C at h o l i c C h u r c h...2015/03/01  · S t . T h o m a s A q u i n a s C at h o l i c C h u r c h 400 St. Thomas Aquinas Ave. Pilot Point, TX 76258 Office: 940-686-2088, Fax:

S t . T h o m a s A q u i n a s C a t h o l i c C h u r c h

400 St. Thomas Aquinas Ave.

Pilot Point , TX 76258 Office: 940 -686 -2088, Fax: 360-925-2952,

Office Hours: Mon -Thurs 9 :00am -5:00pm

Extended Hours on Wednesday, 9:00am -6:00 pm

Off ice Hours on Friday: 9 :00am —1:00pm

Emergency: 817 -980 -9272

Emai l: o ffice@st thomaspilo tpoint .org

Website: www.st thomaspilo tpoint .org

Mass Schedule Weekend Saturday 5:00 pm (vigil)

Sunday 8:00 am

11:00am

12:45pm (español)

5:00pm

Weekday Monday 8:30am

Tuesday No Mass

Wednesday 6:30pm

Thursday 8:30am

Friday 8:30am Friday 10:00am (Nursing Home)

Holy Day Day Before 7:00pm (vigil)

Morning 8:30am

Evening 7:00pm

Reconciliation Saturday 3:15-4:15pm

Parish Staff and Contact Information

Very Rev. Tom Kennedy Pastor

[email protected]

Moisés Camargo Deacon

Cell 940-395-0732

Dave Garza Deacon

Cell 515-988-9530

Raymond LaChance Deacon

Cell 940-600-8179

Linda Thomas Office Manager

[email protected]

Yoli Arzate Office Assistant

[email protected]

Kim Jaresh Director of Religious Education

[email protected]

Jeanette Houle Coordinator of Youth Ministry

[email protected]

Bulletin Editor [email protected]

Sacramental Preparation/

Preparación Sacramental

Hispanic Ministry Contact Deacon Moises Camargo- (940) 395-0732

Baptism/Bautismos Call the office to enroll in classes or to schedule a baptism/

Primer Sábado del mes. Los interesados deben registrarse con

anticipación. Isidro Muñoz, 903-209-7310

Marriage/Casamientos Contact the parish office at least one year before the

wedding Deacon Dave Garza 515-988-9530 &

Deacon Raymond LaChance 940-600-8179

Registrarse con 12 meses de anticipación.

Diacono Moisés Camargo (940) 395-0732

Ministry to the Sick/Ministerio al Enfermo Contact the parish office if you know of anyone who is sick/

Contacte la oficina de la iglesia si usted sabe

de cualquiera que está enfermo Quinceañeras

Registrarse con 12 meses de anticipación. Llamar por favor a la oficina

de la iglesia para hacer una cita con Moisés Camargo, 940-395-0732.

SecondSunday of Lent March 1st, 2015

St. Thomas Aquinas Parish

Mission Statement

The mission of St. Thomas Aquinas Parish is to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ to our greater community.

St. Thomas Aquinas Parish inspires, nurtures, and educates by following the teachings of our Lord and

Savior, Jesus Christ.

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Adult Formation

Religious Education News

Collection for Weekend of 2/21-2/22

Needed Weekly Collections: $9,000.00

General Collection: $7,630.15 (-$1,369.85)

Y-T-D Needed: $306,000

Y-T-D Collections: $319,956.66 (+$13,956.66)

Church of Central & Eastern Europe: $1,294.05

Black & Indian Missions: $287.00

Mass Times Saturday

5:00PM

Sunday

8:00 AM

Sunday

11:00 AM

Sacristan Pat Boerner Luci Greenwood Mary Peters

Ushers Mathew Boerner

Robert Tischler

Raymond David

Kyle Wilson

Floyd Koerner

Randy Barta

Felix Pelzel

Mike Ettredge

Jerry Berend

Robby Sims

Dennis Jones

Kyle Holloway

Altar

Servers

Reese Harpool Allie Cox

Annie Braack

Molly Holloway

Caleb Holloway

Isabel Maldonado

Claire Sitzes

Lectors Terry David Marilyn Weber

Don Weber

Kevin Ware

EMHCs J.R. Boerner

Pat Boerner

Charlotte Pete.

Nettie Garza

Georgia Burleson

Steve Gaylord Car-

ol Gibas Jeanette

Houle

Saturday

5:00 PM

Sunday

8:00 AM

Sunday

1 1:00 AM

Sunday

12:45 PM

Sunday

5:00PM

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The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)

Meet Wed. at 7:00p.m. in the Religious Ed Bldg.

Please continue to pray for our Elect as they continue

their spiritual journey toward becoming fully initiated

into the Catholic Church.

