STS. CYRIL & METHODIUS CATHOLIC CHURCH – MARAK
Church Office: 20120 Fm 485, Burlington, Texas 76519
Rectory (254) 985-2280 Church (254) 697-4861
Parish Website: http://marakchurch.org Diocesan Website: WWW.austindiocese.org
Deacon Bob Snigger BJSNI@hotmail.com or phone 254. 913.1125
Bulletin information: Merlene Slavik (254) 697-3801 or slavik@farm-market.net
MASSES:
Monday No Mass
Tuesday 7:00 A.M Lucille Greener by Monica Mikeska
Wednesday 6:00 P.M. Frank Hubnik by Arvell & Liz Jungmann
Thursday 7:00 A.M. Jerry Bartek by Green’s Employees
Friday 7:00 A.M. Special Intention - Chris
Saturday 5:30 P.M. Martha Schneider Elsie Jez
Sunday 8:15 a.m. Annie bartek by M/M Bill Smetana
MINISTRIES SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2008
Eucharistic Cindy Strmiska
Lector Johnny Winkler
Offertory Frank & Brenda Dirba
Altar Server J Marek, M Hanel & E Krumnow
Ushers Jimmy Hubnik & a Volunteer
Offering Reg. Offering $ 1,889.00 Building Fund $27.00 Mission $232.00
CHURCH CLEANING FOR Sunday Listed for August / September
Aug 31 Laura Vaculin, Terry Vaculin & Sara Kostroun
Sept 7 Edith Vaculin, Linda Dohnalik & Brenda Dirba
Sept 14 Kristi Kopriva, Alicia Kopriva and Kathy Kirk
SANCTUARY LIGHT 8/25 – 9/7 August and Mary Hubnik by Liz Jungmann
PRAYER CHAIN: For peace, for our serviceman, parishioners in Nursing homes, homebound and those on our prayer chain. Please add Elisa Leonard, Dorothy Vansa (Adolph), Frankie Dirba, and Timothy Edwards. to the prayer chain for numerous prayers. Each of you is a blessing to many in need of prayers. Continue the good work.
CEDARBRAKE RETREATS ----Call 254.780.2434 for more information
Marriage Preparation Dates –September 5th – 7th; November 21st – 23rd.
Retrovaille For struggling couples------Oct 24th -26th Call 512.267.6127
SCRIPTURE CLASS – Thursday, Aug. 28, 7:00 P.M. – St. Joseph’s Parish Hall
RCIA begins in October—Contact Fr. Walter for more information.
PICNIC / Dinners
STS. Cyril & Methodius – Marak –. Sunday, August 24th - Picnic 11:00 .A.M
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Temple –Picnic Sun.,8/31 beginning at 8:00 a.m.
Yoe Senior Class is sponsoring a Turkey & dressing Dinner on Sunday, Sept 7th at Bea’s Kitchen, Cameron
KJZT Jr’s Thanks everyone for participating in the “Back to School Breakfast” last Sunday.
Thank you for the blessing of rain this past week.
TODAY IS OUR PICNIC WEEKEND----- The reward for all of the work behind the scenes, preparation, the baking, the cooking, and all the months of planning by kitchen/food teams and the game booths, etc, is not in this life, except in knowing it was done with personal commitment to excellence and our heavenly Father will be their reward. May each of you be blessed in your commitments.
Spiritual and Religious
Upon this rock I will build my church… Matthew 16:18
It is not uncommon today to hear someone say, “I am spiritual, but not religious.” By this they usually mean they see themselves as spiritual people, but they are not practicing members of any particular faith community. Some of them would even suggest that this is a higher, more excellent way.
But this was not the teaching of Jesus. Jesus passed to Peter the mantle of leadership and his intention to establish a community of believers. Moreover, this church would be established for all time and would not be destroyed: “The gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it.” It is good for us to be spiritual. But Christian spirituality finds its growth and fulfillment in the church that Jesus founded. As a follower of Jesus, we should say, “I am spiritual, and I am religious.”
Msgr. Stephen J. Rosetti
Msgr Rosetti is a priest of the Diocese of Syracuse. He is a licensed psychologist and president/CEO of Saint Luke Institute, a healing program for priests and religious. He is author of the newly released Behold Your Mother: Priests Speak About Mary.