Committees
Liturgy
This committee is responsible to plan and implement various activities such as the parish mission, special blessings at Mass, days of discernment and prayer. This group meets as needed.
CONTACT PERSON: Duane Karmazin, 402-571-1689, dkarmazin@aol.com
Building/Safety/Maintenance
This committee provides the parish with a plan to ensure routine maintenance and care of all church facilities and grounds. This includes the coordination of grounds and maintenance projects.
Volunteers needed include carpenters, electricians, handymen, heating and air conditioning, lawn care and plumbers. Meetings are held as needed to discuss safety issues.
CONTACT PERSON: Michael Willis, 402-493-2186, ext. 22, mjwillis@archomaha.org
Electronic Communications
This committee’s role is to facilitate communication between: parish committee to parish committee, parish committees to the parish body, and the parish body to the community.
Meetings are held 4 times a year.
CONTACT PERSON: Becky Weitzel, 402-344-0610
PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL CANDIDATE
This advisory board to the Pastor consists of 12 members. Elections are held in May for 4 positions. Elected members serve a 3-year term. The Parish Council meets the last Tuesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. Anyone can submit nominations for candidacy.
CONTACT PERSON: Parish Office, 402-493-2186
PRO-LIFE
This committee is dedicated to implement the Bishop’s Pastoral Plan for Pro-Life activities. It responds to the call in “The Gospel of Life” to respect, protect, love and serve life in our parish and our community through programs which support and promote respect for life.
CONTACT PERSON: Joanne Blaylock, 402-201-7998, blaylock_joanne@hotmail.com
VOCATIONS
This committee meets as needed to foster the support of religious vocations among us. They lead a Holy Hour of Adoration every Thursday evening from 6-7 p.m. after the 5:30 p.m. Mass for an increase in religious vocations. They promote family prayer for Vocations to the Priesthood and Consecrated Life by providing the Traveling ICONS to be used in homes of parishioners weekly. They also promote praying the Rosary before each Mass on the first weekend of each month.
CONTACT PERSONS: Cathy Keisling, cathykeisling@gmail.com; or Allen Stow, ars@thestows.com
