Holy Spirit Catholic Parishes

St Mary of the Seven Dolors

Osmond

About St. Mary Parish

We are proud of our Catholic School - PreK through 8th grade - that we still have despite only having 166 families in our parish. The original school was built in 1906, and groundbreaking for the existing school was fall of 2001.
Fun Fact: Before the dedication of our first church on June 27, 1897, a cyclone move the building off its foundation and tore out the tower and belfry. The church had to be rebuilt.
We want you to know that we have very faithful parishioners, and the men of our parish are great leaders.
Our most vibrant quality is our choir. We have daughters and dads, family members and friends who join together to cantor and lead worship at Mass, and the whole parish joins in singing. They put their whole hearts into our Easter and Christmas celebrations, and a full choir even shows up for funerals. Our parishioners get a beautiful and loving send-off for their loved ones.
Our most popular tradition is we host a church dinner every year in September where we serve our famous Swiss steak with all the extras.

(From Archomaha Unite Poster 2019)

Patron Saint

Our Lady of the Seven Dolors

Feast Day

September 15

Church Blessing

May 22, 1912

Parish Anniversary

1979 - 75 yrs

2029 - 125 yrs

History

Cemetery

Annual Report

Social Media

Liturgical Schedule
Link to the Liturgical Schedule for St. Jane Frances.
Liturgical Schedule
Hall Rental
Rental of St Mary’s School Basement
Please call Amanda Schieffer at St Mary’s School 402-748-3433 to rent. (If no answer leave a message with your name and phone number and she will get back to you.)
Rental Information

Leadership

Stewardship Council
The following are the St. Mary Stewardship Council members.

Cindy Burns (Local Bookkeeper)
Kay Lammers (Business Manager)
Allan Steinkraus (Finance Committee)
Marvin Stech (Finance Committee)
Mike Weeder (Finance Committee)
Brad Hoesing (Finance Committee)
Kayla Hoffman (Parish Council)
Jerry Wingert (Cemetery)
Nick Krienert (Maintenance)
Francis Heiman (School Board)
Julie Wisch (Women's Groups)
Cindy Beacom (School)
Meeting Minutes
Parish Trustees
The following are the St. Mary Parish Trustees.

Trustee
Trustee
St. Mary School Board
The following are the St. Mary School Board members.

Member
Member
Member
Member
Meeting Minutes

Organizations

Knights of Columbus
St. Frances de Chantal Council #5143
Contact Grand Knight: Bill Steffen (402-841-4100)
Meeting Minutes
St. Mary Guild
The St. Mary’s Guild is formed of the women of St. Mary’s Parish with 6 committees consisting of around 18 woman per committee. The Guild has officers that are in charge of the organization yearly who meet throughout the year. The Guild meets the needs of the parish by regularly taking care of cleaning the church and assisting with the yearly cleaning of the church, school and rectory either by volunteering their time or with a financial donation. They also serve funeral dinners for deceased members of the parish and help the families when needed. The Guild serves coffee and rolls on a monthly basis and sponsors our churches annual fall dinner. The committees also entertain monthly at the Osmond Care Center by either playing bingo, doing a craft or some kind of fun thing with the residents. They provide a small lunch when the activity is over. They have participated in the city wide rummage sales the past few years. The Guild also donates to those in need.
Meeting Minutes
Christian Mothers
The Christian Mothers is a national confraternity of women who recognize that mothers guide the destinies of their homes and children. The Christian Mothers strive to uphold the dignity and responsibility of women as wives and mothers and to assist mothers in the Christian formation of their children. This organization unites Christian women who are willing to support each other in creating the most Christian of homes.
Contact: Mary Beth Stech at home phone (402-748-3424), text at (402-649-5138) or email at marybethstech@gmail.com.
Meeting Minutes