Page 2 January 13, 2019 Vol. 37 No. 23 St. Stephen’s Catholic Church 4601 Neely Avenue Midland, Texas 79707 (432) 520-7394 Fax (432) 520-7395 www.ststephensmidland.com Rev. Rodney White, Pastor Assistant Pastor: Rev. Adam Droll & Rev. Freddy Perez Deacons: Leonard Hendon, Luis Mata, Fidel Saldivar, Larry Salazar Sisters: Gertrudis Muñoz, Leonila Torres, Lupita Ibanez Youth Director: Thomas Shows Director of Religious Education: Gretchen Lara Music Director: Gabriel Salgado St Stephen’s Catholic Homeschool Co-op Do you homeschool? Have you been wishing that our area had a homeschool co- op that supported families in raising children in the faith? We have too! Join us for a parent meeting on Friday January 25 th at 7pm in the Parlor at St Stephens. We will be discussing plans for our future co-op and will also plan social activities for this Spring. For more info, follow us on Facebook @StStephensCHSC Choose Life Midland will sponsor a coach bus on Saturday, January 26, 2019 for the March for Life Rally in Austin Texas. The coach bus leaves at 6:00 a.m. from the St. Ann’s Church parking lot and will leave Austin after the rally is over at 3:00. One day trip. Call De’Ann and Mike Hernandez at 432-638-2375 to reserve your spot with a $10.00 refundable deposit. Breakfast burrito and lunch from Jason Deli will be provided along with a T-Shirt to be worn at the rally to identify our group. Call today and always protect life from conception to natural death. Further questions call Choose Life Midland 432-695-6955.
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January 13, 2019 Vol. 37 No. 23
St. Stephen’s Catholic Church 4601 Neely Avenue Midland, Texas 79707 (432) 520-7394 Fax (432) 520-7395
www.ststephensmidland.com
Rev. Rodney White, Pastor Assistant Pastor: Rev. Adam Droll & Rev. Freddy Perez
Deacons: Leonard Hendon, Luis Mata, Fidel Saldivar, Larry Salazar Sisters: Gertrudis Muñoz, Leonila Torres, Lupita Ibanez
Youth Director: Thomas Shows Director of Religious Education: Gretchen Lara
Music Director: Gabriel Salgado
St Stephen’s Catholic Homeschool Co-op
Do you homeschool? Have you been wishing that our area had a homeschool co-
op that supported families in raising children in the faith? We have too!
Join us for a parent meeting on Friday January 25th at 7pm in the Parlor at St
Stephens. We will be discussing plans for our future co-op and will also plan social
activities for this Spring. For more info, follow us on Facebook
@StStephensCHSC
Choose Life Midland will sponsor a coach bus on Saturday, January 26, 2019 for the March for Life
Rally in Austin Texas. The coach bus leaves at 6:00 a.m. from the St. Ann’s Church parking lot and will leave Austin after the rally is over at 3:00. One day trip. Call De’Ann and Mike Hernandez at 432-638-2375 to reserve your spot with a $10.00 refundable deposit. Breakfast burrito and lunch from Jason Deli will be provided along with a T-Shirt to be
worn at the rally to identify our group. Call today and always protect life from conception to natural death. Further questions call Choose Life Midland 432-695-6955.
Regular Deposit: $32,038.12 Other Income: $ 1,411.00 For the Poor: $13,990.00
Financial reports are available in the parish office.
