South Plains Parishes
Ready for 2022 Jamaica Season
BY CHRISTY MARTINEZ-GARCIA FOR LATINO LUBBOCK MAGAZINE
atholic churches in the South C Plains area are now preparing for jamaica season post the pandemic.
GREAT JOB: The parish youth of St. Joseph's Church in Lubbock held a breakfast fundraiser to pay their way to Catholic Christian Retreat in Dallas. The students did great! Congratulations from Latino Lubbock Magazine! (Photo by Sandy Cisneros)
OLG MEN'S CLUB ANNUAL BRISKET FUNDRAISER: The Men's Club of Our Lady of Grace held their annual brisket fundraiser on Cinco de Mayo. Proceeds benefit their church programs. As usual - THE BURRITOS WERE DELICIOUS!
These church festivals are the largest fund-raisers for many of the churches. Beyond the fund-raising, this is a chance to bring the church community together. According to Rev. Martin Piña, Our Lady of Guadalupe in Lubbock, starts their planning at the beginning of the year. The committee identifies music and performers for entertainment. “The music must be family friendly and cater to individuals that are primary church goers,” he says. Rev. Piña said that they try to provide entertainment for the established church goers, as well as the young people, and for primary Spanish speakers, keeping in mind Mexican Americans who enjoy the typical Tejano music that is uniquely West Texas. They strive to make the event family friendly, including activities that allow for the children to have fun; its nonalcoholic; and the bands must abide by the church values presented to them. He said that the food is always a draw. “It’s traditional food that they don't get to eat normally like tripas, gorditas,
old time delicacies that are unique to an event such as this.” Rev. Piña added that people go to have fun and socialize. “It is a social precedent for families - people come together,” he said there are even some families that have a reunion during the jamaica. He added that they also have a cultural dimension to them, “a cultural identity of who we are, and a cultural invitation to reconnect with our musical roots and our own traditions, brought about through food and music that we enjoy,” he concluded. The jamaicas are scheduled over the summer. Many attendees plan their Sundays accordingly, attending their own church festival and then supporting other churches in the Diocese, reconnecting with families and friends, and having fun. And while the primary reason for churches is that these festivals are their biggest capital fundraiser used for the physical upkeep and improvement of their church parish, it also gives the church community a chance to work towards growing spiritually and through philanthropy. To learn more about dates of all upcoming jamaicas, read the church bulletin section of Latino Lubbock Magazine for monthly jamaica listings.
Catholic Foundation Awards $113,000 in Grants
hanks to the generosity of its T donors and to favorable earnings on its investment portfolio, the Catholic CONFIRMED STUDENTS: The confirmation candidates at St. Joseph's Catholic Church achieved their Sacrament of Confirmation! This is the equivalent of the growth process on the natural level that builds on what was begun in Baptism and what was nourished in Holy Eucharist. Congratulations!
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Foundation of the South Plains has awarded $113,138 in grants to the following recipients: • St. Michael’s Church in Ralls for new lighting inside the church • St. Philip Neri Church in Pep to repair the interior church walls • Raider Catholic in Lubbock towards a leadership formation retreat • Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Snyder to fix bathrooms and replace ceiling and floor tiles • San Jose Church in Crosbyton for the purchase of an indoor fryer • St. Joseph Church in Rotan for musical equipment and access to WiFi • San Lorenzo Church in Lorenzo to replace an air conditioner unit • St. Michael’s Church in Anson to replace parish hall drop ceilings and light fixtures • St. Patrick’s Church in Lubbock to
replace and repair tiles and water pipes in the hall kitchen • St. Mary’s Church in Spur to replace the heater and A/C unit • Catholic Charities in Lubbock for exterior doors. • Roman Catholic Diocese of Lubbock for discretionary needs within the Diocese “The Catholic Foundation of the South Plains exists to help Catholics live out the sacred mission of the Church by financially supporting the spiritual, educational, and social needs of our Catholic community. This year the Foundation grants were dedicated to meeting the areas of greatest need within the 25 counties of the Diocese of Lubbock.” said Tricia Vowels, Managing Director. “Without our generous donors and those who have left their legacy with the Catholic Foundation none of this would be possible.”
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Church Bulletins SMALL FAITH GROUP SHARING Beginning the first week of June, at Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church in Lubbock, participants will meet once a week for a 5-week study of A World Undone by Father Mike Schmitz -. The book & study will be provided for free. More information at https://stjohnbaptistlbk.org/small-faithsharing-groups JAMAICA EVENTS:
June 5 - Lubbock Saint Patrick, 12 to 8 p.m. June 11 - Olton Saint Peter, 11 to 9 p.m. June 12 - St. Pius X Church June 18 – Idalou Saint Philip, 2 to 9 p.m. June 26 – San Ramon, Woodrow, 12-8 p.m.
Submit your info to news@latinoubbock. net BIBLE STUDY AT OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE CHURCH Father Piña’s Bible Study in English will be held on Wednesdays, at 7 pm. at 1120 52nd St. - as long as covid numbers are down. El Estudio Bíblico en Español con Emilio Abeyta estará los Miércoles, a las 7pm. SUMMER YOUTH FAITH FEST Plug Into Jesus – Bring your parish youth for fun at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church - Sunday, June 12th 6-8:30 pm. More information at https://stjohnbaptistlbk.org/summer-youth-faith-fest-2022 KICKIN’ IT WITH THE HOLIES KICKBALL GAME June 17, 2022Clergy, Seminarians and Women Religious versus youth of the Diocese of Lubbock at Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Festivities begin at 5 p.m. with First Pitch at 7 p.m. Join us and bring your lawn chairs. DIOCESE OF LUBBOCK PATRONAL FEAST MASS June 25, 2022 Bishop Coerver will celebrate a Mass in honor of the feast of the Diocese of Lubbock’s Patron – The Immaculate Heart of Mary at 10 a.m. at Christ the King Cathedral in Lubbock. KALEIDOSCOPE OF FAITH – FAMILIES CELEBRATE June 25, 2022 following the Patronal Feast Mass, at Noon, gather at the Catholic Renewal Center in Lubbock. Food trucks available for lunch. Speakers include Joe Melendrez, musician; Father Heriberto Mercado, Pastor of Immaculate Conception Church in Muleshoe and Saint Mary Magdalen Church in Earth; and Father Nahum Lopez, Pastor of Saint Theresa Church in Lubbock. More information at www.catholiclubbock.org DIVINE MERCY Chaplet online at https://www.thedivinemercy.org/message/ devotions/novena PRAY THE ROSARY ONLINE at https://www.cathedralofmary.org/faith-formation/resources/pray-the-rosary-online UNDERSTANDING THE SCRIPTURES online at https://catholicboard. com/ THE BIBLE ONLINE www.catholic.org/bible/
