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The offices will be closed
Friday, April 19th and will reopen Tuesday, April 23rd
Update from the Diocese of Austin Director of Communications.
We have been notified by several parishes of an active texting scam targeting pastors and parishioners. In the fraudulent texts, the pastor, mentioned by name, asks for donations of gift cards. Please be aware that this is a scam and do not respond. The Diocese of Austin and our priests will not solicit donations in this way.Sincerely,
Christian R. González
Director of Communications
Parish Projects
We have identified two projects that we believe would enhance the church experience at St. Jerome.
Restore Church Bells - Bells are used to call worshipers to church, to announce times for daily prayer and for funerals.
Projection System/Cameras & Monitors for Overflow - We would like to place a projection system in the church so we are able to play videos and Powerpoint presentations easier. Currently, we use a portable projector that fits under the altar and a screen. We would also like to place monitors in the Sanctuary, Foyer, West Entrance and Cry Room. This would allow parishioners in over-flow areas at the Christmas & Easier Masses to be able to participate in the Mass and for parents of small children to still participate in the Mass when having to take a small child out to the hall/foyer.
We are looking for donors for these projects. If you would like more information or to contribute to one or both of these projects, please contact the Parish Office.
ORDINATION ANNOUNCEMENT
With great joy, I wish to inform you that Kyle Nesrsta has petitioned for the Order of Deacon in the Diocese of Austin through the imposition of hands and the invocation of the Holy Spirit by Bishop Joe S. Vásquez, on May 18, 2019, at St. William Catholic Church in Round Rock, Texas. On behalf of the Church, I want to thank you, the people of his home parish, for your generous support of Kyle. It is through your prayers, encouragement, and support that there are many vocations to the priesthood. Please keep Kyle and all seminarians in your daily prayers. If you have any grave concerns affecting his ordination to the Transitional Diaconate, please contact me at the Office of Vocations of the Diocese of Austin at (512) 949-2405.
Sincerely in Christ,
Rev. Jonathan Raia
Vocation Director
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Employment Opportunities at St. Jerome
We have an opening for a part-time bookkeeper. If you are interested, please submit an employment application and an updated resume to the parish office. If you have any questions please call (254) 666-7722
Nursery Workers Needed--Please call the church office if you are interested. This is a paid position. You must be 18 years of age or older & EIM certified -
Mass Times
- Saturday: 6:00 PM EnglishEnglishEN
- Sunday: 8:30 AM EnglishEnglishEN 11:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN Third Sunday is a Children's Mass 5:00 PM EnglishEnglishEN Teen Mass
- Tuesday: 5:30 PM EnglishEnglishEN
- Wednesday: 7:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN 5:30 PM EnglishEnglishEN
- Thursday: 5:30 PM EnglishEnglishEN
- Friday: 7:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN 12:15 PM EnglishEnglishEN
- Saturday: 7:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN First Saturday Mass in the Grotto (weather permitting)
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Confession Times
- Sunday: 7:45 AM to 8:15 AM 10:15 AM to 10:45 AM 4:15 PM to 4:45 PM
- Tuesday: 5:00 PM to 5:30 PM
- Thursday: 5:00 PM to 5:30 PM
- Saturday: 5:00 PM to 5:30 PM
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Adoration Times
- Friday: 7:30 AM to 12:00 PM To volunteer contact Bill Leek at 254-666-0174.
- 1st Friday: 6:00 PM to 12:00 PM No First Friday Adoration during January, July & August. To volunteer contact Bill Leek at 254-666-0174.
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Nursing Home Masses
1st Thurs.--9:30am, Regent Care Center
2nd Thurs.--9:30am, Hewitt Senior Care Center
3rd Thursday--9:30am, Heartis Senior Care Center
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Today's Readings
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Reading 1 Acts 10:34a, 37-43Responsorial Psalm Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23.Reading 2 Col 3:1-4or I Cor 5:6b-8Gospel Jn 20:1-9
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Liturgy of the Hours
Liturgy of the Hours will now be prayed each morning in the Ave Maria Chapel. On Wednesdays and Fridays, they will be prayed before 7:00 am Mass. On Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, they will be prayed at 7:00 am in the Chapel. Dary Santos will lead the prayers. Everyone is welcome.
First Friday Rosary
We will be saying the Rosary as a community on First Fridays for the deceased of our families, our parish, and other intentions. All are invited to participate. Time is 11:30 am. Mass follows in the Ave Maria Chapel at 12:15 pm.
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Upcoming Events
Coffee and Donuts Fellowship
We have coffee and donuts after the 8:30 am and 11:00 am masses EVERY SUNDAY except for Pancake Breakfast Sundays.
Please join us.
Faith Journey
The series Epic: A Journey Through Church History is ending and the group will be starting a new topic soon. This group meets on Sunday mornings between masses from 9:45am-10:45am in the A&J Hall. We do not meet the Sundays of the MOST J pancake breakfast and will not meet on Palm Sunday or Easter Sunday. Come join us on April 28 to help decide what we will study next. There is no cost to be a part of this group. Contact Bernice Helpert or Joan Gawrych.
Game Day at St. Jerome
Join your fellow parishioners the first Sunday of every month at the Mother Teresa Center for Family and Youth from 2:00pm-4:30 pm. Pickleball and volleyball will be available in the gym and table games, such as Dominoes, Skip-Bo, Chicken Foot and cards will be available in Raphael Hall.
Men of St. Jerome
The Men of St. Jerome World Famous Pancake Breakfast will be held in the Jordan Hall on Sunday, May 12th starting at 9:30 am. Breakfast includes two kinds of pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, biscuits and gravy, fruit, milk, juice, and coffee. All are welcome. We always welcome new men to come help. For information Bill Leek at 254-716-3416.
