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2314 Third Avenue, Scottsbluff, Nebraska 69361 (308)632-2541
Mailing address: PO Box 349, Scottsbluff, NE 69363-0349 Fax: 308-632-2146 Website: www.st-agnes-church.com
Parish Office Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 9am - Noon & 1pm - 4pm
Rev. Vincent L. Parsons
Pastor
Sr. Vera Meis, C.S.J. Pastoral Minister
Mass Schedule:
(October - May) Saturday: 4:00 pm
Sunday: 8:00 & 10:30 am (June - September) Saturday 6:00 pm
Sunday: 8:00 & 10:00 am Mon, Tues, Wed, Friday 7 am
Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays one hour prior to evening Mass or by appointment (632-2541)
Sacrament of Baptism Please call the Parish Office
January 19, 2020
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The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
In our gospel today, John the Baptist pointed at Jesus and said, “BEHOLD, the LAMB of GOD, who takes away the sin of the world!” As Jesus “takes away the sin of the world” he is then the protector of LIFE, because LIFE is sacred; it is a sign of God’s love and glory. And today, the Church celebrates SANCTITY OF LIFE SUNDAY! Let us energize our conscience with our resolve to embrace the SANCTITY OF LIFE! God “created us as individuals, by name, and reserved a special place for each of us in His Kingdom. He loves each of us, no matter what our state in life, unconditionally. Our lives belong to him and not to the state or to society. The fundamental rights given to us by God cannot be violated by any man-made law. And despite the fact that the problems of old age, crisis pregnancies, and alcoholism were certainly present in Jesus’ time, there is not one instance in the Scriptures where Jesus advocated or supported the destruction of human life as a solution.” So, anything that is a threat to the SACREDNESS OF LIFE must be denounced. And today, as we celebrate the SANCTITY OF LIFE, and as the unborn are in constant danger in the womb of a mother, let the prayer of the late Pope John Paul II to Mary, the mother of Jesus, be our constant prayer:
O Mary, bright dawn of the new world, Mother of the living, to you do we entrust the cause of life:
look down, O Mother, upon the numbers of babies not allowed to be born, of the poor whose lives are made difficult,
of men and women who are victims of brutal violence, of the elderly and the sick killed…out of misguided mercy.
Grant that all who believe in your Son may proclaim the Gospel of life with honesty and love to the people of our time.
Obtain for the grace to accept that Gospel as a gift ever new, the joy of celebrating it with gratitude throughout their lives
and the courage to bear witness to it resolutely, in order to build, together with all people of good will, the civilization of truth and love, to the praise and glory of God, the Creator and lover of life. Amen
Remember, your LIFE is SACRED; it is HOLY! Embrace it with LOVE, nourish it with care. You are God’s masterpiece; you are God’s glory!
Monday, January 20, 2020 Communion Service (7:00am) Communal Rosary (4:45pm) Liturgy of the Hours (5:10 pm) Tuesday, January 21, 2020 Daily Mass (7:00am) Intention: †Tony Reese by Jerry & Jeannette Fitzgerald Tuesday Discussion Group (8-9 am) Liturgy of the Hours (5:30 pm) Wednesday, January 22, 2020 Daily Mass (8:15am) Intention: †David & †Jeremy Young by Eileen Young Liturgy of the Hours (5:30 pm) Contemplative Prayer Group (6:00 pm)
