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THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT MARCH 4, 2018
——POPE FRANCIS' MESSAGE FOR LENTPOPE FRANCIS' MESSAGE FOR LENT
THE FIRE OF EASTER
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
I urge the members of the Church to take up the Lenten journey with enthu-
siasm, sustained by almsgiving, fasting and prayer. If, at times, the flame of
charity seems to die in our own hearts, know that this is never the case in
the heart of God! He constantly gives us a chance to begin loving anew.
One such moment of grace will be, again this year, the “24 Hours for the
Lord” initiative, which invites the entire Church community to celebrate the
sacrament of Reconciliation in the context of Eucharistic adoration. In
2018, inspired by the words of Psalm 130:4, “With you is forgiveness”, this
will take place from Friday, March 9th, to Saturday, March 10th.
During the Easter Vigil, we will celebrate once more the moving rite of the
lighting of the Easter candle. Drawn from the “new fire”, this light will
slowly overcome the darkness and illuminate the liturgical assembly. “May
the light of Christ rising in glory dispel the darkness of our hearts and
minds”, (Roman Missal (Third Edition), Easter Vigil, Lucernarium) and
enable all of us to relive the experience of the disciples on the way to Em-
maus. By listening to God’s word and drawing nourishment from the table
of the Eucharist, may our hearts be ever more ardent in faith, hope and love.
With affection and the promise of my prayers for all of you, I send you my
blessing. Please do not forget to pray for me.
Pope Francis
From the Vatican, 1 November 2017
Let's make next Sunday awash with:
● Adult toothbrushes and toothpaste (regular size) for CCSC
● Maseca for Casa Juan Diego.
Bring them to our worship in the gym.
SUNDAY AWASH
Bienvenidos
EL FUEGO DE LA PASCUA
E N E S P A Ñ O L
Queridos hermanos y hermanas,
Insto a los miembros de la Iglesia a que emprendan el camino de la Cuaresma
con entusiasmo, sostenidos por la limosna, el ayuno y la oración. A veces, el
llamado de la caridad parece morir en nuestros corazones, perp sepa que no es
el caso en el corazón de Dios. Él constantemente nos da la oportunidad de
comenzar a amar de nuevo.
Uno de esos momentos de gracia será la iniciativa de las "24 Horas para el Se-
ñor", la cual invita a toda la comunidad de la Iglesia a celebrar el sacramento de
la Reconciliación en el contexto de la adoración eucarística. En 2018, inspirado
por las palabras del Salmo 130: 4, "Pero de ti procede el perdón", esto tendrá
lugar del viernes 9 de marzo al sábado 10 de marzo.
Durante la Vigilia Pascual, celebraremos una vez más el emotivo rito de la ilu-
minación de la vela de Pascua. Dibujada del "fuego nuevo", esta luz lentamente
superará la oscuridad e iluminará la asamblea litúrgica. "Que la luz de Cristo
alzándose en gloria disipe la oscuridad de nuestros corazones y mentes", (Misal
Romano (Tercera Edición), Vigilia Pascual, Lucernarium) y nos permita a to-
dos revivir la experiencia de los discípulos en el camino a Emaús. Al escuchar
la palabra de Dios y nutrirnos de la mesa de la Eucaristía, que nuestros cora-
zones sean cada vez más ardientes en la fe, la esperanza y el amor.
Con afecto y la promesa de mis oraciones por todos ustedes, les envío mi ben-
dición. Por favor, no te olvides de rezar por mí.
Papa Francisco
Desde el Vaticano, 1 de noviembre de 2017
Hagamos que el próximo domingo esté lleno de:
● Cepillos de dientes y pasta de dientes adultos
(tamaño regular) para CCSC
● Maseca para Casa Juan Diego.
Tráigalos a misa en el gimnasio.
DOMINGO DE ABUNDANCIA
La tradición de rezar el Viacrucis en Español durante la cuaresma
continúa todos los viernes a las 8:00 P.M. hasta el 23 de marzo.
Horas de Adoración en la la capilla “Blessed Sacrament”:
Martes y Jueves de 7:30 a.m. a 10:00 p.m.
