MON, FEBRUARY 4: 8:30 AM + BARKER & CHIADO FAMILIES BY BARKER FAMILY SI LIVING & DECEASED MEMBERS OF MARIANITES BY MARIANITES SI MARY OTHMER BY BETTY OTHMER 5:30 PM + J. PETER RHO BY FAMILY + FREDERICK RUPP BY JULIE RUPP HULTZEN SI LIVIA E. MARTINEZ—97TH BIRTHDAY BY CARLOS G. MARTINEZ & FAMILY TUES, FEBRUARY 5: 8:30 AM + FLORENCE KENNEDY BY DOROTHY SLIMP & FAMILY SI JOHN MYRE BY BETTY OTHMER SI FOR THE PEOPLE 5:30 PM + J. PETER RHO BY FAMILY + MRS. CATHERINE NWOSISI SI SPECIAL INTENTION WED, FEBRUARY 6: 8:30 AM + FLORENCE KENNEDY—1ST ANNIVERSARY BY ANNUNCIATION PARISH SI SPECIAL INTENTION BY BARKER FAMILY SI ERIC MYRE BY BETTY OTHMER 5:30 PM + J. PETER RHO BY FAMILY SI NWOSISI, OKAFOR, & OKELEZO FAMILIES SI MARIE GUTIERREZ BY THERESA, ELIZABETH & JOSEPH THURS, FEBRUARY 7: 8:30 AM + ANN KRAMER—1ST ANNIVERSARY BY ANNUNCIATION PARISH + MARGUERITE ANDERSON BY BRUCE & LANELL ANDERSON FAMLY SI ALAN MYRE BY BETTY OTHMER 5:30 PM + BEN OVEJERA BY KAY & JIM MAGOVERN + J. PETER RHO BY FAMILY SI ISH LOVATO BY THERESA, ELIZABETH & JOSEPH FRI, FEBRUARY 8: 8:30AM + TOMAS CONKLIN BY GREAT GRANDPARENTS + DARLENE MYRE BY BETTY OTHMER SI MINERVA SMITH BY MARIAN MOORMAN 5:30 PM + HOLY SOULS IN PURGATORY + J. PETER RHO BY FAMILY + NELLIE TORRES BY EVY & JULIA MARQUEZ SAT, FEBRUARY 9: 5:00 PM + JANICE BUSTOS, BEN F. ROYBAL & RUDY GONZALES BY ROYBAL FAMILY + FRANK & FELA LUCERO BY ELIZABETH WILSON + MR. & MRS. J. O. GALLEGOS BY ELIZABETH WILSON SUN, FEBRUARY 10: 7:00 AM + RUSSELL ARENHOLZ SI JENNIFER PURWIN BY MOM 9:00 AM + J. PETER RHO BY FAMILY SI JERRY HAYES BY PATRICK SENA SI GILBERT & DOLORES CANO 60TH ANNIVERSARY BY NANCY SANCHEZ 10:30 AM + NEIL ANDERSON BY BRUCE & LANELL ANDERSON + FRANCIS “SKIP” DOUGHTY BY ROSANNA + CARLOS LUBECK BY LUBECK FAMILY 12:00 PM + SYLVIA KUHNE BY BRET, MARIE & MARCUS KUHNE SI IN HONOR OF ST. ANTHONY BY ELIZABETH DAVIDSON ARELLANO SI HELEN SANCHEZ BY ANDREA & ALBERTA 5:30 PM SI FOR THE PEOPLE

The Parish Budget for Fiscal Year 2013 (7/1/12 - 6/30/13) is based on the giving of our faith family for Fiscal Year 2012. The portion of our budget contributed in envelopes, checks and loose cash is $1,727.640.00 or $32,597.00 per week. Thank you for your continuing generosity. Contributions for the 31st weekend of the fiscal year were $31,970.00. In the 31st week of our fiscal year, our budgeted goal for ministry programs and ordinary operating expense is $1,010,506.00 and our collections are $1,047,258.00. We encourage everyone to prayerfully consider using the Capital Improvement Envelope in your packet to help recover the renovation of St. Bakhita Hall.

May God bless you in your sacrificial giving. Lord, help me move from comfort to sacrifice.

How shall I make a return to the Lord for all the good He has done for me? (Psalm 116:12)

FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME February 3, 2013

FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Is 6:1-2a, 3-8; 1 Cor 15:1-11; Lk 5:1-11

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

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TAX FILING: Tax letters are being prepared for mailing in the first week of February.

Feb 3 10:15-11:45 am MSA Session - School bldg. 10:15-11:45 am RCIC Session - School bldg. Feb 6 4:00-5:30 pm ERE Session - School bldg. Feb 10 10:15-11:45 am MSA Session - School bldg. 10:15-11:45 am RCIC Session - School bldg. Feb 13 4:00-5:30 pm Ash Giving - Church Feb 17 10:15-11:45 am MSA Session - School bldg. Feb 20 4:00-5:30 pm ERE Session - School bldg. Feb 24 10:15-11:45 am MSA Session - School bldg. 10:15-11:45 am RCIC Session - School bldg. Feb 27 4:00-5:30 pm ERE Session - School bldg.

February 13

Ash Wednesday - Beginning of Lent Saturday, February 16 5:00 pm Mass Rite of Sending Church

Sunday, February 17 2:30 pm Rite of Election Santa Fe Cathedral

♦ Question for Children: In what way do you show God’s love to

someone who is lonely or hurting?

♦ Question for Youth: Who are the people in your life who mean

the most to you? How do you show them how important they

are to you?

♦ Question for Adults: How do you show your love to the

members of your family?

February 8

Feast of St. Josephine Bakhita

FFAMILYAMILY C CENTEREDENTERED R RELIGIOUSELIGIOUS E EDUCATIONDUCATION Sr. Grace De Paoli, FdCC, Director

Telephone - 296-0411 dreannunciation@aol.com

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PARISH MISSION STATEMENT

Our Lady of the Annunciation Roman Catholic Parish is a people of living faith rooted in the Gospel,

centered on the Eucharist and led by the Holy Spirit.

We are inspired by the example of Mary to continue the mission of Jesus Christ by ministering to all.

Annunciation Parish Website: www.annunciationparishabq.org

FROM THE PASTOR FEB. 3, 2013 ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL

Many of you will have already received a letter from the Archbishop requesting your support for the 2013 Annual Catholic Appeal entitled “Faith is Our Gift to Share”. If you have received this letter with your personalized ACA pledge form, you may use this form and mail it in directly or bring it here to place in the second collection for the ACA this weekend or next. We are beginning our own in-pew solicitation this weekend and you may also choose to use the envelopes provided for you here in church. After last year’s successful campaign, in which we brought in a total of $283,580, with a rebate of $138,580 to the parish, we hope to grow our participation even further. Last year, 630 of our parish’s 2000 plus families contributed to the ACA producing an average gift of $450.

As we reflect on the 2013 theme of “Faith is Our Gift to Share”, let us be mindful that one way of practicing faith shar-ing is through almsgiving. This is our opportunity for almsgiving beyond the parish– helping educate our seminarians for the priesthood, forming our candidates for the diaconate, and reaching out to the needy in many ways throughout the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. Our Archdiocesan goal for this year is $143,000, which we intend to double to $284,000, with the overage returning to the parish as a rebate. As everyone can do something, let us get every family involved in pledg-ing to the Annual Catholic Appeal 2013. SCOUTING SUNDAY As we celebrate Catholic Scouting in our parish, I am grateful for all of our Scouts and the adult spon-sors and all of the scouting families. Troop 280 has been such a blessing for our youth and for our par-ish as they are formed in virtues and values which develop true Christians and good citizens. I am pleased to announce the formation of a new girls’ scouting group called American Heritage Girls. This is a relatively new group for girls which is based on godliness and virtues in accord with Christianity, a foundation for our nation. Please give your encouragement and your support to all the scouts you see here at Annunciation and join them for the pancake breakfast this Sunday. THE LIGHT IS ON FOR YOU

“The Light is on for You” is an initiative of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe and many other dioceses to allow all Catholics to avail themselves of the Sacra-ment of Reconciliation during this Year of Faith. Confession is a wonderful opportunity to set aside our sinful ways and to draw closer to Our Lord. Con-fessions will be held every Friday during Lent, except Good Friday, from 7:00 p.m. on, here at Annunciation and in most parishes of the Archdiocese. Come

to receive the grace of the Sacrament of Reconciliation and rejoice in the Lord’s mercy in your life. RETROUVAILLE: MARRIED TO A STRANGER Are you married to a stranger? Do you feel alone in your marriage? Do you argue or have you just stopped talk-ing to each other? Do you dread going home? Does talking about it only make matters worse? Retrouvaille, which is French for “to find again”, has helped countless couples experiencing marital difficulties at all levels, including disillusionment and deep misery, find a new path together. For confidential information about register-ing for the program beginning with a weekend on Feb. 15-17, call 890-3495 or go to www.HelpOurMarriage.com.

SCRIPTURE ALPHABET “Q” 1 Thes. 5:19 Quench not the Spirit. “R” Jas 4:7 Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

ReflectionReflectionReflectionReflection: “Prayer is not asking for what you think you want but asking to be changed in ways you can’t imag-

ine.” -Kathleen Norris

PARISH LIFE & PASTORAL OUTREACH

Sr. Cristina Ovejera, FdCC, Director Mary Agnes Sain, Secretary 299-9111 covjera@annunciationparishabq.org

► Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Rice Bowl donation boxes will be distributed after each Mass on February 13, Ash Wednesday. The boxes will be available on a table in the church vestibule during the Lenten season. They will be collected on the weekend of Palm Sun-day March 23/24, 2013. Please sum up your total donation as a family, and write a check of the amount to Annunciation Parish, Memo: CRS Rice Bowl. You may put the check in the Rice Bowl box or drop into the collection basket. Thank you.

► Lenten Giving Tree for Catholic Charities The Social Concerns Collection for February is for house-

hold items for refugee families served by Catholic Charities. A Lenten Giving Tree will be in the church vestibule on February 16/17. Each heart-shaped tag has a picture of household item that is needed. We encourage parishioners to pick a tag. The tree will be in the vestibule until Feb. 22. The donations will be collected on the weekend of February 23/24. A Catholic Charities truck will be in the church parking lot. Thanks to Annunciation Young Adult Group for preparing the tags and putting up the tree, and the Social Concerns Committee members for collecting the donations.

► Senior Ministry-GEMS-Valentines Luncheon will be held on Tuesday, February

12, 2013, at 12:00N-2:00PM in St. Magdalene Hall. Please call Mary Agnes at 299-9111 if you will participate. Please bring a Valentines card to exchange. You may invite a friend or two. Come and have fun!

► Divine Mercy Cenacle faith-sharing group meets every other Monday, to study and reflect together the

Diary of St. Faustina, with the help of Sacred Scriptures and the Catechism of the Catholic

Church. The group follows a specific on-going formation process in the spirituality and living Je-

sus’ Divine Mercy. All interested parishioners are invited to join us. Ask Sr. Cristina for details.

► Forty Days for Life sign-up will be on the week-end of February 9/10, 2013 after all the Masses. Parishioners are encouraged to participate in a prayerful and peaceful vigil in front of Planned Parenthood on San Mateo Blvd on February 13, Ash Wednesday.

► Retreat offering at the Canossian Spirituality Center “Bakhita’s Faith Journey”, an afternoon of prayer

and reflection in honor of St. Josephine Bakhita, on her feast day February 8, at 2:30-5:00PM, facilitated by Sr. Antoinette Crippa, FdCC. Solemn Mass at 5:30PM, followed by a potluck dinner. Please call 452-9402 to register. The Center is on 5625 Isleta Blvd.SW.

February 3 Sunday Social Concerns Team 11:30AM SFH February 4 Monday Marianites 9:30-10:30AM SFH Communion Visits to Sick & Homebound 10:45AM-12:00 Noon Divine Mercy Cenacle* 7:00-8:30PM SFH History of the Church Class 7:00-9:00PM PB304 February 5 Tuesday Respect Life Committee 9:30-11:00AM SBH ContemplativePrayer/Lectio Divina 6:15-7:15PM SFH February 7 Thursday Sunday Readings Reflection Group 9:30-10:30AM SFH February 8 Friday Feast of St. Josephine Bakhita –Canossian Sister* Korean Bible Study Group 7:00-9:00PM SFH

THIS WEEK’S MEETINGS/ACTIVITIES

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MUSIC & LITURGICAL MINISTRYMUSIC & LITURGICAL MINISTRYMUSIC & LITURGICAL MINISTRY

Dr. Jane Smith, Director 298Dr. Jane Smith, Director 298Dr. Jane Smith, Director 298---963696369636 Rhonda Leonard, AssistantRhonda Leonard, AssistantRhonda Leonard, Assistant

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MUSICMUSIC

Children’s Choir Rehearsal: Monday, February 4, 4:00–4:45 pm, in the church

Laudate Rehearsal: Wednesday, February 6, 6:30 pm, in the church

Cantor Rehearsal: Thursday, February 7 , 6:45–7:30 pm, in the church

Parish Mixed Choir Rehearsal: Thursday, February 7, 7:30–9:00 pm, in the church

The Annunciation Children’s Choir has begun Spring Rehearsals! This is a parish choir that sings at week-

end liturgies and for special occasions such as Holy Week and First Eucharist. Boys and girls in Grades 3

through 8 are invited to join this enthusiastic group of singers!

