Sunday, February 28, 2010 2nd Sunday of Lent

 

 

 

 


Monday, March 1, 2010

6:30 a.m. Mass:   †Tim Brenon

                              by Boughton family

 

 

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

6:30 a.m. Mass:    Communion Service

 

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

6:30 a.m.               Communion Service

 

Thursday, March 4, 2010

6:30 a.m. Mass:    †Santiago Garza Jr.

                               by Jesus & Christina Martinez

 

Friday, March 5, 2010

7:00 p.m.              Stations of the Cross

 

Saturday, March 6, 2010

5:30 p.m. Mass:    †Lupita Munoz

                               by Angel Munoz family

 

Sunday, March 7, 2010

8:30 a.m. Mass:    †Severina Rodriguez

                              by Sandra & Armando Torres

10:00 a.m. Mass:  For all our Parishioners

 

Weekly Schedule

Mon.    March       1      RCIA                           7:00 pm

                                    Spanish Choir            7:00 pm

                                    Ultreya                        5:30 pm

Tue.     March       2      Bi-lingual choir           7:00 pm

Wed.   March       3      RE - Pre-k-6            6-7:00 pm

                                    7th-12th        7:15pm-8:30 pm      

Thurs.  March       4      Dance Practice          6:30 pm

                                    Adult Ed.                     6:30 pm

                                    English choir              7:00 pm

Fri.       March       5      Stations of the Cross  7:00 pm

Sat.      March       6      Confessions              4:00 pm

 

Office Repairs!

The parish office will be closed for repairs next Thursday and Friday March 4 & 5th. Office will open on Monday, March 8th.

 

Stations of the Cross

Please join us for one hour of prayer during this Lenten Season. The Knights of Columbus will lead Friday’s prayer at 7PM in the Church.

 

 

 

 

Lent – A Time of Prayer

The Parish is invited to join with Why Catholic to learn how members progressed in their four year journey on Saturday, March 6 at 11: 00 a.m. A discussion headed by Fr. Terry will start as a review on Lenten Prayer Time and conclude with feelings and  growth of member’s experiences. Fried chicken will be served at noon and each person is asked to bring a veggie or dessert side dish.

 

Prayer for the Sick

 

Dear God, we place our sick under your care and humbly ask that You restore Your servants back to health again.

 

Rose Acosta                                         Gregoria Gonzales

Pedro & Lupe Aguero                         Robelin Guajardo

Clara Aguilar                                        Manuel Guerra

Richard Arredondo                              Dolores Hernandez

Gregoria Barron                                   Johnny Hernandez Jr.

Alice Carrillo                                         Gregoria Loya

Virginia Castro                                     Richard Cantu Martinez

Raul Castillo Sr.                                  Steve Martinez

Jordan Click                                         Ben Medrano

Margo Cervantez                                  Martha Mendoza

Blanca Crick                                         Mario & Rosa Montelongo

Frank Daly                                             Celestino M. Ramirez

Diana Delgado                                    Juanita Rodriguez

Petra DelaCruz                                    Rosa Sanchez

Jesse Monica Diaz                              Florencio San Juan

Lino Diaz                                               Agapito Sentena

Macario Escobedo Jr.                         Chris Sigala

Katherina Esquivel                              Pablo & Tomasa Sigala

Alicia Fernandez                                  Cathy Soto

Gloria J. Flores                                    Robert Torres

Irene Garcia                                          Silvina Valdez

Fermin Garza                                       Efren Villanueva

Maria Z. Garza                                      Alexis Zertuche

               

Those family members, who may be seriously ill, may call the office for prayer-requests).

 


Soup and Sermon

 

Once again this year we will have Soup and Sermon on

Wednesdays of Lent at 12 noon in the Pan American Hall.

The sermons will be based on The Creed.  Come join us!

Sermons and leaders:

 

 

March        3     We believe in on God  - Victor Ramirez

 

March     10     We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ  - Juan Carlos Rodriguez                  

 

March     17     For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate

                        Most Rev. Michael D. Pfeifer, O.M.I.

 

March     24     We believe in the Holy Spirit  - Minnie Garcia

 

Rosary

The Daughters of Our Blessed Mother Mary will pray the rosary prior to the 5:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday, March 6, 2010. We will be gathering in the cry room promptly at 5:00 p.m.  All are welcomed.

 

Natural Family Planning

 

NFP class will take place on Sunday, March 7, 2010 2:00pm-4:00pm at Christ the Retreat Center in San Angelo. To register or for additional information please call Christ the King Retreat Center at 325-651-5352 or 325-651-5358. Pre-registration required cost per person is $10.00.

 

Why Catholic?

 

The Retreat Experience - Sitting by the Well: Meeting Jesus in Prayer will be held March 23, 2010 7:00pm-9:00pm – St. Francis, Abilene. This retreat experience will engage participants in an experience of reflecting on the gospel passage of the Samaritan Woman, using imagination, heart, mind and action - enabling the participants to hear the Good News at ever deeper levels.

 

This retreat experience will be offered in English and Spanish. The English session will be presented by S. Terry Rickard, OP and F. Abraham Orapankel.   Manuel Hernandez will be the presenter in Spanish.

 

This retreat offers another opportunity for everyone in the parish to participate in Why Catholic? 

 

 


The Knights of Columbus will hold their 3rd annual “Fish Fry” on Friday, March 12, in the Pan American hall from

5:30pm-8:30pm. Cost for plate is $6.00. Plate will consist of Fish, Cole slaw and French fires. Tickets can be purchased from any Knight or from the Parish office.

 

Parish Directory

 

Because of the weather on Tuesday, February 23, portraits had to be canceled. The company will contact you for another scheduling soon. We would like to thank everyone for their participation. The Directory will take about two to three months to put together. In the back of the book it will also include your family name and address of all those who are registered parishioners. If you do not want your address published please notify the parish office as soon as possible. If your not sure if your are registered please call the parish office.

 

St. Vincent de Paul Sale

 

St. Vincent de Paul Thrift store at 1241 Walnut will have half price sale on all clothing until March 4th.

 

Margaret Wheeler Kennedy

Scholarship

 

The Community Foundation of Abilene is pleased to advise you that the Margaret Wheeler Kennedy Scholarship will be offered to graduating seniors who attend St. Vincent and are in the top 25% of his/her graduating class. This scholarship fund was established by Margaret’s children, Michael Wheeler, Gay Gilroy, Susan Johnson, and Greg Wheeler to honor Margaret’s dedication and commitment to children, church and education.

 

This one-year-non-renewable $750 award can be used for tuition, books, and fees only at any accredited four-year college/university in the United States selected by the recipient.

 

 Students can refer to their web page for additional copies of the criteria and application form - www.cfabilene.org. Please note that the application deadline this year is 5:00 p.m., April 2, 2010.  If you have any questions or would like additional information, please feel free to call (676-3883) or e-mail to nslaton@abilene.com.