Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

DON’T BE ANXIOUS

People have, it seems, a natural penchant for

misplaced emphasis on unimportant things. They

can easily get caught up with what they’re hav-

ing for dinner or what they will wear.

Often it is a tragedy that helps people to refo-

cus on what is really important. What I shall

wear is an irrelevant question when I am facing

surgery or chemotherapy. What’s for dinner is

immaterial to those living through grief or unem-

ployment.

In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells us not to worry.

He doesn’t say, “Don’t eat. Don’t cook. Don’t

buy clothes.” He says, “Don’t worry.” Jesus asks

us not to relinquish our responsibilities but to let

go of our anxiety. Anxiety betrays a lack of trust

and Jesus reminds us that “Your heavenly Father

knows” all that you need (Matthew 6:32).

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Parish Office is open Mon. 10AM– 12PM, 1PM-5PM, Tue.—Thurs. from 9AM-12PM, 1PM—5PM w/ early closing on Fridays 9AM-12PM, 1PM-4PM during School Session. Closed holidays, holy days and for some funerals & staff meetings.

WELCOME NEWCOMERS: Please notify the church office of your arrival or if any changes in phone or address are made.

CONFESSION: Wednesdays @6:30am-7am & 6-6:45pm. Thurs@6:30am-7am. Fri.@7am-8am. Sat. @4-5:30pm. and Sun.@7:45am-

8:45am and after the 9 AM Mass until 11 AM. Any time by appointment. Call the church office. NO confessions ON TUES. Priest’s day

off . Mass on Tuesday evening at 5:30pm.

BAPTISM PREPARATION CLASSES: 4th Wed of each month. MUST Pre-Register in the church office.

Watch Bulletin for dates

WEDDINGS: Couples must be members of the Parish. To begin wedding preparation, please call for an appointment with the pastor

at least six months prior to planned wedding date. Pick up a marriage packet with all the wedding guidelines from church secretary.

EIGHTH SUNDAY in ORDINARY TIME Feb. 26, 2017

8:45AM: Dismissal of RCIA after Homily.

NO F.F.C. Vocations Crucifix:

5:00PM Mass: Lydia Claudio.

8:45AM Mass: Joe & Leslie Freitas

11:30 Mass: Johnny Dan & Argelia Alaniz

***12PM School Auction in the GYM

NO HOLY HOUR MONDAY— 7:15AM Mass

Office opens at 10AM

Knights of Columbus Mtg.: 7PM.

TUESDAY— 7-8 AM Men’s Lectionary Study Group: A/R.

5:30PM Mass

Adoration begins after Mass. ASH WEDNESDAY— 7:15AM Mass

8:15AM Mass, with school children.

7:15PM Mass. 9:30-11AM Morning Lectionary “Resisting Happiness” Study. A/R

NO Jr. High & HS F.F.C, please attend Mass with your parents.

THURSDAY—7:15AM Mass

FIRST FRIDAY— 7-8:05AM Book study, “Why Catholic?” A/R

8:15AM Mass

6PM Stations of the Cross

6:30PM Fish Fry provided by Knights of Columbus, cafeteria.

SAT. 5 PM LITURGY March. 4, 2017 Vocation Crucifix taken by Alice Hund

FIRST SUNDAY of LENT time March. 5, 2017

Second Collection Black Bag for Charity.

8:45AM: Dismissal of RCIA after Homily, followed by topic—A/R

10AM: F.F.C after Mass, in school classrooms. Vocation Crucifix:

8:45am Mass: Tony and Loretta Urbanczyk

11:30 Mass: Chantel Peralez

3:30pm-7pm 1st Communion Retreat: Cafeteria.

5PM HOLY HOUR

LITURGY INTENTIONS

ALTAR SERVERS

All Altar Flowers, are in MEMORY of Jay

Chavez from Ciro and Jackie Casarez. Thank you and

God Bless!

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

Schedule for March. 4/5: 5PM Mass: Janie Banner, Jennifer Casarez, Samantha

Guerrero, Helen Noyes and Steve Cortez

8:45AM Mass: Tom Albracht (SC) Fritz Backus (SC) Ray

Berend (SC) John Lozoya, Amy Betzen, Virginia Bordayo,

Rick Bordayo (L)

SICK CALL ONLY: Shawn Frye, Robbie Blakely, Lawrence Brorman

11:30AM MASS: Eileen Alley, Dayleen Castillo,

Suzanne Carrasco, Aracely Correa, Aida Lemus, Mary

Ann Ramirez and Teresa Garth (L)

Mon.7:15AM Jay Chavez RIP

Tues. 5:30 PM Mark Koenig RIP

Wed. 7:15AM People of the Parish

Wed.8:15AM People of the Parish

Wed. 7:15PM End to Violence in the World

Thurs. 7:15AM Ida Schumacher RIP

FRIDAY 8:15AM Lester Wagner Honor

SAT. 5PM Catholic Life Branch #54 Living & Deceased

SUN. 8:45AM Kerry Marnell RIP

SUN.11:30 AM People of the Parish

Lector Schedule for March. 4/5:

5PM Mass: Angela Baker & Monica Bermea

8:45AM Mass: Melissa Sciumbato & Lisa Macias

11:30AM Mass: Roni Vallejo & Logan Paetzold

STEWARDSHIP of TREASURE Feb. 18/19, 2017

Envelopes– 69 Loose Checks–40

Envelopes/Checks $6,647.00

Plates $1,151.34

Children $171.55

Total $7,969.89

2nd Collection

Campus Ministry $1,148.59

Extra Collection

Postage $25.00

FINAL Total = $9,143.48

112 Rosaries were prayed this week

for

Mon. 7:15 AM Azalea Alaniz and Arissa Alaniz

Tues.5:30PM Jonathon Nanez and Jeremiah Nanez

Wedn.7:15AM Hope Mariscal and Faith Mariscal

Wedn.8:15AM School Children.

Wed. 7:15PM Jack Detten, Rachael Detten

and Avery Detten

Thurs.7:15AM Camryn Blair and Kyndal Blair

FRI.8:15AM School Students

SAT. 5:00PM Jacob Smith, Harrison Meador,

Cadence Copeland and Johan Grotegut

SUNDAY8:45AM Victoria Betzen, Paul Betzen,

Karime Rodriguez and Giselle Rodriguez

11:30 AM Pete Rodriguez, Avery Rodriguez,

Abby Rodriguez and Slade Rodriguez

Eucharistic Ministers for Ash Wednesday, March 1.

7:15AM: 3 Volunteers.

7:15PM: 5 Volunteers.

Lector Schedule for Ash Wednesday, March 1

7:15AM: Deby Reinart & Audrey Meador

7:15PM: Dennis Detten & Jack Detten

FEBRUARY and MARCH CALENDAR

FEB. 25—Faith Formation Basic Course Training at San Jose, 9:30-12:30

FEB. 26—School Auction, see flyer for more details.

FEB. 26—NO Holy Hour

FEB. 26—NO F.F.C.

FEB. 27—Knights of Columbus Meeting at 7 PM.

MAR. 1—Ash Wednesday, Mass times: 7:15 am, 8:15 am and 7:15 pm.

MAR. 3—Stations of the Cross at 6PM.

MAR. 3—Knights of Columbus Fish Fry after Stations in school cafeteria.

MAR. 5—Mandatory First Communion Retreat, GYM: 3:30-7 PM.

From the desk of our pastor, Father Tony Neusch

NEW VIDEO STUDY for LENT LOOK what is being OFFERED for our LENTEN Growth! Starting March 3 for all six Friday mornings dur-ing Lent (following the School Mass around 9:15-9:20 in the Antonian Room) Catechist Martha Paetzold will facili-tate a video teaching on the book by Bishop Robert Barron entitled "The Seven Deadly Sins, Seven Lively Virtues." For 1 hour each week we will look at the 8 topics, using the Catechism and a teacher guide w/ questions for dis-cussion. Some topics include Pride - Humility, Anger - Forgiveness, Envy - Admiration, Laziness or Sloth - Zeal, Asceticism - Gluttony, Lust - Chastity, and more. If you have questions, call Martha at 258-7701 or Janie at 364-6150. Cost? Your time, and heart for God. Sessions informal and friendly!

“The Lord has forsaken me; my Lord has forgotten me.” This week I had the task of being the sixth grade

substitute teacher in the morning. On one of the days they looks at the different types of psalms, the type that they

all seemed to have an experience with is the Lament. Much like this Sunday’s reading from Isaiah, he begins with a

lament. Much like the old HeeHaw song, “Gloom, despair, and agony on me, deep dark depression, excessive mis-

ery. If it weren’t for bad luck I’d have no luck at all.” Too often than not we focus being forgotten or forsaken or at

least our perception of it, because of our focus on that little word, “me.” The forgotten is often the one who has done

the forgetting. Sorrow and strain, worry and despair leads to forgetfulness. In those moments our gaze tends to drift

towards ourselves and we forget the goodness of the Lord God. He never leaves the birds of the sky without their

needs, not the grass of the field without its glories. He does not forget his beloved sons and daughters.

March 1.

Ash Wednesday

Mass Times: 7:15AM Mass

(Ashes)

8:15AM Mass (Ashes), with the

school children.

7PM Mass (Ashes), NO

F.F.C, please

attend Mass with

your parents.

WHY FAST? What does it mean to fast nowadays? Not too many years ago,

Catholics observed firm Church guidelines of what, when and how

to fast, down to the exact ounces of meat one was

permitted to eat. Fasting still involves cutting back on one’s food

and drink, but, particularly in cases where a person's health prohib-

its fasting, it may also involve “giving up” some

pleasure. Fasting as a practice is as old humanity. In the Old Testa-

ment, people fasted from food and water from

morning to evening so that God might grant

their wishes. They fasted to prepare for holy

war, as a sign of mourning, as a sign of re-

pentance, and in times of calamity and dis-

tress. Who fasted? A virtual list of who’s

who from the Bible: Moses, David, Elijah,

Esther, Daniel, Anna, Paul and the other

apostles. Jesus encouraged fasting, but he left

no specific regulations for his followers on how to fast. The regu-

lations on Lenten fast and abstinence are: FASTING: On Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, whose who

are 18 but not yet 60 are allowed only one full meal. Two

smaller meals are allowed as needed, but eating solid foods

between meals in not permitted.

ABSTINENCE FROM MEAT: Those who are 14 years of

age or older are to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday and

all the Fridays of Lent.

The church no longer attempts to prescribe Lenten practices in de-

tail. The above regulations simply highlight ash Wednesday, Good

Friday, and the other Fridays of Lent. The more

fundamental obligation is to make Lent a penitential season,

choosing practices that are adapted to one’s own circumstances.

My family prayed ___

rosaries this week.

REMINDER: Small Groups' Study-Prayer- Dis-

cussion-Fellowship at St Anthony's Parish for 2017

Below is a list of existing groups open for adults: Tuesday morning MEN's Lectionary Study from 7-8 AM in the

Antonian Room

Wednesday morning WOMEN's Lectionary Study from 9:15-11

AM in the Antonian Room. Also chapter study from Matthew

Kelly's book "Resisting Happiness."

Wednesday morning ADULT Lectionary Study

at Kings Manor (Residents & Friends)

Wednesday evening WOMEN will begin a NEW

Study “Fearless” by Sonja Corbitt. Call Elaine

McNutt to order your book 346-2736. Watch bul-

letin for new start date!

Wednesday evening ADULT Book Study in home group. (full,

closed)

Also, a Thursday evening ADULT Book Study in home group.

(full closed.)

Friday morning ADULT Book Study "Why Stay

Catholic?" in Antonian. 7-8 AM

Friday morning Lenten video study Virtues and Vices by Bp.

Barron, following 8:15am Mass. Facilitator is Martha Paetzold

258-7701

Rosary for Priests and Religious Life. A small group will lead in prayer after the 5:30PM

Tuesday Mass, anyone who would like to stay and

pray the rosary for priests and religious life are

more than welcome.

MEN of the PARISH! WANT a CURE?

**Cure? you ask. For what? For those times you find your-

self sitting in the pew on weekends after hearing The Read-

ings proclaimed from The Word of God, and wondering to

yourselves "what did that mean?" "what do I

do with that?" "how does that apply to me or

my life?" "where does that Word take me this

week?" *The CURE: Get up early

on Tuesday mornings, meet with other men from

the parish to read & discuss the Readings of the coming week-

end to come to a better understanding. It is an informal setting

in the Antonian Room from 7-8 am over coffee and in true fel-

lowship. This can be, for you, a good & productive, if not holy

and healthy, time spent with God's Word! If you have ques-

tions, call Ernest Flood or Roger Albracht; they would be

happy to welcome you! NO AGE LIMIT or REQUIREMENT,

NO COST. Come!

ANYONE WISHING TO LEARN MORE

about the Catholic Church and why we do what

we do and how we live our faith as Christians,

perhaps you even want to join the Church,

please call Janie Banner @364-6150 or -7626

and I will tell you about the R. C. I. A. (Rite

of Christian Initiation of Adults) - the process of

learning and journeying in (y)our faith on a weekly,

friendly, small group basis. No cost, only your com-

mitment and heart for Jesus :)

Important Dates for Faith Formation: March 5th First Communion Retreat, 3:30 pm—7 pm

April 2nd Confirmation Retreat for 8th grade students

April 21st-23rd Amarillo Youth Rally

May 13th & 14th First Communion Weekend

May 21st Confirmation by Bishop Patrick Zurek at

8:45AM

THANK YOU! Parishioner Edmond

Schlabs donated a riding mower to the

cemetery. Thank you for your kind do-

nation and for always thinking about

your church, God bless you!

PLEASE RETURN: Last Sunday

at the breakfast a parishioner’s black

“John Deere” jacket was mistakenly

taken. If anyone knows where its at or

you took it by mistake please return the

jacket to the church office, we would greatly

appreciate it.

We give a heartfelt thanks for all of

the prayers, Masses, visits, food, flowers

and acts of kindness and thoughtfulness

that were shown to our family during

Clarence’s illness and passing. The Mass of

resurrection was a beautiful service and we want to

especially thank the Eucharistic ministers, choir

members, lectors, ushers and altar servers for their

service. A special thank you to Father Tony for his

many visits to see Clarence when he could no

longer come to church.

A special thank you to the Bereavement

committee who cooked and served the dinner. We

thank all of the parishioners who brought salads and

desserts also. It was a wonderful time for the family

to get together and visit. The Holy Spirit is alive

and active in St. Anthony’s Parish!

The Family of Clarence Betzen.

Thoughts for Reflection:

“The Don Quixote of one generation may live to hear himself called the savior of society by the next.”—James Russell Lowell

“The best time to do something worthwhile is between yesterday and tomorrow.” —Anonymous

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