March 27, 2016 - Saint Thomas the Apostle | Huntsville, TX

March 27, 2016 - Saint Thomas the Apostle | Huntsville, TX

Christ is Risen!
Easter Sunday
March 27, 2016
STAFF
Rev. Fred Valone …. Pastor
Felix Ramos . . . . . ... ……Permanent Deacon
Kathy Boscarino . . ………DRE / Youth Minister
Maria Delgado ..…….……Elementary CCE Coordinator
Music Ministry
Rick Reed ……...……….. …... Co-Coordinator
Carolyn O’Rourke……………. Co-Coordinator
Jill Baker ……………….. Nursery Coordinator
Dell Wells . . . . . . . . ...…...Bookkeeper
Sylvia Vitela . . . . ……... . Secretary
Laura Puente . . . …….. . . .Custodian
Weekly Readings
MASS INTENTIONS of the WEEK
Sat
3/26
5:30 pm All Catechumens and Candidates
Sun
3/27
7:45 am Danny Brown
10:45 am John William Heckler
12:30 pm Parishioners
No Mass
Mon
3/28 No Mass
Tues
3/29 No Mass
Wed
3/30 No Mass
Thurs
3/31
7:15 am All deceased members of
Ponzi and Fellers families
Fri
4/1
7:15 am Cherie McGee
Mon
3/28
Acts2:14,22-33;Mt.28:8-15
Sat
4/2
5:30 pm Marlene Zang (special intentions)
Tues
3/29
Acts2:36-41;Jn.20:11-18
Sun
4/3
7:45 am Parishioners
Wed
3/30
Acts3:1-10;Lk.24:13-35
10:45 am Mable Milliet (birthday)
Thurs 3/31
Acts3:11-26;Lk.24:35-48
12:30 pm Maria Isabel Zavala
Fri
4/1
Acts4:1-12;Jn.21:1-14
6:00 pm CSC Intentions
Sat
4/2
Acts4:13-21;Mk.16:9-15
Sun
4/3
Acts5:12-16;Rev.1:9-11,12-13,17-19
Jn.20:19-31
REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS / RECUERDEN EN SUS ORACIÓNES…
Judy Adib, Steve Aguayo, Richard Almendarez, Veronica Antwi,
James Aubey, Irma Avalos, Gene Barrett, Jordan Bergeron, Kathy
Boscarino, Fidelis Burton, Phillip Caito, Sunni Cook, Sabrina
Coronado, Terry Corral, Melanie Davis, Margie Eglsaer, Colin
Defour, Jose Luis Ecamilla, Paul Fivel, Diane Fuller, Diana Garcia,
Winifred Grivich, Mary Gutermuth, Bill Hodges, Maria Jalifi, Kevin
Kretzschmar, Dorothy Laskoskie, Andrew Leal, Sam and Marie
Martinez, Karen McPike, Coby Meinzer, Carol Mendel, Bill
Middleton, Donna Moore, Floyd and Maryann Moore, Tom Morales,
Lourdes Mosqueda, Paula Legler Phillips, Brenda Piñeda, John Raia,
Lillian Rodriguez, Lydia Rodriguez, Maria Ines Rodriguez,
Margaret Rozell, Jack Rumfield, Ana Marie Santos, John Sarley,
Jerry Seaton, Cindy Schwanke, Marilyn Shepherd, Kayden Bryn
Shipley, Wanda H. Smith, Elizabeth Speck, Tim Speck, David and
Dorothy Townsend, Matthew Varnum, Maria Elena Valencia, Leo
Vasquez, Bob Wessels, Alma Williams, Rose Youngblood.
Annual City of Huntsville Electronics
Recycling Day! It's time for the 9th Annual
Electronics Recycling day. This event will be
held at the City of Huntsville's Solid Waste and
Recycling Transfer Facility at 590 IH 35 N, on
Saturday, April 2, 2016 from 9:00 am to 12:00
noon.
Acceptable items include:
laptops/notebooks, printers/scanners, copiers/
projectors, plasma screens/LCD/LED Screens,
Computer
Accessories,
telecommunication/
networking equipment, stereos/radios, cell
phones/pagers/cameras, PDA / Palm pilots,
rechargeable batteries and vehicle batteries.
O Most Holy Trinity!
As many times as I breathe,
as many times as my heart beats,
as many times as my blood pulsates through my body,
so many thousand times do I want to glorify Your mercy. . .
May the greatest of all divine attributes,
that of Your unfathomable mercy,
pass through my heart and soul to my neighbor
(Diary 163). Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska
For more
information,
please call
Solid Waste
& Recycling
Services at
936-294-5712.
Father Fred writes…
Happy
Easter. I have a strange question for you on this
resurrection morning. Is Easter a noun or a verb?
The reason that I ask is important. If Easter is a
noun then maybe it is a one-day celebration and
then we go back to our normal way of life. If Easter
is a verb, then it must be a verb of action. Eastering.
Jesus’ resurrection means that for all who are
baptized and live as Jesus’ disciples then life can
never be the same. As Paul reminded us several
weeks ago, Easter as a verb requires us to forget
what lies behind but straining forward to what lies
ahead, I continue my pursuit toward the goal, the
prize of God’s upward calling, in Christ Jesus.
Father Roland Rolheiser spoke of Easter as a verb
when he wrote, “What the resurrection of Jesus
promises is that things can always be new again. It's
never too late to start over. Nothing is irrevocable.
No betrayal is final. No sin is unforgivable. Every
form of death can be overcome. There isn't any loss
that can't be redeemed. Every day is virgin. There is
really no such thing as old age. In the resurrection
we are assured that there are no doors that are
eternally closed, every time we close a door or one
is closed on us, God opens another for us. The
resurrection assures us that God never gives up on
us, even if we give up on ourselves, that God writes
straight with the crooked lines of our lives, that we
can forever re-virginize, regain lost innocence,
become post-sophisticated, and move beyond
bitterness. In a scheme of things where Jesus
breathes out forgiveness on those who betray him
and God raises dead bodies from the dead, we can
begin to believe that in the end all will be well and
every manner of being will be well and everything,
including our own lives, will eventually end sunny
side up. However, the challenge of living this out is
not just that of believing that Jesus rose physically
from the grave, but also, and perhaps even more
importantly, to believe that - no matter our age,
mistakes, betrayals, wounds, and deaths - we can
begin each day afresh, virgin, innocent again, a
child, a moral infant, stunned at the newness of it
all. No matter what we've done, our future is forever
pregnant with wonderful new possibility.
Resurrection is not just a question of one day, after
death, rising from the dead, but it is also about daily
rising from the many mini-graves within which we
so often find ourselves. In your mind is Easter a
noun or a verb? Don’t be surprised if you find me
greeting you at the end of Mass with the
greeting Happy Eastering!!
OFFICE MEMO
The parish office will be closed
Easter Monday
in observance of the Easter holy days.
Diocesan Service Fund
As of March 14, 2016
Parish Goal
$37,000
Total Amount Paid
$11,508.75
Total Amount Pledged
$16,030.00
Parish Goal Balance Due
$25,491.25
Stewardship for March 13th: $ 6,021.26
Catholic Relief Services: $ 1,650.54
Water Drops Project: $ 520.00
(the week of 3/13)
Thank you for your parish support!
ST. THOMAS LADIES…
organization is now
accepting scholarship applications for the 16th Annual
Frances Munn Scholarship. All graduating high school
seniors from St. Thomas the Apostle Parish are eligible
to apply. Applications are available at the church office
or from Kathy Boscarino. Please have your application
completed and turned in no later than Friday, Apr.29th.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS… First Friday Fish
Fry will be held April 1st from 5 pm to 7 pm in the
parish hall . Adults - $9. Children under 12 - $5.
MEN'S RETREAT
MERCY : A GLIMPSE INTO THE HEART OF GOD
APRIL 22 THRU 24
" The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth."
If you are in a rut, better move on out and make a
retreat with the men of St. Thomas at
the Holy Name Retreat Center in Houston.
Take some time to reflect,
to get focused in terms of God,
in terms of others and in terms of yourself.
For registration information call
CRAIG HIBBISON AT 436 - 0362
OR
THE HOLY NAME RETREAT CENTER
713 - 464 -0211
News and Events
Sunday March 27, 2016—No Lifeteen or Edge—Easter
Wednesday, March 30, 2016 STAY Youth Night 6:30-8:30
Upcoming Events
InSight—Retreat for Young Women in High School “Join the Dominican Sister os Mary Immaculate Province for a
one day retreat to build friendships, learn about religious life and meet sister and other consecrated women of the
Archdioceses” When: April 2, 2016 8:30-5:00 5250 Gasmer Dr Houston, TX 77035 Check with Mrs B for
registration info.
Its time to begin registering for AYC. AYC (Archdiocesan Youth Rally) is the largest youth rally of its kind and is open
to all Catholic high school youth Information will be handed out at Lifeteen, Edge and STAY youth night.
What’s Up at the
Catholic Student Center
Joseph Magee, Ph.D., Director – 291-2620 – DSF Supported – http://www.shsu-catholic.org
Week of March 27, 2016
Sunday
No Student Mass
No Dinner Social
Monday
4 pm – Rosary in the CSC
7 pm – Game/Social Night
8 pm – Men’s Small Group
Finding the mutual support of fellow
– Women’s Small Group
students for living the Christian life
Tuesday
5 pm – Catholic Movie Night
8 pm – Catholic Bible Study
A faith-filled evening of
Scripture, prayer, sharing,
Wednesday 4 pm – Rosary in the CSC
and great music!
8 pm – Alive! Praise and Worship
Thursday 6:15 pm – Mass in CSC Chapel
Dinner and discussion
7 pm – Café Catholica:
of all things Catholic.
Friday
4 pm – Rosary in the CSC
Happy Easter
Music
Mary Magdalene, because of her family's standing, was able to obtain an audience with the Roman
Emperor, Tiberius Caesar. According to the tradition, everyone visiting the Emperor was supposed to
bring him a gift. Rich and influential people, of course, brought expensive gifts whereas the poor offered
whatever they could afford. Mary Magdalene took an egg to the Emperor's palace and handed it to
Tiberius Caesar with the greeting: "Christ is risen!" Tiberius Caesar, responded to her: "How could
anyone ever rise from the dead? It is as impossible as that white egg turning red." While Tiberius was
speaking these words, the egg in the hand of Mary Magdalene began changing color until it finally
became bright red. It became
traditional for Christians throughout the world to color eggs in red.
Mary Magdalene then went on to explain to Tiberius Caesar that the now-red egg symbolized life rising
from a sealed chamber.
Palabras del Padre Fred…
Feliz Pascua. Tengo una pregunta extraña para ti en esta mañana de la
resurrección. ¿Es la Pascua un sustantivo o un verbo? La razón por que les pregunto es importante. Si la Pascua
es un sustantivo entonces tal vez es una celebración de un día y luego volvemos a nuestra forma normal de vida.
Si la Pascua es un verbo, entonces debe ser un verbo de acción. Pascuando (nueva palabra en nuestro
vocabulario). La Resurrección de Jesús significa que para todos los que son bautizados y viven como discípulos
de Jesús la vida nunca puede ser lo mismo. Como Pablo nos recordó hace unas semanas, Pascua como un verbo
nos obliga a olvidar lo que hay detrás pero filtra hacia adelante a lo que está delante, sigo mi búsqueda hacia
la meta, el Premio de Dios de llamar hacia arriba, en Cristo Jesús. Padre Roland Rolheiser habló de Pascua
como verbo cuando escribió, " Lo qué la resurrección de Jesús promete es que las cosas siempre pueden ser
nuevas otra vez. Nunca es tarde para empezar de nuevo. Nada es irrevocable. Ninguna traición es final. Ningún
pecado es imperdonable. Se puede superar toda forma de muerte. No hay pérdidas que no puedan ser
redimidas. Cada día es virgen. Realmente no hay tal cosa como la edad avanzada. La resurrección nos
asegura que no hay puertas eternamente cerradas, cada vez que cerramos una puerta o una se nos cierra,
Dios abre otra para nosotros. La resurrección nos asegura que Dios nunca se da por vencido con nosotros,
aunque nosotros nos renunciemos a nosotros mismos, que Dios escribe derecho con renglones torcidos de
nuestra vida, que podemos por siempre volver a recuperar la inocencia perdida, convertirnos como niños de
nuevo e ir más allá de la amargura. En un esquema de las cosas donde Jesús exhala el perdón a quienes lo traicionan y Dios levanta cadáveres de entre los muertos, podemos empezar a creer que al final todo saldrá bien y
cada manera de ser saldrá bien y todo, incluyendo nuestras propias vidas, eventualmente todo terminará todas
bien. Sin embargo, el reto de vivir esto no es sólo la de creer que Jesús se levantó físicamente de la tumba,
sino también y quizás aún más importante, creer que - sin importar nuestra edad, errores, traiciones, heridas y
muertes - podemos comenzar cada día nuevo, virgen, inocente de nuevo, un niño, un niño moral, sorprendió en
la novedad de todo esto. No importa lo que hemos hecho, nuestro futuro para siempre está embarazado de
nueva posibilidad
maravillosa. La resurrección no es sólo una cuestión de un día, después de la muerte,
levantándose de entre los muertos, pero se trata también de aumento diario de los muchos mini sepulcros en el
que nos encontramos tan a menudo. ¿En tu mente es la Pascua un sustantivo o un verbo?” No te sorprendas si
al final de la misa te encuentro con el saludo Feliz Pascuando!!
NOTA de la OFICINA
La oficina parroquial
se cerrará el lunes de Pascua..
St. Thomas Community
Lenten Project
February 14th $2,204
BAZAAR 2016 NEWS
BAZAAR 2016… The first planning meeting
for our 2016 bazaar will be held April 4, 6:30
p.m. in the parish hall. This will be an open
meeting for anyone interested in helping with
the planning of our annual parish bazaar. Any
questions or
concerns may be directed to
Charley Sanders, 936-295-0653.
WE REMEMBER YOU, O RISEN LORD
New Covenant at the feast of the cross.
Your resurrection dresses the table
for the bread of heaven and the cup of salvation.
Blessed are you!
—From Come, Lord Jesus by Lucien Deiss, CSSP, copyright © 1976, 1981, Lucien Deiss.
Published by World Library Publications. p.163
February 21st $3,561
February 28th $4,020
March 6th
$1,484
March 13th
$520
Total $11,789
Fr. Fred’s Project Goal: $11,700
(9 water systems @ $1300 each)
NOS ACORDAMOS DE TI oh Jesús resucitado,
el primero de entre los muertos.
Tu resurrección destruye el poder de la muerte
y cambia las lágrimas de agonía a lágrimas de alegría.
¡Bendito eres!
—De Oraciones Biblicas, p. 163 por Lucien Deiss, CSSp, copyright © 1976, 1981,
Lucien Deiss. Publicado por World Library Publications.