ST. MATTHEW THE EVANGELIST 9915 HOLLISTER ST. HOUSTON, TX 77040-1702 (713) 466-4030 November 24, 2019

Readings for the Week of Nov. 24, 2019

MASS INTENTIONS (INTENCIONES DE LA MISA) NOV. 23-DEC. 1 SATURDAY NOVEMBER 23 5:00p.m. †Evelyn Ahlgrim & All Decesead Members of St. Matthew’s 50+ Club 7:00p.m. †Filemon Romero & Thanksgiving for Rosa Maria & Jose Rosario Zuniga’s Anniversary SUNDAY NOVEMBER 24 2 Sm 5:1-3; Ps122; Col 1:12-30; Lk 23:35-43 8:00a.m. †Evelyn Ahlgrim & †Jerry Johnson, Jr. 10:00a.m. For the People of St. Matthew’s 12:00p.m. †Celeste Eguia y En Agradecimiento por Luz Rangel y Vanessa Roman MONDAY NOVEMBER 25 No Mass TUESDAY NOVEMBER 26 8:30a.m. Special Intentions of Heather Lott & Brandon Garcia WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 27 8:30a.m. †Evelyn Alhgrim & Special Intentions of the Ata Family 7:00 p.m. †Clemencia y Pedro Diaz y Por los mas necesitados THURSDAY NOVEMBER 28 Thanksgiving Day 9:00a.m. †Antonia Puelles & In Thanksging for our Parish Deacons FRIDAY NOVEMBER 29 8:30a.m. †Joe Bernal, Jr. & For our Parish Staff SATURDAY NOVEMBER 30 5:00p.m. †Charlene Hand & Special Intentions of Anne Filipiak 7:00p.m. Por la Comunidad de San Mateo SUNDAY DECEMBER 1 Is 2:1-5; Ps 122; Rom 13:11-14; Mt 24:37-44 8:00a.m. †Janis Walsh & In Thanksgiving for Rodolfo Santiago 10:00a.m. †Gustavo Gomez, †Jessica Rodriguez & Special Intentions of Patti Filipiak 12:00p.m. †Adrian y Ma. Del Carmen Hernandez y En Agradecimiento por Elvira Medina y Maria Perez

Bill Bielenda -Charlotte Gullo -Ramon Garcia -Nancy Soliz Rene Carlos Salinas -Ofelia Salinas -Enrique DeLeon -Sandy Mur-phy -Linda Castro -Robert Alcala -Gwen Johnson -Dan Danchak

Monday Dn 1:1-6, 8-20; Dn 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56; Lk 21:1-4 Tuesday Dn 2:31-45; Dn 3:57, 58, 59, 60, 61; Lk 21:5-11 Wednesday Dn 5:1-6, 13-14; Dn 3:62-67; Lk 21:12-19 Thursday Thanksgiving Dn 6:12-28; Dn 3:68-74; Lk 21:20-28 Sir 50:22-24; Ps 145;1 Cor 1:3-9; Lk 17:11-19 Friday Dn 7:2-14; Dn 3:75-81;Lk 21:29-33 Saturday Rom 10:9-18; Ps 19; Mt 4:18-22

UPDATES TO OUR PRAYER LIST...

Our Thanksgiving Mass will be Thursday, November 28th at 9 a.m. in English in the body of the church. Please join us and invite your family and friends to celebrate and give thanks to Almighty God for all the gifts he has given each and everyone of us.

HOLIDAY LITURGY SCHEDULE 2019

Thanksgiving Day Mass – Thursday, November 28: at 9 am English Our Lady of Guadalupe –Thursday, December 12:

5:00 pm Rosary/ Procession & 6:30 pm Mass Simbang Gabi – Monday, December 16: at 7 pm Advent Reconciliation – Tuesday, December 17:

at 6:45 pm Christmas Eve – Tuesday, December 24:

5 pm Children’s Mass (E) & 7:30 pm Vigil Mass (E) Christmas Day – Wednesday, December 25:

9 am Mass (E) & 11 am Mass (S) Mary, Mother of God – Wednesday, Jan. 1:

9 a.m. Mass (E) &11 am Mass (S)

The Catholic Daughters of the Americas will be sell-ing Poinsettias on the weekend of November 30th-Dec.1st after all masses. Come by and purchase a lovely poinsettia while supporting our Catholic Daughters in their fundraiser.