Marriage Counseling, Children, Adolescence, Adults, & Families
ALTAR SERVER NEWS
Mark your calendar for the upcoming Altar Servers Meeting for 2019
Marque su calendario para la próxima reunión de servidores de Altar para 2019
When(cuando): February 4, 2019 March 4, 2019 April 1, 2019 May 6, 2019
Time(hora): 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Where(dónde): Sanctuary of the Church
If you have questions, please contact:
Anne Hobbs 432-934-3192 Bianca Gonzales 432-894-9554
Sunday, January 13 – The Baptism of the Lord
Monday, January 14
Tuesday, January 15
Wednesday, January 16
Thursday, January 17
Friday, January 18
Saturday, January 19
Sunday, January 20 - Second Sunday of Ordinary Time
For the week of January 13, 2019
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January 13 Zachary Bates
Ashley Castaneda Fred Hernandez
Dioni Lopez Jesus Lujan
Samuel Martinez Selina Mireles Stefani Moreno Ernesto Munoz
Eric Munoz Ismael Natividad Angelina Nguyen
Mireya Torres
January 14 Joanne Alvin Zariah Jurado
Dan Landenberger James Lovely Maria Morales Cecilia Olaleye Jose Ramirez
Vanessa Renteria Carisa Rodriguez
Luie Sanchez Brenda Schroer
Juan Tonche
January 15 Antonio Blanco Jr. McKenzie Bonner
Angel Bravo Michael Farr
Nallely Gomez Johnny Rivas Brian Rudloff
Ivan Santamaria Evelyn Wilger Adrian Zapata
January 16 Xavier Browning
Kent Carlisle Sebastian Carrasco
Sara Cipriani Dick Kiekbusch Juanita Mesa
Zane Omavuezi Manuel Ramos Macario Rivera
January 17 Kinsey Carrasco Rosie Carrasco Sayra Chavez
Marco De Anda Dylan Farr
Natalie Franco Jaleesa Garcia
Noel Garcia Katie Gentry Tony Gomez
Kirsten Graham Elsa Muniz
Gabriella Nieves Arturo Nunez Delia Perez
Cesar Ponce Jacqueline Ramirez
Adriana Renteria Eduardo Vidana Raymundo Villa
January 18 Ricardo Arredondo Meghan Callendar
Michelle Cohrs Santiago Garcia
Ameei Lujan Isael Navarrete Catalina Nunez
Christopher Ochotorena Damian Sanchez
January 19 Alexandra Aguilar Nancy Braskett
Andrew De La Rosa Angel Medina
Mario Ortiz Mercedes Perales Ivana Rodriguez
Terri Roman Margaret Shelkey
German Urias
January 20 Jet Altman
Omar Gutierrez Dayami Rodriguez
Julie Rodriguez Nolan Sweatt
Julia Tarin Anna Ybarra
Dahlia Munoz, Baby Braxton Munoz, Baby Israel Martinez, Bryan Hayes, Dolores Higgins, Jeanette Dragisic, Jaasiel Samayoa, Elizabeth Hendon, Gael Hernandez,
Sylvia Hernandez, Alexa & Olivia Mikulik, Brian & Debra Mikulik, Lisa M. Reeves, Angela M. Villegas, Irene Villegas, Larry White, Avian Rodriguez, Fran Thetford, Gerald Thetford, Bob Breeze, Ana & Kacey, Hernandez Family, Ayala Family, Arnoldo Mendoza, Veronica Garcia, Jesse Julius Garcia, Alyss Munoz, Alejandro Munoz Jr, Avyel Munoz, Mancha Family, Manuel H., Tonia C., Burdette Family, Isaiah V., Vanessa V., Carlos C., Anita P., Carlota W., Judy D., Daniel R. & Alicia S., Mercy Sanchez, Frank Garcia, Rebbeca R., John A., Vasquez Family, Jermy Retana, Marin Family, Mascorro Family, Paulina Aguirre, Edward M. Garcia, Mary Esparza, Niki Galan, Pablo Talamantez, Art Nunez, David Bernal, Raquel Mendoza, Abel Fonseca, Harold Brisco, Rosemary Melvin, Pascuala Mendieta, Mark Clark, Potsy Sotelo, Jaelynn G. Garcia, Hermilla Pena, Manuelita Ramos, Daniel Ramirez, Frank Hartter, Oscar Aguilar Sr., Bonifacio Ceballos, Rebecca Rodelo, Mariana Corte, Ignacio Jr. Villegas, Ashley McGeorge, Yolanda Rodriguez, Richard Wolfe, Sonia McGeorge, Joe Munoz Jr., Jesus Munoz, Anita Morin, Joe Munoz III.
Email [email protected] or call the office at 520-7394 to be added to the prayer list! If someone needs to be removed from
prayer list please contact the office to remove request. Thank you!
If you are interested in helping with preparation classes for Baptism please call Alex 432-520-7394.
Si está interesado en ayudar con las clases de preparación para el bautismo, llame a Alex 432-520-7394.
VALENTINE’S DINNER & DANCE
ST. STEPHEN’S BALLROOM
February 9, 2018
6:00 p.m. Social Time 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Dinner by
Chef Felix
8:00 PM 11:00 PM DANCE -DJ Music
Tickets: $30 per person $60 per couple
For Tickets call: Liz Madrid at 432-352-1961
If you are planning on celebrating your fifteenth birthday, starting in April there will be a Quinceañera Formation Class required to attend. For more information please call the office. Si planeas celebrar una fiesta de quince años, a partir de abril habrá una clase de formación para celebrar tu celebración. Para más información por favor llame a la oficina.
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Fr. Freddy invites you to A Holy Land Experience!
Treat yourself or a loved one to an adventure of a lifetime–a pilgrimage to the Holy Land with a Catholic Bible scholar, historian, and New York Times best-selling author as your guide. Directed by Dr. Marcellino D’Ambrosio (known as “Dr. Italy” on Catholic radio and TV), the trip departs on April 29, 2019, and returns on May 9, 2019. This trip, with wonderful times of prayer, liturgy & music daily under the spiritual direction of Fr. Freddy Perez, promises to be a fascinating journey into a deeper life in Christ and richer understanding of the Bible. For more information online, visit www.goholyland.info or call Cyndi from the Crossroads Initiative at
214-882-7262. Act now--the remaining places are going fast!--
This week in RCIA, we are honored to have Father Freddie teach us about the Sacraments of Holy Orders and Anointing the Sick. We see the origin of the Sacraments in the words of Jesus and in the life of the early church. What a blessing the Sacraments are to us! "RCIA" stands for
the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults. It's the process by which adults come into full communion with the Catholic Church. It's free, childcare is provided, we have a lot of fun and we always have something good to eat! If you have questions, feel free to email me at [email protected].
RCIA News by Bill Berry
Marriage Jubilee 2019 - All couples who are celebrating their 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50,
and above wedding anniversaries (Church marriage, not civil marriage) in the calendar year of 2019 are invited to the Diocesan Marriage Jubilee celebration on March 24, 2019, at 3:00 p.m. in the Sacred Heart Cathedral, San Angelo. Families and friends are invited to accompany our jubilarians to this celebration. Renewal of vows will take place within the Mass. This celebration will conclude with a reception in the Cathedral gymnasium, to which all are
invited. For registration information, please contact Parish Office. The deadline to register for this
celebration is Monday, March 11, 2019.
4th Year Philosophy at Conception Seminary
Birthday: June 26, 1996 From: Midland, TX
Favorite Food: All kinds of food Likes working out
PRAY FOR UPTON SEWELL!
Parish Reps for the Guadalupe Radio Network will be selling Raffle tickets for a stylish, 2019 Ford Mustang Convertible after our Masses next weekend on
Jan. 12-13. Tickets are $25 each or you can get 5 for $100, which will help impact MANY lives for God! Your support makes it possible to share the truth & treasure of our Faith, through the powerful means of our local, Catholic Radio stations on 1180 AM (English) & 90.9 FM (Español). FINAL day to purchase your tickets for you and your loved ones will be on MONDAY, March 4th. For more information, you can always contact the General Manager at 432-638-1150 or faustino@g r
nonline.com or even buy your tickets online at: GRNonline.com
World Youth Day USA Near the Concho River Young adults throughout the world will soon be traveling to World Youth Day 2019 in Panama. Join young adults (ages 18-39) in the Diocese of San Angelo as we celebrate locally at the McNease Convention Center (501 Rio Concho Dr., San Angelo, TX 76903) on Saturday, January 26, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. The day will open with a Eucharistic Procession and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament followed by a video welcome by Pope Francis, music, talks, discussions and livestreaming of World Youth Day. The cost is $25 per person and includes lunch. For online registrations, please visit our website at: https://sanangelodiocese.org/ The Closing Mass will be held at 4:30 p.m. and is open to all young adults and families. You do not need to register for it.
Personas interesadas en pasar una hora con El Santísimo en Adoración una vez por semana, durante las siguientes horas:
Miércoles: 3:00 PM Viernes: 6:00 AM
Si El Señor te esta llamando para pasar una hora con El acompañándolo, comuníquese con Linda Foster (habla Español) al 432-559-8888.
13 de enero 2019 ¡¡¡Bautismo Señor!!!
… Y del cielo llegó una voz de que decía: “Tu eres mi hijo, el predilecto; en ti me complazco”
Cristo recibió en su bautismo al comienzo de su vida pública una gran infusión del Espíritu Santo, porque su presencia en la humanidad de Cristo era necesaria para que fuese un instrumento dócil y transparente para la misión y obras del poder de Dios. Era un poder que nunca habían visto. ¿Quién es éste? Porque su palabra no es como la de los rabís, tiene autoridad cura, resucita, expulsa demonios, no, no es como la de los maestros de Jerusalén. Nosotros, aunque como en frágiles vasos de arcilla, también llevamos, sin embargo, el Espíritu Santo. Junto al perdón de los pecados, se nos ha dado en el bautismo. Y ese Espíritu está también llamado a obrar en nosotros las obras de Cristo. Incluso Jesús dijo que haríamos obras mayores que las que Él mismo había hecho (Jn 14,12). Me sospecho que algunos de ustedes piensan que exagero y que para eso habría que tener la fe de personas como de Santa Teresa de Calcuta o de San Juan Pablo II. “El justo vive de la fe”. Todos podemos vivir más de la fe. No hace falta sentir nada especial. Vivir de la fe no es sino hacer lo que sabemos que quiere Dios ahora de nosotros. Agradecer sus favores, pedirle la ayuda necesaria para hacer su voluntad, que ahora nos resulta difícil. Pedirle que intervenga en las cosas normales de nuestra vida para hacerlas bien. Pedirle gracia para llevar nuestra cruz grande o pequeña de cada momento. Vivir de la fe es hacer con amor aquello que Dios nos pide en cada momento con amor, con amor a Dios y con amor al prójimo La vida se convierte así en un tejido de acción y de oración, de obras y de gracia.
