July 27th, 2014 - Our Lady of the Light, La Luz

Nuestra Señora de La Luz
Our Lady of the Light
Catholic Church
P.O. Box 236
La Luz, New Mexico 88337
(www.ourladyofthelight.org)
SAINT LEOPOLD MANDÍC
(1866 – 1942)
Apostle of Confession &
Apostle of Unity
Feast Day - July 30th
Office: (575) 434 - 9460
Mon.-Wed. 9:00-4:00 pm
Pastor: Fr. Christopher Williams
DRE: Alicia McAninch
Ministry to the Home Bound:
Janice Gillen (491-1566)
Food Bank:
Vanita Chelgren (437-8065)
Liturgy and Environment:
Carleen Moquin
Western Christians who are
working for greater dialogue with
Orthodox Christians may be
reaping the fruits of Father
Leopold’s prayers.
A native of Croatia, Leopold joined the Capuchin Franciscans and
was ordained several years later in spite of several health problems.
He could not speak loudly enough to preach publicly. For many
years he also suffered from severe arthritis, poor eyesight and a
stomach ailment.
Leopold taught patrology, the study of the Church Fathers, to the
clerics of his province for several years, but he is best known for his
work in the confessional, where he sometimes spent 13-15 hours a
day. Several bishops sought out his spiritual advice.
Leopold’s dream was to go to the Orthodox Christians and work for
the reunion of Roman Catholicism and Orthodoxy. His health never
permitted it. Leopold often renewed his vow to go to the Eastern
Christians; the cause of unity was constantly in his prayers.
At a time when Pope Pius XII said that the greatest sin of our time is
"to have lost all sense of sin," Leopold had a profound sense of sin
and an even firmer sense of God’s grace awaiting human
cooperation.
Leopold, who lived most of his life in Padua, died on July 30, 1942,
and was canonized in 1982.
17th Sunday in Ordinary
Time - July 27th, 2014
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Saturday 4:00 - 4:30 pm
Weekend Masses:
Saturday Evening 5:00 pm
Sunday 11:00 am
(Rosary recited before Mass)
Weekday Masses:
Tues, Thurs, Fri & Sat: 8:30 am
Mon & Wed - Com. Services 8:30 am
Anointing of the Sick
*1st Friday after 8:30 am Mass
Mass Intentions
Sat.Evening: Mass for Femia Garcia
by Horacio Gutierrez
Sun: † Thomas Moore
Mon: Communion Service
Tues: † Derek Rubio
Wed: Communion Service
Thurs: † Lilly Rose
Fri: † Benny Gabaldon
Sat. am: (No Mass Aug. 2nd)
Sat. Evening: (No Mass on Aug. 2nd
at 5:00 pm.)
Altar Servers (Carol Garcia 437-2412)
July 26 - Ralaya, Aurora, Raquel, Dylan
July 27 - Mercedes, Julio, Michael, Erica
Aug. 3 (11:00) - Michael, Aristeo, Mercedes, Jac
Aug. 3 (5:00) - Raquel, Aurora, Aurelio, Raul
Lectors: (Carol Garcia 437-2412)
July 26 - M. Steeby & C. Kline
July 27 –M. Kellar & BJ Rodriquez
Aug. 3 (11:00) -C. Moquin & T. Macgugan
Aug. 3 (5:00) - B. Shoaf & C.Kline
Eucharistic Ministers: (Carol Garcia 437-2412)
July 26 - J. Estrada, V. Shelland, B. May
I. Montgomery, R. Martinez
July 27 - A. Aguilar, M. Walters, C. Moquin
S. Moquin
Aug. 3 (11:00) - K.Burnett, V. Chelgrin, C.
Garcia, C. Klofonda, BJ Rodriguez
Aug. 3 (5:00) - C. Silva, I. Montgomery, B.
May, R. Martinez, L. Shoaf
Church Cleaners: Corina Duran & Family
If you can’t make your assigned date, please trade with
someone else. If the Church is not open, please call
Carol Garcia at 437-2412 or 446-2129.
Parish Office Hours: Monday –Wednesday
9:00 am - 4:00 pm - Or by appointment.
Closed on all major holidays.
(575) 434-9460(www.ourladyof thelight.org)
No Mass Celebration at 5:00 pm
on Saturday, Aug. 2nd
Masses will be canceled on Saturday evening around the Diocese so that priests and
parishioners can participate in the Diocesan Eucharistic Congress.
However, There will be a 5:00 pm Mass
here on Sunday Evening (Aug. 3rd) .
Upcoming Events
Please Pray for the Sick
of the Parish
Dcn. Don Dickman
Lavonne Dickman
Leroy Garcia
Betty Gilchrist
John Herrera
Angela Parra
Pauline Cuellar
Jean Kellar Shimp
Sam Gutierrez
Mariah Robinson
Carlos Gutierrez
Bible Study - “The Bible Timeline: The History of Salvation: by Jeff Cavins
The next bible study class will cover the 1st Book of Kings Chapter 12—2nd Book
Kings thru Chapter 16. The Class will be held on Thursday, August 7th at 6:30 pm
in the Parish Hall.
Diocesan Eucharistic Congress - August 1-2, 2014
The Eucharistic Congress is an event for the whole family. There will be registration forms
posted on the bulletin board in back of church. Please use this form to register for the
Congress. The complete registration brochures with breakout session details can be found on
the diocesan website: www.dioceseoflascruces.org. We hope to have a strong parish
presence at the Congress.
Our Lady of the Light Webpage: - Discover our new webpage !
Go to www.ourladyofthelight.org to read about the latest news about our parish.
Nick Carrillo
David Kellar
Our Lady of the Light Fiesta News
Our Fiesta will be held on September 6th &
7th. Our next planning meeting will be on
Tuesday, July 29th at 7:00 pm in the Par ish Hall. If you would like to sponsor a booth
or run a booth, please come to the meeting.
Sign-up sheets for volunteer s for the Fiesta
Booths are on the bulletin board in back of the
church. Please consider volunteering. Your
help is needed.
Quilt Raffle - Carmen Kusmak has created a
beautiful quilt that she is donating to be raffled
off to benefit the Fiesta. She will be selling
raffle tickets after the Masses this weekend.
Tickets are $1.00 for one or 6 for $5.00.
Donations of small cups, candy dishes, or
saucers are needed for the Coin Toss Booth.
Please bring donations to the church.
Deacon Don & Lavonne Dickman—Help Needed
Deacon Don and Lavonne are moving from their
home in High Rolls to Amber Sky Mobile Village in
Alamogordo. They need assistance moving into
their new home. If you have a pick-up truck and
have furniture moving dollies, and can help on Saturday, August 2nd at 9:30 am., please call Elizabeth
Offutt at 682-3152.
Please pray for those
serving in our military
Bobby Duran (USAF)
Major Paul Wever (USAF),
Maricella & Wesley Derrick
(US Army),
Capt. Ryan Carn (USAF),
Sgt. Joshua Williams,
James Dillahunt,
Jose Espinosa,
Matt McLaughlin (USAF),
Eric Gayso - (US Army)
Nick Silva -(US Army)
OS1 David Pacheco (Navy),
Stephanie Grubel (Navy),
Daniel Grubel (USAF)
Tec. Sgt. Robert Seaburgh
USAF)
Danny Garcia, (USAF)
Last weekend’ss Collection
Reg. Collection: $2,128.98
San Patricio Retreat - $224.02
Great job everyone!
*Second
Second Collection will be for
the Prison Jail Ministry. Next
week the 2nd collection will be
for the United in Ministry.
Thank you for Supporting the
Parish.
Thank You For Supporting
Our Lady of the Light Food Pantry
Please remember to bring one canned
good or a dry good item to Mass every
weekend to help supply the Food
Pantry’s needs. If you wish to donate
monetarily, place the donation marked
“For the Food Pantry” in the regular
Collection and .the donation will go to
the food pantry. Thanks again for your
support.
Fr. James B. Hay School
Benefit
The first annual Father James B.
Hay School Dinner and Dance Benefit will be held on August 9th at St.
Jude’s Mission—1404 College Ave. in
Alamogordo. Tickets are $25.00 per
couple or a single ticket for $15.00.
The menu for the dinner is : Roast
beef, potato, vegetable & a roll. The
Dinner will be served from 6:00—
7:00 pm. A Dance will follow from
7:30 - 11:30 pm. The music will be
provided by SELMO. Tickets can be
purchased at Fr. Hay School, the Fr.
Hay Thrift Store, from Becky Chavez
at Immaculate Conception Church
and at the Parish Office. A Silent
Auction will also be held that evening.
The Otero County Pro-Life Group
is in need of volunteers to man our
Pro-Life booth at the Otero County Fair Wednesday-Saturday 8/138/16. For more information or to
volunteer, please call Carlos at 415
-4647.
Project Oak Tree - Carry-on Luggage Needed
Project Oak Tree is a project assisting refugee families to transition in a humane manner to
their temporary homes while they await their court hearings. This project is sponsored by the
Diocese of Las Cruces. We are being asked by Project Oak Tree to donate usable carry-on
luggage for the refugees. Please bring the luggage to the church. To find out what else is needed and more about the project, go the Diocesan website: www.dioceseof lascruces.org.