ST. JOHN THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC CHURCH TERRELL, TEXAS JANUARY 24, 2016

Pause and Pray in 2016

 “Strive  by  your  thinking,  as  well  as  by  your  praying,  to  fulfill  in  your  daily  life  what  you  say  with  your  lips  in  church;  and  make  the  Holy  Spirit  who  speaks  through  your  lips  be  glad  to  dwell  in  your  heart.    Our  words  and  our  lives  should  be  in  agreement.”   St. Caesarius of Arles _________________________________________________

Finance Meeting

The Parish Finance Committee will meet Monday, January 25th at 7:00pm in the Parish Center. _________________________________________________ 2015 Contribution Statement If you would like a copy of your 2015 contribution statement for income tax purposes mailed to you, please contact the Church office at 972-563-3643. _________________________________________________ Palm Branches

We are collecting the blessed palm branches that you received from last year’s Palm Sunday. You can leave them in the box located at the entrance of the church or bring them to the church office during the week. _________________________________________________

Just a reminder that Ash Wednesday is February 10th.

Saturday, January 23 4:00 PM Deacon Jim and Carol Starr

Sunday, January 24 8:00 AM †Joan Lipinski by Chris Lipinski Probst

10:30 AM Pro Populo 12:15 PM †Ma. Refugio Tinajero Int. de Rebeca

Navarrete

Monday, January 25 8:00 AM †Robert A. Melton by Lucy Krouskop

Tuesday, January 26 8:00 AM Rosann Kinkaid by James & Melody

Zimmer

Thursday, January 28 8:00 AM Bill Zook Jr. by Theresa Lyon

Friday, January 29 8:00 AM †Dorothy Newburn by Tom & Maxine

Koller

Saturday, January 30 4:00 PM Pro Populo

Sunday, January 31 8:00 AM †Tomas Gonzalez by Gonzalez Family

10:30 AM †Myrna Wharton by her Children

12:15 PM †Lucas Flores Int. de Manuel Flores

Sound Catholic practice encourages us to offer the Mass for the departed and for those in any need. To request a Mass to be offered, please visit the parish office or return to the office a completed Mass intention card. Available cards are located in the foyer of the church. _________________________________________________ Anointing of the Sick Because of the Privacy Act, hospitals and nursing homes are no longer able to provide a list of the Catholic patients/residents for the Churches use in order to visit and administer the Sacraments of Holy Communion or Anointing of the Sick. Therefore, I need your assistance when you have a family member who is hospitalized or in a nursing home. Please call Fr. Orosco at the Church Office at (972) 563-3643 so that I may be of assistance.

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Richard Collier Nick Morales, Sr. Richard Lozano Sr. Jack Sikors Mike Gonzales Raul Rivera Amalia Ibarra Brenda Newburn Ma. Mercedes Sanchez Henry Taft Kenneth Elliott Martha Kasper Rebecca Elliott Edgar Reyes Odilia Vargas Mason Gumler Patricia Reyes Felipa Garcia Frank Kasper Joe Wages Paul Gumler Donna Lain Jimmy Blasingame Margarito Soto Rosario Rodríguez William Mellon Cindy Kinkaid Laurie Rangel Rosann Kinkaid Olivia Nicole Yates Mayra Anguiano Erica Vargas Michelle Elliott Margaret Wages John “Sonny” Jones Lee Wilde Bill Blankenship Elaine Kasper Patti Sikors Garrett Sheila Wages Yamileth Martinez Jerry Lain Warren Terry George Lyon Frances Aguirre Lucio Lopez Rosa Esperanza Ramirez Johnnie B. Malouf Crystal Sanchez _________________________________________________

Monday, January 25 8:00 AM Daily Mass 1:00 PM Crochet Ministry at Casa St. John 7:00 PM Grupo de Oración en la Casa St. John 7:00 PM Finance Committee meeting at Parish Center Tuesday, January 26 8:00 AM Daily Mass 6:30 PM R.E. evening classes 6:30 PM Pláticas Bíblicas para Adultos-Casa St. John Wednesday, January 27 6:30 PM R.E. evening classes 6:30 PM Hora Santa

