St. Anthony Catholic Church Church 115 N. 25 Mile Ave. | Hereford, Texas 79045

Parish Office:114 Sunset Drive 364-6150

School Office: 120 W. Park Ave. Phone 364-1952.

Parish website http://stanthonyscatholicparish.com/ In case of an emergency email: frneusch@gmail.com or 806-570-5706

PARISH PASTOR — Rev. Fr. Anthony Neusch DIOCESE of AMARILLO — Bishop Patrick Zurek

Sign up for R.C.I.A and Small Groups Adult Faith Formation email: janiebanner1@wtrt.net or call 364-6150

Bulletin Editor Jasmin Enriquez email: jme.stanthonys@gmail.com bulletin deadline is noon WEDNESDAY.

Church Announcements: Sunday, March 10:

Daylight Savings Time

NO F.F.C elementary

NO Holy Hour

Tuesday, March 12:

5:30 pm Mass

NO Adoration.

Wednesday, March 13:

NO Adoration

NO F.F.C for Jr. High and High school 5:30 pm First Word Service 6 pm—9 pm Confessions Friday, March 15:

6 pm Stations of the Cross.

6:30 pm Soup Supper in the school cafeteria.

Saturday, March 16:

1 pm Walk the Boundaries

Sunday, March 17: 10 am F.F.C Elementary

2 pm A.L.I.C.E Training

5 pm Holy Hour

First Sunday of Lent March 10, 2019

ALMSGIVING, PRAYER, FASTING,

AND TEMPTATION As we begin our season of fasting, prayer, and almsgiving,

the reading from Deuteronomy reminds us of our duty of alms-

giving, that we “set [our offerings] before the Lord, [our] God,

[and] shall bow down in [God’s] presence” (Deuteronomy

26:10). The reading from Romans refers us to our prayer, re-

minding us that “The word is near you, in your mouth and in

your heart . . . For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord

will be saved” (Romans 10:8, 13). These are comforting words,

and encourage us to ask God for what we need and to aid us in

our prayer. Finally, the Gospel of Luke shows us a fasting Jesus,

who was tempted as we are, and who knows what it means to be

human. Someone once said that temptation arises when you’re

tired and weary, and the devil comes along and makes a per-

fectly reasonable suggestion. Jesus shows us that, with his help,

we too can overcome our temptations, reasonable as they may

sound. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co

School Announcement. Sch. Number: (806) 364-1952

March 11-15:

Spring Break!

Monday, March 18:

Classes Resume.

2:15 pm Early Out

Parish Office Hours: Mon. 10am– 12pm, 1pm-5pm.

Tue. & Thur. 9am-12:30pm, 1pm-5pm.

Wed. 9am-12pm, 1pm—5pm.

Fri. 9 am—12 pm

ALTAR SERVERS

Rosary for Priests and Religious Life. A small group will lead in prayer after the 5:30 PM Tuesday

Mass, anyone who would like to stay and pray the rosary for

priests and religious life are more than welcome.

Mon.7:15AM Robert Gonzales and Max Hedrick

Tues.5:30PM Jaelyn Garza and Kinley Jesko

Wed. 7:15AM Rosa Cota and Abigail Harrison

Thurs. 7:15AM Aleeya Alaniz and Arissa Alaniz

Fri.8:15AM School Students

SAT.6PM Johan Grotegut, Josef Grotegut,

Aiden Martinez and Jacob Smith

SUN. 8:45AM Logan Chesher, Kakee McIntire,

Faith Zepeda and Hope Zepeda

SUN. 11:30 AM Gabriel Guerrero, Christian Guerrero,

Caleb Guerrero and Cristian Jaime

LITURGY INTENTIONS Mon.7:15AM All Deceased Souls Caused by

Natural Disasters

Tues.5:30PM ViolaBirkinfeld RIP

Wed.7:15AM Sonja Paetzold RIP

Thurs7:15AM Kenneth Schlabs RIP

FRI.8:15AM Intention of Mark Piere

SAT. 6PM Intention of Mark Piere

SUN.8:45AM People of the Parish

SUN.11:30AM Special Intention

STEWARDSHIP of TREASURE Feb. 23/24 2019

Envelopes–56 Loose Checks–38

Envelopes/Checks $9,352.00

Plates $614.00

Children $110.61

Total $10,070.60

Second Collection

Black Bag Collection $895.70

Extra Collection

Postage $35.00

FINAL Total = $11,007.31 Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

Schedule for March 16/17: 6PM Mass: Yeslih Candia, Steve Cortez, J.R. Garman, Monica

Hernandez and Larry McNutt (L)

8:45AM Mass: Nadine Berend, Jens Brorman, Shelley Meiwes,

Keith Meiwes, Monica Valdez, Jan Weishaar and Ana Zepeda SICK CALL ONLY: Robbie Blaklely, Jackie Casarez, Shawn Frye, Al Sim-

nacher, Jan Weishaar and Robert Zepeda

11:30 AM Mass: Eileen Alley, Rick Bordayo, Sergio

Correa, Samantha Guerrero, Elaine McNutt, Harrison

Parson and Mary Ann Ramirez (L)

Volunteers needed for Vocation Crucifix.

We are in need of volunteers for the voca-

tion crucifix for the next 2 months: April

and May. Please call the church office, 364-

6150 or come by the church office.

Lector Schedule for March 16/17: 6 PM Mass: Judith Grotegut and Deby Reinart

8:45AM Mass: Charlene Sanders and Carmen Flood

11:30AM Mass: Roni Vallejo and Robert Bribiesca

First Sunday of Lent March 10, 2019 8:45AM: Dismissal of RCIA after Homily, followed by topic—A/R.

NO Elementary F.F.C

Vocation Crucifix:

6 pm Mass: Monica Bermea

8:45am Mass: Volunteer

11:30 am Mass: Eileen and Larry Alley

NO Holy Hour MONDAY– 6:45 am Morning Prayer.

7:15 am Mass

6 pm Lectio Divina A/R

TUESDAY– 6:45 am Morning Prayer

7-8 am Men’s Lectionary Study Group

5:30 pm Mass

NO Adoration

WEDNESDAY – 6:45 am Morning Prayer.

7:15 am Mass

NO Women’s Lectionary.

NO Adoration

NO F.F.C for Jr. High and High school

5:30 pm First Word Service

6 pm—9 pm Confessions

THURSDAY– 6:45 am Morning Prayer.

7:15 am Mass

FRIDAY–6:45 am Morning Prayer.

NO Book Study.

8:15 am Mass.

SATURDAY 6 PM LITURGY March 16, 2019 Vocation Crucifix Catholic Life Insurance

Second Sunday of Lent March 17, 2019

8:45AM: Dismissal of RCIA after Homily, followed by topic—A/R.

10 am Elementary F.F.C

Vocation Crucifix:

8:45am Mass: Gwen Betzen and family

11:30 am Mass: Volunteer.

2 pm A.L.I.C.E training

5 pm Holy Hour

ALICE TRAINING. Sunday, March 17 at 2 pm in the church.

ALICE is the leading training solution that increases an

organization’s and individual’s odds of survival during a

violent intruder event. Parishioners must sign up to at-

tend the ALICE training. To sign up for the next ALICE

training call the church office, 364-6150.

Future ALICE training dates:

March 17, 2 pm

April 14, 2 pm

My family prayed _____

rosaries this week.

111 rosaries were prayed, for voca-

tions this past week. Thank you!

Pray with the Deacon Candidates. Come join the deacon candidates each morning at 6:45

am, in morning prayer. Please enter through the bell

tower entrance.

F.F.C students preparing for sacraments: Please be sure to sign in after Mass, in the back of the

church. Parents if you have any questions, please call

Aracely Correa, DRE, 364-6150. ext. 127 Baptismal Class Baptism classes will be the last Wednesday of every

month in the teachers lounge, please register online the

Friday before. The church website is,

http://stanthonyscatholicparish.com/

Hover your mouse over the ‘Sacraments’ tab and scroll

down to ‘Baptismal Class Registration’ if you have any

questions, please call Aracely Correa at 364-6150

NOTE: When you register for the baptismal class, you

are registering to take the class NOT schedule a date for

the baptism. The class is good for 2 years. Once you have

taken the class you can call Aracely at the church office

to schedule a meeting with Fr. Tony. If you have any

questions please call Aracely at the church office,

364-6150.

Spring Fashion Show! You are invited to the very first Senior Citizens Thrift

Store Spring Fashion Show! Sunday, March 24 at the

Hereford Senior Citizens from 2—4 pm

Dance The Night Away! Samaritan Hospice Sponsored.

Friday, March 15 from 7—10 pm at the Hereford Senior

Citizens. The event is by donation to benefit the Hereford

Seniors Citizen’s. Join us in dancing the night away!

ATTENTION RCIA SUPPORT FRIENDS

Dearly Beloved Parishioners - Holy Saturday, April 20 R.C.I.A.

+ Celebration of Easter Sacraments +

We are looking for someone who might like to use their talents and time to help

organize-prepare-or serve the foods and possibly clean up ‘round midnight (!) We

can do clean up, of course, but we rehearse early that morning and are otherwise quite busy getting

ready for this “encounter with God”. We know you are too, with family, but if you ‘feel the call’, let

us know at 346-2920 or 364-6150 or 364-7626.

God bless you and thank you! Janie & Lisa & RCIA

ATTENTION GRADUATES.

Senior Mass is May 5th and is fast ap-

proaching and pictures are now due for a

slideshow! In the email please include

the university you plan on attending, if

you have any questions please call Aracely Correa at

the church office. ac.stanthonys@gmail.com. The

deadline is April 1st. NOTE: Maximum of 10 photos.

MARCH CALENDAR MAR. 10—Daylight Savings Time

MAR. 10—NO F.F.C

MAR. 10—NO Holy Hour

MAR. 11-15—Spring Break! NO school!

MAR. 11—Lectio Divina in the A/R, 6 pm

MAR. 13—NO Womens Study

MAR. 13—First Word Service, 5:30 pm

MAR. 13—Confessions 6 pm to 9 pm

MAR. 13—NO F.F.C

MAR.15—Stations of the Cross, 6 pm

MAR. 15—Catholic Life Insurance Soup Supper, after Stations, by donations.

MAR. 17—2 pm A.L.I.C.E training

FREE HELP FOR THE SOULS

OF PARISHIONERS LENT 2019 is on the horizon. The parish has, for you, a

FREE copy of Daily Reflections, Actions and

Prayers entitled “LET GOD WORK WONDERS” by

Joseph F. Sica. (Twenty-Third Publications) They will

be available in the church entrances the week before Ash

Wednesday (March 6), in time for you to begin a holy

and meaningful Lent. This years’ booklet includes a

Lenten calendar on the back for added help tracking

Feast Days and Holy Week. Some Spanish copies will

be available. Make sure you get the one you need. God

bless you!

IMPORTANT F.F.C DATES: March 10: NO F.F.C.

March 13: NO F.F.C,

March 24: 1st Communion Retreat from 2—5 pm

April 6: Confirmation Retreat 11 am to 6 pm

MARK YOUR CALENDARS—LENT MISSION—APRIL 1 & 2 at 6:30 pm Saint Anthony of Padua has been called the Apostle of Forgiveness, perhaps because he calls for-

giveness a “‘spiritual almsgiving,’ without which all good things lack the reward of eternal life.”

By exploring some of the writings of the Evangelical Doctor, we will consider what it means to

forgive and how we might be moved to forgiveness so as to attain salvation.

A priest of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois, Father Daren J. Zehnle was ordained a priest in

2005. He currently serves as Pastor of St. Augustine Parish in Ashland, Illinois, Adjutant Judicial

Vicar, Judge on the Diocesan Tribunal, Episcopal Delegate for Matrimonial Concerns, and

Director of the Office for Divine Worship and the Catechumenate. His hobbies include reading,

particularly the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, hiking, and playing board games.

Confirmation of Adults who have received

First Communion. All adults who have received the Eucharist and are

preparing for the sacrament of Confirmation in their

parishes will gather on Saturday, April 6 at St. Mary’s

Cathedral for a retreat. The retreat will be in English and

Spanish with registration beginning at 9:15 am. Before

attending the retreat participants must call Aracely

Correa and set up a meeting. For more information

please contact DRE, Aracely Correa, 364-6150 ext. 127

WANT MORE FROM SCIPTURE? Want more from Scripture than just hearing it once

during Mass? Are you searching for

deeper meaning in GOD’S Word? All

ages are invited, welcome, encouraged

to come join with our Pastor and other

parishioners of all ages to read, medi-

tate, contemplate and pray over the

weekend Readings – It is called Lectio Divina …

(on the following dates/times in the A/R):

Monday, March 11 at 6 pm

Monday, March 18 at 6 pm

Thursday, March 28 at 5:15 pm

Thursday, April 4 at 5:15 pm

Monday, April 8 at 6 pm

Monday, April 15 at 6 pm

This can be an additional way to make Lent holy.

Please come and try it. You might like it.

FRIDAY LENTEN ACTIVITIES: March 15, 6 pm Stations of the Cross in the

church, Catholic Life Insurance Soup Supper after

stations in the school cafeteria by donations. All

proceeds to benefit students attending the Youth

Pilgrimage to Oklahoma City in honor of Blessed

Stanley Rother, Farmer, Priest and Martyr.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR! Stations of the Cross will be held every Friday at 6 pm

in the Church

March 15: Catholic Life Insurance, Soup Supper,

after Stations of the Cross in the school cafeteria by

donation.

March 22: Knights of Columbus, Fish Fry, 6:30 pm

at the Hereford Community Center. $10 Adults, $5

children

April 5: Knights of Columbus,

Fish Fry, 6:30 pm at the Hereford

Community Center. $10 Adults, $5

children

April 12: High School Youth,

Enchilada dinner. More information to come, watch

future bulletins.

NOTE: Date change for the Catholic Life Insurance

Soup Supper.

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From the desk of our pastor, Father Tony Neusch.

I have a feeling that a common morning refrain in any household with school children is, “Get your stuff to-

gether.” It may even be a refrain from work. To get our stuff together. I think that it may even be the sign that we

have turned into an adult, we have gotten our stuff together, at least some of the time. A major portion of the temple

offering as recounted in the first reading has everything to do with this image of having your stuff together, or more

precisely that I don’t have my stuff together.

Moses tells the people. Bring your offering to the temple, hand it to the priest and tell the priest, “I don’t

have my stuff together.” In recounting the story of salvation thus far, the Israelites say every time they offer to the

Lord, “I don’t have it together, but you oh God do. I have been brought home from wandering, exile, and oppression

to my homeland, and I had nothing to do with it.” Every time they offer first fruits and ritual sacrifice they are told

to remind themselves that what they offer is a gift they have received.

This ritual of recounting the deeds of the Lord God, is a constant reminder that though I am no longer wan-

dering, or in exile, or oppressed, there are those who are and I am no better than those who harmed me if I harm

those less fortunate. This Lent may we seek out the lost, the forsaken, and the hurting and show them the love and

care we have so graciously received.

Fassolatha—Greek White Bean Soup

Ingredients

1 lb. dried white beans (such as Great Northern or Navy beans)

10 cups water

1/2 cup olive oil

1 large onion (diced)

2 medium carrots (diced)

2 ribs celery (diced)

1 bay leaf

1 - 14 oz. can diced plum tomatoes (un-drained)

2 tbsp. tomato paste

Dash salt (or to taste)

Dash freshly ground black pepper (or to taste)

1/4 cup fresh parsley (chopped, for garnish)

For the Soup

1. Soak Beans overnight

2. Gather the ingredients.

3. Add the beans, water, and olive oil to a large, non-reactive soup pot and bring to a boil.

4. Reduce heat and simmer covered until beans are tender but not mushy, about 1 hour.

5. Add vegetables, tomatoes, tomato paste, and bay leaf to the pot and simmer uncovered another 30-45

minutes for flavors to meld and soup to thicken a bit.

6. Season the soup with salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste. Remove the bay leaf and sprinkle with

chopped fresh parsley before serving.

Note: Adding an acidic ingredient like tomato to the soup before the beans are cooked can toughen the skins on the

beans.

Thought for Reflection:

“There is no saint without a past—and no sinner without a future” - Anonymous

“No one is justified in doing evil on the ground of expediency.”—Theodore Roosevelt