April 15, 2018 — Third Sunday of Easter — Year B ST. MARY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH 606 North Bonham St., Mexia, TX 76667 Phone:(254)562-3619 Fax:(254)562-6377 Web:stmarysmexia.org

OUR MISSION STATEMENT St. Mary's is a community of believers dedicated to the living worship of God. As the only Catholic Church in Limestone County, our faith community reflects the ethnic diversity of the towns in which we live. We gather to fulfill our mission as disciples of Jesus Christ: we hear His Word, we celebrate the Sacraments and we witness His love to others. Our Christian witness consists of sharing our spiritual gifts with the grace of God and the example and prayers of our patron saint, the Im- maculate Conception, among us and with others - striving to grow in Holiness.

OFFICE HOURS / HORARIO DE DESPACHO PARROQUIAL Sunday: 9:30AM - 11:30AM, (off 4th Sunday). Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday:10:00 - 4:00 PM Wednesday: 2:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Summer: 10:00 AM – 4:00PM) PARISH CLERGY, STAFF, VOLUNTEERS Pastor: Rev. Fr. Justin Nguyen Secretary: Juana Rodriguez Cervantes Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Deacon: Richard Johnson Finance Manager: Mary Seale Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Deacon: Dwight Mahoney CCE Director: Deacon Dwight Mahoney Phone: (254) 729-2573 CCE Assistants: Filo Contreras, Deacon: Gordon Lee Hugo Lira, Gladys Mendoza Phone: (254) 562-3635 Parish Council Chairman: Michael Gragg Finance Council Chairman: Don Altland CELEBRATION OF THE SACRAMENTS / CELEBRACIÓN DE LOS SACRAMENTOS Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist / Sacramento de la Santa Eucaristía Sunday Masses / Misas Dominicales: 8:00 & 10:00 AM (English / Ingles); 12:00 PM (Spanish / Español) Weekday Masses / Misas entre Semana: Tuesday (Martes) - Wednesday (Miércoles) 12:10 PM; Thursday (Jueves) - Friday (Viernes) 12:10 PM Sacrament of Penance / Sacramento de Penitencia Sunday / Domingo: 7:15-7:45am, 9:15-9:45am, 11:15-11:45am Wednesday / Miércoles: 5:00PM – 6:00PM During office hours, or by Appointment / Durante las horas de la oficina o con cita. Sacrament of Baptism / Sacramento de Bautismo During Sunday Masses / Durante las Misas Dominicales Pre–Baptismal class / Clase Pre-Bautismal para padres y padrinos English class: by appointment. Clase en Español: El tercer Domingo de cada mes a las 9:00AM-11:00AM Sacrament of Matrimony / Sacramento de Matrimonio Contact the office at least 6 months in advance. Comunicasen al despacho parroquial con 6 meses de anticipó. Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick / Sacramento de Unción de los Enfermos Contact the priest immediately if you or your family members: are seriously ill; will have a major surgery; are old aged or in danger of death. Comunicasen con el Párroco mediatamente si usted o un miembro de su familia esta grabe o va tener una operación seria o si es la persona es de la tercer edad o esta peligro de muerte.

DEVOTION / DEVOCIÓN Adoration: English: Every Friday 11:00 AM Adoración en Español: El tercer Sábado de cada mes 7:00PM

Rosary: 30 minutes before Sunday Masses Rosario: 30 minutes antes de la Misa Dominical

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THIS WEEK COLLECTION REPORT

Weekly average needed: $3,400.00 Third Sunday of Easter

Offering Last Sunday 04/08/18: $ 3,137.00 8:00AM: Pro Populo Thank you for your generosity! 10:00AM: +Jose de Jesús Medina & +Sue Ellen Fewell + 12:00PM: Reymundo Sánchez CAPITAL CAMPAIGN REPORT THROUGH 03/31/2018

Tuesday– 12:10PM: Communion Service Total cost of the project $ 1,308,335 Wednesday-12:10AM: Communion Service Less Payments Made $298,065 Thursday– 12:10PM: Communion Service Total Savings & Campaign Payments: $658,741

Friday– 12:10PM: Communion Service Needed to complete the project 351,529

———— Campaign pledges needing to be paid $103,451 MINISTERS OF THIS WEEK Additional funds needed: 248,078 Altar Servers:

8:00AM: Chris Staton, Alberto Hernández, Belén Hernández Thank you for your support to this building project. Please help us Leslie Hernández & Bradley Gragg. to achieve our dream by fulfilling your pledges. Additional gifts or

pledges will be appreciated. 10:00AM: Andreya Reyna, Rylie Mushinski, Emilee Davila, Makayla Contreras & Mani Contreras. RESOURCES FOR CATHOLIC SPIRITUAL & FAITH PRACTICES

12:00PM: Ana Mendoza, Ray Mendoza, Andrés Ramos

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Extraordinary Minister of the Cup: Hope is rekindled, marriages are saved, souls draw closer to 8:00AM: Melissa Holt Christ and his Church, and the truth set free. Be a part of 10:00AM: Filo Contreras this amazing journey!!! 12:00PM: Lázaro Salazar Ashes to Easter Return your Ashes to Easter boxes as soon as possi- ble. You may put them in the offertory or stop by the church office.

Pastoral Council members: Maria Brim, Enrique Crosby, Michael Gragg, Marie Keale & Joanne McCain, De Cenizas a la Pascua Regrese su cajita cuaresmal. Pueden poner

su cajita en el ofertorio o pueden pasar por el despacho parroquial. Carlos Mendoza, Polo Mora and Yocira Ramírez.

Así nosotros pué- denos mandar la donación los mas pronto posible. Finance Council members: Rick Schlitt, Richard Greff, Don Altland, Marcelino Ayala, Janice Davis, Polo Mora, Ray Zies, and Mary Seale. The Missionary Cooperative Plan

Is a diocesan program promoting awareness of missions worldwide PRAYER LIST in parishes throughout the Diocese. Representatives of missionary Please keep in prayer all of those in our community who are congregations of men and women, mission dioceses, lay mission sick, in the hospital, homebound or coping with health is- groups affiliated with missionary orders, societies of apostolic life sues. are invited to speak at the parishes to inform the faithful of the Life of the Universal Church and to gather financial support. Let us pray for the sick: Alex Ellis, Victor Zapatero, Stanley Mehringer, Tracy Staton, Beverly Miller, Ethel Goolsby, Rox- Next Sunday, April 22, we will welcome a representative of the ianne & Edmund Schuster, Ray Zies, Tommy & Killian Ryan Congregation of the Salvatorian Fathers (Society of Divine Sav- Beard, M.G. Gonzalez Family, Sheila Higgins, Dcn. Dwight ior) Fr. Thaddeus Tabak, SDS, who comes to provide some infor- & Jo Mahoney, Russ de Cordova, Paul Thomas Mahoney, mation on their apostolates, and to ask for spiritual and monetary Lisa Hill, Charles Little and Nelta Little. support.

Let us pray for the deceased: Rosalía (Chio) Rivera, Reymun- Fr. Thaddeus was ordained in Poland in 1977. While working in do Sánchez, Jerry Dobiyanski, Patricia Shulze, Dana Rodrick many places some time ago he was also privileged to work in the McNair, Jim Rodgers, Luis Sifuentes and Hipólito Jiménez. Diocese of Austin either as a visiting priest ministering to Polish We pray to the Lord: Solidarity immigrants (it was under Bishop Harris) or for the next

10 years working in the parishes of St. Louis in Austin and in Rose- Please call the parish office to update the list. bud and Burlington in the Temple Deanery. Por favor llame al despacho parroquial para actualizar la lista. He was also appointed a Regional Superior of Polish Salvatorian Let us pray for all Service Members: Shelby Dickerson, Tony Fathers in the United States, and presently he is ministering as a Venegas, Kayla Olguin, Tony Contreras, Ramiro Rodriguez, local superior of the Salvatorian Fathers in Texas and as a Pastor of Caleb Arrington, Karina Rivera and Pamela Méndez. Our Lady of Sorrows in San Antonio, Texas. Please keep him in our prayers as he promises to pray for us. This week, we patronize our bulletin sponsor: The Sanctuary Candle is burning this week Belen’s Beauty Salon in loving memory of :+Reymundo Sánchez PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVENTS ANUNCIOS EN ESPAÑOL

Study Group “Gospel of John” will meet today after 8:00 Los Caballeros de Colon Tiene la rifa de rifle con una comida de Espa- a.m. Mass in the Parish Hall conference room. gueti hoy en el Salón Parroquial después de la Misa de 10. Pueden compra su boletos con los miembros de los Caballeros de Colon.

Knights of Columbus Rifle Raffle & Spaghetti Dinner will El Plan Cooperativo Misionero Es un programa diocesano que promueve be today after the 10:00 a.m. Mass in the Parish Hall. You la conciencia de las misiones en todo el mundo en las parroquias de toda la may purchase your Rifle tickets and get delicious plate of Spa- Diócesis. Representantes de congregaciones misioneras de hombres y mu- ghetti. jeres, diócesis misioneras, grupos misioneros laicos afiliados a las órdenes

Rosary Study Class will meet this Monday, at 12:30 noon at misioneras, sociedades de vida apostólica están invitados a hablar en las Deacon Dwight Mahoney house. You are most welcome to parroquias para informar a los fieles de la Vida de la Iglesia Universal y join us. For more information contact the church office. para obtener apoyo financiero. El próximo Domingo, 22 de Abril, dare- mos la bienvenida a un representante de la Congregación de los Padres Jamaica Festival May 6th Bring your family and friends and Salvatorianos (Sociedad del Divino Salvador). El Padre Tadeo Tabak, join us for our Festival! There will be homemade Mexican SDS, que viene a proporcionar información sobre sus apostolados, y para food, music and much more. We hope to see you! pedir apoyo espiritual y monetario. Padre Tadeo fue ordenado en Polonia en 1977. Mientras trabajaba en muchos lugares hace algún tiempo, también Calling in all Raffle tickets If you still have Jamaica Raffle tuvo el privilegio de trabajar en la Diócesis de Austin como sacerdote visi- tickets, please submit them as soon as possible with the stubs tante ministrando a los inmigrantes de Solidaridad Polaca (estuvo bajo el and money to the church office. Obispo Harris) o durante los siguientes 10 años. Trabajando en las parro-

Jamaica T-Shirts are here and the Hispanic Community will be quias de St. Luis en Austin y en Rosebud y Burlington en Decanto de Tem- selling them after each Mass. ple. También fue nombrado Superior Regional de los Padres Salvatorianos Polacos en los Estados Unidos, y actualmente está ministrando como supe- Jamaica Raffle 2018 St. Mary’s Hispanic community is sell- rior local de los Padres Salvatorianos en Texas y como Pastor de Nuestra ing raffle tickets for three prizes; 1st prize: Frigidaire 25.5 cu. Señora de los Dolores en San Antonio, Texas. Por favor manténganlo en ft. side-by-side White Refrigerator; 2nd prize: Kenmore 6.5 nuestras oraciones mientras promete orar por nosotros. cu. ft. Electric Dryer & Kenmore 3.5 cu. ft. Top-Load Washer Festival de Jamaica Es el 6 de Mayo Traiga a su familia y amigos y with deep fill option; 3rd prize: $400.00 Visa Gift Card. únase a nosotros para nuestro Festival! Habrá comida mexicana casera, Tickets are $20.00 and the drawing will be held on Sunday, música y mucho más. Esperamos a verlos! May 6th. Please help us advertise, buy, or sell tickets. Atención: Si todavía ustedes tiene boletos de la Rifa de la Jamaica por First Communion & Confirmation Class and Mass atten- favor entrégalos los mas pronto posible con los talones y el dinero. Puede dance: pasar por el despacho parroquial o con la Sra. Filo Contreras.

 Mandatory Sunday classes from 11:00 a.m.- 11:45 a.m. Venta de Camisetas Se esta vendiendo camisetas de la Jamaica después First Communion Students will meet in the Parish Hall. de Misa. Pueden comprar las con el Grupo Comunidad Hispana.

Confirmation Students will meet in the conference room Rifa de Jamaica La Comunidad Hispana de Sta. María esta vendiendo of the Parish Hall. boletos de Rifa para el Festival Jamaica 2018 son tres gran premios.; 1o  Mandatory Mass attendance: The sacramental students premio: Un Refrigerador marca Frigidaire de 25.5 cúbicos pies de dos o can attend Mass at 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. or 12:00 p.m. puertas verticales; 2 premio: Una secadora electrodoméstica marca Ken- more 6.5 cúbicos pies y una Lavadora marca Kenmore de 3.5 cúbicos pies Mass. The front pews will be reserved for them. cer de carga superior con opción de llenado profundo; 3 premio: Tarjeta de Attention: First Communion & Confirmation Parents regalía de Visa de $ 400.00. Los boletos cuestan $ 20.00 y el sorteo se lle- Mandatory vará a cabo el Domingo, 6 de Mayo. Ayúdenos a publicitar, comprar o vender boletos.  Saturday, May 12 -1st Communion Retreat 9:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. (Every child must attend!!!) Clases de Primera Comunión y Confirmación Con la presencia de asis- tir la Santa Misa.  Wednesday, May 16- 1st Communion Rehearsal During CCE  Clases dominicales obligatorias de 11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. para los alumnos de Primera Comunión en el Salón Parroquial. Los alum-  Saturday, May 19 - 1st Communion Mass 5:00 p.m. In nos de Confirmación en el cuarto de conferencia del Salón Parro- the Parish Hall. quial.  Saturday, May 26 - Confirmation Rehearsal 6:00 p.m.  Asistencia obligatoria a la Santa Misa los estudiantes sacramentales  Sunday, May 27 - Confirmation Mass 12:00 p.m. In the pueden asistir a La Santa Misa a las 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. o 12:00 Parish Hall. p.m. Las bancas delanteras serán reservados para los alumnos.

Offer the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass Celebrating Mass is a Atención: Padres de Primera Comunión y de Confirmación Obligatorio great gift to your loved ones, living and deceased or for any other special occasion. Stop by the office for open dates.  Sábado, 12 de Mayo - Retiro de Primera Comunión 9:00a.m.-2:00 p.m. (¡Todos los niños deben asistir!) Donate Altar Flowers for Sunday Two fresh arrangements  Miércoles, 16 de Mayo - Ensayo de Primera Comunión Durante el are for $70.00. You may offer these for your loved ones, living Catecismo. and deceased or for any other special occasion. Stop by the  Sábado, 19 de Mayo - Misa de Primera Comunión a las 5:00p.m. en office for open dates. el Salón Parroquial. Rummage Sale The Ladies Altar Guild will start collecting  Sábado, 26 de Mayo - Ensayo de Confirmación a las 6:00 p.m. items for the rummage sale in August. You may drop off your  Domingo, 27 de Mayo - Misa de Confirmación a las 12:00 p.m. en el donations after May 28th, during regular office hours. They Salón Parroquial. will be taken to storage until the rummage sale.

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