hours.�

Parish Business Office: (402) 721�6611 �

Mailing address: 422 E 4th Street, Fremont, NE 68025�

Archbishop Bergan Middle School and High School: (402)721�9683�

Archbishop Bergan Elementary School: (402)721�9766�

For sacramental emergencies, please call (402)810�0986�

www.stpatsfremont.org�

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In addition to the Sunday bulletin

(which you can access at

www.stpatsfremont.org if you miss it

going out of Mass), this is a regular

email or text subscription that will keep

you updated on important events and

announcements at church. Just text the

number below or visit the website to

sign up at: �

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St. Lawrence: law �

St. Rose: roselima�

St. Patrick: patrick�

Confessions� Weekdays� Saturday� Sunday�

St. Lawrence� None� � None 9:15 am � 9:45 am

St. Patrick� Mon � Wed 6�6:20 3:00 � 4:45 pm 9:15 � 9:45 am�

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WELCOME HOME

Abundant Harvest Volume 2 Issue 50 3�

The abundant harvest by father walter nolte While Fr. Nolte is on sabbatical, we will use his column as a space to introduce members of the Parish and School staffs.�

Fr. Bill cremers�

Position: Associate Pastor �

Years at St. Patrick/Bergan: 2.25�

Primary Duties: Sacramental ministry, teaching and classroom visits at Archbishop Bergan, assisting

with Faith Formation and Youth ministry, Hispanics ministry, nursing home ministry�

Birth place: Columbus, Nebraska�

Family info: Parents are J im and Mar lene Cremers, living in Columbus. Sister is Car ly Cremers, 24,

living in Grand Island�

Education: Grade school � St. Anthony’s in Columbus; High school � Scotus Central Catholic in Columbus;

College � Conception Seminary College in Conception, Missouri; Theology � Kenrick � Glennon Seminary in

St. Louis, MO (Masters of Divinity, Masters in Theology). Currently in the Encounter Online School of Minis-

try, year 2.�

Favorite interests: Reading, board games, playing music (guitar and drums), golf, disc golf, spending

time with friends and families�

What do you love about your job? God constantly invites me into deeper relationship with Him and His Church so that I

might truly be a spiritual father and an instrument of His mission and mercy. I love praying with people and seeing how God creates

breakthrough and healing; and I enjoy teaching about the reality of God’s grace. It’s also truly joyful to be part of this community and

celebrate all that is happening.�

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Kate casale �

Position: Adult Faith Formation Director �

Years at St. Patrick/Bergan: 4�

Primary Duties: Suppor t and promote oppor tunities for adults to grow in their relationship with Chr ist

through RCIA for those seeking to enter the Church; Baptism preparation classes for parents and godparents,

and parish missions and conferences for all in our community.�

Birth place: Southington, Connecticut, with a population just less than twice the size of Fremont. South-

ington has unique features of a drive�in theater, three country clubs, a ski resort, and the oldest amusement park

in the US situated in both towns of Southington and Bristol.�

Family info: Paternal grandparents were born in Italy and my maternal grandparents were born in the

US. My parents met after the WWII. I have three siblings who live in different states and eleven nieces and

nephew ranging from 48 years to 16 years old.�

Education: Bachelor ’s in Actuarial Science, UCONN; Teaching Certification, CCSU; Graduate Certification in Theology, Augustine

Institute.�

Favorite interests: Love the beach, reading and traveling�

What do you love about your job? From my office, I love watching the kids at ECEC play outside.�

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H.O.M.e. Promotion From now � No-

vember 21, you

have a chance to

win a Thanksgiving

turkey or ham! For

every $100 in

H.O.M.E. cards that

you purchase, you

will receive a chance in the ham/turkey

drawing. Drawing will take place on

Monday, November 22. Buy your

H.O.M.E. cards today! (If you pur-

chase your cards online, send your re-

ceipt to Sharon at �

sfrancis@stpatsfremont.org and you

will be entered!�

“ANGEL GIVING TREE” �

Trees are up in the narthex and by the

chapel entrance with tags listing gift re-

quests by elderly in need in Dodge and

Washington counties through Eastern NE

Office on Aging.� Also, Salvation Army

requests for children’s coats, requests for

youth through our local

CASA (court appointed

special advocate), and

$10 for our parishioners

in nursing homes and

homebound.� Please

return the gifts to the

trees unwrapped by De-

cember 5th. THANK

YOU for any help you

can give.

