St. Theresa Catholic Church

JULY 22, 2018

Another weekend has arrived. Many of us may have undergone new challenges during the last week and others may be undergoing a period of discernment in their lives. The challenge for us this weekend and always in our lives, is to demonstrate care towards others regardless of our role in life. In todays world, an attitude of caring for others is less popular, but it is the call of those who wish to follow Jesus The Good Shepherd. Jesus cared for those whom God gave him.  He showed concern for his disciples who had just returned from their mission. In the meantime, He
showed concern for the crowds that were following.  Jesus showed pity for them- “ They were like sheep without a shepherd.” Ultimately Jesus showed the full measure of his concern by his death on the cross. Even though Jesus was Lord and Master, he never thought of himself first. Caring for others is something we all can do, but we must be reminded of this virtue in our society that focuses more on self need than for others. Caring must be deeper and broader in scope. We must take time for others. We must never allow complacency to win when we have the opportunity to demonstrate care for others. All of us are challenged to manifest the caring attitude that Jesus encouraged us to live out. We are plagued with temptations whether it
be possessions, position or opportunity. We have a choice to make and the challenge is to make the correct response. It doesn’t happen overnight and we have each day to live out our catholic life in a challenging world.

Church Office Hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 9:00 am to noon.  Father Mark is available on Tuesdays & Thursdays.For more announcements & news, visit the Sunday's Bulletin link at the top of this page.

Please join us on the 1st Saturday and 2nd Sunday of each month for food and fellowship.   **Please note Saturday Social has moved weekends to accommodate the participation of more parishioners.

Join us for First Corinthians: The Church and the Christian Community Bible Study in St. Theresa Parish Hall beginning Wednesday, April 11, 2918 at 6:30 p.m. and continuing every Wednesday for 10 weeks. Cost for materials is $26.50. Contact Ann Buettner for registration information 903-736-2032 or a1buett@gmail.com.

Shop at Amazon, Support Catholic Charities:  If you shop on Amazon, you can support Catholic Charities of Diocese of Tyler! Amazon Smile contributes back .5% of your purchase to our Catholic Charities agency. Simply go to smile.amazon.com website (Amazon Smile) and login using your normal Amazon username and password. The same username and password for Amazon is used to log on to Amazon Smile. Once on Amazon Smile, search charity of choice for Catholic Charities-Diocese of Tyler. That’s it. Go shopping! Please note that you have to start each shopping session at smile.amazon.com instead of the usual Amazon website. This shopping on Amazon Smile could provide substantial revenue for Catholic Charities in their work with the poor and marginalized in our Diocese.

If anyone would like to be visited by Fr. Mark, please call the rectory at 903-845-2306. Also, if prayers are no longer needed, please let us know.