St. Matthias the Apostle Catholic Church “A welcoming community, committed to fostering a deeper love of Jesus through faith, family, and service to others.” Archdiocese of Galveston - Houston Established 1978 February 28, 2021 Second Sunday of Lent I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living (Psalm 116) Caminaré en presencia del Señor en la tierra de los vivos (Salmo 116) 302 South Magnolia Blvd. www.st-matthias.net Magnolia, Texas 77355-8535 Office Hours: Monday – Thursday: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Office: 281-356-2000 Fax: 281-789-4243 Live Stream Schedule Sacraments Catholic Daughters Reconciliation: Tues.-Fri. 11:00-11:30am Josie Shaffer 281-728-2363 Tuesday - Friday: Mass 10:30 am Saturday 3:30 - 4:30pm Communications/Website Saturday Mass: English 5:00 pm Baptisms: Contact the parish office Mary Ann Zanoff 713-857-9582 Not Live Streamed Matrimony: 6 months in advance Emaús Anointing of the Sick: 8am Mass 1st Fri. Luis Laborda 713-351-9003 Sunday Masses: English 8:00 & 10:30 am of each month or call the parish office Friends of St. Francis/Hospitality Spanish 1:00 pm First Eucharist & Confirmation: Ruth Ann Van de Bogert 262-325-7560 Call the parish CCE office Funeral/Wedding Ministry Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Sandy Bartlett 936-597-6420 Tuesday – Friday: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Parish Staff Goldenrods Pastor Fr. Christopher Nguyen Ginny Mock 281-252-6043 Deacon Sidney “Butch” Prewitt Grupo de Oración Deacon Rafael Millet Angela Aguirre 832-462-9372 Deacon Pat Hancock Guadalupanos Rosa García 281-250-4762 Parish Manager Barbara Lowell Healing with Hope Parish Dir. Rel. Ed. Marlene Grauvogl Brenda Reder-James 281-460-0112 Dir. Youth Ministry Sylvia Perez Knights of Columbus Bookkeeper Marita Karger Richard Arce 832-969-9389 Secretary Sandra Medrano Legion of Mary Choir Director Sheila Smith 713-249-1245 Men's Club Pastoral Council Marco Quintanilla 936-931-9036 Victor Guevara 832-797-2469 Movimiento Familiar Cristiano Finance Council Silvia Mosqueda 281-203-4959 Glynn Trahan 713-292-7571 RCIA Building Committee Joyce Page 713-829-2767 Jerry Strenk 936-449-6686 Respect Life Capital Campaign Cabinet Mary Ann Zanoff 713-857-9582 Tom Condon 281-382-8097 St. Vincent de Paul Acolytes Don Hayes 281-259-7300 Greg Zanoff 281-259-3763 Stewardship Committee Arts & Environment Kathleen Oates 281-356-6294 Deborah Okopinski 832-588-0732 Ushers / Greeters Tom Mayhew 281-259-5577 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2021 SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT WORSHIP HISTORY OF SALVATION The first reading today continues the “history of salvation” narrative that we hear throughout Lent this year. March 1, 2021 - March 7, 2021 Today’s story was among the best-loved in the Jewish tradition (surely Joseph told the story to young Jesus as he Monday No Daily Mass formed him in the ways of their faith); the early fathers of Tuesday 10:30 am David A. Rohm Jr. † the Church were very fond of it as a means of explaining the Wednesday 10:30 am Leo Brauner † sacrifice of Christ on the cross. The overall tone of the first Thursday 10:30 am The Guerra Family † reading, psalm, and second reading seems a little Friday 10:30 am Otilia Aguirre † incongruous with the dazzling Gospel, until we remember Saturday 5:00 pm S.J & Sylvia Corolla † that the Transfiguration was placed as the Gospel for this Sunday 8:00 am Parishioners of St. Matthias Sunday precisely to remind us of the glory that awaits those 10:30 am Thomas McDermott † who live faithfully and obediently to the will of God. In the 1:00 pm Antonia Mendoza † life of Jesus, it is a preview of the glory of his resurrection; for us it is a glimpse of the destiny of those who continue, as Deceased † Living (liv) we heard in last week’s Gospel, to repent and believe in the Good News. To request Mass Intentions or to provide altar flowers for the weekend, contact the parish office. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Father Chris will administer the Sacrament of Anointing at is held: the 10:30 a.m. Mass on Friday, March 5, 2021. If you are in a state of mortal sin and wish to receive this sacrament, Tuesday - Friday, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. you should make arrangements to go to Confession in the “I am here, come visit Me” days prior to Friday. TODAY’S READINGS Guidelines for First Reading — The sacrifice of Abraham, our father in faith Lenten Observances (Genesis 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18). Psalm — I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living All Fridays in Lent are days of (Psalm 116). abstinence only. Good Friday is a day of fast and abstinence. Second Reading — If God is for us, who can be against us? (Romans 8:31b-34). Fasting – Limiting oneself to one full meal for those 18-59 years of age. Two smaller meals may be taken, Gospel — Jesus was transfigured before them, and his clothes not to equal one full meal. became dazzling white (Mark 9:2-10). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, Abstinence – Abstaining from meat for those 14 years International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. of age and over. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Dn 9:4b-10; Ps 79:8, 9, 11, 13; Lk 6:36-38 PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK IN OUR PARISH Phyllis Mock Calhoun, Robert Lorenzo Mooreo, Bobby Holub, Tuesday: Is 1:10, 16-20; Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23; Sloane Bohnert, Jaren Kiyokawa, Peter P. Bui, Barbara Harper, Jobo Mt 23:1-12 Aguirre, Ellen McDougal, Kendall Paxton, Natalie Palomo, Pat & Sue Wednesday: Jer 18:18-20; Ps 31:5-6, 14-16; Zaiontz, Manuel Camacho, Felipa Lopez, Kenshin Degeyter, James Mt 20:17-28 Fayard, Kevin Sifford, Tommy Mattern, Katherine Palasota, Alicia Thursday: Jer 17:5-10; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 16:19-31 Payne, Cindy Stroberg, Martha Fey, Billy Ray Mosley, Irene Friday: Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a; Ps 105:16-21; Valverde, James Smith, Anne Bradford, Edwina Kaminski, Marlene Mt 21:33-43, 45-46 Gondek, Patty Havlin, Richard Nava, Kimberly Copeland, Carolyn & Bob Foster Saturday: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 103:1-4, 9-12; Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 Names on the prayer list will be removed after 2 months. If you want a name to continue longer, please contact the parish office. Sunday: Ex 20:1-17 [1-3, 7-8, 12-17]; Ps 19:8-11; 1 Cor 1:22-25; Jn 2:13-25 If a family member, a neighbor or someone you know from our Alternate readings (Year A): Ex 17:3-7; parish is homebound and is in need of Holy Communion and/or prayer, please notify the office so that arrangements can be made Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Rom 5:1-2, 5-8; for home or hospital visits. Jn 4:5-42 [5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42] WEEKLY CONTRIBUTION Bazaar News - Your Help Needed SUMMARY Hope you are looking forward to the return Weekend of February 13-14, 2021 of our annual parish bazaar this year on Sunday, May 2. Mark Your Calendars! Weekly Collection (128) - $ 6,869.00 The Lonely Road Band will be playing under the pavilion Checks/Cash - $ 4,753.97 at noon. Don’t miss this the return of this great country and Online Giving - $ 2,833.01 western band to our bazaar. St. Vincent de Paul - $ 5,919.98 Maintenance Fund - $ 360.30 Raffle tickets are available to buy or sell to your friends and family. Tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20. We have 20 prizes The collection totals for Feb. 20/21 will be included totaling over $8,000 with a $3,000 VISA gift card first in next week’s bulletin. prize. You are welcome to buy or sell as many tickets as you want. Please return your tickets with the check or cash Second collection next weekend - St. Vincent de Paul by placing them in the drop box in the narthex or in the Black Bag collection basket. Our deep gratitude to parishioners and visitors for your continued support to the ongoing work of The Live and Silent auctions are looking for quality Christ at St. Matthias. donations such as professional sports tickets, sports memorabilia, golf outings, tools, timeshares, small OUR NEW CHURCH appliances, fine jewelry, bikes, lawn and outdoor equipment and homemade items, etc. Theme baskets are very As of early February, the dome plaster popular. Theme ideas include gardening, cooking, wine, work and low roof areas is nearly baking, books, toys, games, ice cream, hot chocolate, and completed with the color tint. The international foods. We are looking for new or very gently scaffolding will be taken down in this used items for the auctions; items that could sell for $50 or area. As can be seen, the masonry work is still more. There is no Cash & Carry tent this year, so we will continuing. The window frames for the niches have not be able to handle garage sale/rummage sale type arrived and are sitting inside the church. The fir downs items. Please bring you donations to the parish office or and framing for the barrel ceiling is progressing with contact Paul White at 281-636-5638. only one part of the transept yet to be completed.