A PRAYER OF

THANKSGIVING

Lord God, on this week of Thanksgiving,

we ask your blessings on our family, our friends, our pastor, our home, and our

health.

We thank you for this time together and the gifts that you have given us.

Help us to remember in this time of

bounty those less fortunate. And may your love consume us all that we

might share in your glory, Amen.

Due to Thanksgiving Holiday, the parish office will close early Wednesday, Nov. 27th at noon and be closed Thursday, Nov.28th & 29th. We will reopen on Mon-day, December 2nd. The staff wishes you and your family a blessed Thanksgiving.

Thank you to Jeff & Mary Emmott For donating the altar flowers this weekend

In Loving Memory of Cathy Goetzke

SOLEMNITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST THE KING/ SOLEMNIDAD DE JESUCRISTO REY DEL UNIVERSO

*Confessions on Wednesdays: 9:30am-4pm;by Appointment Only * Confessions every Saturday from 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. in the Chapel *

SATURDAY KOC Club Fundraiser

November 23 Courtyard

After all Masses

SUNDAY NO CCE Classes KOC Club Fundraiser 50+ Club Holiday Luncheon

November 24 Courtyard Audi./Kitch.

After all Masses 2 pm

MONDAY Bridge Matachines Practice Grupo de Oracion

November 25 129 Auditorium Chapel

1 pm 6 pm 7 pm

TUESDAY Bible Study Crafts from the Heart Matachines Practice

November 26 216 205 Auditorium

9:30 am 10:30 am 6 pm

WEDNESDAY Morning Mass Half Day Healing Mass Matachines

November 27 Chapel Parish Office Church Auditorium

8:30 am 12 pm 7 pm 6 pm

THURSDAY Thanksgiving Mass Parish Grounds/Office Closed

November 28 Church All

9 am

FRIDAY Morning Mass Parish Grounds/Office Closed

November 29 Chapel All

8:30 am

SATURDAY CDA Fundraiser

November 30 Courtyard

After all Masses

SUNDAY Faith Formation Classes CDA Fundraiser

December 1 All Courtyard

8:30 am After all Masses

We are now collecting full size shampoo/conditioner, bar soap/body wash, deodorant, toothbrush/toothpaste and razors for the gift bags for the residents of Magnificat House— pick up a tag in the back of the church. We also add sweatshirts (size large to 4X) and white socks (men and women) to the gift bags. Bingo prizes are needed (mostly men’s prizes) as well as individ-ually wrapped candy —save your Halloween candy leftovers! We are expecting over 100+ persons to attend and want to give them a great meal, gift bag and fun bingo party with prizes– this is an event that Magnificat House looks forward to all year. Any monetary donation is gratefully accepted and appreciated. Please put donations in collection basket, marking it “Magnificat House”. Thank you for your support of this event– God bless you for your generosity. If you have any questions or want to volunteer, please call Barba-ra Syzdek @ 713-466-0970 or Margie Brogger @ 713-466-4914. Friday, December 13– Wrap gifts for Magnificat House –10 a.m. Sunday, December 15– Magnificat House Lunch Party 11 a.m.

2019 MAGNIFICAT HOUSE

Christmas Baskets 2019

Our Advent Penance Service will be on Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at 7 p.m.

There will be additional priests for individu-al confessions in English and Spanish.

This is a very important part of our Advent preparation.

Reminder: Many organizations and clubs use rooms in the administration building and church. When you hold a meeting/event please clean up as much as possible, turn off lights and shut the door to the room. Turn off air conditioner/heater. By following these simple rules we will save on elec-tricity bills and it will make it more convenient for the lock-up person in charge.

OUR FOOD PANTRY is taking donations for our Christ-mas Basket Program. We need 75 Turkeys and toys/gifts for babies through 12 years of age. This very worthwhile program benefits 100 families in our community by providing a turkey, a box of goods and fresh produce to have a nice Christmas dinner. We also provide gifts for all their children from babies up to age 12. Our Christmas baskets will be distributed on December 7th. The Food Drive Bags are located in the back of church with list of items needed, please fill and return to the church or parish of-fice. Please bring the turkeys in to the parish office. Thank you in advance for your generosity.

Christmas Basket Program Wednesday, December 4– Sort and wrap gifts 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Friday, December 6– box produce/canned goods 10 a.m. Saturday, December 7– Distribute baskets (start time) 9 a.m.

Lots of volunteers needed each day! See Green Flyer at the back of the Church.

Safety Information from Administration Office

Around the parish...

Safety issues: Renovation of our church and chapel is be-ginning. The church will not be available during the week. Scaffolding will be up and it is unsafe to enter the church. PLEASE DO NOT ENTER THE CHURCH Monday through Friday, for your safety. On weekends, you will see the progress as it occurs. Do not be alarmed if you see raw wood as this is necessary to support the beautiful wood which will be installed. Thank you, St. Matthew’s Admin-istration Office. Dear Parishioners, We currently have sponsors for the fresh flowers on the altar every week. These flowers commemorate an anniversary or birth-day, or are given in memory of a loved one, etc. The current cost of the flowers each week is $65.00. We all know that fresh flowers last only a couple days before they are wilted, so we have thought about another way to honor an event or loved one. Starting January 1, 2020, for those wishing to commemorate a special time (birthday, anniversary, etc) or in memory of a loved one, we will change to the family now sponsoring the bread and wine for a weekend. Your name will be listed in the bulletin with the reason for the sponsorship (anniversary, birthday, in memory of…, etc) as is currently done. Example: Bread and Wine this week sponsored by ________ in honor of _______________ or in memory of ______________. Greenery and live plants will be on the altar with seasonal plants also at various times of the year. By making this change, our altar will remain beautiful with live plants and sponsorship to honor an event or loved one will continue. Thank you for all you do for St. Matthew’s.

ST. MATTHEW THE EVANGELIST 9915 HOLLISTER ST. HOUSTON, TX 77040-1702 (713) 466-4030 November 24, 2019

NuestroBanco de Comida está recibiendo donaciones para nuestro programa de canastas navideñas. Necesitamos 75 pavos y

juguetes para bebés y niños hasta 12 años. Este programa benefi-cia a 100 familias de nuestra comunidad al proporcionar un pavo, una caja de comida enlatada y productos frescos para una cena de

Navidad agradable. El Banco de Comida tiene bolsas de papel con todos los artículos necesarios para la canasta de navidad en las mesas a la entrada de la Iglesia. Favor de traer sus bolsas de

donacion y ponerlas en la parte posterior de la Iglesia o en la oficina parroquial. Agradeceríamos enormemente sus donaciones

y le agradecemos de antemano.

Programa de Canastas Navideñas Miercoles 4 de Diciembre– Envolver regalos 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Viernes 6 de Diciembre– Enpacar comida 10 a.m. Sabado 7 de Diciembre– Distribuir Canastas 9 a.m.

Necesitamos voluntarios cada día! Favor de consultar las formas verdes en la parte posterior

de la Iglesia.

Canastas Navideñas

Estamos recolectando champú / acondicionador, jabón, deso-dorante, cepillo de dientes / pasta de dientes y navajas de afeitar para las bolsas de regalo para los residentes de las casas de Mag-nificat. Por favor recoja una etiqueta en la parte posterior de la iglesia. También agregamos sudaderas (tamaño grande a 4X) y calcetines blancos (hombres y mujeres) a las bolsas de regalo para los premios de bingo (necesitamos más premios para hom-bres), así como dulces envueltos individualmente. Si les sobran dulces de Halloween dónenlos en la oficina después de Hallow-een, como haremos bolsas de caramelos para nuestros huéspedes. Esperamos a más de 100 personas y queremos darles una ex-celente cena, bolsa de regalos y una fiesta divertida de bingo con premios. Este es un evento que Magnificat House espera con an-sias durante todo el año. Cualquier donación monetaria es agrade-cida y apreciada. Por favor, ponga su donacion en la canasta de recolección, marcándola "Casa Magnificat". Gracias por su apoyo a este evento, Dios los bendiga por su generosidad. Si desea ser voluntario ó para mas informacion, contactar a Barbara Syzdek @ 713-466-0970 ó Margie Brogger @ 713-466-4914. Viernes 13 de Diciembre– Enredar regalos 10 am Sabado 15 de Diciembre– Comida/Fiesta Casa Magnificat 11 am

Casa Magnificat 2019

Nuestro Servicio Penitencial sera el martes 17 de diciembre a las 7pm.

Habrá varios sacerdotes que Confesaran en ingles y español.

Esta parte de Adviento es muy importante. Todos estan invitados.

HORARIO DE LOS DIAS FESTIVOS

Misa de Acción de Gracias – Jueves 28 de noviembre a las 9 a.m. (Ingles) Virgen de Guadalupe – Jueves 12 de diciembre: a las 5:00 p.m. Rosario & 6:30 p.m. Misa Simbang Gabi – Lunes 16 de diciembre a las 7 p.m. Servicio Penitencial de Adviento – Martes 17 de diciembre a las 6:45 p.m. (Bilingüe) Noche Buena – Martes 24 de diciembre: 5 p.m. Misa de Niños (I) & 7:30 p.m. Misa (I) Navidad – Miercoles 25 de diciembre: 9 a.m. Misa (Ingles) & 11 a.m. Misa (Español) María, Madre de Dios– Miercoles 1º de enero: 9 a.m. Misa (Ingles) & 11 a.m. Misa (Español)

Alrededor de la Parroquia… Cuestiones de seguridad: la renovación de nuestra iglesia y capilla ya comenzo. La iglesia no estará disponible durante la semana. El andamio se levantará y no es seguro ingresar a la iglesia. POR FAVOR NO ENTRAR A LA IGLESIA de lunes a viernes, por su seguridad. Los fines de semana, verá poco a poco el progreso. No se alarme si ve madera bruta, ya que esto es necesario para soportar la hermosa madera que se instalará. Gracias, Oficina de Administración de San Mateo.

- - - - - - - - - — - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Estimados feligreses, Actualmente tenemos patrocinadores para las flores de nuestro altar cada semana. Estas flores conmemoran un aniversario o cumpleaños, o se entregan en memoria de un ser querido, etc. El costo actual de las flores cada semana es de $ 65.00. Todos sabe-mos que las flores frescas duran solo un par de días antes de que se marchiten, por lo que hemos pensado en otra forma de hon-rar un evento o a un ser querido. A partir del 1º de enero de 2020, para aquellos que deseen con-memorar un momento especial (cumpleaños, aniversario, etc.) o en memoria de un ser querido, cambiaremos en patrocinar el pan y el vino del fin de semana en vez de flores. Su nombre aparecerá en el boletín con el motivo (aniversario, cumpleaños, en memoria de ..., etc.) como se hace actualmente. Ejemplo: el pan y vino esta semana ha sido patrocinado por ________en honor de ______ o en memoria de __________. Habrá plantas vivas en el altar y plantas de temporada en varias épocas del año. Al hacer este cambio, nuestro altar seguirá sien-do hermoso con plantas vivas y el patrocinio para honrar un evento o un ser querido continuará. Esperamos que estén de acuerdo con esta decisión y si desean patrocinar el pan y vino en celebración o en memoria de alguien pueden registrarse en la cartulina en la parte posterior de la Igle-sia. ¡Gracias!

