FEBRUARY 18h, 2018 FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT

555 E. Del Mar Blvd. Laredo, TX 78041 |(956) 722-6215 |www.stpatricklaredo.org

CONFESSIONS

Half hour before Mass

Saturday 4:00-4:45 p.m.

DAILY MASS TIMES

Monday - Friday

7:00 a.m. (Spanish) &

6:00 p.m. (English)

Saturday

8:00 a.m. (Spanish)

WEEKEND MASS TIMES

Saturday - Vigil Mass

5:00 p.m. (English)

Sunday

8:00 a.m. (Spanish)

10:00 a.m. (English)

12:00 p.m. (English)

2:00 p.m. (Spanish)

4:00 p.m. (Spanish)

6:00 p.m. (English)

OFFICE HOURS::

Monday– Thursday

8:00 a.m.– 6:00 p.m.

Friday

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

OFFICE

(956) 722-6215

FAX

(956) 722-6266

WEBSITE

www.stpatricklaredo.org

HOLY DAYS OF

OBLIGATION

Office Closed

PASTOR Very Rev. Anthony Mendoza

franthonym@dioceseoflaredo.org PAROCHIAL VICAR

Fr. Jacinto Olguin

frolguin@dioceseoflaredo.org PAROCHIAL VICAR

Fr. Francisco Stodola

frstodola@dioceseoflaredo.org PAROCHIAL VICAR

Fr. Luis Mares

frluismares@dioceseoflaredo.org

DEACONS

Rev. Deacon Juan Mercado deaconjuanmercado@dioceseoflaredo.org

Rev. Deacon Joe Longoria

Rev. Deacon Miguel Robles

SUNDAY, FEB. 18, 2018 FIRST SUNDAY

OF LENT

8:00 AM + Jose Aranda (Familia)

10:00 AM + Clemente R. Ruiz (Mom)

12:00 PM Kevin B. Lopez - Birthday (Family)

Victor & Lupita Chapa-35th

Wedding

Anniversary

+ Zaragoza & Maria Laurel (Family)

+ Armando & Arabella Benavides (Family)

+ Alonzo Z. & Esther G. Laurel (Family)

+ Oscar M. Laurel (Family)

+ Mr. & Mrs. Trinidad Sanchez (Family)

+ Angel R. Laurel (Family)

+ Ruben Peña– 3rd

Anniversary (Flores &

Peña Families)

+ Refugio “Cuco” Escobedo

2:00 PM + Juan Luis Serna Garcia (Familia)

4:00 PM Almas vivas y fallecidas de familia

Sanchez - Urbina

6:00 PM FOR ALL PARISHIONERS

MONDAY, FEB. 19, 2018 LENTEN WEEKDAY

7:00 AM + Luis de la Rosa (Familia)

6:00 PM + Florencio Gonzalez (Wife & Family)

TUESDAY, FEB. 20, 2018 LENTEN WEEKDAY

7:00 AM Ayla Erin Dominguez–Cumpleaños

(Padres)

6:00 PM + Liza Lara– 8th

Anniversary (Perez

Villarreal Family)

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 21, 2018 - ST. PETER

DAMIAN

7:00 AM + Margaret Ann Garza (Familia)

6:00 PM + Victor Manuel Orteaga (Family)

THURSDAY, FEB. 22, 2018 THE CHAIR OF

ST. PETER THE APOSTLE

7:00 AM Para todos los que sufren de Cancer

6:00 PM In Thanksgiving– Javier & Cristina Garza

FRIDAY, FEB. 23, 2018 LENTEN WEEKDAY

7:00 AM + Minerva C. Gonzalez-1st

Anniversary

(Familia)

6:00 PM + In Thanksgiving– Velia Herrera

SATURDAY, FEB. 24, 2018 LENTEN WEEKDAY

8:00 AM + Benito Juarez– Birthday (Gtz. Family)

5:00 PM + Minerva C. Gonzalez (Family & Friends)

