Immaculate Heart of Mary Church 617 South Santa Rosa Ave. San Antonio, TX 78204 (210) 226-8268 Fax (210) 226-2412

Claretian Missionaries/Misioneros Claretianos

OVER 100 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY Website: www.ihmsatx.org E-mail: admin@ihmsatx.org

I H M CHURCH Pastor: Rev. Gabriel Ruiz, C.M.F. Associate Pastor: Rev. Malachy I. Osunwa, C.M.F.

DEACONS Mr. Jorge Bonilla-Valentín Mr. Alfonso Cervantes

OFFICE STAFF Patricia Vásquez - Business Manager Michelle Marín - Parish Secretary Lisa Martinez - Weekend Secretary Sandra Burks - Housekeeper/Cook Martin Piña - Maintenance Mary Salas - D.R.E.

ST. ANTHONY CLARET COMMUNITY Rev. Gabriel Ruiz, C.M.F. Rev. Stephen Sherwood, C.M.F. Rev. Len Brown, C.M.F. Rev. Thomas Thennady, C.M.F. Rev. Malachy I. Osunwa, C.M.F.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament First Friday of the Month 6:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.

MASS SCHEDULE SATURDAY / SÁBADO 8:00 A.M. (Marian Mass) Español 5:30 P.M. (Vigil) English (Ingles)

SUNDAY / DOMINGO 9:00 A.M. English (Ingles) 10:30 A.M. Español (Spanish) 12:00 P.M. Español (Spanish) 5:00 P.M. Español (Spanish)

MONDAY—FRIDAY / 12:00 P.M. Español (Spanish)

CONFESSIONS / CONFESIONES Saturday (Sábado) 4:30 P.M. – 5:15 P.M. / or by appointment

CCD OFFICE Saturday-Sunday from 10 A.M.-2 P.M. (210) 251-4826

OFFICE HOURS MONDAY-FRIDAY 9:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. 2:00 P.M. - 5:30 P.M. SATURDAY 8:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. SUNDAY 8:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M.

A.C.T.S. Core Juan Ramirez Altar Servers Richard Salas Breakfast Ministry Graciela Rivera Cristo Rey Society Clara Nieto Eucharistic Ministry Gerardo Naylor Finance Committee Mario Riojas Guadalupanas Society Elena Salinas IHM Young Adults Maria Ramos Knights of Columbus Silvester Mireles Lectors Nancy Sierra

Mission Statement

Immaculate Heart of Mary is a home for all! We strive to bring people to God through the celebrations of the sacraments and the Word of God while addressing the special and spiritual needs of the parish: the poor, the youth, the elderly, the physically chal-lenged, the family and maintaining a multi-cultural heritage. Inmaculado Corazón de María es un hogar para todos! Nos esforzamos para llevar a la gente a Dios a través de la celebración de los sacramentos y la palabra de Dios, respon-diendo a las necesidades especiales y espirituales de la parroquia: los pobres, los jóvenes, los ancianos, los discapacitados, la familia y manteniendo un patrimonio multi-cultural.

December 18, 2016

Liturgy Committee Nancy Sierra Men’s Club Fred Rodríguez Pastoral Council Terry Olguin Religious Education Mary Salas Senior Program Olga Gonzales Señor de los Milagros Roberta Bracero Ushers Julio Sierra Wedding Coordinator Lisa Martinez Women’s Club Estella Rodriguez Youth Ministry Julio Sierra

Parish Organizations Directory

Behold, the virgin shall be with child and bear a son, and they shall name him

Emmanuel... Matthew 1:23

He aquí que la virgen conce-birá y dará a luz un hijo, a quien pondrán el nombre de

Emmanuel... Mateo 1:22

Fourth Sunday of Advent December 18, 2016

They shall name him Emmanuel, which means “God is with us.”

— Matthew 1:23

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — You will be given this sign: the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall name him Em-manuel (Isaiah 7:10-14). Psalm — Let the Lord enter; he is king of glory (Psalm 24). Second Reading — God has called us to belong to Jesus Christ (Romans 1:1-7). Gospel — The son born of Mary shall be called Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins. He shall be Emmanuel, “God is with us” (Matthew 1:18-24).

Classes &Dates PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED!

For Registration requirements you can call the office, visit our website at www.ihmsatx.org or email us at admin@ihmsatx.org Register in the Parish office M–F 9am-1pm & 2pm-5:30pm.

PRIV@TE B@PTISMS

Please remember that baptisms are a community event as we are welcoming the Child into the Catholic Community. Private bap-tisms should only be requested for medical emergencies and mili-tary deployment urgencies.

BAPTISM CLASSES January 13, 2017 (Spanish)

GROUP BAPTISM Saturday, Jan. 14th (Spanish)

BAPTISM CLASSES February 17, 2017 (English)

GROUP BAPTISM Saturday, Feb. 18th (English)

BIBLE STUDY/ ESTUDIO DE BIBLIA English--Every Thursday at 6:30pm in the Parish office Conference room. Contact Deacon Alfonso Cervantes at 210-355-9105. Español-Domingos a las 10:15am. Miércoles a las 6:45pm en la capilla del segundo piso. Para mas información: Francisco Salazar 260-5880.

NOCHE DE COMUNIDAD Every 3rd Monday we have community night for prayer, praise and community fellowship. Everyone is invited. Come and see! ***Cada tercer Lunes tenemos la noche de la comunidad que es para alabanza, oración, y compañerismo. Invitamos a to-dos.

FORMATION & SPIRITUALITY

LECTURAS DE HOY Primera lectura — La señal del Señor es que la virgen estará embarazada y dará a luz un hijo varón (Isaías 7:10-14). Salmo — Va a entrar el Señor: Él es el Rey de la Gloria (Salmo 24 [23]). Segunda lectura — Jesús, descendiente de David bio-lógicamente, fue establecido el Hijo de Dios en poder. (Romanos 1:1-7). Evangelio — María, la comprometida de José, quedó embarazada por obra del Espíritu Santo (Mateo 1:18-24).

Cuarto Domingo de Adviento 18 de diciembre de 2016

A quien pondrán el nombre de Emmanuel, que quiere decir Dios-con-nosotros.

— Mateo 1:23

2017 BIBLE DI@RY We are selling the Bible Diary 2017 for $15.00 each. They are available in the office. The Diary contains Daily Prayers, a Liturgical and Sanctoral Catholic Calendar, Family prayers, Daily Myster-ies of the Rosary, the Daily readings and an area to take notes each day.

2017 BIBLIA DIARIO

Estamos vendiendo la Biblia diario 2017 por $15.00. Están disponibles en la oficina. El diario contiene oraciones diarias, litúrgico y calendario católico de Sanctoral, oraciones de la familia, diariamente los misterios del Rosario, las lecturas diarias y un espacio para tomar notas cada día.

UPCOMING 2017 RETRE@TS We have a few dates for upcoming retreat. Take some time to nourish your soul and spirit. Don’t wait until it is too late! ***Tenemos unas fechas para retiros en 2017. Favor de crear un tiempecito para retro-alimentar su alma. Es uno de los se-cretos de paz y felicidad. No esperes hasta que sea demasiado tarde. • January 27-29--Healing Retreat • February 23-26--Retiro de ACTS para Mujeres en Español • March 30-April 2--Retiro de ACTS para Hombres-Español • June 1-4--Men’s ACTS Retreat in English

WEEKLY COLLECTION TOTALS

DECEMBER 10th & 11th Regular Collection: $3351.05 Retired Religious: $1052.00 Children’s Collection: $141.93 Children’s Collections in December will be collected for NEW Church Christmas Trees!

Tomas Flores Eudelia Flores Janina Flores Omar Bustamante Cynthia Canales

Guadalupe Hernández Felicita Gutierrez Rosalinda A. Vohs Mazaheri Family Richard Gil

Rolando Rocha Prudencia Canales Sandra Valdez Gracie Wilkins Mary Trevino

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17 5:30 p.m. Hernandez/Cerda/Quijas SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18 9:00 a.m. Felicitas Barrera Eugene V. Perez Ann. Gilbert R. Cordaway B/D 10:30 a.m. Cristo Rey Sp. Int. Mariano & Maria del Refugio Reveles Ann. Demetria Vera 12:00 p.m. Daniel De Leon Pierre Flores Armando Flores Ann. 5:00 p.m. ALL PARISHIONERS Sp. Int. MONDAY, DECEMBER 19 12:00 p.m. Andres Reyes TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20 12:00 p.m. Holy Souls in Purgatory Sp. Int. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21 12:00 p.m. Michael Martinez B/D THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22 12:00 p.m. Gertrude Burgan Sp. Int. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23 12:00 p.m. Generoso M. Mercado Mauricio G. Hernandez Ann. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24—CHRISTMAS EVE 5:30 p.m. CHILDREN’S MASS 10:00 p.m. VIGIL MASS (BILINGUAL)

BREAKFAST Served by the Pastoral Council after the 9:00a.m. and 10:30a.m. Masses. Come and join us for some good food and fellowship. If you would like a name to be put on the prayer list please call the

parish office at 210-226-8268 or you may email admin@ihmsatx.org

SANCTUARY LIGHT Please contact the office to place your special

intentions for the Sanctuary Light.

ALTAR FLOWERS Donations for the altar flowers may be made

to the Parish in memory of a loved one, a birthday, anniversary or special occasion.

SPECI@L M@SSES FOR DECEMBER Christmas is almost here! Here are the dates of our events and Masses coming up. Saturday, 12/24/16 CHRISTMAS EVE 5:00 P.M.-Christmas Pageant 5:30 P.M.-Children’s Mass (ENGLISH) 10:00 P.M.-Vigil Mass (BILINGUAL) Sunday, 12/25/16 CHRISTMAS DAY 9:00 A.M.-ENGLISH 10:30 A.M.-ESPAÑOL 12:00 P.M.-ESPAÑOL 5:00 P.M.-NO MASS Saturday, 12/31/2016 NEW YEARS EVE 10:00 P.M.-Vigil Mass (BILINGUAL)

2017 TITHING ENVELOPES The 2017 Tithing Envelopes are now available for pickup in the Parish office. We do have extra boxes for anyone who does have an envelope number, but would like one. ***Los sobres para la ofrenda de 2017 están ahora disponi-bles en la oficina. Favor de recogerlos. Tenemos cajas de sobres extras para las personas que no tienen un numero de sobre asignado.

EL MINISTRO DE MUSIC@ Coro de 10:30 am busca participación de can-tantes, guitarristas, acordeón, bajo sexto, etc… Se te gustaría cantar oh tocarle a Dios, llame a Isidro 210-459-3541.

TOY DRIVE The young adults group are having a Toy Drive for underprivileged children. Boxes are located at the entrance of the Church for donated toys. Monetary donations are also appreciated. Contact Maria Ramos: 209-2963 for more info. God Bless you!

MONTHLY HOLY HOUR/HOR@ S@NT@ Holy Hour will be Cancelled for the month of Janu-ary. Will resume in February. ***La Hora Santa será Cancelada por el mes de Enero. Se reanudara en Febrero.

BRE@KF@ST MINISTRY SCHEDULE December 25th—CLOSED for Christmas

WEDDINGS / QUINCEAÑERAS If you are planning a Wedding you need to contact the Parish office for requirements at least six months prior to the desired date. If you are planning a Quinceañera you need to contact the Parish office for requirements at least two months prior to the desired date.

IHM RETREAT CENTER and PARISH HALL The Retreat Center and Parish Hall are available for rental. Please contact the Parish office for more details.

2017 FIEST@ MED@LS This year we are looking for a sponsor(s) for our 2017 IHM Fiesta Medals. This year’s medals are being designed and made by the Award winning Monarch Trophy. If you are interested in sponsoring please call the Parish office. Sales from our Fiesta Medals are going towards Statue Restorations.

GIFT SHOP VOLUNTEERS NEEDED We are looking for Parishioners who would like to volun-teer to help in the Parish Gift Shop on Sunday’s only. If you or anyone you know is interested in volunteering please call the Parish Office at 226-8268. Must be bilin-gual.

2016 CONFIRM@TION CEREMONY PICTURES We are asking for the following persons to please come to the Parish Office to collect your Confirmation photos no later than Dec 31st. Pictures will be discarded at the end of the year: Vickey Amesquita, Katherine Olivarez, Maria Vallejo, Lisa Sanchez, Diana Torres, Juana Hernandez-Puente, Yadira Duran.

GUM / CHICLE Gum has been found under the benches and on our carpet in the Church. Please throw gum in the trash before entering the church. **Hemos descubierto chicles debajo de los bancos y en la carpe-ta de la iglesia. Pedimos a que por favor los tiren en los basure-ros antes de entrar adentro de la iglesia.

DRINKS/ BEBID@S Per Fr. Gabriel: Food and drinks are NOT allowed in the Church during Masses, meetings, practices or rehearsals. Many stains have been found on the carpet after different events even after deep car-pet cleanings have been done. De parte de P. Gabriel: No se permiten comida ni bebidas en la Iglesia durante las Misas, reuniones, practicas o ensayos. Man-chas se han encontrado en la alfombra después de eventos, inclu-so después de limpiar la alfombra profundamente.