H F C C Archdiocese of Galveston Houston

Rev. Sunny Joseph, OSH, Pastor Rev . Joy James, OSH, Parochia l Vicar

Oblates of the Sacred Heart

Sunday Masses Saturday Vigi l .……5:30 pm Sunday…7:30 am, 9:00 am, 10:45 am, 12:30 pm (Español) , 5 :30 pm. Reconci l iat ion Saturday 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm. Or anyt ime by appointment -Chapel Bapt ism Cal l the CCE Off ice weekdays, 9:00 am-4:00 pm. (281) 499-4612 Marriage Contact the Parish Office at least s ix (6) months prior to the wedding date . (281-499-9688) . Please at -tend the information sess ion every 1st Monday of the month at 7:00 pm in the Parish Off ice .

Anoint ing of the Sick Cal l (281) 499-9688 Heal ing Mass 4th Tuesday of each month - 7:00 pm Adorat ion First Friday, 8:45 am Mass un-t i l 8:00 pm Benedict ion, Chapel

Dai ly Masses Monday………..…..8:45 am, 12:10 pm Tuesday…………… 8:45 am, 7:00 pm Wednesday………..6:30 am, 8:45 am Thursday….. .……..8:45 am, 7 :00 pm (Español) Fr iday…….. . . . . . . . . . .6:30 am, 8:45 am Saturday….. . . . . . . . . . .8 :45 am Rosary af ter 8:45 am Daily Mass

Other Services

* Fr. Michael Biondi Library & Gift Shop open Sundays after all Masses * Quinceaños contact the CCE Office, (281) 499-4612 * Non-Catholics who wish to join our faith community RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) is a process to welcome you into our faith, contact the CCE Office, (281) 499-4612 * Religious Education contact the CCE Office, (281) 499-4612 * Society of St. Vincent de Paul (281) 499-6246

information@holyfamilychurch.us

Growing Together in Christ Creciendo Unidos en Cristo

Parish Off ice Gail Hutchins, Adminis t ra tor Relig ious Educat ion Yolanda Peña, DRE Hispanic Ministry Georgina Romero Music Minis try Dr. Andre LaCour Society of St . Vincent de Paul David Perez Youth Ministry Jeanet te Velasquez Finance Counci l Darrel l Groves, Chairman (281) 778-0502 Pastoral Counci l John Louis , Chairman (281) 499-3156

Parish Off ice Gail Hutchins, Administrator Bruce Peterson, Assoc. Admin. Relig ious Educat ion 281-499-4612 Hispanic Ministry Georgina Romero Music Minis try Dr. Andre LaCour Society of St . Vincent de Paul David Perez Youth Ministry Jeanet te Velasquez Finance Counci l Terry Molik, Chairman 713-899-4024 Pastoral Counci l Frances Jalomo, Chairwoman (281) 499-4289

Holy Family Parish Mission Statement: We, the faith community of Holy Family Catholic Church, aspire to follow the example of Jesus Christ. We foster community by welcoming, educating and encouraging each other on our faith journey. We seek to build the kingdom of God as a Eucharis-tic community by witnessing the presence of the living Christ to others by giving of our time, talents and treasure.