ADORACIÓN EUCARÍSTICA AL
SANTÍSIMO SACRAMENTO DEL ALTAR
Download a free QR code reader to your phone and
scan the image on the right:
You can also go directly on your smart phone or tab-
let to: http://www.sttheresa.cc/give.
Use our electronic kiosk located in the Church, and
swipe your card directly.
Desktop users can login to our website www.sttheresa.cc, click on
the “Giving” button on the top green navigation bar and select
“Donations.”
There are several ways to access our online giving page:
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Parish Support Online Giving
Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops Issues
Advisory on Texas Right to Life
The organization Texas Right to Life at
times seeks volunteers from parishes and
Catholic schools to participate in their
efforts. We write to inform you of our
concerns with Texas Right to Life and
we urge parishes not to participate in
their activities or allow the organization
to use parish sites. (Texas Right to Life
is not to be confused with Texas Alliance
for Life or Texans for Life Coalition,
which are separate organizations and
remain consistent with the bishops’ posi-
tions.)
1.Conflicts on pro-life reform. Texas
Right to Life often opposes the Texas
Catholic Conference of Bishops and has
implied that the bishops do not faithfully
represent Church teaching.
2. Conflicts on end-of-life reform. The
bishops have been compelled to publicly
correct Texas Right to Life’s misstate-
ments on end-of-life care and advance
directives, in which Texas Right to Life
implied that the legislation the bishops
were supporting allowed euthanasia and
death panels rather than the reality that
the legislation reflected the long-
standing Church teaching requiring a
balance of patient autonomy and the
physician conscience protection.
3. Texas Right to Life’s voter guide.
Finally, Texas Right to Life publishes a
scorecard that purports to show which
Texas legislators are pro-life. We believe
this publication is not based on a fair
analysis of a legislator’s work, but rather
upon whether the legislator has followed
voting recommendations of Texas Right
to Life.
Catholics must continue to engage. This
guidance should not be used to discour-
age pro-life ministry or advocacy in any
way. To this end, we strongly recom-
mend that Catholics volunteer at and
contribute to their local:
Diocesan Respect Life office,
Gabriel Project,
Project Rachel,
40 Days for Life, and
pregnancy resource centers, which can
be found by visiting the Texas Pregnan-
cy Care Network’s.
The Texas Catholic Conference of Bish-
ops is a federation of all Roman Catholic
dioceses and ordinariates located in the
State of Texas. For more information,
please call us at 512-339-9882, visit us
online at txcatholic.org, or email
A DAY OF REFLECTION ON
BEREAVEMENT AND MASS
Thursday, March 22, 2018
8:30 a.m. — 3:15 p.m.
Register at www.holynameretreat
center.com
Price per Individual $45.00
Holy Name Passionist
Retreat Center
430 Bunker Hill Road
Houston, Texas 77024
713-464-0211
St. Theresa Early Childhood Center
is growing and growing!
STECC is now looking for a couple of
loving and nurturing people
to help us support the physical, cognitive,
and emotional growth of our babies.
All applicants must be willing to obtain CPR/1st Aid, and 24 hours of
training in Early Childhood Development.
We have part-time caregiver positions available!
Contact Cindy Clements at [email protected]
for more information.
We are grateful A special thank you is extended to Candelari's Restaurant and Leslie,
the manager, for providing Minestrone Soup and Italian Bread for our Len-
ten Soup Supper Friday. In addition, kudos to the Widow/Widowers Sup-
port Group for volunteering to serve our parishioners at the Soup Supper.
Sincerely,
Rev. Philip Lloyd
Pastor
POSITIONS AVAILABLE
Data Entry Specialist
St. Theresa Church & School
needs your help!
Job includes data entry and oth-
er duties as assigned in the
Development Department.
This is an hourly position
available up to 12 hours per
week.
Please contact Enrique Benitez
[email protected] for inquir-
ies or more information.
Announcements
Special Collection March 11, 2018
Lent at St. Theresa Lent Presentation Schedule
Holy Monday, March 26th,
Holy Tuesday, March 27th, and
Holy Wednesday, March 28th,
in the Fellowship Hall.
6:30 P.M.—Supper
7:00 P.M.—Did Jesus have to Suf-
fer? by Fr. Phil Lloyd and Deacon
Larry Vaclavik
8:15 P.M. —Prayer
Lent Soup Supper
Fridays at 7:00 PM
Please join us every Friday during
Lent to enjoy homemade soups and
fellowship.
*There is no charge for the supper,
but a love offering is accepted. Stations of the Cross
in the Fellowship Hall
Our Lenten tradition of
observing the Stations of The
Cross will continue every Friday
during Lent until March 23rd,
in English at 6:30 P.M.
Holy Week Mass Schedule
Church Office Schedule Closed
Thursday, March 29-
Monday, April 2.
Returning to regular schedule on
Tuesday, April 3.
Holy Thursday,
March 29th,
at 6:30 P.M. – Gym.
Good Friday Service,
March 30th,
at 3:00 P.M. --Gym.
Easter Vigil Saturday,
March 31st,
at 8:30 P.M. -Gym.
Easter Sunday,
April 1st,
8:00 A.M., 10:00 A.M.,
12:00 P.M. (Spanish), 5:30 P.M.
in the Gym.
Help Jesus in disguise. Please prayerfully consider contributing to
the Catholic Relief Services Collection.
Your support of this collection gives aid to victims of persecution
and natural disasters, provides legal services to poor immigrants,
and advocates for the powerless.
For more information go to www.usccb.org/catholic-relief
St. Theresa’s Hours of Adoration:
Tuesday & Thursday
7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
This Lenten season, will you please
consider devoting a
Lenten Holy Hour of
Eucharistic Adoration?
Please contact
Diana Sepulveda at 713.542.4706
In Need of Eucharistic Minister to the Homebound
The homebound ministers are in need of more helping hands
to bring Communion to St. Theresa’s parishioners
that cannot join us at Mass each week.
We pray, we acknowledge our sins, we share the Gospel, and they
receive the Eucharist. We discuss the goings-on at St. Theresa’s,
keeping them up to date with the Parish they still feel so close to.
The commitment is typically
one weekend per month for an hour or two.
Please call the church office or contact
Kelly L. Glanding-Woelfel at [email protected]
for more information.
We would love to have you join us in this important ministry!
EXPOSITION OF THE
BLESSED SACRAMENT
We congratulate those couples, who received the Sacrament of Marriage. May God bless them each and every day and enlighten
them with His grace.
Shannon Colborne and Nick Balser
Astrid Calderon and Jeremy Paul Vernetti
Monet Motiee and Alex Cernoch
Daniela Perez Vazquez and Jack Coker
Iris Garcia and Michael Bueno
CELEBRATION OF
MATRIMONY
FEBRUARY
We welcome these new Catholics into the Roman Catholic Church by the Sacrament of Holy Baptism.
CELEBRATION OF
BAPTISM
FEBRUARY
Genevieve Ann Woelfel
Olivia Rose Brehm
Fernanda Isabel Garcia
Isaac Jonathan Nassar
Mason George Rountree
Ricardo Martinez
Victoria Ann Palacios
John Anthony Ramirez
Aiden Jack Grygar
Rory Rose Wray
Adult Confirmation
Adult Confirmation Classes begin
March 7th.
If you are a baptized Catholic and
have received your
First Communion, but want to
complete your Sacraments of Initia-
tion through Confirmation then these
classes are for you.
Please contact Ginger Tamborello
for more information or to register.
