PRIESTS: 402-564-7151

Pastor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fr. Mike Swanton

In Residence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fr. Matt Capadano

Permanent Deacons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dan Keiter Larry Mielak, Jim Naughtin and Art Spenner

PARISH OFFICE TEAM: 402-564-7151

Parish Secretary/Liturgist. . . . . . . . . . . . .Dianne Keiter

Pastoral/Stewardship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Belinda Keiter

Family Faith Formation Coordinator. .Cheryl Rambour

Business Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norma Krzycki

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clint Torczon

Youth Ministry/Godparents . . . . . . . . . .Lynn Heinrich Sarah Doerneman Music Coordinator Jan Moser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402-564-6121

HISPANIC MINISTRY Fr. Gerry Gonderinger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .402-352-3540 Fr. Gregory Congote, OSB. . . . . . . . . . . 402-352-3540

Rocio Adame. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .402-564-7151

GRADE SCHOOL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402-564-7153 Principal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cheryl Zoucha

Secretary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Barb Brockhaus

PRESCHOOL/CHILDCARE. . . . . . . .402-564-9338 Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kim Kluever

SCOTUS JR. & SR. HIGH SCHOOL 402-564-7165 President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff Ohnoutka

St. Bonaventure The Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time August 27, 2017

Catholic Church 1565 18th Avenue

Columbus, Nebraska 68601

www.stboncc.com

Bulletin notices: Submit to office@stboncc.com or deliver in writing to the rectory before 10:00 a.m. on Mondays.

MASS SCHEDULE Weekend: Saturday: 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 7:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m.-Spanish

Rosary is prayed 30 minutes before Mass Twenty-four hour Eucharistic Adoration

Daily: Tuesday through Friday: 6:30 a.m. Also see daily Mass schedules for St. Anthony and St. Isidore

SACRAMENTS Reconciliation: Saturday: 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. and by appointment

Baptism: Pre-Baptism class is required. Classes are offered every month on the Monday before the second Sunday. To register call the rectory. Parents should be active in their faith and be registered in the parish.

Marriage: Contact the pastor at least six months prior to a wedding. Couples should either be registered in the parish or have some connection to the parish.

Hospital Visitation: Due to privacy laws, hospitals no longer notify the parish office if parishioners are admitted. Please contact the rectory if you or one of your family members are going to be hospitalized.

Sick Calls: Contact the rectory if you are not able to attend Mass and would like Holy Communion on Sunday or First Friday.

Vocations: Do you have questions about vocations, or would like to talk about your vocation? Call the pastor, visit archomaha.org/ministries/vocations/, contact Fr. Roza at 402-558-3100 or ajroza@archomaha.org or our Vocation Commitee: Leonard & Theresa Gabriel 402-564-2593-L or 402-910-4563-T or tree.gabriel@gmail.com. We're here to help.

New Parishioners: If you would like to join our parish, pick up a registration form in the back of church or stop by the rectory.

office@stboncc.com

RECTORY OFFICE . . . . . . . .402-564-7151

FAX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .402-562-6025

Office Hours: 8:30 a.m.–12:00 noon; 1:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.

Campaign Pledge cards can be mailed or dropped off at the rectory.

We have received 375 pledge cards as of Monday, August 21. Thank you for

your generous support!

ST. BONAVENTURE COLUMBUS, NE

CHURCH CLEANING Thank you to the following people who cleaned church on August 19: Louise Stopak, Becky Laska, Trevor Laska, Sarah Kracke,

Virginia Martin, Moises Baro, Cindy Vacha, Marlene Svoboda, Les & Mary Svatora and Cathy Kohl.

Crew #9 will be cleaning the church September 1 at 7:30 a.m.

From our Pastor… This weekend is Commitment Weekend and our Parish Festival! 2017 marks our 140th year of parish life! We know how the parishioners back then embraced stewardship. We can look around at our beautiful church and see the fruits of their stewardship. I hope that you have all had the chance to pray and discern how you are going to open the “Four Doors to Stewardship.” Where and how is God leading you to get involved? Are you willing to open the door, and more importantly, step into each door of Stewardship? Last year, we had over 450 stewardship cards returned. My prayer is that we can double that number, and, quite honestly, if every parishioner turned theirs in, that would triple and almost quadruple our commitments. Every Pastor’s hope is that all of his parishioners will embrace Stewardship as a way of life! We need your commitment to stewardship – give it a try – God will not be outdone in generosity for your openness to Him! This weekend is also our Parish Festival! This Festival is a way to help support the parish, but more importantly to celebrate our parish, to share food, to have fun and to come together in the spirit of volunteerism! The Stewardship Committee and Parish Festival Committee have been working hard to help make this a success. Read more about our stewardship initiative on our website: stboncc.com/stewardship-growing-gods-grace/

God’s Blessings,

LADIES OF THE LORD NEWS! LOL Circle Rotation as follows:

August - Circles 7 & 8 Funeral Dinner s September - Circles 9 & 10 Funeral Dinner s

St. Bon’s Parish Festival - Sunday August 27th

PARISH NEWS

CAMPAIGN PASSES

$3,490,0000

Pledges paid to date: $636,568.19. If you have not r eturned your pledge card, please pop it in the mail or drop it off at the parish office. If another campaign packet is needed, contact Dianne in the parish office at 402-564-7151.

As of our bulletin deadline (Mon., Aug. 21) our campaign toward Project 2020 has sur-passed $3,490,000 with pledge cards continuing to come in.

PARISH FESTIVAL—THIS WEEKEND! SUNDAY, AUGUST 27, 2017, 11 A.M.-3 P.M.

AT ST. BON’S AND SCOTUS Join us this Sunday! We have a new menu, the meal will be served in Scotus cafeteria, games, a dunk tank with your chance to dunk some VIP’s of our parish/Scotus, Cake Walk, lots of fun & camaraderie for all! There’s something for everyone!

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS MEETING Join us Tuesday, September 5 at 7:00 PM at the KC Hall (Tuesday meeting because of Labor Day). Check our website at www.nebraskakofc.org/kc938.

STEWARDSHIP RENEWAL—THIS WEEKEND! We have opened the Doors of Service, Treasure, Worship and Spiritual Growth the last 2 weeks. Please reflect and respond to our stewardship renewal—how is God calling you to say YES?

PROJECT 2020 T-SHIRTS

Back-Youth designed logo

Order forms are in the back of church or at the rectory. Campaign logo on the front of the shirt, and the youth logo (designed by Cami

Cox) on the back. Order forms and payment due to the rectory by Aug. 28.

MONTHLY VOCATION HOLY HOUR Newly Ordained Deacon Jim Naughtin of St. Bonaventure Parishioner will speak at the Monday, August 28 holy hour. His talk entitled "A Wonderful Gift" will be about our monthly holy hour for vocations, which include singing, community prayer and silent adoration before the Blessed Sacrament. 5:45 - 6:45 p.m. in order to accommodate Jim's work schedule. Come to pray for vocations and hear Jim's story.

STEWARDSHIP SPANISH

LOTTERY CALENDAR WINNERS August 21 - August 27, 2017

$55-(756) Tim Ramaekers 08-21-17 $55-(580) Virginia Johnson 08-22-17

$55-(452) Aaron & Jenifer Rickert 08-23-17

$55-(1016) Jon, Jared, Joel & Jackson Hanson 08-24-17

$55-(263) Michael O. Fleming 08-25-17

$55-(1120) Luke Modde 08-26-17

$75-(687) Diane Christianson 08-27-17

ANUNCIOS en ESPAÑOL

SCRIP SALES Buy Scrip: 1) in church on Sundays from 9:30-noon, 2) during school hours at the school, 3)

during office hours in the parish offices (Super Saver, HyVee & Walmart only), or 4) with Presto Pay. Walgreens scrip is back!

Weekly Sales………………………..…………………$20,840.00 Profit…………………………………..……..…….……..$701.19 Year-To-Date.……………..…………………………..$10,487.67 March 31, 2018 Goal…………………...……………..$35,000.00

WEEKEND COLLECTIONS August 20, 2017

Contributions Received…………………………………...$15,523 Monthly Bank Withdrawals……………………………... $ - Year-To-Date Actual Received……………..…….. ……$146,835 Year-To-Date Actual Budget .……………..………… ..$158,384 Net Excess (deficit)………………………………..........($11,549)

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS BREAKFAST Knights of Columbus Council 938 Pancake, Sausage, and Hash Browns Breakfast—September 17 from 7:00AM-11:30AM.

Knights of Columbus Hall. Adults $6.50, Children $4.00. Carry out available. Come and spend time with your parish family, eating good food and supporting a Seminarian!

EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIP

Sometimes when I ask one of my children about who they were with or about a classmate at school they answer me with, "You don't know them." Apparently, since I do not know him or her personally, I do not need to know the person's name. I may not know this person but I do know that he or she exists in the everyday life of one of my children. If my children don't share with me anything about their friend or classmate, I can only assume he or she has no great impact on my sons' or daughter's daily lives. Of course, sometimes the response I get is simply my teen being a typical teen. Has Jesus had a significant impact on your life? Do you know Jesus personally? If someone asked you about him what would you say? My children respond the way they do to me because they are still young and immature. However, some adults are immature as well: immature in faith. We shy away from any discussion of God in our lives and we rarely share our faith. Most days we will not be asked the question, "Who is Jesus?" But we will be in situa-tions where we are being called to share a little bit about our-selves. If Jesus has truly changed our lives and we never seem to want to share something about him with others, they may as well assume that he has had no real impact on us. On the other hand, if we are mature disciples in Jesus Christ, I suspect that others can't help but know about the great friend we have in him. ~Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS © Liturgical Publications

El Poder de las Llaves Por: Padre Gregorio

¿A quién le darías tú la llave de tu casa? Supongo que sola-mente a los miembros de tu familia, y a veces no a todos. Cuando yo era niño mis padres no me daban la llave de la ca-sa. ¿A quién le darías tú la llave de tu coche, de tu carro, a quién se la darías? ¿A quién le darías tú la clave de tu correo electrónico, que seguramente ya lo tienes? Las llaves. La en-trada y la salida. ¿A quién le das entrada en tu cuenta banca-ria? ¿Quién tiene tu clave del cajero electrónico donde retiras el dinero? ¿A quién le permites que firme tus cheques y que saque fondos de tu cuenta? El poder de las llaves. Se dan ca-sos en que ni siquiera en un matrimonio comparten ese tipo de información. De hecho, pienso que en muchos matrimonios cosas como las claves de las tarjetas de crédito, o la clave para entrar al correo electrónico siguen siendo personales, y viven juntos, y se aman, y han formado un hogar, y sin embargo, cada uno sigue conservando algunas cosas demasiado íntimas. Eleasim es un personaje que aparece el capítulo veintidós del profeta Isaías, y recibe esta promesa: que él va a recibir las llaves del palacio, y que él puede entrar y salir, y que si él cie-rra nadie puede abrir y si él abre nadie puede entrar. ¿Te ima-ginas la importancia de Eleasim en tiempos del profeta? ¿Te imaginas lo que quiere decir esto? Bueno, hay un hombre que recibió una promesa semejante, es Pedro. Le dice Jesús a Pe-dro: "Tú eres Pedro, sobre esta piedra edificaré mi Iglesia". Y le dice que le va a dar las llaves del Reino. Pedro no está libre de pecado, es un ser humano: es frágil, ha pecado, puede fa-llar; y sin embargo, Jesús le dice: "Te voy a dar las llaves del Reino". Esto indica la profunda unidad, esto indica el culmen de la confianza; pero esto también indica que en esa unidad, en esa confianza, de algún modo sigue siendo Jesús el que le brinda la solidez a Pedro. Es decir, no es que Pedro por sí mis-mo pueda tener esa solidez; si la tiene es por esa fe que ha confesado, por esa fe con la que ha dicho a Cristo: "Tú eres el Mesías, tú eres el Hijo de Dios". Porque Pedro tiene esa fe, y porque esa fe sella su unión con el Hijo de Dios, también Cris-to acepta esa unión y entonces le da esta solidez a Pedro para edificar sobre ella su Iglesia. Nadie puede decir que Jesús es el Señor, nadie lo puede decir, si no es por ese poder, si no es por esa llamarada del Espíritu, que permite que la voz del Padre brote de nuestros labios. Con nuestra naturaleza humana, sola-mente vemos en Jesús a una persona inteligente, a una persona coherente, a una persona valiente, a una persona hermosa; hasta ahí ven nuestros ojos. Necesitamos del auxilio, como lo necesitó Pedro, del Espíritu, para que se deje oír esa voz que está más adentro de nosotros que nosotros mismos y nos per-mita emprender un camino espiritual serio el resto de nuestras vidas.

Domingo 27 de Agosto 11:00-3:00pm

Scotus Cafeteria & Estacionamiento

Habrá Carnitas con arroz y frijoles, Lomo de Puerco Tacos dorados, chicharrones, hot dogs y mucho más

Monday, 8/28 No Mass

Tuesday, 8/29

6:30 AM John & Margaret Blahak / Bill Fisher

Wednesday, 8/30

6:30 AM Beatrice Siegel

Thursday, 8/31

6:30 AM Bernice Kopecky

Friday, 9/1

6:30 AM Liv/Dec Ruiz/Serrano Family

Cliff & Loyola Borowiak

8:15 AM Liv/Dec St. Bonaventure High School Class of 1960 Saturday, 9/2

5:00 PM Dominic & Rose Geilenkirchen Sunday, 9/3 7:00 AM St. Bonaventure Parishioners

9:00 AM Frank Ciboron

11:00 AM Patrick Pensick

1:30 PM Francisca Ayala and Julia Aviles

6:30 PM Liv/Dec Cerny/Hogelin Family

Liturgical Roles Weekend of September 2 & 3

SATURDAY-5:00 PM Presider: Fr. Swanton

EMHC: T. Korth, C. Kresha, P. Wojcik, M. Cruise, G. Engelbert, J. Engelbert, K. Zuerlein, P. Parry Lector: Joyce Dohmen Sacristan: Tami Williams Servers: N. Schultz, Z. Schultz, A. Chavez Ushers: R. Campbell, L. Bierman, S. Jahn, J. Swirczek, K. Wojcik Music: Mike & Jan Moser

SUNDAY-7:00 AM Presider: Fr. Swanton

EMHC: B. & H. Heimann, R. Voboril, Please volunteer x6 Lector: Natalie Braun Sacristan: Henry Heimann Servers: J. Kozak, M. Chaicoj, Please volunteer Ushers: K. Bernt, P. Rupprecht, D. Vavra

SUNDAY-9:00 AM Presider: Fr. Swanton

EMHC: M. Becker, B. Kuta, J. & M. Hall, M. Kosch, C. Sackett, D. Schnieders, S. Swanson Lector: Jerry Albin Sacristan: Deacon Keiter Servers: M. Bichlmeier, G. Young, J. Simons Ushers: A. Albracht, J. Davis, D. Korger, M. Massman, B. Rusher Music:

SUNDAY-11:00 AM Presider: Fr. Capadano

EMHC: J. Bator, L. Gabriel, L. Humlicek, R. Anderson, E. Kluever, D. & M. Schneider, J. Ohnoutka Lector: Pat Feehan Sacristan: Deacon Spenner Servers: L. Ohnoutka, M. Kresha, F. Weber Ushers: D. Curtis, M. Landkamer, M. Lenihan, D. Nicolas, B. Ruskamp

Music: Adult Choir

SUNDAY-6:30 PM Presider: Fr. Swanton

EMHC: D. Stone, K. Dreesen, K. Lohr, Please volunteer x 6 Lector: Kim Korth Sacristan: Servers: O. Rother, M. Gokie, M. Puntney Ushers: D. Eisenmenger, J. Dubas, B. Motley, J. Ternus, R. Wolpert Music:

The Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time August 27, 2017

Readings for the Week of August 27, 2017 Sunday: Is 22:19-23/Ps 138:1-3, 6, 8/Rom 11:33-36/Mt 16:13-20 Monday: 1 Thes 1:1-5, 8b-10/Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b/Mt 23:13-22 Tuesday: 1 Thes 2:1-8/Ps 139:1-6/Mk 6:17-29 Wednesday: 1 Thes 2:9-13/Ps 139:7-12ab/Mt 23:27-32 Thursday: 1 Thes 3:7-13/Ps 90:3-5a, 12-14, 17/Mt 24:42-51 Friday: 1 Thes 4:1-8/Ps 97:1, 2b, 5-6, 10-12/Mt 25:1-13 Saturday: 1 Thes 4:9-11/Ps 98:1, 7-9/Mt 25:14-30 Next Sunday: Jer 20:7-9/Ps 63:2-6, 8-9/Rom 12:1-2/Mt 16:21-27

SPIRITUAL/LITURGY

Present needs for Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration are: Co-Captains needed: Sunday 6am-6pm & Wednesday 6am-6pm Being a co-captain is very simple & very rewarding. You get to talk to the nicest people who are really in love with Jesus. Call Joan – 402-910-0958 for more information.

Today we include the following parishioners and friends who are sick and are in need of your care and love. You may want to send them a card of encouragement. Please pray for

those who need the hope and strength of the Lord: Sam Nahorny, Jo Ann Sokol, Dave Petersen, Jani Schmeits.

We also pray for those who have died: Sue Kopecky

LECTOR WORKBOOK 2018 If you are interested in purchasing a lector workbook for 2018, please drop off your payment to the rectory before September 15. Cost is $15 each.

LITURGICAL MINISTRY SCHEDULE The schedule for September 2 - November 26, 2017 is ready. Pick up a copy in the back of church or at the church offices, or log into the website or MSP app. If you cannot fulfill your scheduled ministry, please find a replacement or trade with another minister. Thank you for your great service to our parish family!

We welcome into the family of God through the waters of baptism:

Will Daniel Babel: son of Michael and Ann (Suiter )

Welcome the following new parishioners to our parish:

Alexis Reed; Jude and Aiden

Celebrating the Hearts of Jesus, Mary & Joseph REMINDER: First Friday/First Saturday Confessions: 3:30-4:30 PM Sat Masses: Wed.–6:30AM / Fri.-6:30 & 8:15 AM / Sat.-5PM Holy Hours: Saturday - ALL ARE INVITED 6:00 PM Rosary & Divine Mercy Chaplet for Troops, Law Enforcement Personnel & Nation 7:00 PM Lay Associates-Marian Movement of Priests 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM - NOCTURNAL ADORATION

1st Saturday of the Month Rosary at St. Isidore’s after 8:10am Mass. Celebrating God’s Plan for Life, Marriage & Family. ALL ARE INVITED (Meet in the Narthex of the church.)

PROJECT 2020 YOUTH & SCHOOL

AROUND THE AREA

How can you help build up

our parish family?

Healing Divided Hearts in Our World - September 21st-23rd 2017 Catholic Psychotherapy Conference in Fort Lauderdale! Sept 21–23. One day pre conference with Msgr. Esseff, followed by two day conference with outstanding presenters in the field of psychotherapy. Continuing education offered. www.healingdividedhearts.com/

1. Support St. Bonaventure School by eating at Godfathers on Tuesday, Aug. 29, between the hours of 5:00-8:00 p.m. A percentage of all sales will be donated to St. Bonaventure School. We hope to see you there! 2. Share your faith - If you ever have

some faith story to share (a special pilgrimage you went on, something interesting about a saint that you have read, etc.) and would like to share your story with our school children, please call the school office. We'd love for you to share your faith experiences with our students! 3. School Masses for September: Friday, Sept. 1 - Grade 5, Friday, Sept. 8 - Grade 4 (Demuth), Friday, Sept. 15 - Grade 4 (Erickson/Romberg), Friday, Sept. 22 - Grade 6, Friday, Sept. 29 - Blue Mass - Grade 5

SCOTUS LUNCH MENU August 28 - September 1

Monday: Chicken Nuggets, Mashed Potatoes, Steamed Brown Rice, Broccoli, Chocolate Cake, Applesauce Tuesday: Scotus Rock, Hotdog on Whole Grain Bun, Baked Beans, Sun chips, Juice Box, Mixed Fruit Wednesday: Nachos, Tri potato, Carrots, Oatmeal Crispie Cookie, Pears Thursday: Chicken Noodle Soup, Baked Ham & Cheese Sandwich, Green Beans, Applesauce Bar, Pineapple Friday: Beef Pizza, Potato Coins, Corn, Frosted Cake, Peaches

Tea with Simon This will be held on Saturday, September 30th from 11am-2pm at the Immanuel Family Life Center. (No Husker Football game). Cost is $25. Proceeds will help in making Simon House’s main entrance handicapped-accessible. Tickets available at Simon House or online at: thesimonhouse.org

Area events - more details available online at www.stboncc.com *St. Cyril & Methodius - Roast Beef Dinner, Sunday, August 27 in Prague, NE, 11am-2pm *Sacred Heart parish Festival Sunday, September 10 in Norfolk *St. Leonard’s Annual Bazaar Sunday, September 10 in Madison *Rachel’s Vineyard: Healing the Pain of Abortion, September 22-24 in Kansas City *Bible Exploration Trip to Kentucky, Oct. 23-26, 2017

“Everything we gain comes from what we give.”

~St. Teresa of Avila

11th Annual Big Red Party Sat., Sept. 9, 2017, Doors open one hour before game time, St. Anthony Social Hall 1719 6th St. $25 per person - BYOB. 2 big TVs will be given away. Cash & Prizes given on each score. Silent Auction & all you can eat. Proceeds for Youth Activities & Seminarian Fund

St. Isidore Annual Bazaar Sun., Sept. 10, 2017, from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Live entertainment, concessions, auction, raffles, games, beer garden, face painting and ice cream booth.

THINGS EVERY CATHOLIC PARENT SHOULD MAKE SURE THEIR CHILDREN KNOW

BEFORE LEAVING HOME:

*The Church is your home. Make sure your children know that they may be leaving your family home, but they never have to leave their church home. When bouts of homesickness threaten (as they probably will), a nearby Catholic Church and the Mass can be a touchstone of safety in what can feel like an impersonal world. *Pray daily. As impor tant as fr iends are, fr iendship with God is even more important. Our children need to understand that friendship with God requires time and energy. While it is true that God is always there waiting for us, and that God does, in fact, take the initiative to contact us, we need to spend time every day in prayer in order to know and understand God’s will for our lives.

NIGHT OF ENTERTAINMENT 30TH ANNIVERSARY - SAVE THE DATE

Friday, November 17, 2017 at Ag Park. Tickets are $60 each. Proceeds go to build excellence in our parish and school.