ST. STANISLAUS HOLY GHOST

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Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

October 14, 2018

I hope to return safely from my adventure in the

United Arab Emirates late on Tuesday this week if all

goes well. I anticipate having major jet lag for a while

but I’m sure it will be worthwhile.

Holy Ghost Fire Cleanup:

The week of Oct. 1-5 the following work was completed:

1. The duct work was installed. There are register

covers to put on still and the city inspection needs

to happen.

2. The new doors downstairs were stained and

finished.

3. The painting around the stenciling continued.

4. The plaster patching in the front stairwell was

completed.

5. Most of the register covers were put on. The

covers in the altar need to be done.

6. The electrical work involving installation of the

lights continued.

7. The opening in the choir loft for the new organ

was started. We had to move some electrical

conduit to finish the opening.

8. The finish painting continues.

The week of Oct. 8-12 we hope to complete the

following work:

a. Start the change order to install the drywall

above the altar.

b. Get the painting done in the main church.

c. Clean the sacristies.

d. Strip and wax the floors in the sacristies.

e. Finish installing the lights and exit signs.

f. Install the register covers to the new basement

duct work.

g. Remove the scaffolding.

h. Put up the statues.

i. Return contents.

j. Clean up the church and ready it for the floors to

be stripped and waxed.

HOLY WATER IS A SACRAMENTAL

“From long experience I have learned that there is nothing

like holy water to put devils to flight and prevent them

from coming back again. They also flee from the Cross, but

return; so holy water must have great virtue. For my own

part, whenever I use it, my soul feels a particular and most

notable consolation.” – St. Teresa of Avila

When we read this quotation we should be reminded

of the importance of holy water. We Catholics dip our

fingers in holy water and make the Sign of the Cross

when entering a church in order to recall our baptism

and our baptismal promises. It recalls ancient Jewish

rites of purification used in their religious practices.

Remember, our baptismal promises included

renouncing Satan and disdaining sin. We forget this,

however, and take holy water for granted most of the

time.

We must remember that holy water, through a priest,

is blessed by God in virtue of Christ’s baptism. The

Catholic Church possesses enormous power in being able

to impart sacramental grace—and holy water as a

sacramental receives its power through the prayer and

authority of the Church.

The old rite of blessing (which I still use) said over

water to make it holy contains prayers of exorcism. It

can banish demons, heal the sick, and send unwarranted

grace upon us—yet most of the time we cross ourselves

with this water without even thinking about how holy it

really is.

The fact of the matter is that holy water is a powerful

sacramental and we may use it daily. Holy water may

be used to bless people, places, and things that are used

by humans in their goal of glorifying God with their

lives.

Here are eight ways to use holy water in daily life:

1.) Bless yourself. 2.) Bless your house. 3.) Bless your

family. 4.) Bless your work space.

5.) Bless your car. 6.) Bless your vegetable garden. 7.)

Bless the sick. 8.) Bless your pets.

Here is a simple prayer to say when using holy water:

“By this holy water and by Your Precious Blood, wash

away all my sins, O Lord. Amen.”

There is no specific prayer to pray when using holy

water, other than making the Sign of the Cross.

Sister Mary Lily Uchena, A member of Ad Gentes

Missionaries will visit us at St. Stanislaus the weekend of

Sept. 20-21. This society was founded by Fr. Vitalis

Ejike Anyanike, a native of Nigeria and a priest of the

Archdiocese of Omaha. Ad Gentes Missionaries are

focused on serving the pastoral needs of African-

American communities and others with limited resources,

such as new immigrants, migrant workers and refugees

seeking asylum in the U.S. They also have apostolates in

Africa to evangelize and catechize. While we will not

be taking up a special collection as such, Sister Lily will

be present near the front door of the church at the 5

p.m. Mass on Saturday and the 8 a.m. Mass on Sunday

to share information and offer rosaries to those

interested. She will also be present at the Harvest

Dinner in the parish hall following the 10:30 Mass. She

will gratefully accept any donations you might feel

inclined to give. When I visited Nigeria 3 years ago her

brother hosted a magnificent reception for me at his

home.

FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK —OCTOBER 14, 2018

Fr. Sanderson

St. Stanislaus Church will host the annual Polish

Heritage Mass, Sunday, October 21. 10:15am -

Polish Hymns, 10:30am - Procession & Holy Mass;

guests with Polish folk outfits please join the

procession. Following Mass, please join us at the Ladies' Guild

Harvest Dinner, 11am-2pm in the parish hall. Adults $10.00;

children 10 and under $5.00. Take-outs available. Roast pork,

Polish sausage, sauerkraut and dumplings, green beans,

mashed potatoes and gravy, choice of white or rye bread,

beverage and dessert included. Calcutta drawing.

Silent auction for naming rights on the coveted street sign by

the north entrance of the church.

Special Blessings Sunday, October 21: At the 10:30 Mass

before the Harvest Dinner the newly refurbished statue of St.

Stanislaus, donated in memory of the George, Sr. & Catherine

Swierczek Family will be blessed as well as the monument of

the 10 Commandments on the south side of the church

(weather permitting). The monument was donated in memory

of Leo A. Szarad and in memory of Christine Lessing

Stavneak.

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL WINTER COAT DRIVE: It’s hard to

believe that the cold and snow will be here soon. With that in

mind, now is the perfect time to clean out our closets to see what

we no longer need. The St. Vincent DePaul Society is preparing

for their annual winter coat giveaway to those less fortunate. We

are collecting new and gently used (clean, usable) winter items

such as: winter coats, winter hats, scarves, gloves, and snow boots.

We need items for all ages and sizes: infants, children, teens and

adults. We are also collecting nonperishable food items. Please

bring winter items to St. Stanislaus’ Cry Room now UNTIL

Sunday, October 28. Thank you so much for helping the less

fortunate of our community to keep warm.

Thank you to Fr. Sanderson, Pastor, and all who have

remembered me in prayers, prior to, and during my stay in the

hospital and rehab facility. May God bless you most abundantly!

—Gratefully,

—Virginia Swierczek

Don and Millie’s Night. Help our Religious Education Program earn extra funds! Stop by the 84

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and Q

Street Location on Monday October 15

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at 5:00-9:00. Place your order and let the cashier know you are

there for Holy Ghost/St. Stanislaus. We earn back 20% of your total!

Wednesday October 17

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: Class 6:30-7:45

A Beginning Experience (BE) Weekend for the separated,

divorced, and widowed is planned for October 19th through

21st at the Archdiocese Retreat Center, 3300 N 60th Street,

Omaha. The weekend begins at 7pm on Friday and ends at

4pm on Sunday. Cost is $100 for a semi-private room or

$125 for a private room. For more information and an

application, visit www.beginningexperienceofomaha.org or

contact Jean English 402-639-8595 or jeaneng@aol.com.

Registration deadline is October 15.

I + YOU = WE, a unique couples weekend, will be held in

Omaha on October 20th 8:30 am - 8:30 pm and October

21st 8:00 am - 4 pm. The program is 2 days of combined

lectures, workshops and dialogue that will lead you through 6

simple steps to experience real joy in marriage. The location is

St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, 3122 S. 74th Street, Omaha,

NE 68124. To inquire, contact Lisa and Kevin Ciecior, 1-402-

658-2718 or via email: familycare.omaha@gmail.com, If

calling on a weekday, please call after 4:00 pm.

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ARCHBISHOP’S ANNUAL APPEAL�

ARCHBISHOP’S ANNUAL APPEAL: Thank you to all who have made their gift to the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal.

Participation is very important! Every gift, no matter how large or small makes a difference. Jesus tells us today that those

who sacrifice for the sake of the gospel will receive a hundred times more. May the gifts of prudence and wisdom help us to

extend God’s mercy to all through the ministries of our archdiocese.

TRUNK OR TREAT

St. Stanislaus Church hosts its annual

“Trunk or Treat" family Halloween celebration

Wednesday, October 31 from

6-8pm in the church parking lot.

Join us for this alternative to door-to-door trick-or-

treating in the safe well-lit parking lot.

Children visit decorated vehicles for treats.

Omaha Police and Fire Department vehicles,

local athletic mascots.

Volunteers needed to decorate their

car, truck, trailer, etc. and

distribute treats to the children.

Contact 2schlesis@cox.net to help.

Thank you.

“WHY AND HOW SHOULD I READ

THE BIBLE?” The bible, the Word of

God, is composed of the 46 books of the Old Testament and

the 27 books of the New Testament. What what do those

books mean to us as Catholic Christians? … and how is God

revealed to us through it? Do I need to understand what the

bible says to live my Catholic life as the Creator intends?

“Why and How Should I Read the Bible?” is going to be the

topic for this week’s Alpha group to discuss.

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN A TIME OF PRAYER!

Deacon Al Aulner is leading a prayer time each week while

the Alpha group is meeting. We will pray together asking

God to deepen our faith and the faith of all in our families,

our parish and those who are making the Alpha sessions.

While the church is still under restoration the prayer

group will meet each week at Ron and Dorothy

Massow’s home, 5814 “T” St. ALL IN THE PARISH ARE

WELCOME TO JOIN US FOR PRAYER THIS THURSDAY,

6:45pm-8:00pm

Once again, the Holy Ghost Women's Club, will be raffling

off our beautiful theme baskets at the Turkey Dinner, on

Sunday, November 11. We are in need of theme baskets of

a value of $25. You may put them together yourself, bring the

items to us and we will put them together, purchase a gift card

or make a donation of $25. Some suggestions :*\

*Baking basket* *Christmas basket* * Beauty basket*

*Girls basket*

*Boys basket* *Movie night basket* *Stationary basket*

*Cleaning basket*

*Mens basket* *Pet basket* *Homemade goodies basket*

*Garden Basket.*

Let your imagination run wild !! You can drop off your

baskets/items/gift cards to the rectory anytime during

business hours by Monday, November 5 or call Mary

Townley @

402-734-0589 for pick-up.

*Thanking you in advance for your generosity

and continuous support of the Women's Club.*

It is almost time for our annual Turkey Dinner! We will be

cooking our own turkeys again this year and are asking for

some help in purchasing them. Donation envelopes can be

found on the table in the back of church. You can drop them

in the collection basket and they will be returned to the parish

office. Thank you in advance for your support!

All Soul’s envelopes can be found on the

table in back of church. They are marked

HG. Once you have your envelope filled out

you can place it in the collection basket and

it will be given to the parish office. Thank

you!

Starting in January 2019 we will be switching to a new

company for our Sunday envelopes. We will be using the

new registration forms to create our list from. If you have not

filled out a new registration form now is the time to do it! You

can find them on the table in the back of church. We will

need these within the next couple of weeks. Once you have

them filled out they can be placed in the collection

basket. Thank you!

HOLY GHOST NEWS

Please also pray for our loved ones who are currently serving our Country:

Let us also remember in our prayers those who in care centers, homebound or need healing:�

The following members of our Parish, or loved ones of our Parishioners are now or recently have been in the hospital. May our Lord grant them a

speedy recovery and return them to their families in perfect health:�

Rick Becerra

Annette Beetham

Jean Buechler

John Casey

Patty Dworak

Grant Flott

Jacob Fraser

Kim Hall

Debra Iwanski

Bernie Krawczyk

Joyce Lacroix

Joanne Leutzinger

Mary Makara

Dorlene Marode

Darlene McKinley

Janet Nicholas

Margaret Nicola

Thelma Padilla

Larry Petersen

John Skocpol

Lois Sorensen

Shirley Stodolka

Marie Torczon

Richard Van Sant�

Lenny Arenas V.

