PASTORAL OFFICE

Rev. Msgr. Conor J. McGrath Pastor Fr. Roberto V. Rosales Parochial Vicar Lee Jan Deacon deaconlee@seaschurch.com Ed Gordon Liturgical Ministry Coordinator ed@seaschurch.com Sarah Rehkopf Pastoral Coordinator sarah@seaschurch.com Susan Ramsower Music Director susan@seaschurch.com Michelle Marroquin Communications michelle@seaschurch.com Deana Giuliani Parish Accountant deana@seaschurch.com Anna Cantu Administrative Assistant anna@seaschurch.com A J Rabel Plant Manager ajrabel@seaschurch.com Dr. Maria Leavy Hoelscher Counseling 210-364-2215 FAITH FORMATION OFFICE

Staff Hours M-Th 8:30 am –2:30 pm

Valerie Trevino valerie@seaschurch.com Faith Formation Administrator Ana Holbrook ana@seaschurch.com Administrative Assistant Elena Menchero elena@seaschurch.com Good Shepherd Coordinator Heidi Neuenfeldt heidi@seaschurch.com Elementary Coordinator Luis Ramirez luis@seaschurch.com Middle School Coordinator Lisa Casas lisa@seaschurch.com High School Coordinator Dina Selva dina@seaschurch.com Confirmation Coordinator

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Baptism: Please call the office to make an appointment for your child to be baptized. Our next Baptism class is October 8 at 6:30 p.m. in the Day Chapel. Monthly baptism classes are listed at seaschurch.com/baptism. Wedding: Couples who would like to be married at our church need to be registered parishioners. Please call the parish office and make an initial appointment with the Pastor at least six months in advance of the wedding date. RCIA: Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Are you interested in learning more about the Catholic Faith or considering becoming a Catholic? Are you an adult Cath-olic wanting to prepare for Eucharist and Confirmation? Please call the office for more information at 210-698-1941 or email Ed Gordon, ed@seaschurch.com. Anointing of the Sick: Please call the parish office to make an appointment. Funerals: If you have a loved one who has passed away, please call the parish office to let us know or to arrange a funeral.

Prayers for the Sick We ask God to bless all those who are ill and have asked us to pray for them. To have the Ministers of Care pray for your loved one by names, please email an-na@seaschurch.com or call the parish office. Be attentive to the voice of Grace

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

Welcome to Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church Office Hours: Monday – Friday 8:30 am-5:00 pm (closed for lunch 12-1pm) (210) 698-1941 | Fax: (210) 698-1983 |

8500 Cross Mountain Trail | San Antonio TX 78255 | seaschurch.com.

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church

We are so happy that you have joined us, and we hope that you will find our church to be the spiritual home you desire. We are blessed with a community of sincere and caring people who want to make you feel at home. To register as a parishioner go to www.seaschurch.com.

Mass Intentions 8:00 am Monday, October 8 Don Garcia † Dave Little † Presider: Fr. Robert 8:00 am Tuesday, October 9 Dixie Crosby † Luis Torres † Presider : Fr. George 8:00 am Wednesday, October 10 Jessica Richardson † Luis Torres † Presider: Fr. Conor 8:00 am Thursday, October 11 Mark Calkins † Luis Torres † Presider: Fr. Robert 8:00 am Friday, October 12 Pilar Castaneda † Agustin Ainsa † Presider: Fr. Conor 5:00 pm Saturday, October 13 Guadalupe Rivera † Franz Hallermann † Presider: Fr. Conor Sunday, October 14 8:00 am Keith Werner † Presider: Fr. Kinney 9:30 am Fortunato Abello † Yolanda Galvan † Presider: Fr. Conor 11:30 am Peter D. Gallagher † Maria Emmabet Cabria † Presider: Fr. Conor 1:00 pm Bette Ann & Ralph Duesing † Presider: Fr. Robert 7:00 pm Afonso Ospina † Presider: Fr. Roger

MASS TIMES

Saturday Vigil 5 pm Sunday 8 am, 9:30 am 11:30 am 1:00 pm (SPANISH), 7 pm Daily Mass 8 am Reconciliation Saturday, 4 pm Adoration Wednesday, 8:30 am - 8 pm

Faith Formation News

Registration is open for all faith formation classes! We are looking forward to a great year of learning about our Catholic faith, preparing for sacraments, and exploring the Word of God! Go to seaschurch.com for more information or scan the QR code to register!

