August 31, 2014 - Epiphany of the Lord Catholic Community

EPIPHANY OF THE LORD CATHOLIC COMMUNITY
Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston – www.archgh.org
1530 Norwalk Drive
Telephone: 281-578-0707
Katy, Texas 77450
Fax: 281-578-9161;
Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Friday - 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
www.epiphanycatholic.org
Masses:
Monday-Friday: 9:00 AM
Saturday: *5:30 PM
Sunday: 8:00 AM, *9:45 AM, *11:30 AM, 5:30 PM
*Nursery Available
Reconciliation: Saturday 4:00 – 5:00 PM; or appointment with a priest
Anointing of the Sick: First Thursday of the month at 9:00 AM Mass
Eucharistic Adoration: Tuesday after 9:00 AM Mass until 7:30 PM
St. Vincent de Paul Society: 281-578-3845
August 31, 2014 – Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time – Readings on Page 1155
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PARISH CLERGY
Rev. Tom Lam
Administrator
Rev. Thomas Joseph
Parochial Vicar
Deacon John Evanoff
Deacon Don Kish
PARISH STAFF
Business Manager
Craig Shemon
Gerry Broussard, Verna Goertz,
Maria Laiseca, Dan Stamps
Religious Education
LouAnn Svoboda, Director
Beth Harvey, Glenna Carrell,
Charlotte Fulton, Cindy Stamps
Youth Ministry
Dave Clark, Director
Joey Harvey
Music Ministry
Merle Vahlkamp
Outreach Ministry
Schottsie Hill, Director
Lisa Gilkeson
Facilities Manager
Kirk Harris
Young Kim
COMMUNITY LIFE
Nursery Coordinator: Anne Salazar
Child’s Play: Alyce Gabrysch
281-578-9332
Bingo: Friday at 7:30 p.m.
281-578-3905
Welcome Newcomers
If you would like more
information
on
our
Parish
Community,
please
visit
www.epiphanycatholic.org.
Parish registration forms are
located in the Narthex of the church,
at the parish office or on our
website.
A Reflection from Pope Francis
P
ope Francis reflected on the profession of faith of St. Peter in
last weekend’s Gospel reading (Mt 16:13-20), saying that Christ
calls each one of us to offer our faith to build his Church.
The Gospel of St. Matthew
recalled Simon confessing his
faith in Jesus as “the Christ,
the Son of the living God.”
Upon hearing this, Christ
names him Peter, the rock
upon He will build his
Church.
“Let us pause for a moment
on this point, on the fact that
Jesus attributes this new
name to Simon: “Peter,” who in Jesus’ language is pronounced “Kefa,” a
word that means ‘rock,’” the Pope said. “In the Bible, this name, this
word ‘rock’ is referred to God. Jesus attributes it to Simon not for his
quality or for his human merits, but for his genuine and firm faith,
which comes from above.”
The Holy Father explained that Jesus saw in Peter a “trustworthy faith”
where he can construct his Church. The same thing, he said, happens to
every Christian who develops a sincere faith in Christ. The Pope called
on the faithful to ask themselves about the state of their own faith.
“Each one must answer in their heart: How is your faith?” he asked.
“What does the Lord find in our hearts? A steadfast heart like a rock or a
sand-like heart, that is, doubtful, wary, incredulous? It would do us well
today to think about this.”
The Supreme Pontiff went on to say that the Lord seeks not a perfect
faith, but rather a sincere and genuine faith that can be used as living
stones to build his Church. Each baptized person, he said, “is called to
offer to Jesus their own faith, poor but sincere, so that He can continue
to build his Church, today, in every part of the world.”
Before reciting the Angelus prayer with the faithful, Pope Francis called
on the faithful to pray to God, through the intercession of the Virgin
Mary, to give us the grace to respond sincerely as Peter did.
“This is a confession of faith, this is the Creed. Let us all repeat this three
times together: “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God”, he said,
to which the people repeated together Peter’s profession of faith.
