the baptism of the lord january 10, 2021...god bless. pastoral council meeting: monday, january 11th...
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FROM FR. JOHN’S DESK
The feast of the Baptism of our Lord presents us with the Third Epiphany or the manifestation of our Lord, the first being the Nativity of our Lord and the second, the feast of the Magi. The Baptism of Jesus
was the moment when he passed from the relative obscurity of village life in Nazareth onto the public
stage of his mission of proclaiming the God’s Kingdom. We are brought to the banks of the River Jor-
dan somewhere north of Jerusalem where John the Baptist had begun his ministry. John the Baptist was preaching in the wilderness and was baptizing all those who would respond to his message of repent-
ance. The purpose of his ministry of preaching and Baptism was to direct people toward Jesus who
would baptize them with the Holy Spirit. The Scriptures tell us that Jesus came from Galilee to River Jordan to be baptized by John the Baptist. Jesus subjects himself to this simple act of repentance and is
baptized by his own cousin. Baptism is meant as an acknowledgement of sin and Jesus was totally sin-
less. He had no need of repentance or forgiveness. Yet this was the beginning of his mission as was planned by his Father. The Baptism of Christ as recorded in all the four Gospels indicates the Trinitarian
Revelation and the commencement of the public ministry of Jesus. When Jesus came out of water after
his Baptism the heavens open and the Holy Spirit descends upon Him in the form of a dove. There is
also the voice of the Father that comes from the cloud, “This is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased.” God bless.
Pastoral Council Meeting: Monday, January 11th at 6:00 p.m.
ANNUAL DIOCESAN APPEAL
Serve the Poor Through the Annual Diocesan Appeal: Through the Annual Diocesan Appeal, we express
our gratitude for God’s love in our lives by making a sacrifice to share what we have received with oth-ers, especially the poor and marginalized receiving assistance from Catholic Charities. Thanks to you
our parish has pledged $9,385.00 from 38 families. We are striving for 100 percent participation.
Please complete and return the commitment form that was mailed to you or donate online at bit.ly/ADADonate. We are counting on every family to make a commitment in order to reach our parish
goal of $12,0000.
SECOND COLLECTION THIS WEEKEND: PRIEST CARE FUND. Our special collection today is for the Priest Care Fund. One hundred percent of this collection remains
in the Diocese of Fort Worth to pay for medical and long-term care expenses not covered by insurance.
“A Lifetime of Service Asks for a Moment of Support.” Please give generously to the Priest Care Fund
today at Mass, through our parish online giving, or at https://bit.ly/DioceseSpecialCollections
9 DAYS FOR LIFE
Friday, January 22, the Church in the United States observes the annual “Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children.” This day is set aside to pray for the legal protection of human life and to do penance for the vio-
lations to human dignity through abortion. We are called to observe this day through prayer and penance. Join
thousands of Catholics nationwide in the annual Respect Life novena, 9 Days for Life, Thursday, January 21 –
Friday, January 29. Get daily intentions, brief reflections, and more. Sign up at www.9daysforlife.com!
PRAYER FOR THE UNBORN CHILD
Heavenly Father, in Your love for us, protect against the wickedness of the devil, those helpless little ones to whom You have given the gift of life. Touch with pity the hearts of those women pregnant in our world today who are not
thinking of motherhood. Help them to see that the child they carry is made in Your image, as well as theirs, made
for eternal life. Dispel their fear and selfishness and give them true womanly hearts to love their babies and give them birth and all the needed care that a mother alone can give. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen
STEWARDSHIP BULLETIN REFLECTIONS
“And a voice came from the heavens, ‘You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.’” - Mark
1:11
Through our baptism, we too, are daughters and sons of God. We are disciples of Jesus. As true disci-ples we are called to actively participate in our Catholic faith, not just be mere bystanders. This means
working in collaboration with Holy Spirit and discerning how we are being asked to use our gifts. Using
our gifts for the benefit of others and not just for our own interests and comfort.
WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER
R H I N E L A N D
THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD
January 10, 2021
Fr. John Perikomalayil
Pastor
(940) 203-2426(Cell)
(940) 422-4994 (Rectory)
Office: 422-4270
10180 CR 6010
Munday, Texas 76371
DRE/Youth Minister
Janet Dillard
940-447-2784
Santa Rosa Church
PO Box 428
Knox City, Texas 79529
Secretary:
Noelia Davila
(940) 203-2560
Weekend Mass
Schedule
Saint Joseph
Saturday 6:00 pm
Sunday 9:00 am
Santa Rosa
Sunday 11:00 am
(Mass is Bilingual)
BAPTISMAL Preparation
Third Sunday of the Month
Birth Certificate Required
Call: Leno Hernandez
940-782-6497
Lectors: Jan.16th Saturday: John Myers & Rian Potysman
Jan. 17th Sunday: Leno & Sylvia Hernandez
Servers: Saturday: Karley Myers, Haiden Bowman & Adam Myers Sunday: Kinsey Benson, Will Pierce & Abby Aguilar
Mon: 7:00 am Deacon Jim Novak by Tommy & Donna Carver Tues: 7:00 am Vincent & Irma Albus by Mr. & Mrs. David Albus
Wed: 7:00 am Mary & Joseph Redder Family by Joan Atchley
Wed: 6:00 pm Jane Rose Duesterhaus by Mr. & Mrs. David Albus Thurs: 7:00 am Buddy Urbanczyk by Ida Jo Owens
Fri: 7:00 am Gilbert Kotulek by Cecil & Geneva Kuehler
Fri: 6:00 pm Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament
Sat: 6:00 pm Deceased Members of Moore Family by Bob Moore Family Sun: 9:00 am Alphonse Kuehler Anniv. by Johnny & Nancy Birkenfeld
Sun: 11:00 am Mass at Santa Rosa
January 3, 2021 Attendance: New Year’s 8 AM - 24 6PM-? Saturday: 47 Sunday 77
Collection: $3,973.00
Youth Ministry Collection: $179.00
Thank you for your generous contributions.
Please pray for our sick and convalescing especially: Gary Wilde, Neva Gonzales, Nick Ptacek, Jim Williams, Kaitlyn Acevedo, Allen Brown, Jeanene Redder, Arleda Decker, Refugio Nunez, Jamie Welborn, Ethel Birkenfeld, Brittany Solano, Francis Brown,
Bob Moore, Kolby Kuykendall, Paulina Mendiola, Dorothy Herring, Joe Castorena, Urban Bellinghausen, Geneva Pennartz, Diana
Homer Essig, Angelica Lucas, Albert & LuRose Schumacher, Darlene Bellinghausen, Antonio Mendez, Jorge DeHaro Jr., Karymay
Groves, Cory Almanza, Coltyn Eldridge, Maria Mejia, and any others. Please remember all rest home and shut-in parishioners. Let us earnestly pray for all our sick and do whatever we can to help them.
Please let us know if names need to be added or removed
SAVE THE DATE CHANGE St. Joseph will celebrate its 125th year on April 17, 2021. Make plans to join us for this special community celebration.
FOOD PANTRY St. Joseph Parishioners are asked to bring a can of vegetables or anything else, for the January Food Pantry. Thanks to all of you
who continually help feed the hungry in our community.
REQUEST Photos with dates are needed from our Hispanic community on weddings, baptisms, deaths, quinceaneras (optional) to be included
in the 125th book. Also, any active military members. Any of these events that occurred from 1995 to the present are in much need.
Please email to [email protected]. Thank you
MEDITATION POINTS
"Let each of us accept the truth of the following statement and try to make it our most fundamental principle: Christ's teaching will never let us down, while worldly wisdom always will. Christ Himself said that this sort of wisdom was like a house with nothing
but sand as its foundation, while His own was like a building with solid rock as its foundation." St. Vincent de Paul.
"The life of prayer calls for continuous battles. It is the most important and the longest effort in a life dedicated to God. This effort has been given a beautiful name: it is called the guard of the heart. The human heart is a city; it was meant to be a stronghold. Sin
surrendered it. Henceforth it is an open city, the walls of which have to be built up again. The enemy never ceases to do all he can to
prevent this. He does this with his accustomed cleverness and strength, with stratagem and fury ... he succeeds all along the line to distract us and entice us away from the divine presence. We must always be starting again. These continual recoveries, this endless
beginning again, tires and disheartens us far more than the actual fighting. We would much prefer a real battle, fierce and decisive.
But God, as a rule, thinks otherwise. He would rather we were in a constant state of war." Dom Augustin Guillerand.
Christmas 2020
For Unto you a CHILD is born!
Thank you to all for making this a joyful and beautiful Christmas Season!
FROM FR. JOHN’S DESK The feast of the Baptism of our Lord presents us with the Third Epiphany or the manifestation of our Lord,
the first being the Nativity of our Lord and the second, the feast of the Magi. The Baptism of Jesus was the
moment when he passed from the relative obscurity of village life in Nazareth onto the public stage of his
mission of proclaiming the God’s Kingdom. We are brought to the banks of the River Jordan somewhere north of Jerusalem where John the Baptist had begun his ministry. John the Baptist was preaching in the
wilderness and was baptizing all those who would respond to his message of repentance. The purpose of
his ministry of preaching and Baptism was to direct people toward Jesus who would baptize them with the Holy Spirit. The Scriptures tell us that Jesus came from Galilee to River Jordan to be baptized by John the
Baptist. Jesus subjects himself to this simple act of repentance and is baptized by his own cousin. Baptism
is meant as an acknowledgement of sin and Jesus was totally sinless. He had no need of repentance or for-
giveness. Yet this was the beginning of his mission as was planned by his Father. The Baptism of Christ as recorded in all the four Gospels indicates the Trinitarian Revelation and the commencement of the public
ministry of Jesus. When Jesus came out of water after his Baptism the heavens open and the Holy Spirit
descends upon Him in the form of a dove. There is also the voice of the Father that comes from the cloud, “This is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased.” God bless.
ANNUAL DIOCESAN APPEAL Remember the Annual Diocesan Appeal Before the End of the Year During this season of generosity,
please remember to pray for the work of the vital ministries that are supported through the Annual Dioce-
san Appeal.
Serve the Poor Through the Annual Diocesan Appeal: Through the Annual Diocesan Appeal, we express our gratitude for God’s love in our lives by making a sacrifice to share what we have received with others,
especially the poor and marginalized receiving assistance from Catholic Charities. Thanks to you our par-
ish has pledged $845.00 from 5 families. We are striving for 100 percent participation. Please complete and return the commitment form that was mailed to you or donate online at bit.ly/ADADonate.
Your gifts before December 31 may be eligible for charitable deductions on your taxes. Thank You for
Supporting the Annual Diocesan Appeal Thank you to everyone who responded generously to the Annual Diocesan Appeal. Your gift makes a difference to the people whom we will accompany in our shared jour-
ney of faith, hope and charity as one Church united in Christ. We are counting on every family to make a
commitment in order to reach our parish goal of $2,100.00.
SECOND COLLECTION THIS WEEKEND: PRIEST CARE FUND. Our special collection today is for the Priest Care Fund. One hundred percent of this collection remains in
the Diocese of Fort Worth to pay for medical and long-term care expenses not covered by insurance. “A Lifetime of Service Asks for a Moment of Support.” Please give generously to the Priest Care Fund today
at Mass, through our parish online giving, or at https://bit.ly/DioceseSpecialCollections
9 DAYS FOR LIFE Friday, January 22, the Church in the United States observes the annual “Day of Prayer for the Legal Pro-
tection of Unborn Children.” This day is set aside to pray for the legal protection of human life and to do
penance for the violations to human dignity through abortion. We are called to observe this day through prayer and penance. Join thousands of Catholics nationwide in the annual Respect Life novena, 9 Days for
Life, Thursday, January 21 – Friday, January 29. Get daily intentions, brief reflections, and more. Sign up
at www.9daysforlife.com!
PRAYER FOR THE UNBORN CHILD
Heavenly Father, in Your love for us, protect against the wickedness of the devil, those helpless little ones
to whom You have given the gift of life. Touch with pity the hearts of those women pregnant in our world
today who are not thinking of motherhood. Help them to see that the child they carry is made in Your
image, as well as theirs, made for eternal life. Dispel their fear and selfishness and give them true
womanly hearts to love their babies and give them birth and all the needed care that a mother
alone can give. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen
Santa Rosa Catholic Church
211 N. Ave G
P.O. Box 428
Knox City, TX 79529
Fr. John Perikomalayil
Pastor
(940) 203-2426(Cell)
(940) 422-4994
(Rectory)
Convent: 422-4270
Munday, TX 76371
Santa Rosa Church
PO Box 428
Knox City, TX 79529
Secretary/Bookkeeper
Noelia Davila
(940) 203-2736(cell)
(940)-658-5062(office)
Weekend Mass
Schedule
Saint Joseph’s
Saturday 6:00 pm
Sunday 9:00 am
Santa Rosa
Sunday 11:00 am
(Mass is Bilingual)
DRE/Youth Minister
Janet Dillard
940-447-2784
Marriage: 8 months
before date of wedding
Rectory: 422-4994
BAPTISMAL Prepara-
tion
Third Sunday of the
Month
Birth Certificate Re-
quired
Call: Leno Hernandez
940-782-6497
BAPTISM OF THE LORD
JANUARY 10th, 2021
“The Lord will bless his people with peace.”
JANUARY 3RD
REGULAR
COLLECTION: $231.71
ATTENDANCE: 45
MONEY COUNTERS~
JANUARY: Mary Escamilla and Anita Silva.
MASS INTENTIONS: JANUARY 10th: Padre Leo by Vega Family.
JANUARY17th: Santos and Maria Felix Gonzales
by Vega family.
MASS INTENTIONS
Santa Rosa Catholic church is currently needing mass intentions, and if you would like to offer a
mass for a family member please contact our Sec-
retary Miss Noelia Davila.
LET US KEEP IN OUR PRAYERS FOR THE SICK OF OUR PARISH :
Ray Lerma, Frankie Stinnet, Elda Garcia, Connie Garcia, Santos Gonzalez, Federico Monita, Bartolo Martinez, Margaret Martinez,
Bob Lake, Connie Ramirez, Richard Espinosa, Victoria Medina, Connie Ledesma, Paulina Mendiola, Mary Ann Myers, Flora Lopez, and any others. Please remember all rest home and shut-in parishioners.
Let us earnestly pray for all our sick for their healing and recovery and do whatever we can
SAVE THE DATE CHANGE
St. Joseph will celebrate its 125th year on April 17, 2021. Make plans to join us for this special community celebration.
MEDITATION POINT
"Let each of us accept the truth of the following statement and try to make it our most fundamental principle: Christ's teaching will
never let us down, while worldly wisdom always will. Christ Himself said that this sort of wisdom was like a house with nothing but sand as its foundation, while His own was like a building with solid rock as its foundation." St. Vincent de Paul.
"The life of prayer calls for continuous battles. It is the most important and the longest effort in a life dedicated to God. This effort
has been given a beautiful name: it is called the guard of the heart. The human heart is a city; it was meant to be a stronghold. Sin surrendered it. Henceforth it is an open city, the walls of which have to be built up again. The enemy never ceases to do all he can to
prevent this. He does this with his accustomed cleverness and strength, with stratagem and fury ... he succeeds all along the line to
distract us and entice us away from the divine presence. We must always be starting again. These continual recoveries, this endless
beginning again, tires and disheartens us far more than the actual fighting. We would much prefer a real battle, fierce and decisive. But God, as a rule, thinks otherwise. He would rather we were in a constant state of war." Dom Augustin Guillerand.
STEWARDSHIP BULLETIN REFLECTIONS
“And a voice came from the heavens, ‘You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.’” - Mark 1:11
Through our baptism, we too, are daughters and sons of God. We are disciples of Jesus. As true disciples we are called to actively participate in our Catholic faith, not just be mere bystanders. This means working in collaboration with Holy Spirit and discerning
how we are being asked to use our gifts. Using our gifts for the benefit of others and not just for our own interests and comfort.
WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER
“I have baptized you with water; he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit”. Invite the Holy Spirit into your marriage by participat-
ing in a virtual Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. For dates for “virtual” Worldwide Marriage E counter Weekends visit our
website at: http://www.dfwme.org/ For more information e-mail [email protected] or call 469-444-0904. Para mas informacion de Encuentro Matrimonial en Espanol, escriba a [email protected] o visite http://www.emmseccion21.org/