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September 10, 2017 Twenty - Third

Sunday in Ordinary Time

Mission Statement

SAVE THE DATES

Men’s Meeting Every Sat.

6:00 am

Mass For Life Every Sat.

8:30 am

DIG for TEENS Every Wed.

7:00 pm

Galatians Bible Study Sept.12 7:00 am

DIFormation Sept.

13 7:00 pm

CCE Classes begin Sept.16 9:30 am

Faith in the Fire Sept.

23 & 24 9:30am

Vigilia pre-Congresso 30 de Sept.

7:30 pm

Crecimiento 1 y 2 14 de Sept

7:00 pm

Companions Gala Oct. 7 6:00 pm

XXI Congresso de la RCCH 20, 21, y 22 de

Oct.

OFFICE, STAFF, MASS, & RECONCILIATION INFORMATION

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

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

Jennifer Benitez, 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

DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Fr. David Bergeron…………………………………..……..…..Ext. 107

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 6:00-8:00pm Sunday………12 Noon - 1:30pm After Mass Only

REGULARLY SCHEDULED MASS AND EVENTS

MONDAY: Center and Offices Closed

TUESDAY: 12:00 Noon - English MASS / Chapel

WEDNESDAY: 12:00 Noon-Spanish Mass / Main Sanctuary Prayer teams are available after Asamblea 7:00 - 9:00 pm - Women’s Bible Study, Room 120

THURSDAY: 6:00 - 7:00 pm - Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in the Chapel 6:30 - 7:00 pm - Rosary before Mass - Main Sanctuary 7:20 - 7:30 pm - Praise & Worship-Main Sanctuary 7:30 pm - MASS 2nd Thursday of each Month before Mass Blessing of the Salt, Water and Oil.

FRIDAY: 12:00 Noon - English MASS—Chapel 8:00 pm Spanish Mass 9:30 - 11:00pm Fourth Friday Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

SATURDAY: 6:00am Fishers of Men Prayer Group—Room 111 8:30am Mass for Life/Chapel

SUNDAY: 9:00 am - 10:00 am - Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 9:30 am - 10:00 am - Liturgy of the Hours (Chapel) 10:00 am - 10:30 am - Praise & Worship Main Sanctuary 10:30 am - MASS Nigerian Mass: 2nd Sunday 1:00 pm in Main Sanctuary Fellowship upstairs in fellowship hall after Mass Vietnamese Mass every 4th Sunday at 3:00 pm rm. 111

SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK Please call the office for appointment.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION:

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 - 7:50 pm or by appointment

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

Join us @ 6:30 pm in the Sanctuary to pray the

Holy Rosary Every Thursday Evening before Mass

MASS FOR LIFE Every Saturday 8:30 am

Followed by a Rosary at Planned Parenthood 4600 Gulf Freeway

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 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 Rev. David Bergeron, CC, Assoc. Dir. ....... Ext. 107

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

Prayer Intentions Kourtney Ruiz, Michael Taylor Trajan, Sara Zepeda, Zachary

Colunga, Luz M. Gascot, Alisha Rivera, Julieta Hernandez, Teresa Morales, Sr. Kathleen Smith, Ector Mata, Karen Davis, Johnny Gonzalez, Phocion & Cheryl Park, Toni Ford, Epifania Denbo,

Mary Ann Colunga, Ronald Balsam, Fr. Greg Gregory, Theresa Valadez, Ivonne Rodriguez, Matilda & Robert Gonzales, Berna-dette Garza, Eunterio Flores, Fr. Francis Frankovich, Conchita Bruno, Omar Eduardo Pena, Adam Sanchez, Gus Kemp, Nora

Elizondo, Ruben Granados, Chris & Marco Lopez, Carmen Velas-co, Adrianna Lopez, Edgar Lopez, Dawn Peters, Victorio Rangel,

Pam Winkler, Sandi & Bobbi Embesi, Kathy Ricks, Humberto Isassi III, Jane Woodring, Jesse Flores, Alyssa Martinez, Gloria Castro, Dorita Martinez, Victor Villarreal, Suzanne Elizondo,

Joshua Castro, Monica Garcia, Preston Lewis, Flor Vasquez, Rudy Reyna, Catalina Rivera, Mack Arevalo, Javier Lazo, Elsie Cobb, Mary Hood, Benjamin Thomas, Rudy Terrazas, Deacon Gerald

DuPont, Jesus Lopez, Elijah Mondragon, Abraham Flores, Mary & Jesse Cordero, Barbara Ryan, Virginia Gonzalez, Sandra Longo-

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

In Memoriam † Linda McKnight † Baby Michael Whatley † Isidro Saldana

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time; Grandparents Day Monday: Patriot Day Tuesday: The Most Holy Name of Mary Wednesday: St. John Chrysostom Thursday: The Exaltation of the Holy Cross Friday: Our Lady of Sorrows Saturday: Ss. Cornelius and Cyprian

Readings for the Week of September 10, 2017 Monday: Col 1:24 — 2:3; Ps 62:6-7, 9; Lk 6:6-11 Tuesday: Col 2:6-15; Ps 145:1b-2, 8-11; Lk 6:12-19 Wednesday: Col 3:1-11; Ps 145:2-3, 10-13ab; Lk 6:20-26 Thursday: Nm 21:4b-9; Ps 78:1bc-2, 34-38; Phil 2:6-11; Jn 3:13-17 Friday: 1 Tm 1:1-2, 12-14; Ps 16:1b-2a, 5, 7-8, 11; Jn 19:25-27 or Lk 2:33-35 Saturday: 1 Tm 1:15-17; Ps 113:1b-7; Lk 6:43-49 Sunday: Sir 27:30 — 28:9; Ps 103:1-4, 9-12; Rom 14:7-9; Mt 18:21-35

THIS WEEK AT THE CENTER….. TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

Saint Cornelius

(d.253) There was no pope for 14 months after the martyrdom of Saint Fabian because of the intensity of the perse-cution of the Church. During the in-terval, the Church was governed by a college of priests. Saint Cyprian, a friend of Cornelius, writes that Cornelius was elected pope “by the judgment of God and of Christ, by the testimony of most of the clergy, by the vote of the people, with the consent of aged priests and of good men.” The greatest problem of Cornelius’s two-year term as pope had to do with the Sacrament of Penance and centered on the read-mission of Christians who had denied their faith during the time of persecution. Two extremes were finally both con-demned. Cyprian, primate of North Africa, appealed to the pope to confirm his stand that the relapsed could be reconciled only by the decision of the bishop. In Rome, however, Cornelius met with the opposite view. Af-ter his election, a priest named Novatian (one of those who had governed the Church) had himself consecrated a rival bishop of Rome—one of the first antipopes. He denied that the Church had any power to reconcile not only the apostates, but also those guilty of murder, adultery, fornication, or second marriage! Cornelius had the support of most of the Church (especially of Cyprian of Africa) in condemning Novatianism, though the sect persisted for several centuries. Cornelius held a synod at Rome in 251 and ordered the “relapsed” to be re-stored to the Church with the usual “medicines of repentance.” The friendship of Cornelius and Cyprian was strained for a time when one of Cyprian’s rivals made accusations about him. But the problem was cleared up. A document from Cor-nelius shows the extent of organization in the Church of Rome in the mid-third century: 46 priests, seven deacons, seven sub-deacons. It is estimated that the number of Christians totaled about 50,000. Cornelius died as a result of the hardships of his exile in what is now Civitavecchia. Reflection It seems fairly true to say that almost every possible false doctrine has been proposed at some time or other in the history of the Church. The third century saw the resolution of a problem we scarcely consider—the penance to be done before reconciliation with the Church after mortal sin. Men like Cor-nelius and Cyprian were God’s instruments in helping the Church find a prudent path between extremes of rigorism and laxity. They are part of the Church’s ever-living stream of tra-dition, ensuring the continuance of what was begun by Christ, and evaluating new experiences through the wisdom and expe-rience of those who have gone before. franciscanmedia.org

Galatians Bible Study: Set Free To Live is Step 12 in The Great Adventure Bible Timeline Series.

The fascinating Galatians letter reveals the merciful love that God the Father has for us, his children.

It speaks of the extraordinary gift of salvation that Jesus has won for us, and it explains how we can unite ourselves to

Christ’s redeeming sacrifice through faith and love.

When: September 12, 2017 thru October 24, 2017 Where: Room 108

7:00pm to 9:00 pm Cost: FREE, all are welcome

In Remembrance of 911 ‘God is our Refuge and our strength, an ever present help in Distress. Thus we do not fear, though earth be shaken and mountains quake

to the depths of the sea. Though its waters rage and foam and

mountains totter at its surging. The Lord of hosts is with us; our stronghold is

the God of Jacob. Though nations rage and kingdoms totter,

God’s voice thunders and the earth trembles. The Lord of Hosts is with us;

Our stronghold is the God of Jacob.’ Psalm 46: 1-4, 7-8

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

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR

GENEROUS SUPPORT!

Adela Castro (9/10) Jesus Chavez (9/10) Obinna Nwachukwu (9/11) Michelle Ceja (9/11) Maranda Flores (9/12) Christina Marquez (8/12) Maura Sanchez (9/12) Alejandro Mendez (9/13) Marcus Laredo (9/13) Penny Alaníz (9/13) Gloria Castro (9/13) Candis Ortiz (9/13) Abel Tamez (9/13) Gilbert Lopez (9/14) Carolina Baumanis (9/14) Juliette Martinez, (9/14) Omar Rodríguez (9/15) Rosalva Villanueva (9/15) Zoe Franco (9/15) John Montgomery (9/15) Paul Abshire (9/15) Kaleb Netek (9/16)

Julissa Gaitan (9/16) Karla Aleman (9/16) Mary Ann Villalobos (9/16) Aaliyah Lleverino (9/16) Amber Luna (9/16) Lidia Rodriguez (08/01) Miguel Boquin(08/02) Lidia Vazquez8/03) Luz Rangel08/06) Yolanda DeLeon(8/08) Erika Rangel (08/09) Jesus Najar (08/10) Ali Tiznado (8/11) Oscar Moreno (8/13) Yolanda Chavez (8/13) Fr. Francis Frankovich (8/13) Carmelita Dimas (08/14) Maria Elena Nino (08/15) Armando Benitez (8/15) Joaquin Carranza (8/16) Hector Alonso (8/16) Maria Miranda (08/16)

Breaking Bread Homeless Ministries

News From The Streets…

God Qualifies The Disqualified By Mary Martha Primerano Sometimes the Homeless need to be reminded that God does love them, and that He indeed does have a plan for their lives. Last Saturday we were able to share this with our friends that live around Pease Street. A devotional about women named Rehab, Tamar and Bathsheba was read. When you read these names what do you think of? Here, let me help you a bit. Rehab was a prostitute who became a believer in the God of Abraham (Joshua 2:1-21), Tamar slept with her father-in-law to produce chil-dren (Gen. 38), and Bathsheba was a woman who had an af-fair with David the king of Israel (2 Sam 11:4). These are all people who at one time made some bad choices. I have been there. Who hasn’t made some bad choices in their past? But guess what? I like what I heard a minister say recently. "Our God is a God of second chances!", and let me take it a little further. He's the God of third, fourth and many more chanc-es. Just make sure you keep coming back to him. It wasn't Sa-rah, Rebecca, Leah, or Rachel all wives of the patriarchs of the Old Testament whose names were mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of Abraham, instead you will find the names of Rehab, Tamar and Bathsheba included. Read it for yourself in (Matthew 1:1-16). I believe that God pointed them out because He indeed quali-fies what the world disqualifies. If interested in volunteering please

contact:

Walt Primerano

713.661.7167 or walterprimerano@yahoo.com

All Teens 13 - 17 are invited!

Every Wednesday 7:00 to 9:00 pm

Tutoring available

“Charm is deceptive and beauty fleeting; the woman who fear the Lord is to be praised.” Proverbs 31:30.

WOMEN OF WORSHIP CHARISMATIC PRAYER GROUP!

Every 3rd Friday September 15, 2017 7:00-9:00pm Room 111

Dr. Hilgers, OBGYN, Talk on Women’s Health Issues, Please Bring Your Bible.

W.O.W. Outreach:

Prayer and Fasting Against Human Trafficking, Every 4th Saturday September 23rd 5:30-7:00pm

at 4300 Telephone Rd. Houston TX. Adults and Teenagers 15yrs. and up

with Adult Supervision! (Notice the time change due to hotter weather.)

For more information email: womenofworship.kim@gmail.com

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

Companions Gala

Si lver & Golden Anniversary Masses

Young Adul t

When : Saturday, September 23, 2017 Where: All Saints Catholic Church 215 E. 10th St. Houston, Tx. 77008

8:00 am - 11:00 am Register as a Walker,

Runner or Sponsor someone! Register by phone: 713.395.1330 Online at: HoustonCoalition.Com

Online registration began August 11, 2017

25th Wedding Anniversary Jubilee Mass honoring couples celebrating their Silver (25th) Anniversary of mar-riage in the Catholic Church will

be held on Sunday, September 24, 2017 at the Co-Cathedral of the

Sacred Heart at 3 pm. To register and for details go to; http://www.familylifeminstry.org

50th Wedding Anniversary

Jubilee Mass The 2017 Wedding Anniversary Jubi-

lee Mass honoring

couples celebrating their Golden

(50th) Anniversary of marriage in The Catholic Church

will be held on Sunday, October 15th, 2017 at The Co-

Cathedral of the Sacred Heart at 3 pm. Whether or not a

couple attends the ceremony, they are eligible to receive a

special recognition.

Registration for this celebration will close on:

September 25th 2017 at midnight.

Reserved seating will be limited for couples celebrating

their anniversary, so please register soon to be able to re-

serve your space and also to make sure you will receive

your acknowledgment on that day.

Couples that register after September 25th will not

receive a prepared WAJ packet, or a signed recognition.

The packet and recognition will be mailed to your home

after verification of your sacramental marriage is con-

firmed. register online http://

www.familylifeministryhouston.org

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AMAR ES CUMPLIR

LA LEY ENTERA

El Centinela.- Hay un rasgo común entre la primera lectura y el evangelio de este domingo: la imagen del centinela, de aquel que cuida del hermano. La segunda lectura, por su parte, revela cuál es la motivación que nos conduce a ese cuidado: el amor. El mensaje de hoy va en contravía con el individualismo que suele imperar en nuestro tiempo. Frente al lema, hoy corriente, "viva y deje vivir," la Escritura pregona: "Si te escucha, habrás salvado a tu hermano." No podemos desprendernos de la ale-gría de ayudar a otros ni de la responsabilidad de hacer algo por ellos cuando es posible hacerlo. El Señor es claro en su mensa-je: "el malvado morirá por su culpa, pero yo te pediré a ti cuen-tas de su vida." Ahora bien, la corrección fraterna puede brotar de muchas fuentes y no todas son válidas. A veces queremos corregir a otro solamente para que no nos moleste o no nos estorbe. A veces castigamos para desahogar la ira. Hay también culturas que destinan para los culpables penas muy severas, incluso la pena de muerte, y la impresión que uno tiene es que ello es simplemente una forma de venganza. Corregir o castigar pueden ser actos que dividen y engendran desquite y espiral de violencia, si brotan del egoísmo, pero también pueden ser actos que transforman y dan vida, si nacen de auténtico amor. Dar razón del hermano.- El mundo se ha llenado de comuni-caciones pero no de relaciones reales, a escala humana. Puentes inmensos, imponentes, inimaginables hasta hace pocos años, cruzan como avenidas el espacio físico, pero no logran con la misma facilidad cubrir lo que nos puede distanciar del corazón de un vecino o de un compañero de trabajo. El Internet de los corazones no se ha inventado. O tal vez ya se inventó, y se lla-ma COMUNIDAD. Existe comunidad cuando existe un camino real de acceso al corazón del hermano. Cuando su historia me importa. Cuando tengo una idea clara de sus luchas y de sus alegrías, aunque por supuesto no todo el mundo tiene que saber todo de todo el mundo. Entre los primeros cristianos todo el mundo sabía que Pedro había traicionado, pero también sabía que Jesús lo había perdonado. La noción de "privacidad" o de "respeto a la persona" no implicaba "desconocimiento" ni mu-cho menos "indiferencia" ante la historia de los demás. Al ejemplo de Pedro hay que añadir prácticamente TODOS los nombres que conocemos en el Nuevo Testamento: Pablo, el traidor; María Magdalena, la ex-posesa; Mateo, el publicano; Santigo, el ambicioso; Juan, el iracundo. Y sin embargo, ese

“OJALÁ ESCUCHÉIS HOY LA VOZ DEL SEÑOR: «NO ENDUREZCÁIS VUESTRO CORAZÓN»”

conocimiento real de los demás no conllevaba desprecio sino aprecio a la historia que Dios ha sido capaz de labrar con el otro. El género de "tejido" social de una Comunidad es enton-ces mucho más que "relaciones humanas" o "convergencia de metas o intereses." Es una realidad teologal que nace cuando uno está expuesto junto con otros a los rayos bienhechores de la gracia divina que brota de la Palabra predicada por los apósto-les. La comunidad "transparente," aquella en la que las personas pueden conocer sus miserias y leerlas desde la misericordia, es el milagro continuo que se construye sobre la base de una vida apostólica en sentido pleno, es decir, una vida que fluye de la palabra y la sacramentalidad de los apóstoles. Es esta vida la que tiene que llegar finalmente a cada comunidad concreta, y por ello es apenas lógico pensar en comunidades estables de "laicos y clérigos," en el lenguaje del Papa Juan Pablo. Comuni-dades donde el sacerdote y los fieles puestos bajo su particular cuidado se alimenten de una misma gracia mientras se recono-cen como deudores unos de otros, renacidos todos del perdón. Tal es el entorno en donde todos pueden responder por (y son responsables de) todos. Esto es dar razón del hermano.

Padre Nelson Medina F., O.P.

A C T I V I D A D E S D E L A S E M A N A Martes: - Ensayo de Ministerio de Música, 7pm-9:30pm - “CAMINANDO CON JESUS” 7pm - 9:30pm - “Nuevo Amanecer” Apoyo para Adictos 7pm-9:30pm - “Sesiones de Al– Anon” 9am-11am

Miércoles: - Rosario, Asamblea y Eucaristía 12pm, 9:30am-1:30pm. - Grupo de Jóvenes Adultos “Agua Viva” 7pm-9:30pm Miércoles (Primero de mes): - Exposición del Santísimo y Miércoles (Segundo de mes): - Bendición de sacramentales e imágenes

Jueves: - Crecimiento I y II, 7pm-9:30pm - Formación para toda la Familia, 7pm-9:30pm

Viernes: - Sesiones de Al– Anon 9am-11am - Asamblea y Formación para Niños 6 a 12 años, 7pm-9:30pm - Rosario, Asamblea y Eucaristía 8pm, 6:30pm-9:30pm Viernes (Primero del mes): - Exposición del Santísimo Viernes (Segundo del mes): -Bendición de sacramentales e imágenes. Viernes (Cuarto del mes): - Exposición del Santísimo al terminar la Misa de 8pm

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: Col 1:24 -- 2:3; Sal 62 (61):6-7, 9; Lc 6:6-11

Martes: Col 2:6-15; Sal 145 (144):1b-2, 8-11; Lc 6:12-19

Miércoles: Col 3:1-11; Sal 145 (144):2-3, 10-13ab; Lc 6:20-26

Jueves: Nm 21:4b-9; Sal 78 (77):1bc-2, 34-38; Fil 2:6-11; Jn 3:13-17

Viernes: 1 Tim 1:1-2,12-14; Sal 16(15):1b-2a, 5,7-8,11; Jn 19:25-27 o

Lc 2:33-35 Sábado: 1 Tim 1:15-17; Sal 113 (112):1b-7; Lc 6:43-49

Domingo: Sir 27:30,28:9; Sal 103(104):1-4,9-12; Rom 14:7-9; Mt 18:21-

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