St. Christopher Catholic Church Archdiocese Of Galveston-Houston 8150 Park Place Blvd., Houston, TX Phone Number: Fax Number:

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1 St. Christopher Catholic Church Archdiocese Of Galveston-Houston 8150 Park Place Blvd., Houston, TX Phone Number: Fax Number: Website: Deacon Allan Frederiksen PASTORAL STAFF: Rev. Joseph Thu Le, Pastor Deacon Benito Tristan Every Friday at 7:00 P.M. Cada Viernes a las 7:00 P.M.

2 St. Christopher Catholic Church Parish Office: Fax Number: PASTORAL STAFF: Rev. Joseph Thu Le, Pastor Deacon Allan Frederiksen Deacon Benito Tristan Jr. OFFICE HOURS: Monday - Friday 10:00am-4:30pm Closed 12:00pm-1:00pm for lunch Bookkeeper: Amelia Banda Receptionist: Diana Torres Sacramental Records: Louisa Espinoza Coordinator of Religious Education: Nereida Medrano Office Assistant: Ascension Landaverde Confirmation Coordinator &Youth Ministry: Lam Hoang Music Director: Michelle Pham WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday Vigil: English 5:00 PM Sunday: English 8:00 AM & 10:00 AM Español: 12:00 PM Vietnamese: 4:30 PM English: 6:30 PM DAILY MASS SCHEDULE: Monday - Saturday: 8:30 AM SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday: 4:00-4:50 PM or by appointment ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Every Friday: 9:00AM 12:00 Noon in the Church April 1, 2019 Total Collection: $ 8, Second Collection Catholic Relief Services $ 3, Catholic Relief Services Thank you for your generous support last week for the collection for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development! As a parish, we raised $ 3, to support those who live on the margins and in poverty in the United States. If you missed the collection, it s not too late to give! Visit and click on How to Give on the left. Fifth Sunday of Lent April 7, 2019 I consider everything as a loss because of the supreme good of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. Philippians 3:8 TODAY S READINGS First Reading See, I am doing something new! (Isaiah 43:16-21) or Ezekiel 37: Psalm The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy (Psalm 126) or Psalm 130. Second Reading I have been taken possession of by Christ Jesus (Philippians 3:8-14) or Romans 8:8-11. Gospel Go, and from now on do not sin any more (John 8:1-11) or John 11:1-45 [3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45]. The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. Palm Sunday Vigil Saturday April 13th 5:00 pm - Palms blessed in church Palm Sunday April 14th Palms blessed in church 8:00 am & 6:30 pm Palms blessed & procession in field before Masses 10:00 am, 12:00 noon, & 4:30 pm Holy Thursday April 18th No Morning Mass 7:00 pm Multicultural Mass Followed by adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until midnight Good Friday April 19th No Mass (Only Commemoration of the Passion and Communion Service) 3:00 pm English, 5:00 pm Vietnamese & 7:30 pm Spanish Holy Saturday Easter Vigil April 20th No Morning Mass 8:00 pm Multicultural Mass Easter Sunday April 21st 8:00 am & 10:00 am English, 12:00 noon Spanish 4:30 pm Vietnamese No 6:30 P.M. Mass 1

3 St. Christopher Spring Fest Join us Sunday, April 28th 11:00 AM until 6:00 PM Principal Mrs. Claudia Cavazos School Bulletin Announcements Week of April 7, 2019 WE ARE REGISTERING FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR PRE-K 3 & 4 Year Olds & Kindergarten - Full Day - THRU 8 TH GRADE Please call the School Office for information, come by the School Office or visit our web site: sccs1939.org for information and forms. TESTING WEEK Monday April 8th through Friday, April 12th Monday, April 8, 2019 ~ Sacrament Class Oral Interviews ~ Choir Practice 3:15-4:30 PM ~ Board Game Club, Do It Yourself Club STEM Catapult Soccer Tuesday, April 9, 2019 ~ Altar Server Practice Team St. Peter ~ Strategic Puzzle Game Club, Strategic Games Club and Soccer Club Wednesday, April 10, 2019 ~ School Mass 8:30 AM ~ 3rd Grade in charge of liturgy Vocations Cross 6 th Grade ~ Team St. St. Peter ~ STEM-Catapult, Soccer Club ~ Faculty Meeting 3:45 PM ~ Parent Sacrament Meeting - Spanish - 7PM Thursday, April 11, 2019 ~ Reading Club Science Clubs STEM Mrs. Fox Friday, April 12, 2019 ~ Mass 8:30 AM 6 th Grade ~ Stations of the Cross 2:10 PM 1 st -8 th in the Church Saturday, April 13, 2019 ~ Track Meet Barnett Stadium So many school supplies and food items have Box Tops for Education on them now. Please continue to save these for our school. You can drop them in the weekend collection marked Box Tops for School or by the school office any time! Office Depot 5% Back to Schools Program Help our school earn FREE SUPPLIES! Our school will earn up to 5% of your qualifying purchases to use for FREE supplies. You can credit our school year-round! Here is how it works: Every time you shop at OFFICE DEPOT/ OFFICE MAX, Give them our School ID# Thank you. Catholic Family Day at the Houston Astros Come and support Catholic Education while rooting for the home team! Friday, April 26, Houston Astros vs. Cleveland Indians at Minute Maid Park. Game time is 7:10 p.m. Family Fun, Games, Great Food & Grand Raffle Drawing at 6:00 PM. Looking for Sponsors and Donors. Students will be outside after all Masses selling our Spring Fest Raffle Tickets. Be sure to get yours today! Thank You Diocesan Services Fund Just as we are one in the Body of Christ, we must remember that we are one with other parishes in our archdiocese. Once a year, each of us is asked to make a commitment to support the work of our programs and ministries that provide services that no one parish could provide on its own. Please experience the joy of giving and join us as we work to continue God s work of spirituality, formation and education by contributing to the Diocesan Services Fund. Our parish goal for this year is $ 49,

