30 de Abril 2017
April 30, 2017
Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
215 East Tenth Street • Houston, Texas 77008-7025
Parish Office 713 864-2653 Fax 713 864-0761
www.allsaintsheights.com
Pastor
William Oliver
Deacons
Gary Hilbig
Rodolfo Cerda
Juan F. Pareja
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday 5:30 PM (English) Sunday 8:30 AM (English) 10:30 AM (English) 12:30 PM (Spanish) Weekdays: Tue - Fri 8:00 AM
BLESSED SACRAMENT
ADORATION OF THE
Wednesday
8:30 AM - 7:00 PM
RECONCILIATION
Saturday 4:30-5:15pm or by
Religion is often said to be the answer to life’s
question, but what strikes me as odd is none of the Easter stories from the gospel begin with answers. Two weeks ago on Easter Sunday we heard that when the disciples go to the empty tomb they are filled with fear and wonder and left the tomb with doubts and confusion (Mtt. 28:1-10). Last week we heard how one of the Apostles, Thomas, refused to believe the weak-kneed witness of the other Apostles who were hiding behind locked doors, quaking in their sandals (Jn 20: 19-31). Today we hear that two disciples while walking down a road to a town called Emmaus, are stunned by the crucifixion and hurt by the events of Good Friday. They were hurt because Jesus who they had placed all their hopes in was dead what was left for them to do? (Lk 24: 13-35).
The story of the encounter with Christ on the road to Emmaus is probably one of the best-known of the resurrection stories, and we gain an insight into God and our
relationship to him through Jesus. When we gather for the “breaking of the bread,” the Eucharist, we do so because we believe in the risen Christ, just as the disciples did. Like the disciples on the road to Emmaus, we too have questions, doubts, and difficulties not only in our private life but also in our spiritual life. We may be worried whether our marriage will survive, will we get into the collage we apply too, will our children turn out “OK,” or can we comfort a sick relative or friend. When we are trouble and confused, Jesus is present in the Bread and Wine of the Eucharist; our participation in the Mass means nothing if it doesn’t change our life. Jesus is not mere supplier of answers to our burning question; for he embraced the very burning questions of what it means to be human. He embraced our fear of death.
Today’s message is so very simple, so very basic to our faith; Jesus is our friend, our companion. The word companion comes from the Latin for “bread bearer,” and
Jesus is indeed our Bread of Life in the Eucharist. Because he is our friend, he forgives us everything we are sorry for. He loves us no matter what we have done or not done, not matter what our society had done to us, or of what advantages we have been deprived. What Jesus asks in return for his
presence in our midst is that we share the awe and wonder we feel in his love; for as we pray in today’s Preface “In him a new age has dawned, the long reign of sin is ended, a
broken has been renewed, and man and woman are once again made whole.”
Fr. Bill
La religión a menudo se dice que la respuesta a la pregunta, pero lo que me parece extraño es ninguno de los relatos de Pascua el evangelio comienza con respuestas. Hace dos semanas, el Domingo de Pascua, nos enteramos de que cuando los discípulos ir a la tumba vacía están llenos de miedo y maravilla y salió de la tumba con dudas y confusión (Mt 5,10). 28:1-10). La semana pasada hemos escuchado cómo uno de los Apóstoles, Tomás, se negaron a creer la debilucha testimonio de los ot-ros apóstoles que se esconden detrás de puertas cerradas, vacila en sus sandalias (Jn 20, 19-31). Hoy nos enteramos de que dos
discípulos mientras caminaba por una calle a un pueblo llamado Emaús, están aturdidos por la crucifixión y herido por los acontecimientos del Viernes Santo. Fueron heridos porque Jesús que habían depositado todas sus esperanzas en lo que
queda-ba estaqueda-ba muerto para ellos? (Lc 24, 13-35). La historia del encuentro con Cristo en el camino de Emaús es probablemente uno de los más conocidos de la resurrección, historias, y nos da una idea de Dios y nuestra relación con él a través de Jesús. Cuando nos reunimos para la "fracción del pan", la Eucaristía, lo hacemos porque creemos en Cristo resucitado, como los discípulos lo hicieron. Como los discípulos de Emaús, también nosotros tenemos preguntas, dudas y dificultades, no sólo en nuestra vida privada, sino también en nuestra vida espiritual. Podemos estar preocupados si nuestro matrimonio sobrevivirá, obtendremos en el collage que aplicamos también, nuestros niños resultan "OK", o podemos confort de un familiar o amigo enfermo. Cuando tenemos problemas y confundido, Jesús está presente en el pan y en el vino de la Eucaristía; nuestra participación en la Misa no significa nada si no cambia nuestra vida. Jesús no es un simple proveedor de respuestas a nuestra pregunta candente; para él abrazó la muy
insidi-osas preguntas de lo que significa ser humano. Abrazó el miedo de la muerte. El mensaje de hoy es muy simple, de manera muy básica para nuestra fe; Jesús es nuestro amigo, nuestro compañero.
