march 12, 2010

“VERBUM MITTITUR SPIRANS AMOREM"

Postcard campaign supports immigration reform
Bishop Daniel Flores is asking Valley Catholics to participate in the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) postcard campaign to Congress in support of immigration reform.  The goal of the postcard initiative is to enhance the ability of the church community to advocate for immigration reform and to encourage our Federal officials to enact reform legislation as soon as possible.

Letter from Bishop Daniel Flores

Information packets were sent to each parish outlining the specifics of the campaign.

An electronic version of the postcard is available on the Justice for Immigrants Web site www.justiceforimmigrants.org. In addition, updated parish materials for use in educating Catholics on immigration reform will be posted in time for National Migration Week.   Additional resources can be found at http://www.usccb.org/mrs/nmw/index.shtml.
  
For further information, contact Sister Norma Pimentel at 956-702-4088 (npimentel@cdob.org).

Bishop Flores Lenten Message Posted Online
A Lenten Message from Bishop Daniel Flores is posted on the Diocese Web site at www.cdob.org.

USCCB 2010 Lenten Season Web Page Available
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops created a Web page for the 2010 Lenten Season. The page includes information on what the Church teaches about Lent, daily readings during Lent, the Pope's message for this Lenten Season, audio and video resources, and more. You can visit the web page at www.usccb.org/lent.

In Our Prayers
Mrs. Elvira Sosa, mother of Father Philip Sosa, MSF passed into eternal life with the Lord. Father Sosa is currently the Provincial Superior of Missionaries of the Holy Family, 3014 Oregon Avenue St. Louis, MO 63118-1498. Before this assignment Father Sosa served in the Diocese of Brownsville for many years. His last assignment was as the Pastor of St. Joseph Parish in Donna.

            Funeral arrangements are as follows: 
Rosary – Thursday, March 11, at 7 p.m., Rudy Garza Funeral Home in Harlingen, Texas.

            The Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 12, at Queen of Peace Parish in Harlingen, Texas.

Please keep Father Sosa and his family in your prayers.

Pro-Life March 
Valley Catholics and other Christians of all ages march for life during an annual Rosary procession through the streets of San Benito led by Knights of Columbus Council #3493.   The march – which KC Council #3493 has faithfully held every year since the early 1990’s -- was dedicated to over 50 million unborn children who have died since abortion was legalized by U.S. Supreme Court justices in 1973.

Lenten recipes posted on Diocese’s Web site
Each week a different recipe will be posted on the Diocese of Brownsville Web site featuring some of the meatless recipes that have been submitted for inclusion in the Lenten cookbook that will be published by the diocese. Recipes

Campus Ministry Posts Schedule
Campus Ministry invites all young adults of the diocese, age 18-30, to participate in the following activities:

UTPA

• March 14-20: Spring Break
• March 21: Sunday Mass at 7 p.m.

UTB/TSC

• March 12: PG John 3:16 @ 6:00 p.m. CCMC
• March 14-20: Spring Break

Meeting Scheduled for World Youth Day Madrid 2011
The Office for Youth and Young Adults will meet on Thursday, March 25 at 7:30 p.m. at the Pastoral Center in San Juan (Bishop Adolph Marx Conference Center). Parishes are encouraged to identify young adults who are willing to work hard and fundraise to participate in World Youth Day 2011. Space is limited to 40 young adults from across the diocese. Please forward this to any young adult interested and note that a $200 non-refundable deposit is required For additional information, please contact Miguel Santos at (956) 383-0133 or msantos@cdob.org or the UTB Newman Center at (956) 541-9697 or UTPA Newman Center at (956) 383-0133; or visit www.utbcatholics.org or www.utpacatholics.org.

Presentation of The 13th Day Set for March 13
The 13th Day, a movie about the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima, will be shown at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 13 at St Joseph the Worker, in McAllen. Admission is free of charge, and any donations made will go to benefit the Youth Ministry. The presentation is sponsored by “Real Men Pray the Rosary”

Fred Pryor Seminars Scheduled
The Diocese of Brownsville will sponsor another Fred Pryor workshop. The next sessions will focus on Excel 2007 Beyond the Basics and Access 2007: Basics

The training dates and locations are as follows: 
Excel 2007: Beyond the Basics.
·       March 16, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Mary’s Parish Hall in Brownsville
·       March 17, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Bishop Adolph Marx Conference Center - San Juan

Access 2007: Basics
·       April 21, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Bishop Adolph Marx Conference Center - San Juan
·       April 22, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Christ the King Parish Hall in Brownsville

Lunch will be provided on both days. Contact Connie Hernandez at 956-550-1554 or Genie Treviño at 956-550-1545 to sign up.

Job Openings    

• Catholic School Administrator - San Juan Diego Catholic Regional High School, Send resumes to Sr. Marcella Ewers, P.O. Box 2347, McAllen, TX  78502-2347.
• Counselor - Catholic Social Services San Juan. Contact Human Resources at (956)542-2501.
• DRE or CRE -  San Juan Diego Catholic Church, McAllen, Texas please contact Fr. Carlos Zuniga at SJDParish2002@cdob.org. This position is for Fall (September 2010)
• Full time Immigration Clerk - Catholic Charities in Brownsville, Contact Human Resources at (956)542-2501.
• Full time, Insurance Sales - Knights of Columbus. Please contact Ramon Ramos, General Agent for more information or an Interview at Office (361) 668-8225 of Fax (361) 668-8226. E-mail: ramon.ramos@kofc.org
• Part-time Accountant, Restorative Aide, Weekend RN/LVN, Certified Medication Aide, MDS Medicare Aide, Medicare Biller - San Juan Nursing Home. Please send cover letter and/or resume by fax to: (956) 787-8091 or contact Patrick at (956) 787-1771.
• Part Time Secretary (20hours) - Contact Human Resources at (956)542-2501.

Calendar of Events

March 13 – Family Life Office – Convalidation Conference, Donna
March 13 – St. Joseph the Worker Church, McAllen “The 13th Day” 7:30 p.m. at "Real Men Pray the Rosary"
March 14 – Daylight Saving Time Begins

Please submit information to be included in the Weekly Update to Brenda Nettles Riojas, Director of Diocesan Relations by e-mail at Bnrpr@cdob.org or by fax to (956) 784-5082.

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Bishop Daniel E. Flores Installed as Sixth Bishop of Brownsville

"...it is a grace and a privilege for me to be your shepherd on this pilgrimage. May God bless our journey and inspire us to lead countless souls to Him."

Msgr. Heberto Diaz, chancellor of the Diocese of Brownsville, shows the Diocesan Collage of Consultors the Apostolic Letter appointing Bishop Daniel E. Flores as the Sixth Bishop of Brownsville.
(The Valley Catholic Photo by Ramiro Lozano)

BishopFlores Installed as Diocese’s New Shepherd
By ROSE YBARRA
The Valley Catholic
SAN JUAN, Texas — Bishop Daniel E. Flores was installed as the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Brownsville on Tuesday, Feb. 2 at the Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle-National Shrine.

Thirty bishops from the United States and Mexico; two cardinals, Daniel Cardinal DiNardo of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston and Adam Cardinal Maida of the Archdiocese of Detroit and more than 200 priests from the dioceses of Brownsville, Corpus Christi and other dioceses, witnessed the installation.

Cardinal DiNardo presided over the installation Mass and papal nuncio Archbishop Pietro Sambi, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, read the official decree from Pope Benedict XVI announcing the appointment.

In his homily, Bishop Flores addressed those who play a role in the lives ofchildren. "Parents and grandparents, uncles and aunts, teach the next generation by how they speak and how they act. We must spend time with our young people, giving them the good counsel that comes from a life of familiarity with the Gospel. What we seek to hand on is the true meaning of the word love. In the Gospel of Christ, love is a gift and an offering." 

To read the complete story see: Bishop Flores Installation

First Mass Celebrated at Cathedral
Bishop Flores Practices Ancient Tradition
Bishop Flores celebrated his first Mass at Immaculate Conception Cathedral on Feb. 4. Prior to entering the Cathedral he knocked on the doors three times with his crosier (pastoral staff) and Father Michael Amesse opened the doors to welcome the new bishop.
According to the US Conference of Catholic Bishops “…knocking three times was part of the old rite for the consecration of a church. That rite called for the bishop to knock on the door three times with the base of his crozier as a sign of taking claim of the church. At the cathedral, home of the bishop's (cathedra) chair, the prelate is laying claim to the church from which he leads his diocese.”
Bishop Flores used the crosier used by the Bishop Adolf Marx, the first bishop of the Brownsville Diocese.

Contact Information Please submit information to be included in the Weekly Update to Brenda Nettles Riojas, Director of Diocesan Relations by e-mail at Bnrpr@cdob.org or by fax to (956) 784-5082.

 

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