830-672-2945 Fax Phone: 830-672-1058

Hope Guevara
St. James Catholic Church
Bulletin 515358
Office Phone: 830-672-2945
Fax Phone: 830-672-1058
Catholic Community of Gonzales
and Waelder
417 N. College St. Gonzales, Texas 78629
Phones:
Parish Office.......................... (830) 672-2945
Fax .......................................... (830) 672-1058
Religious Education ............. (830) 672-6291
Sacred Heart Hall ................. (380) 672-6230
Website: ……………………………ccgaw.org
Saint James
At College and St. Lawrence
Sacred Heart
At St. John and St. Lawrence
Saint Patrick
In Waelder on Hwy 90
Parish Staff:
Father Paul Raaz………………………………...Pastor
Mrs. Hope Guevara………………………….Secretary
Ms. Patty Rodriguez…..Coordinator of Relig. Ed
Rev. Mr. Terry Brennan……………………….Deacon
Rev. Mr. Alfonso Moreno…………………….Deacon
Rev. Mr. John Klapuch………………………..Deacon
Mr. Tommy Irle………….Custodian/Maintenance
Our Mission
The St. James and Sacred Heart Catholic communities
– blessed with the love of the Father, through faith in
Jesus Christ and with guidance from the Holy Spirit –
will work together to form one unified Catholic and
apostolic Church committed to hospitality, stewardship
and fellowship among diverse parishioners through
religious education and a dedication to believing, living
and sharing the Word of God.
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Catholic Community of Gonzales and Waelder
MASS INTENTIONS
Monday, 09/05
NO MASS
Tuesday, 09/06
6:30 A.M. Gayle Morgan by Family
(SJ)
Evelyn Rose by Jerry/Donna Malik
9:30 A.M. For Priests/Religious
(TN)
6:00 P.M. Fr. Eddie Bernal by Fr. Paul
(SP)
Wednesday, 09/07
10:00 A.M. For World Peace
(HN)
5:30 P.M. Francisco Bibas, Jr. by Jay/Carrie
(SJ)
Tinsley
Sandra Arriola by Family
Thursday, 09/08
12:00 P.M. Agnes Sitka by Stan/Joyce Tieken
(SH)
Friday, 09/09
6:30 A.M. Birthday Blessings For Pope Francis
(SJ)
by Carrie/Jay Tinsley
Saturday, 09/10
5:30 P.M. Annie Finch by Stan/Joyce Tieken
(SJ)
Conroy Mercer by M/M Lugwig Molnoskey
Marie Roeder by M/M Greg Holub and Family
Sunday, 09/11
8:00 A.M. Sabino Gutierrez by Family
(SH)
Isabel/Anastacio Monjaraz by Family
Special Intention by Sacred Heart Adult Choir
Ramiro Gonzalez by Family
9:30 A.M. I.A./Josie Rodriguez by Family
(SJ)
Charlie/Mary Tomas by Grandchildren/Great
Grandchildren
Josie Guerra , Cindy Rivera, Juan Camarillo by
Family
Jack/Dr. Richard LaBuhn by Family
11:30 A.M. Guadalupe Macias by Family
(SP)
5:15 P.M. M/M Jesse Bazan, Mary Helen Bazan (SH)
and Andrew Ramirez
David/Antonia Benavides by Family
September 4, 2016
Week-At-A-Glance
Sun Sep 4, 11am…………………………………..No CCD K-5
Sun Sep 4, 12:30 pm, SPC………………....Guadalupanas Mtg.
Mon Sept 5………………………………..Parish Office Closed
Tue Sep 6, 7 pm, SJPR…………………..Pastoral Council Mtg.
