11720 Joan of Arc Drive · Houston, Texas · 77024-2602 | 713-465-3414 | www.SaintCecilia.org

March 31, 2019 | Fourth Sunday of LentReverend Francis M. Macatangay, Pastor

A parish community dedicated to "living and sharing the joy of the Gospel."

PARISH OFFICE HOURS

Monday - Friday9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Closed for Lunch12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

SUNDAY MASSSaturday Vigil

5:00 p.m.Sunday7:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m.

1:00 p.m. (Spanish)3:00 p.m. (Spanish)5:30 p.m. Life Teen

WEEKDAY MASSESMonday8:15 a.m. Tuesday

8:15 a.m. | 5:30 p.m.Wednesday

8:15 a.m. Thursday

8:15 a.m. 7:00 p.m. (Spanish)

Friday8:15 a.m.

Saturday9:00 a.m.

RECONCILIATIONSaturday

3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Or by appointment

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Adoration for Lenten Promise Are you looking for something unconventional to offer up for Lent? Instead of giving up candy, caffeine or sodas, why not go to Perpetual Adoration? Come by anytime you are avail-able. During the 40 days of lent, while making your prepara-tions for Easter, you can do something significant.

Contact the Parish Office or Leo at (713) 705-0632 or l.deleon@yahoo.com for more information.

Adoración como promesa de Cuaresma¿Está buscando algo poco convencional para ofrecer para la Cuaresma? En lugar de dejar dulces, cafeína o sodas, ¿por qué no ir a la capilla de Adoración al Santísimo? Venga en cualquier momento que esté disponible. Durante los 40 dias de Cuaresma, mientras reliza los preparativos para la Pascua, puede hacer algo verdaderamente significativo.

Contacte a Leo (713-705-0632, l.deleon@yahoo.com) para más informes.

Mass Schedule ChangeOn Easter Sunday, April 21 the regularly scheduled 7:30 am Mass will begin at 7 am.

Blessed SacramentThe Blessed Sacrament will be reposed on Saturday, April 13, before the 9:00 am Mass. Exposition will resume on Tuesday, April 23, following the 8:15 am Mass.

Lenten Missionwith Fr. Leo Patalinghug

April 9, 10 & 11 at 7 pmTuesday, April 9 at 7 pm in the Church - "The Heav-enly Family Banquet: Never be Bored Again at Mass”

Wednesday, April 10 at 7 pm in the Church - "Teach-ing Mass"

*No tickets are required.

Thursday, April 11 at 7 pm - Fr. Leo will host a cook-ing demonstration and family dinner, "Plating Grace for the Family."

*Tickets required and they have been SOLD OUT.

The nursery will be available. Please e-mail Martina at mrazo@saintcecilia.org to reserve.

www.saintceci l ia.org/lentenmiss ion*As a parish pr ior i ty, al l Engl ish programming at the parish wi l l be

canceled so individuals can attend the Mission.

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Wis 2:1A, 12-22Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30

Jer 11:18-20Jn 7:40-53

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Sammy Baiamonte †Dan Muschalik †Virginio Gerbaudol †Todas las familias de la ParroquiaAntonio Simone †Dawn Lundin Schappert †

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Calendar of Events

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Event Date Time Place PgEDGE 4/3 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm Auditorium 5

KIDs Club 4/3, 10 & 24 6:15 pm St. Cecilia Catholic School 5

Knights of Columbus Fish Fry 4/5 5:30 - 8:00 pm Community Center 6Children’s Liturgy of the Word 4/7, 14 & 28 During Mass Community Center 5

KIDs Club 4/7 & 28 9:30 and 11:30 am St. Cecilia Catholic School 5

The Gathering Place 4/9 10:00 am Community Center -Lenten Mission 4/9, 10 &11 7:00 pm St. Cecilia Catholic Church 6Bereavement Group 4/13 After 9:00 am Mass Community Center - Room 201 -

Prime Timers' Luncheon 4/25 12:00 pm Community Center 7

Crawfish Boil 4/27 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm St. Cecilia Catholic Church -

