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Celebrations Mass Schedule
Sunday Masses– Main Sanctuary
First Saturday 7:00 am (Grotto)
Saturday Vigil 6:00 pm
Sunday 8:30 am, 11:00 am
Sunday 5:00 pm
Weekday Services– Ave Maria Chapel
Tues.– Mass 5:30pm
Wed.– Mass 7:00am & 5:30pm
Thurs.– Mass 5:30pm
Friday – Mass 7:00am & 12:15pm
Holidays
See Bulletin or Website
Sacraments and Prayer
Baptism Preparation classes held the First Monday of each month,
6:30-8:30pm in Jordan Hall.
Reconciliation Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 5:00-5:30pm and Sunday
7:45-8:15am, 10:15-10:45am, 4:15-4:45pm.
Marriage Contact Father James at least 6 months in advance.
Rosary Saturday at 5:25pm before 6:00pm Mass.
Third Sunday at 7:50am before 8:30am Mass.
Third Sunday at 10:20am before 11:00am Mass.
First Fridays at 11:30am in the Ave Maria Chapel.
Eucharistic Adoration — First Friday, see page 5.
Parish Contacts Parish Staff
Rae Carter, Greg George, Ray Jones, Deacons
Christine Moore, Director of Religious Education
Whitney Godfrey, Youth Minister
Louis Leanos, Stewardship & Technology Director
Liz Rogers, Music Director
Carl London, Facilities Manager
Javier De Alva Garza, Facilities Manager Assistant
` Jeff Bauer, Pastoral Council Chair
Bill Parrish, Finance Committee
Don O’Toole, Van Use Coordinator
Church Website: www.stjeromewaco.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stjeromewaco/
St. Jerome Catholic Church December 30, 2018
9820 Chapel Road, Waco, Texas 76712 • Church Office 666-7722 • Fax 666-4848 • Brooks Hall 666-6222 • CCE Office 666-6222
Vision Statement To love the Lord with all our hearts, minds and
souls and to love our neighbors as ourselves.
January 20, 2019
St. Jerome Catholic Church
Parish Office Staff Rev. James Ekeocha, Pastor
Karen Fell, Business Manager
Patty Augeri, Administrative Assistant
Preschool Staff
Bobby Jetelina, Director
Tiffany Burch, Julie Berger, Teachers
Sr. Frisca Guria, Aides
Sharon Speckert, Aides
Pastoral Council [email protected]
Tim Asyn Ed Jasek
Jeff Bauer Dalene London
Holly Bennett Randy Merrill
Eileen Bentsen Anne Peter
Julie Ernzen Ed Rogers
Welcome to St. Jerome Catholic Church • Waco, Texas 2
Saturday, January 19, 2019
6:00pm Legal Protection of Human Life
Sunday, January 20, 2019 8:30am † Zachery Binstock
11:00am Shawn Moore
5:00pm For the People
Tuesday, January 22, 2019 5:30pm † Frank Graham
Wednesday, January 23, 2019 7:00am † Keith Thompson
5:30pm † Gay Smith
Thursday, January 24, 2019 5:30pm † Joseph Saulys
Friday, January 25, 2019 7:00am † Marion Burgess
12:15pm † Joe & Minnie Carty
Saturday, January 26, 2019 6:00pm † Frank Hardy
Sunday, January 27, 2019 8:30am † Gertrud Graham
11:00am † John & Betty Fell
5:00pm For the People
Week at a glance:
Sunday, January 20, 2019
9:45am-10:45am CCE, Brooks
9:45am-10:45am Faith Journey, Raphael Hall
10:30am-11:45am Children’s Liturgy, Jordan Hall
1:00pm-4:00pm RCIA/CCE
3:00pm CRB Band Practice, Sanctuary
6:15pm Youth, MTC
Monday, January 21, 2019
6:00pm Boy Scouts, Brooks & MTC Gym
6:30pm Women’s Society, Jordan Hall
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
9:45am-11:30pm Bible Study, 3AA
6:15am-8:15 pm Bible Study, Jordan Hall
6:30pm Amazing Parish, 3AA
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
6:30pm CCE, Brooks Jordan, Annex
6:30pm Confirmation Class, A&J Hall, Gym
6:30pm R.C.I.A., Raphael Hall
Thursday, January 24, 2019 5:30pm Music, A&J Hall
6:30pm Rosary Guild, 1AA
6:30pm Knights of Columbus Meeting, Raphael Hall
6:30pm Waco Catholic Moms, Jordan Hall
Saturday, January 26, 2019
Knights Recruitment Weekend
The Sanctuary Candle is burning this week
in loving memory of Bob Ryan
Our Gifts to God
A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others
will himself be refreshed. Proverbs 11:25
January 13, 2019
Standard Collection $ 12,341.11
Children’s Collection $ 134.10
Online Collections $ 3,480.00
Building Fund $ 205.00
Total $16,160.31
Thank you for your generous support of St. Jerome’s.
May God bless you. Fr. James
Readings for the week of January 20, 2019 Sunday: Is 62:1-5/Ps 96:1-2, 2-3, 7-8, 9-10
[3]/1 Cor 12:4-11/Jn 2:1-11
Monday: Heb 5:1-10/Ps 110:1, 2, 3, 4 [4b]/Mk
2:18-22
Tuesday: Heb 6:10-20/Ps 111:1-2, 4-5, 9 and
10c [5]/Mk 2:23-28
Wednesday: Heb 7:1-3, 15-17/Ps 110:1, 2, 3, 4
[4b]/Mk 3:1-6
Thursday: Heb 7:25-8:6/Ps 40:7-8a, 8b-9, 10,
17 [8a and 9a]/Mk 3:7-12
Friday: Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22/Ps
117:1bc, 2 [Mk 16:15]/
Mk 16:15-18
Saturday: 2 Tm 1:1-8 or Ti 1:1-5/Ps 96:1-2a,
2b-3, 7-8a, 10 [3]/Mk 3:20-21
Next Sunday: Neh 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10/Ps 19:8, 9,
10, 15 [cf. Jn 6:63c]/1 Cor
12:12-30 or 1 Cor 12:12-14, 27/Lk 1:1-4; 4:14-
21
January 20, 2019 3
2019 COLLECTION ENVELOPES & CALENDARS
The 2019 collection envelopes and calendars are
available in the foyer.
Game Day at St. Jerome
Come join your fellow parishioners, Sunday,
February 3rd, at the Mother Teresa Center for Family
and Youth from 2:00pm-4:30pm. Table games, such
as Dominoes, Skip Bo, Chicken Foot and cards will
be available in Raphael Hall. For more information,
email J.D. Kosarek at [email protected]
A Healing Pilgrimage Retreat on the Feast
of Our Lady of Lourdes will be held at
Cedarbrake Catholic Retreat Center on Feb.
11, 2019 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. This
retreat will have conferences on the great love
of Mary, the message of Lourdes and will
include praying the rosary and mass with the
sacrament of anointing of the sick. Franciscan
Albert Haase, Beverly Collin and Brian Egan
will facilitate the retreat. Cost is $40 and
includes lunch. The parish van will leave St.
Jerome’s at 8:15am on February 11th. The first
fourteen parishioners to call Cedarbrake @
254-780-2436 and register for this retreat
will get a free ride.
Employment Opportunities at
St. Jerome
We have an opening for a part-time
bookkeeper. If you are interested, please
submit an employment application (available
at stjeromewaco.org) and an updated resume to
the parish office. If you have any questions
please call (254) 666-7722.
MARRIED COUPLES: You deserve some
time to reconnect and rekindle the spark of your
honeymoon days. How about giving a weekend
away to your spouse as a Valentine gift? Up-
coming weekends will be at the diocesan Cedar-
brake Retreat Center on Feb 8-10, and the Win-
gate Hotel in Round Rock on March 29-
31. More info, additional dates, gift cards and
applications are at www.austinme.org or con-
tact Michael and Shani Cowart: 512-677-
WWME (9963) or
email [email protected]. Call early to
ensure a space. Para información en español
llamar al 512-635-1036
Upcoming EIM Workshop
Church of the Assumption, West
Monday, January 28
6:30PM to 8:30PM
AED Locations:
Sanctuary
Mother Theresa Center
Brooks Hall
St. Jerome Catholic Church • Waco, Texas 4
Rosary Making Guild The Rosary Making Guild meets at 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm on
the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month in classroom 1AA
located in the West Annex. Cord and metal rosaries are
made. For information call Deacon Rae Carter @ 776-7624.
Faith Journey Class Join us on Sunday mornings from 9:45-10:45am in Raphael
Hall while CCE classes are meeting. We will not
meet the week of the MOSTJ pancake breakfast each month.
We are studying Epic: A Journey Through Church History
which comes with a workbook, timeline, bookmark, and
access to online videos. If you can’t attend, you can purchase
the book for $27.
