St. Anthony Catholic Church Church 115 N. 25 Mile Ave. | Hereford, Texas 79045

Parish Office:114 Sunset Drive 364-6150

School Office: 120 W. Park Ave. Phone 364-1952.

Parish website http://stanthonyscatholicparish.com/ In case of an emergency email: frneusch@gmail.com or 806-570-5706

PARISH PASTOR — Rev. Fr. Anthony Neusch DIOCESE of AMARILLO — Bishop Patrick Zurek

Sign up for R.C.I.A and Small Groups Adult Faith Formation email: janiebanner1@wtrt.net or call 364-6150

or 364-7626

Bulletin Editor Jasmin Enriquez email: jme.stanthonys@gmail.com bulletin deadline is WEDNESDAY.

Church Announcements: Sunday, Apr. 8:

3 pm Exposition followed by the Chaplet of Divine

Mercy and Adoration.

NO Holy Hour at 6 pm

Monday, Apr. 9:

6:30 pm Safe Environment Training, A/R

Tuesday, Apr. 10:

24 hr. Adoration to follow after Mass

Sunday, Apr. 15:

RCIA—10 am to 11 am in the A/R

1:30 pm Altar Server Training

6 pm Holy Hour

Second Sunday of Easter April 8, 2018

SO THAT YOU MAY BELIEVE

It is not often that the author of one of the

books of the Bible comes right out and tells us di-

rectly why he is writing what he is writing. In this

Sunday’s Gospel reading, taken from the conclusion

of John’s Gospel, the author tells us that he has

chosen to record these events so “that you may come

to believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God,

and that through this belief you may have life in his

name” (20:31).

The letter of John echoes this idea by saying that

“[e]veryone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is

begotten by God” (5:1)—what we might refer to as

being “born again.” Our reading from the Acts of the

Apostles for this Second Sunday of Easter shows us

exactly what it looks like when believers are born

again through faith. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

Parish Office Hours:

*Mon. 10am– 12pm, 1pm-5pm.

Tue. & Thur. 9am-12pm, 1pm-5:30m.

Wed. & Fri.. 9am-12pm, 1pm—5pm.

School Announcements. (806) 364-1952 | Mon.—Fri. 8 am—3:30 pm

Monday, Apr. 9:

6:30 pm Safe Environment Training

Friday, Apr. 13:

8:15 am School Mass.

Second Sunday of Easter (Sunday of Divine Mercy) April 8, 2018

NO RCIA

10—11:15 am Elementary F.F.C

Vocation Crucifix

6pm Mass: Lisa Blakely

8:45am Mass: Volunteer

11:30 Mass: Joe Mendez

3 pm Exposition followed by the Chaplet of Divine Mercy and Adoration.

NO HOLY HOUR

MONDAY– 6:45 am Morning Prayer

7:15 am Mass

6:30 pm Safe Environment Training, A/R

TUESDAY– 6:45 am Morning Prayer

7-8 AM Men’s Lectionary Study Group, A/R.

5:30 pm Mass / 24 hr. Adoration begins after Mass

6:30 pm “Why We’re Catholic” book study

WEDNESDAY –6:45 am Morning Prayer

7:15 am Mass

9:30—11 am Women’s Lectionary Study in the A/R

6:45—8:15 pm Jr. High/ High School F.F.C

THURSDAY– 6:45 am Morning Prayer

7:15 am Mass

FRIDAY– 6:45 am Morning Prayer

7-8:05 am morning Book study.

8:15 am Mass with School Children

SATURDAY 6 PM LITURGY April 14, 2018

Vocation Crucifix taken by Marisa de la Cruz and Family

Third Sunday of Easter April 15, 2018

Second Collection for Home Mission Appeal

RCIA—10 am to 11 am in the A/R

10—11:15 am Elementary F.F.C

Vocation Crucifix

8:45am Mass: Volunteer

11:30am Mass: Pat Meiwes

1:30 pm Altar Server Training.

