Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary
Time
July 5, 2015 Cycle B
“My grace is suffiecient for you,
for power is made perfect in weakness.”
- 2 Corinthians 12:9
Intentions & Readings for the Week:
Scheduled to Serve at Masses Next Week:
Mon 6 10:00AM NO MASS
Gn 28:10-22a; Ps 91:1-4, 14-15ab; Mt 9:18-26
Rosary: Catholic Daughters
Greeters:
Sat 11 5:00PM-STM Mike & Anna Frers
Sun 12 8:00AM-OLG Albert & Lupe Anzaldua
10:00AM-STM Virginia Ruschhaupt &
Mary Ann Goertz
Sacristans for St. Michael’s:
Sat 11 5:00PM-STM Veronica Wanjura
Sun 12 10:00AM-STM Brittney Schlenker
Lectors:
Wed 8 5:30PM-STM NO MASS
Sat 11 5:00PM-STM Patsy Warzecha
Sun 12 8:00AM-OLG David Ruiz
10:00AM-STM Sara Meyer
5:30PM-OLG Suzie Post
Eucharistic Ministers:
Sat 11 5:00PM -STM Christopher Crain, Patrick Crain
& Lucille Gips
Sun 12 8:00AM-OLG David & Roseann Varela
& Cindy Varela
10:00AM-STM Shawnee Harryman, Brittney
Schlenker & Mary McCurdy
Altar Servers:
Sat 11 5:00PM-STM Blank Family, Hally Gips,
& Elizabeth Gonzales
Sun 12 8:00AM-OLG Jonas & Carmen DeLeon
10:00AM-STM Brandon Nemec, Jared Sauer
& Samuel Netardus
5:30-OLG
Volunteers
Ushers:
Sat 11 5:00PM-STM David Warzecha Team
Sun 12 8:00AM-OLG Villarreal, Gomez, Ruiz, Zapata
10:00AM-STM Ricky Harryman Team
Tue 7 6:30AM NO MASS (STM)
8:00AM NO MASS (OLG)
Gn 32:23-33; Ps 17:1b, 2-3, 6-7ab, 8b, 15; Mt 9:32-38
Wed 8 5:30PM NO MASS (STM)
Gn 41:55-57; 42:5-7a, 17-24a; Ps 33:2-3, 10-11, 18-19;
Mt 10:1-7
Thu 9 8:00AM NO MASS (OLG)
Gn 44:18-21, 23b-29; 45:1-5; Ps 105:16-21; Mt 10:7-15
Fri 10 8:05AM Harold Goebel + (STM)
Gn 46:1-7, 28-30; Ps 37:3-4, 18-19, 27-28, 39-40;
Mt 10:16-23
Sat 11 5:00PM Frank Kocurek + (STM)
Gn 49:29-32; 50:15-26a; Ps 105:1-4, 6-7; Mt 10:24-33
Sun 12 8:00AM Josephine Diaz + (OLG)
10:00AM Mary Lucas + (STM)
5:30PM Frances McDonough + (OLG)
Am 7:12-15; Ps 85:9-14; Eph 1:3-14; Mk 6:7-13
May They Rest in Peace:
Please pray for the soul of the departed: Harold Goebel, Annie Ybarra, Leroy
Heil, Linda Thompson, Gertrude Boehm, Pauline Vela, George Galindo,
Alfred Lopez,Wanda Kueker Huey, T.C. Simon, Librado Mendez, Jean
Morrow, Rudy Rodriguez, Harry Schumacher, Mary Lucas, Gladys Lemke,
Frances McAlpine, Florian Konczewski, Elias Garibay, Minerva Munoz,
Maria Perez, Ludmilla Pustejovsky, Janet Smith, Eva Aguilar, Lupe Gonzales,.
May the peace of Christ strengthen their families who grieve.
THE SICK OF OUR PARISHES & COMMUNITY
Please take time each day to pray for the sick members of our parish and
community: Irma Puente, Nita Senac, Mary Ann Berger, Connie
Boedeker, Catherine Kolodziejcyk, Delores Rivera, Bernie Terrell, Amy
Gohmert, Jennifer Buchhorn, Mike Shimek Family, Marcelo Varela,
Lynn Reiman, Joann DeLeon, Emilie Meyer, Walter Ebrom, Glenna
Godsey, Nita & Garland Pakebusch, Jeanette T. Smith, Debbie
Gonzales, Rebecca Bentz, Roy Wratislaw, Diane Perez, Julian Nelson,
Chris Konkler, David Baumann, Buzz Edge, Roger Pena, Cecelia
Mendez, Sandra M. Jim Hedrick, Bucky Sager, Chester Lucas, Chuck &
Jan Wilson, Harvey Stary, Jimmy Bulgerin, Jerry & Brenda Comstock,
Gregory Bixenmann, Judy Copenhaven, Michelle Biz Enterline. Please
remember to pray for those included in our book of the sick as well,
located near the statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in each Church.
