OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE, NOVEMBER 26, 2017

Bishop Oscar Cantú, S.T. D., D.D. 1240 S. Espina Most Rev. Ricardo Ramírez, C.S.B., D.D., Bishop Emeritus Las Cruces, New Mexico, 88001 Very Rev. Bill McCann, Rector Phone: (575) 524-8563 Rev. Fr. Dr. Marcel Okonkwo, Associate Pastor Fax: (575) 523-2252 Deacon Joseph E. Misquez Web: www.ihmcathedral.com Deacon Ruben Gutierrez Email: ihmcathedral@qwestoffice.net Parish staff Mary Ann Tuten Parish Administrator Patti Carrasco Director of Religious Education Virginia D. Contreras Office Manager Martha Beasley Family Outreach Ester Geck Receptionist/Data Entry Vicky Moreno Bookkeeper Eddie Padron Evening Receptionist Jimmy Montoya Custodian/Groundskeeper Michael Chavira Maintenance Johnny Carrillo Weekend Custodian

Daily Mass Schedule Monday—Saturday 8:15 am Tuesday and Thursday 6:00 pm (Spanish) Saturday Vigil 5:30 pm Sunday 7:30 am 9:00 am (Spanish) 11:00 am 1:00 pm

Reconciliation Monday—Friday 8 am Saturday 4 pm—5 pm Tuesday—5:30 pm (Spanish)

Sacramental Information Baptisms — Please call the office for more Information. Marriage — Those planning on getting married please contact the front office for information. Adult Sacraments — Classes run from September until Easter. Please call the office for more information. Interested in Becoming Catholic? — Please call the office for more information about RCIA. Holy Orders — Any one interested in serving the church as a priest or deacon should see one of the parish priests. We the people of Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral are a multicultural, Roman Catholic Community of believers on a faith journey. We answer the call of our Baptism to serve God as Disciples of Christ and seek to evangelize people of all walks of life. We serve God and each other by ministering in our parish, our community and our homes, through lives rooted in the Word, Worship and Service.

The Cathedral depends on the financial support of friends like you. Please consider the Cathedral when you give to charity. All donations are tax deductible. Our Legal title is: Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral, Inc.

MONDAY, January 1 9:00 AM Vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life 11:00 AM + Yvette and + Casey Marquez

TUESDAY, January 2 8:15 AM Mary Mastrantuono By: Mr. Mrs. Mastrantuono + Martina Aragon By: Gloria Butkvich 6:00 PM + Jazlyne Mesa By: Fr. Bill WEDNESDAY, January 3 8:15 AM + Faith Lane By: Dad and Mom + Jennifer Hopper By: Moreno Family

THURSDAY, January 4 8:15 AM + Don and + Daryl Lithgow By: Gloria Lithgow 6:00 PM + Phillipe Gomez

FRIDAY, January 5 8:15 AM + Ken Dahlstrom By: Amelia Davis SATURDAY, January 6 8:15 AM + Randy Borunda By: Victor and Alice Banegas 5:30 PM Our Parish Family SUNDAY, January 7 7:30 AM + Ethel and + Henry Monroe By: Lydia Webster + Ruth Walker By: Granddaughter 9:00 AM + Ignacio and + Camila Gonzalez By: Family 11:00 AM + Michael Joseph Gutierrez By: Mom and Dad 1:00 PM + Paul McCann By: Fr. Bill

Sunday, December 31 Monday, January 1 Office Closed Tuesday, January 2 1:30 pm. Living the Eucharistic Meeting, Room 115 4:00 p.m. Women’s Bible Study, Room 3 6:00 p.m. 1pm Choir Rehearsal, Room 1 6:00 p.m. ACTS Spanish Meeting, Room 9-10 6:30 p.m. RCIA Class, Room 105 7:00 p.m. Men’s Scripture Sharing Room 7 7:00 p.m. Youth Group, Room 8 7:00 p.m. Spanish ACTS Women Meeting, Room 4 7:00 p.m. Youth Group, Middle School Students, School Chapel Wednesday, January 3 Thursday, January 4 10:00 a.m. Living the Eucharistic Meeting, Room 115 6:30 p.m. 11 am Choir Rehearsal, Room 1 Friday, January 5 Saturday, January 6 9:00 a.m. English Baptism Class, Room 105 9:00 a.m. Spanish Baptism Class, Conference Room

Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God, January 1st. The solemn feast of Mary, the Mother of God is always celebrated on January 1st and is usually a Holy Day of Obligation. Since it is celebrated on a Monday this year the American Bishops Conference has removed the obligation to attend Mass on that day. We have scheduled two Masses on that day – 9 am in Spanish and 11 am in English. We hope you can join us for the celebration of this great Marian feast.

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La Solemnidad de María, la Madre de Dios, 1 de enero. La fiesta solemne de María, la Madre de Dios, siempre se celebra el 1 de enero y generalmente es un día sagrado de obligación. Dado a que este año se celebra en lunes, la Conferencia Episcopal Americana ha eliminado la obligación de asistir a la misa en ese día. Hemos programado dos Misas ese día: 9 a.m. en español y a las 11 a.m. en inglés. Esperamos que pueda unirse a nosotros para la celebración de esta gran fiesta Mariana.

