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Welcome to
ST. JOHN NEUMANN CHURCH 102 W. Hillside Rd. Laredo, Texas
78041
Parish Website: http://www.sjneumannlaredo.org
Rev. Fr. Salvador Pedroza, Pastor email:
[email protected]
Rev. Fr. Jose Luis Balderas, Retired, Priest in Residence Deacon
Gerardo Morales
Office: (956) 726-9488 Fax (956) 726-0540 Office Hours: Mon. -
Fri. 8:30 AM– 5:00 PM
Parish Ministries Note:
Altar Servers Catalina Montemayor (956) 744-0141 Email:
[email protected]
Altar Society Ruby Hernandez (956) 763-6160
Bible Reflection/ Classroom 2 Miguel Angel Rios (956)
236-1248
Extraordi. Ministers of Holy Communion
Lydia Guevara (956) 282-8111 Email: [email protected]
Faith Formation Director Julie Rodriguez ( 956) 726-9488 Ext. 13
Email: [email protected]
Lectors
Corina Salinas (956) 763-1472 Email:
[email protected]
Music Ministry Jessica Cardenas
Pastoral Council
Lilia G. Castillo (956)740-6968 Email:
[email protected]
Finance Council
David Cardwell, Chair (956)763-3627 Email:
[email protected]
Youth Group Christy Pedraza (956)645-5959 Email:
[email protected]
Parish Office Staff Secretary-Nina Valdez Ext. 15
[email protected] Bookkeeper-Claudia Flores Ext. 11
[email protected] Faith Formation (CCD) Ext. 13 Julie Rodriguez,
M.A. [email protected] Bulletin Announcements
Deadline is the Tuesday, before pub-lication date. Send to:
[email protected]
Weddings
Arrangements need to be made with the pastor 6 months in
advance.
Baptisms
Parents need an interview with Fr. Pedroza, prior to scheduling
a Baptism with the parish office.
Quince Años
For more information, please call or stop by the parish
office.
St John Neumann, C. S. S.R. 1811-1860
Parish Mission Statement
We, the community of St. John Neumann, desire to guide all souls
toward God. This we accomplish by evangelizing through our
ministries. Our liturgical celebrations center around the
Eucharist.
Our Vision We seek to become a spiritual home where God’s love
for us and our love for Him abounds freely and within an
atmos-phere of brotherhood and good will.
Nuestra Misión Parroquial Nosotros, la comunidad de St. John
Neu-mann, deseamos guiar a todas las almas a Dios. Logramos esto
evangelizando a través de nuestros ministerios. Nuestras
celebraciones litúrgicas están centradas en La Eucaristía. Nuestra
Visión Deseamos convertirnos en un hogar espi-ritual donde el amor
de Dios por nosotros y nuestro amor por El abunde libremente dentro
de un ambiente de buena voluntad y de hermandad.
Welcome to our parish!
Please wear a protective mask or bandana when coming to
confession or to the parish office. Thank You Se les pide de favor
que cuándo vengan a la confesión o a la oficina, usen una mascara
protectora o bandana para protección de todos. Gracias
Regular Mass Schedule
Saturday: 6 PM Vigil (Spanish)
Sunday: 9:00 AM (English)
12:00 Noon (English)
6:00 PM (Spanish)
Weekday Mass at 12:15 noon
Tues. & Thurs - 12:15 p.m. Span
Weds. & Fri. - 12:15 p.m. English
Persons are still exempt from attending Mass in person. You will
not be commit-ting a sin by your absence from Sunday Masses during
this time.
Los católicos están exentos de su obliga-ción moral de asistir a
la Misa Dominical.
Usted no estará cometiendo pecado fal-tando a la Misa Dominical
durante este periodo.
Reconciliation (Confesiones)
Saturday: 4:15 – 5:30 PM & by appt.
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PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALTH & NEEDS OF:
Fr. Jose F. Lucero, SDB
Lily Esquivel Irma Reyna Yolanda Rios
Ernesto F. Barreda
Pedro Garza, Jr.
Osvaldo Montiel
Julio Rivera
Rebecca Benavides
J. Gonzalez
Family
Juan Manuel Rodriguez
Jonathan Gonzalez
Imelda Perez Jesse Sanchez, Jr.
Cesar Casso Agustin Maldonado
Jose O. Ramirez
Debbie
Solis
Alberto Cortez Alberto I Cortez
Linda Maldonado
Marcelo Ramirez
Alberto Taboada
Juanita Cortez
Oscar Maldonado
Christopher & Tony Valdez
Rhonda Davila Lily Espinoza
Zenaida Martinez
The Rendon Family
FAITH FORMATION NEWS
Dates and times for First Holy Communion These are the last two
Masses: July 10 at 7 p.m. and Sat-urday, July 11 at 11 a.m. Only 4
persons, including the child will be able to attend. Confession
dates and time for July are as follows: Tuesday, July 7 at 6:30
p.m. and Wednesday, July 8 at 6:30p.m. Please wear your mask and
observe the physical distance protocol.
Dress Code for First Holy Communion
The attire is as follows: girls wear white or off-white dresses
with short or long sleeves, no veils. They must wear dress shoes or
dress sandals with a back , no flip flops. The boys are to wear
white long sleeve shirts, dark pants, a tie of any color, and dark
shoes. Modesty is the norm for any church attire.
Photographer for First Communions
In order to have an orderly celebration, we will have a
photographer. Parents are not permitted to take photos during the
Mass. Please call or text Mrs. Susan Herrera to place an order if
you are interested in photographs. Her number is (956)740-2840.
Thank you.
Sacrament of Confirmation
We still don’t have a date for the sacrament of Confirma-tion.
As soon as we have a date, we will let you know.
God bless you, Julie Rodriguez, M.A.P.S.; M.A. Ed. NOTICIAS DE
FORMACIÓN EN LA FÉ
Fechas para la Misa de Primera Comunión Solo 4 personas
incluyendo al niño podrán asistir a la Misa. Las Misas serán el 10
de julio a las 7 p.m. y el sába-do, 11 de julio a las 11 a.m.
Confesiones para las Misas de julio serán el martes, 7 de julio y
el miércoles, 8 de julio a las 6:30 p.m. Favor de usar cubre bocas
y observa la distan-cia física de protocolo.
Vestuario para la Primera Comunión El vestuario es el siguiente:
Las niñas usaran vestido blan-co o crema con manga corta o larga,
no velos, y sandalias de salir con correa atrás o zapatilla de
salir, no flip flops. Los niños usaran camisa blanca de salir de
manga larga, pantalón oscuro, y corbata de cualquier color y
zapatos de salir. Ropa modesta para uso religioso. Fotógrafo para
las Primeras Comuniones Para tener una celebración ordenada, no se
permitirá a los padres tomar fotos durante la ceremonia. Si está
interesado en una foto por favor llame o mande un men-saje a la
Sra. Susan Herrera al 956-740-2840 para poner su orden. Sacramento
de la Confirmation Aun no tenemos fecha para la Confirmacion. En
cuando la tengamos, se la haremos saber.
Dios lo bendiga, Julie Rodriguez, M.A.P.S.; M.A.Ed.
Mass Intentions for the Week
Saturday, July 4, 2020 6:00 p.m. †Por Todos Aquellos Que Han
Sufrido Por El Coronavirus Sunday, July 5, 2020
9:00 a.m. †Javier Montemayor 12:00 p.m. People of God 6:00 p.m.
†Por Los Que Tienen Un Intención Especial
Monday, July 6, 2020 - No Mass
Tuesday, July 7, 2020 12:15 p.m. †Maria Cristina “H”
Martinez
Wednesday, July 8, 2020 12:15 p.m. †Ruby Moreno
Thursday, July 9, 2020 12:15 p.m. †Mario y †Herminia M.
Garcia
Friday, July 10, 2020
12:15 p.m. For All Those Suffering From The COVID 19 virus
19
The Sanctuary Candle will be burning for The Eternal Rest of
†Maria De Lourdes “Mary Lou” Torres
By the ladies group “Mujeres de Fe” and “Vine Adorarte”
The Altar Flowers this weekend are in thanksgiving for our
First Responders
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Today’s Gospel Reflection—Matthew 11: 25-30 Today’s reading from
Matthew’s Gospel comes after a discourse in which Jesus reproaches
people who have witnessed his mighty deeds yet still lack belief.
In this context, today’s Gospel explains the reason for this
unbelief and reveals what is necessary for faith. Today’s Gospel
also continues to enhance our under-standing of discipleship as
last week’s Gospel did.
Jesus first prays in thanksgiving to God who has made himself
known to Jesus’ disciples. He praises God who has made himself
known to the “little ones” and not to the wise and learned. As in
other recent read-ings from Matthew’s Gospel, a contrast is made
here between the unbelieving Pharisees, who are wise and learned,
and the faithful disciples, tax collectors, and sinners with whom
Jesus keeps company.
The second part of this reading calls to our attention the unity
between the Father and the Son. God has made himself known through
Jesus, and in knowing Jesus, we come to know the Father. In Jesus’
life and in his person, God reveals himself to us.
