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Mission of St. Philip Catholic Church 13095 Old China Spring Highway, PO Box 430, China Spring, Texas 76633 (254) 836-1825 Parish Office, Office Hours: Wednesdays, 9am - 12 noon
Website: www.stphilipcs.com Follow us on Facebook at St. Philip China Spring or Twitter @stphilipscs
Email: [email protected]
OCT 6, 2019 TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
TODAY’S GOSPEL OPENS WITH THE DISCIPLES REQUESTING THAT JESUS INCREASE THEIR FAITH. FOR JESUS, FAITH IS A
GIFT THAT LEADS TO SERVICE AND THAT SERVICE IS ALWAYS IN SUPPORT OF LIFE! THIS SUNDAY, WE ALL PRAY FOR THE
FLAME OF FAITH AND ZEAL THAT WILL GIVE US THE COURAGE TO STAND WITH ALL THOSE WHOSE LIVES ARE
THREATENED BY VIOLENCE: THE UNBORN, THE DEATH ROW PRISONER, CIVILIANS CAUGHT IN WARS AND CONFLICT.
DOES OUR FAITH HELP US TO SEE EVERY LIFE AS PRECIOUS IN THE EYES OF GOD? IN WHAT AREAS SHOULD WE ASK GOD
TO INCREASE OUR FAITH?
SACRAMENTS
BAPTISM: Parents are encouraged to make arrangements with the
parish office prior to the birth of the child.
MATRIMONY: Contact the parish office to make arrangements at
least 6 months prior to the anticipated date. A new baptismal certifi-
cate must be obtained from the home parish showing that the couple
are free to marry.
ANNOINTING OF THE SICK: Families should notify the parish
office of members admitted to hospitals and convalescent facilities.
Emergency calls can be made to (254)754-1221.
VOCATIONS: We pray that anyone considering a religious vocation
seek out information with our clergy or contact Fr. Jonathan Raia at
(512) 949-2405 or go to the Diocesan Web page:
http://www.austindiocese.org/dept/vocations/calendar
PASTORAL STAFF
Pastor: Rev. Ryan Higdon St. Louis Catholic Church
2001 N. 25th Street Waco, Tx 76708 (254) 754-1221
Associate Pastor Rev. Ranjan Cletus
(254) 754-1221 [email protected]
Director of Religious Education/Pastoral Associate
Amy Viertel 979-204-6546 [email protected]
NEW PARISHONERS
Welcome!
We would like to say welcome and ask that you fill out the Registration form available on the bulletin board in the hallway labeled
Parish News or you may register online at stphilipcs.com/parish-registration. If you choose to complete the paper form, please return to
the parish office or scan and email to [email protected]. It is im-portant that your family information be kept up-to-date and available to Father. It also assists us in keeping you informed of the many activities
and opportunities to participate in the community life of our parish.
We welcome you to join us
For the celebration of Mass on Sunday at 9:45 A.M.
Potluck Social following Mass on
1st Sunday of the month
A warm welcome to all our visitors today!
PLEASE COME AGAIN
“HUMAN LIFE IS SACRED BECAUSE FROM ITS BEGINNING, IT INVVOLVES THE CREATIVE
ACITON OF GOD AND IT REMAINS FOR EVER IN A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CREATOR, WHO IS ITS SOLE END. GOD ALONE IS THE LORD OF LIFE FROM ITS BEGIN-NING UNTIL ITS END: NO ONE CAN UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE CLAIM FOR HIMSELF
THE RIGHT DIRECTLY TO DESTROY AN INNOCENT HUMAN BEING”
2258 Catechism of the Catholic Church
Pastoral Council:
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
PARISH NEWS
THERE WILL BE NO FIRST SUNDAY POTLUCK TODAY DUE TO UPCOMING OKTOBERFEST
Fr. Ryan and Fr. Ranjan will be attending the Fall Priestly convocation next week, so there will be NO MASSES ON Tuesday, October 8th, Wednesday, October 9th & NO 8am Mass Thursday, October 10th . Regular schedule will resume with the
12:05pm Mass on Thursday, October 10th.
