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.
S S O T F 17, 2019.BLESSED When we think of the word Beatitude we think of today s discourse from Luke s Gospel, or the more familiar one from Matthew (which begins Blessed are the poor in spirit... ). Actually, beatitudes occur throughout the prophets and Gospels. Today in Jeremiah (with an echo in the psalm) we hear, Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord (Jeremiah 17:7). Following his resurrection in John s Gospel, Christ proclaims, Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed (John 20:29). The evangelists placed these sayings throughout the Gospels as short reminders about the characteristics that one will find in a follower of Christ, characteristics that will help spread the Good News in this life and lead to eternal blessings in the next. In Latin, the saints are called the Beati, the Blessed, for they are the ones who lived the blessed life as described by Jesus throughout the Gospels. How blest are we, when we also strive to make our own days a living beatitude! Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION In recent years, there has been remarkable progress in drawing persons with disabilities into full celebration. Now it is generally accepted that worship places need accommodations such as ramps or elevators, large-print materials for those who are sight-impaired, and perhaps even an assisted hearing system or signing in American Sign Language. American Sign Language is not merely English translated into movement, but a distinct language with its own grammar, syntax (word order), and vocabulary. For this reason, the American Catholic bishops have approved American Sign Language (ASL) as an official language of the liturgy. Celebrating liturgy in our own language (the vernacular) means that liturgy must be accessible to all languages and cultures. The fact that Mass is celebrated this weekend in some places in total silence, but with the full participation of deaf people praising God in the movements of their hands, and sometimes even with a priest who is deaf, is nothing less than the Church being faithful to the image of Jesus, who made the deaf hear and the mute speak. Remember too that deafness is an invisible disability, and that there may well be people in your parish who are quietly yearning for Mass to be signed for them in ASL. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES READINGS FOR THE WEEK Sunday: Monday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Presidents Day St. Peter Damian Chair of St. Peter the Apostle; Washington s Birthday St. Polycarp Monday: Gn 4:1-15, 25; Ps 50:1, 8, 16bc-17, 20-26; Mk 8:11-13 Tuesday: Gn 6:5-8; 7:1-5, 10; Ps 29:1a, 2, 3ac-4, 3b, 9c-10; Mk 8:14-21 Wednesday: Gn 8:6-13, 20-22; Ps 116:12-15, 18-19; Mk 8:22-26 Thursday: Gn 9:1-13; Ps 102:16-21, 29, 22-23; Mk 8:27-33 Friday: 1 Pt 5:1-4; Ps 23:1-3a, 4-6; Mt 16:13-19 Saturday: Heb 11:1-7; Ps 145:2-5, 10-11; Mk 9:2-13 Sunday: 1 Sm 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23; Ps 103:1-4, 8, 10, 12-13; 1 Cor 15:45-49; Lk 6:27-38
Saturday February 16 5:00 p.m. Nancy Ehrman (D) Sunday February 17 8:00 a.m. People of the Parish 10:30 a.m. Sunny & Rosey Molina (D) Monday February 18 No Mass Tuesday February 19 8:30 a.m. For those suffering addiction Wednesday February 20 6:30 p.m. Julius Polonyi (D) Thursday February 21 8:30 a.m. Eddie Knaus (D) Friday February 22 8:30 a.m. Mary & Walter Kushik (D) Saturday February 23 5:00 p.m. Knights of Columbus & families Sunday February 24 8:00 a.m. Maria Vazquez (D) 10:30 a.m. People of the Parish St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church Stewardship of Treasure February 9/10 $9,165.70 Online Giving $3,290.00 Thank you always for your generosity! In Our Parish Sunday, February 17 8:00 a.m. Bilingual Mass 10:30 a.m Mass (Boy Scouts) Monday, February 18 No Mass Tuesday, February 19 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, February 20 5:30 p.m. Religious Education 6:30 p.m. Keysis 6:30 p.m. Mass Thursday, February 21 8:30 a.m. Mass 6:30 p.m. First Communion parent Mtg. 7:00 p.m. Book Club-Library Friday, February 22 8:30 a.m. Mass Saturday, February 23 3:30-4:30 Reconciliation 5:00 p.m. Mass Sunday, February 24 8:00 a.m. Bilingual Mass 10:30 a.m. Mass Since Harvey, we feel like we do not have a good idea of the number of families at St. Francis. If you are new to the parish or have not filled out a census form, we encourage you to do so. You can find the form on our website, the Church office or the foyer doors (narthex).
February 16/17, 2019 Altar Flowers Donated by: Pat & Michelle Belcher in memory of Peggy Prejean Blessed Mother Flowers Donated by: Emile & Ellen Dupre in thanksgiving of Maria Christiana Dupre Courson VOTIVE CANDLES Light a 7 day candle in front of St. Francis or St. Clair for a special favor in honor or memory of a loved one, or for special occasions, etc. To purchase a candle, check with the ushers on weekend masses or call Paula Perkins at 883-7393. The candles are $7.00 each. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on February 5th had 30 visitors. Next Adoration date is Tuesday March 5th 5:00 p.m. Ministry Schedule for February 23/24 Eucharistic Ministers Louise Claybar Charles Trahan Marshall Stone Paula Perkins Lectors Cecilia Pillsbury Lanston Fall Altar Servers Thomas Abshire Lauren Corrao Ash Wednesday is March 6th so what a great way to kick off Lent with an hour in adoration with our Lord. 8:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Irene Pachuca Mary McDuffie Cindy Maldonado Joel Ardoin Charlean Lindsey Mary Henson Spanish Lectors Ruth Erb Norma Franklin Kiera Howington Matthew Brown Matthew Erb John Mayeux Vincent Seppi
Bishop s Faith Appeal 2019 Next weekend, we will be asked to make a commitment to support our diocesan ministries and Catholic Charities of Southeast Texas through our prayers and our financial gifts. We do this each year through our Bishop s Faith Appeal. This year s theme is Act Justly, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly taken from Micah 6:8. To do justice refers to human behavior in relationship to others. To love goodness refers to the kind of love and concern which is at the heart of the covenant; it is persistently faithful. To walk humbly with your God means to listen carefully to the revealed will of God doing what is required of us. Imagine a community where none go hungry, where all feel welcomed, where those who mourn are comforted and where those who are lost learn of the healing love of Jesus. This kind of community is established when we act with love and justice. Know that our diocesan ministries are already doing much to bring about such a community through their work. And if you and I join them through our support they can do much more. Please take the time this week to learn about their work by reading the Appeal materials that are being provided to you today and by reading the latest edition of our East Texas Catholic. If our parish exceeds its goal, the overage is returned to the parish. Many parishes use their overage to accomplish special projects that they deem to be a goal of their own.
St. Mary Catholic School Mrs. Melissa McCorvy, Library Manager challenged 4 th through 8 th graders to read at least five books that are nominees for the Texas Bluebonnet Award over a five month period. Nine students participated and not only qualified to vote for their favorite book but were invited to attend a special breakfast for voters, a Bluebonnet Breakfast. The students voted for eight different books, with Sergeant Reckless as the winner. They excitedly discussed the books while enjoying the delicious breakfast. Ms. Julie Mulkey, Permabound sales representative, hosted the event that was much appreciated by the group of students.
Students from Mrs. (Melanie) Claybar's fifth grade class, Mrs. (Cindy) Claybar's sixth grade class, and Mrs. Mayeux's fifth grade class entered the Catholic Daughters' National Education Contest with their themed artwork: "Here I am, Lord, I come to do your will." This event is for Grades 6th, 7th and 8th grade
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