SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME “BEHOLD, THE LAMB OF GOD, WHO TAKES AWAY THE SIN OF THE WORLD” JANUARY 19, 2020

Welcome to

ST. JOHN NEUMANN CHURCH 102 W. Hillside Rd. Laredo, Texas 78041

Parish Website: http://www.sjneumannlaredo.org

Rev. Fr. Salvador Pedroza, Pastor

email: frpedroza@dioceseoflaredo.org

Rev. Fr. Jose Luis Balderas, Retired, Priest in Residence Deacon Gerardo Morales

Office: (956) 726-9488 Fax (956) 726-0540 Office Hours: Mon. - Fri. 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM

Parish Ministries Note:

Altar Servers

Catalina Montemayor (956) 744-0141 Email: sismont@att.net

Altar Society Ruby Hernandez (956) 763-6160

Bible Reflection/ Classroom 2 Miguel Angel Rios (956) 236-1248

Extraordi. Ministers of Holy Communion

Lydia Guevara (956) 282-8111 Email: lydiaguevara65@gmail.com

Faith Formation Director Julie Rodriguez (956) 726-9488 Ext. 13 Email: cre@sjnlaredo.org

Lectors Corina Salinas (956) 763-1472 Email: corinavsalinas@gmail.com

Music Ministry Jessica Cardenas

Pastoral Council Lilia G. Castillo (956)740-6968

Email: autumnleaves22@gmail.com

Finance Council David Cardwell, Chair (956)763-3627 Email: dcardwel@stx.rr.com

Youth Group Christy Pedraza (956)645-5959 Email: cpedraza@stx.rr.com

Parish Office Staff Secretary-Nina Valdez Ext. 15 sec@sjnlaredo.org

Bookkeeper-Claudia Flores Ext. 11 bk@sjnlaredo.org

Faith Formation (CCD) Ext. 13 Julie Rodriguez, M.A. cre@sjnlaredo.org

Bulletin Announcements

Deadline is the Tuesday, before pub-lication date. Send to: sec@sjnlaredo.org

Weddings

Arrangements need to be made with the pastor 6 months in advance.

Regular Mass Schedule Saturday: 6 PM Vigil (Spanish)

Sunday: 9:00 AM (English)

12:00 Noon (English)

6:00 PM (Spanish)

Weekday Mass at 12:15 noon Tues. & Thurs - 12:15 p.m. Span Weds. & Fri. - 12:15 p.m. English

Reconciliation (Confesiones)

Saturday: 4:15 – 5:30 PM & by appt.

Baptisms Parents need an interview with Fr. Pedroza. Interviews are the 3rd Tues-day of each month. Baptism Prepara-tion classes are on the 4th Thursday of each month with Deacon Gerardo Morales. Please stop by the parish of-fice for additional information needed prior to registering for the class or for an appointment with Father.

Quince Años For more information, please call or stop by the parish office.

Parents, please be sensitive to the other parishioners. If your baby or child be-comes restless, is speaking loudly or is noisy during the Mass, please take them outside to the hallway or to the Chapel.

Padres, por favor sean sensibles a los demás feligreses. Si su bebé o niño (a) se pone inquieto o hace ruido durante la Santa Misa, por favor llevelo afuera al pasillo o a la capilla. Un acomodador puede mostrarle el lugar. Attention: Please remember to silence or turn off your cell phones & media devices before entering the church. Please refrain from bring-ing chewing gum, food or drink into the church or chapel.

St John Neumann, C. S. S.R.

1811-1860

Parish Mission Statement

We, the community of St. John Neumann, desire to guide all souls toward God. This we accomplish by evangelizing through our ministries. Our liturgical celebrations center around the Eucharist.

Our Vision

We seek to become a spiritual home where God’s love for us and our love for Him abounds freely and within an atmos-phere of brotherhood and good will.

Nuestra Misión Parroquial Nosotros, la comunidad de St. John Neu-mann, deseamos guiar a todas las almas a Dios. Logramos esto evangelizando a través de nuestros ministerios. Nuestras celebraciones litúrgicas están centradas en La Eucaristía.

Nuestra Visión Deseamos convertirnos en un hogar espi-ritual donde el amor de Dios por nosotros y nuestro amor por El abunde libremente dentro de un ambiente de buena voluntad

Welcome to our parish!

SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME “BEHOLD, THE LAMB OF GOD, WHO TAKES AWAY THE SIN OF THE WORLD” JANUARY 19, 2020

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALTH & NEEDS OF:

Joanne M. Aguirre

Pedro Garza, Jr.

Zenaida Martinez

Marcelo Ramirez Irma Reyna Yolanda Rios

Rebecca Benavides

Estella Gonzalez Sydney Santos

Radames Mendiola

Sylvia Ramirez Julio Rivera Maria Romo

Ernesto F. Barreda Josie Carrillo

Jonathan Gonzalez

Gloria Montemayor

Juan Manuel Rodriguez

Cesar Casso Dolores Wise Barrera

Osvaldo Montiel Jesse Sanchez Jr Desiree Silva

Alberto Cortez Alberto I. Cortez

Agustin Maldonado

Deacon Gerardo Morales

Daniel Sotelo Alberto Taboada

Lily Esquivel Linda Maldonado

Imelda Perez Jose O. Ramirez

Vitor Teniente Anyssa Valdez

Linda Garcia Oscar-Maldonado

“Johnny” Rendon

Maria Luisa Zapata

FAITH FORMATION NEWS

Sacramental Required Classes for Parents There are four sacramental classes for parents during the second semester. Please reserve the following dates. You are required to attend 2 of the 4 listed classes. Saturday, January 25th, Saturday, February 22nd, Saturday, March 7th, and Sat-urday, March 28, 2020. Classes start at 10 a.m. and end at 12 noon. Attendance at Mass and Class All parents are required to bring their children /youth to Sat-urday or Sunday Mass. If for some reason there are absences in this respect, please fill out the absence forms that are out-side of my office and leave them in the same please. Thank you. Faith Formation Baptisms There will be a meeting on February 8th at 10:00 A.M. for all parents that will be baptizing children/youth this year. Please be on time.

Confirmation classes and Youth Group We remind all Confirmation students and their parents that Youth Group participation is required for all students in the Confirmation program. Please provide absentee slips if you have missed any of the meetings. Thank you.

God bless you, Julie Rodriguez, M.A.P.S.; M.A. Ed.

NOTICIAS DE FORMACIÓN EN LA FÉ

Clases sacramentales requeridas para padres

Las reuniones sacramentales para los padres se ofrecerán durante el segundo semestre. Tenga en mente las siguien-tes fechas. Se requiere que usted asista a dos de estas clases. Sábado, 25 de enero, sábado, 22 de febrero, sába-do, 7 de marzo y el 28 de marzo del 2020. Comienzan a las 10:00 a.m. y terminan a las 12:00 del mediodía.

Asistencia a clase y a Misa Se les recuerda a todos los padres que es un requisito tra-er a sus hijos a clase y a Misa cada semana. Si hay faltas por favor llenen las hojas de asistencia que están afuera de mi oficina y déjenlas en el mismo lugar. Gracias.

Bautizos para los alumnos de Formaciones en L a Fé Habrá una junta para todos los padres que van a bautizar a sus hijos este año. La junta será el sábado, 8 de febrero a las 10:00 a.m. Por favor este a tiempo.

Clases de Confirmación y Grupo Juvenil Se les recuerda a todos los alumnos y a los padres que asistencia al grupo juvenil es un requisito. Si hay faltas por favor llene las formas de faltas y traerlas a mi oficina. Gracias.

Dios lo bendiga,

Julie Rodriguez, M.A.P.S.; M.A.Ed.

Please call or stop by the parish office if you would like for us to know of someone in need of prayer or healing and if you would like for us to reach out to them, please give us their address and phone number.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

We invite everyone to join us every Thurs. from 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Let us make time to spend a moment in prayer in

the presence of the Blessed Sacrament.

ADORACIÓN EUCARÍSTICA Te invitamos todos los jueves

de las 7 a las 8 de la noche. Hagamos tiempo para pasar un momento de oración

ante el Santísimo Sacramento.

Will you not stay with me one hour?

BE ONE WITH JESUS IN

Eucharistic Adoration

Primer Retiro de ACTS en Español

para Hombres

26 de marzo-29 de marzo del 2020

¡Enriquézca su espiritualidad y acérquese más a Dios!

Para más información acerca del retiro, favor de llamar a:

Director: Armando Villarreal, Sr. 956-334-5523

Co-Directors: Angel de Luna 956-206-6903 Richie Rodriguez 956-206-5579 Armando Villarreal, Jr. 956-740-7805

“Pray, Hope, and don’t Worry”

St. Pio of Pietrelcino

SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME “BEHOLD, THE LAMB OF GOD, WHO TAKES AWAY THE SIN OF THE WORLD” JANUARY 19, 2020

LAST WEEK’S TITHE

Children’s $ 92.00 Sat. 6:00 PM $ 6,726.61

Weekdays $ 301.70 Sun. 9:00 AM $ 1,355.00

Candles $ 70.76 Sun.12:00 PM $ 1,077.00

Nocturnal Ador $ 394.00 Sun. 6:00 PM $ 1,159.00

Total $ 11,176.07

The Sanctuary Candle will be burning

For the Eternal Rest of †Alfredo Martinez, Jr.

By His Sister and Family

The Altar Flowers this weekend are

For the Eternal Rest of †Alfredo Martinez, Jr.

By His Sister and Family

Juan Aguacate is a parishioner of Saint John Neumann and cohost to the podcast growing in popularity, Whiskey Catholic. It is a podcast for young adults that can found on Spotify and iTunes for IOS users.

Juan Aguacate es un feligrés de la parroquia y coautor del pod-cast Whiskey Catholic dedicado a la juventud profesionista. El podcast crece en popularidad y se puede hallar en Spotify y ITu-nes para los que usen IOS.

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Today’s Gospel has us continue with another encounter that John the Baptist has with Jesus after His baptism. This account is only found in John and it is unique because it is also the only Gospel where Jesus Christ is given the title of Lamb of God. This Gospel reveals to us God’s intention in sending us his Son Incarnate. As Lamb of God, Jesus Christ is the sacrifice for sins. This reading reveals to us Jesus’ mission on earth: it is to bring us the forgiveness of sins as the sacrificial lamb to be given on the altar. His baptism is not only the grace of life that leads to good deeds and us becoming children of God, but we are also called to con-form ourselves the same sacrifice of Jesus Christ. This sac-rifice is saying yes to the cross. It is at the cross that this revelation of Son of God and Lamb of God are given to us again. Our life’s sufferings and struggles are present so that we can unite them to His cross. When we embrace our cross through the pain of our struggles, it is that that union with the Father also happens. Amen. Juan Aguacate

Segundo Domingo de Tiempo Ordinario El Evangelio de hoy nos hace continuar con otro encuentro que Juan el Bautista tiene con Jesús después de su bautis-mo. Este relato solo se encuentra en Juan y es único por-que también es el único Evangelio donde Jesucristo recibe el título de Cordero de Dios. Este Evangelio nos revela la intención de Dios al enviarnos a su Hijo Encarnado. Como Cordero de Dios, Jesucristo es el sacrificio por los pecados. Esta lectura nos revela la misión de Jesús en la tierra: es traernos el perdón de los pecados como el cordero de sa-crificio que se dará en el altar. Su bautismo no es solo la gracia de la vida que nos lleva a buenas obras y a convertir-nos en hijos de Dios, sino que también estamos llamados a conformarnos con el mismo sacrificio de Jesucristo. Este sacrificio está diciendo sí a la cruz. Es en la cruz que esta revelación del Hijo de Dios y el Cordero de Dios nos es dada nuevamente. Los sufrimientos y luchas de nuestra vida están presentes para que podamos unirlos a Su cruz. Cuan-do abrazamos nuestra cruz a través del dolor de nuestras luchas, es que esa unión con el Padre también ocurre. Amén. Juan Aguacate

Mass Intentions for the Week Saturday, January 18, 2020

6:00 p.m.. †Alfredo I. y †Ma. Cristina H. Martinez

Sunday, January 19, 2020 9:00 a.m. †Alfredo Martinez, Jr. 12:00 p.m. †Jose Manuel Gonzalez 6:00 p.m. Por El Pueblo de Dios

Monday, January 20, 2020 - No Mass

Tuesday, January 21, 2020 12:15 p.m. †Gustavo Ceja

Wednesday, January 22, 2020 12:15 p.m. USA Day of Prayer for The Legal Protection of Unborn Children

Thursday, January 23, 2020 12:15 p.m. †David A. Devora

Friday, January 24, 2020 12:15 p.m. †Adriana Stock well

Second Collections in January January 26—Church in Latin America

PRAYER AND LIFE WORKSHOPS

Develop a relationship with the Lord while learning Beautiful prayer methods each week! This workshop is LIFE CHANGING!

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Prayer and Life Workshops help participants: deepen their prayer life, enter into a deeper relationship with the Lord through various prayer methods, become a

friend and disciple of Christ. WHEN: Mondays, starting January 27th TIME: 7:00 - 9:00 pm WHERE: St. John Neumann, classroom 4

For more information, contact Yolanda Donjuan at (956) 771-4787

SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME “BEHOLD, THE LAMB OF GOD, WHO TAKES AWAY THE SIN OF THE WORLD” JANUARY 19, 2020

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UPCOMING THIS MONTH

Sunday, Jan. 19th - Pro-Life Rosary Walk

Tuesday - Jan. 21st, 6:30 P.M. - Inicio de Talleres de Mujeres de Fé

Wednesday, Jan. 22nd - Start taking Mass Inten-tions for the month of February

Monday - Jan. 27th 7:00 P.M. Prayer & Life Talleres de Oracion y Vida

Tuesday, Jan. 28th - Fr. Pedroza’s Birthday

John 1: 29-34

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MASS INTENTIONS FOR FEBRUARY

Starting this Wednesday, January 22nd, the office will begin taking Mass intentions for the month of February. Please note that

there is a limit of 2 intentions and they can not be on consecutive days. Phone calls will not be accepted. Thank you. Aviso, iniciando este miércoles, 22 de enero, se estarán tomando las intenciones de Misas para el mes de fe-brero, incluyendo las flores para el altar y la vela del Santuario. Pase a la oficina para más información. No se aceptarán llamadas telefónicas. Gracias.

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