St. John the Baptist Catholic Church 9810 Indiana Ave

Suite 150, Mailbox #4

Lubbock, TX 79423

Email: stjohnbaptistlbk@gmail.com

Phone: 806-771-2673, Fax: 806-771-2674

Pastor: Msgr. David R. Cruz

Parish Secretary: Evangeline Jimenez

Mass: Sundays, 10:00am (English), Confessions by Appt.

Office Hours: Mon., Wed. & Fri., 9:00am - 1:00pm

Tues. & Thurs., 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Rectory (Fr. David’s Home):

3323 86th Street, Lubbock, TX 79423

YOUTH FAITH CLASSES

Faith Formation Classes for all

youth begin on Wednesday,

September 16th at 7pm.

If you have not registered your

child, please call Nancy Sanchez

at 241-4432.

A $10 registration fee will be

requested to cover costs of

materials. Baptism Certificates

will be required for children

needing sacramental preparation.

The last day to register

and bring paperwork is

Wednesday, October 7th at 7pm.

September 13, 2015

Twenty-Fourth Sunday

in Ordinary Time

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MASS INTENTION:

Gilberto Soliz + (Eternal Rest)

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TODAY’S READINGS

First Reading:

Isaiah 50:5-9a

Responsorial Psalm:

I will walk before the Lord,

in the land of the living.

(Psalm 116:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9)

Second Reading:

James 2:14-18

Gospel Acclamation:

May I never boast except in the

cross of our Lord through which

the world has been crucified to

me and I to the world.

(Galatians 6:14)

Gospel:

Mark 8:27-35

ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY

If you are interested in helping

maintain and decorate the

worship area, consider joining the

environment ministry. Contact

the Environment Ministry Leader,

Lucy Escobar, at 445-7283

for more information.

HOSPITALITY MINISTRY

If you are interested in becoming

involved with the hospitality

ministry, please sign up with the

Hospitality Ministers after Mass.

Donations of food, drinks, and

serving items are welcome!

For more information, please

contact Belinda Martinez at

777-4089 or Helen Carrizalez

at 544-3717.

SHARING MEMORIES

Please help us to preserve our

new beginning so that one day

we will be able to pass on the

history of St. John the Baptist

to future generations.

If you have photos or memories

you would like to share,

please email them to the parish

office or upload them to our

Parish Facebook Page:

St. John the Baptist Catholic

Church (Lubbock TX).

REGISTRATION FORMS

If you wish to become

a member of the parish,

please fill out a registration form

and return it to the parish office

during office hours.

Registration forms are available

to pick up after Mass

or at the Parish Office.

PRAYER INTENTION LIST

Do you have a loved one you

would like the parish to keep

in their prayers? If so, visit the

parish office or write your inten-

tion in the prayer book at Mass

to add your loved one’s name to

our weekly prayer intention list.

PRAYER INTENTION LIST

From September 6, 2015

Healing & Good Health

-Adela Gomez -Juan Contreras

-Escobar Family -Jakob Neuber

-Maxine Abeyta

General

-Fr. Angelo Consemino

& St. Anne’s Catholic Church

-Major Tim Miller & all men and

women serving in the military

Eternal Rest

-Julio Escobar +

-Brendon Behan +

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church: Loving Patron

Take flight with me in a northeasterly direction and after traveling 4,650 miles you will arrive at my home in Ireland, Cashel County Tipperary. Now let us step back in time to the year 450 AD. As we look around the green plains circled by blue mountains, we find a teacher at work, St. Patrick, lovingly instructing the king and the people in the ways of Christianity. The seed of the gospel takes root, and as we fast forward over the centuries, we find monasteries, churches, a host of holy places dotting the green plains around my hometown. Soon Cistercian, Franciscans and Dominicans are founding places of learning and of worship. My ancestors undergo many challenges as a variety of invasions seek to change the ambience of my homeland. Then, in 1785, on the sight of an old Franciscan monastery, the Church of St. John the Baptist appears. This holy place, to this day, is where the people of my hometown come together for worship and prayer. You can imagine the joy and happiness I felt when Father David dedicated our new Catholic community to the care and patronage of St. John the Baptist. A rich flow of memories united me across the years to the place of my birth and to the community of faith, which has nurtured my ancestors and my family. Close to my home church is a cemetery where all my ancestors are buried, including my parents, Jimmy and Rita, and my sisters Helen and Mary. All ten children in my family were baptized in the Church of St. John the Baptist. As my family members entered the heavenly kingdom as the Mass of resurrection was celebrated in our church, no wonder I felt so overwhelmed with joy and thanksgiving as we dedicated our church and community to the care of St. John the Baptist. I wonder what our new church and community will look like 200 years from now. I am sure it will be a vibrant expression of the communion of saints, just as my faith community in Cashel has been for my ancestors, my family and myself. Fr. Jimmy O’Connor of St. Patrick’s Church shares the same faith-history as I do. We were born in Cashel and, on the same street, within two doors of each other, we lovingly celebrate the patronage of the community of St. John the Baptist as the cradle of our faith. With joy and thanksgiving, I dedicate this brief bulletin note as we salute the newest church in honor of St. John the Baptist, and ask the blessings of the community in Cashel on our new pilgrim journey.

Tom McGovern

BLESSING OF CATECHISTS

Sunday, September 20th

During 10:00am Mass

Please join us for Mass as we

bless and pray for our catechists,

who will begin leading instruction

for the Youth Faith Formation

Classes.

~ St. John the Baptist, we honor you! ~

~ St. John the Baptist, pray for us! ~

ARISE SUNDAY &

ARISE FAITH GROUPS

Join us for ARISE Sunday,

September 27th at 10:00am,

as we pray for the success

of the ARISE program,

and begin registrations for

ARISE Faith Groups.

Registrations will be held after

Mass on Sunday, September 27th

& Sunday, October 4th.