St. James Catholic Church Seguin, TX January 10, 2016

Notes from the Pastor

My thanks to Leonard Sosa for remarking the parking spaces

on our property. Well done Leonard and my appreciation.

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The Pastoral Council is sponsoring an appreciation dinner this

Thursday at 6:00 PM in the parish hall. It is the council’s way

of saying “thank you” to all the volunteers in ministry in this

parish. Please be so kind to RSVP to Linda Kay @ 830-305-

1204, Jackie Etlinger @ 210-844-0516, or the parish office at

379-1796 so that we can make adequate food preparation.

Deadline is Tuesday at 5:00 PM.

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One month from now on February 10, Lent begins. Our staff

and pastoral council are hoping to provide various Lenten

devotional and educational opportunities for your spiritual

development. Please mark your calendars NOW for our

Lenten Mission with Fr. Eddie Bernal, Pastor of St. Benedict’s

parish in San Antonio. Fr. Eddie is a guest lecturer on the

Catholic channel. It will be Monday, February 15-

Wednesday, February 17, at 7:00 PM in the church.

We will begin with a short prayer service and then a talk by

Fr. Eddie. I ask that everyone cancel any meetings these three

nights so that you are free to attend.

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This weekend we will be taking up a collection for the

Guadalupe County Children’s Advocacy Center. They are

looking for a new facility that provides a warm, homelike

environment for children. Primary emphasis is placed on the

well being of the child. This agency partners with law en-

forcement, Child Protective Services, the District Attorney

and County Attorney’s Office, as well as, medical and mental

health professions. Please be generous. Make checks out to

Guadalupe County Children’s Advocacy Center.

Family Reflection Time on the Gospel

John the Baptist’s preaching leads many to repent for

their sins. The cleansing waters of his baptism symbol-

ize their turning toward a new way of life. Yet John

speaks of a new baptism that One mightier than he will

give—a baptism of the Holy Spirit and fire. We are

greatly blessed to have received this baptism. Receiving

God’s own life has lit an unquenchable fire in us, the

desire to know and make known our God. Today is our

feast day!

ON THE WAY HOME FROM MASS:….

Who announced Jesus’ coming in today’s Gospel? What

was God the Father’s announcement?

LIVING THE WORD

When you gather for a meal, talk about how Jesus must

have felt when he heard God the Father’s voice telling

him he was his beloved Son. Explain how each of us

becomes a child of God at our

Baptism. God the Father wants us to know we are also

his beloved sons and daughters. Using a sign from our

Baptism, make the Sign of the Cross on the forehead of

the person next to you, saying “You are a beloved son/

daughter of God.” Thank God for loving you so much

he makes you part of his family.

(Reprinted from Celebrating Sunday for Catholic Families 2014-15.

Archdiocese of Chicago: LTP. 1800-933-1800. www.LTP.org.

All rights reserved.)

Thank you for your continued support & generosity. Stewardship for the weekend of 12/27/15

MASS OFFERING:$ 10,610.40 CHILDREN’S: $38.72 BUILDING FUND: $25.00 ASSUMPTION SEMINARY: $1,800.15 CHRISTMAS: $16,735.12 CHILDREN’S: $118.52

Thank you for your continued support & generosity. Stewardship for the weekend of 1/3/16

MASS OFFERING:$17,374.23 1/1/16: $1,951.89 CHILDREN’S: $42.63 $27.50 BUILDING FUND: $203.00 RELIEF FUND: $10.81.97 VIETNAMESE MASS: $125.00

Church Bulletin box question: “Why is ‘fear of the

Lord’ a good thing and then told “do not be afraid?”

What is the connotation of each? Good question.

To modern ears the word ‘fear’ is almost negative.

We associate it with threat or some punishment. The

word ‘fear’ has different senses or meanings.

Fear of the Lord is one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit.

It is a filial fear in the sense of a son or daughter fears to

offend his/her father or to be separated from him. Here

we really love God with all our heart. He is Abba, Papa,

Father. He has given us everything and we deeply love

and reverence him. We respect him too much to ever

want to mar our relationship with him. We thus come to

fear sin that creates distance between us and God.

