My Dear Parishioners, I hope that this day, in honor of our patron, will bring to you and those that you love numerous blessings. Happy Feast Day!

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1 Feast of St. Thérèse of Lisieux October 2nd, 2016

2 My Dear Parishioners, I hope that this day, in honor of our patron, will bring to you and those that you love numerous blessings. Happy Feast Day! I am thankful for being your pastor, knowing that it is together in celebration of the Mass that we aspire to become that which we profess in faith, and receive in both word and sacrament. We honor St. Theresa today at every Mass, hopefully desiring like her, to be more intimate with her Lord and ours. Yet, from the seclusion of her Carmelite Priory she was deeply in love with the world and its people. St. Theresa could never have imagined that there would be churches named after her throughout the world and that her popularity and love would have reached the hearts of so many in so many distant places. In this place, love goes back over seventy years, when our parish was first established. Since then, many have come to our church, often to the Sunday Masses, with a small but regular group to the 7 am Mass each morning, while others slip quietly into the darkness of the church to pray at the statue of St. Theresa, Our Lady or the Blessed Sacrament; to shed tears of sadness, offer up prayer or just to know that in this place all are welcome and embraced by the Merciful One under the patronage of the young French nun who only wanted to spend her life in love. Happy Feast Day and every blessing, Fr. Phil Pastor

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4 Grieving the Loss of a Loved One? What is your response when you are confronted with death? A natural part of life, death is unpredictable and can turn our lives around. Taking the time to mourn the loss is the pathway to healing, and talking with others can help put things into perspective. Through lecture and discussion we will explore: the phases of the grieving process, what gets stirred up, how we get stuck and what it takes to unhinge the resistances in order to find a new beginning. If you are interested, please join us Tuesdays: October 18, 25 & November 1, 8 at 7 pm in the Church Office. Mary Ann Miller, LCSW-- a therapist in private practice in Houston, will be leading this ministry. If you have questions you may call Mary Ann at Ready for your son to have Real Life experiences of Camping and outdoor fun in this "virtual" society? Then please sign up your favorite 1st grade through High School aged boy/young man at Pack & Troop 147! Sign up night will be Wednesday, October 5, 2016 in the Fellowship Hall at 7pm (6:45pm fellowship time; meeting promptly starts at 7pm). Contact Don Quintero at should you have any questions.

5 Fatherhood Conference The Best Fathers on Earth! Come explore the great adventure of fatherhood in this two part series taking place on Thursdays: Oct. 20 & 7 pm in the Fellowship Hall. - Check out the description of your vocation as a husband and a father. - Explore practical ways of becoming a better husband and father. - Tips on how to effectively live the Christian life in the home. - Achieve a more in depth knowledge to balancing work and life. Registration is free, call the church office to sign up. For more information, please contact: Albert Chincuanco at albert.chincuanco@gmail.com. Our altar flowers this weekend were donated in memory of Ann Hodges and Helen Acosta by Greg and Gina Smith.

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7 St. Theresa Women s Club The St. Theresa Women's Club is responsible for helping purchase altar breads and wines, maintaining the altar, sacristy, and sanctuary of the church, and other projects. Won't you join this worthwhile group to support our events? If you are able to help, please fill out the form below and place it in the box in the Narthex. This will allow us to keep you informed of all our events. We meet the second Thursday of every month at 6:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall. A small fee to join is used to fund supplies for the altar. We thank you in advance for your assistance in this very important ministry. Name: Home phone: Cell phone: address: I prefer to be contacted at my home number cell number I am most interested in helping with: altar care baking for fundraising or church events membership drive helping serve at fundraising events any events as needed Questions? Contact Cristela Flores at myvera@hotmail.com or

8 Helpful Numbers Houston Police For Emergency/Life Threatening Calls: 911 Non-Emergency Calls: Domestic Violence The Bridge Over Troubled Waters 24 Hour Hotline: Narcotics Anonymous (NA) Sex Addicts Anonymous (SAA) Counseling (Grief, Family, etc.) Catholic Charities: Families of Addicts Al-Anon Family Groups Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Overeaters Anonymous (OA)

9 Joe Cano, Realtor 950 Corbindale Rd., Ste. 100 Houston, TX m: o: e: Call Mario for all your insurance needs! Like Us on Facebook! Our official Facebook page is up and running! StTheresaMemorialPark You can also access the page from St. Theresa s home page: Make sure you Like us and visit for more about happenings in our community. Annie and Doug Raburn Selling bungalows to mansions in and around Houston for the last 20 years araburn@marthaturner.com TATUM & MONTGOMERY, CPAs 4545 Post Oak Place, Ste. 300 Serving Small Businesses and Individuals since 1976 Henry Nguyen, C.P.A hdn824@gmail.com 5110 Buffalo Speedway, Ste. 202 Houston, Texas ǁ Gretchen Penny, Owner gpenny@awomanswork.com

10 Nifty Cleaners 5901 Washington Ave If you are interested in advertising in our bulletin, please contact Kathy Corbett at Thank you for your support! Sacraments Baptism Contact Ginger Tamborello or visit our website for more information. First Communion & Reconciliation Contact Deandra Mackey or visit our website for more information. Matrimony Application for Annulment Contact Patrick Miral or visit our website for more information. Confirmation Contact Deandra Mackey or visit our website for more information. Reconciliation Saturday 4 pm-5 pm Thursday 5:30 pm-6:15 pm

11 The Week Ahead... Monday, October 3 7:00 am Mass 6:30 pm Meditation Prayer Group, Mary Chapel 7:00 pm Book Club, Brides Room Tuesday, October 4 7:00 am Mass 7:30 am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Wednesday, October 5 7:00 am Mass 4:30 pm JAM Children s Choir, Church 6:30 pm Women s Encounter, FH Lounge 6:45 pm Boy Scouts Sign Up Night, Fellowship Hall 7:00 pm Spanish Prayer Group, Brides Room 7:00 pm Legión de María, Sacristy 7:30 pm Choir Rehearsal, Church Choir Loft 8:15 pm Men s AA, Fellowship Hall Thursday, October 6 7:00 am Mass 7:30 am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 5:30 pm Reconciliation & Mass 6:30 pm Youth Gathering, Church Office 7:30 pm Men s Encounter, FH Board Room Friday, October 7 6:45 am Rosary for Peace and Respect for Life 7:00 am Mass Saturday, October 8 8:30 am Engaged Couples Workshop, Fellowship Hall 4:00 pm Reconciliation 5:30 pm Mass Sunday, October 9 8:00 am Mass 8:30 am RCIA, Church Office 10:00 am Mass 11:00 am Faith Formation, Fellowship Hall 11:15 am Sunday by Sunday, Brides Room 11:30 am Spanish Mass 5:00 pm HS Faith Formation, Church Office 5:30 pm Mass Rosary for Peace and Respect for Life October 7 Len Emge October 14 & 21 Robert Braun Mass Intentions Saturday, October 1 5:30 PM Frank Czerewaty Sunday, October 2 8:00 AM Mrs. Arensdorf 10:00 AM Pro-Populo (Parishioners) 5:30 PM Pamela J. Raymond Monday, October 3 7:00 AM Tony & Frances Listi Tuesday, October 4 7:00 AM Magdelina Gaytan Eva Ferrer Wednesday, October 5 7:00 AM Brooks Hamilton Peggy Goulden 8:05 AM Patrick Zamarripa Thursday, October 6 7:00 AM Margaret Natho 6:30 PM Alice Correa Friday, October 7 7:00 AM Michael Montee Saturday, October 8 5:30 PM Dewey Leonard Coles, Jr. Josephine Carbone Neyda Buendea Sunday, October 9 8:00 AM Frank Dailing 10:00 AM Pro-Populo (Parishioners) 11:30 AM Stevenson Family Mulvilhill Family 5:30 PM Carlin Hayes *For Mass intentions, contact Deandra in the church office. Next Week s Reader and EMHC Schedule Saturday, October 8 5:30 pm (Team 4) Anne Coles Pam Matula Sunday, October 9 8:00 am (Team 2) Leonard Nowak Chris Woelfel 10:00 am (Team 1) Donna Yanowski Ken Yanowski 5:30 pm (Team 1) Gilda Mendoza Caroline Gardner

12 Haskell, Houston, TX Phone: Fax: Pastor: Fr. Phil Lloyd, ext. 312 Deacons Deacon Larry Vaclavik Deacon Bill Wilson Deacon Juan de Dios Perez SCHOOL STAFF Principal Melissa Ilski ext. 320 Dean of Students Carman West, ext. 317 Administrative Assistant Rhonda Lastovica, ext. 321 Interim Admissions Coordinator Kelly McCarty, ext. 314 PARISH RESOURCES AND STAFF Development and Advancement Director Enrique Benitez, ext. 315 Pastoral Associate Matrimony or Application for Annulment Patrick Miral, ext. 310 Pastoral Manager /Director of Music and Liturgy Kathy Corbett, ext. 311 Finance Manager, Church and School Cherie Hernandez, ext. 305 Church and School Finance Lidia Chapple, ext. 333 Yen Fite, ext. 329 Johanna Bransford, ext. 309 Director of Adult Education / Hospitality Ginger Tamborello, ext. 306 g.tamborello@sttheresa.cc Faith Formation / Youth Ministry Adrian Leal, ext. 308 youthministry@sttheresa.cc Early Childhood Center Director Cindy Clements, ext. 338 c.clements@sttheresa.cc Assistant Director of Music David San Miguel d.sanmiguel@sttheresa.cc Receptionist/Clerical Assistant Deandra Mackey, ext. 301 d.mackey@sttheresa.cc Maintenance Supervisor Andras Bandi, ext. 302 andras.bandi@sttheresa.cc Weekend Masses: Saturday Vigil: 5:30 pm Sunday: 8:00 am, 10:00 am, 11:30 am (Spanish), 5:30 pm Daily Mass: Monday through Friday at 7 am, Thursday at 6:30 pm