Fr. Paul Chovanec, Pastor Fr. Peter Thang Nguyen, Parochial Vicar Deacon Corney Llorens Deacon Nhat Tran
ADULT BAPTISM AND ENTERING THE CATHOLIC CHURCH The Rite for the Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) process is ongoing. Contact one of the priests in the parish office.
ADULT CONFIRMATION FOR PRACTICING CATHOLICS Please phone the parish office.
SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY Please contact Dolores Gonzalez at 281-902-5711 or [email protected] 6 months to 2 years prior to desired date.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM FOR CHILDREN Baptism for children through age six is held monthly except during the season of Lent. There are no private baptisms.
There are required preparation sessions for the parents. At least one parent must be a registered member of the parish and a practicing Catholic. Expectant parents are asked to begin this process during the second trimester of pregnancy.
Please phone the parish office.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM FOR CHILDREN SEVEN AND OLDER Please contact the Religious Education office about the RCIA process, 281-902-5701.
SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK Please phone the parish office as soon as you or someone in your family schedules surgery/hospitalization or suffers an
illness or injury. PLEASE DON’T DELAY in this prayer for Christian healing! The Sacrament is celebrated the fourth Saturday of the month at 9 a.m. Mass.
FIRST COMMUNION, FIRST PENANCE , CONFIRMATION AND QUINCEAÑERA CELEBRATIONS Please contact the Religious Education office, 281-902-5701.
YOUTH MINISTRY AT ST. JUSTIN MARTYR There are various activities for Middle and High School Youth throughout the year. Youth Nights take place every
Wednesday 7-8:30 p.m. and are a time for youth to make friends, have fun and learn more about their faith. For more information contact the Youth Ministry Office at 281-902-5710.
ST. JUSTIN MARTYR PRESCHOOL Early childhood education - 18 months to Pre-K Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
For information, please call 281-556-1260.
ST. JUSTIN MARTYR PARISH SOCIAL MINISTRY Monday, Wednesday, Friday – 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Other times, call 281-556-6882. Fax is 281-752-5985.
BULLETIN DEADLINE Sunday at 5:00 p.m. Bulletin e-mail: [email protected]
WELCOME TO ST. JUSTIN MARTYR Please let us know you have arrived. We are anxious to meet you. Contact the parish office for a welcoming packet.
ST. JUSTIN MARTYR PARISH BOUNDARIES Beginning at a point on Barker Reservoir Dam at Briar Forest Street, East on Briar Forest to Dariy Ashford; thence South on Dairy Ashford to Westheimer Road; thence East on Westheimer Road to Old Westheimer Road; thence South on Old Westheimer Road, to Alief-Clodine; thence West on Alief-Clodine to Dairy Ashford; thence South on Dairy Ashford Bellaire Blvd; thence West on Bellaire Blvd. to Eldridge; thence South on to Beechnut; thence West on Beechnut to Addicks-Howell Road (Hwy 6); thence South on Addicks Howell Road to Keegans Bayou; thence West on Keegans Bayou to O’Brien Road; thence North on O’Brien Road to Barker Reservoir Dam; thence Northeast along the Dam to the point of beginning at Briar Forest.
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Financial Stewardship Weekend Collection
June 14 $ 5,604 On-line Giving $ 2,629 Received via mail $ 3,411 Total $11,644
St. Vincent de Paul July 12 Infirm Priests August 9 Catholic University of America/ University of St. Thomas September 6
Thank you for your continued support of St. Justin Martyr Parish!
Clergy Reflection continued Fear seeps in when our trust in God weakens. The only time we should get scared is when something sur-prises God. If something takes God by surprise, we are doomed. Since God knows all things, we are reassured. Fear is knocking on the door, but we don’t have to let it in. Deacon Corney Llorens
Clergy Reflection
Jesus Takes Our Fears Seriously Good people aren’t excused from violence. We aren’t protected. But neither are we overwhelmed or frightened by it. Jesus says, “Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul.” Jesus had just told the disciples to expect cursing, terrorizing, death, hatred, and harassment. But fear not! The Psalmist in 118 reminds us, “The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?” The devil did his best against Jesus. Yet the prince of darkness and death could not destroy the Lord of light and life. Jesus prayed that we are spared such evil. What Jesus did with his fear shows us what to do with ours. He prayed! He even requested the prayer support of friends. Jesus’ prayer was brief. It was straightforward and trusting. Still, Christ-followers contract disease, bury children, and battle addictions. And, as a result, we face fears. It’s not the absence of storms that sets us apart. It’s whom we discover in the storm— an unworried Christ. Fear creates a form of forgetfulness. It makes us forget what Jesus has done and how good God is. Jesus takes our fears seriously. He pleads with us, “Do not be afraid.” Life is hard. And Jesus tells us that things will get worse. We can expect tragedy. Christians will suffer the most. In times like these, it is easy to let fear grip our hearts. Fear of sickness. Fear of the unknown. But when fear and anxiety try to infect our every thought, we can remember this one important truth— God is with us. He is for us. He loves us. And he invites us to not give up. We are never without hope because we are never with-out prayer. Resist the urge to panic. The next time you sense despair, answer with prayer. (See next Column)
Pastoral Staff
Vacant Coordinator of Adult Ministry
Lisa Hachicho Director of Preschool
Jackie Baca Coordinator of Religious Education
& Youth Ministry
Karen Rachal Parish Administrator
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Parish Events Sunday, June 21st 8:00 a.m. Mass in the Church Livestream Mass 10:00 a.m. No Mass 12:00 p.m. Vietnamese Mass in the Church Livestream Mass 5:00 p.m. Spanish Mass in the Church Livestream Mass Monday, June 22nd 9:00 a.m. Mass in the Church Livestream Mass Tuesday, June 23rd 9:00 a.m. Mass in the Church Livestream Mass Wednesday, June 24th—Nativity of St. John the Baptist 9:00 a.m. Mass in the Church Livestream Mass Thursday, June 25th 9:00 a.m. Mass in the Church Livestream Mass Friday, June 26th 9:00 a.m. Mass in the Church Livestream Mass 6:30 p.m. No Mass Saturday, June 27th 9:00 a.m. Mass in the Church Livestream mass 4:00 p.m. Penance Fr. Paul in the Church Sacristy Fr. Peter in the Cryroom 5:30 p.m. No Mass
Sunday, June 28th 8:00 a.m. Mass in the Church Livestream Mass 10:00 a.m. No Mass 12:00 p.m. Vietnamese Mass in the Church Livestream Mass 5:00 p.m. Spanish Mass in the Church Livestream Mass
Prayer Needs
June 20th ~ June 28th Sat. June 20th 5:30 p.m. No Mass
Sun. June 21st 8:00 a.m. People of St. Justin
Sun. June 21st 10:00 a.m. No Mass
Sun. June 21st 12:00 p.m. Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Perez
Sun. June 21st 5:00 p.m. + Marco Avila
Mon. June 22nd 9:00 a.m. R. Matthew Perez & Family
Tue. June 23rd 9:00 a.m. Michelle & Daniel
Wed. June 24th 9:00 a.m. Michelle & Daniel + Maneul Castrejana
Thurs. June 25th 9:00 a.m. + Anna Nguyen
Fri. June 26th 9:00 a.m. + Udinna Igbo
Fri. June 26th 6:30 p.m. No Mass
Sat. June 27th 9:00 a.m. + Juan Ernesto + Gilma Velasquez
Sat. June 27th 5:30 p.m. No Mass
Sun. June 28th 8:00 a.m. People of St. Justin
Sun. June 28th 10:00 a.m. No Mass
Sun. June 28th 12:00 p.m. + Rev. Kenneth Brown
Sun. June 28th 5:00 p.m. + Ma Dolores Gracia
Mass Intentions
Readings for the Week
Sun., June 21st: Jer 20:10-13/Rom 5:12-15/ Mt 10:26-33 Mon., June 22nd: 2 Kgs 17:5-8,13-15a,18/ Mt 7:1-5
Tues., June 23rd: 2 Kgs 19:9b-11,14-21,31-35a,36 Mt 7:6,12-14 Wed., June 24th: Is 49:1-6/Acts 13:22-26/ Lk 57-66,80 Thurs., June 25th: 2 Kgs 24:8-17/Mt 7:21-29 Fri., June 26th: 2 Kgs 25:1-12/Mt 8:1-4 Sat., June 27th: Lam 2:2,10-14,18-19/ Mt 8:5-17 Sun., June 28th: 2 Kgs 4:8-11,14-16a/ Rom 6:3-4,8-11/Mt 10:37-42
Vocation Brief
Family life can build values integral to a strong voca-tion—whether to priesthood, religious life or marriage. Teaching your children to value commitment, service and prayer will help them make strong vocation deci-sions as adults and live out those vocations with success and fulfillment.
