Immaculate Conception Church 107 Church Street Gregory, TX 78359

Website: iccgregory.org

Parish Office: 361-643-4505 Fax: 361-643-1509 Religious Ed Office: 361-643-8327

Office Hours Monday-Friday:

9 am-12 pm & 1pm-3:30pm

PASTOR Rev. James Puthenparambil

PARISH SECRETARY

David D. Solis Jr.

BOOKKEEPER John Womack & Co.

RELIGIOUS ED. STAFF Belen P. Moreno, D.R.E.

Juan L. Gomez, Catechetical Assistant Janie J. Garcia, Office Coordinator

C E L E B R A T I O N O F M A S S Saturday Vigil: 5:00 pm English Sunday Masses: 7:00 am Spanish 10:00 am & 12:00 pm English 5:00 pm Bilingual

DAILY MASS Tuesday 5:30 pm Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 8:30 am First Friday & Fridays of Lent 5:30 pm

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION CHAPEL

Daily: 7:30 am –7:00pm *Note Daily Mass is celebrated in the Chapel *

P R A Y E R & P R A I S E

Saturday 6:00 pm Chapel

DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET Recited Daily 3:00 pm Chapel

ST. JUDE NOVENA

Tuesday 6:00 pm Prayer Garden

BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS & MASS INTENTIONS

Mass intentions: For Intentions to appear in the Bulletin they must be submitted by 3:15pm Monday. Donation of $5 per intention is suggested. Announcements: Any Mass Announcements must be submitted by Friday 12:00 pm. and approved by Pastor.

BAPTISMS: By Appointment only. Third Saturday of the Month. Contact Parish Office for more information and registration RECONCILIATION: Confessions are heard on Saturdays from 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm and on request MARRIAGE: By Appointment only: Contact Parish Office 6 months prior to proposed wedding date. QUINCEANERAS: Must be enrolled & attending Religious Education Classes. Contact Parish Office 6 months prior to proposed date. ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Anytime on request; Contact the Parish Office COMMUNION TO THE SICK AND/OR HOMEBOUND: Contact the Parish Office

SATURDAY June 24, 2017 5:00 PM: Lector: Eucharistic: Juan, Amelia, Lupe M. SUNDAY June 25, 2017 7:00 AM: Lector: Armando Eucharistic: Ysidro, Pedro, _______ 10:00 AM: Lector: Kaitlyn Eucharistic: Ophelia, Raymond, Ter r i F. 12:00 PM: Lector: Jesse C. Eucharistic: Ofelia, Ter r i O, Alma 5:00 PM: Lector: David Eucharistic: Juan, Lucy, Jesse L.

The Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ June 18, 2017 Santísimo Cuerpo y Sangre de Cristo

NEXT WEEK’S MINISTERS SCHEDULE

SATURDAY June 17, 2017 5:00 PM:Diana Schicker (Family) Johnny Lopez (Minerva Lopez) Raphael “Ray” Casares (Family) Maria Chita Chavez & Gonzalo Chavez (Ramiro Chavez) Teodoro & Felicitas Zambrano (Family) Adan, Aurora, Adan Jr. Escobedo (Family) Anselmo, Lupe, Anselmo Jr. Sanchez (Family) SUNDAY June 18, 2017 7:00 AM:Richard Ortiz (Family) Fidel Labeaga (M/M Lupe Castillo) Salvador Ayala (Ana, Fred & Terri) Tim Rivera (Cynthia Rivera & Family) Arturo Rodriguez Sr. (Arturo Jr. & Rosalia Rodriguez) Jose Treviño, Gonzalo Elizondo (Family) Jose Lara, Andrew Martinez, Jesus Lozano (Family) 10:00 AM:Eustacia Moreno (Graciela E. Moreno) Maria R. & Eugenio Flores (Juan Flores & Family) Jose Valencia, Julio Hernandez (Family) Castulo Martinez, Abel Flores, Angel Carvajal, Courtney Phelps (Family) 12:00 PM:Adrian G. Flores (Family) Lelia Guzman (Family) Frank Hernandez (Family) 5:00 PM: Father’s Day Novena Esequiel Rodriguez (Rodriguez Family) Teresa Rodriguez (John & Brenda Martinez) MONDAY June 19, 2017 NO MASS TUESDAY June 20, 2017 5:30 PM: Father’s Day Novena WEDNESDAY June 21, 2017 8:30 AM: Father’s Day Novena Maria R. Flores (Juan E. & Aurora Flores) THURSDAY June 22, 2017 8:30 AM: Father’s Day Novena FRIDAY June 23, 2017 8:30 AM: Father’s Day Novena Special Intentions for the Members of Sacred Heart Society SATURDAY June 24, 2017 5:00 PM: Father’s Day Novena Johnny Lopez (Minerva Lopez) Teodoro & Felicitas Zambrano (Family) Adan, Aurora, Adan Jr. Escobedo (Family) Anselmo, Lupe, Anselmo Jr. Sanchez (Family) Health of Chester Calhoun (Rose De La Cruz) SUNDAY June 25, 2017 7:00 AM:Richard Ortiz (Family) Salvador Ayala (Ana, Fred & Terri) Fidel Labeaga (Raymond Lopez Jr.) 10:00 AM: Father’s Day Novena Maria R. & Eugenio Flores (Juan Flores & Family) 12:00 PM:Adrian G. Flores (Family) Lelia Guzman (Family) Esteban Ortiz (Candelaria Ortiz & Family) Salvador Arnold Solis, Grace Yvette Flores Solis, Arnaldo & Elvira Solis (Virginia Solis & Family) 5:00 PM:Esequiel Rodriguez (Rodriguez Family)

