The Cathedral Arts Project is sponsoring these two events:  Jody Anderson, Oil Paintings and Requiem.  First, stop by the First Friday event with an exhibit of oil paintings by Jody Anderson at the Cathedral Cultural Center / Sunderland Gallery. Then, head to Saint Cecilia Cathedral right next door for the Solemnity of All Souls Mass.

This Christians Encounter Christ (CEC) Weekend will renew your faith! Come for a lively, joy-filled weekend, and become strengthened spiritually as you live and study with priests and laity in discussion, prayer, and song. An opportunity for every Catholic or Christian … “IGNITE YOUR FIRE”! For more information or to register, contact Kent Riesberg @ kkriesberg@gmail.com or 402.339.6826 or Cora Thelen @ corathelen@gmail.com or 402.960.1020.

"And I sensed that learning how to pray consists in learning how to be silent and that love only begins where no gift can be expected anymore” (A. de Saint Exupéry).  In contemplative prayer, we divest our minds of all thoughts and images in order to receive the pure and simple light of God directly into the summit of our souls.  Father Thomas Leitner, OSB, leads this retreat which involves breath practice.  It is for those who have begun the practice of non-conceptual prayer.  Please bring loose fitting clothing of neutral colors. Click here for details, here to register or call 402.352.8819.

This Christians Encounter Christ (CEC) Weekend will renew your faith! Come for a lively, joy-filled weekend, and become strengthened spiritually as you live and study with priests and laity in discussion, prayer, and song. An opportunity for every Catholic or Christian … “IGNITE YOUR FIRE”! For more information or to register, contact Kent Riesberg @ kkriesberg@gmail.com or 402.339.6826 or Cora Thelen @ corathelen@gmail.com or 402.960.1020.

"And I sensed that learning how to pray consists in learning how to be silent and that love only begins where no gift can be expected anymore” (A. de Saint Exupéry).  In contemplative prayer, we divest our minds of all thoughts and images in order to receive the pure and simple light of God directly into the summit of our souls.  Father Thomas Leitner, OSB, leads this retreat which involves breath practice.  It is for those who have begun the practice of non-conceptual prayer.  Please bring loose fitting clothing of neutral colors. Click here for details, here to register or call 402.352.8819.

The Center for Family Life Formation Office is sponsoring a day of FOCCUS Facilitator training. This day can serve as a refresher for those already trained or those looking to become a facilitator. The training is open to priests, deacons, or lay people whom the pastor would like to invite to assist in marriage prep. The cost of the training will just be for materials, which is $50 per manual, if you need a manual. Lunch provided.  Either click here to register or email rksimons@archomaha.org by October 26th.

Are you interested in learning more about your fertility? Come and learn the Marquette Model of Natural Family Planning. The Marquette Model is a holistic and healthy way of planning a family that empowers women and couples to achieve or avoid pregnancy by recognizing signs of fertility. Three Marquette Model sessions will cover: NFP basics, NFP for current uses and Marquette Model for breastfeeding/postpartum mothers. Register by October 26th to RebekahKnobeloch@MarquetteNFP.com.

This Christians Encounter Christ (CEC) Weekend will renew your faith! Come for a lively, joy-filled weekend, and become strengthened spiritually as you live and study with priests and laity in discussion, prayer, and song. An opportunity for every Catholic or Christian … “IGNITE YOUR FIRE”! For more information or to register, contact Kent Riesberg @ kkriesberg@gmail.com or 402.339.6826 or Cora Thelen @ corathelen@gmail.com or 402.960.1020.

"And I sensed that learning how to pray consists in learning how to be silent and that love only begins where no gift can be expected anymore” (A. de Saint Exupéry).  In contemplative prayer, we divest our minds of all thoughts and images in order to receive the pure and simple light of God directly into the summit of our souls.  Father Thomas Leitner, OSB, leads this retreat which involves breath practice.  It is for those who have begun the practice of non-conceptual prayer.  Please bring loose fitting clothing of neutral colors. Click here for details, here to register or call 402.352.8819.

