NOTRE DAME CHURCH HOUSTON, TEXAS MAY 22, 2016

From the Deacon For years, street magicians and con artists have

attracted people with the famous cup-and-coin

trick. They put a coin under one of three cups,

quickly move the cups around, then challenge

people to guess which cup has the coin beneath it.

As we celebrate the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity,

we might compare it at first to this magician’s

trick. If you put the Father, Son and Spirit under

separate cups and then shuffle them, it won’t

matter which cup you pick up, because all three are

always present under each cup. In the end, we

have to come to terms with the fact that there are

no logical answers to the mystery of the Holy

Trinity. We can only approach it in faith. Perhaps

that is why Jesus said in today’s Gospel: “I have

much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now.

When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you to

all truth.”

Jesus’ words offer us two very comforting and

compelling ideas. First of all, Jesus is telling us that

its ok that our understanding of the Trinity is

inadequate, that we don’t have all the answers.

Sometimes we won’t understand all that God is

doing or asking of us as we live our lives. That is

the result of just being human. We are limited in

our knowledge. At the same time, Jesus is saying

that we can still come to faith through the gift of

the Spirit. The feast we celebrate today invites us not so much

into total understanding of who God is but rather a

loving appreciation of what He has done and

continues to do for us. This is perhaps so

beautifully expressed in today’s first reading as

Lady Wisdom speaks of God’s great love for the

human race at the time of creation: “then I was

beside Him as his craftsman...I found delight in the

human race.” Of all that God created, we have a

special place in His love.

Today’s feast is a time to give thanks to the God

who loves us, to meditate on the many ways we

have encountered that love and all the names for

God that love has inspired. It doesn’t matter our

age, young or old, brilliant or simple, we can all

celebrate this day as the feast of the great love of

God.

In Christ,

Deacon Frank

This Week in Our Parish --Sunday, May 22- TRINITY SUNDAY Solemnity

Mass Schedule – 7:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m.(All in English),

1:00 p.m. (Español). 5:00 p.m. English)

Coffee and fellowship by the African Community

after all a.m. Masses in the Community Center

CCE Classes

--2:30 p.m. Baptisms in Spanish-Church

--2:30 p.m. Bible Study- Meeting Room-CCE Building

--3:00 p.m. Holy Spirit Prayer Group-Alleluia Room

--Monday, May 23- Mass at 6:15 a.m., and 7:00 p.m.

CCE Classes

--8:00 p.m. Scriptural Rosary-Chapel

--Tuesday, May 24- Mass at 6:15 a.m., and 6:30 p.m.

CCE Classes

-12:15 p.m. Day by Day Group-Meeting Room-CCE Building

--7:00 p.m. Adult Faith Formation -Bishop Odin

--7:00 p.m. Choir Practice-Church

--7:00 p.m. Neocatechumenate-Community Center

--7:30 p.m. Novena-St. Joseph-Chapel

--7:30 p.m. Boy Scouts-St. Maria Goretti Room

--Wednesday, May 25- Mass at 6:15 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

--6:30 p.m. Holy Hour for Vocations-Church

--6:30 p.m. Youth Ministry-St. Maria Goretti Room

--7:00 p.m. Cub Scouts-Community Center

--7:30 p.m. Rosario-Español-Chapel

--7:30 p.m. Neo Cats-Meeting-Alleluia-Noah’s Ark & Room “A”

--8:00 p.m. Devotion Our Mother of Perpetual Help-Church

--Thursday, May 26- Mass at 6:15 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

-12:15 p.m. Day by Day Group-Meeting Room-CCE Building

--6:30 p.m. Neocatechumenate-Meeting Room-CCE Building

--7:00 p.m. Contemplative Prayer-Bishop Odin

--7:00 p.m. Knights of Columbus-St. Maria Goretti Room

--7:30 p.m. Legion of Mary-Room “B”- CCE Building

--8:00 p.m. Intercessory Prayer-Chapel

-11:00 p.m. Precious Blood-Chapel --Friday, May 27- Mass at 6:15 a.m., 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

--6:00 p.m. Youth of Notre Dame Christ-Welsch Center

--7:30 p.m. Lord’s Flock Prayer Group-Alleluia Room

--7:30 p.m. Divine Mercy-Chapel

--8:00 p.m. Sacred Heart-Chapel

--8:00 p.m. Totus Tuus Prayer Group-Parish Hall

--Saturday, May 28- Mass at 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (Vigil)

-10:00 a.m. Catholic Daughters-Conference Room

-12:00 p.m. USCAT- Alleluia Room

--4:00 p.m. Confessions-Church

--4:00 p.m. African Choir: Room “G”- CCE Building

--6:30 p.m. Family Night at the Movies-St. Joan of Arc-Parish Hall

--7:00 p.m. Neocatechumenate-Welsch Center

--8:00 p.m. Precious Blood-Chapel

--Sunday, May 29- MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST

(Corpus Christi ) Mass Schedule – 7:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m.(All in English),

1:00 p.m. (Español). 5:00 p.m. English)

Coffee and fellowship by the Youth of Notre Dame

after all a.m. Masses in the Community Center -11:00 a.m. Graduation Mass-English-Church

--1:00 p.m. Misa para los Graduados-Español-Iglesia --3:00 p.m. Holy Spirit Prayer Group-Parish Hall

--6:00 p.m. Jesús de Nazarét-Salón Parroquial

MOST HOLY TRINITY SUNDAY ____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Notre Dame Needs you…

Parking Lot Striping Project We need Adult experienced volunteers (Not a Youth Project), for

the re-striping of our church parking lot. The project encompass

various crews, the job will be done on June 2, 3 & 4, Thursday,

Friday & Saturday, starting at 8:00 am each day.

If you want and are capable of helping, please call the parish office

at 281-498-4653 to pick your day and form the crews. Also if you

have access to the following items, please bring them with you:

leaf blower saw horses water hoses power washer (1500 psi minimum) extension cords …(please personalize your items).

Your help will be greatly gratified by Our Lord and appreciated by all our community.

High School and College Graduates

A Mass will be celebrated in your honor, Sunday, May 29 at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Receive a special blessing. Plan to attend, don’t forget your gown. RSVP by calling the Parish office 281-498-4653 or CCE office 281-495-1256

E-mail Ms. Blanca Plasencia: dre@ndgh.org

Mr. Christian Mai: youth@ndgh.org

PAPURI PRAISE CONCERT Friday, June 3, 2016

16755 SW FWY, Sugarland, TX 77479 (Sweetwater Blvd. Exit) Original Philippine Christian songs to encourage you in your walk with our Lord. Songs of praise in Tagalog. The concert will feature local soloists, vocal ensembles and Philippine cultural dance troupes. On his U.S. tour is recording artist Arnel de Pano, a Philippine singer-songwriter who will be singing his compositions. It will be a wonderful opportunity for those who are homesick to hear praise songs in their native tongue. For information call:

Neni Navarrete and Bessie Kiekman @ (281) 384-0215

.

Sunday, May 22– TRINITY SUNDAY SOLEMNITY

Prov 8: 22-31; Rom 5: 1-5; Jn 16: 12-15

--7:00 a.m. Rev. James Donald Schwarting +

--9:00 a.m. All Parishioners

-11:00 a.m. Loan Thi Nguyen +

--1:00 p.m. Maria Angela Perez Chaumont +

--5:00 p.m. Aurelio Aguirre (Birthday)

Monday, May 23- Monday of 8th

Week in OT

1 Pt 1: 3-9; Mk 10: 17-27

--6:15 a.m. Maximo Jante Sr. +

--7:00 p.m. Loan Thi Nguyen +

Tuesday, May 24- Tuesday of 8th

Week in OT

1 Pt 1: 10-16; Mk 10: 28-31

--6:15 a.m. Loan Thi Nguyen +

--6:30 p.m. Sussana Capalad (90th

Birthday)

Wednesday, May 25-St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, V.

Opt. Mem.

1 Pt 1: 18-25; Mk 10: 32-45

--6:15 a.m. Marisela Jasso (Birthday)

-7:00 p.m. Vocations

Thursday, May 26- St. Philip Neri, P. Obl. Mem.

1 Pt 2: 2-5, 9-12; Mk 10: 46-52

--6:15 a.m. Mass of Thanks and those in Purgatory

--7:00 p.m. Mass of Thanks and those in Purgatory

Friday, May 27- Friday of 8th

Week in OT.

