st. thomas more catholic church september 20, 2020 fifth ... · 2 st. thomas more catholic church...
Post on 21-Sep-2020
0 Views
Preview:
TRANSCRIPT
1
St. Thomas More Catholic Church September 20, 2020
Saint Thomas More Catholic Church
10330 Hillcroft St. | Houston, TX 77096 | (713) 729-0221
www.stmhouston.org
TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
St. Thomas More Catholic Church
A r c h d i o c e s e o f G a l v e s t o n — H o u s t o n
2
St. Thomas More Catholic Church September 20, 2020
Confession
Confesiones
Wednesday ● Miércoles
6:15 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday ● Sábado
3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Weekday Mass
Misa Entre Semana
Monday – Friday
6:30 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.
Saturday
8:00 a.m.
Weekend Masses
Misas del Fin de Semana
Saturday ● Sábado
5:00 p.m.
Sunday ● Domingo
7:30 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
1:00 p.m. (español)
Current Mass and Confession Schedule
Parish Office
Saint Thomas More Catholic Church
10330 Hillcroft St.
Houston, TX 77096
(713) 729-0221
(713) 729-3294 fax
www.stmhouston.org
Parish Office Hours Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Closed from 12:00-1:00 p.m. for lunch) Clergy Rev. Clark Sample, Pastor
Rev. Thuc Nguyen, Parochial Vicar
Rev. Binny Philip, Priest In Residence
Deacon John Krugh
Deacon Danny Naranjo Parish Staff Suzie Hamilton, Pastoral Associate
Eloise Starr, Secretary
Rosio Contreras, Receptionist
Ingrid Gooding, Bookkeeper
Ron Biba, Facilities Manager Religious Education Ryan Lambert, Director of Faith Formation
Xenia Avalos, Faith Formation, Admin Assistant
Mary-Therese Hafernik, Youth Confirmation Coord. Office of Music: Chris Bearer, Director, (713) 980-3111
Jian Guang Shi, Organist (713) 988-9829
Parish School
Saint Thomas More Catholic School
5927 Wigton Drive
Houston, TX 77096
(713) 729-3434
(713) 721-5644 fax
www.stthomasmore-school.org
School Office Hours Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Staff Carolina Bowman, Principal Noel Novak, Dean of Students Kathleen Prado, Director of Advancement Judy Gentempo, Admissions Anjie Ellis-Scales, Accountant Mary Heard, Secretary Rebeka Zepeda, Nurse Andrea Osborne, School Counselor
Parish Ministries
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) Deacon John Krugh, Director Respect Life Committee Marianne Kahlich, Director Building and Grounds Committee Vince Stasio, Chairman
3
St. Thomas More Catholic Church September 20, 2020
Dear Friends in Christ,
September 22nd is the beginning of the Fall season. For many people, Fall is their fa-vorite season. The weather cools (in Houston... sort of), the leaves change (in Hou-ston... kind of), football season begins and some great holidays are just around the cor-ner. The cosmic event that marks Fall is the autumnal equinox – the moment when the plane of Earth’s equator passes through the center of the sun’s disk. On September 22nd, there are exactly twelve hours of day and twelve hours of night. The days will continue to get shorter and shorter until we arrive at the winter solstice on December 21st.
Many of us probably wish that we could predict the future of COVID as well as we can predict the seasons, but we can’t. Even though things are looking more and more positive, the fact is that much uncertainty remains. Our modus operandi is to continue to follow the guidelines of the Archdiocese and to keep things as simple as possible. I would to take this opportunity to answer some commonly asked questions.
How many people can we have at Mass? We are still limited to 25% capacity, which is about 250 people. Even if we were allowed to increase capacity, it would be difficult to follow social distancing guidelines. If and when the need arises, we will offer more Masses.
What public events are allowed? Since May, the only public event we have been able to have on campus is the liturgy. Recently, the diocese has allowed only CCE and RCIA meetings to take place in person, at the discretion of the parish. We will contin-ue to move forward with our original plan of a family-based at-home catechesis, and we will continue evaluate this situation. Please see our website for more details. The diocese has not allowed us to have other events without explicit permission. Will the adoration chapel open back up? Yes! We had to temporarily close the adora-tion chapel because Church law requires at least one person to be in the presence of the exposed host. When COVID first hit, many of our scheduled adorers were unable to fulfill their duty and the chapel was left empty. We will rebuild our list of scheduled adorers and open the chapel back up at the right time. The church is open daily for ad-oration (Jesus is present the tabernacle, for more information on Eucharistic devotion see Eucharisticum Mysterium). How is the school doing? The school is doing well. Our new principal, Ms. Bowman, and the faculty and staff have worked hard to get us where we are today, and we are excited for the school’s future. Ms. Bowman has provided an update for the school in this bulletin. How are the priests doing? We are doing okay! This hasn’t been the easiest situation to navigate, but I think that things are going about as well as they can be. Fr. Thuc has already been here for almost 3 months, and he is really transitioning smoothly into the life of the parish (limited as it might be!). We would like to thank all of you for your support and your prayers. We will continue to follow the directives of the Cardinal and keep things as simple as possible. Please keep in mind that this whole COVID situa-tion is temporary. We don’t know exactly when everything will end... but we’ve al-ready made it through Spring and Summer! The days might get darker and darker, but we know that there will be bright days ahead!
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Fr. Clark
Saint of the Week
Feast of:
St. Padre Pio
Feast Day:
September 23rd
Spiritual Communion
Prayer
My Jesus, I believe that
You are present in the
Most Holy Sacrament.
I love You above all things,
and I desire to receive you
in my soul.
Since I cannot at this mo-
ment receive You sacra-
mentally, come at least
spiritually into my heart.
I embrace You as if You
are already there.
And unite myself wholly to
You.
Never permit me to be
separated from you.
Amen
From the Pastor’s Desk
4
St. Thomas More Catholic Church September 20, 2020
Weekly Readings
Scripture Readings for the Week of September 20 2020
Sunday Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Is.55:6-9,Ps.145:2-3,8-9,17-18,Phil.1:20- 24,27,Mt.20:1-16 Monday St. Matthew
Eph.4:1-7,11-13,Ps.19:2-3,4-5,Mt.9:9-13
Tuesday St. Thomas of Villanueva Prov.21:1-6,10-13,Ps.119:1,27,30,34,35,44 Lk.8:19-21
Wednesday St. Padre Pio Prov.30:5-9,Ps.119:29,72,89,101,104,163, Lk.9:1-6
Thursday Martyrs of Chalcedon Ec.1:2-11,Ps.90:3-4,5-6,12-13,14,17, Lk.9:7-9
Friday St. Vincent Strambi Ec.3:1-11,Ps.144:1-2,3-4,Lk.9:18-22
Saturday Saints Cosmas & Damian Ec.11:9--12:8,Ps.90:3-4,5-6,12-13,17, Lk.9:43-45
Sunday Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Ez.18:25-28,Ps.25:4-5,6-7,8-9,Phil:2:1-11, Mt.21-28-32
4
Lecturas Semanales Lecturas de las Escrituras para la Semana del 20 de septiembre 2020
Domingo Vigésimo Quinto Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario
Is.55:6-9,Sal.145:2-3,8-9,17-18,Fil.20-24,27 Mt.20:1-16
Lunes San Mateo Ef.4:1-7,11-13,Sal.19:2-3,4-5,Mt.9:9-13
Martes San Tomas de Villanueva
Prov.21:1-6,10-13,Sal.119:1,27,30,34,35,44, Lc.8:19-21
Miercoles San Padre Pio Prov.30:5-9,Sal.119:29,72,89,101,104,163, Lc.9:1-6
Jueves Mártires de Calcedonia Ec.1:2-11,Sal.90:3-4,5-6,12-13,14,17,Lc.9:7-9
Viernes San Vicente Strambi Ec.3:1-11,Sal.144:1-2,3-4,Lc.9:18-22
Sabado Santos Cosmas & Damian Ec.11:9--12:8,Sal.90:3-4,5-6,12-13,17, Lc.9:43-45
Domingo Vigésimo Sexto Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario
Ez.18:25-28,Sal.25:4-5,6-7,8-9,Fil.2:1-11, Mt.21:28-32
The Parish Office
Monday-Friday
8:00PM — 5:00PM
Closed 12:00PM —1:00PM
Please call
713-729-0221 for more information.
La oficina parroquial está abierta
Lunes Viernes
8:00PM — 5:00PM
Cerrado de 12:00PM —1:00PM
Por favor, llame
713-729-0221 para obtener más información.
Bulletin Announcements
Bulletin announcements are due
Monday by 5:00 p.m. for the following
Sunday. Please contact Rosio Contreras at
rcontreras@stmhouston.org to request a bulletin
announcement for your parish ministry, group, or
event in the bulletin. All requests are subject to ap-
proval and space availability and will be formatted
to fit the overall design of the bulletin.
Thank you.
5
St. Thomas More Catholic Church September 20, 2020
Mass Intentions
Sunday, September 20 7:30am † Indar Singh 9:00am † Daymond Mayhall 11:00am * Missa Pro Populo 1:00 pm * Missa Pro Populo
Monday, September 21 6:30am * Kitty Anderson 5:30pm † Irvin Meyer
Tuesday, September 22 6:30am † Apollonia Nwachukwu 5:30pm * Nnamdi & Chigozie Nwachukwu
Wednesday, September 23 6:30am * Fr. Joseph 5:30pm † Charlotte Mc Crate
Thursday, September 24 6:30am * Donald Kanu 5:30pm † John Joseph “Jack” Thompson
Friday, September 25 6:30 am † Vernon Hafernick Sr. 5:30pm † Ed Lexon
Saturday, September 26
9:00am † Nicanor Prado
5:00pm † Vessie Hajovksy Peters
† (Deceased) * (Special Intention)
One may request Mass Intentions by visiting
the parish office from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm,
Monday - Friday.
Stewardship for
September 20, 2020
Parish Goal: $193,000.00
Please make your contribution to the Dioce-
san Services Fund you have not already
done so.
Online Giving
The parish website has instructions on how
to register for convenient on-line giving.
You will have full control of your contribu-
tion account and scheduling. Visit our
homepage at STMHOUSTON.ORG for
details and registration.
Upcoming Second Collections
Peter’s Pence Collection
October 4, 2020
Collection
$14,015.28
Online Giving $7,065.27
Total $21,080.55
Uno puede solicitar Intenciones visitando la
oficina parroquial 8:00 am - 5:00 pm,
Lunes - Viernes
6
St. Thomas More Catholic Church September 20, 2020
A note from the St. Thomas More Parish School Principal:
School is in full swing and our students are halfway through their first quarter. Much has happened in the past month. We progressively opened our doors to our students and we now have all of our in-person students on campus with 30% of our student population attending school remotely. The first quarter ends Thursday, October 15th and our remote learners inter-ested in returning to campus for in-person attendance may return Monday, October 19th.
Our students started attending Mass or Morning Prayer last week. Due to the pandemic we have altered our Mass schedule. Traditionally, we celebrated whole-school Mass every Friday and Mass was open to the public. To reduce opportunities for exposure, our students are at-tending mass by grade level and our school Masses are not open to the community. So that all students may participate in the liturgy during the week we created a Morning Prayer service which is run by Fr. Clark or Fr. Thuc in the school building. The designated priest will do the Liturgy of the Word for the day with each grade level while the other priest celebrates Mass in the church. The school is certainly keeping Fr. Clark and Fr. Thuc busy these days. We are very thankful to have such dedicated priests at STM!
STM has much to be proud of and one of the factors that makes us such a tight community is that we have legacy at our school. To showcase the impact of our work, we will begin a series highlighting our alumni. If you are an STM alum interested in participating, or you would like to nominate an STM alum, please contact our office so we can give you more information. We are excited to honor our graduates and look forward to hearing from our alumni.
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Carolina Bowman
7
St. Thomas More Catholic Church September 20, 2020
Anointing of the Sick If you or a loved one is suffering form a serious illness
please call the parish office to request this sacrament,
713-729-0221
Homebound Due to restrictions imposed by Covid-19, we are not able
to visit the homebound at this time unless there is an
emergency. Please call the Parish Office and we will add
your name to a list of those who are homebound and wish
to receive Communion. When the restrictions are lifted
we will visit everyone on our list. In the meantime, you
may view the Holy Mass livestreamed on Sundays at
9:00, 11:00 and 1:00 (Spanish). Go to our parish website
for the link, www.stmhouston.org
Marriage Preparation Engaged couples, please contact the parish office at least
6 months to a year ahead of the wedding to begin the
church reservation process and marriage preparation.
Funerals In the event of the death of a loved one please have the
funeral home contact the parish office at (713) 729-0221.
Baptism Preparation and Classes
Infants and children under 6 years of old:
Baptismal Preparation Class for parents wishing to have
their infant or (child up to 6 years of age) baptized is
currently offered online via Zoom.
Attendance is required for parents and is highly rec-
ommended for godparents.
If possible class should be attended prior to the birth of
your child. Please call the Parish office to register 713-
729-0221. More information can be found on our web-
site www.stmhouston.org
When choosing godparents for your child, keep the fol-
lowing in mind:
A godparent must be 16 years of age or older and
have received the sacraments of baptism, Holy Eu-
charist, and Confirmation. They must be an active
practicing Catholic.
If married the godparents must be married by the
Catholic Church.
Only one godparent is required male or female
Children over 6 years old:
Please contact the Office of Children Faith Formation at
713-729-3435 for information on the Rite of Christian
Initiation adapted for children.
First Reconciliation / First Holy Communion Second grade students must be baptized and in their 2nd
year of Faith Formation at STM or in their second year
of religion classes in a Catholic school. Preparation for
these sacraments will be separate programs and will
commence in the Spring. You may call the Office of
Faith Formation with any questions, 713-729-3435.
Confirmation High School Students: You may visit our website for
more information www.stmhouston.org about the 2 year
program.
Adult Confirmation: Classes will begin in the
Spring. Registration information will be available later
in the year.
RCIA (The Rite of Christian Initiation of
Adults) Are you interested in becoming Catholic or do you
know someone who is? Consider joining our RCIA pro-
gram. You can go to our website for more information,
www.stmhouston.org Fill out the registration form and
our office will be notified of your interest. Currently,
programs are being conducted online via Zoom.
SACRAMENTS
8
St. Thomas More Catholic Church September 20, 2020
Liturgy and Sacred Music
Volunteer in the Music Office!
The music office needs help with general office
tasks. We are organizing the music library and need
assistance with filing and data entry. Work can be
done at the church or possibly at your own home.
For more details
please contact Chris Bearer at
cbearer@stmhouston.org or 713-729-0221 x 240.
Sacred Music Recital
Featuring:
Chris Bearer,
Organist and Director of Music
With special guest choral ensemble:
Vox Capella
For more information, please call the music office at 713-729-0221 x240 or
Email cbearer@stmhouston.org
Friday, October 9, 7:30 p.m.
Live Audience* and Live Streamed
*Live Audiemce still pending approval
Choir Academy
...now that school is back in session,
consider:
A step up from the ordinary parish children’s choir, the
CHOIR ACADEMY is a comprehensive Liturgy and
Sacred Music curriculum which will offer young
musicians the opportunity to discover the integral link
between music and liturgy.
This program includes a focus on music fundamentals
and will offer many opportunities to sing for various
liturgies throughout the year!
Are you and
your Children interested?
Contact Chris Bearer
to register for a
Parent information meeting-
Date TBD based on feedback
cbearer@stmhouston.org
Cantor Ministry
We are seeking talented singers!
Adults and youth singers are welcome to audition!
Parents, if you have children with a talent for
singing, this is a great way to foster a love of
service to the Church!
To schedule an audition:
please contact Chris Bearer at
cbearer@stmhouston.org or 713-729-0221 x 240.
9
St. Thomas More Catholic Church September 20, 2020
Children’s Faith Formation
We offer two models at STM this year. The Traditional Model begins the week of Sept. 21 and the Family Model in the beginning of October. We will communicate through Flocknote to update you as to when your materials are ready to pick up at the Religious Education building. There will not be a late registration fee due to the circumstances. Registra-tion is completely online. Both models are intended to be done at home. More details on our website.
Youth Faith Formation Adult Faith Formation
SEPTEMBER 2 N D - 2 3 R D
THE HUMAN PERSON
A small group study for
teens on discovering God's
Plan for Life and Featuring:
September 2nd, 9th,16th, and 23rd
7-8 pm via Zoom Link
During the month of September, join STM Youth
Ministry for a four-part series on the Church's
teaching on human sexuality and the life of free-
dom God has made us for.
Middle School Ministry begins October 7th
5:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
High School Youth Ministry begins Oct. 7th
6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Confirmation begins September 30th
6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Location: Youth Room for all events
Thursday Night Live Stream
Every Thursday night Ryan Lambert
hosts a live stream session based on
what parishioners want to hear about.
There is a chat feature for live Q&A.
This week will continue our series on
prayer. You can always watch previous
live streamed talks by visiting our
YouTube Page.
Want to become Catholic?
RCIA: The full registration form is
available online for those interested in
signing up. Call the Religious Educa-
tion office at 713-729-3435 if you have
any questions or concerns about the
process.
10
St. Thomas More Catholic Church September 20, 2020
Be a hero and give blood, Sunday, Oct. 11, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Servant Hall. Masks and social distancing will be required. Go to www.commitforlife.org to make an appointment.
Donors will receive free COVID-19 antibody testing, and donors 21 and up will get a coupon
for a free pint of beer from St. Arnold’s!
Your blood donation can save up to three lives! Make your appointment today!
Announcements Dear STM Family,
During the month of August, we were blessed to provide 93 families with
bags of food, feeding 330 individuals. A total of $11,960 was disbursed
for rent, utilities and furniture assisting 37 families (121 individuals).
Funds for this assistance was provided by our generous parishioners and
SVdP Council relief funds.
The need of our poor neighbors continues to be overwhelming with no end
in sight. Despite local and federal relief funds provided to numerous agencies, many fami-
lies are still facing evictions, their electricity and phone service are now disconnected and
they have no food or the means to obtain it. Thus, we continue the appeal for your support:
donations of food and funds, volunteers to help with phone calls, volunteers to safely deliver
food bags, prayers, prayers and more prayers!
Your fellow parishioner Vincentians are few but doing amazing work to serve the poor in our community. Please prayerfully consider joining us and sharing your gifts and talents. We grow in compassion and spirituality from the experience of helping our neigh-bors. The best antidote for the COVID-19 blues is helping a neighbor. Thank you in advance for your generosity. May God continue to bless all of us as we help his children during this crisis.
You may contact us by e-mailing svdp.district3stm@gmail.com or leaving your name
and number at 713-980-3113 for a Vincentian to return your call. “Charity is the cement which binds Communities to God and persons to one another .” - St. Vincent de Paul
11
St. Thomas More Catholic Church September 20, 2020
Announcements
Join us in
praying
the Rosary
Monday-Friday
6:00 a.m.
In the Church
The Diocesan Services Fund (DSF) helps all of us fulfill Christ’s mission here on earth by supporting
those programs and services that cannot be accomplished by one parish alone. More than 60 pro-
grams receive all or part of their funding from DSF and all funds are spent within Archdiocesan
boundaries. The broad areas of ministry that receive DSF support include: Catholic education of chil-
dren and adults; pastoral ministries for the sick, the poor and the incarcerated; the formation and
education of church leadership; social service programs such as San José Clinic, St. Dominic Village
and Catholic Charities. How may I donate to DSF? Credit Card You may charge your donations to a
credit card either using your pledge card or going online at www.archgh.org/dsf. We accept payments
via MasterCard, VISA, Discover and American Express. Direct Debit You may set up a direct debit
on your checking account on your pledge card. Just follow the directions on the card. You may also
pay by “e-check” online at www.archgh.org/dsf.
Knights of Columbus Southwest Council 3910
I would like to take a moment to encourage the men of our parish to con-
sider joining Southwest Council 3910 of the Knights of Columbus, here
at Saint Thomas More Catholic Parish. Membership in this Catholic fra-
ternal organization will give you the opportunity to strengthen our parish
and give back to our community, exclusive access to a top-rated insur-
ance program to protect your family; and the ability to grow in your
faith. These are just some of the reasons to join.
Visit www.kofc.org/joinus to sign up or contact Reynolds Contreras, membership director, by calling or texting 713-417-6180 or by emailing reynolds_contreras@live.com for further
information.
Live Streamed Sunday Mass
9:00AM
11:00AM
1:00PM (Espanol)
The link is available on our website:
stmhouston.org
12
St. Thomas More Catholic Church September 20, 2020
Queridos amigos en Cristo
El 22 de septiembre es el comienzo de la temporada de otoño. Para muchas personas, el otoño es su estación favorita. El clima se enfría (en Houston ... más o menos), las hojas cambian (en Houston ... más o menos), comienza la temporada de fútbol y algunas vacaciones geniales están a la vuelta de la esquina. El evento cósmico que marca la caída es el equinoccio de oto-ño, el momento en que el plano del ecuador de la Tierra pasa por el centro del disco solar. El 22 de septiembre, hay exactamente doce horas de día y doce horas de noche. Los días seguirán haciéndose cada vez más cortos hasta que lleguemos al solsticio de invierno el 21 de diciem-bre.
Muchos de nosotros probablemente desearíamos poder predecir el futuro de COVID tan bien como podemos predecir las estaciones, pero no podemos. Aunque las cosas se ven cada vez más positivas, el hecho es que sigue habiendo mucha incertidumbre. Nuestro modus operandi es continuar siguiendo las pautas de la Arquidiócesis y mantener las cosas lo más simples po-sible. Aprovecho esta oportunidad para responder algunas preguntas frecuentes.
¿Cuántas personas podemos tener en la misa? Todavía estamos limitados al 25% de la capaci-dad, que son unas 250 personas. Incluso si se nos permitiera aumentar la capacidad, sería difí-cil seguir las pautas de distanciamiento social. Si surge la necesidad, ofreceremos más misas.
¿Qué eventos públicos están permitidos? Desde mayo, el único evento público que hemos po-dido tener en el campus es la liturgia. Recientemente, la diócesis ha permitido que solo las reuniones de CCE y RCIA se lleven a cabo en persona, a discreción de la parroquia. Continua-remos avanzando con nuestro plan original de una catequesis en el hogar basada en la familia y continuaremos evaluando esta situación. Consulte nuestro sitio web para obtener más deta-lles. La diócesis no nos ha permitido tener otros eventos sin un permiso explícito.
¿Se volverá a abrir la capilla de adoración? ¡Si! Tuvimos que cerrar temporalmente la capilla de adoración porque la ley de la Iglesia requiere que al menos una persona esté en presencia de la hostia expuesta. Cuando llegó COVID por primera vez, muchos de nuestros adoradores programados no pudieron cumplir con su deber y la capilla se quedó vacía. Reconstruiremos nuestra lista de adoradores programados y volveremos a abrir la capilla en el momento ade-cuado. La iglesia está abierta todos los días para la adoración (Jesús está presente en el taber-náculo, para obtener más información sobre la devoción eucarística, ver Eucharisticum Myste-rium).
¿Se volverá a abrir la capilla de adoración? ¡Si! Tuvimos que cerrar temporalmente la capilla de adoración porque la ley de la Iglesia requiere que al menos una persona esté en presencia de la hostia expuesta. Cuando llegó COVID por primera vez, muchos de nuestros adoradores programados no pudieron cumplir con su deber y la capilla se quedó vacía. Reconstruiremos nuestra lista de adoradores programados y volveremos a abrir la capilla en el momento ade-cuado. La iglesia está abierta todos los días para la adoración (Jesús está presente en el taber-náculo, para obtener más información sobre la devoción eucarística, ver Eucharisticum Myste-rium).
¿Cómo va la escuela? La escuela va bien. Nuestra nueva directora, la Sra. Bowman, y la facul-tad y el personal han trabajado arduamente para llevarnos a donde estamos hoy, y estamos emocionados por el futuro de la escuela. La Sra. Bowman ha proporcionado una actualización para la escuela en este boletín.
¿Cómo están los sacerdotes? ¡Estamos bien! Esta no ha sido la situación más fácil de navegar, pero creo que las cosas van tan bien como pueden. P. Thuc ya ha estado aquí casi 3 meses, y realmente está haciendo una transición sin problemas a la vida de la parroquia (¡por limitada que sea!). Nos gustaría agradecerles a todos por su apoyo y sus oraciones. Continuaremos si-guiendo las instrucciones del Cardenal y mantendremos las cosas lo más simples posible. Ten-ga en cuenta que toda esta situación de COVID es temporal. No sabemos exactamente cuándo terminará todo ... ¡pero ya pasamos la primavera y el verano! Los días pueden volverse cada vez más oscuros, ¡pero sabemos que habrá días brillantes por delante!
De ustedes en Cristo,
Fr. Clark
Del escritorio del P. Clark
Santo de la semana
Fiesta de :
San Padre Pio
Fiesta:
23 de Septiembre
Oración de
Comunión espiritual
Jesús mío, creo que estás
presente en el Santísimo
Sacramento.
Te amo sobre todas las
cosas y deseo recibirte en
mi alma.
Como no puedo recibirte
en este momento sacra-
mentalmente, entra al
menos espiritualmente en
mi corazón.
Te abrazo como si ya estu-
vieras allí.
Y me uno totalmente a ti.
Nunca permitas que me
separe de ti.
Amen
top related