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Archdiocese of Galveston Houston
St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church
816 Park Dr. La Porte, Texas 77571
281-471-2000 Fax:281-471-9365
Website:www.stmaryslaporte.com
E-mail: [email protected]
Parish Office Hours
Monday - Friday
9:00 am-12:00 Noon
1:00 pm-4:00 pm
CCE Office Hours:
Sunday 8:30 am-12:00 pm
Third Sunday of Lent
February 28, 2016
Sacrament of Baptism
Baptisms are celebrated on the 1st Sunday of the
month. Classes are held on
the 2nd & 3rd
Tuesday of each month. Please come by the Parish
Office to register or call for more information.
Reconciliation
The Sacrament of Penance is offered on Saturdays,
from 4:30p.m. to 5:30p.m. or by appointment.
Sacrament of Marriage
Please contact the Parish Office at least (6) six months
prior to your desired wedding date to arrange a
meeting with Father Tony or one of the Deacons. If
you want a Mass, you must call Father Tony.
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
Are you a non-Catholic who is interested in joining the
Catholic faith? Are you a baptized Catholic who has
never received the sacraments of 1st Communion and
Confirmation? If your answer is yes to either of
these questions, call the Parish Office.
Sacrament of First Communion
First Communion candidates must be baptized, at least
in the second grade, and have been attending CCE
classes for two full years previous to their receiving
the Sacrament. Adults needing First Communion
should refer to the rite of Christian Initiation of Adults.
Sacrament of Confirmation
Confirmation candidates must have previously
received the Sacraments of Baptism and First
Communion. They must have faithfully attended Life
Teen for at least one full year prior to beginning preparation for the Sacrament (more than three
absences without a valid excuse can alter the process). A
signed form stating that the parent/guardian and the
candidate understand all requirements is also
necessary before the preparation begins. Adults
needing confirmation should refer to the Rite of
Christian initiation of adults.
Eucharistic Celebrations
Saturday: 6:00 p.m.
Sunday: 7:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m.,
12:30 p.m. (Spanish)
4:00 p.m. Life Teen Mass
Weekday Masses in St. Joseph’s Chapel
Monday (No Mass)
Tuesday – 12:00 noon
Wednesday – 8:30 a.m. &
(1st Wednesday Only 6:30 p.m.)
Thursday, & Friday – 8:30 a.m.
Parish Staff
Rev. Tony A. Castro, Pastor
Deacon Hector Cantu
Deacon Julio Matallana
Deacon Stan Avallone
Parish Secretary-Debbie Heasty
C.C.E. Director-Jessica Jaramilllo
EDGE Director-Renee Cortez
Life Teen Director-Shari Davis
Vision Statement
St. Mary of the Immaculate
Conception is a Catholic Community
of Believers called to serve Christ by
gathering together at the Lord’s
Table in worship and praise, by
serving our brothers and sisters in
Christ, and by being a welcoming
beacon of light to all. We are many
parts, yet one body in Christ.
ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH ~ LA PORTE
THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT
FEBRUARY 28, 2016
February 6 & 7, 2016
Weekly Goal $12,000.00
Sunday Collection $9,465.00
Saturday February 27:
6:00pm
Ernest Williams†
By:Carolyn & Family
Sunday, February 28:
7:30am
Gervis Johnson†
By:Daigle Family
10:00am
Rose Moreno†
By:Ken & Ruthie McNeill
12:30pm
Concepcion Castejon de Shindo†
By:Leisly Castejon
4:00pm
People of the Parish
Tuesday, March 1:
12:00pm
Special Intention Levi Dobmeier
By:Hellstein Family
Wednesday, March 2:
8:30am
Charlotte Boudreaux†
By:Angeles Sullivan
Thursday, March 3:
8:30am
Brian Moravitz†
By:Walter & Bonnie Hayes
Friday, March 4:
8:30am
Rev. Joseph K. Kalladan†
Saturday March 5:
6:00pm
Emil Schaider†
By:Family
Sunday, March 6:
7:30am
Gervis Johnson†
By:Daigle Family
10:00am
Trine Galvan†
By:Aurelia Saenz
12:30pm
People of the Parish
4:00pm
Mrs. Vernon Sellers†
By:Marie Richard
Friday’s in Lent
Stations of the Cross
6:30PM(English)
Date
March 4th
March 11th
March 18th
7:15PM (Spanish)
Celebrant
Deacon Stan Avallone
Deacon Hector Cantu
Fr. Tony Castro
7:15PM (Spanish) Deacon Julio
Every Friday KC Fish Fry
5:30-7:30pm ~ $8.00 Plate
Credit Cards Accepted!!!
