Office of Communications
PASTORAL UPDATE
Planning a Parish event? Visit our Event Calendar at www.catholiclubbock.org to help choose a date.
Events, including retreats and jamaicas, are listed. Call us at 806-792-3943 Ext. 218 or e-mail
[email protected] with any parish event of interest to the diocese by noon on Tuesday.
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March 17, 2015
Top News – Most Recent
MASS ON CAMPUS - There will be no Mass on the Texas Tech Campus Tomorrow, March 18.
LEADING CATHOLICS HOME - A SAINT MONICA MINISTRY RETREAT - A workshop for
returning Catholics and for those praying for the return of loved ones to the Church- Saturday, March 28, 9:30 a.m.
to noon, in Monsignor Ben Kasteel Hall at Christ the King Family Activity Center. All are welcome for prayer
and to hear from two dynamic speakers: Eben Emerson, a former Church of Christ minister who was featured in
an episode of "The Journey Home" on EWTN; and Arnold Garcia, a dynamic young Catholic with strong
scripture background, who will speak on “Talking to Your Loved Ones Who Have Left the Church.” Sponsored
by the CTKC Saint Monica’s Prayer Ministry.
ENCOUNTER- ADORATION FOR YOUTH- Wednesday, April 8 @ 6:30 p.m.
Saint Joseph Church, 102 N. Avenue P, Lubbock. (806) 765-9935 Visit us at: www.lubbockstjoseph.org
SECULAR FRANCISCAN ORDER – If you are interested in learning about professed life as a Secular
Franciscan, please join us for prayer, formation, a brief business meeting, and a meal. Monthly gathering begins
at 4 p.m. every third Sunday of the month, in the Parish Family Center at Christ the King Cathedral. Secular
Franciscans (formerly known as Third Order of St. Francis of Assisi) are individuals who are married, single,
divorced, widowed, diocesan priests, and deacons, from all walks of life, and from various parishes within the
Diocese of Lubbock. Together we seek to follow Jesus in the footsteps of St. Francis of Assisi. For more
information, please contact our minister, Ron Webb (806) 543-0722, our formation director, Marlene Gorley
(806) 549-4352, or any Secular Franciscan you know. Pax et Bonum (Peace and Goodness).
YOUTH RALLY - #PICTURE PERFECT – “Made in His Image” April 24-25, Christ the King Cathedral.
Youth from across the diocese will come together for worship, music and friends! You don’t want to miss this.
Register through the Youth Office at 806-792-3943 ext. 230. Monica Ashour one of the keynotes speakers at
the Rally will also speak at several events the week leading up to the Youth Rally.
MADE – Theology of the Body Retreat for Middle School Students, April 11, 12-9 p.m. “You Were Made for
so Much More” - Saint William Church, Denver City, (401 Mustang Avenue). $15 fee includes meals and shirt
Contact: Elizabeth Trevino (806-780-6853 or [email protected] Parent session available for parents,
sponsors & adults – 12-1 p.m. on retreat day. (Note: March 28 retreat in Rotan is canceled.)
Parishes and Around the Diocese
SCIENCE TESTS FAITH - San Ramon Church in Woodrow will host a screening of "Science Tests Faith" on
March 24 from 6:30-8:30 pm. Hear the story unfold as science finds: blood & flesh, human DNA, heart muscle
and white blood cells, all in a bleeding consecrated host as the truth of the Eucharist is revealed by science!
These intriguing and very extraordinary scientific findings are presented in detail in this DVD by compelling
and thought provoking witnesses to their faith. The DNA and forensic studies present a strong testimony for a
renewed love and belief in the true presence of Jesus in this Most Holy Sacrament. All are invited.
PILGRIMAGE TO MARIAN SHRINES WITH FATHER BILL- Christ the King Cathedral and Envoye
Travel are planning a trip to Portugal, Spain and France to visit the Marian Shrines with Father Bill Anton. You
will leave on Monday, August 3 and return on Wednesday, August 12. Visit Fatima, Santiago de Compostela,
Santander, Lourdes and Paris. For more information contact Beverly Wink in the Parish Office at 792-6168
x230 or [email protected].
HOLY LAND PILGRIMAGE: Father Emiliano Zapata, OP, of Saint Elizabeth University Parish is leading a
pilgrimage to the Holy Land, October 14-22, 2015. If you are interested in going on this trip, contact Father
Emiliano or the church office at (806) 762-5225.
CAN YOU HELP OUT?
NIGHT TO REMEMBER BASKETS: Catholic Charities Night to Remember is scheduled for June 7. We
at Catholic Charities ask each parish to provide a themed basket of $100 value for the event. It is a tradition in
our diocese for parishes to put together and donate a special basket of goods/services based on a theme for
our silent auction. Theme possibilities are endless. If you would rather make a donation, we’ll be glad to help
put a basket together for you. Smaller parishes could put one together as a group. Deadline to turn in baskets
is Thursday May 14th. Contact Kathy Hart: 806-765-8475 x 117, or [email protected]
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Catholic Charities Resale Center is seeking volunteers to come in and help at the
Donation Center (2218 34tth) on Tuesdays. Retirees, stay-at-home moms, etc. are invited to volunteer.
For more information, please contact Efrain Duarte: 806-765-8475 ext. 105, or [email protected]
Lenten Retreats & Other Events
RENOVACIÓN CARISMÁTICA- 29 de Marzo, 2015 – 2:00 p.m., San Lorenzo Iglesia Católica, 508 5th
Street, Lorenzo. “La Virgen, Madre de Jesús, Nuestra Intercesora” Palabra por Agustín Aranda de Chihuahua,
México. Bienvenida – Padre Jose Kochuparambil, Misa – Padre Martin Piña y Diacono Steve Padilla. Banquete
después de Misa. Para más información: Maria Landin Lopez-806-634-5786, Enriqueta DeLeon- 806-549-4371
FISH FRIES:
-Post Holy Cross, 109 S. Avenue K, All Fridays of Lent (no Good Friday), 5-7 p.m., $9/plate
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-Shallowater Saint Philip, 10th & J, All Fridays of Lent – 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Fish and Shrimp with all the
sides. $8/plate, $10 for combo.
-Anton Saint Anthony, Fourth & Lawrence Streets, All Fridays of Lent – 5:30-8 p.m. Fish and Shrimp with all
the sides. $8/plate, $10 for combo
- Muleshoe Immaculate Conception, 806 E. Hickory Street, Friday March 13- March 27, 4:30-7 p.m., (806)
272-4167- Parish Center
-Lubbock Saint Patrick, 1603 Cherry Avenue, Friday March 27, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.
-Morton Saint Ann, 105 NE 8th street, Fridays of Lent, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Plates- $8
LENTEN MOVIE NIGHT- Shallowater Saint Philip, 10th and Avenue J, All Wednesdays of Lent – 6:308:30 p.m.
Office for Youth
SAVE THE DATE – Youth Rally – April 24 & 2, 2015
CONFIRMATION RETREAT - For candidates in the second year of preparation: March 20-22 – Snyder
Deanery, Snyder Our Lady of Guadalupe, $35. Registration deadline: two weeks before weekend. You may
attend outside your deanery. Contact Youth Office – 806-792-3943 ext. 230
Office for Marriage & Family Life
CATHOLIC ENGAGED ENCOUNTER (CEE) – April 24-26- Mercy Retreat Center, Slaton. Cost is
$225/couple. CEE provides quality marriage preparation for couples planning to marry in the Catholic Church,
but non-Catholics are also welcome to attend. For more information, contact Richard & Elaine Ybarra, 806792-3943 ext 231, [email protected], or see www.catholiclubbock.org/family (New 2015
brochure on website—note change in fee.) Late registration fee of $60 will be charged for registration with two
weeks before your weekend. Please make checks out to Lubbock CEE, mail to Family Life Office, Diocese of
Lubbock, Box 98700, Lubbock, TX 79499-8700. Weekends are also scheduled for: April 24-26, June 5-7, Oct
9-11, 2015.
Office for Vocations
FIAT DINNER – The Vocations Office invites all single women, 13-25, who desire to learn more about
religious life, to a Mass of Thanksgiving, dinner and sharing with the religious sisters from the diocese on
March 25, 6-8 p.m., Our Lady of the Angels Convent, 8202 CR 7700, Wolfforth. To register,contact Sister
Olivia Rico: 806-792-3943 or [email protected]. Registration deadline-March 13.
YEAR OF CONSECRATED LIFE proclaimed by Pope Francis begins on the First Sunday of Advent, the
weekend of November 29/30. Resources for celebrating consecrated life can be found at http://bit.ly/1zx9EL0
Office of Stewardship and Development
STEWARDSHIP REFLECTIONS: Fifth Sunday of Lent -March 21/22 - The climactic event of Jesus’
passion and death is drawing closer; a time when the great confrontation between Jesus and the powers of
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darkness take place. Jesus invites his disciples into a great mystery with curious pronouncements: Those who
love their lives just as they are will lose them. If a grain of wheat dies, it will bear much fruit. When Jesus is
lifted up, he will draw all to himself. The Christian steward knows life can’t be lived in complacency. We are
called to die to self, bear more fruit, be raised up with Jesus. In today’s Gospel reading Jesus brings discomfort
to those who are comfortable. Jesus urges us to step out of our “comfort zone.” How will we respond to Jesus?
Quinto Domingo de Cuaresma -El evento culminante de la pasión y muerte de Jesús se acerca cada vez más,
un tiempo en el que ocurre la gran confrontación entre Jesús y los poderes de las tinieblas. Jesús invita a sus
discípulos a un gran misterio con declaraciones inquisitivas: aquellos de ustedes que amen sus vidas tal como
son, las perderán. Si un grano de trigo muere, producirá más fruto. Cuando Jesús sea elevado, atraerá a todos
hacia él. El corresponsable cristiano sabe que la vida no puede ser vivida en complacencia. Nosotros somos
llamados a morir para ser, para producir más fruto, para resucitar con Jesús. En la lectura del Evangelio de
hoy, Jesús lleva incomodidad a aquellos que están cómodos. Jesús nos impulsa a salir de nuestra “zona de
confort.” ¿Cómo responderemos nosotros a Jesús?
To access the entire month of readings, please see Stewardship e-bulletin: http://catholicstewardship.com
Retreats/ Spiritual Development
RACHEL’S VINEYARD - “Before I was humiliated I was like a stone that lies in deep mud, and he who is
mighty came and in his compassion raised me up and exalted me very high and placed me on the top of the
wall.”
-St. Patrick
Come on a Rachel’s Vineyard™ Retreat to be raised up by Him and allow God to restore you to new life in
Him after abortion. Confidential contact: [email protected] and 806-577-5912.
RINCON DE RAQUEL - “Antes de ser humillado yo era como una piedra que yace en profundo lodo; y vino
quien es poderoso y en su misericordia me tomó y verdaderamente me levantó y me puso en lo alto de un
muro.”
-San Patricio
Venga a un Retiro del Viñedo de Raquel™ para ser levantado de en donde se encuentra y permitirle a Dios
restaurarlo a una vida nueva en Él.
Sanación Después del Aborto Confidential contact: [email protected] and 806-577-5912.
EWTN PROGRAMS:
For programming, see: http://www.ewtn.com/multimedia/advances.asp
Recurring (Weekly) Activities
SINGLE AND PARENTING program Mondays, 6:30-8:00 p.m. To register, please call Family Life office –
806-792-3943 ext. 231 or [email protected]
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YOUNG ADULT FAITH GROUP : Meets Mondays @ 8 p.m. at Lubbock Saint Elizabeth Pallotti Building.
Catholic post-college adults including graduate students, medical and law students and young professionals in
the Diocese of Lubbock. For more information, contact Leia Arteaga, [email protected], 806-543-6265.
GRIEF SHARE program Wednesdays, 6:30-8:00 p.m. and runs for 13 weeks.
To register, please call Family Life office – 806-792-3943 ext. 231 or [email protected]
MASS ON TEXAS TECH CAMPUS: Wednesdays at 12:10 p.m., Graduate Center Conference Room,
basement of the Administration Building. Visit ww.raidercatholic.org for Student Center information.
BIBLE STUDY: Brother John's Catholic Books & Gifts (13th & Slide Road) Mondays @7 p.m.
COUNSELING: Affordable marriage and family counseling offered by the Marriage and Family Life Office,
in collaboration with TTU Marriage & Family Clinic. To schedule an appointment call Dr. Nicole Springer at
806-742-3074. Counselors can meet at Saint John Neumann Church.
Office of Communications
OUR LADY OF VICTORY RADIO: Visit 102.9 FM website at http://www.olvradio.com to hear live
streaming of EWTN. For program schedule, please see http://www.ewtn.com/radio/schedule.asp.
TWITTER: Follow Bishop Rodriguez: @BpRodriguezCMF
CONNECT WITH THE DIOCESE OF LUBBOCK: Follow: @CatholicLubbock on Twitter & Instagram
SHARE YOUR ARISE EXPERIENCES: Use #AriseLBK on social media to share your experiences!
SEND South Plains Catholic story ideas, stories, and photos (including names and explanations) to: PO Box
98700, Lubbock, Texas 79499-8700, or [email protected]. The next deadlines are:
EDITION DATE: April 12
DEADLINE: April 1
DATES TO REMEMBER:
DCA Deanery dinner meetings (all at 6 p.m.):
Snyder: Our Lady of Guadalupe – Sunday, April 12
Brownfield: Lamesa Saint Margaret Mary-April 13
Plainview: Sacred Heart-Tuesday, April 14
Lubbock: Christ the King, Thursday, April 16
--Nun Run – April 18
--April 21-25 – Monica Ashour, Theology of the
Body events
--April 24 & 25—Youth Rally
--Catholic Charities Night to Remember- June 7
--Teen Acts (TACTS) retreat- July 16-19
--World Meeting of Families – September 22-27,
Philadelphia
JAMAICAS/FESTIVALS:
--June 7, Lubbock Saint Theresa, Mass @10 a.m.,jamaica until 7 p.m.
-- Saint Patrick’s, June 7, 12-7 .p.m.
-- Saint Philip Idalou, June 14, Noon to ?
--Wolfforth Saint Francis, June 14, 12-7 p.m.
--Lubbock Saint Joseph, June 28
--July 11, Ralls Saint Michael, 3-11 p.m.
--July 12, Tahoka Saint Jude, 12-10 p.m.
--July 18, Abernathy Saint Isidore, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.
--July 19, Woodrow San Ramon, 12-7 p.m.
--July 19, Saint John Neumann, 12:30-8:00 p.m.
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--July 26, Lubbock OL of Guadalupe-11 a.m-9:30
p.m
--July 26, O’Donnell Saint Pius X, 12-8 p.m.
-- Lockney San Jose, August 1
--Brownfield Saint Anthony – August 1, 12-8
--August 15, Slaton OL Guadalupe, Noon-12 a.m.
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