Mass Intentions

January 5-January 11 MONDAY 12:15 PM +Frances McHaney William Dold-health TUESDAY 12:15 PM +Rita Alsobrooks WEDNESDAY 12:15 PM +Christine Seidenberger THURSDAY 8:00 AM In Thanksgiving for our blessings FRIDAY 8:00 AM +Henry Moeller, Jr. SATURDAY 5:00 PM St. James parish family SUNDAY 8:00 AM +Donminico Thanh Nguyen 10:00 AM +Fred Rohde +Betty Magner 12:00 PM +Beverly Scheel

Music SATURDAY 5:00 PM Adult Choir SUNDAY 8:00 AM Kathy Matalik/Desiree Supulver 10:00 AM Tanya Moczygemba 12:00 PM Life Teen

St. James Catholic Church Seguin, TX January 4, 2015

Notes from the Pastor

I want to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your

Christmas cards, gifts, and prayers. Thank you for being so

kind and wonderful to my mother over the past year. She

has truly been a blessing to me. Thank you for helping me

celebrate her 94th birthday. God bless all of you.

I pray that 2015 will be filled with God’s blessings for you

and your family. May the Lord bless and guide you. Take

time to pray, to enjoy your family, to be involved in your

church and community. Know that Fr. Greg and I, along

with our staff, appreciate all that you do for us.

** Pot luck lunch on Sunday, January 11-All those

going with me, from St. James, on our trip to Rome in April

are asked to bring a pot luck dish to the parish hall at 11:30

AM on Sunday, January 11. The group from Holy Spirit

(40 members) will be our guests. We will attend the noon

Mass together and then proceed to the hall for lunch. We

will have a presentation from the travel company at this

gathering. Please call the office at 379-1796 ad indicate

what food item you are bringing. Thank you.

There is a Healing Mass this Sunday, Jan. 4 @ 2PM.

All are invited to attend.

There is a Vietnamese Mass this Sunday, Jan. 4 @

5PM.

The Sanctuary Candle is offered in loving memory of

Guy Weldon January 3 – January 10

Readings For The Week

Monday First Reading: 1 Jn. 3:22—4:6 Gospel: Mt. 4:12-17, 23-25 Tuesday

First Reading: 1 Jn 4:7-10 Gospel: Mk/ 6:34-44

Wednesday First Reading: 1 Jn 4:11-18 Gospel: Mk. 6:45-52

Thursday First Reading: 1 Jn. 4:19-5:4 Gospel: Lk. 4:14-22a

Friday First Reading: 1 Jn 5:5-13 Gospel: Lk. 5:12-16

Saturday/Sunday First Reading: Is. 42:1-4, 6-7 Second Reading: Acts 10:34-38 Gospel: Mk. 1:7-11

PRESIDER SCHEDULE

Jan 10 Jan 11

5 PM Fr. Dennis 8AM Fr. Jim Henke

10AM Fr. Jim Henke

12PM Fr. Dennis

THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD

THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH

Monday, 1/5 8:00 AM SJS Counseling-PFC ARR 9:00 AM SJS 4H Meeting-PH 10:30 AM SJS Counseling-PFC ARR 3:30 PM SJS BB Practice-Gym 6:00 PM PTC Officer Meeting-PFC ARR Tuesday, 1/6 3:30 PM SJS BB Practice-Gym 5:30 PM OVASE Training-PFC [1] 6:30 PM Baptism Prep-PFC [1] 7:00 PM RCIA-PFC [3] Wednesday, 1/7 8:00 AM SJS Counseling-PFC ARR 10:00 AM SJS Counseling-PFC ARR 10:00 AM Mass @ Hacienda Oak Nursing Home 11:00 AM Mass @ Argent Court 2:00 PM St. Ann’s Circle Meeting-PFC[1-3] 3:30 PM SJS BB Practice-Gym 7:00 PM Edge-PFC [1-3/Gym] 7:00 PM Life Teen-PH Thursday, 1/8 10:00 AM Feedham SCC-PFC [3] 3:30 PM SJS BB Practice-Gym 6:30 PM Karate-Gym Saturday, 1/10 9:00 AM Level 1 Catechist Training-PH Boardroom 9:00 AM KC Hoop Shoot-Gym 1:00 PM Elk’s Hoop Shoot-Gym 5:00 PM RCIA Dismissal-PC Sunday, 1/11 KC BBQ Chicken Sale after all Masses 9:00 AM Family Formation-PFC [1-3] 9:10 AM RE-Classrooms 12:00 PM Women’s ACTS Reunion-PH 1:30 PM Christian Women’s Singles Meeting-PFC[3]

Altar flowers are given In Loving Memory of

Wallace Adamitz & R.J. Lee and

Anthony Cantu

Military Prayer List

LT Kristofer Kalstad LT Kendall Kalstad

TSGT Carlo Carmona TSGT Dianne Carmona

SGT Nicodemus C. Seaboy SGT Scott Kessler

MAJ Christopher Wells SGT Don Pezzatta

GSGT Christopher J. Garcia LCPL Stevie Ray Leos

PFC Shane Hartmann CAPT Blake Wiegmann

CSM Bret Wiegmann PFC Brian McKinney

Specialist Steven A. Cervantes 1LT Charles Gamero

LCPL Brian Shaw John Bender

LCPL Zachary Klinger CAPT Daniel Jeanes

LCPL Jorden Rongish PFC Noah Rios

OSMC Jeremy P. Rodriguez SGT Jordan Folmar

CAPT Eric Dvorak

May God bless our military personnel and their families for all they do for our country, please keep them in your prayers.

To add a name to our Military prayer list, call the church office.

Remember In Prayer….

Bill & Dottie Domer, Dr. Mark Bennett, Marjorie Alexander, Evelyn Forshage, Rosemary Pfullmann, Otto Radtke, Frances Altherr, Richard Sullivan, Joyce Elliott, Harold Tschirhart, James Taft, Gene Janak, Demetrio Perez, Ray & Mary Zanyi, Maria Wood, Mike Stoffel, Barbara Fitzpatrick, Catherine Cannon, Wayne Marek, Amelia Saldivar, Clara Bohuslav, Tony Duron, Henry Walleck, Mary Dickerson, Lisa Roth, Priscella Cornetta, Janene Spring, Erna Winsauer, Audrey Hettinger, Richard Perysn, Zack Hunter, Cheri Koch, Melinda Fuller, John Cuellar, Margie Fagan, Bill Blundell, Refugio Lopez, Jr., Bennie Kaulfus, Sandra Puentes, Mary Evans, Angie Becka, Cheryl Tovar, Richard Cornetta, Teenie Vogel, Lillia Pape, Tracie Read, Walter Tillemann, Kenneth Hough-ton, Alys & Hal Husel, Trexler family, Jim McMahon, Kevin Kelso, Samuel Helmle, Jr., Chuck Rudd, Patricia Wiesner, Patsy Forshage, Charlie McMain, Sue Koons, Leroy Kessler, Pat Hagan, Christina Martinez, Bernice Van Booven, Larry Feazel, JoAnn Nelson, Beulah Miller, Josephine Moravits, Mike Perales, Tina Watson

For I will restore your health; I will heal your injuries-—Jer. 30:17

Thank you for your continued support & generosity. Stewardship for the weekend of 12/21/14

MASS OFFERING: $13,476.28 CHILDREN’S: $37.27 BUILDING FUND: $120.00

RELIEF FUND: $75.00 RETIRED RELIGIOUS: $50.00

PLEASE JOIN US! St. Ann's Circle will have their monthly meeting in the Family Center on January 7 at 2 PM. This month's guest speaker will be Mickey Cavin from "Antique Road Show". Please bring an "easily transported" antique to the meeting. Hoping to see you there!

We have extended our Catholic Life Raffle due date in

order to give families an opportunity to sell tickets over

the Christmas holidays. All Catholic Life raffle tickets,

stubs, and money are now due Friday, January 9. If

you need extra tickets, please contact the school office.

We appreciate your support in this fundraising project,

especially since the school receives 100% of the money

for all tickets sold. Also, thank you for all your prayers

for the Domer family. Both the church and school office

have information about where to receive updates and/or

give donations.

St. James Catholic Church Seguin, TX January 4, 2015

CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS

NATIONAL EDUCATION CONTEST 2015

The Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court #2505 is

sponsoring the 2015 National Education Contest. The

themes this year are “LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS

YOURSELF” and “BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR”.

Students in grades 4-12 are eligible to enter as well as

CDA members. Categories include essay, poetry, art,

computer art, music and photography. Entry forms and

rules have been to the Directors of Religious Education,

church offices and the school. The deadline is Feb. 15.

Please turn in entries to the church offices or to Mrs.

Susan Jasek at St. James Catholic School.

Elementary Religious Education News

Religious education classes (Pre-K - 5th grade)

resume next Sunday, Jan. 11.

Cal Leopold, OSF 830-379-7689 / cleopold@saintjamescc.org

Hope for the Future 2015

Support Catholic School

Education at the 6th Annual Khaki

& Plaid Gala, Homecoming 2015;

6:00 p.m., Saturday, January 31,

at the Henry B. Gonzalez

Convention Center, Ballroom A.

Reserve your seats today at hopeforfuture.org

call 210-734-1907. St. James Coffee House Sunday, Jan. 18 We Are One in Christ

Come for a conversation during the Week of

Prayer for Christian Unity. What do Christian

churches have in common? How are they differ-

ent? How are Seguin churches working together

for the good of our community?

9:10-9:50 a.m.

or

11:10-11:50 a.m.

Thanks to Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller

for providing coffee at our December and January

Coffee Houses.

Family Faith Formation

The topic for our January sessions of Family Faith Formation is The Call: Are You Listening? (Vocations and Holy Orders). All families are in-vited to participate in this intergenerational session and learn something new about the Sacraments of Vocation and Service. Please join us in the Parish Family Center at 9 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 11 and Sunday, Jan. 25.

Cal Leopold, OSF 830-379-7689 / cleopold@saintjamescc.org

Attention Liturgical Ministers

Please log on to MSP to enter your unavailable dates for the next scheduling period of January 10, —March 1, 2015. If you do not have access to a computer, please call the church office with your unavailable dates.

THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD

SPONSORS FOR THE WEEK:

Orlando Castanon

Parish Office: 379-1796 Parish Web site: http://www. stjameschurch.faithweb.com

Life Teen and Edge

Next Gathering:

Wednesday, January 7 at 7:00 P.M.

“Connected”

First gathering of spring semester

Family Reflection Time on the Gospel

Epiphany marks the moment when the news of Jesus as king begins to be revealed to the world. The magi, who were most likely ancient Persian priests, are called by mysterious forces to visit and honor a newborn child. This is significant because the magi were from a culture that would typically not have accepted the God of Israel. Yet, these men brought gifts as a way to pay homage to Jesus. On the Solemnity of the Epiphany, we experience awe at the gift of God in human form and the reign that he brings. ON THE WAY HOME FROM MASS:

Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, and hear the story about the magi who come to see Jesus. I wonder what we already know about the magi. LIVING THE WORD

Go out in the evening to a place where you can see the stars. Describe how ancient people did not have elec-tricity, television, or phones. Imagine living as they did, in simple shelter, working hard just for food and necessities, and traveling many miles by foot or riding on an animal. Talk about how much you would depend on God. Think about the hope you would have in meeting a precious baby who would one day be a pow-erful ruler sent by God. Say a prayer, putting your on hopes and trusts in God.

Archdiocese of San Antonio

Annual Anniversary Mass

February 13, 2015 @ 7 PM

Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller invites all couples

of the Archdiocese to join him for the annual

celebration at the Church of the Holy Spirit.

Mass will include a renewal of marriage vows by all

participating anniversary couples.

Family members and friends of the participating

couples are welcome to attend.

Only anniversary couples will need to register, family

and friends need not register.

A reception at the Holy Spirit Banquet Hall will follow

immediately after mass.

Anniversary Couples, please RSVP online at

www.archsa.org/marriageandfamilylife by Fri.,

February 6, 2015 or contact Office of Marriage &

Family Life at 210 .734.1650

Do you know someone who is carrying the grief

and sorrow of past abortions? Share with them

the Good News of God's merciful love. Call

Rachel's Journey, 830-481-3546. We can

help. Our next retreat is January 10, 2015.

Come one, come all to St. James Ministries Fair at our Coffee House on February 15. Enjoy refreshments, participate in a silent auction, there will be door prizes. Meet members of St. James ministries. Look forward to seeing you there!