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Two huge sales beginning 9 a.m. on Thursday, July 10, and ending on Saturday, July 12, at 12:01 p.m.

One sale features a gym full of gently used clothes for all ages, all sizes. Sold by the bag. On Friday, buy 1 bag, 50% off 2nd bag. Saturday, free clothes (free will offering).

The other sale, in the Parish Center, is full of very useful and unique items, including furniture, kitchen ware, pictures, books, etc.

St. Augustine once said, “What do we love, if it be not beauty?”

Indeed. This fifth annual ecumenical retreat, July 10-11, will engage us in the process of spiritual growth by exploring the connections between beauty and holiness.

Through the medium of the arts, we will enhance our intuitive connection to God, experience God’s presence in liturgy, and seek new insights through artistic projects.

The program this year will feature fresh topics and approaches that will appeal to both new and returning participants.

Leading the retreat will be Michael Bauer – director of the doctoral church music program at the University of Kansas and organist-choirmaster at St. Andrew Episcopal Church in Omaha – and the Rev. Keith Winton of St. Andrew Episcopal Church.

The retreat begins 10 a.m. Friday, July 10, and ends 3 p.m. Friday, July 11.

Program fee: $70

Rooms (per person, per night): single $52, double $43

Meals: breakfast $9, lunch $13.30, supper $12.30 (Sales and lodging taxes are additional.)

Register online at www.StBenedictCenter.com or by calling 402-352-8819, ext. 360.

Join us for this year’s Fr. Ssonko Fundraiser—Invest in Hope: Educate Youth for Brighter Tomorrows—on Friday, July 11.

This unique raise-the-paddle fundraiser raises money to support our sister parish, St. Mary’s in Busaabala, Uganda. Last year, we had an outstanding response to raise funds to build a dormitory for the students of St. Mary’s Primary School.

This year we will be raising funds to support the students of the school —particularly in paying for uniforms for students who can’t afford them, school supplies, and the like. Visit our parish website or stop in the St. Patrick Gretna Parish Office to get your tickets.

The Stella Matutina O’Connor Foundation is offering a $30,000 matching fund this year.

A weekend retreat for fathers (grandpas too) and their sons ages 11-17, provides opportunities for deepening the faith of fathers and the growth of their sons into mature manhood in the context of the Catholic faith.

The weekend includes talks by fathers and sons and lots of one-on-one time. Additional opportunities include Adoration, Sacrament of Reconciliation, Benediction, morning prayer, Mass, hayrack ride, water balloon competition, game night, and fathers against sons dodgeball!

Honoring the Life of Kateri Tekakwitha.

Come for an hour of prayer, Scripture, silent adoration, meditation and inspirational music. Experience the peace and serenity that only comes from praying before the Blessed Sacrament. The hour ends with Benediction sung in Latin.

You are invited:
Catholic Business Group Omaha - JULY 2025 SOCIAL/NETWORKING
- THURSDAY, July 17th, 2025
- 4:30 pm - 6:30pm
- Linden Market Restaurant, Meeting Room (721 No. 132nd St.)

** This is our Social Event. Network & Learn about other local Catholic Businesses. Attend & share conversation, create business connections, learn from others about Catholic resources here in Omaha. There is always quality Networking, Conversation and Growing in our Catholic Faith.

Thank You to our Event Partners:
- Johnstone Supply Omaha
- Catholic Futures Foundation of Northeast Nebraska

Reservations not required for this event.
- NO Cost for this event.
- Info for CBGO monthly events is at www.CBGOmaha.org

"COME DISCOVER THE MORE THAT GOD CREATED YOU FOR!"

The Way is a healing retreat for survivors of abuse, a three-day guided meditation and prayer experience for those whose abuse by another has deeply affected their hearts, minds, bodies and souls. The 2025 women's retreat will be held July 18-20 at Our Lady of Good Counsel Retreat Center in Waverly. To request an application, contact Mary Beth Hanus at mbhanus@archomaha.org.

