St. Ambrose Parish Holy Family Mission, Mereta July30, 2017

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

D e ac on A llan L an ge Parish Office 325-651-7551 Fax Number 325-651-6605

De ac on D an S han n ahan

Liturgies

email: [email protected]

Mon. July 31

6:30 pm

+Nellie Mills by Gene & Wanda Gully

Web Site: www.saint-ambrose.org

Tue. Aug. 1

8:00 am

COMMUNION SERVICE

Wed. Aug. 2

6:30 pm

Special Intention by Chace & Darcy Weishuhn

Thr. Aug. 3

7:30 pm

+Daniel Jansa by Monroe & Mollie Dierschke

Fri. Aug. 4

10:30 am

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

11:30 am

Mass of Healing and Anointing of the Sick

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 228 Wall, Texas 76957 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 Holy Family Mass Time: Sunday 10:45 am Rosary is prayed before all Masses.

Sat. Aug. 5

6:00 pm

+Grace Gully by Family

Sun. Aug. 6

7:30 am

+P.C. & Rosalie Hoelscher by David & Eunice Hoelscher

9:00 am

For the Parish

HOLY FAMILY: 10:45 am

+Santos Martinez by Joe & Silvia Meza

Please note the new email address for St. Ambrose. OLD: [email protected] NEW: [email protected]

Monday, July 31: NO Choir practice

Sunday, August 6th:

Deadline to register for “Consider the Priesthood” Discernment Retreat being held at St. Mary in San Angelo on Aug. 4-6. Consent for ms ar e needed. FMI call the Vocations Office @ 651-7500. Thursday, August 3: Knights of Columbus will meet beginning with Mass at 7:30 pm. Saturday, August 5 Everyone is invited to help Ruby Matschek Niehues celebrate her 100th birthday on August 5th. Join us from 3:30-5:30 at St. Ambrose Fellowship Hall. No gifts, please. Hope to see you there. Ralph & Kenneth Matschek Families

Sunday, August 6: Special Collection: Diocesan Priests’ Retirement Fund. This collection aids in providing funds to care for our retired priests who have served the people of God so faithfully over the years. Currently we have 14 senior priests who are receiving pensions and 5 more anticipating retirement within the next 10 years. Please consider giving generously.

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! RCIA (Ride of Christian Initiation) Classes will begin on Wednesday, August 16th. If you know of someone who has expressed and interest in becoming a Catholic, wants to learn more about the Catholic Church, or was baptized Catholic as a child, but has not celebrated the Sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist, please invite them to attend these small group sessions. Sessions focus on the teaching and experience of the Church and prepare them for the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist. Contact Rodney & Karen Ripple @ 325-651-7511, email them at [email protected], or contact the Parish Office for more information or to sign up. SUNDAY COLLECTION AT ST. AMBROSE

July 22-23

OFFERTORY COLLECTION: $2,805.00 AUTOMATED DEPOSITS: $1,750.00 TOTAL: $4,555.00 HOLY FAMILY:

$ 990.00

Remember to pray the Divine Mercy at 3 pm daily.

Key Passage: The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. [Matthew 13:44] Adult: What would you be willing to “sell,” or do without, in order to achieve your dreams for yourself or your family? Youth: What good thing do you want so much that you would give up something else to get it? Reprinted with permission from Heritage of Faith, Published by Twenty-Third Publications.

Sunday, August 6: Kickball game with High School Youth vs. our Bishop, priests, deacons and seminarians. This event will be her e in San Angelo. Kids, this is a fun event, open for 10th-12th grade students. Let’s have St. Ambrose youth involved this year. I will have a sign-up form at the entrance of Church. The deadline for entries is August 1st. I will have release forms available to anyone who would like to play. Let us show the area what kind of athletes you all are. In addition to the previous Wednesday’s meeting with your kids discussion on the “Narrow Door,” and having such a large turnout, I want to mention that our discussion moved to other topics that effect our youth. Therefore, we will meet on Sunday, August 13th at 6:00 pm and debate Martin Luther and his reasoning for splitting from the Catholic Church with the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century. Kids, research and be prepared for pros and cons on his decisions to split from the Catholic Church. I think this is a relevant present-day issue. Let us all be aware of each other’s concerns and needs. Also, remember to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet at 3:00 pm, and let’s keep our farmers in our prayers. God’s peace, ~Deacon Dan Tuesday Morning Bible Study will begin after Labor Day. The group will meet from 8:45-10:00 am in the home of Mary Kay Ripple, and will be studying the Mass. Anyone interested in joining this group should call Mary Kay at 651-7572.

UPCOMING EVENTS: ATTENTION INCOMING AGGIE CATHOLIC FRESHMEN! St. Mary’s Catholic Center in College Station invites you to attend CONNECT, a r etr eat 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 befor e school star ts: Aug. 21-22 (Monday-Tuesday) or Aug. 24-25 (Thur sday-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 Sacr ed Hear t Cathedr al. Students fr om Texas Tech Catholic Campus Ministr y 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: Thank you to all the ladies who made Festival pumpkins, Mary Jane Mikulik who donated fabric and Tana Pyssen who donated dried vines for the stems.

THE CATHOLIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (CMA) is hosing its 86th Annual Education Conference, “Medicine at the Service of Marriage and Family: Transforming the Culture with Love and Truth on Sept. 7-9 in Denver, CO. It is the lar gest association of Catholic individuals in health car e, helping member s to gr ow in faith, maintain ethical integrity, and provide excellent health care in accordance with the teachings of the Church. For information about the CMA, including how to become a member and register for the conference, please see www.cathmed.org. 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 Seed” 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 Rocio (Ro) Cruz — Holy Family

651-6866 or 656-5434 450-0880 234-5479 650-1635 277-3590

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Please note: Contact ROSA MARTINEZ @ 763-1206 to add or remove a person from the Prayer List. Prayer List:: Macey Barrows, Rhonda Benham, James Block, McKenna Bowie, Kay Braden, Chris Brenek, Victor Brenek, Ginger Brodnax, Frankie Cantu, Carlos Baby, Joe Chappa, Melissa Clifton, Gary Coats, Joey Deloach, Judy Dominguez, Laura Lee Duderstadt, , Greg Efferson, Carrol Fischer, Vendeline Foltz, Dorothy Frenzel, Barbara Frey, Dennis Fuchs, Dr. Justin Geoble, Glen Gesch, James Glass, Inocente Gonzales, 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, Florine Kellermeier, Gertrude 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, David Pate, Tricia Pate, Charles Pechacek, Elaine Pelzel, Mary Ann Pelzel, Benjamin Perez, Claudia Perez, Gary Peters, Joyce Piland, Mollie Polhemus, Basilia Ramirez, Garland Reed, 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, Carol Upshaw, Fr. Wade, Ethel Weishuhn, Falon Werner, Elsie Wilde, Velma Wilde.