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God in Nature Tardigrade (Water Bear)

There is a common misconception that cock-

roaches can survive a nuclear holocaust. This is

actually not true. However, would you like to

know about an animal that could literally survive

exactly that? The Tardigrade, commonly referred

to as a Water Bear, is likely the most extreme of

living organisms. Their average size is about that

of a grain of sand. They are incredibly small but

do not let their size fool you! They are arguably

the toughest animal on God’s green earth! Tardi-

grades reside in nearly every corner of the world;

from the coldest and hottest environments to the heights of the Himalayas and the depths of the oceans, there

you will find Tardigrades. Water Bears can survive some of the most hazardous environments on this planet.

Water Bears have been known to survive temperatures exceeding -458 ̊ (close to absolute zero) for several

minutes and as high as 300 F̊! They have been found living in boiling hot springs where all other forms of life are

not able to survive. They can survive in the near vacuum of space for extended periods of time. Also, they can

survive as high as 500,000 rads of ionizing radiation. In comparison, human beings die after exposure to a mere

1,000 – 2,000 rads! This means that they could literally survive nuclear fallout. Some species can survive 6,000

times atmospheric pressure at sea level which is 6 times more pressure than at the deepest point in the ocean!

Likely the most impressive ability of the Tardigrade is their ability to reanimate after cryptobiosis. This means

that their metabolism is reduced to a level where it cannot be detected without disappearing altogether after

losing up to 97% of their moisture. They can essentially come back to life after lying dormant for anywhere be-

tween 10 and over 120 years with the simple addition of a drop of water. This tiny creature’s ability to endure

extremes absolutely dwarfs our very own. Our God always has a way to stupefy and humble us with the sheer

diversity of His creation.

“But now ask the beasts to teach you, the birds of the air to tell you; Or speak to the earth to instruct

you, and the fish of the sea to inform you. Which of all these does not know that the hand of God has

done this?” Job 12:7-9

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You are called by the Lord; you men of His Holy Church.

Needed: 150 men from five (6) local Catholic churches (Sacred Hear t, Our Lady of Guadalupe, St. Helen’s, St. Catherine’s, Cannon Air Force Base Chapel and San Jose).

Location: Sacred Hear t Church (Will alternate between par ishes every month)

Time: 7:00 P.M.

Date: Thursday, May 2nd

All men and boys, 10 years and older, are invited. Please bring with you your Rosary for an evening of prayer.

The Lord has called YOU! Will you respond? The Knights of the Altar of the protector of St. Joseph invite all men to this calling. God bless you!!!

Please call Joe Ford at (575) 714-7778 for more details.

Knights of the Altar

Of St. Joseph

SACRED HEART

WOMEN’S GROUP

All women are welcome to join anytime.

Todas las mujeres son bienvenidas a unirse al grupo en cualquier momento.

We celebrated our first anniversary in April with Praise and worship, Joy and food!

En Abril, celebramos nuestro primer aniversario con alabanzas, Alegría, y Comida.

Thanks to Joey Hodges for opening her doors to us.

Muchas gracias a Brenda Robledo por su hermosos Cantos y Voz.

A Cris Caste por la donación del delicioso pastel! Our next gathering will be held at the school library of Sacred Heart on Thursday, May 16th at 6:00PM.

Nuestra próxima reunión será en la biblioteca de la escuela del Sagrado Corazón jueves, el 16 de mayo a las 6:00PM.

Theme: We Are Called To Serve!

Tema: Somos Llamados A Servir!

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Clergy Abuse

In an effort to more thoroughly care for and expedite the healing process of our Catholic brothers

and sisters who have been victims of clerical abuse, Archbishop Wester is requiring us to reach

out to our parishioners. If you have been a victim of clerical abuse during your life regardless of

parish or diocese, please call the church office with your name and contact information. Fr. Lalo

will then contact you to speak with you about your experience. Please remember that your

involvement in this healing process is entirely confidential.

Mass at St. Catherine’s

Masses at our mission church of St. Cathe-

rine’s in Melrose will resume Easter Sunday

on April, 21st. The Mass will be celebrated

at 5:00PM and will be bilingual. We will be

celebrated Mass at St. Catherine’s until

further notice. All are welcomed to attend!

Church League Softball

Men of Sacred Heart Church! It is time to brush off your gloves, cleats & bats! It’s time for Softball! The Church League Softball season will begin in May so it is time to begin putting a team together. We will likely have two teams this year; one com-petitive and one recreational. Please register by calling the office (575-763-6947) with your name and contact information.

The Confirmation Mass for 2019 will be on Wednesday,

May 8th at 6:00PM. There will be a rehearsal for this

Mass on Tuesday, May 7th at 6:00PM. This rehearsal is

mandatory for all recipients and their respective sponsors

and is the only rehearsal that will be offered. All are wel-

comed to attend this wonderful Mass in a demonstration

of support for our fellow parishioners. May God bless all

of those who will be receiving this beautiful sacrament!

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Platicas de Catecismo

Ya terminaron las platicas de educación religiosa de años 2018-2019. Felicidades a todos que re-

cibieron sacramentos este año y a todos que asistieron las platicas. También, muchísimas gracias

a los maestros que dieron de su tiempo y talento para hacer posible este año. Por favor esperan

las fechas cuando pueden registrarse para el próximo ano de platicas en el boletín y en los anun-

cios. ¡Dios te bendigan y disfruten sus veranos!

Abuso Clerical

La Archidiócesis de Santa Fe quiere ayudar y

asistir en el proceso de sanación de las victimas

de abuso clerical. Arzobispo Wester no está

requiriendo que nos comuniquemos con nuestros

feligreses. Si tu eres una victima de abuso cleri-

cal, independientemente de la parroquia de la

diócesis, por favor llama a la oficina. Padre

Lalo te llamara y hablara contigo de tu experien-

cia. Recuérden que su participación en este pro-

ceso es completamente confidencial.

Misa en Melrose

Tenemos Misa Melrose en la igle-

sia misión de St. Catherine. Em-

piezan las Misas de nuevo domin-

go de Pascua, el 21 de abril a las

5:00PM y van a continuar hasta

nuevo aviso. Todos están invita-

dos a asistir.

2019 Clase de Confirmación

Vamos a tener una Misa para

Confirmación miércoles, el 8 de

mayo a las 6:00PM. También,

vamos a tener un ensayo martes,

el 7 de mayo a las 6:00PM. Este

ensayo es obligatorio para los re-

cipientes y sus propios padrinos.

Todos pueden asistir esta Misa

para demonstrar su apoyo para

nuestros feligreses durante este

momento importante.

Platica de Bautismo

La próxima platica de bautismo estará

sábado, el 18 de mayo a las 1:00PM

en la escuela, salón 1. Recuérdense

que esta platica es obligatorio para los

padres y padrinos para bautizar en

nuestra iglesia católica.

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Weekly Readings Monday, May 6th:

ACTS 6:8-15 PS 119:23-24,26-27,29-30 JN 6:22-29

Tuesday, May 7th:

ACTS 7:51—8:1A PS 31:3CD-4,6&7B&8A,17&21AB JN 6:30-35

Wednesday, May 8th:

ACTS 8:1B-8 PS 66:1-3A,4-5,6-7A JN 6:35-40

Thursday, May 9th:

ACTS 8:26-40 PS 66:8-9,16-17,20 JN 6:44-51

Friday, May 10th:

ACTS 9:1-20 PS 117:1BC,2 JN 6:52-59

Saturday, May 11th:

ACTS 9:31-42 PS 116:12-13,14-15,16-17 JN 6:60-69

Sunday, May 12th:

ACTS 13:14,43-52 PS 100:1-2,3,5 REV 7:9,14B-17 JN 10:27-30

The food pantry operates every Saturday of the month

at 9:00a.m. in an effort to help the less fortunate of God’s

children in our community. Thanks be to God, our Food

Pantry is now the largest in Eastern New Mexico! Anyone

interested in volunteering, please come at 8:30AM or call

Rosie Buchan at 575-309-5040 for further information.

We are in need of volunteer drivers for food box

deliveries as well as help Friday mornings.

The Food Pantry is in need of the following items:

Macaroni and Cheese, canned soup, canned meat, peanut

butter and jelly.

Many thanks to all those who donate their time and goods

to this wonderful ministry!!!

January 1st - Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

May 30th - Ascension of our Lord

August 15th - Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

November 1st - All Saints Day

December 9th - Immaculate Conception

December 25th - Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ

Holy

Days of

Obligation

2019

Sacred Heart

Prayer Warriors! If you or someone you know is in need of prayer, please contact Mary

Shockley (575)799-6402. She will place that individual that is in need of prayer into a circle of prayer. Parish-ioners of Sacred Heart Church will then pray for those individuals to Almighty God. This is a wonderful min-istry and privilege for us to be able to pray for you.

2018-2019 CCD/Youth Group/RCIA

This religious education year has come to an end. We

would like to thank all the volunteers who made this

2018-2019 year possible. The grade school teachers,

Youth Group leaders, RCIA and RCIC teachers,

D.R.E., etc. should take immense pride in their accom-

plishments as well as the students themselves. Many

thanks to the parents for bringing their children to class

and taking a personal responsibility for the advance-

ment of their children’s religious education. Remem-

ber that we will inform the parish when early registra-

tion for next year will begin via bulletin, website and

announcements!

Visit formed.org CODE - 4X97JN

Visit parishcare@formed.org for support.

“For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me” Matthew 25:35

2019 Annual Catholic Appeal

“God’s Mercy Endures Forever,

Welcome the Stranger” The 2019 Annual Catholic Appeal is offi-cially underway. Remember that partici-

pating is more important than the amount that you pledge. Here is how our parish is fairing to this point: Archdiocesan Goal: $3,000,000.00 Parish Goal: $34,000.00 Total Pledged: $16,072.00 Total Paid: $11,132.00 Estimated Shortfall: $17,928.00 Families Registered: 1,268 Families Participating: 50 You have until the end of the calendar year to fulfill your pledge. Please be generous and keep in mind the many wonderful ministries that your monies are supporting!

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Ministers—Saturday, May 11th, 2019 (Spanish) Sacristans 6:00PM Ruben Lucio Efrain Hernandez

Altar Servers

6:00PM Ximena Gonzales Isabella Barraza Christian Barraza Lectors

6:00PM Maria Bustillos Leslie Bustillos

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

6:00PM L-Carmen Sosa R-Adriana Quiroz

Ministers—Sunday, May 12th, 2019 Sacristans 8:30AM Katie Haynes-Burns

Jesse Alvarez

10:30AM Francisco Rodriguez

Altar Servers

8:30AM Thomas Palla Ephrem Northcutt Kye Conley

10:30AM Elijah Rodriguez Christopher Bouchard Julia Spears Lectors

8:30AM Barbara Anaya Katie Haynes-Burns

10:30AM Peter Penney Dora Rivero

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

8:30AM L-Lee Smith R-Gail Sumrow L-Jesse Alvarez R-Jack Schonberger

10:30AM L-Mario Trujillo R-Vivian Trujillo L-Lyn Carwile R-Terry Curry

Tithes and Offerings - April 28th, 2019

Envelopes Information not

Loose Available at time

Needy of Publishing

Church Cleaning Ministry - Thursday, May 9th, 2019

Vivian Trujillo, Lucille Conley, Beni Dampier, Nora Quiñones

Altar Linens Ministry - May Lucille Conley

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion to the Homebound & Nursing Homes

Sunday, May 12th, 2019

Retirement Ranch Patrick Fronk Clovis Health Care Martha Fuller St. Anthony’s Martha Fuller All Care Martha Fuller Wheatfields Martha Fuller

Monday May 6th, 2018

No Mass Tuesday May 7th, 2018

5:30PM †Jim and †Cathy Gotwald Wednesday May 8th, 2019

12:10PM †Barbara Timmons & †Gordon & †Mary Lee Bell Thursday May 9th, 2019

5:30PM †Paul Blackburn Friday May 10th, 2019

5:30PM †Stanley Markocki Saturday May 11th, 2019

6:00PM †Benerito Gallegos (8th Anniv.), Bersey Romero, & Jacob Rodriguez (12th birthday) Sunday May 12th, 2019

8:30AM All Mothers, Alive and Deceased 10:30AM All Mothers, Alive and Deceased 5:00PM All Mothers, Alive and Deceased