3601 Altamesa Fort Worth, Texas 76133 Parish office is located in the building

on east side of church.

St. Bartholomew CATHOLIC CHURCH

Parish Mission:

Daily Schedule for February 2-6: Masses : Monday and Friday - 8:30a.m.

Wednesday , ~6:30p.m. Thursday, 12: 10p..m. Liturgy of the Word: Tuesday and Wednesday at 8:30a.m.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament : Friday after 8:30a.m. Mass until 2:00p.m.

Weekend Masses: Saturday: 4:30 p.m.– English Sunday: 9 a.m. - English; 11 a.m. - English; 1 p.m. - Spanish A nursery is provided at the following Masses: 4:30p.m. Saturday; 9 a.m., 11 a.m. & 1p.m. Sunday.

Mass Schedule

February 1, 2015

Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (B)

“He taught them as one having authority.”

Weekly Calendar/Calendario Semanal Sunday: 1st Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time ~ 40Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario

Pantry Sunday

Coffee and Donuts

Youth RCIA at 10:30a.m. in the Youth Room.

RCIA at 10:30a.m. in the Office Library. The topic will be :” Catholic Practices, Customs, Traditions” taught by Coletta Maksimik

Spanish Choir Practice

CCD classes (K-4th grade) . Session 1 –10:30a.m., Session 2 -11:45a.m. in the parish life center

Adult Scripture Study, 10:30a.m. in the church building, room 23

Spanish Scripture Study, 11:30 a.m. in the church building , room 21

Redescubre el Catholismo Class, 2:15 p.m. in the church building, room 23

Marriage Enrichment, 6p.m in the church building, room 14

Redescubre el Catholismo Class, 7 p.m. in the church building, room 23

No YSN this week. Join us at the Big Game Party at 5p.m. in the Youth Room. This class resumes next week at 7p.m.

No Sunday Night Bible Study this week. This resumes next Sunday at 7p.m. in the church. Joe Winterling is leading this Bible study on the Book of Mark. All are welcome,

Monday: 2nd

Folklore Dance Class, 5:45 p.m. in the Great Hall

Hispanic Prayer Choir Practice, , 6p.m. in the church building, room 23

Blessing of the Children , 7p.m. in the church

Talleres de Oracion y Vida, 7p.m. in the parish life center , room 4

ACTS Spanish Women’s Meeting, 7p.m. in the church building, room 14

Catechism-Bible Study, 7p.m. in the parish life center , room 1. This study is led by John Tharp. All are welcome.

Tuesday: 3rd

ESL Daytime Classes , 9-12a.m.in the parish life center. Nursery provided.

ESL Night time Classes , 6-9p.m. in the parish life center

Spanish RCIA, 7p.m. in the church building, ro

Estudio Biblica en Espanol , 7p.m. in the church building, room 14. This Bible study is led by John Contreras. Gethsemane– Young Adult (ages 18-29), 7:30 p.m. http://gethsemane.snappages.com for location and more info.

Wednesday: 4th

Men’s Morning Prayer Group. All men are welcome to join us at 6:00 a.m. in the church. Doors open at 5:30 a.m.

ESL Daytime Classes, 9a.m.-12p.m. in the parish life center. Nursery provided.

Wednesday Women’s Bible Study, 9:30a.m. in the church building, room 14

Redescubre el Catholismo , 10 a.m. in the church building, room 23

CCD Classes (Grades5&6) 7p.m. in the parish life center

Discovery Class (Gr.7 & 8), 7p.m. in the Youth room, Doors open at 6:30p.m.

Spanish Scripture Study, 7pm. In the church building, room 14

Music Rehearsal, 7p.m. in the church

Thursday: 5th

ESL Daytime Classes, 9a.m.-12p.m. in the parish life center. Nursery provided.

ESL Nighttime Classes, 6p.m. in the parish life center

Spanish Choir rehearsal, 6:00p.m. in the church

Joy of the Gospel Class, 7p.m. in the Great Hall, led by Fr. John Robert. This is a 6 week series that repeat s on Friday mornings.

Friday: 6th Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, 9:15a.m-2:00p.m. in the church chapel

Joy of the Gospel Class , 9:30a.m. in the Great Hall, led by Fr. John Robert. This is a 6 week series and a repeat of Thursday night.

Hispanic Prayer Group, 6p.m. in the church building , room 14

Natural Family Planning Class , 6:30p.m. in the parish life center, room 15&17

First Communion Class. 7p.m. in the Great hall

Saturday: 7th Saturday Morning Bible Study, 9:30a.m. in the church building, room 14 English Baptisms, 10a.m. in the church, Spanish Baptisms, 11a.m. in the church Confessions/ Confesiones, 3p.m. in the chapel

Next Sunday: 8thFifthSunday in Ordinary Time ~ 50Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario

Special Speaker; Rev. Richard Bayuk from Unbound

RCIA at 10:30a.m. in the Office Library. The topic will be :” Doctrine, Dogma, and Teaching” taught by David Kaiser

Coffee and Donuts

Youth RCIA

Spanish Choir Practice

CCD classes (K-4th grade)

Adult Scripture Study

Spanish Scripture Study

Young Women’s Vocation Group

Redescubre el Catholismo Class

ACTS English Men’s Meeting

ACTS Spanish Men’s Meeting

Sunday Night Bible Study

YSN

Reflexión Magnánima de Padre John Robert Skeldon

Divorce and Beyond

February 5 – March 26, 2015, Saint Andrew Catholic Church Thursday evenings,7:00-9:00pm

Divorce and Beyond is an 8 week parish-based self -help program for divorced people who are divorced or who have already filed for divorce; and is based on the prem-ise that sharing thoughts, feelings and experiences with others in the same or similar situation is one of the most helpful ways to move beyond the pain of divorce to a life of wholeness and joy. For more information or to register, Call Delphine Exman 817-292-1453 or Alice Curran 817-927-5383 or email acurran@standrewcc.org

Join us for our second Executive Speaker Event of the year featuring Kevin Sink, VP of Total Quality, TTI Corporation who will speak about his personal and professional journey to work in witness for Christ. Tuesday, February 17th Good Shepherd Catholic Community - Colleyville, TX 7 - 7:45 pm YCP Networking – free wine, beer & appetizers 7:45 pm Speaker: Kevin Sink Attire is business professional. All young professionals in their 20s and 30s are invited to this FREE event! For more information: www.ycpfortworth.org

Hay una especie de geografía espiritual en el evangelio de Marcos que es digno de mencionar. Cuando

Jesús parte hacia otro lugar tiene un enfrentamiento con el maligno. ¿Por qué? Es para que pueda

encadenar la maldad -atarla- para que el dador de vida, metanoia (transformación, conversión) -producto

del poder del evangelio pueda ser liberado, desencadenado, en ese lugar. La maldad está limitada para que

el evangelio pueda tener libertad de trabajar en los seres humanos. Y así, tenemos el primer encuentro de Jesús con el mal (en la forma

de la persona con el espíritu inmundo) al comenzar su ministerio público en Cafarnaúm de Galilea.

Es interesante que este encuentro se produzca en el contexto de la enseñanza de Jesús. Es su enseñanza la que provoca la respuesta del

espíritu inmundo, porque su enseñanza es la de uno con autoridad. Incluso la gente reconocerá la autoridad de la enseñanza de Jesús.

¿Cuál es el poder en su enseñanza? Es la vida misma de Dios. Jesús ha venido a traer la enseñanza que da vida, la Buena Nueva (el

Evangelio) la misma presencia de Dios a los seres humanos. Encadena la maldad y llama a los seres humanos a la conversión, transfor-

mación (metanoia). No hay nada más poderoso que eso.

Tú y yo también somos los receptores de esta enseñanza. Esto no es sólo una especie de fascinante historia antigua. Es el poder de

Dios que viene a nuestro encuentro de reunión (sinagoga) también dirigida a nosotros. Jesús quiere encadenar la maldad y el pecado de

nuestras vidas para que el poder del evangelio sea liberado para hacer su fijada realidad, lo que cambia la vida en nosotros.

¿A qué se nos está llamando? A escuchar, a obedecer -esta misma palabra en hebreo (shema), también obaudire en Latín, también hy-

pakouo en Griego- la voz del Señor a través de los profetas (que hablan con la verdad) que vienen en su nombre que nos llaman a la

conversión, como en el primera lectura.

