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The Diocese of Grand Island has announced plans to build a catholic elementary school on the campus at Grand Island Central Catholic.

The following clergy appointments are effective July 1, 2022, unless otherwise noted

Graduation ceremonies were May 8 at St. Michael’s Church in Spalding. Three seniors graduated from Spalding Academy.

With the support of their parishes, the Grand Island Diocesan Council of Catholic Women raised $20,000 for the Grand Island Diocesan Seminarian Fund.

GICC trap shooters Grand Island Central Catholic student Lucas Williams placed 4th in his division at the Cornhusker State Shoot April 29 at Doniphan.

Father Robert “Bob’ Rooney, 85, died April 17, 2022, at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital in Lincoln.  Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. May 3 at Sacred Heart Church in Greeley.

The Confirmation Class at St. Luke’s in Ogallala hosted a “social” on April 13 at the church to raise funds to attend their confirmation retreat.

A Mass for Healing and Reparation was well attended April 19 in recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month.

Four Grand Island Central Catholic students earned state honors April 25 at the Nebraska School Activities Association Journalism Contest at Northeast Community College in Norfolk.

Religious education students at St. Mary’s in Wood River learned about the Last Supper

Parishioners at Chadron St. Patrick's participated in the Meals of Hope food packing event April 9.

The St. Clare and St. Martha ladies at Holy Spirit Church in North Platte hosted a pizza night.

The annual fundraiser Springfest 2022 was April 3 at Prince of Peace in Kearney.

The North Platte St. Patrick’s boys basketball team won the D1 Boys State Title for 2022. They defeated Loomis 65-57 in the State Basketball Championship on March 11.

Seminarian Noah Huddleston spoke to parish members and youth groups at St. Boniface at Callaway March 23. Huddleston, a parishioner at St. James Church in Kearney, is a student at Conception Seminary.

A special tenebrae service with adoration was celebrated with Father Don Buhrman March 30 for families of St. Leo’s in Grand Island. Tenebrae, which means shadows or darkness, is an ancient Christian service during Holy Week.

8th grade students from North Platte St. Patrick's Catholic School took a "Pilgrimage" to St. Mary's Cathedral in Grand Island on March 28th accompanied by superintendent Kevin Dodson and religion teacher, Deacon Michael Davis, the trip's organizer.

Bishop Joseph Hanefeldt celebrated the Solemnity of the Annunciation Pro-Life Mass, March 25th, at Holy Spirit Church in North Platte, organized by the Diocesan Pro-Life Office.

Bishop Joseph Hanefeldt joined Pope Francis and Bishops around the world in the Consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on the Solemnity of the Annunciation, March 25, 2022, at St. Mary's Cathedral in Grand Island.

The ladies of Holy Rosary Church volunteered their time and efforts for a lenten luncheon serving around 80 people.