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PARISH STAFF William Oliver Pastor MASS SCHEDULE Gary Hilbig Deacon Saturday 5:30 PM (English) Rodolfo Cerda Deacon Sunday 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM (English) Juan F. Pareja Deacon 12:30 PM (Spanish) Joseph Blanco Hispanic Minister Weekdays: Tue - Fri 8:00 AM David V. Dwigans Business/Facilities Mgr ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Michele Rooney Bookkeeper Wednesday 8:30 AM - 7:00 PM Dan Schwieterman DRE RECONCILIATION Adriana Guzman Youth Minister. Saturday 4:30 PM or by appointment Irene Chavez RE Admin Assistant ANOINTING OF THE SICK John Guzman Pastoral Assistant First Friday of the month after Morning Mass. Mary Gahr Director of Music Gonzalo Ramos Spanish Choir BAPTISM Classes offered five times a year. Lupe Padilla Parish Secretary MARRIAGE Allow six months for preparation. Dalia Mendoza Receptionist Call church office for appointment. © Seraphic Icons, “Trinity” icon, by Robert Lentz, OFM Maria Crouch Housekeeper INSTRUCTIONS for ADULTS First Holy Com- Courtesy of Trinity Stores, www.trinitystores.com 800.699.4482 Baldemar Gonzales Custodian munion & Confirmation - Call the church office. The Epiphany of the Lord La Epifanía del Señor January 3, 2016 3 de enero 2016

Rise up in splendor, Jerusa- Levántate, brilla , Jeru- lem! Your light has come, salén ! Su luz ha llegado , la the glory of the Lord shines gloria del Señor brilla sobre upon you. ti.

— Isaiah 60:1 - Isaías 60 : 1

Join us next week as we reveal the brand new All Saints Bulletin!

It is loaded with new content, and has everything for all ages! Sunday, January 3 NO CCE CLASSES Make sure you pick yours up after Mass. 8:30 AM Mass (English) 10:30 AM Mass (English) 12:30 PM Mass (Spanish Reunanse la siguiente semana cuando revelemos el Monday, January 4 Nuevo boletin de la Iglesia de Todos los Santos. 8:00 AM Mass (English) ¡Estara lleno de nuevo contenido, y tendra algo Tuesday, January 5 para todas edades! 8:00 AM Mass (English) Aseguren que se lleve el suyo consigo despues de la Wednesday, January 6 Santa Misa. Eucharistic Adoration from 8:30 AM until 7:00 PM 8:00 AM Mass (English)

Thursday, January 7 8:00 AM Mass (English)

Friday, January 8 8:00 AM Mass (English) 6:30 PM Volunteer Dinner (Parish Hall)

Saturday, January 9 Make sure you Like us on Facebook to see what is 5:30 PM Mass (English) going on in our community!

Sunday, January 10 8:30 AM Mass (English) 9:15 AM CCE (English) 9:45 AM Adult Bible Study 10:30 AM Mass (English) 11:15 AM CCE (Español) Pastor’s Chronicle Crónica del Pastor

