St. Francis catholic community

Orange, Texas March 19, 2017

Saturday, March 18 5:00 p.m. Eddie Dubord (D) 7:00 p.m. Sunday, March 19 8:00 a.m. Rosie Molina (D) 10:30 a.m. People of the Parish Monday, March 20 No Mass Tuesday, March 21 8:30 a.m. Dorothy Thompson (D) Wednesday, March 22 6:30 p.m. Milbon Dupre’ (D) Thursday, March 23 8:30 a.m. Eddie Dubord (D) Friday, March 24 8:30 a.m. Paul V. Caillet (D) Saturday, March 25 5:00 p.m. People of the Parish 7:00 p.m. Juan Hernandez (D) Sunday, March 26 8:00 a.m. David & Kevin Wilson (D) 10:30 a.m. Knights of Columbus and their families

Readings for the Week

All are welcome. Join us as we pray the Rosary on the Annunciation of Our Blessed Mother, Saturday March 25 at 4:15 p.m. Rosary is sponsored by the St. Francis Altar Society. After the rosary, we plan to attend 5:00 p.m. Mass as a group.

Confession Times: Saturday, March 18, 25, April 1, 8 -3:30-4:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, April 5, 12 -5:00-6:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross: Friday, March 17, 24, 31,April 7@7:00 p.m.

Monday: 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16; Ps 89:2 -5, 27, 29; Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22; Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk 2:41-51a Tuesday: Dn 3:25, 34-43; Ps 25:4-5ab, 6, 7bc, 8-9; Mt 18:21-35 Wednesday: Dt 4:1, 5-9; Ps 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20; Mt 5:17-19 Thursday: Jer 7:23-28; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Lk 11:14-23 Friday: Hos 14:2-10; Ps 81:6c-11ab, 14, 17; Mk 12:28-34 Saturday: Is 7:10-14, 8:10; Ps 40:7-11; Heb 10:4-10; Lk 1:26-38 Sunday: 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Ps 23:1-6; Eph 5:8-14; Jn 9:1-41[1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38]

THE ANNUNCIATION by Larry Rice

During the season of Lent, Catholic church-es are adorned in purple, symbolizing re-pentance and solemnity. There are at least two occasions during Lent, however, when the liturgical colors change, at least briefly. One such occasion is the fourth Sunday of Lent, which used to be called Laetare Sun-day. On that Sunday, churches—if they have them—can use rose-colored vest-ments and paraments. Another occasion to put away the purple for the day is the So-lemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord.

The feast of the Annunciation is on March 25, for reasons that I hope are obvious. Start with Christmas on December 25, and subtract nine months, and you’ll get the reason for the feast. The Annunciation cele-brates the coming of the Archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary and an-nouncing to her that she is to be the mother of the Savior. This event has been one of the classic religious subjects of Western art for centuries. The next time you’re at your computer, go to the Google search engine, and search for the word Annunciation,” then click on the tab that says “Images.” You’ll find hundreds of paintings of the Annunciation. Most of these depict the archangel appearing to Mary. She is depicted holding a book; a visual reference to the fact that her child would fulfill the words of the Old Testament prophets. The coming of the Holy Spirit is por-trayed by a descending dove or by a ray of light shining from heaven. On the feast of the Annunciation, we switch to white vestments and pray the Gloria at the beginning of the Mass, both are symbols of the joy that accompanies the Incarnation— Christ becoming human and choosing to be born as one of us.

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Saturday, March 18 3:30-4:30 p.m. Reconciliation 5:00 & 7:00 p.m. Mass Sunday, March 19 8:00 & 10:30 a.m. Mass 6:00 p.m. QuincAnos-class Monday, March 20 No Mass 6:00 p.m. Adult Choir practice Tuesday, March 21 8:30 a.m. Mass 5:45 a.m. Men’s Faith Sharing 6:15 a.m. Women’s Faith Sharing 7:00 p.m. RCIA Wednesday, March 22 5:00-6:00 p.m. Reconciliation 6:30 p.m. Mass 5:15-6:15 p.m. RE (K-8th) 6:30 p.m.-Keysis Thursday, March 23 8:30 a.m Mass Friday, March 24 8:30 a.m. Mass 4:00 p.m. Girl Scouts 5:00 p.m. KC Lenten Fish Fry 7:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross Saturday, March 25 3:30-4:30 p.m. Reconciliation 5:00 & 7:00 p.m. Mass At 5:00 p.m. Mass there will be a Special blessing of parents who are expecting a baby. Sunday, March 26 8:00 & 10:30 a.m. Mass

Online giving is an excellent way to fulfill your obligation to Support St. Francis parish. Go to: stfrancisorangetx.org and click the Online giving link.

Knights of Columbus

On Friday March 24th Knights of Columbus 4th Degree Knights will lead

our parish in the Stations of the Cross at 7:00 p.m.; two days later on Sunday March 26th the 4th Degree will be our escort for the 10:30 a.m. mass! Knights of Columbus members will be at each entrance/exit to pass out information about the Knights of Columbus to potential candidates for membership! All you have to be is a young man at least 18 years old and willing to serve this parish and our LORD! It will only take a small amount of your time and you will not regret it!

Stewardship of Treasure March 11/12, 2017 $11,094.00 Thank you for your generosity

2017 St. Francis of Assisi Scholarship

One $500 scholarship will be awarded based on scholarship, leadership, character, citizenship and service. Applications are available in church office and at church entrance. Please return to church office. Deadline is May 8 at 3 p.m.

Special Collections March 26 - Catholic Relief Services is the international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. Founded in 1943 by the United States Council of Catholic Bishops, the agency provides assistance to 130 million people in more than 90 countries and territories in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Eastern Europe.

Men, 16 years and older, this weekend is about how to discern God’s call for your life.

Vocations Retreat

April 7-9, 2017 No cost to you

Transportation provided from Beaumont. Seating is limited. Reserve your spot today.

To register, contact:

Diocese of Beaumont Office of Vocations Lindsey Parish, Vocations Secretary

409-924-4363 lparish@dioceseofbmt.org

Rosey Abrego Molina Scholarship The family of Rosey Abrego Molina is awarding one scholarship in the amount of $750 in her memory. Con-sideration will be given to scholarship, leadership, character, and citizenship. Candidates must be a mem-ber of the current graduating class, maintained a mini-mum of a 3.0 GPA, a Catholic, and active in the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Community. Candidates must have re-ceived a college letter of acceptance. Deadline is May 8 at 3:00 p.m.

Women's ACTS Retreat

Registration Begins

Registration begins at 9:00am Monday, March 20th for the next St. Francis Women's ACTS Retreat. The retreat will be held May 18th-21st.The fee is $170.00.To register, com-plete a registration form and turn in along with your deposit of $50.00. Financial difficulties should not prevent anyone from attending the retreat. Registra-tion forms can be found at the back of the church. Please call (409) 988-4287 if you have any questions.

St. Francis catholic community

Orange, Texas March 19, 2017

TAIZÉ PRAYER SERVICE

An evening of quiet prayer and song Sunday

March 26, 2017 7:00 - 8:30 pm

We invite you to a prayer service of scripture, reflection and meditative music in the style of the ecumenical

monastic community in Taizé, France, founded in 1940.

The liturgy is a simple worship service, serving to quiet our inmost being. There is repetition in the words of the music and chants. There are periods of silence, and all the readings are read slowly-so all may experience a deep, quiet growth in their hearts. There we learn to be still in the presence of God and listen to God’s voice.

Open to all free of charge

HOLY FAMILY CENTER 9920 NORTH MAJOR DRIVE

BEAUMONT, TEXAS 77713-7618 TEL: (409) 899-5617 FAX: (409) 899-3161

E-MAIL: RETREATCENTER@DIOCESEOFBMT.ORG WWW.DIOCESEOFBMT.ORG/HOLYFAMILY/

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St Francis’ St. Vincent De Paul Bingo and Silent Auction

Fund Raiser Friday, May 5 at 6:00 p.m.

38 participated in Adoration of the Blessed

Sacrament on March 7.

Jesus will give you all the graces to be happy

The Knights of Columbus established a program in 2012 titled Food for Families! We have set a goal of collecting 1000 pounds of food for Orange Christian Services during this Lenten season. With over 600

Catholic Christian families in our Parish, the goal is within our means! A recent tour of Orange Christian Services revealed two things: that they have a dedicated staff and volunteers helping the less fortunate, and that the faces of those there in need clearly ex-press a sense of urgency. Put yourself in their shoes; who would you turn to if there was no food on your table? Father in Heaven, you commission each of us to help the least of our Brothers, in-spire us to contribute what we can spare to help the needy in Orange, Texas! Amen! Your canned food donations can be placed in the large OCS wicker collection boxes at each of the two front entrances to our Church. Thank You for Your Generosity!

Knights of Columbus Lenten Friday

Fish Fry Dinner 5pm-7pm

2 large fish filets (fried or broiled)

French fries, hush puppies, cole slaw, drink dessert.

(Every Friday in Lent from 5:00-7:00 p.m.,

except Good Friday)

Cost -$8

The Cost of “I Do Again” marriage retreat is $100 per couple. This includes room, board, materi-als and instruction. Please make the checks out to Dio-cese of Beaumont”

Easter Lilies Purchase an Easter Lily for the altar this Easter in memory or in honor of someone you love! E-mail, msrollins@gt.rr.com with your name, phone number, and who you would like to honor or remember. You may also call Mary Rollins at

883-2691 with the information. Please leave your name and number and your call will be returned. Your $12 donation per lily must be received by March 31.

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St. Mary School News Domino’s Pizza Day – 3rd Thursday each month. Percentage of sales all day from either of the Orange locations goes to St. Mary School, Orange

Save your Box Tops for Education for the school.

School Festival April 29th & 30th. We

are now accepting plants for the Plant Booth.

Shop at Kroger & earn money for the

school. The school is participating in The

Kroger’s Community Reward pro-gram. Follow these steps to help our school out:

1. You have to have a Kroger Plus Card. If you don’t already have one you can get one at Kroger.

2. Link your Kroger Plus Card

to our school. Go to the Kroger web site under the Community Tab or you can call Kroger at 1-800-576-4377 & choose option 3. If you need assistance call the school office at

883-8913.

3. Click on Kroger Community

Reward. You sign in (if you already have an

account) or set up an account.

4. Link your account to the

school account. Choose St. Mary Catholic Church with the school address – 2600 Bob Hall Road Orange, Texas.

5. Each time you shop at Kroger, use your Kroger Plus Card.

St. Mary School Lighting Enhancement Project St. Mary School has begun a “Lighting Enhancement Project”. The Federal Government mandated the phasing out of fluo-rescent lighting, so the school is converting all of the fluorescent lighting to L.E.D. lighting. L.E.D. lighting is brighter and more efficient so the school’s electrical bills will be reduced. The work is being accomplished by parents, grandparents and friends of St. Mary School. If you would like to donate to the project, you can: Send a check to St. Mary School, 2600 Bob Hall Road, Orange, TX 77630

Go to the schools website St. Mary Catholic School, Orange, TX and use the “DONATE NOW’ button Give your donation to Jerry Ehrman or Joe Murphy Please mark “Lighting Enhancement Project” on your donation.

St. Mary School 83rd Annual Spring Festival St. Mary Catholic School have begun preparations for our 83rd Annual Spring Festival which is scheduled for the weekend of April 29-30, 2017, and please know that all proceeds will benefit our scholarship fund and provide for ongoing school expenses. Through the efforts of all, we will continue to provide a quality Catholic education for our youth.