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St. Matthew Catholic Church 10703 Wurzbach Rd. San Antonio, TX 78230-2499 NET ADDRESS: http://www.stmatts.org ADMINISTRATION BUILDING (All Offices) ST. MATTHEW CATHOLIC SCHOOL (210) 478-5000 (210) 478-5099 “The mission of St. Matthew Catholic Church is to be a welcoming community that encounters Christ through prayer, sacraments, and charitable service.” 1 St. Matthew Catholic Church 10703 Wurzbach Rd. San Antonio, Texas 78230-2499 210 478-5000 NET ADDRESS: www.stmatts.org WORSHIP SERVICE WEEKEND MASS Saturday 5:30 pm Sunday 7:30, 9:15, 11 am, 11:15 am McDonald Family Center Gym Children’s Liturgy of the Word & Eucharist, 12:45 pm (All Spanish Mass ) and 6:00 pm DAILY MASS Church Mon.—Fri. 6:00, 8:15 am , 12:05 & 6:00 pm; Sat., 8:15 am PASTORAL COUNCIL PRESIDENT 558-1027 Chapel of Eucharistic Adoration Always Open Anna-Melissa Cavazos Penance Wednesday 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. [email protected] Saturday 4:00 - 5:30 pm Church (Or you FINANCE COUNCIL 478-5000 may make an appointment with one of the parish priests) Art Machado Anointing of the Sick SECOND Sunday 2:00 pm BUILDING COMMITTEE 492-2401 and Also on First Friday following 12:05 pm Bob Mason Prayer Groups English Thursday 7:00 pm SCHOOL COUNCIL PRESIDENT Espanol Monday 8:00 pm Phillip Reede 478-5099 Novena to Miraculous Medal Tuesday 7:30 pm SCHOOL PRINCIPAL 478-5099 Alvin Caro PASTOR 478-5000 SCHOOL PTC Rev. Dennis D. Aréchiga PRIESTS 478-5000 Christiane Garcia, President 316-4356 Rev. Abel Ruiz [email protected] Rev. Jake Empereur, SJ (Living in Residence) Msgr. Juan Alfaro (Living in Residence) ALTAR SERVERS DEACONS Richard and Carrie Fuhrmann 492-2064 Deacon Tom Fox 521-3377 Deacon Alonzo Guzman, Jr. 538-8526 CATECHESIS-EDUCATION 478-5000 Deacon Rafael Lara 601-0800 Sister Therese Gleitz (Children) 478-5010 Deacon Gabriel Mendiola 478-5000 Mari Vallone ( Liturgy w/Children) 478-5019 Deacon Michael Nealis 478-5000 Natalia Gomez (Youth Coordinator) 478-5011 Deacon John Ochiagha 478-5000 Missi Lutz (High School Religious Coordinator) 478-5038 Deacon Scott Sowell 478-5013 Gail Dereszewski, (Adult Education/RCIA Director) 478-5004 Deacon Oscar Vela, Jr. 478-5013 Beth Duarte (Adult Education Ministries/ACTS) 478-5006 RETIRED DEACONS Deacon Oscar Vela, Jr. (Baptisms/Convalidations) 478-5013 Deacs. Pete Cuellar, Ernesto Garza, Wilbur Hoelscher, Deacon Alonzo Guzman, Jr. (Annulments) 538-8526 Tom Houle, Keith Werner, Roberto Rios, ADMINISTRATION STAFF 478-5000 COUNSELORS 478-5000 Paul Canales (Business Manager) 478-5007 Bernard Zarazua (Facilities Manager) 478-5001 Maria Leavy Hoelscher, Ph.D., LMFT (210) 364-8815 Kay Moczygemba (Pastor/Priests/Parish Secretary) 478-5003 Judith Poston, LCSW,CGP 478-5016 Ginger Wurz (Catechesis Secretary) 478-5008 Mari Gonzalez, M.Ed., LPC 478-5018 Ursula Flowe (Bookkeeper) 478-5014 COMMENTATORS/LECTORS 478-5000 Mary H. Freeman, (Baptisms/Confirmation Sacramentals) 478-5075 Danny Padron 478-5005 Georgia Wall (Senior Center Manager) 478-5017 EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS 478-5000 Bruce Orey (Consolation Ministry) 478-5036 Deacon Gabriel Mendiola 478-5013 Chris Juarez, (Parish Athletic Director) 478-5027 HOSPITALITY 641-7670 Bill Cancel (Refugee Ministry) 478-5029 Nanette Dion (Director of Advancement) 478-5015 Richard Loza Javier Pacheco (Facilities Maintenance Supervisor) 478-5037 MUSIC COORDINATOR 478-5000 Danny Padron (Coordinator of Volunteers) 478-5005 Sister Therese Gleitz 478-5010 Carol Ramirez (Membership) 478-5034 OFFICE HOURS PHONE PARISH ADMINISTRATION Mon-Fri 8am to 7pm, Sat 9am-12N 478-5000 SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION Mon-Fri 8am to 4pm 478-5099 SENIOR NUTRITION CENTER Mon-Fri 8:30 am-12:30 pm 478-5024 SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL Tues-Sat 8:30 am to 12:00 pm (Noon) 478-5020 2 PARISH ORGANIZATIONS MEETING DAY TIME PARISH ORGANIZATIONS MEETING DAY TIME Blessed Sacrament & Altar Society 1st Wednesday 10:00 a.m. Men’s Club – Holy Name Society 2nd Monday 7:00 p.m. ACTS Core Group 1st Monday 7:00 p.m. Novena of the Miraculous Medal Tuesdays 7:30 p.m. Athletic Association 1st Thursday 7:30 p.m. Parish Pastoral Council 2nd Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Burmese Liturgy of the Word Sundays (MCDFCenter) 9:15 a.m. Perpetual Adoration Mike Robles 579-0716 Cancer Support Group 4th Monday 7:00 p.m. Prayer Group (English) Thursdays 7:00 p.m. Catholic Daughters of America 3rd Monday 7:00 p.m. Refugee Ministry 4th Thursday 478-5029 Children’s Mass Sundays(MCDFCenter Gym)11:15 a.m. Respect Life Ministry Deacon Pete Cuellar 410-7591 Choirs - ACTS Sundays 7:30 a.m. School Council 3rd Thursday 7:00 p.m. Adults Wednesdays 7:30 p.m. SCOTS(Dolores Mc Atee) Twice Monthly 340-5449 Bilingual Tuesdays 8:00 p.m. Scouts (Boys) Stephen Tipps 694-0152 Children’s Saturdays 4:30 p.m. Scouts – Cubs Charles Butcher 437-3057 Family Folk Sundays 5:00 p.m. Scouts – Venturing Larry Grona 696-2889 Youth Sundays 10:00 a.m. Scouts -Girl Sharon Beiter 275-6461 Christian Meditations Wednesdays7-8p.m. 445-1107 Society of St. Vincent de Paul Tuesday-Saturday 8:30 a.m. - Confraternity of Our Lady of 12 Noon Guadalupe 1st Sunday 11:00 a.m. Spanish Prayer Group Mondays 8:00-9:00 p.m. Finance Council 3rdWednesday 7:00 p.m. St. Matthew’s Mission Group 2nd Tuesday 7PM 344-7310 Knights of Columbus 3rd Degree 1st Tuesday 7:30 p.m. St. Matthew’s Singles (40+) Thursdays MFC RM 106 7:00 p.m. Knights of Columbus 4th Degree 3rd Thursday 7:00 p.m. Transportation Ministry 2-3 Days’ Notice 478-5000 Legion of Mary Monday 7:00 p.m. Widow/Widower 1st & 3rd Tuesday 7:00 p.m. 3 (Young Adults 25-40) YC Beth Duarte 478-5006 QUICK MESSAGE-INFORMATION dial 478-5098 please press Emergency Line for Sickness/Sickness ONLY 1 Mass and Confession Schedule 4 Infant Baptism 5 Marriage (Contact Church 6 Months prior to Wedding Date) 6 CYO Athletic 478-5027 Senior Nutrition Center 478-5017 RCIA/Adult Confirmation 478-5004 PASTOR’S MESSAGE As we celebrate the 300th anniversary of the founding of the City of San Anto- nio, these excerpts from the article “History of the Archdiocese of San Antonio” taken from the Archdiocese of San Antonio 2017-2018 Official Directory, help shed light on the history of our Archdiocese. “Before Bexar County existed, the Catholic Church was present. Father Damian Massanet accompanied the first expedition to come to the shores of a stream, which he called San Antonio because it occurred on the feast of St. Anthony. Later, a combination of church and state founded the missions that brought civilization to the native population. The parish church of Villa de San Fernando assumed the ministry to these people. San Antonio and South Texas were under the jurisdiction of a series of dioceses: Mexico City, Guadalaja- ra, Durango, Linares and Monterrey.” The history continues with French priest, Father Jean Marie Odin becoming the first bishop of Texas at Galveston. He was followed by Bishop Claude Marie Dubuis. The original Diocese went from the Gulf of Mexico to the Panhandle! San Antonio became the second diocese in Texas in 1874 with Bishop Anthony Pellicer in charge. Next came Bishop Jean Nerez who had the fame of selling the Alamo to the State of Texas for $20,000! After him, Father John Anthony Forest succeeded Bishop Neraz. After 15 years, Fa- ther William Shaw of Mobile was appointed coadjutor bishop with the right of succession. After him came Father Arthur Drossaerts from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. “In 1927, he became the first Archbishop of San Antonio.” Next came Archbishops that many of you will recall: Archbishop Robert E. Lucey, Archbishop Francis J. Furey and Archbishop Patricio F. Flores who was the first Mexican American bishop named in the United States. He was followed by Archbishop José H. Gomez, who is now the Arch- bishop of the largest archdiocese in our country, Los Angeles. Archbishop Gomez was succeeded by Chi- cago Auxiliary Bishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller, M.Sp.S. on October 14, 2010, our current Archbishop. What began as a small band of Catholics has grown into more than 770,000 Catholics in our Archdiocese which includes the following counties: Val Verde, Edwards, Kinney, Real, Uvalde, Gillespie, Kerr, Bandera, Medi- na, Frio, Kendall, Comal, Bexar, Atascosa, McMullen, Guadalupe, Wilson, Gonzales and Karnes. Our Archdiocese oversees half of the dioceses in Texas including: Laredo, El Paso, San Angelo, Lubbock, Am- arillo, Ft. Worth and Dallas. The other dioceses – Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Victoria, Austin, Beaumont and Tyler are under the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. - -Fr. Dennis 3 Attention Future Altar Servers! We will be having training for all of those interested in becoming an Altar Server. The requirements for becoming an Altar Server are as follows: You must be in the 4th grade or higher • able to follow directions • use good judgement • have completed Altar Server Training • able to serve at a Parish Mass at least one time per month and a desire to serve the Lord and His Church We will have 2 Altar Server Training sessions: Monday, July 23 and Monday, August 6. Both sessions will be from 7-8:30pm in the Main Church. You need to attend only ONE training session. Altar Serving is an excel- lent, easy way for youth to serve the Church! For questions, please call Richard or Carrie Fuhrmann at 210-492-2064 or [email protected] NEWLY ENGAGED? CONGRATULATIONS! Our Parish family rejoices with you as you prepare for this life-long covenant of love. We know that these next months will be filled with many details planning for your wedding day.