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Our Lady of Lourdes - St Adalbert
Parish Good News APRIL 2018
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Did you know that Easter is not merely one day but an
entire season? It’s true! Eastertide or the Easter season
stretches for 50 days, from Easter Sunday to Pentecost
(when the Holy Spirit descends upon the apostles). This
Easter season is marked by the joyful celebration of
Christ’s resurrection and the Church as witness to the
Resurrection. Notice that the Sunday readings change
during this season; the Old Testament reading is re-
placed by stories of the earliest disciples evangelizing in
the Acts of the Apostles. In the car on the way home
from Mass this Sunday, talk about the reading from the
Acts and how we are still called to witness to the Resur-
rection more than 2,000 years later!
Article courtesy of “Take Out-Family Faith on the Go”
BEYOND EASTER SUNDAY
In aching silence,
experiencing death in her heart
and yet,
not dying,
Mary pondered the agony of her Son.
A gentle face
tender smile
a warm voice asked:
“Woman, why are you weeping?
Has the Angel,
who first announced to you
the birth of Love,
not yet announced to you
that Christ is risen from the dead?"
Raising her tearful and sorrowful glance,
the Immaculate gazed into his eyes.
Quivering and trembling she cried:
“Son!"
And pressed him to her heart
Bishop Guglielmo Giaquinta
DAWN OF RESURRECTION
MONTHLY FUN FACT….
Excerpts from the Our Lady of Lourdes Historical Treatise
Despite unstable times due to war
and an influenza epidemic that took
many lives; “Against this economic
background plans went ahead to
build a church and a rectory. The
basements were dug and the cor-
nerstone of the first church was laid
in 1920….The first family to register was Mr. and Mrs. William
L. Holbrook with 5 sons and three daughters. It is said that
the oldest daughter assumed the nickname “Quarter Mary”
because she always had her hand out for a quarter. She was
sending money to St. Theresa’s Guild of Juneau in Alaska,
where Bishop Cremont had worked as a missionary. He had
come to Alaska from France. Mary Jane Wolsey was the first
baptism, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wolsey.
2018 ~ OUR LADY OF LOURDES JUBILEE YEAR
Our Lady of Lourdes
2110 S 32nd Ave
Omaha, NE 68105
St. Adalbert
2617 S 31st St
Omaha, NE 68105
March is Music in
Catholic Schools
Month. A variety of
concerts and
events happened
throughout the
archdiocese during
March. In our Con-
sortium schools,
the students took part in many
celebrations such as singing the
national anthem during daily
announcements and participating in
Rock Star Hair Day, pictured here.
CONSORTIUM SCHOOL EVENTS
Photo & story courtesy of
Catholic Voice Omaha
April 2018 page 2
Omaha Gives! is a year-round online giving platform organized by the Omaha Com-
munity Foundation to grow philanthropy in our area. Each year, there is a 24-hour
online giving event in May to celebrate nonprofits. This year's giving day will take
place on Wednesday, May 23, 2018. However, new this year, in addition to the big
day on May 23rd, you can now schedule donations throughout the month! From May
1st-May 22nd, you can go online to schedule as many donations as you would like and still participate in the big
day as well. The goal is to inspire the community to come together for 24-hours to give as much as possible to
support the work of public 501(c)(3) nonprofits in the metro area.
Be part of Omaha Gives Day and support your School and Parish. For more details and instructions for giving
online, please go to omahagives.com. You can also go directly to the Our Lady of Lourdes page at https://
www.omahagives.org/OLLOmaha/ to begin scheduling donations as of May 1st. Please keep an eye on our web-
site ollomaha.com and the upcoming May Good News for more information on this wonderful “giving” event!
OMAHA GIVES 2018 IS COMING UP-NEW INFORMATION BELOW!
Congratulations to our student
Erin Buglewicz, who won 2nd
place in the Metropolitan
Catholic Schools Spelling Bee
in February!
Photos & articles above courtesy of The Catholic Voice Omaha
online edition. See more at http://catholicvoiceomaha.com/
Alex will take part in the 2018
Nebraska National Geograph-
ic State Bee on April 6 at the
University of Nebraska-
Omaha. Buescher was noti-
fied by the National Geo-
graphic Society that he is one
of the semifinalists for this competition, now
in its 30th year. School Bees were held in
schools with fourth- through eighth-grade stu-
dents throughout the state to determine each
school champion. School champions then took
a qualifying test, which they submitted to the
National Geographic Society. The National Ge-
ographic Society has invited
up to 100 of the top-scoring
students in each of the 50
states, the District of Colum-
bia, Department of Defense
Dependents Schools and U.S.
territories to compete in the
State Bees. Here, Alex is pic-
tured with his geography teacher Mr. Jourdan.
