A.C.T.S. Core Juan Ramirez Altar Servers Richard Salas Breakfast Ministry Graciela Rivera Cristo Rey Society Clara Nieto Eucharistic Ministry Gerardo Naylor Environment Graciela Rivera Finance Committee Mario Riojas Guadalupanas Society Elena Salinas IHM Young Adults Maria Ramos Knights of Columbus Silvester Mireles

I H M CHURCH Pastor: Rev. Gabriel Ruiz, C.M.F. Associate Pastor: Rev. Malachy I. Osunwa, C.M.F. DEACONS Mr. Jorge Bonilla-Valentín Mr. Alfonso Cervantes OFFICE STAFF Patricia Vásquez - Business Manager Michelle Marín - Parish Secretary Lisa Martinez - Weekend Secretary Sandra Burks - Sacristan/Housekeeper Martin Piña - Maintenance Mary Salas - D.R.E. ST. ANTHONY CLARET COMM. Rev. Gabriel Ruiz, C.M.F. Rev. Stephen Sherwood, C.M.F. Rev. Len Brown, C.M.F. Rev. Thomas Thennadiyil, C.M.F. Rev. Malachy I. Osunwa, C.M.F. Rev Mark Clarke, C.M.F. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament First Friday of the Month 6:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. MASS SCHEDULE SATURDAY / SÁBADO 8:00 A.M. (Marian Mass) Español 5:30 P.M. (Vigil) English (Ingles) SUNDAY / DOMINGO 9:00 A.M. English (Ingles) 10:30 A.M. Español (Spanish) 12:00 P.M. Español (Spanish) 5:00 P.M. Español (Spanish) MONDAY—FRIDAY / 12:00 P.M. Español (Spanish) CONFESSIONS / CONFESIONES Saturday (Sábado) 4:30 P.M. – 5:15 P.M. or by appointment CCD OFFICE Saturday-Sunday from 10 A.M.-2 P.M. (210) 251-4826

Mission Statement

Immaculate Heart of Mary is a home for all! We strive to bring people to God through the celebrations of the sacraments and the Word of God while addressing the special and spiritual needs of the parish: the poor, the youth, the elderly, the physically chal-lenged, the family and maintaining a multi-cultural heritage. Inmaculado Corazón de María es un hogar para todos! Nos esforzamos para llevar a la gente a Dios a través de la celebración de los sacramentos y la palabra de Dios, respon-diendo a las necesidades especiales y espirituales de la parroquia: los pobres, los jóvenes, los ancianos, los discapacitados, la familia y manteniendo un patrimonio multi-cultural.

OFFICE HOURS MONDAY-FRIDAY 9:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. 2:00 P.M. - 5:30 P.M. SUNDAY 8:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M.

Immaculate Heart of Mary Church 617 South Santa Rosa Ave. San Antonio, TX 78204 (210) 226-8268 Fax (210) 226-2412

Claretian Missionaries/Misioneros Claretianos OVER 100 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY

Website: www.ihmsatx.org E-mail: admin@ihmsatx.org

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 4, 2018

Lectors Emilio Estevez Liturgy Committee Nancy Sierra Men’s Club Fred Rodríguez Pastoral Council Terry Olguin Religious Education Mary Salas Senior Program Olga Gonzales Ushers Julio Sierra Wedding Coordinator Lisa Martinez Women’s Club Estella Rodriguez Youth Ministry Julio Sierra

Parish Organizations Directory

1ST FRIDAY ROSARY The Guadalupanas Society would like to invite you to join them every 1st Friday at 11:30am to pray the rosary in the Church. Hope to see you all there. God Bless you! The next 1st Friday will be on March 2nd.

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 4, 2018

[The L ] tells the number of the stars and calls each by name.

— Psalm 147:4

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — Job experienced months of misery and troubled nights (Job 7:1-4, 6-7). Psalm — Praise the Lord, who heals the brokenhearted (Psalm 147). Second Reading — I have become all things to all, to save at least some (1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23). Gospel — Jesus cured many who were sick with various diseases (Mark 1:29-39).

Classes &Dates PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED!

For Registration requirements you can call the office, visit our website at www.ihmsatx.org or email us at ad-min@ihmsatx.org Registration closes the Friday, one week before the Baptism date. Register in the Parish office Monday–Friday 9am-1pm & 2pm-5:30pm.

PRIVATE BAPTISMS Please remember that baptisms are a community event as we are welcoming the Child into the Catholic Com-munity. Private baptisms should only be requested for medical emergencies and military deployment urgen-cies.

BAPTISM CLASSES February 16, 2018 (English)

GROUP BAPTISM Saturday, February 17th (English)

REGISTRATION BY: Friday, February 9, 2018

CLASES DE BAUTISMO 16 de Marzo 2018 (Español)

BAUTISMO EN GRUPO Sábado, 17 de Marzo (Español)

REGISTRARSE PARA EL: Viernes, 9 de Marzo 2018

ESTUDIO DE BIBLIA Gracias a Dios, tenemos dos grupos de estudio biblia en Espa-ñol. Uno se reúne los Domingos a las 10:15am y el otro los días Miércoles a las 7pm.

FORMATION & SPIRITUALITY

LECTURAS DE HOY Primera lectura — Job declara que la vida en la tierra es monótona, miserable y triste (Job 7:1-4, 6-7). Salmo — Alaben al Señor, que sana los corazones que-brantados (Salmo 147 [146]). Segunda lectura — Pablo dice que no tienen otra alter-nativa sino la de predicar el Evangelio (1 Corintios 9:16-19, 22-23). Evangelio — Después de sanar a muchos enfermos, Je-sús predica la Buena Nueva (Marcos 1:29-39).

Quinto Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario 4 de febrero de 2018

El Señor puede contar el número de estrellas y llama a cada una por su nombre.

— Salmo 147 (146):4

NOCHE DE COMUNIDAD Every 3rd Monday we have community night for prayer, praise and community fellowship. Everyone is invited! ***Cada tercer Lunes tenemos la noche de la comunidad que es para alabanza, oración, y compañerismo. Invitamos a to-dos.

MONTHLY HOLY HOUR/HORA SANTA March 2nd is First Friday-We have Holy Hour and Eucharistic Adoration at 6:30pm. Come and spend time with Our Lord in the Blessed Eucha-rist! ***2 de Marzo es el primer Viernes-Tenemos la hora Santa y Adoración del Santísimo a las 6:30pm. Vengan a compartir unos momentos en la presencia de Jesús Sacramentado.

ENGLISH BIBLE STUDY We have English Bible Study every Thursday at 6:30pm in the Parish office Conference room. Cost is $10 plus the cost of the study book. Each person is expected to bring a copy of the New American Bible. This year will be looking at the Gospel of Mark. All are welcomed and encouraged attend.

2018 BIBLE DIARY The Bible Diary 2018 books are in!! They are $15.00 each and are available in the Parish office. The Diary contains prayers, a Liturgical Catholic Calendar, Mysteries of the Rosary, Daily readings and an area to take notes every day. Get yours before we sell out!!

DIARIO BIBLICO 2018 El Diario Bíblico 2018 están aquí y disponibles en la oficina Parroquial por $15.00. El diario contiene oraciones, calenda-rio litúrgico católico, los misterios del Rosario, las lecturas diarias y un espacio para tomar notas cada día. ¡Compre el suyo antes que se venda todos!

Susie Uribe Tony Uribe Ashlynn Contreras Santiago Delgado Janina Flores

Tommy Contreras Frank Hernandez Rudy Diaz Cynthia Canales Tomas Flores

Rita Martinez Tomasita Salinas Michelle Guerrero Nancy Torres Angela Diaz

If you would like a name to be put on the prayer list please call the parish office at 210-226-8268 or email admin@ihmsatx.org

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3 5:30 p.m. Patrick Rodriguez Sp. Int. Holy Souls in Purgatory Sp. Int. Zoila Obregon-Cisneros Birthday SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4 9:00 a.m. Paula Martinez Sp. Int. Bishop John Yanta Sp. Int. Elvia Martes Arriaga Birthday 10:30 a.m. Knights of Columbus Sp. Int. Pete & Felipa G. Sanchez Divino Nino de Jesus Thanksgiving 12:00 p.m. Rafael D. Sanchez Jose Luna Maria Estella Reyes 5:00 p.m. ALL PARISHIONERS Sp. Int. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5 12:00 p.m. Pete A. Martinez Birthday TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6 12:00 p.m. Martha Burciaga Birthday WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7 12:00 p.m. Antonio D. Pesina Health THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8 12:00 p.m. Antonio D. Pesina Health FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9 12:00 p.m. Santo Nino de Atocha Health SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10 8:00 a.m. Special Intentions

Deadline for Mass intention requests must be submitted by Tuesday for the following week or any dates after and only upon availability. El ultimo día para solicitar intenciones de Misa debe ser enviada antes del Martes para la semana siguiente o cualquier fecha poste-rior y solo cuando este disponible.

WEEKLY COLLECTION TOTALS JANUARY 28, 2018 Regular Collection: $3274.89 Children’s Collection: $134.00 Church in Latin America: $782.67

Second Collection will be gathered for the Maintenance Fund .

