Diocese of Amarillo
IMmaculate Conception and Saint Peter’s Catholic Church

Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
1000 S.W. 15th Ave.
Perryton, Texas. 79070
Office:(806) 435-3802
FAX: (806) 648-1490
E-mail: icccptx@gmail.com
Website: immaculateconceptionperrytontx.com

The epiphany of the lord

Saint Peter’s Catholic Church
505 W. Mitchell Rd.
Booker, Texas.
79005

La Epifania del señor

Mass
Schedule
Saturday
5:00 P.M.
(ICCC, English)
6:30 P.M
(ICCC, Spanish)
Sunday / Domingo
8:45 A.M. (St. Peter, Spanish)
11:00 A.M. (ICCC, English)
1:00 P.M. (ICCC, Spanish)
Tuesday / Martes (St. Peter)
5:30 P.M:
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament/ Exposición del Santísimo
6:30 P.M: Rosary/Rosario
7:00 P.M: Mass/Misa
Wednesday/Miércoles
8:00 A.M: (ICCC, Spanish)
Thursday / Jueves
8:00 A.M: (ICCC, Spanish)
Friday / Viernes
8:00 A.M: (ICCC, Spanish)
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Friday 8:30a.m.-6:00P.m.

Bishop of Amarillo: Patrick J. Zurek
Parochial staff/ Personal de la parroquia
Pastor: Cesar A. Gomez.
Emergency: (302)604-3918.
Deacons:
Félix Tudón: (806)977-0038
Guillermo Estrada: (806)435-0229
Sergio Estrada: (806)435-4855 (Retired)
Secretary: Liliana Dominguez.
Bookkeeper: Josette S. Hernandez.
Safe Environment Director:
Deacon Guillermo Estrada
Josette S. Hernandez (ICCC)
Juanita Flores (St. Peter)
Office Hours / Horario de la oficina:
Monday — Friday:
9:00a.m.– 3:00p.m.
9:00a.m.-2:00p.m. (Thursday)

Mission Statement
Live the Communion and the participation in the saving plan of God through the meditation of the Word of God and the sacramental experience of the saving action of Christ, as a dynamic community of evangelization in faith and prayer.

WEBSITE/
PÁGINA WEB
Please visit! / ¡Visita!
immaculateconceptionperrytontx.com

January 07, 2024.

CONTEMPLATE THE GOSPEL

“Entering the house they saw the child with Mary his mother. They prostrated themselves and did him homage”
Today, the prophet Isaiah encourages us: “Arise! Shine, for your light has come, the glory of the LORD has dawned upon you." (Is 60:1). The light the prophet has seen is the star, which the Three Wise Men see in the East, like many other men. The Magi discover its meaning. Others consider it as something admirable, but that does not affect them. And, so, they do not react. The Three Wise Men realize the fact that, with the star, God is sending them an important message for which it is worthwhile leaving comfort and safety to take on the risks of an uncertain journey: the hope of finding the King leads them to follow the star, which the prophets had spoken of and which the people of Israel had been waiting for centuries. They arrive in Jerusalem, the capital city of the Jews. They are sure that there they will be shown where the King has been born. Indeed, they will be told: “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it has been written through the prophet” (Mt 2:5). The news of the arrival of the Magi and their inquiry spreads around Jerusalem in a very short time: Jerusalem was, at that time, a small city and the presence of the Magi with their escort must have been noticed by all its inhabitants, thus “When King Herod heard this, he was greatly troubled, and all Jerusalem with him” (Mt 2:3), the Gospel tells us. Jesus Christ crosses the paths of the lives of many people who are not interested in Him. A little effort would have changed their lives; they would have found the King of Joy and Peace. This requires a willingness to look for Him, to move around, to ask without losing heart —like the Three Wise Men— to leave our comfort, our routine. It requires an effort to appreciate the immense value of finding Christ. If we do not find Him, we have not found anything in life, because only He is the Savior: finding Jesus is to find the Path that leads us to know the Truth that gives us Life. And without Him, nothing is worthwhile.
Fr. Joaquim VILLANUEVA i Poll (Barcelona, Spain)

Contemplar el Evangelio

«Entraron en la casa; vieron al Niño con María su madre y, postrándose, le adoraron»
Hoy, el profeta Isaías nos anima: «Levántate, brilla, Jerusalén, que llega tu luz; la gloria del Señor amanece sobre ti» (Is 60,1). Esa luz que había visto el profeta es la estrella que ven los Magos en Oriente, con muchos otros hombres. Los Magos descubren su significado. Los demás la contemplan como algo que les parece dmirable, pero que no les afecta. Y, así, no reaccionan. Los Magos se dan cuenta de que, con ella, Dios les envía un mensaje importante por el que vale la pena cargar con las molestias de dejar la comodidad de lo seguro, y arriesgarse a un viaje incierto: la esperanza de encontrar al Rey les lleva a seguir a esa estrella, que habían anunciado los profetas y esperado el pueblo de Israel durante siglos. Llegan a Jerusalén, la capital de los judíos. Piensan que allí sabrán indicarles el lugar preciso donde ha nacido su Rey. Efectivamente, les dirán: «En Belén de Judea, porque así está escrito por medio del profeta» (Mt 2,5). La noticia de la llegada de los Magos y su pregunta se propagaría por toda Jerusalén en poco tiempo: Jerusalén era entonces una ciudad pequeña, y la presencia de los Magos con su séquito debió ser notada por todos sus habitantes, pues «el rey Herodes se sobresaltó y con él toda Jerusalén» (Mt 2,3), nos dice el Evangelio. Jesucristo se cruza en la vida de muchas personas, a quienes no interesa. Un pequeño esfuerzo habría cambiado sus vidas, habrían encontrado al Rey del Gozo y de la Paz. Esto requiere la buena voluntad de buscarle, de movernos, de preguntar sin desanimarnos, como los Magos, de salir de nuestra poltronería, de nuestra rutina, de apreciar el inmenso valor de encontrar a Cristo. Si no le encontramos, no hemos encontrado nada en la vida, porque sólo Él es el Salvador: encontrar a Jesús es encontrar el Camino que nos lleva a conocer la Verdad que nos da la Vida. Y, sin Él, nada de nada vale la pena.
Rev. D. Joaquim VILLANUEVA i Poll (Barcelona, España)

SACRAMENTS — SACRAMENTOS

BAPTISM/BAUTISMO
Perryton & Booker:
Class: First Saturday of the month (Except during Lent & Advent) (Excepto durante Cuaresma & Adviento). 10:00 AM-12:00 PM. Church Hall/Salón de la Iglesia. If you need a letter from the parish to baptize your children; please call to the office to make an appointement with the Pastor.
First Communion and
Confirmation for Adults
Contact Guillermo Estrada (806)435-0229 for more information. Comuníquese con Guillermo Estrada para mas información.
Weddings/Bodas
Please contact Fr. Cesar six months prior to the date you would like to celebrate the sacrament. Por favor contacte al Padre Cesar seis meses antes de la fecha en que desea celebrar el sacramento.
QUINCEAÑERAS
All quinceañeras must fulfill all the requirements. Please contact Ludy Gamez @(806)202-8280, prior to the celebration.
Todas lasquinceañeras deben cumplir con todos los requisitos. Por favor contacte a Ludy Gamez un año antes de la celebración.
RICA / RCIA
RICA es el Rito de Iniciación Cristiana para Adultos que no han recibido los sacramentos de Iniciación Cristiana y para las personas que desean entrar a la Iglesia Católica.
Para mas información y registrarse por favor comuníquese con el Diacono Guillermo Estrada.
RCIA is the Rite Christian Initiation for people who have not received the Sacraments of Christian Initiation and for people who want to enter to the Catholic Church.
For more information and to register please contact Deacon Guillermo Estrada.

ALTAR FLOWERS /
Flores del altar

ICCC
Available dates to offer Altar flowers for 2024. Please text Elizabeth Torrez.
January—14th(1 vase), 21st(2 vases).
February—4th(2vases), 11th(4 vases).
April—28th(4 vases).
May—5th(4 vases).
June—9th(4 vases), 23rd(4 vases).
July—14th(4 vases).
August—18th(4 vases).
September-22nd(4vases),29th(4vases)
October—6th(4 vases), 20th(4 vases), 27th(4 bases).
November—3rd(4vases),10th(4vases), 24th(4vases),30th(4 vases).

