St. Boniface, St. Joseph, & St. John the Baptist Parishes December 30, 2012

St. Boniface, St. Joseph, & St. John the Baptist Parishes December 30, 2012

We are all one body, one body in Christ, and we do not stand alone. We are Christ’s body, His hands and feet. We will speak His word of life to everyone we meet.

After three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers,
listening to them and asking them questions,
and all who heard him were astounded
at his understanding and his answers.

Pastor: Fr. David Fulton, PO Box 170, Fordyce-NE 402-357-3506

Emali: website: www.stbonifaceparish.org

Deacons: Marcus Potts (F) Brian Heine (F)

Clarence Jansen (M) Rod Wiebelhaus (F)

Phones: St. John Rectory 357-3506 St. John Fax 357-3795

St. John Hall 357-2322 West Cath. 357-3507 East Catholic 357-2146 St. Joseph Hall 357-3761

St. Boniface Prayer Line: Betty Peitz 402-357-3577

St. John Prayer Line: Amy Dickes 357-3301 or

Donna Potts 357-3728

Marriage Arrangements: at least 6 months in advance

Mass Intentions: Mark “Mass Intention” and put in Sunday collection or mail to Carole Schulte, PO Box 116, Fordyce-NE 68736. Indicate who, desired date and parish.

Confession: St. Joseph: 7:00 – 7:25 p.m. (before Mass)

St. John: Sunday 10:10-10:25 & Frist Fridays 7:15–7:30 am and by app’t.

St. Boniface: Sunday 8:00-8:25 am and Wednesday evenings 6:30-7:00 pm during schoolyear.

St. Boniface Eucharistic Adoration: Wed 5:30 –6:30 pm; Thurs 6:50 –7:50 am

First Friday Adoration: after 8:00 am Mass till 7pm at St. John the Baptist

Eucharistic Holy Hour and Our Lady of Perpetual Help Devotion:

Tues 6:45 am-7:45 am at St. John

Secretary Hours: School Year: M-F: 8:00 a.m. till 4:00 p.m.

The Parish Office will now be located in the school. Please feel free to stop by the school anytime for parish business.

Sunday Giving

St. Joseph (Dec 23): Envelopes - $680; Plate - $159; Church Restoration - $50; Maintenance - $50; Endowment Contributions this fiscal year-to-date - $70

St. John (Dec 23): Envelopes - $935; Plate - $96; Christmas - $1100; Dec 25 - $8133; Endowment Contributions this fiscal year-to-date - $0; Loan @ CSB – $6,200

St. Boniface (Dec 23): Envelopes - $816; Plate - $117; Christmas - $500; God’s Acre - $2423.32; Debt Reduction - $100; Dec 25 - $11,064; Dollar Collection - $81.35; Children - $3.00; Endowment Contributions this fiscal year-to-date - $20; Loan @ CSB – $4,070; Roof Fund to date - $5,315.

Scripture Readings

Mon: 1 Jn 2:18-21; Jn 1:1-18

Tue: Nm 6:22-27; Gal 4:4-7; Lk 2:16-21

Wed: 1 Jn 2:22-28; Jn 1:19-28

Thu: 1 Jn 2:29-3: 6- 4:6; Jn 1:29-34

Fri: 1 Jn 3:7-10; Jn 1:35-42

Sat: 1 Jn 3:11-21; Jn 1:43-51

Adoration

St. John the Baptist

First Friday Adoration: 8:30 am – 7:00 pm followed by Benediction and Closing

Eucharistic Holy Hour and Our Lady of Perpetual Help Devotions:

Tuesdays 6:45 am-7:45 am

St. Boniface Eucharistic Adoration

Wednesday: 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Thursday: 6:50 am – 7:50 am

PASTOR’S CORNER

HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS JOHN PAUL II
Sunday, 31 December 1978
(This homily demonstrates the timelessness of the Gospel. This homily could have been written for this week and directed toward our national and global social problems around the topics of marriage and family today.

The family of Nazareth, which the Church, especially in today's liturgy, puts before the eyes of all families, really constitutes that culminating point of reference for the holiness of every human family. The history of this Family is described very concisely in the pages of the Gospel. We get to know only a few events in its life. However what we learn is sufficient to be able to involve the fundamental moments in the life of every family, and to show that dimension, to which all men who live a family life are called: fathers, mothers, parents, children, The Gospel shows us, very clearly, the educative aspect of the family. "He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them" (Lk 2:51).