† Belief ~ Trust ~ Faith † Prayer is the most powerful against trials, the most effective medicine against sickness and the most valuable gift to someone we care for.

Parish Council Pres. Mike Lopez 438.9054

Finance Committee Javier Solis 229.4653

Sacristans Jesse Gomez 229.0102

Juan Rodriguez 229.5515

Raymond Flores 215.3542

Choir Coordinator Naida Rios 774.3778

Communion Ministers Ysidro Peña 534.9587

Altar Servers David D. Solis 643.4505

Lectors Rene Sanchez 633.1470

Ushers Ramiro Peña 222.8857

Altar Society Nena Garcia 774.2604

Divine Mercy Sonya G. Torres 730.6165

ICC Food Pantry Adriana Moreno 543.7642

Immaculate Heart of Mary Nydia Tamez 688.0333

Knights of Columbus Edward Lara 229.2260

Sacred Heart Amelia Flores 443.9811

St. Bernadette Angels Belen Peña 558.4320

Vacation Bible School Tycee Sanchez 876.0904

Prayer & Praise Jeronimo Garcia 704.2136

Youth Group Brian & Tori Garcia 946.9971

Andrew & Alma Guerra 633.1110

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK, especially the following:

Alfredo Alcoser, Hermelinda Alcoser, Arturo Aleman Jr., Robert Alvarado, Victoria Arredondo, Leonor Banda, Estevan Cantu Jr.,

Amelia Ducksworth, Adan Flores Sr., Adan Flores Jr., Eudelia Flores, Oralia Flores, Juana S. Garcia, Xavier A. Gallegos, Alejandra Guerrero,

Alfonso Hernandez, Carlos Hernandez, Esmeralda Hernandez, Juan

Hernandez Jr., Manuela Hernandez, Senaida Hernandez, Victor Hernandez, Manuel Hinojosa Sr., Rey Leal, Jerry Lopez Sr., Raul Lucio,

Juanita Jimenez, Tina Juarez, Melissa Momper, Diana Moreno, Noemi Obregon, Angie Ochoa, Candelaria Ortiz, Carmen Ortiz, Mercedes

Ortiz, Anita Peña, Luis Peña Jr., Johnny Pereida, Eva Perez, Jose Posas,

Raul Quintanilla, Lenore Quintanilla, Ester Rangel, Cole Rivas, Datnacio Rivas, Hector Rivera, Richard Saldivar, Alfonso Solis, Braulia

Solis, Licha Solis, Gloria Treviño, Joe Treviño, Sara Treviño, Cynthia Vela, Miranda Vela, Alejandro Veliz, Olivia Villegas, Alex Zambrano,

Gerry Zambrano

2nd Collection Calendar

July 1st & 2nd Peter’s Pence Collection

July 8th & 9th Building Fund

MINISTRIES AND ORGANIZATIONS

Loose Collection

Envelope Collection Online Giving

Children’s Collection Building Fund

Collection Total for June 11th

$982.00 $1,591.00

$00.00

$83.00 $191.00

$2,855.00

SUNDAY COLLECTION

Church Cleaning Schedule

Week of: Organization June 19 Ushers June 26 Altar Servers

TRUST IN JESUS Today’s feast celebrates another central mystery of our faith—the mystery of the Eucharist. Like the mystery of the Trinity, the real presence of the Body and Blood of Christ in the Eucharist can never be fully understood, but can only be believed. Just as the Israelites in the desert were invited to put their trust in God’s word to them, we are invited to trust wholly in the word of Jesus. In today’s Gospel Jesus promises to give us a share in his very own flesh and blood, and a share in eternal life besides. We are called to take him at his word and open our hearts to receive true nourish-ment and life from our participation in the Eucharist.

CONFIANZA EN JESÚS La fiesta de hoy celebra otro misterio central de nuestra fe: el misterio de la Eucaristía. Como el misterio de la Trinidad, la presencia real del Cuerpo y de la Sangre de Cristo en la Eucaristía nunca se puede entender completamente, sino que sólo se puede creer. Así como a los israelitas en el desierto se les invitó a poner su fe en la palabra de Dios dirigida a ellos, a nosotros se nos invita a confiar plenamente en las palabras de Jesús. En el Evangelio de hoy Jesús promete darnos una porción de su propia carne y sangre, y además compartir la vida eterna. Somos llamados a creer en su palabra y a abrir nuestro corazón para recibir verdadero alimento y vida por nuestra participación en la Eucaristía.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS WEEKEND

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION At the heart of today’s solemnity is a Eucharistic procession, held in many parishes, that calls to mind the procession of Holy Thursday, yet has a purpose different from the somber adoration in the night watch. In the late Middle Ages, a procession through the city with the Blessed Sacrament was an occasion of heartfelt joy and great emotion. In a time when people seldom approached the altar to receive Holy Communion, the procession through the streets, past homes and workplaces, was a vibrant reminder that Christ was with them as a dear companion and guide. Every year on this day, a joyful procession winds through the streets of Rome from the Lateran cathedral. A few years ago, Pope John Paul II, deeply moved at the sight of the throng accompanying the sacred host, said that we ought to feel profoundly united with the faithful everywhere in the world at such a moment. “Before our mind’s eye all the Churches of the world, from East to West, from North to South, are present.” Originally this feast was on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday, but after the calendar reform of 1970, its title was expanded from “Corpus Christi” to “The Body and Blood of Christ” and in the United States it was moved to the Sunday after Trinity Sunday. Even though Easter season ended two weeks ago, this beautiful feast is aglow with Easter light.

Car Raffle

Raffle Tickets are available for our car raffle if you would like some tickets to: Buy,

Sell or know of someone who would like to you can get them at the parish office.

Prizes: $1,000 Gift Card, $2,000 Gift Card, 1956 Chevy Bel Air

$10 donation per ticket

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — Never forget the LORD your God, who brought you out of slavery and fed you with manna in the desert (Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14b-16a). Psalm — Praise the Lord, Jerusalem (Psalm 147). Second Reading — Because the loaf of bread is one, we who par-take of it, though we are many, are one body (1 Corinthians 10:16-17). Gospel — Jesus said to the crowds, “I am the living bread; whoever eats this bread will live forever” (John 6:51-58).

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 2 Cor 6:1-10; Ps 98:1, 2b, 3-4; Mt 5:38-42 Tuesday: 2 Cor 8:1-9; Ps 146:2, 5-9a; Mt 5:43-48 Wednesday: 2 Cor 9:6-11; Ps 112:1bc-4, 9; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 Thursday: Ss. John Fisher and Thomas More 2 Cor 11:1-11; Ps 111:1b-4, 7-8; Mt 6:7-15 Friday: The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Dt 7:6-11; Ps 103:1-4, 6-8, 10; 1 Jn 4:7-16; Mt 11:25-30 Saturday: The Nativity of St. John the Baptist Is 49:1-6; Ps 139:1-3, 13-15; Acts 13:22-26; Lk 1:57-66, 80 Sunday: Jer 20:10-13; Ps 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35; Rom 5:12-15; Mt 10:26-33

Family Movie Night Join us in the Parish Hall this Tuesday,

for a Family Movie Night. This month’s Movie is “The Shack”

Doors open at 6:30pm and Movie Begins at 7pm

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED For the 2017/2018 CCD Year. If you are interested in volunteering for this coming CCD year please contact

parish office. Volunteers needed as Catechists (teachers), Assistant Catechists, security staff, Substitutes, Aides.

TOUGH RETREAT July 21-23 begins on July 21 at 6 p.m. and ends July 23 at 5 p.m. at Pax Christi Liturgical Retreat Center (4601 Calallen Drive) in Corpus Christi. The TOUGH Retreat is for high school age youth (grades 9-12) for both boys and girls in the Diocese of Corpus Christi. Only $75 for the whole weekend, which includes food, lodging, prayer, Reconciliation, Adoration, Holy Mass, fellowship and the opportunity to reflect on God's Holiness for each one of us. Due to limited rooms the deadline to register is July 14 or until filled.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS:

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION - GREGORY

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL JULY 10TH - 14TH.

More information to follow in the coming weeks

Notice of Early Bulletin Submission

The parish bulletin for the Weekend of July 8th & 9th will be sub-

mitted on Friday June 30th, Due to the 4th of July Holiday, No

late mass intentions or bulletin announcements will be accepted.