St. Michael’s Sanctuary Cleaning
July 10, 2015: Anita Cordes & Diane Cowey
SECOND COLLECTION: July 12th, a second collection
will be for the Mother Theresa Poor Fund for local poor &
needy.
THE SHAPE OF THINGS
We cannot help conforming ourselves to what we
love.
–St. Francis de Sales
FROM THE PASTOR
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“The decision of the Supreme Court redefining marriage as
merely an affective union between two people of any sex
was disappointing if not unexpected. As the minority of the
judges said in their dissent, “The majority’s decision is an
act of will, not legal judgment.” This is simply a wrong,
mistaken decision. Of course, this is not the first time the
Supreme Court got it wrong.
In the 19th Century, in the Dred Scott decision, the Court
decided that a black man had no rights that a white person
had to respect. In the 20th Century, the Court decided in
Roe v. Wade that a baby could be killed in her mother’s
womb at any time before birth. And now in the 21st
Century, the Supreme Court makes another wrong
decision.
Bad decisions lead to bad consequences and do not “settle”
anything. Dred Scott made inevitable a bloody Civil War
that cost more lives than any other war in our history and
the racism that inspired the Dred Scott decision is still a
cancer on America’s soul.
Roe v. Wade has resulted in more than 50 million
abortions. Yet, abortion still troubles the conscience of
America and an increasing majority of Americans reject
“abortion on demand”.
This decision redefining marriage will also bring bad
consequences. Losing the understanding of marriage in our
culture as a conjugal union of a man and a woman in a
permanent and exclusive commitment conducive to
welcoming and raising the children born from such a union
weakens the family as the basic cell of society; and it
imperils the human flourishing of future generations.
Allowing “an act of the will” to be substituted for “legal
judgment” is a recipe for tyranny.” by Archbishop Thomas
Wenski
We are called, by reason of our belief that every person is
made in God’s image and likeness, to love and respect all
of our brothers and sisters, without exception. But we
express this respect within the context of our belief in how
God has made us and made the world. This belief and this
love is the basis of our joy in living the Catholic faith with
integrity of mind and heart.
The mistakes of the court change nothing about the nature
of men and women, and the truth of God’s Word. The task
now for believers is to form our own families even more
deeply in the love of God, and to rebuild a healthy marriage
culture, one marriage at a time.
MARRIAGE RETREAT
Retrouvaille is a program for married couples that feel
bored, disillusioned, frustrated, or angry in their marriage.
This program has helped tens of thousands of couples
experiencing difficulties in their marriage. For confidential
information about or to register for the August program
beginning with a weekend on Aug 14-16, contact John or
Jennifer Vincent at (361)580-2770, jbvjov@sbcglobal.net
or www.retrouvaille.org
Grief Support Group meetings will be held every
second Tuesday of the month. The meeting will take place
at the STM Annex at 6PM. If you are interested, please call
the office to sign up for the meetings.
Job Opportunities: Maintenance and Yard Man at
STM. If you are interested, talk with Father David or call
the church office.
MEMORIAL DONATIONS:
With grateful appreciation, we wish to acknowledge the
memorials we received during the month of June:
Our Lady of Guadalupe Memorial Fund:
In memory of Eva Aguilar- $20.00
In memory of Lupe Gonzales- $20.00
St. Michael’s Church Memorials Fund:
In memory of Florian Konczewski - $125.00
St. Michael’s Building Fund:
In memory of Leon Joiner - $25.00
St. Michael School Endowment Fund:
In memory of Dutch Laging - $200.00
In memory of Janet Smith - $700.00
St. Michael’s School Operating Fund:
In memory of Dutch Laging - $30.00
St. Michael’s School Guardian Angel Fund:
In memory of Dutch Laging - $65.00
In memory of Frankie Preiss - $30.00
In memory of Janet Smith - $25.00
UPCOMING MASS CHANGE: Saturday July 18 ONLY,
mass will start at 5:30pm.
Altar Flowers:
The flowers on the altar this weekend at St. Michael’s are in
honor of Leroy Barta’s 77th birthday.
Men's Breakfast
July 8th 6:30am-7:30am at St. Michael's Hall
COMMUNITY YOUTH NIGHTS
Location: Cuero Park Pavilion
Date & Time: Wednesdays - 6:30PM to 8:30PM
Who: Upcoming 7th through 12th graders
Events will include: Three Short Sessions, Two Movie
Nights, Games, Hang Time in Victoria, Schlitterbahn
Water Park – for those who participate in Community
Service Project Days Summer Youth Nights, and 2 nd
Annual Community Youth Rally on August 2nd