CATHOLIC CHURCH SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER, APRIL 23, 2017
SAINT HYACINTH
Lord Jesus Christ,
Saint Hyacinth
4500 West Hills Trail
Amarillo, TX 79106
Telephone No. 806-358-1351
Fax No. 806-467-1708
Website: sthyacinthamarillo.org
Weekend Masses Saturday Mass 5:00 pm
Sunday Masses 8:00 am & 11:00 am Daily Masses
Tuesday/Wednesday 5:30 pm Thursday/Friday 9:00 am
Reconciliation 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm Saturday or by appointment
AROUND OUR PARISH
Welcome to St. Hyacinth Catholic Church 2
SECOND ANNUAL
ECHILADA DINNER
Sunday, April 30th
11:00-2:00 pm
Adult (13 & Up) $10.00
Children (6-12 years): $5.00
Children Under 6: Free Entertainment by
Ramon Saldana
Tickets available at St. Hyacinth
Office or at Door
UNITED CATHOLIC APPEAL
The Annual Diocesan Appeal commitment week-end is next weekend, Saturday, April 29-30. Mercy is Faith Working Through Love.
WEEKLY ADORATION AND BENEDICTION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
Sponsored by the Vocations Committee — Thursday 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Please join us as we pray for our personal intentions as well as for vocations in the presence of our Lord!
TODAY—GUEST MUSIC MINISTER AMANDA VERNON
Internationally-known recording artist Amanda Vernon will join St. Hyacinth’s parish community in worship as a guest music minister during all Sunday Liturgies on April 23rd. She will also be speaking and sharing her music ministry that weekend at the Diocesan Catholic Youth Conference. For more information on Amanda, visit amandavernon.com.
EVANGELIZATION COMMITTEE
Will meet on Saturday, April 29th in the Church Office Con-ference Room at 11:00 am.
TODAY
KNIGHTS OF
COLUMBUS
Will be served by the Knights Sunday, April 23rd , 8:00 am to 1:00 pm. As Always it’s A.Y.C.E (All you can eat)
for a Donation Come Out, Meet Fellow Parishioners.
Proceeds benefit various K of C projects. Hope to see everyone there!
MONTHLY POTLUCK LUNCHEON
Come join us for lunch on Wednesday, April 28th at noon in the Divine Mercy Meeting Room. Bring your favorite dish and bring a friend. Door prize.
ENCHILADA DINNER TICKETS
Please return sold or unsold tickets to church office by Mon-day, April 24th. Thank you for your cooperation.
ANOTHER OPTION—THITHE ONLINE
www.sthyacinthamarillo.org.
EASTER EGGS DONATIONS
Thank you for your Easter candy-filled donations. The chil-dren of our parish enjoyed the Easter Egg Hunt.
2ND SUNDAY OF EASTER, APRIL 23, 2017
THE HIGH PLAINS PREACHER
Welcome to the High Plains Preacher, stories about the Bi-ble, high wind, fast horses, lack of moisture and other ele-
ments of life in the Texas Panhandle.
Written in the Stars
by Jim Schmitmeyer Couples engaged to get married often set up a gift registry at some store. This allows their friends and family to know where to purchase a wedding gift and just what sort of gift the new couple desires to receive. This is how it works: you visit the designated store or go on-line to its website and request the couple’s wish list. After you purchase a gift, that item is removed from the list. This keeps a newly married couple from receiv-ing, let’s say, twenty-five toasters. Or, if they’re Catho-lic, fifteen statues of Our Lady for the flowerbed. Wed-ding registries are practical and convenient. In addition to gift registries, there are star regis-tries. I heard about them on a country radio station just last week. Star registries precede gift registries and are more romantic. In place of simply singing a song to your sweetheart, you can now name a star in her honor for just $19.95. It is a nice idea but one that does carry potential risks. For example, how does a young man point out which exact star belongs to his girl? Can he afford to buy a telescope in order to do so? Can he operate a phone app to locate the star without looking like an idiot?
Worse of all, how does he make this statement sound romantic: “Honey, I named this star in the Milky Way after you! Look up there and you’ll see it twinkling at 26.8 degrees NE of Canis Majoris, tucked in between Leonis and T-Alpa-792?”
Naming a star after someone you love is a nice gesture, the Bible offers a much better approach. In the Book of Psalms we read, “Lord, when I look to the heav-ens and see the stars that you arranged and set in place, what is man that you should think of him? Mortal man that you should care for him?”
Which is more impressive? Naming a star after someone you love, or knowing that the Creator of the stars already knows her name?
Psalm 148 says it the best: Praise Him, sun and moon! Yes! Praise Him, all you shining stars!
________________________________ The High Plains Preacher can be heard on KDJW, St. Valentines Radio 1360
at 12:30 each Friday and 11:30 on Saturday.
Beyond our Parishes
For Two Shall Become One, Wednesday, April 26th at St. Hyacinth in the Parish Hall 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Contemplative Prayer Group —A Contemplative Prayer Group Tuesdays from noon to 1:00 pm, Bishop DeFalco Center, 2100 North Spring. Call the BDRC for more de-tails at 383-1811. Sixth Annual Bishop’s Gala 2017, Friday, May 5th, Ama-rillo Country Club, 6:30 pm Social Hour and 7:30 pm Din-ner. Live Auction and Casino. Proceeds to benefit Holy Cross Catholic Academy. Engaged Encounter set for Saturday and Sunday, May 20-21 at the Bishop DeFalco Retreat Center . Couples plan-ning to get married within the next three to six month are encouraged to attend. For more details call Molly Villegas at the Diocesan Pastoral Center, 806-381-2243, ext 116. Thank YOU – Giving God thanks & Praise for those that support Right to Life ministries, prayerfully & financially. We hope and pray you will continue to journey with us!!
HOLY CROSS CORNER
Holy Cross Catholic Academy is seeking applicants in the following areas for the 2017-2018 school year. Interest-ed applicants should email a cover letter and resume to Angi Seidenberger at [email protected]. ASSOCIATE HEAD OF SCHOOL Associate Head of School, full-time position, requires a Master’s in Education Administra-tion or a Masters with a minimum of 18 hours in Educa-tion Administration. Some of the duties include support-ing the Head of School in the daily operations of the school day and assisting and supporting teachers and students. Associate Head of School also works collaboratively with the school families and the supporting groups of the school community. Applicants must be Catholic and able to participate in full sacramental life, passionate, energetic and welcoming of all God’s children. RELIGION TEACHER Religion teacher must have a Bachelor’s degree in Theolo-gy and must be a practicing Catholic. The position would be a full or part-time position teaching middle and high school Religion courses. Duties would include participat-ing in professional development, creating course syllabi, monthly staff meetings, lesson planning, grading and other responsibilities associated with teaching. Being fully ac-tive in the life of the school community will also be ex-pected. HCCA IS STILL ENROLLING FOR THE 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR! Call today to set-up your appointment at 355-9637.
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Monday, April 24, 2017
NO MASS Tuesday, April 25, 2017 +Maxine Keller by Viola Keller 5:30 PM Wednesday, April 26, 2017 Special Intention by Grace Stringer 5:30 PM Thursday, April 27, 20147 Birthday Mary Hoang Hgoc Van Anc by 9:00 AM Mrs. Dieu Hoang Friday, April 28, 2017 +Edgar Birkenfeld by Alvina Braddock & Family 9:00 AM Saturday, April 29, 2017 +Adeline Gobin by Jessica Cortez 5:00 PM Sunday, April 30, 2017 For the Parish 8:00 AM Sunday, April 30, 2017 +Goldie Hyland by Loretta Medling 11:00 AM
ST. HYACINTH OFFERING:
APRIL 16, 2017
Sunday Offering $6,151.25 Children’s Offering $ 195.00 Votive Candles $ 54.54 Local Poor Capital Improvement Diocesan Collection $ 579.63 Diocesan Coll. WT Newspaper Scholarship Fund $ 58.00 Campus Ministries (WTA&M & AC) $ 34.81 Youth Fund __________ Total $7,073.23
ST. HYACINTH SECOND COLLECTIONS
APRIL 23—SCHOLARSHIP FUND
APRIL 30—NO SECOND COLLECTION
Readings for the Week of April 23, 2017 Sunday: Acts 2:42-47/Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24/1 Pt 1:3-9/ Jn20:19-31 Monday: Acts4:23-31/Ps2:1-9/3:1-8 Tuesday: 1 Pt 5:5b-14/Ps 89:2-3, 6-7, 16-17/Mk16:15-20 Wednesday: Acts 5:17-26/Ps 34:2-9/ Jn3:16-21 Thursday: Acts 5:27-33/Ps 34:2, 9, 17- 20/Jn3:31-36 Friday: Acts 5:34-42/Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14/Jn6:1-15 Saturday: Acts 6:1-7/Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19/Jn 6:16-21
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SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION
FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS AT ST. HYACINTH CHURCH
A CHILD WHO WAS BAPTIZED Catholic and is at least 7 years of age is eligible to receive First Communion and the Sacrament of Reconciliation after satisfactory preparation. The Diocese of Amarillo requires two con-secutive years of instruction for the children in our par-ishes. No exceptions. The Sacrament of Confirmation will be celebrated next Spring in our parish. Please pray that God will continue to deepen our love and knowledge of the Catholic Faith.
DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY
SOCIAL CONCERNS COMMITTEE
Please bring food and other donations for the social con-cerns committee to our information desk located in thhe gathering area and you will be directed to the donation drop off closet. Thank you for continued interest.
THEOLOGY ON TAP, THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 7-9PM
The fourth year of Theology on Tap begins Thursday, April 20th at I don’t Know Sports Bar and Grill. Learn more by calling Caleb Hubbard at 358-2461 or Kelsey Matchen at 376-7204
THANK YOU FOR-FLOWERS & EASTER LILY DONATIONS
OUR ALTAR LOOKED BEAUTIFUL!
FIRST COMMUNION, SUNDAY, APRIL 30, 2017
First Communion will be next Sunday. Congratulations to all the students who will be participating in this sac-rament.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR
THE SICK OF OUR PARISH
