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ST. ANGELA MERICI Catholic Church Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston ST. ANGELA MERICI Catholic Church Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston August 30, 2020 ~ Twenty ~ Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Weekday Mass Office Hours Monday: 9:00 a.m. Monday, Wednesday & Friday Wednesday: 9:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Friday: 9:00 a.m. Rosary Office Phone: 281-778-0400 Fridays following 9:00 am Mass Fax: 281-715-5646 Weekend Mass Saturday: 5:00 p.m. Mailing address Sunday: 10:00 a.m. 6140 Hwy. 6 PMB 99 and 1:00 p.m. Missouri City, Texas 77459 Reconciliation Monday, Wednesday and Friday www.stamericigh.com following 9 a.m. mass Email: until 11:00 am [email protected] Saturdays 4:00 p.m. ~ 4:45 p.m. Bulletin announcements must be print Adoration ready & submitted to of the Blessed Sacrament [email protected] Wednesdays 10:00 am - 11:00 am no later than noon on Friday (9 days) (following 9:00 am Mass) before the Sunday of publication. 9009 Sienna Ranch Road/Sienna Parish mission statement “St. Angela Merici Catholic Church in Missouri City, TX is a diverse community, united in the Mission of Christ through the Eucharist, proclamation of the Gospel and service to the people of God.” Directory and stewardship Pastor: Rev. John Cahoon [email protected] Parochial Vicar: Rev. Joy Thomas [email protected] Deacon: Deacon Jim Wright [email protected] Parish Administrator: Margaret Myers [email protected] Dir. of Liturgy & Music: Tracy Oliver [email protected] Dir. of Family Life Ministry: Alicia Quintanilla [email protected] Dir. of Faith Formation: Noemi Saybe [email protected] Faith Formation Admin: Yvonne Laschon [email protected] Dir. of Youth Ministry: Merrie Guerra [email protected] Coord. of Elem. Catechesis: Dorothy Godines [email protected] Director of Mother’s Day Out: Meredith Canny [email protected] Bulletin Editor: Tracy Ardoin [email protected] Recording Secretary: Mary Brown [email protected] Receptionist: Linda Cruz [email protected] Bookkeeper: Stephanie Unger [email protected] Ministry Scheduler: Colin Kiernan [email protected] Spiritual Direction: Kathleen Messina [email protected] Communications Coord.: Lisa Jones [email protected] Facilities Coordinator: Omar Mata [email protected] Parish Council Chair: Todd Coutee [email protected] Finance Council Chair: Monica Agostinelli [email protected] Stewardship Council Co-Chairs: Cory Burkhalter/Heather Reichert [email protected] Welcome Visitors! Please visit our website at: www.stamericigh.com Parish registration forms are located on our website, at the parish office, or at the Church. Our community—1815 households Parish Financial Report - August 2020 BUILT ON FAITH Growing Together As One Month to Date Offertory $25,525.00 Faith Direct Month to Date $81,128.89 ~ CAPITAL CAMPAIGN ~ Total Contributions $106,653.89 Saint Angela Merici Catholic Church If you forgot your offertory envelope, or missed the DIOCESAN SERVICES FUND 2020 offering basket and would prefer not leaving cash without GOAL $40,000.00 your name attached...We now have offertory envelopes Pledged $35,145.00 available for your convenience at the front desk. Collected $33,167.50 Rebate to Parish Upon signing up for e-giving through Faith Direct, we will remove your name from auto- matic mail outs for future offertory envelope packets unless you noti- fy the parish office. You may enroll by visiting faith.direct/TX744 PARISH AND COMMUNITY LIFE Stewardship Prayer Dear Heavenly Father, My parish is composed of people like me; I help make it what it is. It will be friendly, if I am. Its pews will be filled, if I help fill them. It will do great work, if I work. It will make generous gifts to many causes, if I am a generous giver. It will bring other people into its worship and fellowship, if I invite and bring them. It will be a parish of loyalty and love, of fearlessness and faith, and a parish with a noble spirit, if I, who make it what it is, am filled with these same things. Therefore, with Your help, O God, I shall dedicate myself to the task of being all things that I want my parish to be. Amen. Author unknown Join your St. Angela Merici Family IN PRAYING THE ROSARY The Rosary will be said via ZOOM Friday, September 4th at 7pm Below is the link or you can find the link on our website https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84924604875?pwd=Tk45QW52QzNrUm9jUGxBVUUrMHFnZz09 Meeting ID: 849 2460 4875 Password: 4Ha4AV Our Office will be CLOSED on Monday, September 7th and will Reopen Wednesday, September 9th PARISH AND COMMUNITY LIFE Briskets and Pork are Back! Our Music Ministry is looking for string It’s never too early to plan the menu for Labor Day. players to start a String Choir to minister at Mass. Let your Knights take care of the main course with a If you play violin, viola, cello or stand up bass and mouthwatering brisket. If a whole