FEBRUARY 11, 2018 • SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

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PASTORAL TEAM

Fr. Daniel M. Balizan, Pastor ............................ 473-4200

Fr. Michael Niemczak, Associate Pastor ........ 473-4200

Fr. Earl Rohleder, Ministerial Assistant ......... 473-4200

Deacons:

Rev. Mr. John Cordova ................................... 473-4200

Rev. Mr. Eloy Gallegos .................................... 473-4200

Rev. Mr. Juan M. Rodríguez (Retired)

OFFICE STAFF

Mr. Tommy D. Baca

Director of Youth Ministry .............................. 629-1328

Ms. Bernadette Bach

Director of RCIA & Adult Confirmation .............. 629-4211

Sr. Magdalena Casas-Nava, DLJC Director of Hispanic Ministry .......................... 629-1327

Mrs. Alice Gallegos

Receptionist ....................................................... 473-4200

Sr. Stella Maris Hamann, DLJC

Director/Evangelization & Family Catechesis. 629-4212

Mr. Jared Kinsinger

Maintenance ..................................................... 629-4218

Mr. Tommy Martinez

Director of Operations/Finance ...................... 629-0324

Ms. Helen Ortega

Receptionist ....................................................... 473-4200

Mr. Bill Roibal

Facility Manager .................................................. 629-4218

Ms. Brenda Weimer

Director of Liturgy/Music ............................... 629-4741

PARISH OFFICE HOURS:

Monday—Thursday 9:00AM—12:00PM; 1:00PM—5:00PM

Friday 9:00AM—12:00PM

LITURGY SCHEDULE

Saturday:

5:00PM (Anointing Mass on the 3rd Saturday)

Sunday:

7:30AM, 9:30AM, & 11:30AM (Bilingual), 5:00PM (Life Teen)

DAILY MASSES:

Monday at 5:45PM; Tuesday , Thursday & Friday at 12:15PM;

Wednesday at 8:25AM

Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession):

Saturdays at 3:30PM while people are present or by appointment.

ANTA S ARIA M

de la AZ P Called into being by the Spirit of God on January 1, 1990 to fulfill the mission of Jesus, we the Catholic Community of Santa María de la Paz, dedicate ourselves to:

¨ Worship together united in common prayer and the celebration of life;

¨ Deepen our individual relationship with God through personal study, prayer and apostolic action;

¨ Be a compassionate people acknowledging our own brokenness and need for healing;

¨ Become co-creators of a more just society based on Gospel values;

¨ Be a loving family valuing the richness of diverse cultures, gifts and traditions; and

¨ Honor the ministry of Mary as peacemaker.

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Monday, February 12, 2018 5:45PM †Sharon Gurule (BD) - LeMaster, Gurulé and Romero families †Sandra Gallegos - Eloy Gallegos

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

12:15PM †Ubaldo Gurule (BD) - Gurulé and Griego families †Joey Chavez - Family

- Recovery and well-being of Armida Strong - Otero family Wednesday, February 14, 2018 ASH WEDNESDAY 8:25AM - For the People 12:15PM -For the People 6:00PM -For the People

Thursday, February 15, 2018 12:15PM †Margaret Rivera (BD) - Gurulé and Griego families †Sean Matthew White (19) †Berta Zalduondo Cruz &

†George W. White - Naida White

Friday, February 16, 2018

6:00PM - Special intentions to The Blessed Mother - Lena Mares

Saturday, February 17, 2018 5:00PM †Susie G. & †Secundino Quintana - Family † Victoria Belen Peralta (1st) †Dora & †Albert Gomez - Carolina Peralta †Jeff Winkler & †Eddie Arguello - Family

Sunday, February 18, 2018 First Sunday of Lent 7:30AM †Ned, - Mary & - Family †Vangheese Vathallor - Family

9:30AM †Robert J. Carrillo & †Barbara Anne Carrillo - Anne Carrillo †Antoinette Pacheco, †Angel Vigil & †Tommy Sanchez - Bea Romero

†James Garcia (2nd) - Carol Valdez

11:30AM †Arnold Lucero †Deceased members of Lucero & Abeyta Family - Family †Art Martinez, †Albertino CdeBaca & †Marisol Martinez - Rudy & Fermie Lujan †Agnes Herrera (1st) - Children & Grandchildren

5:00PM - For the People

Pray daily for an end to violence and terrorism.

Remember seminarians

NATHAN LOPEZ 3rd Year Theology

&

JORDAN SANCHEZ ST. THOMAS AQUINAS

2nd Year Theology

in your prayers.

Carmen & Reynaldo Balizan Marie Rodriguez

Diane Dennedy-Frank JoJo Martinez

Margaret Martinez Chuck Ulm

Alex Jaramillo Jari & Isidro Gonzales

If someone in your family is in need of prayers, please contact the parish office and

ask for your loved one's name, with their permission, to be included in the "Prayer

Requests" section of the weekly bulletin. Prayer requests will be placed in the

bulletin for three consecutive weeks, thereupon will be removed.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF

February 11, 2018 Monday: Jas 1:1-11/Ps 119:67, 68, 71, 72, 75, 76 [77a]/Mk

8:11-13

Tuesday: Jas 1:12-18/Ps 94:12-13a, 14-15, 18-19 [12a]/Mk

8:14-21

Wednesday: Jl 2:12-18/2 Cor 5:20--6:2/Ps 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 12-13,

14 and 17 [cf. 3a]/Mt 6:1-6, 16-18

Thursday: Dt 30:15-20/Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6 [40:5a]/Lk 9:22-25

Friday: Is 58:1-9a/Ps 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 18-19 [19b]/Mt 9:14-15

Saturday: Is 58:9b-14/Ps 86:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 [11ab]/Lk 5:27-32

READINGS FOR NEXT SUNDAY

February 18, 2018

First Reading: Gn 9:8-15

Psalm: Ps 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [cf. 10]

Second Reading: 1 Pt 3:18-22

Gospel: Mk 1:12-15

BRING YOUR BIBLE TO MASS!

PRAY FOR VOCATIONS

Scripture Readings

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THIS WEEK: THE SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Just over a month ago we were still celebrating the Christmas

season. In another few days we will begin the season of Lent.

This section of Ordinary Time is quite compressed. But it

gives us enough time to complete the first chapter of Mark,

which we do today. We meet the leper who, cured of his

leprosy, cannot keep quiet about what Jesus did for him. He

provides an example of the believer testifying to Christ’s

power.

DISEASE AND SIN

The begging leper and the paralytic dropped in, and both

wanted to be cured of their ailments, including their sin.

Overcoming religious fears and

social customs, they made their

requests. Jesus replied, “Yes, of

course,” and then made the point

that healing from sin and healing

from disease are two sides of the

same coin. Do we have courage

enough to overcome worries and beg healing from the Lord

in the church? If we seek sacramental reconciliation, Jesus will

surely reply, “Yes, of course.” Philip J. Sandstrom, STD © 2000, OCP.

A QQUICKCK CK JJJOURNEYEY EY TTTHROUGHGH GH THETHE E MMMASSASS This is the last of an 11-part series, “A Quick Journey Through the Mass” adapted from Matthew Kelly’s book, Rediscover Catholicism.

He says “I hope to unveil some of the meanings that too often remain unknown and hidden, and instruct you about ways you can

become more actively engaged throughout the Mass.” Understanding the parts of Mass will help us be a more fully active, conscious

and participative people – something that the Church asks us to be.

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST: this is the “center and the summit of the entire celebration” and consists of the Eucharistic Prayer,

Consecration, The Our Father and Sign of Peace, and Communion. It is the Holiest, most sacred time of Mass and should be

observed without distractions of people leaving church or coming back in.

THANKSGIVING: These moments of reflection after receiving the Eucharist can be extremely powerful if we make ourselves present

to them. The fruits of Holy Communion include unity with Jesus, nourishment for the spiritual life, a hunger for virtue, a desire to

do the will of God, cleansing from past sins, a fanning of the flames of Christian love, grace to avoid sin in the future, sensitivity to

the promptings of the Holy Spirit, and a desire to know God more intimately.

ENGAGE: For these precious moments when Christ is so mysteriously present in you, kneel or sit, close your eyes, and just

thank God in your own words for all the blessings in your life. Name them specifically – people, places, things, and

opportunities for which you are grateful. Allow your heart to fill and overflow with gratitude.

CONCLUDING RITES: The concluding rites are made up of the Final Blessing and the Dismissal.

FINAL BLESSING: On the way into church we blessed ourselves with the Sign of the Cross. Before the Gospel we blessed

our mind, our lips, and our heart. Now we receive a blessing.

ENGAGE: Bow your head, close your eyes, and allow the words of the Final Blessing to penetrate the very depths of

your being.

THE DISMISSAL: The Mass takes its name from this final statement: “Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your

life.” Ite, missa est is a Latin phrase that means “Go, you are sent.”

ENGAGE: In this final moment of the Mass we are being sent on a mission to light up the ways of this

world with the love of Christ, a love that is willing to sacrifice for others, a love that knows no limits. As

you leave Church and return to the world, consider how you might live out your Christian mission this

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YOUtH GROUP There is always something FUN to do during Youth Group

time. Come join us at the Social Hall, Sunday afternoon from

3:15-4:30 pm. Contact Marie Morrison, Youth Minister, at 505-

629-9169 for information.

NO Youth Group or Confirmation Class on

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629-4211 • rcia@smdlp.org

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Sr. Stella Maris, Director

629-4212 • familylife@smdlp.org

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION FOR ADULTS Our small group survived their individual third interviews

and are now ready for Lent just as the rest of the parish also

prepares for making change in their lives during the time of

Lent. We focus on the Paschal Mystery, in which we see the

sadness and darkness of certain times but always continue

hoping for the glory of the light and the resurrection time

that follows. We ask for prayers for all of us as we struggle to

make the changes required in our lives in order to truly

follow Jesus and to know and follow God’s will for our lives.

EDUCACIÓN RELIGIOSA PARA ADULTOS CICLO 2017-2018

¡TODOS SON BIENVENIDOS!

Padres de niños preparándose para la Primera Comu-

nión o la Confirmación deberán completar por lo me-nos una sesión completa (sin faltas) ANTES de que sus hijos reciban los sacramentos. Los cursos en español se

impartirán en el salón N. S. del Rosario C.

Session III: (6 clases) Curso de Evangelización (continúa) Febrero 13 - Intensidad y manifestación del amor 20 - La corrección fraterna

ADULT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Fr. Daniel’s Adult Religious Education continues with Unit

four: A Biblical Walk Through the Mass. Sessions are held

on Tuesday at 6:00PM in the Social Hall. REMINDER:

Parents or guardians of Confirmation and First Holy

Communion candidates are required to attend at least one

unit of Adult Religious Education.

The fourth Unit: A Biblical Walk Through the Mass by Dr.

Edward Sri begins on Tuesday, February 13, 2018. The

cost of this unit is $10.00.

Date: Session: Feb 13 Introduction

Feb 20 Introductory Rites

Feb 27 The Liturgy of the Word

Mar 6 The Liturgy of the Eucharist:

Preparation of Gifts & Eucharistic Prayer

Mar 13 The Liturgy of the Eucharist:

The Concluding Rites

BEREAVEMENT GROUP

The Bereavement Group is

postponed until February 28th when

a new program begins. SEASONS OF

HOPE will run for 6 weeks on Wednesdays beginning at

5:30pm-7:00pm in the Cristo Rey room. For more

information please contact Sr. Stella Maris at 629-4212.

WOW! - “Whatcha doing on Wednedays”?

Join us on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month from

10:00am—12:00pm in Our Lady of Peace room for games,

fun and food. Light refreshments are served. See you there!

INTO THE BREACH A day of encouragement, prayer and fellowship for Adult men (18+)

Saturday, February 17th, 2018 • 8:00AM - 1:00PM

Santa Maria de la Paz

Registration: Michael Specht (nmkofcdd9@gmail.com)

Cost: Free (donations welcome)

Check out www.smdlp.org for more information.

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This Week’s FORMED

Feature: Forgiven: The

Transforming Power of

Confession is the latest addition

to the Augustine Institute’s library of

sacramental preparation programs. As a FORMED subscriber, you

now have access to all 9 sessions of the Parish Edition in English,

along with corresponding guidebooks for Sessions 1–5.

Forgiven explores the grace and healing offered in Confession and

shows how this sacrament of mercy reveals the depth and bounty

of God’s love. By looking at God’s revelation of his mercy in

Scripture and making a step-by-step examination of the Rite

itself, Forgiven communicates God’s invitation to each one of us to

come experience his indescribable love in the Sacrament of

Reconciliation.

To register: go to formed.org, enter Parish Code: 2PX32G

THIS WEEK’S LINEN CARE:

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KNIGHTS “KNEWS” ¨ The Knights of Columbus will have a Fry-

Day Night Lenten Fish

Fry on February

16th, March 9th and March

23rd. The cost of the meal is $10.00

per person and will begin at 6:30 p.m.

until 8:30 p.m. A portion of the

proceeds will help students at Santo

Nino with tuition assistance.

¨ Catholic Boy and Girl Scholarship applications are now

available and are due by FEBRUARY 20TH. Packets may

be obtained by calling Grand Knight, Anthony Romero

at 505-231-4080 or email: kofc10517@gmail.com.

¨ Knights of Columbus is conducting a “Hope For the

Homeless” drive during January and February. We will

collect new items such as socks and underwear, gloves,

stocking hats, razors, full size shampoo and body wash,

hair conditioner, foot powder, shaving cream, Q-tips,

tooth brushes, travel size deodorant, travel size lotion,

and travel size sun screen. A box for the items is in the

Gathering Space.

For more information contact Grand Knight, Anthony

Romero at 505-231-4080 or email: kofc10517@gmail.com.

Lent Stations of the Cross

Home Masses During the season of Lent we offer our

parishioners the opportunity to have Mass

celebrated in their home. If you are interested

in participating, please call the parish office

at 473-4200 to reserve your date and station.

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STATION DATE TIME

Saturday, February 17 6:30PM

Sunday, February 18 6:30PM

#13 Thurs, Feb 22 (Sofia & Davin Barefoot) 6:30PM

Friday, February 23 6:30PM

#11 Sat, Feb 24 (Gina Capener) 6:30PM

Sunday, February 25 6:30PM

Thursday, March 1 6:30PM

#1 Sat, Mar 3 (David & Bridget Dixon) 6:30PM

#6 Sun, Mar 4 (Ector & Cathy Alvarado) 6:30PM

#2 Fri, Mar 9 (Manny & Rosemarie Salinas) 6:30PM

Saturday, March 10 6:30PM

Sunday, March 11 6:30PM

Friday, March 16 6:30PM

#14 Sat, Mar 17 (Ralph & Winona Nava) 6:30PM

Lenten Crosses SMDLP will once again place crosses

with your Lenten intentions around the

perimeter of our parish each day during

Lent. Stop by the Parish Office to reserve your date and

pick up your purple ribbon to write your intentions. Your

cross will be placed during a prayer service held on your

specified date at 12:00 noon.

HONDURAN MISSION

MEETING REMINDER

& PRAYER REQUEST

Over 20 people have heard

God’s call and have joined

the 2018 Honduran

Mission trip for 2018! We are most blessed! The February

meeting of the Santa Maria and Cathedral Basilica

Honduran Mission group for 2018 will be held in the Cristo

Rey room at Santa Maria de la Paz on Tuesday, February 13,

2018 @ 5:45 pm. Please keep this year’s group and this

important part of their preparation for the ministry in your

prayers. Supporters are welcome to the meeting as well as

travelers. If you have questions before the meeting, please

contact Valerie Alarid & Richard Martinez, the 2018 group

leaders at 757-6209.

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LENT: The Evil Stops Here

Lent is a season in which we prepare for Easter, the high point of the Christian

year. Over the centuries, Lent has become a special time for fasting, abstinence,

communal and private prayer, self-discipline, serving others, sturdy, reflection

and penance. The whole Church re-examines its priorities, to leave sin and self-

love behind and intensify our love and service of God and others.

The conversion requires changes both in our inner attitudes and our outer

actions. Just as Jesus confronted the powers of evil that held his world in their

grasp, so we too must get involved in that struggle to eliminate evil’s domination

over us and our lives. Every day we must make the hard choice to eliminate evil and bring good. If we each began to refuse to

introduce any new evil and injustice into the world, then the kingdom of God that Jesus envisioned, preached and died for

would start right now to become a reality for ourselves and those around us. So this Lent let us take a look in the mirror each

morning and tell ourselves that now, with God’s help, “The evil stops here.”

FASTING FOR PEACE

In their 1983 pastoral letter, The Challenge of Peace, the U.S. Catholic bishops invited the

Christian community to fast during Lent for the cause of peace, which we might again do

this year. “We call upon our people voluntarily to do penance on Friday by eating less

food and by abstaining from meat. This return to a traditional practice of penance, once well observed in the U. S. church,

should be accompanied by works of charity and service toward our neighbors. Each Friday should be a day significantly

devoted to prayer, penance and almsgiving for peace.”

LENTEN GUIDES FOR FASTING AND ABSTINENCE

The Church teaches that Catholics in good health are to observe the following practices during Lent unless for some serious

reason they are unable to do so. Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59 are obliged to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good

Friday. In addition, all Catholics 14 years old and older must abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and all the

Fridays of Lent.

Fasting as explained by the U.S. bishops means partaking of only one full meal and two smaller meals that do not equal the

main meal. Abstinence forbids the use of meat, but not of eggs, milk products or condiments made of animal fat. The Easter

fast must be kept sacred and should be celebrated everywhere on Good Friday, and where possible should be prolonged

throughout Holy Saturday so that the faithful may attain the joys of Easter Sunday.

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Mass Times: 8:25 AM SNRC School Mass

12:15 PM

6:00 PM

VIA CRUCIS Durante la cuaresma, rezaremos el Via Crucis en español los

lunes a partir de las 5:30PM seguido de la misa a las 6:00PM.

Los viernes rezaremos el Via Crucis en inglés a las 5:30PM

seguido de misa a las 6:00PM.

STATIONS OF THE CROSS During Lent we will pray the Stations of the Cross in

Spanish on Mondays at 5:30PM followed by 6:00PM Mass,

and in English on Fridays at 5:30PM followed by 6:00PM

Mass.

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This week’s FEATURED advertiser...

DID YOU KNOW?

Our bulletin is provided at no cost to our parish.

The advertisers that you see on the back of the

bulletin cover the cost. We are very grateful to all of

them and encourage you to support their business.

FEB 3RD & 4TH COLLECTION General Fund Collection $ 14,259.02 Building Fund Collection $ 4,884.00 Children’s Collection $ 143.89 Santo Nino $ 72.00 Ash Wed, Holy Thurs. Good Fri. $ 62.00 Black & Indian Mission $ 27.00 Easter Flowers $ 1.00 ACH Collection $ 4,507.00

Total Collection $ 23,955.91

Last Year’s Collection $ 24,242.51

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Chimayo is scheduled for

Saturday, March 24th. The Parish

rented a coach bus for those who

wish to join the pilgrimage but are

unable to walk or cannot walk long distances. The bus will

stop periodically so that we can pray together and rest. The

cost to reserve a seat on the bus is $10.00 payable at time of

reservation. If you are interested in reserving a seat stop by

the Parish Office. The bus will load passengers at 6:00AM,

on March 24th in the parking lot of Santa Maria de la Paz.

The pilgrimage will commence at 7:00AM from Nambe.

Mass at the Santuario de Chimayo will be celebrated at

approximately 11:00AM. SPACE IS LIMITED!

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PEACE & SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE Our Santa Maria de la Paz Peace and Social Justice

Committee voted at our February meeting to donate

$1000.00 each to the Interfaith Community Shelter and to

Camp Corazones. As many of our parish already know, the

Interfaith Community Shelter is faithfully supported by

volunteer workers from the parish who serve meals two

weeks during the year to the homeless, many from our own

community who are among the poorest of the poor for

various reasons. We are also fortunate to be able to have

two members from our parish on the board for the Interfaith

Community Shelter, which is unlike any homeless shelter in

the country because of its support from twenty or so various

faith communities who provide meals and check-in services

during the season. The Interfaith Community Shelter also

provides summer services for women and children and their

numbers continue growing because the need has escalated.

Camp Corazones is a four day summer camp for children

affected or infected by HIV/AIDS and is staffed entirely by

volunteers from the community. Volunteers are always

welcome to help with this camp. Call Bernadette in the

office for additional information. Join the Knights of Columbus THIS

FRIDAY, February 16th, for a Fry-Day

Night Lenten Fish Fry at the Social

Hall. Cost is $10.00 per person.

6:30PM—8:30PM

RESOURCE CENTER St. John's Parish in Santa Fe now has a resource center for

people living with disabilities. It is open Monday through

Friday from 10:00AM to 1:00PM at St. John's Parish

Center. You can e-mail: servant.heartc10@gmail.com or call

983-5034 or 690-3216 for further information.

417 E. Rodeo Rd • 505-989-7032

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN UPDATE As of 02/01/18

Number of Pledges 212

Total Pledged $421,635.94

Percentage pledged of goal 74.63%

Total Paid $217,303.01

Percentage collected of goal 38.46%

Percentage collected of pledges 51.54%

Where we should be 02/2018 47.22%