WELCOME! We invite you to become a member, by registering at the Welcome Table in the Narthex after Mass, or by visiting the Parish Office! - Parish Office Hours: Monday - Thursday: 9:00 a.m. -12:00 Noon 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Friday: 9:00 a.m. -12:00 Noon - Please contact the following staff members for questions about: Becoming Catholic: Lindee Greer, x43 Baptism & First Communion: Lisa Estrada, x12 Confirmation: Devyn Buschow, x16 Funerals: Please contact Funeral Home or Parish Office Pastor, Rev. Joseph C. Lee Parochial Vicar, Rev. Eugene Okoli Deacon, Al Evans Deacon, Charles Ruelas Deacon, Paul Wood Adult & Family Director, Richard Johnson x23 Adult & Family Associate, Melisa Limones x26 Baptism/First Communion, Lisa Estrada x12 Business Administrator, Ann M. Picha x44 Business Associate, Mary Jorgensen x17 Childcare & Safe Environment, Sharon Bush x19 Children's Faith Formation, Deborah Pearson x14 Community Life, Cindy Meyer x24 Music Director, Felipe Ramirez (972)298-4971 Outreach (972)298-4971 Parish Office, Mary Gruhlke x10 Parish Resource Associate, Veronica Houston x30 Pastor's Office, Cathy Ordemann x11 R.C.I.A., Lindee Greer x43 Youth & Young Adult Ministry, Devyn Buschow x16 Youth Ministry, Rachel Cromwell x45 Saturday Sunday Monday - Saturday Wednesday Saturday Daily Rosary Monday - Saturday Sunday 8:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. 6:00 p.m. 3:30-5:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. 7:30 a.m. Holy Spirit Mission Statement We, the Family of Faith at Holy Spirit, proclaim that by our Baptism we share in Christ s mission as Priest, Prophet and King. We recognize our responsibility to give worship to God, reverence to all people, respect to all creation and to share the Good News of Jesus Christ. Acknowledging our own brokenness and our need to hope, we seek to be a forgiving and welcoming community committed to service by the sharing of life and love with all, and working together to make peace and justice a reality in our world. Strengthened by the presence of God in our lives, we undertake all of this through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Amen. Alleluia!
Holy Spirit Catholic Church May 6, 2018 From The Pastor s Desk Love one another. There are those words once again. We have heard them so many times and will hear them so many times again before we leave this world. And today, we hear these words both from the first letter of John and from the Gospel of John. It was said that John often repeated these words to the people. In fact, according to his immediate disciple, St. Polycarp, St. John said it so often, they got tired of it. Even though St. John was our Lord s own special friend and an apostle, a saint and a bishop, the people objected to his constant repetition of those words, Love one another. They said, You always tell us the same thing. I guess this is because we can never hear these words enough. They are at the very center of our lives. They tell us who we are and who we are called to be. They even tell us how we will come to know God, since John also said, everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows God. Whoever is without love does not know God, for God is love. There is a great secret in these words. This is the great lesson of life that we must learn over and over again. We don t find God in books or words, but in loving one another. It really makes everything so simple in some sense because it gives us basic question to work with when we are wondering how we re doing in life. Am I a loving person, do I really care about others and show that care in concrete, particular ways? If I do, then I know God. If I do it well, then I know God even better. We don t have two loves living inside of ourselves love of God and love of one another. The Scriptures clearly tell us that this is one love. If we love God, then we love one another if we love one another, then we love God. There is no separation here. That is why when we neglect one another, we neglect God. Our love for one another must find its beginning in our own families and communities. It is here that we learn what it means to love the difficult and sometimes annoying person, because we are all difficult and annoying at times. Just as a husband and wife pledge to love one another in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health, so do we with one another. Christian love is not love only when the sun is shining. It also finds its way through the pouring rain and in the gloom of nighttime. We must remember that we grow into loving people. It is a process that never finishes and that calls for patience and perseverance. Discouragement can be so great that it can kill our desire to continue loving, or prevent us from starting over again if we have fallen out of practice. St John of the Cross seems to sum it all up when he says: In the evening of life we shall be judged on love. And so my dear brothers and sisters, all I can say is, love one another love one another love one another. Weekly Readings & Activities Sunday, May 6 Monday, May 7 Tuesday, May 8 Wednesday, May 9 Thursday, May 10 Friday, May 11 Saturday, May 12 Sunday, May 13 Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48; 1 Jn 4:7-10; Jn 15:9-17 Acts 16:11-15; Jn 15:26-16:4a Acts 16:22-34; Jn 16:5-11 Acts 17:15, 22-18:1; Jn 16:12-15 Acts 18:1-8; Jn 16:16-20 Acts 18:9-18; Jn 16:20-23 Acts 18:23-28; Jn 16:23b-28 Acts 1:1-11; Eph 1:17-23; Mk 16:15-20 Sunday, May 6 6th Sunday of Easter 7:30 a.m. K of C Membership Drive 8:00 a.m. Holy Mass Intentions of Sean Souter 9:00 a.m. Sunday Morning Food & Fellowship HSCC Library 9:15/11:15 a.m. Children s Faith Formation 9:15/11:15 a.m. Adult Clusters 1&2/3 9:30 a.m. Holy Mass ɫbilly Gleason 9:30 a.m. JHY/6th Gr. Ice Cream Social 10:45 a.m. First Sunday Rosary 11:00 a.m. Adult Confirmation Session 11:30 a.m. Holy Mass ɫalfred Stone Holy Mass People of Holy Spirit 6:30 p.m. Youth Ministry Monday, May 7 8:30 a.m. Holy Mass ɫjean Williams 9:30 a.m. Low-Impact Exercise 6:30 p.m. CDA General Meeting 7:00 p.m. GRIEF Support Group Session Tuesday, May 8 8:30 a.m. Holy Mass Intentions of Chris Mancenido 11:00 a.m. Women s Spirituality 1:30 p.m. GRIEF Support Group Session 7:00 p.m. Tuesday Evening Study 7:00 p.m. K of C Team Installation Wednesday, May 9 8:30 a.m. Holy Mass Intentions of Ryan Govrley 9:30 a.m. Legion of Mary/Low Impact Exercise 1:30 p.m. Brave Women Widows Group 6:00 p.m. Confessions Family Prayer Group/HSCC Library Hour 6:30 p.m. Team Spirit Meeting 7:00 p.m. Wednesday Evening Scripture Study Liturgy Commission Meeting Outreach Commission Meeting Thursday, May 10 The ASCENSION OF THE LORD (transferred to 5/13) 8:30 a.m. Holy Mass ɫstella Rotella 7:00 p.m. Zone Board Meeting 7:30 p.m. KofC 4th Degree Meeting 7:30 p.m. Choir Practice Friday, May 11 8:30 a.m. Holy Mass Intentions of Theresa Nduro 9:00 a.m. Holy Hour 6:30 p.m. Baptismal Class Saturday, May 12 8:30 a.m. Holy Mass Intentions of Julian Osuji & Family 11:00 a.m. Mother Daughter Tea 3:30 p.m. Confessions 4:30 p.m. Choir Practice Holy Mass Intentions of Arlene Alonzo Sunday, May 13 7th Sunday of Easter 8:00 a.m. Holy Mass Intentions of Paola Trumata 9:30 a.m. Holy Mass ɫgloria Kelley 10:45 a.m. Choir Practice 11:30 a.m. Holy Mass Marilyn Merriam 2:00 p.m. South Dallas Curia-Legion of Mary Holy Mass Mother s Day Novena
Holy Spirit Catholic Church May 6, 2018 Youth Ministry Save the Date for our annual Baccalaureate celebration! The Mass and special dinner to honor our graduates will be May 27th. We welcome all graduates high school and college. If you have not received your invitation in the mail, please e-mail devynbuschow@holyspiritcc.org Tonight is our last night of Youth Ministry! Join us for Adoration and a send-off party. Thank you so much for such a great year! Join us on Wednesday nights in the summer for our Open Youth Room! OYR starts May 30th! This year will be an extra special year for our mission trip because we have TEN pairs of siblings traveling with us to Mobile, AL! How special will it be for 20 teens to share this amazing experience with their brothers and sisters! However, this means that 10 families have double the cost for the trip. We would love if some parishioners would consider donating towards the cost of this trip for the teens. We appreciate all donations and again are so thankful for those who came to the Spaghetti Dinner and Blueberry Muffin fundraisers! Liturgy On May 20th, Pentecost Sunday, our Sunday Mass schedule will change as follows: (El dia 20 de mayo, domingo de Pentecostes, nuestro horario de misas de los domingos cambiara, como sigue:) 7:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Spanish Mass (Misa en Español) Childcare is available for children ages 1-5. Reservations are not required but space is limited. Please use entrance nearest the playground for access. Donations accepted. We did it! 25,000 meals packed for Kids Against Hunger! To all who helped by donating packing and cleaning up. Mother s Day is Sunday, May 13. Holy Spirit will offer a Mother s Day Novena Mass, for both living and deceased mothers May 13-21. Please use the Mother s Day Mass remembrance envelope in your envelope packets. Please write the names clearly and indicate living or deceased. Envelopes can also be found on the round table in the Narthex. Mass requests should be turned in by Friday, May 11. Community Life Ministry Sunday Morning Food and Fellowship Today: FINAL BREAKFAST: Coffee & Donuts Thank you for joining us each weekend. We will see you again in August. Have a wonderful summer break. Annual Parish Picnic: Sunday, May 20 We will have hot dogs & hamburgers, snow cones, nachos, drinks, desserts, games, bingo, and more! Food & Fun will start at 12:00 p.m. Volunteer opportunities are available for signup in the Narthex after all masses. See the insert in today s bulletin for more info on all the FUN! SAVE THE DATE: Finances Parents Night Out Friday, July 20 4th Annual Holy Spirit Day at Hawaiian Falls Saturday, August 25 Contributions - Apr. 28 & 29 $ 25,240.95 Year Ending Contributions $1,232,883.00 Year Ending Expenses ($1,220,945.00) YTD-Mar. 31, 2018 $ 11,938.00 Upcoming Special Collections: May 12/13 Catholic Communications Campaign Reminder to use your pre-printed tithing envelopes with your Parish Id# for proper credit. If you do not currently receive envelopes and would like them, please contact Mary Jorgensen in the Business Office. We offer weekly and monthly envelope packets. Also, please add your Parish ID# on all bank drafts, blue envelopes, and on-line contributions @ www.holyspiritcc.org. Flowers & Mass Intentions: The Sanctuary Lamp will burn this week in honor of Rose Balbo by Juanita Ramsden. If you would like to dedicate a mass, lamp or donate flowers in honor or memory of a loved one, please contact Mary Gruhlke, x10 in the Parish Office
Holy Spirit Catholic Church May 6, 2018 You and your daughter(s) are cordially invited to join us for this lovely ladies event. We ll play dress-up, serve tea and a lite lunch, share conversation and even build a few lasting memories along the way or recall some from the past. Saturday, May 12, 2018 11:00 a.m. - 1 p.m. $10.00 per person Please R.S.V.P. at the Community Center Front Desk by Monday, May 7. Prepayment is required. Seating is limited to the first 250 reservations. Open to all moms, daughters, grand-daughters, nieces, aunts... No boys allowed dolls, tiaras & feather boas optional! We are STILL in desperate need of adult and older teen help to assist with our Mother Daughter Tea. If you can spare us a 2-3 hours on Saturday morning to assist in the kitchen or on the floor to make a lot of ladies very happy, please contact Deborah...please. This Sunday, May 6, is our last formal day of Faith Formation for the 2017/18 year! The staff of Children s Faith Formation would like to sincerely thank all the catechists who lovingly volunteer their time and talents to teach on Sunday mornings and the parents who diligently bring their children on Sunday mornings even when they don t want to. Your continued support of our children s ministry is so greatly appreciated. Early Registration for the 2018/19 Faith Formation year is now officially underway! You can stop by during the work week, Monday- Thursday (NO FRIDAYS) between 10 a.m.-4 p.m. to pick up paperwork. If you have any questions, please contact Deborah, Devyn, Lindee or Lisa. We re serving up scoops of sweet summer fun at VBS 2018! Monday-Friday June 18-22 8:15* a.m. 1:00* p.m. Ages 3 6th Grade $15/Child Join us at the intersection of faith, food and fun! Currently, VBS is FREE but after our generous KC donation has been spent, the fee will be $15/child, so register NOW! Due to the format of our VBS, preregistration is required; late registrations will not be accepted. So stop by and pick up a Registration Form at the Community Center front desk. Last day to register is Sunday, June 10. *We re opening early for breakfast and staying late for lunch...all part of this year s program! And it s FREE! VBS Teen volunteers must be in the 7th Grade or older and will be taken on a first-come, firstserve basis and volunteer space is limited! And, yes, Snacks is full. Adults must meet all diocesan Safe Environment requirements; contact Deborah for the necessary paperwork. $5.00 for the VBS T-shirt. SACRAMENTS & SUCH: Congratulations to the newest members of the Holy Spirit Family! We welcome Marissa Elaine Garcia who celebrated the Sacrament of Baptism on Saturday, April 14 and Lorenzo Ariel Lazalde and Hope Ariel Penelle who were baptized into our parish community on Sunday, April 29!
Holy Spirit Catholic Church NEW MASS SCHEDULE Beginning May 20, 2018 Saturday Sunday Daily Masses Monday-Saturday 7:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. (Spanish) 8:30 a.m. Holy Spirit United Celebrating our many Nations Under Heaven Saturday, May 19 - Sunday, May 20 We want to celebrate the many "Nations Under Heaven" represented at Holy Spirit! Our Cultural Celebration will be on the Saturday evening of Pentecost weekend (May 19th). The Mass will include multi-lingual prayers of the faithful and a pre -Mass rosary. After Mass we will gather in the gym to view booths representing the diversity of our parish and enjoy a potluck dinner! More information can be found at this link or using the QR code: https://goo.gl/forms/2uaxjfddlnze4j243 Festivities will continue on Sunday, May 20, as we celebrate our Feast Day of the Holy Spirit and our 44th Parish Anniversary. More information to come!