THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD (CHRISTMAS) " IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD, & THE WORD WAS WITH GOD & THE WORD WAS GOD" DECEMBER 25. 2016

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S T . J O H N N E U M A N N C H U R C H 102 W. Hi l l s ide Rd. Laredo, Texas 78041

Par i sh Websi te : http://sjneumannlaredo.org

Rev. Fr. Salvador Pedroza, Pastor Rev. Msgr. James E. Harris, Parochial Vicar

Deacon Gerardo Morales St John Neumann, C. 5. S, R,

Office: (956) 726-9488 Fax (956) 726-0540 Office Hours: Mon.- Fri . 8:00 AM to 12:00 P.M. & 1:00 P.M.- 5:00 P.M.

Regular Mass Schedule

Saturday: 6 : 0 0 PM Vigil (Spanish) Sunday: 9 : 0 0 AM (English)

1 2 : 0 0 Noon (English) 6 : 0 0 PM (Spanish)

N O 6 P.M. M A S S O N C H R I S T M A S D A Y

Weekdays at 12:15 noon Mon.Weds . & Fri. - at 1 2 : 1 5 p.m. Eng­lish T U B S . & Thurs - 1 2 : 1 5 p.m. Spanish

Sacrament of Reconciliation

CConfesiones) Saturday: 4 : 3 0 - 5 : 3 0 PM or you may call the office to make an appt. Baptisms Parents need to make an appointment with the Pastor before registering for the classes. Classes & Baptisms are held once a month.

Weddings Arrangements need to be made with the pastor 6 months in advance.

Quince Aflos For more info., please call the office. Thank You!

Parish Office Staff Secretary-Nina Valdez Ext, 27 sec(gstjohnneumannlaredo.org

Bookkeeper-Jacqueline Garcia Ext.11 bk@stjohnneumannlaredo.org

Faith Formation Director Julie Rodriguez 726-9488 ext.17

Youth Group: "follow the youth group on twitter: (gsjnsearch"

Bulletin Announcements D e a d l i n e i s t h e Tuesday, before publication date S e n d t o :

sec{@stjohnneumannlaredo.org

In the beginning was ihe Word,

and the Word

was with God, and

the Word \vas God.

Parish Mission Statement We, the community of St. John Neumann, desire to guide all souls toward God. This we accomplish by evangelizing through our ministries. Our liturgical celebrations center around the Eucharist.

Our Vision We seek to become a spiritual home where God's love for us and our love for Him abounds freely and within an atmos­phere of brotherhood and good will.

Nuestra Misidn Parroquial Nosotros, la comunidad de St. John Neu­mann, deseamos guiara todas las almas a Dios. Logramos esto evangelizando a traves de nuestros ministerios. Nuestras celebraciones Liturgicas estan centradas en La Eucaristia.

Nuestra Vi's/dn Deseamos convertirnos en un hogar es-piritual donde el amor de Dios por noso­tros y nuestro amor por el abunde libre-mente dentro de un ambiente de buena voluntad y de hermandad.

N O T E : R E G U L A R M A S S S C H E D U L E F O R C H R I S T M A S E V E . . .NO 6 P.M. M A S S

O N C H R I S T M A S D A Y

Par ish M in i s t r i e s Note :

Altar Servers Edith Saldana (956) 693-1480

Emai l : e d i t h i 9 7 2 s a l d a n a @ y a h o o . c o m David Perez (956) 206-8279

Altar Society (956) 763-6160 Ruby Hernandez

Bible Study / Classes Miguel Angel Rios (956) 236-1248

Ex t rao rd ina ry M in i s t e r s of

H o l y Communion

Lydia Gueva ra (956) 645-4943 Emai l : I g u e v a r a 4 6 0 1 @ g m a i l . c o m

Faith Formation Jul ie Rodr iguez (956)726-9488 ext. 17 E m a i l : c r e @ s t j o h n n e u m a n n l a r e d o . o r g

Lectors Dora Lisa Mor iet ta (956) 740 -8443

Emai l ; lmor ie t ta@dus ty . tamiu .edu

Music Ministry Jessica Cardenas

Pastoral Council Lilia G. Cast i l lo Cha i r (956)740-6968

Emai l : a u t u m n l e a v e s 2 2 @ g m a i l . c o m

Finance Coimcil Alber to Cor tez Chai r (956)206-8949

Emai l : b e t o u p p r @ y a h o o . c o m

Youth Group Jud i th "Judy" Ab rego (956 )324-6201

PARENTS, PLEASE BE SENSITIVE TO THE OTHER PARISHIONERS. IF YOUR BABY OR CHILD BECOMES RESTLESS OR IS SPEAKING LOUDLY OR NOISY DURING THE MASS- PLEASE TAKE THEM TO THE CRY ROOM. AN USHER CAN SHOW YOU THE ROOM.

Padres, por favor sean sensibles a los demas feligreses. Si su bebe o nino (a) se pone inquieto o hace ruido durante la Santa Misa...por favor llevelo al CRY ROOM.

Un ujier (usher) puede mostrarle el lu-

gar.

THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD (CHRISTMAS) " IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD. & THE WORD WAS WITH GOD & THE WORD WAS GOD" DECEMBER 25, 2016

• EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

f We invite you to jo in us every Thursday from

7 : 0 0 p . m . - 8 :00 p . m .

Let us make time to spend a moment in

prayer in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament.

• AD0RACI6N EUCARlSTICA Te invitamos todos los jueves de las 7 a las 8 de la noche. Hagamos tiempo para pasar un momenta de

oracion ante el Santi'simo Sacramento.

• PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALTH & NEEDS OF:

Virginia Avila

Josie Carrillo

Juan J. Castillo

Graciela Gonzalez

Lauren Gonzalez

E. Gutierrez, Jr.

Carlos Llanes

Marcos Mendoza

John Romani

Michael Romero

Rogelto Salas

Sara Salas

Oesiree Silva

Roque Sorocki & Family

Vitor Teniente

David Villarreal

Terry Zapico

O Lord, my God, I cried out to You, and You healed me" Psalm 30:3 Thank you Lord that You are my strength and my healer

These names will be removed at the end of this month. Please call o r s top by the Parish Office if you wou ld l ike to add or remove a name on the l ist.

• UPCOMING THIS DECEMBER

Friday, December 23rd , Monday, Dec. 26th and F r i ­

day, Dec. 30th - Parish Office wi l l be closed

• SANCTUARY CANDLE

We are now taking sponsors for the Sanctuary Candle for the month of January 2017. The candle w^ill be burning during the week in Prayer of your loved ones. Please contact the Parish Office. Thank you.

LECTOR'S SCHEDULE

DEC. 31st & JAN. 1ST

s^bado

T I M E 1 s t R E A D I N G 2 n d R E A D I N G

6 :00 P . M .

9 :00 A . M .

1 2 : 0 0 P . M .

6 :00 P . M .

Pedro Lopez Wenceslao Lozano

Sunday

Laura Botello Dinorah Cantu-Paez

Pedro Lopez Zonia Mendoza

Felicitas Serna Oscar Raygoza

• FAITH FORMATION NEWS C h r i s t m a s B r e a k : t he Faith Format ion c lasses fo l low the publ ic

schoo l ca lendar so w e wi l l be off f rom M o n d a y , D e c e m b e r 19th

th rough January 2 n d . C lasses beg in aga in on Tuesday , January 3,

2 0 1 7 .

M o n d a y s ' C l a s s : Mondays ' c lass s tuden ts will begin their c lasses on

Monday , Janua ry 9, 2017 .

Q u I n c e a A e r a s : p lease mee t wi th Miss Rodriguez before f inal iz ing

your requ i rements at the main of f ice.

