MASSES

Wednesday at 7:00 a.m.

Doris Polasek †

Thursday at 6:00 p.m.

James Kovar †

Friday at 7:00 a.m.

For Rain

Sunday at 8:00 a.m. For the People

Sacrament of Reconciliation 60 to 20 minutes before Mass

St. John the Baptist

Catholic Church 207 E. Bell St.

Fayetteville

www.stjohnfayetteville.com

St. Mary

Catholic Church Mission Parish

815 St. Mary’s Church Rd.

Fayetteville (near Ellinger)

www.stmaryellinger.com

Bishop Joe S. Vásquez

Diocese of Austin

Pope Francis

Vatican City State

MASSES

Tuesday at 6:00 p.m.

No Mass

Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.

Charles Vasek †

Thursday at 7:00 a.m.

Dr. Edwin Mueller, Jr. †

Friday at 6:00 p.m.

Binky Malota †

Saturday at 7:30 a.m.

Mass of Life

Saturday Vigil at 6:00 p.m. Living and deceased of the

Joseph & Mary Sykora Baca Family

Sunday at 10:00 a.m. All Catechists

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday: 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Wednesday 6:00-6:30 p.m.

First Friday: 4:00-5:30 p.m.

St. Martin

Catholic Church World’s Smallest Catholic Church

Historic Chapel 3490 S. Hwy 237

Round Top

(near Warrenton)

MONTHLY MASS Wednesday, September 18, at 9:00 a.m.

For the intentions left on the altar

Rev. Nock Russell, Pastor pastor@stjohnfayetteville.com

Deacon Robert Jasek

Marriage preparation: Contact the priest before setting

the date and at least nine months before the date desired.

Baptism Preparation Classes will be held on the fourth

Monday of each month. Parents & Godparents must have

attended a Baptism Preparation class within three years of the

Baptism. Contact the parish office to register.

Faith Formation Lexxus Mayorga lmayorga@stjohnfayetteville.com

Knights of Columbus Jim Sula jsula@aol.com

Catholic Daughters of the Americas Donna Shula lshula340@gmail.com

Mailing Address and Contact Information

P.O. Box 57

Fayetteville, Texas 78940

Phone: 979-378-2277 Fax: 979-378-4407

Email: stsjm@stjohnfayetteville.com

Office Hours: Tues-Fri, 8:30-4:30 (closed for lunch)

Administrative Staff Amy Babin

Lexxus Mayorga

Sue Zapalac

Parish Registration forms available at the entrance of the Church and online.

THE TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

SEPTEMBER 8, AD 2019

ST. MARY’S NEWS

Sunday Offering: $ 1,722.00

Online Giving: $ 100.00

Cemetery Fund: $ 359.00

POST BAZAAR MEETING will be on Thursday, September 12,

after Mass at the parish hall. You are invited to attend to offer

accolades for successes as well as constructive suggestions for

improvement. All chairpersons should attend this meeting.

ST. JOHN’S NEWS

Sunday Offering: $ 4,721.50

Online Giving: $ 370.00

Faith Formation: $ 687.00

THANK YOU for coming out and working hard to make our

parish feast a huge success! A special thanks to the individuals

and businesses that donated their time, services and supplies.

May God bless our generous parishioners and all those that came

to support our fundraiser. A report will be out as soon as all the

money is collected and bills are paid.

POST-FEAST MEETING is planned for Friday, September 20,

at 6:45 p.m. in the parish hall. You are invited to attend to offer

any suggestions to improve next year’s feast. It is important that

chairpersons attend this meeting.

NOTE: If there are any concerns or changes needed for next

year’s worksheet, or if you have some ideas but are unable to attend

the meeting, please contact your chairperson, Janice Kasmiersky,

or Betty Kovar.

A PHONE WAS FOUND last weekend at the St. John feast.

Please contact the parish office to claim it.