From The Pastor’s Desk
When I was a boy I attended a rather large suburban parish & yet I felt like I knew my pastor well. Admittedly, with thousands of families, he didn’t know me from Adam but I felt
as though I knew him. This wasn’t because I spoke with him, listened to his homilies, or was attentive at church, but because on the way home I’d read his short little messages in
the “From the Pastor’s Desk” section of the bulletin. After every Sunday Mass I’d await two things: donuts and reading his note. It was my Catholic version of the Sunday comics and, over time, I slowly grew to know the voice of the shepherd. As your pastor I’d like to start that tradition here, to offer something similar to my boyhood pastor, short little devotional
notes to help connect your Sunday to the weekday and occasionally give updates and explain the ongoings of the parish.
Fr. Ryan
WACO CATHOLIC MOMS is an independent group of Catholic women in Central Texas who
gather for scripture study, socializing, support, and community events and activities. The study will dive into learning about St. Edith Stein, a Jewish convert who lived during the Holocaust. If you are
interested in learning more about this group or joining us for our fall study, please contact Melisa Baker at 817-939-2187
CREDO INVITE
CREDO is a group for young Catholic professionals looking to grow in faith and friendship. We
hope to provide a space that fosters Catholic community and formation for young people in the Waco area. Families are welcome! For more information, visit our website www.credowaco.com
Join us for Financial Peace University
Spoiler Alert! The Joneses are broke. That means keeping up with them will only get you into MORE debt! It’s time to run fast and hard in the other direction and Financial Peace University will show you how. Join us for our upcoming course at St. Philip starting October 8th, 7:00pm - 8:30pm. Please register by Oct 7th at https://www.fpu.com/110050. Financial assistance is available. For questions or information, please contact Ray and Jen Matherne at [email protected] or (609) 251-
0872.
RCIA (THE RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION FOR ADULTS) HAS STARTED!
RCIA classes are on Thursdays, 7pm - 9pm at St. Louis Catholic Church in Grace Hall (downstairs in the church). This class is for adults who want to become Catholic or want to know more about their Catholic faith or just curious! Please contact the St. Louis Church
Office at 254-754-1221 or [email protected] for more information.
If you or your children have not made all the sacraments and are interested in completing those, please contact Amy Viertel, DRE at St. Philip at [email protected].
YOUTH MINISTRY
HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTRY PROGRAM
FAMILY DINNER WITH OUR PARISH TEENS - Each Sunday at 6 pm, we have a Family Dinner
with our parish teens at the beginning of youth night, to build community and fellowship. We are looking for help with Food Donations as well as people to help with Set Up and Clean Up. If you have any questions please contact Chris Dickson at 314-497-6428 or [email protected]. See the STP Parish website fo r the Sign-up Genius links https://www.stphilipcs.com under Faith Formation.
Anthony Rodriguez (817) 713-9024 [email protected]
Finance Council: Scott Blattman (254) 749-1203 [email protected] Altar Servers: Amanda Hansard (254) 848-9005 [email protected] Music Ministry: Richard Hansard (254) 848-9005 [email protected] Terri Traskos (254) 716-0704 [email protected] Hospitality Ministry: Frankie Muehlstein, Jr (254) 836-4952 Knights of Columbus Cory Viertel (254) 640-0546 [email protected] Gather Women’s Group Ann Goldsmith (254) 855-4773 [email protected] Prolife Ministry Laura Mendel (210) 846-9742 [email protected] CCE (K-8th Grade) Amy Viertel (979) 204-6546 [email protected] Adult Faith Formation Laura Mendel (210) 846-9742 [email protected] Stewardship Brandi Phythian (254) 292-0728 [email protected] Prayer Chain Patricia Alleman: (254) 722-9765 [email protected] Facility Management: Bobby Craig (254) 709-8716 Mike Goldsmith [email protected]
Sun: Hb 1:2-3;2:2-4/Ps 95:1-2,6-7,8-9/2 Tm 1:6-8,13-14/Lk 17:5-10 Mon: Jon 1:1—2:2,11/Jon 2:3,4,5,8/Lk 10:25-37 Tues: Jon 3:1-10/Ps 130:1b-2,3-4ab,7-8/Lk 10:38-42 Wed: Jon 4:1-11/Ps 86:3-4, 5-6, 9-10 [15]/Lk 11:1-4 Thur: Mal 3:13-20b/Ps 1:1-2,3,4 & 6/Lk 11:5-13 Fri: Jl 1:13-15;2:1-2/Ps 9:2-3,6 & 16,8-9/Lk 11:15-26 Sat: Jl 4:12-21/Ps 97:1-2,5-6,11-12/Lk 11:27-28
PARISH EVENTS
OKTOBERFEST
OCTOBER 12TH IS NEXT WEEKEND!
