THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITIES OF ST. MARY AND GOOD SHEPHERD 701 N. Key Ave, Lampasas, TX 76550 Web Site:www.stmaryslampasas.org Phone: 512-556-5544 Fax: 512-556-6967 E-Mail: stmarys@stmaryslampasas.org Pastor: Rev. Pedro Castillo Rectory 512-487-6233 E-Mail: father@stmaryslampasas.org Business Manager: Cyndi Cobb Parish Secretary: Yolanda Salazar Ministries Coordinator: Deacon David Cardon Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of October: That human trafficking, the modern form of slavery, may be eradicated …Por que sea erradicada la trata de personas, forma moderna de esclavitud... That with a missionary spirit the Christian communities of Asia may announce the Gospel to those who are still awaiting it …Para que con espíritu misionero, las comunidades cristianas del Last Week’s asiático Sacrificial Giving/ continente anuncien Colecta el Evangelio a todos aquellos Mary que aún St. lo esperan. First Collection $3,605.73 Building Fund: $ 543.62 Good Shepherd First Collection: $ 1,572.00 Building Fund: $ 321.00 Next Weekend Oct 17 & 18 Proclaimers and Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion: Sat. 5:30PM Proclaimer: Dianne Miller EMHC: Mary Cisneros Carmen Coonrod Sun. 10:00AM Proclaimer: Adam Gamez EMHC: Jan Millsap Lilly Olivarez Dom.12:15PM Lector: Edwin Rivas Nancy Miranda ST. MARY’S FALL Counters forFESTIVAL this week Oct 12 Pat Olivarez &Clara Gamez SATURDAY OCTOBER 17th MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK/ Monday /Lunes, October 12, 2015 8:00 AM †Jaquine Martinez Tuesday/Martes, October 13, 2015 8:00 AM †Margaret Medina Wednesday /Miércoles, October 14, 2015 8:00 AM †Marion Hammett 6:00 PM †Fr. Irving Eugene Shapard Thursday /Jueves, October 15, 2015 6:00 PM †Donita Torrez Martin Friday /Viernes, October 16, 2015 8:00 AM †Margaret Medina Saturday /Sábado October 17, 2015 5:30 PM No Mass Sunday /Domingo, October 18, 2015 8:00 AM (Lometa) For the People 10:00 AM †Margaret Medina 12:15PM †Donita Torrez Martin PARISH OFFICE HOURS /Horas De Oficina Tuesday-Friday 9:00AM-2:00PM Cyndi in office on Tuesday & Friday And by appointments. Yolanda in office on Wed. & Thursday And by appointments. Mass and Reconciliation Schedule Saturday Vigil Mass 5:30PM Sunday Mass- Lometa 8AM St. Mary 10AM & 12:15PM in Spanish Weekday Mass 8:00AM Thursday 6:00PM Spanish In Lometa - 2nd & 4th Wed. 6:00PM First Saturday Mass 12:00PM Confessions: Saturday 4:00-5:00PM Kitchen Hours/ Horas de La Cocina Wed, Thurs, Fri. 6:00AM-11:30AM Shared Blessing Wed. & Friday 9:30AM - 11:30AM __________________________________________ Reflection~ Biblical wisdom is to recognizeFood GodPantry as the /true source Despensa de and Comida SOMEONE IN THE HOSPITAL? fulfillment of all. Things are temporary and fleeting. Have we allowed Wednesday &Friday 9:30-11:30AM If a member of your family is ill and would Gift upon shop isGod opened duringor office hours God’s to penetrate we really rely entirely do we like to seeword a priest, please callus? theDo parish trust in our own means? God asks us to rely on him completely. What office. possessions, relationship or practices are we unwilling to give up to follow Christ? Reflexion~ La sabiduría bíblica es reconocer a Dios como la verdadera fuente y realización de todo. Las cosas son temporales y fugaces ¿Hemos permitido que Dios entre en nosotros? ¿Realmente confiamos en Dios enteramente o confiamos en nuestros propios medios? Dios nos pide que confiemos en el For Our Sick/ Por Nuestro Enfermos For Those Who Serve Our Country/ completamente ¿Qué posesiones, relaciones o prácticas no estamos dispuestos a Anna Belle para Salazar, RitaaValdez, Por Los Que Sirven Nuestro Pais renunciar seguir Cristo?Lisa Cardon Mary Sue Ramirez, Gilbert & Rudy Lozano JoseTrapero, Allyssa Flores, Ernie & Fran Geronimo, Jason Moreno, Dennis Murphy, Earl Nunn, Matthew Eltgroth, Mary Schwam David Nunez, Ty Windham, Orlando Marez, Alex Gomez, Brittany Rivera, Maime Lane, Karen N Matte, Glen Reich, Pat Ivey, Aurelia Alvarez, Avery Walters Jesus A. Garcia, Lawrence Olivarez Jr For Those Who Have Died/ Por Los Que Han Muerto Tony Sanchez, Allen Yanta, Marion Hammett, Stanley Perez, Oscar Valadez World Mission Sunday Organized by the Propagation of the Faith, is a day set aside for Catholics worldwide to recommit themselves to the Church's missionary activity through prayer and sacrifice. In 2015, World Mission Sunday is celebrated on October 18. Annually World Mission Sunday is celebrated on the next-to-last Sunday. As described by St. John Paul II, World Mission Sunday is “an important day in the life of the Church because it teaches how to give; as an offering made to God, in the Eucharistic celebration and for all the missions of the world. St. Mary's Catholic Church Food Pantry September 2015 Report Families Served = 213 Individuals Served = 815 New Clients = 22 Food Donated = 941 # Capital Area Food Bank of Texas Order for September = 4,508 # LOCK- IN October 24, 12:00 noon –12:00 midnight a full day of Fun, games, food, worship, prizes. Grades 9-12. donations are still being accepted for snack. Contact Cindi Sierra 512 525-9859 or Pat Olivarez 512 525-5992. FALL FESTIVAL Donations needed for the soda shack contact Cindi Sierra 512 525-9859. Any donations may be dropped off at the Parish Office. Thank You! There will be a Pastoral Council meeting this Tuesday October 13 at 6:30 p.m. in the Office. The agenda includes: Project for the Parish property on 183... Ideas/suggestions to improve the bulletin and the website. First approach to the Diocesan Pastoral Plan Office schedule update Proposed Christmas & New Year Mass Schedules. Evaluation of the Festival: Golf Tournament, Turkey dinner, all the activities on October 17. Miscellaneous. On this coming Wednesday, October 14 there will be an altar servers meeting in the Chapel beginning at 6:30 p.m. Those who received First Communion are encouraged to consider altar server training. Please come to the meeting. There will be no confessions, no mass next Saturday because of the Festival. Youth are encouraged to participate more actively in the first Sunday mass beginning on November first. D.R.E'S please help to coordinate this with the Catechists. Thank you.