brisket is more are interested to learn more, please contact than your crew can finish (they do freeze nicely), Tracy Oliver in the Parish Office. pick up the perfectly sized half brisket or smoked pork roast. These fully cooked meats come in their All age groups are welcome. own oven bags so there is no extra wrapping, un- wrapping and handling involved. Popping these prizes right in the oven for a reheat will make it easy to relax and enjoy the weekend. Prices are whole brisket $80/ half brisket $45 / Pork Butt $35 scan the QRC above or go to our on-line store @ https://kofc14617.square.site/ . Briskets are available for pick up at the church on Saturday Morning September 5th from 9 to 11. (If you need ‘em delivered, let us know). Proceeds from BBQ sales go towards financially supporting our seminarians and other parish projects. Our church theme this year is RENEWAL… Renewal of our Faith, Renewal of our Church Family and Renewal of the Sacraments CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA/UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS COLLECTION 2ND Collection Next Weekend September 5th & 6th F L M If a person approached you and asked about the Sacrament of Baptism, what would your response be? 1213 Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gate- way to life in the Spirit (vitae spiritualis ianua), and the door which gives access to the other sacraments. Through Baptism we are freed from sin and reborn as sons of God; we become members of Christ, are incorporated into the Church and made sharers in her mission: "Baptism is the sacrament of regeneration through water in the word." W B I? B T: Mark 10:14 —- “Let the children come to me; do not prevent them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.” John 3:5 —- “Amen, amen, I say to you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit.” Acts 2:28-29 —- Peter [said] to them, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ…..and you will receive the gift of the holy Spirit. For the promise is made to you and to your children and to all those far off, whomever the Lord our God will call.” Acts 16:15, 33 — After she and her household had been baptized…..…..then he and all his family were baptized at once. C F: Hippolytus —- “Baptize first the children, and if they can speak for themselves let them do so. Otherwise, let their parents or other relatives speak for them” Gregory of Nazianzus — “Do you have an infant child? Allow sin no opportunity; rather, let the infant be sanctified from childhood. From his most tender age let him be consecrated by the Holy Spirit.” St. Augustine — "The custom of Mother Church in baptizing infants is certainly not to be scorned, nor regarded as superfluous, nor is it to be believed that its tradition is anything except apostolic.” S A: A human being is composed of body, mind and spirit and the three must be nurtured and cared for. Baptism is the most important way an infant can receive the proper spiritual nourishment taught by the parents, the first educators of the faith. The Catechism of the Catholic Church #1251 says: “Christian parents will recognize that this practice of infant baptism also accord with their role as nurturers of the life that God has entrusted to them.” PARISH LIFE Scripture Readings Mass Intentions for the Week SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sat 29th 5:00 pm †Estrella Cruz Sun 30th Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Sun 30th 10:00 am †Vincent Anigbogu Tues 1st World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation 1:00 pm †Edward Clark Thurs 3rd St. Gregory the Great Fri 4th First Friday Sat 5th First Saturday; Blessed Virgin Mary Mon 31st 9:00 am †Julie Jurica Tues 1st 9:00 am †Tony O’Connor Wed 2nd 9:00 am †Frances O’Doherty Thur 3rd 9:00 am †Bernard Hickey Fri 4th 9:00 am †Aleykutty Thomas Sat 5th 9:00 am †John Kunthara READINGS FOR THE WEEK 5:00pm †Joshy PT Mon 31st 1 Cor 2: 1-5; Ps 119: 97, 98, 99, 100, Sun 6th 10:00 am †Fr. Philip, SDB 101, 102; Lk 4: 16-30 1:00 pm Tues 1st 1 Cor 2: 10b-16; Ps 145: 8-9, 10-11, †Simeon del Rosario 12-13ab, 13cd-14; Lk 4: 31-37 Wed 2nd 1 Cor 3: 1-9; Ps 33: 12-13, 14-15, 20-21; Lk 4: 38-44 Thurs 3rd 1 Cor 3: 18-23; Ps 24: 1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-6; Lk 5: 1-11 Please stop by the parish office to schedule a Mass.†Deceased Fri 4th 1 Cor 4: 1-5; Ps 37: 3-4, 5-6, 27-28, PLEASE PRAY FOR 39-40; Lk 5: 33-39 Our Sick Sat 5th 1 Cor 4: 6b-15; Ps 145: 17-18, 19-20, 21; Lk 6: 1-5 Erin Johnston, Joey Myers, Annabelle Van Deursen, Debbie Pustejovsky, Helen Kaiser, Christine Carter, Sun 6th Ez 33: 7-9; Ps 95: 1-2, 6-7, 8-9; Seline Pathyil, Earl Florentino Sr., Rom 13: 8-10; Mt 18: 15-20 Milton Songy, Zelie Murray, Irma Ludwig, Michael Robbins, Kristian Lewis-Fernando, Melina Thompson, Angelina Hernandez, Debbie Salinda , Renee Robbins, John Woodard , Robert Woodard, Gary Bentz, Marie Fuller, Ernestina T.
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