St. Bernard of Clairvaux said, “Let us examine our paths; and in order to accomplish this in truth, let us invoke the Spirit of truth … because he leads us on the way by which we discover ourselves.”

We are guided to our personal gifts by the Spirit and receive affirmation from the Spirit as he makes our lives fruitful.

Spend a day exploring the fruit of the Spirit in your life through journal writing and prayer. No writing experience necessary. You may wish to bring your Bible and journal.

This one-day program will be led by journalist, poet and author Mary Gales Askren.

Lunch is available at the Center for $14.03 (includes tax).

Register at www.StBenedictCenter.com or call (402) 352-8819, ext. 360, or email Retreats@StBenedictCenter.com.

Early reservations are appreciated!

 

Individuals and families seeking the intercession of St. Peregrine, the patron saint of those dealing with cancer, are invited to a special Mass celebrated for those who are ill and their loved ones on the third Saturday of every month.

The Way is a healing retreat for survivors of abuse, a three-day guided meditation and prayer experience for those whose abuse by another has deeply affected their hearts, minds, bodies and souls. The 2025 women's retreat will be held July 18-20 at Our Lady of Good Counsel Retreat Center in Waverly. To request an application, contact Mary Beth Hanus at mbhanus@archomaha.org.

This four-evening event – from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. each night from Tuesday, July 22, through Friday, July 25 – will upgrade your spiritual awareness and experience of the supernatural lifestyle that is available to every believer!

You will experience biblically based teaching that will renew your mind’s understanding of your identity in Christ, and you will be positioned to thrive in your kingdom assignment in Christ.

You will be activated to flow more fully in the prophetic and healing gifts! There are so many of our 200 Encounter graduates who have attended the Encounter School who asked the same question: “Why did I have to wait so long to step into the more God had for me?”

I encourage you to register now and begin exploring the adventure of Kingdom Realm Living. Register today at ablazeworship.org

 

Don't miss Christ the King's annual garage sale!

Everything you can imagine ... kitchen, toys, clothing, linens, furniture, jewelry, purses, shoes, sports, outdoor, books, appliances, holiday decor and SO much MORE! Send over your college students for housing items (dishes, etc.)!

The sale begins 8 a.m. July 24 and concludes July 26 at 5 p.m.

The Great Commandment, to "love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind" and "love your neighbor as yourself” is the foundation of our faith.

We have been created to love and be loved. This is reflected in St. Benedict’s Rule which recommends the principles of stability, conversion of life, obedience, and hospitality.

Benedict can inspire our love, whether we are monks or in a marriage or any other walk of life. His spirituality helps us to discover our "inner monk."

This program – which begins Friday, July 25, at 7:30 p.m. and ends after lunch on Sunday, July 27 – will be led by Father Mauritius Wilde, OSB, and Jodi Blazek Gehr.

Father Wilde teaches at Sant' Anselmo, a Benedictine study house in Rome and is an author, retreat director and radio guest.

Jodi Blazek Gehr is a wife, mother, Benedictine oblate and a certified SoulCollage and Boundless Compassion facilitator.

Program fee: $80

Rooms (per person, per night): single $52, double $43

Meals: breakfast $9, lunch $13.30, supper $12.30

Sales and lodging taxes are extra.

 

 

The St. Teresa of Calcutta Newman Center is the heart of Catholic life at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. As the largest faith-based group on campus, the Newman Center is bursting at the seams – and it's time to build for the future. Hear from Fr. Neal Hock, pastor of the St. Teresa Newman Center, Kevin Clark, architect, and others who will be at the JPII Newman Center in Omaha to share their vision for a new church. Join them for a social hour and open bar, followed by a light buffet. All are welcome!

Santa Lucia Festival – A Celebration of Faith, Family & Tradition

The festival begins at 5 p.m. on July 31 and ends at 10 p.m. on August 3.

