St. Francis of Assisi CATHOLIC COMMUNITY 4300 Meeks Drive, Orange TX 77632 Office: 409-883-9153 Fax: 409-883-9154 Web: www.stfrancisorangetx.org Office Email:churchsec@gt.twcbc.com Facebook.com/St.Francis.Church.Orange Parish Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-3pm Religious Education Office Hours: Monday-Friday 10am-3pm Wednesday 3-7pm during RE PASTOR: Rev. Sinclair K. Oubre, J.C.L. pastorstfrancis@gt.twcbc.com Deacon Hector Maldonado Deacon Tommy Ewing Deacon Keith Hebert hmm19@yahoo.com tewing@tbewingjr.com khebert58@twc.com MASS SCHEDULE Saturday: 5pm Sunday: 8am Bilingual 10:30am DAILY MASS Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 8:30am Wednesday: 6:30pm RECONCILIATION: Saturday: 3:30-4:30pm SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Please call the Pastor to make arrangements for Infant Baptisms. Baptism class is held the third Thursday of each month at 6:00pm. This can be done at least seven (7) months before the birth in order to make proper sacramental preparations. SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Diocesan policy requires a minimum of six (6) months of sacramental preparations for marriage. Engaged couples are invited to call the Pastor for an appointment. HOLY COMMUNION OR ANOINTING OF THE SICK Please call the Pastor if you or any family members are ill or plan to be hospitalized to arrange the reception of the Sacraments. RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS - Catechumenate Those interested in becoming a Catholic or in completing their initiation are invited to contact Deacon Keith Hebert at the Church office to learn more about the Catechumenate Process. PARISH MEMBERSHIP Welcome to St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Community! Please register by obtaining a census form from the Parish Office or at one of the two front entrances to the Church. Please return the census form to the Parish Office or drop in the collection basket. You may also register online at www.stfrancisorangetx.org. From the home page, click on the registration form. We look forward to the opportunity to know and serve you and it is our prayer that you will bless St. Francis Catholic Community with your time, talent, and treasure.
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time November 18, 2018.ENCOURAGEMENT This Sunday s Gospel is our final selection from Mark for this liturgical year. It is taken from the end of Jesus teaching in Jerusalem immediately preceding the account of his arrest and passion. In it Jesus gives his disciples hope to sustain them through his passion and death and any persecution or suffering that they would encounter after his resurrection. The words from the book of Daniel also provided hope and encouragement to the people of Daniel s time. The encouragement in these scriptures is meant for us as well, for none of us will escape tribulation in our lives. Followers of Jesus will be able to endure suffering with joyful hope, knowing that Christ s love will lead us along the way of discipleship and give us eternal life with God. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION November is a month of remembrance for the dead, and cemeteries have long been a focus for prayer. Our tradition holds great respect for bodily remains, since the body was created and redeemed by God, was once the dwelling place of the Holy Spirit, and has a destiny of life with God in glory. The funeral practices of the early church contrasted greatly with those of the pagans, who had a great dread of the dead body. The ancient Christian funeral liturgy ended with the relatives and friends giving a final kiss to the body. It expressed affection and showed their faith that the grave would not be the last word. This kiss horrified pagans, who thought that any contact with the dead was degrading. Every year on their loved one s birthday to life, the Christians would return to the place of their burial to mark their profound communion with those whose lives were hidden in Christ. Typically, they buried the dead with their faces turned toward the east, symbolizing the rising of the Sun of Justice, Christ, at the end of days. They were attracted to the catacombs or burial grounds just as we are today. They would often celebrate the Eucharist at the tomb. Before long, as soon as Christians were allowed to build places for worship, they relocated cemeteries from beyond the city walls to surround the church. This was not so much because the church made the ground holy, but because the bodies of the saints hallowed the ground on which the church was built, a subtle but beautiful difference. Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Rv 1:1-4; 2:1-5; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 18:35-43 Tuesday: Rv 3:1-6, 14-22; Ps 15:2-5; Lk 19:1-10 Wednesday: Rv 4:1-11; Ps 150:1b-6; Lk 19:11-28 Thursday: Rv 5:1-10; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Lk 19:41-44 Thanksgiving Day Suggested: Sir 50:22-24; 1 Cor 1:3-9; Lk 17:11-19 Friday: Rv 10:8-11; Ps 119:14, 24, 72, 103, 111, 131; Lk 19:45-48 Saturday: Rv 11:4-12; Ps 144:1b, 2, 9-10; Lk 20:27-40 Sunday: Dn 7:13-14; Ps 93:1-2, 5; Rv 1:5-8; Jn 18:33b-37 SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Wednesday: The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Thursday: St. Cecilia; Thanksgiving Day Friday: St. Clement I; St. Columban; Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro Saturday: St. Andrew Dũng-Lạc and Companions Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament for November 6 had 42 Visitors. Next Adoration date is December 4
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church Stewardship of Treasure Saturday November 17 5:00 p.m. Harold Kuehling (D) Sunday November 18 8:00 a.m. People of the Parish/Novena Mass in reparation of sins that wound the Body of Christ 10:30 a.m. Gracie Griffin (D) Monday November 19 No Mass Tuesday November 20 8:30 a.m. Nancy Ehrman (D) Wednesday November 21 7:30 p.m. Consolacion Hababag (D) Thursday November 22 Happy Thanksgiving! Friday November 23 8:30 a.m. Patricia Trahan Daigle (D) Saturday November 24 5:00 p.m. Knights of Columbus & families Sunday November 25 8:00 a.m. People of the Parish/Novena Mass in reparation of sins that wound the Body of Christ 10:30 a.m. Ben & Florence Thompson (D) November 10/11 $8,771.04 Online Giving $3,040.00 Orange Christian Services $2,424.80 Thank you always for your generosity! November 17/18, 2018 Altar Flowers Donated by: Shelley Borel in memory of Both of our parents Blessed Mother Flowers Donated by: Manny & Nene Hababag In Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Mass Wednesday November 21 at 6:30 p.m. In celebration and thanksgiving for our many blessings, we will share a portion of those blessings with those in our community by bringing non-perishable food items to Mass and donating them to Orange Christian Services. Thanksgiving Day The Church office will be closed this Thursday and Friday The Staff would like to wish you and your family a very Happy Thanksgiving **Don t forget to bring some non-perishable food items to donate to OCS.
