September 15, 2019 Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

GOD LOVES

A CHEERFUL GIVER

2 Corinthians 9:6-7

GOD LOVES

A CHEERFUL GIVER

2 Corinthians 9:6-7

FORGIVENESS IS THE REMISSION OF SINS.

FOR IT IS BY THIS THAT WHAT

HAS BEEN LOST, AND WAS FOUND,

IS SAVED FROM BEING LOST AGAIN.

-Saint Augustine

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My Dear Parishioners,

I n the gospel, we heard three stories of forgiveness. We last heard part of these readings at the end of March with the story of the lost son. Today we hear also about a shepherd that goes after his lost sheep and a woman that searches

high and low for a missing coin. Jesus told these stories of for-giveness because the religious people, of whom Jesus, an ob-servant Jew, was one, would not eat with tax collectors and sin-ners. These passages from so long ago have much to teach us. Can we admit our wrongdoing and say that we are sorry? Are we able to ask for mercy? Are we able to forgive? If not, it probably means we are deluded and unable to see ourselves as we really are, or that we have never known love. If that is the case, then loving mercy and forgiveness is the experience needed for us to become fully human and fully alive. Notice, that the way to fullness of life is in knowing that we are lost; in need of mercy. Jesus does not want anyone to be deprived of such a wonderful experience. Hopefully, as the church, you and I have experienced it, and in turn, want to make that available to others. One sure way, is to be like Jesus and share meals with others, even strangers.

With every good wish, Fr. Phil Pastor

From Father Phil

Praise and

Worship

Fellowship Hall Wednesday, September 18th

7:15-8:00 PM

Come sing or listen to live contemporary praise music set to acoustic instruments,

and enjoy scripture passages and reflections centered on the power of prayer and our belief that nothing is impossible for

God. Additionally, we'll be starting an 8 part series on the role Praise and Worship plays in our Catholic faith.

With God All Things Are Possible

Fellowship Hall Wednesday, September 18th

7:15-8:00 PM

Come sing or listen to live contemporary praise music set to acoustic instruments,

and enjoy scripture passages and reflections centered on the power of prayer and our belief that nothing is impossible for

God. Additionally, we'll be starting an 8 part series on the role Praise and Worship plays in our Catholic faith.

We're inviting our St. Theresa parishioners and visitors to

join Fr. Phil on September 15th, after the

Sunday evening Mass, when we will gather

in the narthex.

We would love to hear from you and get some feedback

on how are we doing with liturgies in the remodeled

Church and with gatherings in the narthex.

CHILD CARE SERVICE DURING MASS St. Theresa Catholic Church is now getting ready to open our

Sunday Childcare Service for our youngest parishioners! Service will be provided for the 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. Masses.

Pre-registrations for infants (6 weeks old to 3-year-olds) will be available starting on October 1st.

We are currently looking for staff for both our Sunday and our weekday programs or volunteers for Sundays (only). All applicants and volunteers need to meet requirements.

To apply please contact: Melanie Leadingham at melanie.leadingham@sttheresa.cc or call 713-869-3783.

The History of Impeachment You are invited to a talk on

"The History of Impeachment" given by one of our parishioners

Roy Hughes on September 17th

at 7:00 in the Fellowship Hall. Roy has taught U.S. History and

Political Science at the U.S. Naval Academy and Lone Star College. He also served as a senior official in the Nixon and Ford administrations and

on the President Ford presidential campaign.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS JONES HALL

3910 Yoakum Blvd Houston, TX 77006

Keynote Speakers: Bishop Shelton J. Fabre, Chair of the USCCB Ad

Hoc Committee Against Racism

Danielle Brown, Associate Director of the USCCB Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism

Laurence “Larry” Payne, St. Theresa Catholic Church Community Engagement

A day of education to respond to the enduring call to love and confront the sin of racism.

Cost: $20.00 General Admission; $10.00 for Students

Register at www.stthom.edu/graceandrace

Lunch will be provided. Scholarships are available if needed. 6 Continuing Education Hours toward Catechist Renewal Certificate

Approved by the U.S. bishops during their Fall 2018 General Assembly, Open Wide Our Hearts: The Enduring Call to Love - A Pastoral Letter Against Racism asks us to recall that we are all brothers and sisters, all equally made

in the image of God. Read the full text and check out the educational resources and parish resources that were created to accompany the pastoral

letter against racism. For more info. Contact: cfc@stthom.edu or 715.942.5066

Contemporary Issues Committee

Come and join us on Wednesday, September 25th

in the Church Office. Let's discern together what our parish community would like to see about civic engagements in

2019-2020. See you there!

For more information, please contact Larry Payne

at LJPayne06@aol.com

Johnnie Bernhard, award-winning author with

Texas Review Press Texas A&M University,

will give a presentation on her novels and the

Catholic themes found in them. Join us on

Thursday, October 3rd, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.

Her novels will be available for purchase. Complimentary

refreshments will be served. For more information about Mrs. Bernhard, visit her website at

www.johnniebernhardauthor.com For event information please con-

tact Ginger Tamborello at 713-869-3783 ext. 1815

A parishioner is in need of these items as she still continues to recover

from Hurricane Harvey.

crock pot mixer

waffle maker bake ware

storage containers bookshelf

desk sheets and bedding (twin and king)

pillows bath mats twin beds king bed

If you can provide any of these items,

please bring them to the Church Office.

DONATE NOW

Parishioners and Guests, Present and

Prospective Readers are Welcome to Attend a

Workshop for Readers and

Proclaimers of the Word

Monday, September 30th, 6:30-8:00 p.m., Fellowship Hall

Suzanne Nawrocki, D.Min., Presenter

bit.ly/reader919

For more information, please contact John Knowles, Director of Liturgy at

j.knowles@sttheresa.cc

RSVP

2019-2020 Elementary/

Middle School

Faith Formation

Registration Now Open!

Online registration at https://sttheresa.cc/ff-

registration or at the Church Office during regular

office hours.

Children who turned 4 by September 1, 2019, and

students in PK-4 through Eighth Grade are encouraged

to register. The registration fee is $120 for one child or

$170 for two or more children.

Are you baptized Catholic but need to complete your

sacraments of Initiation?

Are you baptized in another faith tradition and want to know more

about the Catholic faith?

Are you unbaptized and want to explore Catholicism?

RCIA is for YOU!

For more information about the

sessions, please contact: Ginger Tamborello at 713-869-3783 ext. 1815 or send an email to g.tamborello@sttheresa.cc

RITE OF CHRISTIAN

INITIATION OF ADULTS

St. Theresa Maintenance Department

St. Theresa is in search of someone that may want to work on

Saturday or Sunday each week or on a rotation schedule.

This person should be interested in

working in a variety of software systems that control our HVAC

system, door access control system, lighting and sound systems.

In addition an interested person would need to have some basic

understanding of general maintenance of

commercial property.

If interested please contact the church office at 713-869-3783 or e-mail e.benitez@sttheresa.cc.

St. Theresa Flower Guild

Volunteers needed for

the STCC Flower Team!

●No experience necessary

●Help maintain church arrangements

●Flower and supply pick-up

●Assist with Altar Flower Sponsorships, St. Theresa’s Feast Day, Christmas and Easter floral décor

For more information, please contact Pinky Concepcion

at 713.256.5972 or pd_concepcion@yahoo.com

Bienvenidos N O T I C I A S E N E S P A Ñ O L

Mis queridos feligreses,

H emos estado escuchando tres historias de perdón en el evangelio. La última vez que escuchamos parte de estas lecturas fue a fines de marzo con la historia del hijo per-dido. Hoy escuchamos también sobre un pastor que per-

sigue a su oveja perdida y una mujer que busca por todas partes una moneda perdida. Jesús contó estas historias de perdón porque las personas religiosas de las cuales Jesús era un judío observante, no comían con los recaudadores de impuestos y los pecadores. Estas parabolas de hace tanto tiempo tienen mucho que enseñar-nos. ¿Podemos admitir nuestros errores y decir que lo sentimos? ¿Podemos pedir misericordia? ¿Somos capaces de perdonar? Si no, probablemente significa que estamos engañados e incapaces de vernos a nosotros mismos como realmente somos, o que nun-ca hemos conocido el amor. Si ese es el caso, entonces amar la misericordia y el perdón es la experiencia necesaria para que po-damos ser completamente humanos y completamente vivos. Tenga en cuenta que el camino hacia la plenitud de la vida radica en saber que estamos perdidos; necesitados de misericordia. Jesús no quiere que nadie se vea privado de esta experiencia tan maravillosa. Con suerte, como iglesia, usted y yo lo hemos expe-rimentado y a su vez, que esté disponible para otros. De una manera segura, es ser como Jesús y compartir comidas con otros, incluso con extraños.

Con mis mejores intenciones, Padre Phil Pastor

Carta del Padre Phil

"Como El, nuestra misión es comer y beber con

los que amenazan para subvertir todo lo que

Dios espera lograr y al hacerlo,

llévalos de regreso a Dios,

quien los encontrará con alegría ".

"Como El, nuestra misión es comer y beber con

los que amenazan para subvertir todo lo que

Dios espera lograr y al hacerlo,

llévalos de regreso a Dios,

quien los encontrará con alegría ".

St. Theresa School www.facebook.com/

StTheresaCatholicSchool

Principal—Melissa Ilski melissa.ilski@sttheresa.cc

Director of Admissions, School & ECC Kelly McCarty, ext. 1706

k.mccarty@sttheresa.cc

School Accountant Kathy Wedgeworth, ext. 1705

kathy.wedgeworth@sttheresa.cc

School Administrative Assistant Rhonda Lastovica, ext. 1704

r.lastovica@sttheresa.cc

Early Childhood Center www.facebook.com/sttheresaecc

Director—Melanie Leadingham, ext. 1817 melanie.leadingham@sttheresa.cc

Director of Admissions, School & ECC Kelly McCarty, ext. 1706

k.mccarty@sttheresa.cc

Deacon Dwight Coles, deacondwight@sttheresa.cc

Deacon Larry Vaclavik, deaconlarry@sttheresa.cc

www.StTheresa.cc www.facebook.com/StTheresaMemorialPark

6622 Haskell, Houston, TX 77007 Phone: 713-869-3783 Fax: 713-869-3784

Pastor: Fr. Phil Lloyd, ext. 1803 britishbulldog@sttheresa.cc

PARISH AND SCHOOL DIRECTORY

Director of Maintenance Andras Bandi, ext. 1814

andras.bandi@sttheresa.cc

Receptionist/Clerical Assistant, Parish Deandra Mackey, ext. 1801 d.mackey@sttheresa.cc

Mary Ann Virgilio, ext. 1802 maryann.virgilio@sttheresa.cc

Parish Manager Enrique Benitez, ext. 1804

e.benitez@sttheresa.cc

Capital Campaign Johanna Bransford, ext. 1805

j.bransford@sttheresa.cc

Development Director Cynthia Garza, ext. 1810

cynthia.garza@sttheresa.cc

Accounting Patrick Flaherty, ext. 1806 p.flaherty@sttheresa.cc

Jeanette B. Deciderio, ext. 1807 j.deciderio@sttheresa.cc

Tedd Archabal ext. 1820 t.archabal@sttheresa.cc

Pastoral Associate Matrimony/Annulment App./Funerals

Patrick Miral, ext. 1811 p.miral@sttheresa.cc

Director of Liturgy John Knowles, ext. 1812

j.knowles@sttheresa.cc

Director of Adult Education / Hospitality Ginger Tamborello, ext. 1815 g.tamborello@sttheresa.cc

Faith Formation Janice Berger, ext. 1816 j.berger@sttheresa.cc

Youth Ministry Joseph Blanco, ext. 1813 j.blanco@sttheresa.cc

Bulletin Info and Sacramental Records Veronica Benitez ext. 1809

v.benitez@sttheresa.cc

Deacon Juan de Dios Perez juandedios0308@yahoo.com

Director of Technology Zach Wilson ext. 1715

zach.wilson@sttheresa.cc

Community Engagement Larry Payne

ljpayne06@aol.com

10:00 a.m. Mass Choir Director Stephen Schad

s.schad@sttheresa.cc

Saturday, September 14

5:00 PM Wil Dalferes †

Rozette & Escada Family

Carmen Cabrera †

Sunday, September 15

8:00 AM Daniel Slade †

10:00 AM Pro-Populo (Parishioners)

12:00 PM The Rojas Family †

Pedro Castaneda †

Eleazar & Griselda Maldonado (L)

Teresa de Jesus

Belandria Ortega †

5:30 PM Rozette & Escada Family

John Patrick Brophy †

Peggy Gray †

Monday, September 16

7:00 AM Pedro Castaneda †

John Patrick Brophy †

Michelangelo Buonarroti †

Tuesday, September 17

7:00 AM Pedro Castaneda †

Cindy Mottley †

Wednesday, September 18

7:00 AM Communion Service

8:10 AM Asher Austin (L)

Michelangelo Buonarroti †

Thursday, September 19

7:00 AM Beverly Bilski †

Pedro Castaneda †

Clinton Eastwood Jr. (L)

6:30 PM Pedro Castaneda †

Louis Earl Louvierre (L)

Friday, September 20

7:00 AM Tracy Ann Franz Ligon †

Saturday, September 21

5:00 PM Nunzie & Jeanette Loria †

Leo Wright †

Neil Kerrigan †

THE WEEK AHEAD

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Sunday, September 15 8:00 am Mass, Church 8:30 am RCIA, Office 10:00 am Mass, Church 11:00 am Faith Formation, FH , Blue Room 11:15 am Sunday by Sunday, *CR 12:00 pm Spanish Mass, Church 1:30 pm Natural Family Planning, Office 5:30 pm Mass, Church

Monday, September 16 7:00 am Mass, Church 2:30 pm Sr. Carolyn Book Club, *CR 6:30 pm Meditation Group, Office 7:00 pm Spanish Prayer Group, *CR

Tuesday, September 17 7:00 am Mass, Church 7:30 am-10:00 pm Adoration, Chapel 7:00 pm Talk on Impeachment, FH

Wednesday, September 18 7:00 am Communion Service, Church 6:30 pm 10:00 am Choir Rehearsal, Church 7:00 pm Legión de María, *CR 7:15 pm Praise and Worship, FH 8:15 pm Men’s AA, Blue Room

Thursday, September 19 6:30 am Women’s AA, Office 7:00 am Mass, Church 7:30 am-10:00 pm Adoration, Chapel 5:30 pm-6:15 pm Reconciliation, Narthex 6:30 pm Mass, Church 7:00 pm AA, Blue Room 7:30 pm Men’s Encounter, *CR

Friday, September 20 6:45 am Rosary for Peace, Church 7:00 am Mass, Church 5:00 pm English lessons, Office 6:00 pm Spanish lessons, Office

Saturday, September 21 Second Collection: St. Theresa School 12:00 pm Rosary, Chapel 3:30 pm-4:30 pm Reconciliation, Narthex 5:00 pm Mass, Church

CR: Conference Room, former Lounge Room in

the Fellowship Hall

FH: Fellowship Hall

ALTAR FLOWERS

The flowers on the altar are in loving memory of

Arnold Anthony Virgilio by Mary-Ann Virgilio

HELPFUL PHONE NUMBERS AND WEBSITES

HOUSTON POLICE: 911

HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT

NON-EMERGENCY CALLS:

713- 884-3131— www.houstonpolice.org

HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT: 311

NATIONAL EMERGENCY CHILD LOCATOR

CENTER: 1-866-908-9570

AMERICAN RED CROSS:

1-800-RED-CROSS

Volunteer at redcross.org.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE:

The Bridge Over Troubled Waters

24 Hour Hotline: 713-473-2801

www.thebridgeovertroubledwaters.org

UNITED WAY OF GREATER HOUSTON: 211

Texas/United Way Helpline

Available 24/7 www.unitedwayhouston.org

CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTER:

713-961-3993 | www.ccschouston.org

NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE

CENTER: 1-800-273-8255 |Available 24

hours everyday | Online Chat: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS (NA):

713-661–4200 —- www.na.org

SEX ADDICTS ANONYMOUS (SAA):

713- 405-1142 — www.houstonsaa.org

COUNSELING (GRIEF, FAMILY, ETC.):

Catholic Charities | 713-526-4611 www.catholiccharities.org

FAMILIES OF ADDICTS:

Al-Anon Family Groups

713-683-7227 www.al-anon.alateen.org

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS (AA):

713-686-6300 — www.aa.org

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS (OA):

713-973-6633 — www.oahouston.org

Nifty Cleaners

5901 Washington Ave.

713-868-2210

Rudy’s Details PROFFESSIONAL DETAIL SERVICE

With appointment only (713) 553-1435

Henry D. Nguyen, CPA PLLC 8584 Katy FWY., Ste. 103

Houston, Texas 77024

Specializing in Small Businesses and

Individual Tax Returns

832-429-7652 henry@hdn-cpa.com

The Heights W 11th St. and Shepherd Dr.

(Next to Petco in the Kroger shopping center). 832.968.4537

www.ilovelucys.com

Annie and Doug Raburn

Selling bungalows to

mansions in and around Houston for the last

20 years.

713.826.7569

araburn@marthaturner.com

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