St. Joseph Catholic Church

St. Joseph Catholic Church
Serving Commerce Since 1895
2207 Monroe Street, Commerce, Texas 75428
Website:
www.stjoetx.net
Masses: Saturday 5:30 pm; Sunday 9:30 am
Monday (no Mass); Tuesday & Wednesday 6:30 pm; Thursday & Friday 8:00 am
DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY
April 3, 2016
News, Reminders, and Events______________
Pastor
Rev. Marcus Chidozie, Ph.D.
[email protected]
Campus Ministry
Deacon Joe Webber, Ed.D.
[email protected]
Acting Administrative Assistant
Bulletin Submissions
Safe Environment Coordinator
Music Ministry Director
Director of K-12 Religious
Education
Confirmation Coordinator
(8th)
HS Youth Ministry Coordinator
Marriage & Family Ministry
Telephone Prayer Chain
Altar Society
Altar Servers
Knights of Columbus
Confirmation candidates—mark your calendar! There will be a mandatory Confirmation Retreat next weekend, April 9-10, for all Confirmation candidates.
Confirmación de los candidatos - marca su calendario! Habrá un retiro de Confirmación obligatoria 9-10 de abril de todos los candidatos a la Confirmación.
The Knights of Columbus monthly meeting will be this Tuesday, April 5, at 7:00 pm
in the parish hall. All men of the parish are invited to attend.
Los Caballeros de Colón reunión mensual será este martes, 5 de abril a las 7:00 pm en
el salón parroquial . Todos los hombres de la parroquia están invitados a asistir .
The Catholic Student Organization will be fundraising next weekend, April 9-10,
for their upcoming retreat. Students will be selling baked goods following Saturday
night Mass and breakfast burritos following Sunday morning Mass. Plan to stop by and
support the college ministry!
La Organización Católica de Estudiantes será la venta de productos de panadería
siguientes sábado por la noche la misa y burritos de desayuno siguiente domingo por la
mañana misa próximo fin de semana para recaudar fondos para su próximo retiro . Plan
para pasar por aquí y apoyar el ministerio de la universidad !
THE PASTOR’S CORNER
Divine Mercy Sunday, in the Jubilee Year of Mercy
"Time to get it right!"
by Robert R. Allard, Director
Apostles of Divine Mercy
If you are anything like me, and like getting "right to the point", as soon
as possible: Divine Mercy Sunday has not been celebrated correctly.
Now, at this point, I can only imagine what many of you are thinking
about: enhancing your afternoon devotionals, getting more people to
attend these devotionals, and generally more things for devotees to
get involved in. But this isn't what Divine Mercy Sunday is all about.
This really isn't what Jesus envisioned it to be.
A very easy way, to understand this feast, is to remember, that the
greatest Old Testament feast, the Day of Atonement, was for the Israelites, an annual preparation for the Judgment, and in the same way,
this annual, Feast of Mercy, is also an annual preparation, that offers
us the total forgiveness of all sins and punishment. A straight ticket to
Heaven! If Easter is the world's greatest feast, why wouldn't it have
the world's greatest gift; eternal life in Heaven?
For more information about Divine Mercy Sunday,
visit: www.divinemercysunday.com
Saturday
April 2
5:30 p.m.
Robert Goodrich
by Rose Goodrich
Sunday
April 3
9:30 a.m. For the People
Monday
April 4
No Mass No Mass
Tuesday
April 5
6:30 p.m.
Wendy S. Selvaggi
by Tom Selvaggi
Wednesday
April 6
6:30 p.m.
Antonio Ayala
by Angie Davis
Thursday
April 7
8:00 a.m. Gina Mahaffy
by Tony Mandina
Friday
April 8
8:00 a.m.
Dr. Paul Barrus
by Tony Mandina
Saturday
April 9
5:30 p.m.
Mike Ward
by Jim & Anne Marie Ward
The usual stipend for a Mass is $5.00
RCIA is a journey of conversion to God and what He
intends for us. The Catholic Church warmly welcomes new
members and tries to provide appropriate spiritual formation
according to each person’s needs. If you are interested in
learning more about the Catholic faith, please contact Fr.
Marcus.
Si usted está interesado en aprender más sobre la fe católica,
póngase en contacto con el p. Marcus.
Our Parish Weekly Need: $ 2,771.60*
Las necesidades semanales de nuestra
parroquia: $2,771.60*
Last Sunday, March 27, 2016: $ 3,901.26
Colección desde el domingo pasado: $ 3,901.26
Monthly Mortgage Payment: $ 3,402.50
Pago mensual de ipoteca: $ 3,402.50
Last Sunday’s Building Fund: $ 370.00
Fondos recaudados el domingo pasado: $ 370.00
Building Fund March Total: $ 3,300.00
Total mensual de fondo de construcción
hasta la fecha: $ 3,300.00
Mass Attendance: 398 // Cantidad de asistentes: 398
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