A.C.T.S. Core Juan Ramirez Altar Servers Richard Salas Breakfast Ministry Graciela Rivera Cristo Rey Society Clara Nieto Eucharistic Ministry Lilia Sepulveda Environment Graciela Rivera Finance Committee Mario Riojas Guadalupanas Society Elena Salinas IHM Young Adults Maria Ramos Knights of Columbus Silvester Mireles

I H M CHURCH Pastor: Rev. Gabriel Ruiz, C.M.F. Associate Pastor: Rev. Malachy I. Osunwa, C.M.F. DEACONS Mr. Jorge Bonilla-Valentín Mr. Alfonso Cervantes OFFICE STAFF Michelle Marín - Business Manager Lisa Martinez - Parish Secretary Sandra Burks - Sacristan/Housekeeper Martin Piña - Maintenance Francisco Garcia - Custodial Mary Salas - D.R.E. ST. ANTHONY CLARET COMM. Rev. Gabriel Ruiz, C.M.F. Rev. Stephen Sherwood, C.M.F. Rev. Len Brown, C.M.F. Rev. Thomas Thennadiyil, C.M.F. Rev. Malachy I. Osunwa, C.M.F. Rev Mark Clarke, C.M.F. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament First Friday of the Month 6:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. MASS SCHEDULE SATURDAY / SÁBADO 8:00 A.M. (Marian Mass) Español 5:30 P.M. (Vigil) English (Ingles) SUNDAY / DOMINGO 9:00 A.M. English (Ingles) 10:30 A.M. Español (Spanish) 12:00 P.M. Español (Spanish) 5:00 P.M. Español (Spanish) MONDAY—FRIDAY / 12:00 P.M. Español (Spanish) CONFESSIONS / CONFESIONES Saturday (Sábado) 4:30 P.M. – 5:15 P.M. or by appointment CCD OFFICE Saturday-Sunday from 10 A.M.-2 P.M. (210) 251-4826

Mission Statement

Immaculate Heart of Mary is a home for all! We strive to bring people to God through the celebrations of the sacraments and the Word of God while addressing the special and spiritual needs of the parish: the poor, the youth, the elderly, the physically chal-lenged, the family and maintaining a multi-cultural heritage. Inmaculado Corazón de María es un hogar para todos! Nos esforzamos para llevar a la gente a Dios a través de la celebración de los sacramentos y la palabra de Dios, respon-diendo a las necesidades especiales y espirituales de la parroquia: los pobres, los jóvenes, los ancianos, los discapacitados, la familia y manteniendo un patrimonio multi-cultural.

OFFICE HOURS MONDAY-FRIDAY 9:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. 2:00 P.M. - 5:30 P.M. SUNDAY 8:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M.

Immaculate Heart of Mary Church 617 South Santa Rosa Ave. San Antonio, TX 78204 (210) 226-8268 Fax (210) 226-2412

Claretian Missionaries/Misioneros Claretianos OVER 100 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY

Website: www.ihmsatx.org E-mail: admin@ihmsatx.org

Fourth Sunday of Easter April 22, 2018

Lectors Enrique Estevez Liturgy Committee Nancy Sierra Men’s Club Fred Rodríguez Pastoral Council Terry Olguin Religious Education Mary Salas Senior Program Olga Gonzales Ushers Julio Sierra Wedding Coordinator Lisa Martinez Women’s Club Estella Rodriguez Youth Ministry Julio Sierra

Parish Organizations Directory

1ST FRIDAY ROSARY The Guadalupanas Society would like to invite you to join them every 1st Friday at 11:30am to pray the rosary in the Church. Hope to see you all there. God Bless you! The next 1st Friday will be on May 4th.

Fourth Sunday of Easter April 22, 2018

See what love the Father has bestowed on us that we may be called the children of God.

— 1 John 3:1

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — There is no other name under heaven by which we are to be saved than the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene (Acts 4:8-12). Psalm — The stone rejected by the builders has become the cornerstone (Psalm 118). Second Reading — See what love the Father has be-stowed on us that we may be called the children of God (1 John 3:1-2). Gospel — I am the good shepherd. A good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep (John 10:11-18).

Classes &Dates PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED!

For Registration requirements you can call the office, visit our website at www.ihmsatx.org or email us at ad-min@ihmsatx.org Registration closes the Friday, one week before the Baptism date. Register in the Parish office Monday–Friday 9am-1pm & 2pm-5:30pm.

PRIVATE BAPTISMS Please remember that baptisms are a community event as we are welcoming the Child into the Catholic Com-munity. Private baptisms should only be requested for medical emergencies and military deployment urgen-cies.

