May 08, 2016 Ascension of the Lord

Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church
Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
May 08, 2016
Ascension of the Lord
Mass Times:
Tuesday 5:00pm
Wednesday thru
Friday 8:00am
Convent
Saturday
5:00pm
Worship Space
Sunday
8:00am * 11:00am
Worship Space
Penance
30 minutes prior to
all Masses
CCE
Sundays
9:30am
School
4000 Sumpter St. - Houston, Texas 77020
P. O. Box 15640 Houston, Texas 77220-5640
Tel. (713) 672-0026 - Fax (713) 672-2031
Office Hours: Monday– Friday 8am-4pm
www.ourmotherofmercy.net
Email: [email protected]
Pastor’s Reflection on The Gospel
CONTINUALLY PRAISING GOD: In both the first reading and
the Gospel we are told about Christ’s glorious ascension into
heaven. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians reminds us that Christ has
been seated at God’s right hand in heaven, above every choir of
angels. There might be a temptation to stay at an awed distance
from Jesus Christ. However, the tone of today’s readings is far
from that temptation. The tone is exultant and the message is
urgent. We are to be his witnesses, and the Gospel describes
the first witnesses this way: “[W]ith great joy . . . they were continually in the temple praising God” (Luke 24:53). How can we
continually praise God? The answer can be found in the second
reading, in which Paul prays that God will give us a “Spirit of wisdom and revelation” in order to know Christ clearly (Ephesians
1:17). We cannot stand at a distance. We are to be enlightened
and empowered.
Happy
Living and Deceased Mothers of
the Parish.
2016 First Communion Class
Tariyah Baldwin-Jackson
Addysen Cain
Brennen Citizen
Gabrielle Davis
Karson Harris
Addison Jefferson
Jeremiah Johnson
Derak Kinsey
Jazmine Linden
Karl Mouton
Camari Parker
Carson Parker
Casey Parker
Kyle Quarles
Tatiana Shelvin
THIS WEEK AT OUR MOTHER OF
MERCY
Sunday, May 08
Eucharist (Mass) Worship Space
8:00am
Eucharist (Mass) Worship Space
11:00am
Jr. KPC/DT
1st & 2nd Flr Sr,
11:00am
Bldg.
Ladies/KPC
1st Flr. Sr. Bldg.
1:00pm
Tuesday, May 10
Eucharist (Mass) Convent
5:00pm
Legion of Mary
5:30pm
1st Flr. Sr. Bldg.
Wed., May 11
Eucharist (Mass) Convent
8:00am
12-Steps
1st Flr. Sr. Bldg.
6:30pm
Choir
Worship Space
7:00pm
Thurs., May 12
Eucharist (Mass) Convent
8:00am
Faith Sharing
1st Flr. Sr. bldg.
5:00pm
Drexel Soc.
Social Center
6:30pm
YAC
Worship Space
7:00pm
Friday, May 13
Eucharist (Mass) Convent
8:00am
Saturday, May 14
Eucharist (Mass) Worship Space
5:00pm
2016 DSF
Pledge Goal
Pledge
500
114
$60,000.00
$28,221.50
Paid
$17,197.75
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STAFF
Father Brian Fox, SSJ - Pastor
[email protected]
Deacons: Charles J. Allen, Sr.
[email protected]
Deacon Irvin Johnson, Jr.
[email protected]
Deacon Rick Simon
[email protected]
Mr. Gerald W. Joseph
[email protected]
Infant Baptismal Requirements
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Baptism Class: 2nd Saturday-9:00am-Sr. Bldg.
Baptism: Fourth Sunday of Every Month
One God Parent must be Catholic
Call Church Office for Registration
Registration must be in the office by 2nd Wednesday
You must be a member here for at least six months
No Baptism Classes or Baptism during Lent.
RCIA
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RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) is a process
whereby adults learn about the Catholic Faith. If you
would like to learn more about our Faith, Baptism, First
Eucharist or Confirmation, please contact the Office.
Marriage Requirements
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Member of Our Mother of Mercy
Attend marriage preparation sessions with a sponsor
couple
Couple must see a priest or deacon six months prior to
proposed date
Anointing of the Sick
The anointing of the sick is a sacrament of the Catholic
Church. The anointing of the sick is administered to bring
spiritual and even physical strength during an illness,
especially near the time of death. Please notify the office
when a family member or a member of the church is
seriously ill.
