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The Jubilee Year of Mercy December 8 th , 2015 – November 20 th , 2016 Del Rio Catholic Community: Our Lady of Guadalupe,  Sacred Heart, St. Joseph December 8, 2015  -Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception –  Opening Mass for the Jubilee Year of Mercy The Works of Mercy: Corporal Works Visit and Comfort the Sick Ministry Training Workshop: Hospital and Nursing Homes  Visitation Sponsored by the Legion of Mary Saturday Oct 10, 2015 St. Joseph Parish Hall 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Open to all who visit the hospital and nursing homes.  All are invited to be trained by experts in the medical profession on the do’s and don’ts of hospital and nursing home visitations.  Join us as we prepare to respond to Pope Francis’s call to celebrate the Jubilee Year of Mercy.  All attendees will receive a certificate of training.

Del Rio Life Chain 2015, will be held  Sunday October 25th, from 3 to 4pm , front area of Del Rio Civic Center.  Thank you for participating each year. Please invite everyone to this simple, quite and yet huge and powerful event, for all of us to pray together to end abortion and bring awareness to Del Rio community, that abortion kills children.  The Amistad Pregnancy Care Center will organize this event. Thank you!

I wanted to inform you that Father Clay has allowed us to meet at St. Joseph Church twice a week for support and fellowship.   If you happen to know of any other homeschooling families that would like to join us, please let them know they are welcome to join our Catholic Community of Catholic Homeschoolers.  We will be meeting on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9 am - 2 pm in   Room 11 at St.  Joseph Parish School. Thank you!! Veronica Cabello

Prayer for Peace in the Middle East God of mercy and compassion, of grace and reconciliation, pour your power upon all your children in the Middle East: Jews, Muslims and Christians, Palestinians and Israelis. Let hatred be turned into love, fear to trust, despair to hope, oppression to freedom, occupation to liberation, that violent encounters may be replaced by loving embraces, and peace and justice could be experienced by all. Amen.

Letter to the Editor, Puppy parts procurement Warning: This letter contains explicit, graphic content. Reader discretion is advised. Imagine if investigative journalists released an exposé of undercover videos revealing medical researchers discussing the harvesting and selling of organs from aborted puppies and the animal research laboratories showing the dismembered fetal puppy parts in Petri dishes. Imagine if the videos featured medical researchers discussing the sale of organs harvested from the unborn puppies they aborted, including the detailed and explicit description of where to crush the aborted puppies to preserve their heart, liver, lungs and brain to ensure their usefulness to the buyer. Imagine if the videos featured medical researchers discussing less crunchy abortion techniques that could be used to preserve valuable puppy organs and the haggling over the price of those puppy parts, all while munching on a f

Anyone looking for scientific and philosophical evidence regarding the case for life should refer to:  http://www.caseforlife.com/evidence.asp She prepared and delivered this speech for her grade 7 class. Even those who didn't agree with her loved it.

To All Brothers & Sisters in Christ, We were very fortunate to have Jeannette Santos as one of our speakers for  our Women's Conference in February.  Many women had expressed a desire for  counseling sessions with her. She has her practice in San Antonio and belongs to a network of Catholic  counselors in San Antonio.  She is a lovely woman who has been blessed with  many gifts of the Holy Spirit.  She has also completed the 3 year Spiritual  Direction Training at St. Peter on the Water in Boerne, Texas.  She has  said she would be interested in coming to Del Rio to provide individual  sessions, couple sessions and group workshops.  Father Clay has given his  approval for this endeavor. Attached is a letter we sent to the women who attended our conference. Details are outlined as far as pricing is concerned.  We are hoping that  she can come once a month and work with our community on a Saturday and  Sunday if possible.  We also need input for topics for  the General Workshops.

Please join us on Saturday, October 17, 2015 for the "Enjoy Your Marriage  Workshop" presented by Greg & Julie Alexander founder of the Alexander  House! The cost is $50.00 per couple and will include lunch and materials. An Eventbrite page for online registration at has been created at http://enjoyyourmarriage-delrio.eventbrite.com . If you wish to register at the St. Joseph Parish Office, registration forms  are available.  The registration fee of $50.00 is due at the time of  registration. If you have questions, please direct them to Albert Vargas at 830-734-4792 or Kristina Vargas at 830-734-5861 or by email albert_kristina@stx.rr.com . Thanks! Albert & Kristina Vargas Covenant of Love Coordinators St. Joseph's Catholic Church

Covenant of Love Date Night will be held on Friday, September 18, 2015 beginning with 6:30PM Mass. Date Night will be held immediately following  the Mass in the Parish Hall. Join us as we explore God's plan for marriage!! Featuring Marriage Works in  Christ!! All Married and Engaged Couples are invited to attend. Please RSVP by email to   albert_kristina@stx.rr.com or by phone to 830-734-5861 or 830-734-4792. If  you have questions or would like more information, please contact a Core  Team Member. We look forward to seeing you all at Date Night! SAVE THE DATES: Saturday, October 17 - Mass 8:00 AM / Enjoy Your Marriage featuring Greg &  Julie Alexander of the Alexander House (registration information to follow  at a later time) Friday, November 20 - Mass 6:30 / Date night 7:30-9:00 December - No Date Night Love & Blessings, COL Core Team Albert & Kristina Vargas Ruben & Olga Resendez Jesse & Roni Garcia Joshua & Susie Rodriguez Anthony & Ro

Blog: Vivencias de mi Fe Catolica  Post: Septiembre 8 2015 Dia de la Virgen Nina  Link: http://vivenciadefe.blogspot.com/2015/09/septiembre-8-2015-dia-de-la-virgen-nina.html 

Dear Little Handmaids and Friends, A reminder about the consecration to Jesus through Mary  according to St. Louis De Montfort, will be  Tuesday September 15, 2015 , feast day of Our Lady of Sorrows. For those of you who have been preparing for 33 days and would like to consecrate yourselves to Jesus thru Mary or would like to renew your consecration, you are invited to come to Mass on the feast day of Our Lady of Sorrows,  Tuesday September 15,  6:30pm  Mass at St. Joseph Church. After Mass everyone is welcome to join us at Sirloin Stockade for dinner. Please let us know if you will be joining us on that day. Thank you, Little Handmaids of Our Sorrowful Mother

Blessed Virgin Mary, pray for us

Letter to the Editor, First Female President Carly Fiorina is running to make history as the first female U.S. president. Cara Carleton Sneed was born September 6, 1954 in Austin, Texas. She lived in London as an adolescent and graduated from high school in North Carolina. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University with a major in medieval history and philosophy, an MBA from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland and a Masters in management from the MIT Sloan School of Management. As chief executive officer of Hewlett-Packard she was the first woman to lead one of the top twenty U.S. companies. A cancer survivor she underwent three surgeries, multiple hospital stays, chemotherapy and a bilateral mastectomy. She worked with Opportunity International, a Christian global anti-poverty organization that provides microloans to people in developing economies. She diagnoses the largest problem facing our cou

Dear Little Handmaids and Friends, Tuesday September 8th at St. Joseph Church room 11 from 5:30 to 7:30pm , we are going to show the last DVD on Father Hugh Gillespie, SMM for Total Consecration. Father Gillespie is a priest of The Company of Mary, which is St. Louis De Montfort Company of Priest. On this disk we will watch talks on on: 1) Knowledge of Jesus 2) and if time permits we will re-play Knowledge of Mary Everyone is invited to join us Little Handmaids of Our Sorrowful Mother

Invite your family and friends  to see this movie during  the Labor Day Weekend! War Room – Prayer Is A Powerful Weapon! From the award-winning creators of Fireproof and Courageous comes WAR ROOM, a compelling drama with humor and heart that explores the power that prayer can have on marriages, parenting, careers, friendships, and every other area of our lives. Tony and Elizabeth Jordan have it all—great jobs, a beautiful daughter, and their dream house. But appearances can be deceiving. Tony and Elizabeth Jordan’s world is actually crumbling under the strain of a failing marriage. While Tony basks in his professional success and flirts with temptation, Elizabeth resigns herself to increasing bitterness. But their lives take an unexpected turn when Elizabeth meets her newest client, Miss Clara, and is challenged to establish a “war room” and a battle plan of prayer for her family. As Elizabeth tries to fight for her family, Tony’s hidden struggles come to lig