September 25, 2016 - St. John the Evangelist

September 25, 2016 - St. John the Evangelist

St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church
500 East Travis Street
Luling, Texas 78648
Rev. Howard Goertz, Pastor
Deacon Paul Easterling
Patricia Gonzales, Administration
Marilyn Williams, Religious Education
Haurora Ordonez, Youth Ministry
Gloria Riojas, Custodian
SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday: 5:30 pm (English)
Sunday: 8:00 am (Spanish) & 10:00 am (English)
Reconciliation (Confession): Saturday 4:45 pm–5:15 pm & Wednesday after 8 am Mass
DAILY MASS SCHEDULE
Tuesday: 6:30 pm
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 8:00 am
24-hour Adoration: Begins Thursday 8:00 am - Concludes Friday 8:00 am
PARISH OFFICE: 830-875-5354
FAX: 830-875-3533
Office Hours: Mon. & Fri. 9 am – 1 pm * Tues. Wed. & Thurs. 8 am - 1 pm ~ 2 - 5 pm
PARISH HALL: 830-875-9052
PARISH RECTORY: 830-351-5043
PARISH EMAIL ADDRESS: [email protected]
ESTABLISHED IN 1879
Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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ST. JOHN’S FALL FESTIVAL * OCTOBER 1 & 2, 2016
REFLECTIONS
LOOKING BEYOND OURSELVES
The message found in today’s readings is an oft-told story.
Citizen Kane, Daddy Warbucks, and King Midas are only a
few of the familiar fictional characters who thought enormous wealth could buy happiness and fulfillment. Daddy
Warbucks admitted stepping on a few people in his climb to
the top. Kane tried to buy the printed word and stardom for
his young wife, while King Midas conjured immense wealth
and tragedy by his very touch.
We learn clearly in today’s readings that none of this is
really possible. True happiness comes from caring for someone other than ourselves. It comes from the pursuit of the
virtues Paul described to Timothy: faith, love, gentleness,
godliness, righteousness, and endurance. The Gospel reminds us that we dare not ignore the needs of others, acting
as though we don’t notice their suffering. God’s call to us is
much too clear to disregard for even one more day.
** DONATIONS NEEDED **
MONETARY - donations may be brought to Church Office.
DRINK STAND - Bottled water and/or Sodas (12 oz cans), any
brand, please bring to Church Office.
SATURDAY & SUNDAY BINGO - gift prizes, please bring to
Church Office.
LIVE & SILENT AUCTION - donations may be dropped off at
the Church Office or Parish Hall.
CAKE AUCTION - donations of Specialty Cakes for Cake Auction on Saturday, October 1st, please bring cake(s) to hall Saturday morning.
SPIN & WIN - every family is asked to donate 2 cakes, bring
cakes to Hall on Oct. 1 & 2.
**FALL FESTIVAL TURKEY DINNER W/TRIMMINGS**
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2016
This year’s meal will once again be the traditional
Turkey and Dressing with trimming. The parishioners of St. John’s are hosting the meal. We are in
need of cooks for the turkeys.
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REFLEJOS
MIRAR MÁS ALLÁ DE NOSOTROS MISMOS
El mensaje de las lecturas de hoy es una vieja historia. El
Ciudadano Kane, Papi Warbucks y el Rey Midas son sólo
unos pocos de los familiares personajes ficticios que pensaban que con una enorme fortuna podrían comprar la felicidad y la completa satisfacción. Papi Warbucks admite haber
pisoteado a algunas personas en su ascenso a la cumbre. Kane trató de comprar la palabra impresa y el estrellato para su
joven esposa, mientras que el Rey Midas conjura inmensa
fortuna y tragedia sólo con su toque.
Aprendemos claramente en las lecturas de hoy que nada de
esto es posible. Alcanzamos la verdadera felicidad cuando
nos interesamos en los demás. Cuando practicamos las virtudes que Dios describe a Timoteo: fe, amor, mansedumbre,
piedad, rectitud y justicia. El Evangelio nos recuerda que no
osemos ignorar las necesidades de los demás, actuando como si no notáramos su sufrimiento. El llamado de Dios a
nosotros es demasiado claro para ignorarlo ni un solo día
más.
Turkeys are being donated by the Mikesh, Conley and Lugo Families, Dressing by the Salas Family, Green Beans by the Pawelek
Family and monetary donations by Timms Family & Cavanagh
Family.
** NEW 2 ME BOOTH **
NOW ACCEPTING SLIGHTLY USED
& NEW ITEMS TO SELL AT THE FALL FESTIVAL
ST JOHN 2016 FALL FESTIVAL RAFFLE
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$1,500.00 Visa Card .............. Luling Chevrolet Buick GMC
$1,000.00 Visa Card .................. Knight of Columbus #8190
$600.00 Visa Card ........................ Aptiva Interior Solutions
$500.00 Visa Card .................................... Big Iron Trucking
$350.00 Visa Card ........................................... Altar Society
$350.00 Visa Card ............................... Volunteers for Christ
$300.00 Visa Card ..............................Joe Capello & Family
$200.00 Visa Card ........................ VFW Post 8927 Lockhart
$200.00 Visa Card .................................. Suzanne’s Designs
$200.00 Visa Card ...........................................Next Concept
$200.00 Visa Card ............................... Guadalupana Society
$200.00 Visa Card ................... Tony’s Paint and Body Shop
$200.00 Visa Card ................................Rev. Howard Goertz
$100.00 Visa Card ..................... Armando Perales & Family
Drawing held Sunday, October 2 @ 7 pm
Need not be Present to Win!
