602 N. Gray St Caldwell, TX
567-3273
www.drgacdental.com
In Memory of
† Bernard Rychlik
By Betty Rychlik & Family
Eubanks Production Services, LLC.
Dozer - Sand - Backhoe Gravel - Dump Truck
4048 FM 2000 Caldwell, TX
406-1555 Mobile 272-3622 Office
The sanctuary candle in our Church burns for the glory of
God
In Loving Memory of
† Milton Charanza By Geraldine &
Family
In Thanksgiving for Katie Broaddus
By Beverly & Bill Broaddus
Linda M. Gaas, Insurance Representative Catholic Union of Texas,
KJT Life Annuities IRA
596-2606 Home 324-7720 Cell [email protected]
The Piano Place 979-695-1475 Tuning - Repairs - Moving - Used
Piano Available
Samantha Evans - Associate Member, Piano Technician Guild
979-716-4838
[email protected]
Oilfield Service Company
Hilberling Packer Services, Inc.
Knights of Columbus
If you are interested in joining the Knights of
Columbus contact
Grand Knight John Kucera
739-7867
In Loving Memory of Milady L. Kristof
For her generosity to St. Mary’s Parish
10/13/1918 - 12/08/2009
“May perpetual light shine upon her”
Please pray for the
living and deceased
members of the
Drouilhet, Piwonka,
and Beran families.
Insurance - Annuities Margaret Polansky 535-8127
Catholic Family Fraternal of Texas - K.J.Z.T.
JMJ
For Janet
For Janet
Zaskoda Repair, LLC Welding Machine Repair & Service
“In Loving Memory of Monie Kay Zaskoda” Tim Zaskoda, Owner
979-224-0510 Authorized repair center for Lincoln & Miller
Banners,
Small Signs
& Stickers
[email protected]
979-574-2202
Homeyer Feed, LLC. 768 SH 36 South, Caldwell, TX
979-567-9355
In Memory of Our Loving
Fathers
† Ernest L. Ofczarzak and
† Gilbert H. Kelm
by Tricia and Kelly Kelm
Prayers for the living & deceased members of the Absnaider,
Kacer, Knesek, Pieper and Rab families.
In Loving Memory of † Henry & Milady Brinkman
and † John & Lydia Kovar
By Buddy & Billie Brinkman
Andy’s Towing 979-567-1045
Handi Home Repairs Ted Steadman, LLC
Carpentry * Odd Jobs * Rotted Wood Repair
Custom Furniture * Gutter/Flashing 979-347-0555
HOME-FARM-RANCH
Lawrence Vavra - Agent 6900 C.R. 129 Caldwell, TX 77836 P
979.535.7557 C 979.324.7232 [email protected]
In Memory of
† James Collins and
The Bailey Family
by Col. Darlene Collins
& Dr. Murl Bailey
† Carrie Jean Franzetti
Remember Me O Lord in
Paradise
With All Our Love,
Dad & Marcella
Jeff,
I will love you forever.
Jackie
Thank you to the Military members and their families of our
parish.
This week we ask that you pray for service
member
Cameron Banks
November 29, 2020
First Sunday of Advent
WE CELEBRATE THE EUCHARIST Wednesday - 8:00 am
Thursday and Friday - 12:00 Noon Saturday - 5:00 pm English and
6:30 pm Spanish
Sunday - 10:00 am This Mass will be livestreamed
Masses are at 25% capacity with 6 feet social distancing.
Reconciliation: Saturday, 4:00 pm to 4:45 pm
or after Weekday Masses
MATRIMONY Contact the priest or deacon at least 6 months prior
to the date of
the wedding.
BAPTISM Please contact the Parish Office for information
concerning
Baptism.
