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FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2017 PRIMER DOMINGO DE ADVIENTO DOMINGO 3 DE DECIEMBRE DEL 2017 “Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time will come.” - Mark 13:33 Intenciones de Misa para esta Semana SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3 / 3 DE DICIEMBRE 8:00 am Agustin Osorio† Jose & Carmen Rivera† 10:00 am For our Deacon’s and Priests 12:00 pm Honorato Patino† Teodora Padilla† Matias Ramirez† 2:30 pm Edwin Guevara† Alejandro Del Rio† 5:00 pm Julie Lyons† 7:00 pm Dora Oliva† Por el trabajo del Sr. Lorenzo N. Flores MONDAY, DECEMBER 4 / 4 DE DICIEMBRE 8:15 am Agustin Osorio† TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5 / 5 DE DICIEMBRE 8:15 am Agustin Osorio† 7:00 pm ADVENT PENANCE SERVICE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6 / 6 DE DICIEMBRE 8:15 am Agustin Osorio† 7:00 pm Michael Peters† THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7 / 7 DE DICIEMBRE 8:15 am Julie Lyons† Agustin Osorio† 6:00 pm For the sick and lonely 7:30 pm Maria Antonia Casterlan† Jose Montenegro FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8 / 8 DE DICIEMBRE 8:15 am Michael Tran† 12:00 pm Mui & Binh Tran† 6:00 pm Health of Daniel & Aurora Gutierrez 7:30 pm Agustin Osorio† SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9 / 9 DE DICIEMBRE 8:15 am Happy Birthday Linda Garcia; Agustin Osorio† 5:30 pm Nuno Garcia† SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10 / 10 DE DICIEMBRE 8:00 am Agustin Osorio† 10:00 am For all our Parishioners and Priests 12:00 pm David & Claudia Rojas; Jose A. Cruz† 2:30 pm Nathan Aguirre† Alejandro Del Rio† 5:00 pm Carlos Alvardo, Tasha Torres, Eloy Torres† 7:00 pm Demetrio Rodriguez† Por una intención Lorenzo N. Flores OUR GIFTS TO GOD - That we don’t take our time on Earth for granted and look at each day as a gift from God. Budgeted Weekly Need / Presupuesto Semanal…… $ 24,150.00 Offertory Collection / Diezmos 11/26/2017……….…..$ 21,570.50 Overage/Sobrante (Deficit /Faltante) ….…………….$ -2,579.50 DSF (Goal $121,000)….………………………93% $111,594.00 We all take things for granted. In particular, we take time for granted. Our lives are so busy, many of us are planning our time - our days, weeks, months, even years in advance. Remember, our time on earth is a gift. None of us knows how long we will be here. Start today and begin thanking God for each and every day. Take time in silence, every day, and listen to what God is saying to you. CHURCH/CCE OFFICE HOURS: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM MONDAY – FRIDAY SATURDAY 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM PHONE: 713-468-9555 CCE: 713-464-5029 LETTER FROM OUR PASTOR Dear Parishioners, God knows the limitations of our human nature very well - after all, he created it. We can only focus our attention - really focus it - on one or two things at a time; we can't keep everything in mind all at once. But on the other hand, we can't focus our attention on the same thing all the time either; we need variety, otherwise we become depressed. These limitations of our human nature are one reason God inspired the Church to divide the year into liturgical seasons. The mystery of our salvation includes the whole Bible, the whole life of Christ, and the whole history of the Church. But we can't possibly keep all those things in mind all the time. So we focus on different aspects of them at different times of the year (which has the added benefit of giving variety to our spiritual lives): in Lent we focus on the reality of sin and mercy and the need for repentance; during Easter we focus on the power of God and the Resurrection; during Ordinary Time we focus on the everyday life and teachings of Christ and the wisdom they impart for our everyday lives; and now, during Advent, we focus on God's faithfulness. St Paul puts it briefly in today's Second Reading: "God is faithful." God didn't abandon the human race after original sin. He promised to send a Savior, and he fulfilled his promise on the very first Christmas. And God has also promised that this Savior, Jesus Christ, will come again to bring our earthly exile to its completion, just as in Old Testament times God brought his Chosen People out of their exile in Babylon, as today's First Reading reminded us. God is faithful; he will fulfill his promises - that's one of the key themes for Advent. May God bless you. Fr. Dan P.S. Someone asked me recently, “How did we come up with the Parish Activity Center as it is today. St. Jerome is a very active parish, 7 days a week.. A number of years ago we realized the parish needed more space. Too often regularly scheduled events and activities had to be moved to accommodate new events. We could not have FTCM in English and Spanish together for lack of space. Larger funeral receptions had to move the school children out of the Fr. Raye to accommodate them. Tuesday evenings has every single space occupied. So 12 years ago, we began to look for solutions. 1 st , perhaps we could build a large metal building behind the ACTS house. But we could not connect them or build over the now ACTS house because of deed restrictions. 2 nd Then it was suggested to spend funds renovating the Fr. Raye, but that would not give us any additional space and be very costly for asbestos abatement to change any interior walls. 3 rd . Add on to the existing St. Vincent de Paul building to the south for a multipurpose building, or north toward Kempwood or both. 4 th Build a medium size hall approx. 100’ x 125’ off Hollister on the parking lot behind the old convent, but we would have to then use the field for additional parking. 5 th Build a hall on the field North of the pavilion, east of the school, but access to the building and close parking was too little. 6 th We never considered building on the big field South of the church because it was needed for school sports, and would always compete with the church for parking. 7 th Then in 2011, I saw the family Life Center built in Wharton at a very reasonable price and realized that with a few changes, such a structure would really suit us well here. The changes made to that plan were to put 2 floors of meeting rooms where they had parish offices, and make the large room dividable into 3. We also added 8000 sq. feet of space. We had just enough room on the spot chosen for it on the field and in place of the old convent………… And the rest is history.

