St. John the Baptist Catholic Church

May 29, 2016

The Solemnity of the

Most Holy Body & Blood

of Christ

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MASS INTENTION:

Saturday, May 21st:

Mass for the People

Sunday, May 22nd:

Manuela Tristan (Eternal Rest)+

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TODAY’S READINGS

First Reading:

Genesis 14:18-20

Responsorial Psalm:

You are a priest forever,

in the eyes of Melchizedek.

(Psalm 110: 1, 2, 3, 4)

Second Reading:

1 Corinthians 11:23-26

Gospel Acclamation:

I am the living bread come down

from heaven, says the Lord;

whoever eats this bread will live

forever. (John 6:51)

Gospel:

Luke 9:11b-17

9810 Indiana Ave

Suite 150, Mailbox #4

Lubbock, TX 79423

Phone: 806-771-2673

Fax: 806-771-2674

Website:

www.stjohnbaptistlbk.org

Email:

stjohnbaptistlbk@gmail.com

Pastor: Msgr. David R. Cruz

Business Admin. & Parish Secretary: Evangeline Jimenez

Masses: Sat., 5:00pm (English) & Sun., 10:00am (English)

Confessions by Appointment

Office Hours: Mon., Wed. & Fri., 9:00am - 1:00pm

Tues. & Thurs., 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Rectory (Fr. David’s Home):

3323 86th Street, Lubbock, TX 79423

PROCLAIM THE MERCY

OF THE FATHER

DIOCESAN CATHOLIC APPEAL

We invite you to participate

in the 2016-2017 DCA as we

support our Diocese and the

many ways they help our Catholic

community and those in need.

Please pick up and turn in your

contribution forms at the

Parish Office during the week or

with the Greeters after Mass.

YOUTH GROUP T-SHIRTS

We invite you to support our

Parish Youth Group as they

sell T-Shirts to support Parish

Youth Group activities.

T-Shirts are $20.00 each.

For more information,

please contact Amy Zientek at

806-441-3282.

MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY

The Parish Office will be closed

Monday, May 30th in

observance of Memorial Day.

1ST ANNIVERSARY

CELEBRATION PLANNING

MEETING

Thursday, June 2nd

7pm at St. John the Baptist

We invite you to join us to

plan and organize a

celebration to mark our

first year anniversary.

Please bring your best ideas to

help plan food, games, and

fun to make our celebration a

joyful event. All proceeds from

the celebration will benefit our

St. John the Baptist Fund.

To learn more, please call

or email the parish office.

PRAYER INTENTION LIST

Week of May 22, 2016

Healing & Good Health

-Ben Ybanez -Martha Oyervidez

-Alice Garcia -Irene Casarez

-Yajayra Marin -Corina Escamilla

-Eloisa Landin -Sylvia Ortiz

-Andrea Garcia -Martha Salazar

-Jason Mata -Mary Salazar

-Bea Rodriguez -Michael Reyna

-Joe Porras -Lettie Rodriguez

-Alice Garcia -Lorraine Rockewell

-Kesler Gonzales -Emily Boone

-David Price

-Johnny Ortiz & Family

-Juan & Terri Contreras

General

-Chito Hernandez -Eli Paz

-Tomas M. Romo -Patsy Paz

-All graduates

-Joseph Contreras & Family

-DeLeon & Valenciano Family

-Adrian & Rosalinda Jimenez

Eternal Rest

-Pete Montes + -Jose Porras +

-Gordon Howard Motl +

-Marshall Sprigg +

-All those who have died serving

their country +

-All the faithful departed +

Dear Friends of St. John the Baptist,

In an effort to respond to a number of requests of our parishioners

that they be given the opportunity to make their weekly / monthly offer-

ings online, we have been studying the possibility of making this service

available. Some of you may already be familiar with online charitable

giving. Some of you who prefer to give in the traditional way of the offer-

tory envelope may not be as familiar. Some of the reasons behind online

giving are:

1) If you are traveling or unable to attend a particular Sunday, you can

give by either bank draft or credit/debit card, and therefore, you are

still able to participate in the weekly offering.

2) Many people have now become accustomed to doing banking and bill

paying transactions online for convenience and security. They simply

prefer this over giving by traditional means (for example, writing a

check).

3) It provides the peace of mind that comes with knowing that during

the months when attendance is lower (for example, in the summer

months), the needs of the parish can still be maintained without dis-

ruption.

Therefore, beginning on May 28, 2016 the option to participate in online

giving at our parish website will be offered. It will be as simple as visiting

our St. John the Baptist website at

www.stjohnbaptistlbk.org

clicking on the ’Online Giving’ Tab and filling out the online donation

form. We hope that with your future use of online giving through our

website, that you will let us know whether or not your experience was

helpful and positive.

I also wanted to bring to your attention, my hope that you will mark

your calendar for Sunday, August 7, 2016. We hope on this day to cele-

brate the first Anniversary of the founding of our parish with a Barbe-

cue / Jamaica that I am referring to a “Barmaica”. This is a combination

of the two which I am sure will be a happy and joyful celebration that will

include live music, food, games and activities. However, I do want you to

know that I need your help and ideas in order to make this a great suc-

cess. A Planning Meeting will be held on Thursday, June 2nd at 7pm at

our parish. I hope that you will come and encourage other parishioners

to participate.

Lastly, our parish Spiritual Life Committee is working to organize and

plan a Summer Faith Fest for adults and children to take place at the

church Monday through Wednesday, June 27th through June 29th in the

evenings. Each evening will consist of spiritual and fun activities, includ-

ing a meal. Tentatively, the time is from 6pm to 8pm. A Planning Meet-

ing is scheduled for Wednesday, June 8th at 6:30pm at the parish.

I wish you a very blessed Memorial Day. If you are traveling, God bless

all travelers and bring us all safely home.

Sincerely in Christ,

Fr. David Cruz

Thousands died for my freedom.

One died for my soul.

Remembering and honoring our

fallen heroes and our Savior

this Memorial Day.

VISIT OUR PARISH WEBSITE:

WWW.STJOHNBAPTISTLBK.ORG