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ADMINISTRATION BUILDING (All Offices) (210) 478-5000

ST. MATTHEW CATHOLIC SCHOOL (210) 478-5099

NET ADDRESS: http://www.stmatts.org

“The mission of St. Matthew Catholic Church is to be a welcoming community that encounters Christ and leads others to Christ through prayer, sacraments, and charitable service.”

St. Matthew Catholic Church

10703 Wurzbach Rd. San Antonio, TX 78230-2499

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PASTORAL COUNCIL PRESIDENT 478-5000 Jaime D. Martinez FINANCE COUNCIL 478-5000 Rene Garcia BUILDING COMMITTEE 478-5000 Jason Linahan SCHOOL COUNCIL PRESIDENT 478-5099 Eloy Alcantar SCHOOL PRINCIPAL 478-5099 Geneva Salinas SCHOOL PTC 478-5044 Kimberly Gustafson, President ALTAR SERVERS Michael and Yvette Martinez 558-9117 CATECHESIS-EDUCATION 478-5000 Sister Therese Gleitz (Children) 478-5010 Gloria Reyna (Liturgy with Children) 478-5019 Tracy Garcia (Parish Youth Minister/Confirmation) 478-5011 Loren Garcia (Youth Ministry Assistant) 478-5038 Gail Dereszewski, (Adult Education/RCIA Director) 478-5004 Beth Duarte (Adult Education Ministries/ACTS) 478-5006 Deacon Oscar Vela, Jr. (Baptisms/Convalidations) 478-5060 Deacon Alonzo Guzman, Jr. (Annulments) 478-5000 COUNSELORS 478-5000 Judith Poston, LCSW,CGP 478-5016 Mari Gonzalez, M.Ed., LPC 478-5018 Maria Leavy Hoelscher, Ph.D., LMFT 210 364-2215 COMMENTATORS/LECTORS 478-5000 Danny Padron 478-5005 EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS 478-5000 Danny Padron 478-5005 HOSPITALITY MINISTERS 669-8377 Mary Klenke USHERS 641-7670 Richard Loza MUSIC COORDINATOR 478-5000 Sister Therese Gleitz 478-5010

OFFICE HOURS PHONE PARISH ADMINISTRATION Mon-Fri 8am to 7pm, Sat 9am-12N 478-5000 SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION Mon-Fri 8am to 4pm 478-5099 SENIOR NUTRITION CENTER Mon-Fri 8:30 am-12:30 pm 478-5024 SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL Tues-Sat 8:30 am to 12:00 pm (Noon) 478-5020

PASTOR 478-5000 Rev. Dennis D. Aréchiga PRIESTS 478-5000 Rev. Duncan Amek Rev. Jake Empereur, SJ (Living in Residence) Msgr. Juan Alfaro (Living in Residence) DEACONS Deacon Tom Fox 521-3377 Deacon Alonzo Guzman, Jr. 478-5000 Deacon Rafael Lara 601-0800 Deacon Michael Nealis 478-5000 Deacon John Ochiagha 478-5000 Deacon Scott Sowell 478-5094 Deacon Oscar Vela, Jr. 478-5060 RETIRED DEACONS Deacs. Pete Cuellar, Ernesto Garza, Wilbur Hoelscher, Roberto Rios, Tony Ludolph (210) 316-5086 ADMINISTRATION STAFF 478-5000 Bernard Zarazua (Facilities Manager) 478-5001 Jannelle Macias (Finance Manager) 478-5007 Nanette Dion (Business Manager) 478-5015 Kay Moczygemba (Pastor/Priests/Parish Secretary) 478-5003 Ginger Wurz (Catechesis Secretary) 478-5008 Veronica Villareal (Bookkeeper) 478-5014 Mary H. Freeman, (Baptisms/Confirmation Sacramentals) 478-5075 Georgia Wall (Senior Center Manager) 478-5017 Bruce Orey (Consolation Ministry) 478-5036 Chris Juarez, (Parish Athletic Director) 478-5027 Bill Cancel (Refugee Ministry) 478-5029 Javier Pacheco (Facilities Maintenance Supervisor) 478-5037 Danny Padron (Coordinator of Volunteers) 478-5005 Carol Ramirez (Membership) 478-5034

