Women of St. Patrick's
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The Women of St. Patrick’s provides many social, spiritual and service opportunities for its members. It unites the women of the parish in a community of faith and service and offers each member the opportunity to use her individual talents.
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If you have questions, email the Women of St. Patrick's at:
womenofstpats@gmail.com.
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MONSTER MASH HAPPENING IN OCTOBER
The Women of St. Patrick's and the Human Needs Committee are excited to bring our 3rd Annual Monster Mash Trunk or Treat back to St. Patrick's again this Halloween. The event will be held on Sunday, October 27th, from 2:30-4:30pm in Parking Lot 3. We had a fabulous turnout last year of over 1200 people and are looking to pack the parking lot again this year with trunks, games, candy, carnival treats and prizes. As a prior participant, we wanted to reach out to you to let you know that our event sign-up is now live and we'd love to have you join us again this year! This fun, free family event is a great way to bring our parish family together in fellowship all while collecting food donations for the Christian Outreach Program of Elkhorn (COPE). Attached you'll find our flyer and our event sign-up. We'd love to have your family or organization participate with a trunk, as a volunteer or to donate candy. |
Monthly Board Meeting Minutes
Meet the Board
2019 - 2020 Women of St. Patrick’s Executive Board
Amanda Pfeifer - President
Amanda Pfeifer is an energetic and driven community leader with a desire to serve her Heavenly Father, help others and make the world a better place. She is a busy stay-at-home mom to two boys Harrison (6) and Tommy (3), and happily married for over a decade to her husband Aaron. In addition to actively serving the Women of St. Patrick’s she is also a member of the Human Needs committee, and as Communications Manager for St. Patrick’s Home and School. She is an active member of St. Teresa Service Circle and regularly serve at the Bethlehem House. Amanda strives everyday to do the work that God has called her to do through the use of the time and talents with which she has been so blessed.
Vice President - Jessi Sallenbach
Jessi Sallenbach is a life long parishioner of St. Patrick's. Our parish is near and dear to her heart. Jessi and her husband Jon, were married at St. Patrick's in 2006. She has been actively involved in our parish community in many ways such as co-chairing SPIRIT in 2014, development, coordinating the pictorial directory in 2016 and of course Women of St. Patrick's since its inception and photographing various events for the parish.
Jessi is a proud mother to Stella, who is 3 and will begin pre-school at St. Pat’s in the fall. Outside of family and volunteering, Jessi is a photographer. This past year, Jessi served as the membership chair and worked to increase membership and keep track of dues helping WoSP funds increase thus allowing greater events for our members and parish wide WoSP events!
She feels compelled and would be honored to serve as WoSP Vice President as she knows her selfless and giving leadership will be needed in a year of growth and change for our group. WoSP is important to her and the friendships she has made have enriched her parish
involvement. It’s her goal to further enhance WoSP for more women to develop a closer relationship with others and/or their faith through WoSP. As we work through growth of our group and meet women where their needs are we can all grow in faith and friendship and I am excited to see what the next year has in store for us!
Membership/Public Relations - Beverly Schmidt
I joined St. Patrick’s parish when Vitus and I were married here nine years ago. I have found St. Pat’s to be a welcoming, vibrant, engaging parish with a multitude of opportunities to be involved. I have been a parish companion for RCIA, volunteered at the office and welcome desk and help with funerals. We are also involved in our Marriage Enrichment group. I have found adult education classes to be interesting and informative. St. Pat’s is a large parish with a majority of young families which brings much enthusiasm to the parish. I also appreciate the faithfulness of parishioners my age.
I previously belong to Sacred Heart-St. Mary’s parish in Norfolk and my home parish is St. Peter’s in Stanton. In those parishes, I served on committee. I was a CCD teacher and CCD coordinator, served on parish council and was a parish council president and served as a parish trustee. I look forward to serving as a Board Member for the Women of St. Patrick’s.
Secretary - Talia Hogan
Talia Hogan has been a St. Patrick’s parishioner since 2013. Growing up in a large parish in Omaha, Talia was anxious about finding a feeling of belonging at a new place. It wasn’t long before she realized that she was in a very special place and that St. Pats had so much to offer her and her growing family. Talia and husband Alec have 4 children: Jude- 9 years, Jonah – 7 years, Benny – 6 years and Téa – 3 years. Talia currently stays at home with her children, but has a bachelor’s degree in both social work and nursing and holds an active RN license in the state of Nebraska, and has held a variety of positions in both fields.
