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…”

STAFF

Rev. Fred Valone…..Pastor Felix Ramos………..Permanent Deacon

Kathy Boscarino…….DRE / Y M

Maria Delgado……… Elem. CCE

Marisol Urbina…...Administrative Asst.

Rick Reed…………...Music Coordinator

Jill Baker………..Nursery Coordinator

Pat Norfleet…………..Bookkeeper

Sylvia Vitela…………..Secretary

Laura Puente………...Custodian

Adoration/Adoración

Tues/Martes 4:30-5:30 pm

Sat/Sabado 4:00-5:00 pm

Reconciliation / Reconciliación

Tuesday / Martes

After 7:15 am Mass until 5:30pm

Saturday/ Sabado 5:30 pm English

Sunday/ Domingo 7:45 am English 10:45 am English 12:30 pm Spanish 5:30 pm English

Monday/ Lunes No Mass

Tuesday-Martes

Wed. – Friday/ Miercoles-Viernes

7:15 am & 6:00 pm

7:15 am

Mass Schedules

Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time March 3, 2019

BEGINNING OF LENT

ASH WEDNESDAY . . . . MARCH 6th

Mass Intentions Of The Week

Sat.

03/02

5:30 pm

Parishioners

Sun.

03/03

7:45 am

Stephen & Shirley Strubing (For special intention)

10:45 am

Natalia Mia Amaya (For birthday)

12:30 pm

Maria Guadalupe & José Dolores Tamayo

5:30 pm

CSC

Mon.

03/04

No Mass

Wed

03/06

7:15 am

Rev. Anthony Stredny

Thurs.

03/07

7:15 am

Ewald Wudi

Fri.

03/08

7:15 am

Cecil Marquart & Darryl Pasket (For birthdays)

Sat.

03/09

5:30 pm

Hilda Miranda (Special Int.)

Sun.

03/10

7:45 am

Parishioners

10:45 am

John Clausen

12:30 pm

Tomas y Eliza Gonzalez Granadas

5:30 pm

CSC

Tues.

03/05

7:15 am

Holy Souls in Purgatory

6:00 pm

Judy Adib, Veronica Antwi, James Aubey, Irma Avalos, Gwynetta Baker, Gene Barrett, Jordan Bergeron, Marie Blanchard, Chelsea Brown, Linda Buckley, Phillip Caito, Gary Coker, Wren Colligan, Sunni Cook, Terry Corral, Melanie Davis, Kathy Delouche,

Colin Dufour, David Duesing, Mary Gedelian, Floyd Gru-pa, Sylvia Hogenmiller, Dennis Huff, Billie Jenkins, San-dra Kilgore, Isabel Kirwin, Edwin Laake, Corrina Law-rence, Al Losack, Katy Losack, Geno Mancuso, Don Mar-cotte, Lisa Miller, Mable Milliet, Donna Moore, Mar-yAnn Moore, Susan Montoya, Martin Moreno, Lourdes Mosqueda, Frank O’Donnell, Brenda Piñeda, Marty Reed-er, Bob Riley, Nina Rozell, Andrea Scheel, Ana Marie Santos, John Sarlay, Jerry Seaton, Kayden Bryn Shipley, Nathan Shroyer, Cheryl Smith, John Paul Sorrell, Kathy Stoltz, Jean Stow, Ray Townley, Dorothy Townsend, Enrique Valadez, Maria Elena Valencia, Matthew Var-num, Shirley Villareal, Rusty Wallace, Bill Walton, Alma Williams, Nancy Winkler

February 24, 2019

Regular Sunday Donations: $5,790.26

Thank you for your continued support!

Our gratefulness to God weekly offering

Readings tor the Week

Monday: Sir 17:20-24; Ps 32:1-2, 5-7; Mk 10:17-27

Tuesday: Sir 35:1-12; Ps 50:5-8, 14, 23; Mk 10:28-31

Wednesday: Jl 2:12-18; Ps 51:3-6ab, 12-14, 17; 2 Cor 5:20 — 6:2; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18

Thursday: Dt 30:15-20; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 9:22-25

Friday: Is 58:1-9a; Ps 51:3-6ab, 18-19; Mt 9:14-15

Saturday: Is 58:9b-14; Ps 86:1-6; Lk 5:27-32

Sunday: Dt 26:4-10; Ps 91:1-2, 10-15; Rom 10:8-13; Lk 4:1-13

MEN’S RETREAT . . . All men of St. Thomas are invited to attend the 2019 Retreat at the Holy Name Retreat Center, March 22 through March 24. The Retreat Center is

located at 430 Bunker Hill Road, Houston 77024. Phone: 713-464-0211. Guests can enjoy a peaceful chapel, library, outdoor Stations of the Cross, and beautiful gardens for prayer and fellowship. Accom-modations include private room with private bath. For more information visit the Website at Hol-ynameretreatcenter.com or call Parishioner Craig Hibbison 936-436-0362.