Photos & article courtesy of Omaha Catholic School Consorti-
um. For the full story on Alex and everything else going on
with our schools, check out the Omaha Catholic School Con-
sortium online edition “Making the Grade: Spring Newsletter”
at https://omahacsc.org/making-grade-spring-newsletter/
STUDENTS IN THE NEWS!
Billie Jean Berry
Tara Brown
Cheryl Finney
John & Rita Kavan
Juan & Miriam Vidal
Joyce Walker
April 2018 page 3
WELCOME “NEW PARISHIONERS”
Last month, the following children were baptized at Our
Lady of Lourdes Church. Welcome & Congratulations!
William Louis Carlin
Son of Brian & Lauren
Sebastian Michael Stewart
Son of Alan & Brianna
Nicholas Patrick Fleek
Son of Jimmiann Fleek
BAPTISMS
“Eternal Rest Grant Unto Them Oh Lord,
And Let Perpetual Light Shine Upon Them”
+ Mildred Ann “Millie” Zadina
ETERNAL REST
SCRIP gift cards are available at the Parish Office Monday
-Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm. SCRIP cards are also sold
Saturday evenings after Mass in the Sacristy and after all
Sunday Masses in St. Bernadette Hall. Special orders are
accepted for participating retailers not in stock. These are
just a few of our participating retailers! Please call
402-346-0900 for special orders or if you have any questions. We accept cash, check,
Visa, Master Card, Discovery and American Express.
ORDER YOUR SCRIP GIFT CARDS
Congratulations to the following high school
students for their continued
Outstanding Academic Performance.
Keep up the good work!
MOUNT MICHAEL DEANS LIST
Junior - Donovan Clements
Junior - Sebastian Cardenas
Freshmen - James (Jude) Kraft
If you have a student in a public school who has
made the Honor Roll, please have the school
send an email to [email protected] so that
we can include them in the next Good News.
CONGRATULATIONS!
April 2018 page 4
MEMORIALS TO OUR LADY OF LOURDES-ST. ADALBERT PARISH
MEMORIALS GIVEN IN MEMORY OF
JOYCE MARIE BLAZEK-PIETRAMALE
Paul & Marcy Thompson
Agnes King
Joseph & Paula Kehm & Family
Don & LaDonna Hames
Matt & Shannon Hames
Jenny & Nate Holan & Family
Eric & Crystal Hames & Family
OUR LADY OF LOURDES TUITION
ASSISTANCE FUND
Steven Brekel (OLL Class of 1984)
Our Lady of Lourdes-St. Adalbert
Parish Memorials
Today’s Gift…Tomorrow’s Hope
We would like to thank the following donors who have made generous donations to help us
purchase the “Convent House”. So far $57,435 has been raised towards our $183,000
goal. We appreciate your continued support! This is the only parish debt we have currently.
Allison & Michael Belluomini
Barbara Pankowski
Ben & Maggie Bauman
Bill & Mary Smith
Bob & Carol Kraft
Brent & Sara Goetzinger
Brian & Elaine Buescher
Bruce & Frances Smith
Carol Prokop
Claire Oswald
Claudia & Patrick O’Malley
Connie Langenegger
Constance Hinman
David & Melissa Clements
David & Patricia Bruening
Deacon Frank & Carol Hilt
Deacon Ken & Renee Kalkowski
Debra Braun
Dee Leuck
Dennis & Jo Ann Couch
Diane Riedler
Don & + Joan Roth
Don & Donna Duke
Don & Margaret Ojeski
Donald & Constance Dishinger
Dorothy Elsasser
Ed & Sharon Christianson
Elaine Heath
Eric & Belinda Barntsen
Eugene & Susan Dunn
Fr.John L. Pietramale
Frank & Carol Hilt
Frank & Mary Schumacher
Gary & Sue Worsfold
Grace Zimmerer
Irene Urzendowski
James Saw
James Smith
Jerry & Jane Taucreti
Jerry & Juli Mailey
Jim & Denise Ecker
Jim & Joan Barna
Joe Militti
John & Kathy Lampe
John & Mary Godek
John & Mary Hauschild
John & Renee Lillard
Joyce M. Pietramale (Memorials)
Jude & Lynette Hobza
Keith & Mary Gentrup
Larry & Sandy Sykora
Lenten Second Collection
Lester & Dee Kush
Mary Mendenhall
Matt & Jenny Peters
Michael Bednarz & Laura Sparks
Patricia Cunningham
Rich & Jennnifer Cunningham
Richard & Delores Vaughn
Rick & LuAnn Tejral
Ryan & Haley Hass
Shirley Hermanek
Shirley Mendenhall
The Knights of Columbus
Tom & Angel Bockman
Virgil & Marilyn Fischer
Virginia Draus
(As of April 11, 2018)
