St. Mary`s Catholic Church

April 26, 2015 — Fourth Sunday of Easter
DIOCESE OF AUSTIN
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
IN CENTRAL TEXAS
St. Mary’s
Catholic Church
OUR MISSION STATEMENT
St. Mary's is a community of believers dedicated to the living
worship of God. As the only Catholic Church in Limestone
County, our faith community reflects the ethnic diversity of the
towns in which we live. We gather to fulfill our mission as
disciples of Jesus Christ: we hear His Word, we celebrate the
Sacraments and we witness His love to others. Our Christian
witness consists of sharing our spiritual gifts with the grace of
God and the example and prayers of our patron saint, the
Immaculate Conception, among us and with others - striving
to grow in Holiness.
PARISH OFFICE
606 North Bonham St., Mexia, TX 76667
Phone:(254)562-3619 Fax:(254)562-6377
Web page: stmarysmexia.org.
OFFICE HOURS:
Sunday: 9:30AM - 11:30AM
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday:
10:00 AM- 4:00 PM
Wednesday: 2:00 PM - 8:00 PM
(Summer: Wednesday 10:00 AM – 4:00PM)
PARISH CLERGY
Pastor: Rev. Fr. Justin Nguyen
Email: [email protected]
Deacon Richard Johnson
Email: [email protected]
Deacon Dwight Mahoney
Phone: (254) 729-2573
Deacon Daniel Ramirez
Phone: (254) 562-9196
PARISH STAFF & VOLUNTEERS
Secretary: Juanita Rodriguez
Email: [email protected]
Finance Manager: Mary Seale
Email: [email protected]
CCE director: Filomena Contreras and Gladys Mendoza
Parish council chairman: Mary Jane Merhinger
Finance council chairman:
CELEBRATION OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST
Sunday Masses:
8:00 & 10:00 AM (English); 12:00 PM (Spanish)
Weekday Masses: Tuesday - Friday 12:00 PM
Established 1886
DEVOTION
Adoration: 1st Fridays 11:00 AM
3rd Saturday 7:00PM (Spanish)
Rosary: 30 minutes before Sunday Masses
CELEBRATION OF THE SACRAMENTS
CELEBRACION DE LOS SACRAMENTOS
SACRAMENT OF PENANCE
Wednesday 5:00PM – 6:00PM
Sunday AM : 7:15-7:45, 9:15-9:45, 11:15-11:45
During office hours, or by Appointment.
SACRAMENTO DE RECONCILIACION
Miércoles 5:00PM – 6:00PM
Domingo AM: 7:15-7:45, 9:15-9:45, 11:15-11:45
Durante las horas de la oficina o con cita.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
Baptism is after Sunday Masses
Baptismal class:
English class: by appointment.
Spanish class: 3rd Sunday of each month at
9:00AM-11:00AM
SACRAMENTO DE BAUTISMO
Bautismos: después de la Santa Misa en Domingo.
Las clases pre-bautismales para Padres y Padrinos.
Clases en Ingles: son con cita
Clases en Español: El tercer Domingo
de cada mes a las 9:00AM-11:00AM
SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY
Contact the office at least 6 month in advance.
SACRAMENTO DE MATRIMONIO
Comunicasen al despacho parroquial con 6 meses de
anticipó.
SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING OF THE SICK
Contact the priest immediately if you or your family
members: are seriously ill; will have a major surgery;
are old aged or in danger of death.
MINISTERS OF THE WEEK
Altar Servers:
8:00AM: Quang Nguyen, Bradley Gragg,
Lewis Taylor, Charles Benford,
Amanda Howard.
10:00AM: Jose Contreras, Makayla Contreras,
Mani Contreras, Jimmy Nguyen,
Johnny Nguyen
12:00PM: Dionicio Azuara, Ana Mendoza, Alexis Rivero
Stephanie Hernandez, Diego Hernandez.
