Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
Page 2
March 11, 2018 Vol. 36 No. 31
St. Stephen’s Catholic Church 4601 Neely Avenue Midland, Texas 79707 (432) 520-7394 Fax (432) 520-7395
www.ststephensmidland.com
Rev. Rodney White, Pastor Assistant Pastor: Rev. Timothy Hayter
Deacons: Leonard Hendon, Luis Mata, Fidel Saldivar, Larry Salazar Sisters: Gertrudis Muñoz, Leonila Torres
Youth Director: Thomas Shows Director of Religious Education: Gretchen Lara
Music Director: Gabriel Salgado
LENTEN PENANCE SERVICES 2018
San Miguel (Midland) March 14, 2018 at 7:00 PM Our Lady of Lourdes (Andrews) March 20, 2018 at 7:00 PM Holy Redeemer (Odessa) March 21, 2018 at 7:00 PM Good Shepherd (Crane) March 22, 2018 at 6:30 PM Our Lady of Guadalupe (Midland) March 23, 2018 (All Day) St. Joseph’s (Odessa) March 26, 2018 at 6:30 PM St. Ann’s (Midland) March 27, 2018 at 7:00 PM
Join us every Monday during Lent from 6:30-7:30 pm in the big Church for an hour
of prayer (Bilingual) as a community with the Blessed Sacrament. It will include
scripture readings, a brief Lenten reflection, the Chaplet of Divine Mercy and time
for silence. We will end with Benediction (special blessing with the Blessed
Sacrament). ANY QUESTION PLEASE CALL LINDA FOSTER AT (432)559-8888 (HABLA
ESPANOL)
Marriage Jubilee 2018 - All couples who are celebrating their 25, 30, 35,
40, 50, and above wedding anniversaries (Church Marriage, not civil marriage) in the calendar year of 2018 are invited to the Diocesan Marriage Jubilee bilingual celebration on May 6, 2018, at 3:00 p.m. in the Sacred Heart Cathedral, San Angelo. Families and friends are invited to accompany our jubilarians to this celebration. Renewal of vows will take place within the Mass. This celebration will conclude with a reception in the Cathedral gymnasium, to which all are invited. For registration information, please contact Parish Office with Gladys Qualls. The deadline to register for this celebration is Monday, April 23, 2018.
"Protecting Human Life is the Cornerstone of Catholic social Teaching." "The abortion conflict has never simply been about repealing Roe v. Wade. And the many pro-lifers I know live a much deeper kind of discipleship than “single issue” politics. But they do understand that the cornerstone of Catholic social teaching is protecting human life from conception to natural death. They do understand that every other human right depends on the right to life. They did not and do not and will not give up – and they won’t be lied to." Archbishop Charles J. Chaput O.F.M
“Proteger la Vida Humana es la Piedra Angular en la Enseñanza del Catolicismo Social.” “El conflicto del aborto nunca ha sido simplemente el rechazar la ley Roe v. Wade. Los muchos seguidores Pro-vida que conozco lo viven en un más profundo discipulado que como un “simple asunto” político. Claro entienden que la piedra angular de la enseñanza del catolicismo social es proteger la vida humana desde su concepción hasta su muerte natural. Entienden que cualquier otro derecho humano depende del derecho a la vida. Ellos no renuncian, ni renunciaran, ni serán engañados--- y tampoco serán engañados.” Arzobispo Charles J. Chaput O.F.M
Upcoming Baptismal Classes:
April 8th & 15th
English : 2:00 - 4:30 Spanish: 2:30 - 5:00
Please Call Parish Office to Register (432) 520–7394.
Sunday, March 11 - Fourth Sunday of Lent
Monday, March 12
Tuesday, March 13
Wednesday, March 14
Thursday, March 15
Friday, March 16
Saturday, March 17 - St. Patrick
Sunday, March 18 - Fifth Sunday of Lent
Last Week’s Collection
Regular: $ 41,593.07 Building Fund: $ 100.00 Other Income: $ 6,087.50 For The Poor: $ 24,973.00
Financial reports are available in the parish office.
