St. Mary’s Knanaya Catholic Forane Church Houston6400 W. Fuqua St, Missouri City, TX 77489

www.stmaryshouston.com pbstmaryshouston@gmail.com 281- 957 -5264 (Office)

FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK

HOLY MASS, NIGHT VIGIL & NOVENA TIMINGS

Holy Mass:Monday – Friday | 7 PM. Saturday | 9:30 AM.Sunday | 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM (English), 11:15 AM

Night Vigil: February 2 Friday | 8 PM. to Midnight Adoration Every Friday | 8 AM - 7 PM.Monday – Friday | 6 -7 PM. Saturday | 8:30 - 9:30 AM. Sunday 6:30 -7 :30 AM|10 - 11:15AM Novenas :St. Antony Tuesday | After 7 PM. MassSt. Jude Thursday | After 7 PM. Mass Our Lady of Perpetual SuccorSaturday | After 9:30 AM. Mass

When you hear the word pain, it has a negative connotation. Pain can come in different forms, like physical, emotional or even mental. Have you ever thought outside the meaning of pain? There’s a saying,

“No pain, no gain.” Or we have heard people say, “today’s greatest pain will be tomorrow’s greatest gains.” Either way, we have to go through the bitter part to get to sweetness out of it. Now take the letters of pain and break it, P.A.I.N.S is the acronym for Positive Attitude in Negative Situations. It may be silly, but it’s true. Take Mother Mary, for example. The pains she had to overcome was, 1. Saying “yes” to the to the will of God to bring forth our Savior. 2. Traveling that long of a distance to Bethlehem and then having to flee from Bethlehem to save her son. That’s a lot pain for anyone. Today, if our phone breaks it’s as if we had a heart attack (ha, ha, ha). Even with all the pain, Mary looked at her situation with a positive attitude and in return the outcome was positive and now we have a savior who loves us so much that he died for us so that we can live with him forever in eternity. Now let’s take Jesus himself. He went through so much pain no one can ever endure. He was scourged, spat on, mocked and above that crucified. In all that PAIN he was thinking about YOU. He knew if he went through this pain, you will be with him one day in heaven. He thought of the future with YOU, which is how he overcame death.

Dear brothers and sisters,No Pain, No Gain

May God bless you abundantly!Fr. Saji Pinarkayil

This Lent season, let us take a new perspective on Pain and do what Jesus and Mary did when they had pain and have a Positive Attitude in Negative Situations.

Vol.7(Feb.4 2018)

SUNDAY READINGS

Ex 34:27-35

Eph 4:17-24

Jn. 3:14 - 21

Mt 4:1-11

Babu Parayamkalayi

Noby Kochuveettil

Elizabeth Mecheril

Phoenix Analiparayil

Elsamma Athimattathil

Milcah Poothakary

Regi Perumalathattel

6:00 AM

7:30 AM 9:00 AM 11:15 AM

5:00 PMFebruary 4, Fifth Sunday of Epiphany

February 11, First Sunday of Lent

READING

Deut.18:13-13

Heb 6: 9 15

(LAKE OLYMPIA)ST. STEPHEN’S KOODARAYOGAM FAMILY MEMBERS

KOODARAYOGAM ANNOUNCEMENTAlter Decoration / JANUARY 2018 St. STEPHEN’S KoodarayogamAlter Decoration / FEBRUARY

ANCHANKUNNATH SUNIL & BIJIMOL ATHIMATTATHIL BABU & ELSAMMA CHACKUNGAL MANI & CELINE CHACKUNGAL SHAJU & LILLY CHACKUNGAL SIMON & SAJINI CHAMAKALA VINCENT (KANNAN) & SUJA CHEMMALAKUZHI ALBY & LESLIE EDAPARAMBIL SAJI & SHEEBA ELAKATTU GEORGE (GEORGIE) & MOLLY ERUMELIKARA STEPHEN & CIVY KAITHAMATTATHIL BABY & ALEYAMMA KAITHAMATTATHIL SAJU & RUBY KAITHAMATTATHIL SIMON & JAIN KARIKKAL SUNNY & VIJI KATTIPARAMPIL SHIJU & BIJIMOL KIZHAKEL JOY & GRACY KOCHUVEETIL NOBY & RANI MADATHILTHAZHE ALEX (ANI) & CINY MADATHILTHAZHE TONY & KAVITHA MANNATHIKUZHIYIL JAMES(CHACKOCHAN)& LAISSAMMA MECHERIL SUNNY & LINCY MOOZHAYIL MANUEL & LISY MUDIYOORKUNNEL SAM & SUJA MYALKARAPURATH JOHN & VALSAMMA MYALIL KURIYAN & MARYKUTY NEICHERIL JOSEPH (UPPACHAN) & JOSEPHINE OLIYIL JAMES & BINDHU PALLIKIZHAKETHIL SAJI & MARINA PARAYAMKALAYIL BABU & LAISSAMMA PERUMANATHETTU REJI & MERCY POOTHAKARRY SABU & CICI PULICKATHOTTIYIL JOSE & MERCY PULINTHOTTYIL JOSEY & SHEEBA THACHET JAMES & MEENU THAYYIL JOY & LALY THAYIL JOSEPH (JOY) & JESSY

THEKKEL THARUN & SEEMA THOTTAPLAKIL SIMON & LISSY URALIL FRANCIS & ANNIE VADAKARA CYRIL & SHEEJA VADAKARA JOHNSON & SMITHA VATTAKUTTAYIL MATHEW & MOLLY VALACHERIL SIMON & ELSIPUZHAKAROTTU CHACKOCHAN & DEEPTHI PADAVATHIL HARIS & SONU

CoordinatorMani Chackumkal (281)-438-7209Secretary Lincy Mecheril (832)-243-5628

Parish Council MemberNoby Kochuveettil (713)-231-4075

St. Stephen’s KoodaraYogam Officials

January St.ThomasFebruary St. StephensMarch St. JosephApril St. George May Ave Maria & St. MichaelsJune St. AntonyJuly St. Alphonsa & St.ChristopherAugust Holy FamilySeptember St.Theressa October St. AnnsNovember St. Jude December St. Xaviers

2018 Koodarayogam Monthly Reading

Vol.7 (Feb.4 2018)

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CCD ANNOUNCEMENTS

Vol.7 (Feb.4 2018)

March 11 Sunday: No CCD Class(Spring break)

March 18 Sunday: CCD Class resume along with Parish Retreat

St. Mary’s Knanaya Catholic ChurchPrivate Garden Burial Program with South Park CemetryAll property is purchased through the church. $ 2300 Per Space

Additional Needs Include:Memorialization:

Upright Gray Granite Monument W/Vases (for 2) $ 2800 (less 20%Chruch Discount)

ORFlat Gray Granite Marker with vase(for 1) $ 1600

(less 20% Church Discount)Opening & Closing of the Grave $ 1895

Saturday Burial .. Add $ 945 Sunday Burial .... Add $1895Church Discount:

Pre-Need Purchase for 2018 Monday-Saturday $ 1300Funeral Services: $ 8000

Includes: Embalming / Visitation / Service / Burial Grave Liner / Casket

Escorts Allowance of $ 525.00

EPOCH (Basketball Training Program)CHURCH PAST EVENTS

*All pricing is Guaranteed for 2018

MALAKHA Parish Bulletin

Graphic Design and Layout: Tomy Kidaram Ph: 281-989-9309 / Printed by: A1 Graphics

MALAKHA Parish Bulletin Vol.7 (Feb.4 2018)

Jan. 15- 21 2018Annual contributions $ 1,800.00 Building contributions $ 500.00Sunday collections $1,279.00Jan. 22- 28 2018Annual contributions $ 2,700.00Building contributions $ 0,000.00Sunday collections $ 1,181.00

CONTRIBUTIONS & OFFERINGS CHURCH OFFICIALS

UPCOMING EVENTSFebruary 11Feast of Our Lady of Lourde (Day of the sick)February 12Ash Monday (two services) 9am & 7pmMarch 16-18thPARISH RETREAT

Lenten Way of The Cross on Fridays (Led by Koodarayogams)Feb.16 St Antony/St.AnnsFeb.23 St.Michaels/St.AlphonsaMarch 2 St.Joseph/ St JudeMarch 9 St.Stephens/St.GeorgeMarch 16 St. Thomas/Holy family/St.ChristopherMarch 23 St.Xaviers /Ave Maria/St.Teresa of Calcutta

Feast of Our Lady of Lourde Basilica of Our Lady of the Lourde

VICARFr. Saji Pinarkayil (Office) 281-957-5264Cell (Only on Emergency) 224-659-6586OFFICE SECRETARYStephen Edattukunnel 832-277-2153ACCOUNTANTKuriakose Vazhiyampalathunkal 270-556-6000AUDITORSumon Maruthachickal 281-437-6542TRUSTEESJohny Makora 281 -386- 7472 Johnson Manalel 281 -780- 1867Jose Vanchipurackal 713 -817 -1119 Nobi Kochuvettil 713 -231 -4075PROChatterji Aickareth 832- 349 -8798DRERarichen Chennattu 713 -540 -6363CONVENTSr. Reji (Mother) 832 -679-3702SACRISTANThomas Athimattathil 713 -540 -3484Jose Thannichuvattil 434 -466 -2066CHOIRJose Kuruppamparambil 281- 746 -8083BIBLE READINGSSheeba Thannichuvattil 434 -466 -2059(For Malayalam Masses)Tomy Chamakalayil 281- 725 -2224(For English Mass Only) FUNERAL COORDINATORMathew Edappara 845 -309- 3671Jojith Kulathilkarottu 832- 290 -0391EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS CO-ORDINATORBabu Parayamkalayil 832-971-0924