Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time September 22, 2019

654 South 86th Street Omaha, Nebraska 68114

402-391-3606 www.ctkomaha.org

SABBATH MASSES

Saturday: 5 p.m.—Standard Mass w/ Piano

Sunday: 8 a.m.—Spoken Mass

10 a.m.—Solemn High Sung Mass w/ Organ & Incense

12 p.m.—Standard Mass w/ Piano

5 p.m.—High Sung Mass w/ Organ

DAILY MASSES Monday - Friday: 8:15 a.m. & 12:10 p.m.

Saturday: 8:15 a.m.

To join our parish family attend the Parish Orientation Session

September 8, 2019 after the 10 a.m. Mass.

Sacrament of Reconciliation (unless otherwise stated in the bulletin

or by appointment) First Friday of the Month: 11:30 a.m.

-12 noon

Saturday: 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Sunday: 30 minutes before the 8 a.m., 10 a.m., and 12 noon Masses

Sacrament of Matrimony: Registered parishioners, call 402-391-3624 at least six months in advance to start marriage instructions. Wedding dates are set at the initial meeting with your Priest/Deacon.

Sacrament of Baptism: Especially before your baby's birth, please sign up and take our baptismal class by calling 402-391-3624.

Prayer Request: Call 402-614-9433 or email prayers@ctkomaha.org.

School Visioning Committee Conclusions: Our parish is blessed with numerous apostolates and efforts to evangelize, sanctify, and show mercy. All of them are important and vital. From the inception of our parish, our Christ the King grade school has formed thousands upon thousands of children and their families in the Faith and in academic studies. It is currently our largest evangelical outreach, with the exception of our weekend Masses. The school greatly impacts everything we do; as such, it demands our constant attention and care. I am proud to announce that the School Visioning Committee will present its final summations and proposals about the relationship of the parish and the school at two important overview meetings, including time for Q&A, on this Wed., Sept. 25 at 6:30 p.m. and also on Thursday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. Everyone in the parish is invited to attend either of these two identical meetings, both of which will take place in the Christ the King Parish Center.

Zach Tucker’s Ordination: Zach Tucker, son to Patrick and Sue Tucker and a son of our parish, entered the seminarian program of the Archdiocese of Omaha in the fall of 2014. During his time as a Focus missionary to collegians, he discerned his vocation to priesthood. He attended Kenrick-Glennon Seminary for two years of pre-theology and entered the theologate program at the North American College in Rome in 2016. Zach will be ordained a transitional deacon on Thursday, October 3 in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. On June 6 of 2020, he will be ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Omaha. We are so humbled and excited to have a member of our parish enter the diaconate and take a definitive step closer to eventual priesthood. Please pray for Zach, from now through his ordination to the transitional diaconate (and beyond, of course). Please consider praying a novena (nine consecutive days of prayer) for him from this Tuesday, Sept. 24 through Oct. 2. Moreover, please consider sending him a congratulatory card with spiritual bouquets, well wishes, and/or gifts. Zach’s mailing address is: Zach Tucker, c/o North American College 00120 Vatican City State Rome, Italy Europe.

Fall Festival!: Our annual Fall Festival is TODAY, Sunday, Sept. 22 from 12:30 p.m.-4 p.m. It is always a wonderful, joy-filled time for all ages. Enjoy great food, desserts and snacks, games, music, and rides. We appreciate all of the generous underwriters, donors and volunteers who make the festival possible, and all of you who will attend. Because of the festival, the 11:30 a.m. Confessions and 12 noon Mass today, Sunday, Sept. 22, are CANCELED. Please plan to attend another of our many Masses that day or on the vigil the evening before. We are hoping for a record number of attendees for the festival this year; hope to see you there! Please pray for clement weather.

Athletic Director Wanted: Do you see the value of sports for our parish children and youth? Are you well organized and self-motivated? Christ the King is looking for a part-time Athletic Director who helps to develop, maintain and support all athletic programs in the parish with the support of the parish and the Christ the King Sports’ Club. If interested, please submit an application or resume to Fr. Cook at djcook@archomaha.org.

