ST. BONAVENTURE CATHOLIC CHURCH 1918 Palo Alto Rd.

San Antonio, Texas 78211

Bulletin deadline: Attention all Ministries The bulletin deadline is Monday at Noon. Please submit one week in advance by email or in writing your Ministry news, announcements or updates with contact information to church office. Thank you for your cooperation.

We would like to extend a warm welcome to all visitors, families and friends of our community! Thank you for visiting.

¡Nos gustaría extender una cálida bienvenida a todos los visitantes, familias y amigos de nuestra comunidad! Gracias por su visita. BIENVENIDOS!

Let us Pray for the speedy recovery of all the sick members of our Parish.

******************************************* Let us not hesitate to help those

who have died and offer our prayers for them.

St. John Chrysostom

Church Cleaners Sincere thanks to all the families who consider the clean-ing of the church as a ministry. Thank you to all our volunteers who have been working hard to maintain our church property and gardens.

ANNOUNCEMENTS / ANUNCIOS

To New Parishioners

STATIONS OF THE CROSS SCHEDULE HORARIO VIA CRUCES

Each Friday during Lent: Mass at 6:30 pm, Stations at 7 pm Cada Viernes durante Cuaresma: Misa 6:30 pm, Via Cruces 7pm

• March 29 Eucharist Ministers of Communion, 12 pm Choir

• April 5 Knights of Columbus, Guadalupanas

• April 12 Parish Pastoral Council members, Food Pantry, Devine Mercy, 10:30 am Choir

• April 19 Live Via Cruces

Church Lenten Schedule

• April 9 Lenten Confession, 6:30 pm

• April 14 Palm Sunday - Procession before each mass

• April 16 Chrism Mass, 6 pm (at San Fernando Cathedral)

• April 18 Holy Thursday, Mass 7 pm, Adoration until 12 a.m.

• April 19 Good Friday (schedule at a later date)

• April 20 Easter Vigil, 8:30 pm

• April 21 Easter Sunday, regular Sunday mass schedule

“I HAVE DONE WHAT IS MINE; MAY CHRIST TEACH YOU WHAT IS YOURS!” St. Francis of Assisi Come and See Conventual Franciscan Friars April 6, 8:30 AM Men 18 - 40 1104 Kentucky Ave San Antonio, Texas 78201 210.734.4962 vocationofficesw@yahoo.com

HE HECHO LO QUE ES MÍO; ¡QUE CRISTO TE ENSEÑE LO QUE ES TUYO! San Francisco de Asís Ven a ver Frailes Franciscanos Conventuales 6 de abril, 8:30 a.m. Hombres 18 - 40 1104 Kentucky Ave San Antonio, Texas 78201 210.734.4962 vocationofficesw@yahoo.com

COPS/METRO TOWN HALL MEETING To prepare for the town hall meeting with councilman Saldana later in April, the COPS/Metro parish leaders would like to invite you and your neighbors to have a “conversation among neighbors and parishioners” to talk about the community issues that are putting pressure on your family and your neighborhood. We will present a summary of the issues to Councilman Saldana at his meeting that will be scheduled in the month of April. The City will have several million dollars form the 2020 Bond monies. We want to give him some input as to how we want to direct the uses of those monies. Please invite others to attend this meeting on March 28, 2019 at 7 p.m. in the Schuster Hall. Contact Ana Esparza 210-862-7104 or Juanita Guardado 210-773-7950 for more information. COPS / METRO REUNIÓN MUNICIPAL Para prepararse para la reunión municipal con el concejal Saldana más adelante en abril, los líderes de la parroquia de COPS / Metro desean invitarlos a usted y a sus vecinos a tener una "conversación entre vecinos y feligreses" para hablar sobre los problemas de la comunidad que están presionando a su familia y a su barrio. Presentaremos un resumen de los problemas al Concejal Saldana en su reunión que se programará en el mes de abril. La Ciudad tendrá varios millones de dólares de los bonos del 2020. Queremos darle alguna información sobre cómo queremos dirigir los usos de esos fondos. Por favor, invite a otros a asistir a esta reunión el 28 de marzo de 2019 a las 7 p.m. en la salon de Schuster. Contacte a Ana Esparza 210-862-7104 o Juanita Guardado 210-773-7950 para más información.

Meetings and Events of the week Monday, Mar 25th: Annunciation of the Lord 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Devine Mercy Ministry / Parish Hall 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Women’s A.C.T.S. Retreat Meeting / Schuster Hall Tuesday, Mar 26th: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Food Pantry (applicants only) 6:00 pm Holy Communion Candidates Yr. 2 Reconciliation/Church 5:30 - 6:30 pm Gonzalez Choir Practice / Church 6:00 pm - 8 pm Lopez Choir Practice / CCD Bldg. 7:00 pm - 9 pm Bereavement Support Group / CCD Bldg. Wednesday, Mar 27th: 8:00 am - 8:00 pm Adoration / Confession 7:00 pm RCIA / CCD Bldg. 7:00 pm KOC Officers Meeting / Parish Hall Thursday, Mar 28th: 5:30 - 6:30 pm Gonzalez Choir Practice/ Church

7:00 - 8:30 pm AOP Meeting / Parish Hall Friday, Mar 29th: Abstinence 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Food Pantry (applicants only) 6:30 pm Memorial Mass 7:00 pm Stations of the Cross Saturday, Mar 30th: 11:00 am Children’s Choir Practice-Spanish / CCD Bldg. Sunday, Mar 31st: Fourth Sunday of Lent 9:30 am - 10:30 am CCD Classes CCD Bldg. 11:30 am - 12:30 pm CCD Classes CCD Bldg. 1:30 - 3:00 pm Confirmation Classes Year 1 & 2 / Parish Hall 5:00 pm Teen A.C.T.S. Retreat meeting / Schuster hall

Collection for March 16th & March 17th, 2019

Mass Intentions

Saturday, March 23rd:

5:00 pm To end Abortion/Euthanasia

+Cipriana Salinas (by her family)

+For all souls in purgatory (by community)

Sunday, March 24th:

8:30 am +Oscar A. Flores (Mamie Flores)

+Deacon Fidel Hinojosa 1 yr. anniversary

(by daughter, Melinda Donez)

+Josefina Aguilar (Miguel Aguilar)

10:30 am +Joaquin Gallegos (Familia)

+Gloria De Los Santos (Rosie y Ramon

Saucedo)

+Margarito Sepulveda (Angelica

Sepulveda)

+Ruben De Los Santos (Rosie y Ramon

Saucedo)

+Florentino Granados (de su Esposa)

+Por todas las almas benditas

Por la salud de Margarita Murillo Campos

Por la salud de Maria Del Rosario Campos

12:30 pm +Alfredo Garza (Rudy & Belinda Rosales)

+Deacon Fidel Hinojosa 1 yr. anniversary

(by daughter, Melinda Donez)

Thanksgiving for Healing

Mass Adults Youth Attendance

5:00 pm $ 496.15 $14.00 124

8:30 am $1,320.02 $18.55 174

10:30 am $1,167.47 $51.00 463

12:30 pm Mass $1,840.78 $60.30 377

Total Adults 1st Collection: $4,824.42

Total Youth 1st Collection: $ 143.85

Total 2nd Collection: $1,105.88

Total Collection: $6,074.15

In Office Income: $2,628.76

Total for the week: $8,702.91 1,138

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Mon Mar 25: Is 7:10-14, 8:10; Ps 40:7-11; Heb 10:4-10; Lk 1:26-38

Tue Mar 26: Dn 3:25, 34-43; Ps 25:4-5ab, 6-7bc, 8-9; Mt 18:21-35

Wed Mar 27: Dt 4:1, 5-9; Ps 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20; Mt 5:17-19

Thu Mar 28: Jer 7:23-28; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Lk 11:14-23

Fri Mar 29: Hos 14:2-10; Ps 81:6c-11ab, 14, 17; Mk 12:28-34

Sat Mar 30: Hos 6:1-6; Ps 51:3-4, 18-21ab; Lk 18:9-14

Sun Mar 31: Jos 5:9a, 10-12; Ps 34:2-7; 2 Cor 5:17-21; Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 Alternate readings (Year A): 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Ps 23:1-6; Eph 5:8-14; Jn 9:1-41[1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38]

Church Cleaners

Monday, March 25th: Susana Mendiola, Alma Lopez & family, Gaby Zapata, Laura Lopez & Edie Gaytan. Friday, March 29th: Gerardo Vargas & Los Matachines

Choirs Saturday, March 30th: 5:00 pm Joshua Reyes Sunday, March 31st: 8:30 am Richard Gonzalez 10:30 am Enda/Coro de ninos 12:30 pm Gilbert Borrego

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lectors & Holy Communion Ministers

Saturday, March 30th

5:00 pm Mass Commentator: Linda Ibarra Gonzales Lectors: Barbara Flores / Jonathan Gonzales Extraordinary Ministers of Eucharist: #David Moreno #Jerry Issac, Manual Prado *Anabel Longoria

Sunday, March 31st 8:30 am Mass Commentator: Trinidad T. Mata Lectors: Lauren Garcia / Joseph Garcia Extraordinary Ministers of Eucharist: #Estella De La Cruz #Amelia Arriaga, Debbie Perez, Linda Lopez, Fernando Revuelta, Angela Guerra *David Perez 10:30 am Spanish Mass Commentator: Miriam Arreola Lectors: Socorro Munoz / Crispo Munoz Extraordinary Ministers of Eucharist: #Margarita Perez #Maria E. Rodriguez, Ana Gomez, Maira Laguna, Martha Arredondo, Enedina Cortez *Angelica Mata 12:30 pm Mass Commentator: Alma Lopez Lectors: Cherie Almazan / Gloria Garcia Extraordinary Ministers of Eucharist: #Irma Alvarado #Gilbert Borrego, Frances Deleon, Mariano Deleon *Elida Borrego