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Tex-Mex Border Bishops Meeting, March 1, 2016 Tex-Mex Border Bishops Meeting, Serving the Diocese of San Angelo, Texas March 1, 2016 Volume XXXVI, No. 3 MARCH 2016 DIOCESE OF SAN ANGELO NONPROFIT ORG. PO BOX 1829 US POSTAGE PAID SAN ANGELO TX 76902-1829 SAN ANGELO, TX PERMIT NO. 44 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED Tex-Mex Border Bishops’ Mass, March 1, 2016, at the San Angelo Cathedral. Pictured are, kneeling, Deacon Freddy Medina, Diocese of San Angelo. Front Row, left to right, Bishop Patrick Zurek, Diocese of Amarillo; Bishop Guillermo Ortiz, Diocese of Cuautitlán; Bishop Mark Seitz, Diocese of El Paso; Bishop Ruy Rendón, Diocese of Matamoros; Bishop Emeritus Raymundo Peña, Diocese of Brownsville; Bishop Michael Sis, Diocese of San Angelo; Bishop Raúl Vera, OP, Diocese of Saltillo; Bishop Daniel Flores, Diocese of Brownsville; Rev. Lorenzo Hatch, Diocese of San Angelo; Bishop Alonso Garza, Diocese of Piedras Negras; Archbishop Gustavo García- Siller, Archdiocese of San Antonio. Back Row: Bishop Enrique Sánchez, Diocese of Nuevo Laredo; Rev. Gilberto Rodríguez, Diocese of San Angelo; Rev. José Guadalupe Valdez, Diocese of Piedras Negras; Rev. Roberto Sifuentes, Diocese of Matamoros; Rev. Martín Tejeda, Diocese of Matamoros; Rev. Alfredo Camarena, CS, Diocese of Nuevo Laredo; Rev. Msgr. Larry Droll, Diocese of San Angelo; Very Rev. Steve Hicks, Diocese of San Angelo Not pictured: Deacon Oscar Costilla, Diocese of Matamoros (Photo by Jimmy Patterson) Page 2 MARCH 2016 The Angelus The Inside Front Diocese first in country to begin RENEW ‘Be My Witness’ program The Angelus diocese in February to train San Angelo’s mitted to the least involved, to evaluate they develop their plans. parish leaders to lead Phase 1 of ‘Be My each of the five areas on 12 specific Speaking on this new initiative being RENEW International announced that Witness.’ This first phase gathers and dimensions. The online assessment tool rolled out in the Diocese of San Angelo, the Diocese of San Angelo will be the equips pastors, parish staff, and lay lead- generates analyses to guide the team on Bishop Michael Sis remarked that he first in the country to launch RENEW’s ers to assess, discuss, and address five current areas of strength and opportuni- sees ‘Be My Witness’—in Spanish as newest program developed to bolster key areas of focus for evangelizing ties for improvement. ‘Sean mis testigos’—as a great opportu- parish evangelization. Entitled ‘Be My parishes: enhancing Sunday worship, cre- The assessment results, along with nity to “tune parishes into a missionary Witness: Formation for the New ating a welcoming environment, fostering learning videos and meeting guides, lead key.” Evangelization’, this process draws its a sense of belonging, witnessing to faith, the teams on a journey of exploration and Sr. Terry Rickard OP, RENEW’s presi- inspiration from Pope Francis’ landmark and reaching out in a spirit of mission. discussion. Reflecting on the pope’s dent and executive director, commented, document, The Joy of the Gospel. The Unique to this process, the RENEW vision for evangelizing parishes, the lead- “RENEW International has a longstand- entire process is designed to develop Parish Assessment tool provides parish ers develop a plan for the parish based on ing and positive relationship serving the vibrant parishes that are “centers of con- leaders with valuable insights by helping the agreed-upon priorities. In addition to Diocese of San Angelo. We are honored stant missionary outreach” and to help them view the five key areas of parish attending trainings delivered by RENEW to have this opportunity to work with parishioners see themselves as modern- life through the lens of evangelization. International pastoral representatives, parishes as they commit even more day disciples. The parish team recruits members of the parish leaders will receive ongoing pas- deeply to putting Christ’s evangelizing RENEW’s pastoral staff travels to the parish community, from the most com- toral support from RENEW’s staff as mission into action.” The message of Sal Solo will bring a the ‘Shared Parish’ message of the impor- program is drawn tance of Catholic social from the book of teaching during his April Ephesians. 