Preparing for Confirmation

Fr. Damian spoke to the Confirmation Candidates last night then Tom Murray facilitated in the Social Level. But the core of Confirmation Preperation is the interaction between parents and the students. Everything the parish does is to assist and facilitate parents as they take seriously their responsibility to train them in the practice of the faith.

 

 

 

And thank you to the "volunteers"

 who helped make a point.

Lewis, Clark and 5th Grade

There was a field trip for the 5th grade students to visit a site where Lewis & Clark and their shadows had passed years before.

It was a chance for these students from St. Columbkille Catholic School to consider what Lewis and Clark saw when they first visited Nebraska.

 The displays were very "hands on."

 

 

 

 

They even visited a replica of the boat the explorers had used.

We hope you had a good time exploring history!

Deacon Lieck

In the picture above from May 25, 1997, then Principal Christine Overkamp is breaking ground for an addition to St. Columbkille Catholic School as Fr. Stillmunks watches. One of the observers is then HSA President Mike Lieck.

In 2002 Mr Lieck was ordained Deacon Lieck. Archbishop Lucas has recently assigned Deacon Lieck to serve at St. Pius X Parish. We wish him well as he continues his service to the Church.

Choose a Chair

With the remodeling of the sanctuary, there will be new chairs in the back replacing the red ones.

The three chairs below are some options we have. They are by the credence table, so stop by, sit and tell us which one you like.

What do you think?

Spring Tea

Kindergarten students invited a guest to Mass and

 a Spring Tea today. This included reciting

a poem and singing a song.

They selected and served cookies to their guest.

Then they had their snack together.

Guests also got a certificate.

Eventually we had to say goodbye and go on with our day...

... after we helped clean.

Thank you to everyone who

joined us for our Spring Tea!

Happy Birthday Pope Benedict

Pope Benedict turned 85 years old today. His celebration today included dancers from his native Bavaria as well as meeting with Bishops from Bavaria as well. He is the oldest pope since Pope Leo XIII who lived to be 93, dying in 1903. Thursday will mark the 7th anniversary of his election as pope.

Today, in his reflection, he spoke of two saints who have inspired him: St. Bernadette of Lourdes and St. Benedict Joseph Labre.

Pope Benedict also said, “I don’t know what awaits me. The light of the Risen One, however, is stronger than all darkness and also helps the Pope to go forward with confidence.” For more on his day and his message, click here.

Divine Mercy Sunday

The message and devotion to Jesus as The Divine Mercy is based on the writings of Saint Faustina Kowalska, an uneducated Polish nun who, in obedience to her spiritual director, wrote a diary of about 600 pages recording the revelations she received about God’s mercy. Even before her death in 1938, the devotion to The Divine Mercy had begun to spread.

The message of mercy is that God loves us — all of us — no matter how great our sins. He wants us to recognize that His mercy is greater than our sins, so that we will call upon Him with trust, receive His mercy, and let it flow through us to others. Thus, all will come to share His joy. It is a message we can call to mind simply by remembering ABC.

A — Ask for His Mercy. God wants us to approach Him in prayer constantly, repenting of our sins and asking Him to pour His mercy out upon us and upon the whole world.

B — Be merciful. God wants us to receive His mercy and let it flow through us to others. He wants us to extend love and forgiveness to others just as He does to us.

C — Completely trust in Jesus. God wants us to know that the graces of His mercy are dependent upon our trust. The more we trust in Jesus, the more we will receive.

Your Flowers Are Growing

Flowers are busily growing at the nursery to be sold as part of HSA's fundraiser this spring for St. Columbkille Catholic School. But you only have until April 16th to order!

 

 

 

To get an order form,

click here

A Lot of Drama

Last night the Drama Club presented Scenes from a Middle School.

Middle School students portrayed a variety of scenes including detentions, fashions, future plans, manliness, trick or treating and the antics of imaginary pets.

 

 

Congratulations to the everyone who

was part of this great production!

40 Days for Life

Members of St. Columbkille Parish took one of the 40 Days for life praying in vigil for 24 hours outside the abortion site in Bellevue.

We thank everyone who put their faith in action.