Readings For The Week

January 6– January 12

Monday First Reading: 1 Jn. 3: 22-4: 6 Gospel: Mt. 4: 12-17, 23-25 Tuesday

First Reading: 1 Jn. 4: 7-10 Gospel: Mk. 6: 34-44

Wednesday First Reading: 1 Jn. 4: 11-18 Gospel: Mk. 4: 48-52

Thursday First Reading: 1 Jn. 4: 19-5:4 Gospel: Lk. 4: 14-22

Friday First Reading: 1 Jn. 5: 5-13 Gospel: Lk. 5: 12-16

Saturday/Sunday First Reading: Is. 42: 1-4, 6-74 Second Reading: Acts: 10: 34-38 Gospel: Mt. 3: 13-17

Mass Intentions

January 6– January 12

MONDAY 12:15 PM Men & Women Religious TUESDAY 12:15 PM World Peace WEDNESDAY 12:15 PM In Thanksgiving for our Blessings THURSDAY 8:00 AM Military Personnel FRIDAY 8:00 AM End to violence SATURDAY 5:00 PM +M/M Nguyen Van Chuc & family +Zel Kronke +Henry & Viola Mikesh SUNDAY 8:00 AM St. James parish family 10:00 AM +Harold & Rita Bulgerin +Le Roy Van Booven 12:00 PM +Anthony Cantu Charles Beall, Jr.-Healing

Music

SATURDAY, January 11, 2014 5:00 PM Tashya Cook/Richard Cook SUNDAY, January 12, 2014 8:00 AM Adult Choir 10:00 AM Tanya Moczygemba 12:00 PM Life Teen

St. James Catholic Church Seguin, TX January 5, 2014

Notes from the Pastor

** 2014 Another Year, another opportunity 2013 is gone: 2014 is here. Each New Year gives us a new beginning, to relook at our lives, to start anew. I would ask that this year might be a good time and opportunity to focus on the spiritual aspects of our lives rather than the material. Let us resolve to be more prayerful, more compassionate, more forgiving, and to love our family and neighbors a little bit more. We can’t change the world, but we can change ourselves. May we grow as Catholic Christians in the love of Jesus and, with the help of God, to make 2014 a better year for ourselves and for all in our lives. Happy New Beginnings! **My thanks to all of you for your wonderful Christmas gifts, food, and Christmas cards. How blessed I am to be pastor of St. James in Seguin. God bless you all. **There will be a reunion gathering in the parish hall after the noon Mass on January 12th of those who went to the Holy Land this past October. Please bring a covered dish and your pictures.

The Sanctuary Candle is offered in Loving Memory of

Rivera-Ramos families January 4—January 11

With Deepest Sympathy

We mourn the death of Barbara Hanley, who passed away on

December 26, 2013. We extend our condolences to her family.

Let us keep them in prayer.

We extend our condolences to Johnny & Marlene Sauceda on the

loss of their cousin, Barbara Cerna, who passed away on

December 24th. Let us keep them in prayer.

Quote of the Week:

What does love look like? It has feet to go to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of others.

-St. Augustine

THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH

Monday, 1/6 4:30 PM SJS BB-Gym 5:30 PM SJS 4H Mtg. PH 6:00 PM SJS PTC Officers-PH Classroom 6:30 PM Women’s LIGHT Team Mtg. Tuesday, 1/7 4:30 PM SJS BB-Gym 7:00 PM RCIA Catechumenate-PFC [3] Wednesday, 1/8 10:00 AM Mass @ Hacienda Oaks 11:00 AM Mass @ Argent Court 2:00 PM St. Ann’s Circle Meeting-PFC [1-3] 4:30 PM SJS BB-Gym Thursday, 1/9 4:30 PM SJS BB-Gym 6:30 PM Karate-Gym 7:00 PM Adult Choir Friday, 1/10 4:30 PM SJS BB-Gym Saturday, 1/11 9:00 AM Elk’s Lodge Hoop Shoot-Gym 1:00 PM KC’s BB Free Throw-Gym 6:15 PM Book Signing-PH Sunday, 1/12 KC BBQ Chicken Sale 9:00 AM RE-classrooms 9:00 AM FIRE-PFC [1-3] 10:00 AM RCIA Dismissal-PC 12:00 PM Holy Land Pilgrims Gathering-PH

THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD

Remember In Prayer….

Lillian Lievens Janice Lee Rose Patek Ed Kronke Lloyd Newton Ronnie Schumann Charles Beall, Jr. Clara Vega Robert Sczech Robert Keoghan Joseph Brown TJ Lopez Maria Wood Patricia Wiesner Anne Leithead Bailey Garcia Augie Gomez Patricia Cantu David &Tammy Rebecek Catherine Cannon Walter Tillemann Maria Rivera Patricia Wiesner Gertrude Herrmann Bailey Garcia Augie Gomez Kelly Schlegel Erna Winsauer

For I will restore your health; I will heal your injuries… —Jeremiah 30:17

Military Prayer List

LT Kristofer Kalstad LT Kendall Kalstad TSGT Carlo Carmona TSGT Dianne Carmona SGT Nicodemus C. Seaboy SGT Scott Kessler MAJ Christopher Wells SGT Don Pezzatta GSGT Christopher J. Garcia LCPL Stevie Ray Leos SGT Jordan Folmar 1st LT Blake Wiegmann CSM Bret Wiegmann 2 Lt. Will McCarthy PFC Steven A. Cervantes 1st LT Charles Gamero LCPL Brian Shaw John Bender PFC Zachary Klinger

“As the earth springs for its shoots, and a garden makes its roots spring up, So will the Lord God make justice spring up, and praise

before all nations.” --Isaiah 61: 11

Please keep our military personnel and their families in your prayers. Anyone wishing to add a name to our military

prayer list can do so by calling the church office.

Healing Mass

The next Healing Mass is this Sunday, January 5, 2014

at 2:00 p.m. All are invited to attend.

Vietnamese Mass

The Next Vietnamese Mass is scheduled for

Sunday, January 5, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. with con-

fessions at 4:30 p.m. Everyone is invited.

Thank you for your continued support &

generosity. Stewardship for the weekend of December 22 & 25

MASS OFFERING: $12,431.38 CHILDREN’S: $140.86 BUILDING FUND: $100.00 RELIEF: $1,092. CHRISTMAS: $18,583.92 ASSUMPTION SEMINARY: $1,563.27

Congratulations to Master Technician

Glen Braune who was recognized by Seguin Chevrolet for 50 years of dedicated service

to the local dealership.

Liturgical Ministers Training

We will be scheduling a training date for Liturgical Ministers in January for all who are

interested in becoming Ushers, Eucharistic Ministers or Lectors. Please check the bulletin for announcements or contact the

church office.

St. James Catholic Church Seguin, TX January 5, 2014

Calling : New Core Team Members

Have you ever felt called to help the youth of our

parish? Well, here is your chance…

We are in need of Core Team Members for

LifeTeen. Experience is not needed, just a heart

to: “Draw Teens Closer to Christ.”

Please contact:

Joey Gutierrez at (210) 584-3799 or

joey.gutierrez@stgerardsa.org

St. James Coffee House Sunday, Jan. 19 A Look at the Early Church

Fr. Dennis Darilek

Refreshments

Adult input & discussion

9:10-9:50 a.m.

(after the 8 a.m. Mass)

or

11:10-11:50 a.m. (after the 10 a.m. Mass)

in the Parish Hall

Congratulations to Sherry Garrett who received her Doctor of Philosophy in Counselor Education & Supervision from The University of Texas, San Antonio. We are proud of you! — Father Dennis

Christmas Flowers In Loving Memory Of….

Dennis Zuber Charlie & Mary Mikes

Edmund Patek Charles Patek

Patrick Patek Harold Lievens

Bubba Bauer Adolph Sczech

Max Schuchardt Hugo Winsauer

Alfred & Hilda Grein Edgar & Zell Kronke

Roy, Rosella & Russel Bodin Day Van Le

M/M Nguyen Van Chuc & family Clifford D. Mooney

Joe & Henrietta Nevlud Uvaldo E. Robles

Patricia Edwards Carson Howard Massey

Thomas & Annie Hubka Mary Rose Pfullmann

Louie & Annie Wendel Leroy Reiley

Roger Scheel Allen Scheel

Willie Maurer Harry Boos, Jr.

Gertude Hermann Josephine Ramirez

Galen “Sparky” Sczech Robert “Bob” Sczech

Theodore “Ted”Schraub Engbrock family

Jayme Robinson Tumlinson Brannies family

Jerry & Dorothy Broz LaVerne Mikesh

Henry & Viola Mikesh Le Roy Van Booven

Bennie Wisniewshi Marvin Massey

Ruth Ann Martin Gary Nelson

Henry Gutierrez, Sr. Guadalupe Gutierrez

Bessie De La Garza Joaquin Fuentes

Robert Fuentes Bessie Fuentes

Max & Elizabeth Zoborski A.F. “Tony” Pogor

Joe Pogorzelski E.J. & Justine Pogor

W.F. Reeder family Ken Estes

George & Vivian Grein Jesse C. McHaney

Martin & Adela Molina David Molina

M/M Ralph Manion Robert Villarreal

Erhard & Nora Reininger family James F. Kennedy

J. M. Suhler Roberta Marie Macklen

Robert Max Macklen Josephine P. Bertram

Clayton C. Wright Robert Virgil Owen III

Emil & Paul Kriewald John & Rosa Fey

Aaron & Betty Jefferson Kenneth Lee

Reyes-Ramos families Rivera-Martinez families

Miller-Bender-Mize families Smith & Bauer families

Dan Neinast & Florence Neinast Herman & Clara Schneider

Henry & Minnie Just Henry & Eleanor Zvesper

Edwin & Olivia Just Michael Havel

Jenna Patek & Joe Patek Willard Mueller

Jake Mueller, Sr. Bennie Dlugosch

Rita Alsobrooks Ernie Alsobrooks

Phillip Dlugosch Lorene Dlugosch

Pete Dlugosch Vera Dlugosch

Edna Vetter Rawlinson John Vetter, Jr.

In Honor Of…

Michael & Theresa Pesek Rose Patek

Please show Respect and Reverence at Worship by being punctual and properly dressed

for Church. Let’s do our Best for GOD!

Religious Education News

No Sunday RE classes on January 5. Classes resume Sunday, January 12.

No EDGE classes on January 8. Classes will resume on Wednesday, January 15.

Prayer for the New Year

Dear Lord,

We pray that this New Year will bring us closer to You. May we take the time to get to know You. Help us to truly celebrate the gifts You have graciously given us and use them to serve You and spread Your word,

May we also see and love you in all the people we meet, so that in turn, they can see You in us.

We know that all human relations take time if they are to grow and deepen. This is also true of our relations with You, the Father and the Holy Spirit, which must grow over the course of our lives. In this new year, let us realize that every action of ours no matter how great or small enables us to be in touch with You. Let us accept You in our lives, in the way it pleases You, as Truth, to be spoken, as Life, to be lived, as Light, to be lighted, as Love, to be followed, as Joy, to be given, as Peace, to be spread about, as Sacrifice, to be offered among our relatives, friends, neighbors and all people. Amen.

THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD

BOOK SIGNING

You are invited to a book signing for two of our

parishioners on January 11 at 6:15 PM in the

parish hall. The authors are Betty Broussard

and Cheri Vause. Books will be available and

refreshments served.

SPONSOR FOR THE WEEK:

Mark Herbold

Parish Office: 379-1796

Parish Web site: http://www. stjameschurch.faithweb.com

Prayer for Vocations

Lord Jesus Christ, You are the Savior of the

world. Please manifest in Your Church the Spirit

whom You also abundantly bestowed on Your

apostles. Call very many to Your priesthood and

Your religious life.

May zeal for Your glory and for the salvation of

the World inflame those You have chosen.

May they be saints in Your likeness.

May Your Holy Spirit strengthen them.

May they be priests and religious according to

Your own heart! Amen.

Couple to Couple League, San Antonio

"Treat your marriage to the wonderful gift of Natural Family Planning. Learn the

sympto-thermal method with the Couple to Couple League. NFP is safe, healthy, 99%

effective and marriage strengthening. New class series starts January 12

th at St. Anthony

Claret.” Register online at www.live-the-love.org for materials. Call Chris or Nicole Glowe at 257-

6616 for more info.”

SPIRITUAL DIRECTION: Would you like explore

how spiritual direction can help you grow in all as-

pects of your daily life? Perhaps you have you made

the ACTS Retreat and want to continue what the Holy

Spirit worked in you? If so, contact Paula Sullivan @

paulajanesullivan@gmail.com or call: 830-865-0387.

email Bulletin articles to stjamesseguin@hotmail.com. Articles should be

received in the office by noon on Mondays.