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March 7, 2021 Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston Dear brothers and sisters, 11027 S. Gessner Road, Houston, Texas 77071 Phone: 713-771-3596 Fax: 713-270-0441 In today’s Gospel, we hear about www.stalbertoftrapani.org Christ driving out the money changers and those who made the temple a Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM marketplace. He was passionate about his Father’s house. Not because he PASTOR: Rev. Fr. Vincent Tran valued the structure itself but because Permanent Deacons: Deacon Ed Gosline he wanted to preserve the sanctity of Business Manager: Maria Peguero the temple. It is for worship and Parish Secretary: Gloria Bonilla nothing else. It is a place to celebrate Dir. Of Religious Education: Peggy Popkey and honor God, where the relationship Youth Ministry Coord.: Rachel Orda of God and the people is expressed and Maintenance: Aaron Struble made meaningful. This observance Parish Pastoral Council: Marissa Oracion should be maintained at all costs, and Stewardship Council: Karen Jacob that is why we see Christ filled with so Finance Advisory Board: Eloy DeLuna much zeal in protecting the temple. R.C.I.A.: Rey Sanguyo Just as we try to protect our homes from the bad influences that MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil 5:00 PM seem to always find their way in from Sunday 9:00 , 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM (Español) the outer world, Christ too is trying to Daily Monday - Saturday at 9:00 AM protect his Father’s house and people from corruption. Just as the house is RECONCILIATION for the family, the church is for the Saturday from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM or by appointment family of God, and both need protection from the greed and sin that MARRIAGE: contact the parish office at least six months try to corrupt and separate families and prior to the wedding households. At the foundation of our RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: contact Peggy Popkey at worshiping family are your individual extension 13 families. Each person here belongs to S.V.d.P. SOCIETY: Tuesdays and Fridays at extension 25 a family, and each family is a little For Anointing of the Sick, Baptism, R.C.I.A., and temple of God or a “domestic church.” Quinceañeras please call the office. May each one of us have the “zeal for our Father’s house” to love and protect BULLETIN & PULPIT ANNOUNCEMENTS DEADLINE: not only the family of God but also Monday by 9:00 AM work to preserve our own families. Have a blessed week. Mission Statement Our parish purpose is to use our faith in God and our Yours in Christ, personal experience and talents to love, teach, and inspire all people so that we follow and serve Jesus, in word and Fr. Vincent deed, to build up the Kingdom of God. ST. ALBERT OF TRAPANI CATHOLIC CHURCH HOUSTON, TEXAS March 7, 2021 MASS INTENTIONS Easter Flower Fund Mon/Lun March 8 Your donation, in memory or honor of a loved 9 AM (Eng) Irene Garcia — † one, will help defray the cost of flowers and Tue/Mar March 9 decorations for the upcoming Easter Season. 9 AM (Eng) Chudi Isidienu — SI Envelopes are available at the entrances of the Wed/Miér March 10 Church and in the office. Barbara, Theresa Ezeh & family — SI Wendy Melgar — SI CONTRIBUTIONS Quirino Jose Jr. — † 5:00 PM Mass $1,407 Ruben Zamora — † 9:00 AM Mass $2,137 Thu/Jue March 11 11:00 AM Mass $2,193 9 AM (Eng) Aaron Struble — SI 1:00 PM Mass $2,354 Fri/Vier March 12 Mailed in $2,800 Online Giving $395 9 AM (Eng) Rosa Thomas — † Sat/Sáb March 13 Subtotal $11,286 Debt Reduction Collection $2,133 9 AM (Eng) Susan Stewart — † 5 PM (Eng) Ruben Zamora — † Total $13,419 Budget Needed Weekly $15,627 Sun/Dom March 14 9 AM (Eng) Angela Fioretto — SI Over or (Under) Weekly Budget ($2,208) 11 AM (Eng) St. Albert Parishioners — SI Original Loan Amount $2,100,000 Joyce, Kobidi Egbe & family — SI Principal Balance as of 2/2021 $1,067,500 Barth & Ijeoma Uche family — SI Susan Stewart — † Thank you, our church cannot function without your help! Frances Ann Machinski — † The Second Collection next weekend is for: 1 PM (Sp) Alan Hernandez — SI Rebecca & Michelle Salgado — SI Catholic Relief Services (please be generous) EVENTS & ACTIVITIES Join us ELECTRONIC GIVING VIA PARISHSOFT Every Friday during Lent On St. Albert’s website, navigate to the “DONATE” page, in the Church and click “Online Giving” to open the secure form for your donation. It is also accessible from our myParish app by 8:30 AM in English selecting the Giving button. 