December 31, 2017 The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph

31 de Diciembre 2017 La Sagrada Familia, Jesus, Maria y Jose

Dear sisters and brothers of Holy Family, "And whatever you do, in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him" (Colossians 3:17). As we come to the close of the year 2017, our hearts rise in gratitude for all the blessing our loving Father has showered on us. We have been so blessed in this year 2017. Through our Formation Towards Christian Ministry Program (FTCM), we have grown in our knowledge and love of God. Our ACTS retreats helped us a lot to renew and refresh our spiritual lives and to be the good stewards of all the gifts God bestowed on us. We continued with great enthusiasm our mission of evangelization through our various ministries and organizations especially our Religious Education and Youth Ministry. We have dedicated our beautiful ex-tended parking lot. We have reduced our debt to considerably through our ‘Growing together in Christ’ Campaign. We have reached our Diocesan Service Fund (DSF) Goal for this year $123,000. We have replaced all our church and chapel lights with LED lights. Even though we got the impact of the Hurricane Harvey, we experienced the love and protection of our Lord, as we all came together to help and serve each other, especially the most affected. Let us thank God for these, and all those amazing blessings God showered on us, in this year 2017. I thank you all for your prayers, support and great stewardship to our parish family, especially our parish leadership councils, committees, staff, ministries and organizations for their fabulous stewardship and dedication, without which we could not have achieve these amazing results. I can’t believe, this year I have completed ten years in Holy Family. After coming over here, I feel like time flies. Thank God, this December 27th, I started my 25th year of priesthood. I am so humbled to see and experience how our loving Lord guides and uses unworthy servants like me to continue his work of serving His people. Your continued prayers and support helps Fr. Joy and me a lot to fulfil the mission our loving Lord entrusted on us, and we will be always grateful for that. In this Jubilee year, I think, I need some renewal and refreshment. So, I will be taking a sabbatical for three months. I will be leaving on January 1st and be back on April 4th. I am taking a six weeks’ renewal sabbatical program in Jerusalem and the rest of the time I will be spending in our Oblates’ mother house in India. There will be two priests helping Fr. Joy in the moths of February and March. Please keep me in your valuable prayers and I will be keeping you all in my daily mass and prayers. Let us welcome the New Year 2018 with renewed enthusiasm, following the example and virtues of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph and growing together in Christ as ‘One Faith One Family’! Wishing you all the blessings of Holy Family and a Happy and blessed New Year! Fr. Sunny.

Queridas hermanas y hermanos de la Sagrada Familia, "Todo lo que puedan decir o realizar, háganlo siempre en nombre del Señor Jesús, dando gracias por él a Dios Pa-dre." (Colosenses 3:17). Al llegar al final del año 2017, nuestros corazones se levantan en gratitud por todas las bendiciones que nuestro amoroso Padre ha derramado sobre nosotros. Hemos sido bendecidos en este año 2017. A través de nuestro Programa de Formación para el Ministerio Cristiano (FPMC), hemos crecido en nuestro conocimiento y amor a Dios. Nuestros retiros de ACTS nos ayudaron mucho a renovar y actualizar nues-tras vidas espirituales y a ser buenos administradores de todos los dones que Dios nos otorgó. Continuamos con gran entusiasmo nuestra misión de evangelización a través de nuestros diversos ministerios y organizaciones, especialmente nuestro Ministerio de Educación Religiosa y Ministerio Juvenil. Hemos dedicado nuestro hermoso estacionamiento extendido. Hemos reducido considera-blemente nuestra deuda a través de nuestra campaña 'Creciendo unidos en Cristo'. Hemos alcanzado nuestra meta del Fondo de Servicio Diocesano (DSF) para este año $123,000. Hemos reemplazado todas las luces de la iglesia y de la capilla con luces LED. Aunque tuvimos el impacto del huracán Harvey, experimentamos el amor y la protección de nuestro Señor, ya que todos nos unimos para ayudarnos y servirnos unos a otros, especialmente a los más afectados. Démosle gracias a Dios por estas y todas esas increí-bles bendiciones que Dios derramó sobre nosotros, en este año 2017. Les agradezco a todos por sus oraciones, apoyo y gran mayor-domía a nuestra familia parroquial, especialmente nuestros consejos de liderazgo, comités, personal, ministerios de la parroquia y organizaciones por su fabulosa mayordomía y dedicación, sin las cuales no podríamos haber logrado estos sorprendentes resultados. No lo puedo creer, este año cumplí diez años en la Sagrada Familia. Después de venir aquí, siento que el tiempo vuela. Gracias a Dios, este 27 de diciembre, comencé mi 25° año de sacerdocio. Me siento tan honrado de ver y experimentar cómo nuestro amoro-so Señor guía y usa a sus servidores indignos como yo para continuar su trabajo de servir a su pueblo. Sus continuas oraciones y apoyo ayudan al Padre Joy y a mí en cumplir la misión que nuestro amado Señor nos confió y siempre estaremos agradecidos por eso. En este año de Jubileo, creo, que necesito renovarme. Es por eso que tomaré un sabático por tres meses. Me iré el 1 de enero y regresaré el 4 de abril. Estoy tomando un programa sabático de renovación de seis semanas en Jerusalén y el resto del tiempo pasa-ré en la casa de los oblatos en la India. Habrá dos sacerdotes ayudando al Padre Joy en las misas de febrero y marzo. Por favor, manténganme en sus oraciones y los mantendré a todos en mis oraciones y misas diarias. ¡Démosle la bienvenida al Año Nuevo 2018 con renovado entusiasmo, siguiendo el ejemplo y las virtudes de la Sagrada Fami-lia de Jesús, María y José y creciendo unidos en Cristo como una fe, una familia! ¡Les deseo todas las bendiciones de la Sagrada Familia y un Feliz y bendecido Año Nuevo! Padre Sunny

