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9933 Midway Road, Dallas, Texas 75220 214-358-1453 • Fax: 214-351-1887 www.stmonicachurch.org
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WELCOME TO ST. MONICA CHURCH!
We are pleased to have visitors join us in worship and we invite you to become active registered parishioners. Registration forms can be found in the vestibule, at the Parish Office, and online. Mass Times Saturday: 5:00 pm Sunday: 8:00 am, 9:30 am, 11:00 am, 12:30 pm, 2:00 pm (español), 5:00 pm
Weekday Mass Times 6:45 am, 8:00 am M-F 8:00 am Saturdays First Fridays 5:30 pm Primer viernes del mes 7:00 pm
Childcare for 11:00 am Mass Ages: 12-months to 4-years No Cost Room 114 Family Center St. Monica Women’s Ministry
Reconciliation • Reconciliación Saturday/Sábado 3:30-4:30 pm • 6:30-7:00 pm
Baptism • Bautismo Third Saturday of each month at 10:00 am Parents and godparents are required to attend a preparation class offered on the first Saturday of each month at 10:00 am. Call the Faith Formation Office to register. Tercer sábado de cada mes a las 3:00 pm Padres y Padrinos deben asistir a una clase de preparación que se ofrecen los primeros sábados de mes a la 1:00 pm. Llame a la Oficina de Ministerio Hispano. Marriage • Matrimonio Contact a priest or deacon at least six months before the planned marriage date. Llame a un Sacerdote o Diacono por lo menos seis meses antes de la fecha de la boda.
Helplines • Linea de Ayuda
St. Vincent de Paul serves the poor or distressed on an emergency basis. 972-994-1121 (confidential) Volunteers contact:
[email protected] Stephen Ministry helps those experiencing grief, divorce, job loss, chronic or terminal illness, or another life crisis. 214-290-0803 (confidential)
MARCH 27, 2016
Bulletin Deadline Monday at 12:00 noon • Submit notices in writing to
[email protected].
Easter Sunday
March 27, 2016
Parish Staff Fr. Stephen W. Bierschenk Pastor - x 7107 Fr. Iñigo Lopez Parochial Vicar - x 7112 Fr. Edwin Leonard Vocation Director (in residence) Monsignor John F. Meyers Pastor Emeritus Deacons Abel Cortes Larry Lucido
Bob Marrinan Brian Mitchell
St. Monica Church Office Main: (214) 358-1453 • Fax: (214) 351-1887 Hours: M-F 9:00-5:00 • Sunday 10:00-2:00 Parish Secretary............................. x 7453 Faby Gomez Business Manager.......................... x 7176 Debbie Diaz Database Manager.......................... x 7111 Melissa Franks Volunteer Coordinator.................... x 7173 Maria E. Juarez-Plank Safe Environment Director............ x 7144 Shavana Lopez Bookkeeper..................................... x 7102 Jared Wirths Director of Youth Ministry.............. x 7106 Jason Trujillo Director of Communications......... x 7142 Erin Cooper Music Ministry Director of Music............................ x 7101 Jeremy Wirths Director Youth Music...................... x 7103 Emmanuel Espiritu Organist (9:30 & 11:00 Mass) Guillermo “Will” Martinez Faith Formation Main: (214) 357-8549 • Fax: (214) 351-1887 Director of Faith Formation........... x 7132 Mariangela Byrne Administrative Assistant............... x 7549 Eldie Diaz Marriage Ministry Coordinator...... x 7164 Coordinadora de Matriomonios Martha Gonzalez Ministerio Hispano Main: (214) 357-8549 • Fax: (214) 351-1887 Director of Hispanic Ministry........ x 7131 Maria M. Gonzalez-Rocha St. Monica School Main: (214) 351-5688 • Fax: (214) 352-2608 Phil Riley, Principal www.stmonicaschool.org
From the Pastor John Vannorsdall tells the story of a large barn he once owned. The ground floor of the barn, where they once kept the horses and cows, had a concrete floor which was very uneven. Some places were too low, others too high and the finish was very roughly textured. One day the previous owner dropped by for a visit, and they were touring the barn when the man said, “I suppose you have wondered why this floor is so rough.” He couldn’t deny that he had noticed it. “It was the worst day of my life,” the man said, “or at least one of the worst. I had set up the forms and ordered the concrete for the next morning. I had on my old boots and a big cement hoe and when the cement truck arrived I told them I was ready. They opened the gate and the concrete just poured down the chute. I worked as hard as I could. I called my wife. We both worked until we thought our hearts would break. We just didn’t realize how heavy concrete is and how much of it comes in one truck. The worst thing in the world is to attempt an impossible task. That’s why this floor looks the way it does.” To attempt an impossible task is enough to break our heart. But today, we remember that whatever life throws at us, we are not left alone – Jesus lives and is with us. So, as we reflect on our daily life, it is possible that we have fallen short of what we could have done for God, or ignored opportunities for good, or chosen to take our life in a different direction because we felt that what we wanted was more important than living in harmony with God’s way. We have sinned, but we do not admit that with despair, because Someone who loves us completely gave himself in our place on the Cross, and came back from death to assure us that we can be forgiven of everything. Restoring our relationship with God is not an impossible task. Jesus lives and is with us.