Lectors:
8:00AM: Michael Gragg (L) & Linda Kuborn (A)
10:00AM: Helen Matthews (L) & George Satsky (A)
12:00PM: Rosa Guerrero (L) & Carmen Gonzalez (A)
Extraordinary Minister of the Cup:
SACRAMENTO DE UNCION DE LOS ENFERMOS
Comunicasen con el padre mediatamente si usted o un
familiar esta grabe o va tener una operación seria o si
es una persona de la tercer edad o peligro de muerte.
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THIS WEEK
Sunday:
8:00AM: Pro Populo
10:00AM: +Jose De Jesus Medina
12:00PM: +Sara Mora, +Ismael Soto &
+Armando Tovar
Tuesday: No Intention
Wednesday: No Intention
Thursday: No Intention
First Friday: Thanksgiving of: Todd Swick Birthday
COLLECTION REPORT
8:00AM: Randy Goolsby
10:00AM: Jane Schlitt
12:00PM: Juan Rodriguez
Weekly average needed: $3,400.00
Offering Last Sunday: $2,264.50
Thank you for your generosity!
Pastoral Council members: Gordon Lee, Margaret May,
Let us pray for the sick: Walter Kimmerling, Mary Mahoney,
Wendy Simmons, Darlene Arrington, Lisa Hill, Donald Teeple,
Leah Glaze, Randy Goolsby, Reagan Jones, Dian & David Frederick, Charles Little and Nelta Little, & Daniel De Anda.
Matt Wilson, Linda Kuborn, Darlene Arrington, Filomena
Contreras, Jeanette Estrada, Daniel Mata III.
Finance Council members: Don Atland, Ben Arrington, Ayala
Marcelino, Janice Davis, Jessica Garcia, Helen Matthews, Polo
Mora, Ray Zies, Mary Seale.

Bishop Vásquez’ Prayer Intention
For those who have sacrificed their lives in the line of duty
and for their families …
 Por aquellos que han sacrificado sus vidas en el cumplimiento del deber y por sus familias ...
Let us pray for the deceased: Keith Blackwell, Elizabeth Melvin,
Joe Russo, Alan High, Lesile Lambar, Pablo Santana, Elsa Guaman
& Joanie Welch.
World Day of prayer for Vocations: We ask each one to pray
for vocations. Pray for our priests, for our deacons, seminarians
and religious and ask God to call someone from our own parish.
Consider St. Mary’s in your Will and Testament.
Leave a legacy with your Church.
PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVENTS
ANUNCIOS EN ESPAÑOL
The Book of Exodus: The Bible study group will meet today at 9:00 A.M.. We will meet in the conference room of
the new parish hall.
Formación de la Fe para adultos: Son todos los martes a
las 7:00 PM en el salón parroquial.
St. Mary's youth: Will meet today from 11-12PM. In the
Parish Hall. Please join us.
Homebound Parishioners: If you know someone who is
sick, in the nursing home or homebound and need to be visited, please let us know that we can serve them.
Offer the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Celebrating Mass is a
great gift to your loved ones, living and deceased or for any
other special occasion. Stop by the office for open dates.
Donate Altar Flowers for Sunday. Two fresh arrangements
are for $50.00. You may offer these for your loved ones,
living and deceased or for any other special occasion. Stop
by the office for open dates.
Jamaica Festival May 3rd: Bring your whole family and
some friends and join us on our Festival. There will be Hispanic food, games for children, music and many more. Make
plans to attend. We hope to see you there.
Guadalupanos Group: Are selling raffle tickets for a laptop
$10 a ticket. Raffle will take place on May 3rd. All proceeds
will got toward the Church.
Food Booth: Guadalupanos Group has the following food
booths available for the Jamaica Festival nachos, hotdogs
and hamburgers. They are accepting monetary donations for
the fajitas food booth. If you wish to support us please contact Carlos Mendoza at (903) 388-8114.
