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1 EPIPHANY OF THE LORD CATHOLIC COMMUNITY Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston Norwalk Drive Telephone: Katy, Texas Fax: ; Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:30 AM 4:30 PM Friday - 8:30 AM 4:00 PM Masses: Monday-Friday: 9:00 AM Saturday: *5:30 PM Sunday: 8:00 AM, *9:45 AM, *11:30 AM, 5:30 PM *Nursery Available Reconciliation: Saturday 4:00 5:00 PM; or appointment with a priest Anointing of the Sick: First Thursday of the month at 9:00 AM Mass Eucharistic Adoration: Tuesday after 9:00 AM Mass until 7:30 PM St. Vincent de Paul Society: July 12, 2015 Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Readings on Page

2 PARISH CLERGY Rev. Tom Lam Administrator Rev. Thomas Joseph Parochial Vicar Deacon John Evanoff Pastoral Associate Deacon Don Kish PARISH STAFF Business Manager Craig Shemon Gerry Broussard, Verna Goertz, Dan Stamps, Mary Tran Religious Education LouAnn Svoboda, Director Beth Harvey, Charlotte Fulton, Maria Laiseca Youth Ministry Dave Clark, Director Joey Harvey Music Ministry Spencer Schuyler, Director Merle Vahlkamp Outreach Ministry Schottsie Hill, Director Lisa Gilkeson Facilities Manager Kirk Harris Young Kim Karim Valdez COMMUNITY LIFE Nursery Coordinator: Anne Salazar Child s Play: Alyce Gabrysch Bingo: Friday at 7:30 p.m Welcome Newcomers If you would like more information on our Parish Community, please visit A Reflection by Pope Francis T he family is also a small Church, called a domestic Church which, along with life, also mediates God s tenderness and mercy. In the family, we imbibe faith with our mother s milk. When we experience the love of our parents, we feel the closeness of God s love. In the family, and we are all witnesses of this, miracles are performed with what little we have, with what we are, with what is at hand... and many times, it is not ideal, it is not what we dreamt of, nor what should have been. There is one detail that makes us think: the new wine, that good wine mentioned by the steward at the wedding feast of Cana, came from the water jars, the jars used for ablutions, we might even say from the place where everyone had left their sins...it came from the worst because where sin increased, grace abounded all the more (Rom 5:20). In our own families and in the greater family to which we all belong, nothing is thrown away, nothing is useless. Shortly before the opening of the Jubilee Year of Mercy, the Church will celebrate the Ordinary Synod devoted to the family, deepen her spiritual discernment and consider concrete solutions and help to the many difficult and significant challenges facing families today. I ask you to pray fervently for this intention, so that Christ can take even what might seem to us impure, like the water in the jars scandalizing or threatening us, and turn it by making it part of his hour into a miracle. The family today needs this miracle. All this began because they had no wine. It could all be done because a woman the Virgin Mary was attentive, left her concerns in God s hands and acted sensibly and courageously. But there is a further detail, the best was to come: everyone went on to enjoy the finest of wines. And this is the good news: the finest wines are yet to be tasted; for families, the richest, deepest and most beautiful things are yet to come. The time is coming when we will taste love daily, when our children will come to appreciate the home we share, and our elderly will be present each day in the joys of life. The finest of wines is expressed by hope, this wine will come for every person who stakes everything on love. And the best wine is yet to come, in spite of all the variables and statistics which say otherwise. The best wine will come to those who today feel hopelessly lost. Say it to yourselves until you are convinced of it. Say it to yourselves, in your hearts: the best wine is yet to come. Whisper it to the hopeless and the loveless. Have patience, hope, and follow Mary s example, pray, open your heart, because the best wine is yet to come. God always seeks out the peripheries, those who have run out of wine, those who drink only of discouragement. Jesus feels their weakness, in order to pour out the best wines for those who, for whatever reason, feel that all their jars have been broken. As Mary bids us, let us do what the Lord tells us. Do what he tells you. And let us be thankful that in this, our time and our hour, the new wine, the finest wine, will make us recover the joy of families, the joy of living in a family. Let it be so. 2

3 Events & Meetings This Week SUNDAY, JULY 12 Food Drive 9:45 & 11:30 AM, Nursery: 0-5 years: Room 214 9:45 & 11:30 AM, Children s Liturgy of the Word: Grade 2 1:00 PM, Baptisms: Narthex MONDAY, JULY 13 9:00 AM, ESL 4: Room 507 7:00 PM, Job Networking: Rec Room TUESDAY, JULY 14 9:00 AM, Jr. High Summer Fun: PAC 9:30 AM, Quilters: Room 411 9:30 AM 7:00 PM, Adoration: Chapel 10:00 AM, Holy Hour Rosary for Respect Life: Chapel 4:00 PM, Holy Hour Rosary for Vocations: Chapel 7:00 PM, Rosary: Chapel 7:00 PM, Scout Troop 1288: Rooms 301/303/Rec 7:30 PM, Evening Prayer: Chapel Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Truth shall spring out of the earth, and justice shall look down from heaven. Psalm 85:12 WEDNESDAY, JULY 15 9:00 AM, ESL 4: Room 507 9:30 AM, ESL Level 3: Outreach Ctr. THURSDAY, JULY 16 7:00 PM, Line Dancing: Family Center FRIDAY, JULY 17 7:30 PM, Bingo: Family Center SATURDAY. JULY 18 9:00 AM, Career Search Seminar: Great Room 5:30 PM, Nursery: 0-5 years: Room 214 SUNDAY, JULY 19 9:45 & 11:30 AM, Nursery: 0-5 years: Room 214 9:45 & 11:30 AM, Children s Liturgy of the Word: Grade 3 1:00 PM, Baptisms: Narthex 2015 Day of Prayer July 18, 2015 Calling all men & women to the 2015 Day of Prayer with Daniel Cardinal DiNardo. Hosted by the ACTS Mission Board and St. Ambrose Parish, this half-day conference provides men and women with insights into how GOD is GOOD and HIS MERCY ENDURES FOREVER! Event MC is Joe McClane from Houston s Catholic radio KSHJ AM1430. Speakers will include Msgr. Dan Scheel, Linda Robison, and Deacon Tom Vicknair. Event concludes with a Mass led by Daniel Cardinal DiNardo. Save the date and invite your friends to join you on Saturday, July 18. Doors open at 7:30am at St. Ambrose, 4213 Mangum Rd, Houston. Pre-registration requested online ($10 ea), at Baptisms Please contact parish office for preparation classes. Baptism Session for Parents 2 nd Saturday of February, May, August, November 10:00 AM Noon To register call LouAnn Svoboda ( ) Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) For information call LouAnn Svoboda ( ) Sacrament of Marriage Must be a registered, active member of the parish at least six months. Contact parish office eight months before wedding to begin preparation. Finance Council Chair Denny Dellinger Knights of Columbus Steve Zoeller, Grand Knight kccouncil9759/default.asp St. Vincent de Paul Society Cynthia Viator Ladies Club Joan McManamy Forever Young Barbara Hajjar, Clare Snow Bulletin Deadline The deadline for article submission is Thursday at noon (ten days before publication). Your article can be sent to gerry@epiphanycatholic.org. Check our website for Liturgical, Youth Usher & Faith Formation Schedules. epiphany@epiphanycatholic.org 3

4 Liturgy & Prayer PRAYER LIST FOR THE SICK LITURGICAL CELEBRATIONS THIS WEEK SPECIAL REMEMBRANCES Saturday, July 11 Vigil-15 th Ordinary Sunday 5:30 PM Minnie Petrusek Sunday, July th Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 AM William Martin 9:45 AM For the People 11:30 AM Andrew Carvalho 5:30 PM Raymond & Anita Beard Monday, July 13 Weekday 9:00 AM Margaret Flattery Tuesday, July 14 St. Kateri Tekakwitha 9:00 AM Joyce Miller Wednesday, July 15 St. Bonaventure 9:00 AM John McGlew Thursday, July 16 Weekday 9:00 AM Wanda Evanoff Friday, July 17 Weekday 9:00 AM John Milton Barrera Saturday, July 18 Vigil-16 th Ordinary Sunday 5:30 PM Raymond Scott Floyd Sunday, July th Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 AM Allan & Verna Goertz 9:45 AM For the People 11:30 AM Larry McKinney 5:30 PM Ivan Gonzalez READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Ex 1:8-14, 22; Ps 124:1b-8; Mt 10:34 11:1 Tuesday: Ex 2:1-15a; Ps 69:3, 14, 30-31, 33-34; Mt 11:20-24 Wednesday: Ex 3:1-6, 9-12; Ps 103:1b-4, 6-7; Mt 11:25-27 Thursday: Ex 3:13-20; Ps 105:1, 5, 8-9, 24-27; Mt 11:28-30 Friday: Ex 11:10 12:14; Ps 116:12-13, 15, 16bc, 17-18; Mt 12:1-8 Saturday: Ex 12:37-42; Ps 136:1, 23-24, 10-15; Mt 12:14-21 Sunday: Jer 23:1-6; Ps 23:1-6; Eph 2:13-18; Mk 6:30-34 Please pray for our military men and women. Please keep the following people in your thoughts and prayers this week as we wish them a return to good health: Jason Sides, Andrew Bencivengo, Charles Massey, Patricia Givens, Janet Cuccia, Hailey Williams, Rosemary Mauricio, Roy Champiomont, Elizabeth Colborn, Lauro Garza, Jackie Alfonso, Patricia Sarson, Stella Trimble. To make a request for someone to be on our prayer list, please call the parish office at Your loved one s name will appear on our prayer list for six consecutive Sundays. If a longer period of time is needed, please call the parish office to renew your request. Important Reminder: All Extra Ordinary Ministers of the Eucharist, upon entering the church at any given Mass, please go immediately to the Ministers Room to see if you are needed to serve at Mass. You are invited to experience evening prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours each Tuesday evening in the chapel at 7:30 PM. Liturgy of the Hours is the formal prayer the worldwide Church prays daily in response to Christ's statement to "pray always". Please join us and the entire Church around the world each Tuesday evening. 4

