Infant Jesus Catholic Church

Mass Schedule

Saturday—5:00 PM Sunday—8:00 AM; 10:30 AM;

6:00 PM [Life Teen Mass] Daily Mass

Tuesday—6:00 PM Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday—

8:30 AM “Cry Room” is open during all Masses.

Confession

Saturday: 4:00-4:30 PM and by appointment

Office Hours 755-1734

Monday thru Friday 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Church offices are located at

243 S. LHS Dr.

Blessed Sacrament Chapel Persons wishing to use the Adoration Chapel should contact the Parish Office

for more information.

Religious Education Office Hours

Monday-Thursday 9AM to 2:00PM

Grades K-8: Wednesdays, 5:30-7:00 PM Grade HS: Wednesdays, 6:00-7:30 PM

Pastoral Staff Rev. Andrew Moore Pastor ext. #103 Rev. Duc Duong Parochial Vicar ext. #102 Rev. Mr. L.D. Keen Deacon ext. #100 Rev. Mr. Garry LeBlanc Deacon ext. #100 Rev. Mr. Bruce Grimes Deacon ext. #100 Dianne Maxey Secretary ext. #100 Virginia Fischer Receptionist Stacy Keen Director of Rel. Ed. ext. #114 Reagan Gear Dir. of Music/Liturgy ext. #105 Lectors/Eucharistic Ministers Jim Maxey Maintenance ext. #100 Joan Garza Catholic Youth Ministry 791-0710 Shelia Kane Bereavement Committee 755-3073 Ellen Hancock Baptism Preparation 673-3622

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P O Box 8180 Lumberton, TX 77657 Phone: (409) 755-1734

Fax: (409) 755-2833 Office E-mail:

infantjesus@gt.twcbc.com Website:

www.infantjesuscclumberton.com To reach a priest in an emergency

409-755-1154

PRAYER GROUP Pray for the sick JoAnn Jeukins, Jason Megia, Dylan Courts, Phillip Loretta, Michael Watkins, Dcn. Anthony Goudeau, Mary Jo Hebert, Cass Faykus, Ralph Gonsoulin, Ryleigh Kate Chilek, C. M. Bahnsen, Fr. Martin Nelson, Peggy Myers, Janet Horton Smock, JoAnn Sonnier, Virginia Schlihab, Marciano Guerrero, Michael Carbello, Billy Campbell, Jolene Teutsch, Kenneth Teutsch, Paul, Mark, Jack & Michelle, Frank Snider, Dylan Glorioso, Joe Farve, Kenny Fretz, Lois Lockwood, Margaret Darby, Peggy Parrie, Mary Huggins, David Norton, Patrick Maher, Sandy Taggert, John Darby, Daniel Begnaud, Justin LeGros, Karen Getz, Eileen Chapman, Donald Poche, Debbie Desmond, Florence Paladino, Gail Montalbano, Lee Summers, Margie Poche, Trevor Reeves, Johnnie Foret, Judson Stone, Jackie Bonvillion, Ronnie Vincent, Hunter Oney

Names placed on the prayer list will remain for one month unless the Parish Office is notified otherwise.

Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

February 23, 2020

Be holy, for I, the LORD, your God, am holy. — Leviticus 19:2b

CATHOLIC I.Q. (Catechist.com Magazine) Fun fact about our mission The Catholic understanding of creation and humankind is that they are evil and God regrets creating the world. True/False

BIBLE STUDY Breaking Open the Sunday Readings

A BIBLE STUDY WITH DEACON KEEN Wednesday — 6:00-7:30pm in the Fellowship Hall

Good News Inspiration for daily life February 23 There is no space where God is not; space does not exist apart from Him. He is in heaven, in hell, beyond the seas; dwelling in all things and enveloping all. Thus He embraces, and is embraced by, the uni-verse, confined to no part of it but pervading all. ~Pope St. Hiary (315-368), Feast Day February 28th.

February 22, 2020—11:00am-5:00pm All are welcome to join us for

A Day of Celebration in preparation for Lent, building on fellowship and community. Music by the ACTS Community

Lunch will be provided RSVP to hardincountyacts@gmail.com

Congregation of Divine Providence High School girls are invited to attend:

What’s a Sister? A weekend experience with Religious Sisters

March 21-22, 2020 in San Antonio, TX For more information contact : vocationministry@cdptexas.org

or call 210-587-1135 This is an opportunity to meet Religious Sisters, ask questions,

share in meals and prayer, and generally learn what our life is like. This event is offered at no cost.

K. C. Fish Fry Ash Wednesday, February 26th, dinners will be served from 11-1 and 4:30-6 dine in or take out. The plates include fried

shrimp, fried fish or combination plates with potatoes, and coleslaw. For advance orders and deliveries between the

hours of 11am and 6pm for ten (10) dinners or more contact Pat Campo @ 409-673-0919 / pacampo@gt.rr.com Jim Maxey @ 409-656-6467/ jmaxey@gt.rr.com.

Every Friday during Lent starting March 6th through April 10th

dinners will be available from 4:30-6 or until sold out. Friday dinners are for TAKE OUT ONLY.

Cost: $9.00 for fried fish; $12.00 for shrimp or combination plates

Friday Mass in Lent

During Lent there will be NO Friday morning Mass, Instead, Mass will be Friday evenings at 6:00pm

with Stations of the Cross at 6:30pm

STRONG BELIEFS Strong beliefs win strong people and make them stronger. ~Walter Bagehot FORGIVING AN ENEMY Who has not forgiven an enemy has not yet tasted one of the most sublime enjoyments of life. —Johann Kaspar Lavater L E N T

23 Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00am Mass 10:30am Mass Arnold Armstrong 6:00PM Mass People of the Parish

24 8:30AM Mass Jim Fischer Parish Offices Open 9:00 AM-2::00 PM 6:30pm KC family Night (DH)

25 6:00PM Mass Dylan Courts (SI) Parish Offices Open 9:00 AM-2:00PM

26 8:30AM Mass Etta Will 6:30am 6:00pm Parish Offices Open 9:00AM-2:00PM Ash Wednesday NO Bible Study

27 8:30AM Mass Sandy Brummell Parish Offices Open 9:00AM-2:00PM

6:30pm RCIA (FH)

28 6:00PM Mass Tim Cervantes

Parish Offices Open 9:00AM-2:00PM 6:30pm Stations

29 5:00PM Mass Vigil~ First Sunday of Lent People of the Parish

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

FAMILY OF THE MONTH Curtis and Natasha Lerette

February, 2020 BIRTHDAYS

Ronald Blount, Ronnie Vincent, Ronald Strybos, Kevin Hightower, David Huber, James Reeves, Justin

Fabriguze, Clint Martin, Lonnie Etie, James Hernandez, Charles Melancon, John Montalbano

Business Meeting every 2nd Monday of each month at 6:00pm in Dollinger Hall. Family Night meets every 4th Monday of each month at 6:30pm in Dollinger

Hall. ALL PARISHIONERS ARE INVITED. Bring your favorite covered dish.

Quiz Ques on Answer: False. Genesis recounts how God created the universe, including humankind, and said “it was very good” (Gen. 1:1-31). The goodness of God and crea on, however, leads us to ques on why evil and sin exist in this world.

FH-Fellowship Hall, DH-Dollinger Hall, CR-Conference Room, D-Drexel Building, B-Bosco Building, AS-Altar Society Rm

NOTE FROM PASTOR Ash Wednesday begins our season of Lenten observance. Join us for Mass on Fridays in Lent at 6pm, followed by Stations of the Cross at 6:30pm at both Infant Jesus and St. Mark. There are no Friday morning Masses at Infant Jesus during Lent. At St. Mark, we will have a light Lenten meal provided following Stations each Friday. -Fr. Andy

The Word of God, at the start of the Lenten journey, addresses two invitations to the Church and to each of us. The first is that of St Paul: “be reconciled to God” (2 Cor 5:20). This is the first step on the Christian path; it entails entering through the open door which is Christ, where he, the Savior, awaits us and offers us a new and joyful life. There may be a few obstacles, which close the door of the heart. There is the temptation to lock the doors, or to live with our sin. Another ob-stacle is the shame of opening the secret door of the heart. There is a third pitfall, that of distancing ourselves from the door: it happens when we hide in our misery, until sinking into the darkest repositories of the soul. Therefore let us be reconciled, let us listen to Jesus who says to those who are weary and oppressed: “Come to me” (Mt 11:28). Not to dwell within themselves, but to go to him! Comfort and peace are there. There is a second invitation of God, who says, through the prophet Joel: “return to me with all your heart” (2:12). If we need to return it is because we have distanced ourselves. It is the mystery of sin: we have distanced ourselves from God, from others, from ourselves. “Return to me” — says the Lord — “return with all your heart”: not only with a few outward deeds, but from the depths of our selves. Indeed, Jesus calls us to live prayer, charity and penance with consistency and authenticity, overcoming hypocrisy. May Lent be a beneficial time to “prune” falseness, worldliness, indifference: so as not to think that eve-rything is fine if I am fine; so as to understand that what counts is not approval, the search for success or consensus, but the cleansing of the heart and of life; so as to find again our Christian identity, namely, the love that serves, not the selfishness that serves us.

Here is an excerpt from Pope Francis’ 2019 Ash Wednesday homily

Ash Wednesday Mass Schedule (with distribution of ashes) February 26 6:30am Infant Jesus 7:00am St. Mark 8:30am Infant Jesus 5:00pm St. Mark 6:00pm Infant Jesus 6:30pm St. Mark

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