October 18, 2015 - St. John the Apostle Catholic Church

ST. JOHN THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC CHURCH
TERRELL, TEXAS
OCTOBER 18, 2015
All Souls Novena
The All Souls Day Novena begins on Monday, November
2nd. We have provided you with Novena envelopes in the
Church pews. Please write down the names of your
deceased loved ones so that they may be remembered in all
of the Masses of the Novena. You may place them in the
collection baskets at the weekend Masses or bring them to
the Church office during the week.
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Marriage Annulments
Father James Yamauchi from St. Michael’s in McKinney
will be coming to St. John’s to do a presentation
on Marriage Annulments. If you or someone you know
would like to know about this process, please don’t miss this
important evening. The presentation will take place at the
801 house (Casa St. John’s) at 7:00 p.m. on TUESDAY,
OCTOBER 20, 2015.
Saturday, October 17
4:00 PM
Frank & Elaine Kasper – In Honor of their
47th Wedding Anniversary (Oct. 12) by
Sherry Goelden
Sunday, October 18
8:00 AM
For the bulletin Sponsors by Fred/Trinity
Publications
10:30 AM
Pro Populo
12:30 PM
La Bendición de Dios para Angélica María
Acevedo Int. de sus Padres
Monday, October 19
8:00 AM
Steve Miller by James & Melody Zimmer
Tuesday, October 20
8:00 AM
Yamileth Martinez by Family
Thursday, October 22
8:00 AM
Special Intention
For more information contact Karen Mathers at 972-8160621 or e-mail at [email protected]
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Friday, October 23
8:00 AM
For an end to abortion and a greater respect
for Human Life at all Stages by Sherry
Goelden & Lucy Krouskop
St. John’s Senior Group
Saturday, October 24
5:00 PM
St. Jude by Leticia DeLeon
Sunday, October 25
8:00 AM
†Deborah Dubcak Krueger by Sharon Price
The St. John’s Seniors Group will meet on Tuesday,
October 20th, starting at 10:00am in the Parish Hall. Our
guest speaker will be Tricia Smith. She will explain all of
the new Medicare options that are available for your
consideration. Lunch will be covered dish. Please plan to
attend.
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To all our Friends at St. John’s we would like to thank you
for all your prayers, cards, phone calls, meals,
transportation, etc. that you graciously gave us during our
dark time. We love you all and God Bless you all!
Joe, Margaret & Sheila Wages
10:30 AM
†Ottie Lynch by Family & Friends
12:15 PM
Pro Populo
Sound Catholic practice encourages us to offer the Mass for the
departed and for those in any need. To request a Mass to be
offered, please visit the parish office or return to the office a
completed Mass intention card. Available cards are located in
the foyer of the church.
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Anointing of the Sick
Because of the Privacy Act, hospitals and
nursing homes are no longer able to provide
a list of the Catholic patients/residents for
the Churches use in order to visit and
administer the Sacraments of Holy
Communion or Anointing of the Sick. Therefore, I need your
assistance when you have a family member who is hospitalized or
in a nursing home. Please call Fr. Orosco at the Church Office
at (972) 563-3643 so that I may be of assistance.
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Prayer Requests
Richard Collier
Laurie Lisius Kinkaid
Richard Lozano Sr.
Amalia Ibarra
Mike Gonzales
Kenneth Elliott
Ma. Mercedes Sanchez
Odilia Vargas
Patricia Reyes
Stanley Ewaniak
Sylvia Stenda
Lee Wilde
Rosario Rodríguez
Ma. Consolación González
Tommy Locour
Jackson Patterson
Mayra Anguiano
Michelle Elliott
Dolores Boyd
Elsie Rittmuller
Claire Taft
Ida Gunstanson
Soledad Valencia
Steven LaPoint
Bill Blankenship
Suzzane Sikors Owen
Don Coleman
Myrna Wharton
Chris Stader
Rebecca Elliott
Nick Morales, Sr.
Jack Sikors
Stella Childers
Brenda Newburn
Raul Rivera
Dorothy Newburn
Tom Boyd
Mason Gumler
Felipa Garcia
Joe Wages
Donna Lain
Margarito Soto
Colleen McNamara
Laurie Rangel
Mike Beaty
Olivia Nicole Yates
Erica Vargas
Margaret Wages
Nathan Wright
Henry Taft
Dennis Kiger
David Carmona
John Jones
Claire Vargas
Ginger Guthrie
George Lyon
Sheila Wages
Yamileth Martinez
Jerry Lain
Warren Soto
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Knights of Columbus
Blood Drive
The KC is sponsoring the 10th Annual Blood Drive on Sunday,
November 1st. You may sign up on the following weekends:
October 17 & 18
October 24 & 25
For more information call Jimmy Blasingame at 214/538-2034.
