Immaculate Heart of MaryCatholic Church

August 17th & 18th, 2019PO Box 130, 411 Ware St, Groom TX 79039

Phone & Fax: 806-248-7584 / Cell Phone: 806-316-4146Parish Email: immaculateheartgroom@gmail.com

Website: immaculateheartgroomtx.com

20th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIMEBLACK IS BEAUTIFUL

"Then the king ordered Ebed-melech the Cushite to take three men along with him, and draw the prophet Jeremiah out of the cistern before he should die." —Jeremiah 38:10

Jeremiah was literally stuck in the mud and left to starve (Jer 38:6, 9). Ebed-melech came to the rescue. The Bible mentions that Ebed-melech was a Cushite, that is, from a country of black people.Few appreciate the role black people have played in God's plan of salvation as revealed in the Bible. For example, the first missionary chosen to take the gospel "even to the ends of the earth" (Acts 1:8) was the Ethiopian eunuch, a black man (Acts 8:27ff). Also, black men provided the prophetic revelation to send Paul and Barnabas on the first missionary journey. "There were in the church at Antioch certain prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Symeon known as Niger (black), Lucius of Cyrene..." (Acts 13:1). The town of Cyrene was in Northern Africa, and therefore Simon of Cyrene, the man chosen to carry Jesus' cross to Calvary, was quite possibly a black man (Lk 23:26).Black brothers and sisters have been and continue to be of great importance in God's plan of salvation. Thank God for the faith of black people. Black is beautiful. Prayer: Heavenly Father, root out racism from all churches, espe-cially the Catholic Church. Deliver us from the evil one.

Parish Council PresidentAlter Society President

DREBookkeeper

PastorFinance Council Chair

RCIAYouth Director

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Arokia Raj SamalaRodney BohrTabitha EggemeyerKathleen Barkleystaci.kotara@gmail.com

Jason EugeaJoannie KlingNicole KuehlerSherri Wieberg

Mass Schedule

Information

Pray for Our Sick

Family Chalice Program

Mass Intentions

*The mass schedule has changed while Father Raj is on vacation.

Saturday, Aug 3 - Sept 14.........7:00pmSunday...................................8:30amClarendon Mass schedule is posted on the bulletin board in the church entrance.

Monday, Thursday, Friday..........7:30am Morning service Communion only

Confession: By appointment only while Father Raj is on vacation.

There will be no adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in August or September

Brandi Sustaire, John Detten, Emma Detten, Tammy Bivens, Celeste Connelly, Shamara Husemann, Bill Becker, Charleen Weller, Leonard Koetting, Alina Becker, Anna Marie Wink, Gary Collins, Alan Acker, Dale Brooks, Shirley Burgin, Matthew Gary Britten, Karen Berry, Doris Britten, Lynita Brown, Phillip Ollinger, Dee Martinez, Luke Acker, Shane King, Noah Johnson and Libby Howard.

August 17-18..........Nick Ashford FamilyAugust 24-25...........Cobb & Kay BrittenAug 31-Sept 1...Nick Weinheimer FamilySeptember 7-8.................Alice KuehlerSeptember 14-15 Michele & Rodney BohrSeptember 21-22...................Nick BohrMarriage Preparation:

Contact Father Raj at least six months in advance.

Baptisms:Call the rectory for an appointment.

Communion:Homebound or the ill, call Father Raj at 248-7584 or cell 806-316-4146.

Anyone unable to come forward for communion, let Father Raj know before Mass. Those ill or homebound, please contact Father Raj to arrange for communion to be brought to your home on weekdays or weekends.

Mass Intentions will resume when Father Raj returns from vacation in September.

Stewardship Reports08/11/19 Stewardship ReportIndividual $1,225Loose $ 83Children $ 4TOTAL $1,312

08/11/19 Building FundIndividual & Total $10,960

Liturgical MinistersSaturday, Aug 17, 2019 at 7:00pmServers: Damon and StephenLector: Ron KuehlerExtraor. Com. Ministers: Kevin Brown and John Connelly

Sunday, Aug 18, 2019 at 8:30amServers: Jackson and TuckerLector: Nick KuehlerExtraor. Com. Ministers: Michele Bohr, Barbara Homer and Tabitha Eggemeyer

Saturday, Aug 24, 2019 at 7:00pmServers: Alex and DamonLector: Kay BrittenExtraor. Com. Ministers: Jan Britten and John Connelly

Sunday, Aug 25, 2019 at 8:30amServers: Kate and CarriganLector: Marcia ConradExtraor. Com. Ministers: Joannie Kling, Nicole Kuehler and Melanie K Britten

Birthdays & Anniversaries

Second Collections

Announcements

Church Cleaning for August

Father Raj Samala will be on vacation the month of August. In his absence, for any Emergency Spiritual needs please call Jason Eugea 806-335-6805 or Father Hrudaya from Panhandle at 806-341-8655

Faith Formation Classes will begin Wednesday, September 4 with choir practice for k-6 at 5:30, followed by a rosary, then classes from 6:45-7:45.Please register your students. Forms and the 2019-20 calendars are in the back of church. We are looking forward to a fantastic year.

Dorothy Looten Garmon will be buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Groom on Saturday, August 31 at 11:00am with Father Hrudaya of Panhandle officiating.

Sandie Hickey, Marcia Conrad, Donna Barnett, Melanie Britten, Janice Koetting, Michele Bohr, Rita Lister, Connie Britten, Susan Britten, Rita Poor, Vanessa Eugea, Krista Johnson, Marissa Clement, Melanie King Britten, Lucita Hinson, and Dayna Britten

August 17...........................Alex MoraniecAugust 19....Colby Britten, Conner HowardAugust 20............A: Maurice & Kay Britten A: Howard and Jan BrittenAugust 21............................Rose KuehlerAugust 22...........................John KoettingAugust 23.........................Lauren KuehlerAugust 24.............................Tiffani Kling

August 18 - Black and Native American Mission

Thought of the week: When we are young, we admired clever people. When we become old, we admire kind people.

*Q. I have heard different stories regarding the origin of the "Hail Mary." What is the Catholic teaching on this matter?

A. 1. The "Hail Mary" did not suddenly appear in the Catholic Church. It developed over a number of years. Church docoments indicate that in the 11 th Century, the words "Hail, Full of Grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed are thou among women" were used as a prayer of salutation. In the 14 th century, the words of Elizabeth were added together with the name, "Jesus." "Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus." Around the 16 th century, the "Holy Mary, etc..." was added. During the 16 th century, the Council of Trent makes reference to the "Hail Mary." "For The Blessed Virgin Mary" "To this sort of prayer belongs the first part of the Angelic Salutation, when used by us as a prayer: Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women. For in these words we render to God the highest praise and return Him most gracious thanks, because He has bestowed all His heavenly gifts on the most holy Virgin; and at the same time we congratulate the Virgin herself on her singular privileges. "To this form of thanksgiving the Church of God has wisely added prayers and an invocation addressed to the most holy Mother of God, by which we piously and humbly fly to her patronage, in order that, by her intercession, she may reconcile God to us sinners and may obtain for us those blessings which we stand in need of in this life and in the life to come. We, therefore, exiled children of Eve, who dwell in this vale of tears, should constantly beseech the Mother of mercy, the advocate of the faithful, to pray for us sinners. In this prayer we should earnestly implore her help and assistance; for that she possesses exalted merits with God, and that she is most desirous to assist us by her prayers, no one can doubt without impiety and wickedness." [The Catechism of The Council of Trent; The Lord's Prayer; Introduction: On Prayer.]