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ST. PIUS X & HOLY CROSS

PARISH COMMUNITIES

AINSWORTH, NE 69210 & BASSETT, NE 68714

Fr. Phil Flott, Pastor

(402) 387-1275 e-mail:

Website: www.stpiusxainsworth.com

December 17, 2017 3rd Sunday of Advent

Mon. St. Pius 9:00 am Bill Ganser+

Tue St. Pius 9:00 am Health of many people

Wed. Long Term Care 9:30 am Lanny Heyden+

Thurs. St. Pius 9:00 am Jerry Panzer+

Fri. St. Pius 9:00 am Ray Stenka+

Sat St. Pius 6:15 pm Dallas Smith+

Sun Holy Cross 9:00 am Dean Gilg+

Sun St. Pius 10:30 am Members of both parishes

31 Club Prayer Reminder: Pray for vocations.

12/18 / 12/19 / 12/20 / 12/21 / 12/22 / 12/23 / 12/24
Scott & Nancy Steinhauser / Lois Steuter / Al Steuter / Bonnie Haszard / David & Rhonda Theis / Helen Haskell / Shari Luther
Marilyn Lund / Ron Van Ackeren / Jodi Sybrant / Lorraine Ammon / Margie Cosgrove / Tom Cosgrove / Lee Stec

3rd Sunday of Advent: Let us maintain our hope in Jesus’ ability to bring new life out of every situation, no matter how hopeless it might seem.

Financial Contributions: (Dec.9 & 10) --Thank you for your generosity.

St. Pius X Holy Cross

Envelopes $1727.00 $1090.00

Plate 170.00 21.00

Youth 43.00 - 6.00

Bishop’s Appeal 110.00 500.00

Religious retirement 351.00 20.00

Immaculate Conception 203.00 80.00

Food cards 95.00

Totals: 2699.00 $1717.00

Mass times: Sunday, Dec. 24, 9:00 am at Holy Cross; 10:30 am at St. Pius X

Christmas Eve Masses: 5:30 pm at Holy Cross; 7:30 pm at St. Pius X.

Christmas day: 9:00 am at St. Pius X.

Please pick up calendars and offering envelopes.

Holy Cross tithe: $700.00—Beginnings, in O’Neill, NE.

St. Pius tithe: $400.00—food cards.

2017-18 Annual diocesan Appeal:

Goal for St. Pius: $8,991.00 received: $3,457.00 New goal: $5,522.00

Goal for Holy Cross: $5,164.00 received: 1,894.00 New goal: $3,270.00

St. Pius choir practice: Wednesday, Dec. 20, 7:00 pm.

Holy Cross choir practice: after Mass Sunday, Dec. 17.

Holy Cross Parish Council: Monday, Jan. 8, 7:00 pm.

St. Pius Parish Council: Tues., Jan. 9, 7:00 pm.

PRAYER CHAIN: Who wants to re-establish?

Mass attendance: Are you the one who wants to worship him?

The goal for Holy Cross is $7,746.00.We have collected $4,315.00 of this, leaving $2,431.00 yet.

Be an evangelist, buy the Madonna and child stamps from the post office.

Bring a friend to Mass.

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