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Pastor Fr. Craig Loecker Associate Pastor Fr. Emmanuel Agbo

Mass Schedule Saturday: 5:00pm Sunday: 8:00am, 10:00am, 12:00noon, 5:30pm

Monday-Friday: 6:40am, 8:00am St. Pius X/St. Leo School 6905 Blondo Street 402.551.6667 Principal: Cory Sepich

St . Leo the Great Miss ion S tatement

St. Leo the Great Parish is a faith-filled community dedicated to… Offering inspiring & prayerful worship, Developing & maintaining quality, life-long religious education for

everyone, Providing loving service to those in need, Celebrating the great events in our parish family.

St. Leo Catholic Church 1920 N. 102nd St. Omaha NE 68114 ║ 402.397.0407 ║ www.stleo.net

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In Pursuit of Life, Love and Happiness

By: Deacon Jim Shipman

Who loves you the most? Who do you love the most? As human be-ings we spend our lives searching for answers to those two questions. Children gravitate to loving their parents because they care for them. When we start to mature we search for loving relationships. That desire of a relationship often leads us to someone of the oppo-site sex and to marriage. As our love grows deeper in a relation-ship, we learn to love the other person more than ourselves. That is so true when we have children. This learning to love the person more than ourselves is God’s plan to teach us what LOVE is all about.

Written by the Apostle John in 1 John 4:7, “Love is of God; every-one who loves is begotten by God and knows God.”

The answer to those two simple questions is God. Jesus Christ loves us more than we can possible imagine and more than any human relationship. We must love Him more than ourselves. Once we begin to understand that LOVE is from GOD, then we learn to love as He loves us.

Our selfish humanity gets in the way of love, but if our love for someone is sincere, we will give ourselves completely to that per-son. Our Gospel today teaches some of the principles in loving like God. Jesus teaches that we must Love Him more than anyone else if we are to follow Him. He also tells us that if we follow Him, we can expect to bear a cross, but that cross is filled with Graces. Once we give ourselves completely to Our Lord we truly learn Love One Another and live in complete hap-piness.

Congratulations! Please pray for the following children who are

receiving the sacrament of First Eucharist this weekend.

Sophia Adovlo, Blessing Akakpo, Kodjo Akakpo,

Abigail Akohin, Ansley Anderson, Leah Assmann, Joyce Ayi, Ian Backora, Corey Balk,

Grace Camerer, Ella Carney, Daniel Caskey, Bowton Chau, Ben Eggley, Bennett Endorf, Petersen Fuller, Nathan Gayibor, Ian Grier,

Natalee Hansen, Samuel Harr, Maggie Hasley, Ruby Heimann, Riley Houston, Samuel Johnson,

Aiden Mattingly, Lily Maxwell, Elinor Mertz, Stella Moon, Jimmy Moran, Elyse Nownes,

Declan O’Brien, Griffin O’Brien, Lydia Peters, Macy Phillips, Liam Rawson, Zoey Rhubottom,

Daisy Sekyra, Benjamin Shely, Kylee Stangl, Gabrielle Sumaoang, Nathalie Tchibozo,

Hallie Trifillis, Ophelia Wigger, Tate Wilson

Pray the Rosary and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy in the St. Leo Holy Family Garden on Thursdays at 6:30pm

The Rosary and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy will be prayed in the Holy Family Garden at 6:30pm on Thursdays this summer. It has been said that the rosary is one of the most powerful prayers you may ever pray. Pope Paul VI said when we pray the rosary, we can experience the key moments of the Gospel, especially when meditating on the mysteries. St. Dominic encouraged Catholics to gather in small groups to pray the ro-sary.

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Ways to Continue Contributing to St. Leo Parish

Online Contribution through the

Archdiocese's Website Visit www.archomaha.org to make your contribution to St. Leo Church through the Archdiocese's website.

Automatic Contribution Form

If you would like to have St. Leo withdraw your contribution each

month, visit our website:, www.stleo.net to download a

form. You can fill it out and drop it off at the office or scan and

email it back to Betsy or mail it to the parish office. Contact Betsy at

churchlady107@juno.com with any questions.

One Parish App

You can also download the One Parish App through your App

store on your phone. One Parish allows you to make your

contribution and donate to St. Leo Parish through their app.

In Loving Memory Please remember in your prayers those who have been born into eternal life, especially Jacques Bluett, husband of Claire Williams and son-in-law of Jeanie Williams.