Para no endurecer nuestros corazones como la gente hizo en el desierto a pesar de que habían visto el poder y la fuerza de Dios, como

dice el salmo. Es interesante que la palabra endurecer en la traducción griega del Antiguo Testamento (Septuaginta) es de donde obte-

nemos nuestra palabra esclerosis, como en la esclerosis en las arterias. Cuando una de las arterias se endurece, la sangre que da vida no

puede ser impulsada a través del cuerpo. Cuando uno endurece el corazón, el dador de la vida, el poder transformador de Dios, no pue-

de latir a través de una persona.

Por último, como San Pablo nos exhorta en la segunda lectura, "para estar libres de ansiedades". Escuchar a Dios, permitiendo que su

poder y su fuerza vibren dentro de nosotros, reducirá en cantidad nuestras ansiedades que la vida diaria nos brinda. El mundo nos dice:

¡Tengan miedo! De hecho, ese es el interés en el mundo de las ventas. Si tenemos miedo –encadenados al miedo,- entonces seremos

fáciles de manipular y nos iremos a comprar todo tipo de cosas buscando todo lo que nos ayude a vernos más jóvenes, tener más, evi-

tar la muerte, etc.

¿Qué es lo contrario de la fe, Bíblicamente hablando? No hay duda. El miedo. El miedo es el gran endurecedor de corazones, el que no

nos permite escuchar verdaderamente, excepto solo a nosotros mismos, y su finalidad es que nos llenemos de ansiedad e irnos a escon-

der a una esquina, sintiéndonos inservibles.

Recuerdo una vez haber conocido a una dama, que me enseñó algo sobre la confianza y la valentía. A pesar de que no tenía un techo

donde vivir, no festejaba el miedo; no cedió a la desesperación o la autocompasión. Como el gran poeta jesuita Gerard Manley Hop-

kins escribió una vez: "No, no voy a ser, consuelo de carroña, Desesperanza, no seré un festín para ti..." Y así, ella confiaba en el Se-

ñor. En las palabras del Salmo 121, "Levantó los ojos a los montes. ¿De dónde vendrá el auxilio? ", y me dijo. "El auxilio me viene del

Señor, que hizo el cielo y la tierra" Ella no estaba encadenada. Ella no endureció su corazón. Levantó sus ojos a los montes y sabía de

donde venía su auxilio. Escuchó a Jesús que palpitaba en toda ella. Y él la liberó de su falta de techo.

El Beato John Henry Newman escribió una vez un hermoso poema al que le puso música, Divina Luz Ilumíname. Su primera estrofa

es particularmente poderosa:

Divina Luz, con tu esplendor benigno Guarda mi pie.

Densa es la noche y áspero el camino; Mi guía se.

Harto distante de mi hogar estoy; que al dulce hogar de las alturas voy.

Y así, como Jesús hace un movimiento en nuestro paisaje espiritual, dejemos que él encadene todo el mal en nosotros, lo que nos impi-

de totalmente y poderosamente conocer íntimamente al nuestro Señor Dios, para que podamos abrazar el Evangelio con alegría y pue-

da cambiar nuestros corazones y almas. No hay nada que temer. Como el Beato Charles de Foucauld dijo: "A nuestro lado, cara a cara

con nosotros, dentro de nosotros, tenemos a nuestro Señor Jesús, nuestro Dios, cuyo amor por nosotros es infinito, que es él mismo

todopoderoso, que nos dice que busquemos el reino de Dios y todo se nos dará por añadidura".

Magnanimous Musings of Fr. John Robert Skeldon

There is sort of a spiritual geography to Mark’s gospel that is worthy of mention. Whenever

Jesus moves into a new physical location he has a confrontation with evil. Why? It is so that

he may bind evil—tie it up—so that the life-giving, metanoia (transformation, conversion)-

producing power of the gospel may be unleashed, unbound, in that location. Evil is bounded so

that the gospel may be set free to do its work on human beings. And so we have the first

encounter of Jesus with evil (in the form of the person with the unclean spirit) as he begins his

public ministry in Capernaum in Galilee.

It is interesting that this encounter occurs in the context of Jesus teaching. It is his teaching that provokes the response of

the unclean spirit, because his teaching is one with authority. Even the crowd will acknowledge the authority of Jesus’ teaching.

What is the power in his teaching? It is the life of God himself. Jesus has come to bring the life-giving teaching of the Good News

(gospel) of God’s very presence to human beings. It binds evil and calls human beings to conversion, transformation (metanoia).

