St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church Served by the Missionary Society of St. Paul Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston

PARISH MISSION STATEMENT: We are one family in Christ with a welcoming heart called to serve.

OCTOBER 23, 2016 — THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 527 South Houston Avenue, Humble, TX 77338 Office: (281) 446-8211 Fax: (281) 446-8213 Office Hours: M-F 8:00 A.M. — 4:30 P.M.

Website: www.st-mm.com

Pastor: Rev. Felix Ilesanmi Osasona, M.S.P. Parochial Vicar: Rev. Anthony Udoh, M.S.P. Deacons: Nick Caruso & James Meshell

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•Country Kitchen

Weekend Mass English:

Saturday Vigil: 5:30 P.M.

Sunday: 7:30, 9:00, & 11:00 A.M.;

5:00 P.M. (Youth)

Español: Misa de Víspera (Sábado):

7:00 P.M. Domingo: 1:00 P.M.

Weekday Mass

Monday--Friday: 8:30 A.M. (English) Martes: 7:00 P.M. (Misa en Español)

1st Friday Devotion Mass: 8:30 A.M.

1st Saturday Devotion Mass: 8:30 A.M.

Reconciliation (Confession)

Tuesday: 6:00 P.M.—6:45 P.M.

Saturday: 3:30 P.M.—5:00 P.M.

Eucharistic Exposition and

Adoration 9:00 A.M.—9:00 P.M.

(Mon.—Fri.)

October 23rd

This is our weekend of fun and fundraising as we hold our annual Fall Festival. We begin on Saturday (10/22) with the kick-off dinner after the 5:30pm Mass, and Sunday (10/23) is the festival proper with fun, food, games, a silent auction, dance, a raffle, bin-go, etc. from noon ‘til 6pm. This is a family and community event, so every parishioner and all friends are invited to participate. A “thank you” shout-out goes to all our coor-

dinators and volunteers of various booths for helping us make this event a success. Special thanks to the festival chair, Tony Butera, and the co-chair, Doug Walker, our Facilities Manager, Rick Swanson, and all those who worked closely with them in the planning, layout, and logistics of this event. We are grateful to the good Lord who, through the intercession of St. Rita, is blessing us with this beautiful day. Let us enjoy the festival on this day that the Lord has made! Funds raised will go to support our many parish ministries, including our Youth and Formation programs, and our school ministry. Jesus, in today’s gospel, challenges us to avoid being self-righteous. He told the parable of the tax collector and the Phari-see who went to pray in the temple. The Pharisee was full of himself and thus prayed to himself, enumerating all the good things he had done and how he is different from every other person, especially the tax collector. He reminded God of all the good he had done, such as fasting and paying his tithes. He seemed to be too proud of himself and seemed not to think of the good he did as coming from God but rather through his own power. The Pharisee was so full of himself that he failed to no-tice his own emptiness. He thought he had everything but left the temple with nothing. On the other hand, the tax collector could not dare look up to God but rather beat his chest and asked for God’s mercy and forgiveness. He acknowledged his emptiness and his need for God. He left the temple filled with mercy and love. There are times that we act like the Pharisee. We feel that we are not like others who are adulterers and mur-derers. We forget that the good that we do is not by our power, but rather by the grace of God. We are challenged today to re-member that we come before God not because we are already full and good but so that we can be filled and be good. Today is World Mission Sunday! It is a special Sunday set aside by the Universal Church for God’s children to renew their com-mitment to the missionary activities of the Church. Mission Sunday was instituted by Pope Pius XI in 1926 as the day of prayer for missions and to also take up a collection for the mis-sions. Your prayers and generous support on World Mission

Sunday is for the benefit of the Mission Church today. Through your generosity, help will reach clinics caring for the sick and dying, orphanages providing a place of safety and shelter, and schools offering education from kindergarten through high school. Your help provides for seminarians preparing for the priesthood and religious Sisters and Brothers in formation pro-grams. All of this takes place in 1,111 mission dioceses, mostly in Africa and Asia, where the poorest of the poor receive an education and healthcare while experiencing the loving heart of our Lord through the service of priests, religious, and lay faith-ful. As Pope Francis reminds us in his message for this year’s World Mission Sunday, “Let us not close our hearts within our own particular concerns, but let us open them to all of humani-ty.” World Mission Sunday is the birthday of my congregation, the Missionary Society of St. Paul. It was on this day in 1977 that we were instituted in Nigeria. It was also on this day in 1986 that the first MSP missionaries left the Nigerian shore for the United States of America. Three MSPs were pioneer missionar-ies to the United States, but today, we have fifty MSPs working in the U.S.A. As you pray for the missions today, please pray for all MSP priests and seminarians and all those we serve. Some of you have been asking if we are still going to install the projectors in the church. Considering durability and mainte-nance, we have decided to install LED monitors rather than pro-jectors with a screen. Well, work has begun to install them. We are going to build some structures that will hold the monitors first before the installation. The LED monitors are another way of helping parishioners to participate actively in our Sunday and daily worship. Once they are installed, we will be able to see the lyrics of our music without opening the hymnbook and also see some other important information for worship. Thus, many more will be able to sing along and also pray the prayers or the creed without flipping through the pages of a book or missalette, thereby making the Mass more participatory. The monitors will also help our hearing-impaired parishioners enjoy the liturgy better. A new ministry will soon be formed to help us input the information in a system and display them on the monitors. Are you interested? Please talk to Perci, our Liturgy Director. Join our parish in praying for the presidential election on Mon-day, October 24th at the 8:30am Mass. There is so much to pray about in this election. We need the guidance of the Holy Spirit to be able to discern how to exercise our civic rights. May God bless the United States of America.

—Fr. Felix (pastor@st-mm.com)

Weekly Message

Jubilee Year of Mercy

Today’s Gospel graces us with a beautiful prayer that can make every day of our lives a jubilee of mercy: “O God, be merciful to me, a sinner” (Luke 18:13). Religious Israelites despised the tax collector who prayed it, for collaborating with Gentile occupiers and han-dling currency that bore the “divine” emperor’s graven image. But the Pharisee’s long-winded self-congratulation, mixed with self-righteous condemnation, was no “prayer” at all. “The Pharisee . . . spoke this prayer to himself” (18:11, emphasis added). Praying the tax collector’s simple, sincere, succinct cry for mercy acknowledges our own sinfulness and “welcomes” other sinners as brothers and

sisters with whom we can identify, even empathize, echoing Pope Francis’s famous comment about not being the one to judge. Indeed, the tax collector “went home justified” (18:14), that is, restored to God’s friendship, for God’s mercy is not prize achieved but gift received. “Let your pray-er be brief: for tax collector, prodigal son, and dying thief were all reconciled to God by a single phrase!” (Saint John Climacus, 7th century).

—Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc P. 2

Time & Talent Ministries

MASS / LITURGY

ART & ENVIRONMENT Jean Johnson - (281) 358-3416 June Domengeaux - (281) 852-2555

ALTAR GUILD Shirley Jones - (281) 852-0670

ALTAR SERVERS Vickie VanGordon - (832) 496-9876 Jimena Farfán (Esp.) - (832) 513-0812

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION Freda Monk - (281) 852-7257 Horacio Garcia (Esp.) - (281) 808-1647

INSTITUTED ACOLYTE Ron Cecil - (281) 590-7528

MINISTERS OF HOSPITALITY Bert Guempel - (281) 852-1549 Nelly Fernandez (Esp.) - (832) 405-2735

LECTORS Denise Ruffino - (281) 300-8534 Francisco Saldaña (Esp.) - (832) 875-3116

CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF WORD Ben Bates - (281) 454-7575 Ericka Gonzalez (Esp.) - (281) 731-6050

MUSIC MINISTRY Perci Cacanindin - (281) 446-8211 Yvette Rodriguez - (281) 548-1674

DEVOTIONS

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Gilbert & Linda Alfaro - (281) 852-4573

DIVINE MERCY Terry Mares - (832) 790-0837

LEGION OF MARY Barbara Rivera (Eng.) - (281) 913-9631 Violeta Amador (Esp.) - (832) 571-6391

GRUPO DE ORACIÓN Eduardo Farfán - (708) 945-2579 Sub-Coord.: German Pereira - (281) 703-2418

HEARTS AFIRE Cynthia Meneses - (832) 492-1742

1 CHURCH 1 DAY PRAYER VIGIL Ron McCuen - (281) 852-4743

STEWARDSHIP Tom Kleypas - (281) 852-7937

ORGANIZATIONS

KEENAGERS (60+) Barbara Walker - (281) 852-4103

YOUNG AT HEART (50+) SENIOR TRAVEL GROUP Jan Crawford - (281) 852-3508

RED HAT SOCIETY Loretta Schermock - (832) 640-9357 Jo Smith - (281) 381-9892

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL 6878 John Garza, Grand Knight - (832) 875-1377

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS - 4TH Monty Enloe - (832) 452-5760

COLUMBIAN SQUIRES Chief Counselor Tom Andrews - (713) 376-2044

CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS Virginia R. Eckert - (713) 823-8951

MOVIMIENTO FAMILIAR CRISTIANO Julio & Cristina Romero - (832) 488-3367

FAITH FORMATION

ADULT FAITH FORMATION, BECOMING CATHOLIC (RCIA), INFANT BAPTISM, ADULT CONFIRMATION, RETREATS Ivana Meshell - (281) 446-8211

FAITH FORMATION (K-12) Mike Smith - (281) 446-2933 Ginger Herrington - (281) 446-8211

YOUTH MINISTRY Carissa Bull - (281) 446-1241

JÓVENES EN ACCIÓN POR CRISTO Ana Maria Ortega - (713) 405-0652

SPIRITUAL DIRECTION Geneva Green - (832) 758-6475

ACTS RETREAT COORDINATION Arlex Fuentes - (832) 423-0739 Roxana Fuentes - (832) 723-8748

SCHOOL MINISTRIES SCHOOL BOARD Joshua Raab - (281) 446-8535

MINISTERIO HISPANO +

FORMACIÓN DE FE PARA ADULTOS, SACRAMENTOS DE CONFIRMACIÓN Y COMUNIÓN, EL PROCESO DE RICA, PATROCINADORES DE MATRIMONIO, BAUTISMO DE NIÑOS DE 0-6 AÑOS, QUINCEAÑERAS Vickie Cortez - (281) 446-2933

OUTREACH MINISTRIES SOCIAL SERVICES Chris Rubio - (281) 540-1907

PRISON MINISTRY Mary Hernandez - (713) 299-8493

HOSPITAL MINISTRY Margarita Rodriguez - (832) 445-6318

HOMEBOUND MINISTRY Marvin Corbitt - (281) 852-3111

RESPECT LIFE MINISTRY Teresa O’Brien - (919) 623-5343 (TeresaRespectLife@gmail.com)

BLOOD DRIVE Rosa Herrera - (281) 687-5823

BEREAVEMENT MINISTRY Madeline Graham - (281) 446-8044

NURSING HOME MINISTRY Humble Health Center, Oakmont & Park Manor, Deerbrook Nursing Home Monica Fontenot - (281) 913-5221

ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE Darril B. - (281) 852-4230 Wayne B. - (281) 777-9217 Florentino V. - (832) 605-1881 Susan G. - (281) 813-0575

PRAYER CHAIN MINISTRY Ron & Ann McCuen - (281) 852-4743 (smprayers@gmail.com)

PRAYER QUILT MINISTRY Jean Chebret - (281) 441-7365 HELPING HANDS MINISTRY Jan Crawford - (281) 852-3508 LITTLE DRESSES FOR AFRICA Dottie Gauthier - (337) 344-2461 HOME AGAIN MINISTRY (FURNITURE BANK/ HOUSEHOLD ITEMS) Carolyn Wise - (713) 898-6611 Lori Scherr - (281) 360-9112 Tammy Broussard - (281) 852-5114

OTHERS NURSERY Wanda Conley - (281) 446-8211 FALL FESTIVAL COMMITTEE Tony Butera - (832) 279-7072 PASTORAL COUNCIL Jocelyn Waggoner - (281) 435-9208 FINANCE COUNCIL Bert Guempel - (281) 852-1549

SECURITY TEAM John Garza - (832) 875-1377 P.3

Are you new to our parish or have been coming for a while but are not yet registered? We offer

you a warm welcome to St. Mary Magdalene parish. Becoming an active parishioner begins when you are counted as a parishioner. Please stop by the Welcome Ministry table in the nar-

thex to register. You can also come by the church office during the week to register.

CHURCH STAFF

Wanda Conley, Business Manager Rick Swanson, Facilities Manager

Jose Garcia, Maintenance Technician

Jorge Acosta, Maintenance Technician

Ester Castro, Housekeeper

Susie Zamarrón, Parish Secretary

Irma Bueno, Bookkeeper

Chris Rubio, Director of Family Life and Social Concerns Perci Cacanindin, Director of Music and Liturgy

Becky Bibens, Pianist

Kathy Yoo, Pianist Vickie Cortez, Director of Hispanic Ministry Ivana Meshell, Director of Adult Faith Formation Michael Smith, Director of Faith Formation-Children/Youth

Ginger Herrington, Coordinator of Elementary Formation Carissa Bull, Coordinator of Youth Ministry

Diana Mendoza, Faith Formation Secretary

Madelyn Cañas, Bulletin Editor Estela Treviño, Receptionist

Lupe Gonzales, Receptionist

Derek Swanson, Receptionist

ST. MARY MAGDALENE CATHOLIC SCHOOL 530 Ferguson St. Humble, Texas 77338

Phone: (281) 446-8535 Fax: (281) 446-8527 www.smmcs.org

Accredited by the Texas Catholic Conference Education Department

Joshua Raab, Principal Trish Duhon, Director of Admissions Tom Walsh, Athletic Director Cathy Brown, Director of Before & After School Program Carol Poston, Director of Development April Dandridge, Director of Marketing and Alumni Laura Valladares, Counselor Christy Keeling, Academic Coach Laura Rocha, Administrative Assistant Kelli Pitt, Bookkeeper Donna Mohrman, Nurse Sam McKinney, Secretary

BULLETIN DEADLINES

ISSUE DUE BY

November 6th, 2016 October 27th, 2016 November 13th, 2016 November 2nd, 2016

E-mail bulletin articles or announcements to mcanas@st-mm.com.

Stewardship Offering

Offertory for October 15 & 16, 2016 — $25,882.36 Online Giving — $2,618.00

Total — $28,500.36

DSF Update (As of 10/17/2016) 2016 DSF Goal — $165,000.00

Contribution to Date — $134,830.74 Amount Pledged to Date —

$146,518.20 Number of Participants — 398

NURSERY STAFF

Wanda Conley, Nursery Coordinator Patricia De Los Santos, Nursery Attendant

Isabel Gonzalez, Nursery Attendant

Alexis Mendoza, Nursery Attendant

Emily Mendoza, Nursery Attendant

Rachel Meza, Nursery Attendant

Samantha Meza, Nursery Attendant

Thank you for using Online Giving! If you have not yet signed up

for Online Giving, please consider this option. This is a perfect tool for anyone who shops online! Visit our parish website at www.st-

mm.com and select “Online Giving.”

You can also download the Online Giving app by going to the App Store, Google Play, or OLGapp.com and registering with our

church ID of 1814.

Second Collection for October 30th, 2016

Next weekend, our parish will take up the Collection for the Archdiocese for the Military Services, U.S.A. (AMS). The AMS relies solely on private donors in support of its mission, “Serving those who serve,” and its ministry to

provide the same pastoral care and services to Catho-lics serving in the United States Armed Forces, enrolled

in U.S. Military Academies, undergoing treatment at any of the 153 Department of Veterans Affairs’ Medical Centers, working in civilian jobs for the federal govern-

ment beyond U.S. borders, and the families of these populations, as does any other Catholic diocese. While

the salaries and retirement of Catholic military chap-lains are paid for by the U.S. Government, the AMS re-ceives no funding from the government or the military

for its programs and services, including the Co-Sponsored Seminarian Program, which provides priests

for home dioceses and for the military chaplaincy.

To learn more about the AMS, go to www.milarch.org/nationalcollection.

Diocesan Services Fund (DSF) Shortfall

The Diocesan Services Fund supports the Cardinal in ful-filling the mission of the Archdiocese through over sixty

ministries. Our parish goal for this year is $165,000.00. We are grateful to the 398 families that have pledged $146,518.20 and con-tributed $134,830.74 to the DSF. If you have not made a pledge or contributed to DSF this year, kindly consider supporting the Cardi-

nal with this appeal. Envelopes are available in the narthex after Mass. You may also donate online at www.archgh.org/dsf. P.4

The office will be closed next Tuesday, November 1st, in observance of All Saints Day.

Mass Intentions for the Week

Sunday October 23 12:00-6:00 P.M. — FALL FESTIVAL

12:00 p.m. CP - Santo Rosario 3:00 p.m. CP - Divine Mercy Chaplet

NO 5 P.M. MASS

Monday October 24

7:00 p.m. FLC - Junta Coord. Grupo Oración

Tuesday October 25 6:00 p.m. CH - Confessions

6:00 p.m. SPC - CCE Elementary & Youth 6:00 p.m. SMH - Cub Scout Pack Meeting 6:00 p.m. CP - Holy Souls in Purg. Novena 6:00 p.m. MGH - RCIA 7:00 p.m. 101 - Legion of Mary 7:00 p.m. FLC - Grupo de Oración 7:00 p.m. SJH - Natural Family Planning

Wednesday October 26 6:00 p.m. SPC - CCE Elementary

6:00 p.m. CP - Holy Souls in Purg. Novena 6:00 p.m. CH - Parade of Saints Rehearsal 7:00 p.m. CH - Second Power Rehearsal 7:00 p.m. CP - Divine Mercy Chaplet 7:00 p.m. Lib - Legión de María

Thursday October 27 9:30 a.m. 215-216 - Bible Study

6:00 p.m. CP - Holy Souls in Purg. Novena 6:00 p.m. YR - MS Youth Night 7:00 p.m. 215-216 - Bible Study 7:00 p.m. 207 - RICA (Español) 7:00 p.m. CH - Adult Choir 7:00 p.m. SMH - Crecimiento Grupo Oración

Friday October 28

6:00 p.m. CH - Coro Abba Padre 6:00 p.m. CP - Holy Souls in Purg. Novena 7:00 p.m. CH - Parade of Saints Rehearsal 7:00 p.m. MGH - FPMC Semestre II 7:00 p.m. CP - Santo Rosario

Saturday October 29 9:30 a.m. FLC - Genesis Retreat #3

3:30 p.m. CH - Confessions 4:00 p.m. CP - Holy Souls in Purg. Novena

Sunday October 30 8:00 a.m. FLC - Columbian Squires Breakfast

12:00 p.m. CP - Santo Rosario 3:00 p.m. CP - Divine Mercy Chaplet 3:00 p.m. SPC - CCE Elementary & Youth 6:00 p.m. CP - Holy Souls in Purg. Novena 6:30 p.m. YR - HS Youth Night

To reserve a Mass, please stop by the Parish office and reserve the date and time for your intention.

Sunday Oct. 23 7:30 am 9:00 am 11:00 am 1:00 pm 5:00 pm

Joyce O’Toole (SPI) Enya † & Joan Angeles † Viola Jackson † Alex & Susie Aramburu (SPI) Maria Trujillo † NO MASS

Monday Oct. 24 8:30 am Ofelina † y Efrain Lara †

Tuesday Oct. 25 8:30 am 7:00 pm

Ruben Sandoval † Francisco V. Morante, Jr. †

Wednesday Oct. 26 8:30 am Ricardo Armenta III † Juan G. Escobar †

Thursday Oct. 27 8:30 am J.J. Tobar (SPI)

Friday Oct. 28 8:30 am Lionel † & Catherine Hammock †

Saturday Oct. 29 5:30 pm 7:00 pm

Perci Cacanindin (SPI) Eleuteria Rodriguez †

Sunday Oct. 30 7:30 am 9:00 am 11:00 am 1:00 pm 5:00 pm

Richard Gaffney † Mabel Harris † Colleen Randazzo † Alfonso Ramirez-Balderas † Sam Trejo †

Saturday Oct. 22 5:30 pm 7:00 pm

Amparo Wong † People of STMM Myriam Arenales †

This Week in the Parish

READINGS AND SAINTS FOR THE WEEK Monday: (St. Anthony Mary Claret) Eph 4:32 — 5:8; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 13:10-17 Tuesday: Eph 5:21-33 or 5:2a, 25-33; Ps 128:1-5; Lk 13:18-21 Wednesday: Eph 6:1-9; Ps 145:10-14; Lk 13:22-30 Thursday: Eph 6:10-20; Ps 144:1b, 2, 9-10; Lk 13:31-35 Friday: (Ss. Simon and Jude) Eph 2:19-22; Ps 19:2-5; Lk 6:12-16 Saturday: (Blessed Virgin Mary) Phil 1:18b-26; Ps 42:2, 3, 5cdef; Lk 14:1, 7-11 Sunday: Wis 11:22 — 12:2; Ps 145:1-2, 8-11, 13-14; 2 Thes 1:11 — 2:2; Lk 19:1-10

Word of Life

“The dying process is a sacred time—a final season to seek closure in this life and prepare for the next in the

hope of sharing in Christ’s Resurrection.”

— “Caring for Loved Ones at Life’s End,” USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities P. 5

Weekly Announcements

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Adoration News

The Novena to the Holy Souls begins on Tuesday, October 25th, and runs through Wednesday, November 2nd. The novena will be held at 6:00 P.M. every day in

the chapel, unless otherwise noted. Copies of the nove-na will be made available for those who cannot participate in the chapel. This is a special time to pray for our relatives and friends, who need our help in reaching heaven sooner. The

Holy Souls are also part of the Communion of Saints and can help us avoid Purgatory by praying for us who help them.

Come and take advantage of this Spiritual Work of Mercy dur-ing these final weeks of the Year of Mercy.

St. Agnes Academy Open House

St. Agnes Academy invites all interest-ed prospective students and their fam-ilies to attend our annual Open House

on Wednesday, October 26th at 7 P.M. St. Agnes Academy is an all-girls Catholic college preparatory

high school located at 9000 Bellaire Blvd. in southwest Houston.

For more information, visit www.st-agnes.org.

FALL FESTIVAL 2016

Special Mass for 2016 Election

A Mass will be said on Monday, October 24, 2016 at 8:30 A.M. for our countryʹs presidential election. Oc-

tober 24th is the first day of early voting, so this is a good time to start a novena or daily prayers for our

country and all the candidates.

After Mass, we will have one hour of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, with Benediction. Afterwards, we

will meet in the church for Questions and Answers with Deacon James and other clergy that can attend.

Then, everyone can be dismissed and go vote.

Everyone is invited to attend. We will follow our Churchʹs teachings and federal election laws to the

best of our abilities. No party affiliations. If anyone has any questions, please call the parish office and leave a

message for Deacon James. He will call you back as soon as possible. See you there.

Weekly Announcements

Upcoming Knights of Columbus Breakfasts

Thanks for your patronage of our breakfasts. All net proceeds of these breakfasts go to support

many great causes in concert with Church teachings. ALL breakfasts in the Family Life Center.

Oct 30th — Squires Breakfast

Nov 6th — A Team Country Breakfast Nov 20th — C Team Mexican Breakfast

Thanks for your patronage! Even if you’re not ea ng,

come by for coffee and fellowship.

Natural Family Planning

MARRIED COUPLES. ENGAGED COU-PLES. Learn a method of family planning

which is safe, effective, and consistent with good mor-al practice according to Church teachings. Natural

Family Planning (NFP) is also low-cost, healthy, and good for communication in marriage. Our final NFP session here at St. Mary Magdalene will be held on

Tuesday, October 25th from 7-9 P.M. in St. Joseph’s Hall. For more information, contact NFP teachers

Wes & Katie Barta at (281) 780-1047 or wkbarta@gmail.com. P. 7

Seafarer Boxes

CDA Court of the Cross #2374 will be boxing items for the Seafarers at our

November 8th meeting. Items will be packed in shoe boxes and Christmas gift-wrapped.

If you would like to donate, items needed are address

books, Band-Aids, combs, disposable cameras, games, Kleenex, nail clippers, pens, pencils, pencil sharpeners, picture postcards, Q-tips, soap, shower

gel, toothbrushes, toothpaste, socks, aftershave, shav-ing cream, dental floss, disposable razors, gum, lip

balm, shampoo, conditioner, etc. You can drop off the items at the parish office labeled “CDA-Seafarer.”

These boxes will be delivered to the

Port of Houston Seafarer’s Center for Distribution. Thank you for all your support!

MASS SCHEDULE FOR

ALL SAINTS AND ALL SOULS DAY

Oct. 31, Monday: All Saints Day (VIGIL)

7:00 P.M. — Mass (English)

Nov. 1, Tuesday: All Saints Day (Holy Day of Obligation)

8:30 A.M. — Mass

(English, with school and Parade of Saints)

7:00 P.M. — Mass

(Bilingual, with Parade of Saints)

Nov. 2, 2016, Wednesday:

Commemoration of

All the Faithful Departed

(All Souls Day)

8:30 A.M. — Mass (English)

7:00 P.M. — Mass (Bilingual)

Weekly Announcements

NORTHEAST CATHOLIC SINGLES, a ministry for singles ages 40 and up, gathers on Wednesday, October 26, at 7:00 P.M. at Pei Wei, 702 Kingwood Drive in Kingwood. For more info, contact Elizabeth Schields (281-441-2552 or elizabeths2@peoplepc.com) or subscribe to us on Flocknote at St. Mary Magda-lene’s website.

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Young at Heart, 50+ Honky Tonk Angels Holiday Spectacular

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Join Young at Heart for the best show currently being performed in Houston!!!

The Honky Tonk Angels return in this holiday sequel to

the heavenly hit musical!

The Angels have been invited to perform a Christmas-time reunion concert in Nashville. When Angela is myste-riously absent, a gospel soul sister - who also happens to be a psychic manicurist - steps in temporarily until Angela reappears. Filled with both classic and comic yuletide favorites including Silent Night, Blue Christmas, Santa Claus is Coming to Town and Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer, this holiday spectacular is not to be missed!

The cost of the trip is $25.00 per person. The bus arrives at 6:00 p.m. The bus departs at 6:30 pm.

We will return immediately following the performance. The bus is limited to 36 passengers.

Reservations are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. If you would like to join us for the Honky Tonk An-gels Performance, please contact Jan Crawford at (281) 852-3508 or jan17403@gmail.com. Deadline for reservations and payments is Monday, October 24th. When your reservation has been confirmed, please drop off a check made payable to St. Mary Magdalene at the parish office. Place the check in an envelope clearly marked: Young at Heart, Honky Tonk Angels. As always, the bus may be cold; be sure to bring a sweater or lap cover.

Serra Club Northeast of Houston Invites You To Their Monthly

Dinner and Meeting

Monday, October 24, 2016 6:30 pm — Social

7:00 to 8:30 pm — Dinner and Program Italiano’s Restaurant

217 FM 1960 at Bypass Road East in Humble, Texas The cost for dinner is $15.00 per person.

. Membership is open to all Catholics. Monsignor Borski,

Club Chaplain, will open the meeting in prayer.

Our guest speaker for October will be Daniel Kidd, Executive Director and CEO of the

Shalom Center

Daniel’s topic is: How the Laity Can Promote Justice for

Priests and Religious Today

RSVP: Diddy Muck muck@kingwoodcable.net

281-615-2015

Serra Clubs foster and promote vocations to the priest-hood and religious life, encourages and affirms vocations to the consecrated life, and nurtures the spiritual growth

and formation of its lay members.

October 30, 2016 is Priesthood Sunday. It is a spe-cial day set aside to honor the priesthood in the

United States. It is a day to reflect upon and affirm the role of the priesthood in the life of the Church. Let us pray for all priests, especially those serving in our parish. Let us show Fr. Tony and Fr. Felix

that we appreciate them in words and in kind!

530 Ferguson St. Humble, TX 77338 * 281-446-8535 * www.smmcs.org

• Accredited by the Texas Catholic Conference Education Department and a member of the National Catholic Educa-tion Association

• Formal Academic Enrichment Programs beginning in PK-3 • Middle School Electives include: Yearbook, Music, Multi-

Media, Art, and many others • Middle School Pre-AP Classes • Pre-K3 through 5th grade specials: Spanish, Music, Art,

PE, Technology, & Library • Daily Religion Classes including weekly Mass • Before & After School Program • Extracurriculars: Chess Club, Spirit Club, Cheerleading,

Soccer (Intramural/GHCAA), Football, and many others

Weekly Announcements

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Youth Ministry News

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“Youth Night”: Due to the Fall Festival, there will be no high school youth event on Sunday, October 23rd. Our middle school youth will have a “Wacky Tacky Celebration” this Thursday, Oc-tober 27th from 6:00pm - 7:30pm in the Youth Room. Next week: Book study is back next Sunday, 10/30 (see below)... Middle school will have a special “Surprise Night” next Thursday, 11/3.

2016- 2017 Formation Classes / CCE Registration: There is no CCE this Sunday, October 23, due to the “Fall Festival.” Week #6 continues on Tues-day, October 25th at 6pm ; Wednesday, October 26th at 6pm ; and Sunday, Oc-tober 30th at 3pm. “Late Registration”

continues on CCE class days (see above). Space is very limited, but we do have a few spaces left. CCE tuition is expected to be paid in full at the time of reg-istration, though no one will be turned away due to an inability to pay. Please talk to Fr. Felix so he can re-view your request prior to registration.

High School Men and Ladies: If you are looking for solid ways you can live your Catholic faith and want to know more about what it means to be a Christian young person in the world today, please attend our book study series for high school guys and ladies! It is called “Sons of the King / Daughters of the King.” We will meet next Sunday, October 30th at 6:30pm in the Youth Room. Come by and see what it’s all about!

Text Message Reminders: We offer text message reminders, which can be sent straight to your cellphone / mobile device. Simply enter 81010 in the “To:” field, and send the following message to register for specific messages for our programs…

2017 Confirmation TEAM (plans and runs the program): @17 conteam { NEW! }

2017 Confirmation candidates / parents: @conf2017 High School Youth Ministry: @stmmHS

2018 Confirmation candidates / parents: @conf2018 Middle School Youth Ministry: @stmmJR

2016 - 2017 Sacrament Preparation (parents / students preparing for Reconciliation & Eucharist): @smmsacprep

Carissa Bull, Coordinator of Youth Ministry cbull@st-mm.com

Youth Office: (281) 446-1241

Mike Smith, Director of Faith Formation for Children and Youth

msmith@st-mm.com CCE Office: (281) 446-2933

Sacrament Preparation: Our first Reconciliation class was held last week… Students should be working on Chapters 2 & 3 at home, as well as working to memorize the required prayers. Our second sacrament class is scheduled for Monday, November 14th from 6:00 - 7:30pm. Parents should take their child to the 2-story Education Building, locate the student’s class-room, take them to that class, and then check-in at the parent session {English meeting in the church; Spanish meeting in the FLC}. Please be sure to bring the blue student sacrament book to each sacrament class.

* Bring a copy of your child’s baptism certificate! * 2017 Confirmation Team: Our third Confirmation Team meeting is coming up on Monday, November 7th from 7:00pm - 9:00pm in St. Mary’s Hall. The Confirmation Team is the group that plans and imple-ments our high school Confirmation program and is open to confirmed high school youth and adults. Our team planning retreat is scheduled for December 3 - 4 at Forest Glen; please bring your retreat paperwork and $70 to the November meeting. Our final prep meeting is December 12. Note - This is NOT a meet-ing for 2017 Confirmation candidates!

2017 Confirmation CLASS: Please make note of the final “Genesis Re-treat” coming up on Saturday, October 29th from 9:30am - 6:30pm in the Family Life Center. This is a mandatory event

for those candidates who have not yet attended a previ-ous Genesis Retreat! Paperwork is due on Monday, October 24th. Our weekend Confirmation Retreat date has changed to March 3 - 5, 2017 at Forest Glen Christian Camp in New Waverly, TX. The $175 retreat fee should be paid in full by December 30th. Our Confirmation Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, April 1st at 5:00pm with Bishop George Sheltz.

Learn Your Faith * Love Your Faith * Live Your Faith ADULT FAITH FORMATION CATECHESIS AND EVANGELIZATION

Ivana T. Meshell, M.A., Director, imeshell@st-mm.com

PLEASE VOTE This is an important election cycle when abortion-on-demand is still the most important life-and-death issue at stake, along with religious freedom. Learn more by visiting the website of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, www.usccb.org, especially the Call to Be Faithful Citizens, http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/faithful-citizenship/index.cfm. SAVE THE DATE Our Annual Advent Prayer Service and Dinner is Tuesday, November 29 at 7:00 pm featuring a lovely prayer service and potluck dinner. Come, bring your family and enter into the spirit of Advent as we pray together and enjoy a beautiful evening. RSVP and details to come soon. HOW TO PRAY FOR YOUR HUSBAND We KNOW there are wives in our parish who need this. What’s stopping you? Encourage a wife to attend our monthly meeting on Wednesday, Novem-ber 9 at 7:00 pm in room 215. All married and engaged women are invited to talk and pray with us. We are currently looking at the Love and Respect series. Contact Ivana for details and handouts. AFF@st-mm.com. WALKING TOWARD ETERNITY Bible study continues on Thursdays, 9:30 am & 7:00 pm. You may join us at any time. Videos are available to view at home online with a passcode. Contact Ivana for details: AFF@st-mm.com.

