November 15, 2020Thirty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church 415 West Austin Street Port Lavaca, TX 77979

(361) 552-6140 Fax (361) 552-4300 Serving the Missions of

St. Ann, Point Comfort St. Joseph, Port O’Connor St. Patrick, Seadrift WEBSITE: WWW.OLGULF.ORG EMAIL: OLG@OLGULF.ORG

Reverend Tommy Chen, Pastor Reverend James Dvorak, Parochial Vicar

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

1) Next Saturday, November 21 at 10:00 AM in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Victory, one of our own parishioners Nazario Hernandez will be ordained a Deacon of the Church! Because there will be 14 other men who will be ordained at that Mass, each of them is only allowed to invite 12 people. Therefore, this ordination will not be opened to the public. Please keep Nazario in your prayers in these last few days leading up to his ordination to the sacred diaconate. May the Lord make Nazario a worthy servant of the Church. We will celebrate Nazario’s ordination to the diaconate after the Christ the King procession on Sunday, November 22 at 5:00 PM. Please come join in the festivities.

2) If you have been preparing to make a consecration to the Blessed Virgin, please come to the church on Saturday evening on November 21 at 7:00 PM for the service of Consecration to Our Lady. November 21 is the Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Temple. When the Blessed Virgin was three years old, her parents Sts. Joachim and Anne dedicated her to God’s service in the temple of Jerusalem. What a beautiful and appropriate day to dedicate yourself to the Lord through the hands of our Holy Mother.

3) Next Sunday, November 22 we will celebrate the solemn feast of Christ the King of the Universe. One of the beautiful customs of this feast is to take our Eucharistic Lord into the streets in procession to show that He is indeed the King of kings and the Lord of lords of our own local community. Please make time to join the entire parish in the Eucharistic Procession on Sunday, November 22 at 5:00 PM beginning in the church. I wish that all four of our parishes in the county be represented. And then plan to stay afterwards to celebrate Deacon Nazario’s ordination to the diaconate.

4) Please pay attention to the Christmas Mass schedule that is already published inside the bulletin. I want to make sure you know about all the various Mass time options so that you can make plans with your family to attend Mass on Christmas. I especially hope that the extra options will alleviate the large crowd that usually comes for the 5:00 PM Vigil Mass.

5) Lastly, let us intercede for our nation through the powerful intercession of our patroness the Blessed Virgin, the Immaculate Conception: O Most Blessed and ever-Virgin Mary, you who are the Immaculate Conception and the patroness of our great nation. We fly to your motherly care: that you would pray for and intercede on behalf of our country, these United States of America. In these trying times, beg the Lord for us a unity in our nation that is grounded on truth, justice, and charity. As you crushed the head of the Ancient Serpent, protect us from every evil in our land that seeks to cloud the truth, to hinder justice, and to thwart charity. In your perfect faithfulness to God and our Lord Jesus Christ, you have become a champion and powerful warrior for the Kingdom of Light. Pray that this divine light will once again fill our land, so that the darkness of evil may be dispelled for good through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Fr. Tommy

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Our Lady of the Gulf Monday, November 16 8:05 a.m. Gloria Balajka† by Margaret Riley Tuesday, November 17 8:05 a.m. Carlos Adan Falcon † by Family Wednesday, November 18 8:05 a.m. Jesse & Justin Bernal (Bday Intentions) by Margaret Escalante 3:00 - 8:30 p.m. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Adoration followed by Benediction Thursday, November 19 8:05 a.m. Gloria Baljka † by Frank & Mary Reyes Friday, November 20 8:05 a.m. Mary & Jay Perez † by Johnny Perez & Family Saturday, November 21 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Confession 5:30 p.m. Magdalena Molina † and Augustine Perez † 7:00 p.m. Marian Consecration Ceremony Sunday, November 22 Christ the King 8:00 a.m. Living & Deceased Members of Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church and Her Missions 10:00 a.m. Deceased Family Members by Rosy & Kenny Weaver 12:00 p.m. Enedina Diaz † & Patricio Mendoza †

5:00 p.m. Christ the King Eucharistic Procession

St. Ann, Point Comfort Wednesday, November 1 9:00 a.m. Dominic & Mary Trinh † by Family Sunday, November 22 10:15 a.m. Confessions 10:30 a.m. Elroy Brogger † by Doris Winter

St. Joseph, Port O’Connor Tuesday, November 17 8:30 a.m. Rosa Luevano & Desiderio Lopez † by Maria Lopez & Family

Saturday, November 21 5:30 p.m. Confession 6:00 p.m. Joseph & Mary Vu † by Family

St. Patrick, Seadrift Thursday, November 19 9:00 a.m. Irma Torres †

Sunday, November 22 8:00 a.m. Confessions 8:30 a.m. Alejos Garza †, Arcadio & Juanita Padron †, David Padron † by Mary Garza & Family

First Saturday Latin Mass December 5, 2020

Please make time to attend the 9:00 AM Mass on First Saturdays to honor and console the Immaculate Heart of our Blessed Mother.  Confession available at 8:30 a.m.

2021 First Saturday Mass Dates: Jan. 2, Feb. 6, Mar. 6, Apr. 3

OLG Altar Society Mass (Meeting Canceled) Everyone is invited to attend the mass at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 19 in the church, which will be offered for the deceased members of the OLG Altar Society. However, the meeting has been canceled.

The Christmas Flower envelopes Offerings in honor or in memory of loved ones are used to decorate the OLG and Mission Churches at Christmas. Envelopes may be placed in the collection baskets or brought to the parish office by Thursday, December 17. Please print clearly.

Monthly Baptism Classes Resume Upcoming Class Date: December 3 - Deadline to register is Monday, November 30

The Sacrament of Baptism will continue to be held on an individual basis and will be scheduled only after all of the required documentation has been received in the parish office. For more information call 361-552-6140 ext. 3.

Readings: Sunday, November 22, 2020 Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Reading 1 - Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-17 Reading 2 - 1Corinthians 15:20-26, 28 Gospel - Matthew 25:31-46

Prayer Requests Rose Delgado, Louis Bonuz, Mario Morales, Veronica Aguilar, Carolyn Orta, Pauline Delgado, Josephina Velasquez, Dora Garcia, Wanda McGrath, Mike Nichols, Diane Billings, Linda Stringo, Helen Ibrom, Helen Thomas, Teddy Hawes, Edwin Anderle, Robert Hilscher, Socorro Ovalle, Dilcia Campos, Georgia Mikosh, Eugene Barefield, Albert Janak, Maribel Morales, Teresa Garcia, Gary Weaver, Frances Benavides, Clifford Masarik, Desiree Vaughn, Pat McGrath, Carolyn Knobles Carpenter, Juan “Johnny” Alfonso Delgado, Laura Mettey Hill, Roxanna Hernandez Castillo, Leigh Ann Falcon, Nora Ovalle, Billy Mikosh, Vaughn Ransom, Easton Burns, Chantal Hawes, Margaret Barefield, Carly Stithe, Ponciano Treviño, Dolores Villafuerte, Rusty Henderson, Elizabeth Moreno

Lamp Intention Week of November 19-25

For Arcadio & Juanita Padron †, David Padron † and Alejos Garza †

By Mary Garza & Family

Rite of Christian Initiation (RCIA) Our Lady of the Gulf has begun a new journey to share the traditions of the Catholic Church and what the church teaches. Are you unbaptized? Are you a baptized Catholic but never received your other sacraments? Were you baptized in another religion but are wanting to learn more about the Catholic faith? Join us on Tuesdays at 7:00 PM at St. Jude Hall.

Please pray for active duty service members listed below and for all our troops.

Sergeant First Class Mark A. Reyes, Lieutenant Commander Chris Hedrick, Airman First Class Derek Servantes,

Staff Sergeant Mychal Hamilton, Petty Officer Robert Drapela, Isaiah Falcon & Xavier Archangel, Lieutenant Kevin Stransky,

Sergeant Brandon Hoelscher, William Grubert Call the parish office to have the name/s of your active duty military service member to be added to this list. Name/s must be submitted by a family member.

OLG Collections

Oct 10 & 11 Oct 17 & 18 Oct 24 & 25 Oct 31 & Nov 1 Nov 7 & 8

$6,305.00$7,096.00$5,110.00$5,052.00

$3,859.00

SAVE THE DATES:November 21, Saturday10:00 AM - Diaconate Ordination of Nazario Hernandezat the Cathedral of Our Lady of Victory - Live streamed on The Cathedral of Our Lady of Victory Parish Facebook Page.(Seating is limited, please do not attend. )

7:00 PM - Marian Consecration Ceremony at Our Lady of the Gulf

November 22, Sunday5:00 PM - Christ the King Eucharistic Procession and reception to honor newly ordained Deacon Nazario Hernandez afterwards

December 5, First Saturday8:30 AM - Confession9:00 AM - Traditional Latin Mass

December 7, Monday - Vigil of the Immaculate Conception (Holy Day of Obligation)5:30 PM - at OLG, Port Lavaca6:00 PM - at St. Joseph, Port O'Connor

December 8, Tuesday -  Solemn Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Holy Day of Obligation)8:05 AM - at OLG, Port Lavaca12:00 PM - at St. Ann, Point Comfort6:00 PM - at OLG7:00 PM - at St. Patrick, Seadrift

December 12, Saturday - Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe5:00 AM - Mañanitas6:00 AM - Mass at OLG (Desayno depues de la Misa)

Nativity of The Lord - (HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION)December 24 (Thursday) - VIGIL5:00 p.m. - OLG6:00 p.m. - St. Joseph, Port O’Connor8:00 p.m. - OLG

December 25 (Friday)Midnight - OLG 7:00 a.m. - OLG - Traditional Latin Mass (Low Mass)8:30 a.m. - St. Patrick, Seadrift10:00 a.m. - OLG (Bilingual)10:30 a.m. - St. Ann, Point Comfort

Help needed for cleaning of the church. You do not need to be a member of any organization to help. For more information contact any member listed below. Ayuda para la limpieza de la iglesia. No es necesario ser miembro de una organización para ayudar. Para más información, comuníquese con cualquiera de los miembros en la lista siguiente. Cleaned weekly on Mondays & Fridays November 16 & 20 - Pan de Vida Contact Mary Moreno at 361-553-9594 November 23 & 27- Conquistando Las Naciones Contact Juana Salinas at 361-237-6187 November 30 & December 4 - Altar Society Contact Linda Meyer at 361-935-337

32nd Annual Port Lavaca/Calhoun County Free Thanksgiving Dinner Thursday, November 26, 2020, 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at St. Jude Hall – Drive Thru OnlyThis free Thanksgiving Dinner is open to anyone. Whether you are alone this year or unable to afford a meal, come by and grab a meal! Volunteers needed to serve and to deliver to shut ins on Thanksgiving Day. To volunteer, make a monetary donation, or make a donation toward items on this list, please call Dora at 361-552-8001.Items needed: Any amount is appreciatedCorn Bread – 80 – 1 Gallon Bags, crumbled and unsweetenedCranberry Sauce - 24 -1 gal cansCarry Out Plates - 2000 double hingedSandwich bags - 2000 fold over topParty Packs - 2000Unfrosted Desserts - 2000 bundt cake slices (nothing that needs to be refrigerated)Yams - 48 - 1 gal cansLight Corn Syrup - 5 pintsLight Brown Sugar - 15 -1lb. boxesFruits - Apples, OrangesFoil Baking Pans - 80Rolls of Heavy Foil - 5Chicken Base - 6- 3 lb jarsPlastic Grocery Bags – 1,500Monetary Donations - (Checks payable to: Calhoun County Area Free Turkey Dinner, 78 Adame Lane, Port Lavaca, TX  77979)

Collection totals: Weekend of Nov 7 & 8 Totals for each church include all online giving which can be made by going to WWW.OLGULF.ORG and clicking on the parish giving link for OLG or any of Her Missions. Totales para cada iglesia incluyen todas las donaciones en línea que se pueden hacer yendo a WWW.OLGULF.ORG y haciendo clic en el enlace de donaciones parroquiales para OLG o cualquiera de sus misiones.

OLG - $6,305.00 St. Ann - $807.00 St. Patrick - $346.55 St. Joseph - $1,157.00

OLG Capital Campaign Loan Balance $274,063.20

Angel Giving Tree If you are financially unable to provide Christmas gifts for your family this year, maybe we can help. Applications for assistance may be filled out at the Calhoun County Community Ministries office on 331 Alcoa Drive from 9:0.0 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Monday thru Friday. The deadline is Tuesday, December 1 at 12:00 p.m.

Christmas at Sea Gift Boxes December 22 is the deadline for the shoebox gifts for Seafarers. Shoebox types that are acceptable are cardboard or plastic but not a boot box or children’s shoe box size. Christmas can be such a lonely time for them, especially being isolated because of the Covid-19 pandemic, and that they are also hundreds of miles away from home. For many of them the shoebox will be the only gift they receive while in Point Comfort over the holiday. Flyers available in the narthex of the church or parish office with a list of suggested items to include in the boxes.

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Food Safety is Important!  If you need your Food Handler Card and would like a face to face class contact me. The cost is $20. There are less expensive online options available. I will be co-teaching a Food Manager’s Class in Victoria on December 1st and 2nd. The cost of this two day class is $125 and includes workbook and Food Manager’s Exam. If you just need to take the test we can also schedule that.Contact Karen Lyssy Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Family and Community Health Agent for more information at karen.lyssy@ag.tamu.edu. or 361-552-9747 x203.

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