Most Holy Trinity Santisima Trinidad
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Most Holy Trinity Santisima Trinidad
Most Holy Trinity Santisima Trinidad Catholic Church/Iglesia Católica Archdiocese of Galveston/Houston 1713 N. Tinsley; Angleton, Texas 77515 Basilian Fathers 17th Sunday of the Year - July 24, 2011 The Mission of Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church, a parish empowered by the Holy Spirit, is to spread the Gospel of Jesus the Christ in order to bring all people into union with God our Father, through worship, preaching, teaching, fellowship and service. La Misión de la Iglesia Católica de la Santisima Trinidad una parroquia bajo el poder del Espíritu Santo, es proclamar el Evangelio de Cristo Jesús, con el fin de unir a todos con Dios Padre a través del culto, la predicación, la enseñanza, la convivencia y el servicio. Mass Schedule/Horario de Misas: Mass for Vocations/Misa para Vocaciones: 9:00 a.m. Saturday/Sábado – English/Inglés Saturday Anticipated/Sábado Anticipado: 5:00 p.m. English/Inglés Sunday/Domingo: 8:00 a.m. Español/Spanish (Nursery/Guardería) 10:00 a.m. English/Inglés (Nursery/Guardería) Mon.-Tue.-*Thur.-Fri./Lun.-Mar.-*Jue.-Vier. 8:10 a.m. English/Inglés Wednesday/Miércoles: 12:00 Noon English/Inglés Parish Staff/Personal Administrativo: 979-849-2421 Pastor: Rev. Maurice Restivo, CSB, x-118 Email: [email protected] Pastor Emeritus: Rev. Robert Duggan, CSB Deacon/Diacono: Robert Ward Deacon/Diacono: Luis Hernandez Pastoral Asst./Ast. Pastoral: Cheryl Scott, x-109 Apprentice: Kristi Haas, x-108 Receptionist/Recepcionista: Rebecca Mireles, x-100 Secretary/Secretaria: Barbara Bohnert, x-103 Bookkeeper/Contadora Publica: Annie Damian, x-104 Ministerio Hispano/Hispanic Ministry: Luisa Lopez, x-111 Music Director: – Tim Dyksinski, x-112 Director of Parish Social Ministry: Mildred Wauson – 849-9458 CCE Coordinator/Coor. CCE: Norma Mata, x-110 Maintenance: Isabel Martinez & Eleuterio (Marty) Martinez, x-105 Confessions/Confesiones – English & Español 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Thursday/Jueves 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Saturday/Sábado Eucharistic Adoration/Adoración del Santisimo: 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m., Mon, Tue, Thur. & Fri.; 1:00-9:00 p.m., Wed. Anointing of the Sick/Unción a los Enfermos: 1st Sunday after all Masses/1er Dom. despues de todas las Misas Directory: (Area Code 979) Church Office/Oficina---------------------- --------------849-2421 Church Fax----------------------------------- --------------849-2425 Parish Social Ministry/Centro de Servicio Social------849-9458 Parish Social Ministry Fax----------------- --------------848-3146 Resale Shop/Tienda de 2a mano ---------- --------------849-2767 Emergency/Emergencias ----------------- --------------849-1143 Parish Office Hours/Horas de Oficina: Monday-Friday/Lunes-Viernes– 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. E MAIL ADDRESS: [email protected] WEBSITES: Parish: www.mostholytrinitychurch.org Archdiocese: www.archgh.org Basilian: www.basilian.org Vatican: www.vatican.va Zenit News Agency: www.zenit.org U. S. Catholic Conference of Bishops: www.usccb.org Catholic News Service: www.catholicnews.com Lectionary, Scripture Study: www.textweek.com Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 24, 2011 All things work for good for those who love God. — Romans 8:28a From the Pastor’s Desk It feels like months since I have sat down to write this little column. So much has happened since I last wrote. From Jerusalem we went to Bethlehem, and then yesterday we arrived in Nazareth. This land is filled with people and with life! There are stones; there are places where Jesus was born, and walked, and died, and rose, but there is so much more. This past week has been a time of meeting some of the people who sow life today. We visited organizations which work for nonviolence, which work for peace, for resettlement of refugees, for the rights of those who have lost homes and lands and livelihoods. We were in Hebron, where Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebecca, and Jacob and Leah are buried, but also where Zleikha has started a kindergarten and works for human rights. We visited the Negev desert, where Abraham wandered, where Khalil’s