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Please keep the sick members of our Parish family in your prayers: Lawrence Seidemann, Jr., Luciano Zapata, Salvador Rodriguez, Mary Brown, Catalina Gonzalez, Grace Zapata, Mariela Ortiz, Lou Samuels, Lolita Guzmán, Priscilla Garcia, Yolanda Diaz, Rosa Maria Santos, Arcadio Diaz & Kim Hollingsworth, Fernando Santos, Inez Pena, Jose, Felipe, & Teresa Munoz, Carmen Lujan, Rodrigo Sabando, Josefina Aguero, Juan Duenas, Armando Cantu, Eva Maria Gonzalez, Leonardo Ramirez, Helen & Laurie Williamson, Osvaldo Mendoza Jr., Abigail Renata, Rodolfo Gonzalez, Sr., Jerry Donoho, Abra- ham Perez, Isidra Reyna, Jovita Pena, Lillie Munoz, Cassie Pena, K. C. Pena, Yamil Ramirez, Luis Maldonado, Loyda Ra- mirez, Mary Skov, Emily Gandarilla, Carolyn Gangluff, Enemencio Jaso, Mary Sparkman, and all those who are not listed and still are in need of our prayers. If you have a person to add on this prayer list, please call the office at 972-227-4124. You can also write the names of your sick loved ones in the notebook on the stand in the Narthex.  ,! 12#0Q   %#U PURSUANT TO SECTION 30.06, PENAL CODE (TRESPASS BY LICENSE HOLDER WITH A CONCEALED HAND- GUN), A PERSON LICENSED UNDER SUBCHAPTER H, CHAPTER 411, GOVERNMENT CODE (HANDGUN LI- CENSING LAW), MAY NOT ENTER THIS PROPERTY WITH A CONCEALED HANDGUN. DE ACUERDO CON LA SECCIÓN 30.06 DEL CÓDIGO PENAL (INGRESO SIN AUTORIZACIÓN DE UN TITULAR DE UNA LICENCIA CON UNA PISTOLA OCULTA), UNA PERSONA CON LICENCIA SEGÚN EL SUBCAPÍTULO H, CAPÍTULO 411, CÓDIGO DEL GOBIERNO (LEY SOBRE LICENCIAS PARA PORTAR PISTOLAS), NO PUEDE INGRE- SAR A ESTA PROPIEDAD CON UNA PISTOLA OCULTA. ******************************************************************************************* PURSUANT TO SECTION 30.07, PENAL CODE (TRESPASS BY LICENSE HOLDER WITH AN OPENLY CARRIED HANDGUN), A PERSON LICENSED UNDER SUBCHAPTER H, CHAPTER 411, GOVERNMENT CODE (HANDGUN LICENSING LAW), MAY NOT ENTER THIS PROPERTY WITH A HANDGUN THAT IS CARRIED OPENLY. DE ACUERDO CON LA SECCIÓN 30.07 DEL CÓDIGO PENAL (INGRESO SIN AUTORIZACIÓN DE UN TITULAR DE UNA LICENCIA CON UNA PISTOLA A LA VISTA), UNA PERSONA CON LICENCIA SEGÚN EL SUBCAPÍTULO H, CAPÍTULO 411, CÓDIGO DEL GOBIERNO (LEY SOBRE LICENCIAS PARA PORTAR PISTOLAS), NO PUEDE INGRE- SAR A ESTA PROPIEDAD CON UNA PISTOLA A LA VISTA. Thank you to all who have already participated and in the On Wednesday of Holy Week, April 17, 2019 Bishop’s appeal, If you haven’t pledged there are additional at 7 pm in the St. Claire of Assisi Hall, envelopes in the Narthex. These can be filled out and we will show the video of dropped in the collection basket. Gracias a todos los que participaron al llamado del Obispo. “The Passion of The Christ”. Si no se ha comprometido, hay sobres adicionales en el All are welcome. Narthex. Puede llenar la información y entrega los sobres en la canasta de la colecta. Stations of the cross will be offered in English at 5:00 pm all Fridays during Lent. 26th Annual Bishop's Pro-Life Dinner, April 13: Bilingual Stations of the Cross on Fridays during Lent Bishop Edward J. Burns invites you to the Bishop's @ 7 PM and the groups that will be leading them:

Pro-Life Dinner on April 13th at the Renaissance Dal- March 22 Renovación Parroquial las-Addison Hotel. This spectacular event benefiting March 29 Guadalupanos/Youth the Catholic Pro-Life Committee will feature the per- April 5 Cursillistas sonal reflections and acoustic performance of award- April 12 CRHP winning Christian artists Tenth Avenue North, as well April 19 Knights of Columbus & Altar Society as special guest and EWTN radio host Gloria Purvis. The evening will include a raffle, wine and jewelry KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS FISH FRY pulls, and private reception at 5 p.m., followed by a Friday nights during Lent come join us for seated banquet, live auction and program at 6:30 p.m. GOOD FOOD, GOOD TIMES and FELLOWSHIP This event raises critical funds to save babies, support KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL 12484 families, provide education and spread the Gospel of ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC CHURCH Parish Center Life! Reservations are $125 for an individual seat, $1,250 for a table of ten. Premium tables with tickets Dates: March 22, & 29 and April 5, and 12 to the Private Reception begin at $5,000. Raffle tickets Time: Dinner served 5:30 PM until 7:30 PM. for a chance to win $15,000 in MasterCard® gift cards Menu: Fried Fish, Cole Slaw, Hushpuppies, Tea, are available now for $30 each, 4 for $80 and 8 for Coffee and Dessert or a Baked Fish Platter $125. Dinner reservations are requested by April 2, with, Mixed Vegetables, Cole Slaw, Hush 2019, after which the price increases to $150. Seating puppies, Tea, Coffee and Dessert. is limited. Reservations may be made at prolifedal- COST: Will be $10.00 per adult, $6.00 per child las.org/dinner or call 972-267-LIFE (5433). Spanish under 12 year of age. translation headsets available. The dinner is open to anyone who wants to attend, so come one, come all; bring your family, friends, co-workers, The Light is On for You—On Wednesdays, April 10th and neighbors to join us for Good Food, Fun Times and and April 17th from 5-6 pm and 7-8 pm the parish of St. Great Fellowship. Francis Lancaster, in the Catholic Diocese of Dallas will We will also host a 50-50 Pot with the drawing being have our “Lights On” for these evenings of at 7:25 PM to choose the winner. Winner does not have to Lenten Reconciliation. be present at the time of the drawing. Wednesday evening Mass will take place at 6:30 pm in the Chapel.  ,! 12#0Q  V GOSPEL MEDITATION - As we march through Lent, it can Religious Education be easy to think it's all about sacrifice. No chocolate, no alcohol, no meat on Fridays. Yet here, only in the second week of Lent, we have the story of the transfiguration. This reading reminds us of the "why" In Lent, the baptized are called to re- behind what we do. We don't fast from dessert to lose weight. We new their baptismal commitment as don't donate money or serve others because it's merely a nice thing to others prepare to be baptized through do. Lent is about transformation! the Rite of Christian Initiation of Peter, James, and John trudged up the mountainside behind Adults, a period of learning and dis- Jesus. This must have been a difficult hike, because when they cernment for individuals who have de- reached the top, "Peter and his companions had been overcome by clared their desire to become Catholics. sleep." Despite our best efforts, perhaps we, too, can be asleep to The key to fruitful observance of these practices is to rec- the deeper meaning of the Lenten season. Jesus is transfigured ognize their link to baptismal renewal. We are called not while they slumber, but eventually they become "fully awake, just to abstain from sin during Lent, but to true conversion [and] they saw his glory and the two men standing with him." of our hearts and minds as followers of Christ. We recall This is no small thing! The disciples witness Jesus in his di- those waters in which we were baptized into Christ's death, vine splendor and see the miraculous apparitions of Moses and died to sin and evil, and began new life in Elijah. The entire mountain becomes a spiritual breakthrough. "A Christ.www.USCCB.org cloud came and cast a shadow over them, and they became fright- Lent is a favorable season for opening the doors to all ened when they entered the cloud." These symbols are present in those in need and recognizing in them the face of the Old Testament. They are present on Mount Sinai when Moses Christ."-- Pope Francis prayed alone and received the 10 Commandments. Elijah had a *********** similar experience when he prayed alone before God. But here are En la Cuaresma, los bautizados son llamados a renovar su ordinary men, former fishermen, who have been drawn up into an compromiso bautismal mientras otros se preparan para ser adventure beyond their wildest expectations. Jesus is the Christ, bautizados a través del Rito de Iniciación Cristiana de Adul- the Messiah, the fulfillment of all that came before. But Christian- tos, un período de aprendizaje y discernimiento para las perso- ity is not the religion of the elite, where only the select few are nas que han declarado su deseo de convertirse en católicos. allowed to participate. We are all invited into spiritual transforma- La clave para la observancia fructífera de estas prácticas es tion. Lent is a privileged time for this! reconocer su vínculo con la renovación bautismal. Somos llamados no solo a abstenernos del pecado durante la MEDITACIÓN EVANGÉLICO - En las lecturas de Cuaresma, sino a la verdadera conversión de nuestros cora- hoy se refleja la tendencia que el ser humano experimenta zones y mentes como seguidores de Cristo. Recordamos cada día de su vida. Vive en una constante tensión de aquellas aguas en las que fuimos bautizados en la muerte quedarse o irse. Por ejemplo; si estamos en un lugar tran- de Cristo, murieendo al pecado y quilo, donde se respira paz y armonía se suele decir "Me al mal, y comenzamos una nueva gustaría quedarme aquí para siempre". En cambio, si se su- vida en Cristo. fre de alguna enfermedad grave, o muere un ser querido y www.USCCB.org se sume en el dolor se comenta, "Deseo salir de esto cuanto La Cuaresma es una temporada antes". Se vive así, quedándose y yéndose; dos polos opues- favorable para abrir las puertas tos. En este Evangelio, quedarse e irse esta junto en la vida a todos los necesitados y re- del discípulo. conocer en ellos el rostro de Pedro, Santiago y Juan, fueron con Jesús al monte para Cristo ". - Papa Francisco hacer oración. Mientras oraba, Jesús se transfiguro y su ropa se volvió de una blancura fulgurante. El Evangelio nos Participate in the Stations of the Cross every Friday of narra que Moisés y Elías conversaban con él. En ese in- Lent @ 5 PM in English, 7 PM Bilingual. stante, Pedro y sus compañeros despertaron y ante tanta Participar en el Viacrucis los viernes de Cuaresma 5 pm en belleza, Pedro le propone a Jesús lo siguiente: "Maestro, Ingles y 7 PM bilingüe. ¡qué bueno que estemos aquí! Levantemos tres chozas: una para ti, otra para Moisés y otra para Elías." (Lucas 9:33). Sin duda, Pedro quería quedarse, no deseaba bajar---era difícil para el irse de ese lugar. 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