PALMS FROM PALM SUNDAY Thank you to all those who have brought their old palms. We will be accepting old palms to burn for Ash Wednesday until Friday, February 9th. Please continue to bring them to the office. ***Gracias a todos que han traído sus palmas. Aceptaremos palmas para quemar para Miércoles de Ceniza hasta el Vier-nes, 9 de Febrero. Favor, continúen trayéndolas a la oficina.

BREAKFAST Served by the USHERS after the 9:00a.m. and 10:30a.m. Masses. Come and join us for some good food and fellowship.

SANCTUARY LIGHT Please contact the Parish office to place your

special intentions for the Sanctuary Light.

ALTAR FLOWERS Please contact the Parish office to place your

special intentions for the Altar Flowers in memory of a loved one, a birthday, anniver-

sary or special occasion.

MUSTARD SEED FUNDRAISER I would like to thank all those who made this plate sale fundrais-er a wonderful success. Thank you to all those who bought plates to help us get a little closer to our goals. May God Bless You! -Fr. Gabriel Ruiz, C.,M.F. ***Me gustaría agradecer a todos los que hicieron esta venta de platos un gran éxito. Gracias a todos los que compraron platos para ayudarnos a acercarnos un poco mas a nuestros objetivos. ¡Que Dios les Bendiga! -P. Gabriel Ruiz, C.M.F.

LITURGY MEETING On Tuesday, February 6th at 6:30pm in the Parish Center meet-ing room we will be having a Liturgy Meeting. The topic for the meeting will be on the preparation for Holy Week. All members of the Liturgy Committee, Choir leaders and anyone who will be helping prepare for Holy Week events are requested to attend. If you are unable to attend, please send a representative in your place.

BREAKFAST MINISTRY SCHEDULE February 11th—Spanish Choir February 18th—Guadalupanas February 25th—ACTS Core March 4th—Coro 5PM

ASH WEDNESDAY/MIERCOLES DE CENIZA Next week on Wednesday, February 14th will be Ash Wednes-day and the beginning of Lent. We will have multiple opportuni-ties for everyone to receive ashes. Mass: 7:00AM; 12:00PM; and 7:00PM. Service: 10AM and 5PM. Ashes will be distributed at the end of each Mass and Service. Everyone is invited to take advantage of one of the many oppor-tunities for you to receive your ashes and mark the beginning of the Lenten season with us. ***El 14 de Febrero será Miércoles de Ceniza y el comienzo de cuaresma. Tendremos múltiples oportunidades para que todos pueden recibir cenizas. Misas: 7:00AM; 12:00PM y 7:00PM. Servicios: 10AM y 5PM. Distribución de ceniza será después de las Misas y Servicios. Todos están invitados a aprovechar una de las oportunidades para recibir cenizas y marcar el comienzo de la temporada de Cuaresma con nosotros.

WEDDINGS / QUINCEAÑERAS If you are planning a Wedding you need to contact the Parish office for requirements at least six months prior to the desired date. If you are planning a Quinceañera you need to contact the Parish office for requirements at least two months prior to the desired date.

IHM RETREAT CENTER and PARISH HALL

The Retreat Center and Parish Hall are available for rental. Please contact the Parish office for more details.

2018 FESTIVAL COMMITTEE We are currently seeking nominations for the following 2018 Fall Festival positions: Festival Chairperson(s), Festival Committee volunteers Raffle Chairperson(s), Raffle volunteers If you are interested or have nomination suggestions, please con-tact the Parish office. You must be a Parishioner and/or a mem-ber of a Parish Ministry/Group/Club to be a chairperson.

CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES FOR 2018 All Groups/Organizations/Clubs/Ministries: Please turn in the program of activities/events that you have scheduled for 2018 to make sure your dates are saved. ***Grupos/Ministerios/Sociedades: Por favor envíen a la oficina parroquial el programa de actividades/eventos que tienen programada para el año 2018.

REBOOT WITH CHRIS STEFANICK God didn’t create us to just get by: He created us to live life to the full. Are you ready to take your life to a new level – practi-cally, and spiritually? If you want that “something more” for your life – then do not miss REBOOT! Live. Chris Stefanick is a consultant to the USCCB on Laity, Mar-riage, Family and Youth and is an international acclaimed author and speaker. His website is REALLIFECATHOLIC.COM for more info on his mission. Event Date: Wednesday, February 21st Time: 7pm Location: Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church 13715 Riggs Rd. Helotes, TX 78023 Phone: (210) 695-8791 Tickets: www.reallifecatholic.com/reboot

2018 TITHING ENVELOPES Thank you to all those who have picked up their envelopes. Anyone who has not done so, can pick them up in the Par-ish office. ***Gracias a todos los que han recogido sus sobres del 2018. Los que todavía no los han recogido favor de pasar por la oficina y recogerlos.