5th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Holy Redeemer Catholic Parish
Readings and Mass Intentions
for the Week
Sun, Feb. 10
Is 6:1-2a, 3-8/Ps 138:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 7-8/
1 Cor 15:1-11 Or 15:3-8, 11/Lk 5:1-11
8:00 a.m. Mass
10:30 a.m. Mass
Mon, Feb. 11 - St. Caedmon
Gn 1:1-19/Ps 104:1-2a, 5-6, 10 And 12, 24
And 35c/Mk 6:53-56
Tue, Feb. 12
Gn 1:20-2:4a/Ps 8:4-5, 6-7, 8-9/Mk 7:1-13
Wed, Feb. 13 - Ash Wednesday
Jl 2:12-18/Ps 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 12-13, 14 And 17/
2 Cor 5:20-6:2/Mt 6:1-6, 16-18
9:00 a.m. Mass
7:00 p.m. Mass
Thu, Feb. 14 - St. Catherine dei Ricci
Dt 30:15-20/Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 And 6/Lk 9:22-25
9:00 a.m. Mass
Fri, Feb. 15
Is 58:1-9A/Ps 51:3-4, 5-6AB, 18-19/Mt 9:14-15
9:00 a.m. Mass
7:00 pm Stations of the Cross and
Benediction
Sat, Feb. 16
Is 58:9B-14/Ps 86:1-2, 3-4, 5-6/Lk 5:27-32
5:30 p.m. Mass
Sun, Feb. 17
Dt 26:4-10/Ps 91:1-2, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15/
Rom 10:8-13/Lk 4:1-13
8:00 a.m. Mass...........................Jane DeLuke †
10:30 a.m. Mass
Keeping Kids Safe
Holy Redeemer Parish will offer initial Safe
Environment training for Adults
Wednesday, Feb. 20th from 6:30-9:30
Drinks will be provided, all participants
are welcome to bring a sack meal. All Holy
Redeemer volunteers are required by the
Diocese to complete this training. Please RSVP
or check your status with the parish office.
St. Andrew Catholic Church in Fort Worth
will also offer the Initial Safe Environment
training for Adults on Thursday, Feb. 28th,
6:30-9:30 Please RSVP 817-927-5383
Thank you The Rudd Company, LLC.
Without your support the bulletin would not be possible.
Please patronize our sponsors. See back of bulletin.
Returning our Treasure
in Thanksgiving
Financial Information thru the week of
Feb 2nd & 3rd:
Weekly Need:........................... $10,430.00
Weekly Actual:......................... $12,350.53
Attendance:.............................. 785
Second Collection
(F/M Fund):.............................. $2,806.00
Church Debt Loan Balance ......$1,748,365.06
(as of 11/30/12)
Ash Wednesday February 13th,
Masses 9:00 am and 7:00 pm
Collection will be for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe
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Men’s A.C.T.S. Retreat: Men, make plans to attend the Our Lady of Lourdes Men’s
A.C.T.S. Retreat to be held Mar. 7-10 at the Bridgeport Camp and Conference Center.
Registration forms are available in the parish office.
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Operation Rice Bowl: Catholic Relief Services
Lent begins this week with Ash Wednesday. As part of our community’s observance of Lent, we
ask all families to participate in the Catholic Relief Services’ Operation Rice Bowl, a program of
prayer, fasting, learning and giving. The Rice Bowl packets will be available in the Narthex on Ash
Wednesday. Please take one home and follow the simple yet powerful Lenten practice. Visit orb.
crs.org for more information.
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Children’s Choir Rehearsal
Feb. 10th & 17th in choir room
From 9:00 -9:15 (just before CCD)
They will be singing on Feb. 24th at the 10:30 Mass
Simple Soup Dinner &
Stations of the Cross
Schedule for ministries to serve:
Please be here early to set up,
bring a meatless soup, and clean up.
Each Friday during Lent we will have a Simple
Soup dinner in the Parish Hall from
6:00-7:00. Following dinner, we will
proceed to the sanctuary for Stations
of the Cross and Benediction from
7:00-8:00. All are welcome to attend.
