16250 Old Weatherford Road

Aledo, TX 76008

Office: (817) 441-3500

Fax: (817) 441-7909

Website: www.holyredeemeraledo.org

Email: Office@HolyRedeemerAledo.org

MASS TIMES Wed, Thurs, Fri ................................................................... 9:00 am Saturday ............................................................................... 5:30 pm Sunday ........................................................... 8:00 am and 10:30 am Sacrament of Reconciliation/Confession: Saturday at 4:30 p.m.

Are You Interested in the Catholic Faith? If you are non-baptized or baptized in another denomination and are interested in exploring our faith, please consider joining our Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) program. Contact DRE for more information.

Holy Orders and Religious Life For information on the Sacrament of Holy Orders and/or Religious Life, please contact Fr. James Wilcox, Director of Vocations, 817-945-9320 or email jwilcox@fwdioc.org.

Adoration for Vocations The first Sunday of each month, for one hour, after the 8:00 Mass.

Bulletin Deadlines Articles for the bulletin should be submitted a week in advance. Friday is the deadline. Phone the parish office or email Office@HolyRedeemerAledo.org.

Parish Registration Welcome to our parish! Please pick up a welcome packet located in the Narthex and complete the registration form inside and return to the office.

Our Parish Mission Statement

To all who need comfort… To all who are lonely and need companionship… To all who seek sheltering love… To all who sin and need a Redeemer… To all who offer praise to the Lord… To all who long for peace… To those who would serve a living God… To all who come, from near or afar this church opens wide its doors and in the name of Jesus says:

Welcome

PASTORAL STAFF Rev. Msgr. Publius Xuereb: Pastor

Deacon Scott France ......... ScottFrance@HolyRedeemerAledo.org

Parish Secretary:

Laura Puente ............................... Office@HolyRedeemerAledo.org

Bookkeeper:

Amy Jo Maruschak ............. Bookkeeper@HolyRedeemerAledo.org

Director of Music:

David Fernandez ......................... Music@HolyRedeemerAledo.org

Dir. of Faith Formation:

Lisa Harbour ................................. DRE@HolyRedeemerAledo.org

Youth Ministry:

Adrian Garcia ………………….. Youth@HolyRedeemerAledo.org

OFFICE HOURS:

Monday-Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Fridays: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

PARISH INFORMATION

Sacrament of Baptism You must be registered parishioner for 3 months prior to baptism. Private baptisms are on the first Saturday of the month at 3:00 p.m. Baptisms during Mass are on the first weekend of the month at rotating Masses.

Sacrament of Confirmation Confirmation is a two year program beginning in 9th grade. Contact DRE for more information.

Sacrament of Marriage Contact the parish office to schedule an initial meeting with the Pastor or Deacon 9-12 months before the wedding date. Pre-Cana and NFP must be completed before the wedding date.

Marriage Tribunal If you were previously married and wish to inquire about an annulment or would like your current marriage blessed, please call Deacon Scott France.

Communion for the Sick and Shut-ins If you or a member of your family is unable to receive communion at Mass due to sickness or other disability, please call the parish office.

Holy Redeemer Catholic Parish 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Readings and Mass Intentions

SUNDAY, FEB. 24

8:00 a.m. Mass…Patsy Speer †

10:30 a.m. Mass...Anita Burt

Barankovich †

1 Sm 26:2, 7-9, 12-13,22-23/Ps 103:

1-2, 3-4, 8, 10, 12-13/1 Cor 15:45-49/

Lk 6:27-38

MONDAY, FEB. 25

Sir 1:1-10/93:1sb, 1cd-2, 5/Mk 9:14-29

TUESDAY, FEB. 26

Sir 2:1-11/Ps 37:3-4, 18-19, 27-28,

39-40/Mk 9:30-37

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 27

9:00 a.m. Mass…Paul & Lisa

Pritchard

Sir 4:11-19/Ps 119:165, 168, 171, 172,

174, 175/Mk 9:38-40

THURSDAY, FEB. 28

9:00 a.m. Mass...Bridgette Costello

Sir 5:1-8/Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 & 6/

Mk 9:41-50

FRIDAY, MAR. 1

9:00 a.m. Mass...Peggy Blair †

Sir 6:5-17/Ps 119:12, 16, 18, 27, 34,

35/Mk 10:1-12

SATURDAY, MAR. 2

5:30 p.m. Mass...Jean & Betty

Level

Sir 17:1-15/Ps 103:13-14, 15-16,

17-18/Mk 10:13-16

HOLY REDEEMER’S PRAYER INTENTION BOOK

Please continue to remember and pray

for all those listed in our prayer intention

book and the name listed below:

Glen Hermes, Marvin Duesterhaus

& Sheri Schwed

Amazing Love

“Love your enemy. Do good to those who persecute you.” Simply put, these are two of the most challenging statements that Jesus ever said. Yet this command is one of the basic requirements of being a disciple of Christ. Loving your enemy and doing good to those who persecute you are not just lofty ideas or a romanticized vision of Jesus,

they are the basic responses of a Christian disciple.

