Fourth Sunday of Advent December 21, 2014

Archdiocese of Galveston Houston
St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church
816 Park Dr. La Porte, Texas 77571
281-471-2000 Fax:281-471-9365
Website:www.stmaryslaporte.com
E-mail: stmaryslpcc@sbcglobal.net
Parish Office Hours
Monday - Friday
9:00 am-12:00 Noon
1:00 pm-4:00 pm
CCE Office Hours:
Sunday 8:30 am-12:00 pm
Fourth Sunday of Advent
December 21, 2014
Sacrament of Baptism
Baptisms are celebrated on the 1st Sunday of the
month. Classes are held on
the 2nd & 3rd
Tuesday of each month. Please come by the Parish
Office to register or call for more information.
Reconciliation
The Sacrament of Penance is offered on Saturdays,
from 4:30p.m. to 5:30p.m. or by appointment.
Sacrament of Marriage
Please contact the Parish Office at least (6) six months
prior to your desired wedding date to arrange a
meeting with Father Tony or one of the Deacons. If
you want a Mass, you must call Father Tony.
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
Are you a non-Catholic who is interested in joining the
Catholic faith? Are you a baptized Catholic who has
never received the sacraments of 1st Communion and
Confirmation? If your answer is yes to either of
these questions, call the Parish Office.
Sacrament of First Communion
First Communion candidates must be baptized, at least
in the second grade, and have been attending CCE
classes for two full years previous to their receiving
the Sacrament. Adults needing First Communion
should refer to the rite of Christian Initiation of Adults.
Sacrament of Confirmation
Confirmation candidates must have previously
received the Sacraments of Baptism and First
Communion. They must have faithfully attended Life
Teen for at least one full year prior to beginning preparation for the Sacrament (more than three
absences without a valid excuse can alter the process). A
signed form stating that the parent/guardian and the
candidate understand all requirements is also
necessary before the preparation begins. Adults
needing confirmation should refer to the Rite of
Christian initiation of adults.
Eucharistic Celebrations
Saturday: 6:00 p.m.
Sunday: 7:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m.,
12:30 p.m. (Spanish)
4:00 p.m. Life Teen Mass
Weekday Masses in St. Joseph’s Chapel
Monday (No Mass)
Tuesday – 12:00 noon
Wednesday – 8:30 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, & Friday – 8:30 a.m.
Parish Staff
Rev. Tony A. Castro, Pastor
Deacon Hector Cantu
Deacon Julio Matallana
Deacon Stan Avallone
Parish Secretary-Debbie Heasty
C.C.E. Director-Jessica Jaramilllo
EDGE Director-Renee Cortez
Life Teen Director-Shari Davis
Vision Statement
St. Mary of the Immaculate
Conception is a Catholic Community
of Believers called to serve Christ by
gathering together at the Lord’s
Table in worship and praise, by serving our brothers and sisters in Christ,
and by being a welcoming beacon of
light to all. We are many parts, yet
one body in Christ.
ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH ~ LA PORTE
FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
DECEMBER 21, 2014
“God is at Work Here”
Loan Balance
Tues. Dec. 23:
12:00pm
Douglas Bradley
Wed. Dec. 24: Christmas Eve
6:00pm
Children of the Parish
Thurs. Dec. 25: Christmas Day
12:00am
Rita Zaborowski†
By:Rev. Don Schwarting
10:00am
Mary Jane Avallone†
12:30pm
Tito Rubalcala†
By:Family
Fri. Dec. 26:
8:30am
Special Intention Ana Marie
By:Angeles Sullivan
Sat. Dec. 27:
6:00pm
Ralph Garza†
By:Sazon Family & Friends
Sun. Dec. 28:
7:30am
Raymond Zann†
By:Family
10:00am
Jesse Lozano Sr.
By:Alma Lozano & Children
12:30pm
Ruben Anonuevo†
By:Mr. & Mrs. Armando Federico
4:00PM
People of the Parish
Christmas Eve & Christmas Day
Mass Schedule
Dec. 24th Children’s Mass 6p.m.
Dec. 25th Mass 12:00am, 10:00am,
12:30pm(Spanish)
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New Year’s Eve & New Year’s Day
Wed. Dec. 31st~6:30pm(Vigil Solemnity of Mary)
Thurs. Jan. 1st~10:00am(Solemnity of Mary)
Holiday Chapel & Office Schedule
Chapel Closed Week of Dec. 21st & Dec. 27th
Adoration will resume Tues., Jan. 5th
Office Closed
Dec. 24, 25 & 26th & New Year’s Day
Parishioner Updates ~ 2014 Tax Statements
If you have changed your address, phone number or
marital status, please contact the parish office as soon
as possible. If we do not have the correct contact
information, it will cause a delay in receiving your tax
donation letters in January.
The following items are not tax deductible. Mass
stipends, purchase of raffle tickets, items purchased at
the Bazaar; silent auction, live auction, tickets for
games etc.
If you have any question, please contact the office.
Principle Balance
Monthly Payment
Donations this Week
$ 274,168.67
$ 8,000.00
$ 1,594.00
God’s blessings to each of you for your support.
DIOCESAN SERVICES FUND
Parish Goal $49,000.00
Total Amount Pledged $51,006.15
Total Amount Paid $48,297.12 (98.57%)
Total # of Participants 173
“You will be enriched in every way for Great
Generosity” If you have made a pledge to DSF but
have not paid it yet, please do so before the first of
the year. If you have not had the opportunity to
donate this year, please fill out a donation envelope
located at the doors of the church or visit
www.archgh.org/dsf.
Children’s Christmas Pageant
6pm Mass Christmas Eve
Final Practice Dec. 21st @ 2p.m.
CCE students K-5th are invited to
participate. Younger children may also participate if
accompanied by a PARENT. Practice will be in the
Rosay Hall. For information contact Angela
Mascarro @ 713-305-8047 or Angie Tercero @ 713507-4383.
Offering Envelopes
For those using Visitor Envelopes; Many of you have
requested “Offering Envelopes” to be ordered for you.
You must be registered in our Parish to receive offering
envelopes. There are Parish Registration forms by the
main doors of the church, or you may come by the office.
Only after you are registered in our parish can offering
envelopes be ordered. Any questions, please call the
office @ 281-471-2000.
Knights of Columbus
New Year’s Eve Party
Open to Parish & Community
GRUPO ADVIZO ~ DJ BIG “O”
803 S. 8th St., La Porte, TX
Dinner & Dance 6:00pm-12:30am
Tickets ~Single $25 Couples$35
Reservations@ 281-853-6682
Tickets on sale today after all Masses
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Dear parish family,
4th Sunday of Advent (B)
We are now in the final days of preparation for Christmas. Today's liturgy casts the spotlight on Mary. In the opening
prayer of the Mass today we hear these words; "Heavenly Father, the mystery of your eternal Word took flesh on earth
when the Virgin Mary placed her life at the service of your plan."
God's plans are beyond our ways and sometimes skip our understanding. What appear to us as insignificant,
for God it is important. God sometimes chooses the most unexpected places and lowly persons to accomplish his
plans. The world tends always to associate greatness with wealth and fame. But the birth of our Lord and Savior in the
most humble setting challenges such stereotypes and give us a concrete idea of how the grace of God operate in our
lives.
The standards of the world often give us so many false hopes. Society is full of examples of people who have
reached the highest standards of life in the eyes of the world yet find their life inwardly and spiritually miserable. Even
as the world reached the highest sophistication in technology and science yet -the lives of the people are not as contented or fulfilled as the people before us.
All of us already acknowledged God in our lives. That's why we are here to give praise and worship to him.
Yet what makes us different and great before God is how we allow him to use us for his purposes. All of us come to
pray to God to help us in many different aspects of our life or in our many different needs, which are our normal way of
relating to him. But how many of us pray that we become his servants at his disposal? This is why Mary is the message
of God to us. She allowed herself to be the lowly handmaid of the Lord.
Mary is blessed because of her total openness to the plan of God and because of her complete trust and
confidence in Him. We are also blessed if like Mary we have the attitude of self-surrender to the message of God rather
than the message of the world. The simplicity and pure confidence of Mary to God free her from the confusion of her
world. It is also this same simplicity and confidence in God that can free us from the complexity and confusion in the
world we live today.
We are now in the last Sunday of Advent and only few days before Christmas. The story of the Annunciation
and its message is once again closer to home. Mary's response to the angel ought to be also our response today and
everyday of our life as Christmas draws near. Let her "yes" be our "yes" to God's message. Only then that God can
best realize His wonderful plan for each and every one of us.
May you have a joyful Advent and advance Blessed Christmas!
Querida familia parroquial,
Fr. Tony
Cuarto domingo de Adviento (B)
Ahora estamos en los últimos días de preparación para la Navidad. La liturgia de hoy pone toda la atención en María.
En la oración inicial de la Misa de hoy escuchamos estas palabras; "Padre Celestial, el misterio de su eterna Palabra
se hizo carne en la tierra cuando la Virgen María puso su vida al servicio de su plan."
Los planes de Dios están más allá de nuestros caminos y, a veces sobrepasan nuestra comprensión. Lo que
nos parece tan insignificante, para Dios es muy importante. Dios a veces elige los lugares más inesperados y las
personas humildes para lograr sus planes. El mundo tiende siempre a asociar la grandeza con la riqueza y la fama.
Pero el nacimiento de nuestro Señor y Salvador en las más humildes condiciones nos reta con tales estereotipos y nos
dan una idea concreta de cómo la gracia de Dios opera en nuestras vidas.
Los estándares del mundo a menudo nos dan tantas esperanzas falsas. La sociedad está llena de ejemplos de
personas que han alcanzado los más altos estándares de vida ante los ojos del mundo y todavía no han encontrado su
vida interior y espiritualmente están en un estado desdichado. A pesar de que el mundo alcanzó la más alta sofisticación en la tecnología y la ciencia aún la vida de las personas no están tan satisfechas o contentas como debería ser.
Todos nosotros ya reconocimos a Dios en nuestras vidas. Es por eso que estamos aquí para alabarlo y adorarlo. Sin embargo, lo que nos hace diferentes y grande delante de Dios es como permitimos que él nos use para sus
propósitos. Todos nosotros venimos a orar a Dios para que nos ayude en muchos aspectos diferentes de nuestras vidas o en nuestras diferentes necesidades, que es nuestra forma normal de relacionarnos con él. Pero, ¿cuántos de
nosotros oramos para convertimos en sus servidores y estar a su disposición? Es por esto que María es el mensaje de
Dios para nosotros. Ella se permitió humildemente ser la esclava del Señor.
María es bienaventurada por su apertura total al plan de Dios y por su completa confianza y la confianza en
Él. También estamos bendecidos si como María tenemos la actitud de auto-entrega al mensaje de Dios antes que al
mensaje del mundo. La confianza simple y pura de María hacia Dios la libera de la confusión de su mundo. También
es esta misma sencillez y confianza en Dios que nos puede liberar de la complejidad y confusión en el mundo en que
vivimos hoy.
Ahora estamos en el último domingo de Adviento y sólo unos días antes de Navidad. La historia de la Anunciación y su mensaje está una vez más cerca de casa. La respuesta de María al ángel debe ser también nuestra respuesta hoy y todos los días de nuestra vida ya que se acerca la Navidad. Deje que su "sí" sea nuestro "sí" al mensaje
de Dios. Sólo entonces Dios puede realizar mejor su plan maravilloso para todos y cada uno de nosotros.
¡Que tengas un Adviento de alegría y una Feliz Navidad!
Padre Tony
ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH ~ LA PORTE
FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
St. Mary’s Music Ministry
Needs Your Voice!!
Sat. 6pm Mass– Rehearsals before Mass at 5:15.
Contact Kathy McBride 713-628-8387
Sun. 7:30am Mass - Rehearsals before Mass at 7am
Contact Yvonne Fisher 832-581-5974
Sun. 10:00am Mass - Annelise Lagasse 281-459-6453
Sun. 12:30pm Spanish MassContact Jose Vazquez 832-868-4081
Sun. 4pm Life Teen Mass- Rehearsals-Sunday 2pm
Contact Alex @ 281-543-7794 or sttheresa.prolife@gmail.com
ALTAR SOCIETY
Dec. 20/21:Frances Williams Birthday Celebration
By: O’Neal Family
Dec. 27/28: Christmas Flowers~ Altar Society
Church Candle
Deceased Members of Huston Family
Chapel Candle
Alfredo Molina Birthday Celebration
By:Rosie Molina
ALTAR FLOWERS 2015
Jan. 10/11, 17/18, 25/25 31/Feb. 1
Feb. 7/8, 14/15
If you would like to place flowers on the altar for a special
occasion or in memory of a loved one please contact the
Church office or Carolyn O’Neal @ 832-465-4689 to
reserve your date.
CATHOLIC CLERICAL STUDENT FUND…
is a fund set up to help maintain the Seminary where our
young men live while they are studying to become priests.
Enrollment cards are available for any special occasion @
$3.00 per person, $10.00 per family or $25.00 for a
perpetual enrollment. For info. or to do an enrollment
please come by the office.
St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store
Mon.-Wed., Fri., Sat. 9:00-11:00am
Store Closed Thurs. & Sun.
Imagine how Mary felt at he birth of Jesus: excited,
awed, frightened. Deep faith was her light in the
darkness, for Jesus was born during the night of the
year when darkness is the longest. In faith is found
the real, lasting, and deep joy of Christmas.
Through your donations to our thrift store, St. Vincent has
been able to bring the spirit of Christmas to the hearts of
the poor, providing assistance to the needy in our
community.
Our Resale Shop here at St. Mary’s is in desperate
need of volunteers. Several of our regular volunteers
have had to be taken off of the schedule due to medical
issues. The hours are 9-11am, and the store is open
every day but Thurs. & Sun. You can pick any day you
are able to work. If you are available to help out, please
contact the church office.
DECEMBER 21, 2014
MINISTRY SCHEDULE
December 24 & 25, 2014
SATURDAY- 6:00pm
Altar Servers
R. Schoppe, R. Schoppe
Lector
K. Regan
Commentator
I. Salas
Extraordinary Ministers
W. Hayes, F. Novak
of the Eucharist
SUNDAY-12:00am (Midnight)
Altar Server
N. Avallone, D. Rowan
Lector
T. Avalone
Commentator
K. Nastally
Extraordinary Ministers
M. Reyes
of the Eucharist
SUNDAY-10:00am
Altar Server
B. Tercero, O. Tercero
Lector
D. Swenson
Commentator
V. Swenson
Extraordinary Ministers
R. Florance, G. Leslie
of the Eucharist
SUNDAY-12:30pm(Spanish)
Altar Servers
A. San Miguel, A. San Miguel
M. Hernandez
Lectors
C. Cirnigliario, G. Cirnigliario
Extraordinary Ministers
A. San Miguel, C. San Miguel
of the Eucharist
December 27 & 28, 2014
SUNDAY DAY – 6:00pm
Altar Servers
A. Nguyen, J. Nguyen
Lector
I. Salas
Commentator
F. Novak
Extraordinary Ministers
W. Hayes, P. Stanton
of the Eucharist
SUNDAY-7:30am
Altar Server
N. Molina
Lector
B. Gerdes
Commentator
L. Raymundo
Extraordinary
D. Gerdes, J. Shipp, K. Shipp
SUNDAY-10:00am
Altar Server
D. Colburn, N. Colling
Lector
C. Bremer
Commentator
T. Avallone
Extraordinary Ministers
S. Burmaster, L. Colling,
of the Eucharist
C. O’Neal
SUNDAY-12:30pm(Spanish)
