211 Present Street, Missouri City, TX 77489, Phone: 281-969-7236 |Weekly Bulletin Vol. 16 No. 37 September 15, 2013 Fourth Sunday of Elijah-Cross-Moses CHURCH SCHEDULE Holy Mass Sunday: 9:00 AM (Malayalam) 10:45 AM (English) Monday - Thursday: 8:30 AM Friday: 7:00 PM Novena to St. Joseph, our patron Saint Saturday: 9:00 AM Novena to our Mother of Perpetual Help Eucharistic Adoration & Night Vigil Every 1st Friday Starting with the Holy Mass @ 7:00 PM Confession Before and after weekday Masses Charismatic Prayer on Saturdays Adult’s Prayer: at Bl. JP II Home @ 5:00 PM Kids’ Prayer: @ 5:00 PM Jesus Youth Prayer: @ 5:00 PM CCE Classes starts @ 9:00 AM Contact Information Office: 281-969-7236 Vicar: Rev. Fr. Jacob Christy Tel: 281 904 6622 Email: [email protected] Trustees: Augustine Vaniapurackal - 832-692-3456 John Babu - 832-520-9500 Jose Uthirakulath - 832-233-1480 Joy Chencheril - 832-577-6375 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” (Matthew 4:17) Parish Council Rev. Fr. Jacob Christy (Vicar) 281 904 6622 1. Augustine Vaniapurackal -Trustee & ward member - St. Agnes-Lake Olympia & Lake Shore 832-692-3456 2. John Babu -Trustee 832-520-9500 3. Jose Uthirakulathu -Trustee 832-233-1480 4. Joy Chencheril -Trustee & ward member - St. Sebastian- Alief, Sugar Land, Katy 832-577-6375 5. Lisamma Joseph - Ward member - St. Antony's - Stafford 832-576-2136 6. Sunil Kurian - Ward member - St. Augustine-Sugar Land & Missouri City 281-450-4669 7. Vinoy Kurian - Ward member - St. Elizabeth - Riverstone & Colony Lakes 832-886-2566 8. Biju George-Ward member-St. Mathew-New Territory, Telfair, Sugar Land, Avalon Villages 832-455-9005 9. George Joseph - Ward member - St. George - Sharpstown & Westbury 281-844-0048 10. James Viruthukulangara-Ward member-St. Alphonsa-Sienna, Missouri City North, Alvin 713-530-8026 11. Bobby Joseph - Ward member - St. Thomas – Creek Stone 713-972-2620 12. Roychen Joseph - Ward member - Blessed Chavara-North Shore & Spring 713-478-9573 13. Bose Kurian - Nominated member 832-545-0054 14. Jose Manakalathil - Nominated member 281-731-4570 15. Salby Vincent - Nominated member 281-818-3733 Saint Joseph, 16. Sabeena Roncy - Nominated member 832-475-9962 17. Stacy Ouseph - Nominated member 832-453-5260 our Patron saint, 18. Anoop Kudakasseril - CCE staff member 832-684-5392 19. Geo Thayil - SJYAL member 281-630-8185 Pray for us! 20. Manju Maliekkal - Church Organizations 832-656-6335 21. Rev. Sr. Alphin MSMI - Pastoral Services 832-287-2926 22. Paul Joseph - Pastoral Council member 281-728-3222 23. Jessy Kurian - Pastoral Council member 281-857-6572 “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.” (Mt 4:19) Liturgical Calendar ALTAR SERVERS Fourth Sunday of Elijah-Cross-Moses September 15, Sunday: September 22, Sunday 1st Reading: Dt 8:11-20 Do not forget the Lord your God amidst the world’s prosperity Malayalam Mass @ 9:00 AM 2nd Reading: Phil 2:1-11 (1:27-2:11) Christ emptied himself and Sam Kurian & Kurian Pannappara God exalted him and gave the name that is above every name Gospel: Mt 4:12-17 (4:12-5:16) Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand English Mass @ 10:45 AM September 16, Monday 1st Reading: 1Thes 2:13-20 Keep perseverance in suffering Neville Tom, Daniel Chakkaramakil, Joe Gospel: Mk 10:35-45 For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve September 17, Tuesday Arackal, Bryan Chacko 1st Reading: 2 Pet 3:1-7 The second coming of the Lord Gospel: Mt 23:29-36 Hypocricy of Pharisees and Scribes September 18, Wednesday 1st Reading: 1Thes 4:13-18 The coming of the Lord LECTORS Gospel: Mt 24:29-36 The coming of the Son of Man September 19, Thursday 1st Reading: 1Thes 5:23-28 May the God of peace himself sanctify you entirely September 22, Sunday Gospel: Mt 24:45-51 The faithful and wise Malayalam Mass @ 9:00 AM September 20, Friday 1st Reading: 2Tim 2:1-7 A good soldier of Jesus Christ 1st reading: Jose Thomas Gospel: Lk 4:31-37 The man with an unclean spirit September 21, Saturday ; Feast of St. Mathew, the Apostle 2nd reading: Preetha Augus 1st Reading: Heb 11:23-26 Suffer for Christ’s sake English Mass @ 10:45 AM Gospel: Mt 9:9-13 Jesus choses Levi as disciple September 22, Sunday: Fifth Sunday of Elijah-Cross-Moses 1st reading: Jake Joseph 1st Reading: Dt 9:1-8 Victory is God’s gift 2nd Reading: Phi 3:1-11 Paul who renounces everything for the sake of God 2nd reading: Anjali James Gospel: Mt 17:14-27 If you have faith nothing will be impossible for you Read this bulletin online: www.stjosephhouston.org | Published by:Rev. Fr. Jacob