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December 21, 2008
August 9, 2009
November
2, 2014
OCTOBER
26,
2008
September
2008
August
3,
2008
November
23,7,28,
2008
Thirty
- First
Sunday
August
22,
2010
November
September
02,
2008
2008
In Ordinary Time
October 5, 2008
December 7, 2008
REMEMBER TO VOTE
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 4TH
7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
SAVE THE DATES
Men’s Meeting
Ongoing - “7 Deadly Sins”
Disciples In Growth (DIG)
MASS FOR LIFE
Every
Saturday
Every
Wed.
Every
Saturday
6:00 am
7:00 pm
8:30 am
Adore
Nov. 5
7:00 pm
Women’s Retreat
Nov. 8
8:30 am
Conferencia Juvenil
‘Operacion Lio’
8 de
Nov.
10:00 am
Nov. 15
7:30 am
Curso de Formacion ‘Pedro
15 y 16
de Nov.
8:00 pm
WOW meeting (3rd Friday)
Nov. 21
7:00pm
Christmas Concert!
Dec. 14
7:00 pm
Marriage in Christ Workshop
OFFICE, STAFF, MASS, & RECONCILIATION INFORMATION
REGULARLY SCHEDULED MASS AND EVENTS
MAILING ADDRESS:
1949 Cullen Blvd., Houston, Texas 77023
P.O. Box 230287, Houston, Texas 77223
Off: (713) 236-9977
Fax: (713) 236-0073
Web Page: www.cccgh.com
OFFICE HOURS:
Monday ..................... Closed
Tuesday .................... 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Wednesday ............... 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Thursday ................... 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Friday ........................ 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
PASTORAL STAFF:
Rev. Mark Goring, CC, Director ................ Ext. 11
Rev. Francis Frankovich, CC, Assoc. Dir.. Ext. 14
Rev. David Bergeron, CC, Assoc. Dir. ....... Ext. 24
Director Emeritus: Rev. Richard Paulissen, M.M.
[email protected]
OFFICE STAFF:
Alicia Driscoll, Assistant to Administrator………….....… Ext. 32
Aleida Hinojosa, Receptionist……………………………. Ext. 10
Ann Martinez, Administrative Assistant to Director…..…. Ext. 18
Joe Lopez, Security/Maintenance……………….…….… Ext. 27
Gloria Morales, Hispanic Ministry Assistant……….…... Ext. 23
José Molina, Security/Maintenance………………….… Ext. 27
Margaret Colunga, Data Management………..…...…….. Ext. 19
Mela Gutierrez, Bookstore Assistant…………………….. Ext. 20
Noris Redondo, Hispanic Ministry Coordinator…......… Ext. 23
Pat Allison, English Ministry .............................................. Ext. 16
Skip Davey, Administrator…………..………….……….…. Ext. 31
Teresa Valadez, Bookstore Manager………………
Ext. 20
MARRIAGE & ANNULMENTS PREPARATION:
Deacon Michael Garcia…...…………………………………….Ext. 12
DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION:
Fr. David Bergeron…………………………………..……..…..Ext. 24
ENGLISH MINISTRY:
Liaison
Patricia Allison, Parish Renewal
To be a member of the Center you MUST attend an
Orientation Meeting; register online at www.cccgh.com
Ext. 16
HISPANIC MINISTRY:
Noris Redondo, Coordinator………………………….…... Ext. 23
Gloria Morales, Assistant….………………………….…... Ext. 23
BOOKSTORE HOURS
Tuesday……..10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Wednesday….10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Thursday….… 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Not open after Mass
Friday……….10:00 am - 2:00 pm and 6:00-7:30 pm & after Mass
Sunday………12 Noon - 2pm After Mass
Readings for the Week of November 3 - 9, 2014
Monday: Phil 2:1-4; Ps 131:1bcde-3; Lk 14:12-14
Tuesday: Phil 2:5-11; Ps 22:26b-32; Lk 14:15-24
Wednesday: Phil 2:12-18; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Lk 14:25-33
Thursday: Phil 3:3-8a; Ps 105:2-7; Lk 15:1-10
Friday: Phil 3:17 — 4:1; Ps 122:1-5; Lk 16:1-8
Saturday: Phil 4:10-19; Ps 112:1b-2, 5-6, 8a, 9; Lk 16:9-15
Sunday: Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9; 1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17; Jn
2:13-22
W.O.W. MONTHLY Pro-life Outreach
Last Saturday of EVERY Month
♦MONDAY: Center and Offices Closed
♦TUESDAY: 12:00 Noon - English MASS / Chapel
♦WEDNESDAY: 11:00 - 11:50am Confession
12:00 Noon-Spanish Mass / Main Sanctuary
Prayer teams are available after Asamblea
7:00 - 9:00 pm - Women’s Bible Studies, Room 120
♦THURSDAY: 6:00 - 7:00 pm - Adoration of the
Blessed Sacrament Chapel
6:45 - 7:10 pm - Rosary before Mass - Main Sanctuary
7:20 - 7:30 pm - Praise & Worship-Main Sanctuary
7:30 pm - MASS
1st Thursday of each Month before Mass
Blessing of the Salt, Water and Oil.
♦ FRIDAY: 12:00 Noon - English MASS—Chapel
8:00 pm Spanish Mass
♦SATURDAY: Scheduled Events
6:00am Fishers of Men Prayer Group—Room 111
8:30am Mass for Life/Chapel
♦SUNDAY: 9:00 am - 9:45 am - Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
9:30 am - 10:00 am - Liturgy of the Hours (Chapel)
10:00 am - 10:30 am - Praise & Worship Main Sanctuary
10:30 am - MASS
Nigerian Mass: 2nd Sunday 1:00 pm in Main Sanctuary
Fellowship upstairs in fellowship hall after Mass
♦SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK
Please call the office for appointment.
♦SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION:
Sunday……….. 9:30 am - 10:20 am
Wednesday…...11:00 am - 11:50pm
Thursday……... 6:30 pm - 7:20 pm
Friday…………..6:30 pm - 7:50 pm or by appointment
Walking, Praying, & Fasting against
Human Trafficking
4300 Telephone Rd. 5:00 pm—7:00 pm
November 29, December 27
For more Information: [email protected]
Join us @ 6:45 pm in the
Sanctuary to pray the
Holy Rosary Every Thursday
Evening before Mass
CCC Mass for Life
Join us for The CCC Mass for Life
Every Saturday 8:30 am. In the Chapel
followed by a Rosary at Planned Parenthood
4600 Gulf Freeway @ I-45
Prayer Intentions
Flor Vasquez, Michelle Mancias, Barry Jackson, Rudy Reyna,
Bobbi & Sandy Embesi, Catalina Rivera, Mack Arevalo, Javier Lazo,
Elsie Cobb, Joe Flores, Jorge Alvarado, Jackie Lyons, Mary Hood,
Jim Koonce, Elilia Zuniga, Mayia Uresti, Matilda Gonzales, Benjamin
Thomas, Rudy Terrazas, Deacon Gerald DuPont, Bishop Christian
Riesbeck, Jesus Lopez, Carmen Garcia, Elijah Mondragon, Abraham
Flores, Mary & Jesse Cordero, June Isassi, Barbara Ryan, Tony Galicia,
Virginia Gonzalez, Sandra Longoria, Zamora Family,
Alyssa Hernandez, Rita Ochoa, Isa Montes & Family, Margarito Lara,
Linda McKnight, Roger & Martha Sherman
In Memoriam
† Sixto Silva † Anita Flores † Maricruz Espinoza †Allen McKay King
† Julia Buccelli † Jerilyn Davis † Magdalena Padilla
This week at the Center…..
