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Mass Times
- Sunday: 8:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN 10:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN 12:00 PM SpanishEspañolES 2:30 PM SpanishEspañolES 5:00 PM EnglishEnglishEN LifeTeen 7:00 PM SpanishEspañolES
- MonSat 8:15 AM EnglishEnglishEN
- Tuesday: 8:30 PM SpanishEspañolES
- Wednesday: 7:00 PM EnglishEnglishEN
- Saturday: 5:30 PM EnglishEnglishEN Vigil
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Sacrament of Reconciliation
- Wednesday: 6:00 PM to 6:50 PM
- Saturday: 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
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HAND IN HAND
Lord of heaven and earth, you gather us as a Community of Faithful, "Hand-in-Hand", to love You, and to serve You, in all things. We thank You. For Your abundant blessings. Give us wisdom, strength, passion, and patience. Guide our every step, Lord. May Your Spirit fill our hearts with generosity and purpose, as we share our time, talent, and treasure. Let all we do, Gracious God, be beautiful in Your sight. May our new Parish Activity Center reflect the love we have for You, and for each other. This we ask, through Christ Jesus, Our Lord. AMEN.
Psalm 127:1 "Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labor in vain..." -
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mass of Christian burial
Please pray for the repose souls.
Eternal rest grant undo him, O Lord, and my perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul rest in peace.
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NEW Church Office Hours - Effective 11-25-19
Effective Monday, Nov. 25th 2019, Our Church Office Hours will be:
Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
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CHRISTMAS/HOLY MASS SCHEDULE
CHRISTMAS EVE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24TH
4:00 p.m. Children’s Mass – English
6:00 p.m. LifeTeen Mass – English
8:00 p.m. Misa-Espanol
11:00 pm Mass – Bilingual
CHRISTMAS DAY, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25TH
8:00 a.m. - Mass - English
10:00 a.m. - Mass- English
12:00 p.m. - Misa- Espanol
2:30 p.m. – Misa - Espanol
SOLEMNITY OF MARY, MOTHER OF GOD VIGIL
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31ST
8:15 a.m. - Mass - English
5:30 p.m. - Mass- English
8:30 p.m. – Misa-Espanol
BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, MOTHER OF GOD,
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1ST
8:00 a.m. - Mass – English
10:00 a.m. – Mass - English
12:00 p.m. – Misa -Espanol
2:30 p.m. – Misa-Espanol
5:00 p.m. - Mass - English -
FIRST FRIDAY FISH FRY
Every 1st Friday of the Month from 5:00-7:00 PM, Parish Activity Center
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Letter From Our Pastor - December 8, 2019
We all know about the "megachurch" phenomenon. A megachurch is a non-denominational, Bible-centered Christian congregation that draws thousands of people to its weekly services. The phenomenon started about 30 years ago, as a way to bring people back to the basics of Christianity - a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. You may have heard of Rick Warren, pastor of a megachurch in So. California, whose book, The Purpose Driven Life, has over 20 million copies in print. You of course know of Joel Osteen, author of national bestsellers, who runs a megachurch in Houston, Texas, that attracts 38,000 people to its Sunday services and 200 million households to its television broadcasts. These are just some of the better known megachurch leaders, but megachurches are springing up throughout North America, and missions abroad.
One little known fact about these megachurches is useful for us to reflect on. Usually, more than 25% of their members are former Catholics. A successful fitness expert in California recently explained why he left the Catholic Church:
“No one ever told me that Jesus Christ was offering me his friendship.
When I found that friendship elsewhere, how could I refuse it?”
The megachurches will come and go, as many other religious movements have done, while the Catholic Church, founded by Christ himself, nourished with the sacraments, guided through the divinely-guaranteed leadership of the papacy, will endure. But that doesn't mean that we are spiritually healthy just because we still come to Mass. We can easily forget that Catholics are called to be Christians, that we need to be living a vibrant, personal friendship with Christ, not just going through the motions of religion.
One way to live our faith less passively and more personally has to do with a value, or a virtue, central to the season of Advent. St Paul puts the spotlight on it in the 2nd Reading from the Letter to the Romans. He writes that, "Whatever was written previously was written for our instruction, that by endurance and by the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope." In other words, the history of God's saving action among men, which we turn our attention to during Advent, should stir up within us an energetic supernatural optimism - what St Paul calls "hope". Hope is the opposite of discouragement and pessimism. Hope is the confidence that no matter how dark it may get in the middle of winter, the light of Christ will never be extinguished. The devil hates hope. He loves discouragement, because it breeds cynicism and despair. He does his best to turn our attention to the shadows and darkness, to the problems and failures. Discouragement is the most paralyzing of vices. If we give in to discouragement, our faith becomes completely passive, completely impersonal.
How can we beat the devil, stir up the virtue of hope, and escape from the paralysis of cynicism and discouragement? There is a simple way: stop complaining. Much is wrong in the world, the Church, and our own lives. But complaining fixes nothing and draws our attention to the darkness. To be people of Christian hope, we must learn to turn our complaints into construction projects, to never mention a problem without at the same time proposing a solution. That's how true Christians think and live, because they are personal friends of Christ the Lord, whose power and wisdom are without limit.
P.S. Please remember your parish of St. Jerome and the new Parish Activity Center in your Christmas Giving. Thank You -
Carta De Nuestro Párroco - 8 de Diciembre
Todos conocemos sobre el fenómeno de la "mega-iglesia". Una mega iglesia es una congregación cristiana no confesional centrada en la Biblia que atrae a miles de personas a sus servicios semanales. El fenómeno comenzó hace unos 30 años, como una manera de traer a la gente de vuelta a los fundamentos del cristianismo - una relación personal con Jesucristo. Puede que hayas oído hablar de Rick Warren, pastor de una mega iglesia en So California, cuyo libro, el propósito de manejar tu vida, tiene más de 20 millones de copias impresas. Usted, por supuesto, sabe de Joel Osteen, autor de los mejores libros nacionales vendidos, que dirige una mega iglesia en Houston, Texas, que atrae a 38.000 personas a sus servicios dominicales y 200 millones de hogares a sus emisiones de televisión. Estos son sólo algunos de los líderes de mega iglesias más conocidos, pero las mega iglesias están surgiendo en toda América del Norte, y misiones en el extranjero.
Un hecho poco conocido acerca de estas mega iglesias es útil para nosotros reflexionar sobre. Por lo general, más del 25% de sus miembros son antiguos católicos. Un exitoso experto en ejercicios en California explicó recientemente por qué dejó la Iglesia Católica:
"Nadie me dijo nunca que Jesucristo me estaba ofreciendo su amistad.
Cuando encontré esa amistad en otro lugar, ¿cómo podría rechazarla?"
Las megas iglesias van y vienen, como muchos otros movimientos religiosos han hecho, mientras que la Iglesia Católica, fundada por Cristo mismo, alimentada con los sacramentos, guiada a través del liderazgo divinamente garantizado del papado, perdurará. Pero eso no significa que estemos espiritualmente sanos sólo porque todavía venimos a misa. Podemos olvidar fácilmente que los católicos están llamados a ser cristianos, que necesitamos vivir una amistad vibrante y personal con Cristo, no sólo pasando por los movimientos de la religión.
Una manera de vivir nuestra fe de manera menos pasiva y más personal tiene que ver con un valor, o una virtud, central en la estación de Adviento. San Pablo se enfoca en la 2a lectura de la carta a los romanos. Y escribe que, "Todo lo que fue escrito previamente fue escrito para nuestra instrucción, que por la resistencia y por el aliento de las Escrituras podríamos tener esperanza." En otras palabras, la historia de la acción salvadora de Dios entre los hombres, a la que dirigimos nuestra atención durante el Adviento, debe despertar en nosotros un optimismo sobrenatural enérgico - lo que san Pablo llama "esperanza". La esperanza es lo opuesto al desaliento y al pesimismo. La esperanza es la confianza de que no importa cuán oscuro pueda llegar a ser el invierno, la luz de Cristo nunca se extinguirá. El diablo odia la esperanza. Le encanta el desaliento, porque genera cinismo y desesperación. Hace todo lo posible para dirigir nuestra atención a las sombras y a las tinieblas, a los problemas y fracasos. El desaliento es el más paralizante de los vicios. Si cedemos al desaliento, nuestra fe se vuelve completamente pasiva, completamente impersonal.
¿Cómo podemos vencer al diablo, y despertar la virtud de la esperanza y escapar de la parálisis del cinismo y el desaliento? Hay una manera sencilla: dejar de quejarte. Hay muchas cosas mal en el mundo, en la Iglesia y en nuestras propias vidas. Pero quejarse no arregla nada pero si nos conduce a la oscuridad. Para ser personas de esperanza cristiana, debemos aprender a convertir nuestras quejas en proyectos de construcción, para nunca mencionar un problema sin proponer al mismo tiempo una solución. Así piensan y viven los verdaderos cristianos, porque son amigos personales de Cristo señor, cuyo poder y sabiduría no tienen límite.
P.S Por favor recuerden a su parroquia y su nuevo centro comunitario en su lista de navidad. Gracias -
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Contact Linda Garcia in the church office Monday-Friday 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM or Saturday 9:00 AM-12:00 PM at 713-468-9555 or by cell phone at 281-686-1061
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ACTS RETREAT 2020
- February 6th - 9th Spanish Women ACTS
- March 19th - 22nd Teen ACTS
- April 30th - May 3rd English Men ACTS
- May 14th - 17th Spanish Men ACTS
- July 9th - 12th Teen ACTS
- July 23rd - 26th English Women ACTS
- August 20th-23rd Spanish Women ACTS
- September 10th-13th Spanish Men ACTS