DIOCESAN SERVICES FUND
Parish Goal 2016 $52,000.00
Total Amount Pledged $10,717.26
Total Amount Paid $6,029.76
Total # of Participants 49
“HIS MERCY ENDURES FOREVER”
OUR Diocesan Services Fund has begun in every
parish throughout the Archdiocese of GalvestonHouston. Christ calls us to reach those who are sick
or in need, to bless them, serve them, and show
them mercy. The thousands of people served by the
ministries of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
need your compassion and generosity Your kind gift
to DSF enables us to reach out to people in this
parish and throughout the entire Archdiocese
through more than 60 important programs.
Pray about your DSF 2016 commitment, then complete the enclosed pledge card mailed to you and
return it via mail in the special envelope provided
or bring it to Mass next weekend. If you prefer, you
may go online at www.archgh.org/dsf to make your
donation. Your generosity will allow our Catholic
community to continue many vital programs and
services.
St. Mary’s
LENTEN PENANCE SERVICE
Wed., March 2nd @ 7pm
Area Lenten Services
St. Clare of Assisi (Houston)281-286-7729
Tues., March 1st @ 7pm
St. Helen (Pearland) 281-485-2421
Thurs., March 3rd @ 7pm
Mary Queen (Friendswood)281-482-1391
Tues., March 8th @ 7pm
St. Mary (League City) 281-332-3031
Wed., March 9th @ 7pm
St. Bernadette (Houston) 281-486-0337
Thurs., March 10th @ 7pm
St. Paul Catholic Church (Houston) 281-333-3891
Tues., March 15th @ 7pm
St. Hyacinth (Deer Park) 281-479-4298
Wed., March 16th @ 7pm
Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
Chrism Mass March 22nd
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3rd Sunday of Lent C
Dear parish family,
When bad things happen, whatever they are, people are tempted to think that it’s God’s punishment.
That’s exactly what the people asked Jesus in this Sunday’s gospel. Jesus, emphatically rejects this way of
thinking. Jesus says, “By no means!” (Lk 13.3) yet he warns, “But I tell you, if you do not repent, you will perish…”
Misfortunes serve as reminders and warning of the limitations and fragility of life, hence the invitation of
the Lord to be converted and bear fruits of good life through the allotted time God has given us. We should not
come to the end of our lives with empty hands. In other words the Lord warns us against complacency both in
the practical and spiritual sense. The Lord does not surely want us to be spiritually stagnant, to be complacent, to
do nothing in the practice of our faith. He wants us to bear fruit of goodness just as a farmer looks for fruit in his
vineyard.
God is always giving us another chance to bear fruit, like the parable of the fig tree which is given a
chance to bear fruit again in another year. God is more than generous with the opportunities to reform our lives.
Every Lent for example is one season God is giving us as one of those opportunities to produce spiritual fruits.
Rather than questioning God or judging others, focus instead, says Jesus, on what we can control and
should be doing: deepening or restoring our own relationship with God. In the mind of the Lord, tragedies in life
are not simply those accidents or bad things that happen beyond our control but those things that happen within
our control. For the Lord there is greater tragedy in doing nothing to progress in spiritual life and in the practice of
faith. Indeed there is tragedy in our unwillingness to change for the better, to accept the challenge to work out
difficulties and overcome them; or to accept suffering and transform it to be the source of strength.
Especially during the Lenten springtime of this Jubilee Year of mercy, the Master Gardener’s mercy, like
in the gospel parable, patiently cultivates even trees that seem barren, like the world or the Church or our
personal life. Jesus mercifully give us more time for us to bring fresh fruit that shows forth God’s mercy.
This Wednesday, March 2, we have the opportunity. It’s our community Penance Service. Do come and
be renewed in spirit, be cleansed of the past sins and celebrate the feast of the Mercy of God, and share God’s
mercy to others that all of us will bear fruit of goodness in the world we live. So be it.
Blessings to all and have a good week!
Querida familia parroquial,
Fr. Tony
tercer domingo de Cuaresma C
Cuando suceden cosas malas, cualesquiera que sean, las personas son tentadas en creer que es un castigo de
Dios. Esto fue exactamente lo que las personas le preguntaban a Jesús en el Evangelio de este domingo. Jesús enfático rechaza esta manera de pensar. ¡Jesús dice, “Yo les digo que no!” (Lucas 13:3) y les advierte, “Y si ustedes no
renuncian a sus caminos, perecerán del mismo modo.”
Las cosas malas que nos suceden nos sirven como un recuerdo y advertencia de las limitaciones y fragilidad de la
vida, por lo tanto nos lleva a la invitación del Señor a la conversión y en dar buenos frutos en una buena vida a través
del tiempo asignado que Dios nos ha dado. No debemos llegar al final de nuestras vidas con las manos vacías. En
otras palabras el Señor nos advierte en contra de la complacencia en los dos sentidos prácticos y espirituales. El Señor no quiere que estemos espiritualmente estancados, en ser complacientes, en no hacer nada en practicar nuestra
fe. Él quiere que demos buen fruto así como un campesino que busca la fruta de su viña.
Dios siempre nos está dando la oportunidad en dar buen fruto, como la parábola del árbol de higuera que se le da
otra oportunidad en dar fruto un año después. Dios es más que generoso en las oportunidades que nos da para reformar nuestras vidas. Cada Cuaresma por ejemplo es una temporada que Dios nos da como una oportunidad para producir frutos espirituales.
En lugar de estar cuestionando a Dios o juzgando a los demás, debemos enfocarnos en lo que dice Jesús, que podemos controlar y que debemos estar haciendo: enriqueciendo o restaurando nuestra propia relación con Dios. En la
mente del Señor, las tragedias de la vida no son simple los accidentes o cosas malas que suceden que están fueran
de nuestro control sino las que están dentro de nuestro control. Para el Señor hay más tragedia en hacer nada para
progresar en nuestra vida espiritual y en practicar nuestra fe. Por cierto hay tragedia en nuestra mal disposición para
cambiar en mejorar, en aceptar el desafío para trabajar en mejorar nuestras dificultades y en superarlas; o en aceptar
el sufrimiento y transformarlo en una fuente de fortaleza.
Especialmente durante la Cuaresma del tiempo de primavera en este Año Jubileo de la misericordia, el Jardín del
Maestro de la misericordia, como en la parábola del evangelio, pacientemente cultiva aun los árboles que parecen estar estéril, como el mundo o la Iglesia o nuestra vida personal. Jesús en su misericordia nos da más tiempo para producir fruta fresca que demuestra la misericordia de Dios.
Este miércoles, 2 de marzo, tenemos la oportunidad. Es nuestro servicio de Penitencia para la comunidad. Vengan
para renovar su espíritu, en quedar limpios de los pecados pasados y en celebrar la fiesta de la Misericordia de Dios, y
en compartir la misericordia de Dios con los demás para que todos produzcamos buena fruta en el mundo que vivimos.
Que así sea.
¡Bendiciones para todos y que tengan una buena semana!
Padre Tony
ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH ~ LA PORTE
THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT
Activities of the Week
Sun. Feb. 28: CCE, Life Teen Parent Mtg. and Life Teen 5pm
Bible Study 8:45 & 11:15
Adult Confirmation 2pm St. Mary’s Hall
Biblical Walk Through the Mass 5:15pm Rosary Hall Conf. Rm.
Mon. Feb. 29:
Clase de Crecimiento Rosary Hall 7pm
Women’s AA 7pm, Missing Piece 6:30
Tues. March 1: ESL Class 9:30am, GED 7pm, Rosary Hall
Wed. March 2: Biblical Walk Through the Mass 9am, Conf. Rm
Thurs. March 3: RCIA 6:45pm, Conf. Rm
Fri. March 4:
KC Fish Fry 5:30pm, Parish Hall
Stations of the Cross 6:3pm English 7:15pm Spanish
Sat. March 5:
Bereavement Session #1, 9am Conf. Rm
ALTAR SOCIETY
Altar Flower Dates Available
April 10, 17, 24 May 1, 15, 22, 29 June 5,12,19
If you would like to have flowers on the Altar in the upcoming
year, please contact Jan Hughes @ 281– 402-5401 or 903-780
-5090 to reserve your date as soon as possible.
Sanctuary Candle
In Loving Memory of Eric Raymundo
By:Family
Chapel Candle
In Loving Memory of Paul Griffiths
By:Silda Griffiths
Bereavement Support
The Bereavement C.A.R.E. Team (Caring and
Reaching Out to Each other) is currently
hosting a five week bereavement support group
for anyone grieving the loss of a loved one
through death or permanent separation. If you are
interested in joining the C.A.R.E. Sessions, please pick up
a brochure at the doors of the church for specific meeting
dates and topics or just show up.
The sessions will meet starting this Saturday (March
5) morning from 9-10:30am in the Parish Hall
Conference Room. You may attend any or all of the
five sessions, now through April 9th.
For additional information, contact Nelda Shealy @ 281-4716536, or the Parish Office @ 281-471-2000.
Due to our Penance Service, next Wednesday, there
will be no Monthly Memorial Mass this month.
Free ESL Classes
Due to the response and interest in the ESL classes, we
will be holding classes on Tuesday mornings @9:30am
throughout this semester. If you need any additional
information, please contact the office.
Free GED Classes Starting Tuesday
Due to the response and interest in GED classes, we will
be holding classes on Tuesday evenings, 7-8:30pm in
Rosary Hall throughout this semester. You do not need to
sign up ahead of time. If you are interested, just come on
Tuesday.
Citizenship Class Canceled...
FEBRUARY 28, 2016
MINISTRY SCHEDULE
March 5 & 6, 2016
SATURDAY 6:00pm
Altar Servers
Eros Lopez, Joseph Schaefer
Lector
Fred Novak
Commentator
Tracy Avallone
Extraordinary Ministers
Walter Hayes, Kathy Strader
Of the Eucharist
SUNDAY-7:30am
Altar Server
Benjamin Tercero, Oliver Tercero
Lector
Lisa Raymundo
Commentator
Neal Broussard
Extraordinary Ministers
Diana Ortiz, Robert Ortiz
of the Eucharist
SUNDAY-10:00am
Altar Server
Nicky Avallone, Isabelle Burmaster
Lector
Vanessa Maduzia
Commentator
Troy Burmaster
Extraordinary Minister Richard Florance, Geraldine Leslie
of the Eucharist
SUNDAY-12:30pm(Spanish)
Altar Servers
Sarahi Arrona, Jasmine Rodriguez
Mayra Hernandez
Lectors
Juanita Velasquez, Olivia Rodriguez
Extraordinary Ministers
of the Eucharist
SUNDAY 4:00pm LIFE TEEN MASS
Altar Servers
Ana Sofia Brinkley, Dylan Rowan
Lector
Nick Barrera
Extraordinary Minister
Alma Brinkley, Maria Reyes
The Gabriel Project is designed to help
women and teenagers who are in a crisis
pregnancy. If you are in need of assistance or know someone who is, please
contact Belinda @ 713-805-4961 or the
Church Office.
It Won’t Happen Without You…
Chairperson for VBS July 2016
Our VBS program has continually grown
over the past several years into a vital
and spiritual part of our children’s
religious education. We are currently in
need of someone to fill the role of
chairperson. The deadline for someone
to take on this role will be April 1st.
Please prayerfully consider whether God
is calling you to fill this role. Without a
chairperson, there will be no Vacation
Bible School this year!!!
Please call the church office.
ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH ~ LA PORTE
THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT
Please Pray For Our Troops and …
Mary Himjosa, Dennis, Peggy & Erica Hargens,
Sean & Gina Dempse, Tami Sills, Craig Wade,
Jennifer Wade, Luke Lewallen, Martha Love, Jose
Molina, Cindy & Dave Schmitz, LeeAnn & Family, Dianne
Lemons, Paula Lambright, Becky Melchor, Deacon Joe
Blanchard, Gabriel Dunn, Monica Lesenski, Victoria
Farias, Hope Araujo, Chuck Thompson, Gale Hanks,
Candalaria Ortiz, Mrs. Ted Sharp, Giovanni Cantu, Nell
Martin, Ted & Jeanette Tilley, Nicholas Espinoza III, Teen
Grigory, Donna Henson, Judy Tuttle, Fuad Baba, Natalie
Fairbanks, Lucindo Gutierrez, Carmen Pena, Brian Young, Pearl Robbs, Denise Jones, Sherri Elder,
Tammy Byrd, Betty Romero, Collen Scott, Lidia Dean,
Laura Lewis Rocchino, Marcey Salinas, Karen Korn, Karen Bounds, Augustus Coryat, Alma Sepulveda, Sean &
Gina Dempsey, Rose Scott, Dalia Garcia, Esmeralda
Clem, Marion Wachel, Julie Smith
Continue to Pray for
Marcos Vasquez, Clarence
Clipper, Gavin Binkley, Clarence Lewis, Sonny
Shepherd, Kay Gold, Red Cornejo, Nancy Isla Castro,
Irlinda, Kathryn Coleman, Marita Hooper, Linda
Jaramillo, Janet Lodge, Lois Johnston, Joe Funda,
Minnie Lopez, Deacon Merce Leal, Margarita Klock, John
& Sue Crockett, Joanne Jarrell, Joanie O’Neal, Ben
Munoz, Diana Ortiz, Bob Davis, Janet Hoffpauir, Nick
Martin, Teresa Eidt, Barry Armstrong and those
requesting prayer via our web site.
Remember Our Shut-Ins Joe & Josie Funda, Ophelia
Pinard, Ann Blair, Soledad Hernandez, Elida Peterson,
Carolyn Douglas, those battling terminal illness and the
residents of La Porte Care Center and Parson’s House.
