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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
Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
October 16, 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
Bookkeeper-Patty Detweiler
Bulletin/Sacramental Records– Cheryl Frobenius
Maintenance-Humberto Villalobos
Parish Secretary-Debbie Heasty
Receptionist-Peggy Holland
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
TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Saturday Oct. 15:
6:00pm
Sunday, Oct. 16:
7:30am
10:00am
12:30pm
4:00pm
Tuesday, Oct. 18:
12:00pm
OCTOBER 16, 2016
October 1 & 2, 2016
Weekly Goal
$12,000.00
Regular Collection $10,136.00
Elizabeth Bugg†
By:Kempf Family
Sinforosa Dapitan†
By:Marden Distefano
Roberta Toppin†
By:Rick & Leslie Guzman
People of the Parish
Fr. Don Schwarting†
By:Richard & Shari Davis
Joseph Anthony Garcia†
By:Family
Wednesday, Oct. 19:
8:30am
Special Intention Karen Bounds
By:Heasty Family
Thursday, Oct. 20:
8:30am
Grant Clifton†
By:Richard & Barbara Florance
Friday, Oct. 21:
8:30am
Carmen Vasquez†
By:Jaime & Christina Vasquez
Saturday Oct. 22:
6:00pm
Martin Anaya†
By:Maria Anaya
Sunday, Oct. 23:
7:30am
Joanne Zwolinski†
By:Family
10:00am
Sonny Shepherd†
By:Richard & Barbara Florance
12:30pm
People of the Parish
4:00pm
Special Intention Matt Novosad Family
By:Kathy Strader
Welcome God’s Children
~ September ~
Annabelle Clare Coy
Joseph Henry Gwilliam
Allie Catalina Marroquin
DIOCESAN SERVICES FUND
Parish Goal 2016 $52,000.00
Total Amount Pledged $52,661.26
Total Amount Paid $46,533.76 (89.49%)
Total # of Participant 152
“HIS MERCY ENDURES FOREVER”
If you have not already offered your pledge in
this year’s Diocesan Services Fund, please do so today. DSF 2016 is focused on His Mercy endures forever, in which your gifts will benefit the Archdiocesan
ministries that serve thousands and thousands of our
brothers and
sisters in the Archdiocese of Galveston
-Houston. Through your generous support of DSF, we
bring Christ’s comfort and care to the many pressing
needs that cannot be addressed individually or by one
parish alone.
Our parish goal for 2016 is $52,000. With every
parish family’s full participation, we will surely exceed
this amount and do our share to help so many in need,
advancing the work of the church in our community. For
those of you who have already responded with a gift,
please accept our sincere gratitude.
To give online, please visit www.archgh.org/dsf.
Volunteers Needed CCE
Kindergarten Teacher 11:15am
Our Religious Education program is still
in need of a Kindergarten volunteer
teacher, aids & classroom helpers for
CCE( @ 11:15) EDGE and Life Teen.
Did you know if you help as a teacher
or aid, your children can attend free of charge? If
you would like to help out, please call the office &
leave your name and phone number. You must have
VIRTUS training to work with our youth.
Samaritan Corner
Juan & Brenda Cantu & Family
Pete & Elizabeth Saenz & Family
Felipe A. & Monica Gonzalez
Jennifer Hussein & Family
R. Paul & Particia Myers
Salvador & Cristina Nunez
Luis & Lidia Stevens
Elizabeth and Adrien Garcia Tapia
Stephanie Van Damme
Bereavement Support
The Bereavement C.A.R.E. Team (Caring and
Reaching Out to Each Other) is currently hosting a six
week bereavement support group for anyone grieving the
loss of a loved one through death or permanent
separation. We will be meeting every Saturday @
9:00am in the Conf. Rm. The topic this week will be Anger
and Depression.
If you are in need of someone to talk to about the next
sessions, in the fall, please contact Nelda Shealy @ 281471-6536.
