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3 ̊ Domingo de Adviento 3rd Sunday of Advent December 15th, 2019

God has called me to serve as a FOCUS Regional Director in my

fifth year of missionary life in the Southern part of Texas. This

role allows me to form and invest in teams and leaders at the fol-

lowing universities: University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M,

Texas State, Texas Tech, Angelo State, Stephen F. Austin, and

Rice! My role involves traveling to each of these campuses and

being a "missionary to our missionaries" as I equip them to lead

hundreds of students to an encounter with Jesus Christ. What an

honor it is to serve in this leadership role!

During my high school years in New Mexico, I was fortunate

enough to attend a small school (Texico H.S.) where faith mat-

tered. Although not a private school, I was able to meet individu-

als who poured into me, including teachers and upperclassmen

who taught and modeled how to live a Christ-centered life. When

I was preparing to graduate from high school, I felt a huge tug to

model the same example for those around me; however, I needed

a deeper formation in my faith and relationship with Christ.

While I attended college at Oklahoma State University, I was able

to experience the challenge of living out my faith on a college

campus that was filled with relativism and immorality--similar to

many typical university cultures. Through God's grace, my sopho-

more year I got plugged into the Newman Center at St. Johns'

University Parish where I found community and truth. When FO-

CUS arrived on our campus in my junior year, I was immediately greeted by missionaries who loved Christ and

wanted to make Him known! FOCUS radically changed my life and equipped me for lifelong mission for the

Church by giving me skills and confidence to lead other women to Christ. I was so impacted by the FOCUS

missionaries on the campus of OSU that I wanted to serve students in the same way. In joining FOCUS staff,

my biggest desire is to share the love of Christ and his joy with students who are lost, stagnant in their faith, or

maybe have not experienced the full love and truth that is Jesus Christ!

This is exactly the mission that FOCUS seeks to accomplish: to build relationships with students and introduce

them to Jesus Christ and His Church, empowering them to do the same for others. Serving with FOCUS as a

full-time missionary and Regional Director, I have had the joyful opportunity to reach out to students by lead-

ing Bible studies, mentoring women one-on-one, spreading the Gospel on a college campus, forming my seven

Team Directors as they lead others, and shaping our generation's leaders for lifelong mission for Jesus Christ.

[email protected]; (575)760-0917 / support page—https://www.focus.org/missionaries/erin-scanlan

Erin Scanlan


December 24th—4:00p.m. (Children’s Mass) December 25th—8:30a.m. Sacristans Mary Shockley & Francisco Rodriguez Sacristans Mary Shockley & Jesse Alvarez

Altar Servers Thomas Palla (Incense), Jazleyn Quintana, Altar Servers Jacob Gutierrez, Avery Strebeck, Julia Spears, Kye Conley Volunteers Needed

Lectors CCD Children Lectors Grace Padilla & Eric Nelson

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

R-Mary Shockley L-Angie Spears R-Mary Shockley L-Jesse Alvarez R-Priscilla Garcia L-Lola Bryant R-John Schonberger L-Gail Sumrow

December 24th—6:30p.m. (Spanish) December 25th—10:30a.m. Sacristans Efrain Hernandez Sacristans Dora Rivero

Altar Servers Christian Barraza (Incense), Isabella Barraza, Altar Servers Christopher & Justin Bouchard, Leonardo Martinez, Michelle Valdivia Volunteers Needed

Lectors Myrna Barraza & Martha Nava Lectors Dora Rivero & Cliff Kuchta

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

R-Efrain Hernandez L-Tina Hernandez R-Fidel Madrid L-Mike Lysaght R-Mario Trujillo L-Vivian Trujillo

December 25th—12:00a.m. (Midnight Mass)

Sacristans Lupe Sosa & Terry Curry

Altar Servers Cisco Rodriguez (Incense), Gabby Campos, Joseph Vickers, Jacob Rodriguez

Lectors Carmen Sosa & Ricky Sisneros

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

R-Martha Campos L-Ruben Lucio

R-Tammy Little L-Sean Little


Monthly Meeting Schedule 2019-2020 / All Meetings at 6:00p.m.

Monday, January 6th, 2020 - St. Helen’s, Portales

Wednesday, February 5th, 2020 - Sacred Heart, Clovis

Wednesday, March 4th, 2020 - Our Lady of Guadalupe, Clovis

Monday, April 1st, 2020 - St. Helen’s, Portales

Wednesday, May 6th, 2020 - Sacred Heart, Clovis

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2020 - Our Lady of Guadalupe, Clovis

Monday, July 6th, 2020 - St. Helen’s, Portales

Wednesday, August 5th, 2020 - Sacred Heart, Clovis

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020 - Our Lady of Guadalupe, Clovis

Knights of the Altar

Of St. Joseph

Sacred Heart

Women’s Group

Thank you to Terry & Rachel Curry for opening their home to us. The fellowship was wonderful.

Gracias a Terry & Rachel por abrir las puertas de su hogar. Fue un hermoso compañerismo. Next Meeting / Próxima junta de Mujeres:

Date / Fecha: 12/19/2019

Time / Hora: 6:30 p.m.

Place / Lugar: Sacred Heart Library / Biblioteca

It will be a potluck dinner! / Sera cena de traje (cena compartida)

“The Gift of Giving” Bring a gift and a name to gift and create for less fortunate women.

“El Regalo de Dar” Por favor de traer regalo y nombre para dar y crear para mujeres menos afortunados. All women are welcomed to join in at any time!

¡Todas las mujeres son bienvenidas a cualquier junta!

The Knights of the Altar of St.

Joseph is a men’s group that meets

monthly in the Catholic churches in

our surrounding area. This group

is for men and their sons ages 12

and up for prayer and faith sharing.

The men pray the Holy Rosary in

front of the Blessed Sacrament.

This is a wonderful opportunity for

all men to grow closer to God and

to rediscover their calling as men

and fathers of Almighty God. We

look forward to seeing you there.

All men are welcome at any time!


Office Closures / Cierres de la Oficina

The church office will be closed for Christmas vacation from Mon-day, December 23rd to Thursday, January 2nd. Please forgive the

inconvenience.

La oficina de la iglesia será cerrada lunes, 23 de diciembre hasta jueves, 2 de enero para las vacaciones Navideñas.

Breakfast for the Needy

The gentlemen from the Southeast

Deanery of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe

that are involved with the Diaconate

Formation are serving breakfast for our

local needy community on ALL Satur-

day mornings from 9a.m. to 10a.m.

where our Food Pantry is NOT operat-

ing at our gym. Please spread the word

to our local community!

Personal Sponsors needed. Please consider

sponsoring an ad for our bulletin, such as, Busi-

ness... In Loving Memory of...Compliments

of....Pray the Rosary...etc. For more information

please call Nigel Richards at 210-237-7485 or

email [email protected]

Se necesitan patrocinadores personales. Con-

sidere patrocinar un anuncio para nuestro bo-

letín, tales como, negocios...en memoria amo-

rosa de...Felicitaciones de...Recen el Ro-

sario...etc. Para obtener más información, por

favor llame Nigel Richards a 210-237-7485 o

correo electrónico [email protected]

CCD Christmas Break / Receso Navideña de Catecismo

Wednesday, December 18th will be the last day of religious educa-tion before the Christmas break begins. CCD will resume on Wednesday, January 15th. Enjoy your Christmas vacation!

Miércoles, 18 de diciembre será el ultimo día de catecismo antes del receso Navideña. Regresamos miércoles, 15 de enero. Esperamos

verlos aquí para continuar su educación religiosa.


Weekly Readings Monday, December 16th:

NM 24:2-7,15-17A PS 25:4-5AB,6&7BC,8-9 MT 21:23-27

Tuesday, December 17th:

GN 49:2,8-10 PS 72:1-2,3-4AB,7-8,17 MT 1:1-17

Wednesday, December 18th:

JER 23:5-8 PS 72:1-2,12-13,18-19 MT 1:18-25

Thursday, December 19th:

JGS 13:2-7,24-25A PS 71:3-4A,5-6AB,16-17 LK 1:5-25

Friday, December 20th:

IS 7:10-14 PS 24:1-2,3-4AB,5-6 LK 1:26-38

Saturday, December 21st:

SG 2:8-14 PS 33:2-3,11-12,20-21 LK 1:3-45

Sunday, December 22nd:

IS 7:10-14 PS 24:1-2,3-4,5-6 ROM 1:1-7 MT 1:18-24

The food pantry operates each 2nd and 4th Saturday of the

month at 9:00a.m. in an effort to help the less fortunate of

God’s children in our community. Thanks be to God, our Food

Pantry is now the largest in Eastern New Mexico! Anyone in-

terested in volunteering, please come at 8:30AM or call Rosie

Buchan at 575-309-5040 for further information.

We are in need of volunteer drivers for food box

deliveries as well as help Friday mornings.

The Food Pantry is in need of the following items:

Crackers, pasta noodles, cookies, peanut butter and canned

soup.

Many thanks to all those who donate their time and goods to

this wonderful ministry!!!

January 1st - Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

May 30th - Ascension of our Lord

August 15th - Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

November 1st - All Saints Day

December 9th - Immaculate Conception

December 25th - Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ

Holy

Days of

Obligation

2019

“For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me” Matthew 25:35

Religious Education Information Wednesday 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Kindergarten through 7th Grade, RCIC, Youth Group

Wednesday 7:15 pm - 8:30 pm

Confirmation I and II, Apologetics, & Sacramental Prep.

Monday 6:00p.m. English RCIA

Clase de Bautismo

Vamos a tener una clase de Bau-

tismo sábado, 21 de diciembre a

las 1:00p.m. en la escuela, salón

#1. Recuérdense que esta clase

es obligatorio para los padres y

padrinos que quieren bautizar en

nuestra iglesia querida.

Educación Religiosa Miércoles 6:00p.m. - 7:00p.m. Kínder hasta 7 ̊grado, Iniciacion para Niños, Grupo de Juveniles

Miércoles 7:15p.m. - 8:30p.m. Confirmación I y II, Apologética, Preparación Sacramental

Jueves 6:00p.m. Iniciación Cristiano para Adultos en español

Food Pantry December Schedule

Saturday, December 14th

Saturday, December 21st


Ministers—Saturday, December 21st, 2019 (Spanish)

Sacristans 6:00PM Efrain Hernandez

Altar Servers 6:00PM Ximena Gonzales Christian Barraza Isabella Barraza Lectors 6:00PM Myrna Barraza Maria Bustillos

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion 6:00PM L-Carmen Sosa R-Martha Campos

Ministers—Sunday, December 22nd, 2019 Sacristans 8:30AM Mary Shockley Katie Haynes-Burns

10:30AM Terry Curry Ruben Lucio Altar Servers 8:30AM Jacob Gutierrez Gregory Bryant Kye Conley

10:30AM Jacob Rodriguez Catherine Rodriguez

Justin Bouchard Lectors 8:30AM Grace Padilla Megan Palla

10:30AM Juan Reyna Dora Rivero

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion 8:30AM L-Lee Smith R-Mary Maulsby L-Tina Majkrzak R-John Schonberger

10:30AM L-Mario Trujillo R-Lora Rodriguez L-Vivian Trujillo R-Francisco Rodriguez

Tithes and Offerings - December 8th, 2019

Envelopes $4,399.25

Loose $4,188.93

Needy $186.00

Church Cleaning Ministry - Thursday, December 19th, 2019

Richard Trujillo and Christy Gutierrez Thursday, December 21st, 2019 at 9:00a.m.

All members of ministry asked to help clean for Christmas!

Altar Linens Ministry - December—Lucille Conley

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion to the Homebound & Nursing Homes

Sunday, December 22nd, 2019

Retirement Ranch Terry Curry Clovis Health Care Katie Haynes-Burns St. Anthony’s Erin Thomas All Care Virginia Ford Group Home Virginia Ford

Monday December 16th, 2019

No Mass Tuesday December 17th, 2019

5:30PM Gary Griego, Michael Griego Wednesday December 18th, 2019

12:10PM †Blanca Candelario Thursday December 19th, 2019

5:30PM †Juan Rodriguez Padro Friday December 20th, 2019

5:30PM †Elaine Natasha Delano Saturday December 21st, 2019

6:00PM †Howard Delano and †Erwin Delano Sunday December 22nd, 2019

8:30AM †Clemente & †Mary Robles

10:30AM †Eleanor Kaplan Schreiber, †Alfred and †Antonita Martinez 2:00PM Parish of Sacred Heart

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