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St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church
Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
Office: 1603 Avenue N * Huntsville, TX 77340 Church: 1323 16th St. * Huntsville, TX 77340
Ph. 936.295.8159 * Fax 936.295.3543 www.sain homashuntsville.org
"...there is no inequality of significance amongst us except holiness..." “No hay desigualdad de importancia entre nosotros excepto la santidad…”
Adoration/Adoración
Reconciliation / Reconciliación
Mass Schedules
Tuesday / Martes
After 7:15 am Mass until 5:30pm
Tues/Martes 4:30-5:30 pm
Sat/Sabado 4:00-5:00 pm
Saturday/ Sabado 5:30 pm English
Sunday/ Domingo 7:45 am English 10:45 am English 12:30 pm Spanish 5:30 pm English
Monday/ Lunes No Mass
Tuesday-Martes
Wed. – Friday/ Miercoles-Viernes
7:15 am & 6:00 pm
7:15 am
Fifth Sunday of Lent April 7, 2019
PRAYER CRUSADE
Dear Church Family, St. Paul reminds us: "Do you not know that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells within you?" (1 Cor. 3:16) When you pray daily for the success of our building campaign, remember that He who dwells within you hears your prayer.
Heavenly Father, We thank you for the many faithful servants who in the past have generously provided for the needs of our parish community today. Strengthened by the Holy Spirit and with Christ as our Shepherd, we seek your blessing as we continue their legacy through our campaign. Seeking to build for our present needs and looking to the future, may our generous participation in this project give you glory and be pleasing in your sight. Glory be to you, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen
ORACIÓN DE CRUZADA
Querida Familia de la Iglesia, San Pablo nos recuerda: ¿No saben que ustedes son templo de Dios y que el Espíritu de Dios habita en ustedes?" (1 Co. 3:16) Cuando ore diariamente por el éxito de nuestra campaña de construcción, recuer-de que El que mora en usted escuchar su oración.
Padre celestial, Te agradecimos por los muchos fieles siervos que en el pasado han proporcionado generosamente las necesidades de nuestra comunidad parroquial de hoy. Fortalecidos por el Espíritu Santo y con Cristo como nuestro Pastor, buscamos tu bendición mientras continuamos su legado a través de nuestra campaña. Buscando construir para nuestras necesidades actuales y mirando hacia el futuro, que nuestra participación generosa en este proyecto te dé gloria y sea agradable para ti. Gloria a ti, Padre, Hijo y Espiritu Santo. Amen.
Mass Intentions Of The Week
Sat.
04/06
5:30 pm
Dawn Everett
Sun.
04/07
7:45 am
Esther Fassett
10:45 am
G. W. Woods
12:30 pm
Parishioners
5:30 pm
CSC
Mon.
04/08
No Mass
Tues.
04/09
7:15 am
Michael Carey Miller
Wed
04/10
7:15 am
Hilda Miranda (Special Intention)
Thurs.
04/11
7:15 am
Joseph Tovar (Birthday)
Fri.
04/12
7:15 am
Rosalinda Rocha (Birthday)
Sat.
4/13
5:30 pm
Parishioners
Sun.
4/14
7:45 am
Ken Larson
10:45 am
Karen McPike (Birthday)
12:30 pm
Maria Alvarado
5:30 pm
CSC
Judy Adib, Veronica Antwi, James Aubey, Irma Avalos, Gwynetta Baker, Gene Barrett, Jordan Bergeron, Marie Blanchard, Chelsea Brown, Linda Buckley, Phillip Caito, Gary Coker, Wren Colligan, Sunni Cook, Terry Corral, Melanie Davis, Kathy Delouche,
Colin Dufour, David Duesing, Mary Gedelian, Floyd Gru-pa, Sylvia Hogenmiller, Dennis Huff, Billie Jenkins, San-dra Kilgore, Isabel Kirwin, Edwin Laake, Mary Ann Lampson, Corrina Lawrence, Al Losack, Katy Losack, Geno Mancuso, Don Marcotte, Lisa Miller, Mable Milliet, Donna Moore, MaryAnn Moore, Susan Montoya, Martin Moreno, Lourdes Mosqueda, Frank O’Donnell, Brenda Piñeda, Marty Reeder, Bob Riley, Nina Rozell, Andrea Scheel, Ana Marie Santos, John Sarlay, Jerry Seaton, Kayden Bryn Shipley, Cheryl Smith, John Paul Sorrell, Kathy Stoltz, Jean Stow, Ray Townley, Dorothy Town-send, Enrique Valadez, Maria Elena Valencia, Matthew Varnum, Shirley Villareal, Rusty Wallace, Bill Walton, Alma Williams, Nancy Winkler
Readings for the Week
Monday: Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 [41c-62]; Ps 23:1-6; Jn 8:12-20
Tuesday: Nm 21:4-9; Ps 102:2-3, 16-21; Jn 8:21-30
Wednesday: Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95; Dn 3:52-56; Jn 8:31-42
Thursday: Gn 17:3-9; Ps 105:4-9: Jn 8:51-59
Friday: Jer 20:10-13; Ps 18:2-7; Jn 10:31-42
Saturday: Ez 37:21-28; Jer 31:10, 11-13; Jn 11:45-56 Sunday: Lk 19:28-40 (procession); Is 50:4-7; Ps 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24; Phil 2:6-11; Lk 22:14 — 23:56 [23:1-49]
Do Not Neglect to SHARE
What You Have 2019 Diocesan Services Fund
DSF Report as of March 25, 2019
Parish Goal $37,000.00 Total Amount Paid $21,225.00 Total Amount Pledged $28,650.00 Number of Participants 74 Under Goal $15,775.00
March 31, 2019 Regular Sunday Donations: $6,817.70
Catholic Relief Services: $2,031.85 Thank you
for your continued support!
Our gratefulness to God weekly offering
LENTEN PENANCE SERVICE
SERVICIO PENETENCIAL de CUARESMA
Day/Dia Date/Fecha Time/Hora Parish/Parroquia Language/Idioma
Thurs/Jueves 4/11 6:30 pm St. Joseph . . New Waverly Bilingual/Bilingue
OFFICE MEMO: Due to the holy days in April all bulletins have to be transmitted to Paluch Co. much earlier than usual. Announcements have to be sub-mitted to the office as per dates below: For April 21st . . . . Submit by April 9th For April 28th . . . .Submit by April 15th Please email all announcements as you want them to appear in bulletin. Thank you for your assistance. Email to: [email protected]
Easter Flowers will be purchased to decorate our church. You may make a donation for the flowers in honor or in memory of a loved one. Please fill in the information below and return to the office no later than Monday, April 15th. Offering is $20.
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_____________________________________________ Donated by: _____________________________________________
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UNA CELEBRACION PARA TODOS EN GENERAL
DOMINGO, ABRIL, 28 . . . . . 1:30PM-4:30PM
SALON PARROQUIAL, IGLESIA SANTO TOMAS
VEN Y PARTICIPAEN EN UNA FIESTA LLENA DE
ALEGRIA, COMIDA, MUSICA Y PREMIOS
Holy Thursday/ Jueves Santo
7:00 p.m. Mass/ Misa (Bilingual) 9:00-10:30 p.m. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Adoración del Santisimo Sacramento
Good Friday/ Viernes Santo
11:00 a.m. Live Stations of the Cross (Spanish) Via Cruzes en Vivo
2:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross (English) Via Cruzes (Ingles)
3:00 p.m. Divine Mercy (English) Divina Misericordia (ingles)
6:00 p.m. Veneration of the Cross (Bilingual) Veneración de la Santa Cruz
Holy Saturday/ Sabado De Gloria NO 5:30 p.m. Mass
Easter Vigil Mass 8:00 p.m. (English )
EASTER SUNDAY/ DOMINGO DE PASCUA 7:45 a.m. Mass (English) 10:45 a.m. Mass (Englsh) 12:30 p.m. Mass (Spanish) NO 5:30 p.m. Mass
Kathy Boscarino, DRE/YM
(936) 295-8159 (936) 520-6524
Www.sainthomashuntsville.org 7th –12th grades
For All 7th and 8th Graders 9:05-10:20 in the Parish Hall
Coordinators: Mike and Kirs Legerski
For All 9th –12th Grades Wednesday Nights 6:30 pm—8:30 pm
Youth Minister—Kathy Boscarino
Summer Opportunities Witness Catholic Mission Camp: 8th-9th grades Sunday 6/2/2019—6/5/2019 Cost: $160.
Confirmation Retreat for 10th –12th Grade. Required for 2nd year Confirmation Students June 21-23, 2019 AYC July 26-28, 2019 For 10th –12th grade Cost: $200
April/Abril 04/07/2019 Class/Clase
04/14/2019 No Stay Edge – Palm Sunday
04/18/2019 No STAY Edge Night –
Holy Thursday
04/21/2019 No Stay Edge – Easter Sunday
04/28/2019 Class/Clase
May/Mayo 05/05/2019 Class/Clase -
Last STAY Edge of the Semester
April/Abril April 03, 2019 Class/Clase April 10, 2019 Class/Clase April 17, 2019 Class /Clase April 24, 2019 No Lifeteen (Easter)
May/Mayo May 01, 2019 Class/Clase May 08, 2019 Class/Clase Summer
Summer Schedule Begins May 15, 2019
Service Opportunities St. Thomas Easter Egg Hunt hosted by The St. Thomas Ladies
The St. Thomas Ladies have asked the STAY youth to help set up for the Easter Egg Hunt. Specifically to hide the eggs. What: Help the Ladies hide Easter Eggs When: Saturday, April 6, 2019 Time: 9:00 a.m. Where: Parish Hall
DON’T FORGET!! . . . .This Sunday, we will be offering a free concert as a fund raising event to help us obtain updated sound equipment. The band "711 Hyde Park", a classic rock band
from Houston that includes Rick Reed on keyboards, will be playing. Donations will be accepted. Food and drinks will also be available.
**************************************************ESTE domingo 7 de abril, ofreceremos un con-cierto gratuito como evento de recaudación de fondos para ayudarnos a obtener equipos de sonido actualizados. Tocarán la banda "711 Hyde Park", una banda de rock clásico de Houston que incluye a Rick Reed en los tecla-dos. Se aceptarán donaciones. Alimentos y bebidas también estarán disponibles.
The Catholic Daughters of the Americas will meet on April 8, 6:00 p.m. in the parish hall. Any interested Catholic female at least 18 years of age is welcome to attend our meeting and "come check us out."
Fall Festival 2019 needs a chairman and/or co-chairs! Plans for the fall festival need to start very soon. Your committee members are
already on board just waiting for a leader. A ring binder with all the information you need to handle this responsibility is available from the parish office. If you are interested in this service opportunity, please contact the parish office as soon as possible.
Our SVdP conference is a small group of dedicated men and women who are inviting you to consider joining us and making a difference. Not only will you be helping those in need, but you will
find yourself growing in God’s love and the desire to share that love with others. We visit the poor, assisting with their needs and mentoring them. We build spirituality within our mem-bers through bi-monthly meetings, attending Mass as a group, ongoing education and social activities through-out the year. We also help with Thanksgiving and Christmas Baskets. We invite you to come check us out. Please call Kathy Price, 936-662-4295. We hope you will take some time to reflect on God’s calling to you to serve those in need through The Socie-ty of St. Vincent de Paul.
The Knights of Columbus will be placing an order for gift cards (Scrip) this week of April 8. This will be the last order placed until Christ-mas. Load up you Easter baskets with gift cards! Many of the cards are reloadable. Purchase a physical card once and reload as often as you like. In addition, many retailers offer printable gift cer-tificates. These are wonderful for last minute plans. For more information, or to place an order, call Marty Stuber at 293-8746 or 940-393-5740. Please note, Kroger is no longer available! Thank you for your support!
Elementary Religious Education
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Educación Religiosa Elemental
Vacation Bible School
June / Junio 10-14 Registration forms are available in the CCE Building and in the Parish Office.
************************** Formas de Registración disponibles en el Edificio de CCE y en la Oficina de la Iglesia
Catholic Family Day at the Houston Astros . . . Come and support Catholic Education while rooting for the home team! Friday, April 26, Houston Astros vs. Cleveland Indians at Minute Maid Park. Game time is 7:10 p.m. Tickets are on sale now; for ticket information contact Hannah Walker at (713)259-8857 or [email protected].
The Fire of Your Love: The Fourth Commandment
By Will Oliver
“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which the Lord your God gives you.” (Exodus 20:12)
The Fourth Commandment given to us by God begins the second part of the 10 Commandments. The first three commandments were about honoring our God, while the second set provides us with a moral code of how to live on earth amongst each other. It is notable that the first of these tells us to honor our parents. As the Catechism of the Catholic Church explains, “The fourth commandment is addressed expressly to children in their relationship to their father and mother, because the relationship is universal” (CCC 2199). Children should respect their parents, not just when they are young, but all the days of their lives, including when they are old and in the last years of their lives. There is also a generational consideration in this commandment, for if the children honor their parents, and those parents (who are themselves children) honor their parents, and so on, it creates a generational bonding that is important to our society. This commandment also works in reverse because it presupposes that mothers and fathers do the things that are worth honoring; that they are not themselves living in sin by violating the other command-ments. Parents have a duty to care and protect their children, to bring them up in the faith, so as to give their children something worth honoring. Family is not only the foundation of our society, it is the foundation of our Church. As the Catechism clearly states, “A man and a woman united in marriage, together with their children, form a family” and that “this institution is prior to any recognition by public authority” (2202). Yet, we also know our family relation-ships are sometimes the hardest to deal with, which is why the placement of this commandment as the first of the second group is so important. Mother Teresa once said, “It is easy to love the people far away. It is not always easy to love those close to us. Bring love into your home, for this is where our love for each other must start.” It starts with the love of our parents. Where we commit many of our sins is when we fail in our duties as children under this commandment. Do we respect our parents? Do we show gratitude for all they have done for us? Do we show our love for them? Are we obedient to their wishes? Do we support them in times of illness, loneliness, or distress? Do we maintain harmony with our brothers and sisters? And have we kept the faith? The Catechism also speaks of the duties of parents as well. Have we taken a role in our children’s education? Their faith formation? Do we respect them as children of God? Have we created a home that reflects our faith? Have we evangelized our own children? Have we helped them to grow in holiness? Do we provide for their physical, emotional and spiritual needs? Have we helped them make the transition to their vocation? Their profession? Their own marriage and family? During this Lenten season, we should reflect on our relationships within our families. As children, have we honored our mother and father? As parents, have we done things that are worth honoring? Mother Teresa also once asked rhetorically, “How can we love Jesus in the world today?” and she answered, “By loving Him in my husband, my wife, my children, my brothers and sisters, my parents.”
LAS ACCIONES DE DIOS AHORA Cuando los judíos celebran la Pascua, ellos siempre cuentan la historia del Éxodo en términos presentes, como si ellos
mismos hubieran pasado por esa experiencia: cuando fuimos prisioneros en Egipto, cuando Dios nos liberó de la esclavi-tud e cruzamos por las aguas del mar. Haríamos bien en seguir su ejemplo y ver las obras de Jesús y su sacrificio como si fuera en el presente, pasándonos ahora. Creemos que las obras de Cristo, sus enseñanzas y su sacrificio en la cruz no solo fueron por sus seguidores de su tiempo, sino por todas las personas en todo tiempo. Cuando pensamos en esto en nuestras oraciones, nos hacemos una sola fe con la gran nube de testigos, los santos. Nos hemos esforzado a través de esta Cuaresma para arrepentirnos de nuestros pecados y faltas, y seguir a Jesús más cercanamente. En la historia de hoy de la mujer descubierta en adulterio, vemos a Jesús perdonar a la mujer, salvándola de una muerte horrible y exhortándola a no pecar más. Esto es nuevo y revela algo que la ley no había permitido, el perdón. Desde luego, uno después de muerto ya no puede pecar, descubierto en los pecados de uno para siempre. Pero Jesús pre-senta los conceptos del perdón y la reconciliación. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
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To Register yourself or update your family information go to https://galveston.parishsoftfamilysuite.com If you have any questions please contact Kathy Bos-carino by email at [email protected]
Mi Propia Iglesia . . . . Para registrarse o actualizar su información familiar vaya a: https/galveston.parishsoftfamilysuite.com Si tiene alguna pregunta, contáctese con Kathy Boscarino por correo electrónico [email protected]
CHURCH SECURITY INFORMATION
Following the church shootings last year near San Antonio the parish's Security Committee has taken steps ensure the safety of all St. Thomas the Apostle parishioners. The first step restricts access to the church during liturgical services. Once Mass has begun all doors into the church will be locked from the inside with the exception of the double doors facing 16th Street. Anyone arriving late for Mass will only be able to enter the church through the 16th Street doors. Parishioners will be able to exit the church through any of the locked doors as well as the doors facing 16th Street. Signs will be posted around the church building to remind parishioners of the locked doors. The staff at St. Thomas the Apostle Church takes the safety and security of all the parishioners very seriously. We are confident that the steps taken at this time will minimize any problematic incidents.
INFORMACION DE SEGURIDAD DE LA IGLESIA
Después de los tiroteos de la iglesia el año pasado cerca de San Antonio, el Comité de Seguridad de la parroquia tomo medidas para garantizar la seguridad de los feligreses de Santo Tomás. El primer paso fue de restringir el acceso a la Iglesia durante los servicios litúrgicos. Cuando haya comenzado la misa, todas las puertas de la iglesia estarán cerradas de adentro con la excep-ción de las puertas dobles que dan a la calle 16. Personas que lleguen tarde a misa solo podrá entrar a través de las puer-tas de la calle 16. Los feligreses podrán salir a través de cualquiera de las puertas cerradas. Se colocarán letreros alrededor del edificio de la igle-sia para recordar a los feligreses de las puertas cerradas. El personal de la Igle-sia Santo Tomás toma muy en serio la segu-ridad de todos los feligreses. Estamos se-guros de que los pasos tomados minimizarán incidentes problemáticos.
