July 3, 2016 - Immaculate Conception

“DO NOT REJOICE BECAUSE THE
SPIRITS ARE
SUBJECT TO YOU, BUT REJOICE BECAUSE YOUR
NAMES ARE WRITTEN IN HEAVEN.”
-Luke 10:20
CELEBRATION OF MASS
Saturday Vigil: 5:00 pm
English
Sunday Masses: 7:00 am
Spanish
10:00 am & 12:00 pm
English
5:00 pm
Bilingual
DAILY MASS
Tuesday
5:30 pm
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 8:30 am
First Friday & Fridays of Lent 5:30 pm
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION CHAPEL
Daily: 7:30 am –9:00pm
*Note Daily Mass is celebrated in the Chapel *
PRAYER & PRAISE
Saturday
6:00 p.m.
Chapel
DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET
Recited Daily
3:00 p.m.
Chapel
Tuesday
ST. JUDE NOVENA
6:00 p.m.
Prayer Garden
BAPTISMS
By Appointment only. Third Saturday of the
Month. Contact Parish Office for more
information and registration
Immaculate Conception Church
Diocese of Corpus Christi
107 Church Street Gregory, TX 78359
361-643-4505
Fax: 361-643-1509
Religious Ed Office: 361-643-8327
Website: iccgregory.org
Office Hours:
Monday-Friday: 9 am-12 pm;1pm-3:30pm
RECONCILIATION
Confessions are heard on Saturdays from
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm and on request
MARRIAGE
By Appointment only: Contact Parish Office
6 months prior to proposed wedding date.
QUINCEANERAS
Must be enrolled & attending Religious Education
Classes. Contact Parish Office 6 months prior to
proposed date.
ANOINTING OF THE SICK
Anytime on request
COMMUNION TO THE SICK
Contact the Parish Office
LITURGICAL MUSIC
PASTOR
Rev. James Puthenparambil
PARISH SECRETARY
David D. Solis Jr.
BOOKKEEPER
John Womack & Co.
DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
David D. Solis Jr.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION STAFF
Belen Pena, Assistant D.R.E.
Janie J. Garcia, Office Coordinator
Choir Coordinator: Naida Rios
774.3778
Saturday
5:00 pm
Rosendo Ortiz
Sunday
7:00 am
Gina Lopez
10:00 am
Tony Rios
12:00 pm
Karla Peña
5:00 pm
Pedro Solis
BULLETIN
ANNOUNCEMENTS & MASS INTENTIONS
Mass intentions: For Intentions to appear in the
Bulletin they must be submitted by Monday 3:15
pm. Donation of $5 per intention is suggested.
Announcements: Any Mass Announcements
must be submitted by Friday 12:00 pm. and
approved by Pastor.
July 3, 2016
Immaculate Conception Church - Gregory,Texas
SATURDAY
July 2, 2016
5:00 PM:Johnny Lopez (Minerva Lopez)
Lorrie Lucio (Linda Saldana)
Teodoro & Felicitas Zambrano (Family)
Christina Rossel (Family)
SUNDAY
July 3, 2016
7:00 AM:Richard Ortiz Sr. (Janie Ortiz)
Salvador Ayala (Terri, Fred & Ana Ayala)
Jose Reyes (Dolores Lara)
Pedro Solis & Lupe Lopez (Dora & Family)
Frank Hernandez, Faye Hernandez, Benita Flores (Suzie Hernandez &
Family)
For the Health of Bentio Anaya (Brenda Martinez)
10:00 AM:Maria R. & Eugenio Flores (Juan Flores & Family)
Ramon P. Flores & Telesforo Gomez (Raymond Flores & Family)
Joe Flemate (Juan Flores & Family)
Thanksgiving to Blessed Trinity
12:00 PM:Lelia Guzman (Guzman Family)
Adrian G. Flores (Family)
Socorro Ortiz (Terri Ortiz)
5:00 PM: OPEN
MONDAY
July 4, 2016
NO MASS
TUESDAY
July 5, 2016
5:30 PM: Gene Shaw
WEDNESDAY
July 6, 2016
8:30 AM: Thanksgiving to our Blessed Mother
THURSDAY
July 7, 2016
8:30 AM:Eugene Roberts
FRIDAY
July 8, 2016
8:30 AM:Romillo Rojo
SATURDAY
July 9, 2016
5:00 PM:Johnny Lopez (Minerva Lopez)
Lorrie Lucio (Linda Saldana)
Teodoro & Felicitas Zambrano (Family)
Concepion & David Rangel (Family)
SUNDAY
July 10, 2016
7:00 AM:Richard Ortiz Sr. (Janie Ortiz)
Salvador Ayala (Terri, Fred & Ana Ayala)
Juan G. Perez (Family)
Guadalupe “Lupe” Lopez (Family)
Health of Benito Anaya (Brenda Martinez)
10:00 AM:Maria R. & Eugenio Flores (Juan Flores & Family)
Jesus H. Moreno (Graciela E. Moreno)
Rachel Hinojosa (Idolina Esparza)
Joe Flemate (Juan Flores & Family)
12:00 PM:Lelia Guzman (Guzman Family)
Adrian G. Flores (Family)
Socorro Ortiz (Terri Ortiz)
5:00 PM: OPEN
† Belief ~ Trust ~ Faith †
Prayer is the most powerful against trials, the most effective medicine
against sickness and the most valuable gift to someone we care for.