This submission, obedience, readiness to accept the mature examples of the human conduct of the family, is necessary, on the part of children and of the young generation. Jesus, too, was "obedient" in this way. And parents must measure their whole conduct with this "obedience", this readiness of the child to accept the examples of human behaviour. This is the particularly delicate point of their responsibility as parents, of their responsibility with regard to the man, this little and then growing man entrusted to them by God himself. They must also keep in mind everything that happened in the life of the Family of Nazareth when Jesus was twelve years old; that is, they bring up their child not just for themselves, but for him, for the tasks which he will have to assume later. The twelve-year-old Jesus replied to Mary and Joseph: "Did you not know that I must be about my Father's business?" (Lk 2:40).

The deepest human problems are connected with the family. It constitutes the primary, fundamental and irreplaceable community for man. "The mission of being the primary vital cell of society has been given to the family by God himself", the Second Vatican Council affirms. (Apostolicam Actuositatem, 11). The Church wishes to bear a particular witness to that too during the Octave of Christmas, by means of the feast of the Holy Family. She wishes to recall that the fundamental values, which cannot be violated without incalculable harm of a moral nature, are bound up with the family. Material perspectives and the "economico-social" point of view often prevail over the principles of Christian and even human morality. It is not enough, then, to express only regret. It is necessary to defend these fundamental values tenaciously and firmly, because their violation does incalculable harm to society and, in the last analysis, to man. no experience of the different nations in the history of mankind, as well as our contemporary experience, can serve as an argument to reaffirm this painful truth, that is, that it is easy, in the fundamental sphere of human existence in which the role of the family is decisive, to destroy essential values, while it is very difficult to reconstruct these values.

What are these values? If we had to answer this question adequately, it would be necessary to indicate the whole hierarchy and the set of values which define and condition one another. But trying to express ourselves concisely, let us say that here it is a question of two fundamental values which fall strictly into the context of what we call "conjugal love". The first of them is the value of the person which is expressed in absolute mutual faithfulness until death: the faithfulness of the husband to his wife and of the wife to her husband. The consequence of this affirmation of the value of the person, which is expressed in the mutual relationship between husband and wife, must also be respect for the personal value of the new life, that is, of the child, from the first moment of his conception.

The Church can never dispense herself from the obligation of guarding these two fundamental values, connected with the vocation of the family. Custody of them was entrusted to the Church by Christ, in such a way as leaves no doubt. At the same time, the self-evidence of these values—humanly understood— is such that the Church, defending them, sees herself as the spokesman of true human dignity: of the good of the person, of the family, of the nations. While maintaining respect for all those who think differently, it is very difficult to recognize, from the objective and impartial point of view, that anyone who betrays conjugal faithfulness, or who permits life conceived in the mother's womb to be wiped out and destroyed, behaves in a way consistent with true human dignity. Consequently, it cannot be admitted that programmes which suggest, which facilitate, which admit such behavior serve the objective well-being of man, the moral well-being, and help to make human life really more human, really more worthy of man; that they serve to construct a better society.

AREA EVENTS

January 13, Sunday - End of Life Program at 2:00 pm at Sacred Heart Hall in Wynot, by Nebr. Pro Life Director Greg Schleppenbach. Greg will give a talk on what the Church teaches about "end of life" decisions, and answer your questions regarding ObamaCare. Also : 4 Marks Media will have Catholic books and religious items for sale

before and after Greg's talk. There will be a wonderful selection appropriate for First Communion, Confirmation, Lent and Easter. And Lighthouse Catholic Media will have books and CDs available as well. These two companies will give you lots of ideas and suggestions for deepening your faith during The Year of Faith.

PARISH NEWS

Have a Mass said for a loved one – send your Mass intentions to Carole Schulte, PO Box 116, Fordyce-NE 68736. Masses are $10.00.

St. Joseph Restoration Project -If you would like to send a thank you gift to Fred and Melvin Arens for their work on the high altar and side altars at St. Joseph's you may send it to them at 88684 551 Avenue, Crofton 68730.

Thank you to the St. John’s Ladies Guild for paying the parish propane bill. Your help is greatly appreciated!

History Books and Cookbooks make great

Christmas gifts.

Contact the parish office at 357-3506.

Please note: any donations you want on your 2012 statements have to be received at the parish office by noon on December 31st.

Mary, Mother of God –Jan 1

Dec 31- 7:30 p.m. - St. Joseph

Jan 1 -8:00 a.m. - St. John

Jan 1 -10:30 a.m. - St. Boniface

St. Joseph’s Baby Jesus Shower—please bring a gift for Baby Jesus during the month of December. It may be a blanket, sleeper, diapers, anything a baby would need, preferably 6 mos.—24 mos. There will be a basket in the back of church for your thoughtful gifts for Little Baby Jesus.

St. Boniface Advent Baby Shower - anyone wishing to donate can do so by leaving all items in the entrance of Church. They will be delivered to Right to Life after Christmas.

St. John’s Ladies, please let Jennifer Eickhoff know of any additions or corrections to the Ladies Guild Booklet by Jan 1st. Next Ladies Guild meeting is Wednesday, January 9th 7pm @ the Parish Center. All ladies are welcome!

Sunday Envelopes for 2013 are in the back of church. Please pick them up so we don’t have to mail. Thanks!

Archbishop’s Annual Appeal Goal Donations to Date Donors

St. John the Baptist Parish $5565.90 $6331.00 113.74% 47

St. Boniface Parish $5629.74 $5195.00 92.27% 41

St. Joseph Parish $1405.82 $1985.32 141.93% 17

Please return your pledge cards, even if you are not making a monetary donation. There are extra envelopes in the back of church if you need one. Watch more online! Learn more about how your support of the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal makes a difference in the lives of so many in our community. Visit http://www.archomaha.org/annualappeal/videos.html to hear their stories.

The first St. Boniface Centennial Cookbooks that were published in 1982 are available for sale for $15.00. Please contact Julie Arens if you would like one.

St. John’s Cemetery Project – if you haven’t noticed the work that was done in the cemetery, please take a moment to visit the crucifix in the cemetery. The original Jesus that was placed there in 1910 has been restored, as well as the cross, and the old concrete has been removed and re-poured. Thank you to the children of Cletus and Bev Koch for donating the funds for this project.

SCHOOL NEWS

Bus Fuel

Thank you to those who’ve been helping out on our bus fuel bill at Wiebelhaus Station. It is a BIG help to the school.

There is almost always a bill to pay for fuel for the bus. If you would like to help out, just stop down at the Station. THANKS AGAIN for your support!

The HyVee SmartPoints Program

Watch the bulletin to see if we are winners for the third year!

Burnell’s Foodtown Cash Register Tapes for Education Program begins September 1st and runs through March 2013. This is a wonderful fundraiser for our school, please take advantage of it! Just drop your cash register receipts from Foodtown in the West Catholic box at the store, or you can drop them off at school. Thanks for your participation in this program!

So far we have collected a little over $11,500 worth of cash register tapes. Let’s try to beat last year’s total of $32,993!!

HyVee Cards – Imagine if 5% of your monthly grocery purchases went to the school. If you’ve never purchased HyVee Cards, now’s the time to start! You can get them at Cedar Security Bank, The Carpenter Shop (just south of HyVee) and also from Mary Schaefer, Ruth Wiebelhaus, Lora Wiebelhaus, or at the school. Let’s take full advantage of this program!

There are LOTS of ways to help out West Catholic Elementary. Check out this list!

Target - Use your Target card at checkout and mention that your donation goes to WCES.

Land O’ Lakes- Each lid is worth 5 cents – drink lots of milk!

Old Cell Phones We can send them in for $$

Ink Cartridges We can send them in for $$

People’s Grocery - in Crofton, NE will donate 3 cents for every Shur-Fresh label you clip.

Coca-Cola Lids Send them to the school and we’ll put them to good use!

Box Tops for Education Clip those box tops and bring them to school

OneCause.com – LOTS of retailers will donate a % of your purchase to the school. You just need to log into their website when you want to make an on-line purchase, and from there you navigate to your favorite stores. You don’t need a scrip card to get the donation; however, you can use scrip cards in combination with OneCause to get additional donations: