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MINISTRY SCHEDULE FOR August 13TH - August 14TH

5:30 PM MASS

No Deacon

Lector: D. Reneiro

Lay Ministers: HM Kreitz & P. & MA Everett

Greeters: T. Mays

Altar Servers: H. Musquiz, A. & V. Lucksinger,

S. Proctor

7:30 AM MASS

Deacon Barney Rodriguez

Lector: J. Hattemer

Lay Ministers: R. Schigut & P. Proctor

Greeters: H. Vavra, S. Motl, JT & JR

Maldonado & J. Edwards

Altar Servers B. & S. Mosmeyer, A. Federle,

D. Nguyen

9:15 AM MASS

Deacon Barney Rodriguez

Lector: M. Guenat

Lay Ministers: M. & L. Matthews

Greeters: B. & S. McAtee, R. Beck,

T. Hodge & D. Garza

Altar Servers M. Knight, J. & R. Dolgener

11:00 AM MASS

No Deacon

Lector: N. Pekar

Lay Ministers: F. Trevino, J. Solis & L. Edwards

Greeters: C. Wohleb, S. Rodriguez,

J. Oakes & D. Stolp

Altar Servers: A. & V. Basile, A. Cantu

(N. Basile)

AUGUST 7, 2016

NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN

ORDINARY TIME

COMMUNION CALLS August 14 , 2016

P. & MA. Everett, T. Leos, P. Proctor, J. Dudley, R. Schigut, HM Kreitz, C. Young,

M. & L. Matthews

August 8TH – 14th

Monday NO MASS

Tuesday 12:10 PM For the People

Wednesday 7:00 AM †Billy Goonan

Thursday 7:00 AM †Tony Salazar

Friday 12:10 PM †Eddie Edwards

Saturday 7:30 AM †Marie Riley

5:30 PM †Jerome Becker

Mary Becker

Sunday 7:30 AM †Shirley & Daniel

Staebler

9:15 AM Charles Janek Family

11:00 AM †Morris Marburger

YOUR GIFT TO GOD

Each of you must give as you have made up your

mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion,

for God loves a cheerful giver. 2 Corinthians 9:7

July 31, 2016 Sunday Collection $ 8,182.70

Children’s Collection $ 175.25

Parish School Collection $ 30.00

Building Fund $ 25.00

Helping Hands $ 10.00

Flower Donation $ 50.00

Total $ 8,472.95

Today’s second collection is for our school. Thank you for your generosity!

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Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Faith is a gift that enables us to persevere and

believe in God all the more firmly. While we live

in the expectation of the full and ultimate coming

of God in the future, we also live now in the

presence of God. This means that God is present

with us now as a companion in our lives.

However, until all things are brought to

fulfillment we live in this presence by faith. Faith

is the way we live when we do not see what we

think we must see, in order to go on. It is through

faith that we cling to the essence of our dreams

when they seem to be dashed before our eyes. It

is through faith that we courageously endure the

heartbreaks of life and the diminishments we all

must face.

Faith is the inner light that enables us to carry on

in the dark. In faith, we put our trust in God and

then carry out our responsibilities. We need to

take responsibility for every action and reaction

that we choose to make, trusting that we, like

Sarah and Abraham, are being faithful to God in

all that we do and say.

Today's Gospel tells us that God will come

unexpectedly. This suddenness will take us by

surprise and can even be fearful. However,

through faith we hope in God's kindness and are

confident that God will lead us through death to a

fulfillment of our hopes beyond all expectation.

May we always lift one another up in prayer.

God Bless you all.

Fr. Steve

Let us join with Bishop Vasquez’ Praying

That in prayer we allow ourselves time to ask God’s desire, to seek God’s presence and that the gates of God’s Kingdom may be open in our hearts.

St. Mary’s Week Ahead

Date Event Place Time

Monday Aug 8TH

Quilting Angels

Ave Maria Building

9:00am

Tuesday Aug 9TH

Knitting & Crocheting

Ave Maria Building

12:30pm

Adult Faith Formation

Ave Maria Building

1:30pm

Adult Faith Formation

TBD* 6:00pm

WOMEN Ministry

Ave Maria Building

6:15pm

Wednesday Aug 10TH

Adoration of Blessed

Sacrament

Church 7:30am

Thursday Aug 11TH

Choir Practice (9:15am Mass)

Church 6:15pm

Choir Practice

(5:30pm & 7:30am Masses)

Church 7:00pm

*Call Loris at 254.778.8692 for location.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Every Wednesday you are invited to spend time with Jesus. Adoration begins with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament after 7:00am mass and ends with Benediction at 6:30pm. There are several times throughout the day we have need for attendees, especially 8:30am,

11:30am and afternoon hours. Please call the Parish

Office to sign up for an hour. “If you only knew how much Jesus really loved you, you would die of joy.” -St. John Vianney

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VOCATIONS CHALICE SCHEDULE

Thank you to the following for your commitment to vocations:

Aug 14 Lilia Medina 11:00am mass Aug 21 R. & G. Hengst 9:15am mass Aug 28 G. & B. Engbrock 9:15am mass

Sign up at the back of church or call the Parish Office to bring the chalice to your home for a week of prayer for vocations.

Falcon’s Corner

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

Sun. 8/14 1:30pm: New family gathering in the school cafeteria

2:00pm Ice Cream Social in school cafeteria

Wed. 8/17: School begins

Thurs. 8/18: Back to School Night

Fri. 8/19 8:15am: All School Mass

The school office is now open for business. Please stop by if you have not completed the registration process or if you are a new family seeking quality Catholic Education. You may also find information about the application process on our web page at www.stmarys-temple.org.

Employment Opportunity: St. Mary Catholic School is seeking a full time registrar and secretary. A job description is available on the school website: click “About” and then “Employment”. Please submit resume with cover letter to Theresa Wyles twyles@stmarys-temple.org.

Religious Education Update

Pre-register your child for the religious education program for 2016-2017. Payment will be made when classes start in September. Parents of children entering 1st or 2nd grade, this is the time when catechism for celebrating First Holy Eucharist begins. We will join you in teaching your children our Catholic Faith.

SPONSOR OF THE WEEK

Show your appreciation for our sponsors in the bulletin by supporting their businesses and tell them you saw their ad in the bulletin. If you would like to advertise in the bulletin, please contact Lilia Medina at 254-773-4541 or via email at lilia.medina@stmary-temple.org.

BPAT Tester

1717 W. Avenue C, Temple, TX

254.773.9300 M-18203

RCIA

(Rite of Christian Initiation of

Adults) Classes begin Thursday,

September 15th

in the Ave Maria

Building from 7:00pm to 8:30pm.

RCIA is a process for anyone interested in

learning more about the Catholic faith or

inquiring about initiation in the Church. Adult

Catholics who have not received all of the

Sacraments are also encouraged to attend. Please

call the Parish Office at 254.773.4541 to register

for these classes.

CALLING ALL PARISHIONERS

Help us clean up the membership

database – it is in dire need of

updating! If you have moved,

changed phone #, or never filled out

a registration form, please contact

the Parish Office at 254.773.4541 or email

becky.theisen@stmary-temple.org. This will help

us provide accurate information to the Diocese,

Sunday offering envelope distribution and other

important items. Thank you in advance!

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BAPTISM CLASS

Parents and godparents must attend a class prior to the celebration of baptism. The next class is scheduled for Aug 15th at 6:30pm in the Ave Maria Building. In Sept, class meets on the 19th.

Ethics and Integrity in Ministry

Screening of Those Who Work or Serve in Ministry with Minors or Vulnerable Adults

Additional screening procedures, such as reference checks and face-to-face interviews, are required for all candidates for employment and are recommended for new volunteer applicants.

Church personnel may transfer their EIM account from one parish or school within the Diocese to another within the Diocese and should update their EIM account in the eApps database to reflect their site change and any other information that has changed.

Applicants who are new to the parish or school community (less than 6 months) must be fully EIM compliant (approved background check result and current workshop date) prior to beginning any volunteer work or service in ministry with a minor or vulnerable adult and may not transport minors for first six months of service.

Background checks are automatically repeated every three years through the eApps system. No action is required by the applicant to facilitate this process. Parish, school, and organization EIM site administrators verify the continued ministry status of individuals at each site prior to rechecks.

Information provided in the bulletin is meant to be an overview of why and how the EIM program is in place. Full details are available on the diocesan website at austindiocese.org. Watch the bulletin and website regarding upcoming EIM training dates in our area.

Amanda Arney and David Alexander

ACTS RETREAT

Christ the King Parish in Belton has two retreats scheduled for this fall: MEN 9/15-18 and WOMEN 10/27-30 at Cedarbrake

Retreat Center. ACTS is an acronym for Adoration, Community, Theology and

Service, inspired by the Acts of the Apostles 2:42-47. They are also looking for former retreatants who would like to help with the team facilitating these weekends. For more

information call Christ the King parish office at 254.826.3705. To ask about joining a

team, call Gary Janachek at 254.760.6220.

Pope Francis’ prayer intentions for the month of August

Universal Intention – SPORTS That sports may be an opportunity for friendly encounters between peoples and may contribute to peace in the world. Evangelization Intention – LIVING THE GOSPEL That Christians may live the Gospel, giving witness to faith, honesty and love of neighbor.