Jacob Aulner

Michael Aulner

Michael J. Baker

Robert Blume

Nick Burton

Sean Byers

Ty Campbell

Dane Flott

Stephen Gonifas

Tim Gouger

Greg Graham

Jesse Gustafson

Daniel Homan

Suzie Homan

Nick Lokamas

Tyler Moen

Allen M. Novotny

Lexi Oropeza

Mike Pihlgren

Timothy Robertson

Gary Smith

Joseph M. Vickers

Richard J. Vickers

Jim White

Eli Wyskowski

Brent Bertrand

Ed Bidrowsky

Jan Brinc (sister in

law of Marita Grebl)

Mark Broich (brother

of Marita Grebl)

Robert Broich

Carol Cheloha

Pat Clapp (son of

Dee Clapp)

Bill Collins (brother in

law of Marita Grebl)

Betty Gentile

Cindy Haag

Larry Hahn

Marcia Halac

Michael Halac

Joe Hallett

Donna Hansen

Katie Heinen

Dorothy Kazor

MaryAnn Koperski

Margaret Kosalka

Cheryl Koziel

(daughter

of Jackie Peroutka)

George Lacroix

Cookie Lane

Bill Leutzinger

Suzanne Mertlik

Bailey Pofahl

Maxine Riskowski

Jack Scaletta (Uncle

of Melissa Scaletta-

Murphy)

Ray Sempek

Oliver Albert Smith

Lori Stevens (sister of

Kathy McCandless)

Lucy Stuczynski

Melissa Tylkowski

Evelyn Vogler

Donalda Williams

HUSKER NIGHT AT HOLY GHOST

HOLY GHOST SOCIAL HALL, 52nd & Q Street

Every Thursday During Husker Season

Doors Open at 5pm—Speaker Starts at 7pm

$8 for adults, $4 for kids

Food and Drink Available for Purchase

Speaker This Week is Nate Clouse.

From the Family of Joe Julian:

Whether you brought a meal, sent a card, or kept us in

your prayers we would like to express our heartfelt ap-

preciation for all you have done as we cope with the loss

of Joe.

ST. STANISLAUS�

LITURGICAL ROLES:

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

Saturday, Oct 20

Sunday, Oct 21

5:00 pm

8:00 am

10:30 am

P Walkemeyer/M Martinez

Jerry and Kathy Koraleski

E Bullard/J Callahan

Lectors

Saturday, Oct 20

Sunday, Oct 21

5:00 pm

8:00 am

10:30 am

Mary Ann Staroski

Kathy Ulrich

Veronica Rosman

Mass Servers

Saturday, Oct 20

Sunday, Oct 21

5:00 pm

8:00 am

10:30 am

Victoria Placzek

M Harvat/N Gonzalez

Jack DeGeorge

Saturday, Oct 20

Sunday, Oct 21

5:00 pm

8:00 am

10:30 am

J. Staroski

A. Aulner

D. Saniuk

Deacons

OCTOBER 7 COLLECTION--THANK YOU!

(NEW FISCAL YEAR BEGAN JULY 1, 2018)

WEEKLY NEEDS……………………… $ 4,423.00

ADULTS……………………………… $ 4,846.00

CHILDREN’S ENVELOPES……………. $ 3.00

PLATE……………………………….. $ 314.00

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS…………… $ 205.00

CHURCH ENDOWMENT…………….. $ 100.00

MASSES THIS WEEK

Saturday, October 13 (HG)

5:00 pm † JoAnn Winkler—Family

Sunday, October 14 (HG)

8:00 am † Edward Hazuka—Richard Michaels

10:30 am † Dennis, Amy Jo, and Joe Rewonlinski—

Gerri Rewolinski

Monday, October 15 (SS)

8:00 am † Teckla Beister

Tuesday, October 16 (HG)

8:00 am † Edward Linhart—Family and Friends

Wednesday, October 17 (SS)

8:00 am † Julius “JB” Balis

Thursday, October 18 (HG)

8:00 am † Tom Stillmock—Pat Faur

Friday, (SS)

8:00 am † Conrad & Florence Schuster

Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Saturday, October 20 (SS)

5:00 pm † Robert & Frances Bukowski

Sunday, October 21 (SS)

8:00 am † Donna Bednarz David

10:30 am † Ignatius & Ofelia Wisnieski

October 19

HOLY GHOST�

WEEKLY OFFERINGS—OCTOBER 7

(NEW FISCAL YEAR BEGAN JULY 1, 2018)

Weekly Needs……………….. $ 4,275.00

Collection……......…………… $ 3,464.00

Automatic Withdrawal………. $ 0.00

YTD Needs…………………… $ 64,125.00

YTD Collection……………….. $ 46,936.00

Shortage…………………….. $ 17,189.00