Sunday Masses - Diocese of Las Vegas

Holy Family Catholic Church
4490 Mountain Vista St.
Las Vegas, NV. 89121
(702)458-2211
Fax (702)458-0966
Fr. M. Eugene Kinney, Pastoral Administrator
Fr. Innocent Anyanwu, Parochial Vicar
Msgr. Ben Franzinelli, Pastor Emeritus
Office Hours:
Monday ~ Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm
Our Mission Statement
“We the parish family of Holy Family, are called to be a Christ-centered community
seeking to renew our lives through conversion and spiritual growth. By the power of
the Holy Spirit, we strive to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ by word, worship,
welcome and service. By the Word of God, we encourage and strengthen one another
through prayer, education, outreach and evangelization.”
Mass Times
Saturday Vigil Masses
5:00pm ~ English
7:00pm ~ Spanish
Sunday Masses
7:30am ~ English
9:00am ~ English
10:30am ~ Spanish
12:00 ~ English
1:30pm ~ Spanish
5:00pm ~ Spanish
7:00pm ~ English
Daily Masses
7:30am Monday through Friday
Chapel of St. Joseph
Saturday: 7:30am, Church
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Monday through Friday
8:00am ~ 3:30pm
Chapel of St. Joseph
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturdays 3:45-4:45pm
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Sunday ~ October 18th
7:30am ~ Maurice Borgna + Fr. Gene
9:00am ~ Pro Populo Fr. Gene
10:30am ~ Marina Dieguez + Fr. Ruben
12 Noon ~Richard Lewis + Fr. Gene
1:30pm ~ Virginia Ramirez + Fr. Bramble
5:00pm ~ Francisco Macias + Fr. Bruno
7:00pm ~ Anita D. Martinez + Fr. Innocent
Monday ~ October 19th
7:30am ~ Teresita Eclar + Fr. Gene
Tuesday ~ October 20th
7:30am ~ Souls in Purgatory Fr. Gene
Wednesday ~ October 21st
7:30am ~ Irene G. Sherry + Fr. Innocent
Thursday ~ October 22nd
7:30am ~ Vance Johnson + Fr. Innocent
Friday ~ October 23rd
7:30am ~ Luis Medina + Fr. Innocent
Saturday ~ October 24th
7:30am ~ John Banschback + Fr. Innocent
5:00pm ~ John W. Rosato + Msgr. Ben
7:00pm ~ Yvette Sandoval-Leyua + Fr. Bruno
Sunday ~ October 25th
7:30am ~ Larry Schmitt + Fr. Innocent
9:00am ~ Pro Populo Msgr. Ben
10:30am ~ Jose R. Santillanez + Fr. Ruben
12 Noon ~ Daniel Barnes + Fr. Pryor
1:30pm ~ Yesenia N. Cuevas, Sp. Int. Fr. Bramble
5:00pm ~ Margarita & Porfirio Diaz + Fr. Innocent
7:00pm ~ Edna Barton + Fr. Innocent
October 10/11 2009
First Collection: $9,555.00
Second Collection $2,155.00
$11,710.00
Thank you for your generosity!
What’s Happening This Week
Divine Mercy
3:00pm Monday ~ Friday
Chapel of St. Joseph
Our Lady Rosary Makers
Every Wednesday @8:45am
Contact: Ed Sherry, 435-1867
Bible Studies
Bible Study (English)
Every Wednesday @8:45am
Knights of Columbus
Contact Ray Brewer, 812-4926
Catholic Daughters
Contact: Ellen Fleck, 431-3952
Crafty Ladies
Friday @9:30am
Contact: Dottie Meyers, 451-7152
Friendship Group
First Thursday of Month @1pm
Contact: Marty Halwix, 547-1953
Charismatic Meeting
Contact: Jose Torres, 437-6552
Vicki Martin, 435-1774
Every Friday @8:45am (English)
Bill & Alice French, 616-9724
Ministros Hispanos
Hispanic Ministries
Contact: Jesus Corn, 232-4505
Tony Medrano 300-6359
Blessed Sacrament Society
Third Saturday of Each Month
Alice & Bill French, 616-9724
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A Pumpkin Decorating Contest
will take place on
Friday, October 30, 2009 at the
4:00pm Mass.
Please bring your decorated pumpkin
by 3:30pm so that they may be
placed on and around the altar.
We will provide a flameless candle
if necessary. Pumpkins may be
painted, decorated, or carved.
Religious themes will be
appreciated. Be creative, but,
please keep the decorations tasteful,
the church reserves the right
to eliminate a pumpkin from the
contest if deemed inappropriate.
Estoy tan feliz que hasta
podría gritar...
¡Pasemos un tiempo
Espan-tacular!
Una Fiesta Halloween de
cumpleaños
por la que usted morirá!!!
Viernes 30 de Octubre del
2009
6:00pm – 10:00pm
En el Salón Ave María
Les pido disfrazarse con
buen gusto.
Jurado calificando los
disfraces de niños y adultos
I’m so happy I could SCREAM. . . .
Join me for a Spook-tacular time!
A Halloween Birthday party
You will die for!!!
Friday, October 30, 2009
6:00pm - 10:00pm
Ave Maria Center
Tasteful Costumes are Encouraged
Costume judging for children and adults.
Concurso de Decoración de
Calabazas
Se realizara el Viernes 30 de
Octubre del 2009 en la Misa de
4:00pm. Favor de traer sus
calabazas decoradas antes de las
3:30pm para que puedan ser puestas
alrededor del Altar. No se permite
usar velas, las calabazas deben ser
pintadas, decoradas, o esculpidas.
Se apreciara si se usan temas
religiosos. Sean creativos y usen su
buen gusto, la Parroquia se reserva el
derecho de eliminar del concurso las
calabazas que no sean apropiadas.
3 ~ Holy Family Catholic Church October 18, 2009 Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Dear Parishioners,
Today is Mission Awareness Sunday. All the monies collected in the second
collection today will go to help the missions. It is our way of helping
missionaries around the world who do so much to spread the Gospel of
our Lord and to extend the Kingdom of God in our world. Have you ever
thought about being a missionary? There are many opportunities for you
to become a missionary. You don't have to be a priest or a sister! You can
go as a lay person, in fact, your whole family can go! If this is something
you want to do, please get in touch with me and I can help you make connections
with missionary movements that send lay people.
Here is the third and final part of "Every Child Brings Us God's smile," from the USCCB: "By 6
weeks plus 2 days an embryo’s brain waves have been recorded by EEG. Bones are forming, the immune system is
maturing, and by 7 weeks, the ovaries appear in females, while testes begin to differentiate in males. The child is
now called a fetus, which means "offspring" in Latin. Fingers and toes are fully separated by 7 1/2 weeks, at which
time fetuses can bring their hands and feet together and kick their legs. By 8 weeks the digestive system is working
and kidneys are producing urine. When fetuses are touched, they may squint, move their jaw, try to grasp, or point
their toes. Already 75% of fetuses show right-handedness, and the rest are lefties or have no preference.
By 9 weeks, the unborn child begins thumb-sucking. He can grasp objects, open and close his jaw, sigh, and
stretch. At 10 weeks nails and fingerprints begin to emerge in patterns that will uniquely identify this child
throughout life. By 11 weeks the fetus can produce a variety of facial expressions, including a smile. Between 12
and 16 weeks fetuses often touch their mouths, up to 50 times an hour. Teeth begin to grow by 13 weeks. Beginning
at 14 weeks behavioral differences between boys and girls appear: female fetuses move their mouths much more frequently
than males. By 16 weeks an unborn child produces many of the same hormones as adults, for example, a
painful procedure will trigger the release of cortisol and other stress hormones.
Rapid eye movements—the pattern of movements seen during dreaming—begin between 18 and 21 weeks
after conception. Between 20 and 24 weeks after conception, the unborn child responds to loud noises, pressure,
movement, pain, taste, light, heat, and cold. Children born at 24 weeks post-conception have a greater than 80%
chance of survival. Long before the completion of full-term pregnancy at 38 weeks from conception, the unborn
child is listening and learning from the external environment. Newborns prefer their mother’s voice to any other;
they prefer familiar lullabies heard before birth to those heard only after birth.
Every child, at every age of development, brings us God’s smile and invites us to recognize that life is
his gift, a gift to be welcomed with love and preserved with care always and at every moment. How then
can Americans remain indifferent to the killing of these marvelous little boys and girls in fertility clinics, and laboratories,
and in abortion facilities throughout all nine months of pregnancy? We must work with urgency to
change our attitudes and laws, helping others to discover, celebrate, and cherish the miracle that is every human
being, from the beginning of our life’s adventure at conception to our last breath before entering eternity."
Sincerely,
Rev. M Eugene Kinney
Administrator of Holy Family
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Queridos feligreses:
Hoy es Domingo de concientización de Misiones! El dinero de la segunda
colecta de hoy será destinado para ayudar a las misiones. Esta es nuestra forma
de ayudar a misioneros alrededor del mundo quiénes hacen tanto para extender el
Evangelio de nuestro Señor y ampliar el Reino de Dios en nuestro mundo. ¿Ha
pensado alguna vez usted en ser un misionero? Hay muchas oportunidades de
usted para hacerse un misionero. ¡Usted no tiene que ser un sacerdote o una
monja! ¡Usted puede ir como persona particular, de hecho su familia entera puede
ir! Si esto es algo que usted quiere hacer, por favor póngase en contacto conmigo y puedo ayudarle a hacer
conexiones con movimientos de misioneros.
Aquí está la parte tercera y final de “Cada niño nos trae la sonrisa de Dios," de USCCB. A las 6
semanas y 2 días se han registrado las ondas cerebrales del embrión mediante un EEG. Se están formando
los huesos, esta madurando el sistema inmunitario, y a las 7 semanas aparecen los ovarios en las niñas y
empiezan a diferenciarse los testículos en los niños. La criatura ahora se llama feto, que en latín significa
cría. Los dedos de las manos y los pies están totalmente separados a las 7 semanas y media, y en este
momento los fetos pueden juntar las manos y los pies y pegan patadas. A las 8 semanas el sistema
digestivo está funcionando y los riñones producen orina. Cuando se toca a los fetos, es posible que miren de
reojo, muevan la mandíbula, traten de cerrar el puño o estiren los dedos o los pies. Ya un 75 % de los fetos
mostrarán que son diestros, y los demás son zurdos o no tienen preferencia.
A las 9 semanas, el niño no nacido empieza a chuparse los pulgares. Puede asir objetos, abrir y cerrar la
mandíbula, bostezar y desperezarse. A las 10 semanas aparecen las uñas y las huellas dactilares con
dibujos que identificarán a este niño como individuo durante toda la vida. Al llegar a las 11 semanas el feto
puede mostrar diversas expresiones faciales, incluso una sonrisa. Entre las 12 y las 16 semanas los fetos
con frecuencia se tocan la boca, hasta 50 veces por hora. Los dientes empiezan a crecer a las 13 semanas.
A partir de las 1`4 semanas aparecen diferencias en el comportamiento de niños y niñas: los fetos
femeninos mueven la boca con mucha mayor frecuencia que los masculinos. A las 16 semanas un niño no
nacido produce muchas de las mismas hormonas que los adultos: por ejemplo, un procedimiento doloroso
provocará la producción de cortisol y otras hormonas del estrés.
Los movimientos rápidos de los ojos – el tipo de movimiento que se observa cuando se está soñando –
comienza entre 18 y 21 semanas después de la concepción. Entre 20 y 24 semanas después de la
concepción, el niño no nacido responde a los ruidos fuertes, la presión, el movimiento, el dolor, el sabor, la
luz, el calor y el frío. Los niños que nacen 24 semanas después de la concepción tienen una posibilidad
mayor al 80% de sobrevivir. Mucho antes de que se complete el embarazo a término de 38 semanas
después de la concepción, el niño no nacido escucha y aprende del medio ambiente externo. Los recién
nacidos prefieren la voz de su madre a cualquier otra; prefieren las canciones de cuna que escucharon antes
de nacer a las que solo escucharon después.
Cada niño, en cada etapa del desarrollo, nos trae la sonrisa de Dios y no invita a reconocer que la
vida es un don divino, un regalo que debemos recibir con amor y custodiar siempre en todo
momento. Entonces como pueden los estadounidenses permanecer indiferentes al asesinato de estos
niñitos y niñitas maravillosos – en las clínicas de fertilidad, y en los centros de aborto – en todo el
transcurso de los nueve meses del embarazo? Debemos trabajar con urgencia para cambiar nuestras
actitudes y leyes, y de esta manera ayudar a otros a descubrir, celebrar y valorar el milagro que es cada ser
humano, desde que comienza la aventura de nuestra vida con la concepción hasta nuestro último aliento
antes de entrar en la eternidad.
Sinceramente en Cristo
Rev. M. Eugene Kinney
Administrador de La Sagrada Familia
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November 5, 2009
Fun & Games
1pm-3pm
Remember the Food Pantry!
We are in need of canned vegetables,
tuna, fruits, pork and beans,
canned meats, peanut butter and
jelly, jello, pasta, spaghetti sauce,
canned tomatoes, tomato sauce,
macaroni and cheese, beans, rice
and crackers.
Thank you for your support!.
Questions, call Barbara Fontaine, 458-0895.
No dented, open, out-dated or perishable items.
Distribution of Food
October 20, 22, 27 & 29
10:30am to 12 noon
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Necesitamos sus donaciones de comida enlatada:
frutas, vegetales, salsa de tomate, atún, arroz pastas,
frijol, galletas, crema e cacahuate, mermelada,
macaroni con gueso.
Gracias por su aayuda, para preguntas llamar a
Barbara, 458-0895.
Distribució de Comida
Octubre 20,22,27 & 29
De 10:30am a 12:00 medio dia.
Remember the Food Pantry
The Blessed Sacrament Society Mass
will be on Tuesday, October 20, 2009
at 6:30pm for all members.
A potluck dinner will take place after
Mass in the Ave Maria Center.
Patty Acosta ~ Jose Ignacio Gallego
Joseph Medina
Ailene Preston
Ernie Sims
Have You Heard?
.
Lord Hear Our Prayers
Part-time position
24 hours a week
Bi-lingual
Please call Jean or Patti
@458-2211
For application & information
St. Francis de Sales,
1111 Michael Way, Las Vegas
Invites you to its
7th Annual Parish Festival
Sunday, October 25th ~ 9am to pm
Come and join us for a day filled with games,
rides, food, music, raffles, silent auction and
entertainment for the whole family.
Fr. Bramble will be conducting
Bible classes on the
“Infancy Narratives”
On the following Thursdays:
November 5, 12 & 19.
from 7:30-9pm
Please contact Patti or Dee in the
Parish Office to register.
Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada accepts
many kinds of vehicles, including cars, trucks,
and mobile homes, both running & nonrunning.
Call 385-2662 for more details.
English & Spanish Masses are available for 2010
For your Special Mass Intentions.
The stipend is $10.
For your Special Mass Intentions.
6 ~ Holy Family Catholic Church October 18, 2009 Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time

GOOD NEWS!
Pain and anger fill today’s readings. The Scriptures reach us where we live.
Pain and anger reach deep into us and attach themselves to our lives.
There’s no hiding from the suffering in Isaiah. There’s no hiding from the revelation
that God lets this servant suffer. We’re startled to hear that “the Lord was pleased to crush
him in infirmity….” But just a few lines later we read, too, “Because of his affliction he shall
see the light.”
When we’re suffering, do we see that light? Do we see any bridge from pain to hope?
Is there really a way from suffering to redemption? So often the flashes of real pain blot out
our vision of what lies ahead. We suffer now. And our eyes are focused here, where we suffer.
The Scriptures don’t try to make sense of suffering. Isaiah doesn’t explain pain. What
we’re told instead is that the middle of all this, God is with us.
Do we dare believe God can make sense of the suffering that strikes humans? We
can’t make sense of it when we’re in pain. We’re not left with a lot of options. We’re not left
in control. We are left to decide whether we’ll put our faith in God.
This isn’t blind faith. But it is a step away from what we know to Whom we know.
It’s a trust in the One who reaches for us when were at our worst. It’s faith in the God who
knows more than we do, the God who knows that to make of suffering. It’s faith in the God
who has power, even to raise the dead.
Dan Finucane
Liguroi Publications
Liguori, MO.
Dear Padre
Must we lend money?
My daughter is $30,000 in debt. On her last payday, a friend asked to borrow $600 for his
house payment. My daughter lent him the money because she heard a reading in Church that if you have
money and your friend needs it, you should lend it. Is that what Jesus would have my daughter do in her current
situation? Ellen
Dear Ellen,
If your daughter had $600 she didn’t need immediately and was quite sure her friend would pay it
back in a time fashion. Then yes, it was good for your daughter to have lent the money in that situation. It’s a
sign of your daughter’s generosity and kindness.
But there are a lot of “ifs” in the above scenario. If someone had lent that money to your daughter
and, because she then lent it to her friend, the lender was denied her payment in a timely fashion, your
daughter shouldn’t have lent the money. Putting the question in simpler terms, if I have two chickens and I
need only one for supper, and someone asks for something to eat, I should give him the extra chicken. But I
needn’t give away all that I have to feed the hungry, thus becoming hungry myself, so if I have only one
chicken I don’t have to give it away.
We’re always called to be generous, but not at the expense of our own well-being. Lending money is a
different issue because it seems everyone owes money. People have mortgages on their homes, loans on their
cars, and debt on their credit cards. If your daughter is paying her debts in a timely fashion, she’s not obligated
to pay more, and she can continue to be generous.
Patrick Keyes, C.Ss.R.
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