Sacred Heart Church ~ Rockport, Texas

Saturday, March 24th

5:00 p.m. †Margaret Solis Ragsdale by Family

Sunday, March 25th

7:30 a.m. †Cindy Johnson & †Tab Blackwell by

Gracie Cantu

9:00 a.m. Little Jesus of Prague by Fay

10:30 a.m. For the People

4:30 p.m. †Gonzala Munoz Coronado by Society of

Our Lady of Guadalupe

Spanish Mass

Monday, March 26th 7:15 a.m. †Gerald Begnaud, Sr. & †Katherine

Begnaud by Charleen Gremillion

Tuesday, March 27th

7:15 a.m. Raul Peña by Society of Our Lady of

Guadalupe

Wednesday, March 28th

7:15 a.m. †Greg Kawczynski by Maggie

Kawczynski

Thursday, March 29th

7:15 a.m. Lean Stokes by Ruth Walston

Friday, March 30th

8:00 a.m. †Ed, †Mary & †Eddie Peña by Ann

Morgan

7:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross

Saturday, March 31st

5:00 p.m. Jesus Corpus by Family

Sunday, April 1st

7:30 a.m. Elvira Moreno - Happy Birthday

9:00 a.m. †Frank Weller by Friends from Fulton

Oaks Park

10:30 a.m. †Emea “Bottari” Franzen by Senior

Single Social Club

4:30 p.m. For the People

The Sanctuary Lamp will burn:

Friday March 23rd—Tuesday, March 27th for †Martha Buenaño Solis by Maria Buenaño Solis & Family

Sunday, April 1st—Thursday, April 5th for †Thomas Raines, Sr. by Larry and Jean Pearce & Family

The Sacred Heart of Jesus Lamp will burn: Saturday, March 24th—Tuesday, March 26th for

†Mary Ellen Montemayor by Perez Family

Tuesday, March 27th—Thursday, March 29th for

†Nareisa Cunanant by Resy Keller

Friday, March 30th -Saturday, March 31st for Cleve Woods by Family

Sunday, April 1st—Tuesday, April 3rd for The Sousa & Floyd Families by Manuel & Leonor Sousa

Seeds for Sowing Publication The Sanctuary Lamp

The Sacred Heart of Jesus Lamp

Clinging Vines

When Jesus tells us that we must lose our life in order to gain it, He is not playing mind games with us. On the contrary, He is giving us words that could make the difference between life and death. If we ignore His words, we could find ourselves in a kind of

living death. But if we take His words into ourselves and live by them, we could start to experience life as Jesus wished us to experience it.

There are many things we tend to cling to, but

one thing that many of us cling to are our ideas. In our lives, many of us cling to destructive, or simply false, ideas that prevent us from really living healthy and full lives. Clinging to old and outworn ideas is the

surest way to prevent growth in our lives, and, in

fact, such clinging prevents growth in understanding of one another and of life, in general. It can also put a roadblock in our love for one another.

Clinging to old and outworn ideas can also prevent

proper and life-giving respect for our environment. It

can hinder progress and keep us enslaved to inefficient and backward ways of doing things. Actually it is hard to imagine the wide-ranging and devastating effect that such clinging can have in our lives and in our world.

If it is true that we carry around within us so many unexamined ideas about our lives, then why don’t we just stop, examine our ideas and then

change our lives accordingly? Why? Because the cost is too high. If we really looked closely at many of our ideas, we would soon see that our false ideas protect

us. They protect us from being just, compassionate, kind, human, understanding and so forth. May we all have the wisdom to look closely at the many ideas which push us through life, and the courage to let die what needs dying, and to embrace what gives life.

Readings for the Week of March 25, 2012

Sunday Fifth Sunday of Lent Jer 31:31-34; Ps 51;

Heb 5:7-9; Jn 12:20-33 or Ez 37:12-14; Rom 8:8-11 or

Jn 11:1-45 or 11:3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45

Monday The Annunciation of the Lord Is 7:10-14, 8:10;

Ps 40; Heb 10:4-10; Lk 1:26-38

Tuesday Nm 21:4-9; Ps 102; Jn 8:21-30

Wednesday Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95; Dn 3; Jn 8:31-42

Thursday Gn 17:3-9; Ps 105; Jn 8:51-59

Friday Jer 20:10-13; Ps 18; Jn 10:31-42

Saturday Ez 37:21-28; Jer 31; Jn 11:45-56

Sunday Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord

Mk 11:1-10 or Jn 12:12-16; Ps 22; Is 50:4-7; Phil 2:6-11;

Mk 14:1—15:47 or 15:1-39

March 25, 2012 ~ 5th Sunday of Lent

Please call the church office if someone needs

to stay on the prayer for more than four weeks. Fran Barbour Mickey Barrera Monica Benavidez Tim Benavidez Freddie Berger Walter Bringle Eric Carnello, Jr. Angie Casteel Alma Centofante Patty Chupe Mike Clem Joe Clemens Pat Cook Greg Crow Aladia M. DeJesus CJ DeLaGarza Marisa DeLeon Buddy Diebel Joe L. Dominguez Robert Dusl Jennifer Egger Ray Espinosa Faron Evans Bob Fargaharson Robbie Fauverge Mary Fienning John J. Finegan Toni Fletcher Doug Fontenot Gretchen Foresman Frank Fortini Noel Garces Ryan Garcia April Garza Daniel Garza Lauren Garza Johnny Gonzales

Lydia Gonzales Claire Gorman Family of Mildred Grant Del Graves Rachel Guerrero Pete Guzman Alison Hartnett David Holst Jake Jacobs Gay Kashmitter Courtney Klemcke Glenn Kulak Thomas Kulak Bob Farga Larson Fred Z. Leal Gilbert Leal Linda Lee Leighton Lott Amelia Martinez Jimmy Martinez Blas Montemayor Victoria Montemayor

Vivian Moreno Teet Mullinax Jim & Pat Palmer Jamiee Pearce Don Perkins Alfred Pina, Jr. Nicolas Ramos Harry Ray Robbie Reardon Henrietta Rios Norena Rivera Joe Rodriguez Robert Roder

Emily Ross Sam Santana Sue Scott Dana Simpson Kathy Smith Jackie Solis Norelia Solis Norma Solis Paula Spahn Kevin Stokes Bob Swanson Pauline Tobias Amy Tristan Family of Brittany Tristan Sr. Mary VanGiIder Melissa Walker Whitney Walker Robert James Walker Christopher Warren Bill & Jeane Weaver David Whitmore Sara Woods Yachim All who are in need of prayer.

Saturday, March 24, 2012 10:00 AM Rosary for Life, Parish Hall

Sunday, March 25, 2012 Fifth Sunday of Lent, Third Scrutiny

10:00 AM CCD, EDGE, & Confirmation Classes

2:00PM Eucharist Parent Meeting—SHS cafeteria

3:00 PM Spanish Choir Practice, SHC

Monday, March 26, 2012 Sacred Heart Business Office &

School Closed—Diocesan Centennial Jubilee

10:00 AM SVDP Open

12:00PM Centennial Jubilee—American Bank Ctr.

3:30PM SVDP Volunteer Meeting

6:00PM Centennial Jubilee Mass—American

Bank Ctr.

7:00 PM Cenacle Prayer Group, SHC

7:00 PM Men's Prayer Group, Parish Hall

7:00 PM Spanish Prayer Group, SVDP

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

9:00 AM Gregory Hall Open

6:30 PM Adult Choir Practice, SHC

8:15 PM Narcotics Anonymous Meeting, SVDP

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

7:45 AM Men's Faith Sharing, Adult Faith Bldg.

8:00 AM Silence of Mary Prayer Group, SHC

10:00 AM Biblical Walk Through the Mass,

Parish Hall

10:00 AM SVDP Open

12:00 PM Lenten Luncheon—Holy Cross Lutheran

Church

3:15 PM Centering Prayer, 524 S Fulton

Beach Rd

4:00 PM RCIA Children's Class

5:00PM Middle School Youth Night

5:15 PM RCIA Youth Class

6:00PM Youth Choir Rehearsal

7:00 PM LifeTeen Youth Night

7:00 PM RCIA, SHS Room 105

Thursday, March 29, 2012

7:45 AM Women's Faith Sharing, Adult Faith

Bldg.

9:00 AM Gregory Hall Open

9:00 AM Prayer Group, Adult Faith Bldg.

7:00 PM Biblical Walk through the Mass, Parish

Hall

Friday, March 30, 2012

10:00 AM SVDP Open

4:30 PM Knights of Columbus Fish Dinner,

Parish Hall

6:00 PM Tae Kwon Do Testing, Activity Center

7:00 PM Stations of the Cross, SHC

Saturday, March 31, 2012

10:00 AM Rosary for Life, Parish Hall

Sunday, April 1, 2012 Palm Sunday 10:00 AM CCD/EDGE/Confirmation Classes

3:00 PM Spanish Choir Practice, SHC

Offering for the weekend of March 18th Envelope $ 9,696.68 Loose $ 2,694.00 Total $ 12,390.68

Sacred Heart Church ~ Rockport, Texas

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Annual Lenten Baked & Fried Fish Dinner

Friday, March 30th will be the last fish dinner for this

Lenten Season 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

$7.00 per plate including coffee, tea & tax ~ Carry outs available ~

213 S. Church Street ~ Rockport, TX. ~ (361) 729-7227 Proceeds from the KC Fish Dinners will benefit the youth of

Sacred Heart Parish through the KC Education Scholarship.