T h e Conf i rmat ion c l a s s y e a r o n e : a t tends c lasses the last two

T u e s d a y s of the month and as usual wi l l be part ic ipat ing in t he youth

g roup act iv i t ies every W e d n e s d a y of the mon th .

Conf i rmat ion c l a s s y e a r two: wi l l be back for c lass on T u e s d a y

January 3, 2 0 1 7 and every T u e s d a y of the mon th and W e d n e s d a y s

for you th g roup .

Y o u t h G r o u p : wil l r esume their act iv i t ies on W e d n e s d a y , January 4 ,

2 0 1 7 .

T h a n k y o u : w e t hank all the parents and o ther par ish ioners very

much w h o generous ly gave dona t ions and their t ime with the ch i l ­

d ren 's ' Posadas and the you th posadas . Merry Chr i s tmas and a

Happy N e w Year , Jul ie Rodr iguez

NOTICIAS DE FORMACION EN LA FE

V a c a c i o n e s de Navidad: Las clases de la Formacion en la Fe siguen el calendario de las escueias publ icas asi que estaremos de vacaciones del 19 de diciembre al 2 de enero. Las clases comienzan de nuevo el martes 3 de enero del 2017.

La c l a s e del lunes : comienza el 9 de enero del 2017.

Q u i n c e a n e r a s : se les pide a las quinceaf leras que tengan una reunion con la Srita. Rodr iguez antes de f inalizar sus requisites en la oficina pr in­cipal.

L a s c l a s e s de conf i rmacion ano uno : t ienen clase los dos ult imos

martes del mes y todos los miercoles las act iv idades del grupo juvenil

C l a s e de conf irmacion ano dos : regresan a clase el martes 3 de enero del 2017. ypar t ic ipan en el grupo juveni l los miercoles.

Grupo Juven i l : e! grupo juveni l regresa a act ividades el miercoles 4 de enero del 2017.

A c c i o n de G r a c i a s : se agradece de todo corazdn a los padres de los

nirios y jovenes y a los fel igreses que contr ibuyeran para las posadas de

los nines y de los jovenes. Les deseo una Feliz Navidad y un Prospero

Ai°io Nuevo. Jul ie Rodriguez

THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD (CHRISTMAS) " IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD, & THE WORD WAS WITH GOD & THE WORD WAS GOD" DECEMBER 25, 2016

• LAST WEEK'S T ITHE:

Weekdays

Children's

Our Lady of Guadalupe

Candles

$129.00

$ 25.00

$349.00

Sat. 6:00 PM

Sun. 9:00 A M

$1,635.00

$1,506.00

Sun.12:00 PM $1,489.00

$389.40 Sun. 6:00PM $ 851.00

T o U l : $6,373.40

" Thank you gracious God, for pure, unbounded love wrapped in clothes laying in a manger-a gift so great to share that it could not be contained. Let the Joy we feel in our hearts overflow in unending praise. Amen."

Luke 2:1-14

• 2nd COLLECTIONS for DECEMBER & JANUARY

December 25th - Christmas ( no 6 p.m. mass) JAN. 1ST - FIRST OFFERING & SOLEMNITY OF MARY JAN. 8TH - BUILDING FUND JAN. 29TH - DISCIPLES, MISSIONARIES, LEADERS

• • WOMEN'S ACTS I I I

^ ^ MARK YOUR CALENDARS! You are invited to attend the St. John Neumann Catholic Church.

A.C.T.S Women's ACTS Retreat on Jan.26-29. 2017. The Retreat wi l l be at the Holy Spirit Retreat

Center in Laredo, Tx. for ladies of our parish, 18 years and over. Applications are now available in the foyer or parish office. For more information, contact Director: Cindy Mendiola at ( 9 5 6 ) 3 3 7 - 0 2 6 3 .

• ALTAR FLOWERS FOR JANUARY 2017

We are now accepting sponsors for the month of January 2017. Perhaps you would like to offer the Altar Flowers in memory of a loved one, or for someone celebrating a special oc­casion. Please stop by the Parish Office for more details. Thank you.