7:00 PM in English 7:30 PM in Spanish Do you shop SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES at Randalls? Sunday: Third Sunday of Lent; First Scrutiny Monday: St. John of God Don't forget to link our Good Neighbor Number Tuesday: St. Frances of Rome to your Remarkable card and help Friday: Abstinence St. Albert Church raise funds the easy way! Organization Number: 1188 Sunday, March 14 Don’t forget to set your clocks forward 1 hour. God bless each of you who have so generously responded in support of the 2021 Diocesan Services Fund. If you or your family have not Wednesday, March 17 at 7:00 PM in the Church. yet responded, please do so today. To give There will be priests available for the Sacrament of online, please visit www.archgh.org/dsf . Help us attain Reconciliation. We invite everyone to attend. our parish goal of $80,000! TODAY’S READINGS PARISH NEWS & INFORMATION First Reading — The law was given through Moses (Exodus 20:1-17 [1-3, 7-8, 12-17]) or Exodus 17:3-7. Psalm — Lord, you have the words of everlasting life Parents interested in baptizing their baby at St. Albert need (Psalm 19) or Psalm 95. to attend a registration. The registration date for English Second Reading — We proclaim Christ crucified; the language Baptism is on March 20, at 10 AM, in foolishness of God is greater than human wisdom classroom 208. Please bring the baby’s birth certificate on (1 Corinthians 1:22-25) or Romans 5:1-2, 5-8. this date and have ready the names of the godparents. The Gospel — Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise child must be under seven years old. it up (John 2:13-25) or John 4:5-42 [5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42]. The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. DAILY READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 2 Kgs 5:1-15b; Ps 42:2, 3; 43:3, 4; Lk 4:24-30 Tuesday: Dn 3:25, 34-43; Ps 25:4-5ab, 6-7bc, 8-9; Mt. 18:21-35 Wednesday: Dt 4:1, 5-9; Ps 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20; Mt 5:17-19 Thursday: Jer 7:23-28; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Lk 11:14-23 Friday: Hos 14:2-10; Ps 81:6c-11ab, 14, 17; Mk 12:28-34 Saturday: Hos 6:1-6; Ps 51:3-4, 18-21ab; Lk 18:9-14 Sunday: 2 Chr 36:14-16, 19-23; Ps 137:1-6; Eph 2:4-10; Jn 3:14-21 St. Albert’s Gabriel Project Alternate readings (Year A): works with the diocesan 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Ps 23:1-6; Gabriel Project hotline to Eph 5:8-14; Jn 9:1-41[1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38] assist expectant mothers who need help with items for their LET US PRAY FOR THE SICK newborn. We need baby Joseph Gosline, Catarina Paxtor, Adolfo Hernandez, Mayra clothes size 0-3 months up to Mendez, Maria Mondragon, Dagoberto Zamorron, Jaime 12 months, baby toys, and Murillo, Reagan Braner-Firm’n, Sofia DeLeon, Eduardo books. We offer other baby items if we have them Lezama, Mary Ducy, Juan Tovar, Terric McKnight, Joan & available. We are not able to accept used cribs and Robert Bonneau, Jose Carballo, Carlos Valera, Jeffrey Smith, mattresses. Please drop off clothes, etc at the parish office. Oralia Ramirez, Julia Martin, and Cathey Stoessel ...Lord, we place our sick under your care and humbly ask that you restore your servant to health again. Please be safe! LET US PRAY FOR THE SOULS Wear a mask when you come to St. Albert Church, Eulogio Paxtor, Lucia Rodriguez, Michele Moss, Dr. Comfort whether you are coming to worship or the parish office. Uzoigwe, Rafael Garcia, Ruben Zamora, Basilio Aguirre, Observe safe social distance recommendations Virgilio Ramos, Guadalupe Elizondo, Antonio Polillo, and Wash hands often Judy Garcia ...eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let Cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue or sleeve perpetual light shine upon them. Stay home if you feel sick or have symptoms. LET US PRAY FOR OUR TROOPS Alejandro Martinez, Jessica Valera, Leonardo Gutierrez, Noel New St. Albert parishioners may register online at: Martinez, Gary Montoya, Ivan Morin, Miguel Rosas, and www.stalbertoftrapani.org/new-parishioner-registration Tanner Robinson…That the Lord may preserve the members of Existing parishioners may update their profile at: our Army, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard and Air Force from all www.stalbertoftrapani.org/parishioner-update-form harm. ST. ALBERT OF TRAPANI CATHOLIC CHURCH HOUSTON, TEXAS March 7, 2021 Queridos hermanos y hermanas, Fondo para las Flores de Pascua Su donativo, a nombre de un ser querido, ayudará a En el Evangelio de hoy, escuchamos acerca de Cristo cubrir el costo de las flores para la temporada de expulsando a los cambistas y a los que hicieron del templo Pascua.