Widows’ brunch The Knights of Columbus is hosting a

brunch for all widows of the parish on

Sunday, November 14 following the

10:00 am Mass in Delaney Hall. If you

would like to attend, please call Ray or

Helen Mann at (402)727�1650. There

will also be a sign�up sheet in the Wel-

come Center.�

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B o o k r e v i e w

“Back to the Basics: The Kerygma” by fr. Nicholas mishek � Fundamentals. There will always be a need to remember the fundamentals. This is true whether we have doing something

for 1 year or 50 years. We can imagine our favorite teams running drills over and over. Without the foundation of the fundamentals,

we get lost in the finer details and cease being truly effective. This is true of the faith as well. Imagine someone asking you in the

elevator, “What makes Christianity or Catholicism different from anything else?” or “Why should I be Catholic?” Would you know

what to say in that moment? Many times, we know things about Catholicism that are true and beautiful, but we can get lost in all the

information and miss sharing the essential parts of our faith. We miss the core that makes Catholicism so beautiful, we miss the

Kerygma.��

� Kerygma comes from the Greek work “keryx,” which means herald. If there was important news in the ancient world, like

a victory, the king would send a herald to tell everyone the announcement through a basic headline and this was the herald’s

kerygma. It is an announcement of an event or a fact that impacts the listener. The herald would not just think it applied to him, but

he went with the authority of the king to announce a message that was not his own. Early Christians took this concept and applied to

the Gospel, or “the Good News.” Jesus had commissioned his disciples to be his heralds (Mt 28:18�20), and this applies to us as

well. Let’s get back to fundamentals and proclaim the Kerygma to the world.��

WO R D S O F M E R C Y

The reed of God By caryll houselander March 25

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, the Feast of the Annunciation,

celebrates the wedding of the Holy Spirit

with humanity. Houselander notes that

whenever the Holy Spirit desired to renew

the earth, He chose communion with a

humble creature � not the great or power-

ful. This can now happen to any of us but

only because of Our Lady’s fiat (pg. 17.)

God’s love for humanity culminated in the

conception of Christ in the human race.

With Our Lady’s surrender came a New

Heaven and New Earth and the wonder of

this wedding of God to a human child

filled the earth. Of all that God has done,

He emphasizes the power of children �

that being is more important than doing.

Jesus teaches this lesson to the apostles

when he proclaims that heaven is full of

children (pg. 18.) Imagine the world wait-

ing for the consent of a child, a young girl

of fourteen years, to bear a Child who re-

deems the world. This consent was not to

do anything but rather receive a gift and to

live her life as

planned � marriage to

Joseph. No special

announcements but

instead an ordinary

life with this hidden

event accepted with

total trust in God. �

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SSG Anthony Allen, Pvt. Angie Bernal, Staff Sgt. Jared S. Carnahan, Staff Sgt. Keegan Dahlhauser, PO 3 Ni-

cole Gregory, TSgt Robert Harms, LCDR Chad Harris, SSgt Dane Kolter, Capt. Tyler Mach, TSgt. Jamison Mitz, SGT Constance Oberg, PV2 Jack

O’Neil, Coast Guard Bo Partsch, Command Sgt. Major Bryan Pfeifer, SSgt. Daniel Primm, SSgt Jeremiah Rezac, Sgt. Jordan Rock, Sgt. Nathan

Schueth, STT Sgt. Michael Smith, SMSgt Tony Uhlik, Sgt. Jourdan Winterstein, Sgt. Logan Winterstein, Sgt. Zachary Zengewald. �

Prayer Intentions Please pray for those who are serving in the military, especially:� �

Prayer Intentionsnt-

�LOTTERY CALENDAR WINNERS�

Tuesday, November 9 $25 Ellen Bode

Friday, November 12 $25 Ed Mlnarik

Sunday, November 14 $25 Paul Sendgraff

Thursday, November 11 $25 Bob or Brenda Janda

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Qaccw: The Omaha Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women will hold the Fall Ex-

ecutive and General Board meetings for all Catholic women on�Tuesday, November

9th�at St. Patrick Church, 3400 E 16th St., Fremont, NE.�Registration at 9:30 am, Execu-

tive Board meeting at 10 am, and Mass at 11:30 am in the chapel, followed by lunch.