Join us in Omaha’s Little Italy for the 101st Santa Lucia Festival, a cherished four-day celebration rooted in Catholic faith and Italian-American heritage. Held outdoors at 10th & William Streets, the festival features homemade Italian food, live music, games, cultural displays, and family-friendly fun.

From prayerful moments to joyful celebration, the Santa Lucia Festival is a testament to the faith, tradition, and community of Omaha’s Italian-American families. Sunday is a special highlight, with the Festival Mass, traditional procession of the Saint through the neighborhood, Queen coronation, and Benediction.

Admission is free and open to all. Come experience a century-old Catholic tradition that continues to shine brightly in the heart of Omaha. Visit SantaLuciaFestival.com for the full schedule and details.

During this Ignatian silent retreat, we will spend time in personal prayer and reflection on the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church, considering their comforts and their challenges.

We will have special times for celebration of the sacrament of Reconciliation, the Eucharist and the Sacrament of the Sick as well as praying with the Sacraments of Baptism and Marriage.

The retreat will be led by Father Larry Gillick, SJ, who serves as Director of the Deglman Center for Ignatian Spirituality at Creighton University. He is a sought-after retreat master around the country and spiritual director of students, faculty and alumni at Creighton University.

The retreat begins Thursday, July 31, at 6 p.m. and ends Sunday, Aug. 3, after lunch.

Program fee is $100. Rooms per night: single $52, double $43 (per person, per night). Breakfast $9, lunch $13.30, supper $12:30. (Sales and lodging taxes are extra.)

 

MEN — Come experience raw and moving testimonies that
will ignite your desire to pursue authentic healing and receive
the truth of your identity as a beloved son.

During this 2-day retreat, Aug, 1-2, by the John Paul II Healing Center, you will come face to face with your brokenness and pain and gently receive the Father’s love for you through community, brotherhood, and vulnerable reflection.

Topics include Masculinity, Sonship, Fatherhood, Restoration, Purpose & Mission, Power & Freedom.

Featured speakers are Paul George, speaker, mentor, consultant, coach, author and the founder and director of Art of Living Inc.; and John Edwards, founder and executive director of Pew Ministries, a Catholic apostolate, & podcast host of Just a Guy in the Pew.

Cost for in-person attendance is $175 or $119 for livestream participants, with a livestream playback available two weeks post event. Registration closes at 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 4.

BLOOM: Because Loving Ourselves and Others Matters, August 2 – 3, Retreat for mothers and their daughters, ages 11 – 15 at Saint Benedict Center, Schuyler, with Deb Waskowiak and team.

The mother-daughter relationship is very special even as it undergoes numerous changes. This retreat provides opportunities for enhancing open communication between mom and daughter during the tween/teen years. By connecting faith experiences with meaningful conversations that are relevant for both mothers and daughters, the bonds are strengthened.

There will be a variety of activities designed to foster a healthy and loving relationship as well as an opportunity for Reconciliation and Mass. Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to Sunday noon, includes Mass. Register now at www.StBenedictCenter.com or call (402) 352-8819.

Themes include Mother-Daughter Bond; Goals & Dreams; Communication, Healthy Relationships; Who am I?; and Care of Mind, Body and Spirit.

The cost of $208.80 (tax included) covers a shared overnight room for mother and daughter, lunch and supper on Saturday, breakfast on Sunday, materials and program fee.

 

It’s time for the Original South O festival! Sts. Peter & Paul will continue its 108-year tradition of celebrating summer by hosting its annual ethnic festival, “The Greatest Festival in Town.”

During its first century, this event grew to be one of the largest of the local church festivals, and the tradition continues into its second century. This fantastic summer festival features a MegaBucks $5,000 grand prize drawing, a melting pot of South Omaha's favorite ethnic foods, beer, rides, prizes, and live music.

Sts. Peter & Paul Parish will launch the city’s oldest, largest, and longest-running annual church festival on Sunday, August 3, from noon - 8:00 p.m. on the parish grounds at 36th & “X” Street, Omaha, NE.

A single drawing for $5,000, a second prize of $500, and additional $100 prizes headline Omaha’s greatest summer church festival with continuous live music, providing an entire day of live entertainment. Other drawings include handmade quilts and afghans, meat raffles, “pickles,” along with numerous rides, games and events for children and the entire family.

Everyone is invited to bring hearty appetites to savor delicious ethnic foods, including Sts. Peter & Paul’s famous “sarma” (cabbage rolls), homemade Italian sausage and peppers, Polish sausage, BBQ lamb on a spit, tacos, and desserts from every corner of the world!

For more information, please contact the parish office: 402-731-4578.

The 15th Annual Breakfast for Life is hosted by the EPS Auxiliary and will feature keynote speaker Coleen Kelly Mast, MS, DHL.

Coleen is an author, radio show host, and life coach who has worked with pregnancy centers around the world. All funds raised will support the mission of Essential Pregnancy Services. It will be an enjoyable morning you don’t want to miss!

Archbishop Michael McGovern will bless married couples celebrating milestone anniversaries at the Marriage Celebration Mass on Sunday, Aug. 10, at St. Cecilia Cathedral. All are invited to attend the Mass, honoring the beauty and Christian witness of sacramental marriage. Can’t attend? A livestream of the Mass will be available on Archomaha.org.

 

Get ready to be inspired by this incredible film about St. Maximilian Kolbe and his companions' triumph over death through forming a brotherhood of hope in the darkness of Auschwitz. [Note: not suitable for children below the age of 13.]

This pre-release screening offers a first look at the film along with exclusive content and a special message from the Director, Anthony D'Ambrosio.

Hosted by: St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church (Omaha).

Individuals and families seeking the intercession of St. Peregrine, the patron saint of those dealing with cancer, are invited to a special Mass celebrated for those who are ill and their loved ones on the third Saturday of every month.

Come enjoy dessert while browsing sister-made-items, new-to-you items and plants for sale. There will be raffles for quilts and artwork, as well.

The Psalms: Our Daily Nourishment, August 21 - 24, retreat at Saint Benedict Center, Schuyler, with Brother Tobias Dammert, OSB.

We may prefer sweet baked goods on a daily basis. However, rye bread, sourdough and other choices are the more stable nourishment. We need to chew and digest! The same is true when we pray the Psalms. We do not pick and choose. In this retreat we will look at a selection of Psalms and together find out the message that applies to our daily life.  The journey may include the question, “How long Lord?” (Ps. 13) and eventually leads to “Praise the Lord in the sanctuary” (Ps. 150).

Brother Tobias, a professed monk of 50 years, serves as development director of the Benedictine Mission House and liturgist of Christ the King Priory. He holds a certificate in spiritual direction from Benedictine Peace Center in Yankton, South Dakota.

Thursday, 6:00 p.m., to Sunday after lunch.  Register now at www.StBenedictCenter.com or call (402) 352-8819.

Program fee: $80

Rooms per person, per night: single $52, double $43 (plus tax)

Meals: breakfast $9, lunch $13.30, supper $12.30 (plus tax)

Early reservations appreciated.

 

 

Come be part of an uplifting evening as five Omaha priests share five powerful truths at the heart of the Roman Catholic faith.

Whether you're exploring, reconnecting, or simply curious, this is a chance to listen, learn, and be inspired.

More than 500 people in Nebraska joined the Church this Easter. Come see what's sparking curiosity, conversation, and deeper faith across our community.

Cocktails and appetizers in the Mainelli Center will follow the presentation.

His Global Love Prayer Communities invite you to a Healing Mass on Friday, August 29th, 2025, at St. Gerald Catholic Church, 9602 Q St., Omaha.

Rosary at 6:15 p.m., praise and worship to follow. Mass at 7:00 p.m. Fr. Kevin Joyce from His Global Love Ministry will be presiding. All are welcome. Questions contact Frances Mignon at 402-515-8000.