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4Th Sunday of Period of Apostles June– the Month of Sacred Heart of Jesus 211 Present Street, Missouri City, TX 77489, Phone: 281-969-7236 |Weekly Bulletin Vol. 16 No. 23 June 09, 2013 4th Sunday of period of Apostles CHURCH SCHEDULE Holy Mass June– the month of Sacred Heart of Jesus Sunday: 9:00 AM (Malayalam) (No English Mass until Sept 1st, Sunday) Monday - Thursday: 8:30 AM Friday: 7:00 PM Novena to St. Joseph, our patron Saint Saturday: 9:00 AM Novena to our Mother of Perpetual Help Eucharistic Adoration & Night Vigil Every 1st Friday Starting with the Holy Mass @ 7:00 PM Confession Before and after weekday Masses Charismatic Prayer on Saturdays Adult’s Prayer: at Bl. JP II Home @ 5:00 PM Kids’ Prayer: @ 5:00 PM Jesus Youth Prayer: @ 5:00 PM CCE Classes (No CCE classes until Sept 1st, Sunday) Contact Information Office: 281-969-7236 Vicar: Rev. Fr. Jacob Christy Tel: 281 904 6622 Email: [email protected] Trustees: Augustine Vaniapurackal - 832-692-3456 John Babu - 832-520-9500 Jose Uthirakulath - 832-233-1480 Joy Chencheril - 832-577-6375 “But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth. He will not speak on his own, but he will speak what he hears, and will declare to you the things that are coming. “ John 16:13 Parish Council Rev. Fr. Jacob Christy (Vicar) 281 904 6622 1. Augustine Vaniapurackal -Trustee & ward member - St. Agnes-Lake Olympia & Lake Shore 832-692-3456 2. John Babu -Trustee 832-520-9500 3. Jose Uthirakulathu -Trustee 832-233-1480 4. Joy Chencheril -Trustee & ward member - St. Sebastian- Alief, Sugar Land, Katy 832-577-6375 5. Lisamma Joseph - Ward member - St. Antony's - Stafford 832-576-2136 6. Sunil Kurian - Ward member - St. Augustine-Sugar Land & Missouri City 281-450-4669 7. Vinoy Kurian - Ward member - St. Elizabeth - Riverstone & Colony Lakes 832-886-2566 8. Biju George-Ward member-St. Mathew-New Territory, Telfair, Sugar Land, Avalon Villages 832-455-9005 9. George Joseph - Ward member - St. George - Sharpstown & Westbury 281-844-0048 10. James Viruthukulangara-Ward member-St. Alphonsa-Sienna, Missouri City North, Alvin 713-530-8026 11. Bobby Joseph - Ward member - St. Thomas – Creek Stone 713-972-2620 12. Roychen Joseph - Ward member - Blessed Chavara-North Shore & Spring 713-478-9573 13. Bose Kurian - Nominated member 832-545-0054 14. Jose Manakalathil - Nominated member 281-731-4570 15. Salby Vincent - Nominated member 281-818-3733 Saint Joseph, 16. Sabeena Roncy - Nominated member 832-475-9962 17. Stacy Ouseph - Nominated member 832-453-5260 our Patron saint, 18. Anoop Kudakasseril - CCE staff member 832-684-5392 19. Geo Thayil - SJYAL member 281-630-8185 Pray for us! 20. Manju Maliekkal - Church Organizations 832-656-6335 21. Rev. Sr. Alphin MSMI - Pastoral Services 832-287-2926 22. Paul Joseph - Pastoral Council member 281-728-3222 23. Jessy Kurian - Pastoral Council member 281-857-6572 OFFERTORY “P\]Z§tf, DZvtLmjn¡phn³; alXzhpw iIvXnbpw IÀ¯mhnt³d sX¶v DZvtLmjn¡phn³. IÀ¯mhns³d \ma¯n\p tNÀ¶hn[w AhnSps¯ alXzs¸Sp¯phn³; ImgvNIfpambn AhnSps¯ A¦W¯n {]thin¡phn³. “ k¦oÀ¯\§Ä 96: 7,8 Building Fund Weekly/Monthly Contribution 6/02/2013 Sunday $100.00 $4,478.00 St. Joseph Feast St. Sebastian - Kazhunne/Ambu nercha Collection 6/02/2013 Sunday $1,258.00 $2,599.00 Liturgical Calendar, June 09, 2013 June 09, Sunday: 4th Sunday of Apostles ALTAR SERVERS 1st Reading: Is 1:10-20 Uproot the evil by doing good 2nd Reading: 1Cor 9:19-27 (9:13-27) Run for the crown that will last for ever Gospel: Lk 6:27-36 (6:12-46) Win over evil by doing good June 16, Sunday June 10, Monday 1st Reading: Rom 5:1-5 Rewards of righteousness Gospel: Mt 5:13-20 You are the salt of the earth and light of the world Malayalam Mass @ 9:00 AM June 11, Tuesday; Feast of St. Barnabas, the Apostle 1st Reading: Gal 2:1-10 Barnabas with Paul Sam Kurian, Kurian Pannapara Gospel: Mt 10:16-22 Give testimony to Christ before the Gentiles June 12, Wednesday 1st Reading: Eph 4:1-6 Maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace Gospel: Jn 15:11-17 Love one another as I have love you LECTORS June 13, Thursday; Feast of St. Anthony of Padua 1st Reading: 1Cor 2:1-10 Wisdom is the power of God’s Spirit Gospel: Lk 10:1-9 Pray to the Lord of harvest June 14, Friday June 16, Sunday 1st Reading: Col 2:20-23 A new life in Jesus Christ Gospel: Mt 11:1-6 Blessed is anyone who takes no offense at me June 15, Saturday Malayalam Mass @ 9:00 AM 1st Reading: 1Cor 3:1-9 You are the field and home of God Gospel: Lk 8:4-15 The word that is sowed 1st reading: Babu Chacko June 16, Sunday: 5th Sunday of Apostles 2nd reading: Jessy Manakalathil 1st Reading: Is 1:21-31 Zion shall be redeemed by justice 2nd Reading: 1Cor 14:1-12 (14:1-19) Pursue love and strive for the spiritual gifts Gospel: Lk 12:22-34 (12:16-34) Depend in the providence of God No English Mass until Sept 1st, Sunday Read this bulletin online: www.stjosephhouston.org | Published by: Rev. Fr. Jacob Christy (Vicar, St Joseph Syro Malabar Catholic Church, Missouri City, TX) | June 09, 2013 Holy Father's catechesis (2013-06-05 Vatican Radio) Pope Francis held his weekly General Audience on Wednesday, 06/05/2013. This Wednesday Pope Francis dedicated his general audience with thousands of pilgrims and visitors to St Peter’s square to the UN World Environment Day. Below, please find Vatican Radio's English translation of the Holy Father's catechesis. Counter a culture of waste with solidarity Dear brothers and sisters, good morning! Today I want to focus on the issue of the environment, which I have already spoken of on several occasions. Today we also mark World Environment Day, sponsored by the United Nations, which sends a strong reminder of the need to eliminate the waste and disposal of food. When we talk about the environment, about creation, my thoughts turn to the first pages of the Bible, the Book of Genesis, which states that God placed man and woman on earth to cultivate and care for it (cf. 2:15). And the question comes to my mind: What does cultivating and caring for the earth mean? Are we truly cultivating and caring for creation? Or are we ex- ploiting and neglecting it? The verb "to cultivate" reminds me of the care that the farmer has for his land so that it bear fruit, and it is shared: how much attention, passion and dedication! Cultivating and caring for creation is God’s indication given to each one of us not only at the beginning of history; it is part of His project; it means nurturing the world with responsibil- ity and transforming it into a garden, a habitable place for everyone. Benedict XVI recalled several times that this task en- trusted to us by God the Creator requires us to grasp the rhythm and logic of creation. But we are often driven by pride of domination, of possessions, manipulation, of exploitation; we do not “care” for it, we do not respect it, we do not consider it as a free gift that we must care for. We are losing the attitude of wonder, contemplation, listening to creation; thus we are no longer able to read what Benedict XVI calls "the rhythm of the love story of God and man." Why does this happen? Why do we think and live in a horizontal manner, we have moved away from God, we no longer read His signs. But to "cultivate and care" encompasses not only the relationship between us and the environment, between man and crea- tion, it also regards human relationships. The Popes have spoken of human ecology, closely linked to environmental ecolo- gy. We are living in a time of crisis: we see this in the environment, but above all we see this in mankind. The human per- son is in danger: this is certain, the human person is in danger today, here is the urgency of human ecology! And it is a seri- ous danger because the cause of the problem is not superficial but profound: it is not just a matter of economics, but of eth- ics and anthropology. The Church has stressed this several times, and many say, yes, that's right, it's true ... but the system continues as before, because it is dominated by the dynamics of an economy and finance that lack ethics. Man is not in charge today, money is in charge, money rules. God our Father did not give the task of caring for the earth to money, but to us, to men and women: we have this task! Instead, men and women are sacrificed to the idols of profit and consumption: it is the "culture of waste." If you break a computer it is a tragedy, but poverty, the needs, the dramas of so many people end up becoming the norm. If on a winter’s night, here nearby in Via Ottaviano, for example, a person dies, that is not news. If in so many parts of the world there are children who have nothing to eat, that's not news, it seems normal. It cannot be this way! Yet these things become the norm: that some homeless people die of cold on the streets is not news.
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