Repose of the Soul of Francis Mik
Our Sympathy to Margaret Mik and family on the loss of
her husband, Francis
Please Note: Names on our “Please Pray For” list are
left on for four weeks. If someone needs to be put back
on the prayer list or added please call the Church Office.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday:
2 Kgs 5:1-15ab; Ps 42:2, 3; 43:3, 4;
Lk 4:24-30
Tuesday:
Dn 3:25, 34-43; Ps 25:4-5ab, 6, 7bc, 8-9;
Mt 18:21-35
Wednesday: Dt 4:1, 5-9; Ps 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20;
Mt 5:17-19
Thursday: Jer 7:23-28; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Lk 11:14-23
Friday:
Hos 14:2-10; Ps 81:6c-11ab, 14, 17;
Mk 12:28-34
Saturday:
Hos 6:1-6; Ps 51:3-4, 18-21ab; Lk 18:9-14
Sunday:
Jos 5:9a, 10-12; Ps 34:2-7; 2 Cor 5:17-21;
Lk 15:1-3, 11-32
Alternate readings (Year A):
1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Ps 23:1-6;
Eph 5:8-14; Jn 9:1-41
[1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38]
FEBRUARY 28, 2016
Attention St. Mary’s Choirs…
St. Mary’s Choirs will be hosting a
planning meeting for the upcoming
National Pastoral Musicians Conference
to be held in Houston, June of 2016. The
meeting will be held Monday, February
29, in St. Mary’s Hall. Refreshments
and snacks will be served at 6:30, and
meeting will follow at 7pm. If you are able
to help with the planning of snacks for
that evening, please contact Maria Anaya
@ 832-984-1053.
All choirs are invited to attend!!!
Upcoming Baptismal Dates
March 6, April 3, May 8
Baptism classes are on the 2nd Tues. of each the month
in English and 3rd Tues. of each month in Spanish @
7pm. Baptisms are the first Sunday of the month after the
10am & 12:30pm Masses. To register please call the
office.
¿Quieres tener un encuentro personal con el Señor?
Ven al Retiro de Nueva Vida
viernes Marzo 4 de 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
sábado Marzo 5 de 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.
En el Salón Rosario
Ven con un corazón dispuesto
¡No te vas arrepentir!
Para más información puedes comunicarte con:
Angélica Guajardo 832-897-8103
Cecilia Lopez 281-470-9356
~ Giving to Give ~
If you have a rosary in need of repair, or if you would like
to have one made, please contact Rena Hellstein @ 281
-889-8043. ***New Rosaries ~ $20.00 & up (Available in
the office) Repairs ~$5.00 & up. All proceeds are
donated to the building fund.
St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store
Mon.-Wed., Fri., Sat. 9:00-11:00am
Store Closed Thurs. & Sun.
Our drop-off room is open 24/7. Thank You!!!
Lent is a call not just to “give up something” but more
important to “give something for the poor.” Wherever you
live in the parish, there are poor families within walking
distance of your home. When they come to our St.
Vincent program for help, they are in effect coming to
you.
Through your donations to our St. Vincent Thrift
Store, you are providing assistance to the needy in
our community with their rent and utilities.
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ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH ~ LA PORTE
THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT
FEBRUARY 28, 2016
Join Us…
St. Mary’s Music Ministry
Garland of Mercy...
In this Jubilee Year, we are asked to open our eyes and
hearts to see how God is working in our lives and to more
actively spread His mercy out to others. We are creating a
Garland of Mercy with our teen group to bear witness to our
efforts to help others.
For the entire year, we are asking each week when you
do works of mercy, to write down one or more works on the
strips of paper in the ends of the pews. Please put them into
the collection basket so that we offer up, not just our treasure to the Lord, but our time and talent in a visible way.
Red Strips are for The Corporal Works of Mercy: feeding the
hungry, clothing the needy, visiting the sick or imprisoned.
White Strips are for The Spiritual Works of Mercy: Counseling the doubtful, bearing wrongs patiently, forgiving offences
willingly and praying for the living and the dead.
Gold Ones are for the acts of mercy which we received from
others.
I know that all of you are part of spreading God’s mercy out
into the world. Please take the time to become more
conscious of it and take credit for it here before the Lord.
Sat. 6pm Mass– Rehearsals before Mass at 5:15
Contact Kathy McBride 713-628-8387
Sun. 7:30am Mass - Rehearsals before Mass at 7am
Contact Yvonne Fisher 832-581-5974
Sun. 10:00am Mass Contact Annelise Lagasse 281-459-6453
Sun. 12:30pm Spanish MassContact Jose Vazquez 832-868-4081
Sun. 4pm Life Teen Mass- Rehearsals-Sunday 2pm
Contact Alex @ [email protected] or 281-543-7794 .
NPMC Planning Mtg. Feb.29
St. Mary’s Hall @ 6:30pm
Bible Study Classes
Sunday Morning Bible Study with Deacon Stan & Tracy
Avallone will follow the CCE schedule. Classes this weekend.
The program they use is called “Bringing Faith
Home” (Scheduled @ 8:45am & 11:15am every Sunday).
“I AM”
“A Biblical Walk Through the Mass”
Kindness and mercy are what the enslaved people of Israel
needed, and they came in the form of deliverance. They came
through a leader, Moses, who was once plucked from the Nile
River and was now herding his father-in-law’s sheep in the land
of Goshen. The bush that burned but was not consumed shows
us that God is inexhaustible mystery.
Moses’ awe and deference are mixed with a touching
conversational tone as he seeks to learn God’s name. And God
sweetly responds. The somewhat abstract “I AM” distinguishes
the God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob from the minor gods
in the territory who “are not.” They are helpless, powerless, and
useless. Moses is to step out into an amazing future, and God
will be there with outstretched arm. Just go and see, God seems
to say.
Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
Sun. 5:15pm & Wed. 9:00am
In this sturdy, we will walk through the main parts of the
Mass—from the opening Sign of the Cross to the
concluding “Thanks be to God” - and consider then in
light of their scriptural background. Along the way, we will
discover many beautiful spiritual treasures. For the
prayers and rituals of the Mass, when understood
biblically, offer much inspiration, encouragement, and
practical help for our lives as Christians/ As we will see,
the prayers of the Mass challenge us to examine our
consciences, repent of our sins, and experience God’s
loving mercy. They also remind us of God’s presence
with us amid our fears, trials, and sufferings. They can
inspire us to live marriages, family lives, and friendships
with greater love and summon us to entrust more of our
lives to Jesus. Most of all, this study will help us
encounter Our Lord more deeply in the liturgy itself. By
understanding the meaning of what we say and do in the
Mass, we will be better prepared to give ourselves to
Jesus in every prayer and gesture in the liturgy.
Classes Today 8:45 & 11:15
VBS Chairperson Needed..
For additional information about the Bible Study
Classes
call
the
office
or
email
Tracy,
[email protected].
The deadline for someone to take on this
role will be April 1st. If someone does not
step up, we will not be able to have VBS
this summer!!!
RCIA This Week
RCIA Are you a non-Catholic who is interested in joining
the Catholic faith? Are you a baptized Catholic who has
never received the sacraments of 1st Communion and
Confirmation and are over the age of eighteen? If your
answer is yes to either of these questions you may be
interested in joining our RCIA program. Students are
welcome to begin classes at any time during the year.
RCIA classes are held on Thursday evenings @ 6:45pm.
Classes this Thursday, 6:45pm. The topic will be
“Christian Living: Evangelization.”
For additional information about the RCIA program,
call the office or email Tracy, [email protected].
If you can help contact Jessica Jaramillo @ 281-515
-5429.
No Class Today
Camp Kappe Retreat Feb. 26-28
Contact Renee Cortez 832-220-3802
Jr. High/High School Sacraments
No Class Today 2pm
Deacon Stan~281-507-2253
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Volunteers Needed
Looking for something
to do? Our Life Teen
Youth are asked to
help out every Friday
night during Lent with
the KC Fish Fry’s @
5pm.
Parent Mtg. & Class
Tonight @ 5pm
Any amount of time you
can give will be greatly
appreciated!!!
Confirmation Retreat @ Kat Springs
Theme: “Glory Revealed”
March 4, 5 & 6
Mass Today 4PM
“Social Light”
Homemade Pie Fundraiser
Call the office to place your order !!!
Save the Date...
If you have any questions or concerns, please
contact Shari Davis @ 281-471-6066.