Pancake Breakfast
The KC will host an “All you can Eat” Pancake Breakfast on
Sunday, November 1st in the Parish Hall.
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Monday, October 19
8:00 AM Daily Mass
1:00 PM Crochet meeting at Casa St. John
7:00 PM Grupo de Oración en la Casa St. John
Tuesday, October 20
8:00 AM Daily Mass
10:00 AM Sr. Citizens meeting at Parish Hall
6:00 PM
Confessions
Wednesday, October 21
10:00 AM Rosary for Life
6:30 PM
Hora Santa
Thursday, October 22
8:00 AM Daily Mass
6:00 PM
Confessions
Friday, October 23
8:00 AM Daily Mass
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Pro-Life News:
Ministry Schedule for the Weekend of
October 24/25
Lectors:
Sat. 5:00pm Melody Zimmer/Debbie Patterson
Sun. 8:00am Robert Moreno/Sherri Moreno
Sun.10:30am Bill Bedrick/Karie Hammond
Rosary for Life--Join us for the Rosary for Life
on Wednesday, October 21st at 10:00 am in the
Church. All are welcome.
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Ushers:
Sat. 5:00pm Sherry Goelden*/Paul M./Gary W./Debbie P.
Sun. 8:00am Conrado Aramil*/Jack N./Cindy K./Abby H.
Sun. 10:30am Richard Jr.*/Calvin H./Kevin P./Steve H.
Extraordinary Ministers
Sat. 5:00pm Deacon Jim/Michael Gumler/Rod Kinkaid
Sun. 8:00am Marianne Marsden/Mary Pat Samuels
Sun. 10:30am Argie Benavidez/Tammy Guerra/Bud McClure
Lou Roberts/Donna Roberts/Rick Sanchez
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Last Week’s Collection:
5,939.60
FY’15-16 Budgeted Average:
6,400.00
FY’15-16 Average Sunday Coll. thru 9/30/15:
6,237.36
Attendance:
948
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ST. JOHN THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC CHURCH
TERRELL, TEXAS
OCTOBER 18, 2015
the church office by November 8th to fill out a request
form.
Child Care
Welcome back, students and teachers!
Religious Education classes start this Sunday!
*Sunday classes:
*Tuesday classes:
October 18, 2015,
9:15am – 10:15am.
October 20, 2015,
6:30pm – 7:30pm.
*Wednesday classes: October 21, 2015,
6:30pm – 7:30pm.
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We celebrate and honor the Saints during the month of
October. Be a Saint and donate to the Thanksgiving Food
Drive.
The Thanksgiving Food Drive begins this
Sunday and continues through the 18th of
November. Students are encouraged to bring
canned and boxed food items (no glass) to the
Parish Center and place them in the containers provided.
Your participation is greatly appreciated. All food collected
will be distributed the Sunday before Thanksgiving to
families of the parish who need a little help at this time of
year
Thanksgiving Food Baskets
The Confirmation students will host the annual Turkey
Feather Pull in November. The students will create a large
turkey on a bulletin board with lots of colorful feathers.
Each feather will have a food item printed on it.
Parishioners are invited and encouraged to pluck a feather
from the turkey, purchase the item listed, and return that
item to the church office no later than 9am on Sunday,
November 22nd. Many of the items will require refrigeration
so it is best to bring those items to the parish hall on
Saturday, Nov. 21st, or Sunday, Nov. 22nd. The food items
will make up the Thanksgiving food baskets which the
Confirmation students will assemble the morning of the 22nd.
The baskets will be available for the families to pick up on
Monday, Nov. 23rd.
Please contact the church office if you or a family you
know needs a food basket for Thanksgiving. Families
must sign up no later than November 8th. Please contact
Child Care is available during the 10:30am Mass in the Parish
Center for children who have not reached the age of 4. The child
caregivers include Barbara and Wayne Meshell, Elvia Valle, and
Mary Robinson. Each caregiver has been screened through the
Safe Environment program.
Child care is available only on the Sundays that Religious
Education classes are held. Occasionally, Child Care is cancelled
when the number of caregivers is not sufficient to provide the
supervision required. Thank you for your patience and
understanding.