WORSHIP SERVICE WEEKEND MASS Saturday 5:30 pm Sunday 7:30, 9:15, 11 am, 11:15 am St. Matthew Ath-letic Center Children’s Liturgy of the Word & Eucharist, 12:45 pm (All Spanish Mass ) and 6:00 pm DAILY MASS Church Mon.—Fri. 6:00, 8:15 am , 12:05 & 6:00 pm; Sat., 8:15 am Chapel of Eucharistic Adoration CLOSED Penance Wednesday 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. Saturday 4:00 - 5:30 pm Church (Or you may make an appointment with one of the parish priests) Anointing of the Sick SECOND Sunday 2:00 pm and Also on First Friday following 12:05 pm Prayer Groups English Thursday 7:00 pm Espanol Monday 8:00 pm Novena to Miraculous Medal Tuesday 7:30 pm

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS MEETING DAY TIME Blessed Sacrament & Altar Society 1st Wednesday 10:00 a.m. ACTS Core Group 1st Monday 7:00 p.m. Athletic Association 1st Thursday 7:30 p.m. Cancer Support Group Norma Willet 561-0581 Catholic Daughters of America 3rd Monday 7:00 p.m. Children’s Mass Sundays Athletic Center 11:15 a.m. Choirs - ACTS Sundays 7:30 a.m. Adults Wednesdays 7:30 p.m. Bilingual Tuesdays 8:00 p.m. Children’s Saturdays 4:30 p.m. Young Adult Ensamble Sundays 5:00 p.m. Youth Sundays 10:00 a.m. Christian Meditations Wednesdays7-8p.m. 445-1107 Confraternity of Our Lady of Guadalupe 1st Sunday 11:00 a.m. Finance Council 3rdWednesday 7:00 p.m. Knights of Columbus 3rd Degree 1st Tuesday 7:30 p.m. Knights of Columbus 4th Degree 3rd Thursday 7:00 p.m. Legion of Mary Monday 7:00 p.m. Men’s Club – Holy Name Society 2nd Monday 7:00 p.m.

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS MEETING DAY TIME Novena of the Miraculous Medal Tuesdays 7:30 p.m. Parish Pastoral Council 2nd Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Perpetual Adoration Mike Robles 579-0716 Prayer Group (English) Thursdays 7:00 p.m. Refugee Ministry 1st Monday 478-5029 Respect Life Ministry Deacon. Scott Sowell 478-5013 School Council 3rd Thursday 7:00 p.m. SCOTS(Dolores Mc Atee) Twice Monthly 340-5449 Scouts (Boys) Stephen Tipps 694-0152 Scouts – Cubs Charles Butcher 437-3057 Scouts – Venturing Larry Grona 696-2889 Scouts -Girl Sharon Beiter 275-6461 Society of St. Vincent de Paul Wednesday– Friday 9-11 a.m. Spanish Prayer Group Mondays 8:00-9:00 p.m. St. Matthew’s Mission Group 2nd Tuesday 7PM 344-7310 St. Matthew’s Singles (40+) Thursdays MFC RM 106 7:00 p.m. Transportation Ministry 2-3 Days’ Notice 478-5000 Widow/Widower 1st & 3rd Tuesday 7:00 p.m. YC 3 (Young Adults 25-40) Beth Duarte 478-5006

QUICK MESSAGE-INFORMATION dial 478-5098 please press Emergency Line for Sickness/Sickness ONLY 1 Deacons Office 3 Mass and Confession Schedule 4 Infant Baptism 5 Marriage (Contact Church 6 Months prior to Wedding Date) 6 CYO Athletic 478-5027 Senior Nutrition Center 478-5017 RCIA/Adult Confirmation 478-5004

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“I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

From Sunday’s Gospel John 14:1-12

As I type this Pastor’s Message, I just finished presiding at a funeral Mass for one of our parishion-ers. The Gospel chosen at that ceremony is the same one for this 5th Sunday of Easter, listed above. It’s one of the most commonly chosen gospels for funeral liturgies, and there is a reason why: who does not love the image of a dwelling place set aside for us in the great mansion we call heaven? In this section of John’s Gospel, Jesus is preparing his disciples for his upcoming departure from this world. He comforts them by telling them not to let their hearts be troubled but to instead have faith in God and in himself as we hear further verses from this Sunday’s Gospel: “In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If there were not, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you . . . Where I am going you know the way.” Thank God for Thomas’ frank-ness in telling Jesus he didn’t know what he was talking about. From it, Jesus gives us in one sentence a summary of his mission. He is the way or road in the original Greek. Every road leads somewhere. Walking in the mas-ter’s footsteps leads to the Father. How do we walk with Jesus? We walk with him when our small-er journeys in life help build up of God’s kingdom. When we visit others, are we going there in