Please reread the Act of Contrition. It explains it well.

There is a good article on the website –What does it

mean to fear the Lord by Msgr. Charles Pope.

“Do Not Be Afraid” reminds us that God is with us in

our fears, struggles, hardships, confusion as he is One of

us. God will not necessarily take away our pain but will

be with us, Emmanuel.

EVENTS OF THE WEEK

Monday, 1/11 6:00 PM SJS PTC Meeting-PH Tuesday, 1/12 6:30 PM Liturgy Committee Meeting-PFC ARR 7:00 PM CDA Meeting-CDA Building 7:00 PM RCIA-PFC [3] Wednesday, 1/13 6:30 PM Ehring SCC Meeting-PFC [1] 7:00 PM Life Teen-PH Thursday, 1/14 6:00 PM Ministry Appreciation Dinner-PH 6:30 PM St. Ann’s Circle Cruise Info Night-PFC [3] 6:30 PM Karate-Gym Saturday, 1/16 KC’s New Member Recruitment 9:00 AM KC’s Hoop Shoot-Gym Sunday, 1/17 KC’s New Member Recruitment 2nd Collection: St. James School 9:10 AM Religious Ed-Classrooms 10:00 AM RCIA Dismissal-PH Boardroom 11:00 AM JCDA Meeting-CDA Building

FEAST OF THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD

SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR THE WEEK

January 11 - January 17

Monday First Reading: 1 Sam. 1:1-8 Gospel: Mk. 1:14-20 Tuesday First Reading: 1 Sam. 1:9-20 Gospel: Mk. 21-28 Wednesday First Reading: 1 Sam. 3:1-10, 19-20 Gospel: Mk. 1:29-39 Thursday First Reading: 1 Sam. 4:1-11 Gospel: Mk. 1:40-45 Friday: First Reading: 1 Sam. 8:4-7, 10-22a Gospel: Mk. 2:1-12 Sunday First Reading: Is 62:1-5 Second: 1 Cor. 12:4-11 Gospel: Jn. 2:1-11

Mass Intentions January 11 - January 17

Monday 12:15 PM †Julian Kotara †Deacon Joseph Krupa Tuesday 12:15 PM †Ruth Behrendt †David Raggio Wednesday 12:15 PM †Cathy Jackson †Louis Germann Thursday 8:00 AM †Trey Psencik Friday KC’s/5th Gr. Buddy Group 8:00 AM †Ida Mae Coker Saturday 5:00 PM †Zel Kronke, †Nick Nickerson †M/M Nguyen Huy Hien Sunday 8:00 AM St. James parish family 10:00 AM †Fred Rohde, †Sam Janysek †Cathy Jackson 12:00 PM †Charles & Michael Beall †Dr. Mark Bennett

Music-Jan. 16/17

Saturday 5:00 PM Goetz/Phillips Sunday 8:00 AM Matalik/Supulver 10:00 AM Cook/Garcia *RCIA Dismissal 12:00 PM Life Teen

The Sanctuary Candle is offered In Loving Memory of

M/M Nguyen Huy Hien 9 January—16 January

Jan. 10 Cilvia & Tom Ramirez Jan. 17 Gloria Nolan Jan. 24 Suzanne & Sydney Vickery Jan. 31 Carolyn Bennett

In Sympathy

We extend our sympathy to the family of Walter Albert

Tilleman. Walter passed away on December 15, 2015.

Please keep the family in prayer.

We would like to express our condolences to the family of

Michael W. Brodie. Michael passed away on

December 23, 2015. Michael was married to Deb Brodie.

Deb is the daughter of Ann Nixon. Please keep the family in

prayer.

We extend our condolences to Richard & Rosie Stanley on

the loss of his brother, Barney G. Stanley, Jr., who passed

away on December 26, 15. Please keep the family in prayer.

We extend our condolences to Paul & Judy Bissing on the

loss of her brother, Roy D. Hulett, who passed away on

January 2, 2016 in Missouri. Please keep the family in

prayer.

We extend our condolences to Ann Wyss and family on the

loss of her husband, Earl, who passed away on December 24,

2015. Please keep the family in prayer.

St. James Catholic Church Seguin, TX January 10, 2016

Remember In Prayer….

Ken Long, Rebecca Miller, Betty Vetter, Dan Klinger, Patricia Cantu, Catherine Cannon, Lilliam Heerssen, Betty Broussard, Otto Radtke, Thom Alvarez, Keith Cantu, Frances Cuellar, Sharren Mikesh, Veronica Diaz, Mary Dickerson, Ray Zanyi, Jessica Franklin, Samm Heynis, Kenneth Houghton, Zack Hunter, John Mondin, Kenneth Jarzombeck, Criselda S. Leal, Richard Leal, Joseph Manix, Cindy Morris, Marietta Leyen-decker, Christina Martinez, Larry McCarthy, Tim McCarthy, James Reininger, Rosie Schuchardt, Ricky Campos, Kim Thi Nguyen, Taylor Miller, Henry Herrera, Wade Ohnheiser, Elisa Martinez, Joseph Font, Regina B, Helen Taft Wilems, Tim Taft, Ashley Gusman, Michelle Chavez, Martha Vogel, Beulah Miller, Kory Kirchner, Larry Ferguson

For I will restore your health; will heal your injuries - Jer. 30:17 Please contact office to be removed from prayer list. Thank you

Military Prayer List

LT Kristofer Kalstad, LT Kendall Kalstad, TSGT Carlo Carmosa,

TSGT Jessica Carmosa, SGT Nicodemus C. Seaboy,

SGT Scott Kessler, MAJ Christopher Wells, SGT Don Pezzatta,

GSGT Christopher J. Garcia, LCPL Stevie Ray Leos,

CPL Shane Hartmann, CAPT Blake Wiegmann, LCPL Brian

Shaw, CSM Bret Wiegmann, 2LT Will McCarthy, 1LT Charles

Gamero, LCPL Brian Shaw, CPL Zachary Klinger, CAPT Daniel

Jeanes, MAJ Noah Steinberg, LCPL Jorden Rongish, PFC

Noah Rios, OSMC Jeremy P. Rodriguez, SGT Jordan Folmar,

PFC Brian McKinney, PVT Kyle Martin, LCPL Shane McMain,

Specialist Steven A. Cervantes, 2LT Gavin Dick, James Dick,

John Bender, LCOL Sammy Phillips, COL Francisco J. Lozano

Please keep our military personnel and their families in your prayers. Anyone wishing to add a name can do so by calling the church office@379-1796.

Presider Schedule January 16/17

5:00 PM & 8:00 AM Fr. Dennis

10:00 AM & 12:00 PM Fr. Greg

SJS NEWS

The Catholic Life raffle ticket fundraiser

has ended, and the Archbishop will draw the grand prize

winning ticket on January 23 at the Khaki and Plaid

Gala. Look for final fundraiser results in an upcoming

bulletin! Thank you for all your support!

Thank you to families and parishioners who contributed

to the second collection at the Stewardship Masses in

December. The school received $3,064.35 from this

collection. We appreciate your generosity and support

of St. James Catholic School is looking for caring and

compassionate part time help for the afterschool care

program. St. James cares for and educates children that

range in ages 18 months to 8th grade. Applicants are

required to pass background checks and or fingerprint-

ing. Please apply in person at the school office.

Please see the school website www.sjcstx.org for the

basketball game schedule. We will have a home game

on January 14 at 4:30 pm in the gym. We would love for

you to attend! Go, Cougars!

Our school is collecting Box Tops for Education cou-

pons, Labels for Education and Coke bottle caps for My

Coke Rewards. If you have any that you would like to

donate to our school, please turn them in to the church

or school office.