WE STILL NEED HELP SETTING UP ON FRIDAY, OCT 11TH, FROM 9AM - 3PM. YOU MAY DROP BY ANYTI-ME DURING THOSE HOURS TO ASSIST. WE WILL ALSO NEED ALL ITEMS FOR THE SILENT AUCTION,
COUNTRY STORE AND BAKE SALE* DROPPED OFF BY FRIDAY. IF YOU CANNOT MAKE IT DURING THOSE HOURS, PLEASE CONTACT LAURA MENDEL 210-846-9742 OR LORI DUNLOPO 214-497-7934 TO ARRANGE AN
ALTERNATIVE TIME.
WE NEED SOCCER TENTS FOR THE KID’S GAME AREA! PLEASE BRING THIS SUNDAY OR DROP OFF DURING THE WEEK. PLEASE PUT OUTSIDE ON THE CONCRETE PATIO TO THE RIGHT OF THE
FRONT DOORS! WE NEED 8 - 10 TENTS.
*BAKED GOODS NEED TO BE DELIVERED NO LATER THAN 10AM ON SATURDAY MORNING.
IF YOU HAVE NOT YET FILLED OUT A VOLUNTEER SHEET— PLEASE FIND THEM ON THE BACK TABLE OR YOU CAN ALSO FIND ON THE ST. PHILIP WEBSITE www.stphilipcs.com. PLEASE FILL OUT THE FORM AND
LEAVE IN THE BASKET OR EMAIL TO LORI DUNLOP, COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR, [email protected] or TEXT TO 214-497-7934 AND YOU WILL BE CONTACTED.
40 DAYS FOR LIFE FALL CAMPAIGN HAS BEGUN! SEPT. 25TH - NOV. 3RD! SIGN-UP FOR YOUR HOUR AT
WWW.40DAYSFORLIFE/WACO OR CONTACT AINE FITZGERALD, 40 DFL WACO LEADER AT (210) 542-5700 OR [email protected] OR LAURA MENDEL, STP PROLIFE CHAIR, AT [email protected] OR (210) 846-9742.
YARD SIGNS ARE AVAILABLE TO TAKE HOME (IN THE HALL)!
OCTOBER IS RESPECT LIFE MONTH! DON’T FORGET TO PICKUP YOUR BABY BANKS AFTER MASS AND KEEP FILLING THRU THE MONTH OF OCTOBER. YOUR DONATION WILL HELP PROLIFE EFFORTS IN WACO: PRO-
LIFE WACO AND PROJECT GABRIEL. PLEASE CONTACT LAURA MENDEL, PROLIFE CHAIR, AT [email protected] IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASSIST IN THIS MINISTRY.
CARE NET IS IN DESPERATE NEED OF DIAPERS - ALL SIZES - PLEASE DROP OFF AT SUNDAY MASS OR AT THEIR MATERNITY HOME AT 9TH STREET AND W. WACO DR. DURING BUSINESS HOURS, 8AM—5PM.
THAT MAN IS YOU! ALL MEN ARE INVITED TO A FREE BREAKFAST, FELLOWSHIP AND PRAYER FRIDAY MORNINGS IN GRACE HALL AT ST LOUIS. THE FALL SEMESTER WILL BEGIN ON SEPT. 20TH WITH 10 NEW DYNAMIC SPEAKERS ON OUR CATHOLIC FAITH. BREAKFAST BEGINS AT 6AM AND PROGRAM ENDS AT 7:30AM. LATE ARRIVALS AND EARLY DEPARTU-
RES ARE WELCOME. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT TONY MOORE AT 254-715-8589/DENNIS DANIELS AT 512-751-1504.
DIOCESAN NEWS
Starting Sept. 29th, the TV Mass, currently broadcast on KWTX will be changing. Mass will be broadcast twice on Sunday - 9:30am Mass will now be on station CW and then a rebroadcast of the previous week’s Mass will be at 6am on KWTX
UPCOMING RETREATS/CONFERENCES
SAVE THE DATES - ACTS RETREATS ARE COMING IN OCTOBER!
The Women’s ACTS Retreat (Spanish) is Oct. 17th - 20th. Please contact Maby Ibarra at (254) 723-2250 for more information.
The Men’s ACTS Retreat (English) is Oct. 24th - 27th. Please contact Bill Ward at (703) 895-8220 for more information. Both retreats are being held at Three Mountain Retreat Center in Clifton. Registration forms are at the back table. Scholarships are available!
Young Women are invited to join the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Oct. 12th, 8:15am - 4:30pm for a retreat at Our Lady of Guadalu-pe Priory in Georgetown. This retreat will allow for time to discern if God is calling you to the religious life. It will include prayer,
Adoration, Mass, discernement talks and time to get to know the sisters. Registration fee is $30. For more information and to register, visit www.sistersofmary.org/events/2019-texas-vocational-discernment-retreat/.
Married couples are invited to strengthen, renew and rekindle their sacrament of matrimony by attending the last 2019 Marriage Encounter weekend on Nov 1 - 3 in Belton. The emphasis of the Marriage Encounter ministry is on communication between husband and wife, who spend a weekend together away from the distractions and the tensions of everyday life, to concéntrate on each other. For more information
or to register, please visit www.austinme.org or call (512) 677-9963.
HAVE YOU, OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW, EXPERIENCED ABUSE? Bishop Joe S. Vásquez and the Diocese of Austin are committed to providing compassionate care to persons who have experienced abuse, particularly if committed by clergy or a church representative. If you or someone you know have experienced such abuse, contact the diocesan Coordinator of Victim Assistance and Pastoral Support at ileana [email protected] or (512) 949-2400.
Stewardship of Treasure
Sept. 29th Sunday Collection $1,705.83 Amount needed per week $2,115.00
In Memory of
Henry, Agnes &
Clara Veselka
Medicare Supplement Plans Medicare Advantage Plans Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plans
254-723-3462 Harry Tichavsky Independent Insurance Agent [email protected]
Alice Chandler –Owner 789 FM 1637
254-772-0000
E-Mail:[email protected] Firearms Sales-Gun Shop-license to carry classes
Hunter Safety Classes-NRA Firearm Training
Pistol & Rifle Shooting Ranges
BULLETIN INFORMATION
DEADLINE FOR BULLETIN
ITEMS IS THURSDAYS BY NOON
PLEASE EMAIL OR TEXT
LAURA MENDEL
[email protected] or text to (210) 846-9742
Blessings Catholic Gift Shop 1991 W. Crabb Rd.
West, TX
Robin Waters
254-749-4937 (c) or 254-826-4244 (b)
Evenings after 6pm
Call before you come
Great selection of Catholic books, crucifixes, gifts, etc.
Slovacek’s West 214 MELODIE DR. WEST, TX 76694
• Bakery
• BBQ/Cafe
• Gift Shop
Open 6am-10pm 254-826-4525
St. Mary’s Catholic Gift Shop
1401 Washington Ave., Waco (254) 753-0146
Gift Shop Hours Monday - Friday, 1:30pm - 4:30pm