4 Mass Intentions / Intenciones de las Misas Sunday / Domingo 04/07/2019 8:00 am Joseph & Rosa Villegas Maria Elena Laughlin 10:00 am Alex S. Garcia Taylor Simmons 12:00 pm Accion de Gracias 6:30 pm PRO-POPULO Monday / Lunes 04/08/2019 8:30 am Joseph Pham Maria Tran Thi Hien Tuesday / Martes 04/09/2019 8:30 am Reynaldo Sanchez Wednesday / Miércoles 04/10/2019 8:30 am Baltazar Espinoza George Harrison Thursday / Jueves 04/11/2019 8:30 am Maria Luisa Sanchez Friday / Viernes 04/12/2019 8:30 am Joseph Pham Maria Tran Thi Hien Saturday / Sabado 04/13/2019 8:30 am 5:00 pm PRO-POPULO Pray for those individuals reported sick: Oremos por nuestros hermanos Enfermos Maria Lucio, Regina Rios, Kimberly Gonzalez, Pete Tomich Pray for Special Intentions Thomas Cody Pray for our Seminarians: Thuc Nguyen & Houston Okonma Pray for these who have died: Oremos por nuestros hermanos recientemente fallecidos: Carlos P. Guzman, Alberto A. Rodriguez, Irene Furstenberg, Stephanie Dimas DSF Summary Report 2019 Parish Goal - $ 49,000 Amount paid - $ 14, Percent paid % READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, [41c-62]; Ps 23:1-6; Jn 8:12-20 Tuesday: Nm 21:4-9; Ps 102:2-3, 16-21; Jn 8:21-30 Wednesday: Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95; Dn 3:52-56; Jn 8:31-42 Thursday: Gn 17:3-9; Ps 105:4-9: Jn 8:51-59 Friday: Jer 20:10-13; Ps 18:2-7; Jn 10:31-42 Saturday: Ez 37:21-28; Jer 31:10, 11-13; Jn 11:45-56 Sunday: Lk 19:28-40 (procession); Is 50:4-7; Ps 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24; Phil 2:6-11; Lk 22:14 23:56 [23:1-49] English Baptism Classes // Baptism Days April 24th July 10th September 11th November 6th Host & Wine In Memory of Alex S. Garcia by Vivianna Tristan May 19th July 28th September 15th November 17th Clases en español // Días de Bautismo 5 de mayo 26 de mayo 7 de julio 21 de julio 1 de septiembre 22 de septiembre 27 de octubre 10 de noviembre GOD S ACTIONS NOW When Jews celebrate the Passover, they always tell the story of the Exodus in present terms, as if they themselves experienced those events: when we were prisoners in Egypt; when God brought us out of slavery and through the waters of the sea. We would do well to follow their example and see the works of Jesus and his sacrifice as being in the present, as happening to us now. We believe that Christ s work, his teachings, and his sacrifice on the cross were not just for his followers in the past, but for all people at all times. When we think of this in our prayers, we become one in faith with that great cloud of witnesses, the saints. We have been striving through Lent to repent of our sins and failings, and to follow Jesus more closely. Today in the story of the woman caught in adultery, we see Jesus forgiving the woman, saving her from a horrible death, and urging her not to sin any more. This is new, and brings out something for which the law had not allowed forgiveness. Of course one can sin no more if one is dead, caught in one s sins forever. But Jesus introduces the concepts of forgiveness and reconciliation. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. 3