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NO CCE on Sunday, October 23: Come and enjoy our Parish Fall Festival today, Sunday, Oc-tober 23. There will be no CCE classes today; however, our Tuesday and Wednesday classes WILL meet this week.

Our Pope Speaks: “A society truly welcomes life when it recognizes that it is also precious in old age, in disability, in serious illness and even when it is fading; when it teaches that the call to human fulfillment does not exclude suffering; indeed, when it teaches its members to see in the sick and suffering a gift for the entire community, a presence that summons them to solidarity and responsibility.”

—Pope Francis, February 19, 2014

Be Ready! Tuesday, November 1, 2016 is All Saints’ Day, a Holy Day of Obligation. Please check this bulletin for Mass times and plan to celebrate the Communion of Saints, our brothers and sisters in Christ. Take some time to learn about your patron saint – either one you were named for or one you especially like. Share your saint’s story with your family.

Shed the Light of God abroad: By sharing your faith with our students, you shed the light of God abroad in their hearts as you help them to understand Catholic teaching. No formal teaching experience is required to be a catechist, although professional teachers are welcome. Please contact Mike or Ginger for information about serving as a catechist.

Children’s News and Adult Faith Formation Breaking Open the Word for Children:

Reprinted with permission from aliveinchrist.osv.com/family

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Reading I: Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18

The Lord is a God of justice. In the ancient Near East, it was the king's special duty to care for the most helpless members of society. In Israel, God was the Most High King, and so those who were orphaned, widowed, and oppressed were the special concern of God. The basic principle of Israelite law was to be like God.

Reading II: 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 I have fought the good fight. This section from the Second Let-ter of Paul to Timothy includes a description of Paul's ex-pectation of reward for his faithful service. Today's letter emphasizes that death endured with Jesus will result in life with Him. Paul anticipated divine protection for his contin-ued faithful service.

Gospel: Luke 18:9-14 Everyone who exalts him or herself shall be humbled. In the para-ble of the Pharisee and the tax collector, Jesus contrasts the attitudes of two people praying. The paradox here is that the prayer of the tax collector was preferred by God. In the par-able, Jesus once again combats the self-righteous attitudes that threaten spiritual growth.

American & Catholic Values Ivana Meshell, Director of Adult Faith Formation

In this election year, it is more important than ever that American Catholics need to hear the Word of God and re-spond to it in a new way. One of the reasons why so many American Catholics suffer from lack of a true, personal, and intimate relationship with God and the Church is because there is a constant conflict between the values of what it means to be a good Catholic and a good American. From the beginning of our nation, Americans described their national history as an experiment. Because government of this type had never been tried on this scale, the Founders of our nation weren’t entirely sure it would work. Much was at stake for the early American rev-olutionaries. After the Continental Congress finally voted for independence, they sat in a stunned, “What have we done?” silence. Benjamin Franklin's famous line, "We must all hang together or we shall surely hang separately," took on a deadly serious meaning. The founding fathers took great per-sonal risk and principled stands for a cause not guaranteed to succeed. It was a great gamble, yet one they felt was worth it. Then as now, Americans prized their freedom and will that—as President Lincoln con-cluded his Gettysburg Address—“government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” This is indeed a noble value. Yet, when taken to an extreme, it can become distorted, like many other goods taken to extremes. As Catholics reflect on this experiment in ordered freedom, we understand that true freedom is NOT “freedom to do whatever I want”; rather, the only true freedom is the freedom to act in ways that lead us to the ultimate good, which is God.

In American society, “freedom” is seen as license to do “whatever I want.” In Christianity, “freedom” is the freedom to choose God’s will over our own. Anything else ultimately leads to slavery, destruction and unhappiness. We may not be in physical chains or handcuffs, but we might as well be, considering what sinful and selfish choices end up doing to us. Over time, they drain our spirit, leaving us empty and unfulfilled. Too often, what we consider “doing it my way” rather than God’s way is the reason people are restless, bored, dissatisfied, depressed, lonely, confused, lacking meaning and purpose in life. We think the choice is between good and evil. That is a lie our culture and pop-ular media tells us. The only real choice is to choose what is good. Everything else is slow, spiritual suicide. This and other American ideas greatly affect personal, spiritual, family and Church life. I love being an American, but there are times when our American values conflict with my Judeo-Christian values, and I have to make a choice: Am I an American Catholic or a Catholic American? Does my discipleship in Jesus inform my decision-making first, or does my citizenship and culture influence me first? The Gospel of Jesus Christ should be our first criteria, but the reason the Year of Faith has been called for is because so many people, especially in our devel-oped countries like the United States, do not think about turning to the Church and their Catholic faith for answers when making important moral decisions about their life and family. Many people listen to the voices of popular me-dia much more readily than they do the Church. They may not be getting the information they need, or they do not know where to find it. Some many not know where to look for it. These are issues the Church must address from both sides — the leadership AND the people. It must come from bishops, priests, deacons and pastoral ministers who do everything they can to provide the people with opportunities to overcome their ignorance (believe me, I make it my life’s work to do this and dearly wish I could somehow reach more people), AND it must come from individual Catholics themselves, who consciously take the initiative to pray end educate themselves in whatever ways they can so they can engage the practice of their religion in far more meaningful ways. Religion is just a tool to lead us into a relationship with God and one another. Empty religion leads us nowhere. God wants us to lead rich, full lives.

There is a great hunger in the human heart for communion with God, even if we are ignorant in some ways, even if we marginalize God or put him on a shelf and take him out only when we want favors, even when we have interior conflicts over what it means to be a Catholic American. In our own time, godless people are trying to undermine Christian values and make it difficult, if not impossible, for us to freely practice our Christian faith. Religious freedom is threatened, and there is a clear and present danger when Christians do not plainly and respectfully proclaim their beliefs. If we do not fight for religious freedom in the United States, we may soon not have a Church to attend. The privileges of freely practicing our faith can be taken away in a heartbeat. This week, visit the website of the U.S. Catholic Bishops: www.usccb.org. Find out what the Church teaches about social issues. Take an active part in your neighborhood, parish, community and civic life. Examine the issues, and vote according to your conscience. If we as Christians fail to do this, we have no one to look to but ourselves if our cherished religious freedoms are no more. P. 12

If we do not fight for reli-gious freedom in the United

States, we may soon not have a Church to attend.

Este es nuestro fin de semana de diversión y recaudación de fondos a medida que lleva-mos a cabo nuestro Festival de Otoño. Co-menzamos el sábado (10/22) con la cena de inicio después de la misa de 5:30 P.M., y el domingo (10/23) es el propio día del festival, con diversión, comida, juegos, una subasta, baile, una rifa, bingo, etcétera, desde las 12

P.M. hasta las 6 P.M. Este es un evento familiar y comunita-rio, entonces todos los feligreses y nuestros amigos están invi-tados a participar. Quisiera agradecer a todos los coordinado-res y voluntarios de los varios puestos por ayudarnos a tener un evento exitoso. Quisiera agradecer en especial al presidente del festival, Tony Butera, y el vicepresidente, Doug Walker, nuestro Manager de Instalaciones, Rick Swanson, y todos quienes trabajaron junto con ellos en la planificación, la coor-dinación y las logísticas de este evento. Estamos agradecidos con el buen Señor, quien, a través de la intercesión de Santa Rita, nos está bendiciendo con este hermoso día. ¡Disfrutemos el festival en este día que ha hecho el Señor! Los fondos re-caudados se usarán para el apoyo de muchos de los ministe-rios de la parroquia, incluyendo nuestros programas de Jóve-nes y de Formación, al igual que nuestro ministerio de la es-cuela. En el evangelio de hoy, Jesús nos reta a evitar ser presumidos. Él contó la parábola del publicano y el fariseo que fueron a orar en el templo. El fariseo era muy creído y entonces rezó a sí mismo, enumerando todas las cosas buenas que había hecho y como él era diferente a cada otra persona, especialmente el publicano. Él le recordó a Dios de todo el bien que había he-cho, como ayunar y pagar su diezmo. Él estaba sumamente orgulloso de sí mismo y aparentaba pensar que todo el bien que hacía no venía de Dios, sino, más bien, por medio de su propio poder. El fariseo era tan creído que no se dio cuenta de lo vacío que en realidad estaba. Él pensaba que lo tenía todo, pero salió del templo con nada. Por otra parte, el publicano no se atrevía mirar hacia Dios y en vez se golpeaba el pecho y pedía la misericordia y el perdón de Dios. Él reconoció que estaba vacío y que necesitaba a Dios. Él salió del templo lleno de misericordia y amor. Hay veces en la cual nos comporta-mos como el fariseo. Sentimos que no somos como los demás que son adúlteros y asesinos. Nos olvidamos que el bien que hacemos no es por nuestro propio poder, sino por la gracia de Dios. Somos retados hoy a recordar que venimos ante Dios no porque ya estamos llenos y buenos, sino, más bien, para que él nos llene y para ser buenos. ¡Hoy es el Domingo de las Misiones Mundiales! Es un domin-go especial apartado por la Iglesia universal para que los hijos y las hijas de Dios renuevan su compromiso a las actividades misioneras de la Iglesia. El Domingo de las Misiones fue ins-tituido por el Papa Pio XI en 1926 como el día de oración para las misiones y también para hacer una colecta para las misio-nes. Sus oraciones y donaciones generosas en este Domingo de las Misiones Mundiales son a beneficio de la Iglesia misio-nera de hoy. Por medio de su generosidad, ayuda llegará a clínicas que cuidan de los enfermos y moribundos, a orfanatos

que proveen un lugar de seguridad y albergue, y a escuelas que ofrecen educación del Kínder hasta la preparatoria. Su ayuda provee para los seminaristas que se preparan para el sacerdocio, y también ayuda a los Hermanos y las Hermanas religiosas que están en programas de formación. Todo esto toma lugar en 1,111 diócesis misioneras, mayormente en Áfri-ca y Asia, en donde los más pobres de los pobres reciben una educación y cuidado médico mientras experimentan el cora-zón amoroso de nuestro Señor a través del servicio de sacer-dotes, religiosos y religiosas, y los laicos. Tal como nos re-cuerda el Papa Francisco en su mensaje para el Domingo de las Misiones Mundiales de este año, “No cerremos nuestros corazones dentro de nuestras propias preocupaciones, sino, más bien, abrámoslos a toda la humanidad”. El Domingo de las Misiones Mundiales es el cumpleaños de mi orden religiosa, la Sociedad Misionera de San Pablo (M.S.P. por sus siglas en ingles). Fue en este día en 1977 en el cual fuimos instituidos en Nigeria. También fue en este día en 1986 en el cual los primeros misioneros del M.S.P. se fueron de la costa de Nigeria hacia los Estados Unidos de América. Tres misioneros de San Pablo fueron misioneros pioneros a los Estados Unidos, pero hoy en día tenemos a cincuenta mi-sioneros de San Pablo trabajando aquí en los Estados Unidos. Cuando oren por las misiones el día de hoy, por favor oren por todos los sacerdotes y seminaristas del M.S.P. y también por todos quienes servimos. Algunos de ustedes han estado preguntando si todavía vamos a instalar proyectores en la iglesia. Después de considerar la durabilidad y el mantenimiento, hemos decidido instalar mo-nitores LED en vez de proyectores con una pantalla. Al fin hemos iniciado la instalación de estos monitores. Vamos a construir unas estructuras que detendrán los monitores antes de la instalación. Los monitores LED son otra manera de ayu-dar a nuestros feligreses a participar activamente en nuestra alabanza diaria y de los domingos. Una vez que se instalen, podremos ver la letra de nuestra música sin abrir el libro de cantos, y también podremos ver otra información importante para la alabanza. En consecuencia, muchos más de nosotros podremos cantar y también orar las oraciones o el credo sin buscar en las páginas de un libro o el misal, de este modo ha-ciendo la misa más participativa. Los monitores también ayu-darán a nuestros feligreses con discapacidad auditiva a que disfruten la liturgia de mejor manera. Un nuevo ministerio se formará pronto para ayudarnos a introducir la información en un sistema y mostrarla en los monitores. ¿Están interesados? Por favor hablen con Perci, nuestro Director de Liturgia. Únanse con nuestra parroquia en orar para la elección presi-dencial este lunes, 24 de octubre en la misa de las 8:30 A.M. Hay muchas cosas por las cuales debemos orar en esta elec-ción. Necesitamos la dirección del Espíritu Santo para poder discernir como ejercer nuestros derechos cívicos. Que Dios bendiga los Estados Unidos de América.

—Padre Felix (pastor@st-mm.com) P. 13

Mensaje del Párroco

Ofrenda Semanal

Ofrenda del 15 y 16 de octubre del 2016 — $25,882.36

Ofrenda enviada por internet — $2,618.00 Total — $28,500.36

Informe del DSF (A partir del 10/17/2016)

Meta del DSF 2016 — $165,000.00

Contribución a la fecha — $134,830.74

Monto comprometido a la fecha — $146,518.20

Numero de participantes — 398

Palabra de Vida

“El proceso de la muerte es un tiempo sagrado, una estación final para buscar el cierre de esta vida y prepararse

para la siguiente en la esperanza de participar en la Resurrec-ción de Cristo”.

— “Cuidado de los seres queridos al final de la vida,”

Secretariado de Actividades Pro-Vida de la USCCB P. 14

El Ministerio de Bienvenida tiene una mesa en el atrio de la iglesia para asistir a los visitantes y los nuevos miembros de nuestra parroquia con información acerca de la Iglesia Santa

María Magdalena. La mesa se encuentra cerca de la puerta del cuarto de los niños.

Vengan y pregunten cualquier pregunta que tengan; los minis-tros que están presentes tratarán de asistirlos lo mejor que

puedan. Estamos aquí para hacerlos sentir en casa.

Segunda Colecta para el 30 de octubre del 2016

El próximo fin de semana, nuestra parroquia hará la colecta para la Arquidiócesis Castrense de los Esta-dos Unidos de América. La Arquidiócesis Castrense depende únicamente de benefactores privados

para apoyar su misión de “servir aquellos que sirven” y su ministerio de proporcionar el mismo cuidado pastoral y servicios a los católicos en el servicio de

las fuerzas armadas de los Estados Unidos, a los ma-triculados en las academias militares de los Estados

Unidos, a los que están sometidos a tratamiento mé-dico en cualquiera de los 153 centros médicos del

Departamento de los Veteranos, a los que trabajan en posiciones civiles con el gobierno federal fuera

de las fronteras de los Estados Unidos y a las familias de éstos, tal como lo hacen otras diócesis católicas

para sus fieles. Mientras que el gobierno paga los salarios y el plan de retiro de los capellanes castren-ses católicos, la Arquidiócesis Castrense no recibe fondos del gobierno o del militar para sufragar los

gastos de los programas y servicios, incluso el Progra-ma de Seminarista Copatrocinado, el cual propor-ciona sacerdotes para las diócesis de origen y la capellanía castrense. Visite la pagina cibernética www.milarch.org/nationalcollection para conocer

más sobre la Arquidiócesis Castrense.

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La oficina de la parroquia estará ce-rrada el próximo martes,

1o de noviembre, en observación del Día de Todos los Santos.

AVISO IMPORTANTE SOBRE LOS BAUTIZOS

La ultima preparación bautismal del año será el

sábado, 5 de noviembre del 2016.

El próximo bautismo será el domingo, 6 de noviembre del 2016.

Si desea bautizar a su niño(a), favor de llamar a la oficina de la parroquia para hacer una cita para una entrevista

personal.

Recuerden de traer a la entrevista la acta de nacimiento (original) y nombre, teléfono y dirección de los padrinos

en completa comunión con la Iglesia.

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Año Jubilar de la Misericordia

El Evangelio de hoy nos favorece con una oración hermo-sa que puede hacer de cada día de nuestras vidas un jubileo de misericordia: “¡Oh Dios!, ten compasión de este pecador” (Lucas 18:13). Los hombres religiosos israe-litas (los fariseos) despreciaban al publicano (cobrador de impuestos) que estaba orando, lo despreciaban por trabajar para los romanos y que usaban una moneda que tenía graba-da la imagen del emperador “divino”. Pero el fariseo arrogante se feli-citaba, con una mezcla de auto-condenación, pretendiendo convertir en “oración” a frases que no lo eran para nada. “El fariseo . . . oraba así en su interior” (18:11, énfasis añadido). En cambio, la oración del co-brador de impuestos era sencilla, sincera, corta, expresada claramente, pedía la misericordia, expresaba que reconocía nuestra propia pecami-nosidad, y “da la bienvenida” a pecadores como hermanos y hermanas con quien nos podemos identificar, incluso asemejar, haciendo eco al famoso comentario del Papa Francisco de no ser el que juzgue. Evi-dentemente, el cobrador de impuestos fue “a su casa justifica-do” (18:14); es decir, restaurada la amistad de Dios porque la miseri-cordia de Dios no es un premio al que se tiene derecho, sino un don otorgado. “Que tu oración sea corta: porque el cobrador de impues-tos, el hijo prodigo y el ladrón crucificado al lado de Jesús, todos fue-ron reconciliados con Dios con una sola frase” (San Juan Clímaco, siglo VII).

—Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

Clase de Confirmación del 2017

Por favor tomen nota del ultimo Retiro de Génesis que se llevará a cabo el sábado, 29 de octubre de 9:30 A.M. - 6:30 P.M. en el

Centro Familiar. Este evento es obligatorio para los candidatos de confirmación que no

han asistido a un Retiro de Génesis anteriormente. Por favor entreguen todo el papeleo antes del lunes, 24 de

octubre.

La fecha de nuestro Retiro de Confirmación ha cam-biado al 3 - 5 de marzo 2017 en el Campamento Cris-tiano Forest Glen en New Waverly, TX. El costo del retiro ($175) debe de ser pagado en su totalidad antes

del 30 de diciembre. Nuestra misa de Confirmación se celebrará el sábado, 1 de abril a las 5:00 P.M. con el

Obispo George Sheltz. P. 15

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Déficit del Fondo de Servicios Diocesanos (DSF)

El Fondo de Servicios Diocesanos (DSF por sus siglas en ingles) apoya al Cardenal en cumplir la misión de la Arqui-diócesis a través de más de sesenta (60) ministerios. Nues-tra meta parroquial para este año es $165,000.00. Estamos muy agradecidos con las 398 familias que ya han compro-metido $146,518.20 y que han contribuido $134,830.74 al

DSF. Si aun no ha hecho un compromiso o dado una con-tribución al DSF este año, por favor consideren apoyar al Cardenal con esta petición. Pueden encontrar sobres para estas donaciones en el atrio de la iglesia después de misa.

También pueden donar por internet en www.archgh.org/dsf.

HORARIO DE MISA PARA

EL DÍA DE TODOS LOS SANTOS Y

EL DÍA DE LOS FIELES DIFUNTOS

31 de octubre, lunes:

Día de Todos los Santos (VIGILIA)

7:00 P.M. — Misa (Ingles)

1 de noviembre, martes:

Día de Todos los Santos (Día de Precepto)

8:30 A.M. — Misa

(Ingles, con la escuela y el

Desfile de los Santos)

7:00 P.M. — Misa

(Bilingüe, con el Desfile de los Santos)

2 de noviembre 2016, miércoles:

Conmemoración de Todos los

Fieles Difuntos

8:30 A.M. — Misa (Ingles)

7:00 P.M. — Misa (Bilingüe)

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