After slowly becoming more involved in the parish and recently becoming heavily involved with Eastern Nebraska Helpers and flood relief, Talia has identified a passion for what the Women of St. Patrick’s stands and strives for, as well as everything they accomplish on a continued basis. She welcomes an opportunity to support and bolster the continued success of the Women of St. Pats.
Assistant Treasurer - Bev Uchtman
I grew up in Grand Island, Nebraska where myself and family were very active members of Resurrection Catholic Church. Even as a busy teenager I remained engaged in many activities including our youth group and Catholic Daughters of the Americas. I was afforded some amazing opportunities such as attending World Youth Day (where I got to see the pope in Denver) and was able to make several trips to Outward Bound spiritual retreats in western Nebraska. I moved to Omaha in 1998 to attend UNO where I received my B.S. in Business Administration. A few years later I met my husband Rob Uchtman and we joined Mary Our Queen Parish and were married in 2005. Two years later we were blessed with our amazing twins Alex and Ava. In 2009 we moved to Elkhorn and joined St. Pat’s. Over the last several years I have remained active in the community serving on our SID board and in the parish as a family participating in activities such M.O.M.S., Religious Formation, Men’s Club, EMHC and the Women of St Pats.
I have worked full time at PayFlex for the last 10 years, where I oversaw many different teams throughout the company. My current role encompasses work as a Project Manager/Project Owner overseeing business operations and technical teams. In addition, with the support of my family I was able to complete my MBA last August. With this latest accomplishment now behind me, I am looking forward to using my time and talents to better serve.
Public Relations - Lori Petersen
My name is Lori Petersen and I feel very blessed to have been nominated for the Events Position. My husband, Bob, and I moved to Bennington two years ago, from Kearney, and we immediately joined St. Patrick’s as the parish was a good fit for us. We have three grown children and twin three-year-old granddaughters. Melissa is a teacher/Media Specialist at Lyons-Decatur School, Adam is a Fiber Optic Technician for E2 Optics in Omaha, and Kailee is an Event Coordinator for HUDL in Lincoln. I graduated from UNK with a degree in Commercial Art and Graphic Design and worked for the Kearney Hub as a designer for 8 years. I made a career change after my second child was born to become a stay home mom. This was an amazing opportunity and experience, however, over six years I fell behind on the rapidly changing techniques of the graphic design world. I really wanted a job that followed my children’s schedule so I became a paraprofessional at Park Elementary in Kearney where I worked for 17 years. I was also employed as a Chalkboard Artist for HyVee for 3 years before leaving Kearney. This became my creative outlet! I was very involved in the community of Kearney and when my children were younger I taught Religious Education, led Girl Scouts for 5 years and Boy Scouts for 3 years. I currently work for St. Patrick’s School as an Art Teacher Assistant.
I hope my background and experience can be a great benefit to the Women of St. Patrick’s and I also hope to meet new people since I am new to the parish. I would like to see women of all ages and phases of life, get involved with this group where we can laugh, love, and pray together. My vision is to become a group of women that supports each other through ministry and prayer, lifts each other up in good times and bad, enhances the parish and community, and has fun at the same time!
Social Media - Tiffany Gray
My name is Tiffany Gray and I have been a parishioner at St. Pat’s for 10 years. Me and my amazing husband Kevin have 3 kids- Will who’s currently in 4th grade, Connor who’s currently in 1st grade and Megan (who is a sassy and lovable 3-year-old). In between juggling everyone’s schedules and school activities, working on the Women of St. Pats board and trying to find a moment of quiet (ha!) you’ll find me helping my clients buy and sell homes!
I am honored to have been nominated for the social media position and would love the opportunity to serve our parish with this role. My background has always had a creative touch, from event planning, to musical theater and dance, to promotional marketing and real estate, and being a part of all of those careers means I have years of experience growing an online presence. I think social media is a great tool that we can use as a part of the Women of St. Pats in encouraging our members daily through quotes, readings and good thoughts, as well keeping all of our members aware of all of the amazing events we offer. I would love to continue to oversee the Women of St. Pats Facebook page and work hand in hand with the public relations chair to increase our communication with our members.
Events - Beth Raper
Beth Raper joined the St. Patrick’s parish three years ago after moving to Elkhorn from the St. Wenceslaus parish. Her and her wonderful husband Joey have 2 boys, Hudson (4) and Harrison (2). In her professional life, Beth and her husband own Fun Services, a special event planning and a party rental company.
