ST. JOHN THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC CHURCH TERRELL, TEXAS OCTOBER 18, 2015

All Souls Novena

The All Souls Day Novena begins on Monday, November 2nd. We have provided you with Novena envelopes in the Church pews. Please write down the names of your deceased loved ones so that they may be remembered in all of the Masses of the Novena. You may place them in the collection baskets at the weekend Masses or bring them to the Church office during the week. ************************************************* Marriage Annulments Father James Yamauchi from St. Michael’s in McKinney will be coming to St. John’s to do a presentation on Marriage Annulments. If you or someone you know would like to know about this process, please don’t miss this important evening. The presentation will take place at the 801 house (Casa St. John’s) at 7:00 p.m. on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2015. For more information contact Karen Mathers at 972-816-0621 or e-mail at stjkdm@gmail.com *************************************************

St. John’s Senior Group

The St. John’s Seniors Group will meet on Tuesday, October 20th, starting at 10:00am in the Parish Hall. Our guest speaker will be Tricia Smith. She will explain all of the new Medicare options that are available for your consideration. Lunch will be covered dish. Please plan to attend. *************************************************

To all our Friends at St. John’s we would like to thank you for all your prayers, cards, phone calls, meals, transportation, etc. that you graciously gave us during our dark time. We love you all and God Bless you all! Joe, Margaret & Sheila Wages

Saturday, October 17 4:00 PM Frank & Elaine Kasper – In Honor of their

47th Wedding Anniversary (Oct. 12) by Sherry Goelden

Sunday, October 18 8:00 AM For the bulletin Sponsors by Fred/Trinity

Publications

10:30 AM Pro Populo

12:30 PM La Bendición de Dios para Angélica María Acevedo Int. de sus Padres

Monday, October 19 8:00 AM Steve Miller by James & Melody Zimmer

Tuesday, October 20 8:00 AM Yamileth Martinez by Family

Thursday, October 22 8:00 AM Special Intention

Friday, October 23 8:00 AM For an end to abortion and a greater respect

for Human Life at all Stages by Sherry Goelden & Lucy Krouskop

Saturday, October 24 5:00 PM St. Jude by Leticia DeLeon

Sunday, October 25 8:00 AM †Deborah Dubcak Krueger by Sharon Price

10:30 AM †Ottie Lynch by Family & Friends

12:15 PM Pro Populo

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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Prayer Requests

Richard Collier Nick Morales, Sr. Laurie Lisius Kinkaid Jack Sikors Richard Lozano Sr. Stella Childers Amalia Ibarra Brenda Newburn Mike Gonzales Raul Rivera Kenneth Elliott Dorothy Newburn Ma. Mercedes Sanchez Tom Boyd Odilia Vargas Mason Gumler Patricia Reyes Felipa Garcia Stanley Ewaniak Joe Wages Sylvia Stenda Donna Lain Lee Wilde Margarito Soto Rosario Rodríguez Colleen McNamara Ma. Consolación González Laurie Rangel Tommy Locour Mike Beaty

Jackson Patterson Olivia Nicole Yates Mayra Anguiano Erica Vargas Michelle Elliott Margaret Wages Dolores Boyd Nathan Wright Elsie Rittmuller Henry Taft Claire Taft Dennis Kiger Ida Gunstanson David Carmona Soledad Valencia John Jones Steven LaPoint Claire Vargas Bill Blankenship Ginger Guthrie Suzzane Sikors Owen George Lyon Don Coleman Sheila Wages Myrna Wharton Yamileth Martinez Chris Stader Jerry Lain Rebecca Elliott Warren Soto ________________________________________________

Ministry Schedule for the Weekend of

October 24/25

Lectors: Sat. 5:00pm Melody Zimmer/Debbie Patterson Sun. 8:00am Robert Moreno/Sherri Moreno Sun.10:30am Bill Bedrick/Karie Hammond Ushers: Sat. 5:00pm Sherry Goelden*/Paul M./Gary W./Debbie P. Sun. 8:00am Conrado Aramil*/Jack N./Cindy K./Abby H. Sun. 10:30am Richard Jr.*/Calvin H./Kevin P./Steve H. Extraordinary Ministers Sat. 5:00pm Deacon Jim/Michael Gumler/Rod Kinkaid Sun. 8:00am Marianne Marsden/Mary Pat Samuels Sun. 10:30am Argie Benavidez/Tammy Guerra/Bud McClure Lou Roberts/Donna Roberts/Rick Sanchez _____________________________________________________

Knights of Columbus

Blood Drive The KC is sponsoring the 10th Annual Blood Drive on Sunday, November 1st. You may sign up on the following weekends: October 17 & 18 October 24 & 25

For more information call Jimmy Blasingame at 214/538-2034.

Pancake Breakfast The KC will host an “All you can Eat” Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, November 1st in the Parish Hall. _____________________________________________________

Monday, October 19 8:00 AM Daily Mass 1:00 PM Crochet meeting at Casa St. John 7:00 PM Grupo de Oración en la Casa St. John Tuesday, October 20 8:00 AM Daily Mass 10:00 AM Sr. Citizens meeting at Parish Hall 6:00 PM Confessions Wednesday, October 21 10:00 AM Rosary for Life 6:30 PM Hora Santa Thursday, October 22 8:00 AM Daily Mass 6:00 PM Confessions Friday, October 23 8:00 AM Daily Mass _________________________________________________

Pro-Life News: Rosary for Life--Join us for the Rosary for Life on Wednesday, October 21st at 10:00 am in the Church. All are welcome.

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Last Week’s Collection: 5,939.60 FY’15-16 Budgeted Average: 6,400.00 FY’15-16 Average Sunday Coll. thru 9/30/15: 6,237.36 Attendance: 948 ________________________________________________

ST. JOHN THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC CHURCH TERRELL, TEXAS OCTOBER 18, 2015

Welcome back, students and teachers!

Religious Education classes start this Sunday!

*Sunday classes: October 18, 2015, 9:15am – 10:15am.

*Tuesday classes: October 20, 2015, 6:30pm – 7:30pm.

*Wednesday classes: October 21, 2015, 6:30pm – 7:30pm.

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We celebrate and honor the Saints during the month of October. Be a Saint and donate to the Thanksgiving Food Drive. The Thanksgiving Food Drive begins this Sunday and continues through the 18th of November. Students are encouraged to bring canned and boxed food items (no glass) to the Parish Center and place them in the containers provided. Your participation is greatly appreciated. All food collected will be distributed the Sunday before Thanksgiving to families of the parish who need a little help at this time of year Thanksgiving Food Baskets The Confirmation students will host the annual Turkey Feather Pull in November. The students will create a large turkey on a bulletin board with lots of colorful feathers. Each feather will have a food item printed on it. Parishioners are invited and encouraged to pluck a feather from the turkey, purchase the item listed, and return that item to the church office no later than 9am on Sunday, November 22nd. Many of the items will require refrigeration so it is best to bring those items to the parish hall on Saturday, Nov. 21st, or Sunday, Nov. 22nd. The food items will make up the Thanksgiving food baskets which the Confirmation students will assemble the morning of the 22nd. The baskets will be available for the families to pick up on Monday, Nov. 23rd.

Please contact the church office if you or a family you know needs a food basket for Thanksgiving. Families must sign up no later than November 8th. Please contact

the church office by November 8th to fill out a request form.

Child Care

Child Care is available during the 10:30am Mass in the Parish Center for children who have not reached the age of 4. The child caregivers include Barbara and Wayne Meshell, Elvia Valle, and Mary Robinson. Each caregiver has been screened through the Safe Environment program.

Child care is available only on the Sundays that Religious Education classes are held. Occasionally, Child Care is cancelled when the number of caregivers is not sufficient to provide the supervision required. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Twenty-Ninth Week of Ordinary Time

