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 Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Readings for the Week Mass Intentions Monday : September 7, 2020 11:00 AM Communion Service Tuesday : September 8th, Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary 11:00 AM Communion Service Wednesday : September 9th, St. Peter Claver 11:00 AM Communion Service Thursday : September 10, 2020 11:00 AM Communion Service Friday : September 11, 2020 10:00 AM Communion Service Saturday : September 12, 2020 6:00 PM Mass: In Thanksgiving of Leandra Bernard By: Abila Family Sunday : September 13, 2020 8:00 AM Mass: +Suzie Mansanales By: Leroy & Solia & Family 11:00 AM 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. 1 Corinthians 5:1-8, Ps 5:5-7,12, Luke 6:6-11 Tues. Micah 5:1-4a, Ps 13:6, Matthew 1:1-16,18-23 Wed. 1 Corinthians 7:25-31, Ps 11-12,14-17, Luke 6:20-26 Thur. 1 Corinthians 8:1b-7,11-13, Ps 139:1b-3,13-14ab,23-24, Luke Fri. 1 Corinthians 9:16-19,22b-27, Ps 84:3-6,12, Luke 6:39-42 Sat. 1 Corinthians 10:14-22, Ps 116:112-13,17-18, Luke 6:43-49 Sun. Sirach 27:30—28:9, Ps 103:1-4,9-12, Romans 14:7-9, Mat- thew 18:21-35 A Day to Remember There is no better way for me to find peace for my soul than to spend time with God. I will attend a Spiritual Retreat on September 7 – 11 at Christ the King Retreat Center in San Angelo. What makes this retreat very special to my priesthood is that I will be able to renew my priestly vow at the Chrism Mass. This is very unique for me because this Chrism Mass will be celebrated on a Thursday outside the season of Lent. This is a day that I will always remember. *********************************** 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: Imelda Sandate, Diane Galindo Salinas, Mary Diane Rios, Michelle Rodriguez, Charlie & Dora Carrasco, David H. Alvarez, Mercy Fierro, Andrew Capen Fr. Bernard Everything through Mary. This is the authentic interpre- tation of the presence of the Mother of God in the Mys- tery of Christ and the Church, as proclaimed by the Chapter VIII of the constitution Lumen Gentium. This interpretation corresponds to the tradition of the saints, such as Bernard of Clairvaux, Greignion de Montfort and Maximilian Kolbe. John Paul II John Paul II John Paul II John Paul II WEEKLY TITHING Offering Envelopes: $ 3,253.00 Loose Plates : $ 0,000.00 Online Giving : $ 1,051.00 Children’s Basket : $ 00.00 Total Offerings : $ 4,304.00 Please Note: Kindly use the weekly Offering Envelopes provided so that proper account can be furnished Thank you & God bless you! Income & Expenses August 2020 Income ....................................... $ 33,504.06 Expenses .....................................$ 20,202.94 Net Income: $ 13,301.12 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 Announcements from Sr. Marites ♥ We regret to inform you dear parents that there will be no in-person or face to face contact for Re- ligious Education this year (2020-2021). All clas- ses will be conducted through virtual/online and through home based catechesis. ♥ We want to protect you and your children from this pandemic but we will ask for your support to facilitate the session at home for both models of instruction this year: 1. Online/virtual by catechists who can conduct it using lessons from the books, suggested activities for family with themes. 2. Home-based Catechesis using a packet of pre- pared thematic lessons by our catechists includes: simple celebrations/prayers by family activities for the whole family (Rosary, Thanksgiving, Ad- vent, Christmas, Lent, and others) Sacramental Preparation, topics relevant for faith development. ♥ Registration for Religious Education class for pre- vious students is still open. Please call the office. ♥ Catechists were gathered for their meeting for the discussion of the New Normal Model of teaching. ♥ Meeting of all the parents will be called between September 7-11, 2020. ♥ Start of classes will be First week of October 2020 ♥ Raffle tickets and payment/donations shall be for- warded before October 18, 2020. (Draw Date) For questions or inquires, please call Sister Marites, OND YOUTH View this bulletin online at www.DiscoverMass.com St. Mary’s Church Please Follow SMCCS Online Giving: osvonlinegiving.com/434 Facebook: St. Mary’s Central Catholic School Official Website: www.smccsodessa.org ST. MARY’S SCHOOL SERVICE Sacrament of Baptism for 2020 is: Baptism Class Sept. 12, 2020 Sacrament of Baptism Sept. 19, 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. 2020 Pontifical Good Friday Collection At the request of Pope Francis the 2020 Pontifical Good Friday Collection is to be taken up September 13, 2020. Remittance Deadline: December 31, 2020. Diocese are requested to remit the funds payable to: Commissariat of the Holy Land 1400 Quincy Street, NE Washington, D.C. 20017 202-526-6800 KofC Retirement Planning Knights of Columbus Council #3203 invites all parishioners to join them Wednesday September 16, 2020 at 7:00 PM for a virtual Zoom Meeting on Retirement Planning. Guest Speaker is David McKnight, Author, The Power of Zero. For more infor- mation on how to register, contact Joe Jacobo at j.jacobodiodep@yahoo.com or Greg Dutchover at gdutchover@musiccitymall.com. No Daily Mass There will not be daily Mass, it will be a communion service the week of Sep- tember 7-11, 2020 due to Father going on a retreat in San Angelo. Daily Mass will resume the following week starting September 14, 2020. Please keep Father Bernard in your thoughts and prayers. View this bulletin online at www.DiscoverMass.com St. Mary’s Church September 6, 2020 Weekend Mass No reservation needed to attend Mass. The Mass times are Saturday at 6 pm & Sunday at 8 am & 11 am. For those that don't want to attend Mass, you may view it on our Youtube on Saturday at 6 pm & Sunday at 11 am. For more information, you may give the parish office a call at 432-334-5334. 2020 Diocesan Conference Day The annual Diocesan Conference Day will be held October 17, 2020. This year it will be a Virtual Confer- ence. The theme of the day is Nurtur- ing Families in the Church Today. The keynote speaker is Paul E. Jarzembowski, Assis- tant Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Secretariat of Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth. This day will fea- ture keynote presentation and breakout sessions. Conference Registration with payment $20.00 before October 2, 2020 $30.00 after October 2, 2020 For more information and registration contact the Of- fice of Evangelization and Catechesis at 325-651- 7500 or evangelizationcatech- esis@sanangelodiocese.org. 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 Upcoming Special Collections September 13th: Building Fund September 27th: Diocesan Seminarian Education October 4th: Peters Pence SERVICE Help for Lebanon Our brothers and sisters in Lebanon are suffering after the explosion in the capital of Beirut that has caused much death and destruction. Please pray for Lebanon and her people, asking for the intercession of Our Lady of Lebanon, patroness of the country, as well as St. Sharbel, her native Son, to help preserve the people of that great land. The Maronite Catholic Church is distributing charitable assistance to those in need through Caritas Lebanon and the St. Vincent de Paul Societies, which are lo- cated all over Lebanon. Donations can be made by check, payable to the Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn and mailed to 109 Remsen Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11201 , or on their website stmaron.org/how-you- can-help. Marriage Jubilee 2020 All couples who are celebrating their church wedding anniversaries of 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, and above in the calendar year of 2020 are invited to the Diocesan Marriage Jubilee bilin- gual celebration on Sunday, October 11, 2020 at 2:30 P.M. in the Sacred Heart Cathedral in San Angelo. Renewal of their commitment will take place within the Mass. Space is limited. Livestreaming will be available to those unable to attend in person. For reg- istration information, please contact your pastor. The deadline to register for this celebration is Monday, September 29, 2020. Holy Cross Catholic HS Crusader Classic Join us for the Crusader Classic Golf Tournament benefiting Holy Cross Catholic High School at Ranchland Hills Golf Club on October 2. Now registering teams. Sponsorship opportunities also available. 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