5 Quinto Domingo de Cuaresma 7 de abril de 2019 Más aún pienso que nada vale la pena en comparación con el bien supremo, que consiste en conocer a Cristo Jesús, mi Señor. Filipenses 3:8 LOS SANTOS Y OTRAS CELEBRACIONES Domingo: Quinto Domingo de Cuaresma; Tercer Escrutinio Jueves: San Estanislao Viernes: Abstinencia Sábado: San Martín I LECTURAS DE HOY Primera lectura El Señor hace algo nuevo para el pueblo escogido (Isaías 43:16-21) o Ezequiel 37: Salmo Grandes cosas has hecho por nosotros, Señor (Salmo 125 [124]) o Salmo 130 (129). Segunda lectura El bien supremo es conocer a Jesús como Señor (Filipenses 3:8-14) o Romanos 8:8-11. Evangelio Que el que no tenga pecado tire la primera piedra. (Juan 8:1-11) o Juan 11:1-45 [3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45]. Salmo responsorial: Leccionario I 1976, Comisión Episcopal de Pastoral Litúrgica de la Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano. Usado con permiso. Todos los derechos reservados. Vigila Domingo de Ramos Sábado 13 de Abril 5:00 pm Los ramos serán Bendecidos en la iglesia. Domingo de Ramos 14 de Abril 8:00 am y 6:30 pm Los ramos serán bendecidos en la iglesia. 10:00 am, 12:00 pm y 4:30 pm Los ramos serán bendecidos en el campo y procesión hasta la iglesia. NO OLVIDEMOS COMPARTIR LO QUE TENEMOS FONDO DE SERVICIOS DIOCESANOS 2019 Justo como todos somos en el Cuerpo de Cristo, así hemos de recordar que estamos unidos con las demás parroquias de la arquidiócesis. Una vez al año, cada uno de nosotros es invitado al compromiso de apoyar el trabajo de nuestros programas y ministerios que sirven allí donde ninguna parroquia puede hacerlo por sí sola. Por favor contribuya con el Fondo de Servicios Diocesanos (DSF), experimente la alegría de compartir, únase y así continuaremos con el trabajo de Dios en espiritualidad, formación y educación. Ayúdenos a alcanzar nuestra meta parroquial de $ 49, La segunda Colecta Servicios para el alivio de Católicos Muchas gracias por su generoso apoyo la semana pasada para la colecta para la Campaña Católica para el Desarrollo Humano! Como parroquia, hemos recaudado $ 3, para apoyar a aquellos que viven en la periferia y en pobreza en los Estados Unidos. Si usted no alcanzó a dar, aun lo puede hacer! Visite y haga clic en el enlace How to Give, al lado izquierdo. Jueves Santo 18 de Abril Misa Multicultural 7:00 pm Seguido por Adoración al Santísimo Sacramento hasta la medianoche (no hay Misa en la mañana). Viernes Santo 19 de Abril Día de Ayuno y Abstinencia No Misa solamente Servicios 3:00 pm, en Ingles, 5:00 pm en Vietnamés y 7:30 pm en español Pascual de Resurrección Vigilia Pascual Sábado 20 de Abril Misa Multicultural a las 8:00 pm (no hay Misa en la mañana). Domingo de Pascua 21 de Abril 8:00 am y 10:00 am en Ingles, 12:00 pm en español y 4:30 pm en Vietnamés No habrá Misa a las 6:30pm 4

6 Festival Anual De Primavera Domingo 28 de abril de 2019 Los Esperamos a Todos en este Gran Día de Diversión para Toda la Familia!! Tendremos nuestro Sorteo con grandes premios, comida, música y juegos. Compre sus boletos hoy. Los esperamos! Gracias por su participación. Devoción a la Divina Misericordia Les a que nos acompañe a rezar la coronilla a la Divina Misericordia los Viernes 9:30-11:00 a.m. en el Salón de Ed. II. También reflexionamos en Sagradas Escrituras del domingo siguiente con el motivo de estar mejor dispuestas a recibir la Palabra de Dios durante la Misa Dominical. La Sociedad Guadalupana les invita a rezar el Santo Rosario los Viernes a las 6:00 p.m. en la Capilla de nuestra parroquia. Además nuestras peticiones personales y oraciones para los enfermos. VENGAN, los esperamos! LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, [41c-62]; Sal 23 (22):1-6; Jn 8:12-20 Martes: Nm 21:4-9; Sal 102 (101):2-3, 16-21; Jn 8:21-30 Miércoles: Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95; Dn 3:52-56; Jn 8:31-42 Jueves: Gn 17:3-9; Sal 105 (104):4-9: Jn 8:51-59 Viernes: Jer 20:10-13; Sal 18 (17):2-7; Jn 10:31-42 Sábado: Ez 37:21-28; Jer 31:10, 11-13; Jn 11:45-56 Domingo: Lc 19:28-40 (procesión); Is 50:4-7; Sal 22 (21):8-9, 17-20, 23-24; Fil 2:6-11; Lc 22:14 23:56 [23:1-49] El día de la familia católica en los Astros Vengan a apoyar la educación católica mientras arraigo para el equipo doméstico! Viernes, 26 de abril, Houston Astros vs Indios de Cleveland en Minute Maid Park. El tiempo de juego es 7:10 p.m. EL BUEN PASTOR El Grupo de Oración de la Renovación Carismática Católica se reúne cada miércoles a las 6:30 p.m. en la Capilla. Empezamos con el Santo Rosario, seguido por alabanzas de adoración, lectura de las escrituras y oración por todos los necesitados y los enfermos. También, el último miércoles de cada mes se celebra la Santa Misa en español. Están todos cordialmente invitados! LAS ACCIONES DE DIOS AHORA Cuando los judíos celebran la Pascua, ellos siempre cuentan la historia del Éxodo en términos presentes, como si ellos mismos hubieran pasado por esa experiencia: cuando fuimos prisioneros en Egipto, cuando Dios nos liberó de la esclavitud e cruzamos por las aguas del mar. Haríamos bien en seguir su ejemplo y ver las obras de Jesús y su sacrificio como si fuera en el presente, pasándonos ahora. Creemos que las obras de Cristo, sus enseñanzas y su sacrificio en la cruz no solo fueron por sus seguidores de su tiempo, sino por todas las personas en todo tiempo. Cuando pensamos en esto en nuestras oraciones, nos hacemos una sola fe con la gran nube de testigos, los santos. Nos hemos esforzado a través de esta Cuaresma para arrepentirnos de nuestros pecados y faltas, y seguir a Jesús más cercanamente. En la historia de hoy de la mujer descubierta en adulterio, vemos a Jesús perdonar a la mujer, salvándola de una muerte horrible y exhortándola a no pecar más. Esto es nuevo y revela algo que la ley no había permitido, el perdón. Desde luego, uno después de muerto ya no puede pecar, descubierto en los pecados de uno para siempre. Pero Jesús presenta los conceptos del perdón y la reconciliación. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. 5

7 SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Fifth Sunday of Lent; Third Scrutiny St. Stanislaus Abstinence St. Martin I TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Next weekend, many churches provide palms to be carried in the opening moments of the liturgy, as we gratefully recall Jesus entry into the holy city of Jerusalem. The children who greeted him on that day used what was both handy and traditional, since palms were carried to inaugurate the joyful harvest feast of Succoth. To this day, faithful Jews are directed to take a beautiful palm branch, green and straight as possible, called a lulav, and bind it with three myrtle branches fifteen inches long, and two longer willow branches. At the end of the temple service, everyone carries the lulav, circling the sanctuary in a dance called the Hoshanot, singing hymns of joy. In other climates, Jews and Christians alike have had to make accommodations over the years. In Italy, everyone carries olive branches today, often brought from their own garden. In England, forsythia branches are preferred, a relative of the olive, sign of peace. Germans prefer pussywillows, and others look for flowering spring branches. In our part of the world, what do you think would be the best choice to express joy and welcome, and to remind us of the joy of Christ s victory even as we prepare to commemorate his passion? James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. Traveling Chalice Program I would like my family to be on the list to receive the Traveling Chalice. Name: Address: Telephone: What Mass do you attend? Saturday 5:00 PM Sunday 8:00 AM Sunday 10:00 AM Sunday 6:30 PM You can also signup by sending an to: scchalice@gmail.com Cáliz Viajero Quiero que mi familia esté en la lista para recibir el Cáliz Viajero. Nombre: Dirección: Teléfono: Correo Electrónico: Durante que misa prefiere recibir el cáliz? Domingo 12:00 PM También se puede registrar por correo electrónico mandando un a: scchalice@gmail.com.

8 CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS St. Christopher Church # Park Place Boulevard Houston, TX TELEPHONE CONTACT PERSON Louisa Espinoza SOFTWARE MS Publisher 2013 Adobe Acrobat X Windows 7 TRANSMISSION TIME Thursday 11:00 April 7, 2019 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 8 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS