Flowers at the Altar

The Exaltation of the Holy Cross
September 14, 2014
Christ Jesus emptied himself,taking the form of a
slave,coming in human likeness.
— Philippians 2:7
MERCY
Dost thou wish to receive mercy?
Show mercy to thy neighbor.
Saturday September 13,2014
7:30 a.m.- +Agustin Garcia
By:Sylvia Mireles
5:00 p.m. -+Linda Zamora
By:Family
Sunday September 14, 2014
8:00 a.m. + Eduardo & Elvira Hernandez
By: Salvador Hernandez
+Alondra Carrera Aguilar
By: Aguilar Family
10:00 a.m-Holy Family Parishioners
12.00 noon-+Juan V. Bustos
By: Rosa Bustos
Monday September 15, 2014
7:30 a.m. -+Lucia Luna
By: Pablo Luna
+Jason Mathew Davila
By: Davila Family
Tuesday September 16, 2014
7:30 a.m. - +Jose Leal
By: Mr. & Mrs. Gene Leal
+Jose, Maria & Juan Gonzalez
By: Janie Benavidez
Wednesday September 17, 2014
7:30 a.m. - +Santos L. Rodriguez
By: Wife & Family
Thursday, September 18, 2014
7:30 a.m. - +Kenneth Seidel
By: Family & Friends
Friday September 19, 2014
7:30 a.m. - +Jesse Villanueva
By: Sylvia Mireles
+Ruben Molina
By: Gilbert & Paula Molina
Saturday September 20, 2014
7:30 a.m.- +Felisa Loyola
By: Maria & Onecimo Lopes
+Macaria Arias
By:Jesus Aguilar
5:00 p.m.- +Hector Ramon
By:Ramon Family
+Uvaldo Collazo
By:Collazo Family
SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES
Sunday:
The Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Monday:Our Lady of Sorrows; Twenty-fourth Week in OrdinaryTime
Tuesday:
Ss. Cornelius and Cyprian
Wednesday: St. Robert Bellarmine
Friday:
St. Januarius
Saturday:
Ss. Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn,
Paul Chŏng Ha-sang, and Companions
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION
On this date in 335 two churches and a shrine erected by
Constantine over the empty grave of Jesus and over the place of
the crucifixion were dedicated. After these were destroyed by
the Persians in 614, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, which
still stands, was erected by the Crusaders in 1149. Today also
commemorates the event that led to the building of the churches dedicated in 335: the discovery of the “true cross” by St.
Helena, Constantine’s mother, in 326.
According to one legend, St. Helena traveled to Jerusalem
on pilgrimage, in search of the true cross. Workers she hired
dug through a pagan temple that had been erected on the site of
the Crucifixion by Hadrian and found three crosses. A dying
woman was brought in, and touched by each cross in succession, the last of which healed her. Helena ordered that this cross
be divided in three parts, one to be kept in Jerusalem and the
other two to be sent to Constantinople and Rome. The pieces in
Jerusalem and Constantinople were ultimately lost. Slivers
were taken from the portion that went to Rome until eventually
it was scattered around the world.
Of course, the significance of the true cross lies not in the
wood itself but in the burden that it bore. As a faithful Christian, what crosses do you accept in your life today?
—Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE
Durante todo el mes de septiembre se celebra el mes de la
herencia hispana. Esta fiesta responde a una presencia hispana
que tiene su inicio con la llegada de los españoles a la Florida
en 1513, hace 501 años. Los españoles estuvieron en 24 de los
ahora 50 estados de Estados Unidos. Eventualmente, como
bien sabemos, Florida, el Suroeste y Puerto Rico pasaron a manos de los estadounidenses.
Desde nuestra incorporación a este país hemos ido creciendo en presencia e influencia. La primera obra literaria en español publicada en EE. UU., fue un sermón de don José Agustín
Caballero en 1804. En 1808 inició la prensa hispana en EE.
UU. con el periódico El Misisipi en Nueva Orleáns. Este fue el
primero de los medios de comunicación en español en esta nación. En 1822 se eligió el primer político Hispano como representante estatal de Florida.
En 1865 la primera oficina para la pastoral católica entre
los hispanos nombró al sacerdote Gabriel Serrano pastor hispanorium (pastor de los hispanos) en San Francisco, California.
En 1970 el sacerdote Patricio Flores fue el primer hispano en
ser consagrado como Obispo en y para Estados Unidos. En
1972 celebramos el Primer Encuentro Nacional de Católicos
Hispanos donde nos auto nominamos un pueblo en marcha. Y
seguimos caminando.—Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
FAITH
Faith is the union of God with the soul.
—St. John of the Cross
Flowers at the Altar
In Honor of the Holy Family Church
50th Anniversary– By: Irma Garcia
Please pray for those who are sick and in need of healing graces…Please pray for all of the sick of our parish, including…(Regemos al senor por todos los enfermos )
Rebecca Delgado, Annie Ybarra,Amparo Saenz, Amaro Castillo,Tony Barboza, Alfredo Valadez,Lolly Lopez, Margie Aleman,
Jason Brown, Jerry Wasser,Sarah Humpfrey,Julio Villarreal ,Gloria
Medrano,Maria Medrano ,Gloria Monceballes & Robert Herrera.
Religious Education News:
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We would like to Welcome Archbishop Gustavo Garcia
Siller, MSpS– Archbishop of San Antonio to Holy Family
Church and thank him for making time out of his busy
schedule to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary with us. Thank
you for coming out and making this event extra special.
Sun. Sept. 14 : K-7 Meet the Teacher!
Receive Information needed before the first day of class.
Wed. Sept. 17th: 8th Grade Student/Parent Meeting
Sun. Sept. 21st: K-7th First Day of Class! $5 registration fees
due by the first day of class.
Wed. Sept. 24th: Meeting for 9th-12th Graders and Adults seek- PRO-LIFE MASS
ing the sacrament of Confirmation.
All Catholic families are encouraged to attend the PRO*Please sell your Raffle tickets to help suppor t the R.E.
LIFE MASS in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church on
Programs. Our Goal $25,000! Help Us Grow Spiritually!
Catechist Information:
Tues. Sept. 9th 7pm: Teacher In-Service. All Catechist and
Catechist Aides 18yrs and older are requested to attend. All
rooms will be reserved for team set-up. Teams may arrive
at 6:30pm to start working on rooms.
*** YOUTH MINISTRY NEWS ***
Team Meeting, Thursday September 18th
Youth and Adult Leadership Team please attend
the next planning meeting at 7pm in the R.E. Center.
Any youth or adults interested in joining the Youth
Leadership Team, please contact
Priscilla or Phillip Vela
[email protected],
830-832-3875, 210-845-4242.
*** YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY ***
Theology on Tap, Thursday, Sept 25th
7:00-8:30pm. Blue Star Brewery, San Antonio.
Discussion on Immigration led by
Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller.
For information about Young Adult Ministry
Please contact Priscilla or Phillip Vela,
[email protected],
830-832-3875, 210-845-4242.
2014 Festival News:
Reserve your table near the dance floor.
Contact Jimmy Castillo 830-832-5317
Raffle Tickets/ Angie Kiesling 830-832-0744
La Mini Pulga/Lydia Perez 830-481-0377
Cake Booth/Janie Gonzales 830-237-6171
*Donation Board in the Church Entrance.
Next Festival Meetings:
Tues. Sept. 16th/7pm
Tues. Sept. 23rd/7pm
All those who have a booth must attend or send
a representative. We need to keep moving forwar d
and figure out how all the booths are coming along.
Thank You for the support of the whole parish!
Your involvement and participation counts and is
greatly appreciated!
GUADALUPANA NEWS:
Sept 21st – Guadalupana Mass – 8am. Roses provided
by Maria Garcia &Raul Segura. Meeting in Conference
Room 9:30 a.m.
**Please remember your donations for our church pantry - For September, please bring Baby Diapers, either
size 3 or size 4 and/or Baby Wipes
**New Guadalupanas always welcomed **
WEDNESDAY September 24at 6:00 pm. Let us all participate in this Mass and pray to our Lord for an end of legalized abortion in our Nation.
A.C.T.S. Core Team
Installation Mtg.
Meeting will be held on Monday September 15th
at 6:30pm in the CCD Center. Please mark your
calendars for this very important meeting.
A.C.T.S. Missions will be present to help facilitate
and instruct us in the selection of our Core Team.
All A.C.T.S. brothers and sisters are eligible to vote.
Anyone who has attended and served on retreat may be
nominated. If you have any questions please call Dolores Castillo at 830-832-
“CALLING ALL SINGERS AND MUSICIANS
AND ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO PRAISE THE
LORD IN MUSIC AND SONG” COME AND JOIN
US!
We are putting together a choir to help when needed.
Practice dates will be set soon so don’t delay. Please call
Rachel for more info 830-730-7813 .
Season of Welcome
Across the Archdiocese parishes are
participating in a Season of Welcome,
an evangelization outreach effort,
which begins this Sunday, September
14. This week you are invited to go
out, seek others and personally invite them to participate in
Mass next Sunday. Who will you bring to an Encounter
with Christ? Please pray to the Holy Spirit to give our parish community the grace needed to boldly evangelize and
to truly become a place of welcome and rest for those in
need of mercy.
FAITH
Faith is the union of God with the soul.
—St. John of the Cross
S u n d a y Co l l e c t io n O f f e r i n g
August 30 & 31, 2014
S u n d a y Co l l e c t io n $3 ,984 .14
2 n d Co l l e c t i o n – C over t he ex -
pense of t he 50t h A nni versar y - $ 1 , 0 5 0 . 0 0
Next we ekends 2nd C ol l ect i on i s for t he
Maintenance Fund
Thank you for yo ur cont i nuous generous
donat i ons.