Catholic Community of Gonzales and Waelder
417 N. College St. Gonzales, Texas 78629
Phones:
Parish Office... (830) 672-2945 Fax ... (830) 672-1058 Religious Education ... (830) 672-6291
E-Mails:
Rev. Jason Martini………[email protected] Parish Office………[email protected] CCD Office………[email protected]
Website : ……… ccgaw.org
Saint James
At College and St. Lawrence
Sacred Heart
At St. John and St. Lawrence
Saint Patrick
In Waelder on Hwy 90
Our Mission
The St. James and Sacred Heart Catholic communities – blessed with the love of the Father, through faith in Jesus Christ and with guidance from the Holy Spirit – will work together to form one unified Catholic and apostolic Church committed to hospitality, stewardship and fellowship among diverse parishioners through religious education and a dedication to believing, living and sharing the Word of God.
Parish Staff:
Rev. Jason Martini….……….Pastor Rev. Mr. Terry Brennan……….Deacon Rev. Mr. John Klapuch………..Deacon Rev. Mr. Alfonso Moreno……….Deacon Mrs. Hope Guevara………..Secretary Mrs. Patricia Gonzalez………..DRE Mrs. Lisa San Miguel………..…….Bookkeeper Mr. Tim Decker……….Custodian
MASS INTENTIONS
Monday, 10/19
6:30 A.M. Lillian Havel by Georgia Pavliska (SJ) Tuesday, 10/20
6:30 A.M. For Priests/Religious (SJ) Wednesday, 10/21
5:30 P.M. Dolores Flores by Manuel Aguero (SJ) Thursday, 10/22
6:30 A.M. Tracy Massengill by Donirose Johnson (SJ)
6:00 P.M. For World Peace (SP)
Friday, 10/23
6:30 A.M. For Rain (SJ)
Saturday, 10/24
5:00 P.M. Jacinta Gonzalez by Gonzalez Family (SJ) Bill Pekar by Martha Bishop
Tillie/Frank B. Jalufka by Family Christie Espinosa by Minnie Espinosa August Bludau by Family
Wilbert Benes, Sr. by Dorothy Bludau/Family Guadalupe Rivera by Family
David/Paul Rodriguez by Family
7:00 P.M. Jacinta Gonzalez by Gonzalez Family (SJ) Sunday, 10/25
6:30 A.M. Jerome Pavliska by Glenn/Anita (SJ) Schulte
8:00 A.M. Elsie SanMiguel by Betty Nesbitt (SJ) Christina Perez by Minnie Espinosa
Maria Grimaldo by Family
Jose, Guillermo, & Anastacio Villegas by Family Jacinta Gonzalez by Gonzalez Family
10:00 A.M. I.A./Josie Rodriguez by Family (SJ) Charles Read/Steve Starnes by Adeline Molnoskey
Julius/Irene Mican by Hugh Shelton, Jr. Family Bill/Dorothy Pekar by Julius Mican Family Ruth Rivera, Jesse & Josie Guerra by Ricky Rivera and Family
Jacinta Gonzalez by Gonzalez Family Leon Netardus by Hugh Shelton, Jr. Family 12:00 P.M. For The People of The Parish (SP)
Page Two Catholic Community of Gonzales and Waelder October 18, 2020 “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and to God the things that are God’s.” - Matthew 22:21
Everything we are and everything we have belongs to God. We aren’t “owners” of anything, we are merely
“stewards” of the gifts God has given each of us. All God is asking is that we give back a portion of what He gave us. This is the essence of Stewardship. God should be our first priority in everything. All else comes second, especially our money.
"Den al César lo que es del César y a Dios lo que es de Dios".
- MATEO 22:21
Todo lo que somos y todo lo que tenemos le pertenece a Dios.
No somos "dueños" de nada, somos simplemente
"administradores" de los dones que Dios nos ha dado a cada uno de nosotros. Todo lo que Dios está pidiendo es que le de- volvamos una parte de lo que nos dio. Ésta es la esencia de la corresponsabilidad. Dios debería ser nuestra primera prioridad en todo. Todo lo demás viene en segundo lugar, especialmente nuestro dinero.
St. James
Flowers at the Tabernacle: Christen Ince
Flowers at the Altar: in memory of Juanita Zertuche by family
Flowers at the Pulpit: in memory of Candido/Carmen Molina by family
Sacrificial Giving: Thank You!
St. James $4,189.00 Sacred Heart $1,641.00 St. Patrick $ 668.99
Donations may be mailed to the church office at 417 N. Col- lege St. or Online Giving- Website: www.ccgaw.org or Text the word SJGiving, or SHGiving, or SPGiving to our text-to-give number: 830-218-1601. All donations are greatly appreciated.
Pueden enviar sus donaciones por correo a la oficina de la igle- sia en 417 N. College St. o sitio web de donaciones en línea:
www.ccgaw.org o enviar un mensaje de texto con la palabra SJGi- ving, o SHGiving o SPGiving a nuestro número de texto para dar:
830-218- 1601. Todas las donaciones son muy apreciadas.
Ministers for Next Sunday Thank You for Serving
5:00 PM Lector: Emma Hernandez Min. of Comm.: Deacon 7:00 PM Lector: Paty Diaz/Belen Leon
Min. of Comm.: Deacon
Ushers: Mario Moreno/Jesus Gonzalez/
Felipe Leon 6:30 AM Lector: Brooklyn Simper
Min. of Comm.: Deacon
8:00 AM Lector: Olivia Moreno/Angel Flores Min. of Comm.: Deacon
Ushers: Tomas Estrada/Lorenzo Rosas/
Javier Ibarra/Ricardo Gonzalez 10:00 AM Lector: KC Members
Min. of Comm.: Deacon
12:00 PM Lector: Hector Sanchez/Juan Rangel
Min. of Comm.: Deacon Week-At-A-Glance
Sun Oct 18, 11:30 am……….CCD 1-4 Tue Oct 20, 6 pm………CCD 5-8 Wed Oct 21, 6:15 pm………...CCD 9-12 Sat Oct 24, 4:30 pm, Independence Park…...…KC Stew Supper Sun Oct 25, 11:30 am……….CCD 1-4
RCIA classes will be held on Sunday morning at 8 am and Monday evening at 6 pm in the St. James Hall. Each week a different topic is discussed. Topic for this weekend is: Places in the Church. Topic for next weekend is: Mary. If you need to receive a sacrament or maybe just want to learn more about the Catholic Faith, please join us. For more information call Tim Decker at 830-445-9179 or Paty Gonzalez at 830-672-6291.
Knights of Columbus Stew Supper: Saturday, October 24, Independence Park, Lions Pavilion. Serving as drive thru only from 4:30pm-6:30pm. Please contact any Knight for tickets or more information.
Finance Meeting will be held on Monday, October 26th at 5:30 pm in the St. James Conference Room.
Catholic Daughters will hold their monthly meeting on Tues- day, October 27th at 6 pm in the St. James Hall. The Catholic Daughters Court is open to all Catholic women 18 years and older.
Please remember in prayer Mrs. Maria Sixtos and Mrs. Maria del Carmen Ortiz, who recently died.
2nd Collection Today: Peter’s Pence.
2nd Collection Next Weekend: Mission Sunday.
La clase de RCIA se llevarán a cabo el domingo por la mañana a las 8 am y el lunes por la noche a las 6 pm en la sala de conferen- cias. Cada semana se discute un tema diferente. El tema de este fin de semana es: Lugares en la Iglesia. El tema para el próximo fin de semana es: María. Si necesita recibir un sacramento o tal vez solo quiere aprender más sobre la Fe Católica, únase a noso- tros. Para obtener más información, llame a Tim Decker al 830- 445-9179 o Paty Gonzalez al 830-672-6291.
