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St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church D C C , TX
M S Weekend Saturday: 6:00pm Sunday: 8:00am (Spanish) 9:30am 11:30am Daily Mon-Fri 7:30am Holy Days 7:30am, 6:00pm Confession Saturday: 5:00- 5:45pm (or by appt.) Rosary Mon-Sat: 7:00am Divine Mercy Sun-Sat: 3:00pm
“ V i r t u e b e g i n s a t h o m e , b u t g r o w s i n a c o m m u n i t y . ”
January 1st, 2017
Happy New Year!
O Telephone 361-758-2662 Fax 361-758-3964 Office Hours 8:30am - 3pm Closed 12-1pm Daily, also Fri., Weekends & Holidays
342 S. Rife St. Aransas Pass, TX 78336 www.stmaryss.org
S Fr. James Vasquez Administrator [email protected] Tony Postert Deacon [email protected] 361-222-3075 Cynthia Vasquez Dir. Religious Ed. [email protected] Claudia Hernandez Secretary [email protected] 361-758-2662 Bulletin [email protected] Submissions due preceding Monday.
We we l come a l l our
v i s i t o r s & gue s t s !
In Our Thoughts & Prayers Remember in your prayers those who are ill, in nursing homes, hospital or homebound, and: Aitana Zuniga, Kim Reeves, Conway Hutto, Kay Barnes, Rick Fox, Mary Thomas, Rosa Maria Santos, & Diana Teal.
MASS INTENTIONS 12/31 Sat 7:30am Tony & Dorothy Poster's 56th Anniversary Sat 6pm † Magdalena Jimenez 1/01 Sun 8am †Deceased Spanish Choir Members Sun 9:30am Parishioners Sun 11:30am †Patricia Sozanski 1/02 Mon 7:30am †Patricia Sozanski 1/03 Tue 7:30am †Minnie Huerta 1/04 Wed 7:30am †Patricia Sozanski 1/05 Thu 7:30am †Patricia Sozanski 1/06 Fri 7:30am†Elizabeth Ann Fransen 1/07 Sat 7:30am †Nestor Sozanski Sat 6pm †Magdalena Jimenez Sanctuary Candle Burns for- The Unborn
SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sun: Mary, the Holy Mother of God; The Octave Day of the Nativity of the Lord; World Day of Prayer for Peace; New Year’s Day Mon: Ss. Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen Tue: The Most Holy Name of Jesus Wed: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Thu: St. John Neumann Fri: St. André Bessette; First Friday Sat: St. Raymond of Penyafort; First Saturday; Julian Calendar Christmas
TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — The Lord bless you and keep you! The Lord look upon you kindly and give you peace! (Numbers 6:22-27). Psalm — May God bless us in his mercy (Psalm 67). Second Reading — God sent the Spirit of the Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” So you are no longer a slave but an heir, through God (Galatians 4:4-7). Gospel — The shepherds glorified and praised God for all they had heard and seen (Luke 2:16-21).
Reminder: Baptismal classes for parents & sponsors are only held
every first Monday of the Month at 6:30 pm. Please call or e-mail our office to register!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
We are now taking Mass intentions for 2017. The price continues to be $5.oo per mass intention and per
sanctuary candle request. Our Holiday office hours will be– 12/27-29/16 from
8:30am –3pm and will re-open on 1/3/17. Please remember that CCD will not resume until January 11, 2017. CDA– recruiting members– call Ramona Moreno 361-758-5789 Catholic Daughters of Americas is organizing a Toiletries Drive for the less fortunate in our community. Catholic Daughters is asking parishioners to donate the following items: toilet paper, toothbrushes & toothpaste, disposable razors, shampoo/conditioner, soap and anti-perspirant/deodorant. Catholic Daughters will be collecting items throughout the month of January. There will be a collection box in the back of the church and a box in the parish office. We will distribute the toiletries on February 9, 2017. Catholic Daughters local court thanks parishioners for your generosity. Contact Melinda Ploch, 361-332-2418 for more information.
JANUARY 2017 MINISTRY SCHEDULE
Sat: 6pm Altar Greeter & Lector– Norma Martinez EM– John Nichols EM– Jean Nichols Usher-Domingo Aldape Usher-Gilbert Hernandez Sun:8am Altar Greeter & Lector– Claudia/Maria Hernandez EM– Aida Ruiz EM–Chris Ruiz Usher-Rene Longoria Usher-Thomas D. De Leon Sun:9:30am Altar Greeter & Lector– Elijah Hassan EM– Kim Michalec EM– Kori De Los Santos Usher-Gilbert Garza Usher-Dan Ancira Sun: 11:30am Altar Greeter & Lector– Penny Gonzales EM– Sarah Alvarado EM– Robert Gonzales Usher-Paul Torres Usher– Jeff Mullenax
THE STAFF OF ST. MARY STAR
OF THE SEA WOULD LIKE TO
WISH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY A
BLESSED NEW YEAR!
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION
“Octave” comes from the Latin word for “eight,” and since eight is one step beyond seven, the number of days in a week, it has long been seen as a symbol of perfection, completion, and new beginnings. Early Christians called Sunday the “eighth day,” since it was the day after the Sabbath and a day of resurrected life, the Lord’s Day. By the seventh century, people regarded the eight days after Easter Sunday as one great day, an octave, one glorious feast when people were forbidden to fast or kneel. In the seventh century, Pentecost acquired an Octave, too. Christmas didn’t claim the honor of a continuous feast, but it did get an Octave Day. January 1 is the oldest Marian feast, the Octave of Christmas. It was originally a feast of the motherhood of Mary, although for centuries until 1969 it was called the Feast of the Circumcision. Our reformed calendar follows the earlier tradition of celebrating Mary as Mother of God.