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“COME TO ME, ALL YOU WHO LABOR AND ARE BURDENED, AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST.” MATTHEW 11:28
IN THIS ISSUE: ST. VERONICA GIULIANI | CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER “Christ redeemed us on the hard arms of the Cross, and His knight will not serve Him in any other way.” -SAINT FERDINAND III OF CASTILE
Welcome Visitors & Guests Office Hours Thank you for Celebrating the Mass with us. We are Monday through Friday: glad that you are here. If you have any questions 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. about our parish or joining the Catholic faith, please contact the Church office for information concern- Office Contact Information ing reception of Baptism, First Reconciliation, First Eucharist, Confirmation, Matrimony and Anointing Mailing Address: of the Sick. Parent interviews for Baptism need to be 25 Main St. scheduled with the priest six weeks in advance. Mar- Blanco, TX 78606 riage Arrangements need to be made with the priest at least six months in advance. Holy Communion can Phone Numbers: be brought to the sick on request. If you know of any- Main Office: (830) 833-5227 one in need please call the office. Office Fax: (830) 833-9978
General Information Mass Schedule [email protected]
Saturday Evening Masses: Bulletin Information 5:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m. (Español) [email protected]
Sunday Morning Masses: taff mails Good Shepherd (Johnson City): 9:00 a.m. S E St. Ferdinand: 11:00 a.m. Rev. Fr. Wade Russell, Pastor [email protected] All weekday Masses have been suspended at this time. Communion services will be held James Longoria, PBA, Youth Minister on Wednesdays at 6 p.m. at St Ferdinand and [email protected] Thursdays at 6 p.m. at Good Shepherd. Thank you for your understanding. Susan Moore, Director of Religious Education [email protected] Sacrament of Reconciliation / Confession Saturday, 4:00 p.m. Carla Ammons, Secretary & Bookkeeper [email protected]
Cathy Cudd, Secretary & Communications [email protected]
For a complete list of ministries, contacts, and other resources, please visit: www.stferdinandblanco.org Family Connection: The Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
In today’s Gospel, Jesus teaches an important Gather as a family and read together today’s Gospel, lesson for families: from the youngest and simplest Matthew 11:25-30. Allow time for each person to re- among us we can learn the most profound insights flect on what Jesus reveals to us about God. Invite each about God. Parents who are attentive to this reali- person to show these things in a creative way, perhaps ty can learn much from their children even as their through a picture, poem, or some other means. Share children are learning from them. Families who create these with one another. Conclude in prayer together, time and space for encounters with God will enrich thanking Jesus for making God known to us. Pray to- the faith of all who share in family life. gether the Lord’s Prayer or today’s Psalm, Psalm 145.
Foster a Contemplative Outlook By St. Pope John Paul the Great
What we need to foster, in ourselves and in oth- overcome; namely, before God. Prayer is the authentic ers, is a contemplative outlook. Such an outlook aris- expression of a right relationship with God and with es from faith in the God of life, who has created every others. individual as a wonder. It is the outlook of those who We need to reaffirm our need for intense, hum- see life in its deeper meaning, who grasp its utter gra- ble, confident, and persevering prayer, if the world is tuitousness, its beauty, and its invitation to freedom finally to become a dwelling place of peace. and responsibility. It is the outlook of those who do not So, to take time to pray and to nourish prayer presume to take possession of reality, but instead ac- and activities through biblical, theological, and doctri- cept it as a gift, discovering in all things the reflection nal study; and to live by Christ and His grace by receiv- of the Creator and seeing in every person their own liv- ing assiduously the sacraments of reconciliation and ing image. the Eucharist: such are the fundamental requirements Prayer not only opens up to a meeting with of every deeply Christian life. Thus, the Holy Spirit will the Most High, but also disposes us to a meeting with be the source both of our action and of our contempla- our neighbors, helping us to establish with everyone— tion, which will then interpenetrate each other, sup- without discrimination—relationships of respect, un- port each other, and yield abundant fruit. derstanding, esteem, and love. Prayer is the bond that This deep unity between prayer and action is at most effectively unites us all. It is through prayer that the basis of all spiritual renewal. It is at the basis of the believers meet one another at a level where inequal- great enterprises of evangelization and construction of ities, misunderstandings, bitterness, and hostility are the world according to God’s plan.
Saint of the Week: Veronica Giuliani Veronica’s desire to be like Christ cru- ceived the stigmata. Life was not the same cified was answered with the stigmata. after that. Veronica was born in Mercatelli, Ita- Church authorities in Rome wanted ly. It is said that when her mother Benedetta to test Veronica’s authenticity and so con- was dying she called her five daughters to her ducted an investigation. She lost the office bedside and entrusted each of them to one of of novice mistress temporarily and was not the five wounds of Jesus. Veronica was en- allowed to attend Mass except on Sundays trusted to the wound below Christ’s heart. or holy days. Through all of this Veronica At the age of 17, Veronica joined the did not become bitter, and the investigation Poor Clares directed by the Capuchins. Her eventually restored her as novice mistress. father had wanted her to marry, but she con- Though she protested against it, at vinced him to allow her to become a nun. In the age of 56 she was elected abbess, an office her first years in the monastery, she worked she held for 11 years until her death. Veronica in the kitchen, infirmary, sacristy, and also was very devoted to the Eucharist and to the served as portress. At the age of 34, she was Sacred Heart. She offered her sufferings for made novice mistress, a position she held the missions, died in 1727, and was canon- for 22 years. When she was 37, Veronica re- ized in 1839. Parish Ministries & Information
Masses & Intentions Collections Statement Week of July 8 - July 15, 2017 Week of July 2, 2017 Thank you for your generosity!
All weekday Masses have been suspended at Regular Collection $4,449.95 this time. Communion services will be held Black Bag $1,101.50 on Wednesdays at 6 p.m. at St Ferdinand and Thursdays at 6 p.m. at Good Shepherd. Thank you for your understanding. Honor the LORD with your wealth, with first fruits of all your produce Then will your barns be filled with plenty, with new wine your vats will overflow. Saturday, July 8th 5:00 p.m. - Proverbs 3:10 Repose of the soul of Dan Kubin offered by his famiy
Saturday, July 8th 7:00 p.m. Parish Organizations & Bendiciones para la Comunidad Hispana. Meeting Times Sunday, July 9th 11:00 a.m. Health of Fr. Wade Russell offered by Rhonda Klepac-Uecker St. Anne’s Altar Society Meets the 1st Thursday of the month at 9:00 a.m. in Wednesday, July 12th 6:00 p.m. the parish hall following 8:00 mass. Light brunch No Communion Service served before the meeting starts.
Saturday, July 15th 5:00 p.m. Knights of Columbus Repose of the soul of Joyce Franklin offered by Helen Heffner Meets the 3rd Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. in the parish hall
Catholic Daughters Of The Americas Meets the 2nd Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the parish hall (No meetings June - August).
Prayer List St. Ferdinand’s Parish Choir Meets Wednesday nights at 6:00 p.m. Call 830-833- Please pray for parishioners’ spiritual, mental 4939 for more information. and physical needs. Charles McKinney, Nellie Upshaw, Naomi Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) Michalsky, Charles Reinert, Pam Woods, Meets Thursday nights from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. in the Clara Jo Bindseil, Wyatt Ledesma, Lucille RE Building. Scharnhorst, Joe D. Riba Sr., Ruben Gon- zales, Lupe Barrera, and Clifford Lane Birthdays & Anniversaries
If you or someone you know needs prayer in a special way, Please see Fr. Wade before or after mass for any birth- please email: [email protected]. Prayer inten- day, anniversary, or special blessings for you or your tions will be listed here for two weeks at a time unless exten- family. Fr. Wade is always happy to extend a blessing uating circumstances warrant further publication. on your special occasion.
“We, though many, are one body in Christ and individually parts of one another.” -ROMANS 12:5 Faith Formation & Religious Education
Religious Education Youth Ministry Faith Formation Schedule RICH Youth Ministry High School Religious Education July 17th-21st Sunday Evening 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. SonWest Roundup Vacation Bible School. CHOSEN For more information or to volunteer for VBS please Preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation contact Olivia Nunn. Wednesday Evening 6:45 p.m. - 8 p.m. Text: (830) 237-2010 Email: [email protected] RICH Summer 2017 For a complete list of summer activities for youth visit RE Office Hours: Summer: By Appointment stferdinandblanco.org/richsummer RE Office: 830-833-0444 or susan@stferdinand- blanco.org Please contact [email protected] to reg- ister or for any questions concerning High School age If we don’t teach our children to follow Christ, the Religious Education classes and activities. world will teach them not to.
Si no enseñamos a nuestros niños a seguir a Cristo, Confirmation Retreat el mundo les enseñara a no seguirlo. Banner Donations Needed Please contact Susan in the Religious Education of- The 2017 Confirmation Retreat will take place August fice if you have any questions about RE. 11-13. The Confirmation Retreat Team is currently in need of materials to make the Confirmation Retreat “The parish community must Banner on the retreat weekend. The banner will hang continue to be the prime mover and in the Church during the Confirmation Mass on Sep- pre-eminent place for catechesis.” tember 24. If you would like to donate banner ma- terials, please email [email protected] or -SAINT POPE JOHN PAUL II text (979) 492-4644
YOUTH CHOIR ummer CONFIRMATION S 2017 St. Ferdinand and Good Shepherd are in need of 7/16 - Confirmation Service Day - Community/ youth and young adults to help lead worship at one Parish Service Hours, StF, 12:30 - 4:30 p.m. Lunch Mass per month. No prior liturgical music experience is necessary. provided. Gloves & close-toed shoes required. Youth Choir rehearsals have been moved to 8/11-13 - Confirmation Retreat - Mandatory! 10 a.m. before Mass on the third Sunday of (More info to come) each month. Song selections are available at stferdinandblanco.org/youthchoir 9/17 - Rehearsal & Review - Mandatory! All pa- perwork and service hours due. GS, 12:30 p.m. PULSE Teen Leadership Group
24 - Confirmation Mass - 3 p.m., St. Ferdinand, PULSE MEETING: Confirmation Retreat Plan- ning will continue this Tuesday, 7/11 at from 4pm Blanco - 5:30pm at Good Shepherd Special Events and Announcements
Community Devotion to Venerable Solanus Casey Fr. Wade has requested that Parishioners of St. Ferdinand and Good Shep- herd join him in praying alongside and through the intercession of Venerable Fr. Solanus Casey. In May of this year, Pope Francis announced that Fr. Solanus will soon be beatified in Rome. As the Church prepares for such a historic occasion, we have a unique opportunity to join with the global Church and seek the intercession Venerable of Fr. Solanus for our spiritual and physical needs. Fr. Solanus Casey Many in our families and community are in need of prayers due to illness, poverty and other hardships. We ask all of our parishioners and guests to pray for Fr. Wade as he faces cancer treatments. You can pray for this intention and your own through the intercession of Fr. Solanus Casey by reciting the prayer found be- low. On behalf of Fr. Wade and your parish family, thank you for your prayers. Prayer for the Beatification of Venerable Solanus Casey Imprimatur: +Adam Cardinal Maida, Archbishop of Detroit. March 31, 2007 © F.S.G. 3/07 O God, I adore You. I give myself to You. May I be the person You want me to be, and may Your will be done in my life today. I thank You for the gifts You gave to Father Solanus. If it is Your Will, bless us with the beatification of Venerable Solanus so that others may imitate and carry on his love for all the poor and suffering of our world. As he joyfully accepted Your divine plans, I ask You, according to Your Will, to hear my prayer for (your intention) through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. +Blessed be God in all His designs. For more about the life of Venerable Fr. Solanus Casey, his spirituality, and his beatification, please visit www.solanuscasey.org.
Vacation Bible School July 17 - 21 | 9 a.m. - Noon
VACATIONPre-K BIBLE to SCHOOL!!!! 6th Grade July 17th - 21st
Call/Text Olivia Nunn @ (830)237-2010 to Volunteer Fore-mail: more [email protected] information or to volunteer please contact Olivia Nunn. Text: (830) 237-2010 Email: [email protected]
Mass Preparation: July 16 ,2017 The Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
First Reading: Isaiah 55:10-11 The Word of the Lord shall achieve its purpose.
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 65:10-14 A prayer of praise to God for his abundance.
Second Reading: Romans 8:18-23 Together with all of creation, we await God’s redemption.
Gospel Reading: Matthew 13:1-23 Jesus teaches that the kingdom of heaven is like seed that has been sown on good soil. (your ad here) Support our Parish. Spread our Message.
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Mass Schedule Saturday Evening Masses (Blanco): 5:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m. (Español) “COME TO ME, ALL YOU WHO LABOR AND ARE BURDENED, Sunday Morning Masses: AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST.” Good Shepherd: 9:00 a.m. MATTHEW 11:28 St. Ferdinand (Blanco): 11:00 a.m.
All weekday Masses have been suspended at this time. Communion services will be held on Wednesdays at 6 p.m. at St Ferdinand and Thursdays at 6 p.m. at Good Shepherd. Thank you for your understanding.
Staff Emails
Rev. Fr. Wade Russell, Pastor Office Contact Information [email protected]
Mailing Address: Deacon Jessie Esquivel PO Box 1608, [email protected] Johnson City, Texas 78636 Deacon Tony Barbour Phone Numbers: [email protected] Main Office: (830) 833-5227 Office Fax: (830) 833-9978 Carla Ammons, Parish Secretary, Bookkeeper [email protected] Bulletin Information [email protected] Cathy Cudd, Secretary & Communications [email protected] For a complete list of ministries, contacts, and other resources, please visit: James Longoria, PBA, Youth Minister www.goodshepherdjctx.org [email protected]
IN THIS ISSUE: MAMA MARY | CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAS “My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me.” -JOHN 10:27
Parish Ministries & Information
Masses & Intentions Collections Statement All weekday Masses have been suspended at Week of July 2, 2017 this time. Communion services will be held Thank you for your generosity! on Wednesdays at 6 p.m. at St Ferdinand and Thursdays at 6 p.m. at Good Shepherd. Thank Regular Collection $0.00 you for your understanding. Honor the LORD with your wealth, Week of July 9 - July 16 with first fruits of all your produce Sunday,July 9th 9:00 a.m. Then will your barns be filled with plenty, Repose of the Soul of Elizabeth Dechert Sorrell offered by with new wine your vats will overflow. Conrad and Lucia Carbary - Proverbs 3:10 Thursday, July 13th 6:00 p.m. No Communion Service Sunday,July 16th 9:00 a.m. Repose of the Soul of Rose Mae Stehling offered by Conrad Parish Organizations & and Lucia Carbary Meeting Times Men’s Club Meets the 3rd Sunday of the month after 9:00 a.m. mass. Vocations Chalice Good Shepherd is happy to continue its tradition of Knights of Columbus a prayer chalice for vocations. It is given to the re- Meets the 3rd Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. ceiving family after Mass in a private ceremony with in the parish hall (Blanco) Fr. Wade. If your family feels called to pray with the Chalice, please contact Warren Davis before or after Catholic Daughters Of The Americas Mass or by contacting him directly at 713-569-9491. Meets the 2ndMonday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the parish hall (Blanco) (No meetings June - August) Prayer List Children’s Choir: Please pray for parishioners’ spiritual, mental and Meets Wednesday nights at 7:00 p.m. physical needs. Cynthia Ford, Patty Marx, Richard & Cayce Syburg, Ashley Fischler, Women’s Bible Study: Ralph Moss, George Richey Meets every Thursday at 1:00 pm (RE Building)
Know that the LORD is God, he made us, we belong to him, we are his people, the flock he shepherds. -PSALM 100:3 Faith Formation & Religious Education
Religious Education Youth Ministry Margie Vasquez, Coordinator of Religious Ed. RICH Youth Ministry [email protected] High School Religious Education Sunday Evening 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. (Blanco) Faith Formation Schedule PULSE Teen Leadership Group Pre-K - 8th Grade Are you looking for ways to grow in your faith? Do you Wednesday Evening 6:00 - 7:15 p.m. want to put all of those graces you received in Confir- mation to work for you and your community? PULSE CHOSEN is hoping to develop effective, holistically Catholic, Preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation peer-led ministry leaders among teenagers from ages Sunday Morning 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 14-19 in our community. We need you! Please con- tact [email protected] if you are Women’s Bible Study interested in joining. Currently we are meeting at 1:00on Thursdays for a vid- eo and discussion. No homework for the summer. All are welcome. Confirmation Retreat Beginning in September we will begin a new study. “The anner onations eeded Spirituality of the Gospels” B D N The 2017 Confirmation Retreat will take place August Are you seeking a deeper understanding of the spiritual 11-13. The Confirmation Retreat Team is currently in vision of the Scriptures? We will explore four early wit- need of materials to make the Confirmation Retreat nesses to the person and vision of Jesus, Matthew, Mark, Banner on the retreat weekend. The banner will hang Luke and John. Scripture communicates God’s word through human word. (Patrick J. Hartin) Books will be in the Church during the Confirmation Mass on Sep- ordered and there will be homework and discussion to tember 24. If you would like to donate banner ma- follow the video series. Come and join us. Contact Karen terials, please email [email protected] or Gebhardt 210-414-7301. text (979) 492-4644
Gospel Meditation: The Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Jesus and God, his Father, are so closely Jesús y Dios, su Padre, están relacionados de related that knowledge of Jesus gives knowledge manera tan cercana que el conocimiento de Jesús da of the Father, but this is not solely an intellectu- conocimiento sobre el Padre, pero no es únicamente al knowledge. It is a knowledge based in experi- un conocimiento intelectual. Es un conocimiento ence – the intimate experience of a child and a basado en la experiencia -la experiencia íntima de parent. Jesus invites us to rest in him and become un hijo y un padre. Jesús nos invita a descansar en refreshed through knowing and loving him. How Él y a renovarnos a través del conocerlo y amarlo do we find time to rest in the Lord? How do we ¿Cómo encontramos tiempo para descansar en el prioritize our relationship with God? Señor? ¿Cómo damos prioridad a nuestra relación con Dios?
“The first end I propose in our daily work is to do the will of God; secondly, to do it in the manner he wills it; and thirdly, to do it because it is his will.” -ST. ELIZABETH ANN SETON Special Events and Announcements
2nd Anual Diocesan Women’s Conference
The Office of Evangelization, Catechesis & Family Life is pleased to announce that regis- tration for the 2017 second annual Diocesan Women’s Conference “Healing the Body of Christ” to be held on Sept. 23 at Santa Cruz Parish in Buda is now open. The day includes Mass with Bishop Daniel Garcia, surprise guest testimonials, confession, Eucharistic ad- oration, intercessory prayer teams, great women’s fellowship and Catholic books and gifts for purchase. To register, visit: http://www.austindiocese.org/womens-conference
Pray with Bishop Vasquez Please consider Bishop Vásquez’ prayer request for the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time (July 9): For the Church, to proclaim the message of finding rest in the Lord especially in aworld where being busy is mistaken as a sign of importance and success, we pray… Por la Iglesia, por que proclame el mensaje de encontrar descanso en el Señor, especialmente en un mundo en el que estar ocupado se toma erróneamente como un signo de importancia y éxito, oremos... BINGO!
How about some summer family fun on Thursday evenings in the Good Shepherd parish hall after the 6:00 PM Mass? We will be playing BINGO each Thursday evening. Bring your own drinks, a snack to share and let’s go back to the good ole days! One exception: This is just for fun! We can see who has the ole mojo and who wants to relive the fun of “Parish Bingo Nights”. Bring the whole family for some great family fun! Questions? Contact Karen Gebhardt 210-414-7301
Friday, July 21 w/ Andrew Micklitz
Adoration: 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Afterparty: 8:45 - 11:30 p.m.
Friday, August 18 w/ Leader TBD
Adoration: 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Afterparty: 8:45 - 11:30 p.m.
Middle School Summer Youth Ministry Wednesdays from 6 p.m. -7:30 p.m. Beginning June 14
Come join us at Good Shepherd for Fun, Praise and Worship, and Games! Open to incoming 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th graders. All area middle school students welcome! For more information contact Margie Vasquez: [email protected] (your ad here) Support our Parish. Spread our Message.
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