Thomas Sweet in Afghanistan. Robert Castillo, Peter Greenburg, Roy Vaughn, Matt Pryor, Miguel T. Sotello and Ron Wyble, deployed to Iraq. Bruce Balvin, Luis A. Ramos, Zac Gerner, Jordan Bittner and Anthony Delgado, Jr. ,and Christopher Le Comte in Germany, Zachary Williams in Ethiopia and Mack Peter in Co-lombia. Austin Reyes in S. Korea. Dylan Johnson in Okinawa Japan.

Weekly Offertory September 29/30

$ 39,704.57

This Week at SEAS Monday, October 8 6:30 pm Baptismal Class Chapel Cry Rm. 7:00 pm Eucharistic Min. Trng. Church 7:00 pm Apostleship of the Cross Marron Center Tuesday, October 9 9:00 am CDA Rosary Making Seton Hall 6:30 pm Altar Server Trng. Church 7:00 pm RCIA Seton Hall Wednesday, October 10 9:00 am/7 pm Bible Study The Psalms Seton Hall Thursday, October 11 5:30 am Men’s Morning Fellowship Seton Hall. 7:00 pm K of C General Council Seton Hall 7;00 pm Eucharistic Min. Trng. Church Friday, October 12 8:30 am Ministry of Care Church Saturday, October 13 8:00 am SVDP Distribution Mass SVDP Second Collection Sunday, October 14 Masses SVDP Second Collection 12:30 pm Beyond CANA Mtg. Seton Hall For Faith Formation Calendar Please Visit our website: seaschurch.com

REMEMBERING OUR HEROES

SUPPORT OUR DEPLOYED TROOPS: Wear a red shirt on Fridays. RED represents Remember Everyone De-ployed

Building Update The sidewalks connecting the new parking lot, the Marron Center, and the Church were poured this week and are ready for use. Also enhancing the new parking lot are the new light poles which were also installed this past week.

THEY ARE HERE! Our pictorial di-rectories have arrived! If you had your picture taken or submitted a pic-ture, your direc-tory copy is

Thank You With a heart full of gratitude and love, Mary Skaines would like to thank Fr. Conor, Susan Ramsower and the SEAS staff for the beauti-ful funeral for her husband, Jim. She is immensely grateful for the friends and parishioners who at-tended the funeral and who have reached out with love and support during this very difficult time.

Tea with the Saints Please join us on Thursday, October 11 in Seton Hall from 2:00 - 3:30 PM as we learn about Saint Martin de Porres. We will conclude with the Divine Mercy Chaplet. Cookies and tea will be provided. On November 8 we will learn about the Archangels and on December 13 we will learn about Saint Gianna Bertta Molina.

Worldwide Marriage Encounter Great Marriages Don’t Just Happen,

Couples Make Them! For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. Sign up to-day to attend the next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend in San Antonio on No-vember 2 – 4, 2018. Submit your application on line: www.mesanantonio.org or call Ed and Cindy Turski at 602-421-4154 for more info.

Faith Formation Begins Next Sunday We are so excited about beginning Faith Formation! The student drop-off and pick-up will be on the side of the Marron Center that faces the new parking lot. Please enter the new parking lot from the church side and exit through the Marron center side. If you still need to register your child for classes, please scan the QR code on the schedule.

Scan the QR code to register!

Book of the Dead On the weekend of No-vember 3 and 4, we will be celebrating the Feast of All Souls. All Masses that weekend will be offered for the repose of the souls of our de-parted loved ones. We invite you to write the names of your deceased loved ones in the Book of the Dead, which is located at the back of the church.

Are you retired or a college student looking for a part time job? We have technology po-sition available to operate our overheads that show the hymns and prayers at our Saturday 5 pm Mass and occasionally during the week for special Masses. Please contact the office if you are interested.

Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time A dog is a man's best friend. Yes, well, maybe not. While we get quite attached to our pets and other ani-mal friends, it is other persons who are our real friends. "That is why a man leaves his father and mother and clings to his wife, and the two of them become one flesh." The best marriages, according to studies, are ones in which the husband and wife view each other as equals and share equally in the running of the home and the family. Tasks and decisions are shared, and there is agreement on the raising of children and they always have each other's back when the little ones like to push their buttons. "If Daddy says no ask Mommy." Oh no! You don't get away with that trick, little one! Couples who have been married many years, have seen their children grow up and have seen their grandchildren and even great-grandchildren, are of-ten seen happily conversing and holding hands in their nursing homes or other residences. It's that life-long respect for the other that keeps a marriage hap-py, despite the occasional disagreement. Respect is key. If this respect is missing, especially from the beginning, perhaps a true marriage did not exist. This is a mystery we deal with in sincere prayer. ALL HAVE ONE ORIGIN We hear in the Letter to the Hebrews that Christ is made one with us in his suffering--"He 'for a little while' was made 'lower than the angels,' that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone." "He who consecrates and those who are being consecrated all have one origin. Therefore, he is not ashamed to call them 'brothers [and sisters].' " We are all made in the image of God, and therefore are one in Christ. We sometimes forget that Christ is our brother as well as our Lord. The love he has for us is faithful and never ending. "For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife." For "God made them male and female," equal in love and respect for one another. LET THE CHILDREN COME TO ME Jesus' love extends not only to adults. It extends not only to those in loving and respectful marriages, but extends to all people, especially children big and lit-tle. The disciples tried to prevent parents from bring-ing their children to Jesus for a blessing. Jesus re-buked the disciples and said, "Let the children come to me . . . for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these." His teachings always emphasized humility and trust, and he held up these children as the best examples. "Whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it." Children are by nature curious and humble; they know that they are small and depend on their parents for everything. Likewise, we must be humble and recognize that we are small before God and depend on God for every-thing in our lives that is good. To have this attitude is

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Gal 1:6-12; Ps 111:1b-2, 7-9, 10c; Lk 10:25-37 Tuesday: Gal 1:13-24; Ps 139:1b-3, 13-15; Lk 10:38-42 Wednesday: Gal 2:1-2, 7-14; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Lk 11:1-4 Thursday: Gal 3:1-5; Lk 1:69-75; Lk 11:5-13 Friday: Gal 3:7-14; Ps 111:1b-6; Lk 11:15-26 Saturday: Gal 3:22-29; Ps 105:2-7; Lk 11:27-28 Sunday: Wis 7:7-11; Ps 90:12-17; Heb 4:12-13; Mk 10:17-30 [17-27]

to look for the kingdom of God and to be ready to enter it. And, like the children, we will be touched and blessed by Jesus and welcomed into his arms. Today's Readings: Gn 2:18-24; Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6; Heb 2:9-11; Mk 10:2-16 [2-12] Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION One of our great treasures is the way the Church has frequent-ly flourished under unfavorable conditions, like the grape ivy on the mantel that refuses to die no matter how infrequently you water it or open the drapes. Like the apartheid laws in South Africa in the last century, the penal laws of Ireland were aimed at depriving the majority population of basic human rights. The Protestant parliament of Ireland enacted laws limit-ing the practice of Catholicism. The goal was to force conver-sion from "popery" to the Church of Ireland, and additional laws took aim at Jews, non-Anglicans, and Quakers. There were laws against intermarriage, laws against Catholics being lawyers (there was a one-hundred-pound fine), a law granting lifelong income to priests who became Protestant, and a ban on weapons. In fact, until 1793, a Catholic man had to recruit and pay a Protestant man to serve in the local militia in his place! As if family life is not complicated enough in any age, the sons of a deceased father could divide his land equal-ly, unless one became Protestant. In that case all would go to him! When allowed, new Catholic churches had to be built of wood, not stone, be off a main road or city square, have no steeple or bell, and be called a "chapel." Catholic "Emancipation" was largely secured by 1829, but even up to the founding of the Irish State in the 1920s, some effects of the laws endured. No wonder that poor Irish immigrants to the United States frequently built gloriously beautiful churches as their first act on free soil! --Rev. James Field, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co