The emphasis of today’s feast the Epiphany of the El enfásis de la Fiesta de hoy de la Epifanía del Señor Lord is on the people St. Matthew identifies as “magi from es en la gente que San Mateo identifica como los “Magos del the east.” The term magi originally referred to a caste of Per- oriente.” El termino mago originalmente se referia a una catego- sian priests with special claims to interpret dreams. In Mat- ria de sacerdotes Persianos con el poder especial de interpretar thew’s story they appear as astrologers who looked at the sueños. En el cuento de Mateo ellos aparecen como astrologos movement of the stars as a guide to major events. During the quienes buscaban en el movimiento de las estrellas una guía 1300’s these astrologers came to be depicted as three kings, sobre acontecimientos grandes. Durante los 1300s estos as- and given names: Casper, Melchior and Balthasar. And they trologos llegaron a ser presentados como tres reyes, y nombra- were depicted as being one of each of the three known races dos: Gaspar, Melchor y Baltazar. Y fueron presentados como de at the time---black, brown, whites. This was to show that cada raza conocida en ese tiempo—negro, café y blanco. Esto Jesus came to save all the peoples of the earth. fue para demostrar que Jesus vino a salvar a todo pueblo de la It is the same message today God has and is being tierra. revealed, and that God desires the salvation of all peoples of Es el mismo mensaje de hoy que Dios ha sido y sigue every race and nation. The Church teaches that God did not siendo revelado y que Dios desea la salvacion para todo pueblo stop revealing himself when the last book of the Bible was de cada raza y nación. La Iglesia enseña que Dios no paró de completed, but rather He continues to reveal himself through revelarse a sí mismo en cuanto el último libro de la biblia fue the teaching of Jesus Christ and further through the living terminado, sino que El continua revelándose por medio de las enseñanzas de Jesucristo y mas alla de eso por medio de la Tradition of the Church. Basically we believe that God con- tradición viviente de la Iglesia. Fundamentalmente, creemos que tinues to be revealed to us through the Holy Spirit active in Dios continua revelandose a nosotros por medio del Espíritu the Church and the world. Santo que actua en la Iglesia y en el mundo. Two important teachings are revealed in the Epipha- Dos importantes enseñanzas se revelan en el cuento de ny story 1) not all who hear the message of Jesus will re- la Epifanía 1) no todos quienes oyen el mensaje de Jesus le re- spond to it, accept it and live it; such persons are represented sponderan, lo aceptaran y lo viviran; tales personas son repre- by King Herod, who upon learning of Jesus, only sought to sentadas por el rey Herodes, quien al saber de Jesus, solo kill him. 2) God desires the salvation of all, not only specific buscaba matarlo. 2) Dios desea la salvacion para todos, no solo people or a particular culture or race. selectas personas o un grupo o raza en particular. In the end it is our mission to be revealers of Jesus to En fin, es nuestra mision ser reveladores de Jesus a others. The glitz, glamour, and charm of the Christmas sea- otros. El brillo, el hechizo, y la carisma de la estación Navideña son is over. In the days ahead we are to continue to remind se ha terminado. En los próximos dias nos toca continuar re- people of the good news that the risen and saving Christ in cordandole a la gente de la Buenas Nuevas que el Cristo resucit- our midst to complete God’s saving plan. A small kindness, a ado y salvador esta en medio de nosotros para completar el Plan generous act of help for a person we know or even a com- Salvificante de Dios. Un acto de bondad, un generoso hecho de plete stranger, a visit to a sick parent or friend, all these can ayuda para una persona que conocemos o aun un extranjero, una be to others a light of revelation, like the star that led the Ma- visita a un padre o amigo enfermo, todo esto puede ser para ot- gi to Bethlehem. And that is what Epiphany is about: the ros una luz de revelacion, igual como la estrella que guio a los light of Christ made visible for all to see in our good deeds. Magos a Belen. Y eso es de lo que se trata la Epifania: la luz de Cristo hecha visible para que todos podamos verlo en nuestras buenas obras.

Fr Bill Padre Bill

“Together in Holiness” Catholic Marriage Conference April 2, 2016 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Come to the 2nd annual Together in Holiness Catholic marriage conference! The theme for the day is “Family as a School of Love”. The one-day event includes inspiring presentations, Mass, Eucharistic adoration, and Reconcili- ation. Speakers are Den. Harold Burke-Sivers, known around the world as the “Dynamic Deacon”’ Emily Stimpson, a popular author; Denise Hunnell, Fellow of Human Life International; and Arland Nichols, President of the John Paul II Foundation. Cost: $45/individual, $5/childcare. Learn more and register at www.TogetherInHoliness.org. Grocery Request for January

The St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry at All Saints Church requests donations of the following items We would like these fellow parishioners for for the month of August: donating a Poinsettia in honor of a loved Soup one. All of the Poinsettias will be on the altar. Thank you for your continued support. The Food Pantry is open Monday through Thursday Donor In Memory of 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM and the first Saturday of each month 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Jane Botello Jose & Cardera Garcia

