St. Mary Magdalene

Catholic Church Served by the Missionary Society of St. Paul

Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston

PARISH MISSION STATEMENT: We are one family in Christ with a welcoming

heart called to serve.

MISIÓN DE LA PARROQUIA: Somos una familia en Cristo con un corazón

acogedor llamado a servir.

Sacrament of Baptism: Parents requesting baptism for their child must call the parish office two months prior to the desired month of baptism. There are no baptisms during Lent or Advent.

Sacrament of Matrimony: Couples interested in marriage at St.. Mary Magdalene must contact the office at least six months prior to their desired wed-ding date.

Anointing of the Sick Please call the parish office if you or a loved one wish to receive the sacrament of the anointing of the sick.

Sacramento del Bautismo: Padres que quieran bautizar a sus hijos deben de llamar a la oficina por lo menos 2 meses antes de la fecha del bautismo. No hay bautizos durante la Cuaresma o el tiempo de Adviento.

Sacramento del Matrimonio: Parejas interesadas en casarse en Santa María Magdalena deben contactar a la oficina por lo menos seis meses antes de su fecha preferida de matrimonio. Por favor llamen a la oficina para información.

Unción de los Enfermos: Por favor llame la oficina si usted o algún ser querido desea ser ungido.

Weekend Mass English: Saturday Vigil: 5:30 P.M.

Sunday: 7:30, 9:00, & 11:00 A.M.; 5:00 P.M. (Youth) Español: Sábado (Misa de Víspera): 7:00 P.M.

Domingo: 1:00 P.M. Weekday Mass

Monday--Friday: 8:30 A.M. (English) Martes: 7:00 P.M. (Misa en Español) 1st Friday Devotion Mass: 8:30 A.M.

1st Saturday Devotion Mass: 8:30 A.M. Reconciliation (Confession)

Tuesday: 6:00 P.M.—6:45 P.M. Saturday: 3:30 P.M.—5:00 P.M.

Eucharistic Exposition and Adoration 9:00 A.M.—9:00 P.M. (Mon.—Fri.)

Pastor: Rev. Felix Ilesanmi Osasona, M.S.P. Parochial Vicar: Rev. Anthony Udoh, M.S.P.

Deacons: Nick Caruso & Rene Ramon

527 South Houston Avenue, Humble, TX 77338 † (281) 446-8211 Fax † (281) 446-8213 † www.st-mm.com Office Hours: M-F 8:00 A.M. — 4:30 P.M.

Weekly Message

Word of Life

“In the name of Christ’s Resurrection the Church serves the life that comes from God himself,

in close union with and humble service to the Spirit.”

- Pope John Paul II, Dominum et vivificantem. © 1986 Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Used with permission P. 2

Pentecost: Inauguration of the

Church

Jesus chose special Jewish celebrations

to reveal to us that he is truly the

Messiah. The Paschal mystery of his

suffering, death and resurrection took

place during the Passover. He chose to

inaugurate the Church fifty days after

the Passover, which is the Jewish feast of Pentecost, the

feast of the first-fruits of the grain harvest. In fulfillment

of his promise to his disciples, Jesus sent the Holy Spirit

from the Father on Pentecost day and thus began the

missionary efforts of the Church. Today’s liturgy

concludes the Easter Season. We must note that the Holy

Spirit did not come into existence at Pentecost because

the Holy Spirit has always existed eternally with the

Father and the Son.

The first reading from the Acts of the Apostles described

what happened as the apostles gathered together with

Mary in the Upper Room. The Holy Spirit came down and

fell on each of them. They spoke in tongues that enabled

people from all over the world to understand what they

were saying. This in no small way emphasized the

universality of the Church right from the beginning. How

did it happen that the disciples could speak in words

intelligible to all those listening? The same disciples who

few days earlier had locked themselves up in the room

because of fear, are now speaking boldly to people. Yes,

they had received the Holy Spirit who is the source of all

guidance, courage and power. Through the outpouring of

the Spirit the Church is empowered to address herself to

all nations and to be understood by them.

Acts 2:12-13 described the reaction of the crowds to the

phenomenon of today. Some wondered what it meant,

while others thought the disciples were drunk. When we

don’t understand something, we sometimes explain it

away or give it a bad name in order for us to push it away.

May be the disciples were truly drunk! They were drunk,

but not with alcohol, but with the Holy Spirit. The Holy

Spirit is one drink we are all encouraged to drink. The

spiritual gifts of the Spirit are abundant. Galatians 5:22

tells us of those wonderful fruits – love, joy, peace,

patience, kindness, goodness, trustfulness, gentleness and

self-control. We can never have enough of these fruits.

We have all received the Holy Spirit at our baptism and

confirmation. Are we allowing the gifts and the fruits of

the Spirit to manifest in our lives? We must let go of

ourselves so that the Spirit can truly work within us. The

graces of the Spirit are given according to the capacity of

individuals. If we call on him to fill us afresh today, he

will truly do it, healing our wounds, renewing our

strength, melting the frozen, bending the stubborn hearts,

warming the chill, guiding the steps that go astray and

rewarding the virtuous. And so we pray: Come, Holy

Spirit and fill the hearts of your faithful, and kindle in

them the fire of your love. Amen

Fall Festival 2017: I am pleased to announce that we

have a Chair and Co-chair for our 2017 Fall Festival. They

are Pauline Brown and Terry Mares respectively. This

pair, together with all the many committee chairs will help

plan and execute this year’s fun and fundraising event that

the community has come to love. I want to thank the

immediate past festival chair, Tony Butera and his

co-chairs, Doug Walker and Rick Swanson, and all our

different committee chairs and volunteers. We had a

wonderful festival last year and it was because of your

sacrifices and involvements. We already have a date for

this year’s festival. It will be held on Sunday, October

22nd. Please mark your calendar now and watch out for

more information in the parish bulletin.

Vacation: As you read this ar ticle, I am already in

Nigeria on vacation during this month of June. I will be

spending most of this time with my parents, grandmothers

and siblings. My grandmothers are well advance in age (in

their late nineties) and I don’t know how much longer I

will get to see them. While away, Fr. Tony will be

available for the pastoral needs of parishioners and will

be assisted by our deacons and parish staff. There will be

some visiting priests to help with Masses during the

period. Please pray for me and my family. I hope to return

at the end of June refreshed and renewed to continue to

serve this wonderful community. For those of you who

will be travelling during the summer, I wish you all safe

travels and God’s protection.

- Fr. Felix (pastor@st-mm.com)

Time & Talent Ministries

MASS / LITURGY

ART & ENVIRONMENT Jean Johnson - (281) 358-3416 June Domengeaux - (281) 852-2555

ALTAR GUILD Shirley Jones - (281) 852-0670

ALTAR SERVERS Vickie VanGordon - (832) 496-9876 Jimena Farfán (Esp.) - (832) 513-0812

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION Freda Monk - (281) 852-7257 Horacio Garcia (Esp.) - (281) 808-1647

INSTITUTED ACOLYTE Ron Cecil - (281) 590-7528

MINISTERS OF HOSPITALITY Bert Guempel - (281) 852-1549 Nelly Fernandez (Esp.) - (832) 405-2735

LECTORS Denise Ruffino - (281) 300-8534 Francisco Saldaña (Esp.) - (832) 875-3116

CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF WORD Ben Bates - (281) 454-7575 Ericka Gonzalez (Esp.) - (281) 731-6050

MUSIC MINISTRY Perci Cacanindin - (281) 446-8211 Yvette Rodriguez - (281) 548-1674

DEVOTIONS

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Gilbert & Linda Alfaro - (281) 852-4573

DIVINE MERCY Terry Mares - (832) 790-0837

LEGION OF MARY Barbara Rivera (Eng.) - (281) 913-9631 Violeta Amador (Esp.) - (832) 571-6391

GRUPO DE ORACIÓN Eduardo Farfán - (708) 945-2579 Sub-Coord.: German Pereira - (281) 703-2418

HEARTS AFIRE Cynthia Meneses - (832) 492-1742

1 CHURCH INITIATIVE Ron McCuen - (281) 852-4743

STEWARDSHIP Tom Kleypas - (281) 852-7937

ORGANIZATIONS

KEENAGERS (60+) Barbara Walker - (281) 852-4103

YOUNG AT HEART (50+) SENIOR TRAVEL GROUP Jan Crawford - (281) 852-3508

RED HAT SOCIETY Loretta Schermock - (832) 640-9357 Jo Smith - (281) 381-9892

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL 6878 John Garza, Grand Knight - (832) 875-1377

KC 4th Degree Assembly 2517 Faithful Navigator Monty Enloe - (832) 452-5760 Columbian Squires Chief Counselor Tom Andrews - 713-376-2044 CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS Virginia R. Eckert - (713) 823-8951

MOVIMIENTO FAMILIAR CRISTIANO Julio & Cristina Romero - (832) 488-3367

FORMATION DEPARTMENT

ADULT FORMATION, ADULT CONFIRMATION, BECOMING CATHOLIC (RCIA) (281) 446-8211

CCE/FORMATION, INFANT BAPTISM Mike Smith - (281) 446-2933

ELEMENTARY FORMATION (K-5) Ginger Herrington - (281) 446-2933

YOUTH MINISTRY (6-12) Carissa Moses - (281) 446-1241

JÓVENES EN ACCIÓN POR CRISTO Ana Maria Ortega - (713) 405-0652

ACTS RETREAT COORDINATION Alex Fuentes - (832) 423-0739 Roxana Fuentes - (832) 723-8748

SCHOOL MINISTRIES SCHOOL BOARD Joshua Raab - (281) 446-8535

MINISTERIO HISPANO +

FORMACIÓN DE FE PARA ADULTOS, SACRAMENTOS DE CONFIRMACIÓN Y COMUNIÓN, EL PROCESO DE RICA, PATROCINADORES DE MATRIMONIO, BAUTISMO DE NIÑOS DE 0-6 AÑOS, QUINCEAÑERAS Vickie Cortez - (281) 446-2933

OUTREACH MINISTRIES SOCIAL SERVICES Chris Rubio - (281) 540-1907 PRISON MINISTRY Mary Hernandez - (713) 299-8493 HOSPITAL MINISTRY Margarita Rodriguez - (832) 445-6318 HOMEBOUND MINISTRY Marvin Corbitt - (281) 852-3111 RESPECT LIFE MINISTRY Teresa O’Brien - (919) 623-5343 (TeresaRespectLife@gmail.com) BLOOD DRIVE Rosa Herrera - (281) 687-5823 BEREAVEMENT MINISTRY Madeline Graham - (281) 446-8044 NURSING HOME MINISTRY Humble Health Center, Oakmont & Park Manor, Deerbrook Nursing Home Monica Fontenot - (281) 913-5221 ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE Darril B. - (281) 852-4230 Wayne B. - (281) 777-9217 Florentino V. - (832) 605-1881 Susan G. - (281) 813-0575 PRAYER CHAIN MINISTRY Ron & Ann McCuen - (281) 852-4743 (smprayers@gmail.com) PRAYER QUILT MINISTRY Jean Chebret - (713) 254-1714 HELPING HANDS MINISTRY Jan Crawford - (281) 852-3508 LITTLE DRESSES FOR AFRICA Dottie Gauthier - (337) 344-2461 HOME AGAIN MINISTRY (FURNITURE BANK/ HOUSEHOLD ITEMS) Carolyn Wise - (713) 898-6611 Lori Scherr - (281) 360-9112 Tammy Broussard - (281) 852-5114 SERENITY SENIORS MINISTRY Paulette Meeks - (281) 446-3122

OTHERS NURSERY Wanda Conley - (281) 446-8211 FALL FESTIVAL COMMITTEE Pauline Brown Chair - (832) 338 - 9657 PASTORAL COUNCIL Jocelyn Waggoner - (281) 435-9208 FINANCE COUNCIL Bert Guempel - (281) 852-1549 SECURITY TEAM John Garza - (832) 875-1377 P.3

Are you new to our parish or have been coming for a while but are not yet registered? We offer

you a warm welcome to St. Mary Magdalene parish. Becoming an active parishioner begins

when you are counted as a parishioner. Please stop by the Welcome Ministry table in the

narthex to register. You can also come by the church office during the week to register.

CHURCH STAFF

Administration Wanda Conley, Business Manager

Irma Bueno, Bookkeeper

Susie Zamarrón, Parish Secretary

Nery Lucarini, Parish Communications Coordinator

Lupe Gonzales, Receptionist

Estela Treviño, Receptionist

Derek Swanson, Receptionist

Faith Formation Michael Smith, Pastoral Associate for Formation

Ginger Herrington, Coordinator of Elementary Formation

Carissa Moses, Coordinator of Youth Ministry

Judy Bitowf, Director of Adult Formation

Vickie Cortez, Director of Hispanic Ministry

Brenda Contreras, Formation Secretary

Community Outreach Chris Rubio, Director of Family Life and Social Concerns

Maintenance Jorge Acosta, Maintenance Technician

Ester Castro, Housekeeper

Jose Garcia, Maintenance Technician

Music and Liturgy Perci Cacanindin, Director of Music and Liturgy Becky Bibens, Pianist Kathy Yoo, Pianist

ST. MARY MAGDALENE CATHOLIC SCHOOL 530 Ferguson St. Humble, Texas 77338

Phone: (281) 446-8535 Fax: (281) 446-8527 www.smmcs.org

Accredited by the Texas Catholic Conference Education Department

Joshua Raab, Principal Trish Duhon, Director of Admissions Tom Walsh, Athletic Director Cathy Brown, Director of Before & After School Program Carol Poston, Director of Development Angele Kukla, Special Events Coordinator Laura Valladares, Counselor Christy Keeling, Academic Coach Laura Rocha, Administrative Assistant Kelli Pitt, Bookkeeper Donna Mohrman, Nurse Sam McKinney, Secretary

BULLETIN ARTICLES DUE FRIDAY MORNING

Issue June 11 - due by June 2nd Issue June 18 - due by June 9th

E-mail bulletin articles or announcements to nlucarini@st-mm.com

Offertory - $ 24,428.00 Online Giving - $ 5,814.00 Total - $ 30,269.00

Second Collection (Catholic Communications) Offertory - $ 5,741.00 Online Giving - $ 327.00 Total - $ 6,068.00

Diocesan Services Fund (DSF) 2017 Goal - $165,000.00 Contribution - $101,944.46 Pledged - $129,242.30 Participants - 315

NURSERY STAFF

Wanda Conley, Nursery Coordinator Patricia De Los Santos, Nursery Attendant

Isabel Gonzalez, Nursery Attendant

Alexis Mendoza, Nursery Attendant

Rachel Meza, Nursery Attendant

Samantha Meza, Nursery Attendant

Thank you for using Online Giving! If you have not yet signed up

for Online Giving, please consider this option. This is a perfect tool for anyone who shops online! Visit our parish website at

www.st-mm.com and select “Online Giving.” You can also download the Online Giving app by going to the App

Store, Google Play, or OLGapp.com and registering with our church ID of 1814.

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Second Collection for June 4 , Debt Reduction

This weekend’s second collection is the Gold Envelope. Your generous gift will help with the parish debt reduc-

tion. If you do not have an envelope, please indicate GOLD ENVELOPE on your check.

Thank you for your generosity.

Stewardship of Our Treasures Week of May 28, 2017

Mass Intentions for the Week

Saturday June 3 8:30 am 5:30 pm 7:00 pm

Sury Armenta (SPI) Randy & Arenio Benoza † Ramon, Martina Rene & Resti Du † Bobby McMillian † María Elena & Jairo Guzmán †

Sunday June 4 7:30 am 9:00 am 11:00 am

1:00 pm 5:00 pm

Jesús & María Torres † Antione & Helen Carriere † Rose Mena (SPI) John Perrudin † Miko Cacanindin (SPI) Sostenes Galván † Homero Tovar † Luong Hoang † Nhung Ngyen †

Monday June 5 8:30 am

Edward & Robert Krohn † Matthew Rachel †

Tuesday June 6 8:30 am 7:00 pm

Roy Domengeaux † Karen Wilde † Carlos Ruiz †

Wednesday June 7 8:30 am

Aurora Flores Protomartir †

Thursday June 8 8:30 am People of STMM

Friday June 9 8:30 am

Lad & Olga Jurecka † Madesson & Luke Whitworth (SPI)

Saturday June 10 5:30 pm 7:00 pm

Teresa Vines (SPI) Genaro Banos (SPI) Griselda Castillo DeLeon † Dulce Gatti de Peralta †

Sunday

June 11 7:30 am 9:00 am

11:00 am

1:00 pm 5:00 pm

Javier Canales † Ted O’Tool (SPI) Raul Mena † Jean Johnson † Virginia Gaffney (SPI) Trinidad Zamora † Maria Guadalupe Tovar † Luisa Fernando Banos (SPI) Maria Ramirez (SPI) Gregoria Calleros (SPI)

This Week in the Parish

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READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Tb 1:3; 2:1a-8; Ps 112:1b-2, 3b-6; Mk 12:1-12

Tuesday: Tb 2:9-14; Ps 112:1-2, 7-9; Mk 12:13-17

Wednesday: Tb 3:1-11a, 16-17a; Ps 25:2-5ab, 6, 7bc-9;

Mk 12:18-27

Thursday: Tb 6:10-11; 7:1bcde, 9-17; 8:4-9a; Ps 128:1-5;

Mk 12:28-34 Friday: Tb 11:5-17; Ps 146:1b-2, 6c-10; Mk 12:35-37

Saturday: Tb 12:1, 5-15, 20; Tb 13:2, 6efgh, 7, 8;

Mk 12:38-44

Sunday: Ex 34:4b-6, 8-9; Dn 3:52-55; 2 Cor 13:11-13;

Jn 3:16-18

To reserve a Mass, please stop by the Parish office and reserve the date and time for your intention.

Sunday June 4

Pentecost

7:30 am - CH Mass 8:00 am - SMH ACTS (Sp.) Junta *H* 8:30 am - FLC KC Country Breakfast 8:30 am - SJH Picture Directory 9:00 am - CH Mass 11:00 am - CH Mass 12:15 pm - 215 Baptism Prep 12:30 pm - CP Rosary (Sp.) 1:00 pm - CH Mass 5:00 pm - CH Mass 6:30 pm - CRS HS Youth Night

Monday June 5

8:30 am - CH Mass 9:30 am - SJH Consoling the Heart of Jesus 6:00 pm - 309, 407 Catechist Training 7:00 pm - MGH Stewardship Meeting 7:00 pm - SMH PQM Meeting 7:00 pm - CP Souls in Purgatory 7:00 pm - FLC Grupo de Oración Cord. Mtg. 7:00 pm - SJH Junta Cord. Grupo Oración

Tuesday June 6

8:30 am - CH Mass 6:00 pm - 309, 407 Catechist Training 6:00 pm - CH Confessions 7:00 pm - CH Mass (Sp) 7:00 pm - 101 Legion of Mary Mtg. 7:00 pm - SMH Helping Hands Ministry 7:00 pm - FLC Asamblea Grupo de Oración

Wednesday

June 7

8:30 am - CH Mass 6:00 pm - 309,407 Catechist Training 6:00 pm - MGH KC Officers Meeting 7:00 pm - CP Chaplet of Divine Chaplet 7:00 pm - LIB Legion de Maria (Sp) 7:30 pm - SMH, 101 Divine Mercy Mtg.

Thursday

June 8

8:30 am - CH Mass 5:00 pm - SJH ACTS *H* (Sp.) 6:00 pm - SMH ACTS *M* (Sp.) 6:30 pm - CR CDA Officers Meeting 6:30 pm - CRS MS Youth Night 7:00 pm - 207 RCIA (Sp.)

Friday

June 9

8:30 am - CH Mass 8:30 am - SJH Picture Directory 6:00 pm - CH Coro Abba Padre 7:00 pm - CP Holy Rosary (Sp.) 7:00 pm - MGH FPMC Semestre III

Saturday June 10

8:00 am - SMH Reunion de Delegados Parr. 8:30 am - SJH Picture Directory 9:00 am - MGH FPMC Semestre III 9:30 am - CY Genesis Retreat 9:30 am - FLC Genesis Retreat 2:00 pm - SMH ACTS *H* (Sp) Mtg. 3:30 pm - CH Confessions 5:30 pm - CH Mass 7:00 pm - CH Mass (Sp.)

Sunday June 11

Holy Trinity

7:30 am - CH Mass 8:00 am - SMH ACTS *H* (Sp) Junta 8:30 am - FLC KC/ Country Breakfast 8:30 am - SJH Picture Directory 9:00 am - CH Mass 1:00 pm - CH Mass 12:30 pm - CP Rosary (Sp.) 1:00 pm - CH Mass (Sp.) 2:00 pm - CH Bautismos (Sp) 4:00 pm - FLC MFCC/Clausra 5:00 pm - CH Mass 6:30 pm - CRS HS Youth Night

Weekly Announcements

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Weekly Announcements

Pictorial Directory

After pictures are taken, a new

directory will be published.

The directory will contain a list of all parishioner’s

names, addresses and telephone numbers.

Please let us know if you would like your

information to be shown differently than your

current registered information as a parishioner.

Name: ______________________________

□ Omit my information entirely

□ Omit my address

□ Omit my phone number

□ Make the changes described below:

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________

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Please complete this ad and place it in the collection or

drop it by the office.

Essential Britain & Ireland – Globus

Journeys 10 Day Tour from

London to London

All 22 seats have been sold! Globus has granted us an additional 10 seats.

Tour dates – May 20 – May 29, 2018

Air Departure date – May 19, 2018

$2,132.00 if deposited by 06.25.17

$1,223.00 air based on group rate of 10 pax

London, Stonehenge, Bath, Waterford, Dublin,

Belfast, Edinburgh, Stratford-Upon-Avon….just a

few of the fabulous places you will visit in England,

Ireland & Scotland.

For additional information** and to reserve your

seats, contact Jan Crawford at 281-852-3508

or jan17403@gmail.com. *11 page document will

be emailed to you on request. Deposit $250.00

per person now, final payment in February,

2018. P. 7

Corpus Christi Procession Flower Boys and Girls Needed!

Congratulations to our children who are receiving their First Holy Communion this year! Before Christ suffered and died He instituted the Holy Eucharist which is the gift of His precious body and blood. Once a year the church celebrates this real and visible presence of Christ in the Eucharist on the Feast of Corpus Christi. This year, the feast will be celebrated on the weekend of June 17/18, 2017 at all Masses. However, as a parish, we will have a Solemn Corpus Christi Procession after the 5 pm Mass on June 18

th with songs and

prayers, and benediction. Therefore I would like to invite our children who made their First Holy Communion to dress in their Holy Communion attire and be our flower girls and boys during the Procession.

Please sign up your children by emailing Rev. Sr. Maria Makuo Dunu, DDL at:

sisterdunu@yahoo.com. There will be rehearsal on Sunday, June 11 after the 9 am Mass in the church. Thank you!

Day of Prayer 2017 Saturday, July 15, 2017

8:00am to 1:00pm

$10 per person

Calling all men and women to a Day of Prayer with

Daniel Cardinal DiNardo. Hosted by the ACTS Missions

Houston Chapter and St. Martha's Catholic Church, this

half-day Conference theme is "Proclaim Your Faith!"

Our event MC will be Joe McClane, GM of Houston's

Catholic Radio Station KSHJ 1430AM. Speakers will

Include Rev. Rafael Becerra, Deacon Tom Vicknair, Chuck

Rodine, and Victor Azios.

For more information, contact: William Chesnut at 281-358-6647

or william.chestnut@wgrant.com

VIRTUS Training

The next “Protecting God’s Children” VIRTUS classes will be held here at St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church on

Friday, July 14th, 2017 from 6 to 9 P.M. in St. Mary’s Hall.

The Archdiocesan Office of Child and Protection requires that all volunteers and employees of St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church

attend VIRTUS Training. If you have not received the training, please make every effort to attend the training on July 14, 2017.

Visit www.virtus.org to register. If you have any questions, please contact

Linda Enloe at (281) 389-1820 or e-mail Linda at l.domec@yahoo.com.

Weekly Announcements

Marriage Encounter is a Gift! What: Worldwide Marriage Encounter

Where: St. Anthony of Padua in the Woodlands When: June 9 - 11, 2017

“I will put my spirit in you that you might live”. Loving as Jesus loves can be difficult in our marriage. Two

million couples found answers on a marriage encounter weekend. Last Chance, so sign up now.

Space is limited!

The next marriage encounter will be on August 4-6, at St. Ignatius of Loyola in Spring.

Find out more or sign up at : www.houstonme.org Or call (713)- 482-1791

The Office of Family Life Ministry congratulates all

couples discerning the call to Married Life. At

St. Mary Magdalene, we offer a comprehensive

program which consists of attending an initial

meeting with one of our clergy, attending four

mandatory preparation sessions, meeting with a

sponsor couple, and completing the FOCCUS.

Once completed, we hope that you’ll feel ready for a

wonderful life together, joined by God in the

Sacrament of Marriage.

For information/details contact:

Chris Rubio at (281) 446-8211.

Marriage Preparation Sessions:

July 12 Theology of Marriage

July 19 Communication in Marriage

July 26 Individual and Family of Origin

August 2 Financial Planning

KC Country Breakfast

The Knights of Columbus are hosting

breakfast this Sunday in the Family Life

Center. Tacos to go are available.

Come for the food, stay for the fellowship.

Thank you for your support! P. 8

Spot Light on Ministry

Ministers of Hospitality

Ministers of hospitality greet, welcome, and seat

parishioners at liturgical celebrations and other functions;

assist the elderly and physically challenged with their

special needs; collect weekly offerings; direct Communion

traffic, and distribute bulletins after Mass. Each weekend,

48 Ministers of Hospitality are needed. New Ministers of

Hospitality are always welcome. Training is –on-the job

by being paired with a “minister buddy”.

For more info contact:

Bert Guempel (281) 852-1549 or guempel@embarqmail.com

Join the Sponsor Couple Team The Office of Family Life Ministry is seeking “New” Sponsor Couples to join our wonderful team. Sponsor Couples play a wonderful role as a mentor to engaged and civilly married couples who are preparing for the Sacrament of Marriage. If you have been married in the church for at least ten years and would like to play an essential role in strengthening new marriages, contact Chris Rubio, Director, at (281) 446-8211. Training is provided. Suggested Qualities of a Sponsor Couple

Believe in marriage as a permanent and faithful commitment.

Believe God and Church are necessary to a successful

relationship.

Couples must be generous, warm and nonjudgmental.

Are realistic and hopeful regarding the day-to-day living of

marriage.

Are open minded and can share their own living witness of

the sacrament.

Have the ability to listen well, reflect back and encourage

participation without threatening.

Can be witness and companions with the engaged couples in

their continued search for a fulfilling and successful marriage.

Have been married for at least ten years, are following the

teachings of the Catholic Church, and support the Archdiocesan guidelines in preparing couples for marriage.

Understand the principals of confidentiality.

Is your mind on education?

Choose a school dedicated to educating and inspiring the heart and

mind of each child to become a courageous and confident leader

who knows and loves God, and who reveals that love by serving

others.

Come see what makes

ST. MARY MAGDALENE Catholic School

unique.

Schedule Your Private Tour

for the 2017/2018 School Year

by contacting Trish Duhon at 281-446-8535 or at

tduhon@smmcs.org

Grades Pre K 3 through 8th Grade

Forming the complete child through Faith, Reason, and Virtue

Weekly Announcements

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Youth Ministry News

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“Youth Night”:

There will not be a high school youth event

this Sunday, June 4th... we are back next

Sunday, June 11 with “Capture the Flag REMIX.” As a reminder, high school youth events are open to all incoming freshmen - so if you just left 8th grade, come on up! We will hold a middle school “Max Bowl” event this

Thursday, June 8th at 6:00pm; please note that we will meet at Max Bowl on Wilson Road (bring $$ for shoes and snacks). There is a “Sports Night” coming up next Thursday, June 15. If you just finished 5th grade and are headed to middle school in the fall, please plan to attend our MS youth events this summer!

Carissa Moses,

Coordinator of Youth Ministry

cmoses@st-mm.com

Youth Office: (281) 446-1241

Mike Smith, M.A.

Pastoral Associate for Formation

msmith@st-mm.com

CCE Office: (281) 446-2933

Are you heading off to college? Many of our graduating seniors will be heading off to college this fall… both locally and not-so-locally!

We want to encourage you to keep your faith alive

when you leave for school. Please contact Carissa Moses if you need help locating the Catholic New-

man Center or Catholic Campus Ministry at your future school. These are great opportunities to not

only meet people, but a powerful way to keep Jesus

in the center of your college experiences.

CCE Registration Dates: The “early” registration window is now closed. We will have one “regular” registration event on

Saturday, August 19th from 2pm - 5pm in the

Family Life Center. Late registrations will be accepted beginning October 1st during CCE

sessions times. Payment of tuition is expected at the time of registration; we are able to accept cash, checks, and credit cards. If you need financial

assistance for tuition, please contact Fr. Felix Osasona, MSP directly at 281-446-8211, or by

email at pastor@st-mm.com.

“Summer Study” Catechists: With our popular 2-week summer CCE program just a few weeks away, we are looking for a few additional adult catechists to share their faith with our children and youth (grades Kindergarten - High School). The dates

of the “Summer Study” CCE program are Monday -

Friday, June 19 - 23 and 26 - 30 from 6:30pm - 9:00pm. Free catechist training is provided this week on

Tuesday, June 6 and Wednesday, June 7 from 6:00pm - 7:30pm in the St. Paul Center; addi-tional trainings are scheduled for next week on

June 12, 13, or 14 (Monday - Wednesday).

You only need to attend ONE of these classes! Please contact Mike Smith if you are interested!

2018 Confirmation CLASS: Parents are reminded to turn in copies of their

student’s Baptism and First Communion certifi-

cates no later than Thursday, June 1st. Don’t

forget to work on your Confirmation service pro-jects over the summer months! If you have not yet registered for CCE, please mark your calendars for

August 19th (see the next column)…

AYC 2017: If you are an incoming high school freshman (currently an 8th grader) through to our graduating

seniors, you are invited to participate in the

Archdiocesan Youth Conference… the largest event we offer locally for high school youth. It is coming

up July 28 - 30 at the Hilton Americas Hotel

downtown; the cost is $210 per person (includes

AYC registration, hotel, transportation, and food)

until JULY 2nd. We do have fundraisers planned

for next moth, as well as other financial assistance

(just talk to Carissa). A $50 deposit is due when you turn in the paperwork… see Carissa for details.

Text Message Reminders: We offer text message reminders, which can be sent straight to your cellphone / mobile device. Simply enter 81010 in

the “To:” field, and send the following message to register for specific messages for our programs… you can also download the Remind app from your cell app store.

2018 Confirmation candidates / parents: @conf2018

2018 Confirmation TEAM (plans and runs the program): @smmconteam

High School Youth Ministry: @stmmHS Middle School Youth Ministry: @stmmJR

2016 - 2017 Sacrament Preparation (parents / students preparing for Reconciliation & Eucharist): @smmsacprep

Children’s News and Adult Formation

Breaking Open the Word

for Families

Pentecost Sunday

Reading 1: Acts 2:1-11: We hear them speaking of the

mighty acts of God. Jesus promised that the gift of the

Holy Spirit would come upon the apostles and Mary; and

on Pentecost, this promise was fulfilled. The Holy Spirit

filled those who prayed in the Upper Room with courage

to speak about the mighty acts of God. We, too, have a

share in this same Spirit, a gift that we received at Baptism

and in greater measure at Confirmation. Let the Holy Spir-

it embolden you to speak about the mighty acts of God

in your life.

Reading 2: 1 COR 12:3b-7, 12-13: To each individual

the Spirit is given for some benefit. St. Paul reminds us

that the gifts of the Spirit were freely given to us to share,

so that others might benefit. As we have freely received,

so should we freely give.

Gospel: John 20:19-23 Jesus said: Peace be with you;

receive the Holy Spirit. Peace in the fullest sense of the

word means so much more than rest, relaxation, serenity,

or lack of war. Peace means wholeness in body and spirit,

mind and heart. The gift of the Holy Spirit heals us,

inspires us, and encourages us. This gift is received by us

– not demanded or taken – but freely given and freely

received. Let us ensure that our hearts are ready to receive

this mighty gift.

Welcome Judy Bitowf

Director of Adult Formation

Judy was Coordinator for Adult Ministry at

Sts. Simon & Jude Parish, The Woodlands,

for three years. In her role, she provided scripture study

offering FTCM, and the RENEW International

faith-sharing program. She was the parish liaison for all

adult ministries, including calendaring and event

management. In her previous parish in PA, she was

Confirmation Coordinator and assisted with the RCIA

Core Team. She was also a Development Consultant for

Missionary Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. She

has been a catechist volunteer for 17 years. Prior to her

ministry employment, she had over 30 years of corporate

work experience.

Judy has a BA in Economics and Finance, an MA in

Liberal Studies, and Catechetical Certifications from the

Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.

Judy and her husband Terry have joined us as parishioners

at St. M-M. She has two adult boys; son Philip lives in

New Jersey with his wife Kristen and infant daughter

Hannah. Son Tyge lives in Vietnam and serves his

community in Ho Chi Minh City

teaching English. She is also a dedicated

pet-rescuer, and she and Terry share

their home with their rescue “kids”, 2

dogs and 5 cats. Her hobbies include

sewing, writing, and gardening.

Interested in becoming Catholic?

If you are interested in becoming

Catholic, please contact Judy at

281-446-2933.

R.C.I.A.:

Adult RCIA has concluded for this season.

We will resume classes for new Catholics in

September 2017.

Children’s Catechumenate (R.C.I.A. for

Children):

RCIA for Children has concluded for the

season. We will resume classes for new

Catholics in September 2017.

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Adult Bible Study

Thank you to all who participated on our journey as we grow in faith to love and serve the Lord. We have concluded for the Season. Keep reading the bulletin for new offerings beginning in September 2017.

Mike Smith, M.A. Judy Bitowf Ginger Herrington

Pastoral Associate for Formation Adult Formation Coordinator of Elementary Formation

msmith@st-mm.com judyb@st-mm.com gingerH@st-mm.com

Formation Office: (281) 446-2933

Weekly Announcements

NORTHEAST CATHOLIC SINGLES

A MINISTRY FOR SINGLES AGES 40 and Older.

Our next gathering will be on Wednesday, June 7, at 7 pm. Join us at Culver’s Burgers, 331

Northpark (at Hwy. 59) in Kingwood. On Saturday, June 10, join us for 5:30 pm Mass at St. Martha’s in

Kingwood, 4301 Woodridge Pkwy; meal afterwards at Akashi Sushi Fusion Cuisine, 227 Northpark Drive

(at Woodland Hills Dr. ) on Kingwood. Meet in the narthex of the church at 5:15 pm.

For more information contact Elizabeth Schields at:

281-441-2552 or elizabeths2@peoplepc.com, or subscribe to us on Flocknotes at

St. Mary Magdalene’s website. P. 12

Young at Heart, 50+ Bryan Museum and The Spot

Galveston, Texas June 8, 2017

Lunch with us at “The Spot” on Galveston’s Sea Wall. Then tour the Bryan Museum. The Bryan Collection is one of the largest collections relating to the American West and includes folk, religious, and fine art; saddles, spurs & antique firearms….tens of thousands of items. The cost of the trip is $12.00 per person for The Bryan Museum. Lunch is on your own. The bus arrives at 9:30 a.m. The bus departs at 10:00 a.m. The bus returns at approx. 5:00 p.m. The bus is limited to 34 passengers. Reservations are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. If you would like to join us for the Bryan Museum Tour, please contact Jan Crawford at 281-852-3508 or jan17403@gmail.com. Deadline for reservations and payments is Monday, June 5th. When your reservation has been confirmed, please drop off a check made payable to St. Mary Magdalene at the parish office. Place the check in an envelope clearly marked: Young at Heart, Bryan Museum. As always the bus may be cold, be sure to bring a sweater or lap cover. YAH has secured Precinct for buses for the following dates….Thursday, Sept. 14 and Wednesday, Oct. 11.

Dominican Sisters Summer Camp 2017

Looking for summer fun? Join the adventures at

Dominican Sisters Summer CAMP,

July 2 - July 8, at Camp Kappe. This camp is for girls in grades

5th - 9th. Activities include archery, initiative

games, singing, art and crafts, plus much more.

For more information contact:

Sr. Thomas Ann, OP: 281-684-8011 or go online

www.domhou.org and follow the links under

“ministries” to download brochure.

Help the Needy and Vulnerable

The Office of Social Ministry at Magdalene House is seeking bilingual core members to assist with Client Intake and Case Management. Magdalene House is open three days a week: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, from 9:30 a.m. – noon. No experience necessary, we’ll train. All volunteers are required to attend the VIRTUS Protecting God’s Children Program through the Archdiocese. Please contact Chris Rubio at (281) 446-8211 or crubio@st-mm.com. We have a great team! Join us!

Magdalene House would like to say Thank you to the Knights of Columbus for the donation of $1,000.00 to assist the indigent families of our community with health care. This is a wonderful blessing and will help many families with immunizations, medications, and routine medical care.

Free Summer Food Programs

Humble ISD provides FREE healthy breakfast and lunch

meals during the summer for children between the ages of

1– 18 years of age. Food is provided at the following

schools.

Park Lakes Elementary: June 7- August 3, 281-641-2700

North Belt Elementary: July 17 - August 3, 281-641-1300

Sterling Middle School: June 6 - July 13, 281

-641-6000

Atascocita High School: June 6 - July 27,

281– 641-7500

PALABRA DE VIDA

“En nombre de la resurrección de Cristo, la Iglesia sirve a la vida que proviene de Dios mismo,

en íntima unión y humilde servicio al Espíritu.”

- Papa Juan Pablo II, Dominum et vivificantem. © 1986 Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Se utiliza con permiso. P. 13

Mensaje del Párroco

Pentecostés: Inauguración de la

Iglesia

Jesús escogió las celebraciones judías

especiales para revelarnos que él es

verdaderamente el Mesías. El misterio

pascual de su sufrimiento, muerte y

resurrección tuvo lugar durante la Pascua.

El escogió inaugurar la Iglesia cincuenta días después de

la Pascua, que es la fiesta judía del Pentecostés, la fiesta

de las primicias de la cosecha de cereales. En

cumplimiento de su promesa a sus discípulos, Jesús envió

al Espíritu Santo del Padre el día de Pentecostés y así

comenzó los esfuerzos misioneros de la Iglesia. La liturgia

de hoy culmina la Pascua. Debemos notar que el Espíritu

Santo no vino a la existencia en Pentecostés porque el

Espíritu Santo siempre ha existido eternamente con el

Padre y el Hijo.

La primera lectura de los Hechos de los Apóstoles

describió lo que sucedió cuando los apóstoles se reunieron

con María en el Cenáculo. El Espíritu Santo bajó y cayó

sobre cada uno de ellos. Hablaban en lenguas que

permitían a personas de todo el mundo entender lo que

decían. Esto de ninguna manera enfatizó la universalidad

de la Iglesia desde el principio. ¿Cómo sucedió que los

discípulos pudieran hablar en palabras inteligibles a todos

los que escuchaban? Los mismos discípulos que pocos

días antes se habían encerrado en la habitación por temor,

ahora hablan con audacia a la gente. Sí, han recibido el

Espíritu Santo que es la fuente de toda guía, coraje y

poder. A través de la efusión del Espíritu, la Iglesia está

facultada para dirigirse a todas las naciones y ser

comprendida por ellas.

Hechos 2: 12-13 describió la reacción de las multitudes al

fenómeno de hoy. Algunos se preguntaban qué

significaba, mientras que otros pensaban que los

discípulos estaban borrachos. Cuando no entendemos

algo, a veces lo explicamos o le damos un mal nombre

para ignorarlo y desecharlo. ¡Que los discípulos estuvieran

realmente borrachos! Estaban borrachos, pero no con

alcohol, sino con el Espíritu Santo. El Espíritu Santo es

una bebida que todos nos animamos a beber. Los dones

espirituales del Espíritu son abundantes. Gálatas 5:22 nos

habla de esos maravillosos frutos: amor, gozo, paz, pa-

ciencia, bondad, bondad, confianza, mansedumbre y

autocontrol. Nunca podemos tener suficiente de estas

frutas.

Todos hemos recibido el Espíritu Santo en nuestro

bautismo y confirmación. ¿Estamos permitiendo que los

dones y los frutos del Espíritu se manifiesten en nuestras

vidas? Debemos dejarnos llevar para que el Espíritu pueda

verdaderamente trabajar dentro de nosotros. Las gracias

del Espíritu se dan según la capacidad de los individuos.

Si le pedimos que nos llene nuevamente hoy, lo hará

verdaderamente, sanando nuestras heridas, renovando

nuestras fuerzas, derritiendo los congelados, doblando los

corazones obstinados, calentando el frío, guiando los

pasos que se extravían y recompensando a los virtuosos. Y

así oramos: Ven, Espíritu Santo y llena los corazones de

tus fieles, y enciende en ellos el fuego de tu amor. Amén

Festival de Otoño 2017: Me complace anunciar que

tenemos un Presidente y vicepresidente para nuestro

Festival de Otoño de 2017. Son Pauline Brown y Terry

Mares respectivamente. Este par, junto con todas las sillas

de muchos comités ayudará a planificar y ejecutar la

diversión de este año y evento de recaudación de fondos

que la comunidad ha llegado a amar. Quiero agradecer al

presidente del festival, Tony Butera y sus vicepresidentes,

Doug Walker y Rick Swanson, y todos nuestros diferentes

presidentes y voluntarios. Tuvimos un festival maravilloso

el año pasado y fue debido a sus sacrificios e

implicaciones. Ya tenemos una cita para el festival de este

año. Se celebrará el domingo 22 de octubre. Por favor,

marque su calendario ahora y tenga cuidado con más

información en el boletín de la parroquia.

Vacaciones: Al leer este ar tículo, ya estoy en Niger ia de

vacaciones durante este mes de junio. Pasaré la mayor

parte de este tiempo con mis padres, abuelas y hermanos.

Mis abuelas están bien avanzadas en edad (a finales de los

noventa) y no sé cuánto tiempo más voy a llegar a verlos.

Mientras que este lejos, el Padre Tony estará disponible

para las necesidades pastorales de los feligreses y será

asistido por nuestros diáconos y el personal de la

parroquia. Habrá algunos sacerdotes visitantes para ayudar

con las misas durante este período. Por favor oren por mí

y por mi familia. Espero volver a finales de junio fresco y

renovado para seguir sirviendo esta maravillosa comuni-

dad. Para aquellos de ustedes que estarán viajando durante

el verano, les deseo todos los viajes seguros y la protec-

ción de Dios.

—Padre Felix (pastor@st-mm.com)

El Ministerio de Bienvenida tiene una mesa en el atrio de

la iglesia para asistir a los visitantes y los nuevos miembros

de nuestra parroquia con información acerca de la Iglesia

Santa María Magdalena. La mesa se encuentra cerca de la

puerta del cuarto de los niños.

Vengan y pregunten cualquier pregunta que tengan; los

ministros que están presentes tratarán de asistirlos lo mejor

que puedan. Estamos aquí para hacerlos sentir en casa.

Anuncios de la Semana

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Segundo Colecta (Comunicaciones Católicas) Ofrenda - $ 5,741.00 Por Internet - $ 327.00 Total - $ 6,068.00

Fundo de Servicios Diocesanos (DSF)

Gol - $165,000.00 Contribución - $101,944.46 Comprometida - $129,242.30 Participantes - 315

Procesión de Corpus Christi ¡Necesitamos Niños/as de la

Flor !

¡Felicitaciones a nuestros niños que están recibiendo su Primera Comunión este año! Antes de que

Cristo sufriera y muriera, instituyó la Eucaristía que es el don de su precioso cuerpo y sangre. Una vez al año la Iglesia celebra esta presencia real y visible de Cristo en la Eucaristía en la Fiesta del Corpus Christi. Este año, la fiesta se celebrará el fin de semana del 17/18 de junio de 2017 en todas las misas. Sin embargo, como parroquia, tendremos una procesión solemne de Corpus Christi después de la misa de 5 pm el 18 de junio con canciones y oraciones, y la bendición. Por lo tanto, quisiera invitar a nuestros niños que hicieron su Primera Comunión a vestirse con su traje de la Sagrada Comunión y ser nuestras niñas y niños de flores durante el Procesión. Por favor suscríbase a sus hijos enviando un correo electrónico a: Rev. Sr. Maria Makuo Dunu, DDL en Sisterdunu@yahoo.com.

Habrá un ensayo el domingo 11 de junio después de la Misa de las 9 am en la iglesia.

¡Gracias! P. 14

Ofrendas de Nuestras Tesoros Del semana 28 de mayo 2017

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Inscripciones de CCE

La ventana de registro "del verano" está errada.

Tendremos un evento de inscripción "regular"

el sábado 19 de agosto de 2 pm a 5 pm en el

Centro Familiar. Las inscripciones tardías serán

aceptadas empezando el 1 de octubre durante

las sesiones de CCE. El pago de la matrícula se

espera en el momento de la inscripción;

Aceptamos en efectivo, cheques y tarjetas de

crédito. Si necesita asistencia para el pago de la

matrícula, por favor comuníquese con el Padre

Felix Osasona, MSP directamente al

281-446-8211, o por correo electrónico a

pastor@st-mm.com.

Directorio Fotográfico

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Directorio será publicado.

El directorio contendrá una lista de todos los nombres,

direcciones y números telefónicos de los feligreses.

Por favor, indique si quiere su información en el directorio, o

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CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS

St. Mary Magdalene Church #515133

527 S. Houston Avenue

Humble, TX 77338

TELEPHONE

(281) 446-8211

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