5 We welcome into our community: Sebastian & Kimberly Burfitt, Roy & Maria Davies, Jimmy & Hoang Yen Doan, Leslie & Tracy Foster, Miguel & Joysse Guimac-Biorggio, Juan Salazar, Juan & Fabiola Vanrell, Gonzalo & Mercedes Zorrilla, Otilia Zagastizabal- Aguinaga, Michael & Luma Golden, Jorge & Liliana Leal-Suarez, Patrick & Denise Stoner, Kierstyn White. Summary: Part-Time Evening Receptionist Epiphany of the Lord Catholic Community News in the Parish Annual Frostyfest Epiphany's Annual Frostyfest Craft Show will be held on December 5 from 9:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. There are still spaces available for this show; all crafts must be hand made by the vendor. For information & an application go to epiphanycatholic.org or contact the parish office at Looking for 2-3 part-time evening receptionists beginning in August. Candidates would be needed Monday-Thursday from 4pm-9pm. However, candidates would not necessarily have to work all 4 nights. Must be helpful and friendly when directing people to our many campus activities or answering phones. Must be willing to help staff with office tasks. Education/Experience: Computer and phone skills a must. Candidate must be at least 18 years of age and be able to provide own transportation. Please resume and references to Craig Shemon at: craig@epiphanycatholic.org This fund is established for donations to add to the beauty of our worship space. With your contribution or memorial gift, we hope to add Stations of the Cross and statues for our Church. At any time during the year, you are welcome to send in a donation or place your gift in an envelope in the collection during Mass with the designation, Sanctuary Beautification Fund. Thanking you in anticipation of your generous response. Come and pray the rosary before the Blessed Sacrament for Vocations every Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. in the Chapel. Log on at to get the schedule of Masses offered when you are out of town. Type in the zip code of where you will be and the Mass time information for that area will be provided. 5

6 Our Stewardship Stewardship July 4/5 Sunday Offering $32, St. Vincent de Paul $4, Stewardship June 27/28 Sunday Offering $30, Peter s Pence $8, St. Vincent de Paul $2, He instructed them to take nothing for the journey but a walking stick no food, no sack, no money in their belts. (MARK 6:8) How different we are from the Apostles who took nothing when they ventured out to serve God. Today, we make our journey through life more difficult because of all the material baggage that we drag along. Yet, the more we can let go of, the freer we are to serve God with love and joy. Life Awareness Weekend- July (Starts at 5:00 p.m. on Friday- Sunday at 2:30 p.m.) in the Holy Second Collection this weekend is for the St. Vincent de Paul Annual Black Bag Archdiocesan Collection. DSF REPORT Parish Goal $396, Amount Pledged $351, Amount Paid $263, Number of Pledges 762 Respect Life Bulletin Board Intercessions for Life For those who have participated in abortion and long for reconciliation with God. May they find healing and peace through the Sacrament of Reconciliation; We pray to the Lord: By following Jesus new Commandment of unselfish love, our lives can be richly fulfilling, and marked by joy and peace. In contrast, treating others as either means or obstacles to one s self-serving goals, while never learning to love generously, is an impoverished way to live. - Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo (Former) Chairman, Committee on Pro-Life Activities. Statement for Respect For Life Month, September 26, 2011 Vocations Corner Name Retreat Center. Come and join other single men and women of faith ages 18-45, who are searching and discerning God s call in their lives. This is a weekend of prayer, silent reflection, group discussion, and presentations as you learn more about the priesthood and religious life. Information: Deacon Gary Hilbig gary.hilbig@allsaints.us.org Henry Majoue hjmajoue@gmail.com Cost: free (donations accepted) Deadline July 22. Short interview required. Pre-registration and forms at I believe in Christ like I believe in the Sun- not because I can see it, but by it I can see everything else. C. S. Lewis 6

