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- Houston - Can you Spare one hour or more of prayer for an end to abortion outside of the largest abortion facility in the Western Hemisphere? Your presence could help save a life!! Prayer is from 6:30 am to 6:30 pm 40 Days for Life begins soon! September 27—November 5 Contact: [email protected]

Mission Statement The Catholic Charismatic Center is dedicated to bringing all people to the full life of Jesus Christ and His Church through the Empowerment of the Holy Spirit. OFFICE, STAFF, MASS, & RECONCILIATION INFORMATION MAILING ADDRESS: REGULARLY SCHEDULED 1949 Cullen Blvd., Houston, Texas 77023 MASS AND EVENTS P.O. Box 230287, Houston, Texas 77223 Off: (713) 236-9977 Fax: (713) 236-0073 MONDAY: Center and Offices Closed TUESDAY: 12:00 Noon - English MASS / Chapel Web Page: www.cccgh.com WEDNESDAY: 9:30 Rosary in Foyer OFFICE HOURS: 10:00 First Wednesday Adoration of the Monday ...... Closed Blessed Sacrament in Main Sanctuary Tuesday ...... 9:00 am to 4:00 pm 12:00 Noon-Spanish Mass / Main Sanctuary Wednesday ...... 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Prayer teams are available after Asamblea Thursday ...... 9:00 am to 4:00 pm 7:00 - 9:00 pm - Women’s Bible Study, Room 120 Friday ...... 9:00 am to 4:00 pm THURSDAY: 6:00 - 7:00 pm - Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in the Chapel PASTORAL STAFF: 6:30 - 7:00 pm - Rosary before Mass - Main Sanctuary Rev. Mark Goring, CC, Director ...... Ext. 105 7:20 - 7:30 pm - Praise & Worship-Main Sanctuary Rev. Francis Frankovich, CC, Assoc. Dir.. Ext. 106 7:30 pm - MASS Rev. David Bergeron, CC, Assoc. Dir...... Ext. 107 2nd Thursday of each Month before Mass Blessing of the Salt, Water and Oil. Director Emeritus: Rev. Richard Paulissen, M.M.  FRIDAY: 12:00 Noon - English MASS—Chapel [email protected] 7:00 pm - First Friday Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament OFFICE STAFF: 8:00 pm Spanish Mass Alicia Driscoll, Assistant to Administrator………….....…..Ext. 102 SATURDAY: Scheduled Events Aleida Hinojosa, Administrative Assistant to Director……Ext. 101 6:00am Fishers of Men Prayer Group—Room 111 8:30am Mass for Life/Chapel Jennifer Benitez, Receptionist…………………………….. Ext. 100 Ann Martinez, English Ministry…………….…..…………...Ext. 103 SUNDAY: 9:00 am - 9:45 am - Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Joe Lopez, Security/Maintenance……………….…….…. Ext. 111 9:30 am - 10:00 am - Liturgy of the Hours (Chapel) Gloria Morales, Hispanic Ministry Assistant……….…... Ext. 104 10:00 am - 10:30 am - Praise & Worship Main Sanctuary José Molina, Security/Maintenance………………….… Ext. 111 10:30 am - MASS Margaret Colunga, Data Management………..…...…….. Ext. 110 Nigerian Mass: 2nd Sunday 1:00 pm in Main Sanctuary Mela Gutierrez, Bookstore Assistant…………………….. Ext. 113 Fellowship upstairs in fellowship hall after Mass Noris Redondo, Hispanic Ministry Coordinator…...... … Ext. 109 Vietnamese Mass every 4th Sunday at 3:00 pm rm. 111 Skip Davey, Administrator…………..………….……….…. Ext. 108 SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK Teresa Valadez, Bookstore Manager……………………… Ext. 112 Please call the office for appointment.

