ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC COMMUNITY · 2019-09-19 · Retiro de Adviento para los estudiantes de confir-mación C17 y C18 Nuestro Retiro de Adviento será Diciembre 4, 2015. En la Parroquia

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PARISH STAFF William Oliver Pastor Gary Hilbig Deacon Rodolfo Cerda Deacon Juan F. Pareja Deacon Joseph Blanco Pastoral Assistant David V. Dwigans Business/Facilities Mgr Michele Rooney Bookkeeper Dan Schwieterman DRE Adriana Guzman Youth Minister. Irene Chavez RE Admin Assistant John Guzman Hispanic Ministries Mary Gahr Director of Music Gonzalo Ramos Spanish Choir Lupe Padilla Parish Secretary Dalia Mendoza Receptionist Maria Crouch Housekeeper Baldemar Gonzales Custodian

MASS SCHEDULE Saturday 5:30 PM (English) Sunday 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM (English) 12:30 PM (Spanish) Weekdays: Tue - Fri 8:00 AM ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Wednesday 8:30 AM - 7:00 PM RECONCILIATION Saturday 4:30 PM or by appointment ANOINTING OF THE SICK First Friday of the month after Morning Mass. BAPTISM Classes offered five times a year. MARRIAGE Allow six months for preparation. Call church office for appointment. INSTRUCTIONS for ADULTS First Holy Com-munion & Confirmation - Call the church office.

ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC COMMUNITY Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston

215 East Tenth Street • Houston, Texas 77008-7025 Parish Office 713 864-2653 Fax 713 864-0761 Web Site: allsaintsheights.com

Primer Domingo de Adviento 29 de noviembre 2015 Yo levantaré a David un brote justo; deberá hacer lo que es correcto y justo en la tierra .

- Jeremías 33:15

First Sunday of Advent November 29, 2015 I will raise up for David a just shoot; he shall do what is right and just in the land.

— Jeremiah 33:15

Sunday, November 29 NO CCE CLASSES

8:30 AM Mass (English) 10:30 AM Mass (English) 12:30 PM Mass (Spanish

Monday, November 30 8:00 AM Mass (English)

Tuesday, December 1

8:00 AM Mass (English) 7:00 PM RCIA (SVDP Rm #2)

Wednesday, December 2

Eucharistic Adoration from 8:30 AM until 7:00 PM 8:00 AM Mass (English)

Thursday, December 3

8:00 AM Mass (English)

Friday, December 4 8:00 AM Mass (English)

Saturday, December 5

5:30 PM Mass (English)

Sunday, December 6 8:30 AM Mass (English) 9:15 AM CCE (English)

9:45 AM Adult Bible Study 10:30 AM Mass (English) 11:15 AM CCE (Español) 12:30 PM Mass (Spanish)

CHRISTMAS GIFT BAGS SPONSORED BY FOOD PANTRY

Christmas bags will be given this year to children ages 10 and

younger whose parents are clients of the All Saints St Vincent de Paul Food Pantry. You can help by sponsoring one of these

children.

Beginning the weekend of November 28th and 29th, Christmas Bags will be available on the altar in front of the church. Please take one

and fill it with the items suggested below. Be sure to include kid-friendly food items. The bags should be returned by Sunday, De-cember 13th, and will be distributed to the children beginning Mon-

day, December 14th.

• Small toy or small stuffed animal • Cookies or crackers • Fresh fruit • Candy • Jello, applesauce, or pudding cup

The Gabriel Project is in need of ANY baby items, gently used clothes, toys, big items and always diapers and wipes.

We are not part of St. Vincent de Paul food pantry and our only donations come from the public. Our storage closet is

one door down from the food pantry! It is open on Thursdays from 8:30-10:30 to accept donations, or you may leave them in

the parish office.

Pastor’s Chronicle In the brief prayer concluding the Our Father dur-ing Mass the priest prays: “…by the help of your mercy, we may be always free from sin and safe from all distress, as we await the blessed hope and the coming of our Sav-ior, Jesus Christ.” This is a perfect prayer for the Season of Advent we begin today. Advent has a twofold purpose 1) it reminds us of the Second Coming of Christ at the end of time, 2) it is a time of preparation for the feast of the Incarnation (Christmas) when Jesus’ first coming is re-membered. The season is not penitential like Lent but ra-ther marked by a joyful and spiritual expectation as the fullness of the light of Christ (depicted by the four candles on the Advent wreath) comes closer and grows brighter into our lives. Keeping Advent requires that we maintain a certain distance from the rampant commercialism (the creed of greed) promoted by our society. Pope Francis has remarked that we should avoid blind submission to pure consumerism that leads us down a path where the more one possesses the more one wants. One of the greatest in-justices in the modern world consists in this the ones who possess much are relatively few and those who possess almost nothing are many. It is the injustice of the poor dis-tribution of the goods and services originally intended for all. The spirituality of Advent is rooted in the hope of the transformation of our society and our world will take place through our acknowledgement that God is not far off, but already in our midst saving us. The two major fig-ures of this season are John the Baptist and the Blessed Virgin Mary: both recognize the intimacy of God with the world, and they serve as models for us today in discerning the presence of our Savior in the world. So we need to “hold back” be patient and not “jump the gun” in order to expel the demon of materialism which has overtaken this holy joyful season. We Catholics need to sharpen our Christian hope and shape our affections so as to be formed as a people who find light and grace in the Lord Jesus Christ.

Fr Bill

Crónica del Pastor En la breve oración que concluye el Padre Nuestro durante la Santa Misa el sacerdote reza: “Líbranos de todos los males, Señor, y concédenos la paz en nuestros días, para que, ayudados por tu misericordia, vivamos siempre libres de peca-do y protegidos de toda perturbación, mientras esperamos la gloriosa venida de nuestro Salvador Jesucristo.” Este es una oración perfecta para el tiempo de Adviento que empezamos hoy. El Adviento tiene una doble propósito: 1) nos recuerda de la Segunda Venida de Cristo en el fin del tiempo, 2) es un tiempo de preparación para la Fiesta de la Encarnación (Navidad) cuando la primera venida de Jesús se recuerda. La estación no es penitencial como la Cuaresma. Más bien, está marcada por una gozosa y espiritual esperanza mientras que la plena luz de Cristo (representado por las cuatro velas sobre la corona de Adviento) se acerca más y crece más brillante en nuestras vidas. Manteniendo el Adviento requiere una cierta distancia del comercialismo desenfrenado (el credo de la avari-cia) promovido por nuestra sociedad. El Papa Francisco ha comentado que nosotros debemos evitar la ciega entrega al puro consumismo que nos lleva por el sendero donde lo más que posees, lo más que deseas. Una de las grandes injusticias en el mundo moderno consiste en esto: los que poseen mucho son relativamente pocos y los que poseen casi nada son muchí-simos. Es la injusticia de la pobre distribución de los bienes y servicios originalmente destinados para todos. La espiritualidad del Adviento está basada en la espe-ranza que la trasformación de nuestra sociedad y de nuestro mundo se llevara a cabo por nuestro reconocimiento que DIOS no está lejos, pero ya está en medio de nosotros salvándonos. Las dos mayores figuras en esta estación son Juan el Bautista y la Santísima Virgen María: ambos reconocen la intimidad de DIOS con el mundo, y ellos sirven como modelos para noso-tros hoy en discernir la presencia de Nuestro Salvador en el Mundo. Entonces, necesitamos “detenernos”, ser pacientes y no “precipitarnos” para expulsar el demonio del materialismo que ha sobre pasado esta santa temporada gozosa. Nosotros los católicos necesitamos enfocar nuestra esperanza cristiana y formar nuestros afectos con el fin de formarnos como personas que encuentran la luz y la gracia en el Señor Jesucristo.

Padre Bill

Rosary for our Lady of Guadalupe

Each December before the feast of Our Lady of Gua-dalupe, we pray the rosary in the parish hall at 7 p.m.

starting on December 4th. (If the parish hall is al-ready committed, we usually go to a room in TALC

building). So we invite each and every one to join us in praying what we call a novena (nine days) of rosar-ies before the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe in the

hall.

Novena antes de la Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe:

Celebramos una gran tradición Hispana cada año, la Nove-na del Rosario de la Virgen de Guadalupe. Los invitamos que nos acompañen en el Salón de la Parroquia a las 7:00

pm cada noche empezando el 4 de diciembre (en frente del cuadro de Nuestra Señora). ¡No pierdan esta gran oportun-idad de celebrar nuestra rica, tradición cultural e histórico! Compórtenlo a sus hijos e inviten a sus amigos, parientes y

vecinos, para que siga viviendo este popular y grande evento histórico.

Advent Retreat for all Confirmation for

all C17 & C18 Students! At Holy Name Catholic Church

Our Advent Retreat is December 4th 2015 and will

take place at Holy Name Catholic Church 1215 Marion Houston,TX 77009 from 8am to 7pm a donation of 10.00 is asked of each participant. Car pool will be

needed. Parents please fill out the Permission and turn it in to

your students Catechist. For more information please Contact Adriana Guzman

in at 713-864-2653 Ext219 or Adriana.Guzman @allsaints.us.com

Retiro de Adviento para los estudiantes de confir-

mación C17 y C18

Nuestro Retiro de Adviento será Diciembre 4, 2015. En la Parroquia de Holy Name 1215 Marion St.

Houston, TX 77009 de 8am a 7pm y . les pide una donación de 10.00 dólares a cada participante.

Necesitan quien los lleven. Padres por favor llenen el permiso y entregen a la

Catequista. Para más información, favor de llamar a Adriana Guzman 713-864-2653 Ext. 219 o

Adriana.Guzman @allsaints.us.com

Movie Night at All Saints! The December 5 movie will show: “Joseph of Nazareth:

The story of the Man closest to Christ”. We focus much on Mary, Jesus’s mother. Joseph is the forgotten one who is very important in the life of Jesus. Join us to learn more

about him through this enjoyable and interesting dramatic presentation. We will gather in the Foyer of TALC after

mass on Saturday at about 6:45 PM for some refreshments and snacks. Liz will have some hot dogs for us and you are

encouraged to bring something to share. After our short warm up, the movie will start by 7:15 PM in TALC 5. We

will finish by 9 PM. Adults and children are wel-come. Come to enjoy an interesting preparation for Christ-mas that avoids shopping and money but is very rewarding.

Christmas is coming! Hello, dear Parish Family, Christmas will be here before we know it! Our family Christmas mass will be at 4 PM on Christmas Eve and we are hoping to form a children’s choir to sing at this mass. The children’s choir will sing for about 20 minutes be-fore the mass. Rehearsals for this choir will be after 10:30 mass in the church at the altar for about 30 minutes on 12/6. 12/13/ and 12/20. There will be a sign-up sheet on the first Sunday of rehearsal, 12/6 after 10:30 mass. . It is alwayswonderful to hear beautiful children’s voices singing at Christmas. For further information, please call Mary Gahr, music director at 713-864-2653 or email [email protected].

PRAYER LIST Please keep the following persons in your prayers. Miguel Perugache, Camile Nick & Gloria Herminia, Alexie Alcoser, Altagracia Flores, Dubelza C. Garcia, Sylvia G. Reyes, Blanche Perez, Refaela DeLeon, Jaclyn Aguirre, Mike Komkov, Janie Alcoser, Jonah Robert Reda, Terry Lee Smith, Laura LuLu Reyes, Joyce Waire, Dudley Richard, Yvonne Davila, Leo Munguia, Louis Freeh, Corina Pizzini, Ellie Perez, Sandra Martinez, Lorenzo Diaz, Virginia Zamarripa, Roberto Varela, Angela Perkins, Barbara Alban, Bettye Martinez, Joe B. Cortez, Mary Louise Flores, Griselda Ramirez, Lydia G. Moreno, Rosie Peradre, Martin Engquist, Josie Cobb, Albert Lee Cobb Sr., Katrina Cobb, Anthony Amy, Albert Reyes, Di-ana Underwood, Fabiola Cagibal, Sandra Gilliam, Hayzel Leonard., Armando Hinojosa, Mary Molina., Julio Anguiano, Connie Villarreal, June Carroll, Frank Girton, Nicholas Row-ell, Arthur Lejia, Dee Hymel , Bernardo Perugache, J. D. Raburm, Marcia Reed, Mike Lester, Lorine Doby, Deacon Ed-die, Dalia Leal Garza, Stephen Kelty, Sean Lucas, Edward Flo-res, Archie & Isabel Pizzini, David McGaffin, Amelia Jaramil-lo, Sharon Scott, David Stratton, Bill Rhea, Rosemary Adamo, Don Burke, Sherri Gallardo, Karen Honey, Petra Angeles, San-tos Teodoro, Sadie Morales, Rebecca M. Pena, William J. Ve-nable, Edwin Tintron, Alicia Parra, Juan Parra, Romeo Mancil-la, Pauline Kubeczka, Mike Cegielski

Please contact the Church Office with an update.

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Sunday: First Sunday of Advent Monday: St. Andrew Thursday: St. Francis Xavier Friday: St. John of Damascus; First Friday Saturday: First Saturday

Monday: November 30 Communion Service Tuesday: December 1 8:00 AM: Anne Marie Finch † Wednesday: December 2 8:00 AM: Eva Bronikowski † Thursday: December 3 8:00 AM: Ella Rita Helfrich Friday: December 4 8:00 AM: Eugene Rozgonyi † Saturday: December 5 5:30 PM: Ervin Victor Grafe Sunday: December 6 8:30 AM: All Souls in Purgatory 10:30 AM Anne Marie Finch 12:30 AM: For the People

PRAY FOR THOSE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY Many parishioners have family or friends who are active in the military. Join us in supporting their families as we pray for their safe return: Robert Padilla, Michael Rodriguez, Randy Boyorquez, Harry & Rocio Slone, Adrian Rodriquez, Francisco G. Martinez, Mark Lubinski, Brett A. West, Christian Flores, John Mark Hamm, Jillian Dougherty, Dianne Keister, Major Michael Huerta, Michael Jones, Michael Kat-koski, Luis Espinoza, Andrew Munoz, Leo (Leo Getz) Richardson, Eric Michael Wilganowski, Patrick Ryan Alban, Anthony Brian Gar-cia, Lt Colonel Christopher Goodyear, Anthony B. Garcia, Andrew Jackson Ortiz, Cody Anderson, Britney Mehl, Jordan Mehl, Esteban Guadalupe Reyes

Monday: Rom 10:9-18; Ps 19:8-11; Mt 4:18-22 Tuesday: Is 11:1-10; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17; Lk 10:21-24 Wednesday: Is 25:6-10a; Ps 23:1-6; Mt 15:29-37 Thursday: Is 26:1-6; Ps 118:1, 8-9, 19-21, 25-27a; Mt 7:21, 24-27 Friday: Is 29:17-24; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Mt 9:27- 31 Saturday: Is 30:19-21, 23-26; Ps 147:1-6; Mt 9:35 — 10:1, 5a, 6-8 Sunday: Bar 5:1-9; Ps 126:1-6; Phil 1:4-6, 8-11; Lk 3:1-6

Mass Intenions/ Intenciones de las Misas

Readings for the Week/ Lecturas de la Semana

If you have a family member, friend or neighbor who is homebound and would like to receive Holy Communion and in need of prayer, let the church know by either calling the parish office or emailing [email protected].

ELECTRONIC GIFT GIVING If you are interested in ELECTRONIC GIFT GIVING

(Automatic Bank Withdrawal), please complete the “Agreement for Preauthorized Payments”. Forms are located in the rear of the

church or on our website allsaintsheights.com. All you need to do is fill out the form in full and attach a

“Voided” check. You can mail the form to the church, attention of the Bookkeeper, or bring it by the Administration Building. Use the

mail slot if after hours. Please DO NOT drop the form in the weekly collection basket

as it contains your CONFIDENTIAL bank information.

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12 DAY PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES AND ITALY

Hosted by

Msgr. Adam McClosky

October 31—November 11,2016

$3289 per person from Houston (Air/and tour price is $2629 plus $660 govt. taxes/airline

surcharges)

For a brochure & more information contact Msgr. Adam at:

Tel: (713)449-9022 or Email: [email protected]

CELEBRATE THE HOLY JUBILEE YEAR OF MERCY!!

We are recruiting for all masses, all ages (must be con-firmed) If interested please contact Anna Dattilo EM

coordinator [email protected] or call 910-200-4213

Spreading the Spirit of Advent!

The All Saints Youth Core Team came together with Our Lady of Fatima’s Youth Core Team for a special

Advent Retreat. Over 100 teens from our Lady of Fati-ma got great knowledge about the true meaning of

Christmas.

Please continue to pray for the Core team as they will be going to Holy Name Catholic church to spread the spirit

of Advent to those amazing teens.

PASTORAL MINISTRIES Altar Servers leigharon Rodgers / Marisela Villarreal Altar Society Liz Lester Art & Environment Barry Connor / Anita Longoria / Chuck Shoults Eucharistic Ministers Isaac Tapia / Richard Malinowski / Elisa Jimenez Homebound Ministry Jo Kelley Parish / Joseph Blanco Knights of Columbus Joel Syzdek Lectors Jimmy Phillips / Juanita Sanchez RCIA Kelly Hawkins Sacristans Maggie Tyerina / Wendy Nugent St. Vincent DePaul Food Pantry Jeanenne Hagerman Third Age Learning Center Jo Kelley Parrish Ushers Richard Kercho / John Ortiz

PASTORAL COUNCIL Charles Adams Chairperson [email protected] Duane Bradley [email protected] Esteban Caro [email protected] Christopher Cola [email protected] Charla Macicek [email protected] Trevor Pinkerton [email protected] Stephanie Sullivan [email protected] Paul Taverna [email protected] Mike Towns [email protected]

STAFF E-MAILS Bill Oliver, Pastor [email protected] Gary Hilbig, Deacon [email protected] Joseph Blanco, Pastoral Assistant [email protected] David V. Dwigans, Business/Facilities Mgr [email protected] Lupe Padilla, Parish Secretary [email protected] Dalia Mendoza, Receptionist [email protected] Mary Gahr, Music Director and English Mass Choir Director [email protected] Gonzalo Ramos, Spanish Choir [email protected] Jeanenne Hagerman, Bookkeeper [email protected] Dan Schwieterman, DRE [email protected] Adriana Guzman, Youth Ministry [email protected] Irene Chavez, RE Admininstrative Assistant [email protected] John Guzman, Hispanic Ministry [email protected]

BULLETIN INQUIRIES: [email protected]

Go To www.allsaintsheights.com and get

information about Our Mass Times, Ministries, and so much more!

Check Out Our Website!

Due to Popular Demand, All Saints will be hosting a Virtus Training in Spanish. Below is the date for the

Session.

Friday, December 11, 2015 at 6:00pm

YOU MUST REGISTER ONLINE ONLY! To register, please go to www.virtus.org.

For more information, please Contact Joseph Blanco in the Parish Office