18, 2018 Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Reverend Francis M. Macatangay, Pastor A parish community dedicated to "living and sharing the joy of the Gospel." 11720 Joan of Arc Drive Houston, Texas 77024-2602 713-465-3414 www.saintcecilia.org
Weekly Page 2 Highlight PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Closed for Lunch 12:30-1:30 p.m. Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. SUNDAY MASS Saturday Vigil 5:00 p.m. Sunday 7:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. (Spanish) 3:00 p.m. (Spanish) 5:30 p.m. Life Teen A Message from Fr. Francis Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, On behalf of the clergy and staff, I would like to wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving. God is the source of all blessings, human and divine. And so, it is only proper that we show him our gratitude for the many gifts he has given us. The best act of thanksgiving we can offer God, of course, is the Eucharist. The Greek word originally means to give thanks. And so, to begin Thanksgiving Day, I invite you to celebrate the Eucharist with us at 9 am. Let us be thankful for the gifts that we often take for granted. Take a moment of quiet on Thanksgiving Day and thank God for at least five blessings and gifts that you have received this past year. Once again, a Blessed Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones! Sincerely in Christ, Fr. Francis Macatangay Pastor WEEKDAY MASSES Monday 8:15 a.m. Tuesday 8:15 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Wednesday 8:15 a.m. Thursday 8:15 a.m. 7:00 p.m. (Spanish) Friday 8:15 a.m. Saturday 9:00 a.m. RECONCILIATION Saturday 3:30-4:30 p.m. Or by appointment 2 Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Thanksgiving Day Mass In observance of Thanksgiving, we will celebrate Mass in English at 9:00 am on Thursday, 22. There will not be a 7:00 pm Mass on Thanksgiving Day. The Pastoral Office will be closed on Thursday, 22 and Friday, 23.
Mass Intentions and Readings Mon 19 8:15 am Peter Riga Rv 1:1-4; 2:1-5 Lk 18:35-43 Tues 20 8:15 am 5:30 pm Joyce Durfee-Gertsman Wayne & Virginia Wood Rv 3:1-6, 14-22 Lk 19:1-10 Wed 21 8:15 am Jacob & Julianne Moats Rv 4:1-11 Lk 19:11-28 Thurs 22 9:00 am Albert, Cecilia,Albert louis, Gary & Sylvia Angie Sir 50:22-24 1 Cor 1:3-9 Lk 17:11-19 or RV 5:1-10 LK 19:41-44 Fri 23 8:15 am Bill Bauer Rv 10:8-11 Lk 19:45-48 Sat Sun 24 25 9:00 am 5:30 pm 7:30 am 9:00 am 11:00 am 1:00 pm 3:00 pm 5:30 pm Calendar of Events Dolores N. Reyes Lorene Martin Matthews Bill & Lee Bowers Fr. Jacques Weber All Parish Families Ramona Quintanilla Maxie Zuniga Pastrano Fr. Guy Fregeau Rv 11:4-12 Lk 20:27-40 Dn 7:13-14 Rv 1:5-8 Jn 18:33B-37 Event Date Time Place Text stcecilia to 84576 Donate Online www.faithdirect.net Parish code: TX616 Welcoming Sunday 11/18 After 9 & 11 am Masses Community Center - Room 204 2 Life Teen 11/18, 12/2 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Youth Room 5 Children s Liturgy of the Word 11/18, 12/2 During Mass Community Center 5 Thanksgiving Day Mass (English) 11/22 9:00 a.m. Church 2 EDGE Fall Retreat: Redeemed 12/1 - - 5 Sharing Sunday 12/1, 2 After Masses Church 6 KIDs Club 12/2, 9 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. St. Cecilia Catholic School 5 EDGE 12/5 7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. Auditorium 5 KIDs Club 12/5 6:15 p.m. St. Cecilia Catholic School 5 Bereavement **Due to limited Group parking on the Church grounds 12/8and the neighboring After streets, 9:00 a.m. a shuttle Mass service Community from Bunker Hill Center Elementary - Room School 205 (119506 Taylorcrest) will be available on Christmas Eve from 2:30 pm to 6:30 pm.** The Gathering Place 12/11 10:00 a.m. Community Center - Prime Timers' Luncheon 12/13 12:00 p.m. Community Center 9 First Reconciliation 12/20 6:00 p.m. Church 5 12 Day Shrines of France 6/20-7/1 2019 - Toulouse, Lourdes, Arles, Paris & More 6 www.saintcecilia.org 3
Stewardship Collections for 11 Collections for 4 5:00 p.m. Saturday $6,372.25 5:00 p.m. Saturday $5,387.25 Diocesan Services Fund (DSF) 7:30 a.m. Sunday $2,970.70 7:30 a.m. Sunday $4,572.70 9:00 a.m. Sunday $7,068.00 9:00 a.m. Sunday $3,750.00 11:00 a.m. Sunday $6,960.00 11:00 a.m. Sunday $4,796.00 1:00 p.m. Sunday $2,421.50 1:00 p.m. Sunday $1,888.00 3:00 p.m. Sunday $1,441.00 3:00 p.m. Sunday $969.00 5:30 p.m. Sunday $3,467.00 5:30 p.m. Sunday $3,388.00 Mail and Drop-offs $9,682.70 Mail and Drop-offs $8,671.00 Faith Direct $56,586.00 Faith Direct - Large Donations $10,000.00 Large Donations $12,000.00 Stock Donations - Stock Donations - Candle Monies $689.00 Candle Monies $863.00 Week Total Children's Collection Retired Priests $107,658.15 $471.00 $6,476.00 All Saints Day $2,042.00 Week Total Children's Collection $48,326.95 $637.00 2018 Goal $330,000.00 Pledged $316,748.22 Paid $300,994.09 Participants 631 Second Collection 18 Catholic Campaign for Human Development December 2 SVdP Collection Please Pray for the Sick and Departed Please pray for all of those who are ill, including: Mary Ann Long Tisha Keener Jones Jessica Caballero Susie Lesandrini Mark Rossi Tom Howard Jim Mahoney Cher Woock Ann Schnitzer Joanne Radford John Fitzgerald Peggy Gilliard Angela Cortez Araceli Villareal Maurice Mitterling Baby Leona Canada Neal R. Gassman Samie Battaglia Kurt Juracek Margo Lipka Bill McGinnis Nathan Croll Children s Collection Please pray for the souls of the faithful departed. Ginger Drane May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. My good deed was... Please note: Names of those who are sick will appear in the Sunday bulletin for two months. At the end of this two month period, names will be inscribed in our Prayer Book, located in the Chapel of Reservation, where we continue to pray for all of the sick. Obituaries of those who have died may be found at: www.legacy.com/obituaries/houstonchronicle. Please call the Pastoral Office for Anointing of the Sick. In the event of life & death emergencies after office hours (if a priest is needed), please call 713-416-3222. I baked cookies with mom and took them to our new neighbor. I prayed for my sick friend. I donated canned food. 4 18, 2018
Youth Ministry News High School David Thies: dthies@saintcecilia.org Life Teen is ON this Sunday, 18th! The topic for this Sunday is Circle of Grace. The goal of Circle of Grace is to educate and empower young people to actively participate in a safe environment for themselves and others. Beach Retreat Registration (January 4th -6th) All Confirmed Juniors and Seniors are invited to attend the annual Beach Retreat in Surfside, TX. This weekend retreat will include lots of fun, great food, engaging talks, prayer time at the beach, mass, and Eucharistic adoration. Scholarships are available. www.saintcecilia.org/high-school-life-teen Middle School Allison Reynolds: areynolds@saintcecilia.org Edge meets Wednesday evenings 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm in the Auditorium. December 1 Redeemed is a retreat for all middle school youth. The retreat is held at St. Cecilia's with St. Michael's Edge as well! There will be confession, adoration, t-shirts, food and a lot of fun. The doors of the youth room will open at 8:30 am for donuts and end at 5pm, you are welcome to attend Saturday vigil mass with us. The registration form is online. NEXT EDGE: December 5 Edge, Mr. Handyman (Night on St. Joseph) Edge is always accepting volunteers! Please contact Allie if you feel called. Visit our website at www.saintcecilia.org/middle-school Faith Formation for Children Rosemary Munoz: rmunoz@saintcecilia.org Cecilia Morillo: cmorillo@saintcecilia.org www.saintcecilia.org/children Children s Faith Formation programs and events are for children in pre-k 4 through grade 5. Faith Formation (CCE) for children with special needs available. KIDs Club Schedule: Classes are in St. Cecilia school building. Sunday, 9:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. sessions: December 2nd, 9th and 16th Wednesday 6:15 p.m. session: December 5th, 12th and 19th For a program calendar please visit https www.saintcecilia.org/children Children s Liturgy of the Word: During the 9:00 a.m. Mass: 18th During the 9:00 a.m. Mass: December 2nd, 9th and 16th First Reconciliation: Thursday, December 20, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. in the Church. Baptisms We welcome, through the Sacrament of Baptism, the following child into the Church and our parish family: Michael Henry Lartigue, son of Allison Camille Lartigue William Dominic Straughan, son of Junde Anthony Straughan & Rosa Belinda Vallarta Straughan www.saintcecilia.org 5
Weekly Announcements & News 12 Day Shrines of France Pilgrimage Toulouse, Lourdes, Arles, Carcassonne, Lyon, La Salette, Paris, Nevers, Normandy, Lisieux & Mont Saint Michelle June 20 July 1, 2019 $3,690 per person from Houston Spiritual Director, Fr. Francis Macatangay Includes: Roundtrip air transportation from Houston, first class hotels, double occupancy, 2 meals a day, daily sightseeing, airport taxes, entrance fees, tips to drivers and guides, and fuel surcharges. Sharing Sunday is a few Weeks Away This weekend members of the St. Vincent de Paul Society will speak before each Mass about Sharing Sunday. Please consider adopting one of these families in need for Christmas. You can pick up a family name on December 1st and 2nd after all Masses. Contact us at vincentdepaulcecilia@yahoo.com or call Clare Thomeer at 713-464-4258 if you cannot make it after one of the masses and we can connect you with a family or answer any questions you might have. For more information call Elaine Rossi at (713) 465-3414. SVdP will not be taking calls 19-24th. The Food Pantry Needs Volunteers For as little as two or three hours of your time per year, you can make a difference. Help people receive food. 12 Day Germany & Oberammergau Passion Play Tour June 11 22, 2020 $4,190.00 Per Person from Houston Spiritual Director, Fr. Francis Macatangay Includes: Roundtrip Air Transportation From Houston, First Class Hotels, Double Occupancy, 2 Meals A Day Buffet Breakfast & Dinner, Daily Sightseeing With English Speaking Tour Guides, First Class Tickets To Attend The Passion Play, Entrance Fees, Airport Taxes, And Fuel Surcharges - Which Might Subject To Change, And Tips To Guides And Drivers. For more information call Elaine Rossi at (713) 465-3414. We collect canned goods and other imperishable food in the food pantry box at the back of the church. Twice a month we deliver the food to our sister parish, Blessed Sacrament Church s food pantry and to Catholic Charites Guadalupe Area Service Center s food pantry. We need your help in both areas. Please call Mary Walbridge at (713) 932-1324 or (713) 201-8741. Beravement Group Community Center - Room 201 Saturday, December 8 Have you lost a spouse, a child, or a loved one, and feel like you are walking through the wilderness of grief? Our purpose is to offer spiritual emotional support to each other. We meet the second Saturday of each month. If you have questions please call Deacon Frank Davis or Colleen Bryse at (713) 465-3414. RCIA (adapted for children and youth) 6 Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time The RCIA process for children is in need for an added team member to assist with the parent/child sessions and other planned celebrations. For more information please contact Rosemary Munoz at 713-579-2640 (direct line) or rmunoz@saintcecilia.org.
Celebrating St. Cecilia, the Patroness of our Parish Traditionally, 22 is the feast day of St. Cecilia. However, today we observe the Feast Day of St. Cecilia as a parish. Cecilia s story is well guarded by long-standing tradition, which presents to us a young Christian girl with an undying faith in an era when faith was an unpopular and dangerous virtue. Born to pagan parents, and perhaps converted through the instrumentality of a Christian nurse, Cecilia was raised in a noble Roman home during a time of persecution. We are told that, according to custom, Cecilia s parents arranged for her to marry a young patrician named Valerian. Cecilia, however, had already vowed her virginity to God, desiring to root herself even more deeply in her Baptismal consecration. On her wedding night, she resolutely explained her vow to Valerian, whose initial anger and confusion were transformed into conversion under the influence of his wife s strong faith and the instruction of the Christian bishop. Valerian and Cecilia subsequently helped to convert Valerian s brother Tiburtius, and the three became known for their works of charity and their lives of Christian virtue. Though arrested and threatened with execution because of their practice of Christianity, Valerian and Tiburtius refused to deny their faith. They were cruelly martyred, but not before they had succeeded in converting their executioner, who had been profoundly affected by the steadfast example of the other young men. Cecilia s arrest soon followed. Despite the fact that the Roman prefect attempted to persuade her toward more politically correct behavior, Cecilia refused to submit. After a failed attempt to suffocate her in a heated bath in her own home, an executioner was sent to behead her. Three blows mortally wounded Cecilia, yet failed to kill her immediately, and she survived for three days. We are told that, even in her dying condition, she continued to offer the witness of a vibrant faith, hope, and charity that would not die. Cecilia bequeathed her possessions to the poor and her home to the Church, to be used as a house of worship. In 821 A.D. Pope Paschal I had Cecilia s body removed from its burial place in the Catacomb of St. Callis-tus where it was found incorrupt and reinterred under the altar in the Basilica of St. Cecilia. Almost sev-en centuries later, in 1599, the titular bishop of the basilica, wishing to enlarge and decorate the structure, excavated beneath the altar and opened Cecilia s coffin as well as her husband s. All present were deeply moved when they saw Cecilia s body, still perfectly incorrupt, lying on her right side as naturally as if she were asleep. The sculptor Stefano Maderno was commissioned to carve the saint in this position of her martyrdom. Pious legend recounts that as music played, Cecilia sang to God, make my heart immaculate that I might not be put to shame. (Cantantibus Organis). As our patroness, she bequeaths to us not only a sense of the beauty of worship but also an undying love for Christ even to the point of martyrdom. St. Cecilia. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.nashvilledominican.org/our-vowed-life/st-cecilia/ www.saintcecilia.org 7
Weekly Announcements & News Children s Choir For Christmas Rehearsals for the Christmas Children s Choir will begin soon. The Choir will sing at the 4:00 pm Mass on Christmas Eve. The choir is open to all students in grades 2 through 8. Younger students must be able to read. Rehearsal Time: 4:15 pm to 5:15 pm Rehearsal Dates: Nov. 27; Dec. 4, 11, 18 Rehearsal Location: Music Room More information: Contact Kathy Manley at kmanley@saintcecilia.org Communal Prayer Before the Blessed Sacrament Welcoming Sunday: Join our Parish Family During the exposition, there should be prayers, songs, and readings to direct the attention of the faithful worship of Christ the Lord. - Holy Communion and Worship of the Eucharist Outside Mass, 95 If you are interested in making St. Cecilia your parish home, we welcome you and invite you to stop by Room 204 of the Community Center after the 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. Masses. All are welcome! Every Saturday from 12 a.m. to 1 a.m. Juventud y Esperanza Group Every Sunday from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. Pastoral de la Tercera Edad 1st Saturday of each month from 5 a.m. to 6 a.m. Movimiento Familiar Cristiano 2nd Saturday of each month from 5 a.m. to 6 a.m. Virgen de Guadalupe Peregrina 3rd Friday of each month from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. Noche Bíblica 3rd Saturday of each month from 5 a.m. to 6 a.m. Maranathá Young Adult Group 4th Saturday of each month from 5 a.m. to 6 a.m. Matachines Today is Welcoming Sunday Meet Fr. Francis, members of the Pastoral Staff, Pastoral Council and some of the ministry groups to learn more about our wonderful parish. Registration forms and stewardship materials will be available. Thank you for Helping us Make Scarves and Hats for the Homeless! The deadline for turning in your scarves and hats is December 1st. On December 4th we will be delivering them to the Briscoe Center and Magnificat House. Without your donations of yarn and those who continue making these creations for our less fortunate neighbors, this would not happen. If you have any questions please contact Linda Kuper at scarvesministry@gmail.com. 8 www.saintcecilia.org
Weekly Announcements & News The Gathering Place Tuesday, December 11th Community Center - Room 201 The Gathering Place is a stimulating, loving and fun environment where volunteers offer interactive and affirming activities designed for members of the congregation and community who suffer with memory loss. The program is free. To volunteer, call Lorrie Dawlearn at 713-783-7903. To register a loved one to attend this free program, please contact Tom Breaux at 713-682-5995 ext. 210. Thursday, December 13th Community Center Come play bridge, dominoes, and card games. Lunch is $5.00 and will be served at noon. If you have a question concerning the luncheon, call Colleen Bryse at (713) 465-3414. For questions concerning bridge, dominoes and card games, please email Linda at ljkearney64@gmail.com. A Rabboni Institute Retreat Sponsored by the Office of Pro-Life Activities Jerome s Hope Ministry Pierced by Sorrow, Released into Joy A single day, Catholic retreat for parents following miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant loss. Saturday, December 14 Suggested Donation $25/person For more information or to register, Contact the Office of Pro-Life Activities at 713 741-8728 or jkfritsch@archgh.org QC74X8 (case sensitive) 18, 2018 9
PARISH CONTACT INFORMATION CLERGY Reverend Francis M. Macatangay, Pastor pastor@saintcecilia.org Reverend Paul Foltyn, Parochial Vicar frpaul@saintcecilia.org Reverend Giovanni Nguyen, Parochial Vicar frgiovanni@saintcecilia.org Deacon Frank Davis, III fdavis@saintcecilia.org Deacon Greg Evans Deacon Sam Mancuso Deacon Don Bradley - Retired MINISTRY DIRECTORS Andrew Meinen Director of Liturgy & Music ameinen@saintcecilia.org Karen Ann Martin Director of Life-Long Faith Formation karenann@saintcecilia.org Tonia Candelario Interim Director of Community Life & Stewardship tcandelario@saintcecilia.org Daisy O Halloran Director of Parish Administration dohalloran@saintcecilia.org Mr. Jeff Matthews Day School Principal jmatthews@saintcecilia.org LITURGY & MUSIC Lindsey Boulanger Administrative Assistant lboulanger@saintcecilia.org COMMUNITY LIFE & STEWARDSHIP Yesenia Andablo yandablo@saintcecilia.org Maribel Mendoza mmendoza@saintcecilia.org LIFE-LONG FAITH FORMATION Mayra Morales Administrative Assistant mmorales@saintcecilia.org Adult/RCIA Kimberly Newcomb knewcomb@saintcecilia.org 10 18, 2018 Family Life Pastoral Care Frank Davis fdavis@saintcecilia.org Colleen Bryse cbryse@saintcecilia.org Children: Rosemary Munoz rmunoz@saintcecilia.org Cecilia Morillo cmorillo@saintcecilia.org Youth Ministry (High School): David Thies dthies@saintcecilia.org Youth Ministry (Middle School): Allison Reynolds areynolds@saintcecilia.org Parish Nursery Martina Razo mrazo@saintcecilia.org ADMINISTRATION Jorge Cardenas Associate Director jcardenas@saintcecilia.org Lloyd Waguespack Accountant lwaguespack@saintcecilia.org Elaine Rossi Parish Secretary erossi@saintcecilia.org Mirta Garcia Parish Receptionist mgarcia@saintcecilia.org Janie Benitez Night Receptionist jbenitez@saintcecilia.org Maintenance Crew Faustino Villafana Richard Campo Yadi Jacquez Genaro Ontiveros Fidel Razo Jeronimo Villafana Carlos Razo Jose Rodriguez PASTORAL COUNCIL Meets 2 nd Tuesday of each month. Jeff Laird, Chairperson. Members: Fr. Francis Macatangay, Debra Campbell, Emily Coulter, Ricardo Fernandez, Michelle Forrester, Allan Klenke, Elsie Laynez, Jane Mancuso, Gil Ramon, Fran Serena, Jeanmarie Stevenson, and Missy Wibbelsman. Please email us at: pastoralcouncil@saintcecilia.org FINANCE COUNCIL Meets 4 th Tuesday of each month. Billy Ambrose, Chairperson. Members: Fr. Francis Macatangay, Fr. Paul Foltyn, Maria Bahena, Christina Carroll, Jay Chaffee, Teresa Ferruzzo, Steve Landry, Larry McTague, and Bichlan Thai Ex-Officio: Daisy O Halloran, Lloyd Waguespack OUTREACH MINISTRIES The Society of St. Vincent De Paul Office (For assistance to those in need) (713) 468-1185 Bereavement (713) 465-3414 Second Saturday of each month after 9 a.m. Mass in the Community Center room 201 Birthright Office (713) 465-4058 Gabriel Project Office (713) 225-5826 The Gathering Place Lorrie Dawlearn (713) 783-7903 Tom Breaux (713) 682-5995 ext. 210 Second Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m. in the Community Center For a complete list of ministries, please visit us at www.saintcecilia.org/volunteer In the event of life & death emergencies after office hours (if a priest is needed), please call (713) 416-3222. The Sunday Bulletin deadline is each Friday at 12 p.m. (2 weeks in advance of publication date) bulletin@saintcecilia.org