Operations & Finance Director
Cherie Hernandez, ext. 305
Pastoral Associate
Matrimony or Application for Annulment
Patrick Miral, ext. 310
Director of Music
David San Miguel, ext. 311
Director of Adult Education / Hospitality
Ginger Tamborello, ext. 306
Faith Formation / Youth Ministry
Janice Berger, ext. 335 [email protected]
Development Director
Enrique Benitez, ext. 315 [email protected]
Capital Campaign
Johanna Bransford, ext. 309
Receptionist/Clerical Assistant, Parish
Deandra Mackey, ext. 301
Mary Ann Virgilio, ext. 301
Bulletin Inquires and Submissions
Veronica Benitez, ext. 333
St. Theresa School www.facebook.com/
StTheresaCatholicSchool
Principal—Melissa Ilski
Director of Admissions, School & ECC
Kelly McCarty, ext. 314
Administrative Assistant, School
Rhonda Lastovica, ext. 321
Early Childhood Center www.facebook.com/sttheresaecc
Director—Cindy Clements, ext. 338
Director of Admissions, School & ECC
Kelly McCarty, ext. 314 [email protected]
Maintenance Manager
Andras Bandi, ext. 302 [email protected]
Deacon Dwight Coles,
Deacon Juan de Dios Perez
Deacon Larry Vaclavik,
Deacon Bill Wilson,
www.StTheresa.cc
www.facebook.com/StTheresaMemorialPark
6622 Haskell, Houston, TX 77007
Phone: 713-869-3783 Fax: 713-869-3784
Pastor: Fr. Phil Lloyd, ext. 312, [email protected]
PARISH AND SCHOOL DIRECTORY
Havana Nights Gala Friday, April 20, 2018
Auction items, Sponsors, and
Underwriters Needed Please consider donating
products, services, timeshares, airline
miles or unwanted
valuable items for our Gala.
Please contact Tarah Vann
Ali-Shaun Sugalski at
For sponsor opportunities please
contact Enrique Benitez at
VBS at St. Theresa
When: Monday, June 11th–Friday,
June 15th
Who: Children who will be entering
Kindergarten through 5th grade
Time: 9 a.m. – Noon
Cost: $40 per child
EVENTS Upcoming
Capital Campaign
Online Giving
To make your gift online visit:
https://secure.qgiv.com/
for/capitacampa or visit our
website and select Capital
Campaign under the
Giving tab.
We now have E-checks!
You can set your pledges or
make donations online using
your checking account.
Use the QR Code for easy
online access.
Registration
Sunday, March 4th
and Sunday April 8th
In the Fellowship Hall and in the
Church office beginning Monday, March 5th.
Volunteers are needed!
Including youth volunteers
(entering grade 7 and above)!
Please contact Janice Berger
at [email protected] or
713-869-3783 to volunteer!
Save the date!
Pre-event party Kendra Scott
Gives Back Night
Friday, March 23, 2018 WHERE: In Memorial City Centre
WHY: For a fun night of Fellowship
and Charity (20% of all proceeds
will benefit St. Theresa!)
Sunday, March 4
8:00 AM Johnnie Sicola Jr. †
10:00 AM Pro-Populo
(Parishioners)
12:00 PM All Souls
5:30 PM Leo Etlinger †
Monday, March 5
7:00 AM Perry Harding †
8:05 AM All Souls
Tuesday, March 6
7:00 AM Those who are dying
Wednesday, March 7
7:00 AM Conversion of Sinners
6:30 PM Michelle Marks †
Thursday, March 8
7:00 AM Patricia Ricciardello †
Friday, March 9
7:00 AM Francisco Amador
Munoz †
Emile & Neil Leinget †
Dominic Thomas
Laurenzo †
Saturday, March 10
5:30 PM Lena Syma †
Wil Dalferes †
Burt & Frances
Diamond †
Sunday, March 4
Black Box Collection: Black & Indian Missions
VBS Registration
Girl Scouts Selling Cookies
8:00 am Mass, Gym
8:30 am RCIA, Office
10:00 am Mass, Gym
11:15 am Sunday by Sunday, Gym-upstairs
11:30 am Faith Formation, FH/School
11:30 am Marriage Orientation, PC/Office
12:00 pm Spanish Mass, Gym
2:30 pm American Legion, FH
5:30 pm Mass, Gym
Monday, March 5
7:00 am Communion Service, FH
8:00 am Mass, Gym
1:30 pm Sr. Carolyn Book Club, Office
6:30 pm Meditation Group, Office
6:45 pm Baptism Class, FH
7:00 pm Spanish Prayer Group, Lounge
Tuesday, March 6
7:00 am Mass, FH
7:30 am-10:00pm Adoration, Board Room
7:00 pm Grief with Mary Ann Miller, Office
7:00 pm Women’s Encounter, FH Lounge
7:30 pm Men’s Encounter, FH Lounge
Wednesday, March 7
7:00 am Mass, FH
5:30 pm Reconciliation, FH
6:30 pm Mass, FH
7:00 pm Adult Confirmation, Office
7:00 pm Legión de María, Lounge
8:15 pm Men’s AA, Fellowship Hall
Thursday, March 8
6:30 am Women’s AA, Office
7:00 am Mass, FH
7:30 am-10:00 pm Adoration, Board Room
6:00 pm Knights of Columbus Meeting, FH
6:30 pm Women’s Club, Lounge
Friday, March 9
6:45 am Rosary for Peace, FH
7:00 am Mass, FH
6:30 pm Stations of the Cross, FH
7:00 pm Lent Soup Supper, FH
8:00 pm Spanish Stations (Viacrucis), FH
Saturday, March 10
St. Pius Selling Tickets
Black Box Collection: Catholic Relief Services
8:30 am Engaged Couples Workshop, FH
4:00 pm Reconciliation, Gym
5:30 pm Mass, Gym
Sunday, March 11 Daylight Saving Time Begins
THE WEEK AHEAD
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
The Chapel located on the
corner of Haskell St. and
Durford St. across from
Memorial Park is
generally open
Monday to Friday
from 6:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M.