First Communion Parents: If your child is in the First
Communion Class, you must bring his/her Baptismal Certificate and Birth Certificate by the Church office to verify that
the information we have is accurate. First Communion is
scheduled on May 16th, at 5:00 p.m.
Invite Someone back to Mass: A Consistent commitment to
attending Sunday Mass transforms us and others. All that is
needed to help souls is form someone to show courage and
reach out to them.
MARRIAGE PREPARATION RETREAT
"Together in God's Love," a marriage preparation retreat for
engaged couples, will be held May 1-3 at Cedarbrake Catholic
Retreat Center in Belton. Couples preparing for marriage are
encouraged to register as soon as possible, as these classes fill
quickly. The retreat includes talks on faith, communication,
sexuality and stewardship in the context of Catholic marriage.
To register, call Sara Lockey (512) 651-6150 or e-mail [email protected]. Online registration is also available
at www.austindiocese.org.
In the area? Stop for a visit to the Blessed Sacrament.
Church is open
El grupo juvenil de St. Mary’s: Tendrá junta hoy a las 1112pm. En salón parroquial. Por favor, únase a nosotros.
Los feligreses que no pueden salir de casa: Si conocen a
alguien que está enfermo, en el hogar de ancianos o no puede
salir de su casa y necesita que nosotros los visitamos,
Dejanos saber por favor asi podemos servirles.
Si usted quiere: Ofrecer una Misa especial o donar las flores
del altar para un aniversario de un ser querido o para un
cumpleaños o una ocasión especial, lo puede hacer. Por favor comuníquense al despacho parroquial.
Festival Jamaica: Sera el 3 de mayo. El Grupo Guadalupano ya esta preparándose para tener mucho éxito. Apoyen sus
esfuerzos y pasan la palabra a sus amigos que vengan y compartan con nosotros este evento.
Boletos de Rifa: El Grupo Guadalupano esta viendo boletos
de rifa para una laptop el boleto es a $10. La rifa se lleva
acabo el 3 de mayo en Festival Jamaica.
Se solicita ayuda: El Grupo Guadalupano tiene disponible
los siguientes puestos para la Jamaica. El puesto de los nachos, hotdogs y hamburguesa. Igual esta aceptando donaciones monetarias para el puesto de las fajitas. Si desean apoyarnos por favor comunicasen con Carlos Mendoza al (903)
388-8114.
Padres de Primera Comunión: Se les avisa si tienes a su
hijo/a en las clases de preparación de Primera Comunión por
favor traigan su acta de nacimiento y junto con la boleta de
Bautismo para verificar que la información que tenemos es
correcta. La Primera Comunión esta programada para sábado
el 16 de mayo a las 5 de la tarde.
Artículos Religiosos: Se les avisa a la comunidad que tenemos artículos religioso en la vitrina para Bautismo, Primera
Comunión igual pulseras de San Bendito y imágenes y mucho mas. La vitrina esta en la salón parroquial si gusta pasar.
Si usted y su pareja no están casados por la Iglesia, por
favor hablen con el Párroco Justino para él pueda dar algún
consejo recuerden a veces hay cosas que se pueden hacer
para validar su matrimonio en la iglesia.
Se les pide a los padres de Familia: Que sigan enseñándoles a sus hijo el camino recto y pidiéndoles que practiquen su
Fe activamente viniendo a la misa cada Domingo y los Días
de Obligación.
Invitación especial: Los invitamos a ustedes de participar a
las Misas durante la semana, Las Misas son a las 12 del mediodía.
Anda usted por nuestra área? Visite al Santísimo Sacramento.
La Iglesia está abierta
Children Are Never a Mistake
Pope Francis said that children are never a mistake, and called out adults for building faulty systems that leave children
exploited and abandoned, rather than treated as the blessing they are.
