St. Christopher Catholic Church Archdiocese Of Galveston-Houston 8150 Park Place Blvd., Houston, TX. 77017 713-645-6614 - Website: www.stchristopherhouston.org

PASTORAL STAFF: Rev. Joseph Thu Le, Pastor

Rev. Hieu Nguyen, Parochial Vicar Deacon Allan Frederiksen Deacon Benito Tristan Jr.

PARISH OFFICE: 713-645-6614 FAX NUMBER 713-640-1640

OFFICE HOURS: Monday - Friday 10:00am-7:00pm Closed 12:00pm-1:00pm for lunch

Bookkeeper: Amelia Banda Receptionist: Diana Torres Sacramental Records: Louisa Espinoza

Director of Religious Education: Maria Fernandez 713-645-6142 Office Assistant: Nereida Medrano Confirmation Coordinator &Youth Ministry: Lam Hoang 713-454-6641 Music Director: Michelle Pham 713-454-6623

WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday Vigil: English 5:00 PM Sunday: English 8:00 & 10:00 AM Español: 12:00 PM Vietnamese: 4:30 PM English: 6:30 PM

DAILY MASS SCHEDULE: Monday - Saturday: 8:30 AM

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday: 4:00 - 4:50 PM or by appointment

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Every Friday: 9:00AM—12:00 Noon in the Church

St. Christopher Catholic School Principal Mrs. Claudia Cavazos 713-649-0009

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December 3, 2017

Saturday 5:00 pm — $ 849.55 Sunday 8:00 am — $ 2, 549.00 Sunday 10:00am —- $ 1, 707.00 Sunday 12:00pm —- $ 1, 564.50 Sunday 4:30pm —- $ 1, 018.00 Sunday 6:30pm —- $ 1, 120.00

Total Collection $ 8, 808.05 Second Collection $ 1, 484.00 Childrens Mass $ 294.00

TODAY’S READINGS

First Reading — The rugged land shall be made a plain; the rough country, a broad valley (Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11). Psalm — Lord, let us see your kindness, and grant us your salvation (Psalm 85). Second Reading — Conduct yourselves in holiness, has-tening the coming of the day of God (2 Peter 3:8-14). Gospel — I have baptized you with water; he will bap-tize you with the Holy Spirit (Mark 1:1-8). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, Interna-tional Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

Traveling Chalice Program

I would like my family to be on the list to receive the

Traveling Chalice.

Name: ___________________________________

Address: __________________________________

Telephone: ________________________________

Email: ___________________________________

What Mass do you attend?

Saturday 5:00 PM Sunday 8:00 AM Sunday 10:00 AM Sunday 6:30 PM You can also signup by sending an email to: scchalice@gmail.com

Second Sunday of Advent December 10, 2017 Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight His ways. Mark 1:3

Parish Mission

The Mission is Scheduled Monday thru Wednesday December 18th, 19th & 20th

The same talk will be given twice daily. First talk at 10 am — Second talk at 7pm Morning talks will be held in the Meeting Rm. Evening talks will be held in the Church

Join Fr. Tom Allender at St. Christopher Catholic Church

Monday - Jesus says we are to love and be loved Tuesday - How do we live love? How does Pope

Francis live love? Wednesday - “Beyond Faith: Let’s be healers of

wounds”

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Sunday: Second Sunday of Advent; International Human Rights Day Monday: St. Damasus I Tuesday: Our Lady of Guadalupe; Hanukkah begins at sunset Wednesday: St. Lucy Thursday: St. John of the Cross Saturday: Las Posadas begins

Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Tuesday December 12, 2017

6:00 a.m. Serenade to our

Blessed Mother 7:00 a.m The Rosary (Spanish) 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Time for Prayer

7:00 p.m. Celebration of the Mass (Spanish)

8:00 p.m. Reception in the Gym

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St. Christopher Catholic School School Bulletin Announcements

Week of December 10, 2017

The School Office is open 7:30 AM until 3:30 PM Monday thru Friday. Please come by, call the School Office 713-649-0009 or visit our web site: sccs1939.org for information.

Monday December 11, 2017 ~ Pictures with Santa 9:00 AM ~ First Eucharist Oral Interviews 3:30 – 5:00 PM ~ Clubs: Ex-ercise, Think, Dance & Running (Group A)

Tuesday, December 12, 2017 ~ Altar Server Practice – Team St. Maria Goretti ~ Choir Practice 3:00 PM ~ Spanish Club

Wednesday, December 13, 2017 ~ School Mass – 8:30 AM – 8th Grade ~ Vocations Cross 3rd Grades ~ Running Club (Group B) after school ~ First Eucharist Parent Meeting 7:00-8:00 PM in the Meeting Rm. - Spanish

Thursday, December 14, 2017 ~ Chess Club and Cheer Prac-tice

Friday, December 15, 2017 ~ Mass 8:30 AM – 3rd Grade ~ Christmas Program 10:00 AM and 7:00 PM

Sunday, December 17, 2017 ~ Family Sunday – Families and Students are invited to attend the 10:00 AM Mass

Office Depot 5% Back to Schools Program Help our school earn FREE SUPPLIES! Our school will earn up to 5% of your qualifying purchases to use for FREE sup-plies. You can credit our school year-round! Here is how it works: Every time you shop at OFFICE DEPOT/OFFICE MAX, Give them our School ID#770097760.

School supplies and food items have “Box Tops for Ed-ucation” on them now. Please continue to save these for our school. You can drop them in the weekend collection marked “Box Tops for School” or by the school office any time!

Thank you!!

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Is 35:1-10; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14; Lk 5:17-26 Tuesday: Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Jdt 13:18bcde, 19; Lk 1:26-38 or Lk 1:39- 47, or any readings from the Common of The Blessed Virgin Mary, nos. 707-712 Wednesday: Is 40:25-31; Ps 103:1-4, 8, 10; Mt 11:28-30 Thursday: Is 41:13-20; Ps 145:1, 9-13ab; Mt 11:11-15 Friday: Is 48:17-19; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Mt 11:16-19 Saturday: Sir 48:1-4, 9-11; Ps 80:2ac, 3b, 15-16, 18-19; Mt 17:9a, 10-13 Sunday: Is 61:1-2a, 10-11; Lk 1:46-50, 53-54; 1 Thes 5:16-24; Jn 1:6-8, 19-28

Fourth Sunday of Advent Saturday Dec. 23rd 5pm Mass as usual Sunday Dec. 24th 8am English Mass 10am Vietnamese Mass 12pm Spanish Mass

Christmas Mass Schedule Sunday Dec. 24th 6pm Children’s Mass

Monday Dec. 25th 12am Midnight Mass Monday Dec. 25th 9am English Mass 10:30am Vietnamese 12pm Spanish

Come one, Come all St. Christopher Catholic School Christmas Program Friday, December 15, 2017 In the school Gym 10am & 7pm

Pray for these who have died: Oremos por nuestros hermanos recientemente fallecidos:

Ma. de Jesus Gonzalez, Fr. James T. Moore, Rodolfo Mendoza Jr., Fr. Fred J. G. Ablog, Lien Van Lam, Reynaldo Sanchez, Mary Carrion, Connie Rodriguez, Maria Rendon, Joshua Eiji Searle, Philip Ramos, Jr., Jose Castillo

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Mass Intentions / Intenciones de las Misas

Sunday / Domingo 12/10/2017 8:00 am Marriage Restoration Thanksgiving to Sacred Heart and St.Jude 10:00 am Ngozi Nwosu & children Martha A. Garcia John Ray Garcia 12:00 pm Marcelo Salazar Leticia Uyoa-Sanchez 6:30 pm Poor Souls in Purgatory Monday / Lunes 12/11/2017 8:30 am

Tuesday / Martes 12/12/2017 8:30 am

Wednesday / Miércoles 12/13/2017 8:30 am H. L. Whitley Lupe Rodriguez

Thursday / Jueves 12/14/2017 8:30 am Friday / Viernes 12/15/2017 8:30 am Thomas J. Cody Rick Castillo (Birthday)

Saturday / Sabado 12/16/2017 8:30 am Marriage Restoration 5:00 pm Jim McFall Johnnie C, Skweres Benito Tristan Sr.

Pray for special intentions of our Seminarians:

Thuc Nguyen , Houston Okonma

Pray for those individuals reported sick: Oremos por nuestros hermanos enfermos: Alisha Rivera, My-Linh Do, Olga Nuncio, Jose Castillo, Michael Tyler Trahan, Epifania Gonzalez, Sabrina Nanez, Arturo Garcia, Carliss Davis.

La Sociedad Guadalupana les invita a rezar el Santo Rosario

los Viernes a las 7:00 p.m. en la Capilla de nuestra parroquia.

Además nuestras peticiones personales.

VENGAN, los esperamos!

Pray for Special Intentions

of Thomas Cody

Acompañemos a María y José en su búsqueda de una posada.

Acompáñenos durante un triduo de posadas del 18 al 20 de Diciembre, 2017

Comenzamos a las 6:30 p.m. en la Capilla Celebremos el Adviento con esta linda

tradición.

LOS SANTOS Y OTRAS CELEBRACIONES

Domingo: Segundo Domingo de Adviento; Día Internacional de los Derechos Humanos Lunes: San Dámaso I Martes: Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe; Januká comienza al atardecer Miércoles: Santa Lucía Jueves: San Juan de la Cruz Sábado: Primer día de las Posadas; Primer Aguinaldo

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Devoción a la Divina Misericordia Les a que nos acompañe a rezar la coronilla a la Divina Misericordia los Viernes 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. en el Salón de Ed. II. También reflexionamos en Sagradas Escrituras del domingo siguiente con el motivo de estar mejor dispuestas a recibir la Palabra de Dios durante la Misa Dominical.

LECTURAS DE HOY

Primera lectura — Prepara el camino del Señor; procla-ma la buena nueva (Isaías 40:1-5, 9-11). Salmo — Muéstranos, Señor, tu misericordia y danos tu salvación (Salmo 85 [84]). Segunda lectura — El Señor no tarda en guardar su pro-mesa donde está la justicia de Dios (2 Pedro 3:8-14). Evangelio — Juan Bautista apareció proclamando un bautismo de arrepentimiento (Marcos 1:1-8). Salmo responsorial: Leccionario Hispanoamericano Dominical © 1970, Comisión Episcopal Española. Usado con permiso. Todos los derechos reservados.

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA

Lunes: Is 35:1-10; Sal 85 (84):9ab, 10-14; Lc 5:17-26 Martes: Zac 2:14-17 o Ap 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Jdt 13:18bcde, 19; Lc 1:26-38 o Lc 1:39-47, o cualquier lectura del Común de la Santísima María Virgen, nos. 707-712 Miércoles: Is 40:25-31; Sal 103 (102):1-4, 8, 10; Mt 11:28-30 Jueves: Is 41:13-20; Sal 145 (144):1, 9-13ab; Mt 11:11-15 Viernes: Is 48:17-19; Sal 1:1-4, 6; Mt 11:16-19 Sábado: Eclo 48:1-4, 9-11; Sal 80 (79):2ac, 3b, 15-16, 18-19; Mt 17:9a, 10-13 Domingo: Is 61:1-2a, 10-11; Lc 1:46-50, 53-54; 1 Tes 5:16-24; Jn 1:6-8, 19-28

Cáliz Viajero

Quiero que mi familia esté en la lista para recibir el Cáliz Viajero.

Nombre: _____________________

Dirección: ________________________________

Teléfono: _________________________________

Correo: ___________________________________ Electrónico: ¿Durante que misa prefiere recibir el cáliz?

Sábado 5:00 PM Domingo 10:00 AM Domingo 8:00 AM Domingo 12:00 PM Domingo 6:30 PM

Cursillistas …. La Ultreya en San Cristóbal es cada Lunes a las 7:00 pm en el Salón #2 del edificio de Educación para Adultos, te invitamos!

Segundo Domingo de Adviento 10 de diciembre de 2017

Preparen el camino del Señor, enderecen sus senderos. — Marcos 1:3

LA INMACULADA CONCEPCIÓN

Yo soy la Inmaculada Concepción. —Palabras de Nuestra Señora a Santa Bernadette Soubirous a Lourdes, 1858

FIESTA DE NUESTRA SEÑORA DE GUADALUPE

Martes 12 de Diciembre

6:00 a.m. Mañanitas a la Virgen 7:00 a.m. El Santo Rosario 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Tiempo de Oración

7:00 p.m. Celebración de la Santa Misa 8:00 p.m. Recepción en el Gimnasio

DSF Summary Report - 2017

Parish Goal: $49,000.00 Total Amount Paid: $38,656.00 Percent Paid: 78.89%

If you have not contributed your share please do. Favor de contribuir su parte para la Iglesia.

CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS St. Christopher Church #515202 8150 Park Place Boulevard Houston, TX 77017 TELEPHONE 713 645-6614 CONTACT PERSON Louisa Espinoza EMAIL: bulletin@stchristopherhouston.org SOFTWARE MS Publisher 2013 Adobe Acrobat X Windows 7 TRANSMISSION TIME Thursday 11:00 December 10, 2017 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 6 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS