march 4, 2010

“VERBUM MITTITUR SPIRANS AMOREM"

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.

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

UTPA

• March 4: Daily Mass on Campus at 12 noon
• March 4: RCIA at 5:30 p.m.
• March 7: Sunday Mass at the Newman Center at 7 p.m.

UTB/TSC

• March 4: PEACE RALLY AT UTB/TSC CAMPUS 4:30.-5:30p.m.RCIA by appointment
• March 5: P.G. John 3:16  at the  Catholic Campus Center at 7:p.m.
• March 7: Sunday Mass at the Catholic Campus Center at 7 p.m.
• March 8: Got Priest? Catholic Campus Center 12:30 - 2:00p.m.
• Justice Talk Catholic Campus Ministry 2:00 p.m.
  Holy Hour for Vocation at the Catholic Campus Center from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
• March 9:  RCIA by appointment.
• March10: Music Ministry will gather at the Catholic Campus Center at 6:30 p.m.
• March11: RCIA by appointment
• March12: Christian Karaoke at the Catholic Campus Center at 7 p.m.

Lectionary Reading Guides Available
The Campus Ministry Center in Edinburg is giving away 300 books of the 28-page Lectionary Reading Guides from the American Bible Society.  The book features the three-year cycle readings for Sunday Mass; readings for the Major Feasts of the year; weekday lectionary; principal celebrations of the liturgical year through 2025 and more.  It’s a great catechetical tool for RCIA, CCD, Youth groups, and Baptismal Preparation classes. 

Please call Angel at the Newman Catholic Student Center in Edinburg at (956) 383.0133 for more information.  

Vocations Day Sponsored for Fifth Graders
Approximately 302 fifth graders from the Catholic Schools of the Diocese are participating in a Vocations Day on Thursday, March 4 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Eugene de Mazenod Retreat Center in San Juan.  A special Mass for the children will be celebrated at the Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle - National Shrine. The Vocations Day is coordinated by the Catholic Schools Office and the Office of Vocations.

Catechetical Leaders Retreat Scheduled March 5
The Annual Catechetical Leaders' Retreat organized by the Office of Catechesis is set for Friday, March 5 at the Adolph Marx Conference Center. Fr. Mario Castro of Good Shepherd, Brownsville will facilitate the theme: “Catechesis and the Proclamation of the Word.”

San Martin de Porres Catholic School Hosts Spring Gala & Auction
San Martin de Porres Catholic School in Weslaco will host its 11th Annual Spring Gala and Auction on Saturday, March 6 at 6 p.m. at the Best Western Palm Aire in Weslaco.  The Gala and Auction are open to the public, and the school invites everyone to come join the fun and help support Catholic School Education. 

If you are interested in attending, becoming a sponsor for the event, or donating auction items please contact San Martin de Porres Catholic School at (956) 973-8642.

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    

• 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)
• Elementary Principal - St. Mary’s Catholic School is seeking a principal for the 2010-2011 school year. Application deadline is February 26, 2010. Interested applicants should contact Mrs. Lisette Allen at (956) 787.8571.
• 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
• Full time secretary - Sacred Heart Parish in Mercedes, contact Fr. Celso Tabalanza at (956) 565-0271, or fax resume to (956) 565-0272.
• 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 4 – Catholic Schools Office – 5th Grade Vocations, San Juan
March 5 – Office of Catechesis – Catechetical Retreat, San Juan
March 5 & 6 - Family Life Office – Catholic Engaged Encounter, San Juan
March 6 – San Martin de Porres School – Spring Gala and Auction, Weslaco
March 6 – Our Lady of Guadalupe, Brownsville – Parish Lenten Retreat

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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