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Please join us on Friday, June 1, for this annual youth ministry fundraising event. We will once again be using Fr. Busch's authentic "old world" all-homemade recipe (from his grandmother's Italian neighbor in the Bronx!). Dinner will be served from 6:30-8 p.m. The cost will be $10 for adults and $5 for children (ages 5-12). The evening also will include a silent auction, featuring items created by the young people of our parish. If possible, please purchase tickets in advance so that we can prepare enough food. Tickets are available from the youth of our parish or at the parish office. Tickets also will be available at the door.

The altar server training session scheduled for this morning (Thursday) will be postponed. If you are entering grades 4-12 and would like to be trained as an altar server, please call the parish office ASAP and give Stefani a list of possible dates and times you would be able to attend a training session. We will then try to schedule the training for a time when everyone can attend. Thank you!

After almost ten years of service to our parish community, Debbie Vega has retired. Her last day in the office was this past Tuesday (May 15). We will have a reception to thank Debbie for her service between the Masses (from 9:45 to 10:45) on Sunday, May 27. Please make plans to join us!

All students who have completed grades 5-12 are invited to join us this Wednesday for our summer kickoff! After the 6 p.m. Mass in the church, we will enjoy some great food and games (including a rock wall, an obstacle course, and a wrecking ball game). See you there!

Congratulations to our parishioners who are graduating from high school later this week:  Quinn Chado, Jaime Cruz, Valorie Cuellar, Aaron Diaz, Josh Ducheneaux, Tucker Fischbacher, Nicholas Gilmore, Kason Haggard, Andrew Heckman, Mitchell Hernandez, Chloe Kemp, Jeremy Lawson, Jack McConnell, Sean McConnell, Hayden O'Brien, Trey Witt, and Kennedy Wood! We are proud of you and we will keep you in prayer as you begin the next chapter in your life!

All intermediate, junior high, and high school student are invited to join us for Mass on Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. in the church. After Mass, we will enjoy a meal from Chicken Express, followed by a session for high school students focusing on next Sunday's Scripture readings and a session for intermediate/junior high students reflecting on the meaning of the Sabbath. See you there!

All graduating high school seniors are invited to participate in a Baccalaureate Mass at 11:15 a.m. on Sunday, May 20. A reception will follow in the parish hall. If you plan to attend the Mass and reception, please call the parish office att 655-3302 (ext. 0) by no later than this Wednesday, May 16.

Our Knights of Columbus council is once again offering roses to all mothers after all Masses this weekend. Additional roses are also available for purchase.

All intermediate, junior high, and high school students are invited to join us for Mass on Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. in the church. After Mass, we will enjoy pancakes and bacon provided for us by members of St. Therese Circle, followed by a high school session on Pentecost and an intermediate/junior high session continuing their focus on the Ten Commandments.

A training session for all parishioners who work with children or youth will be held on Saturday morning, (May 19) at 9:30 a.m. If you are new to a ministry with young people, anticipate volunteering in such a ministry in the near future, or have been trained, but not in the past five years, then please make plans to attend this training session. If possible, please download and fill out the Safe Environment Questionnaire for Employees and Volunteers, available on the Diocesan website at http://www.amarillodiocese.org/forms. (You can also click on "Safe Environment Training" above.)

We now have a total of $50,790 pledged or paid towards our parish's UCA quota of $53,935! If you have not yet returned your pledge card, please help us to meet or exceed our quota by placing your completed pledge card in the collection basket during Mass (in an envelope clearly marked "UCA") or bringing it by the parish office. Thank you for your generosity!

All intermediate, junior high, and high school students are invited to join us for Mass on Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. in the church. After Mass, we will enjoy an enchilada casserole meal prepared for us by members of the Circle of the Holy Spirit. After supper, intermediate and junior high school students will explore the meaning of the first of the Ten Commandments while high school students have an apologetics session on the topic of salvation. See you there!

Parishioners who are 60+ years old are invited to jon us on Friday, May 18, for a potluck luncheon, followed by an afternoon of bingo. The potluck will begin at 1 p.m. in the parish hall. Parishioners under the age of 75 are asked to bring a main dish to share, while those over 75 are asked to bring a side dish. Please join us for a fun-filled afternoon!