Wed Sep 7, 6:30 pm……………………………….....CCD 6-12
Fri Sep 9, SHC…….…..………….....…..Eucharistic Adoration
Fri Sep 9, 8 pm, SHH………………………….…...Nueva Vida
Ministers for Next Sunday
Thank You for Serving
5:30 PM
8:00 AM
9:30 AM
11:30 AM
5:15 AM
Lector: Youth
Min. of Comm.: Deacon
Youth
Ushers: Youth
Lector: Dora Rodriguez/Mario Moreno
Min. of Comm.: Deacon Alfonso
Yesenia/Ricardo Gonzalez
Gloria Aguilar/Sandra Gonzalez
Lector: Tim/Michelle Decker
Min. of Comm.: Deacon
Leticia Cenotti/Lydia Ramon
Ushers: Jason Tomas/Bobby Tomas
Jeff Simper/Michael Simper
Lector:
Rosalba Villegas
Min. of Comm.: Deacon Alfonso
Joe/Vicenta Delgado
Lector:
Shari Stefinsky
Min. of Comm.: Deacon Alfonso
Amanda Longoria/Jose Rodriguez
St. James Church
Flowers at the Tabernacle: Sylvia Barnick
Flowers at the Altar: 34th wedding anniversary of Ricky/
Carmen Rivera
Flowers at the Pulpit: in thanksgiving for 39th wedding Anniversary of Bobby/Josie Tomas
Sacred Heart Church
Flowers at the Altar: Guadalupanas
Flowers at the Pulpit: in memory of Albert/Mary Rodriguez
INVITED
The Good News is that we have all been invited—
invited to the Kingdom, invited to be disciples. It’s a lifechanging invitation, and like so many other such invitations,
it requires a great deal of deliberation and discernment.
Whether we choose marriage, ordination, single life, or community life, we know the serious planning and consideration
that accompany these profound decisions. Like the towerbuilder in the Gospel, we have weighed both the monetary
and emotional cost. We have pondered and planned our lives
in the direction to which we believe God has called us. And
while we pray for guidance and acceptance of God’s will,
we often fail to understand so much. Like Solomon, we turn
to God for wisdom and counsel in our life-changing decisions. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
INVITADO
La Buena Nueva es que todos hemos sido invitados –
invitados al Reino, invitados a ser discípulos. Es una invitación que cambia nuestra vida y, como tantas otras invitaciones, requiere mucha consideración y discernimiento. Así escojamos el Matrimonio, el Orden sagrado, la vida célibe o comunitaria, sabemos la seria planificación y consideración que
requieren estas importantes decisiones. Como el constructor
de la torre en el Evangelio, hemos sopesado los costos tanto
monetarios como emocionales. Hemos reflexionado y planificado nuestra vida en la dirección en la que creemos Dios nos
ha llamado. Y mientras oramos por orientación y aceptación
de la voluntad de Dios, con frecuencia no comprendemos muchas cosas. Como Salomón recurrimos a Dios para pedirle
sabiduría y consejo al tomar decisiones que cambiarán nuestra
vida. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
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FIESTA GUACAMOLE! - Come join our St. Patrick Community this weekend for a great time! Activities begin Saturday afternoon and extend through Sunday at midnight. We
especially invite you to Mass in the Park today (Sunday),
11:30 am, and the parade to follow. Consult one of the flyers
at our church entrances for more detail about our celebration,
or go to CCGAW.ORG. Congratulations to our new Guacamole Queen, Ashlynn Noyola. And thanks to co-chairs
Freddie Noyola, Sam Melchor, and Adam Ibarra and all who
surround them with support and help for the festival.
¡FIESTA GUACAMOLE! - Vengan a participar con la Comunidad de San Patricio este fin de semana para una gran diversión! Empezamos el sábado al mediodía y seguimos hasta el
domingo a la medianoche. Les invitamos especialmente a la
Misa en el Parque hoy (domingo), 11:30 am , seguido por el
desfile. Toda la información se encuentra en el volante en la
entrada de la iglesia o en el website, CCGAW.ORG. Felicidades a la nueva Reina, Ashlynn Noyola. Y gracias a coordinadores Freddie Noyola, Sam Melchor y Adan Ibarra y todos los
que los prestan su mano de apoyo en la festival.
A very special welcome to all who come from different parts
of Texas for our Homecoming Mass in Waelder City Park
today! Thanks for being with us and adding to the festive joy
of this special day.
¡Y Bienvenidos especiales a todos los que vienen de diferentes
partes de Texas para la Misa en Waelder hoy! Gracias por estar
con nosotros y gozar con sus familiares y amigos.
Next weekend, please welcome Fr. Jim Henke, who will
celebrate the 9:30 and 11:30 masses, allowing Fr. Paul to take
time off for his annual family reunion. Fr. Jim is a retired
priest of the Archdiocese of San Antonio.