Relics: The first class relics (parts of the body) of Ss. Cosmas & Damian will be available for veneration in the church on the saints’ feast day, this Thursday, Sept. 26. Ss. Cosmas & Damian were early Christian martyrs who were not only physicians but healers. Ask their heavenly intercession for all types of healing.

From the Pastor Fr. Cook

Seminarian Zach Tucker

Fall Festival Fun

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Christ the King News and Events

Be Not Afraid Hour for Sunday, September 29: Believing in God is Rational: The reflection shared by Chris Mueller asks; Does it make sense to believe in God? Human beings naturally seek something bigger than themselves. We have a church that has given us the public truths that link with the plan of God. May we pray to be open to the message and existence of God to reach our hearts. This hour includes praying the Rosary as well as the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola draws us into a deeper relationship with God so we may better know, love and serve God in the unique situation God has placed us. An opportunity to participate in the Spiritual Exercises will be offered in the month of October at Christ the King. If you are interested, please contact Kathy Kemler at kakemler@cox.net or 402.216.4023.

School Visioning Committee Presentation: The school visioning committee will be conducting a special presentation in the Christ the King Parish Center on Wednesday, September 25th from 6:30—8:00 pm, and again on Thursday, September 26th from 7:00—8:30 pm. The presentations will be the same on both days and all parishioners are encouraged to attend. During each presentation, the school visioning committee will provide an overview of all the school and parish related information they’ve gathered over the past year and will also provide feedback related to the surveys taken by school parents this last school year. A brief question and answer period will follow each presentation.

Christ the King Information Rectory: 402-391-3606 Fax: 402-391-1498 Mass Times: 402-391-6205 654 South 86th Street Omaha, NE 68114 www.ctkomaha.org

Rectory Hours: Monday 1:00-4:30 p.m., Tuesday through Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (closed from 12 noon to 1 p.m.) Pastor: Fr. Damien Cook Parochial Vicar: Fr. Benjamin Boyd Deacon: Jon Fulcher Deacon: Randy Park Parish Receptionist: Shelli Bandemer - ext. 200 Business/Finance Director: Rick Kucirek - ext. 212 Mass Intentions: Gretchen Mack - ext. 202 Mission Development Coordinator: Lori Dvorak - ext. 214 Parish Center Manager: Rebecca Pietramale-Hazel - ext. 207 Director of Sacred Music & Organist: Laura Rau - ext. 210 Facilities Maintenance Supervisor: Eric Brink - ext. 221 Technology Administrator: Brandon Odom - ext. 313

School: 402-391-0977 Fax: 402-391-2418 831 South 88th Street Omaha, NE 68114 www.ctkomaha.org/school Principal: Chris Segrell, 402-391-0977 Director of Religious Education & Sacramental Life: Christina Sanchez, 402-391-3624

Athletic Director: Tony Espejo, 402-392-1052

Other Information: Sacrament of Holy Orders:

Those discerning a call to the priesthood should contact the parish priest or Rev. Andrew Roza Vocations Director 402-558-3100.

Anointing of the Sick: A healing sacrament for the aged,

children seven and over, the seriously or terminally ill. Call the Rectory.

Blessing of the Animals: Please plan to attend our annual “Blessing of the Animals” on Saturday, October 5th, at 10:00 a.m. The event is held to celebrate the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals, which occurs on October 4th every year. We plan to start the event with social/play time for our beloved pets which will include music, and the actual blessing will take place at 10:30. Last year we had all dogs and one caterpillar. All properly restrained animals are welcome and we’re hoping for more animal diversity this year!

The Spiritual Book Club is meeting on Monday evening, October 14 at 7:00 p.m. The book we will be discussing is “The Imitation of Christ”. Please join us. For more information please contact Mary Kelly at mckelly12@cox.net.

The Father Michael P. Dowling Assembly 594 extends an invitation to Our Member Assembly Sir Knights ONLY, and their companions, to attend our Christmas Party on Dec. 11, 2019. The event will be held at the German American Society Hall at 3717 S. 120th St. Social hour begins at 6:00 p.m. with dinner at 7:00 p.m. Advance Paid Reservations of $15.00 each are required by Nov. 30th. Send a check to Steve Schmit at 18879 Marcy St., Elkhorn, NE 68022, or call 402-926-1303 with any questions. Formal Attire Only Please.

Wise & Wonderful: Please join us after the 5 p.m. Mass on October 12th in the Parish Center for live music by “Livin’ Easy.” Swoon to the songs of Frank Sinatra and other jazz favorites! We are looking to expand our senior group and will have information available as well as the ability to become a member. Light fare will be available to enjoy while you mingle and swing.

All 8th grade and high school youth - your royal presence is requested for time with the KING on Sunday, October 6th. Join youth group from 6:15 - 9:15pm. Meet in the parish center to enjoy a delicious meal, have a daring kingdom adventure (aka - ice breakers), learn more about fellow parishioner Christine French's princess lessons (aka - formation in consecrated life with the Apostolic Oblates), and to spend time in training - communicating with our King, Christ! Please bring friends!!! ALL 8th grade and high school youth are welcome into the kingdom!

Please stop by the little table between the church and rectory to sign a card for Zachary Tucker, congratulating him on his ordination to the Diaconate. Zachary’s ordination will be on October 3rd in Rome! Let him know we are praying for him!

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“†” indicates deceased “Intention of” indicates living.

Mass Intentions

Fr. Ben Boyd, Herb Crowley, Tim Connelly, Linda Rivera, Bob Rice, Marge Haller, Marilyn Kreifels, Angie Welsh, and Lou Marcuzzo. If you or your loved one should need to be listed for a longer period of time, please contact the rectory.

Military Let us pray for peace and for all service men and women; especially for those family members of our parishioners who are serving in the Armed Forces: James Carl, Joo Lee, Alex Dworak, Nick Shanahan, Michael Maides, Wyatt Musgrave, Caleb Pflug, Will Spellman, Jonathan Yerby, Christopher Dostal.

Community Events

Archbishop’s Annual Appeal: Recently you received a letter from Archbishop Lucas inviting your support of the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal. Please give prayerful consideration to your response. Our financial goal for this year’s Annual Appeal is $144,312, and our participation goal is 28%. May our commitment express our thanks to God for his love, mercy and generosity to us. The Christ Child Society of Omaha invites you to join us for the Legacy Layette Luncheon on Thursday, October 3rd, 11:30 am at Happy Hollow Country Club. We will be celebrating the exciting growth and expansion of our layette outreach and scholarship program. We look forward to celebrating our future endeavors while honoring our past! There will be a stunning silent auction and Christ the King parishioner Mary Ann Vaccaro will be delighting us over lunch. For ticket information please contact fellow parishioner, Brenda Langenberg, at 402-680-5177 or langenberg@cox.net. You can also go to: www.christchildomaha.com. The St. Thomas More class of 1979 is having a 40 year reunion on Saturday, October 19, 2019. The reunion will kick off with Mass at 5:00 p.m. at St. Thomas More, after which there will be a tour of the school. From there we will go to Legends Patio Grill and Bar, 6920 Pacific St., where there will be food and drinks available. Anyone who attended elementary school, along with your spouse/significant other, is welcome. If you know of anyone, please share the information with them. If you have questions, contact Eric at 402-926-8431 or ewizredsox@yahoo.com. Freedom from Pornography: Men’s Support and Accountability Group is a weekly support group who want to live a life free from pornography. It is facilitated by a trained clergy team (priest and deacon). Men interested in attending should call the dedicated line (402) 557-5664 and leave a message. The group facilitator is the sole retriever of the messages and will return the call within 48 hours. Information is also available online at the Archomaha.org under Ministries/Pornography Healing.

