OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE, NOVEMBER 26, 2017

Bishop Oscar Cantú, S.T. D., D.D. 1240 S. Espina Most Rev. Ricardo Ramírez, C.S.B., D.D., Bishop Emeritus Las Cruces, New Mexico, 88001 Very Rev. Bill McCann, Rector Phone: (575) 524-8563 Rev. Fr. Dr. Marcel Okonkwo, Associate Pastor Fax: (575) 523-2252 Deacon Joseph E. Misquez Web: www.ihmcathedral.com Deacon Ruben Gutierrez Email: ihmcathedral@qwestoffice.net Parish staff Mary Ann Tuten Parish Administrator Patti Carrasco Director of Religious Education Virginia D. Contreras Office Manager Martha Beasley Family Outreach Ester Geck Receptionist/Data Entry Vicky Moreno Bookkeeper Eddie Padron Evening Receptionist Jimmy Montoya Custodian/Groundskeeper Michael Chavira Maintenance Johnny Carrillo Weekend Custodian

Daily Mass Schedule Monday—Saturday 8:15 am Tuesday and Thursday 6:00 pm (Spanish) Saturday Vigil 5:30 pm Sunday 7:30 am 9:00 am (Spanish) 11:00 am 1:00 pm

Reconciliation Monday—Friday 8 am Saturday 4 pm—5 pm Tuesday—5:30 pm (Spanish)

Sacramental Information Baptisms — Please call the office for more Information. Marriage — Those planning on getting married please contact the front office for information. Adult Sacraments — Classes run from September until Easter. Please call the office for more information. Interested in Becoming Catholic? — Please call the office for more information about RCIA. Holy Orders — Any one interested in serving the church as a priest or deacon should see one of the parish priests. We the people of Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral are a multicultural, Roman Catholic Community of believers on a faith journey. We answer the call of our Baptism to serve God as Disciples of Christ and seek to evangelize people of all walks of life. We serve God and each other by ministering in our parish, our community and our homes, through lives rooted in the Word, Worship and Service.

The Cathedral depends on the financial support of friends like you. Please consider the Cathedral when you give to charity. All donations are tax deductible. Our Legal title is: Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral, Inc.

MONDAY, December 18 8:15 AM Health and well being of Bishop Oscar Cantú By: John and Loretta Funk + Letha Trujillo By: Gloria Lithgow

TUESDAY, December 19 8:15 AM + Maria Luisa Rodriguez By: Her Loving Family and Friends + Esperanza Nejo By: Daughter Nancy Barboso 6:00 PM + Tillie and + Cruz Nevarez By: Cecilia Monje WEDNESDAY, December 20 8:15 AM + Robert Altuna By: Rosa Altuna and Family + Mary T. Vigil By: Family

THURSDAY, December 21 8:15 AM + Marc Walker Griffin By: Contreras Family 6:00 PM Vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life

FRIDAY, December 22 8:15 AM + Rebecca Spires By: David Medina + Elsie Montaño By: Montaño Family SATURDAY, December 23 8:15 AM Sacred Heart of Jesus By: Hebelinda Munoz 5:30 PM Our Parish Family SUNDAY, December 24 7:30 AM + Janet Lashly By: Lydia Webster 9:00 AM Our Diocesan Seminarians 11:00 AM Ernie Ortiz (Special Intention) By: Familia Ortiz + Tonia Rodriguez By: Family 1:00 PM + Patrick, + Margie Lucero, + Cecilia Baeza By: Grace Lucero 6:00 PM + Jesus, + Carmen Zamora By: Zamora Family + Ruben Alvarez, Jr. By: Archie and Dolores Archuleta 9:00 PM Our Diocesan Seminarians

Sunday, December 17 4:00 p.m. Youth Group, Rel. Edu. Classes, Finley Hall Monday, December 18 6:30 p.m. Rosary Group, School Chapel Tuesday, December 19 1:30 pm. Living the Eucharistic Meeting, Room 115 4:00 p.m. Women’s Bible Study, Room 3 6:00 p.m. 1pm Choir Rehearsal, Room 1 6:00 p.m. ACTS Spanish Meeting, Room 9-10 6:30 p.m. RCIA Class, Room 105 7:00 p.m. Men’s Scripture Sharing Room 7 7:00 p.m. Youth Group, Room 8 7:00 p.m. Spanish ACTS Women Meeting, Room 4 7:00 p.m. Youth Group, Middle School Students, School Chapel Wednesday, December 20 6:30 p.m. Religious Education Classes Mass, Cathedral Thursday, December 21 10:00 a.m. Living the Eucharistic Meeting, Room 115 6:30 p.m. 11 am Choir Rehearsal, Room 1 Friday, December 22 12:00 p.m. Office Closed Saturday, December 23

We are in need of Ministers to the Homebound. Homebound ministers bring the Eucharist to parishioners who, either through illness or physical difficulty, are unable to attend Mass. If you feel God may be calling you to this important ministry, please call Sue Platt 575-528-8286.

Our parish is participating in Living the Eucharist this upcoming Lenten season. It begins the week of February 11, 2018. Ash Wednesday is February 14, 2018. This spiritual renewal program provides us with opportunities to grow in our faith through learning more about the Eucharist, participating more fully in Sunday Mass, and living the Eucharist each day as disciples of Christ. Sign up Sundays will be held at Masses the weekends of January 6 and 13, 2018. Materials are now available for purchase. Please contact Lisa at (575) 921-1369 or Patricia at (575) 649-6971 for materials or for more information about this program. Please join us. Thank you.

Religious Ed Corner

We ask for your prayers and support for the

Children and Youth who participated in the Rite

of Acceptance on Dec. 3: Mario Baltazar, Miguel

Gallegos, Lanea Guzman, Kalli Homer, Paityn

Homer, Alexis Nieto, Alizea Nieto, Norrina

Trujillo, Priscilla Trujillo, and Jason Tubbs.

May our Lord keep them steady on their

journey!

December 17 is the last day of classes in 2017

for our Youth and Children. Sunday classes

resume January 7, 2018 and Wednesday classes

resume January 10, 2018. A Blessed Christmas

and New Year to all the Holy Families of our

parish!

Please Note: Youth classes will dismiss at 5:15 pm on December 17 to allow the youth to prepare for Posadas at 6:00!

On Sunday, December 17th we will be decorating our church for Christmas. If you would like to help please come after the 1 pm Mass. All are welcome.

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE MEMBERS OF OUR PARISH WHO ARE ILL

Salomon Padilla, Jr. Toni Frietze Jack Hancock Michael Gutierrez Donna Graham Mabel Whaling Maria Ureña Pedro Ruiz Elizabeth Mendoza Tony Moreno Sami Archuleta Marcy Garcia Mary Brunt Gloria Guzman Hortencia V. Butler Perla Silverman Lorenza Skillin Joe Tarango Pat Carrillo Monserrate Saiz Virginia Padilla Josefina Herrera Steve Lucero Eloy Flores Martha Griego Ed Fragoso Jesus Montoya Margie Franzoy Natalia Villa Manny Ramirez R. J. Hernandez Crystela Seniceros Nadege Griego Rae Hoff Sylvia Vasquez David Almaguer Josie Gonzales Steve Lucero If you would like to add a name to the list please call the

parish office at 524-8563.

***Program Spotlight***

Guadalupe - The Miracle and the Message traces the history of this transformative event from the 16th century to the present. Featuring interviews with leading theologians, historians, and experts on the scientific inquiries into the miraculous image, this gripping film explores both the inexplicable mysteries behind the image, and the continued relevance of the Guadalupe apparition to the modern world. To access “Guadalupe” Log in to Formed.org. Click on “Watch” at the top of the page. Next, scroll down to “Knights of Columbus” and click on the image like the one above.

Tip: To watch on your TV use an HDMI cord from

your laptop to the TV, a “Chromecast” device from

your Android phone to the TV, or an “Apple TV”

device from your iPhone to the TV.

Get FORMED Now!

It’s EASY and FREE to Register!

• Visit formed.org with a web browser

• Click on Register (lower right of page)

• Enter Parish Access Code: PJJNPQ

• Enter your email and create a password

(you need this to login later)

Special Advent Confession Time

An addition to the regular confession times, a priest will be available for confessions on Sundays of Advent from

10:15 am to 11 am.

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Tiempo especial de confesión de Adviento Además de los horarios regulares de confesiones, un

sacerdote estará disponible para confesar los domingos de Adviento de las 10:15 a.m. hasta las 11 a.m.

New Year’s Eve Mass Schedule Sunday, December 31, 2017

7:30 am 9 am (Spanish)

11am 1 pm

New Year’s Mass Schedule Monday, January 1, 2018

9 am (Spanish) 11 am

Luminarias Fundraiser

The C4 Youth Ministry will be selling

Luminarias outside in the foyer during the

month of December for $10. The last day to

buy Luminarias will be Dec 17 in the Foyer.

You can offer it up for a loved one or in

thanksgiving for something. The Luminarias

will be set up December 24 for Christmas Eve.

Thank you for supporting our youth ministry.

Youth Posada

The Youth Ministry will be having their Youth

Posada December 17, 2017 at 6pm. Bring your

family to a traditional posada where there will

be free food and a breaking of the piñata. If you

would like any information or would like to help

contact Luis Varela at 575-650-1900.

Several months ago, at the time of the canonization of Mother Theresa, our parish council expressed a desire to change the name of our ministry to the needy – The St. Vincent de Paul ministry – to the St. Mother Theresa ministry. We had to wait until the 2018 collection envelopes were printed with the name change. Therefore, this parish ministry to help the needy with utility bills and prescription medicine will now be called the St. Mother Theresa ministry.

Every Wednesday morning we will give assistance to the first 15 people who come to the office seeking help. We keep a data base and we will give this assistance to a person once during a 12 month period.

A little over a year ago we also formed a small prayer team that offers to pray with the people seeking help. It is voluntary, but usually four or five individuals will accept the offer to pray with them. They may pray for themselves, their families or for whatever they have in mind. This prayer ministry has been very spiritually faithful. If you would like to help with the St. Mother Theresa ministry, please contact Mary Ann Tuten at 575-524-8563.

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Hace varios meses, en el momento de la canonización de La Madre Teresa, nuestro concilio parroquial expresó el deseo de cambiar el nombre de nuestro ministerio a los necesitados - El ministerio de San Vicente de Paúl - al ministerio de Santa Madre Teresa. Tuvimos que esperar hasta que los sobres de la colecta 2018 se imprimieran con el cambio de nombre. Por lo tanto, este ministerio parroquial para ayudar a los necesitados con facturas de servicios públicos y medicamentos recetados ahora se llamará el ministerio de Santa Madre Teresa. Todos los miércoles por la mañana brindamos asistencia a las primeras 15 personas que acuden a la oficina en busca de ayuda. Mantenemos una base de datos y brindaremos esta asistencia a una persona una vez durante un período de 12 meses. Hace poco más de un año también formamos un pequeño equipo de oración que ofrece orar con las personas que buscan ayuda. Es voluntario, pero generalmente cuatro o cinco personas aceptarán la oferta de orar con ellos. Pueden rezar por ellos mismos, por sus familias o por lo que tengan en mente. Este ministerio de oración ha sido muy espiritualmente fiel. Si desea ayudar con el ministerio de Santa Madre Teresa, comuníquese con Mary Ann Tuten al 575-524-8563.

United in Ministry (U.I.M.)

If you still have not pledge and/or contributed to the United in the Ministry Campaign please do so within the next few weeks. We are members of the diocese as well as our parish. The diocese provides services that are essential to our local Catholic Church. The diocese promotes vocations, educates seminarians, provides retirement for priests, and provides the marriage tribunal services. It’s important that we help support these services through our contributions. If you need an U.I.M. envelope, you may find them in the wall rack near the church bathrooms.

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Si aún no ha hecho su promesa o no ha contribuido a la Campaña Unidos por el Ministerio, hágalo en las próximas semanas. Somos miembros de la diócesis y así como de nuestra parroquia. La diócesis proporciona servicios que son esenciales para nuestra Iglesia Católica local. La diócesis promueve las vocaciones, educa a los seminaristas, proporciona jubilamiento para los sacerdotes y brinda los servicios del tribunal matrimonial. Es importante que ayudemos a respaldar estos servicios a través de nuestras contribuciones. Si necesita un sobre para U.I.M., puede encontrarlo en el estante que está en la pared cerca de los baños de la iglesia.

SAINT DOMINIC 0F SILOS (ca 1000-1073)

Patron Saint of Pregnant Women Feast day is December 20

Dominic of Silos, a Spanish shepherd boy was born at the beginning of the eleventh century, and tended sheep at the bottom of the Pyrenees Mountains. As a young boy he spent many hours in the fields, where he welcomed the solitude and developed his love for prayer. He became a holy monk and was soon appointed abbot of his monastery and brought about many changes for the better. Following a dispute with the king over property, Dominic and his monks were exiled. They established a new monastery in what at first seemed an unpromising location. This monastery was located in a lonely spot and was very run down. Under Dominic’s leadership, however, it became one of the most famous houses in Spain. Many healings were reported there. About 100 years after Dominic’s death, a young woman made a pilgrimage to his tomb. There Dominic of Silos appeared to her and assured her that she would bear another son. The woman was Joan of Aza, (now she is called Blessed Joan of Aza). When that son was born, Joan gratefully named him Dominic. And this son became the great St. Dominic, founder of the Dominican Order. Today’s saint died on December 20, 1073. For many years thereafter, the staff used by St. Dominic of Silos was brought to the royal palace whenever a queen of Spain was in labor. That practice ended in 1931.

Are you interested in becoming CATHOLIC?

Are you an adult Catholic missing any of

your sacraments?

Please come to the Rite of Christian

Initiation for Adults (RCIA)

Classes are every Tuesday at

6:30 pm, Room 105

THIS WEEK’S TOPICS:

TBA

You don’t have to be enrolled in these

classes to come and hear about a topic!

All are welcome!

For more information, please call

Lynne Avitia at 575-640-8358.

CATHEDRAL OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY

JESUS OF MERCY CHAPEL

ATTENTION: OPEN HOURS JESUS IS CALLING!

Blessed Sacrament Adoration: Jesus invites you to spend

One Hour With Him.

Adoración Del Santísimo: Jesús te invita a pasar Una

Hora Con El.

SUNDAY/Domingo 3:00 p.m.. – 4:00 p.m. SUNDAY/Domingo 6:00 p.m. -- 7:00 p.m. MONDAY/Lunes 5:00 p.m.. -- 6:00 p.m. WEDNESDAY/Mier. 10:00 a.m. –11:00 a.m. WEDNESDAY/Mier 11:00 a.m. –12:00 p.m. WEDNESDAY/Mier. 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. (Noon) THURSDAY/Jueves 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. THURSDAY/Jueves 12:00 a.m. -- 1:00 a.m. FRIDAY/Viernes 1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. FRIDAY/Viernes 4:00 a.m. – 5:00 a.m. FRIDAY/Viernes 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Please call: Lucy Mun oz 621-2176

Por favor llame a: Irene Banegas 993-3784

CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS MASS

SCHEDULE

Sunday, December 24th 7:30 am Mass

9 am Mass 11 am Mass 1 pm Mass

6 pm Children Mass

9 pm Mass

Monday, December 25th 9 am (Spanish Mass)

11 am Mass