Thursday, January 28 8:00 AM Daily Mass 7:00 PM RCIA meeting in Casa St. John

Friday, January 29 8:00 AM Daily Mass

Ministry Schedule for the Weekend of

January 30/31 Lectors: Sat. 4:00pm Melody Zimmer/Cathy Burton Sun. 8:00am Robert Moreno/Sherri Moreno Sun.10:30am Bill Bedrick/Cynthia Rosales Ushers: Sat. 4:00pm Paul Mathers*/Gary W./Debbie P./Sherry G. Sun. 8:00am Robert Brown*/David B./Wayne M./Jack N. Sun. 10:30am Kevin Prouty*/Dennis C./Lou R. Extraordinary Ministers Sat. 4:00pm Michael Gumler/Joyce Salisbury/Rick Salisbury Sun. 8:00am Chris Probst/Dan Probst Sun. 10:30am Martha Aranda/Bill Bedrick/Argie Benavidez Shelilah Dean/Tammy Guerra/Bud McClure _________________________________________________

Last Week’s Collection: 4,869.32 FY’15-16 Budgeted Average: 6,400.00 FY’15-16 Average Sunday Coll. thru 12/31/15: 6,223.98 Attendance: 920 _________________________________________________

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“Wherever there are Christians,

everyone should find an oasis of mercy.”

-Pope Francis

ST. JOHN THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC CHURCH TERRELL, TEXAS JANUARY 24, 2016

Religious Education Calendar for January:

Sunday Classes: 24th, 31st. Tuesday Classes: 26th. Wednesday Classes: 27th. Religious Education Calendar for February:

Sunday Classes: 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th. Tuesday Classes: 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd. Wednesday Classes: 3rd, 17th, 24th. No classes on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 10th. _________________________________________________ Ablaze 2016!

7 students from the Sunday morning High School class are attending a Eucharistic-Centered Retreat at St. Monica’s parish in Dallas this week-end, Jan. 22nd – 24th. Pamela and JC Driver are the Catechists for this class and are attending the retreat with the students. This retreat is designed to lead young people to seek a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Through talks, music, adoration, prayer, workshops, fellowship, the Sacrament of Reconciliation, and the celebration of the Mass, the young people deepen their love and understanding of the Catholic faith, and encounter the power and richness of God’s love and mercy. This Retreat brings young people to know the joy of a life lived in the worship of God and in service to God’s people, and empowers them to go forth with renewed faith, to be witnesses to the Faith, to share the Good News and to be the evangelizers of the New Evangelization. Please keep these students and their Catechists in your prayers. _________________________________________________

The Religious Education program is in need of adults to help with monitoring the traffic situation as parents arrive to drop off their children for RE classes and then return to pick them up. There is a very specific method in place for dropping off and picking up children. It is printed in the Parent Handbook and was reviewed at each of the Parent Orientation sessions before classes

started in the fall. Many parents are choosing to disregard this procedure and as a result they are blocking the driveway and hindering the flow of traffic. Parents dropping off their children in grades 5-12 are to turn right off of Frances St. (not left) into the driveway between the Parish Hall and the Parish Center, and then drop their children off by the ramp at the Parish Center. Children are to exit their vehicle only on the right side next to the ramp, not the left side. The driveway is two lanes and children exiting on the left of their car could get hit by another car passing in the other lane. Parents are not to drop their children off on Frances St. or in the parking lot north of the church. Those that do will be given a refund on tuition and their children will be removed from the program. Parents that have an issue with this may contact Susan Warner or Fr. Orosco in the Parish office. The safety of our children is much more important than the few minutes it might save a parent getting home. We ask everyone’s patience and cooperation. Thank you for complying with this request. _________________________________________________ Confirmation Parent Meetings

Parents that have a child in one of the Confirmation classes will meet this Sunday, January 24th, to review the requirements for Confirmation. There will be two sessions:

English session: 2:00pm in the Parish Hall Spanish Session: 4:00pm in the Parish Hall

Confirmation students are required to attend the meetings with at least one of their parents and to bring a copy of their Baptismal Certificate even if it has been submitted earlier. _________________________________________________ Religious Education Team Meeting

The RE Team will have a meeting on Monday, February 1st, in the Parish Hall beginning with sign-in and Chili at 6:30pm. This is a very important meeting as we will have a guest speaker, Meghan Zuraw, from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Meghan will speak about the problem of child sex-traffiking and how this growing problem is related to predators

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recruiting through the Internet. Meghan’s talk will last about one hour and will qualify for the annual Safe Environment training. Please let me know that you will be present or will not be present so that I can make proper arrangements for seating, food, and handouts. Text me at 469-471-4395 no later than January 27th. Please note that the content of the material in this presentation is not appropriate for children.

TAREA PARA HOY

• Después de escuchar la lectura de este pasaje en el que se describe la misión de Cristo, no estaría nada mal que los cristianos – que compartimos su misión – nos dijéramos para nuestros adentros: “Hoy vamos a empezar a cumplir este pasaje”… y saliéramos de la Iglesia decididos a:

- Llevar a los pobres la buena nueva… de nuestro respeto y ayuda…

- Anunciar la liberación a los cautivos… alentando al hijo o al cónyuge presa del desaliento, compartiendo los quehaceres pesados de la casa, “echándole la mano” al compañero de oficina abrumado de trabajo…

- Anunciar la curación a los ciegos… preocupándonos por infundir en la familia los criterios cristianos…

• En una palabra, dispuestos a pasar por la vida, de ahora en adelante, haciendo el bien, como paso haciéndolo Cristo.

_________________________________________________ Pláticas Bíblicas para Adultos Tenemos Pláticas Bíblicas para Adultos cada martes a las 6:30pm en la Casa San Juan con el Diacono Mario Sánchez. _________________________________________________

Hora Santa

Todos están invitados a la Hora Santa cada miércoles a las 6:30pm. Nos reunimos en la Iglesia para darle honra a Jesús Sacramentado. ______________________________________

Grupo de Oración

El Grupo de Oración se reúnen cada lunes a las 7:00pm en la Casa St. John.

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Favor de llamar a la oficina de la Iglesia 972-563-3643 si quiere que se le mande por correo o venir a la oficina a levantar una copia de sus contribuciones del 2015 para los impuestos. _________________________________________________

Unción de los Enfermos Si usted o alguien que usted conozca está necesitado en recibir comunión o el Sacramento de la Unción de los Enfermos favor de llamar al Padre Orosco en la oficina de la Iglesia al número 972-563-3643. _________________________________________________

Clases de Pre-Bautismales Tenemos pláticas cada primer sábado de cada mes a las 6:00pm en el Salón Parroquial. Favor de llamar a la oficina (972-563-3643) para más información.

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Calendario para el mes de Enero Clases de los domingos: 24, 31 Clases de los martes: 26 Clases de los miércoles: 27 Calendario para el mes de Febrero Clases de los domingos: 7, 14, 21, 28 Clases de los martes: 2, 9, 16, 23 Clases de los miércoles: 3, 17, 24. No hay clases el miércoles de ceniza, 10 de febrero. *************************************************

Confirmación – Junta para los Padres Los padres que tengan un hijo(a) en una de las clases de confirmación tendrán que asistir a una de las juntas el domingo, 24 de enero: Inglés: 2:00pm en el Salón Parroquial Español: 4:00pm en el Salón Parroquial

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Los estudiantes de la confirmación se requiere que asistan a la junta con su padres y deberán de traer una copia de la fe de bautismo. *************************************************TENDREMOS UNA JUNTA PARA LAS CATEQUISTAS Y AYUDANTES DE LA DOCTRINA EL LUNES, 1 DE FEBRERO A LAS 6:30PM EN EL SALON PARROQUIAL. FAVOR DE AVISAR A SUSAN SI VA ASISTIR.