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Give Blood Save Life

Monday, February 8, 2016

11:30 A.M.

Joe Pulliam

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

**No Mass**

ASH Wednesday Schedule February 10, 2016

6:30 A.M. Service 11:30 A.M. Mass-Evelyn Padalecki 5:00 P.M. Bilingual Mass-Ines Muguerza 7:00 P.M. Service

Thursday, February 11, 2016 11:30 A.M. Blessing of the Sick Mass

Barbara Younts Friday, February 12, 2016 11:30 A.M. †Daniel J. Cruz

Saturday, February 13, 2016 6:00 P.M. Dolores Dailey Happy Birthday

Sunday, February 14, 2016

7:30 A.M.

Cindy Normandin

9:00 A.M.

Our Parish Family

10:30 A.M.

Norma Palumbo

12:00 P.M.

Loretta Mayko

This Week in our Parish

Monday, February 8, 2016 6:30 PM

CDA Rosary-Scott Room

Women’s ACTS Team Meeting-Religious Ed Bldg. 7:00 PM

CDA Meeting-Scott Room

Knights Officer Meeting-Parma Room

Tuesday, February 9, 2016 2:00PM

Rosary Makers Meeting-Library 7:00 PM Bible Study (Peter the Cornerstone of the Church)-Scott Room

Noon Choir rehearsal-In the Church

February 10, 2016

NO Sacrament of Reconciliation

NO Edge Session

NO Religious Ed. Sessions (K through 5th & RCIA youth)

NO RCIA

7:00 PM Divorce & Separated Support Group-Vizzone Conference Room

Friday, February 12, 2016 9:30 AM

Divine Mercy Meeting-Parma Room 7:00PM

9:00 Choir Rehearsal– In the Church

Saturday, February 13, 2016

4:30 PM Sacrament of Reconciliation-Chapel

Sunday, February 14, 2016

10:30 AM

RCIA Middle & High School-Vizzone Conference Room 12:00 PM Life teen-In the church and after Mass, in the Popes’ Room 6:30 PM Pro Life Rosary-Fatima Garden/Chapel

Let us continue to pray for rain wherever it is needed!

Mass Intentions For The Week

SPONSOR OF THE WEEK

2nd Collection: For the Catholic Missions among Black & Native Americans

Ash Wednesday Collection: For the Church in Central & Eastern Europe

A Treasure of the Faith

“Jesus himself is calling you to spend one special, specific hour with Him each week” (an observation from Pope St. John Paul II)

ADORERS ARE NEEDED AT THESE HOURS:

Please call Barbara Clark (210) 654-4760 to sign up for any of these hours or an hour that is convenient for you.

TUESDAY 3:00-4:00am 6:00-7:00am 7:00-8:00am WEDNESDAY 5:00-6:00am 6:00-7:00am 10:00-11:00am

THURSDAY 8:00-9:00am FRIDAY 1:00-2:00am 2:00-3:00am Noon -1:00pm

2nd Collection: For the Catholic Missions among Black & Native Americans

St. John Neumann Knights of Columbus will hold their next blood drive on Sunday, February 14th from 10:00am-1:30 pm in the Church parking lot.

Knights of Columbus Msgr. Robert Silverman

Council #9291

Meeting 4th Monday of Each Month

In the Family Center

GK Oscar Caballero (361) 443-1619

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January PMO...Praises to God!

Our second monthly PMO (Parish Monthly Outreach), held on Wednesday, January 27th was an exceptional ministry of LOVE! At 10am 27 parishioners gathered expectantly in the Library anticipating the arrival of the Catholic residents from Elmcroft Assisted Living. Eight residents, some in walkers and wheel chairs, were escorted from the van into the Library where they were embraced with LOVE through Hugs of welcome, prayer, snacks and going home gifts. Father Octavio blessed us as we accompanied him on guitar with several entertaining songs in English, Spanish and Italian! The Holy Spirit led us through the Holy Door so, the residents could attend the 11:30am Mass. Thanks be to God for a Holy, Joyful and Blessed opportunity to extend the Love of Our Savior, Jesus Christ, to our neighbors “across the street”. “And the Greatest of these is LOVE” 1 Corinthians 13:13 Blessings, Loretta Mayko

Religious Education Sunday, February 7, 2016

Name:____________________________

CALLED TO BE HOLY THROUGH MERCY

My dear parish family:

A new year is here; a new opportunity to show our heavenly Father that through his Spirit we received in Baptism we can show the tenderness of Jesus’ mercy to the world.

Responding to Pope Francis’ call taken from the Bible: “Be merciful as your heavenly Father is merciful” (Lk 6:36), we have already started the first of 12 PMO’s (Parish Monthly Outreach) last December. I ask you to please keep track every month in the bulletin of the upcoming PMO. You really make a difference when you show up. Not only do you build us all up at SJN but also you touch the heart of someone in need.