ST. JOHN’S ALTAR SOCIETY will have their first monthly

meeting after the summer, on Tuesday, September 10, at 2:00 p.m.

Come and help plan activities for the year! Fellowship will follow.

ST. JOHN’S & ST. MARY’S NEWS

PLEASE PRAY FOR: Mike Beierle, Brandon Benson, Judy

Burklund, Margie Chovanec, Adell Coufal, Bennie Daricek,

Hannah Glenn, Dan Hall, Evelyn Janish, Robert Janish, Sr., Anne

Jurecka, J.D. Kovar, Betty Kulhanek, Jordan Lee, Helen Mikus,

Veronica & Leo Miller, Louis Smith, El Gene and Mary Ann

Sommerfeld, Elroy Spanihel, Barbara Sulak, Randy Vasek, Bennie

Volcik, Gail Warschak, and Maggie Williams. (Though they will remain

in our prayers, names will only remain on the prayer list for two months, unless a

new request is received.)

FAITH FORMATION - Wednesday, September 11

Grades K-6 will meet at 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. in the RE building.

Grades 7-8 will meet at 7:00-8:30 p.m. in the RE building.

Grades 9-12 will meet at 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. in the parish hall.

Grades K-6 meet every Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., after

Mass. Students should arrive at the RE building no earlier than

5:45 p.m. and may be picked up in front of the church after Mass.

Grades 7-12 meet every Wednesday from 7:00 p.m. and end at

8:30 p.m. These students meet in the church once a month for Mass

on the first Wednesday of the month.

WEDNESDAY EVENING MASSES during the Faith Formation

year will, normally, be a Children’s Liturgy. Everyone is invited!

CYM BINGO will be on Sunday, October 6. All high school

students are asked to arrive at the parish hall by 1:00 p.m. to help

set up. The games will begin at 2:00 p.m. Each student is to

provide two bingo prizes valued at $4 each.

FAITH FORMATION CATECHISTS AND CATECHIST

AIDES: Catechetical Sunday will be observed the weekend of

September 14-15, at all Masses. The 2019 Catechetical Theme is

“Stay With Us.” Father Nock will have a special commissioning

for you, so please make plans to be present for one of the Masses

that weekend.

ADULT FAITH FORMATION OPPORTUNITIES

Basic Teachings of the Catholic Church A 3-hour session format will be offered at Sacred Heart Parish,

La Grange on two Sundays a month from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

– Parts one and two of the Creed class will be September 8 & 15.

The remaining classes are as follows:

October 6 & 20 (Liturgy & Sacraments),

November 3 & 17 (Christian Morality),

December 8 & 15 (Prayer & Spirituality).

To register for a course, or for more information please visit

http://www.austindiocese.org/classes.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

OFFICER’S MEETING will be on Monday, September 9, at

6:30 p.m., in St. John’s Parish Hall. MONTHLY MEETING will be on Tuesday, September 17,

at 7:00 p.m.

FOURTH DEGREE MEETING will be in La Grange on

Wednesday, September 18, at 7:00 p.m.

CORPORATE COMMUNION will take place on Sunday,

September 29, at the St. Mary 8:00 a.m. Mass.

CYM SENIOR CITIZENS BINGO: All “Seniors”

are invited to enjoy an afternoon of Bingo and

refreshments, sponsored by our CYM, on Sunday,

October 6, from 2:00–4:00 p.m. at St. John’s Parish

Hall. The CDA will be supplying the refreshments.

ETHICS AND INTEGRITY IN MINISTRY WORKSHOPS

All clergy, staff, members of ALL organizations, (Choir,

Councils, CDA, Altar Society, KC’s, KJZT, KJT, etc.) and

ALL volunteers of any event at the parish or diocesan location

are required to complete an Application for Ministry AND attend

an EIM workshop every three years. Preregistration is required

for all workshops. Upcoming workshops:

St. Paul Catholic Church parish hall in Smithville TODAY,

September 8, from 3:00-5:00 p.m.

Sacred Heart Parish in La Grange on Thursday,

September 19, from 6-8 p.m. Workshop will be held in the

Sacred Heart Cafeteria.

Ascension Parish in Bastrop on Tuesday, September 24, from

6:30-8:30 p.m. Workshop will be held in the parish hall.

HOPE-HEALTHY OPTIONS PROGRAM: On the second

Friday of each month, from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m., clients will receive a

bag of groceries. The next distribution is Friday, September 13.

THE TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

SEPTEMBER 8, AD 2019 HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC CHURCH OF CORN HILL invites everyone to their annual Bazaar on Sunday, September 15.

Holy Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. BBQ and Fried

Chicken will be served from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., with Adult

plates for $10 and Child plates for $5. Come enjoy the polka music,

children’s games, live and silent auctions, bingo, and kolaches!

HIGH SCHOOL CLASS REUNION hosted by the Class of

1969, is slated for Saturday, September 21, from 1 – 5 p.m. at

St. John’s Parish Hall. All former students and teachers of

Fayetteville ISD and St. John’s School are invited. The cost is $10

per person and covers a fried chicken meal, two sides, and drinks.

EVEN # years bring desserts, and ODD # years bring side dishes.

Door prizes are welcome.

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH in

Industry will have their Annual Fall Festival on Sunday,

September 22, at Industry Firemen’s Hall. A pork steak dinner

with all the trimmings will be served from 11:00-1:00 p.m for a

free will donation. Afternoon activities include live music, a raffle,

silent auction, kids’ games, and more.

HOLY ROSARY MENS ACTS RETREAT: On behalf of the

Holy Rosary Men ACTS Retreat Team, you

are invited to spend a weekend with God.

Come September 19-22 and allow the Father,

Son and Holy Spirit to wrap themselves

around you for a weekend of prayer and blessing. Applications are

available online at www.holyrosaryacts.com, at the church

entrance, or from any team member. For more information, call

Alvin at (979) 249-7449.

ST. ROCH PARISH OF MENTZ will have their 164th Annual

Picnic on Sunday, October 6. Mass will begin at 10:15 a.m., and

will be followed by a raffle, silent auction, live auction at 1:00 p.m.,

bingo, country store and live music. There will also be a BBQ meal

of beef, pork and sausage served buffet style at 11:00 a.m.

Catholic Social Teaching Corner Sept 7-8, 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

How much are we willing to give up to be a follower of

Jesus? In the Gospel, Jesus asks us to let go of everything

important and dear to us: family, friends, possessions, position

and even our very selves. Have we calculated the cost of

discipleship? Philemon in the second reading had to give up

social status in order to receive his runaway slave as a brother

as Paul asked. Do we accept as brothers and sisters those whom

society rejects because of Christ? How do we live that out?

Septiembre 7-8, 23ro. Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario

¿A cuánto estamos dispuestos a renunciar para ser seguidores

de Jesús? En el Evangelio, Jesús nos pide que dejemos ir todo

lo importante y querido para nosotros: familia, amigos,

posesiones, posición e incluso nuestro propio ser ¿Hemos

calculado el precio del discipulado? Filemón en la segunda

lectura tuvo que renunciar a su estatus social para poder recibir

a su esclavo fugitivo como hermano, tal como Pablo había

pedido ¿Nosotros aceptamos como hermanos y hermanas a

aquellos cuya sociedad rechaza por Cristo? ¿Cómo vivimos

esto?

SCHOOL FOR CONTEMPLATIVE LIVING will begin

September 11 at Cedarbrake Retreat Center in Belton. The School

for Contemplative Living introduces participants to living a

spiritual life more intentionally. Through educational lectures,

prayer experiences and interactions with others, participants are

exposed both to the history of Christian spirituality as well as the

basics of a healthy, authentic and contemplative lifestyle. Sessions

will be held on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Lunch is

included. Previous participation is not required. To register, visit

www.cedarbrake.org or call (254) 780-2436.

BECOMING AN ORDINARY MYSTIC: SPIRITUALITY

FOR THE REST OF US, a weekend retreat, will be held

September 20-22 at Cedarbrake. Franciscan Father Albert Haase

will explore the characteristics and challenges of ordinary

mysticism. The cost is $235 for a single room, $185 per person for

a shared room, and $100 for commuters. To register, visit

www.cedarbrake.org or call (254) 780-2436.

DOMINICANS HOST DISCERNMENT RETREAT FOR

YOUNG WOMEN

Young women (juniors in high school to age 32) are invited to join

the Dominican Sister of Mary on October 12 from 8:15 a.m. to

4:30 p.m. for a retreat at Our Lady of Guadalupe Priory in

Georgetown. This retreat will allow for time to discern if God is

calling you to the religious life. It will include prayer, Adoration,

Mass, discernment talks and time to get to know the sisters. The

registration fee is $30. For more information, visit

www.sistersofmary.org.

ST. JOHN VIANNEY IN ROUND ROCK GOLF SCRAMBLE

The seventh annual Vianney Fest Golf Scramble will be held

Sept. 21 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Forest Creek Golf Club in Round

Rock. This is a four-person scramble; $100 per player in advance

($115 at the door). Details and sponsorship information are

available at www.sjvroundrock.org/vianney-fest-golf-tournament.

PERMANENT DIACONATE DISCERNMENT: English and

Spanish speaking men wishing to explore the permanent diaconate

are invited to Project Stephen – a monthly gathering for men and

their wives to pray, listen, and discern in community. Project

Stephen meets year-around, on the third Thursday of each month

from 7 to 9 p.m. at the diocesan Pastoral Center in Austin. Men,

before attending, must first discuss their interest in the diaconate

with their pastors and receive his consent. Please e-mail

formationdirectors@austindiocese.org to learn more.

REPORT UNETHICAL BEHAVIOR: Report unethical

behavior by a person serving in ministry to the diocese at

www.austindiocese.org/other-concerns or (512) 949-2447.

Come Gather in Prayer with Us! *Saturday night – pray the Rosary before the 6:00 p.m.

Mass at St. John Church for the intention of

religious vocations

*Monday evening – pray the Angelus, the Rosary, the Litany of

the Blessed Virgin Mary, and other prayers at 6:00 p.m. at

St. Mary Church

*Tuesday evening – pray the Rosary at 5:30 p.m.

at St. John Church

THE TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

SEPTEMBER 8, AD 2019

ST. JOHN LITURGICAL DUTIES

LECTOR

Wednesday – Grade 5

Saturday – Margaret Alford

Sunday – Janet Hall

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS

Wednesday – Theresa Keilers, Cindy Garwood,

Karley Kasmiersky

Saturday – Daniel Zika(H), Wanda Fritsch(H),

Leslie Little*(H), Pat Geistmann(C), Lois Kaspar(C),

Lexxus Mayorga(C), Addie Dybala(C)

Sunday – David Bertsch(H), Cindy Garwood(H),

Michelle Bertsch(H), Nikki Beseda(C), Kathy Kneblik(C),

Jeanne Schilling(C), Rick Schilling(C)

ALTAR SERVERS

Wednesday – Grade 4 (3), Grade 5 (1)

