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Our Devotions
Adoration, Rosary &
Novena: 5:00-6:00 PM M-F
Holy Spirit: Mondays
Divine Mercy/Holy Hour for
Vocation: Tuesday
Perpetual Help Novena:
Wednesdays
St. Jude Novena:
Thursdays
Santo Niño Novena: Fridays
Sacred Heart: 1st Fridays
First Saturday of the
month:
2000 Hail Mary Devotion,
from 9:00 AM
Divine Mercy Devotion:
Sunday 3:00 – 4:00 PM
Parish Office/Business Hours:
Monday thru Friday: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
12 noon – 1:00 PM: Lunch Break
Schedule of Masses and other Services
Sundays: 8:00 and 10:00
AM, and 12 noon Bilingual Mass (English & hymns in
Filipino)
Saturdays: 6:00 PM (Spanish Mass) Daily Holy Eucharist:
M-F 6:00 PM
Confession: Mon-Sat 5:00 – 6:00 PM
Baptism: By appointment & Seminars is necessary
Confirmation:
11th to 12th grade Marriage: Please meet
with the Pastor one year in advance.
Counseling: By Appointment
Funeral: Please contact the Parish office before making
arrangements outside
OUR SERVANTS
ADMINISTRATION
Pastor – Rev. Fr. Arnold Ibarra, PhD Deacon - Arsenio Reyes
Office Volunteers: Martha Ponce, Francis Paiz, Annie
Spencer,
Dora Mendez, Alicia Anaya Business Coordinator – Anna Rose
Nolasco
Sacramental Records – Dr. Connie Nepomuceno
Safe Environment - Monette Reyes Photographer – Henry Mendez
Webmaster – Ed Candelaria Property Manager – Robert Mendez
PASTORAL COUNCIL (2015-2018)
Chairperson: Regina Pino Vice Chair: Rene Jaceldo
Secretaries: Josie McCallister & Vicky Ortiz
Members:, Rene Jaceldo, Robert Mendez,
Irene Roberson, Nena Connor, Alvaro Suarez,
Raine Virginio, Armi Wallace, Bill Wolff & Patrick
Wyrwich
FINANCE COUNCIL
Chairperson: Michael Roberson
(2015-2020) Members – Belma dela Cruz, Dr. Concepcion
Nepomuceno
STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL
Chairperson: Jim Irwin Members: Regina Pino, Michael
Roberson,
Belma dela Cruz, Suzette Saunders Dr Concepcion Nepomuceno
MINISTRIES
WORSHIP
Acolytes: Vicky Ortiz
Dévotion: Dr. Connie Nepomuceno Hospitality: TBD Lectors: Jill
Lewis
Adult Choir: Helen Ona Youth Choir: Noel Casino Sacristan: Rita
Cordova
Director of Altar Servers: Russel Cantu Wedding/Quincenera
Coordinator:
Alicia Anaya & Annie Spencer
EVANGELIZATION
Religious Education Coordinator: Jet Licon
RCIA : Deacon Jun Reyes, Doris Garza, & Dr.
Connie
Family Life Apostolate: TBD
Guadalupana: Rosa dela Garza
ACTS and Vocation/Director of Liturgy: Deacon
Jun Reyes
Youth: Russell & Bernadette Cantu
SERVICE Filipino Traditions: Pura Frierson
Nutrition: Alma de Paz Knights of Columbus : Grand Knight
Christopher Anders Social Concern : Joanne Jaceldo
Stephen Ministry: Jill Lewis Bill Lenhart Ministry: Charles
Jordan
Santo Niño de Cebu Catholic
Church
Address: 5655 Rigsby Avenue,
San Antonio, Texas 78222 Phone: (210) 648-1705 Fax: (210)
648-5365
E-mail: [email protected]
ANNOUNCEMENT
1. Rite of Christian Initiation of Adult (RCIA) is for Adults or
young children seeking to receive the sacraments of baptism,
confirmation and Eucharist. To those who wish to join the Catholic
faith is welcome to attend the RCIA. Registration is on going.
Classes will start in August. Please contact the office at (210)
648-1705 for more information.
2. Religious Education registration is on going. Please call the
office (210) 648-1705 or see Mrs. Jet Licon for more important
information.
3. Bible Study/Faith sharing is every Monday from 7 to 9 pm and
catholic movies shown every last Monday of the moth at 7 p.m.
4. Pilgrimage to Holy Land is scheduled for June 11 –20, 2018.
Call the office /Dr. Connie at (210) 648-1705 for update.
5. Potluck after noon mass.
6. Holy hour for vocation is every Tuesday from 5 pm and
exposition of the Blessed Sacrament is every Monday to Thursday at
5 pm followed by Holy Mass at 6 pm.
7. The youth and adult choirs are looking for new members.
Please look for our Choir Directors (Helen Ona and Noel Casino) if
interested or call the office at (210) 648-1705.
8. For “house blessings and/or bringing the Santo Nino” schedule
you can contact Ms. Josie at (210) 740-9410 or the office at
(210)648-1705.
9. If you want or need an Spiritual Director service, call the
office at (210)648-1705. The service is free.
10. We need volunteers in our church especially for Religious
Education teachers/catechists. If you are interested to be a
catechist, a training will be given to you. You can call or see
Mrs. Jet Licon or the office at (210)648-1705 for more
information.
11. Copies of your weekly bulletin can be downloaded on the
internet at www.stonino.org/bulletins.
12. The Sto. Nino Church would like to thank the online donors.
Please visit the www.stonino.org to those would like to donate
online. Your donations are very much appreciated.
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 30, 2017
Prayer Corner
Today’s Gospel MT 13:44-52
Parables of the hidden treasure and the pearl
Santo Niño de Cebu Catholic Church 5655 Rigsby Avenue, San
Antonio TX, 78222 (210)648-1705 (210)648- 5365
[email protected] www.stonino.org
The treasures of God's kingdom
In this Sunday's Gospel reading, Jesus tells us that the kingdom
of God is like a buried treasure, a pearl purchased at all cost,
and a net from which the bad catch of fish will be tossed away and
the good catch will be valued.
In other words, our Christian lives are a huge cache of
valuables. If our treasure chest has any worthless trash, the
garbage needs to be tossed away to make room for more valuables.
Some of our treasures have only temporary, earthly value, and
ultimately they be will worthless unless they're used for the
kingdom of God.
The reading from Romans tells us that all things work together
for the good of those who love God. As we purge our lives of false
pearls and dead fish, we become more like our Lord. We become more
useful to the kingdom of God. Even the bad things that happen to
us, under the creative hand of our all-powerful, mercifully loving
God, get put to good use as polishing cloths that brighten our
pearls and bring out from us a better shine.
In the first reading, Solomon could have asked God for great
wealth and he would have received it, but he asked
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Our Mission:
The Santo Niño Catholic Church is a faith community where all
are welcome to celebrate Catholic beliefs embellished by the best
Philippine traditions. It is a dynamic parish responding to the
spiritual needs of the community to fulfill its evangelical mission
and to realize Christ’s call of making disciples of all nations.
(Parish Pastoral Council, 21 April 2001)
Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt
True, he died on the cross in weakness, but he lives by the
power of God; and we who share his weakness shall by the power of
God live with him in your service. 2 Corinthians 13:4, NEB
Lord our God, we thank you for the love you show us so
that we may be delivered from weakness and sickness, from sin
and misery, and may be given strength to serve you,
our Father in heaven. Bless us in all we have on our hearts,
that through your mercy the battle of life may be fought aright.
Bless us in our times and grant that justice may
gain the upper hand and we may live in peace, praising you
into all eternity. Protect us, your children, forevermore. May
your name be honored,
your kingdom come, and your will be done on earth as
in heaven. Amen.
J esus said to his disciples: "The kingdom of heaven is like a
treasure buried in a field, which a person finds and hides again,
and out of joy
goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. Again, the
kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls.
When he finds a pearl of great price, he goes and sells all that he
has and buys it. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net thrown
into the sea, which collects fish of every kind. When it is full
they haul it ashore and sit down to put what is good into buckets.
What is bad they throw away. Thus it will be at the end of the age.
The angels will go out and separate the wicked from the righteous
and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be wailing
and grinding of teeth. "Do you understand all these things?" They
answered, "Yes." And he replied, "Then every scribe who has been
instructed in the kingdom of heaven is like the head of a household
who brings from his storeroom both the new and the old."
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Today’s Reflection
http://usccb.org/bible/readings/bible/matthew/13:44
for an understanding heart so that he'd have wisdom to rule the
nation well. Even though he ruled imperfectly, his reputation as
the wisest king on earth spread throughout the known world and he
accumulated great wealth.
This is meant to teach us that when we seek first the treasures
of God's kingdom, then we can safely use the treasures of the
earth, because God's wisdom guides us in using them for the benefit
of his kingdom. The more we love Christ and follow his ways, the
easier it is to identify what's really valuable, separate out the
junk that does not belong to God, and use everything else for his
purposes.