7:00 PM + WEDDING-Emmy Ramirez & Cesar

Calzadias

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STAFF

ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE DIRECTOR

Viridiana Nevarez Mellado ext. 221

aom@stpatricklaredo.org RECEPTIONIST

Cristina Garza ext. 210

reception@stpatricklaredo.org SECRETARY

Karla Xiomara Fernandez ext. 220

sec@stpatricklaredo.org DATA ENTRY CLERK

Karla Torres ext. 223

data@stpatricklaredo.org MINISTRIES DIRECTOR

Lilia L. Salinas ext. 216

ministries@stpatricklaredo.org CCD COORDINATOR

Javier Compean ext. 215

cre@stpatricklaredo.org CONFIRMATION COORDINATOR

Sylvia Herrera ext. 214

creconfirmation@stpatricklaredo.org FACILITIES & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

Vicente Salinas

February 10th & 11th, 2018

Total Sunday’s Offering $ 22,373.96

Online Giving $ 435.00

The Sanctuary Lamp is burning this week in memory of:

Minerva C. Gonzalez

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FROM FATHER’S DESK

From the Pastor First Repent, Then Believe in the Good News

As we begin the holy season of Lent, let’s consider the first words of Jesus as He began His public ministry: “This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and believe in the Gospel” (Mark 1:15). It was the time of fulfillment because all the promises of the Old Testament were fulfilled in Jesus, God-the-Son, Who became man to save us from our sins. The Kingdom of God was at hand because through Jesus we can know and follow God’s will in this life and one day enter His perfect kingdom in heaven. But why did Jesus tell us first to repent and then to believe in the Gospel? The word “Gospel” means “Good News,” because it is the good news of God’s total, unconditional, self-giving love for us. But how can we believe in God’s perfect love for us if we don’t believe that His commandments are a sign of His love for us? For example, we know that God commands us not to steal. So if we choose to steal, we are acting as if it is better for us to steal instead of obeying God. But if we act as if God’s commandment is not the best thing for us, we are saying that God commands us to do what is not best for us. If God truly loves us, He would not command us to do what is not the best for us. In effect, every time we sin we are denying God’s love for us. That is why our sins make it difficult to believe in God’s love for us. In fact, the more we sin, the harder it becomes to even believe in God! So we must first repent, we must be sorry for our sins, in order to more fully believe in the good news of God’s love for us. Jesus has given us the great Sacrament of Mercy,

Reconciliation (Confession), in which we can tell Him, through the priest, of our sorrow for our sins, and be assured of His forgiveness. It is a wonderful Lenten practice to make a good Confession. Here at St. Patrick Church we offer the Sacrament of Confession 30 minutes before every Mass and from 4 pm - 5 pm on Saturdays. For the next 5 Wednesdays of Lent, the light will be on for you to confess from 7 pm - 8 pm, with several priests available.

Take advantage of this opportunity to be forgiven for your sins. Repent and believe in the Good News of God’s great love for you!

PARISH AND MINISTRY NEWS

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MINISTRY LEADERS

ADORATION Ariel Gomez (956) 337-1804

BEREAVEMENT Lucy Cardenas (956) 763-9145

EXTRAORDINARY EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Dody Foster (956)723-6119

HOSPITAL E. EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Maru Portillo (956) 206-3639 ALTAR SOCIETY Karla Torres (956) 282-7535 ALTAR SERVERS Marilu Gorecki (956) 236-2437

LECTORS (English) Jo Ann Otero (956) 285-1925

MUSIC Lupita Chapa (956) 763-6724 USHERS (English) Luis Lopez (956) 206-3639

MEN’S CLUB Dennis Eveland (956) 286-2118

JAIL MINISTRY Eduardo/ Gina De la Miyar - (956) 237-3226 Rodolfo/ Maru Portillo (956) 235-4382

GEO JAIL MINISTRY Polo Ramirez (965) 237-3290

ACTS CORE Monica Robledo (956) 729-7038

LIFETEEN & EDGE Gwen Garza (956) 334-4289

CHALLENGE & CONQUEST Rosalba Montemayor (956)286-5997

QUINCEAÑERA Barbara Villa (956)744-4441

GOD IS LOVE Claudia Noriega (956) 237– 2667 LECTORS (Spanish) Chelly De la Garza (956) 725-1911

USHERS (Spanish) Billy Lozano (956) 235-5318

COMMUNIDADES DE EVANGELIZACION Javier Santana (956)462-9792

CHOICE WINE Javier Compean (956)337-5284

MARRIAGE COUNSELING Velma Martinez (956) 744-2679

Stations of the Cross will be

prayed in the church starting

Thursday, February 15th, 2018 at 5:30pm

and will continue thereafter every

Monday thru Thursday until

March 22nd, 2018. Everyone is invited

to join us.

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Father of goodness and love, hear our prayers for the sick members of our

community and for all who are in need. Amid mental and physical suffering

may they find consolation in your healing presence. Show your mercy as you

close wounds, cure illnesses, make broken bodies whole and free downcast

spirits. May these special people find lasting health and deliverance, and so join

us in thanking you for all your gifts. We ask this through Lord Jesus who

healed those who believed. Amen

Adolfo De Luna

Richard Camacho

Rene San Miguel

Aurora Gonzalez

Micheal “ Mikey” Leija Jr.

Jesse Rodriguez

Alex de la Garza

Frances Rizo

Rosa Vidaurri

Dora L. Singer

Adolf Puig

Francisco Velasquez

Gilbert P. Sanchez

Thomas Allred

Javier Compean

The St. Patrick’s Church Men’s Club is accepting scholarship applications

from graduating high school students of St. Patrick’s parish. This year our club

will be awarding several scholarships to qualified students. The following

criteria will be used in the evaluation process: • Parent (s) must be registered and

supporting members of the parish for a minimum of six months from date of

deadline for submission of this application (March 23, 2018) • Student must be in

the top half of the graduating class. • A point system will be used to score each

application. The evaluation criteria have an emphasis on the student’s participation in St. Patrick

Church ministries and parish related activities. 1. Student participation in parish ministries and

activities (1 – 10 points) 2. Academics (1 to 4 points) 3. Extracurricular school activities (1 to 3

points) Please do not submit an official transcript. You may submit additional pages to list and

describe your participation in parish ministries / activities and extracurricular school activities.

List your information by activity, dates of participation/service, and the sponsor (s) name.

The deadline for submission is March 23, 2018. Submit your scholarship application to your school

counselor. Do not submit the applications to the church office or to any St Patrick Men’s Club

member. The St. Patrick’s Church Men’s Club reserves the right to not consider late or incomplete

applications. School counselors may contact St. Patrick’s Church Men’s club member Francisco Meza

fcomezajr@gmail.com / 956 763-7023 to coordinate the delivery of submitted scholarship

applications.

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PARISH AND MINISTRY NEWS

Catholic Men’s Conference– If you want answers and would like to know more about the Catholic faith for men today, then come to San Anto-nio Catholic Men’s C o n f e r e n c e , Friday & Saturday, March 16-17 in Greehey Arena at St. Mary’s University. The conference offers powerful speakers such as Dr. John Bergsma, Tom Peterson, Capuchin Father John Lager, Mass with Archbishop Gustavo Garcia- Siller, live music, Reconciliation, BBQ lunch, and much more! Register at CMCSanAntonio.com or call Pilgrim Center of Hope for Information: (210) 521-3377.

There will be a Pastoral

meeting on Wednesday,

February 21st, 2018 at

7:00 pm in room #1. Please

make plans to attend.

God bless!

Lord, Teach Me To Pray is a prayer series based on

Ignatian Spirituality. Part 1, “Praying Christian

Virtues”, helps deepen our prayer life, and discover

what to do for dryness and obstacles in prayer. It also

introduces the different methods of Ignatian

prayer, meditation, contemplation and Conciousness

Examen. A small group will meet with 2 trained

facilitators for 1-2 hours once a week for 12 weeks to

pray and faith share.