Training for NEW Extra-ordinary Ministers 4/29 7:00 pm St. Cecilia Catholic Church 7Welcoming Sunday 5/19 After 9 & 11 am Masses Community Center - Room 204 7

Vacation Bible School 6/10-14 9:00 am - 12:00 pm St. Cecilia Catholic School 7

Vigil

Text stcecilia to 84576 Would you like to donate the weekend altar flowers in memory of a loved one or special occasion? The cost is $115.00. Please contact Lindsey Boulanger at (713) 465-3414 ext. 176

or e-mail her at lboulanger@saintcecilia.org

SUBSCRIBE!

Stewardship

Please Pray for the Sick and Departed

Please call the Pastoral Office for Anointing of the Sick. In the event of life & death emergencies after office hours (if a priest is needed), please call 713-416-3222.

Please pray for all of those who are ill, including:Fred BooneSher WoockSydney NelmsJane FontenotRoy GoinPolly VillarealJudith Marlow

Amelia CanareJima CaballeroRosemary MayoNathan CrollJudy MelnarMary Alice VackerPhilomene Saha

Robert BurnahmJohn BullingtonSusan LottTony Martin

Please pray for the souls of the faithful departed. Rosemary Mc Curley, sister of Bob Sweeney.

“May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.”

Please note: Names of those who are sick will appear in the Sunday bulletin for two months. At the end of this two month period, names will be inscribed in our Prayer Book, located in the Chapel of Reservation, where we continue to pray for all of the sick. Obituaries of those who have died may be found at: www.legacy.com/obituaries/houstonchronicle.

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Collections for March 24 Collections for March 175:00 p.m. Saturday $4,767.00 5:00 p.m. Saturday $5,538.58

7:30 a.m. Sunday $1,706.58 7:30 a.m. Sunday $2,397.00 9:00 a.m. Sunday $4,528.00 9:00 a.m. Sunday $3,134.00

11:00 a.m. Sunday $5,556.00 11:00 a.m. Sunday $9,788.00 1:00 p.m. Sunday $2,264.00 1:00 p.m. Sunday $1,966.50 3:00 p.m. Sunday $993.00 3:00 p.m. Sunday $1,047.00

5:30 p.m. Sunday $5,291.00 5:30 p.m. Sunday $3,683.00 Mail and Drop-offs $4,875.70 Mail and Drop-offs $12,672.00 Faith Direct $33,862.12 Faith Direct - Large Donations - Large Donations $15,000.00

Stock Donations - Stock Donations - Candle Monies $884.50 Candle Monies $755.00

Week Total

Children's CollectionDSF

$64,727.90

$650.00 $533.00

Week Total

Children's CollectionDSF

$55,981.08

$646.00 $553.00

Diocesan Services Fund (DSF)

2019 Goal $330,000.00

Pledged $125,760.00

Paid $95,575.34Participants 223

Parish eGivingDonate Online

www.faithdirect.netParish code: TX616

DSF SpotlightAs disciples of Christ, we are to be conduits for God's loving mercy to others. The ministries of the Diocesan Services Fund (DSF) teach, evan-gelize and worship; min-ister to the poor, sick and incarcerated; promote, prepare and support the clergy; and nurture and strengthen families.

DSF supports 60+ pro-grams benefitting 1.7 mil-lion Catholics in our Arch-diocese.

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Second CollectionMarch 31 Catholic Relief Services

April 7SVdP

Faith Formation for ChildrenRosemary Munoz: rmunoz@saintcecilia.org Cecilia Morillo: cmorillo@saintcecilia.org

www.saintcecilia.org/children

Children’s Faith Formation programs and events are for children in pre-k 4 through grade 5. Faith Formation (CCE) for chil-dren with special needs is available.

KIDs Club Schedule: Classes are in the St. Cecilia school building.