SVdP is open to all who seek to live their faith; loving and committing themselves to their neighbor in need. We grow spiritually by offering

person to person service to those in need and building community among ourselves.

We invite you to share in our community by serving people in poverty. We meet on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays @ 1:30 p.m. in the parish hall. We would love for you to join us to experi-ence what we are about. For information call Kathy Price, President, 936-662-4295 or kath-leenprc@yahoo.com.

Thank you for the generosity you have shown to the works of SVdP by your financial and prayerful donations.

Ash Wednesday / Miercoles de Ceniza March 6th / 6 de Marzo

7:15 a.m. Mass (English) / Ashes Misa (Ingles) / Ceniza

12:00 p.m. Liturgy of the Word (English) / Ashes Liturgia de la Palabra (Ingles) / Ceniza

6:00 p.m. Liturgy of the Word (English) / Ashes Liturgia de la Palabra (Ingles) / Ceniza

7:30 p.m. Liturgy of the Word (Spanish) / Ashes Liturgia de la Palabra (Español) / Ceniza

Beginning of Lent / Principio de Cuaresma

Baptism Preparation / Preparación Para Bautismo

English . . .Wednesday, March 13, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. in the Adult Education Bldg (1613 Ave N). Pre-registration at the parish office prior to attending the session is required. Child’s birth certificate should be presented at time of registration.

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En Español . . . Miercoles y jueves, 13 y 14 de marzo a las 7:00 p.m. en el edificio de CCE. Se re-quire que se preincríban en la oficina parroquial antes de asistir las sesiones. El certificado de naci-miento debe presentarse al tiempo que se registre en la oficina.

Jerome’s Hope Retreat . . . The Office of Pro-Life Activities will offer a single day retreat for parents fol-lowing miscarriage, stillbirth, or early infant loss on Saturday, March 23. This retreat is part of the Jerome’s Hope ministry. To register, or for more information please contact the Office of Pro-Life Activities at 713-741-8728 or 713-440-3443.

THE DIFFERENCE The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won’t. —Henry Ward Beecher

Caritas Day . . On March 16, the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart will be holding their seventh annual Caritas Day, a Lenten Day of Service. The day will begin at 9 a.m. with Mass at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, 1111 St. Joseph Parkway Houston, TX 77002. Afterward, vol-unteers will go to a pre-selected service project. Projects range from making sandwiches for the homeless, to play-ing Bingo at Angela’s House, to assembling diaper cakes to distribute to area pregnancy centers. The Co-Cathedral young adults will be preparing a free lunch of hamburgers and hot dogs. There are over 30 available service projects to choose from! Those interested can select their service project online at www.sacredhearthouston.org/outreach or email outreach@sacredhearthouston.org with any ques-tions. Let us be the hands and feet of Jesus!

Kathy Boscarino, DRE/YM kboscarino@saintthomashuntsville.org

(936) 295-8159 (936) 520-6524 Www.sainthomashuntsville.org

7th –12th grades

The Witness Mission Camp is open to all 8th grade and 9th grade Youth. When: Sunday, June 2, 2019-Wednesday, June 5, 2019 Where: Cameron Retreat Center 2404 Holcombe Blvd. Houston, TX Cost: $160.00

There will be a Parent Meeting Sunday 2/17/2019 at 9:15 a.m. in the Youth Building

Archdiocesan Youth Conference

When: July 26-28, 2019 Where: Houston, TX Cost $200 AYC is open to all High School youth in 10th grade through graduating Seniors

“MAY IT BE DONE TO ME ACCORDING TO YOUR WORD” LUKE 1:38

Confirmation Retreat 2019 is for all 10th and 11th grade youth.

