August 3, 2008 September 7, 2008 September 28, 2008

October 5, 2008

OCTOBER 26, 2008 November 02, 2008 November 23, 2008

December 7, 2008

December 21, 2008

August 9, 2009

August 22, 2010

November 4, 2018 Thirty - First

Sunday in Ordinary Time

Mission Statement

OFFICE, STAFF, MASS, & RECONCILIATION INFORMATION

OFFICE STAFF: Alicia Driscoll, Assistant to Administrator………….....… Ext. 102

Aleida Hinojosa, Administrative Assistant to Director….. Ext. 101

Salisha Miller, Receptionist………………………………. Ext. 100 Ann Martinez, English Ministry…………….…..…………. Ext. 103 Joe Lopez, Security/Maintenance……………….…….… Ext. 111 Gloria Morales, Hispanic Ministry Assistant……….…... Ext. 104 José Molina, Security/Maintenance………………….… Ext. 111 Margaret Colunga, Data Management………..…...…….. Ext. 110 Mela Gutierrez, Bookstore Assistant…………………….. Ext. 113 Noris Redondo, Hispanic Ministry Coordinator…......… Ext. 109 Skip Davey, Administrator…………..………….……….…. Ext. 108 Bookstore Manager……………………………………….. Ext. 112

MARRIAGE & ANNULMENTS PREPARATION:

Deacon Michael Garcia…...…………………………………….Ext. 114

ENGLISH MINISTRY: Ann Martinez, Coordinator ……………………………... Ext. 103

HISPANIC MINISTRY:

Noris Redondo, Coordinator………………………….…... Ext. 109 Gloria Morales, Assistant….………………………….…... Ext. 104

BOOKSTORE HOURS

Tuesday……..10:45 am - 2:00 pm Wednesday….10:45 am - 2:00 pm Thursday…. 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Not open after Mass Friday……….10:45 am - 2:00 pm and 5:30-7:30pm Sunday Mass Only

REGULARLY SCHEDULED MASS AND EVENTS

Vietnamese Mass: 2nd Sunday at 3:00 pm room 111

Please call the office for appointment.

Sunday……….. 9:30 am - 10:20 am Wednesday…...11:00 am - 11:50 am Thursday……... 6:30 pm - 7:20 pm Friday…………..6:30 pm - 7:20 pm or by appointment

For Baptisms, email Marisa at: marisawilks@yahoo.com

MAILING ADDRESS: 1949 Cullen Blvd., Houston, Texas 77023 P.O. Box 230287, Houston, Texas 77223 Off: (713) 236-9977 Fax: (713) 236-0073

Web Page: www.cccgh.com OFFICE HOURS: Monday ...................... Closed Tuesday ..................... 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Wednesday ................ 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Thursday ................... 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Chapel Open at 5:30 pm Friday ........................ 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

PASTORAL STAFF: Rev. Mark Goring, CC, Director ................ Ext. 105 Rev. Francis Frankovich, CC, Assoc. Dir.. Ext. 106 Fr. Jorge Alvarado, C.C……………………...Ext. 120

Director Emeritus: Rev. Richard Paulissen, M.M. r.paulissen@yahoo.com

Prayer Intentions Fr. Mark Goring, C.C., John Martinez, Jesse Flores, Fr. George Olsovsky, Al Colunga, Deacon Michael Garcia, Joe Sierra, Diane Smith, Samantha Cruz, Kourtney Ruiz, Michael T. Trajan, Sara

Zepeda, Zachary Colunga, Alisha Rivera, Julieta Hernandez, Teresa Morales, Ector Mata, Phocion & Cheryl Park, Toni Ford, Epifania Denbo, Mary Ann Colunga, Ronald Balsam, Fr. Greg

Gregory, Theresa Valadez, Ivonne Rodriguez, Matilda & Robert Gonzales, Bernadette Garza, Eunterio Flores, Fr. Francis Franko-vich, Conchita Bruno, Omar E. Pena, Adam Sanchez, Gus Kemp, Nora Elizondo, Ruben Granados, Chris & Marco Lopez, Carmen

Velasco, Adrianna Lopez, Victorio Rangel, Sandi & Bobbi Embesi, Humberto Isassi III, Alyssa Martinez, Gloria Castro, Dorita Mar-tinez, Victor Villarreal, Suzanne Elizondo, Joshua Castro, Monica Garcia, Preston Lewis, Rudy Reyna, Catalina Rivera, Javier Lazo, Elsie Cobb, Mary Hood, Deacon Gerald DuPont, Jesus Lopez, Eli-jah Mondragon, Barbara Ryan, Virginia Gonzalez, Sandra Longo-

ria, Alyssa Hernandez, Rita Ochoa, Roger & Martha Sherman

In Memoriam † Sr. Kathleen Smith † Jacqueline Bonasso † Sixto J. Pena

Readings for the Week of November 4, 2018 Monday: Phil 2:1-4; Ps 131:1bcde-3; Lk 14:12-14 Tuesday: Phil 2:5-11; Ps 22:26b-30ab, 30e, 31-32; Lk 14:15-24 Wednesday: Phil 2:12-18; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Lk 14:25-33 Thursday: Phil 3:3-8a; Ps 105:2-7; Lk 15:1-10 Friday: Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9; 1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17; Jn 2:13-22 Saturday: Phil 4:10-19; Ps 112:1b-2, 5-6, 8a, 9; Lk 16:9-15 Sunday: 1 Kgs 17:10-16; Ps 146:7-10; Heb 9:24-28; Mk 12:38-44 [41-44]

MASS FOR LIFE Every Saturday 8:30 am followed by a Rosary at

Planned Parenthood 4600 Gulf Freeway

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Sunday: Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary

Time; National Vocation Awareness Week;

Daylight Saving Time ends

Tuesday: Election Day

Friday: The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica

Saturday: St. Leo the Great

THIS WEEK AT THE CENTER… THIRTY - FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME NOVEMBER 4, 2018

St. Leo the Great Saint of the day for November 10

With apparent strong conviction of the importance of the Bishop of Rome in the Church, and of the Church as the ongoing sign of Christ’s presence in the world, Leo the Great displayed endless dedication as pope. Elected in 440, he worked tirelessly as “Peter’s successor,” guiding his fellow bishops as “equals in the episcopacy and infirmities.” Leo is known as one of the best administrative popes of the ancient Church. His work branched into four main areas, indicative of his notion of the pope’s total responsibility for the flock of Christ. He worked at length to control the heresies of Pelagianism—overemphasizing human freedom—Manichaeism—seeing everything material as evil—and others, placing demands on their followers so as to secure true Christian beliefs. A second major area of his concern was doctrinal controversy in the Church in the East, to which he responded with a classic letter setting down the Church’s teaching on the two natures of Christ. With strong faith, he also led the defense of Rome against barbarian attack, taking the role of peacemaker. In these three areas, Leo’s work has been highly regarded. His growth to sainthood has its basis in the spiritual depth with which he approached the pastoral care of his people, which was the fourth focus of his work. He is known for his spiritually profound sermons. An instrument of the call to holiness, well-versed in Scripture and ecclesiastical awareness, Leo had the ability to reach the everyday needs and interests of his people. One of his sermons is used in the Office of Readings on Christmas. It is said of Leo that his true significance rests in his doctrinal insistence on the mysteries of Christ and the Church and in the supernatural charisms of the spiritual life given to humanity in Christ and in his Body, the Church. Thus Leo held firmly that everything he did and said as pope for the administration of the Church represented Christ, the head of the Mystical Body, and Saint Peter, in whose place Leo acted. Reflection: At a time when there is widespread cr iticism of Church structures, we also hear criticism that bishops and priests—indeed, all of us—are too preoccupied with administration of temporal matters. Pope Leo is an example of a great administrator who used his talents in areas where spirit and structure are inseparably combined: doctrine, peace, and pastoral care. He avoided an “angelism” that tries to live without the body, as well as the “practicality” that deals only in externals www.franciscamedia.org

Mass For Life Every Sat.

8:30 am

NTL Seniors Prayer Group Every Tuesday

9:30 am

DIG for TEENS Every Wed.

7:00 pm

Women’s Retreat Nov. 10 8:30 am

Curso Juan 11 de Dic Detalles

p. 6

W.O.W. meeting Nov. 16 7:00 pm

Mary-thon Dec. 7/8 10:30 pm

SAVE THE DATES

“Submission to authority and co-responsibility for the

common good make it morally obligatory to pay taxes,

to exercise the right to vote and to defend one’s

country” Catechism of the Catholic Church 2240

VOTE - November 6, 2018 7am - 7 pm

www.cccgh.com ENGLISH MINISTRY, YOUTH AND FORMATION NEWS www.cccgh.com

Benjamin Nuar (11/4)

Barbara Richards (11/5)

Jamie Morales (11/5)

Sophia Cantú (11/5)

Jeremiah Smith (11/5)

Jose Marquez (11/5)

Edward Mireles (11/5)

Monica Delvalle-Garza (11/6)

Eugene Williams (11/6)

Alan Gonzales (11/6)

Felicia Villarreal (11/7)

Mark A. Hinojos (11/7/)

Yvonne Figueroa (11/8)

Kristin Netek (11/9)

Ronald Cunningham (11/9)

Johnny Humphrey (11/10)

Christopher M. Martinez

(11/10)

Amado Rubio (11/10)

Breaking Bread Homeless Ministries

News From The Streets… She’s No Longer Here

By Mary Martha Primerano I’ve written about Diane before. The last time we ran across her, she was at her usual spot — right at the front doorstep of a downtown bookstore. The bookstore owners were ok with the elderly homeless woman sleeping there. She was no threat to anyone. One of Diane’s last statements to us was, “well by this time next Monday, you will no longer see me here. A spot in public housing has opened up for me”, hon-estly I was delighted to hear this. And true to form the next time Walt was out ministering on the streets she was gone. A few homeless friends of hers shared with him that Diane is now off the streets, and in an apartment on the other side of town. I was so thankful to hear this news because earlier this year while visiting her during the cold months we could see that she was battling a terrible cough and some flu like symptoms. The fact that she is now off the streets is truly a miracle. In the past two decades of ministering on the streets we’ve seen chronic homelessness first hand, and to put it lightly it ain't pretty! People are literally dying out there. So there is an urgency to remind them that God loves them and has not forgotten them. We do this by giving them a bag of groceries, warm clean clothing and toiletries, and praying with them. I’m not saying that all that live on the streets are harmless, but I have discovered that God has his people in all walks of life, and yes even in the homeless population that do acknowledge Jesus as their Lord and Savior. So what are we going to do about this? Well I like what the Apostle Paul tells us in 1 Timothy 1:5, “The purpose of my instruction is that all believers would be filled with love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and genuine faith.” Let’s love and reach out to others who could not possibly pay us in return. Like one of my favorite ministers of the gos-pel (my husband, Walt) says, “I know we can’t do everything but we can do something.”

If interested in volunteering please contact:

Walt Primerano 713.661.7167 or breakingbreadhomeless@gmail.com

STEWARDSHIP REPORT

Sunday October 28, 2018

$8,400.00

Weekly Budget: $12,000.00

THANK YOU FOR YOUR

GENEROUS SUPPORT!

TUTORING AVAILABLE

Great New Children’s Items In the CCC Bookstore just in time

for Christmas Gift Giving!

Great Bi-Lingual

Bibles, Activity books and Games All Scripture based!

Activity books also feature character building themes

UPCOMING EVENTS, RETREATS at THE CCC, AROUND THE ARCHDIOCESE AND MORE

FULLNES OF TRUTH

December Fundraiser

Hurricane Recovery

St . John in Alv in, Tx . WOW Monthly Meet ing

Fullness of Truth -

“Dynamic, Contagious, Catholics!

Bringing Loved Ones Back to the Fullness of Truth”

at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church Houston, Texas November 9th & 10th , 2018.

Renown speakers include: JOHNNETTE BENKOVIC

(Author & EWTN TV Host); FR. WADE MENEZES,

CPM (EWTN Host & Mission Priest); DR. MICHAEL

BARBER (Ass. Prof. St. Augustine Institute & Author),

and, FR. KEN GERACI, CPM

(Dynamic Evangelist & Missionary Priest). This dynamic conference will both equip you with, & uncover

the necessary skills you already possess, for becoming an effec-

tive instrument of unifying Christian love and truth. Yes, you

too can become a “Contagious Catholic”!

To register & more details, visit:

FullnessOfTruth.org or call toll free: 877.218.7884 or

877.21.TRUTH.

Charm is deceptive and beauty fleeting; the woman who fears

the Lord is to be praised.” Proverbs 31:30.

W.O.W. Meeting

3rd Friday of each month!

November 16, 2018 7:00-9:00pm Room 111,

Fr. David Bergeron will be our speaker and

Topic will be a surprise! Please bring your bible.

All Ladies Welcomed!

Walk the Cross on Telephone Road

Pray & Fast Against Human Trafficking

November 24, 2018 4318 Telephone Rd. Houston TX. 77087 4:30 - 6:00 pm

Every Fourth (4th) Saturday of the month

Ages 15 yrs. and up are welcomed Notice Time change due to Daylight Savings Time Ending

For more information womenofworship.kim@gmail.com

Help needed in Diocese of

Pensacola-Tallahassee The Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahasse is struggling in

the aftermath of Hurricane Michael. Donations of

both time and money are needed. Please inform any

lay associations at your parish (Knights of Colum-

bus, Knights of Peter Claver, etc.) who may be able

to assist. The biggest and most immediate need is

manpower; volunteers to disperse supplies to those in

need. Groups who are able to help can go to;

www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0d4da5aa28a7fd0-

hurricane. In addition to volunteers, monetary

donations can be made to Catholic Charities of

Northwest Florida or if you wish to give directly to

the Diocese, you can visit their website.

httpps://ptdiocese.org

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N O ESTÁS LEJOS

D EL RE INO DE D IOS

Marcos 12,28b-34. Amar y Amar.- Hay ocasiones en que los

estudiosos de la Biblia o quienes redican el mensaje de la Biblia

hacen fuertes contrastes entre el Antiguo y el Nuevo Testamento,

sobre todo porque es en el Nuevo Testamento donde hemos en-

contrado la plena revelación de la gracia y la misericordia de Dios

que nos redimen. Sin embargo, las lecturas de este domingo nos

muestran que en realidad el tema entero de la Biblia es el amor.

El mensaje que Dios ha querido darnos, desde la primera hasta la

última página, es AMOR, aprender a amar. Uno cree que el amor

es algo espontáneo y por consiguiente algo que no necesita ser

enseñado y que no puede ser aprendido. Al fin y al cabo, nadie

nos enseñó que nos tenían que gustar los helados, ni nadie nos

explicó que era delicioso tomar agua fresca cuando se tiene mu-

cha sed. ¿por qué, en cambio, el amor debe ser enseñado? ¿Por

qué sucede que lo que nace espontáneamente de nosotros al amar

no es siempre genuino amor? Hay varias respuestas. Una, es que

el amor necesita encontrar su objeto o centro propio. Uno puede

centrar toda su capacidad de amor en algo que finalmente va a

resultar engañoso o perjudicial. Alguien perdidamente enamorado

del alcohol va camino de autodestruirse, por ejemplo. Antes de

que algo así suceda es preciso que alguien nos abra los ojos y que

nos haga ver que hemos sido creados para otros amores, para me-

jores amores. Y el mejor de los amores es Dios mismo. ¿Cómo no

recordar aquí las palabras de san Agustín? "Nos creaste, Señor,

para ti, y nuestro corazón está inquieto, hasta que descansa en ti,"

enseña este santo Doctor de la Iglesia, y son verdaderas sus pala-

bras. Encontrar a Dios es encontrar el centro propio y proporcio-

nado a los infinitos anhelos de nuestro corazón.

Nos han ordenado que amemos.- Precisamente porque el

amor necesita ser aprendido también necesita ser ordenado, es

decir, también ha de ser objeto de un mandamiento expreso de

parte de Dios. No es una mandato que "caiga" sobre nosotros

como una imposición sino es la ruta que nos lleva a desplegar lo

más profundo y mejor de nosotros mismos. Quien no ama hasta el

fondo, quien no ama con todo el ser, no sólo pierde contacto con

el amor sino que pierde contacto con lo profundo de su propia

alma. Lo profunda del alma sólo puede hablar el lenguaje de un

amor sin condiciones y si uno no llega a ese lenguaje termina

viviendo como en traición a sí mismo. Así pues, Dios nos ordena

que lo amemos no por bien suyo sino por bien nuestro. No es

nuestro amor el que puede hacerle falta a Él sino su mandato de

amar el que puede desarrollar lo más íntimo y mejor de nosotros

mismos. Al ordenarnos que amemos, Dios está en realidad pro-

longando la misma voz con que nos ordenó que exitiéramos. Su

amorosa voz nos trajo a la existencia y, ahora que existimos, esa

misma voz nos ordena que amemos. Así como siguiendo esa voz

pasamos de la nada al ser, obedeciéndola ahora pasamos de la

muerte a la vida, y de las tinieblas a la luz. Fr. Nelson Medina, O.P.

“Y O T E A M O , S E Ñ O R ; T Ú E R E S M I F O R T A L E Z A ”

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: Fil 2:1-4; Sal 131 (130):1bcde-3; Lc 14:12-14

Martes: Fil 2:5-11; Sal 22 (21):26b-30ab, 30e, 31-32; Lc 14:15-24

Miércoles: Fil 2:12-18; Sal 27 (26):1, 4, 13-14; Lc 14:25-33

Jueves: Fil 3:3-8a; Sal 105 (104):2-7; Lc 15:1-10

Viernes: Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; Sal 46 (45):2-3, 5-6, 8-9;

1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17; Jn 2:13-22

Sábado: Fil 4:10-19; Sal 112 (111):1b-2, 5-6, 8a, 9; Lc 16:9-15

Domingo: 1 Re 17:10-16; Sal 146 (145):7-10;

Heb 9:24-28; Mc 12:38-44 [41-44]

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ACTIVIDADES DE LA COMUNIDAD H ISPANA