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK, especially the following: Alfredo &
Hermelinda Alcoser, Robert Alvarado, Victoria Arredondo, Leonor Banda,
Estevan Cantu Jr, Adan Flores Sr, Eudelia Flores, Juana S. Garcia, Alejandra
Guerrero, Manuela Hernandez, Senaida Hernandez, Manuel Hinojosa,
Sr., Fidel Labeiga, Juanita Jimenez, Tina Juarez, Mimi Obregon, Angie
Ochoa, Candelaria Ortiz, Carmen Ortiz, Mercedes Ortiz, Anita Pena, Luis
Pena, Jr., Johnny Pereida, Eva Perez, Jose Posas, Raul and Lenore Quintanilla, ,
Esther Rangel, Cole Rivas, Datnacio Rivas, Esequiel Rodriguez,
Richard Saldivar, Vanessa Steele, Alfonso Solis, Braulia Solis, Licha Solis,
Gloria Trevino, Joe & Sara Trevino, Cynthia & Miranda Vela, Alejandro
Veliz, Jose E. Zamora
Please Call the Office to add or remove an ill person.
LOOSE COLLECTION
ENVELOPE COLLECTION
BUILDING FUND
CHILDREN’S COLLECTION
SECOND COLLECTION
June 26, 2016 TOTAL
597.00
1,743.00
25.00
51.00
240.00
$2,656.00
Up and Coming Parish 2nd Collections:
July 16th & July 17th
Solidarity Fund for the Church in Africa
Aug 6th & Aug 7th
Building Fund
SATURDAY July 2, 2016
5:00 PM: Amelia, Juan, Louis
SUNDAY July 3, 2016
7:00 AM: Ysidro, Janie
10:00 AM: Maria, Terri, Melinda
12:00 PM: Jessie C., Ofelia, Virgina
5:00 PM: Juan, Lucy, Rachel
SATURDAY July 2, 2016
5:00 PM: Rudy & Isabel
SUNDAY
July 3, 2016
7:00 AM: Elisa
10:00 AM: Valerie & Jesus
12:00 PM: Jessie & Ofelia
5:00 PM: Anita
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday:
Hos 2:16, 17b-18, 21-22; Ps 145:2-9; Mt 9:18-26;
Tuesday:
Hos 8:4-7, 11-13; Ps 115:3-10; Mt 9:32-38
Wednesday: St. Maria Goretti
Hos 10:1-3, 7-8, 12; Ps 105:2-7; Mt 10:1-7
Thursday:
Hos 11:1-4, 8c-9; Ps 80:2ac, 3b, 15-16; Mt 10:7-15
Friday:
Hos 14:2-10; Ps 51:3-4, 8-9, 12-14, 17; Mt 10:16-23
Saturday:
Is 6:1-8; Ps 93:1-2, 5; Mt 10:24-33
Sunday:
Dt 30:10-14; Ps 69:14, 17, 30-31, 33-34,
36-37; or Ps 19:8-11; Col 1:15-20; Lk 10:25-37
MINISTRIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
Parish Council Pres.
Mike Lopez
Finance Committee
Javier Solis
Sacristans
Jesse Gomez
Juan Rodriguez
Communion Ministers
Ysidro Peña
Altar Servers
David D. Solis
Lectors
Rene Sanchez
Ushers
Ramiro Peña
Altar Society
Nena Garcia
Divine Mercy
Sonya G. Torres
ICC Food Pantry
Adriana Moreno
Immaculate Heart of Mary
Nydia Tamez
Knights of Columbus
Edward Lara
Sacred Heart
Amelia Flores
St. Bernadette Angels
Belen Peña
Vacation Bible School
Tycee Sanchez
Prayer & Praise
Jeronimo Garcia
Youth Group
Brian & Tori Garcia
Andrew & Alma Guerra
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PEACE
The greeting of peace at Mass adds substance to a message of today’s readings: peace is relational. When we greet in peace the person
near us at Mass, we share the touch of a handshake or embrace, sincere
eye contact, and friendly words.