Twenty-Ninth Week of Ordinary Time
For the Twenty-­‐ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time we hear the story from Mark’s Gospel about two of Jesus’ closest friends, James and John, who want seats of honor in “the Kingdom” they envision for Jesus. We can almost see Jesus shake his head in dismay that they have missed his point once again. He does not let his disciples get sidetracked into jealousy but calls them together again to give them his message: “Whoever wishes to be great among you will be your servant; whoever wishes to be first among you will be the slave of all. For the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Monday we remember Jesuit Saints John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues, Priests, and Companions, Martyrs. We continue with the second of four weeks of weekday readings from Paul’s Letter to the Romans. This is Paul’s longest letter and was written from Greece as he prepared to visit Rome. Our gospels continue with Luke’s Gospel and multiple stories of Jesus exhorting us to be prepared, to beware of greed and that our “life does not consist of possessions.” Jesus’ mission is to bring peace and healing. We are to be prepared for the times our Lord comes to us. Much is expected of us who have been entrusted with so much. Jesus has come to set a fire among us, which will probably also place us at odds with others, even others we love. Yet, Jesus calls us to read the signs of our times and to TWENTY NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME/VIGÉSIMO NOVENO DOMINGO DEL TIEMPO ORDINARIO
make peace with our opponents if we can. We are being fertilized to bear fruit. UNO A TU DERECHA Y OTRO A TU IZQUIERDA Padre Orosco en la oficina de la Iglesia al número 972-563-3643.
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Campaña Anual de Donación de Sangre
Los Caballeros de Colon estarán patrocinando su campaña
anual de donación de sangre en la parroquia el domingo, 1
de noviembre. Vamos a tener inscripciones en los siguientes
fines de semana: 17 y 18 de octubre y el 24 y 25 de octubre
después de la Misa en la parte posterior de la Iglesia.
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Nada más, pero nada menos, que sentarse en la Gloria, uno a su derecho y otro a su izquierda, era lo que le estaban pidiendo a Cristo los hijos del Zebedeo. §
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Lo malo de la petición de estos dos apóstoles es que están pidiendo el premio antes de hacer los méritos, el triunfo antes de la lucha. Es una petición que encierra un poquito de trampa, como muchas de las que inconscientemente hemos formulado todos. Nosotros también le hemos pedido, muchas veces, a Dios ese puesto en el cielo, sin ofrecerle que a la vez beberemos nuestro cáliz en la tierra. Si queremos los mejores puestos allá, tendremos que escoger los peores puestos aquí. El mismo evangelio de hoy termina con estas palabras de Jesús: “El que quiera ser grande entre ustedes, que sea su servidor, y el que quiera ser el primero, que sea el esclavo de todos.” _________________________________________________
Hora Santa
Todos están invitados a la Hora Santa cada
miércoles a las 6:30pm. Nos reunimos en la
Iglesia para darle honra a Jesús
Sacramentado.
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Grupo de Oración
El Grupo de Oración se reúnen cada lunes a las
7:00pm en la Casa St. John.
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Unción de los Enfermos
Si usted o alguien que usted conozca está
necesitado en recibir comunión o el Sacramento
de la Unción de los Enfermos favor de llamar al
¡Bienvenidos Estudiantes y Maestras!
¡Las clases de la Doctrina empiezan hoy Domingo!
Clases de los Domingos: 18 de octubre, 9:15am – 10:15am
Clases de los Martes:
20 de octubre, 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Clases de los Miércoles: 21 de octubre, 6:30pm – 7:30pm
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En el mes de octubre celebramos y honramos a los Santos.
Sea un Santo y done a la Campaña de Comida para
Acción de Gracias
La Campaña de Comida para Acción
de Gracias comienza el primer día de
clase, 18 de octubre y continúa hasta
el 18 de noviembre. Los estudiantes
deberán de traer comida enlatada o en
caja. Su participación es apreciada. Toda la comida será
distribuida el domingo antes de Acción de Gracias a las
familias de la parroquia que podrán usar una poquita ayuda
en este tiempo del año. Las familias deben inscribirse con
anticipación y antes del 8 de noviembre. Por favor, póngase
en contacto con la oficia de la Iglesia para llenar un
formulario de solicitud.
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ST. JOHN THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC CHURCH
TERRELL, TEXAS
OCTOBER 18, 2015