Si a usted le gustaria que las Flores del Altar fueran en memoria de un ser querido(a) o para al-guien que este celebrando un ocasion especial, pasen por la oficina para mas informacion y patro-cine los arreglos del Altar en memoria de un ser querido(a). Gracias.

1 T h e S a n c t u a r y C a n d l e w i l l be b u r n i n g

I n L o v i n g Memory for

fMr. & t M r s . Teodoro Cue l l a r

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK OF DEC. 24, 2016

S A T U R D A Y - D E C E M B E R 24, 2016

6:00 p.m. f M a h s s a K e e n e De S u Fami l ia

I Sa rah Ochoa De S u Familia

t Este l la Cron fe l

f El ias R. Mar t inez

S U N D A Y - D E C E M B E R 25, 2016

9:00 a . m . •(• Evange l ina Rendon

12:00 p.m. f Car lo t ta 8. C a s s o

t Sylv ia Mol ina

M O N D A Y - D E C E M B E R 26, 2016

12:15 p.m. •\a de Lara

T U E S D A Y - D E C E M B E R 27, 2016

12:15 p.m. f Sr i ta. O lga Vi l lar real

W E D N E S D A Y - D E C E M B E R 28 , 2016

12:15 p.m. Mr. T o m & Mrs. Sal ly Garza

De S u Familia

De Catal ina Montemayor

By Juan i ta R e n d o n , Der ly Rendon & Mat i lde Gonza lez

By Mr. & Mrs . C e s a r C a s s o

By Her Sister, D iana

By Ruby M o r e n o

De La Fami l ia Diaz de Leon

By The i r Daughter , Do lo res

T H U R S D A Y - D E C E M B E R 29, 2016

12:15 p.m. f Guada lupe V. Quesada

FRIDAY - D E C E M B E R 30 , 2016

12:15 p.m. Spec ia l Intent ions

De La Fami l ia Quesada

By Sa lo & J o A n n Otero

S t John Netimann

• ANGEL TREE

Thank you to everyone who donated toys or movie gift cards for the toy drive by Mercy Ministries of Laredo. During this season of Advent, as aiw/ays, It is m giv­ing that we receive. May each of you re­

ceive the joy from making Christmas a bit merrier for all the children you helped & a sigh of relief from their par­ents who couldn't have brought those smiles to their chil­dren's faces without you. God bless you and shower abundant blessings upon you and your families.

The Altar Flowers (Christmas F l ow­ers) were sponsored by the

Parishioners of St. John Neumarm TWflkLfe you.

THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD (CHRISTMAS) "IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD, & THE WORD WAS WITH GOD & THE WORD WAS GOD' D E C E M B E R 25, 2016

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To Al l My Beloved Parishioners^

As we celebrate the miracle of Christmas may we know the M l -ness of God's love in our hearts, and share His peace and joy wi th gladness. Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones.

Father Salvador Pedroza, Pastor

A T o d o s M i s A m a d o s F e l i g r e c e s :

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d a d r e c o n o z c a m o s la p l e n i t u d d e l

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^zones y c o m p a r t a m o s S u paz y a l e -

g r ia c o n j u b l l o . Fe l iz N a v i d a d a

u s t e d Y a t o d o s s u s s e r e s q u e r i d o s .

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• M A S S I N T E N T I O N S

Mass Intentions are now being taken for January 2 0 1 7 .

2 0 1 7 E n v e l o p e s f o r R E G I S T E R E D p a r i s h i o n e r s

Wil l be placed in the Church foyer . T h e y wil l be in a lphabet ica l

order . Please pick up your enve lopes as soon as possib le . If you

a re not registered, p lease stop by the parish office dur ing regu­

lar bus iness hours .

Ichoolhouse 1816 Frost St.

Laredo, TX 78043 k (956) 723-8919

"Where learning is f u n "

C A R E G U A R D I A N H E A L T H S E R V I C E S , INC.

T h i s s p a c e is

a v a i l a b l e !