9 appearance at the Sacred Heart gymnasi- um in San Angelo (Photo ‘Shared Parishes’ courtesy salsolo.com). program seeks to Sal Solo returns to San Angelo in April bring faithful together By Jimmy Patterson and adolescents in the diocese in people about Catholic social teach- Editor / The Angelus October 2009 and returned to ing. By Jimmy Patterson McCamey for an interfaith event in “A lot of Catholics in general Editor / West Texas Angelus SAN ANGELO — With a power- the Spring of 2010. don’t really understand about that,” ful message for high school students “He not only opens the eyes of he said. “Catholic social teaching is on the importance of Catholic social young people to today's injustices, taking the good news out to the Parish pastors, deacons and selected lay leaders teaching in this Year of Mercy, Sal he also empowers them to make a world to everybody we know. At the will meet April 8, 2016, at Holy Angels Church, in Solo will return to the Diocese of difference,” said Sister Adelina end of every Mass we are told to go San Angelo, to learn how to use strategies to come San Angelo, Saturday, April 9, from Garcia, OSF, associate director of in peace. We are not meant to go out together as parishes. The ‘Shared Parishes’ program 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Sacred Heart the Office of Evangelization and and forget about it.” stresses that although we come at our faith from a Cathedral gymnasium. Catechesis for the diocese. “Sal trav- Solo says that while no one can variety of backgrounds, we are all one in our jour- A dynamic musician who left eled the world with his rock band do everything, “Everyone can do ney to Christ, according to program organizers. Classix Nouveaux, a popular British when his eyes were opened to the something. Even if you just do one “In every parish, we have people of different lan- secular New Wave band in the suffering around him. He decided to thing: go pray outside of an abortion guage groups, different ethnic groups, different gen- 1980s to earn a Masters in Theology, use his gifts to bring the Gospel to clinic, donate to the Red Cross, help erations, those who have been here and those who Solo’s visit to the diocese will be his people.” at the soup kitchen, whatever it is. are newcomers,” said Msgr. Larry Droll, who will third. He presented his multi-media Solo said part of his message will help lead the workshop at Holy Angels. “We also Gospel message for young adults hopefully serve to educate young (Please See SOLO/8) (Please See SHARED/21) The Angelus MARCH 2016 Page 3 CALENDARS From The Bishop’s Desk BISHOP SIS’ SCHEDULE Pastoral Center, Catholic MARCH Foundation Board Meeting at The hidden treasure of the Triduum 11-13 — CONCEPTION, MO, 10:00 a.m. Seminary Board of Regents 20 — BALLINGER, St. Mary, By Most Rev. Michael J. Sis Meeting Star of the Sea, Confirmation the Christian Passover. We call it have, because the liturgy of these 14 — COLUMBUS, OH, Mass at 7:00 p.m. Bishop of San Angelo the Paschal Mystery. The Paschal three days allows us to enter into USCCB Committee Meeting 21 — ODESSA, Catholic Mystery is the total event of the these mysteries through powerful 17 — SAN ANGELO, Sacred Charities Banquet of Hope It has always puzzled me how our Passion, Death, Resurrection, and ritual. We are not just remembering Heart Cathedral, Chrism Mass 22 — ODESSA, Catholic at 11:00 a.m. Charities Meeting Catholic churches are typically very Ascension of Jesus Christ. them as past historical events. We 17 — SAN ANGELO, 22 — SAN ANGELO, Sacred crowded on “Paschal” refers to the Hebrew are actually sharing in them sacra- Pastoral Center, Vocation Team Heart Cathedral, Religious Christmas, Ash word for Passover, and a “mystery” mentally. The Triduum is a peak Meeting at 2:00 p.m. Education Awards Banquet at 18 — SAN ANGELO, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, and is a reality that is both visible and moment in our liturgical lives Pastoral Center, Liturgical 23 — SAN ANGELO, St. Easter Sunday hidden. While we participate in the through which we enter into a per- Commission Meeting at 10 a.m. Joseph, Confirmation Mass at morning, but Paschal Mystery in every Catholic sonal journey with Jesus Christ in 20 — SAN ANGELO, Sacred 10:00 a.m. the three vitally Mass that we celebrate, we his Passover from death to new life. Heart Cathedral, Palm Sunday 23 — SAN ANGELO, Mass at 10:00 a.m. Newman Center, Mass and important days encounter it most profoundly in the Going to church on all the days of 20 — SAN ANGELO, Holy Appreciation Dinner at 5 p.m. of Holy Triduum. the Triduum is a great sacrifice, and Angels, Seder Meal, 5:30 p.m. 24 — SAN ANGELO, St. Thursday, Good The Church teaches, “Since it is not possible for everyone. It is 24 — SAN ANGELO, Sacred Margaret of Scotland, Friday, and Christ accomplished his work of not obligatory, either. However, Heart Cathedral, Holy Thursday Confirmation Mass at 9:00 a.m. Bishop Sis Mass of the Lord’s Supper, 7 p.m. 27 — ABILENE, Holy Family, Holy Saturday human redemption and of the per- even if you cannot attend all of 25 — SAN ANGELO, St. Confirmation Mass at 7:00 p.m. draw much small- fect glorification of God principally these liturgies, I hope you can at Margaret Parish, Good Friday 29 — STANTON, St. Joseph, er crowds.
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