ST. MATTHEW THE EVANGELIST 9915 HOLLISTER ST. HOUSTON, TX 77040-1702 (713) 466-4030 October 20, 2019

Readings for the Week of October 20, 2019

MASS INTENTIONS (INTENCIONES DE LA MISA) OCT.19-27TH SATURDAY OCTOBER 19 5:00p.m. †Fransisco Barrera & †Evelyn Ahlgrim 7:00p.m. Buenas Intenciones para la familia Alba y Christian Garcia SUNDAY OCTOBER 20

Ex 17:8-13; Ps 121; 2 Tm 3:14-4:2; Lk 18:1-8 8:00a.m. For the People of St. Matthew 10:00a.m. †Agnes Y. Nguyen & Special Intentions for the Contreras Brothers (Frank, Eloy,Peter & Milo) 12:00p.m. †Hector Coronado, †Crispin Mora & Special Intentions of Agustin Avila Rocha, Jr. MONDAY OCTOBER 21 No Mass TUESDAY OCTOBER 22 8:30a.m. Special Intentions of Anne Filipiak & Thanksgiving for Isaias Gracia WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 23 8:30a.m. †Charlotte Pardoski Healing Mass 7:00p.m. †Claudio Hernandez y †Ligia Alvarez THURSDAY OCTOBER 24 8:30a.m. †Loretta Lawrence FRIDAY OCTOBER 25 8:30a.m. †Joe Bernal, Sr. SATURDAY OCTOBER 26 5:00p.m. †Jerry Ygnacio & †Charlotte Pardosk 7:00p.m. †Diego Garcia & †Maria Luisa Ortiz SUNDAY OCTOBER 27 Ex 17:8-13; Ps 34; 2 Tm 3:14-4:2; Lk 18:1-8 8:00a.m. †Greg Neiser & †Evaristo Santiago 10:00a.m. †Evangelina Flores & Special Intentions of Fritz Hacker Family 12:00p.m. Por la Comunidad de San Mateo

Rene Carlos Salinas –Ofelia Salinas -Enrique DeLeon Sandy Murphy -Linda Castro -Robert Alcala -Rebecca Chapa Gwen Johnson –Dan Danchak

Monday Rom 4:20-25; Lk 1:69-70;Lk 12:13-21 Tuesday Saint John Paul II, Pope Rom 5:12, 15b, 17-19, 20b-21; Ps 40; Lk 12:35-38 Wednesday Rom 6:12-18; Ps 124; Lk 12:39-48 Thursday Rom 6:19-23; Ps 1; Lk 12:49-53 Friday Rom 7:18-25a; Ps 119; Lk 12:54-59 Saturday Rom 8:1-11; Ps 24; Lk 13:1-9

UPDATES TO OUR PRAYER LIST...

Tropical Storm Imelda

The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston has established a relief fund for those impacted by the flooding. To donate to the fund, please visit https://www.archgh.org/floodrelief If you are in need of assistance or know someone who is in need, please visit the Archdiocesan Tropi-cal Storm Imelda Disaster Recovery Assistance page. Please contin-ue to pray for all those impacted by the storm.

We are now collecting full size shampoo/conditioner, bar soap/body wash, deodorant, toothbrush/toothpaste and razors for the gift bags for the residents of Magnificat House— pick up a tag in the back of the church. We also add sweatshirts (size large to 4X) and white socks (men and women) to the gift bags. Bingo prizes are needed (mostly men’s prizes) as well as individ-ually wrapped candy —save your Halloween candy leftovers! We are expecting over 100+ persons to attend and want to give them a great meal, gift bag and fun bingo party with prizes– this is an event that Magnificat House looks forward to all year. Any monetary donation is gratefully accepted and appreciated. Please put donations in collection basket, marking it “Magnificat House”. Thank you for your support of this event– God bless you for your generosity. If you have any questions or want to volunteer, please call Barba-ra Syzdek @ 713-466-0970 or Margie Brogger @ 713-466-4914.

2019 MAGNIFICAT HOUSE

TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME/ VIGÉSIMO NOVENO DOMINGO DEL TIEMPO ORDINARIO

Campaign Update: Totals as of Tuesday, September 29th

From only 184 families We have raised: $491,022 Thanks to your generosity to the Ignite Campaign, St. Matthew’s has received $26,057. (We get back 33% of

every dollar given to Ignite when we meet our goal. When we exceed our goal, which we have done, St. Matthew’s will receive 66% back of the amount over our goal). Thank you again– these

rebate dollars will greatly enhance our parish and church.

The Food Pantry at St. Matthews gets most of our food from the Houston Food Bank. However, they do not have certain food items, that are much need-ed. If you can help our Food Pantry with donations of spaghetti sauce and peanut butter, our commu-nity would be so grateful. Please bring your dona-tions to the back of the church, parish office or social concerns office. Thank you in advance for

St. Matthew’s Food Pantry

*Confessions on Wednesdays: 9:30am-4pm;by Appointment Only * Confessions every Saturday from 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. in the Chapel *

SATURDAY 1st Communion Mass Retreat

October 19 All

9:30 am

SUNDAY CCE Classes MPC Fundraiser

October 20 Auditorium/All Courtyard

8 am After 12pm Mass

MONDAY Bridge Sacramental Classes Boy Scouts Grupo de Oracion

October 21 129 All Morton Chapel

1 pm 6:30 pm 6:30 pm 7 pm

TUESDAY Bible Study Crafts from the Heart Cub Scouts CDA Rosary Women’s Club Mtg

October 22 216 205 200 Hall Prayer Garden 129

All Day 10:30 am 6:30 pm 6:30 pm 6:30 pm

WEDNESDAY CDA Youth Meet Grupo de Oracion RCIA

October 23 215 202 Morton 126,205

10 am 7 pm 7 pm 7 pm

THURSDAY Men’s Club Mtg Prep. Al Matrimonio Legion of Mary

October 24 Morton 215 203

7 pm 7 pm 7 pm

FRIDAY

October 25

SATURDAY KOC Fundraiser

October 26 Courtyard

After all Masses

SUNDAY CCE Classes MPC Fundraiser KOC Fundraiser

October 27 Auditorium/All Courtyard Courtyard

8 am After 12pm Mass After all Masses

The Catholic Daughters of America Have placed a single Red Rose at the ambo During October– Respect Life Month. The Rose has become internationality recognized as the symbol to respect the sanctity of life, thereby saving the lives of the unborn, the sick, and the elderly, and reducing the physical and spiritual fall-out to those who refuse to respect God’s precious gift of life. Please join us at 6:30 p.m., Tuesdays during the month of October, in the Holy Family Prayer garden as we pray the rosary in honor of Respect Life month. “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,”

Jeremiah 1:5

Respect for Life Month

Knights of Columbus Food Fundraiser

Come purchase and enjoy a delicious Rotisserie Chicken, cooked by our Knights of Columbus as you support them on their fundraiser on the week-end of October 26 & 27th after all masses.

Thank You 50+ for making our Festival Booth such a success! When Father mentioned the 50+ Club at 10:00 Mass and our $1,923.00 donation, I almost came out of my seat!! So many beautiful people to thank – Thank you so much for your Time, your Talent, your aching feet, and tired body. Thank you for so many things but mainly I thank you for you. God Bless. 50+ Trip: The next 50+ trip and friends will be on Wednesday, October 30th, to the George Bush Library in College Station. Bus will be leaving at 8:am sharp from St. Matthew’s that morning. This trip is open to all 50+ parishioners and the cost is only $8.00 (you are responsible for your own lunch). Please call Linda Hall to sign up or if you have any questions at 713.834.7754. NOVEMBER 10TH: Join us for our next luncheon/meeting at 2:00 p.m. in room 129. IT’S POTLUCK!!!! So very much that you need to know. DANIEL AND MARIA BOSQUEZ are this year’s Outstanding Senior Couple. We made a great choice. If you want to attend their celebration it will be at Shirley Acres on Thursday, December 12, 2019. Cost is $25 a person. The dead-line is December 4, 2019. Checks are payable to Northern Senior Senate. NOVEMBER 24, 2019: This is the date scheduled for our Holi-day Luncheon/Corporate Communion. We will attend the 10 a.m. Mass sitting on the choir side. Remember: the cost of the lunch-eon is your dues your paid for 2019. If you have not paid your dues and you want to come to the luncheon our dues are the same - $10. For each person coming please bring a $10 minimum wrapped gift.

ST. MATTHEW’S 50+ CLUB NEWS

St. Pius X High School will host their annual Open House on Wednesday, November 20th, 2019. All middle school students and their par-ents/guardians are invited to attend. Registration begins at 6:00 pm and our formal program starts at 6:30 p.m. in the Auditorium. This is an excit-

ing opportunity to tour our campus, meet our faculty & staff and see our students in action. RSVP for this event online at www.stpiusx.org.

http://www.stpiusx.org

TRIGESIMO DOMINGO DEL TIEMPO ORDINARIO Eclesiástico 35:15-17; Salmo 34; 2 Timoteo 4:6-8; Lucas 18:9-14 Por favor tome un momento para leer las lecturas del próxi-mo domingo para poder recibir más claramente las bendicio-nes que Nuestro Señor nos envía cuando se proclama la Pa-

labra de Dios durante la Santa Misa.

ST. MATTHEW THE EVANGELIST 9915 HOLLISTER ST. HOUSTON, TX 77040-1702 (713) 466-4030 October 20, 2019

Lecturas para el próximo domingo

Stewardship Reflection / Reflexión Sobre Las Lecturas

29th Sunday in Ordinary Time: October 20 That we may be per-sistent in our stewardship, even when it is not convenient or com-fortable. “…proclaim the word, be persistent whether it is con-venient or inconvenient...” 2 Timothy 4:2 It is not always con-venient to be a good steward, especially when all the temptations of our busy and materialistic world get in the way. Now add our own pride and ego into the equation and living a stewardship lifestyle may be downright uncomfortable! Remember, God did-n’t call us to be comfortable. He called us to be faithful. __________________________ 29º domingo del Tiempo Ordinario: 20 de octubre Que podamos ser persistentes en nuestra corresponsabiidad, incluso cuando esto no sea ni conveniente, ni cómodo. "... proclama la palabra, sé persistente sea conveniente o inconveniente ..." 2 Timoteo 4:2 No siempre es conveniente ser un buen administrador, especialmente cuando todas las tentaciones de nuestro mundo ocupado y materi-alista se interponen en el camino. ¡Ahora agreguemos nuestro propio orgullo y ego a la ecuación y vivir un estilo de vida de corresponsabilidad puede ser completamente incómodo! Recuerde, Dios no nos llamó para estar cómodos. Nos llamó a ser fieles

La Despensa de Alimentos de nuestra par-roquia obtiene la mayor parte de comida del Banco de Comida de Houston. Sin embargo, no tienen ciertos alimentos, que son muy necesarios. Si puede ayudar a nuestra despensa con donaciones de salsa de espagueti y crema de cacahuate, nuestra comuni-dad se lo agradeceria profundamente. Por favor deje sus donaciones en la parte posterior de la Iglesia, en la oficina par-roquial o en la oficina de asuntos sociales. Gracias por su gen-erosidad.

El Banco de Comida

La Arquidiócesis tiene un nuevo Programa de Ambiente Seguro, CMG Connect Safe Haven. Esta es una capacitación en línea sobre Medio Ambiente Seguro que reemplaza al programa anterior, VIRTUS Protegiendo a los Niños de Dios. El entrenamiento CMG Connect Safe Haven consta de tres videos de entrenamiento y el entrenamiento dura aproximadamente 60 minutos. Como parte de la capacitación de renovación, completará otra verificación de antecedentes penales que se incluirá al final de la capacitación. El sitio web www.archgh.org/ocyp. Si tomó el Virtus, su entrenamiento es válido por 5 años. Después de eso, debe tomar el nuevo CMG Connect Safe Haven. Comuníquese con el Diácono Tom Whited o la oficina de la Parroquia si tiene alguna pregunta al 713.466.4030.

CMG Connect—el programa Ambiente Seguro.

Las Hijas Católicas han colocado una sola Rosa Roja en el ambo durante el mes de

Octubre– Mes al Respeto a la Vida. La Rosa se ha con-vertido y reconocido internacionalmente como el símbulo para respetar la santidad de la vida, salvando así las vidas de los no nacidos , los enfermos y los ancianos, y reduciendo las con-

secuencias físicas y espirituales a quienes se niegan a respetar el precioso regalo de vida de Dios. Por favor, únanse a nosotros

todos los martes del mes de octubre a las 6:30 p.m. en el jardín de Oración de la Sagrada Familia mientras rezamos el

rosario en honor del Mes de Respeto a la Vida. “Antes de formarte en el vientre te conocí”

MES AL RESPECTO A LA VIDA

2 de Noviembre

A Stewardship Parish Parroquia Administradora de los Bienes de Dios

10-13-2019 Collection Goal: $10,000.00

Sunday Offering/Ofrenda del Domingo: $8,131.56 On-Line Giving/Donaciones hechas por Internet: $452.50

Children’s Offerings/Ofrenda de los Niños: $294.17 Total Collection/Colecta en Total: $8,878.23 We are Short! -$1,121.77

Envelopes 234

Bank Direct and Credit Card Donations available on our website www.stmatthewhou.org by clicking on “Online Giving” button.

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TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME/ VIGÉSIMO NOVENO DOMINGO DEL TIEMPO ORDINARIO

DSF Summary Report– 2019 St. Matthew the Evangelist - Houston– DSF19

Parish Goal: $56,000.00

Total Amount Paid: $40,462.00

Total Amount Pledged: $47,382.00

Total Number of Participant: 178

*Total Number of Households 1132

Average Participant Pledge: $266.19

Paid Over (Under) Goal: ($15,538.00)

Pledged Over (Under) Goal: ($8,618.00)

Percent Paid: 72.25%

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