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February 12, 2017 Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

December 17, 2017 Third Sunday of Advent

Mission Statement The Catholic Charismatic Center is dedicated to

bringing all people to the full life of Jesus Christ and His Church through the

Empowerment of the Holy Spirit

Third Sunday of Advent

December 17, 2017

Rejoice always.

Pray without ceasing.

— 1 Thessalonians 5:16-17

OFFICE, STAFF, MASS, & RECONCILIATION INFORMATION

OFFICE STAFF: Alicia Driscoll, Assistant to Administrator………….....….Ext. 102

Aleida Hinojosa, Administrative Assistant to Director……Ext. 101

Salisha Miller, Receptionist………………………………. Ext. 100 Ann Martinez, English Ministry…………….…..…………..Ext. 103 Joe Lopez, Security/Maintenance……………….…….…. Ext. 111 Gloria Morales, Hispanic Ministry Assistant……….…... Ext. 104 José Molina, Security/Maintenance………………….… Ext. 111 Margaret Colunga, Data Management………..…...…….. Ext. 110 Mela Gutierrez, Bookstore Assistant…………………….. Ext. 113 Noris Redondo, Hispanic Ministry Coordinator…......… Ext. 109 Skip Davey, Administrator…………..………….……….…. Ext. 108 Bookstore Manager………………………………………... Ext. 112

MARRIAGE & ANNULMENTS PREPARATION:

Deacon Michael Garcia…...…………………………………….Ext. 114

DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Fr. David Bergeron…………………………………..……..…..Ext. 107

ENGLISH MINISTRY:

Ann Martinez, Coordinator ……………………………... Ext. 103

HISPANIC MINISTRY: Noris Redondo, Coordinator………………………….…... Ext. 109 Gloria Morales, Assistant….………………………….…... Ext. 104

BOOKSTORE HOURS

Tuesday……..10:45 am - 2:00 pm Wednesday….10:45 am - 2:00 pm Thursday…. 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Not open after Mass Friday……….10:45 am - 2:00 pm and 6:00-8:00pm

REGULARLY SCHEDULED MASS AND EVENTS

Vietnamese Mass every 4th Sunday at 3:00 pm rm. 111

Please call the office for appointment.

Sunday……….. 9:30 am - 10:20 am Wednesday…...11:00 am - 11:50 am Thursday……... 6:30 pm - 7:20 pm Friday…………..6:30 pm - 7:50 pm

For Baptisms, email Marisa at: marisawilks@yahoo.com

MAILING ADDRESS: 1949 Cullen Blvd., Houston, Texas 77023 P.O. Box 230287, Houston, Texas 77223 Off: (713) 236-9977 Fax: (713) 236-0073

Web Page: www.cccgh.com OFFICE HOURS: Monday ...................... Closed Tuesday ..................... 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Wednesday ................ 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Thursday ................... 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Friday ........................ 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

PASTORAL STAFF: Rev. Mark Goring, CC, Director ................ Ext. 105 Rev. Francis Frankovich, CC, Assoc. Dir... Ext. 106 Rev. David Bergeron, CC, Assoc. Dir. ....... Ext. 107 Rev. Jorge Alvarado, CC, Assoc. Dir……...Ext. 120

Director Emeritus: Rev. Richard Paulissen, M.M. r.paulissen@yahoo.com

Prayer Intentions Samantha Cruz, Kourtney Ruiz, Michael T. Trajan, Sara Zepeda, Zachary Colunga, Luz M. Gascot, Alisha Rivera, Julieta Hernan-dez, Teresa Morales, Sr. Kathleen Smith, Ector Mata, Phocion &

Cheryl Park, Toni Ford, Epifania Denbo, Mary Ann Colunga, Ronald Balsam, Fr. Greg Gregory, Theresa Valadez, Ivonne Rodri-

guez, Matilda & Robert Gonzales, Bernadette Garza, Eunterio Flores, Fr. Francis Frankovich, Conchita Bruno, Omar Eduardo

Pena, Adam Sanchez, Gus Kemp, Nora Elizondo, Ruben Granados, Chris & Marco Lopez, Carmen Velasco, Adrianna Lopez, Edgar

Lopez, Dawn Peters, Victorio Rangel, Sandi & Bobbi Embesi, Humberto Isassi III, Alyssa Martinez, Gloria Castro, Dorita Mar-tinez, Victor Villarreal, Suzanne Elizondo, Joshua Castro, Monica

Garcia, Preston Lewis, Rudy Reyna, Catalina Rivera, Mac Arevalo, Javier Lazo, Elsie Cobb, Mary Hood, Benjamin Thomas, Rudy

