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Sixth Sunday of Easter May 6, 2018

No One has greater Love than this,

to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.

John 15:13

PASTORAL OFFICE Rev. Msgr. Conor J. McGrath Pastor Martha Gomez Pastoral Administrator martha@seaschurch.com Sarah Rehkopf Pastoral Coordinator sarah@seaschurch.com Susan Ramsower Music Director susan@seaschurch.com Michelle Marroquin Communications michelle@seaschurch.com Deana Giuliani Parish Accountant deana@seaschurch.com Anna Cantu Administrative Assistant anna@seaschurch.com A J Rabel Plant Manager ajrabel@seaschurch.com Dr. Maria Leavy Hoelscher Counseling 210-364-2215

FAITH FORMATION OFFICE Heidi Neuenfeldt Director of Religious Ed heidi@seaschurch.com Valerie Trevino Elementary Faith Formation vtrevino@seaschurch.com Suzanne Villanueva Middle School Faith Formation suzanne@seaschurch.com Lisa Casas High School Faith Formation lisa@seaschurch.com Ana Holbrook Religious Ed Admin Assistant ana@seaschurch.com

S Baptism: Please call the office to make an appointment for your child to be baptized. Our next Baptism class is June 7 at 6:30 p.m. in Seton Hall. Monthly baptism clas-ses are listed at seaschurch.com/baptism. Wedding: Couples who would like to be married at our church need to be registered parishioners. Please call the parish office and make an initial appointment with the Pastor at least six months in advance of the wedding date. RCIA: Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Are you interested in learning more about the Catholic Faith or considering becoming a Catholic? Are you an adult Catholic wanting to prepare for Eucharist and Con-firmation? Classes will be held every Sunday at 9:00 a.m. Please call the office for more information at 210-698-1941. Anointing of the Sick: Please call the parish office to make an appointment. Funerals: If you have a loved one who has passed away, please call the parish office to let us know or to arrange a funeral.

Prayers for the Sick We ask God to bless all those who are ill and have asked us to pray for them. To have the Ministers of Care pray for your loved one by names, please email an-na@seaschurch.com or call the parish office.

Office Hours: Monday – Friday 8:30 am-5:00 pm (closed for lunch 12-1pm) (210) 698-1941 | Fax: (210) 698-1983 | seaschurch.com 8500 Cross Mountain Trail. San Antonio TX 78255

MASS TIMES Saturday Vigil 5 pm Sunday 8 am, 9:30 am 11 am 12:30 pm (SPANISH), 7 pm Daily Mass 8 am Reconciliation Saturday, 4 pm Adoration Wednesday, 8:30 am - 8 pm

Welcome to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

We are so happy that you have joined us, and we hope that you will find our church to be the spiritual home you desire. We are blessed with a community of sincere and caring people who want to make you feel at home. To register as a parishioner go to www.seaschurch.com.

Mass Intentions

8:00 AM Monday, May 7 Zaine Youssef Mario Vega Presider: Fr. George 8:00 AM Tuesday, May 8 Don Maddox † Presider: Fr. George 8:00 AM Wednesday, May 9 Jan Frederick Ahart † Presider: Fr. Conor 8:00 AM Thursday, May 10 Joe Riley † Fidela Castillo † Presider: Fr. George 8:00 AM Friday, May 11 John & Rose Neisendorf † Presider: Fr. Conor

Happy M her ’s Day!!! The Mass Intentions are for all Mothers this

Weekend 5:00 PM Saturday, May 12 Presider: Fr. George Sunday, May 13 8:00 AM Presider: Fr. Kinney 9:30 AM Presider: Fr. Kinney 11:00 AM Presider: Fr. Roger 12:30 PM Presider: Fr. Conor 7:00 PM Presider: Fr. Roger

Weekly Ministry Schedule Monday, May 7 9:00 am Unlocking Mystery /Bible (Seton Hall) 7:00 pm Unlocking Mystery/Bible (MarronCtr) 7:00 pm Apostleship of the Cross (Marron Ctr) 7:15 pm Utah Women’s ACTS (Seton Hall) Tuesday, May 8 9:00 am CDA Rosary Making (Seton Hall) 7:00 pm Young Adults Ministry (Marron Ctr) Wednesday, May 9 7:00 pm Sacred Threshold Mtg.(ACTS) (Conf. RM.) Thursday, May 10 9:00 am Unlocking Mystery/Bible (Seton Hall) 2:00 pm Afternoon Tea w/the Saints (Seton H./ Chapel) 7:00 pm K of C Gen. Council Mtg. (Seton Hall) Friday, May 11 8:30 am Ministry of Care Mtg. (Conf. Rm) Saturday May 12 8:00 am SVDP Distribution 5:00 pm Second Collection : Catholic Charities Sunday, May 13 All Day Second Collection : Catholic Charities

Faith Formation Schedule

We have completed a wonderful year of walking with God. Registration for next year’s formation

classes opens May 20th.

