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FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT CHURCH OFFICE: 713-468-9555 SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 2018 CUARTO DOMINGO DE CUARESMA CCE OFFICE: 713-464-5029 DOMINGO 11 DE MARZO DEL 2018 “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son…” - John 3:16 Intenciones de Misa para esta Semana SUNDAY, MARCH 11 / 11 DE MARZO 8:00 am For our Parishioners, Jean Johnson† 10:00 am The Colleton Family 12:00 pm Maria de Jesus Paredes† Jesus Pecina† 2:30 pm Vicente y Maria Mora† 5:00 pm 7:00 pm Faustino Calderon† MONDAY, MARCH 12 / 12 DE MARZO 8:15 am Augusto Caicedo † TUESDAY, MARCH 13 / 13 DE MARZO 8:15 am Elizabeth y Evans Luis Reyna† 8:30 pm Ruby Segovia† Jose Rodrigo Romero† WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14 / 14 DE MARZO 8:15 am Consuelo Massoti† 7:00 pm THURSDAY, MARCH 15 / 15 DE MARZO 8:15 am Joe R. Foyt Sr.† FRIDAY, MARCH 16 / 16 DE MARZO 8:15 am Letty & Archie Anderson† SATURDAY, MARCH 17 / 17 DE MARZO 8:15 am Imogene Yozzo† 5:30 pm Joe R. Foyt Sr.† SUNDAY, MARCH 11 / 11 DE MARZO 8:00 am Joe Genzer† 10:00 am For our Parishioners, Lorain Hrachovy† 12:00 pm Erika Delgado† Familia Gil† 2:30 pm Veronica Hernandez† Luz Salazar† 5:00 pm 7:00 pm Juan Medina† Por los niños no nacidos 4th Sunday of Lent That we may show our gratitude for Jesus’ ultimate sacrifice by generously making sacrifices in our own lives. Of all the wonderful gifts that God has given to us, the gift of His own Son is truly the greatest. How can we ever thank God for a gift like that? God does not ask us to sacrifice our own precious firstborn, but He does ask that we are grateful and generous with our God-given gifts. That we nurture and develop them and return with increase. LETTER FROM OUR PASTOR Dear Parishioners, Today is "Laetare Sunday" the latin word means "rejoice. "Midway through our Lenten journey towards Christ's Passion and Resurrection, the Church invites us to rejoice. Today's rose-colored vestments symbolize this rejoicing. In one sense, it is strange to rejoice right in the middle of this penitential season, when we are letting the Holy Spirit remind us of all our sins and selfish tendencies. But if we go a little deeper, it makes perfect sense. Christian joy isn't based on merely human motives. If it were, it would be unstable and temporary - because we human beings are flawed, and we fail; we betray and are betrayed. Christian joy is not based on something so undependable as that. Rather it is based on God, who loves us thoroughly and powerfully right in the midst of our misery. He didn't make us earn his love; he gave it to us as a free gift: "God so loved the world that he gave his only Son..." That gift made us into citizens of heaven, even though right now we are living here on earth. And with that gift he also gave us a promise: our friendship with Christ will bring meaning and partial joy to our lives here on earth, but it will bring us into everlasting joy in heaven. If we accept God's gift of friendship with Christ, what St Paul calls "grace," then we will have "eternal life" - guaranteed. Whoever lives in friendship with Christ lives a fruitful and meaningful life here on earth. Whoever dies in that friendship still intact will enter into the eternal adventure of life with God forever in heaven. If that's not a reason for us to rejoice, I don't know what is. This is the real source of self-esteem. Psychologists tell us that healthy self-esteem is critical for interior peace, self- confidence, and emotional maturity. But they also say that most of us have self-esteem problems. We live in a fallen world, in exile from our true homeland of heaven, and we have all experienced rejection, betrayal, and abuse of one kind or another. Those people who were supposed to teach us what it is like to be valued and loved have sometimes failed us. Some of us have reacted by trying to build up our self-esteem through our achievements: being more beautiful than other people, winning more awards, going to the right college, getting the right job, earning the right promotion, making the right amount of money... We look to these things to prove that we are valuable, that we matter. But our own achievements are as flimsy and undependable as other people's opinions. There is always someone else who achieves more, and so we never stop feeling inferior. The only true, stable, and lasting source of self-esteem is God, our Lord and Savior, "who loved us and gave himself for us" (Gal. 2:20). What a relief! We don't have to make ourselves valuable; we already are valuable, eternally valuable, and the crucifix proves it. This is why right in the middle of Lent the Church invites us to rejoice. The rose-colored vestments symbolize Christian joy, the deepest self-esteem that we can ever experience, because it is based on the solid rock of God's unfailing love, which is bigger than our sin, misery, and weakness. Let's thank our Lord for his love, and when he renews that love through the sacrifice of this Mass, let's open our hearts to receive it - to let him love us. May God Bless You, Fr. Dan

