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Parish Secretary
Debora Arceneaux–Thomas, 281-426-8448
Sacrament of Baptism
DCN Steve Arceneaux, 281-426-8448
Director of Religious Education
Vivian Alfred, 713-376-5880
Ushers & Greeters
Shantal Frazier, 832-414-4489
Eucharistic Ministers
Pastor, 281-426-8448
Lector Co-coordinators
Charlotte Allen, 281-421-7042
Geralyn Patterson, 281-546-4264
Altar Servers
Kenneth Simon, 713-705-9109
Terry Alfred, 281-743-2491
7122 Whiting Rock Drive
www.holyfamilycatholicchurchmcnairtx.org
Baytown (McNair) , TX 77521-1154 [email protected]
Phone: (281) 426-8448 Fax: (281) 426– 8449
Holy Family Catholic Church Staffed by the Josephites since 1948
GIVE GLORY TO GOD On the Fifth Sunday of Lent, just before we begin to enter Holy Week, we are sum-moned to Bethany. If we had been friends of Mary, Lazarus, and Martha, and found out that Lazarus was gravely ill, we probably would have dropped everything to be with them. This was what was so surprising about the behavior of Jesus. Although he was their close friend, he chose to stay away, that God’s glory would be manifested. This is a persistent theme in John’s Gospel. Right to the very end, Jesus’ works were meant to give glory to the Father. As our Lenten journey reaches a crescendo, let us be mindful that, as people who have “put on Christ” in baptism, we are also called, by our attitudes and actions, to give glory to God. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
THE CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTON– HOUSTON, TEXAS
Mass Schedule
Tuesday—Friday
7:30 am
Saturday Vigil
5:00 pm
Sunday
9:00 am & 12 Noon
Holy Day Masses
7:30 am & 7:00 pm
Bible Study
Wednesday at 6:30 pm
Reconciliation
Saturday 4:15 pm– 4:45 pm
Sunday 8:15 am - 8:45 am
Business Hours
Tuesday & Friday
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Wednesday & Thursday
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Altar Society
Jean Simon, 281-427-4901
Knights of Peter Claver
Terry Alfred, 281-743-2491
Ladies Auxiliary
Traci Owens, 832-525-1508
Adult Gospel Choir
Michele Ebow, 281-421-0055
Youth Choir
Rodney Jackson, 281-426-8448
Cemetery Committee Representative
James Fretty, 281-426-3187
Bereavement Committee Representative
Charlotte Allen, 281-421-7042
Hall Reservations
Charlotte Allen, 281-421-7042
Parish Ministries & Organizations
THE CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTON– HOUSTON, TEXAS
Staffed by the Josephites since 1948
Rev. Fr. David Begany, SSJ
Administrator
March 29, 2020 THE CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTON– HOUSTON, TEXAS
Staffed by the Josephites since 1948
PARISH INFORMATION SCHEDULE Baptism Class – 2nd Thursday of the Month
Baptisms - The Sunday after the class Marriages - Contact the Pastor 6 months in advance.
Funerals – Contact the Bereavement Representative before you make arrangements at the funeral home.
Mass Intentions – Contact the office. Bulletin Deadline – Thursday by Noon ~ IN WRITING
All announcements must be approved by Fr. David P. Begany, SSJ
Adult Choir Rehearsal - Monday at 7:15p.m.
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
AUDIO DAILY READINGS
Visit: www.ourcatholicfaith.org/readings to hear the daily readings.
The Administrator’s Desk
In this time of the Coronavirus some of you may have reflected that God has given or allowed us all to do penance, not just individually, but communally. We cannot talk to each other face-to-face, we cannot gather in public spaces, especially at church, we cannot go to restaurants; all of which are good and legitimate pleasures. It seems the Lord wants us to enter more deeply, perhaps than we ever have, into the fasting, abstinence, and charity of the Lenten season. I encourage you to embrace the disciplines that have been imposed on us and not deny them. If we embrace these penances of silence, absence, avoiding public gatherings, and others, and unite them to the sufferings of Jesus on the Cross, or offer them to God, He will use them to accomplish spiritual goods: conversions of friends and enemies, return of children to church, and healings among other things, and even our own growth in holiness. So, as the spiritual disciplines of Lent have been thrust upon us, let us embrace them, offer them to God, Father, Son, and Spirit for our spiritual benefit and for those around us.
IGNITE Campaign
The IGNITE Campaign has been temporarily suspended; however if you are in the process of sending-in your pledge, please continue to do so. I have sent mine. In fact, since the Lord is merciful to those who show mercy, it is an opportune time to show mercy to others by filling-in your pledge card and mailing it in. Even a small monthly, quarterly, or yearly donation will benefit many and obtain mercy from the Lord.
Online Giving
In the absence of Sunday Mass collections we are asking that pa-rishioners either mail-in their weekly gifts, drop-them-off in the Drop Box on the porch of the new rectory (I think this can be done in the spirit of the ‘Stay-at-home’ order, since it supports our church’s needs including online worship), or donate online through our website www.holyfamilycatholicchurchmcnairtx.org, or Face-book at: holy-family Baytown. If you use bill pay through your bank, you can add Holy Family to your bill list for the bank to send a check to the parish, at 7122 Whiting Rock St., Baytown, TX 77521, for you. Or, you can use the following link: https://www.archgh.org/ways-to-give/parish-offertory-support/ and select our parish name. The Archdiocese will send the money to the parish. Our fixed expenses (required every month) are about $9000 and our variable costs are about $1250-$2500; so even with the minimum of $1250 our expenses are about $10,250 each month. In charity, I ask you to remember to maintain your regular donations and mail-in the envelopes with a check or choose one of the other options. One of the precepts of the Church is to provide for the financial support of your church, I humbly ask that you do. Thank you.
CATHOLIC RADIO
STATION
KSHJ 1430 AM
SUNDAY TV MASS:
FOR THE HOMEBOUND
KUBE, Channel 57.1 at 9:30 a.m., or
www.HeartoftheNation.org
OFFICE HOURS
The office will be closed due to the stay home-work safe order
issued by Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo. Please email any
questions or concerns that you may have to the parish email ad-
dress: [email protected]. Email is checked daily. If you
have an emergency and need a priest please call Fr. David Be-
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REGULATIONS FOR FAST AND ABSTINENCE
Fast and abstinence are two common penances in the Church. Absti-nence means we do no eat meat. Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and all the Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence. The obligation to abstain on the appointed days begins the day after your fourteenth birthday. Fasting means that we eat only one full meal on the fast day. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days when we are obliged to fast. Two other light meals are permitted, but eating between meals is not permitted. You are obliged to observe the fast from the day after your eighteenth birthday until the day after your fifty-ninth birthday. Pregnant women and people who are sick are not obliged to fast. Others who feel they are unable to observe the laws of fast and abstinence should consult a parish priest or confessor. Fast and abstinence are recognized forms of penance. By doing these and oth-er penances, we can realize that interior change of heart that is so necessary for all Christians.
MASS INTENTIONS
Sat. 03/28/20 5:00 p.m. Irma Blair (D) & Neitra Blair’s Birthday by Frances LaDay Kendell Polimis’ Birthday by Edwin & Sarah Polimis Sun. 03/29/20 9:00 a.m. The People of Holy Family Parish Sun. 03/29/20 12:00 p.m. For the sick and shut-in of Holy Family Parish Tue. 03/31/20 7:30 a.m. Mary Johnson (D) by Charlotte Allen Wed. 04/01/20 7:30 a.m. Samuel Arceneaux (D) by Debora Thomas Thu. 04/02/20 7:30 a.m. Teresa Jones (D) by The Richard Family Fri. 04/03/20 7:30 a.m. James Fruge’ (D) by Frances LaDay Sat. 04/04/20 5:00 p.m. Marie & Arendel Mitchell (D) by Julie Watters
ROSARY Because we cannot gather as community to pray during the Coronavirus Pandemic, Dea-
con Steve has suggested that we join each other to pray the Rosary from the safety of our homes each evening at 8:00 pm. Please join in.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19- 30, 33-62 [41c-62]; Ps 23:1-6; Jn 8:1-11 Tuesday: Nm 21:4-9; Ps 102:2- 3, 16-21; Jn 8:21-30 Wednesday: Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95; Dn 3:52-56; Jn 8:31-42 Thursday: Gn 17:3-9; Ps 105:4-9: Jn 8:51-59 Friday: Jer 20:10-13; Ps 18:2- 7; Jn 10:31-42 Saturday: Ez 37:21-28; Jer 31:10, 11-13; Jn 11:45-56 Sunday: Mt 21:1-11 (procession); Is 50:4-7; Ps 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24; Phil 2:6-11; Mt 26:14 — 27:66 [27:11-54]
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MASS INTENTIONS Mass Intentions will not be rescheduled. Fr. David Be-
gany, SSJ celebrates pri-vate Mass daily and he will
include intentions in the Mass as scheduled.
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ARCHDIOCESAN NEWS
CONVERGING ROADS HEALTH CARE
ETHICS CONFERENCE The St. John Paul II Foundation, in collaboration with the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, Catholic Healthcare Professionals of Hou-ston, and Baylor St. Luke’s medi-cal Center, present the 5th annual Converging Roads health care eth-ics conference on Saturday, March 28, 2020 from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm. The conference wil now be live streamed and recordings will be available 72 hours following the conclusion of the event. The con-ference theme is Catholic Social Doctrine in Medicine, and up to 7 hours of continuing education cred-its for healthcare professionals will be offered. To register or for more information, visit converg-ingroads.com.
A PRAYER FOR SPIRITUAL COMMUNION
My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love you above all things and I desire to receive you in my
soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive you sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace you as if you were
already there and unite myself wholly to you. Never permit me to be separated from you. Amen. ************************************
TELEVISED AND LIVE STREAMING MASS
Sunday & Daily Mass: 7 a.m., 11 a.m., 6 p.m.—English—EWTN, Irondale, Alabama—(Find your TV channel)
Go to www.archgh.org; under COVID-19 Latest Updates, click on learn more, then click on Visit our digital guide to watching Mass online
for a list of parishes who are offering Mass online with the times and the venue such as Facebook, YouTube, or the Website.
Livestreaming of Mass from Holy Family Catholic
This Sunday at 9:30 AM I will broad-cast Mass live on the parish’s Facebook account. Our Facebook account is: holy-family Baytown. If you go there, it should be easy to watch Mass live. If you miss it, it will be rebroadcast at 12 Noon, and of course at a later date. It will be available later, on our parish website. I encourage everyone to set-aside the time they normally worship on Saturday evening or Sunday morn-ing and create a “mini-church” in your home where you can watch a Mass (live or taped) and participate like you would on Sundays. When it comes to receiving Holy Communion, you may make a “spiritual communion” by invit-ing the Lord Jesus to spiritually come into your soul at this time.
CCE
I will be contacting the CCE teachers to discuss how parents or grandparents can continue educating their children in the faith at home at this time.
Parish Communications
I will also be discussing how to im-prove parish communications using electronic media with our IGNTIE con-sultant. If you have any ideas that you would like to share, feel free to email them to us at: [email protected].
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BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES
BIRTHDAYS: ANNIVERSARY: If you are celebrating a birthday or anniversary next week, please email the office by noon on Thursday to add your name to the list.
“BRING YOUR GREATEST GIFTS TO THE LORD” 2020 DIOCESAN SERVICES FUND
Thank you for answering the call to express God’s love and compassion through your commitment to this year’s Diocesan Services Fund (DSF). Catholics throughout our Archdioce-san community are uniting in faith, sharing their blessings, and giving gifts in Christ’s name. If you have not yet re-sponded, we urge you to consider offering your commitment at this time; each gift helps. With every parishioner’s mean-ingful participation, we will succeed in reaching our DSF goal of $19,540.00 and provide hope and help for those among us who are most in need. If you prefer to donate online, visit www.archgh.org/dsf. 2020 DSF Goal $ 19,540.00 Total families pledged 58 Total families paid in full 35 Total amount paid $ 8,017.50 DSF Goal Balance $ 11,522.50 Percentage of Goal Paid 41.0%
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PRAYER TO THE HOLY FAMILY Lord Jesus Christ, who, being made subject to Mary and Joseph did consecrate domestic life by thy ineffable virtues: grant that we, with the assistance of both, may be taught by the example of The Holy Family and may attain to its everlasting fellowship. Who lives and reigns world without end. Amen.
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PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS God our Father, creator and ruler of the universe, in every age you call men and women to develop and use their gifts for the good of others. With St. Joseph as our guide, we pray for an increase in vocations to the Church and especially to the Jose-phite Fathers and Brothers. Amen.
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IGNITE PRAYER Our Faith, Our Mission
God our Father, you are the source of all goodness and of every blessing under heaven. We give you praise and thanks for the gift of our Catholic faith and for more than 170 years of living and wit-nessing to that faith in Texas. We ask for your blessings upon our effort to help secure the future of the Church in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. May your people respond with hope and gen-erosity to our campaign, IGNITE: Our Faith, Our Mission. May the sacrifices we make together today bear fruit in lives of faith for gen-erations to come. We ask this through Christ Our Lord.
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ALTAR SOCIETY EASTER LILY CAMPAIGN Due to the situation with the Coronavirus, we are not sure if we will be able to celebrate the Resurrection Sunday Mass. However, if you would like to make a donation toward the Easter flowers, in case we are able to celebrate Mass, please mail your request with the appropriate donation to the parish mailing address at 7122 Whit-ing Rock St., Baytown, TX 77521. The cost will be $10.00 per ded-ication. Thank you for your continued support.
Jean Simon, President
Holy Family Catholic Church—McNair, Texas
A Josephite Parish ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTON– HOUSTON
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