Feb. 15:............................ Why Catholic?/Bible
Timeline/Landscape
Feb. 22:..................................................OPEN
Mar. 1:..........................Confirmation Students
Mar. 8:.............................. Music/Choir/Sound
Mar. 15:.................................................OPEN
Mar. 22:.................................................OPEN
St. Caedmon
Poet and Evangelist (d. 680)
Caedmon was an unlettered cowherd who had no training or natural gift for verse. He was
embarrassed at feasts when his fellows would entertain one another by singing. On such occasions
Caedmon liked to hide among the cows. On one such occasion he was sleeping soundly when,
in a dream, he saw a man standing behind him who called him by name and bid him sing. When
Caedmon asked what he should sing, he was told, “Sing about the Creation of all things.”
Immediately “Caedmon began to sing verses in praise of God the Creator.” Upon awakening,
he remembered these lines and found that he was able to continue the poem. His newfound
eloquence astonished his friends. Suspecting divine intervention, they brought him to see the
abbess of Whitby. Presented with scriptural texts, he was able to render them into verse. The
abbess persuaded him to give up his life as a herdsman and devote himself to God’s service as a
monk of Whitby.
Caedmon’s vocation as a monk progressed in tandem with his growth as a poet. After many
years, he died peacefully in his monastery bed. As St. Bede writes, “His tongue which had sung
so many noble verses in praise of his Maker, uttered its last words in His praise as he signed
himself with the Cross and commended his soul into His hands.” Caedmon is remembered not
only as a saint but as the first poet of record in the English language.
“My children, I am in charity with all the servants of God.”—St. Caedmon
HOLY REDEEMER’S PRAYER INTENTION BOOK
Please continue to remember and pray for all those listed in the prayer intention book and those
listed below. Feel free to add any of your special prayers to the intention book located on the
back table in the sanctuary. Please contact the parish office if you would like to have the intention
mentioned at mass or in the bulletin.
Remember in Prayer—Recuerde en Oración
The Gutierrez Family, Joanne Brown, Salvator Meyer,
Jim Andersen, Sarah Swanson, James Warner †, Alex Ortega †
February 10, 2013
UPCOMING
EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
Feb. 11:
Why Catholic? 7:00
Feb. 12:
Bea’s Quilt Group 9:00 am
Feb. 12:Mission Ministry 6:30
Feb. 12:Una Fe 7:00
Feb. 13:
Ash Wednesday
Mass at 9:00am & 7:00pm
Feb. 13:
Women’s Group 9:30
Feb. 13:No youth group or
RCIA tonight
Feb. 15:
Simple Soup Dinner 6:00
Feb. 15:
Stations of the Cross 7:00
Feb. 17:
Why Catholic? 9:15
Feb. 17:
Why Catholic? 5:00
dear Padre
When are Catholics obliged to
evangelize?
When I talk to people who say “Oh
my God,” should I remind them they’re
breaking a commandment? When I
see people dressed in revealing or
disrespectful clothing at Mass, should I
say something?
When I was young, I went to a baseball
game with my parents. While we were in
line, a man cursed using Jesus’ name. My
mother said, “Oh, I don’t think Jesus is
playing today.” She made her point, but I
doubt she changed his future behavior.
I don’t think we’re obligated to point out
that someone is using God’s name in vain.
Many times in public I hear someone
cursing. Depending on the situation, I
might say something simple like, “You
know, there are children here.” Sometimes
people apologize and stop; other times
they tell me to mind my own business
using even more choice words, at which
point I walk away. But we’re under no
obligation to do this, and always be very
careful about confronting strangers about
anything.
As far as dress for Mass, this is a problem
in many parishes. I wouldn’t say anything
to the person wearing the disrespectful
clothing. Instead, ask your pastor whether
your parish or diocese has a dress code.
If they do, ask him why it’s not being
enforced. If there is no dress code, ask him
if you can form a committee to establish
one.
Fr. Patrick Keyes, CSsR
[email protected]
© 2012 LIGUORI PUBLICATIONS, Liguori, MO 63057-9999.
Good News!
FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (C)
Is 6:1–2a, 3–8 * 1 Cor 15:1–11 or 15:3–8, 11 * Lk 5:1–11
My husband and I joke that the sweetest three words in the English language aren’t “I love you,”
but “You were right.” We relish hearing them, but they’re often hard to say, especially when
you’re certain you were the one who had it right, however minute “it” was. It’s tough to admit
you’re wrong and that you don’t have all the answers.
Simon Peter faced this dilemma in the Gospel. He had followed Jesus’ command to lower the
nets, but you can almost hear the exasperation—sarcasm, even—dripping from his voice: “We
have worked hard all night and have caught nothing, but at your command I will lower the
nets.” I can’t exactly blame him. He was exhausted, and he was an experienced fisherman—now
someone trained as a carpenter is telling him how to do his job? I imagine he expected to pull up
an empty net and shake his head knowingly at Jesus.
But he ends up having to admit that Jesus was right as the nets practically tear open from the
weight of the fish. His self-confidence melts, and Simon sees himself as nothing but a sinful
man. He joins the ranks of Isaiah (in the first reading) and Saint Paul (in the second) in claiming
he is unworthy to draw near to and serve the Lord. But in this case again, Jesus turns out to be
right. He specifically chooses sinful, broken people as his followers. It’s baffling, but it’s true.
Simon was unworthy and we are unworthy, but as Saint Paul reminds us, “His grace to me
has not been ineffective.” God’s grace fills us with what is lacking, and we are then capable of
believing, following, and serving the Lord.
Janel Esker
[email protected]
© 2012 LIGUORI PUBLICATIONS, Liguori, MO 63057-9999.
Community News
Holy Redeemer Parish invites all adults to join us for
The Bible Timeline: The Story of Salvation
Do you want to read the Bible, but don’t know how to begin?
If you have ever wanted to read the Bible, but did not know where or how to begin, then The
Bible Timeline makes reading the Bible not only easy, but exciting. In this study, you will learn the
major people, places, events and themes of the Bible—getting the “big picture” of salvation history.
Perhaps for the first time in your life, you will understand the overview of the Bible story. This
then makes your Bible reading and even the Sunday mass readings come alive like never before.
Sign- ups for this 24 week Bible study will take place form Feb 16-Feb 24 after all Masses. For
anyone who has already finished the Bible Timeline, we will also be offering a second study on the
Gospel of Matthew, the Kind and his Kingdom.
Welcome meeting to begin on Monday, Mar. 18 from 7-9 pm.
Alternate day may be offered based on interest. This study incorporates a wonderful DVD
lecture by Jeff Cavins and small group discussions covering the twelve periods of Bible History.
For more information please contact Rita Mohr. Cost is $45.
Thank You to All Who Are Called to Serve
Ash Wed, Feb. 13 • 7:00 pm
Altar Servers
PS-Stephen Grammer PS-Scott Tudor
Lectors
Anne Pierce
Michael Harding
Sat, Feb. 16 • 5:30 pm
Altar Servers
PS-Carson Fronk
PS-Cameron Fronk
Lectors
Elizabeth Weaver
Cindy Williams
Extraordinary Ministers
Bobby Zielger
Val Grooms
Shawn Prickett
Patricia Devlin
Ushers
Mike Barron
Allen Broesche
Wayne Mohr
Sun, Feb. 17 • 8:00 am
Altar Servers
PS-Natalie Mot
PS-Scott Tudor
Lectors
Barbara Anderson
Dave Mestemaker
Extraordinary Ministers
Clay Melton
Barbara Anderson
Laura Clements
Myra Speer
Ushers
Allen Broesche
Duane Knesek
Loren Mott
Kandi Smith
Sun, Feb. 17 • 10:30 am
Altar Servers
PS-Courtney Andrews PS-Gabriel Lane
Lectors
Edmund Gutierrez
Lynda Wright
Extraordinary Ministers
Arturo Sandoval
Maria Sandoval
Marc Pierel
Carolyn Pierel
Maureen Munson
Martha Mares
Carlos Gonzalez
Maryrita Mallet
Ushers
Dave Abbett
Randy Collins
Elaine Mican
Rocco Rotundo
Jody Walther