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February 26, 2017 ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH 7026 FM ROAD 957 SCHULENBURG, TX 78956 ST. JOHN, TEXAS ASCENSION OF OUR LORD CHURCH 11134 FM 957 SCHULENBURG, TX 78956 MORAVIA, TEXAS REV. MSGR. JOHN C.

org MASS SCHEDULE Saturday... 6:00 p.m. (on 2 nd and 4 th ) Sunday... 9:30 a.m. (on 1 st, 3 rd, and 5 th ) First Friday... 8:00 a.m. followed by Holy Hour Saturday... 6:00 p.m. (on 1 st, 3 rd, and 5 th ) Sunday.

Please stop by the rectory or call to register. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Please call the rectory. SACRAMENT OF PENANCE Saturday Evening 5:30 p.m.

1 February 26, 2017 ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH 7026 FM ROAD 957 SCHULENBURG, TX ST. JOHN, TEXAS ASCENSION OF OUR LORD CHURCH FM 957 SCHULENBURG, TX MORAVIA, TEXAS REV. MSGR. JOHN C. PETERS, V.G., PASTOR REV. MAX LANDMAN P.O. BOX H HALLETTSVILLE, TEXAS (361) (361) FAX Website: rectory@shcatholicchurch.org MASS SCHEDULE Saturday... 6:00 p.m. (on 2 nd and 4 th ) Sunday... 9:30 a.m. (on 1 st, 3 rd, and 5 th ) First Friday... 8:00 a.m. followed by Holy Hour Saturday... 6:00 p.m. (on 1 st, 3 rd, and 5 th ) Sunday... 9:30 a.m. (on 2 nd and 4 th ) MARRIAGES Consult the Pastor six (6) months in advance before making any plans or decisions. NEW PARISHIONERS Welcome to our parish family. Please stop by the rectory or call to register. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Please call the rectory. SACRAMENT OF PENANCE Saturday Evening 5:30 p.m. GENERATIONS OF FAITH (RELIGIOUS EDUCATION) Dana Daughtry cell or EWTN... Cable Channel 71 or Dish Channel 261 WEBSITES Cemetery: (Click on Catholic Cemeteries ) Safe Environment: (Click on Safe Environment Program, then on eappsdb ) PARISH CONTACTS Elsie Farek Robert & Mary Kendall HALL RENTAL Frank Forestier Barbara Appelt (cell) (home) Kathy Guenther (home) (work) (cell) CEMETERY Dorothy Berger Kathy Guenther (work) (cell)

2 MASS SCHEDULE Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Saturday February 25 6:00 p.m. Dominic Loth St. John Sunday February 26 9:30 a.m. Henry & Julia Olsovsky & Rebecca Patterson Moravia Ash Wednesday Wednesday March 1 7:30 p.m. Living & Deceased Parishioners of Ascension & St. John Moravia First Friday Friday March 3 8:00 a.m. Tom Farek St. John First Sunday of Lent Saturday March 4 6:00 p.m. Daniel & Ann Spies, Dominic Loth & Mattie Linson Moravia Sunday March 5 9:30 a.m. Larry Berger St. John Second Sunday of Lent Saturday March 11 6:00 p.m. James & Evelyn Vornsand St. John Sunday March 12 9:30 a.m. Arthur & Lillie H. Spies, Sr. Moravia THE WORD OF GOD February 26, 2017, Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Readings: Is 49:14-15; Ps 62:2-3, 6-9, 1 Cor 4:1-5; Mt 6:24-34 Our heavenly Father is with us, ever providing for our needs. He is always mindful of us; in him we shall never be disturbed. All should regard us as servants of Christ. March 1, Ash Wednesday Readings: Jl 2:12-18; Ps 51:3-6b, 12-14, 17; 2 Cor 5:20-6:2; Mt 6:6:1-6; Be reconciled and return to the Lord by means of prayer, fasting and deeds of loving service. March 5, First Sunday of Lent Readings: Gn 2:7-9; 3:1-8; Ps 51:3-6, 12-13, 17; Rom 5:12-19 or 5:12, 17-19; Mt 4:1-11 Like Adam and Eve, Jesus was tempted, but did not sin. Our sinfulness is acquitted through one man, Jesus Christ, in who we are justified. March 11, Second Sunday of Lent Readings: 25: Gn 12:1-4a; Ps 33:4-5; , 22; 2 Tm 1:8b-10; Mt 17:1-9 Abram places trust in God s promise of making his name and descendants great on the earth. In Jesus transfigured glory is revealed that life and immortality will rob death of its power. ALTAR SERVER SCHEDULE Saturday, February 25 6:00 p.m. St. John Harley Wilson, Heather Wilson Sunday, February 26 9:30 a.m. Moravia Mary Beth Krischke, Wade Shimek Saturday, March 4 6:00 p.m. Moravia Dylan Goldberg, Dylan Orsak Sunday, March 5 9:30 a.m. St. John Laura James, Kate James Saturday, March 11 6:00 p.m. St. John Harley Wilson, Heather Wilson Sunday, March 12 9:30 a.m. Moravia Mary Beth Krischke, Wade Shimek

3 ANNOUNCEMENTS From the Desk of Msgr. John Traditionally, the Lenten season is a time of penance throughout the Catholic Church. Lent is a season in which prayer, the reception of the sacraments, charity and almsgiving are emphasized. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fast and abstinence from meat. There is a limit of one full meal on these days for all between the ages of 18 and 59 inclusive. All Fridays in Lent are days of abstinence. All who have reached their 14th year are bound to abstain totally from meat. Catholics are bound to confess serious (mortal) sins at least once a year, but this is not limited to the Lenten/Easter Season. Stations of the Cross during Lent are as follows: Sacred Heart Each Friday of Lent at 6:00 p.m. St. Mary Each Friday of Lent at 6:30 p.m. St. John and Moravia-Fridays of Lent 7:00 p.m. St. John March 3, March 17, March 31 Moravia March 10, March 24, April 7 At Ascension of Our Lord, we thank Julia and Michael Stroup for donating of an acre of land to the parish. The Stroup land adjoins our property behind the Pavilion and part of the Parish Hall. We are clearing and cleaning that property to make it more attractive and useable. ASCENSION CHURCH CLEANERS FOR FEBRUARY: Arlene Becan, Janis Hrncir ASCENSION CHURCH USHERS FOR FEBRUARY: Hilbert Henke, Jr., Dale Janak ST. JOHN CHURCH CLEANERS FOR FEBRUARY: Grace Sumbera, Josie Hermis ST. JOHN CHURCH USHERS FOR FEBRUARY: Daryl Kutac ASCENSION CHURCH CLEANERS FOR MARCH: Kathy Guenther, Dorothy Henke ASCENSION CHURCH USHERS FOR MARCH: Anthony Hrncir, Thomas Brosch ST. JOHN CHURCH CLEANERS FOR MARCH: Agnes Berckenhoff & Jan Morin ST. JOHN CHURCH USHERS FOR MARCH: Glenn Lux & Eugene Pauler THE EMMAUS CENTER-Counseling in the Catholic Tradition Sponsored by the Diocese of Victoria 1908 N. Laurent Street, Suite 140, Victoria, Texas For an appointment, go to or call Extending a Listening Heart to Those in Need. PRO-LIFE CORNER Life and Death An unborn baby has a measurable heartbeat at twenty-one days and brainwaves at forty days long before the earliest abortions. What do you call it when there is no longer a heartbeat or brainwaves? Death! What do you call it when there is a heartbeat and brainwaves? Life! So, what does abortion do? Please pray for vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life. Please pray for the Veterans who have served Our Country and have sacrificed and given so much for our freedom.

4 Catholic Faith in Action Advocacy Day 2017: The Diocese of Victoria will be participating in the Catholic Faith in Action Advocacy Day, on April 4, 2017 at the Texas Capitol in Austin. Participants from the Diocese of Victoria will join with thousands of Catholics, from the 15 dioceses in Texas, to advocate for policies promoting life, justice, charity, and religious freedom and to educate our legislators and other state leaders in a better understanding about what we believe as Catholics. A select group of volunteers will also be prepared to visit with the elected state legislators who represent the ten counties of the Diocese of Victoria. If you are interested in participating, call Father Gary Janak, Chancellor of the Diocese of Victoria, at , chancellor@victoriadiocese.org or visit our website at: for more information. Pastoral Institute Extended Program Church/Ecclesiology Course Instructor: Bishop Brendon Cahill, Tuesdays, February 21 March 28, Registration is encouraged due to limited seating. Mornings: 9:15 11:30 a.m. or Evenings 7:00 9:15 p.m. This course will be taught at the Chancery in Victoria, and via distance learning for Wharton, Mentz, Hallettsville, & Shiner. $20 per course; $7.50 per book. Register & Pay online -program- or Call (361) for more information SACRED HEART CATHOLIC SCHOOL EARLY CHILDHOOD (3K & 4K) REGISTRATION NOW IN PROGRESS Registration for the Sacred Heart Catholic School Early Childhood (3K & 4K) program for 3 years old and 4 years old is now in progress. A child is eligible for admission into the 4-year old early childhood program (4K) if he/she has reached the age of 4 years on or before September 1, A child is eligible for admission into the 3 years old early childhood program (3K) if he/she has reached the age of 3 years on or before September 1, You may register for the 3K & 4K Early Childhood program by coming to the school. Copy of birth certificate, immunization records, social security card, baptism certificate (if applicable) and registration fee are required for registration. The Early Childhood program for 3K & 4K will be daily from 8:00 a.m. till 12:00 noon and will provide two options for extended care after 12:00 noon until 4:00 p.m. or 5:30 p.m. each day. The Early Childhood program is available to anyone, regardless of where you may have other children enrolled in school. For more information in reference to Sacred Heart Catholic School, please call the school at or the Rectory at or visit our website at The Moravia KJZT Society #44 is sponsoring A Bakeless Bake Sale As a Community Fund Raiser Please submit your donation by March 31, This community fund drive is being held to benefit the Hallettsville, Moulton, and Schulenburg Fire Departments. Your donation may be made in cash or check. All checks should be made payable to Moravia KJZT Society #44. Please forward your donation by March 31, 2017 to: Dorothy Olsovsky 1721 CR 248 Schulenburg, TX The Moravia KJZT Society #44 is hosting the District II KJZT Meeting on Sunday, March 12, 2017, at the Moravia Dining Hall, Moravia, Texas. Registration starts at 1:30 p.m. and the meeting starts at 2:00 p.m. Following the meeting a lunch will be served. All District II KJZT members are invited to attend. Next Bulletin: Sunday, March 12, 2017 All announcements can be sent by to the Rectory at rectory@shcatholicchurch.org Or can be called in to the Rectory to Any announcements after the due date and time, will be published in the next bulletin, if applicable. Bulletin Deadline: 12:00 p.m. on Monday, March 6, 2017

7 THE TRANSFORMING POWER OF CONFESSION A Lent to Remember! Sacred Heart Parish Has Purchased a Gift For You Enjoy a free subscription to formed.org an incredible online gateway to the best Catholic content, all in one place! With FORMED, you can: Prepare for Sunday Mass by watching an insightful five-minute video by renowned Catholic teachers Enjoy a movie with your family that is both nourishing and entertaining Enrich your marriage with the award-winning video series Beloved: Finding Happiness in Marriage Help your children grow in character and embrace the beauty and wonder of the faith. Join us for a 4-week, video-based study on formed.org to create a Lent to remember for our parish family. Forgiven is a beautiful presentation of the transforming power of Confession. No matter what you have done, no matter how long you have been away, Jesus is waiting for you in the Sacrament of Reconciliation! FORMED provides amazing content 24/7 for you to grow in your faith. It s FREE and EASY to Register! To register for this power experience: Go to formed.org with a web browser Click on Register (lower right of page) Create your FREE account by entering our Parish Code X2CXQJ and your address and create a password (you need this to login later). Click on the program Forgiven for weeks 1 through 3 and Symbolon session 6 for week 4. Enjoy and share with others in our local community! Watch individually, as a family, or in a small group and use the Leader s Guide for discussion FORMED Formed.org THE CATHOLIC FAITH ON DEMAND LENT IS HERE (MARCH 1) Come, join us for your Lenten Journey. Each Saturday at 2:00 p.m., we will be gathering at Mary s House for prayer and sharing on Sunday s Scripture Readings during Lent. Our gathering dates are 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 3/25, 4/1 and 4/8/2017, at 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Our guidance booklet will be Disciples on the Journey produced by the Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament. The booklet cost is $5. and will be available at the first gathering on March 4. NO REGISTRATION NEEDED. Just come join us on March 4, 2017, as we share the Word of God together in prayer. Become a Disciple on a Journey, this Lent. Hope to see you, Deacon and Dot Harper. ANY QUESTIONS, CALL

MORAVIA, TEXAS. January 14, 2018 ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH 7026 FM ROAD 957 SCHULENBURG, TX ST. JOHN, TEXAS

MORAVIA, TEXAS. January 14, 2018 ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH 7026 FM ROAD 957 SCHULENBURG, TX ST. JOHN, TEXAS January 14, 2018 ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH 7026 FM ROAD 957 SCHULENBURG, TX 78956 ST. JOHN, TEXAS ASCENSION OF OUR LORD CHURCH 11134 FM 957 SCHULENBURG, TX 78956 MORAVIA, TEXAS REV. MSGR. JOHN C. PETERS,