Questions for Personal Reflection: What treasures are buried
within you? What pearls of wisdom have you gained, and what did it
cost you to learn these? Write a list of your many good qualities.
How do they prove that the Lord's presence is within you?
Questions for Community Faith Sharing: Choose one treasure,
gift, or pearl that God has given to you -- something that reveals
the kingdom of God. How did you discover it or gain it? What effect
does it have on others?
© 2017 Terry Modica, Catholic Digital Resources,
www.catholicdr.com. Printed by permission. To view or subscribe to
daily Good News Reflections, visit www.gnm.org.
( Today’s Reflection continued from page 1)
Quote of the Day
You will never win if
you never begin.
Helen Rowland
STEWARDSHIP (Collection) REPORT AND ATTENDANCE
Collection Last Sunday
July 23, 2017:
1st Collection ……………………….………………… $ 2,379.21
2nd Collection: None……………...…………………………. 0.00
Attendance ……………………………...…………………...……375
Today’s Second collection is for
Capital Project: Religious Education Classroom
“Thank you for your goodwill and generosity.”
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 30, 2017
Registration is now open for online for Assembly 2017, taking
place on
Saturday, November 4, on the campus of St. Mary’s University.
Keynote
Speakers will be bishop Robert Reed, Sherry Anne Weddell and Fr.
Pedro
Nunez. Register for Assembly 2017 by visiting the Archdiocese
website at
www.assemblysa.org.
Estan abiertas las inscripciones en linea para la Asamblea 2017,
que se llevara
a cabo et sabado, 4 de Noviembre, en las instalaciones de la St.
Mary’s
University. Los ponentes principals son el Obispo Robert Reed,
Sherry Anne
Weddell, P. Allan Figuero-Deck, P. Guillermo Campusano y P.
Pedro Nunez.
Registrate para la Asamblea 2017 visitando el sitio web de la
Arquidioces en
www.assemblysa.org. o llamando at (210) 734-1191.
Your word is a lamp to my feet
and a light to my path. Psalm
119:105
DAILY READINGS (July 31—August 6, 2017)
DAY READING/S GOSPEL
MON 1st—EX 32:15-24, 30-34 MT 13:31-35
TUE 1st—EX 33:7-11; 34:5B-9, 28
MT 13:36-43
WED 1st—EX 34:29-35 MT 13:44-46
THU 1st—EX 40:16-21, 34-38 MT 13:47-53
FRI 1st—LV 23:1, 4-11, 15-16, 27, 34B-37
MT 25:1-13
SAT 1st—LV 25:1, 8-17 MT 14:1-12
SUNDAY 8/06/2017
1st—DN 7:9-10, 13-14 2ND—2 PT 1:16-19
MT 17:1-9
Mass Intentions
WEEKEND MASS INTENTIONS
For the Weekend From July 22—23, 2017
Sat.— 6:00 PM: 1. for the souls Alice Hernandez, Charlie/Margie
Graf, Delia Olney; 2. Health/Recovery of Frances Paiz, Fred Fisher,
Lupita Perez, Manny Portillo, Maria/Luis Davila.
Sun.—8:00 AM: 1. for the health and recovery of Adelina Soriano,
Carmen Steele, Dancie Grace Vieyra, Helen Daley, Jacob Ponce, and
Sr Lolita; 2. for the special intentions of Robert/Nel Mendez.
Sun.— 10:00 AM: 1. For the soul of †Dina Sorio and all the
intentions of the 2000 Hail Mary’s Devotion; 2. Intentions of
Barbara Keller and Family; 3. for the health and recovery of
Adelina Soriano, Carmen Jaceldo, Dr. Linda Belvis, Edwin and
Margaret Kubena and Rosario Medina.
Sun.— 12:00 Noon: 1. for the health and recovery of Carmen
Jaceldo, Dr. Tony dela Cruz, Fred Fisher and Mila and Victor
Sanchez.
WEEKDAYS MASS INTENTIONS
For the Week From July 24— 28, 2017
1. For those who have died that eternal rest may grant unto
them, we pray to the Lord:
2. For the health recovery of our parishioners, that they may
experience the healing of Christ, we pray to the Lord:
Lord Hear our Prayers.
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 30, 2017
Total Collected for R.E.
classroom project
$ 29,133.17
$ 130,866.83 The road to take.
Religious
Education
Projected Cost
$ 160,000.00
Note: The project cost is subject to change depending on the
Construction cost and material cost of the project.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSROOM BUILDING PROJECT
COLLECTION AND FUNDRAISINGREPORT
AS OF JULY 16, 2017
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