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The Flowers on the

Main Altar the
week of Saturday,
November 5th
through Friday,
th
November 11 are for
Jason & Ivette Sopko
Wedding Anniversary
The Sanctuary Light in the
Chapel the week of
Saturday, November 5th
through Friday,
November 11th is lit in
loving memory of
Earl Mc Swain
Requested by Knights of Columbus

Praying for Vocations

Praying for vocations is so
important in todays world. A
vocation is a gift. Our prayers give
those being called to the priesthood
or religious life the courage and
strength to say yes!
The harvest is abundant but the
laborers are few; so ask the master
of the harvest to send out laborers
for his harvest. (Luke 10:2)
Please come and pray for vocations
the 1st Wednesday of the month,
November 2, 2016, 8 am to 7pm in
the Brides Room Benediction and
Exposition
of
the
\Blessed
Sacrament begins @ 6pm. There is
reading material for prayer in the
Chapel. Please stop by and ask God
to help someone who is discerning,
His call is all that is needed.

The Sanctuary Light

on the Main Altar the
week of Saturday,
November 5th through
Friday, November 11th
is lit for
James & Jennifer Meyer

November 6, 2016 11am-2pm

Adults $10.00
Children (4-12 years old) $5.00
Children under 3 years old-Free
Remember the freshly roasted
turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes,
gravy and cranberry
sauce. Save
November 6th for a day you dont
have to cook or clean. Desserts will
be available for sale and meals can
be eaten in the parish hall or taken
home.

ST. JOHN NEUMANN

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Upcoming Workshop
Grieving Support
for the Holidays

Requested by Helen Flowers

The Sanctuary Light on our Lady

of Guadalupe Altar the
week of Saturday,
November 5th through
Friday, November 11th
is lit for
Justin Chiongson
Happy Birthday
Requested by Helen Flowers

Divine Mercy and Sacred

Heart Devotion at
St. John Neumann
Friday, November 4th
is the next
Divine Mercy devotion. We will
celebrate with evening prayer,
adoration and the Chaplet in song.
Additionally, the first Friday of each
month was designated by our Savior
Himself as a day to be consecrated to
honoring His Sacred Heart. Please
join us at 6:30 pm on November 4th
as we pray these devotions to the
Heart of Jesus that overflows with
merciful love for us in the Church.
Questions may be directed to Evelyn
Padalecki at 210-272-0252 or Deacon
Tom at 210-654-1643.

Sponsored by the Catholic

Daughters Court #2596 of
Our Lady of Fatima

Save The Date!

Altar Guild Annual
Turkey Dinner

October 30, 2016

We are getting ready to create a new

photo directory and we need you to
help make it complete! By
participating you will receive a
printed directory. Sign up for your
professional photography session.
Appointment Sign-ups will be
November 19th & 20th before and
after all Masses in the Library.
Meanwhile, if you wish to schedule
your appointment online, you may
do so at: www.sjnsa.org

Free 8 x 10 photo for each

family photographed by
Lifetouch

The holidays for most of us are times

of family gatherings, laughter,
sampling holiday treats and sharing
loving family memories. For others
it's a challenging time as we are
reliving histories of loved ones lost
through death, divorce and/or
separation. St. John Neumann
Catholic Church (Family Life
Committee) will once again sponsor
the Grieving for the Holidays
Workshop. The workshop focus will
provide participants an opportunity to
learn how to grieve, through effective
coping strategies that include
memorializing
loved
ones,
reevaluating attitudes about death and
loss, effective mourning, and finding
hope so that the holidays are once
again a JOYFUL time of the season
even for those individual's that have
suffered a recent or past loss.
Date: Satur day, November 12,
2016,
Time: 800 AM to 12:00 PM, in the
Scott Room
Please RSVP through church office
at (210) 654-1643 or send a text to
(210) 367-1860.

Program will be facilitated by

St. John Neumann parishioner:
Ceasar Garza
Licensed Professional Counselor
Family Mediator

Renovations have begun, and the

Adoration Chapel will be closed for
renovations, we are anticipating two
months of the renovation process.
Adoration will continue in the brides
room, same days and times. Also,
the Sacrament of Reconciliation can
be received inside the confessional in
the Church, turn to the right on
Wednesdays & Saturdays at 5:00PM

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THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH

Monday, October 31, 2016
9:00 AM
NEISD ESL Classes-Religious Ed. Bldg.
NO Zumba
Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Office Closed for the

Solemnity of All Saints
A Holy Day of Obligation

October 30, 2016

Prayer List Policy

MASS INTENTIONS

Monday, October 31, 2016

This list is a noble tradition of keeping
11:30 A.M.
relatives or friends, who are sick and
in need of healing. We believe the
Percy Imbody
power of communal prayer is greater
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
than the individual one. We appreciate
Solemnity of All Saints
being advised when the prayer has
Holy Day of Obligation
been granted so the name can be
removed from the list. Due to the
11:30 A.M.
amount of space available in the
Jason & Ivette Sopko
bulletin and the number of people
Wedding Anniversary
requesting to be included on this list,
7:00 P.M. (Bilingual Mass)
the standard time for any given name
Kristopher
Garza
to remain on the list is 2 months. We
reserve the right to add or delete any Wednesday, November 2, 2016
name at our discretion based on the
11:30 A.M.
circumstance listed above. Note: The
Carol Hickenbottom
names below listed in red will be
Happy Birthday
deleted in next weekends bulletin.
Please call the church office by Thursday, November 3, 2016
11:30 A.M.
November 3rd if you would like the
name to remain on the list for the next
Sol Jerome
2 months. Thank you.
Happy Birthday

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

9:00 AM
NEISD ESL Classes-Religious Ed. Bldg.
5:00 PM
Sacrament of Reconciliation-In the Church
6:00 PM
Edge-Popes Room
Holy Hour for Vocations with Benediction of
the Blessed Sacrament Brides Room
Childrens Choir Rehearsal-In the Church
6:15 PM
Religious Education ( K Through 5th,
RCIA Elementary)-Religious Ed. Bldg.
RCIA Middle/High School-Library
6:30 PM
Please pray for those who are
Knights 1st Degree Ceremony-Parma Room
sick and in need
RCIA Adults-Scott/Jupe Room
of healing graces.
7:00 PM
Divorced & Separated Meeting Vizzone
Aguilar, David A.
Martinez, Bobby
Conference Room
Aguilar, Joseph A.
Martinez, Jose Jr.
10:30 Choir Rehearsal-In the Church
Thursday, November 3, 2016
6:30 PM
Media Team Meeting-Scott Room
Green Team Meeting-Parma Room
Friday, November 4, 2016
9:30 AM
Divine Mercy MeetingParma Room
7:00 PM
9:00 Choir Rehearsal-In the Church
Saturday, November 5, 2016
Second collection: For the Archdiocese
for the Military Services
9:00 AM
Zumba Fitness-Religious Ed. Bldg.
12:00 PM
Armada Blanca Childrens Rosary GroupFatima Garden

5:00 PM
Sacrament of Reconciliation-In the Church,
Sunday, November 6, 2016
Second collection: For the Archdiocese
for the Military Services
11:00 A.M.
Altar Guild Turkey Dinner-Parish Hall
12:00 PM
Life Teen-In the Church, and after Mass, in
the Popes Room
6:30 PM
Pro Life Rosary-Fatima Garden/Chapel

Friday, November 4, 2016

11:30 A.M.
Chris Messer
Saturday, November 5, 2016
6:00 P.M.
Elias Feliciano
Arisola, Edward
Mendez, Jesse
Sunday, November 6, 2016
Bays, Sherrie
Myles, Don
7:30 A.M.
Becerra D. Jesus
Myles, MaryJo
Our Parish Family
Behrend, Mary
Nieberding, Shirley
Belanger, Pam
Psencik, Alan
9:00 A.M.
Butler, Barbara
Ramos, Cierra
Nolberto
Arreguin
Cape, Aida
Ramos, Sylvia
Carlson, Trent
Richter, Neal
10:30 A.M.
Cooper, Lorenzo Sr.
Rodriguez, Rey
Vincente De Jesus
Couling, Jesse &
Rodriguez, Sylvia
Happy Birthday
Doris
Rosas, Leo
Dacus, Jill
Rosas, Olga
12:00 P.M.
Dovalina, Margaret
Rutledge, Lucille Stanley & Gregory Mayko
Figeroa, Milton
Skinner, Alana
Flores, Patricia
Garcia, Emily
Garcia, Sarah
Garza, Guadalupe
Gonzales, Janie
Gonzalez, Ida
Gonzalez, Josepha
Gonzalez, Presilla
Gude, JoAnn
Hawes, Laura
Hernandez, Josie
Hernandez, Juan F.
Hughes, Geneva
Laura, June
Liberda, Carolyn
Liberda, Austin D.
Lopez, Carmen
Lopez, Lorenzo Sr.
Lopez, Valorie

