Zoila Ibarra, Parish Secretary

Phone: (903) 882-4079 Email: secretary@holyfamilylindale.org

ADORATION AND SACRAMENTS

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Friday 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Confession: Thursday 6:00-7:00 p.m. Saturday 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. or by Appointment Monday Communion Service 8am Mass: Tuesday-Friday 8am Saturday 5pm, Sunday 9am, 11am (Spanish)

PARISH MINISTRIES Cursillos de Cristiandad - Santiago Castillo (903) 283-2373 Monday 8:00 p.m., Parish Hall Ethics and Integrity - (903) 882-4079 Knights of Columbus - Guy Guerin (337) 496-9085 1st Thursday 7:00 pm., Parish Hall Lawn Maintenance - Froilan Martinez (903) 850-9764 Legion of Mary - Margaret Galland (903) 882-5539 Wednesday 8:30 a.m., Parish Hall Music Directors - Linda Hernandez (214) 616-1267 (English) Mario Torres (903) 245-9948 (Spanish) Our Lady’s Altar Guild - Ann Hossley (903) 312-1723 Second Wednesday 8:30 a.m., Parish Hall Prayer Group - Leticia Grana (903) 969-0799 Thursday 7:00 p.m., Holy Family Church Society of St. Vincent de Paul –Marge Boland (903) 590-7609 2nd Monday 6:00 p.m., Parish Hall 4th Monday 6:00 p.m., Church Youth Group - Father Matthew (903) 882-4079 Wednesday 6:15 p.m., Parish Hall RCIA Wednesday 6:30 p.m., Parish Hall

Faith Formation- Sr. Maria Magdalena, EFMS (903) 882-4079

Pastoral Council - Bob James rjamesconsults@aol.com 903-521-8371

Building Committee -Sam Knox sam.knox62@yahoo.com 903-881-5484

Finance Council - 903-882-4079

16314 FM 849, Lindale, TX 75771 Office (903) 882-4079 Fax (903) 882-8382 http://holyfamilylindale.org E-mail: info@holyfamilylindale.org

SAT., Jun 23 5:00pm………………………………...……..........†Dorothy Rydzak SUN., Jun 24 9:00am…………………………………………..People of the Parish 11:00am……………………………………………†Abel Rodriguez MON., Jun 25 8:00am…....…….…………………………………...……………….. TUE., Jun 26 8:00am…........................................................................†Ervin Gross WED., Jun 27 8:00am..............................................................................Phil Bolfing THU., Jun 28 8:00am........................................................................†Weldon Brisco FRI., Jun 29 8:00am................................................................†Patrick Quenneville SAT,. Jun 30 5:00pm...…...……...…….............…...……...…†Patrick Quenneville SUN., Jul 1 9:00am………………..…………………..…………†Weldon Brisco 11:00am………………………............................People of the Parish

MASS INTENTIONS

Mon: 2 Kgs 17:5-8, 13-15a, 18, Mt 7:1-5 Tue: 2 Kgs 19:9b-11, 14-21, 31-35a, 36, Mt 7:6, 12-14 Wed: 2 Kgs 22:8-13; 23:1-3, Mt 7:15-20 Thu: 2 Kgs 24:8-17, Mt 7:21-29 Fri: Acts 12:1-11, Mt 16:13-19 Sat: Lam 2:2, 10-14, 18-19, Mt 8:5-17 Sun: Wis 1:13-15; 2:23-24, Mk 5:21-43 or 5:21-24, 35b-43

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Fr. Matthew Stehling, Pastor Email: pastor@holyfamilylindale.org Sacramental Emergencies: (903) 374-3598

Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist June 24, 2018

You, child, will be called prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way.

FROM THE SAINTS

From a sermon by Saint Augustine, bishop (Sermo 293, 1-3: PL 38, 1327-1328)

The voice of one crying in the wilderness

The Church observes the birth of John as a hallowed event. We have no such commemo-ration for any other fathers; but it is significant that we celebrate the birthdays of John and of Jesus. This day cannot be passed by. And even if my explanation does not match the dignity of the feast, you may still meditate on it with great depth and profit. John is born of a woman too old for childbirth; Christ was born of a youthful virgin. The news of John’s birth was met with incredulity, and his father was struck dumb. Christ’s birth was believed, and he was conceived through faith. Such is the topic, as I have presented it, for our inquiry and discussion. But as I said be-fore, if I lack either the time or the ability to study the implications of so profound a mys-tery, he who speaks within you even when I am not here will teach you better; it is he whom you contemplate with devotion, whom you have welcomed into your hearts, whose temples you have become. John, then, appears as the boundary between the two testaments, the old and the new. That he is a sort of boundary the Lord himself bears witness, when he speaks of the law and the prophets up until John the Baptist. Thus he represents times past and is the herald of the new era to come. As a representative of the past, he is born of aged parents; as her-ald of the new, he is declared to be a prophet while still in his mother’s womb. For when yet unborn, he leapt in his mother’s womb at the arrival of blessed Mary. In that womb he had already been designated a prophet, even before he was born; it was revealed that he was to be Christ’s precursor, before they ever saw one another. These are divine happen-ings, going beyond the limits of our human fraility. Eventually he is born, he receives his name, his father’s tongue is loosened. See how these events reflect reality Zechariah is silent and loses his voice until John, the precursor of the Lord, is born and restores his voice. The silence of Zechariah is nothing but the age of prophecy lying hid-den, obscured, as it were, and concealed before the preaching of Christ. At John’s arrival, it becomes clear when the one who was being prophesied is about to come. The release of Zechariah’s voice at the birth of John is a parallel to the rending of the veil at Christ’s crucifixion. If John were announcing his own coming, Zechariah’s lips would not have been opened. The tongue is loosened because a voice is born. For when John was preach-ing the Lord’s coming he was asked: Who are you? And he replied: I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness. The voice is John, but the Lord in the beginning was the Word. John was a voice that lasted only for a time; Christ, the Word in the beginning, is eternal.

