St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church

Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston

Office: 1603 Avenue N * Huntsville, TX 77340 Church: 1323 16th St. * Huntsville, TX 77340

Ph. 936.295.8159 * Fax 936.295.3543 www.sain homashuntsville.org

"...there is no inequality of significance amongst us except holiness..."

“No hay desigualdad de importancia entre nosotros excepto la santidad…”

Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time November 5, 2017

STAFF

Rev. Fred Valone…..Pastor Felix Ramos…………..Permanent Deacon Kathy Boscarino…….DRE / Y M Maria Delgado……… Elem. CCE Marisol Urbina……...Administra ve Asst. Rick Reed……………...Music Coordinator Jill Baker………………..Nursery Coordinator Pat Norfleet…………..Bookkeeper Sylvia Vitela…………..Secretary Laura Puente………...Custodian

Tues/Martes after 7:15 a.m. Mass until 5:30 p.m.

Adoration/Adoracion

Tues/Martes 4:30-5:30 pm

Sat/Sabado 4:00-5:00 pm

Reconciliation Reconciliación

Monday / lunes: No Mass Tues/Martes—Friday/Viernes……….7:15 a.m.

Week Day Mass Schedule Weekend Mass Schedule

Saturday/Sabado

5:30 p.m.

English

Sunday/Domingo

7:45 a.m.

English

10:45 p.m.

English

12:30 p.m.

Spanish

Student Mass

5:30 p.m.

English

WEEKLY READINGS

Sat 11/04 5:30 pm Richard & Norma Almendarez (Special Intention)

Sun 11/05 7:45 am Jim Stefaniak

10:45 am Parishioners

12:30 pm Carmen Moreno

5:30 pm CSC Intentions

Mon 11/06 No Mass

Tues 11/07 7:15am Holy Souls in Purgatory

Wed 11/08 7:15am Frank Strieder

Thur 11/09 7:15 am Fr. James Moore

Fri 11/10 7:15 am Holy Souls in Purgatory

Sat 11/11 5:30 pm Bob Massey

Sun 11/12 7:45 am Donna Herbert

10:45 am James Lerma

12:30 pm Parishioners

5:30 pm CSC Intentions

Mass Intentions Of The Week

Mon 11/06

Tues 11/07

Wed 11/08

Thurs 11/09

Fri 11/10

Sat 11/11

Sun 11/12

ROM 11: 29-36; LK 14: 12-14

ROM 12:5-16B; LK 14: 15-24

ROM 13:8-10; LK 14:25-33

EZ 47:1-2,8-9,12; 1 COR 3: 9C-11, 16-17; JN 2:13-22

ROM 15:14-21; LK 16: 1-8

ROM 16:3-9,16,22-27; LK 16:9-15

WIS 6:12-16; 1 THES 4:13-18 OR 4:13-14; MT 25:1-13

Pray for...

Judy Adib, Veronica Antwi, James Aubey, Irma Avalos, Brad & Carmen Bachman, Gene Barrett, Jordan Bergeron, Chelsea Brown, Fidelis Burton, Phillip Caito, Wren Colli-gan, Cody Castillo, Sunni Cook, Sabrina Coronado, Terry Corral, Melanie Davis, Colin Dufour, Margie Eglsaer, Vic-tor Espino, Mary Gedelian, Ingrid Gonzalez, Jan Gus-tafson, Mike Hillman, Dorothy Jordan, Sandra Kilgore, Kevin Kretzschmar, Edwin Laake, Al Losack, Edward Lucas, Don Marcotte, Sam and Marie Martinez, , Lucy Mata, Coby Meinzer, Mable Milliet, Donna Moore, Floyd & MaryAnn Moore, Susan Montoya, Lourdes Mosqueda, Mike Phillips, Brenda Piñeda, Kathy Price, John Raia, Ana Marie Santos, John Sarley, Kenny Sechelski, Kay-den Bryn Shipley, Nathan Shroyer, Linda Skains, Cheryl Smith, Kathy Stoltz, Jean Stow, Ray Townley, Dorothy Townsend, Matthew Varnum, Maria Elena Valencia, Rusty Wallace, Bill Walton, Alma Williams, Charlotte Rose Winkler, Rose Youngblood,

Diocesan Service Fund

As of October 23, 2017

Parish Goal $37,000.00 Total amount paid $40,359.70 Total amount pledged $42,823.61 Paid over goal $3,359.70

Sacrament of Baptism/Sacramento de Bautismo

Baptisms—second Saturday of the month. Parents and Godparents are re-quired to attend baptism Preparation classes. Call the parish office for more information. Bautismos— segundo Sabado del mes. Los padres y padrinos deben partici-par en las sesiónes de preparación. Por favor hable a la oficina para otra información.

Sacrament of Marriage/Sacramento de Matrimonio

Contact office at least six months prior to wedding. Favor de llamar a la oficina seis meses antes de la boda.

Special Blessings/Bendiciónes Especiales

All blessings are done on the third Sunday of the month. Call the office to make arrangements. Todas las bendiciónes especiales se haran el tercer domingo del mes. Hable a la oficine para hacer arreglos.

Stewardship for October 28th & 29th Regular Sunday Collection: $6,775.08

We thank you for your continued support!

The Flowers beside the Blessed

Sacrament are in Thanksgiving for

Belia and Steve Aguayo Anniversary

From Steve Aguayo

Are you interested in becoming a case sponsor to help those who are seeking an annulment?

It is a wonderful healing ministry for divorced per-sons. The first of three required training courses will be held on January 13 and 20, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. The other two required courses are: Feb-ruary 3 and 17, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and March 3 and 17, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Please contact the parish office for more information.

Title: Altar Server Coordinator Duties:

• To build the Altar Server program with children/youth who love Christ, are Christian roll models and choose to serve at the Altar.

• Provide service schedule for each Mass in English, including Holy Days of Obligation and other scheduled Masses.

• Provide learning, social and service opportunities to provide spiritual growth and build the Altar Server Community.

Requirements: • Catholic in good standing

• Trained in Protecting God’s Children • Ability to work well with children and

their parents For more information, please contact Kathy at kboscarino@saintthomashuntsville.org or by phone (936) 295-8159 or (936) 520-6524

The Thanksgiving Project committee in-vites you to participate in this parish project by sponsoring a turkey or even a thanksgiving

meal for a needy family. For a $10 donation, you can pick a turkey from the display in back of church and we will purchase a turkey for a designated family. With a $25 donation, a complete meal will be pur-chased for a family that wouldn’t otherwise have a traditional thanksgiving dinner! Any donation amount is appreciated so we can provide for these families. Watch for a similar opportunity for our Christmas Project starting Thanksgiving Weekend. It’s not too late to get involved with the committee. Contact Mary at gedelian@sbcglobal.net or 936-295-6935.

El Comité del Proyecto del Día de DarGracias le invita a participar en este proyecto de la parroquia con una donación de un

pavo o una comida de Día de Dar Gracias para una familia necesitada. Con una donación de $10, usted puede escoger un pavo en la pantalla detrás de la iglesia y nosotros vamos a comprar un pavo para una familia designado. Con una donación de $25, se comprará una comida completa para una familia que no tendría una cena tradicional de Día de Dar Gracias. Cualquier cantidad de donación es apreciada por lo que podemos ofrecer para estas familias. Busque una oportunidad similar para nuestro Proyecto de Navidad a partir de fin de semana de Día de Dar Gracias. No es tarde para involucrarse con el Comité. Por favor comuníquese a con Mary al gedelian@sbcglobal.net o 936-295-6935.

I Praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works. Psalm 139:14

St. Thomas the Apostle Youth

Contact Information

Kathy Boscarino, DRE/YM

kboscarino@saintthomashuntsville.org

(936)520-6524 • (936)295-8159

www.saintthomashuntsville.org

Weekly Events

Sundays 9:05 a.m.—10:20 a.m.

Edge (7th—8th) Parish Hall RCIA (9th—12th) Portable Bldg

Wednesdays 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

Lifeteen— Parish Hall

2nd Thursday of Each Month

STAY Edge Night 6:00pm—7:30pm

Designed especially for our 7th and 8th grade youth, Edge offers educational, social and spiritual experiences leading our youth closer to Christ and His Church.

Are you a high school Youth?

Come join us! Come join us! Come join us! ¡Vengan a participar¡Vengan a participar¡Vengan a participar! ! !

¡Vengan a participar! Come Join Us

EDGE SCHEDULE Sunday 9:05-10:20 EDGE Thursday 11/09/2017 6:00 –7:30 EDGE Social night Youth Building on 17th St.

Faith Formation doesn’t end with first Communion, quinceaneras, or Confirmation. Faith Formation begins in the family with the parents as the “first teachers” by their words and Christian example. It continues through prayer, weekly Mass, and Faith communities such as Lifeteen and Edge who partner with the family to foster spiritual growth and knowledge of the faith.

Edge Night This Thursday (11/9/17)

6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

Lifeteen Youth learned about the “hard sayings of Jesus” during Life Night and how adhering to those hard sayings can actually bring us closer to Christ. We closed with the veneration of the Cross—the instru-ment of our Salvation .

St. John Paul II Relic Tours Houston

The official relic of the blood of St. John Paul II will visit four churches in the Archdiocese November 6 to 9. The Servants of the Pierced Hearts of Jesus and Mary are hosting the veneration being held during the year of the Centenary of the Apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima. Schedule is below: • Monday, November 6: Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, 1111 St. Joseph Pkwy, Houston. Arrives at 3:00 p.m.;Veneration until 7:00 p.m.; Trilingual Mass 7 p.m. • Tuesday, November 7: St. John Vianney Catholic Church, 625 Nottingham Oaks Trail, Houston. Vener-ation 9:30a.m.to10:30 p.m.; Mass9:00 a.m. & 7:30 p.m. • Wednesday, November 8: St. Laurence Catholic Church, 3100 Sweetwater Blvd., Sugar Land. Venera-tion 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.; Mass 6:30 p.m. • Thursday, November 9: Catholic Charismatic Center, 1949 Cullen Blvd., Houston. Veneration 8:30 to 10:30 p.m.; Mass 7:30 p.m.

Our Lady of Fatima Centennial U.S. Tour for Peace

The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston will host the International Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima, traveling worldwide since 1947, during a two-year journey across America to mark the 100th anni-versary of the apparitions at Fatima. The tour dates are November 13-17. Monday, Nov. 13. . Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, 1111 St. Joseph Parkway, 7:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14 . . St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 12627 West Belfort Ave, Sugar Land, 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15 . . . Our Lady of Fatima Church, 1705 8th St., Galena Park, Tx., 8:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16 . . St. Simon & Jude Church, 26777 Glen Loch Dr., Woodlands, Tx 8:30a.m. - 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17 . . St. Claire of Assisi Church, 3131 El Dorado Blvd., Houston, 8:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. More information can also be found at www.fatimatourforpeace.com.

THE GREATEST AMONG US Whom do you admire? Is it the President of the United States or a movie star or a billionaire? These are people whom the world exalts as great. Like the Pharisees in today’s Gospel, they have places of honor wherever they go. Would you like to follow in their footsteps? The scriptures for today offer different examples for us to follow. Jesus tells us that the greatest among us are the servants. These are the people we are to honor and imitate. We are called to be like Paul, who worked hard to serve the needs of his communities, and Jesus, who gave his life in service to the world.

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EL MÁS GRANDE ENTRE NOSOTROS ¿A quién admiras? ¿Al presidente de Estados Unidos, a una celebridad del cine o a un excéntrico millonario? Estas son las personas que el mundo presenta como famo-sas. Como los fariseos del Evangelio de hoy, ellos tienen lugares de honor a donde quiera que van. ¿Te gustaría seguir su ejemplo? Las Escrituras de hoy nos ofrecen diferentes ejemplos de a quien seguir. Jesús nos dice que el más grande en me-dio de nosotros son las personas que sirven. Ellas son las personas que debemos honrar e imitar su ejemplo. Se nos llama a ser como Pablo, quien trabajó duro para atender las necesidades de sus comunidades y Jesús quien dio su vida al servicio del mundo. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.,

Remember! Elementary K-6 CCE Religious Education

Sacramental Parents Sacramental preparation meeting for parents and children preparing to celebrate the Sacra-ments is on: Tuesday, November 07, 2017 Open from 6:00pm to 7:00 pm In the CCE Bldg.

St.Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church Questions? Please contact k-6cce@saintthomashuntsville.org 936 295-8159

Recuerdo! Educación Religiosa Elemental

Padres Sacramentales Reunión de padres es para los padres y niños preparándose para celebrar los sacra-mentos es el: Jueves, Noviembre 09, 2017 Abierto de 6:00pm -7pm Edificio de CCE Iglesia Católica Santo Tomas el Apóstol Preguntas? Por favor comunicar k-6cce@saintthomashuntsville.org 936-295-8159

National Vocation Awareness Week! November 5-11, 2017

The Office of Vocations of the Archdiocese of Gal-veston-Houston invites all Catholics to raise

awareness of vocations to the priesthood, diaco-nate, and consecrated life, during the National Vo-cation Awareness Week (NVAW). The NVAW is an

annual week-long celebration of the Catholic Church in the United States dedicated to promote

vocations through prayer and education

2017 National Vocations Awareness Week Did you know that in our country, compared to 50 years ago, there are 20,00 fewer priest and 130,00 fewer religious sisters? At the same time the catholic population has continued to crow steadily. Many factors have contributed to the decline: growing secularism, a lengthened period of adolescence, atti-tude about celibacy, et. During Vocation Awareness week, please pray that young people in today's society will hear and respond to god's call. And do your part to encourage them to consider the priesthood and religious life.

One Vocation Leads to Another “Let us not forget that Christian marriage is a vocation to holi-ness in the full sense of the word, and that the example of holy parents is the first condition favorable for the flowing of priestly and religious vocations”~ Pope Benedict XVI

Generous Single Life In Christ The church recognizes that some people, for various reasons, are not called or cannot live in vocations such as marriage or consecrated life. Nonetheless, the catechism says “they can contribute greatly to the good of the human family”(#2231). “Some live their situation in the spirit of the Beatitudes, serv-ing God and neighbor in exemplary fashion.” (CCC 1658)

Semana Nacional de Concientización Vocacional

Novembre 5-11, 2017

La Oficina de Vocaciones de la Arquidiócesis de Galveston-Houston invita a todos los católicos a aumentar la conciencia

de las vocaciones al sacerdocio, al diaconado, y a la vida consagrada, durante la Semana Nacional de Concientización

Vocacional (SNCV). La SNCV es una celebración de una semana anual de la Iglesia Católica en los Estados Unidos dedicada a la promoción de las vocaciones a través de la

oración y la educación

2017 Semana Nacional de Concientización Vocacional ¿Sabía que en nuestro país, en comparación con hace 50 años, hay 20,000 menos sacerdotes y 130,00 menos religiosas? Al mismo tiempo, la población católica ha continuado cantando constantemente. Muchos factores han contribuido al declive: creciente secularismo, un período prolongado de la adolescen-cia, actitud sobre el celibato, et. Durante la semana de Conci-entización Vocacional, por favor ore para que los jóvenes en la sociedad de hoy escuchen y respondan a la llamada de Dios. Y haz tu parte para alentarlos a considerar el sacerdocio y la vida religiosa.

Una vocación conduce a otra "No olvidemos que el matrimonio cristiano es una vocación a la santidad en el pleno sentido de la palabra, y que el ejemplo de los santos padres es la primera condición favorable para el fluir de las vocaciones sacerdotales y religiosas" ~ Papa Benedicto XVI

Generosa sola vida en Cristo La iglesia reconoce que algunas personas, por diversas ra-zones, no son llamadas o no pueden vivir en vocaciones co-mo el matrimonio o la vida consagrada. No obstante, el cate-cismo dice que "pueden contribuir en gran medida al bien de la familia humana" (n. ° 2231). "Algunos viven su situación en el espíritu de las Bienaventuranzas, sirviendo a Dios y al prójimo de manera ejemplar". (CCC 1658)

Stewardship Reflections . . . That we realize putting other’s needs before our own is a sign of maturing as a disciple. “Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; but whoever hum-bles himself will be exalted.” - Matthew 23:12 Je-sus gave His life to serve, not to be served. Putting other’s needs before our own needs is a sign of be-coming a mature disciple, of following Jesus’ ex-ample. Humility is really a sign of a strength. By putting other’s needs first we declare to the world that we are putting our complete trust in God. When we align our thoughts and actions with God’s plan for us, the result is Joy and Peace.

Reflexiones de Mayordomia . . Para que nos demos cuenta que poner las necesidades de los demás antes que las nuestras es un signo de madu-rez como discípulos. "El que se enaltece será hu-millado; pero el que se humilla será enaltecido." Mateo 23:12 Jesús dio su vida para servir, no para ser servido. Poner las necesidades de otros ante nuestras propias necesidades es un signo de con-vertirse en un discípulo maduro, de seguir el ejem-plo de Jesús. La humildad es realmente un signo de fortaleza. Poniendo primero las necesidades de los demás, declaramos al mundo que confiamos completamente en Dios. Cuando alineamos nues-tros pensamientos y acciones con el plan que Dios tiene para nosotros, el resultado es alegría y paz.