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PARISH OFFICE HOURS MONDAY-THURSDAY: 9:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M.
FRIDAY: 9:00 A.M.-1:00 P.M.
SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil: 5:00 p.m.
Sunday: 7:30, 9:00, 11:00 a.m.
1:00 p.m. (Misa en español)
WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE Tuesday-Friday 8:00 a.m.
RECONCILIATION (CONFESSIONS) Wednesday: 6:30-7:15 p.m.
Saturday: 3:30-4:30 p.m.
EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED
SACRAMENT Monday: 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
First Friday of each month:
8:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
22800 Aldine-Westfield Rd., Spring, TX 77373 Office 281-353-5053 * Fax 281-355-8847
Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
www.stjta.org
CLERGY: Rev. Charles J. Samperi, Pastor Ext. 117
Deacon Ray Oden, Administrator Ext. 111
Deacon Alfonso Chicas Ext. 113
Deacon Rene Ramon Ext. 115
Deacon Art Zepeda, Retired Ext. 118
PASTORAL STAFF: Don Nguyen, Director of Music Ext. 123
Chela Mescia, Secretary Ext. 125
Cathy Uvalle, Secretary Ext. 120
BULLETIN DEADLINE: FRIDAY BY 12:00 P.M.
December 28, 2014 (The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph)
“Living our timeless Catholic Faith in a Contemporary world”
ST. JAMES THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC CHURCH SPRING, TEXAS
ACTIVITIES THIS WEEK SUNDAY, December 28, THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS,
MARY AND JOSEPH 7:30 a.m. Mass - Souls in Purgatory 9:00 a.m. Mass - Richard R. McBride + 11:00 a.m. Mass - William Ozog + 1:00 p.m. Misa en Español - Int. Juan & Ana Celia de Leon
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MONDAY, December 29, St. Thomas Becket, Bishop and Martyr (OFFICE CLOSED-NO ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT TODAY) _________________________________________________________
TUESDAY, December 30 8:00 a.m. Mass - Special Intention
(OFFICE CLOSED) ________________________________________________________
WEDNESDAY, December 31, St. Sylvester I, Pope 5:00 p.m. Mass - Ruth Martinko +
(OFFICE CLOSED)
______________________________________ THURSDAY, January 1—HAPPY NEW YEAR!! (OFFICE CLOSED) ________________________________________________________
FRIDAY, January 2 8:00 a.m. Mass - Bob Hovanec +
(OFFICE CLOSED-NO ADORATION TODAY) _____________________________________________
SATURDAY, January 3 8:00 a.m. English/Spanish Baptism Class (Apostle/St.James)
3:30 p.m. Confessions (South Confessional) 5:00 p.m. Mass - Pro Populo
MINISTRIES/ORGANIZATIONS:
Altar Society: (Theresa Avila) ………………………………………[email protected] Boy Scouts Troop #355, Cub Scouts, American Heritage Girls: (Paul Hall) ………………………………………………………[email protected] Catholic Daughters of the Americas: …………………………………………………..(Paula Willis))[email protected] Couples for Christ/FFL: (Joel Santa Cruz) …………[email protected] El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Group: (Joyce Ramos)……[email protected] Family Fun Night: (Kim Oden)……………………………[email protected]
Grupo de Oración: (Maria Esther Alvarez) Knights of Columbus #6557, Respect Life: (Robert Cobb) …………………………….………………………………[email protected]
Parish Council: (Sarah Alaniz)
Springtimers: (Betty Frey)…………………………………[email protected]
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE PEOPLE ON THE PRAYER LIST
Manuela Casas, James Jenkins, Bobbye Jenkins, Cecilia Araya, Anita Zepeda, Jeannie Steffensmeier, Jackie Walton, Paisley McCabe, Jean Lesieux, Maria Teresa & Raymond Barrau, Rita Coppa, Ilona Legradi, Maria Isabel Cortez, John Martinko, Joan Lariccia, Mason Coronado, Randy Hamala, Josefa Morales, Javier Camba, Chris & Mike Ferron, Richard Baca, Sam Carroll, Rosa Cedillo, Maria Partida, Carol, Beverly, Maggie, Magdalena Diaz, William Jackson, Maria, Selena, Maureen Kroeger, Manuel Garcia, Sr. Pedro Garcia, Manuel Garcia Jr., Ted Lan-da, Mark New, Heidi Richmond, Mary Parker, Consuelo Herrera, Lloyd Sherbert, Janell McCormick, Virgil Muncey, Mary Lopez, Irene Wilson, Matthew Wood, Paul Bernard, Ramona Trevino, Malena Trevino, Joe Trevino, Cloid Hall, Jimmy Arnold, Gary Grant, Felipe Cavazos, Mary Consford, Keylee Humphreys, Pierce Counts, Laura Counts, Martha Calvin, Vincent Sanzone, Donna St. Clair, Sarah Calzada, Hai Nguyen, John Lyke, Moises Woods, Andrea Duran, Hannah Henry, Raymond & Michelle Vera Jr.,Pat Schultz, Zeny Naguit, Gail Nevlud, Mary Ahr, Erin Musick, Joseph Moone.