Why would Jesus demand such a high standard of his followers? Isn’t this kind of love and forgiveness extremely difficult, almost impossible? Humanly speaking, yes. But with God all things are possible, and the Lord wants to transform our

hearts to enable us to love others with the love he has for us.

The first reading and Gospel reading for this week reveal the kind of love that overcomes all things, even hatred and fear. The love of God that Jesus reveals in his death and Resurrection, the fact that he loved us even when we were his enemies in sin is the same love that we as followers of Christ are to witness to the entire world. Christians are not to win converts by fear or coercion or the sword. Like our Master and Savior, we conquer overwhelmingly with our love, a love so radical that even the enemies of Christians, when they are loved by those

they hate, cannot help but be moved.

Lenten Penance Service Monday, March 18th

at 7:00 p.m.

“Create in me a clean

heart, O God and put

a new and right

spirit within me.” Psalm 51:10

Holy Redeemer’s

First Friday

Adoration

March 1st at

9:30 a.m.

following our

morning Mass.

Simple Soup Dinner & Stations of the Cross

Each Friday during Lent we will have a Simple Soup Dinner in the Parish Hall from 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

All are welcome to attend the dinner. Stations of the Cross and Benediction are from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Schedule for Ministries to provide and serve the dinner:

(There is no charge for the Fish Fry, donations accepted!) March 8th …………………………….…... Men of Holy Redeemer (Fish Fry) March 15th ……………………………..... March 22nd ………………………………. Ladies of Holy Redeemer March 29th ……………………………….. Men of Holy Redeemer (Fish Fry) April 5th …………………………………...Youth Group April 12th …………………………………..Adult Bible Study

Please be here early to set up, and stay to clean up.

Wednesday, March 6th Mass will be at

9:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.

February 24, 2019

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ARE CALLED TO SERVE:

Sat., Mar. 2 • 5:30 p.m. Mass

SERVERS

Ben Clements Libby Clements

READERS

Mary Ann Barnard Barbara Gosnell

USHERS

Lisa Spence Jim Hekele

Jim Hughes Tom Merkley

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS

Tim Clements

Sun., Mar. 3 • 8:00 a.m. Mass

SERVERS

Thatcher Nelson William Rudd

READERS

Candi Lear Pinky Dyer

USHERS

Lorren Mott Jeff Pilkington

Kandi Smith Jackie Voss

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS

Eloy Sanchez

Sun., Mar. 3 • 10:30 a.m. Mass

SERVERS

Erin Miller Anna Petrosky

READERS

Bob Mallet Grace Flatten

USHERS

Sheila Hill Chris Novakov

Weston Reese Brian Snell

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS

Mike Harding, Steve Bartolotta

Thank you to our Sponsor of the Week

The ads in our bulletin defray

the cost of printing to the church and are a valued service provided

to our parishioners. Please patronize the sponsors as

they are supporting us.

Feb: 24: Faith Formation Classes 9:05 a.m.

Feb. 25: Adult Bible Study 6:30 p.m.

Feb. 25: Boy Scouts T-1099 6:30 p.m.

Feb. 27: Ladies Bible Study 9:30 a.m.

Feb. 27: Youth Group 6:30 p.m.

Feb. 28: Ministry Leaders Meeting 7:00 p.m.

Mar. 1: First Friday Adoration 9:30 a.m.

Mar. 3: Vocation Adoration 9:00 a.m.

Mar. 4: Rosary Making 9:30 a.m.

Mar. 18: Penance Service 7:00 p.m.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Faith Formation News & Notes

Faith Formation Classes K-8th on Sundays at 9:05 a.m. to 10:05 a.m.

”Life is a Gift” presentation for grades 7th–8th on Sunday, March 3rd during class time.

There will be no Faith Formation classes during Spring Break,

March 10th & 17th. Classes will resume on March 24th.

First Reconciliation will be held on March 23rd at 3:00 p.m.

Confirmation Retreat on Saturday, March 2nd 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

For more information contact Lisa Harbour at DRE@holyredeemeraledo.org

Youth Group News

Inviting all 6th - 12th Graders!

Our next meeting will be on Wed., Feb. 27th

at 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Ash Wednesday will be on March 6th the youth will be attending Mass at 7:00 p.m.

There will be no Youth Group Wednesday, March 13th. during Spring Break!

For all youth group information email Adrian Garcia at YOUTH@holyredeemeraledo.org

Ministry Training for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

All Confirmed parishioners interested in becoming

an Extraordinary Minister are invited to attend a training session

on Thursday, March 7th at 7:00 p.m. Please call the parish office to register.

Sunday, March 3rd

after the

8:00 a.m. Mass

Ministry Leaders Meeting

Thursday, February 28th

at 7:00 p.m.

fellowship @6:30 p.m.

A leader from each ministry

needs to be represented.

Men of Holy Redeemer

The next meeting is on

Tuesday, March 5th

6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

All the men of the parish are invited

to participate.

MenofHolyRedeemer@gmail.com