2nd

Sunday of Lent

February 24 & 25, 2018

Upcoming Events F Senior Citizens ~ Feb 28

Mass ~ 10:30am

Meeting ~ following Mass

F Holy Hour Hosted by RCIA ~

Wed, Feb 28, 7:00pm ~ all are welcome

F Confirmation & Youth Group

~ 9-12 grades ~ Wed, Feb 28, 6:30-7:45pm

F Fish Fry ~ Fridays of Lent,

5:00-7:00pm

F Stations of the Cross ~ Fridays

of Lent, 7:30pm

F Religious Ed. Class ~

PreK-8 ~ Sun, March 4, 9:30-

10:30am

F Penance Rite ~ Wed, March 7,

6:30pm

F Parish Potluck Social ~ Sat,

March 10, following 5pm Mass

Queen of All Saints 914 N. 5th Street Sayre, OK 73662

Saint Matthew 3001 E Hwy 66 Elk City, OK 73644

Parish Staff

Parish Office 225-0066

Fax 225-3522

Food Bank, Tues 12:30-2pm 225-0067

Pastor: Rev. Chinnaiah Pudota

Deacon: Paul Albert

Office Manager: Joyce Twyman

RE Director: Jacob Farni

Organist: Kathy Noble

Facilities Manager: Tim Crowley

Queen of All Saints

Deacon: Mac McKaskle

Jerry Youree

Email: stmatthew@cableone.net

www.stmatthew.weconnect.com

facebook: stmatthewelkcity

Knights of Columbus

www.elkcityknights.club.officelive.com

Online Donations

https://stmatthewelkcity.weshareonline.org/

Mass Schedule

Saturday in Elk City: 5:00 pm

Confessions 4:00 - 4:45 pm

Sunday in Sayre: 8:00 am

Confessions 7:30 - 7:45

Sunday in Elk City: 10:45 am

Adoration 1st Friday of the Month 12:30-5pm

Confessions 11:30am

Orville & Teresa Word, Danny Womack, Norma Hoffman, the family of Joel Taylor, Colte Addington, Jimmie Rivera,

Cody Keathley, Brice Hargis, Mark Kilhoffer, Maria del Carmen, Valdez Reyes, Anastacio Garcia Corrillo, Marsha Haught, Megan Spitz,

Betty Schones, Bryan & Katy Potter, Leonel Zegarra, Joyce Stamm, Hayden Wood, Season West, Rosita Soto, Bernita Henry, Emily Car-

penter, Joel Carpenter, Cami Costello, Bill Smith, Riff & Kipton Davis, Bill Ryan Eaden, Alvinita North, Ronnie Langley, Louis Meisner, Eve-

lyn Dobyns, Daniel Lamar, Coby Davis, Julie Mills, Isil Patel, Russell Jackson, Andrew Alcorta, Sawyer Warnke, Melissa Kamphaus, Savannah

Smith, Gil Gallegos, Margaret Nichols, Sumer Kamphaus, David Webb, Jim Warnke, Mathew Fangman, Lillie Montgomery, Della Mae Walters,

Carola Spieker Walters, Maurice Kos, Nellie Music, John Fuchs, Dana Carter, Helen Snowder, Debbie Warnke, Dennis Wayne Harlan, Nathan

Reed, David Rios, Frances Gregory, Lola Light, Frank Peters, Deborah Cook, Mary Ann Wooley, Karen Wilburn, Margie Rios, Melba Green, Fr.

Chinna’s Mother & family, Deanna Zent, Vera Brimer, Tammy Kirkland, Bettina Jackson, Gary Kirk, Kathy Hise, Betty Finnell, Gary Twyman,

Shirley Pendelton, Linda McRee, Johnny Trent, Frances Hagan, Frank Hohnke, Mary Beth Musella, Ambrose Green, Mechelle Hohnke, Jan Wil-

kins, Ambrose Ziegenfuss, Danny Snowder, Paulette Cox, Braeden Dyer, Keagan Smith, Wayne Baggett, Mike Meyers, Annette Corbett, Rudy

Ferrari, Ralph Setter, Tony Warnke, Viola Kupka, Brynlee Crawford, Sharon Perky, Richard Crawford, Sandy Chavez, Kathy Snowder, Jeff Long,

Amanda Rich, Vera Gilbert, Teresa Mills, Tracy Crawford, Brynlee Schones, Donna Kilhoffer, Verna Schumacher, Lyola Steffes, Galen McCune,

Warren Montgomery, Roberta & Serafino Marinai, Kason Matney, Korbin Perkey, Mark Richmeier, Patti Zimms, Asuncion Herrera

Pray for us

Mass Intentions

Saturday, February 24, 2018

5pm Mass, St Matthew

Y For Family Life & All Members of St Matthew & Queen of All

Saints Dr & Mrs Jimmy Fuchs

Sunday, February 25, 2018

8:00am Mass, Queen of All Saints

Y For the People

10:45am Mass, St Matthew

U In Memory of Terry Schones Joyce Schones Family

U In Memory of Gerald & Viola Kamphaus Hubert Kamphaus

Monday, February 26, 2018

NO DAILY MASS

Parish Office Closed

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

12:10pm Daily Mass, St. Matthew

U In Memory of Cheryl Barboza Margaret Salazar

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

10:30am Mass, St Matthew

U In Memory of Donald Stamm Norma Hoffman

Thursday, March 1, 2018

5:30pm Daily Mass, Queen of All Saints

U In Memory of Deceased Members of Queen of All Saints

Friday, March 2, 2018

12:10pm Daily Mass, St Matthew

U In Memory of Mary & Sam Church Carl Simon Family

Saturday, March 3, 2018

5pm Mass, St Matthew

U In Memory of Deceased Members of the George Spieker

Family Evelyn Hoffman

Sunday, March 4, 2018

8:00am Mass, Queen of All Saints

Y For the People

10:45am Mass, St Matthew

U In Memory of Donald Schneberger 15th Ann.

Robert & Janel Gore

Pastor’s Desk:

February 25, 2018 2nd Sunday of Lent

How are your Lenten resolutions? By the time week two

rolls around, plenty of well-meaning people have skipped,

neglected, or outright forgotten their Lenten resolutions at

least once. It can be easy to start excusing our Lenten com-

mitments altogether.

Last week we saw Jesus driven into the desert. This Sun-

day, we see Jesus leading His disciples to an equally barren

place: He "led them up a high mountain apart by them-

selves." But what happens there? "And He was transfigured

before them and His clothes became dazzling white." Today's

Gospel reminds us of the goal. We don't enter into the desert

for the sake of suffering, but for the sake of transformation.

Mountain imagery is prevalent throughout Scripture. The

sacrifice of Isaac, Moses receiving the 10 Commandments,

Elijah's revelation of God as a tiny whispering sound: all

these occur on the mountaintop. Mountains are strenuous to

hike. To assist the traveler in the assent, trails often involve

switchbacks. These lead the traveler back and forth across the

mountainside, sometimes appearing as if hardly any ground

is gained. Perhaps Peter, James, and John hiked a similar path

as Jesus led them up the side of Mount Tabor.

A climb is difficult. A climb in a barren place leaves you

thirsty, exhausted, and quite possibly frustrated or discour-

aged. Yet this is precisely how Jesus leads His closest disci-

ples. Why? Because He has something to reveal to them.

Practically speaking, Jesus needed to bring Peter, James and

John away from the crowds for this revelation of glory to

remain hidden. There are spiritual truths we will encounter

only if we pass through difficulty. So let's persevere this

Lent! Today's Gospel invites us to trust that, if we persevere

in following Jesus, He'll lead us to something beautiful and

glorious as well.

Our Parish Penance Rite is Wednesday, March 7, at

6:30pm. Take time to prepare yourself to make a good confes-

sion to have a fruitful Lent!

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$ Food Pantry needs

DONATIONS $

Thank you for your donations & grocery sacks

St Matthew

Needed: $8902.21

Ash Wednesday $ 600.00

Feb 17-18, 2018

Regular Collection $ 6873.00

Capital Improvements $ 688.00 Radio $ 85.00

Food Bank: $ 959.00

Total $ 9205.00

Attendence Saturday n/a

Sunday 242

Endowment: $48,930.27

Queen of All Saints

Needed: $460.00

Feb 18, 2018

Regular Collection $ 857.75

Attendance: 42

Endowment: $51,934.26

Statue of Our Lady Queen of All Saints (carved in white carrera marble) Estimated Cost: $20,645

Donations to Date: $8,050

(corrected from last week)

The statue is completed and will take 6-8 weeks for deliv-ery from Italy

SATURDAY, March 3, 2018 5:00pm Communion Min: Jimmy Zepeda, Don Orth, Kirk Estes, Dan Misener Cross Bearer: Emma Garza

Lector: Jeff Yow & Haley Schreck

Servers: Jaydon Taylor & Jean-Pierre Remond

Ushers: Jimmy Spieker, Josh Werth, Bruce McRee

SUNDAY, March 4, 2018 10:45am

Communion Min: Robert Gore, JL Gibbins, JaJa Pruitt, Lacy Hargis, Jennifer Fransen

Cross Bearer: John Kilhoffer Lector: Kathy Noble & Donald Greteman

Servers: Katie Spitz & Alexander Misener Thurifer: Madison Warnke

Ushers: Randy Haggard, Terry Jordan, Dennis McRee

Fr Chinna extends his blessings

for many more years of happiness! Happy Anniversary February Marriages

M/M Ray Mahl ~ 2nd

M/M Danny Snowder ~ 6th

M/M Kervin Orgain ~ 6th

M/M Apolonia Garcia ~ 16th

1st: John Paul Albert 3rd: Felix Caudillo, Rachel Lama 4th: Ronny Snowder 5th: Kelli Miller 6th: Martha

Crowley, Joyce Schones 7th: Cathy Reeder 11th: Joan McAdams 12th: Janet Redd, Anistyn Splawn, Mamie

Stelzer 15th: Alan Twyman 16th: Brooklyne Hargis, Kay Allen, Lynn Dobyns 17th: Amanda Sheperd 18th:

Evan Yow, Jan Kamphaus 22nd: Grace Keyes 23rd: James Merz 24th: Frank Loyd 26th: Britney Reyna 28th:

Jacob Farni

Readings for the Week of February 25, 2018

Sunday: Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18/Ps 116:10, 15, 16-17, 18-19 [9]/Rom 8:31b-34/Mk 9:2-10

Monday: Dn 9:4b-10/Ps 79:8, 9, 11 and 13 [cf. 103:10a]/Lk 6:36-38

Tuesday: Is 1:10, 16-20/Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21 and 23 [23b]/Mt 23:1-12

Wednesday: Jer 18:18-20/Ps 31:5-6, 14, 15-16 [17b]/Mt 20:17-28

Thursday: Jer 17:5-10/Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6 [40:5a]/Lk 16:19-31

Friday: Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a/Ps 105:16-17, 18-19, 20-21 [5a]/Mt 21:33-43, 45-46

Saturday: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20/Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12 [8a]/Lk 15:1-

3, 11-32

Next Sunday: Ex 20:1-17 or 20:1-3, 7-8, 12-17/Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11 [Jn 6:68c]/1 Cor 1:22-25/Jn 2:13-25

Scrutiny: Ex 17:3-7/Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 [8]/Rom 5:1-2, 5-8/Jn 4:5-42 or 4:5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-4

Las lecturas de la semana del 25 de febrero de 2018

Domingo: Gn 22, 1-2. 9. 10-13. 15-18/Sal 116, 10. 15. 16-17. 18-19 [9]/Rom 8, 31-34/Mc 9, 2-10

Lunes: Dn 9, 4-10/Sal 79, 8. 9. 11 y 13 [cfr. 103, 10]/Lc 6, 36-38

Martes: Is 1, 10. 16-20/Sal 50, 8-9. 16-17. 21 y 23 [23]/Mt 23, 1-12

Miércoles: Jr 18, 18-20/Sal 31, 5-6. 14. 15-16 [17]/Mt 20, 17-28

Jueves: Jr 17, 5-10/Sal 1, 1-2. 3. 4 y 6 [40, 5]/Lc 16, 19-31

Viernes: Gn 37, 3-4. 12-13. 17-28/Sal 105, 16-17. 18-19. 20-21 [5]/Mt 21, 33-43. 45-46

Sábado: Miq 7, 14-15. 18-20/Sal 103, 1-2. 3-4. 9-10. 11-12 [8]/Lc 15, 1-

3. 11-32

Domingo siguiente: Ex 20, 1-17 o 20, 1-3. 7-8. 12-17/Sal 19, 8. 9. 10. 11 [Jn 6, 68]/1 Cor 1, 22-25/Jn 2, 13-25

Escrutinio: Ex 17, 3-7/Sal 95, 1-2. 6-7. 8-9 [8]/Rom 5, 1-2. 5-8/Jn 4, 5-

42 o 4, 5-15. 19-26. 39. 40-42

Blessings from Father Chinna! February Birthdays:

Queen of All SaintsSunday, March 4, 2018 3rd Sunday of Lent

Greeter: Mireya Cotts

Server: Kay Allen

Lectors: Charity Zakrzewicz & Earl Cook

Cantor: Merle McKaskle

Ushers : Gerald Sherrill & Roger Redd

Gifts: Gerald & Ann Sherrill

Com Min: Kevin & Mireya Cotts

Cleaning: Cruz Estrada & Lucy Vidaurri

Sacristan - Mar: Kathy Hise

Baked Item: Jerry Youree

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