Bedouin village of Alsira has a demolition order against it, and where today Aziz’s village of AlArakib has been demolished 27 times since last July 27, because the government has decided to plant a forest on the village’s ancestral lands. We met the Christian Peacemakers in AtTuwani, where they help the village children get to school without being attacked by the Israeli settlers, and where Kiefa has organized the women into a cooperative. We met the families of Susya, who have been living in tents for the past few years because an ancient synagogue was discovered near where their own village was, and their homes were demolished. We met the Christian family of Anastas, in Bethlehem, whose home has been surrounded on three sides by the annexation wall, and who still have hope. We went through the Israeli checkpoint between Bethlehem and Jerusalem, experiencing just a fraction of the humiliation and frustration that thousands of Palestinians experience daily as they commute to work. And now we are in the Galilee… and I write this on the bus, between the Mount of Beatitudes and Tiberias. Here it is humid, like in Angleton. I will be in Capernaum after lunch today, and be reminded that there is still work to be done. Jesus rose and lives in us, and will strengthen us for the road ahead. Fr. Maurice Mensaje del Parroco Siento como si hubieran pasado meses desde que me senté a escribir esta pequeña columna. Han pasado tantas cosas desde que escribí la última vez. De Jerusalén fuimos a Belén, luego, ayer, llegamos a Nazaret. ¡Esta tierra está llena de gente y de vida! Hay piedras, están los lugares donde Jesús nació, y caminó, y murió y resucitó, pero hay mucho más. Esta semana pasada ha sido tiempo de conocer a algunas de las personas que siembran vida hoy en dia. Visitamos las organizaciones que trabajan por la noviolencia, que trabajan por la paz, por el reasentamiento de refugiados, por los derechos de aquellos que han perdido sus casas y tierras y sustento. Estuvimos en Hebrón, donde Abraham y Sara, Isaac y Rebeca y Jacob y Lea están sepultados, pero también donde Zleikha ha iniciado un jardín de niños y trabaja por los derechos humanos. Visitamos el desierto del Neguev, donde Abraham anduvo errante, donde la aldea de Beduinos de Khalil, Alsira, tiene una orden de demolición en su contra, y donde hoy la aldea de Aziz, Al-Arakib, ha sido demolida 27 veces desde el pasado 27 de julio, porque el gobierno ha decidido plantar un bosque en las tierras ancestrales de la aldea. Conocimos a los Cristianos que Promueven la Paz en Al-Tuwani, donde ayudan a los niños de la aldea a ir a la escuela sin ser atacados por los colonizadores israelíes, y donde Kiefa ha organizado a las mujeres en una cooperativa. Conocimos a las familias de Susya, que han estado viviendo en tiendas de campaña durante los últimos años debido a que una antigua sinagoga fue descubierta cerca de donde estaba su aldea, y sus casas fueron demolidas. Conocimos a la familia cristiana de Anastas, en Belén, cuyo hogar a ha sido rodeado, en tres lados, por el muro de anexión, y aún tienen esperanza. Pasamos por la caseta de control israelí entre Belén y Jerusalén, experimentando sólo un poco de la humillación y frustración que miles de palestinos experimentan diariamente al dirigirse al trabajo. Y ahora estamos en Galilea… y escribo esto en el autobús, entre el Monte de las Bienaventuranzas y Tiberias. Aquí esta húmedo, como en Angleton. Aquí voy a estar en Capernaum hoy después de la comida, y recordaré que todavía hay trabajo por hacer. Jesús resucitó y vive en nosotros, y nos fortalecerá para el camino que viene. Padre Maurice 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time Reflection by Fr. Bob Duggan “Solomon and the Serenity Prayer” Solomon had it right. When the Lord asked Solomon what gift he wanted, the King of Israel did not ask for a long life or more money or the defeat of his enemies. He asked for an understanding heart: “Give your servant an understanding heart to judge your people and to distinguish right from wrong.” What a wonderful prayer! It fits all leaders, parents and anyone who has any kind of responsibility for self or others. That means it fits everyone. There is a real connection between Solomon’s prayer and the “Serenity Prayer” from Alcoholics Anonymous. Serenity