The General Board meeting will begin at 1:00 pm. The OACCW ongoing service project

is “Walking with Moms in Need” presented by guest speaker Julie Mainelli, Director of

Mater Filius of Nebraska. Mater Filius of Nebraska offers pregnant women in need and

their children free housing, counseling, medical care, and continuing education. Mater

Filius of Nebraska is at full capacity and awaiting the birth of several babies. If you

would like to donate to Mater Filius, they are in need of newborn and small size diapers

and sleepers. Please RSVP�to Lauren Bopp at LND32186@cox.net�or text at�

402�679�8117 by Sunday,

November 7th,�so we can have

a headcount for food and

handouts. Those attending by

ZOOM are also asked to

RSVP.��Agendas and ZOOM

information will be emailed

on�November 7th. �

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p r aye r s Formation Highl ights

Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men

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Pa r i s h p os t i t s Welcome to Parish Post Its!�

Here, we share those mini �

bits of important info.�

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Abundant Harvest Volume 2 Issue 50 5� �

Please pray for those who are not well

and have asked for our prayers, espe-

cially:�

Tess Bartlett (cousin of Ron Hirsch), Mol-

ly Backound (aunt of Mary Pitt), Dolores

Bose, Bernardine Buresh, Cody Chapman,

Terry Chapman, Sandy & Tyler Chromy,

Aiden Church (grandson of Dan and

Algene Mueller). Carmen Dufek (mother

of Mary Ann Snelson), Patty Foxhoven,

John Gibney, LaDonna Grosse, Rita

Grosse, Stella Guthmann, John Kieny,

Eileen McDermitt (sister of Shirley Allen),

Caroline Nelson, Lilah Newton

(granddaughter of Terry & Colette

Kroeten), Paul Penn, Evelyn Peplinski,

Alicia Rhea, Jackie Rock, Shirley Sjuts,

Jeff Snelson (brother of Mark Snelson),

Joe Svoboda, Chase Taylor (grandson of

Denise Taylor), Cheri Uhlik (sister�in law

of Joe Uhlik), Joe Uhlik, John Uhlik and

Ruth Caddy Vyhlidal � �

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If you want your name to remain on the

list for December, please call the parish

office at (402)721�6611 by Wednesday, No-

vember 24 to confirm that your name should

be left on the list.�

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Prayer Intentions

First reconciliation

Parents who have a youth receiv-

ing First Reconciliation on Sun-

day November 21st

: don’t forget

we will be having a retreat for

parents and youth on Wednesday,

November 17th

at the Bergan Ele-

mentary Gym from 6:30�8:00.

Please note change of location.�

Social Concerns is collecting SIGNED

Christmas cards from parishioners to

send to our 120 nursing facility resi-

dents and homebound. You do not

need to address to a specific resident

or homebound parishioner. Please

return your SIGNED Christmas cards

to the parish office by Sunday, Dec.

5th

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2021-2022 missalettes �

We ordered a few extra

copies of the missalettes,

so please call and reserve

one for yourself. Cost is

$5.00. Missalettes will

arrive prior to the first

Sunday of Advent.�

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Saint highlight: November 8 - Bl. John Duns Scotus, priest and religious�It only took 685 years for today’s saint to be beatified after his death!� John Duns was a Franciscan priest and friar born

about 1265/66 and died in 1308.� He is called Duns Scotus meaning Duns the Scot because he was from Scotland.� He was

a philosopher and theologian graduating from Oxford University.� He is called “the Subtle Doctor” because of his complex

and nuanced thought.� He taught a metaphysical argument for the existence of God through the concepts of cause and ef-

fect.� He also advocated for free will by stating that a person cannot stop what the person is doing if there is no free will;

and yet people can stop what they are doing!� �

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He also defended the teaching of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, following St. Anselm of Canterbury’s princi-

ple:� “God could do it, it was appropriate, therefore he did it!”� In other words, according to Bl. Pope Pius IX, who infalli-

bly defined the dogma of the Immaculate Conception in 1854:� “At the moment of her conception, Mary was preserved

free from the stain of original sin, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ.”�

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Philosophy is the handmaiden of theology!� What this means is that the Church uses philosophy to help us understand what

God supernaturally reveals to us by using our natural reasoning ability, which God gave to us!� We are not fideists, mean-

ing, all we do is believe blindly and not think.� Nor are we rationalists, meaning, all we do is use our own unaided reason as the ultimate basis of truth

or falsehood and thus not believe.� We believe and we think!� One is a supernatural gift, faith, and the other is a natural gift, reason.� By using both we

can share what we believe in a rational manner.� Bl. Duns Scotus, pray for us!�

If you want to read more about the saints, go to Mr. Mueting’s Saint Weblog at mrmuetingsaints.blogspot.com.�

Have you packed a shoe box today? Remember: Operation Christ-

mas Child shoe boxes are due to the Par-

ish Office or Visitor’s Center at church

by November 15th

. You can also “Build

a Shoebox Online”. Simply Google

“Build a Shoebox Online/St. Patrick,

Fremont” It will take you through the

process step by step.�

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Altar server training Altar server training will be Saturday, November 20th at

9:00 am. Most servers start as 4th graders, but younger

children are allowed. We will also cover incense proce-

dures for the experienced servers. This is a great oppor-

tunity for new serves to get started or experienced servers

to review procedures. New servants will finish at 10:30

am and experienced servers will finish at10:00 am. �

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W e e k i n r e v i e w

Praying for Our Community

Weddings & Anniversaries

Service Organization News

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St . Rose of Lima

Highlights

St . Lawrence

Highl ights

Passed Souls

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Archbishop’s annual appeal We are most grateful to all our parishion-

ers who have already made a gift inten-

tion to the Archbishop's Annual Appeal.

Our parish has currently committed

$1,155 towards our goal of $21,030 with

15.91% of our members participating. If

you have not taken the opportunity to

make a gift, you may drop off your com-

mitment form to the parish office or

place it in the collection basket next

weekend. �

Mark your calendars! Please mark your calendars for the St.

Rose Parish Family Christmas Brunch

Potluck set for Sunday, December 5th,

after the 8 am Mass.� Families please

bring your favorite "Brunch"

dish.� Drinks and table service will be

provided.� Bring your cameras as we are

expecting a special guest.� All are invit-

ed!�

CDA Court queen of Angels #2253 We will be hosting our annual “Baby

Shower” to aid Life Choices at our No-

vember 15th meeting. Necessary infant

items and clothing up to size 2 are all wel-

come. And be aware that the Cookie�Walk

returns on December 11th.�

Archbishop’s annual appeal We are most grateful to all our parishion-

ers who have already made a gift intention

to the Archbishop's Annual Appeal. Our

parish has currently committed $2,715

towards our goal of $3,198, with 21.43%

of our members participating. If you have

not taken the opportunity to make a gift,

you may drop off your commitment form

to the parish office or place it in the col-

lection basket next weekend. �

Parish council meeting

The next St. Lawrence Parish Council

meeting will be Thursday, November 11

at 6:00 pm at St. Lawrence.�

Prayer Chain if anyone would like to be

part of our prayer chain, please call Mary

Ann Svec at (402)380�3477 or Maryln

Camp at (402)720�0362, For prayer re-

quests, please call either of the listed

phone numbers.�

Baptisms

ST. PAT’S WOMEN Life House: We provide the evening

meal on the 1st, 4th and 5th Wednesdays

of the month. If your last name begins

with the letter T,U,V,W,X,Y or Z, you

may be called to donate food for the meal.�

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Funeral Dinners: Chairpersons for

October is Lynnette Sellon, (402)721�

0168 . Caller for desserts is Janet Brabec,

(402)720�1580. She will be calling those

whose last name begins with A or D.�

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��� The Archdiocese of Omaha requires

that couples contact the parish at least

6 months before the wedding date.

Marriage prep classes will begin 6�8

months prior to the wedding date.

Please contact the parish office to

make arrangements.�

�� ��� Stop in the parish office to pick up the

baptism application packet, and to reg-

ister for the baptism class, which is of-

fered on the second Saturday of each

month, from 8:45 am � 10:30 am. �

Pro-life Our first native�born American, St. Eliza-

beth Ann Seton’s Shrine is in Emmits-

burg, MD.� In Pope John Paul II book

“Letter to Women” he writes,� “Thank

You Women who are daughters & wom-

en who are sisters!� He wrote “into the

heart of the family, and then all of socie-

ty, you brave the richness of your sensi-

tivity, your intuitiveness, your generosity

and fidelity.� She was canonized by the

Roman Catholic Church 1975.�

�� Maria Hammang, 89, passed

away October 29, 2021.�

�� Tom Lutz, 69, passed away Oc-

tober 6, 2021.�

�� Bill Schuler, 61, passed away

October 23, 2021. �

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Pa r i s h l i f e Calendar of Events

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Calendar of events �

(Bergan events in italics) �

Sunday, November 7�

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Monday, November 8�

�1:00 pm� � Catholic Daughters� � � Brides Room�

Tuesday, November 9�

�9:30 am�� � OACCW Board Meeting� � � � Church�

�11:30 am� � OACCW Mass� � � � � Chapel�

�6:00 pm� � Knights of Columbus meeting� � Delaney Hall�

�6:30 pm� � Bible Study� � � � Family Room�

�7:00 pm� � Hispanic Choir� � � � Choir Room�

Wednesday, November 10�

�9:30 am�� � Bible Study� � � � Brides Room�

�6:30 pm� � Road to Emmaus�� � � Delaney Hall�

�6:30 pm� � Faith Formation� � � Elementary School�

�6:30 pm� � RCIA� � � � � Brides Room�

�6:30 pm� � LifeTeen� � � � Church�

Thursday, November 11�

�8:30 am� � Mass � � � � � � Church�

�8:30 am� � Veterans Day Program� � � � Church�

�5:00 pm� � Finance Committee� � � Brides Room�

�6:00 pm� � Parish Council� � � � St. Lawrence�

Friday, November 12�

TBA� � � Football Semi�final round�

Saturday, November 13�

�8:45 am�� � Baptism Class� � � � Welcome Center�

�11:30 am� � One Act @ Pender High School�

Sunday, November 14�

�11:00 am� � Widows’ Brunch� � � � Delaney Hall

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Abundant Harvest Volume 2 Issue 16 7�Abundant Harvest Volume 2 Issue 50 7�

Sunday, November 7: 1 Kgs 17:10�16/Ps

146:7, 8�9, 9�10 [1b]/Heb 9:24�28/Mk

12:38�44 or 12:41�44�

Monday, November 8: Wis 1:1�7/Ps

139:1b�3, 4�6, 7�8, 9�10 [24b]/Lk 17:1�6�

Tuesday, November 9: Ez 47:1�2, 8�9, 12/

Ps 46:2�3, 5�6, 8�9 [5]/1 Cor 3:9c�11, 16�

17/Jn 2:13�22�

Wednesday, November 10: Wis 6:1�11/Ps

82:3�4, 6�7 [8a]/Lk 17:11�19�

Thursday, November 11: Wis 7:22b�

8:1/Ps 119:89, 90, 91, 130, 135, 175 [89a]/

Lk 17:20�25�

Friday, November 12: Wis 13:1�9/Ps 19:2

�3, 4�5ab [2a]/Lk 17:26�37�

Saturday, November 13: Wis 18:14�16;

19:6�9/Ps 105:2�3, 36�37, 42�43 [5a]/Lk

18:1�8�

Next Sunday, November 14: Dn 12:1�3/

Ps 16:5, 8, 9�10, 11 [1]/Heb 10:11�14, 18/

Mk 13:24�32�

Archbishop Bergan

Catholic High School/

Middle School lunch menu

Monday, November 8: Tator �tot casserole,

breadstick, fruit, milk�

Tuesday, November 9: BBQ r ib sandwich,

tri�tator, vegetable, fruit, milk�

Wednesday, November 10: Gr illed cheese,

tomato soup, vegetable, fruit, milk�

Thursday, November 11: Tator �tot w/

hamburger and cheese, garlic bread, vegeta-

ble, fruit, milk�

Friday, November 12: Hamburger pizza,

carrot sticks, fruit cup, treat, milk�

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Archbishop Bergan Elementary

School Lunch Menu

Monday, November 8: Turkey & cheese

on a bun, chips, fruit, veggie, milk�

Tuesday, November 9: BBQ r ib sandwich,

tri�tator, fruit, veggie, milk�

Wednesday, November 10: Grilled cheese

sandwich, tomato soup, veggie, fruit, milk�

Thursday, November 11: Potato olé, gar lic

bread, fruit, veggie, milk�

Friday, November 12: Godfather ’s pizza,

carrots, fruit cup, treat, milk�

Archbishop’s annual appeal (st. Patrick)� �

We are most grateful to all our parishioners who have already

made a gift intention to the Archbishop's Annual Appeal. Our

parish has currently committed $49,808 towards our goal of

$107,741, with 7.82% of our members participating. If you

have not taken the opportunity to make a gift, you may drop off

your commitment form to the parish office or place it in the

collection basket next weekend. �

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FEASTING ON OUR FAITH Lori Kisby Director of Youth Formation �

“For I know the plans I have for you,

‘declares the Lord,’ plans to prosper you

and not to harm you, plans to give you

hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11�

The above Bible verse is so appropriate

for two special events that take place this

week….Veteran’s Day and National

Vocations Awareness Week.�

On Thursday, November 11th

, we honor

those brave men and women who fought

for the freedom of our great country by

celebrating Veteran’s Day. This annual

observance began in the armistice that

ended World War I hostilities in 1918. The

armistice between the Allied nations and

Germany went into effect on the eleventh

hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh

month. President Woodrow Wilson

proclaimed November 11th

as “Armistice

Day”, In 1954, Congress passed legislation

that renamed the federal holiday “Veteran’s

Day” in recognition of the service of all

U.S. wars. While we are honoring our

veteran’s on Thursday, this week,

November 7th

through November 13th

, is

also National Vocation Awareness Week.

This is an annual week�long celebration of

the Catholic Church in the United States

dedicated to promoting vocations to the

priesthood, diaconate and consecrated life

through prayer and education. It is a time

for us to renew our prayers and support for

those who are considering one of these

particular vocations.�

Both of these events coincide so well

together. First of all, whether a person

volunteers to serve in the military or

chooses a vocation, it is a calling by our

Heavenly Father. God has a plan for each

and every one of us, before we were even

born.�

Next, both “callings” are led by Jesus.

He protects our men and women during the

challenges that come from serving in the

military. When a person chooses a

vocation, he or she is given the guidance of

our Heavenly Father to pursue the work for

Him.�

Finally, both professions give hope and

a future. The veterans service have given

all of us hope for a safe and free future for

us and our children. Those who have

chosen a vocation give all of us hope of

Heaven when we leave our earthly home.�

As you pray with your families this

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Freshmen at Bergan attend retreat� On Friday, October 29

th

, freshmen youth

who attend Bergan were able to leave the

classroom and spend the day at Camp Cal-

vin Crest. With the assistance of Bergan’s

Peer Ministers, the youth spent time in

prayer, heard some inspirational talks and

even braved the “high ropes”. �

May we continue to pray for these youth

as they guided with their journey with our

loving Heavenly Father. �

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Faith formation Featured class - 3rd grade �

Meet our 3rd

Grade Class. This

year, our youth are

blessed to have

Christine Morse and

Danika Kerin as their

catechists. They also

are blessed to have Kris Olson volunteer as their Prayer Pal.�

During 3rd

Grade, our youth are taught the importance of Confession, Communion

and the Mass. The theme is God’s plan of salvation, from creation to the Incarnation

and Redemption to the birth of the Church at Pentecost and our life in the Church.�

Please continue to keep these youth and their teachers in your prayers.�

As we celebrate National Vocation Awareness Week

(NVAW), here are some fun facts about NVAW…�

NVAW began in a)_____ when the U.S. b)_____ des-

ignated the 28th

Sunday of the year for Vocation Awareness Week. In 1997, this cele-

bration was moved to coincide with the c)_____. Beginning in 2014, this week was

moved to the first full week of d)_____.�

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a) 1976�

b) Bishops�

c) Feast of the Baptism of the Lord�

d) November�

H o ly t r i v i a

ATTENTION ALL 2ND YEAR CONFIRMATION CANDIDATES Just a reminder that you will present

your Saint Reports to the Faith For-

mation youth on Wednesday, November

10th

. If the youth attend Faith Formation

on Wednesday nights, they will need to

bring a copy of their report, poster board

and costume to Faith Formation. Bergan

youth should arrive at Bergan Elemen-

tary by 6:55 pm with their report, poster

board and already dressed in their cos-

tume. We look forward to learning about

your chosen saint on Wednesday, No-

vember 10th

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Abundant Harvest Volume 2 Issue 1 7�

s t e wa r d s h i p S T E WA R D S H I P H I G H L I G H T

Parish Financial Summary�

� St. Lawrence� St Patrick� St Rose�

Sunday Collections

10/23/21 � 10/29/21� $682� $28,310� $1,390�

Average Weekly:� � � �

7/1/21 � 10/29/21� $718� $24,505� $1,174�

7/1/20 � 10/22/20� $518� $21,288� $722�

% Change� 38.7%� 15.1� 62.6%�

Surplus/(deficit) at 9/30/2021

a: excludes cemetery

b. Includes Bergan $4,473a� ($16,212)b� $8,239�

Memorials and honorariums: None at this time.�

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One Community�

One Faith�

One Future�

Abundant Harvest Volume 2 Issue 50 9�

32nd Sunday in ordinary time “I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the other contributors

to the treasury. For they all contributed out of their abundance; but she

out of her poverty has put in everything she had, her whole living.

” (M:;< 12:43�44)�

Jesus gets right to the point � we are all called to give money to support

the mission of the Church, regardless of our circumstance. No gift is too

small or insignificant! Giving money to support the mission of our local

parish is a matter of our faith, just like praying and participating in parish

ministries. When you make a financial offering, is it from your “first

fruits” or from what is “left over”?�

Dan Koenig, archbishop bergan principal � This month of November we are called to give thanks.� We at Bergan are thankful for the gen-

erations of people who have sacrificed to allow what was St. Patrick's School and now is Arch-

bishop Bergan Catholic School to exist.� Archbishop Bergan Catholic School today consists of

three distinct educational programs building discipleship through the 475 students that we

serve.� The future of the Catholic Church relies on Catholic Education in Catholic Schools.� If

we let the Catholic Schools of our communities fail, we are terminating the future of the Cath-

olic Church as well.� We all need Catholic Schools to succeed so that our children, grandchil-

dren and great grandchildren can carry on the faith long after we are gone.� Ask yourself this

question… How could our parish properly educate our students to live their faith�daily�if Arch-

bishop Bergan Catholic School did not exist?� In order to be sure that our catholic schools re-

main strong and successful I am asking you as parishioners to do three things.� 1)� Please pray

for the success of Archbishop Bergan Catholic in your daily prayers.� 2) Prayerfully consider

financially supporting Saint Patrick Parish or Archbishop Bergan Catholic School by signing

up for We Share.� 3)� Continue to expand your knowledge of the positive impact that Arch-

bishop Bergan is having on the community by learning about our school from resources like

our website�www.berganknights.org��Thank you for your continued support of Archbishop

Bergan Catholic School!�

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Adoration Our first week of the parish’s Adoration

of the Blessed Sacrament went very well.

We had a number of adorers request substi-

tutes and they were very accepting in taking

another’s hour in front of the Blessed Sac-

rament. As of this bulletin, we are having

adoration in front of the Blessed Sacrament Monday through

Friday, 4:00 am thru 11:00 pm and on Sunday, 1:00 pm

through 11:00 pm, which is all being done by the working of

the Holy Spirit in our parishioners’ hearts and souls. More

adorers are needed for one person hours and overnight hours. �

Just a reminder with the weather beginning to change, if

the schools are closed, all parish functions will be cancelled.

This includes Adoration is front of the Blessed Sacrament.�

With the holidays coming up and families wanting to be

together, we will NOT have the Blessed Sacrament exposed

November 25 through November 28. We will expose the

Blessed Sacrament at 4:00 am on November 29th. We will

also NOT expose the Blessed Sacrament from December 24 �

January 2. We will expose the Blessed Sacrament again at

4:00 am on January 3.�

Thank you to all our adorers who take one hour out of their

busy lives to spend with Jesus, and thank Him for the many

gifts he has given to us all.�

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