Thursday, January 23, 2020 Daily Mass (9:30am) at Heritage Liturgy of the Hours (5:30pm) Friday, January 24, 2020 Daily Mass (7:00am) Intention: All Priests & Religious Life by Eileen Young Liturgy of the Hours (5:30pm) Saturday, January 25, 2020 Weekend Mass (4:00pm) Intention: †Mary Gion by Larry Gion Sunday, January 26, 2020 Weekend Mass (8:00am) Intention: †Robert Canseco by The Wilkinson Family Weekend Mass (10:30am) Intention: For the Parish
This Week’s Schedule
S a i n t A g n e s
C a t h o l i c C h u r c h
Today’s Readings Isaiah 49: 3, 5-6
Psalm 40 1 Corinthians 1:1-3
John 1:29-34
Parish Administration (308) 632-2541 / (308) 632-2146 (Fax)
[email protected] www.st-agnes-church.com
Pastor Rev. Vincent L. Parsons (ext. 2)
Church Office Manager Theresa Trevino (ext. 3)
Pastoral Minister Sr. Vera Meis (ext. 4)
Director of Religious Education Mrs. Terri Calvert (ext.5) [email protected]
School Head Teacher Mrs. Julie Brown (632-6918) [email protected]
School Office Manager Teresa Johnson (632-6918)
Prayer Chain Coordinator Jean Ahrens - (308-672-4632)
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Important Dates To Remember In 2019
Jan 26-31 Catholic Schools Week Feb 26 Ash Wednesday March 1 St. Agnes Penny Carnival April 9 Holy Thursday Mass - 7pm April 10 Good Friday Service - 12pm April 11 Easter Vigil Mass - 8pm April 12 Easter Masses - 8am & 10:30am
Server Schedule Jan 25 4pm Giuliana Suhr Osiris Saucedo Jan 26 8am Lucas Esselstein Emily Esselstein 10:30am Camilla Linz Gavin Mikolocyk
Lector Schedule Jan 25 4pm Diana Rohrick Jan 26 8am Neal Brady 10:30am Mark Loose
Monday: 1 Sm 15:16-23; Ps 50:8- 9, 16bc-17, 21, 23; Mk 2:18-22 Tuesday: 1 Sm 16:1-13; Ps 89:20- 22, 27-28; Mk 2:23-28 Wednesday: 1 Sm 17:32-33, 37, 40-51; Ps 144:1b, 2, 9-10; Mk 3:1 -6, or any of a number of readings for the Day of Prayer Thursday: 1 Sm 18:6-9; 19:1-7; Ps 56:2-3, 9-13; Mk 3:7-12 Friday: 1 Sm 24:3-21; Ps 57:2-4, 6, 11; Mk 3:13-19 Saturday: Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1 -22; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Mk 16:15-18 Sunday: Is 8:23 — 9:3; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; 1 Cor 1:10-13, 17; Mt 4:12-23 [12-17]
This Week’s Readings Finance Corner Sunday Collections
& ATW Giving
January 12, 2020 Actual $7095.30 ATW $4958.00 Budget $9000.00 Surplus (Deficit) $3053.30 Haiti/Uganda $1359.00
January Totals Actual $12737.10 ATW $9028.0 Budget $18000.00 Surplus (Deficit) $3765.10 Next Sunday’s 2nd collection is for
VCNIN
Thank you for your continued giving! Rest In Peace
Jean Catlett, Sister of Donna DeForge.
Knights of Columbus Assembly 1874 8th Annual
February 1, 2020 5:00pm - 9:00pm
$40.00 per person Price Includes: Chili, Sandwiches, Beverages
plus Fun Money! Live Auction will be at 9:00pm
KC Hall • 1729 1st Avenue • Scottsbluff
•Must be 21 to attend•
The Knights of Columbus are asking for baked goods for their Casino Night
fundraiser on February 1st. Please bring your baked goods to the Knights hall on
Saturday, February 1st anytime during the day. For any questions or more
information, please call Dick Lessert at 308-783-5363
Thank you for your support!
Pre-Baptism Class Meets Sunday, February 19th at
1:00pm in the Garden Room. Those who have an infant needing Baptism must attend Pre-Baptism
Class prior to receiving the sacrament. Please pre-arrange
babysitting, as none is provided. For
more information or to pre-register
call the parish office at 308-632-2541
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L i v i n g O u r C at h o l i c Fa i t h
SAINT AGNES (died 304) January 21
Writing about Saint Agnes in the year 377, Saint Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, declared: “This is a virgin’s birthday into heaven: let us imitate her chastity! And a martyr’s heavenly birthday: let us offer ourselves in sacrifice!” Chastity: mastery of oneself in order to give of oneself whether in the priestly, religious, married, or single state. Sacrifice: “to make holy,” to set someone or something apart for service. Ambrose knew these virtues indispensable for discipleship, but challenging to practice in his world—or our own. Barely a teenager, Agnes faced gruesome tortures bravely and, when ordered to worship pagan gods, boldly made the Sign of the Cross instead. Thus, her youthful courage strengthened adult believers who wavered under persecution or grew indifferent when persecutions passed. To bestow on Agnes its highest honor and keep her witness fresh in believers’ hearts, the Church inscribed her name at the heart of the Eucharistic liturgy, in the Roman Canon (Eucharistic Prayer I), until Vatican II the Roman Church’s only Eucharistic Prayer. —Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S.
Paluch Co.
Reflecting on God’s Word To be a disciple of Jesus Christ means to learn from him. He is the teacher, we the students; he is the master, we his servants. But what is it we are to learn? One important title for Jesus is the Lamb of God who has come to serve by taking away our sin. He serves by leading us to participate in the holiness of God. We are to do the same for others. Jesus came to understand his own calling by reading and praying the book of the prophet Isaiah, especially the four poems found there called the Servant Songs. Today we hear part of the second song in which the servant professes how he was formed as servant from the womb, not only to bring back Israel to God, but to be a light to the nations, so God’s “salvation may reach to the ends of the earth” (Isaiah 49:6). Those who serve Jesus as disciples are to join in this work of bringing God’s salvation to the world. Paul recognizes this in his greeting to the Corinthians, noting his call to be an apostle of Christ, one sent by God to the church at Corinth, which has been made holy in Christ and called to be holy. Paul is sent not only to them, but to “all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 1:2). God’s will is our holiness. By responding to the call to know Jesus as the Lamb of God, we accept the invitation to participate in this holiness and become the vehicle for inviting others to dwell there. —James A. Wallace, C.Ss.R. Copyright © 2013, World Library Publications. All rights reserved.
CALLED TO BE HOLY With this Sunday we begin Ordinary Time. The readings tell us about God’s relationship with Israel and John the Baptist’s relationship with Jesus. Israel’s relationship with God is so close, so intimate, that it is through Israel that God’s “salvation [will] reach to the ends of the earth” (Isaiah 49:6). But we know from John the Baptist that for Israel to accomplish God’s will, it must also recognize that Jesus is the Son of God. During these weeks we also get to know Jesus. We begin to understand more deeply our relationship to Jesus and what that relationship means for us, who are “called to be holy” (1 Corinthians 1:2). Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
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Women’s Retreat Feb 7th-9th 2020 Triple Header Women’s Retreat: Spirituality of Womanhood, Fortifying Your Marriage, and
Strengthening Your Family come together to uplift and motivate in a way that gets right to the heart of our roles as Catholic women, wives, and mothers.
Marge Fenelon is an award-winning author and journalist and nationally-known speaker who has written several books on Catholic spirituality and Marian devotion. Audiences love Marge’s authenticity, warmth, and unique ability to blend faith and life. They appreciate her way of putting complicated Catholic teachings into simple concepts that can be easily grasped and immediately applied to daily life. Her Marian devotion shines through in her presentations as she guides others into a deepening relationship with our Blessed Mother, Mary and her Son, our Lord Jesus.
Registration Form Name: . Phone Number: . Friday: Saturday: Sunday: $15 Registration (Sunday Lunch Included) **Payment to parish office or day of event** **Make Checks Payable to: St. Agnes Altar Society*** Please register by February 2nd, 2020. For any questions please contact: Kristin Schiff at 308-765-0213 or email [email protected] REGISTRATION AVAILABLE ONLINE: www.st-agnes-church.com
We look forward to seeing you at the retreat!
