THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD (CHRISTMAS) " IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD, & THE WORD WAS WITH GOD & THE WORD WAS GOD" DECEMBER 25. 2016
W e l c o m e ' t o -
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 [email protected]
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 "
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T h i s s p a c e is
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