St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston 18223 Point Lookout Dr. Nassau Bay, Texas 77058-3594 281-333-3891 / Fax: 281-333-3815 www.stpaulcatholic.org Monday – Thursday Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Friday Hours: 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. The Clergy Staff Rev. Wencil Pavlovsky (Ext. 325) Pastor Deacon Jim Lockwood (281-381-1081) Deacon Jerry Coenen (310-383-3072) Deacon Arturo Monterrubio (713-741-8709) The Pastoral Staff Heidi Clark, (Ext. 328) Adult Faith Formation Sara Fontana (Ext. 339) Children’s Ministry Vicky Kuehnel, (Ext. 340) Early Childhood Program Esperanza Monterrubio, (Ext. 321) Multicultural Ministry David Rofrano, (Ext. 332) Music Ministry Katie Mahoney, (Ext. 301) Youth Ministry Maria Conner, (Ext. 330) Business Manager Theresa Waller, (Ext. 341) Bookkeeper Alex Deleon, (Ext. 304) Plant Manager Laura Ruzicka, (Ext. 323) Parish Secretary Elena Capetillo (Ext. 302) Assistant Secretary We Celebrate the Eucharist Weekday: Mass in English Tuesday – Saturday at 8:30 a.m. (Ext. 338) Gabriel Project Misa en Español (Mass in Spanish) Parish-based crisis pregnancy ministry Jueves (Thursday) a las 7:00 p.m. Weekend: Mass in English Saturday Vigil at 5:00 p.m. Society of St. Vincent de Paul Sunday at 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. & 5:00 p.m. (281-333-2509) Misa en Español (Mass in Spanish) Office Hours: Domingo (Sunday) a las 12:00 Mediodía Tuesday 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Wednesday 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Confessions: Thursday 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration: Continuously in the Chapel For those who cannot visit us during the day. 6:00 p.m. Sunday – 8:30 a.m. Saturday Volume XVIII No. 1772 The Epiphany Of the Lord January 04, 2015 Readings ♦ Lecturas Mass Intentions / Intenciónes de Misa 01/04/2015 – 01/10/2015) 01/04/2015 – 01/10/2015) Sunday (Is 60:1-6; Eph 3: 2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12) Sunday 8:00 AM Arthur Anton † The Epiphany Of The Lord 10:00 AM Our Enemies Monday (1 Jn 3:22-4:6; Mt 4:12-17, 23-25) Marija Marinovic † St. John Neumann, Bishop 12:00 PM Parishioners Tuesday (1 Jn 4:7-10; Mk 6:34-44) 5:00 PM John O’Neill † St. André Bessette, Religious Monday NO Mass Wednesday (1 Jn 4:11-18; Mk 6:45-52) Tuesday 8:30 AM Dan Clementi † St. Raymond of Penyafort Tom & Mele Paul-SI Thursday (1 Jn 4:19-5:4; Lk 4:14-22a) Wednesday 8:30 AM Arthur Anton† Friday (1 Jn 5:5-13; Lk 5:12-16) Kathy Stellato - SI Saturday (1 Jn 5:14-21; Jn 3:22-30) Vigil: (Is 42:1-4, 6-7 or Thursday 8:30 AM Amalour Veloso-Johnson † Is 55:1-11; Acts 10:34-38 or Jn 5:1-9; Mk 1:7-11) 7:00 PM Arcadio & Alicia Guerra † PLEASE PRAY FOR: Friday 8:30 AM Roy Collins † Truth Hoedebecke, Cathie Foley, Paul White, Capt. Ivan Rodriguez, Steven Rodolfo Dumdumaya † Ruby, Christopher Shileds, Maureen Holcroft, Cynthia Kanu, Rick Pozda, Saturday 8:30 AM Gertie Dsouza – SI Yazmin Ruiz, Leonel Garcia, Gertrude D’souza, Sue Guy, Josie Travalos, Dorothy Mary Lopez Burns † Margie Lopez, Carmen Garza, Marta Morris, Ray Fernandez, Carlotta Del 5:00 PM Connie Dsouza - SI Campo, Judith Conrad, Brittney Maynard, Daniel Adcock, Ernesto Rumbaoa, Robby and Nicky McCormick, Pat Dalton, Glenn Alexander, Frank O’Connor, Raymond Ciak, Wendy Wells, Chan Finch, Joe and Irma Garcia, Kimberly Parsneau, Kent Kaufhold, Julie Martin, Tammy Nordan, Marcial Bacani, Ma. Morning Consecration to Mary Emelia Cadena Paredes, Marco Lopez, Lyla and Angelica Marie Janda, My Queen, My Mother, I offer Latanier Richard, Mary Lopez, Donna Ruggerieri, Jackie Christ, David Scott, Heidi Glassmeyer, Paul Miller, Ann Johnson, Madge Bualexanderduan, Carol myself entirely to thee. Leistikow, Raymond Fernandez, Connie Fernandez, Margaret Escobedo, And to show my devotion to thee, Bobby Lopez, Nancy Ware, Lorai O’Gorman, Trace Cook, Julia Brown, Mary I offer thee this day, my eyes, Kyle, Kenneth Parker, Daniel Parker, Betty Jean Herron, Bella Ogbu, John & my ears, my mouth, my heart, Christine Baldwin, James & Gloria Bond, Gladys Galloway, Janice Mosher, my whole being without reserve. Hugo Moreno, Ruth & Art Schaedel, Maria Magdalena Roman, Jimmy Tague, William Swenson, Allison Hawthorne Swenson, Bernie Brabant, Mary Lee Wherefore, good Mother, as I am Knight, Rose Miller, Austin Gerry, Linda Buckminster, Rosalba Ramirez, Betty thine own, keep me, guard me as thy Quebedeaux, Dr. Frank Greytok, Mary Loring, Judy Williams, John Turco, property and possession. Jerry Ozment, Jack Scarmardi, Louise Giulianelli, Edril Phillips, Judy Ganske, Josefina Saenz, Max Cadena, Eloisa Allen, Margaret Stanard, Betty Johnson, Amen. Ken & Beverly Tiger, Kristin Scott, Alice Jean Pursell, Estela Narvaez, Geraldine MacDonald, Marcos Jimenez, Rebecca Brooklier, Anna Feiaiullo, Prayer to Our Lady of Guadalupe Deborah Groth, Dorothy Breidenstein, Alan Harvey, Karen Savko, Jim Buggy, Dear Mother, we love you. We thank you for your Gerard & Antoinette Fossatti, Angelica Mendoza, Ed Baca, Liz, Jeremiah & Justin DeLeon, Wendy & Alexandria Mattingly, Tom Leahy, Jo Michael, Norma promise to help us in our need. We trust in your love Bischel, Sherry Sullivan, Isaiah Pina, Leandra Chavarria, Edward Templin, that dries our tears and comforts us. Teach us to find Patti DiCostanza, John & Carmen Heckler, Michael Herron, Brian Lee, Ann our peace in your Son, Jesus, and bless us every day of Kuehnel, Emily Weiss, Pam Collins, Deanna Stellato, Joyce Curtner, Verr our lives. Soltes, Soledad Martinez, Darius Riley, Ellen Guy, Peggy Vargas, Louise Temple, Angela Porter, Angelo La Cognate, Blanche Riel, David Braun, Help us to build a shrine in our hearts. Make it as Verena Costello, Efrain Gellibert, Claire Cavetti, Chris Hebert, Thomas beautiful as the one built for you on the Mount of Frasier, Ayden Olivarez, Minnie Hill-Honor, Bennett Lynton, David Cabrera, Tepeyac. A shrine full of trust, hope, and love of Jesus James John, Sarah Marcela Poole, Audrey Cegielski, Alma Andreason, Janie growing stronger each day. Torres, Evarist Coryat, Robin Schultz, Barbara Hanselkar, Joann Nelson, Jackie Lucas, Maria Aparecida, Teixeira de Silva, Victorino Tacorda, and Mary, you have chosen to remain with us by giving us Maria Hernandez. your most wonderful and holy self-image on Juan Diego's cloak. May we feel your loving presence as we If you are interested in donating flowers for our Altar, look upon your face. Like Juan, give us the courage to for Special Intentions or in Memory of a loved one, please contact Rosalie Daves at bring your message of hope to everyone. You are our 281.768.0243 or [email protected]. A 2 Mother and our inspiration. Hear our prayers and week notice is required for ordering the answer us. flowers and bulletin posting. No flowers Amen. during Advent or Lent. Volume XVIII No. 1772 The Epiphany Of the Lord January 04, 2015 Society of St. Vincent de Paul Liturgy and Worship Liturgia y el Culto 281.333.2509 Office Hours: Tuesday – Wednesday, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m., Thursday: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Thank you to all who donated towards our Often New Year’s resolutions are about such things Christmas flowers for the as losing weight, trying to stop smoking, cleaning church sanctuary and up our language, etc. narthex. We hope you love Please consider adding just one item to your the results of your weekly grocery list for the SVdP Food donations! Thank you Pantry. One (or two) item(s), every week, again for your generosity. from each family in our parish would make a *************************************** huge impact. Our pantry provides non- Have you picked-up your FREE copy of our 2015 perishable food items, toiletries, bathroom Catholic Calendar? Calendars are tissue, baby supplies and cleaning supplies to available at our Welcome Center clients in need. or ask one of our Ushers. Our thanks to our sponsors, Crowder The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is recruiting Funeral Home and Catholic new members to become part of our family of Vincentians. Members of the Society embrace these Cemeteries for sponsoring the goals: calendars. Don’t delay . because when they are • To pursue holiness with the support of friends gone . they are GONE! in the Conference through prayer together *************************************** and acts; God does not reveal • To proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ himself in strength or in word and action; and power, but in the weakness and • To serve the poor directly, person-to-person, fragility of a newborn having a deep concern for people who are babe. poor Pope Francis Members join the Society, not because they are perfected in their faith, but because they seek to As you put away your develop faith by living it both individually and Christmas communally with other members. Progress, not decorations, perfection, is what is desired in a member. The remember… Society is for people who acknowledge the need to Christmas is forever…. improve their living of the Gospel life and want to do when the song of the angels is stilled, so through the Society. Please join us at our next when the star in the sky is gone, meeting to learn more. when the kings and the princes are home, when the shepherds are back with their flock, Upcoming Conference Meetings the work of Christmas begins…. to find the lost, January 14, 2015, at 7 PM in the to heal the broken, Conference Room at St. Paul to feed the hungry, to release the prisoner, Please contact us at: 281.333.2509 or to rebuild the nations, to bring peace among brothers and sisters, [email protected].