St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church

7601 N. Grandview Avenue Odessa, TX 79765

Phone: 432-367-4657

Fax: 432-367-0700 Parish Website: setonparishodessa.org

Our Mission Statement To know Jesus and live the Gospel through Word and

Sacrament, Fellowship, and Service

PARISH STAFF Pastor

Rev. Mark Woodruff

Parochial Vicar Fr. Timothy Hayter

Deacons Mr. Gary Brooks

Mr. Salvador Primera

Business Manager Mr. Blas Campos Sr.

Administrative Assistant Mrs. Victoria Detiveaux

Office Assistant Miss Jessica Payen

Director of Music & Liturgy Mr. Christopher Wilcox

Elementary DRE Mrs. Marilyn Hemann

Middle School/High School CRE Youth Minister

Mr. Johnny Aldas Y. M. Assistant: Mr. Brian Richards

Maintenance Mr. Erik Campos, Mr. Danny Licon,

Ms. Yolanda Pando, Ms. Noemy Hernandez, and Mrs. Margarita Juarez

Nursery Ms. Connie Janousek, Mrs. Linda Tilton, Mrs.

Connie Crawley, and Mr. Juan Navarrete

SUNDAY EUCHARIST Saturday: 5:00 p.m.

Sunday: 9:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m., & 5:00 p.m.

WEEKDAY MASSES Monday thru Friday: 6:30 a.m.

Tues, Wed, Friday 5:30 p.m. Thursday 6:00 p.m. Spanish

ADORATION

Tuesday 6:00 p.m.—7:00 p.m.

CONFESSIONS Saturday 4:00 p.m.- 4:45 p.m.

Tuesday 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m. & 6:00-7:00 p.m.

PARISH OFFICE HOURS

Monday 10:30 a.m.-Noon & 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

Tuesday-Thursday

9:00 a.m.- Noon & 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

Friday: 9:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m.

NEW TO OUR PARISH?

Please call the Parish Office @ 367-4657.

PARISH EMAIL

office@setonparishodessa.org

For more information on sacraments, programs and events please visit our website.

Baptism of the Lord

January 12 – 13, 2019

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Heb 1:1-6; Ps 97:1, 2b, 6, 7c, 9; Mk 1:14-20 Tuesday: Heb 2:5-12; Ps 8:2ab, 5, 6-9; Mk 1:21-28 Wednesday: Heb 2:14-18; Ps 105:1-4, 6-9; Mk 1:29-39 Thursday: Heb 3:7-14; Ps 95:6-11; Mk 1:40-45 Friday: Heb 4:1-5, 11; Ps 78:3, 4bc, 6c-8; Mk 2:1-12 Saturday: Heb 4:12-16; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mk 2:13-17 Sunday: Is 62:1-5; Ps 96:1-3, 7-10; 1 Cor 12:4-11; Jn 2:1-11

MASS INTENTIONS “Mass is Heaven on Earth” – St. John Paul II SATURDAY, JAN. 12: Baptism of the Lord 4-4:45 pm Confessions 5:00 pm For the People of St. Elizabeth’s SUNDAY, JAN. 13: Baptism of the Lord 9:00 am Vocations to the Priesthood 11:30 am For the People of St. Elizabeth’s 5:00 pm Blessings on the New Year MONDAY, JAN. 14: 1ST Ordinary Week 6:30 am All Souls Memorial Mass TUESDAY, JAN. 15: 1ST Ordinary Week 6:30 am Friends/Family, Living/Deceased,

of Ann P. Lustgarden 5:30 pm +Patricia Rangel, by Lupe Valle WED’DAY, JAN. 16: 1ST Ordinary Week 6:30 am All Souls Memorial Mass 5:30 pm For the People of St. Elizabeth’s

THURSDAY, JAN. 17: St. Anthony, Abbot 6:30 am All Souls Memorial Mass 6:00 pm Prayer Intention of Donna Fikes FRIDAY, JAN. 18: 1ST Ordinary Week 6:30 am Matthew Bradly (B’d), by Patricia &

Joe Wiesner 5:30 pm All Souls Memorial Mass SATURDAY, JAN. 19: 2ND Ordinary Sunday

4-4:45 pm Confessions 5:00 pm +Luisa & Lencho Abila, by Art Abila

& Siblings SUNDAY, JAN. 20: 2ND Ordinary Sunday 9:00 am +Kabi Ezriel Shrestha & Alicia

Gonzales, by Family 11:30 am For Vocations to the Priesthood 5:00 pm St. Raymond, by Josefina Galindo If a Mass you requested for a specific date does not appear, please notify the office

367-4657 as soon as possible.