CLASES DE BAUTISMO 18 de Mayo 2018 (Español) 7-9pm

BAUTISMO EN GRUPO Sábado, 19 de Mayo (Español)10am

REGISTRARSE PARA EL: Viernes, 11 de Mayo 2018

BAPTISM CLASSES June 15, 2018 (English) 7-9pm

GROUP BAPTISM Saturday, June 16th (English) 10am

REGISTRATION BY: Friday, June 8, 2018

FORMATION & SPIRITUALITY

LECTURAS DE HOY Primera lectura — Sólo en Jesús encontrará el mundo la salvación (Hechos 4:8-12). Salmo — La piedra que desecharon los arquitectos, es ahora la piedra angular (Salmo 118 [117]). Segunda lectura — Nos hemos covertido en hijos de Dios por el amor que el Padre nos tiene (1 Juan 3:1-2). Evangelio — El Padre ama a Jesús, el Buen Pastor, que da la vida por sus ovejas (Juan 10:11-18).

Cuarto Domingo de Pascua 22 de abril de 2018

Miren cuánto amor nos ha tenido el Padre, pues no sólo nos llamamos hijos de Dios,

sino que lo somos.— 1 Juan 3:1

NOCHE DE COMUNIDAD Every 3rd Monday at 6:30 pm we have community night for pray-er, praise and community fellowship. Everyone is invited! ***Cada tercer Lunes tenemos la noche de la comunidad que es para alabanza, oración, y compañerismo. Invitamos a todos.

MONTHLY HOLY HOUR/HORA SANTA May 4th is First Friday-We have Holy Hour and Eucharistic Adoration at 6:30pm. Come and spend time with Our Lord in the Blessed Eucha-rist! ***4 de Mayo es el primer Viernes-Tenemos la hora Santa y Adoración del Santísimo a las 6:30pm. Vengan a compartir unos momentos en la presencia de Jesús Sacramentado.

ESTUDIO DE BIBLIA Gracias a Dios, tenemos dos grupos de estudio biblia en Espa-ñol. Uno se reúne los Domingos a las 10:15am y el otro los días Miércoles a las 7pm.

MEN’S ENGLISH ACTS RETREAT The Men’s ACTS Retreat in English will be held here at Immac-ulate Heart of Mary on May 31st - June 3rd. For Information please contact Claudio Rivera (210) 427-0017 or Adam De Felice (210) 707-5725. Applications are in the Par-ish Office.

CONFIRMATION AND FIRST COMMUNION

The Confirmation Ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 5th at the 5:30pm Mass. The Communion Ceremonies will be held on Sunday, May 6th. At the 9am bilingual Mass.

Simón Gonzales Tony Uribe Susie Uribe Tom Flores Rose Ramos

Tommy Contreras Michelle Guerrero Nancy Torres Angela Diaz Antonio D. Pesina

Elva M. McKnight Rome Escobedo Mary Marin Jesse Paiz Miguel Serna Jr.

If you would like a name to be put on the prayer list please call the parish office at 210-226-8268 or email admin@ihmsatx.org

SATURDAY, APRIL 21 5:30 p.m. Ann.; Mariano Reveles, Jr; Jules A. Cappelli; B/D Mary Helen Pina; Sp. Int.; Benjamín Cisneros SUNDAY, APRIL 22 9:00 a.m. B/D; José S. Ybarra 10:30 a.m. Ann.; Rangel Valdez, Valentín Ramírez Sp. Int.; Knights of Columbus, Adrian Salazar, Divino Nino de Jesus 12:00 p.m. José Luna, Clemencia Rodríguez; Health Tom Loecker; B/D Alejandro Villaseñor, B/D Jorge Tapia 5:00 p.m. ALL PARISHIONERS MONDAY, APRIL 23 12:00 p.m. Sp. Int.; Delia Cusio TUESDAY, APRIL 24 12:00 p.m. Sp. Int.; Martha Dean WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25 12:00 p.m. Melissa Herrera Jenkins; B/D Mara Zavala THURSDAY, APRIL 26 7:00 p.m. Sp. Int.; Martha Dean FRIDAY, APRIL 27 11:00 a.m. Sp. Int.; Martha Dean SATURDAY, APRIL 28 8:00 a.m. Sp. Int.; Marcelina Velásquez, Elvira Abrego, Zoila Obregón-Cisneros; Aurora D. Peace

Deadline for Mass intention requests must be submitted by Tuesday for the following week or any dates after and only upon availability. El ultimo día para solicitar intenciones de Misa debe ser enviada antes del Martes para la semana siguiente o cualquier fecha poste-rior y solo cuando este disponible.

WEEKLY COLLECTION TOTALS APRIL 15, 2018 Regular Collection: $ 3515.44 Maintenance Fund: $ 617.72 Children’s Collection: $ 73.91 Second Collection will be gathered for the Assumption Semi-nary.

BREAKFAST Served by the Youth Group after the 9:00a.m. and 10:30a.m. Masses. Join us for some good food and fellowship.

