Mass Schedule

Sunday Masses– Main Sanctuary

All services are online through Facebook

Saturday Vigil 5:00 pm

Sunday 10:00 am

Weekday Services

First Saturday 10:00am

Tues.– Mass 10:00am

Wed.– Mass 10:00am

Thurs.– Mass 10:00am

Friday – Mass 10:00am

Holidays

See Bulletin or Website

Sacraments and Prayer

Reconciliation Wednesday 6:00pm-7:00pm during Adoration

Saturday, 3:30pm-4:30pm

Parish Contacts

Parish Staff

Rae Carter, Greg George, Ray Jones, Don Moore,

Deacons

Bernice Helpert, Coordinator of Worship

Christine Moore, Director of Religious Education

Whitney Godfrey, Youth Minister

Louis Leanos, Communications & Technology

Director

Liz Rogers, Music Director

Carl London, Facilities Manager

Javier De Alva Garza, Facilities Manager Assistant

` Dalene London, Pastoral Council Chair

Richard Grandy, Finance Committee

Don O’Toole, Van Use Coordinator

Church Website: www.stjeromewaco.org

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stjeromewaco/

Parish Office Hours: 8:30 am-5:00 pm, Mon.-Thurs.

8:30 am-4:00pm Fri.

Bulletin Deadline: Noon on Friday

St. Jerome Catholic Church

9820 Chapel Road, Waco, Texas 76712 • Church Office 666-7722 • Fax 666-4848 • Brooks Hall 666-6222 • CCE Office 666-6222

Our Vision To experience Christ's love and saving presence in

our local community.

St. Jerome Catholic Church

Parish Office Staff Rev. James Ekeocha, Pastor

Karen Fell, Business Manager

Mark Falsone, Bookkeeper

Preschool Staff

Bobby Jetelina, Director

Tiffany Burch, Julie Berger, Teachers

Kelly Esposito, Stacey Hall, Sharon Speckert,

Peggy Steffek, Aides

Pastoral Council pastoralcouncil@stjeromewaco.org

Tim Asyn Dalene London

Holly Bennett Pedro Reyes

Eileen Bentsen Amy Rhodes

Julie Ernzen Ed Rogers

Kyle Lewie Richard Sanchez

May 17, 2020

Welcome to St. Jerome Catholic Church • Waco, Texas 2

Saturday, May 16, 2020 5:00pm † Mr. & Mrs. Lynn Whitehill Sunday, May 17, 2020 10:00am † Jim & Beverly Oxley † Gabriel Joseph Brandt For the People Tuesday, May 19, 2020 10:00am † Jessica Mc Whirter Wednesday, May 20, 2020 10:00am † Rita Lee Thursday, May 21, 2020 10:00am † Jamie Mauppin , Friday, May 22, 2020 10:00am † Robert & Leona Brenek Saturday, May 23, 2020 5:00pm † Marcus Compton Sunday, May 24, 2020 10:00am † Paul Pieri † John Fell For the People

Readings for the week of May 17, 2020 Sunday: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17/Ps 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20 [1]/1 Pt 3:15-18/Jn 14:15-21 Monday: Acts 16:11-15/Ps 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a and 9b [cf. 4a]/Jn 15:26—16:4a Tuesday: Acts 16:22-34/Ps 138:1-2ab, 2cde-3, 7c-8 [7c]/Jn 16:5-11 Wednesday: Acts 17:15, 22—18:1/Ps 148:1-2, 11-12, 13, 14/Jn 16:12-15 Thursday: Acts 18:1-8/Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 [cf. 2b]/Jn 16:16-20 Ascension: Acts 1:1-11/Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 [6]/Eph 1:17-23/Mt 28:16-20 Friday: Acts 18:9-18/Ps 47:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 [8a]/Jn 16:20-23 Saturday: Acts 18:23-28/Ps 47:2-3, 8-9, 10 [8a]/Jn 16:23b-28 Next Sunday: Ascension: Acts 1:1-11/Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 [6]/Eph 1:17-23/Mt 28:16-20 7th Sunday of Easter: Acts 1:12-14/Ps 27:1, 4, 7-8 [13]/1 Pt 4:13-16/Jn 17:1-11a

The Sanctuary Candle is burning

this week for the Spehr Family

OUR GIFTS TO GOD

A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed. Proverbs 11:25

May 10, 2020

Standard Collection $ 5,453.00 Building Fund $ 230.00 Online Collections $ 6,958.08

Total $12,641.08

Thank you for your generous support of

St. Jerome’s. May God bless you, Fr. James

SICK IN OUR PARISH

Bob & Mary Behrens, Clarence Boles, Debbie Braswell, Rob Chapman, Kathy Crow,

Ignacio Estrada, Jacki Fortenberry, Faith Fortenberry, Denne Freeman, Carol Friedman, Alice Gallagher,

Danny Garces, Joe Gough, Mike & Ann Marie Hillman, Joan Jasek, Deacon Ray Jones, James

Kreder, Carl & Billie Kathryn Kuhnle, Maggie Kruger, Ray Lyons, Aunt Myrtle, Linda McDorman, Michael

Moore, Kaisley Noelle Moss, Jean Pedrotti, MaryAnn Prochaska, Jean Reboli, Mary Ann Rodriguez, Betsy Schwager, Richard Skurla, Elly Smallwood, Steve &

Marsha, Melissa Reitcher, Betty Strom

Our New Mass Schedule No Mass on Monday Tuesday-Friday at 10:00 am Saturday at 5:00 pm (No morning Mass) Sunday at 10:00 am We will continue to live stream all Masses on our Facebook page. Recordings will be available on stjeromewaco.org.

