602 N. Gray St Caldwell, TX

567-3273

www.drgacdental.com

In Memory of

† Bernard Rychlik

By Betty Rychlik & Family

Eubanks Production Services, LLC.

Dozer - Sand - Backhoe Gravel - Dump Truck

4048 FM 2000 Caldwell, TX

406-1555 Mobile 272-3622 Office

The sanctuary

candle in our Church burns for the glory of God

In Memory of

† Emil Rychlick

By Joe & Donna

Rychlik

Linda M. Gaas, Insurance Representative Catholic Union of Texas, KJT Life Annuities IRA

596-2606 Home 324-7720 Cell lindamgaas@gmail.com

The Piano Place 979-695-1475 Tuning - Repairs - Moving - Used Piano Available

Samantha Evans - Associate Member, Piano Technician Guild

979-716-4838

hpsgiddings@yahoo.com

Oilfield Service Company

Hilberling Packer Services, Inc.

Knights of Columbus

If you are interested in joining the Knights of

Columbus contact

Grand Knight John Kucera

739-7867

In Loving Memory of Milady L. Kristof

For her generosity to St. Mary’s Parish

10/13/1918 - 12/08/2009

“May perpetual light shine upon her”

Please pray for the

living and deceased

members of the

Drouilhet, Piwonka,

and Beran families.

Insurance - Annuities Margaret Polansky 535-8127

Catholic Family Fraternal of Texas - K.J.Z.T.

JMJ

For Janet

For Janet

Zaskoda Repair, LLC Welding Machine Repair & Service

“In Loving Memory of Monie Kay Zaskoda” Tim Zaskoda, Owner 979-224-0510 Authorized repair center for Lincoln & Miller

Banners,

Small Signs

& Stickers

geraldlickman@yahoo.com

979-574-2202

Homeyer Feed, LLC. 768 SH 36 South, Caldwell, TX

979-567-9355

In Memory of Our Loving

Fathers

† Ernest L. Ofczarzak and

† Gilbert H. Kelm

by Tricia and Kelly Kelm

Prayers for the living & deceased members of the Absnaider, Kacer, Knesek, Pieper and Rab families.

In Loving Memory of † Henry & Milady Brinkman

and † John & Lydia Kovar

By Buddy & Billie Brinkman

Andy’s Towing 979-567-1045

Jim’s Towing

& Storage 979-200-0718

Handi Home Repairs Ted Steadman, LLC

Carpentry * Odd Jobs * Rotted Wood Repair

Custom Furniture * Gutter/Flashing 979-347-0555

HOME-FARM-RANCH

Lawrence Vavra - Agent 6900 C.R. 129 Caldwell, TX 77836 P 979.535.7557 C 979.324.7232 lavavra@yahoo.com

In Memory of

† James Collins and

The Bailey Family

by Col. Darlene Collins

& Dr. Murl Bailey

† Carrie Jean Franzetti

Remember Me O Lord in

Paradise

With All Our Love,

Dad & Marcella

Jeff,

I will love you forever.

Jackie

Thank you to the Military members and their families of our

parish.

This week we ask that you pray for service

member

Matthew Hancock

April 5, 2020

Palm Sunday

WE CELEBRATE THE EUCHARIST For the health and safety of our parishioners and guests all public Masses within the Dioceses of Austin are suspended un-til Wednesday, April 8th unless revoked or extended. The faithful is dispensed from the obligation to attend Mass on Sundays or other holy days of obligation during this same time period.

Reconciliation:

Saturday, 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm or by appointment

MATRIMONY Contact the priest or deacon at least 6 months prior to the date

of the wedding.

BAPTISM Please contact the Parish Office for information concerning

Baptism.

BISHOP Most Rev. Joe S. Vasquez PASTOR Father Melvin Dornak DEACONS Ernesto Valenzuela John W. Young, Jr. PARISH STAFF OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR Tina Vavra office-manager@stmaryscaldwell.com

SECRETARY Tasha Pipkin secretary@stmaryscaldwell.com PASTORAL COUNCIL Adrien Drouilhet

OFFICE HOURS: Tuesday – Friday

8:00 am to 3:00 pm

CLOSED: Holy days & Holidays

500 OLD SAN ANTONIO ROAD, CALDWELL, TX Mailing Address: 500 W. OSR, Caldwell, TX 77836

Phone: (979) 567-3667 Fax: (979) 567-0749 www.stmaryscaldwell.com

Roman Catholic Diocese of Austin

St. Mary Our Lady of Lourdes

Celebrating 125 years

Cultivating our faith; Growing in holiness together

mailto:lindamgaas@gmail.com

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Please Pray for our honored loved ones serving in the military & their families! Victor Amaya, Delores Burkhalter - Otte, Brian Goss, Matthew Hancock, Cooper C. Hott - Jasper, Phillip Jungman, Robert Paul Kochert, Adam Perry, Shawn Earl Phallan, Thomas Polansky, II, Trevor Rathjen, Matthew Telg, Jesse Tucker, Kevin Wilcox, Christian Wolz, and Alexander Zamora.

Please pray for the spiritual, mental, and physical needs of our parish, especially for the following: Edward Beran, Cohen Campise, Jake Cedidla, Carmen Charanza, Jamie Chmelar, Sally Cortez, Linda Ferrer, Betty Fran-zetti, Jillian Hany, Fr. Tom Hanus, Doris Henneke, Larry Hodges, Steve Hodges, Ike Junell, Ronny Knesek, Hubert Krenek, Dorothy Kubena, Jimmy Lopez, Estefana Marmor, Doug Meister, Brody Mitchell, Dorothy Muzny, Dwayne Muz-ny, Milton Mynar, Lori Olivarez, Felix Pena, Dee Perry, Bernie Polansky, Thomas Polansky II, Dorman Pullin, Juanita (Janie) Ramon, Mary Regalado, Roy Rodriguez, Kathryn Sadowski, Celso Sanchez, Tammy Schoeneman, Cherie Smith, Joyce Sonnier, William Sowders, Glenn Spitzenburger, Marcie Macha Stenvall, Doris Strauss, David Taden, Patricia Tar-nowski, Mike Thompson, Juan Torres, Mike Turner, Vicky Urias, Pam Vollentine, Glen & Amelia Wearden, Carl Wil-liams, Felis Wyatt, Gerald Yeager & their families. Persons remain on this list for 4 weeks, unless other arrangements are made with Parish office; to renew your listing on the Prayer List contact the office.

Saturday, April 4 † Leopoldo, Esmeralda & Trinidad Calzada † Florentina Vera † Maria Ested & Inocension Lazo Sunday, April 5 † Ernest Ofczarzak † Janie Urbanosky Wednesday, April 8 For the People of Our Parish Thursday, April 9 † Elton & Betty Hubenak Friday, April 10 For the People of Our Parish Saturday, April 11 For the People of Our Parish Sunday, April 12 Deceased Members of the Enrique Family † Chico Valadez † Mary & Adolph Garbs † Clyde & Georgie Shaver All Mass intentions will be celebrated during private Masses until further no-tice.

MASS SCHEDULE

WEEKLY COLLECTIONS

March 29, 2020 Sunday Collection $1,954.00 Catholic Relief Services $ 160.00 Building Fund $ 165.00

All Lenten Penance Services and Stations of the Cross have been can-

celled due to the Corona Virus.

LENTEN SERVICES

Thinking of You We, the staff of St. Mary and Holy Rosary, would like to just let you know that we miss you all. You are in our prayers for the health and safety of you and your families during this time. We are still in the office on a limited contact basis, so please call us if you need anything and we will do our best to help. We hope to be back to normal soon and look forward to seeing you in the future! God Bless!! Tithing During the Corona Virus The health and safety of our parishioners and guests are of utmost importance. Our Bishop and Priests have been in prayer for wisdom and direction during this Coronavirus Pandemic. Even though we cannot attend Mass at this time, your support of the ongoing operations and ministries of St. Mary Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church is much need-ed. Please continue to make your contributions to the church by mail to: St. Mary Catholic Church – 500 West OSR, Caldwell, TX 77836 or drop it in the copper box located next to the mailbox, as we will be collecting all correspondence from the box, at the end of each business day. Thanking you in advance and continuing to pray for all. Coming Soon! St. Mary's Parish is pleased to announce that parishioners will soon have the option to con-tribute to the parish electronically. Giving online is easy and allows you to set up automatic recurring contributions and view your complete online giving history from anywhere you have internet access. As soon as this option becomes available, there will be a link on the parish website (www.stmaryscaldwell.com) with complete instructions on how to set up your account. Until then, please continue to support your parish via mail or dropping your donation off in the copper box at St. Mary's Thank you for your continued prayers and support. Palm Sunday Palms will not be distributed this weekend. Please look at our Facebook page (St. Mary Cath-olic Church) for an idea to still celebrate the importance of the day. Office Closure The Parish Office will be closed in honor of Holy Thursday and Good Friday, April 9th and 10th. Easter Lilies If you would like to purchase an Easter Lily in honor or memory of a loved one, envelopes are available on the table in the day chapel. Please complete the information on the outside of the envelope, along with $12.00 (each) for the total number of Easter Lilies you wish to pur-chase. You can put the envelope in the copper box, located by the mailbox. If you are home-bound and wish to purchase an Easter Lily, please call the Parish office so we can assist you with your purchase of a Lily.

For the most up to date information re-garding our parish activities and the Co-rona Virus please like us on Facebook or find us on the website at stmaryscald-well.com

Father Melvin and the parish staff will have reduced office hours, Tuesday - Thursday 8a-3p. For the health and safe-ty of our parishioners and parish staff, we ask that you call ahead so that we may gather any needed materials and have them ready for you upon arrival. We can also email you any needed doc-uments as well. There will be a table in the day chapel that will have items for pick up at your convenience.

Cancellation The following is a list of gatherings that have been cancelled until further notice - RCIA, Cursillos, St. Rita’s Guild, Choir Practice, Reli-gious Education for all grades, and adult bible study, KJT District VIII Family Day Candles in the Day Chapel At this time we ask that our parishioners not remove candles from the day chapel. If you’d like to light a candle, please do so in the day chapel and leave it burning in the candle rack. Thank you for your assistance in this matter. In Case You Missed It! The bulletin inserts that Father Melvin does are now available on the parish website, www.stmaryscaldwell.com/father-melvins-columns Scholarship Application Scholarship Applications for graduating Seniors are available on the table in the day chapel and on the St. Mary’s Website. KJT Scholar-ship is due April 15th, KC Scholarship is due April 17th, Altar Society Scholarship is due April 19th, and the Women’s Club Scholarship is due April 30th. THE ATTITUDE OF CHRIST JESUS The Lenten cycle brings us to this “mixed” Sunday of palm branches and painful suffering. Our liturgy opens by recalling Jesus’ triumphant entry along the main road into Jerusalem, then moves quickly to the back streets of betrayal and humiliation, the courtyards of torture and abandonment, the hill of execution. Isaiah’s strange and gripping “Song of the Servant of God” was to become the song of Jesus. It is the song of one who strides for-ward consistently in the face of criticism, even scorn: “I have not rebelled, have not turned back.” It is to become our song, as faithful fol-lowers of Jesus Christ. How are we to react when we hear the account of the passion and death of the Lord? Paul tells us that our attitude must be Christ’s, who “emptied himself, taking the form of a slave.” We pray that we may absorb the attitude of Christ, and face life squarely in its triumph and its pain. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Most Christians today receive a bunch of palm fronds, olive branches, pussy willow, or forsythia (a relative of the olive) to carry in procession and to bear home in blessing. Some even offer sprigs of palm or other branches as a gesture of peace to those they have of-fended. The desire is to make a clean sweep of your spiritual house before the Easter feast. Accepting the branch is a token of the bearer’s willingness to journey with the Church through a grateful remembrance of Jesus Christ’s passion, death, and life‑giving resurrection. Traditionally, the plants associated with today’s feast are planted in cemeteries as a sign of Christ’s victory over death and the promise of new life. The joy of this day’s opening procession soon gives way to a solemn reading of the Passion, this year according to Matthew. The ritual is meant not only to strengthen us to hear this account, but to stir us up to accompany the Church on this journey through Holy Week. It also prepares us for next Sunday’s joyful renewal of our baptismal vows. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.