SAINT PHILIP THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC CHURCH FOUNDED 1909 DIOCESE OF VICTORIA IN TEXAS 304 W. Church St., El Campo, Tx. 77437 979-543-3770 • fax: 979-578-8831 Parish School: 979-543-2901 • fax: 979-578-8835 Parish Homepage: www.stphilipapostle.org Parish Email: [email protected]School Homepage: www.stphilipschool.org Pastor: Reverend Michael Rother Parochial Vicar: Rev. Chase Goodman Deacons: Deacon Jerome Grahmann Deacon Larry Hoelscher Sunday Eucharist Schedule Saturday (Vigil of Sunday) ................................................................ 5:00 p.m. Sunday ........................................................... 7:00 a.m.; 10:00 a.m.; 6:00 p.m. Holy Day and Weekday Schedule Holy Days........................................................................... (check the Bulletin) Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, First Saturday......................... 8:00 a.m. Wednesday ....................................................................................... 5:30 p.m. Friday during School Season ............................................................ 8:15 a.m. Perpetual Adoration and Rosary Perpetual Adoration .......................... Monday 8:30 a.m. until Friday 5:00 p.m. Rosary............................... 30 minutes before weekday and weekend Masses Sacrament of Reconciliation Thursday 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.; Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.; by appointment and season schedule during Advent and Lent ~ Pastoral Care Information ~ Sacrament of Baptism: Please inform the Parish office at least six months before due date. Further instructions and baptismal materials will be provided at the Parish office. Sacrament of Marriage: Please register at the parish office as soon as possible, but at least six months prior to anticipated date. Ministry to the Sick and Homebound: Call the Parish office when a family member is sick and would like a visit or would like to receive Holy Communion, Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick. New Parishioners and Status: Welcome to St. Philip Parish! Call or come by the Parish office to register. Also notify us when moving out of the parish or when you have a change of family status and address. Community Mission Statement…We, the people of God of Saint Philip the Apostle, in the loving and evangelizing spirit of St. Philip, form a family community that challenges each of us to proclaim and live the gospel messages of Jesus Christ in the world through worship, evangelization, Christian formation and service. Administrative Secretary Leslie Farquhar Receptionist Sylvia Peter Music Director Janice Cox Youth Minister Ana Rodriguez Technology/Schedules Leslie Farquhar Parish Catechetical Leader Nancy Fenner School Principal Gwen Edwards School Secretary Amanda Stary Cemetery Supervisor Kirk Stary Parish Administrative Council Deacon Jerome Grahmann Deacon Larry Hoelscher Lisa Bubela Gary Charbula Jeanie Janak Claudia Raun Scott Strnadel Ray Viktorin Mike Watz School Advisory Council Anthony Cisneros Amanda Dorotik Stacey Ermis William Key Michael Porter Cory Radley Kyle Wallis Tyler Williams Cemetery Committee Linda Alvarado Lynn Cox Ginger Harris Dot Hermansen Mary Jane Kaiser Gracie Priesmeyer Jerry Socha Bereavement/Outreach Committee Evelyn Grahmann Irene Nohavitza School Endowment Trustees Linda Bolcik James Bouligny Deacon Larry Hoelscher Gloria Marek Kim Socha Donald Sutton David Zalman Spiritual Direction Patricia Hoelscher Safe Environment Coordinator Leslie Farquhar
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SAINT PHILIP THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC CHURCH FOUNDED 1909
by appointment and season schedule during Advent and Lent
~ Pastoral Care Information ~ Sacrament of Baptism: Please inform the Parish office at least six months before due
date. Further instructions and baptismal materials will be provided at the Parish office.
Sacrament of Marriage: Please register at the parish office as soon as possible, but at
least six months prior to anticipated date.
Ministry to the Sick and Homebound: Call the Parish office when a family member is sick
and would like a visit or would like to receive Holy Communion, Reconciliation and Anointing
of the Sick.
New Parishioners and Status: Welcome to St. Philip Parish! Call or come by the Parish office to register. Also notify us when moving out of the parish or when you have a change of family status and address.
Community Mission Statement…We, the people of God of Saint Philip the Apostle, in the
loving and evangelizing spirit of St. Philip, form a family community that challenges each of
us to proclaim and live the gospel messages of Jesus Christ in the world through worship,
evangelization, Christian formation and service.