Prayer (very like Solomon’s prayer, 1 Kings 3:5, 7-12): “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time, enjoying one moment at a time, accepting hardship as a pathway to peace. Taking, as Jesus did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it. Trusting that you will make all things right, if I surrender to Your Will. So that I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with you forever in the next. Amen.” Countless people, especially those belonging to AA have used the Serenity Prayer to help the change their lives. It is so powerful and simple with profound wisdom and deep trust in God. We can come close to God only by changing those things in us that are not of God. It takes the wisdom God gives to know in us what is of God and what is not of God. Solomon wants this wisdom. Do we? Do I? Septímo Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario Reflexión por Padre Bob Duggan "Salomón y la Oración de Serenidad" Salomón estaba en lo cierto. Cuando el Señor le preguntó a Salomón qué don quería, el rey de Israel no pidió una larga vida o más dinero o la derrota de sus enemigos. El pidió un corazón comprensivo: "Te pido que me concedas sabiduría de corazón para que sepa gobernar a tu pueblo y distinguir entre el bien y el mal." ¡Qué oración tan maravillosa! Es apropiada para todos los líderes, padres de familia y cualquier persona que tenga cualquier tipo de responsabilidad hacia sí mismo o hacia otros. Esto significa que se adapta a todos. Hay una conexión real entre la oración de Salomón y la "Oración de Serenidad" de los Alcohólicos Anónimos. La Oración de Serenidad (muy parecida a la oración de Salomón, 1 Reyes 3:5, 7-12): "Dios, concédeme serenidad para aceptar las cosas que no puedo cambiar, valor para cambiar las cosas que puedo, y sabiduría para reconocer la diferencia. Viviendo un día a la vez, disfrutando un momento a la vez, aceptando las dificultades como un camino hacia la paz. Tomando, como lo hizo Jesús, este mundo pecaminoso tal y como es, no como yo quisiera que fuera. Confiando en que Tu vas a hacer todas las cosas bien, si me entrego a Tu voluntad. Para que yo pueda ser razonablemente feliz en esta vida y supremamente feliz contigo y para siempre en la siguiente. Amén." Un sinnúmero de personas, especialmente los que pertenecen a AA, han utilizado la Oración de Serenidad para ayudarse a cambiar su vida. Es tan poderosa y sencilla, con una profunda sabiduría y profunda confianza en Dios. Podemos acercarnos a Dios sólo cambiando aquellas cosas en nosotros que no son de Dios. Se necesita la sabiduría que Dios da para reconocer en nosotros lo que es de Dios y lo que no es de Dios. Salomón quiere esta sabiduría. ¿La queremos nosotros? ¿La quiero yo? Please pray for our loved ones and friends in the hospital: Juana Solis Cruz, Robert Duby, Chance Efird, Angel Estrada, Matthew Haluska, Angela Hardin, Angel Luevano, Bodie Mata, Jordan Nachtegaele, Tara Phillips, Bill O’Connell, Gersen Orozco, Juanita Ott & Conrado Pena. Please note: An individual whose name appears on the hospital list will be published for 4 weeks. For an extension, please call the Parish Office. Remember also those in the nursing homes: Cypress Woods Care: Elida Benitez, Karyn-Anne Brown, Josefa Cruz, Eugene & Lenora Duval, Joann Erdelt, Dominga Fleming, Michael Fuchs, Fannie Garcia, Judy Homrighaus, Charlie Hundl, Manuel Longoria, Guadalupe Longoria, Eugenio Martinez, Carlos Medeles, Joyce Newmann, Sharon Nuernberg, Santana Ramos, Josephine Rizzo, Greg Shelton, Norman Ward, Leonarda Whittington. Country Village: Cy & Elizabeth Adamcik, Rita Anthony, Maria Aparicio, Betty Bartee, Kathryn Carpenter, Lucianna Farrar, Norma Garner, Lucy Garrett, William Kolojaco, Lillian Pool, Deacon Andy Shefts, Elsie Shman, Doris Soria, Matilda West, Evelyn Zbranek. Country Village Assisted Living: Emma Horky, Elsie Kadera, Florence Kohutek, Lucinda Sendejo, Barbara Shaw, Annie Walcik. Charles Bond (+), MAY HE REST IN PEACE. Beat the School Rush Get your children up-to-date on their vaccines. Children entering PK-Kn and grade 7 need vaccines for the upcoming school year. Please call before you go: Alvin, 281.585.3024 ¡Prisa Antes de que Comience la Escuela! Obtenga su hijo(a) al dia en sus vacunas. Niños en PK y Séptimo grado necesitan vacunas para este ano