BREAKFAST MINISTRY SCHEDULE April 29th— San Martin May 6th—Cristo Rey May 13th—Kitchen Closed May 15th—Ushers May 27th—Knights of Columbus

SANCTUARY LIGHT Please contact the Parish office to place your

special intentions for the Sanctuary Light.

ALTAR FLOWERS Donations for the Altar flowers may be made to the Parish in memory of a loved one, a birthday, anniversary or special occasion.

FIESTA PARKING FUNDRAISER Next weekend, April 27-28th is our Fiesta Parking Fundraiser. Stop by and celebrate Fiesta with us. We will have food, bever-age booths and a DJ playing some of the best music. El próximo fin de semana, 27-28 de Abril, será nuestra Fiesta Parking Fundraiser. Ven a celebrar Fiesta con nosotros. Te-nemos cabinas de comida y bebidas y un DJ tocando la mejor música.

BATTLE OF THE FLOWERS PARADE PARISH OFFICE CLOSED

Friday, April 27th the Parish office will close at 12 p.m. for the Battle of the Flowers Parade. El Viernes, 27 de Abril la oficina parroquial se va a cerrar a la 12 pm para Fiesta y el Battle of Flowers Parade.

NO SATURDAY 5:30 MASS On Saturday April 28th there will not be a Vigil Mass at 5:30 pm due to the Battle of Flowers Parade and parking fundraiser. ***El sábado, 28 de abril, no habrá Misa a las 5:30 pm por la batalla de flores desfile y la fiesta parking fundraiser.

MOTHER’S DAY ENVELOPES Mother’s Day Offering envelopes are now available. A list of all Mothers written on the envelopes will be made. The list of Mother’s will be inserted into the Mother’s Day bulletin. Please write as clearly as possible so we do not misspell any names. Thank You! Deadline for Envelopes is May 7th. Tenemos los sobres de Día de las Madres. Se hará una lista de todos los nombres de las Madres que escribieron en los sobres. Vamos a poner la lista de las Madres en el boletín de Día de las Madres. Favor de escribir los nombres claramente para evitar equivocaciones. Gracias!

TRIP TO KICKAPOO

June 7th the Women’s Club will be having a trip to Kickapoo Casino. Trip is $25 per person with a $20 perk from the casino. Contact Estella Rodriguez at 210-862-7458 or Lupe Corona at 210-222-2391. Thank you for your support.

WEDDINGS / QUINCEAÑERAS If you are planning a Wedding you need to contact the Parish office for requirements at least six months prior to the desired date. If you are planning a Quinceañera you need to contact the Parish office for requirements at least two months prior to the desired date.

IHM RETREAT CENTER and PARISH HALL

The Retreat Center and Parish Hall are available for rental. Please contact the Parish office for more details.

HOLY THURSDAY CANDLES Holy Thursday candles are now available. Anyone who would like to purchase Holy Thursday candles can do so in the Parish Office. ***Las velas de Jueves Santo ya están disponibles. Cualquier persona que desee comprar velas del Jueves Santo puede ha-cerlo en la Oficina.

MOTHER’S DAY DANCE / RAFFLE Saturday, May 12th at 7pm we will be having a Mother’s Day dance and raffle in the Parish Hall. Tickets are $30 each or $50 for 2. Tickets include a 12oz steak dinner w/ sides and tea. Mu-sic by La Sombra de Nuevo Leon and a DJ. Adults only. Raffle tickets are $2.00 each. Prizes include: a Leather Coach Purse, Diamond Pendant, Flower Bouquet and 4 restaurant gift cards. For more information contact Hervey Garza @ (210) 605-9552 & Mary Salas @ (210) 445-6150. ***Vamos a tener un día de la madres el Sábado 12 de Mayo 2018. Habrá baile y rifa en el salón parroquial. Las entradas están a $30 y $50 para 2, que incluyen una cena de filete de 12oz con lados y té. Música de un DJ y La Sombra de Nuevo León. Solo para adultos. Boletos de la rifa son $2.00, premios incluyen cuero entrenador bolso, colgante de diamantes, ramo de flores y 4 tarjetas de regalo de restaurante. Para obtener más información póngase en contacto con Hervey Garza @ (210) 605-9552 & Mary Salas @ (210) 445-6150.

IHM CHURCH RUMMAGE SALE Sunday, May 20th from 9am-4pm we will be having a Rum-mage Sale in the back parking lot of the Parish. Spaces are available for $15 each to sell any items (except food and/or drinks). Sign up in the Parish office. ***Domingo, 20 de Mayo, de 9a.m.-4p.m. Vamos a tener una venta de garaje afuera de la Iglesia. Espacios están dis-ponibles por $15 si quieres vender sus cosas (menos la comi-da y/o bebidas). Regístrese en la oficina Parroquial.