There is nothing more powerful than that.

You and I are recipients of that teaching as well. This isn’t just some sort of fascinating story from long ago. It is the pow-

er of God coming into our gathering, assembly (synagogue) to address us also. Jesus wants to bind the evil and sin in our lives so

that the power of the gospel may be set free to do its reality-altering, life-changing thing in us.

What is called forth from us? To listen to, obey—same word in Hebrew (shema), also obaudire in Latin, also hypakouo in

Greek—the voice of the Lord through those prophets (truth-tellers) who come in his name calling us to conversion, as in the first

reading.

To not harden our hearts as the people did in the desert even though they had seen God’s power and might, as in the psalm.

It’s interesting that the word for harden in the Greek translation of the Old Testament (the Septuagint) is from where we get our word

sclerosis, like in sclerosis of the arteries. When one’s arteries harden, life-giving blood cannot be pumped through the body. When

one hardens one’s heart, the life-giving, transforming power of God cannot pulsate throughout a person.

Finally, “to be free of anxieties” as St. Paul exhorts in the second reading. Listening to God, allowing his power and might

to pulsate through us will lessen so much of the anxieties that we bring to daily living. The world will tell you: Be afraid! In fact,

that is the selling point of the world. If you’re afraid—bound in fear—then you are easily manipulated and you’ll buy all sorts of

things in the vanishing quest to look younger, have more, stave off death, etc.

What is the opposite of faith, biblically-speaking? It’s not doubt. It’s fear. Fear is the great hardener of hearts, the thing

that will keep us from truly listening, except to ourselves, and the thing that wants to pile up the anxieties so that we will cower in

the corner, bounded by a sense of worthlessness.

I remember meeting a lady once who taught me something about trust and courage. Though she was homeless, she didn’t

feast on fear; she didn’t give in to despair or self-pity. As the great Jesuit poet Gerard Manley Hopkins wrote once: “Not, I'll not,

carrion comfort, Despair, not feast on thee…” And so, she trusted in the Lord. In the words of Psalm 121, she raised “her eyes to

the mountains. From where will come my help?” she said. “My help will come from the Lord who made heaven and earth!” She

was not bounded. She did not harden her heart. She raised her eyes to the mountains and knew where her help came from. She lis-

tened to Jesus who pulsates throughout her. And he set her free from her homelessness.

Blessed John Henry Newman once wrote a beautiful poem that was set to music, Lead Kindly Light. Its first stanza is par-

ticularly powerful:

Lead, kindly Light, amid th’encircling gloom, lead Thou me on!

The night is dark, and I am far from home; lead Thou me on!

Keep Thou my feet; I do not ask to see

The distant scene; one step enough for me.

And so, as Jesus makes a move into our spiritual landscape, let us allow him to bind whatever is evil in us, whatever pre-

vents us from fully and powerfully knowing the Lord God intimately, so that we may embrace the gospel with joy and it may change

our hearts and souls. We have nothing to be afraid of. As Blessed Charles de Foucauld said, “Beside us, face to face with us, within

us, we have our Lord Jesus, our God whose love for us is infinite, who is himself almighty, who has told us to seek for the kingdom

of God and that everything else will be given us.”

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Next Sunday

Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

First Reading Dt 18:15-20 Mal 3:1-4 Heb 12:1-4 Heb 12::4-7,11-15 Heb 12:18-19,21-24 Heb 13:1-8 Heb 13:15-17,20-21 Jb 7:1-4,6-7

Responsorial Ps 95:1-2,6-9 Ps 24:7-10 Ps 22:26b-28,30-32 Ps 103:1-2,13-14,17-18a Ps 48:2-4,9-11 Ps 27:1,3,5,8b-9c Ps 23:1-6 Ps 147:1-6

Second Reading 1Cor 7:32-35 Heb 2:14-18 1Cor 9:16-19,22-23

Gospel Mk 1:21-28 Lk 2:22-40 Mk 5:21-43 Mk 6:1-6 Mk 6:7-13 Mk 6:14-29 Mk 6:30-34 Mk 1:29-39

Daily Readings

Mexican Food Sale

This February 15, 2015 in our parish

Great Hall from 9 am to 3 pm. Come

and enjoy a delicious Pozole, a tradi-

tional Mexican stew consisting of ei-

ther chicken or pork includes Mexican

seasonings and hominy which is a type of corn.

Nachos and pastries will also be available at the sale.

The proceeds will be for the ACTS retreats funds. Join

us and help us. God bless you.

Venta de Comida Mexicana

Este 15 de febrero 2015 en nuestro Gran Salón parro-

quial de 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Venga y disfrute un delicioso po-

zole y pasteles. Las ganancias serán para los fondos de

los retiros de ACTOS. Vengan y ayúdenos. Que Dios

los bendiga.

Lenten Services and Observances

Tuesday, February 17, 7p.m., Solemn Vesper s in the

church led by Fr. John Robert

Wednesday, February 18th– Ash Wednesday –Day of

Fast and

Abstinence

6:30 a.m. Liturgy of the Word and Ashes (English)

8:30a.m. Mass and Ashes (English)

12:10 p.m. Liturgy of the Word and Ashes (English)

6:00p.m. Mass and Ashes (English)

7:30p.m. Mass and Ashes (Spanish)

8:00 p.m. Liturgy of the Word and Ashes in the Great Hall

(Spanish)

Ashes will be available in the chapel from 9 a.m.-12p.m. and 1p.m.-

6p.m.

On Sundays, March 1st & March 15th, 6-7p.m. Vespers in the church

led by Fr. John Robert

Stations of the Cross will be on Fridays in Lent from February 20–

March 27. English Stations will be at 6p.m. followed by Spanish Sta-

tions at 7p.m..

Parish/ Deanery Penance Service, Monday, March 23rd at 7p.m..

There will be 12 priests here to do confessions.

Fast and abstinence are to be observed on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday by all who have celebrated their 18th birthday and have not yet celebrated their 60th birthday. Abstinence from meat is to be observed on Fridays during Lent by all who have celebrated their 14th birthday.

Check out the New St. Bart’s Website

A new added feature is the Daily Readings.

Also Fr. John Robert’s homilies, some Dea-

con homilies , and the bulletin are there. We

also have a mobile version. New events are

posted there. If your parish organization or ministry has an event

you would like posted on the website, contact Cheryl Brooks in the

office , 817-292-7703 or email, cheryl@stbartsfw.org

Servicios de La Cuaresma y Observancias

Martes, Febrero 17 – 7 pm Vísperas Solemnes en la Iglesia dirigi-

das por el Padre John Robert

Miércoles, Febrero 18 – Miércoles de Ceniza - Día de Ayuno y

Abstinencia

6:30 am – Liturgia de la Palabra y Cenizas (Ingles)

8:30 am – Misa y Cenizas (Ingles)

12:10 pm - Liturgia de la Palabra y Cenizas (Ingles)

6:00 pm – Misa y Cenizas (Ingles)

7:30 pm – Misa y Cenizas (Español)

8:00 pm – Liturgia de la Palabra y Cenizas (Español)

Habrá cenizas disponibles en la Capilla de 9 am – 12 pm y de 1- 6

pm

Los Domingos, Marzo 1 y Marzo 15, 6-7pm Vísperas en la Iglesia

dirigidas por el Padre John Robert

El Viacrucis – Los Viernes durante la Cuaresma; Febrero 20 –

Marzo 27. En Ingles a las 6 pm. En Español a las 7 pm

Servicio Penitencial de la Parroquia/Decanato, Lunes, Marzo 23

a las 7 pm Habrá 12 sacerdotes haciendo confesiones.

El Ayuno y la Abstinencia el Miércoles de Ceniza y el Viernes Santo

es para todos los que hayan cumplido los 18 años y no han cumpli-

do los 60. La Abstinencia de carne los Viernes durante la Cuares-

ma es para todos los que cumplieron los 14 años.

It’s Not Too Late to Join the Joy of the

Gospel Classes Taught by Fr. John Robert

These classes started January 29 but you can

easily join in the class. Fr. John Robert is leading

a reading and discussion about this most

substantial papal document that we have seen in

a long time. These classes are on Thursdays at

7 pm and repeat on Fridays at 9:30 am. The Joy of the Gos-

pel. will meet weekly for six weeks. You are encouraged to pur-

chase a copy of the document for yourselves.

Fish Fry on Some Fridays in Lent

On Fridays, February 20th, February 27th, March

20th and March 27th , Dwight Cooley will be cook-

ing from 5-7p.m. If you would like to help him

please call Cheryl Brooks in the Office at 817-292-

7703 .

Sacrament of Baptism (newborns - age 6): Parents requesting the Sacrament of Baptism should be either living within par-ish boundaries or be registered in the parish. Parents and godparents are expected to attend a baptism class for an infant to be bap-tized. Parents are required to bring a signed photocopy of the child’s state-registered birth certificate to the baptism class. Godpar-ents who are not registered at St. Bartholomew must provide a letter from their parish which verifies that they meet the godparent requirements. All paperwork must be turned into the office before scheduling your child’s baptism date. The next class will be 7 p.m. on Thursday, February 12th in the church hall. Call the office to sign up for this class. Parents also need to call the office if you need to use the nursery while attending this class. For more information, call Art and Cecilia Villa, 817-292-3897. The next English Bap-tism ceremony will be Saturday, February 7th at 10 a.m. in the church for those who have attended the class. Sacramento del Bautismo (Recién nacidos hasta 6 años): Los padres que soliciten el bautismo deben vivir dentro de los límites de la parroquia o ser miembros registrados. Los papas y los padrinos deben asistir a una clase pre-bautismales. Por favor pase a la oficina parroquial para obtener el paquete con la información y formas necesarias antes de asistir a la clase pre-bautismal. Los padrinos que no estén registrados en San Bartolomé deben proporcionar una carta de su parroquia en donde verifique que es-tán registrados y que cumplen con los requisitos para ser padrinos. Necesita entregar una fotocopia del certificado de nacimiento del bebe emitido por el estado. La próxima clase de bautismo en español será en el edificio de la iglesia, el jueves 19 de febrero a las 7 p.m. Si no trae todos los documentos necesarios no podrá tomar la clase. Habrá cuidado de niños disponible. Los bautismos en español se realizan el primer sábado de cada mes a las 11 a.m. La próxima fecha para bautismo en español será sábado, febrero 7, 11 a.m., en la iglesia. Sacrament of Confirmation: Students wishing to prepare for this Sacrament must be in 11th grade and are expected to be in religious education (i.e. YSN, bible study or religion class at school) for one year before registering for Confirmation. Anew class

will be starting in August. Para la Confirmación el próximo año, se va a requerir un año de educación religiosa (YSN)

antes de inscribirse para la Confirmación. Un adolescente que necesita recibir la Confirmación y las clases posteriores

debe inscribirse y asistir regularmente al programa YSN un año previo a las clases de Confirmación. Sacrament of Matrimony: Please call Deacon Gary Brooks at least six months before you wish to marry. Sacrament of Reconciliation/Confesiones: Saturday: 3-4 p.m. in the chapel.

BULLETIN DEADLINE THIS WEEK:

WEDNESDAY, 10a.m.

Coffee and Donuts This Weekend after the 9a.m.

and 11a.m Masses in the Church Hall.. Come join

with your fellow parishioners for fellowship. If you

would like to volunteer call Shane Chubbs at 214-914-

5636

Natural Family Planning Classes at St. Bart’s

St. Bart’s will be hosting Natural Family Planning classes starting

Friday, February 6, at 6:30p.m. There is a fee for this 3-part series

and there is financial assistance available. Register at www.Live-the

–Love.org or Mary Kouba, 817-370-9193

Blessing of the Children On Monday, February 2nd, at 7p.m., Fr. Hector will have a Blessing of the Children in celebration of the Feast Day of the Presentation of the Lord. All are invited to bring their children to receive a special blessing. Bendición de los niños El lunes 2 de febrero a las 7 pm el Padre Héctor tendrá una Bendición de los niños en la celebración de la Fiesta de la Presentación del Señor. Invitamos a todos a traer sus hijos para que reciban la bendición.

This Weekend is Pantry Sunday Please bring non-perishable food items and monetary donations this weekend, Jan 31-Feb1 to distribute to the needy through the St. Vincent de Paul Society.

Saint Vincent de Paul St. Bart’s

Conference General Meeting, Tuesday,

February 10, at 7 p.m. in the Parish Life

Center Rooms 1 and 3. All members including

Pantry Workers and Home Visit Teams are in-

vited to attend.

Lent is around the corner. Stations of the Cross will begin in February. Interested persons willing to share their time are asked to come to rehearsal Friday, February 13 at 6 pm. We will meet in the chapel. English Stations of the Cross will begin February 20 ending the Friday before Palm Sunday. Come join us in spir-itual community by participating in the Stations. Contact Carolyn Jehring at 817- 296-2024 or c.jehring@att.net We are looking for someone to help with organizing

and taking care of Exposition and Adoration of the

Blessed Sacrament on Fridays. During Lent we

would like to extend the hours of Adoration until

Stations of the Cross at 6p.m. but we need to make

sure that someone is in attendance at all times. If

you would like to help with this ministry please

contact Diane Etzel at 817-292-9020.

Misa de sanación Padre Héctor celebrará una Misa de sanación el

sábado 28 de febrero a las 7p.m.

Rev. Richard Bayuk from Unbound (previously CFCA) will

speak at all Masses next weekend.

Youth RCIA today, Sunday, February 1st, at 10:30 a.m. in the Youth Room. No YSN (Youth Sharing Night- Grades 9-12) today, Sunday, Feb.1.

This class resumes next week at 7p.m. in the youth room

Join us at the Big Game Party, Sunday, February 1st, at 5p.m. in the Youth Room. Any parishioner who would like

to join us is welcome. Also we LOVE homemade snacks

and hot dishes!!!!

Discovery Class (Grades 7&8) this week, Wednesday,

February 4th at 7p.m. in the Youth Room. Doors open at 6:30. All

are welcome.

Staff Fr. John Robert Skeldon, Pastor

Fr. Hector Medina, Parochial Vicar

Gary Brooks, Deacon

Pastoral Associate

Reyes Tello Jr, Deacon John Coe, Deacon

Sister Yolanda Pineda, MCSH

Coordinator of Hispanic Ministry

Parish Office: 817-292-7703 FAX Number: 817-292-2568

Office Hours:

Monday-Thursday: 9 a.m.-8:00p.m.

Friday: 9a.m.-2p.m. Sunday: 9a.m.-3p.m.

E-mail: stbarts@stbartsfw.org

Website: http://www.stbartsfw.org

Deacon Brooks’ Residence:

817-238-1869

Office Staff: 817-292-7703

Linda Dinsmore, Office Manager

Olivia DeLeon, Bookkeeper (Bilingual)

Karen Amaya , Secretary (Bilingual)

Bertha Olmos, Secretary (Bilingual)

Maria Keña Rivera, Secretary (Bilingual)

Marie Tamulevicz, Secretary

Lenora Thompson, Secretary/Data Entry Communications Director &

Facilities Coordinator:

Cheryl Brooks: 817-292-7703

e-mail: cheryl@stbartsfw.org

Director of Religious Education

Charlie Gappa: 817-966-2378

CCD Office: 817-288-4005

CCD E-mail: ccd@stbartsfw.org

Maintenance

Dan Patterson: 817-361-8720

Minister of Music

Michael Sawey: 817-292-7703 e-mail: msawey@stbartsfw.org

Nursery Director

Teri Kolodechik: 817-292-8748

Youth Minister

Eric Hernandez: 817-480-5471

e-mail: eric@stbartsfw.org

Annulments

Deacon Gary Brooks

Ministry to the Sick

Pat Ward: 817-294-0954

Call Pat or the parish office for hospital

or home visits. On Sundays the Eucharist

will be brought to those who desire it.

Prison Ministry

Ed Brady: 817-309-3302

Service Committee:

Call Cheryl Brooks at the Office

Spanish Marriage Enrichment:

Abel & Bertha Olmos: 817-201-6336

St. Vincent de Paul Society

Food Pantry: 817-361-8420

Hours: MWF, 1-4 p.m.; Th,6:30-8:30 p.m.

Sat, 9-11 a.m.; Tues & Sun--closed

Welcome Newcomers Sergio De La Rosa Esteban & Maricela Fonseca Juan Manuel & Blanca Esthela Garcia Elias & Paulina Lopez Roger & Evelia Pacheco Lleymi Ramirez Barbara Schissler Eric Valdez Vicente Velez Jonathan Vallecillo

Have you signed up for Faith Direct yet?

Faith Direct enables parishioners to make your Church contributions through either

direct debit from your checking/savings account or through your credit/debit card.

Please enroll by responding to the mailing you will received , or by visiting

www.faithdirect.net to enroll securely online. Our parish code is TX653. There

are also enrollment forms in the racks at the back of the church.