Mass Schedule for weekend of 3/07-3/08

Mass Intentions & Readings: 2/28-3/08

Sat 5:00pm Mass † Eugene & Lucile Maier

Sun 8:00am Mass † Kevin Switzer

11:00am Mass † Leonard & Marie Berend

12:45pm Mass † For The People

5:00pm Mass † Walter Dankesreiter

Lv 13:1-2, 44-46; Ps 32:1-2, 5, 11; 1 Cor 10:31—11:1; Lk 7:16; Mk 1:40-45

Mon 8:30am Mass † Rita Lubbers

Dn 9:4b-10; PS 79:8, 9, 11 and 13; See Jn 6:63c, 68c; Lk 6:36-38

Tues No Mass

Is 1:10, 16-20; PS 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21 and 23; Ez 18:31; Mt 23:1-12

Wed 6:30pm Mass † Rita Vannoy

Jer 18:18-20; PS 31:5-6, 14, 15-16; Jn 8:12; Mt 20:17-28

Thurs 8:30am Mass † Don Church

Jer 17:5-10; PS 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6; See Lk 8:15; Lk 16:19-31

Fri 8:30am Mass † Lora Thurston

Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a; PS 105:16-17, 18-19, 20-21; Jn 3:16;

Sat 5:00pm Mass † Irene Tribble

† Bill Heitzman

Sun 8:00am Mass † Frank Klufa

11:00am Mass † Eleanora Pelzel

12:45pm Mass † For The People

5:00pm Mass † Jacqueline Houlihan

Ex 20:1-17; Ex 20:1-3, 7-8, 12-17; Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11; 1 Cor 1:22-25; Jn 3:16; Jn 2:13-25

Additional Mass Sunday, March, 8th at 5:00PM

Sacristan: Rebecca Caranna

Ushers: Marty & Maddy Mascari, Preston & Landen

Horowitz, Tony Caranna, Nate Stodola

Altar Servers: Payton Vidourek, Tori Caranna,

Tony Caranna, Keeli Mann

Lectors: Anthony Caranna, Tori Caranna

EMHCs: Jeanette Houle

Altar Server Julie Holloway

Lector & Eucharistic Minister Chrystel Fritcher

Sacristan Pat Boerner

Ushers Everett Boerner

Funeral Coordinator Nancy Dechaud

Grief/Loss Program Mary Maurer

Ministry to the Sick Rose Ann Henzler

Marriage Coordinator Deacon Dave

Baptism Coordinator Yoli Arzate

Money Counters Kathy Whitley

Ladies of St. Thomas Tommie Barta &

Nettie Garza

Men of St. Thomas Bill Pietrosky

Sunday Funday Mary Maurer

Knights of Columbus Randy Barta

~ Parish Ministries, Services & Organizations Corner ~

Mass Attendance for Weekend of 2/21-2/22

NO RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES

Sundays March 15 and March 22.

Enjoy your Spring Break

Lenten Bible Study, Priest, Prophet & King

by Fr. Robert Barron.

Thurs. Feb 19-March 26 at 10:00 am in the

REB & Wed. Feb 25-March 25 at 7:00 pm in

the REB.

March 1st, 2015—Second Sunday of Lent Page 3

Youth Ministry News

Parish Announcements

BOOK CLUBS: Thanks to a generous parishioner, our

Book Studies will now be offered FREE. Register w/Ms.

Jeanette by turning in your Form B.

CHOCOLATE CHECK-OUTS: Fundraise for the

youth event of your choice.

MOVIE NIGHT: Sat., March 7, 7pm in the PC. Bring

a snack to share. Chaperones needed.

PURE BY CHOICE: Register with Ms. Jeanette

by March 8th. Forms A & B required.

Chaperones needed!

SAVE THE DATE: Youth 2000 April 10-12.

$125, Individual fundraising available for youth &

chaperones. Reg. w/Ms. Jeanette by March 8. 3/06 Lenten Meal-Youth 7:00PM REB K/D

3/07 Movie Night 7:00PM PC

3/08 Passion Rehearsal 9:15AM PC

3/09 Renovation Committee 7:00PM REB

Calendar Events

Pastors Corner

The point for us today is that God is aware of our faith. He

knows the struggles we have to believe. Abraham did not want to

sacrifice his son, but trusted in God. Jesus cried during the agony

in the garden for his father to free him from the terrible suffering he

was going to endure, but he still trusted in God. How about us? God

sees us here, praying to him, wanting to grow closer to him. At the

same time he sees how our faith is continually tested by the turmoil

of our lives. It is easy for us to believe and be so called people of

faith when all is going well and we are happy. It is easy to believe,

be people of faith, when we are enjoying our family, our children,

our lives. It’s easy to believe, be people of faith, when we leave

Church feeling warm and deeply moved. But faith is difficult when

we are in turmoil. When relationships meant to be growing and

nurturing, such as marriage, become bitter and end up destructive,

when children push people to the edge, when jobs that we don’t even

like are in jeopardy, then faith is difficult. It is difficult to believe in

God when we have a loved one who is sick, or if a loved one has

passed away.

God knows how often we are just plain angry, angry with him

for the difficulties of our lives. He knows that sometimes we become

so angry that we even doubt his existence. He knows that some-

times we wonder if he really cares. God knows how often we feel

weak in our faith, but he also knows that we do want to have faith.

“I do believe,” said the man whose son had leprosy and whom the

disciples could not cure. “I do believe,” the man said, “but help my

unbelief.” God sees us here as people of faith, who are begging him

to help them grow in faith. When times of turmoil take over our

lives, we have to focus in on the covenant with Abraham, the

covenant of faith. Abraham trusted that God would find a way to

reward him for his faith. God did reward him. And he does reward

us for our faith.

“If God is for us,” St. Paul tells the Romans and us, “who can be

against us?” He who did not spare his own son for us, will prevent

the forces of evil from attacking us. This includes those forces

within us tearing at our psyche, leading us away from the Lord.

Today, we pray for the faith of Abraham, trusting in God to reward

our determination to be his.

Fr. Tom Kennedy

Parish Announcements Cont.’

Friday of Lent The Following will be taking

place every Friday of Lent

Times:

6:00 PM Adoration of the

Blessed Sacrament

6:30 PM Stations of the

Cross (English)

7:00 PM Meatless Meal

7:30 PM Via Cruces

(En Español)

Lenten Meals

March 6th – Meal

hosted by The Youth

March 13th – Meal hosted

by The Hispanic Group

March 20th – Meal hosted

by The Pastoral Council

March 27th – Meal hosted

by The Knight’s of Columbus

SUPPLIES NEEDED

The Renovation Committee

is busy collecting furniture and accessories to

renovate/restore/reinvent and sell at the Fall Festival or

Garage Sale. We are currently looking for these supplies:

paint, rags, sandpaper, and paint brushes. These don't have to

be new and unopened, just usable.

Please bring your donations to the church office.

Also, consider joining this fun and productive group!

The next meeting is Monday, March 9 at 7pm in the REB.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS All Knights are encouraged to attend our monthly meet-

ing Thursday March 5th starting at 7:30PM at the KC

Hall. The Lenten schedule and the annual KC Fish Fry

after the Stations of the Cross will be among the topics discussed.

Rosary Social Group will meet this Monday March 2nd. All in the parish are welcome. We eat, we socialize, we pray the

rosary and socialize some more. Father in Heaven, hear our prayers, keep us in your loving care.

Be our guide in all we do and bless all those who love us to.

Questions [email protected].

VOCATIONS COMMITTEE UPDATES ROSARY BEFORE THE 11:00AM MASS FOR VOCATIONS Many

thanks to the Knights of Columbus members who are lead-

ing the rosary for vocations before the 11:00 a.m. mass. Your

commitment to living out the Knights' mission of support for

vocations is greatly appreciated.

VOCATIONS PRAYER CHALICE PROGRAM

Thank you to the families at the 11:00 a.m.

Mass who volunteered to accept the Vocation

Prayer Chalice into their homes. Please sign

up by texting or calling Sharon

Pelzel (940)391-3697. If you attend another

mass and would like to participate, please

contact Sharon.

Lone Star Equine Insurance Dianne Passek, Agent

P.O. Box 95 Pilot Point, TX 76258

Farm & Ranch Specialist

Equine Mortality / General Liability

Ph & Fax: 940-686-5915 Cell: 940-597-4524

Email: [email protected]

DAVID AUTO PARTS Russell David, Owner/Manager

221 South Jefferson

Pilot Point Texas 76258

Edgar Evans

Custom Homes, Inc.

940-686-5333 (H)

940-686-5133 (B) P.O. Box 45

940-390-6140 Cell Pilot Point, TX 76258

SELZ & HENZLER

INSURANCE AGENCY, INC.

Michael E. Fritcher, President

East Side of Square Office: (940)686-2915

Pilot Point, Texas 76258

Ace Hardware & Lumber

of Pilot Point 316 S. Hwy 366

Pilot Point, TX 76258

Phone: (940) 686-5311

Fax: (940) 686-5786

E-mail: [email protected]

377 @ FM455W

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940-686-2236

Donate your Car! Tax Deduction!

Call 877 537-5277

Help the local Knights

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In loving memory of my beloved husband Bob Story and our parents Ike Story & Paul & Alma Riney, our son Stephen Story, sisters Nick Berend, Edna Weber and Gwen Bridges, brothers John

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