Please pray for: McGuyre Moore, Tate Lewis, Rose Ormsbee, Chandler Bawcum, John Camm, Dorothy Bankhead, Carlos

Vera, Phyllis Barrett, John Berg, Sandra Higgins, Kristi Anthony, Marsha Draeger, Matilda Miranda, Mercy Miranda, Abigail Stone, Ron Flanery, Terry Halbert, Abbey Halbert, Viola Kautz, Betty Frank, Jay Kimbrough, Tess Smith, Pat Dorough, Sue Haschke, Danny Lively, Elizabeth Brooks, Henry Pham, Ned Jenkins, Andrea Perry, Erika Stoltzfus, Ciara O’Rourke, Chelsea Garber, Danielle Taylor, Sean Taylor, Herman Reddell, Marlee Pack,Christine Sitter, Chris Wakefield, Debra McCuellar, Julia Biard, Denis Frank, Desiree O’Rourke, Lynna Carriger, Gene S. White, David Taylor, Miller Family, Lola Plata, Al Bastinelli, Jeremy Drobil, Hope Burstad, Gina Batara, Carlos Arroliga, Aida Flores, Yvette Davis, Hayden Curtin, Rosie Shepherd, Terry Burchinal, Sierra Faulkner, Cheryl Harris, Caleb Harris, Rosa Ramirez, Joe Plata, Monica Clement, David Flores, Tink Russo, Allyson Fasken, & Kathy Martin

Weekly Finance Statement Annual Budget 2017: $502,244

Weekly Requirement: $9,658 Offertory Collection (Sat/Sun): $10,933

Online Giving: $921 Total Collection: $11,854

Year to Date Budget: $193,160 Year to Date Collections: $200,769

Average gift per family/week: $34.86

(envelopes only)

Thank you for your generosity!!

St. Vincent de Paul Meeting Tuesday, May 23rd at 7:00p.m. Knights of Columbus Room

What to do if we know someone who left the Catholic Church:

Pray, Hope, and Don't Worry.

1. Keep praying. Just as St. Monica never stopped praying and having faith in her son Augustine’s conversion, so too must we persevere.

2. Back off. Emotional arguments and aggressive evangelization often do more harm than good.

3. Make daily sacrifices. Jesus said that fasting added to prayer gives power to our intention. Examples: leave cream out of your coffee, turning off the television and using our time to volunteer.

4. Learn more about your faith. The more we know, the better we can explain the Faith in a calm and collected manner. Also, we are not expected to know all the answers, so we can always say, "I don’t know but I‘ll find out."

5. Live your faith with joy. People are attracted to Pope Francis for his joy. They want that joy the world cannot give.

6. Love and freedom go hand in hand. Just as God did not stop Eve from listening to the devil and eating the apple, we cannot make our others’ decisions for them.

7. Pray and trust that God can reach them on their jour-ney. There are many roads that can lead to God. Never doubt that God can meet them on theirs.

May 20 & 21

Tabernacle Flowers In Memory OF Jose & mariana

ramirez

By: Rosalba Ramirez

Portrait of Mary & Jesus Tony & MARIVIC WEDDING

ANNIVERSARY

By: Walter Family

Week of May 21st-27th Sunday: 9:00 a.m. People of the Par ish 12:00 p.m. Mothers Day Novena 5:30 p.m. Fr . Bowlin (Harootunian Family) Monday: 12:10 p.m. Mothers Day Novena Tuesday: 6:00 p.m. Fr . Rowland (Harootunian Family) Wednesday: 12:10 p.m. Fr . Cyr iac (Harootunian Family) Thursday: 8:00 a.m. Frank Szczepanek+ (Colette Jackson) 8:00 p.m. Nathan Diaz (Queja Family) Friday: 8:00 a.m. Josephine Harrison (Hope Burstad) Saturday: 5:30 p.m. Fr . Anthony (Hope Burstad)

Daily Readings… Monday: Acts 16:11-15; Ps 149; Jn 15:26-16

Tuesday: Acts 16:22-34; Ps 138; Jn 16:5-11

Wednesday: Acts 17:15; Ps 148; Jn 16:12-15

Thursday: Acts 18:1-8; Ps 98; Jn 16:16-20

Friday: Acts 18:9-18; Ps 47; Jn 16:20-23

Saturday: Acts 18:23-28; Ps 47; Jn 16:23-28

SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER MAY 21st, 2017

Reading: Acts 8:5-8 Epistle: 1 Peter 3:15-18 Psalm: 66 Gospel: John 14:15-21

The Holy Father’s Prayer Intention for the Month of May:

Christians in Africa:

“That Christians in Africa, in imitation of the Merciful Jesus, may give prophetic witness to reconciliation, justice, and peace.”

LAST CLASS FOR FIRST HOLY COMMUNION: Monday, May 22nd St. Michael Activity Center at 7:00 pm PARENTS AND CHILDREN REQUIRED TO ATTEND!

Daily Prayer Request of 3 Hail Mary’s for our Dominican Sisters;

Sister Maria Belen & Sister Yadira who have left for Puerto Rico for final preparation to complete

their vows in July.

Eucharistic Adoration “Could you not keep watch for one hour?” (Mark 14:37)

The following hours are available:

Tuesday: 5:00 pm

Thursday: 3:00 pm, 4:00 pm & 5:00 pm

Friday: 5:00 pm

Saturday: 2:00 pm

To sign up, please contact:

Sandi Rhoades (903-495-6692) for morning hours

MaryBeth Burns (903-785-2737 or 903-491-1201)

afternoon and evening hours

Last day of Faith Formation:

Sunday, May 21st

CONFIRMATION CLASSES: Wednesday, May 24 Wednesday, May 31 & Wednesday, June 7

For children preparing for the Sacrament of

Confirmation.

Classes will be in the St. Michael Activity

Center at 7:00p.m. Parents and children are

required to attend.

Our Parish Office will be closed on:

Monday, May 29th

In observance of Memorial Day

Bishop Strickland will be at Our Lady of Victory on Sunday, June 11th, 2017. First Holy Communion & Confirmation

Bilingual Holy Mass at 10:30am.

No 9:00am or 12:00pm Holy Mass Reception to follow the Holy Mass at the Gymnasium.

Everyone is invited to come!!

Eucharistic Adoration—Memorial Day Weekend Due to the Memorial Day weekend holiday, there will be

no exposition of the Blessed Sacrament for Adoration

beginning Friday, May 26th through Monday, May 29th.

Normal Adoration hours will resume on Tuesday, May

30th.