Infant Jesus Catholic Church

Mass Schedule

Saturday—5:00 PM Sunday—8:00 AM; 10:30 AM;

6:00 PM [Life Teen Mass] Daily Mass

Tuesday—6:00 PM Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday—

8:30 AM “Cry Room” is open during all Masses.

Confession

Saturday: 4:00-4:30 PM and by appointment

Office Hours 755-1734

Monday thru Friday 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Church offices are located at

243 S. LHS Dr.

Blessed Sacrament Chapel Persons wishing to use the Adoration Chapel should contact the Parish Office

for more information.

Religious Education Office Hours

Monday-Thursday 9AM to 2:00PM

Grades K-8: Wednesdays, 5:30-7:00 PM Grade HS: Wednesdays, 6:00-7:30 PM

Pastoral Staff Rev. Andrew Moore Pastor ext. #101 Rev. Duc Duong Parochial Vicar ext. #102 Rev. Mr. L.D. Keen Deacon ext. #100 Rev. Mr. Garry LeBlanc Deacon ext. #100 Rev. Mr. Bruce Grimes Deacon ext. #100 Linda Cavaretta Bookkeeper ext. #103 Dianne Maxey Secretary ext. #100 Virginia Fischer Receptionist Stacy Keen Director of Rel. Ed. ext. #114 Reagan Gear Dir. of Music/Liturgy ext. #105 Lectors/Eucharistic Ministers Jim Maxey Maintenance ext. #100 Joan Garza Catholic Youth Ministry 791-0710 Shelia Kane Bereavement Committee 755-3073 Ellen Hancock Baptism Preparation 673-3622

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P O Box 8180 Lumberton, TX 77657 Phone: (409) 755-1734

Fax: (409) 755-2833 Office E-mail:

infantjesus@gt.twcbc.com Website:

www.infantjesuscclumberton.com To reach a priest in an emergency

409-755-1154

PRAYER GROUP Pray for the sick Milton, Buller, David Norton, Albert Guajardo, Peggy Parrie, Mary Huggins, Ida Falcon, Dustin Guilbeaux, Caleb Shannon, Kenny Fretz, Donald Elms, Virginia Schlihab, Larry Fesco, Michael Cavaretta, Joe Favre, Lois Lockwood, Pam Horka, Marciano Guerrero, Bo Horka, Patrick Maher, Michael Carbello, Billy Campbell, Jolene Teutsch, Kenneth Teutsch, Paul, Mark, Jack & Michelle, Frank Snider, Dylan Glorioso, Sandy Taggert, John Darby, Daniel Begnaud, Justin LeGros, Karen Getz, Eileen Chapman, Donald Poche, Debbie Desmond, Jackie Brinson, Florece Paladino, Bobbie Murphy, Gail Montalbano, Lee Summers, Isabel Edmonds, Margie Poche, Randi Cooper, Trevor Reeves, Debbie Leleux, Johnnie Foret, Judson Stone, Sue Westerterp, Shirlely Saatzer, Jackie Bonvillion, Ronnie Vincent, Hunter Oney

Names placed on the prayer list will remain for one month unless the Parish Office is notified otherwise.

Fourth Sunday of Lent

March 31, 2019

Whoever is in Christ is a new creation: the old things have passed away; behold, new things have come.

— 2 Corinthians 5:17

Men’s ACTS All men who have attended an ACTS retreat are invited to

serve on the next Hardin County Men’s Retreat Team scheduled for August 1-4, 2019

at St. Charles Tabor Retreat Center in Moss Bluff, LA. Please contact: Glenn Durst @ 409-673-5789

Chris Lawrence @ 409-651-6206 Jim Maxey @ 409-656-6467

Applications are available in the parish office and the Church foyer. Applications are due APRIL 15, 2019

“Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one’s life does not consist of possessions.” Luke 12:15

CATHOLIC I.Q. (Catechist.com Magazine) Where God Speaks How many books are in the Bible? a) 1 b) 73 c) 100 d) 12

BIBLE STUDY Breaking Open the Sunday Readings

A BIBLE STUDY WITH DEACON KEEN Wednesdays — 6:00-7:30pm in the Fellowship Hall

CRAWFISH DE MAYO Save the Date

Saturday, May 4th. VOLUNTEERS NEED

All interested in helping out with this

year’s event please contact Anne Pampolina @ 409-658-5642. We also welcome new ideas

and suggestions for the success of this event (suggestion box in foyer of the church). Please consider volunteering for the

planning and/or implementation of the event.

MASS TIME CHANGE During Lent the Friday Mass time will be at 6:00pm with Stations of

the Cross following at 6:30pm. There will be NO 8:30am Mass during Lent on Fridays.

K.C. Scholarship 2019 High School Seniors Knights of Columbus Scholarship

forms are available in the foyer of the church for all high school seniors that are members of Infant Jesus parish. Applications are due back to Infant Jesus parish office

APRIL 27, 2019. The High School Senior Appreciation Dinner will be held on Monday, May 13, 2019 at 6:00pm in Fellowship Hall.

L E N T

KC Fish Fry Each Friday during Lent the KC’s are cooking fish and

shrimp dinners. Dollinger Hall, take out, from 4:30-6:00pm.

For more information contact Pat Campo @ 409-673-0919 or Jim Maxey @ 409-656-6467

All proceeds go toward the Donald Boyd Scholarship fund and other charities that the Knights of Columbus support.

Breakfast with the Bishop Honoring Bishop Guillory and Rev. Martin Nelson

Saturday, April 6, 2019 9:00am-11:00am

St. Anne Parish Hall/2715 Calder Ave., Beaumont $25/adults; $10/children; free/5yrs and younger

Advance tickets recommended tickets will be available at the door

For more information call or click: 409-924-4411; catholiccharitiesbmt.org

GOD’S CAPACITY FOR FORGIVENESS Where is the foolish person who would think it in his or her power to commit more than God could forgive?-St. Francis de Sales

31 Fourth Sunday of Lent 8:00am Mass Nick LaRocca 10:30am Mass Tony Reyes 6:00PM Mass

1 8:30AM Mass Lisa Hebert Parish Offices Open 9:00 AM-2::00 PM

2 6:00PM Mass Parish Offices Open 9:00 AM-2:00PM

3 8:30AM Mass Vi Richard (SI) Parish Offices Open 9:00AM-2:00PM 9:00am Altar Society Mtg. 5:30pm Rel. Ed 6:00pm Bible Study (FH)

4 8:30AM Mass Bob Vealer Parish Offices Open 9:00AM-2:00PM

10:00am Staff Mtg. 10:00am Women’s Bible Study (AS) 6:00pm Parish Council Mtg. 6:30pm RCIA (FH) 6:30pm Adult Confirmation (RE)

5 6:00PM Mass Jim Cassity 6:30PM Stations of the Cross

Parish Offices Open

9:00AM-2:00PM

4:30-6:00pm KC Fish Fry (DH)

6 5PM Mass Vigil –Fifth Sunday of Lent Harold Spell 9-5 Eucharistic Adoration

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

FAMILY OF THE MONTH Jim & Jeannette Venable

April, 2019 BIRTHDAYS

Frank Domino, Greg Kuykendall, Dustin Thomisee, Jim Venable, Paul Arceneaux, Tod Treme, Mike

Chilek, Boyce Barnes, John Blackmon, Dcn LD Keen, Norval Martin

Business Meeting every 2nd Monday of each month at 6:00pm in Dollinger Hall. Family Night meets every 4th Monday of each month at 6:30pm in Dollinger

Hall. ALL PARISHIONERS ARE INVITED. Bring your favorite covered dish.

Note from Pastor: On this fourth Sunday of Lent we hear once again the parable of the prodigal son in our Gospel readings. This is one of the most well known and loved of all the scriptures. It speaks to us on a very deep level about God’s mercy and the need for us to learn to forgive one another from the heart. Forgiveness is an issue that most of us will struggle with or confront at some time in our lives. For some of us, it may be a project that takes years and decades. We pray the Lord’s prayer so often that we may forget that the call to forgiveness is right at the heart of the prayer that Jesus gave us: forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. I have a few thoughts about forgiveness from my experience in my own life and working with many over the years. First, we have to think about it as a process. We forgive deep hurts and pains over and over and over. If you are working on forgiveness, don’t worry if you aren’t completely “over” the past hurt. You are forgiving one step at a time. Second, “forgive and forget” is not a good combo. We don’t really ever forget when someone hurts us or someone we love. And we shouldn’t. We learn from our past and we adjust accordingly. If someone has not changed or repented from a harmful act or attitude, we remember so as not to be in the same vulnerable situation again. Third, forgiving ourselves can sometimes be the toughest part of all. Maybe we have apologized to someone we hurt, gone to confession, and done what we can to make amends. But a broken relationship or a guilty conscience reminds us over and over of what we did. When we have done what we need to do in apologizing and repenting, sometimes the evil one likes to step in and keep reminding us of our failures. It’s in that moment that we have to remind him, and ourselves, that we used to be in a different place, but by God’s grace we are not there anymore. Just like the wayward son in the Gospel today, the father’s mercy is not because of anything we have earned, but it’s because it’s his very nature to love and forgive. And thank God for that! --Fr. Andy

Quiz Ques on Answer: B) There are 46 books in the Old Testament and 27 in the New Testament

FH-Fellowship Hall, DH-Dollinger Hall, CR-Conference Room, D-Drexel Building, B-Bosco Building, AS-Altar Society Rm

Are You Being CALLED? Vocation Q&A for Women Sunday, April 28, 2019

Women (18-40) who are discerning a call to religious life are invited to an informal gathering at the Catholic Student Center at Lamar University. Sr. Misty Garriga will share her vocation story, talk about what religious life is today, and will answer questions that you have. We will begin

with a talk and Q&A from 4-6pm, Mass at 6pm, with dinner to follow. Please RSVP to Lindsey by April 21st.

HAPPINESS Happiness will never be ours if we do not recognize to some degree that God’s blessings were given us for the well-being of all. ~Anynymous

PRAYER FASTING aLMSGIVING

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