General
Wedding Information
Getting started:
First the wedding couple needs to contact the wedding coordinator, Eileen Perkins, to check for date availability. Either the bride or groom needs to be a member of St. John's parish. Then the couple needs to get permission from the parish pastor to be married at St. John's. Once the pastor has granted permission, the wedding couple and the wedding coordinator can meet to go over the "Guidelines for Weddings at St. John's." This takes about one hour and the meeting is at St. John's Church.
Mass Schedule for Ash Wednesday
| Wednesday, February 21 | 6:30am, 8:15am 12:00pm (Distribution of Ashes Only) 5:30pm, 7:00pm |
LENTEN REGULATIONS: Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fast and abstinence. All Fridays in Lent are days of abstinence. Fasting means eating only one full meal with two smaller meals, which together do not equal the full meal. No snacks or eating between meals allowed. Fasting obliges all Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59. Abstinence means eating no meat, and no soup or gravy made from meat. Abstinence obliges all Catholics over the age of 14. Sickness, hard manual labor, pregnancy, etc. automatically excuse a person from these obligations. Nevertheless, it should be pointed out that these are serious obligations. In cases of doubt or questions, the priest who hears a persons confession should be consulted.
2007 December Schedule
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| Friday, December 21 | 10:00am to 12 noon, 7:00 to 8:00 pm |
| Saturday, December 22 | 10:00am to 12 noon, 3:00pm to 3:50pm, 5:00pm to 5:30pm |
| Monday, December 24 | 10:00am to 12 noon only |
About the Parish
| Pastor | Associate Pastor |
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| Rev. Lyle M. Johnson | Rev. Joseph C. Bernardo |
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Baptism: Last Sunday each month at 1:00pm. All parents are required to attend the Baptism instruction class. The class meets on the Monday prior to Baptism Sunday in the South Rectory at 7:00pm. Must be a registered and practicing Catholic for six months before the Baptism. Please contact the Rectory for Baptism instruction arrangements. Confession: Saturdays from 3:00pm-3:50pm and 5:00pm-5:30pm, Vigil of First Fridays 6:45pm-7:45 pm, Vigil of Holy Days 6:45pm-7:00pm. Holy Eucharist: For shut-ins and those recovering from illness, please contact the Rectory to arrange for home visit. Marriages: The Priests must be notified 6 months before the proposed marriage date. All couples must be registered and regularly attend Mass. ALL COUPLES are required to attend an Engaged Encounter weekend as part of their marriage preparation. Anointing of the Sick: Individual celebration upon request. Call the rectory. |
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New Parishioners: Please register as soon as you move in by phoning the Rectory during the week. St. John.s School has a charge of $850.00 per year school fee for Kdgn through 8th Grade for parishioners and $1,700.00 for K-8, for non-parishioners for the 2005/06 school year ($2,500 for non-Catholics). There is also a $25.00 per family Registration Fee and a Home/School Association fee of $35.00. Present Parishioners: Please notify the Rectory of any changes of address. |
Directions
St. John the Apostle Church is located at 7601 Vine Street in Lincoln, Nebraska. The map below shows the immediate area around St. John's and allows you view more or less detail using the controls in the upper left corner.
A Brief History of our Parish
On the Feast of St. John the Apostle, December 27th, 1958, Bishop James Casey decreed the formation of St. John the Apostle Church in northeast Lincoln.
Our Patron - St. John the Apostle
Known as the "beloved Apostle," Saint John, along with his brother Saint James were personally called by Jesus to become fishers of men. This had been his avocation before Our Lord touched his life on the shores of Galilee where he had been born, the son of Zebedee and Salome as chapter 4 of Matthew and 1 of Mark relate.
Welcome to St. John the Apostle Parish
Welcome to St. John the Apostle Catholic Community! We happily offer you this website as a quick-reference of who-we-are at St. John's.
