ST. AMBROSE CHURCH HOUSTON TEXAS SEPTEMBER 15, 2013 Readings for the Week of September 15, 2013 Sunday Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Please pray for the speedy recovery of the following: Ex 32:7-11, 13-14; Ps 51; 1 Tm 1:12-17; Jacqueline Aguilar, Barbie Alexander, Rena Alonso, Gertie Atchison, Lk 15:1-32 or 15:1-10 Agnes Bashinski, Kelli Bevans, Pete Balcerowicz, Daniel Bilski, Monday Saints Cornelius, Pope, and Cyprian, Dwayne Bilski, Lukas Bobb, Lee Ann Boutte, Bill Boyd, Imogene Bishop, Martyrs Boyd, Logan Brown, Arlie Brennan, Charles Brennan, Mark Carson, 1 Tm 2:1-8; Ps 28; Lk 7:1-10 Edith Carson, Benny & Mary Cedillo, Katie Clark, Faye Collins, Tuesday Saint Robert Bellarmine, Bishop and Doctor of Elizabeth Cunningham, Henry Davis, Albina Diehl, , Betty Devine, the Church Jimmie Dostalik, Mary Derkowski Dowling, Julie and Charles Drury, 1 Tm 3:1-13; Ps 101; Lk 7:11-17 Chinh Duong, Joanne Ensz, Marlena Esquivel, Landon Faterkowski, Wednesday 1 Tm 3:14-16; Ps 111; Lk 7:31-35 Roy Faust, Jonathan Flemate, Robert Freeman, Barbara Gardner, Thursday Saint Januarius, Bishop and Martyr Louanna Portier Gellien, Donna Gillispie, John Graham, Leticia 1 Tm 4:12-16; Ps 111; Lk 7:36-50 Graham, Octorio Gutierrez, Carlos Guzman, Patricia Hale, Bennie & Friday Saints Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn, Priest, and Leona Hanus, Myra Hearn, Angela Hernandez, Israel Hernandez, Lucy Paul Chŏng Ha-sang, and Companions, Herrada, Rachel Herrera, Jack Holley, Donald Hunt, Pauline Hutchings, Martyrs Mario Jimenez, Henry Kopycinski, Pete Kresta, Hilda Kennedy, Connie 1 Tm 6:2c-12; Ps 49; Lk 8:1-3 Kelpen, Louise Kubiak, Michael Lafferty, Marcela Lewis, Josephine Saturday Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist Lovato, Carlos Lavato, Dominic Lucio, Rev. Bernard Mahoney, Martha Eph 4:1-7, 11-13; Ps 19; Mt 9:9-13 Maldonado, Ellen Marinucci, Edmund Mazoch, Sharon McLeod, Justin Sunday Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mendez, Sylvia Medina, Yolanda Medina, Jenelle McCormick, Pauline Am 8:4-7; Ps 113; 1 Tm 2:1-8; Lk 16:1-13 Michals, Michelle Miller, Blanca Montemayor, Pauline Morin, Mark or 16:10-13 Mosser, Gloria Nunn, Kristen Oden, Christi Ortiz, Robert Peres, ___________________________________________________ Melody Perez, Esther Price, Ernest Prodraza, Alberto Ramirez, Carrie Richards, Emily Rivera, Jeff Rivera, Cindy Rocha, Belinda Rocha, Alice Rocamontes, Hazel Rollins, Rene Salinas, Joe Sanchez, Georgiann Schulin, Deena Skucius, Jon Stevens, Avelina Suarez, Monday, September 16 Dolores Tijerina, Mark Torres, Margaret Vaculik, Ken Vollbrecht, 8:00AM CristyGamez Michael Walker, Paul Whelan, Lori Woods, David Zaborowski, Tuesday, September 17 Josephine Zizelmann, Virginia Zamarripa, and Marion Zoufaly. 8:00AM Laurino M. Buzo Wednesday, September 18 8:00AM Jerrilyn (Noska) Pustejovsky 6:30PM (Spanish) A. Vincent Villanueva Thursday, September 19 Please remember in your prayers the repose of the soul of 8:00AM David and Camila Thiam Hernan Hernandez who passed away. Pray that God grant Friday, September 20 8:00AM Katherine Dragna peace and comfort to his loved ones. Saturday, September 21 __________________________________________ 8:00AM Owen Ruhmann 5:00PM Pete and Frances Stankovich GIFTS FOR GOD Sunday, September 22 8:00AM Deceased Members of the Men’s Club September 8, 2013 10:00AM Johnson Dang Envelopes $ 9,380.00 BOD $211.00 12:00Noon(Spanish) Rosalia Escarsega Loose Checks $ 1,428.00 5:00PM Life Teen Mass – Dr. Maria Herminia McCall Mail Ins $ 1,897.75 _________________________________________________________ Total $12,705.75 Thank you for your support. Finance Council ___________________________________________________ SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION is every Saturday from 3:30PM until 4:30PM. ____________________________________________________ RCIA, the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, is a process SPECIAL COLLECTION whereby adults learn about the Catholic Church. If you would Next weekend the Dominican Sisters of the Guatemalan Mission will be like to learn more about our faith, Baptism, First Eucharist or at all the Masses to ask you for your support. Please be as generous as Confirmation, call the Religious Education Office at 713-686- you can. 3857. TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME : Since its DISCIPLE FORCE MINISTRY UPDATE Let us pray for all those who have given their life for our freedom and inception the St. Ambrose Church Disciple Force Ministry has for those who are serving in our military at home and abroad and concentrated on supporting members of the military and their especially the following: Victor J. Broussard, Peter Zachary Carroll, , families by offering spiritual and material support while they were Samuel Castillo, Brandon Cook, Matthew Cook, Master Sgt., Dean on active duty. In the past we have helped with tuition assistance Crawford, Evie Estrada, Nephew Brandon Falcon, Robert Freedman, at St. Ambrose School for children of those parents who were Olivia Garza, , Captain Mark Grahmann, Matthew Grissom, Timothy deployed, mailing out care packages to deployed troops during Groh, Lee Anthony Guerrero, Andrew S. Gutierrez, Bernie Hanus, Christmas, taking part in work projects with the local Fisher Christopher Hernandez, Lucas Hernandez Matthew Hernandez, Mia House providing a place to stay while a family member goes Hernandez, Sean Dietrich Hrncir, Samuel Dylan Hrncir, Captain Mary through rehabilitation, and organizing an annual Veteran's Day Hrynyk, Captain Jason Hrynyk, Anthony Handy, Ivan Ibabao, Elizabeth Dinner/Tribute for current and retired military members and their Grassmann Ibabao, Kelpen, Kayla Loff, Robert Marquez, Jr., Aaron immediate family. Limas, Captain Andrew Locke, Daniel Martinez, John Martinez, Major Kelly McGovern, Gamaliel Nava, Tony Noser, Dominic Patronella, Now we face different challenge. Many service men and women Jeremy Redman, Captain Jonathan Reed, Casey Rogers, Daniel Salinas, are completing their tours of duty and are returning to civilian life. The Smith Family, Oscar Sicola, Mertie St. Pierre, Adam M. Styers, As a country we owe them much; more than we can ever say or and James Andrew Tammaro. do. However, we will try. Our goals are now to help them as they _________________________________________________________ transition back to everyday life. A few weeks ago we put together a survey to see where we could best meet their needs in the future. The answers were clear and to the point; 1. Employment, Welcome 2. Assistance with any P.T.S.D. issues, 3. Medical referrals, and Sr. Barbara Tovar 4. Spiritual needs of the individual and family. Sr. Barbara is joining our staff on Sept. 16th as “Pastoral Associate.” Being bilingual, she will be involved in many We are now in the process of becoming a resource center in the aspects of ministry and will be a great help to our Spanish parish for those current and former military members to come for information. Likewise, if members of the parish find a company, speaking parishioners. foundation, informational website that would be of assistance please contact Lowell or Judy Locke at 281.890.9709. We will We welcome her with open arms & hearts! follow up with your lead and add it to our list. Our annual Veterans Day Dinner/Tribute will take place on Sunday, November 10th from 4:00-6:00 PM in the school SAVE THE DATE: Red Mass for the Legal cafeteria. Mark this on your calendar. Details to follow. Profession - The annual Red Mass will be held at the Co- __________________________________________________ Cathedral of the Sacred Heart on Wednesday, October 16, at 6:15PM. Fr. Jerry Jung of Holy Cross Chapel will be the homilist at the Mass. Parishioners in the legal profession are MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT encouraged to participate in this centuries-old tradition, invoking IT TAKES MUCH EFFORT JUST TO make ends the blessings of the Holy Spirit at the opening the judicial year. meet in our world today. Do you wish you could talk about The Mass will be followed by dinner. This year’s dinner something besides all the stresses in your life? Jesus said: “I will speaker will be Daniel Cardinal DiNardo. Seating is limited. put my spirit in you that you may live.” Come to a Worldwide For information, contact Kelly Brant at [email protected]. Marriage Encounter Weekend and experience Jesus’s love or call 713-222-8800 through your spouse in a unique way. Marriage Encounter gives you the time and tools to revitalize CHANCERY NEWS - 5TH ANNUAL romance, deepen communication, and nourish the spirituality in your marriage. ARCHDIOCESAN BLUE MASS will be held on September 28 at 5:00PM at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred The LAST two scheduled weekends this year will be October Heart,1111 St. Joseph Pkwy., Houston. All are invited to pay tribute to active and retired men and women of law 11 - 13, and November 8- 10. Find out more or sign up at enforcement who bravely protect and serve our community www.houstonme.org or call 713-482-1791. each day at the Blue Mass sponsored by the Office of __________________________________________________ Correctional Ministries for the Archdiocese of Galveston- Houston. The event is open to active and retired employees of FROM ST. MARY’S SEMINARY - St. Mary’s Seminary is criminal justice agencies, their families and the general public. hosting the Msgr. William D. Steele Lecture Series on October Officers are encouraged to wear their uniform. For more 17, 2013, at 7:00PM in the Nold Education Building Auditorium, information, contact the Blue Mass Committee at located at 9845 Memorial Drive, Houston. For more information, [email protected]. contact Cathy Irantalab at713--686-4345. ST. AMBROSE CHURCH HOUSTON TEXAS SEPTEMBER 15, 2013 SPAGHETTI DINNER!! DISCOVER SUBIACO ACADEMY - St. Ambrose Men’s Club Spaghetti Dinner will be held on Subiaco Academy, a Catholic Benedictine boarding school for Friday, September 20, from 5:00PM until 7:00PM. boys grades 7-12, in western Arkansas (east of Ft Smith), is offering the opportunity for prospective students and parents to Where: School Cafeteria visit and experience Subiaco.