Immaculate Conception Church Roman Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi

107 Church Street Gregory, TX 78359 www.iccgregory.org

Parish Office: 361-643-4505 Fax: 361-643-1509 Religious Ed Office: 361-643-8327

Rev. James Puthenparambil Pastor

David D. Solis Jr. Parish Secretary

John Womack & Co.

Bookkeeper

Belen P. Moreno Director of Religious Ed.

David D. Solis Jr.

Asst. Director of Religious Ed.

Juan L. Gomez Catechetical Assistant

Consuelo “Chelo” Flores Life Teen Coordinator

WEEKLY PARISH ACTIVITIES

DIVINE MERCY

CHAPLET Daily 3:00 pm Chapel

R.C.I.A. CLASSES Will resume again

in September

ST. JUDE NOVENA Tuesdays 6:00 pm

Prayer Garden

BIBLE STUDY Tuesdays 7:00pm

Rel. Ed. Bldg.

PRAYER & PRAISE Fridays 6:00 pm Chapel

MASS INTENTIONS For Intentions to appear in the Bulletin they must be

submitted by 3:15pm Monday. Donation of $5 per

intention is suggested.

NEW TO THE PARISH? Interested in registering with us? Ask the ushers for a registration form, welcome to the parish. If you would like to become involved with one of the ministries or organizations here, you can find contact numbers inside this bulletin

OFFICE HOURS Monday - Friday

9:00am - 12:00pm 1:00pm - 4:00pm

WEEKEND

MASS SCHEDULE Saturday (Vigil) 5:00 pm Sunday (Spanish) 7:00 am 10:00 am 12:00 pm (LifeTeen Mass) 5:00 pm

WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE

Tuesday 5:30 pm Wednesday 8:30 am Thursday 8:30 am Friday 8:30 am First Friday 5:30 pm

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION CHAPEL Daily: 7:30 am –7:00pm *Note Weekday Mass is

celebrated in the Chapel *

BAPTISMS: By Appointment only.

Third Saturday of the Month. Contact Parish Office for

more information and registration

RECONCILIATION:

Confessions are heard on Saturdays from 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm and on request

MARRIAGE:

By Appointment only: Contact Parish Office 6

months prior to proposed wedding date.

QUINCEANERAS:

Must be enrolled & attending Religious Education Classes.

Contact Parish Office 6 months prior to proposed

date.

ANOINTING OF THE SICK:

Anytime on request; Contact the Parish Office

COMMUNION TO THE

SICK AND/OR HOMEBOUND:

Contact the Parish Office

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — The gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out on the Gentiles also (Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48). Psalm — The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power (Psalm 98). Second Reading — Let us love one another, because love is of God (1 John 4:7-10) or 1 John 4:11-16. Gospel — This is my commandment: love one another as I love you (John 15:9-17) or John 17:11b-19.

SATURDAY May 12, 2018 8:00 PM: Lector: Rudy Eucharistic: Juan, Amelia, Lupe M SUNDAY May 13, 2018 7:00 AM: Lector: Elisa Eucharistic: Ysidro, Pedro, _______ 10:00 AM: Lector: Valer ie Eucharistic: Maria, Ter r i F., Raymond 12:00 PM: Lector: Ofelia Eucharistic: Jesse C., Lupe A, Virginia 5:00 PM: Lector: Life Teen Eucharistic: Juan, Lucy, Rachel O.F.

Sixth Sunday of Easter May 6, 2018 Sexto Domingo de Pascua

NEXT WEEK’S MINISTERS SCHEDULE

SSATURDAY May 5, 2018 5:00 PM:Estefana Menchaca (Rosa & Andrea Velasquez) Thanksgiving to St. Jude (Mary Alice Salinas) SUNDAY May 6, 2018 7:00 AM:Richard Ortiz (Family) Javier Martinez (Eloisa & Elisa Garcia) Salvador & Sofia Ayala (Fred, Terri, Ana) Margarito & Alejandra Guerrero (David & Paula Sanchez) 10:00 AM:Macario Barrera (Rosa Barrera & Family) Jesus H. Moreno (Graciela E. Moreno) Esperanza Esparza (Idolina Esparza) Eugenio & Maria R. Flores (Family) Jesus, Guadalupe, Odilia, Daniel Cavazos & Olga Cruz (Family) 12:00 PM:Lelia Guzman (Family) Adrian G. Flores (Family) 5:00 PM: OPEN MONDAY May 7, 2018 NO MASS TUESDAY May 8 , 2018 5:30 PM: OPEN WEDNESDAY May 9, 2018 8:30 AM: OPEN THURSDAY May 10, 2018 8:30 AM: OPEN FRIDAY May 11, 2018 8:30 AM: OPEN SATURDAY May 12, 2018 5:00 PM:Estefana Menchaca (Elena Villarreal) Maria Chavez & Amparo Salinas (Family) SUNDAY May 13, 2018 7:00 AM:Richard Ortiz (Family) Estefana Menchaca (Eva & Estela Perez) Juan G., Gloria & Ana Perez (Family) Lucia Zambrano & Petra Elizondo (Family) Lydia Zambrano, Trinidad Zambrano & Juanita Bazan (Family) Salvador & Sofia Ayala (Fred, Terri, Ana) Margarito & Alejandra Guerrero (David & Paula Sanchez) Adela Guerrero, Rita Montez, Herminia Lara, Lorenza Lara & Debra Lozano (Family) 10:00 AM:Rachel Hinojosa (Idolina Esparza) Estefana Menchaca (Family) Frank Hernandez (Lupe Hernandez & Family) Percy Sabedra (Hernandez Family) Leonor Flores (Family) Eugenio & Maria R. Flores (Family) 12:00 PM:Lelia Guzman (Family) Adrian G. Flores (Family) Jesus, Guadalupe, Odilia, Daniel Cavazos & Olga Cruz (Family) 5:00 PM: Mother’s Day Novena Frank Hernandez (Rogelio & Sylvia Zuniga) Christina Rossel & Oralia Flores (Family)

† Belief ~ Trust ~ Faith † Prayer is the most powerful against trials, the most effective medicine against sickness and the most valuable gift to someone we care for.

Parish Council Pres. Mike Lopez 438.9054 Finance Committee Javier Solis 229.4653

Sacristans Jesse Gomez 229.0102 Juan Rodriguez 229.5515

Raymond Flores 215.3542 Choir Coordinator Naida Rios 774.3778

Communion Ministers Ysidro Peña 534.9587 Altar Servers David D. Solis 643.4505

Lectors Rene Sanchez 633.1470 Ushers Ramiro Peña 222.8857 Altar Society Nena Garcia 774.2604

Divine Mercy Sonya G. Torres 730.6165 ICC Food Pantry Diana & Adriana Moreno 765.7696

Immaculate Heart of Mary Nydia Tamez 688.0333 Sacred Heart Amelia Flores 443.9811

St. Bernadette Angels Belen P. Moreno 558.4320 St. Jude Novena Jerry & Ofelia Rivera 876.7147 Vacation Bible School Tycee Sanchez 876.0904

Prayer & Praise Jeronimo Garcia 704.2136 Life Teen Chelo Flores 244.0244

Tori Garcia 946.9971 Andrew & Alma Guerra 633.1110

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK, especially the following:

Pete Acosta, Alfredo Alcoser, Hermelinda Alcoser, Robert Alvarado,

Victoria Arredondo, Rosa Barrera, Estevan Cantu Jr., Janie Cortez, Domi-

nic DeLeon, Amelia Ducksworth, Adela Escobedo, Adan Flores Sr., Adan

Flores Jr., Eudelia Flores, Lisa Garcia, Juana S. Garcia, Xavier A. Gallegos,

Alfonso Hernandez, Carlos Hernandez, Esmeralda Hernandez, Juan Her-

nandez Jr., Manuela Hernandez, Senaida Hernandez, Victor Hernandez,

Manuel Hinojosa Sr. ,Jerry Lopez Sr., Pedro Lopez, Raul Lucio, Teresa

Lucio, Jaime Jimenez, Tina Juarez, Adolfo Menchaca Jr., Melissa Momper,

Graciela E. Moreno, Lillian Faye Munna, Angie Ochoa, Candelaria Ortiz,

Carmen Ortiz, Anita Peña, Luis Peña Jr., Johnny Pereida, Eva Perez, Jose

Posas, Raul Quintanilla, Lenore Quintanilla, Ester Rangel, Albert Benito

Reyes, Cole Rivas, Datnacio Rivas, Anna Rivera, Robert Rivera, Gloria

Rodriguez, Alfonso Solis, Braulia Solis, Licha Solis, Jeffery & Teresa Lynn

Tolleson, Brenda Trevino, Gloria Treviño, Joe Treviño, Sara Treviño,

Cynthia Vela, Miranda Vela, Alejandro Veliz, Ramiro Villa, Alex Zambrano,

Gerry Zambrano

MINISTRIES AND ORGANIZATIONS

SUNDAY COLLECTION Loose Collection

Envelope Collection

Children’s Collection Online Giving

Building Fund

Collection Total for April 28th & 29th

2nd Collection - Catholic Home Missions Appeal

1,242.00

1,820.00

95.00 10.00

35.00

3,192.00

336.00

$ $ $ $ $

$ $

CHURCH CLEANING SCHEDULE May 7 - EMs & Lectors May 14 - Ushers May 21 - Altar Servers May 28 - Immaculate Heart of Mary

LOVE ONE ANOTHER In the Gospel for the Sixth Sunday of Easter we are met with an extraordinary challenge: Jesus commands us to “love one another as I love you” (John 15:12). The letter from John echoes this command. Of course, we are to love those in our family, those we work with, those we like. But the scriptures make clear that we are also to love those we never notice, those we purposely avoid, and even those we are tempted to despise. In this Sunday’s selection from the Acts of the Apostles Peter shows us how far God’s love extends, and how far our love should extend in response. Peter realizes that God no longer “shows partiality” to the Jews, sharing divine love exclusively with them. Christ has revealed that God’s love extends to all people, and so should ours.

ÁMENSE UNOS A OTROS En el Evangelio para el Sexto Domingo de Pascua nos encontramos con un desafío extraordinario. Jesús nos dice: “ámense unos a otros como yo los he amado” (Juan 15:12). La carta del apóstol san Juan retoma este mandamiento. Por supuesto, debemos amar a nuestros familiares, nuestros colegas, las personas que nos agradan. Pero la Sagrada Escritura aclara que también debemos amar a los que ignoramos, a los que evitamos deliberadamente e incluso a los que nos sentimos tentados de despreciar. En la selección de los Hechos de los Apóstoles para este domingo, Pedro nos muestra hasta dónde llega el amor de Dios y hasta dónde debe llegar nuestra respuesta de amor. Pedro comprende que Dios ya “no hace distinciones” y no comparte su amor divino exclusivamente con los judíos. Cristo ha revelado que el amor de Dios llega a todas las personas y lo mismo debe hacer el nuestro.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS WEEKEND

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Acts 16:11-15; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Jn 15:26 — 16:4a Tuesday: Acts 16:22-34; Ps 138:1-3, 7c-8; Jn 16:5-11 Wednesday: Acts 17:15, 22 — 18:1; Ps 148:1-2, 11-14; Jn 16:12-15 Thursday: St. Damien de Veuster Acts 18:1-8; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 16:16-20 Friday: Acts 18:9-18; Ps 47:2-7; Jn 16:20-23 Saturday: Ss. Nereus and Achilleus; St. Pancras Acts 18:23-28; Ps 47:2-3, 8-10; Jn 16:23b-28 Sunday: The Ascension of the Lord Acts 1:1-11; Ps 47:2-3, 6-9; Eph 1:17-23 or Eph 4:1-13 [1-7, 11-13]; Mk 16:15-20

2ND COLLECTIONS: May 12th & 13th - Catholic Communication Campaign

May 19th & 20th - Building Fund

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS • LAST DAY FOR RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONS CLASSES

Wednesday, May 16th for Kinder - 8th Grade and Sunday, May 20th for Life Teen.

• Kindergarten Graduation Mass will be held on Sunday, May 20th at the 10am Mass.

• High School Graduation Mass will be held on Sunday, May 27th at the 12pm Mass.

• Vacation Bible School information, dates and times will be announced within the next few weeks.

• Registrations for Religious Ed. Classes for the 2018 - 2019 Year will begin in August.

PARISH CATECHETICAL LEADER & CATECHISTS

APPRECIATION DINNER Back on April 12th the Diocese of Corpus Christi held the annual Parish Catechetical Leaders and Catechists Appreciation Dinner at St. Philip the Apostle Parish in Corpus Christi where catechists (religious ed. teachers) from the Diocese were recognized for 10 or more years of service. The Following catechists were recog-nized for their years of service: Mrs. Ruth Ortiz - 10 years Mrs. Noreen Saenz - 10 years Mrs. Rosalinda “Rosie” DeLeon - 20 years Mrs. Anna Saldaña - 35 years Mrs. Teresa “Terri” Flores - 36 years Mrs. Ester Flores - 38 years Ms. Anita Zambrano - 40+ years If you see them please take a moment to congratulate and thank them for their years of dedicated and humble service to the parish.

MOTHER’S DAY NOVENA Envelopes for the Mother’s Day Novena are located in the entrance of the Church and can be found in your offering envelope boxes. The Mother’s Day novena will begin on Sunday, May 13th and will continue for 8 more days (9 days in total) during which we will pray for all mothers (living or deceased) for which the novena is being offered.