The scriptures speak of a similar peace. The first reading from Isaiah
describes the peace of the holy city, Jerusalem, a place of
prosperity
and comfort where the “LORD’s power shall be known to his servants” (Isaiah 66:14c).
The Christian understanding of peace changes slightly. Paul writes of
the “peace and mercy” on all who are created anew. Jesus describes a
feeling of peace that will rest on those who accept his disciples and their
message.
Peace is both an absence of strife and a personal blessing. May we
always and sincerely bring peace to our own lives as we share it with
others.
Jubilee Year of Mercy
July 3, 2016
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Last Sunday, Jesus rebuked James and John for wanting to “call down fire from heaven” (Luke 9:54–55) on an
unwelcoming town. As he sends forth disciples today, Jesus
again forbids retaliation against non-receptive
listeners
(10:10–11), showing us how to be Jesus’ “missionaries of
mercy” this Jubilee Year of Mercy. Like the first disciples,
we are sent not to proclaim ourselves but Jesus. As Jesus
sent them in pairs, so are we also to work together in the
community of the Church. We often describe the Church as
Isaiah describes Jerusalem in today’s first reading, our comforting, nurturing
Mother (Isaiah 66:13). So, going forth gently, like lambs among wolves (Luke
10:3), we share comforting peace, nurturing food and drink (Luke’s image for
Eucharist), and Jesus’ healing promise of unfailing, unconditional mercy
(10:5, 7, 9). Thus Jesus bids us proclaim the kingdom of God by showing
what God’s kingdom looks like in action. “Go, preach the Gospel,” Pope Francis’ saintly namesake of Assisi is said to have instructed his first friars, “and
when necessary, use words!”
TODAY’S READINGS
First Reading — Rejoice and be glad for I will spread prosperity over Jerusalem like a river, and the wealth of nations like an overflowing torrent (Isaiah
66:10-14c).
Psalm — Let all the earth cry out to God with joy (Psalm 66).
Second Reading — May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus
Christ (Galatians 6:14-18).
Gospel — Jesus sends his disciples out in pairs to bring his peace and
proclaim the kingdom of God (Luke 10:1-12, 17-20) [1-9]
The Parish office will be closed on Monday, July 4th in observance of
Independence Day and will re-open on Tuesday, July 5th
ONLINE GIVING
We now have an online giving feature integrated into our parish website.
It is easy and safe to use. You can find it on www.iccgregory.org
(mobile friendly)
Week of:
July 4
July 11
July 18
Church Cleaning Schedule
Organiza on
EM’s & Lectors
Ushers
Altar Servers
LA PAZ
El saludo de la paz en la Misa fundamenta un mensaje de las lecturas
de hoy: la paz es relacional. Cuando le damos la paz a la persona que está
cerca de nosotros en la Misa, compartimos el roce de un apretón de manos
o un abrazo, el contacto visual sincero y palabras amistosas.
Las Escrituras hablan de una paz similar. La primera lectura de Isaías
describe la paz como la ciudad sagrada, Jerusalén, un lugar de
prosperidad y de consuelo donde “Los siervos del Señor conocerán su
poder”.
El entendimiento cristiano de la paz cambia ligeramente. San Pablo
escribe sobre “la paz y la misericordia” para todos los que son nuevas
criaturas. Jesús describe un sentimiento de paz que se posará sobre los que
aceptan a sus discípulos y a su mensaje.
La paz es tanto la ausencia de conflictos como una bendición personal.
Que siempre y sinceramente traigamos paz a nuestras propias vidas
mientras la compartimos con los demás.
Travel with Fr. James on a Canonization of
Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta Rome & Assisi Trip.
Where: Rome, Assisi
Dates: Sept. 1st - 7th, 2016
Cost: 3,200.00 Airfaire and All-included. To
register, please contact (855) 842-8001 or (508) 340– 9370.
You can also register online at www.proximotravel.com
EXPLORE July 25-29 at Camp Aranzazu
in Rockport. Cost is $25. Explore is a
summer experience for young men who
want to understand their faith better,
know themselves better, have fun and
make new friends from all over the
diocese. Staffed by priests and deacons,
along with seminarians and others thinking about a vocation to
the priesthood, EXPLORE often helps a young man consider his
own life. To register or for more
information call the
Diocesan Vocations Office at (361) 334-2781
Reminder: Please turn in your raffle
ticket money and ticket stubs to the parish
office as
soon as
possible.
It’s always easier not to care…not to
forgive…not to love...but easy ain’t the
Gospel.
Love finds a way. Selfishness finds an excuse.
-Mark Hart