MARRIAGE & ANNULMENTS PREPARATION:  SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Michael Garcia…...…………………………………….Ext. 114 Sunday……….. 9:30 am - 10:20 am DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Wednesday…...11:00 am - 11:50 am Fr. David Bergeron…………………………………..……..…..Ext. 107 Thursday……... 6:30 pm - 7:20 pm

ENGLISH MINISTRY: Friday…………..6:30 pm - 7:50 pm Ann Martinez, Coordinator ……………………………... Ext. 103 For Baptisms, email Marisa at: [email protected]

HISPANIC MINISTRY: MASS FOR LIFE Noris Redondo, Coordinator………………………….…... Ext. 109 Every Saturday 8:30 AM Gloria Morales, Assistant….………………………….…... Ext. 104 Followed by a Rosary at Planned

BOOKSTORE HOURS Parenthood 4600 Gulf Freeway Tuesday……..10:45 am - 2:00 pm Wednesday….10:45 am - 2:00 pm Join us @ 6:30 pm in the Thursday….… 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Not open after Mass Sanctuary to pray the Friday……….10:45 am - 2:00 pm and 6:00-8:00pm Holy Rosary Every Thursday Sunday………12 Noon - 1:30pm After Mass Only Evening before Mass Prayer Intentions READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF October 1, 2017 Kourtney Ruiz, Michael T. Trajan, Sara Zepesda, Zachary Monday: Zec 8:1-8; Ps 102:16-21, 29, 22-23; Mt 18:1-5, 10 Colunga, Luz M. Gascot, Alisha Rivera, Julieta Hernandez, Teresa Tuesday: Zec 8:20-23; Ps 87:1b-7; Lk 9:51-56 Morales, Sr. Kathleen Smith, Ector Mata, Karen Davis, Johnny Gonzalez, Phocion & Cheryl Park, Toni Ford, Epifania Denbo, Wednesday: Neh 2:1-8; Ps 137:1-6; Lk 9:57-62 Mary Ann Colunga, Ronald Balsam, Fr. Greg Gregory, Theresa Thursday: Neh 8:1-4a, 5-6, 7b-12; Ps 19:8-11; Lk 10:1-12 Valadez, Ivonne Rodriguez, Matilda & Robert Gonzales, Berna- dette Garza, Eunterio Flores, Fr. Francis Frankovich, Conchita Friday: Bar 1:15-22; Ps 79:1b-5, 8-9; Lk 10:13-16 Bruno, Omar Eduardo Pena, Adam Sanchez, Gus Kemp, Nora Saturday: Bar 4:5-12, 27-29; Ps 69:33-37; Lk 10:17-24 Elizondo, Ruben Granados, Chris & Marco Lopez, Carmen Velas- Sunday: Is 5:1-7; Ps 80:9, 12-16, 19-20; Phil 4:6-9; Mt 21:33-43 co, Adrianna Lopez, Edgar Lopez, Dawn Peters, Victorio Rangel, Pam Winkler, Sandi & Bobbi Embesi, Kathy Ricks, Humberto Isassi III, Jane Woodring, Jesse Flores, Alyssa Martinez, Gloria Sunday: Respect Life Sunday Castro, Dorita Martinez, Victor Villarreal, Suzanne Elizondo, Monday: The Holy Guardian Angels Joshua Castro, Monica Garcia, Preston Lewis, Flor Vasquez, Rudy Reyna, Catalina Rivera, Mack Arevalo, Javier Lazo, Elsie Cobb, Wednesday:St. Francis of Assisi; Mary Hood, Benjamin Thomas, Rudy Terrazas, Deacon Gerald Thursday: Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos DuPont, Jesus Lopez, Elijah Mondragon, Abraham Flores, Mary & Jesse Cordero, Barbara Ryan, Virginia Gonzalez, Sandra Longo- Friday: St. Bruno; Blessed ; ria, Alyssa Hernandez, Rita Ochoa, Linda McKnight, First Friday Roger & Martha Sherman Saturday: Our Lady of the Rosary; First Saturday In Memoriam † Linda McKnight † Baby Michael Whatley †Isidro Saldana THIS WEEK AT THE CENTER….. TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OCTOBER 1, 2017 Blessed Marie Rose Durocher of the Day for October 13 (October 6, 1811 – October 6, 1849)

