St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church 7601 N. Grandview Avenue Odessa, TX 79765 Phone: 432-367-4657 Fax: 432-367-0700 Parish Website: setonparishodessa.org Our Mission Statement To know Jesus and live the Gospel through Word and Sacrament, Fellowship, and Service PARISH STAFF Pastor Rev. Mark Woodruff Parochial Vicar Fr. Timothy Hayter Deacons Mr. Gary Brooks Mr. Salvador Primera Business Manager Mr. Blas Campos Sr. Administrative Assistant Mrs. Victoria Detiveaux Office Assistant Miss Jessica Payen Director of Music & Liturgy Mr. Christopher Wilcox Elementary DRE Mrs. Marilyn Hemann Middle School/High School CRE Youth Minister Mr. Johnny Aldas Y. M. Assistant: Mr. Brian Richards Maintenance Mr. Erik Campos, Mr. Danny Licon, Ms. Yolanda Pando, Ms. Noemy Hernandez, and Mrs. Margarita Juarez Nursery Ms. Connie Janousek, Mrs. Linda Tilton, Mrs. Connie Crawley, and Mr. Juan Navarrete SUNDAY EUCHARIST Saturday: 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 9:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m., & 5:00 p.m. WEEKDAY MASSES Monday thru Friday: 6:30 a.m. Tues, Wed, Friday 5:30 p.m. Thursday 6:00 p.m. Spanish ADORATION Tuesday 6:00 p.m.—7:00 p.m. CONFESSIONS Saturday 4:00 p.m.- 4:45 p.m. Tuesday 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m. & 6:00-7:00 p.m. PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday 10:30 a.m.-Noon & 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday 9:00 a.m.- Noon & 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Friday: 9:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m. NEW TO OUR PARISH? Please call the Parish Office @ 367-4657. PARISH EMAIL [email protected]For more information on sacraments, programs and events please visit our website.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Sir 17:20-24; Ps 32:1-2, 5-7; Mk 10:17-27 Tuesday: Sir 35:1-12; Ps 50:5-8, 14, 23; Mk 10:28-31 Wednesday: Jl 2:12-18; Ps 51:3-6ab, 12-14, 17; 2 Cor 5:20 — 6:2; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 Thursday: Dt 30:15-20; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 9:22-25 Friday: Is 58:1-9a; Ps 51:3-6ab, 18-19; Mt 9:14-15 Saturday: Is 58:9b-14; Ps 86:1-6; Lk 5:27-32 Sunday: Dt 26:4-10; Ps 91:1-2, 10-15; Rom 10:8-13; Lk 4:1-13
MASS INTENTIONS “Mass is Heaven on Earth” – St. John Paul II
Hernandez SATURDAY, MAR. 2: 8TH Ordinary Sunday
4-4:45 pm Confessions 5:00 pm +Maria Vasquez, by Husband &
Children SUNDAY, MAR. 3: 8TH Ordinary Sunday 9:00 am Friends/Family, Living/Deceased of
Margaret Carpenter 11:30 am +John Anthony Davila, by Family 5:00 pm +Jose Ramon Nevarez, by Valdez
Family MONDAY, MAR. 4: 8TH Ordinary Week
6:30 am +Frank Martinez, Jr. & Jovita Morales, by Joe & Peggy Martinez
TUESDAY, MAR. 5: 8TH Ordinary Week 6:30 am +Helen Martinez, by Family 5:30 pm +Francisco & Tiodora Hernandez,
by Rafael Hernandez WED’DAY, MAR. 6: ASH WEDNESDAY 6:30 am For a Blessed Lenten Season Noon For the People of St. Elizabeth’s 5:00 pm Souls in Purgatory, by Rafael
Hernandez 7:00 pm For Vocations to the Priesthood THURSDAY, MAR. 7: Thursday after Ash Wed. 6:30 am All Souls Memorial Mass 6:00 pm For a Blessed Lenten Season FRIDAY, MAR. 8: Friday after Ash Wed. 6:30 am +Dan Carpenter, by Peggy McCall 5:30 pm +Francisco & Tiodora Hernandez,
by Rafael Hernandez 6:40 pm Stations of the Cross SATURDAY, MAR. 9: 1ST Lenten Sunday 4-4:45 pm Confessions 5:00 pm +Profetiza & Cesar Branzuela;
+Paulita & Casiano Cotiamco, by Florence Cotiamco
SUNDAY, MAR. 10: 1ST Lenten Sunday 9:00 am +Alex Venegas & Manuel Venegas,
by Maria & Debbie Venegas 11:30 am +Elida Valdez, by Valdez Family 5:00 pm +Francisco & Tiodora Hernandez,
by Rafael Hernandez If a Mass you requested for a specific date does not appear, please notify the office
367-4657 as soon as possible.
ASH WEDNESDAY MASSES March 6 is ASH WEDNESDAY, the beginning of Lent.
Masses will be:
6:30 am 12:05 pm 5:00 pm 7:00 pm
Ashes will be distributed at all Masses Pre-Ash Wednesday confessions: Tuesday 6–7 pm
All are invited! Young Adults are providing soup & veggies
this night.
Fast & Abstinence During Lent Fast: One main meal only, Ash Wednesday & Good Friday
Abstinence: No meat on Ash Wednesday and the Fridays of Lent
HOLY CROSS TUITION FUND Holy Cross Catholic High School is enrolling students for its 9th and 10th grades. Tuition for the first year is quite high as there are many startup costs involved in the school’s first year. The Finance Council has authorized Fr. Mark to receive donations from interested parishioners for a scholarship fund for St. Elizabeth students. Whatever is received will be divided among those students from St. Elizabeth’s enrolled in the school and applied towards their tuition. Give checks to Fr. Mark. For more information, call him at 432-202-0336.
BREAKING OPEN THE WORD Interested in Becoming Catholic?
You are invited to “Breaking Open the Word” every Sunday at 10:10 am in the Bride’s Room.
No registration necessary; just come!
Question of the Week
Have you looked for the splinter in your own eye?
HONORING MARRIED COUPLES St. Elizabeth’s is honoring married couples with a special blessing on the last Sunday of each month. The couples married in March are being honored March 30TH and 31ST at all Masses.
UTPB Students
The Catholic Student Association Welcomes You! Mass is held on campus every Thursday at 12:05 in the Mesa building, 2nd floor, Student Success Center, followed by a free lunch. Fr. Tim is available for confessions before mass.
Please join us for faith, fellowship, and food! For more info, contact Lisa, director of campus ministry, at 832.779.5768
Pope’s March Intention
Recognition of the Right of Christian Communities That Christian communities, especially those who are persecuted, feel that they are close to Christ and have their rights respected.
YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY Stay up to date with our monthly events on the parish website, on Facebook at SEAS- Awakened Young Adults or @y.a.faithseekers or on Twitter @yafaithseekers 3/3- “Symbolon”, 6:15-8:30pm, Parlor, Food & Nursery provided 3/8- Lenten Soup & Stations- 6pm
Young Ladies Interested in Religious Life
(Convent) Young women, juniors in high school and older, who are discerning entering the religious life, are invited to the West Texas Nun-Run. It will be held Friday, March 8 thru Sunday, March 10. Participants will visit us communities of women in San Angelo, Austin and San Antonio. For more information, contact ASAP Kristie Garcia 325-651-7500 or Sister Elsa Garcia, CDP, 432-682-6303.
BAPTISM PREP CLASS-Our next baptism preparation class is Tuesday, March 5TH, at 6:30 p.m. You
must call to register for this class. Please call after Feb. 19TH. If there is no answer, dial 121 for Vickie’s ext. and leave a message. To Schedule a Baptism-In order to baptize at St. Elizabeth’s, the parents of the child should be registered members of St. Elizabeth’s, or live
within our boundaries. Parents please come to the office to schedule your child’s baptism. You will need to bring in the baby’s birth certificate, from the county, the godparents’ confirmation certificates, if the godparents are married, a copy of their church marriage certificate and proof of Baptism prep classes for parents and godparents. We do baptisms the 1ST & 2ND weekends of the month. Baptisms will be held on the 3RD
weekend only if Spanish is requested. The first person to come into the office with all necessary paperwork to register for a weekend will get to pick which day, Saturday or Sunday, for all baptisms that weekend. You must register in the office, before the
date of your child’s baptism and you must
have all paperwork!
Problems with Drug, Alcohol Addiction? Call Randy at 432-631-9225 or Angela at 432-803-9435.
CATHOLIC CHARITIES "Catholic Charities Community Services Stats for the week of 2/18-2/22 60 individuals were assisted through our Emergency Services Program, 2,115 meals were packed from our pantry to feed 141 individuals. 15 families were given vouchers to assist in clothing/household goods from the Thrift Store. We have 16 students attending our Computer Education Class, 23 students attending our ESL/Citizenship Class and 46 students attending our GED Preparation Class. Thank you for your continued donations to Catholic Charities!"