She is honored to have been nominated for the Special Events position and would love the opportunity to serve our parish. Beth sees the events that are held at St. Pats are a way to grow the community - with our fellow parishioners and with God. The special events chair has the unique opportunity to help the parish celebrate life - from the everyday joys to momentous occasions. This is just one of the many reasons that Beth would love to serve as the Special Events Chair. Beth would love to see the Women of St. Patrick’s strengthen our relationships with each other and God during future events at the church.
Amanda Pfeifer - President
Amanda Pfeifer is an energetic and driven community leader with a desire to serve her Heavenly Father, help others and make the world a better place. She is a busy stay-at-home mom to two boys Harrison (6) and Tommy (3), and happily married for over a decade to her husband Aaron. In addition to actively serving the Women of St. Patrick’s she is also a member of the Human Needs committee, and as Communications Manager for St. Patrick’s Home and School. She is an active member of St. Teresa Service Circle and regularly serve at the Bethlehem House. Amanda strives everyday to do the work that God has called her to do through the use of the time and talents with which she has been so blessed.
Vice President - Jessi Sallenbach
Jessi Sallenbach is a life long parishioner of St. Patrick's. Our parish is near and dear to her heart. Jessi and her husband Jon, were married at St. Patrick's in 2006. She has been actively involved in our parish community in many ways such as co-chairing SPIRIT in 2014, development, coordinating the pictorial directory in 2016 and of course Women of St. Patrick's since its inception and photographing various events for the parish.
Jessi is a proud mother to Stella, who is 3 and will begin pre-school at St. Pat’s in the fall. Outside of family and volunteering, Jessi is a photographer. This past year, Jessi served as the membership chair and worked to increase membership and keep track of dues helping WoSP funds increase thus allowing greater events for our members and parish wide WoSP events!
She feels compelled and would be honored to serve as WoSP Vice President as she knows her selfless and giving leadership will be needed in a year of growth and change for our group. WoSP is important to her and the friendships she has made have enriched her parish
involvement. It’s her goal to further enhance WoSP for more women to develop a closer relationship with others and/or their faith through WoSP. As we work through growth of our group and meet women where their needs are we can all grow in faith and friendship and I am excited to see what the next year has in store for us!
Membership/Public Relations - Beverly Schmidt
I joined St. Patrick’s parish when Vitus and I were married here nine years ago. I have found St. Pat’s to be a welcoming, vibrant, engaging parish with a multitude of opportunities to be involved. I have been a parish companion for RCIA, volunteered at the office and welcome desk and help with funerals. We are also involved in our Marriage Enrichment group. I have found adult education classes to be interesting and informative. St. Pat’s is a large parish with a majority of young families which brings much enthusiasm to the parish. I also appreciate the faithfulness of parishioners my age.
I previously belong to Sacred Heart-St. Mary’s parish in Norfolk and my home parish is St. Peter’s in Stanton. In those parishes, I served on committee. I was a CCD teacher and CCD coordinator, served on parish council and was a parish council president and served as a parish trustee. I look forward to serving as a Board Member for the Women of St. Patrick’s.
Secretary - Talia Hogan
Talia Hogan has been a St. Patrick’s parishioner since 2013. Growing up in a large parish in Omaha, Talia was anxious about finding a feeling of belonging at a new place. It wasn’t long before she realized that she was in a very special place and that St. Pats had so much to offer her and her growing family. Talia and husband Alec have 4 children: Jude- 9 years, Jonah – 7 years, Benny – 6 years and Téa – 3 years. Talia currently stays at home with her children, but has a bachelor’s degree in both social work and nursing and holds an active RN license in the state of Nebraska, and has held a variety of positions in both fields.
After slowly becoming more involved in the parish and recently becoming heavily involved with Eastern Nebraska Helpers and flood relief, Talia has identified a passion for what the Women of St. Patrick’s stands and strives for, as well as everything they accomplish on a continued basis. She welcomes an opportunity to support and bolster the continued success of the Women of St. Pats.
Assistant Treasurer - Bev Uchtman
I grew up in Grand Island, Nebraska where myself and family were very active members of Resurrection Catholic Church. Even as a busy teenager I remained engaged in many activities including our youth group and Catholic Daughters of the Americas. I was afforded some amazing opportunities such as attending World Youth Day (where I got to see the pope in Denver) and was able to make several trips to Outward Bound spiritual retreats in western Nebraska. I moved to Omaha in 1998 to attend UNO where I received my B.S. in Business Administration. A few years later I met my husband Rob Uchtman and we joined Mary Our Queen Parish and were married in 2005. Two years later we were blessed with our amazing twins Alex and Ava. In 2009 we moved to Elkhorn and joined St. Pat’s. Over the last several years I have remained active in the community serving on our SID board and in the parish as a family participating in activities such M.O.M.S., Religious Formation, Men’s Club, EMHC and the Women of St Pats.
I have worked full time at PayFlex for the last 10 years, where I oversaw many different teams throughout the company. My current role encompasses work as a Project Manager/Project Owner overseeing business operations and technical teams. In addition, with the support of my family I was able to complete my MBA last August. With this latest accomplishment now behind me, I am looking forward to using my time and talents to better serve.
Public Relations - Lori Petersen
My name is Lori Petersen and I feel very blessed to have been nominated for the Events Position. My husband, Bob, and I moved to Bennington two years ago, from Kearney, and we immediately joined St. Patrick’s as the parish was a good fit for us. We have three grown children and twin three-year-old granddaughters. Melissa is a teacher/Media Specialist at Lyons-Decatur School, Adam is a Fiber Optic Technician for E2 Optics in Omaha, and Kailee is an Event Coordinator for HUDL in Lincoln. I graduated from UNK with a degree in Commercial Art and Graphic Design and worked for the Kearney Hub as a designer for 8 years. I made a career change after my second child was born to become a stay home mom. This was an amazing opportunity and experience, however, over six years I fell behind on the rapidly changing techniques of the graphic design world. I really wanted a job that followed my children’s schedule so I became a paraprofessional at Park Elementary in Kearney where I worked for 17 years. I was also employed as a Chalkboard Artist for HyVee for 3 years before leaving Kearney. This became my creative outlet! I was very involved in the community of Kearney and when my children were younger I taught Religious Education, led Girl Scouts for 5 years and Boy Scouts for 3 years. I currently work for St. Patrick’s School as an Art Teacher Assistant.
I hope my background and experience can be a great benefit to the Women of St. Patrick’s and I also hope to meet new people since I am new to the parish. I would like to see women of all ages and phases of life, get involved with this group where we can laugh, love, and pray together. My vision is to become a group of women that supports each other through ministry and prayer, lifts each other up in good times and bad, enhances the parish and community, and has fun at the same time!
Social Media - Tiffany Gray
My name is Tiffany Gray and I have been a parishioner at St. Pat’s for 10 years. Me and my amazing husband Kevin have 3 kids- Will who’s currently in 4th grade, Connor who’s currently in 1st grade and Megan (who is a sassy and lovable 3-year-old). In between juggling everyone’s schedules and school activities, working on the Women of St. Pats board and trying to find a moment of quiet (ha!) you’ll find me helping my clients buy and sell homes!
I am honored to have been nominated for the social media position and would love the opportunity to serve our parish with this role. My background has always had a creative touch, from event planning, to musical theater and dance, to promotional marketing and real estate, and being a part of all of those careers means I have years of experience growing an online presence. I think social media is a great tool that we can use as a part of the Women of St. Pats in encouraging our members daily through quotes, readings and good thoughts, as well keeping all of our members aware of all of the amazing events we offer. I would love to continue to oversee the Women of St. Pats Facebook page and work hand in hand with the public relations chair to increase our communication with our members.
Events - Beth Raper
Beth Raper joined the St. Patrick’s parish three years ago after moving to Elkhorn from the St. Wenceslaus parish. Her and her wonderful husband Joey have 2 boys, Hudson (4) and Harrison (2). In her professional life, Beth and her husband own Fun Services, a special event planning and a party rental company.
She is honored to have been nominated for the Special Events position and would love the opportunity to serve our parish. Beth sees the events that are held at St. Pats are a way to grow the community - with our fellow parishioners and with God. The special events chair has the unique opportunity to help the parish celebrate life - from the everyday joys to momentous occasions. This is just one of the many reasons that Beth would love to serve as the Special Events Chair. Beth would love to see the Women of St. Patrick’s strengthen our relationships with each other and God during future events at the church.
Jessica Pulte, Liasion
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Mass Schedule
Daily (M-F): 8:15 am 1st Saturday of the Month: 8:15 am Saturday Vigil: 5:00 pm Sunday: 8:00 am, 9:30 am, 11:00 am, 12:30 pm, & 5:00 pm Holy Days & Holidays - See the front of the website or the Parish Bulletin. Confessions are Saturdays from 3:30 - 4:30 pm or by contacting the Parish Office for an appointment. St. Patrick Catholic Church 20500 West Maple Road Elkhorn, Nebraska 68022 Parish Office: (402)289-4289 RF Office: (402)289-4947 ext 1505 parish@stpatselkhorn.org |