Cena de Guiso de Caballeros de Colón: Sábado 24 de Octubre, Parque de la Independencia, Pabellón de los Leones. Sirviendo a través de auto de 4:30pm-6:30pm. Por favor, póngase en contac- to con cualquier caballero para boletos o más información.
La Reunión de Finanzas se llevará a cabo el Lunes 26 de Octu- bre a las 5:30 pm en el Salón de Conferencias de St. James.
Las Hijas Católicas tendrán su reunión mensual el Martes 27 de Octubre a las 6 pm en el Salón de St. James. El Tribunal de Hijas Católicas está abierto a todas las mujeres Católicas mayores de 18 años.
Por favor recuerden en oración a la Sra. María Sixtos y la Sra.
María del Carmen Ortiz, quienes fallecieron recientemente.
2a Colecta Hoy: Obolo de San Pedro.
2nd Colecta el Próximo Fin de Semana: Domingo de Misio- nes.
Notes from the Pastor:
In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus says “repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.” This Sun- day we are reminded that we serve God our creator and we are reminded of our duty to be good citizens within our country, the United States of America. To be a good citizen means that we have to be informed about political issues and we have to vote.
The Catholic Church will never tell you who to vote for. I will never tell you who to vote for. You must vote with your con- science. To vote with your conscience, you must be knowl- edgeable about your faith. For assistance, please go to the web- site of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and read the document "Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizen- ship". There you will find documents and videos in English and Spanish.
https://www.usccb.org/offices/justice-peace-human- development/forming-consciences-faithful-citizenship
Please remember, Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2020.
Early voting will be available until Friday, October 30, 2020.
Please take time to pray and invite the wisdom of the Holy Spirit into your voting decision.
Our All Souls Day masses will be on Monday, November 2nd at 6:30pm. I, Fr. Jason, will celebrate the mass at the Gonzales Catholic Cemetery. Fr. Paul will celebrate the mass at the Waelder Cemetery. Please join us for these beautiful celebra- tions where we gather and pray for our departed friends and family. We will offer blessing of graves after the mass.
Blessings, Fr. Jason
Notas del Pastor:
En el Evangelio de este domingo, Jesús dice “den, pues, al César lo que es del César, y a Dios lo que es de Dios”. Este domingo se nos recuerda que servimos a Dios, nuestro creador, y se nos re- cuerda nuestro deber de ser buenos ciudadanos dentro de nuestro país, los Estados Unidos de América. Ser un buen ciudadano sig- nifica que tenemos que estar informados sobre temas políticos y tenemos que votar. La Iglesia Católica nunca te dirá por quién votar. Nunca les diré por quién votar. Debes votar con tu concien- cia. Para votar con la conciencia, debe conocer su fe. Para obtener ayuda, visite el sitio web de la Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de los Estados Unidos y lea el documento "Formando la Concien- cia para ser ciudadanos Fieles". Allí encontrará documentos y videos en inglés y español.
https://www.usccb.org/es/issues-and-action/faithful-citizenship/
index.cfm
Recuerde, el día de las elecciones es el martes 3 de noviembre de 2020. La votación anticipada estará disponible hasta el viernes 20 de octubre de 2020. Por favor, tómese un tiempo para orar e invi- tar a la sabiduría del Espíritu Santo para que le ayude en su deci- sión.
Nuestras misas del Día de los Difuntos serán el Lunes 2 de No- viembre a las 6:30 pm. Yo, el Padre Jason, celebrará la misa en el Cementerio Católico de Gonzales. Padre Paul celebrará la misa en el cementerio de Waelder. Únase a nosotros en estas hermosas celebraciones en las que nos reunimos y oramos por nuestros ami- gos y familiares fallecidos. Ofreceremos bendición de tumbas después de la misa.