Lectors/Extra Ordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

Jun 23 Jun 24

(R)Emma Joven (EM)Dardine Roedel, Carol Balcer

(R)Beverly Somes (EM)Jacque Schuster, Brenda Brisco

Jun 30 Jul 1

Dardine Roedel (EM)Jack Ammon, Pat Ammon

(R)Vincent Haby (EM)Justin Schuster, Elaine McDonald

Jul 7 Jul 8

(R)Margaret Galland (EM)Wanda Walker, Margaret Galland

(R)Elaine McDonald (EM)Ann Hossley, Marge Boland

Jul 14 Jul 15

(R)Dardine Roedel (EM)Nancy Smith, Carol Balcer

(R)Deronda Bailey (EM)Mike Miles, Diane Miles

Altar Servers

Jun 23

Jun 24

Elijah Medrano

Moses and Peter Medrano

Jun 30 3

Junl 1

Thomas Brown

Elijah Medrano

Jul 7

Jul 8

Moses and Peter Medrano

Thomas Brown

Jul 14

Julu 15

Elijah Medrano

Moses and Peter Medrano

God’s Blessing and our thanks to Glenda Hodges, Ann McGaughey, Rose Godoy, Dina Walker, and Tracy Stithem who helped clean God’s house this week. *If you can’t clean, please find a substitute.

*If you can not attend when you are scheduled to read, serve, etc. please find a substitute.

Totus Tuus Totus Tuus (Catholic youth program) will be here for our vacation bible school this year, July 15-20. If you would like to volunteer please call the parish office to sign up.

THERE’S NO VACATION FROM OUR VOCATION As many of you plan your summer vacations please remember to keep Our Lord in mind. There are several apps and websites to help you find Mass times near your destination or along your route. Masstimes.org or Mass Times for Travel app can be useful. Remember missing Sunday Mass is a serious sin that needs to be confessed before we receive the Eucharist. Let

Jesus be the center of your WHOLE life including your rest and relaxation.

CHILDREN’S FAITH FORMATION Attention parishioners: if you are being called to minister in the church to teach and spread the Good News of Christ. Please consider signing up to be a catechist. If you are interested please call the office to sign up.

ALTAR CANDLES AND FLOWERS ~The candles that burn on the altar beside the Blessed Sacrament on Fridays are available for sponsor. ~The flower arrangement for the weekend masses is available for sponsor.

The altar candles for this Friday are in memory of Tom Marty.

You, child, will be called prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way.

This Sunday’s Second Collection is for the Altar Society. Next week’s second collec-tion is for Peter’s Pence.

STEWARDSHIP THOUGHTS: “God gives where he finds empty hands.”- St. Augustine

General Offering:..………..……….……………………..……...………………………......$4,311.00

Second Collection:…….…...…...…..………...…….….……………….……...….......………$584.00

Sat. 5:00pm – 69 Sun. 9:00am – 170 Sun. 11:00am – 99 Total Attendance = 338

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL In the Gospel today, we celebrate the birth of John the Baptist and every-one pondered the question: “What, then, will this child be? For surely the hand of the Lord was with him.” If you or anyone you know needs help

please call St. Vincent de Paul at (903) 590-7609.

Please Pray For All Who Are In Need Of Your Prayers:

Carly Walker, Cipriano Peña, George Saintignan, Margaret Bradly, Maria Cruz, Viviana Ramirez, Clyde Harper, Don Haskins, Deacon Dennis King, Joe Manganiello, Joe Rodriguez, Brent Smith, Gregory Petsch, David Brown, Fr. Peter McGrath, James Thompson, April Pierce, H.H. Griffin, Ray Curry, Jim McCormack, Tony Hosek, Bill Hardy, Jessica Saenz, Rene Barrientos, Bobby Walker, Jose Castillo, Jill Slater McClennand, Dorothy Dekat, John Cornett, Jacques Bishop, Blanca Loalla, John McClanahan, Joyce Ludovic, Charlie Perez, Agnes Slater, Bill Gerwick, Joel Robinson, Colin Boyd, Ken-neth Smith, Gloria Chapman, Alyce Martin, Kathy Rodriquez.

If you are aware that someone from the parish is sick, please notify the office so that we can add them to the prayer list on Friday Mornings.

C.S.Lewis Book Study There will be a book study on Wednesday evenings at 6:30pm beginning June 27 (except for July 4th)-August 1. We will be reading C. S. Lewis’ “The Screwtape Letters”. If you’ve never read C. S. Lewis’ spiritual writings this is a great book to begin with. If you’ve read this book before, its worth reading again! Father will have copies of the book available for purchase for $10.

CATECHISTS All catechist mark your calendars for the Faith and Life Series Event. There is an optional lunch for $5.00 and two sessions to choose from (morning or afternoon), on August 11, 2018 at 9:00am or 5:00pm. This training will be held at the Holiday Inn (Ballroom) S. Broadway Ave, Tyler. Dead-line to register is August 1, 2018. Please register at the St. Phillip Institute website at www.stphilipinstitute.org/events.

Diocesan Youth Retreat: Youth 2000 This year the Diocesan Youth Retreat will be on July 13, 14, &15, 2018 at Bishop Gor-man Catholic School in Tyler, TX. A fun, faith-filled Eucharistic Centered Retreat for 8th-12th graders. If you are interested in attending, please call the parish office to reg-ister. If you need more information visit www.stphilipinstitute.org/events/9-youth.

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