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church 2019 Men’s ACTS Retreat
March 21-24 ACTS stands for
Adoration…Community…Theology…Service Applications are available at all exit doors of the
church. For more information, please contact
Barney Marquez at 432-999-0458
RCIA VOLUNTEERS RCIA needs volunteer instructors. Please consider volunteering with us on Sunday Mornings. Call Deacon Gary at 817 980 1970 or email him at [email protected]. Thank you.
High School Students and Parents We are proud to announce the opening of a catholic high school in our community. Holy
Cross Catholic High School will open in August to freshman and sophomore students. If you would like more information, please call our office at 432-235-1094 and we will provide more information. We are also posting events on our website, holycrosschs.org. We are hosting parent meetings February 21 & 28 beginning at 6:30 pm., so please call or watch for information posted on our website.
ST. MARY’S CENTRAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL
Sporting Clay Shoot
To benefit St. Mary’s The shoot will take place @ Jake’s Clays, 13301 FM 1379, Midland on March 22nd. Individual Shooters at $225, 6-man team is $1200. Flight begins at 9 am. To register or become a sponsor, contact St. Mary’s at 432-337-6052. We also have registration forms in the office.
Elementary CCD March News
Ash Wednesday & Spring Break!! No CCD Classes On:
Wednesdays- March 6TH & 13TH Sundays- March 10TH & 17TH
First Communion Class March 25th
Adult Bible Study Opportunities
Men
The men’s study group, led by Fr. Timothy, meets on Monday evenings at 7 pm in the bride’s room Symbolon: The Catholic Faith
Explained provided by the Augustine Institute.
Women Women’s bible study, has begun their study of
“Fulfilled: Uncovering the Biblical Foundations of Catholicism (Part Two)”. They
meet Wednesdays from 6:15 – 7:30, in the Bride’s Room. For information on the study
Spanish Monday: Spanish Bible Study 7 – 9 pm in the
classrooms. Thursday: Rosary and prayer 6 – 9 pm.
CONSOLING THE HEART OF JESUS The ACTS community is offering our SEAS community (men and women) “Consoling the Heart of Jesus”, a consecration retreat by Fr.
Michael Gaitley. It will begin on March 12th and end on May 13th in the Education Buliding at 7 pm. The cost is $35 to be paid by cash or check on the first night. For more information please contact one of the following: Doug Burns (432) 940-4699 Jennifer Salazar (909) 525-6511
Edward Gallegos (432) 230-0385
Marriage Jubilee 2019 All couples who are celebrating their 25th, 30th, 35th, 40th, 45th, 50th and above wedding anniversaries (Church marriage, not civil marriage) in the calendar year of 2019 are invited to the Diocesan Marriage Jubilee bilingual celebration on March 24, 2019, at 3:00 p.m. at the Sacred Heart Cathedral, San Angelo. For registration information, please contact your pastor. The deadline to register for this celebration is Monday, March 11, 2019.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! March 3– Kethel Broadstreet, Lupe Gonzales, Cassandra Carrillo, Rey Ceniceros, Destiny Huertas, Brian Kwiatkowski, Zane Leyva, Donald Long, Luis Lozano, Margie Martinez, Jorge Martinez, Cassandra McGuire, Barbara Moreno, Morphias Ontiveros, Sophia Pangan, Isabelle Quiroz, Angel Reyes, Anna Stark, Kristin Vasquez, Benjamin Velasquez, Anastazia Winkles, Jose Zapata March 4 – Morgan Armendariz, Jordynn Becker, Yolanda Bernal, George Branum, Kyley Garcia, Aubrey Camacho, Jeffrey Hawkins, Jordan Ibarra, Gilmer Legaspi, Zackery Lopez, Abigail Rueda, Mamet Tadena, Loretta Vasquez, Melissa Vega March 5 – Aurelio Amador, Lourdes Arroyo, Ray Benitez, Jordan Carrasco, Anna Marie Haechten, Victor Hernandez, Steve Lopez, Natalia Lujan, Marina Salamanca, Ava Scott March 6 – Bobby Aguilera, Benjamin Castelan, Jayce Franco, Julian Garcia, Sofia Gil, Stephen Hernandez, Berta Jasso, Alycia Lopez, Karolina Mesta, Christopher Paredes, Zondra Pointer, Lorenzo Rodriguez, Humberto Rueda, Isabella Segura, Irma Tercero, Diane Villalobos March 7 – Zoey Aguilera, Jose Bitolas, Cheryl Brooks, Ethan Garcia, Bryson Gonzales, Rojelio Longoria, Jessica Loya, Nathan Luna, Ivan Mata, Ernesto Melendez, Mason Prieto, Tom Samarripa, Hilda Soria, Isaac Subia, Michael Tarango, Iris Urquidez, Penelope Valencia March 8 - Erika Arroyo, Justin Bagley, Sean Brumley, Megan Ceniceros, Christoper Cobos, Orlando Dominguez, Fernando Duran, Theodore Edwards, Vincent Garza, Emmory Gaspar, Edith Olivas, Casandra Ramirez, Joniee Wright March 9 – Christian Beltran, Eric Castillo, Kaleb Cruz, Daniel Enriquez, John Garcia, Juan Carlos Perez, Kayla Pina, Kaydance Pina, Marciela Rodriguez, Robert Roman
Please pray for: Donovan Crawley, Alyssa Stauffer, Gabby Brown, Jane Roberson, Fred Briethaupt, Elliot Evans, John and Yollie Wilkins, Donna Justice, Adam Bueno, Melba Abila, Brett Augrey, Terri Augrey, Lupe Gonzalez
Every tree is known by its own fruit. For
people do not pick figs from thornbushes, nor do they gather grapes from brambles.
— Luke 6:44
HOW BRIGHT IS YOUR LIGHT?
Our parish is growing in size and activities. As such, we need more volunteers to help spread the word of God. Please commit to helping the people of your community and yourself by volunteering in one of these ministries.
Religious Ed teachers and aides
First Communion teachers and aides
Quinceanera class teacher
RCIA team member
Youth Group leaders and chaperones
Youth Confirmation leaders/teachers
Steubenville chaperones
Marriage Retreat team
Baptism Prep class teacher
Choir member
Cantor
Bell Choir member
Hospital and Homebound Minister
Eucharistic Minister
Lector
Ushers at all Masses (Sat. & Sun.)
Marriage Retreat team member
Altar server
Altar linen laundering group
Catholic Charities Volunteer Call the office (367-4657) for more information. To help us share our time and talents with our church community we have these opportunities to enrich our faith.
Rosary Group
ACTS
Men’s Bible Study
Women’s Bible Study
Spanish Prayer Groups
Knights of Columbus
Adoration Corinthians 12:7-11 A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other.
What is your gift? Are you helping others?
Life Teen
& EDGE
Confirmation 2 Retreat Hosted by QUEST Retreat Team
Date: March 29th – 31st.
Times: 6:00 p.m. Friday to 12:30 a.m. Sunday
Mass: 11:30 a.m. Mass
Cost: $75.00 (scholarships offered)
Location: SEAS
Packets will be mailed this week to
those in class OR can be picked up at
the Parish Office.
We need parents to help with O/N Patrol.
Background checks can be picked up at the Parish
Office.
Theme of Retreat: “The Invitation”
focus
MAKE UP PARENT –
SPONSOR MEETING:
Tuesday, March 5th, at 7:00
p.m. in the Youth Building.
This meeting is for those
who missed either meeting
offered.
MS (6TH – 8TH) WE WILL HAVE
EDGE SUNDAY AFTERNOON
GATHERING ON MARCH 31ST.
REMEMBER WE START AT
2:00P.M. AND END AT 3:30P.M.
YOUTH NIGHT is
a privilege and a necessity,
it is Community Building and
OPEN to
All who desire to grow in faith!
LIFETEEN/EDGE NIGHT
Youth Night on Wednesday, March 6th, is ASH WEDNESDAY
Open to MS & HS grades 6th – 12th
7:00 p.m. Mass in the Church
8:15 p.m. Adoration
9:00 p.m. All events conclude for the evening
NO YOUTH NIGHT on MARCH 13th due to Spring Break.
We will resume on March 20th with Relay Games Make-Up
THERE WILL BE NO MIDDLE
SCHOOL OR HIGH SCHOOL
CLASSES ON MARCH 10TH AND
MARCH 17TH DUE TO SPRING
BREAK. CLASSES RESUME
MARCH 24TH.
“Do not say, 'I am only a child'; for you shall go to all to whom I
send you, and you shall speak whatever I command you. Do not be
afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, says the Lord.” –
St. Jeremiah
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Calendar of OTHER Important Times and Dates
WEDNESDAY, March 6th
Ash Wednesday Mass; 7:00p.m. Adoration to follow.
WEDNESDAY, March 13th
NO YOUTH NIGHT
SUNDAY, March 10th & March 17th NO CCD CLASSES (Spring Break)
TUESDAY, March 26th
Goober Fest Committee Heads Meeting @ 7:30 p.m. in the Youth Building
Steubenville 2019 – St. Paul, MN Keep Posted as we will be having updates on
key factors for this trip throughout the upcoming months.
