Our Parish Mission— ‘Nuestra Senora de La Luz’ and ‘Sacred Heart’ are communities that come together to model Jesus to all peoples by addressing physical concerns and spiritual matters, and to do as Jesus did, giving everything to bring people into a closer relationship with God, in celebration.

SAINT LOUIS DE MONTFORT (1673 –1716)

Feast Day - April 28th

Louis’s life is inseparable from his efforts to promote genuine devotion to Mary, the mother of Jesus and mother of the Church. Totus tuus (completely yours) was Louis’s personal motto; Karol Wojtyla (John Paul II, October 22) chose it as his episcopal motto.

Louis Mary Grignion was born to a poor family on January 21, 1673, at Montfort, France, as an adult Louis identified himself by the place of his Baptism instead of his family name, Grignion. He was educated at the Jesuit college in Rennes and was ordained as a diocesan priest there in 1700. He was assigned as chaplain to a hospital at Poiters, and his much-needed reorganization of the hospital staff caused great resentment, leading to his resignation. However, during his stay there he organized a group of women into the Congregation of the Daughters of Divine Wisdom. Eventually Louis went to Rome where Pope Clement XI appointed him missionary apostolic, and he began to preach in Brittany. His emotional style caused much reaction, but he was successful, especially in furthering devotion to the Blessed Virgin through the Rosary. He also wrote a popular book, True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin. In 1715, Louis organized several priests and brothers and formed the Missionaries of the Company of Mary. He died in 1716 at Saint-Laurent-sur Sèvre, France, where a basilica has been erected in his honor and he was canonized in 1947 by Pope Pius XII.

Altar Servers (Carol Garcia 446-2129) Apr. 22 - Dylan, Aurelio, Aurora, Ralaya

Apr. 23 - Anastasia, Mariah, Sonia, Omar

Apr. 29 - Aurora, Ralaya, Raquel, Aurelio

Apr. 30 - Omar, Alejandra, Anastasia, Alex

Church Cleaners: Kathy Burnett & Christie Dorgan If you can’t make your assigned date, please trade with someone else. If the Church is not open, please call Carol Garcia at 446-2129.

Readers (Carol Garcia)

Apr. 22 - T. & C. McGinn

Apr. 23 - D. Lucero & F. Pacheco

Apr. 29 - B. Shoaf & L. Valle

Apr. 30 - Children’s Mass

Eucharistic Minsters of Holy Communion

Apr. 22 - L. Shoaf, V. Shelland,

E. Shimkus & C. Kline

Apr. 23 - D. & R. Garmon, C. & S. Moquin

Apr. 29 - M. Engelhardt, T. Sena

T. & D. Lozano

Apr. 30 - J. Maes, D. Garmon, V. Chelgren

J. Mizerka

Nuestra Señora de La Luz

Our Lady of the Light Catholic Church

P.O. Box 236 La Luz, New Mexico 88337

(www.ourladyofthelight.org) Office: (575) 434 - 9460

Mon. – Thurs. (10:00 - 4:00pm) Pastor: Fr. Alex Urena

Parochial Vicar - Fr. Theo Okafor Deacon: Andy Weiss DRE: Alicia McAninch

Ministry to the Home Bound: Janice Gillen (491-1566)

Food Bank: 434-9460 Liturgy & Environment:

Carleen Moquin

2nd Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday)

April 23rd, 2017

Sacrament of Reconciliation:

Saturdays: 3:00 – 3:30 pm

Weekend Masses:

Saturday Evening: 4:00 pm

Sunday: 11:00 am

(Rosary recited before Mass)

Weekday Masses:

Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday - 8:30 am

Communion Service - Monday & Wednesday

Eucharistic Adoration - Thursdays after

Mass.

Anointing of the Sick - 1st Friday of the

Month .

Mass Intentions Sat: † Flora Samora by Bea May Sun:†Robert H. Kellar by Bob Kellar Mon: Communion Service Tues: Sick of the Parish Wed: Communion Service Thus: † Lavonne Dickman Fri: † Teresita Sena Sat: † Edna Sota by Angel Soto

Please pray for those serving in our military

Bobby Duran (USAF) Major Paul Wever (USAF), Capt. Ryan Carn (USAF), Jeremiah Williams (USAF), James Dillahunt, Jose Espinosa, Matt McLaughlin (USAF), Eric Gayso - (Army) Nick Silva - (Army) SSgt. Eliza Granados (USAF) Tec. Sgt. Robert Seaburgh (USAF) Danny Garcia, (USAF) Sydney LeBlond (USAF) Jason Schlensig Markie Campbell Rowe Raul Martinez Jr. (USAF)

Weekend Collections Regular Collection -

$2,268.00 Thank you for your

donations and continued support.

