December 14, 2014 - Our Lady of Walsingham

Our Lady of Walsingham
catholic church
The Principal Church of the Personal Ordinariate of
The Chair of Saint Peter
Under the Protection of Our Lady of Walsingham
Monsignor Jeffrey Steenson – Ordinary
Father Charles Hough IV – Rector
Father Laurence Gipson & Father Charles Hough III – Priests—in--Residence
Deacon James Barnett & Deacon Mark Baker -- Pastoral Assistants
+ The Third Sunday of Advent + 14 December AD 2014 +
Our Lady of Walsingham
7809 Shadyvilla Lane + Houston Texas 77055
713-683-9407 + Fax: 713-683-1518 + www.walsingham-church.org
Parish Secretary: Catherine Heath olwoffice@walsingham-church.org
Business Manager: Mark Stockstill
Liturgical Secretary: Carolyn Barnett
Events Liaison: Nancy MacArthur
Organist/Choirmaster: Edmund Murray
CCD [Sunday School] Director: Catalina Brand
RCIA Director: Deacon Mark Baker
Youth Directors: Joshua & Elizabeth Korf
Family Life Ministries Director: Mary Halbleib
Shrine Director: Irma Moré
Call the Parish Office if you wish to. . .
+ become a Registered Member of Our Lady of Walsingham + schedule a Wedding or a Baptism
+ explore the possibility of becoming Roman Catholic
+ talk about the Annulment process
+ schedule a confession by appointment
December 2014 Prayer Intentions of the Holy Father, Pope Francis
Universal: That the birth of the Redeemer may bring peace and hope to all people of good will.
For Evangelization: That parents may be true evangelizers, passing on to their children the precious gift of faith.
Welcome to Our Visitors
Thank you for sharing in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass with us today.
Please fill out a visitor’s card (found in the pew racks) and return it in the offering plate
so we will have a record of your visit. And please introduce yourself after Mass.
If you are a Catholic, we at Our Lady of Walsingham receive Holy Communion kneeling and by intinction
(both species on the tongue).
If you are not a Catholic, during Communion we invite you either to come forward with your arms crossed over your
chest, or fingers across your lips, and receive a blessing from the Priest or Deacon,
or remain in your pew and reflect on the presence of Christ.
His Eminence Daniel Cardinal DiNardo
Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
&
The Reverend Monsignor Jeffrey N. Steenson
Ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter
request the honor of your presence at the Ordination to the Order of Holy Priest of
Peter Hugh Davids
on Friday, 19 December AD 2014 at 11:00 in the morning at
Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Church
~ A Celebratory Reception is to follow at Fratelli’s Restaurant ~
Collection
Advent II
Weekly Budget
$ 13500
Regular Offering $ 23840
Over
$ 10340
Attendance: 698
Vigil 210
Sung 122
Said 170
High 196
“Rejoice always, pray constantly, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for
you”
I Thessalonians 5:16 - 18
This scripture reading sums up Stewardship.
“Rejoice always” means place your trust in God;
He will provide all that you need. “Pray constantly” means prayer should be a running conversation with God throughout the whole day,
every day. “Give thanks in all circumstances”
means even in bad situations, thank God. Suffering a little bit helps build empathy for others in
similar situations.
Liturgy Schedule This Weekend
Subject to change
Lectors
Rosary
Connie Westman
Vigil Lector
Connie Westman
8:00 Lector
Mary Halbleib
9:30 Lector
Arnaud Pichon
11:15 Lector
Clint Brand / Don Dean
Altar Servers
Vigil Mass
Jerry Hatten – Clerk
Woody Jones
Tito Edwards
Lee Bohannon
8:00 Sung Mass
GW Straker – Clerk
Michael Peterman
Nicolas Cano
Elijah Cano
9:30 Said Mass
Kenny Hennigan – Clerk
David Bloodworth – MC
11:15 Solemn High Mass
Scott Woloson – Clerk
Jason Llorente – MC
Diego Brand – Thurifer
Juan Pablo Brand – Crucifer
Michael Woloson – Torchbearer
CJ Nwafor – Torchbearer
Isiah Gomez — Boatboy
Altar Guild
Vigil Mass
Onyi Nwafor
8:00 Sung Mass
Carolyn Barnett
9:30 Said Mass
Ana Newton / Monica Bloodworth
11:15 Solemn High Mass
Ruth Mack
In Our Parish This Week
Saturday, December 13
10:00 am
12:00 noon - 2:30 pm
4:00 pm
4:30 pm
Sunday, December 14
8:00 am
8:45 am - 9:10 am
9:30 am
9:45 am - 10:45 am
10:50 am
11:15 am
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
4:00 pm
5:00 pm
Monday, December 15
12:00 noon
Tuesday, December 16
10:00 am
11:45 am
12:00 noon
12:45 pm
1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Wednesday, December 17
10:00 am - 2:30 pm
12:00 noon
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Thursday, December 18
9:00 am
6:00 pm - 7:15 pm
+ Friday, December 19
11:00 am
12:30 pm
2:30 pm
Saturday, December 20
4:00 pm
4:30 pm
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Sunday, December 21
8:00 am
8:45 am - 9:10 am
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
9:30 am
10:50 am
11:15 am
St. Lucy; Vigil of Sunday
Diaconal Ordination of Peter Davids
Chorus Angelorum Rehearsal
Rosary
Vigil Mass [Sean & Mary Margaret McGowan]
Advent III – Gaudete Sunday
Sung Mass [Elliott Goulas +]
Confessions
Said Mass [Patricia Ayer]
CCD / Adult Forum
Choral Mattins
Solemn High Mass
Youth Group Meeting - Newman Hall
Advent Lessons & Carols - Chorus Angelorum
Chorus Angelorum Reception - St. Jude Hall
Holy Mass [Lisa Davis]
Staff Meeting - Office of Liturgy
Noonday Prayer
Holy Mass [Isabelle Fazio]
Rosary – Holy House
Adoration – Holy House
Evening Prayer & Benediction – HHC
Holy House Advent Program - St. Jude Hall
Holy Mass [Fred Wilson +]
OLW Choir Rehearsal
Holy Mass [Caleb Davis IV +]
Schola Rehearsal
Presbyteral Ordination Mass - Peter Davids
Ordination Reception - Fratelli’s Restaurant
Bulletin Folding – Office of Liturgy
Vigil of Sunday
Rosary
Vigil Mass [Fred Wilson +]
Advent Market - St. Jude Hall
Advent IV
Sung Mass [Isabelle Fazio]
Confessions
Advent Market - St. Jude Hall
Said Mass [Elliott Goulas +]
CCD / Adult Forum on Break
Choral Mattins
Solemn High Mass
The Banns of Marriage are published between EMILY READ HEERENSPERGER
and JAIME RICARDO NAVARRO, both of this parish. If any of you know just
cause why they may not be joined together in Holy Matrimony, you are bidden to
declare it. This is the first time of asking.
Advent Lessons & Carols
~
Adoration of the
Blessed Sacrament
Every Tuesday from 12:00 noon
until Evening Prayer/Benediction
at 7:00 pm.
Come and be still with the Lord.
Adorers needed to cover
4 pm - 6 pm
Chorus Angelorum
today, Rose Sunday, December 14
at 4:00 pm
~
Reception following in St. Jude Hall
Gaudete in Domino
At the midpoint of Advent, on its third Sunday, the severity of penitential purple is softened with the rose-colored hues of
the distinctive vestments and antependia, otherwise used only halfway along the Lenten journey to Easter. Anticipating
Christmas, the Introit of the Mass bids us to rejoice for "the Lord is at hand." On Gaudete Sunday, roses adorn the Altar, and the Propers of the Liturgy resound with Psalm 85, the great "Psalm of Redemption." With the Prophet Isaiah,
we await the Messiah who is to come and who yet already dwells among us even as He will come again in the fullness
of time. Today's Mass, one of the richest of the year, gathers together and sums up all the complex range and solemn
joyfulness of the season.
The Sacred Liturgy this Sunday is also particularly rousing with its distinctive Gospel Acclamation Excita, Domine: "Stir
up thy strength, O Lord: and come and help us." The same phrase occurs notably in the Collect for the Third Sunday of
Advent appointed for the Anglican Use:
Stir up thy power, O Lord, and with great might come among us; and, because we are sorely hindered by our sins, let
thy bountiful grace and mercy speedily help and deliver us; through Jesus Christ our Lord . . .
This remarkable prayer, addressed to the eagerly awaited Son of God, derives from the ancient Gelasian Sacramentary
and survives as a remnant of the four collects that began with the word Excita ("Stir up") in the old Roman and Sarum
Missals. Hastening our way to Our Lord's Nativity, this oration perfectly sets forth the themes of
His two advents--the first when He came in humility, and the second in which He comes in power;
the first in which He came to save, and the second when He comes to relieve and help.
The Third Sunday of Advent also ushers in the
Winter Embertide, traditionally observed as days
of penance on the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday of this week. On the day after Ember
Wednesday, the Church sings the first of the
Great O Antiphons that accompany the Magnificat
at Vespers or Evensong: O Wisdom, which camest out of the mouth of the most High, and reachest from one end to another, mightily and sweetly ordering all things: Come and teach us the way of prudence.
~ Excerpt from “Liturgical Notes from the Verger” by Dr. Clinton A. Brand
That They All May Be One
The Prayer of Jesus that We Can No Longer Ignore
by
Father Charles Hough III
Vicar General of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter
and Priest-in Residence at Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Church
Signed copies on sale this weekend at OLW for $29.99
Published by the Knights of Columbus (Council 9748)
All proceeds go to the Building Fund of St. John Vianney, Cleburne, Texas
A parish of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter
Chancel Cushions Dedication
December 14, 2014
The St. Margaret of Scotland Needlework Guild of Our Lady of Walsingham has just completed needlepointed cushions for the Chancel stalls. These cushions are being presented for
dedication today.
In designing the cushions, inspiration came from several sources. The frame and background
designs common to all six cushions
were inspired by the design of the
lower reredos in the Sanctuary. Four
of the cushions are centered with a
Canterbury cross reflecting our Anglican patrimony. The celebrant's stall
cushion is centered with an ancient
Trinity symbol expressing the relationship among the Father, Son, and
Holy Spirit. The Cathedra's cushion
is centered with the seal of The Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St.
Peter and surrounded with symbols of
St. Peter.
The boxing on each cushion is a combiside up, and St. Peter's cross, which is upside down.
row of crosses atop the reredos.
nation of Christ's cross, which is right
The suggestion for this came from the
These cushions were generously sponsored by and stitched by parishioners who have
worked diligently for over a year. With 196 stitches per square inch of canvas and an average of 700 square inches per cushion, each stitcher painstakingly and lovingly put in approximately 137,200 stitches!!!
Following the Mass, please come to the Chancel to see their handiwork.
Paula Dean, Directress
Needlework Guild
Front to Back, Epistle Side
Cushion 1
In Memory of
Rosalie Caldarera
Given by Mary Ann Bonaccolta
Stitched by Barbara Moore and Carolyn Barnett
Cushion 2 (Celebrant's Stall)
In Honor of
Fr. James T. Moore
Founding Pastor of Our Lady of Walsingham
Given by his Children:
Wendy Moore, Stephen Moore, Virginia Sinclair, and Christie Leman
Stitched by Patricia Bacot
Cushion 3 (Deacon's Stall)
In Honor of
Deacon James M. Barnett
Given by Carolyn Barnett
Stitched by Carolyn Barnett and Patricia Bacot
Front to Back, Gospel Side
Cushion 4 (Deacon's Stall)
In Memory of
Deacon John D. Denson
Given by Margaret P. Denson
Stitched by Karen Chapman and Carolyn Barnett
Cushion 5 (Cathedra)
In Honor of
Msgr. Jeffrey N. Steenson
First Ordinary
The Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter
Given by Mr. and Mrs. Howard B. Chapman
Stitched by Barbara Moore and Paula Dean
Cushion 6
In Memory of Parents:
Tillie and Charlie Kubin
Jack K. Ayer
Given by Dan and Suzanne Kubin
Stitched by Carolyn Barnett, Pat Bradley, and Karen Chapman
Weekly Votive Lights
Happy Birthday!
December 14 – Gerald Bush, Vada Goulas, John Graff,
Ruth Murdock, Mary Worth
December 17 – Fran Goeken, Lucas Perez, Sergio Perez,
Catherine Sharkey, Scott Sullivan, Beth Wales
December 18 – Elizabeth Frew, Nneoma Nwafor
December 19 – Joan Feehery, Jordan Mooney, John Oyen,
Philomene Saha, Marc Tronzo, Linda Woodson
+
The Votive Lights of
The Martyrs
burn this week for
all those ill,
especially
Fr. Bruce Noble
Jim Hanratty
Gerald Bush
Roy Wedgeworth
Addison Elliott
Faron Barnett
Happy Birthday!
December 15, 2001 – Walter & Anna Cole
December 16, 2006 – Anthony & Rebecca Petry
December 17, 1983 – Carl & Donna Phinney
December 17, 2010 – Andrew & Tanya Jo Greenwood
+
The Votive Light of
Family Life and Protect Life Ministries Announcements
Our Lady
Mary Halbleib, Director
burns this week for
wlmsconsul@sbcglobal.net
+
The Votive Light of
We have Resources for Family Difficulties
Troubled Marriages - Catholic Telephone Marriage/Family Counseling - Crisis
Pregnancy - Post-Abortion Recovery - Same Sex Attraction – Pornography Addiction
St. Joseph
burns this week for
Allison & Baby Grace
Natural Family Planning Engaged and married couples learn more about the
science and theology of their God given fertility to assist them with conception of
the children God blesses to them and with the spacing of children when serious
reasons exist. Call Lou and Jeanne Curcio at 713.263.7914 to learn more, register, and for class dates and times.
+
The Votive Light of
St. Gabriel
burns this week for
the repose of the soul of
Mark Ferenz
Resources for Family Difficulties
and for
James Fisher &
the Fisher/Ferenz Families
+
The Votive Light of
St. Jude
burns this week for the continued
progress and well-being of
Peb Rock
+
Envelopes for the Votive Lights
are on the Narthex Table
+
713.447.7141
~
A Special Intention
Troubled Marriages - Retrovaille Encounter Weekend - http://www.retrouvaille.org/ Houston, Ginger & Scott Griffin at 713-529-6242.
Catholic Telephone Marriage/Family Counseling - Pastoral Solutions Institute:
www.exceptionalmarriages.com
Crisis
Pregnancy
-713-263-8400
http://
www.foundationforlife.org/maternal_assistance_program.asp
Post-Abortion Recovery - Rachel's Vineyard: 877 HOPE 4 ME (877-467-3463), and locally,
Gulf Coast Healing - 713-690-2210, 281-974 -7880
Silent No More - Awareness Campaign - Abortion Recovery Resource Page: AbortionForgiveness.org, Silentnomoreawareness.org, 888.735.3448
Same Sex Attraction - Courage -Adult Catholic Support Group - Fr. Mike VanCleve, St.
Jerome Catholic Church, 713-468-9555, fr.mike@hotmail.com, http://www.couragerc.net/
Mass Schedule for Christmas
Christmas Eve
4:30 pm – Vigil Mass with Carols
7:30 pm – Prelude Music – OLW String Ensemble
8:00 pm – Solemn High Mass
10:30 pm – Carols with the OLW Choir
Christmas Day
11:00 pm – Solemn High Mass of Midnight
10:00 am – Said Mass
please pray for all those who are in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity
especially: Allison, Baby Grace, Peb, Michael Hanlon, Howard Chapman, Linda Moore, James Fisher, Linda Moore, Phillip Bahr,
Addison Elliott, Clifton, Lois Simmons, Luis Del Valle, Faron Barnett, Jim Hanratty, Joanne Goulas, Joe Maggio, Tristan, Frances,
Silviano Alaniz, Roy Wedgeworth, Father Bruce Noble, Gerald Bush, Michael Crewell, Kelly Gillespie,
and those on the Prayer List in the Martyrs Chapel.
and for the faithful departed
especially: Joan Maberry, Robert Rossi, Scott Crawford, Frederick Wilson, Elliott Goulas,
and those on the Prayer List in the Martyrs Chapel.
The Adult Forum
Faith Seeking Understanding: Adult Catechesis
~ Fides quaerens intellectum ~
Dec. 14
St. Jude Hall - Sundays 9:45 am - 10:45 am
Adult Forum
2014
Tentative Schedule of Speakers
Fr. Hough III
The Profound Impact of Vatican II
Dec. 21 - Jan. 11
On Break
Fr. Charles Hough III grew up in Fort Worth, Texas. He served as an Episcopal Priest for 32 years until his ordination as a Catholic
priest in 2012. Fr. Hough was one of the founding priests of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth in 1983, and served as rector in
two parishes before becoming Canon to the Ordinary in 1994. Fr. Hough, the father of our Rector, serves as a priest-in-residence
here at Our Lady of Walsingham and is the Vicar General of the Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter.
KIDS HOPE
Our Successful Sock Drive for the Kids at Treasure Forest
Note from Treasure Forest:
Thank you for impacting the long term memories of our children. You are making a big difference in their lives! We feel very blessed to have
you in our campus. Not only with the dictionary program, but also with the Kids Hope volunteers who come and enrich the lives of our future
leaders here at Treasure Forest!
Through the generous effort of our parishioners we collected over 900 pairs of socks for the students of Treasure Forest, well over our goal of having at least one pair of socks for every child. They are being organized to distribute to the
children next week. We also helped to brighten the day of the teachers and staff by providing a very successful teacher
appreciation. The staff was very surprised and delighted to have the cake and homemade goodies.
Catholic Family Advent Resources
Advent Wreath, (make your own )http://www.catholicculture.org/,
Advent Wreath Prayers http://www.churchyear.net/
Jesse Tree, (make your own) http://www.catholicculture.org/
December 6, Feast of St. Nicolas, http://www.catholicculture.org/
December 8, Holy Day of Obligation, Feast of the Immaculate Conception, http://www.catholicculture.org/
December 12, Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, http://www.catholicculture.org/
Nativity Scene – (you’re your own) http://www.catholicicing.com/
Wonderful Children’s Advent daily emails, Advent activities, http://holyheroes.net/
O Antiphons,( week before Christmas) http://www.catholic.org/
Posadas - December 16 for nine evenings, - December 24 Midnight Mass. http://www.catholic.org/
Save the Date!
Mark your calendars and make your plans to attend the
Chorus Angelorum Gala
Dinner ~ Dance ~ Auction
on
April 24, 2015
at
The Junior League of Houston
Chorus Angelorum is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
All donations are tax deductible to the extent provided by the law.