P.O. Box 2122 (361)897-1155-Voice 13316 State Highway 185 (361)897-1064-Fax St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Bloomington, Texas 77951 [email protected] Father Samuel Appiasi SaintSaintssss of the Week Deacon Fred Soto Weekday Mass Weekend Mass Schedule/Intentions Parish News December 26 th - Monday – 8:00 a.m. th Mass Intention: Ruben Garcia+ Confessions – Every Saturday- 5:15-5:45 p.m December 29 , Family Rosar y- 5:40 p.m. St. Thomas Becket, Bishop and Martyr th December 27 - Tuesday 8:00 a.m. December 31 st - Saturday-6:00 pm. Mass Today’s saint was born in Mass Intention: Beatrice Cantu+ Intention: Domingo & Benancia Moya + Bacilio Cantu & Barbara Cantu London in 1118. Until named Archbishop of Mary Moya Canterbury (England) in 1162, Thomas Becket gave no December 28th – Wednesday 8:00 a.m. indication of being a courageous and saintly man of Mass Intention: Chastity, Robert Roy, Jr., EME: Paulette Brandl the Church. Though an ecclesiastic, he had been Roland Rene Canchola + Lector: Lisa Canales God gave His greatest gift to us Chancellor of the nation and friend of King Henry II. Roy & Bebe Canchola Altar Servers: Gabriella and Madeline Canales As Archbishop, however, he defended the Church Ushers: Robert Cisneros, Marshall Lange, on that first Christmas Day against the king. During a six year exile at a Cistercian December 29 th - Thursday 8:00 a.m. Randy Reyes, Bacilio Cantu and may the wonder of it Monastery in France, Thomas developed a monastic Mass Intention: Mary Rauterkus + always guide and light your way... spirituality. Returning to England, he was assassinated Jerome Rauterkus and Family by the King’s men on December 29, 1170. January 1 st – Sunday-8:00 a.m. Mass MERRY CHRISTMAS! th December 30 - Friday 8:00 a.m. Intention: Cindy Cantu+ Mass Intention: Benefactors of Raphael’s Refuge Midge Christian Elam Richard & Frances Mendez EME: Juanita Madrigal December 31 st , Offertory December 111888ththth Lector: Valerie Aguayo St. Sylvester I, $1292.23 – Parish Support Altar Servers: Lili Gonsalez, Enriqueta Gonsalez Pope $64.90 – Candle Money Ushers: Ted Cabral, Hermilo DeLuna, $50.00 – Altar Servers Emilio Ledezma, Magdaleno Garcia Sylvester became Pope in 314, $176.00 – Christmas Flowers shortly after the Peace of Constantine. He served the $285.00 – Building Fund January 1 st - Sunday-10:00 a.m. Mass Church as Pope for 21 years –one of the longest pontificates during the first Christian millennium. He Intention: Mary A. Lerma+ fought Arianism and saw the Church develop in Mary Moya remarkable fashion. He started the basilicas of St. Peter, St. Paul and St. John Lateran. Pope Sylvester is Pro-Life Corner: EME: Gracie Perez remembered also because his death occurred on the Lector: Lupe Olguin ** Sunday Envelopes – The Sunday envelope January 2- We are all complicit, every one of last day of the year in 335. He helps us end the Altar Servers: Jason Valenzuela, Anjelica Valenzuela, boxes for 2012 will be at the entrance of the pilgrimage of each civil year. us, in the sin of abortion. Yesterday, 3,500 Michael Valenzuela church. Please be sure to pick up your box babies died, today, 3,500 babies will die and Ushers: Joe Canales, Jr., Daniel Hybner, as soon as possible because the starting tomorrow 3,500 babies will die. We need to Albert Rodriguez, Adolph Escalante envelope is dated for January 1, 2012. If you wake up every day and ask what more can I cannot find a box with your name, please May God bless us in his do? Not what can I do, but what more can I contact Father Samuel. mercy. do to stop the killing? .