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Events & Meetings This Week
SUNDAY, AUGUST 31
9:45 & 11:30 AM, Nursery: 0-5 years: Room 214
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 – LABOR DAY
PARISH OFFICES CLOSED
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
9:30 AM, Quilters: Room 410
9:30 AM – 7:00 PM, Adoration: Chapel
10:00 AM, Holy Hour Rosary for Respect Life: Chapel
7:00 PM, Scout Troop 1288: Rec Room, 301/303
7:00 PM, Rosary: Chapel
7:30 PM, Evening Prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours: Chapel
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
9:00 AM, ESL Level 4: Room 307
9:30 AM, Called to be Mom: Rec Room
7:00 PM, Adult Choir Practice: Church
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
9:00 AM, Anointing of the Sick within Mass: Chapel
12:30 PM, Ladies Club Knitting Group: Room 304
6:30 PM, Spanish Bible Study Young Adults: Room 311
6:30 PM, Spanish Bible Study: PAC
7:00 PM, Line Dancing: Family Center
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
7:30 PM, Bingo: Family Center
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
Food Drive
5:00 PM, Music Recruitment
5:30 PM, Nursery: 0-5 years: Room 214
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
Food Drive after all Masses today
Music Recruitment
Coffee & Donuts
9:45 & 11:30 AM, Nursery: 0-5 years: Room 214
10:45 AM, TEAMS of Our Lady Information Meeting:
Rooms 205/206
7:00 PM, Confirmation Parent Meeting: Family Center
Parish Offices will be closed on Monday,
September 1 in observance of Labor Day. The
offices will open again on Tuesday, September
2 at 8:30 A.M.
Have a fun and safe holiday!
Baptisms
Please contact parish office for
preparation classes.
Baptism Session for Parents
2nd Saturday of February,
May, August, November
10:00 AM – Noon
To register call
LouAnn Svoboda
(281-578-8271)
Rite of Christian Initiation of
Adults (RCIA)
For information call
LouAnn Svoboda
(281-578-8271)
Sacrament of Marriage
Must be a registered, active
member of the parish at least
six months. Contact parish
office eight months before
wedding to begin preparation.
Finance Council Chair
Denny Dellinger
Knights of Columbus
Terren Roark, Grand Knight
www.kccouncil9759.com
St. Vincent de Paul Society
Cynthia Viator
Ladies Club
Ann Hoar
Forever Young
Barbara Hajjar, Clare Snow
Bulletin Deadline
The deadline for article
submission is Thursday at noon
(ten days before publication).
Your article can be sent to
gerry@epiphanycatholic.org.
Check our website for
Liturgical, Youth Usher & Faith
Formation Schedules.
epiphany@epiphanycatholic.org
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Liturgy & Prayer
LITURGICAL CELEBRATIONS THIS WEEK
SPECIAL REMEMBRANCES
Saturday, August 30
5:30 PM
Sunday, August 31
8:00 AM
9:45 AM
11:30 AM
5:30 PM
Monday, September 1
9:00 AM
Tuesday, September 2
9:00 AM
Wednesday, September 3
9:00 AM
Thursday, September 4
9:00 AM
Friday, September 5
9:00 AM
Saturday, September 6
5:30 PM
Sunday, September 7
8:00 AM
9:45 AM
11:30 AM
5:30 PM
Vigil-22nd Ordinary Sunday
†Paul Ng
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
†Richard Brown
For the People
†Francisco & Catalina Licup
†Anthony Esposito
Weekday
Terry & Colleen Farghum
Weekday
†Sal Grosso
St. Gregory the Great
†Melba Franco
Weekday
†Mark Joseph Broussard
Weekday
†Policarpio Digue Rico
Vigil-23rd Ordinary Sunday
†Mary Lou Lane
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
†Sam Mercaldi
For the People
†Allen Vernon Clark, Jr.
†Michael Wayne
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday:
1 Cor 2:1-5; Ps 119:97-102; Lk 4:16-30,
or, for Labor Day, any readings from the
Mass “For the Blessings of Human Labor,”
nos. 907-911
Tuesday:
1 Cor 2:10b-16; Ps 145:8-14; Lk 4:31-37
Wednesday: 1 Cor 3:1-9; Ps 33:12-15, 20-21; Lk 4:38-44
Thursday: 1 Cor 3:18-23; Ps 24:1bc-4ab, 5-6;
Lk 5:1-11
Friday:
1 Cor 4:1-5; Ps 37:3-6, 27-28, 39-40;
Lk 5:33-39
Saturday: 1 Cor 4:6b-15; Ps 145:17-21; Lk 6:1-5
Sunday:
Ez 33:7-9; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Rom 13:8-10;
Mt 18:15-20
ANOINTING OF THE SICK AND ELDERLY:
The Sacrament of Anointing of the
Sick will be celebrated on Thursday,
September 4 and every First Thursday of the month during the 9:00 AM
Mass. The Sacrament of Anointing is
for the strengthening of those who are ill, or who
are aging. We celebrate the sacrament best in
the community setting so that we can support you
with prayer.
PRAYER LIST FOR THE SICK
Please keep the following people
in your thoughts and prayers this
week as we wish them a return
to good health:
Linda Doucette, Christine Bencivengo, Eva Lazarich, Andrew Joseph Tucci, Ginny Radike, Elizabeth Hart, Nancy Dore Hall, Kim Mc Coy, Eduardo
Rodriguez, Dominic Tizoukdal, Charles Massey,
Ray McGriff, Carolina Sarmiento, Donny Hughes,
Elizabeth Robles, Joetta Bowie, Robert Valluzzo,
Jason Sides.
To make a request for someone to be on our
prayer list, please call the parish office at 281578-0707. Your loved one’s name will appear on
our prayer list for six consecutive Sundays. If a
longer period of time is needed, please call the
parish office to renew your request.
Please Remember In Prayer
Our Deceased
Ruben Camarena Olvera, father of
Iris Guerra
Daniel Janik, husband of Mary
Please pray for our
military men and women.
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News in the Parish
Our Stewardship
We welcome into our community:
Stewardship – August 23/24
Frank & Lynette Barnes, Hugo &
Jill Barriga, Chris & Allison Bystriansky, Tim & Shelley Carnahan,
Carlos & Mercedes Chavez, Michael & Vicky Cua, Alberto & Emelyn Culanag, Rafael & Sylvia Diaz, Brett & Katie Flodder, Paul &
Rebecca Griffin, Marcus & Abigail Grimm, Sandy
Hebert, Anthony & Ngozi Ibe, Carlos & Angela
Jimenez, Lauro & Cecilia Lazaro, Jason & Kathleen
Lyons, Kessington & Uloma Okundaye, Camilo &
Clemencia Sanz, Michael & Annabel Seals, Suzanne
Yankowitz.
NOTICE:
The nursery will be closed for Labor
Day weekend, August 30/31.
Job Opening
for a Maintenance Person(s). It is a full time positon with benefits. Light plumbing, electrical, and heating
and air experience would be preferred. Previous experience required. Please send resume
and references to Craig Shemon at
craig@epiphanycatholic.org.
Epiphany is looking
for a full time front
desk receptionist. Candidate must be bilingual
and have basic computer
skills for record keeping and light
bookkeeping. Please send resume and
references to Craig Shemon at
craig@epiphanycatholic.org.
Sunday Offering
St. Vincent de Paul
$58,333.80
$2,575.00
Registered Households
6,835
St. Francis of Assisi once said, “Remember, you are
what you are in the eyes of God, and nothing else.”
We often forget this stewardship wisdom when we
spend all of our time, talent and treasure to gain more
of the world’s riches. We need to set our priorities
based on God’s values and not the values of the material world.
Mission Appeal
September 6 & 7 will be the
weekend for the annual mission appeal at Epiphany. The
Latin American Apostolate
of the Basilian Fathers will make the appeal on behalf of The Missionary Childhood
Association.
Community Life
The Epiphany Ladies Club
– Mothers, daughters, wives, sisters,
friends – new to the parish or not –
we are eagerly looking forward to
seeing you all at our Welcome “Hi”
Tea. Please come to our 1st meeting
on Friday, September 12th at 9:30
a.m. in the Family Center.
The ELC offers interesting monthly programs
and fellowship through a number of sub-clubs including Knitting, Book, Bunco, Couples, Quilting,
Mahjong and more. Groups also gather each month
for lunch and to go on day trip outings. Come join
us and sign up for a year full of fun.
Babysitting is available during our monthly
meetings for a nominal fee by contacting Charlotte at
281 578-8271, ext. 285.
"Like" Us on Facebook to see club photos
and get event reminders.
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Respect for Life Bulletin Board
SANCTITY OF LIFE MASS— The Order of
Malta Annual Sanctity of Life Mass will be celebrated at St. Michael Catholic Church, 1801 Sage
Road in Houston on Saturday morning September 6,
2014 at 8:15 AM. The Mass will be celebrated by
Rev. Brendan Cahill.
The Order of Malta is a lay religious order of the
Catholic Church that seeks to glorify God through
their work with the poor and the sick and the defense of the Catholic Faith. The Annual Mass is a
beautiful and joyful opportunity for all to defend the
faith by witnessing to the sanctity of life from conception to natural death. Please bring your family
and friends to join us as we pray for the Sanctity of
Life.
2014 WALK FOR LIFE
Sponsored by the Houston Coalition for Life
Saturday, September 6th,
the Houston Coalition for Life,
approved by our Archdiocese,
will hold its annual WALK FOR
LIFE. This is but once a year and it is held solely to
raise monies to assist the Coalition in its support for
women to choose another alternative other than
abortion. It is all about LIFE. If you would please
consider making a donation to this WALK please
go to - http://www.fundeasy.com/m/1927256. Paul
& Sylvia Valdez will be walking for our parish for
the fourth year in a row. They will also have a table
where you can sign up your pledge the weekend of
August 16th & 17th. For further information you
may email Sylvia at szv1950@gmail.com Thank
you so much.
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to patronize these businesses. Please tell
them you saw their ad in our bulletin.
Vocations Corner
Pray! "Pray earnestly to The Lord of the harvest
to send labor into his harvest." (Matthew 9:35) Join
us for our Vocations meeting on Thursday, September 11, 2014 at 7:00 p.m., in Room 307 of the
PAC, (two story building). Sub-committees are
forming! Sponsored by the Vocations Committee.
VIRTUS:
Protecting God’s Children
Original training session will be held at
Epiphany Saturday, September 13 from
1 – 4 p.m. in the Parish Activity Center
(PAC). Register online at http://
www.virtus.org. A valid identification
must be presented at check-in. No late
admittance is allowed. If you are over
18 and active in ministry at Epiphany, you
must be VIRTUS trained. All adult parishioners, ESPECIALLY PARENTS, are
encouraged to be VIRTUS trained!
Questions? Call the Faith Formation Office at 281-578-8271.
VIRTUS REFRESHER
Keeping the Promise Alive
(VIRTUS
Refresher) will be held on Saturday, September 20 from 10 - 11:30 a.m. in the PAC. A valid ID must be presented at check-in. No late
admittance. Register at virtusonline.org Contact LouAnn for more information (including
your username and password) at 281-5788271 or louann@epiphanycatholic.org. KPA is
required for all volunteers who attended the
original VIRTUS: Protecting God’s Children in
2009 or prior to 2009.
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Outreach Ministry 281-578-0707
Outreach Events in August
Standing Meetings:
Tues.—Respect Life Rosary at 10
a.m. in the Chapel.
7th: Food Drive
8th: Bereavement support at 7 pm in
the PAC
9th: St. Vincent de Paul meeting at
9:45 am in the Outreach Center
11th: Gathering Place at 10 am in
the PAC
19th: Walking through Grief at 7 pm
in the PAC
See www.epiphanycatholic.org for
details.
Food Drive Next Weekend!
Our monthly Food Drive is scheduled
for next weekend, September 7th.
We appreciate all of your help in
keeping our food pantry well stocked.
We are mostly in need of pasta
sauce and peanut butter.
BEREAVEMENT MEETING
September 8th
When a loved one dies, often it is easier to
deny the pain of loss than confront it. Sharing
our grief experience promotes healing. If you
would like to share with others who have also
suffered the loss of a loved one through
death, please join us for our next gathering
on Monday, Sept. 8th at 7:00 p.m. in the
PAC room 303. If you cannot attend but
would like more information, please contact
Michelle at
epiphanychurchhelp2grieve@gmail.com.
THE GATHERING PLACE
“The Gathering Place” provides social time
for persons with Alzheimer’s, Dementia, Parkinson’s or loneliness. Our next event will be
on Thursday, Sept. 9th from 10 a.m. to
1:30 p.m. If you are a primary caretaker and
need some respite, please call Alice at 281693-5268.
Walking through Grief
Whether your loss is recent or in the past
we will walk the grief journey with you. This
support ministry with topics that are DVD
lead and independent of each other and will
start September 19th in the Den of the
PAC.
Call Lisa at 832-772-0306 or contact
Michelle at epiphanychurchhelp2grieve@gmail.org
Music Ministry
The Music Ministry will be recruiting members at all Masses on
September 6, 13, and 20. We are seeking members for the Epiphany Adult
Choir, Children’s Choir and String
Players for the Orchestra.
No try-outs necessary!
Perhaps you would like to sing at
one of the Masses but cannot come
to Choir Rehearsal. All you have
to do is come 45 minutes early
to Mass. There you will be given
the Music for the day and have a short rehearsal.
Don’t let your talent go to waste!
Please Help!
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Faith Formation – 281-578-8271
SPANISH BIBLE STUDY
Spanish Bible Study for Adults begins on Thursday, August 28 from
6:30—9:00 p.m. in the Parish
Activity Center. Contact LouAnn at
281-578-8271, ext. 283, for additional information.
Interested in Becoming Catholic?
For more information on the Rite of Christian
Initiation of Adults (RCIA) contact LouAnn at
louann@epiphanycatholic.org or call 281-5788271, ext. 283.
RCIA sessions begin September 9th.
ALL ARE WELCOME!
TEAMS of Our Lady
An information meeting for married couples
group will be held on Sunday, September 7 in
Room 205/206 (nursery hallway) from 10:45—
Noon (following the 9:45 Mass). For information
contact: philip_jena@att.net
Called To Be Mom begins Sept. 3,
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B
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9:30-Noon in the Rec Room (PAC). Join the
moms as they reconnect with social, share
and prayer. Contact
louann@epiphanycatholic.org or call 281578-8271 ext. 283.
CTBM welcomes all moms!
To date we have approximately 2100 students
enrolled in Faith Formation. We thank those
faithful catechists who have signed up to share
their faith with our students!
Are you interested in joining this fulfilling ministry? We look forward to hearing from YOU!
Join our Team: Positions Available:
Tuesdays 4:45-6 P. M.
Kindergarten: 3 catechists
2nd grade: 4 catechists
4th grade: 1 catechist
5th grade: 3 catechists
Wednesdays 4:45-6 P. M.
Kindergarten: 3 catechists
1st grade: 1 catechist
2nd grade: 2 catechists
3rd grade: 2 catechists
4th grade: 1 catechist
5th grade: 1 catechist
Wednesdays 6:30-7:45 P. M.
1st grade: 1 catechist
3rd grade: 1 catechist
4th grade: 1 catechist
5th grade: 5 catechists
Sundays: 3:30-5:00 P. M.
1st grade: 4 catechists
2nd grade: 3 catechists
4th grade: 1 catechist
5th grade: 3 catechists
Call (281-578-8271) and ask for Beth Harvey or
email her at bharvey@epiphanycatholic.org to fill
these volunteer positions.
Call Glenna Carrell for:
• Children’s Sacraments Catechist,
• RCIA Adapted for Children, or
Youth Sacramental Prep.
Glenna’s email address is Glenna@epiphanycatholic.org.
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Youth Ministry
Sacrament Preparation
Reconciliation/Eucharist
Join our team to help
spread the Gospel to our
Junior High and High School
Students! Volunteer registration as a catechist is getting down the wire! Join our team and
come share the Good News!
Is your child ready to begin
preparation to
receive Reconciliation and Communion?
PARENT ONLY**
ARCHDIOCESE REQUIRED MEETING
Attend one of the following to hear Fr. Tom present
the Theology of the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
The Diocesan guidelines will be discussed and information regarding the retreats will be explained:
Thursday, September 25th at 7-8:30 pm or
Saturday, October 4th at 10-11:30am
High school faith formation students
should enroll in their classes online. Please
call the youth office if you have yet to enroll your student. Faith formation begins
September 23rd. Our complete calendar
can be found online.
Fall Retreats for Junior High and High
School are fast approaching! Save the
dates! Nov. 14-16 for JR high and Nov.
21-23 for HS!
Confirmation Parent meetings will be
September 7th and 10th at 7 p.m. in the
Family Center. Please register beforehand.
(Family Center)
Sacrament Preparation is for baptized children/
youth in grades 2-12 who are presently enrolled
and have good attendance in a Faith Formation
program or Catholic school during the previous
2013/2014 school year.
Sacrament preparation materials will be available at the parent meetings for those who have
provided the following to the Faith Formation
Office in advance:
* Faith Formation 2014-2015 Registration
* Sacrament Formation 2014-2015 Registration
* Your child’s baptismal certificate
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Childcare will be provided at $5.00 per child, by
emailing nursery@epiphanycatholic.org, with the
meeting name, date, your name and age of the
children needing childcare.
Sacrament Preparation Retreat Team
positions are available, please contact the
Faith Formation Office for details.
If your child or youth has not been baptized
and you would like information about
Sacrament Preparation, please contact
Glenna at 281-578-8271, ext. 288
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INFORMATION SHEET
CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS
515137: Epiphany of the Lord Catholic Community
1530 Norwalk Dr., Katy, TX 77450
PHONE
281-578-0707
CONTACT PERSON
Gerry Broussard #1 email: gerry@epiphanycatholic.org
#2 email: maria@epiphanycatholic.org
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