New Year’s Mass Schedule

Monday, January 1, 2018 9 am (Spanish)

11 am

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE MEMBERS OF OUR PARISH WHO ARE ILL

Salomon Padilla, Jr. Toni Frietze

Jack Hancock Michael Gutierrez Donna Graham Mabel Whaling

Maria Ureña Pedro Ruiz Elizabeth Mendoza Tony Moreno Sami Archuleta Marcy Garcia Mary Brunt Gloria Guzman Hortencia V. Butler Perla Silverman Lorenza Skillin Joe Tarango Pat Carrillo Monserrate Saiz Virginia Padilla Josefina Herrera Steve Lucero Eloy Flores Martha Griego Ed Fragoso Jesus Montoya Margie Franzoy Natalia Villa Manny Ramirez R. J. Hernandez Crystela Seniceros Nadege Griego Rae Hoff Sylvia Vasquez David Almaguer Josie Gonzales Steve Lucero Albert Medina Kendra Brooks Hensley Pat Gurka If you would like to add a name to the list please call the

parish office at 524-8563.

***Program Spotlight***

Get FORMED Now! It’s EASY and FREE to Register! • Visit formed.org with a web browser • Click on Register (lower right of page) • Enter Parish Access Code: PJJNPQ • Enter your email and create a password (you need this to login later)

Our parish is participating in Living the Eucharist this upcoming Lenten season. It begins the week of February 11, 2018. Ash Wednesday is February 14, 2018. This

spiritual renewal program provides us with opportunities to grow in our faith through learning more about the Eucharist, participating more fully in Sunday Mass, and living the Eucharist each day as disciples of Christ. Sign up Sundays will be held at Masses the weekends of January 6 and 13, 2018. Materials are now available for purchase. Please contact Lisa at (575) 921-1369 or Patricia at (575) 649-6971 for materials or for more information about this program. Please join us. Thank you.

True Reformers is a study crafted to teach about those who led the Church’s rebirth from the ashes of confusion caused by the Protestant Reformation. In these six sessions, participants will learn about the true benefactors of the human race: the saints. The saints of the Catholic Reformation show us just how powerful—and beautiful—is the human heart’s free response to God’s generous grace. To access “True Reformer” Log in to Formed.org. Click on “Study” at the top of the page. Next, click on the image like the one above. Tip: To watch on your TV use an HDMI cord from your laptop to the TV, a “Chromecast” device from your Android phone to the TV, or an “Apple TV” device from your iPhone to the TV.

Estimados feligreses,

Si desean utilizar los sobres de ofrenda para

su donación en 2018, pasen a la oficina de la

iglesia antes del 15 de enero. Después de esa

fecha, seguiremos dando sobres, pero los

números pueden cambiar. Gracias.

We are in need of Ministers to the Homebound. Homebound ministers bring the Eucharist to parishioners who, either through illness or physical difficulty, are unable to attend Mass. If you feel God may be calling you to this important ministry, please call Sue Platt 575-528-8286.

The office will be closed on Monday,

January 1, 2018. Happy New Year.

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La oficina estará cerrada el lunes 1 enero, 2018.

Feliz Año Nuevo.

Living God’s Word

Spend a few quiet

moments in prayer,

thanking God for

calling us to be part of

God’s holy family, for

giving us at baptism

and at confirmation the

gift of the Holy Spirit.

This Spirit has been

poured into our hearts

and dwells within us,

binding us together.

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FATHER AND SON Events

WITH

Father Bill McCann

Dripping Springs Day Hike

With Mass and a Rosary

Saturday January 13, 2018

$5 per car

Bring water, lunch, and snacks Meet at IHM Parking Lot at

8:00 am

SAINT JOHN NEUMANN (1811-1860)

Feast Day - January 5

Before he was named bishop, a position he did not think he was worthy of, Father John thought of himself as a simple priest. He was born in Bohemia, which is now the Czech Republic. John was a quiet and studious boy who liked botany and

astronomy. John was accepted at the seminary, where he discovered his gift for learning languages. In addition to his native Bohemian and German, John mastered Latin and Greek for his religious studies, as well as Italian, Spanish, English, and French. Later in life, he taught himself Gaelic so he could better serve Irish immigrants in America. John, set out for America. When he arrived in New York, he had one dollar in his pocket. He was ordained by the Bishop of New York and sent to work with German immigrants who were lumberjacks in the Niagara Falls area. Father John went from camp to camp, village to village, carrying his Mass kit in a backpack. Finally a friend gave him a horse but Father John was so small that he had to climb onto a fence or stand on a tree stump to mount the horse that he named Gertrude. In 1842, John Neumann joined the Redemptorists; a missionary order of priests, and six years later was appointed the superior of the order. He became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1848, and, in 1852, he was named Bishop of Philadelphia.

Are you interested in becoming CATHOLIC?

Are you an adult Catholic missing any of

your sacraments?

Please come to the Rite of Christian

Initiation for Adults (RCIA)

Classes are every Tuesday at

6:30 pm, Room 105

THIS WEEK’S TOPICS:

No classes - Christmas Holiday

You don’t have to be enrolled in these

classes to come and hear about a topic!

All are welcome!

For more information, please call

Lynne Avitia at 575-640-8358.

Dear Parishioners,

If you would like to use the Offertory Envelopes for your donation in 2018, please stop by the parish office by January 15th. After that date, we will still issue envelopes, but the numbers may change. Thank you.

City of Rocks State Park Campout Saturday/Sunday April 28-29, 2018

* Explore hiking trails * Organized fun activities

* Campfire Cobbler

& Holy Rosary * Outdoor Sunday Mass * Group Pictures

Times, supplies and associated costs for the campout to be announced

These events are For Dads and Sons, Ages 6-18 (Or Grandfathers, uncles, or Adult Big Brothers)

Designed to help dads bond with their sons,

empowering them to be honorable young men and disciples of Jesus

For more information or

to register for these events please contact

Jimmy at 575.644.6293 or e-mail

boomerk7@aol.com