CANDLE OF THE BLESSED
SACRAMENT
Vela Del Santísimo Sacramento

Imaculate Conception Offered in memory of Saul y Jose Vital, and for Manuel and Luciano Garcia†.
St Peter’s

LAST WEEK’S COLLECTION
Colecta de la Semana Pasada

ICCC
Saturday 5:00pm $ 274.00
Saturday 6:30pm $ 332.00
Sunday 11:00am $ 659.00
Sunday 1:00pm $ 788.00
Rep/Mt $ 1,114.84
New year’s Eve 6:00pm $ 162.00
New year’s Eve 9:00pm $ 276.31
New year’s Day $ 478.00
Online Giving:Reg $ 175.00
Online Giving:Rep/Mt $ 50.00
Total: $ 4,309.15
St. Peter
Regular Coll. $ 661.00
Rep/Mt $ 167.00
New Year’s Mass $ 272.00
Total: $ 1,100.00

Special Prayers
Oraciones Especiales

Claudia Maria Gomez
Jordan Landeros
Maria Gutierrez O.
Adan Ceniceros
Louise McLain
Larry McLain
Frank Carter
Jodie Henson
Dereck Knight
Jonathan Stoltz
Mary DeMoss
Teresa Olivas
Pedro Rascon
Jose Chavez
Jorge Ramirez
Elisa Gonzalez
Clara Rosales
Jesus Manuel Macias
Patricia Macias
Hugo Castillo
Macario Garcia
Gonzalo Andrade
Agustina Garcia
Vanessa Lester
Elisa Weisel
* In order to keep prayer intentions current, names will be removed after 90 days of
request. Please notify the parish to keep a name or remove a name from the prayer list.

Saturday 01/06-5:00p.m. For the community.
Saturday 01/06-6:30p.m. Daniel Navarrete† Irineo Navarrete† Cosme Resendiz† Felipe Covarrubias†
Sunday 01/07-8:45a.m. (St. Peter)
Sunday 01/07-11:00a.m. Priest Ft. Frederick McKenna†
Sunday 01/07-1:00p.m. Juan Armando Garcia Sanchez† Josefa Andrade† Reyes Estrada† Faustino Uribe† Domingo y Guadalupe Navarrete†
Tuesday 01/09-7:00p.m. (St. Peter)
Wednesday 01/10-8:00a.m. Blanca Lidia Medina† Evelio Gonzalez†
Thursday 01/11-8:00a.m.
Friday 01/12-8:00a.m.

Prayer for a
Spiritual Communion
By St. Alphonse Liguori
I believe, my Jesus,
that you are real
and truly in heaven
and in the Blessed
Sacrament of the Altar.
I love you above all things
and I wish to welcome you
inside my soul,
but not being able to do it
now sacramentally,
come at least spiritually
to my heart. And as if I have
Received I hug you and I joy
you completely.
Lord, don't let me never turn away from You. Amen

Oración para una
Comunión
Espiritual por San
Alfonso de Ligorio
Creo, Jesús mío, que estás real y verdaderamente en el cielo y en el Santísimo Sacramento del Altar.
Os amo sobre todas las cosas y deseo vivamente recibirte dentro de mi alma, pero no pudiendo hacerlo ahora sacramentalmente, venid al menos espiritualmente a mi corazón. Y como si ya os hubiese recibido, os abrazo y me uno del todo a Ti.
Señor, no permitas que jamás me aparte de Ti. Amén

Income & Expenses
Ingresos & Gastos
Immaculate conception

Income & Expenses /
Ingresos & Gastos
ST PETER’s

December 2023
Income: $ 23,167.56
Expenses: $ 26,031.53
Net: $ -2,863.97

December 2023
Income: $ 4,143.00
Expenses: $ 5,058.85
Net: $ -915.85

U.C.A. 2023-2024:

St. Peter’s
Goal $8,668.00
Paid $3,472.71 Balance $5,195.29

ICCC
Goal $ 29,207.00
Paid $ 16,377.09
Balance $ 12,829.91

Biblical Readings
lecturas bíblica

Saint Hilary of Poitiers
January 13th.

Monday
Is 42:1-4, 6-7
Ps 29:1-2, 3-4, 3, 9-10
Mk 1:7-11
TuesDAY
1 Sm 1:9-20
1 Samuel 2:1, 4-5, 6-7, 8abcd
Mk 1:21-28
Wednesday
1 Sm 3:1-10, 19-20
40:2 and 5, 7-8a, 8b-9, 10
Mk 1:29-39
Thursday
1 Sm 4:1-11
44:10-11, 14-15, 24-25
Mk 1:40-45
Friday
1 Sm 8:4-7, 10-22a
89:16-17, 18-19
Mk 2:1-12
SATURDAY
1 Sm 9:1-4, 17-19; 10:1
21:2-3, 4-5, 6-7
Mk 2:13-17
SUNDAY
1 Sm 3:3b-10, 19
Ps 40:2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10
1 Cor 6:13c-15a, 17-20
Jn 1:35-42

ICCC/St. Peter’s
New Year’s Resolution/Resolución de Año Nuevo
Families in prayer/Familias en Oracion

ALTAR FLOWERS/FLORES DEL ALTAR
If you wish to donate altar flowers in the coming new year please contact Elizabeth Torres at 806-202-3513.
Si decea donar flores para el altar el proximo año, por favor llame a Elizabeth Torres al 806-202-3513.

Youth Group
Grupo Pastoral de Jovenes.
ICCC
Wednesday / Miercoles
9th-12th
6:30p.m.

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Saint of the Day

The Blessed Sacrament
will be exposed on Fridays,
from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00p.m.
Holy Hour ; first Thursday of every month ast 7:00pm.
El Santísimo Sacramento
esta expuesto todos los viernes de
8:30a.m. a 6:30p.m.
Hora Santa; el primer jueves de cada mes a las 7:00pm.
Por favor hablen con Yolanda
Gaytan o Roció Gonzalez para
apuntarse a una hora para asegurarnos que el Santísimo este acompañado todo el tiempo.

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ICCC: Announcements/Anuncios

*La Vela del santisimo se ofrece en memoria de Saul y Jose Vital, y por los Hermanos Manuel y Luciano Garcia †.
-El lema para el año 2024 sera; “Conoce tu Fe Catolica”
-Se invita a la comunidad para que participen del rosario por las vocaciones Sacerdotales y religiosas, todos los jueves a las 6:00pm.
-Enero: 10&11 habra Liturgia de la palabra, 12 no habra Liturgia de la palabra ni exposision del Santisimo.
-La Misa de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria sera el 2 de Febrero a las 7:00pm.
-Reunion del consejo pastoral , lunes 5 de Febrero a las 7:00pm.
-Bendicion de garagantas durante las Misas del 3 y 4 de Febrero, en conmemoracion de San Blas.
*The Blessed Sacrament Candle is offered in memory of Saul y Jose Vital, and Manuel and Luciano Garcia†.
-The theme of the year 2024 will be; “Know your Catholic Faith”
–All the community is invited to pray the Holy Rosary for the religious Priest vocations, every Thursday at 6:00pm.
-January 10th & 11th there is Liturgy of the word, -January 12th no Liturgy of the Word and no exposision of the Blessed Sacrament.
- Saint Blais blessing of the throats will be during Mass, February 3rd and 4th.
-El lema para el año 2024 sera; “Conoce tu Fe Catolica”

St. Peter: Announcements/Anuncios

February 14th, 2024.

Lectors for Saturday and Sunday English Masses, 2024– Year A

Date Saturday-5:00pm Sunday-11:00am
-January 6-7 Elvia Rascon Rhonda Merrick -January 13-14 Robert Flores Fernando Medina -January 20-21 Jenny McGhaugy Teresa Myers -January 27-28 Sandy Flores Kathy Allred

Lectores en Misas 2024– Year A

Fecha Miercoles 8:00am Jueves 8:00am Viernes 8:00am
-Enero 3-4-5 Rocio Gonzalez Maria Jaquez Elvia Rascon
-Enero 10-11-12 Lucia Rosales Elvia Rascon Elizabeth Valenzuela
-Enero 17-18-19 Maria Jaquez Lucia Rosales Elvia Rascon
-Enero 24-25-26 Rocio Gonzalez Elvia Rascon Lucia Rosales
-Enero 31 Maria Jaquez
Fecha Sabado Domingo
-Enero 6-7 Jose Luis y Rocio Gonzalez Maria Jaquez/Adolfo Flores
-Enero 13-14 Angel y Yolanda Gaytan Maxi Salas/Elsa Olvera
-Enero 20-21 Lucy Cobarruvias/Nelly Macias Lucia Rosales/Mary Cansino
-Enero 27-28 Elizabeth Valenzuela/Adolfo Flores Sarita Hernandez/Maria Jaquez