Announcements

AUGUST 1, 2010 EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

August 4 --SAINT JOHN MARY VIANNEY (1786-1859)

A busy pastor jokingly suggests the secret of John Vianney’s holiness: “He died seventeen years before telephones!” Call they didn’t, but visit they did, keeping Vianney eighteen hours a day in the confessional. Stories abound of reading hearts and exorcisms, but Vianney’s first miracle was getting ordained. Difficulty with studies delayed him, prompting the rector’s apology to the bishop, “So far to ordain just one, especially this one!” The bishop, who could not know he was ordaining the future patron saint of parish priests, replied, “No burden to ordain one good priest!” In Ars, only an elderly handful attended Mass, “praying,” one told Vianney, “for a priest with brains.” But he stayed forty-two years, fulfilling the promise he made the day he arrived. In a sculpture just outside the village Vianney points skyward: “Show me the way to Ars,” he tells a boy, “and I’ll show you the way to heaven.” To someone who feared there was no heaven beyond the grave, Vianney smiled, “My child, it would have been heaven enough to have lived as Jesus’ disciple on earth.” —Peter Scagnelli, © Copyright, J. S. Paluch Co.

OFFERTORY COLLECTION FOR	JULY 24/25, 2010
Mass Offertory Collection	$ 1,335.05
Building Fund Collection	$ 245.06
Miscellaneous	$ 15.00
TOTAL DEPOSIT	$ 1,595.11

2009-2010 ARCHBISHOP’S APPEAL... Please reflect upon the importance of your charitable involvement and prayerfully consider making a gift to the Appeal to help our parish and the Archdiocese meet their goal and be able to fund the very important work carried out by the many ministries supported by the Appeal. If you have already made a pledge please do your best to fulfill your pledge. Thanks to all those who have already contributed. Any funds that exceed our quota will be returned to the Parish.

YOUR PRAYERS ARE REQUESTED...for all our sick parishioners, relatives and friends, especially for Alonzo Manuel, DeLaGarza, Mr. Z., Richard Pfenninger, Janie Arredondo, Mary Rodriguez, Lawrence Jones, Robert Guillen, Irene Rodriguez, Fred Hildebrand, Nicholas Cardoza, Jessica Carrillo, Jesus Villarreal, Halina Bazelak, Cindy Segovia, Juan Cabrera, Mary Rodriguez, Esequiel Padilla, Bertha Gonzalez, Nathan Villarreal, Sofia Salamon, Tina Courchesne, Marisol Martinez Susana Gomez, Betsy Sullivan, Celia Arias, Connie & Landry Kollodziej, Ana Hernandez, Edward Langa, Maria Moreno, Tina Ryan, Eva Lopez, Deodato Flores, Saturnina Campos, Mary Gonzales, Steve Cardenas, Angie Olguin, Louis Moran, Carmen Pfenninger, Richard Pfenninger, Amanda Cassidy, Fulgencia Gonzalez, Raul Ortiz, Alicia Ortiz, Eudelia Flores, Bertha Mendoza, Mercedes B. Gonzales, Louis Pena, Elisa Cortez, Carmen Garza, Harold, Peter Briseno, Fernanda Martinez, Romana Martinez, Janie Castro, Elizabeth Strzelczak, Angela Romo, Carlos Flores, Connie Flores and also for the souls of Petra Valadez and Paula Rangel. For all these we pray to the Lord (If you would like to add someone to the Prayer list please call the Rectory Office, 732-6295.

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE...The beginning of school is just around the corner. We are in need of school supplies to distribute to children of our community. A box will be put in the back of Church to accept your donations. We are in need of pens, pencils, colors, color pencils, markers, paper, spiral notebooks, binders, dividers, notebook paper and backpacks.

SPECIAL THANKS ARE EXTENDED TO MR. & MRS. JOHN & GLADYS CORTEZ....for coordinating the Summer BBQ Plate Sale. A total of $1,005.00 was raised for the Parish General Fund. Thanks are also extended to all those who purchased plates and made donations. Muchisimas Gracias.

OUR LADY OF SORROWS CYO...is now registering for Soccer, Volleyball and Flag Football for children ages 4 thru 11. If you have a child who is interested in playing any of these sports please call Douglas Galindo, 722-7174. Sponsors are also needed for children who would like to play but can not pay the registration fee. Fee is $80.00 per child. If you can make a donation please drop it in the collection marked CYO. Thanks for your support of the children of our parish.

WORLD YOUTH DAY 2011 WILL BE HELD IN MADRID SPAIN...Getting Ready for World Youth Day Madrid 2011-the Logo. The image of the logo for World Youth Day 2011 reflects youth of the world beneath the cross, united to form the crown of Our Lady, patron of Madrid. The upcoming World Youth Day is scheduled for Aug. 16-21, 2011. The image symbolizes “youth of the whole world united to celebrate their faith together with the Pope, at the foot of the cross, and they form the crown of Our Lady of Almudena, patron of Madrid.” The message of the logo is “a catechesis, an opportunity for evangelization: The quick and sure path to reach Christ is the Virgin Mary, Mother of God and of mankind. In Mary’s faith, youth have the example and model for reaching Christ and fulfilling the primary goal of World Youth Day: to bring their message to the world.” The theme of WYD 2011 is: "Rooted and Built Up in Jesus Christ, Firm in the Faith" (Colossians 2:7). For more information please call the rectory office, 732.6295.

155^TH PRAHA TEXAS PICNIC...at the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Sunday, August 15, 2010. Everybody is invited to this historical place “Where old friends meet and new friends are made.” For more information please visit www.stmarys-praha.com or call picnic Chairman, Charlie Bartos at 361.865.2167 or the Church Office, 361.865.3560.

ATTENTION BUSINESS OWNERS...You can gain new customers right here at church...Church members want to do business with people they can trust—namely, their fellow parishioners. Advertising in the bulletin helps parishioners who are business owners reach a very loyal audience. Studies show that 68 percent of households surveyed, when making a choice between two businesses, are inclined to choose the one that advertised in the bulletin. Potential new customers are sitting right next to you in church. Next Sunday, we ask that you bring your business card to Mass and place in the offering basket. Please do not put your business card in your offering envelope. A representative from our bulletin printer will contact you regarding advertising in our weekly bulletin. Thank you for your consideration

2010-2011 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION REGISTRATION FOR PRE K THRU 12^TH GRADE....CCD Classes will be held for grades Pre-Kindergarten thru 12^th Grade. All students in these grades should attend even if they have received their First Communion and/or Confirmation. Registration will be held during August in the Chavez Center from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.. Registration fee for children is $20.00 for the first child registered and $10.00 for each additional child in the family. All children must bring their Baptism Certificate. Classes will begin on Sunday, September 12 with breakfast from 8:15 a.m. to 8:40 a.m. and classes will begin promptly at 8:45 a.m. We ask that all students be on time for class. All students and parents are reminded : in order to receive First Communion, Confirmation or have a Quinceanera your child must attend classes for two consecutive years. For more information please call the rectory office, 732-6295.