Bendiciones, Fr. Jason
Bulletin deadline is Monday at Noon. Please send your ministry news to: [email protected].
IN GOD ALONE
Isaiah speaks to us today of Cyrus, King of Persia, anointed by the Lord. God calls Cyrus by name and leads him in service to the Israelites. In this passage we hear that it is the Lord who gives Cyrus his title, who arms him against his enemies, and who opens doors and unbars gates before him. And God does all of this so that the people will know that “I am the L ,” and that “there is none besides me” (Isaiah 45:6).
Paul opens his letter with essentially the same notion—
that in God alone we find our grace and peace. Paul also gives thanks to God on our behalf, calling to mind our work of faith, hope, and love. And in the familiar Gospel reading, Jesus tells the Pharisees to give to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.
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SÓLO EN DIOS
Isaías nos habla hoy de Ciro, el rey de Persia, ungido del Señor. Dios llama a Ciro por su nombre y lo conduce a servir a los israelitas. En este pasaje oímos que es el Señor quien le da a Ciro su título, quien lo arma contra sus enemi- gos, y quien abre los portones, y no deja nada trancado ante él. Y Dios hace todo esto para que su pueblo llegue a saber que “yo soy el SEÑOR,” y que “no hay otro” (Isaías 45:6).
Pablo abre su carta esencialmente con la misma noción, que sólo en Dios podemos hallar gracia y paz. Pablo tam- bién da gracias a Dios en nuestro nombre, recordando nues- tro trabajo fatigoso de fe, esperanza y amor. Y en la fami- liar lectura del Evangelio, Jesús dice a los fariseos que den al César lo que es del César y a Dios lo que es de Dios.
Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: Eph 2:1-10; Ps 100:1b-5; Lk 12:13-21 Tuesday: Eph 2:12-22; Ps 85:9ab-14; Lk 12:35-38 Wednesday: Eph 3:2-12; Is 12:2-3, 4bcd-6; Lk 12:39-48 Thursday: Eph 3:14-21; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 11-12, 18-19;
Lk 12:49-53
Friday: Eph 4:1-6; Ps 24:1-4ab, 5-6; Lk 12:54-59 Saturday: Eph 4:7-16; Ps 122:1-5; Lk 13:1-9 Sunday: Ex 22:20-26; Ps 18:2-4, 47, 51;
1 Thes 1:5c-10; Mt 22:34-40
Office Hours Monday-Friday 8:00—4:00 PM Sacrament of Baptism Interview with Parents State Birth Certificate—required By appointment with Deacon, please call office.
Class for Parents and Godparents By appointment with Deacon, please call office.
Baptism celebrated at the end of any Sunday Mass Preparation may be done before child is born.
Sacrament of Marriage Please Call Office
At least Six Months Prior to wedding Eucharistic Adoration Thursday 5:00 pm-5:45 pm (St. Patrick)
Friday 7 am-8 pm (St. James) Sacrament of Reconciliation
(Confession)
Thursday 5:00-5:45 PM (St. Patrick) Saturday 4:00-4:45 PM (St. James)
or by appointment
Adult Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist Call office or join our RCIA group
Quinceanera Requirements
Must be attending CCD beginning Jr. High and com- plete 7th and 8th grade and be enrolled in 9th grade.
No more than 6 absences each year. No pre reserva- tions are to be made until you have clearance from
church office.
Mass Schedule Saturday
5:00 PM—St. James (English) 7:00 PM—St. James (Spanish)
Sunday
6:30 AM—St. James (English) 8:00 AM—St. James (Spanish) 10:00 AM—St. James (English) 12:00 PM—St. Patrick (Bi-Lingual)
Monday 6:30 AM—St. James
Tuesday 6:30 AM—St. James
Wednesday 5:30 PM—St. James
Thursday 6:30 AM—St. James 6:00 PM—St. Patrick (Bi-Lingual)
Friday 6:30 AM—St. James