Confession Schedule Father will hear confessions by the Mother Teresa Center on Wednesday from 6:00 pm-7:00 pm and Saturday from 3:30 pm-4:30 pm.

Weekly Adoration 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM in the Ave Maria Chapel.

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Part-Time Custodian Applications are available online or the parish office. For more information call the parish office or Carl London at 254-379-7734.

LITTLE LIONS LEARNING CENTER Little Lions is seeking a 1/2 day morning Instructional Aide (8:00-12:30) for the Fall of the 2020-2021 school year. Applications can be requested from the director in Brooks Hall, or online (directorlllc@stjeromewaco.org).

This is a twenty-two and one half hour per week position that will require:

● Understanding and belief in Catholic doctrine ● EIM certification ● CPR/1st aid training ● Background check and fingerprinting ● A strong desire to work with three and four year olds.

YOUTH MINISTRY Whitney Godfrey, Youth Minister

254-666-7722 office,

e-mail: STJLifeTeen@stjeromewaco.org

For information regarding any of the below youth ministry youth ministry events please check out the newly revised Youth Ministry section of our parish website or contact the Director of Youth Ministry (DOYM) Whitney Godfrey.

St. Jerome Life Teen (SYG & JYG) Annual Registration (2020/2021): In order for youth to participate in St. Jerome Life Teen events and/or youth ministry programming throughout the year they must be registered. To obtain a registration page visit the St. Jerome webpage, check your Flocknote email or email DYM, Whitney!

Life Night (9-12 grade): We will continue meeting virtually on Sunday’s & Wednesday’s until we are able to meet again at the church. Edge (6-8 grade): At home family Edge Morning content will continue to come via Flocknote weekly until we can meet again at the Church Edge & Life Teen Schedule: Online and updated regularly. Summer schedule coming soon. www.stjeromewaco.org/youth-ministry Congratulations Seniors: Congratulations to our graduating Seniors. We hope to honor you with a Mass sometime this summer. Knights of Columbus Scholarship Application now available. Please see Flocknote email and/or contact DYM, Whitney Godfrey Core Team Members:

The youth ministry is in great need of help in order to keep

passing on the Catholic Faith to our youth. If you are able to

volunteer to help as a Core Member in 2020-2021 please fill out

the Core Team Volunteer form found online at stjeromewaco.org

or email DYM, Whitney Godfrey.

CCE Christine Moore (254)666-6222 office, (972) 955-7854 cell religious-education@stjeromewaco.org

CCE Registration for school year 2020-2021, will occur during first week in June when parents pick up their child’s items from the classrooms.

First Communion and RCIA children – sign up for these dates with the DRE.

26 May, Tues, 11am – First Reconciliation in Brooks for 2nd graders and RCIA children 27 May, Wed, 3pm – First Reconciliation in Brooks for 2nd graders and RCIA children 28 May, Thurs, 6pm – First Reconciliation in Brooks for 2nd graders and RCIA children 30 May, Sat, 11am Mass – First Communion 30 May, Sat, 5pm Mass – RCIA for children are received fully into the church

Dear St. Jerome! Peace and greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! It was joy-giving seeing a good number of you return to Mass this last weekend. It is my prayer and hope that everyone is staying healthy and have the joy of the Lord in your hearts. Like the early Church communities, it is the desire to do the work of the Lord and the hunger to be united with Him in the Eucharist that gives us the strength and courage to gather and worship Him. Paraphrasing the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the gathering together of the Church is God’s response to the chaos provoked by sin or by any other forces allied to the evil one. The greater our unity and resilience, the more evident and distinct is the presence and power of the Holy Spirit. Friends, just as the great turning of the seasons of the year faith-fully provide a rhythm for our lives, so could the many changes, including the unexpected ones remind us of the fidelity of God the Father. A great promise of the Lord Jesus prior to his departure is “I will send you another Advocate” (Holy Spirit). “I will not leave you orphans.” Jesus did not call us to follow, only to say, “By the way , you are on your own.” No, not all! Jesus gave us the Holy Spirit to be the energy and sustaining power in our life of faith. This Holy Spirit is manifested in the ordinary gifts of fidelity and strength that enable us to live out our faith day by day. This prom-ise of the Lord is also evident in the Eucharistic presence as a pledge of His love and eternal life. With the Eucharist, we are not orphans, we are never alone, no matter what we may face. In this time and always, let us implore the help of the Holy Spirit, the Advocate; for the journey is long and the road is narrow. But do not let your hearts be troubled, says the Lord! Remain in the Lord always!

Fr. James