St. Vincent de Paul Parish Pampa Tx

Diocese of Amarillo Bishop Patrick J. Zurek

Pastor Rev. Francisco Pérez

Parochial Vicar: Rev. Yanamala Anthony Raju

810 W. 23rd Pampa Texas 79065 Phone: 665-8933

Fax: 806-665-2840 Email: stvincentpampa@gmail.com

Website: WWW.STVINCENTPAMPA.COM

Amount needed each week for expenses 5500.00

Regular Collection 6780.11 Children’s Collection 113.15

Mother’s Day Mass Intention April 2nd Pastoral Education Center 960.25

Give and gifts will be given to you; a good measure, packed

together, shaken down, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap. For the measure with which you measure will in return be

measured out to you.” Luke 6:38

Good Sams needs: Any kind of canned goods, shampoo ,sheets, towels, toothpaste, tennis shoes for: Men, Women & Children

(Any size), brown papers bags & plastic bags!!! Volunteers April Special Collections

Catholic Home Missions April 9th Holy Thursday April 13th

Good Friday/Holy Land April 14th Pastoral Education Center April 23rd

April 1st Sat. 5:30 p.m. +Ron Graves, & +Gregorio Cabrales April 2nd Sun 9:30 a.m +Wanda Kling, +Vincent Simon 12:00 p.m. Parish Family Mon. April 3rd April 4th Tues. 7:00 p.m. Cursillos retiro April 5th Wed 5:30 p.m. +Vincent Simon April 6th Thurs 7:00 a.m. All the sick of our parish April 7th Fri. 8:30 a.m. +Lupe & +Eva Losoya April 8th Sat. 5:30 p.m. +Bill Toten April 9th Sun 9:30 a.m. +Ed Ringering, +Bruce Martin, +Mary & +Aaron Anderwald, +Jim & +Rosalyn Hamilton

12:00 p.m. Parish Family

Mass Intentions for the Week

April 1st & 2nd, 2017

April 2nd , 2017

Fifth Sunday Of Lent

In today’s First Reading, the prophet Ezekiel delivers God’s words to his covenant people, using a graphic metaphor to illustrate God’s desire and power to give them life. The graves of the dead will be opened and the dead will rise up. Furthermore, all those in exile will be brought safely home. By these acts the people will know that their God has power over life and death. The psalmist intertwines a plea for redemption with an affir-mation of trust in the Lord’s mercy. The psalm’s penitential tone makes it particularly fitting for Lent. What might “the depths” mean? That vagueness allows the psalm to fit the needs of any person, for at times any of us might feel helpless and overwhelmed-wanting to cry out. Can we join in the psalmist’s trust in the compassion of the Lord? For Paul, the human body is a temple of the Lord, a positive image. It is also fragile and susceptible to the opposite of the spirit, a negative image. When Paul uses the word “flesh,” he doesn’t mean literally our physical bodies. Rather, by “flesh,” he means that aspect of human nature that is subject to sinfulness and corruptibility. But the life of the spirit has been given to all who believe in the risen Lord. In fact, it is through the Resurrection of the Lord that a new spiritual life is new possible. John’s story of the raising of Lazarus offers us hope and con-solation in the face of death. The grief of Jesus, Martha, and Mary shows us that the Lord understands and shares in our human grief at the death of our loves ones. At the same time, Jesus teaches that, through the power his Father has given him, he has power over death. Ultimately he will teach us through his own Death and Resurrection that we can trust in the promise of eternal life. What examples of death to life do you find in the readings? What details in the Lazarus story do you find comforting? How do you understand Jesus’ statement, “I am the resurrec-tion and the life”?

PLEASE PRAY FOR….those who are sick or suffering in any

way, we especially remember at this time:

Rodrigo Tarango, Sylvia Tennant, Betty Johnson, Robert Sanchez, Diana Sanders, Juanita Munoz, Rosalva Silva & family, Sonja Dodge, Jackie Dunn, Maria de Jesus Ramirez, Anita Harp, Ollie Campbell,

Jim Eakin, Jeannie Eakin, Miriam Moreno, Jim Hamilton, Israel Martinez, Sonny

Portillo, Mary Hartley, Danielle Fontenot, Jean Ladd, Sharon Strickland, Leonila

Payan, Ramon Arana, Elieso Garcia, Ann Hamilton, Mary Ann Ebenkamp, Mar-sha Varner, Olivia Hernandez, Tatum Schulte, Pat Wyatt, Leopoldo Anaya, Please note: When we receive a request to place on individual on the prayerline in the bulletin, we will do so for a time period of two weeks. After two weeks, if prayers are still needed for that person, we ask that you call the office and request that their names remain on the list. Thank you for your understating. For all those that are incarcerated , lonely, sick or dying… . We pray to the Lord

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

5th Sunday of Lent April 2nd 9:30 a.m. 10:30

a.m. Adult Bible Study-conf room

10:40 a.m. Faith Formation—PEC

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Monday April 3rd No Mass

6:00 p.m. Baptismal Class—conference room

Happy Anniversary of Ordination Fr.

Anthony

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Tue. April 4th, 7:00 p.m. Mass 7:30 p.m. Prayer service—church

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Wednesday April 5th, 5:30 p.m. Mass 5:30 p.m. –8 p.m. Youth

Night

6:00 p.m. Soup Supper—

cafeteria

6-7:15 p.m. Classes Eucharist, Confirmation and

RCIC classes—PEC

7:30 p.m. Adult Choir—church

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Thursday April 6th, 7:00 a.m. Mass 6:00 p.m. Penance Service

2:00 p.m. Bulletin folders—conference rm

6:00 p.m Santacruz prayer group NO

6-7:30 p.m. Spanish Bible Class—PEC

7:00 p.m. Ulteya—cafeteria

7:30 p.m. Solis choir practice—church NO

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Friday April 7th, 8:30 a.m. Mass 9a.m.—7:00 p.m. Adoration 6:30 p.m. Servicio Coro Divina Misericordia– cafeteria 7:15 p.m. Stations of the Cross 8:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross in Spanish 7-9 p.m. Marriage Retreat in Spanish—PEC

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Saturday April 8th, 5:30 p.m. Mass

8:00 a.m.—7:30 p.m. Marriage Retreat in

Spanish

4:30 p.m. Confessions

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Palm Sunday of Lent April 9th 9:30 a.m.

Mass & 12:00 p.m. Sp. Mass 10:30 a.m. Adult Bible

Study—conf room

10:40 a.m. Faith

Formation—PEC

April 1st & 2nd, 201 7

Baptismal Classes Baptismal Instructions for par-ents and Godparents will be Thursday April 3rd, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. in the conference room of the parish office. Sponsors must have received the Sacra-ments of Confirmation and First Communion, and if married, must be married in the Catholic church. This program is man-datory for those who have not previously attended such a program. Please call Edie and Joe Mechelay at 665-5601 to register. After the class is taken, an appointment for the Baptism should be made with the priest.

Please do not bring your Children

With the Lord there is mercy and fullness of redemption. Psalm 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8

Blessing Bags Delma had a lady and two small children come into the office this past week needing help. The mother was so grateful and Delma was so glad to be able to give her a couple of the items that we are collecting for the blessing bags. There is a poster with sticky notes hanging on the glass in the back of the church. The sticky notes have items written on them that are still needed for our service project. Thank you so much for your generosity!!

Evenings of June 12th thru 16th,

Helpers needed!!!!! Please call the

parish office if you would like to

help either with time, talent or

treasury.

It’s GARDENING TIME!!!!! Aubrey Hill is ready to get started on some Gardening!! She will be needing at least 12 tomato plants (not seeds), 25 tomato rings, peat moss, 4th of July tomatoes, 18 jalapeno plants, onion sets, and 15 big coffee cans with bottoms cut out!! If you have a little time on your hands, come out and help Aubrey plant our garden. The more people to help the less work there is. Thank You very much for your donations!!! If you have any questions please feel free to call 662-6850

Mother’s

Day Mass

Remem-

brance

Envelopes

You will find envelopes at each entrance of the church

for Mother’s Day Mass Inten-tions.

Please print your Mother’s name plainly on the envelope.

Thank You

Parish Penance Service April 6th, 6:00 p.m.

God’s love for his people is astounding. Despite our sin, he continually seeks to draw us to himself and forgive

every “iniquity and transgression and sin” (Exodus 34:7). There is no thirst of the so consuming as the desire for pardon. The sense of its bestowal is the starting point of all goodness. It comes bringing with it, if not the fresh-ness of innocence, yet a glow of inspiration that nerves feeble hands for hard tasks, a fire of hope that lights anew the old high ideal, so that it stands before the eye in clear relief, beckoning us to make it our own. To be able to look into God’s face and know with the knowledge of faith that there is nothing between the soul can know. Whatev-er else pardon may be it is above all things admission into full fellowship with God.

April 1st, & 2nd, 2017

Good Samaritan Box: Did you know that we have a food box at every entrance of the church? These boxes are to help Good Sam’s with giving out food to the poor.

Bring your can goods, flour, sugar etc and place in the box. Lets help feed the hungry in our community.

If you would like to give a monetary donation, our Poor Box is located at

FAITH FORMATION April 7th is the deadline to turn in the sheet on community service hours.

April 12th NO WEDNESDAY CLASS DUE TO HOLY WEEK. EASTER is fast approaching and we are still in dire need of candy for the Easter Egg Hunt!!..

YOUTH GROUP

Meets every Wednesday beginning with Mass at 5:30 p.m.

DIOCESAN CATHOLIC YOUTH CONFERENCE DCYC

AKA YOUTH RALLY 2017 April 21st to April 23rd Amarillo Civic Center

35 per person or 45 at the door. The conference is open to all youths in grades 7-12, according to Diocesan Youth Director Oscar Guz-man. The theme of this year’s DCYC is “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” (Philippians 4:13) The conference will run from 6pm to 10pm on April 21 and from 9:00am to 11:00pm on April 22. For more infor-mation, please contact your parish youth minister or the Diocesan

June 8-11, 2017 Women's Retreat 2017

June 29-July 2, 2017 Teen Retreat

August 10-13, 2017 Men’s Retreat

Stations of the Cross Friday April 7th

7:15 p.m.

Estaciones de La Cruz

Viernes 10 de marzo

8:00 p.m.

Walk & Roll for Life Pregnancy Support Center

April 8th, 9:00 a.m. This year we are changing our them but not the premise of the event. The theme will be “Walk & Roll for Life!” It is our hope that the entire family could make this event special by coming out together in wagons, strollers, bikes, tricycles, roller blades… and participate for the cause of life. Our event is scheduled for April 8th, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. The start/finish line will be at the Pregnancy

Support Center, 210 N. Ward. There will be music, door prizes, event bags and more. I hope you can join us. We encourage every-one to get sponsors as you walk, run, or roll for life. The entry fee is $25.00, children 12 and under are free. This fee can be waived for sponsorship of $150.00. We will bill your sponsors.

Easter Flower Collection Easter Flower envelopes are available at the entrances of the church and also at the parish office. This is a great oppor-

tunity to name someone in remem-brance /honor of, with flowers. Thank

You for your generosity!

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Attention high school seniors and

full time college students!!!! The Knights of Columbus scholar-ship application is available in the

church office. Completed applications are due May 10th, 2017.

Practice of Charity When Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead, he offers Lazarus a second chance at life. As a result, many come to believe in Jesus. He is always offering second chances. As our faith deepens, we are continually transformed and given new life. Have you ever been given a second chance? Write in your jour-nal or talk with friend about how your faith has transformed you. Catholic affiliated prisoner reentry program are all about second chances. Visit http://www.homboyindustries.org/ 323-526-1254). Find out what similar services are offered in your (arch) diocese. Pray for them and consider how you might donate or participate in offering a second chance to someone trying to start over with few resources

CASA Court Appointed Special Advocates CASA of the High Plains, a local non-profit agency is collaborating with area churches to raise awareness about child abuse and neglect in or service area. We invite the community to join in unity to pray for and acknowledge the 118 victims of child abuse in our serve area begin served by 28 volun-teers this leaves over 20 children without an advocate. This even is recognized as Blue Sunday. It is held the last Sunday in April in communities nationwide. Please join us as we acknowledge these victims with a moment of silence and prayer to honor the victims and those who rescue them.

Preparación Para Bautismo en Español

Las instrucciones para papas y padrinos serán el 6 de Mayo a las 7:00 p.m. en la oficina de la parroquia. Los padrinos ya deben haber recibido los sacramentos de Confirmación y Primera Comunión, y si son casados deben serlo en el Sacramento de la Iglesia Católica. Este programa es obligatorio para quienes no lo hayan tomado antes. Seria muy bueno tomarlo durante el embarazo. Para reservaciones llamar a la oficina

665-8933. Los niños no son ad-mitidos a la clase porque distraen la sesion, por favor no los traiga.

E. Ministers Lectors Ushers Altar Servers April 8th, Saturday 5:30 p.m. Mass Priest Dan Morrison Jim Duvall Caleb Ebenkamp Deacon Mark both readings Chris Johnson Jacob Ebenkamp Daphne Ebenkamp April 9th Sunday 9:30 a.m. Mass Jack Hilton Sherrie Nicolet Javier Sanchez Veronica Davis Aloise Martin both readings Jim Lummus Roscio Garcia Rita Robinson Jack Albracht Delma Sanchez Norma Miranda April 9th, Sunday 12:00 p.m. Spanish Mass Ernestina Tarango Rosario Martinez Osmar Madrid Sirenia Davila Lupita Machado Perfecto Martinez Jaime Mejia Esmeralda Davila Armando Tarango Martha Perez Alondra Hernandez Andrea Bocanegra Rogerio Recendiz Mebelyn Jimenez Priest

Mes Abril

Ministros de Comunión-Misa de los Martes

Lectores - Misa de los Martes

4 Cecilia Losoya, Socorro Granillo Mireya Pacheco, Sonia Solis

11 Lupita Machado, Julia Soto Bertha Arreola, Rosa Soto

18 Javier Gonzalez, Tina Gonzalez Maria Davila, Jorge Brito

25 Alma Guardado, Sonia Solis Benjamin Machado, Marco Rizo

Cursillos en 2017 El Cursillo de mujeres sera del jueves 27 al domingo 30 de abril. El Cursillo de hombres seradel jueves 19 al do-mingo 22 d octubre. Los dos Cursillos tendran lugar en el Centro de Retiros Obispo DeFalco, calle Spring 2100 Norte. El Cursillo se conduce en espanol completamente, inform Gonzalez; por eso sugiere que todos los participantes dominen el espanol para poder captar el mensaje que se presenta. Para mayors informes sobere el Movimiento del Cursillo, llamen a Gon-zalez, 678-9162

El que no llora no ama Quien evade el sufrimiento por miedo nunca experimentara el amor verdadero. Este pensamiento me lleva a escuchar el evangelio e intentar captar como ama Jesús. El nos revela el amor del Padre que es Dueño de la vida y de la muerte, como nos muestra en este relato. Considero que estamos mas inclinados a fijarnos en el acto poderoso de Jesús cuando este resucita a su amigo Lázaro que en los detalles del amor vivo que hace posible tal milagro. Pensemos en la muerte de su amigo, la angustia y el dolor de la familia, sus amistades, y el sentir de toda la comunidad; son como los nuestros. En esos momentos de la vida y de la muerte encontramos a Jesús y su modo de amar. El amor se nota en la inquietud, la prisa, la angustia, el dolor, la invitación, el reclamo, la intriga, la conmoción o el llanto. De todos estos sentimientos y experiencias se compone el amor, y de ello nos habla este evangelio. Pero hay que resaltar aquí la cordialidad, la solidaridad, la confianza y la compasión como componentes del amor milagroso que da vida. Así pues, Jesús no solo resucito a Lázaro con su poder, sino que dio vida con su amor. Y es ese amor el que nos sigue dando vida a nosotros para vencer las distintas formas de muerte que acechan nuestra vida y la de nuestras familias y amigos. Toda expresión de amor sincero y solidario entre nosotros hoy, especialmente con los que mas sufren, es un signo poderoso de nuestra fe en el amor de Jesús. Es este amor la fuente de vida nueva que rompe todos los esquemas de muerte en los que nos vamos quedando atrapados y envueltos por el miedo, la inseguridad, el ninguneo, la marginación, el abuso. Esas formas de muerte tienen remedio en el poderoso milagro de cultivar amistades sinceras, de crear ministerios que den vida y esperanza a nuestra familia y a nuestra comunidad. Ojala pudiésemos crear mas ministerios y servicios eclesiales abiertos al pueblo y a la gente que tiene dolor, tristeza y hambre del amor de Dios. Ojala pudiésemos transformar y abrir a los grupos que invierten tanto tiempo y recursos en ellos mismos y para ellos mismos. Ojala que sobre todo, en esta Cuaresma andemos ese camino del amor de Jesús para ser mas atentos y compasivos con nuestros hermanos.

MATRIMONIOS VIDA Y FAMILIA Los Invita a su Retiro Matrimonial

7 y 8 de Abril 2017 Viernes de 7p.m.—9:00 p.m.

Sábado de 8:00 a.m.—7:30 p.m. Este retiro es para toda pareja: novios, comprometidos, casados por iglesia o civil, y también para parejas en unión

libre. Acompáñenos a aprender sobre nuestra vocación—El Matrimonio

Para mas información llame a Amy 806-664-1979 NO TENEMOS CUIDADO DE NINOS

ESTA ENFERMEAD SERVIRA “PARA LA GLORIA DE DIOS”

Jesús dijo que la enfermedad de Lázaro no acabaría en la muerte, sino que serviría “para la gloria de Dios”. Aunque Lázaro murió, se cumplieron las palabras del Señor, porque eso no termino ahí. En su Mensaje para la Jornada Mundial del Enfermo 2016, el Papa Francisco Expreso. “La enfermedad, sobre todo cuando es grave, pone siempre en crisis la existencia humana y nos plantea grandes interrogantes, (…) En esta situación por una parte la fe en Dios se pone a prueba, pero al mismo tiempo revela toda su fuerza positiva. No porque la fe hag desaparecer la enfermedad, el donar o las interrogantes que plantea, sino porque nos ofrece una clave con la que podemos descubrir el sentido mas profundo de lo que estamos viviendo; una clave que nos ayuda a ver como la enfermedad puede ser la vía que nos lleva a una cercanía mas estrecha con Jesús, que camina a nuestro lado cargado con la cruz. Y esta clave nos la proporción María, su Madre, experta en esta vía.”

Pongamos en manos de Cristo a nuestros enfermo confiando en que lo que pase servirá para la gloria de Dios.