September 25, 2016
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ST. JOHN’S BULLETIN BOARD
Sunday Breakfast ........................................................ Sundays
This Sunday, September 25 King Candidate Malachi Ybarra and
Family are hosting Sunday Breakfast. Sunday Breakfast is served
after both the 8am & 10am Mass in the Parish Hall. No Sunday
Breakfast next Sunday, October 2, St. John’s Fall Festival
weekend.
ST. JOHN’S CRE 2016-2017
Prayer: The Faith Prayed
CRE SUNDAY CLASS
BEGINS THIS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
9:00 am - for 1st and 2nd grade whose parents work out of town or
cannot get the students to classes on Wednesdays. Wednesday is
the BASIC class and should be attended if possible.
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Guadalupana Meeting ........................ Sunday, September 25
Guadalupana Society meets every 4th Sunday of the month at 9:00
am in CRE Classroom 3.
Youth Mass .......................................... Sunday, September 25
Youth Mass, last Sunday of every month at 10:00 am Mass. St.
John’s Youth Ministry will serve as Lectors, Ushers and
Hospitality Ministers.
Práctica del coro (español) ............................................ Jueves
Práctica del coro (español), cada Jueves a las 6 de la tarde en la
casa de la parroquia, 400 S. Pecan.
BURNING OF SANCTUARY LIGHT
SEPTEMBER 2016
FAMILY
Offered by: George & Tina Conley
WEEKLY OFFERINGS REPORT
Weekend of September 17 & 18
Collections
1st Collection ....................................................... $2,227.26
Children’s Collection ................................................ $43.02
Total ................................................................... $2,270.28
Needed Weekly .................................................. $4,198.54
Under weekly needed ....... <$1,928.26>
Other Income
Votive Candle ......................................................... $113.25
Cemetery ................................................................... $10.00
Catechetical Sunday ................................................ $436.76
Fall Festival Raffle Prize...................................... $2,300.00
Fall Festival Raffle Tickets ..................................... $150.00
With God All Things are Possible!
YOUTH MASS
Last Sunday of the Month @ 10am Mass
(beginning Sunday, September 25)
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RCIA (RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITATION OF ADULTS)
RCIA is a step by step process and culminates at the Easter Vigil.
At the Easter Vigil, those who elect to become Catholic are
brought into full Communion with the Catholic Church. For more
information and/or to register please call the Church office, 830875-5354.
RCIA CLASS
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 & OCTOBER 11
@ 6:30 PM
PARISH HOUSE (400 S. PECAN)
LITURGICAL MINISTRIES & PARISH ORGANIZATIONS
MINISTRIES FAIR * OCTOBER 8 & 9, 2016
Ministries, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, Ministers
of the Word-Lectors, Altar Servers, Information Station Ministry,
Hospitality Ministers and Ushers.
Organizations, Choirs & Musicians, Catechists, Altar Society, Guadalupana Society, Volunteers for Christ, Knights of Columbus, St.
Vincent de Paul Society, Youth Ministry and more…..
A Parish Community is everyone working together
to make our church family meaningful
and showing our reverence to God, our Father.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS #8190
ST. JOHN’S COUNCIL
Business Meeting
Tuesday, October 4 at 7:00 pm
St. John’s Parish Hall
All Officer’s are required to attend!
www.stjohnluling.com
October 1 & 2
Sat. 5:30 pm
Lectors
Bob Hochstein
Eucharistic Ministers
Patsy Anderson
Jay Crowell
Sun. 8:00 am
Irma Rios
Hortencia Villanueva
Isidra Rodriguez
Sun. 10:00 am
Juan Rios
Vikki Gonzales
Maria Aguayo
Sat. 5:30 pm
Altar Server
Francisco Reyna
Sun. 8:00 am
Christian Rodriguez
Sebastian Rodriguez
Sun. 10:00 am
Izek Flores
Nathaniel Rios
Sat. 5:30 pm
Hospitality Ministers
Alton Williams
Marilyn Williams
Sun. 8:00 am
Sixto Estrada
Yolanda Estrada
Sun. 10:00 am
Sotero Ramirez
Rebecca Ramirez
GET A SUBSTITUTE IF YOU CAN NOT BE PRESENT!!!
**FOR YOUR INFORMATION**
Baptisms:
One class is required for parents and sponsors! The next English Baptismal Class
will be Sunday, November 13, 2016 at 11:30 am in Classroom 3.
Bautizos
Se requiere que los Papás y Padrinos asistan a una Clase de Bautismo. El próximo
clase de Bautismo es 6 de Noviembre a 11:30 am en el cuarto 3.
Marriage
A six-months to one-year notice is required, please call the Church office to meet
with the Pastor.