September 23 - Monday

8:15 † Lucille E. Teresi 12:10 Intentions of the Mike Mooney Family

September 24 - Tuesday

8:15 † Eugenuisz Mlynski 12:10 † John Kaplan

September 25 - Wednesday

8:15 † Pat Hess 12:10 † Clarence and Helen Matya

September 26 - Thursday

8:15 Intentions of Patricia McKeown 12:10 † Reid von Tersch

September 27- Friday

8:15 † John Kurtz 12:10 Intentions of Kathy Troia

September 28 - Saturday

8:15 Intentions of Man-Ha Moon Mass for Sunday, September 29 5:00 † David E.Abboud

September 29 - Sunday Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:00 † Fr. Wayne Schlautman 10:00 Special Holy Intentions 12:00 For the People 5:00 † Anna Frances Jensen

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Sunday, September 22, 2019 7:30 AM 8:00 AM Church: Confessions 8:30 AM 9:50 AM KC: Sunday Choir Rehearsal 9:30 AM 10:00 AM Church: Confessions 11:30 AM 12:00 PM Church: Confessions 6:00 PM 7:00 PM Church: Be Not Afraid Holy Hour Monday, September 23, 2019 12:30 PM 3:00 PM PC 6: Prime Time Bridge 3:30 PM 4:30 PM Guild: Walking with Purpose 7:00 PM 8:30 PM PC 6: Group Bible Study 7:00 PM 9:00 PM KC: Knights of Columbus Business Tuesday, September 24, 2019 1:00 PM 2:00 PM PC1: Legion of Mary 3:30 PM 5:00 PM KC: Children’s Choir Rehearsal 6:00 PM 8:00 PM PC 1: Knights of Columbus 4th 6:30 PM 9:30 PM PC: Catholic Daughters of America 7:00 PM 8:30 PM Church: Prep Rally for Mass 7:00 PM 8:30 PM PC 6: Parish Council Meeting Wednesday, September 25, 2019 9:00 AM 11:00 AM Guild: St. Rita Prayer Group 3:30 PM 5:00 PM KC: Children’s Choir Rehearsal 6:30 PM 8:00 PM PC: School Visioning Parish Meeting 7:00 PM 8:45 PM KC: Adult Choir Rehearsal Thursday, September 26, 2019 11:30 AM 1:00 PM KC: Mission Development Committee 3:30 PM 4:45 PM PC B: Girls on the Run 3:30 PM 5:00 PM KC: Children’s Choir Rehearsal 6:30 PM 8:00 PM PC 1: RCIA 7:00 PM 8:30 PM PC: School Visioning Parish Meeting Friday, September 27, 2019 1:30 PM 3:00 PM PC 6: Ladies Guild Saturday, September 28, 2019 3:30 PM 4:30 PM Church: Confessions 7:30 PM 8:30 PM KC: AA Meeting Sunday, September 29, 2019 7:30 AM 8:00 AM Church: Confessions 9:30 AM 10:00 AM Church: Confessions 11:30 AM 12:00 PM Church: Confessions 1:00 PM 2:00 PM PC: Baptism Prep Class 1:00 PM 2:30 PM Church: New Reader Training 6:00 PM 7:00 PM Church: Be Not Afraid Holy Hour

Readings for the week of September 22, 2019

Sunday: Am 8:4-7/Ps 113:1-2, 4-6, 7-8 [cf. 1a, 7b]/1

Tm 2:1-8/Lk 16:1-13 or 16:10-13 Monday: Ezr 1:1-6/Ps 126:1b-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6 [3]/

Lk 8:16-18 Tuesday: Ezr 6:7-8, 12b, 14-20/Ps 122:1-2, 3-4ab,

4cd-5 [1]/Lk 8:19-21 Wednesday: Ezr 9:5-9/Tb 13:2, 3-4a, 4befghn, 7-8

[1b]/Lk 9:1-6 Thursday: Hg 1:1-8/Ps 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a and 9b

[cf. 4a]/Lk 9:7-9 Friday: Hg 2:1-9/Ps 43:1, 2, 3, 4 [5]/Lk 9:18-22 Saturday: Zec 2:5-9, 14-15a/Jer 31:10, 11-12a, 13

[cf. 10d]/Lk 9:43b-45 Next Sunday: Am 6:1a, 4-7/Ps 146:7, 8-9, 9-10 [1b]/1

Tm 6:11-16/Lk 16:19-3

Parish Organization Calendar

Eyes on Education

Faith, Foundations and Fun in First Grade: Meet Mrs. Fuqua First graders are very busy! They like to get up and move as often as possible. Math and Literacy centers are two ways they do this. Students read each day during D.E.A.R. time, and they enjoy sitting in special seats such as in a laundry basket or on a beanbag chair. First grade students understand early in the school year that while we don’t all get the same, we all get what we need. Tayloring learning to what the stu-dents need keeps them moving forward and helps them gain confidence. They are truly a community of learners helping each other grow in faith and academ-ics. Each day begins by offering special intentions, followed by a prayer chosen by the class prayer lead-er for the week, and the pledge of allegiance. They pray throughout the day including lunchtime, after re-cess, and at dismissal. The class often talks about how Jesus works in their lives and how lucky they are to get to pray at school. First grade students report that their favorite times of the day are the fun spelling activities, moving to the English jingles, DEAR time, writing stories, and learning new things. Brainbreaks with GoNoodle are a hit as well. Classroom centers are designed to reinforce skills. They are hands-on activities and are set up for students to use inde-pendently. Most centers allow for self-checking. Us-ing an app called Seesaw, students can take a photo of their completed center and submit it. Once ap-proved, the posting is shared with their parents, keep-ing the school – home connection. First graders see significant growth in reading. They read when their work is finished as well as at DEAR time. Students are challenged with books to share in a book-club style environment, as well as utilizing Take Home Readers. Being submerged into this envi-ronment helps students find the enjoyment of reading. Parents often report that they are finding their child, on their own, reading to a younger sibling. Mrs. Fuqua is always looking for new ways to present ma-terial. Technology offers many new ways to work in every subject and enhance learning. She uses Tech-nology in the classroom on a daily basis. Mrs. Fuqua says, “The children we are educating today will be the leaders of our communities in the future. I need to make sure that I am doing all I can to prepare them for what their world may look like.”

Parish Support

Budgeted for the week ending September 8th* $28,000

Support received $28,312

Variance-positive/(negative) $312

Budgeted Year-to-date $311,500

Year to date support $303,154

Variance-positive/(negative) ($8,346) 6

Saturday, 8:15 a.m., September 28, 2019 Fr. Magnuson Reader: OPEN EMHC: C French Servers: J Heldridge, J Heldridge

Saturday, 5:00 p.m., September 28, 2019 Fr. Boyd Reader: C Whitted EMHC: N Abboud, J Schanbacher, C Schanbacher Servers: E Schafer, K Beran, J Kubat, L O’Connell

Sunday, 8:00 a.m., September 29, 2019 Fr. Boyd Reader: M Feda EMHC: J Feda, J Walker, A Becker Servers: W McDermott, J Maloley

Sunday, 10:00 a.m., September 29, 2019 Fr. Boyd Reader: M Gailloux EMHC: M Dahir, T O’Neill, M McNamara, M Moore, K Hefflinger Servers: M Momsen, R Schermerhorn, J Markus, S Haddadin, J Strominger

Sunday, 12:00 p.m., September 29, 2019 Fr. Boyd Reader: M McElligott EMHC: J Brazda, M Haller Servers: J Kubat, Z Haddadin

Sunday, 5:00 p.m., September 29, 2019 Fr. Magnuson Reader: P Mergen EMHC: S Brown, J Korff, M Zarbano Servers: C Quinn, G Brown, S Schafer, K Stevens

Liturgy Ministers Schedule

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