The Knights of Columbus will have their annual KC banquet on Thursday, December 6th. A mass to honor our deceased members will be held at 6:00 pm with a dinner to start at 7:00 pm. Brother Knights, please plan to bring your family to enjoy dinner and fellowship. Please join us next Sunday, November 25, for an Advent Wreath Workshop! This is for families or anyone that would like to come and make an Advent wreath together as a community. More details will be coming soon. Please RSVP by December 1 to Lanston Fall (409-746-2585) lanstonfall@yahoo.com, Scott Rollins (409-883-2691) msrollins@gt.rr.com or Frank Thomassee (409-313-0347) fthomassee@gt.rr.com. Keysis kids from Saint Francis volunteered at the Special Angels Rodeo this past Saturday. Ryden Stanfield, Wya Wozniak and John Paul Sulak were just a few of the youth that volunteered for this event. There is no RE or Keysis classes this week. RE resumes November 28. Kindergarten RE resumes December 2. No Confirma on class today. Confirma on class resumes December 2.
5:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Ministry Schedule for November 24/25 Eucharistic Ministers Louise Claybar Shelby Granger Bobby Granger Marshall Stone Elisa Sonnier Andy Sonnier Charlean Lindsey Cindy Maldonado Irene Pachuca Elizabeth Smith Lectors Kent Crow Troy Johnson Spanish Lectors Pat Belcher Beth Manuel Altar Servers Caleb Granger Maggie Granger Matthew Brown John Mayeux Cameron Bilbo Dominic Seppi Vincent Seppi Christmas Poinsettias - $12.00 each Purchase poinsettias for the altar this Christmas in memory or in honor of someone you love! E-mail, msrollins@gt.rr.com, with your name, phone number, and who you would like to honor or remember. You may also call Mary Rollins at 883-2691 with the information. Please leave your name and number and your call will be returned. In Our Parish Sunday, November 18 8:00 a.m. Bilingual Mass 9:15 a.m. Kindergarten RE 10:00 a.m. Rosary for Life 10:30 a.m Mass-Silver Rose for Life for the Knights on Bikes Monday, November 19 No Mass 6:00 p.m. Choir Practice Tuesday, November 20 5:45 a.m. Men s Faith Sharing 6:15 a.m. Women s Faith Sharing 8:30 a.m. Mass 7:00 p.m. RCIA Wednesday, November 21 No RE or Keysis 6:30 p.m. Mass Thursday, November 22 Happy Thanksgiving Friday, November 23 8:30 a.m. Mass 5:00 p.m. Girl Scouts Saturday, November 24 3:30-4:30 Reconciliation 5:00 p.m. Mass Sunday, November 25 8:00 a.m. Bilingual Mass 9:15 a.m. Kindergarten RE 10:30 a.m. Mass-Christ the King Your $12 payment per poinsettia must be received by December 7 th. More details to come... Save the Date! St. Francis of Assisi Advent Parish Mission With Fr. Roger Keeler December 9th-11th
This weekend s second collection is a national collection for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development On behalf of the Keysis HS youth Ministry, we would like to thank all the St. Francis parishioners for making our Dessert Auction fundraiser a huge success. We are so grateful for our wonderful Church family here at St. Francis. Thank you for supporting our young church. -Angie Lathrop There are over 43 million people in the United States living in poverty. This collection supports programs to empower local communities to address the challenges they face. 25% of funds collected stay in our diocese to fund local anti-poverty projects. Please pray for the intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe for justice, that those living in poverty will be comforted and lifted up, and that they will receive a lasting opportunity to preserve their human dignity through meaningful work. Thanksgiving Day Prayer Thanksgiving Day Table Blessing Lord, we thank you for the goodness our people and for the spirit justice that lls the nation. We thank you for the beauty and fullness the land and the challenge the cities. We thank you for our work and our rest, for one an her, and for our homes. We thank you, Lord: accept our thanksgiving on this day. We pray and give thanks through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Friendly Reminder! LifeTouch will be here Monday and Tuesday November 26th and 27th These are make up days from our scheduled time before. If you missed out or you are new to the parish and didn't get your picture taken, please go to the link below and schedule when you can come. Thank you so much. https://booknowlifetouch.appointment-plus.com/ ycjmsrgx/ Our Church directory won t be the same without you!
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