MINISTRYMINISTRY

Ministry Training Sessions are coming up soon. If you signed up for a ministry at November’s Ministry Fair,

you will be contacted about the session for your particular ministry. If you have called the Parish Office ex-

pressing interest in becoming a Liturgical Minister, you will also be contacted. Keep watching the bulletin for

the dates and times of the sessions. Put your faith into action – become a Liturgical Minister before Easter!!!

LECTIONARY READINGS February 4th, — February 9th, 2013

MONDAY Weekday Heb 11:32-40 Mk 5:1-20 TUESDAY St. Agatha, virgin, martyr Heb 12:1-4 Mk 5:21-43 WEDNESDAY St. Paul Miki and companions, martyrs Heb 12:4-7, 11-15 Mk 6:1-6 THURSDAY Weekday Heb 12:18-19,21-24 Mk 6:7-13 FRIDAY St. Jerome Emiliani; St. Josephine Bakhita, virgin Heb 13:1-8 Mk 6:14-29 SATURDAY Weekday Heb 13:15-17, 20-21 Mk 6:30-34

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The Liturgical Minister Schedule is available on the Annunciation Parish Website: www.annunciationparishabq.org

R.C.I.A. (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults)

Enrollment for the 2012-2013 RCIA is now closed. The starting date for the 2013—2014 program will be announced in the summer of 2013.

The 2012 Entertainment Book is here! Buy your copy at the Parish office for $35 and support Annunciation School.

Coffee and Donuts will be served by St. Vincent de Paul & Companions On the Journey February 10, 2013.

Prayer in Honor of St. Bakhita, Canossian Sister: “Loving God, rewarder of the

humble, you blessed St. Josephine Bakhita with charity and patience. May her prayers

help us, and her example inspire us to carry our cross and to love you always. Pour

upon us the spirit of wisdom and love with which you filled St. Josephine Bakhita.

By serving you as she did, may we please you by our faith and our actions. Grant this

through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy

Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen”

This session

will be cover Catechism Nos. 185—278.

Scout Sunday - February 3 - Annual Pancake Breakfast

Troop 280 is having their Annual Pancake Breakfast in the gym on February 3rd after the 7:00, 9:30 and 10:30 AM Masses. The cost will be $5.00 per person or $20.00 per family. Also on Sunday, all of our parish scout troops and their families are invited to attend the 10:30 a.m. Mass.

Y O U T H

Youth and Young Adult Ministry

Leslie Monette, Director

Barry Reinholz, Associate Director

293-6760

lmonette@annunciationparishabq.org

breinholz@annunciationparishabq.org

Youth Confirmation Schedule

Sunday, February 10, 2013; 3:45—5:15PM Confirmed in Witness Guidelines for Letters to the Archbishop will be Discussed Sunday, February 24. 2013; 2:30—5:15PM—Service Projects Living Stations of the Cross & Rosary Making Projects Letters to Archbishop Due

MINISTRY

Middle School Social

Attention to all Middle School parishioners:

A pizza social will be held for you on

Monday, February 4, 2013 in the Community Center.

Pizza will be served at 6:30PM, followed by icebreakers, games, and a discussion of our Catholic faith.

Questions? Contact Barry: 298-7553

February 2nd

The Presentation of our Lord

Call Leslie at 293-6760

to become an assigned adorer.

Welcome American Heritage Girls Last Thursday, January 24, 2013, 25 girls

participated in the Joining Award Ceremony for our parish American

Heritage Girls Troop 0325. Girls interested in joining the troop may at anytime. For more

information contact Jenn at 362-2376 or Leslie at 293-6760.

Wednesday Night Adult Faith Formation Wednesday Night Adult Faith Formation Wednesday Night Adult Faith Formation Wednesday Night Adult Faith Formation Study of the CatechismStudy of the CatechismStudy of the CatechismStudy of the Catechism

Topic: Session Four “God’s Innermost Secret”Topic: Session Four “God’s Innermost Secret”Topic: Session Four “God’s Innermost Secret”Topic: Session Four “God’s Innermost Secret” 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. in the Community Center6:30 to 8:00 p.m. in the Community Center6:30 to 8:00 p.m. in the Community Center6:30 to 8:00 p.m. in the Community Center