Sunday, 9:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. sessions: April 7th and 28th

Wednesday, 6:15 p.m. session: April 3rd 10th and 24th

Children’s Liturgy of the Word: During the 9:00 a.m. Mass: April 7th, 14th and 28th

Youth Ministry News

Middle SchoolAllison Reynolds:areynolds@saintcecilia.org

Visit our website at www.saintcecilia.org/middle-school

Junior High Camp - Parents, we will need lots of help! If you are interested in helping at any part of the camp please e-mail Allie. Also, the teen counselor application is out. High school teens, if you want to volunteer, we need you. Come join us for an extremely fun week.

High SchoolDavid Thies: dthies@saintcecilia.org

There IS Life Teen this Sunday! Tonight is about our Eternal Destination: Heaven or Heaven? All 2nd year confirmation students should have turned in their baptismal certificate, their saint name, and their sponsor name.If any of these items are missing your confirmation preparation is incomplete. Please turn them in to David Thies as soon as pos-sible. Mission Laredo Registration is OPEN! This trip will sell out so register now if you wish to go on this adventure.

All youth, families and friends are invited to this night of prayer and worship! The Life Teen band will lead a night of Eu-charistic Adoration in prepa-ration for the great feast of Easter. Come and sing, bring your journal! We will have some snacks and drinks in the youth room before and after the hour of adoration.

Vacation Bible SchoolROAR! Life is Wild…God is Good. June 10-14, 2019

Registration: Sunday, March 31, 2019 after the 9:00, 11:00 and 1:00 pm Masses.

*Volunteer forms for adults and teens are on the church website.

EDGE END OF THE YEAR PARTY May 3rd 5:00 pm - 6:15 pm at Bowlmor

Please RSVP to Allie

www.saintcecilia.org/high-school-life-teen

We provide a classical, hybrid education in the Catholic tradition. Pre K3-12th grade students attend Socratic, hands-on classes two days a week and homeschool on the remaining days.

WWW.RCAHYBRID.ORG

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Weekly Announcements & News

Stations of the Cross April 5 and 12 6:00 p.m. (English) 8:00 p.m. (Spanish)Stations of the Cross for Children will begin at 5:00 pm in the sanctuary

The Stations of the Cross began as the practice of pi-ous pilgrims to Jerusalem who would retrace the final journey of Jesus Christ to Calvary. Later, for the many who wanted to pass along the same route, but could not make the trip to Jerusalem, a practice developed that eventually took the form of the fourteen stations currently found in almost every church.

Via Crucis5 y 12 de abril6:00 p.m. (Inglés) 8:00 p.m. (Español)Las estaciones de la Cruz para Niños comenzarán a las 5:00 pm en el santuario

Las Estaciones de la Cruz comenzaron como la prác-tica de peregrinos piadosos a Jerusalén que volverían sobre el viaje final de Jesucristo al Calvario. Más tar-de, para los muchos que querían pasar por la misma ruta, pero no pudieron hacer el viaje a Jerusalén, se desarrolló una práctica que finalmente tomó la forma de las catorce estaciones que se encuentran actual-mente en casi todas las iglesias.

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Find Resources for Your Lenten Journey at our Newly Improved

Knights of Columbus Fish Fry Fritada de PescadoApril 5 and 12Community Center On April 5th, the fish fry will be in the school cafeteria.

Join us for a Lenten tradition at St. Cecilia, our annual Friday Night Fish Fry. We start serving at 5:30 p.m. and conclude at 8:00 p.m. We will be having all your fa-vorites:

• Fried Catfish• Baked Tilapia• Fried Shrimp• Hushpuppies• French Fries

Kid (10 & under) $6.00Kid + Shrimp $8.00Kid All Shrimp $6.00Senior $8.00Senior + Shrimp $10.00Regular Adult $10.00Adult All Shrimp $11.00Adult + Shrimp $12.00Children are not allowed in the courtyard without adult supervision.

• Sweet Potato Fries• Corn on the Cob• Cole Slaw• Mac & Cheese for the kids• And other goodies

12 Day Shrines of France Pilgrimage Toulouse, Lourdes, Arles, Carcassonne, Lyon, La Salette, Paris, Nevers, Normandy, Lisieux & Mont Saint Michelle

June 20 – July 1, 2019 $3,690 per person from Houston

Spiritual Director, Fr. Francis Macatangay

Includes: Roundtrip air transportation from Houston, first class hotels, double occupancy, 2 meals a day, daily sightseeing, airport taxes, entrance fees, tips to drivers and guides, and fuel surcharges.

For more information call Elaine Rossi at (713) 465-3414.

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Weekly Announcements & News

Rehearsals for the Easter Children’s Choir will begin soon. The Choir will sing at the 9:00 am Mass on Easter Sunday and Mother’s Day. The choir is open to all students in grades 2 through 8.

Younger students must be able to read.

Rehearsal Time: 4:15 pm to 5:15 pmRehearsal Dates: April 2, 9, 16 & 30; May 7

Rehearsal Location: Music Room

More information: Contact Kathy Manley at kmanley@saintcecilia.org

Children’s Choir for Easter & Mother’s Day

Welcoming Sunday: Join our Parish Family There will be no Welcoming Sunday in April

since the third Sunday in April is Easter Sunday. The next session will be in May 19.

If you are interested in making St. Cecilia your parish home, we welcome you and invite you to stop by Room 204 of the Community Center after the 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. Masses. All are welcome!

Meet Fr. Francis, members of the Pastoral Staff, Pastoral Council and some of the ministry groups to learn more about our wonderful parish. Registration forms and stewardship materials will be available.

Classes are offered monthly at 7:00 pm Community Center - Room 201

English: April 8 at 7:00 pm & June 11, 8:00 pm

Sign up: www.saintcecil ia .org/infant

Las clases se ofrecen cada mes a las 7:00 pm Salon 201 en el

Centro Comunitario

Espanol: Mayo 14, 7:00 pm

Marlon Ayala |mayala@saintcecilia.org(713) 465-3414 Ext. 163

Preparation Classes

Please join us in the auditorium for donuts and coffee on Sunday, April 7.

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Weekly Announcements & News

Women’s Club Meeting Wednesday, April 3rd at 6:30 pm St. Cecilia Auditorium

After a short business meeting at 6:45 pm, when we will vote for 2019-20 officers, we will …

Sip & Paint! Bring a bottle to share if you would like. Nibbles will be pro-vided. Itaf Matta, renowned artist & decorator, will teach us dry brush painting. All supplies will be pro-vided. Only the first 50 ladies who sign up can be ac-commodated. There is no cost to attend.

RSVP at: www.signupgenius.com/go/8050444a5ae23a20-scwc

Spring Luncheon and Angela House RaffleSave the date, May 3rd

Community Center

Chico’s will be presenting a fash-ion show for us and many other things are in store for all who attend. Plan your table of eight now (Invitations will be on the way in early April.)

“I can choose to accept or resist my grief, but I

cannot end it, and I would not want to, because

grieving is the other face of love; it is the inevitable

consequence of change ... of life” - Paul Bennett

You are invited to hear Guest Speaker

Sr. Carol MayesSaturday, April 13, 2019 at 10:00 am

Community Center, Room 201Sponsored by the St. Cecilia Bereavement Ministry

The Gabriel ProjectThe Gabriel Project has been very busy with referrals this year. Currently, we are in need of donations: gently used 0-6 month boy clothes, baby blankets, diapers for newborn size 1, used cribs, pack & plays, strollers and infant car seats.

Donations can be dropped off at the Parish Office or contact Kathy McLane. Kathy McLane kmclane2001@yahoo.com

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St. Cecilia Catholic Church’s

Knights of Columbus

BLOOD DRIVE

Sunday, April 7 9:30 am - 3:00 pm Community Center

Contact Pierre Khreiche

(832) 693-8158 pierre_khreiche@yahoo.com

CLERGYReverend Francis M. Macatangay, Pastor pastor@saintcecilia.orgReverend Paul Foltyn, Parochial Vicar frpaul@saintcecilia.orgDeacon Frank Davis, IIIfdavis@saintcecilia.orgDeacon Greg EvansDeacon Sam MancusoDeacon Don Bradley - Retired

MINISTRY DIRECTORS

Andrew MeinenDirector of Liturgy & Music ameinen@saintcecilia.org

Karen Ann MartinDirector of Life-Long Faith Formationkarenann@saintcecilia.org

Tonia CandelarioDirector of Community Life & Stewardshiptcandelario@saintcecilia.org

Daisy O’HalloranDirector of Parish Administrationdohalloran@saintcecilia.org

Mr. Jeff MatthewsDay School Principaljmatthews@saintcecilia.org

LITURGY & MUSIC

Lindsey BoulangerAdministrative Assistant lboulanger@saintcecilia.org

COMMUNITY LIFE &STEWARDSHIP

Yesenia AndabloAssociate Director of Community Life & Stewardshipyandablo@saintcecilia.org

Maribel MendozaAssociate Director of Communicationsmmendoza@saintcecilia.org

Oliva MeloAdministrative Assistantomelo@saintcecilia.org

LIFE-LONG FAITH FORMATION

Adult/RCIAKimberly Newcombknewcomb@saintcecilia.org

Family LifeMarlon AyalaLifelong Faith Formation Administrative Assistantmayala@saintcecilia.org

Flavie LaporteAssociate Director of Family Lifeflavie@saintcecilia.org

Pastoral CareFrank Davisfdavis@saintcecilia.org

Colleen Brysecbryse@saintcecilia.org

Children: Rosemary Munozrmunoz@saintcecilia.org

Cecilia Morillocmorillo@saintcecilia.org

Youth Ministry(High School): David Thies dthies@saintcecilia.org

Youth Ministry (Middle School): Allison Reynoldsareynolds@saintcecilia.org

Parish NurseryMartina Razomrazo@saintcecilia.org

ADMINISTRATION

Jorge CardenasAssociate Directorjcardenas@saintcecilia.org

Lloyd WaguespackAccountantlwaguespack@saintcecilia.org

Elaine RossiParish Secretaryerossi@saintcecilia.org

Mirta GarciaParish Receptionistmgarcia@saintcecilia.org

Janie BenitezNight Receptionistjbenitez@saintcecilia.orgMaintenance Crew Faustino Villafana Richard Campo Yadi JacquezFidel RazoJeronimo VillafanaCarlos RazoJose Rodriguez

PASTORAL COUNCILMeets 2nd Tuesday of each month. Fran Serena, Chairperson. Members: Fr. Francis Macatangay, Tim Brennan, Debra Campbell, Sylvia Cathcart, Emily CoulterBrian Crugnale, Gavin Dillingham, Ricardo Fernandez, Elsie Laynez, Jane Mancuso, Marilyn Matthis, and Missy Wibbelsman. Please email us at: pastoralcouncil@saintcecilia.org

FINANCE COUNCILMeets 4th Tuesday of every other month. Billy Ambrose, Chairperson. Members: Fr. Francis Macatangay, Fr. Paul Foltyn, Maria Bahena, Christina Carroll, Jay Chaffee, Teresa Ferruzzo, Steve Landry, Larry McTague, and Bichlan Thai Ex-Officio: Daisy O’Halloran, Lloyd Waguespack

OUTREACH MINISTRIES

The Society of St. Vincent De Paul Office (For assistance to those in need) (713) 468-1185

Bereavement(713) 465-3414Second Saturday of each month after 9 a.m. Mass in the Community Center room 201

Birthright Office(713) 465-4058

Gabriel Project Office(713) 225-5826

The Gathering PlaceLorrie Dawlearn(713) 783-7903Tom Breaux (713) 682-5995 ext. 210Second Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m. in the Community Center For a complete list of ministries, please visit us at www.saintcecilia.org/volunteer

In the event of life & death emergencies after office hours (if a priest is needed), please call (713) 416-3222.

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PARISH CONTACT INFORMATION

The Sunday Bulletin deadline is each Friday at 12 p.m. (2 weeks in advance of

publication date) bulletin@saintcecilia.org