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Page 1: “For God so loved the world that he gave his only ...centro de todo lo que hacemos. La Misa de los ADOLESCENTES se lleva a cabo todos los domingos a las 5:00 p.m. todos son bienvenidos

FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT CHURCH OFFICE: 713-468-9555 SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 2018 CUARTO DOMINGO DE CUARESMA CCE OFFICE: 713-464-5029 DOMINGO 11 DE MARZO DEL 2018

“For God so loved the world that he gave his only

Son…” - John 3:16

Intenciones de Misa para esta Semana

SUNDAY, MARCH 11 / 11 DE MARZO 8:00 am For our Parishioners, Jean Johnson† 10:00 am The Colleton Family 12:00 pm Maria de Jesus Paredes† Jesus Pecina†

2:30 pm Vicente y Maria Mora†

5:00 pm 7:00 pm Faustino Calderon†

MONDAY, MARCH 12 / 12 DE MARZO 8:15 am Augusto Caicedo †

TUESDAY, MARCH 13 / 13 DE MARZO 8:15 am Elizabeth y Evans Luis Reyna† 8:30 pm Ruby Segovia† Jose Rodrigo Romero†

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14 / 14 DE MARZO 8:15 am Consuelo Massoti† 7:00 pm

THURSDAY, MARCH 15 / 15 DE MARZO 8:15 am Joe R. Foyt Sr.†

FRIDAY, MARCH 16 / 16 DE MARZO 8:15 am Letty & Archie Anderson†

SATURDAY, MARCH 17 / 17 DE MARZO

8:15 am Imogene Yozzo†

5:30 pm Joe R. Foyt Sr.†

SUNDAY, MARCH 11 / 11 DE MARZO 8:00 am Joe Genzer† 10:00 am For our Parishioners, Lorain Hrachovy† 12:00 pm Erika Delgado† Familia Gil†

2:30 pm Veronica Hernandez† Luz Salazar†

5:00 pm 7:00 pm Juan Medina† Por los niños no nacidos

4th Sunday of Lent That we may show our gratitude for Jesus’ ultimate sacrifice by generously making sacrifices in our own lives. Of all the wonderful gifts that God has given to us, the gift of His own Son is truly the greatest. How can we ever thank God for a gift like that? God does not ask us to sacrifice our own precious firstborn, but He does ask that we are grateful and generous with our God-given gifts. That we nurture and develop them and return with increase.

LETTER FROM OUR PASTOR Dear Parishioners,

Today is "Laetare Sunday" the latin word means "rejoice. "Midway through our Lenten journey towards Christ's Passion and Resurrection, the Church invites us to rejoice. Today's rose-colored vestments symbolize this rejoicing. In one sense, it is strange to rejoice right in the middle of this

penitential season, when we are letting the Holy Spirit remind us of all our sins and selfish tendencies. But if we go a little deeper, it makes perfect sense. Christian joy isn't based on merely human motives. If it were, it would be unstable and temporary - because we human beings are flawed, and we fail; we betray and are betrayed. Christian joy is not based on something so undependable as that. Rather it is based on God, who loves us thoroughly and powerfully right in the midst of our misery. He didn't make us earn his love; he gave it to us as a free gift: "God so loved the world that he gave his only Son..." That gift made us into citizens of heaven, even though right now we are living here on earth. And with that gift he also gave us a promise: our friendship with Christ will bring meaning and partial joy to our lives here on earth, but it will bring us into everlasting joy in heaven. If we accept God's gift of friendship with Christ, what St Paul calls "grace," then we will have "eternal life" - guaranteed. Whoever lives in friendship with Christ lives a fruitful and meaningful life here on earth. Whoever dies in that friendship still intact will enter into the eternal adventure of life with God forever in heaven. If that's not a reason for us to rejoice, I don't know what is. This is the real source of self-esteem. Psychologists tell us that healthy self-esteem is critical for interior peace, self-confidence, and emotional maturity. But they also say that most of us have self-esteem problems.

We live in a fallen world, in exile from our true homeland of heaven, and we have all experienced rejection, betrayal, and abuse of one kind or another. Those people who were supposed to teach us what it is like to be valued and loved have sometimes failed us. Some of us have reacted by trying to build up our self-esteem through our achievements: being more beautiful than other people, winning more awards, going to the right college, getting the right job, earning the right promotion, making the right amount of money... We look to these things to prove that we are valuable, that we matter. But our own achievements are as flimsy and undependable as other people's opinions. There is always someone else who achieves more, and so we never stop feeling inferior. The only true, stable, and lasting source of self-esteem is God, our Lord and Savior, "who loved us and gave himself for us" (Gal. 2:20).

What a relief! We don't have to make ourselves valuable; we already are valuable, eternally valuable, and the crucifix proves it. This is why right in the middle of Lent the Church invites us to rejoice. The rose-colored vestments symbolize Christian joy, the deepest self-esteem that we can ever experience, because it is based on the solid rock of God's unfailing love, which is bigger than our sin, misery, and weakness. Let's thank our Lord for his love, and when he renews that love through the sacrifice of this Mass, let's open our hearts to receive it - to let him love us. May God Bless You, Fr. Dan

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FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT CHURCH OFFICE: 713-468-9555 SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 2018 CUARTO DOMINGO DE CUARESMA CCE OFFICE: 713-464-5029 DOMINGO 11 DE MARZO DEL 2018

CARTA DE NUESTRO PÁRROCO Queridos Feligreses, Hoy es "Domingo de Laetare" la palabra latina que significa "regocijarse". A medio camino a través de nuestro tiempo cuaresmal hacia la pasión y resurrección de Cristo, la Iglesia nos invita a regocijarnos. Las vestimentas de color de rosa hoy simbolizan este regocijo. En cierto sentido, es extraño que nos regocijemos en el centro de esta estación penitencial, cuando estamos dejando que el Espíritu Santo nos recuerde de todos nuestros pecados y tendencias egoístas. Pero si profundizamos un poco, tiene sentido perfecto. La alegría cristiana no se basa en motivos meramente humanos. Si lo fuera, sería inestable y temporal - porque nosotros los seres humanos estamos viciados, traicionamos y somos traicionados. La alegría cristiana no se basa en algo tan variable como eso. Más bien se basa en Dios, quien nos ama completamente y poderosamente justo en medio de nuestra miseria. Él no nos hace ganar su amor; nos lo dio a nosotros como un regalo: "Tanto amó Dios al mundo que dio a su Hijo Unigénito..." Ese regalo nos hizo ciudadanos del cielo, a pesar de que ahora estamos viviendo aquí en la tierra. Y con este regalo también nos dio una promesa: nuestra amistad con Cristo traerá alegría parcial y significado a nuestras vidas aquí en la tierra, pero nos llevará en gozo eterno en el cielo. Si aceptamos el regalo de amistad de Dios con Cristo, lo que San Pablo llama "la gracia", entonces tenemos "vida eterna" - garantizada. Quien vive en amistad con Cristo una vida significativa y fructífera aquí en la tierra. Quien muere en amistad intacta entrara en la aventura eterna de la vida con Dios para siempre en el cielo. Si eso no es un motivo para alegrarse, no sé lo que es. Esta es la verdadera fuente de autoestima. Los psicólogos nos dicen que la buena autoestima es fundamental para la paz interior, confianza y madurez emocional. Pero también dicen que la mayoría de nosotros tenemos problemas de autoestima. Vivimos en un mundo caído, en el exilio de la patria verdadera del cielo, y todos hemos experimentado rechazo, traición y abuso de un tipo u otro. Aquellas personas que se supone que nos enseñan lo que es ser valorado y amado a veces nos han fallado. Algunos de nosotros hemos reaccionado intentando construir nuestra autoestima a través de nuestros logros: ser más bellos que otras personas, ganando más premios, yendo a la Universidad que sea correcta, conseguir el trabajo adecuado, ganando la promoción adecuada, hacer la cantidad correcta de dinero... Esperamos que estas cosas nos hagan demostrar que somos valiosos, que nos importa. Pero nuestros logros son tan endebles y encomiables como las opiniones de otras personas. Siempre hay alguien que consigue más, y así nunca paramos la sensación de inferioridad. La verdadera, estable y duradera fuente de autoestima es Dios, nuestro Señor y Salvador, "que nos amó y se entregó por nosotros" (Gál. 2:20). ¡Qué alivio! No tenemos que hacernos valiosos; ya somos valiosos, eternamente valiosos y el crucifijo... así lo demuestra. Por esta razón justo en medio de la cuaresma la iglesia nos hace esta invitación para regocijarnos. Los ornamentos rosa simbolizan la alegría cristiana, la autoestima más profunda que podemos experimentar alguna vez, porque se basa en la sólida roca de la misericordia de Dios, que es más

grande que nuestro pecado, que la miseria y la debilidad. ¡Gracias a nuestro Señor por su amor y cuando él renueve ese amor en el sacrificio de esta misa, vamos a abrir nuestros corazones para recibirla - para dejarle a amarnos! Que Dios te bendiga, Fr. Dan

4º domingo de Cuaresma Para que podamos mostrar nuestra gratitud por el máximo sacrificio de Jesús haciendo generosos sacrificios en nuestras propias vidas. "Porque tanto amó Dios al mundo que le dio a su único Hijo ..." - Juan

3:16 De todos los maravillosos regalos que Dios nos ha dado, el regalo de su propio Hijo es verdaderamente el más grande. ¿Cómo podemos agradecerle a Dios por un regalo como ese? Dios no nos pide que sacrifiquemos a nuestro precioso primogénito, pero sí nos pide que seamos agradecidos y generosos con los dones que Dios nos ha dado. Que los alimentemos y devolvamos con aumento.

CATECISMO (de KINDER A SEXTO AÑO)

Clases de Domingo: No tendremos clases los próximos 4 Domingos Domingo 11 y 18 de Marzo semana de ¨Spring Break¨ Domingo 25 de Marzo Domingo de Ramos Domingo 1 de Abril Feliz Domingo de Resurrección, Regresamos el domingo 8 de abril

Clases de Martes: Si tendremos clase este martes 6 No Clase el Martes 13 por la semana de ¨Spring Break´ Si tendremos clase el 20 de Marzo No Clase el Martes 27 por la Semana Santa, Nos vemos el Martes 3 de Abril

Padres de Familia recuerden traer de regreso su cajita ¨Plato de Arroz¨ con su contribución para ayudar a personas en extrema necesidad.

Información: Llame a Johana o Alicia: (713) 464-5029 +Recuerde traer a sus hijos a misa los Domingos+

SON BIENVENIDOS LOS JOVENES DEL GRADO 7 AL 12

LIFE TEEN sigue el mandato de la Iglesia de hacer de JESUS CRISTO el centro de todo lo que hacemos. La Misa de los ADOLESCENTES se lleva a cabo todos los domingos a las 5:00 p.m. todos son bienvenidos. Trae a tus amigos. Ven a adorar con nosotros. ¡Buena música! LAS NOCHES DE VIDA siguen a la Misa y estamos abiertos a los adolescentes de la escuela secundaria. Solo, de 6:30 a 8:15 p.m. en el Fr. Raye Center. Las reuniones LIFE NIGHT consisten en educación y temas candentes. ¡BUENA MÚSICA! ¡VENEN LA ADORACIÓN CON NOSOTROS

¿Interesado en una misa de intención? Para alguien que ha fallecido, o por su cumpleaños, o por alguien enfermo. Tenemos

varias fechas abiertas, comuníquese con Pilar Salas en la

oficina de la iglesia, de lunes a viernes de 9:00 a.m. a 5:00 p.m. Donación de $ 10 por Misa.

FLORES PARA EL ALTAR EL DOMINGO DE PASCUAL - Si desea hacer una donación para embellecer nuestro altar durante el domingo de Ramos, por favor llame a Pilar Salas al 713/468-9555 o traiga su donación a la oficina parroquial. Las flores o donaciones se pueden hace en honor de una persona viva o fallecida, para alguna ocasión especial como un cumpleaños o aniversario o simplemente como una ofrenda voluntaria.

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FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT CHURCH OFFICE: 713-468-9555 SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 2018 CUARTO DOMINGO DE CUARESMA CCE OFFICE: 713-464-5029 DOMINGO 11 DE MARZO DEL 2018

Kinder-6th Grade

Sunday classes: We won’t have classes the following 4 Sundays Sunday March 11th & 18th due to Spring Break. Sunday March 25th due to Palm Sunday Sunday April 1st due to Easter, We will resume on April 8th

Tuesday classes: We do have classes this Tuesday March 6th. No CCE classes next Tuesday March 13th due to Spring Break. Yes! We do have classes Tuesday March 20th No CCE Classes 27th due to Holy Week, See you April 3rd

CCE Families please remember turn in your Rice Bowl money. All the money goes to Catholic Relief Services to help other countries in need.

