THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sunday, January 17th  THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY. [St. Anthony, Abbot in Egypt]
7:30 a.m. - Pamela E. Clarkson, departed.
Isaiah 62:1-5, 6-7 / 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 / St. John 2:1-11
9:00 a.m. - Jose Sanchez, departed.
11:00 a.m. - Clark R. Morgan, departed.
6:00 p.m. - People of the Parish.
Monday, January 18th  Weekday.
7:00 a.m. - Departed Members of the Scanlan Family.
1 Samuel 15:16-23 / St. Mark 2:18-22
Tuesday, January 19th  Weekday.
7:00 a.m. - Parthenia Papuga, departed.
1 Samuel 16:1-13 / St. Mark 2:23-28
9:20 a.m. - Helen Dixon, departed.
Wednesday, January 20th  St. Fabian, Pope, 250 & St. Sebastian, Martyrs, 3rd Century.
7:00 a.m. - Joe Aguilar, departed.
1 Samuel 17:32-33, 37, 40-51 / St. Mark 3:1-6
9:20 a.m. - Intentions of Maria Teresa O’Connell.
Thursday, January 21st  St. Agnes, Roman Virgin & Martyr, 304.
7:00 a.m. - Holy Souls in Purgatory.
1 Samuel 18:6-9; 19:1-7 / St. Mark 3:7-12
9:20 a.m. - Intentions of Crystal Benavides.
Friday, January 22nd  Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children.
7:00 a.m. - Lydia Andrea Medina Lopez, departed
1 Samuel 24:3-21 / St. Mark 3:13-19
9:20 a.m. - Robert Ittel, departed.
Saturday, January 23rd  St. Vincent, Spanish Deacon & Martyr, 304.
10:00 a.m. - Holy Souls in Purgatory.
2 Samuel 1:1-4, 11-12, 19, 23-27 / St. Mark 3:20-21
Sunday, January 24th  THE THIRD SUNDAY BEFORE LENT (SEPTUAGESIMA).
7:30 a.m. - People of the Parish.
Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10 / 1 Corinthians 12:12-30 / St. Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21
9:00 a.m. - Intentions of Jorge Salcedo.
11:00 a.m. - Intentions of Rebecca Ann Kirkpatrick Cash.
6:00 p.m. - Intentions of Valeria Nevarez.
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WE WELCOME EVERYONE who is visiting
the parish today, and invite you to register online
and make the parish your spiritual home.
Register at www.AtonementOnline.com.
CHILD CARE is available today (Sunday) for the
9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Masses in the Pre-K
room of the school building.
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: We
need your help! We must have people committed
to and present at each hour while the Blessed
Sacrament is exposed. We now need a second
person for Fridays at 7pm, Saturdays at 11am
& noon and Sundays, 1am & 3am. Please
prayerfully consider committing to one of these
hours each week in Adoration. Contact Tricia
Delaney at pddelaney@icloud.com or 210-6956105 to sign-up or for more information.
THE CATHOLIC INQUIRY – Contact Alan
Becker at 210-273-9426. Classes are held Sundays
at 10:30am in the Common Room. Join us!
THE ADULT BIBLE STUDY – Will continue
on Wednesday, January 20th from 6:45 p.m. –
7:45 p.m. We used the Revised Standard Version
of the Bible.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION and CONFIRMATION
will be Thursday, February 4th, 2016.
Students in 2nd grade, or older, are eligible to
register for both First Communion and
Confirmation. Enrolled students in The Atonement
Academy will receive instruction during the course
of the year. All other students should be prepared
by their parents.
Register now by going to our parish website at
www.AtonementOnline.com. We will need a copy
of the child’s Baptismal Certificate as well. Please
email Kathleen at KBenzaquen@AtonementOnline.com or
call 210-695-2944 for further assistance.
STEWARDSHIP: Parishioners are asked to
consider their financial commitment to the parish
in 2016. Please fill out a pledge card, found in the
Narthex, and return it. If you desire offering
envelopes for 2016, please indicate that on the
pledge form. The parish is entirely self-supporting
and we all depend on the generosity of every
parishioner! Thank you.
Following the 11am Mass today, please join us for
the adult Baptism of Grace Lopez and welcome her
into the Church.
WANTED: A part-time aide at The Atonement
Academy for two days a week. Are you “retired?”
Here’s a reason to get out of the house and work
with our future generation. Starting pay is $9/hr.
Why not give it a try?
Dear Parishioners,
Our Building Expansion is making progress
each week. The construction trailer is here, the
fencing is back up, and the survey stakes have
been placed. We’ve also designed a flyer which is
a small version of a 4’x8’ color sign which will be
placed at the road. (See the back of this page)!
We congratulate our talented young people: The
Atonement Academy placed two of our three
students in the Texas All-State Choirs.
Maura Navarrete; Soprano 2 – 5th Chair Texas AllState Women’s Choir and Mary Henriquez; Alto 1
- 1st Chair Texas All-State Mixed Choir.
And, our Academy 6th and 8th grade students
entered the VFW–sponsored Patriot’s Pen
essay competition last Fall. The theme this year
was “What Freedom Means to Me.” Our local
VFW Post 7108 awarded their top three places to
The Atonement Academy scholars! Earning 1st
Place and $300 was Maria Garza (8), 2nd Place
and $200 was Kathleen Morrow (8), 3rd Place and
$100 was Thomas Waterman (6). Additionally,
VFW Post 76 awarded their top three places to
Academy students as well. Earning 1st Place and
$300 was Alyssa Borges (8), 2nd Place and $200
was Dominic Peters (6), 3rd Place and $100 was
Cecilia Campbell (6). Congratulations to these
students and their teacher, Mrs. Otten!
We are so proud of our Seniors who will
graduate in June. Even this early in the year, all
of them have been accepted to a 4-year university.
Since our first graduating class in 2008, every
senior, every year, has been accepted. That’s right
-- we have a 100% acceptance rate, and this class,
in particular, has accumulated over $1.9 million
dollars in scholarships by the end of December,
and they’re still coming in. Their AP scores are
above the State of Texas average, and greater than
the global average which includes Asian and
European scores, and the Senior scores have been
rising for the last five years! The average SAT
score for this class is 1807, more than 300 points
above the national average, according to the
College Board. We have a perfect scorer in the
National Latin Exam, too. Overall, our Blue
Ribbon, Catholic Honor Roll, and National Merit
Scholar status continues to confirm that The
Atonement Academy College Preparatory does
deliver what it promises: well-rounded, gifted,
faithful men and women, who can meet the
challenges of tomorrow. God bless our Senior
class!
In other parish news:
Fellowship and Faith Gathering: It is time to
begin preparing for Lent. Please join us for some
social time with fellow Catholics, followed by a
keynote presentation by Fr. Phillips and a short
introduction to a new faith enrichment program,
perfect to be included as a part of your Lenten
observances. All are welcome! Refreshments will
be provided. The event will be held in the Common
Room on Friday, February 5th, 2016 from 7pm8:30pm. Please visit the Mother of the Americas
Institute Facebook event page or email
institute@mainstitute.org to RSVP. For any
questions, call David Delaney: 210-695-6105.
You are cordially invited to the annual 2016 Gala.
Recipient of the 2016 Crusader Award this year is
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Vester
The event is Saturday, January 30th from
6:00 p.m.–12:00 a.m, at the 5-star Éilan Hotel
18603 La Cantera Terrace.
Individual tickets are $125 per person
Tables of 8: $4,000, $3,000, or $2,000
For tickets or table reservations
call the school office at 210-695-2240
(Formal Attire)
Come enjoy an exciting night of dinner, dancing and fellowship in support of
The Atonement Academy College Preparatory building fund.
-The next meeting of Our Lady of the Atonement
Prayer Group will be Thursday, January 21st, at
10am. in the conference room at the Academy. We
will continue our reading and responding to
meditations from The Imitation of Christ as well as
praying our Rosary, and enjoying the fellowship of
those in attendance. All Ladies of the parish are
welcome to join us. For more information contact
Cathy Kerr at 492-6114 or ckerr1102@aol.com
SVDP invites parishioners to learn more about
the corporal and spiritual works of our Society of
St. Vincent de Paul. You are invited to attend our
next meeting, Thursday, January 28th at 7:00pm in
the church narthex. Please call Mary Ellen
Madalinski for more information at (210) 2600595.