Mass Intentions January 1 - 7, 2018

January 1st, Monday, Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God; Lk 2:16-21 8:45am Ohamuo Children (-) by Juliana Ohamuo 12:10 NO MASS January 2nd, Tuesday, St. Basil the Great & Gregory Nazianzen, bishops & doctors of the Church Jn 1:1-19 8:45am Anita Morales (+) by Terry Leal, Tony & Michael 7:00 pm Ana Maria Bermejo (+) by Ana Cecilia Bermejo January 3rd, Wednesday, Christmas Weekday; The Most Holy Name of Jesus; Jn 1:29-34 6:30 am Special Intention 8:45am James Ohamuo (+) by Juliana Ohamuo Dolores Coward & Family (-) by Family January 4th, Thursday, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, religious; Jn 1:35-42 8:45 am Fr Sunny Joseph (-) 7:00 pm Fausto Montes (+) by Montes Family Legion de Maria Miembros Difuntos by Legion de Maria January 5th, Friday, St. John Neumann, bishop; Jn 1:43-51 6:30 am Altar Society Members, Living & Deceased All Souls in Purgatory 8:45 am Feliscita T. Regino (+) by Terry Leal John Ononenyi (+) by Wife & Family January 6th, Saturday, Christmas Weekday; Lk 3:23-38 Vigil, The Epiphany of the Lord 8:45 am Oralia Gonzales & Family (-) by Coward Family 5:30 pm John Anthony Torres (+) by Mom, Maria Torres Sam Giambelluca (+) by Louis Lore Family & Nick Lore January 7th, Sunday, The Epiphany of the Lord 7:30 am For All Our Parishioners, Living & Deceased 9:00 am Eddy & Theresa Uyanwume (+) by Family Fr Joy James (-) by Nora Peralta 10:45 am Francisca & Delfino, Sr Ramirez (+) by Delfino, Jr & Carmen Ramirez Sebastian Pete Guajardo (-) by Grandparents, Pete & Mary Guajardo 12:30pm Miembros de Adoracion Nocturna, Vivos y Difuntos Genoveva Heredia (+) by The Guadalupe Society 5:30 pm Ezinne Appolonia Chinedo (+) by Nigerian Catholic Women Patrick Joseph Eguogwa (-) by Fausta Oparaji

Sanctuary Candle Intention January 1 - 7, 2018

Special Intention Nathan Mathew

By Family

Christmas Offerings Have been made to Holy Family

In Memory Of / In Honor of:

Fr Ed Abel + Thomas F. Agyemang + Dorothy Amaro Amadeo & Maria Arismendez+ Fred & Adela Bello + Sarah Browder + J J Bubela + Vlasta & Charlie Bubenik + Taryn Lynne Budd + Bob, Carol & Missy Cannon+ Sandy Castillo + Philip Chaloupka+ Isabell Clayton + Tom Colley + Linda Colley + Fr Bill Coughlin + Fr Ken Decker + Charles & Mary Eisenhauer+ Charles & Eileen Eisenhauer,Jr + Ernesto & Adelfa Elizondo + Fidel R. Elizondo, Sr + Fidel R. Elizondo, Jr + Patricia S. Gancarz + Hortensia G. & Victor Garcia + Clemente & Anastacia Govea + Paul T. Grahmann Family+ Arthur & Margie Gregorcyk + Joseph & Emilie Gregorcyk + Camilo & Isabel Guajardo + Gilbert Guajardo + Jason Anthony Guajardo Pete Guajardo Robert & Isaac Guajardo + Sebastian Pete Guajardo Guajardo & Ramirez Family Members (Living & Deceased) Louis & Mercedes Halvorsen+ Trilbie Hutchins Harris + Thressa Heard + Holy Family Glory & Praise Prayer Group Holy Family Staff Fr Joy James Janda & Bilski Families Joseph Family Fr Sunny Joseph Shirley Lamark Bernadine Lobo + Fr Tom McReavy Ed & Marcela Malek + Edward Malek + Christopher L. Medina+ Rosemary Miller Emmanuel N. Nwokedi Fr Roy Oggero Cristino & Paula Pena + Francisco Pena + George & Alice Pinckney + Francisco & Margarita Pruneda+ Mariano Pruneda + Ramiro Pruneda + Eufrocino & Sulficia Ranin + Blas & Feliscita Regino + Blas & Monica Ramirez Delfino,Sr & Francisca Ramirez + Delfino,Jr & Carmen Ramirez Juan & Luciana Ramirez + Rudy Ramirez, Sr + W.L. & Ellen Rea + Alejandra & Justo Romero + Tony Salazar, Jr John & Rena Steele + Fr Kurian Stephen Jack & Betty Thurmond + James & Florence Thurmond + Hoyett & Buford Updyke + Joe + & Carole Updyke + Rosa Vasquez + Fr Ted Valencia + Pilar Villanueva + Fr David Zapalac

Our Heartfelt THANKS to the following donors for the beautiful nativity set: Cofradía de la Inmaculada Concepción de María Sociedad de Guadalupe Movimiento Familiar Cristiano Víctor & Nancy González family Carlos Ríos Miranda family Rubén y Olga Méndez family Tiju Thomas family Walter Castillo family Hector & Florisa Gonzalez Santiago & Georgina Romero family Jose &Teresa Velasquez family Adoracion Nocturna ACTS Your generous donations made the purchase of this won-derful nativity of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Jo-seph possible. Thank you from all the members of our Holy Family.

If you wish to make an announcement, such as birthdays, anniversaries, sick, etc., submit a written note no later than Monday pm to the office. Please, no advertisements.

Please pray for our U.S. Troops and civilian personnel overseas and here in the US: Senior Master Sargent Carlos R. Villarreal, US Air Force; Senior Master Sargent; Walisa Villarreal, US Air Force; Airman First Class Lisa Villarreal, US Air Force; Commander Greg Blyden, US Navy; Staff Sargent Guillermina Da-rino, US Army; Sargent Steve Garcia, US Army; Sargent First Class David A. Perez, US Army; Staff Sargent Leonardo Andrade, US Marine; Tech Sgt. Devon Simmons, US Air Force; Master Sgt. Erica Williams Simmons, US Air Force; Private David Martin, US Marines. Please pray for the sick of our Parish especially: Fr . Phi; Deacon Alfred Abrams; Johnnie Baiamonte; Ber tha Silva; Michael Oparaji, Sr.; Robert Miller; Ron Carter; Mary Lou Reumont; Ruben Velasquez; Veronica Lyon; Pete Guajardo; John Delome; Carl Anthony Cangelosi; Pat Trail; Enrico Fos; Israel R. Carranza; Charles Ferro; Vince Mulle; Idalia Tenoria; Mary Nieto; Joseph LaCour; Sam Campbell; Julius Dumapit; Joey Salinas; Lois Guillory; Esperanza Melendez; Mary Buri; Mike Boutte; Fr Roy Oggero, CSB; Vicky Peralta; Jeanne Witt; Shirley Gardiner; Randy Thibodeaux; Anna Petrites; Homous Nabulsi; Evelyn Yeker; Velma Packard; Rudolph Castillo, Sr; Emilio “Bong” Gumabong; Tommy Gillespie; Loyce Gomez; John Ferro; Michael Wen Guerra; Leona Luczak; Eriana Rose Peralta Sarinas; Royce Rosemond; Joe Rodriguez, Denise Liggons; Glenda Pay; Peter Cangelosi; Ramona Martinez; Marilyn Guidry; Katie Vacek; Mary Rios; Philip Rios; Gary Ponton; Rudy Saucedo; Charles Morris; Randolf Serrano; Emerita & Antonio Arriaga; Jennifer Burkhalter; Isabel Torres; Germaine Strawder; Alex Rasmussen; Abel Abila; Alyya Abdur Rahman; Connie Ramirez; Jimmy Williams; Victor Dickson; Roy Paul; Javier Martinez; Mary Knoll; Jeanette Dansereau; Delicia Cardona; Mary Lou Ramsey; Henry Nieto, Jr; Pat Sinski; Diane Lewis; Ray Landry; Luke Rivas; Lisa Morales; Cory Mamaclay. Rose & EJ Lorena; Martha Riley; Rudolph Castillo, Jr.; Anita Arriaga; James Rose; JB Watson; Rose Ann Leonetti; Paul Aleksiak; Demetrio Maghuyop; Rachael Ukaga; Fatima Santos-Chicas; Victoria Mozie; Rachael Ukaga; Bennie Cykala; Antonieta Figueroa; Carol Phillips; Travis Lemos; Peggy Anderson; Carolyn Moeckel; Travis Lemos

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FORMED: For a limited time only - The Bible & The Sacraments, Journey Through Scripture. Episodes 1 & 2 of The Bible & The Sacraments are now on FORMED. Presented by popular speaker & author Matthew Leonard, the deep mysteries & truths of the sac-raments come alive in a whole new way through explor-ing where the sacraments come from, what they mean and why they are so important and foundational to our Catho-lic faith. FORMED is available to all par ishioners, FREE, through the generosity of the Gift Shop. Thank them the next time you are shopping in there. Our Parish code is e78368.

Save the Date! Annual EMHC RefresherTraining will be held Sat., Jan. 6 10:00 am-12:00 noon in the church with presentation by Deacon Bill Seifert. Contact Mary Jo Barta for more information [713-501-5415 or EMHC@holyfamilychurch.us ]

Archdiocese of Galveston Houston 33rd Observance of the Annual Archdiocesan Celebration… honoring the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr - “Mass of Remembrance” will be held January 14, 2018, 3:00 pm. All are invited to the celebration at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, 1111 St. Joseph Parkway, Houston, TX 77022. His Eminence, Daniel Cardinal DiNardo will be the main celebrant, Rev. Martial Oya, from St. Mark the Evangelist Church, will be the homilist. A reception will follow in the Cathedral Center. For more information please contact the Archdiocese of Galveston Houston, 713-659-5461

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Dr Andre LaCour - December 30th; Jason Guajardo - December 31st

DECEASED: Tereza Jalomo; Gloria Arce; Nicasio Castillion; Major Blanca Reyes May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace.

BELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Deacon Bill Seifert; Mike Halloran

El Grupo - Al-Anon fe y esperanza se reune en el Salon #8 los Jueves de 6:00 a 8:00 pm y Sabados de 5:00 a 7:00 pm para compartir exxperiencias con los familares y amigos de personas afectadas por el alcoholismo y drogadiccion, Los intereados llamen a Alicia al 281-437-8539, en las sesiones se protégé plenamente el anonimato.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION There’s no more unusual setting to celebrate today’s Feast of the Holy Family than Barcelona, Spain and the towering unfinished sandcastle known officially as the Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Familia. In 1882, the plan was hatched to build a vast place of worship in reparation for the revolutionary and liberal leanings of the city. The modern artist Antoni Gaudi dedicated his life to the pro-ject, living in the building, attending Mass daily, and giv-ing up his personal wealth. When people pressed him to pick up the pace, he responded, “My client is not in a hur-ry.” (Gaudi’s cause for beatification is moving along, and he could be the first professional artist and architect to be beatified.) The Spanish Civil War, a disaster for the Cath-olic Church in which thousands of priests, brothers, and nuns were murdered, halted work in 1935. In the 1950s work began anew, speeded up by computers in the 1980s. Still, the final stage of construction is not due to end until 2026. If the original methods had stayed in place, it would take several hundred more years to complete the plan. So far there are eight towers, with four to go. The highest steeple is three feet shorter than the nearest hill, since the architect didn’t want his work to surpass God’s artistry. The three faces of the basilica each have three doors, with the faces named Passion, Nativity, and Grace. The interior is crammed with geometric figures that al-most seem to spin, crazy-quilt windows, spiral staircases, and jumbles of statues and figures. Although inspired by ancient Gothic cathedrals, the style is called Expression-ist, and very little is left unexpressed by the masonry. If you can’t afford a visit, Sagrada Familia maintains a web site, and virtual visits are free. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE ¡Año nuevo, vida nueva! El día primero de enero, mientras muchos celebran las cábalas y cabañuelas de un año nuevo, los cristianos conmemoramos a quien dio a luz al autor de la vida. María, bajo el título de Madre de Dios, es como nosotros deseamos celebrar la esperanza de un ¡año nuevo, vida nueva! El Concilio de Éfeso en el año 431 declaró a María como la Theotokos; la que “carga a Dios”. Este dogma tiene que ver más con el Hijo que con la madre y fue pro-clamado para afirmar que Jesucristo “desde toda la eter-nidad fue Dios”. Continúa la doctrina y afirma “Así co-mo toda madre humana, no es solamente madre del cuer-po humano sino de la persona, así María dio a luz a una persona, Jesucristo, quien es Dios y hombre, entonces Ella es la Madre de Dios”. ¡Ésta sí que es vida nueva! Dios nace como ser hu-mano y el ser humano carga a Dios. Gracias a Dios, todo ser humano puede ser como María Theotokos y cargar a Dios en su corazón. ¡Feliz Año Nuevo! —Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

Have you signed up with Faith Direct yet? With Faith Direct, you can make your offertory contributions, as well as your Building Fund contributions, to Holy Family Parish using your credit/debit card or bank account. Please enroll in this program by picking up an enrollment form from the church office, or by visiting www.faithdirect.net to enroll securely on line. Our parish code is TX364.

Grammy Award Winning Christian Music Legend coming to the Houston Co-Cathedral...John Michael Talbot will bring his “Lifetime of Music & Ministry” Concert Tour to the Co Cathedral on Thursday, Feb-ruary 8. Tickets are $30 for General Admission and $50 for a special VIP Package that includes special seat-ing, early admission to the artist’s sound check & an au-tographed CD. The concert is sponsored by God’s Em-brace Ministries. Tickets may be purchased online at: www.godsembrace.org; for questions call 979-561-8883.

Our Lady of Guadalupe Note Cards & Prayer Cards reproduced from an original icon painted by Deacon Bill Seifert, are available in our Gift Shop & the Parish Office. These beautiful cards are a perfect gift for Christmas, birthday or any occasion.

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CCE Activities Sunday, December 24th - January 7 Christmas Break

Dachshunds and Great Danes

The vast physical and temperamental differences that exist among the nearly two hundred varieties of dogs (all capable of interbreeding) provides for us a perfect illus-tration of the richness of some God-created gene pools. Spaniels, terriers, beagles, greyhounds, bulldogs, collies, Chihuahuas, chows, and whippets-vastly different in size, shape, color pattern, hair type, and capacities, but all be-longing to the same “tree” of dog-kind!

Many branches, but one tree. God cre-ated the DNA code of this “tree” to read D-O-G, and while the world remains, no dog will begin to become a cat, nor will any cat begin to become a dog. If the present world were suddenly overwhelmed by a flood of waters, evolutionary paleontol-ogists of a future age (if evolutionism itself has not become extinct by then!) will doubtless assume that the fossils of dachs-hunds must be dated a million years earlier than the fos-sils of Great Danes!

In similar fashion, the evolution of the horse and of man have been “reconstructed.” Variation within kinds is the exact opposite of evolution, for the boundary lines established by God can never be crossed and the new var-iations that do appear (through gene recombination and sometimes by mutations) represent an essential weaken-ing of the individuals in these specialized varieties.

Just another folly of evolution, folks. - John C. Whitcomb, Jr.

Archdiocesan Celebration of Consecrated Life The 22nd World Day for Consecrated Life will be ob-served in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston on Sunday, February 4, 2018. Cardinal DiNardo will cele-brate the 11:00 a.m. Eucharist in the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart. All are invited and welcome. For additional information, contact Sister Heloise Cruzat, O.P. at 713-741-8733.

Respect Life Mass 2018 Join the Pro-Life Activities Office for our annual Respect Life Mass and Recep-tion on Saturday, February 3. Mass will take place at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart (1111 St. Joseph Pkwy., Houston, TX 77002) at 5:00 p.m. immediately followed by reception at the Cathedral Centre, fourth floor. Join us for food, fellowship and fun! There is no cost to attend the reception, but we ask that attendees register so we can plan for refreshments! Registration available at http://archgh.cvent.com/rlmass2018

Service Project with Young Adults Come be the “hands and feet of Christ” with hundreds of young adults ages 18-39 at the Archdiocesan Young Adult Day of service, prayer and fellowship on Saturday, March 17, 2018. Teams will help serve those in need like Harvey victims, the sick, the poor, the hungry, homeless, prisoners and immigrants. The Day begins with 8:30 a.m. Mass celebrated by Bishop Sheltz, followed by breakfast then head out to serve in teams all over the city. Online registration required www.archgh.org/yacm or call 713-741-8778. Participants can choose from a list of available service projects. $10 includes t-shirt/breakfast.

January 19-20: Dr. Edward Sri at St. Laurence Go deeper with God in the New Year! Well-known Catho-lic theologian and author Dr. Edward Sri will be at St. Laurence in Sugar Land on Friday and Saturday, January 19-20, 2018, to present four talks, two on Friday evening and two on Saturday. The cost to attend is $20, whether you attend one talk or all four. On Friday night, 7:00- 9:00 p.m., Dr. Sri will challenge us to evangelize and cast our nets into deep water (“Who Am I to Judge: Talking about Morality in a Relativistic World” and “Vibrant Faith in a Secular Age: Today’s Challenges for Parents, Families and Parish Leaders”). On Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., he will inspire us to go deeper in our faith through the Scriptures (“A Biblical Walk through the Mass: Understanding What We Say and Do in the Litur-gy” and “Walking with Mary: A Biblical Journey”). Get more information and register in advance at http://www.stlaurence.org/drsri. All talks will be presented in the St. Laurence Ave Maria Parish Life Center at 3103 Sweetwater Blvd, Sugar Land, 77479.

5:30 pm Sat Elizabeth Gobencion Irene Basurto Brenda Carlyon Alberto Gobencion Maria Gomez Mary Helen Hoelscher Jeanette Holloway Mary Roduta Volunteer 7:30am Sun Jessie Gibson Jacqueline Harleaux Mike Mikulenka David Perez Regina Salas Volunteer Volunteer 9:00 am Sun Rafaela Laran Barbara Janda Sandy Laran Crescy Lobo James Thurmond Delores Uhyrek Volunteer Volunteer Volunteer 10:45 am Sun Thresiamma George Gloria Colunga Catherine Inoma Chris Inoma Karisue Nelson Franca Okonkwo Caroline Okpara Chinwe Osondu Roy Paul Mary Paul George Thomas Angela Op Theresa Uyanwune 12:30 pm Sun Santiago Romero Benito Salazar Ana Cortes Elvia Condon Emma Maldonado Roberto Maldonado Petra Enriquez Laura Cantu Jesus Cantu Armida Moran Tomasa Lazo Graciela Martinez 5:30 pm Sun Kevin Riley Mary Jo Barta Helen Fadri Edna Kemavor Diana Morales Volunteer Volunteer Volunteer

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5:30 pm Sat Chinecherem Okpara Chismidi Okpara Michael Stuckert 7:30 am Sun Anna Marie Manakkil Thresa Manakkil Volunteer 9:00 am Sun Darius Sanchez Devon Sanchez Joseph Udeh Justin Udeh 10:45 am Sun Briana Harris Nirmal Joseph Austin Ukor Condy Uyanwune 12:30 pm Sun NA 5:30 pm Sun Isabel Mares Jheripye Reyes Rizzy Reyes

Sat 5:30 pm Henry Machala (Lead) Carl Mouton Sun 7:30 am Michael Barone Bob Mejia Sun 9:00 am John Ferro (Lead) Joe Macias Sun 10:45 am Arnulfo Zamora (Lead) George Thomas Sun 12:30 pm Jose Ramirez Juan Sanchez Sun 5:30 pm

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Bulletin Advertisements: Patronize the sponsors who advertise in our bulletin, thank them for their support. To advertise on the back of the bulletin please contact J. S. Paluch Co. Inc. 1-800-833-5941.

If you have a special need and would like to have a statue of the Blessed Vir-gin Mary in your home for two weeks, please contact Virginia Tan, 832-876-5232 or Jim Keenan, 713-705-1328 with the Legion of Mary.

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Totals For November 2017 Income: Offertory $75,550 Faith Direct (EFT) $18,570 Other Donations ` $19,738 Monthly Total $113,858 2nd Collections for: St Vincent DePaul $4,355 Building Fund $3,232 Last month’s Building Fund Pledge Payments/Donations $8,890 Parish Mortgage Balance Nov. 30, 2017 $1,746,431 November Collections November 5 $21,966 November 12 $18,003 November 19 $18,654 November 26 $16,856

Chalice for Vocations Schedule DeDecember 31, Sunday, 9:00 am Jun & Regina Flores If you are interested in having the Chalice in your home, please call or text Bert Gobencion, 832-202-5804.