St. James Catholic Church Seguin, TX June 26, 2016

Notes from the Pastor

Thank you to Jackie Etlinger for shampooing the carpet

in the parish hall boardroom. It was much needed and

very much appreciated.

Thank you to the Anonymous donor for your generous

donation last weekend.

Please support our upcoming Vacation Bible School.

This is a wonderful opportunity for the whole family to

grow in faith.

Congratulations to Caleb Campos & Brandon Vera on

winning the All Star Champs in Baseball.

Congratulations to Tex Hermes for an outstanding job in

Willie Wonka, Jr. performance at TLU.

SAVE THE DATE: July 30, World Youth Day San

Antonio 2016 Pilgrimage, beginning at 8 AM. More

info will in upcoming weeks.

I will be on vacation for the next few weeks. Tuesday

morning I will leave with 17 other travelers on our trip

to Alaska.

Mercy This Week

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Yet again in Ordinary Time, Jesus seems to

demand extraordinary commitment. A would-be

disciple enthusiastically volunteers to follow Jesus

“wherever”(Luke 9:57). Jesus replies that “wherever”

means “nowhere to rest his head” (9:58). To other

candidates, Jesus brusquely denies reasonable requests

to fulfill family obligations (9:59, 61), declaring that

discipleship demands total commitment—now! But

Jesus also demands that we not judge how others

respond. When James and John volunteered to “call

down fire from heaven” (9:54) to destroy an unwelcom-

ing town, Jesus “turned and rebuked them” (9:55). All

violence of any kind is completely unacceptable among

Jesus’ disciples, a lesson this Jubilee Year of Mercy is

teaching the Christian community once again. Paul’s

challenge to the Galatians and us reinforces Jesus’ deci-

sive command to James and John that they express their

commitment to him through compassion for others. We

must abandon the violence of “biting and devouring one

another” (Galatians 5:15), choosing instead to “serve

one another through love”. (5:13)

Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. Papal quotes Copyright © 2015, Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Used with permission.

Reflection question:

If all violence of any kind is unacceptable, what

needs to change in your life? What judgmental

attitudes will you abandon? How will you serve

others with love?

The Sanctuary Candle is offered In Loving Memory of

Miriam Ramos & Esther Vaello June 25 - July 02

Thank you for your continued support & generosity. Stewardship for the weekend of 6/19/16

MASS OFFERING: $9,288.61 CHILDREN’S: $51.25 BUILDING FUND: $163.00 RELIEF FUND: $50.00 SCHOOL: $1628.31

Jun 26 Olivia & Tom Ramirez Jul 3 Rafael Serralta Jul 10 Carolyn Bennett

Altar Flowers are given to the Glory of God

and in loving memory of

Dennis Zuber

and

Charley Cole

EVENTS OF THE WEEK

Monday, 6/27 7:30 AM SJS Summer Camp–Gym 7:00 PM Women of Courage SCC-PFC [Teacher

Wkrm.] Tuesday, 6/28 7:30 AM SJS Summer Camp-Gym 7:00 PM RCIA-PFC [3] Wednesday, 6/29 7:30 AM SJS Summer Camp-Gym 7:00 PM VBS Planning Mtg.-PH Thursday, 6/30 7:30 AM SJS Summer Camp-Gym 5:30PM SJS Summer Camp-Gym 6:30 PM Karate-Gym Friday, 7/1 3:00 PM Chaplet of Divine Mercy-Church 6:00 PM Cenacle of Prayer-Church 6:45 PM Helle/Knippa Rehearsal-Church Saturday, 7/2 3:00 PM Baptism-Church 6:30 PM Helle/Knippa Wedding-Church Sunday, 7/3 2nd Collection: Relief Fund

THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR THE WEEK

June 27 - July 3

Monday First Reading: Amos 2:6-10, 13-16 Gospel: Matthew 8:18-22 Tuesday First Reading: Amos 3:1-8; 4:11-12 Gospel: Matthew 8:23-27 Wednesday First Reading: Acts 12:1-11 Gospel: Matthew 16:13-19 Thursday First Reading: Amos 7:10-17 Gospel: Matthew 9:1-8 Friday: First Reading: Amos 8:4-6, 9-12 Gospel: Matthew 9:9-13 Saturday: First Reading: Amos 9:11-15 Gospel: Matthew 9:14-17 Sunday First Reading: Isaiah 66:10-14c Second: Galatians 6:14-18 Gospel: Luke 10:1-12, 17-20 or 10:1-9

Mass Intentions June 27 - July 3

Monday 8:00 AM †George G. Samarripa Tuesday 8:00 AM †Bernice Van Booven Wednesday 8:00 AM †Jack Dwyer Thursday 8:00 AM †Jack & Gertrude Gajdos †Amy Cole Friday 8:00 AM First Friday Mass at OLG Saturday 5:00 PM †Jack & Gertrude Gajdos †Leslie Mondin, †Ann Novosad Sunday

8:00 AM St James Parish Family 10:00 AM †Mel Ammerman, †Amy Cole Keigan Patek-Birthday 12:00 PM †Gertrude Friesenhahn †Mike Pickard

NO Vietnamese Mass

Music- July 2/3

Saturday 5:00 PM Phillips Sunday 8:00 AM Richey/Supulver 10:00 AM Cook/Cook 12:15 PM Life Teen

In Sympathy

We extend our condolences to Linda Spacek

and Mark Spacek and family on the loss of

their mother, Ruth, who went to the Lord on

June 15, 2016. Please keep the family in

prayer.

We extend our condolences to the Madden family.

Eugenie Madden went to the Lord on June 18, 2016.

Please keep the family in prayer.

Our deepest sympathies to Blake and Jennifer

Bertling on the loss of his mother, Ann Bertling and

their daughter, Bethany. We continue to pray for the

healing of Christian and Landon, their other children

who are at Children’s Medical Center in Austin.

Our prayers also for the family of Tristan Gonzalez,

their friend , killed in the Sunday morning accident.

St. James Catholic Church Seguin, TX June 26, 2016

SJS NEWS

We hope your summer is going well!

If you are interested in our summer program, please

contact the school office or check our school web-

site. The summer program runs May 31 - Aug. 5. We

are also registering students for the 2016-2017 school

year, 18 months through 8th grade. If you are inter-

ested in more information, registering your child for

next year, or the Superintendent's Transfer Grant for

transfer students in grades 3-8, please check our school

website at www.sjcstx.org under "Admissions" or call

the school at 830-379-2878.

St. James Catholic School Summer Camps June 27-30:

* Little Diggers Co-ed (volleyball) – Incoming 2nd-

4th, 8:30-11:00, $85

* Volleyball – Incoming 5th-8th, 1:00-3:00, $60

* Basketball Co-ed – Incoming 5th-8th, 3:00-5:00, $60

Registration forms are available in the school office.

Many blessings and God Bless!

Keeping God in All We Do

Military Prayer List

LT Kristofer Kalstad, LT Kendall Kalstad, TSGT Carlo Carmosa,

TSGT Jessica Carmosa, SGT Nicodemus C. Seaboy,

SGT Scott Kessler, MAJ Christopher Wells, SGT Don Pezzatta,

LCPL Nathan Ramos, LCPL Stevie Ray Leos, PFC Noah Rios,

CPL Shane Hartmann, CAPT Blake Wiegmann, LCPL Brian

Shaw, CSM Bret Wiegmann, 2LT Will McCarthy, 1LT Charles

Gamero, CPL Zachary Klinger, CAPT Daniel Jeanes,

MAJ Noah Steinberg, OSMC Jeremy P. Rodriguez,

SGT Jordan Folmar, PVT Kyle Martin, LCPL Shane McMain,

Specialist Steven A. Cervantes, 2LT Gavin Dick, PFC James

Dick, John Bender, LCOL Sammy Phillips, COL Francisco J.

Lozano, SPC Garrett Schneider, PFC Marcos Paul Flores

Please keep our military personnel and their families in your prayers. Anyone wishing to add a name can do so by calling the church office@379-1796.

YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE

ARCHBISHOP’S APPEAL GOES TO HELP:

Hospital Ministry–

The Pastoral Care, Hospital Ministry serves two

trauma hospitals within the archdiocese: University

Hospital and Baptist Medical Center. The ministers

provide regular and emergency pastoral visits to

those hospitalized. They also provide Catholic

support for staff and those involved with patient

care. The Hospital Ministry brings Eucharist to

patients and offer prayer support for encourage-

ment and comfort. Blessed rosaries and Catholic

pamphlets are distributed and Reconciliation is

available. Mass is celebrated each Sunday and the

ministry sponsors a Rosary Prayer Group each

Wednesday.

Remember In Prayer…. Landon & Christian Bertling, Ray Zanyi, Scott Davie, Pat Villeneuve, Julianna Carney, Leroy Kessler, Kathy Matalik, Janie Robles, Dan Klinger, Lisa Dupnick, Augustine Gomez, Martha Vogel, Jessica Franklin, Joseph Manix, Cindy Morris, Marietta Leyendecker, Kim Thi Nguyen, Henry Herrera, Billy Preuss, Wade Ohnheiser, Elisa Martinez, Larry Ferguson, Don Orlowski, Fr. Quang D. Van, Joe Suarez, Mary Lou Castillo, Erin Stavros, Maria G. Pineda, Robert Sanchez, Shirley Bordovsky, Deb Morgan, Jesus Paz, Jose Paz Jennifer L. Barentine, Mary Kypfer, Dick Davie, Phillip Davie, Eugene Boeck, Louise Drake, Estelle Vera, Aubrey Hernandez, John De La Garza, Lorene Schraub

For I will restore your health; will heal your injuries - Jer. 30:17

CENACLE OF PRAYER - JULY 1

Our Mother calls upon the faithful to

gather with her in fervent prayer for the

world in authentic “Cenacles” so that the

Divine Spirit of Love may pass through

the golden door of her Immaculate Heart

and thus prepare humanity for a new era

of grace and holiness. Please join us at

St. James Church at 6 PM, to answer

Our Lady’s call to prayer. Remember to

bring your rosary.

Calling all youth to join us on the

Saint James Youth Ministries 4th of July Parade Float!

Call Joey for more details @ (210) 584-3799

Thank You!

My thanks to my parish family for all the prayers

and good thoughts that are coming my way as I

continue to recuperate from a ‘knock-me-off my

socks’ bout with Klebsiella Pneumonia that kept

me in the hospital for three weeks. My breathing,

stamina, and strength are steadily improving but

I still have a way to go. It is a humbling and

enriching experience to know so many care.

Thanks again,

Kathy Matalik

THANK YOU!

The Catholic Daughters of the Americas would

like to express our deepest appreciation for your

continued support. During the month of May

we collected a total of $908.30 for Fr. Peyton's

"Change Your Change Into Rosaries". Thank

you again for your generous donations.

In Unity and Charity,

Your Sisters In Christ

Feasibility Study Update – Attend a town hall meeting or respond online! Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller is working to address several opportunities and needs facing our archdiocese. Over the next several weeks, the archbishop is asking every parishioner to fill out a feasibility study survey, which will gather YOUR feedback regarding the proposed Archdiocesan-wide needs. Please go online to www.archsa.org/campaignstudy to learn more and provide comments. The password is archsurvey. If it is more convenient, please consider attending one of these Town Hall meetings:

1. Tuesday, July 12, 6:00 pm, Holy Name Church, 3814 Nash Blvd., San Antonio 78223

2. Wednesday, July 13, 6:30 pm, Sacred Heart Church, 1009 Trail St., Floresville 78114

3. Thursday, July 14, 6:30 pm, St. Anthony de Padua Church, 102 Lorenz Rd., San Antonio 78209

4. Monday, July 18, 6:30 pm, St. John Berchmans Church, 1147 Cupples Rd., San Antonio 78226

5. Tuesday, July 19, 6:00 pm, St. Mark the Evangelist Church, 1602 Thousand Oaks Dr., San Antonio 78232

6. Tuesday, July 26, 6:00 pm, St. Luke Church, 4603 Manitou, San Antonio 78228

7. Wednesday, July 27, 6:30 pm, St. Anthony Mary Claret Church, 6150 Roft Rd., San Antonio 78253

8. Thursday, July 28, 6:00 pm, St. Peter the Apostle Church, 202 W. Kronkosky St., Boerne 78006

9. Tuesday, August 2, 6:30 pm, Sts. Peter & Paul Church, 386 N. Castell, New Braunfels 78130

10. Wednesday, August 3, 6:30 pm, Sacred Heart Church, 307 E. Losoya St., Del Rio 78840

11. Thursday, August 4, 6:00 pm, St. Mary’s, 306 W. San Antonio St., Fredericksburg 78624

St. James Catholic Church Seguin, TX June 26, 2016

THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

SPONSOR FOR THE WEEK:

Viola’s Flower Shop

Parish Office: 379-1796 Parish Web site: http://www. stjameschurch.faithweb.com Email bulletin articles to: stjamesseguin@hotmail.com

Articles should be received by noon on Mondays.

We are looking for VBS Volunteers… Please contact Joey: (210) 584-3799 or

jgutierrez@saintjamescc.org

Planning Meetings: 7– 8:30 PM in the Parish Hall

Wednesday, June 29, 2016 Wednesday, July 6, 2016

St. James Catholic Church 2016 Vacation Bible School

July 11-15, 2016

Begin 6:00 P.M. - Closing Prayer at 8:30 P.M.

Children's Registration Fee: $10.00

(includes a T-Shirt, Snacks and Materials)

This VBS is geared toward the whole family! We would like at least one

adult from each family to attend. We will have an Adult Tract every evening.

FORMS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE PARISH OFFICE

OR IN THE NARTHEX OF THE CHURCH

No fee for adult participants. For more Information please call: (830) 379-1796.

Please return the Fee and one Registration Form per child to St. James Parish Office.

Please show Respect and Reverence at Worship by being punctual and properly dressed for Church, and remain through the dismissal.

Let’s do our BEST for GOD!