St. Rose Class Reunion

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Pictures of the Reunion taken by the Nuns

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It is coming down to crunch time!! if you have not registered yet please do so, we need to know if you are coming!! SEPTEMBER 10, 2011 SCOTT’S CONFERENCE CENTER If you did not receive an invitation in the mail use the following link to print out a registration form Registration Form Print, fill out & mail in List of Who is Coming Link to Scott’s Conference Center 6450 Pine St. Omaha, NE 68106 Map & Directions Some motel suggestions: Courtyard by Mariott @ Aksarben Village (one block away) Doubletree Guest Suites (72nd & Cedar St.) Premiere Suites of Omaha (70th & Hascall St.) Super 8 of Omaha (71st & Spring) Coco Key Water Resort (72nd & Grover)
	May 25, Meeting Minutes
May 25, Meeting Agenda	April 27, Meeting Minutes
April 27, Meeting Agenda	March 23, Meeting Minutes
March 23, Meeting Agenda	February 23, Meeting Minutes
Our oldest classmate (so far) has found us!! Regina Doris Janda-Stodala Class of 1939
We will be gathering a list of names and addresses of our former St. Rose grade school graduating classes. The school was opened in 1919, and continued through 1971.	If you have an interest in helping us or knowledge of any classmate/teacher location or updated information pertaining to a specific graduating class or individual student Please let us know!!
Call, Mail or Email any information to: St. Rose Class Reunion, 2011 c/o Marge Pesek 4220 S. 12th St. Omaha, Ne 68107-2309 (402) 733-0473 or (402) 740-4162 cell
Stay tuned for more information, when the reunion is &, how to sign up!!	Check out the Memory Board add some of your grade school memories!!

History of St. Rose

A BRIEF HISTORY ABOUT OUR PARISH CHURCH AND SCHOOL

The name "ST. ROSE" was chosen because several women of the parish were named Rose. Thus our patroness "St. Rose of Lima". Father Flanagan's boys also occupied the German home. In 1919 Father Burger became the pastor and the new church/ school and rectory were built.

Father Albert Senger was assigned pastor sometime after the death of Father Burger, in the (1920's). During Father Senger's time as pastor many social missions had been formed, "the holy name society, altar society, St. Vincent de Paul society and the young ladies sodality." Our parish hosted several mission functions during these years to help reduce the financial debts.

In 1943 Father James Morin became our pastor. During his appointment the debt was completely paid and the current Church was built in 1960 on property that was used for the schools baseball field. Father Morin made sure the church was paid for, in fact it had been said of this debt that our parish owned the building from the very beginning, on the day the first foundation stone was placed. During the years of Fr. Morin the mission of our parish was mainly education, stewardship and pastoral care. Father spent his years in administrating the church, school and making hospital and home visits to our parishioners. I remember the good he accomplished in trying to get the people interested in helping the poor by first being self sufficient and then by sharing the resources with our parish families by paying for all tuition fees and helping those in need of higher education for the families of the parish. The parish paid for all of the students high school education as well. His office was run and maintained by his live-in housekeeper and he delegated office chores to the older class students who would help with keeping his mailings and typing clear to his readers. The Servants of Mary resided less than a block away and were supported by a small stipend for their living and depended on the goodness of our parishioner's to help with their grocery needs. There were 40 students in each class room, 2 grades were taught at the same time, four class rooms in all.

Fr. Morin died Dec.12, 1970.

The grade school closed in 1971.

Fr, Joseph Micek 1971 during his years the social club and bingo were started. The old church building and school were rented out by Community Alliance. He retired in 1990.

Fr Elden McKamy 1990-92
Fr. Lloyd Gnirk 92-96
Fr James Weeke 96-97
Fr Mark Filips 97-99
Fr Tom Adams 99-2001
Fr Rodney Adams 2001-2007
Fr. Ralph O'Donnell 2008 to Present

ST. ROSE SCHOOL

Omaha, Nebraska

Archbishop Harty asked Mother Gertrude to staff the then new school of St. Rose with Servants of Mary Sisters in September of 1923. Mother Gertrude was unable to accept the offer because there were no available Sisters. There were several Orders of Religious that staffed St. Rose in the intervening years.

In 1943, the Servants of Mary were requested once again to staff St. Rose School, grades one through eight. The enrollment at the beginning totaled 67 children, but each of the following years, the enrollment increased. By 1963, the enrollment numbered 152 students. The Servants of Mary were happy to staff this school as it meant another school in Omaha. The only extra duty which the Sisters had was Catechetical instructions which were given on Sunday morning at 8:30.

In March of 1971, a parish meeting was held in the Social Hall. The pastor announced that the Servite Sisters would no longer be able to staff the school because of declining numbers of religious. After several meetings, it was finally decided by the parishioners that the closing of the school would be the practical thing to do. Also the decision that the parish would subsidize all tuition and book rental for anyone attending neighboring Catholic Schools was agreed upon. May 28, 1971, was a sad day for the Sisters as they locked the school doors for the last time, a school that had been open since 1924.

Source of the above history:
The first paragraph was written, by Bev Mausbach, for the parish directory,
The list of priests and dates of service was also from the directory.

Marge Pesek added some notes from her cousin Tom Pesek's memory bank. Sister Anna and
Marge wrote and edited the story about Fr. Morin's early days.

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