Cuestiones de Seguridad

Oración de ACCIÓN DE GRACIAS

Señor Dios, en este día de Acción de Gracias,

Pedimos tus bendiciones sobre nuestra familia, nuestros amigos, nuestro pastor, nuestro hogar y

nuestra salud.

Te agradecemos por el tiempo en que estamos juntos y por los regalos que nos has dado.

Ayúdanos a recordar en este tiempo de abundan-

cia a los menos afortunados y que Tu amor se consuma en todo nosotros para poder compartir

en tu gloria, Amén.

A Stewardship Parish Parroquia Administradora de los Bienes de Dios

11-17-2019 Collection Goal: $10,000.00

Sunday Offering/Ofrenda del Domingo: $8,688.00 On-Line Giving/Donaciones hechas por Internet: $562.50 Children’s Offerings/Ofrenda de los Niños: $278.18 Total Collection/Colecta en Total: $9,528.68 We are Short! $471.32

Envelopes 248

Bank Direct and Credit Card Donations available on our website www.stmatthewhou.org by clicking on “Online Giving” button.

SOLEMNITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST THE KING/ SOLEMNIDAD DE JESUCRISTO REY DEL UNIVERSO

Stewardship Reflection / Reflexión Sobre Las Lecturas

Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe: November 24 That we may serve Jesus, Our King, with love and gratitude, generously offering our gifts to help build up the kingdom of God here on earth. “….giving thanks to the Father, who has made you fit to share in the inheritance of the holy ones in light.” Colos-sians 1:12 God wants us to be happy! Instead of looking at the Ten Commandments as being restrictive and telling us what we can’t do, look at them as guides for living a joy-filled and peace-ful life. Most of our problems arise when we put our own needs first or spend most of our time trying to acquire “things”. Try putting God first in all things instead. Ask Him how He wants you to use your gifts. __________________________ Fiesta de Nuestro Señor Jesucristo, Rey del Universo: 24 de

noviembre Para que podamos servir a Jesús, Nuestro Rey, con

amor y gratitud, ofreciendo generosamente nuestros dones para

ayudar a construir el reino de Dios aquí en la tierra. "... dando

gracias al Padre, que te ha hecho apto para compartir la herencia

de los santos en la luz". Colosenses 1:12 ¡Dios quiere que seamos

felices! En lugar de ver los Diez Mandamientos como restrictivos

y decirnos lo que no podemos hacer, míralos como guías para

vivir una vida llena de alegría y paz. La mayoría de nuestros

problemas surgen cuando ponemos nuestras propias necesidades

primero o pasamos la mayor parte de nuestro tiempo tratando de

adquirir "cosas". Intenta poner a Dios primero en todas las cosas.

Pregúntale cómo quiere que uses tus dones.

DSF Summary Report– 2019 St. Matthew the Evangelist - Houston– DSF19

Parish Goal: $56,000.00

Total Amount Paid: $42,944.50

Total Amount Pledged: $48,042.00

Total Number of Participant: 183

*Total Number of Households 1132

Average Participant Pledge: $262.52

Paid Over (Under) Goal: ($13,055.50)

Pledged Over (Under) Goal: ($7,958.00)

Percent Paid: 76.69%

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Nuestra proxíma Misa de Sanación será el miercoles 27 de Noviembre a las 7PM en la Iglesia principal.

(No habra misa de sanacíon en el mes de diciembre).

The Office of Pro-Life Activities will offer transportation to Austin for the annual Texas Rally for Life march on Saturday, January 25, 2020. Join us for the Archdiocesan Mass that will take place at St. Bartholomew Cath-olic Church in Katy at 8:30 a.m. After Mass, we will travel by bus to Aus-tin and join thousands of Texans in a march to support each human life! Cost is $25. For more information, see the flyers in English and Spanish at the back of the church or call the Office of Pro-Life activities at 713-741-8728 or 713-440-3443 for Spanish. To register visit, https://archgh.cvent.com/d/wyqbym/.

Texas Rally for Life :