Please Pray for the Sick of the Parish

Dcn. Don Dickman Leroy Garcia John Herrera Stella Herrera Pauline Cuellar Richard Gesting David Kellar Andrew Francis JoAnn Dryer Danny Lucero Marie Black Ethel Ebner Andrea Silva Lou Baldonado Mary Jo Drake Mary Lou Gomez Rene Beltran John Clute Richard Venters Lane Dokken Lucas Gaulker

Parish Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 10:00am - 4:00 pm - Or by appointment.

Closed on all major holidays. (575) 434-9460(www.ourladyof thelight.org)

Religious Ed. News The last day of Religious Education classes will be on Tuesday, April 25th (except for the 1st Communion Class). Our last children’s Mass will be celebrated next Sunday, April 30th. Nine Children will celebrate their First Communion on Sunday, May 7th. We would like to thank all our parents and grandparents who have brought their children to religious ed. Class every week. Thank you and God Bless you.

Mark Your Calendars! Parish Council Meeting & Potluck Supper Thursday - April 27th, 2017

All registered parishioners are members of the Parish Council. You are invited to attend a Potluck supper and Parish Council Meeting on Thursday April 27th, at 6:00 pm in the Parish Hall.

Sunday, April 23rd Come and join us in celebrating Fr Alex 's Birthday. It will be

held at St Francis, starting at 1:00 p.m. The parishioners from Our Lady of the Light are asked to bring side dishes (veggie trays, fruit trays, salads, veggies), and from Sacred Heart Mission desserts.

*Please keep the family of Teri Sena in your prayers. Mrs. Sena

passed away this week.

Please pray for those serving in our military

Major Paul Wever (USAF),

Jeremiah Williams (USAF),

SSgt. Eliza Granados (USAF) Tec. Sgt. Robert Seaburgh

donations and continued

e Pray for the Sick of the Parish

Our Lady of the Light - Food Pantry

Thank you for your continued support

of the Food Pantry. The Food

Pantry is in need of the following food

items:

The Chaplet of the Divine Mercy

Pray one Our Father, Hail Mary & the Apostles’ Creed.

Then, on the Our Father beads pray:

“Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood,

Soul and Divinity, of Your dearly beloved Son,

Our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins

and those of the whole world.” On the Hail Mary Beads pray: “For the sake of His sorrowful

Passion, have mercy on us And on the whole world”

In conclusion pray 3 times: “Holy God, Holy mighty One,

Holy Immortal One, Have mercy on us and on the

whole world.”

Attention Graduating Seniors! The Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary are offering Scholarships to any 2017 graduating Senior who wishes to pursue a career course of study in any institution of higher learning. The applications will be available at the Parish office. Appli-cations must be returned by May 1st. For more information about the scholarships , please contact, Terry Davis at 575-437-4470.

Dinner Tickets On Sale! We will be having a Mother’s Day Dinner on Saturday May 20th. Tickets

will be on sale beginning this weekend. The Tickets are $20.00 each. Dinner will be served in the Parish Hall from 4:00-7:00pm. The menu includes Prime Rib, baked Potato, Green Salad & Rolls, and Cheesecake. Come celebrate Mother’s Day with a very special meal! (Tickets will not be sold at the door.)

Canned refried beans

Pork and beans

Canned soup and veggies

*Tuna and potted meat

*Pasta sauce & Pasta noodles

* Cold Cereals

Jell-O and pudding mix

Salad dressing

Rice

Ramen noodles

*Mac and cheese

Peanut butter

Canned fruit

Crackers

*urgently needed items

In the month of March, the OLOL

food pantry served 490 families with

1, 416 people in those families.

Celebrating 100 Yr. Anniversary Of Our Lady of Fatima

Please join us for a Public Rosary celebrat-ing the 100th Anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima. It will be held on Saturday, May 12th at 12:00 Noon For the location and further information, please contact Ruth at 437-2503.

“Everybody Needs to Forgive Somebody” If your family did not receive a copy of the book that was a gift from Fr. Alex & Fr. Theo last weekend, please ask for a copy from the ushers. Remember, please take only one copy per family.