Skinner, Eileen
Smith, Ellaine
Sosa, Amparo
Soza, Marisa
Trevino, Carmen L.
Valdez , Sonia
West, Marie M.
Wilson, Tiffany
Wright, Tess
Younts, Barbara
Lord, in your loving
mercy, please send
the Holy Spirit with
the Gift of Healing
upon these
servants who are in
need of strength,
guidance and
mercy.

SPONSOR OF THE WEEK

Please patronize our sponsors on the
inside and back page of the bulletin.
They generously provide this bulletin
for our parish.

Rams

Automotive Service & Repair

Ramiro H. Guevara
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Let us continue to pray
for rain wherever it is
needed. Also, lets give
thanks to God for the
much needed rain!

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Archbishops Appeal 2016

A heartfelt thank you to
everyone who participated
in the Archbishops Appeal
and for your charitable spirit
in recognizing the need of
your brothers and sisters in
the Archdiocese of San Antonio. The parish
has exceeded its goal for the 2016
Archbishops Appeal. You are being
enriched in every way for all generosity,
which through us produces thanksgiving to
God. 2 Corinthians 9:11

Second Collection

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Next week our parish will take up the

Collection for the Archdiocese for the
Military Service, USA(AMS). The AMS relies
solely on private donors in support of its
mission, Serving those who serve and its
ministry to provide the same pastoral care
and services to Catholics serving in the
United States and Armed Forces, enrolled in
U.S. Military Academies, undergoing
treatment at any of the 153 Department of
Veterans Affairs; Medical Centers, working
in civilian jobs for the federal government
beyond U.S. borders, and the families of
these populations, as does any other
Catholic diocese. While salaries and
retirement of Catholic military chaplains re
paid fro by th U.S. Government, the AMS
receives no funding form government or
the military for its programs and services
including the Co-Sponsored Seminarian
Program, which provides priests for home
dioceses and for the military chaplaincy. To
learn more about the AMS, go to
www.milarch.org/nationalcollection.

Sunday, October 30, 2016

Name:
_________________________________
(I attended Mass)

October 30, 2016

A pastoral presence means walking with the

People of God, walking in front of them, showing
them the way, showing them the path; walking in
their midst, to strengthen them in unity; walking
behind them, to make sure no one gets left behind,
but especially, never to lose the scent of the
People of God in order to find new roads.
Pope Francis, The Church of Mercy
If you wish to offer a Mass intention for a
deceased loved one, there are All Souls
Day offering envelopes available at the
entrance of the church. You may write
their names on the envelope with a free
will offering and either return it to the
church office or place it in the collection
basket during the month of November. These envelopes will be
placed on the main altar of the church during the whole month
as a special remembrance of our deceased loved ones during
the celebration of the Mass.

The Belize Committee is hosting a Turkey Bingo

on Sunday, November 13, 2016 at
1:15 PM3:30PM
In the Family Center
$10.00 Pre-Sale or $15.00 at the door
You get two bingo cards and a meal
Come win your Thanksgiving Turkey!
Concessions will be available
Prize drawing after the 12pm Mass each Sunday.
**Do not have to be present to win**

REDUCE/REUSE
Do you plan on coming to the Turkey Dinner or Turkey Bingo
in November? Or thinking about getting rid of some winter
clothes? How about donating your winter clothing when you
come to these events! The Green Team will be having a
Clothing Drive on Nov. 6, 12, and 13. Stations will be in the
Church courtyard and the Family Center. What a great way to
think Green by REDUCING and helping our surrounding
communities in REUSING, before the cold season gets here!
Thank you for your donations in advance. -The Green Team

Volunteers are needed for altar servers, ushers and greeters.

Adults and young adults fourth grade and up are welcome to

join our altar server ministry. Adults and Middle and High
School students are welcome to join our usher and greeter
ministry. Training is provided and you may serve at your
preferred Mass. This is a great opportunity to serve at the
Liturgy and to serve and welcome our parishioners and visitors
to our parish Mass. Please feel free to contact the Church
Office at 210-654-1643 for more information.