16250 Old Weatherford Road

Aledo, TX 76008

Office: (817) 441-3500

Fax: (817) 441-7909

Website: www.holyredeemeraledo.org

Email: Office@HolyRedeemerAledo.org

MASS TIMES Wed, Thurs, Fri.................................................................... 9:00 am Saturday ............................................................................... 5:30 pm Sunday ........................................................... 8:00 am and 10:30 am Sacrament of Reconciliation/Confession: Saturday at 4:30 p.m.

Are You Interested in the Catholic Faith? If you are non-baptized or baptized in another denomination and are interested in exploring our faith, please consider joining our Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) program. Contact DRE for more information.

Holy Orders and Religious Life For information on the Sacrament of Holy Orders and/or Religious Life, please contact Fr. Jonathan Wallis, Director of Vocations, 817-945-9321 or email vocations@fwdioc.org.

Adoration for Vocations The first Sunday of each month, for one hour, after the 8:00 Mass.

Bulletin Deadlines Articles for the bulletin should be submitted a week in advance. Friday is the deadline. Phone the parish office or email Office@HolyRedeemerAledo.org.

Parish Registration Welcome to our parish! Please pick up a welcome packet located in the Narthex and complete the registration form inside and return to the office.

Our Parish Mission Statement

To all who need comfort… To all who are lonely and need companionship… To all who seek sheltering love… To all who sin and need a Redeemer… To all who offer praise to the Lord… To all who long for peace… To those who would serve a living God… To all who come, from near or afar this church opens wide its doors and in the name of Jesus says:

Welcome

PASTORAL STAFF Rev. Msgr. Publius Xuereb: Pastor Deacon Scott France……………ScottFrance@HolyRedeemerAledo.org Parish Secretary: Laura Puente…………………………….Office@HolyRedeemerAledo.org Bookkeeper: Amy Jo Maruschak……………..Bookkeeper@HolyRedeemerAledo.org Director of Music: David Fernandez……………………..Music@HolyRedeemerAledo.org Dir. of Faith Formation: Lisa Harbour…………………………..DRE@HolyRedeemerAledo.org Youth Ministry: Adrian Garcia ……………...………...Youth@HolyRedeemerAledo.org Safe Environment: Melissa Watzlavick ………...…….….....SEC@HolyRedeemerAledo.org

PARISH INFORMATION Sacrament of Baptism You must be registered parishioner for 3 months prior to baptism. Private baptisms are on the first Saturday of the month at 3:00 p.m. Baptisms during Mass are on the first weekend of the month at rotating Masses. Sacrament of Confirmation Confirmation is a two year program beginning in 9th grade. Contact DRE for more information. Sacrament of Marriage Contact the parish office to schedule an initial meeting with the Pastor or Deacon 9-12 months before the wedding date. Pre-Cana and NFP must be completed before the wedding date. Marriage Tribunal If you were previously married and wish to inquire about an annulment or would like your current marriage blessed, please call Deacon Scott France. Communion for the Sick and Shut-ins If you or a member of your family is unable to receive communion at Mass due to sickness or other disability, please call the parish office.

OFFICE HOURS FOR JULY

Monday-Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Holy Redeemer Catholic Parish 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Readings and Mass Intentions

SUNDAY, JULY 28

8:00 a.m. Mass...Darrell Guillory 10:30 a.m. Mass...Rev. Jarvis A.

Philpot † Gn 18:20-32/Ps 138:1-2, 2-3, 6-7, 7-8/

Col 2:12-14/Lk 11:1-13

MONDAY, JULY 29

Ex 32:15-24, 30-34/Ps 106:19-20, 21-22, 23/Jn 11:19-27

TUESDAY, JULY 30 Ex 33:7-11; 34:5b-9, 28/Ps 103:6-7, 8-9,

10-11, 12-13/Mt 13:36-43

WEDNESDAY, JULY 31 9:00 a.m. Mass...De la Torre Family Ex 34:29-35/Ps 99:5, 6, 7, 9/ Mt 13:44-46

THURSDAY, AUGUST 1 9:00 a.m. Mass...Greg Gibson †

Ex 40:16-21, 34-38/Ps 84:3, 4, 5-6a & 8a, 11/Mt 13:47-53

FRIDAY, AUGUST 2

9:00 a.m. Mass...Alex & Jane

McMillan Lv 23:1, 4-11, 15-16, 27, 34b-37/Ps 81:

3-4, 5-6, 10-11ab/Mt 13:54-58

SATURDAY, AUGUST 3

5:30 p.m. Mass...Joe Rogers †

Lv 25:1, 8-17/Ps 67:2-3, 5, 7-8/ Mt 14:1-12

HOLY REDEEMER’S PRAYER INTENTION BOOK

Please continue to remember and pray for all those listed in our prayer intention book and

the names listed below:

Kayden Smith, Rose Galindo,

Rose Marie Hernandez,

Arthur and Lois Masthio and

Gene Brown.

FAITH FORMATION REGISTRATION It is time to register again for the 2019-2020

Faith Formation! We will be having registration after Sunday masses in the Parish hall on July 28,

August 11, and during Ministry Fair on Sept. 7 & 8. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The 2019-2020 incoming Confirmation Class will be

having an information session to discuss their

requirements and forms needed on August 4th

from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Parish hall. _____________________________________________________________

We are looking for volunteers to help with the 2019-2020 Faith Formation

school year. Any adult or teen who has received the

Sacrament of Confirmation and who is a practicing Catholic

please feel free to email the church if interested.

Office@HolyRedeemerAledo.org or Youth@HolyRedeemerAledo.org

OFFICE HOURS

Starting in August we will

resume our normal

parish office hours:

Monday—Thursday

9:00 a.m. —3:00 p.m.

Friday

9:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m.

God: Friend As Well As Father

This week’s Gospel reading begins with Jesus teaching his disciples…and by extension all of us…how to pray to God as “Our Father.” Through those words that most of us know by heart, we acknowledge our relationship as one of a beloved child coming to ask a loving parent for the things we need. But immediately after the “Our Father,” Jesus tells the parable of the man who asks his neighbor for bread in the middle of the night, a story that contains the famous line: “For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened”. At first, the two don’t seem like they go together, but Jesus is giving us another important truth: God is our Father, but God is also our friend. This dual relationship—Father and friend—is important for us to understand for our prayer life. At the center of this mystery is the reality that God desires to be “in relationship” with us, connecting with us heart to heart. And as we are drawn deeper and deeper into that relationship, we will experience an ever-increasing friendship with God and a growing confidence in approaching him with our needs and the needs of others. In short, we will learn to be with God both as Father and friend.

Please pray for our Confirmation Candidates as they

will be confirmed on Wednesday, August 7th at 6:00 p.m.

PROMISE to Protect Pledge to HEAL

We will have a SE training session on Tuesday, July 30th 5:45 p.m.—9:00 p.m.

Please contact our SE coordinator to verify your profile.

SEC@HolyRedeemerAledo.org or call 817-441-3500.

July 28, 2019

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ARE CALLED TO SERVE:

Sat., Aug. 3 • 5:30 p.m. Mass SERVERS Tanner Wheaton Joshua Sanders READERS Mary Ann Barnard Larry Kellner USHERS Richard Lozano Monica Knesek Rose Young Allen Broesche EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS Rick Zilar Patricia Devlin Will Matthews Sophia Sanders Maggie Lozano

Sun., Aug. 4 • 8:00 a.m. Mass SERVERS Wyatt Mott Jacob Boelter READERS Garrett Gibson Chris Flanagan USHERS Duane Knesek John Brown Lou Profera Jackie Voss EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS Tim Clements Jan Ford Nancy Garbo Barbara Still

Sun., Aug. 4• 10:30 a.m. Mass SERVERS Anna Petrosky Nathalie Touchet READERS Bob Mallet Robert Mallet USHERS Brian Snell Tom Edmonston Ward Zschiesche Chris Novakov EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS Arturo Sandoval Scott Wells Chelsea Circelli Monica Collins Maureen Garbarino Maria Sandoval Amy Jo Maruschak Tammy Smith Melissa Watzlavick Lori Tarbox

Wed., Aug. 7• 6:00 p.m. Confirmation Mass

READERS Michelle Parkison Carson Fronk EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS Tim Nelson Maryrita Mallet Melissa Watzlavick

Thank you to our Sponsor of the Week

The ads in our bulletin defray the cost of printing to the church and

are a valued service provided to our parishioners.

Please patronize the sponsors as they are supporting us.

July 28: Faith Formation Registration 9:00 a.m.

July 29: Boy Scouts T-1099 6:30 p.m.

July 30: SE Training Session 5:45 p.m.

Aug. 2: First Friday Adoration 9:30 a.m.

Aug. 2: Friday Picture Day 2:00—9:00 p.m.

Aug. 3: Sat. Picture Day 10:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m.

Aug. 4: Vocation Adoration 9:00 a.m.

Aug. 5: Rosary /Respect Life 9:30 a.m.

Aug. 5: Boy Scouts T-1099 6:30 p.m.

Aug. 6: Men’s Group 6:30 p.m.

Aug. 7: Confirmation Mass 6:00 p.m.

Aug.11: Faith Formation Registration 9:00 a.m.

Aug.12: Boy Scouts T-1099 6:30 p.m.

Aug.13: Knights of Columbus 6:30 p.m.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Thank you for signing up for the photo sessions for next weekend.

We will send you an email to remind you of your appointment.

Sign-up online at

https://booknow-lifetouch.appointment-plus.com/b0002b7g/

or call the parish office.

50TH ANNIVERSARY MASS

OF THE DIOCESE OF FORT WORTH

Bishop Michael Olson warmly invites each parish

to share in the celebration by sending parish

representatives to participate in the Procession of Parishes!

Wednesday, August 21st

6:00 p.m. Procession of Parishes 7:00 p.m. Mass at Fort Worth Convention Center Arena

Priest Care Fund Special Collection August 3rd & 4th

“Care for Those Who Care for Us”

Next week, we will take up a special collection for the Priest Care Fund. Your support of this collection pays for our priests’ medical and long-term care expenses that are not

covered by insurance. As faithful Catholics we have an opportunity to return to them, in love, a sense of security in their retirement years by making a gift. The patron saint of priests, Saint John Vianney, once wrote “the priesthood is the love of the heart of Jesus.” A priest’s love also extends to the Catholic faithful as they lead parishes, teach and preach the Gospel and offer the Sacraments.

PRAY FOR VOCATIONS

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will follow the 8:00 a.m. Mass on August 4th.

Holy Redeemer’s

First Friday Adoration

August 2nd at 9:30 a.m.

following our morning Mass.

For tickets, schedule

and more information contact:

(877)218-7884/ FullnessOfTruth.org.

September 7th & 8th