Saturday
from 9:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.
Sunday
from 7:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.
BLESSED SACRAMENT
CHAPEL
Joe Cano, Realtor
950 Corbindale Rd., Ste. 100 Houston, TX 77024
m: 281-785-5132 o: 713-461-9393
Nifty Cleaners
5901 Washington Ave.
713-868-2210
You've Got Maids of Central Houston
1431 N Durham Drive 713-68-MAIDS or
713– 686-2437 www.houston.youvegotmaids.com
Now accepting applications PK3—8th for the 2018-2019 school year. Come and tour St. Theresa, learn more at www.StTheresaSchool.cc/Tours
or contact Kelly McCarty, Director of Admissions at [email protected]
HELPFUL PHONE NUMBERS AND WEBSITES HOUSTON POLICE: 911
HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
NON-EMERGENCY CALLS:
713- 884-3131— www.houstonpolice.org
HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT: 311
NATIONAL EMERGENCY CHILD LOCATOR
CENTER: 1-866-908-9570
AMERICAN RED CROSS:
1-800-RED-CROSS
Volunteer at redcross.org.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE:
The Bridge Over Troubled Waters
24 Hour Hotline: 713-473-2801
www.thebridgeovertroubledwaters.org
UNITED WAY OF GREATER HOUSTON: 211
Texas/United Way Helpline
Available 24/7 www.unitedwayhouston.org
CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTER:
713-961-3993 | www.ccschouston.org
NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE
CENTER: 1-800-273-8255 |Available 24
hours everyday | Online Chat: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS (NA):
713-661–4200 —- www.na.org
SEX ADDICTS ANONYMOUS (SAA):
713- 405-1142 — www.houstonsaa.org
COUNSELING (GRIEF, FAMILY, ETC.):
Catholic Charities | 713-526-4611 www.catholiccharities.org
FAMILIES OF ADDICTS:
Al-Anon Family Groups
713-683-7227 www.al-anon.alateen.org
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS (AA):
713-686-6300 — www.aa.org
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS (OA):
713-973-6633 — www.oahouston.org
A community of love rooted in faith, knowledge, and service.
St. Theresa Catholic School in Memorial Park
Annie and Doug Raburn
Selling bungalows to
mansions in and around Houston for the last 20 years.
713.826.7569 [email protected]
Henry D. Nguyen, CPA PLLC 950 Echo Lane, Suite 200
Houston, Texas 77024
Specializing in Small Businesses and Individual Tax Returns
832-429-7652 [email protected]
Rae Miles
Technician
The
Neighborhood
Computer Guy
Phone:
713-824-8793
Web:
theneighborhoodcomputerguy.net
E-Mail:
Weekend Masses: Saturday Vigil: 5:30 p.m.
Sunday: 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m. (Spanish), 5:30 p.m.
Daily Mass:
Monday—Friday at 7 a.m., Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
Holy Day Masses:
7 a.m., 12:10 p.m., and 6:30 p.m.
Office Hours: Monday –Thursday: 8:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:00 a.m.— 12:00 p.m. Sunday: 8:00—1:00 p.m.