St. John Catholic Church Hermleigh, Texas Hermleigh, Texas DIOCESE OF LUBBOCK AUGUST 09, 2020 NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME St. John Catholic Church Hermleigh, Texas Parish Office Hours: Monday to Friday 9:00am to 1:00pm Pastor: Fr.Raj Arokiasamy, OFM, Cap Associate Pastor: Fr. Jeremy Trull Parish Secretary: Mary Davis PARISH REGISTRATION: Welcome to our Family! It is very important that you are a registered member of St. John Parish. If you have not registered, please do so now, or contact the parish office at St. Elizabeth, Snyder. If you are a registered member and have changed your addre ss or phone number recently, please let us know. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: You must be registered members of St. John Parish. Please contact the Parish Office at St. Elizabeth, Snyder and fill out the Baptismal Registration Form. A Baptismal Class is requir ed for parents and Godparents. FIRST EUCHARIST: Regular attendance at CCE and the Sunday Eucharist is “a must” to be admitted to the First Eucharist. This is normally given at the end of the 3rd Grade CCE. For information please contact CCE office. CONFIR MATION: Two years of preparation. Candidates must be members of the Parish and must have regular attendance in the previous classes. Attendance in the Sunday Eucharist is important. This is normally at the age of 15 or after. For more information, y ou may Contact the St. Elizabeth Parish Office. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Confessions are on Saturdays from 5:00 - 5:45pm at St. Elizabeth, and at other times by appointment Confessions at St. John are on Sundays at 7:30am, or at other times by appoin tment. CONTINUING CATHOLIC EDUCATION: Classes are held every Sunday from 9:30 to 10:45 am at the St. Elizabeth Parish Hall. All the children are expected to attend the CCE classes regularly. For admissions and other information: call (254) 573 - 8824. TEENS FOR CHRIST: Junior and Senior High youth group meeting. NINE TEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Sunday, August 16 , 2020 LECTORS: Lydia & Andres Rodriguez EMHC: Lydia Rodriguez & Allen Hoelscher ALTAR SERVERS: No Altar Servers at this time. Sun Aug 0 9 Nine teenth Sunday Ordinary Time, St. John Confession at 7:30am, Mass at 8:00am, St. Elizabeth Parking Lot Mass at 11:00am Our Lady of Guadalupe Masses at 9:00am & 11:00am Mon Aug 10 STE Mass 9:00am Tue Aug 11 OLG Mass 9:00am Wed Aug 12 STE Novena 6:00pm, Followed by Mass Thu Aug 13 STJ Mass 6:00pm Fri Aug 14 OLG Mass 6:30pm, Followed by Adoration Sat Aug 15 St. Elizabeth Confession 5:00pm, Mass at 6:00pm Our Lady of Guadalupe Confession at 5:00pm, Mass at 6:00pm Sun Aug 16 Twentieth Sunday Ordinary Time, St. John Confession at 7:30am, Mass at 8:00am, St. Elizabeth Mass at 11:00am Our Lady of Guadalupe Masses at 9:00am & 11:00am Pray for Good Health of Our Parishioners and Homebound : Janie Sullenger, Beverly Allen, Rosemary Kohl, Billy Allen, Luis Carrillo, Shirley Keen, Miguel Quiros, Jude Quiros, Sylvia Quiros, Anastacio Alvarez, Andrew Richburg , Tennant Bass , Larry Jaramillo, Betty Schwartz, Margaret Martinez, Brittany Davis, Efrain Torres, Chase Medina, Fred Castillo, Monica Arce, Chris Thornhill, Leslie Hackett, Anita Wilson, Brian Watson RIP Eudelia Armendariz Last Week’s Offerings - $ 441.00 Seminarians/Vocations - $ 138.00 Monthly Contributions/Expenses for June 2020 Income (Weekly Contributions) - $3,655.00 Total Expenses - $3,158.78 Thank You! SECOND COLLECTIONS: Aug 9 – Building Maintenance; Aug 16 – Diocesan Retreat Centers ; August 30 – Altar Fund St. John Catholic Church Hermleigh, Texas Acts of God There is a legal term for a natural disaster. It is called an “act of God.” It is a little unfair to libel God with deeds of destruction. Even so, when the forces of nature reveal their strength, people become aware of their own weaknesses and meditate on the power of God. But when people go in search of God, they rarely go to the place of an earthquake, a fire, or tornado. They go to a quiet place. They