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Dear parish family,
29 Sunday C
All of life experience tells us, stick-to-it, set the goal and keep at it, don’t give up, and then something
happens. The good news is that when we pray, something happens. We change. Prayer forces us from
self-reliance to dependence on God. When we're close to God by prayer, we live a God-centered life.
In our gospel reading this Sunday, Jesus speaks to us about the necessity to pray always without
becoming weary. He tells us a story of a wicked judge who finally gives in to the pleadings of the widow
because of her persistence “to render her a just decision.” By pestering the judge, the widow got what she
wanted. And in the first reading, we hear also the story of the Israelites defeating their enemy in battle as long
as Moses prayed.
Yet there are those who are tired in praying or even stop praying especially when things asked
seemingly are not granted. This happens when one simply equates praying as petition. But let's make no
mistake about this. To be persisting in prayer is not merely about petition, although it is one aspect of it. But it is
more about relation. When we uplift ourselves to God in a personal relationship, then constancy of prayer becomes a part of life and a necessity. Thus persisting prayer doesn’t simply mean as to negotiate with God to
obtain something rather it is an attitude in life of confessing our dependence on Him. Persisting prayer then expresses a pure recognition of the truth that God's will is not always ours and that life is filled with mystery.
In the mind of the Lord we should never stop our pleading to God with our right attitude. Right attitude is
like praying in effect, “Lord God grant me what I pray if this is according to your will. It is your will Lord to be
done not mine.”
When seemingly our prayers are not granted they don't mean God did not hear them. God hears all of
our prayers but His answers maybe are different. Or maybe we ask for the wrong things and God granted us
better things yet sometimes we do not recognize. Even sometimes the answers of God come to us in ways we
do not expect or we don't perceive as the answer to our prayers. Or they could come to us late or in the cover of
blessing in disguises.
The Lord wants us to be persevering in prayer not only because He wants us to have a source of power
and strength when are face to face with the limitations of life and with the human condition. But above all
because the Lord want us to have all the opportunity to declare our complete trust and dependence on the
loving God and that we make ourselves constantly open to Himself who is the source of grace.
Blessings to all and have a good week!
Fr. Tony
Estimada familia parroquial,
29 Domingo C
Por experiencia toda la vida se nos dice, fija tus metas y persíguelas, no te desanimes aférrate a ellas, y
luego algo sucede. La buena noticia es que cuando oramos, algo sucede. Cambiamos. La oración nos
permite movernos de la autosuficiencia a la dependencia de Dios. Cuando estamos cerca de Dios por medio de la
oración, vivimos una vida centrada en Dios.
En nuestra lectura del Evangelio de este domingo, Jesús nos habla de la necesidad de orar siempre y
no desfallecer. Nos cuenta la historia de un juez malvado que finalmente cede a los argumentos de la viuda
debido a su persistencia "la de concederle una decisión justa. " Por insistir al juez, la viuda consiguió lo que
quería. Y en la primera lectura, oímos también la historia de los israelitas derrotando a su enemigo en la batalla,
mientras Moisés se mantuvo orando.
Sin embargo, hay aquellos que están cansados de orar o incluso dejan de orar especialmente cuando
las cosas aparentemente no se les conceden. Esto sucede cuando uno simplemente conecta la oración con la
petición. Vamos aclarando para no equivocarnos sobre esto. Para ser persistentes en la oración no se trata
únicamente de la petición, si bien es un aspecto vital en ello. Pero se trata de algo más profundo: la relación.
Cuando nos elevamos espiritualmente a Dios en una relación personal, la constancia de la oración se convierte
en una parte importante de la vida y en una necesidad. Por lo tanto persistir en la oración no significa
simplemente negociar con Dios para obtener algo, más bien es una actitud en la vida de confesar nuestra
dependencia en El. La oración persistente expresa un reconocimiento puro de la verdad que la voluntad de Dios
no siempre es la nuestra y que la vida está llena de misterio.
Con la mentalidad del Señor nunca debemos dejar nuestra súplica a Dios con una actitud correcta. En
efecto la actitud correcta es orando "Señor Dios, concédeme lo que pido si esto es de acuerdo a tu voluntad. Que
sea tu voluntad Señor; no la mía”.
Cuando nuestras oraciones aparentemente no se conceden no quieren decir que Dios no nos ha oído.
Dios escucha todas nuestras oraciones, pero sus respuestas quizá sean diferentes. O tal vez pedimos por cosas
equivocadas y Dios nos concede cosas mejores pero a veces no lo reconocemos. Incluso a veces las respuestas
de Dios vienen a nosotros en formas inesperadas y no las recibimos tal. O podrían venir a nosotros no en el
tiempo que queremos sino en su tiempo o la respuesta es una bendición que no la reconocemos.
El Señor quiere que seamos perseverantes en la oración no sólo porque Él quiere que tengamos una
fuente de poder y fuerza cuando estamos confrontando las limitaciones de la vida en nuestra condición humana.
Sobre todo porque el Señor quiere que nosotros tengamos la oportunidad de declarar toda nuestra confianza y
dependencia en el Dios de amor y que estemos constantemente receptivos a Él, que es la fuente de la gra
Bendiciones a todos y que tengan una buena semana!
P. Tony
ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH ~ LA PORTE
TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
OCTOBBER 16, 2016
MINISTRY SCHEDULE
October 22 & 23, 2016
Activities of the Week
Sun. Oct. 16: Breakfast Tacos Fundraiser on Plaza
after 7:30, 10 & 12:30 Masses
CCE, EDGE, Life Teen
Bible Study Lectio Divina Prayer PH 8:45 Conf. Rm
Bible Study 5:15pm: Matthew: The King and His Kingdom
Mon. Oct. 17: Clase de Crecimiento Rosary Hall 7pm
Women’s AA 7pm
Tues. Oct. 18: ESL 9:30am, Missing Piece 6:30pm
Baptism Class (Spanish) Conf. Rm 7pm
10 am Choir 6:30 Rosary Hall Conf. Rm
Wed. Oct. 19: Bible Study 5:15pm: Matthew:
The King and His Kingdom
Thurs. Oct. 20: RCIA-Sin & Virtue PH Conf. Rm 6:45pm
Spanish Choir Practice 7:30, Church
Knights Mtg. 7pm Rosary Hall
Fri. Oct. 21:Spanish Prayer Group Chapel 7:30pm
Sat. Oct. 22: Samaritan Bereavement Session#3 9am
ALTAR FLOWERS
Oct. 15/16:In Loving Memory of Amanda Kempf By: Family
Oct. 22/23:In Honor of Emil & Lucille Schaider’s 68th
Wedding Anniversary By: Family
Oct. 29/30:Open
If you would like to have flowers on the Altar in the upcoming
year, please contact Jan Hughes @ 281–402-5401 or 903-7805090 to reserve your date as soon as possible.
Sanctuary Candle
In Loving Memory of Qurico Castro
By:Rosie Molina
Chapel Candle
In Loving Memory of Ophelia Bagaipo
By:Rosie Molina
SATURDAY 6:00pm
Altar Servers
Andrew Nguyen, John Paul Nguyen
Lector
Isabelle Salas
Commentator
Elizabeth Kappil
Extraordinary Ministers
Kathy Strader, Dennis Swenson,
of the Eucharist
Victoria Swenson
SUNDAY-7:30am
Altar Server
Natalie Molina
Lector
Neal Broussard
Commentator
Debbie Wade
Extraordinary Ministers
Otis Mathews, Sonja Mathews,
of the Eucharist
Kelli Shipp
SUNDAY-10:00am
Altar Server
Reece Schoppe, Ryan Schoppe
Lector
Cindy Bremer
Commentator
Wayne Christensen
Extraordinary Minister
Greg Bremer, Richard Florance,
of the Eucharist
Eloy Lara
SUNDAY-12:30pm(Spanish)
Altar Server
Dania Castaneda, Mayra Hernandez,
Jasmine Rodriguez
Lectors
Carlos & Graciela Cirnigliario
Extraordinary Minister
Alejandro & Claudia SanMiguel
of the Eucharist
SUNDAY-4:00pm
Altar Server
Eros Lopez, Dylan Rowan
Lectors
Lyndsey Hernandez
Extraordinary Minister
Alma Brinkley, Jose Lopez,
of the Eucharist
Maria Reyes
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CATHOLIC CLERICAL STUDENT FUND…
is a fund set up to help maintain the Seminary where our
young men live while they are studying to become priests.
Enrollment cards are available for any special occasion @
$3.00 per person, $10.00 per family or $25.00 for a
perpetual enrollment. For info. or to do an enrollment
please come by the office.
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Altar Server Training
We will have Altar Server training for the next two
Sunday’s @ 2 pm in the church. The only
requirement is that you have made your 1st Holy
Communion. Even if you have not signed up, please
feel free to come to the training today. Also, if you
are already a server, but would like a refresher, you
are more than welcome to attend these sessions.
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Upcoming Baptismal Dates Nov. 6, Dec. 4
Baptism classes are on the 2nd Tuesday of each month in
English and the 3rd Tuesday of the month in Spanish @ 7pm.
Baptisms are the first Sunday of the month after the 10am &
12:30pm Masses.
If you are baptizing here, you need to fill our a registration
form for your child’s baptism, and we will need to make a
copy of their birth certificate from the state before you
attend the class. To register please call the office.
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Upcoming Archdiocesan Meetings
Do you know a couple that is having a challenging
situation in their relationship and need help? We may
be able to coach you as a couple We offer enrichment
sessions, consulting and mentoring for married couples
experiencing some crisis or challenges in their relationship.
For more detailed information please contact the office of
Family Life Ministry @ 713-741-8711.
Parenting Help? The office of Family Life Ministry have
trained eight professionals around the Archdiocese to
provide services to parents who are willing and need help
raising their children. The program is designed to offer
advice, support and formation to parents with common
developmental and behavioral problems in children. For
more information or to register please call 713-741-8730.
Maria Goretti Support Group for those afflicted with any
type of abuse on the third Monday of the month @
Cathedral Centre, 1701 San Jacinto St., Houston, TX. Go
to www.mgoretti.org
Married Couples: Upcoming Marriage Encounter
Weekends available. Register early to reserve a spot.
Contact Brian & Tina Little 281-773-4014 or go online to
houstonme.org.
Retrouvaille: Meetings are designed to help marriages
facing challenging situations. Please check our website for
upcoming sessions. Register@: http://www.retrouvaille.org
Seperated and Divorced Ministry: Catholic Divorced
Survival, Every fourth Thursday of the month through
October 27. St. Dominic Center, Morkovsky Hall Bldg. Rm
202, 2403 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX Register @ https//
archgh.event.com/2016DivSurvival
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ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH ~ LA PORTE
TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Please Pray For Our Troops and …
Debbie Cariaga, Michael Kelly, Francis Williams, Joe
Sturm, Sally Johnson, Tim Sumski, Murphy Guillory,
Gayle Phillips, Alberto Rodriguez, Leo Williams, Lee
Molina, Gabriella Mendoza, Judy Irlbeck, Luck Lewallen,
Rose Ellen Pena, Sherry Paschal, Baby Lucas Riley, Gary Tandy,
Joseph Morgan, Pedro Sanchez, Brittani Espinoza, Earnie
Espinoza, Monica Lesenski, Ana Baez, Ron Balsam, Marybeth
Hays, David Copous, Daniel Vasquez, Martin Muetzel, Bill Patty,
Jared H., Faith A., Lloyd Wells, Pedro B. Sanchez, Gloria Pena,
Baine Salinas, Jim Hannah, Jimmy Hannah, Maricela Garcia,
Giovanni Cantu, Daniel Vasquez, Jennifer Wade, Craig Wade, Pat
Riley, Jordan
Binkley, David Gonzalez, Jennifer Minor,
Karen Bounds, Kim Mobbs, Marcey Salinas, Bob & Barbara
Jennings, Tami Sills, H.C. Wade, Lee Ann & Family, Dianne
Lemons, Paula Lambright, Dennis, Peggy & Erica Hargens, Cindy
& Dave Schmitz, Susan Thompson, Ruth Christian, Jerry Vidos,
Evelyn Vidos, Laura Lewis Rocchino, Micah Nelson, Candelaria
Ortiz, Edward Salinas, Nell Martin, Jane Middleton, Evan Deleon,
Mario Munoz, Marilyn James, Brian James, Lois, Angela Catlun,
Teen Grigory, Donna Henson, Lisa Singer, John, Amanda and Baby
Serena Simon, Carolyn Sendi, Patsy Boone
Continue to Pray for Rosa Reyes, Jane Shipp, Emperatriz Ramos,
Tom Noonan, Deacon Tom Lewis, Gene Contreras, Romeal Nolan,
Becky Melchor, Aaron Rodriguez, Irene Templet, Jose Molina,
Preston Wolf, Lawretta Foots, Marcos Vasquez, Clarence Clipper,
Gavin Binkley, Clarence Lewis, Kay Gold, Red
Cornejo, Kathryn
Coleman, Marita Hooper, Linda Jaramillo, 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
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.
***A very special thank you from the family of
Walter & Bonnie Hayes for all of your thoughts
and prayers during the time of their loss of her
father, Mel Skaggs.
Encuentro Martimonial Mundial
Los invita a vivir un Fin de Seman
Conoce como puedes vivir mas intima y profundamente tu relacion. AQuieres recuperar la relacion con tu
esposo (a)cunado eran novios. 281-948-8690, 281-948
-8640,
Marcoy
Mercedes
Arrona,
[email protected]
Te invitamos a una Hora Santa en comunidad
Todos los mièrcoles
De 7-8 p.m.
En loa Capilla de San Josè.
Para más información
Pueses comunicarte con
Marta y reino Fernández 832-985-1799.
Los Testigos del Poder de Dios
Nuestra Asamblea de Oración les invita a reunirse como
hermanos en Cristo para ALABAR, BENDECIR, y
GLORIFICAR a nuestro Dios, Padre, Hijo y Espiritu
Santo. Vengan pequenos y grandes todos los viernes de
7:30-9:00p.m. en la capilla de San Jose.
OCTOBER 16, 2016
RCIA Classes Started
RCIA (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 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 on Thursday
evenings @6:45pm in the Parish Hall Conf. Rm. This
week’s
topic
will
be
Sin
&
Virtue. For information about the RCIA program,
call the office or email Tracy, [email protected].
Free ESL & Citizenship Classes
Free ESL classes will be held on Tuesday
mornings 9:30-11am throughout the fall semester. If
you need any additional information, please contact the
office.
Citizenship classes will be on Tuesday evenings 78:30pm. We must have a minimum of five people sign
up for these classes in order to have the class. If you
are interested or know of someone who is, please call
the office. All classes will be held in Rosary Hall.
St. Joseph’s Chapel Holy Hour...
Need someone to fill Holy Hour on Wednesday Afternoon 1-2pm. We are in need of people willing to sub in
the chapel on an as needed basis. Please contact the
office as soon as possible if you are able to help.
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.
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ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH ~ LA PORTE
TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Join Us…
St. Mary’s Music Ministry
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 - Wed. 6:30-9pm Rosary Hall
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]
St. Hyacinth Women’s ACTS Retreat
Registration is open for the Nov. 17-20, 2016 ACTS
Retreats - Strengthen your faith and community, one
church at a time, one person at a time. For
information or to register, contact Terry @ 281-8274232 or [email protected].
Monday:
Tuesday:
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Eph 2:1-10; Ps 100:1b-5; Lk 12:13-21
2 Tm 4:10-17b; Ps 145:10-13, 17-18;
Lk 10:1-9
Wednesday: Eph 3:2-12; Is 12:2-3, 4bcd-6; Lk 12:39-48
Thursday: Eph 3:14-21; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 11-12, 18-19;
Lk 12:49-53
Friday:
Eph 4:1-6; Ps 24:1-4ab, 5-6; Lk 12:54-59
Saturday: Eph 4:7-16; Ps 122:1-5; Lk 13:1-9
Sunday:
Sir 35:12-14, 16-18; Ps 34:2-3, 17-19, 23;
2 Tm 4:6-8, 16-18; Lk 18:9-14
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
In the Gospel today Jesus tells his disciples to pray always without becoming weary., indeed our prayer must always be an expression of our love for God, our family, our world, and especially
for the suffering poor.
As you make your donations to our St. Vincent de Paul thrift
Store, please say a special prayer for the poor who have no
one to pray for them. Through your donations, we are continuously able to serve the needy in our community on an
ongoing basis.
Volunteers Needed: We are in need of volunteers to work
in our store any day of the week. Especially able bodied
men. Please contact Norma @ 281-471-1752.
Quinceaneras @ St. Mary’s
If you are interested in having a Quinceanera in
2017, you must come to an informational meeting
on Saturday, November 5th @ 10am. Please call
the office to sign up if you plan to attend.
Free Babysitting Available...
During 10 am Mass every Sunday
St. Mary’s Parish Hall Rm #2
OCTOBER 16, 2016
Fall is a beautiful season full of color and crisp
fresh air. A Worldwide Marriage Encounter
Weekend is like autumn because it’s a
weekend full of fresh air, new beginnings and a
time to rejoice in the beauty of your marriage
and family. It’s a great time to rekindle
communication and enjoy a weekend away.
Dates for the last Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend
in 2016 are Nov. 4-6th. Contact Brian & Tina Little @ 281
-773-4014 or go online to houstonme.org.
EWTN Catholic Radio
AM Radio Station 1430 is a Catholic station with a “talk”
format.
Tue.-Fri.
12noon-1pm
features
Clinical
psychologist Dr. Ray Guarendi - known for his quick wit
and straight-shooting advice in the areas of parenting,
marriage and families. He draws on his broad depth of
experience gained from raising 10 children to help you
nurture great kids, be a strong parent and a loving
marriage partner. It is a call in question and answer
format.
Christmas Outreach
Deadline Oct. 31st
Our Justice & Peace Ministry will
once again be taking names of
those in need of assistance for our
“Christmas Outreach Program”. We are asking
parishioners to submit the names of La Porte
families they know who are in need. We will
only be taking the information in this way.
Please call the office and give us the family
contact information. Someone from our ministry
will contact them in November, and do an
interview in order to determine their eligibility.
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.
Children’s Liturgy of the Word
Every Week @ 10a.m. Mass
Just a reminder...Our Children’s Liturgy of the
Word is held each Sunday, during the 10am Mass
so that our young parishioners may be able to
understand the Gospel and participate in the
Eucharistic celebration at their own level. The
program follows our CCE schedule. This program is
designed for children from K–3rd grade. (Please
note that this DOES NOT replace your child’s
CCE requirements). For more info. or to sign-up
to be a volunteer, please contact the office or
Angie Tercero @ 713-826-0633.
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CCE Classes 8:45 & 11:15am
Parent Bible Study & Prayer Group Sunday’s
@ 8:45am(Will follow CCE Schedule)
Jr. High Youth Program
(6, 7 & 8th Grade)
Class Today 5pm
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Sacrament Classes available for
Jr. High & High School Students who need
baptism and /or First Communion. If your child
should be in this class, please contact Deacon Stan
@ 281-507-2253.
EDGE Info. contact Renee @ 832-220-3802
Life Teen Mass 4pm
Class Today @ 5:15pm
Thank you to our Core Team
and all of the volunteers who
helped make our CAT Springs
Retreat possible. We had 30
students attend and feel very
blessed by your willingness
to serve.
Youth Bible Study
Every Wed. Rm 3 @ 7pm
Info. contact Shari @ 281-470-6066