Immaculate Heart of MaryCatholic ChurchSeptember 15, 2019

PO Box 130, 411 Ware St, Groom TX 79039Phone & Fax: 806-248-7584 / Cell Phone: 806-316-4146

Parish Email: immaculateheartgroom@gmail.comWebsite: immaculateheartgroomtx.com

24th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIMEHAVE YOU QUIT FORGIVING,GIVING, AND LIVING?

"Let Me alone, then, that My wrath may blaze up against them to consume them." —Exodus 32:10

The Lord was about to end His relationship with His chosen people, but He forgave them instead. Jeremiah wanted to quit his prophetic ministry (Jer 20:9) after he did not forgive the Israelites (see Jer 18:23). If Jesus hadn't prayed on Calvary for His Father to forgive us (see Lk 23:34), He may have been severely tempted to come down from the cross and quit the plan of salvation (see Mt 27:42).

Unforgiveness usually results in our quitting something the Lord wants us to continue, while forgiveness keeps it going on. If a wife refuses to forgive her husband, she may quit her marriage or at least quit trying in her marriage. If parents quit forgiving their children, they might easily quit parenting them. At best, they will just go through the motions.

Unforgiveness is the main cause of divorce, abuse, dysfunction, and neglect. When we quit forgiving seventy times seven (see Mt 18:22), we quit giving, loving, and trying. Eventually, we quit life and eternal life. If we quit forgiving one person, we quit our relationship with the Lord, for we pray that He forgive us as we forgive others (Mt 6:12). We must forgive as the father of the prodigal son did, or we will be like his older unforgiving son (see Lk 15:20, 28). Forgive — or risk quitting life, love, and God. Prayer: Father, I decide now to accept Your grace to forgive all those who have ever hurt me in any way.

Parish Council ChairAlter Society President

DREBookkeeper

PastorFinance Council Chair

RCIAYouth Director

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Arokia Raj SamalaRodney BohrTabitha EggemeyerKathleen Barkleystaci.kotara@gmail.com

Jason EugeaJoannie KlingNicole KuehlerSherri Wieberg

Mass Schedule

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Pray for Our Sick

Family Chalice Program

Saturday, until Oct 12...............7:00pmSunday...................................8:30am

Monday, Thursday, Friday..........7:30am

Confession: By appointment only until we resume our normal mass schedule

There will be no adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in September

Brandi Sustaire, John Detten, Emma Detten, Tammy Bivens, Celeste Connelly, Shamara Husemann, Bill Becker, Charleen Weller, Leonard Koetting, Alina Becker, Anna Marie Wink, Shirley Burgin, Matthew Gary Britten, Karen Berry, Doris Britten, Lynita Brown, Phillip Ollinger, Dee Martinez, Shane King, Libby Howard, and Portia Thurman.

September 14-15 Michele & Rodney BohrSeptember 21-22...................Nick BohrSeptember 28-29.........Linda & Bill BohrOctober 5-6....................Donna BarnettOctober 12-13.........Nick Ashford FamilyOctober 19-20....Vanessa & Jason Eugea

Marriage Preparation:Contact Father Raj at least six months in advance.

Baptisms:Call the rectory for an appointment.

Communion:Homebound or the ill, call Father Raj at 248-7584 or cell 806-316-4146.

Anyone unable to come forward for communion, let Father Raj know before Mass. Those ill or homebound, please contact Father Raj to arrange for communion to be brought to your home on weekdays or weekends. Stewardship Reports

Church Cleaning for SeptemberMarla Britten, Debbie Ollinger, Sandra Britten, Mary Treadwell, Pam Ashford, Tami Keesee, Cara Ashford, Sharon Britten, Sherri Wieberg, Waymth Britten, Lori Connelly, Nicole Kuehler, Loretta Britten, Tabitha Eggemeyer, Shelley Britten and Britney Britten

09/08/19 Stewardship ReportIndividual $1,850Loose $ 207Children $ 22TOTAL $2,079

09/08/19 Building FundIndividual & TOTAL $ 425

Birthdays & AnniversariesSeptember 15..................Amanda HarveySeptember 17..................Madeline BrittenSeptember 18..A: Nathan & Sherri WiebergSeptember 19................Thomas MoraniecSeptember 21......Tony Britten, Mike Lister, Bridget Britten, Alexander Britten, and Coby Eilenberger

Liturgical MinistersSaturday, Sept 14, 2019 at 7:00pmServers: Braxton and ZadynLector: Kay BrittenExtraor. Com. Ministers: Kevin Brown and Jan Britten

Sunday, Sept 15, 2019 at 8:30amServers: Kate and MaciLector: Marcia ConradExtraor. Com. Ministers: Joannie Kling, Vanessa Eugea and Sandie Hickey

Saturday, Sept 21, 2019 at 7:00pmServers: Stephen and TuckerLector: Cliff BrittenExtraor. Com. Ministers: John Connelly and Kevin Brown

Sunday, Sept 22, 2019 at 8:30amServers: Alex and DamonLector: Ron KuehlerExtraor. Com. Ministers: Melanie K Britten, Tabitha Eggemeyer and Sharon Britten

Saturday, Sept 28, 2019 at 7:00pmServers: Saffron and HopeLector: Jason EugeaExtraor. Com. Ministers: Sandie Hickey and John Connelly

Sunday, Sept 29, 2019 at 8:30amServers: Ali and CarriganLector: Kay BrittenExtraor. Com. Ministers: Michele Bohr, Marla Britten and Susan Britten

AnnouncementsLooking to deepen your relationship with God, renew your spirituality, give new meaning to your prayer life and Sunday Liturgy, and to build lasting friendships?Registration for the October Women's ACTS Retreat is now open! The Retreat will begin at 6:30pm on Thursday, October 17th at the Bishop DeFalco Retreat Center in Amarillo. It will end on Sunday, October 20th. For more information and to register online, visit actsamarillo.org or talk to Cari Weinheimer (806) 626-5608

TYM Breakfast, September 22nd following Sunday morning mass. Reminder for youth grades 7-12, please attend mass on Saturday evening the 21st to help prepare breakfast on Sunday morning!TYM will meet on the 1st Wednesday of each month and finish each month together at Adoration.TYM is responsible for the Homecoming Tailgate and this year it will be held at the tennis courts after the game. Anyone available to bring cookies please contact Kathleen Barkley.TYM Mass will be the 2nd Sunday of the month starting in October. TYM Parents, please help host a month this year, plan to sign up at breakfast on September 22nd.

1 in 4 children are food insecure. You can help end weekend hunger by donating to Snack Pak 4 Kids at the south entrance of the church.

Second CollectionsSeptember 15 - Catholic Charities Appeal

Thought of the week: Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.

What does it mean that there are two types of contrition? And what are those types? For contrition to be perfect, there must be a real interior sorrow and repentance of one's sins. The Catholic Church teaches that there are two types of contrition, the perfect contrition and the imperfect contrition. The perfect contrition involves sorrow out of true love for God. You are sorry for having offended God and you want to return in a state of grace to improve your relationship with God. In the imperfect contrition, your sorrow is based on the fear of eternal punishment. You are not preoccupied with having offended God by your sinful nature; you just want to avoid going to hell.

Sept 16: Sts. Cornelius and Cyprian -Cornelius: "There is one God and one Christ and but one episcopal chair, originally founded on Peter, by the Lord's authority. There cannot, therefore, be set up another altar or another priesthood. Whatever any man in his rage or rashness shall appoint, in defiance of the divine institution, must be a spurious, profane and sacrilegious ordinance" (St. Cyprian, The Unity of the Catholic Church).Cyprian: “You cannot have God for your Father if you do not have the Church for your mother.... God is one and Christ is one, and his Church is one; one is the faith, and one is the people cemented together by harmony into the strong unity of a body.... If we are the heirs of Christ, let us abide in the peace of Christ; if we are the sons of God, let us be lovers of peace” (St. Cyprian, The Unity of the Catholic Church).

Sep 20: Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang and Companions: We marvel at the fact that the Korean Church was strictly a lay Church for a dozen years after its birth. How did the people survive without the Eucharist? It is no belittling of this and other sacraments to realize that there must be a living faith before there can be a truly beneficial celebration of the Eucharist. The sacraments are signs of God's initiative and response to faith already present. The sacraments increase grace and faith, but only if there is something ready to be increased.