St. Ambrose Parish Holy Family Mission, Mereta July16, 2017

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Fr . J o e Ch ou t ap a l li

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Liturgies

Parish Office 325-651-7551 Fax Number 325-651-6605 email: [email protected]

Mon. July 17

6:30 pm

Arthur & Pauline Niehues by Nolan & Virginia Niehues

Web Site: www.saint-ambrose.org

Tue. July 18

8:00 am

COMMUNION SERVICE

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 228 Wall, Texas 76957

Wed. July 19

6:30 pm

+Agnes Michalik by David & Eunice Hohensee Family

Thr. July 20

6:30 pm

Special Intention by Johnnie Mae Stice

Fri. July 21

10:30 am

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

11:30 am

Mass of Healing

St. Ambrose Mass Times: Saturday 6:00 pm Sunday 7:30 & 9:00 am Mon & Wed 6:30 pm Tue & Thr 8:00 am Fri 11:30 am Confession: Saturday 5 pm

Sat. July 22

6:00 pm

+Ernest Braden by Family

Sun. July 23

7:30 am

Special Intention by Chase & Darcy Weishuhn

9:00 am

For the Parish

Holy Family Mass Time: Sunday 10:45 am

HOLY FAMILY: 10:45 am

Rosary is prayed before all Masses.

Sunday, July 16 Special Collection for Honduran Dioceses 2:00-4:00 pm: —Informal Come-and-Go Reception for Sister Malachy Griffin, O.P. at Chr ist the King Retr eat Center. There will be a presentation at 3:00 pm. RSVP @ 651-3532 [email protected].

Tuesday, July 18: 6:30 pm — Married Couples Bible Study will meet in the Fellowship Hall. For mor e infor mation please contact Sarah Tharp at 806-241-4430 or [email protected]. Wednesday, July 19: 2:00-7:00 pm —Festival Decoration Work Day. All ages are invited. We are making fabric pumpkins. After the Festival you can take your pumpkin home. Supplies: Scissors, glue gun (if you have one), polyfill scraps and quilt batting scraps. Come join the fun and help with decorations for the Festival! Thursday, July 20: 2:00-5:00 — Senior Citizens will meet in the Fellowship Hall. FMI call J anie Lange @ 656-2649. SUNDAY COLLECTIONS

JULY 8/9

OFFERTORY COLLECTION: $3,333.00 AUTOMATED DEPOSITS: $1,730.00 TOTAL: $5,063.00

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sunday, July 23: Everyone is invited to a 90th birthday celebration for Edward Kellermeier. Please join us from 12:00 noon until 3:00 pm at the Mereta VFD Hall. Come and celebrate by sharing your stories with Edward and wish him a Happy Birthday. No gifts please. We hope everyone will come. ~Ralph & Sally Kellermeier and Glen & Brenda Kellermeier

Monday, July 17: 8:00 pm: Choir Practice

HOLY FAMILY:

+Wilbert Gully by Ralph & Ruby Matschek

$ 744.00

Remember to pray the Divine Mercy at 3 pm daily. RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation)

Are you someone or do you know someone who …  Has expressed interest in becoming Catholic?  Wants to learn more about the Catholic Church?  Was baptized Catholic as a child, but has not celebrated the Sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist? We offer an opportunity to come together in a small group to learn more about our faith. Sessions focus on the teaching and experience of the Church and prepare individuals to celebrate the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist. Your are warmly invited to participate in the process with your questions, your insights and your faith story in a warm accepting setting. Sessions will begin in late August. For more information, or to sign up, contact Rodney & Karen Ripple @ 325-651-7511 or e-mail @ [email protected] or contact the parish office.

Key Passage: Jesus said, “Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. Other seeds fell on good soil and brought forth grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.” [Matthew 13:7-8] Adult: How do you provide “good soil” for the faith of others to grow? Youth: What are you doing to help the seeds of your faith grow each day? Reprinted with permission from Heritage of Faith, Published by Twenty-Third Publications.

Wednesday, July 19: 6:00 pm — Youth Meeting in the Fellowship Hall. Topic: The Nar r ow Door. Let’s also play some basketball. Meeting will end at 8:00 pm. Thanks! Sunday, August 6: Kickball game with High School Youth vs. our Bishop, priests, deacons and seminarians. This event will be here in San Angelo. Kids, this is a fun event, open for 10th-12th grade students. I will have a sign-up form at the entrance of Church. The deadline for entries is August 1st. This current weekend many of our youth are involved in the teen ACTS Retreat. Let all of us continue praying for these young people to carry this new found experience to all whom they encounter. Let us all be aware of each other’s concerns and needs, and keep our farmers in your prayers. Also, remember to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet at 3:00 pm. God’s peace, ~Deacon Dan UPCOMING EVENTS: August 4-6: 6:30 pm — “Consider the Priesthood” Discernment Retreat for 10th Grade and older will be held at St. Mary’s in San Angelo. (“Y oung people, have you ever thought of committing your existence totally to Christ? Do you think there can be anything greater than to bring Jesus to people and people to Jesus?” ~St. John Paul II) Registration deadline is July 31st. Consent for ms ar e needed. For more information contact the Vocations Office @ 651-7500. August 6: 6:00 pm — Kick-Ball between Clergy/Seminarians and Youth of the Diocese. The game will be held at the Texas Bank Sports Complex at 1651 Rio Concho in San Angelo. Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy this fun event! ATTENTION INCOMING AGGIE CATHOLIC FRESHMEN! St. Mary’s Catholic Center in College Station invites you to attend CONNECT, a retreat for new students at Texas A&M and Blinn. Come and meet other Catholic students and see how you can grow closer to Jesus Christ while you are in college. We are offering two opportunities to attend CONNECT the week before school starts: Aug. 21-22 (Monday-Tuesday) or Aug. 24-25 (Thursday-Friday). To register and get more information, please visit our website: www.aggiecatholic.org/connect. Gig ‘em and God bless! RAM AWAKENING COMING TO ASU! Catholic Newman Center will begin its very first RAM Awakening Retreat on Nov. 10th-12th at Sacred Heart Cathedral. Students from Texas Tech Catholic Campus Ministry will assist. Bishop Sis will speak and welcome leaders and retreatants on the evening of Nov.10th Registration is now open @ www.catholicram.org. FMI call 949-8033 or email @ [email protected].

THANK YOU NOTE: We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude and thanks for all the get well cards, delicious food and personal visits we received while we were ill and in the hospital, and at the Rehabilitation Center. It is things like this that make us very proud to be living in a community such as St. Ambrose Parish in Wall America. ~Frank & Dolores Gully

NOTE: In accordance with San Angelo’s water conservation efforts, the schedule for watering at Calvary Cemetery is Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 8:00 am until closing. Please plan your watering accordingly.. FIND YOUR GREATNESS: Four Habits That Will Transform Your Life SPEAKER: Jonathan Fanning

NOV. 4, 2017

9:00 am-1:30 pm

HOLY ANGELS

TICKETS: $25.OO (May be purchased at DynamicCatholic.com)

For tickets or more information contact Pam Kempen @ 210-844-0167.

ST. AMBROSE/HOLY FAMILY 78TH FALL FESTIVAL SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2017 “Plant the Seed” “Plant the See” Festival work list changes: We appreciate your help and dedication in making the Festival a huge success every year. Please contact one of the Festival Chair Ladies if you would like to request a job change, have an address or phone number change or you know of someone who has moved or will be away at college. Please have your change requests in by August 6th. You may contact one of the Chair Ladies or the Parish Office. Thanks again! God bless you and your families!! Vonda Wilde — Kitchen Laura Wilde — Kitchen Jenny Aldridge — Games Crystal Braden — Games Lana Kalina — Holy Family

651-6866 or 656-5434 450-0880 234-5479 650-1635 245-8592

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Please note: Contact ROSA MARTINEZ @ 763-1206 to add or remove a person from the Prayer List. Prayer List:: Jesse Alvarez, Macey Barrows, John Paul Basquez, Rhonda Benham, Beverly Benson, James Block, McKenna Bowie. WannaDee Box, Kay Braden, Chris Brenek, Victor Brenek, Boley & Ginger Brodnax, Sherrell Brown, Clayton Bruton, Artie Butler, Lucille Butler, Frankie Cantu, Diandra (Hirt) Carlos & Baby, Julia Chappa, Joe Chappa, Lori Chavez, Melissa Clifton, Gary Coats, Russell Dacy, Joey Deloach, Judy Dominguez, Laura Lee Duderstadt, , Doug Dusek, Greg Efferson, Fr. Fabian, Carrol Fischer, Vendeline Foltz, Dorothy Frenzel, Barbara Frey, Dennis Fuchs, Dr. Justin Geoble, Glen Gesch, James Glass, Inocente Gonzales, Edward Gonzalez, Alex Guevara, Gloria Guevara, Dolores Gully, Anita Guzman, Geraldine Halfmann, Kevin Halfmann, Mary Ann Halfmann, Patrick Hand, Diane Havlak, Lucy Hayes, Amanda Herrera, Connie Louis Hill, Leon Hoelscher, Marjorie Hoelscher, Ralph Hoelscher, Dot Hohensee, Errol Hollinger, Andrew Hollis, Kyler Hollon, Ruth Hyde, Karen Jansa, Joanie Johnston, Pam Jost, Wilbert Jost, Florine Kellermeier, Gertrude Kellermeier, Koy Kellermeier, Fred King, Nicole (Wilde) Klinesmith, Betsy Lagledar, John Manera, Bambi Martin, Pedro Martinez, Kelly Matschek, Patricia McCrea, Sharon Lehr McMillan, Tim Mercer, Alex Michalewicz, Bobbie Morales, Keith Nally, Enriqueta Ornelas, David Pate, Tricia Pate, Charles Pechacek, Elaine Pelzel, Mary Ann Pelzel, Benjamin Perez, Claudia Perez, Gary Peters, Joyce Piland, Mollie Polhemus, Basilia Ramirez, Dottie Ramirez, Garland Reed, Donna Ripley, Donnia Robles, Linda Armendariz Rodriquez, Raul Rodriquez, Mary Saggurti (Fr. Joe’s sister), Juan Santiago, Clarence Schaefer, Jr., Alfred Schwartz, Bernice Schwartz, John Schwartz, Jessica Sloan, Kylie Stephens, Julia Stewart, Jonathan Taylor, Juanita Timm, Darlene Torres, Laura S. Torres, Carol Upshaw, Fr. Wade, Ethel Weishuhn, Falon Werner, Elsie Wilde, Velma Wilde, Mike Willberg.