St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church

1314 Fair Avenue, San Antonio TX 78223

Parish Office: 210-532-6309 Fax: 210-532-6333

Church e-mail: stmargaretmaryinsatx@yahoo.com Website: www.stmmcc.org

Like us on Facebook: @stmargaretmarysa

St. Catherine Chapel, 2202 Hicks Avenue

Pastor: Rev. Father Jimmy D. Drennan

Deacons: Gerardo Mechler, Zeke Moczygemba, Francisco Lafuente

Retired Deacons: Jose Almanza & Gabriel Rosas

Director of Faith Formation: Linda Rubio

IT Coordinator: Luis Garcia

Director of Music Ministry: Juan Carlos Paz

Pastor’s Secretary: Rosa Castillo

Parish Secretaries: Rita Guerrero, Mary Kipp, Sandy Lopez, Elvia Reyna

Bookkeepers: Gloria Hinojosa, Stella Vela

Maintenance: Ramon Guerra

Activity Center Manager: Ana Marie Guzman 210.237.8592

Senior Center Manager: Maria Treviño 210.532.4777

St. Vincent de Paul Charitable Assistance: Tuesday & Thursday, 210.532.6332 / 210.532.6426

Office Hours Mon thru Fri: 8:00 AM to 5:45 PM Sat, Sun: Closed

Weekend Masses St. Margaret Mary Parish

Saturday at 6:00 PM (English) Sunday at 8:00 AM (English) Sunday at 10:00 AM (Spanish) Sunday at 12:00 AM (English) Sunday at 6:00 PM (English)

St. Catherine of Alexandria Chapel Sunday at 10:00 AM (English)

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday at 5:00 PM

Weekday Masses Mon: 12 PM (Mass) Tues: 8 AM (Communion Service) Wed: 6 PM ( Mass) Thurs, Fri: 8 AM (Mass)

NEW PARISHIONERS: Welcome!

Please register at the church office.

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The Mass intention book is located in the Parish Administration Office. Intentions for person(s) may be entered once per month. Please PRINT CLEARLY! (Letra de imprenta) Intentions may have to be moved if it is necessary to change the Mass Schedule.

Saturday, April 14: 6 PM Patricia Jacinto †Lorenzo Palacios Marianita Perez Candelario Arana Genaro Arana † Victoria G. Huerta Sunday, April 15: 8 AM, 10AM (Spanish), 10 AM St. Catherine, 12 Noon and 6 PM † Dan Prado †Gilbert Prado †Regina Lashely †Rodrigo Cera †Omar Lopez †Ella Hons †Ray & Mary Lou Chacon

Monday, April 9: 12 Noon: †Micaela Palacios †Fabian S. Moy Shelly Jacinto Elida Aguilar Pablo Nuñez † Dolores G. Muñoz Chris Proa B-Day Tuesday, April 10: 8 AM: Communion Service Wednesday, Adril 11: 6 PM Emma Jacinto Yolanda Urrutia Maria Teresa Dominguez Orlanda Herrera Erasmo Perez Martita Martinez Thursday, April 12: 8AM † Jose B. Sosa †Auturo Salinas Sr. Friday, April 13: 8AM All St. Margaret Mary/ St. Catherine Parishioners

FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF OUR PARISHIONERS PLEASE MAKE NOTE OF THE SCHEDULE OF

PRIESTS CELEBRATING MASS NEXT WEEKEND. Sat. Apr 14: Sat. Apr 14: Sun. Apr.15: Spanish St. Catherine

Confessions Mass 8:00 AM 10:00 AM 10:00 AM 12 Noon 6:00 PM

Fr. Carl Maurer Fr. Carl Maurer Fr. James Shea Fr. Virginio Vazquez Fr. James Shea Fr. David Munoz Fr. James Shea

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Sometimes children acquire nicknames in childhood that stalk them through adulthood: “Pinky,” “Boo-boo,” and the like. This Sunday was once called “Low Sunday,” a step down from Easter glory, and an unfortunate nick-name since Easter rejoicing goes on for fifty days. Tradi-tionally this is the day when the newly baptized put away their white baptismal robes and returned to their everyday life after a week of intense celebration. Of course, the goal was to take up everyday duties with a very new point of view. A long title for the day was Dominica in albis deposito, or “The Lord’s Day for Putting Away the Albs,” so no wonder the nickname “Low Sunday” arose. In the old calendar it was also called “Quasimodo Sun-day,” after the first word of the opening chant, Quasi-modo geniti infantes, or “As newborn infants,” a refer-ence to the newly baptized taken from the Epistle of Pe-ter. Victor Hugo’s bell-ringing hero in The Hunchback of Notre Dame was abandoned as an infant on the threshold of the cathedral of Paris on Low Sunday, 1467, and named “Quasimodo” for the feast. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

Collection March 24 & 25, 2018: $ 10,122.10 Collection March 31 & April 1, 2018: $10,460.10 The second collection this weekend is for St. Margaret Mary’s Altar Society. Funds are used for the restoration and replacement of all liturgical vestments and sacred vessels and for the purchase

WELCOME TO OUR PARISH FAMILY

Magdalena Trujillo Domingo & Cynthia Ann Gutierrez

Valeria Ramirez & Thomas Martin Arriaga, Sr.

READING FOR WEEK OF APRIL 9-15, 2018 Monday: Is 7:10-14; 8:10; Ps 40:7-11; Heb 10:4-10; Lk 1:26-38 Tuesday: Acts 4:32-37; Ps 93:1-2, 5; Jn 3:7b-15 Wednesday: Acts 5:17-26; Ps 34:2-9; Jn 3:16-21 Thursday: Acts 5:27-33; Ps 34:2, 9, 17-20; Jn 3:31-36 Friday: Acts 5:34-42; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Jn 6:1-15 Saturday: Acts 6:1-7; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19; Jn 6:16-21 Sunday: Acts 3:13-15, 17-19; Ps 4:2, 4, 7-9; 1 Jn 2:1-5a; Lk 24:35-48

NOTICE: The Church Office is now lo-cated downstairs, where the school office was previously located.

THANK YOU! Thank you to our St. Margaret Mary community for the great support we received for the Fish Fry!!! A special thank you to the kitchen staff: Andy Sierra, Roger Garza, Veronica Becerra, Magda Torres, Maggie Treviño, Myra Treviño, Alberto Garcia, Ana Garcia, Jorge Luera, Ana Marie Guzman, Naomi Gutierrez, Socorro Aguilar and Luis Garcia. Also, everyone who donated sweets, can goods, money or other items. God bless you all for all your help. Fish Fry total proceeds: $6,585.40

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SPANISH PRAYER GROUP

St. Catherine Chapel located at 2202 Hicks Ave. on Tuesdays @ 7:00 PM. Everyone is welcome. For questions, contact Cristina Casiano at (210) 268-5466.

APRIL INFANT/CHILD BAPTISMS

Parents must come for an interview at the church office

on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 by appointment only.

Please call the church office, (210) 532-6309 for information on the docu-ments needed before the interview.

JOIN US ON FACEBOOK AND YOUTUBE Come Like and follow us on our new

Facebook page @stmargaretmarysa. Look for our Facebook

Live mass broadcast. Check out our YouTube Channel as well.

Parish Festival

Many volunteers will be needed to fill time slots in each booth, please check with your organization. Also, we need chairpersons for Raffle, Advertising, Ice, Security and First Aid. Please attend our next festival meeting Tuesday, April 10th at 7 PM in the cafeteria. Thank you.

It’s not too early to start col-lecting sodas and water. Just bring them to the church office.

Sunday, October 21, 2018 11 AM to 8 PM

on the church grounds

Kickapoo Trip Thursday,

May 10, 2018 Sponsored by St. Margaret

Mary’s Senior Center.

Roundtrip bus ticket only $25.00 per adult comes with $20 chips and half price buffet.

Limited seating available.

Reserve your seat, Call Maria Trevino at (210) 559-4228.

2018 Archdiocesan Job Fair for Teachers and Administrators

Sponsored by the Department of Catholic Schools Archdiocese of San Antonio

Saturday, April 21, 2018 from 9:00am—12:00pm St. Luke Parish Hall 4603 Manitou Drive

San Antonio, TX 78228 Applications can be submitted at

www.sacatholicschools.org/opportunities.

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Rummage/Garage/Yard Sale Saturday, May 12, 2018

9:00 AM to 3:00 PM $20 per space

For information call (210) 532-6309.

Proceeds benefit the Church Festival

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Blessings & Congratulations To everyone who came into full communion with our Catholic Faith

At Easter Vigil Mass on Saturday March 31, 2018

RECEIVED BAPTISM, CONFIRMATION & THE

EUCHARIST

Vivian Angelina Apolinar

Kandyce Anelle Arriola

Ayden James Arriola

Cierra Monique Arriola

Allan Josue Contreras Cartagena

Brian Michael Curren

Christina Isabel Espinoza

Crystal Iris Espinoza

Isabella Victoria Garza

Nayelie Abbigail Herrera

Angelique Renee’ Muñoz

RECEIVED EUCHARIST & CONFIRMATION

Jorge Arriola

Jazmine Jewel Arriola

Gina Louisa Cardenas

Maria Alicia Cortez

Paul Andrew Elizondo

Abelardo Manuel Garcia

Selene Gabriela Garcia

Victoria Lee Muñoz

Tiffany Ann Rodriguez

Cynthia Ann Salas

Fabiola Silva Mora

Gilbert Sosa

Luis Fernando Tachiquin VillalPando

RECEIVED BAPTISM, CONFIRMATION & THE

EUCHARIST

Francisco Vara Muñoz

Maria Rebeca S. Rodriguez

Helena Ann Ruiz

.Trynt Rashaun Soto

Converted from another Trinatarian Faith

Chelsea Lauren Pratka

We offer special thanks to the RCIA team who walked with all of these newly initiated Catholics. Each week from September until May the team prays, meets, guides and helps form

those who wish to be initiated into the Catholic Church. This is an incredible ministry in which the living and effective Holy Spirit is very evident. If you would like to join this team,

please contact Linda Rubio at the Parish Office (532-6309).

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Note: If your name or the name of your loved one reaches the top of the list and you want to be left on the pray list, just

call the church office and we will put you on again.

2018 UPCOMING EVENTS Saturday, 4/21/18 Trip to San Juan Del Valle National Shrine Saturday, 5/19/18 One Day Spanish Retreat Women of Faith Sunday,10/21/18 Parish Festival

Minnie Reyna Julie Martinez Mary Esquivel Gabrielle M. Leura Debra Villarreal Carlos Campos Gloria Martinez Linda Franco Elida Guzman James Lott Mike Barragan Leonardo Perez Olga Lopez Olga Huron Joey Ugalde Esperanza Herrera Martha Monita Dora Hernandez Andrew Janowski Stephanie Garza Laura Garcia

Juana Martinez Rosa Elena Rodriguez Josephine Gonzales Anna Martinez Ruben Silva Joe & Mary Ann Ugalde Elvira Rodriguez Ibarra Ignacio Rodriguez Melendez Baby Stella Ray Alex Baca Alberto Bautisto Janie Arredondo Annabel Castro Mary De La Garza Ruben Garza Arnie Francis Jerry Drennan (Brother of Fr. Jimmy Drennan) Beatrice & Kathy Zigmond Mary Louise Adkisson Erica April Gutierrez M/M Guadalupe Cuevas Guadalupe Cumpian Laura Lidia Herrera Ignacio Garcia Anthony & Gloria Salsedo Marcelino Mendoza Steven Sanchez Esme Rodriguez

David Davila Eddie Mendoza Raymond Cortez Frances Sultenfuss Robert Gamez Maria Cantu Johnny Wagenfehr Vi Wagenfehr Martin Rodriguez Ramon Borrego Miguel Borrego Bill Campbell Melanie Martinez Harold Resseguie Alice Anaya Sandra Ramos Mary Arredondo O’leary & Janie Cortez Mary Estrada Elizabeth Knippa Valentina Garcia Michael Gamez Mary Gamez Richard Lawson Robert Ortiz Michael Janysek Ruben Garza Libby Shelton Rafaela Morlandt Maria Garza

GEVERS HALL: If anyone is interested in book-ing Gevers Hall for baby showers, birthday par-ties, etc., please contact the church office at (210) 532-6309.

LEGION OF MARY: Looking for new members. If interested call (210) 416-3268. Meetings are held on Tuesdays at 3:30 PM in the Activity Center. Come join us.

ST. MARGARET MARY ACTIVITY CENTER

For information please contact Ana Marie Guzman at (210) 237-8592.

St. Vincent de Paul Ministry Hours of Operation:

Tuesdays - 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Thursdays - 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

SAVE THE DATE

St. Margaret Mary’s

Cordially extends an invitation to our Spanish Women of the Well

One Day Retreat Theme: Woman of Faith

Come and share a day filled with peace and harmony while you learn how to Love God in the desert!!!

Presented by The “Mujeres Samaritanas” Ministry

Saturday, May 19, 2018 8:00 am – 6:00 pm

with Mass at 9:00 a.m.

This event is FREE of charge, come register now….you don’t want to miss it…

For more information or to register: Magda Torres at 210/781-0393 Tere Anguiano at 210/426-5927 Gloria Mayorga at 210/333-8208

Hope to see you there…Bring a friend!!!

2018 ARCHBISHOP’S APPEAL Please help. Your generosity is essential to continuing the Appeal ministries that will bring the light of hope and the love of Christ to His people. Our parish goal: $29,418.22.

Requested, clean unlabeled baby food jars. We use them at our monthly anointing ser-vice. Please bring them to the church office since our supply is short supply.

We extend sympathy to and hold in our hearts the families of our parish-ioners who died:

Yolanda D. Moreno Ann Salmen Ella Hons Margaret Quintana

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Salve el Día!

Este año nuestro festival se celebra en el día de la fiesta de Santa Margarita María, el 21 de Oc-tubre, en el predio de la iglesia.

Muchos voluntarios serán necesarios para llenar las horas durante el festival, compruebe con su organización. Asimismo, necesitamos presidentes de Sorteo, Publicidad, Hielo, Seguri-dad y Primeros Auxilios. Favor de asistir a nues-tra próxima reunion festival, martes, 10 de abril, a las 7PM en la cafeteria. Gracias.

No es demasiado pronto para empezar a recoger agua y sodas. Sólo hay que llevarlos a la oficina de la iglesia.

INSCRIPCIONES PARA BAUTISMOS / ENTREVISTAS MIÉRCOLES 11 DE ABRIL 2018

únicamente con cita previa. Por favor llame a la oficina parroquial para ha-

cer una cita al 532-6309.

La segunda colección este fin de semana es para la Sociedad del Altar de St. MM.

Aviso: La Oficina de la Iglesia ahora está ubicada en la planta baja, donde la oficina de la escuela se encontraba an-teriormente.

ESTUDIO DE LA BIBLIA EN ESPAÑOL

Las clases los lunes a las 7:00 PM en el salón 109 del Centro de Educación. Si requieren mayores infor-mes, pónganse en contacto con Hugo Sapién al 210 922 1849 o a hasapien@gmail.com.

GRUPO DE ORACIÓN EN ESPAÑOL

Capilla de Santa Catarina, 2202 Hicks Ave. Los martes a las 7:00PM.

TODOS BIENVENIDOS. Si requiere mayor in-formación, comunicarse con Cristina Casiano al (210) 268-5466.

Viaje para Kickapoo Jueves, 10 de mayo de 2018, Auspiciado por Santa Margarita María's Senior Center. Sólo billete de autobús de ida y vuelta de $25.00 por adulto viene con $20 chips y mitad de precio buffet. Un número limitado de

asientos disponibles. Reserve su asiento, llamar Maria Trevino al (210) 559-4228.