St. James Catholic Church Seguin, TX November 20, 2016

Notes from the Pastor

UPCOMING CONCERTS

Next Monday, Nov. 28th and Tuesday, Nov. 29th are the

dates to remember for the David Kaufman Advent Music

Concert. It will be held in the church and will begin at

7:00 PM. You will not want to miss this.

Then on Sunday, Dec. 4th at 2:00 PM, Tom Engler from

Emanuel’s Lutheran Church, will be playing Advent and

Christmas Catholic music for one hour here in our church.

The concert is free, but a free will offering will be collected

and given to the Christian Cupboard. Please come enjoy!

The Christian Cupboard is holding their annual food

drive from Nov. 1st thru Dec. 31st. Please check our

bulletin for more details. Thank you for helping feed

the hungry of Seguin and Guadalupe County.

My thanks and appreciation to the Pastoral Council

for hosting our “Appreciation Dinner” for all St.

James volunteers. Thank you for a job well done.

A special thanks to the St. James School for raising

$354.08 thru the baby bottle campaign for the South

Texas Pregnancy Center. The monies will be used to

help young fathers, mothers and their newborns with

various needed items. Your generosity is outstanding!

A special thank you to our cleaning ministry crew

who make our church beautiful. Sue Koons, LeRoy

Fey, Gloria Nolan, Lynn Schlegel, Carol McMain,

Carol Durbin, Sharon Boos, Rudy & Belinda

Rosales, Sylvia Jan Kord, Betty Eckols and Maria

Huser. Great job!

Mercy This Week

Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ,

King of the Universe

Jubilee Year Ends

Today Luke, evangelist and by tradition artist, sends

us forth from this Jubilee Year of Mercy with an un-

forgettable portrait of Christ the King. The setting for

Jesus’ “royal portrait” is the cross. From this “throne,”

the crucified “crown prince” welcomes by “executive

pardon” the kingdom of mercy’s first citizen, a fellow

criminal. The “Good Thief” requests neither

deliverance nor salvation, or even forgiveness:

“Remember me when . . .” (Luke 23:42). “Today you

will be with me,” King Jesus promises, “in

paradise.” (23:43). Paradise, even for non-believers, is

an image of creation contentedly in harmony with self,

fellow creatures, and Creator. Today, we “good

thieves” beg Jesus to remember us. We promise to

remember that, although Jesus’ kingdom will be

fulfilled only when Jesus’ returns, that kingdom

begins today in the paradise that will flower from this

Jubilee Year of Mercy. We disciples, having been

embraced unconditionally and undeservedly by Jesus’

mercy, must now go forth to embrace all others,

unconditionally, with that same unfailing mercy.

Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. Papal quotes Copyright © 2015, Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Used with permission

Reflection question: Every person has authority, for example, authority to

speak for oneself, authority to manage employees,

authority to rear children. How compassionate are

you in exercising your authority?

The Sanctuary Candle is offered In Loving Memory of

Ramos-Reyes Families November 19- November 26

Altar Flowers are given to the Glory of God

and In Loving Memory of

Lillie & Tom Hajek

and Junell & Victor Strakos

Thank you for your continued support & generosity. Stewardship for the weekend of 11/13/16

MASS OFFERING: $ 15,739.76 CHILDREN’S: $ 65.58 BUILDING FUND: $ 125.00 ARCH. MILITARY: $ 1,203.81

EVENTS OF THE WEEK

Monday, 11/21 3:30 PM SJS BB Practice-Gym 3:30 PM Seidenberger SCC-PFC ARR 6:30 PM Journey of Faith/Allred-PFC Tchr

Wkrm. Tuesday, 11/22 12:00 PM SJS Early Release 7:00 PM Emanuel’s Lutheran Church Service 7:00 PM RCIA-PFC [3] Wednesday, 11/23 No School/Thanksgiving Holiday 7:00 PM Thanksgiving Vigil Mass Thursday, 11/24 Parish Office closed/No School 9:00 AM Thanksgiving Day Mass Friday, 11/25 Parish Office closed/No School 8:00 AM Mass @ OLG Saturday, 11/26 Baptism Weekend Mission Pulpit Announcement 6:00 PM Rodriguez Quinceanera Recep-PH Sunday, 11/27 1st Sunday of Advent 2nd Collection: Human Development Baptism Weekend Mission Pulpit Announcement