Bodas
De 6-meses a un año de antemano. Llama a la Oficina.
Quinceañera Celebration
A six months to one-year notice is required, the family must be registered in the
parish and the 14 year old must be already enrolled and attending CRE Classes to
be eligible to celebrate in the church. Please call the Church Office to meet with
the Pastor.
Celebrando Tus XV Años
Registrate con 6-meses de antemano y haz una cita con el Sacerdote.
Ministry to the Sick
When a parishioner is hospitalized, in nursing home or homebound please contact
the Church at (830) 875-5354, so that arrangements can be made for them to
receive the sacraments.
Ministerio de los enfermos
Comunicate con la Oficina a 830-875-5354.
Healing Service (Anointing of the Sick)
On the 2nd Saturday of the Month immediately following the 5:30 pm Mass.
Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) English & Spanish
Saturdays from 4:45 pm - 5:15 pm and Wednesdays after 8 am Daily Mass.
St. John’s Website
Please visit our website: www.stjohnluling.com
St. John the Evangelist
Saturday, September 24 “Blessed Virgin Mary”
Readings: Eccl 11:9 — 12:8; Ps 90:3-6, 12-14, 17; Lk 9:43b-45
Mass: 5:30 pm Betty Lopez† (Tina Conley)
Esai (SI) (Shirley Sanchez)
Sunday, September 25 “26th Sunday in Ordinary Time”
Readings: Am 6:1a, 4-7; Ps 146:7-10; 1 Tm 6:11-16; Lk 16:19-31
Mass: 8:00 am Para la Parroquia
Simon Hernandez, Jr. (BD) (Mary Hernandez)
10:00 am Arturo Magallanez† (Family)
Mary Garcia†, Rufino† & Ofelia Sanchez† (Garcia-Sanchez Family)
Monday, September 26 “Ss. Cosmas and Damian”
Readings: Jb 1:6-22; Ps 17:1bcd-3, 6-7; Lk 9:46-50
No Mass
Tuesday, September 27 “St. Vincent de Paul”
Readings: Jb 3:1-3, 11-17, 20-23; Ps 88:2-8; Lk 9:51-56
Mass: 6:30 pm Maxine Shirley† & Blanche Richmond†
Wednesday, September 28 “St. Lawrence Ruiz and Companions; St.
Wenceslaus”
Readings: Jb 9:1-12, 14-16; Ps 88:10bc-15; Lk 9:57-62
Mass: 8:00 am Sergio Leiseca† & Family (Martin & Nell Rightmer)
Thursday, September 29 “Ss. Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, Archangels”
(24-hour Adoration begins)
Readings: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14 or Rv 12:7-12a;Ps 138:1-5; Jn 1:47-51
Mass: 8:00 am Rev. Jesse Euresti† (BD)
Friday, September 30 “St. Jerome” (24-hour Adoration concludes)
Readings: Jb 38:1, 12-21; 40:3-5; Ps 139:1-3, 7-10, 13-14ab; Lk 10:13-16
Mass: 8:00 am Josh & Desiree Mendoza (SI) (Joe & Cynthia Hunter)
First Saturday, October 1 “St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus”
Rdgs: Jb 42:1-3, 5-6, 12-17; Ps 119:66, 71, 75, 91, 125, 130; Lk 10:17-24
Mass: 4:00 pm Fall Festival Worker’s Mass
5:30 pm Mary Garcia† (SVDP-Luling)
Sunday, October 2 “27th Sunday in Ordinary Time”
Readings: Hb 1:2-3; 2:2-4; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; 2 Tm 1:6-8, 13-14; Lk 17:5-10
Mass: 8:00 am Para la Parroquía
10:00 am Sergio Leiseca† (Joe & Hortencia Capello)
Dcn. Guadalupe Aguilar, Jenna Baur, Shannon Brandom, Rev.
Robert Becker, Nicole Bujnoch, Emily Burke, Jaime & Teresa
Calderon, Walley Casarez, Sophia Castillo, Bill Chapman, Lincoln
Contreras, Dario & Reina Flores, Diana Flores, Gilbert “Beto”
Garcia, Kenny Gibson, Nemesio Gomez, Francisca Gonzales, Joel Gonzales, John
Gonzales, Paul Gonzales, Jonah Granados, Michael Hebert, Adeline Heintschel,
Roland Hernandez, John Houeye, Taylor Hudgins, John J. Hyatt, Elizabeth
Idrogo, Melissa Ivy, Jerry Kidd, Carmen Leal, Jimmy Ledesma, Jr., Alex Lopez,
Paul Lopez, Jimmy D. McIntoch, Juanita Mendoza, Shelley Meyers, Stella
Mendoza, Diana Miranda, Jean Netardus, Lucy Oliva, Isabel Orona, Maria Reyes,
Maria Rocha, Alex Rodriguez, Antonia Rodriguez, Leticia Rodriguez, Della
Salazar, Kathrina Simmons, Renee Spencer, Kathy Starch, Virginia Suarez,
Andres Valdez, Helen Vara, Nicole Watts, Melissa Weiss and Tyreese Williams.
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