Youth Liturgy - Our parish high school youth will gather for
our youth liturgy this coming Saturday, September 10. On
the second Saturday of each month through the school year,
our youth will provide ministries of Music, Hospitality and
Word, as well as other ways of engaging our young people in
liturgy.
New “Welcome” Sign: Look to your right passing the Benes
farm approaching Gonzales on Highway 90 from Belmont.
Thanks to Frank and Suzanne Benes for purchasing and installing the sign, and to Personal Impressions for its design
and fabrication. The sign matches the one you see coming in
on 183 from Hochheim, on Alex and Charlotte Smith’s property. We’d love to have similar signs on Highway 90 from
Shiner, and 183 from Luliing - any takers?
Spanish Men’s ACTS: …will take place Sept. 22-25 at Disciple Oaks Retreat Center. Registration forms are available at
the church entrances. Those who have already participated in
an ACTS Retreat, please help spread the word!
Food Baskets:… In this Year of Mercy, food baskets have
been placed in St. James and Sacred Heart churches, for your
donations of non-perishable foods to be shared with others in
our community through Gonzales Christian Assistance Ministries - GCAM. The baskets have been well filled; thank you
for your donations!
Religious Education - is underway! Classes in Waelder begin next weekend. We have twelve people enrolled in our
RCIA classes so far this year; please continue to pass the
word. Classes are in English at 8 am and in Spanish at 11 am.
Please remember in prayer Mr. Eddie Caraway, husband of
Mrs. Mary Gayle Caraway of our Catholic Community, who
recently died. Mr. Caraway is buried in his family cemetery.
2nd Collection Today: Religious Education
Eucharistic Adoration this Friday: Sacred Heart
El próximo fin de semana, extienden su bienvenida al Padre
Jim Henke, quien celebrará las misas de 9:30 y 11:30, dando al
Padre Paul la oportunidad de participar en su reunión familiar.
Padre Jim es un sacerdote jubilado de la Arquidiócesis de San
Antonio.
Liturgia de Jóvenes: Los jóvenes de high school participarán
en la misa de este sábado, sep. 10. El segundo domingo de cada mes en el año escolar, los jóvenes van a participar como
ministros de música, hospitalidad y palabra, y otros modos de
involucrarse en la liturgia.
Nuevo Signo de Bienvenida: Mire a la derecha llegando a
Gonzales de Highway 90 desde Belmont, pasando el rancho de
Benes. Gracias a Frank y Suzanne Benes por comprar y instalar el signo, y a Peraonal Impressions por designarlo y fabricarlo. El signo es igual al que se coloca en 183 en este lado de
Hochheim, en el terreno de Alex y Charlotte Smith. Quisiéramos tener signos iguales en las carreteras 90 rumbo de Shiner, y
183 rumbo de Luling. ¿Voluntarios?
Retiro de ACTS para Hombres: se llevará a cabo sep. 22-25
en la Casa de Retiros Disciple Oaks. Formas de registración
están disponibles en las entradas de las iglesias. Los que ya han
participado en un retiro de ACTS, corren la voz y inviten a sus
hermanos a esta experiencia.
Canastas para Comida: En este Año de Misericordia, canastas se han colocado en las iglesias de St. Jams y Sagrado Corazón, para sus donativos de comidas durables que se comparten
con otros de nuestra comunidad a través de Gonzales Christian
Assistance Ministries - GCAM. Gracias por los donaciones que
ya han dado.
Clases de Educación Religiosa: …ya empieza! Clases en
Waelder empiezan el próximo fin de semana. Hay 12 personas
en las clases de RCIA en este año; corre la voz a cualquier
adulto que necesita recibir los sacramentos. Clases son en inglés a las 8 y español a las 11.
Recuerden en su oración al Sr. Eddie Caraway, esposo de Sra.
Mary Gayle Caraway de nuestra Comunidad Católica, que recientemente falleció. Sr. Caraway está enterrado en su cementerio familiar.
2nd Colecta Hoy: Educación Religiosa
Adoración Eucarística este Viernes: Sagrado Corazón
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday:
1 Cor 5:1-8; Ps 5:5-7, 12; Lk 6:6-11,
or, for Labor Day, any readings from the
Mass “For the Blessings of Human Labor,”
nos. 907-911
Tuesday:
1 Cor 6:1-11; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Lk 6:12-19
Wednesday: 1 Cor 7:25-31; Ps 45:11-12, 14-17;
Lk 6:20-26
Thursday: Mi 5:1-4a or Rom 8:28-30; Ps 13:6;
Mt 1:1-16, 18-23 [18-23]
Friday:
1 Cor 9:16-19, 22b-27; Ps 84:3-6, 12;
Lk 6:39-42
Saturday: 1 Cor 10:14-22; Ps 116:12-13, 17-18;
Lk 6:43-49
Sunday:
Ex 32:7-11, 13-14; Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 17, 19;
1 Tm 1:12-17; Lk 15:1-32 [1-10]
The Holy Rosary will be recited before the 9:30 A.M. mass by the
following: 1st Sunday-Youth, 2nd Sunday-St. James Altar Society, 3rd
Sunday-Catholic Daughters of America, 4th Sunday-Knights of
Columbus, and 5th Sunday-Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus.
El Santo Rosario se reza cada Domingo antes de la misa de 8:00 A.M.
Divine Mercy Monday-Friday @ 3 pm at Sacred Heart Church.
The Holy Rosary will be recited every Monday @ 6:30 P.M. at Sacred
Heart Church.
Bible Study every Monday @ 7:30 P.M. in the Sacred Heart Hall.
Estudio Bíblico Lunes a las 7:30 P.M. en el Salón de Sacred Heart.
Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help every Wednesday after 5:30
P.M. Mass at St. James Church.
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament every First Friday after the 6:30
A.M. Mass.
Fill us at daybreak with your kindness,
that we may shout for joy and gladness
all our days.
— Psalm 90:14
Sacred Heart Guadalupanas will meet every first Saturday of the
month and participate in the 8:00 A.M. Mass every first Sunday of the
month.
St. Patrick’s Guadalupanas will meet every first Sunday of the month.
Knights of Columbus participate in the 9:30 A.M. Mass every fourth
Sunday of the month and meet at 7 P.M. every second Wednesday of the
month at the K.C. Hall. Officer/Business meeting held on the last Tuesday of the month at 6 P.M.
The Altar Society will meet every second Tuesday of the month in the
conference room at 9 A.M.
ACTS Core Committee will meet every third Tuesday of the month in
the CCD Center at 6:30 P.M.
Catholic Daughters of America will meet every fourth Tuesday of the
month in the St. James Hall at 6 P.M.
Sacred Heart Choir practice every Wednesday at 7 pm at Sacred Heart
Parish Hall .
Sacrificial Giving: Thank You!
St. James
$3,666.25
Sacred Heart
$2,359.94
St. Patrick
$ 788.31
Office Hours
Monday-Friday
8:30—12:00 PM
1:00 PM—5:30 PM
Office E-mail: [email protected]
Fr. Paul’s E-mail: [email protected]
CCD Office E-mail: [email protected]
Sacrament of Baptism
Interview with Parents
Bring State Birth Certificate—required
Second Tuesday of Each Month
anytime between 7:00 and 8:30 PM at office
or second Tuesday of Each Month
anytime between 5:00 and 6:00 PM at St. Patrick
or by special appointment with Deacon.
Class for Parents and Godparents
4th Sunday of Each Month
6:15 PM at Sacred Heart
Baptism celebrated at the end of any Sunday Mass
Preparation may be done before child is born.
Sacrament of Marriage
Please Call Office
At least Six Months Prior to wedding
Sacrament of Reconciliation
(Confession)
Saturday 4:30-5:15 PM (St. James)
Tuesday 5:15-5:45 PM (St. Patrick)
Immediately before or after Masses (on request)
or by special appointment
Adult Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist
Call office or join our RCIA group
Mass Schedule
Saturday
5:30 PM—St. James
Sunday
8:00 AM—Sacred Heart (Spanish)
9:30 AM—St. James
11:15 AM—St. Patrick (Spanish/English)
5:15 PM—Sacred Heart
Monday
no services
Tuesday
6:30 AM—St. James
9:30 AM—Texan Nursing/Rehab. (every other week)
6:00 PM—St. Patrick (Spanish/English)
Wednesday
10:00 AM—The Heights Nursing/Rehab. (every other week)
5:30 PM—St. James
Thursday
12:00 PM—Sacred Heart
Friday
6:30 AM—St. James (on First Fridays —
Sacred Heart)