Page 3
ST. STEPHEN’S CONFESSION SCHEDULE
Monday - Tuesday - Thursday - Friday 6:45 am - 7:00 am; 12 noon - 12:15 pm;
& 5:00 - 5:30 pm
Wednesday 6:45 a.m.-7 a.m.; 12 noon-12:15 p.m.;
5-5:30 p.m.; & 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Saturday 7:45 am - 8:00 am; 4:00 - 4:45 pm
Sunday 20 minutes prior to each Mass
And anytime, by appointment
For the week of March 11, 2018
COME JOIN US FOR THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS
EVERY FRIDAY IN THE MAIN CHURCH AT
6:05 PM
Page 4
March 11 Angel Bermea
Joseph Galindo Santiago White
March 12 Eric Bechner Nataly Duarte
Fei Holly Joe P. Lopez
Patricia madrid Carmen Medina Daniel Mendez
Rosahaora Palomares Jose Prieto
Jeffrey Saenz Chance Spencer Claudia Terrazas
March 13 Arturo Campos
Elda Frazier Gerald Garcia
Camila Maldonado Victor Melendez
Ariel Ramirez Marylou Ramirez
Rene Rios Gloria Rodriguez
Jose Luis Sanchez Silvia Zaragosa Sarah Zuniga
March 14 Silvestre Acosta
Mckenzie Bosworth Jeanette Dragisic Evette Gutierrez
Agripina Hallmeyer Marcella Kundrat
Guadalupe Machuca Isabella Nieto
Patricia Pineda Austin Salazar Benito Vazquez
Marcos Zaragoza
March 15 Joshua Cross
Horacio DeLaFuente Reynaldo Flores Arcelia Fuentes Gregorio Garcia Aiden Gonzales Janette medina Aleni Melchor Thuy Nguyen
March 16 Adan Aguirre Gabriel Alaniz Janae Bechner Yesenia Favela Efrain Franco Jr. Mario Jimenez
Cameron Lopez Heriberto Mora
Noah Ortiz Houston Petty
Susana Salcedo Griselda Salinas
Aaron Tejeda Jaime Valencia
March 17 Juan Lopez Ricki Perry
Cynthia Petty Trish Pickens
Gabriel P. Sustaita
March 18 Jeanette Aguirre
Michael Dominguez Ricky Martinez Shimira Munoz Eliana Nanez
Ryan Ethan Ornelas Yorvet Paz
Timothy Repman
Tom Torres, Irene Cisneros, Mary Esparza, Tommy Lee Rivera, Margaret Lopez, Bea Herrera, Sergio Patino, Delma Lerma, Arthur
Rios, Beatrice Pacheco, Ralph Lujan, Ryan Munoz, Charlie Flower, Larry White, Gary Rodriguez, Fr. Ted
Pfeifer, OMI, Hilda Guerrero, Leila Vega, Emma Valdez, Mary Madrid, Albert Madrid, Pablo Talamantez, Baby Braxton Munoz, Baby Israel Martinez, Carolina Pirela, Lalo Lujan, June Foresygh, Suzie Brideweser, Maria Hernandez, Simon Arevalo, Adrian Ayala, Phillip Sorrel, Alyss Munoz, Alejandro Munoz Jr, Avyel Munoz, Maria Luisa Rodriguez, Inez Rodriguez, Josefina Alvarez, Bartolo Rodea, Evans Family, Rachel S., Burdette Family, Isaiah V., Vanessa V., Anita P., Carlota W., Judy D., Alicia S., Jesse Julus Garcia, Betty Compton, Maunel Hernandez, Corina Pena, Filemon R. Ortega, Clarissa Ortega, Ricky Montes, Luke M. Prementine, Zaylin Ortegon, Teresa Kiser, Mike Levi, Mark Clark, Potsy Sotelo, Jaelynn G. Garcia, Mingo Lujan, Ramon Munoz, Methias Ornelas, Jose Carmen Vazquez, Rebecca Rodelo, Jess Valenzuela, Bob Brecze, Gerald Thetford, Heidi Gobel, Dominguez Family, Yasmin Smith, Ladyann Medina, Fran Thetford, Joe Munoz Jr., Anita Morin, Joe Munoz III, Dahlia Munoz, Julio Rodriguez, Felix Munoz II, Julian Rodriguez, Terisa Galvin, Jesus Munoz, Bob & Eva Lopez, Gary Miller, Mykee Angay, Mike Braskett, Emma Valdez, Mary Madrid, Eddie Martinez.
Email [email protected] or call the office at 520-7394 to be added to the prayer list!
Upcoming Lenten Dinners After the 5:30pm Mass & Stations of the Cross
(Dinner served approximately 6:30pm) **Menu might change without prior notice**
March 16th - Various Salads by Grupo de Mujeres
** all Lenten Dinners listed above are free of charge but donations are gladly accepted to help cover the cost of the food
March 23rd- Fish Fry by the Women’s Organization and Knights of Columbus.
** Fish Fry is $10.00 – must have tickets which Tickets will be available after all Masses starting on March 3
rd –
March 18th
from the Women’s Organization or from Gladys at the
Parish office. So that we may have enough food to serve you, no tickets will be sold
at the door.
The ladies of the Women’s Organization
will be selling tickets after all Masses, for their upcoming Fish Fry on March 23
rd.
So that we may have enough food to serve you, TICKETS WILL NOT BE SOLD AT THE DOOR. Get them now after
all Masses or from Gladys at the Parish office.
Page 5
This Sunday we celebrate the Second Scrutiny Rite. The
Gospel concerns the beggar who was blind from birth. Jesus heals the man of his blindness so he can see. The Pharisees
(the Jewish religious leaders) interrogated the man and his parents. The Pharisees concluded that because Jesus healed the man on the Sabbath, He could not be of God since the Sabbath is a day of rest. The man who Jesus healed worshiped Jesus even though the penalty for worshiping Jesus was expulsion from the synagogue.
Like the blind man, we too were blind and could not see. Before we came to know and follow our Lord, we stumbled in the darkness and didn't follow the light. But, in His infinite love, God healed us, gave us sight, and set us on the path toward the light through the sacramental life of the Church. Like the man who was blind, we should worship and follow Jesus, regardless of the cost. On Tuesday in RCIA, we will study The Lord's Prayer and our Saint of the Day will be Saint Maximilian.
"RCIA" stands for the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults. It's the process by which adults come into full communion with the Catholic Church by receiving their Sacraments of Initiation. It's free, childcare is provided, we have a lot of fun and we always have something good to eat. If you have questions, feel free to email me at [email protected].
RCIA News by Bill Berry
Free Pizza during Lent!
Thursday, March 15th Spring Break Pizza Lunch
– Pizza lunch will be served from 11:30 – 1:30 in the youth building
Youth News No LifeTeen this week due to spring break! Be safe and have fun. We will be meeting next week on March 18.
Youth Confirmation II—Important Dates to Remember
March 23rd - 25th—Confirmation 2 Retreat April 28th—Confirmation Community Service Hours Due May 9th—Confirmation Rehearsal for Candidate & Sponsor at 7PM May 16th—Confirmation Mass at 6:30 PM
Steubenville Lonestar! If you are interested in attending the high school Steubenville youth
conference this summer from June 22-23, then please come to the office and fill out a diocesan
liability form and $50 deposit. We have very limited space available. $300 total for the trip, deadline to register is April 15. We will have
fundraising events to benefit the teens who are registered starting soon, so sign up quick!
Retreat for Healing After Abortion God’s mercy is greater than your abortion. He wants to heal you...Will you let Him? Find God’s mercy at a Rachel Weekend Retreat,and let Him heal you. Our next Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat is April 27-29 in the Lubbock Area.
Confidential contact: [email protected] and 806-577-5912.
Please join us on April 11th from 9:30-11:00 am in Room 2 for a 3-4 week study on forgiveness, something we all need help with. We will be using the book “Everybody Needs to Forgive Somebody.” Please contact Mary at 978-9311 or JoAnn at 559-2658 if you are interested or need more information Books will be $3.00. You will need to read the first chapter before we meet.
We look forward to seeing you.
Fun Day Wednesday – Wednesday, March 14 Our Lady of Guadalupe youth group will be having a fun day from 6-9 pm at Washington Park. Please RSVP
through the office if you would like to go so we will have enough food
and games for everyone!
11 de marzo 2018 “CUARTO DOMINGO DE CUARESMA Ciclo B” Queridos hermanos y hermanas.
El Evangelio de hoy nos vuelve a proponer las palabras que Jesús dirigió a Nicodemo: "Tanto amó Dios al
mundo, que entregó a su Unigénito" (Jn 3, 16). Al escuchar estas palabras, dirijamos la mirada de nuestro
corazón a Jesús Crucificado y sintamos dentro de nosotros que Dios nos ama, nos ama de verdad, y nos ama
en gran medida. Esta es la expresión más sencilla que resume todo el Evangelio, toda la fe, toda la teología:
Dios nos ama con amor gratuito y sin medida.
Así nos ama Dios y este amor Dios lo demuestra ante todo en la creación, como proclama la liturgia, en la
Plegaria eucarística IV: "A imagen tuya creaste al hombre y le encomendaste el universo entero, para que,
sirviéndote sólo a ti, su Creador, dominara todo lo creado". En el origen del mundo está sólo el amor libre y
gratuito del Padre. San Ireneo un santo de los primeros siglos escribe: "Dios no creó a Adán porque tenía
necesidad del hombre, sino para tener a alguien a quien donar sus beneficios" Es así, el amor de Dios es así.
San Pablo nos recuerda: "Dios, rico en misericordia, –nunca olvidarlo, es rico en misericordia– por el gran
amor con que nos amó, estando nosotros muertos por los pecados, nos ha hecho revivir con Cristo" (Ef 2, 4-5).
“La Cruz de Cristo es la prueba suprema de la misericordia y del amor de Dios por nosotros: Jesús nos amó
"hasta el extremo" (Jn 13, 1), es decir, no sólo hasta el último instante de su vida terrena, sino hasta el límite
extremo del amor. Si en la creación el Padre nos dio la prueba de su inmenso amor dándonos la vida, en la
pasión y en la muerte de su Hijo nos dio la prueba de las pruebas: vino a sufrir y morir por nosotros. Así de
grande es la misericordia de Dios: Él nos ama, nos perdona; Dios perdona todo y Dios perdona siempre.
Que María, que es Madre de misericordia, nos ponga en el corazón la certeza de que somos amados por Dios;
nos sea cercana en los momentos de dificultad y nos done los sentimientos de su Hijo, para que nuestro
itinerario cuaresmal sea experiencia de perdón, acogida y caridad.
Del Papa Emérito Benedicto XVI
Hermana Gertrudis Muñoz Mendieta I.C.A.S.
AVISOS:
• 13 de marzo de 7-9 reunión de Lectores salón 8
• Las damas de la Organización de Mujeres venderán boletos después de todas las Misas, para su próximo Fish Fry el 23 de marzo. Para que podamos tener suficiente comida para servirle, NO SE VENDERÁN ENTRADAS EN LA PUERTA. Consíguelos ahora después de todas las Misas o de Gladys en la oficina de la Parroquia
Page 6
Próximo Retire del Viñedo de Rachel La misericordia de Dios es mas grande que tu aborto. El quiere sanarte...le permitirás? Encuentra la misericordia de Dios en el retiro de El Viñedo de Raquel y pídele que te sane. Nuestro próximo
Retiro del Viñedo de Rachel es el abril de 27-29 en el area de Lubbock. Contacto confidencial: [email protected] o 806-577-5912.
Matrimonio Jubileo 2018
Todas las parejas que están celebrando sus 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 y por encima de los aniversarios de boda (matrimonio de iglesia, no fecha civil) en el año civil de 2018 son Invitado al matrimonio diocesano jubileo bilingüe (en español e inglés sólo) celebración el 6 de mayo de 2018 a las 3:00 pm en la catedral del sagrado corazón de san angelo. Se invita a las familias y amigos a acompañar a nuestros jubilarías a esta celebración. La renovación de los votos se llevará a cabo dentro de la masa. Esta celebración concluirá con una recepción en el gimnasio de la catedral, a la que todos están invitados. Para la información de registro, por favor pase por la oficina parroquial (ver gladys qualls) y traiga una copia de su certificado de matrimonio de la iglesia. Fecha límite para inscribirse para esta celebración es lunes, 23 de abril de 2018.
Page 7
Over the past few weeks we have received a number of inquiries from customers and supporters asking if we ever solicit donations via telephone. Apparently there are people out there calling and asking for donations to Helping Hands. Fortunately none of the people we have spoken with have fallen for this scam and we pray that none of you do either. Helping Hands NEVER calls soliciting funds. We rely solely on donations from the public. In fact, we do not even conduct fundraisers to try to get extra money. All that we are able to do is done so because it is a GIFT from YOU and we cannot thank you enough for your ongoing, very generous support of the poor through Helping Hands. A phone call we received recently: “I wanted to leave a message to whoever is in charge of the wonderful people that did the pickup on Monday at the American Legion. They were so wonderful and so cooperative that I just can’t say enough and I just wanted you to know how much we appreciated them. Thank you and bless you all for what you do.” We certainly are blessed to have some pretty wonderful volunteers and it makes us feel good to know that they are appreciated. Thank you very much!
Helping Hands
of Midland
1301 Brinson Lane
(432) 520-8900
Because we feel it is important that you know how and where your donations to Helping Hands are spent, here is what was done last week:
Electric 2 families $ 715.38 Gas 6 families $ 557.74 Rent 21 families $20,669.10 Medical 1 family $ 3,124.20 Home Repairs 1 family $ 224.73 Legal 1 family $ 39.00 Total $25,330.15
www.helpinghandsmidland.com
New Hope Counseling 4400 N. Big Spring St
(432) 687-4673
Francis Hymel
D.MIN, LPC, LMFT
• Marriage Counseling
• Children
• Adolescence
• Adults
• Families
• 1st Year Pre-Theology – St. Mary’s Seminary
• Birthday: January 16,
1972
• From: Midland
• Favorite Food: Sea Food
• Likes playing the bass guitar and weight lifting
PRAY FOR MIKE!
Club Dance St. Stephen’s Catholic Church
4601 Neely Gloria Denman Ballroom
DATE/TIME: FRIDAY, March 23, 2018 7:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. COST/ATTIRE: $30.00 per person/Casual
BAND: “CPR” (Country, Pop, Rock) CATERER: Felix Buenrostro with Catering Express MENU: Pecan crusted tilapia, Salisbury steak with mushroom sauce, rice pilaf, California blend vegetables, spring mix salad with strawberries, rolls, Italian cream cake, key lime pie, vanilla ice cream, tea and water.
Please remember to make advance reservations, if possible, for this dance so that we may have an
accurate count for our wonderful caterer!
NO ALCOHOL MAY BE BROUGHT INTO THE BALLROOM BY INDIVIDUALS
**NOTE: NO BYOB is allowed due to change in church policy. Reservations may be mailed to Club Dance, P. O. Box 7421, Midland, TX 79708. Reservation deadline is Wednesday, March 21, 2018. For more information, please contact our Reservations Coordinator at: [email protected].
