Sacred Heart Church ~ Rockport, Texas

Saturday, March 19th Vigil Mass 5:00 p.m. For the People Sunday, March 20th ~ Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord

7:30 a.m. †Msgr. Gregory Deane by Scotty & Mike Kautz 9:00 a.m. †James Dramis by Chase & Cameron

10:30 a.m. †Petra & †Guadalupe Hernandez by Sofia Tamez & Family

4:30 p.m. †Rachel Saucedo by Society of Our Lady of Guadalupe Monday, March 21st ~ Monday of Holy Week 7:15 a.m. Special Intentions 5:30 p.m. Confessions Tuesday, March 22nd ~ Tuesday of Holy Week 7:15a.m. Communion Service 7:00 p.m. Chrism Mass ~ Corpus Christi Cathedral Wednesday, March 23rd ~ Wednesday of Holy Week

7:15a.m. †Ernest & †Freida Bodden by Rober t Hoffman Thursday, March 24th ~ Thursday of Holy Week (Holy Thursday) 7:00 p.m. Mary Rampellini & Rev. Erik Pohlmeier by Mary Rampellinini Friday, March 25th ~ Friday of the Passion of the Lord (Good Friday) 3:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross 7:00 p.m. Good Friday Service w/ Veneration of the Cross Saturday, March 26th ~ Holy Saturday Easter Vigil Mass

7:00 p.m. †Dorothy Wiest by Dc. George Wiest Sunday, March 27th ~ Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord 7:30 a.m. For the People 9:30 a.m. †Leonardo Ortiz by Or tiz Famiy

11:30 a.m. †Susan Schultz by SHC Adult Choir 4:30 p.m. No Mass

Business Office: 114 N. Church St. Phone: (361) 729-9203 or (361) 729-2174

Fax (361) 729-1989 Website: www. SHCRockport.org

Email: shrockport@rockport.twcbc.com

Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Rev. Raynaldo Yrlas, Jr., Pastor Rev. Mr. Daniel Boehm, Deacon Rev. Mr. Jerre Ledbetter, Deacon Rev. Mr. George Wiest, Deacon Sr. Jude Janecek, I.W.B. S. Secretary: Glor ia Scott Bookkeeper: Lupe Yarbrough Director of Religious Education : Glor ia Scott Office: 729-8283 Classes: Pre-K thru 5: Sunday 10:00 a.m. EDGE: Grades 6-8: Sunday 10:00 a.m. Confirmation: High School: Sunday 10:00 a.m. High School: Grades 9-12: Sunday 10:00 a.m. RCIA – Children & Youth: Wednesday, 4:00 p.m. Youth Ministry: Troy Cady Office: 729-8283 Middle & High School Youth Night: Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Adult Faith Formation: Sr . Jude Janecek, I.W.B.S. RCIA Coordinator: Sr . Jude Janecek Office: 729-9135 Sacred Heart School: 111 N. Church Street, Rockport, Tx. Office: (361) 729-2672 Fax: 729-9382 Principal: Kathy Barnes, shspr in@shsrockpor t.org Web: www.shsrockport.org

PHONE NUMBERS: St. Vincent de Paul 729-4978 Gabriel Project 729-9203

Sacred Heart Catholic Church 209 N. CHURCH ST. ROCKPORT, TX 78382

MASSES: Saturday: 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 7:30a.m., 9:00a.m., 10:30a.m., 4:30p.m. (Spanish) Holy Days: 8:00 a.m. & 6:00 p.m. (with the exception of Christmas Day & New Year’s Day) Weekdays: Mon.-Wed.-Thurs.– 7:15 a.m., Tues.– 7:15 a.m. Communion Service, Friday 8:00 a.m., SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Saturday: 4:00 p.m.- 4:45 p.m.

Hynes Services, Inc

Sponsor of the Week

Weekend of March 12th & 13th

Envelope $10,580.85 Loose $ 3,913.50 Total $14,494.35

March 20, 2016 ~ Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord

Family of Dolores Dauth Family of Msgr. Gregory Deane Lucy Dube Family of Mary Helen Gonzales Family of Dennis Grace Christine Green Family of Marcus Hernandez Joan Joslin Dolly Kunkel Baby Audree Landon Nancy Martinez—Lechner Ruby Lopez Rudy Martinez Michael Mitchell Family of Gary Mysorski

Gaspar Pena Family of Estella G. Ramon Family of Rachel Saucedo Family of Tommy Stewart Family of Mary Ann Stokes Family of Elaine Vandeveer Fred Z. Leal For those serving in our Armed Forces, in our Book of Intentions and for all in need of prayer Note: Names being added to the prayer list will be kept on for 30 days . They will then be transferred to the Book of Intentions located at the entrance of the Church. .

Please pray for... Saturday, March 19, 2016 10:00 AM Rosary for Life, Steps of the Parish Hall Sunday, March 20, 2016 ~ Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord 10:00 AM CCD/EDGE/Confirmation Classes, SHS 2:00 PM Sacramental Parent Meeting, Room 105 of SHS 3:00 PM Spanish Choir Rehearsal, SHC 6:00 PM Men’s ACTS Team Meeting, Parish Hall Monday, March 21, 2016 10:00 AM SVDP Open 3:30 PM SVDP Meeting, SVDP 7:00 PM Spanish Prayer Group, SVDP Tuesday, March 22, 2016 8:00 AM Gregory Personnel @ Castaways 6:00 PM Adult Choir Rehearsal, SHC 6:30 PM Tae Kwon Do, Activity Center Wednesday, March 23, 2016 7:45 AM Rosary, SHC 10:00 AM SVDP Open 3:00 PM Centering Prayer Group, 524 S. Fulton Beach Rd 4:15 PM Children/Youth Class, AFF Bldg. 6:00 PM Youth Choir Rehearsal, SHC 7:00 PM Youth Nite, Yth. Bldg. 7:00 PM RCIA, Room 105 SHS Thursday, March 24, 2016 ~ Business Office Closed 7:45 AM Women’s Faith Sharing Group, AFF Bldg. 8:00 AM Gregory Personnel @ Castaways 9:00 AM Prayer Group, AFF Bldg. 4:30 PM Schoenstatt Girls, AFF Bldg. 6:30 PM Tae Kwon Do, Activity Center Friday, March 25, 2016 ~ Business Office Closed 10:00 AM SVDP Closed 3:00 PM Stations of the Cross, SHC Saturday, March 26, 2016 10:00 AM Rosary for Life, Steps of the Parish Hall 11:00 AM RCIA Catechumen’s & Candidate’s Rehearsal, SHC Sunday, March 27, 2016 10:00 AM No CCD/EDGE/Confirmation Classes

Why Catholics Celebrate Divine Mercy

Sunday

On the Second Sunday of Easter of

the Julibee Year 2000, at the Mass for the canonization of St. Faustina Kowalski, Pope John Paul II proclaimed to the world that “from

now on throughout the Church this Sunday will be called Divine Mercy Sunday.” The message and devotion to Jesus as The Divine Mercy is based on the writings of St. Faustina and began spreading throughout the world in the 1930’s. In his 1980 encyclical on God’s mercy, Rich in Mercy, Pope John Paul developed a scriptural and doctrinal basis for our faith in the mercy of God. By linking the revealed truth about God’s mercy to one of the most

solemn Sundays after Easter, itself, he illumined the fact that the liturgy already proclaimed the divine mercy. In Psalm 118 we sing three times, “His mercy endures forever.” In the Gospel from John 20:19-31, Jesus gives the apostles the power of God’s mercy for the sinner, the gift of forgiving sins from God’s treasury of mercy. “Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them.”

Come join us on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 3rd @ 2 p.m. for Holy Hour with the Blessed Sacrament followed by with the Chaplet of Divine Mercy Devotion to be prayed @ 3 p.m. in the presence of the Eucharist. Benediction will follow.

The Sacred Heart

Business Office will be

closed in observance of

the Easter Holiday on

the following days:

Thursday ~ March 24, 2016

Friday ~ March 25, 2016

Monday ~ March 28, 2016 Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 @ 8am

Sacred Heart Church ~ Rockport, Texas

Wrapped in Prayer Ministry

Our ministry provides fleece shoulder wraps (shawls) for those facing a health concern or difficult emotional times.

Prayer wraps are a symbol of our Sacred Heart community covering with prayer the individuals who receive them so that they know that there are those who care about them and are praying for their healing. (There is no charge for a prayer wrap but donations are welcomed to buy fabric.)

For more information, please contact:

Mary Jo Piwetz by phone at 361-729-8564 or at mjpiwetz@yahoo.com.

Please continue your prayerful support of

Matthew Kawczynksi who is in priestly formation with the Norbertines at St.

Michael’s Abbey.

You may send greetings to him at:

Matt Kawczynski 19292 El Toro Rd.

Silverado, CA. 92676

Sacred Heart School News...

Nominations for Spring Elections for the

2016-2017 school year are now open.

Those who are interested in becoming a

PTC Officer and/ or those who would like

to be a member of the Advisory Council,

should submit their written request to the school

office before April 1.

New family registration for 2016-2017 opens on

March 21. Families may download their registration

papers at our website, fill them out, and bring in.

Interviews with the parent/guardian and prospective

student will be scheduled with the principal.

New information for families who wish to apply for

Tuition Assistance this year. You will do so online

using the FACTS Grant & Aid Assessment Service.

There is a $30 application fee which is paid by the

applicant. The online application is available through

the following steps:

Access the Diocese of Corpus Christi

website at www.diocesecc.org Click Office of Catholic Schools

Click the Diocesan Tuition Assistance TAB

Or visit the direct link at: www.diocesecc.orgDiocesanSchoolsTuitionAssistance

Applications must be submitted to FACTS before April 15 to be eligible for tuition assistance at Sacred Heart School for 2016-2017. Parents need to apply each year.

Yours in Christ,

Kathy Barnes, Principal

Religious Education News Today, Sunday, March 20th

CCD/EDGE/Confirmation Classes resume Sacramental Parent Meeting @ 2:00p in Room 105 of SHS ~ candidates will need to attend

March 20, 2016 ~ Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord

Sacred Heart Church ~ Rockport, Texas