612 East 18th Street • Odessa, Texas 79761 • (432) 332-5334 Saturday Evening Mass 6:00 pm Sunday Masses 8:00 am,11:00 am, & 7:30 pm Sacrament of Reconciliation Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday - by appointment Saturday 4:00 - 5:00 pm ONLINE GIVING WEBSITE: https://osvonlinegiving.com/4341 Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Readings for the Week Mass Intentions Monday : July 27, 2020 Mass: Special Intentions of Serrano Family By: Serrano Family Tuesday : July 28, 2020 Mass: +Merce Galindo By: Lupe & Julia Galindo Wednesday : July 29th, St. Martha Mass: Living & Deceased Family Members of Rico/ Munoz Family By: Munoz Family Thursday : July 30th, St. Peter Chrysologus Mass: Deceased Members of Balerio Family By: Balerio Family Friday : July 31st, St. Ignatius os Loyola Mass: +Januario Realino By: Alicia Realino Saturday : August 1st, St. Alphonsus Liguori 6:00 P.M. Mass: Pro-life Mass for the Unborn By: KofC #3203 Sunday : August 2, 2020 8:00 A.M. Mass: +Carmela Ciulla By: Ciulla Family 11:00 A.M Mass: Members of the Parish Ministry Schedule *There will be no Lectors or Eucharistic Ministers scheduling at this time due to Covid-19.* WORSHIP Mon. Jeremiah 13:1-11, Deut 32:18-21, Matthew 13:31-35 Tues. Jeremiah 14:17-22, Ps 79:8,9,11,13, Matthew 13:36-43 Wed. Jeremiah 15:10,16-21, Ps 59:2-4,10-11,17,18, John 11:19-27 Thur. Jeremiah 18:1-6, Ps 146:1b-6ab, Matthew 13:47-53 Fri. Jeremiah 26:1-9, Ps 69:5,8-10,14, Matthew 13:54-58 Sat. Jeremiah 26:11-16,24, Ps 69:15-16,30-31,33-34, Matthew 14:1- 12 Sun. Isaiah 55:1-3, Ps 145:8-9,15-18, Romans 8:35,37-39, Mat- thew 14:13-21 The Real Treasure Majority of people if not all are working hard to make a living. Others are working for more to have more for their own pleasure or for their extra needs or for the future. Along the way, we miss on what is most important, the real treasure. The Gospel today talks about the buried treasure. It means that the real treasure is always invisible to the eye. It is because the real treasure is hidden in our hearts. It is the heart which is filled with love. May all of us find God’s treasure by loving each oth- er and encourage and inspire each other especially in this time of crisis. ************************************ Praises of Mary by Legion of Mary Prayer Request for the Sick Please pray for the following individuals, that they may be healed by the Grace of God: Lee Minyard, Rudy Marquez Jr., Imelda Sandate, Diane Galindo Salinas, Mary Diane Rios, Annie Hubnik, Michelle Ro- driguez, Charlie & Dora Carrasco, David H. Alvarez, Mercy Fierro Fr. Bernard Infact,bybeingassumedintoheavenshehasnotlaid asidetheofficeofsalvationbutbythemanifoldinterces- sionshecontinuestoobtainforusthegraceofeternal salvation. JohnPaulII JohnPaulII JohnPaulII JohnPaulII WEEKLY TITHING Offering Envelopes: $ 3,441.00 Loose Plates : $ 0,000.00 Online Giving : $ 1,081.00 Children’s Basket : $ 00.00 Total Offerings : $ 4,522.00 Please Note: Kindly use the weekly Offering Envelopes provided so that proper account can be furnished Thank you & God bless you! View this bulletin online at www.DiscoverMass.com St. Mary’s Church Due to Covid-19, all Youth functions will be cancelled until further notice. Youth 2000 We the youth ministry here at St. Stephen’s will be hosting the Youth 2000! We pray you, your youth, and volunteers can come and participate with us. Please keep an eye out sometime in September for registration forms. When: January 15-17, 2021 Where: St. Stephen’s in Midland, TX Who: 7th Grade & up More information to come soon via email. Please keep and eye out. Any questions contact: Crystal Villareal 432-520-7394 or youthministryststephens@gmail.com RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Due to Covid-19, all Religious Education Classes are cancelled. Announcements from Sr. Marites ♥ Confirmation– Father Bernard announced confir- mation schedule is August 1st, 2020. Candidates will have their confession on July 31st, 2020 at 5 PM in the carport next to Father Bernard’s house. ♥ Confirmation Sponsors Paperwork- Submit the sponsors paperwork (Baptism, First Communion, Confirmation, Marriage if married in church) cer- tificates to the parish office ASAP! ♥ Who can come?- Communicate & his or her fa- ther and mother along with the sponsor for confir- mation are allowed to come on the dates. No other children or family member should be accommo- dated for Confirmation. Other members & fami- ly can access the celebrations through the St. Mary’s Church Livestreaming. ♥ CCD Enrollment– CCD enrollment will start the end of August. We will announce the official dates when the enrollment is open. ♥ Raffle Tickets- Money or tickets need to be re- turned to Parish Office for proper recording. Raf- fle drawing has been announced for October 18, 2020 at the 11 AM Mass. ♥ CCD Office Hours are going to be 8:30AM - 2PM YOUTH View this bulletin online at www.DiscoverMass.com St. Mary’s Church Enrollment for 2020-2021 Year 2020-2021 School Registration is closed. You may still submit any registration but you will be put on a waiting list. If you have any questions, call the school office at 432-337-6052. Welcome Our SMCCS Principal Hello St. Mary's Central Catholic School Family, We are pleased to announce that Mrs. Patricia Sal- cido has been selected as Princi- pal of Saint Mary's Central Catholic School for the next school year 2020-2021. Mrs. Patricia Salcido is a wonderful asset to our Catholic Community and our school. She was selected from a talented candidate pool in a competitive process that included input and participation from a search committee. Mrs. Salcido will work with me too ensure a smooth transition in leadership and will officially start as Principal on July 1. May God guide in her leadership and our Blessed Mother grant her the wisdom and compassion to bless our children at SMCCS and congratulations once again. ST. MARY’S SCHOOL SERVICE Sacrament of Baptism for August 2020 is: Baptism Class Aug. 8, 2020 Sacrament of Baptism Aug. 22, 2020 *Please keep in mind that classes and baptisms might be cancelled or moved when needed. Thank you for your understanding.* Parents must be registered members of St. Mary’s Church. Godparents must have current certificates of the Sacraments of Bap- tism, Confirmation and Marriage in the Catholic Church (if married). If Godparents are from out of town, members of another Catholic Church or attend- ed classes at any other Catholic Church, they must present a letter from their respective pastor stating their membership and class attendance. Holy Cross Catholic School Registration For the students and families in the Midland/Odessa area: Registration is open! Please call or come by for more in- formation at 7601 N Grandview. This will be our second year as a school and we would like to invite you to consider us. Ask us about our virtual classroom implemented last semester to handle online learning. For more information, email holycrosshs.org or call 432-235-1094. Kneelers in the Church We have had to replace the brackets that fold the kneelers down, quite often. The brackets should last and not have to be replaced for a couple of years. Some of brackets are having to be replaced on a monthly basis. We are asking you to please stop resting your feet on the kneelers while they are folded up. This is causing the brackets on the kneel- ers to bend and break. Please help us in caring for our kneelers, thank you for your understanding. View this bulletin online at www.DiscoverMass.com St. Mary’s Church July 26, 2020 Act of Spiritual Communion My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sac- rament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramen- tally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen. -EWTN Coronavirus Prayer Holy Virgin of Guadalupe, Queen of the Angels and Mother of the Americas. We fly to you today as your beloved children. We ask you to intercede for us with your Son, as you did at the wedding in Cana. Pray for us, loving Mother, and gain for our nation and world, and for all our families and loved ones, the protection of your holy angels, that we may be spared the worst of this illness. For those already afflicted, we ask you to obtain the grace of healing and deliver- ance. Hear the cries of those who are vulnerable and fear- ful, wipe away their tears and help them to trust. In this time of trial and testing, teach all of us in the Church to love one another and to be patient and kind. Help us to bring the peace of Jesus to our land and to our hearts. We come to you with confidence, knowing that you truly are our compassionate mother, health of the sick and cause of our joy. Shelter us under the mantle of your protection, keep us in the embrace of your arms, help us always to know the love of your Son, Jesus. Amen. -USCCB Upcoming Special Collections August 2nd: Diocesan Priests’ Retirement August 16th: St. Mary’s Central Catholic School August 30th: College & University Campus Ministry SERVICE Catholic Woman’s Conference Ladies, the Catholic Women’s Conference for the Diocese of San Angelo is happening on Sept. 11 & 12, 2020! It is our 5th Anniversary and we want you to come and join us in the Celebration! We know these are tough times in our world, but we want to bring in some JOY!! Joy is Contagious and we want you to celebrate the Joy of the Lord with us! Because of some generous donors, we have dropped our price this year to only $25! And, because of these times we will be operating under whatever re- strictions are in place at the time. Please go to our website and read our policy that will be in place for this year! Join us ladies, In John 15:11 Jesus tells us, “I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and your joy may be complete.” Go to www.heartjmj.org for some memories and sign up! Or call JoAnn Turner 325-763-9400! Priests’ Pension Plan On the weekend of August 1-2, a special second collection will be taken up in our parishes and mis- sions for our Priests’ Pension Plan. This collection aids in providing funds to care for our retired priests who have served the people of God so faithfully over the years in the Diocese of San Angelo. Donations for special collec- tions can be made by Diocese of San Angelo or by making a donation online at www.sanangelodiocese.org/donations. If donating to this particular collection online, please select “Priest Pension Plan” from the dropdown menu. Thank you for your prayers and financial assistance to help care for our senior priests. Raffle Tickets The drawing for the raffle tickets is October 18, 2020 after the 11 AM Mass. If you have any tickets please turn them into the parish office. We also still have many unsold tickets in the office, if you would like to buy some please come to the parish office. They are $3.00 each. For more information, call the parish of- fice at 432-332-5334. SERVICE View this bulletin online at www.DiscoverMass.com CALL 1-800-633-1122 For Advertising Information Business Online at Diocesan.com/ 5121 A D ivison of T he o riginAl D enT s hop est 1991 ACCESSORIES T R U C K LaCalientevivo.com F or B ooking i nFo Bert: 559-6797 Teresa: 559-2134 Office: 381-9378 • W. University & 1936 FM, Ste. 170 Bert & Teresa Jimenez , Owners/Parishioners 12200 W. I-20 E. Office: 563-2266 Request Line: 617-1013 Bert: 559-6797 Teresa: 559-2134 Office: 381-9378 • W. University & 1936 FM, Ste. 170 www.far westodessa.com Bert & Teresa Jimenez , Owners/Parishioners Pediatrics and Internal Medicine Jose B. Benigno, M.D. 115 W 42nd St. Odessa, TX 79764 Jose B. 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