Potluck Dinner
Saturday, May 18th after the 6:00 PM Mass. Bring your
favorite main dish, side dish or dessert to share.
Waco Catholic Moms Group
We meet at St. Jerome Catholic Church in Jordan Hall every other Thursday from 7-9 pm. Our group also hosts play dates, moms nights out, and much more! For more information, contact wacocatholicmoms@gmail.com.
We hope you can join us.
Central Texas RED-C Catholic Radio Benefit
It’s the Central Texas RED-C Catholic Radio Benefit Dinner at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Waco on April 25th starting at 6:30 PM. The 3rd annual Central Texas RED-C Catholic Radio Benefit Dinner featuring the president of Catholics Come Home, Tom Peterson. We’ll be marking the beginning of baseball season and our Catholic “All-Star Team”—the saints! —with a “Night at the Ballpark” theme of brats, hot dogs, burgers, beer, and tea. Tom Peterson will encourage us to be Catholic heroes in our own time drawing on examples from the saints and from his own life. Join us at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Waco on April 25th from 6:30–9 PM. Individual tickets are $25 and table sponsorships start at $500. Registration and more information is available at redcradio.org/benefit. Don’t miss a great night to meet and mingle and support Catholic Radio!
Cedarbrake on the Road:
The BE Attitudes : Ten Paths to Holiness
Tuesday, May 7, 2019, 9:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Location: St. JeromeThe Be Attitudes: Ten Paths to Holiness Retreat will be held at St. Jerome's in Waco, Tuesday, May 7 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Each of us is called to discover our own unique way to grow in holiness. No matter the occupation or the role we play in life, there are ten characteristics that should shine in the life of every Christian disciple. We will explore these ten challenging ways of becoming a saint. The retreat will be led by
Franciscan Father Albert Haase. Cost is $40 and includes lunch.
Online registration will be available on their website soon.
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Easter Sunday—April 21st
The Resurrection of the Lord
8:30am & 11:00am
No 5:00pm Mass
Divine Mercy Novena (sung to music) 10:15am
(between Masses)
Divine Mercy Sunday—April 28th
3:00pm in the Ave Maria Chapel
Update Membership Information
It is time for us to update our database with any changes, additions, or deletions that may have occurred in your family over the past year.
Have you changed your phone number? Have you moved? Are you preparing to move soon? Are all of your children still at home and are they all included in your membership record? Do you want your record published?
If you have not already informed the parish office about changes to your record, please let us know now so that the information is correct.
The Church Office number is 254-666-7722.
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Schedules/Minutes
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Calendar Entries and Room Reservations
To add an event to the church calendar or to reserve a room, please fill out the Request Form -
Ethics and Integrity in Ministry
Please Note: All clergy, religious, seminarians and employees; and all volunteers serving in ministry to minors or the vulnerable must attend an EIM workshop in order to be compliant with diocesan EIM policies. Verification of safe environment training from a previous diocese no longer serves as training in the Diocese of Austin. Please contact the EIM Office at emily-hurlimann@austindiocese.org if you have questions.
Please check the Diocese of Austin website for upcoming workshops. You must sign-up for a workshop on the Diocese of Austin website.
Upcoming Workshop
Church of the Assumption, West
Sunday
4/28/2019
2:30 PM to 4:30 PM
St. Mary Catholic School, Temple
Saturday
5/11/2019
10 AM to 12:00 PM
St. Mary Parish, Temple
6/02/2019
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
St. Mary Parish, Temple
06/03/2019
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Mother Teresa Center for
Family and Youth4x8" personalized engraved pavers that will be placed at the entrance to the new activities building can still be purchased for $100. Please bring order form and payment to the church office during regular business hours. For questions, please contact Pat Flavin at 235-1893 or pat.flavin@gmail.com
(Click on bricks below for form)
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Vocations
The Priesthood is the Love of the Heart of Jesus
(Austin Vocations website)
Vocation Spotlight
Fr. James Ekeocha
Fr. Raj
Our Deacons
Don Moore
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We are excited to announce that St. Jerome Parish has become a partner in an exciting 24/7 on-line web-based digital formation series called Formed, produced by the Augustine Institute and Ignatius Press.
To register for a free account log on to stjeromewaco.formed.org. Once you have signed up, don't forget to download the free iOS or Android app to put FORMED at your fingertips.
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12 DAY SHRINES AND LOURDES FAITH JOURNEY
October 4th- October 15, 2019Visting Jeronimos Monastery, Church of the Eucharistic Holy Miracle, Santarem, Fatima, Braga, Santiago de Compostela, Burgos, San Ignacio de Loyala, Lourdes, Carcassonne, Sagrad Familia, Montserrat and Barcelona Sponsored by: St Jerome Catholic Church, Waco, Texas. Spiritual leader for the Pilgrimage will be: Deacon Greg George. For additional information please call: Glenda Ruiz (254)732-2404.
11 Day Pilgrimage to Greece
SEPTEMBER 16-26, 2019
ATHENS - SOUNION - CORINTH - MYKONOS - EPHESUS - PATMOS - CRETE SANTORINI - DELPHI - KALAMBAKA - THESSALONIKI - PHILIPPIInformation Night on May 16th at
St. Jerome Catholic Church Mother Teresa Center at 6:30 PM.
The Pilgrimage to Greece includes a three Day Cruise to the Greek Isles & Ephesus and is hosted by REV. JAMES EKEOCHA.
For a brochure & more information contact Glenda Ruiz at: (254) 732-2404