Vigésimo Séptimo Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario TODOS TIENEN UN ORIGEN Escuchamos en la carta a los hebreos, que Cristo se hace uno con nosotros en su sufrimiento: "vemos ya al que por un momento Dios hizo inferior a los ángeles, a Jesús... Así, por la gracia de Dios, la muerte que él sufrió redunda en bien de todos." "El santificador y los santificados tienen la misma condición humana. Por eso no se avergüenza de llamar her-manos [y hermanas]." Todos somos hechos en la imagen de Dios, por lo tanto, so-mos uno en Cristo. Algunas veces olvidamos que Cristo es tanto nuestro hermano como nuestro Señor. El amor que tiene por nosotros es fiel y eterno. "Por eso dejará el hombre a su padre y a su madre y se unirá a su esposa." "Dios los hizo hombre y mujer" igual en amor y respeto por cada uno. DEJEN QUE LOS NIÑOS SE ACERQUEN A MÍ El amor de Jesús se extiende no solamente a los adultos. Se extiende no solamente para aquellas personas en matrimo-nios cariñosos y respetuosos, sino se extiende a todas las personas, especialmente a los niños chicos y grandes. Los discípulos intentaron prevenir a los padres de llevar a sus niños con Jesús para que los bendijera. Jesús reprendió a los discípulos y dijo: "Dejen que los niños se acerquen a mí . . . porque el Reino de Dios es de los que son como ellos." Sus enseñanzas siempre enfatizan la humildad y la confianza, y el puso a estos niños como los mejores ejemplos. "el que no reciba el Reino de Dios como un niño, no entrará en él". Los niños, por naturaleza son curiosas y sencillos; ellos saben que son pequeños y dependen de sus papás para todo. De la misma manera, debemos ser humildes y reconocer que ante Dios son pequeños y dependemos de Dios para todo en nuestras vidas de lo que es bueno. Tener esta actitud es bus-car el Reino de Dios y estar listo para entrar en él. Y, como los niños, seremos tocados y bendecidos por Jesús y nos recibirá en sus brazos. Lecturas de hoy: Gn 2:18-24; Sal 128 (127):1-2, 3, 4-5, 6; Heb 2:9-11; Mc 10:2-16 [2-12] Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE Un viejo chiste relata que una ancianita por más que se apresuraba a llegar al templo, siempre llegaba tarde al rosario. Un día decidió adelantarse para ver por qué duraba tan poco tiempo el rezo del rosario. A la hora establecida salió un ministro de la sacristía y ve-lozmente recitó "Cruz, Bola, bolita, bolita, bolita, Bo-la . . .". Esta es una exageración del hecho que muchos rezan el rosario como si fuera una serie de fórmulas que se re-piten sin pensar. Esta devoción mariana debe meditarse con tranquilidad y en silencio. El enfoque del rezo del rosario son los misterios de la vida de Jesús. Los "Padrenuestros" y las "Ave Marías" nos ayudan a en-trar en esa meditación en una forma mas profunda. Esas oraciones deben ayudarnos a penetrar el misterio de un acontecimiento gozoso, luminoso, doloroso, o glorioso de la vida de Jesucristo. Pero, una vez que estamos en presencia del misterio, debemos enfocarnos y contemplar a Dios. Esto no significa que el rosario no deba nunca rezarse en voz alta y en grupo. El ro-sario también tiene su dimensión comunitaria, pero ésta necesita fundarse en una verdadera meditación. En varias culturas latinoamericanas aún se canta el rosario. Ya sea a solas o en comunidad, rezado o cantado, el rosario es un tesoro de nuestra fe que nos puede facili-tar la contemplación del salvador. --Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

El Apostolado de la Cruz El Apostolado de la Cruz invita a todas las señoras interesadas en aprender a orar a nuestro Taller de Oración, el cuál se llevará a cabo el lunes 8 de Oc-tubre a las 7:00 PM en el “Marron Center” No hay necesidad de registrarse para la clase. Esperamos tu presencia. Esta clase se ofrecerá en español sola-mente. Para más información llamar a Vanessa Torrent @ 817-637-5914

PEQUEÑO PLANETA Mientras vivamos todos juntos en este pequeño planeta, necesitaremos dulzura humana, cariño hu-mano. --Dalai Lama

CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church #515402 8500 Cross Mountain Trail San Antonio, TX 78255 TELEPHONE 210 698-1941 CONTACT PERSON Michelle Marroquin EMAIL: michelle@seaschurch.com SOFTWARE MSPublisher 2010 Adobe Acrobat XI Windows 10 TRANSMISSION TIME Wednesday 1:45 SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION October 7, 2018 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 8 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS