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St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston Office: 1603 Avenue N * Huntsville, TX 77340 Church: 1323 16th St. * Huntsville, TX 77340 Ph. 936.295.8159 * Fax 936.295.3543 www.sainhomashuntsville.org "...there is no inequality of significance amongst us except holiness..." “No hay desigualdad de importancia entre nosotros excepto la santidad…” Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 9, 2020 STAFF Rev. Fred Valone…..Pastor Felix Ramos………..Permanent Deacon Kathy Boscarino…….DRE / Y M Maria Delgado……… Elem. CCE Marisol Urbina…...Administrative Asst. Rick Reed…………...Music Coordinator Jill Baker………..Nursery Coordinator Pat Norfleet…………..Bookkeeper Sylvia Vitela…………..Secretary Laura Puente………...Custodian Mass Schedules Saturday/ Sabado 5:30 pm English Sunday/ Domingo 8:00 am English 10:00 am English 12:00 pm Spanish Monday/ Lunes No Mass Tuesday – Friday/ 8:30 am Martes - Viernes Reconciliation / Reconciliación Tues/Martes 4:30-5:30 pm The flowers besides the Blessed Sacrament are offered in loving memory Thurs/Jueves 4:30-5:30 pm Of No Adoration at this time Velma & Shirley Ann Seidel No hay Adoración en este tiempo By David & Darlene Burris Mass Intentions Our gratefulness to God Of The Week weekly offering $ July 27-August 2, 2020 Sat. 08/08 5:30 pm Baylor Bishop Donations (Basket or office): $9,255.00 Evangeline Guillory Sun. 08/09 8:00 am Ferrell Online Donations: $850.00 St. Thomas Mission: $2,178.00 St. Thomas Mission Online: $50.00 10:00 am Michael Moskal Thank you for your continued support! 12:00 pm Parishioners Mon. 08/10 NO Mass BRING YOUR GREATEST GIFTS TO THE Tues. 08/11 8:30 am Ken Larson LORD DSF Report as of July16, 2020 Wed. 08/12 8:30 am Chad Wagamon Parish Goal $37,000.00 Total Amount Pledged $37,430.00 Thurs 08/13 8:30 am Phil Kernek Total Amount Paid $33,625.00 John & Carmen Number of Participants 116 Fri. 08/14 8:30 am Heckler Sat. 08/15 5:30 pm Parishioners Let us pray for the sick Sun. 08/16 8:00 am Alfred & Shelby Losack Janice Andrews, Veronica Antwi, James Aubey, Irma Ava- 10:00 am (60th Anniversary) los, Gene Barrett, Jordan Bergeron, Chelsea Brown, Phil- lip Caito, Janet Caywood, Wren Colligan, Beckham Col- lins, Sunni Cook, Terry Corral, Melanie Davis, Julie 12:00 pm Pedro Rodriguez Delgado, Kathy Delouche, Colin Dufour, David Duesing, Joe Duffy, James Elliott, Mary Gedelian, Floyd Gruppa, Melba & Leroy Hall, Sallie Hodges, Viola Kretzschmar, Edwin Laake, Dorothy Laskoskie, Corrina Lawrence, Audra Legler, Daphne Levey, Al Losack, Katy Losack, READINGS FOR THE WEEK A.J. McGee, Karen McPike, Sheri McPike, Don Marcotte, Monday: 2 Cor 9:6-10; Ps 112:1-2, 5-9; Lisa Miller, Michele Miller, Angel Moncada,Wag Donna Jn 12:24-26 Moore, Mary Ann Moore, Martin Moreno, Patricia Morri- Tuesday: Ez 2:8 — 3:4; Ps 119:14, 24, 72, 103, son, Lourdes Mosqueda, Mary Novark, Frank O’Donnell, Dawn & Odell Rachal, Virginia Reed, Kelly Robinson, 111, 131; Mt 18:1-5, 10, 12-14 Nina Rozell, Andrea Scheel, Ana Marie Santos, Jerry Sea- Wednesday: Ez 9:1-7; 10:18-22; Ps 113:1-6; ton, Kayden Bryn Shipley, Cheryl Smith, Jerry & Dolores Mt 18:15-20 Stavina, Glenn Stewart, Kathy Stoltz, Victoria Torres, Ray Thursday: Ez 12:1-12; Ps 78:56-59, 61-62: & Christi Townley, Gordan Travis, Lois Ubanoski, Gilbert Mt 18:21 — 19:1 Urango, Enrique Valadez, Maria Elena Valencia, Friday: Ez 16:1-15, 60, 63 [59-63]; Kathy Vanecek, Matthew Varnum, Kirt Villareal, Rusty Is 12:2-3, 4bcd-6; Mt 19:3-12 Wallace, Bill & Gaitha Walton, Alma Williams Saturday: Vigil: 1 Chr 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2; Ps 132:6-7, 9-10, 13-14; 1 Cor 15:54b- 57; Lk 11:27-28Day: Rv 11:19a; 12:1- To schedule Mass intentions (August-December) 6a, 10ab; Ps 45:10-12, 16; 1 Cor 15:20- please call the parish office. 27; Lk 1:39-56 Sunday: Is 56:1, 6-7; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; **************************** Rom 11:13-15, 29-32; Mt 15:21-28 Para programar intenciones de Misas (agosto- diciembre) por favor llame a la oficina parroquial. FALL FESTIVAL NEWS Keeping our parishioner’s safety as a priority, this year’s Fall Festival will have a different format. 1. The Silent and Live Auctions will be combined and held online. Details will be provided at a later date. Dona- tions for auction items are needed and will be accepted through Monday, September 28th. Suggestions include: Group dinner excursions/tours Wine tasting Event/Sports tickets Golf packages Homemade woodwork Art Nursery and landscape items Statues Gift certificates for services and/or meals Pet care packages Weekend/overnight destination stays Holiday items Homemade items (quilts, baked goods, etc…) Fire pits Electronics Spa packages Signed sports memorabilia Appliances Themed baskets (sports, children’s, meals, gardening, tailgating, ice cream, etc…) If you have an auction item to donate, please contact Charley Sanders (936-577-0835) or Susan Hightower (713-515-9105). 2. Raffle tickets will be distributed in late August/early September, and the drawing will take place on Sunday, October 18th. In recent years, parishioners were asked to purchase $50 of raffle tickets. This year, we are requesting a purchase of $75 - $100. 3. A BBQ meal will be provided on Sunday, October 18th and will be available for pickup only. Details for presale tickets are forthcoming. We are committed to remaining respectful to our local businesses who have endured financial hardship in re- cent months, so we will not contact them for donations this year. We are relying on our parishioners in making this year’s Festival a success. There are still details to finalize and we will keep you posted. Thank you for supporting St. Thomas. Saint Thomas Catholic Church Congratulates the following students on their First Holy Communion La Iglesia Catolica Santo Tomas Felicita a los siguientes estudiantes en su Santa Primera Comunion Catherine Decker Humberto Ortiz Estrella del Carmen Leon Garcia Alan Steven Flores Webinar: Help for those facing eviction . Know Your Rights: Navigating Tenant Challenges dur- ing the Pandemic . Join this webinar for families and individuals who are facing the threat of eviction due to loss of income resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Co-sponsored by the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul., Thursday, August 27, 5:30-7:00 p.m. For further information on how to join the webinar: CatholicCharities.org/tenants 7th grade—12th grade Kathy Boscarino, [email protected] (936)295-8159 office (936)520-6524 cell Website: https://saintthomashuntsville.org stayhuntsville Registration for 2020/2021 Faith Formations K-12 Begins July 1, 2020 Online Registration and Payment will be Available. Confirmation 2020 The Celebration of Confirmation 2020 is Tentative on September 1, 2020 Confirmation Retreat 6/26-6/28 Location to be determined Information has been sent out. If your child has prepared for Confirmation and has not received information please contact Kathy ([email protected]) Digital Celebration of Senior Class July 18, 2020 10:00 a.m. Information to be sent out to Seniors by July 1, 2020. If you know of a Senior who was not Confirmed at, but is active at St. Thomas please contact Kathy ([email protected] Confirmation 2021—Now Forming Confirmation 2021 is now forming. Letters have been sent out to those who we have identified. Unfortunately, we may forget some or do not have proper contact information. If you know of someone who will be in the 11th grade 2020/2021 school year, has been baptized, received first communion and desires to be confirmed, please contact Kathy For I know well the plans I have in mind for you; plans for your welfare and not for woe, so as to give you a future of hope. Jer. 29:11 RCIA 2020-2021 Is now forming RCIA 2020-2021 Ahora se está formando RCIA is the Rite of Christian Initiation for RICA es el Rito de Iniciación Cristiana para Adults and is for adults over the age of 18 Adultos y es para adultos mayores de 18 (no longer high school age) who wish to años (que ya no están en la escuela prepare for and receive the Sacraments of secundaria) que desean prepararse y reci- Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation and bir los Sacramentos de Iniciación Eucharist) (Bautismo, Confirmación y Eucaristía) This includes: Esto incluye: 1. Those who have not Baptized 1. Los que no han sido bautizados 2. Those who have been Baptized in an- 2. Los que han sido bautizados en otra fe other Christian faith cristiana. 3. Those who have been Baptized Catho- 3. Los que han sido bautizados católicos lic but have not received neither the pero no han recibido ni los sacramentos Sacraments of Confirmation nor de la confirmación ni la Eucaristía. Eucharist. Cada investigador debe tener el deseo de Each inquirer should have a desire to get to know and love Christ, follow the teach- conocer y amar a Cristo, seguir las ense- ings of the Church and the commitment to ñanzas de la Iglesia y el compromiso de do so. hacerlo. For more information, please contact Para obtener más información, póngase Kathy Boscarino at en contacto con Kathy Boscarino a [email protected] or [email protected] o a at the church office 936-295-8159. la oficina al 936-295-8159. THE PRESENCE OF GOD . After the miracle of Jesus walking on water, the disciples exclaimed, “Truly, you are the Son of God” (Matthew 14:33).