The Parish St. Gregory the Great 

Welcome to the Parish of St. Gregory the Great new & improved website for important church and school information.  Please visit our website frequently as changes are made daily.

To connect to our school website, you can select the school button in the above or click on the GREEN school logo on this page.  We invite you to learn about our GREAT PK 3-8th grade school. God bless and have a GREAT day!

Please submit all bulletin announcements by noon on Tuesday, December 11th, for inclusion in the bulletin for Sunday, December 23rd, bulletin. Submissions should be in electronic format and emailed to bulletin.news@stgregorys.net
          

The Divine Mercy Chaplet will be prayed Saturday, December 8th at 5:00 pm. 
Please join us.
 

The calendar of meetings for the current week, Sunday through Saturday are listed in the Sunday bulletin.  To see the list, select the Bulletins tab and click on the bulletin week needed.

To be a community of prayer, service and stewardship leading each other closer to Christ.

Parish Office Hours:
Monday thru Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  Closed lunch, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. 
Saturday hours 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 
 
To check on our Ministry meetings, please view our Calendar of Events.  Click on Reserve / Calendar Tab and scroll down to see the facility calendars. Facilities may only be reserved for Parish Ministries. Please call the Parish Office for more information at 210-342-5271.

St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church is committed to compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended.  The Recipient assures that no person or group(s) of persons shall, on the grounds of race, color, national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any and all programs, services, or activities administered by St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church, regardless of whether those programs and activities are federally funded or not.  In addition, St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church will provide meaningful access to services for person with Limited English Proficiency. 
To reguest additional information about St. Gregory the Great Title VI obligations, or to file a Title VI complaint, visit St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church website www.stgregorys.net or write to the address shown above.

Notificación al Público del Título VI de Iglesia San Gregorio

Iglesia católica San Gregorio se compromete a su cumplimiento con el título VI de la ley de derechos civiles de 1964 enmendada.  El receptor asegura que ninguna persona o grupo(s) de personas podrá, pro motivos de raza, color, origen nacinal, exlucidos de la participación en, ser negados los beneficios de o ser de otra manera sujeto a discriminación bajo cualquier y todos los programas, servicios, o actividades adminstraron por iglesia San Gregorio, independientemente de si los programs y actividades federales financiadas o no.  Además, la iglesia San Gregorio proporcionará acceso significativo a los servicios para las personas con dominio limitado de inglés. 
Para solicitar información adicional sobre San Gregorio las obligaciones gran título VI, o presentar una queja del título VI, visita a la sitio web de las Igelsia San Gregorio www.stgregorys.net o escribir a la siguiente dirección.

St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church
Rev. Rudy T. Carrola, Jr., Pastor

Please forward complaint to:
St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church,
Attn:  Ezekiel O'Campo
700 Dewhurst Road, San Antonio, TX 78213
Phone: 210-342-5271 ext 321
e-mail: eocampo_stgregory@yahoo.com

The 15 Promises of Our Lady to Those Who Recite the Rosary

6. Whoever shall recite the Rosary devoutly, applying himself to the consideration of its Sacred Mysteries, shall never be conquered by misfortune. God will not chastise him in His justice, he shall not perish by an un-provided death; if he be just he shall remain in the grace of God, and become worthy of eternal life.
 
7. Whoever shall have a true devotion for the Rosary shall not die without the Sacraments of the Church.
 
8. Those who are faithful in reciting the Rosary shall have during their life and at their death the light of God and the plenitude of His graces; at the moment of death they shall participate in the merits of the Saints in paradise.
 
9. I shall deliver from purgatory, those who have been devoted to the Rosary.
 
10. The faithful children of the Rosary shall merit a high degree of glory in Heaven.

To be continued. 

The St. Gregory the Great Guadalopanos would like to invite you to the Our Lady of Guadalupe celebration on Wednesday, December 12th.  The celebration will begin with reciting the Holy Rosary at 4:30 pm in the Church, Mariachis at 5:00 pm, and Mass will be at 6:00 pm followed by a reception in the Parish Hall.
 
Please join your fellow parishioners as we honor our Blessed Lady.

We have begun planning for Las Posadas, a religious observance, a pre-Christmas novena, which has been celebrated in Mexico for many years and has been adopted by parishes in this country.  St. Gregory will be celebrating Las Posadas from December 16-24, 2018. During Las Posadas, we imitate Mary and Joseph in search of lodging in Bethlehem preceding the birth of Jesus Christ.  We will be reciting the
rosary, praying and singing traditional Posada verses as the procession progresses from home to home.

You may see a list of the Host Homes in the December 2nd bulletin.  Go to the Bulletin/News tab.
 
Ya empezamos a planificar para Las Posadas, una observancia religiosa, una novena antes de
Navidad, que se ha celebrado en México por muchos años y ha sido adoptada por parroquias en este país. Vamos a celebrar Las Posadas del 16-24 diciembre de 2018 aquí en San Gregorio. Durante Las Posadas, vamos a imitar a María y José en busca de alojamiento en Belén antes del nacimiento de Jesús Cristo.  Vamos rezando el Rosario, rezando y cantando versos de la tradicional Posada conforme avanza la procesión de casa en casa. 
 

Monday, December 24th:
4:00 pm -   Religious Education Mass and
Christmas Pageant
9:00 pm – Parish Christmas Vigil Mass
(there will be no midnight mass).
 
Tuesday, December 25th;
9:30 am -   English Mass, Christmas Day
11:00 am - Spanish Mass, Christmas Day

“Just so, the son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.”  Matthew 20:28
 
If you would like to speak or meet with Seminarian Paul, you may call him at
210-342-5271ext 370 or email him at paul.melgarejo@stgregorys.net.

"Asi como el Hijo del Hombre no vino para
ser servido, sino para servir y para dar su vida
en rescate por muchos." Mateo 20:28
 
Si gusta hablar o reunirse con el Seminarista Paul, puede llamarlo al 210-342-5271 
ext 370 o enviarle un correo electrónico a Paul.Melgarejo@stgregorys.net. 

If you are homebound or disabled and in need of transportation sevices, Monday - Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, please call Presa Community Center at 210-532-5295 to schedule an appointment.

Are you out of ideas for the appropriate
gift for a birthday, anniversary or
another special occasion? 
 
Have a Mass offering on that date to commemorate the special event. 
Masses are for the living as well as the deceased.  Mass cards areavailable to acknowledge this request.  There are dates available through 2018 and the new year. 
 
Come into the Parish Office or call
Rosa Hawkins at the Parish Office
210-342-5271.

¿Esta usted luchando por ideas para un regalo apropiado para un cumpleaños, aniversario u otra ocasión especial? Ofrezca una misa en esa fecha para conmemorar el evento especial.
Las misas son para los que viven así como los difuntos.
Las tarjetas de misa están disponibles para reconocer esta solicitud. Hay fechas disponibles ahora y a través de 2018 and año 2019.
Vengan a la Oficina Parroquial o llamen a Rosa Hawkins, 210-342-5271.
 

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PASTORAL COUNCIL MEETING

The next regular meeting for the Pastoral Council of St. Gregory the Great will be held at
6:30 pm, 24 December 2018 in Mary's House
(Senior Center).  This is an open meeting and all parishioner are welcome to attend. The meeting will stress the need to promote our parish, begin planning the recruitment of new members in May and the election of officers also in May.  

PASTORAL COUNCIL SUPPORT 

We will enter into a new Pastoral Council calendar year and need to work on our purpose and resolve for the year.  We serve the parish as an advisory group to Fr. Rudy with a primary focus to assist and support ministries in whichever way we can. The ultimate goal of parish life is to take a fresh look at its many aspects and shape them in ways that will bring people closer to the Lord.

PROMOTE OUR PARISH

   We must promote our parish, build-up our image in a way that will attract new parishioners and/or increase attendance. Attracting young parents could have the potential of a positive effect on school enrollments. One way is by word-of-mouth and another way would be to submit information about our parish to Today's Catholic for publication.

Eucharistic Apostles of the Divine Mercy

“Mercy is love that seeks to lessen
the misery of others”

I feel certain that my mission will not come to an end upon my death, but will begin.  O doubting souls, I will draw aside for you the veils of heaven to convince you of God's goodness so that you will no longer continue to wound with your distrust the sweetest Heart of Jesus.  God is Love and Mercy.  (Diary of St. Faustina, 281)
 
For study:  Sunday, December 16 and December 30th, 2018, 2:30 p.m., Mary’s House (Senior Center, 720 Beryl).  
All that is needed is a Bible, Catechism of the Catholic Church and The Diary of St. Faustina, “Divine Mercy in My Soul”.
 
Spiritual Works: Saturday, Dec 22, 2018,
11:00 a.m. in the Adoration Chapel.   We pray for the sick and the dying. On the 2nd Saturday we also pray for Pro-life causes.
 
For more information please call Mary Ann Maldonado at  210-414-3143.