Our FOCUS Missionaries Stopped By

Our FOCUS missionaries (David Cargill, Shannon Zurcher &  Rob Cargill) were at the parish this weekend to speak at the Masses and chat with our parishioners.

We have more information on our missionaries here.

Some FOCUS Visits

Just before the end of the school year, two of our FOCUS missionaries were able to visit the classrooms who prayed for them throughout Lent. Here David Cargill poses with Miss Fast and the students of KC.

They each had a chance to show him the card they made for him. They alo asked him some questions like, "How do you save the world?"

His answer: "A lot of love and a lot of prayer."

Before he left, they prayed together.

He also visited class 7A. With them, he spoke of how he decided to become a FOCUS missionary and what that has been like for him. 

Rob Cargill was also able to visit the classes which had been praying for him. First he got to check out the students of 6A.

He got to see that both classes had 8 x 10 pictures of him on the wall to remind them to pray for him.

He also got to visit KB to meet the students and was delighted by the cards they made for him.

Along with Shannon Zurcher, Rob and David will be speaking at all of the Masses this weekend. They'll update us on their work and give thanks for our support. It will also be a chance to start supporting a missionary if you aren't already.

After the 5 p.m. Mass, they will head to the ball-fields for the Fiesta with Fr. Dave.

A FOCUS visit

On Monday of the last week of school, three FOCUS missionaries visited our school. Since Ash Wednesday Mrs. English's 1st grade class has been praying for FOCUS missionary Mat Wuebben. Mat grew up in Holy Trinity Parish in Hartington and has been serving as a missionary at the University of Minnesota in Duluth.

The students were curious to see if 

Mat was as tall as Abraham Lincoln.

Mrs. Wilson's third grade class has been praying for Elizabeth Connealy who is from St. Mary's parish in Bellevue. This year Elizabeth has been serving at Wayne State College in Nebraska.

 The students had a gift waiting for Elizabeth.

Mrs. Meier's 4th grade class had been praying for Jamie Fox. Jamie is from St. Thomas More Parish in Omaha and served at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks. Everyone told Jamie she was in North Dakota for the coldest winter ever.

Jamie is Mrs. English's niece, but one student

 also claimed her as a long lost sister.

It was great to have the three of them visit.

Wednesday morning we had a visit from Rob Cargill who is from St. Columbkille Parish. Rob has been serving at the University of Illinois in Champaign for the last two years. Miss Hart's 6th grade class was praying for him.

Mrs. Yanovich's Kindergarten class had been praying for Rob as well. When he walked into the room the students immediately recognized him and began calling out, "Rob!"

It was great for the students to connect with the recipients of their prayers.

Thank you all for your visits!

Garage Sale for FOCUS

 The garage sale today and tomorrow at 1209 Ashley Drive in Papillion  from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. ...

 ... is to raise fund for FOCUS missionaries

 David and Rob Cargill.

David, pictured above, is new to FOCUS and does not know where he will be assigned. Rob has been serving at the University of Illinois the last two years and will be at a new campus next year. So stop by to shop and support them.

Our Missionaries

After the all school Mass on Ash Wednesday, Will Targy spoke to our students about FOCUS.

FOCUS stands for the Fellowship of Catholic University Students. Will is a former FOCUS missionary who, after graduating from college, spent three years living on campus leading Bible Studies, developing student leaders and being radically available to students.

Each of the 19 classrooms at St. Columbkille Catholic School are spiritually adopting a FOCUS missionary from the Omaha Archdiocese this Lent. They will pray and encourage their missionary in God's work.