Canada was one diocese from coast to coast during the first eight years of Marie-Rose Durocher’s life. Its half-million Catholics had received civil and religious liberty from the English only 44 years before. When Marie-Rose was 29, Bishop became bishop of . He would be a decisive influence in her life. He faced a shortage of priests and sisters and a rural population that had been largely deprived of education. Like his counterparts in the United States, Bishop Bourget scoured Europe for help and himself founded four communities, one of which was the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. Its first sister and reluctant co-foundress was Marie-Rose Durocher. She was born in a little village near Montreal in 1811, the 10th of 11 children. She had a good education, was something of a tomboy, rode a horse named Caesar and could have married well. At 16, she felt the desire to become a religious but was forced to abandon the idea be- cause of her weak constitution. At 18, when her mother died, her priest brother invited her and their father to come to his parish in Beloeil, not Marriage In Christ Workshop far from Montreal. For 13 years, Marie-Rose served as housekeeper, hostess, and parish for couples seeking the worker. She became well-known for her graciousness, courtesy, lead- Sacrament of Marriage ership, and tact; she was, in fact, called “the saint of Beloeil.” Perhaps she was too tactful during two years when her brother treated her Saturday Oct 14, 2017 coldly. 7:30am-5:30pm As a young woman, Marie-Rose had hoped there would someday be a Enrollment Fee $50.00 community of teaching sisters in every parish, never thinking she Note: Couples cohabitating or civilly married may not would found one. But her spiritual director, Fr. Pierre Telmon, O.M.I., receive the and/or seek absolution in after thoroughly–and severely–leading her in the spiritual life, urged confession until your marriage is validated. If you had her to found a community herself. Bishop Bourget concurred, but Ma- a prior marriage that needs to be annulled we can help rie-Rose shrank from the prospect. She was in poor health and her you with the process. father and brother needed her. Finally Marie-Rose agreed, and with two friends, Melodie Dufresne Registration after Sunday Mass in the foyer and Henriette Cere, entered a little home in , across the For more information contact: Saint Lawrence River from Montreal. With them were 13 young girls Deacon Michael Garcia’s office already assembled for boarding school. Longueuil became her Bethle- Room 111B Tel.713-236-9977 ext.114 hem, Nazareth, and Gethsemane. Marie-Rose was 32 and would live Couples seeking a Sacramental only six more years—years filled with poverty, trials, sickness, and slander. The qualities she had nurtured in her “hidden” life came for- Catholic Wedding ward—a strong will, intelligence and common sense, great inner cour- age, and yet a great deference to directors. Thus was born an interna- tional congregation of women religious dedicated to education in the faith. Marie-Rose was severe with herself and by today’s standards quite strict with her sisters. Beneath it all, of course, was an unshakable love of her crucified Savior. On her deathbed, the prayers most frequently on her lips were “Jesus, Mary, Joseph! Sweet Jesus, I love you. Jesus, be to me Jesus!” Be- fore she died, Marie-Rose smiled and said to the sister with her, “Your prayers are keeping me here—let me go.” She was beatified in 1982. Reflection We have seen a great burst of charity, a genuine interest in the poor. Countless Christians have experienced a deep form of pray- er. But penance? We squirm when we read of terrible physical pen- ance done by people like Marie-Rose Durocher. That is not for most people, of course. But the pull of a materialistic culture oriented to pleasure and entertainment is impossible to resist without some form of deliberate and Christ-conscious abstinence. That is part of the way to answer Jesus’ call to repent and turn completely to God www.franciscanmedia.org www.cccgh.com ENGLISH MINISTRY, YOUTH AND FORMATION NEWS www.cccgh.com

Breaking Bread Homeless Ministries News From The Streets… Take My Bags! By Mary Martha Primerano Joseph is an 86 year old man who rides his bike throughout the neighborhood where our church is located. We have known Joseph for several years and on this particular Sat- urday he seemed a little disturbed. He explained to us that the little apartment he rented for many years is no longer available to him, so for the past few days he was paying for a small room in a nearby motel, but at $60.00 a night he could no longer afford this. We asked what he would do and he told us his plan was to ride his bicycle to the Salvation Army to see if they could help. We asked if he would be interested in staying with some of our friends who have started a rehab for men. He quickly agreed and handed us 3 plastic grocery bags filled with items. Joseph instructed us to keep these bags in our car so he could make his way to the Men’s home on his bicycle. He also smiled and told us, “Just make sure you keep up!” We all smiled at one another and quickly jumped in our cars so that we would be there when he arrived. Once there all the men were gentle towards Joseph. They told him he would be safe with them in the home. We soon discovered that these three plastic bags, and his bicycle were the only possessions that he had. We all prayed together with Joseph and thanked God for His provision for our friend in his time of need. I could not help but think of how important Joseph is in God’s eyes—how much he cares for this 86 year old former Merchant Marine. Matthew 25: 44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hun- gry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’ vs.45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these; you did All Teens 13-17 are invited not do for me.’ Wednesdays 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm If interested in volunteering please contact:

Walt Primerano 713.661.7167 or

walter- “Charm is deceptive and beauty fleeting; the woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.” Proverbs 31:30.

[email protected] WOMEN OF WORSHIP ~ CHARISMATIC PRAYER GROUP! W.O.W. Meeting, 3rd Friday, October 20th, 2017, 7:00-9:00pm Room 111 Minerva Barrera (10/1) Juanita Baker (10/5) Divine Intimacy Talk with Norma Casey! Guadalupe Posada (10/1) Rachel M. Strauss (10/5) Please Bring Your Bible. Juanita Carmen Rodriguez Emily Millan (10/6) W.O.W. Outreach(es): (10/2) Irma Saucedo (10/6) Prayer and Fasting Against Human Trafficking, Rosie Zuniga (10/3) Valeria Vidal (10/7) 4th Saturday October 28th TIME CHANGE: 4:30-6:00pm O J Reese (10/3) Brooke Zucha (10/7) Where: 4318 Telephone Rd. Houston TX. 77087 Diego González (10/3) Phocion Samuel Park, Jr. Adults & Teenagers 15yrs. and up with Adult Supervision. Dominic Torres (10/3) (10/7) Nursing Home Outreach: Saturday November 4th Lyndon Lozano (10/3) 10am-12pm 2714 Morrison St. Houston TX. 77009 Jeannette Medina (10/4) All Ages Welcomed! Hailey Salomon (10/4) For more information email: [email protected] Rene Rodríguez, Jr. (10/5) UPCOMING EVENTS, RETREATS at THE CCC, AROUND THE ARCHDIOCESE AND MORE

Theology of the Body October Conference Fullness of Truth's 16th Annual of the Body Houston Catholic Conference: for Beginners "The gods of Atheism", Begins….September 26 will be held at Prince of Peace Catholic Community, 6:30- 9:00 p.m. Tomball, TX. Oct. 27-28, 2017. Speakers include: Adam 7 Week course Blai (Church-certified Demonologist); Fr. Dwight Longe- necker (author/renown preacher); and Sharon Lee Giganti Oct 3,10,17,24 (ex-New Ager/occultist). Atheism worships its own Nov 7,14 "gods" in the void created by denying the One True God. Praise and Worship ~ Small Groups Come hear dynamic talks exposing attacks on both true faith and religion. To register & more details, visit: Personal testimonies ~ Book study: FullnessofTruth.org or call 877-218-7884 With Fr. Michael Minifee Calling All Men! Holy Hour

MONTHLY HOLY HOUR FOR MEN at Annunciation 1618 TEXAS AVE. 77003 & KSHJ 1430 AM (Catholic Radio) are host- ing a monthly Holy Hour for Men. The second Wednesday of every month, Adoration and confession at 5:30am optional daily Mass at 6:30am. Free parking in the Church lot (corner of Texas and Jackson) on the street till 7am. Join with other men from all over Houston For more information, visit http://annunciationcc.org/ or by calling Joe McClane at 832-786-4500x2.”

Walk for Life

Young Adult Gathering

WHEN: Saturday, October 14, 2017

WHERE: All Catholic Church

ADDRESS: 215 E 10TH Street, Houston TX 77008

TIME: 8 am - 11 am More info at: HoustonCoalition.com PAGINA 6 XXVI DOMINGO DEL TIEMPO ORDINARIO, CICLO A 1 DE OCTUBRE DEL 2017

“RECUERDA, SEÑOR, QUE TU MISERICORDIA ES ETERNA ”

había dicho en voz alta: "¡No quiero!" Pero una palabra sabia TENED ENTRE pero puede deshacer lo que hizo una palabra necia. Con el poder de Cristo.- Por supuesto, se requiere más que bue- nos propósitos. Esto lo sabemos todos los que hemos experimentado cuán débiles somos y con cuánta VOSOTROS LOS facilidad quebrantamos nuestras buenas resoluciones. Cristo nos anuncia y nos concede esa fuerza para no sólo reconocer lo que estuvo mal sino para no sentir ya el mismo deseo de repetirlo. La SENTIMIENTOS PROPIOS acción de Cristo en nosotros nos cambia el corazón, enseña el Evangelio. Por eso Pablo, en la segunda lectura de hoy nos ex- horta con estas palabras: "Tengan los mismos sentimientos que DE CRISTO JESÚS tuvo Cristo Jesús." Es muy difícil obrar como Cristo si uno no es Cristo. Hay que ser uno con él para actuar y vivir como él. Y somos uno con él primero por la fe, creyendo en su mensaje, y luego por el amor, adhiriéndonos a su enseñanza, a su Iglesia y a su Espíritu Santo. Padre Nelson Medina F., O. .P.

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: Zac 8:1-8; Sal 102 (101):16-21, 29, 22-23; Mt 18:1-5, 10 Martes: Zac 8:20-23; Sal 87 (86):1b-7; Lc 9:51-56 Miércoles: Neh 2:1-8; Sal 137 (136):1-6; Lc 9:57-62 Jueves: Neh 8:1-4a, 5-6, 7b-12; Sal 19 (18):8-11; Lc 10:1-12 Viernes: Bar 1:15-22; Sal 79 (78):1b-5, 8-9; Lc 10:13-16 Sábado: Bar 4:5-12, 27-29; Sal 69 (68):33-37; Lc 10:17-24 Domingo: Is 5:1-7; Sal 80 (79):9, 12-16, 19-20; Fil 4:6-9; Mt 21:33-43

ACTIVIDADES DE LA SE MANA

Martes: - Ensayo de Ministerio de Música, 7pm-9:30pm - “CAMINANDO CON JESUS” 7pm - 9:30pm ¡No al Fatalismo!.- La palabra que no cabe, que nunca cabe en - “Nuevo Amanecer” Apoyo para Adictos 7pm-9:30pm nuestra fe cristiana es "fatalismo." Eso de que hay un destino - “Sesiones de Al– Anon” 9am-11am marcado puede servir para algunas obras literarias o para otras Miércoles: religiones. Nosotros, por el contrario, creemos que el futuro es un - Rosario, Asamblea y Eucaristía 12pm, libro que no está escrito; un libro en el que tenemos el derecho de 9:30am-1:30pm. escribir nuestras propias páginas. Las lecturas de hoy van en esa - Grupo de Jóvenes Adultos línea. Nos invitan, casi digo, nos obligan a reconocer que sí es “Agua Viva” 7pm-9:30pm posible cambiar el rumbo. El ser humano no está hecho sino que Miércoles (Primero de mes): - Exposición del Santísimo y se va haciendo a sí mismo. Cada decisión que tomas te convierte Miércoles (Segundo de mes): de algún modo en un ser distinto. Al escoger una u otra opción - Bendición de sacramentales e imágenes frente a ti estás escogiendo también un modo u otro de ser. Jueves: Hay un camino: recapacitar.- Por supuesto, el mensaje de la - Crecimiento I y II, 7pm-9:30pm

Escritura no es sólo que podemos cambiar sino que podemos - Formación para toda la Familia, 7pm-9:30pm mejorar. Nuestra religión es esencialmente un mensaje positivo: Viernes: la conversión es posible; hoy puedes recapacitar; el resto de tu - Sesiones de Al– Anon 9am-11am vida no existe todavía: tú lo llamarás a la existencia. Cambia tu - Asamblea y Formación para Niños 6 a 12 años, mente, cambia tu corazón y cambiarán también tu vida y tus re- 7pm-9:30pm - Rosario, Asamblea y Eucaristía 8pm, sultados. En la primera lectura este mensaje aparece como una 6:30pm-9:30pm invitación vigorosa y abierta a todos: "Si el malvado recapacita y Viernes (Primero del mes): se aparta de los delitos cometidos, ciertamente vivirá y no mori- - Exposición del Santísimo rá." El malvado es aquel que ha hecho muchos males, aún más: Viernes (Segundo del mes): es aquel a quien consideramos malo en sí mismo. Pero esa natu- -Bendición de sacramentales e imágenes. raleza perversa no tiene la última palabra. El mensaje es simple y Viernes (Cuarto del mes): poderoso: No estás atado a tu pasado malo. Ni siquiera las pala- - Exposición del Santísimo al terminar la Misa de 8pm bras que tal vez tú mismo hayas dicho tienen por qué atarte. El segundo hijo de la parábola de Cristo el día de hoy fue uno que PAGINA 7 1 DE OCTUBRE DEL 2017

ACTIVIDADES Y EVENTOS DE LA COMUNIDAD HISPANA