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Our Devotions

Adoration, Rosary &

Novena: 5:00-6:00 PM M-F

Holy Spirit: Mondays

Divine Mercy/Holy Hour for

Vocation: Tuesday

Perpetual Help Novena:

Wednesdays

St. Jude Novena:

Thursdays

Santo Niño Novena: Fridays

Sacred Heart: 1st Fridays

First Saturday of the

month:

2000 Hail Mary Devotion,

from 9:00 AM

Divine Mercy Devotion:

Sunday 3:00 – 4:00 PM

Parish Office/Business Hours:

Monday thru Friday: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

12 noon – 1:00 PM: Lunch Break

Schedule of Masses and other Services

Sundays: 8:00 and 10:00

AM, and 12 noon Bilingual Mass (English & hymns in

Filipino)

Saturdays: 6:00 PM (Spanish Mass) Daily Holy Eucharist:

M-F 6:00 PM

Confession: Mon-Sat 5:00 – 6:00 PM

Baptism: By appointment & Seminars is necessary

Confirmation:

11th to 12th grade Marriage: Please meet

with the Pastor one year in advance.

Counseling: By Appointment

Funeral: Please contact the Parish office before making

arrangements outside

OUR SERVANTS

ADMINISTRATION

Pastor – Rev. Fr. Arnold Ibarra, PhD Deacon - Arsenio Reyes

Office Volunteers: Martha Ponce, Francis Paiz, Annie Spencer,

Dora Mendez, Alicia Anaya

Business Coordinator – Anna Rose Nolasco Sacramental Records – Dr. Connie

Nepomuceno Safe Environment - Monette Reyes

Photographer – Henry Mendez Webmaster – Ed Candelaria

Property Manager – Robert Mendez

PASTORAL COUNCIL (2015-2018)

Chairperson: Regina Pino Vice Chair: Rene Jaceldo

Secretaries: Josie McCallister & Vicky Ortiz

Members:, Rene Jaceldo, Robert Mendez,

Irene Roberson, Nena Connor,

Alvaro Suarez, Raine Virginio, Armi Wallace, Bill Wolff & Patrick Wyrwich

FINANCE COUNCIL

Chairperson: Michael Roberson

(2015-2020) Members – Belma dela Cruz, Dr. Concepcion Nepomuceno

STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL

Chairperson: Jim Irwin Members: Regina Pino, Michael Roberson,

Belma dela Cruz, Suzette Saunders Dr Concepcion Nepomuceno

MINISTRIES

WORSHIP

Acolytes: Vicky Ortiz

Dévotion: Dr. Connie Nepomuceno Hospitality: TBD Lectors: Jill Lewis

Adult Choir: Helen Ona Youth Choir: Noel Casino Sacristan: Rita Cordova

Director of Altar Servers: Russel Cantu Wedding/Quincenera Coordinator:

Alicia Anaya & Annie Spencer

EVANGELIZATION

Religious Education Coordinator: Jet Licon

RCIA : Deacon Jun Reyes, Doris Garza, & Dr.

Connie

Family Life Apostolate: TBD

Guadalupana: Rosa dela Garza

ACTS and Vocation/Director of Liturgy: Deacon

Jun Reyes

Youth: Russell & Bernadette Cantu

SERVICE

Filipino Traditions: Pura Frierson Nutrition: Alma de Paz

Knights of Columbus : Grand Knight Sean Flatley

Social Concerns : Joanne Jaceldo Stephen Ministry: Jill Lewis

Bill Lenhart Ministry: Charles Jordan

Santo Niño de Cebu Catholic

Church

Address: 5655 Rigsby Avenue,

San Antonio, Texas 78222 Phone: (210) 648-1705 Fax: (210) 648-5365

E-mail: santo.nino.sa@gmail.com

ANNOUNCEMENT

1. Please support the Little Mr./Ms. and Mrs. Santo Nino candidates for our fiesta. If you want to sponsor and help support on this event you call the office at (210)648-1705.

2. A dance presentation during the festival will be one of the numbers. Those who had a dance group and interested to join in this presentation, please call the office at (210) 648-1705 to register your group.

3. Fiesta raffle tickets are now available for sale for only $10.00 a ticket. Please help this fundraising for the Capital project : Religious Education classroom building. Please remit the sold raffle tickets (stubs and money) at the office as soon as possible.

4. The Santo Niño nine days novena will start on May 11, Thursday and ends on Friday, May 19, 2017. Please attend this important spiritual preparation for our annual festival for parochial graces and blessings.

5. Copies of your weekly bulletin can be downloaded on the internet at www.stonino.org/bulletins.

6. The Sto. Nino Church would like to thank the online donors. Please visit the www.stonino.org to those would like to donate online. Your donations are very much appreciated.

Today’s Reflection Today’s Gospel JN 10:1-10

Fourth Sunday of Easter May 07, 2017

Prayer Corner

The Good Shepherd

Santo Niño de Cebu Catholic Church 5655 Rigsby Avenue, San Antonio TX, 78222 (210)648-1705 (210)648- 5365 santo.nino.sa@gmail.com www.stonino.org

Do you need a

breakthrough?

A re you at an impasse

in your spiritual

growth or emotional

healing or a difficult

relationship? Do you need a

breakthrough? Do you feel

stuck behind a fence that's

keeping you on the outside of

peace, joy, satisfaction, or

healing?

This Sunday's Gospel reading

tells us that Jesus is the gate in

that fence. He helps us reach

the heavenly side of the gate,

outside the realm of earthly

restrictions -- not only when we

die and enter eternal life, but

also here and now in our earthly

life, so that we might always

"have life and have it more

abundantly."

When our path seems blocked,

we can only make progress by

letting Jesus shepherd us

around and through and over

the obstacles. If people shut a

door on something that God

wants us to do, Jesus is still our

open gate and no one can close

him out of our lives. He will

lead us into a new opportunity

for accomplishing the plans of

God. If he's given us a

frustrated holy desire or a

passion for which there seems

to be no outlet, instead of

complaining or quitting, we

must look at Jesus and see him

as a gate that opens into a new

direction or location.

Remember, however, that until

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Our Mission:

The Santo Niño Catholic Church is a faith community where all are welcome to celebrate Catholic beliefs embellished by the best Philippine traditions. It is a dynamic parish responding to the spiritual needs of the community to fulfill its evangelical mission and to realize Christ’s call of making disciples of all nations. (Parish Pastoral Council, 21 April 2001)

J esus said: "Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever does not enter a sheepfold through the gate but climbs over elsewhere is a thief and a robber. But whoever enters

through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens it for him, and the sheep hear his voice, as the shepherd calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has driven out all his own, he walks ahead of them, and the sheep follow him, because they recognize his voice. But they will not follow a stranger; they will run away from him, because they do not recognize the voice of strangers." Although Jesus used this figure of speech, the Pharisees did not realize what he was trying to tell them. So Jesus said again, "Amen, amen, I say to you, I am the gate for the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture. A thief comes only to steal and slaughter and destroy; I came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly."

Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt

Lord our God, we look to you and to Jesus Christ our Savior. Continually renew

your grace and your power in our lives, we pray. Renew

your grace and power, that we may have light even in

dark and distressing times and through the Savior may

overcome as we wait faithfully for your kingdom. Help us to be ready to take anything upon ourselves, to

serve you with body and soul, with all we have and are. May

we belong to the hosts of those who go to meet you, who wait for your coming kingdom, which will bring

comfort to the world and to all people who now suffer and grieve. O Lord our God, have mercy on our times and on our world. Grant that with thanks and praise we may soon see the signs of the

fulfillment of your promises. Amen. .

we get all the way through this

gate, we must stick close to him

like dumb sheep. There's a

journey to take before we can

reach the other side of the

fence.

The thief that comes to steal and

slaughter can only reach us

when we stray away from Jesus

and we take our eyes off of him.

Despair and worry are two

common thieves, robbing us of

peace, joy, satisfaction, and

healing. But they're not as

powerful as they pretend to be.

We defeat them easily by

remembering that they do not

speak the full truth. The truth is:

Jesus is our Good Shepherd

safely guiding us into a life of

abundant victory!

Questions for Personal

Reflection:

What breakthrough are you

hoping for? What's frustrating

you and seems hopeless?

What's causing you to think that

a problem you're facing might

lead to disaster and destruction?

What will you do this week to

follow Jesus more closely so

that you can get through this

with more peace?

Questions for Group Faith

Sharing:

Share the story of a time when

you experienced obstacles and

Jesus provided a breakthrough

that led to victory.

© 2017 Terry Modica, Catholic Digital Resources, www.catholicdr.com. Printed by permission. To view or subscribe to daily Good News Reflections, visit www.gnm.org.

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STEWARDSHIP (Collection) REPORT AND ATTENDANCE

Collection Last Sunday, April 30, 2017:

1st Collection……………………………………………...…..$ 3,005.28

2nd Coll: Cap Proj.: RE classroom ..………..………….$ 863.42

Attendance ………………………………………………………….. 408

Today’s Second Collection 5-7-2017is for the

Assumption Seminary

“Thank you for your goodwill and generosity.”

Fourth Sunday of Easter May 7, 2017

Little Mr /Ms. And Mrs. Santo Nino Coronation Night

The coronation for Mr./Ms. And Mrs. Santo Nino

will be on May 20, 2017, 6:30 p.m.

at the Santo Nino Church Hall.

Tickets are sold for $50.00 for Adults and $25 for Children.

Please Support this fundraising event for the Capital Project:

Religious Education Building

Santo Niño

Festival Coming Soon

ON

May 21, 2017

The Santo Nino Church is seeking for volunteers to help with this event. If you are interested in helping

please contact the office at (210)648-1705.

Fiesta Raffle ticket is also available at the office for only $10.00

2017 Archbishop’s

Appeal—Disciples, Sent by

the Spirit

As stated in Archbishop’s

letter the theme for this

Appeal year is Disciples, Sent

by the Spirit. The Archdiocese

Archbishop’s Appeal goal is

$4,500,000.

The Archbishop’s Appeal

reported that as of May 5,

2017, our church has a total

pledge of $8,346.00 and paid

$ 4,578.00.

Our parish goal is

$ 6,669.00 by December

31, 2017.

Our parish would like to

thank for your full support

and effort to attain our

parish Archbishop’s Appeal

Parish Goal.

Your gift donation to the

Appeal is essential to

serving the spiritual and

physical needs of Christ's

people in our community.

You can make your gift by

filling out the Appeal

pledge envelopes located

in the foyer or, give online

at www.archsa.org, or call

the Appeal Office at 210-

734-1604. Thank you for

your generosity!

Your word is a lamp to my feet

and a light to my path. Psalm

119:105

DAILY READINGS (May 8—May 14, 2017)

DAY READING/S GOSPEL

MON 1st— ACTS 11:1-18 JN 10:11-18

TUE 1st—ACTS 11:19-26 JN 10:22-30

WED 1st—ACTS 12:24—13:5A JN 12:44-50

THU 1st—ACTS 13:13-25 JN 13:16-20

FRI 1st—ACTS 13:26-33 JN 14:1-6

SAT 1st—ACTS 13:44-52 JN 14:7-14

SUNDAY 5/7/2017

1st—ACTS 6:1-7 2ND—1 PT 2:4-9

JN 14:1-12

Mass Intentions

Sat. 6:30 PM: 1. for the souls of Charlie/Margie Graf, Delia Olney, and Oliva Crisostomo; 2. Recovery of Victor/Mila Sanchez, Manny Portillo, Lupita Perez, Frances Paiz, Maria/Luis Davila, Sr. Lolita, Sr. Carmen and Sr. Esther.

Sun.—8:00 AM: 1. for the recovery of Dancie Grace Vieyra, Lolita pepper, Jacob Ponce; 2. for the special intentions of Robert/Nel Mendez,;3 for the soul of John Saunders, Bob Lewis, Bill/June Lenhart, Olivia Crisostomo, and Roy Whitaker.

Sun.— 10:00 AM: 1. For the soul of †Dina Sorio and all the intentions of the 2000 Hail Mary’s Devotion; 2. Intentions of Barbara Keller and Family; 3. Recovery of Adelina Soriano and Rosario Medina; 4. Health of Narciso and Zenaida Sorio.

Sun. 12:00 Noon: 1. for the health of Mila Sanchez and health recovery of Victor Sanchez; 2. for the souls of Bob Lewis, Bill and June Lenhart, Oliva Crisostomo and John Saunders. 3. For recovery of Carmen Jaceldo; 4. Intention of Farah Bastillas.

DAILY MASS INTENTIONS:

For the Week From May 1—5, 2017

1. For those who have died, that eternal rest may grant unto them, we pray to the Lord:

2. For the thanksgiving and personal need and intentions of the Santo Nino Parish Ministers and volunteers, we pray to the Lord:

3. For the health recovery of our parishioners , especially to Carmen Jaceldo, that she may experience the healing of Christ, we pray to the Lord:

Lord Hear our prayers.

Fourth Sunday of Easter May 7, 2017

Total Collected for R.E.

classroom project

$ 25,540.71

$ 134,459.29 The road to take.

Religious

Education

Projected Cost

$ 160,000.00

Note: The project cost is subject to change depending on the

Construction cost and material cost of the project.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSROOM BUILDING PROJECT

COLLECTION AND FUNDRAISINGREPORT

AS OF APRIL 30, 2017