Be attentive to the voice of Grace.

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Offertory April 28/29 $ 40,494.50

Second Collection May /12/13/2018 For Catholic Charities

Good Shepherd Every Wednesday from May 2– May 30 First Commounion students will participate in a meditation from 6 - 7 pm in the Atrium in the Marron Center.

Elementary Faith Formation Congratulation on your First Communion. May you always feel the love and presence of the Lord as you receive Him in Holy Communion.

Middle School Edge What a fun year we had at Edge! We ended with a special blessing for our 8th graders given by Deacon Lee Jan. Please pray for our Lord’s continued guidance for each of our middle school students. Have a great summer, kids!

High School Life Teen SEAS invites you to attend a graduation mass on Sunday, May 20, 2018 at 7 pm. Reserved seating will be provided for grad-uates in the front pews. RSVP with Suzanne Villanueva 210-698-1941 ext: 109

AFTERNOON TEA WITH THE SAINTS

Please join us for tea and cookies on Thursday, May 10 as we learn about Ju-dith Stein who converted and became St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, the seeker of truth. We will meet in Seton Hall from

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM and will conclude with the Di-vine Mercy Chaplet. All are welcome.

Archbishop Gustavo invites you to the Archdiocesan Pentecost Vigil Mass.

Saturday | May 19, 2018 | 6:00 pm CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

8134 Blanco Rd, San Antonio, TX 78216 Sign Language Interpretation Provided.

For more information, contact Nicky Mata at 210-734-1651 or nicky.mata@archsa.org.

New Faith Formation Center Site Plan

To CYO Fields

Marron Center

Church and Parish offices

We officially kicked-off the construction phase of our new Faith Formation Center last weekend with a site blessing and groundbreaking celebration. Additional photos are at seaschurch.com.

Parish Council and Finance Committee

The ceremonial “first” dig at the building site.

Fr. Conor blesses the site.

Olivia Ring thanks the parish on behalf

of the youth.

Children place ribbon wand and pinwheels

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Acts 16:11-15; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Jn 15:26 — 16:4a Tuesday: Acts 16:22-34; Ps 138:1-3, 7c-8; Jn 16:5-11 Wednesday: Acts 17:15, 22 — 18:1; Ps 148:1-2, 11-14; Jn 16:12-15 Thursday: Acts 1:1-11; Ps 47:2-3, 6-9; Eph 1:17-23 or Eph 4:1-13 [1-7, 11-13]; Mk 16:15-20 (for Ascension); otherwise Acts 18:1-8; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 16:16-20 Friday: Acts 18:9-18; Ps 47:2-7; Jn 16:20-23 Saturday: Acts 18:23-28; Ps 47:2-3, 8-10; Jn 16:23b-28 Sunday: Acts 1:15-17, 20a, 20c-26; Ps 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20; 1 Jn 4:11-16; Jn 17:11b-19; or,

Robert Castillo, Peter Greenburg, Roy Vaughn, Matt Pryor, Miguel T. Sotello and Ron Wyble, deployed to Iraq. Bruce Balvin, Luis A. Ramos, Zac Gerner, Jordan Bittner and Anthony Delgado, Jr., Matthew Wil-kinson deployed to Afghanistan and Chris-topher Le Comte in Germany, Zachary Wil-liams in Ethiopia and Mack Peter in Colom-bia. Austin Reyes in S. Korea. Thomas Sweet in Afghanistan.

Sixth Sunday of Easter TRUE FRIENDSHIP True friendship takes hard work. Friend-ship entails walking with another through life’s moments of joy as well as moments of deep dis-appointment and failure. Friendships need con-stant nurturing. Friends need to be present to one another. Friends need to talk. Friends need to be honestly critical. Friends need time to connect. In today’s Gospel, the Lord Jesus calls his followers “friends.” If we count ourselves among the fol-lowers of the Lord, this means that in baptism we have entered a friendship with the Lord Jesus. In order to nurture our friendship with the Lord, we commit ourselves to walking with him through life’s joys and disappointments. Most of us have people in our lives with whom we have lost touch. We know the experience of the diminished bond of friendship. Most of us can also admit that we really have only so much time and energy to com-mit to nurturing one or a few real friendships. How do we nurture our friendship with the Lord Jesus? NURTURING OUR FRIENDSHIP WITH THE LORD If we believe that Christ is truly present in his word, in the Eucharist, in those who minister to us, and in the gathered assembly of believers, we are assured of finding many opportunities to be present to the Lord. So often, we miss these opportunities and our friendship with the Lord becomes strained. Perhaps today is the day to re-commit ourselves to strengthening our friendship with the Lord, who chose us in baptism to be his friend. The root of friendship, of course, is self-less love. Today we are called to bask in the love of God—to feel God’s loving presence through the experience of worship and the company of those dedicated to sharing in God’s love. Let us rejoice in the love shown to us by God. Today’s Readings: Acts 10:25–26, 34–35, 44–48; Psalm 98:1–4; 1 John 4:7–10; John 15:9–17 Copyright © 2005, World Library Publications. All rights reserved.

