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. Andrew Hejdak 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.

Noreen Saenz 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

ST. JUDE NOVENA Tuesdays 6:00 pm

Prayer Garden

LA HORA DE DIOS PRAYER GROUP

Fridays 7:00 pm Chapel

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

submitted by 3:30pm Monday.

Please note: No more than 3 intentions per Mass. 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) 5:30 pm Sunday (Spanish) 8:00 am 10:00 am 12:00 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. Saturdays after Mass

Contact Parish Office for more information and

registration

RECONCILIATION: Confessions are heard on Saturdays from 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm and on request

MARRIAGE:

By Appointment only: Contact Parish Office 6

months prior to proposed wedding date. *No date should be booked until you have spoken

with Fr. Andrew*

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 — Elijah looked and there at his head was a hearth cake and a jug of water (1 Kings 19:4-8). Psalm — Taste and see the goodness of the Lord (Psalm 34). Second Reading — Be imitators of God, as beloved children, and live in love (Ephesians 4:30 — 5:2). Gospel — Jesus said, “I am the living bread; whoever eats this bread will live forever” (John 6:41-51).

SATURDAY August 18, 2018 5:30 PM: Lector: Belinda Eucharistic: Juan, Louis, Tor i SUNDAY August 19, 2018 8:00 AM: Lector: Esteban Eucharistic: Ysidro, Amparo, Cindy 10:00 AM: Lector: Brenda Eucharistic: Jesse L, Belen, Mar ia 12:00 PM: Lector: Anita Eucharistic: Jesse C, Rachel F, Alma

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 12, 2018 Décimo Noveno Domingo de Tiempo Ordinario

SATURDAY August 11, 2018 5:30 PM:Frank Hernandez (Lupe Hernandez & Family) Robert Staples (Rose DeLa Cruz) Daniel Flores (Casares Family) Adan & Aurora Escobedo (Family) Anselmo & Lupe Sanchez (Family) Lydia Zambrano (Jesse Zambrano) Oralia Flores & Christina Rossel (Family) Eugenio Alcoser & Juanita Hinojosa (Families) SUNDAY August 12, 2018 8:00 AM:Richard Ortiz (Family) Tim Rivera (Family) Margarito & Alejandra Guerrero (David & Paula Sanchez) 10:00 AM:Eugenio & Maria R. Flores (Family) Estefana Menchaca (Family) Daniel E. Flores (Family) Augustin Moreno (Graciela Moreno) Rachel Hinojosa (Idolina Esparza) 12:00 PM:Lelia Guzman (Family) Adrian G. Flores (Family) Ray Villarreal Sr. & Jr. (Elena Villarreal) MONDAY August 13, 2018 NO MASS TUESDAY August 14, 2018 5:30 PM: Communion Service WEDNESDAY August 15, 2018 6:00 PM:Gracie Hernandez– Taylor (John & Brenda Martinez) Ester Mora Anaya (John & Brenda Martinez) THURSDAY August 16, 2018 8:30 AM: Communion Service FRIDAY August 17, 2018 8:30 AM: Communion Service SATURDAY August 18, 2018 5:30 PM:Diana Schicker (Family) Juan M Hernandez (Family) Arthur Calhoun (Rose De La Cruz) Ruben H & Juanita A Cortez (Cortez Family) SUNDAY August 19, 2018 8:00 AM:Richard Ortiz (Family) Tim Rivera (Family) Estefana Menchaca (Family) Margarito & Alejandra Guerrero (David & Paula Sanchez) 10:00 AM:Eugenio & Maria R. Flores (Family) Special Intentions for Fr. James Thanksgiving to Divine Mercy (Divine Mercy Apostles) 12:00 PM:Lelia Guzman (Family) Adrian G. Flores (Family) Ray Villarreal Sr. & Jr. (Elena Villarreal)

† 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, Valerie Aleman, Robert Alvarado, Victoria Arredondo, Rosa Barrera, Estevan Cantu Jr., Dominic DeLeon,

Amelia Ducksworth, Kealohalani Elderts, 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

Hernandez 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, Alejandro Mora, Angelina Mora, 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, Ramon 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

Weekly Stewardship Loose Collection $ 419.46 Envelope Collection $ 2,045.00 Children’s Collection $ 120.00 Online Giving $ 00.00 Building Fund $ 394.00 Collection Total for August 4th/5th $2,978.46

NEXT WEEK’S MINISTERS SCHEDULE

CHURCH CLEANING SCHEDULE (WEEK OF:)

Aug. 13 - St. Bernadette Aug. 20 - Choir

Aug 27 - Rel. Ed. & Food Pantry

STRENGTHENED BY THE BREAD OF LIFE Today we resume the “Bread of Life” discourse from John’s Gospel that began two weeks ago. He makes refer-ence to the Jews’ ancestors who ate manna in the desert. These days we would think primarily of Israel wandering in the desert, but faithful Jews would also have known the story of Elijah that we hear today. Strengthened by food and drink in the desert, the angel of the Lord sends him on his forty-day and forty-night journey (the biblical number for a prepa-ration time). Like the food given to Elijah in the desert, Jesus tells his listeners that he is bread for the life of the world. It is very important that we not stop listening to Jesus after his promise of eternal life—a marvelous promise, but this “reward” is not the only reason we feast on the Bread of Life. We also come to the table to be made strong for the journey of mission, that the whole world might have life in the full-ness of Christ. We are compelled, if we have eaten of the bread of life, to go forth in service to all.

FORTALECIDOS POR EL PAN DE VIDA Hoy retomamos el discurso sobre el “Pan de Vida” del Evangelio según san Juan que comenzó hace dos semanas. Juan alude a los ancestros de los judíos que comieron el maná en el desierto. Hoy pensaríamos sobre todo en el pueblo de Israel caminando por el desierto, pero los judíos fieles tam-bién conocían el relato de Elías que escuchamos hoy. Elías comió y bebió en el desierto, y con la fuerza de aquel alimen-to, el ángel del Señor lo envió en su viaje de cuarenta días y cuarenta noches (la cifra bíblica que simboliza un tiempo de preparación). De la misma manera que el alimento que reci-bió Elías en el desierto, Jesús le dice a su público que él es pan para la vida del mundo. Es muy importante que sigamos escu-chando a Jesús después de su promesa de vida eterna, sin duda es una promesa maravillosa, pero esta “recompensa” no es la única razón para darnos un festín con el Pan de Vida. Tam-bién vamos a la mesa con el fin de recibir fuerzas para el ca-mino de la misión, de manera que el mundo entero pueda tener vida en la plenitud de Cristo. Si hemos comido el pan de vida, estamos obligados a servir a todos.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS WEEKEND

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Ss. Pontian and Hippolytus Ez 1:2-5, 24-28c; Ps 148:1-2, 11-14; Mt 17: 22-27 Tuesday: St. Maximilian Kolbe Ez 2:8 — 3:4; Ps 119:14, 24, 72, 103, 111, 131; Mt 18:1-5, 10, 12-14 Wednesday: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Ps 45:10-12, 16; 1 Cor 15:20-27; Lk 1:39-56 Thursday: St. Stephen of Hungary Ez 12:1-12; Ps 78:56-59, 61-62: Mt 18:21 — 19:1 Friday: Ez 16:1-15, 60, 63 or 16:59-63; Is 12:2-3, 4bcd- 6; Mt 19:3-12 Saturday: Ez 18:1-10, 13b, 30-32; Ps 51:12-15, 18-19; Mt 19:13-15 Sunday: Prv 9:1-6; Ps 34:2-7; Eph 5:15-20; Jn 6:51-58

2ND COLLECTIONS: Aug 11th & 12th - Building Fund

FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

Wednesday, August 15th is the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Mass will be celebrated at 6:00pm and will follow with a Eucharistic Procession at 7:00pm.

This is a Holy Day of Obligation

BAPTISMAL CLASS

Our next Baptismal Class will be on Tuesday, September

11th. To attend this class you will need to register at the parish office. Baptismal date will be set with Fr. Andrew.

CONFESSIONS There will be NO confessions on Saturdays during the month of August, while Fr. Andrew is out on vacation. We apologize for the inconvenience Msgr. Thomas McGettrick will be celebrating the Saturday Vigil Mass and Rev. Aloysius Ezenwata will be celebrating the Sunday Masses for the next few weeks. If you are requiring confession prior to Mass, you can check if either priest will administer the sacrament.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION REGISTRATION

Registrations will continue throughout the month of August, If you are registering your child for the first time, please bring a copy

of the child’s Baptismal Certificate. Classes will begin on Wednesday, September 5th at 6:30pm

with a Beginning of the year Mass for ALL students, teachers,

and religious ed. Staff. Parents are encouraged to attend.