Keeping God in Everything We Do

St. James Coffee House

Sunday, Jan. 31 The Cross That Spoke

to St. Francis

In an abandoned church outside of Assisi,

St. Francis heard the voice of Christ calling him

to consecrate his life to rebuilding God’s house.

We’ll examine the crucifix that was in the little

church and discuss the idea of consecrated life

for men and women religious and all Christians.

9:10-9:50 a.m.

or

11:10-11:50 a.m.

Thanks so much to our Pastoral Council

for providing refreshments.

Elementary Religious Education News

Welcome back! Elementary Religious Ed classes resume THIS weekend, Sunday, Jan. 10. Reminder: please bring your children no earlier than 9 a.m. We cannot allow students in the classrooms before we have teachers available to care for them. Classes begin at 9:10 a.m.

FEAST OF THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD

Email bulletin articles to: stjamesseguin@hotmail.com

Articles should be received by noon on Mondays.

SPONSOR FOR THE WEEK:

In Loving Memory of our son Jeffrey P. LeBlanc

Parish Office: 379-1796 Parish Web site: http://www. stjameschurch.faithweb.com

ST. ANN’S CIRCLE 2016 CRUISE INFO NIGHT

There will be an informational meeting for the 2016

Cruise to Canada and New England on Jan. 14 @

6:30 PM in the Parish Family Center. The cruise is

available to everyone, including non parishioners.

Save the Date!!

Catholic Daughters of the Americas is sponsoring a Mardi Gras Dance benefiting Youth Scholarships.

Feature music is the Bill Ayers Band of New Braunfels on Saturday, February 6, from 8 PM to 12 AM at the Knights of Columbus Hall. Tickets are $10.00 and will be sold at the door (no presale). Mardi Gras attire is welcome.

Welcome back! We are very excited about the Spring Semester!

This semester both Life Teen and Edge will focus on

Social Justice. This is a perfect start to the “Year of

Mercy.”

We have three main goals this semester:

1.) Be minded of the Church’s social teachings in all

areas of life.

2.) Grow in the Image of God by loving all people.

3.) To be an example of the mercy that all Christian’s are

called to this extraordinary year as declared by our Holy

Father.

Please remember we begin at 7:00 P.M. promptly, and

that we can best ensure the safety of the teens by using

the drop/off and pick-up lane.

Tour of Spain

Roger & Jean Feedham who lived in Spain 4-5 yrs,

have arranged with Proximo Travel Agency a tour to

Spain, departing May 23, 2016 at a cost of $4,599 per

person. Tour includes all air flights, transfers,

hotels, transportation on luxury bus, all breakfasts and

dinners, guided tours and tour fees.

There will be an information meeting on January 21

@ 6:30 PM in the Parish Family Center, for those

already signed up and for those interested in signing

up. Highlights of tour: Picaso Museum, Guadi’s

Sagrada Familia, Prado Museum, bull fights, and

much more.

ALTAR SERVER TRAINING

Jan. 23 & Jan. 30, 2016

from 8:30 AM-12:30 PM

Please call Matthew or Susan Jasek @

830-557-4183 to register or

email matthewjasek@att.net

CDA National Education Contest 2016

The Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court #2505

is sponsoring the 2016 National Education Contest.

The themes this year are “We Are Stewards of God’s

Creation or “How Do We Care For The Environment.”

4th—12th grade students are eligible to enter, as well

as, CDA members. Categories include essay, poetry,

art, computer art, music and photography. Entry forms

and rules have been given to the Directors of Religious

Education, church offices and the school. Please turn

in entries to the church offices or to Mrs. Susan Jasek.

If you have questions, please call 830-557-4183.

ALASKA TOUR

We are still in need of four couples to go with us to

Alaska in order for us to get the discount on the cruise part

of the trip. If interested, please contact Pat Sagebiel at

www.CowboyPay@AscotTravel.com or call 830-372-

3003. His office is located at 825 N. Camp St. The dates

of the trip are June 28-July 10 (13 days). Price range de-

pend on the cabin selection from apporoximately $4250 to

$4870 (this includes airfare but not insurance nor a meal

plan that is offered).