Holy Family Catholic Church Abilene, Texas May 10, 2015

SCHEDULE OF SERVICES & INTENTIONS Sunday, May 10 6th Sunday of Easter 9:00 a.m. +Larry Grice by Alice Grice (Msgr. Fred) 10:30 a.m. +Barbara Dunn by Jeanne Williams and Cathy & David Hodge (Fr. Sam) 12:00 noon All the People of the Parish (Fr. Sam)

Monday, May 11 Sunday, May 10 6th Sunday of Easter 7:00 a.m. +Marianna by Chojnowski Family (Fr. Sam) 3:30-5:30 p.m. 5th & 6th Grade Encounter Tuesday, May 12 6:00-8:00 p.m. TNT 7:30 a.m. +Peg Kennedy by Budd & Jane Hoff (Fr. Sam) Monday, May 11 No Noon Mass due to Funeral at 10:00 a.m. 6:45 p.m. Celebration Choir Practice Wednesday, May 13 Tuesday, May 12 7:00 a.m. +Bogdan by Chojnowski Family (Fr. Sam) 6:30 a.m. Men’s Spirituality Group 8:00 a.m. +Deacon Paul Klein by John & Barbara Stuart 11:30 a.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation (Fr. Sam) (Msgr. Fred) Wednesday, May 13 Thursday, May 14 7:00 p.m. Parish Choir Practice 7:00 a.m. In Thanksgiving of St. Anthony by Estela Bunce Thursday, May 14 (Fr. Sam) 9:30-11:00 a.m. Adult Scripture Study 8:00 a.m. Joe Bayer by Dick Spiegel (Msgr. Fred ) 6:00 p.m. Diocesan Rural Life Mass, Friday, May 15 St. Bonifice, Olfen 6:30 p.m. Confirmation Mass Friday, May 15 Saturday, May 16 6:30 p.m. Confirmation Mass 8:00 a.m. +Peg Kennedy by Doug & Sue Drumheller (Msgr. Saturday, May 16 Fred) 4:00-5:15 p.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation ( Fr. Sam) 4:00 p.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation ( Msgr. Fred ) 4:00 p.m. Bereavement Group 5:30 p.m. +Zendola Yoes by Victoria Yoes (Fr. Sam) Sunday, May 17 Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord Sunday, May 17 Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord 6:00-8:00 p.m. TNT

9:00 a.m. +Al Bachmeyer by John & Barbara Stuart (Fr. Sam) THIS YEAR’S SEED AND SOIL RURAL LIFE MASS will be 10:30 a.m. +Joanne Buscher by Jimmie & Joyce Jay (Msgr. at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, May 14, 2015 at St. Boniface Church in Fred) Olfen. Bishop Michael J. Sis will be the main celebrant of the Mass 12:00 noon All the People of the Parish (Msgr. Fred ) and Fr. Ariel Lagunilla of Olfen will assist. Those who attend the PLEASE NOTE CHANGES IN THE MASS SCHEDULE ABOVE Mass are invited to bring basket s of grain, fresh produce, cotton, homecanned fruit, vegetables, etc., for blessing. For more information, contact Deacon Charlie Evans, Director of Rural Life Please pray for the Sick: for the Diocese of San Angelo, at cevans@sanan gelodiocese.org , or Angelina Aguero, Leticia Ambrosio, Veronica Bartosh, Joe 325-357-4520 Bayer, Joyce Bayer, Ben Benigno, Bruce Benigno, Kerry Borth, Leroy Caughey, Jean Duhon, Nicholas Garcia, Stephanie Geyer, BISHOP SIS WILL CELEBRATE THE SACRAMENT OF Mike Innes, Claudette Perry, Lisa Porter, Yolanda Saucedo, CONFIRMATION here at Holy Family on Friday, May 15, at Fran Scanlon, Deacon Gerald Schwalb, Emil Szymanski, 6:30 p.m. Because of the Confirmation Mass, there will be no 9:00 Beulah Mae Young, Dennis Wherry, Linda Zett. a.m. Mass on Friday, May 15. Everyone is invited to attend the Confirmation Mass to join with others as we pray for the gifts of the Names are removed from the prayer list after four weeks unless the Holy Spirit which our young people will receive this evening. You office is notified. will also have the opportunity to meet and visit with Bishop Sis at

PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS the soul of the reception in the parish center following Mass. Jean Brown, wife of Russ Brown. We pray her family will be comforted by the promise of the resurrection, and that she and CORPUS CHRISTI PROCESSION and Ceremony of the “Coronation of Our Lady” will be held at Sacred Heart, 837 all the faithful departed may rest in peace through God’s mercy. Jeanette Street, Abilene, on Sunday, May 17, 2015. The Procession BACCALAUREATE MASS: gra duating high school seniors will will begin at 6:00 p.m. on th e grounds of the Perpetual Adoration be recognized at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, May 24 . If you will Chapel across the street from the church. Everyone is invited to be graduating from high school and would like to be included in participate. Please check the bulletin board in the church foyer for this special recognition ceremony, please contact Penny Pope or the more information. church office at 692-1820. CATHOLIC COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN will be taken THE REFUGEE COMMITTEE is in need of volunteers to up next week. This collection communicates the Good News provide transportation to and from Mass for refugee families. If through Catholic social media activities and enriches our faith you are able to help our fellow parishioners in this way, please through podcasts, television, radio, and print media. Half of all contact Doug and Judie Eichorst at 698-0712 as soon as possible. proceeds remain in our diocese, so please be generous . Additional offering envelopes a re available in the foyer book cart.

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LADY IN BLUE DAY : Bishop Michael Sis will join people in San Angelo and around the world to recognize the 350 th anniversary of the death of Sor Maria de Agreda, the “Lady in Blue,” on Good News! Sunday, May 24. While the Lady in Blue Day has been celebrated May 10, 2015 - SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (B) in San Angelo for a number of years on June 20, the date of May 24 Acts 10:25–26, 34–35, 44–48 / 1 Jn 4:7–10 /Jn 15:9–17 has been selected this year in solidarity with a major anniversary It’s not often we’re caught in our prejudices. My moment of celebration taking place on the same day in her town of Agreda, reckoning came with the birth of my second daughter. My Spain. The seventh annual celebration in San Angelo will begin hospital roommate was a teenager giving birth to her third child. with the Procession of Flowers at 6:00 p.m. at Christ the King My husband and I were having trouble making ends meet, and Retreat Center, 802 Ford Street, followed by the Mass of Pentecost even with insurance we’d still have hospital bills. at 6:30 p.m. celebrated by Bishop Sis in the Retreat Center Chapel. I resented the free care my roommate was receiving. Why can’t you be more responsible? I thought. Because of people like you, my hospital bills are higher. Reflecting back, I’m ashamed of my attitude. I held the unconscious assumption that I had a “right” to this fine hospital because I was working, could pay bills, and had insurance. Would I deny my roommate’s child the level of care I wanted UPCOMING CHURCH RENOVATIONS: For some time now, for my own? our church pews and kneelers have been in need of significant The early Church wrestled with that type of question. Could repair. Following consultation with the Pastoral and Finance Gentiles be admitted to the Christian community? They were Councils, a Committee was formed to consider repair or considered unclean, and any Jew who touched or ate with them replacement of the pews as well as several other repairs and would be made unclean. improvements. With the approval of Bishop Sis, the renovation project has been approved as follows: 1)remove and discard In the encounter with Cornelius, Peter comes to realize that existing pews and replace with new solid wood pews; 2)install new there is no clean or unclean when it comes to people. God shows carpet prior to the installation of the new pews; 3) reupholster and no partiality. The Holy Spirit makes a convincing argument to refurbish all of the chairs used in the church, including the presider the believers by falling on the Gentiles even before they’re chair and other chairs in the sanctuary; 4) install four new sets of baptized. doors for the main entrances of the church (north and east). We often decide, consciously or subconsciously, who is

Reupholstering and refurbishing of the chairs will begin next week. worthy of our care or God’s. But Jesus commanded us to love The presider chair and other furniture in the sanctuary will be one another and to dwell in love, because God is love. completed first; all of the chairs should be finished in six weeks. It’s our prejudice that gets in the way. MARY KATHARINE DEELEY During the summer months, we will be working on removing the [email protected] 827, permission to publish has been granted on May 1, 2014, by the Most Reverend Edward M. Rice, Auxiliary Bishop, existing pews and replacing the carpet in anticipation of the new Archdiocese of St. Louis. Permission to publish is an indication that nothing contrary to Church teaching is contained in this work. It does not imply any endorsement of the opinions expressed in the publication; nor is any liability assumed by this pews and kneelers that are expected in August or September. permission.” No part of this work may be used in any form without the prior written permission of Liguori Publications. Scripture texts in this work are taken from the New American Bible, revised edition © 2010, 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity A second phase of this project will address renovation to our church of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, DC. All Rights Reserved. To order Liguori Sunday Bulletins, call 800-325-9521. lighting and sound system. VOCATION CROSS FOR THE HOME: Please volunteer to We thank all of you for your patience and cooperation during this take home the vocation cross which is located on the table in the process. Most of all, we thank you for your generous financial church foyer. The parish will join your family during their selected support which enables us to improve our sacred worship space. week in praying for vocations to the priesthood and religious life. May 10 - Bob Moore & Family CROSSROADS BEREAVEMENT GROUP addresses the May 17 - Shane Garner & Family spiritual needs of those coping with the loss of a loved one. The Please include Freddie Odima and all of our seminarians in your next meeting will be Saturday, May 16, 2015, at 4:00 p.m. in the prayers for vocations this month. church classroom 108. For more information please call Gwen WOULD YOU VISIT THEM? Did you know that there is a Marentes at 864-6949. group of Catholic men, who visit our incarcerated brothers in Christ

here at Taylor County Jail? We are looking for men that can HOLY LIGHT CHARISMATIC PRAYER GROUP will not commit at least one Saturday a month from 9-10 a.m. to visit the meet again at Holy Family until the fall. Everyone is encouraged to imprisoned men here in Abilene, who are in dire need of our attend the Hearts' In One Accord city-wide weekly prayer meeting Christian witness. For more information contact Ron Stegenga at held at Sacred Heart Parish on Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. which will (325) 668-3175 or by e-mail at wrstegenga@gmail. Please write meet throughout the summer. "jail ministry" in the subject line. SACRIFICIAL GIVING : May 2-3, 2015, with 1247 families: Envelopes and Checks ...... 18,679.65 Loose Plate ...... 2,041.96 SPONSOR OF THE WEEK In Loving Memory of our Parents Total Income ...... 20,721.61 and Grandson, Richard

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