For  the  Twenty-­‐ninth  Sunday  in  Ordinary  Time  we  hear  the  story  from  Mark’s   Gospel   about   two   of   Jesus’   closest   friends,   James  and   John,   who   want   seats   of   honor   in   “the   Kingdom”   they  envision   for   Jesus.   We   can   almost   see   Jesus   shake   his   head   in  dismay   that   they  have  missed  his  point  once  again.  He  does  not  let   his   disciples   get   sidetracked   into   jealousy   but   calls   them  together  again  to  give  them  his  message:  “Whoever  wishes  to  be  great  among  you  will  be  your  servant;  whoever  wishes  to  be  first  among   you  will   be   the   slave   of   all.   For   the   Son   of  Man   did   not  come  to  be  served  but  to  serve  and  to  give  his  life  as  a  ransom  for  many.”    Monday   we   remember   Jesuit   Saints   John   de   Brébeuf   and   Isaac  Jogues,  Priests,  and  Companions,  Martyrs.    We  continue  with  the  second  of  four  weeks  of  weekday  readings  from  Paul’s  Letter  to  the  Romans.  This  is  Paul’s  longest  letter  and  was  written  from  Greece  as  he  prepared  to  visit  Rome.    Our   gospels   continue  with  Luke’s  Gospel  and  multiple   stories  of  Jesus   exhorting   us   to   be  prepared,   to   beware  of   greed   and   that  our   “life   does   not   consist   of   possessions.”   Jesus’   mission   is   to  bring  peace  and  healing.  We  are  to  be  prepared  for  the  times  our  Lord   comes   to   us.   Much   is   expected   of   us   who   have   been  entrusted  with   so  much.   Jesus  has   come   to   set   a   fire  among  us,  which  will  probably  also  place  us  at  odds  with  others,  even  others  we   love.  Yet,   Jesus  calls  us   to  read  the  signs  of  our   times  and  to  

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make  peace  with  our  opponents  if  we  can.  We  are  being  fertilized  to  bear  fruit.  

UNO  A  TU  DERECHA  Y  OTRO  A  TU  IZQUIERDA    

 § Nada  más,  pero  nada  menos,  que  sentarse  en   la  Gloria,  

uno   a   su   derecho   y   otro   a   su   izquierda,   era   lo   que   le  estaban  pidiendo  a  Cristo  los  hijos  del  Zebedeo.  

 § Lo   malo   de   la   petición   de   estos   dos   apóstoles   es   que  

están  pidiendo  el   premio   antes  de  hacer   los  méritos,   el  triunfo  antes  de  la  lucha.      

§ Es   una   petición   que   encierra   un   poquito   de   trampa,  como   muchas   de   las   que   inconscientemente   hemos  formulado   todos.     Nosotros   también   le   hemos   pedido,  muchas  veces,  a  Dios  ese  puesto  en  el  cielo,  sin  ofrecerle  que  a  la  vez  beberemos  nuestro  cáliz  en  la  tierra.    

§ Si   queremos   los   mejores   puestos   allá,   tendremos   que  escoger  los  peores  puestos  aquí.    

§ El  mismo  evangelio  de  hoy  termina  con  estas  palabras  de  Jesús:  “El  que  quiera  ser  grande  entre  ustedes,  que  sea  su   servidor,   y   el   que   quiera   ser   el   primero,   que   sea   el  esclavo  de  todos.”  

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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.

_________________________________________________ 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. _________________________________________________ Campaña Anual de Donación de Sangre  Los Caballeros de Colon estarán patrocinando su campaña anual de donación de sangre en la parroquia el domingo, 1 de noviembre. Vamos a tener inscripciones en los siguientes fines de semana: 17 y 18 de octubre y el 24 y 25 de octubre después de la Misa en la parte posterior de la Iglesia. _____________________________________________    

¡Bienvenidos Estudiantes y Maestras!

¡Las clases de la Doctrina empiezan hoy Domingo! Clases de los Domingos: 18 de octubre, 9:15am – 10:15am Clases de los Martes: 20 de octubre, 6:30pm – 7:30pm Clases de los Miércoles: 21 de octubre, 6:30pm – 7:30pm _________________________________________________ En el mes de octubre celebramos y honramos a los Santos. Sea un Santo y done a la Campaña de Comida para

Acción de Gracias La Campaña de Comida para Acción de Gracias comienza el primer día de clase, 18 de octubre y continúa hasta el 18 de noviembre. Los estudiantes deberán de traer comida enlatada o en

caja. Su participación es apreciada. Toda la comida será distribuida el domingo antes de Acción de Gracias a las familias de la parroquia que podrán usar una poquita ayuda en este tiempo del año. Las familias deben inscribirse con anticipación y antes del 8 de noviembre. Por favor, póngase en contacto con la oficia de la Iglesia para llenar un formulario de solicitud. _________________________________________________

ST. JOHN THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC CHURCH TERRELL, TEXAS OCTOBER 18, 2015