ST. HOUSTON, TX APRIL 25, 2021

CRAWFISH BOIL FIESTA & RAFFLE

Saturday, May 1 Sabado, 1 de mayo 4pm ~ 9pm 4pm ~ 9pm Make us one in Christ Haznos uno en Cristo

The decision was made to cancel the annual bazaar and focus on Se tomo la decisión de cancelar el bazar anual y centrarse en el the Crawfish Boil and Raffle due to continuing Covid concerns. Hervido de Cangrejos y la Rifa debido a las continuas preocupaciones de Covid. Comenzaremos a vender boletos para la Rifa después de We will sell Raffle tickets after all weekend Masses March 20- todas las Misas de fin de semana del 20 de marzo al 25 de abril. April 25. You can also purchase tickets online at our website on También pueden comprar boletos en línea en nuestro sitio the Bazaar tab or at the office beginning March 16. www.sfds-houston.org hacer clic en Bazar o en la oficina parroquial RAFFLE comenzando el 16 de Marzo. Grand prize $3,000 gift card RIFA 2nd prize $2,000 gift card Gran premio $3,000 tarjeta de regalo 3rd prize iPad Air 2do premio $2,000 tarjeta de regalo 4th prize $300 gift card 3er premio iPad Air 5th prize $200 gift card 4to premio $300 tarjeta de regalo 6th prize $100 gift card 5to premio $200 tarjeta de regalo 7th prize $100 gift card 6to premio $100 tarjeta de regalo 8th prize $100 gift card 7mo premio $100 tarjeta de regalo 9th prize $100 gift card 8octavo premio $100 tarjeta de regalo Come have a fun time with family & friends!! 9 noveno premio $100 tarjeta de regalo Live Music ~ Live & Silent Auctions ~ Kid’s Games Vengan a divertirse con familia y amigos! All you can eat! Crawfish $35 in advance-$40 at the door. Música en vivo ~ Subasta Silenciosa ~ Juegos de Niños ¡Todo lo que puedas comer! Preventa de Cangrejos $35- Purchase separately: en la puerta $40 Hotdogs, Hamburgers, Tacos & Nachos También puede comprar: Beer—Wine—Margaritas Perros calientes, Hamburguesas, Tacos y Nachos All Covid protocols will be followed Cerveza—Vino– Margaritas SFDS School Students will sing 4:00pm Se seguirán todos los protocolos de Covid Los estudiantes de la escuela SFDS cantarán a las 4:00 pm Live Music by The Texas Miles Band 4:45 –7:30pm Música en vivo por Texas Miles Band de 4:45-7:30 pm Live Auction 7:30-8:30pm also Live Stream Subasta en vivo 7:30 pm-8:30 pm también transmisión en vivo PIE CONTEST / CONCURSO DE PASTELES FESTIVAL SETUP HELP We have several dedicated people that setup every year. They Pie Contest / are in need of help to make the setup go quickly. No expertise Concurso de Pasteles required, just willing hands and feet. Setup Friday 8am-5pm and Saturday 9am-4pm. Contact Susan in the office at 713-774-7475 May 1 or email Roy Varner at [email protected] Show off your baking skills and Cada año tenemos varias personas dedicadas que ayudan a have a chance to win a prize! construir los puestos. Necesitamos su ayuda para que sea mas No fee to enter. Deliver your rápido. No se requiere experiencia, solo manos y pies dispuestos. pie by 4:30pm to enter. Sera el viernes de 8 am-5 pm y el sábado de 9 am-4 pm. Email Dominique Varner to enter [email protected] Comuníquese con Susan en la oficina al 713-774-7475 o envíe

For more information on the pie contest rules, visit the un correo electrónico a Roy Varner a [email protected] Bazaar page on our website. LIVE & SILENT AUCTIONS 1st prize $200 gift card We will have ten exciting items for the live 2nd prize $100 gift card auction at the Fiesta on May 1st! You’ve 3rd prize $50 gift card been cooped up for a year, now you can

¡Demuestra sus habilidades para hornear y tendrá la win a great vacation home for a limited oportunidad de ganar un premio! Entregue el pastel a las time. We will publish the list of items 4:30 pm. Envié un correo electrónico a Dominique ahead of time so you can plan your bid. Varner para participar [email protected] We will also live stream the auction so you can participate even if you don’t attend in Para mas información sobre las reglas del concurso de person. pasteles, visite la Pagina de Bazar en nuestro sitio web. Watch the bulletin for more information. 1er premio tarjeta de regalo de $200 We are accepting donations of new and gently used items for the 2do premio tarjeta de regalo de $100 silent auction. Please bring your items by the office Monday 3er premio tarjeta de regalo de $50 through Friday between 9am and 5pm. You can now view bulletin online at: www.sfds -Houston.org; Bulletin deadline: Friday at noon

FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

MASS INTENTIONS / INTENCIONES DE MISA READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 25 LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA DEL 25 DE ABRIL Saturday, April 24: Sunday Fourth Sunday of Easter 5:00 pm † Antonio “Tony” Ferrer Laxa, Acts 4:8-12; 1 Jn 3:1-2; Jn 10:11-18 † Montenegro Family Monday Acts 11:1-18; Jn 10:1-10 7:00 pm † Peter Hieu Hoang Tuesday Acts 11:19-26; Jn 10:22-30 Wednesday St. Peter Chanel, Priest & ; Sunday, April 25: St. Louis Grignion de Montfort, Priest 8:00am Patricia Garcia, Star Houston (B-day) Acts 12:24-13:5; Jn 12:44-50 10:00am † Elizabeth Santos, †William Estrella, Thursday St. , & † Flo Nicknish Acts 13:13-25; Jn 13:16-20 12:00 pm St. Francis de Sales Parish Friday St. Pius V, Monday, April 26: Acts 13:26-33; Jn 14:1-6 Saturday St. the Worker 8:15 am Ruphina Ha (B-day), Uju Ilounoh (B-day) Acts 13:44-52; Jn 14:7-14 or Gn 1:26-2:3 or Col 3:14-15, 17, 23-24; Mt 13:54-58 7:00 pm † Maria del Socorro Calles, Fr. Miguel Obregon (B-day) Sunday Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts 4:26-31; 1 Jn 3:18-24; Jn 15:1-8 Tuesday, April 27: 8:15 am Javier Portocarrero (B-day), Carmen Portocarrero STEWARDSHIP REFLECTION/ REFLEXIONES DEL ESPIRITU DE SERVICIO Wednesday, April 28: 4th Sunda of Easter: April 25 8:15 am † Mario Zequeira, †Jorge Soto, † Garcia Thursday, April 29: That we take time in daily silent prayer to talk and listen for Jesus’ voice. 8:15 am † Carmen Sandford, Pat Stroud (B-day) “I am the good shepherd...and I lay down my life for the sheep… and they will heed my voice” - John 10:14-16 Friday, April 30: When you pray, do you only ask Jesus for the things that you want? 8:15 am † Jovencio Cabahug, †Bob & Michelle Kennedy Do you ever ask Him what He wants from you? How do you listen for His response? Many times Jesus responds in “quiet whispers” LET US PRAY FOR THE SICK/ that are not so obvious. So, take time every day, in silence, OREMOS POR LOS ENFERMOS to actively listen for His voice.

Eleanor Jackson Cleve Clinton Rocio Paularena 4to. Domin o de Pascua: 25 de Abril Ana Ruth Garcilazo Pam Morisak Axel Macedo Gerardo Suvias Perales Ryan Jackson Que tengamos tiempo para orar en silencio diariamente para Kimberly Van Overdam hablar con Jesús y escuchar Su voz. Feliciano Bonilla Rachel Rodriguez “Yo soy el buen pastor...y doy mi vida por mis ovejas...y ellas Steven Zamora Abel Fernandez Arlene Masterson escucharan mi voz” - Juan 10:14-16 Joseph E. Freitas Vince Santos Fernando Gomez ¿Cuándo usted reza solo le pide a Jesús las cosas que quiere? Don Wenglar ¿Alguna vez le ha preguntado lo que El quiere de usted? Adriana Carrillo Peggy Brown ¿Cómo escucha usted Su respuesta? Muchas veces Jesús responde Frances Drawe Martinez Candida Florez en “tenues susurros” que no son obvios. Así, que tome tiempo cada Patricia Choat Inez DeBaud Stefanie Fuentes día, en silencio, para escuchar activamente por su voz. Larry Choat Blenda Ruiz Karen Washington Cathy Lyn Ellis Rose Alvarado Lisa Bonilla SUNDAY MASS –5 PM Donald Hernandez Sr. Nic Van Overdam Joe Mendoza Rebecca Hernandez Andrea Osborne Lorena Andrade With the overall increasing number of parishioners LET US PRAY FOR THE RECENTLY DECEASED/ coming to our three English OREMOS POR LOS RECIENTEMENTE FALLECIDOS Masses, much consideration Bertha Conway, Jose R. Gonzalez, Luiz Garcia has been given to this trend. Dr. Ralph Berkeley, Jr., Ana Julia Alvarez May the faithful departed, through the Given this, but equally mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen mindful of the continuing need to observe health risk TABERNACLE CANDLE protocols during this period of transition, we are This weekend’s Tabernacle Candle adding a 5:00 pm Sunday Mass to our liturgical In Thanksgiving for schedule beginning with the celebration of the High Uju Ilounoh Birthday School Confirmation Mass on May 9th. This will continue through the Solemnity of the Ascension (May 16th), Pentecost Sunday (May 23rd) and beyond. We are grateful to our different liturgical ministries for helping make this possible.

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ST. FRANCIS DE SALES HOUSTON, TX APRIL 25, 2021

GIFTS OF STEWARDSHIP CRAWFISH BOIL FIESTA For the weekend of April 17 & 18, 2021 Make us One in Christ Your gifts of treasure resulted in: Saturday, May 1 Sunday Collection “Budget” $ 21,000 If you have never helped with the Crawfish Sunday Donation $ 32,379 Boil Fiesta & Raffle, please try it this year. Difference OVER $ 11,379 It is a lot of fun and a great way to build Special Collection: fellowship with your fellow parishioners. 2nd Collection: SFdS School $ 2,319 Sign up to volunteer in a booth by contact- Loan Debt as of April 1, 2021 $ 125,054 ing Susan in the office 713-774-7475. We need your help! Monthly Payment of Loan $ 16,829 We have SEVERAL areas where we are still needing Thank you for your generosity! sponsors. Please check the wish list. We are happy to divide the cost of an item between multiple people. UPCOMING DONATIONS Any donation amount is helpful and appreciated. Our Lady of Good Success, Pray for us. St. Francis de Sales SFdS Maintenance Fund Amount $_____ Maintenance Fund MAY 02 2021 Crawfish Boil Fiesta – May 1 May 2 COUNTDOWN: MOTHER’S DAY ENVELOPES / ONE WEEK TO GO!!!!! SOBRES DEL DIA DE LA MADRE Thursday — 6:30 pm — Set-up begins Mother’s Day Remembrance envelopes are included in your Mother’s Day Remembrance Friday — 8:00 am — Set-up continues Amount $_____ monthly envelope packet or are Saturday — 9:00 am — Set-up continues available at the Welcome Desk. Mother’s Day 2021 10:00 am – Booths available for All mothers will be remembered individual set-up at the weekend Masses on May 8 and 9. 4:00 pm — CRAWFISH BOIL BEGINS!

Los sobres para el Recuerdo del Día de las Madres están incluidos 4:00 pm— SFDS School students perform en su paquete mensual de sobres o están disponibles en el 5:00 pm — Live music by Texas Miles Band mostrador de bienvenida. Todas las madres serán recordadas en 7:20 pm — Pie Contest winners announced las Misas del fin de semana del 8 y 9 de mayo. 7:30 pm — Live Auction on center stage 8:15 pm — Silent Auction closes 2021 DIOCESAN SERVICES FUND (DSF) 9:00 pm — Raffle drawings “WALK IN THE LIGHT OF CHRIST” 9: 30 pm — Clean-up begins As of April 18, 2021 Sunday — 9:00 am — Clean-up continues

St. Francis de Sales Parish Goal: $ 142,000.00 Workers for set-up and clean-up are really needed. Many Total Amount Paid: $ 19,455.80 helping hands are appreciated. Lunch will be provided. Amount Due: $ 122,545.20 All food booths need to have their cooking equipment set-up by 11:30 am Saturday for inspection. ONLINE GIVING We now have an electronic giving Beat the rush and turn in your raffle tickets along with your link on our website so that you can money to the church office. Bring auction items to the parish set up and manage electronic giving office the week before the bazaar. directly. Please give it a try. It makes Don’t miss the opportunity to volunteer for one of giving convenient and consistent and the booths, leave your name with the church office. it helps the church greatly. You never have to worry about forgetting your envelope or when you are out of town on vacation. Thank you for your generosity for the sake of our Lord and His SPECIAL TIME FOR MASS–SATURDAY, MAY 1 Church. AMAZON Saturday, May 1 will have a special 4:00 pm Mass start time Help our parish while you shop! We are now (instead of the usual 5:00 pm.) This is a registered organization with Amazon Smile. to accommodate the Crawfish Boil Fiesta Whenever you want to shop at Amazon you volunteers and attendees. can go to smile.amazon.com and select St. Francis de Sales Parish and we will re- ceive a 0.5% donation from all your purchases. There are other The Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions) will not be churches named St. Francis de Sales so make sure you select the offered on Saturday May 1 due to Crawfish Boil Fiesta. one with the Houston, TX address or use our specific web address https://smile.amazon.com/ch/74-1460643. Thank you for helping Confessions can be heard on Monday 6:00 pm, our parish. Wednesday 8:45 am & 6 pm, and Saturday 4 pm. You can now view bulletin online at: www.sfds -Houston.org; Bulletin deadline: Friday at noon

FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

CONGRATULATIONS CATHOLIC ENTERTAINMENT The Community of St. Francis De Sales joyfully congratulates the following who received their First Communion: Saturday, April 17, 2021

Nathan J. Aguirre Angel G. Ascencio Rojas Nnaetomgi C. Balonwu Mia S. Cadena Stuck at home? Can’t go to the theater? Jasmin D. Favela Caiden A. Foster You have thousands of first Olivia G. Frewin Christiana R. Green class movies, animated Glena I. Herlitz Bracken K. Kelner children’s shows, and audio Minh D. Le Josslyn J. Leigh talks available to you. Diving Alexandra M. Nguyen Ethan G. Nguyen into the beauty of the Faith has Marria L. Nguyen Jose A. Pacheco-Almendarez never been easier: at home, on Myles A. Rosales Canaan Z. Ting the go, or from any internet Hannah B. Tran Madison L. Tran connected device. Discover Katherine N. Tse Isabella G. Velasquez thousands of books, audio Sebastian C. Velasquez Sofia R. Velasquez talks, movies, documentaries, and studies...there is something for Samantha Q. Vo Mya H. Wong every member of the family to entertain and to help them grow Carolyne Zuniga closer to Christ and His Church. English & Spanish choices. Over 4,000 titles-now available on almost any device! ROKU, Amazon, FireTv, Apple TV, Android, IOS. Dozens of new HISPANIC MINISTRY FUNDRAISER features-all to help you enjoy the best in Catholic content. Sunday, April 25 After All Masses. All Proceeds Already have a FORMED Account? 1. Visit FORMED.org go to Francis de Sales 2. Click Sign In 3. Enter your email 4. Click the link in your email 5. You’re in! No more passwords!

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COKES/SOFT DRINKS (REFRESCOS). . $1.00 AGUA ...... $1.00 Want to create a new FORMED account with your parish or group? CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS COURT #2647 1. Visit FORMED.org 2. Click Sign Up The next meeting for Court St. Francis de Sales 3. Select “I Belong to a Parish or Organization” #2647 will be on Tuesday, April 27th. We will meet 4. Find your parish by name or zip in the Family Life Center at 7:00 pm. The meeting is 5. Enter your email-and you’re in! also available on Zoom. If you are a member, or would like to consider becoming a member, please come and help fulfill our mission of Unity and Charity. Please contact Regent Martha Potina for details 713-560-5844.

Catholic Daughters Court St. Francis de Sales #2647 is having a Mother’s Day Bake Sale the weekend of May 8-9, after 5 pm Saturday and 8 am & 10 am Sunday Masses. Stop by and purchase something to celebrate your mother and Visit FORMED.org help make your weekend sweet! All proceeds will benefit or search for “Formed” on your favorite app store. CDA and parish charities. Thank you!

ST. FRANCIS DE SALES HOUSTON, TX APRIL 25, 2021

ADORATION/ADORACION PROPER ATTIRE / VESTIMENTA ADECUADA

We are currently in need of adorers (people) PROPER ATTIRE / IMPROPER ATTIRE / to commit to weekly holy hours. VESTIMENTA ADECUADA VESTIMENTA INADECUADA Necesitamos adoradores que se quieran comprometer alguna de estas horas. Las horas que están en necesidad de adoradores son.

 Monday/Lunes: 11:30am-12:30pm; 12:00pm-1:00pm; 12:30pm-1:30pm; 2:00pm-3:00pm  Tuesday/Martes: 9:30am-10:30am; 10:30am-11:30am; 11:30am-12:30pm; 12:00pm-1:00pm; 12:30pm-1:30pm; 2:30pm-3:30pm; 3:30pm-4:30pm  Wednesday/Miércoles: 9:30am-10:30am; 10:30am-11:30am; 11:30am-12:30pm; 1:30-2:30pm  Thursday/Jueves: 9:30am-10:30am; 10:30am-11:30am; 12:30pm-1:30pm; 2:30pm-3:30pm  Friday/Viernes: 9:30am-10:30am; 11:00am-12:00pm; 11:30am-12:30pm; 12:30pm-1:30pm; 2:30pm-3:30pm; 3:30pm-4:30pm

If you have questions or are able to commit to a weekly holy hour, please contact any of the division captains.

Si tiene alguna pregunta o le gustaría comprometerse a una Now that hot weather is here, a gentle reminder regarding proper hora santa por semana por favor llame. dress for church. Our dress code for God should always be appropriate and modest. It does not always have to be elegant. Mary Pesek 713-459-6565; Rosalinda Luna 832-868-8915; Re- Casual dress that is modest is acceptable. Beach dress is not. becca Figueroa 713-412-8699 or Jay Jones 713-839-5079. Especially that means no short shorts, no tank tops, and no low-cut tops. Sometimes our young people, influenced by the fashions of society, do not realize that some attire is not appropriate ADORATION CANDLES for church. It is the responsibility of parents to educate them. Proper dress is evidence of our belief and reverence for our Lord’s This week’s Adoration Candles Presence in the Eucharist and respect for the assembly who gathers In Loving Memory of with us to pray. Samuel Garcia El clima caliente ha llegado, un gentil recordatorio de la forma Patricia Garcia & Family apropiada de vestirse para ir a la iglesia. Nuestra forma de vestirnos para honrar a Dios debe ser apropiada y modesta. No siempre tiene LAS LECTURAS DOMINICALES que ser elegante. Vestirse casualmente o modestamente es aceptable. Los vestidos de playa no son apropiados. Los invitamos a meditar las lecturas Específicamente quiere decir no a los pantalones cortos o shorts, no dominicales con el Diacono Alberto Ospina y a las camisetas de ejercicio o cortas. Algunas veces nuestros Yolanda Salazar a través de Zoom el jóvenes, influidos por la moda de nuestra sociedad, no se dan viernes a las 7:00 pm. El formato del grupo es cuenta que alguna ropa no es adecuada para usar en la iglesia. Es la el siguiente: responsabilidad de los padres educar a sus hijos. La vestimenta  Bienvenida adecuada es evidencia de nuestra creencia y reverencia a la presencia de nuestro Señor en la Eucaristía y el respeto a la  Oración de Apertura asamblea que se reúne con nosotros para orar.  Lecturas y Meditación Dominicales  Intercesiones SFDS SCHOOL NEWS  Discusión Abierta  Oración de Clausura St. Francis de Sales Catholic School is Si les interesa participar en este grupo, favor de inscribirse con la hiring! señora Yolanda Salazar, DRE, por favor llame 713-774-7475 o St. Francis de Sales boasts an exceptional envié un correo electrónico: [email protected] working environment and offers a generous benefits package. There are several teaching MASS READINGS EXPLAINED positions open. Interested applicants can apply online at https://www.applitrack.com/archgh/onlineapp/ and send Do you wish to dive more fully into the readings of letters of interest to the school principal, Anne Quatrini: the Sunday Mass and have a greater appreciation of [email protected] the Scriptures? Learn from Dr. Brant Pitre, one of the leading Catholic Scripture scholars, every St. Francis de Sales School Tuesday morning at 10:30 am or Tuesday evening at 7:30 pm. Be amazed at how the Scriptures will come alive for you at Now enrolling for the school year 2021-2022! the celebration of the Eucharist every Sunday. Sessions will be For more information and/or to schedule a tour please visit conducted via Zoom. Please email Vicky Quiray at the school website: www.sfdsschool.org or call [email protected] or call 713-774-7475 ext. 109 to sign up. Director of Admissions Stephen Klein 713-774-4447

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FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

ST. JOSEPH ALTAR CONSECRATION TO ST. JOSEPH Due to the pandemic, the St. Joseph Altar will not be Nothing will be refused him [St. Joseph], neither created this year. The St. Joseph Altar, an Italian by Our Lady nor by his glorious Son. tradition, is sponsored every year in March around ~St. Francis de Sales St. Joseph’s feast day (March 19) by the Catholic St. Joseph is known as the Patron of the Universal Daughters. The Knights of Columbus prepares and Church, Patron of Workers, Guardian of the serves a spaghetti dinner after the Saturday evening Redeemer, and Patron of a Happy Death. Mass. Proceeds from the spaghetti dinner and from We will have a parish-wide consecration to the sale of desserts and breads made by the Catholic St. Joseph to begin on March 30th and to Daughters that adorn the St. Joseph Altar go to the complete the consecration on May 1st—the Feast parish St. Vincent de Paul Society. This year, the Catholic of St. Joseph the Worker. We will be using Daughters will place a statue of St. Joseph in the church narthex, Fr. Donald H. Calloway’s book, Consecration to St. Joseph. with SVdP offering envelopes. If you wish to donate to the SVdP Meetings will be on Wednesday evenings for 6 weeks at 7:30 pm. For more information or to sign up, please call Vicky Quiray at Society, you may use the envelopes and return it to the locked box 713-774-7475 ext. 109 or email at [email protected]. in the church, the collection basket, or the church office. Please Zoom meeting link: include your name, address, and your parish envelope number, if Meeting ID: 948 7465 7767 you wish to have this credited to your annual church contribution Passcode: SFDS-StJoe record. Pope Francis has declared 2021 the Year of St. Joseph, the statue will remain in the narthex for the entire year. YOUTH MINISTRY NEWS

To have an infant baptized (under 6 years old) at St. Francis de Sales, attendance is required High School College Age by the parents and is highly recommended for Fridays Tuesdays godparents to attend Preparation classes. It is required that you register for the @7pm @7pm classes. Please contact Vicky Quiray at 713-774 In the Loft In the Loft -7475 ext 109 in the parish office or email: 9-12 grade 18-23 yrs old [email protected] Children over the age of 6 years please contact the CCE Office.

Para bautizar a un bebé (menor de 6 años) en San Francisco de Sales, la asistencia es requerida para los padres y es muy recomen- Reflect on the upcoming Sunday readings dable para padrinos que asistan las clases de preparación del Bau- for clarification and application to our lives. tismo. Se requiere que se registre para las clases. Por favor comuní- Everyone in the age ranges is welcome. quese con Yolanda Salazar al 713-774-7475 ext 118 en la oficina Use the gym front entrance. parroquial o correo electrónico: [email protected] Ni- ños mayores de 6 años por favor comuníquese con la Oficina de Contact Contreras for more information CCE. [email protected] 713-774-7475

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