.Sexto Domingo de Pascua

AMISTAD VERDADERA La amistad verdadera requiere de un trabajo arduo. La amistad conlleva a caminar con la otra per-sona en sus momentos de felicidad o de frustración profunda y fracaso. Las amistades necesitan atención constante. Los amigos necesitan estar presentes. Los amigos necesitan hablar, ser honestamente críticos y tiempo para relacionarse. En el Evangelio de hoy, Jesús llama “amigos” a sus seguidores. Si nos inclui-mos entre los seguidores del Señor, esto significa que en el bautismo iniciamos una amistad con el Señor Jesús. A fin de cultivar nuestra amistad con el Señor, nos comprometemos a caminar con Él en las alegrías y en las frustraciones de la vida. Muchos de nosotros hemos perdido el contacto con bastantes personas. Conocemos la experiencia de los lazos débiles de la amistad. La mayoría de nosotros también admite que solamente tiene el tiempo y la energía para com-prometerse a cultivar una o muy pocas amistades de verdad. ¿Cómo cultivamos nuestra amistad con el Señor Jesús? CULTIVANDO NUESTRA AMISTAD CON EL

SEÑOR Si creemos que Jesús está en realidad presente en su mundo, en la Eucaristía, en aquellos que nos prestan sus ministerios y en la asamblea de creyentes, seguramente encontraremos muchas opor-tunidades de presentarnos ante el Señor. A menudo, perdemos estas oportunidades y se debilita nuestra amistad con el Señor. Quizás hoy es el día para nue-vamente comprometernos a fortalecer nuestra amistad con el Señor, que en el bautismo nos escogió como sus amigos. La raíz de la amistad, por supuesto, es el amor desinteresado. Hoy estamos llamados a disfrutar del amor de Dios, a sentir la presencia viva de Dios por medio de la experiencia de la adoración y la compañía de los que se han dedi-cado a compartir el amor de Dios. Regocijémonos en el amor que Dios nos muestra. Lecturas de hoy: Hechos 10:25–26, 34–35, 44–48; Salmos 98:1–4; 1 Juan 4:7–10; Juan 15:9–17 Copyright © 2005, World Library Publications. All rights re-served. Sexto Domingo de Pascua 6 de mayo de 2018 No son ustedes los que me han elegido, soy yo quien los ha elegido y los ha destinado para que vayan y den fruto. — Juan 15:16

Misa en Español

Comenzando el 6 de mayo, reanudaremos nuestra misa de 12:30pm en español.

Gracias, SEAS

del 2018 Cancelación de Clases de Vacacaciones de Bibila Después de una devota consideración y muchas conversaciones, el personal de Formación de Fe ha decidido cancelar las Clases de Vacaciones de Bib-lia para este verano del 2018 porque la construcción del nuevo centro de formación de fe es muy cerca del Marron Center para poder tener unas Clases de Vacaciones de Biblia cómodas y seguras . Gracias por su comprensión y paciencia durante la nueva construcción. Bendiciones, Formación de Fe de SEAS

El Arzobispo Gustavo le invita a ser parte de la Celebración Arquidiocesana de laVigilia de Pentecostés.Sábado 9 de Mayo de 2018 a las 6:00 pmIGLESIA DEL ESPÍRITU SAN-TO8134 Blanco Rd, San Antonio, TX 78216Estará disponible un interprete de lenguaje de señas en inglés.Para más infor-mación, contacte a Nicky Mata al 210-734-1651 o nicky.mata@archsa.org.

CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church #515402 8500 Cross Mountain Trail San Antonio, TX 78255 TELEPHONE 210 698-1941 CONTACT PERSON Michelle Marroquin EMAIL: michelle@seaschurch.com SOFTWARE MSPublisher 2010 Adobe Acrobat XI Windows 10 TRANSMISSION TIME Wednesday 1:45 SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION May 6, 2018 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 8 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS