THIRD Sunday of LENT

MARCH 19, 2017

THIRSTING FOR LIFE-GIVING WATERS

Especially during the Lenten, Holy Week, and Easter

seasons, the prayer texts of the Eastern Church revel in

paradoxical images of Christ: the eternal life who is put to

death, the host of the supper who is also its meal, the

thirsty crucified one with living water streaming from his

side. These images flow from the evangelists’ portrayals

of Jesus and from his very ministry, during which he often

upset or reversed people’s expectations about him or the

ways of God. This “reversal” is at play in today’s Gospel,

as Jesus speaks to an enemy foreigner who is also a

woman beneath his status. In addition he, the thirsting one,

shows the woman to be the one truly thirsting. He—whose

parched lips will say “I thirst” before he dies—is the

source of life and life-giving water. Lent calls upon us to

dwell on how each of us is thirsting for Christ, and it leads

us, ultimately, back to the life-giving waters of our bap-

tism into his Body.

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St. Anthony Catholic Church PARISH OFFICE: 364-6150 FAX: 364-0969 SCHOOL OFFICE: 120 W. Park Ave. Phone 364-1952.

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Parish Office Address 114 Sunset Drive in Hereford, Texas 79045 PARISH PASTOR — Rev. Fr. Anthony Neusch DIOCESE of AMARILLO — Bishop Patrick Zurek

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Parish Office is open Mon. 10AM– 12PM, 1PM-5PM, Tue.—Thurs. from 9AM-12PM, 1PM—5PM w/ early closing on Fridays 9AM-12PM, 1PM-4PM during School Session. Closed holidays, holy days and for some funerals & staff meetings.

WELCOME NEWCOMERS: Please notify the church office of your arrival or if any changes in phone or address are made.

CONFESSION: Wednesdays @6:30am-7am & 6-6:45pm. Thurs@6:30am-7am. Fri.@7am-8am. Sat. @4-5:30pm. and Sun.@7:45am-

8:45am and after the 9 AM Mass until 11 AM. Any time by appointment. Call the church office. NO confessions ON TUES. Priest’s day

off . Mass on Tuesday evening at 5:30pm.

BAPTISM PREPARATION CLASSES: 4th Wed of each month. MUST Pre-Register in the church office.

Watch Bulletin for dates

WEDDINGS: Couples must be members of the Parish. To begin wedding preparation, please call for an appointment with the pastor

at least six months prior to planned wedding date. Pick up a marriage packet with all the wedding guidelines from church secretary.

THIRD SUNDAY of LENT March 19, 2017

Please Welcome Fr. Juan Carlos Barragan

8:45AM: Dismissal of RCIA after Homily, followed by topic—A/R

10AM F.F.C after Mass, in school classrooms. Vocations Crucifix:

6:00PM Mass: Michaela & Brent Berend

8:45AM Mass: Claudia McBrayer

11:30 Mass: Arnie Artho

RLB: Social hour 4 pm, dinner 5 pm. at Amarillo Civic Center.

NO HOLY HOUR MONDAY— NO Mass

2:15 pm, school early out

7PM Deacons Mtg. A/R

TUESDAY— 7-8 AM Men’s Lectionary Study Group: A/R.

NO Mass

NO Adoration.

WEDNESDAY— NO Mass

9:30-11AM Morning Lectionary “Resisting Happiness” Study, A/R 5:15-6:15PM NEW WOMENS Study, “Fearless” by Sonja Corbitt in A/R

6:30 School Board Mtg.

6:45 pm Jr. High & HS Faith .Formation .Class

THURSDAY—7:15AM Mass

5PM Finance Mtg. Library

FRIDAY— 7-8:05 Book study, “Why Catholic?” in the A/R

8:15AM Mass

9-11AM Fr. Baron video series on Lent, A/R

6PM Stations of the Cross

6:30PM Soup Supper by Catholic Life Insurance, cafeteria, by donation

SAT. 6 PM LITURGY March. 25, 2017 Vocation Crucifix taken by Copeland Family

FOURTH SUNDAY of LENT March. 26, 2017

8:45AM: Dismissal of RCIA after Homily, followed by topic—A/R

10AM: F.F.C after Mass, in school classrooms. Vocation Crucifix:

8:45am Mass: Cheryl & Tom Betzen

11:30 Mass: Katie Lupton

6PM HOLY HOUR

LITURGY INTENTIONS

ALTAR SERVERS

All Altar Flowers, are donated by Frankie

and Jeri Bezner. Thank you both so much and God

bless!

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

Schedule for March. 25/26: 6PM Mass: Coby Lassiter, Tama Lassiter, Janie Banner,

Barbara Yavornik and Monica Hernandez (L)

8:45AM Mass: Al Simnacher (SC) Jan Weishaar (SC) Brenda

Yosten (SC) Robert Zepeda (SC) Barbara Franks, Monica

Valdez and Pat Simnacher (L) SICK CALL ONLY: Claudia Garcia and Robbie Blakely

11:30AM MASS: Aida Lemus, Teresa Garth, Mary

Ann Ramirez, Aracely Correa, Alyssa Rodriguez,

Cynthia Rodriguez and Suzanne Carrasco (L)

Mon.7:15AM NO Mass

Tues. 5:30 PM NO Mass

Wed. 7:15AM NO Mass

Thurs. 7:15AM Intention of Larry & Eileen Alley

FRIDAY 8:15AM Violet Montera RIP

SAT. 6PM Ann Lewter RIP

SUN. 8:45AM People of the Parish

SUN.11:30 AM Maria A. Tijerina RIP

Lector Schedule for March. 25/26:

6PM Mass: Saraie Perales and Ana Copeland

8:45AM Mass: Bill Dominguez and Lisa Blakely

11:30AM Mass: Jim Brockman and Rosa Garza

NOTE: Parishioners if you encounter a

problem with one of the kneelers during Mass,

please inform an usher after the Mass, so the

problem can be taken care of immediately.

Mon. 7:15 AM NO MASS

Tues.5:30PM NO MASS

Wedn.7:15AM NO MASS

Thurs.7:15AM Avery Detten and Miranda Villalovos

FRI.8:15AM School Students

SAT. 6:00PM Braedyn Mendoza, Gabriel Guerrero,

Caleb Guerrero and Christian Guerrero

SUNDAY8:45AM Benjamin Netwon, Jadyn Nanez,

Jeremiah Nanez and Jonathon Nanez

11:30 AM Aron Diaz, London Baker,

Walter Paetzold and Logan Paetzold

STEWARDSHIP of TREASURE Mar. 11/12, 2017 Envelopes– 57 Loose Checks–31

Envelopes/Checks $6,425.00

Plates $618.01

Children $91.30

Total $7,134.31

Black Bag Collection

Black Bag for Charity $505.00

Extra Collection

Postage $10.00

FINAL Total = $7,649.31

HELP NEEDED FOR RCIA RETREAT ANYONE WISHING TO HELP with food for the 8

-5 RCIA Day-long Retreat on Palm Sunday, please call Lisa at 806-344-5374 to offer. For 20 years we have been blessed by

the generosity of meat (hamburgers and sausage for

wraps and buns) and cooking by David and Cindy Fetsch & family. We pray for

David's health and ask for someone, or a group, to assist in this Retreat day noon meal for 35

people! Deacons Jerry Duenes and Leroy Behnke of the Lubbock Diocese are coming to bring the Retreat this year - 2017. Thank you in

advance, Janie and Lisa and RCIA

MARCH CALENDAR MAR. 18/19—Please Welcome Fr. Juan Carlos Barragan

MAR. 21/22—NO Adoration

MAR. 22—NEW Women Wednesday Study, 5:15-6:15pm begins! “Fearless” by Sonja Corbitt. Call Elaine McNutt to order book $18

MAR. 22—School Board Mtg. 6:30 pm

MAR. 23—Daily Mass Resumes.

MAR. 23—Finance Council Mtg. 5 pm, Library

MAR. 24—Stations of the Cross at 6pm.

MAR. 24—Meal provided by Catholic Life Ins., soup, in cafeteria by donation. 6:30PM

MAR. 30— 4K and 5K Open House, 5:30 pm—7 pm.

MAR. 31—Stations of the Cross 6PM.

MAR. 31—Meal provided by Elvira and Family, Cheese enchiladas, in cafeteria by donation. 6:30PM

From the desk of our pastor, Father Tony Neusch

NEW VIDEO STUDY for LENT LOOK what is being OFFERED for our LENTEN Growth! Friday mornings during Lent (following the School Mass around 9:15 in the Antonian Room) Martha Paetzold facilitates a video teaching on the

book by Bishop Robert Barron entitled "The Seven Deadly Sins, Seven Lively Virtues." For 1 hour each week we look at the 8 topics, using the Catechism and a teacher guide w/ ques-tions for discussion. Topics include Pride - Humility, Anger - Forgiveness, Envy - Admiration, Laziness or Sloth - Zeal, Asceticism - Gluttony, Lust - Chastity, and more. If you have questions, call Martha at 258-7701 or Janie at 364-6150. Cost? Your time, and heart for God. Sessions informal and friendly with coffee!!

A letter from Bishop Sis, of San Angelo: Greetings in Our Lord Jesus Christ. With this letter I am asking you to help

spread the word about a regional Catholic workshop for those involved in agriculture, which will take place in Big

Spring, Texas, on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. The workshop is sponsored by the Diocese of San Angelo and a national

organization called Catholic Rural Life.

This workshop is for anyone involved or interested in agriculture -- producers, processors, consumers, and anyone

willing to consider how our Catholic document entitled Vocation of the Agricultural Leader. The keynote speaker

will be Mr. Jim Ennis, Executive Director of Catholic Rural Life (CRL) and currently the president of ICRA, Inter-

national Catholic Rural Association. Mr. Ennis participated in meetings in Rome in December 2016 culminating in a

presentation of this document to Pope Francis. The pope was very passionate about the subject of agriculture during

his address. “Your concern for rural life, grounded in the vision of the Church’s social doctrine, is an eloquent ex-

pression of that imperative to ‘till and keep the garden of the world’ to which we have been called, if we wish to

carry on God’s creative activity and to protect our common home,” he said.

Registration forms are available in the church office. Please register as soon as possible, that way hotel reservations

can be made, Fr. Tony will be attending and 2 vehicles will be available for transportation. Those attending will

leave Monday, April 24, stay overnight in Big Spring and head back on Tuesday, April 25 after the workshop.

A FREE SERVICE: New opportunity for, caregivers is

offered every last Friday of each month, 9:30 am at Happy

State Bank, Friday March 30th. To help family caregivers

and professional caregivers be equipped and aware

of potential caregiver resources. Please join us for a

fun and informative session. Let us help you! For

more information call 806-247-0057

The Kolbe Prison Ministry Team in Amarillo would

like to say thank you for all of the cookies, fruit and

vegetables donated for the first prison retreat here in the

Amarillo Diocese at the Clement unit in January. We are

fast approaching our first retreat in the Neal unit on March

23rd - 25th. We would once again like to reach out to the

community for your generosity

for this upcoming retreat. We

will be accepting donations

for cookies, apples, oranges,

lettuce and tomatoes. These

are items that the inmates very seldom get to enjoy if they

get to enjoy them at all. For drop off or pick up of these

items please contact one of the following: Steve Cortez

346-0771, Deacon Jessie Guerrero 346-1502, John Lozoya

346-1395. Thank you for your generosity and supporting

one of the corporal works of Mercy.

Worldwide Marriage Encounter

Weekend, March 31 – April 2 Married Couples, one of the greatest gifts you can give your

spouse is your time and desire to make your relationship even bet-

ter than it is today. Whether you’ve been married

1 year or 65, plan to join us on the March 31 –

April 2 Weekend at the Bishop DeFalco Retreat

Center, Amarillo, to enhance your communication

and build a lifetime of love, romance and inti-

macy. Contact Tung & Nanette Nguyen at (505)

400-0617,(505) 463-0261 or nguyenswwme@outlook.com for

more information, or apply online at http://www.meAmarillo.org

Samaritan Hospice is a nonprofit Christian based or-

ganization dedicated to help our neighbors in times of

need. We will be having a Volunteer training in

March and we are in need of volunteers in all areas;

volunteering can be so much

more than spending time with

patients or family members.

We are in need of administra-

tive volunteers that would be comfortable in an office

environment, as well as someone that likes to do fund

raisers. The need goes on and on. Bilingual volunteers

are a need also. For more info please call Linda Brito

at (806) 363-6085

DEATH ANNOUNCEMENT: Richard "Rick" Koenig, 68, of Lubbock, son of Alice

Koenig and brother of Phillip and Jerry Koenig, of our par-

ish. Rick died in Houston following treatment for cancer. He

was a student in St. Anthony School and former parishioner

throughout his childhood. His funeral Mass was

celebrated here on Monday, March 13, with bur-

ial

following in St. Anthony's Catholic Cemetery.

Prayers go up for Alice, his wife Nancy, and all

in his family.

Edna Marie Jimerson, 84, of Hereford, passed away Friday,

March 10. Edna is the mother of Paul Devin and grand-

mother of Aubrey Devin, of our parish. Our thoughts and

prayers go out to Edna’s family during this difficult time.

Easter Basket Donations:

Items needed for this years Easter

Baskets are: wrapped candies,

cookies or individually wrapped

snacks. Donations can be dropped

off at the church

office by April 7, baskets will be delivered

April 9. Thank you and God bless!

Friendly Reminder: Daily Mass will

resume March 23 and adoration will resume March

28/29.

THANK YOU. Thank you to the Knights

of Columbus for thinking of me Friday and

bringing me a fish fry plate, I enjoyed it

very much! - Bea Sciumbato

ADORATION: For anyone wanting to attend adoration

next week, before receiving the blessed sacrament, San Jose

church has adoration from 9 am—6:30 pm on Thursday.

LOOK— A SHAM-ROCK ST. PATRICK’S FAMOUS SYMBOL OF THE TRINITY.

THEOLOGIANS EAT YOUR HEARTS OUT!

My family prayed ___

rosaries this week.

REMINDER: Small Groups' offered in our

Parish! Below is a list of existing groups open for adults: Tuesday morning MEN's Lectionary Study from 7-8

AM in the Antonian Room. All are welcome!

Wednesday morning WOMEN's Lectionary Study from

9:15-11AM in the Antonian Room. Also chapter study

from Matthew Kelly’s book “Resisting Happiness.”

Wednesday morning ADULT Lectionary Study at

Kings Manor (Residents & Friends) w/ Al Simnacher

Wednesday, evening WOMEN will begin a NEW Study

“Fearless” by Sonja Corbitt. Call Elaine McNutt to order

your book ($18) 346-

2736. Starting MARCH

22!

Friday morning ADULT

Book Study "Why Stay

Catholic?" in Antonian

Room, 7-8AM.

Friday morning Lenten video study Virtues and Vices

by Bp. Barron, following 8:15AM Mass. Facilitator is

Martha Paetzold (806) 258-7701.

Diocesan Adult Confirmation Adult Confirmation Preparation is being offered this

spring. This is for active Adult Catholics who have not

been confirmed and want to celebrate this sacrament.

Contact Aracely at the Parish Office 364-6150 Rosary for Priests and Religious Life.

A small group will lead in prayer after

the 5:30PM Tuesday Mass, anyone

who would like to stay and pray the

rosary for priests and religious life are

more than welcome.

MEN of the PARISH! WANT a CURE?

**Cure? you ask. For what? For those times you find

yourself sitting in the pew on weekends after hear-

ing The Readings proclaimed from The Word of God,

and wondering to yourselves "what did that

mean?" "what do I do with that?" "how does that

apply to me or my life?" "where

does that Word take me this

week?" *The CURE: Get up early

on Tuesday mornings, meet with other

men from the parish to read & discuss

the Readings of the coming weekend to come to a better

understanding. It is an informal setting in the Antonian

Room from 7-8 am over coffee and in true fellowship. This

can be, for you, a good & productive, if not holy and

healthy, time spent with God's Word! If you have questions,

call Ernest Flood or Roger Albracht; they would be happy

to welcome you! NO AGE LIMIT or REQUIREMENT, NO

COST. Come!

PLEASE RETURN: A parishioner’s black “John Deere”

jacket was mistakenly taken. If anyone knows where

its at or you took it by mistake please return the

jacket to the church office, we would greatly

appreciate it.

Mark Your LENTEN Calendar to Hear Eben Emersen

Bring our Parish LENTEN Mission! Monday, April 3 from 6-8 PM - Saint Anthony Church will

welcome back Eben Emerson (see biography). He will speak on

Conversion and tell more of his own fantastic story of an unusual

journey of faith and help us prepare our hearts for a deeper and

holier Easter Season. Please invite and bring friends, family and

neighbors! They won't be disapointed. PARENTS and Friends of

the School Children can hear him the next morning April 4 from

8-9 AM during a Special Morning Prayer session in the Gym.

Spread the word!

Eben Emerson is the husband of Dr. Jennifer Emerson and the

proud father of Benjamin, Catherine, and Elizabeth. Eben

holds a BS and an MS in Biblical studies and has extensive

ministry training. Eben served a missionary for the Churches

of Christ for 3 years in Mexico City and

Ecuador. Upon his return from Latin

America he served as a minister for Span-

ish and English speaking churches of

Christ for several years. After an extensive

study and lots of prayer Eben came home

to the fullness of Christ’s Church at the

feast of Christ the King in 2008. Since his

conversion Eben has been very active in teaching and speak-

ing. He has appeared on EWTN’s “Journey Home” and

EWTN’s “Deep in Scripture.” He has taught deacon formation

classes in the Diocese of Lubbock and has been blessed to

teach in multiple parishes in and out of the area. He is the au-

thor of Catholic on Purpose and currently is the High School

Religion teacher for Christ the King High School. Eben enjoys

playing golf, hunting, and spending time with friends. He is

eternally grateful for His reception into the Catholic Church

and hopes and prays he can be of service.

Thoughts for Reflection: “What we love we grow to resemble.”

“The task ahead of us is never as great as the Power behind us.”

“Be with those that bring out the best in you, not the stress in you.”

Life