FEBRUARY 26, 2017 · 2017. 2. 26. · FEBRUARY 26, 2017 DON’T BE ANXIOUS People have, it seems, a...
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Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
FEBRUARY 26, 2017
DON’T BE ANXIOUS
People have, it seems, a natural penchant for
misplaced emphasis on unimportant things. They
can easily get caught up with what they’re hav-
ing for dinner or what they will wear.
Often it is a tragedy that helps people to refo-
cus on what is really important. What I shall
wear is an irrelevant question when I am facing
surgery or chemotherapy. What’s for dinner is
immaterial to those living through grief or unem-
ployment.
In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells us not to worry.
He doesn’t say, “Don’t eat. Don’t cook. Don’t
buy clothes.” He says, “Don’t worry.” Jesus asks
us not to relinquish our responsibilities but to let
go of our anxiety. Anxiety betrays a lack of trust
and Jesus reminds us that “Your heavenly Father
knows” all that you need (Matthew 6:32).
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St. Anthony Catholic Church PARISH OFFICE: 364-6150 FAX: 364-0969 SCHOOL OFFICE: 120 W. Park Ave. Phone 364-1952.
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Parish Office Address 114 Sunset Drive in Hereford, Texas 79045 PARISH PASTOR — Rev. Fr. Anthony Neusch DIOCESE of AMARILLO — Bishop Patrick Zurek
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Parish Office is open Mon. 10AM– 12PM, 1PM-5PM, Tue.—Thurs. from 9AM-12PM, 1PM—5PM w/ early closing on Fridays 9AM-12PM, 1PM-4PM during School Session. Closed holidays, holy days and for some funerals & staff meetings.
WELCOME NEWCOMERS: Please notify the church office of your arrival or if any changes in phone or address are made.
CONFESSION: Wednesdays @6:30am-7am & 6-6:45pm. Thurs@6:30am-7am. Fri.@7am-8am. Sat. @4-5:30pm. and Sun.@7:45am-
8:45am and after the 9 AM Mass until 11 AM. Any time by appointment. Call the church office. NO confessions ON TUES. Priest’s day
off . Mass on Tuesday evening at 5:30pm.
BAPTISM PREPARATION CLASSES: 4th Wed of each month. MUST Pre-Register in the church office.
Watch Bulletin for dates
WEDDINGS: Couples must be members of the Parish. To begin wedding preparation, please call for an appointment with the pastor
at least six months prior to planned wedding date. Pick up a marriage packet with all the wedding guidelines from church secretary.
EIGHTH SUNDAY in ORDINARY TIME Feb. 26, 2017
8:45AM: Dismissal of RCIA after Homily.
NO F.F.C. Vocations Crucifix:
5:00PM Mass: Lydia Claudio.
8:45AM Mass: Joe & Leslie Freitas
11:30 Mass: Johnny Dan & Argelia Alaniz
***12PM School Auction in the GYM
NO HOLY HOUR MONDAY— 7:15AM Mass
Office opens at 10AM
Knights of Columbus Mtg.: 7PM.
TUESDAY— 7-8 AM Men’s Lectionary Study Group: A/R.
5:30PM Mass
Adoration begins after Mass. ASH WEDNESDAY— 7:15AM Mass
8:15AM Mass, with school children.
7:15PM Mass. 9:30-11AM Morning Lectionary “Resisting Happiness” Study. A/R
NO Jr. High & HS F.F.C, please attend Mass with your parents.
THURSDAY—7:15AM Mass
FIRST FRIDAY— 7-8:05AM Book study, “Why Catholic?” A/R
8:15AM Mass
6PM Stations of the Cross
6:30PM Fish Fry provided by Knights of Columbus, cafeteria.
SAT. 5 PM LITURGY March. 4, 2017 Vocation Crucifix taken by Alice Hund
FIRST SUNDAY of LENT time March. 5, 2017
Second Collection Black Bag for Charity.
8:45AM: Dismissal of RCIA after Homily, followed by topic—A/R
10AM: F.F.C after Mass, in school classrooms. Vocation Crucifix:
8:45am Mass: Tony and Loretta Urbanczyk
11:30 Mass: Chantel Peralez
3:30pm-7pm 1st Communion Retreat: Cafeteria.
5PM HOLY HOUR
LITURGY INTENTIONS
ALTAR SERVERS
All Altar Flowers, are in MEMORY of Jay
Chavez from Ciro and Jackie Casarez. Thank you and
God Bless!
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion
Schedule for March. 4/5: 5PM Mass: Janie Banner, Jennifer Casarez, Samantha
Guerrero, Helen Noyes and Steve Cortez
8:45AM Mass: Tom Albracht (SC) Fritz Backus (SC) Ray
Berend (SC) John Lozoya, Amy Betzen, Virginia Bordayo,
Rick Bordayo (L)
SICK CALL ONLY: Shawn Frye, Robbie Blakely, Lawrence Brorman
11:30AM MASS: Eileen Alley, Dayleen Castillo,
Suzanne Carrasco, Aracely Correa, Aida Lemus, Mary
Ann Ramirez and Teresa Garth (L)
Mon.7:15AM Jay Chavez RIP
Tues. 5:30 PM Mark Koenig RIP
Wed. 7:15AM People of the Parish
Wed.8:15AM People of the Parish
Wed. 7:15PM End to Violence in the World
Thurs. 7:15AM Ida Schumacher RIP
FRIDAY 8:15AM Lester Wagner Honor
SAT. 5PM Catholic Life Branch #54 Living & Deceased
SUN. 8:45AM Kerry Marnell RIP
SUN.11:30 AM People of the Parish
Lector Schedule for March. 4/5:
5PM Mass: Angela Baker & Monica Bermea
8:45AM Mass: Melissa Sciumbato & Lisa Macias
11:30AM Mass: Roni Vallejo & Logan Paetzold
STEWARDSHIP of TREASURE Feb. 18/19, 2017
Envelopes– 69 Loose Checks–40
Envelopes/Checks $6,647.00
Plates $1,151.34
Children $171.55
Total $7,969.89
2nd Collection
Campus Ministry $1,148.59
Extra Collection
Postage $25.00
FINAL Total = $9,143.48
112 Rosaries were prayed this week
for
Mon. 7:15 AM Azalea Alaniz and Arissa Alaniz
Tues.5:30PM Jonathon Nanez and Jeremiah Nanez
Wedn.7:15AM Hope Mariscal and Faith Mariscal
Wedn.8:15AM School Children.
Wed. 7:15PM Jack Detten, Rachael Detten
and Avery Detten
Thurs.7:15AM Camryn Blair and Kyndal Blair
FRI.8:15AM School Students
SAT. 5:00PM Jacob Smith, Harrison Meador,
Cadence Copeland and Johan Grotegut
SUNDAY8:45AM Victoria Betzen, Paul Betzen,
Karime Rodriguez and Giselle Rodriguez
11:30 AM Pete Rodriguez, Avery Rodriguez,
Abby Rodriguez and Slade Rodriguez
Eucharistic Ministers for Ash Wednesday, March 1.
7:15AM: 3 Volunteers.
7:15PM: 5 Volunteers.
Lector Schedule for Ash Wednesday, March 1
7:15AM: Deby Reinart & Audrey Meador
7:15PM: Dennis Detten & Jack Detten
FEBRUARY and MARCH CALENDAR
FEB. 25—Faith Formation Basic Course Training at San Jose, 9:30-12:30
FEB. 26—School Auction, see flyer for more details.
FEB. 26—NO Holy Hour
FEB. 26—NO F.F.C.
FEB. 27—Knights of Columbus Meeting at 7 PM.
MAR. 1—Ash Wednesday, Mass times: 7:15 am, 8:15 am and 7:15 pm.
MAR. 3—Stations of the Cross at 6PM.
MAR. 3—Knights of Columbus Fish Fry after Stations in school cafeteria.
MAR. 5—Mandatory First Communion Retreat, GYM: 3:30-7 PM.
From the desk of our pastor, Father Tony Neusch
NEW VIDEO STUDY for LENT LOOK what is being OFFERED for our LENTEN Growth! Starting March 3 for all six Friday mornings dur-ing Lent (following the School Mass around 9:15-9:20 in the Antonian Room) Catechist Martha Paetzold will facili-tate a video teaching on the book by Bishop Robert Barron entitled "The Seven Deadly Sins, Seven Lively Virtues." For 1 hour each week we will look at the 8 topics, using the Catechism and a teacher guide w/ questions for dis-cussion. Some topics include Pride - Humility, Anger - Forgiveness, Envy - Admiration, Laziness or Sloth - Zeal, Asceticism - Gluttony, Lust - Chastity, and more. If you have questions, call Martha at 258-7701 or Janie at 364-6150. Cost? Your time, and heart for God. Sessions informal and friendly!
“The Lord has forsaken me; my Lord has forgotten me.” This week I had the task of being the sixth grade
substitute teacher in the morning. On one of the days they looks at the different types of psalms, the type that they
all seemed to have an experience with is the Lament. Much like this Sunday’s reading from Isaiah, he begins with a
lament. Much like the old HeeHaw song, “Gloom, despair, and agony on me, deep dark depression, excessive mis-
ery. If it weren’t for bad luck I’d have no luck at all.” Too often than not we focus being forgotten or forsaken or at
least our perception of it, because of our focus on that little word, “me.” The forgotten is often the one who has done
the forgetting. Sorrow and strain, worry and despair leads to forgetfulness. In those moments our gaze tends to drift
towards ourselves and we forget the goodness of the Lord God. He never leaves the birds of the sky without their
needs, not the grass of the field without its glories. He does not forget his beloved sons and daughters.
March 1.
Ash Wednesday
Mass Times: 7:15AM Mass
(Ashes)
8:15AM Mass (Ashes), with the
school children.
7PM Mass (Ashes), NO
F.F.C, please
attend Mass with
your parents.
WHY FAST? What does it mean to fast nowadays? Not too many years ago,
Catholics observed firm Church guidelines of what, when and how
to fast, down to the exact ounces of meat one was
permitted to eat. Fasting still involves cutting back on one’s food
and drink, but, particularly in cases where a person's health prohib-
its fasting, it may also involve “giving up” some
pleasure. Fasting as a practice is as old humanity. In the Old Testa-
ment, people fasted from food and water from
morning to evening so that God might grant
their wishes. They fasted to prepare for holy
war, as a sign of mourning, as a sign of re-
pentance, and in times of calamity and dis-
tress. Who fasted? A virtual list of who’s
who from the Bible: Moses, David, Elijah,
Esther, Daniel, Anna, Paul and the other
apostles. Jesus encouraged fasting, but he left
no specific regulations for his followers on how to fast. The regu-
lations on Lenten fast and abstinence are: FASTING: On Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, whose who
are 18 but not yet 60 are allowed only one full meal. Two
smaller meals are allowed as needed, but eating solid foods
between meals in not permitted.
ABSTINENCE FROM MEAT: Those who are 14 years of
age or older are to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday and
all the Fridays of Lent.
The church no longer attempts to prescribe Lenten practices in de-
tail. The above regulations simply highlight ash Wednesday, Good
Friday, and the other Fridays of Lent. The more
fundamental obligation is to make Lent a penitential season,
choosing practices that are adapted to one’s own circumstances.
My family prayed ___
rosaries this week.
REMINDER: Small Groups' Study-Prayer- Dis-
cussion-Fellowship at St Anthony's Parish for 2017
Below is a list of existing groups open for adults: Tuesday morning MEN's Lectionary Study from 7-8 AM in the
Antonian Room
Wednesday morning WOMEN's Lectionary Study from 9:15-11
AM in the Antonian Room. Also chapter study from Matthew
Kelly's book "Resisting Happiness."
Wednesday morning ADULT Lectionary Study
at Kings Manor (Residents & Friends)
Wednesday evening WOMEN will begin a NEW
Study “Fearless” by Sonja Corbitt. Call Elaine
McNutt to order your book 346-2736. Watch bul-
letin for new start date!
Wednesday evening ADULT Book Study in home group. (full,
closed)
Also, a Thursday evening ADULT Book Study in home group.
(full closed.)
Friday morning ADULT Book Study "Why Stay
Catholic?" in Antonian. 7-8 AM
Friday morning Lenten video study Virtues and Vices by Bp.
Barron, following 8:15am Mass. Facilitator is Martha Paetzold
258-7701
Rosary for Priests and Religious Life. A small group will lead in prayer after the 5:30PM
Tuesday Mass, anyone who would like to stay and
pray the rosary for priests and religious life are
more than welcome.
MEN of the PARISH! WANT a CURE?
**Cure? you ask. For what? For those times you find your-
self sitting in the pew on weekends after hearing The Read-
ings proclaimed from The Word of God, and wondering to
yourselves "what did that mean?" "what do I
do with that?" "how does that apply to me or
my life?" "where does that Word take me this
week?" *The CURE: Get up early
on Tuesday mornings, meet with other men from
the parish to read & discuss the Readings of the coming week-
end to come to a better understanding. It is an informal setting
in the Antonian Room from 7-8 am over coffee and in true fel-
lowship. This can be, for you, a good & productive, if not holy
and healthy, time spent with God's Word! If you have ques-
tions, call Ernest Flood or Roger Albracht; they would be
happy to welcome you! NO AGE LIMIT or REQUIREMENT,
NO COST. Come!
ANYONE WISHING TO LEARN MORE
about the Catholic Church and why we do what
we do and how we live our faith as Christians,
perhaps you even want to join the Church,
please call Janie Banner @364-6150 or -7626
and I will tell you about the R. C. I. A. (Rite
of Christian Initiation of Adults) - the process of
learning and journeying in (y)our faith on a weekly,
friendly, small group basis. No cost, only your com-
mitment and heart for Jesus :)
Important Dates for Faith Formation: March 5th First Communion Retreat, 3:30 pm—7 pm
April 2nd Confirmation Retreat for 8th grade students
April 21st-23rd Amarillo Youth Rally
May 13th & 14th First Communion Weekend
May 21st Confirmation by Bishop Patrick Zurek at
8:45AM
THANK YOU! Parishioner Edmond
Schlabs donated a riding mower to the
cemetery. Thank you for your kind do-
nation and for always thinking about
your church, God bless you!
PLEASE RETURN: Last Sunday
at the breakfast a parishioner’s black
“John Deere” jacket was mistakenly
taken. If anyone knows where its at or
you took it by mistake please return the
jacket to the church office, we would greatly
appreciate it.
We give a heartfelt thanks for all of
the prayers, Masses, visits, food, flowers
and acts of kindness and thoughtfulness
that were shown to our family during
Clarence’s illness and passing. The Mass of
resurrection was a beautiful service and we want to
especially thank the Eucharistic ministers, choir
members, lectors, ushers and altar servers for their
service. A special thank you to Father Tony for his
many visits to see Clarence when he could no
longer come to church.
A special thank you to the Bereavement
committee who cooked and served the dinner. We
thank all of the parishioners who brought salads and
desserts also. It was a wonderful time for the family
to get together and visit. The Holy Spirit is alive
and active in St. Anthony’s Parish!
The Family of Clarence Betzen.
Thoughts for Reflection:
“The Don Quixote of one generation may live to hear himself called the savior of society by the next.”—James Russell Lowell
“The best time to do something worthwhile is between yesterday and tomorrow.” —Anonymous
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