St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church

Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston

Office: 1603 Avenue N * Huntsville, TX 77340 Church: 1323 16th St. * Huntsville, TX 77340

Ph. 936.295.8159 * Fax 936.295.3543 www.sain homashuntsville.org

"...there is no inequality of significance amongst us except holiness..." “No hay desigualdad de importancia entre nosotros excepto la santidad…”

STAFF

Rev. Fred Valone…..Pastor Felix Ramos………..Permanent Deacon

Kathy Boscarino…….DRE / Y M

Maria Delgado……… Elem. CCE

Marisol Urbina…...Administrative Asst.

Rick Reed…………...Music Coordinator

Jill Baker………..Nursery Coordinator

Pat Norfleet…………..Bookkeeper

Sylvia Vitela…………..Secretary

Laura Puente………...Custodian

Adoration/Adoración

Reconciliation / Reconciliación

Mass Schedules

Tuesday / Martes

After 7:15 am Mass until 5:30pm

Tues/Martes 4:30-5:30 pm

Sat/Sabado 4:00-5:00 pm

Saturday/ Sabado 5:30 pm English

Sunday/ Domingo 7:45 am English 10:45 am English 12:30 pm Spanish

Monday/ Lunes No Mass

Tuesday-Martes

Wed. – Friday/ Miercoles-Viernes

7:15 am

7:15 am

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 21, 2019

The flowers besides the Blessed Sacrament are offered in loving memory Of Sabas Cruz, Sr. By Cruz Family

Mass Intentions Of The Week

Sat. 07/20

5:30 pm

Lori & Lisa Hibbison (Their Intentions)

Sun.

07/21

7:45 am

Sabas Cruz, Sr.

10:45 am

Parishioners

12:30 pm

Carmen Moreno

Mon.

07/22

NO Mass

Tues.

07/23

7:15 am

Sabas & Amada Cruz

Wed

07/24

7:15 am

Ken & Marilyn Johnsons’ Grandchildren (Their Intentions)

Thurs

07/25

7:15 am

Craig Hibbison (Birthday)

Fri.

07/26

7:15 am

Sandoval & Samano Families (Their Intentions)

Sat.

07/27

5:30 pm

Gene & Carole Barrett (61st Anniversary)

Sun. 07/28

7:45 am

Erik Larson (Birthday)

10:45 am

Donna Moore (Special Intention)

12:30 pm

Parishioners

Judy Adib, Veronica Antwi, James Aubey, Irma Avalos, Gene Barrett, Jordan Ber-geron, Marie Blanchard, Chelsea Brown, Phillip Caito, Gary Coker, Wren Colligan, Wayne Collins, Sunni Cook, Terry Cor-ral, Melanie Davis, Kathy Delouche, Colin

Dufour, David Duesing, James Elliott, Patsy Freeman, Mary Gedelian, Melba & Leroy Hall, Edwin Laake, Doro-thy Laskoskie, Corrina Lawrence, Paul Legler, Al Losack, Katy Losack, A.J. McGee, Geno Mancuso, Don Marcotte, Lisa Miller, Mable Milliet, Donna Moore, MaryAnn Moore, Susan Montoya, Martin Moreno, Lourdes Mosqueda, Frank O’Donnell, Brenda Piñeda, Marty Reeder, Bob Riley, Nina Rozell, Andrea Scheel, Ana Ma-rie Santos, John Sarlay, Jerry Seaton, Kayden Bryn Ship-ley, Cheryl Smith, Kathy Stoltz, Jean Stow, Christi Town-ley, Ray Townley, Dorothy Townsend, Gordan Travis, Enrique Valadez, Maria Elena Valencia, Matthew Var-num, Rusty Wallace, Bill Walton, Alma Williams, Nancy Winkler

Readings for the Week

Monday: Sg 3:1-4b or 2 Cor 5:14-17; Ps 63:2-6, 8-9; Jn 20:1-2, 11-18

Tuesday: Ex 14:21 — 15:1; Ex 15:8-10, 12, 17; Mt 12:46-50

Wednesday: Ex 16:1-5, 9-15; Ps 78:18-19, 23-28; Mt 13:1-9

Thursday: 2 Cor 4:7-15; Ps 126:1bc-6; Mt 20: 20-28

Friday: Ex 20:1-17; Ps 19:8-11; Mt 13:18-23

Saturday: Ex 24:3-8; Ps 50:1b-2, 5-6, 14-15; Mt 13:24-30

Sunday: Gn 18:20-32; Ps 138:1-3, 6-8; Col 2:12- 14; Lk 11:1-13

July 14, 2019

Regular Sunday Donations: $6,289.36 St. Vincent de Paul: $1,583.93

Thank you for your continued support!

Our gratefulness to God weekly offering

Do Not Neglect to SHARE

What You Have

DSF Report as of July 8, 2019

Parish Goal $37,000.00 Total Amount Paid $30,091.68 Total Amount Pledged $36,290.00 Number of Participants 109 Under Goal $6,908.32

YOU ARE INVITED!! Pray Divine Mercy Chaplet And Rosary

every Sunday at 3:00 p.m. at Shrine of Two Hearts

516 Rosenwall Road (Take 45 N Exit 118 then FM 2821 to

Baptism Preparation / Preparación para Bautizo

English Baptism Sessions . . . Tuesday, July, 23rd, 6:30 p.m. in the Adult Education Bldg. (1613 Ave N) . Please pre-registration in the parish office prior to at-tending sessions. A copy of the child’s birth certificate should be presented at time of registration.

************************** Sesiones de preparación para el Bautizo . . El miercoles 24 y jueves 25 de julio a las 7:00 p.m. en el salon parochial. Por favor preincríbase en la oficina de la parroquia antes de asistir las sesiones. El certifica-do de nacimiento debe presentarse antes de asistir las platicas.

It’s time to get ready for…… Saint Thomas Ladies

Annual Rummage Sale August 2nd & 3rd

Donated items may be brought to the CCE Building starting this Monday, July 15th, Monday - Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

2019 BAZAAR . . . The Bazaar Committee would

like to have an assortment of booths and activities

available for all to enjoy. The Committee is current-

ly looking for individual(s) to chair these areas:

• Bingo - to be held on October 19th after the

Saturday evening Mass.

• Book Nook - a great opportunity for the book

enthusiast.

For more information, please contact Lavonne

Zaiontz at (936) 661-2405 or join us at our next

meeting on Monday, August 5th at 6pm in the Par-

ish Hall.

SPIRITUAL DIRECTION . . . Contemporary Christians search for mentors to help them understand the difference God’s presence makes in their lives. The ministry of spiritual Direction is the companion-ing of others in their quest to recognize God more fully in their lives. The Spiritual Director accompa-nies those seeking to grow in awareness of God’s presence and love. Spiritual Direction is a sharing of deep listening in a prayerful way for the Director and the seeker to listen and become attuned to the Holy Spirit in every aspect of life. If you are seek-ing spiritual direction, contact Stephen Farlow at sefarlowsd@gmail.com or at (936)355-1855.

BUILDING FOR THE PRESENT LOOKING TO OUR FUTURE

Capital Campaign Report as of July 7, 2019

Parish Goal $1,300,000.00 Total Amount Pledged $1,348,972.48 Total Amount Paid $189,026.98 Number of Pledges 285

Amount still needed to begin construction $460,973.02

In the year 2020 we will be marking the 50th anniversary of the St. Thomas the Apostle annual bazaar. Let us all pray that this bazaar will be the first of many in our new multi-purpose building!

As always we thank you for your continued support and prayers.

Confirmation Retreat 2019 STAY Edge (7th & 8th Grade) Witness Camp 2019

Junior High Youth Rally STAY 1st Communion STAY Lifeteen Large Group

Confirmation 2018 STAY Lifeteen Community Activity STAY Lifeteen Small Group

Come join us! Registration is in progress. Forms are in the parish office, back of the church and online at https://www.saintthomashuntsille.org

Virtus, Protecting God’s Children

The CMG Safe Haven online training has replaced VIRTUS, protecting god’s children.

All training is online https://galvestonhouston.cmgconnect.org/ Those taking the training for the first time or renewing their training may go to their CMG Connect account. They may log on us-ing their VIRTUS user ID and 1234 as the password. They may change their password once they log in.

If they do not remember their user ID, they may contact one the following:

1. Kathy Boscarino @ (936) 295-8159 or kbos-carino@saintthomashuntsville.org

2. CMG at cmgconnect@catholicmutual.org

New users will register as a “new user” Please do not create an account of you have been trained before. The following individuals below will now be required to complete Safe Haven online training as well: 1. Individuals who have never attended training. 2. Individuals who are currently due for refresher train-ing and had not attended VIRTUS training. 3. Individuals who are out of compliance or past due

After approval the certification will be good for 5 years

Protegiendo a los hijos de Dios

La capacitación en línea de CMG Safe Haven ha reemplazado a VIRTUS, que protege a los niños de Dios. Todo el entrenamiento está en línea https://galvestonhouston.cmgconnect.org/ Aquellos que tomen el entrenamiento por primera vez o la renueven pueden ingresar a su cuenta de CMG Connect, pueden iniciar sesión con su ID de usuario de VIRTUS y 1234 como la contraseña. Si no re-cuerdan su identificación de usuario, pueden comunicarse con las siguientes:

Kathy Boscarino @ (936) 295-8159 o kbosca-rino@saintthomashuntsville.org

CMG, cmgconnect@catholicmutual.org Después de la aprobación, la certificación será válida por 5 años. Los nuevos usuarios se registrarán como un "nuevo usuario". No cree una cuenta en la que haya recibido capacitación ante-riormente. Ahora se requerirá que las siguientes personas a continuación completen la capacitación en línea de Safe Haven también: 1. Personas que nunca han asistido a la formación. 2. Las personas que actualmente deben recibir una capacita ción de actualización y no hayan asistido a la capacitación de VIRTUS. 3. Personas que están fuera de cumplimiento o vencidas

APOSTLES ON MISSION IS BACK! . . . . "From Practicing Catholics to Apostles on a Mission" is an 11 week formation program in leadership and evangelization for Young Adults in their 20's and 30's. This young adult formation program is for you to cultivate your personal relationship with Jesus Christ, to understand your person-al gifts and strengths, and to live out these gifts and strengths in a unique way within your community. Mon-day nights starting Sept. 9 at 7:00pm-9:00pm. Held at St. Dominic Center. $60 includes day of reflection. Online registrations at www.archgh.org/yacm. Deadline Aug. 31, 2019,

APOSTOLES MISIONEROS REGRESA! “De Católi-cos Practicantes a Apóstoles Misioneros” es un programa de formación de 11 semanas en liderazgo y evange-lización para jóvenes adultos en sus 20's y 30's. Este pro-grama de formación para jóvenes adultos es para que cul-tives tu relación personal con Jesucristo, descubras tus dones y fortalezas, y vivas esto dones y fortalezas de una manera única dentro de tu comunidad. En español los miércoles Sept. 4 a Nov. 13, 2019 de 7:00pm9:00pm. En el Centro Arquidiocesano de St. Dominic. $60 incluye día de reflexión. Inscripciones en www.archgh.org/yacm Fecha límite Ago. 31.

Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat . . . The Office of Pro-Life Activities will offer the next Rachel’s Vineyard retreat of post-abortion healing on the weekend of Au-gust 23-25. This retreat is part of Project Rachel’s minis-try. All inquiries and registrations are strictly confiden-tial. To register or for more information, please contact the Office of Pro-Life Activities at 713- 741-8728 or 713-440-3443 or email jkfritsch@archgh.org.

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El Viñedo de Raquel . . . La Oficina de Actividades Pro-Vida ofrecerá el retiro El Viñedo de Raquel para mujeres y hombres que sufren después del aborto inducido. El retiro será el fin de semana 27 al 29 de septiembre. Este retiro es parte del ministerio del Proyecto Raquel. Todas las consultas e in-scripciones son estrictamente confidenciales. Para in-scribirse o para más información, comuníquese con la Oficina de Actividades Pro-Vida al 713-440-3443, o mande un men-saje electrónico a zgonzalez@archgh.org

FORGIVENESS . . .To forgive is to set a prisoner free and to discover that the prisoner is me. —Anonymous

******************* PERDÓN . . . Perdonar es liberar a un prisionero y des-cubrir que el prisionero soy yo. —Anónimo

The Fire of Your Love: 1950s Religious Revival

By Will Oliver

My favorite decade is the 1950s. I like the television shows that came out in the 1950s, especially my all-time favorite, Rawhide. I also like the movies from that era, such as the Alfred Hitchcock movies, Roman Holiday, and John Wayne’s The Searchers. My favorite books of all-time came from that decade: The Catcher in the Rye, To Kill a Mockingbird, and Lord of the Rings. And, I love the music from that decade—all of the music—from the Andrew Sisters and Perry Como, to Nat King Cole and the Kingston Trio, to Bill Haley & the Comets and Buddy Holly & the Crickets. February 3, 1959, truly was the day the music died.

There is one thing that fascinates me about the 1950s, and that is the religious revival of that decade. Not only was it a major religious revival that swept up all of America, it also has proven to be America’s last religious revival. The reason for it was pretty clear: America, since 1929, had suffered through the Great Depression, then fought in two theaters of operations during World War II. Peace and stability returned to America in the late 1940s, and it ushered in a decade full of prayers and thanksgiving to Our Lord Jesus Christ.

To complement the religious revival, there was a bevy of books published that decade. What is so unusual, how-ever, is that these books were on the best sellers list (when is the last time you saw a truly faithful Catholic book on the bestseller list?). One of the most popular books of the decade, which reached number one in 1950, was The Cardi-nal by Henry Morton Robinson – a good book about an honest priest rising through the clerical ranks. Even better was the best seller The Foundling by Francis Cardinal Spellman. Imagine, a Catholic Cardinal with a bestseller! It is a heartwarming story of a wounded WWII veteran who returns to New York City, and while visiting the crèche at Christmas at St Peter’s Cathedral finds an abandoned baby. Ernest Hemingway’s best book (my opinion), The Old Man and the Sea, clearly a Catholic allegory, came out in 1952 and it is richly filled with Catholic symbolism and themes. And another number one book was Lloyd C. Douglas’s The Robe, a historical novel about the Crucifixion of Jesus.

Then there were the popular religious movies of that decade, including the film made of the aforementioned book The Robe. There were so many other Christian films or films that took place at the time of Christ: The Ten Com-mandments, Ben-Hur, Quo Vadis, Demetrius and the Gladiator, The Silver Chalice, The Nun’s Story, and one of the strangest, but thoroughly captivating films, Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal. Throw in Alfred Hitchcock’s I Confess or Gary Cooper’s Friendly Persuasion, and you still have more religious-based movies, all of which were popular with American audiences in the 1950s.

Even music played a part as the decade was developing rock and roll, for Gospel music was in its Golden Age, Bluegrass was becoming more mainstream, which was rooted in the Christian faith, and some of the best—and last—of the traditional Christmas Carols came out in the 1950s, from Nat King Cole’s “The Christmas Song” to Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.”

Then the turmoil of the 1960s came and America has never looked back (or forward) to embrace another Catholic/Christian religious revival. Perhaps that is just what is needed in our current times. Wouldn’t it be nice to read a best seller, watch a current movie or t.v. show, and listen to songs that treated the name of Jesus Christ with reverence, rather than as an obligatory swear word?

UNA MENTALIDAD DE SERVICIO . . . . Hay varios viajes, entregas y visitas que pasan en las lecturas de hoy. En el libro del Génesis, Abraham atiende las necesidades de los tres viajeros misteriosos. La respuesta del salmo, cele-bra la justicia que Abraham practica. Entonces, en su carta a los colosenses, san Pablo describe su propio ministerio como algo que es para darse cmo servicio: él, administrador de Dios, trae la palabra de Dios a su comunidad. Final-mente, el Evangelio de Lucas, comparte la historia bien conocida de Marta y María, y la manera diferente como reci-bieron en su casa a Jesús. En medio de todo este trajinar, se nos invita a poner atención en las formas que atendemos las necesidades de los demás. Cada uno de nosotros podemos preguntar, ¿cómo presento mi vida a Dios y a otros? Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

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My Own Church Parish . . . .

To Register yourself or update your family information go to https://galveston.parishsoftfamilysuite.com If you have any questions please contact Kathy Bos-carino by email at kboscarino@saintthomashuntsville.org

Mi Propia Iglesia . . . . Para registrarse o actualizar su información familiar vaya a: https/galveston.parishsoftfamilysuite.com Si tiene alguna pregunta, contáctese con Kathy Boscarino por correo electrónico kboscarino@saintthomashuntsville.org

CHURCH SECURITY INFORMATION

Following the church shootings last year near San Antonio the parish's Security Committee has taken steps ensure the safety of all St. Thomas the Apostle parishioners. The first step restricts access to the church during liturgical services. Once Mass has begun all doors into the church will be locked from the inside with the exception of the double doors facing 16th Street. Anyone arriving late for Mass will only be able to enter the church through the 16th Street doors. Parishioners will be able to exit the church through any of the locked doors as well as the doors fac-ing 16th Street. Signs will be posted around the church building to remind parishioners of the locked doors. The staff at St. Thomas the Apostle Church takes the safety and security of all the parishioners very seriously. We are confident that the steps taken at this time will minimize any problematic incidents.

INFORMACION DE SEGURIDAD DE LA IGLESIA

Después de los tiroteos de la iglesia el año pasado cerca de San Antonio, el Comité de Seguridad de la parroquia tomo medidas para garantizar la seguridad de los feligreses de Santo Tomás. El primer paso fue de restringir el acceso a la Iglesia durante los servicios litúrgicos. Cuando haya comenzado la misa, todas las puertas de la iglesia estarán cerradas de adentro con la excep-ción de las puertas dobles que dan a la calle 16. Personas que lleguen tarde a misa solo podrá entrar a través de las puertas de la calle 16. Los feligreses podrán salir a través de cual-quiera de las puertas cerradas. Se colocarán letreros alrededor del edificio de la igle-sia para recordar a los feligreses de las puertas cerradas. El personal de la Igle-sia Santo Tomás toma muy en serio la segu-ridad de todos los feligreses. Estamos se-guros de que los pasos tomados minimizarán incidentes problemáticos.