CHRIST THE KING

SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR THE WEEK

November 21- November 27

Monday First Reading: Rev 14:1-3, 4b-5 Gospel: Luke 21:1-4 Tuesday First Reading: Rev 14:14-19 Gospel: Luke 21:5-11 Wednesday First Reading: Rev 15:1-4 Gospel: Luke 21:12-19 Thursday First Reading: Rev 18:1-2, 21-23; 19:1-3, 9a Gospel: Luke 21:20-28 Friday: First Reading: Rev 20:1-4, 11—21:2 Gospel: Luke 21:29-33 Saturday: First Reading: Rev 22:1-7 Gospel: Luke 21:34-36 Sunday First Reading: Isaiah 2:1-5 Second: Romans 13:11-14 Gospel: Matthew 24:37-44

Mass Intentions

November 21 - November 27

Monday 8:00 AM †Boyd Reynolds Tuesday 8:00 AM †Catherine Cannon, †Allene K. Hubertus Wednesday 8:00 AM @OLG Thursday 9:00 AM †Amy Cole, †Jack & Gertrude Gajdos †Bob & Mark Kypfer Friday 8:00 AM Mass @ OLG Saturday 5:00 PM †Dan Van Le †Barbara Knight Lillian Lievens:BD/Special Intentions Sunday

8:00 AM †Josephine Moravits †Martha Vogel †Harold & Rita Bulgerin 10:00 AM St. James Parish Family 12:00 PM †Gloria Wheelington †Janie Robles †Mel Ammerman

Music - November 26/27

Thursday 9:00 AM Matalik/Garcia Saturday 5:00 PM TBA Sunday 8:00 AM TBA 10:00 AM TBA 12:00 PM TBA

Parish office open Sundays 9:00 AM —12:00 PM

The St. James Hospitality Committee is available to answer any questions you may have about our parish or to tour our

facilities. You may also pick up a parish registration form, your pictorial directory or religious education, and/or Life Teen/

Edge registration forms. .

Hospitality Committee. November 27: Patrick Howard

In Sympathy

We offer our sympathy to Mike Higley on the

loss of his mother, Eleanor Louise Higley,

who went to the Lord on November 6, 2016.

Please pray for them.

Email bulletin articles to: stjamesseguin@hotmail.com

Articles should be received by noon on Mondays.

St. James Catholic Church Seguin, TX November 20, 2016

Military Prayer List

Please keep our military personnel and their families in your prayers. Anyone wishing to add a name can do so by calling the church office@379-1796.

St. James School News

We wish everyone a safe and Happy Thanksgiving.

Thank you, also, to everyone that joined us last

week in honoring our veterans.

Remember In Prayer….

For I will restore your health; will heal your injuries - Jer. 30:17 Please contact office to be removed from prayer list. Thank you

LT Melanie Shearrer

LT Kristofer Kalstad

LT Kendall Kalstad

TSGT Carlo Carmona

TSGT Jessica Carmona

SGT Scott Kessler

Nicodemus C. Seaboy

MAJ Christopher Wells

SGT Don Pezzatta

LCPL Nathan Ramos

LCPL Stevie Ray Leos

PFC Noah Rios

CPL Shane Hartmann

2LT Gavin Dick

LCPL James Dick

LCOL Sammy Phillips

John Bender

CAPT Blake Wiegmann

LCPL Brian Shaw

CSM Bret Wiegmann

2LT Will McCarthy

1LT Charles Gamero

CPL Zachary Klinger

CAPT Daniel Jeanes

OSMC Jeremy P. Rodriquez

SGT Jordan Folmar

PVT Kyle Martin

LCPL Shane McMain

Spec Steven A. Cervantes

LTCOL Francisco J. Lozano

SPC Garrett Schneider

PFC Marcos Paul Flores

SSGT Kristopher Katzer

Bill Domer

Bill Norton

Greg Seidenberger

Ann Patek

Muriel Bodin

Amelia Saldivar

Jessie Castilla,Jr.

Barbara Taft

Diane Allen

Jon DeLaGarza

Mary Zanyi

Lisa Dupnick

Augustine Gomez

Jessica Franklin

Joseph Manix

Cindy Morris

Kim Thi Nguyen

Wade Ohnheiser

Elisa Martinez

Larry Ferguson

Carolin Frank

Kase Guthrie

Marietta

Leyendecker

David Wederstrandt

Terri Hartmann

Ed Rebeaud

Don Orlowski

Fr. Quang D. Van

Joe Suarez

Mary Lou Castillo

Erin Stavros

Maria G. Pineda

Shirley Bordovsky

Deb Morgan

Jesus Paz

Jose Paz

Jennifer L. Barentine

Daniel Chapa

Aubrey Hernandez

Lorene Schraub

Brian Boykin

Frances Bilman

Nelda Hilburn-Albert

Teresa Wells

Carla Mergele

Sarah, Ryan & Baby

Drennan

Christine Engel

John Hoot

Anka Vrban

Mari Stassen

Michael Pedraza

Rosie Ornelas

Marisita Uribe

Erna Winsaur

Mary Jean Lucky

Kim Fernandez

Pam Burris

Kenneth Houghton

Jerry & Norma

Smith

Carmen Muniz

Zach Vogel

Toribio DeLaCruz

Family

Jeannine Kent

Theresa Khanh

Nguyen

Hoang Lan

Marion Salcido

Veronica &

Facundo Rubio

VETERANS MINISTRY Thanks to everyone who contributed and helped with

our Clothing Drive. Your support and contributions will help many fami-

lies and individuals in our Community. God Bless and Thank you.

Mark your Calendars for the 1st Annual “Feed My Sheep” Christmas Dinner in the

Parish Hall on December 15th.

For more information on how you can help and contribute contact:

Deacon Victor Garcia at 830-379-1796 or email

vgarcia@saintjamescc.org or

Amy McCarthy at 830-549-5274 or email ltcolamac@aol.com

CHRISTIAN CUPBOARD FALL FOOD HARVEST The Christian Cupboard’s annual food drive begins Nov. 1st and

ends Dec. 31st. Our needs are largely for oatmeal, breakfast cereals,

canned soups & beans of all varieties, canned fruits, vermicelli,

hamburger/tuna helpers, canned meats, flour and sugar in 5# and

10# quantities, boxed juices and other non-perishable items.

Monetary donations used for buying perishable items may be

mailed to: The Christian Cupboard, Box 1895, Seguin, TX 78155

Thank you for helping feed the hungry of Seguin.

CHRIST THE KING

SPONSOR FOR THE WEEK:

Century 21

Parish Office: 379-1796 Parish Web site: http://www. stjameschurch.faithweb.com

Elementary Religious Education News

Thanksgiving Holiday

There are no Religious Education classes next Sunday,

Nov. 27, on Thanksgiving weekend. Classes resume on

Sunday, Dec. 4. If your children have been missing class,

please make a commitment to bring them every Sunday.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

Our annual Advent/Christmas

Luncheon will be held on Sunday,

Dec. 11 after the 12 PM Mass.

Bring your favorite pot luck dish and join

your parish family in the parish hall.

Make plans now to come and join in fellow-

ship and fun and meet new parishioners.

Christmas

Angels

It’s that time of year… The youth are

sponsoring Christmas Angels!

Please let us know if you would like

to sponsor one as well.

jgutierrez@saintjamescc.org

(830) 379-1796 or

(210) 584-3799

#GivingHopeLove&Peace

RCIA News

This Sunday at the 10 a.m. Eucharistic Liturgy we

formally welcome eight children into the RCIA

process (adapted for children) as they prepare for the

Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist.

Please pray for Abel Ray Davila, Isiah Carlos

Davila, Ruben Davila, III, Javon James Ibarra, Lily

Ann Larison, Nynave Jean Larison, Paxton Rein

Lerma and Hayley Michelle McKinney.

Mercy Minute Here are a few practical ways to live our November Works of Mercy: “Pray for the

Living and the Dead” and “Bury the Dead.”

Light a candle this evening as part of your

night-time prayers. Let each member of the family pray for someone who is ill or in need.

Take a bouquet of flowers to a cemetery.

Place it on a grave that has no decoration and say a prayer to our merciful God for the person who is buried there.

Consider making a donation as a memorial

of someone who has died. Keep the person’s memory alive and contribute to a good cause.

St. James Coffee House Thanks so much to everyone who came to our

November Coffee House. We have ordered

additional Advent wreaths and they will arrive

before Thanksgiving. We will give you a call

when they are delivered.

Look forward to our next Coffee House, which will

take place in January.