1 Pt 4: 7-13; Mk 11: 11-26

--6:15 a.m. Presider Intentions

-10:00 a.m. E. H. Oumar Gueye (Special Intentions)

--7:00 p.m. Willie Robert (Birthday)

Saturday, May 28- Saturday of 8th

Week in OT

Jude 17, 20b-25; Mk 11: 27-33

--8:00 a.m. For those who are sick

--5:00 p.m. Pennanna Thomas +

Sunday, May 29– BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST

SOLEMMNITY (Corpus Christi)

Gn 14: 18-20; 1 Cor 11: 23-26; Lk 9: 11b-17

--7:00 a.m. Henry & Henrietta Pavlicek +

--9:00 a.m. All Parishioners

-11:00 a.m. Luz Miriam Salazar Quinteros +

--1:00 p.m. Angelita Quijije + (12 Aniversario)

--5:00 p.m. Belinda Africa +

Sanctuary Candles burning in Memory of:

Ernesto & Manuela Mariano

From: Ernie, Vicki, Lolita & Jessie

MUSIC FOR SUNDAY MAY 22

MASSES IN ENGLISH ENT #414 OFFT #703 CMN #749 & #606 CLOSING #688

MISA EN ESPAÑOL ENT #689 OFRT # CMN #515 y #520 DESPD #632

NOTRE DAME CHURCH HOUSTON, TEXAS MAY 22, 2016

Pray for our Ill Brothers and Sisters Johnny Abernaehy, Noe Alvarado, Carlos Andrés, Adam Aweihan,

Cicila Akuche, ,Pedro Apigo, Georgie Badough Bazon, Sam Barletta,

Sarah Barker, Agnes & Tom Batovich, Jeanette Bender, Lucila &

Jessica Benitez, Alice Bremer, Kathryn Boehlert, Ruby Borzilleri, Elena

Bustillo, Mary & William Campbell, Sylvia Castillo, Felipe Castillo,

Rosie Capalad, Lydia Cevilla, David Cevilla, Barbara Collier, Robert

Cordua, Rosa Cortes, Beverly Chisom, Dolly Cyganski, Derek Day,

Gary Deloch, Marco Delgado, Maribel Diaz, Angelo Delano, Anabel

Dominguez, Alodie Efamba, Meme Escamilla, Violeta Estrella, Gabriel

Esquivel, Raymond Fernandez, Alvin Fernandez, Bonifacio Figueroa,

Joe Fiore, Sr., Paul Folse, Bertha Flores, Valma Frierson, Micca

Gonzalez, Jonathan Gordon, Oscar Gregorio, Jr., Jesús Gonzalez, Ana

Gordo, Orlando, Pedro and Miriam Guana, Emma Guerrero, Ira

Gutierrez, John Harding, Mary Hardison, Cooper Hecker, Melissa

Hernandez, Olga Patricia Hernandez, Ethan Ho, Ka Ho, Stephen Holder,

Cameron Howard, Cliff Howard, Corinne Howard, Norman Jackson,

Roderick Jackson, Gary Janak, Cary Kearns, Sidonia Klekar,

Candace Klein, Trisha Koch, Yvonne Koubos, Pat Kruczlnicki,

Frances Kuczynski, Debbie Lambert, Albert & Wanda Lopez, Henry

Lopez, Ramón Lorenzo, Hannah Lourdes, Vincent Lovetro, Debra

Miller, Ofelia Oforegbu, Helen O’Connor, Gaston Okoro, Paulina

Onuoha, Bryan Orduño, Isaac Ostler, Paco, Raymond Pagano II, Rosi

Piñon, Kala Mcclure, Diego Mateo, Mercedes Machuca, Isabelo &

Marciana Magpantay, Majorie McMillon, Joan McMillian, Isabel B.

Manulid, Connie Marks, Francisco Martinez, Alfred Mikula, Carolyn

More, Margie Moreno, Vina Moreno, Ana Muco, Pat Milford Murphy,

Tuyet Nguyen, Elva Perricone, Kevin Pervis, Christine Poltorak, Zina

Pryor, Joe Rios, Mike Rios, Jay & Adele Rogers, Benito Rodriguez,

Mercedita Rodriguez, Emilio Rodriguez, Joanne Romero, Miguela &

Filepe Rosales, Rosa Rojas, Mitchell Rios, Brandon Rivera, Joe

Sanchez, José Salazar, Joseph Santos, Rudy Sasmita, Julieta Saravia,

Cathy Sparks, Onesimo Segovia, Margaret Sekal, Josephine Spurr,

Dorothy Sollenberger, Jo Ann Sousa, Rose Smith, Sam Sutera, Albin

Telke, Mary Tenney, Olga Thorn, Leila Thompson, Deborah Tran, Nick

Trichel, Christine Trevino, Richard Treviño, Frank Trimborn, Frances

Van, Elia Vazquez, Teresa Vazquez, Linda Vega, Walter Vente, Cloris

D.Velasquez, Francisca Villalobos, Pedro Villaycana, Pat Weatherby,

Mildred Weaver, Anna Wyszogrodzki, Jay Yeagar, Alejandro Zapata,

Nicholas Zanella.

