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| Emmaus Enquirer A weekly publication of the Emmaus E_Group |
Volume 6 # 10 03.10.10 | |
| In this Issue: Latest News: The Church: Angels Among Us: Our Parish: Stewardship In Action: Respect Life: Help Wanted: |
Latest
News: Reminder!
Daylight Savings Time Change - This
means that, on Sunday, March 14, 2010, at 2:00 AM - you set the clocks ahead
one hour...or before you go to bed on Saturday night (whichever comes first!).
Join us in celebrating Holy Week with joyous music! We believe the participation of the entire parish at Easter symbolizes the unity we all share as members of the Body of Christ. Anyone who would like to join our choir for the Holy Thursday, Good Friday or Easter Vigil services, is welcome to attend rehearsals over the next few weeks. Our rehearsals for Holy Thursday, Good Friday and the Easter Vigil will be on Wednesday evenings, March 10th, 24th and 31st at 7PM and on Saturday, March 13th, 20th, 27th at 4PM in the church. We will try to be sure and cover the Holy Week music at the beginning of the rehearsal. Again, all are welcome to join us in enhancing these special liturgies with your talents. NO RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES on March 14th and March 17th due to Spring Break. CLASSES RESUME on March 21st and March 24th. THE FAITH FORMATION OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED for Spring Break March 15-19. Faith Formation staff will be available starting Tuesday, March 23rd. You are welcome to leave voicemail or email messages for individual members of the Faith Formation Staff, or email faithformation@emmauslakeway.com. Classes will resume on Sunday, March 21. Fundraising for Faith...at our neighbor, Point of Origin! 10% of purchases made at Point of Origin during the weekend of March 26th through March 28th will be donated by them to the church of your choice. Point of Origin is located at 2300 Lohmans Spur - just down the road! |
In the
Church: Laetare Sunday "Rejoice O Jerusalem" The fourth Sunday of Lent is called Laetare Sunday. Hence, the words in the entrance antiphon of the Masses this weekend are "Rejoice, O Jerusalem." We have passed the midpoint of lent and it's time to rejoice a bit. This weekend, we will see rose colored vestments instead of the purple of lent. In the pre Vatican II days when it was not permitted to use the organ during Lent, this was a Sunday when the great organs could again crank out the sound even if only for one day. Come and join us this weekend, as we rejoice that the victory over death is so very near.  Each year on
Palm Sunday and on Good Friday, we hear again the story of the Passion of
Christ and about Jesus' side being pierced by a Roman soldier's lance. Monday,
March 15th, is the memorial day of Saint Longinus, the Centurian who was that
soldier. He became a convert and was later martyred by order of Pontius Pilate.
 Although March 17th is most widely known as the memorial day of
Saint Patrick, it is also the memorial of someone who knew Jesus while he was
still alive. Joseph of Arimathea, the man who got permission from Pilate to
take Jesus' body from the cross and buried him in his own tomb.
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learn more about him. |
Stewardship In
Action: Laetare - Rejoice! Someone once said that Christians look like a people who suck lemons. If someone were to look at us when we celebrate Lenten liturgies, would they get that impression? Better that they should realize from looking at us, the joy from Christ's love for us. This weekend is Laetare (Rejoice) Sunday. We are on the downhill run to the Easter event when death is defeated. The bible does not say anywhere that Jesus laughed, but it does say that he was a man like us in all things. There must have been moments when Jesus was growing up and on his journeys with the apostles, when he laughed with his friends. How can we rejoice during Lent? We can start by realizing that Christ is risen! This Lent, perhaps we can look at ourselves as we really are...wonderfully and fearfully made, full of belief and doubt, hope and despair, love and hate. We shouldn't be afraid of our joy and feel guilty for not feeling guilty. If we just think of how lovable we really are, not because of anything we've done, but because God loves us enough to die for us, because he lives in us right now, how can we help but smile? With that understanding and delight in ourselves, we can minister Christ to others. Not far from each of us, is someone who is lonely and needs our presence, who is old and needs to feel that we care, who is hurt and needs our healing. Can you imagine a greater happiness than bringing a smile to the face of someone in pain? We can give birth to Christ in the eyes of those we meet and heal. Saint Ignatius Loyola made it a rule: "Our whole countenance should reflect cheerfulness rather than sadness." By bringing the joy of Jesus, to one man, woman, or child, who knows, it just might be our own healing, our own salvation. |
In The
Parish: Volunteers are still needed for Habitat 2010. Regardless of your skills, there is much to do in support of this outreach ministry. Email Jesse & Mary Gutierrez, j-m-gtz@austin.rr.com to volunteer or call Jerry Hietpas, 261-0788 or Jesse Gutierrez, 261-8507 for more information. |
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| Respect Life:
RESPECT LIFE MINISTRY - Lots of upcoming events! Please consider participating in one (or more!)
Visit www.emmauslakeway.com/respectlife for details regarding this and other Respect Life initiatives, or email Sophie Jones (jones_sophia_t@lilly.com) or Becky Theisen (btheisen@austin.rr.com). |
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Stations of the
Cross - Friday, March 12th at 6:30 PM in English & 7:30 PM
in Spanish. A free Soup meal will be donated and served by some of our very
kind fellow parishioners. Meal service begins at 5pm.
The Vietnam Memorial Wall is coming to Lakeway and
will be on exhibit at the Lake Travis football field from May 12th through May
17th, 2010. The cornerstone of the exhibit will be an 80% replica of the
original wall. The exhibit will be open to the public 24 hours a day and will
primarily be staffed by volunteers. Emmaus parishioners have shown their
patriotism in the past and the American Veterans Traveling Tribute (AVTT)
planning committee extends an invitation to you to join this tribute to our
nation's fallen heroes as a volunteer. During the event, soldiers from Ft. Hood
and other locations will be invited to join us. We need to celebrate them and
their service. To volunteer your time please contact: Donna Lochow 512-266-6274
(H) or 512-484-1537 (cell). 
In order to maintain the
constant vigil for 40 days, we need prayer volunteers! You can use the link
below to sign up for a weekly hour, or even just one hour to Stand & Pray
at the vigil. Look for times marked in red and yellow - those are times still
requiring a prayer volunteer. Go to