Also, during Lent I am asking all parishioners to read and reflect on a wonderful booklet entitled “The Holy Year of Mercy (YOM)”, published by the Word Among Us. It is an excellent resource recommended by Archbishop Gustavo. You can do this individually or in a small group to get the most out of it. If you belong to the small faith community program “Longing for the Holy (LFH)”, that can be your YOM group also. If you don’t, that is ok.

We can form small faith communities only for the purpose of reflecting on the 8 sessions proposed by the YOM booklet without any further commitment. Ideally I would ask the YOM communities to meet 4 times in the Spring (more specifically during Lent, if possible), and 4 times in the Fall (Sept-Nov). This is going to be the standard pace for the YOM program. If any group wishes to do all the 8 sessions without any breaks that would be fine too. Just be attentive to the times in the year when we’ll be called to gather all together in praise and worship.

Due to the celebration of this Jubilee of Mercy the pace for the LFH communities has changed somewhat. We no longer have to conclude in March this season started last September and entitled “Christian Morality”, as was originally planned, but we can finish anytime later in the Spring. Each group is free to decide on their own how they wish to incorporate the YOM program with the LFH, but not every LFH group is expected to do the YOM program; only if they wish. Our next LFH season on Prayer will begin in the Spring of 2017.

We will be giving further notices, clarifications and announcements in the near future. For now let us rejoice that our Catholic faith is so rich and fulfilling. It meets all our needs while challenging us to continue walking that extra mile for our brothers and sisters in need. I personally thank you for following your baptismal call of love and service because by doing so we can all experience more easily the tender mercy of God’s holy servant, our Lord Jesus Christ.

May God bless you and your loved ones! Fr. Octavio

1 Haven for Hope Way, San Antonio, Texas 78207

February’s Parish Monthly Outreach - “Project of Mercy” will be on February 20, from 9am to 12pm at Haven for Hope.

For those that haven’t heard or know what this organization does, its mission is to offer a place of hope and new beginnings. They do this by providing, coordinating and delivering an efficient system of care for people experiencing homelessness in Bexar County. It is made up of two major programs: the Courtyard and the Transformational Campus. The Courtyard is a low-barrier safe sleeping program that offers shelter and basic needs. The Transformational Campus is a center that offers services and shelter with an emphasis toward addressing the root causes of homelessness.

Please join us in being a witness to mercy by working together and accomplishing our special acts of mercy projects. The projects consist of “Campus Beautification” which basically means picking up trash

and litter around the Transformational Campus. The other project will be cleaning the sleeping mattresses used throughout the Courtyard. Volunteers must be at least 16 years old.

If you would like to volunteer, please call/text me @ (210) 845-6695 or email me at salnsonia@hotmail.com. You can also call the Parish Office at 654-1643 to volunteer.

We will meet in the front parking lot of SJN between 8 – 8:15am; and then all caravan and/or carpool to Haven for Hope.

Let’s all encourage one another, our family and friends, each of our brothers and sisters sitting next to us at Mass to heed the call and participate in this Year of Mercy.

We hope to see many of you on Saturday, February 20!

Thank you and God bless us all on our “journey of conversion.”

Your Brother in Christ, Salvador Ordorica Life, Justice & Peace

“True mercy, the mercy God gives to us and teaches us, demands justice, it demands that the poor find the way to be poor no longer.”— Pope Francis’ Address to Jesuit Refugee Services, 9/10/13.

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Lord, in your loving mercy, please send the Holy Spirit with the Gift of Healing upon these servants who are in need of strength, guidance

and mercy.

Prayer List

ATTENTION LADIES

Are you feeling like you are lacking something in your life, but don’t quite know what it is. If you are 18 years of age and older, you are cordially invited to attend a three day ACTS Women’s retreat to be

held at St. Anthony Convent Retreat Center in San Antonio, TX. It will be on March 10 through March 13, 2016, come and receive a spiritual boost. To register or if you need further information please contact Maggie Medina at (210) 602-1633.

