Our Lady of the Pines Catholic Church Woodville, Texas January 20&21, 2018 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

PRAYER REQUESTS

Please pray for: Nelda Leathem, Sandra Yeagin, Tommy Benson, Joel Rivera, Virginia Myers, Dorothy Jacobson, John Ruppert, Meredith Odom, Arthur Vogel, Family of Carley Donavon; Annie Jacobs, Maureen Peltier, Denise Vohsen Repose of the soul: Carley Donavon, Vivian Boudreaux

Names will remain on the prayer list for two weeks. You may list names in the Prayer book in the vestibule of the Church and your intention will be

offered at daily Mass.

Sun. Jan 21

3rd Sunday in

Ordinary Time

9:00am—Mass

Evangelization Meeting

after Mass

Adult Faith Formation

after Mass

Mon. Jan 22

4:30pm—Mass

Tues. Jan 23

Wed. Jan 24

4:00pm—Rosary

4:30pm—Mass

6:00pm—CCE

7:00pm—RCIA

Thurs. Jan 25

8:30am—Mass

9:00am—Divine

Mercy Chaplet

Fri. Jan 26

9:30am-Communion

Service

Sat. Jan 27

3:45-4:15 Confession

4:30—Vigil Mass

6:30pm—NO SPANISH

MASS

Sun. Jan 28

4th Sunday in

Ordinary Time

9:00am—Mass

Adult Faith Formation

after Mass

Mon. Jan 29

4:30pm—Mass

Tues. Jan 30

Wed. Jan 31

4:00pm—Rosary

4:30pm—Mass

6:00pm—CCE

7:00pm—RCIA

Thurs. Feb 1

8:30am—Mass

9:00am—Divine

Mercy Chaplet

Fri. Feb 2

9:30am-Communion

Service

Sat. Feb 3

3:45-4:15 Confession

4:30—Vigil Mass

6:30pm—Spanish Mass

January 20 - January 28, 2018 Readings and Mass Intentions

Saturday, January 20 4:30pm—Vigil Mass 6:30pm—Spanish Mass 2 Sm 1:1-4, 11-12, 19, 23-27/Ps 80:2-3, 5-7/Mk 3:20-21 Sunday, January 21 9:00am—Mass Jon 3:1-5, 10/Ps 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [4a]/1 Cor 7:29-31/ Mk 1:14-20 Mass intention for the People of the Parish Monday, January 22 4:30pm—Mass 2 Sm 5:1-7, 10/Ps 89:20, 21-22, 25-26 [25a]/Mk 3:22-30 Tuesday, January 23 No Mass 2 Sm 6:12b-15, 17-19/Ps 24:7, 8, 9, 10 [8]/Mk 3:31-35 Wednesday, January 24 4:30am—Mass 2 Sm 7:4-17/Ps 89:4-5, 27-28, 29-30 [29a]/Mk 4:1-20 Mass Intention for George Kimball Thursday, January 25 8:30am—Mass Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22/Ps 117:1bc, 2 [Mk 16:15]/ Mk 16:15-18 Friday, January 26 9:30am—Communion Service 2 Tm 1:1-8 or Ti 1:1-5/Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 7-8a, 10 [3]/ Mk 4:26-34 Saturday, January 27 4:30pm—Vigil Mass NO Spanish Mass 2 Sm 12:1-7a, 10-17/Ps 51:12-13, 14-15, 16-17 [12a]/ Mk 4:35-41 Sunday, January 28 9:00am—Mass Dt 18:15-20/Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 7-9, [8]/1 Cor 7:32-35/Mk 1:21-28 Mass intention for the People of the Parish

Clergy: Msgr. Frank H. Rossi, Pastor oloppastor@gmail.com

Office Hours: Monday-Thursday, 9am-3pm olopcc@sbcglobal.net

STAFF: Lynn Stacy, Director of Liturgy

Diane Sanderson, Facilities Coordinator Annette Faircloth, Director Youth Ministry

Cathy Favre, Bookkeeper

My dear parishioners:

It is Monday morning of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as I write these words. I have a deep respect for the preaching and teaching of Dr. King, but in all honesty I wish this day was called Civil Rights Day (as we have Presidents’ Day) because there were many brave and dedicated men and women who all played an important part in the civil rights awareness and legislation in our country during the second half of the twentieth century. I do worry about our country on many levels. One such level is the innate dignity of every human person and the mutual respect due each person by virtue of their creation “in the image and likeness of God”. I fear our country is slowly slipping away from being a theocentric nation where faith influences public life. By removing God from the equation of community life, each person can easily see themselves as their own “god”, deciding what is right, wrong or valued, based on their individual preferences and perspectives, or by the platforms determined by others (political affiliations, racially based organizations, etc.). By removing God from public life we slowly lose our moral compass and objective moral norms and values. Chief among these moral values is the dignity of every human person, and the need to seek ways to bring unity and peace to families, communities, societies, and the world community. In the U.S. Catholic Bishops’ statement for MLK, Jr. Day they state that while there has been progress towards greater civil respect and understanding, there is much to do to heal both old rifts and new wounds, including those created by racism, polarization and violence. The bishops write: “Society cannot continue this work (healing) if its members are unwilling to engage in encounters of the heart that honestly immerse them in one another’s lives.” Dr. King stated this truth eloquently when he wrote that our obligations to one another “concern inner attitudes, genuine person-to-person relations, and expressions of compassion which law books cannot regulate and jails cannot rectify. Such obligations are met by one’s commitment to an inner law, written on the heart. Man-made laws assure justice, but a higher law produces love.” Each of us has an obligation to watch what we say and how we act to ensure that we are not treating any other human person in a way that is degrading, racially insensitive, devaluing or demeaning. Words have power. For the good or for evil. Racially and ethnically insensitive words both slowly create a prejudice in the person who speaks them and an anger and sense of alienation in the person towards whom they are addressed. This obligation is for all people, but most importantly for men and women who have a large audience of influence, like politicians, business leaders and media personalities. What these people say reaches the world and can have a large impact on how people view our country and its people. Personally, I wish someone would take away President Trump’s telephone until he learns how to use it responsibly. But it is not only our President who needs to focus less on himself and more on the common good; it is people at all levels of society.

Good does not flow from evil. Good flows from good. Though we will most certainly have differing opinions and perspectives on how to address national issues such as healthcare, immigration, national security, economic prosperity, etc., we must have no difference of opinion regarding how we are called to treat one another. We are each created in the “image and likeness of God”, and as such have an innate dignity and integrity. If we want the best possible life here on earth, and an eternal life in heaven, then each of us must abide by the command of our Lord to “Love one another as I have loved you.” Jn. 15:12 Sincerely yours in Christ,

Msgr. Frank H. Rossi, Pastor

Teach me your ways, O Lord. (Ps 25)

Weekly Stewardship

January 13 & 14 Weekly Offertory $ 3,804.76 Average Weekly Cost $ 3,152.00

Excess/Deficit $ 652.76

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

Wednesdays at 7:00pm

CCE classes Wednesdays at 6:00pm

CCE Parents and ALL Adults

are invited to attend

The Bible and the Sacraments Class

offered on Wednesdays in the

Family Center from 6:30 to 7:45pm

Help is needed to provide meals for the children before class, like spaghetti, sandwiches, pizza or chicken nuggets. Contact Twyla Darder at 409-384-0819 or vjtd1283@windstream.net.

Adult Faith Formation Classes

Resume TODAY January 21, 2018

4 Signs of Dynamic Catholics by Matthew Kelly Led by Madeline Arnett

SAVE the DATE More info to come!

Mardi Gras Party

February 10, 2018

Southeast Texas Rally for Life (Sponsored By: Right to Life of Southeast Texas)

Sunday, January 21, 2018 2:00 P.M.

St. Anne Catholic Church; Beaumont

Keynote Speaker: Reverend Martin Nelson

Stewardship/Evangelization Planning Meeting

January 21, 2018 After Mass

In the Cry Room.

If you have previously blessed palms at home and would like to donate them for this year’s ashes please bring them and put them in the basket in the entrance of the

church.