When: June 21-23, 2019 Where: Camp Kappe Retreat Center Cost

$125

CLIMATE CHANGE: A CALL FOR ACTION BY ALL FAITHS ROGER INGERSOLL, EXXONMOBIL (RET.) ROGER’S PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND INCLUDES ARCTIC AND COASTAL ENGINEERING PROJECTS WORLDWIDE. HIS PERSONAL INTERESTS INCLUDE SCUBA DIVING AND HIS GRANDCHILDREN. THESE INTERESTS ARE BEING PROFOUNDLY INFLUENCED BY CLIMATE CHANGE. He will share work and personal life experiences related to climate change, plus how he became involved with Ci zens’ Climate Lobby (CCL). Upon joining CCL, he was challenged, as a Catholic, to research Pope Francis’ Encycli-cal Laudato Si’ (“On Care for Our Common Home). The pope’s challenge for all people to be be er stewards of our planet is a universal message shared by all major religions and Chris an denomina ons. You may also be surprised to discover who else from the oil industry and government sectors are climate change advocates. Our challenge, as Chris ans, is to help build poli cal will to enact responsible climate legisla on.

TOPICS COVERED: • Profound Change During Our Lifetime

• Pope Francis and other Faith’s Call to Action

• Bipartisan . . . Climate . . . Legislation

• What Can You Do?

St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church 1323 16th Street Huntsville, Texas 77340

March 21, 2019 6:30 p.m. in the parish hall

THE INSIDE SHOWS . . In this third Sunday of our reading from the Sermon on the Plain, Jesus speaks of the inner soul and its outer expression. He uses images as he teaches. He addresses all of us. Jesus sees a plumb line connecting the soul with the soul's expression-words and actions. He uses exaggeration to drive home his point. We are urged to clear out the debris that blinds us. He knows that we have an uncanny ability to be blind to our own weaknesses, though they are as big as a board. He knows, too, how willingly we seem to ferret out others' smallest speck-like flaws. And this, too, is for our general consumption; solid old goodness and solid old badness will show eventually. The old Latin saying, which echoes Jesus’ images, is true: “What is bred in the bone will out in the flesh.” By and by, the inside will show through. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Richard Zajac Campaign Team Leader Gene Hunziker Campaign Team Leader Polo Gaytan Campaign Team Leader Maria Maloney Coordinator Theresa Westbay Coordinator Richard Almendarez Recruitment Leader Norma Almendarez Recruitment Leader Kathy Kernek Print Leader Frank Krystyniak Print Leader Susan Garrett Print Leader Cheryl Cummings Calling Team Leader 5:30 Larraine McGee Calling Team Leader 7:45 Sun Peggy Riley Calling Team Leader 10:45 Sun Maria DelGado Calling Team Leader 12:30 Sun Enrique Vasquez Visual Leader Bobbi Stefaniak Children's Leader Donna Vazquez Children's Leader Grecia Jiminez Children's Leader Soledad Gonzalez Prayer Leader Marion Wagamon Prayer Leader

Craig Hibbison Commitment Leader 5:30 Sat Fred Guillory Commitment Leader 7:45 Sun Dr. Joe Malleske Commitment Leader 10:45 Sun Maria Ayala Commitment Leader 12:30 Sun Martha Vega Commitment Leader 12:30 Sun Phil Miller Commitment Leader 5:30 Sun Jeff Bradley Rally Nite Leader Danny Olivarez Rally Nite Leader Andrew Tovar Rally Nite Leader Ken and June Davis Follow-Up Leader Pat Norfleet Financial Recorder Beth Friel Information Leader 5:30 Sat Lavonne Zaiontz Information Leader 7:45 Sun Betty Archuleta Information Leader 10:45 Sun Laura Delfin Information Leader 12:30 Sun Vickie Brewer Information Leader 5:30 Sun Margaret Rozell Student Leader Cecil Marquart Pace Setter

Capital Campaign Leadership Team

The Fire of Your Love: The Last Judgement

By Will Oliver “At that time shall arise Michael, the great prince who has charge of your people. And there shall be a time of trouble, such as never has been since there was a nation till that time; but at that time your people shall be delivered, every one whose name shall be found written in the book. And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.” Daniel 12:1-2 In my many trips to the Vatican over the years, one of the highlights has always been seeing Michelangelo’s famous painting in the Sistine Chapel, The Last Judgement, painted between 1535 and 1541. Unfortunately, the low-lights are the throngs of people and the incessant call to either “be quiet” or “keep moving” – there is never enough time to take in the painting. The first time I saw it, I was simply overwhelmed. Michelangelo’s work has a way of doing that. I had always thought his David would be a life-sized carving in marble; I was not prepared for the 17’ statue that towers over you as you approach. The Last Judgement is much the same; it is overwhelmingly large. The first time I saw it, it had yet to be restored, so it was dark and dingy looking, but still impressive. The next time I saw it, it was simply stunning for the vivid and beautiful colors Michelangelo had originally painted with were fully restored. On subsequent visits, I learned to pay attention to specific sections of the painting upon each visit. And while I love the entire work of art, his portion depicted above, has always fascinated me the most. This portion of the painting is taken from the books of Daniel and Revelation in the Bible. St. Michael the Archangel is on the left, holding the smaller book – the Book of the Saved (Life); those who will enter Heaven at the Last Judgement. To his right is another angel holding the larger book, the Book of the Damned (Dead). This angel is unnamed, possibly one of the other archangels, though not Gabriel for he is elsewhere in the painting. Wingless angels blow their trumpets for the trumpets shall sound on Judgement Day. On the far right is a man who is clearly in distress for he has heard his name read from the Book of the Damned. Demons drag him down to hell, while below him, another misfortunate is being down to Hell. If you have never seen The Last Judgement, the Sistine Chapel, or St. Peter’s Cathedral, consider making a pilgrimage to Rome. Every Catholic should visit the Vatican at least once.

LOS ESPECTÁCULOS INTERIORES En este tercer Domingo de lecturas del Sermón del Llano, Jesús habla del alma interior y sus expresiones ex-teriores. Usa imágenes para enseñar. Nos habla a todos nosotros. Jesús ve un cable que conecta el alma con las expresiones del alma, palabras y hechos. Usa un poco de exage-ración para recalcar el punto. Nos urge a limpiar toda la basura que nos hace ciegos. Sabe que tenemos una tre-menda habilidad para cegarnos ante nuestras propias debilidades, aunque sean tan grandes como una viga. Sabe, también, lo dispuestos que estamos a sacar a relucir los fallos de los demás por minúsculos que sean. Y también esto es para el consumo general nuestro; lo bueno sólido y lo malo sólido eventualmente saldrá a relucir. Hay un dicho en latín que hace eco de las imágenes de Jesús, y es muy cierto: “Lo que se engendra en el hueso se mostrará en la carne”. Al fin y al cabo, lo interior saldrá afuera. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

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My Own Church Parish . . . .

To Register yourself or update your family information go to https://galveston.parishsoftfamilysuite.com If you have any questions please contact Kathy Bos-carino by email at kboscarino@saintthomashuntsville.org

Mi Propia Iglesia . . . . Para registrarse o actualizar su información familiar vaya a: https/galveston.parishsoftfamilysuite.com Si tiene alguna pregunta, contáctese con Kathy Boscarino por correo electrónico kboscarino@saintthomashuntsville.org

CHURCH SECURITY INFORMATION

Following the church shootings last year near San Antonio the parish's Security Committee has taken steps ensure the safety of all St. Thomas the Apostle parishioners. The first step restricts access to the church during liturgical services. Once Mass has begun all doors into the church will be locked from the inside with the exception of the double doors facing 16th Street. Anyone arriving late for Mass will only be able to enter the church through the 16th Street doors. Parishioners will be able to exit the church through any of the locked doors as well as the doors facing 16th Street. Signs will be posted around the church building to remind parishioners of the locked doors. The staff at St. Thomas the Apostle Church takes the safety and security of all the parishioners very seriously. We are confident that the steps taken at this time will minimize any problematic incidents.

INFORMACION DE SEGURIDAD DE LA IGLESIA

Después de los tiroteos de la iglesia el año pasado cerca de San Antonio, el Comité de Seguridad de la parroquia tomo medidas para garantizar la seguridad de los feligreses de Santo Tomás. El primer paso fue de restringir el acceso a la Iglesia durante los servicios litúrgicos. Cuando haya comenzado la misa, todas las puertas de la iglesia estarán cerradas de adentro con la excep-ción de las puertas dobles que dan a la calle 16. Personas que lleguen tarde a misa solo podrá entrar a través de las puer-tas de la calle 16. Los feligreses podrán salir a través de cualquiera de las puertas cerradas. Se colocarán letreros alrededor del edificio de la igle-sia para recordar a los feligreses de las puertas cerradas. El personal de la Igle-sia Santo Tomás toma muy en serio la segu-ridad de todos los feligreses. Estamos se-guros de que los pasos tomados minimizarán incidentes problemáticos.