Catholic Diocese of Brownsville. Weekly Update VERBUM MITTITUR SPIRANS AMOREM

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1 Catholic Diocese of Brownsville Weekly Update VERBUM MITTITUR SPIRANS AMOREM March 7, 2017 Lenten Guidelines 2017 On our website, you will find Lenten guidelines from the Office of the Bishop. Please share these as is appropriate with your staff and liturgy planners. The bishop s office has also provided English and Spanish versions of the guidelines for fasting for distribution among your parish community lenten-guidelines-2017 Jon Carlo García to Perform at Queen of Peace Parish Tonight Serving God through music is the driving inspiration of Jon Carlo García, a young Catholic producer and songwriter. His music reflects a deep personal encounter with Christ. His first solo album Mi Más Grande Pasión offers 10 songs in Spanish for prayer, charismatic events, youth retreats and other occasions. Jon Carlo has toured extensively, including a 2013 appearance at World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Dominican Republic native will be hosting the last night of his three-night Lenten Mission, Yo Vivo La Pasion beginning at 7 p.m. today, at Queen of Peace Parish, 1509 New Combes Highway in Harlingen. Admission is free. For more information, call (956) or visit Jon Carlo s Facebook page Spring Concert: An Evening of Christian Music Holy Family Church is presenting a free outdoor concert from 6-10 p.m. on Saturday, March 18 at 1302 E. Champion St. in Edinburg, featuring Spirit and Fire (Brothers in Christ), JesTus Brothers, and All for God (AFG). All are invited to come and enjoy an evening of great Christian music. It will be a night of family and friends growing in faith, hope and love through songs. Bring your lawn chairs and join us for some great Christian music. There will be food vendors and concert T-shirt sales. For more information, call the parish office at (956)

2 Prayer Warriors Needed for 40 Days for Life Campaign The 40 Days for Life campaign runs through Sunday, April 9. Vigils will be held daily from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. outside of the McAllen abortion facility. More prayer warriors are needed to ensure that the sidewalk is covered throughout the campaign. The 40 Days for Life campaign is an international effort to end abortion through prayer and fasting, peaceful vigil and community outreach. Pro-life warriors in the Rio Grande Valley will be uniting with many others from coast to coast and internationally for a major simultaneous prolife mobilization throughout the season of Lent. For more information, please contact Edwin and Rosita Rodriguez at (956) or (956) or visit Valley Catholics Invited to Travel to Austin for Advocacy Day Catholics from across the Lone Star State will unite for the Texas Catholic Faith in Action Advocacy Day on Tuesday, April 4 at the State Capitol in Austin. The biennial rally, hosted by the Texas Catholic Conference, promotes the Church s values of life, justice, charity and religious freedom to the Texas Legislature. Event participants will address a broad range of diverse issues to their state senators and representatives. The Most Rev. Daniel E. Flores, Bishop of the Diocese of Brownsville and his brother bishops from around the state will also lead a gathering on the Capitol steps. Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley is organizing a bus trip to Austin for the rally. The trip is free and open to anyone who is interested in standing up for the Church s values. A training session is scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon on Friday, March 17 at the Bishop Adolph Marx Conference Center in San Juan where Michael Barba of the Texas Catholic Conference will present the issues and the Church s goals for the 85th Legislative Session. For additional information, call Simon Casas at (956) To learn more about the Texas Catholic Conference, visit Los Católicos de Texas Se Reunirán Para El Día de Abogar 2017 Acompaña al Reverendo Obispo Daniel E. Flores, de la Diócesis de Brownsville, y hermanos católicos de Texas en la Capital en Austin para promover la vida, la dignidad y el bien común, el 4 de Abril de Este evento bienal es organizado por los Obispos de Texas para promover los valores de la iglesia a los miembros de la Legislatura número 85 de Texas. Los participantes del evento discutieran una variedad de diversos temas a sus senadores y representantes estatales. Una sesión de entrenamiento para todos los interesados en participar en Día de Abogar 2017 está programada para el 24 de Marzo 2017 en el Centro de Conferencia Obispo Adolfo Marx (700 N. Virgen de San Juan Blvd.-San Juan, TX 78589) de 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Un presentación en los temas y el objetivo de la sesión Legislativa número 85 presentado por Michael

3 Barba de TCC. Para más información, comunicarse con la Hermana Norma Pimentel o Simon Casas al (956) Brownsville s Mary, Mother of the Church Parish Marks Half a Century Mary, Mother of the Church Parish celebrates 50 years of being a community of faith in Brownsville. Two major events will mark the occasion. The first, a dinner fundraiser, is set for 6 p.m. Thursday, March 23. Tickets are $60 per person and can be purchased at the church office. Then on Saturday, March 25, parishioners will gather for Mass at 5:30 p.m. A reception will follow immediately afterwards. We would be honored by your presence at these events and, more importantly, humbled by your prayers on our behalf. Restless One-Day High School Conference Set for April 8 All high school students from the diocese are invited to attend the YouthBLAST conference Restless. St. Augustine said, Our hearts are restless, until it rests in you. The conference will be from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 8 at Weslaco East High School, 810 S. Pleasantview Dr. in Weslaco. Please contact your parish youth coordinator or your parish DRE / CRE to register. The cost to attend is $20. For more information or download forms, visit or call the Office of Youth Ministry at (956) Queen of Peace Parish Offers CD of Local Religious Music The Music Ministry at Queen of Peace Parish in Harlingen would like to invite you to enjoy a CD of original and traditional liturgical music, in English and Spanish, recorded and produced here in the Valley. Many of the selections were composed and written by our music coordinator, Nez Marcelo. Some of the songs can be previewed on YouTube by searching for Come & Rejoice and A Pesar de Todo. The CD is available by contacting Nez Marcelo at (956) Join Us for TVC Live Every Tuesday at Noon The communications team for the Diocese of Brownsville is bringing you the latest news from around the diocese during TVC Live, a 15-minute program featured on the Catholic Diocese of Brownsville Facebook every Tuesday at noon. The show features stories, interviews and highlights. We also invite you to send us your photos for use in a Photos of the Week segment. They may be sent to valleycatholic@cdob.org. Protecting God s Children Announcement The diocesan plan is for all people who work with children to have viewed the safety awareness DVD: Protecting God s Children, to submit to a DPS background check, and sign the code of ethics. This now needs to be refreshed/redone every five years. Second, religious education leaders are to plan and present a Touching Safety lesson during both the fall and spring to all children from kindergarten to 12th grade. Finally, parishes will present safety awareness material to all parents who have their children in either the First Communion or Confirmation classes. If you have questions or need material, please contact Walter Lukaszek at (956) or at wlukaszek@cdob.org

4 Protecting God s Children 3.0 is now available in both DVD and a flash drive. The price for either is $35. It has both the English and Spanish programs. If you need the teaching notes, wlukaszek@cdob.org. Keeping the Promise Alive has an updated DVD that reinforces PGC 3.0. Using the original DVD still has the important information that we wish to share with parents and is used as an annual refresher for Religious Education teachers and volunteers. It has both the English and Spanish programs. The price is $15. If you need the teaching notes, wlukaszek@cdob.org. Touching Safety is still in the original DVD format, five-minute ice breakers for lessons 1 to 8. It has both the English and Spanish programs. The price is $15. If you need complete copies of the lesson plans from K-12, Walter (wlukaszek@cdob.org). Programming Note: Diocese Insight Airs on Sunday Mornings Diocese Insight, a half-hour interview program hosted by Brenda Nettles Riojas, Diocesan Relations Director and editor of The Valley Catholic, airs at 10:30 a.m. on Sundays on Channel 38.1 or Cable Channel 10. For more information on Diocese Insight, call (956) Edinburg Parish Organizes Spring Break Pilgrimage to Mexico City Holy Family Church in Edinburg is leading a five-day pilgrimage to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City and other spiritual and historical sites on March 13-17, Pilgrims from other parishes are invited to participate. The pilgrimage is being planned to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Holy Family Church. The cost is $615 per person (double occupancy) and $775 (single) and includes round-trip chartered coach transportation to Reynosa airport; round trip air from Reynosa to Mexico City; bilingual, licensed tour guide; five meals; guided sightseeing tours and entrance fees; charter coach transportation for all land touring and more. For more information, contact Al Flores at (956) Holy Land Pilgrimage, Walk with Jesus Scheduled for May 29-June 7 Join the Holy Land Pilgrimage, Walk with Jesus, May 29-June 7 (10 days). Price of $3,030 includes taxes and three meals daily, 4-star hotels, guides, A/C bus. Daily Eucharist and hosted by Spiritual Companions, Sisters Therese Ann Ridge ( ) and Emma Marie Stillman ( ). Call or zonestar44@hotmail.com. Church Furniture for Sale in Lyford St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church in Sebastian, a mission of Prince of Peace Parish in Lyford, is selling 30 solid oak pews. Inquire with Gloria C. Cortez at (956) School Bus for Sale Juan Diego Academy, a Catholic regional high school in Mission, is selling a used, 20-passenger, 2003 Chevy Bluebird yellow school bus. The bus has a 6.5-liter engine, automatic transmission (recently rebuilt), and no accidents. Odometer reading: 61,614. All licensing and inspections current. Tires, brakes, and shocks in good working order. Interested parties should contact Bob Schmidt at

5 Job Openings Full-time maintenance person (housing project) - La Merced Homes, Mercedes. Interested qualified candidates may be referred to Irma Arriaga at (956) or iarriaga@cdob.org. Grants writer - Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley, San Juan Office. Interested qualified candidates may résumés to Edna Garcia at egarcia@cdob.org McAllen Pregnancy Center Seeks Part-Time Bookkeeper The McAllen Pregnancy Center, a Catholic pro-life facility that serves families experiencing a crisis pregnancy, is currently seeing a part-time bookkeeper. Interested qualified candidates may résumés to mcallenpc@sbcglobal.net Qualifications: Two or more years of bookkeeping experience and overall proficiency in technology Payroll skills and use of common bookkeeping software is required. Previous experience in accounting and Quick Books Strong knowledge of bookkeeping practices and procedures Accuracy and attention to detail is absolutely required, as well as a track record of conscientious work habits Job duties: Make all deposits and pay bills Prepare and present financial reports for monthly board meetings Make ACH transactions via internet Order and maintain supplies necessary for the use of the Center Acknowledge all donations with a written thank-you Keep a current record of all benefactors Assist with all fundraising events Calendar of Events March 1-April 9 40 Days for Life Campaign, McAllen March 7 Jon Carlo Garcia in concert, Queen of Peace Church, Harlingen Submit information to be included in the Weekly Update to Brenda Nettles Riojas, Director of Diocesan Relations, by at bnrpr@cdob.org or by fax to (956)