Email Address: SJBSanJuan@cdob.org Website http://sjtbchurch.myplaceofworship.org

Horario de Misas (Español)

9:00 a.m. domingo 12:00 p.m. domingo

6:00 p.m. sábado

Schedule of Masses Monday - Friday: Spanish 6:00 pm

Weekend Schedule Saturday, 6:00 p.m., Bilingual

Sunday, 8:00 a.m., Spanish Sunday, 10:00 a.m., English Sunday, 12 noon, Spanish

Parish Mission Statement St. John the Baptist Parish is a welcoming Catholic community. We celebrate our faith with a spirit of worship which empowers us to grow spiritually, share the Good News, reach out to those in need, serve the poor and work for justice. We lovingly honor our traditions, especially devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

MISION INMACULADA CONCEPCION

901 Church St. San Juan, Texas

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC CHURCH 216 W. 1st St. San Juan, Texas 78589

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, San Juan, Texas

Misión Inmaculada Concepción, San Juan Texas

Rev. Alfonso M. Guevara, Pastor

Deacon Eduardo Reyna, H.O.M.I Deacon Agapito Cantu

Parish Office (956) 783-1196

Fax (956) 702-7447 Parish Office hours Monday—Friday 8:00 a.m.—noon

1:00 p.m.—5:00 p.m. Saturday-Sunday Closed

CCD OFFICE (956) 783-1068 (956) 783-4767

CCD Office hours Monday –Tuesday- Thursday 8a.m.—noon 1:00p.m-5 p.m.

Wednesday 8a.m.—noon 1:00p.m-9 p.m.

Friday 8a.m.—noon Saturday-Sunday Closed

Confessions

Mon- Fri.

5:30 p.m.

Weekends 1 hr.

before each

Mass

Confesiones

Lun-Vie

5:00 p.m

Fines de semana

1 hr. antes de

cada misa

Sábado 20 de Marzo 6:00 p.m. † Santiago Palacios Domingo 21 de Marzo 9:00 a.m. Pro-populo 12:00 p.m. † Celestino & Josefa Garza † Andres Alanis Sábado 27de Marzo 6:00 p.m. † Santiago Palacios Domingo 28 de Marzo 9:00a.m. † Raymundo Martinez 12:00 p.m. † Rosa Muñoz

Sat. Mar 20th 6:00 p.m. † Juan & Socorro Rodriguez &

† Lidia Salinas de Gutierrez

Sun. Mar 21st 8:00 a.m. † Jesus & Manuela Martinez

10:00 a.m. † Virginia Andrade

20th Wedd. Anniv. Mark & Sylvia Hernandez

12:00 p.m. † Nelson Manuel Cantu † Romelia Barrera

Por la salud de Ruben & Michelle Garza

Mon Mar 22nd 6:00 p.m. † Margie McCarthy

Tue. Mar 23rd 6:00 p.m. Pro-populo

Wed. Mar 24th 6:00 p.m. † Moises Rivera III

Thu. Mar 25th 6:00 p.m. † Zoila Sloss

Fri. Mar 26th 6:00 p.m. † Carlos A. Montelongo

Sat. Mar 27th 6:00 p.m. † Ofelia Arizpe

Sun. Mar 28th 8:00 a.m. † Ramon Vargas Jr.

10:00 a.m. † Jose Luis Sepulveda

12:00 p.m. † Eustorgio Salinas † Olga Lidia Alvarado

Weekly Offertory

March 14, 2021

Sunday Offertory:

Envelopes $ 7,662.24

Total —$ 7,662.24 Loose Easter Florwers $1205.00

ADORACION DEL

SANTISIMO

7 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Martes 23 de Marzo

Fifth Sunday of Lent March 21, 2021 I will place my law within them and write it upon their hearts; I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

LOVE AND DEATH Unhappy is death without the love of the Savior; unhappy is love without the death of the Savior. —St. Francis de Sales

RISKS I risk being wrong if I trust too much. But I risk living in torment if I don’t trust enough. —Anonymous

AMOR Y MUERTE Infeliz es la muerte sin el amor del Salvador; infeliz es el amor sin la muerte del Salvador. —San Francisco de Sales

RIESGOS Si confío demasiado, me arriesgo a equivocarme. Pero si no confío lo suficiente, me arriesgo a vivir atormentado por el sufrimiento.

Quinto Domingo de Cuaresma 21 de marzo Voy a poner mi ley en lo más profundo de su mente y voy a grabarla en sus corazones. Yo seré su Dios y ellos serán mi pueblo. — Jeremías 31:33

CCD NEWS

ATTENTION PARENTS OF CONFIRMATION CLASSES (IN PERSON/HOME CATECHISM) There will be two REQUIRED Confirmation meetings conducted by Deacon Eduardo Reyna (H.O.M.I.) as follows:

Wednesday, March 24, 2021 One parent & student from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm.

All sessions will be bilingual in the church; COVID 19 protocols will be enforced (PARENT MUST ATTEND SESSION IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A COMPLETE CONFIRMATION PACKET)

ATENCION PADRES DE CLASES DE CONFIRMACION (CATECISMO EN PERSONA/CASA)

Habrá dos (2) juntas de confirmación requeridas y conducidas por el Diacono Eduardo Reyna (H.O.M.I.)

serán las siguientes:

Miércoles 24 de marzo del 2021 un padre & estudiante de 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm.

sesiones serán bilingües en la iglesia; Se llevarán a cabo los protocolos de COVID 19 (PADRE/MADRE DEBERA ASISTIR A LA SESSION PARA RECIBIR UN PAQUETE COMPLETO DE CONFIRMACION)

CCD SPRING BREAK VACATION VACACION DE PRIMAVERA There will be NO CCD in person/home Catechism Classes No habrá clases de catecismo en persona/casa Home Catechism Classes will resume on Monday, March 22. Clases resumen el lunes 22 de marzo. Let us celebrate God’s gift of Life grateful Gozemos de la Vida con gratitud!

THE NEW COVENANT Today’s first reading is an enormously important pas-sage, not only in the history of the Jewish people, but also for us as disciples of Jesus, who see in it a foreshadowing of the Christian dispensation. The prophet announces that God has chosen to forgive the people, and that as a sign of divine forgiveness a new covenant will be established. Contrasting the new covenant with the one made with Mo-ses on Mount Sinai, Jeremiah says that the new covenant will be written on the people’s hearts rather than on tablets of stone. No longer will the community’s tradition be the sole bearer of the covenant; henceforth, God will speak directly and personally to each individual, forgiving sin and calling for a return to God in faithfulness. No longer will mere outward compliance with the dictates of the Law suffice; henceforth, God asks for an obedience that springs from the depths of one’s heart. Precisely that kind of obedience is highlighted in today’s second reading, where the author of the Letter to the Hebrews describes Jesus as the mediator of the new covenant whose obedience has made him the source of salvation for all who, in turn, obey him. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

FIESTA DE LA FE La Liturgia de la Palabra Ésta comienza a partir de la Oración colecta. En las lecturas que se proclaman, “Dios habla a su pueblo, le descubre el misterio de la redención y salvación, y le ofrece el alimento espiritual; y el mismo Cristo, por su palabra, se hace presente en medio de los fieles”, (IGMR, 55). La actual estructura de la Liturgia de la Palabra en la que se proclama la primera lectura del An-tiguo Testamento (excepto durante la Pascua), la segun-da lectura del Nuevo Testamento y, posteriormente el Evangelio, responde a la estructura misma de la liturgia en las sinagogas judías que probablemente surgieron durante el destierro (586-539 a.C.), pues eran los luga-res indicados para la oración. El Salmo Responsorial, la Homilía, el Credo y las Intercesiones Generales, tam-bién son parte de la Liturgia de la Palabra. No obstante, hay que recordar que el corazón de la Liturgia de la Pa-labra lo ocupa la proclamación del Evangelio. ¡Gloria y honor a ti, Señor Jesús! —Miguel Arias, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.