Serra for priestly and religious vocations
Word of Life
“Sometimes our actions speak for themselves; other times, words are needed. Whatever the situation, Jesus knows how to speak to each person’s heart; we humbly need to follow where He leads.”
USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities “How to Build a Culture of Life” www.usccb.org/
culture-of-life
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Parish Life Diaconate Mass
& Mass of Thanksgiving
With great joy, I wish to inform you that Mr. Wayne Ly has petitioned for the Order of the Diaconate in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston in Texas, through the imposition of hands and the invocation of the Holy Spirit by his Bishop on June 26. On behalf of the Church, I want to thank you, the people of his home parish for your generous support of Wayne. It is through your prayers, encouragements, and support that we have many vocations Join us for his Mass of Thanksgiving here at St. Justin Martyr on Sunday, June 28, at 8:00 a.m.
--Rev. Paul Chovanec Pastor
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Financial Stewardship
Although we are able to have Masses only on a shortened schedule, the expenses of the Church continue.
Please consider making your tithe by dropping your envelope at the front office, by mail, through your bank pay or online giving. Our Mass schedule:
Daily Mass at 9:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday in the Church.
Sunday - 8:00 a.m. English Mass in the Church. Sunday - Noon Vietnamese Mass in the Church. Sunday - 5:00 p.m. Spanish Mass in the Church.
At the Sunday 8:00 a.m., Noon & 5:00 p.m. Masses you may drop your tithe in the collection basket at the back of the church.
Thank you for your continued support of St. Justin Martyr Parish!
We continue to have daily Masses at 9:00 a.m. Monday thru Saturday. The Chapel will be open before the daily Mass and after - until 12:00 PM. The church is sanitized after each Mass. We have quite a few seats to fill. We have adequate amounts of sanitizer, gloves and masks if needed. Every other pew has been roped off to enforce the 6’ seating between families. We look forward to seeing our pews full (with current restrictions) and for you to receive the Blessed Sacrament. _____________________________________________
Hello! Hello! Calling all parishioners! Hello!
This pandemic has taught us many things. One problem became immediately obvious. How to reach out to our parishioners when we do not have current email addresses and phone numbers? Communication is so important to any organization. And we are failing to reach you. Please help us. Go the our web site, www.sjmtx.org and click on E-Comm. The drop down will give you several choices. Please choose Parishioner Update Form and complete the boxes. Thank you so much for your help. Call the office if you need assistance. We want to reach out to you. _____________________________________________
Diocesan Services Fund 2020
“Bring Your Greatest Gifts to the Lord.” Everything we have, everything we are, and everything we will become is a gift from the Lord. As faithful Catholics, we are called to return our time, talent, and gifts in gratitude for God’s bounty. DSF 2020 reminds us to Bring Your Greatest Gifts to the Lord, and through our willingness to share our gifts, we provide support to ministries that serve thousands and thousands of our brothers and sisters in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. Make your contribution today to DSF, and help us answer God’s call to give in 2020. To give online, please visit www.archgh.org/dsf. Please help us reach our parish goal of $124,780. _____________________________________________
Happy Father’s Day From the Clergy & Staff
Of St. Justin Martyr!
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News About the Mavericks
All activities have been cancelled due to the corona virus restrictions until further notice. Stay home and be safe. _____________________________________________
Social Ministry News
The June 10th Food Distribution Drive thru went well. Thank you to the volunteers that served 26 households. This drive thru food distribution will con-tinue on Wednesdays until further notice.
Donations of non-perishable foods are being accepted and can be dropped off at the parish hall between 10:00 a.m. and noon.
Volunteers are needed on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. Contact the parish office.
May God bless you and Keep you safe.
