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PARISH STAFF

Msgr. Lawrence E. White, Pastor

Fr. P. R. Victor, Parochial Vicar

Ron Dubuque, Deacon

Freddie Perez, Plant Manager

Linda Sullivan, Administrative Assistant

Tammy Soliz, Secretary

 May the Peace of the Lord be with you!

 Lent starts in 10 days. I know that many of you normally give up something for Lent, but this Lent I would like for to consider doing something different. I am asking you to give the Lord Jesus 28 minutes a day to listen to His word – the Bible. Today after Mass you will be given a MP3 CD which contains the entire New Testament read to you with different voices for the different characters found in the Bible. There is a musical background to the reading of the Word for more enjoyable listening.

            I must confess to you that I am really excited about this program. If you give the Lord 28 minutes a day to listen to His Word, you will have heard the entire New Testament by Easter Sunday. I know that many of you have Bibles laying around somewhere in your homes, and I suspect that it is not very often that you actually pick up the Bible and read it, let alone meditate on His Word. Here is a chance you to play some catch-up! I promise you that your lives will be changed for the better just by listening to His Word every day for the 40 days.

            When you think about, it is not too much that the Lord is asking of you. The sacrifices we normally make during Lent are probably not real sacrifices that bring us closer to the Lord. I know that the Lord Jesus would prefer you listening to His Word than to make little sacrifices. I am not saying that making sacrifices is a bad thing to do, but I am saying that giving the Lord 28 minutes a day to hear His Word is a much more profitable thing to do.

            Don ‘t worry, the normal norms of the Church for Lent will give you amble time to make some sacrifices like not eating meat on the Fridays during Lent and on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. On these days you are asked by the Church to also doing a little fasting. I will speak more about this in my letter next week.

            Today you will see a video presentation from Bishop Carmody about this Lenten exercise called “Faith Comes By Hearing” and another presentation on how to use the MP3 CD that you will receive as you leave church today. Some of you may want to invest $25 dollars and buy the Bible Stick that is on sale in the AGAPE Religious Article Store. These are like little iPods with ear phones. The Bible Stick may prove to be a more accessible way to hear the Word of the Lord. You may also want to download the CD on your computer and then upload it to your own ipod. As you will see in the video, there are several ways that you gain access to Word of God recorded on these wonderful MP3 CDs.

            To help cover the cost for over 1600 CDs, we will be having a second collection later in the month after you have had the opportunity to listen to the Word of the Lord Jesus. The money collected will help the “Faith Comes By Hearing” program to continue their work recording the New Testament in many different languages so those people who live in the most remote parts of the world will be able to hear the Word as well in their own language. Be generous in this collection.

I pray that you will have a Lent like you have never had before. I know that if you give these 28 minutes a day to the Lord, by Easter you will feel much closer to Him. This I promise you.

I love you,

Scripture Readings for the 6^th Sunday in Ordinary Times:

First reading:                 Jeremiah 17:5-8
Second reading:            I Corinthians 15:12, 16-20
Gospel:                           Luke 6:17, 20-26

NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING

All engaged and married couples and anyone interested are invited to attend a Natural Family Planning Presentation every third Tuesday of the month, 6:30 - 7:30 at the Works of Mercy Conference room at Ss. Cyril & Methodius Church.  Learn to practice your faith to be more intimate with your spouse and to build a stronger relationship with God.  For more information contact Melissa Juarez at (361) 561-7779.

Remember that we will get far more out of the Sunday scripture readings and the homily if we read the scripture readings before we come to Mass each Sunday.

PASTORAL CARE MINISTERS   AA Group                             Monday & Thursday, 8 - 9 p.m., KC House Health Ministries                  Melissa Nunez                                                 855-3795 Shut-Ins                                Paul Juarez                                                    774-1768 Works of Mercy                    Thelma Cruz (Fax 852-7541)                            852-4905

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS

SCHEDULE OF SERVICES

BAPTISM  The Sacrament of Baptism is conferred after parents and godparents have completed all four required classes.  A birth certificate and $10 is required at the office to register for the classes.

MARRIAGE  The Sacrament of Matrimony is conferred after at least six months of preparation with a Priest/Deacon.  Pamphlets with more information may be picked up at the office.

RECONCILIATION  The Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) is celebrated each Saturday, 3:30 to
5:00 p.m.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION (C.C.D)  Religious Education is for students in K-4 through Grade 8.  On Saturday's K-4 through 6th grade will meet at 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. or 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon.  On Wednesday's grades 6 through 8 will meet at 7:30 - 8:30 p.m.  For more information call the Religious Education Office.

Donated by the
SS. Cyril and Methodius Altar Society
1997

Ss. Cyril & Methodius

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