Saturday – Lydia Huebner, Emma Jurecka, Kara Jurecka

Sunday – Ricky Schilling, Dal Brackman, Cole Brackman

GIFT BEARERS

Wednesday – Grade 2

Saturday – Waldine Fruge and Debbie Canik

Sunday – Willie Socha Family

ALTAR DUTY FOR SEPTEMBER: Nancy Gaertner,

Angie Pavlicek, Suzanne Mattair, Veronica Ryza

USHERS FOR SEPTEMBER

Saturday – Leonard Kaspar, Peter Chovanec, Leonard Malota,

Leslie Little

Sunday – David Holub, Allan Minarcik, Emil Sodolak,

David Bertsch

ST. JOHN CONTACTS Pastoral Council Chair John Spiess 979-836-8702

Finance Council Chair Steve Pavlicek spavlicek@cvctx.com

St. John Altar Society Madeline Kovar 979-378-2361

Pro-Life Coordinator Nikki Beseda nbeseda@gmail.com

K.J.Z.T. Rose Rohde 979-249-3635

K.J.T. Emil Sodolak 979-249-3952

Hall Rental Parish Office 979-378-2277

Cemetery Ronald Kramr 979-249-6152

St. John Chrysostom

Doctor of the Church

September 13

Saint John Chrysostom, Archbishop of

Constantinople, was an important Early

Church Father. He is known for his

preaching and public speaking, his

denunciation of abuse of authority by both

political and church leaders, the Divine

Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom, and his

practices of self-denial for the love of God. The nickname

‘Chrysostom’ means "golden-mouthed" in Greek and denotes his

celebrated speaking eloquence. Chrysostom was among the most

prolific authors in the early Christian Church.

“If you cannot find Christ in the beggar at the church door, you

will not find Him in the chalice.” – St. John Chrysostom

ST. MARY LITURGICAL DUTIES

LECTOR Sunday – Jan Jurecka

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS

Sunday – Jo Ann Divin, Aimee Korenek, Jan Jurecka, Luke Orsak

ALTAR SERVERS

Sunday – Kole Schmitt, Klayten Schmitt

GIFT BEARERS

Sunday – Mark Schmitt Family

ALTAR FLOWERS: September 15 – Dorothy Orsak

September 22 – Sue Zapalac September 29 – Betty Supak

USHERS FOR SEPTEMBER James Wunderlich, James Korenek, Bradley Divin, Luke Orsak

ST. MARY CONTACTS Pastoral Council Chair Alfred Ermis aermis@cvctx.com

Finance Council Chair Bruce Kubena 979-378-2598

St. Mary Altar Society Lolly Balzer 979-249-3076

Pro-Life Coordinator Aimee Korenek amskorenek@yahoo.com

K.J.Z.T. Mildred Walla 979-378-4202

K.J.T. James Korenek amskorenek@yahoo.com

Hall Rental Parish Office 979-378-2277

Cemetery Vlasta Korenek 979-732-2836

Iglesias que ofrecen Misas en Español

Sab. 7:30 PM St. Mary Our Lady of Lourdes Caldwell Dom. 11:00 AM St. Margaret Giddings Dom. 11:30 AM Sacred Heart La Grange

Dom. 12:00 PM Saint Anthony Columbus

Dom. 12:30 PM Sts. Peter & Paul Frelsburg

FAMILY CONNECTION

Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Luke 14: 25-33

Jesus teaches about the demands of discipleship. In chapter 14 of Luke's Gospel, Jesus is speaking to

people gathered at the table about the difficulties of following him.

Jesus speaks to them in parables, emphasizing that although there

is a right way to be a disciple and enter into the kingdom of his

Father, it is a difficult path to follow.

Provide your children with a list of things that they are

responsible for interspersed with things that they like to do—for

example, make their beds, take out the garbage, go to the park, do

homework, watch television, have a snack, feed the cat. The list

should reflect their responsibilities and favorite recreations. Tell

them to pretend that company is coming and ask which of the

things listed should be done first. Explain that this is called setting

priorities.

Paraphrase the Gospel story for the children. Ask them what

Jesus says is the most important thing for them to do. Jesus tells us

that the number-one priority is to follow him. But just as it is not

always easy to do the things we are supposed to do before doing

the fun things, it is not always easy to be a follower of Jesus. Yet

when we put Jesus first, we will be truly happy.

Good works are links that form a chain of love."

--- Saint Teresa of Calcutta