Terrazas, Deacon Gerald DuPont, Jesus Lopez, Elijah Mondragon, Barbara Ryan, Virginia Gonzalez, Sandra Longoria, Alyssa Her-

nandez, Rita Ochoa, Roger & Martha Sherman

In Memoriam † Paula Davila † Esperanza Flores † John G. Martinez

READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF December 17, 2017 Monday: Jer 23:5-8; Ps 72:1-2, 12-13, 18-19; Mt 1:18-25 Tuesday: Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a; Ps 71:3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17; Lk 1:5-25 Wednesday: Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-4ab, 5-6; Lk 1:26-38 Thursday: Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a; Ps 33:2-3, 11-12, 20-21; Lk 1:39-45 Friday: 1 Sm 1:24-28; 1 Sm 2:1, 4-8abcd; Lk 1:46-56 Saturday: Mal 3:1-4, 23-24; Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-10, 14; Lk 1:57-66 Sunday: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29;

Rom 16:25-27; Lk 1:26-38

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Third Sunday of Advent

Thursday: St. Peter Canisius; Winter begins

Saturday: St. John of Kanty

Join us @ 6:30 pm in the Sanctuary to pray the

Holy Rosary Every Thursday Evening before Mass

MASS FOR LIFE Every Saturday 8:30 AM

Followed by a Rosary at Planned Parenthood 4600 Gulf Freeway

THIS WEEK AT THE CENTER….. THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT DECEMBER 17, 2017

SAVE THE DATES

Men’s Meeting Every Sat.

6:30 am

Mass For Life Every Sat.

8:30 am

DIG for TEENS Every Wed.

7:00 pm

World Premiere - Jeremy Dec. 17 7:00 pm

Christmas Play Dec. 17 7:00 pm

Espiritu Santo y Evangelizacion

19 de Dic.

7:30 pm

What is a Presepio?

….Let’s look at a form of nativity scene called a presipio,

characterized by framing the crèche of Jesus with a vast ar-

ray of personalities and a rich geographical context. The tra-

dition was carried to the New World, and finds very rich ex-

pression in Latin America today. While in Europe the prese-

pio was reserved mostly to the homes of wealthy nobles and

great churches, in Latin America it was claimed by the poor

and expressed the skills of native artisans. In Mexico, you can

still find clay figures in every village market. In a way, the

native people took the religion of Spanish rule and baptized it

with their Indian culture by surrounding the crib of Jesus

with local geography and people. In Brazil, where Christmas

falls in summer, the figure of the baby Jesus is wrapped in

gold and gems, and set on a hillside surrounded by flowers

and animals of all kinds. Sometimes there is a double prese-

pio, presenting both Nativity and Crucifixion.

In some places in Latin America, even non-religious peo-

ple take care to have a presepio in the home, sometimes dedi-

cating one whole room in the house or apartment to the sce-

ne. Some cities have markets where people from the country-

side sell plants and figurines. In Cuzco, churches and families

provide hot chocolate for the children of the poor who come

down to help create the nativity scenes. In Paraguay, the ba-

by Jesus grows—the small infant who arrives on Christmas

Eve is replaced at New Year with a toddler Jesus who holds

in one hand the globe and in the other a cross. Few Christ-

mas traditions have the vitality and variety of presepios

and crèches honoring the Nativity. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co

“Charm is deceptive and beauty fleeting; the woman who fears the Lord is to be

praised.” Proverbs 31:30.

WOMEN’S CHARISMATIC

PRAYER GROUP!

W.O.W. Outreach:

Prayer and Fasting Against Human Trafficking,

4th Saturday December 23, 2017 4:30-6:00pm,

at 4318 Telephone Rd. Houston TX. 77087

Adults and Teenagers 15yrs. and up with Adult Supervision.

For more information email:

womenofworship.kim@gmail.com

A New Book by

Walt & Mary Martha Primerano!!

Book Signing in the CCC Foyer

December 17, 2017

after Sunday Mass

www.cccgh.com ENGLISH MINISTRY, YOUTH AND FORMATION NEWS www.cccgh.com

Rudy Ortega (12/17)

Graciela Rojas (12/17)

Li-Ming Amy Wang (12/17)

Isa Montes (12/17)

Robert Thomas (12/18)

Binton Ndri (12/19)

Fr. Mark Goring (12/19)

John Rossettie (12/19)

Narciso Dominguez Jr.

(12/20)

Angélica Ruvalcaba (12/20)

Brigitte Mofor (12/20)

Monika Graham (12/21)

Mary Primerano (12/22)

Nicholas Garza (12/22)

Emmanuela Emeakoroha

(12/22)

Angelina Garcia (12/22)

Curtis Strauss (12/22)

Ana Gaitan (12/22)

Juan Reyes (12/22)

Norma Flores (12/22)

Bibian Uzoma (12/23)

Diana Chapa (12/23)

Juan Arredondo (12/23)

Breaking Bread Homeless Ministries

News From The Streets…

Just Released! By Mary Martha Primerano

We’ve served every kind of person imaginable on the down-town streets of Houston. We consider most of them our friends because we see them often and have developed rela-tionships with them. But in this case a young man who we will call Jim approached us, and stated in his own words that he was just released from jail and needed some prayer. When asked what would he like prayer for? His response was - “Oh just pray for all of us out here on the streets.” Well, alt-hough this is a nice and good statement to make it was too general for me. I’ve heard that lots of evangelism takes place in the jails, but in even knowing this I was prompted to ask him if he had every asked Jesus into his heart. Jim immediately answered,” no!” To which I asked (while thinking to myself strike while the iron is hot), “would you like to do that now?” And to my pleasant surprise he said,”Yes!!!“ And there we (our team with the homeless) all got quiet, respected the mo-ment, and stretched out our hands towards him as he invited Jesus to come into his heart and to forgive him of all his sins—and to become Lord of his life. It can only be the Holy Spirit who can soften a person’s heart like that. God sent the team to the right place at the right time. Harvest time is now. Romans 10:13 “For everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved.” Our new brother then turned to us as he walked away and said, “Keep doing what you are doing out here!”

If interested in volunteering please contact: Walt Primerano 713.661.7167 or

walterprimerano@yahoo.com

All Teens 13-17 are invited

Wednesdays 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Tutoring available

STEWARDSHIP REPORT Sunday December 10, 2017

$8,511.00

Weekly Budget: $12,000.00

THANK YOU FOR YOUR

GENEROUS SUPPORT!

Come Check Out the Great NEW Selection

of Children’s Books and many other

items in the CCC Bookstore!

Beautiful rosaries, candles,

jewelry & more!

Great tools for teaching the

Faith and Evangelizing.

Many new items to Choose from!

UPCOMING EVENTS, RETREATS at THE CCC, AROUND THE ARCHDIOCESE AND MORE

January Rally for Life

Rachel’s Vineyard

Young Adults Retreat Bible Study

Pilgrimage to Israel

LENTEN PILGRIMAGE TO ISRAEL March 15-26, 2018

Lenten Pilgrimage to Israel with Fr. Michael Scherrey, C. C.

March 15-26, 2018. 12 days/10 nights following in the footsteps of Jesus, Mary and the Apostles.

Price includes all fares, fees, tips, stipends, taxes, & meals except lunches.

Departing from Toronto $3849 CDN / approx. $ 2550 USD per person (double occ.) Land Only

approx. $2100 USD. Limited space. For information contact

Laurie Courchesne-Dooley 1(613)732-5739 e-mail lafrcodo@outlook.com

Rachel’s Vineyard A Catholic Spiritual Retreat for

those suffering after abortion

January 5 - 7, 2018

For more info and to register, call

Julie Fritsch 713-741-8728

or email: jkfritsch@archgh.org

also Cindy Renaudo; cindy@rvhouston.org

713-825-0649

Rachel’s Vineyard is a Catholic, Scripture

based retreat for women, men, their families and friends

suffering after abortion.

This retreat combines opportunities for prayer, reflection, counseling and

sacramental Reconciliation.

January 27, 2018 Begins with Mass at 8:15 am at

St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church 6800 Buffalo Speedway, Hou.,Tx. 77025

Cardinal DiNardo presiding Buses will depart for Austin, Tx following Mass

March and Rally begin at 1:00pm Cost: $25.00 per person

For more information call 713-741-8728 & to register: https://archgh.cvent.com/TexasRallyforLife2018

Coming in January….. Ephesians Bible Study

from the Great Adventure Bible

Study Series

Begins: January 16, 2018 Catholic Charismatic Ctr.

1949 Cullen Blvd. Houston, Tx. 77023

Room: 108 Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm

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¿Quién eres tú?.- La vida y la palabra de Juan tenían que despertar esta pregunta: ¿quién eres? Marcos, por ejemplo, nos ha contado cómo vivía Juan: "llevaba un vestido de pie de camello; y se alimentaba de langostas y miel silves-tre" (Mc 1,6). Su manifiesta ruptura con la sociedad era un inmenso interrogante que un día tenía que dispararse: ¿quién eres?, es decir: ¿por qué vives como vives y hablas lo que hablas? Hay que destacar quiénes hacen la pregunta: son enviados de las autoridades. Su pregunta no es simple curiosidad ni, lamentablemente, parece ser el espontáneo deseo de conversión que las multitudes sintieron al oírle. Interrogan porque quieren saber qué autoridad está detrás de Juan, o con otros términos, quién y por qué podría hacer competencia o sombra a la autoridad de ellos. Esto explica la razón de la interpelación que le hacen en Jn 1,25, del evangelio de hoy: "Entonces ¿por qué bautizas, si no eres el Mesías, ni Elías, ni el profeta?". Soy una voz.- La respuesta del Bautista es extraña, sin duda, para aquellos fariseos. Soy una voz, les dice. Un mo-do terriblemente abstracto de referirse a sí mismo. Mas no cualquier voz; es la voz que anunció Isaías, aquella que proclama la redención después del destierro. Isaías hablaba de rectificar los caminos para que brillara la gloria de Dios (Is 40,3ss). El espectáculo maravilloso que debía darse en esa calzada recta o rectificada era el paso de victoria del pueblo que vuelve del destierro. La realidad fue bastante distinta. Los judíos volvieron de su destierro a Babilonia, pero en condiciones humildes y precarias, y con el corazón abatido, como lo describen bien los libros de Esdras y Nehemías. Este contexto nos permite entrever la fuerza de la palabra del Bautista: él dice que es esa voz que en aquel retorno no se dejó oír. Dice entonces que la gloria que no brilló en el retorno de Babilonia ahora se apresta a lucir ante todos los pueblos. De modo que si las autoridades es-tán inquietas y quieren saber a qué se están enfrentando, que entiendan que es Dios mismo quien está detrás de todo esto. Esas autoridades no son lo que anunció Isaías; su po-der es provisorio y quedará empañado. El mensaje es claro. Dios se sale con la suya.- Las palabras de Juan al final

del evangelio de hoy son un acto de humildad pero tam-bién, si lo pensamos bien, una advertencia. Si Juan, el re-belde, el indómito del desierto, es tan pequeño ante aquel que viene, ¿quién viene, por Dios? Isaías dijo: "el Señor hará brotar la justicia y la alabanza ante todas las nacio-nes" (Is 61,11). Entonces Dios toma nuestra historia en se-rio. La vida no es un botín para provecho de los más fuer-tes. Ningún hombre puede creerse indefinidamente señor y dueño de otros hombres. La vanidad cede y retrocede; la justicia de Dios brilla. ¡Qué hermosa visión de Adviento!

P. Nelson Medina F, O.P

TENGO FE.- Mi hijo, tengo fe en el mejoramiento humano, en la vida futura, en la utilidad de la virtud, y en ti. --José Martí PAZ INTERIOR.- Adquiere paz interior, y una muchedumbre a tu alrededor encontrará su salvación. --San Serafín MIDIENDO EL ÉXITO.- El éxito debe medirse, no por la posición a que una persona ha llegado, sino por su esfuerzo por triunfar. --Booker T. Washington

“M E AL E G RO C O N M I D I O S ”

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: Jer 23:5-8; Sal 72 (71):1-2, 12-13, 18-19; Mt 1:18-25

Martes: Jue 13:2-7, 24-25a; Sal 71 (70):3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17; Lc 1:5-25

Miércoles: Is 7:10-14; Sal 24 (23):1-4ab, 5-6; Lc 1:26-38

Jueves: Cant 2:8-14 o Sof 3:14-18a; Sal 33 (32):2-3, 11-12, 20-21;

Lc 1:39-45

Viernes: 1 Sm 1:24-28; 1 Sm 2:1, 4-8abcd; Lc 1:46-56

Sábado: Mal 3:1-4, 23-24; Sal 25 (24):4-5ab, 8-10, 14; Lc 1:57-66

Domingo: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Sal 89 (88):2-5, 27, 29;

Rom 16:25-27; Lc 1:26-38

ACTIVIDADES DE LA SEMANA Martes: - Ensayo de Ministerio de Música, 7pm-9:30pm - “Nuevo Amanecer” Apoyo para Adictos 7pm-9:30pm - “Sesiones de Al– Anon” 9am-11am

Miércoles: - Rosario, Asamblea y Eucaristía 12pm, 9:30am-1:30pm. - Grupo de Jóvenes Adultos “Agua Viva” 7pm-9:30pm Miércoles (Primero de mes): - Exposición del Santísimo y Miércoles (Segundo de mes): - Bendición de sacramentales e imágenes

Jueves: - Formación para toda la Familia, 7pm-9:30pm

Viernes: - Sesiones de Al– Anon 9am-11am - Asamblea y Formación para Niños 6 a 12 años, 7pm-9:30pm - Rosario, Asamblea y Eucaristía 8pm, 6:30pm-9:30pm Viernes (Primero del mes): - Exposición del Santísimo Viernes (Segundo del mes): -Bendición de sacramentales e imágenes. Viernes (Cuarto del mes): - Exposición del Santísimo al terminar la Misa de 8pm

ACTIVIDADES Y EVENTOS DE LA COMUNIDAD HISPANA

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