St. Theresa Catholic Church

Secretary: Diana Gomez

Hours: Mondays & Thursdays
5:30-7:30 p.m.

Saturday from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Office: (806) 839-2892
Fax: (806) 590-8101
cell: (806) 559-0617
E-mail: sainttheresahc@gmail.com

Victim’s Assistance Coordinator Oscar Reyes 806-543-9178 oreyes_lubbock@yahoo.com

Music Director:
Irene Martinez

Coordinator of Sacristan:
Alvaro Alonzo

DRE Director:
Irene Martinez
Asst: Geneva Garcia

Guadalupana President:
Christine Reyna

Confessions: Saturday at 4:30 p.m. or by appointment.

Hall Rental: At least 15 business days before your event contact the Secretary: Diana Gomez

Announcements: If you want your
announcement to be posted, it needs to be submitted by Thursday before 1:00 p.m. Due to our deadline of turning in the bulletin for print there will be absolutely NO exceptions. For announcements please contact: Ermelinda: 285-2140 or leave her a message.

MASS INTENTIONS:
If you would like to reserve a Mass in-tention for a living or deceased person please visit our parish office. There is a suggested $5.00 stipend per Mass.

RCIA: If you are interested in exploring the Catholic faith or finding out more about the RCIA program,  Contact the secretary: Diana Gomez or please call Martin or Juanita Pineda at 839-2738.

Baptisms: Parents and Godparents are
required to attend Baptismal classes.
Call the Parish Office. Must be registered parishioners at least 2 months prior to date of Baptism. ($20.00 Donation)

Marriage: Must be at least 18 years old and a member of St. Theresa’s. Please contact the parish office at least six months before the wedding. ($150.00 Donation) Classes every Thursday from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.

CCE classes: Elementary: Sun. 9:30 a.m. Youth Night for all Junior High and High School : Wed. 7:00 p.m.

There will be a blessings for every month.
Second Sunday-Birthdays
Third Sunday-Anniversaries
Fourth Sunday-Travelers-Religious Articles

Quinceaneras: Although a quinceañera is not a sacrament, in order to celebrate a quinceañera you need to:
A. Be a registered member.
B. Be enrolled in the two year CCE classes.
C. First communion
D. A $75.00 donation.
E. Attend a Quinceañera Retreat
F. Contact office at least 6 months prior to date requesting.

Funeral Guidelines are as follows:
* Deceased may be brought to the Church no earlier than 4:00 p.m. day of Rosary and picked up at 9:00 p.m.
* On Funeral days: 10:00 a.m. funerals– bodies brought to Church at 9:00 a.m.
* 2:00 p.m. Funerals-bodies brought to Church at 10:00 a.m.

**Take Communion to homebound: contact the Secretary: Diana Gomez

MASS INTENTIONS:
If you would like to reserve a Mass intention for a living or deceased person please visit our parish office. There is a suggested $5.00 stipend per Mass.

Saturday, June 1 @ 5:00 p.m.
Mass Intention: “Missa Pro Populo”
1st Reader/Prayer of the Faithful: Alvin Alonzo
2nd Reader/Announcements: Anna Rey
Ministers: Juanita Perez

Sunday, June 2 @ 11:00 a.m.
1st Reader/Prayer of the Faithful: Marissa Ramirez
2nd Reader/Announcements: Terri Martinez
Ministers: Cruz Reyna
Ushers: Danny Garcia, Bobby Pineda
Kitchen Sale: Jamaica Committee

SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 2019
(St. Peter’s Jamaica come join us!!) 11 a.m. to 7p.m.

Saturday, June 8 @ 5:00 p.m.
Mass Intention: “Missa Pro Populo”
1st Reader/Prayer of the Faithful: Anna Marie Mitzler
2nd Reader/Announcements: Marissa Ramirez
Ministers: Martin Pineda

Sunday, June 9 @ 11:00 a.m.
Mass Intention:
1st Reader/Prayer of the Faithful: Diana Gomez
2nd Reader/Announcements:Alvin Alonzo
Ministers:
Ushers: Joe Gutierrez, Jessie Castillo Jr.
Kitchen Sale: Jamaica
(Saint Theresa’s Jamaica come join us!!)

Saturday, June 15 @ 5:00 p.m.
Mass Intention: “Missa Pro Populo”
1st Reader/Prayer of the Faithful: Irene Martinez
2nd Reader/Announcements: Patricia Isaguirre
Ministers: Anna Rey

Sunday, June 16 @ 11:00 a.m.
1st Reader/Prayer of the Faithful: Laurie Quintero
2nd Reader/Announcements: Anastasia Espinosa
Ministers: Christine Reyna
Ushers: Pedro Sanchez, Juan Castillo
Kitchen Sale: No food sale Father’s Day

Saturday, June 22 @ 5:00 p.m.
Mass Intention: “Missa Pro Populo”
1st Reader/Prayer of the Faithful: Anna Marie Mitzler
2nd Reader/Announcements: Julie Aragon
Ministers: Alvin Alonzo

Sunday, June 23 @ 11:00 a.m.
Mass Intention:
1st Reader/Prayer of the Faithful: Anna Rey
2nd Reader/Announcements: Justin Garcia
Ministers: Joanie Vara
Ushers: Michael Rangel, Danny Garcia
Kitchen Sale: Gloria’s Group 

FROM THE PASTOR’S HEART:
THE GIFT OF PENTECOST:

“And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever – the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you." John 14:16-18

The Pentecost is the birth of Catholic Church. All of us have been baptized into one and the same Spirit and live by the same Spirit. That same Spirit, the Advocate, was given as gift to the Apostles to remind them of all that Jesus of Nazareth said and did and to strengthen them to go forth in the name of the Lord to renew the face of the earth. The Easter season ends with the celebration of Pentecost Sunday.
The Holy Spirit gives us seven amazing gifts which perfect faith, hope and love,
making it possible for us to live a supernatural, charismatic life. What are those seven gifts of the Holy Spirit? They are: WISDOM, KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING, COUNSEL, PIETY, FORTITUDE AND FEAR OF THE LORD. These gifts are first mentioned in Isaiah 11:13. They are standard equipment given in baptism and very precisely at the Sacrament of Confirmation. These are the powerful gifts freely given to all. It sounds like a very good recipe for chaos.
The disciples were in fear of death, but Jesus didn't give them any assurance of their safety. Instead He blessed them with peace. We want to have tangible assurance of safety when we are in fear, but Jesus gives us assurance of peace in our minds rather than tangible safety. Jesus knew very well that nothing would help the troubled disciples at this time. He does not preach them nor does he give any explanation and make them believe His Resurrection. Instead of giving them more teaching Jesus gave them His breath and told them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.” We too have experienced His breath on us and received the Holy Spirit on the day of our baptism.
Through the Holy Spirit our own spirit has connection with God. Through the Holy Spirit we find out what God’s will for our lives is, and through the Holy Spirit we see how to accomplish that will. Nothing would be possible without the Father first putting a desire for the good into our hearts and turning our hearts to Him, without Jesus having first come down to earth and opening up the way back to the Father, which had been closed since the first people sinned and were expelled from the garden of Eden. Nothing would be possible without the Holy Spirit dwelling in us to guide us on the way.
The Holy Spirit gave Peter the boldness, the authority, the truth that he had never
possessed until then. If the Holy Spirit could change coward and weak Peter a
powerful witness to the Risen Lord, the same Holy Spirit can work in me and work in you and change me from inside out. God has already sent His Spirit upon us on the first Pentecost and He abides in each and every one of us. Our only task is to receive the Holy Spirit in faith and start believing in the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit gives power beyond human capabilities. Anyone can ask for and receive the Holy Spirit into their heart as their Helper and guide to the truth. God willingly gives to all who obey Him, who seek to be disciples of Jesus and follow Him on the way He opened through the flesh by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Peace of Christ, Fr. Sylvester DSouza

DESDE EL CORAZÓN DEL PASTOREL
EL REGALO DE PENTECOSTÉS:

“Y rogaré al Padre, y Él te dará otro Ayudante, para que pueda permanecer contigo para siempre: el Espíritu de verdad, a quien el mundo no puede recibir, porque ni lo ve ni lo conoce; pero tú lo conoces, porque Él mora contigo y estará en ti. No te dejaré huérfanos; Iré a ti ". Juan 14: 16-18

El Pentecostés es el nacimiento de la Iglesia Católica. Todos nosotros hemos sido bautizados en un mismo Espíritu y vivimos por el mismo Espíritu. Ese mismo Espíritu, el Defensor, fue dado como regalo a los Apóstoles para recordarles todo lo que Jesús de Nazaret dijo e hizo y para fortalecerlos para que salgan en el nombre del Señor a renovar la faz de la tierra. La temporada de Semana Santa termina con la celebración del domingo de Pentecostés.
El Espíritu Santo nos da siete regalos asombrosos que perfeccionan la fe, la esperanza y el amor, lo que nos permite vivir una vida sobrenatural y carismática. ¿Cuáles son esos siete dones del Espíritu Santo? Ellos son: SABIDURÍA, CONOCIMIENTO, COMPRENSIÓN, CONSEJO, PIEZA, FORTITUD Y MIEDO DEL SEÑOR. Estos dones se mencionan por primera vez en Isaías 11:13. Son equipos estándar dados en el bautismo y muy precisamente en el Sacramento de la Confirmación. Estos son los poderosos dones dados libremente a todos. Suena como una muy buena receta para el caos.
Los discípulos tenían miedo de la muerte, pero Jesús no les dio ninguna seguridad de su seguridad. En cambio, los bendijo con paz. Queremos tener seguridad tangible de seguridad cuando tenemos miedo, pero Jesús nos da seguridad de paz en nuestras mentes en lugar de seguridad tangible. Jesús sabía muy bien que nada ayudaría a los discípulos con problemas en este momento. Él no los predica ni les da ninguna explicación y les hace creer en Su resurrección. En lugar de darles más enseñanzas, Jesús les dio su aliento y les dijo: "Reciban el Espíritu Santo". Nosotros también hemos experimentado su aliento en nosotros y hemos recibido el Espíritu Santo el día de nuestro bautismo.
A través del Espíritu Santo, nuestro propio espíritu tiene conexión con Dios. A través del Espíritu Santo descubrimos cuál es la voluntad de Dios para nuestras vidas, y a través del Espíritu Santo vemos cómo lograr esa voluntad. Nada sería posible sin que el Padre primero pusiera un deseo por el bien en nuestros corazones y volviera nuestros corazones hacia Él, sin que Jesús haya bajado primero a la tierra y haya abierto el camino de regreso al Padre, que había estado cerrado desde las primeras personas. Pecaron y fueron expulsados del huerto del Edén. Nada sería posible sin que el Espíritu Santo morara en nosotros para guiarnos en el camino.
El Espíritu Santo le dio a Pedro la audacia, la autoridad, la verdad que nunca había poseído hasta entonces. Si el Espíritu Santo puede cambiar al cobarde y débil Pedro, un poderoso testigo del Señor resucitado, el mismo Espíritu Santo puede obrar en mí y obrar en ti y cambiarme de adentro hacia afuera. Dios ya ha enviado Su Espíritu sobre nosotros en el primer Pentecostés y Él mora en todos y cada uno de nosotros. Nuestra única tarea es recibir el Espíritu Santo con fe y comenzar a creer en el Espíritu Santo. El Espíritu Santo da poder más allá de las capacidades humanas. Cualquiera puede pedir y recibir el Espíritu Santo en su corazón como su Ayudante y guía a la verdad. Dios da de buena gana a todos los que le obedecen, que buscan ser discípulos de Jesús y seguirlo en el camino que Él abrió a través de la carne por el poder del Espíritu Santo.
La paz de cristo, Padre Sylvester DSouza

Cuando Dios te bendice financieramente, no es suficiente que eleves tu nivel de vida, sino que también, ¡eleva tu nivel de DAR!

STEWARDSHIP REFLECTIONS

Sixth Sunday of Easter May 25/26, 2019 -In today’s Gospel we witness the last evening Jesus spends with his disciples before his death. He has already made it clear that his followers will show their love for him by serving others. To live that kind of love, they will need the active presence of God in their midst. Jesus tells his disciples that he and his Father will come and make their home with them. He also tells them that the Holy Spirit will be among them to teach them and remind them of all that Jesus had taught. Good stewards recognize that God is in their midst and that the Holy Spirit is guiding them. How often do we acknowledge God’s presence in our lives? How often do we allow the Holy Spirit to guide us?

Sexto Domingo de Pascua -En el Evangelio de hoy somos testigos de la última noche que Jesús pasa con sus discípulos antes de su muerte. Él ha dejado claro que sus seguidores mostrarán su amor por él en el servicio a otros. Para vivir esta clase de amor, ellos necesitarán la presencia activa de Dios en medio de ellos. Jesús dice a sus discípulos que Él y su Padre vendrán y habitarán entre ellos. Les dice también que el Espíritu Santo estará entre ellos para enseñarles y recordarles todo lo que Jesús les enseñó. Los buenos corresponsables reconocen que Dios está en medio de ellos y que el Espíritu Santo les guía. ¿Con qué frecuencia reconocemos la presencia de Dios en nuestras vidas? ¿Con qué frecuencia permitimos al Espíritu Santo ser nuestro guía?

To access the entire month of readings, Stewardship e-bulletin: http://catholiclubbock.org/Stewardship.html

We are in the business of taking care of God's people. We as Church community want to make
sure that we do right thing for our people to be safe. Virtus is an online training program for Safe Environment.
Who must do this training program? Just about anybody and everybody
who is 18 years and older, working or serving as volunteer in any position must comply with the diocesan safe environment program. This includes: priest/s, deacon/s, religious sister/s, the parish staff, CCE coordinators and teachers, Guadalupana members, Cursillo Movement members, Knights of Columbus members, Sacristans, Choir members, Ushers, Money counters, Adult servers, Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, youth coordinators, High School teachers, Confirmation teachers, baptism or marriage training personnel, RCIA directors, janitors and the list is endless. This safe environment program is mandatory for anyone who is working among children or be around children or potentially going to be around children. It is not limited to the areas that I have mentioned above.

This is really a good program. I myself have done this a couple of weeks ago. It takes about 90
minutes. All that you have to do is, after you have completed the safe environment training session, you will have to submit a copy of completion certificate to the parish office for our record. Once you have completed the training, it is good for five years. If you should have any difficulty in completing the training session online, I have requested the parish secretary to assist you with this. I will also try to get few more resource persons to assist you with this training program. I am providing you a separate sheet of paper with step-by-step instructions how to complete the training.
Peace of Christ, Fr. Sylvester DSouza

Link for Training: https://www.catholiclubbock.org/SafeEnvironment.html
Instructions for Training: https://www.catholiclubbock.org/VIRTUS%20Online%20registration%20instructions_Lubbock_November%202017.pdf

 Parishes & Around the Diocese

OUR LADY OF VICTORY RADIO: Visit 102.9 FM website at http://www.olvradio.com to hear live streaming of EWTN. For program schedule, please see http://www.ewtn.com/radio/schedule.asp  Traveling outside of Lubbock? Please let us know where you can hear this low-power broadcast by emailing us at catholiclubbock@gmail.com.

OUR LADY OF FATIMA RADIO- PLAINVIEW: Tune in to LP 100.7 FM 24 hours a day, seven days a week! Mass streamed live on Sundays at 8 a.m. and 11 a.m.

TWITTER: Bishop Coerver is now on Twitter. You can follow him @BishopLubbock. https://twitter.com/BishopLubbock

CONNECT WITH THE DIOCESE OF LUBBOCK: Follow: @CatholicLubbock on Twitter & Instagram

SEND South Plains Catholic story ideas, stories, and photos (including names and explanations) to: PO Box 98700, Lubbock, Texas 79499-8700, or email lflores@catholiclubbock.org. 

    EDITION DATE: July 5        DEADLINE: June 21

SAVE THE DATE:
Memorial Day Mass – May 27@11 a.m., CTK
Altar Servers’ Appreciation Mass & Dinner – May 12 @ 4:30 p.m.
Mini Vocation Camp (Snyder Deanery-Abilene Nat’l Park)- June 29
Quo Vadis Camp – August 5-7
Fiat Camp – August 7-9
Diocesan Leadership Day – August 10
Vocation Fundraiser- September 20
Catechetical Conference- October 12

JAMAICAS:
June 8- Anton Saint Anthony
June 9 - Hale Center Saint Theresa
June 9– Wolfforth Saint Francis
June 15 – Idalou Saint Philip, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
June 22 – Post Holy Cross, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. with dance following 8 –midnight.
June 22 – Seagraves Saint Paul, 11 a.m.-midnight
June 23 – Lubbock Saint Joseph, 11 to 8 p.m.
June 30 – San Ramon, Woodrow, 12-8 p.m.
July 13- Saint Michael’s, Ralls, 4-11 p.m.
July 13 – Tahoka Saint Jude, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
July 14 – Plains Sacred Heart, 11 a.m-7 p.m.
July 14- Sacred Heart, Plainview, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.
July 21- Muleshoe Immaculate Conceptions,
12-7 p.m.
July 27 – Abernathy Saint Isidore, 10 a.m.- 8 p.m.
July 28- Lubbock Our Lady of Guadalupe, 10-8
July 28 – Morton Saint Ann, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.
July 28- Lubbock Our Lady of Grace
July 28 – O’Donnell Saint Pius X, 12-9 p.m.
August 3- Petersburg Sacred Heart
August 4 – Lamesa St. Margaret Mary/Our Lady of Guadalupe, 12-9 p.m.
August 4 – Littlefield Sacred Heart, 12-8 p.m.
August 4 – Wilson Blessed Sacrament , 11-6
August 10- Lorenzo San Lorenzo, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
August 17- Brownfield Saint Anthony
August 18 –Denver City Saint William, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
September 14 – Fiestas Patrias, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Slaton
September 21 – Fall Festival, Seminole Saint James, 10 a.m.-11 p.m.
September 21 – Lockney San Jose, 11 a.m.-?
 


REPORTING ABUSE OR NEGLECT: Our clergy (bishop, priests, and deacons), seminarians, men and women in Consecrated Life, lay staff, and volunteers are trained to recognize and to report any disclosure or suspicion of physical abuse, sexual abuse, sexual assault, or neglect to the appropriate authorities. It is the policy of the Diocese of Lubbock to report any allegation of sexual abuse of a minor or vulnerable adult to law enforcement. (More information online) Once local law enforcement, or the child abuse/vulnerable adult hotline has been called, information regarding an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor should also be reported to Victim Assistance Coordinator Oscar Reyes at (806) 543-9178 or to diocesan officials.

VIRTUS SAFE ENVIRONMENT ONLINE TRAINING - The Diocese of Lubbock announces our affiliation with VIRTUS; a platform for Safe Environment training. This training is available online in Spanish and English. Its mainstay course, Protecting God's Children assists the church in its efforts to recognize and stop sexual abuse. To register for VIRTUS and access the online training course please go to www.catholiclubbock.org and click on the Safe Environment tab. The VIRTUS link will be located at the bottom of the page. If you have any questions, please contact Belinda Aguirre at 806.792.3943 Ext. 211.