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FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2017 PRIMER DOMINGO DE ADVIENTO DOMINGO 3 DE DECIEMBRE DEL 2017

“Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when

the time will come.” - Mark 13:33

Intenciones de Misa para esta Semana

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3 / 3 DE DICIEMBRE 8:00 am Agustin Osorio† Jose & Carmen Rivera† 10:00 am For our Deacon’s and Priests 12:00 pm Honorato Patino† Teodora Padilla† Matias Ramirez†

2:30 pm Edwin Guevara† Alejandro Del Rio† 5:00 pm Julie Lyons† 7:00 pm Dora Oliva† Por el trabajo del Sr. Lorenzo N. Flores MONDAY, DECEMBER 4 / 4 DE DICIEMBRE 8:15 am Agustin Osorio† TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5 / 5 DE DICIEMBRE 8:15 am Agustin Osorio† 7:00 pm ADVENT PENANCE SERVICE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6 / 6 DE DICIEMBRE 8:15 am Agustin Osorio† 7:00 pm Michael Peters† THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7 / 7 DE DICIEMBRE 8:15 am Julie Lyons† Agustin Osorio† 6:00 pm For the sick and lonely 7:30 pm Maria Antonia Casterlan† Jose Montenegro FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8 / 8 DE DICIEMBRE 8:15 am Michael Tran† 12:00 pm Mui & Binh Tran† 6:00 pm Health of Daniel & Aurora Gutierrez 7:30 pm Agustin Osorio† SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9 / 9 DE DICIEMBRE 8:15 am Happy Birthday Linda Garcia; Agustin Osorio† 5:30 pm Nuno Garcia† SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10 / 10 DE DICIEMBRE 8:00 am Agustin Osorio† 10:00 am For all our Parishioners and Priests 12:00 pm David & Claudia Rojas; Jose A. Cruz† 2:30 pm Nathan Aguirre† Alejandro Del Rio† 5:00 pm Carlos Alvardo, Tasha Torres, Eloy Torres† 7:00 pm Demetrio Rodriguez† Por una intención Lorenzo N. Flores

OUR GIFTS TO GOD - That we don’t take our time on Earth for granted and look at each day as a gift from God. Budgeted Weekly Need / Presupuesto Semanal…… $ 24,150.00 Offertory Collection / Diezmos 11/26/2017……….…..$ 21,570.50 Overage/Sobrante (Deficit /Faltante) ….…………….$ -2,579.50 DSF (Goal $121,000)….………………………93% $111,594.00 We all take things for granted. In particular, we take time for granted. Our lives are so busy, many of us are planning our time - our days, weeks, months, even years in advance. Remember, our time on earth is a gift. None of us knows how long we will be here. Start today and begin thanking God for each and every day. Take time in silence, every day, and listen to what God is saying to you.

CHURCH/CCE OFFICE

HOURS: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM MONDAY – FRIDAY

SATURDAY 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

PHONE: 713-468-9555 CCE: 713-464-5029

LETTER FROM OUR PASTOR Dear Parishioners,

God knows the limitations of our human nature very well - after all, he

created it. We can only focus our attention - really focus it - on one or two

things at a time; we can't keep everything in mind all at once. But on the

other hand, we can't focus our attention on the same thing all the time

either; we need variety, otherwise we become depressed.

These limitations of our human nature are one reason God inspired the

Church to divide the year into liturgical seasons. The mystery of our

salvation includes the whole Bible, the whole life of Christ, and the whole

history of the Church. But we can't possibly keep all those things in mind

all the time. So we focus on different aspects of them at different times

of the year (which has the added benefit of giving variety to our spiritual

lives): in Lent we focus on the reality of sin and mercy and the need for

repentance; during Easter we focus on the power of God and the

Resurrection; during Ordinary Time we focus on the everyday life and

teachings of Christ and the wisdom they impart for our everyday lives;

and now, during Advent, we focus on God's faithfulness.

St Paul puts it briefly in today's Second Reading: "God is faithful." God

didn't abandon the human race after original sin. He promised to send a

Savior, and he fulfilled his promise on the very first Christmas. And God

has also promised that this Savior, Jesus Christ, will come again to bring

our earthly exile to its completion, just as in Old Testament times God

brought his Chosen People out of their exile in Babylon, as today's First

Reading reminded us. God is faithful; he will fulfill his promises - that's

one of the key themes for Advent.

May God bless you. Fr. Dan

P.S. Someone asked me recently, “How did we come up with the Parish

Activity Center as it is today. St. Jerome is a very active parish, 7 days a

week..

A number of years ago we realized the parish needed more space. Too

often regularly scheduled events and activities had to be moved to

accommodate new events. We could not have FTCM in English and

Spanish together for lack of space. Larger funeral receptions had to move

the school children out of the Fr. Raye to accommodate them. Tuesday

evenings has every single space occupied. So 12 years ago, we began to

look for solutions.

1st , perhaps we could build a large metal building behind the ACTS house.

But we could not connect them or build over the now ACTS house because

of deed restrictions.

2nd Then it was suggested to spend funds renovating the Fr. Raye, but that

would not give us any additional space and be very costly for asbestos

abatement to change any interior walls.

3rd. Add on to the existing St. Vincent de Paul building to the south for a

multipurpose building, or north toward Kempwood or both.

4th Build a medium size hall approx. 100’ x 125’ off Hollister on the

parking lot behind the old convent, but we would have to then use the

field for additional parking.

5th Build a hall on the field North of the pavilion, east of the school, but

access to the building and close parking was too little.

6th We never considered building on the big field South of the church

because it was needed for school sports, and would always compete with

the church for parking.

7th Then in 2011, I saw the family Life Center built in Wharton at a very

reasonable price and realized that with a few changes, such a structure

would really suit us well here. The changes made to that plan were to put

2 floors of meeting rooms where they had parish offices, and make the

large room dividable into 3. We also added 8000 sq. feet of space. We had

just enough room on the spot chosen for it on the field and in place of the

old convent………… And the rest is history.

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CARTA DE NUESTRO PÁRROCO Queridos Parroquianos,

Dios conoce las limitaciones de nuestra naturaleza humana muy

bien-después de todo, él lo creó. Sólo podemos enfocar nuestra

atención-realmente enfocarla-en una o dos cosas a la vez; no

podemos tenerlo todo en mente a la vez. Pero, por otro lado, no

podemos centrar nuestra atención en lo mismo todo el tiempo;

Necesitamos variedad, de lo contrario nos deprime.

Estas limitaciones de nuestra naturaleza humana es una razón por

la cual Dios inspiró a la iglesia a dividir el año en temporadas

litúrgicas. El misterio de nuestra salvación incluye toda la Biblia,

toda la vida de Cristo, y toda la historia de la iglesia. Pero no

podemos mantener todas esas cosas en mente todo el tiempo. Así

que nos centramos en diferentes aspectos de ellos en diferentes

momentos del año (que tiene el beneficio añadido de dar variedad

a nuestra vida espiritual): en Cuaresma nos centramos en la

realidad del pecado y la misericordia y la necesidad de

arrepentimiento; durante la Pascua nos enfocamos en el poder de

Dios y la resurrección; durante el tiempo ordinario nos

centramos en la vida cotidiana y las enseñanzas de Cristo y la

sabiduría que imparten para nuestra vida cotidiana; y ahora,

durante el advenimiento, nos centramos en la fidelidad de Dios.

San Pablo lo pone brevemente en la segunda lectura de hoy: "Dios

es fiel". Dios no abandonó la raza humana después del pecado

original. Prometió enviar un Salvador, y cumplió su promesa en la

primera Navidad. Y Dios también ha prometido que este Salvador,

Jesucristo, vendrá de nuevo para llevar nuestro exilio terrenal a su

terminación, sólo como en tiempos del Antiguo Testamento Dios

trajo a su pueblo escogido de su exilio en Babilonia, como nos

recordó la primera lectura de hoy. Dios es fiel; cumplirá sus

promesas-ese es uno de los temas clave para Adviento.

Que Dios los bendiga,

Padre dan

P.s. Alguien me preguntó recientemente ¿Cómo vamos con el

centro de actividades parroquial hasta hoy? San Jerónimo es una

parroquia muy activa, los 7 días de la semana.

Hace varios años nos dimos cuenta que la parroquia necesitaba más

espacio. Con demasiada frecuencia se tuvieron que mover eventos

y actividades programadas regularmente para acomodar nuevos

eventos. No podemos tener FTCM en inglés y en español juntos por

falta de espacio. Para las recepciones fúnebres más grandes

tuvieron que mover a los niños de la escuela fuera del padre raye

para reacomodarlos. Los martes por la noche tenemos cada

espacio ocupado. Así que hace 12 años, empezamos a buscar

soluciones.

1St, tal vez podríamos construir un gran edificio de metal detrás de

la casa Acts. Pero no pudimos conectarlos o construir sobre la casa

ahora acts debido a restricciones de escritura.

2ND Luego se sugirió que se gastaran fondos en la renovación del p.

raye, pero eso no nos daría ningún espacio adicional y sería muy

costoso la reducción de amianto y para cambiar las paredes

interiores.

3Rd. Añadir al edificio de San Vicente de Paúl existente al sur para

un edificio polivalente, o hacia el norte Kempwood o ambos.

4de Construir una sala de tamaño medio aprox. 100 ' x 125' OFF

Hollister en el estacionamiento detrás del antiguo convento, pero

tendríamos que utilizar el campo para estacionamiento adicional.

5de Construir una sala en el campo al norte del pabellón, al este de

la escuela, pero el acceso al edificio y el estacionamiento cercano

era demasiado pequeño.

6de Nunca consideramos la construcción en el campo grande Al sur

de la iglesia porque era necesario para los deportes de la escuela, y

siempre competir con la iglesia para el estacionamiento.

7de Luego, en 2011, vi el centro de vida familiar construido en

Wharton a un precio muy razonable y me di cuenta de que con

unos pocos cambios, tal estructura realmente nos quedaría bien

aquí. Los cambios realizados en ese plan fueron poner 2 pisos de

salas de reuniones donde tenían oficinas parroquiales, y hacer que

la gran sala se divida en 3. También hemos añadido 8000 pies

cuadrados de espacio. Teníamos suficiente espacio en el lugar

elegido para ello en el campo y en lugar del antiguo convento ... ....

... ... Y el resto es historia.

1er domingo de Adviento Para que no demos por sentado nuestro tiempo en la Tierra y

miremos cada día como un regalo de Dios.

"Miren, velen y oren; Porque no saben cuándo vendrá el tiempo.

"- Marcos 13:33

Todos damos las cosas por sentadas. En particular, tomamos el

tiempo por concedido. Nuestras vidas están tan ocupadas,

muchos de nosotros estamos planeando nuestro tiempo - nuestros

días, semanas, meses, incluso años con antelación. Recuerde,

nuestro tiempo en la tierra es un regalo. Ninguno de nosotros

sabe cuánto tiempo estaremos aquí. Empieze hoy y comienze a

agradecer a Dios por cada día. Tómese un tiempo en silencio,

todos los días, y escuche lo que Dios le está diciendo.

CATECISMO (de KINDER A SEXTO AÑO)

Si tenemos clases el día de hoy y el siguiente

domingo 10 de diciembre.

Clases de Martes-Si tenemos clases este

martes 5 y la siguiente semana el 12 de

diciembre.

Información 713 464-5029

+Recuerde traer a su hijo a misa todos los domingos +

SON BIENVENIDOS LOS JOVENES DEL

GRADO 7 AL 12

¿Preguntas? 713/468-9555

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Kinder-6th Grade

Yes, we do have CCE classes today and next

Sunday December 10th,

Tuesday classes: We do have classes this Tuesday

and next week December 12th

Information: (713) 464-5029

+Remember to bring your child to Sunday Masses+

LIFE TEEN follows the Church’s mandate to make JESUS CHRIST the center of everything we do LIFE TEEN Mass is held every Sunday at 5:00 pm. everyone is welcome. Bring your friends. Come worship with us. Great Music! LIFE NIGHTS follow Mass and we are open to high school teens Only, 6:30 – 8:15 pm in the Fr. Raye Center. LIFE NIGHT meetings consist of education and hot topics.

GREAT MUSIC! COME WORSHIP WITH US! Call or e-mail Ricky [email protected] 713/468-9555

WE WELCOME ALL VISITORS AND NEWCOMERS TO OUR LITURGIES AND SERVICES. ORIENTATION & REGISTRATION is held the third Sunday of every month after the 8 am Mass in the Jerome Room. Please remember to notify your former Parish of your move. NEXT SUNDAY: December 17, 2017

Thank You! All your stewardship time, talent and treasure are truly appreciated. Please remember to mark your contribution envelopes with your name and amount written clearly and legibly. If you would like contribution envelopes, come by the parish office, or pick up temporary envelopes in the church. Regular use of the temporary envelopes ensures your name will then be placed on the mailing list for the next quarterly mailing. Drawings are held weekly for a beautiful family bible. To win just use your contribution envelopes!

“… Let us be generous with our time in going to meet him in adoration and in contemplation that is full of faith and ready to make reparation for the great faults and crimes of the world. May our adoration never cease.” Saint John Paul II

We would like to invite you to unite in taking hours of adoration before the Most Blessed Sacrament in our community Adoration Chapel. We are so blessed to have an Adoration Chapel that is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (except during Mass).

Please discern and commit or renew your commitment hour by completing the information in the Chapel. Thank You!

PARISHPAY HAS A NEW NAME

“WESHARE” Everything will stay the same, thank you!

St. Jerome School is proud to continue the school's

mission of service to the community. An annual Food

Drive is held just before Thanksgiving, for food donations

to St. Vincent de Paul food pantry and the Parish's

Community Thanksgiving Dinner. The week following

Thanksgiving, the annual Toy Drive begins to supply new

toys to St. Vincent de Paul for the children in our

community in need. Students from the fifth grade are

selected to assist the volunteers in passing out toys.

Giving Tuesday, the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, is a

global day of giving and kicks off the charitable season,

when many focus on their end-of-year giving. St. Jerome

School participates in Giving Tuesday. Donations of any

amount are greatly appreciated and can be made

electronically, by check, cash or money order. Please

contact Kaylyn Merricks at [email protected] or

by calling (713) 468-7946 for information on how you can

include St. Jerome School as one of your charities to

support. Help our school, drop off your Box Tops to the school office, Thank you!

SHARING SUNDAY

DECEMBER 9TH & 10TH AT ALL MASSES Please bring UNWRAPPED Christmas gifts, canned or non-

perishable foods, and paper items to Mass. Your generosity is

deeply appreciated. All items will be distributed in our area before Christmas by our St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry.

ACTS BOUTIQUE - The ACTS Boutique will be selling gift items after all masses on December 2nd and 3rd. So bring your Christmas shopping list and shop ‘til you drop. We have an expanded selection of items. See you then!

A BIG THANKS – The Thanksgiving Committee would like to say, “Thank You” to all that donated with their Time, Talent and Treasures to help support us in serving families in need. It was a great success!!!

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ACTIVITIES OF THE WEEK

ACTIVIDADES DE ESTA SEMANA

Sunday/Domingo, December 3

8:00 am ACTS Spanish Women - Kitchen

9:00 am CCE Activities – Adult Ed

2:00 pm MMFC – Adult Ed

Monday/Lunes, December 4

6:00 pm Adult Confirmation/English-White House

6:30 pm Knights of Columbus – Adult Ed

7:00 pm Al-Anon – Cry Room

7:00 pm ACTS Rosary Team – The Sharon Cole ACTS House

7:00 pm Grupo de Oracion – Fr Raye

Tuesday/Martes, December 5

5:30 am TMIY – Outback

10:00 am Bible Group – The Sharon Cole ACTS House

6:00 pm Advent Penance Service – Main Church

6:00 pm CCE Activities – Fr Raye Ctr

6:00 pm ACTS Span Women – The Sharon Cole ACTS House

7:00 pm Juventad & Esperanza – Adult Ed

7:00 pm Matachines - Pavilion

Wednesday/Miércoles, December 6

5:00 pm Early Childhood Ctr – Adult Ed

6:00 pm Spanish Confirmation – Adult Ed

6:30 pm 10:00 AM Choir – Main Sanctuary

7:00 pm Bible Group – The Sharon Cole ACTS House

7:30 pm Legion of Mary – Jerome Room

Thursday/Jueves, December 7

10:00 am Adoracion por las Vocaciones-Capilla

10:30 am Seniors Adult Group - Outback

6:00 pm ACTS Spanish Women – Music Room

7:00 pm Al-Anon – Cry Room

7:00 pm Juventad & Esperanza – Jerome Room

7:00 pm MFCC – Pavilion

Friday/Viernes, December 8

6:00 pm Lifeteen Band – Jerome Room

6:00 pm Coro de Ninos – Day Chapel

6:00 pm Matachines – Pavilion

6:00 pm Grupo de Oracion – Outback

7:00 pm MMFC – Adult Ed

8:00 pm 12:00 PM Choir – Jerome Room

Saturday/Sabado, December 9 8:00 am Juventad & Esperanza – Kitchen

9:00 am ACTS Spanish Women – Music Room

4:00 pm Coro de la Sagrada Familia – Youth Room

5:00 pm MMFC - Pavilion

RESPECT LIFE: The only way forward in transforming violence into civility and peace is by recommitting to the defense of human life at all levels. Pray and fast for an end to the culture of violence: Sign up for the bishops' prayer campaigns, 9 Days for Life (9daysforlife.com) and Call to Prayer (www.usccb.org/pray).

JOIN THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS EVERY THURSDAY IN THE ST. JEROME DAY CHAPEL BEFORE THE BLESSED SACRAMENT PRAYING THE ROSARY FOR LIFE FROM 6:30 TO 7:00 FOLLOWED BY THE HOLY HOUR FOR LIFE

READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 3, 2017

Sunday First Sunday of Advent

Is 63:16b-17, 19b, 64:2-7; Ps 80;

1Cor 1:3-9; Mk 13:33-37

Monday Is 2:1-5; Ps 122; Mt 8:5-11

Tuesday Is 11:1-10; Ps 72; Lk 10:21-24

Wednesday Is 25:6-10a; Ps 23; Mt 15:29-37 Thursday Is 26:1-6; Ps 118; Mt 7:21, 24-27

Friday Immaculate Conception of the

Blessed Virgin Mary

Gn 3:9-15, 20; Ps 98; Eph 1:3-6, 11-12;

Lk 1:26-38

Saturday Is 30:19-21, 23-26; Ps 147;

Mt 9:35-10:1, 5a, 6-8

Sunday Second Sunday of Advent

Is 40:1-5, 9-11; Ps 85; 2Pt 3:8-14;

Mk 1:1-8

Catholic Counseling for Parishioners

Are you in need of emotional healing? Are you discouraged by your

relationships with loved ones? Now is the time to get the help and

healing you need. St. Jerome Catholic Church has partnered with

Rejoice Counseling Apostolate to provide individual, marital, and

family counseling services onsite at our parish in both English and

Spanish. Parishioners and their families make use of a discounted

sliding scale fee. To learn more or schedule an appointment call

(844) 295-3167 or visit www.MyParishCounseling.com/stjeromehou

SAY YES!! Please put $5. More per week in the

collection or if you just can’t, at least $2. HELP

YOUR PARISH! Thank you very much for your generosity.

CHRISTMAS FLOWER FUND – Anyone wishing to donate to the Christmas Flower Fund to help beautify our Church and surroundings during the Christmas season, please call Marie Foyt at 713/465-6927

TEEN ACTS DISCERNMENT – SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17TH 2:00 PM

GYM Hope to see you all there!!!

CHURCH OFFICE & FACILITIES WILL BE CLOSED December 22nd at Noon, December 23rd through December 26th, we will re-open on Tuesday December 27th in celebration of

CHRISTMAS.

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Consejería Católica para Feligreses ¿Necesita usted sanación emocional? ¿Está usted desanimado por causa de sus relaciones con los que ama? Este es el momento para que reciba la ayuda y la sanación que usted necesita. La Parroquia Católica de San Jerónimo se ha unido con Rejoice Counseling Apostolate para ofrecer en esta iglesia servicios de consejería individual, matrimonial, y de familias en inglés y en español. A los miembros de la parroquia y a sus familias les damos un descuento por los servicios basados en su situación económica. Para más información o para sacar una cita llame al (844) 295-3167 o visite la página virtual www.MyParishCounseling.com/stjeromehou

SI ESTAS PENSANDO EN CONFESARTE PERO LOS HORARIOS NO SON COMPATIBLES CONTIGO, AQUÍ ESTA TU OPORTUNIDAD – RECONCILIACIONES COMUNITARIAS DE ADVIENTO EN SAN JERONIMO EL MARTES 5 DE DECIEMBRE EMPEZANDO A LAS 7:00 DE LA NOCHE. VEN CON TODA TU FAMILIA. TENDREMOS SACERDOTES DE VARIAS PARROQUIAS AYUDANDO A CONFESAR EN ESPAÑOL. ¡VENGAN TODOS, LOS ESPERAMOS!

COMPARTIENDO DOMINGO 9 y 10 de diciembre después todo Misas

Por favor traiga regalos de navidad sin envolver, comida enlatada y no perecedera a todas las misas. Su generosidad se agradece profundamente, Todos los articulaos serán distribuidos de nuestra área antes de la Navidad por nuestro Centro de San Vicente de Paul.

¡DI QUE SI! POR FAVOR DONA $5. MÁS POR

SEMANA. ¡DONA $2 SI PUEDES! TU IGLESIA SAN

JERÓNIMO NECESITA DE TU AYUDA. ¡DI QUE SÍ! ¡MUCHAS GRACIAS! QUISIERAS DONAR FLORES PARA EL ALTAR?

Para adornar nuestra iglesia para Navidad, para dar gracias por favores recibidos, en memoria de algún ser querido o por cualquier motivo o petición. Se reciben donaciones para cualquier dia de la semana y especialmente para los

domingos. Llamen a Pilar al 713/468-9555. ¡Muchas Gracias! EN BUSCA DE UN LUGAR PARA UN EVENTO

SOCIAL? El Centro Padre Raye, el Outback, el Centro de Educación Para Adultos y el Pavilion están disponibles para renta. ¿Preguntas? Linda o a Martin Garcia al 713/468-9555

INSCRIPCION PARA NUEVOS MIEMBROS

En español, Domingo, 17 de Diciembre después de Misa de 12:00pm.

Celebracion Guadalupana

El lunes 11 de diciembre iniciamos desde las

9:00 PM con Rosario a la virgen, bailables de

los matachines, danza Azteca, reflexiones,

Misa a la 11:00 PM. ¡Están Invitados!!! El

martes 12 de diciembre Misa a la 8:15 AM in

Ingles.

HORARIO PARA LA MISAS DE OBLIGACION DEL OBLIGACION DEL DOMINGO 24 DE DICIEMBRE

8:00 AM & 10:00 AM – INGLES 12:00 PM – SPANISH

NOTA: no habra Misas de 2:00, 5:00 o 7:00 PM el domingo 24 de diciembre. Por favor noten que las Misas de 8:00, 10:00 & 12:00 son las únicas Misas de obligación del Domingo 24 de diciembre.

NOCHE BUENA – DOMINGO 24 DE DICIEMBRE 4:00 PM – Misa de Ninos en Ingles

6:00 PM – Misa de Life Teen en Ingles 8:00 PM – Misa en Español

11:00 PM – Misa en Bilingüe

DIA DE NAVIDAD – LUNES 25 DE DICIEMBRE 8:00 Y 10:00 AM – Misa en Ingles

12:00 y 2:30 PM – Misa en Español

LES INVITAMOS A ASISTIR A LA MISA (EN ESPAÑOL)

DE CELEBRACION DE LA INMACULADA

CONCEPCION DE MARIA EL JUEVES 7 DE

DICIEMBRE Y VIERNES 8 DE DICIEMBRE A LAS 7:30

DE LA NOCHE - La celebración de la Inmaculada Concepción es un recuerdo del comienzo del máximo acto de generosidad de Dios: Su hijo Jesucristo. Dios es el máximo planeador y El no hace nada sin la máxima preparación. La creación del hombre y la redención de los hombres son los dos mas grandes ejemplos. Dios creo un jardín, un jardín tan puro a donde el enviaría a su propio hijo. – el nombre de ese jardín era Maria. Esta pureza especial de ella es a la que nosotros llamamos la Inmaculada Concepción

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VIRTUS TRAINING: ALL volunteers/parents are

required to attend the VIRTUS training program,

“Protecting God’s Children” and be approved

BEFORE attending meetings, retreats, school parties,

field day, etc. Visit www.virtus.org to register for your

class or for more information call 713-464-5029 and ask for Johana.

Good Men of our Parish…. Every Tuesday @ 5:45 AM. It is early morning and well worth getting up for!

Do you have a special occasion coming up? Would you like to commemorate that special occasion by donating FLOWERS FOR OUR

ALTAR? Call Marie Foyt 713/465-6927

HALL RENTALS AVAILABLE Contact Linda Garcia at the church office 713-468-9555

Monday-Friday 5:00 PM-9:00 PM Saturday 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Or Cell Phone 281-686-1061

FORMED.org/register Enter Parish Code: nr2424

PARISH ADVENT RECONCILIATION SERVICES Tuesday, December 5th 7:00 PM

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION Vigil Mass

Thursday, December 7th 6:00 PM English, 7:30 PM Spanish

Mass Friday, December 8th

8:15 AM, 12:00 PM, 6:00 PM English 7:30 PM Spanish

OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE Vigil Services

Monday, December 11th 9:00 PM Celebration

11:00 PM Mass Tuesday, December 12th

8:15 AM Mass

SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY OBLIGATION MASS ON DECEMBER 24TH

8:00 AM & 10:00 AM – ENGLISH 12:00 PM – SPANISH NOTICE: There will be NO 2:30, 5:00 or 7:00 PM Masses on Sunday, December 24th. Please note the 8:00, 10:00 & 12:00 Masses are the only SUNDAY OBLIGATION MASSES on December 24th.

CHRISTMAS EVE, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24TH

4:00 PM Children’s Mass – English 6:00 PM Life Teen Mass – English

8:00 PM – Spanish 11:00 PM – Bilingual

CHRISTMAS DAY, MONDAY, DECEMBER 25TH

8:00 & 10:00 AM – English 12:00 & 2:30 PM – Spanish

SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY OBLIGATION MASS ON

DECEMBER 31ST 8:00 AM & 10:00 AM – ENGLISH

12:00 & 2:30 PM – SPANISH

NEW YEAR’S EVE, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31ST 5:00 PM – English 7:00 PM – Spanish

MARY, MOTHER OF GOD, MONDAY, JANUARY 1ST

8:15 AM – English 12:00 PM - Spanish