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order to uplift them, share fellowship with them and build up their spirits? Or do some of our visits found in the holy scriptures and the Church’s magisterium, or teaching body; following the Good Shepherd leads us experiencing the peace of knowing we do not walk alone in this world as we experience a fullness of life in this world. Following Jesus means we can hope to experience the gift of eternal life in a dwelling place set aside especially for us. Let us not let our hearts be troubled but instead walk by faith and not by sight, following Christ our way, our truth and our life. Fr. Dennis

CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE RECEIVING EASTER SACRAMENTS We congratulate the following members of our R.C.I.A. who last week received Easter Sacra-ments. Last Wednesday, Tess Osborn and Devin Schryver were received into the Church and received the Sacraments of Confirmation and First Eucharist. On Sunday, Denise Valenzuela received her First Eucharist. Please continue to pray for those who have and who will be receiving sacraments in the coming weeks as we welcome them into our community of faith.

UPDATES ADORATION WILL RESUME! I know many are anxious to return to Adoration. Until May 18th, we must still abide by the rule of having 10 or fewer persons in the Church. Following that guideline, our Church will reopen for Ad-oration with limited hours beginning Monday, May 11th. The hours will be: M-F 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. We will be monitoring to make sure there are no more than 10 persons but ask each attendee to self-monitor as well. Contact Michael Robles at 210-870-7612 if you are under the age of 65 and can commit to being present at a specific for the coming weeks. Those who come should wash their hands before entering the church and wear a mask. There will be no prayer books available so please bring your own materials to pray with. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION We will resume with our regular schedule of offering the Sacrament of Reconciliation on Wednes-days from 4:30 to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20th. We are still working on the location since we have been advised not to use the confessionals since there is limited air flow. Details will follow in next week’s bulletin. We will ask that those coming to the sac-rament wear facial coverings. PUBLIC MASSES By the time you receive this bulletin our Archbishop would most probably have announced the time in which public Masses will resume. It could be May 18th, May 25th or even later, but it is not likely to be before May 18th. When that date is given, we will most probably only allow a 25% capacity in our church and also require that other than those who live in the same household and are part of

BAPTISMAL INFORMATION At this time all baptismal classes and group baptisms are suspended until further notice. Please contact Deacon Oscar Vela at deaconoscar@stmatts.org (the Stmatt.org does not need to be capitalized) for all inquires.

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the same family must keep a six-foot distance from each other. We will only have one entrance to the Church and either one or only a few designated exits. Parishioners are asked not to shake hands or have any physical contact with one another. You will be required to wear a mask during the Mass, which can be lowered or removed while receiving communion in the hand. Exchanging the sign of peace with one another will continue to be omitted. During the Saturday Vigil and Sun-day Masses, everyone will be required to leave the Church immediately after the Mass has ended by following the instructions of the ushers, probably leaving from those seated in the back of the church to the front of the church, maintaining a six-foot radial distance from one another. Please cooperate and follow the instructions of the ushers! We will sanitize the church after each Mass; this will necessitate fully locking down the church. On the weekends, we will only open the church about 20 minutes before the service begins. Do not crowd the church entrances before the doors are open! Once we reach the limited capacity of the church, an usher will instruct parishioners if we have an overflow area, such as the McDonald Cen-ter, where parishioners can participate in the live streamed Mass and receive communion when Eucharistic Ministers from the main church go distribute it in the overflow area. Once the overflow area is full, at this time we would ask you to come to the next scheduled Mass. Please be patient and understand these limits are placed for our safety. The Archbishop will most likely extend the decree in which persons are exempt from physically coming to Mass but encouraged to participate in taped or live streamed Masses. Those who are 65 or older, and especially those suffering from preexisting medical conditions that have been widely discussed in the media, such as diabetes, asthma, etc. are encouraged not to come. Those who are significantly older than 65, such as those in their 80’s or older, must realize that the death rates for those who are infected are dramatically higher for that age group and are also encouraged not to come at this time. Of course those who have COVID-19 in its active stage, those who have been recently exposed to someone who has COVID-19, those who are sick, those who are coughing, should also not come. Please follow the recommendations of local, state and national leaders. OTHER LITURGICAL SERVICES Once the date for public Masses is given, we can have other liturgies and sacraments, such as fu-nerals, baptisms, weddings, Group First Communions and Quinceaneras abiding by the same prin-ciples of 25% occupancy and six-foot radial distancing. We don’t have the specific number for our church, but I am estimating it would allow for at least 200 persons.