escolar. Por favor de llamarnos antes de venir: Alvin, 281.585.3024 Our Condolences to Edward & Ana Leveck and family on the death of their brother-in-law, Jose Cruz (+) and also Dora Leveck Aguilar (+), Edward’s sister. Gabriel Gonzalez y Adelina Palacios y familia que fallecio su mama, Vicenta Jeda (+). Children’s Choir Camp Cancelled A one-day camp will be scheduled in the Fall, details will be announced at a later date. For more information contact Tim, our music director, at the parish office, or speak to him after Mass. Most Holy Trinity now offers Online Giving! Visit the parish website to sign up for Online Giving and begin donating to the parish automatically. Utilize the internet for the good of the parish through this secure and convenient process. Track parish giving along with your other finances by signing up today. Online Giving can be effectively used on its own or in cooperation with regular offering envelopes. If you would still like to receive envelope packets, but also want to give online, you have the option to do so. For a list of FAQs or for more information, go the parish website: www.mostholytrinitychurch.org. Weekly Scripture Readings Monday/Lunes, July 25 2 Corinthians 4:7-15 .................... Matthew 20:20-28 Tuesday/Martes, July 26 Exodus 33:7-11; 34:5b-9, 28 ........ Matthew 13:36-43 Wednesday/Miércoles, July 27 Exodus 34:29-35.............................Matthew 13:44-46 Thursday/Jueves, July 28 Exodus 40:16-21, 34-38 .............. Matthew 13:47-53 Friday/Viernes, July 29 Leviticus 23:1, 4-11, 15-16, 27, 34b-37 .................... ........................................................... Luke 10:38-42 Saturday/Sábado, July 30 Leviticus 25:8-17........................... Matthew 14:1-12 Sunday/Domingo, July 31 Isaiah 55:1-3 ............................. Romans 8:35, 37-39 ..................................................... Matthew 14:13-21 Stewardship Corner Sunday Coll: July 16/17 .......................... $8,486.24 Building Fund Coll.................................. $2,014.91 Mass Attendance - July 9/10 - Total 870 5:00 p.m. 188; 8:00 a.m. 279; 10:00 a.m. 403. Gestetner color copier for sale We have a Gestetner color copier in the Parish Office that we no longer need. The copier, model #DSc424, is in working order. Please call Cheryl in the Parish Office to make an offer. Liturgical Ministers for July 30/31, 2011 Ministry Saturday Sacristan: Judy Jo DeVries Sunday 8:00 a.m. Camila Belmares Sunday 10:00 a.m. Liz Buentello Lector 1: Ruth Weicht Lector 2: Dorothy Wilbeck Servers: TBA TBA TBA Felipe Martinez Sylvia Muñoz Jesus Huesca Yesenia Martinez Myriam Martinez Agustin Carrizales Tyler Kubala Chris Kocurek Tyler & Tucker Bludau Katy Phillips Jessica Santos Zach Eighme EM’s Judy Jo DeVries Brian Ernst Grace Flores Eddy Garcia-Meitin Isabel Martinez Beth Kaspar Kristina Sandoval Joe Sandoval Bertha Vasquez Victoria Calderon Noe Cruz Rosy Cruz Margarita Huesca Guillermina Mendez Juanita Ozuna Julia Perez Marcos Perez Sr Elisa Sustaita Steve Buentello Shirley & Marcos Calderon Laura Cruz Lori Greak Sandra Mouton Arnold & Lina Ramirez Rosanna Ramos Cindy Stone Lois Svoboda Annette Trevino Cindy Ward Maria Wilde Ushers: T. J. Sbrusch Glenn Comiskey Henry DeVries Oscar Greak Michael James Steve Ramirez Brenda Saldaña Reyes Alvarez Rudy Lopez Jose Delgado Baldomar Silva Francisco Sustaita Jesus Ozuna Fred Sander Chris Coale Richard Rachunek Robert Treviño Joe Williams Patrick Buentello AUTO Frank Dunkin Sam Valdez Sound: Altar Guild – July 24-30, 2011 Alicia Flores Custodial position open at Most Holy Trinity Applications are being taken for a part-time custodial position (16 hours per week) to perform routine cleaning services of church building, parish office, and parish halls. Applicant must be 18 years or older, speak English, be self-motivated and have the physical ability to perform routine janitorial services with minimum supervision. Ability to work occasional weekends and holidays is required. Please call Cheryl Scott at the parish office, 979-849-2421, x-103, for more information and/or to get a complete job description and application form. Applications will be accepted until position is filled. First Communion & Confirmation pictures are here. Please come by the Parish Office during office hours to get yours. Los fotos de Primer Communion y Confirmación estan disponibles en la Oficina Parroquial, 849-2421. Are you currently in ministry? Do you just want to learn more about your Catholic faith? The Formation Toward Christian Ministry (FTCM) program is coming to St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Alvin. FTCM is a theological and spiritual education program, which is sponsored by the Archdiocese. The meetings will be on Tuesday evenings, from 7:00-9:00 p.m., beginning August 23. For more information, or to register, call Dolores Stoughton, 281-380-8516. RCIA Inquiry sessions ongoing The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) is a process for welcoming new members into the Roman Catholic faith. Sessions are held each Monday, at 7:30 p.m., in Room SB-4. If you would like to learn more about the Catholic faith and the process for becoming a member of the Catholic Church through the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation & Eucharist, please call Cheryl Scott in the Parish Office, 849-2421. Grupo de Oración – Bendiciones ¡Todos bienvenidos! ALABANZA - ESCRITURA - SANACIÓN - TESTIMONIO Cada Martes - 7:00 p.m. en el Salón Heyck #6. Para mayor información favor de llamar a Juanis Villarreal-Carrillo, 922-8227 o a Madelene Martinez, 979-319-2110. Please register your children ASAP for Fall CCE classes. Fees are as follows: $50 for 1 child; $65 for 2 children; $80 for 3 children; $95 for 4 children; $110 for 5 children; $125 for 6 children. Please come by the parish office to pick up forms. We must have updated Medical and Transportation Information Forms for each student enrolled in our programs each year. Kroger Neighbor to Neighbor Donation Program — Re-link as soon as possible! Most Holy Trinity is enrolled in the Kroger Neighbor to Neighbor Donation Program. Linking Kroger Plus Cards is now in effect. The next time you shop at Kroger present the barcode below to your cashier, along with your Kroger Plus Card at the beginning of your order. Once your card is scanned, every time you shop at Kroger and use your enrolled Kroger Plus Card, Kroger will contribute a percentage of your eligible purchases to the Kroger Neighbor to Neighbor Donation fund so that Most Holy Trinity can receive a check. Again, please Re-link as soon as possible! Please feel free to share this with family and friends. La Iglesia Santísima Trinidad ya esta inscrita otra vez con Kroger para el programa de Vecino a Vecino. Por favor, pase por Kroger para activar sus compras (en conjunto con su tarjeta “Kroger Plus” así dandonos la oportunidad de recaudar fondos para nuestra parroquia. 2011 BAZAAR Please Mark Your Caldendar Date is October 9 JAMAICA Domingo, 9 de Octubre 3rd Annual 5K Fun Run/Walk Reserve the date: Sat., Oct. 8 RAFFLE TICKETS are now available please stop by to pick up your tickets today. These ticket sales are very important for our Bazaar so please SALE, SALE, SALE or buy Raffle tickets. Los Boletos Para la Rifa de la Jamaica estan disponibles en la entrada de la iglesia, por favor levanten sus boletos hoy. Es muy importante vender o compare estos boletos para que tengamos un gran exito en la Jamaica de este año. Golden Stars, the senior group at Most Holy Trinity, is open to anyone in the community age 50+ Come bring your friends and neighbors. For more information, call Helen Infante, 849-8895. Book Club meets 3rd Tuesday — the current book is “One Thousand White Women” by Jim Fergus. Commemorative Pavers Summer Special Commemorative Pavers for the patio at the entrance of the church are available for sale. The pavers will be inscribed with the name or message of your choice. The Summer In Memory of Special cost for each paver is $75.00. You are Grandpa Jones allowed 2 lines with no more than 16 characters per line (a character includes spaces, commas, etc.). Please call the Parish Office for more information or for help/suggestions on how to word your paver. Attention couples celebrating their silver or golden wedding anniversary this year The 2010 Wedding Anniversary Jubilee Masses honoring Golden (50th) and Silver (25th) Anniversary marriages for couples with weddings in 1961 or 1986 will be held in September. For couples celebrating their 50th Anniversary, the ceremony will be held on Sunday, September 18 and for couples celebrating