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St. Joan of Arc

1412-1431 Patron of Soldiers & France

Feast Day - May 30th Joan of Arc, nicknamed "The Maid of Orléans", is considered a heroine of France for her role during the Lancastrian phase of the Hundred Years' War and was canonized as a Roman Catholic saint. Joan of Arc was born to Jacques d'Arc and Isabelle Romée, a peasant family, at Domrémy in north-east France. Joan said she received visions of the Archangel Michael, Saint Margaret, and Saint Catherine of Alexandria instructing her to support Charles VII and

recover France from English domination late in the Hundred Years' War. The uncrowned King Charles VII sent Joan to the siege of Orléans as part of a relief mission. She gained prominence after the siege was lifted only nine days later. Several additional swift victories led to Charles VII's coronation at Reims. This long-awaited event boosted French morale and paved the way for the final French victory. On 23 May 1430, she was captured at Compiègne by the Burgundian faction, which was allied with the English. She was later handed over to the English and put on trial by the pro-English Bishop of Beauvais Pierre Cauchon on a variety of charges. After Cauchon declared her guilty she was burned at the stake on 30 May 1431, dying at about nineteen years of age. In 1456, an inquisitorial court authorized by Pope Callixtus III examined the trial, debunked the charges against her, pronounced her innocent, and declared her a martyr. In the 16th century she became a symbol of the Catholic League, and in 1803 she was declared a national symbol of France by the decision of Napoleon Bonaparte. She was beatified in 1909 and canonized in 1920. Joan of Arc is one of the nine secondary patron saints of France, along with Saint Denis, Saint Martin of Tours, Saint Louis, Saint Michael, Saint Rémi, Saint Petronilla, Saint Radegund and Saint Thérèse of Lisieux.

Altar Servers (Carol Garcia 446-2129)

May 27 - Raquel, Ralaya, Aurora

May 28 - Omar, Alex

June 3 - Aurelio, Raquel, Ralaya

June 4 - Sonia, Mariah

Church Cleaners: T. & C. McGinn. If you can’t make your assigned date, please trade with someone else. If the Church is not open, please call Carol Garcia at 446-2129.

Readers (Carol Garcia)

May 27 - D. Lozano & B. Shoaf

May 28 - S. Niewiarowski &

D. Lucero

May 3 - C. Kline & B. Shoaf

May 4 - D. Chelgren & J. Matise

Eucharistic Minsters of Holy Communion

May 27 - C. Kline, B. May, M. Marak

A. Wilson

May 28 - F. Pacheco, K. Burnett,

B. Kellar, H. Sanchez

June 3 - B. May, N. Kline, A. Wilson,

R. Martinez

June 4 - I. Regalado, B. Kellar,

V. Chlegren, R. Garmon

Nuestra Señora de La Luz

Our Lady of the Light Catholic Church

P.O. Box 236 La Luz, New Mexico 88337

(www.ourladyofthelight.org) Office: (575) 434 - 9460

Mon. – Thurs. (10:00 - 4:00pm) Pastor: Fr. Alex Urena

Parochial Vicar - Fr. Theo Okafor Deacon: Andy Weiss DRE: Alicia McAninch

Ministry to the Home Bound: Janice Gillen (491-1566)

Food Bank: 434-9460 Liturgy & Environment:

Carleen Moquin

The Ascension of the Lord May 28th, 2017

Sacrament of Reconciliation:

Saturdays: 3:00 – 3:30 pm

Weekend Masses:

Saturday Evening: 4:00 pm

Sunday: 11:00 am

(Rosary recited before Mass)

Weekday Masses:

Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday - 8:30 am

Communion Service - Monday & Wednesday

Eucharistic Adoration - Thursdays after

Mass.

Anointing of the Sick - 1st Friday of the

Month .

Mass Intentions Sat: † Thomas & Arden McGinn by their Children Sun: † Jim Klofonda by his wife Mon: Communion Service Tues: † John Murray Wed: Communion Service Thus: † Teri Sena Fri: † Lavonne Dickman Sat: † Fedora Upton by the Carrillo Family

Please pray for those serving in our military

Bobby Duran (USAF) Major Paul Wever (USAF), Capt. Ryan Carn (USAF), Jeremiah Williams (USAF), James Dillahunt, Jose Espinosa, Eric Gayso - (Army) Nick Silva - (Army) SSgt. Eliza Granados (USAF) Tec. Sgt. Robert Seaburgh (USAF) Danny Garcia, (USAF) Sydney LeBlond (USAF) Jason Schlensig Markie Campbell Rowe Raul Martinez Jr. (USAF)

Weekend Collections Regular Collection - $2, 587.01This weekend the 2nd Collection

is for the Catholic Communication Fund. Thank

you for your donations & support.

Please Pray for the Sick of the Parish

Dcn. Don Dickman Leroy Garcia John Herrera Stella Herrera Pauline Cuellar Richard Gesting David Kellar Andrew Francis JoAnn Dryer Danny Lucero Marie Black Ethel V. Ebner Andrea Silva Lou Baldonado Mary Jo Drake Mary Lou Gomez Rene Beltran John Clute Richard Venters Lane Dokken Lucas Gaulker Linda Clark

Parish Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 10:00am - 4:00 pm - Or by appointment.

Closed on all major holidays. (575) 434-9460(www.ourladyof thelight.org)

Volunteers Needed We are seeking volunteers to help clean the church and maintain the church grounds. Please considering volunteering. If you can help please contact Carol Garcia (446-2129) or Alicia McAninch (437-0632)

A Note from Deacon Andy “Early Church Lessons”

Deacon Andy is offering a 5-part audio series on the early Church Fathers with three dynamic writers & speakers, Mike Aquilina, Rod Bennett & Carl Summer. This will introduce us to some of the early Christian writers and give us a chance to have discussion. The Thursday sessions will be June 8, 15, 22, 29 & July 6, 6:30–8pm at Our Lady of the Light in La Luz. Each recorded talk is about 1 hour in length. Sign up with Deacon Andy after Mass.

Celebration of the Ascension of the Lord

The Diocese of Las Cruces has transferred the celebration of the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord to the Seventh Sunday of Easter. We will celebrate the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord this weekend.

Please pray for those serving in our military

SSgt. Eliza Granados (USAF) Tec. Sgt. Robert Seaburgh

$2, 587.01 This weekend the 2nd Collection

Communication Fund. Thank you for your donations &

e Pray for the Sick of the Parish Our Lady of the Light -

Food Pantry Thank you for your continued support of the Food Pantry. The Food Pantry is in need of the following food items this month: Cold cereal Boxed Jell-O and pudding Potted meat and tuna Pasta sauce and noodles Canned veggies and fruit Ramen noodles Canned soup Peanut butter Dried beans and rice Small flour and sugar Bottled juice If you have a summer garden and have too much produce and would like to donate some to the pantry, please call the Parish Office (434-9460), and leave a message for the Food pantry. Someone from the Food Pantry would be willing to pick up donated produce.

2017 United in Ministry Campaign

”God’s Promise” Our United in Ministry (UIM) goal for 2017 is $16,151.45. Remember once we have reached our Parish goal, we receive a rebate which helps us to repair, maintain and renovate our Church and Church grounds. We have been able to renovate the Parish Hall Kitchen with funds from our UIM rebate. We have several other projects around our church that we would like to work on this year. Thank you for your support, pledges and donations.

Al-Anon Meeting The Light of Hope Al-Anon Family Group meets at 9:30am every Monday at Our Lady of the Light Parish Hall at 4 La Luz Road in La Luz. For more information, call 575-439-0143.

Secular Franciscan Order Is God calling you to walk in the footsteps of St. Francis of Assisi? - Your local fraternity of Secular Franciscans will be happy to provide you with more information call Susan at 575-491-5965 or call 1-800-Francis.

United In Ministry Catholic School Scholarship Fund. The newly created UIM Catholic School Scholarship Fund will begin needs-based assistance for students to receive a faith filled and rigorously academic education in the 2017-2018 school year. For more information and to apply, please visit www.rcdlc.org/scholarship. Deadline to apply is June 1, 2017.

Mark your Calendars! 5th Annual Sacred Heart Fiesta

Cloudcroft, NM Saturday, June 17th

Mass Celebration, Games, Entertainment & Food!