Stewardship Reflections

Jesus offers a quintessential stewardship statement in today’s Gospel

reading: ―Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit,

because without me you can do nothing.‖ Jesus Christ offers us the

fullness of eternal life. Do our lives reveal that this is what we want? Do

we believe that by hearing the Word of the Lord and responding we not

only produce ―good fruit‖ but abide in the very life of God?

Intercession: That our daily actions reflect our goal of good

discipleship.

Jesús ofrece una declaración de corresponsabilidad por excelencia en la

lectura del Evangelio de hoy: “Todo aquel que permanece en mí y yo en él

dará fruto abundante, porque separados de mí nada pueden hacer.”

Jesucristo nos ofrece la plenitud de la vida eterna. ¿Son nuestras vidas la

manifestación de que esto es lo que nosotros queremos? ¿Creemos nosotros

que al escuchar la Palabra del Señor y responder a ella no sólo producimos

“buenos frutos,” sino que permanecemos en la vida misma de Dios?

Intercesión: Para Que las acciones diarias reflejen nuestra meta de buen

discipulado. __________________________________________________________________

Sacred Heart Stewardship Regular Collection

April 21 & 22, 2018 Children’s Offerings/Loose $ 117.53

Envelopes $1,353.16

Total $1,470.69

Whoever remains in me will bear much fruit. John 10:11

Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church 1309 West 8th Street – PO Box 1347

Littlefield, TX 79339

Sunday, April 29, 2018

Fifth Sunday of Easter - Year B

This is his commandment: that we may believe and love.

Sacramental Notes Baptisms: Please call the parish office to register in the parish and before

making any plans as to day or time for the sacrament. See the bulletin for announcement on baptismal classes. Parents and Godparents are both required to attend classes. Marriages, Anniversaries, Validation of Marriages: Please call the parish

office and make arrangements for these well ahead of the date of the event. (6 months or more). Funerals: Family members need to call the parish office as quickly as

possible to make arrangements. Do not set a date or time before speaking to Fr. Brian. Adult Sacraments: Eucharist, Confirmations, Reception into the Church,

RCIA program and participation: call the parish office for more information. Anointing of the Sick: Do not hesitate to call Fr. Brian in case of a serious illness. Please call the parish office to receive this sacrament.

Finance Committee: Ray Vargas, James Sokora, Mrs. Ninfa Medina Liturgical Committee: Mrs. Pauline Duran and the Guadalupanas. Linens: Mrs. Alice Castillo Grounds: Gus Lopez Church Custodians: Parish Volunteers Religious Education: PCL K-6th grade – Suzann Craig & Cynthia Ortega

PCL 7-12th grade – Joann & Elisardo Cueto CIA & CYO Guides – Amanda & Evan Barrera Music: 6:30p.m. – Mary Mangles and Elaine Ybarra

8:00a.m. – Ana Martinez 10:30a.m. – Jr. Longoria and choir 12:00noon – Paul Mendez and Kayla Sierra

CLERGY Pastor:

Fr. Brian Wood 806/385-6043

Deacons: Doroteo García

485-4546

Richard Flores

448-0328

PARISH OFFICE 806-385-6043

Parish Office Hours:

Monday-Friday

10:00a.m.-3:00p.m.

Closed for lunch

12:00 - 1:00 Parish Secretary Christina Gomez

Mass Times Saturday: 6:30pm (Vigil)

Sunday: 8:00am

10:30am (Spanish)

12:00 noon

Confession Times Saturdays: 5:30pm

Or by appointment

Weekly and Monthly Schedule of Activities

1st Holy Communion Mass will be held on Saturday, May

5th

, at 6:30p.m. Please keep these children in your prayers as

they experience the love of Christ in receiving this Sacrament

for the first time.

The Confirmation candidates will be making their commitment to receive the Holy Spirit Wednesday, May 23rd at 6:30pm. Bishop Coerver will be presiding. Please keep the Confirmandees in your prayers as they continue to prepare for this important step in their journey of faith.

A blessed thank you to everyone who returned a

commitment form this past weekend in support of the

Diocesan Catholic Appeal. Our parish goal is 100 percent

participation. Each and every person’s gift is important. If

you have not made a commitment, please join us in

supporting the vital programs and services throughout the

Diocese of Lubbock, such as seminarian education and

Marriage, Family and Youth Ministry. Your gift to the DCA

supports the ministries and services in this diocese from

which you and this parish benefit.. Each of you is asked to

give in an act of love for all that God has done for you. If

you do not return you DCA commitment form last week,

please prayerfully fill out a commitment form and place it in

the offertory basket or drop it in the mail. Our parish

assessment this year is $24,241.00. So every pledge or

generous one-time gift helps our parish with meeting our

responsibility to the diocese. Know that whatever amount

you are able to pledge is greatly appreciated.

CIA youth are having a Mother’s Day Raffle. Prize consists of a fully cooked brisket, pan of rice and pan of beans, and a dessert. Also included is a decorative cross, devotional prayer journal and bookmark. Donation of $5.00 a ticket or 5 tickets for $20.00, for a chance to win a delicious prepared meal for your mother on her special day.

There will be a mandatory meeting for Confirmation I parents on Wednesday, May 2nd, at the church hall right after mass. Father Brian Wood and Cindy Ramirez will be going over all the requirements that are needed to continue for Confirmation II class for the upcoming year of 2018-2019. Please plan to attend, so your child can be prepared and ready for Confirmation

II class.

Ultreya, lunes, 30 de abril; Orador – Luis Flores

Clausura este domingo, 29 de abril comenzando a la 2 de la tarde en el Christian Renewal Center en Lubbock.

Domingo, 6 de mayo de 3:00-5:00 de la tarde - Recibimiento para Luis Flores. Cristo y Sus Instrumentos proporcionará a la música.

Se servirá una comida siguiente. Por favor traiga un postre. ¡Todos están invitados!

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El Grupo de Oración se junta cada jueves después de la Misa.

Faith Formation CCE – K-6th grades - Sunday’s - 9:10am

RCIA Classes – Tuesday’s - 7-9pm

RCIT (teens) Classes - Wednesday’s at 5:15pm in the Parish class hall.

CCE – 7th-12th grades - 6:00pm- begins in the Church.

Knights of Columbus

2nd Tuesday of the

month in the parish hall at 7:15 pm

Guadalupanas

2nd Tuesday of the

month in the Church at 7:00p.m.

Baptismal Classes: English classes on (must attend both weeks) Wednesday, June 20th

and June 27th 7:30-9:00pm in the Church. Please go by the parish office during normal business hours to register before the classes begin, and to provide a copy of the child’s birth certificate. Parents and Godparents MUST ATTEND the classes. Godparents must be married through the Church. No exceptions! No baptismal classes in May. Thank you.

Clases de Bautismo: No va ver clases el mes be Mayo. Clases en español Martes, 19 de junio en el salón parroquia a las 7:00p.m. Por favor pase por la oficina de la parroquia durante el horario comercial normal para registrarse antes del comienzo de las clases, y para proveer una copia del certificado de nacimiento de su hijo. Padres y Padrinos es obligatorio de asistir. Los padrinos deben estar casados por la Iglesia. ¡No hay excepciones! ¡Gracias!

Everyone is invited

to a meeting to

discuss setting a

Parish Council,

today, Sunday, April

29th at 3:00pm in

the parish hall.

MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK AT SACRED HE ART PARISH

Saturday, April 28 6:30pm Vigil Mass – Fred & Lucy

Medina

Sunday, April 29 8:00am Mass - Margarita Hoyer

Madrigal

10:30am Mass - For our Parish

Community

12:00 noon Mass - Refugio & Danny

Lara

Monday, April 30 6:30pm Mass - Jo Benham

Wednesday, May 2 6:30pm Mass - Estella Rodriguez

Thursday, May 3 6:30pm Mass - Mary Duran

Cassie Jean Benham

Friday, May 4 9:00am Mass - Marge McKay

Saturday, May 5 6:30pm Vigil Mass – 1st Communicants

Sunday, May 6 8:00am Mass - For our Parish

Community

10:30am Mass – Martin & Josie Morales

Mike Duran

12:00 noon Mass - Dcn. Richard

Thompson

Parish Sick List

Dolores Abeyta George Abeyta, Sr., George Abeyta, Jr. Emma G. Acevedo Mónico Aguilar Alicia Ayala Jesse Briones Carlos Cardenas Rita Castillo Elijah Cervantez Ethan Cervantez Emilia Cordova León Córdova Sylvia Coronado Daniel & Suzann Craig Lucy Cuellar Carmela DeLaFuente Rodolfo Delgado Alfredo Duran Irene Duran Manuel Duran Molly Garcia Diacono Teo García Anita Gonzales Lupe Pérez Gregg Guadalupe Gutiérrez Teófilo Gutiérrez Alejandra Hernández Christina Hernandez Elvira Hernández Ernest Hernandez Richard Hernández Dana King Lillie Lara Juanita Longoria Mary Longoria Victoria Longoria Andrés López Jesus y Isaura Lopez Alex McCrary Josephine McCrary Betty Jo Martinez Stephen Martinez Martin Méndez Ralph Mendez, II Virginia Méndez Harvey Miller Louisa Montoya Rey Morales, Jr. Blanca Lidia Muñiz Apolonia Orona Lupe Padilla Marie Perez Petra Polando Nancy Quintanilla Ashley Ramírez Esperanza Rangel Connie Reedy Ricardo Reyes Manuel Reyna Ashley Rodriguez Juan Rodríguez Samantha Rodríguez Tommy Savala Johnny Sierra Lucila Silvas Jimmy Solis Dolores Solíz Roy Steadham Pat Torres Rodney Trevino Rogelia Trevino Christopher Underwood Abel y Maria Vargas Frank Curly Villarreal Dana Wiggins Eva T. Williams Mene Nájera y Familia Blanca Pérez y Familia Roy y Sulema Córdova y Familia Anselma Gutiérrez y Familia

Information on events coming up in our Diocese of Lubbock

Vocation Blurb – Fifth Sunday of Easter – April 29 – Jesus, the true vine, promised that if we live in him we will produce abundantly. What are the signs of new life in you? Find ways to nourish your relationship with Jesus. If you think God is calling you to be a priest, contact the Vocations Office at 806-792-3943 ext. 226 or johlig@catholiclubbock.org

Congratulations to all the High School

Seniors on their upcoming graduation.

The Senior Luncheon will be held this

Tuesday, May 1st in the parish hall.

All Graduates from High School and

College, there will be a special Mass

for you on Sunday, May 20th

at the 12

noon Mass. You are welcome to

participate and please wear your cap

and gown.

Mommy & Me Brunch, Saturday, May 5, 2018 from 10:30-11:30am, Our Place Community Center, Laguna Park, 301 S Ripley, Littlefield, TX. Kids of all ages bring that special Lady in your life and celebrate all the wonderful things she does for you with food, gifts and door prizes for Mom. Any questions, please call Audrey at 806/632-1904. Next Jamaica meeting will be on Monday, May 14th at 7:30pm in the parish hall. Everyone is invited to attend.

GRADUATION PHOTOS: High school and college graduates may submit photos for the annual supplement published by Bishop Coerver in the South Plains Catholic. Wallet-sized photos are best, but any close-up will do. Be sure to include your name, address, school, and parish on the back of the photos, and include $1 and a self-addressed envelope to have your photo returned. Mail to: Graduation Issue, PO Box 98700, Lubbock TX 79499-8700. Photos may be e-mailed to pbehnke@catholiclubbock.org. Include the above information in your e-mail. Deadline for receiving photos: May 18.

VICTIM ASSISTANCE COORDINATOR – The Victim Assistance Coordinator for the Diocese of Lubbock is Oscar Reyes. His role is to coordinate assistance for the immediate pastoral care of persons who claim to have been sexually abused by a cleric when they were minors. (Complete description of duties on page two of every South Plains Catholic). His contact information: oreyes_lubbock@yahoo.com, 806-543-9178.

HELP WANTED! Mercy Retreat Center –

Kitchen Cook & Helpers- Individuals,

couples, teams- to help cook for retreats and

functions and keep the kitchen, pantry,

dining areas clean. Part-time positions.

Primarily weekends and some weekdays.

Starting pay: $8-10/hour. Great Weekend

job! Call or text Mark-806-789-8456.

Pray for our seminarians!

¡Rogad por nuestros seminaristas!

Pray for our Bishop Coerver, Priests

and Deacons.

Oren por nuestro Obispo Coerver,

Sacerdotes y Diáconos.

Pray for Vocations! ¡Rogad por las Vocaciones!

DIFFICULTIES IN

OBEDIENCE

Although obedience is precious because it

places our whole life in God’s will,

nevertheless, in practice it has its difficulties

and these arise chiefly because the command

itself does not come directly from God but

through His representatives. Thus it often

happens that we fail to see God in our superiors

and to recognize His authority in them. For

example, when, as often happens in religious

life, we have as our superior a former colleague

or perhaps even a former pupil, younger and

less experienced than we, one whose

weaknesses and defects we know only too well, we could easily be tempted to have

insufficient respect for his authority and his commands. Then a life of obedience becomes

especially difficult: it is hard for us to obey, we do not have recourse to the superior with

childlike trust, and what is worse we justify this attitude to ourselves. Here we are making a

great mistake in perspective; we forget that, no matter who the superior is, he is invested

with authority which comes from God, authority placed on him solely because he has been

called to this office. This authority is unchangeable and has the same force whether the

superior is old or young, experienced and virtuous or inexperienced and less virtuous.

Basically, if we find ourselves in these difficulties, we must lay the blame on our lack of a

supernatural spirit, a spirit of faith. We are judging spiritual matters according to natural

standards and from the point of view of human values, which makes it impossible for us to

live a life of real obedience, a life entirely based on supernatural values and motives. We

must learn how to rise above human views concerning the person of our superior—his good

qualities or his faults, his actions in the past, and so forth—to look upon him only as the

representative of God and of His divine authority. It is true we often find it absolutely

necessary to use all our strength and efforts to do this if we do not wish to lose the fruit of a

life of obedience. It is certain that the more we force ourselves to see in our superiors the

authority which comes from God, so much the more perfect and meritorious our obedience

will be, and God Himself will guide us through them. Excerpt from Roman Catholic Spiritual Direction.

Presence of God – O Jesus, teach me the secret of humble obedience which submits to every superior and every command.

DIFICULTADES EN

LA OBEDIENCIA

Aunque la obediencia es preciosa porque pone

toda nuestra vida en la voluntad de Dios, sin

embargo, en la práctica tiene sus dificultades y

éstas surgen principalmente porque el propio

comando no viene directamente de Dios, sino por

medio de sus representantes. Así sucede a

menudo que no alcanzamos a ver a Dios en

nuestros superiores, y reconocer su autoridad en

ellas. Por ejemplo, cuando, como sucede a

menudo en la vida religiosa, tenemos como

superior un ex colega, o quizás incluso de un

antiguo alumno, más jóvenes y menos

experimentados que nosotros, uno cuyas

debilidades y defectos sabemos demasiado bien, podríamos estar tentados a tener insuficiente

respeto por su autoridad y sus comandos. A continuación, una vida de obediencia se vuelve

especialmente difícil: es difícil para nosotros a obedecer, no podemos recurrir a la superior con

confianza ingenua, y lo que es peor podemos justificar esta actitud para con nosotros mismos.

Aquí estamos cometiendo un grave error de perspectiva; nos olvidamos de que, no importa

quién es el superior, que está investido de autoridad que viene de Dios, la autoridad puesta en él

únicamente porque él ha sido llamado a esta oficina. Esta autoridad es inmutable y tiene la

misma fuerza si el superior es viejo o joven, experimentado y virtuoso o inexpertos y menos

virtuosos. Básicamente, si nos encontramos en estas dificultades, debemos echar la culpa a

nuestra falta de espíritu sobrenatural, un espíritu de fe. Estamos juzgando asuntos espirituales

según normas naturales y desde el punto de vista de los valores humanos, lo que hace imposible

para nosotros vivir una vida de obediencia real, una vida enteramente basada en valores y

motivos sobrenaturales. Debemos aprender a elevarse por encima de las opiniones humanas

sobre la persona de nuestro superior-sus buenas cualidades o sus faltas, sus acciones en el

pasado, y así sucesivamente-mirar a él sólo como el representante de Dios y de su autoridad

divina. Es cierto que a menudo nos parece absolutamente necesario utilizar toda nuestra fuerza y

esfuerzos para hacer esto si no queremos perder el fruto de una vida de obediencia. Lo cierto es

que cuanto más nos esforzamos para ver en nuestros superiores, la autoridad que viene de Dios,

tanto más perfecta y meritoria nuestra obediencia será, y Dios mismo nos guiará a través de

ellos. Extracto de la Dirección Espiritual Católica Romana.

Presencia de Dios - Oh, Jesús, enséñame el secreto de la obediencia humilde que se somete a cada superior y a cada comando.