RCIA
Wednesday, January 23 --Church Practices &
Sacramentals
Church Practices: A traditional Catholic is someone that
views the traditions of the Church not just as an optional
extra to Catholicism but practicing our faith and living our
lives with the wisdom passed on from our fathers in faith is a
necessary and intrinsic part of Catholicism. Being a Catholic
is not just about believing as the Church has believed but is
also about worshipping God in the way the Church has
passed down to us.
Sacramentals: Sacramentals are sacred signs which bear a
resemblance to the sacraments. They signify effects,
particularly of a spiritual nature, which are obtained through
the intercession of the Church. Sacramentals do not confer
the grace of the Holy Spirit in the way that the sacraments do,
but by the Church’s prayer, they prepare us to receive grace.
Sacramentals can be material things; blessed objects, such as
scapulars, Rosaries, Crucifixes, medals, Holy Water, etc. or
actions; the Sign of the Cross, genuflection, prayers, etc.
Women’s Society
Our next meeting will be on January 21st at 6:30pm in
Jordan Hall. Hunter Davis, reporter and Central TX
“News Now” anchor will have a questions and answer
format regarding Women in Media.
Pot Luck Dinners
Join us for our fun and relaxing potluck. This will be
held after the 6:00pm Mass on January 19th. You can
drop off your main dish, salad or dessert in Jordan Hall
before Mass. Come and enjoy community at its best.
Knights of Columbus Council 13005 Take a little time to serve your Parish and community
by becoming a Knight. The dues are only $36.00 per
year and the majority of this goes to State and National
emergency relief funds. You can pay by mailing them
to Doug Nesmith or by putting them in the KC
mailbox. We meet on the first Thursday of every
month. We serve a meal at 6:30 and the meeting starts
at 7:00. The wives have an opportunity to meet with
other wives if they so desire
Men of St. Jerome (MOSTJ) The Men of St. Jerome World Famous Pancake
Breakfast will be held in Jordan Hall on Sunday,
February 10th starting at 9:30 am. Breakfast includes
two kinds of pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage,
biscuits and gravy, fruit, milk, juice and coffee. All are
welcome. We invite new men to come help.
Information Bill Leek at 254-716-3416.
That Man Is You
That Man Is You! – Thursday Group meets at 5:50
am and the Saturday Group meets at 8:00 am. The new
semester will begin in February. Watch the bulletin for
more information.
Pro-Life Join us for a Rosary for Life at Eucharistic Adoration
(Sept-May, except January) after mass every Thursday
before First Friday in Ave Maria Chapel. Tuesday,
January 22 is the annual “Day of Pray for the Legal
Protection of Unborn Children.” For more
information, please contact JoAnn Wiese at 254-772-
8663 or [email protected].
Columbarium If you would like to find out more about the St. Jerome
Columbarium, please contact one of the following
Committee members: Mary Cunningham Hilliard 254-
722-7896 [email protected], Bobby Jetelina
254-723-0652 [email protected], Katie
Ryan 254-319-4040 [email protected], Peter
Campbell 254-855-9597 [email protected].
Scripture Study and Continuing Adult Education Anyone who would like to begin Scripture Study in January
is welcome and encouraged to attend. Books are available
at class. You do not have to be a Scripture Scholar to
attend. Classes are on Tuesdays: Morning - 9:45 am to
11:30 am in Classroom 3C in the Annex or Evening- 6:15
pm to 8:15 pm in Jordan Hall. Please call Deacon Greg
George at 254-424-3061 if you have any questions or want
further information.
Homebound & Nursing Home Ministry If you know of a Catholic residing in a Waco or Hewitt
nursing home or is homebound and not receiving
communion now and would like to begin receiving the
Eucharist weekly, please call Joe or Carole Anne Falsone at
254-848-8241.
First Friday Rosary We pray the Rosary on the First Friday of each month in the
Ave Maria Chapel at 11:30 am.
Grief Support
A Safe place to Grieve. Grief sharing sessions are
forming beginning in February. Joining a support
group is good therapy for grief. Come share, listen
and pray with others. Morning sessions begin Tues-
day Feb. 12, 8:30-9:30 am in room 1AA. Evening
sessions begin Thursday Feb 14, 6:30-7:30 pm in
room 2AA. Each group meets twice a month. For fur-
ther information contact the office (254-666-7722) or
send an email to [email protected].
January 20, 2019 5
Waco Catholic Moms Group
Waco Catholic Moms meets at St. Jerome Catholic
Church in Jordan Hall every other Thursday from 7-9
pm. Our group also hosts play dates, moms nights out,
and much more! For more information, contact
Mandy Sharp at (254) 640-0258 or
[email protected]. We hope you can
join us!
Annual Men’s Conference
The 2019 Central Texas Fellowship of Catholic Men’s
Conference is taking place on Saturday, February 23rd
at St. Williams Catholic Church in Round Rock, TX.
This years speakers are Vince Young, Hector Molina
and Jon Leonetti. Register before Dec. 15 for the
discount price of $30. To sign up contact Mike Kelly
at 254-644-2272. The price after Dec.15th is $50
Ethics and Integrity in Ministry All clergy, religious, seminarians and employees, and
all volunteers serving in ministry to minors or the
vulnerable, will need to attend an EIM Workshop.
Please check the Diocese of Austin website for
upcoming Workshops.
Birthdays (January 20, 2019—January 26, 2019
January 20, 2019—Maria Bellamy, Liann Borucki, Frank Compian, Joe Falsone, Ronnie Fanning, Lambert Havelka,
Thomas McGrath, Ann Mowery, Maria Ocampos;
January 21, 2019– Brad Borgwald, Claire Burch, Amanda Chancellor, Breslyn Horny, Kendall Johnson, Kourtney
Johnson, Teddy Kocian, Kathy Lanfrankie, Michael Marie, Jr., Tonja Mynarcik, Ines Olvera, Salina Rodriguez, Barbara
Williams;
January 22, 2019—Stephen Carreon, Mary Cunningham-Hilliard, Bobby DeFore, David Howard, Vickie Matus, Jeff
Pressman, Susan Voneida, Michael VonRosenberg;
January 23, 2019—Michael Bennett, Angela Daly, Ryan Kelly, Thresia Mutchukattil, Brett Russell, Johnny Tusa, Jorge
Zayas;
January 24, 2019—Jackie Amaro, Juan Arreola, John Belen, Raphael Domingo, Michael Genz, Beverly Hamelin,
Savannah Manes, Marty Montoya, Levi Paceley, Kelvin Skrhak, Theresa Strakos;
January 25, 2019 –Madelyne Branham, Russell Culver, Jeremy Cunningham, Catherine DeLeon, Morena Flores, Hannah
Hargrave, Keith Helpert, Carolyn Nichols, Derrick Nichols, Myah Palomino;
January 26, 2019—Barbara Ellis, Jerry Gonzales, Conner Kronenberger, Lisa Shelton, Martha Thomas, Kevin Torrado
First Friday Adoration Eucharistic Adoration is a quiet time to spend an hour
with Jesus Christ. There will be no First Friday
Adoration in January. Adoration resumes Thursday
January 31st to Friday February 1st in Ave Maria
Chapel, starting at 6:00 pm and ending 12:00 Noon. Call
Bill Leek at 254-716-3416 for information.
Liturgy of the Hours
Liturgy of the Hours will be prayed each morning in the
Ave Maria Chapel on Wednesdays and Fridays, before
the 7:00am Mass and on Mondays, Tuesdays, and
Thursdays, at 7:00am in the Chapel. Everyone is
welcome to come.
St. Jerome's Music Ministry
There are a limited number of our music ministry's
Christmas CD's still available! CD’s are $10 a piece
and can be purchased in the church office during regular
business hours.
12 Day Shrines and Lourdes Faith Journey
October 4th- October 15, 2019—Visting Jeronimos
Monastery, Church of the Eucharistic Holy Miracle,
Santarem, Fatima, Braga, Santiago de Compostela,
Burgos, San Ignacio de Loyala, Lourdes, Carcassonne,
Sagrad Familia, Montserrat and Barcelona Sponsored
by: St Jerome Catholic Church, Waco, Texas. Spiritual
leader for the Pilgrimage will be: Deacon Greg George.
For additional information please call: Glenda Ruiz
(254)732-2404.
New Horizons
Our next meeting is Brown Bag & Bingo on February
5th. Join us at 11:45am in Jordan Hall. If you are 55
years or older and enjoy the company of others, please
join us.
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† God Bless Pope Francis
† God Bless Bishop Joe Vasquez and Auxiliary Bishop
Daniel E. Garcia † God Bless our Pastor, Fr. James, and our Deacons.
† Katrina to find a job and make good decisions to
get out of her situation;
† For my children—guidance, strength & comfort;
† Please heal my daughter;
† Protection & help for my grandson;
† Thanksgiving for all my blessings received;
† For the women preparing to serve our Lord on
the next ACTS Retreat March 28-31;
† For the women who are discerning being on our
next ACTS retreat;
† For my family, healing & love;
† For my husband, successful back surgery;
† For my family, especially mom;
† For guidance for the future;
† Harry Treese—Rest in Peace;
† Repose of the soul of Diane Hemple;
† Children & grandchildren back to church;
† Healing, Lauri T & Lori S;
† Bless my sons Erik & Eryn;
† Bless all my family and friends;
† Bless all the world with peace and health;
† For all parents of seriously ill & handicapped
children; that more people will feel the Lord
calling them to himself;
† For our seminarian & deacon candidate;
† Mimi to feel better;
† Popo’s back and eye and tooth to be better;
† For Abby & Brandon;
† Jr to succeed in his business;
† Lorraine to find peace of heart & mind;
† Those I promised prayers—merciful God be with
them;
† Thank you St. Theresa, St. Jude & Blessed
Mother for answered prayers;
† For M&S and the kids;
† Safe travel for Erica;
† Special intentions; mom’s health, husbands heart,
daughters safety, mental health, finances, job;
Prayer Requests
PLEASE PRAY FOR:
† Son, N. good health, happiness, guidance;
† Daily thanksgiving; good health, happiness; faith.
† Prayers for employment of Ashlyn W;
† Prayers for the health of all my friends from Meals
on Wheels & Brazos Nursing Home;
† Prayers for healing for my husband;
† Prayer for my grandson & his team mates that they
have safe travels, and that they have safe play &
remain healthy;
† My grandson Branson, son David & new family,
brothers Jeff & John. Successful family business.
† Zack to have peace with Jesus;
† Prayers for Kieu as she is baptized & travels to
Vietnam;
† May Michael Dennis rest in peace & family find
peace;
† Prayers for healing & recovery for Patricia;
† Prayer for comfort & healing for Jeremias, Sr;
† Prayer for strength & harmony during this crisis;
† Prayers for financial and emotional assistance;
† Thanks & praise for baby Jane Ann recovering
from liver transplant;
† Pray for A&J, that God may bless them with a
child, healthy, normal, well formed baby. No
danger or harm to mother or child, mind, body &
soul;
† Thanks giving for my life that God has blessed
with faith, and has surrounded me with his love;
Sick in Our Parish
Please pray for the sick in our parish, especially:
Clarence Boles, Debbie Braswell, Mary Clark,
Maureen Cotner, Kathy Crow, Ignacio Estrada,
Carol Friedman, Alice Gallagher, Deacon Greg
George, Joan Jasek, James Kreder, Carl Kuhnle,
Marie Leanos, Aunt Myrtle, Linda McDorman,
Kaisley Moelle Moss, Jean Pedrotti, MaryAnn
Prochaska, Jean Reboli, James Rieger, Mary Ann
Rodriguez, Betsy Schwager, Richard Skurla, Elly
Smallwood, Steve & Marsha, Betty Strom, Carol
Treese.
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Faith Formation for Youth
CCE News
10 Feb, Sun – RCIA for Children Class in Brooks Hall 1:30-3:30pm
Trivia Corner
What are the minor virtues associated with the virtue of Justice?
Generosity; Courtesy; Prayerfulness; Respect; Responsibility; Gratitude; Patriotism (honor and
respect to one’s country and willing to serve); Trustworthiness; Sincerity; Kindness; Loyalty;
Obedience; Affability.
Contact Christine Moore at 666-6222 office, (972) 955-7854 cell, or by email at: religious-
Junior & Senior Youth Group
Sunday, Jan. 20: No Life Night/No Edge
Save the Date:
DCYC: Feb. 1-3, 2019, Cost: $65.00. Sign-up now!
† To stay connected with our youth ministry text 84576 to Flocknote; keyword JEROMEWACO
† Catch up with us on our Instagram site. Follow us at “Stjeromesyg”.
Whitney Godfrey, Youth Minister
Contact, info:
254-666-7722, office
E-mail: [email protected]
St. Jerome’s Little Flowers Girls Club Little Flowers Girls' Club is a Catholic club for girls ages 5 and up that teaches virtues through
scripture, saints' biographies and the Catechism of the Catholic Church. We meet
one Saturday morning a month. Club meetings begin in September. Contact Renee Clayton at:
[email protected], (509) 263-4501.
St Jerome Scouts, Troop 456
Scouts—for information on how to join go to stjeromewaco.org/boy-scouts or email
Little Lions Learning Center News
If you have questions about Little Lions Learning Center, contact Bobby Jetelina
254-666-6222 or [email protected]
Little Lions Learning Center will be celebrating Catholic Schools Week during January 27 - February 2nd. You are
welcome to visit Brooks Hall to see some of the things our students have been working on. If you are interested in
having your child attend our program, this is a great time to visit the preschool. The three year old program will be
completely open for enrollment, but our four year old class has limited availability because of returning students.