Com-pañero de la palabra viene del latín "portador de pan", y Jesús es nuestro pan de vida en la Eucaristía. Porque él es nuestro amigo, él nos perdona todo lo sentimos. Él nos ama no importa lo que hayan hecho o no hacer, no importa lo que nuestra so-ciedad ha hecho con nosotros, o de las ventajas que nos han quitado. Lo que Jesús pide a cambio de su presencia en medio de
nosotros es que compartimos el asombro y la maravilla que sentimos en su amor, como rezamos en el Prefacio de hoy "en él ha comenzado un nuevo período, el largo reinado del pecado es terminado, una fractura ha sido renovada, y el hombre y la mujer son nuevamente hizo entera".
Padre Bill
Monday: Acts 6:8-15; Ps 119:23-24, 26-27, 29-30; Jn 6:22-29
Tuesday: Acts 7:51 — 8:1a; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6, 7b, 8a, 17, 21ab; Jn 6:30-35 Wednesday: 1 Cor 15:1-8; Ps 19:2-5; Jn 14:6-14 Thursday: Acts 8:26-40; Ps 66:8-9, 16-17, 20; Jn 6:44-51 Friday: Acts 9:1-20; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Jn 6:52-59 Saturday: Acts 9:31-42; Ps 116:12-17; Jn 6:60-69 Sunday: Acts 2:14a, 36-41; Ps 23:1-6;
1 Pt 2:20b-25; Jn 10:1-10
PRAYER LIST
Please keep the following persons in your prayers:
Deacon Cerda, Sidney Parrish, Michael Johnson, Katheryn Kopech, Pearly Nelson, Terry Moleski, Rick Trevino, William Castillo, Joseph Flores, Raul Zamarripa, Margaret Bell, Ed Nester, Bill Nugent, Freddie Mader,
Rosa McNab, Lupe Herrera, Makayla Cervantes, Teodora V. Garza, Rachel Quijano, Sister Eleanor, Jorge Luis Casimiro, Father James Blocher, Patrick C., Josie Cobb, Albert Lee Cobb, Katrina Cobb, Frankie Mader Monday: May 1
8:00 AM: Communion Service Tuesday: May 2
8:00 AM: Robert E. Miller † Wednesday: May 3 8:00 AM: Juana Cas llo Thursday: May 4 8:00 AM: Cecilia Garcia † Friday: May 5
8:00 AM: Mary “Ines” Coronado † Saturday: May 6
5:30 PM: Evelyn & Bill Samohyl † Sunday: May 7
8:30 AM: For the People 10:30 AM: Elizabeth Rivers 12:30 AM: All Souls in Purgatory
Sunday: Third Sunday of Easter Monday: St. Joseph the Worker Tuesday: St. Athanasius
Wednesday: Ss. Philip and James Thursday: National Day of Prayer Friday: First Friday; Cinco de Mayo Saturday: First Saturday
PRAY FOR THOSE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY Many parishioners have family or friends who are active in the military. Join us in supporting their families as we pray for their safe return:
Michael Rodriguez, Randy Boyorquez, Harry & Rocio Slone, Adrian Rodriquez, Francisco G. Martinez, Mark Lubinski, Brett A. West, Christian Flores, John Mark Hamm, Jillian Dougherty, Dianne Keister, Major Michael Huerta, Michael Jones, Michael Katkoski, Luis Espinoza, Andrew Munoz, Leo (Leo Getz) Rich-ardson, Eric Michael Wilganowski, Patrick Ryan Alban, Anthony Brian Garcia, Lt Colonel Christopher Goodyear, Anthony B. Garcia, Andrew Jackson Ortiz, Cody Anderson, Britney Mehl, Jordan Mehl, Esteban Guadalupe Reyes, Anthony Tracunis, Derek Davenport
MASS INTENTIONS
READINGS OF THE WEEK
PRAY FOR THOSE ACTIVE IN
MILITARY DUTY
PRAYER REQUEST
Last Sunday, All Saints Bravura Concert Series was proud to have Pianist and Kawai
KPG Artist,
Yan Shen
Dr. Shen is a prize winner in numerous international competitions,including:
Finalist in the American Protégé International Concerto Competition; Second
Prize in the Guang Zhou International Piano Competition; Finalist in the
Beijing First International Piano Competition; Third Prize in the Beijing
National Piano Competition, among others.
This free admission concert is one of the many, and we would love for you to come out as well!
Our next concert will take place in September 2017.
Coro Gloria DEI September 2017
Houston Cecilia Chamber Choir
October 2017
Donations Needed for the
Silent Auction at
Great Taste of the Heights
The Great Taste of the Heights 2017 is drawing nearer, now just Two weeks away, on Saturday, May 20th. It is the major fundraiser for All Saints Church, and the Silent Auction is an important component of that event. Donations of auction items are needed to make this event successful. Examples include: Tickets to sporting events or concerts Weekend stay in vacation home Antiques Electronics Original Artwork
Certificate for services, e.g. legal services, tax services
Your support will be most appreciated. If you have an item to donate, please contact Kerry Mooney at cell phone number 281-706-4000, email address [email protected]
Additional Items for Silent Auction at
Great Taste of the Heights
• Reserved Parking for Saturday 5:30 PM Mass, and the Sunday 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM and 12:30 PM Masses, will be listed for auction at the Great Taste of the Heights. The minimum bid for reserving a parking space for a one-year period is $100.
• You can also bid on “Name the Lane”, for the opportunity to select a name for the lane that runs through the center of the church property from 10th St to 11th St. The minimum bid for this item for a one-year period is $200.
• You can even own a piece of history! We will be auctioning a limited quality of historical bricks from the original 1910 All Saints School and the minimum bid for this item will start at $5. We will as well auction 6 medalians from the origi-nal school building and the minimum bid will start at $50. This is your chance to take a piece of All Saints with you!
To place a bid, please contact Kerry Mooney at cell phone number 281-706-4000, email address
ELECTRONIC GIFT GIVING
If you are interested in
ELECTRONIC GIFT GIVING (Automatic Bank Withdrawal), please complete the “Agreement for Preauthorized Payments”. Forms are located in the rear of the church or
on our website allsaintsheights.com. All you need to do is fill out the form in full and attach a “Voided” check. You can mail the form to the church, attention of the Bookkeeper, or bring it by the Administration
Building. Use the mail slot if after hours. Please DO NOT drop the form in the weekly collection basket as it contains your
CONFIDENTIAL bank information.
BULLETIN DEADLINE!
If you are requesting to add something in the bulletin, we have a new deadline!
It goes as followed:
Bulletin Articles: Fridays at 4:30pm
Pulpit Announcements: Thursdays at 12 noon
For more information or if you have any questions, please email
Parish Staff Directory
Bill Oliver, Pastor [email protected]
Gary Hilbig, Deacon [email protected] David V. Dwigans, Business/Facilities
Mgr
[email protected] Lupe Padilla, Pastoral Assistant/Secretary
[email protected] Dalia Mendoza, Receptionist [email protected]
Mary Gahr, Music Director [email protected] Gonzalo Ramos, Spanish Choir [email protected]
Janet Glaser, Bookkeeper [email protected] Joseph Blanco, Youth Minister [email protected] Irene Chavez, RE Admininstrative
Assis-tant
[email protected] John Guzman, DRE [email protected] Yordanca Markovich, Hispanic Minister
OFFERTORY COLLECTION REPORT
For the Week Ended Sunday, 4/16/2017
Week Actual Budget Variance
Weekly Offering 18,693.69 15,653.85 3,039.84 Electronic Offer- 4,150.00 4,150.00 0.00
Building Imp Fund 12.00 12.00 0.00
TOTAL 22,855.69 19,815.85 3,039.84
Year- to-Date Actual Budget Variance
Weekly Offering 453,077.38 478,053.27 (24,975.89)
Electronic Offer- 66,936.70 66,936.70 0.00 Building Imp Fund 11,401.00 11,000.00 401.00 TOTAL 531,415.08 555,989.97 (24,574.89)
Good Friday/Holy
Land 3,158.67
Solemnity of Mary 50.00 Flower donations 112.00
OFFERTORY COLLECTION REPORT
For the Week Ended Sunday, 4/23/2017
Week Actual Budget Variance
Weekly Offering 7,294.21 10,530.18 (3,235.97)
Electronic
Offer-ing 0.00 0.00 0.00
Building Imp Fund 0.00 0.00 0.00
TOTAL 7,294.21 10,530.18 (3,235.97)
Year- to-Date Actual Budget Variance
Weekly Offering 460,371.59 488,583.45 (28,211.86)
Electronic
Offer-ing 66,936.70 66,936.70 0.00
Building Imp Fund 11,401.00 11,000.00 401.00 TOTAL 538,709.29 566,520.15 (27,810.86) Operation Rice Bowl 558.45 Catholic Relief Services 207.00 Home Missions 613.00
PASTORAL COUNCIL
Charla Macicek (Secretary) - themacicekssbcglobal.net Paul Taverna - ptaverna70118yahoo.com
Esteban Caro - [email protected] Patrick Wall - [email protected] Marie Parker - [email protected]
Holli Forrest - [email protected] Felipe Lamego DeSouza - [email protected]
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CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS All Saints Church #515139 215 E. 10th Street Houston, TX 77008 TELEPHONE 713 864-2653 CONTACT PERSON Joseph Blanco EMAIL: [email protected] SOFTWARE MSPublisher 2010 Adobe Acrobat DC Windows 10 TRANSMISSION TIME Wednesday 10:00
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