July 10, 2016 - St. Joseph Catholic Church

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 832
Commerce, TX 75429
Parish Hall
2211 Monroe Street
Commerce, TX 75428
Parish Office 903-886-7135
Fax 903-886-8034
Office Hours
Monday-Friday By Appointment
Call Rev. Marcus Chidozie
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Parish Staff/Ministry
Pastor
Rev. Marcus Chidozie, Ph.D.
[email protected]
Campus Ministry
Deacon Joe Webber, Ed.D.
[email protected]
Administrative Assistant
Cary Roberts
[email protected]
Bulletin Submissions
Cary Roberts
[email protected]
Safe Environment Coordinator
Joan Lawrence
[email protected]
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
Confession: Saturday 4:30-5:00 pm or by appointment
FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
July 10, 2016
News, Reminders, and Events______________
Next week, our parish will take up a collection for the Solidarity Fund
for the Church in Africa. This fund supports pastoral projects in the
poor and rural parts of Africa.
La próxima semana , nuestra parroquia hará una colecta para el Fondo
de Solidaridad para la Iglesia en África. Este fondo apoya proyectos
pastorales en las zonas pobres y rurales de África.
There will be a special meeting of the Knights of Columbus on Saturday, August 6, after the 5:30 pm mass for the installation of new officers. All Knights of Columbus members are invited to attend. If you
are not a member, but would like to join, please notify Bill Mulcahy or
send an e-mail to [email protected].
Habrá una reunión especial de los Caballeros de Colón el sábado 6 de
. agosto, después de la misa 17:30 para la instalación de nuevos oficiales. Todos los miembros de Caballeros de Colón están invitados a participar. Si usted no es un miembro, pero le gustaría unirse, por favor
notifique a Bill Mulcahy o enviar un e-mail a [email protected].
Music Ministry Director
Natalie Salisbury [email protected]
Director of K-12 Religious
Education
Natalie Salisbury [email protected]
Confirmation Coordinator (8th)
Tom Selvaggi
HS Youth Ministry Coordinator
Bob Lucero
[email protected]
Marriage & Family Ministry
Dick&Mary Flesher [email protected]
Telephone Prayer Chain
Sue Mitchell (903)456-3661
Barb Stevko (903) 217-7809
Altar Society
Lettie Gillespie
[email protected]
Altar Servers
Elva A. Resendez
(903) 366-1318
Knights of Columbus
Bill Mulcahy
(214) 535-6095
[email protected]
Women’s Guild
Noel Bares
[email protected]
Catholic Daughters of Americas
Brittany Zebendon
[email protected]
Hispanic Community Rep.
Sandra Medrano
(903)438-6577
Pro Life
David&Virginia Kirk [email protected]
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DIOCESE OF DALLAS Weapon’s Policy, Effective January, 2016
THE PASTOR’S CORNER
A Contemporary Good Samaritan and his Knights by Fr. Thomas Rosica
When I reflect on the ways that this Good Samaritan parable has taken on
flesh in history, I cannot help but think of the Venerable Servant of God, Fr. Michael
McGivney, a parish priest who lived in 19th century America. He ministered to his
flock with Christ-like compassion. Fr. McGivney recognized the material and spiritual poverty of so many members of the Catholic community of his day, and he
understood that it was part of the lay vocation to become actively involved in offering assistance to brothers and sisters in need. He knew that it is not only priests and
religious who have a vocation, but that every Christian is called by Christ to carry
out a particular mission in the Church. He left a lasting legacy in founding and establishing the Knights of Columbus, a lay Catholic fraternal organization, that now has
close to 1.8 million members worldwide. On August 14, 1890, Fr. McGivney, a
priest of the Diocese of Hartford (USA) died at the young age of 38 years old.
The Knights of Columbus are nothing more than the continuation of the parable of the Good Samaritan in history. This fraternal order specializes in preparing
other Good Samaritans for our time. Like the Good Samaritan, Christ’s care for the
sick and the suffering was an inspiration to Fr. McGivney who, as a priest, sought to
be a living sign of Christ for the people he served.
Fr. McGivney and his brother Knights throughout history have been binding
the wounds of those they discovered lying by the wayside of history and helping
restore them to health and strength. In so doing, they imitate Christ, who came that
we might have life in abundance.
“Nowhere is the face of our Church more attractive than in our open embrace
of our neighbor,” Supreme Knight Carl Anderson recently wrote. “Each encounter
with those in need is actually an opportunity to create a civilization of love, one
person, one act at a time.”
Saturday
July 9
5:30 p.m.  Chip Phelps
by Jim Phelps and family
Sunday
July 10
9:30 a.m. For the People
Monday
July 11
No Mass No Mass
Tuesday
July 12
6:30 p.m. St. Francis of Assisi High
School Ministry in Frisco, TX
Wednesday
July 13
6:30 p.m. Wendy S. Selvaggi
by Tom Selvaggi
Thursday
July 14
8:00 a.m. Rossi Lucian Selvaggi
by Tom Selvaggi
Friday
July 15
8:00 a.m. Antonio Ayala
by Angie Davis
Saturday
July 16
5:30 p.m. Chip Phelps
by Women’s Guild
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, July 3, 2016: $ 2,518.51
Colección desde el domingo pasado: $ 2,518.51
Monthly Mortgage Payment: $ 3,402.50
Pago mensual de ipoteca: $ 3,402.50
Last Sunday’s Building Fund: $ 1,077.00
Fondos recaudados el domingo pasado: $ 1,077.00
Building Fund July Total: $ 1,077.00
Total mensual de fondo de construcción
hasta la fecha: $ 1,077.00
Mass Attendance: 231 // Cantidad de asistentes: 231
Dr. Richard Flesher
903-951-3421
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