Hermana Gertrudis Muñoz Mendieta I.C.A.S.
Avisos: • 19 de Enero 2019 retiro Espiritual para Mujeres salón 1 y 2 de las 8:30 a.m. a 12:00 p.m.
¿Necesita cambiar su información, se ha MOVIDO o necesita registrarse como miembros de la parroquia? Por favor notifique a la oficina de la
parroquia su nueva dirección y nuevo número de teléfono. Llame a la oficina parroquial al 432-520-7394.
Para Reportar Abuso Sexual - La Diócesis Católica de San Ángelo está firmemente comprometida a crear y mantener el ambiente más seguro posible para nuestros niños y adultos vulnerables. Si usted o alguien que usted conoce ha sido víctima de abuso sexual por cualquier persona que sirve a la Iglesia, y necesita un lugar para hablar con alguien sobre sus sentimientos de traición o herida por la Iglesia, estamos aquí para ayudarle. Para reportar incidentes, llame a Lori Hines, Coordinadora de Asistencia a Víctimas, 325-374-7609 (celular), o escriba a la Diócesis de San Ángelo, Ministerio de Asistencia a Víctimas, PO Box 1829, San Ángelo, TX 76902. Si el incidente ocurrió fuera de esta diócesis, nuestra Coordinadora de Asistencia a Victimas le ayudará a traer su preocupación a la atención de la diócesis correspondiente. Por favor, tenga en cuenta que uno siempre tiene el derecho de reportar el abuso a las autoridades civiles, y la ley civil requiere que cualquier abuso de un menor de edad debe ser reportado.
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Melissa is a woman in her early thirties. She called our helpline needing assistance with her mortgage. She was three months behind and facing foreclosure. When we met with her we found that Melissa is working a full time job, plus raising her four children and her sister’s two children. The sister has breast cancer and is in Johns Hopkins Hospital undergoing radiation treatment. Melissa had been receiving child support and until now had no trouble keeping up with her payments and raising the children, but three months ago the child support payments stopped. Her income alone was not enough to pay mortgage, utilities, childcare and food for the family. The addition of the two extra children only compounded the problem. Melissa was able to make one of the mortgage payments, but the mortgage company gave her only a few days to bring her account current or she would lose her home. We met with her and assured Melissa that her home would be safe. We were able to bring her mortgage current and offered her advice on how to pursue her child support through the Attorney General’s office. We also advised her on how to apply for emergency food stamps and budget her money to stay current on her mortgage. We feel confident that Melissa will heed our advice and make it on her own from this point on. An independent woman, she had never asked for help from agencies before and she is not one to want to become dependent on them. We pray for Melissa and for her sister. May her sister beat the cancer and return to care for her own children, and may they both rise above their difficulties and take charge of their lives. Thank you for your support that allows us to reach families such as these. Thank you very, very much!
Helping Hands is an all-volunteer organization. If you are interested in joining our family, please call Mary at (432) 528-6265 anytime.
Helping Hands
of Midland
1301 Brinson Lane
(432) 520-8900 www.helpinghandsmidland.com
Because we feel it is important that you know how and where your donations to Helping Hands are spent, here is what was done in the past week:
Electric 2 families $ 1,875.67 Water 5 families $ 1,889.81
Rent 27 families $21,177.09 Transportation 2 families $ 1,411.15 Medical 2 families $ 440.00 TOTAL $26,793.72
Menu: Mexican Taco Stack with Dessert provided by John and Linda Griffin
Where: St. Stephen’s Catholic Church-Gloria Denman Ballroom - 4601 Neely Avenue, Midland, TX. The ballroom is at the far north side of the building.
Band: Emily and the Rumba Kings
Dress: For Gentlemen it is acceptable to wear business casual. Coat or jacket preferred (Slacks and shirt with collar), no jeans or t-shirts, please. Ladies should wear appropriate attire.
Cost: $35 per person for dinner and dance. Reservations and checks for the dinner and dance (payable to “BDS”) should be received by noon, Tuesday, January 14, 2019. Payment after noon is $40 per person. The deadline for cancellations and refunds are noon, Tuesday, January 14, 2019. Call Laine Miller, Reservation Coordinator, at 432-682-5145 or email Laine at [email protected] for reservations or questions.