Altar Servers
N. Gallegos, X. Gallegos
Lectors
M. Arrona, V. Bermudez
Extraordinary Ministers
C. Cirniglario, G. Cirniglario
of the Eucharist
SUNDAY-4:00pm
Altar Servers
A. Brinkley, D. Rowan
Lectors
J. Woods
Extraordinary Ministers
A. Brinkley, H. Novosad,
of the Eucharist
M. Reyes
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ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH ~ LA PORTE
FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
DECEMBER 21, 2014
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday:1 Sm 1:24-28; 1 Sm 2:1, 4-8abcd; Lk 1:46-56
Tuesday:Mal 3:1-4, 23-34; Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-10, 14;
Lk 1:57-66
Wednesday:2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29;
Lk 1:67-79
Thursday: Vigil: Is 62:1-5; Ps 89:4-5, 16-17, 27, 29;
Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Mt 1:1-25 [18-25]
Night: Is 9:1-6; Ps 96:1-3, 11-13; Ti 2:11-14;
Lk 2:1-14
Dawn: Is 62:11-12; Ps 97:1, 6, 11-12; Ti 3:4-7; Lk 2:15-20
Day: Is 52:7-10; Ps 98:1-6; Heb 1:1-6;
Jn 1:1-18 [1-5, 9-14]
Friday:Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6, 8ab,
16bc, 17; Mt 10:17-22
Saturday:1 Jn 1:1-4; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12; Jn 20:1a, 2-8
Sunday:Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 or Gn 15:1-6; 21:1-3; Ps 128:1-5
or Ps 105:1-6, 8-9; Col 3:12-21 [12-17] or
Hb 11:8, 11-12, 17-19; Lk 2:22-40 [22, 39-40]
Please Pray For
Our Troops and …
Ana Marie Tajerina, Andre Josef Tallieu, Lea Katherine
Tennyson, Alia Perez, Genia & Willis Mahaffey, M.L. Mayo,
Abraham Flores, Priscilla Lopez, Richard Bricker, Reynaldo
Cantu, Arturo Munoz, Thelma Jean, Dianne Lemons, Aurora
Martinez Jones, Michelle Dowling, Chad Burke, Mercy Burke,
Arnold Alanis, Kathryn Coleman, Tex Murphy, Dottie Hurry,
Carlos E. Rodriguez, Jennifer Wade, Craig Wade, Rolland
Harrison, Lilly Budd, Gloria, Luke Lewallen, Marty Montemayor, Marge Tennyson, Roland Gutierrez, Octavio Salazar, Deborah Esposito, Tracy Salinas, Michelle Burke, Edgar Jovane Cantu, Abel Benitez, Mary Dean, A.J. Saul, Goldie
Skaggs, Casazza Family, Red Cornejo, Jeanie DuPont, Juan
Palacios, Sean DePaulo
Continue to Pray for Norman & Joanne Hartman, Marita
Hooper, Sue Gonzalez, Linda Jaramillo, Janie Cavazos, Janet Lodge, Rose Moreno, Lois Johnston, Joe Funda, Ray
Rozelle, Fran Tennyson, Jose Molina, Minnie Lopez, Baby
Gavin Binkley, Deacon Merce Leal, Charlotte Boudreaux,
Marcos Vasquez, Margarita Klock, John & Sue Crockett, Joanne Jarrell, Joanie O’Neal, Ben Munoz, Nell Turk, Diana
Ortiz, Ophelia Pinard, Bob & Shirley Davis, Dot Ryan, Janet
Hoffpauir, Nick Martin, Geraldine Christensen, Teresa Eidt,
Barry Armstrong and those requesting prayer via our web
site.
Remember Our Shut-Ins Emil Schaider, Ann Blair, Soledad
Hernandez, Elida Peterson, those battling terminal illness and
the residents of La Porte Care Center and Parson’s House.
Repose of the Soul of Ana Marie Tijerna
Our Sympathy to Gloria Rinche and family on the loss
of her sister, Ana Marie
Please Note: Names on our “Please Pray For” list are left on for
four weeks. If someone needs to be put back on the prayer list
or added please call the Church Office during regular office
hours. Thank you for your cooperation in helping us keep this
list current.
~ Giving to Give ~
If you have a rosary in need of repair, or if you would like
to have one made, please contact Rena Hellstein @ 281
-889-8043. ***New Rosaries ~ $20.00 & up (Available in
the office) Repairs ~$5.00 & up. All proceeds are
donated to the building fund.
Upcoming Men’s Retreat
Holy Name Retreat Center
430 Bunker Hill Rd., Houston, TX
January 9,10 & 11, 2015
Theme: “Meeting the Jesus I Never Knew”
This retreat is open to all men of the parish.
Contact Ruben Salinas @ 713-858-0154
Hector Villarreal @ 281- 470-9810
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Knights of Columbus Upcoming…
All Parishioners Welcome
December 27th -Helper’s of God’s Precious Infants
in a Peaceful, Prayerful Vigil & Rosary on Sat. Dec.
27th, which is the Feast of the Holy Innocents.
Vigil will be held at two locations:
Shrine of the True Cross, 300 FR 517 Rd., E. Dickinson,
TX @ 4:30, followed by a Candlelight Rosary @ Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Dickinson, TX
Queen of Peace, 3011 Telephone Rd., Houston, TX Vigil
@ 7:pm followed by Candlelight Rosary @ Planned
Parenthood, 4600 Gulf Freeway.
• January 10th—Please join us in praying the Holy
Rosary asking for our Blessed Mother’s intercession
for the unborn, elderly, disabled, sick and all special
intentions every 2nd Monday of the month in St.
Joseph’s Chapel @ 6:30pm.
If you have any questions about any of the above
information, please contact Jaime Vasquez @ 832-339-8849
or jmvsq@hotmail.com.
Youth Forum Night This Monday
“Can Christ help me even if I already ‘messed up’?”
“What is my purpose for being here?”
Open Discussion ~ Mon. Dec.22nd
6:30-8 pm Parish Hall
Info. call Sharon @281-451-9593 (Missing Peace)
Let us all be thankful for the gift of our
vocation. Learn to enrich your vocation of
Marriage or Holy Orders by attending an
enrichment made just for you. The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend is February
13-15, 2015. Register early to reserve a spot.
Contact Brian & Tina Little @ 281-773-4014 or
for
more
information
go
online
to
houstonme.org.
“Gabriel’s Angels”
The Gabriel Project is designed to help women
and teenagers who are in a crisis pregnancy. If
you are in need of assistance or know
someone who is, please contact Belinda @ 713
-805-4961. or the Church Office.
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ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH ~ LA PORTE
FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
DECEMBER 21, 2014
Rite of Christian
Initiation of Adults
Are you a non-Catholic who is
interested in joining the Catholic faith? Are you a baptized
Catholic who has never received the sacraments of 1st
Communion and Confirmation and are over the age of
eighteen? If your answer is yes to either of these
questions you may be interested in joining our RCIA
program. Classes are Wednesday @ 6:45pm in the
Parish Hall Conference Rm. There will be no class
this week due to the Christmas holidays.
For
additional information, please call the office or email
Tracy @ stmarysrcia@yahoo.com.
Join Us…
Sunday Morning Bible Study with Deacon Stan & Tracy
Avallone. The program we are using is called “Bringing
Faith Home”. It is designed to help parents in teaching
and explaining their faith to their children. Please
consider joining us over in the Rosary Hall Conference
Room while your children are in CCE on Sunday
mornings (CCE Schedule @ 8:45am & 11). Everyone is
welcome. If you need any additional information please
contact Deacon Stan @ 281-507-2253.
Upcoming Forgiveness Study...Tired of being told that
you need to forgive but never being told how to do it?
Tired of being held hostage by people who tell you “If you
had really forgiven me, you’d…? True forgiveness isn’t
about denying that what has been done to you is wrong.
It also isn’t about continuing relationships that are
unhealthy or mutually beneficial. Real forgiveness can
open up a world of healing and grace. Interested? We’ll
be discussing forgiveness on Jan. 4, 11 and 18th @
5:15pm(after Life Teen Mass) in the Rosary Hall
Conference
Room.
Please
email
Tracy
(stmarysrcia@yahoo.com) if you plan to attend so that
she can have materials prepared for you. You are
welcome even if you haven’t emailed ahead of time.
Justice & Peace Giving Trees...
God’s blessings to each of you for your
generosity to our Giving Tree program
this year. Through your generosity we
were able to help over 30 families in
our La Porte community with food and
Christmas gifts. Also, a special thank
you to the La Porte FFA for their generosity in
helping to make this community outreach possible.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!!!
FREE! ESL Classes
We are currently on a break from our regularly scheduled
classes for ESL. We will be resuming classes after the
1st of the year and will place updated information in the
bulletin as soon as we confirm our new schedule. For
additional information contact the office.
Activities of the Week
Sun. Dec. 21: No Cee EDGE OR Life Teen
Christmas Pageant Practice @ 2pm Rosary Hall
Mon. Dec. 22:
Clases de Crecimiento 7pm
Wed. Dec. 24:
Christmas Eve (Office Closed)
Thurs. Dec. 25:
Christmas (Office Closed)
Fri. Dec. 26:
Office Closed
Upcoming Baptismal Dates
Jan. 4th, Feb. 1st, March 1st
Our regularly scheduled baptism classes are on the 2nd
Tuesday of each the month in English and 3rd Tuesday
of each month in Spanish @ 7pm. Baptisms are the first
Sunday of the month after the 10am and 12:30pm
Masses. To register please call the office.
St. Joseph’s Chapel Memorial Bricks
We are currently taking the names of anyone who would
like to purchase a brick In Loving Memory or for a special
occasion in our garden behind the chapel. We have only
12 spaces still available, at a cost of $75.00 each. If you
would like to purchase one, please call the office.
Los Testigos del Poder de Dios
Nuestra Asamblea de Oración les invita a reunirse como
hermanos en Cristo para ALABAR,
BENDECIR, y
GLORIFICAR a nuestro Dios, Padre, Hijo y Espiritu Santo.
Vengan pequeños y grandes todos los viernes de 7:159:00p.m en la capilla de San Jose. Les invitamos a
participar con nosotros con un Servicio de Comunion cada
primer viernes del mes. Gracias por escuchar el llamado de
Dios! Dios te bendiga!
Mass Intentions
If you have a deceased loved one, or would like to remember
someone on their special occasion please call the office to
schedule a Mass Intention. We are only allowed to schedule
one intention per Mass. All Mass Intentions need to be paid for
one week prior to the scheduled Mass, or you will have to re
-schedule the Mass at a later date.. The Stipend for each
Mass is $5.00. Please do not approach Fr. or one of the
Deacons prior to Mass to schedule an Intention.
Misas por Intenciones
Si tiene un ser querido que haya fallecido o desea
recordar
a alguien en una ocasión especial, favor de llamar a la oficina
para programar una misa por una
intención. Solo nos está
permitido programar una
intensión por misa. Todas las misas por una intensión deben estar canceladas una semana antes de la fecha programada o tendrá que programar nuevamente la misa para otra fecha. El estipendio para cada misa es
de $5.00. Por favor, no le pida al sacerdote o diácono por la
intención de una misa sin haberla programado en la oficina
primero.
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No CCE Classes Today
8:45am & 11:15am
Christmas Pageant Practice Today 2pm
CCE questions contact Jessica @ 281-515-5429 or
jarajess735@hotmail.com.
Life Teen Mass 4pm
No Class Tonight
Can You Help???
Archdiocesan Jr. High Youth Rally
Sat. Feb. 21st
St. Helen’s in Pearland.
Registration $40.00 by January 26th.
No Class Tonight
Contact Renee Cortez @ 281-471-4705
No Sacraments Class
Info. Contact Deacon Stan Avallone 281-326-5083
We are collecting blankets
and jackets for the homeless
shelters in the area. Please
bring any donations to Life
Teen or the office.
Contact Shari Davis @ 281-471-6066 if you have
any questions about our Life Teen Program.