Homebound Janet Bereznak, Geraldine Boudreaux, Mary Botelo, Keith Burns, Mary Cusick, Marie Canalito, Jessie Carrolez, Joseph Chrustek, Peggy Drinkard, Pauline Dattalo, Allen Francis, Avis Hartley, Polly Holden, Theresa Hartman, Chester Juszczyk, Marty Lacy, Jordan Landry, Magdelena Meline, Beatrice Maris, Joe Martin, Stella Munis, Magdalen Nzskwu, Omowunmi Osinowo, Flora Pavon, John Perez, Maria Nenita Robico, Gerry Trepagnier, Chester Urban, Luis Valdivieso, Rosa Waguespack, Martha Weaver Perry Weaver , Don Weglar, Joyce Willis, Beverly Wood, Mary Zimmerman.

SUNDAY, JUNE 26TH

10 am – 4 pm

The Notre Dame International Food Festival

Good food, fellowship for all to enjoy…. We need your colaboration, we accept donations for the Wheel of

Fortune prizes: items for beach baskets, pool baskets, wine baskets, small appliances, gift cards, lotto scratch tickets, or any NEW gift that compliment the baskets, please contact the parish

office for more details.

PARISH SUPPORT Parish Weekly Need $16,500.00

Collection 5/15/2016

Regular Collection ………..…..…….…….….……$11,277.88

Faith Direct…………………....………….………...$2,342.25

Total Sunday Collection…………..………………$13,620.13

Poor Box ……………………….……….…………...….$54.89

Novena……………….……….…………………………$135.00

Lady of Manaoag………………..….…………………$490.00

Vigil of Pentecostes…………….………………………$349.35

“United in the Journey” CCIII

Collected Sunday, May. 15...….................…..…….$5,764.99

Faith Direct:……………………….………..……….$1,250.90

Total Sunday, May 15..……..…...…….………$7,015.89

D S F SUMMARY REPORT—2016 Activity Thru: 05/2/2016

Parish Goal:……………………….……………..….$105,000

Total Amount Paid:……………………..…..….….… $48,695.55

Total Amount Pledged:………………..……..……... $94,457.50

Total Number of Participant:……………..…..………….454

Average Participant Pledge:………,,..,,…....…………$208.06

Paid Under Goal……………………………………$56,304.45

Pledged Under Goal……………………..….…………$10,542.50

Percent of Goal Paid……………………………….46.38%

Family Night at the Movies ST. JOAN OF ARC

SATURDAY, MAY 28, 2014 - 6:30 p.m.

In the Parish Hall ST. JOAN OF ARC IS AN EPIC FILM on her MISSION

to save France. Supernatural voices of St. Michael, St.

Catherine, St. Margaret, etc. addressed her,

“IT IS GOD WHO COMMANDS IT.”

The English were defeated; King Charles VII was

crowned King of France.

ENTRANCE IS FREE! AN ADULT FAITH FORMATION PROGRAM

CONCESSION STAND AVAILABLE

MOST HOLY TRINITY SUNDAY ____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Del Diácono Por años, ilusionistas de la calle y estafadores han

atraido gente con el famoso truco de la moneda bajo el

vaso. Ellos colocan una moneda debajo uno de los tres

vasos, rapidamente mueven los vasos alrededor de ellos,

y luego retan a la gente a adivinar abajo de que vaso

quedó la moneda.

Ahora que celebramos la festividad de la Santísima

Trinidad, puede que primero lo comparemos a este

truco de los ilusionistas. Si usted coloca al Padre, al

Hijo y al Espíritu Santo bajo vasos separados y luego los

revuelve, no importará que vaso usted voltee, porque

todos ellos tres siempre estarán presentes bajo cada

vaso. Al final, Tenemos que quedar de acuerdo con el

hecho de que no hay respuestas lógicas al misterio de la

Santísima Trinidad. Solamente podemos llegar a la

respuesta con fe. Quizás es por eso que Jesús dice en el

Evangelio de hoy: “Aungue tengo muchas cosas que

decirles, pero todavía no las pueden comprender. Pero

cuando venga el Espíritu de la verdad, él los irá guiando

hasta la verdad plena.”

Las palabras de Jesús nos ofrecen dos ideas muy

tranquilizadoras y convincentes. Primero que nada,

Jesús nos está diciendo que está bien el entendimiento

inadecuado de la Trinidad, que no tenemos que tener

todas las respuestas. Algunas veces no entendemos todo

lo que Dios está haciendo o preguntándonos cómo vivir

nuestras vidas. Eso es solamente por ser humanos.

Nosotros estamos limitados en nuestro conocimiento. Al

mismo tiempo, Jesús está diciendo que podemos llegar a

la fe por medio del don del Espíritu Santo.

La festividad que celebramos hoy nos invita no tanto a

un total entendimiento de quien es Dios sino en su lugar

a apreciar con amor lo que El ha hecho y continua

haciendo por nosotros. Esto es talvéz bellamente

expresado en al primera lectura de hoy cuando la Dama

Sabiduría habla del gran amor de Dios por la raza

humana a la hora de la creación: “yo estaba junto a él

como arquitecto de sus obras… y mis delicias eran estar

con los hijos de los hombres”. De todo lo creado por

Dios, tenemos un lugar especial en Su amor.

La festividad de hoy es una buena hora para darle

gracias al Dios que nos ama, a meditar en las muchas

maneras que hemos encontrado ese amor y todos los

nombres para Dios que el amor han inspirado. No

importa nuestra edad, jóvenes o ancianos, brillantes o

sencillos, todos podemos celebrar este día como la

festividad del gran amor de Dios.

En Cristo,

Diácono Frank

EN NUESTRA PARROQUIA

Domingo 22 de Mayo- LA SANTISIMA TRINIDAD

(Solemnidad)

--1:00 p.m. Misa en Español-Iglesia

--2:30 p.m. Bautizos en Español-Iglesia

--5:00 p.m. Guadalupanos-Centro Comunitario

Lunes 23 de Mayo- --7:00 p.m. Legión de María-Obispo Odín

Martes 24 de Mayo- --7:00 p.m. El Catecismo-Adultos- Salón de Conferencias

Miércoles 25 de Mayo- --7:00 p.m. Taller Oración Y Vida-Adultos-Salón “D”

--7:00 p.m. Coro en Español-Salón “F” --7:30 p.m. Rosario en Español-Capilla

--8:00 p.m. Apostolado de la Cruz

Jueves 26 de Mayo- --7:00 p.m. Taller de Oración y Vida-Jóvenes-Salón Parroquial

--7:00 p.m. ELI-Grupo de Oración-Salones “F” y “G”

Viernes 27 de Mayo-

--6:00 p.m. Legión de María-Jóvenes-Salón “E” Edificio de CCE

--7:00 p.m. Solo para Parejas-“Meeting Room” Edificio de CCE

--7:00 p.m. ELI- Grupo de Oración-Salón “G”-Edificio de CCE

--7:30 p.m. Grupo Jesús de Nazarét- Salón “A”-Edificio de CCE

Sábado 28 de Mayo-

--9:00 a.m. ELI- Asamblea General-Salón Aleluya

--7:00 p.m. Jesús de Nazarét- ‘Meeting Room’

Domingo 29 de Mayo-EL CUERPO Y LA SANGRE DE CRISTO

(Corpus Christi)

--1:00 p.m. Misa en Español-Iglesia

Mayo, Mes de la Virgen María Recitación del Santo Rosario durante todo el mes de Mayo.

Varios de los Grupo representados ante el Ministerio Hispano,

guiarán la recitacion, todos los días con el siguiente horario;

De Lunes a Sábado, 30 minutos antes de la Misa de la noche. Se

recita en el Jardín de la Virgen, enfrente de los Salones de CCE.

El día Domingo se hace en la Iglesia ½ hora antes de la Santa Misa de la 1 de la tarde.

¡MUCHAS GRACIAS! El Grupo de San Miguel y el Ministerio Hispano, le da un millón

de gracias a todos los que hicieron la Celebración a San

Miguelito; coro, danzantes Chinelos y Aztecas, cocineros y

comensales, etc... un feliz acontecimiento tanto social como

económico. Lo recaudado: Misa $851.75 Centro Comunitario

$152 Total $1,003.75

Gracias de parte de su Parroquia, Notre Dame.

Cine Familiar

Sábado, 28 de Mayo a las 6:30 p.m.

en el Salón Parroquial

Sta. Juana de Arco Su misión para salvar a Francia. Escuchaba las voces de San

Miguel, Sta, Catarina, Sta. Margarita que le decían a ella,

“Es Dios quien lo manda.”

Los Ingleses fueron vencidos; Carlos VII fue coronado Rey de

Francia. Una presentación especial por el Grupo de Formación de

Fe para los Adultos.

ENTRADA GRATIS. Tendremos Venta de antojitos y golosinas.