THIRTY - FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
NOVEMBER 2, 2014
Halloween:
A Catholic View
Several years ago, our then ten-yearold son surprised his (non-Catholic)
grandparents by announcing, matter of
factly, that "We're Catholics, so we
have to believe in vampires and werewolves." Needless to say, I had a little explaining to do, both to
his grandparents and to him.He was on to something, though.
Saying that we believe in vampires and werewolves was his way
of saying that, as Catholics, we believe in the reality of evil.
And we have to believe in the reality of evil in order to believe in the reality of good….
Modern Christians, including many Catholics, who try to downplay or erase the reality of Hell and of Satan and of evil often
don't realize that they're also diminishing the importance of what
it means to be a saint. If man is innately good, and there are no
"principalities and powers" trying to capture his soul for all eternity, then what's the point of making the sacrifices that saints
make?
Much of the modern aversion to Halloween, I think, stems from
the same unwillingness to acknowledge the reality of evil. But
there's a reason why we dress up as ghouls and goblins on the
night before we celebrate the feast of All Saints Day…. it's actually a Christian reason: We believe in a world that extends
beyond the one that we can see, a world in which angels and demons do contest for the souls of men, and the Prince of Lies
grows in power by convincing people that he does not exist.
If for no other reason than the fact that it reminds us that, as
Hamlet tells his friend, "There are more things in heaven and
earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy,"
Scott P. Richert about.com
Halloween is worth celebrating…
Volunteer Opportunity
In the CCC Bookstore
Call 713-236-9977 for more details
November 5, 2014
7:00 pm
Saints and Special Observances Nov. 2 - 8, 2014
Sunday: The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed
(All Souls’ Day); Daylight Saving Time ends;
Monday: St. Martin de Porres
Tuesday: St. Charles Borromeo; Election Day
Friday: First Friday
Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary
Marriage In Christ Workshop
for couples seeking the
Sacrament of Marriage!
Saturday November 15, 2014
7:30am-5:30pm
Enrollment Fee $50.00
Couples cohabitating or civilly married may not receive the Eucharist and/or seek absolution in confession until your marriage is validated. If you had a prior
marriage that needs to be annulled
we can help you with the process!
Register: at Deacon Michael Garcia’s office
Room 111B
Tel.713-236-9977 ext.12
www.cccgh.com
ENGLISH MINISTRY, YOUTH AND FORMATION NEWS
www.cccgh.com
Please pick up your copy of the latest Servants of the
Cross New Wine newsletter. Read how the Lord has
been working in this young community. Melissa Monette is their newest member, she shares her testimony
in this issue. Also read how the Holy Spirit is moving
through these Sisters of ours. Enjoy the read and please
keep the Sisters in your prayers as they continue to
spread the love of Christ to all His people.
Breaking Bread Homeless Ministries
News From The Streets…
The Gentleman With
A French Accent
By Mary Martha Primerano
The Praise and Worship songs that are song at the nursing
home are life giving and full of hope. I witnessed this first hand
once we began to sing a song titled: I Believe. It goes like
this: We believe in God the father, we believe in Jesus
Christ, We believe in the Holy Spirit and He’s given us new
life. We believe in the Resurrection, We believe that He
conquered death... And He’s coming back again!! For those
of you who are regular church goers –you probably are familiar
with this song. Well as are Praise and Worship leader - Victor
played his guitar, and as we all joined in singing with all of our
hearts, I managed to notice one resident named Renault. I’m
not sure of his story but his light French accent signaled me
that he was far away from where his life began. Still when we
would hit the chorus part of the song, I would watch Renault
take his fist humbly and lightly pound his chest. My heart was
touched because I could visibly see Renault acknowledge his
creator by this small gesture. To those who have ever doubted if you could ever make a difference in someone’s life, we
offer you an opportunity to come join us to sing Praise and
Worship songs with the forgotten and alone. I heard it said,
“It is in giving that we receive”, and this is absolutely true.
If interested in volunteering please contact:
Is the Lord Calling You
to Prayer Ministry?
Have You Completed the
Elijah House Ministry Class?
Elijah House is a Pre-Requisite for all prayer
Ministry at the Charismatic Center.
All of those who sense this calling to pray for others
May contact Phocion Park at 832-245-9475
Or Cheryl Park at 713-374-5950
“Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each
other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous
person is powerful and effective.” Jas. 5:16
Walt Primerano 713.661.7167 or
walterprimerano@yahoocom
Thank you for your Generous Support!
Please remember to make your checks payable to the
CCC and always use BLUE or BLACK ink
ONLY in writing your checks.
by request of the Bank, as other colors cannot be processed
Simona Treviño (11/2)
Barbara Onyeama (11/2)
Enrique de Hoyos Castro (11/2)
Jessica Ryder (11/2)
Deacon Michael Garcia (11/3)
Philip Lyons (11/3)
Angela Alexander (11/3)
Ana N. Rivera (11/3)
Barbara Richards (11/5)
Jamie Morales (11/5)
Sophia Cantú (11/5)
Jeremiah Smith (11/5)
Monica Delvalle-Garza (11/6)
Alicia Gonzales (11/6)
Eugene Williams (11/6)
Felicia Villarreal (11/7)
Mark A. Hinojos (11/7/)
Yvonne Figueroa (11/8)
Diamond Salazar (11/8)
STEWARDSHIP REPORT
Sunday October 26, 2014
$12,390.00
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
GENEROUS SUPPORT
UPCOMING EVENTS, RETREATS at the CCC, AROUND THE ARCHDIOCESE AND MORE
Brown Bag
1st Tuesday Brown Bag Events
Brown Bag Events are information Sessions about many
different programs/ministries available in the Archdiocese Family Life Transitions Ministry.
Where: Chancery Building at St. Dominic Center
2403 Holcombe Blvd. Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Next Meeting is November 4, 2014
Topic: ANOINTING OF THE SICK
Day Retreat
PARISH STAFF DAY OF
REFLECTION
Sharing the Joy of the Gospel
November 5, 2014 Fr. David Bergeron, CC
9 am - 3:30 pm $25.00 person includes lunch
Growing in the Joy of the Lord is perhaps one of
the most effective ways of evangelizing, one of
the first fruits of encountering Jesus. Through
our reflections, we will highlight ways we can continue
in that spirit even amidst the daily challenges you face working in the vineyard of the Lord.
Ask if your parish staff can come to a day of prayer and
reflection at the CRC. Volunteers are welcome to register
for this event too. You will have time to pray, reflect,
share.
Call Patricia at 281-337- 1312 x18 to sign up yourself
or your group for this early November event.
Youth With A Mission
Retreat 2014 at Twin Oaks Ranch
Nov 14- Nov 16, 2014
Location:
Youth With a Mission Twin Oaks Ranch
- SST Village ,Garden Valley, TX
Dates:
Arrive: Friday, Nov 14, 6pm at Twin Oaks Ranch
Leave: Sunday, November 16, 2pm
Cost:
$142 per camper
Register by Oct 24 for early discount.
Fun - Food - Faith - Fellowship
Obstacle Course!
Contact:
Lori Harris: [email protected] 903-343-3567
St. Charles Borromeo, Bishop
Feast Day November 4,Charles Borromeo
(Italian: Carlo Borromeo, Latin: Carolus
Borromeus, 1538–1584) was the cardinal archbishop of Milan from 1564 to 1584. Among the great reformers of the troubled sixteenth century, Borromeo, with St. Ignatius of Loyola, St. Philip Neri, and others, led the movement to
combat the inroads of the Protestant Reformation. He was a
leading figure during the Counter-Reformation and was responsible for significant reforms in the Catholic Church, including the founding of seminaries for the education of priests.
Holy Hour
ST. PAULA MINISTRY TO THE WIDOWED
Where: Chapel at
St. Dominic Center
2403 Holcombe Blvd.
Houston, Tx. 77021
When:
Every 2nd Thursday
of each month.
November 13, 2014
MONTHLY HOLY HOUR AND TEA TIME
3:00 - 3:45 ADORATION
3:45 - 4:15 ROSARY AND BENEDICTION
4:15 - 5:15 TEA TIME AND FELLOWSHIP
Sponsored by Family Life Ministry
Women of Worship
“Charm is deceptive and beauty fleeting; the woman who
fears the Lord is to be praised.” Proverbs 31:30.
WOMEN’S CHARISMATIC PRAYER GROUP!
Monthly meeting 3rd Friday November 21st
7-9pm
Room 111A,
Prayer and Fellowship!
We are making Care Bags for Breaking Bread Ministry!
Please Bring Your Bible!
Donations Needed!
Food Items: crackers, tuna fish, peanut butter, granola bars,
canned juice, canned soup, bagged nuts, and canned fruit.
Toiletry Items: Q-Tips, combs, socks, small lotions, tissues,
lip balm, ski cap, and gloves.
W.O.W. Outreach, Feeding the Homeless with
Breaking Bread Ministry th
Thanksgiving Day
9 am-12p.m,
Thursday, Nov. 27
805 Hardy St.
Houston TX. 77002
For more information [email protected]
Advent Retreat
ADVENT DAY OF PRAYER
The Coming of our God
Sr. Lois Dideon, r.c.
Dec. 13, 2014
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Lunch provided, $35
Advent is a time for realizing more deeply that
God has come to us in the person of Jesus Christ. He calls us to
be one in Him; to know Him and take comfort in His
love, learning to love as He does. Come reflect on this divine
mystery that you may experience God's love more deeply and
fall ever more in love with Him.
Retreat 2015
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XXXI DOMINGO DEL TIEMPO ORDINARIO, CICLO A, COLOR VERDE
2 DE NOVIEMBRE DEL 2014
“ GUARDA MI ALMA EN LA PAZ, JUNTO A TI, SEÑOR”
HIPÓCRITAS O
SERVIDORES
En el Evangelio de hoy, Jesús ataca una vez más a los escribas
y fariseos. Invita a los suyos a hacer y cumplir lo que enseñan,
pero no imitarlos en su conducta. Son críƟcas duras que les
hace a los dirigentes espirituales de su pueblo. En concreto
les echa en cara lo siguiente:
- no cumplen lo que enseñan,
- imponen cargas pesadas a la gente, pero ellos ni las tocan,
- quieren aparentar ante los demás,
- buscan los primeros puestos y los saludos en las plazas.
Ahora, uno podría pensar de que estas acƟtudes fueron
propias de esta ente y que con su muerte se acabaron.
LasƟmosamente no es así. Este discurso de Jesús se dirige,
por eso, también los crisƟanos de todos los Ɵempos. Se dirige
a las autoridades de la Iglesia y se dirige igualmente a cada
uno de nosotros. Porque los fariseos no son una categoría de
personas. Se trata, más bien, de una categoría del espíritu de
una postura interior. Es un bacilo siempre dispuesto a
infectar nuestra vida religiosa.
Todos somos fariseos:
- Cuando reducimos la religión a una cuesƟón de pracƟcas
espirituales,
a un
legalismo estéril;
- Cuando pretendemos llegar a Dios dejando de lado al
prójimo;
- Cuando nos preocupamos más de “parecer” que de “ser”;
- Cuando nos consideramos mejores que los demás.
Toda esta plaga Ɵene un único y solo nombre: hipocresía. Por
eso, con toda jusƟcia, fariseísmo se ha converƟdo para
nosotros en sinónimo de hipocresía. Y al leer estos ataques
tan violentos, uno comprende que la hipocresía sea el único
pecado ante el cual el Señor se haya horrorizado de verdad.
Los hipócritas Ɵenen una “doble cara”, una vuelta hacia Dios
y la otra hacia los demás. Y, sin duda, la cara que mira a Dios
es horrible, espantosa. Para Cristo, la ley no era un ídolo, sino
que era un medio. Tenía la tarea de empujar al hombre hacia
adelante, de ayudarle para crecer. La ley tenía que
desembocar en el amor. El corazón del hombre no está
hecho para la ley. Está hecho para el amor. Y una religion que
no se traduzca en amor merece un solo nombre: hipocresía.
El desaİo que hoy nos presenta Jesús es, entonces: amor o
hipocresía. En el Evangelio de hoy lo expresa así: “Que el más
grande de Uds. se haga servidor de los demás”. Porque amar
significa servir. Quien ama realmente, sirve a los demás, se
entrega a los hermanos. Es la acƟtud de Cristo. Toda su vida
en esta Ɵerra no fue sino un servicio permanente a los
demás. Y al final entrega hasta su vida por nosotros, para
liberarnos y salvarnos. Y es también la acƟtud de María. En la
hora de la Anunciación se proclama la esclava del Señor.
Nosotros muchas veces creemos que estamos sirviendo a Dios
porque le rezamos una oración o cumplimos una promesa.
Miremos a María: Ella le entrega toda su vida, para cumplir la
tarea que Dios le encomienda por medio del ángel. Cambia en
el acto todos sus planes y proyectos, se olvida completamente
de sus propios intereses. Lo mismo le pasa con Isabel. Sabe
que su prima va a tener un hijo y parte en seguida, a pesar del
largo camino de unos cien kilómetros. No busca pretextos por
estar encinta y no poder arriesgar un viaje tan largo. Y se
queda tres meses con ella, sirviéndola hasta el nacimiento de
Juan BauƟsta. Hace todo esto, porque sabe que en el Reino de
Dios los primeros son los que saben converƟrse en servidores
de todos. Cuando el ángel le anuncia que Ella será Madre de
Dios, entonces María comprende que esta vocación le exige
converƟrse en la primera servidora de Dios y de los hombres.
Queridos hermanos, pidámosle por eso, en esta Eucarisơa, a
Jesús y a María que nos regalen ese espíritu de servicio
desinteresado y generoso, que ellos han vivido tan
ejemplarmente. Sólo con ese espíritu podremos enfrentar los
desaİos del mundo de hoy.
Sólo con ese espíritu podremos ser instrumentos aptos para
construir un mundo nuevo.
¡Qué así sea!
En el nombre del Padre, del Hijo y del Espíritu Santo.
Amén.
Padre Nicolás Schwizer
Instituto de los Padres de Schoenstatt
.
ACTIVIDADES DE LA SEMANA
Martes:
9:30pm
- Ensayo de Ministerio de Música, 7pm-9:30pm
- “Nuevo Amanecer” Apoyo para Adictos 7pm-
- “Ven y Sígueme” Padre Francis 7pm-9:30pm
- “Sesiones de Al– Anon” 9am-11am
Miércoles:
- Rosario, Asamblea y Eucaristía 12pm,
9:30am-1:30pm.
- Grupo de Jóvenes Adultos
“Agua Viva” 7pm-9:30pm
Miércoles (Primero de mes):
- Exposición del Santísimo y
- Bendición de sacramentales e imágenes.
Jueves:
- Curso de Formación, 7pm-9:30pm
- Crecimiento I y II, 7pm-9:30pm
- Formación para toda la Familia, 7pm-9:30pm
Viernes: - Sesiones de Al– Anon 9am-11am
- Asamblea y Formación para Niños 6 a 12 años,
7pm-9:30pm
- Rosario, Asamblea y Eucaristía 8pm,
6:30pm-9:30pm
Viernes (Primero del mes):
- Exposición del Santísimo
Viernes (Segundo del mes):
-Bendición de sacramentales e imágenes.
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2 DE NOVIEMBRE DEL 2014
ACTIVIDADES Y EVENTOS DE LA COMUNIDAD HISPANA