Aguilar, David A. Aguilar, Joseph A. Almanza, Amanda Almanza, Armando Almodovar, Ana Aragon, Jesus Balderas, Aida Bays, Sherrie Bazaldua, Reynaldo Belanger, Pam Behrend, Mary Bernal, Terry Birbeck, Jennifer Cadena, Barbara Campean, Richard Jr. Chavez, Anita Costner, Margaret Couling, Jesse & Doris Cox, Darla Dacus, Jill Deason, Joyce Frazier, Dolly Garcia, Sofia Garza, Carmen Garza, Guadalupe Gonzalez, Presilla

Guerra, Rosa Maria Guerrero, Corey Haegelin, Michelle Heaton, Margaret Hernandez, Josie Hernandez, Juan F. Herrera, Felix Ibanez, Eddie Lou Ilasin, Mary Jaramillo, Virginia Jimenez, Irene Karpienski, Lisa King, Aurelia Liedecke, Esther Liedecke, Joe Adam Lopez, Carmen Lopez, Juan Lopez, Ruben D. McClellan, Fred McClendon, Miriam McHugh, Camille Melgar, Laura Moore, Laurie Nieberding, Shirley Ortiz, Richard Pascuale, Liz

Pena, Mary Peterson, Sherrie Plante, Ruth Pulliam, Joe Rainbeau, Presti Ramos, Sylvia Regalado, Hortencia Rev. Dan Majerus Reyes, Yolanda Richter, Neal Rios, Margarita Rodriguez, Lawrence F. Rodriguez, Rene Rodriguez, Ruben Shifflett, Annette Simpson, Mary Skinner, James Sosa, Amparo Sugherland, John Tober, Jesse Jr. Tober, Linda Urbiola, Victor West, Marie M. Younts, Barbara Zarate, Eloy

Women’s

Retreat

Mass with Anointing of the Sick

If you have an upcoming surgery with total anesthesia or have serious health issues such as cancer, a heart or a lung condition, or you are older than 80 years old who have not received the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick within the last year. You are invited to a Mass with the Anointing of the Sick on Thursday,

February 11, 2016 at 11:30AM in the Church. We will have ushers to help accommodate those who come to be anointed, especially the physically disabled. Everyone can find spiritual healing and some will find bodily healing as well. This is exactly what the sacrament of the Anointing does; it brings about the forgiveness of sins, peace surrender and in some cases, the bodily ailment disappears. I hope this Mass will help connect us and all the sick of the world more deeply, making us feel truly part of the Communion of Saints.

JANUARY 2016 REVENUE, COLLECTIONS, AND EXPENSE REPORT

COLLECTIONS $ 61,853.51 BLDG. FUND $ 3,435.25 CCD FEES $ 265.00 OTHER INCOME $ 2,084.13 (Candles, Hall/Room Rentals, Flowers, Bereavement/Family Life, Evangelization, etc.)

ARCHBISHOP’S APPEAL $ 21,607.50

TOTAL INCOME $ 89,245.39 TOTAL EXPENSES $ 46,565.21

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS (NON-SJN OPERATIONAL INCOME)

FOR THE CHURCH IN LATIN AMERICA $1,836.30

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY $3,670.12

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GIFTS OF TIME, TALENT & TREASURE

A Heartfelt Thanks from the Knights of Columbus Council 9291

Monsignor Robert Silverman Knights of Columbus Council 9291 sincerely thank all its prize donors and all who purchased tickets for its 2015 Christmas raffle. The three nativity set winners were: 1st prize Holy Land set-Eileen Moxley; 2nd Prize Costco set-Kerry Ledford, 3rd Porcelain set-Walter Alvarez. The five consolation prizes of ($50.00 gift cards) the winners were: John Gallaher; Carmen Mendoza, Lou Hand, Norma Palumbo and Maria Lozano. Congratulations, and again, thanks to all! Also, we would like send out a heartfelt thank you to all who participated in the 2015 Little Angel Christmas Tree Project. The generosity of our St. John Neumann parishioners again expressed itself in this project. We collected (gifts, money, toys, clothing) for approximately 200 needy children.

NESA is in dire need of more volunteer drivers to take clients to doctor appointments and to the grocery store. As our community ages, the demand for our services increases and we are already overworking those volunteers on our

current roster. With United Way funding, we have started a television campaign with our sister agencies, and together we are called: Drive A Senior SA. If you know someone who has extra time on their hands who might be able to drive a person once a week or once a month, please tell them about NESA and send them our way. It’s just like taking a family member. If you are concerned about gas, don’t worry. Mileage is reimbursed. It is truly a fulfilling experience to be able to give back to the community and pay it forward…take a chance and try it out! Call us at 967-6372.

The Catholic Daughters of the Americas (CDA), Court Daughters of Our Lady of Fatima #2596 at St John Neumann would like to thank Father Octavio Muguerza, our Chaplain Deacon Tom Tucker and the Church personnel for all the work they put into

the success of the retreat on Saturday, January 30, 2016. The CDA would also like to recognize all the

spouses, St Vincent de Paul Society and the Rosary Makers that helped behind the scene. Also, a special thank you to all the Catholic Daughters for their participation and support either in clerical area, setting up and decorating, cooking and baking areas and all the ladies from the parish that have participated in the 2016 Retreat Day of Recollection: “A Women Encounter with God’s Mercy” that was offered here at St John Neumann.