Please park in far west parking lot, Delaney Hall entrance. Signs will be posted to direct you to the room.

Join the Polish Heritage Society of Nebraska for their annual "Bigos and Beer" fundraiser, an informative and entertaining sampling of six Polish and Eastern European style brews and a traditional Polish meal accompanied by festive drinking songs and toasts of “na zdrowie!” ("to your health!")

Polish dinner includes: bigos (Polish hunter's stew), pierogi, Polish sausage, dessert. Soda will be available for non-drinkers, cash bar available.

$25 per person admission for this over-21 event. Proceeds to the Polish Heritage Society's St. John Paul II Scholarship Fund, benefiting students of Polish ancestry who will begin Catholic high school in the fall of 2019.

Spirit 88.3-FM presents Becoming a Saint Made for Mission with Peter Herbeck of Renewal Ministries. Mr. Herbeck is a
Catholic evangelist, author & speaker, EWTN co-host of The Choices We Face and Crossing the Goal and radio show host of Fire on the Earth.

Saints are confident in the Lord’s mercy, pursue holiness and are hungry for souls. Every baptized person has been given the power and the grace of Pentecost to fulfill our role in becoming missionary disciples and evangelizing others. Be on purpose…be a saint! Click here to purchase tickets.

If we cooperate with the grace of the Holy Spirit, we become more and more like Christ. Sometimes we lose the passion of our first love for the Gospel. For this reason, we need to be re-evangelized in order to receive a greater outpouring of the Holy Spirit. This Life in the Spirit Seminar, led by Father Michael Voithofer, facilitates a personal conversion, initiates a renewed involvement in evangelization, and helps to become personally and passionately engaged in the Kingdom of God. Click here for details, here to register or call 402.352.8819.

If we cooperate with the grace of the Holy Spirit, we become more and more like Christ. Sometimes we lose the passion of our first love for the Gospel. For this reason, we need to be re-evangelized in order to receive a greater outpouring of the Holy Spirit. This Life in the Spirit Seminar, led by Father Michael Voithofer, facilitates a personal conversion, initiates a renewed involvement in evangelization, and helps to become personally and passionately engaged in the Kingdom of God. Click here for details, here to register or call 402.352.8819.

Spirit 102.7-FM presents Becoming a Saint Made for Mission with Peter Herbeck of Renewal Ministries. Mr. Herbeck is a
Catholic evangelist, author & speaker, EWTN co-host of The Choices We Face and Crossing the Goal and radio show host of Fire on the Earth.

Saints are confident in the Lord’s mercy, pursue holiness and are hungry for souls. Every baptized person has been given the power and the grace of Pentecost to fulfill our role in becoming missionary disciples and evangelizing others. Be on purpose…be a saint! Click here to purchase tickets.

Learn more about Skutt Catholic’s faith-based, college-prep curriculum and their over 50 award-winning activity and athletic programs as they host an Open House for 5th-8th grade students and their families.  There will be student-guided tours, learn about athletics and activities, and meet the faculty and staff. Click here for a flyer.  For more information, please contact Deacon Tim Bloomingdale, director of admissions, at 402.934.9085 or timbloomingdale@skuttcatholic.com.

Note time change

Please use Delaney Hall entrance on the West side of church. Signs will be there to direct you to the room.

The next Expand Your Horizons will host speakers Councilman Ben Gray and Retired Educator Deborah Mabry-Strong presenting 'Perspectives on Racism in Omaha'.  Click here for a flyer. Use the north entrance by the flag pole.

For more information, please call 402.982.9933.

This retreat is open to all men in the Archdiocese, organized by St. Mary's and St. Matthew's That Man is You.

Keynote Speakers:

1. Jim Jansen was our retreat speaker last year and did fantastic job! He is the Director of the Office of Evangelization and Catechesis for the Archdiocese.

2. Fr. Michael Voithofer is a gifted speaker, the founder of Ablaze Ministries, the Associate Pastor of St. Gerald's, and the founder of Ablaze Worship.

3. Mark Nelson has helped with Evangelization and Leadership at St. Mary's. He also is the Director of Evangeliztion and Discipleship at St. Gerald's.

What to Expect:

- Great Keynote Talks
- Mass and Confessions
- Fellowship w/ Other Men
- Eucharistic Adoration
- Prayer and Reflection
- Great Food!

Friday dinner;  Saturday breakfast & lunch will be provided.

Quest is woven around the Three Circles of Love: love of self, love of others and love of God. It is designed to aid maturing 14-16 year old Christians in an exciting mix of fun and faith. 35 candidates will be accepted. For an application, contact Gene Schumacher at 402.564.0258 or email gcschum@megavision.com.

Please enter through the doors near Sandoz Elementary School. Signs will direct you once you are inside the building. No food or drinks provided. Please bring your own if you need to.

Croise is a new approach to teach men to pray, set goals and take action to express their faith in ways which opens their minds and strengthen their resolve to change the world they live in. It is a time in history when our original faith must be reignited, understood and lived with compelling passion by men. The confusion of today must be used to clearly define who Jesus Christ is for the world. Our premier Holy Hour will use magnificent music, time tested historical writings, preaching prayer, ingenious use of technology and a lightning demonstration of the French defensive fencing move Croise (kwaa-zay).

All men over 18 are welcome to Croise every third Monday of the month at St. Cecilia's.

A concert benefiting the CUES Schools and St. Augustine Indian Mission.

St. Joseph Parish in Springfield is hosting it's fifth annual Nativity Display.  There are hundreds of beautiful Nativity displays, the nativity gift shop will be open with Christmas items for sale at whole sale prices, a Bake Shop, Raffle fundraiser, lunch and dinner for sale by the Knights of Columbus. Free will donations accepted. Proceeds benefit the needy in our community. For more information, contact Kathy Baker 402.253.2511 or Lin Kulm 402.253.2914.

Scare Tactics, guilt trips, and teen pregnancy rates don't inspire anyone to Love. Discover the difference between love and lust while getting straight answers about dating, relationships, and sexual purity.

Jason Evert is a bestselling author and speaker and has brought the message of chastity to more than a million people! He and his wife Crystalina run chastityproject.com

Teens, Parents, Educators and Grandparents are welcome to join in on the discussion about this important truth! Sponsored by the Archdiocese of Omaha and Spirit Catholic Radio media partner.

There is no cost to attend.

Notice - the content is intended for junior high and above, however parents are welcome to view other presentations at chastityproject.com to determine if they feel it is age appropriate for their 7-8th grade students.

“Parenting for Purity” talk by internationally recognized chastity speaker Jason Evert offers ten strategies to guard the innocence of your family and how to communicate the message of chastity to them. Jason provides communication techniques, resources, statistics, and a wealth of information to assist parents in their task as the primary sex educators of their children. This presentation is FREE and for parents only. This dynamic presentation is perfect for parents of children of all ages – it is never too early or too late to learn these important lessons. A question and answer session will follow Jason’s presentation.

This FREE presentation is being paid for by the Saint Wenceslaus Knights of Columbus Council.

"Love or Lust?” talk by internationally recognized chastity speaker Jason Evert helps teens (7th grade and above) understand the difference between love and lust while giving them straight answers about dating, relationships, and sexual purity. This presentation is FREE to attend. Don’t allow your teen to miss this outstanding presentation! If there is only one talk you ever have your teen attend, make sure it is this one! Parents are welcome to attend. Due to anticipated overflow crowds, parents will watch the presentation on a live video feed in the social hall so that the teens may see Jason in person.

This FREE presentation is being paid for by the Saint Wenceslaus Knights of Columbus Council.

Please enter in the North Doors (Facing Cornhusker Street). The training will be held in the school library. Once you enter the North doors, head down the stairs, through the double doors, and the library will be on your left hand side!

El entrenamiento es en la escuela St Mary's, el edificio que esta al lado sur de la iglesia, entrar por la puerta Este del edificio.

2018 marks the 100th year that the Columban Fathers have been servicing people throughout the world and are currently in 17 countries. We will be having the closing celebration of this 100th year by having a benefit dinner concert. 100% of the proceeds will go to support the Columban Fathers and their mission.

Dinner • Concert • Dance

Join us for the closing of our year of Celebration! Thank you for celebrating with us around the world this Centennial year. It has been a wonderful journey and we look forward to the next 100 years!

VIP Tickets: $100.00
General Tickets: $65.00

To purchase tickets, call 402.291.1920 or stop by the Columban Fathers office, 1902 Calhoun St., Bellevue, NE, Monday-Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Email mission@columban.org for more information.

A period of prayer in preparation for Christmas, including four Sundays, the first nearest the feast of St. Andrew, November 30. It is the beginning of the Church’s liturgical year. The use of the organ and other musical instruments is restricted in liturgical functions. However, it is allowed 1. in extraliturgical functions, 2. for exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, 3. to support singing, and 4. on Gaudete Sunday, feasts and solemnities, and in any extraordinary celebration. Altars may not be decorated with flowers. In the celebration of matrimony, the nuptial blessing is always imparted. But the spouses are advised to take into account the special character of the liturgical season. Masses for various needs and votive Masses for the dead are not allowed unless there is a special need. (Etym. Latin adventus, a coming, approach, arrival.)

Magnificat-Omaha* invites all women to Advent at Candlelight with guest speaker Denise Bossert, syndicated columnist of Catholic by Grace and author of Gifts of the Visitation-Nine Spiritual Encounters with Mary and Elizabeth, and Stations of the Cross for a Wounded World. This special evening includes dinner and dessert.  For reservations, go to www.MagnificatOmaha.org or email magnificatomaha@gmail.com.
*Magnificat-Omaha is an archdiocesan-wide Catholic women’s organization focused on evangelization.

If Catholic schools are closed for a snow day, there will be NO safe environment training.

Knights of Columbus Council 11879 hopes that you will be our guest at the “Light Up For Christ” celebration! It’s a wonderful way to kick off the Christmas season and spread the joyful tidings of Christmas. Please join in the annual ceremonial blessing and lighting of the Nativity scene on Tuesday, December 4th at 6 PM. This is always a fun-filled evening! We meet in the Commons and proceed as a group out to the crèche (nativity scene) singing “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” as we go. Following the short formal ceremony led by Fr. Leo, we head back to the Commons where cookies, hot chocolate, coffee, and other beverages will be available. There will be activities for the children as Santa Claus and his elves make their way to visit. Why fight the traffic and long lines for the Mall Santa? Jolly Old St. Nick will be making his special visit to the St. Matthew community! May God bless you all, and it is our wish that you and your families have a blessed and Merry Christmas!

Please park in far west parking lot, Delaney Hall entrance. Signs will be posted to direct you to the room.

Training will take place at Sacred Heart Parish office; located south of Sacred Heart Church building on corner of Madison Ave and 5th Street. Enter office through front door and class is located on 2nd floor first room above the stairs.

Please enter through the doors near Sandoz Elementary School. Signs will direct you once you are inside the building. No food or drinks provided. Please bring your own if you need to.

Croise is a new approach to teach men to pray, set goals and take action to express their faith in ways which opens their minds and strengthen their resolve to change the world they live in. It is a time in history when our original faith must be reignited, understood and lived with compelling passion by men. The confusion of today must be used to clearly define who Jesus Christ is for the world. Our premier Holy Hour will use magnificent music, time tested historical writings, preaching prayer, ingenious use of technology and a lightning demonstration of the French defensive fencing move Croise (kwaa-zay).

All men over 18 are welcome to Croise every third Monday of the month at St. Cecilia's.