St John Parish 126 Hickory Street Strawn TX

St. John Parish 126 Hickory Street Strawn, TX 76475 Saturday Vigil Mass: 4: 00 p. m. (English) Reconciliation: Before Mass Established 1912 St. Francis Xavier Parish St. Rita Parish 1109 Blackwell Road Ranger, TX 76470 Sunday Mass: 8: 00 a. m. (English) Reconciliation: Half Hour Before Mass Established 1919 PARISH INFORMATION Parish Office 1109 Blackwell Road, Ranger, TX 76470 254 -647 -3163 Parish Office Hours: Monday & Thursday, 8: 30 a. m. – 2: 30 p. m. If you need Fr. Reehan in an emergency (hospital, Anointing of the Sick, etc. ), please call 682 -207 -8557. Pastoral Staff Father Reehan Antony, S. A. C. . . Parochial Administrator Ed Ferguson . . . Deacon Viridiana Mc. Quade. . . . . Bookkeeper Ann Geasland . . . Safe Environment Coordinator Val Loftin . . . . Director of Religious Education Vacant. . . . Youth Director Vacant. . . . Adult Formation Director Vacant. . . . Mission Activities Coordinator The Path to Sainthood Blessed Engelmar Unzeitig (1911 – 1945) Father Engelmar Unzeitig, a young priest with Czech roots, was arrested by the Nazis on April 21, 1941. His crime? Preaching against the Third Reich from his pulpit, particularly against their treatment of the Jewish people. He encouraged his parish to be faithful to God and to resist the lies of the Nazi regime. As punishment, Fr. Unzeitig was sent to what has been called the “largest monastery in the world” – Dachau Concentration Camp, which was known for the number of ministers and priests within its walls. The camp housed 2, 700 clergy, roughly 95 percent of whom were Catholic priests from Poland. Fr. Unzeitig was just 30 years old, and 2 years ordained, when he was sent to Dachau. Born in 1911, Fr. Unzeitig joined the seminary at the age of 18 and became a priest for the Marianhill Mission Society, whose motto is: “If no one else will go, I will go!”. When a wave of typhoid fever swept through the camp in 1945, he and 19 other priests volunteered to care for the sick and dying in the typhoid barracks, an almost-certain death sentence. On March 2, 1945, Fr. Unzeitig died from typhoid fever, along with 16 other priest volunteers. Dachau was liberated by American soldiers just a few weeks later, on April 29 th. 1108 Avenue F Cisco, TX 76437 Sunday Mass: 11: 30 a. m. (English) Reconciliation: After Mass www. ciscoholyrosary. com Established 1920 In the Parishes · En Las Parroquias St. Francis, Eastland Holy Rosary, Cisco STEWARDSHIP February 24 – 25, 2018 Monday – Rosario (Rosary in Spanish), 7 p. m. Tuesday – Estudio Biblico (Bible Study in Spanish), 7: 30 p. m. Friday – Oracion (Evening Prayer), 7 p. m. Wednesday – Rosary 9 a. m. , then coffee & donuts 1 st Wednesday – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament after Rosary Sunday – Bible Study on the Gospel of Mark, 5 p. m. March 5 March 6 March 10 March 11 March 14 March 18 March 19 March 20 April 18 April 21 April 23 April 28 Holy Rosary Altar Society Meeting, 5 p. m. , Holy Rosary Parish Hall, Cisco St. Rita Altar Society Meeting, 6: 30 p. m. , St. Rita Parish Office, Ranger Knights of Columbus Meeting, 7 p. m. , St. Rita Parish Hall, Ranger Lenten Pilgrimage Parish Pastoral Council Meeting, 5 p. m. , St. Francis Xavier Church House, Eastland Lenten Confessions, 6: 30 p. m. , Holy Rosary, Cisco and St. Francis Xavier, Eastland Lenten Vespers, 6 p. m. , Holy Rosary Church, Cisco Games Night, 5: 30 p. m. , St. Rita Parish Hall, Ranger Friendship Meal, Conrad Hilton Center, Cisco, 6 p. m. – 7 p. m. ″Everyone in need of a meal or fellowship is invited to attend. ″ Easter Sunday CCD "Annual" Talent Show, 7 p. m. , Majestic Theatre, Eastland 7 th Annual North Texas Catholic Men’s Conference, 8 a. m. to 6 p. m. , Good Shepherd Catholic Community, Colleyville. Please visit www. ntxcmc. org. Sacrament of Confirmation, Mineral Wells First Holy Communion, St. Francis Xavier Church, Eastland & St. John, Strawn MASSES THIS WEEK Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 8 a. m. , St. Rita, Ranger 9 a. m. , Holy Rosary, Cisco 9 a. m. , St. John, Strawn 9 a. m. , St. Rita, Ranger 9 a. m. , Holy Rosary, Cisco 7: 30 p. m. , St. Francis Xavier, Eastland On Saturday, March 10 th, our Lenten pilgrimage will start from St. John Church in Strawn at 7: 30 a. m. , so please arrive early. We need to leave on time to keep our busy schedule! Holy Rosary Home Missions $ 480. 00 $ 120. 00 St. Rita $ 403. 00 St. John $ 737. 00 St. Francis $ 945. 23 May God bless you for your generosity. Calendar of Events/Calendario de Eventos LENTEN PILGRIMAGE A thought in times of sorrow: “There is sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. ” Washington Irving (17831859) Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish Halbryan and Foch Street Eastland, TX 76448 Sunday Mass: 9: 45 a. m. (Spanish) Reconciliation: Half Hour before Mass http: //stfranciseastland. org/ Established 1920 SAVE THE DATE!!! Lenten Vespers on Sunday, March 18 th at 6 p. m. in Holy Rosary Church, Cisco. Mass Intentions +Holy Rosary, Cisco – SUNDAY, March 4 th Mass for the repose of the soul of Helen Gaeta Requested by Autumn Frazier. + St. Francis Xavier, Eastland – SUNDAY, March 4 th Mass for the repose of the soul of Jose Angel Sanchez Requested by the Hernandez Family. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Monday, March 5 th 6 p. m. , St. Rita, Ranger Wednesday, March 7 th 9: 30 a. m. , Holy Rosary, Cisco SECOND COLLECTION The second collection next weekend is towards CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES. Please be generous. Way of the Cross We will have Stations of the Cross during Lent – Fridays at 5 p. m. Fridays at 5: 30 p. m. Fridays at 7 p. m. Saturdays at 3: 30 p. m. St. Rita, Ranger- ACTS Holy Rosary, Cisco- Altar Society St. Francis Xavier, Eastland- CCD St. John, Strawn- ACTS Soup or non-meat sandwiches may be provided at your parish after Stations of the Cross – optional.