September 13, 2015

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107 Church Street / P.O. Box 108
Gregory, TX 78359
(361) 643-4505
PARISH STAFF
PASTOR
Fr. James Puthenparambil
PARISH SECRETARY
Noreen Saenz
BOOKKEEPER
Womack & Womack
DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
David Daniel Solis
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION STAFF
Belen Pena, Assistant D.R.E.
Janie J. Garcia, Office Coordinator
C E L E B R AT I O N O F M A S S
Saturday Vigil: 5:00 pm
Sunday Masses: 7:00 am, 10:00 am, 12:00 pm, 5:00 pm
Weekday Masses: 5:30 pm Tuesday
8:30 am Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
5:30pm First Friday
Holy Days of Obligation: 8:30 am & 6:30 pm
Vigil Mass: 6:30 pm
PARISH OFFICE
Office Hours: Monday-Friday: 9 am-12 pm;1pm-5 pm
Fax: (361) 643-1509 Website: www.iccgregory.org
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE: 643-8327
Office Hours: Wednesday
RCIA Classes on Tuesday
CCD Classes on Wednesday
5:00pm - 8:45pm
7:00pm
6:00pm & 7:15pm
LITURGICAL MUSIC
Saturday 5:00 p.m.
Rosendo Ortiz
Sunday
7:00 a.m.
Eddie & Gina Lopez
10:00 a.m.
Tony Rios
12:00 noon
Karla Peña
5:00 p.m.
Pedro (Lisa) Solis
PRAYER & PRAISE
Saturday
6:00 p.m.
Chapel
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Please register by contacting the Parish Office
MINISTRIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
Finance Committee
Jamaica Coordinator
Sacristans
Javier Solis
Mike Lopez
Jesse Gomez
Juan Rodriguez
Choir Coordinator
Naida Rios
Communion Ministers Isidro Peña
Altar Servers
David D. Solis
Lectors
Rene Sanchez
Ushers
Ramiro Peña
Altar Society
Nena Garcia
CfC & Retreat Team
Noreen Saenz
Divine Mercy
Sonya G. Hartnett
ICC Food Pantry
Adriana Moreno
Immaculate Heart of Mary Nydia Tamez
Knights of Columbus
Edward Lara
Sacred Heart
Lupe Lopez
St. Bernadette Angels Belen Peña
Vacation Bible School Tycee Sanchez
Prayer & Praise
Jeronimo Garcia
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BAPTISMS: Third Saturday of the Month at 10:30 a.m.
BAPTISM CLASS: Tuesday prior of Baptism at 7:00pm; Must register at office
RECONCILIATION: Saturdays 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
MARRIAGE: By appointment only; Notice to Pastor
six (6) months prior to wedding.
QUINCEANERAS: Must be enrolled & attending Rel. Ed.
Notice to Pastor six (6) months prior.
ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Anytime by request.
COMMUNION FOR THE SICK: Contact the office.
September 13, 2015
TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
SATURDAY
5:00 PM:
SUNDAY
7:00 AM:
10:00 AM:
12:00 PM:
5:00 PM:
MONDAY
TUESDAY
5:30 PM:
SEPTEMBER 12, 2015
+Elizabeth Ortiz Rodriguez (Rudy & Lupe Moreno)
For the Health of Johnny Lopez (Esteban & Lydia Ortiz)
SEPTEMBER 13, 2015
+Richard Ortiz (Janie Ortiz)
+Ana, Gloria & Juan Perez (Family)
+Francisca Losoya (Flores Family)
+Maria R. Flores (Virginia Garza)
+Rachel Hinojosa (Idolina Esparza)
+Ernest Chapa Jr. (Family)
+Sister Bernadette Gomez (Gomez Family)
+Lelia Guzman (Family)
+Adrian G. Flores (Family)
+Maria Flores (Adela Balderas & Family)
Thanksgiving to Eugenio Flores (Adela Balderas & Family)
+Lydia Zambrano (Family)
+Frank L. Hernandez (M/M Klaus)
SEPTEMBER 14, 2015~ NO MASS
SEPTEMBER 15, 2015
OPEN
WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
8:30 AM:
Happy Birthday Christian Mora (Grandparents)
+Eleno & Maria Lara (Gabriel Claudio)
THURSDAY
8:30 AM:
SEPTEMBER 18, 2015
+Joseph Gomez (Gomez Family)
SATURDAY
5:00 PM:
SEPTEMBER 19, 2015
+Raphael “Ray” Casares (Family)
+Diana Schicker (Family)
Ramiro & Sylvia Chavez –50th Wedding Anniversary
SEPTEMBER 20, 2015
+Richard Ortiz (Janie Ortiz)
+Francisca Losoya (Flores Family)
+Maria R. Flores (Virginia Garza)
+Rev. Hank Edwards (Ernest Chapa Sr. )
+Lelia Guzman (Family)
+Adrian G. Flores (Family)
+Eleno & Maria Lara (Gabriel Claudio)
OPEN
10:00 AM:
12:00 PM:
5:00 PM:
535.16
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SATURDAY
5:00 PM:
September 19, 2015
Louis, David
SUNDAY
7:00 AM:
10:00 AM:
12:00 PM:
5:00 PM:
September 20, 2015
Ysidro, Janie
Alma, Ophelia
Jesse, Virginia
Juan, David
SATURDAY
5:00 PM:
September 19, 2015
Isabel
SUNDAY
7:00 AM:
10:00 AM:
12:00 PM:
5:00 PM:
September 20, 2015
Estevan
Hope
Rachel F.
Jesse
Monday:
Tuesday:
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Sunday:
SEPTEMBER 17, 2015
OPEN
FRIDAY
8:30AM
SUNDAY
7:00 AM:
LOOSE COLLECTION
ENVELOPE COLLECTION
SECOND COLLECTION
CHILDREN’S COLLECTION
September 6, 2015 TOTAL
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
The Exaltation of the Holy Cross Nm 21:4b-9; Ps 78:1bc-2, 34-38;
Phil 2:6-11; Jn 3:13-17
Our Lady of Sorrows 1 Tm 3:1-13; Ps 101:1b-3ab, 5-6; Jn 19:25-27
1 Tm 3:14-16; Ps 111:1-6; Lk 7:31-35
1 Tm 4:12-16; Ps 111:7-10; Lk 7:36-50
1 Tm 6:2c-12; Ps 49:6-10, 17-20; Lk 8:1-3
1 Tm 6:13-16; Ps 100:1b-5; Lk 8:4-15
Wis 2:12, 17-20; Ps 54:3-8; Jas 3:16 — 4:3;
Mk 9:30-37
TODAY’S READINGS
First Reading — The Lord GOD is my help; who will prove me wrong?
(Isaiah 50:5-9a).
Psalm — I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living (Psalm 116).
Second Reading — Faith, if it does not have works, is dead (James 2:1418).
Gospel — Jesus asked his disciples, “Who do you say that I am?” (Mark
8:27-35).
THE CROSS TO BEAR
If you bear the cross gladly, it will bear you.
—Thomas à Kempis
† Belief ~ Trust ~ Faith †
Prayer is the most powerful against trails, the most effective medicine against sickness and the most valuable gift to someone we care for.
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK, especially the following:
Irma Adame, Hermelinda Alcoser, Robert Alvarado, Victoria & Oscar Arrendondo, Jesse & Ophelia Avila, Leonor Banda, Rosa Barrera, Brae L Benavidez, Allen Bohns,
Esteban Cantu Jr, Rosario Cantu, Tamara Bode, Ben Chapa, Gabriel & Matthew Claudio, Sammy Coronado, Estella Cortez, Pedro R Costilla III, Lino Cruz, Michael
Duenes, Dominic De Leon, Nessiah Encinia, Alma Escobedo, Adan Flores Sr, Alberto Flores, Arturo Flores, Eudelia Flores Fabian Flores, Bryce Ganley, Aurelia Garcia,
Belia Garcia, Concepcion Garcia, Jose L Garcia, Josie Garcia, Juana S Garcia, Juanita Garcia, Oscar Garcia, Ramiro Garcia, Reyes Garcia, April Garza, Angie Garza, Elias
Garza, Joe Garza, Jacob Goldapp, Alejandra Guerrero, Denis Guzman, Conner Heinz, Carolina Hernandez, Isis Hernandez, , Manuela Hernandez, Maria Hernandez, Jesse
Hinojosa, Manuel Hinojosa, Sr., Fidel Labeija, Elia Lopez, Johnny Lopez, Lupe Lopez, Lori Lucio, Tina Juarez, Anna Juarez, Solomon Kahookele, Christopher Manka, Olga
Moreno, Mimi Obregon, Candelaria Ortiz, Carmen Ortiz, Diana Ortiz, Jerry Oritz, Oralia Ortiz, Socorro Ortiz, Sophia Parker, Raul Padilla, Anita Pena, Luis Pena, Jr.,
Aurora Perez, Fela Perez, Johnny Pereida, Maria Pequeno, Raul and Lenore Quintanilla, Josie Ramirez, Ramona Ramirez, Valentin Ramirez, Esther Rangel, Juan Reyes,
Pepe Reyes, Santos Reyes, Datnacio Rivas, Anna Rivera, Antonio Rodriguez Jr., Domingo Rodriguez, Elena Rodriguez, Esequiel Rodriguez, Juan Rodriguez, Tony Rios,
Sr., Tony Rios, Jr., Noreen Saenz, Richard Saldivar, Vanessa Steele, Teresa Sierra, Alfonso Solis, Braulia Solis, Grace Solis, Licha Solis, Luis Solis, Mona Lisa Solis,
Felicitas Trevino, Gloria Trevino, Joe & Sara Trevino, Maria L. Valdez, Chris Vela, Cynthia Vela, Miranda Vela, Alejandro Veliz, Renee Young and Leticia Zepeda.
SERVANT Sometimes the hour and the person meet. Sometimes, when a task or mission is set upon our shoulders, we
know we must meet our responsibilities and we are ready. These are heady and invigorating times. The first reading and
the Gospel proclamation today are intimate glimpses of a commencement, an inauguration of a challenging future. In both
readings, a sense of gravity prevails.
The first reading is from the mysterious Servant Songs from the book of Isaiah. The person is steadfast and brave. His
courage and bravery are not located in his stout heart, but in God. We are reminded, “The Lord GOD opens my ear that I
may hear” (Isaiah 50:4), so the servant understands the mission. And twice, “The Lord GOD is my help” (50:7, 9), so that
the servant can endure the coming struggle.
EL SIERVO A veces la persona y la hora se encuentran. A veces, cuando han puesto en nuestros brazos una tarea o misión, sabemos
que debemos cumplir esa responsabilidad, y estamos listos. Esos son momentos de gran entusiasmo y energía. La primera lectura y la
proclamación del Evangelio de hoy nos permiten vislumbrar íntimamente el comienzo, la inauguración de un futuro desafiante. Las dos
lecturas mantienen un sentido de seriedad.
La primera lectura viene del misterioso Cántico del Siervo del libro de Isaías. La persona es firme y valiente. Su valentía y fortaleza
no se fundan en su corazón sino en Dios. Se nos recuerda: “El Señor Dios me ha hecho oír sus palabras” (Isaías 50:4), para que el siervo
comprenda la misión. Y dos veces: “El Señor es mi ayuda” (50:7, 9), para que el siervo pueda sobrellevar el sufrimiento que se avecina.
Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
September 13, 2015
The Lord GOD is my help,
therefore I am not disgraced.
— Isaiah 50:7
TREASURES FROM OUR
TRADITION
It seems obvious to us that Jesus
Christ is the Lord of second chances.
We need look no further than Peter’s
denial and rehabilitation for proof. Yet
early Christians were more tentative
with the gift of forgiveness. For them,
every Sunday was an experience of the
Lord’s power to heal and forgive, yet
there were three sins that placed
persons at the margins of the
community’s life. In some places, the rift
caused by these sins was permanent. The
sins were apostasy (denial of the faith),
adultery, and murder. They were
particularly detested because of their
power to divide and even scatter the
community gathered around the Lord’s
table. Fragile and persecuted
communities could crumble and
disappear under the weight of a harm
done by a public sinner. Sinners were
excluded from the community in the
hope that “tough love” would help them
come to their senses and experience
deeper conversion. Inevitably, lists of
grave sins grew longer as various
bishops added their personal pet peeves
to the roster, and more people were
required to do public penance. For them,
reconciliation was a once‑in‑a‑lifetime
experience. Many sinners accepted their
condition and hoped for a chance at a
deathbed reconciliation by anointing.
With more and more people permanently on the outs, the church began to
struggle toward the light of the Lord’s
unfailing gift of reconciliation.
TRADICIONES DE
NUESTRA FE
En latinoamérica, a Satanás lo
conocemos como Chamuco, Belcebú,
Diablo, Cucu, Patillas, Pedro Botero,
Lucifer, etcétera; aún así, procuramos
evitarlo. Según los evangelistas Mateo
y Marcos, Jesús llama Satanás a Simón
Pedro. Jesús le dice Satanás por ser un
obstáculo en el camino que Dios le ha
designado y por no pensar según Dios,
sino más bien, según sus criterios
humanos.
Luego de que Jesús anuncia que
debía sufrir, morir y resucitar, Pedro
lo regaña diciendo: “Dios no lo
permita” (Marcos 8:32). Pedro está
actuando como Satanás, y Jesucristo lo
reprende, diciendo: “¡Retírate, ve
detrás de mí, Satanás! Porque tus
pensamientos no son los de Dios, sino
los de los hombres” (Mateo 16:23).
Jesús nos está desafiando a
nosotros, no sólo a Pedro. Hay que
pensar como Dios, no como la
humanidad. Cuando pecamos, muchas
veces nos autojustificamos, diciendo:
“Soy humano”, como si el hecho de
pecar fuera el único aspecto que
reflejara nuestra humanidad. María
nunca pecó. Jesús es verdaderamente
humano y tampoco pecó. Jesús mismo
comparte plenamente nuestra
humanidad para hacernos partícipes de
su divinidad. Por tal motivo, el pecado
no define la humanidad. Jesús nos
invita a pensar como Dios para apartar
a Satanás
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Let us ask Our Lady to help all families, especially those affected by
unemployment.
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Heavenly Father, You have gathered us together as a
parish to be Your visible life in our world. Here we unite
in worship, Proclaim Your word, celebrate the Eucharist,
and are Sent forth to share Your love and make disciples.
Lord, we take your Great Commission seriously and long
for our parish to be so on-fire that we draw people to
You. Help us in that endeavor, as we strive to work
together - ordained, religious, and laity. Please make our
parish amazing, through Your power and Your grace.
Amen.
~ Parish News ~
66th Annual Jamaica
Saturday October 3,2015 &
Sunday October 4,2015
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Jamaica Raffle
Raffle tickets have been mailed
out. If you did not receive any or
would like to purchase or sell
more you can pick up extras at the
parish office.
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There will be a Baptismal Class
This Tuesday September 15th @
7pm in the CCD building.
You must pre-register for this
class in the parish office.
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There will be a 2nd collection
next week for the Disaster Relief
Fund.