Make plans now to attend the annual Knights of Columbus Thanksgiving dinner on Sunday, November 11th!
Meal Served 11:00—1:00 PM
Takeout available 9:00—1:00
Adults: $10 Children: $5
Meal includes: Turkey and all the trimmings, dessert and tea.
Meal tickets will not be presold.
Your support helps the Knights fund their charitable causes. We hope you can join us. Read more….. Knights Corner
Saturday, November 3rd
9am— Noon
The Grounds Committee needs your help. Bring shovels, gloves, rakes, brooms or blowers, hedge trimmers and a trash can if you can. Help us get our church grounds ready for winter. Our focus will be on the Marquee sign flowerbed on Frankford, dirt work on the north east corner and sidewalk cleanup off of 98th as well as some weeding and hedge trimming. Come join the fun on Saturday morning!
Additional Committee Members Needed
The Grounds Committee is looking for additional members who are interested in helping the ongoing efforts of keeping the grounds at Holy Spirit looking sharp. Please call the Parish Office and let Karen know if you are interested. We are looking for gardeners, tree specialists, landscapers, mowers, contractors, landscape architects and hard workers! Generally, anyone who has a special interest or calling to help our Parish and to honor the Lord through the work of our hands.
Priesthood Sunday, the last Sunday of October, is a special day set aside to honor the priesthood in the United States. It is a day to reflect upon and affirm the role of the priesthood in the life of the Church as a central one.
This nationwide event is coordinated by the USA Council of Serra International. It is sponsored by the USA Council of Serra International and the Serra International Foundation. Serrans are encouraged to spearhead events in their diocese, parish and school to get many people involved to show appreciation to all priests.
This weekend’s second collection supports our Lubbock Diocese Seminarians & Vocations. Thank you for your generosity. Learn more about on their FB page.
Holy Spirit Blood Drive Wednesday, November 14th
HSCP will host a Blood Drive on Wednesday, November
14th from 3:30 to 7:00 PM. You can register online at www.bloodhero.com. Search for Holy Spirit Catholic Church or the date.
If youwould prefer, you may also contact Amy Craig at 698-6400 during office hours oremail amy@holyspiritlubbock.org.
United Blood Services is now Vitalant so you may see that logo instead of United Blood Services. It is the same service. Thank you for sharing your time and lifesaving blood.
Fox 34 LUBBOCK, TexasUnited Blood Services re-branded as Vitalant –
Blood Systems announced today that its 10 blood center brands including United Blood Services will unite as one cohesive brand under the new name Vitalant. As one of the nation’s oldest and largest comprehensive transfusion medicine organizations serving local communities across 40 states including Texas, Vitalant’s 127 nationwide donation centers and 30,000 mobile blood drives welcome more than 780,000 donors who supply 1.8 million donations per year.
“Our organization has grown to encompass blood donation centers and specialty services from coast to coast. As transfusion medicine leaders, we embrace this opportunity to combine our innovative capabilities,” said Vitalant President and CEO Dave Green. “We invite the public to join us in generating more vital donations to transform even more lives in communities across the United States.”
Unifying the combined capabilities and national presence of the organization’s many brands, Vitalant brings together the benefits of a cohesive centralized support structure and enhanced research opportunities to advance transfusion care and reach people most in need. It also reflects a commitment to donors to ensure a consistent and seamless experience across all centers and blood drives.
The 10 donation center brands that come together collectively under the name Vitalant are: Blood Centers of the Pacific, BloodSource, Bonfils Blood Center, Central Blood Bank, Community Blood Services, Inland Northwest Blood Center, Lifeblood, LifeShare, LifeSource and United Blood Services, in addition to the umbrella organization Blood Systems including its research institute and specialty laboratory. Vitalant’s national headquarters is in Scottsdale, Ariz.
“United Blood Services has a 65-year history as Lubbock’s largest blood center,” said James Dugger, president of Vitalant operations in Texas and New Mexico. “We remain committed to the community with the same people and dedication to the mission that you’ve come to expect from us.”
Vitalant supports nearly 1,000 hospitals and health care entities throughout the United States, impacting millions of lives. In addition to blood products, Vitalant offers hospital partners transfusion services, medical consulting, quality guidance, ongoing education, research and more.
There is a constant need for blood – in fact, nearly 5,000 blood donations are needed each day to meet the needs of people throughout the country. At least 50 blood donations are needed each day to meet the needs of people throughout the Lubbock region. Statistics show that nearly 60 percent of blood donations come from people over 40, and nearly 45 percent come from people older than 50. Vitalant looks to inspire the next generation of blood donors, while building lasting relationships with people of all ages.
“Vitalant’s purpose is to help people realize their life-transforming potential,” said Chairman of the Board of Trustees Dr. Ron Waeckerlin. “A name change does not change our commitment to the communities we serve in the Lubbock area, or to the many other people who count on us. In fact, our national presence allows us to effectively tap into our network to ensure donations reach the people who need it most.”
The name Vitalant (“Vye-TAL-ent”) embodies something vital and full of life, and is directly connected to the organization’s vision to create life-transforming outcomes for nationwide communities.
Vitalant will maintain the same community-based staff in every donation center, and donors will experience the personal, professional and comfortable level of service they have come to trust and expect. In the Lubbock area, Vitalant has one donation center and hosts up to 40 blood drives every month. Vitalant will continue to host blood drives throughout the region. Please visit vitalant.org to find a donation location and time that is convenient for you.
Posted: Sep 24, 2018 9:29 AM CDT Updated: Sep 24, 2018 5:45 PM CDT Fox 34
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HSCP’s Women’s Organization will be hosting a Bake Sale after all Masses next weekend! They appreciate any donations of baked goods from anyone that enjoys baking. Most of all they appreciate you stopping by the tables after Mass to pick up something delicious to take home and enjoy. The funds raised are used to provide scholarships to two deserving graduating seniors from our parish each spring. This is a win-win for so many! Thank you for your help and support!
Thank you for supporting our first annual Fall Festival. You helped make it a very family friendly festival. Photo Album
HSCP & Christ the King partnered in the raffling of two 2018 vehicles. The winning raffle tickets was drawn following the Live Auction. The 2018 Nissan Rogue SV was won by Victor Gutierrez and the 2018 Nissan Altima SR was won by James Campbell. Congratulations!
BBQ Cook-off A big part of our festival this year was the BBQ Cook-off sponsored by our Knights of Columbus. The aroma, the texture, the flavor, the comradely; together they all seasoned the success of the festival. Congratulations to our Cook-off Winners too!
Brisket: 1st-Craig Ray, 2nd-Adrian Gonzalez, 3rd-Gary Artho
Spare ribs: 1st-Nieves Barraza, 2nd-Mark Duran, 3rd-Adrian Gonzalez
Cooks’ Choice: 1st-David Gonzalez, 2nd-Julian Barraza, 3rd-Craig Ray
BBQ Dinner The Knights presented a BBQ dinner to over 500 attendees. Rave reviews of the dinner echo throughout McGivney. The Knights are certainly one of HSCP’s well-seasoned servants!
Silent & Live Auctions These were fun, competitive, enjoyed by most every attendee, and contributed to our fundraising purpose; our charitable ministries.
Kid’s Activities in spite of the in-climate weather, the kid’s activities were modified and moved into McGivney’s classrooms and the kids had a great time.
DJ & Dancing Does every parish have it’s own DJ? Ours, Irving add his musical expertise to the festival atmosphere. A cash bar was available for adult beverages.
Beneficiaries of our 2018 Fall Festival are the homeless families in our community. Please view the links to the right for more festival information.
8:00 am BBQ Cook-off fires up
Noon Silent Auction opens for bids
4:00 pm Kid’s Activities ….until 7:00 pm
5:00 pm Take-out orders are available
6:15 pm Dine-in meals are served
7:00 pm Live Auction begins..Silent Auction closes
8:00 pm Drawing for 2018 Nissan Rouge SV & Altima SR ……DJ & Dancing
The month of October is dedicated to the Holy Rosary, one of the best known of all Catholic devotions. The Rosary is a form of contemplative prayer. Many great popes, saints, and Christian leaders have exhorted us to pray the rosary. It’s a powerful prayer, they say, one that can change your life, strengthen the family, bring peace to the world, convert entire nations, and win the salvation of souls. Edward Sri
The Rosary is a Scripture-based prayer. It begins with the Apostles’ Creed, which summarizes the great mysteries of the Catholic faith. How to Pray the Rosary
ProLife Prayer Vigil- Through-Sunday, November 4, 11:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m. and 4:30-6:30 p.m., 3303 66th-parking lot of the Nurturing Center. Participants will gather for a peaceful prayer vigil for life. Signs will be available on the front porch of the Center. For information or to signup, please go to https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080a49aca622a31-40days or contact Beth Pressley, Saint Elizabeth parishioner and Board Secretary for the Nurturing Center, at 806-789-9002 or medmep@sbcglobal.net. Although Planned Parenthood left Lubbock in 2013, they are working to bring abortion centers back to West Texas, perhaps within a year.
Lubbock Diocesan Council of Catholic Women Annual Convention at St. Michael’s, Ralls on Saturday, November 3, 2018. Registration is $12 before Oct. 26th and $15 at the doors and includes Continental Breakfast and lunch. The day includes several talks on contemporary issues, workshop, Mass, Country Store for a missionary project and silent auction. Join women across the Diocese. The conference lasts from 9:30 AM until 2:00 PM. For registration and a ride to Convention, call Pat Conover at 806-863-2030. Or, send to Angie Cervantes, 1020 Ave. A, Ralls, TX 79357. For questions call Angie at 806-445-5774.