“Brothers and Sisters, think about this well: You don’t mess with children,” the Pope told the pilgrim present in St. Peters Square for his recent general audience. He spoke in reference to the difficult circumstances many children are unfortunately
forced to live in, due to societal and familial problems. The theme served as a focus of his address.
“We think about the children who are not wanted and abandoned, the children on the streets, without education or health
care, children who are abused, who are robbed of their youth and childhood,” he said. There are some who try to “justify themselves,” saying that it’s a mistake to bring these children into the world due to hunger, poverty and the fragility they suffer.
For a child to experience these things “is shameful,” he noted. “Let’s not off-load our sins onto children.” A child, he
said, “can never be considered a mistake. The mistake is due to the world of adults, the system that we have built, which generates pockets of poverty and violence, in which the weakest are hit the hardest. Children are never a mistake, and their sufferings
are only reasons for us to love them even more.”
He continued saying that each child who begs for money on the street and who is denied medical care and education is
“a painful cry that goes directly to the heart of the Father and accuses the system that we adults have built.” For too often, these
children become the prey of criminals, who exploit them for their commerce or violence, the Pope said, noting that even children
in wealthy countries frequently live “heavy dramas” due to family crisis or inhumane living conditions. “In every case, their
childhood is violated in body and soul,” he said explaining that social stability, the promotion of the family, the lack of crime and
the possibility of decent work all contribute, “without a doubt,” to assuming children of a good home. No matter the circumstances, the Pope said, no child is forgotten by the Father in heaven, and “none of their tears are lost, just as our responsibility is
not lost.”
Children are the responsibility not just of their parents, but of everyone, he explained, adding that when it comes to the
sacrifices one needs to make for children, none are “too costly.” “The Church, for her part, has always transmitted the blessings
of the Lord to children and to families,” he said, and he prayed that families would always care for their children and not worry
about “counting the costs.” It is necessary for children to see this, he said, “so that they may never believe themselves to be a
mistake, but always know their infinite worth.” Pope Francis closed his address by praying that children will never suffer from
“violence and arrogance of adults.”
These are ongoing problems in our own community. We are all responsible to make changes today.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
I n Service To One.
I n Service To All.
Fore more
) 765-3935
formation or to join call:
Greg Pitts - (903) 529-1597
Pat Simmons - (254) 562-2732
Parishioners
STUDY & SUPPORT!!!
REICHER CATHOLIC
HIGH SCHOOL
2102 N 23RD STREET
WACO, TEXAS 76708
JOHN & ELLIE ENGLE
Parishioner
[email protected]
100 PRIVATE ROAD 5888 A
JEWETT, TEXAS 75846
(800) 636-4119 OR
(903) 626-4119
Cabins—RV Sites—Tent Sites—Restaurant
Convenient Store—lighted fishing pier
Come out for the week, weekend, night or simply for the day
Officers:
President: Kathy Contreraz
(903) 388-8823
Vice –President Kathy Satsky
(254) 765-3935
Secretary: Margaret May
(254) 562-2641
Treasurer: Darlene Arrington
(254) 562-5697
ALL LADIES ARE WELCOME. WE
MEET EVERY 2ND SUNDAY OF
EACH MONTH.
Parishioners
Say a Special
Prayer For
The Continuing
Unity of
Families.
TEXAS
PRISON MUSEUM
Huntsville, Texas
Exit 118 off I-45
Open: Mon – Sat 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sun. Noon – 5:00 p.m.
Director: Jim Willett
Family Haircut — Peinados
Tape Fade — Alaciados
Low Fade — Depilación
Mohawk — Rayitos
Perm & Tints — Cortes
Highlights– Permanentes & Tintes
Wax — Mechones
Buffalo Livestock Sale
Every Saturday
at Noon.
HORARIO:
LUNES — CERRADO
M –V 11:00 A.M. –8:00 P.M.
SABADO 9:00 A.M.— 8:00 P.M.
DOMINGO 9:00 A.M.— 2:00 P.M.