All Saints Celebration of Confirmation Lupe Baci Gil Family

All Saints Celebration of the Sacrament of Confirma- Rosemary Adamo Pillittere Family & Adamo tion will be Sunday January 24th 2016at 5:30pm Family Our Celebrant will be Eminence Daniel Cardinal Di- Claire T. Conners Rita & Joe Conners, Fames Nardo. All are invited to the mass followed by a re- McEnrus ception in the Parish Hall. Betty Williams M. Rachel Soza Castillo & Sosa Families Confirmation Candidates and Sponsors will have a retreat Saturday January 23, 2016 from 9:00am to Patricia A. Vargas Pauline Z Vargas 2pm. Please pray for our candidates. We will meet in the Church. Josie Yeg For more information please contact Adriana at 713- 864-2653 ext. 219 or Adria- James Hewlett Benjamin & Angeline Pi- [email protected] lotti & Jack & Betty Hewlett Celebrando El Sacramento de Confirmación el 24 de Enero 2016 Terri A. (Cheryl) Cleveland & Moleski Fam- El Sacramento de Confirmación se dará acabo el Do- Moleski ilies mingo, 24 de Enero del 2016 a las 5:30pm. El Emi- nencia Daniel Cardinal DiNardo será el celebrante. Rose Watts Todos están invitados después de misa habrá una re- Pearly Nelson cepción en el Salón Parroquial. Dora, Ginel & Grace Cecilia Garcia Los Candidatos de Confirmación y sus Padrinos Garcia asistirán a un Retiro Domingo Enero 23 de 9am a Harry J. Kubeazka 2pm. Nos reunimos en la iglesia. Favor sigan orando Gloria Alicia Rivera por nuestros candidatos.

Para mas información favor de llamar a Adriana 713-864-2653 ext. 219 o [email protected] Mass Intenions/ Readings for the Week/ Intenciones de las Misas Lecturas de la Semana

Monday: January 4 Monday: 1 Jn 3:22 — 4:6; Ps 2:7bc-8, 10-12a; Communion Service Mt 4:12-17, 23-25

Tuesday: January 5 Tuesday: 1 Jn 4:7-10; Ps 72:1-4, 7-8; Mk 6:34-44 8:00 AM: Fr. Anton Glumac O.F.M † Wednesday: 1 Jn 4:11-18; Ps 72:1-2, 10, 12-13; Wednesday: January 6 Mk 6:45-52 8:00 AM: Rev. Richard M. Patrick † Thursday: 1 Jn 4:19 — 5:4; Ps 72:1-2, 14, 15bc, Thursday: January 7 17; Lk 4:14-22a 8:00 AM: Carlos Perugache Friday: 1 Jn 5:5-13; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; Friday: January 8 Lk 5:12-16 8:00 AM: For the People Saturday: 1 Jn 5:14-21; Ps 149:1-6a, 9b; Saturday: January 9 Jn 3:22-30 5:30 PM: Mariano Salazar † Sunday: Is 42:1-4, 6-7

Sunday: January 10 8:30 AM: For the People PRAYER LIST 10:30 AM Adelina Grino & Fr. Estanleslao † Please keep the following persons in your prayers. 12:30 AM: For the People Alexie Alcoser, Altagracia Flores, Dubelza C. Garcia, Sylvia G. Reyes, Blanche Perez, Refaela DeLeon, Jaclyn Aguirre, SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Mike Komkov, Janie Alcoser, Jonah Robert Reda, Terry Lee Smith, Laura LuLu Reyes, Joyce Waire, Dudley Richard, Sunday: Epiphany of the Lord; Yvonne Davila, Leo Munguia, Louis Freeh, Corina Pizzini, Ellie Perez, Sandra Martinez, Lorenzo Diaz, Virginia Zamarri- National Migration Week pa, Roberto Varela, Angela Perkins, Barbara Alban, Bettye Monday: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Martinez, Joe B. Cortez, Mary Louise Flores, Griselda Tuesday: St. John Neumann Ramirez, Lydia G. Moreno, Rosie Peradre, Martin Engquist, Wednesday: St. André Bessette Josie Cobb, Albert Lee Cobb Sr., Katrina Cobb, Anthony Amy, Thursday: St. Raymond of Penyafort; Albert Reyes, Diana Underwood, Fabiola Cagibal, Sandra Gilliam, Hayzel Leonard., Armando Hinojosa, Mary Molina., Julio Anguiano, Connie Villarreal, June Carroll, Frank Girton, PRAY FOR THOSE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY Nicholas Rowell, Arthur Lejia, Dee Hymel , Bernardo Peru- Many parishioners have family or friends who are active in gache, J. D. Raburm, Marcia Reed, Mike Lester, Lorine Doby, the military. Join us in supporting their families as we Deacon Eddie, Dalia Leal Garza, Stephen Kelty, Sean Lucas, pray for their safe return: Edward Flores, Archie & Isabel Pizzini, David McGaffin, Robert Padilla, Michael Rodriguez, Randy Boyorquez, Harry & Rocio Amelia Jaramillo, Sharon Scott, David Stratton, Bill Rhea, Slone, Adrian Rodriquez, Francisco G. Martinez, Mark Lubinski, Rosemary Adamo, Don Burke, Sherri Gallardo, Karen Honey, Brett A. West, Christian Flores, John Mark Hamm, Jillian Dougherty, Petra Angeles, Santos Teodoro, Sadie Morales, Rebecca M. Dianne Keister, Major Michael Huerta, Michael Jones, Michael Kat- koski, Luis Espinoza, Andrew Munoz, Leo (Leo Getz) Richardson, Pena, William J. Venable, Edwin Tintron, Alicia Parra, Juan Eric Michael Wilganowski, Patrick Ryan Alban, Anthony Brian Gar- Parra, Romeo Mancilla, Pauline Kubeczka, Mike Cegielski , cia, Lt Colonel Christopher Goodyear, Anthony B. Garcia, Andrew Ann P. Fischer, Lori Beth Mejias Jackson Ortiz, Cody Anderson, Britney Mehl, Jordan Mehl, Esteban If you have a family member, friend or neighbor who is homebound and would like to receive Holy Communion and in need of prayer, let the church know by either calling the parish office or emailing [email protected]. The Light of God’s Word Leads Us “Be Merciful as your Father is Merciful” Make this jubilee year a new beginning. Renewal opportunities, Winter 2016 Here are a couple of events that can help you start the new year right!

English Bible Study Estudio Bíblico (en Español) Parish Conference Room Salón Parroquial, enero 10 - 31 Beginning January 10 Domingo 11:30 – 12:20 PM Sundays 9:45 – 10:30 AM

Introduction to the Bible Catolicismo con Robert Barron DVD & Discussion - English DVD y discusión (S) TALC #4, Jan. 20 – March 9 Salón Parroquial, feb – abril Wednesdays, 7 to 8:15 PM Domingo 11:30 to 12:20 PM Spanish subtitles.

Rediscovering Jesus Movie Night Redescubriendo a Jesús Dorothy Day Book Give-away Friday, January 30, 7 PM Ash Wednesday (Feb 10) Third Age Learning Center #5

For additional information go to: www.allsaintsheights.com, the weekly bulletins, or contact Dan Schwieterman 713-864-2653.

ELECTRONIC GIFT GIVING If you are interested in ELECTRONIC GIFT GIVING (Automatic Bank Withdrawal), please complete the “Agreement for Preauthorized Payments”. Forms are located in the rear of the church or on our website allsaintsheights.com. All you need to do is fill out the form in full and attach a “Voided” check. You can mail the form to the church, attention of the Bookkeeper, or bring it by the Administration Building. Use the mail slot if after hours. Please DO NOT drop the form in the weekly collection basket as it contains your CONFIDENTIAL bank information. Check Out Our Website! PASTORAL MINISTRIES Altar Servers leigharon Rodgers / Marisela Villarreal Altar Society Liz Lester Art & Environment Barry Connor / Anita Longoria / Chuck Shoults Eucharistic Ministers Isaac Tapia / Richard Malinowski / Elisa Jimenez Homebound Ministry Jo Kelley Parish / Joseph Blanco Knights of Columbus Joel Syzdek Lectors Jimmy Phillips / Juanita Sanchez RCIA Kelly Hawkins Sacristans Maggie Tyerina / Wendy Nugent St. Vincent DePaul Food Pantry Jeanenne Hagerman Third Age Learning Center Jo Kelley Parrish Ushers Richard Kercho / John Ortiz PASTORAL COUNCIL Charles Adams Chairperson [email protected] Duane Bradley [email protected] Esteban Caro [email protected] Christopher Cola [email protected] Charla Macicek [email protected] Go To www.allsaintsheights.com and get Trevor Pinkerton [email protected] Stephanie Sullivan [email protected] information about Our Mass Times, Ministries, Paul Taverna [email protected] Mike Towns [email protected]

STAFF E-MAILS Bill Oliver, Pastor [email protected] Gary Hilbig, Deacon [email protected] Joseph Blanco, Hispanic Minister [email protected] David V. Dwigans, Business/Facilities Mgr [email protected] Lupe Padilla, Parish Secretary [email protected] Dalia Mendoza, Receptionist [email protected] Mary Gahr, Music Director and English Mass Choir Director [email protected] Gonzalo Ramos, Spanish Choir [email protected] Jeanenne Hagerman, Bookkeeper [email protected] Dan Schwieterman, DRE [email protected] Adriana Guzman, Youth Ministry [email protected] Irene Chavez, RE Admininstrative Assistant [email protected] John Guzman, Pastoral Assistant [email protected] BULLETIN INQUIRIES: [email protected]