BISHOP Most Rev. Joe S. Vasquez PASTOR Father Melvin L. Dornak
DEACONS Ernesto Valenzuela John W. Young, Jr. PARISH STAFF OFFICE
ADMINISTRATOR Tina Vavra [email protected]
SECRETARY Margie Revilla Beaty [email protected] PASTORAL
COUNCIL Adrien Drouilhet
OFFICE HOURS: Tuesday – Friday
8:00 am to 3:00 pm
CLOSED: Holy days & Holidays
BULLETIN INFORMATION
DEADLINE: Tuesdays by 10:00 a.m.
Bulletin submissions must be in writing and submitted by email,
fax or dropped
by the office.
500 OLD SAN ANTONIO ROAD, CALDWELL, TX Mailing Address: 500 W.
OSR, Caldwell, TX 77836
Phone: (979) 567-3667 Fax: (979) 567-0749
www.stmaryscaldwell.com
www.facebook.com/stmarycaldwelltx Roman Catholic Diocese of
Austin
St. Mary Our Lady of Lourdes
Celebrating 125 years
Cultivating our faith; Growing in holiness together
mailto:[email protected]://www.facebook.com/stmarycaldwelltx
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Please Pray for our honored loved ones serving in the military
& their families! Victor Amaya, Cameron Banks, Delores
Burkhalter - Otte, Brian Goss, Matthew Hancock, Stephen Hancock,
Cooper C. Hott - Jasper, Phillip Jungman, Robert Paul Kochert, Adam
Perry, Shawn Earl Phallan, Trevor Rathjen, Matthew Telg, Jesse
Tucker, Antonio Vavra, Kevin Wilcox, Christian Wolz, and Alexander
Zamora.
Please pray for the spiritual, mental, and physical needs of our
parish, especially for the following: Edward Beran, Mildred &
Barney Beran, Jake Cedidla, Darlene Collins, Sally Cortez, Adrien
Drouilhet, Micki Dumke, Fr. Tom Hanus, Steve Hodges, Ronny Knesek,
Hubert Krenek, Dorothy Kubena, Gloria Kubeczka, Isaiah Luke
Malagon, Estefana Marmor, Jeannine Dwyer Mayo, Doug Meister, Brody
Mitchell, Pat Morgan, Dorothy Muzny, Milton Mynar, Dareatha
Neumann, Lori Olivarez, Shirla Parsons, Yvonne Piwonka, Thomas
Polansky II, Thomas Pullin, Juanita (Janie) Ramon, Annie Rathjen,
Celso Sanchez, Tammy Schoeneman, Joyce Sonnier, William Sowders,
Glenn Spitzenburger, Mar-cie Macha Stenvall, Doris Strauss,
Patricia Tarnowski, Mike Thompson, Juan Torres, Mike Turner, John
Vollentine, Pam Vollentine, Glen & Amelia Wearden, Carl
Williams, John Wilson, Frank & Martha Wolf, & their
families. Persons remain on this list for 4 weeks, unless other
arrangements are made with Parish office; to renew your listing on
the Prayer List contact the office.
LECTOR SCHEDULE
Saturday, November 28 Mass at 5:00 p.m. For The People of the
Parish Spanish Mass at 6:30 pm † Inocensio Lazo † Fernando Rangel †
Leopoldo & Trinidad Calzada † Florentine Vera † Leonor &
Hilario Valenzuela † Beatriz & Manuel Rodriguez Sunday,
November 29 Mass and live stream at 10:00 am † Janie Urbanosky †
Patsy, Sue & Carl Esparza † Barbara Sablatura † Cherie Smith
Wednesday, December 2 Mass at 8:00 am † Fr. Leopoldo Reyes
Thursday, December 3 Mass at 11:30 am † Fr. Angelo Bertini Mario
Najera Daniel Najera Juan Torres & Marta Aguilar Friday,
December 4 Mass at Noon † Calvin & Gladys Pivonka † Barbara
Sablatura Saturday, December 5 † Mike & Ike Janell † James
& Lillie Sebesta † John & Marie Srubar Spanish Mass at 6:30
pm For The People of the Parish Sunday, December 6 Mass and live
stream at 10:00 am † Jose, Lupe & Mac Maldonado † Ignacio
Espinoza † Phillip Rosas
MASS SCHEDULE Weekly Collections November 22, 2020 Sunday
Collection $3,736.00 Online Sunday Collection $ 470.00 Building
Fund $ 150.00 CCHD $ 599.00 Easter $ 2.00
Solemnity of Immaculate Conception Mass Times
Monday, December 7, 2020 St. Mary’s - 6:30 pm
Tuesday, December 8, 2020 St. Mary’s—12:00 Noon Holy Rosary -
6:00 pm
Condolences Larry Valigura of our parish family, passed away on
November 23, 2020. As a parish we share the pain of the loss of
Larry with his family. May God grant eternal happiness to Larry and
comfort to his family
Christmas Poinsettias Would you like to purchase a
poinsettia
this Christmas to be placed at St. Mary’s in memory of or in
honor of your loved ones? The envelopes are located on the table at
the back of the Church. Please complete the information
on the envelope, enclose your payment, and drop it in the
collection plate. The cost is $15.00 each. The deadline to place
orders is December 13th. Update on Church Directories The latest
word from Life Touch is that the directories will be ready by
mid-December.
Advent Penance Services Tues., Dec. 1—St. Francis– Franklin,
6:30 p.m. Wed., Dec. 2—St. Thomas Aquinas-C.S., 6:00 p.m. Thurs.,
Dec. 3—St. Mary’s-College Station, 7:30-9:00 p.m. Wed., Dec. 9—St.
Mary’s-Caldwell, 6:30 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 10—St. Mary’s - Bremond,
7:00 p.m. Tues., Dec. 15—St. Mary’s - Hearne, 6:30 p.m. Thurs.,
Dec. 17-St. Joseph, Bryan 10-11:30 a.m. Thurs., Dec. 17-St. Joseph,
Bryan, 6-7:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 18-Santa Teresa- Bryan, 6:30 p.m.
Hospitality Team Members Needed If you are in the Hospitality Team
Ministry, your assistance is requested to serve at weekend Masses.
Please call the parish office so that a schedule can be created. If
you are interested in joining this ministry, likewise call the
office at 979-567-3667. Thank you. Religious Education Our
religious education program for grades 1st through 12th will follow
a different format this year due to COVID-19. Our next youth Mass
will be on December 2nd at 6:00 p.m. Please come celebrate God’s
love for us in the Liturgy. Student registration will take place
after this Mass. 2020-2021 Confirmation Candidate & Parent
Meeting There will be an important informational meeting for
parents and eligible students to be confirmed in 2021 on Sunday,
De-cember 6th after Mass in the PAC. We will go over require-ments
and expectations to prepare for the Sacrament of Confir-mation.
Students should have attended the Pre-Confirmation class here at
St. Mary’s last year or have a letter from the reli-gious education
program he/she attended last year. If you have any questions you
can contact Lauren Plachy at 979-406-0002. Catholic Social Teaching
Corner Advent invites us to watch for the coming of the Lord: to be
awake and vigilant. The Lord breaks into our world and into our
lives in unexpected ways, as he did in Bethlehem. Today he may come
in the face, the voice, the need of a stranger, or a child, or the
poor, or our own family. We place ourselves, this day and this
season, in an attitude of quiet, prayerful hope-filled expectation,
so that in the frantic busying of life, we will not miss the
Master’s coming. What can you do this week to be awake and vigilant
for the Lord? KJT Breakfast with Santa Cancelled Due to the
pandemic, St. Benedict KJT Society 100 WILL NOT be holding their
annual Breakfast with Santa on Decem-ber 5th, 2020. We look forward
to seeing all of you NEXT YEAR! Food for Families Food Drive The
St. Mary’s Parish Hall will be the host again this year for the
KBTX Food for Families Food Drive benefiting the Brazos Valley Food
Bank. The drive will be Wednesday, December 2nd from 6:00 a.m. to
7:00 p.m. Donations of non-perishable items will be accepted. KBTX
will be on site throughout the day filming. Volunteers are needed,
and are asked to please report to the Parish Hall on that day.
