St. Francis of Assisi CATHOLIC COMMUNITY 4300 Meeks Drive, Orange TX 77632 Office: 409-883-9153 Fax: 409-883-9154 Web: www.stfrancisorangetx.orgOffice Email:[email protected]Parish Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-3pm Religious Education Office Hours: Monday-Friday 10am-3pm Wednesday 3-7pm during RE PASTOR: Rev. Sinclair K. Oubre, J.C.L. [email protected]Deacon Hector Maldonado [email protected]Deacon Tommy Ewing [email protected]Deacon Keith Hebert [email protected]MASS SCHEDULE Saturday: 5pm Sunday: 8am Bilingual 10:30am DAILY MASS Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 8:30am Wednesday: 6:30pm RECONCILIATION: Saturday: 3:30-4:30pm SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Please call the Pastor to make arrangements for Infant Baptisms. Baptism class is held the third Thursday of each month at 6:00pm. This can be done at least seven (7) months before the birth in order to make proper sacramental preparations. SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Diocesan policy requires a minimum of six (6) months of sacramental preparations for marriage. Engaged couples are invited to call the Pastor for an appointment. HOLY COMMUNION OR ANOINTING OF THE SICK Please call the Pastor if you or any family members are ill or plan to be hospitalized to arrange the reception of the Sacraments. RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS - Catechumenate Those interested in becoming a Catholic or in completing their initiation are invited to contact Myrna Stimac (409-883-5771) to learn more about the Catechumenate Process. PARISH MEMBERSHIP Welcome to St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Community! Please register by obtaining a census form from the Parish Office or at one of the two front entrances to the Church. Please return the census form to the Parish Office or drop in the collection basket. You may also register online and www.stfrancisorangetx.org. From the home page, click on the registration form. We look forward to the opportunity to know and serve you and it is our prayer that you will bless St. Francis Catholic Community with your time, talent, and treasure. Facebook.com/St.Francis.Church.Orange
MASS SCHEDULE Saturday: 5pm Sunday: 8am Bilingual 10:30am
DAILY MASS Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 8:30am Wednesday: 6:30pm
RECONCILIATION: Saturday: 3:30-4:30pm
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Please call the Pastor to make arrangements for Infant Baptisms. Baptism class is held the third Thursday of each month at 6:00pm. This can be done at least seven (7) months before the birth in order to make proper sacramental preparations.
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Diocesan policy requires a minimum of six (6) months of sacramental preparations for marriage. Engaged couples are invited to call the Pastor for an appointment.
HOLY COMMUNION OR ANOINTING OF THE SICK Please call the Pastor if you or any family members are ill or plan to be hospitalized to arrange the reception of the Sacraments.
RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS - Catechumenate Those interested in becoming a Catholic or in completing their initiation are invited to contact Myrna Stimac (409-883-5771) to learn more about the Catechumenate Process.
PARISH MEMBERSHIP Welcome to St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Community! Please register by obtaining a census form from the Parish Office or at one of the two front entrances to the Church. Please return the census form to the Parish Office or drop in the collection basket. You may also register online and www.stfrancisorangetx.org. From the home page, click on the registration form. We look forward to the opportunity to know and serve you and it is our prayer that you will bless St. Francis Catholic Community with your time, talent, and treasure.
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5th Sunday in Ordinary Time February 4, 2018
SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES
Sunday: Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time; World Day for Consecrated Life; Boy Scouting Sunday Monday: St. Agatha Tuesday: St. Paul Miki and Companions Thursday: St. Jerome Emiliani; St. Josephine Bakhita; International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking Saturday: St. Scholastica
[The L ] tells the number of the stars and calls each by name. — Psalm 147:4
St. Francis of Assisi Stewardship of Treasure
January 27/28
$6,939.60 Online Giving
$1,745.00 Church in Latin America
$1,691.00
Thank you all for your generosity!
Saturday February 3 5:00 p.m. Sally Maldonado (D) Sunday February 4 8:00 a.m. Maria Vazquez (D) 10:30 a.m. Todd Edgerly & Beverly Nunez (D) Monday February 5 No Mass Tuesday February 6 8:30 a.m. Cecilia & John Mazur (D) Wednesday February 7 6:30 p.m. Jeanette Adkins (D) Thursday February 8 8:30 a.m. Danny Domas (D) Friday February 9 8:30 a.m. Jeanette Adkins (D) Saturday February 10 5:00 p.m. Nancy Ehrman (D) Sunday February 11 8:00 a.m. Maria Vazquez (D) 10:30 a.m. Mary Stevens (D)
Since 1997, beginning with the call from Pope John Paul II, the World Day for Consecrated Life has been observed throughout the universal Church. It is always celebrated on the Feast of the Presentation, February 2, if this day falls on a Sunday, otherwise on the Sunday following. This year WDCL is observed on February 4. The readings for this Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time are most appropriate.
We need to remember the faithful this day about the role of consecrated life, especially as we experience their vocation in the Diocese of Beaumont, and the various ways in which religious sisters, nuns, brothers, religious priests and monks answer God’s call to minister to God’s people.
St. Scholastica, sister of St. Benedict, consecrated her life to God from her earliest youth. She founded and governed a monastery of nuns, about five miles from that of St. Benedict, who, it appears, also directed his sister and her nuns. On one of their visits, St. Scholastica begged her brother to remain until the next day. St. Benedict refused to spend the night outside his monastery. She had recourse to prayer and a furious thunder-storm burst so that neither St. Bene-dict nor any of his companions could re-turn home. They spent the night in spiritu-al conferences. The next morning they parted to meet no more on earth. Three days later St. Scholastica died, and her holy brother beheld her soul in a vision as it ascended into heaven. He sent his brethren to bring her body to his monas-tery and laid it in the tomb he had pre-pared for himself. She died about the year 543, and St. Benedict followed her soon after. Her feast day is February 10th.
2018 St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church’s 40th Anniversary
June 1, 1978 St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church was established
May 31, 1980 Groundbreaking for the church building
April 19, 1981 Dedication of our new church building The goal is to remember the great Catholic spirit that built St. Francis parish and renew that Catholic identity among today’s Catholic faithful so that St. Francis will continue to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ for another 40 years. Throughout 2018, we are scheduling events that will highlight our history, honor our founders, and deepen our Catholic faith and identity. Events: (more to come…) 1. Men’s Conference, July 20 2. Women’s Conference, TBA 3. Royal Caribbean Catholic Cruise, September 23 4. Solemn Evening prayer with parish banquet honoring our founding parish members, October 4 5. Anniversary Mass and Parish Picnic, October 7 6. Advent Parish Mission, Fr. Roger Keeler, December 8
Men’s Conference July 20-22, 2018
Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers (www.deaconharold.com)
Deacon Harold is known around the world as the “Dynamic Deacon”. He is a powerful and passionate evangelist and preacher whose no-nonsense approach to living and proclaiming the Catholic faith is sure to challenge and inspire. His areas of expertise include marriage and family life, discerning the will of God, the sacraments, the Church’s vocational choices and how they are lived out, male spirituality, pro-life issues, evangelization, prayer and many others. Go to YouTube and listen to some of Deacon Harold’s preachings.
This conference is open to all men high school age and up. Please plan to attend. Check out our event Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/intechriste/
Catholic Caribbean Cruise With
Fr. Sinclair Oubre September 23-30, 2018
Ports of Call: Galveston, TX, Roatan, Belize City, Cozumel Daily Mass will be offered as well as praying the novena for Our Lady Star of the Sea.
Hurry! Space is limited
For further info or to register, contact Doug or Eileen at 860-399-1785 [email protected]
7th Annual Lenten Pilgrimage
March 3, 2018 Join fellow Catholics for a walking pilgrimage to Shrines of the Blessed Virgin Mary. You don't have to go to France; it's right here in Pt. Arthur March 3. It will include the Traditional Latin Mass, the Most Holy Rosary, Stations of the Cross, and more! A moving spiritual journey…….Mass kickoff at 9 a.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe with intermediate stops at churches, cemetery, and ending about 2:40 at BVM Shrine of Queen of Peace. Confessions 45 minutes before mass. Shuttle provided back to OLOG. Restroom stops included. A 15 passenger van will comfort those who choose to sit. Police escort provided by PA PD In past years persons in electric wheelchairs and baby strollers attended! Wear walking shoes, modest attire (no shorts or tank tops), and don't forget your rosary! Optional: Bring a flower to decorate Our Lady Statue we carry! Religious banners welcomed. “Some pilgrimages were done in penance for sin; some were done in petition for a special blessing; and some were undertaken simply out of devotion. It is a journey with a purpose, and that purpose is to honor God.”-Catholicism.org Decide today to join us! For more info call Marilyn Morrell (409) 338-5317.
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
will be
Tuesday February 6
Beginning after the 8:30 mass
Adoration on January 9, 2018 Had
33 Visitors
Young at Heart Monthly Meeting/Luncheon
On
Tuesday February 13
Following 8:30 MassFollowing 8:30 Mass
Celebrating Valentine’s Day and Fatt Tueesdaay
Lunch will be provided
Come help plan the new year’s activities
Eucharistic Minister
Lector Altar Servers
5:00 p.m. Jerry Ehrman Mary Gravett Frank Lomonte Paula Perkins
In Our Parish Sunday, February 4 8:00 a.m. Bilingual Mass 10:30 a.m Mass 4:00 p.m. La Nueva Evangelización 7:00 pm. Rosary for Religious Freedom Monday, February 5 No Mass Tuesday, February 6 8:30 a.m. Mass 9-6:00 p.m. Adoration Wednesday, February 7 5:30 p.m. RE 6:30 p.m. Mass 6:30 p.m. Keysis 7:00 p.m. Parish Council Mtg Thursday, February 8 8:30 a.m. Mass 9:45 a.m. Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Altar Society Mtg. Friday, February 9 8:30 a.m. Mass Saturday, February 10 3:30-4:30 p.m. Reconciliation 5:00 p.m. Mass Sunday, February 11 8:00 a.m. Bilingual Mass 10:30 a.m. Mass 2:00 p.m. Damon West in SDC
Schedule for February 10/11, 2018
Altar Flower Dates still Available
April 7/8 June 2/3 June 9/10 June 23/24 June 30/July 1 July 21/22 July 28/29 Blessed Mother Flower dates still available
April 7/8 July 28/29 August 4/5 September 1/2 September 22/23 * Please call the church office at 883-9153 or Rose Tarver at 988-4771 to reserve a weekend.
Rosary for Religious Freedom
Will be
prayed at
7:00 p.m.
February 4, 2018 In the church.
All are welcome
St. Mary Catholic School 409-883-8913
KELLY BULLDOGS ARE UNDEFEATED IN GIRLS SOCCER DISTRICT 3! The smiling faces (and final scoreboard) say it all, as Kelly defeats St John XXIII last week with a score of 3-1. WAY TO PLAY, LADIES!!! #mkchs #godawgs — at St. John XXIII College Preparatory.
St. Mary Hornet Boys Basketball Schedule
Feb. 6 Tues. St. Anthony Away 4:15 Feb. 7 Wed. St. Anne Home 4:15 Feb. 8 Thurs. St. Catherine Away 4:15 Feb. 12 Mon. C. Christian Away 4:15 Feb. 15 Thurs. All Saints Away 4:15 Feb. 20 Tues. St. Catherine** Home 4:15
MIKE MAZZOLA - Agent827 Strickland Dr.Bus 409-886-5218