their 25th anniversary on Sunday, September 25, at 3:00 p.m. at the CoCathedral of the Sacred Heart. Whether or not couples attend a ceremony, they are eligible to receive a special certificate signed by Daniel Cardinal DiNardo. Couples wishing to participate are asked to call the Parish Office, x-103, as soon as possible and register their name, address, home daytime phone number, email address, wedding date and the name of the location of the Catholic Church where they were married. Deadline for registration is Wednesday, August 10. Soon after August 14, the Office of Family Life Ministry will send registered couples a letter with detailed information about the Mass. They will then have the opportunity to RSVP. 7:30 RCIA 7:30 KC Meeting 7:30 RCIA [25 [Aug.1 MONDAY MONDAY, JULY 25 8:10 Leona Granger (+) by cousin, Emma Perry TUESDAY, JULY 26 8:10 Soledad Franco (+) by friend, Hope Arce WEDNESDAY, JULY 27 12:00 Randy Reed (+) by sister, Robbe & Paul Sebesta & family THURSDAY, JULY 28 8:10 Tony Joyce (+) & Rodney Jones (+) by Philip Hunter SATURDAY, JULY 23 9:00 For Vocations 5:00 Ron Sanchez (+) by Elidia Hernandez SUNDAY, JULY 24 8:00 Ernesto Garcia (+) by Antonio & Lupita Villarreal 10:00 For all the people 17th Sunday of the Year [31 Poor & Needy Coll. 17th Sunday of the Year [24 Debt Reduction Coll. SUNDAY [26 [Aug. 2 6:00 Choir 6:00 Choir [Aug. 3 [27 WEDNESDAY MONDAY, AUGUST 1 8:10 Randy Reed (+) by sister, Robbe & Paul Sebesta and family TUESDAY, AUGUST 2 8:10 Special Intention for Beatrice Talbot (+) by friend, Pat Knopp [Aug. 4 [28 [29 [Aug. 5 FRIDAY Debt Reduction Coll. 3:30 Confessions [Aug. 6 Poor & Needy Coll. 3:30 Confessions [30 SATURDAY Bulletin Deadline Tuesdays at 12:00 Noon WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3 12:00 Shaun Wiley (+) by Golden Stars THURSDAY, AUGUST 4 8:10 Butch Lesch (+) by sisters, Pat Jennings & Colleen Lesch FRIDAY, AUGUST 5 8:10 Butch Lesch (+) by sisters, Pat Jennings & Colleen Lesch SATURDAY, AUGUST 6 9:00 For Vocations 5:00 For all the people 5:00 Confessions 9:00 Bible Study 5:00 Confessions 9:00 Bible Study THURSDAY SATURDAY, JULY 30 9:00 For Vocations 5:00 For all the people SUNDAY, JULY 31 8:00 Simona & Jimmy Juarez (++) by daughter & Sister, Mary Lillie Perez and family 10:00 Jake Bludau (+) by KC Council 5155 FRIDAY, JULY 29 8:10 Sue Soileau (+) by husband, Huey 6:00 Legion of Mary 7:00 Grupo de Oracion 7:30 KC Charity Bingo (non-smoking) 10:00 Golden Stars 6:00 Legion of Mary 7:00 Grupo de Oracion 7:30 KC Charity Bingo (non-smoking) 10:00 Golden Stars TUESDAY July 24—August 6, 2011 Baptisms: Preparations sessions are required for parents and godparents and a recognition Mass. Parents should be registered in the parish and practicing Catholics. Call the parish office as early as possible during pregnancy to pre-register for classes. Baptism will be set upon completion of the required classes. RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults): For individuals who are not baptized, baptized in another denomination and interested in becoming Catholic, or baptized Catholics who never completed the sacraments of initiation (Eucharist & Confirmation). This process leads to full communion in the Catholic Church. First Reconciliation/First Communion: Enrollment in the sacrament preparation process is open to children in grade 2 or older who are registered in the parish, faithfully attending Mass and enrolled in ongoing faith formation programming. Classes include required parent & child sessions for both sacraments. Confirmation: Enrollment in a 2-year preparation process is open to youth in grade 10 or higher who actively practice the Catholic faith and are registered in the parish. Youth must be regularly attending Mass and ongoing faith formation classes. An entrance interview may be required. Marriage: By appointment only, 6-12 months in advance. Either one or both of the couple must be registered in the parish. Marriage Preparation Program required. No weddings during Lent. Holy Orders: If interested in the Priesthood or Diaconate, contact Fr. Maurice Restivo, C.S.B. Death in the Family: Call the Parish Office before you make an appointment with the funeral home. We are here to help you spiritually and emotionally. If you have any questions, please call the Parish Office at 849-2421.