ENCHILADA DONATIONS
St Agnes Penny Carnival is looking for enchilada donations. We are in need of 60 dozen enchiladas overall. While parents and students are doing their part to reach
this number, it is a lot of enchiladas. If you would like to donate here are a couple of options.
$10 cash donation - provides us with 1 dozen enchiladas made by a parent. Contact
Charissa Gould at 308-220-8152 or Mandi Adams at 308-631-6667
Community Christian School - they are having their annual enchilada sales. To order, contact a student or visit: https://communitychristian.rallyup.com/enchiladas
If you are interested in making any other donations to the Penny Carnival, please
contact Mandi Adams at the number above. Thank you for always supporting our school!
Celebrating Sunday for Catholic Families
Second Sunday of Ordinary Time: John: 1: 29-34
On the Way to Mass: How would you respond if someone asked you, “whose disciple are you” On the Way Home From Mass: John the Baptist was Jesus’ cousin and undoubtedly knew him his whole life. He knew that Jesus wad the Son of God, the Messiah that the people had been waiting for. Explain to your children that we recognize God’s presence, too: at the Mass, he is present in the Word, he is present in the Eucharist, and in the worshipping assembly. Living the Word: The saints all witnessed to the glory and love of God by their lives. Like John, their words and actions were directed to give glory to God. Look at the lives of two or three of your favorite saints. How did they witness to God? How did their lives give glory to God? Discuss some ways you can witness to God’s love in your daily life.
Celebrating Sunday for Catholic Families 2019-2020
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R_ligious E^u][tion Progr[m Email—[email protected] Religious Education Office—308-635-1362
Wednesday Formation Sessions 7 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.
8th - (6th-8th grades) Formation Sessions (9th-10th grades) Formation Sessions (11th grade) Confirmation Formation 15th - (6th-8th grades) Formation Sessions (9th-12th grades) Ignite Night
22nd - (6th-8th grades) Formation Sessions (9th-10th grades) Formation Sessions (11th grade) Confirmation Formation
29th - (6th-8th grades) Formation Sessions (9th-12th grades) Ignite Night
Sunday Formation Sessions
9:15-10:15 a.m.
12th - (Pre-K-5th grades) 19th- (Pre-K-5th grades) 26th - (Pre-K-5th grades)
Meet the 2020 Confirmation Candidates
Eden Edelbrock My name is Eden Edelbrock my twin bother is William. I have a half sister Paige Peterson a step sister, Pearl, and a step brother Kale. My mother is Bridget Cisar and my step-father is Aaron Cisar. I am a junior at Scottsbluff High School CHOICES. I like to walk the dogs, eat food, earthing, deep conversations, art, hiking, movies, laughing with people, and having fun. My goal for Confirmation is to encourage others to go to Church; to help me grow as a person and help me to dedicate everyday to God and my parents. I shall also try to follow the Ten Commandments.
The Pope’s Monthly Intention
Each year, the Holy Father asks for our prayers for a specific intention each month. You are invited to answer the Holy Father's request and to join with many people worldwide in praying for this intention each month . January 2020 Promotion of World Peace We pray that Christians, followers of other religions, and all people of goodwill may promote peace and justice in the world.
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The Confirmation Retreat will be held on Sunday, January 19th. This year five local parishes; St. Agnes, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Christ the King, St. Theresa’s and St. Ann’s will be involved in a combined retreat here at St. Agnes! Also new is the sponsors will be participating in the retreat with their candidate. We are expecting around 170 people! Our parish has 20 candidates that will be participating in the retreat. Please pray for a spirit-filled retreat for all involved.
Parent Talk:
My family had stopped listening to me. The more I talked to (at) them, the more obvious it was that they were tuning me out. I tried talking louder and repeating myself but the problem only got worse.
Finally, I how I was talking to them. I was so stressed by our busy pace that I barked constantly. “Hurry up, we are late!” “Stop talking with your mouth full.” “Clean up that nasty bedroom.” “What? You forgot your homework?!” For every kind remark I made, I snarled five negative ones.
That very moment, I changed my tune. I called a family meeting and apologized. Then I gave each child just five tasks on which to focus. I let the rest go. The change in the atmosphere of our home was immediately noticeable. I continue to monitor the way I communicate and everyone pays more attention to what I say.
Partners in Faith - January 2020
Making parent- and child-friendly resolutions Making New Year’s resolutions helps us to become better people each year. Consider helping children choose appropriate resolutions for the New Year, too. Share kindness. Encourage children to perform one random act of kindness each week. When they look for ways to be kind, kindness becomes a mindset. Develop better habits. Taking small steps to improve will help new positive habits last. If you want to eat healthier, try, “I’m going to drink milk and water today instead of soda or juice.” To cut down on screen time, consider reading for 30 minutes instead of watching TV or playing on devices. Achieve milestones. Children love setting goals as a way of measuring progress and growth. Encourage children to pick an age-appropriate goal – getting an A in the hardest subject at school, learning to tie shoes, master swimming underwater – and focus on steps to achieve it. Encourage prayer. Try choosing one prayer to say together as a family each day. Let children add a favorite prayer to their personal prayer time.
Partners in Faith - January 2020
Parent Talk: My family had stopped
listening to me. The more I talked to (at) them, the more obvious it was that they were tuning me out. I tried talking louder and repeating myself but the problem only got worse.
Finally, I how I was talking to them. I was so stressed by our busy pace that I barked constantly. “Hurry up, we are late!” “Stop talking with your mouth full.” “Clean up that nasty bedroom.” “What? You forgot your homework?!” For every kind remark I made, I snarled five negative ones.
That very moment, I changed my tune. I called a family meeting and apologized. Then I gave each child just five tasks on which to focus. I let the rest go. The change in the atmosphere of our home was immediately noticeable. I continue to monitor the way I communicate and everyone pays more attention to what I say.
Partners in Faith - January 2020
Why do Catholics need to share their faith?
Catholicism about having a relationship with Jesus Christ, who shows God’s love to us. God became man, died and rose from the dead, and re-opened Heaven for us. At Mass, he strengthens us with his Body and Blood in the Eucharist. Our faith tells us that the perfect, infinite love we seek has a face and a name. Like the Woman at the Well, once we encounter Christ, we can’t keep him to ourselves. We have to share him.
Partners in Faith - January 2019
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Connecting Students and Families through Faith January 19, 2020
School Newsletter
St. Agnes Catholic School 205 E 23rd, Scottsbluff, NE
Ph: 308-632-6918
Wednesday, January 22nd Mass @ 8:15am
January 27th-31st Catholic Schools Week
Kindergarten students enjoyed bringing in the new year with their very own “Noon Year”
party held on Tuesday, January 7th. Students enjoyed a balloon drop, toasting to the new year with sparkling juice and a yummy snack.
Class goals and personal goals for the new year were planned.
On behalf of kindergarten and all the St.
Agnes students – Happy New Year!!
What’s Happening at St. Agnes School………...
Monday, Jan 20 Pancakes Sausage Patti Potato Triangle Spinach Orange Wedges Helpers: Clemente Enriquez Kika Godinez
Tuesday, Jan 21 Hot Dog on a Bun Baked Beans Tater Circles Peaches Helpers: Josh Hill Sundee Hill
Wednesday, Jan 22 Chicken Patty Au Gratin Potatoes Corn Applesauce Helpers: Jay Wilson Ashlee Wilson
Thursday, Jan 23 Cheese Quesadilla Carrots w/ranch Spanish Rice w/peas Fruit Cocktail Helpers: Scott Schiff Kristin Schiff
Friday, Jan 24 Spaghetti w/ meat sauce Green Salad 1/2 Banana Cookie Helpers: Tiah Alvizar Veronica Ramirez
Hot Lunch Menu for January 20th - January 24th, 2020
The 2nd quarter awards ceremony was held on Friday, January 10th. Students in grades pre-K-5th grade were recognized for academic achievements in the 2nd quarter including: honor roll, good conduct,
improvement, library, music and PE students of quarter, art awards, STEM awards and more. Congratulations to all our students for their outstanding achievements.
PE Students of Quarter: Henry Hoesing, Courtni
Schaff, Sloane Margheim, Emma
Saucedo, A.J. Peck, Kellan Zulkoski, Jacob Weitzel
Honor Roll: Jose Acosta, Mia Blanco, Lizbeth Cabrera, Brooklynn Nash, Andrew Peck, Sophia Schmall,
Giuliana Suhr, Eroz Torres, Traxton Adams, Henry Blanco, Isaac Blanco, Elena Blanco, Morgan Celli,
Cooper Dudden, Aadan Gonzales, Cora Hill, Charlotte Lewis, Zach Mark, Lilly Seymour, Ellie Verbeck, Logan
Zulkoski, Kellan Zulkoski, Tea Hill, Anna Hafner, Kennedi Larson, Ezmirelda Ramirez, Jacob Weitzel
Improvement Awards: Rose Schiff, Braylee Nash, Malia Linz, Kensington Suhr, McKyla
Enriquez, Nayeli Acosta, Ivy Kae Becker, Luis Acosta, Giuliana Suhr, David Hafner, Axton
Merrigan, Olivia Garcia, Nano Ramirez, Steven Nguyen, E’owyn Merrigan, Ashanti Arreola,
Tristan Calvert, Yasmin Rivera
Good Conduct Awards: Drew Becker, Charles Troupe, Claire Ascherl, Luis Acosta, Connelly
Ascherl, Cami Linz, Zaide Gurrola
Library Students of Quarter:Rose Schiff,
Audrey He, Easton Becker, William Seymour, Connelly
Ascherl, Cami Linz, Graecyn Benton
Music Students of Quarter: Allie Windhorst, Matilda Kosman, Luna Merrigan, Luis Acosta, Jose Acosta, Elena Blanco, Ezmirelda
Ramirez
Classroom News………...
First Grade Class By Sharon Bird
We are now in the second semester. Wow! This school year is moving along so quickly. The students made goals for the month of January. Each child will visit with me on Friday to discuss the progress of his/her goal or to make needed changes. We also have a class goal. This goal is for all of us. Each Friday we will discuss that goal and our progress. In math, we will continue to study addition and subtraction. In science, we will start our new topic—Sky and Earth. We will learn that the sun is a star that provides heat and light to the Earth. We will also learn about the moon and the moon phases. The students will learn about what causes day and night. We will also discuss gravity and the stars. We will celebrate Chinese New Year on January 24. We will be doing activities during the day. The students will also learn about Martin Luther King, Jr. On Fridays we will continue to do science labs (STEM /engineering activities).
Third Grade Class By Amanda Brill
Catholic Schools Week is quickly approaching! We love celebrating our outstanding and unique school. We will soon be creating a bulletin board entitled “100 Reasons
Why We Love Our School.” I can’t wait to see the kid’s responses. We are so lucky and blessed to have the best, loving catholic school family, here at St. Agnes! If you are around, come take a peek and see their responses!
We are busy and moving right along academically! We recently got a special delivery from the Rotary Club. They gave us all brand-new dictionaries. These have come in handy during Vocabulary during the new semester. The kids love having dictionary races and expanding their vocabulary. We are starting our next science chapter over Life Cycles and Traits. We are learning so much with our new science curriculum.
In math, we have started division and the introduction of fractions. We are enjoying it so far! In social studies, we have been talking about civil rights leaders. We have learned lots about Martin Luther King Jr. We are discussing the Bill of Rights and how they are rules we follow like the ten commandments. We will soon be learning about the past presidents in the month of February.
These kids have grown so much and matured over the school year thus far. Each of the students got awards at the last Quarterly Awards. I am so proud of their accomplishments and improvements! We have grown very close, and it will be hard letting them go on to fourth grade!