Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church

Parish Staff:

Pastor-

Rev. Rafael Padilla-Valdes

Office Administrator-

Diana Arroyo

(office@ihmmartindale.org)

Deacon

Eugene R. Wohlfarth

dcn.eugene.wohlfarth@gmail.com

Religious Education

Assistant-

JoAnn Zavala–Martinez

(re@ihmmartindale.org)

February 2, 2020

Quinceañeras

Preparations must be made at

least 6 months to 1 year prior

to the celebration. Information

forms can be picked up in the

Parish Office.

Parish Office

Office Hours

Monday-Thursday

9:00am - 3:00pm

Administrator-Diana Arroyo

Office-512-357-6573

Baptisms

Baptismal preparations are

held once a month. Please see

the parish office to register.

Marriage

Marriage Preparations must

be made at least 6 months in

advance.

Weekly Mass Schedule

Saturday (Spanish)- 6:00pm

Sunday (Spanish)- 8:00am

Sunday (English) - 9:30am

Thursday Mass

(English)- 7:00pm

Adoration Every Thursday,

starting at 7:30pm-8:30 pm

Friday Prayer Group– 7:00pm

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday– 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

PO Box117/312 Lockhart Street Martindale, TX. 78655

IN CASE OF EMERGENCY CALL (rectory) 512-357-4500

Parish Website www.ihmmartindale.org

Martindale, Texas

Mission Statement

We, the parishioners of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic

Church, are called by God, through the Holy Spirit and our Savior

Jesus Christ, to praise, love and worship God through the

celebration of the Sacraments and especially the Eucharist. Under

the patronage of our beloved Immaculate Mary, mother of Jesus,

we hope with deep humility to be a loving, caring, giving and

forgiving community in the service of all whom we touch in our

daily lives. Guided by the teaching of Our Lord found in the Good

News and in the traditions of the Church, we strive to be a Beacon

of Faith, Hope, and Love and a Harbor of Peace.

Feast of the Presentation

of the Lord

Sat. Feb. 1st 6pm †Jessie Martinez †Racheal Martinez

Lillian & Joy Siemering (health)

Sun. Feb. 2nd 8:00am †Pete Guardiola Jr. †Joe Delgado

Sun. Feb. 2nd 9:30am

†Cleto & Carmen Luera †Rachael Martinez †Consuelo Duran

The Sanctuary Light will

burn in the Glory of God for

†Pete Guardiola Jr.

Monday, February 3

2 SM 15:13-14, 30; 16:5-13

MK 5:1-20

Tuesday, February 4 2 SM 18:9-10, 14B, 24-25A, 30–19:3

MK 5:21-43

Wednesday, February 5

2 SM 24:2, 9-17

MK 6:1-6

Thursday, February 6

1 KGS 2:1-4, 10-12

MK 6:7-13

Friday, February 7

SIR 47:2-11

MK 6:14-29

Saturday, February 8

1 KGS 3:4-13

MK 6:30-34

Sunday, February 9

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

IS 58:7-10

1 COR 2:1-5

MT 5:13-16

Biblia para

todos y para todo

BIBLE TO ALL

AND FOR ALL

Feb. 1-2, Feast of the Presentation of the Lord Today we celebrate the feast of the Presentation of the Lord, which we observe 40

days after Christmas. Simeon and Anna welcomed Jesus into the temple, both knowing and proclaiming that he is the Messiah. May we continue to welcome Christ into our hearts and into our homes as we serve and pray for those who are less fortunate. Christ be our light!

Febrero 1-2, Festividad de la Presentación del Señor Hoy hemos celebrado la festividad de la Presentación del Señor, que observaos 40

días después de Navidad. Simeón y Ana dan la bienvenida a Jesús en el templo, tanto sabiendo como proclamando que Él es el Mesias. Continuemos dando la bienvenida a Cristo en nuestros corazones y en nuestros hogares mientres servimos y oramos por aquellos menos afortundados ¡Que Cristo sea nuestra luz!

IMPORTANT EIM workshop INFORMATION

All clergy, religious, seminarians, employees, and adult

volunteers serving in a ministry requiring EIM compliance, must

submit an EIM Application for Ministry (one-time only) and

attend an EIM Workshop at least once every 3 years. Go

to eappsdb.com/austin to submit a new application or login to

your existing account to find the list of workshops and signup (use

the Alternate Login if you don’t recall ID/password). If you are not

sure if you are compliant please contact the parish office or login

to your account. Please login to your EIM account to find and sign

up for a workshop: pre-registration for workshops (at least

24-hours in advance) is now required.

Weekend Collection

$3,205.00

CHURCH & HALL CLEANING SCHEDULE

1st Saturday–Guadalupana Society *

2nd Saturday– Cristo Rey *

3rd Saturday– Archicofradia Society

4th Saturday– IHM YOUTH GROUP

5th Saturday– Fiesta Committee

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU CLEAN ON

YOUR WEEKEND, IF YOU CAN NOT PLEASE

CONTACT THE PARISH OFFICE BEFORE

YOUR SCHEDULED DATE.

Please support IHM

February 2, 2020—Archicofradia Society

February 9, 2020—Youth Group

VALENTINE DINNER ~N~ DANCE

Our IHM Fiesta Committee

will be having a

Valentine Dinner -n- Dance on

Saturday, February 8th, 6pm-11pm.

Tickets on sale now…. $10 a person. We

will have musical entertainment and a

night full of fun and dancing. Please help

support this fundraiser to help offset cost

for our 2020 Annual Fiesta!

Guadalupana Society Candidate Fundraiser

Saturday, February 15, 2020

11am-2pm—IHM Parish Hall

BBQ Plate Sale - $8.00

includes Rice, Potatoes Salad, Beans

Our Immaculate Heart of Mary Youth Group along with thousands of Texans at the Texas Rally for Life joined

on Saturday, January 25, at the Capitol in Austin. Show the media and our elected officials that Texas is

PRO-LIFE! The 2020 Texas Rally for Life will commemorate the 47th anniversary of the tragic Roe v.

Wade Supreme Court decision in 1973, which made abortion legal throughout all nine months of pregnancy. In

the wake of Roe, legal abortion in our nation has claimed the lives of more than 60 million unborn children and

has hurt countless women and men. *pictured above

Kenneth Villaseñor

Funeral Director

Nancy Marmolejo Office Manager

WANT TO JOIN A PARISH SOCIETY?

CONTACT ANY MEMBER OF YOUR

SOCIETY OF CHOICE TO BECOME A

MEMBER OF THE

ARCHICORFRAIDA OR

GUADALUPANA SOCIETY.

CRISTO REY

“Labor of Love”

Needs laborers like you!

Official logo for the Sunday of the Word of God unveiled at Vatican The logo was presented to the press at a Vatican news conference on 17th January, ahead of the newly established Sunday of the Word of God, which is being celebrated on 26th January this year. Pope Francis has asked that the third Sunday in Ordinary Time each year be observed as a special day devoted to the celebration, study and dissemination of the word of God. The logo shows the Resurrected Christ holding in his left hand a scroll, which is “the sacred Scripture that found its fulfilment in his person,” Archbishop Rino Fisichella, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization, told reporters. By his side are two disciples: Clopas and his wife, Mary. They both fix their gaze on Christ while Clopas holds a stick to indicate “a pilgrimage,” the archbishop said.

Mary is holding one hand upward and with her other hand seems to be touching the Lord, reaffirming that he has fulfilled the ancient promises and is the living Word that must be proclaimed to the world, he said. Holding the stick in one hand, Clopas’ free hand is pointing the road ahead, which all disciples are called to take in order to bring the Good News to everyone, Archbishop Fisichella said. There is a star overhead symbolising evangelisation and the “permanent light” that guides their journey and shows them the way, he added. It is also important, he said, to notice the feet of all three are depicted as being in motion, representing that the proclamation of the Risen Christ cannot be accomplished by “tired or lazy disciples” but only by those who are “dynamic” and ready to find new ways to speak so that sacred Scripture may become the living guide of the life of the church and its people.