+ + + May their souls and the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

~ Praying For Vocations ~ Parents, do you encourage your children to develop their talents and gifts? Do you encourage your children to think of Church ministry as a possible life choice? The loving environment of a family draws forth an individual’s greatest talents and gifts. We’ve come to realize that creating an atmos-phere in which children can hear the Lord’s call is one of the most signifi-cant responsibilities resting on our shoulders as parents. Our own lives must reflect the presence of God, His Word, and the love He offers His people.

St. Leo Prayer Line Call or email the following with prayer requests:

Jane M. (9am-5pm) 391-8826 Jeanne S. (5pm-9pm) 493-0145

Linda L.: lleary1@cox.net The Parish Office (9am-5pm) 402-397-0407

Mass Intentions Monday, June 29 6:40am St. Leo Parish Family 8:00am + Jacques Bluett Tuesday, June 30 6:40am St. Leo Parish Family 8:00am St. Leo Parish Family Wednesday, July 1 6:40am St. Leo Parish Family

8:00am St. Leo Parish Family Thursday, July 2 6:40am + Grace Osborn

8:00am St. Leo Parish Family Friday, July 3 6:40am St. Leo Parish Family

8:00am + Tom O’Keefe Saturday, July 4 5:00pm + Efren Perez-Siete Sunday, July 5 8:00am St. Leo Parish Family 10:00am St. Leo Parish Family

12:00pm + Fred Cady 5:30pm + Theodorico Josol, Faustino Perez, Rainier Josol

Join us for Listening to Jesus in a Time

of Social Unrest: Study of the Gospels with

Fr. Scott Hastings July 13, 29, 27

6 to 7 pm in Church

We live in new and daunting times. We will take a look at what the Gospels have to say to us in

the midst of so many uncertainties.

Please wear a mask and social distance during these events.

RSVP at dina@stleo.net.

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Thank you for your

support of our

CARE program!

Prayer for Those Serving our Country in the Military

Please keep these men and women in your prayers:

John Banker, David Banker, Leigh Barry, Carl Benander,

John Bergmann, Thomas Buechler, Maury Champoux, Chandler Clark, Jake Dreessen, Ryan Fetters,

Anthony Fleming, Ed Fuchs, Aaron Hagy, Amber Hagy, Jonathon Hale, Kolbe Hall,

Jordan Hammond, Wesley Hulstein, Deborah Infante, Jack Johnston, Danielle Jorgenson, TJ Kafka,

Alex Kelly, Daniel Kudlacz, Doug Langhorst, Donovan Leary, Andrew Leary,

Matthew Leary, Jackie Leary, Nick Lynch, Cameron McWilliams, Jessica Milbourn, Matt Oiler,

Eli Reichert, Karoline Rieks, Chris Rivers, Nathan Rokes, Ashley Sanchez, Jake Schumacher,

Jason Strominger, Spencer Swerczek, Brad Tomasek, Ryan Walker, Sean P. Walz, Andrea J. White, Nate Whisler,

Matt Wolford, Maggie Yakus If you have a loved one (family or friend) who is currently

serving our country and would like their name listed each week here asking for prayers, please email dina@stleo.net.

O Prince of Peace, we humbly ask Your protection for all our men and women in military service. Give them

unflinching courage to defend with honor, dignity, and devotion the rights of all who are imperiled

by injustice and evil. +Amen

Blessed are you Lord, God of Mercy, Send down your blessings and your protection

on these your servants, who so generously devote themselves

to helping others. Protect them and grant them courage when

they are afraid, wisdom when they must make quick decisions,

strength when they are weary, and compassion in all their work. + Amen.

Prayer for Those Serving our City as

Police, Fire & Rescue Please keep the following men and

women in your prayers as they currently serve our city:

Jerry Baggert, Ronnie Beasley, Todd Callahan, Bill Clark, Matt Fadell, Tim Harding,

Bernie Kanger Jr., Ken Kanger, Brandon Krajeski, Scott Kriener, Brendan O'Flynn, Michael O’Hanlon,

Adam Rokes, D.J. Roshone, Justin Rudloff, Scott Schendt, Brian Schmaderer, Todd Schmaderer, Dave Schneider, David Shavlik, Kenneth Shipman,

Mike Smith, Joel Strominger, Aaron Tierney

If you have a loved one (family or friend) who is currently serving our city and would like their name listed each week

asking for prayers, please email dina@stleo.net.

CARE Certificates Available at the Parish office during the week

$50 BP Gas, Family Fare

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$10 AMC Theater Applebees Arbys Barnes & Noble Bath & Body Works Buffalo Wild Wings Burger King Chipotle Culvers Dairy Queen Krispy Kreme Marcus Theater Panera Bread Runza Scooters Starbucks Subway Taco Bell Wendys

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Thank you for your support!

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