Administrative Secretary
Leslie Farquhar
Receptionist
Sylvia Peter
Music Director
Janice Cox
Youth Minister
Ana Rodriguez
Technology/Schedules
Leslie Farquhar
Parish Catechetical Leader
Nancy Fenner
School Principal
Gwen Edwards
School Secretary
Amanda Stary
Cemetery Supervisor
Kirk Stary
Parish Administrative Council
Deacon Jerome Grahmann
Deacon Larry Hoelscher
Lisa Bubela
Gary Charbula
Jeanie Janak
Claudia Raun
Scott Strnadel
Ray Viktorin
Mike Watz
School Advisory Council
Anthony Cisneros
Amanda Dorotik
Stacey Ermis
William Key
Michael Porter
Cory Radley
Kyle Wallis
Tyler Williams
Cemetery Committee
Linda Alvarado
Lynn Cox
Ginger Harris
Dot Hermansen
Mary Jane Kaiser
Gracie Priesmeyer
Jerry Socha
Bereavement/Outreach
Committee
Evelyn Grahmann
Irene Nohavitza
School Endowment Trustees
Linda Bolcik
James Bouligny
Deacon Larry Hoelscher
Gloria Marek
Kim Socha
Donald Sutton
David Zalman
Spiritual Direction
Patricia Hoelscher
Safe Environment Coordinator
Leslie Farquhar
Our Lord Jesus Christ The King
November 22, 2020
Remember In Prayer Pray For The Sick…
Brandon Janak, Annabelle Van Deursen, Gary Polasek, Clif-ton Bram, Anton Tupa, Dolores Priesmeyer, Melody Macha, Milton & Henrietta Machacek, Johnnie Mican, Kristen Lezak, Abby Goerig, Sammy Tupa, Carly Walker, Lester Lutringer, Lisa Respondek Holt, Helen Hicks, Fred Prihoda, Frank Krenek, Alvin Korenek, Joshua Fowler, Leonard Hubenak, Jennifer Martin, Stephanie Stepan, Deacon Ed Wendel, Glenn Kahanek, Weston Swoboda, Charles Maerz, David Dunn, Donnie Novak, Regina Kacer, Irene Sedlock, Lonnie Roe, Michael Mangel, Rita Addicks, Garret Davis, Ed Wasek, Rob-ert “Bob” Staff, Brandy Kubena, Eugene Graham, Cindy Junek, Bill Culver, Daniel and Martha Marek, Linda Sea-wright, Carl Siglock, Shirley McMahon, Cindy Schmidt, Edith Farish, Kristi Baker, Tyler Simpson, Joy Roppolo, Betty Wier, Lorrie Goodman, Angela Dornak, L. C. Koehne Jr., Donna Vasek, Albert Socha, Wesley Wells, Kenny Mrnustik and the homebound.
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A Message From Our Pastor BOOKS – BEING CATHOLIC
Come, Lord Jesus: Meditations on the Art of Waiting by Mother Mary Francis
We are in a time of great uncertainty in dealing with the recent scandals in the Church (and even remnants of past scandals), Coronavirus pandemic, and election pro-cess doubts among things such as the ongoing deteriora-tion of societal belief in Truth. One can be resigned in despair to give up the good, and allow societal norms to win. We CANNOT ever give up! We must always trust that the Lord will prevail. Jesus declared, “…upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the nether-world shall not prevail against it.” Christ, himself, was in a position where giving up in despair seemed possible and to his detractors probable. Yet all the way through his passion and crucifixion he gave over to the Father entrusting himself to God through it all. He now sits at the right hand of power and will come again to judge the living and the dead. Look-ing upon Christ the King we are reminded of the true essence of power, a power that does not come from hu-manity or the world, but from Truth and Love. Christ conquered death by Truth in Love and reigns by the very same Truth in the very same Love. We need only to believe in his Truth and trust in his Love. He will conquer anything and everything for us as he did death. Belief and trust in the power of Christ as our king can take all the human strength contained with-in us. Giving over to Christ, we find true freedom no matter how deep the worldly uncertainty is we are facing. He is our king and will deliver us.
Prayer Intentions at Mass Nov 23 – Nov 29
MON 8:00 a.m. + Leon H. Cranek
TUE 8:00 a.m. + Leo and Mary Triska
WED 1:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m.
No Mass at Garden Villa + Frank Konvicka
THU 8:00 a.m. + William E. and Rosie Merta
FRI 8:00 a.m. + W.P. and Pauline Treybig
SAT 5:00 p.m. + Charlie and Martha Kulcak
SUN 7:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m.
+ Joe A. and Virginia Popp, Allan and Doreen Popp + Clarine Gold Parishioners Intentions
LITURGICAL MINISTERS FOR nov 28 & NOV 29
Lector: Essie Leslie Cantor: Carol Smolik Altar Servers: Aribel Zarate Hospitality: Larry and Joyce Hensley Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion: Dennis Edwards, Gwen Edwards
Lector: Margie Swoboda Altar Servers: Allie Zalman Hospitality: Gerry Graham, Anthony Ott Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion: Jason Zalman
Lector: Irene Nohavitza Cantor: Wendy Korenek Altar Servers: Kacey Cerny Hospital/Meridian: Nursing Home Ministers: Hospitality: Bruce Allgayer, Chris Pustejovsky Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion: Ron Price, Mary Kay Price
Lector: Jim Van Antwerp Cantor: Jerrid Berglund Altar Servers: Matthew Van Antwerp Hospitality: Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion: Lynn Cox, Betty Reck
Christ the King Sunday...What does it mean to say Christ is King? Do we give him our Sundays only, or the
whole week? Set aside 10 minutes for God. Offer him the events of your day and say “Your will be done.” “No servant can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and the world.” (Luke 16:13)
Key Scriptural Passage: The Son of Man will answer them, “Truly I tell you, just as as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.” (Matthew 25:45)
Questions for Discussion: Adult: If you were to be judged today by God, what would be your greatest regret? What is one thing you could do to change that? Child: To which person did you especially try to show Jesus’ love and care?
For The Week (Nov 23–Nov 28) Monday…………. Rom 10:9-18/Mt 4:18-22 Tuesday…………. Rv 14:14-19/Lk 21:5-11 Wednesday……… Rv 15:1-4/Lk 21:12-19 Thursday…………Cor 9:16-19,22-23/Mk 16:15-20 Friday…………….Rv 20:1-4,11-21:2/Lk 21:29-33 Saturday………….Rv 22:1-7/Lk 21:34-36 El Campo Community-Wide Thanksgiving Dinner… Our mayor, city council, area businesses and churches invite you to join in the city-wide Thanksgiving Day Din-ner. Because of Covid-19 it will be a drive through plates to go only event. Those who are interested in donating desserts may drop them off at the front door of the Civic Center at 9:30 a.m. If you have questions or contributions call 979-332-9260.
Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ the King… Jesus is paradoxically an anointed king and a humble
shepherd. In a world where one nation enslaves the other, Jesus frees us from domination and subjugation. He is a king like no other. When earthly powers fail, Jesus leads us, guides us, feeds us, refreshes us, and anoints us with loving care. Christ reigns from his resurrection to his final coming in glory. At the end of time, he will hand over all power to God the Father. The last enemy to be destroyed is death. The ones who share eternal life with Jesus are not neces-sarily the powerful people of the earth but those who do his will. Jesus’ commands are not difficult to carry out. He simply asks us to see him in the poor, the suffering, and the oppressed. As faithful followers of Jesus, we imitate his example of servant-king when we help to bring about the kingdom of love, justice and peace.
Pro-Life Corner...
Did you know that abortion is one of the most common surgi-cal procedures in the U.S. to-day? One abor-tion (killing a baby) is com-mitted approxi-mately every 20 seconds.
NEXT SUNDAY READINGS NOVEMBER 29, 2020 3.
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FIRST READING - You, LORD, are our father, our redeemer you are named forev-er. Why do you let us wander, O LORD, from your ways, and harden our hearts so that we fear you not? Return for the sake of your servants, the tribes of your heritage. Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down, with the mountains quaking before you, while you wrought awesome deeds we could not hope for, such as they had not heard of from of old. No ear has ever heard, no eye ever seen, any God but you doing such deeds for those who wait for him. Would that you might meet us doing right, that we were mindful of you in our ways! Behold, you are angry, and we are sinful; all of us have become like unclean people, all our good deeds are like polluted rags; we have all withered like leaves, and our guilt carries us away like the wind. There is none who calls upon your name, who rouses himself to cling to you; for you have hidden your face from us and have delivered us up to our guilt. Yet, O LORD, you are our fa-ther; we are the clay and you the potter: we are all the work of your hands.
SECOND READING - Brothers and sisters: Grace to you and peace from God our Fa-ther and the Lord Jesus Christ. I give thanks to my God always on your account for the grace of God bestowed on you in Christ Jesus, that in him you were enriched in every way, with all dis-course and all knowledge, as the testimony to Christ was con-firmed among you, so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift as you wait for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ. He will keep you firm to the end, irreproachable on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful, and by him you were called to fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
GOSPEL - Jesus said to his disciples: “Be watchful! Be alert! You do not know when the time will come. It is like a man traveling abroad. He leaves home and places his servants in charge, each with his own work, and orders the gatekeeper to be on the watch. Watch, therefore; you do not know when the Lord of the house is coming, whether in the evening, or at midnight, or at cock-crow, or in the morning. May he not come suddenly and find you sleeping. What I say to you, I say to all: ‘Watch!’”
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A Prayer for Protection against Fires...
ALMIGHTY and eternal God, we ask Your protection against destroying fire. Fire is so very necessary for our existence, and yet, when it gets out of control, it can be more damaging than anything else. Keep our homes and buildings and woods and fields safe from this scourge. Help us always to be most careful in our use of it. Help us especially in the winter time when need and use it most. For then, if our homes are destroyed by fire, we suffer more than ever. Give us, too, we humbly pray You, a saving fear of the fires of passion, and the help of Your grace to control them. Help us also to fear the fires of hell, that we may always keep away from serious sin, and live lives of goodness and virtue, through Christ our Lord. Amen. From the "Rural Life Prayer Book"
Wreaths Across America… Sponsor A Wreath Today
This is the eighth year for the Wreaths Across America event. “The goal of Wreaths Across America is to place wreaths on all fallen veterans’ graves across the United States.” Due to Covid 19, there will not be a wreath laying ceremony this year.. For questions or to purchase a wreath, contact Glenell Wenglar at 979-543-0374 or email at [email protected]. You will be contact-ed when the wreaths arrive. You may either place the wreath on the grave yourself or someone will do it for
you. The deadline to pur-chase a wreath is Monday, Nov. 23. There is a $15.00 fee for each wreath. If you wish to participate, your floral arrangement at Holy Cross Cemetery does not have to be removed. Place your veteran’s wreath next to the floral arrangement at the head of the grave next to the monument.
We would like to thank everyone who purchased a wreath for Holy Cross Cemetery last year. - Holy Cross Memorial Park Cemetery Committee
Pray For Those Serving In The Military and Law Enforcement
Nathan Cox, ECPD, E-5 MM2 Zachary Elledge US Navy, Lance Corp. Casey Winfield, USMC, US Army Staff Sgt. David Haugh, Robert Drapela, Coast Guard, Master Chief Sub-Lant Zachary Montello, Lance Corp. Mason Miller, USMC, Spec. Christopher Alford, U S Army, LCDR Jarrod Smith, US Navy, Chris Bird, Texas Game Warden, Whar-ton County, Sr. Airman Lane Kocian, Air Force, Sheriff Shannon Srubar, WCSO, Chief Deputy Clint Savino, WCSO, Captain Larry Hensley, WCSO, Captain Jason Mican, WCSO, Deputy Calvin Pfeil, WCSO, SRO Jeffery Pfeil, ECPD, Greg Pasak Travis County SO, James Scott DOJ, James Sanders, Houston PD, Private #2 Ivan Jaramil-lo, Arthur Debo, ECPD, Braden Mican, ECPD, SR Reece Mazel, Navy
Pray For Our Seminarians:
Tran Dinh, Ryan Kapavik, Aaron Padila, Luke Prihoda, Philippe Dubourdieu, Caleb Krischke, Shane Goertz, Joseph Blackburn, and Richard Barfield
Father Michael, Father Chase, Deacon Jerome, Deacon Larry,
and the entire staff of St. Philip the Apostle Parish wish you
and your families
A Most Blessed Thanksgiving !
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Origins and Expressions of Thanksgiving
And be thankful… Colossians 3:15
For Christians, every Sunday is Thanksgiving Day, for the term Eucharist comes from a Greek word which means “thanksgiving.” The American Catholic Lection-ary includes an appendix with readings for Thanksgiv-ing Mass. Perhaps it is fitting that Thanksgiving is not a mandatory feast, for gratitude is best served by volun-tary expressions like the ones suggested below. Give from your table: Numerous agencies, par ishes, and food banks offer opportunities to feed the hungry at Thanksgiving. Give what you are able to support those efforts—St. Vincent DePaul Society and Blessing Cup. Count your blessings: The Thanksgiving newspaper comes stuffed with Black Friday ads. Instead of starting your “wish lists” or shopping, make a family “thanks list” and read it aloud. Celebrate the Eucharist: Most par ishes have one morning Mass on Thanksgiving Day. The Eucharist is a graceful way to begin the day focused on God’s bless-ing in praise and thanks.
Help Us Share Your Love… We give thanks, loving God, for all the ways and times you comforted us during duress, healed us from pain, and led us to new life. Move our hearts to bring your love, compassion, and healing to others. Where we find suffering, may we bring comfort. When face to face with the poor, may we bring support. In encounters with the dying, may we bring hope and peace. When we meet one who has been cast out, may we offer welcome. Grant us the courage to live life to the fullest and to invite all that into fullness. Amen.
Calendar of Events… Sunday, November 22 - Christ the King Eucharistic procession from St. Philip
church to St. Robert church at 3:00 p.m. - Second collection will be for the Catholic Campaign for
Human Development. Monday, November 23 - Men’s bible study at 6:00 a.m. - Meeting House. Tuesday, November 24 - Upper room prayer group meeting at 6:00 p.m. - KC meeting at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 25 - No CCE Classes / No Holy Hour - Parish office will close at 12:00 noon. Thursday, November 26 and Friday, November 27 - Parish office closed. Saturday, November 28 - Reconciliation from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Sunday, November 29 - Please pick up a paper bag for the Blessing Cup food
drive.
St. Philip Catholic School Super Pr ize Drawing Winner for November 13 is Cynthia Goerig.
Attention Lectors: Please pick up your 2021 lector workbook in the sacristy.
Knights of Columbus Council #2490 Annual Spor ts-man Raffle and Stew Supper will be held Wednesday, De-cember 9 at the Columbus Club Hall. Raffle tickets may be purchased at the rectory.
Rejoice! Advent Meditations with Joseph... Experience an Advent more peaceful, more joyful and more meaningful than ever before. Rejoice! Advent Med-itations with Joseph by Fr. Mark Toups is a prayer re-source with daily meditations that will enrich your Advent by inviting you to experience the first Advent with Mary and Joseph, as they await the birth of their son, the savior of the world. Together with the guided meditation video, this journal calls you daily to see through Joseph’s eyes, feel what is in Joseph’s heart, and read the Scriptures that Joseph read so you can fully prepare to wel-come Jesus into your heart this Christmas. Classes begin Monday, Nov. 23 @ 6:00 am, and will run thru Dec. 21. All classes are held in the St. Philip Meeting House. For more in-formation contact Deacon Larry @ [email protected] 979/578-3934. Parish Food Drive… The parish is sponsoring a food drive for the Blessing Cup Storehouse as part of our Advent preparation. Paper bags will be available next weekend Nov 28 and Nov 29 and should be brought back and placed in front of the Blessed Virgin Mary altar and St. Joseph altar the weekend of Dec 5-6.
The Giving Tree Program…The directors of the board of The Blessing Cup have asked that churches participating in the project once again assist them in their need for tow-els, blankets, sheets (any size) hygiene products such as soap, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, and laundry de-tergent. These items will be distributed to those in need throughout the year. Please do not wrap these items. The donations may be brought to the church and placed in front of the Blessed Virgin Mary altar and St. Joseph altar the weekend of Dec 5-6.
Our Lord Jesus Christ the King I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink.
- Matthew 25:35
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Flowers - November 22
Main Altar: In loving memory of W illiam E and Ro-sie Merta given by family.
Ambo: In honor of Mike and Rhonda Nordin on their 44th wedding anniversary.
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CHRIST THE KING EUCHARISTIC PROCESSION…
Everyone is invited to our 3rd annual Chr ist the King Procession on Sunday November 22, 2020 begin-ning at 3:00 PM. Due to Covid 19 shuttle service will not be provided. We will process from St. Philip’s Catholic Church to St. Robert’s with the Blessed Sacra-ment. We end the procession with the reposition of the Blessed Sacrament at St. Robert’s. Afterwards, we will have a potluck meal in honor of Christ the King as well as to celebrate the diaconate ordination of Adrian Canales. May we continue to pray for all the permanent diaco-nate candidates of the Diocese of Victoria, for more vocations to the priesthood and religious life, and for Christ to be King of our lives.
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