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CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC CHURCH
654 South 86th Street 402-391-3606
Omaha, NE 68114 December 19, 2021
www.ctkomaha.org
December 19, 2021 † 4th Sunday of Advent Page 2
From Your Pastor’s Desk...
I Would Like to Invite Everyone to “Come Home” for Christmas!
I would like to invite everyone to “Come Home “ to Christ the King for Christmas! Let’s all
celebrate Christmas as a parish “family” as we praise Almighty God for sending His Son,
Jesus into our world and our lives! Jesus is the REASON we gather week after week around
the Altar, to be fed by HIM, loved by HIM, sent by HIM to live lives of Faith, Hope and Love!
All families are invited to this special “Birthday Party” and the best gift we can give to Jesus is
our heart, mind and soul! Let HIM fill our hearts with HIS love! Let HIM fill our mind with the
knowledge of HIS life! Let HIM fill our soul with HIS grace! You need not make a reservation:
just “Come Home” for Christmas and the Lord’s Banquet table will have a place for you. Come and taste the
goodness of the Lord as we celebrate Christmas as the parish family of Christ the King...
Advent Baby Shower for “Christ’s Little Ones” Ends This Weekend…
Our Advent Baby Shower to shower Christ’s little ones as they come into our world ends this weekend. Your
donations will be given on behalf of our parish family to those Pro-Life agencies in the Omaha area who
support young single mothers. Some items they are always in need of are: diapers (all sizes), baby wipes,
baby shampoo, baby oil, pacifiers, baby bottles, onesies, baby blankets, rattles and all types of fun things for
infants. Please bring your items and place them in the crib in church. Thank you for your generous donations!
I Have Listed Some Year End Giving Opportunities for You to Consider...
In today’s bulletin, I have a listed a few end-of-year giving opportunities available in addition to your
regular Sunday church support. We have many ways to support our parish and school...contact me for other
opportunities.
Thank You for Your Support for the Annual Cookie Caper!!!
A special THANK YOU goes to all of the Parish “BAKERS” who made so many delicious Christmas Cookies
for the Annual Ladies Guild Cookie Caper! Also, thanks to those who packaged them and sold them and of
course, all who purchased them! This “TRADITION” has been part of our Parish for many years. I am so glad
that our Ladies Guild carries on this annual event! God bless all who made this a success!
Today we Invite Everyone to Help Prepare our Church for Christmas ...
At 1:00 pm this Sunday, December 19th, we will do some deep cleaning of our church and finish decorating for
Christmas. Please bring your vacuum, extension cords, dust mops and rags, etc. to “shine” up our church for
Christmas. We then will put the final touches on our Christmas decorations! Please give us one hour of your
time.
Our 2021 Annual Archbishop’s Appeal Goal So Far...
We all received an invitation from Archbishop George Lucas to participate in the 2021 Archbishop’s Annual
Appeal. Our support for the Archdiocese is critical as we continue the Mission of the Catholic Church within
the Archdiocese of Omaha. Christ the King parishioners have always went over our “Parish Goal” for
past Annual Archbishop Appeals. Our 2021 Archbishop’s Annual Appeal goal is $210,000, with a 28%
Parish family participation goal. I would like to invite all our parish families to prayerfully consider a
gift to the 2021 Archbishop’s Annual Appeal. No gift is too small or too large; each gift will help us
reach our “Parish Goal for 2021” and help the Archbishop George Lucas and to further mission of the
Archdiocese of Omaha.
As of the printing of this bulletin, we have 188 Christ the King Parish Households that have made gifts totaling
$142,225 toward our parish goal! (Due to an early holiday bulletin submittal date, new financials were not
received from chancery at time of publication.)
Your humble and grateful pastor, Fr. John L. Pietramale
Music & Liturgy Page 3
~ One Church ~
Fourth Sunday of Advent Encountering Jesus, Equipping Disciples, Living Mercy
19 December 2021
Saturday Vigil Mass:
Readings ................................................ Hymnal p 42 5:00 pm
Sunday:
Introductory Rites 8:00 am
10:00 am
Entrance Hymn ..................................... Hymnal #41 5:00 pm
Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus
DAILY MASSES
Liturgy of the Word Monday - Friday:
8:15 am and 12:10 pm
Responsorial Psalm Psalm 80
R. Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face Saturday:
and we shall be saved. 8:15 am
Alleluia (Murray)
CONFESSIONS
Liturgy of the Eucharist First Fridays
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
Preparation of the Gifts
Saturday
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Hymn ....................................................... Hymnal #38
O Come, O Come Emmanuel
Eucharistic Prayer Readings for the week of December 19, 2021
Sunday: Mi 5:1-4a/Ps 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19 [4]/Heb 10:5-
Holy ....................................................... Hymnal p 14
10/Lk 1:39-45
Monday: Is 7:10-14/Ps 24:1-2, 3-4ab, 5-6 [cf. 7c and
Mystery of Faith ................................... Hymnal p 17
10b]/Lk 1:26-38
R.. Save us, Savior of the world, for by your Cross and
Tuesday: Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a/Ps 33:2-3, 11-12, 20-
Resurrection, you have set us free.
21 [1a; 3a]/Lk 1:39-45
Wednesday: 1 Sm 1:24-28/1 Sm 2:1, 4-5, 6-7, 8abcd [cf.
Communion Rite 1a]/Lk 1:46-56
Lamb of God .........................................Hymnal p 27 Thursday: Mal 3:1-4, 23-24/Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-9, 10 and 14
[cf. Lk 21:28]/Lk 1:57-66
Communion Antiphon ....................... Hymnal p 35 Friday: Morning: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16/Ps 89:2-3, 4-
Sung by the Choir/Cantor 5, 27 and 29 [2]/Lk 1:67-79
R. Behold, a Virgin shall conceive and bear a son; Saturday: Vigil: Is 62:1-5/Ps 89:4-5, 16-17, 27, 29 [2a]/
and his name will be called Emmanuel.
Acts 13:16-17, 22-25/Mt 1:1-25 or 1:18-25
Night: Is 9:1-6/Ps 96:1-2, 2-3, 11-12, 13 [Lk 2:11]/Ti 2:11-
Communion Hymn ............................. Hymnal #694
14/Lk 2:1-14 Dawn: Is 62:11-12/Ps 97:1, 6, 11-12/Ti 3:4-
Holy Mary, Revealing Your Son
7/Lk 2:15-20 Day: Is 52:7-10/Ps 98:1, 2-3, 3-4, 5-6 [3c]/
Heb 1:1-6/Jn 1:1-18 or 1:1-5, 9-14
Concluding Rites
Next Sunday: Sir 3:2-6, 12-14/Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 [cf. 1]/Col
Hymn ...................................................... Hymnal #43 3:12-21 or 3:12-17/Lk 2:41-52 or 1 Sm 1:20-22, 24-28/Ps
O Come Divine Messiah 84:2-3, 5-6, 9-10 [cf. 5a]/1 Jn 3:1-2, 21-24/Lk 2:41-52
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Our Prayers Mass Intentions
“†” indicates deceased “Intention of” indicates living
Monday, December 20
Prayer Intentions 8:15 am Intentions of Mary Heldridge
12:10 pm † Dr. Steven Franco
Tuesday, December 21
8:15 am Intentions of the Peters Family
12:10 pm Intentions of Matt and Alena Moore
Wednesday, December 22
Parishioner Intentions: Jerry Cole, Bridget Marie 8:15 am † Patrick Garland
12:10 pm † Joan Bailey
Crowell, Dan Halm, Michal Hyiko, Patricia Moore,
Laura Niehaus (CTK 1997), John Soliz, Lizzy Thursday, December 23
Swoboda, Lily Zierke. 8:15 am † Margaret J. (Flynn) Haller
12:10 pm † Sebastian Sofio
Military:
Friday, December 24
Zachary Adler, James Carl, Max deMayo, Alex
8:15 am † Anthony L. Miloni, Sr.
Dworak, Jamila Jahic, William Kelly, Jason Kwong,
Madelin L., Jonathan L., Joo Lee, Michael Maides, 4:00 pm † Nancy McMenaman
Caleb Pflug, Nick Shanahan, Bill Seidler, Sr., Harold 6:00 pm † Sharon Massara
Sorrell, Will Spellman and Jonathan Yerby. Saturday, December 25
Police, Fire and Rescue: 12:00 am Our Parish Family
8:00 am † Michaline L. Groller
Steve Oseka, Ron Woitaszewski and Carl Johnson. 10:00 am † Jean Korff
12:00 pm Intentions of Gerald Owen
This current list of prayer intentions lasts for a month.
