Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church September 15, 2019 PO Box 130, 411 Ware St, Groom TX 79039 Phone & Fax: 806-248-7584 / Cell Phone: 806-316-4146 Parish Email: [email protected] Website: immaculateheartgroomtx.com
Pastor Arokia Raj Samala Parish Council Chair Jason Eugea Finance Council Chair Rodney Bohr Alter Society President Joannie Kling RCIA Tabitha Eggemeyer DRE Nicole Kuehler Youth Director Kathleen Barkley Bookkeeper Sherri Wieberg Bulletin [email protected]
24th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME HAVE YOU QUIT FORGIVING,GIVING, AND LIVING?
"Let Me alone, then, that My wrath may blaze up against them to consume them." —Exodus 32:10
The Lord was about to end His relationship with His chosen people, but He forgave them instead. Jeremiah wanted to quit his prophetic ministry (Jer 20:9) after he did not forgive the Israelites (see Jer 18:23). If Jesus hadn't prayed on Calvary for His Father to forgive us (see Lk 23:34), He may have been severely tempted to come down from the cross and quit the plan of salvation (see Mt 27:42).
Unforgiveness usually results in our quitting something the Lord wants us to continue, while forgiveness keeps it going on. If a wife refuses to forgive her husband, she may quit her marriage or at least quit trying in her marriage. If parents quit forgiving their children, they might easily quit parenting them. At best, they will just go through the motions.
Unforgiveness is the main cause of divorce, abuse, dysfunction, and neglect. When we quit forgiving seventy times seven (see Mt 18:22), we quit giving, loving, and trying. Eventually, we quit life and eternal life. If we quit forgiving one person, we quit our relationship with the Lord, for we pray that He forgive us as we forgive others (Mt 6:12). We must forgive as the father of the prodigal son did, or we will be like his older unforgiving son (see Lk 15:20, 28). Forgive — or risk quitting life, love, and God. Prayer: Father, I decide now to accept Your grace to forgive all those who have ever hurt me in any way. Mass Schedule Pray for Our Sick Saturday, until Oct 12...... 7:00pm Brandi Sustaire, John Detten, Emma Sunday...... 8:30am Detten, Tammy Bivens, Celeste Connelly, Shamara Husemann, Bill Becker, Monday, Thursday, Friday...... 7:30am Charleen Weller, Leonard Koetting, Alina Becker, Anna Marie Wink, Shirley Burgin, Confession: Matthew Gary Britten, Karen Berry, Doris By appointment only until we resume our Britten, Lynita Brown, Phillip Ollinger, normal mass schedule Dee Martinez, Shane King, Libby Howard, and Portia Thurman. There will be no adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in September Family Chalice Program September 14-15 Michele & Rodney Bohr Information September 21-22...... Nick Bohr Marriage Preparation: September 28-29...... Linda & Bill Bohr Contact Father Raj at least six months in October 5-6...... Donna Barnett advance. October 12-13...... Nick Ashford Family October 19-20....Vanessa & Jason Eugea Baptisms: Call the rectory for an appointment. Birthdays & Anniversaries Communion: September 15...... Amanda Harvey Homebound or the ill, call Father Raj at September 17...... Madeline Britten 248-7584 or cell 806-316-4146. September 18..A: Nathan & Sherri Wieberg September 19...... Thomas Moraniec Anyone unable to come forward for September 21...... Tony Britten, Mike Lister, communion, let Father Raj know before Bridget Britten, Alexander Britten, Mass. Those ill or homebound, please and Coby Eilenberger contact Father Raj to arrange for communion to be brought to your home on weekdays or weekends. Stewardship Reports 09/08/19 Stewardship Report Church Cleaning for September Individual $1,850 Marla Britten, Debbie Ollinger, Sandra Loose $ 207 Britten, Mary Treadwell, Pam Ashford, Children $ 22 Tami Keesee, Cara Ashford, Sharon TOTAL $2,079 Britten, Sherri Wieberg, Waymth Britten, Lori Connelly, Nicole Kuehler, Loretta 09/08/19 Building Fund Britten, Tabitha Eggemeyer, Shelley Individual & TOTAL $ 425 Britten and Britney Britten Liturgical Ministers Announcements Saturday, Sept 14, 2019 at 7:00pm Looking to deepen your relationship with Servers: Braxton and Zadyn God, renew your spirituality, give new Lector: Kay Britten meaning to your prayer life and Sunday Extraor. Com. Ministers: Kevin Brown and Liturgy, and to build lasting friendships? Jan Britten Registration for the October Women's ACTS Retreat is now open! The Retreat will begin Sunday, Sept 15, 2019 at 8:30am at 6:30pm on Thursday, October 17th at the Servers: Kate and Maci Bishop DeFalco Retreat Center in Amarillo. Lector: Marcia Conrad It will end on Sunday, October 20th. For Extraor. Com. Ministers: Joannie Kling, more information and to register online, Vanessa Eugea and Sandie Hickey visit actsamarillo.org or talk to Cari Weinheimer (806) 626-5608 Saturday, Sept 21, 2019 at 7:00pm Servers: Stephen and Tucker Lector: Cliff Britten TYM Breakfast, September 22nd following Extraor. Com. Ministers: John Connelly and Sunday morning mass. Kevin Brown Reminder for youth grades 7-12, please attend mass on Saturday evening the 21st Sunday, Sept 22, 2019 at 8:30am to help prepare breakfast on Sunday Servers: Alex and Damon morning! Lector: Ron Kuehler TYM will meet on the 1st Wednesday of Extraor. Com. Ministers: Melanie K Britten, each month and finish each month together Tabitha Eggemeyer and Sharon Britten at Adoration. TYM is responsible for the Homecoming Saturday, Sept 28, 2019 at 7:00pm Tailgate and this year it will be held at the Servers: Saffron and Hope tennis courts after the game. Anyone Lector: Jason Eugea available to bring cookies please contact Extraor. Com. Ministers: Sandie Hickey and Kathleen Barkley. John Connelly TYM Mass will be the 2nd Sunday of the month starting in October. Sunday, Sept 29, 2019 at 8:30am Servers: Ali and Carrigan TYM Parents, please help host a month this Lector: Kay Britten year, plan to sign up at breakfast on Extraor. Com. Ministers: Michele Bohr, Marla September 22nd. Britten and Susan Britten
1 in 4 children are food insecure. You can help end weekend hunger by donating to Snack Pak 4 Kids at the south entrance of the church. Second Collections September 15 - Catholic Charities Appeal Thought of the week: Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.
What does it mean that there are two types of contrition? And what are those types? For contrition to be perfect, there must be a real interior sorrow and repentance of one's sins. The Catholic Church teaches that there are two types of contrition, the perfect contrition and the imperfect contrition. The perfect contrition involves sorrow out of true love for God. You are sorry for having offended God and you want to return in a state of grace to improve your relationship with God. In the imperfect contrition, your sorrow is based on the fear of eternal punishment. You are not preoccupied with having offended God by your sinful nature; you just want to avoid going to hell.
Sept 16: Sts. Cornelius and Cyprian -Cornelius: "There is one God and one Christ and but one episcopal chair, originally founded on Peter, by the Lord's authority. There cannot, therefore, be set up another altar or another priesthood. Whatever any man in his rage or rashness shall appoint, in defiance of the divine institution, must be a spurious, profane and sacrilegious ordinance" (St. Cyprian, The Unity of the Catholic Church). Cyprian: “You cannot have God for your Father if you do not have the Church for your mother.... God is one and Christ is one, and his Church is one; one is the faith, and one is the people cemented together by harmony into the strong unity of a body.... If we are the heirs of Christ, let us abide in the peace of Christ; if we are the sons of God, let us be lovers of peace” (St. Cyprian, The Unity of the Catholic Church).
Sep 20: Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang and Companions: We marvel at the fact that the Korean Church was strictly a lay Church for a dozen years after its birth. How did the people survive without the Eucharist? It is no belittling of this and other sacraments to realize that there must be a living faith before there can be a truly beneficial celebration of the Eucharist. The sacraments are signs of God's initiative and response to faith already present. The sacraments increase grace and faith, but only if there is something ready to be increased.