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DECEMBER 15th, 2019 THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Perpetual Adoration is available 24/7 in the Adoration Chapel
CONFESSIONS
Half hour before Mass
Saturday 4:00-4:45 p.m.
DAILY MASS TIMES
Monday - Friday
7:00 a.m. (Spanish) &
6:00 p.m. (English)
Saturday
8:00 a.m. (Spanish)
WEEKEND MASS TIMES
Saturday - Vigil Mass
5:00 p.m. (English)
Sunday
8:00 a.m. (Spanish)
10:00 a.m. (English)
12:00 p.m. (English)
2:00 p.m. (Spanish)
4:00 p.m. (Spanish)
6:00 p.m. (English)
OFFICE HOURS
MONDAY
8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m.
TUESDAY - FRIDAY
8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
SATURDAY
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
ADDRESS
555 E. Del Mar Blvd.
Laredo, Texas 78041
OFFICE PHONE
(956) 722-6215
WEBSITE
www.stpatricklaredo.org
HOLY DAYS OF
OBLIGATION
Office Closed
PASTOR Very Rev. Anthony Mendoza [email protected]
PAROCHIAL VICAR
Fr. Jacinto Olguin
PAROCHIAL VICAR
Fr. Pedro Mercado [email protected]
DEACONS
Rev. Deacon Joe Longoria
Rev. Deacon Miguel Robles
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15TH, 2019 THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT
8:00 AM María del Socorro Domínguez
Por las Almas del Purgatorio
+ Luis Estevis
+ Consuelo Cepeda
+ Santana Garza
+ Celia González Quiñones
+ Emilio González
+ Juan González
+ Gilberto Molina
+ Sandra L. Gutiérrez
+ Alma R. Torres
10:00 AM For all Parishioners
12:00 PM + Rómulo Olguín - 4th Anniversary
+ Paz Estringel
+ Miguel Ángel Landa - 20th Anniversary
+ José Cruz Treviño - 9th Anniversary
+ Graciela Ramírez
+ David T. Newman
+ Vicente Quintos - 1st Anniversary
+ Andrea Hernández Miramontes
+ Jalen García
+ José Guillermo & Teresa Ramírez
2:00 PM Claudia Dovalina - Cumpleaños
4:00 PM + María Antonieta Luna
6:00 PM Sapphire L. Young - 16th Birthday
MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2019
7:00 AM + Frank X. Leyendecker
6:00 PM + Marcel & Nora Lee - Anniversary
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2019
7:00 AM Por las Almas del Purgatorio
6:00 PM Nancy Batista - Birthday
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2019
7:00 AM Por las Almas del Purgatorio
6:00 PM + Margarita Martínez
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2019
7:00 AM + Florencio González y Olivia González
6:00 PM Angelique Rodríguez - Birthday
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2019
7:00 AM Olga Fernández
6:00 PM + Rene Herrera - 14th Anniversary
7:00 PM Wedding - Mirta & Martin Ramírez
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2019
8:OO AM María del Socorro Domínguez
5:00 PM + Rubén Flores Montalvo
7:00 PM Wedding-Francisco Moreno & Valeria Hinojosa
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STAFF ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE DIRECTOR
Viridiana Nevarez Mellado ext. 221
[email protected] RECEPTIONIST
Cristina Garza ext. 210
[email protected] SECRETARY
Karla Xiomara Fernandez ext. 220
[email protected] DATA ENTRY CLERK
Karla Torres ext. 223
[email protected] MINISTRIES DIRECTOR
Lilia L. Salinas ext. 216
[email protected] CCD COORDINATOR
Javier Compean ext. 215
[email protected] CONFIRMATION COORDINATOR
Sylvia Herrera ext. 214
[email protected] FACILITIES & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Vicente Salinas
December 7th & December 8th 2019
Total Sunday’s Offering $25,098.48
Online Giving $1,707.50
The Sanctuary Lamp is burning this week in memory of :
Mary G. Lopez
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Bulletin Deadline Ministries, make sure to submit your announcements 10 Days
prior to date published via Email please at
Mass Intentions Consider having a Mass said for a
birthday, anniversary, or memorial for someone special. There are ONLY
Sunday Masses available at 8am and 12 noon for the 2019 calendar. Please come
by the parish office during regular business hours to reserve your date and
time for a Mass intention.
Serve our Lord, Serve your Parish Are you looking for a way to become
involved? Do you feel a calling? Do you have
a special talent you would like to share with
the parish? Anyone interested who would
like to share their time & talent with any of
the various ministries and groups we have here at
St. Patrick’s are encouraged to contact any of the
ministry or group leaders for more information.
ADORATION Ariel Gómez (956) 740-9567
BEREAVEMENT Lucy Cárdenas (956) 763-9145
EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION Dody Foster (956)723-6119
HOSPITAL E. EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Ángeles Guajardo (956) 436-2540 ALTAR SOCIETY Karla Torres (956) 722-6215 ALTAR SERVERS Marilú Gorecki (956) 722-6215
LECTORS (English) Victor Ordoñez (956) 236-4598
MUSIC Lupita Chapa (956) 763-6724 USHERS (English) Narciso Castro (956) 740-2226
MEN’S CLUB Narciso Castro (956) 740-2226
JAIL MINISTRY Eduardo/ Gina De la Miyar - (956) 237-3226 Rodolfo/ Maru Portillo (956) 235-4382
GEO JAIL MINISTRY Polo Ramírez (965) 237-3290
ACTS CORE Adrián Flores (956) 326-6222 Alexandra Agüero (956) 235-4058
LIFETEEN & EDGE Gwen Garza (956) 729-7090
CHALLENGE & CONQUEST Rosalba Montalvo (956) 286-5997
APOSTOLES DE FATIMA Ivonne Aguirre (956) 744-8737
CABALLEROS DE JESUS Guillermo Abboud (956) 237– 3876 LECTORS (Spanish) Chelly De la Garza (956) 206-1531
USHERS (Spanish) Lupe Solís (956) 337-0519
COMMUNIDADES DE EVANGELIZACION Javier Santana (956) 236-6141
CHOICE WINE Javier Compean (956) 722-6215
MARRIAGE COUNSELING Velma Martínez (956) 744-2679
DISCOVER THE BIBLE Carlos Guzmán (210) 316-5950
LORD TEACH ME TO PRAY Cynthia Snyder (956) 763-5065 STA. TERESITA Karla Torres (956) 722-6215 Sandra Hernández (956) 242-9332 ENCUENTRO DE NUESTRA SEÑORA Reynaldo Guajardo (956) 237-4795 GOOD SHEPHERD Patty Verduzco [email protected]
Diocese has received $47,000 toward our goal of $100,000.
325 families in our parish have now given $77,000 to the Catholic Sharing Appeal,
which funds many important ministries in our Diocese of Laredo. We are now a little over 72% of the way to our goal! If every family made some contribution, we can
reach our goal. If you have not yet made your pledge, please do so today. Forms are
available in the church and in the parish office. Thank you!
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FROM THE PAROCHIAL VICAR, FR. PEDRO MERCADO JR.
“Las Posadas commemorates the journey that Joseph and Mary made from Nazareth to Bethlehem in search of a safe refuge where Mary could give birth to the baby Jesus. When they were unable to find lodging in Bethlehem, Joseph and Mary were forced to seek shelter in a stable, where the Christ Child was born” (Las Posadas, The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Las-Posadas). As a child, I recall taking long walks during the posadas and singing and seeing the little kids dress up as the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph, etc. I grew up with the songs and the prayers, but it never crossed my mind that some Catholics are not familiar with the posadas. The posadas take place from December 16th until the 24th. It is customary to have a Mass and for the posada to take place at the parish or at somebody’s home. “The group representing the Holy Family stands outside a series of houses, singing songs and asking for lodging. They are refused time and again until the group reaches the designated house. Finally, the travelers are permitted to enter. Prayer and song continue in the home, and festive foods are shared. The evening ends with a piñata in the shape of star” (Heffron, Las Posadas: A Mexican Christmas Tradition, https://www.franciscanmedia.org/las-posadas-a-mexican-christmas-tradition/).
Although Christmas is near, let us reflect on the Coming of our Lord Incarnate as the Baby Jesus. The posadas are a good reminder of how our Lord was born in a manger, but regardless of where He was born, He is still the King of Kings. Let us remind ourselves that we are also awaiting His Second Coming. When He returns we will be reunited with our family and friends who have passed away and share in the Banquet of the Lord. “Las Posadas isn’t about being somber and still during Christmas: It’s about pilgrims and a pilgrimage, rousing song, prayer and deep faith—all of it in motion” (Heffron, 1). Let us eagerly await the Coming of the Lord!
DATE FOR HOSTED BY Dec. 15TH CCD Students ENS After 6:00 p.m. Mass DEC. 16TH CONFIRMATION 1ST/2ND YR CABALLEROS DE JESUS After 6:00 p.m. Mass DEC. 17TH GOOD SHEPHERD ALTAR SOCIETY After 6:00 p.m. Mass DEC. 18TH YOUTH MS/FHC STUDENTS COMUNIDADES After 6:00 p.m. Mass DEC. 19TH ALTAR SERVERS SP. ACTS WOMEN After 6:00 p.m. Mass DEC. 20TH CHALLENGE AND CONQUEST MENS CLUB After 6:00 p.m. Mass DEC. 21ST NIÑOS MISIONEROS DE FATIMA ENG. ACTS MEN After 5:00 p.m. Mass DEC. 22ND PARISH POSADA STAFF After 6:00 p.m. Mass DEC. 23RD 2PM MASS LEADERS MOVIMIENTO FAM. After 6:00 p.m. Mass
Christmas Is a Holy Day of
Obligation! December 25th, Wednesday, the day we celebrate the birth of Jesus, is a Holy Day of Obligation, which
means all Catholics must attend Holy Mass that day, or the vigil the evening
of December 24th, Tuesday. God-the-Son became a vulnerable little baby for love of us. Let us show our gratitude by participating well in
Christmas Mass. The Masses at St. Patrick will be:
December 24th– 7 am, Vigil Masses 4PM
Children’s Mass (English), 6PM (Bilingual), & Midnight Mass (Bilingual)
December 25th- 8AM (Spanish), 10AM (Engish) 12PM (Eng.), 2PM (Spanish),
4PM (Spanish), & 6PM (English)
PARISH AND MINISTRY NEWS
The December Bereavement Support Group Meeting is scheduled for Thursday,
December 19th, 2019 following the 6:00 pm Mass. 6:40 - 8:30 pm. If you or someone you know is
grieving the death of a loved one, consider joining the “Bereavement Support Group”. You are free to share your story and gain support from other grieving members. Our prayers are
with you. Call or send a text message: Lucy R. Cárdenas at (956) 763-9145.
St Patrick Church Men’s Club Ministry
Scholarship Applications The Men’s Club Ministry, with the tremendous support of our Pastor and Parishioners, will again be awarding scholarships to high school graduates from our parish. It is the Men’s Club’s desire to award at least fourteen, $1,000 scholarships this school year. The evaluation criteria will have an emphasis on the student’s participation in St. Patrick Church ministries and parish related activities. Scholarship applications may be secured from your school’s academic counselor or may be downloaded from the church web page: www.stpatricklaredo.org - Parish Life tab/Men’s Club. The deadline for submission to the school counselors will be Friday, February 28, 2020.