watch the sunrise. They pick a wayside chapel. They sit by the ocean. They find God’s majestic voice in whispers of peace. When Elijah fled the grasp of the angry and murderous Jezebel, he eventually found himself in a cave on the mountain of God, Horeb. There he witnessed God passing by. Not in the strong wind, not in the earthquake, not in the fire did Elijah behold God’s presence, but in a tiny whispering sound. Noise surrounds much of our day. The radio or television breaks the morning silence. Ambient music filters through elevators and grocery stores. Our cars cannot block out the cacophony of traffic. It may not take an act of God for us to be able to find God. It may just take a quiet space. Written by Paul Turner. Copyright © 2010, Resource Publications, Inc., 888 - 273 - 7782, www.rpinet.com. All rights reserve d. Relative Faith When someone you love is in trouble, you desire their freedom so strongly that you might say, “I would gladly trade places.” For example, parents looking at a sick child in a hospital bed would accept the sickness themselves if they could — if only it would free the child they love. Your love for the afflicted is stronger than the force that renders them helpless. St. Paul felt this way about those not believing in Christ. He says to the Romans, “I could wis h that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my own people, my kindred according to the flesh.” Paul’s own kindred had not all joined him in faith. Ironically, Jesus had the same kindred. To the Israelites belonged the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the law, the worship, and the promises. Christ was theirs, also, according to the flesh. Paul re gretted that his relatives did not all embrace Christ according to the Spirit. He loved these people so much that he was willing to trade places. He loved them more strongly than the forces of unbelief. In our society many people have still not accepted C hrist. They do not hear his voice in the Scriptures. They do not experience his love in the community. They do not lift their voices in prayer. They do not join him at table for the Eucharist. The pain we feel renews our conviction to proclaim Christ. Writ ten by Paul Turner. Copyright © 2010, Resource Publications, Inc., 888 - 273 - 7782, www.rpinet.com. All rights reserved. ~Announcements~ Please do not attend Mass if you are not feeling well. We are doing our best to stay safe and be able to have Mass open fo r our parishioners. Exposure to the virus or any other disease can force the church to be closed to the public once again. You must always use a mouth covering in any church owned building. If you cannot wear a mask for health reasons or are adverse to wea ring a mask at Mass, you may attend Mass in the St. Elizabeth Parking Lot on Sunday’s at 11:00 AM using the radio frequency FM 91.3, or you may stay at home as Mass is still being televised. The obligation to attend Mass is still dispensed throughout the D iocese of Lubbock. Wearing a mask is for the safety of everyone, you included. Please, always stay safe. ~REPORTING ABUSE OR NEGLECT: Our clergy (bishop, priests, and deacons), seminarians, men and women in Consecrated Life, lay staff, and volunteers are trained to recognize and to report any disclosure or suspicion of physical abuse, sexual abuse, sexual assault, or neglect to the appropriate authorities. It is the policy of the Diocese of Lubbock to report any allegation of sexu al abuse of a minor or vulnerable adult to law enforcement. (More information online) Once local law enforcement, or the child abuse/vulnerable adult hotline have been called, information regarding an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor should also be re ported to Victim Assistance Coordinator Oscar Reyes at (806) 543 - 9178 or to diocesan officials. Romans 9:1 - 5 1 Kings 19:9a, 11 - 13a Contact us Office - 325 - 573 - 8824, CCE Office - 325 - 573 - 8824. We are located at: 3005 Avenue A, Snyder, Texas 79549, www.facebook.com/stelizabeth3005/ Email: snyderstelizabeth@gmail.com