Catholic Community of Gonzales and Waelder

417 N. College St. Gonzales, Texas 78629

Phones:

Parish Office........................... (830) 672-2945 Fax ........................................... (830) 672-1058 Religious Education .............. (830) 672-6291 Sacred Heart Hall .................. (830) 672-6230 E-Mails: Rev. Jason Martini…………….jason.martini@archsa.org

Parish Office……………………..catholic@stx.rr.com

CCD Office………………………...prodz@stx.rr.com Saint James

At College and St. Lawrence

Sacred Heart At St. John and St. Lawrence

Saint Patrick In Waelder on Hwy 90

Our Mission

The St. James and Sacred Heart Catholic communities – blessed with the love of the Father, through faith in Jesus Christ and with guidance from the Holy Spirit – will work together to form one unified Catholic and apostolic Church committed to hospitality, stewardship and fellowship among diverse parishioners through religious education and a dedication to believing, living and sharing the Word of God.

Parish Staff: Rev. Jason Martini….…………………………..Pastor Rev. Mr. Terry Brennan……………………….Deacon Rev. Mr. John Klapuch………………………..Deacon Rev. Mr. Alfonso Moreno…………………….Deacon Mrs. Hope Guevara………………………….Secretary Mrs. Patricia Gonzalez…………DRE/Bookkeeper Mr. Tim Decker……………………………….Custodian

MASS INTENTIONS Monday, 9/28 6:30 A.M. For World Peace (SJ) Tuesday, 9/29 6:30 A.M. For Priest/Religious (SJ) Wednesday, 9/30 5:30 P.M. Bill Johnson by Family (SJ) Jerome Pavliska by Bernice Barborak/Family Thursday, 10/1 6:30 A.M. For The Youth (SJ) 6:00 P.M. For Vocations (SP) Friday, 10/2 6:30 A.M. Viola/Leonard Darilek by James/Agnes (SJ) Darilek Henry/Agnes Pavliska by James/Agnes Darilek Saturday, 10/3 5:00 P.M. Leon Netardus by Family (SJ) Alphonse/Larry Jalufka by Family David Espinosa by Minnie Espinosa Larry Finch by Priscilla/Ray Irle 7:00 P.M. For The People of The Parish (SJ) Sunday, 10/4 6:30 A.M. For The People of The Parish (SJ) 8:00 A.M. Jesse Tovar by Minnie Espinsoa (SJ) Anjela Torres/Lori Gonzalez by Jose Villegas Lionardo/Maria Villegas by Jose Villegas 10:00 A.M. Chris Cantu by Family (SJ) Claude Lundell/Charles Studlar by Adeline Molnoskey Clarence Vyvjala by Adeline Molnoskey 12:00 P.M. Paul, Scarlet, Samantha, Angel, & (SP) Christian Martinez by Family Crescencia/David Ibarra, III by Family

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“Do nothing out of selfishness; rather, humbly regard others as more important than yourselves…” - Philippians 2:3 Pride and ego are hard things to control. We see how others act or dress and think we are superior to them. We idolize our own self-image. But, if we truly believe everything is a gift from God, we recognize all the people that God has put in our lives as gifts! We are grateful for how they enrich our lives. Pray every day for the people in your life: your family, your friends and those who make you angry.

“No hagas nada por egoísmo; más bien, consideren humilde-mente a los demás como más importantes que ustedes ... " - FILIPENSES 2: 3 El orgullo y el ego son cosas difíciles de controlar. Vemos có-mo actúan o visten los demás y pensamos que somos superiores a ellos. Idolatramos nuestra propia imagen. Pero, si realmente creemos que todo es un regalo de Dios, ¡reconocemos a todas las personas que Dios ha puesto en nuestras vidas como rega-los! Estamos agradecidos por cómo enriquecen nuestras vidas. Ora todos los días por las personas en tu vida: tu familia, tus amigos y aquellos que te hacen enojar.

St. James Flowers at the Tabernacle: Kathy Connally Flowers at the Altar: 54th wedding anniversary of Jim/Kathy Connally

Sacrificial Giving: Thank You!

St. James $7,329.75 Sacred Heart $ 997.00 St. Patrick $ 909.99

Donations may be mailed to the church office at 417 N. Col-lege St. or Online Giving- Website: www.ccgaw.org or Text the word SJGiving, or SHGiving, or SPGiving to our text-to-give number: 830-218-1601. All donations are greatly appreciated. Pueden enviar sus donaciones por correo a la oficina de la igle-sia en 417 N. College St. o sitio web de donaciones en línea: www.ccgaw.org o enviar un mensaje de texto con la palabra SJGi-ving, o SHGiving o SPGiving a nuestro número de texto para dar: 830-218- 1601. Todas las donaciones son muy apreciadas.

Ministers for Next Sunday Thank You for Serving

5:00 PM Lector: Andrea Nava Min. of Comm.: Deacon

7:00 PM Lector: Patricia Gonzalez/Jessica Juarez Min. of Comm.: Deacon Ushers: Enrique Gonzalez/Jesus Gonzalez Arnulfo Moreno

6:30 AM Lector: Doc/Agnes Darilek Min. of Comm.: Deacon

8:00 AM Lector: Lupe Mendoza/Rocio Leon Min. of Comm.: Deacon Ushers: Tomas Estrada/Lorenzo Rosas/ Mario Moreno/Javier Ibarra

10:00 AM Lector: Bonnie SanMiguel/Abe Ascencio Min. of Comm.: Deacon

12:00 PM Lector: LaClaire Hermann/Araceli Rangel Min. of Comm.: Deacon

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Religious Education News from Mrs. Patricia: We are seeking for Volunteers to help us with the drop off and pick up lanes during CCD and Hall monitors. Please contact Mrs. Paty at 830-672-6291 or email at prodz@stx.rr.com. RCIA classes will be held on Sunday morning at 8 am and Monday evening at 6 pm in the St. James Hall. Each week a different topic is discussed. Topic for this weekend is: The Church Year. Topic for next weekend is: The Mass. If you need to receive a sacrament or maybe just want to learn more about the Catholic Faith, please join us. For more information call Tim Decker at 830-445-9179 or Paty Gonzalez at 830-672-6291. The Altar Society will meet on the second Wednesday of each month. Our next meeting will be October 14th at 9 am in the St. James Parish Hall. Please wear your mask. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, preparation for the Sacra-ment of Baptism will only be given by appointment with a deacon. Please E-mail the church office at catholic@stx.rr.com to register, or call 830-672-2945 for more information. 2nd Collection Next Weekend: Religious Education.

Noticias de educación religiosa de la Sra. Patricia: Estamos buscando voluntarios para que nos ayuden con los carriles para dejar y recoger durante los monitores de CCD y Hall. Comuní-quese con la Sra. Paty al 830-672-6291 o envíe un correo electrónico a prodz@stx.rr.com. La clase de RCIA se llevarán a cabo el domingo por la mañana a las 8 am y el lunes por la noche a las 6 pm en la sala de conferencias. Cada semana se discute un tema diferente. El tema de este fin de semana es: El Año Eclesiástico. El tema para el próximo fin de semana es: La Misa. Si necesita recibir un sacramento o tal vez solo quiere aprender más sobre la Fe Católica, únase a nosotros. Para obtener más informa-ción, llame a Tim Decker al 830-445-9179 o Paty Gonzalez al 830-672-6291. La Sociedad del Altar se reunirá el segundo Miércoles de cada mes. Nuestra próxima reunión será el 14 de Octubre a las 9 am en el Salón de St. James. Por favor use su máscara. Debido a la pandemia de COVID-19, la preparación para el Sacra-mento del Bautismo solo se dará con una cita con un diácono. Envíe un correo electrónico a la oficina de la iglesia a catholic@stx.rr.com para registrarse o llame al 830-672-2945 para obtener más informa-ción. 2a Colecta el Próximo Fin de Semana: Educación Religiosa.

Notes from the Pastor: In order to prepare for All Souls Day, we are asking for volun-teers to help with our annual cemetery clean-up day. If you are interested in volunteering, please come to the Gonzales Catho-lic Cemetery on Saturday, October 10th at 9am. Trash bags will be provided. If you have any decorations or keepsakes that are not attached or connected to a gravestone please remove them prior to October 10th. Please note that all decorations remaining in the cemetery that are not attached or connected to a grave-stone will be removed and discarded. We will do our best to preserve solar powered lights and other items of value that are in good condition, but please make an effort to remove valua-bles or keepsakes before October 10th in order to make our clean-up efforts easier. For more information about the ceme-tery clean-up day please contact Kathy Connally at 830-672-9020 or Billy Mikesh at 830-672-3834. Our All Souls Day mass will be celebrated on Monday, Novem-ber 2nd at 6:30pm in the cemetery. After the mass we will have a blessing of the graves and we invite families to bring new decorations to honor their deceased family members. If you are interested in being a lector at the Saturday Vigil masses or the Sunday masses, please contact Holly Coco at 719-237-6205 or Gloria Moreno at 361-401-0501 for scheduling and training. I would like to commission our lectors during the month of November. Blessings, Fr. Jason

Notas del Pastor: Para prepararnos para el Día de los Difuntos, estamos pidiendo voluntarios para ayudar con nuestro día anual de limpieza del cementerio. Si desea ser voluntario, por favor venga al Cemen-terio Católico de Gonzales el Sábado 10 de Octubre a las 9 de la mañana. Se proporcionarán bolsas de basura. Si tiene alguna decoración importante que no esté conectada a la lápida, por favor quítela antes del 10 de Octubre. Tenga en cuenta que todas las demás decoraciones se quitarán y desecharán para limpiar el cementerio. Haremos todo lo posible para guardar las luces que funcionan con energía solar, pero por favor retire los objetos de valor antes del 10 de Octubre. Para obtener más información, comuníquese con Kathy Connally a 830-672-9020 o Billy Mikesh a 830-672-3834. Nuestra misa del Día de los Difuntos se celebrará el Lunes 2 de Noviembre a las 6:30 pm en el cementerio. Después de la misa tendremos una bendición de las tumbas e invitamos a todas las familias a traer nuevas decoraciones para honrar a sus familia-res fallecidos. Si está interesado en ser lector en las misas de la vigilia del Sábado o las misas del Domingo, por favor comuníquese con Holly Coco a 719-237-6205 o Gloria Moreno a 361-401-0501 para programar y entrenar. Me gustaría comisionar y bendecir a nuestros lectores en la misa durante el mes de Noviembre.

Bendiciones, Fr.. Jason

Have in you the same attitude that is also in Christ Jesus. — Philippians 2:5

Bulletin deadline is Monday at Noon. Please send your ministry news to: catholic@stx.rr.com.

FAMILIAR INSIGHTS Spiritual teachers tend to repeat themselves, and to re-peat other teachers. Maybe there really aren’t that many different truths to tell. Just a lot of slow, sleepy human be-ings—like us—who need to hear the basics over and over. Consider today’s readings. People complain God isn’t “fair,” and Ezekiel answers that God is more than fair. People choose their own fates, and people can change. Even evildoers can turn, do right, and live. “Actions speak louder than words.” A fresh new insight? Hardly. Paul tells the Philippians that he would truly be encour-aged if those who claimed to be believers would, in fact, look to others’ interests and not their own. “The proof of the pudding is in the eating.” A novel idea? I don’t think so. In Jesus’ story of the farmer and his sons, everyone knows that the one who said he wouldn’t work—but did—is way ahead of the one who said he would work—but did-n’t. “Talk is cheap.” Heard that before? Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

ENSEÑANZAS FAMILIARES Los maestros espirituales suelen repetir sus enseñanzas, y repetir las de otros maestros. Quizás no existen muchas verdades diferentes que decir. Sólo muchos seres humanos lentos y aletargados, como nosotros, que necesitan oír lo básico una y otra vez. Considera, por ejemplo las lecturas de hoy. La gente se queja de que Dios no es “justo” y Ezequiel responde que Dios es más que justo. Las personas eligen su propio destino, y las personas pueden cambiar. Hasta los malhechores pueden cambiar de rumbo, hacer lo que es justo, y vivir. “Los hechos valen más que las palabras”. ¿Un nuevo discernimiento? Para nada. Pablo dice a los filipenses que lo llenarían de alegría si los que claman ser creyentes, de hecho, buscan el interés de los otros y no el propio. “Obras son amores y no buenas razones”. ¿Una idea novedosa? No lo creo. En el relato de Jesús del viñador y sus dos hijos, todos saben que el que dijo que no trabajaría, pero lo hizo le lleva la delantera al que dijo que trabajaría, pero no lo hizo. “Fácil es hablar”. ¿Ya lo oíste antes? Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Jb 1:6-22; Ps 17:1bcd-3, 6-7; Lk 9:46-50 Tuesday: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14 or Rv 12:7-12a; Ps 138:1-5; Jn 1:47-51 Wednesday: Jb 9:1-12, 14-16; Ps 88:10bc-15; Lk 9:57-62 Thursday: Jb 19:21-27; Ps 27:7-9abc, 13-14; Lk 10:1-12 Friday: Jb 38:1, 12-21; 40:3-5; Ps 139:1-3, 7-10, 13-14ab; Mt 18:1-5 Saturday: Jb 42:1-3, 5-6, 12-17; Ps 119:66, 71, 75, 91, 125, 130; Lk 10:17-24 Sunday: Is 5:1-7; Ps 80:9, 12-16, 19-20; Phil 4:6-9; Mt 21:33-43

Office Hours Monday-Friday 8:00—4:00 PM

Sacrament of Baptism Interview with Parents

State Birth Certificate—required By appointment with Deacon, please call office.

Class for Parents and Godparents

By appointment with Deacon, please call office. Baptism celebrated at the end of any Sunday Mass

Preparation may be done before child is born.

Sacrament of Marriage Please Call Office

At least Six Months Prior to wedding

Eucharistic Adoration Thursday 5:00 pm-5:45 pm (St. Patrick)

Friday 7 am-8 pm (St. James)

Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession)

Thursday 5:00-5:45 PM (St. Patrick) Saturday 4:00-4:45 PM (St. James)

or by appointment

Adult Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist Call office or join our RCIA group

Quinceanera Requirements

Must be attending CCD beginning Jr. High and com-plete 7th and 8th grade and be enrolled in 9th grade.

No more than 6 absences each year. No pre reserva-tions are to be made until you have clearance from

church office.

Mass Schedule

Saturday 5:00 PM—St. James (English) 7:00 PM—St. James (Spanish)

Sunday 6:30 AM—St. James (English) 8:00 AM—St. James (Spanish) 10:00 AM—St. James (English)

12:00 PM—St. Patrick (Bi-Lingual)

Monday 6:30 AM—St. James

Tuesday 6:30 AM—St. James

Wednesday 5:30 PM—St. James

Thursday 6:30 AM—St. James

6:00 PM—St. Patrick (Bi-Lingual)

Friday 6:30 AM—St. James