Masses for Sunday, December 26
This does not include the military, police, fire and
5:00 pm † Bette L. Bremser
rescue individuals. If you or your loved one should
Sunday, December 26
need to be listed for a longer period of time or you
8:00 am † Dr. James and † Colleen Donovan
would like us to add someone, please email
8:00 am Our Parish Family
ctkparish@ctkomaha.org. 12:00 pm † Carl Ancona
5:00 pm † Deceased and Living Members of the
David J. and Joseph S. Kaplan Families
Monday, December 20 Thursday, December 23 Saturday, December 25, cont’d
8:15 am Mass 8:15 am Mass 3:30-4:30 pm Confessions
12:10 pm Mass 9:00 am Prayer Group for Priests 5:00 pm Mass
3:00 pm Children’s Choir Rehearsal (KC Rm) & Seminarians (PC Library)
7:00 pm City wide Homeschool Confirma- 12:10 pm Mass
tion Prep and Prayer Meeting Friday, December 24
7:00 pm KofC Officers Meeting (KC Rm) 8:15 am Mass
Tuesday, December 21 4:00 pm Mass
8:15 am Mass (with Children’s Choir)
9:00 am Prayer and Praise Group (PC) 7:00 pm Mass
12:10 pm Mass 11:00 pm Christmas Choir
3:00 pm Children’s Choir Rehearsal (KC Rm) (before Midnight Mass)
7:00 pm Salvifici Doloris (Guild Rm) Saturday, December 24
12:00 am Mass
Wednesday, December 22 8:00 am Mass
8:15 pm Mass 10:00 am Mass
12:10 pm Mass 12:00 pm Mass
6:45 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal (Church)
Parish News
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2021-22 “REAL GAP” FUND NEWS
Recently you received a letter from Fr. Pietramale for the 2021-2022 “REAL GAP” Fund. As a reminder, this fund
helps the parish bridge the gap between the actual cost of educating students at Christ the King School and the
income received through tuition.
We are grateful for the generosity of many in the Christ the King Community who continue to ensure we are able
to provide a Catholic education for those desiring it. Please prayerfully consider what you can do to help support
the 2021-2022 “REAL GAP” Fund so we can reach our goal.
As of the printing of this bulletin, we have received $52,260.49 towards our goal of $265,000.
THANK YOU!
Christ the King School Christmas wish list…
We invite you to make a Christmas donation to
any of these items to help our school!!!
A donation to purchase Library books…
A donation for the Science lab items…
A donation for Technology needs…
A donation for PE equipment…
A donation for Recess items…
A donation for Art supplies…
A donation for Spanish resources…
A donation for Sacramental resources…
A donation for Religious Art work…
A donation for our School Musical…
A donation for our Children’s choir…
A donation for our Preschool program…
A donation to our After school program…
A donation to Tuition Assistance…
A donation to the CTK Educational Trust Fund…
You can write a check and in the memo line,
indicate which fund you would like to help this
Christmas. Drop it off at the Rectory or mail to
the Parish Office. Thank You!
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Parish News, continued
All young adult women ages (about ages 19 - 39) are welcome to join our monthly
3rd Sunday brunch that will happen now through May 2022 (April brunch is moved
to the 10th due to Easter).
NO RSVP needed. Invite others for fellowship! Food (at least eggs, pancakes, some
type of fruit, milk & coffee) will be provided. Email chfrenc@gmail.com to get to the
address of the location that month or if you have any specific dietary needs. We will
start in December (this Sunday, December 19th) at Christine's house right after the
10 am Mass (approximately 11:30am).
Observances for the week of December 19, 2021
Sunday: 4th Sunday of Advent
Monday:
Tuesday:St. Peter Canisius, Priest and Doctor of the Church
Wednesday:
Thursday: St. John of Kanty, Priest
Friday: Christmas Eve
Saturday: The Nativity of the Lord
Next Sunday: The Holy Family
If You Look For Me at Christmas…
You won’t need a special star
I’m no longer just in Bethlehem,
I’m right there where you are.
You may not be aware of Me
amid the celebrations --
You’ll have to look beyond the stores We thank Heafey Hoffman Dworak Cutler
and all the decorations. Mortuaries and Crematory for donating our
But if you take a moment 2022 Catholic Calendars for
from your list of things to do our parishioners this year.
and listen to your heart, you’ll find
I’m waiting there for you. We appreciate their support for our
Christ the King parish community.
You’re the one I want to be with,
you’re the reason that I came, We invite all of our
and you’ll find me in the stillness parish families to
as I am whispering your name
Love, take a calendar.
Jesus
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Parish News and Faith Formation
End of Year Giving Ideas Right Here for our Parish Needs…
As we approach the year end giving for 2021, I realize that we are all receiving
requests for donations in the mail and even in person. At this time of the year all
nonprofits rely on the generosity Christmas donations for the majority of their
yearly budget and capital projects! CTK is also a NONPROFIT!
Here are just a few ideas for you to help our parish and its mission!
The Christ the King Educational Trust Fund
Christ the King Maintenance Fund
Christ the King School Tuition Assistance Fund
Msgr. Robert P. Hupp Scholarship Fund
Msgr. Robert Gass Scholarship Fund
Fr. Steve Stillmunks Scholarship Fund
Fr. Tom Fangman Scholarship Fund
NEW Fr. John L. Pietramale Scholarship Fund
Christ the King Mercy Fund / CTK Saint Vincent DePaul Conference Fund
CTK Family Faith Formation
Looking ahead for Family Faith Formation Sessions:
Christ the King Parish Youth Group
19 December: 11:15 AM Adult Session
Grades 9th thru 12th
Schedule
Important Sacramental Dates and Times We meet on the scheduled Sundays in the
Confirmation Enrollment Meeting - January 19, 2022, in the Par- Parish Center from 6:30 – 8:00 pm. Please drop
ish Center from 6:00-7:00 pm. This meeting is for current 7th off and pick up from the Parish Center. Dinner
grade students and their parents. Students will be officially en- is provided each night! Bring all of your high
rolled in the formation for our November 20, 2022 Confirmation. school friends and join in the fellowship!
First Communion Priest/Parent Meeting – Wednesday,
January 9 January 23
February 16, 2022, at 6 pm in the Parish Center
First Communion Priest/Parent/Student Retreat – Wednesday, February 6 February 20
March 16, 2022, at 6 pm in the Parish Center. March 6 March 20
April 3 May 1
First Communion Mass will be at 12 Noon May 15
on Sunday, May 1, 2022
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Parish Resources
CHRIST THE KING PARISH AND SCHOOL
656 South 86th Street
Omaha, NE 68114
402-391-3606 (Parish) 402-391-0977 (School)
Parish Support ctkparish@ctkomaha.org
Budgeted for the week ending December 12thh $ 80,000
Staff Information
Support received God bless you! $ 85,145 Pastor:
Rev. John L. Pietramale (ext. 203)
Variance-positive (negative) $5,145 Part-Time Associate Pastor:
Fiscal Year 7/1/2021 — 6/30/2022 Rev. Stephen A. Hilgendorf (ext.205)
Permanent Deacons:
Year to date Budget Giving $ 839,000 Jon Fulcher
Year to date Support $ 823,165 John Pflug
Parish Secretary:
Variance—positive (negative) $ (15,825) Mary Greguska (ext. 200)
Business/Finance Director:
We are grateful for everyone's weekly stewardship.
Rick Kucirek (ext. 212)
Bookkeeper:
We truly need your faithful weekly/monthly Mary Drake (ext. 201)
stewardship to Christ the King Parish as we keep
Mass Intentions Coordinator:
up with our monthly utility bills, and especially Gretchen Mack (ext. 202)
salaries for our Parish and School Stewardship & Mission Development Coordinator:
teachers and staff. Lori Dvorak (ext. 214)
Parish Center Manager:
Sacrament Information Rebecca Pietramale-Hazel (ext. 207)
Director of Sacred Music & Liturgical Ministries:
Sacrament of Matrimony: Laura Rau (ext. 210)
Please contact Fr. Pietramale at 391-3606 to begin Facilities Maintenance Supervisor:
the process for wedding preparation at least six TBD
months in advance of your proposed wedding date. Technology Administrator:
The actual date of your wedding will be set at the Brandon Odom (ext. 313)
initial meeting with your Priest. Please visit our web- Principal of Christ the King School:
site for more information, including our wedding and Chris Segrell (402-391-0977)
music policies. Director of Religious Education:
Julie Kaftan, interim (402-391-0977)
www.ctkomaha.org/marriage Athletic Director:
Tod Kellen (402-392-1052)
Sacrament of Baptism:
Please contact Fr. Pietramale at 391-3606 to begin
the process for your baby’s baptism. Follow us on Social Media
Anointing of the Sick:
A healing sacrament for the aged, children seven facebook.com/ctkomaha
and over, the seriously or terminally ill.