As we look at the world around us, it seems full of uncertainty and danger. We want our home to be a place of love and peace and hope to protect ourselves and our children from all the dangers of the world outside. So, how can we prepare those in our home to live among selfishness and materialism and temptation? Today we are reminded that it is not an impossible task. Each time we invite Jesus into our home in prayer, and forget our self to serve those we live with, each time we forgive and sacrifice for those we love the most, we celebrate the fact that we are not alone in our efforts to be different from those around us who do not know that Jesus lives and is with us. Perhaps this Easter we feel the terrible sadness of losing a loved one, or having been betrayed by someone we trusted. We know we cannot return to the way things were in happier times. But, what we celebrate today reminds us that we have so much to look forward to. One day, we will see our loved one again as Jesus gives them back to us alive. One day, the pain of being treated unfairly will give way to a love that sees only the good in every person and in every situation. Jesus lives and is with us, promising that the difficulties of this life are only temporary. Love does not die. Life is often uneven and rough and it can break our heart. But, today we celebrate the fact that we are loved with a love so powerful that it overcomes weakness and sin and despair. Finding hope is not an impossible task because Jesus lives and is with us and he will gently lead us every day until that moment when we join him in our rightful place with him in the glory of God’s love in heaven. –Fr. Stephen W Bierschenk
Easter Sunday
March 27, 2016 Stewardship 03-20-2016 Regular - $49,358 NDSM - $5,328 Total Mass Attendance 03-20-2016
News & Events St. Monica welcomes Fr. Iñigo Lopez! I was born and raised in Pereira, Colombia. I attended St. Pius X Seminary in the Archdiocese of Villavicencio where I was ordained in November 2000, during The Great Jubilee Year. I also earned my license in religious science and ethics from the University of Juan de Castellanos. My time in the priesthood has been spent partially as a pastor of a parish in Colombia and partially traveling the world on missions in countries such as Ecuador, Venezuela, Mexico, France, Belgium, Uganda, Taiwan and China. I enjoy reading, watching movies, painting, riding horses and drinking coffee. I am privileged to be at St. Monica and I like the diversity and engagement the community offers. Through the ministry leaders I have already come to learn that the parishioners are very mature in their faith. I feel renewed working here. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Adoration Chapel is in need of adorers for the following times: Tuesday from 10:00 pm - 11:00 pm and Monday from 11:00 pm to Midnight. Contact Marge Giangiulio at 214-769-4407 to sign up.
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On Tuesday March 29, SAGE will welcome Amy Nelson from Brookdale Preston Senior Living. She will discuss Signs: What to Watch For, that can help make a decision when to consider a senior living community for a loved one. Also, she will explain the difference in independent, assisted and memory care living. The meeting will be held in the Family Center Lower Lounge from 7:00-8:00 pm. For information, call Elaine at 904-3057078 or www.stmonicachurch.org/ministries/community-outreach.
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Registration for St. Monica’s annual Vacation Bible School is now open! This year’s VBS, CaveQuest, is geared toward kids from Pre K-4 through entering 5th graders and will be held June 6th through 10th from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm in the Family Center. Parent and student volunteers are also needed. Registration for students and volunteers can be completed at stmonicachurch.org/vbs.
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The Fourth-Grade Girl Scout Troop are collecting donations of dry dog food and gift cards, which will be used to purchase dog food now through April 1st. Your donations will be of great assistance to local animal shelters. A donation box is located in McManus Hall. For more information, contact Catherine Hull at
[email protected]. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
St. Monica’s Multicultural Group is looking for volunteers to represent their culture and heritage at the second annual Multicultural Day on Pentecost Sunday, May 16th following the 11:00 am Mass. Volunteers are asked to dress in attire that is appropriate to their native country and bring cuisine to share in the Family Center following Mass. Individuals wishing to perform cultural dances or songs are also welcome. If you would like to volunteer to share your heritage, contact Maria Rocha at 214-358-1453 or mrocha@ stmonicachurch.org or Juliette Akagu at 214-791-4358 or julieakagu@ yahoo.com. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Join Heroic Media and Keynote Speaker Laura Ingraham for their Prayer Luncheon for Life on Monday, April 4th, from Noon to 1:30 pm in Dallas. This event was planned in order to counter a major Planned Parenthood fundraising event being held in Dallas at the same time, on the same day. Proceeds from the event will be used to fund advertising that redirects women away from Planned Parenthood and into the compassionate care of pregnancy resource centers here in Dallas. For more details and to register please visit HeroicMedia.org and click on the Events link at the top of the page.
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Mass Intentions
Sunday, March 27 8:00 am........ Priest’s Intention 9:30 am........ Priest’s Intention 11:00 am....... Priest’s Intention 12:30 pm ..... Priest’s Intention 2:00 pm..........Esteban Rojero U by Familia Rojero 5:00 pm........ Priest’s Intention
Monday, March 28 6:45 am.............Ann White U by Sharon & Brian Mitchell 8:00 am.......... Harry Bourgeois U by Simons Family Tuesday, March 29 6:45 am........ William Handley, Sr. U 8:00 am........ For Madden & Canary Families U Wednesday, March 30 6:45 am.............Will Schiele U by The Grobe Family 8:00 am...............Rosemarie Ernestberger U by Jim & Sheila Madden Thursday, March 31 6:45 am........ Fred Goodnight U by Judy Goodnight 8:00 am........ Dorothy Kupersmith by Bob & Helen Chisolm Friday, April 1 6:45 am........ Crescencio Romero U by Berta Montes 8:00 am........ Letha Haba U by Marjorie Haba 5:30 pm........ Francine Myers U by John Mullen 7:00 pm........ Jorge Enrique Nieto Argot U Saturday, April 2 8:00 am............. Mary Johnson U by Walter & Joan Minigutti 5:00 pm............. Daria Roshetar U by Lori McGarry Sanctuary Light This week the Sanctuary Light is burning for those baptized into the Catholic faith this Easter. For Our Sick
To request a name to appear, please contact the parish office or complete a green prayer request card (found on tables at the back of church) and place the card in an offering basket.
Jane Rychlik1 Bonnie Akins1 Mary J. Delgado2 Ralph Delgado2 Juanita Cedillo2
Joe Albert Cedillo2 Zena Issa2 Carl Delles2 Lorilei Cronin2
Names will appear for 3 weeks.The numbers after the names begin at 3 and count down and are intended to help those who make requests.
For Our Departed Joe Saucedo, Sr.
Easter Sunday
March 27, 2016
News & Events THE 18TH ANNUAL ST. MONICA DADS’ CLUB
GOLF TOURNAMENT May 13th, 2016 The Tribute at the Colony Individual players starting at $100 & sponsorships starting at $300. For more information, contact Russ Oonk at
[email protected] or visit www.smsdadsclub.org.
Short on time, but looking for a way to give back? We need volunteers to help prepare or buy menu items for the homeless who reside at Austin Street Shelter. For more information, contact Derek Blake at
[email protected]. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Married Couples who are interested in being a sponsor couple for those who are engaged to be married are invited to a training on Saturday, April 2 from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm and on Saturday, April 9 from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm at the Diocese of Dallas Pastoral Center. Sponsor couples will be trained in the FOCCUS pre-married inventory process, a questionnaire that those who are engaged take prior to Marriage. At this training, sponsor couples will be trained to facilitate discussion based on the couples responses. To register for this training, please contact Mariangela Byrne at
[email protected]. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Regina Caeli Academy, a homeschool hybrid in the Catholic tradition serving children in the Dallas area, invites you to our third annual Fabulous Fathers Priest Talent Show on April 9th at 5:30 pm, at The Great Hall at St. Mark the Evangelist Church, 1105 W. 15th St., Plano, TX featuring local priests in a whole new light. Enjoy musical talents and wacky skits, including dinner, drinks, raffles, and an auction with our master of ceremonies, 910 AM Radio Host Dave Palmer. Purchase tickets by visiting www.rcahybrid.org or calling 678-878-2500.
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The 23rd Annual Bishop’s Pro-Life Dinner will be held on April 16 at the Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas. This spectacular event benefiting the Catholic Pro-Life Committee will feature internationally acclaimed actor and producer Eduardo Verástegui. The evening will include a wine pull, silent auction and private reception at 5 p.m. followed by a seated banquet, live auction and program at 6:30 p.m. This event raises critical funds to save babies, support families, provide education and facilitate healing. Reservations are $100 for an individual seat, $1,000 for a table of ten, $50 for student volunteers. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Save the Date! Dallas Diocesan Council of Catholic Women will host a Women’s Day of Reflection on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe, in the Grand Salon. Speaker Sheri Wohlfert will discuss Being a Woman of God. Mass will be celebrated at noon by Bishop Gregory Kelly.
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Catholic Charities of Dallas is a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program site! This free tax help is for qualifying tax payers, who made less than $53,000 in 2015. You do not have to be a U.S. citizen to receive this assistance. VITA is open on Monday-Thursday from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., at 9461 LBJ Freeway, Dallas, TX 75243 in Conference Room B. For more information on VITA sites, visit www. DallasTaxCenters.org or call 1-844-382-1040.
Family Vocation Chalice To participate call (214) 368-3640
SUNDAY, APRIL 3 | 6:00 PM
St. Monica is hosting XLT, a night of worship, inspiration, and adoration for the entire parish. Catholic speaker and recording artist Francis Cabildo will lead worship and give the message, and the In-N-Out truck will provide a limited number of meals. It all starts after the 5:00 pm Mass!
April 2 at 5:00 pm Jim & Sheila Collins
April 3 at 11:00 am Deepak & Elizabeth Devaraj
April 3 at 8:00 am Weldon Claire
April 3 at 12:30 pm Stephanie Juarez
April 3 at 9:30 am Jimmy & Rosa Miramontes
April 3 at 5:00 pm Denise Stuart
Domingo de Pascua
Noticias y Eventos
27 de marzo 2016
¡Cristo ha resucitado!
Cáliz Vocacional Familiar Para llevarse el Cáliz llame al (214) 358-1453
Perdonar no es fácil pero tampoco imposible, ¡Ven aprender! El Padre Ángel Espinosa de los Monteros dirigirá una conferencia para adultos explicando la importancia y necesidad de perdón. Una persona que perdona, se libera de sus ataduras emocionales, es más sana y vive con más armonía. ¡Encuentra tu libertad perdonando y perdonándote!
3 de Abril Familia Lopez 10 de Abril Elena Hernandez
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Día Multicultural El mes de Mayo celebraremos el día multicultural de la comunidad de Santa Mónica. Somos una comunidad integrada por personas de diferentes países, les invitamos a ser parte de este día y representar a su país, vistiendo trajes típicos y trayendo un platillo típico de su país. El evento se llevara a cabo el 15 de Mayo, de 11 am a 3:30 pm. Sera un día colorido y alegre para convivir con personas de otros países. Anímese a ser parte de esta celebración. Por favor comuníquese con María González-Rocha para más detalles 214-357-8549.
17 de Abril Jose Zaga 24 de Abril Guadalupe Sanchez
Domingo de Pascua Domingo de la Divina Misericordia El Domingo, 3 de abril, celebremos el Día de la Misericordia. Después de la Santa Misa de 2 pm tendremos exposición del Santísimo, se meditará la coronilla y habrá una reflexión por el Padre Iñigo. Seguido por una recepción en el edificio McManus. Es un día de manifestación del amor de Jesús por la humanidad. Venga a poner al pie de Jesús sus gozos, alegrías, penas y todo lo que guarda su corazón, El nos colmara de libertad, alegría, paz y todo lo que necesitamos para ser su imagen en el mundo. ________________________________________________________________
Novena de la Divina Misericordia Todos los días se estará meditando la Novena de la Divina Misericordia a las 3pm. en la Capilla de María. Les esperamos! Para más información llame a Adriana al 214-723-2256. ________________________________________________________________
Misa al Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Este viernes 1 de Abril, tendremos la Santa Misa en honor al Sagrado Corazón de Jesús a las 7 pm en la Iglesia. Seguido de la Eucaristía tenemos la bendición de quedarnos adorando y glorificando a Jesús Eucaristía en el Santísimo Sacramento, en una bella Noche de Adoración.