VOCATION Roman Catholics in the United States spend a good deal of time speaking of “vocation” and the manner in which each of us discerns our vocation for life. In today’s apostolic letter, however, Peter gives us the “cornerstone” of our vocation, the description of what each of us is called to first and foremost by our baptism. He describes our vocation as “a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of [God’s] own, so that you may announce the praises” of Christ, who called us out of darkness into light (1 Peter 2:9). All of us, no matter what path our life’s vocation may take us down, have been chosen by God, made holy, and anointed as priests in the high priesthood of Christ through baptism. All of this, so that we may announce the praises of Christ. Vocation is given for proclamation at home, in the workplace—wherever life takes us—in service, in word, and in sacrament. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Acts 14:5-18; Ps 115:1-4, 15-16; Jn 14:21-26 Tuesday: Acts 14:19-28; Ps 145:10-13ab, 21; Jn 14:27-31a Wednesday: Acts 15:1-6; Ps 122:1-5; Jn 15:1-8 Thursday: Acts 1:15-17, 20-26; Ps 113:1-8; Jn 15:9-17 Friday: Acts 15:22-31; Ps 57:8-10, 12; Jn 15:12-17 Saturday: Acts 16:1-10; Ps 100:1b-3, 5; Jn 15:18-21 Sunday: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17; Ps 66:1-7, 16, 20; 1 Pt 3:15-18 or 1 Pt 4:13-16; Jn 14:15-21 or Jn 17:1-11a

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SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Fifth Sunday of Easter; Mother’s Day Tuesday: Ss. Nereus and Achilleus; St. Pancras

Wednesday: Our Lady of Fatima

Thursday: St. Matthias Friday: St. Isidore the Farmer Saturday: Armed Forces Day

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MARY OUR MOTHER What a joy to remember that Mary is our Mother! Since she loves us and knows our weakness, what have we to fear? —Saint Thérèse of Lisieux

An Irish blessing There is but one and only one, Whose love will fail you never. One who lives from sun to sun, With constant fond endeavor. There is but one and only one

On earth there is no other. In heaven a noble work was done

When God gave us a Mother. Author Unknown

PRAYER LIST Please pray for those suffering from illness that they may find relief from their burdens, especially:

Carmen Adams Stan Adams William D. Adamski Tillie Agnick Gilbert Aldrete Joey Alonzo Socorro Alvarez Delia Araujo Paul Aymes Shelia Aymes Frances D. Bahrami Maddie Barber Leonardo Benavides Doris Biry Marlene Blake Joan Bleir Rhiannon Bleir Robert Bleir Dr. Heliodoro Boone Marty Bothe Michelle Bowman Dinah Braun George Braun Karen Braun Reagan L. Breeding Betty Burke Charles Burke David Burke Julian Burke Jeannine Campion Henry Castro Jason Champman Viola Cobos Augustine Collin T. Collins Ben Coward David Coward Rachel Crosby Charlie Davis Ralph Dearth John David Delcambre

Carmen De Leon John J. De Leon, Jr. Michael De Leon Phillip De Leon Margaret DeMunbrun Jared Diamond Clara Maria DiBlasi Grace Diaz Brenda Dominicie Sr. Shelia Donegan Anita Dotson Jerry Drennan Michael Ehlich

Elizabeth Edwards Teodora Ellis Elda Maria Estrada Marilyn Ezzel Moses Fierro Barbara Flood Justin Flowe Tracie Foreman Mary Helen Freeman Susan Fritz Raymond Galindo Rose Galindo Fr. Jim Galvin Margarita Barbalena Julissa Garib Albert Georges Joe Albert Georges Mary Jane Georges Joe Girard Kathy Gisin Marta Gomez Josie Gongora Frank Gonzalez Helen Gonzalez Mary K. Govoni Shirley Grossman John Harty Alvah C. Hawkins Barbara Hayden Adrian Hays Kristen Helkey & Family

Christoph Henry Jane Horny Billy Huff Michelle Huff Carolyn Janik JoAnn Kehler William D. Kennedy Turner Koch Keith Kondoff Louis Konze Joe Kouba Helois Laiche Norma Leal Frederico Lopez Leonor Lopez Dr. Vivienne Matriano Jason McClung Stephen McGinnis Marco Mena Maricela Mena Rachel Meyer Ed Michels Lisa Mittel

Cuca Montecel John Montez Joseph Montez Tish Monyoma Mary Mora Laura Moreno Raul J. Moreno, Jr. Virgina Morrow Kenneth Narendorf Del Mevarez Kathy Nichols Rachel Olvera Bruce Orey Garcie O’Rourke Stephen Pepps Flor Perez Fr. Jose Francisco Puente-Flores Roland Ramirez Andy Rayburn Ava Reyes Dr. Marco A. Reyes Erin Rhea Chris Riojas Dianna Rivera Estella Rivera & Family

Rose Mary Robert Diana Robles Roger Robles D. Russell Jack Schlegel Annette Slater Sylvia Smith Rose Sonnen Karen Sturdivant Jose Terrazas Ethna Torres Tina Torres Manuel Torres Bill Toudouze Kathy Toudouze Gabriela Villanueva Margarita Villarreal Carolyn Walton Michelle Weekley Cres Wellman Matthew Wenckens Juliana Wetmore Myra Wiatrek Mary Williams Alijah Wiser Msgr. Mike Yarbrough Bernard Zarazua Cristina Zepeda

MASS REMEMBRANCES WEEK OF May 11-17, 2020

Mon. — 6:00 a.m. — Kay Moczygemba (Birthday) Mon. — 8:15 a.m. — Rosie Zepeda ( In Thanksgiving) Mon. — 12:05 noon — Diane Terrazas-Kazen (Birthday) Martha Doerfler Mon. — 6:00 p.m. — Lisa Actis (Birthday) Patsy Weissler (Recovery) Tues. — 6:00 a.m. — Jack Hirsh Tues. — 8:15 a.m. — Dolores Buechner Tues. — 12:05 noon — Bernard Zarazua (Recovery) Tues. — 6:00 p.m. — Leticia Lozano Wed. — 6:00 a.m. — Sr. Shelia Donegan, PBVM (Recovery) — Jeannine Campion (Recovery) Wed. — 8:15 a.m. — Barbara Flood (Recovery) Wed. — 12:05 noon — Rosalinda & Oscar Elizondo Wed. — 6:00 p.m. — Vincent Egidio Living & Deceased Member of the Egidio Family Thurs. — 6:00 a.m. — Ann Hoelscher (Birthday) — Eric Falk (Birthday) Thurs. — 8:15 a.m. — Stella Martinez (Birthday) Thurs. — 12:05 noon — Eva Bammann — Santaigo Lugo Thurs. — 6:00 p.m. — Mary Medoza Fri. — 6:00 a.m. — Jim Sonnen (Birthday) Fri. — 8:15 a.m. — Jane Horny (Healing) Fri. — 12:05 noon — Joseph Ehrler Fri. — 6:00 p.m. — Miguel Colon Guadalupe Garcia (90th Birthday) Sat. — 8:15 a.m. — Rev. John Gebhardt Kristen Helkey & Family (Special Intention) Sat. — 5:30 p.m. — Gus Galindo — Vinnie Smith Sun. — 7:30 a.m. — Maria Pilar Ramos Sun. — 9:15 a.m. — Marjorie Nevils — Michael Brosnan (Healing) Sun. — 11:00 a.m. — John & Anne Simo — Mr. & Mrs. Eernesto Fierros Sun. — 11:15 a.m. — Samuel Martinez — Jean McCarthy Sun. — 12:45 p.m. — For the Parishioners Sun. — 6:00 p.m. — Rev. Jude Ebem Nnamdi, CMF

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LITURGY OF THE HOURS — Psalms IV THE BLESSED SACRAMENT CANDLES 5/18/20 Enrique Trevino (Loving Memory), THE SANCTUARY LAMP 5/18/20 Rickey Huizar (Loving Memory) NO MASS ATTENDANCE due to the COVID-10 Virus

“I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” — John 14:6

Dear Lord, I approach you to give thanks to all mothers who so generously and freely give love, comfort, and guidance to their children every day. I ask you, Lord, to give them strength to carry on doing their work. Give them patience and let them see that they are loved, ap-preciated and respected. I thank you for the sacrifice each mother makes every day. And I pray you bless them and touch them with your Grace. I pray this in your mighty name. Amen.