St. Anthony Catholic Church Church 115 N. 25 Mile Ave. | Hereford, Texas 79045 Parish Office:114 Sunset Drive 364-6150 School Office: 120 W. Park Ave. Phone 364-1952. Parish website http://stanthonyscatholicparish.com/ In case of an emergency email: [email protected] or 806-570-5706 PARISH PASTOR — Rev. Fr. Anthony Neusch DIOCESE of AMARILLO — Bishop Patrick Zurek Sign up for R.C.I.A and Small Groups Adult Faith Formation email: [email protected] or call 364-6150 or 364-7626 Bulletin Editor Jasmin Enriquez email: [email protected] bulletin deadline is noon WEDNESDAY. Parish Office Hours: Church Announcements: Mon. 10am– 12pm, 1pm-5pm. Sunday, December 23: Tue. & Thur. 9am-12:30pm, 1pm-5pm. NO RCIA Wed. 9am-12pm, 1pm—5pm. NO Elementary F.F.C NO Holy Hour Fri. 9 am—12 pm, 1 pm—4 pm Monday, December 24: 7 pm Christmas Eve Mass School Announcement. Tuesday, December 25: Sch. Number: (806) 364-1952 Midnight Mass 10 am Christmas Day Mass NO Adoration Merry Christmas! Wednesday, December 26: 9:15-11 am Women’s Study Group NO Adoration NO F.F.C for Jr. High and High school Thursday, December 27: Church office closed, open by appointment only Friday, December 28: Church office closed, open by appointment only 8:15 am School Mass NO book study Saturday, December 29: 1 pm Walk the Boundaries with Fr. Tony Sunday, December 30: NO Elementary F.F.C NO RCIA Fourth Sunday of Advent December 23, 2018 MEMORIES AND DREAMS Throughout our lives, we retain the language and habits of our native region and family of origin. Should we return to our home after a long absence, we quickly revert to its familiar speech and practices. Our deep memory is reflected in old sto- ries and words and speech patterns. This familiarity runs like an underground river and accompanies us wherever we go. Not only do we remember, we are incorporated into and made part of a greater memory. In remembering and recollect- ing, we are in turn gathered up and re-collected. Today we remember Mary, a small figure travelling the country roads to visit Elizabeth. All the great pronouncements and dreams of the prophets point to this time when the Lord’s words to Mary would be gathered and fulfilled. The memories of her people are alive in her, and memories of her nourish our own living faith. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co Fourth Sunday of Advent December 23, 2018 LITURGY INTENTIONS NO RCIA | NO Elementary F.F.C Mon.7PM Intention of the Parish Family Vocation Crucifix: Tues.12AM Intention of the Parish Family 6 pm Mass: Maggie Diller 8:45am Mass: Jackie Casarez Tues.10AM Intention of the Parish Family 11:30 am Mass: Volunteer Wed.7:15AM Elmer Reinart RIP NO Holy Hour Thurs7:15AM Marian McKnight RIP Christmas Eve MONDAY– 6:45 am Morning Prayer. FRI.8:15AM Kerrie Batenhorst RIP 7 pm Mass SAT. 6PM Lorine Schwertner RIP Christmas Day TUESDAY– Midnight Mass SUN.8:45AM Kenneth Schlabs RIP 6:45 am Morning Prayer SUN.11:30AM People of the Parish NO Men’s Lectionary Study Group, will resume next week 10 am Mass ALTAR SERVERS NO Adoration Mon.7PM Nolan Brown, Caelen Guardiola, WEDNESDAY – Church office closed Alexia Hernandez, Gerald Marnell and Alejandro Rojas 6:45 am Morning Prayer. Tues.12AM Ronnie Fetsch, Johan Grotegut, Jacob 7:15 am Mass Smith, Steve Vredeveld and Max Vredeveld NO Women’s Study Group. Will resume in January Tues.10AM Aleeya Alaniz, Arissa Alaniz, Azalea Alaniz, NO Adoration Christian Guerrero and Caleb Guerrero NO F.F.C for Jr. High and High school Wed. 7:15AM Rosa Cota and Kinley Jesko Thurs. 7:15AM Mia Gomez and Macyn McNutt THURSDAY– Church office closed, open by appointment only Fri.8:15AM Volunteers 6:45 am Morning Prayer. SAT.6PM Braylon Nielsen, Sydnee Nielsen, Steve 7:15 am Mass Vredeveld and Max Vredeveld FRIDAY– Church office closed, open by appointment only SUN. 8:45AM Bailee Gonzalez, Jaycie Gonzalez, 6:45 am Morning Prayer. Braedyn Mendoza and Ramiro Soliz NO Book Study. SUN. 11:30 AM Avery Detten, Jack Detten, Rachael 8:15 am Mass Detten and Sam Detten SATURDAY 6 PM LITURGY December 29, 2018 Vocation Crucifix Volunteer STEWARDSHIP of TREASURE Dec. 15/16 2018 1 pm Walking the Boundaries with Fr. Tony Envelopes–70 Loose Checks–31 The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph December 30, 2018 Envelopes/Checks $5,975.50 NO RCIA | NO Elementary F.F.C Plates $933.10 Vocation Crucifix: Children $80.00 8:45am Mass: Fritz and Connie Backus Total $6,988.60 11:30 am Mass: Volunteer Second Collection NO Holy Hour Retirement Fund $217.00 Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion FINAL Total = $7,205.60 Schedule for December 29/30: 6PM Mass: Janie Banner, Yeslih Candia, Aracely Correa, Steve CHURCH OFFICE CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE: Cortez, Judith Grotegut (L) The Church office will be closed December 24, 25, 8:45AM Mass: Barbara Franks, Denise Marnell, Shelley Meiwes, 26 and January 1. The Church office will be open Keith Meiwes, Ray Schlabs, Jan Weishaar and Ana Zepeda (L) by appointment ONLY on December 27 thru SICK CALL ONLY: Ray Berend, Lawrence Brorman, Maggie Diller, Charlene Sanders, Brenda Yosten and Robert Zepeda December 31. Please note that the office doors will 11:30 AM Mass: Eileen Alley, Rick Bordayo, Teresa Garth, be closed and the phones will not be answered Samantha Guerrero, Harrison Parson, Mary Ann Ramirez during the week. Thank you and have a very Merry and Claudia Smith (L) Christmas! Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Lector Schedule for December 29/30: Schedule for December 24/25: 6 PM Mass: Max Harrison and Monica Bermea 7PM Christmas Eve Mass: Amy Betzen, Monica Her- 8:45AM Mass: Gerald Marnell and Carmen Flood nandez, Audrey Meador, Cynthia Rodriguez, Alyssa 11:30AM Mass: Dennis Detten and Jessica Detten Rodriguez, Glynn Yosten and Brenda Yosten (L) Lector Schedule for December 24/25: Midnight Christmas Mass: Janie Banner, Lisa Blakely, Claudia Smith, Keith Meiwes, and 1 Volunteer 7 PM Mass: Deby Reinart and Max Harrison 10 AM Mass: J.R Garman, Samantha Guerrero, Shelley 12AM Mass: Monica Bermea and Judith Grotegut Meiwes, Keith Meiwes, Monica Valdez, Ana Zepeda 10AM Mass: Sara Pesina and Janie Banner and Robert Zepeda (L) From the desk of our pastor, Father Tony Neusch. On This Day Earth Shall Ring By: Piae Cantiones, 1582 On this day earth shall ring With the song children sing To the Lord, Christ our King, Born on earth to save us; God in Him forgave us. Ideo, ideo, ideo gloria in excelsis Deo! His the doom, ours the mirth; When He came down to earth, Bethlehem saw His birth; Ox and ass beside Him From the cold would hide Him. Ideo, ideo, ideo gloria in excelsis Deo! God’s bright star, over His head, Wise men three to Him led, Kneel they low by His bed, Lay their gifts before Him, Praise Him and adore Him. Ideo, ideo, ideo gloria in excelsis Deo! On this day angels sing; With their song earth shall ring. Praising Christ, heaven’s King, Born on earth to save us; Peace and love He gave us. Ideo, ideo, ideo gloria in excelsis Deo! Ideo gloria in excelsis Deo! “Therefore, Glory to God in the Highest!” This is one of the earliest known Christmas Carols. Carols were sung in homes, pubs, and the streets rather than in Churches. F.F.C students preparing for sacraments: ALICE TRAINING. Please be sure to sign in after Mass, in the back of the church. Sunday, January 20 at 2 pm in the church. Parents if you have any questions, please call Aracely Correa, ALICE is the leading training solution that increases DRE, 364-6150. ext. 127 an organization’s and individual’s odds of survival during a violent intruder event. Parishioners must sign up to attend the Updated Address. ALICE training. To sign up for the next ALICE training call The church office is updating its parish directory, if you the church office, 364-6150. have moved to a new address or changed your number Future ALICE training dates: please call the office with your updated information. If January 20, 2 pm you’re a new parishioner and haven’t registered yet February 17, 2 pm please come by the office and fill out a registration card! March 17, 2 pm April 14, 2 pm : Karen Martin has been released to come UPDATE RCIA Food Ministry home on Christmas Day. Continued prayers for her rehab LOTS of GRATITUDE to PAULA MILLER for and recovery at home are greatly appreciated. organizing Sunday morning RCIA foods. Anyone who wishes to bring breakfast foods in the new year as we Christmas Baskets, Thank you! grow toward Lent & Easter, please call her @344-5316. Thank you to those who brought goodies for our Christ- Your choice: fruit, sweet breads, donuts, cinnamon rolls, mas Baskets this year, we appreciate it very much! sausage balls, breakfast casseroles, sausage biscuits, pigs- Thank you to Lisa Blakely and this years confirmation in-a-blanket, pancakes, muffins, burritos. Thank you! We class, catechist, and volunteers for helping assemble and are called to be an evangelizing, welcoming People. GOD deliver the Christmas baskets. Thank you all so much. BLESS ALL who help in this Journey of Faith! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! *For those “food angels in December” --- GOD BLESS Jessica Detten, Deby Reinart, Christine Marnell, Patty MEN’s GROUP IS GOING TO MEET ON Jesko, Connie Backus, Krynson Jesko, Monica Her- TUESDAY MORNING AS USUAL EVEN nandez, Christine Miller, Lisa Blakely, and Paula Mil- THOUGH IT IS JANUARY 1st.