Volunteers are requested to wear a mask. Thank you.
Christmas Mass Schedule
Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020 —Vigil Mass Holy Rosary at 4:00 p.m. St.
Mary’s at 6:00 p.m. St. Mary’s at 11:00 p.m. Friday, December 25,
2020 —Christmas (A Holy Day of Obligation) Holy Rosary at 8:30 a.m.
St. Mary’s at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020 — Vigil of Mary,
Mother of God St. Mary’s at 6:30 p.m. Friday, January 1, 2021—
Mary, Mother of God (A Holy Day of Obligation) Holy Rosary at 8:30
a.m. St. Mary’s at 10:30 a.m. Christmas Office Hours & Bulletin
Deadline The parish office will be closed between Christmas and New
Year’s, December 24, 2020 through January 1, 2021. The of-fice will
reopen on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. The deadline for
bulletin submissions for the December 27th and January 3rd
bulletins will be on Friday, December 18th. Please make all
submissions in writing. Thank you. St. Thomas Aquinas is Hiring for
a Director Position Do you have a passion to teach, nurture, and
inspire young chil-dren? The Child Development Center (CDC) at St.
Thomas Aquinas Catholic Parish leads the way in values-based early
childhood education, providing care for infants, toddlers and
preschoolers. As the CDC Director, you would be responsible for the
effective management of all aspects of the day-to-day operation
including increasing enrollment, building parent rela-tionships,
financial management, hiring, and developing of staff, and
organizing special events. For more information and to apply visit:
stabcs.org/jobs. Update to Mass Attendance Information St. Mary’s
and Holy Rosary encourage the faithful, 10 years of age and older,
that enter the parish, to wear face masks. We will also continue to
keep 6 feet of distance between families. Our parishes have
returned to pre-pandemic Mass schedules. Those who are showing
symptoms of COVID-19, those with underlying health conditions
making them vulnerable, and those who live with or care for anyone
in the previous two cate-gories are encouraged to remain at home
and join the church community through livestream. Livestream Masses
will be on Sundays at 8:00 am on the Holy Rosary Facebook Page and
10:00 am on the St. Mary’s Facebook Page. Attention Hospitality
Teams All Hospitality Team Members must request that all
parishion-ers, as they enter the building, put on a mask for Mass.
There are masks available on the table for those that do not have
one. Thank you for your assistance in this matter. Spiritual
Communion “Jesus, truly present in the Most Blessed Sacrament, I
love You above all things and I desire to possess You within my
soul. Since I am unable at this moment to receive You
sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace
You as being already there and unite myself wholly to you. Never
permit me to be separated from You. Amen.” -St. Alphonsus
Ligouri
Sat. December 5th 5:00 PM Sun. December 6th 10:00 AM John
Urbanosky Frances & Dorman Pullin Sat. December 5th 6:30 PM
Carolina Monreal
Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass
A Mass to celebrate the Feast Day of
Our Lady of Guadalupe will be on Satur-
day, December 12, 2020 at 1:30 p.m.
There will not be a 6:30 p.m. Spanish
Mass on this day.
Volunteers Needed
Volunteers are needed to pray the Rosary
before the 10:00 a.m. Mass on
Sundays. For more information
or to volunteer, please call Dor-
man Pullin, 979-567-4021 or 979-324-
4082.
Thank You
Thank you for your generous support last week for the collection
for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development! As a parish, we
have helped to support those on the margins who are living in
poverty in the Unites States. If you missed the collection, it’s
not too late to give. Visit www.usccb.org/nationalcollections.
First Sunday of Advent November 29, 2020 Be watchful! Be alert! You
do not know when the time will come. — Mark 13:33