ST. GREGORY THE GREAT CATHOLIC CHURCH 700 Dewhurst Road, San Antonio, Texas 78213 www.stgregorys.net

The Mission of St. Gregory is to be a community of prayer, service and stewardship leading each other closer to Christ.

Rev. Rudy T. Carrola, Jr., Pastor PARISH OFFICE: 210-342-5271 FAX: 210-342-0542 EMAIL: saintgregsa@stgregorys.net

Rolando Guerrero, Parish Bookkeeper Coordinator of Religious

Education & Youth Ministry Gloria Silva and Carmen Garza, Assistant

210-342-3826 Daniel P. Martinez, School Principal

School Office 210-342-0281

Deacon Fred Campos, Jr. Deacon Joe Lopez & Deacon Carlos Cerna

Rosalinda Rodriguez, RCIA Ezekiel O’Campo, Hospital and

Homebound Ministry Rosa Hawkins, Receptionist

Martha G. Guajardo, Data Entry

5 DE ABRIL DE 2020

Domingo de Ramos de la Pasión del Señor

Al nombre de Jesús, todos doblen la rodilla . . . Y todos

reconozcan públicamente que Jesucristo es el Señor.

Filipenses 2:10, 11

Holy Thursday, April 9th Gospel, John 13:1-15

Good Friday, April 10th Gospel, John 18:1-19:42

Holy Saturday, April 11th Gospel, Matthew 28:1-10

Easter Sunday

April 12th John 20:1-9

ST. GREGORY THE GREAT CATHOLIC CHURCH April 5, 2020

DAILY MASS SCHEDULE ON CTSA

SPECTRUM CH. 15 AND FACEBOOK AND YOUTUBE

From St. Joseph’s Chapel: Monday - Friday 9:30 am (Live) Tuesday - Friday 6:00 pm (Re-Broadcast) Saturday 5:00 pm

From San Fernando Cathedral: Sunday 5:00 pm (Re-Broadcast) Monday 6:00 pm (Re-Broadcast)

WEEKLY MASS INTENTIONS

Mass Schedule

Daily Masses are Cancelled

Welcome to our St. Gregory the Great Parish Community! Thank you for worshiping with us.

LITURGICAL CELEBRATIONS AND MINISTRY

Blessed Palms will be available for pick up at the Parish Office. Please call before coming.

The Parish Office will be closed Good Friday, April 10th.

Father Rudy’s Newsletter, see pages 3 and 4.

Lamp Offerings, see page 6.

Triduum Readings and RCIA, see page 7.

Baptismal Preparation Classes have been cancelled until further notice.

DAILY MASS: CANCELLED

SUNDAY MASSES: CANCELLED

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: Chapel Closed

FATHER RUDY WILL STILL HEAR CONFESSIONS, SATURDAY, 4:00-5:00pm in the Church, or by appointment.

NEW PARISH OFFICE HOURS: Monday - Friday 9 am to 3 pm Closed Saturday

MailIn$5,250.00

EARLY BULLETIN DEADLINES !! Noon on Monday, March 30th for the Sunday, April 12th bulletin.

Email all information to bulletin.news@stgregorys.net

Thank you for your continuous support and your generosity!

Youmaydropoffyourchurchdonationenvelopesatthefrontparishof ice

mailslot,

mailtoSt.GregoryChurch,700DewhurstRoad,

SanAntonio,TX78213,

orcontributeonlineonourWebpage,

www.stgregorys.net.

An Act of Spiritual Communion

My Jesus I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul.

Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart.

I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from you. Amen.

“There is no problem, I tell you, no matter how difficult it is, that we cannot resolve by the prayer of the holy Rosary.

With the holy Rosary, we will save ourselves; we will sanctify ourselves; we will console our Lord, and obtain the salvation of many souls.”

Sr. Lucia of Fatima

ST. GREGORY THE GREAT CATHOLIC CHURCH PAGE 3

APRIL NEWSLETTER ~ ST. GREGORY CHURCH AND SCHOOL

I hope this letter finds you in good health and peace.

I am sure you are aware of the announcement from the City of San Antonio regarding Fiesta being postponed to November because of the coronavirus pandemic. Because of this, we had to cancel our Fiesta de la Familia. We have already had some expenses incurred and our school budget was reliant upon this event for $55,000.00 in net income. Without this event, our school will be put in a deficit position of at least $55,000.00 dollars for this school year. This worries me and I am asking for your prayers as we try to come up with a solution to this problem. Even though we will not be having a festival, we will still be selling the raffle tickets that were already printed. Please help us by purchasing some.

Per the Archbishop’s Decree on March 13, 2020 and for the safety of Catholics in the Archdiocese, Masses were suspended for an indefinite period of time. This caused us to cancel our public Masses until further notice. I felt strange not celebrating Mass with you on the weekends and it feels odd to not to celebrate with you during Holy Week. At the time of this newsletter, I don’t know if the ban on crowds will be lifted or not, but if so the following will be our Divine Mercy Novena:

Financially, the month of February was a nightmare for me. It seemed that one thing after another was breaking down with no end in sight. First the hand dryer in the church’s sacristy restroom went out, then the toilets in the school administration building and the toilet in the church sacristy backed upped and spilled out onto the floor on a Sunday morning right before the 8 am Mass. A few days later the chapel heating unit failed. It was so cold in there we had to move the daily Mass to the church. A short time later the heater in the church broke down and we had to put portable space heaters in the chapel. Just when I thought I had seen it all, the plumbing in the gymnasium failed, and while this was being repaired toilets in a nearby school building backed upped. It took just over 21 working days and $46,558.50 to get all these repairs done. After reimbursements from CYO and the School for their share of the gymnasium bill the church’s overall expenses came out to $41,558.50. Things could have been much worse. Thank God for Vince and DeDe Gillette. When they heard of our situation they said, “If Father can only afford $10,000.00 dollars for the chapel roof top unit, (the actual cost was $14,500.00 dollars plus delivery and installation), then that is all he needs to pay. We will deliver and install the new unit at no cost”. The Gillette family have been very generous to our parish for many years. Please keep them in your prayers. They will always have my gratitude for all they have done in the past for our community and for what they continue to do. When this roof unit is installed I’m hoping that will be the end of our repairs for a long, long time.

Just when I thought the worst was over more bad news! At the recommendation of medical experts, the mayor and governor said that people should not gather in groups of more than ten and for the safety of everyone, the Archbishop issued a decree cancelling all Masses in the Archdiocese until further notice. Since we had no Masses there were no collections and what we received from those who dropped off their church support at the Parish Office was significantly less then what we normally get. On a normal weekend, we receive six to eight thousand dollars, but on that weekend we received one thousand two hundred dollars. Knowing this would not cover our regular bills I began to get worried and prayed. God is so good! He put ideas in my mind and sent people to me who offered good advice. Besides cutting expenses, it was suggested we have a telephone committee to call our donors to gently remind them to continue with their church support and send them self-addressed envelopes which they can use to mail in their church support envelopes. I will also look into the possibility of continuing my communication via emails. After the first weekend without Masses, I sent emails out to Parishioners and Rosa call several families encouraging people to continue with their regular church support. I am happy to say the results for the next weekend were most encouraging. About seven thousand dollars came in and I am most grateful to all those who sent me emails and called me on the phone to express their support for the church and myself. Continued next page.

Good Friday, April 10th, 6 pm, Church Holy Saturday, April 11th,11am in the Adoration Chapel Easter Sunday, April 12th, 8 pm in the Adoration Chapel Monday, April 13th, 8 pm, Adoration Chapel Tuesday, April 14th, 8 pm, Adoration Chapel

Wednesday, April 15th, 8 pm, Adoration Chapel Thursday, April 16th, 8 pm, Adoration Chapel Friday, April 17th, 8 pm, Adoration Chapel Saturday, April 18th, Vigil of Divine Mercy, 11 am, Adoration Chapel

ST. GREGORY THE GREAT CATHOLIC CHURCH PAGE 4

These peoples friendship lifted my spirits and lightened the burden I was carrying. It felt good knowing I was not alone in all this, that there were others to help me and for this I give thanks to God.

Just when things like our expensive repairs and low collections were getting me down, something happened to lift my spirits. Have you noticed the “new” church floors? Mr. Arthur Gonzales, who attends the Spanish Mass, asked me one day if he could strip and wax the floors for us. He and his nephew worked on them for eight hours on Sunday and he worked an additional eight hours by himself the following day. They did a great job and for this I am very grateful. The whole church looks so much cleaner and nicer; I hope you will see it very soon. While I was at a Holy Name meeting, one of the men mentioned that they knew an electric hand drier was needed in the sacristy bathroom. They said they would take care of the whole project from start to finish and it would not cost the church a single penny. Hearing this made me feel like a load had just been lifted from my shoulders. The last month I attended the ACTS Core meeting and heard the women’s retreat director give the final report on the their retreat. During the report she said after all the bills were paid they had $1,000.00 dollars left over and wanted to give it to me to be used to pay down the church debt. I was so happy to hear this and my heart was full of gratitude for what these women did. I mention these things to make you aware of how good God is to us and what a great parish we have.

During the month of March, we had many blessings. The Parish Reconciliation Service on March 12th was well attended. It made me happy to see so many people avail themselves of this important sacrament. Even though the service started promptly at 7 pm, and there were plenty of priests, it did not end until after 9 pm. The Holy Name Men provided us with a great fish dinner on Fridays of Lent. Many commented on how good the food was. They said our plates were just as good as other parishes whose plates were selling for much more. Thank you to the Holy Name and Fishers of Men ministries for helping our people by providing a great meal at a reasonable price.

As I have said before, I am very proud of our school. We are currently taking registrations for next year so please tell everyone you know with grade school age children to consider sending their kids to our school. Our school is an official STREAM campus. STREAM stands for Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, the Arts, and Math. These disciplines are incorporated in all the classes and help prepare our students for successful careers in a 21st century work force. I know it is a sacrifice to send children to a Catholic School but take it from me, a person who has received a Catholic School education from first grade to college, it is well worth it. I want our school to be one of the best, if not the best grade school, in the Archdiocese of San Antonio. In order to do this it must continue to maintain its high academic standards along with its Catholic Identity in a family-friendly environment where students feel loved and are respectful to one another. We must do all we can to ensure our pupils reach their God-given potential and are ready to serve the community through acts of service as commanded by our Lord. I am respectfully asking you to support our school in whatever way you can. One easy way to show your support is to pray for the administration, teachers, and students and support its fundraisers. We need the school and it needs us. I feel our school is in good hands if we continue to work together as one parish family. If you want more information on our school or how you can help it fulfill its mission please call the school office at 210-3142-0281. You will not be disappointed!

In closing, I just want to thank you for your kindness to me and your support of our parish. As mentioned in other newsletters, our community will always be facing some sort of challenge from time to time. When something unfortunate happens in our country, state, or city it is just a matter of time before we feel its effects. If we face them together as one united community, then they are not overwhelming. If we think we don’t need one another and can do it all by ourselves, then we are in serious trouble. We may from time to time have trials in our life but God is so good and will always help us make it through the tough times. Let us resolve to be faithful to our Catholic beliefs and to each other. Let us look at one another as family and be ready to help one another as best we can. We are a diverse community, something to be embraced and celebrated. Please know you can always count on me to be honest with you even when the news is not good. I take seriously my position as Pastor of St. Gregory Parish and School. If there is anything you want to ask me or need something clarified, please see me. I will be happy to discuss any concern you may have. This is one way I can be accountable and transparent to you and our community.

May the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph watch over all of us and keep us in their care. Remember, God loves you and so do I.

Fr. Rudy T. Carrola, Jr. Pastor, St. Gregory the Great Church and School

ST. GREGORY THE GREAT CATHOLIC CHURCH PAGE 5

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS Religious Education Office – 210-342-3826 gsilva_stgregory@yahoo.com Sunday Classes from 11:30 am – 1:00 pm Office Hours – Monday – Thursday from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm

All activities are on hold. Stay tuned for announcements regarding any Sacrament meetings for Parents and Students.

ST. GREGORY’S YOUTH MINISTRY Mrs. Gloria Silva and Ms. Carmen Garza—Phone 210-342-3826

Our Teen ACTS Team will be selling Fiesta Medals to help fund their weekend retreat in June. We’re asking our parish community for support even though Fiesta will be held in November this year. Please watch for announcements.

Teens will also have a Flea Market on Saturday, May 2 in the school gym from 9am–3pm. You can purchase a table for $25 to sell your treasures and make a little extra cash. Stay tuned for more information!

”Seekers of Truth”

Children’s Liturgy of the Word ~ Contact: Carmen Garza at the Religious Education Office 210-342-3826 or e-mail mcarmen.garza@stgregorys.net

Palm Sunday of Lent. Matthew 21:1-11. In today’s Gospel, we hear that when Jesus rode into Jerusalem, he was welcomed as a king, a king of peace.

Children’s Liturgy of the Word will not be held until we return to Sunday Mass. Please keep our community in your prayers.

“QUÉDATE CON NOSOTROS” “STAY WITH US”

ST. GREGORY THE GREAT CATHOLIC

SCHOOL NEWS www.stgregorysa.org

School Office hours Monday - Friday 7:30 am - 4:30 pm Office 210-342-0281 Fax 210-308-7177

Keep a watchful eye for announcements when School will resume. Check for emails, the School Webpage, and Facebook.

Mrs. Millican’s Fine Arts Elective News

During the third quarter’s Fine Arts elective period, I’ve had the pleasure of working with our 6th graders. The goal of this class is to focus on four basic strands of foundations: observation and perception; creative expression; historical and cultural relevance; and critical evaluation response. These elements challenge students’ imaginations, foster their critical thinking, teach them to collaborate with others, and help them build their reflective skills. Through their art creations, our sixth graders have been developing their artistic skills and their understanding of the elements and principles of art with various materials and media. They have also been exploring the possibilities of markers, colored pencils, and watercolors to create projects based on contemporary and traditional art. We have been using works of art from various artists to use as inspiration and guidance to create individual art pieces. In the future, we hope to focus on Catholics of the past and how they expressed their faith in God through their art as well as how the Catholic Church uses art to express our faith. Blessings to you and your families, Mrs. Marisol Millican

ST. GREGORY THE GREAT CATHOLIC SCHOOL STREAM Science • Technology • Religion

Engineering • Arts • Mathematics

ST. GREGORY THE GREAT CATHOLIC CHURCH PAGE 6

PRAYERS FOR OUR TROOPS

Lord , Hold these loved ones in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us.

Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. Give them

courage, hope and strength. May they ever experience your firm support, gentle love and compassionate healing. We ask this in the name of Jesus, our lord and Savior. Amen.

MINISTRY TO THE SICK OF OUR PARISH: Names for inclusion in the Prayer List may be self-submitted, or submitted by family members or friends for someone in need of prayer to the Parish Office. Unless you are an immediate family member, please obtain permission from the person whose name is being placed on the list prior to submission.

Please let us know if we can add a family member or friend to our prayer lists who is currently serving in the military and call us when the names can be removed from the sick list or the military list.

Anyone needing the Eucharist brought to their home, hospital or nursing home should contact Ezekiel O’Campo at 210-342-5271 ext. 321.

Shane Bounds, John Brunn, Luis Bustos, Wally Alfred Corona, Robert T. De Leon, Rudy De Leon, Dillan Del Torro, Armando Garza, David Garza, Eric Garza, James David Gonzales, Christopher Grandt, James Lopez, Michael M. Lopez, Ryan Lowe, Rosemary Martinez, Christopher Masters, Zechariah Miller, Christopher A. Ochoa,

Gilberto Patino, Steven Rangel, Rey Riojas, Richard J. Rivera, Rodolfo Rivera Jr., Jovanni Rocha, Alexandria Rodriguez, Derek Rodriguez, Gloria Rodriguez, Gabriel Sanchez, and Matthew Sanchez.

Harold Mortis James Mortis Joe Neaves Pat Nesrsta Janice Neugebauer Dora Ney Anthony Nichols Trinity Ochoa Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Peña Thelma Peña Rosemary Peters Rick Peterson Ken and Leonor Pruske Adam Quintero Rudolph Quintero Alice T. Ramirez Adyan Remmers Maria Elvia Reyes-Martinez Yolanda Reyes Terry Roberts Juventino Rodriguez Rosemary Rodriguez Veronica Rodriguez Johanna and Roland Rohan Herminia Sanchez Reuben Sanchez Richard Sanchez Daniel Segovia Pedro Sepulveda Elmer and Ida Smoot Connie Solis Ramiro Solis Lilia Sosa Sr. Marcelle Stos Joe Trinidad Susie Uribe Veronica Vernis William Wimer Roy Willborn Tom Windler Jack Winn

Henry Almaguer Baby Preseley Jouselin Balderas Charles and Esther Brayden Don Rafael Brown Federico Campos III Leo Casares Pete Castaneda Emma Dora Cavazos David Ciarrocchi Colchin, Eliane Monica De La Peña Sierra Delgado Rose Feise Delia Fitz Angelina & Amando Flores Angelica Flores Kevin Gallagher Baby Myles Garza Joseph Garza Lauranda Garza Andrew Gomez Minnie Guerra Rosie Harris Frank and Josie Hinojosa Susan Janysek Stephan Klaffke Rosalie Klein Edna Le Vasseur Hector Lizcano Sally Lopez Becky Mc Brearty Henry McCann Leslie Mc Farlin Daniel Mancha Liz Martinez Philomena Martinez Teresa Mason Ruth Medellin Brian Miller Rudy Molina Diane Morin

Lamps burn to honor Jesus or Mary for your special intentions and for your

loved ones. What a great gift!

LAMP OFFERINGS

For the week of Apr 5 through Apr 11, 2020

Blessed Mother Lamp Special intentions for Father Rudy.

Sanctuary Lamp For the intentions of all our Parishioners.

Perpetual Lamp For everyone affected by the coronavirus.

Adoration Chapel Lamp Michael Liserio †

These lamps are sponsored by the Altar Society. Please call Rosa Hawkins at the Parish Office to reserve your week and select you lamp.

CATHOLIC RADIOPart of the Guadalupe Radio Network

www.grnonline.com ~ AM 1430The Most Complete

Online National

Directory of

Catholic ParishesCheck It Out Today!515182 St Gregory Church (B) www.jspaluch.com For Ads: J.S. Paluch Co., Inc. 1-800-833-5941

Grow in your faith,find a Mass, and

connect with yourCatholic Community

with OneParish!

Download Our Free App or Visit

MY.ONEPARISH.COM

ST. GREGORY THE GREAT CATHOLIC CHURCH PAGE 7

THANK YOU TO ALL OUR ADVERTISERS FOR SUPPORTING OUR CHURCH BULLETIN PROGRAM!

The Archdiocese of San Antonio is unconditionally committed to the protection of children, youth and vulnerable populations within our community.

To report violations against the Code of Conduct contact the Archdiocesan Misconduct Hotline, 844-709-1169 or online at http://archsa.ethicspoint.com

Faith Formation Office RCIA - 210-342-5271 ext. 314, email: rodriguezdre440@gmail.com

On behalf of all of us in the RCIA program, we hope that all are safe and healthy. Let us continue to pray for God’s assistance in our hour of need. Due to all the restrictions, we will not be able to meet until further notice. May God bless us all and please be safe.

Sincerely, Rosalinda Rodriguez

First Reading: Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14 Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 Gospel: John 13:1-15

First Reading: Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Second Reading: Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 Gospel: John 18:1-19:42

First Reading: Genesis 1:1-2:2 Second Reading: Genesis 22:1-18 Third Reading: Exodus 14:15-15:1 Fourth Reading: Isaiah 54:5-14 Fifth Reading: Isaiah 55:1-11 Sixth Reading: Baruch 3:9-15, 32-4:4 Seventh Reading: Ezekiel 36:16-17a, 18-28 Epistle: Romans 6:3-11 Gospel: Matthew 28:1-10

ConsiderRememberingYour Parish in

Your Will.For further information,

please call the Parish Office.

Have Medicare questions?I have answers.Margaret Cerna (Parishioner)Licensed Sales Representative8530 Braun RoadSan Antonio, TX 78254210-385-1653, TTY 711UHCMedicareSolutions.com

Bob MullenRealtor®

Charter Family Parishioner

Cell: 210.912.0842Phone: 210.493.3030Email: robert.mullen@kw.comhttps://robert-mullen.kw.com

Each Office is Independently Owned and Operated

A Catholic InstitutionPre-Need Planning AvailableJohn F. Delgado and Family

1119 N. St. Mary’s 210-227-1461www.theangelusfuneralhome.com

SUPPORT THE ADVERTISERS

THAT SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY

J.S. Paluch CompanyBulletin Advertising Sales Division

• Buscamos un representante emprendedor de ventas de publicidad

• Aggressive Advertising Sales Representative Needed

• Excellent Benefit & Commission Plan

• Earning Potential 60K+ Per Year - Full Time Only

• Must Have Strong Prospecting and Closing Skills

Please Contact Our Recruiter at: 800-621-5197, Ext. 2823www.jspaluch.com EOE

GILLETTE Air Conditioning & HeatingCommercial • Residential • Industrial • Boilers

We Service All Central SystemsTACLA #763C Since 1959 (210) 735-9235

“Don’t Forget to Change Your Filters”515182 St Gregory Church (A)

LEAGOPLUMBING

Drain Cleaning RepairsCommercial & Residential

210-340-6150

www.jspaluch.com For Ads: J.S. Paluch Co., Inc. 1-800-833-5941

TREE CARELicensed and InsuredThomas Espinoza

210.846.3004ST. GREGORY PARISHIONER

For March & April10% OFF

any Corsage and Boutonnieres setFlowers For All Occasions

210.732.6241www.prettypetalsfloral.com • 2827 Hillcrest Dr., San Antonio, TX 78201

Adriana’sCasa De Novias

• Baptism Gowns

• First Communion

Gowns

• Quinceañera DressesAll Accessories are Custom Made

(210) 396-15334522 Fredericksburg B-36A

Wonderland Mallwww.adrianascasadenovias.com

NesloneyAuto Repair

CompleteAuto Repair

210-349-37472719 Vance Jackson

$29.95/Mo. billed quarterly

• One Free Month• No Long-Term Contract• Price Guarantee• Easy Self Installation

Call Today! Toll Free 1.877.801.8608

Medical Alert System

Catholic Cruises and Tours and The Apostleshipof the Sea of the United States of AmericaTake your FAITH ON A JOURNEY.

Call us today at 860-399-1785 or emaileileen@CatholicCruisesandTours.com

www.CatholicCruisesandTours.com

(CS

T 2

117990-7

0) Funeral Services

ConsultantsDirect Cremation

$895For information

on other options contactJerrie Carrillo, Owner

No ObligationLic. No. 1347873

210-214-5797210-349-8964jerriecarrillo@aol.com