FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT……….DECEMBER 1, 2019

Reverend John Kha Tran, Pastor ● Reverend Michael Pham, CRM, Parochial Vicar Deacon Dennis Hayes ● Deacon Bob Henkel ● Deacon Steve Klak

Deacon John Naber ● Deacon Matt Rust ● Deacon Joe Weir

EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATION (MASS): Saturday: 5:00 PM Sunday: 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM and 12:00 PM

Weekdays: 8:30 AM (Monday through Saturday)

RECONCILIATION (CONFESSION): We have Confessions on Saturday from 3:30 - 4:30 PM, and at other times by appointment.

ANOINTING OF THE SICK:

Someone who is seriously ill, at home, or in the hospital, or who is about to undergo major surgery, should call the parish office, and arrange for a Priest to celebrate with them the sacrament for the ill.

BAPTISM: ADULT BAPTISM: Adults who are preparing to become

Catholic, will participate in the Rite of Christian Initiation at Easter. INFANT BAPTISM: We celebrate infant Baptism on the 2nd

Saturday of each month, except during Lent. Parents and Godparents of infants to be baptized should attend Baptismal classes, preferably before the child is born.

CONFIRMATION: Adults and older youth who have not been Confirmed should contact the Parish office. MARRIAGE:

Couples who are considering marriage should contact the parish office, at least six (6) months before the couple's projected wedding date.

PRAYER: Rosary: Wednesday at 6:30 PM in Immaculata Chapel Evening Prayer: Wednesday at 7:00 PM in Immaculata Chapel Eucharistic Adoration: Daily in Immaculata Chapel Chaplet of Divine Mercy: Saturday at 4:30 PM in Church Rosary: Sunday following 10:00 AM Mass

PARISH STAFF Virginia Clack—Housekeeper Mary Alice Greaney—Music Director Dana Henkel—Parish Stewardship Director Jennifer Henkel—Youth Ministry Director Beth Jones—Parish Business Manager Eileen Mace—Kolbe Kids EC Program Director Lupe Mendez—Custodian Yvette Neider—Parish Night Clerk David Nguyen—Custodian Sister Vinflora Onije—Pastoral Assistant Miguel Perdomo—Maintenance & Handyman Phyllis Schoelman—Parish Secretary Molly Smith—Director of Evangelization and Catechesis Diana Thomas—Faith Formation Assistant

PASTORAL Anna Cardona Jason Donat Madelyn Henderson George Montes (Facilitator) Christian Munoz Pam Munoz Mitch Reece

COUNCIL Florence Shah Paul Simon Eileen Torres Jorge Torres Chuck Woodruff Paul Yim Ken Zavatsky (recorder)

FINANCE

Bob Charnock Paul Hains Sean Kennedy Wilfred Krenek (Facilitator)

COUNCIL

Evie Ornelaz David Ricke Ali Rust

10135 West Road Parish Office: (281) 955-7324 Office Hours: Sundays 8:00am-11:00am Houston, TX 77064 Fax: (281) 955-7328 Monday—Friday 9:00am-5:00pm www.stmaximilian.org Kolbe Kids: (281) 970-0979 Evenings: Mon-Wed-Thurs. 5:00pm-9:00pm www.virtusonline.org Saturdays: 9am-3pm

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This year our Catholic Daughters will be hosting a celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe’s Feast Day on Thursday, December 12th @ 7pm. We will recite the Rosary, have a procession of Our Lady, Mass and a reception afterwards. Please contact Adrian Dupont @ yoadrian31@yahoo.com with any questions.

OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE FEAST DAY

Are you talented with technology? If yes, we invite you to serve during Mass and run the PowerPoint program, following the Order of the Mass. This can be a rewarding ministry, for a person, family or couple, giving you a unique way to serve our parish. We would like to add more talented volunteers for each Mass. Train-ing will be provided! Please let us know if you are interested in serving. You may contact Da-na Henkel in the parish office @ 281-955-7324 or danah@stmaximilian.org. Thank you for considering!

Taizé Prayer Service

Thursday, December 5th @ 7 pm in the Church Sponsored by the ACTS CORE Team

What is Taizé? Taizé is an evening of prayer, song and meditation.

“Meditating on Scripture means becoming part of a story of love and trust. Throughout Scrip-ture, God invites each of us to place our confi-dence in Him so as to enter into a communion

without end.” ~Seeds of Trust, The Taizé Community

All are welcome!

HOPEFUL EXPECTATION Our liturgical year begins with the season of Advent—a time of hopeful expectation of the coming of the Lord. On the First Sunday of Advent we look forward to the end of time when we will awaken to the dawn of Christ’s new day. Today we hear Isaiah speak of a day when God’s power will have brought universal peace and God’s Word will have instructed all people, radiating God’s “light” (teachings) into all of human society. Only when humanity walks “in the light of the LORD” (Isaiah 2:5), when all people desire to be instructed “in [God’s] ways” (Isaiah 2:3), will the world be set aright and our deepest longings fulfilled. The reading from Romans calls us to “awake from sleep” for this final “day is at hand” (Romans 13:11, 12). Together this Sunday’s scriptures proclaim our Christian faith that Jesus is the One who will finally come to fulfill God’s plan of salva-tion. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

ADVENT PENANCE SERVICE St. Maximilian’s Advent Penance Service will be on Tuesday, December 3rd at 7pm in the Church. Several area priests will be joining us to hear confessions. This is an opportunity for you and your family to prepare for the Christmas season by celebrating the Sacrament of Reconciliation during Ad-vent.

Sunday, December 1 First Sunday of Advent Eucharist (Mass) Church 8:00 am Coffee/Donuts Fellowship Gajowniczek Building 9:00 am Eucharist (Mass) Church 10:00 am Eucharist (Mass) Church 12:00 pm Adult Faith, Consoling the Heart of Jesus Room 215 6:30 pm Monday, December 2 Eucharist (Mass) Chapel 8:30 am ESL Classes Room 206 9:00 am Kolbe Kids ECP Gajowniczek Building 9:15 am Men’s ACTS Team Meeting Kolbe Hall 6:30 pm Devotional Power Hour Prayer Chapel 7:00 pm Boy Scout Meeting Gajowniczek Building 7:00 pm Tuesday, December 3 Eucharist (Mass) Chapel 8:30 am Children’s Choir Rehearsal Canticle Hall 5:30 pm Jr. High Youth Group Youth Room 6:30 pm Young Adult Ministry Meeting Room 201 7:00 pm Advent Penance Service Church 7:00 pm Wednesday, December 4 Eucharist (Mass) Chapel 8:30 am ESL Classes Room 206 9:00 am Food Pantry Kolbe Hall 3:30 pm Rosary Chapel 6:30 pm Prayer & Life Workshop Room 205 6:30 pm High School Youth Group Youth Room 6:30 pm Evening Prayer Chapel 7:00 pm ACTS Core Team Meeting Room 201 7:00 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal Canticle Hall 7:00 pm

OUR PARISH MISSION

We are the Christian Community of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, a Catholic parish of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. Embracing our many and diverse gifts, we are united in Christ Jesus. Challenged by the teachings of Our Lord, and inspired by the example of our Patron, we strive to serve God, and to minister to others, in prayer, sacrament, faith formation, and charity.

FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT DECEMBER 1, 2019

Thursday, December 5 Eucharist (Mass) Church 8:30 am High School Confirmation Preparation Class Kolbe Hall 6:30 pm Taize Prayer Service Church 7:00 pm Knights of Columbus Meeting Room 201 7:00 pm Friday, December 6 That Man Is You Ministry Meeting Kolbe Hall 5:30 am Eucharist (Mass) Church 8:30 am Adult Faith, Consoling the Heart of Jesus Room 215 10:00 am Couples for Christ Room 215 7:00 pm Saturday, December 7 Eucharist (Mass) Chapel 8:30 am First Reconciliation Workshop Kolbe Hall 8:30 am Legion of Mary Meeting Room 203 9:15 am Reconciliation Church 3:30 pm Eucharist (Mass) Church 5:00 pm Marriage Encounter Group Meeting Room 215 8:00 pm Sunday, December 8 Second Sunday of Advent Eucharist (Mass) Church 8:00 am Coffee/Donuts Fellowship Gajowniczek Bldg 9:00 am Eucharist (Mass) Church 10:00 am RCIA Session Room 215 11:00 am Eucharist (Mass) Church 12:00 pm Youth Faith Formation, Sunday Session Gajowniczek Bldg 2:30 pm First Reconciliation Service Church 6:00 pm Adult Faith, Consoling the Heart of Jesus Room 215 6:30 pm

CHRISTMAS GIVING TREE We are once again collecting for the Christmas Giving Tree Pro-gram. There will be special Christmas Giving Trees set up at each of the church entrances beginning this weekend. The special gift tags hung on these trees will suggest the age and gender for whom you can donate a Christmas gift. We ask that you bring the un-wrapped gift(s) with the attached gift tag(s) to St. Maximilian the

weekends of December 7/8 and December 14/15. The Christmas Giving supports Catho-lic Charities, Mission of Yahweh, Casa Juan Diego and our own parishioners who are in need during this Christmas season. Do not miss your chance to bring joy and Christmas blessings to families in our community.

"God is merciful towards those who admit their need." Pope Francis

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TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — All the peoples shall stream toward the LORD’s house (Isaiah 2:1-5). Psalm — Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord (Psalm 122). Second Reading — It is the hour to cast off the dark and clothe ourselves in the light (Romans 13:11–14). Gospel — Stay awake! Be prepared! The Son of Man will come when you least expect (Matthew 24:37-44). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass (c) 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corpora-tion. All rights reserved.

KOLBE SENIORS

Kolbe Seniors December meeting will be on the second Friday—December 13th. It will be held in Kolbe Hall. There will be entertain-ment by Rodney Rasberry! Plan to join in on the holiday merriment! Kolbe Seniors have several bus trips planned: December 7th—planning to go to Navasota to see the play “Charlie Brown Christmas”. December 13th—Champion Forest Baptist Church to see their Christmas Special. Looking ahead: January 10th—visit Our Lady of Walsingham and Our Lady of Czestochowa Catholic Churches which are both in Spring Branch. January 17th—Kolbe Seniors meeting All Seniors are welcome to join us. Call or text Becky Keels @ 713-724-1075 for more information on bus trips.

For Safety! Please do NOT let small children ap-proach the candle stands unattended. Parents, watch your children when near the candles. Thank you!

ATTENTION MEN OF ST. MAXIMILIAN! Are you looking to deepen your relationship with God? Build friendships with other like-minded men? Seek to be the best man you can be? Then Come Join the THAT MAN IS YOU! men's group. There is a new series beginning entitled "The Fight of Faith". Join us EVERY FRIDAY at 5:30am in Kol-be Hall with Breakfast, Video at 6am, Small Group Discussion at 6:30am, and Closing Prayer at 7am.

On Christmas day, St. Maximilian parishioners will prepare and serve meals to over 1,800 people at 10 different Houston area shelters. We will provide everything from the BBQ chicken to the paper plates and the plastic forks. There will be something for everyone to help make this Christmas gift a success, including: volunteering to serve on Christmas day, donating food items and other supplies, or making cash contributions. Volunteer and food/supply donation information along with sign-up details will begin the week-end of December 7th in the Gajowniczek Building (sign up for volunteers and donations this year will be done on-line via https://stmaximilian.org). If you would like to be a site captain who will be responsible for helping in the preparation process and take charge of one of the shelters on Christmas day, please call Bobby Knight at 281-813-0983 for more information.

Benjamin Bellami, Chris Buckley, Bill Carew, Michael Cartafalsa, Denise Caskey, Emilio Chavez-Cody, Kayson Clay, Patricia Crim, P.S. Crim, Martha Dardnel, Daniel Cardinal DiNardo, Deacon Fred Dinges, Mark Durocher, Bobby Embesi, Aurora Enciso, Jennifer Foty, Missy Fouts, Joseph Gallagher, Carol Ann Geary, Eric Gensch, Richard Geveshausen, Beatriz Gonzales, Kenny Gordon, Adria Gould, Francisco Grados, Jesse Guevara, Ofelia Guevara, Rudy Guevara, Eddy Harkey, Mack Harper, Charles Hebert, Janelle Hoffart, Jennifer Hornsby, Rachel Huebel, Irma Jacinto, Linda Johnson, Monsignor Milam Kleas, Corine Konvicka, Laurine Krejci, Tommy Kubeskie, Mrs. Hoang Le, Neveah Leger, Rachele Marchisio, Ashley Mueller, Mark Neagli, John Oggero, Father Roy Oggero, Kristen Ornelaz, Richard Ornelaz, Carmen Ortiz, Jerry Pendlum, Stan Petty, Drake Pope, Chris Raggio, Oralia Ramirez, Carol Rodriguez, Kent Rogers, Nelda Ruiz, Alveraize Saizan, Maria Senjudo, Ernest Sepulveda, Doug Shepherd, Tony Sliva, Grace Smith, Lance Smith, Nancy Snyder, Irma Sosa, Ken Switzler, Michael Tegethoff, Diana Thomas, Vick Anthony Todaro, Ruth Tolentino, Annette Triska, Father John Ulm, Janet Vasko, Megan Waggoner, Jerelyn Walker, Linda Webb, and Adam Wendel.

The Chapel Sanctuary Candles & Flowers at the

Altar of the Blessed Sacrament for the week of December 2nd

are in loving memory of

Joe Bontke +

Monday, December 2 Stacey Joyner † 8:30am

Tuesday, December 3 St. Francis Xavier Alveraize Saizan, Intentions 8:30am Familia Rodriguez Blaise †

Wednesday, December 4 St. John Damascene Ashley Pereira † 8:30am

Thursday, December 5 Joel Rivera † 8:30am Shearer Family, Intentions

Friday, December 6 St. Nicholas Sonny Venal † 8:30am

Saturday, December 7 St. Ambrose Joseph Senjudo † 8:30am Carl Kaping, Sr. † Jeanette Tauzin † 5:00pm

Sunday, December 8 Second Sunday of Advent Parishioners of St. Maximilian 8:00am Lindsay Bowker † 10:00am Assunta “Sue” Pirozzi Rubino † 12:00pm Ariel Gonzalez, Intentions

FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT DECEMBER 1, 2019

If you would like someone added to our Parish Prayer List, please contact the parish office @ 281-955-7324. Going forward the Prayer List in the bulletin will be reviewed periodically and names on the list over 90 days will be removed unless we receive notification to retain them. May God bless you, protect you and please keep all those on our list in your prayers. Thank you.

Youth Ministry Events: Tuesdays Junior High Youth Group 6:30pm – 8pm Wednesdays High School Youth Group 6:30pm – 8pm

There will not be Faith Formation classes today-Sunday, December 1st.

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♫ MUSIC MINISTRY ♫ Children’s Choir: The Children’s Choir has a TIME CHANGE for this Tuesday, December 3rd rehearsal. Due to the Advent Penance Service @ 7pm, the Children’s Choir will rehearse from 5:30-6:30pm. Youth at Christmas Mass: High School students who would enjoy singing at the 11pm Christmas Eve Mass are more than welcome. Our own David Woodlief, an Aggie student and occasional violinist at the Noon Mass, has volunteered to help organize this “new” ministry for the Youth. Christmas Caroling: Share the joy of Christmas caroling immediately following the Youth Christmas Pageant on Sunday, December 22nd. The Pageant starts at 4pm in the Church and afterwards enjoy hot chocolate, maybe a visit from Santa, and festive re-frains of Jingle Bells, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and other Christmas favorites! You won’t want to miss the FUN! Christmas Mass Schedule: Christmas Eve: 5pm with the Children’s Choir and blessing of the crèche 7:30pm with the Adult Choir 11pm with Adult and Youth Singers (Christmas Caroling begins 20 minutes before each Mass) Caroling at Elmcroft Senior Living, 11246 Fallbrook Dr. 77065 Save the date for Sunday, Decem-ber 15th at 2pm. Join Deacon Dennis and others in bringing Christmas to our friends at Elmcroft Senior Living Community. Meet us there and help bring joy to those who cannot come to us! Contact Deacon Dennis for more details through the parish office. There was some confusion on when the men of St. Maximilian were scheduled to sing at the 5pm Mass during November. If you are planning to sing this Saturday, November 30th at 5pm, we are still on board to have you join us! See you then!

We invite you to spend 10, 15, 20, 30 minutes or an hour with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament in the Immaculata Chapel. There are about 300 commit-ted and dedicated adorers in Adoration praying an hour every day so that you can come and visit Jesus exposed in

the Holy Eucharist. If you would like to commit to an hour of Adoration, please call Susie Charnock at 281-813-1492.

Day of the week Hours Needed Monday 1:00 a.m.—2:00 a.m. Tuesday 3:00 a.m.—4:00 a.m. Thursday 2:00 a.m. – 3:00 a.m. Thursday 3:00 a.m.—4:00 a.m. Thursday 12:00 p.m.—1:00 p.m. updated: 11/16/19

Kolbe Kids Early Childhood Program do-nate canned goods to the Kolbe Food Pantry! Thank you!

FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT DECEMBER 1, 2019

OUR PARISH DEBT Original Loan, October 2010: $5,200,000 Amount to be paid: $323,488.33

“You . . . must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect,

the Son of Man will come.” Matthew 24:44

Pledged $93,264.18

Paid $88,008.84

Percent Paid 63.77% Pledged Under Goal $44,735.82 Paid Under Goal $49,991.16 Number of Participants 314 Average Participant Pledge $297.02 Total Number of Households 2,132

“Do Not Neglect to SHARE What You Have” “Keep doing good works and sharing your resources, for these are the kinds of sacrifices that please God.” DSF 2019 Parish Goal: $138,000.00

IGNITE: Our Faith, Our Mission Parish Goal: $1,442,331.00 Pledged: $697,615.00 Paid: $211,964.82 Percent Paid: 14.70% Percent Pledged: 48.37% Pledged Under Goal: $744,716.00 Paid Under Goal: $1,230,366.18 Number of Participants: 207 Total Number of Households: 2,132

Friendly Reminder: IGNITE donation checks should be made payable to IGNITE. All IGNITE checks are sent to the Archdio-cese for processing. Thank you for your generosity.

FAITH DIRECT as of 11/15/2019

Total: $17,829.34 # of Donors

Offertory Debt Reduction

$14,003.67 $2,845.67

65 27

All Saints Camp. For Human Retired Priests Conf. Retreat 1st Recon. Prep.

$355.00 $380.00 $175.00 $40.00 $30.00

16 13 5 1 1

STEWARDSHIP REFLECTIONS

Please do not tape offertory/donation envelopes.

SECOND COLLECTION NEXT WEEKEND

Give in thanksgiving. “The nuns left lasting impressions on me,” writes a donor. “I shall always be grateful for my Catholic education.” Please join in thanking the thousands of senior Catholic sisters, brothers, and religious order priests who worked tirelessly to educate the young and serve those in need. Next week’s second collection is for the Retirement Fund for Religious, which helps hundreds of reli-gious communities care for aging members. Please give generously.

That we do not take each day for granted and see the little miracles that occur in our lives every day. “Therefore, stay awake! For you do not know on which day your Lord will come.” Matthew 24:42 People who have had health issues or near-death experiences generally have a greater appreciation for each day being a gift from God. The rest of us usually take for granted that we will be around to-morrow. But when you start to look at each day as a gift, you realize all the little miracles that happen daily and grow in gratitude for all that we have been given. You begin to see God’s active presence in your life.

The Holy Father’s Intentions for 2019: DECEMBER: Universal: The Very Young That every country resolutely commits to taking the necessary measures to make the future of the very young, especially those who suffer, a priority.

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READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Is 4:2-6; Ps 122:1-9; Mt 8:5-11 Tuesday: Is 11:1-10; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17; Lk 10:21-24 Wednesday: Is 25:6-10a; Ps 23:1-6; Mt 15:29-37 Thursday: Is 26:1-6; Ps 118:1, 8-9, 19-21, 25-27a; Mt 7:21, 24-27 Friday: Is 29:17-24; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Mt 9:27-31 Saturday: Is 30:19-21, 23-26; Ps 147:1-6; Mt 9:35 — 10:1 Sunday: Is 11:1-10; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17; Rom 15:4-9; Mt 3:1-12

Power Hour Prayer Time; Mondays @ 7pm

Immaculata Chapel Call Jeanette @ 281-914-3676

for more information.

Come and pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy each Thursday at 3pm in the Immaculata Chapel. All are welcome.

**CDA Christmas Party @ Backyard Grill on Monday, December 9th @ 6:30pm. **January meeting will be held on Mon-day, January 13th. There will be a speaker at this meeting. **Saturday, January 25th—BUNCO Save the date!

CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS EVENTS

The Christmas Gift for that Special Couple in your life! What better way to say I Love you? You can bring light and direction with this gift. Giving

this Marriage Enrichment has changed many lives. The couples who have experienced this weekend have reported a newfound joy and love in their married lives. Frequently, couples come back to the church. They have shared finding confidence in their future and trust in their spouse. This is the perfect gift! A World-wide Marriage Encounter Weekend Experience may be the an-swer! Shop online at: www.houstonme.org or call (713) 482-1791.

St. Maximilian's "Prayer for Life Day"

Help save a life. Invite a friend. Saturday, December 7th

Where: Planned Parenthood Clinic 4600 Gulf Freeway

When: any time for one-two hours; between 7am - 1pm.

Receive a free "Life-to-the-Max" t-shirt To carpool: Tom will be leaving St. Maximilian Chapel

parking lot at 6:15am Karen will be leaving right after the 8:30am Mass

For more information, contact Tom @ 281-380-0403 or Karen @ kcomstock@sbcglobal.net or 281-639-1999

Celebrate with us in the warmth of this Spe-cial Season with hot chocolate, cookies, fun

activities and holiday stories. Get your picture taken with Saint Nicholas!

Saturday, December 14th 11am to 2pm (come and go)

Kolbe Hall Volunteers and Donations appreciated.

Contact Molly the parish office for more info.

ACTS Retreat Ministry Apostolate Alex Garcia (Men’s); ahgarcia57@att.net Mary Gwynne (Women’s); gwynnemary4@gmail.com Adult Faith Formation Molly Smith, Director of Evangelization & Catechesis mollys@stmaximilian.org; (281) 955-7324 x103 Apostolate of the Most Precious Blood, Prayer Group Leonor Gomez, gomezleonor@sbcglobal.net Art & Environment Committee Liz MacFarlane, Coordinator; 281-948-2222 Baptism Preparation Yvette Neider, Baptism Coordinator yvette@stmaximilian.org (281) 955-7324 x 111 Boy Scouts, Matthew Podraza, Leader t277leader@gmail.com; (281) 739-9893 Catholic Daughters of the Americas Mary Ann Harvey, Regent; owh3@sbcglobal.net Children's Liturgy of Word Molly Smith, Director of Evangelization & Catechesis mollys@stmaximilian.org; (281) 955-7324 x103 Choir/Music Ministry Mary Alice Greaney, Music Director maryalice@stmaximilian.org; (281) 955-7324 x 126 Couples for Christ Katrina Tulod, Coordinator nanaqt2002@yahoo.com; (713) 240-4799 Devotional Prayer Ministry Barbara Mueller, Coordinator barbararoseart@comcast.net (281) 955-8827 ESL Classes Thomas Mace, Facilitator; tom.mace@att.net; 281-923-2783 Eucharistic Adoration Ministry Susie Charnock, Coordinator robert.charnock@att.net (281) 813-1492 Fall Festival Joy & John Onorato, Coordinators jonorato5@att.net; (713) 856-9609 Fellowship Ministry Ellen Mayer, Coordinator ellenmayerster@gmail.com; (281) 772-3386 Finance Council Wilfred Krenek, Facilitator; wkren@aol.com; (713) 466-0878 Fishers of Men Ministry, Gabe Gonzalez gonzalezbusiness@hotmail.com Food Pantry/Social Concerns Barbara Dillon, Coordinator; barbara_dlln@yahoo.com Dorothy Geveshausen, Manager; Geveshausen@att.net (713)466-5361 Gabriel Project, Andrea Meyer, gabrielproject@stmaximilian.org Greeters/Liturgical Dana Henkel; danah@stmaximilian.org (281)955-7324 Grief Ministry Louise Widacki; lwidacki@sbcglobal.net; (281) 970-2770 Helping Hands Ministry (Funeral Receptions) Anna Cordona; Parish Office (281) 955-7324 Knights of Columbus, Michael Gallagher, Grand Knight michael.gallagher@earthlink.net Kolbe Kids Early Childhood Program; (281) 970-1979 Eileen Mace, Director; eileenm@stmaximilian.org Kolbe Seniors [50 +] Helen Delaney, Coordinator hhdelaney35@yahoo.com (281) 794-8796 Legion of Mary Dan Gallagher, Coordinator; dan.gallagher@kbr.com

Liturgy Dana Henkel, Parish Stewardship Director danah@stmaximilian.org (281) 955-7324 x 117 Loaves & Fishes/Social Outreach Bobby Knight; rknight829@gmail.com Mission of Yahweh/Social Outreach Anne & Randy Adolph, binkerbonk@gmail.com Office Volunteers Ministry Parish Secretary; phyllis@stmaximilian.org Parish Library Gayle Shearer, Coordinator; library@stmaximilian.org Parish Maintenance Committee Mark Kohlschmidt; mkohlschmidt@sbcglobal.net Parish Ministries/Stewardship Dana Henkel, Parish Stewardship Director; (281) 955-7324 Parish Nursery Open to families during 10 a.m. & 12 p.m. Mass Dana Henkel, Parish Stewardship Director Pastoral Care Ministry Sister Vinflora Onije; sistervinflora@stmaximilian.org (281) 955-7324 x 129 Pastoral Council George Montes, Facilitator; g.montes@heavensbest.com Power Hour of Prayer on Monday Jeanette Coury; jcoury07@gmail.com Prayer Blanket Ministry Elsa Garcia, Coordinator; ecgarcia55@att.net Prison Retreats Patty Hayes, Coordinator patty.hayes47@gmail.com (832) 477-7729 Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (R.C.I.A.) Deacon Matt Rust, matt.rust@stmaximilian.org Red Cross-Disaster Relief Ministry Deacon Dennis Hayes, Coordinator dennish@stmaximilian.org (713) 591-0217 Respect Life Ministry Karen Comstock, Coordinator; kcomstock@sbcglobal.net Rosary Making Ministry Barbara Sextro; barbarasextro@aol.com Safe Environment/CMG Connect Beth Jones, Parish Business Mgr., beth@stmaximilian.org Sister of the Spirit Ministry Deena Everest; Deena@dennaeverest.com or Mayra Wade; mayra2539@gmail.com Sponsor Couple Ministry Phyllis Schoelman; phyllis@stmaximilian.org That Man Is You Ministry (TMIY) Tom Comstock, Co-Coordinator tom_comstock@yahoo.com (281) 380-0403 Ushers/Liturgy Jude Wiggins, Coordinator; heyjude25@comcast.net Vocations Committee David Everest; dseverest@gmail.com We Are The Church Retreat [W.A.T.Ch.] Deacon Dennis Hayes; dennish@stmaximilian.org Deacon Steve Klak; sklak@comcast.net Young Adult Ministry Francis Bailey, Facilitator SaintMaxYoungAdultGroup@gmail.com Youth Faith Formation Molly Smith, Director of Evangelization & Catechesis mollys@stmaximilian.org; (281) 955-7324 x103 Youth Ministry Jenn Henkel, Youth Ministry Director jenn@stmaximilian.org; (281) 955-7324 x 108

PARISH MINISTRIES & GROUPS—OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE!

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