Happy Father's Day to all Fathers! _____________________________________________
Treasures of St. Justin Martyr Parish
Rosary Garden
Between the school and the offices, there is a quaint rec-tangular garden with a shrine to Our Lady of Fatima at one end, a chair shaped like angel wings on one side, a treasure chest filled with rosaries opposite the chair, and a wide opening on the fourth side of the stone-paved garden. The whole area is surrounded by trees and flowering plants and appeals especially to those who are waiting for their children after school or after parish activities. Many have noted that the statue of Mary seems to move inside its enclosed shrine, but its movement is attributed to the vibrations caused by the wind blowing against the enclosure.
St. Justin Martyr Catholic Preschool News
The St. Justin Martyr Preschool is closed until further notice. ___________________________________
Mass Intention Requests
Intentions are available on a first come, first served ba-sis. An offering of $5 is requested for the priest celebrat-ing the Mass. Intentions are most often for the deceased but can also be for the living, e.g. birthday blessings, anniversaries, or in thanksgiving. Please allow at least 4 weeks for days or times. Sorry, no intentions can be ac-cepted over the phone. Mass Intentions are being rotated from Mass times which are not currently being celebrat-ed. We appreciate your patience as we make sure all intentions are relocated to another Mass in the near future. _____________________________________________
How About A Virtual Trip To Rome?
The Texas Catholic Herald has curated a ‘Diversions’ website online with links to FREE digital offerings, in-cluding digital pilgrimages, online video tours, puzzles and links to religious exhibits. Take a trip online at WWW.ARCHGH.ORG/DIVERSIONS.
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St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle.
Be our protection against the malice and snares of the devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do Thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host,
by the Divine Power of God, thrust into hell,
satan and all the evil spirits, who wander through the world for the ruin
of souls, Amen
Parish Life
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Parish Life
RCIA
Curious about the Catholic Faith? Are you unbaptized?
Or were you baptized in another faith? RCIA is the program for you! Please call the church office and leave your name and a contact phone number, and someone from the RCIA Team will call you to give you more information.
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A Prayer of Solidarity
For all who have contracted coronavirus, We pray for care and healing. For those who are particularly vulnerable, We pray for safety and protection. For all who experience fear or anxiety, We pray for peace of mind and spirit. For affected families who are facing difficult decisions between food on the table or public safety, We pray for policies that recognize their plight. For those who do not have adequate health insurance, We pray that no family will face financial burdens alone. For those who are afraid to access care due to immigration status, We pray for recognition of the God-given dignity of all. For our brothers and sisters around the world, We pray for shared solidarity. For public officials and decision makers, We pray for wisdom and guidance. Father, during this time may your Church be a sign of hope, comfort and love to all. Grant peace. Grant comfort. Grant healing. Be with us, Lord.
Amen
Our Ignite Campaign continues. Total pledged amount is 61% of our goal. Paid amount is 28% of the goal. Pledge cards are available at the Ignite table in the Church. Please pledge what you are able. _____________________________________________
Ignite Prayer
God our Father, you are the source of all goodness and of every blessing under heaven.
We give you praise and thanks for the gift of our Catholic faith and for more than 170 years of living and witnessing to that faith in Texas.
We ask for your blessings upon our effort to help secure the future of the Church in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.
May your people respond with hope and generosity to our capital campaign, IGNITE: Our Faith, Our Mission.
May the sacrifices we make together today bear fruit in lives of faith for generations to come. Amen _____________________________________________
Our altar flowers this week were donated in loving memory of
Gioan Thrinh Quang Vinh by the Trinh Family
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Our altar flowers last week were donated in loving memory of
Baltazar (Bobby) Gonzalez by Dolores Gonzalez and Family
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CCE News & Youth News
Jackie Baca Coordinator of Religious Education & Youth Ministry [email protected] 281-902-5701
INFORMATION SHEET: Church name & address St. Justin Martyr #515169 13350 Ashford Point Drive Houston, Texas 77082 Contact person: Martha Martin @ 281-556-5116 Software used: Win 10, MSPub 2016, AA-9 Date of publication: June 21, 2020 (Sunday’s date) Number of pages transmitted: Cover + 7 text pages + this page = 9 (2 ad pages) Special instructions for Production: Please send us 300 bulletins.
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