Notes from the Pastor - Saint James Catholic Church

St. James Catholic Church
Seguin, TX
Notes from the Pastor
September 6, 2015
Family Reflection Time on the Gospel
Please support Our Lady of Guadalupe’s Labor Day
Weekend Bazaar at the Seguin Events Complex from 4PM
to midnight on Saturday, Sept. 5th and from 6PM to midnight Sunday, Sept. 6th. There will be carnival rides,
food, games, silent auction, and bingo from 7 to 10:30PM
each evening. Saturday’s entertainment: 7PM to 12AM,
will be Grupo Ondo & Los Desporadoz. Sunday’s entertainment: 7PM to 12AM, will be La Tropa F & Ricky
Naranjo y Los Gamblers.
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The people who bring forward a deaf man beg
Jesus to lay his hand on him. When we beg God
for what we or others need, we acknowledge our
complete dependence on God. St. Francis and his
followers gave up all possessions, instead begging
for everything as a constant reminder that all is a
gift from God. At Mass, the priest begs God to
send the Holy Spirit on the gifts of bread and wine
so they will become Jesus’ Body and Blood. God
always gives us what we need.
SCRIPTURE FOCUS
The cure of the deaf-mute in today’s Gospel points to a
deeper reality. We are told that Jesus returned “into the
district of the ten cities.” This was Gentile country. The
deaf-mute symbolized the Gentiles who had to have their
ears opened to God’s word before they could proclaim it.
For Mark’s community, which was mostly Gentile, the
man’s cure dramatized their hearing the Good News.
God draws near to all, Jews and Gentiles alike.
ON THE WAY HOME FROM MASS:….
Life Focus
1. Describe a situation in our life when a gentle touch
brought peace.
2. Describe an experience when you were accepted or
helped by a stranger. How did this experience make
you feel.
3. Recall an experience when you reached out to someone beyond your circle of friends.
4. What do you need in order to hear life better?
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I want to thank Joey, our Youth Minister, and Pastoral
Council that had an information table at TLU to
encourage Catholic students to join us at St. James.
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Thank you to The Belmont Social Club Restaurant
for donating back $15.32. See ad on page 4.
In the Gospel, who begged for something? How
did Jesus respond? How did the people respond?
LIVING THE WORD:
Wrap your family Bible in beautiful wrapping
paper. Gather your family and say that this
package is a precious gift from God. Ask family
members what they think they should do with it.
Open the gift and hold the Bible reverently for all
to see, announcing that in the words of the Bible
we hear the voice of Jesus. Place the Bible in a
place of honor where the family can come together
to listen to the Word and offer prayers of petition,
praise, and thanksgiving.
(Reprinted from Celebrating Sunday for Catholic Families 2014-15.
Archdiocese of Chicago: LTP. 1800-933-1800. www.LTP.org.
All rights reserved.)
Altar Flowers are given for the Glory of God
And in Celebration of
Manuel & Mary Ann Yosko’s
57th Anniversary
and
Frank & Barbara Dornak’s
55th Anniversry
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Please take the opportunity to volunteer for our
upcoming Festival, Sept. 26 & 27.
Thank you for your continued support & generosity.
Stewardship for the weekend of 8/30/2015
MASS OFFERING: $9,710.48
CHILDREN’S: $97.20
BUILDING FUND: $90.00
The Sanctuary Candle is offered
For an end to violence
September 5– September 12
PRESIDER SCHEDULE
September 12/13
5 PM & 8 AM
Fr. Dennis
10 AM & Noon Fr. Greg
Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mass Intentions
September 7—September 13
Monday
9:00 AM
Tuesday
12:15 PM
Wednesday
12:15 PM
Thursday
8:00 AM
Friday
8:00 AM
Saturday
5:00 PM
Sunday
8:00 AM
10:00 AM
12:00 PM
Labor Day
+Sanky & Virginia Trimble
+Bubba Bauer
+Loretta Lease
+Edmundo Campos
+Ruth Behrendt
+Buzzy & Evelyn Maurer
Thong Vu (healing)
Giang Cao & Thu Nguyen & Family
Mass at Our Lady of Guadalupe
+Armando Ramos, +Juan Felicie
Claire Beall (healing)
+Leslie Mondin
+Larry Friesenhahn
+Patricia Sedlacek
+Donminico Thanh Nguyen
+Mel Ammerman
+Fred Rohde
Living & Deceased Members of
Catholic Life Insurance
St. James Parish Family
THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH
Monday, 9/7 Labor Day-Parish Office closed/No School
9:00 AM
Mass
6:30 PM
Women’s ACTS Mtg.-PFC [1-3]
Tuesday, 9/8
3:30 PM
SJS VB Practice-Gym
6:00 PM
CDA Mass-Church
6:30 PM
Baptism Preparation-PFC [1]
7:00 PM
RCIA-PFC [3]
7:00 PM
CDA Meeting-CDA Building
Wednesday, 9/9
3:30 PM
SJS VB Practice-Gym
5:00 PM
Seguin Pregnancy Ctr. Prayer Dessert-PFC [3]
6”30 PM
Perez SCC Meeting-PFC [1]
7:00 PM
Life Teen-PH
Thursday, 9/10
3:30 PM
SJS VB Practice-Gym
5:30 PM
SJS/St. Mary Magdalen FB-Austin St. Property
6:30 PM
Karate-Gym
6:30 PM
Alaska Tour Meeting-PFC [3]
Friday, 9/11
6:30 PM
Ybarra/Moreno Rehearsal-Church
Saturday, 9/12
2:00 PM
Ybarra/Moreno Wedding-Church
Sunday, 9/13
KC BBQ Chicken Sale after Mass
9:00 AM
Family Faith Formation-PFC [1-3/ARR]
10:00 AM
RCIA Dismissal-PH Boardroom
1:30 PM
Christian Women’s Singles-PFC [3]
Music-Sept. 12/13
Saturday
5:00 PM
Sunday
8:00 AM
10:00 AM
12:00 PM
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
September 7-September 13
Heusinger/Miller
Supulver/Miller
Mary Garcia
*RCIA Dismissal
Please note
Mass on Monday, Sept. 7 will be @ 9 AM
Mass on Thursday, Sept. 10 will be held at OLG
Assembly of the Archdiocese
Save the date-Saturday, Nov. 7, to attend
the first annual Assembly of the Archdiocese of San Antonio where the Church will
gather at St. Mary’s University. The event
will bring together clergy, religious and laity to continue the
journey of transformation. Keynote speakers are Dr. Scott
Hahn and Archbishop Joseph William Tobin CSsR; over 50
workshops {Eng. & Span.}, over 100 vendors/exhibitors and
an archdiocesan-wide Vigil Mass on Saturday. The event
will close with a concert immediately following the Mass.
To find out more or to register, go to the website at
www.assembly.archsa.org or call (210) 734-1653.
Monday
First Reading:
Gospel:
Tuesday
First Reading:
Gospel:
Wednesday
First Reading:
Gospel:
Thursday
First Reading:
Gospel:
Friday:
First Reading:
Gospel:
Sunday
First Reading:
Second:
Gospel:
Labor Day
Col. 1:24-2:3
Lk. 6:6-11
The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Rom. 8:28-30
Mt. 1:1-16, 18-23
Col. 3:1-11
Lk. 6:20-26
Col. 3:12-17
Lk. 6:27-38
1 Tim. 1:1-2, 12-14
Lk. 6:39-42
Is. 50:5-9a
Jas. 2:14-18
Mk. 8:27-35
There will be a meeting for the Alaska Tour
2016 on Thur., Sept. 10 at 6:30 PM, in the
Parish Family Center. If you are interested
please come to this meeting.
St. James Catholic Church
Seguin, TX
Remember In Prayer….
Betty Vetter, Pat Villeneuve, Clarence Steinkamp, Claire
Beall, Thom Alvarez, Virginia Atchinson, Shirley Bordovsky,
Joseph Brown, Franciso Cancel, Catherine Cannon, Keith
Cantu, Wade Fryer, Darryl Clearman, Kaitlin Diaz, Mary
Dickerson, Frank Dornak, Mary Evans, Marcia Mooney
Haugh, Catalina Herrera, Kenneth Houghton, Zack Hunter,
Kenneth Jarzombeck, Criselda S. Leal, Jesus Leal, Marietta
Leyendecker, Shellie Malik, Christina Martinez, Tim
McCarthy, Johnny Mondin, Josephine Moravits, Mary
Moreno, Cindy Morris, Joann Nelson, Rob Nelson, Mike
Perales, Richard Perysn, Marsha Pyle, Mary Ramos, James
Reininger, Alicia Reyes, Vivian Cantu Real, Sagie Riveria,
Chuck Rudd, Irene Schaefer, Erin Stazros, Mike Stoffel,
Sheryll Tovar, Amy Tschirhart, John Vause, Vicky Sharon
Vogel, Patricia Wiesner, Maria Wood, Sarah Winchester,
Erna Winsauer, Richard Leal, Francisca Ramos
September 6, 2015
Military Prayer List
LT Kristofer Kalstad, LT Kendall Kalstad, TSGT Carlo Carmona,
TSGT Dianne Carmona, SGT Nicodemus C. Seaboy ,
SGT Scott Kessler, MAJ Christopher Wells, SGT Don Pezzatta,
GSGT Christopher J. Garcia, LCPL Stevie Ray Leos,
PFC Shane Hartmann, CAPT Blake Wiegmann, John Bender,
LCPL Brian Shaw, CSM Bret Wiegmann, 2LT Will McCarthy,
Specialist Steven A. Cervantes, 1LT Charles Gamero,
LCPL Brian Shaw, CPL Zachary Klinger, CAPT Daniel Jeanes,
MAJ Noah Steinberg, LCPL Jorden Rongish, PFC Noah Rios,
OSMC Jeremy P. Rodriguez, SGT Jordan Folmar,
PFC Brian McKinney, PVT Kyle Martin, PFC Shane McMain,
Please keep our military personnel and their families in your
prayers. Anyone wishing to add a name can do so by calling the
church office@379-1796.
For I will restore your health; will heal your injuries - Jer. 30:17
Please contact office to be removed from prayer list. Thank you
ST.JAMES CATHOLIC CHURCH
FALL FESTIVAL 2015
Mark your calendars for the upcoming parish fall
festival to be held at the Seguin Events Complex on
September 26 & 27.
We are asking for donations for our Live and Silent
Auction, as well as handmade crafts, gently used
furniture and plants for our Country Store.
Donation envelopes are in all pews for anyone
wishing to make a monetary donation or you can drop
them off at the church office. Your generosity is
appreciated and helps to make our festival a success!
Volunteers are always needed, if you would like to
volunteer your time to help, please call the church
office and leave your name and number.
If you have any questions, please feel
free to contact
Johnny Sauceda at 830-305-2101.
We had a great turnout at the blood
drive! We had a total of 23 units
which comes out to 69 lives
saved!! Thank you so much for
everyone who took time out of their
day to donate!!
Sponsoring St. James School: KWED Radio
Anyone interested in sponsoring the morning
National Anthem on KWED Radio at 6:30 A.M.
plus a 30-second St. James School advertisement is
encouraged to call the school at (830) 379-2878.
The cost, Monday—Friday, for a month is $179.
The school and church will advertise your contribution as the radio station is not allowed to do so.
Please consider this worthwhile program of advertising for the school. It is tax deductible.
GIVE BACK TO YOUR CHURCH!
Come in to eat on Sunday’s
from 11AM –3PMath the
Belmont Social Club
14395 US 90 Alternate, Gonzales and we will
donate 10% of your meal ticket, before tax,
back to St. James. Tell the wait staff that you
want 10% to go back to St. James.
Open Thur-Sat 11AM-9PM
Sun. 11AM-3PM.
ASK A LAWYER
Free ‘walk-in’ legal clinic will be held at Our Lady
of Grace, 223 E. Summit, San Antonio on Sept. 12,
9AM-12PM. For more info call Rebekah at 210433-3256
Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
SJS NEWS
Bus drivers are needed for the ‘15-’16
school year. Drivers must have a CDL and
will need to pass a background check and
Safe Environment Training that is offered by our office
at 507 S. Camp St., Seguin, Texas 78155.
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Volleyball and football seasons have begun!
Our next tackle football game is Thursday
night , Sept. 10, against St. Mary Magdalen
at 5:30 PM on the Austin St. Property.
The next Volleyball game begins at home,
Sept. 15, against Little Flower at 4:30 PM
in the Gym.
GO, COUGARS!
Elementary Religious Education News
Classes begin September 20th.
Parents of retuning Elementary Religious Ed
students, please return the registration form that
was emailed to you. Please register this week
with the $30 fee, if possible. We will not be
registering any students on the first day of class,
Sept. 20th. If you need a registration form,
please stop by the parish office or contact Sr. Cal
at (830) 379-7689 .
———————————————————Family Faith Formation sessions (for the whole
family) are also on Sunday mornings. Want more
information on this program? Talk to Sr. Cal.
————————————————————If your child needs to celebrate the Sacrament of
Baptism, please contact Sr. Cal now. Children
preparing for First Communion need two years of
religious formation.
Welcome Back!
Life Teen ~ Edge ~ Confirmation
Welcome back! Youth Ministry starts-up again on:
Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at 7:00 P.M. in the
Parish Hall. (doors open at 6:45 P.M.)
The first Confirmation II class of the year will be on:
Sunday, September 20, 2015. We will begin with Noon
Mass, followed by lunch and class. Please be here
before 12:00 P.M. in the church for mass.
Baptism Preparation for Parents
The next Baptism preparation for parents and
godparents is Tuesday, Sept. 1, and Tuesday,
Sept. 8, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Both sessions are
required. Please contact Sr. Cal at 830-379-7689
to complete a baptism interview and to register
for the class.
SPONSOR FOR THE WEEK:
State Farm Mark Herbold
Calling all Musicians…
The noon choir is looking for new choir members. We are
looking for children, teens and adults that would like to sing
on a regular basis at the 12:00 P.M. Sunday liturgy.
Please call Joey Gutierrez at (210) 584-3799 if you have
questions or would like to join.
Email bulletin articles to
stjamesseguin@hotmail.com. Articles should
be received by noon on Mondays.
Parish Office: 379-1796
Parish Web site:
http://www. stjameschurch.faithweb.com