March 2016 - Saint Matthias

S A I NT M ATT H I AS
CATHOLIC CHURCH
CALENDAR:
Sunday, March 13th
Daylight Savings Time
Spring Forward One Hour
Tuesday, March 15th
Cinemark Movie Night
“the Young Messiah”
Wednesday, March 16th
Bunko Night @ 7pm
Saturday, March 19th
Feeding the Homeless
Austin St. Shelter @ 11:00 am
Tuesday, March 22nd
Prayer Group Meeting @ 7pm
Holy Week March 24th-26th
Holy Thursday Mass @ 7pm
Good Friday Service @ 12pm
Easter Vigil @ 8pm
INSIDE THIS
ISSUE:
From the
Pastor
1
News & Updates
2
Church Cleaning
Crew
3
Collections &
Donuts
3
Server’s List
4
Advertisements
5
March 2016
V O L U M E
X ,
I S S U E
I I I
From the Pastor
The journey of Lent is
not supposed to be
easy and with that
said, it is not supposed
to be difficult. It is designed to be one of
discipline. I remember
the story of a priest
some years ago who
gave up Chinese food
for Lent (apparently he
liked it a lot). As Lent
grew to a close, he began to anticipate how
good it would be to sit
down and enjoy a celebratory meal of Chinese food on Palm
Sunday. As sure as he
had planned it, he went
straight from the
church to his favorite
restaurant and bought
all of his favorite
dishes. He literally ate
himself sick. So, the
question that begs an
answer is, what did
this Lenten sacrifice
bring about? The truth
of the matter is that
this is how all too
many people approach Lent and
Lenten devotions.
The call of Christ is
that we are to die to
self that we might
live in, with and
through Christ Jesus.
God isn't really very
concerned with our
bubble gum, soda or
Chinese food cravings. What He is
concerned with is the
condition of our
hearts. Lent is a time
of sacrificing the
physical for the sake
of the spiritual, emptying ourselves so
that we can be filled
up. Whether you take
back up that which
you have set aside
this Lenten season, I
pray that you have
taken on a new and
deeper walk with the
Lord. I pray that He
has revealed Himself
to you in a more powerful way and above
all I pray that you
have had an undeniable interaction with
the Lord, Jesus Christ
that will lead you to
Easter and beyond.
I have often quoted
an Orthodox friend of
mine in saying, we
are not humans having a spiritual experience, we are spiritual
beings having a human experience. Allow the Spirit of the
Lord to encompass
you as we move towards the Great Paschal Feast that we
may die to self and
truly live in Christ
Jesus, our Lord.
Peace and Blessings,
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Helping Hands
Items of the
Month
Canned Fruit
News & Updates
Playing at Cinemark Rockwall
“the Young Messiah”
All Day Discount on Tuesday
$5.25
11:00am 2:00pm 4:50pm 7:45pm 10:40pm
verify movie times at
www.cinemark.com
Let’s try to meet for
the 7:45pm show!
Helping Hands
Volunteer
Holy Week
Schedule
Holy Thursday Mass - March 24th
English @ 7pm
Good Friday - March 25 @ Noon
“Last Seven Words of Christ”
Easter Vigil Mass
March 26th @ 8pm
Stations of the Cross
Mark and Karen
Anderson
No Sunday School
Easter Break
Sunday, March 27th
ENGLISH
March 11th
7:00pm to 8:00pm
SPANISH
Friday, March 18th
Please join Saint Matthias on Remind
We are using this system to help reach
church members for church reminders
but more importantly for emergency
preparedness.
MARCH
2016
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2015 Cleaning Crew Schedule
March
April
May
June
July
August
Sept
October
Nov
Dec
The
Penny
Family
The
Garza
Family
The
Brindock
Family
The
Zachary
Family
The
Hajdu
Family
The
Rivera
Family
The
Mills
Family
The
Zachary
Family
The
Hajdu
Family
The
Garza
Family
Darla
Kubik
The
Mills
Family
Sheryl
Landman
The
Garza
Family
The
Albert
Sheryl
Brindock
Hernandez
Landman
Family
The
Penny
Family
Darla
Kubik
4/2
5/7
6/4
7/9
11/5
12/3
3/12
8/6
9/3
10/8
Please arrive at 10:00am on your scheduled cleaning day.
Collections & Donuts
Date
Collections
Coffee & Donuts
**Backup**
03/06/16
Bobbie Walker
Marc Holmes
Bonnie Penny
03/13/16
Jeff Gay
Bobbie Walker
Marc Holmes
03/20/16
Marie Burton
Bonnie Penny
Jeff Gay
03/27/16
Marc Holmes
Marie Burton
Bobbie Walker
MARCH
2016
Server’s List
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4
8:30 am Mass
1st Reading
2nd Reading
Eucharist
Usher
Altar Guild
03/06/16
Bonnie Penny
Adam Dingwell
Marguerite
Brindock
Juan Garza
Jody McGee
03/13/16
Annette Bittle
Angela Garza
Annette Bittle
Gerry Coppler
Emily Hernandez
03/20/16
Dee Schueler
Morgan Burton
Juan Garza
03/27/16
Marguerite
Brindock
Annette Bittle
Dee Schueler
Albert Hernandez Emily Hernandez
Al Bergeron
Jody McGee
10:30 am Mass
1st Reading
2nd Reading
Eucharist
Usher
Altar Guild
Torch Bearer
03/06/16 Paula Scoggins
Taylor Bell
Cristina Castro
John & Jaci
Bulsterbaum
Karen Anderson
Taylor Bell
Angela Garza
03/13/16 Bonnie Penny
Josh Zachary
Kathy Oehler
Bob Marcoux
Don Penny
Jaci Bulsterbaum
Logan Zachary
Ramon Garza
03/20/16 Greg Oehler
Tina
Lewandowski
Jaci
Bulsterbaum
Randy & Tina
Lewandowski
Cristina Castro
Brandon Morgan
Juan Garza
Jeff Gay
Bobbie Walker
Don Penny
Janet Jackson
Taylor Bell
Angela Garza
03/27/16
Randy
Deacon David
Lewandowski
Leerssen
Saint Matthias Catholic Church
Sunday English Mass……... 8:30 am & 10:30 am
116 Kenway St
Rockwall, TX 75087
(972) 771-1378
Spanish Mass………………………12:30 pm
Sunday School…………………….. 9:45 am
Confession………………Available before Mass
and by appointment
Childcare is provided for children under the age of 7 at the 10:30 am Mass.
Daily Mass Schedule
Mon, Tues, Wed, & Fri — 8:30 am
Thurs. @ Evergreen Rockwall — 9:00 am
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