ADULT CONFIRMATION CLASSES If you are over 20 and are not yet confirmed, please come to our Adult Confirmation Class. The next class will be Monday, Jan. 14 at 7 pm in the parlor. Bishop Sis will be here at St. Elizabeth’s on Sunday, February 24 for a special adult confirmation Mass. We need a baptismal certificate for you. Call Fr. Mark at 367-4657 to join, or come to the class.

Pope’s January Intention Young People and the Example of Mary That young people, especially in Latin America, follow the example of Mary and respond to the call of the Lord to communicate the joy of the Gospel to the world.

He saved us through the bath of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. — Titus 3:5

Catholic Charities Collection 1/6/19 $ 2,245.00

Church Debt Balance Nov. 18: 2,373,710.91 Dec. Payment: $ 23,845.37

Balance Dec. 30: 2,349,865.54

Loose Plate 3,057.59 Total $ 19,887.59

Budget to Actual

Weekly goal $ 25,900.00 Week of 1/6/19 19,887.59 Keep Praying! $ -6,012.41

1/6/19

Envelope Receipts $ 12,269.00 Online Giving 5,561.00

BREAKING OPEN THE WORD

Interested in Becoming Catholic?

You are invited to “Breaking Open the Word” every Sunday at 10:10 am in the Bride’s

Room. No registration necessary; just come!

Question of the Week

Do you question God with your head or your

heart?

BAPTISM PREP CLASS-Our next baptism preparation class is Saturday, Feb. 2ND, at 9 am. You must

call to register for this class. Please call after Jan. 22ND. If there is no answer, dial 121 for Vickie’s ext. and leave a message. To Schedule a Baptism-In order to baptize at St. Elizabeth’s, the parents of the child should be registered members of St. Elizabeth’s, or live within our boundaries. Parents please come to the office to schedule your child’s baptism. You will need to bring in the baby’s birth certificate, from the county, the godparents’ confirmation certificates, if the godparents are married, a copy of their church marriage certificate and proof of Baptism prep classes for parents and godparents. We do baptisms the 1ST & 2ND weekends of the month. Baptisms will be held on the 3RD

weekend only if Spanish is requested. The first person to come into the office with all necessary paperwork to register for a weekend will get to pick which day, Saturday or Sunday, for all baptisms that weekend. You must register in the office, before the date of your child’s baptism and you must

have all paperwork!

Marriage Jubilee 2019 All couples who are celebrating their 25th, 30th, 35th, 40th, 45th, 50th, and above wedding anniversaries (Church marriage, not civil marriage) in the calendar year of 2019 are

invited to the Diocesan Marriage Jubilee bilingual celebration on March 24, 2019, at 3:00 p.m. at the Sacred Heart Cathedral, San Angelo. Families and friends are invited to accompany our jubilarians to this celebration. Renewal of vows will take place within the Mass. This celebration will conclude with a reception in the Cathedral gymnasium, to which all are invited. For registration information, please contact your pastor. The deadline to register for this celebration is Monday, March 11, 2019.

MARRIED COUPLES RETREAT

Our next married couples retreat will be held January 25th - 26th. There are registration forms on line, in the halls of the church, and in the office. The cost is $50. This retreat is for couples who wish to strengthen their relationship and/or prepare for marriage in the church.

HONORING MARRIED COUPLES St. Elizabeth’s is honoring married couples with a special blessing on the last Sunday of each month. The couples married in January will be honored today, January 26TH/27TH at all masses.

Catholic Charities!

"What a weekend at Catholic Charities! We had a warehouse clean out on Sat. Jan. 5th and I would like to thank the following volunteers from SEAS, Fr. Timothy Hayter, Erik Campos, Manuel Aguilar IV, Pete Carrillo, Jaime Zepeda, Robert Flores, Nick Engel, Pedro Fierro, Jorge Rodriguez, Chad Thompson, Martha Cruz, and Johnny Aldas! Thank you to Holy Redeemer K of C member Greg Dutchover for coming out as well! I appreciate the time you dedicated to our organization in helping us clean out that warehouse! I look forward to working with you all again! If you haven't had the opportunity to give to our 'Gift of Hope 2018 Campaign', you can do so online at ccodessa.com and select the "DONATE'

button at the top right hand corner. God bless you always!

YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY Stay up to date with our monthly events on the parish website, on Facebook at SEAS- Awakened Young Adults or @y.a.faithseekers or on Twitter @yafaithseekers 1/13- Symbolon Mixer, Parlor, 6:15pm, Food provided & Nursery Open

HIGH SCHOOL & COLLEGE MEN: Thinking of Priesthood for yourself?

Bishop Sis invites you to the annual ANDREW DINNER. It will be Friday, Feb. 8TH. Bishop Sis wants to discuss with you how to discern your call in life. For more information, call Fr. Mark

or Fr. Timothy at 367-4657.

Parish Reps for the Guadalupe Radio Network will be selling Raffle tickets for a stylish, 2019 Ford Mustang Convertible after the Masses on the weekend on Jan. 19-20. Tickets are $25 each or you can get 5 for $100, which will help impact MANY lives for God! Your support makes it possible to share the truth & treasure of our Faith, through the powerful means of our local, Catholic Radio stations on 1180 AM (English) &

90.9 FM (Español). FINAL day to purchase your tickets for you and your loved ones will be on MONDAY, March 4th. For more information, you can always contact the General Manager at 432-638-1150 or faustino@grnonline.com or even buy your tickets online at: GRNonline.com

Please pray for: Donovan Crawley, Dan Carpenter, Stephanie Velasquez, June Ponsetti, Elva Hurst, Mary Chew, Belen Rangel, Orion Campos, Esther Paschal, Vianey Gatica, Sandra Anaya, Sabrehna Everett, Teresa Miranda, Melissa Navarrette, Ramiro Salazar, Malakai Tavarez

Elementary CCD January News

CCD Resumes Today

First Communion Class January 28, 2019

6:00 pm

Adult Bible Study Opportunities

Men The men’s study group, led by Fr. Timothy,

has completed the first part of Symbolon: The Catholic Faith Explained provided by the

Augustine Institute. They will begin again on January 14th.

Women

Women’s bible study, will begin their study of “Fulfilled: Uncovering the Biblical

Foundations of Catholicism (Part Two)” on January 23RD. They will meet Wednesdays from 6:15 – 7:30. For information on the

study please contact Sondra Eoff, sondra@oppartnerinc.com

Spanish Monday: Spanish Bible Study 7 – 9 pm in the

classrooms.

Thursday: Rosary and prayer 6 – 9 pm.

Join thousands of Catholics nationwide in the

annual pro-life novena, 9 Days for Life, Monday, January 14TH – Tuesday, January 22ND. Pray for the respect of all human life with daily intentions, brief reflections, and more. The daily information will be sent via the parish app and posted to our Facebook page at 8:00am each day.

St. Mary’s After School Care

St. Mary’s Central Catholic School is looking for someone to do after school care.

Please call 337-6052 for more information.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Jan 13 – David Hernandez, Anita Falcon, Roger Becker, Carlos Chavez, Crissy Florez, Nicolas Ramirez, Alan Roach, Chris Sims, Amber Anaya, Iris Baeza, Paula Garcia Jan 14 – Jose Guevara, Anthony Villaloboz, Gracie Quintela, Valorie Villarreal, Theodore Navarrette, Karina Lujan, Ariana Tarango, Yanelly Amador, Ivan Benavidez, Romeo Segura Jan 15 – David Jones, Jose Bueno, Sylvia Sanchez, Robert Hernandez, Connie Crawley, Miguel Camarena, Heather Morales, Dang Ta, Krystel Prieto, Roland Rubalcaba, Julianna Soto, Missy Prieto, Ivory Urquidez, Angel Ramirez Jan 16 – Angie Lopez, Mark Varela, Melissa Garcia, Anyssa Mata, Robert Gonzalez, Priscilla Urquidi, Madeline Olague, Kevin Enriquez, Ben

Adams, Troy Abila, Phoebe Zaragoza Jan 17 – Carol Gonzales, Sandra Levario, Daisy Soto, Raymundo Villa, Lasha Watson, Teodoro Silvas, Rosie Padilla, Kade Ramos, Nathan Olague, Dulce Gallegos, Maria Holguin, Davi Ortega, Doni Ortega, Matthew Torres Jan 18 – Susie Wyatt, Sergio Bustamante, Patricia Herrera, Federico Gonzalez, Noemy Hernandez, Matt Rimmer, Andrea Fierro, Jacob Rodriguez, Melissa Marrero, Mia Luevano, Jesse Franco, David Franco, Samantha Cardenas, Elloralinda Ortega, Joel Aguilar, Khalea Torres Jan 19 – Cristina Barrientos, Mark Anthony Enriquez, Philip Garza, Donna Justice, Miguel Illas, Cindy Illas, Jennifer De La Garza, Anthony McGuire, Issac Garcia, Dana Gonzalez, Alexander Ramirez, Amber Juarez, Alyssa Deanda, Noelia Matta, Pierre Mundia, Liam Tavarez, Camila Sanchez

CALLED TO SERVE For many weeks now, we have been celebrating the appearance of the divine presence in human form. As a child, he came to Mary and Joseph, was seen by the shepherds, and then by some wandering magi from the East. Today we celebrate another showing, later in time, to a

group gathered at the Jordan River. John hesitated to baptize Jesus, whom he recognized as “one mightier than I.” But he did as Jesus asked, and the “Holy Spirit descended” and heaven’s voice spoke to Jesus, “You are my beloved Son.” Jesus was beginning his public life of teaching and service. Soon he would start calling others to join him. Peter was one of the first to be called by Jesus. In today’s second reading, he announces the heart of the message, “peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.” Peter was called, and you and I are called to spread that message and to serve God’s word.-Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

HOW BRIGHT IS YOUR LIGHT?

Our parish is growing in size and activities. As such, we need more volunteers to help spread the word of God. Please commit to helping the people of your community and yourself by volunteering in one of these ministries.

Religious Ed teachers and aides

First Communion teachers and aides

Quinceanera class teacher

RCIA team member

Youth Group leaders and chaperones

Youth Confirmation leaders/teachers

Steubenville chaperones

Marriage Retreat team

Baptism Prep class teacher

Choir member

Cantor

Bell Choir member

Hospital and Homebound Minister

Eucharistic Minister

Lector

Ushers at all Masses (Sat. & Sun.)

Marriage Retreat team member

Altar server

Altar linen laundering group

Catholic Charities Volunteer Call the office (367-4657) for more information. To help us share our time and talents with our church community we have these opportunities to enrich our faith.

Rosary Group

ACTS

Men’s Bible Study

Women’s Bible Study

Spanish Prayer Groups

Knights of Columbus

Adoration Corinthians 12:7-11 A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other.

What is your gift? Are you helping others?

Life Teen

& EDGE

Praise Band Walk on Water

As some of you may know, we have been

working on getting together a group of youth

who can play for retreats, youth nights and

various other functions. That group now exists.

We are proud to have about 15 youth

involved; vocally and instrumentally.

We have two guitarists, a keyboardist, a bassist,

two percussionists and several vocals.

But we need your help. We need help in

purchasing; or having a donation of, a keyboard

and a sound system. If you are willing to help,

please contact Johnny (575-312-2047).

God Bless!

focus

ALL CCD CLASSES ARE BACK

IN SESSION TODAY!

Updates of class attendance

will be coming out over the next

three weeks.

JUNIORS AND SENIORS. WE

WILL BE HAVING A MIXER ON

JANUARY 27TH @ 2:00 P.M. IN

YOUTH BUILDING. FOOD WILL

BE PROVIDED.

YOUTH NIGHT is

a privilege and a necessity,

it is Community Building and

OPEN to

All who desire to grow in faith!

(6th – 12th)

LIFETEEN/Edge

Community Sport Night on Wednesday, January 16th

Life Teen & EDGE are invited. (6th – 12th)

Youth Building

7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

On the menu: Spaghetti

Theme: “Knockout”

ALL ARE WELCOME!

YOUTH NIGHT, JANUARY 30TH –

DIAMOND LANES BOWLING

ALLEY. BRING $5.00. EVENT

STARTS AT 7:30 P.M. AND ENDS

AT 8:30P.M. ARRIVE BY 7:00

P.M.

“Do not say, 'I am only a child'; for you shall go to all to whom I

send you, and you shall speak whatever I command you. Do not be

afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, says the Lord.” –

St. Jeremiah

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Steubenville Conference St. Paul, MN

July 24th – 30th $650.00

We have a parent meeting on

January 31st at 7:00 p.m. In the Parlor.

Do I need to attend this meeting?

Yes. If your child is signed up to go, we need everyone present. We will be getting information gathered and will be collecting the $150.00 deposit that is due on that day.

“See what love the Father has bestowed on us that we may be called the children of God. Yet so we are. The reason the world does not

know us is that it did not know him”

-1 John 3:1