6 pm Holy Hour

ALTAR SERVERS

Lector Schedule for Apr.14/15

6PM Mass: Lisa Macias and Roy Kuper

8:45AM Mass: Debbie Fetsch and Carmen Flood

11:30AM Mass: Robert Bribiesca and Roni Vallejo

Mon.7:15AM Zaybrie Altman and Max Arroyos

Tues.5:30PM Azalea Alaniz and Faith Mariscal

Wedn.7:15AM Daniel Betzen and Kadence Guardiola

Thurs.7:15AM Aron Diaz and Braylon Nielsen

Fri.8:15AM School Children

SAT.6PM London Baker, Alexia Hernandez,

Ringo Hernandez and Abram Martinez

SUN. 8:45AM Gerald Marnell, Kakee McIntire

and Logan McIntire

SUN 11:30 AM Avery Rodriguez, Pete Rodriguez,

Slade Rodriguez and Jacob Walker

LITURGY INTENTIONS Mon.7:15AM Tony Ohlig RIP

Tues. 5:30PM Alice Koenig Honor

Wed. 7:15AM Tony Urbanczyk Health

Thurs.7:15AM Intention of Gerald & Denise Marnell

FRI.8:15AM Gene Martin RIP

SAT. 6PM Christopher Cortez RIP

SUN.8:45AM Deceased & Living members of

Catholic Life Insurance—Brach 54

SUN.11:30 AM People of the Parish

Confession Times: Wednesday: 6:30am-7am & 6pm—6:45 pm

Thursday: 6:30 am—7 am

Friday: 7am-8 am

Saturday: 4 pm-5:30 pm

Sunday: 7:45 am-8:45 am and

after the 8:45 am Mass until 11am.

STEWARDSHIP of TREASURE

Mar. 31/April 1 2018

Envelopes–89 Loose Checks–44

Envelopes/Checks $12,865.00

Plates $1,656.51

Children $98.00

Total $14,619.51

Extra Collection Envelopes

Holy Land $822.64

Catholic Relief $1,500.97

Easter Flowers $70.00

Rice Bowl $1,060.19

FINAL Total = $18,073.31

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

Schedule for Apr. 14/15

6PM Mass: Aracely Correa, Sergio Correa, Steve Cortez and

Monica Hernandez

8:45AM Mass: Nadine Berend (SC) Ray Berend (SC) Brenda

Yosten (SC) Robert Zepeda (SC) Tom Albracht, Larry McNutt SICK CALL ONLY: Maggie Diller and Shawn Frye

11:30AM Mass: Eileen Alley, Teresa Garth, Walter Paetzold,

Harrison Parsons, Alyssa Rodriguez and Cynthia Rodriguez

NOTE: Please don’t forget to sign in before Mass. Also,

please find a substitute if you cannot keep your assignment.

Thank you!

IMPORTANT F.F.C DATES:

MAY 6—First Communion students,

group picture at 3 pm in the church.

MAY 12/13—First Holy Communion

weekend.

MAY 15—Confirmation at 6 pm with

Bishop Zurek

All Altar Flowers, are in HONOR of St. An-

thony’s Parish from Terry’s Floral. Thank you

Terry and God Bless you.

REMINDER: Anyone can add your personal prayer

intentions to the Prayer Box in the Bell Tower entrance at

ANY time during the week. It is then carried in

procession to the altar at weekend and school children's

Masses. Let us be a constantly praying Child of God!

Intentions may be written anonymously. Thank you.

APRIL CALENDAR

APR. 8—Exposition followed by the Chaplet of Divine Mercy and Adoration, 3 pm (NO Holy Hour at 6 pm)

APR. 9—Safe Environment Training, 6:30 pm

APR. 15—Altar Server training at 1:30 pm

APR. 22—Good Shepherd open house.

APR. 22—World Day of Prayer for vocations at 6 pm in the church

APR. 23—27—School board Absentee voting

APR. 25—Baptismal Class—Please register online 3 days prior.

APR. 28/29—School Board election at each Mass

APR. 29—NO F.F.C.

Attention Graduates: May 6th is sen-

ior Mass and is fast approaching and

pictures are now due for a slideshow!

Scan and email photos

to aracelycorrea40@gmail.com.

The deadline is April 18th.

NOTE: Please, only a maximum of 10 photos.

4K & 5K service project

“The Crayon Initiative” They are collecting crayons and

will sort them to be recycled and

sent to children’s hospitals. Used

crayons may be dropped off at the

school office.

JOIN WEDNESDAY LADIES GROUP! Inviting all women of the parish to join us start-

ing Wednesday, April 11, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. with

a NEW book study:

"Facing Forgiveness - A Catholic's Guide to

Letting Go of Anger and Welcoming Reconciliation" by Brother Loughlan Sofield, who

brought our Lent Mission. Books are $10 each, a few still

available in the church office. We read and discuss

chapter by chapter together along with our Lectionary

Study of the weekend Liturgies. Please, join us for a cup

of coffee, prayer, fellowship and study as we head toward

summer! We are happy to welcome new members! Please

call if you have questions

---> Janie @364-7626 or 364-6150.

Altar Server training dates: April 15 at 1:30 pm

April 29 at 1:30 pm

June 10 at 1:30 pm

All current altar servers must

attend 1 training. NEW altar

servers, can register at the

church office or at one of the trainings.

THANK YOU! Thank you St. Anthony’s 6th grade stu-

dents and staff for the Shadow Stations of

the Cross depicted twice on March 23rd, it

was an inspiring presentation.

The Lord has risen and may He bless each of you,

Thomas & Annette Albracht

Friends and family of IRENE REINART may

now find her in Room 407 at Westgate Nursing

Home for visits. Thank you for all acts of

loving kindness, especially to those who take her

Communion On Sunday's and Holy Days.

God bless you!

THANK YOU FOR THE EASTER BASKET We really appreciate the parish remembering us with an

Easter basket full of goodies. Our

parish is very important to us at this time in our lives.

Thanks for your prayers and your

occasional visits, too.

- Lester Wagner, Irene Reinart, Teresa Paetzold

- Westgate Nursing Home Residents

Volunteers needed for Vocation Crucifix. We are in need of volunteers for the vocation

crucifix for the next 3 months: May, June and July.

Please call the church office, 364-6150 or come by

to sign up.

F.F.C students preparing for sacraments: F.F.C students who are preparing for sacraments are re-

quired to attend Mass and sign in after Mass, in the back

of the church. Parents, if you have any questions please

call Aracely Correa, DRE, at364-6150.

Pray with the Deacon Candidates.

Come pray with the deacon candidates each morning at

6:45 am, in praying the morning liturgy hours, everyday

before morning Mass. Please enter through the bell tower

entrance.

OPERATION GRATITUDE. Catholic Life is sponsoring a join hands event with Young Life and we are challenging

the students at St. Anthony’s against the elementary and Jr. High and High School F.F.C students to

bring items for a care package for the military, beginning today and ending on April 18. Anyone in the parish who

wants to assist can drop off items at the school, church office, or bell tower entrance, wish list is attached below:

Socks

Unused greeting cards or stationery

Batteries (AA, AAA, packs of 4 or fewer)

Mini Flashlight

Beanie babies, webkinz, trolls, or other small plush

toys

Gum, mint, breath strips

Knit hats and scarves

Cool ties

Paracord survival bracelets

Video games

Flash Drives

Earbuds

Used cell phones

Gift cards to: Visa, Mastercard, American Express

Lip balm/Chapstick

Toothpaste, dental Floss, tooth brushes

Deodorant (Solid only, 3oz or less)

Disposable Razors (packs of 5 or fewer)

Non-aerosol shaving gel in tubes

Individual packets of moist towelettes (30 wipes or

fewer)

Hand/foot warmers

Foot powder (travel size)

Cotton swabs (pack of 50 or fewer)

Facial Tissue (travel size packs)

Mini sewing kits *All donation items must have a shelf-life/expiration date of at least

6 months from the date of our receipt. Thank you for your under-

standing of this important requirement.

IN HONOR OF:

Fischbacher and Wilhelm families

From George and Anita Wilhelm

Easter Flower Donation.

THERE are MANY levels of THANKSGIVING to soooooooo many in our Parish; please forgive

if you are not named or get missed. GOD knows who you are! YOU are all a BLESSING! MAY you

be rewarded beyond any measure on earth for your participation --- those helping Father Tony in the

Liturgical Ministries during all three parts of The Holy Week Triduum Mass, for everyone who at-

tended and took part in prayer, song and presence! OUR HEARTS overflow with GRATITUDE

to all --> those who decorated, brought food, set up, served & cleaned up, and attended any or all of the

celebration! It was a night of joyful celebration for families and friends and those who came into the Church through

Baptism and were Confirmed by The Holy Spirit and took The Body and Blood of Jesus in their First Holy Eucha-

rist! (see bulletin insert with their names) GOD BLESS EACH ONE OF YOU who helped in this most Holy Night

- especially Father Tony! We apologize if anyone is not listed among food bringers, servers, helpers - it

was PERFECT! Rocio Ochoa and Mayra Parsons decorated the Antonian Room

and brought the beautiful centerpiece flowers and baked the delicious cake! Denise, Gerald and Emily Marnell,

Billy Rankin, Annette Albracht, Jasmine & Elvira & Pedro Enriquez, Nathan Wilhelm, Bella & Billy Steffens,

Ray & Nadine Berend, Farron Urbanczyk, Pat Simnacher, Margaret Schoenenberger, Teresa Garth, Jeri Bezner,

Amy Betzen, Gwen Betzen, Monica Bermea, Danielle Bartels, Connie Backus, Jaime Brorman, Sharon Johnson,

Letty & Frank Rodriguez, Ryan Birkenfeld, Sam Urbanczyk, Martha Paetzold, David & Cindy Fetsch, Ronnie &

Debbie Fetsch, Lisa & Robbie Blakely, Erika Hernandez & Jackie Casarez. May we all enjoy, at least the 50 days

of Easter Season and ready our hearts to be again filled by The Holy Spirit at Pentecost. With deepest love, in Christ

our Risen Lord, Pastor Tony Neusch, Directors Janie Banner & Lisa Blakely and the 2017-18 R.C.I.A. Group and

all in Saint Anthony's Parish Faith Community.

PRAYER CHAIN REQUESTS We want to remind people to feel free to use the parish

prayer lines when needs arise in your family in diffi-

cult times of testing and trial. Email

jaime.brorman@gmail.com or call Rita Burges at 364-

6766. Contacts are listed on the back of the weekly

church bulletin. You must first have the permission of

the patient or of a close family member who can speak

for that person in need; you may use either their full

name OR no name at all. It is also hoped that if the

prayer line is being used anonymously, the caller in-

form our Pastor Father Tony so he can come to anoint

or administer the Sacrament of Healing when needed

and to know who among the flock to keep in his daily

prayer. Thank you and May God Bless you!

My family prayed _____

rosaries this week.

145 Rosaries were prayed this past

week, for vocations, thank you!

From the desk of our pastor, Father Tony Neusch.

The Engaged Encounter Couples planning on getting married in the Catholic Church should

attend “The Engaged Encounter” 6 Months before the Wedding.

You must register 1 Month before the weekend. $210 per couple

(this includes rooms and meals)

8:15am Sat. – Noon Sun. Upcoming dates:

May 19-20 / July 21-22 / November 17-18.

To register contact: Molly at the Diocese of Amarillo (806) 383-2243

WANT To JOIN The Church or at least LEARN about

what we believe and why we do the things we

do? RCIA (The Rite of Christian Initiation

of Adults) is the process by which one be-

comes a Catholic or completes Sacraments

missed along the way (Confirmation, Communion,

Marriage blessings) or just learn more of “the Catho-

lic Way of Being Church”. Ask yourself: Could God

be inviting me? How do I sign up? Simply call

Janie Banner, Director of RCIA at 364-7626 OR the

church office at 364-6150. GOD Bless you!

FORMED.org is now an APP! Always on the go? Download the FORMED app, whether you

have an iPhone or an Android the app is available to everyone!

You can listen to podcast, audio books, talks, etc. in you car or

read non-fiction or fiction books. There is so much available on

the FORMED app and FORMED.org Let us use what God sends

to help us grow as Disciples of The Lord Jesus Christ! Want to

sign up? It’s easy go to FORMED.org enter your name, email

and the parish code, RHT37V and voilà, you’re all set!

ATTENTION F.F.C PARENTS, For the remainder of the year the gates will be locked dur-

ing F.F.C hours. Parents, dropping off your child for class,

please walk them to their classroom. Also please pick up

your child at the south main door. This is to avoid any

child leaving without informing their teacher.

Elementary F.F.C students are dismissed at 11:15 am

and Jr. High and High School F.F.C students are

dismissed at 8:15 pm

This weekend we hear Psalm 118 as the Responsorial Psalm. We hear the line “His mercy endures forever.”

We hear it three times. But in Psalm 136 we hear the same line 26 times. “For His mercy endures forever.” “His

mercy endures forever.” “His mercy endures forever.” I could repeat the line by hitting *Control V* on the key-

board 23 more times. Do we take these words deeply to heart? Four words, “His Mercy endures forever.” The sac-

rifice of great Divine Mercy lasts and is living and is flinging itself eternally into the future. His Mercy endures for-

ever. The great sacrifice of the Cross is for all people and for all time. There is no sin, no action, no hurt, no failing

that cannot receive healing and forgiveness from His gracious Mercy. Come to the healing mercy that will lasts for-

ever.

Altar Flower Donations. If you would like to donate flowers during the month of

April please call Aida at the church office, 364-6150.

22nd Annual St. Mary’s BBQ Dinner Sunday, April 15, 11 am—2 pm,

Clarendon activity Center located on

state hwy 70 N. This is an all you

can eat meal including barbecue

beef, pork ribs, beans potato salad, coleslaw,

homemade bread and dessert for a donation of $15 for

adult and $7 for children aged 6-12 and children 5

and under eat free. There will be a Country Store full

of homemade goodies and a silent auction and

entertainment provided by Ed Montana. All proceeds

from the dinner go to the Parish Hall

Baptized. 2018 Easter Vigil Saturday, March 31.

Norma Hernandez Leticia Rodriguez

Evany Goodman Heath Rodriguez

Francisco Martinez Audrey & Enrique Hernandez

Madelyn Harrison Greg & Farron Urbanczyk

Abigail Harrison Greg & Farron Urbanczyk

Ian Railey Frank Rodriguez

Gabriel Rodriguez Nathan Wilhelm

Billy Joe Garcia Pedro Enriquez

Confirmed. 2018 Easter Vigil Saturday, March 31.

Norma Hernandez St. Ann

Evany Goodman St. Catherine of Bologna

Francisco Martinez St Barbara

Max Harrison St. Joseph

Kathy Harrison St. Mary Magdalene

Madelyn Harrison St. Anne

Abigail Harrison St. Abigail

Boston Harrison Saint Therese of Lisieux

Ian Railey St. Eligius

Gabriel Rodriguez St. Martin DePorres

Billy Joe Garcia St. Michael

Katherine Bibby St. Katharine Drexel

First Eucharist. 2018 Easter Vigil Saturday, March 31.

Norma Hernandez Leticia Rodriguez

Evany Goodman Heath Rodriguez

Francisco Martinez Audrey & Enrique Hernandez

Max Harrison Greg Urbanczyk & David Marnell

Kathy Harrison Sam Urbanczyk & Nimfa Martin

Madelyn Harrison Greg & Farron Urbanczyk

Abigail Harrison Greg & Farron Urbanczyk

Boston Harrison Farron Urbanczyk

Ian Railey Frank Rodriguez

Gabriel Rodriguez Nathan Wilhelm

Billy Joe Garcia Pedro Enriquez

Katherine Bibby Kim Birkenfeld

Saint Anthony Catholic Community of Faith in Hereford, Texas

joyfully WELCOME the following into Full Community of The

Roman Catholic Church this Holy Easter Season of 2018.

Life

Thought for Reflection: “We will never become who we were meant to be if we keep blaming everyone else for who you are…”

“Don’t point a finger, lend a helping hand.”