Part 1 for Women begins on February 20, 2018 in

Parish Hall Room#5 at 6:30 P.M. To register

contact Cynthia Snyder at (956) 763-5065 or Angie

Sanchez (956) 645-2195.

St. Patrick’s Sta. Teresita Ministry is now accepting/taking orders for Candles for

our Altar of Repose beginning Monday ,

February 19th. To place an order please call or

text Karla Torres at (956) 282-7535 or

Sandra Hernandez at (956) 242-9332 from

5pm-8pm. Thank you!

Chapel Adoration Petitions Parishioners, bring a monthly petition, (One per Family) to be placed in the Adoration Chapel. Please bring your typed or nicely written petition by Friday’s before noon to the Parish Office and ask for Lupita Chapa or Rosie Baho. We will be laminate, type, and changing our petitions once a month so that Adorers can pray for them. Monthly Adoration Chapel petitions are at no cost. God Bless!

HIGH SCHOOL MINISTRY

Please take note of the following important dates to remember.

February 19th - NO SCHOOL/NO CLASSES March 5th-8th Misiones Cuaresmales (Español) @ 6:55 PM en la iglesia

*Counts as parent session*

March 5th - Test Day for all 2nd Year Confirmation Students. Please help your child study. March 12th-16th *Spring Break*

March 19th-22nd Lenten Mission(English) @ 6:55 PM in the church. *Counts as parent session*

There will be a Conquest Meeting on Tuesday, February 20th from 5:30 pm– 7:00 pm

There will be a Challenge Meeting on Wednesday, February 21st from

5:30 pm – 6:45pm

ADORATION 101

What is Eucharistic Adoration?

Eucharistic Adoration is spending time in prayer

before Jesus Christ, who is truly present, Body,

Blood, Soul and Divinity, in the Blessed

Sacrament. The Eucharist is displayed in a special

holder called a monstrance.

Why is exposition in the monstrance preferred? To see Jesus visibly present under the appearance of the small white host is much more conducive to intimacy than hidden away in the tabernacle.

Jesus told his apostles the night before he died, “ Could you not watch an hour with me?” Mt. 26:40

Let us spend time with Jesus to praise him, to ask his help, and just to love him.

ALTAR SERVER MEETING

Mandatory meeting for Altar Servers and parents on Saturday, February 24th at 10:00am in the Church. (There will be confessions for Altar Servers and parents)

Habra reunion mandatoria para monaguillos y padres de monaguillos en la iglesia el sabado 24 de febrero a las 10:00am.(Habrá confesiones

para monaguillos )

The Children in 1st & 2nd Year preparation for 1st Holy

Communion are being tested, please work with your child in

learning the prayers.

1st Reconciliation Retreat will be on April 14th from 8am to 12noon.

1 parent needs to attend with child.

1st Holy Communion will be April 28 at 10am & 2pm

Stations of the Cross will be

outside starting this coming Friday, February 16th after 6pm Mass. We are asking all CCD children and parents to join us every Friday.

There will be NO CCD Classes on Saturday, February 17th due to the

WBCA Parade.

CHILDREN’S RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Attention St. Patrick community! We are excited to bring back our

VBS this summer. In order for it to be a great success, we are in need of

both High School and Adult volunteers. For more information please contact Mrs. Lily Salinas at

(956) 722-6215 ext. 216

AVISOS Y EVENTOS

Del párroco, Primero arrepiéntete y después cree en el Evangelio

Al empezar esta temporada de Cuaresma, vamos a reflexionar en las primeras palabras de Jesús cuando empezó su ministerio: “El tiempo se ha cumplido, el Reino de Dios está cerca. Renuncien a su mal camino y crean en la Buena Nueva” (Marcos 1:15)

Era el tiempo de cumplimiento porque todas las promesas del Antiguo Testamento fueron cumplidas en Jesús, Dios Hijo, quien vino a salvarnos de nuestros pecados. El Reino de Dios está cerca porque por medio de Jesús podemos conocer y seguir la voluntad de Dios en nuestras vidas y así, poder entrar algún día en su reino perfecto en el cielo. Pero, ¿Por qué nos dijo Jesús que nos arrepintamos primero y luego creamos en el Evangelio? La palabra “Evangelio” significa “Buenas Nuevas”, porque es la buena nueva de Dios, incondicional, entregado por nosotros. Pero, ¿Cómo podemos creer en el amor perfecto de Dios si no creemos que sus mandamientos son un signo de su amor por nosotros? Por ejemplo, sabemos que Dios nos manda a no robar. Así que, si decimos robar, estamos actuando como si lo mejor para nosotros fuera desobedecer a Dios. Si actuamos como si Dios nos manda hacer lo no es mejor para nosotros, estamos diciendo que Dios nos manda a hacer lo que no es lo mejor para nosotros. En efecto, cada vez que pecamos estamos negando el amor que Dios nos tiene. Es por eso que nuestros pecados hacen difícil creer en el amor que Dios nos tiene, entre más

pecamos, es más difícil de creer en Dios. Así que, primero nos tenemos que arrepentir de nuestros pecados para así poder creer completamente en las buenas nuevas del amor que Dios nos tiene. Jesús nos ha dado el Sagrado Sacramento de Misericordia, Reconciliación (Confesión), en donde podemos decirle por medio del sacerdote nuestro dolor por haber pecado y estar seguros de su perdón. Hacer una buena Confesión es una maravillosa practica de Cuaresma. Aquí en San Patricio ofrecemos el Sacramento de Confesión 30 minutos antes de cada Misa y de 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. los sábados. Por los próximos 5 miércoles de cuaresma, la luz estará encendida para ti, para la Confesión de 7:00 p.m. a 8:00 p.m., habrá varios sacerdotes. Tomen ventaja de esta oportunidad para

arrepentirse de sus pecados. ¡Arrepiéntanse y crean en las Buenas Nuevas del gran amor que Dios les tiene!

AVISOS Y EVENTOS

ADORACION 101 ¿Qué es la Adoración Eucarística? ¿Por qué se prefiere la exposición del Santisimo en la custodia? Ver a Jesús visiblemente presente bajo la apariencia de la pequeña hostia blanca es mucho más conducente a la intimidad que oculto en el tabernáculo. Además, agrega una responsabilidad adicional a los adoradores para asegurarse de ser fieles a las horas programadas, ya que la norma sugerida para tener a Jesús expuesto en la custodia es que debe haber al menos dos adoradores presentes, y nunca debe dejársele SOLO. “¿ De modo que no pudieron permanecer des-piertos ni una hora conmigo?” Mateo 26:40

Debemos pasar tiempo con Jesús para alabarlo, pedirle su ayuda y para amarlo.

18 de febrero

“Muchos padres quieren hijos perfectos. Nuestra cultura está obsesionada con la

perfección, una perfección superficial. Se retocan las fotos, y las redes sociales

describen vidas supuestamente perfectas. Dios también nos llama a buscar la

perfección. Sin embargo, no nos llama a la perfección de la apariencia o de la

capacidad, sino a la perfección en el amor”. Secretariado de Actividades Pro-Vida de la USCCB “Un regalo perfecto”, www.bit.ly/un-regalo-perfecto

PETICIONES PARA LA CAPILLA DE ADORACION

Feligreses, estaremos tomando peticiónes mensuales, (una por familia) para ser colocadas en la capilla de adoración. Favor de traer sus peticiónes bien escritas antes del mediodía los viernes a la oficina parroquial y pidan por Lupita Chapa o Rosie Baho. Estaremos laminando y cambiando nuestras peticiones una vez al mes para que los adoradores pueden orar por ellas. Las Peticiones de la capilla de adoración mensuales seran sin costo. ¡Bendiciones!