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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 612 East 18th Street • Odessa, Texas 79761 • (432) 332-5334 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time WORSHIP Mass Intentions Monday : August 17, 2020 Fr. Bernard Mass: In Thanksgiving of Ricardo Caballero By: Julia Caballero Tuesday : August 18, 2020 Mass: +June Ponsitti Mother’s Love By: Friendship Group Wednesday : August 19th, St. John Eudes The love of a mother is unconditional. It has no limit Mass: In Thanksgiving of Mr & Mrs Gabriel Galindo and there is no ‘if’. It is ready to take the risk even if By: Anna Munoz it means that it has to face rejection and insult. Thursday : August 20th, St. Bernard Mass: Special Intentions of Guadalupe Network Radio It is exactly the kind of love that we see in the heart By: Willie & Delma Balerio of this Canaanite woman in the gospel today which Friday : August 21st, St. Pius X is pleading for help and mercy for her very sick Mass: +Cristina Canales daughter. By: Brenda Marcum Saturday : August 22nd, Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary We don’t need to be a mother in order to truly feel 6:00 P.M. Mass: +Israel & Janie Garza this kind of love toward others. We don’t even need By: Leroy, Solia, Family Sunday : August 23, 2020 to be a believer of God to desire for mercy. Remem- 8:00 A.M. Mass: Members of the Parish ber, that the woman in the Gospel today is a pagan. 11:00 A.M Mass: In Thanksgiving of Rudy Abila We only need to possess the love of a mother to re- By: Abila Family ceive healing, mercy and love of God. ************************************ Readings for the Week Praises of Mary by Legion of Mary Mon. Judges 2:11-19, Ps 106:34-37,39-40,43ab,44, Matthew 19:16-22 Ifyouwanttogrowinperfection,youcannotadvance Tues. Judges 6:11-24a, Ps 85:9,11-14, Matthew 19:23-30 byyourselves–youneedaguide.Hence,whenyougoto Wed. Judges 9:6-15, Ps 21:2-7, Matthew 20:1-16 God,gothroughMaryandwithMary! SaintMaximilianKolbe Thur. Judges 11:29-39a, Ps 40:5,7-10, Matthew 22:1-14 Fri. Ruth 1:1,3-6,14b-16,22, Ps 146:5-10, Matthew 22:34-40 Prayer Request for the Sick Sat. Revelation 21:9b-14, Ps 145:10-13,17-18, John 1:45-51 Please pray for the following individuals, that they may Sun. Isaiah 66:18-21, Ps 117:1,2, Hebrews 12:5-7,11-13, Luke be healed by the Grace of God: 13:22-30 Lee Minyard, Rudy Marquez Jr., Imelda Sandate, Diane Galindo Salinas, Mary Diane Rios, Annie Hubnik, Michelle Ro- driguez, Charlie & Dora Carrasco, David H. Ministry Schedule Alvarez, Mercy Fierro, Andrew Capen *There will be no Lectors or Eucharistic Ministers scheduling at this time due to Covid-19.* WEEKLY TITHING Offering Envelopes: $ 2,937.00 Loose Plates : $ 0,000.00 Online Giving : $ 1,613.00 Children’s Basket : $ 00.00 Total Offerings : $ 4,550.00 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 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION YOUTH Due to Covid-19, all Youth functions will be cancelled until further notice. Youth 2000 We the youth ministry here at St. Stephen’s Announcements from Sr. Marites will be hosting the Youth 2000! We pray ♥ We are reminding our parents to please submit to you, your youth, and volunteers can come the parish office all raffle ticket stub released to and participate with us. Please keep an eye you last March 2020 together with your $30.00. out sometime in September for registration For those who did not receive the ticket stub, you forms. may give you donation to the Church. When: January 15-17, 2021 ♥ All tickets are properly accounted for. Raffle draw Where: St. Stephen’s in Midland, TX date is October 18, 2020 at the 11:00 A.M. Mass. Who: 7th Grade & up ♥ For CCD Students and parents, Masses in the More information to come soon via email. Please Church are now back. Please call the parish office keep and eye out. Any questions contact: Crystal for reservations. Villareal 432-520-7394 or ♥ Students who already received First communion youthministryststephens@gmail.com can attend the Mass with parents. ♥ Religious Education Enrollment has started, office hours are open 8:30 A.M. to 2 P.M. It will be first come, first serve. ♥ Modified Religious instruction for this year: First week is face to face and the next week would be Assignment to be done at home. So there will be 2 or 3 meetings only in a month. ♥ Number of students will be limited to 10-15 per class with one catechist attending and teaching them. ♥ Those who will not confirm that they will register, your slot will be given to those who made reserva- tions as early as last year. ♥ CCD Office Hours are going to be 8:30AM - 2PM View this bulletin online at www.DiscoverMass.com St. Mary’s Church ST. MARY’S SCHOOL SERVICE Sacrament of Baptism for August 2020 is: 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 Sacra- ments of Baptism, Confirmation and Marriage in the Catholic Church (if married). If Godparents are from out of town, members of another Catholic Church or attended classes at any other Catholic Church, they must present a letter from their respective pastor stat- ing their membership and class attendance. ☺ August 17th: Back to School!! Classes begin! Holy Cross Catholic School Registration For the students and families in the Midland/Odessa For more information on any of the area: Registration is open! announcements above please call the Please call or come by for more in- school office at 337-6052. formation at 7601 N Grandview. This will be our second year as a Please Follow SMCCS school and we would like to invite you to consider us. Online Giving: Ask us about our virtual classroom implemented last osvonlinegiving.com/434 semester to handle online learning. For more information, email holycrosshs.org or call Facebook: 432-235-1094. St. Mary’s Central Catholic School Official Do you want to become a Permanent Website: Deacon? www.smccsodessa.org Are YOU interested in learning more about permanent deacons? If so, please send your contact information to: deaconoffice@sanangelodiocese.org or call 325-651-7500 and ask for Deacon Freddy Medina Office Closed The parish office will be closed on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020 in observance of Labor Day. We will reo- pen the parish office on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. View this bulletin online at www.DiscoverMass.com St. Mary’s Church August 16, 2020 SERVICE SERVICE Catholic Woman’s Conference Act of Spiritual Communion Ladies, the Catholic Women’s My Jesus, Conference for the Diocese of I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sac- San Angelo is happening on rament. Sept. 11 &12, 2020! It is our I love You above all things, and I desire to receive 5th Anniversary and we want You into my soul. you to come and join us in the Celebration! We know Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramen- these are tough times in our world, but we want to tally, come at least spiritually into my heart. bring in some JOY!! Joy is Contagious and we want I embrace You as if You were already there you to celebrate the Joy of the Lord with us! Because and unite myself wholly to You. of some generous donors, we have dropped our price Never permit me to be separated from You. this year to only $25! And, because of these times we Amen. will be operating under whatever restrictions are in -EWTN place at the time. Please go to our website and read our policy that will be in place for this year! Join us Coronavirus Prayer ladies, In John 15:11 Jesus tells us, “I have told you Holy Virgin of Guadalupe, Queen of the Angels and this so that my joy may be in you and your joy may be Mother of the Americas. complete.” Go to We fly to you today as your beloved children. www.heartjmj.org for some memories and sign up! We ask you to intercede for us with your Son, as you Or call JoAnn Turner 325-763-9400! did at the wedding in Cana. Pray for us, loving Mother, Priests’ Pension Plan and gain for our nation and world, Thank you for your sacrifice and and for all our families and loved ones, generosity to the annual special the protection of your holy angels, collection for our diocesan re- that we may be spared the worst of this illness. tired Priests’ Pension Plan, taken For those already afflicted, up last weekend. Your generosi- we ask you to obtain the grace of healing and deliver- ty and prayers are a great affir- ance. mation of the work of our retired Hear the cries of those who are vulnerable and fear- priests. Please continue to keep all our clergy, espe- ful, wipe away their tears and help them to trust. cially our retired priests in your prayers. This Priests’ In this time of trial and testing, Pension Plan is significantly underfunded. If you are teach all of us in the Church to love one another and personally able to help us make more progress to get to be patient and kind. it fully funded, by leaving a request in your will, Help us to bring the peace of Jesus to our land and to making a donation of stock, planned giving, or other our hearts. major gifts, please contact Mercedes Rassi, Director We come to you with confidence, knowing that you of Stewardship and Development at 325-651-3717 truly are our compassionate mother, health of the sick and cause of our joy. Shelter us under the mantle of Raffle Tickets your protection, keep us in the embrace of your arms, The drawing for the raffle tickets is help us always to know the love of your Son, Jesus. October 18, 2020 after the 11 AM Amen. Mass. If you have any tickets please -USCCB turn them into the parish office. We also still have many unsold tickets in the office, if you would like to Upcoming Special Collections buy some please come to the parish office. They are August 30th: College & University Campus Ministry $3.00 each. For more information, call the parish of- September 13th: Building Fund fice at 432-332-5334. September 27th: Diocesan Seminarian Education View this bulletin online at www.DiscoverMass.com View Our Parish Supporters at www.DiscoverMass.com For Advertising Information CALL 1-800-633-1122 TRUCK ACCESSORIES est. 1991 A Divison of The originAl DenT shop For Booking inFo Bert: 559-6797 Teresa: 559-2134 Office: 381-9378 • W. 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