Easter Sunday. Liturgical Season. Easter Sunday

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1 211 Present Street, Missouri City, TX 77489, Phone: Easter Sunday Dear Parish Family, I wish you a blessed Easter. May the Risen Lord Bless you and your family abundantly. Zacharias Achan Liturgical Season Easter Sunday Holy Qurbana Schedule Sunday: 9.00am (Malayalam) 10.45am (English) Monday - Thursday: 8.30am Friday: 7.00pm Saturday: 9.00am Novena & Devotions St. Joseph - Friday after Holy Qurbana Our Lady of Perpetual Help - Saturday after Holy Qurbana Eucharistic Adoration & Night Vigil First Friday : 8.00pm Confession Before and after weekday Holy Qurbana and by appointment Prayer Meeting : Saturday Adult s Prayer: Blessed John Paul II House : 5.00pm Jesus Youth Prayer: 5.00pm CCE Class Sunday : 9.00am St. Thomas Syro Malabar Catholic Diocese of Chicago Mar Jacob Angadiath, Bishop Vicar: Very Rev. Fr. Zacharias Thottuvelil Tel: (832) Office: fr_zacharias@yahoo.com Parish Contacts Trustees Joy Chencheril Augustine Joseph Jose Uthirakulath John Babu

2 Parish Council( ) Rev. Fr. Zacharias Thottuvelil (Vicar) - (832) Augustine Vaniapurackal -Trustee & St. Agnes ward John Babu -Trustee Jose Uthirakulathu -Trustee Joy Chencheril -Trustee & St. Sebastian ward Lisamma Joseph - St. Antony Ward Sunil Kurian - St. Augustine Ward Vinoy Kurian - St. Elizabeth Ward Biju George - St. Mathew Ward George Joseph - St. George Ward James Viruthukulangara - St. Alphonsa Ward Bobby Joseph - St. Thomas Ward Roychen Joseph - Blessed Chavara Ward Bose Kurian - Nominated Jose Manakalathil - Nominated Salby Vincent - Nominated Sabeena Roncy - Nominated Stacy Ouseph - Nominated Youth Rev. Sr. Emilin MSMI - MSMI Superior Rev. Sr. Agnes Maria, MSMI - CCE Coordinator Jeril Joseph YOUTH Manju Maliekkal (MathruJyothi) - Church Organizations Jessy Kurian - Pastoral Council Paul Joseph - Pastoral Council Contact: Bulletin - editor@sjsmcc.org (Please all the announcements, inserts or materials before 9.30pm Tuesday) id & address updates - info@sjsmcc.org Phone: Web site : Easter Sunday 20 Sun Easter Sunday (Resurrection of our Lord) Is 60: 1-7 The glory of God in Jerusalem. 1 Sam 2: 1-10 Rejoice in Christ. Rom 6: 1-14 (5: 20-6: 23) Dying and rising with Christ. Mt 28: 1-6 Resurrection of Christ. Jn 20: 1-18 The Lord is risen. 21 Mon World Prayer Day for Vocations Is 60: (60: 9-22) Future glory of Jerusalem. Acts 2: (2: 14-36) Jesus is risen. Rom 4: 1-8 Justification through faith. Jn 14: (14: 18-15: 5) Jesus promises the Holy Spirit. 22 Tue Acts 2: Early Christian Community 1 Cor 15: (15: 1-19) Resurrection of the dead. Lk 24: (24: 13-35) The walk to Emmaus. 23 Wed Acts 4: Faithful are strengthend through prayer. Eph 4: 1-6 (4: 1-16) Unify in Christ. Jn 15: 1-10 (15: 1-25) Abide in Christ. 24 Thu St. George Acts 12: 1-5 (12: 1-23) Martyrdom of St. James. 2 Cor 12: 1-10 (12: 1-14) Be happy in sufferings. Mt 10: Give up life for the sake of Christ. 25 Fri The Feast of All Saints/St. Mark the Evangelist Acts 6: 8-15 (6: 8-7: 10) Life of Jesus inspires saints. Heb 11: 3-10 (11: 3-10, 32-12: 2) By faith our ancestors receieved approval. Mt 10: (10: 16-33) Be witnesses without fear. 26 Sat Col 3: 1-4 Glory to us along with Him. Mk 16: 1-8 Resurrection of Christ. 27 Sun Second Sunday of Resurrection (Sunday of Neophytes) Feast of St. Thomas the Apostle Is 55: 4-13 He who gathers the unknown people. Acts 4: (4: 32-5: 11) Unity and generosity Col 1: (1: 1-20) Jesus, the crown of creation. Jn 20: Thomas the apostle professes his faith in Jesus April 27, 2014 Sunday ALTAR SERVERS Malayalam : 9.00am Sam Kurian, Kurian Pannapara Tomy Peter, Tomy Chacko English : 10.45am Joe Arackal, Jake Joseph, Dion Joseph, Jacob Thomas LECTORS Malayalam Holy Qurbana : 9:00am 1st reading: Preetha Augus 2nd reading : Babu Chacko English Holy Qurbana : 10:30am 1st reading: Robert Steven 2nd reading : Ann Chirayil Read this bulletin online: Published by: Rev. Fr. Zacharias Thottuvelil, Vicar, St Joseph Syro Malabar Catholic Church, Missouri City, TX April 27, 2014

3 CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS Lenten Retreat Starts on Friday at 9.00am on March 28, Dear Loving Zacharias Achan, April 18 You are God's Masterpiece, created in His image and by His divine design. He said, "Faith," and gave you the strength to move mountains... He said, "Hope," and shaped the desires of your heart... He said, "Love," and made you the amazing person you are. Strength and integrity, friendship and fun, honesty, loyalty, laughter, and love. God wove them all together and created you. God bless you for all that you are because all that you are is such a wonderful blessing. Happy Birthday to you!!!! Read this bulletin online: Published by: Rev. Fr. Zacharias Thottuvelil, Vicar, St Joseph Syro Malabar Catholic Church, Missouri City, TX March 23, 2014

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5 CONTINUING CHRISTIAN EDUCATION (CCE) Let us never lose hope! God loves us always, even with our mistakes and sins. -- Pope Francis Hosanna Thirunnal at St. Joseph Read this bulletin online: Published by: Rev. Fr. Zacharias Thottuvelil, Vicar, St Joseph Syro Malabar Catholic Church, Missouri City, TX April 27, 2014

6 Divine Mercy Sunday April 27 The Catholic Church celebrating the Feast of Divine Mercy on April 27.This year,the Catholic Church is Canonizing two of its Popes: Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II on Divine Mercy Sunday. During the course of Jesus' revelations to Saint Faustina on the Divine Mercy He asked on numerous occasions that a feast day be dedicated to the Divine Mercy and that this feast be celebrated on the Sunday after Easter. The liturgical texts of that day, the 2nd Sunday of Easter, concern the institution of the Sacrament of Penance, the Tribunal of the Divine Mercy, and are thus already suited to the request of Our Lord. This Feast, which had already been granted to the nation of Poland and been celebrated within Vatican City, was granted to the Universal Church by Pope John Paul II on the occasion of the canonization of Sr. Faustina on 30 April In a decree dated 23 May 2000, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments stated that "throughout the world the Second Sunday of Easter will receive the name Divine Mercy Sunday, a perennial invitation to the Christian world to face, with confidence in divine benevolence, the difficulties and trials that mankind will experience in the years to come." These papal acts represent the highest endorsement that the Church can give to a private revelation, an act of papal infallibility proclaiming the certain sanctity of the mystic, and the granting of a universal feast, as requested by Our Lord to St. Faustina. Read this bulletin online: Published by: Rev. Fr. Zacharias Thottuvelil, Vicar, St Joseph Syro Malabar Catholic Church, Missouri City, TX April

7 St. George (April 23) Pictures of St. George usually show him killing a dragon to rescue a beautiful lady. The dragon stands for wickedness. The lady stands for God's holy truth. St. George was a brave martyr who was victorious over the devil. He was a soldier in the army of the Roman Emperor Diocletian, and he was one of the Emperor's favorite soldiers. Now Diocletian was a pagan and a bitter enemy to the Christians. He put to death every Christian he could find. George was a brave Christian, a real soldier of Christ. Without fear, he went to the Emperor and sternly scolded him for being so cruel. Then he gave up his position in the Roman army. For this he was tortured in many terrible ways and finally beheaded. He is the patron of England. Saints of the week: April 20. St. Marian 22. St. Anslem 23. St. George 24. St. Deodatus 25. St. Mark 26. St. Cletus 27. St. Theophilus 28. St. Valerie So boldly daring and so cheerful was St. George in declaring his Faith and in dying for it that Christians felt courage when they heard about it. Many songs and poems were written about this martyr. Soldiers, especially, have always been devoted to him. We all have some "dragon" we have to conquer. It might be pride, or anger, or laziness, or greediness, or something else. Let us make sure we fight against these "dragons", with God's help. Then we can call ourselves real soldiers of Christ.. Read this bulletin online: Published by: Rev. Fr. Zacharias Thottuvelil, Vicar, St Joseph Syro Malabar Catholic Church, Missouri City, TX April, 72014