Mass Intentions March 17—March 23

MONDAY 12:15 PM +Buel Wheelington +Ann Leithead

TUESDAY 12:15 PM For the Intentions of Joey

WEDNESDAY 12:15 PM +Louis Lyssy, Jr.

THURSDAY 8:00 AM In Thanksgiving to St. Jude

FRIDAY 8:00 AM +Christine Seidenberger +Frieda Rust +Linda Luna

SATURDAY 5:00 PM +Clifford D. Mooney +Ann Leithead

SUNDAY 8:00 AM +Louis Lyssy Carmen & Harry Brotze +George & Vivian Grein 10:00 AM St. James Parish Family 4:00 PM 100th Anniversary Mass +Mike Pickard +Mary Black +Regina Niskey & Violet Delsilvister

Music

SATURDAY, March 22, 2014 5:00 PM Cook/Garcia

SUNDAY, March 23, 2014 8:00 AM Matalik/Supulver 10:00 AM Lifeteen 4:00 PM Music Ministry

Readings For The Week March 17-March 23

Monday First Reading: Dn.9:4B-10 Gospel: Lk.6:36-38 Tuesday

First Reading: Is.1:10,16-20 Gospel: Mt.23:1-12

Wednesday First Reading: 2 Sm.7:4-5A,12-14A,16 Second Reading: Rom.4:13,16-18,22 Gospel: Mt. 1:16,18-21,24A

Thursday First Reading: Jer.17:5-10 Gospel: Lk.16:19-31

Friday First Reading: Gn.37:3-4,12-13A,17B-28A Gospel: Mt. 21:33-43,45-46

Saturday/Sunday First Reading: Ex.17:3-7 Second Reading: Rom.5:1-2,5-8 Gospel: Jn.4:5-42

St. James Catholic Church Seguin, TX March 16, 2014

Notes from the Pastor

**My thanks to the following who helped sponsor the two- page “Historic Guadalupe History” insert that will include St. James Parish and St. James School: Harvey & Vernell Barbee; Paul & Judy Bissing; Muriel Bodin; Cathy Brannies; the late Edwin Darilek (Florence Darilek); Frank & Barbara Dornak; Mike & Mary Higley; Knights of Columbus #3412 Seguin; Mary Alice McCaskill; and Thomas & Susan Quigley. I appreciate your generosity.

**My thanks to Fr. Greg Nevlud for giving a wonderful presentation of the meaning of Lent this last weekend at our Coffeehouse. This week we welcome Sr. Cal to discuss Holy Week.

**I ask that all meetings in the parish and school after 7 p.m. be postponed to allow everyone to attend the Mission.

**These are names of families we have identified to this point who were parishioners in 1914:

Grein, Voges, Vetter, Kneupper, Ogden, Baer, Dramberger, LeGette, Blume, Goetz, Walzem, Sebera, Tschoepe, Schroeder, Pankau, Mondin, Just, Sharp, Kniewel, Grolich, Conrad, Arnold, Engbrock, Lehmann, Zoboroski, Pogorzelski, Ebner, Flowers, Mader, Berger, Kirst, Magin, Braden, Zimmerman, Raoul, Lowther, Smith, McBride, Rafferty, Klein, Sonka, Bowen, Harley, McMonigal, Kenedy, Frels, McEvoy, Kearney, Brogan, Greschnic, Readon, Campbell, Mosheim, Guenther, Burttschell, Nitsch, Rinner, Roemisch, Tauche, Quirk, Hoffman, Roemisch, Taft and Atzger.

If you know of additional families who were members of St. James at that time, please contact the church office.

Save the date (Mar. 23) and come celebrate our 100th year of St. James Church!

If anyone has a story about a Pastor here at St. James who

presided at any wedding, funeral, baptism, etc. please write a

short paragraph and include a picture if you have one and

submit them to me as soon as possible. We are trying to

include all these stories in the anniversary celebration. Please

be sure your name and phone number is attached.

The Sanctuary Candle is offered in Loving Memory of

Louie & Annie Wendel Thomas & Annie Hubka

March 15-March 22

THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH

Monday, 3/17 6:00 PM SJS PTC Meeting—PH 7:00 PM Lenten Mission Tuesday, 3/18 9:30 AM Tuesday Morning Bible Study-PFC [3] 7:00 PM Lenten Mission Wednesday, 3/19 7:45 AM SJS Finance-Office 7:00 PM Lenten Mission Thursday, 3/20 10:00 AM Feedham SCC-PFC3 6:30 PM Karate - Gym 6:30 PM Domer SCC-PFC ARR 7:00 PM Adult Choir Practice—Church Friday, 3/21 All Day All Bldgs. PSIA Set-up 2:30 PM Stations of the Cross St. James School-

Church 6:30 PM Stations of the Cross/Tues. Bible Study &

Adoration—Church 7:00 PM Soup Kitchen-PH Saturday, 3/22 All Day SJS PSIA—All Day Sunday, 3/23 9:00 AM FIRE-PFC 1-3 9:10 AM RE-Classrooms 9:10 AM Coffee House—PH 10:00 AM RCIA Dismissal/Scrutiny 1-PC 11:10 AM Coffee House—PH 4:00 PM 100th Anniversary Mass/Reception

Second Collection: St. James School

SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT

Military Prayer List

LT Kristofer Kalstad LT Kendall Kalstad TSGT Carlo Carmona TSGT Dianne Carmona SGT Nicodemus C. Seaboy SGT Scott Kessler MAJ Christopher Wells SGT Don Pezzatta GSGT Christopher J. Garcia LCPL Stevie Ray Leos SGT Jordan Folmar 1st LT Blake Wiegmann CSM Bret Wiegmann 2 LT Will McCarthy Specialist Steven A. Cervantes 1st LT Charles Gamero LCPL Brian Shaw John Bender PFC Zachary Klinger PVT Jorden Rongish CAPT Daniel Jeanes MAJ Noah Steinberg OSMC Jeremy P. Rodriguez

Please keep our military personnel and their families in your prayers. Anyone wishing to add a name to our military

prayer list can do so by calling the church office.

We are excited about the approaching 100th Anniversary of the St. James Church building. After the 4 p.m. Mass on March 23rd, we will gather at the KC Hall for a potluck dinner. We would like to sug-gest the following system to ensure an appropriate amount of food to be served.

If your last name begins with the letter:

A-I Please bring a meat dish (casserole, chicken, brisket, etc.)

J-O Please bring a dessert

P-Z Please bring a side dish or salad.

This is only a suggestion. If you would like to bring your choice of dish, please feel free to do so. The St. Ann’s Circle will be receiving the dishes at the KC Hall before and after the Mass. Please make sure you have your name on any dishes that need to be returned.

Following is a list of Organizations who have commit-ted to helping for the Anniversary celebration:

Fr. Greg & Liturgy: 100th Anniversary Mass Molly Pogor, Lois Osborne & Dana Hermes:

History of Church presentation St. Ann’s: Setting up potluck Catholic Daughters: Hall decorations Youth: Table servers Hospitality: Welcome Junior Catholic Daughters & School:

Anniversary cake & serving

Thank you to everyone who has volunteered to help!

100th Anniversary

Please make plans to attend this year’s Parish Mission. Fr. Ken Hannon will be our guest preacher. Fr. Ken is an Oblate priest and is a professor of theology at Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio. Fr. Ken will preach at all Masses on the weekend of March 15th & 16th and the mission will be as of follows:

Monday, March 17th—7:00 pm Tuesday, March 18th—7:00 pm Wednesday, March 19th—7:00 pm

This year’s theme is Holy Week: Invitation to New Life in Christ. Our celebration of Holy Week draws us deeply into the mystery of our redemption. Each of the three “Holy” Days, Thurs-day, Friday and Saturday/Sunday, introduces a distinctive dimension of the life we are invited to live as followers of Christ.

St. James Catholic Church Seguin, TX March 16, 2014

Your Archbisop’s Appeal Donations Are Funding:

Catholic Charities Brazos Extendidos

The Brazos Extendidos (Open Arms) program provides psychological counseling services to individuals and families living in the rural areas of the Archdiocese, where these services are otherwise unavailable. Services are provided to those in need without regard for a person’s ability to pay.

Stations of the Cross will be held on Fridays during Lent at 6:30 p.m. followed by a Soup Supper in the Parish Hall.

The schedule is as follows:

March 21st Hosted by Tuesday Morning Bible Study & Adoration March 28th Hosted by St. Ann’s Circle April 4th Hosted by Hospitality Committee & Pastoral Council April 11th Hosted by Religious Education

St. James School will also celebrate Stations of the Cross on Friday afternoons at 2:30 p.m. in the Church. All are invited.

Thank you for your continued support & generosity.

Stewardship for the weekend of Mar. 9th

MASS OFFERING: $ 9,292.50

CHILDREN’S: $ 108.25

ASH WEDNESDAY: $ 85.00

2ND Collection/Black & Indian Mission: $1,125.34

Living Rosary

A ‘Living Rosary’ for the unborn will be held on March 25th at 6PM, at the Austin Street

Property, in celebration of the Feast of the Annunciation. In case of inclement weather, we

will gather in the church.

Remember In Prayer….

Evelyn Forshage Linda Kay Tony Duron Vernon & Olga Mueller Janice Lee John Cuellar Charles Beall, Jr. Lillian Lievens Robert Sczech Joseph Brown Mike Durbin Erna Winsauer Maria Wood Patricia Wiesner Ed Kronke Bailey Garcia Augie Gomez Patricia Cantu Tammy Rebecek Catherine Cannon Walter Tillemann Clara Bohuslav Bailey Garcia Kelly Schlegel Andrew Etlinger Madelyn Schmidt Mary Palomo Joseph P. Gonzales David Ortiz T.J. Lopez Alys & Hal Husel Margie Alexander Tate Landin Michelle Salas Walter E. Ritchie, Sr. Rose Patek Guy Weldon Marie Hoyt Kathy Rhode Deacon George Mary Dickerson Olga Nava Mark McBurnett

For I will restore your health; I will heal your injuries… —Jeremiah 30:17

Presider Schedule March 22/23

5 PM & 8 AM Fr. Dennis 10 AM & 12 PM Fr. Greg

SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT

SPONSOR FOR THE WEEK:

Parish Office: 379-1796 Parish Web site: http://www. stjameschurch.faithweb.com

Prayer for Vocations

O Lord of the harvest, your Word finds a home in our hearts, calls us to community, and invites us to generous service of the human family. Bless with courage and spirit your priestly people, called to full participation in the one Body of Christ. May many choose to respond in public service to your call offered in Jesus’ name. AMEN.

Quote of the Week:

Every day is a new beginning Take a deep breath and START AGAIN...

TLU Water to Thrive Fundraiser

Enjoy a genuine Ethiopian meal with Ethiopian coffee and transform the lives of many through the gift of water. We invite you to join us on Thursday, April 3rd, for the 4th annual Water to Thrive Benefit

Dinner and Silent Auction, opening at 5 p.m. at Texas Lutheran Party Barn located at 1000 W. Court Street Seguin (near the corner of University Street and Fleming). The TLU Water to Thrive organization will host a fundraising event with the mission of raising $5,000 towards a second well in rural Ethiopia, where 2 out of 3 people do not have access to healthy, clean water. Tickets are $15 per person and may be obtained by calling 830.372.8160. Thank you!

STEP UP FOR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY St. James and Our Lady of Guadalupe

parishioners are invited to “step-up” and participate on the 3rd Saturday of every month from 7:30AM to

3PM. Please call Stella Ozuna at 830-660-2754 for more details.

St. James Catholic School “Keeping God In Everything We Do”

Registration for the 2014-2015 school year is still underway. If you have any questions regarding registration please call the church office.

The next PTC meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 17th at 6 p.m. in the cafeteria. Everyone is then invited to attend the mission at 7 p.m.

St. James school will be hosting stations of the Cross on Fridays at 2:30 p.m. during Lent. Every-one is welcome.

Infant Baptism Information

If you are expecting a child and would like to

prepare to celebrate the Baptism of your child at

St. James Parish, please call Sr. Cal

830/379-7689 to schedule an initial Baptism

interview and sign up for Baptism prep sessions.

Parents need to be registered members of St.

James Parish for six months before celebrating

their child’s Sacrament of Baptism.