Life Teen and EDGE will NOT be meeting for the next few weeks. Our next meeting will be January 12th EDGE 1:30PM TO 3:30PM AND Life Teen 7pm to 9pm. Enjoy your holiday break! You will be in our prayers. See you in the Eucharist!
Attention Confirmation Parents & Students. Last day of class will be Monday, December 16th, 2019. All students are to report directly to the church to attend the 6:00 p.m. Mass. Classes will resume on Monday, January 13th, 2020. Hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year!
PARISH & MINISTRY NEWS
Dear Santa Claus, My friends are already having
Christmas parties, but the priest at our church says that this is
really a special time called Advent, when we should prepare
our hearts for Christmas. I don’t want to wait until
December 25th.
I want to celebrate Christmas NOW! Love, Virginia
Dear Virginia, I know how you feel, because I also love to celebrate Christmas! You know me as “Santa Claus,” but my real name is Saint Nicholas. I was a bishop of a place called Myra, about 300 years after the birth of Jesus. I loved Jesus so much that I dedicated my life to telling people about Him, and I tried to follow His example by helping those who were poor. That is how the tradition started about me going around and giving presents to everybody. It’s nice to give presents, and it’s nice to receive presents, but we must not forget whose birthday we are celebrating! The true meaning of Christmas is found in the little stable in Bethlehem where God loved us so much that He chose to be born into our world as a little baby, to save us from our sins! Since God loves us so much, wouldn’t you want to give Jesus a very special gift on His birthday? He doesn’t need toys or clothes or a new cellphone. But what would make Jesus very happy is if your heart is full of love for Him and for your family and for everyone! That is why Advent is so important. It is a special time to try to take out of our hearts whatever Jesus doesn’t like: anger, selfishness, jealousy, and all the bad stuff. That is why it is a good idea to go to Confession during Advent. Then we try to make our hearts more loving by being extra nice to everybody, and helping more around the house and praying for anybody who needs help. If you do these things in the few days we have before Christmas, you will have a more loving heart for Jesus on His birthday! Before you know it, Christmas will be here, and then you can celebrate
the birth of Jesus for 12 days! - Love, St. Nicholas
P.S. Jesus would be very happy if you were nicer with your little brother!
PARISH & MINISTRY NEWS
Applications to Team on the upcoming TEEN ACTS Retreat Mar. 12-15,
2020 (NOT SPRING BREAK). Meetings start Jan. 9th at 6:30-9pm and
continue every Thursday’s (1/16, 1/23, 1/30, 2/6,2/13, 2/20, 2/27),
Saturdays (1/11, 2/22) 11:30am to 1:30pm, and Wednesday (3/11)
6pm to 9pm. Commissioning Mass will be on January 12th at 6pm. Mini
Retreat is March 7th. Pentecost reunion March 26th. 2 absences are
allowed for all of the meetings. Living an Acts retreat is a requirement
and being a registered parishioner of St. Patrick Church. www.stpatricklaredo.org on the TEEN ACTS page deadline is Dec 16th to
apply. If you are interested in living the TEEN ACTS retreat it will be March 12th to 15th, 2020 – It will
require you to miss school on Friday the 13th. The link to apply will be open on Feb 4th at 9am. This
retreat fills up within a few minutes you are highly encouraged to save the date and time now to be
prepared to complete the application as soon as it opens on that day. The link will be on the St Patrick
website under Teen ACTS but you will not see it until Feb 4th at 9am!
Lord, Teach Me To Pray is a prayer series based
on Ignatian Spirituality. Part 1, “Praying Christian
Virtues”, helps deepen our prayer life, and discover
what to do for dryness and obstacles in prayer.
It also introduces the different methods of Ignatian
prayer, meditation, contemplation and
Consciousness Examen. A small group will meet
with 2 trained facilitators for 1-2 hours once a week
for 12 weeks to pray and faith share.
Part 1 for Women begins on January 7th , 2020 in
Parish Hall Room #5 at 6:30 P.M. To register
contact Cynthia Snyder at (956) 763-5065
Eucharist. The Holy Mass. For Catholics, this is often a sacrament they’ve participated in nearly every week of their lives. For non-Catholics, it is a foreign rite that many are cautious to approach. In both groups there is a varied understanding of the Eucharist and what the Church teaches about this sacrament, described as the “source and summit of the Christian life.” Over the course of this study, Dr. Brant Pitre will take us back to the biblical roots of the Eucharist. Together we’ll see how this sacrament is deeply rooted in Sacred Scripture. We’ll explore its origins, its foreshadowing in the many mysterious and miraculous events of the Old Testament and gospels, and the essential purpose and reality of Jesus’ words and actions at the Last Supper. In the end, we’ll examine how the Eucharist is not just a something, but rather Someone with whom we are meant to be in communion. Class dates: Thursdays, January 9 - March 12, 2020 Class time: 7PM - 8:30PM Workbook required - $10 cost per workbook (spouses can share workbook) Number of classes: 10 Registration Deadline: Friday January 3, 2020 *If you have any questions on the course please contact Carlos Guzman at 210-316-5950. *
DEL VICARIO PARROQUIAL, P. PEDRO MERCADO, JR.
“Las Posadas conmemora el viaje que hicieron José y María desde Nazaret a Belén en busca de un refugio seguro donde María pudiera dar a luz al niño Jesús. Cuando no pudieron encontrar alojamiento en Belén, José y María se vieron obligados a buscar refugio en un establo, donde nació el Niño Jesús "(Las Posadas, Los Editores de la Enciclopedia Británica, https://www.britannica.com/topic / Las-Posadas). Cuando era niño, recuerdo dar largos paseos durante las posadas y cantar y ver a los niños pequeños disfrazarse de la Virgen María y San José, etc. Crecí con las canciones y las oraciones, pero nunca se me pasó por la cabeza que algunos
católicos No están familiarizados con las posadas. Las posadas tienen lugar del 16 al 24 de diciembre. Es costumbre celebrar una misa y que la posada se realice en la parroquia o en la casa de alguien. “El grupo que representa a la Sagrada Familia está afuera de una serie de casas, cantando canciones y pidiendo alojamiento. Se les rechaza una y otra vez hasta que el grupo llega a la casa designada. Finalmente, los viajeros pueden ingresar. La oración y la canción continúan en el hogar, y se comparten comidas festivas. La noche termina con una piñata en forma de estrella ”(Heffron, Las Posadas: Una tradición navideña mexicana, https://www.franciscanmedia.org/las-posadas-a-mexican-christmas-tradition/). Aunque se acerca la Navidad, reflexionemos sobre la Venida de nuestro Señor Encarnado como el Niño Jesús. Las posadas son un buen recordatorio de cómo nació nuestro Señor en un pesebre, pero independientemente de dónde nació, sigue siendo el Rey de Reyes. Recordemos que también estamos esperando su segunda venida. Cuando regrese, nos reuniremos con nuestra familia y amigos que han fallecido y compartirán el banquete del Señor. "Las Posadas no se trata de estar sombrío y quieto durante la Navidad: se trata de peregrinos y una peregrinación, una canción conmovedora, una oración y una fe profunda, todo en movimiento" (Heffron, 1). ¡Esperemos ansiosamente la venida del Señor!
15 de diciembre CCD Estudiantes ENS
Después de Misa de 6pm
16 de dicimbre CONFIRMACIÓN 1º y 2º AÑO CABALLEROS DE JESÚS
Después de Misa de 6pm
17 de dicimbre BUEN PASTOR SOCIEDAD DEL ALTAR
Después de Misa de 6pm
18 de diciembre YOUTH MS / FHC COMUNIDADES
Después de Misa de 6pm
19 de diciembre MONAGUILLOS ACTS (Mujeres Esp.)
Después de Misa de 6pm
20 de diciembre CHALLENGE Y CONQUEST MEN’S CLUB
Después de la Misa de 6pm
21 de diciembre NIÑOS MISIONEROS DE FATIMA ACTS (Men’s Eng.)
Después de la Misa de 5pm
22 de dicimbre POSADA PARROQUIAL
Después de la Misa de 6pm
23 de dicimbre LÍDERES DE MISA DE 2PM MOVIMIENTO FAM.
Despues de la Misa de 6pm
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PARISH AND MINISTRY NEWS
Ultima Clase de Biblia con Padre
Olguin para el 2019 será el
martes, 17 de diciembre al las
10am en el salón parroquial # 1.
Gracias y Bendiciones a todos
ustedes y sus familias.
Querida Virginia ¡Sé cómo te sientes, porque también me encanta celebrar la Navidad! Me conoces como "Santa Claus", pero mi verdadero nombre es San Nicolás. Era obispo de un lugar llamado Myra, unos 300 años después del nacimiento de Jesús. Amaba tanto a Jesús que dediqué mi vida a contarle a la gente acerca de Él, e intenté seguir su ejemplo ayudando a los pobres. Así es como comenzó la tradición de repartir regalos a todos. Es bueno dar regalos, y es bueno recibir regalos, ¡pero no debemos olvidar qué cumpleaños celebramos! ¡El verdadero significado de la Navidad se encuentra en el pequeño establo de Belén, donde Dios nos amó tanto que eligió que nazca en nuestro mundo un bebé para salvarnos de nuestros pecados! Ya que Dios nos ama tanto, ¿no le gustaría darle a Jesús un regalo muy especial en su cumpleaños? No necesita juguetes ni
ropa ni un teléfono celular nuevo. ¡Pero lo que haría muy feliz a Jesús es si tu corazón está lleno de amor por Él y por tu familia y por todos! Es por eso que el Adviento es tan importante. Es un momento especial para tratar de sacar de nuestros corazones lo que a Jesús no le gusta: ira, egoísmo, celos y todo lo malo. Es por eso que es una buena idea ir a la Confesión durante el Adviento. Luego tratamos de hacer que nuestros corazones sean más amorosos siendo más amables con todos, y ayudando más en la casa y orando por cualquiera que necesite ayuda. Si haces estas cosas en los pocos días que tenemos antes de Navidad, ¡tendrás un corazón más amoroso por Jesús en su cumpleaños! Antes de que te des cuenta, la Navidad estará aquí, ¡y luego podrás celebrar el nacimiento de Jesús durante 12 días! - Con Amor, San Nicolás P.D. ¡Jesús sería muy feliz si fueras más amable con tu hermano pequeño!
¡Quiero celebrar la Navidad AHORA!
Con Amor,
Virginia
Querido Santa Claus, Mis amigos ya están teniendo fiestas
navideñas, pero el sacerdote de nuestra iglesia dice que este es
realmente un momento especial llamado Adviento, cuando debemos preparar nuestros corazones para la Navidad. No quiero esperar hasta el
25 de diciembre.
Aidee Juarez Larry Lepovitz
Alfredo de Luna Joanne M. Aquirre
Acela Martinez Rosa Garza
Myriam Gaytan Geronimo Espinoza
Father of goodness and love, hear our prayers for the sick members of
our community and for all who are in need. Amid mental and physical
suffering may they find consolation in your healing presence. Show your
mercy as you close wounds, cure illnesses, make broken bodies whole and
free downcast spirits. May these special people find lasting health and
deliverance, and so join us in thanking you for all your gifts. We ask this
through Lord Jesus who healed those who believed. Amen
Frances Rizo Gloria Gnz. Carranza
Paul Mutz Margaret Verduzco John Paul Jackson
Sylvia Vela Adrian Martinez
Sharan Fernandez
