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Feast of the Immaculate Conception December 8Th SECOND SUNDAY IN ADVENT DECEMBER 6, 2020 Pastor’s Column Mananitas for Our Lady Advent Penance Service of Guadalupe See inside as Fr. Justin talks about See inside for our Advent Penance this Sundays Gospel. See inside for how to celebrate Our Service and others around the Lady of Guadalupe. community. Pg. 5 & 15 (Español) Pg.13 & 16 (Español) Pg. 7 Feast of the Immaculate Conception December 8th See inside for our Mass times for the Feast of Immaculate Conception Continued on Pg. 7 Temporary Office Hours: Monday: 9:30-4:30 p.m. 7810 Cypresswood Drive Tuesday– Thursday: 9:30 –8:30 p.m. Spring, Texas 77379-7101 Friday: 9:30-12:30 p.m. Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston Office: 281-370-3401 Saturday: 11-1 p.m. www.silcc.org Fax: 281-605-1640 WELCOME TO ST. IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA YouTube: See our Live-stream Masses on our YouTube channel. Search for St. Ignatius Loyola Spring on YouTube and subscribe. Facebook: Visit us on Facebook for our Live stream of liturgical events. See liturgy page for more information. @ignatiusloyolacc Very Rev. Norbert Maduzia Rev. Justin Cormie WEEKLY WORSHIP SCHEDULE/ HORARIO DE LITURGIA Jr., E. V., D. Min. Pastor Parochial Vicar EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATIONS PASTORAL OFFICE/ OFICINA PASTORAL Monday– Friday: 9 a.m. Daily Mass (Also on Live-stream) Wednesday: Clergy 6:45 p.m. Mass Dcn. Billy Chen Permanent Deacon Saturday: Dcn. Scott Glueck Permanent Deacon 5:15 p.m. Mass (Also on Live-stream) Dcn. Mike Higgins Permanent Deacon Sunday: 7:30 a.m. Mass Dcn. Greg Mouton Permanent Deacon 10 a.m. Mass (Also on Live-stream) Dcn. Peter Olivier Permanent Deacon 12:30 p.m. Misa (Español– transmisión en vivo) Dcn. Larry Vines Permanent Deacon 5:15 p.m. Mass Dcn. Joe Wright Permanent Deacon RECONCILIATION Wednesday: 5:15 - 6:15 p.m., and Office of Administration Saturday: 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Ron Svoboda Parish Dir. Of Operations LITURGY OF THE HOURS Kristin Garcia Office Manager Evening Prayer: First Fridays of every month, 6:15 p.m. Lisa Kubis Business Manager Please check our website for most recent schedule. Mary Blanton Clergy Assistant See our livestream Masses via Facebook, YouTube, & Parish Website. Betty Keller Receptionist Ryan Bearer Receptionist MASS INTENTIONS/ INTENCIONES DE MISA Karen Garcia Receptionist Juan Velasco Facilities Manager Fr. Norbert & Fr. Justin will be celebrating the Jose Jimenez Facilities Assistant following Mass Intentions this coming week. Jimmy Sexton Facilities Assistant Monday, December 7 Harriette Marie Siegel (+) Office of Liturgy and Sacraments Laura Pfenning & Mary Agnes Furlong (+) Karla Jackson Pastoral Associate Tuesday, December 8 – Holy Day Feast of the Immaculate Conception Kenneth Anicete Coordinator of Liturgy Pro Populo Andrew Sayler Director of Music Libertad Balgos (+) Peter Ramirez Associate Director of Music Wednesday, December 9 Office of Formation Bernadette Benvegnu (+) Amy Auzenne Pastoral Associate Antonio Felicidaro (+) Thursday, December 10 Chris Osgood Director of Youth Ministries Harriette Marie Siegel (+) Alyssa Vijil Co. Dir. of Youth Ministries Friday, December 11 Lucille Pavlock Director of EC & Elem. Contreras Family (LVG) Bea Benvegnu (+) Gracia Avila Admin Assistant Saturday, December 12 Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Early Childhood Center Louise E. Varela, MD & Mrs. Alicia Varela (LVG) Kathy Schaefer Director Of Early Childhood Rose Dunne (LVG) Donna Quiambao Asst. Dir. Early Childhood Sunday, December 13 Mary Adams (+) Office of Social Services Neville Welsh & Family (+) Ascención Amado Director of Outreach Pro Populo Please visit www.silcc.org for email addresses. Richard Prentis (+) Harriette Marie Siegel (+) View this bulletin online at www.DiscoverMass.com PRESIDER SCHEDULE/ HORARIO DEL CELEBRANTE December 12-13th Sunday/ Saturday/ Sunday/ Sunday/ Sunday/ Third Sunday in Domingo Sábado Domingo Domingo Domingo Advent 12:30 p.m. 5:15 p.m. 7:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 5:15 p.m. Baptisms: Olivier Español Presider Fr. Norbert Fr. Justin Fr. Norbert Fr. Norbert Fr. Justin Homilist Fr. Norbert Fr. Justin Fr. Norbert Fr. Norbert Fr. Justin Deacons Vines; Mouton; Glueck; Chen; Olivier; Wright; Chen Mouton; Vines Glueck Olivier Wright FINANCIALS/ FINANZAS Sign up today for our Parish Online Giving Option. Go to www.faithdirect.net to create an account or make Diocesan Services Fund 2020 changes to your existing account. Church Code: TX134 *Parish Goal $300,000.00 Or donate via text by texting any amount to *Total Amount Pledged $243,149.00 281-801-4940. *Total Amount Paid $234,029.86 You will receive a link to begin the process. If you prefer, *Total Number of Participants 1017 you may also mail your donations to the parish office. *Total Number of Households 4374 $460.39 7810 Cypresswood Dr. Spring, TX 77379 *Average Participant Pledge *Paid Over (Under) Goal ($65,970.14) Sent to Build Community *Pledged Over (Under) Goal ($56,851.00) Loan Redemption *Percent Paid 78.00% Help provide hope and help for those among us who are most in *(through 9/15/2020) need. To donate online, visit www.archgh.org/dsf/ *Beginning Loan Balance $6,025,000.00 Ignite Campaign *Principal Payments *Parish Goal $1,880,235.00 $2,095,588.00 $26,655.00 If you are new to the parish or *Total Amount Pledged *Remaining Loan Balance $11,652.65 have not made a pledge and *Total Amount Paid $3,929,404.00 9 wish to do so, please contact *Total Number of Participants *Interest Payments *Total Number of Households 4026 Ron Svoboda. $576,642.00 *Average Participant Pledge $2,957.00 Parish Financial Information *Pledged Over (Under) Goal ($1,853,580.00) October Faith Direct: $ 115,065.42 *Paid Over (Under) Goal ($1,868,582.35) November 22nd $ *Percent Paid 0.99% November 29th $ View this bulletin online at www.DiscoverMass.com PASTOR’S COLUMN Dear Brothers and Sisters, The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a VICAR as: 1: an ecclesiastical agent: such as a member of the clergy who exercises a broad pastoral responsibility as the representative of a prelate 2: one serving as a substitute or agent; specifically: an administrative deputy Therefore, by definition, the Parochial Vicar is a member of the clergy who exercises a broad pastoral responsibility as the representative of the Pastor and thus serves as a substitute or agent of the Pastor’s administrative responsibilities. With that in mind, Fr. Justin is taking over my Pastor’s Column until I return from PTO. With my prayers for a peace filled Advent, Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today’s Gospel for this Second Sunday of Advent refers to St. John the Baptist as “a voice of one crying out in the desert.” This prophet’s mission is to “prepare the way of the Lord,” while doing so with a sense of urgency. Brothers and sisters, for weeks now, we have been hearing Jesus through the Gospels, urging us to be ready for the Coming of the Lord, “for you know neither the day nor the hour” (Matthew 25:13). We are asked not only to be ready for the Second Coming, which may or may not happen in our lifetime, but we are also asked to be ready for our death which is certain. Our readiness includes our sincere reflection upon both our life and our death. It is right and just to go before Our Lord in prayer, and to reflect upon our lives, both the good and the bad. For the good, we acknowledge our Lord’s generosity through our thanksgiving. For the bad, we ask the Divine Physician to heal us, and we cry out to Him with humble and contrite hearts to forgive us of our sins. We ask, “Lord, am I ready to come before you today?” We petition Him, “Help me Lord, prepare me.” We need not fear death, for “by dying He destroyed our death, and by rising He has restored our life.” St. Thomas Aquinas said, “what motivates any free act is a person’s ultimate goal in life.” Is sainthood your goal? Are you motivated by charity? Or are you motivated by fear? The Beloved Disciple said, “There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear because fear has to do with punishment, and so one who fears is not yet perfect in love” (I John 4:18). The reason why the Lord is constantly reminding you to trust Him is because He has the “map” that will help you arrive home safely. “Do not fear, I am with you; do not be anxious, I am your God. I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my victorious right hand” (Isaiah 41:10). Not only are we to be ready and prepare ourselves for a happy and holy death, but as a part of our Christian vocation, we are called to help prepare others. Yes, it is our mission, like that of St. John the Baptist, to help “prepare the way of the Lord.” We do this especially with the most vulnerable among us, that is, the sick and the dying. As a priest, ministering to the sick and the dying is the most important role I have in the Body of Christ, along with offering the Most Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and hearing confessions. When I enter your homes, or the nursing facilities, or the hospitals, I enter onto sacred ground. And I am sent by Mother Church to be with you and your loved ones in your time of need. In many situations, I have the privilege of preparing your loved ones for a happy and holy death. It is both a great gift to receive the Sacraments before death, as well as to administer those Sacraments to the dying.
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