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Santa Mónica da la bienvenida a el Padre Iñigo Lopez ! Nací y me crie en Pereira, Colombia. Asistí al Seminario de San Pio X en la Arquidiócesis de Villavicencio, donde fui ordenado Sacerdote, Noviembre del 2000, durante el Gran Año Jubilar. También, recibí mi licenciatura en ciencias religiosas y ética de la Universidad de Juan de Castellanos. Parte de mi tiempo de sacerdocio lo he pasado como párroco de una iglesia en Colombia y parte viajando alrededor del mundo en misiones en países como Ecuador, Venezuela, México, Francia, Bélgica, Uganda, Tailandia y China. Me gusta leer, mirar películas, pintar, montar caballo y tomar café. Soy privilegiado en ser parte de la Comunidad de Santa Mónica, me gusta la diversidad y la participación que ofrece la comunidad. A través de los líderes de los ministerios he aprendido que los parroquianos son muy maduros en su fe. Me siento renovado trabajando aquí.
27 de marzo 2016
De El Pastor John Vannorsdall cuenta la historia de una granja que tenía. El piso de la granja donde tenía a los animales y vacas tenia cemento disparejo. En unos lugares estaba muy bajo y otros muy altos y el acabado tenía una textura brusca. Un día el antiguo dueño paso a visitar y estaban recorriendo la granja y dijo el hombre, “Me imagino que se preguntara porque el piso esta tan disparejo.” No podía negar que lo habían notado, “Fue el peor día de mi vida,” dijo el hombre, “O por lo menos uno de mis peores. Había establecido las formas y ordenado el cemento para la siguiente mañana. Tenía mis botas viejas y un azadón grande para el cemento. Cuando llego el camión del cemento, les dije que estaba listo. Abrieron la puerta y cayo el cemento. Trabaje tan duro como pude. Llame a mi esposa. Los dos trabajamos hasta que pudo nuestro corazón. Simplemente, no percatamos que pesado era el cemento y toda la cantidad que venía en un camión. La peor cosa del mundo es intentar una tarea imposible. Es por eso que este piso se ve de esta manera.” Intentar un trabajo imposible es suficiente para quebrar nuestro corazón. Hoy, se nos recuerda que cualquier cosa que nos depare la vida, no estamos solos, Jesús vive y está con nosotros. Al reflexionar en nuestro diario vivir, es posible que quedamos corto en lo que Dios tiene para nosotros, ignoramos las oportunidades o escogemos llevar nuestra vida en una dirección diferente porque sentimos que lo que queremos es más importante que vivir en armonía con Dios. Hemos pecado, pero no lo admitimos sin esperanza, porque alguien que nos amó completamente se dio así mismo en la Cruz por nosotros y regreso de la muerte para asegurarnos que se nos perdonara todo. Recuperar nuestra relación con Dios no es trabajo imposible. Jesús vive y está con nosotros. Al mirar a nuestro alrededor,
pareciera estar lleno de incertidumbre y peligroso. Queremos que nuestro hogar sea un lugar de amor, paz y esperanza para protegernos y proteger a nuestros niños de los peligros del mundo exterior. Entonces, ¿Cómo podemos preparar aquellos que viven en nuestro hogar a vivir sin egoísmo, materialismo y en la tentación? Hoy, se nos recuerda que no es una tarea imposible. Cada vez que invitamos a Jesús a nuestro hogar en la oración, nos olvidamos de nosotros mismos para servir a los demás, cada vez que perdonamos y nos sacrificamos por aquellos que amamos más, celebramos el hecho que no estamos solos en la lucha de ser diferentes a aquellos que nos rodean y que no conocen que Jesús vive y esta con nosotros. Probablemente, esta Pascua sentiremos una terrible tristeza de haber perdido a un ser querido, o haber sido traicionado por alguien a quien confiábamos. Sabemos que no podemos volver los tiempos que fuimos felices, pero lo que celebramos hoy nos recuerda que tenemos muchas cosas delante de nosotros. Algún día veremos a nuestros seres queridos cuando Jesús nos los devuelva con vida. Algún día, el dolor de ser tratados injustamente, se tornará en amor que solo vera el bien de cada persona y en toda situación. Jesús vive y está con nosotros, prometiéndonos que las dificultades de esta vida solo son temporales. El amor nunca muere. La vida a veces es injusta, dura y puede romper nuestro corazón. Sin embargo, hoy celebramos el hecho que somos amados por un amor tan poderoso que sobrepasa nuestras debilidades, pecados y desesperación. Encontrar esperanza no es un trabajo difícil porque Jesús vive y está con nosotros y gentilmente nos guiara hasta el momento que nos reunamos con él, en la gloria de Dios en el cielo. –Fr. Stephen W Bierschenk
