Third Sunday in Ordinary Time January 22, 2017
Dear Family of St. Theresa, Anne and I want to thank all of you for the prayers, encouragement and support that you have given us over these six years of formation. We know today that God often works in ways we neither expect nor understand. We had already mapped out our road for retirement; little did we know that God had chosen a different path for us. Throughout our discernment, we learned to be open to where God wants to take us and to travel the road He puts in front of us. We learned to smile at how wide the road seemed to get whenever we wondered if we were going in the right direction. I want to thank our priests and deacons (Fr. Don, Fr. Romanus, Fr. Jaime; Deacons Larry, Bill, Antonio and Juan) for the gifts of their time and knowledge. Each of these men contributed in a special way to my training, development and discernment. I especially want to thank Fr. Phil for his guidance, support and encouragement over these years. We are blessed to have these men affiliated with our parish. Many of you have asked if I will continue ministering at St. Theresa. I am thrilled to confirm that Cardinal DiNardo assigned me to serve at St. Theresa. Anne and I both look forward to continuing in, and even expanding, our ministries at St. Theresa. Thanks again to all of you. Peace and blessings, Deacon Dwight and Anne
Online Giving Online Giving is an easy and flexible way to manage your donations to St. Theresa to make one-time or recurrent donations. There are several ways to access our online giving page: 1 Download a free QR code reader to your phone such as QR Scanner, QR Code Reader, Scan Barcode Pro and scan the image on the right: 2 You can also go directly on your smart phone or tablet to: www.sttheresa.cc/give 3 Use our electronic kiosk located in the Church Narthex, and swipe your credit or debit card directly. 4 Desktop users can login to our website www.sttheresa.cc, click on the Giving button on the top green navigation bar and select Donations. Stewardship Collection Count for: December 2016 YTD Fiscal Period Starting July 1, 2016 Anonymous Cash $ 17,078.10 498 Known Donors $ 142,674.90 Total Received $ 159,753.00 $ 696,964.00 Budget $ 164, 351.00 $ 728,739.00 Overage/Shortage $ (4,598.00) $ (31,775.00)
Campaign Newsletter Volume 3 January 21-22, 2017 CAMPAIGN RECEPTIONS, Join Us as We Share Our Dreams and Answer Your Questions Please make plans to join Fr. Phil and Melissa Ilski for an intimate evening of conversation, community and sharing. While they will review the building plans and our exciting campaign results to date, we know that this campaign is about more than buildings. It is about the missions of our outstanding parish and school our hospitality, our great Viking education and the many ways we serve those seeking a loving, receptive community. Already a number of parishioners and parents have attended our first eight campaign receptions. You will receive your invitation in the mail over the next several weeks. So we can be prepared, pleas RSVP by email to ourfuture@sttheresa.cc or call the campaign office at 713-869-3783. These small receptions are intended to be informational and fun, providing a wonderful opportunity to gather with your fellow parishioners and parents to talk and dream about our future at St. Theresa. We look forward to seeing each and every one of you in the next few weeks. Don t miss this opportunity to spend close-up time with Fr. Phil, Mrs. Ilski and some of your favorite parishioners or school parents! We ll See you there. If you have any questions, please contact the campaign office at 713-869-3783 or at ourfuture@sttheresa.cc
Diocesan Service Fund 2017 NUMBER OF DSF PARISHES PER VICARIATE Northern: 32 Southern: 25 Centeral: 41 Western: 55 153 DSF Parishes Total Is home to 1.7 million Catholics and is one of the largest social service providers in Texas. The Diocesan Service Fund (DSF) support 60 plus ministries offering specialized children s services, faith formation, support to the clergy, housing programs, pro-life activities, social service, sacramental preparation, health service, religious education, refugee and immigration programs and countless other ministries serving those in need. Our theme for the 2017 DSF if: Go Make Disciples! This is part of the Great Commission, given by Jesus Christ at the end of the gospel of Matthew. This charge to Go Make Disciples is equally relevant for all of us today. As disciples of Christ, we are to be conduits for God s loving mercy to others. The DSF is a vital means of responding to Christ s invitation. Through the Office of Vocations, a beneficiary of DSF, we are able to accompany those seeking to follow Christ more closely as a priest or as a religious, and then go out to make disciples of others - Daniel Cardinal DiNardo
Join the Choir! St. Theresa Children s Choir Our St. Theresa Children's Choir is looking for new recruits! Any child aged 6+ is welcome! This semester our Children's Choir will be singing for Sunday morning Masses as well as a few Saturday evening Masses! They rehearse Tuesdays @ 4 pm-4:45 St. Theresa Choir A New Year, a new resolution! Join the St. Theresa Choir! No experience is necessary, just a love of singing! Coro Hispano El Coro Hispano canta durante la misa de la 11:30am. No se requiere experiencia, solamente un gran amor por el canto! Los ensayos se llevan a cada Martes a las 6pm en la Iglesia. Para mas informacion, David San Miguel, maestro de musica, d.sanmiguel@sttheresa.cc. If you are interested in joining or for more information, please contact David San Miguel, Director of Music: d.sanmiguel@sttheresa.cc. Breakfast Taco Sale TODAY!! Support our Women s Club today by purchasing some delicious breakfast tacos for only $1! Choices Include: Breakfast Sausage, Chorizo, Potato & Ham. After all Masses in the Fellowship Hall. St. Theresa The Little Flower Council 12866 4 th Annual Interfaith Super Bowl Charity Event Our Knights of Columbus will be selling: Smoked Pork Shoulders for the Super Bowl for $40 as part of an interfaith charitable event with our Episcopalian Brothers at St Andrews Episcopal Church in the Heights. Presales only at the weekend Masses on 1-21-17 and 1-28-17. Pick up will be on Saturday, 2-4-17 between 5:30 pm and 7 pm in the Fellowship Hall kitchen. For presales contact Kuno Trostmann II @ 713-858-2657
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2017 Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, 1111 St. Joseph Pkwy Registration is open, don t delay to register, $15 registration ends on Feb. 1. A $25 Late registration applies thereafter. Registration includes timing chip. Register at www.steps4students.org. Click here to visit St. Theresa team page. For more information about incentives and how to register go to www.sttheresaschool.cc/steps-for-students Ready for the race day? Come and join us on Saturday, February 4 for a training session around Memorial Park! We ll gather at 9:00am in the Fellowship Hall. Please consider donating items for our silent and live auction this year. The item can be donated by you, your employer or both. Some items that have done well in the past include: vacation homes, unique experiences, jewelry, art, and sports events. Please contact Tarah Vann at Tarah.Vann@yahoo.com or Ali-Shaun Sugalski at Ali-Shaun.Sugalski@skadden.com if you have an item that you would like to donate and they will provide you with a donation form. Help us make this event a big success! Volunteer opportunities are still open. Please contact Enrique Benitez at E.Benitez@sttheresa.cc if you re interested. Visit www.sttheresa.cc to reserve your seats! Use the promo code: TENOFF 10% discount valid on table purchases only Valid until February 10, 2017
Helpful Numbers Houston Police For Emergency/Life Threatening Calls: 911 Non-Emergency Calls: 713-884-3131 www.houstonpolice.org Domestic Violence The Bridge Over Troubled Waters 24 Hour Hotline: 713-473-2801 www.thebridgeovertroubledwaters.org Narcotics Anonymous (NA) 713-661 4200 www.na.org Sex Addicts Anonymous (SAA) 713-405-1142 www.houstonsaa.org Counseling (Grief, Family, etc.) Catholic Charities: 713-526-4611 www.catholiccharities.org Families of Addicts Al-Anon Family Groups 713-683-7227 www.al-anon.alateen.org Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 713-686-6300 www.aa.org Overeaters Anonymous (OA) 713-973-6633 www.oahouston.org
Joe Cano, Realtor 950 Corbindale Rd., Ste. 100 Houston, TX 77024 m: 281-785-5132 o: 713-461-9393 e: joe.cano@kw.com Annie and Doug Raburn Selling bungalows to mansions in and around Houston for the last 20 years. 713.826.7569 araburn@marthaturner.com Henry D. Nguyen, CPA PLLC 14811 St. Mary s Ln, Ste. 100 Specializing in Small Businesses and Individual Tax Returns 832-429-7652 henry@hdn-cpa.com
Nifty Cleaners 5901 Washington Ave. 713-868-2210 If you are interested in advertising, please contact Valerie Hernandez at v.hernandez@sttheresa.cc Your Source For Industrial Forest Products 5001 Oates Rd. Houston, TX 77013 713-672-6679 office 713-672-5135 fax WWW.LODGELUMBER.COM 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
The Week Ahead TODAY Sunday, January 22 8:00 am Mass 8:30 am RCIA, Church Office 10:00 am Mass 11:15 am Sunday by Sunday, Bride s Room 11:30 am Spanish Mass 5:30 pm Mass Monday, January 23 7:00 am Mass 6:00 pm Moebus Association, Fellowship Hall 6:30 pm Meditation Prayer Group, Mary Chapel 7:00 pm Book Club, Brides Room Tuesday, January 24 7:00 am Mass 7:30 am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 4:00 pm JAM Children s Choir, Brides Room 6:00 pm Spanish Choir, Bride s Room 6:00 pm Cubs, Board Room 7:00 pm Reception #1, Church Office Wednesday, January 25 7:00 am Mass 6:30 pm Book Group, Fellowship Hall 6:30 pm Women s Encounter, FH Lounge 6:45 pm Baptism Class, Fellowship Hall 7:00 pm Reception #2, Church Office 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, January 26 7:00 am Mass 7:30 am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 5:30 pm Reconciliation & Mass 7:00 pm Reception #3, Church Office 7:30 pm Men s Encounter, Board Room Friday, January 27 6:45 am Rosary for Peace and Respect for Life 7:00 am Mass Saturday, January 28 10:00 am First Reconciliation 4:00 pm Reconcilliation 5:30 pm Mass Sunday, January 29 8:00 am Mass 8:30 am RCIA, Church Office 10:00 am Mass, School Spirit Sunday 11:00 am Open House, Fellowship Hall 11:15 am Sunday by Sunday, Bride s Room 11:30 am Spanish Mass 5:30 pm Mass Rosary for Peace and Respect for Life January 20 & 27 Gene Boriskie February 3 & 10 Edward V. Ruhnke Jr. Mass Intentions Saturday, January 21 5:30 PM Nunzie & Jeanette Loria Reba Catanese Johnnie Sicola Sr. Johnnie Sicola Jr. Martha Bilski Rick Stuiber Sunday, January 22 8:00 AM Adolf (Sonny) Kainer 10:00 AM Pro-Populo (Parishioners) 11:30 AM Armando Franco 5:30 PM Leonard, Peggy & Sugar Bryan Alfredo Vasquez Ana Vasquez Monday, January 23 7:00 AM Johnnie Sicola Jr. Tuesday, January 24 7:00 AM John Burns Marty Burns Wednesday, January 25 7:00 AM Gus Arndt (L) 8:05 AM All Souls Thursday, January 26 7:00 AM All Souls 6:30 PM Michelle Marks Friday, January 27 7:00 AM Wil Dalferes Saturday, January 28 5:30 PM Wil + & Linda Dalferes (L) John T. Bravenec Hector Vega Martinez Sunday, January 29 8:00 AM Bill McCoy 10:00 AM Pro-Populo (Parishioners) 11:30 AM Stevenson Family Mulvilhill Family 5:30 PM Josephine Carbone Next Week s Reader and EMHC Schedule Saturday, January 28 5:30 pm (Team 3) Tom Wright Michele Catanese Sunday, January 29 8:00 am (Team 1) Eddie Mason Norma Pabon 10:00 am (Team 1) School Mass 5:30 pm (Team 1) John Munro Richard Hall
www.sttheresa.cc 6622 Haskell, Houston, TX 77007 Phone: 713-869-3783 Fax: 713-869-3784 Pastor: Fr. Phil Lloyd, ext. 312 britishbulldog@sttheresa.cc Deacons Deacon Larry Vaclavik deaconlarry@sttheresa.cc Deacon Bill Wilson deaconbillwilson@gmail.com Deacon Juan de Dios Perez SCHOOL STAFF Principal Melissa Ilski ext. 320 melissa.ilski@sttheresa.cc Dean of Students Carman West, ext. 317 carman.west@sttheresa.cc Administrative Assistant Rhonda Lastovica, ext. 321 r.lastovica@sttheresa.cc Director of Admissions Kelly McCarty, ext. 314 k.mccarty@sttheresa.cc PARISH RESOURCES AND STAFF Development and Advancement Director Enrique Benitez, ext. 315 e.benitez@sttheresa.cc Pastoral Associate Matrimony or Application for Annulment Patrick Miral, ext. 310 p.miral@sttheresa.cc Director of Music and Liturgy David San Miguel, ext. 311 d.sanmiguel@sttheresa.cc Finance Manager, Church and School Cherie Hernandez, ext. 305 c.hernandez@sttheresa.cc Church and School Finance Lidia Chapple, ext. 333 lidia.chapple@sttheresa.cc Yen Fite, ext. 329 yen.fite@sttheresa.cc Johanna Bransford, ext. 309 j.bransford@sttheresa.cc 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 Receptionist/Clerical Assistant Deandra Mackey, ext. 301 d.mackey@sttheresa.cc Bulletin/Clerical Valerie Hernandez, ext. 307 v.hernandez@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 Holy Day Masses: 7 am, 12:10 pm, & 6:30 pm