Sacred Heart Church ~ Rockport, Texas

Saturday, December 31st Vigil Mass 3:00 p.m. Brian Bowles/Sarah Pieper Wedding 5:00 p.m. For the People Sunday, January 1st ~ Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God

7:30 a.m. †Olga Kazuk by Carol Lyle 9:00 a.m. †Minnie Kelley by Joe & Becky Lopez 10:30 a.m. Manuel Flores by Helen Hough 4:30 p.m. No Mass Monday, January 2nd ~ Ss. Basil the Great & Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops & Doctors of the Church 7:15 a.m. Marty Casteel ~ Birthday, by Cleve & Lynne Woods Tuesday, January 3rd ~ The Most Holy Name of Jesus 7:15a.m. Communion Service Wednesday, January 4th ~ St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious

7:15a.m. †Sobeida Falcon by Johnny & Sylvia Garza Thursday, January 5th ~ St. John Neumann, Bishop

7:15 a.m. †Fr. Eddie Garcia by Fr . Ray Friday, January 6th 8:00 a.m. Letty Lara ~ Healing by Guadalupe Green & Sisters Saturday, January 7th ~ Women’s ACTS Commissioning Mass Vigil Mass

5:00 p.m. †Deceased Members of the Corpus Family by Alice & Dolores Corpus Sunday, January 8th ~ Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord ~ Rite of Acceptance 7:30 a.m. David Iselli ~ Healing by Tom & Kathleen De Grazia 9:00 a.m. †Joseph Guerrini by Bea Kleimann 10:30 a.m. For the People

4:30 p.m. †Joseph & †Josephine Solis by John & Sylvia

Parish Mailing Address: 114 N. Church St. Rockport, TX 78382

Business Office: 114 N. Church St. Phone: (361) 729-9203 or (361) 729-2174

Fax (361) 729-1989 Website: www. SHCRockport.org

Email: shrockport@rockport.twcbc.com

Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Rev. Raynaldo Yrlas, Jr., Pastor Rev. Mr. Daniel Boehm, Deacon Rev. Mr. Ronald Janota, Deacon Rev. Mr. Jerre Ledbetter, Deacon Rev. Mr. George Wiest, Deacon Sr. Jude Janecek, I.W.B. S.

Secretary: Glor ia Scott Bookkeeper: Tina Villegas Director of Religious Education : Glor ia Scott Office: 729-8283 Classes: Pre-K thru 5: Sunday 10:00 a.m. EDGE: Grades 6-8: Sunday 10:00 a.m. High School: Grades 9-12: Sunday 10:00 a.m. Confirmation I : 3rd Sunday 6:00 p.m. Confirmation II: 2nd Sunday 6:00 p.m. RCIA – Children & Youth: Wednesday, 4:30 p.m. Youth Ministry: Office: 729-8283 High School Youth Night: Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Adult Faith Formation/RCIA Coordinator: Sr. Jude Janecek, I.W.B.S. Office: 729-9135

Sacred Heart School: 111 N. Church Street, Rockport, TX. Office: (361) 729-2672 Fax: 729-9382 Principal: Kathy Barnes, shspr in@shsrockpor t.org Web: www.shsrockport.org

PHONE NUMBERS: St. Vincent de Paul 729-4978 Gabriel Project 729-9203

Sacred Heart Catholic Church 209 N. CHURCH ST. ROCKPORT, TX 78382

MASSES: Saturday: 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 7:30a.m., 9:00a.m., 10:30a.m., 4:30p.m. (Spanish) Holy Days: 8:00 a.m. & 6:00 p.m. (with the exception of Christmas Day & New Year’s Day) Weekdays: Mon.-Wed.-Thurs.– 7:15 a.m., Tues.– 7:15 a.m. Communion Service, Friday 8:00 a.m., SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Saturday: 4:00 p.m.- 4:45 p.m.

Dex Branch Dick Corbit Patrick Coym Henry De Boo Nora Dodgen Catarina Hassan Frances Iles Carol & John Lake & Family Letty Lara Charles LeBlanc Pat Lippke Kelly Moore George Morales, Jr.

David Perkins, Sr. Mary Ramirez Heather Reed Christine Ritter Glenn Ross Travis Welborn Dc. George Wiest Cleve Woods For those serving in our Armed Forces, and for all in need of prayer

January 1, 2017 ~ Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God

Congratulations to Brian Bowles & Sarah Pieper

on their nuptials December 31, 2016

G0d bless you!

Saturday, December 31st—Monday, January 2nd Special Intentions

Tuesday, January 3rd—Thursday, January 5th Children/Youth of Sacred Heart Parish

Tuesday, December 27th—Saturday, December 31st

For †Rev. Michael M. Burke by Fr . Ray

Sunday, January 1st—Thursday, January 5th

For †Bobby Tiedeman, by Scott Family

The Sacred Heart of Jesus Lamp is being sponsored...

The Sanctuary Lamp is being sponsored …

Saturday, December 31, 2017 ~ New Year’s Eve 10:00 AM Rosary for Life Sunday, January 1, 2017 ~ Happy New Year 10:00 AM No CCD Classes 3:00 PM No Spanish Choir Rehearsal Monday, January 2, 2017 ~ SHS Teacher Workday ~ Business Office Closed 10:00 AM SVDP Open 3:30PM SVDP Meeting, SVDP 7:00 PM Spanish Prayer Group, SVDP Tuesday, January 3, 2017 ~ SHS Teacher In-Service 8:00 AM Gregory Personnel @ Castaways 4:30 PM Community Table Meal hosted by First Presbyterian Church @ First Presbyterian Church 6:30 PM Tae Kwon Do, Activity Center 7:00 PM Baptism Class, AFF Bldg. Wednesday, January 4, 2017 7:45 AM Rosary, SHC 7:45 AM Men’s Faith Sharing Group, AFF Bldg. 10:00 AM SVDP Open 4:30 PM RCIA Children’s Class, AFF Bldg. 6:00 PM Youth Choir Rehearsal, SHC Society of Our Lady of Guadalupe Mtg., AFF Bldg. 7:00 PM HS Youth Nite, Yth Bldg. RCIA Class, Rm 105 SHS Thursday, January 5, 2017 ~ Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament All Day 7:45 AM Women’s Faith Sharing Group, AFF. Bldg. 8:00 AM Gregory Personnel @ Castaways 9:00 AM Prayer Group, AFF Bldg. 6:00 PM Evening Prayer w/ Benediction, SHC KC’s Officers’ Mtg., KC Mtg. Rm. 6:30 PM Tae Kwon Do, Act. Ctr. Adult Choir Rehearsal, SHC 7:00 PM Real Men Pray the Rosary, Parish Hall Friday, January 6, 2017 9:00 AM First Friday Devotion, SHC 10:00 AM SVDP Open Saturday, January 7, 2017 8:30 AM First Saturday Rosary, SHC 10:00 AM Rosary for Life Sunday, January 8, 2017 10:00 AM CCD/EDGE Classes 3:00 PM Spanish Choir Rehearsal 6:00 PM Confirmation II Class, AFF. Bldg.

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Sponsor of the Week

Sacred Heart Business Office

will be closed on Monday,

January 2, 2017 in observance

of the New Year Holiday.

Regular Business Hours will

resume on Tuesday, January 3,

Sacred Heart School News… As 2016 comes to a close, I wish to thank the many individuals and organizations who have assisted SHS this year in a plethora of ways...your prayers; your donation of your time, talent, and treasure at Castaways, for our fundraisers, and at our school; the positive comments you pass along to others...these all help Fr. Ray, our staff, and me to continue building up our school. Please know that we appreciate and are grateful for the many blessings we have at SHS including each and every one of our precious students. Thank you and may God bless you and your family abundantly in the New Year. Kathy Barnes, Principal

Sacred Heart Church ~ Rockport, Texas

Weekend of December 24th & 25th

Envelope $ 7,270.00 Loose $ 4,562.00 Total $11,832.00

“Christmas has above all a taste of hope because, for all the darkness in our lives, God’s light shines forth.” His Holiness Pope Francis I Tweeted 12/27/16

A Celebration of Catholic Schools

Please save the date for The Diocese of Corpus Christi's first Celebration of Catholic

Schools that will be held on Jan. 26, 2017 at the Ortiz Center in Corpus Christi from 5:30-8:30 p.m. First Lady of Texas, Cecilia Abbott, a strong supporter of Catholic school education, will be the keynote speaker. For more information on developments for this event visit the Diocesan website: www.diocesecc.org

SHS 17th Annual Winter Gala Tickets are on sale at SHS for this event which includes dinner, dancing, auctions, open bar, and lots of fun! With reserved seating starting at $75/person, the event is our school's biggest fundraiser of the year. Donations of goods, services, and cash are being collected at the school through January 13th. If you would like more information about this event, please come by the school or call 729-2672.

CCD classes resume next Sunday, January 8th @ 10am for

grades PK-12. Happy New Year!

RCIA Children’s Classes will begin meeting each week

beginning Wednesday, January 4th @ 4:30p in the

Adult Faith Formation Building.

1st & 2nd Year Confirmation Classes will now meet 2x per month

from 6p-8p in the Adult Faith Building:

Confirmation I Confirmation II

January 15th January 8th

January 29th January 22nd

A Heartfelt Thanks

On behalf of the Finance

Council and the faithful of

Sacred Heart Parish, I would

like to thank Lupe Yarbrough for serving

our parish these past five years as our

bookkeeper. All prayers and blessings to

her and her family as they continue to serve

our parish through different

ministries.

Our New

Bookkeeper

We welcome Tina Villegas to our

team as our new Bookkeeper. She

will be working off site from Corpus

Christi and will be onsite one day

during the week.

January 1, 2017 ~ Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God

Sacred Heart Church ~ Rockport, Texas