ALSO FOR THOSE IN THE MILITARY AND THOSE WE HOLD IN OUR HEARTS
If you or a member of your family experiences illness or injury call the parish office and we will add that name to the prayer list. We post the name in the bulletin for 4 weeks, and pray every day for those on the prayer list (present and past).
PARISH INFORMATION NEWCOMERS: A warm welcome to you. We hope that you find a home with us here at St. James. If you would like to become a regis-tered member of our parish family, please pick up a registration form locate on either side of the doors. If you wish, you may stop the parish office or please visit our website at STJTA. org. We will be happy to assist you in any way. INFANT BAPTISM: We are excited about you having your baby bap-tized here at St. James. For information concerning Baptism, please contact the parish office or please visit our website at STJTA. org. ANOINTING OF THE SICK: The church is here for you in times of sickness. If you wish to receive the Anointing of the Sick, please con-tact the parish office or see the priest or one of the deacons before or after mass. He will be glad to assist you. MARRIAGE: Congratulations on your upcoming marriage. The church wishes to assist you in preparing for this important sacrament. Couples should contact the parish office at least six (6) months prior to the wedding date so that we can adequately prepare you to receive this sacrament or please visit our website at STJTA. org. RCIA: The church welcomes you as a son or daughter. We hope that you find a home with us here at St. James. If you are interested in becoming Catholic and learning about our faith, please speak to the priest or one of our deacons. You may also wish to visit It is our our website at STJTA. org. It is our pleasure and privilege to assist you on your journey of faith.
HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH
HOLY DAY MASS SCHEDULE:
SOLEMNITY OF MARY,
THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31st
5 p.m. Mass
THE PARISH OFFICES will be closed
Monday, December 29th, 2014 and will
resume regular hours on Monday,
January 5, 2015.
CONFESSIONS ~ WILL NOT BE HEARD
ON Wednesday 31st.
Mass will he celebrated on Friday, January 2, 2015
at 8:00 a.m. (NO ADORATION THIS DAY)
Thank you to all parishioners that donated toys
to the St. James Toy Drive. 70 children
received toys this Christmas due to your
generosity. Also, a huge thanks to those of you
who gave of your time to help
distribute the toys. God bless you!
PASTORAL CARE OF THE SICK - The church offers this sacrament to those who are seriously ill, whether at home or in the hospital. If you or some-one you know would like to receive this sacrament, please call the parish office. PARISH REGISTRATION - Welcome to our parish family! Parish registration forms are located in the vestibule and in the parish office. Please fill out the form and return it to the parish office. INFANT BAPTISM - Please call the parish office for information.
CELIAC DISEASE ~ If you (or someone you know) has Celiac Disease,
please speak to the priest or the Deacon before Mass to make arrangements to receive Holy Communion under a special form other than
bread.
NEW PARISH APP IS HERE! St James has launched our own app for iPhone and Android smart phones. The app will allow us to bet-ter communicate with you throughout the week and keep you updated with relevant parish news or up-dates. The app is very well designed and very intui-tive. It will be a great resource for parishioners by providing daily Mass readings, Catholic news and prayers, convenient prayer and Confession remind-ers, our bulletins and more. We hope for our new app will be a tool for fostering stronger parish life at St James and better engag-ing the New Evangelization.
ST. JAMES THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC CHURCH SPRING, TEXAS
DSF 2014 ~ “GO FORTH AND BEAR FRUIT THAT WILL LAST…”
Parish Goal for 2014: $85,000.00 Amount Paid: $78,681.82 Amount Pledged: $83,988.14 # of participants: 325 % paid at: 92.57% Report date: 12/15/2014
—-STEWARDSHIP
—MORE PARISH NEWS
Sign up for Online Giving by visiting www.stjta.org
Guide Book & Directory Advertising Opportunity
We are in the process of updating our annual Guide Book & Directo-ry for the Church. This book will be the Who, What, Where, When, Why and How of our Congregation. The book is being provided at no cost to our Church, including the mailing to each family, and again is being subsidized by local businesses that advertise in it. If you own or manage a business and would like to find out about advertising in our book, please call the Church Office. Recent survey results by Guide Book Publishing show that 92.1% of families would rather patronize a Guide Book & Directory advertiser over a non-advertiser. It “will pay” to advertise in our new Guide Book & Directory.
Update Membership Information Does our Church database have YOUR family membership record correct? Here is your chance to update YOUR record for our annual Guide Book & Directory (if you haven’t already done so). It is time for us to update our database with any changes, additions, or deletions that may have occurred in YOUR family over the past year. Have you changed your phone number? Have you moved? Are you preparing to move soon? Are all of your children still at home and are they all included in your membership record? Do you want your record published? If you have not already informed the Church Office about changes to your record, please let us know now so that the information in the Guide Book & Directory is correct. The Parish Office number is 281-353-5053.
Please pray for one of our Parishioners, ZENY NAGUIT, who has just been admitted to the Heart and Kid-ney Transplant List. Zeny’s survival rests on getting the-se much needed transplants. You can help Zeny and all the other patients like her who are waiting for transplants by following this link: http://patients.transplants.org/zenynaguit.
A Stewardship Prayer
Almighty and ever-faithful Lord, gratefully acknowledging Your mercy and humbly admitting our need, we pledge our
trust in You and each other. Filled with desire, we respond to Your call for discipleship by shaping our lives in imitation of Christ. We profess that the call requires us to be stewards of Your gifts. As stewards, we receive Your gifts gratefully,
cherish and tend them in a responsible manner, share them in practice and love with others, and return them with increase to the Lord. We pledge to our ongoing formation as stewards and our responsibility to call others to that same endeavor. Almighty and ever-faithful God, it is our fervent hope and prayer that You who have begun this good work in us will
bring it to fulfillment in Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Pope Francis proclaimed 2015 as a Year of Consecrated Life, opening on November 30, 2014, and closing on February 7, 2016, the day of our Archdiocesan Celebration of Consecrated Life. To read more about it, go to: www.archgh.org,
HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH
**THERE ARE NO CLASSES FROM DECEMBER 15TH—JANUARY 2ND DUE TO THE CHRISTMAS BREAK** (CLASSES RESUME JANUARY 7TH FOR GRADES: 1—3)
FOR ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL ~
Faith Formation Office: 281-353-5053 ext: 124 Faith Formation Secretary: Rachel Weatherby, [email protected]
Youth Ministry (Middle & High School): A.J. Bituin, [email protected]
CFF Middle School & Elementary: Jackie Brown. [email protected]
(Grades 4-6 & 7-8)
CFF High School & Elementary: Theresa Avila, [email protected]
(Grades 1-3 & 9-12)
FIRST COMMUNION/PRIMERA COMUNION ~ **There will be a parent meeting on January 24th at 9:00 a.m. in the church. This is mandatory for all parents of children who will be receiving First Communion in May 2015. **El dia 24 de enero del 2015 a las 9:00 a.m. se llevara a cabo una reunion/junta en la iglesia para padres de ninos que van a recibir el Sacramento de la Primera Comunion en mayo del 2015. Esta reunion/junta es obligatoria.
(Please visit our webpage at www.stjta.org/Formation & Sacraments for class schedules, information, and forms).
FAITH FORMATION
AROUND THE DIOCESE
DECEMBER 2014/JANUARY 2015 28 Sunday Sir 3:2-6, 12-14/ PS 128:1-2, 3, 4-5/Hb 11:8, 11-12, 17-19/ Lk 2:22-40
29 Monday 1 Jn 2:3-11/ PS 96:1-2A, 2B-3, 5B-6/Lk 2:22-35
30 Tuesday 1 Jn 2:12-17/ PS 96:7-8A, 8B-9, 1/Lk 2:36-40
31 Wednesday 1 Jn 2:18-21/PS 96:1-2, 11-12, 13/Jn 1:1-18
1 Thursday—January NM 6:22-27/PS 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8/GAL 4:4-7
2 Friday 1 JN 2:22-2/PS 98:1, 2-3AB, 3CD-4/JN 1:19-28
3 Saturday 1 JN 2:29–3:6/PS 98:1, 3CD-4, 5-6/JN 1:29-34
READINGS THIS WEEK
~SAINT OF THE WEEK~ Joy is a great remedy. I recommend it to you and I do so very
enthusiastically...! Be joyful! I say it again 'be joyful'! When we are joyful, we are less aware of evil and are cured more quickly. Cast all your cares on God; He is the best
of fathers and will look after you as well as possible.
- Blessed Giuseppina Nicoli (1863-1924), Feast Day December 31
TV MASS: NEW TIME ON KPXB (ION) CHANNEL 49
Heart of the Nation's TV Mass for the homebound will move to 5:30 a.m. on KPXB (ION) channel 49. When you or
someone you love cannot get to church because of illness, lack of transporta-tion, or other struggles, the TV Mass
offers spiritual comfort and inspiration. For cable/satellite channels, check
your TV listings for KPXB (ION). The TV Mass will continue to air at 9:00 a.m. on
KUGB channel 28 (need antenna). Video of the TV Mass is available online at www.HeartoftheNation.org.
Circle of Friends Catholic Singles Ministry Circle of Friends is open to all adults who are single, widowed, divorced or separated. People from any Parish and Faith are invited to participate in group
activities. Please look at our webpage @ http://staoptw.org for detail of events and more.
January Major Event: Jan. 11 Greet, Mass & a Meal
Jan. 17 Movie & Meal Check out the Calendar for details on more events!
ST. JAMES THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC CHURCH SPRING, TEXAS
SERVICIO DEL FONDO DIOC-ESANO 2014 “VAYAN Y DEN FRUTO ABUNDANTE Y DURADERO…”
Meta de la parroquia 2014: $85,000.00 Pagado: $78,681.82 Promesa: $83,988.14 # de participantes: 325 % pagado: 92.57% Fecha: 12/15/2014
—–MINISTERIO HISPANO
—-DEL ARCHIDIOCESIS
Symposium AGAPE de Evan-
gelizacion y Catequesis es un evento de formacion y evangelizacion para catequistas, lideres catequedticos y todo aquel que quiera recibir esta formacion. Todos son bienvenidos! Tendremos conferencias, talleres, conciertos, recursos catequeticos, Eucaristia, predicaion, adoracion eu-caristica y mucho ,as. Nos acompa-naran Monsenolr Wilfredo Pena de Puerto Rico, el Padre Ruben Fco. Bellante de Argentina, Lupita Vene-gas de Guadalajara, Jose “Pepe” Prado de Mexico. Timothy Matovina de la Universidad de Notre Dame y en la alabanza Celines de Republica Dominicana, Joan Sanchez/Rio Po-deroso Band de New York y Beto C’yado de Monterrey.
Sabado 24 de Enero del 2015
de 8:00 a.m. a 7:00 p.m. en el Centro Carolico Carismatico
1949 Cullen Blvd., Houston, TX 77023
Www.archgh.org/oec/agape
El nino crecia en tamano y sabiduria
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St. James the Apostle 22800 Aldine-Westfield Road Spring, TX 77373 281-353-5053 Contact: Chela Mescia [email protected] Software: MAC OS/Windows partition Pub 2010 AAXI Transmit: Monday afternoons SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: