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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…”
STAFF
Rev. Fred Valone…..Pastor Felix Ramos………..Permanent Deacon Kathy Boscarino…….DRE / Y M Maria Delgado……… Elem. CCE Rick Reed…………...Music Coordinator Jill Baker………..Nursery Coordinator Pat Norfleet…………..Bookkeeper Sylvia Vitela…………..Secretary Laura Puente………...Custodian
Adoration / Adoración
Reconciliation / Reconciliación
Mass Schedules
Tuesday / Martes
9:00 am to / a 1 1:00 am
Tues/Martes 4:30-5:30 pm
Thurs/Jueves 4:30-5:30 pm
Saturday/ Sabado
5:30 pm English
Sunday/ Domingo
7:45 am English 10:30 am English 12:30 pm Spanish
Monday/ Lunes No Mass
Tuesday – Friday/ Martes - Viernes
8:30 am
Most Holy Trinity Sunday May 30, 2021
The flowers besides the Blessed Sacrament are offered in loving memory
Of Maria Isabel Delgado By Delgado-Tovar Family
Go . . . and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. — Matthew 28:19
Mass Intentions Of The Week
Sat.
05/29
5:30 pm
Stephen Zirblis (For healing)
Sunday
05/30
7:45 am
Juan Sandoval Wood (For healing)
10:30 am
Parishioners
12:30 pm
Amy Martinez (Special Intention)
Mon.
05/31
NO Mass
Tues.
06/01
8:30 am
Tony Valenti
Wed.
06/02
8:30 am
Tom & Erin Degnan (Special Intention)
Thurs.
06/03
8:30 am
Rev. John Nguyen Son
Friday
06/04
8:30 am
Manuel Feleiro
Sat.
06/05
5:30 pm
Dolly Ann Hightower Wills
Sunday
06/06
7:45 am
Angela Nava (Special Intention)
10:30 am
Parishioners
12:30 pm
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May 22 & 23, 2021
Donations (Basket or office): $3,207.00 Online: $1,009.00
Thank you for your continued support!
Our gratefulness to God weekly offering
LET US PRAY FOR THE SICK
Janice Andrews, Veronica & Anthony Antwi, Ed Arther-holt, James Aubey, Irma Avalos, Gene Barrett, Jordan Bergeron, Bob Biles, Chelsea Brown, Phillip Caito, Nel-son Cabrera, Wren Colligan, Beckham Collins, Sunni Cook, Terry Corral, Clay Cross, Melanie Davis, Julie Delgado, Kathy Delouche, Colin Dufour, David Duesing, Joe Duffy, James Elliott, Lupita Farfan, Floyd & Nicho-las Gruppa, Melba & Leroy Hall, Dave Hebert, Viola Kretzschmar, Edwin Laake, Janet LeBlanc, Theresa Daphne Levey, Al Losack, Katy Losack, A.J. McGee, Sheri McPike, Don Marcotte, Lisa Miller, Michele Miller, Donna Moore, Mary Ann Moore, Martin Moreno, Patricia Morrison, Lourdes Mosqueda, Lori Parma, Mariina Najera, Randy Parten, Virginia Reed, Andrea Scheel, Marie Santos, Jerry Seaton, Kayden Bryn Shipley, Linda Skains, Cheryl Smith, Glenn Stewart, Kathy Stoltz, Shirley Strubing, Rose Stuber, Gordan Travis, Lois Ubanoski, Gilbert Urango, Kathy Vanecek, Matthew Varnum, Shirley Villareal, Rusty Wallace, Bill & Gaitha Walton, Alma Williams, Nancy & Harvey Winkler
“WALK IN THE LIGHT OF CHRIST”
“CAMINAR EN LA LUZ DE CRISTO”
2021 Diocesan Services Fund
DSF Report as of May 24, 2021 Parish Goal $38,000.00 Total Amount Paid $23,099.00 Number of Participants 77 Paid under goal: $14,901.00
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: Zep 3:14-18a or Rom 12:9-16; Is 12:2-3, 4bcd-6; Lk 1:39-56
Tuesday: Tb 2:9-14; Ps 112:1-2, 7-9; Mk 12:13-17 Wednesday: Tb 3:1-11a, 16-17a; Ps 25:2-5ab, 6-7bc, 8-9;Mk 12:18-27 Thursday: Tb 6:10-11; 7:1bcde, 9-17; 8:4-9a; Ps 128:1-5; Mk 12:28-34 Friday: Tb 11:5-17; Ps 146:1b-2, 6c-10; Mk 12:35-37 Saturday: Tb 12:1, 5-15, 20; Tb 13:2, 6efgh-8; Mk 12:38-44 Sunday: Ex 24:3-8; Ps 116:12-13, 15-18; Heb 9:11-15; Mk 14:12-16, 22-26
OFFICE MEMO: The parish office will be closed Monday in observance of Memorial Day. Have a safe holiday!
ADORATION is back! Initially, Ad-oration will be available on Tuesdays between the hours of 9-11. If interest grows, we will look at extending the available hours. If a funeral falls on Tuesday, Adoration will not be available that day. To expand the hours and keep Adoration available, it is VERY important that there be at least two per-
sons always present to adore Christ in the monstrance. If you are interested, please contact Stephen Farlow at [email protected] or 936-355-1855.
1Thessalonians 5:11
7th grade—12th grade [email protected]
(936)295-8159 office (936)520-6524 cell Website: https://saintthomashuntsville.org
Confirmation 2021
DON”T MISS OUT !
Class Schedule for April 04/07/2021 Lifeteen 04/14/2021 Lifeteen 04/21/2021 Lifeteen 04/28/2021 Lifeteen
05/05/2021 Lifeteen
05/12/2021 Life Night begins!
Class Schedule 4/04/2021 No Class Easter 4/11/2021 Class FLC– Youth 4/25/2021 Class FLC—Youth 5/02/2021 Class FLC—Youth 5/12/2021 Youth Night FLC—Youth 5/23/2021 Class FLC—Youth 6/24-6/26 Retreat FLC—Youth 7/13-15 STAY SJ Camp FLC—Youth
What: STAY
Youth Night!! When: Begins Wednesday, May 12, 2021 Where: St. Thomas Family Life Center (AKA New Building) Youth Room What Time: 6:30-8:30 Who Can Come: Registered incoming Freshman –Out going Seniors.
It’s Back!!!
FEAST OF FAITH . . . Liturgy and the Holy Trinity The Trinity is the central mystery of our faith. We believe that God is one, yet three: total unity and rich diversity. God is not a monolith, but a dynamic community of persons, a perfect, loving harmony of three. And the liturgy is the work of the Trinity. We begin all our liturgical celebrations with the sign of the cross, a reminder of our Trinitarian baptism, and the simplest of all professions of our faith. We believe that God is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and we gather in the name of this triune God. Throughout the Mass, we address our prayers to God the Father, through Christ our Lord, in the Spirit’s power. And the Father hears our prayer, transforming bread and wine into the Body and Blood of his Son by the Holy Spirit. The Church is “the sacrament of trinitarian communion” (Sacramentum Caritatis, 16). It is the Trinity who holds us together as well. In the words of Saint Cyprian, we are “a people made one by the unity of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit” (quoted in Sacramentum Caritatis, 16). —Corinna Laughlin, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
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FIESTA DE LA FE . . . La profesión de fe Toda persona cree en algo de manera profunda. Como cristianos, manifestamos el conjunto de nuestras creencias en un escrito que se desarrolló durante el Siglo III de la historia humana. En el año 325, doce años después de que se dejó de perseguir a los cristianos, se convocó a una reunión de los obispos en la ciudad de Nicea, actual Turquía, reunion a la que se le llamó Concilio de Nicea. Algunos de los obispos asistentes aún llevaban en sus cuerpos las marcas dejadas a causa de la tortura por haber proclamado con valentía su fe en Cristo, por haber vivido de manera heroica su fe cristiana. Durante esta reunión escribieron el “Signo”, que ahora llamamos Credo Niceno, es buena parte del Credo que proclama-mos durante los domingos y las solemnidades. La segunda parte, por decirlo así, se escribió en otro Concilio, el de Constantinopla (actual Estambul, en Turquía, en el año 381). El texto escrito a partir de estos dos concilios es nuestro Credo o “Símbolo niceno-constantinopolitano”, en honor a los dos Concilios. Este símbolo o profesión de fe, puede hacerse también mediante la renovación de las promesas bautismales. ——Miguel Arias, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
Explore 2021: For young men in high school, incoming freshmen through outgoing seniors. Learn about the call to holiness, explore seminary life and a possible call to the priesthood. June 7-9 at St. Mary's Seminary. Recommenda-tion by parish priest or youth minister is required. For more information, contact the Office of Vocations at 713-652-8239 or [email protected] The web link to register is https://cvent.me/WLDO0E
Fellow Parishioners
St, Thomas the Apostle Church has received a certificate of occupancy from the city of Huntsville to occupy and use the first floor of the Parish Family Life Center. The use of the facility is available to all church members and church organizations by contacting Sylvia in the church office and reserving the space needed.
I have been asked by several people why the cost of the building increased. The original cost included the cost of the first floor only and had a building classification of a gymnasium. In an early construction meeting, a change in function decision was made that converted the building use from a gymnasium-type facility to a multi-purpose building. This change-in-use of the building resulted in a different building classification. The new classification moved the building to a more stringent building code in the Huntsville Building Codes. As a result, major construction changes were required to meet new code requirements. These included: structural; heating and cooling issues; and, thermal loss issues. The changes increased the cost of the building $350 to 400 thousand dollars. The Temporary Occupancy License issued by the City of Huntsville now has the facility rated to handle gatherings of 1,000 to 1,200 people.
Construction is progressing on the second floor. This area provides a large adult meeting room, a gathering room with a coffee counter, and 4 large meeting rooms. At the present time, stud-walls have been erected and sheetrock applied to one side of the wall. After the completion of the electrical conduit construction, the insulation will be added, then the second side of sheetrock will be installed.
The Fire of Your Love: Parousia
By Will Oliver
In my last column, I wrote of the Mass and its two parts—the Liturgy of the Word and the Liturgy of the Eucharist. I also mentioned the Parousia, the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist. Dr. Scott Hahn released a free video series through the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology for Lent (there is now a fee to stream or purchase the DVDs). I watched the entire ten-part series and found it well done, informative, and enjoyable to watch, so I thought I would mention the study course here. Dr. Scott Hahn was a Protestant trained minister who was ardently anti-Catholic, but while in the seminary, studying to become a Biblical Theologian, he began researching the early Church. He decided to attend Mass one day to see the heresies of the Catholic Church and he was greatly surprised, almost shocked, at how Biblically-based the Mass truly was. For years, he had ridiculed Catholics for knowing nothing of the Bible, nor incorporating it into their prayer life. That Mass changed all that and he entered the Church in 1986. Ever since, he has continued his work as a Biblical Theologian steeped in the Catholic faith. The St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, which he helped found, is a nonprofit research and educational institute dedicated to “Scripture study from the heart of the Church.” In light of the pandemic and the closing of churches, Dr. Hahn wanted to find a way to encourage Catholics to return to Mass, by demonstrating why their very lives depend upon it, for, as he explains, “It’s the summit of God’s plan for our salvation.” The 10-part series explores the question: “Where do we find the Mass in the Bible?” Dr. Hahn’s answer to that question is almost overwhelming in the breadth and depth that he presents in the videos. Filmed in what appears to be his own home, he presents each lesson with a mixture of video interview angles, live action scenes, and graphics. In the first lesson, “Where is the Mass in the Bible?” Dr. Hahn tells his own personal journey to discovering the Parousia, the Bible and the Mass. In the second lesson, he discussed the meaning of God’s “covenant,” both the old and new, by demonstrating that all things in the old pointed toward Jesus, and that all things in the Gospels pointed toward humanity’s Salvation. In lesson three, he highlights the meaning of the “New Testament” as understood by the early Church, which is a very different perspective than the one we have today. More importantly, he asks the question of whether Christ’s crucifixion was an execution or a sacrifice, thus showing the important connections between the Old and New Testaments. This leads to lesson four, which focuses on the prefigurements of the Eucharist in the Old Testament. In the fifth lesson, Dr. Hahn discusses the four Gospels to uncover the types of the Eucharist in Christ’s infancy and his public ministry, all of which anticipates the ultimate fulfillment of the New Covenant that began with the Last Supper. In lesson six, Dr. Hahn is joined by his wife Kimberly, and together they discuss the Mass as found in the Acts of the Apostles, as well as the New Testament letters. Lesson seven focuses mostly on the Letter to the Hebrews and the Book of Revelation, demonstrating how both describe so many aspects of the Mass. The next lesson, eight, returns us back to Dr. Hahn’s first experience with the Mass and what he saw of the Bible in the first-half of Mass, the Liturgy of the Word, while lesson nine details the same for the second-half—the Liturgy of the Eucharist. In the final lesson, he discusses the term Parousia, explaining how it has been so misunderstood by Biblical scholars when he discusses the real Presence of the Lord explaining that “His Parousia is how He remains with us at every Mass, fulfilling God’s desire for humanity: communion with Him.” This was an excellent series and I highly recommend it.
EL MISTERIO DE LA SANTÍSIMA TRINIDAD . . . . Hoy celebramos la solemnidad de la Santísima Trinidad. La Iglesia dedica este domingo a centrar nuestra atención en el misterio de la Santísima Trinidad, Dios, que es uno, en tres personas: Padre, Hijo y Espíritu Santo. La primera lectura de Deuteronomio hace énfasis en la grandeza imponente de Dios y su cercanía asombrosa. Pue-de parecer increíble, pero el Dios de toda la creación nos habla, nos protege y nos guía. La segunda lectura, tomada de la carta de San Pablo a los Romanos, describe la forma en que se relacionan las tres personas que son un solo Dios. El Espíritu nos guía para cumplir con Dios Padre como hijos adoptivos. Nuestra adopción es tal que somos incluso los herederos de nuestro hermano, Cristo, la segunda persona de la Trinidad, cuyos sufrimientos también debemos compartir. En el Evangelio según San Mateo, Jesús habla con la autoridad de Dios y nos envía a enseñar y bautizar en nombre de la Trinidad. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
My Own Church Parish . . . .
To Register yourself or update your family information go to https://galveston.parishsoftfamilysuite.com If you have any questions please contact Kathy Boscarino 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 fac-ing 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 comen-zado la misa, todas las puertas de la iglesia estarán cerra-das de adentro con la excepción de las puertas dobles que dan a la calle 16. Personas que lleguen tarde a misa solo podrá entrar a través de las puertas de la calle 16. Los feligreses podrán salir a través de cualquiera de las puertas cerradas. Se colocarán letreros alrededor del edificio de la iglesia para recordar a los feligreses de las puertas cerradas. El personal de la Iglesia Santo Tomás toma muy en serio la seguridad de todos los feligreses. Estamos seguros de que los pasos tomados minimizarán incidentes problemáticos.
CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS St. Thomas the Apostle Church #921900 1323 16th Street Huntsville, TX 77340 TELEPHONE 936 295-8159 CONTACT PERSON Sylvia Vitela Kathy Boscarino Cell #936 520-6524 EMAIL: [email protected] SOFTWARE MSPublisher 2010 Adobe Acrobat XI Windows 7 PRINTER OneNote 2010 TRANSMISSION TIME Tuesday 12:00 SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION October 1, 2017 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 8 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS Please print only 250 copies.