7 egiving with Faith Direct You might want to consider making your generous weekly contributions to the parish through Faith Direct, the electronic giving program here at Epiphany of the Lord. Even if you are traveling on business or on vacation, you can make all of your contributions through Faith Direct by way of automatic payment from your checking account or credit card, just as you may do now with your mortgage, household bills, and other monthly payments. It is a great way to simplify your giving, and it is the most costeffective, environmentally-friendly way for the parish to receive your gifts. Faith Direct is the leading egiving program for Catholic churches in the Archdiocese as well as in dioceses across the country. You can visit their website at to learn more about how to enroll securely online. Please note, our parish code is TX613. Faith Direct also offers your family personalized offertory cards to replace your envelopes to be placed in the collection basket on Sundays. I would like to take this opportunity as well to express my deepest gratitude for your generous contributions throughout the year. It is wonderful to be a part of a faith community that so graciously supports the parish and the important ministries that the Church provides. I hope that you find that this new program makes it more convenient for you to continue to offer your gifts to Epiphany of the Lord. Expressing the assurances of my prayerful remembrance of you and your family and my best wishes in the Lord, I remain Sincerely yours in Christ, EPIPHANY BINGO Come join us again for Bingo in As always MAXIMUM CASH PRIZES of $2500, allowed by state law, are given away at EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT BINGO. This includes a $750 final game jackpot prize. We invite all parishioners to come make it a fun night out. Net proceeds are distributed primarily to local organizations through Epiphany Outreach Ministries. As a result of the dedicated work of all the Bingo volunteers and the tremendous support of the players, Bingo distributed just under $50,000 for the year to local charitable organizations in In 2015, net proceeds from the 2 nd Friday of each month will be contributed to St Faustina Catholic Church. What a great way to spend an evening with friends or family, and at the same time help to provide funds to local charitable organizations. Games begin at 7:30 a.m. with 4 earlybird games and 8:00 a.m. for the regular games. The Bingo group has a tremendous need for volunteer members on each team. Check out the Bingo link on the Epiphany website for more information on games, concessions, and how to join our volunteer team. Support Our Advertisers Thank you to our advertisers for making our bulletins possible. We encourage you to patronize these businesses. Please tell them you saw their ad in our bulletin. Fr. Tom Lam 7

8 Outreach Ministry Outreach Events in June/July: Standing Meetings: Monday: Epiphany Job Networking at 7 p.m. in the PAC; Tues. Adoration after morning mass until 7:30 p.m., Respect Life Rosary at 10 a.m. 12th: Food Drive 18th Career Search 9 a.m. 23rd: Job Fair See for details. THANK YOU JUNE BLOOD DONORS!!! There are few gifts that you can give that cost only your time, donating blood is one of them - It can mean the gift of life for so many! We had a total of 52 people donate blood at our June drive! A special thanks to our first time donors and to donors who were willing but had to be deferred this time. We appreciate all of you and the dedicated Blood Drive Coordinators & members who make this happen!!! The Blood Center typically sees a decline in blood collections during the summer months. Individuals are taking summer vacations and students off on break. However, trauma victims, expectant mothers, cancer patients and others cannot take breaks from needing blood. When donating at other times or locations, remember Epiphany s Donor Group # is 2340 FOOD DRIVE today Boy Scout Troop 1146 is collecting non-perishable food and personal care items for Epiphany Food closet. Items can be brought to either parking lots after morning Masses, today. If you forgot, food donations can be brought to the Outreach Center during the week or dropped off in the loggia. Please place your monetary contributions in the Sunday collection, but please write in food donation on the memo line. Are you looking for a new career? Want to improve your resume writing, networking, interviewing and other successful career search skills? Career Search Seminar Saturday July18, 2015 at Epiphany Pre-register by 07/15/15 via to career.seminar@yahoo.com If you have any question please call Lisa in Outreach at PROFESSIONAL JOB FAIR Thursday July 23, a.m. 2 p.m. Epiphany of the Lord Catholic Community Family Center Hosted by Epiphany Job Seekers Network The event is FREE and there will be over 50 companies attending, and they're ready to hire! Positions are in various fields, ranging from engineering, finance, healthcare, IT, retail, sales, and administrative, to name a few. This event is geared toward degreed, careerminded, professional job candidates. Candidates with no/some college but substantial related work experience would also be well suited for this event. We ask that candidates bring plenty of resumes! Showing Appreciation for our Troops, send a letter We invite individuals and families to write cards, letters, and prayer messages of appreciation for our military, past and present. It is our goal to see that our military active, reserve, and veterans receive these messages, whether they are serving at home, abroad, or are injured in hospitals. See the Church Web Site for the guidelines and drop them off at the Outreach Center for delivery. 8

9 Faith Formation Faith Formation Registration For the school year Late registration for Faith Formation (FF) classes began on July 1 and includes a late fee of $10/family. If you are a new parishioner, or if your child is just beginning FF this year, contact our office to request a FF registration form: or religiousedu@epiphanycatholic.org. The $10 late fee does not apply to parishioners who are new to the FF program. BAPTISM PREPARATION SESSION The session for parents and godparents to prepare for the baptism of their infants will be held Saturday, August 8, 2015 from 10:00 a.m. until Noon in the Family Center. This preparation session is required before parents can schedule the Sacrament of Baptism for their infants. Parents and godparents are encouraged to attend this session before the birth of the child. Call to register for this session. Childcare during this class is available by ing nursery@epiphanycatholic.org with parent s name, ages of children needing nursery and name/date of event. The next opportunity to attend a baptism class will be on Saturday, November 14, Sacrament preparation for Reconciliation (Penance/Confession) and Eucharist (Holy Communion) is a two year process: two consecutive years of FF classes (or Catholic school). During the second consecutive year of FF, immediate sacrament preparation will also take place and consists of: A parent only meeting A parent and child Reconciliation retreat A parent and child Eucharist retreat, and A parent and child church tour and walkthrough Minimum age for children to begin immediate preparation for these sacraments is Grade 2 and seven years old (at the time they celebrate the Sacrament of Holy Communion). Questions? Contact religiousedu@epiphanycatholic.org or INTERESTED IN BECOMING CATHOLIC? God s invitation to journey with Him is always present; respond to His invitation. If you or someone you know has questions about becoming Catholic, contact LouAnn at , ext INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION God loves each one of us as if there were only one of us. St. Augustine 9

10 Children s Faith Formation Epiphany Youth Ministry Let s think ahead! School year. More family activities coming our way. Come join the Children s Faith Formation Team. Return your completed volunteer Form. The form is located on our Website at EpiphanyCatholic.org/Volunteers. We will continue to celebrate our Catholic Faith and Traditions. Become a part of our Catechists Team! For more information call Beth Harvey or her at bharvey@epiphanycatholic.org. Children s Liturgy of the Word (CLW) is looking to increase our roster. Are you interested in sharing the Sunday readings with the children of our parish? Call Beth Harvey to become a team member ( ) or her at bharvey@epiphanycatholic.org. CLW has quarterly calendar meetings through the year. We will begin planning for the fall in August. (All adults 18 years+ must be VIRTUS trained to work with our children.) Let us tell you all about CLW. TV Mass for the Homebound Now on KUBE channel 57 at 10:30 a.m. Cable and Satellite Channels AT&T U-verse channel 57/1057 HD Comcast channel 53/653 HD DirecTV channel 57 Dish TV channel 57 Join our parish Sunday, August 16 th after 5:30 p.m. Mass in the Family Center to hear about our summer mission trip to New Mexico! We will be serving jambalaya, talk about our mission, and watch the slideshow! We hope you can join us! Complete our registration process online. If you have questions, please contact the youth office at Our scheduled movie day (7/14) has been postponed. Our next event is at Main Event (7/21) from 1:00-4:00 p.m. 10

11 CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS : Epiphany of the Lord Catholic Community 1530 Norwalk Dr., Katy, TX PHONE INFORMATION SHEET CONTACT PERSON Gerry Broussard #1 #2 SOFTWARE Microsoft Publisher 2003 Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Professional Windows XP Professional Service Pack Three PRINTER HP LJ Color M353-M451 PCL6 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 11 SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION July 12, 2015 TRANSMISSION TIME Tuesday, 12 PM SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS 11