Attention Parents

CCD/EDGE/Confirmation Classes resume

today, Sunday, March 25th. Please make

sure your children/youth are on time and

attend classes

Eucharist Parent Meeting

Just a reminder that we will be

having our Eucharist Parent

Meeting today Sunday,

March 25th at 2pm.

Parents/Guardians are required to

attend. All candidates will need to attend

this session with you. Please, no small

children. For more information call

729-9203.

There are a few weeks yet before we

celebrate Easter Sunday on April 8, 2012.

This would be a wonderful time to

acknowledge a special person or an

occasion in your life by

donating flowers for the altar. For

additional information and to put your special

request in you may call the Church

Office at 729-9203

Tickets for Centennial Jubilee Mass

There are extra tickets available for the Diocese of Corpus Christi Centennial Jubilee

Mass scheduled for tomorrow, March 26, 2012 @ 6:00pm at the American Bank Center. You

may pick up a ticket at the Church Business Of-fice between the hours of 8:00am-5:00pm

Monday –Friday. (You must have a ticket to attend the Mass.)

Here is the schedule for the Holy Week.

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Chrism Mass Corpus Christi Cathedral

7:00pm

Holy Thursday, April 5, 2012 No Morning Mass

Confessions 11:30am—1:00pm

Mass of the Lord’s Supper 7:00pm

Good Friday, April 6, 2012

Stations of the Cross 3:00pm

Good Friday Service 7:00pm

Holy Saturday, April 7, 2012

Easter Vigil Mass 7:00pm

Easter Sunday, April 8, 2012

Mass 7:30am, 9:00am, 10:30am, 12:30pm (Spanish)

March 25, 2012 ~ 5th Sunday of Lent

Sponsor of the Week

Sandollar Security & Sound

If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and forgive their sin and heal their land. - 2 Chronicles 7:14

During Lent, between February, 22nd and April 1st, 2012, people of faith will gather together in 258 cities from coast to coast in the United States plus Canada, England, Australia and Spain to hold 40 Days for Life campaigns in fervent prayer and fasting for an end to abortion.

Locally, peaceful prayer vigils will take place outside the abortion facility at 1901 Morgan Avenue at Crosstown Expressway on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8 am to 5 pm. Sacred Heart Church - Rockport is scheduled for anytime during the Tuesday morning shift which is 8 am and 12:30 pm. A group of Sacred Heart parishioners plan to gather between 10:30 am and 12 pm each Tuesday morning during Lent. If you have questions, please call Kristie Rutledge (361)463-8182.

For information on the 40 Days for Life campaign, please visit their web-site: www.40daysforlife.com.

MEDJUGORJE SPIRITUAL JOURNEY

IS OUR LADY CALLING YOU?

Check your spiritual temperature-is it too low?

Give yourself a spiritual fever with the Blessed Mother Mary as

your guide to a deeper relationship with Her Son, Jesus Christ.

Our 2012 spiritual journey to Medjugorje, Bosnia is set for

Sept. 25- Oct.5, 2012 (9 nights). Our tour company is Our Lady

Calls. The cost is $2,569.00 from HOUSTON. Transportation

from Rockport to Houston is not included in the price.

Father Ray, our pastor, will accompany us as our Spiritual

Director. Space is limited so please pray about it and call or

e-mail us for more info or for an application. Father Ray, Ed and I

would love to have you journey with us to this holy place.

Blessing of Jesus and Mary,

Ed and Barbara Morikawa

361-463-7767 or 361 790-5171

Sacred Heart School News…

Registration for the 2012-2013 school year is

now open to NEW FAMILIES. Please pick up an

application for your child/grandchild/neighbor.

Remember that SHS serves 3, 4, & 5year olds in

our Montessori program and 1st-5th graders in Traditional

Classroom Settings.

Tuition for the new year for the first child of

parishioners is only $265/month with each additional

child in the family charged less.

For more information, please call the school at 729-2672.

Consider how your family could benefit from attending your

Catholic school…we hope to see you soon!

Together in Christ,

Mrs. Kathy Barnes, Principal

Wednesday, March 28 Holy Cross Lutheran

Sacred Heart Church Website Please make note that our website address will be

changing in May to: shcrockport.org

In the interim you can still log on by

typing: sacredheartchurchrockport.org

Please update your bookmarks.

Some things to check out on our revised website:

Weekly Bulletin

Homilies for each week

Gateway into Worship Renovations Designs

Calendar of Events

Online Giving

And much more