St . Mary Cathol ic Church 1998 Hwy 412 East /PO BOX 118 S i loam Springs , AR 72761

Pastor : Fr . Salvador Márquez -Muñoz Deacon: Salvador Zavala

Parish Off ice : 479 -524-8526 Fax: 479-524-5677

Email : s tmaryss@centuryte l .net www.stmarysi loamsprings .com

General Mass Schedule

Saturdays (English) 4:30 PM

Sundays (English) 9:00 AM

(Spanish) 12:00 PM

(Spanish) 2:30 PM

Mondays NO MASS

Tuesdays (Eng) 12:00 PM

Wed. (s) (Spanish) 7:00 PM

Thurs. (s )(English ) 8:30 AM

Fridays (English) 8:30 AM

1st Fridays (Spanish) 7:00 PM

For Special Times Look

Inside The Bulletin

Adoration Times

T u e sd a y 1 2 : 3 0 P M—8 P M

Thursday 1:00 PM—9:00PM

Sunday 3:30 PM — 7:30 PM

First Friday 8:00 PM 9:30 PM

Nocturnal (Spanish)

9:30 PM — 5:00 AM

Office Hours

Mon thru Fri 9AM - 3:00PM

Office of Faith Formation

Hours

Tues and Thurs 9 AM - 12 PM

Parish Life Coordinator

Mon ,Wed, Fri 9–12

Confession

Saturday 3:30PM - 4:15PM

Sunday 11:00AM - 11:45 PM

Or By Appointment

St. Mary’s Parish Mission Statement

We are a Catholic community of believers, rich in

tradition and growing in diversity.

We provide a barrier free environment in which

parishioners of all ages and cultures share the same

faith, theology, sacramental and liturgical celebra-

tions, instruction and other social and spiritual

events.

This enables us to connect with the world in which

we live by proclaiming the Gospel through our ac-

tions , words and prayers.

Baptism of the Lord January 10, 2016

Briana Vargas

Susie Haywood

Norbert Wick

Jim Woods

Axel Mujica

Ron Chouinard

Ardani Vinicio

Bernice Higley

Maria T. Buezo

Lydia Bolen

John Guss

Don Dennis

David Clubb

Buddy Duffield

Dannie Womack

Mike Frawley

Edith Gomez

Michelle Paveo

Judy Omo

Peggy Hill

Delia Marquez

Donald Bayer

Ivan Surcouf

Sonia Marquez

Holly Beeman

Ellen Goff

Barbra Jackson

Kathryn Grant

Thomas Carlos

Lynda Mulkyn

Lucy Meza

Jack Lucy

Sylvia Olguin

Delmi Caceres

Nilda Colon

Jose Gallegos

Michael Glaze

Maci Davis

Ruth Trasher

Maria Santos

Olivia & Gary Dieker

Dc. Salvador Zavala

Bernalda ValentinVega

Jacqueline Alvarez

Estela del la Cruz

Barbara Condron

Marcus de la Cruz

Regina Dieker-Kay Salvador & Maria Jacobo

Victoria Rodriguez

Angelica de la Cruz

Charisse de la Cruz

Theresa Henderson

Graciela Olguin

Graciela Martinez

Manuel Martinez

Fernando Serrano

Melissa & Baby

Mariana García

JosefinaSanchez

Nicole Kaminsky

Janneen Chmielewski

George Calderon

Father Salvador

Kaitlyn Hignight

Keep praying for other members of our church that

are in need!

A CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR MARRIED

COUPLES: Couples....... want to give each

other something really special this Christ-

mas? How about a gift filled with Romance

and Excitement? That's just the beginning

of what you will receive on a Worldwide

Marriage Encounter Weekend. The next

Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekends

are at Subiaco, Arkansas, February 12-14,

2016 and at Memphis – Our Lady Queen of

Peace Retreat Center, April 22-24, 2016.

Space is limited. For more information or to

apply call Stephen and Elaine Lienhart at

5 0 1 - 3 1 2 - 1 1 1 9 o r e m a i l a p -

ply@arkansaswwme.org or apply online at

www.arkansaswwme.org/apply.

Saturday 9 Special

Sunday 10

9:AM For the Parish

12:00 PM Maria de la Luz Argüelles

2:30 PM Celebrant’s Intentions

Tuesday 12 No Mass

Wed. 13 No Mass

Thurs. 14 No Mass

Friday 15 No Mass

Saturday 16 Beatriz Salcedo

Sunday 17

9 AM Special 12:00 PM For the Parish

2:30 PM Celebrant’s Intentions

Big Thanks to all the people who

helped us to put up and take down all the

Christmas decorations at church. All

your help and hard work has

been really appreciated.

Next weekend will be for Sanctity

of Life . New Beginnings will mark

the day by beginning their annual

baby bottle drive here at the church.

Please take one bottle fill it with

your spare change and bring it back

in one month. All proceeds go to

New Beginnings. Parish council

Due to the inclement weather we

will not have the meeting today.

The next monthly meeting will be

February 14, 2016 at 6:00 pm. in

the office. Everyone is welcomed.

Sat– Jan. 16- 4:30 pm Em’s – Chyle & Marie

Rollins

Lector– Carol Becan

Ushers - Zachery & Blaise

Becan

Altar Servers: Malachi & Zachery Becan

Sun. Jan. 17- 9:00 am EM’s -*Norman Verrette, Maryann

& Michael Frawley

Lector– Raquel Beck

Ushers: Jackson Stickels & Stephen

Meyer

Altar Servers – Caleb Karp & Ryan

Meyer

“[Jesus] showed us the self-sacrificial nature of love when he laid down His life for us, and we are called to follow in his footsteps. We are called

to be his hands and feet, caring for and loving others.”

Knights of Columbus are selling raffle tickets to raise money for the seminarians of the Diocese of Little Rock. Prize is 2016

Chevrolet Colorado. Tickets are $10.00

each.

We are planning to buy a new

statue of St. Mary for the

church…Julie Collins is the

person who will be leading the

project, any questions or dona-

tions please contact Julie at (918) 723-

4440. We have envelopes in the vesti-

bule for you to put your contribution,

your donation is tax deductible. (They

says special collection) and if you want

to offer your donation in memory of a

loved one write the name in the enve-

lope.

MASS FOR LIFE, NEW LOCATION: The Mass for Life this year will be held on Sunday, January 17, 2016 at the Cathe-dral of St. Andrew, 7th and Louisiana, Little Rock, at 12:05 p.m. with Bishop Taylor as celebrant. Preceding this event will be the Rosary for Life at 11:30. The March for Life will be at 2:00 p.m. The Vigil for Life will be at the Cathedral, Saturday, January 16, 2016 beginning at 6:30 p.m. going through the night until 8:00 a.m. Check the assigned times for your parish. Please consider attending the largest pro-life event in the diocese.

POST-ABORTION SUPPORT GROUP: Do you feel alone, hurting or unforgiven from a past abortion? The Respect Life Office, through Project Rachel, is start-ing a support group, beginning February 15, 2016. The spiritual journey lasts 11 weeks, with small groups of 6-8. Groups will be formed in Little Rock, Fayette-ville/Rogers, possibly Northeast Arkansas, and the Hot Springs area. All names and meeting places are strictly confidential. For details call 501-664-0340, ext. 357. All inquiries must be made by February 15, 2016. No Mass during this

week of January 12 to

Friday 15, Father will be

out of the town.

Hope's Kitchen updates: We have served 760 in house dinners and 749 take out boxes for a total of 1,507 dinners, this past year 2015. Every little blessing is far too precious to ever forget to say, "Thank You". Mother Teresa said, "Open your heart to the love God instills..God loves you tenderly. What He gives you is not to be kept under lock and key, but to be shared."

Announcements for the Bulletin: Need to be in by

9 :00 AM on Wed morning send to

eva1012009@live.com

Parish Life Coordinator & Liturgical & Baptisms

Ministers Eva Torres call the church office.

Religious Education & Virtus: Leticia Zavala DFF

524-8526

Church Choir: Choir see Jan & Dave Lauderdale -

Sat Choir See Mary Joe Surcouf or Sue Erb

Church Secretary: Lety Bautista

Flowers for Mass: Contact Office or Diana /envelopes

are in the vestibule make checks to: St Mary Altar .

Knights of Columbus: Contact Francisco Olguin 479-

228-3149

Marriages: Please, call Father Salvador at least 6

months in advance. If a prior marriage approxi-

mately 1 year.

Prayer Chain: Eric Robinson 501-772-9061 or

eric@robinsonsparadise.com

When You Lose Someone Precious: Call St. Mary’s

Parish and let us offer you support and comfort by

serving a luncheon after the funeral for your family

and friends. Call Marie Rollins 479-524-8642

Youth Ministry : Call Sheri Karp at 479-736-2663

Whenever Father Is Away And A Priest Is Needed,

Contact: St. Raphael’s Church, Springdale 479-756-

6711 (or) St Joseph's Church, Tontitown, 479-361-2612

Lpi

General $ 5,246.90

Baptism of the Lord

"After all the people had been bap-

tized and Jesus also had been baptized and

was praying, heaven was opened." What a

treat to be in that crowd! Just imagine the

experience of witnessing this manifestation

of divinity! To SEE the Holy Spirit "in bod-

ily form like a dove" and to hear the voice

that "came from heaven" announcing Jesus'

true identity. Don't we all long for this kind

of miraculous clarity? Wouldn't it do won-

ders for our faith if we had such unmistak-

able certainty about who Jesus really is?

It's easy to imagine that the first

Christians had it easier than we do. They

got to be with Jesus in person, and to wit-

ness the miracles that went along with his

years on earth. Because of this, we can

quickly forget the benefits we enjoy that

they did not. We live on the other side of

the Resurrection, for example. The first fol-

lowers of Christ believed in him BEFORE

he rose from the dead. We, on the other

hand, have the confidence of knowing that

this man literally conquered death. We also

have two millennia of Christian witness

through the saints to pull upon. The first

Christians had no idea what this new relig-

ion would produce, how many people would

embrace it, or how it would change the

world for the better. We know that Christi-

anity has been fruitful beyond measure.

Today's Gospel informs us that it

was only after they were baptized that the

people witnessed the opening of heaven.

Even Jesus himself was baptized before he

heard this earthly confirmation of his heav-

enly origin. We who have been baptized,

following the

example of

Christ, also

have "access"

to the voice of

God. In the

silence of our

hearts, and

through God's word in the Bible (another

advantage we enjoy), heaven is "opened" for

us as well.

Readings for the Week of January 10,

2016

Sunday: Is 40:1-5, 9-11 or Is 42:1-4, 6-

7/Ti 2:11-14; 3:4-7 or

Acts 10:34-38 Lk 3:15-16,

21-22

Monday: 1 Sm 1:1-8

Mk 1:14-20

Tuesday: 1 Sm 1:9-20/Mk 1:21-28

Wednesday: 1 Sm 3:1-10, 19-20

Mk 1:29-39

Thursday: 1 Sm 4:1-11/Mk 1:40-45

Friday: 1 Sm 8:4-7, 10-22a/Mk 2:1-12

Saturday: 1 Sm 9:1-4, 17-19; 10:1a/Mk

2:13-17

Next Sunday: Is 62:1-5/1 Cor 12:4-11/Jn

2:1-11