Saint Mary Magdalene Catholic Church FLINT, TEXAS
March , Fifth Sunday of Lent
WELCOME TO OUR VISITORS BIENVENIDOS We extend a very special welcome to our friends and visitors who have come to pray with us today. Whether you're just having a look or are searching for a place to worship, we're happy to have you here. We trust that our worship will be encouraging to all and hope that you find a warm, welcoming community here at St. Mary Magdalene Parish. Please call us at the office, 903-894-7647, if we can be of help to you or if you would like to become a member of our parish.
MASS SCHEDULE/HORARIO DE MISAS
WEEKENDS / FIN DE SEMANA: Saturday/Sábado - 5:00pm Contact us! Comuníquese con nosotros! Sunday/Domingo - 9:00am, 11:30am, 1:30pm-Español & 5:00pm WEB: www.stmarymagdaleneflint.org EMAIL: general@stmarymagdaleneflint.org WEEKDAYS / ENTRE SEMANA: Facebook : @smmflint Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Lunes, Miércoles, Jueves y Viernes 6:00pm
Tuesday/ Martes - 9:30am
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: Every Tuesday from 7:00am to 6:00pm Todos los martes de 7:00am a 6:00pm Diocese of Tyler ROSARY / ROSARIO: 18221 FM 2493, Flint, TX 75762 Tuesday at 9:00am / Martes a las 9:00am ph: 903-894-7647 Fax: 903-894-7739 www.stmarymagdaleneflint.org SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Pastor: Rev. Fr. James Rowland SACRAMENTO DE RECONCILIACION Saturdays/ Sábado from 3:30pm For Sacramental emergencies please call: Wednesdays of Faith Formation / Miércoles de Rev. Fr. James Rowland (903) 283-3340 Catecismo at 6:30pm Rev. Msgr. John Flynn (903) 952-3464 Rev. Fr. Peter McGrath 903-424-8810 WEEKLY CALENDAR
Pray for: Pray for our service Anniversaries of Dearly members: Departed : Joel Rivera Tracy Stolle SGT Matthew Schrader Sara Terho-Streck Leo Barnard, March 4 Richard Dutke SGT. James McKeown, Natl Guard Margaret Bryant, March 18 Paul Landers deployed to Africa James Glen Woodruff, March 19 Madeline & Richard Lewis Cprl. Alex Harmon, US Marine Corp. Don Westhoff, March 24 Cheryl Jansen – Japan Mary Gilmore, March 30 Gen’l Howard Fish Lieutenant Sarah McGuire, U.S. Anne Brannan Navy Pilot, Coronado Island, Gary Cool California. Jim and Rose Londo Thomas Torre If you have a loved one in active Peaches Owen service for our country, please email Elisa Allgaier Jane Prokesh the office with their rank, name and Vincent Genusa where they’re deployed. PARISH NEWS / NOTICIAS
Saturday, March 17, St. Patrick’s Day Party (Pub Trivia) tonight after 5:00 pm Mass.
We are preparing for our Easter Egg Saturday, March 17, anointing of the sick during Mass. Hunt!!!! There’s a box in Peaches Hall where you can bring candy donations. Sunday, March 18, Men’s ACTS Retreat Reunion after 11:30 am Mass. PLEASE NO CHOCOLATE!!!!!
Wednesday, March 21, EDGE and Faith Formation meet beginning at 6:00 pm.
Saturday, March 24, Rosary Retreat at SMM; details are in the bulletin.
The Senior Lunch Bunch will attend noon Mass at Saints Peter & Paul Chapel on Wednesday, March 21, 2018. After Mass we will dine at Kawa’s, 1024 W SW Loop 323. All seniors are welcome to attend.
DONACIONES Y MISAS Candle Donations Puede llamar a la oficina para pedir misas para sus difuntos o celebraciones especiales. No es obligatorio pero se recomineda dar un estipendio de $5 por misa al sacerdote. The 7-Day Candle for the week of Tambien puede donar dinero para los arreglos March 17 through March 23 is florales o las veladoras semanales o del altar a donated by Marge Devereaux in nombre de sus familiares y/o amigos, memory of her father, Roy Ryser. celebraciones especiales o aniversarios.
SMM Food Pantry
The Food Pantry ministry is an Collection Report important ministry at St. Mary Magdalene providing help to those in need in our area. The Collection totals for the weekend of March 10 & 11 = $19,250.53 SMM Food Pantry operates every Wednesday morning and is one of the few pantries in the 2nd Collection – Catholic Relief Services (CRSC). This week, we area that provides a meal in addition to providing food are taking up The Catholic Relief Services Collection to respond supplies. Each week, about twenty parishioners are to Jesus in disguise. This collection helps six Catholic agencies to provide relief and support to struggling communities and to involved in interviewing and registering qualified clients, work toward peace and reconciliation among our marginalized preparing meals in the kitchen, and retrieving, brothers and sisters here and around the world. Please organizing, packaging and distributing food supplies to prayerfully consider how you can support the collection. our clients. The SMM Food Pantry purchases our food supplies from the East Texas Food Bank and typically Esta semana realizaremos The Catholic Relief Services Collection serves 40-80 clients per week at a cost of $500-1000. para responder a Jesus con otro rostro, le ayudaras? Esta The Food Pantry also coordinates with the ALMS colecta ayuda a seis agencias catolicas a brindar asistencia y committee to provide additional assistance to clients in apoyo a las communidades luchan por salir Adelante y trabajar the form of gas cards and store gift cards, as funds para conseguir la paz y la reconciliacion entre nuestras hermanas allow. y hermanos marginados aqui y alrededor del mundo. Por favor, en oracion, considera la manera en la que puedas contribuir a esta colecta. Considere ser voluntario en la Despensa de la iglesia que sirve a 40-80 familias cada semana. La Despensa abre cada Miércoles de 9:30am- 11:30am
ROSARY RETREAT AT ST. MARY MAGDALENE SATURDAY, MARCH 24, AT NOON
LENT IS THE PERFECT TIME TO MAKE A RETREAT BY PRAYING THE ROSARY!
This Lent, you are invited to get closer to Our Lord through His Blessed Mother at a special Rosary Retreat. Come pray a scriptural Rosary by St. John Paul II. Learn about the "15 Promises of Our Lady" to those who pray Her Rosary!
ALL ARE WELCOME. R.S.V.P. is appreciated: [email protected] (903)780-2935
"THE FAMILY THAT PRAYS TOGETHER, STAYS TOGETHER." Fr. Patrick Peyton, The Rosary Priest
SAINTS FOR THE WEEK Altar Servers
Saturday, March 17, St. Patrick, Bishop – died in 461 at Down; Saturday, March 17 @ 5:00 pm – None Assigned born about 389 of Romano-British origin, perhaps in Wales; founded metropolitan See of Armagh; authored “Confessio”; Sunday, March 18 @ 9:00 am – Gabe Oxler, Lainey & the famous “Lorica” (Lat., breastplate), a work praising Christ, Landon Fletcher is probably his; patron of Nigeria; apostle and patron of Ireland. Sunday, March 18 @ 11:30 am – Teagan & Cadence Graul Monday, March 19 – SAINT JOSEPH, SPOUSE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY – honored on 19 March since the Sunday, March 18 @ 5:00 pm – Brady Noyes end of the 10th century; declared Patron of the Universal Church in 1870 by Pope Pius IX; patron of workers, carpenters, and of fathers; also of Austria, Belgium, Bohemia, Saturday, March 24 @ 5:00 pm – Kelsey & Brady Filla Canada, Mexico, Peru, and (south) Vietnam; mentioned in the Eucharistic Prayers I-IV. Sunday, March 25 @ 9:00 am – Phiana Pleasant, Mason Estes, Luca Guzzetta, Callie Maxwell Friday, March 23, Saint Turibius of Mogravejo, Bishop – died in 1606; from Salamanca; as a layman he was the chief judge of Sunday, March 25 @ 11:30 am – Alyssa Bryant, the Inquisition at Granada; as archbishop of Lima, he presided Jackson Speaker, Michael Lowe over the III Council of Lima (1583); established the first seminary in the New World; sought to alleviate poverty among Sunday, March 25 @ 5:00 pm – None Assigned the native population; contemporary of Rose of Lima; patron of Latin American bishops.
The Belles of St. May Magdalene
The Belles is a Ministry at Saint Mary Magdalene Church open to ladies in the parish. We support Saint Mary Magdalene Church, various charities and provide a social fellowship for women in the parish. One of our most important projects is providing luncheons for the families of the deceased following the funeral. Social activities include holiday parties, speakers and game nights. Religion based activities include retreats, motivational speakers, and an annual communion breakfast. Anyone interested in more information, please contact Ann Connor at 903-312-0314 or e- mail me at: [email protected].
Rose Lawn Cemetery Tyler’s Finest Resting Place 2003 Blue Mountain Blvd. www.roselawncemetery.info ph. 903-939-9922 Danny Saleh Parishoner
P&D LawnCare Paulino Estrada, Jr 903-941-7458 Email: [email protected] (formerly 4D’s Lawncare)
Kelly Wright
Atelier Creek Salon
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