Call the Parish Office 402-391-3606 and one of our
priests will gladly offer the Sacrament. @ctkomaha
@ctkomaha
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Christ The King School News
A note from our Principal, Mr. Chris Segrell ~
Winter weather has definitely arrived in Omaha with some pretty cold temperatures lately. Below are some special school
events taking place this past week and some events coming up in the near future:
1st Grade Letters to Mary…with the Immaculate Conception being celebrated on Wednesday, December 8th, Mrs. Kee-
nan’s 1st grade students took some time to write special letters to Mary. Students did such a fantastic job! Their letters
were absolutely beautiful and so enjoyable to read.
Preschool Students Perform for the Urban Council of Catholic Women…preschool students practiced their Advent pro-
gram songs in a special performance for the Urban Council of Catholic Women this past week. Our students ranged in
age from 3 to 5 years old and their performance was truly amazing…the Ladies thoroughly enjoyed this very special per-
formance! As a reminder, don’t forget to stop by and see all of our preschool – 8th grade students as they perform dur-
ing the Advent program on Friday, December 17th. A dress rehearsal will held in the church from 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. and
the evening performance will be held in the church at 7:00 p.m. As an FYI…the dress rehearsal will be delayed until 1:30
p.m. if a morning funeral is scheduled in the church on December 17th. This year’s theme for the Advent program is
“Christmas Around The World” and students will present information describing how Christmas is celebrated in various
countries throughout the world followed by musical performances that represent each of those countries. The Advent
program dress rehearsal and performance are open to all school and parish families who would like to attend.
Kindergarten & Early Childhood Parent Information Night”...be sure to mark your calendar for our “Kindergarten &
Early Childhood Parent Information Night” scheduled for Tuesday, January 25th, at 6:30 p.m. in the school. All families,
including children, are welcome to attend this very special event full of fun activities for the kids, tours of the school,
and information for parents about our Preschool, Pre-Kindergarten, and Kindergarten programs. If you have a current
or soon to be Preschool, Pre-Kindergarten, or Kindergarten student, be sure to attend on January 25th to meet our won-
derful teachers and to see how Christ the King Catholic School Kindergarten and Early Childhood programs can be the
right fit for your child! Bring a friend or two for a truly enjoyable evening. More specifics and information will be pro-
vided in upcoming church bulletins and School Update newsletters.
Have a great weekend and God Bless…Mr. Segrell, Principal
We LOVE Our School!
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Parish and Community Events
LIVE THE LITURGY ~ Inspiration for the week
Did you ever find yourself wishing that God would just step in and fix all that is wrong with the world? After all, how
much longer can all of this go on? There is so much inequity in life. Our world’s political, economic, and environmen-
tal systems do not always serve the best interests of people. We read stories about injustice, disregard for human life,
greed, heartache, and people being hurt and deprived every day. People are still starving and there is often little re-
gard for human life. This is not the way God intended it to be. Realizing that we have caused most of these problems
ourselves, we look to God for an answer and a way out of the difficulties we have created. Taking responsibility for
our actions is not something that comes easily. What we fail to see is that God has already sent the answer in the per-
son of Jesus Christ. God did fix our problem! Mary had to set her needs aside in order for the Son of Justice to come
into the world. We need to do the same. It is only by believing in, listening to, and acting upon what God has spoken
that true peace will ever come to be, and God’s fix be made known. ©LPi
Christ the King
Women’s Retreat
April 2, 2022 ~ 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Please join us for a day of faith, prayer, and fellowship this
Spring. More information coming in early 2022 regarding
location and further details. Hosted by the Ladies Guild.
The Omaha Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (OACCW) and its Deaneries are accepting scholarship applica-
tions from high school senior girls who are Catholic and plan to attend a public or private college or university.
Each deanery may award a scholarship, and the application and essay of the winner of each deanery scholarship
will be sent to the OACCW Scholarship Chair to compete for a $500 OACCW scholarship. Requirements and mail-
ing addresses for each deanery contact are available from high school guidance counselors. Scholarship applica-
tion forms are available on the OACCW Facebook page in "Photos" in the menu bar on the left side of the page.
All documentation should be submitted to the applicant's Deanery Council of Catholic Women contact and be Post-
marked by January 15, 2022. Late applications will not be considered.You can also read