In the concluding sentences of today’s Gospel, Jesus’ teaching
is again contrasted to the teaching of the Pharisees. This common
theme of Matthew’s Gospel probably reflects tension that existed
between Jesus and the Pharisees and between the Pharisees and the
community of Christians for whom Matthew wrote. Pharisaic Judaism
became the predominant form of Judaism after the destruction of the
Temple in Jerusa-lem about 70 A.D. Here that tension is expressed
as alternative paths of holiness. The careful observance of the
Mosaic law taught by the Pharisees could be experienced by some as
difficult and burdensome. In con-trast, Jesus’ way of holiness is
presented as uncomplicated and even restful. Additional Readings
and Reflections at www.loyolapress.com
SECOND COLLECTION FOR THIS MONTH
July 5 - Bldg Repair-Maintenance Fund
LAST WEEK’S OFFERING
Weekdays $ 97.00 Sat. 6:00 PM $ 403.25
Online Giving $ 1,502.00 Sun. 9:00 AM $ 2,716.00
Holy Commun-ion Masses
$ 69.00 Sun.12:00 PM $ 318.00
Peter’s Pence $ 191.00 Sun. 6:00 PM $ 227.00
Combined Total
$ 5,332.25
God of Promise, many of us have trouble discerning the Living
Christ in our lives. Use these gifts to quiet the traf-fic and
turmoil of life’s stresses. Enable us through our faithful giving
to discover a deeper reverence for Jesus’ gentle and humble
message. Lift our heavy burdens, so we can prayerfully respond to
the peace and the calm re-pose that you provide for us today and
forever. In the name of Jesus Christ, we pray. Amen Matthew
11:16-19, 25-30
“Copyright © 2019 David S. Bell. Reprinted with permission from
www.DavidSBell.org.”
CONTRIBUTIONS-EXPENSES FOR JUNE 2020 Contributions-Ingresos $
24.203.55 Expenses-Gastos $ 30,279.68 Loss-Perdidas $ 6,076.13 We
thank all of you that have continued to support your parish during
these challenging and difficult times. As you can see we are still
short of our goal to cover our expenses. This situation will most
likely continue longer than we have expected. We ask you to please
continue to make your donations as you have in the past and if you
have not been tithing, we humbly ask that you start by giving back
to God a portion of the blessings he has given to you. If you have
been laid off from work and at this time must suspend your
tithings, we understand. We have cutback on new expenditures as
well and are looking at ways to continue reducing our expenses.
Thank you again, and God bless each and everyone of you. Rev.
Salvador Pedroza
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Trusting Faith Do not be afraid; just have faith. Mark 5:36
Do not be afraid? Sometimes that’s hard to do, especially when
you’re in a difficult situation that you’re not sure you can
handle. Can you remember such a time in your life? Having faith in
Christ doesn’t mean that we will always be spared from life’s
difficulties, but it does mean that we can count on Christ to help
us through them. Jesus promised that he would always be with us,
and that promise is a powerful sign of his never-failing love. His
help flows out to us through his love, and it’s our faith in Jesus
that opens us up to receive what he wants to give. Without faith,
the door to our hear remains shut, and as some have experienced,
that’s not a very good feeling. Much better is the feeling of peace
that comes from a trusting faith! We need only to ask for this
pre-cious gift that transforms our life. Lord, help me to trust in
you. Fr. Kenneth E. Grabner, C.S.C.
Additional Daily Catholic Devotions through
www.livingfaith.com
MT 11:25-30
Fewer People Attending Mass
Gracias a todos aquellos que han continuado apoyando a su
Parroquia durante estos tiempos dificiles. Humilde-mente les
pedimos y agradecemos de ante mana nos sigan apoyando con sus tan
necesarias donaciones. Se-ria bueno regresar a Dios un poco de las
muchas y tan-tas bendiciones que recibimos diariamente de El. Por
lo que hemos visto esta situación se agrava mas cada día de lo que
se esperaba y como pueden darse cuenta, para el mes de junio
salimos por de bajo con nuestros gastos esenciales. Por nuestra
parte estamos haciendo todo lo possible por no incurrir en gastos
adicionales y ó buscando formas de reducir gastos actuales para
para poder lograr nuestro objetivo y cubrir los gastos esen-ciales
para que nuestra parroquia siga adelante. Si usted ha sido victima
del desempleo y necesita sus-pender su donación, nosotros lo
comprendemos.
Agradecemos nuevamente por su apoyo. Les doy mi bendicion, Rev.
Salvador Pedroza
CONTRIBUTIONS-EXPENSES FOR JUNE 2020 Contributions-Ingresos $
24.203.55 Expenses-Gastos $ 30,279.68 Loss-Perdidas $ 6,076.13