Information: Call Johana or Alicia: (713) 464-5029

+Remember to bring your child to Sunday Masses+

LIFE TEEN follows the Church’s mandate to make JESUS CHRIST the center of everything we do LIFE TEEN Mass is held every Sunday at 5:00 pm. everyone is welcome. Bring your friends. Come worship with us. Great Music! LIFE NIGHTS follow Mass and we are open to high school teens Only, 6:30 – 8:15 pm in the Fr. Raye Center. LIFE NIGHT meetings consist of education and hot topics.

GREAT MUSIC! COME WORSHIP WITH US!

Call or e-mail Ricky [email protected] 713/468-9555

LENTEN & EASTER SCHEDULE

PALM SUNDAY VIGIL, SATURDAY, MARCH 24TH Saturday Vigil 5:30 p.m. – English

PALM SUNDAY MASSES, MARCH 25TH 8:00 & 10:00 a.m. – English

12:00, 2:30 & 7:00 p.m. – Spanish 5:00 p.m. LIFETEEN – English

HOLY THURSDAY, MARCH 29TH 8:15 a.m. Para Liturgy (Day School Children attend)

4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Confessions-English/Spanish 7:30 p.m. Bilingual Mass of the Last Supper

GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL MARCH 30TH 8:15 a.m. Morning Prayer (no Eucharist) 2:00 p.m. The Lord’s Passion – English

4:00 p.m. LIVE Stations of the Cross - Spanish (soccer field), The Lord’s Passion to follow in the Church

8:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross – English

HOLY SATURDAY, MARCH 31ST 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Confessions – English/Spanish

(No 5:30 p.m. Mass) 8:30 p.m. Easter Vigil Bilingual Mass

EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 1ST 8:00, 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 Masses – English 8:15 a.m. Mass – Spanish (Fr. Raye Center)

12:00 & 2:30 p.m. Masses – Spanish (No 7:00 p.m. Mass)

Thank you to everyone who came to the Jr. High Musical, "On Christmas Day in the Morning". Everyone had a wonderful time, watching our multi-talented 5th-8th graders on and off stage. Your support is greatly appreciated! St. Jerome School will be on Spring Break from March 12-16. Please join us for Stations of the Cross on March 23 at 2:15 p.m. and the Para Liturgy service on Holy Thursday, March 29, 2018 at 8:15 a.m. St. Jerome Catholic School began in 1962 and continues to embrace and extend the mission of Christ and the Catholic Church through academics, community and service for students in grades PK4-8th. Registration for the 2018-2019 school year has begun! Please visit your Parish school for a tour or call 713.468.7946 for information. www.stjeromecs.org

“COME AWAY AND REST FOR A WHILE” (Mk 6:31) Christians are called to become skilled in

“the art of prayer,” and there is no better season

than Lent to discover the Adoration Chapel. The

Chapel is always open, so stop in any time.

WE WELCOME ALL VISITORS AND

NEWCOMERS TO OUR LITURGIES AND

SERVICES. ORIENTATION & REGISTRATION is held the third Sunday of every month after the 8 am Mass in the Jerome Room. Please remember to notify your former Parish of your move. Next Sunday: March 18

INTERESTED IN BEREAVEMENT CLASSES? If so, please contact the church office at 713-468-9555 and leave your name and phone number with the receptionist and one of the members from the Bereavement Team will contact you for more information on the classes.

ST. JEROME PARISH COMMUNITY EASTER EGG HUNT

Saturday, March 31st Starts promptly at 9:00 AM

For more information, or if you would like to help, please contact David Boulanger @ 281-541-2734

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FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT CHURCH OFFICE: 713-468-9555 SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 2018 CUARTO DOMINGO DE CUARESMA CCE OFFICE: 713-464-5029 DOMINGO 11 DE MARZO DEL 2018

ACTIVITIES OF THE WEEK

ACTIVIDADES DE ESTA SEMANA

Sunday/Domingo, March 11/ 11 de Marzo

7:00 am ACTS English Men- Fr Raye, Outback

9:00 am CCE Activities – Adult Ed

9:00 am MFCC - Kitchen

10:00 pm ACTS Spanish Men – The Sharon Cole ACTS House

3:00 pm MFCC – Adult Ed

Monday/Lunes, March 12/ 12 de Marzo

6:00 pm Mission – Main Church

6:30 pm Comunidad Merkaba – Fr Raye

6:30 pm ACTS Rosary Team – The Sharon Cole ACTS House

7:00 pm Al-Anon – Cry Room (Niñero)

7:00 pm MFCC – Jerome Room

7:30 pm Knights of Columbus – Lunch Room

Tuesday/Martes, March 13 / 13 de Marzo

10:00 am Bible Class – The Sharon Cole ACTS House

6:00 pm Mission – Main Church

6:00 pm CCE Religious Ed – Fr Raye Ctr

7:00 pm Juventad & Esperanza – White House

7:00 pm ACTS Spanish Men – The Sharon Cole ACTS House

Wednesday/Miércoles, March 14 / 14 de Marzo

6:00 pm Catholic Daughters – Outback

6:00 pm Mission – Main Church

6:45 pm Adult Confirmation(Spanish) – Adult Ed

7:30 pm Legion of Maria (Spanish) – Jerome Room

Thursday/Jueves, March 15/ 15 de Marzo

11:00 am Senior Adult Group – Outback

3:00 pm Teen ACTS – Fr Raye

6:00 pm Coro de Ninos – White House

6:30 pm Knights Rosary & Holy Hour – Day Chapel

7:00 pm Al-Anon – Cry Room (Niñero)

7:00 pm Marriage Prep Class Spanish – Adult Ed

7:00 pm ACTS English Women – The Sharon Cole ACTS House

Friday/Viernes, March 16/ 16 de Marzo

5:00 am Fish Fry – Fr Raye Center

6:00 pm Life Teen Band – Jerome Room

6:00 pm ACTS Spanish Men – The Sharon Cole ACTS House

6:00 pm Coro de Ninos –White House

7:00 pm Comunidad Merkaba – Outback

7:00 pm MFCC – Adult Ed

Saturday/Sabado, March 17/ 17 de Marzo

4:00 pm Coro de la Sagrada Familia – White House

4:00 pm Knights of Columbus – Outback

4:00 pm Encuentros - Kitchen

Catholic Counseling for Parishioners

Are you in need of emotional healing? Are you discouraged by your relationships with loved ones? Now is the time to get the help and healing you need. St. Jerome Catholic Church has partnered with Rejoice Counseling Apostolate to provide individual, marital, and family counseling services onsite at our parish in both English and Spanish. Parishioners and their families make use of a discounted sliding scale fee. To learn more or schedule an appointment call (844) 295-3167 or visit www.MyParishCounseling.com/stjeromehou

HALL RENTALS AVAILABLE Contact Linda Garcia at the church office 713-468-9555

Monday-Friday 5:00 PM-9:00 PM Saturday 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Or Cell Phone 281-686-1061

READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 11, 2018

Sunday Fourth Sunday of Lent 2Chr 36:14-16, 19-23; Ps 137;

Eph 2:4-10; Jn 3:14-21

Monday Is 65:17-21; Ps 30; Jn 4:43-54

Tuesday Ez 47:1-9, 12; Ps 46; Jn 5:1-16

Wednesday Is 49:8-15; Ps 145; Jn 5:17-30

Thursday Ex 32:7-14; Ps 106; Jn 5:31-47

Friday Wis 2:1a, 12-22; Ps 34; Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30

Saturday Jer 11:18-20; Ps 7; Jn 7:40-53

Sunday Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Jer 31:31-34; Ps 51; Heb 5:7-9;

Jn 12:20-33

Every Friday, except Good Friday. 5:00 – 7:30 PM Fr. Raye Center

Catholic Daughters Raffle Sale began Friday, February 16, 2018. Please support our Sisters in Christ, they will be selling tickets at all Fish Fry’s during Lent. Drawing will be held June 13, 2018 $1.00 for 1 ticket or $5.00 for 6 tickets

1st Prize – Hand Made Quilt 2nd Prize - $200 3rd Prize - $150 4th Prize - $100 5th Prize - $50

STATIONS OF THE CROSS every Friday during Lent March 16th SPRING BREAK 7:00 PM in English 8:00 PM in Spanish March 23rd 2:15 PM (School children attend) 7:00 PM in English 8:00 PM in Spanish

OUR OFFICES & FACILITIES WILL REMAIN CLOSED

ON GOOD FRIDAY, HOLY

SATURDAY, EASTER SUNDAY AND

EASTER MONDAY:

MARCH 30TH, 31ST, APRIL 1st and APRIL 2ND.

Have a blessed and safe Easter Holiday.

MEGA SPRING GARAGE SALE

Saturday, April 14th 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM Sunday, April 15th 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM

In the Pavilion

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FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT CHURCH OFFICE: 713-468-9555 SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 2018 CUARTO DOMINGO DE CUARESMA CCE OFFICE: 713-464-5029 DOMINGO 11 DE MARZO DEL 2018

Consejería Católica para Feligreses ¿Necesita usted sanación emocional? ¿Está usted desanimado por causa de sus relaciones con los que ama? Este es el momento para que reciba la ayuda y la sanación que usted necesita. La Parroquia Católica de San Jerónimo se ha unido con Rejoice Counseling Apostolate para ofrecer en esta iglesia servicios de consejería individual, matrimonial, y de familias en inglés y en español. A los miembros de la parroquia y a sus familias les damos un descuento por los servicios basados en su situación económica. Para más información o para sacar una cita llame al (844) 295-3167 o visite la página virtual www.MyParishCounseling.com/stjeromehou

La misión Cuaresmal Marzo 12-14, 2018

El padre Alejandro Urena es un sacerdote de la diocesis de Las Cruces, New Mexico. El es originario de Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Fue ordenado en Mayo 30, 2015 en Las Cruces por las manos del Obispo Oscar Cantu. El padre Alejandro estudio la preparatoria en el seminario menor de Guadalajara, despues hizo sus estudios de filosofia en Conception, Abbey, Missouri con los monjes Benedictinos. De ahi se vino al seminario de Santa Maria en Houston a terminar su formacion en Teologia. El es un padre joven y alegre que le gusta trabajar con la gente. Actualmente el es el pastor de San Alberto Magno en Las Cruces. Tambien se encarga de los estudiantes de La Universidad de Nuevo Mexico. El Obispo tambien le encomendo el cuidado de los seminaristas de su diocesis como director de vocaciones.

¡DI QUE SI! POR FAVOR DONA $5. MÁS POR

SEMANA. ¡DONA $2 SI PUEDES! TU IGLESIA SAN

JERÓNIMO NECESITA DE TU AYUDA. ¡DI QUE SÍ! ¡MUCHAS GRACIAS!

¿EN BUSCA DE UN LUGAR PARA UN EVENTO

SOCIAL? El Centro Padre Raye, el Outback, el Centro de Educación Para Adultos y el Pavilion están disponibles para renta. ¿Preguntas? Linda o a Martin García al 713/468-9555 OPERACIÓN PLATO DE ARROZ - Cada año, Operación Plato

de Arroz nos invita a rezar con nuestras familias y comunidades de fe; ayunar en solidaridad con los que sufren hambre; aprender acerca de la comunidad mundial y las dificultades de los que se enfrentan a la

pobreza; y dar limosnas, frutos de nuestros sacrificios, a los necesitados. Somos discípulos

para todas las naciones. Los discípulos de Jesús tenemos la responsabilidad de cuidar a nuestros hermanos y hermanas en todas las naciones. Una vez mas y durante la Cuaresma, tendremos cajitas en la parte posterior de la Iglesia para colaborar con donativos que serán usados para aliviar el hambre, pobreza, y enfermedad en países más pobres que el nuestro. Favor de regresar sus cajitas en las canastas de colecta durante las Misas del Domingo de Resurrección. ¡Muchas Gracias!

LA COMUNIDAD DE LA PARROQUIA SAN JERONIMO BUSQUEDA DE HUEVOS DE PASCUA

Sabado, 31 de Marzo Comenzara puntualmente a las 9:00 AM

Para mas informacion o se desea ayudar, favor de ponerse en contacto con David Boulanger @ 281-541-2734

. HORARIOS DE LA SEMANA SANTA

VIGILIA DEL DOMINGO DE RAMOS– SABADO 24 DE MARZO 5:30 p.m. – Inglés

DOMINGO DE RAMOS, 25 DE MARZO 8:00, 10:00 am - Inglés

12:00, 2:30 y 7:00 pm Misa - Español 5:00 pm – LIFETEEN en Ingles

JUEVES SANTO, 29 DE MARZO 8:15 am Liturgia –Niños de la Escuela Asisten

4:00 - 5:00 pm Confesiones 7:30 pm Misa de la Ultima Cena– Bilingüe

VIERNES SANTO, 30 DE MARZO

8:15 am Oración de la Mañana (No hay Eucaristía) 2:00 pm Pasion del Senor - Ingles

4:00 pm VIACRUCIS EN VIVO – Español, inmediatamente Pasión del Señor en la Iglesia.

8:00 pm Viacrucis - Inglés

SABADO SANTO, 31 DE MARZO 9:00 – 11:00 am Confesiones – Inglés y Español

(No hay Misa de 5:30 p.m.) 8:30 pm Misa de Vigilia – Bilingue

DOMINGO DE RESURRECCIÓN, 1 DE ABRIL 8:00, 10:00 a.m. y 5:00 pm Misas en Inglés

8:15 am Misa en Español en el Centro Padre Raye 12:00 & 2:30 pm Misas en Español

(No habrá Misa de 7:00 p.m.)

GRAN VENTA DE GARAGE DE PRIMAVERA

Sabado 14 de Abril de las 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Domingo 15 de Abril de las 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM En el Pavilion de la Iglesia San Jeronimo

REGISTRACION PARA NUEVOS MIEMBROS Domingo 18 de Marzo después de Misa de 12:00 PM

Esta misma reunión en Ingles se realizará después de la Misa de 8:00 am en el Jerome Room. Recuerden que la registración para nuevos miembros es solamente una vez al mes. ES MUY IMPORTANTE ESTAR REGISTRADO EN LA PARROQUIA ESPECIALMENTE PARA PODER BAUTIZAR.

Page 6: “For God so loved the world that he gave his only ...centro de todo lo que hacemos. La Misa de los ADOLESCENTES se lleva a cabo todos los domingos a las 5:00 p.m. todos son bienvenidos

FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT CHURCH OFFICE: 713-468-9555 SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 2018 CUARTO DOMINGO DE CUARESMA CCE OFFICE: 713-464-5029 DOMINGO 11 DE MARZO DEL 2018

Good Men of our Parish…. Every Tuesday @ 5:45 AM. It is early morning and well worth getting up for!

Do you have a special occasion coming up? Would you like to commemorate that

special occasion by donating FLOWERS

FOR OUR ALTAR? Call Marie Foyt 713/465-6927

FORMED.org/register Enter Parish Code: nr2424

SAY YES!! Please put $5. More per week in the

collection or if you just can’t, at least $2. HELP

YOUR PARISH! Thank you very much for your

generosity.

JOIN THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS EVERY THURSDAY IN THE ST. JEROME DAY CHAPEL BEFORE THE BLESSED SACRAMENT PRAYING THE ROSARY FOR LIFE FROM 6:30 TO 7:00 FOLLOWED BY THE HOLY

HOUR FOR LIFE

Interested in a Mass Intention? For someone that is deceased, a birthday blessing, for healing. We have several dates open, please contact Pilar Salas in the church office, Monday through Friday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm. A donation of $10 per Mass.

UPCOMING ACTS RETREATS March 15-18 Teen Acts (Kickapoo Retreat Center)

April 12-15 Spanish Men's Retreat (Kickapoo Retreat Center)

July 12-15 English Women’s Retreat (Holy Name Retreat)

July 19-22 English Men’s Retreat (Holy Name Retreat Center)

Aug 9-12 Women's Spanish Retreat (Kickapoo Retreat Center)

Sept 13-16 Men's Spanish Retreat (Kickapoo Retreat Center)

OPERATION RICE BOWL - We are disciples for

all nations. As Jesus’ disciples, we are called to care for our brothers and sisters in all nations. Each year, Operation Rice Bowl invites us to pray with

our families and faith communities; fast in solidarity with those who hunger; learn more about our global community and the challenges of poverty overseas; and give sacrificial contributions to those in need. Again, and during Lent, we will have little purple boxes at the exit doors to collaborate with donations which will be used to help the hungry and the poor in other countries. Please pick up your box today and return it in the Easter Sunday collection baskets.

St Jerome ECC is hiring!!! We are looking for a part time caregiver

to join our team. We care for children between the ages of 6

weeks through PK-3. Please contact Ms. Ashleigh or Mrs. Beth at

713-461-0835. Our hours are from 7AM to 6PM Monday thru

Friday.

RESPECT LIFE: Among the vulnerable for whom the Church wishes to care with particular love and concern are unborn children, the most defenseless and innocent among us. Frequently, attempts are made to ridicule the Church's efforts to defend the unborn. Attempts are made to present the Church's teaching as ideological, obscurantist and conservative. Yet this defense of unborn life is closely linked to the defense of each and every other human right. - Pope Francis, Evangelii Gaudium

ST JEROME 1ST ANNUAL CRAWFISH BOIL APRIL 7TH 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

$20 TICKET Includes 3 Lbs of Crawfish,

Potatoes & Corn Tickets Go on Sale beginning next weekend

(March 17th & 18th) after all Masses

PARISHPAY HAS A NEW NAME “WESHARE”

Everything will stay the same, thank you!