Summer School VBS

Summer School is here! Come camping with SunRock Kids Camp at Vacation Bible School, held in Ashland Mon.-Fri. June 1-5, 9:00 AM to Noon. Age 4 to 6th Grade. Everyone is asked to register ASAP by contacting the parish at 944-3554 or Cheryl at 944-7692 with questions. Volunteers are also appreciated.

St Joseph Greenwood Quasquicentennial

St Joseph Church in Greenwood is Celebrating 125 Years (1884-2009) on Sunday June 14 with a 3:30 PM Mass and Corpus Christi Procession. All from both parishes are invited to celebrate this milestone. Please signup for the dinner that will be provided afterwards.

Please note that there will be no 10:30 AM Mass on Sunday June 14th.

Missionary Cooperative Visit

Our Mission Cooperative Priest, a Vincentian priest from India, will be here June 27-July 8. Families will be asked to sign-up to bring him meals / show him around the area. Please make him feel welcome.

The Mission Cooperative appeal is a major source of funding for these missionaries, and the monies collected go directly for their work and service to the poor. Please be generous in the collection which goes to his congregation's missionary work. Read more about the order at home.catholicweb.com/MaryWeb/index.cfm.

Month of The Sacred Heart of Jesus

On June 19 we celebrate the Solemenity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. As we begin to feel the warmth of summer, we can reflect that God is Love and the Sacred Heart of Jesus - present on earth in the Blessed Sacrament - is the human manifestation of God's Love for men. Have you Enthroned your home to the Sacred Heart?

This day is also the "World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests" and this year the beginning of the "Year of the Priest". Please pray for all priests to be faithful in following Christ and to keep the promises of their Ordination as shepherds of christ's flock. Also pray for vocations to the priesthood and our seminarians.

Evangelization Conference

The Diocese of Lincoln is sponsoring a unique Evangelization Conference on June 20: St. Paul, Bishop and Apostle. The speakers will be three priests from our Diocese who have become Bishops, alongs with our own Bishop Bruskewitz. Held at Pius X High School, 6000 A Street in Lincoln, Sat. June 20, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, and includes Mass, lunch and four dynamic presentations.

More information and a registration form can be found at the Diocese of Lincoln website: www.DioceseofLincoln.org. Cost is $35/person, $60/couple, or $20/student. Costs increase after June 10th.

Charity and Stewardship Appeal

Many thanks to so many who were so generous in their gifts and pledges to this year's Charity and Stewardship Appeal (DDP). This year's theme, Bread, Broken and Shared, reminds us of the gift of the Eucharist and the call to share our gifts with others. St. Mary parish has reached 107% of its goal - thank you, but is still short of what was pledged last year. St. Joseph has only 64% of its goal, and any shortfall will have to come from parish funds. We hope everyone can join in this annual Diocesan appeal which supports 15 different ministries and apostolates in the Lincoln diocese, as well as supporting our parishes. Thank you for your generosity.

Special thanks to our CSA chairs, Ryan & Joanna Torpy and Kevin & Dian Hofferber for all their time and efforts.

Vacation Schedules

As noted, June 29 is the close of the Year of St Paul. Fr. Coulter will be on a pilgrimage trip to Rome June 22-July 8, and will pray for all of you as he joins Pope Benedict at the Mass for the close of the Pauline Year. There will be no daily Mass June 22-27.

Don't forget to attend Mass while you're on vacation. Find the Mass schedule for any parish / city at www.masstimes.org

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