Christy (Vicar, St Joseph Syro Malabar Catholic Church, Missouri City, TX)|September15, 2013 CONTINUING CHRISTIAN EDUCATION (CCE) IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS !!! Confession for 6th grade on next Saturday (9/21/13) New Altar servers training will start soon. We need young adults for Malayalam Mass and also we need more student altar servers for Malayalam (Friday, Saturday) and Sunday English Mass. All altar servers who ever serving last past years also should fill the form for this year if they like to continue serving. Please Contact @ CCE office or Sr.Agnes for details. CCE Teachers in-service program will be conducted on September 28, Saturday from 10:30AM - 3:00PM Virtus training for the CCE teachers and volunteers who would like to work with children in near future will be conducted on September 28, Saturday from 3:00 PM - 5:00PM. Please contact CCE office for more details. REPENT ~ THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS AT HAND. Far too often today people call themselves Christians without ever having repented of their sins, without any change in their lives. But, if one isn’t saved from his sins, from what is he saved? Is it not a blessing to turn away from sin? (See Acts 3:26). To repent is for the sinner to recognize and acknowledge his lost sinful condition before a holy and just God. Repentance should not be taken lightly, for God commands it! “(Acts 17:30) He also makes it clear that this is something that every person must do. To be in violation of this is to go directly against what God says He wants men to do. Being born into a religious family, being a member of a church all your life, and keeping religious traditions will not save anyone, if your heart is cold and if you ignore truthfulness and justice. John the Baptist’s enemies had sought to silence him, but the Gospel cannot be silenced. As soon as John had finished his testimony Jesus began His in Galilee. Galilee was at the crossroads of the world and much traffic passed through this little region. It had been assigned to the tribes of Asher, Naptali and Zebulum when the Israelites first came into the land (see Joshua 9). For a long time it had been under Gentile occupation. Isaiah foretold (see Isaiah 9) that the good news of salvation would be proclaimed in this land and reach to the Gentiles. Jesus begins the proclamation of the gospel here to fulfill the Word of God. (Matthew 4:15) The Gospel is the power and wisdom of God: power to change and transform our lives and wisdom to show us how to live as sons and daughters of our Father in heaven. In Romans 2:3. Paul says, “God’s kindness leads us to repentance.” Not God’s anger, not God’s wrath, not God’s vengeance, but God’s kindness leads us to the place where we can say, I need all new things. I repent and I lay aside every burden. I lay aside everything that I have kept in my heart, everything that dirtied my soul, everything that has tarnished my heart. I lay it aside for the surpassing worth of knowing God’s grace. The kingdom is here. God’s presence is in front of each and every one of us. Let us be aware of what a blessing, what a good thing, what a hallowed thing, what a peaceful thing, what a graceful gift it is that He wants to give us. Let us pray that God opens our eyes, ears, heart and mind to receive and experience that newness within ourselves today itself. Read this bulletin online: www.stjosephhouston.org | Published by:Rev. Fr. Jacob Christy (Vicar, St Joseph Syro Malabar Catholic Church, Missouri City, TX)|September15, 2013 PARISH FAMILY PICNIC DAY ***** ***** ***** On October 5th, Saturday @ Kitty Hollow Park, Missouri City Time: 10:00 AM-5:00 PM Reg. Fee: $ 30.00/Family Please register as soon as possible with the Picnic coordinators/ Trustees or Ward members Read this bulletin online: www.stjosephhouston.org | Published by:Rev. Fr. Jacob Christy (Vicar, St Joseph Syro Malabar Catholic Church, Missouri City, TX)|September15, 2013 ENCYCLICAL LETTER LUMEN FIDEI (The light of Faith) OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF FRANCIS Week 5 CHAPTER ONE WE HAVE BELIEVED IN LOVE (1 Jn 4:16) Abraham, our father in faith 10. Abraham is asked to entrust himself to this word. Faith understands that something so apparently ephemeral and fleeting as a word, when spoken by the God who is fidelity, becomes absolutely certain and unshakable, guaranteeing the continuity of our journey through history. Faith accepts this word as a solid rock upon which we can build, a straight highway on which we can travel.