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: [email protected]
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: [email protected]
School Principal: Kayleen Wallace
Secretary, Renae Vorland
402-393-2314, ext 3
Fax 402-393-4405
Religious Education: Jennifer Muckey
Email: [email protected]
Athletic Director: Dylan & Beth Biros
402-210-5407
Email: [email protected]
Prayer Assistance Line
Melinda Kenton 402-390-9470
Kim Large [email protected]
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
[email protected].
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 [email protected].
mailto:[email protected]://signup.formed.org/mailto:[email protected]
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.