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Stay awake, for you know neither the day nor the hour. -
Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
Fourth Sunday of Advent - December 20, 2020
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Dear parishioners, By next Sunday, we will have already celebrated the great feast of the Nativity of the Lord, God being born among us as man. It is a day of rejoicing and gladness, a time to exchange gifts and enjoy the presence of family as we remember the greatest gift we have ever received: God being present with us. Unfortunately, due to the pandemic some of you may not be gathering with family as you normally would. If this is the case, just know that the Lord is always with you, and that you are always welcome here among us. When God was incarnate as one of us, he brought Heaven down to earth. He brought down the in-finite to meet the finite, and so revealed himself as Emmanuel, God with us. The Lord came to meet us here, but he never meant to leave us here. The birth of Christ invites us all to look at the world in a new way, and to recognize that God has called us onward out of the world even as he has redeemed the world. He was in the world but not of the world, and so too now are we. We continue to meet Christ in the flesh today every time we go to church and worship him in the Eucharist or receive him in Communion. At every Mass, the mystery of Bethlehem, and of Calvary, is made present again. Mass is meant to lift us up out of the realm of time and into eternity, so that through contact with the God who comes to us, we might gain the strength to walk towards eternity while still in the realm of time. As a side note, emphasizing this aspect of the Mass is part of the reason that I’ve been trying to broaden the hymn and chant selection as I mentioned last week. Contacting the divine means stepping out of our comfort zones, accepting that God meets us where we are only to bring us to where he is.
Blessings, Fr. Jonathan Queridos feligreses,
Bendiciones, P. Jonathan
Georgie Bergen Gloria Diestel Sumela Garcia Camilo Grimaldo Lottie Hluchan Emily Holub Charles Holub
Helen McNeely Robert Milburn Irene Mlcak Alphonse Mlcak Theresa Nowak Ludmila Palmer Pedro Perez
Emily Prebisch Anastasia Proteau Jane Ranly Marie Stastny Mathilda Stuchly
Abel Abila
Brenda Alexander *George Berckenhoff Charlie Brandes *Rhea & Kacie Brown Kate Burns Martha Delmas Josie Escalera Edith Fiedler Bernice Foerster Victor Garcia Tambra Gomez Bobby Hagen Jake Hiatt Cindy Garza Hilda Gomez Joan Guidry Lauren Kainer
Adolph Kovasovic, Jr. Andy Krampitz Martha Juarez
Rebecca Martinez Lora McCarthy Alphonse Mlcak Irene Mlcak Albina Mitchell Lorri Morris *Tom Nichols Jesús & Janis Niño Karen Noblitt Patsy Novosad Theresa Nowak
Riley Ondruch Joe Pistone
Bennett Pursley Inocencio Puente Emily Prebisch Larry & Janet Rapsilver Mary Alice Ratliff Monica Reznicek Henrietta Rychlik Julian Sosa Margie Susen Marie Stastny Florianna Stolarski Albert Sustala Hailey Svoboda Joe Talas David Tinney Teresa Torres *David & Gaby True Louis Zapalac Msgr
Monday No Mass
Tuesday (Spanish) 6 pm Acción de Gracias:
David Dominguez
Wednesday 6 pm † Jerry Barrilleaux
† Earl Hering
Special Intention of:
Kathy Hargis
Thursday 4 pm Thanksgiving of:
50th Wedding Anniversary of Roger & Kathi Mickan
Friday 9 am Parish Family
(Spanish) 11:00 am Health of:
Michael A. Cook
Saturday 5 pm Health of:
Janet Marie Schultz
Sunday 9 am Parish Family
(Spanish) Noon Acción de Gracias:
Asiano y Antonio Arriaga
Reconciliation Schedule
Tuesday & Wednesday Confessions 5:00-5:45pm
Saturday Confessions 4:00-4:45pm
December Rosary Intention - December is dedicated to the Divine Infancy. This month let us pray that our personal relationship with Jesus Christ be nourished by the Word of God and a life of prayer. (Holy Father's Prayer Intention) O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.
Altar Flowers - The flowers this weekend are in special thanksgiving from the Ambriz family.
Christmas Flowers - The flowers that adorn the church during the Christmas season are made possible through the generous donations to the Altar Society Christmas flower fund. The petitions included with these donations are for personal intentions, memorials for loved ones lost, and in thanksgiving for our many blessings.
Mass livestreaming Sunday at 9:00 am Go to our website: icc-sealy.org
Brazos Crossing Residents Ronaldo Garza Aurora Garza Angela Johnson Marie Courville Timothy Large Joan Duva Helen Rost Mary Platt
Linda Phillip Ronald Smith Roger Milam John Green Arvia Stewart Futaba Kioka Steven Kwas Lorene Sirkus
Madelyn Braden Alvonia McCuddy Mae Dellis John Steineberg Omar Pena Betti Fowler Betty O’Brien Jimmye Green
Veranda House Residents Pete Manak Nora Alvarez James Filip Sue Goodner
Susan Brooks Beverly Knight Jewel Tomlinson Emmanuel Jordan
AP Chen Gloria Lopez Robert Bardwel
Let us Pray for our Colonial Bell Residents
LCTL Jared F. Delattre A1C Joseph Cevallos PVT Tanner Kutra Joshua Janicek, Airman E-2 Airman Pedro Rodriguez 1st LT Austin Anker Daniel Diestel Melinda Griffin, 1st SGT Luke Griffin, SFC Specialist Dawson Fogle SSG Kyle M. Kiker
PFC Kent Raulston 2nd LT Daniel Jernigan Clay Casassa, Medicalman 3 SGT Tyler S Snyder Emilio E. Guerrero, Jr, CPL Natividad Estrada, III PFC Meghan Raulston PFC Kyle Thormaehlen USMC Sgt Tony Naranjo USMC Cpl Daniel Naranjo MAJ Anthony
DSF Report-December 11, 2020
Needed to Reach Goal $ 2,311.91 - Due by December 31, 2020
Parish Goal $45,000.00 Total Paid $42,688.09 Participants 177 We extend our deepest thanks to the 177 families that have contributed to the parish’s DSF Goal, and invite those families that have not participated, to prayerfully consider doing so by December 31, 2020. Every dona-tion matters! Our goal is assessed by the Archdiocese, and if we do not make our goal, the parish will be re-sponsible for paying the balance in January. If you are unsure about how to make a donation, please call the parish office - 979-885-3868, and we will be happy to assist you.
Mass Intention Guidelines The practice of requesting a mass to be offered for loved ones, living or deceased, is a beautiful and wonder-ful part of our Catholic tradition. One mass intention per mass will be accepted with the exception of the Sunday, 9am mass. This mass will always be designated for the people of the parish. In special circumstanc-es, collective mass intentions will be accepted for the Wednesday evening mass and the Friday morning mass. (Collective mass intentions may include intentions from several families). Fr. Jonathan remembers each intention in his private priestly prayers before each mass. Call the office for more information.
Pautas de Intención de Masas La práctica de solicitar una misa para los seres queridos, vivos o fallecidos, es una parte hermosa y maravil-losa de nuestra tradición católica. Solo se aceptará 1 intención de misa por misa con la excepción de la misa del domingo a las 9 a.m. Esta misa siempre será designada para la gente de la parroquia. En circunstancias especiales, se aceptarán intenciones colectivas colectivas para la misa del miércoles por la tarde y la misa del viernes por la mañana. (Las intenciones masivas de la colección pueden incluir intenciones de varias familias). El p. Jonathan recuerda cada intención en sus oraciones sacerdotales privadas antes de cada misa.
Please take a moment to admire the Tree of Giving in the Narthex. New names have been added as a result of memorial donations made this past year. This is a very special way to remember our dearly departed.
The Tree of Giving
Ministers of Hospitality Needed! We are in need of ushers in 2021 - especially on Saturday nights! Please call or email Stephen Cryan, 281-924-1083, [email protected], or the parish office, 979-885-3868 or [email protected]. for information.
Deepest Parish Sympathies and Prayers are extended to the families of:
Jerry Zapalac Charlene Janda (Sister-in law of Jerry Janda & Judy Callender)
Prayer for the Faithful Departed
Into your hands, O Lord, we humbly entrust our sisters and brothers. In this life you embraced them with your ten-der love; deliver them from every evil and bid them eternal rest.
The old order has passed away; welcome them into paradise, where there will be no sorrow, no weeping or pain, but fullness of peace and joy with your children and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen.
May their souls, all the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