Mary Alex, Gevena Alexander, Mary Ann Angelle, Jesse
Balthazar, Vernice Balthazar, Olivia Barnes, Hazel
Beaudoin, Rose Benoit, Edward Broussard, Nancy
Broussard, Camilla Brown, Joseph Brown, Edith Gordon
Burns, Deondre Carmouche, Marjorie Charles, Xavier
Comeaux, Helen Cormier, John Cormier, Catherine Curl,
Joseph Edmond, Deana Estes, Clesmie Gary, Thelma Gary,
Lois Gill, Allison Godwin, Verlyn Gradney, Mildred Guillory,
Wilbert Guillory, Helen Harris, Tommie Harris, Nedia Haydel,
Hilda Marie Hodges, Grace Jackson, Roy Jackson, Gary
Jacquet, Thad James, Barbara Johnson, Lisa Johnson,
Stephanie Trouiller-Johnson, Cornelius Jolivette, Wilton
Jolivette, McCalvin Jones, Zola Kennison, Reginald Kinsey,
Philip Ledet, Teresa Mallett, Marjory Manuel, Lydia Marshall,
Trent Matthews, Nesha McKinney, Irene Metoyer, Ronald
Newton, Dorothy Novak, Miranda Pierre, Louella Portier,
George Prejean, Lorena Prejean, Rita Prejean, Frances
Provost, Yoshawner Prudhomme, Estelle Punch, Whitney
Quall, Stephanie Rachal, Linda Rankin, Dominque Reaux,
Darlene Rhone, Patrick Robinson, April Roundtree, Doris St.
Julian, Mary St. Julien, Rosa Maria Santos, John Silva,
Julius Simon, Francis Milton Sonnier, Clara Soularie, Delicia
Stevens, Ethel Taylor, Gloria M. P. Taylor, Marie Taylor,
Tiffany Taylor, Joyce Thomas, Ricky Thomas, Dorothy
Wade, Rose Walker, Jeniece Washington, Mary
Washington, Willie Washington, Lela Watson, Mary White,
Dominique White, Isadora Wills, Angelle Wilson, Carolyn
Williams, Iris Williams, Isaac Williams, Jeremiah Williams,
John Williams, Jr., Robert Williams, Agnes Wiltz, Henrietta
Wiltz, Patrick Wiltz.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday:
Acts 19:1-8; Ps 68; Jn 16:29-33
Tuesday:
Acts 20:17-27; Ps 68; Jn 17:1-11a
Wednesday: Acts 20:28-38; Ps 68; Jn 17:11b-19
Thursday: Acts 22:30; 23:6-11; Ps 16; Jn 17:20-26
Friday:
Acts 25:13b-21; Ps 103; Jn 21:15-19
Saturday: Acts 1:15-17, 20-26; Ps 113; Jn 15:9-17
Sunday:
Acts 2:1-11; Ps 104; 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13
or Rom 8:8-17; Jn 20:19-23 or
Jn 14:15-16, 23b-26
Attention: All 2016
Graduates!
The annual Graduation Mass will be held on
May 29th at the 11:00am Mass. We welcome
all High School, College, and Technical school
graduates to Participate in this Ceremony.
Please submit your information (including photos) utilizing the 2016 Graduate Sunday Questionnaire. This Questionnaire form is available
at the back of the Church or at ourmotherofmercy.net. DEADLINE IS MAY 15, 2016 FOR
ALL QUESTIONNAIRES.
The Junior Knights and Daughters of the Knights of
Peter Claver, will be hosting an expansion social to
expand their membership on Sunday, May 15, 2016
between the 8am and 11am Mass in the senior
building. If you are between the ages of 8 and 17
and have made your First Communion, come out and
join us and learn about all the great things KPC has to
offer. Please contact Knight Warren Washington at 832
-600-6448 or Lady JePaula Pennie at 281-760-7358.
FAITH
WORSHIP
WITNESS
Today we will take up the collection
for the Catholic Communication
Campaign (CCC). This collection
communicates the Gospel through
Catholic social media activities and
enriches our faith through Catholic
television, radio, social media, podcasts, and print media. Please be
generous in this week’s collection to
support this important work. Remember, half of your donation stays
in our archdiocese to support local
communication needs. The CCC
Is our method sharing our experience of faith, worship, and witness.
KPC COUNCIL & COURT
#72
Saturday, May 14, 2016, we will
host our 22nd Annual Recognition
Scholarship Luncheon and Fashion Show Gala. This event will be held at Brady's
Landing, 8505 Cypress Street, Houston, Texas.
The event begins at 11:30am. This event is to
raise funds for our educational scholarships, charitable works of our local unit and pay tribute to
Pioneers of our communities. Donation is $45.00
per person or you may purchase a table for
$450.00. Should you have any further questions, please contact Paul H. Ledet, Jr. at (832)
971-3456 or Maggie Broussard at (281) 4667469.
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Flood Relief
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston and Society of St Vincent de Paul are working with our
parishes to offer emergency relief and recovery for our neighbors in need who have been impacted by the recent
flooding. Ways to get help: Catholic Charities Disaster Assistance Program 713-874-4404; Society of St.
Vincent de Paul: 832-538-0329
Strengthening The Church at Home
Thank you for your generous support of last week’s
Catholic Home Mission Appeal. Your contribution
will help strengthen the Church at home and will
help ensure that the Gospel is spread across the
United States. To learn more about home missions
funding and who the appeal helps, please visit
www,usccb.org/home-missions.
ICA Sunday Zydeco
Matinee
Our Mother of Mercy Hall
May 15, 2016/5PM-9PM
Door Admission $10.00
Zydeco Lesson: 3pm-5pm
Featuring:
Keyun & The Zydeco Masters
& DJ Tony Washington
Contact: Phillip Isaac
(ICA President)
(832) 725-2716
Alfred Reeves
OMOM Coordinator
Intensive Program
Registration for the Summer Intensive Program is
now open! This program offers a tremendous number of courses that are among those required for a
catechist certificate. Many of these courses are also
relevant to those engaged in other parish ministries.
Offerings this summer include:
• All of the FTCM v2.0 courses. (This summer is
the last time these courses are being offered.)
• All of the FTCM v3.0 courses.
• 5 catechetic modules.
• 4 sexuality catechesis modules.
As is traditional, these courses occupy the bulk of
the month of June. Additionally, this year we have
two weeks of courses in July. Most of the courses
are taking place at the Chancery at St. Dominic
Center (on Holcombe near the Medical Center), but
we are also offering courses the week of July 25-30
at St. Edward Catholic Church in Spring. Participants are welcome to sign up for as few or as many
courses as fit their schedules. This is also a great
opportunity to make up any missed classes for
which individuals have already paid. Someone making up a missed class for which he or she has already paid should use the “offline payment” option
and indicate that these are make-up classes on the
payment page.
Visithttp://archgh.cvent.com/SummerIntensive2016
for a full schedule of offerings and to register.
Ross Mortuary
Service of Distinction
http://www.rossmortuaryinc.com
3618 Lyons Avenue, Houston TX 77020
713.223.8071
Harold V. Dutton, Jr.
Broussard's Real Estate Investment, Inc.
Attorney at Law
2323 Caroline Street
Houston TX 77004
Phone 713.659.5998
Fax 713-659-2812
Not certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Wilfred Broussard, Jr.
Broker, BBA, GRI, CBA
www.har.com/BROUSSARD
12619 East Freeway, Ste. B, Houston TX 77015
Office 713.455.2701
Fax 713-455-2707
Baker - Jones Company Inc.
The Schwartz Law Firm, PLLC
Air Conditioning and Heating - Sales and Services
Established 1961 TACLA1008C
4116 Caroline, Houston TX 77004
713.529.3418
Levi Moss - President
Ronald K. Moss, Vice President
Www.SchwartzLawHouston.com
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Wills Power of Attorney Probate
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Estate Planning Estate Administration
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Guardianship
P. 713.834.1190 [email protected]
Russell Johnson #9623
Norm Tech, Inc.
281-793-0971/[email protected]
DISTINUISHED INSPECTIONS L.L.C.
P.O. Box 35552
Houston, Texas 77253
Real Estate Inspection - Residential/Commercial
Tractor work, brush cutting, lot grading, loading and tractor leasing
On-site Computer Services
Upgrades/Trouble shooting
/Maintenance/Installation
Joseph Norman, Jr.
Tel: 281-462-8115 /Cell 832-473-5434
Asera & Care Hospice
A Taste of Catering/ A-1 Limousine Services
Larissa Baldwin, Executive Director
www.AseraCare.com
[email protected]
1235 North Loop W., Ste 214
Houston, Texas 77008
Office: 713-864-2626 Fax 713-864-9476
Anthony Chevalier
From Party of Two to Two Hundred
Birthday Parties to Weddings Parties
Casino Trips to Airport Services
www.atasteofcatering.com
(832) 715-0212
THIB'S Liquor & Music Store
Royce Realty
CD's, Music Videos, Lottery, Fax, Copy and Notary Services
Robert & Theo G. Thibodeaux
Try our Delicious Homemade Crackins & Tea Cakes
3915 Liberty Rd. Houston TX 77026
713.674.3533
Commercial / Residential
Paul Christy, Realtor
[email protected]
Cell: 832.488.6856
Provost Studios
Joe Simien Insurance
3821 N. MacGregor Way @ Scott
Houston, Texas 77004
Phone: 713.527.9488 or Fax: 713.942.7374
"A Texas Tradition in Fine Photography Since 1948."
Auto-Home-Life-Group Health
Allstate Insurance Company
713.453.8424
E-mail: [email protected]
14618 Woodforest Blvd. Houston TX 77015
Drums & Rotors turned - Bearings Pressed - Valve Jobs
Complete Auto Parts
7708 Homestead Road
Houston, Texas 77016
Phone: 713.633.5931 or Fax: 713.633.4871
Love Story Weddings
Sensational Seniors
The Gallery Balthazar
Photographers
12700 Woodforest Near Normandy
10% off package order for OMOM Parishioners with this ad!
713.451.5287 www.gallerybalthazar.com
King Dental Center
Aunt Bea’s Restaurant
Andress Auto Supply
Kenneth Joe King, DDS
Joan E. King-Jefferson, DDS
2815 Eastex Freeway
Houston, TX 77026-6009
713.223.8930 www.kingdentalcenter.net
5422 North Freeway
Houston, Texas 77076
713-692-2432
www.auntbeas.net
“Best Southern Cooking on the Northside”
Our Mother of Mercy Federal Credit Union
www.ourmotherofmercyfcu.com
4000 Sumpter St., Suite A, Houston TX 77020 713.675.3000
Open: Sunday 8:30am - 12:30pm, Tuesday 12:00pm-6:00pm, Wednesday 12:00pm - 600pm,Friday 9:30am-2::30pm,