St. Helena Catholic Church 100 E. Bender Blvd. Hobbs, NM Phone (575) Fax (575)

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1 Rev. Ricardo Bauzá, Pastor Rev. Luis R. Lopez, Parochial Administrator Rev. Johnrita Adegboyega, Priest in Residence Leo Martinez, Office Assistant, World Youth Day, & Prison Ministry. Lorina Anaya, Marriage Preparation Christopher Martinez, Maintenance Ann Baeza, Liturgy Coordinator Kevin Espino, DRE Karla Segovia, CCD Diana Salinas, RCIC Amparo Salazar, RCIA Sonia Tovar, EDGE Chris Martinez, Youth Group Valerie Monteverde, Archives Kathy Moran, Altar Society Mark Sanchez, Music Ministry St. Helena Catholic Church 100 E. Bender Blvd. Hobbs, NM Phone (575) Fax (575) Tim Ryan, Bible Study OFFICE HOURS Monday thru Friday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. DAILY MASS Tuesday thru Friday 5:30 p.m. (English) Saturday (Vigil) 5:30 p.m. (English) Sunday 9:00 a.m. (English) 11:00 a.m. (Spanish) CONFESSIONS Saturday 4:00-5:00 p.m. 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time October 8th 2017 Let s face it, we live in a world of complainers. The neighbors are too noisy. The weather is lousy. The roads are too busy. The raccoons are a nuisance. There s nothing to watch on summer TV. The front speakers of the church don t work.. There are too many weeds. The homily was too long. I can t understand the priest, and the politicians, where do we begin? You get the picture. So you have to admire the sign that now hangs on the door of the Pope s Vatican residence: Complaining Not Allowed. Some people ask you to leave your shoes at the door. Pope Francis wants you to leave behind your gripes. Who can blame him? It s probably a safe bet that the Pope has few meetings during his busy days that don t include someone grumbling about one thing or another. When you lead a huge, international institution that rarely seems to run smoothly on all cylinders, dealing with complaints probably goes with the job, one supposes. It may not have been complainers, per se, that caused Pope Benedict XVI to step down. He certainly never made that claim. But you have to wonder if dealing with too many moaners played was no longer able to exercise his papal ministry. Maybe he d just had enough. But this isn t just a Vatican problem. The Pope s new sign should be copied and pasted on doors beyond the Vatican corridors. His prudent suggestion deserves to be studied by all would-be complainers. It offers sound advice for everyone. Complaining is detrimental to one s health and well-being, the sign says, echoing studies that indicate complaining, and the stress that often accompanies it, can contribute to depression, headaches, fatigue and coronary issues. Further, says the sign, complainers are prone to exhibiting a victim complex that dulls their sense of humor and problem-solving ability. It is particularly wrong to complain in the presence of children, it concludes. It s easy to picture Pope Francis wearing a smile while hanging his notice. This is a pope, after all, who has lamented that the Church has too many doom-and-gloomers with faces resembling pickled peppers. Designating his suite as a no-complaint zone, complete with a large, red notice, would appeal to his obvious sense of fun. But as usual with Francis, the humor has a deeper message. He s right, of course, people complain too much. He seeks a Church of people who are joyful and optimistic. So if he s tired of the naysayers, who are we to complain? His sign concludes with some sound advice. Stop complaining and act to make your life better. So let s enjoy the rest of the year and stop complaining even when the speakers give out and the homily runs long. BY CATHOLIC REGISTER EDITORIAL

2 Mass Intentions Tuesday, October 9th 5:30 p.m. +Truett Newell(Bonnie Moran) Families of St. Helena Wednesday, October 10h 5:30 p.m. Luis Hinojos Thursday, October 12th 5:30 p.m. St. Helena Catholic School Friday, October 13th 5:30 p.m. Charlene & Robert Geltmacker(Bonnie Moran) Saturday, October 14th 5:30 p. m. +Mabel & Charlie Coogan (Bonnie Moran) +Charlene Geltmacker( Bonnie Moran) + Johnnie McIntire ( Alter Society) Sunday, October 15th 9:00 a.m. +Rita Olivarez C/D +Rosemary Naegle (Murrilo) +Joe Janica (Walter & Allene Kleweno Jr) +Robert & Gladys Jelinek (Mark Jelinek St. Helena Parish The will of God Jesus I love you. All I have is yours. Yours I am and yours I want to be. Do with me whatever you will. Amen Sunday, October 15th 11:00 a.m. MFCC +Elisa Saenz Enriquez ( De parte de su hijos y hija +Elda Nevarez(de parte de su familia) Divine Mercy Chaplet Please join the Divine Mercy Group to pray the Chaplet of the Divine Mercy every Monday at 5:30p.m. All prayer warriors are welcome in the sanctuary Come and be a part of this powerful ministry in our parish. Our collection (October 1, 2017) $7, Your generosity is appreciated! Our United in Ministry goal 2017 $57, The Diocese of Las Cruces appreciates your generosity!

3 Calling all divorced, single, and married couples What is the purpose of life? How do we handle loneliness? If we are living together, why do we have to get married? 2017 Theology of the Body/ Teologia del Cuerpo October 23, 2017 Instructed by Javier and Abby Gonzalez Classes will be in English and Spanish! Clases estarán en Ingles y Espanol St. Helena Parish Center Meeting Room A&B For more info/para mas información Que es nuestra razon de vivir? Como podemos superar la soledad Si estamos juntados porque necesitamos casarnos Prayer Group For Teens Every Monday 6:30 p.m. at the youth house. All teens and those who wish to pray with teens are welcome. Sponsor of the Week

4 Pope Francis doesn t like whiners. Literally, it translates: It is forbidden to complain, according to Italian source La Stampa. It goes on to explain in Italian that offenders are subjected to a syndrome of victimism that lowers the mood and the ability to solve problems. And that Sanction is doubled if the offense is committed in the presence of children. To become the best of yourself, you must focus on your own potential and not on your own limits, so stop complaining and act to change your life for the better, the sign advises. An elderly priest and friend of the Pope snapped a picture of the sign, which was a gift to Francis from a psychologist. Pope Francis originally wanted to place the sign on the door of his office, where he often receives visitors. Deciding that maybe set the wrong tone, the Pope decided to hang it on his apartment door at Santa Marta. Despite technically being on vacation, the Pope is still at his Vatican residence, working on some curial appointments among other things. Pope Francis has often implored Christians to be joyful witnesses rather than gloomy ones. In 2013, he compared sad Christians to pickled peppers. Sometimes these melancholic Christians faces have more in common with pickled peppers than the joy of having a beautiful life, he said. In 2014, he said that there s no such thing as a sad or gloomy-faced saints. In April of this year, the Pope told priests that the message of the Gospel can never be gloomy or indifferent, for it expresses a joy that is completely personal.

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