Welcome to Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church Office Hours: Monday – Friday 8:30 am-5:00 pm (closed for lunch 12-1pm) (210) 698-1941 | Fax: (210) 698-1983 |

8500 Cross Mountain Trail | San Antonio TX 78255 | seaschurch.com.

MASS TIMES

Saturday Vigil 5 pm Sunday 8 :00 am, 9:30 am ,11:30 am 1:00 pm (SPANISH), 5 pm, 7 pm Daily Mass 8 am Reconciliation Saturday, 4 pm Adoration Wednesday, 8:30 am - 8 pm

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church

Welcome! We are so happy that you have joined us, and we hope that you will find our church to be the spiritu-al home you desire. We are blessed with a com-munity of sincere and caring people who want to make you feel at home. To register as a parish-ioner go to www.seaschurch.com.

Baptism: Our next Baptism Class is March, 11 at 6:30 p.m. in the Day Chapel. Please call the office to register. For the sacraments of marriage and anointing of the sick please call the parish office. RCIA: Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Are you interested in learning more about the Catholic Faith or considering becoming a Catholic? Please call the parish office for more information. Funerals: If you have a loved one who has passed away, please call the parish office to let us know so that we can pray for that loved one or to arrange a funeral. Prayers for the Sick : We ask God to bless all those who are ill and have asked us to pray for them. To have the Ministers of Care pray for your loved one by name, please email an-na@seaschurch.com or call the parish office.

Sacraments

Rev. Msgr. Conor J. McGrath Pastor Fr. Roberto V. Rosales Parochial Vicar Lee Jan Deacon deaconlee@seaschurch.com Ed Gordon Liturgical Ministry Coordinator ed@seaschurch.com Sarah Rehkopf Pastoral Coordinator sarah@seaschurch.com Susan Ramsower Music Director susan@seaschurch.com Michelle Marroquin Communications michelle@seaschurch.com Deana Giuliani Parish Accountant deana@seaschurch.com Anna Cantu Administrative Assistant anna@seaschurch.com A J Rabel Plant Manager ajrabel@seaschurch.com Dr. Maria Leavy Hoelscher Counseling 210-364-2215

Staff Hours M-Th 8:30 am –2:30 pm

Valerie Trevino Faith Formation Administrator valerie@seaschurch.com Ana Holbrook Administrative Assistant ana@seaschurch.com Elena Menchero Good Shepherd Coordinator elena@seaschurch.com Heidi Neuenfeldt Elementary Coordinator heidi@seaschurch.com Luis Ramirez Middle School Coordinator luis@seaschurch.com Lisa Casas High School Coordinator lisa@seaschurch.com Dina Selva Confirmation Coordinator dina@seaschurch.com

Pastoral Office

Faith Formation Office

8:00 am Monday March 11 Ricardo Lazzari † 8:00 am Tuesday March 12 Fr. James Barlow † 8:00 am Wednesday March 13 Jack Finger † John Price † 8:00 am Thursday March 14 Mark Calkins † Maureen Maiorino † 8:00 am Friday, March 15 Dixie Crosby † 5:00 pm Saturday, March 16 Josie C. Barrera † A mass of Thanksgiving Sunday, March 17 8:00 am Guadalupe Rivera † Beverly Bouyelas † 9:30 am Julie Harris † 11:30 am Jeffrey Elizondo † 1:00 pm Felix Hernandez † 7:00 pm Jose & Hortensia Santerbas †

5:00 pm Saturday, March 16 Fr. Robert Sunday, March 17 8:00 am Fr. Roger 9:30 am Fr. Conor 11:30 am Fr. Robert 1:00 pm Fr. Robert 5:00 pm Fr. Conor 7:00 pm Fr. Conor

Monday, March 11 6:30 pm Baptism Class Chapel (Cry Rm) 7:00 pm Apostleship of the Cross Seton H. Tuesday, March 12 9:30 am Rosary Making Seton H. 6:00 pm Men’s ACTS Seton H. Wednesday, March 13 8:30 am Adoration 6:00 pm Women’s ACTS Tm Mtg. Cana/Emmaus Thursday, March 14 2:00 pm Tea W/ The Saints 7:00 pm K of C Gen. Cncl.Mtg. Seton H. 7:00 pm Spanish Bishop Barron Cana/Emmaus Friday, March 15 10:30 am Young & Heart Marron Ctr. 7:00 pm Stations of the Cross Church Saturday, March 16 No Events Scheduled Sunday, March 17 St. Patrick's Day!! 8:45 am RCIA Seton H. 3:00 pm Life Teen Yth. Chr. Prac. Church

Mass Intentions

Faith Formation

This Week at SEAS

Mass Presiders

Offertory for March 2/3 $33,948.70

No Faith Formation Classes during Spring Break, 3/10-3/14. Classes resume 3/17. We wish everyone a fun and relaxing

Spring Break!

THANK YOU SEAS! Habitat for Humanity of San Antonio would like to thank the parishioners of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church for their contribu on of $22,000 toward the building of the new house. 100% of donor contribu ons go directly to the home building program. Since its founding, Habitat has completed the construc on of 1,081 affordable homes in San Antonio. Most importantly, your contribu on helps the children of homeowners because children of homeowners do be er in school, have less behav-ioral problems and are more likely to go to college. Would you like to con nue to help with this project? We are feeding construc on crews March 8 &9, and March 15 & 16. We are in need of volunteers to help with this by preparing or purchasing food items, or delivering the meal to the jobsite and serving our hungry workers. We will also accept monetary dona ons so that we can purchase drinks, snacks, supplies. If you are interested in helping with this food endeavor in any way, please contact Ruth Pledger at 318-426-4581. We con nue to need construc on volunteers. All the informa on you need to sign up is on the website at sea-schurch.com. Please come out and join the rewarding work of helping to make the dreams of the Way family a reality. THE EXCITEMENT IS BUILDING!

Time for Spring Cleaning! Every weekend through 3/23-3/24 we will be collecting items for our annual SEAS Flea Market after all the daytime masses. Volunteers will be on hand for 15-20 minutes after the all the masses (except after 7 pm) at the Activity Center down by the ballfields. Check your hideaways for such treasures as collectables, sports items, books (no encyclopedias,, please), jewelry, housewares, Christmas decora-tion (no trees), toys, linens, arts and crafts, furniture, lawn/garden accesso-ries and live plants. We are not accepting any broken or soiled items, TVs, computers or bedding.

Afternoon Tea with the Saints

You are invited to learn about and reflect on the life of Saint Patrick, beloved Saint of Ireland. We will meet in Seton Hall from 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM on Thursday, March 14. Tea and cookies will be pro-vided and we will conclude with the Di-vine Mercy Chaplet.

You are invited to join us for Sta-tions of the Cross on Friday, March 8 at 7 pm in the church. We will have a soup supper sponsored by the Women’s ACTS in the Marron Center following stations. Please see our website for Len-ten resources and the schedule for Holy week, www.seaschurch.com/lent

Young at Heart Our Young at Heart Community is hosting Irish story teller, Jane McDaniel on March 15th from 10:30-12:30 in the Marron center. Please rsvp online at seaschurch.com/young-at-heart before Monday March 11th. Top 'O the day to you!

All high school students are invited to Youth Spec-tacular 2019: “Seekers of Truth! on March 23, 2019 at St. Mary’s University. The Spectacular will feature dynamic keynote speaker and author Katie Prejean-McGrady, and a concert by WAL. The Spec-tacular will begin with Mass presided by Archbishop Gustavo. For more information, please contact Lisa Casas at 210.698.1941.

There is no saint without a past--and no sinner without a future.

--Anonymous

REMEMBER OUR HEROES Afghanistan: Linda Benavides Iraq: Robert Castillo, Pe-ter Greenburg, Roy Vaughn, Matt Pryor, Miguel T. Sotel-lo, Ron Wyble Germany: Bruce Balvin, Luis A. Ramos, Zac Gerner, Jordan Bittner, Jerome Benavudes and An-thony Delgado, Jr., Christopher Le Comte Columbia: Mack Peter Ethiopia: Zachary Williams S. Korea: Austin Reyes Okinawa Japan: Dylan Johnson

SUPPORT OUR DEPLOYED TROOPS: Wear a red shirt on Fridays. RED represents Remember Everyone Deployed.

FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert for forty days, and then the devil tested him. Moses and the Israelites had been in the desert for forty years before being led to the land of milk and honey. There were times when they called out to God, sure that, as Saint Paul wrote to the Romans, “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” We sometimes spend time in the desert as well. Not a literal desert most of the time, but a desert in which it seems difficult to perceive God’s presence, times when we face diffi-culty and are tempted to leave God’s ways behind. On this First Sunday of Lent, Jesus shows us what to do in these moments: stand firm and trust in God. STAND FIRM It may be difficult for us to imagine Jesus be-ing tempted. He was God, after all. But he was also fully human, and faced the temptations and trials of life just like the rest of us. In fact, this is one of the key aspects of our faith. Jesus came to be one with us in all things but sin. He understands our weaknesses and the difficulties that sometimes happen in life, and he is with us, strengthening us to stand firm in faith, as he did in the desert, throughout his earthly ministry, and on the cross. TRUST IN GOD When Moses and the Israelites were in the desert, they sometimes grumbled. Fearful and anx-ious, they questioned whether God was really with them, in spite of the many signs and wonders of God’s fidelity to them. Gradually, they learned to trust that God would always lead and be with them. They grew in awareness of God’s presence, and were thankful for the gifts of God in their midst. In celebrating the first harvest in the Promised Land, they gave their first fruits back to God as a sign of their gratitude. Have you ever grumbled at God in a time of anxiety or wor-ry? At times, we may be tempted to turn away from the life to which we are called. It is in just such mo-ments that we may learn from Jesus, who responded to temptation by turning toward God and trusting God’s will completely. Look around. Be attentive to the many blessings in your life, and know that all good things come from God. Lent is a season when we turn our lives around, opening our hearts and lives to see the Lord’s goodness and responding to it with our lives. Let us follow Je-sus out of the desert, ready to give of our first fruits, the fruits of our lives, talents, resources, and faith. Today’s Readings: Dt 26:4–10; Ps 91:1–2, 10–11, 12–13, 14–15; Rom 10:8–13; Lk 4:1–13 Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Lv 19:1-2, 11-18; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mt 25:31-46 Tuesday: Is 55:10-11; Ps 34:4-7, 16-19; Mt 6:7-15 Wednesday: Jon 3:1-10; Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19; Lk 11:29-32 Thursday: Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25; Ps 138:1-3, 7c-8; Mt 7:7-12 Friday: 1 Pt 5:1-4; Ps 23:1-3a, 4-6; Mt 16:13-19 Saturday: Dt 26:16-19; Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8; Mt 5:43-48 Sunday: Gn 15:5-12, 17-18; Ps 27:1, 7-9, 13-14; Phil 3:17 — 4:1 [3:20 — 4:1]; Lk 9:28b-36

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Often, when a family keeps vigil around a person who is preparing for death, they may no-tice three interwoven activities. First, the dy-ing person may become more prayerful and re-flective than ever be-fore, reviewing life’s journey in gratitude to God, or seeking for-giveness and making

amends for wrongs. Second, as death approaches, the need to eat and drink is lessened until even an ice cube brushed against the lips is satisfying. Third, persons who are dying often make plans to give their possessions away, making be-quests, handing treasures down, providing for favorite chari-ties. Prayer, fasting, and almsgiving: with these three “pillars” of Lent, we rehearse our death every year in this season, and anticipate the final work we will do in this life. And every year, at the end of our journey, is the joy of Easter and the experience of the victory of Christ over death’s darkness and power. Annually, we remind ourselves that the Christian ex-periences the same power and presence at the end of life’s journey: Christ to the rescue and the lasting joy of heaven.

PRIMER DOMINGO DE CUARESMA PERMANECE FIRME Puede que sea difícil para nosotros imaginar a Jesús ser tentado. Él es Dios, después de todo. Pero también él era plenamente humano, y enfrentaba las tentacio-nes y pruebas de la vida, así como el resto de nosotros. De hecho, esto es uno de los aspectos claves de nues-tra fe. Jesús vino a ser uno como nosotros, menos en el pecado. Él comprende nuestras debilidades y las difi-cultades que algunas veces pasan en la vida, y él está con nosotros, fortaleciéndonos para permaneces firmes en la fe, así como él lo hizo en el desierto, durante su ministerio terrenal y en la cruz. CONFÍA EN DIOS Cuando Moisés y los israelitas estuvieron en el desier-to, algunas veces se quejaron. Asustados y preocupa-dos, pusieron en duda si Dios estaba realmente con ellos, a pesar de los muchos signos y prodigios de la fidelidad de Dios hacia ellos. Gradualmente, aprendie-ron que confiar en Dios siempre los guiaría y estaría con ellos. Se hicieron más conscientes de la presencia de Dios y estuvieron agradecidos por los dones de Dios en medio de ellos. Al celebrar la primera cosecha en la Tierra Prometida, ofrecieron sus primeros frutos a Dios como un signo de su agradecimiento. ¿Alguna vez te has quejado de Dios durante un tiempo de preo-cupación o angustia? En ocasiones, podemos estar ten-tados a alejarnos de la vida a la que estamos llamados. Es justo en esos momentos en los que podemos cono-cer a Jesús, quien responde ante la tentación volvién-dose a Dios y confiando completamente en la voluntad de Dios. Mira a tu alrededor. Se atento a las muchas bendiciones en tu vida, y ten claro que todas las cosas buenas vienen de Dios. La Cuaresma es un tiempo de gracia cuando nuestras vidas cambian de dirección, abriendo nuestros corazones y vidas para ver la bon-dad de Dios y responderle con nuestras vi-das. Sigamos a Jesús fuera del desierto, listo para darle nuestros primeros frutos, los fru-tos de nuestras vidas, talentos, recursos y fe. Lecturas de hoy: Dt 26:4–10; Sal 91 (90):1–2, 10–11, 12–13, 14–15; Rom 10:8–13; Lc 4:1–13 Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

LOS SANTOS Y OTRAS CELEBRACIONES Domingo: Primer Domingo de Cuaresma; Rito de Elección; Rito de Envío; Rito del Llamado a la Conversión Continua; Cambio de Hora; Domingo de las Niñas Exploradoras Lunes: Inicio de la Cuaresma en el calendario ju liano Viernes: Abstinencia

PASADO Y FUTURO No hay santo sin un pasado y no hay pecador sin un futuro. —Anónimo

TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE Las cenizas que se nos pusieron en la frente el miércoles pasado ya están borradas, pero las pala-bras que nos dijeron deben sonar aún en nuestras almas. Tradicionalmente se dice: "Recuerda que del polvo venimos y al polvo retornaremos." Y aunque hoy en muchos lugares se dice: "Conviértete y cree en el Evangelio" el mensaje para oídos latinos es el mismo. Es un mensaje que nos saca de nuestro egoísmo recordándonos lo que los antiguos Toltecas ya sabían: esta vida es un sueño y el que muere des-pierta a la vida verdadera. Viviendo el Evangelio en esta vida nos prepara para la vida eterna. Las cenizas y esas frases dan un mensaje que lleva la imagen de la tierra que se somete para culti-varse. A veces la tierra se quema para que de sus ce-nizas venga vida nueva. Las cenizas que se nos pu-sieron no son para despreciar nuestra vida sino para amarla. De esa manera seremos cultivados por el ayuno, la oración y la caridad que hagamos durante la cuaresma, sometiendo el polvo de nuestro cuerpo para dar fruto eterno. —Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co

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CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church #515402 8500 Cross Mountain Trail San Antonio, TX 78255 TELEPHONE 210 698-1941 CONTACT PERSON Michelle Marroquin EMAIL: michelle@seaschurch.com SOFTWARE MSPublisher 2010 Adobe Acrobat XI Windows 10 TRANSMISSION TIME Friday1:45 SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION March 10, 2019 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 8 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS