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SUNDAY, MAY 10, 2020

ST. GENEVIEVE CHURCH Established in 1859

100 S. Espina St. Las Cruces, NM 88001 Phone (575) 524-9649

Fax (575) 524-3263 E-mail sgcchurch@qwestoffice.net

Website: stgen.info

Clergy Rev. Theophine Okafor-Administrator Monsignor Juan Moreno Deacon Louis A. Roman Deacon Steve Apodaca Office Staff Maggie Candia-Parish Administrator Terri & Stephany-Secretaries Ofelia-Housekeeper Office Hours –Closed until further notice. Phone lines open M-Th 9 am to 12 noon, 1 pm to 5 pm, and Friday 9 am to 12 noon. Parish Hall 523-0974 or 640-5633 E-mail sgcchurch@qwestoffice.net Mass Schedule-Suspended until fur-ther notice Daily Mass (Mon-Sat) 7:00 AM Saturdays: 5:00 PM Sundays: 8:00 AM & 12:30 PM(Español) 9:30 AM, 11:00 AM, & 5:00 PM (English) Holy Days: 7:00 AM & 6:00 PM Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 10-11 AM & 4-5 PM *All classes cancelled until further notice Religious Education for Children Saturdays 9:00 AM Cuca Medina, Grades 1-6 Religious Education for the Youth Sundays 9:00 AM Joey Valenzuela, Grades 7-12 RCIA Adults & Children, Sundays and Tuesdays, Lucy Leyva

Adult Confirmation Monday 7:00 PM Dcn. Louis Román First Saturday Rosary 10:00 AM St. Vincent De Paul Thursday 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM at Parish Hall Marriage Please call the office 6 months in advance for preparation Secular Franciscan Order (Spanish) Second Sunday of the Month 1:00 PM in the Conference Room Bingo-suspended until further notice

ST. GENEVIEVE’S MISSION STATEMENT The mission of Saint Genevieve Church is to increase the awareness of Christ’s presence in our homes and community. We are dedicated to help-ing those in need of spiritual and material assistance and we encourage all people to fully utilize their gifts in service to others. Our ultimate goal is to draw all people towards holiness and a closer relationship with God.

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ST. GENEVIEVE CHURCH LAS CRUCES, NM

PRAY FOR THE SICK IN OUR COMMUNITY

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK OF May 9-15, 2020

All Masses Live-streamed via our Facebook Page Saturday (9th) 5:00 PM †Lupe Robles by Daughters In thanksgiving to Santa Lucia by Jenny Medina Sunday (10th) Fifth Sunday of Easter 9:00 AM †Magdalena Bustamante by Daughter †Carmen & †Lenore by Family In memory of Emma Aguilar by Family †Lucia Saenz & †Mary Rodriguez by Bertha Rodriguez & Family †Dolores Gallagher & †Armijo Families †Molly Figueroa by daughter, Nancy Holguin †Erik Patrick Montoya by Jennie Bustamante & Joseph Eibl & Family Monday (11th) 9:00 AM †Elias T. Alderete by Luis & Romelia A. Eres †Arturo R. Narvaez-3rd Anniversary by Friend Tuesday (12th) Sts. Nereus, Achilleus, & Pancras, Martyrs 9:00 AM Sandi Beltran by Natalie Villa Wednesday (13th) Our Lady of Fatima 9:00 AM †Enrique A. Archuleta by Family Thursday (14th) St. Matthias 9:00 AM Elena Moreno Friday (15th) St. Isidore 9:00 AM David Rall

Anna G. Betty Trujillo Brittany Valles Connie Perez David Brazil Israel Jude Olivas

Jose Tapia Julie Wood Kathie Lopez Marie Bencomo Matt Grubaugh Mickey Marquez Monsignor Juan Moreno

Ray Montoya Rosie Lucero Sandra Ramirez Todd Stockton Tony Robles William Beltran

Collection for May 3, 2020 $3,665.08

St. Vincent de Paul $406.00 Online Giving $120.00 Holy Thursday $27.00

UIM/Projects 2020 $674.00 Ascension $21.00

Thank you for your contributions!

2020 UNITED IN MINISTRY CAMPAIGN Our Goal-$72,366 Pledged-$30,055

Paid-$8,061 Number of Donors-104 Thank you for your gift!

If you have not made a gift to UIM yet, we need your help to reach our parish goal of $72,366. Please prayerfully consider mirroring the love of Christ by putting your faith into action and make a gift to this year’s UIM appeal. Even a small gift can make a big difference. Pledge envelopes are available on the tables at the back of the church. Please return your completed pledge envelope to the parish office. Another option is to make a gift online at www.rcdlc.org. Thank you and God Bless you!

MASS INTENTIONS You may still call the parish office to make mass inten-tions. Please know that Fr. Theo is saying those intentions at the private mass he celebrates Monday through Friday at 9 am, Saturday at 5 pm, and Sunday at 9 am.

SPIRITUAL RESOURCES While we are all practicing social distancing, Fr. Theo encourages you to take this time to pray individually or as a family, praying the Rosary and making an Act of Spiritual Communion. Please visit the diocesan website at www.rcdlc.org for more resources and links to view the live-streaming of daily mass. Please visit www.stgen.info for a link to our Facebook page where daily and Sunday Masses are live-streamed Monday through Friday at 9 am, Saturday at 5 pm, and Sunday at 9 am.

NOTICE TO OUR PARISHIONERS Text Scam

We have received phone calls from some parishioners informing us that they received a text message from Rev. Theophine Okafor re-questing a favor and for them to text him as soon as they get his message. Please know that Fr. Theo has not sent any texts to any-one asking for a favor. If you receive a message from Fr. Theo, please do not reply. This is a scam. Please pass the word along that this is a scam. Thanks for your help!

Readings for the week of May 10, 2020

Sunday: Acts 6:1-7/Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19 [22]/1 Pt 2:4-9/ Jn14:1-12 Monday: Acts 14:5-18/Ps 115:1-2, 3-4, 15-16 [1ab]/ Jn14:21-26 Tuesday: Acts 14:19-28/Ps 145:10-11, 12-13ab, 21 [cf. 12]/ Jn14:27-31a Wednesday: Acts 15:1-6/Ps 122:1-2, 3-4ab, 4cd-5 [cf. 1]/ Jn15:1-8 Thursday: Acts 1:15-17, 20-26/Ps 113:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 [8]/ Jn15:9-17 Friday: Acts 15:22-31/Ps 57:8-9, 10 and 12 [10a]/ Jn15:12-17 Saturday: Acts 16:1-10/Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 5 [2a]/Jn 15:18-21 Next Sunday: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17/Ps 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20 [1]/ 1 Pt 3:15-18/Jn 14:15-2

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FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER MAY 10, 2020

St. Genevieve Church is on Facebook! Please like our page!

www.facebook.com/Saint-Genevieve-Catholic-Church-105694701070633/ Daily Mass is live-streamed at 9 am Monday through Friday. There will not be a Mass at 9 am on Saturday. Weekend Masses live-streamed at 5 pm on Satur-day and 9 am on Sunday.

Church Open for Prayer Happy news! The church will be open for individual prayer from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. Monday through Friday and 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Please be mindful of the social distancing guidelines which will be followed for the safety of all. Visitors are advised to wear a mask when in the church. Only 5 people will be allowed in the church at any given time. Please sit in the designated area. Thank you to our volunteers for making this happen! God bless you!

Please join us for Mass at St. Genevieve’s Parking Lot Sunday, May 10, at 9:00 AM

St. Genevieve Church Parking Lot Parking spaces limited-please leave one space between vehicles

Please remain in your vehicle for the duration of Mass You are encouraged to watch the live-stream of the Mass on

your phone while in your car. For the safety of all, we kindly ask you to wear a face mask

while attending mass and especially at communion. Our Mass will be live-streamed on our Facebook Page!

www.facebook.com/Saint-Genevieve-Catholic-Church-105694701070633/ Catholics are still dispensed of the obligation to attend Sunday Masses. If you are ill, in a high risk group, or don’t feel comforta-ble leaving your home, please stay home. Mass will be live-streamed on our Facebook page for you to watch from the safety and comfort of your home. If you don’t have Facebook, please visit our website, www.stgen.info and click on the link to view the Mass.

MAY IS THE MONTH OF MARY During this time of quarantine, our local St. Genevieve’s prayer group meets online from 6:45 to 7:30 each morning. Dial in instructions are below for anyone who would like to join in. Also, the church is open from 6:30 AM to 7:30 AM for the first 5 people who would like to be remote partici-pants from inside the church. Speakers will be set up in the church, but no microphone at this time. Please consider com-ing and reciting the Rosary with the morning Rosary group. St. Genevieve Morning Prayer Group Dial in instructions One tap mobile: +1 605-562-0400,,4815629# Dial-in using your phone: United States: +1 605-562-0400 United States: +1 425-436-6260 United States: +1 712-832-8330 Access code: 481 5629 After you are online, use *6 to mute and unmute your phone to reduce the echo and background noise in your area. If you are leading one of the decades, mute your phone until you become the leader. Thank you all for your participation. There has been a great turnout!

PRINCIPAL/ADMINISTRATOR POSITION The All Saints Catholic School in Roswell, NM is looking for a Principal/Administrator. If you are interested please send your resume via email to secretary@allsaintsroswell.us or allsaintscath-olicschool.board@gmail.com.

Join us to Pray the Rosary On Mother’s Day

Sunday, May 10, 2020 8:30 AM

In the church parking lot Before the 9:00 am Mass

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR GRADUATES!

Are you a 2020 high school or college grad-uate? Do you know a special graduate? Alt-hough we are not able to celebrate mass with our graduates present in the traditional way

at this time, we invite you to call or email the parish office with the name of your graduate and the school they will be graduating from, so that we may include them in the bulle-tin. Thank you!

THANK YOU TO SOME VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE We would like to thank some very special people that have made it possible for us to be able to celebrate Holy Mass on Sundays in our parking lot. We thank Fr. Theo for his willingness to share the sacrifice of the Mass in this manner. Thank you to Veronica Garcia for facilitating the preparation and planning of an outdoor mass. Thank you to David Rall for sharing his knowledge of tech-nology which has allowed us to live-stream our masses. Thank you to the Knights of Columbus for handling the parking of vehi-cles. Thank you to our readers who make it possible for us to listen to the Word of God, and thank you to Georgina Apodaca for providing the music liturgy. Thank you to our parishioners for your support and prayers and for complying with the social distancing guidelines. Each of you is a blessing! May God bless you for sharing your talent, time and treasure so that we may fill our souls with the Word of God and receive the Most Precious Body of our Lord.

PRAYER FOR MOTHERS Heavenly Father,

from the beginning you have chosen to entrust the human person to mothers in a special way.

We thank and praise you for the gift of mothers; for their tenderness, care and compassion,

for their intuition and encouragement, for their commitment and sacrifice.

Bless all mothers this day. Keep, strengthen, and refresh them

in your loving care. May they be blessed by our open-hearted

Love and gratitude. Amen