50Th Anniversary December Celebration: Help Is Needed in Servant Hall Starting at 9:00 A.M
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ST. THOMAS MORE CHURCH HOUSTON, TEXAS NOVEMBER 27, 2011 CHRISTMAS GIVING WEEKEND svdp winter food drive SATURDAY & SUNDAY, DEC. 10 & 11 ♥ The giving tree will be set up for 2 weekends, start- ing next weekend. Please take as many gift tags as you want, but be prepared to buy those gifts. ♥ On our giving weekend, we bring our wrapped and labeled gifts to Mass with us. Remember: attach the tag you took from the tree to the outside of the pack- age. If you did not take a tag, but have a gift to bring, please indicate the age/sex of the recipient on the outside of the gift. Please, new items only, no used gifts. ♥ This giving weekend is also a Food Drive. It is im- portant to bring food or cash for the pantry in addi- tion to your gifts. ♥ Following the 5:00 p.m. Mass on Sunday, Dec. 11 (around 6:15 p.m.) all of the gifts are carried from the church to Servant Hall where they are sorted for dis- tribution. Carrying the gifts to Servant Hall is the easy part. Most people leave after the gifts are car- ried to the Hall. But much help is needed for the sorting process! Please consider staying a little later and help sort the gifts. Many hands make light work. ♥ On Monday, Dec. 12, the gifts are moved from Ser- vant Hall…either to the Food Pantry or elsewhere. 50th Anniversary December Celebration: Help is needed in Servant Hall starting at 9:00 a.m. ♥ The gifts that are collected are distributed immedi- ately. If you will be out of town, please bring your Come along with your family and join us for th gifts to the Rectory Office before the Gift Weekend, Las Posadas on SATURDAY, December 17 otherwise, your gift will not get to the right person. at 6:30 P.M. Las Posadas is a religious cele- bration that reenacts the biblical journey of Mary and Joseph as they searched for shel- ter in Bethlehem before the birth of Jesus. The af- ternoon will conclude with Tamales, pan dulce, y chocolate! Come and join us for prayer, singing and celebration! This program will be Bilingual. Financial Stewardship (Week of 11/20/2011) NO FINANCIAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE Ladies mark you calendars for Wednesday, Decem- AT TIME OF PUBLICATION ber 21 for church Christmas cleaning at 9:00 a.m. Bring your dust rags and your brooms. For Thank you for your continued generosity! information call Helen at 713-723-0422. FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT Readings for the Week of November 27, 2011 THIS WEEK AT STM… Sunday: First Sunday of Advent Sunday, November 27-TAKE A TAG FROM THE GIVING TREE! Is 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7; Ps 80; 1 Cor 1:3-9; 10:00 a.m. Sacrament of the Sick, Church Mk 13:33-37 Monday, November 28 Monday: Is 2:1-5; Ps 122; Mt 8:5-11 5:00 p.m. Children’s Rosary, Church Tuesday: Is 11:1-10; Ps 72; Lk 10:21-24 6:30 p.m. Sp. Legion of Mary, Room F Wednesday: Saint Andrew, apostle Ballet Folklorico, Rehkopf Rom 10:9-18; Ps 19; Mt 4:18-22 7:00 p.m. Oración y Vida, Prinster Hall Thursday: Is 26:1-6; Ps 118; Mt 7:21, 24-27 James Bible Study, Servant Hall Friday: Is 29:17-24; Ps 27; Mt 9:27-31 Tuesday, November 29 Saturday: Saint Francis Xavier, priest 9:30 a.m. Women’s Guild, Servant Hall Is 30:19-21, 23-26; Ps 147; Mt 9:35—10:1, 5a, 6-8 5:30 p.m. Youth group, Mass & Meal Sunday: Second Sunday of Advent 7:00 p.m. ESL, School Is 40:1-5, 9-11; Ps 85; 2 Pt 3:8-14; Mk 1:1-8 Sp. RICA, AE-St. Paul FPMC, Servant Hall 7:30 p.m. Sounds of Faith, AE-St. Mary Wednesday, November 30 MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 27… 10:00 a.m. Apostleship of the Cross, AE-St. Paul James Bible Study, Servant Hall Monday, November 28 6:00 p.m. Youth Choir, AE-St. Mary 6:30 a.m. †All Souls / Chris Eskelund 7:00 p.m. Sch. Parents Faith & Family Night, Servant 5:30 p.m. †All Souls / †Young Family members Sp. Intercessory Prayer Grp., D. Den Tuesday, November 29 OMOPH Prayer Grp., Chapel 6:30 a.m. Joan Clifford / Andrew Morris Youth Group High School Girls, YC 5:30 a.m. Paul & Freda Schueler / Leo & Pat Schueler 7:30 p.m. Parish Basketball Coaches Mtg., Gym Wednesday, November 30 Thursday, December 1 6:30 a.m. †John Gidley / †Hattie Williams 9:30 a.m. Sewing & Crafts, Donovan’s Den 5:30 p.m. †Mary Price / Thnks. R. Abaya Blas Family 6:30 p.m. Gabriel Project, Rectory Thursday, December 1 7:00 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, Room F 6:30 a.m. †Fr. Al Walsh / Joseph Knipp ESL, School 8:15 a.m. Gerald & Mary Eskelund / Tate Eskelund High School Guys Group, Youth Center 5:30 p.m. †Roy P. Hebert / †Joe Peters James Bible Study, Servant Hall Friday, December 2 7:30 p.m. Apostleship of the Cross, AE-St. Paul 6:30 a.m. E. Iuliano / †Elton J. Williams Word of Truth Bible Study, AE-St. Peter 8:15 a.m. Sr. Ronalda, IWBS / Anne Marie Germani Combined Choir, Church 5:30 p.m. †Arturo Pardo / †Bulletin Advertisers Friday, December 2-FIRST FRIDAY Saturday, December 3 7:00 p.m. Pack Meeting, Prinster Hall 9:00 a.m. †Gregory Laitkep / †Joseph Flaherty Sp. Char. Prayer Grp. Healing Mass, Church 5:00 p.m. †Bob Osborn / Thnks. Lagniton Family 8:00 p.m. Nocturnal Adoration, Chapel Sunday, December 4 Saturday, December 3 7:30 a.m. David Seeman / †Juan Ignacio Garcia 8:00 a.m. Breakfast with Santa, Servant Hall 9:00 a.m. Dorothy Flaherty / †Thomas Bourgeois Oracion y Vida, Prinster Hall 11:00 a.m. Dennis Uzoh / Patricia Landa 8:30 a.m. Rosary for Vocations, Chapel 1:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m. Sp. Evang. Team, AE-St. Paul 5:00 p.m. Michael Ogugua 3:30 p.m. Confession 7:00 p.m. Special Intention / †Edward Avelar 6:15 p.m. Confession Sunday, December 4-CRAFT SALE / BOY SCOUT WREATHS / TAKE A TAG FROM THE GIVING TREE 8:30 a.m. Ad Altare Dei, Room F 9:00 a.m. CCE , Prinster & School WASSAIL AND COOKIES WILL BE SERVED ON 9:30 a.m. RCIA, Adult Ed Bldg OUR GIFT WEEKEND… 10:00 a.m. Sacrament of the Sick, Church 11:00 a.m. CCE, Prinster & School DECEMBER 10 & 11. 2:30 p.m. English Baptisms, Church LOTS OF COOKIES NEEDED, 6:30 p.m. High School Youth, Youth Center 9:00 p.m. Resp. Life Rosary & Divine Mercy, Chapel HOME BAKED WOULD BE GREAT, BUT NOT NECESSARY. PLEASE BRING YOUR COOKIES TO THE SCOUT HOUSE ON SATURDAY, GOOD SAMARITAN MINISTRY will soon need a new coordinator. Is that person you? You would be the DEC. 10 BETWEEN 12 —2 P.M. head of our funeral reception group, a vital position. CALL KATHY WARNER WITH A desire to serve and a smiling face...a necessity. QUESTIONS: 713-729-0880 Call the church office with questions. ST. THOMAS MORE CHURCH HOUSTON, TEXAS NOVEMBER 27, 2011 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS To start the Church new year as parents, encourage FIRST RECONCILIATION your family to be involved in the liturgical life of the par- Session #2 for First Reconciliation is Saturday, ish as servers, readers, choir members, etc. December 10, 9 a.m-12:00p.m. Please arrive no The Parish Vocation Committee later than 8:45 a.m. to check in. The child and at least one parent must attend. Bring a copy of your child’s Baptismal certificate. The necessary Sewing/Craft Guild books will be available for purchase that day. We're working on items for our Christmas Sale, Dec 3 & 4. All proceeds go to the parish so please do your Christmas shop- ping with us. We meet every Thursday, in Donovan Den from 9:30 to 1pm. and work on many different projects. If you can't join us Eucharistic Adoration: CAN YOU HELP? We need please consider doing a project at home. You are welcome to someone to fill the following hours: drop by to visit or shop. We need flannel for prayer blankets, all kinds of beads and beaded jewelry. Donations may be left at the Sunday, 3-4 a.m. Rectory or School Office. Friday, 4-5 a.m. Explanation of Prayer Blanket: The Prayer Blanket is sewn Saturday, 1-2 a.m. with love and prayers for the one to receive it. The process in- volves shopping for the material, washing, coordinating fabric, Can you take one of these hours or any hour? cutting, sewing, ironing and tagging; all the while praying for the Just call and volunteer! If you can’t attend your Holy one to receive it. After the blanket is completed it is blessed by a Hour please plan ahead for a substitute...find your priest and taken to Mass. The recipient of the blanket is lifted up own, if you can! Call Suzie Hamilton 713-729-0221 or in prayer throughout the process. These beautiful acts transform the blanket into a Prayer Blanket. Its threads become interwoven 713-726-0289 with pleas of healing for the body, mind, and spirit of the recipient.