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St. Christopher Catholic School Principal Mrs. Claudia Cavazos 713-649-0009 Fax number 713-649-1104

PARISH OFFICE: 832-808-1679 FAX NUMBER 713-640-1640

OFFICE HOURS: Monday - Friday 10:00am-7:00pm Closed 12:00pm-1:00pm for lunch

Bookkeeper: Amelia Banda Receptionist: Diana Torres Sacramental Records: Louisa Espinoza

Director of Religious Education: Maria Fernandez 713-645-6142 Office Assistant: Nereida Medrano Confirmation Coordinator &Youth Ministry: Lam Hoang 713-454-6641 Music Director: Michelle Pham 713-454-6623

WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday Vigil: English 5:00 PM Sunday: English 8:00 & 10:00 AM Español: 12:00 PM Vietnamese: 4:30 PM English: 6:30 PM

DAILY MASS SCHEDULE: Monday - Saturday: 8:30 AM

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday: 4:00 - 4:50 PM or by appointment

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Every Friday: 9:00AM—12:00 Noon in the Church

PASTORAL STAFF:

Rev. Joseph Thu Le, Pastor Rev. Hieu Nguyen, Parochial Vicar

Deacon Allan Frederiksen Deacon Benito Tristan Jr. Deacon David Mitchell

St. Christopher Catholic Church Archdiocese Of Galveston-Houston 8150 Park Place Blvd., Houston, TX. 77017 Website: www.stchristopherhouston.org

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May 6, 2018 Total Collection $ 8, 472.50

Sat. 5:00pm 1,232.00 Sun 8:00am 2,425.00 Sun 10:00am 1,203.00 Sun 12:00pm 1,398.00 Sun 4:30pm 1,410.00 Sun 6:30pm 776.50

Children’s Mass $ 156.00

Traveling Chalice Program

I would like my family to be on the list to receive the

Traveling Chalice.

Name: ___________________________________

Address: __________________________________

Telephone: ________________________________

Email: ___________________________________

What Mass do you attend?

Saturday 5:00 PM Sunday 8:00 AM Sunday 10:00 AM Sunday 6:30 PM You can also signup by sending an email to: [email protected]

Today’s Readings First Reading — Jesus tells the disciples that they will be witnesses to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:1-11). Psalm — God mounts his throne to shouts of joy: a blare of trumpets for the Lord (Psalm 47). Second Reading — God seated Jesus at his right hand in the heavens (Ephesians 1:17-23) or Ephesians 4:1-13 [1-7, 11-13]. Gospel — The Lord Jesus was taken up into heaven. (Mark 16:15-20). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

Come and Listen Wednesday, May 30th

Everyone is welcome to the Pastoral Council gathering.

It will take place in the Meeting Room 7:00pm to 8:30pm.

The Ascension of the Lord May 13, 2018

Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved. — Mark 16:16

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Acts 1:15-17, 20-26; Ps 113:1-8; Jn 15:9-17 Tuesday: Acts 20:17-27; Ps 68:10-11, 20-21; Jn 17:1-11a Wednesday: Acts 20:28-38; Ps 68:29-30, 33-36ab; Jn 17:11b-19 Thursday: Acts 22:30; 23:6-11; Ps 16:1-2a, 5, 7-11; Jn 17:20-26 Friday: Acts 25:13b-21; Ps 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20ab; Jn 21:15-19 Saturday: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31; Ps 11:4, 5, 7; Jn 21:20-25 Sunday: Vigil: Gn 11:1-9 or Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b or Ez 37:1-14 or Jl 3:1-5; Ps 104:1-2, 24, 35, 27-30; Rom 8:22-27; Jn 7:37-39 Day: Acts 2:1-11; Ps 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34; 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 or Gal 5:16-25; Jn 20:19-23 or Jn 15:26-27; 16:12-15

Food for thought

“Praying means being with God, experiencing God, loving God.”

- Pope Francis

Diocesan Services Fund 2018

Total # of Households 1230

Parish Goal: $ 49,000.00

Total Amount Paid $ 26,067.00 Total Amount Pledged $ 31,264.50 Total Number of Participants 124 Paid Under Goal $ 22,933.00 Pledged Under Goal $ 17,735.50 Percent Paid 53.20 %

Already contributed to this year’s Diocesan Services Fund (DSF)? We thank you for your generosity and support of more than 60 ministries within our archdio-cese! If you have not had the opportunity to donate to the DSF this year, please fill out a pew envelope or go visit www.archgh.org/dsf. We all join in prayer that our faith and commitment will be Instruments of God’s Mercy to others.

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St. Christopher Catholic School School Bulletin Announcements

Week of May 13, 2018

The School Office is open 7:30 AM until 3:30 PM Monday thru Friday. We are currently registering for the 2018-2019 school year. Please come by, call the School Office 713-649-0009 or visit our web site: sccs1939.org for information.

Sunday, May 13, 2018 ~ Happy Mother’s Day ~ 8th Grade Class leaves for Washington DC Monday, May 14, 2018 ~ Exercise, Dance & Spanish Clubs Tuesday, May 15, 2018 ~ Altar Server Practice – Team St. Peter ~ Choir Practice Wednesday, May 16 , 2018 ~ School Mass 8:30 AM – 7th Grade in charge of liturgy ~ Vocations Cross 7th Grade ~ Altar Server Team St. Peter ~ Police Academy Tour Field Trip – 1st through 5th Grades Thursday, May 17, 2018 ~ Book Club ~ Chess Club ~ 8th Grade Class returns from Washington DC Friday, May 18, 2018 ~ Mass 8:30 AM – 6th Grade ~ Girl Scout Meeting 3:30 PM ~ Mother-Son Dance 6:00 to 8:00 PM in Gym

Office Depot 5% Back to Schools Program

Help our school earn FREE SUPPLIES! Our school will earn up to 5% of your qualifying purchases to use for FREE supplies. You can credit our school year-round! Here is how it works: Every time you shop at OFFICE DEPOT/OFFICE MAX, Give them our School ID#70097760.

Many school supplies and food items have “Box Tops for Education” on them now. Please continue to save these for our school. You can drop them in the weekend collection marked “Box Tops for School” or by the school office any time!

Thank you!!

St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church Sunday, May 20, at 10727 Hartsook, Houston, Texas, will hold their annual Bazaar from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. There will be a lot of activities, including a Bar-B Q din-ner, a vast variety of other foods, children games & rides, bingo, game booths, trash & treasure and the annual raffle with a total of six visa gift certificates prizes. For more information, call the church office at 713-946-5768.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION In Ireland and the United Kingdom, Mother’s Day is over. “Mothering Sunday” was on the Fourth Sunday of Lent. Long ago, people were freed from work to travel on this day to the parish where they were baptized, their “Mother Church.” Often, people were reunited with their mothers on this day. Employers would release their work-ers and servants for this visit. The American celebration, while based on this custom, really has to do with an anti-war movement of mothers in Civil War times. They cru-saded for better sanitary conditions for their sons. When President Wilson instituted the first Mother’s Day in 1912, it was a day to fly the flag in honor of mothers whose children had died in battle. Knowing the tradition is a good balance to our celebration today. We can enfold in prayer the mothers who have suffered the loss of their children in war. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Sunday: The Ascension of the Lord; Mother’s Day; World Communications Day Monday: St. Matthias Tuesday: St. Isidore the Farmer Thursday: Julian Calendar Ascension Friday: St. John I Saturday: Armed Forces Day; Vigil of Pentecost; Shavuot (Jewish observance) begins at sunset

MISSION STATEMENT

Today we celebrate Christ’s ascension into heaven and his commissioning of the disciples to carry on his mission in the world. First we hear Luke’s description of those events in the opening verses of the Acts of the Apostles. Next we hear words of encouragement and guidance from the Letter to the Ephesians. Finally we hear Mark’s account of the Ascension, foretelling the mighty words and acts the Christian community would do in Jesus’ name. Together these scriptures give us a vision of the mis-sion of the church of Jesus Christ—a mission statement of sorts. Like mission statements in our parishes and cor-porations, this mission statement can help us set priorities and focus our activities. It can guide and support us as we strive to continue Christ’s messianic mission on earth. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

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Mass Intentions / Intenciones de las Misas

Sunday / Domingo 05/13/2018 8:00 am Antonia & Salvador Hernandez Maria Tran Thi Thao & Anna Nguyen Thi Thiem 10:00 am Damon Knight Irene Gonzalez 12:00 pm Victor Lucio Jesus Ruiz Nicolas Figueroa 1 year death 6:30 pm Marriage Restoration Monday / Lunes 05/14/2018 8:30 am Poor Souls in Purgatory

Tuesday / Martes 05/15/2018 8:30 am Thomas J. Cody

Wednesday / Miércoles 05/16/2018 8:30 am Martinez Family

Thursday / Jueves 05/17/2018 8:30 am Friday / Viernes 05/18/2018 8:30 am Fernando Rodriguez

Saturday / Sabado 05/19/2018 8:30 am Michael Cruz (Birthday) 5:00 pm Roy & Rose Mandola Joe & Loraine Montalbano

Pray for those individuals reported sick:

Patty Sanchez, Nestor Soto, Larry Casarez, Manuel Castillo, Sabrina Nanez, Helen Jones, Jackie Hilow, Willie A Cuevas, Adam Barron & family, Sandy Guerra

La Sociedad Guadalupana les invita a rezar el Santo Rosario

los Viernes a las 7:00 p.m. en la Capilla de nuestra parroquia.

Además nuestras peticiones personales.

VENGAN, los esperamos!

Pray for these who have died: Oremos por nuestros hermanos recientemente fallecidos:

Stieve Skeweres, Carmen Puente, Paul Sanchez, Mary Helen Padilla, Juanita Magallan

Pray for our Seminarians:

Thuc Nguyen, Houston Okonma

Pray for Special Intentions of Thomas Cody

Número temporal de la oficina

de la iglesia 832-808-1679

Cáliz Viajero

Quiero que mi familia esté en la lista para recibir el Cáliz Viajero.

Nombre: _____________________

Dirección: ____________ ______

Teléfono: _________________________________

Correo: ___________________________________ Electrónico: ¿Durante que misa prefiere recibir el cáliz? Sábado 5:00 PM Domingo 10:00 AM Domingo 8:00 AM Domingo 12:00 PM Domingo 6:30 PM

También se puede registrar por correo electrónico mandando un email a: [email protected].

Comidas Sobre Ruedas St. Christopher (Fin de Semana)

Para personas incapacitadas de la tercera edad. Para solicitar este servicio favor de llamar

al 832-808-1679.

LOS SANTOS Y OTRAS CELEBRACIONES Domingo: La Ascensión del Señor; Día de las Madres; Jornada Mundial de la Comunicaciones Sociales Lunes: San Matías Martes: San Isidro Jueves Ascención del Señor en el calendario juliano Viernes: San Juan I Sábado: Día de las Fuerzas Armadas; Vigilia de Pentecostés; Shavuot (celebración judía) comienza a la puesta del sol

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LECTURAS DE HOY

Primera lectura — Jesús se elevó en presencia de los discípulos (Hechos 1:1-11). Salmo — Dios asciende entre aclamaciones, el Señor, al son de trompetas (Salmo 47 [46]). Segunda lectura — Dios Padre sentó a Jesús a su derecha en los cielos (Efesios 1:17-23) o Efesios 4:1-13 [1-7, 11-13]. Evangelio — Jesús fue llevado al cielo (Marcos 16:15-20). Salmo responsorial: Leccionario Hispanoamericano Dominical © 1970, Comisión Episcopal Española. Usado con permiso. Todos los derechos reservados.

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: Hch 1:15-27, 20-26; Sal 113 (112):1-8; Jn 15:9-17 Martes: Hch 20:17-27; Sal 68 (67):10-11, 20-21; Jn 17:1-11a Miércoles: Hch 20:28-38; Sal 68 (67):29-30, 33-36ab; Jn 17:11b-19 Jueves: Hch 22:30; 23:6-11; Sal 16 (15):1-2a, 5, 7-11; Jn 17:20-26 Viernes: Hch 25:13b-21; Sal 103 (102):1-2, 11-12, 19-20ab; Jn 21:15-19 Sábado: Hch 28:16-20, 30-31; Sal 11 (10):4, 5, 7; Jn 21:20-25 Domingo: Vigilia: Gn 11:1-9 o Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b o Ez 37:1-14 o Jl 3:1-5; Sal 104 (103):1-2, 24, 35, 27-30; Rom 8:22-27; Jn 7:37-39 Día: Hch 2:1-11; Sal 104 (103):1, 24, 29-31, 34; 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 o Gal 5:16-25; Jn 20:19-23 o Jn 15:26-27; 16:12-15

La Ascensión del Señor 13 de mayo de 2018

El que crea y se bautice, se salvará. — Marcos 16:16

DECLARACIÓN DE LA MISIÓN Hoy celebramos la Ascensión de Cristo al cielo y su elección de los discípulos para que continuaran su misión en el mundo. Primero escuchamos la descripción de Lucas de dichos acontecimientos en los primeros versículos de los Hechos de los Apóstoles. Luego escuchamos palabras de aliento y consejo en la carta a los efesios. Por último, escuchamos el relato de Marcos de la Ascensión, que predice las poderosas palabras y obras que la comunidad cristiana hará en nombre de Jesús. Juntas, estas lecturas nos brindan una visión de la misión de la Iglesia de Jesucristo, una especie de declara-ción de misión. Como las declaraciones de misión de nuestras parroquias y empresas, esta declaración de mi-sión puede ayudarnos a establecer prioridades y enfocar nuestras actividades. Puede guiarnos y apoyarnos mien-tras luchamos por continuar la misión mesiánica de Cristo en la tierra. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

“Instrumentos de la Misericordia de Dios”

¿Ya contribuyó al Fondo de Servicios Diocesanos (DSF) de este año?

¡Gracias por su generosidad y apoyo a los más de 60 ministerios dentro de nuestra arquidiócesis! Si usted no ha tenido la oportunidad de donar a la DSF este año, por favor llene un sobre en la banca o visite www.archgh.org/dsf. Todos nos unimos en oración para que nuestra fe y compromiso sean Instrumentos de la Misericordia de Dios para los demás. Por favor consulte la primera página del boletín para el informe resumido de la DSF.

Devoción a la Divina Misericordia

Les a que nos acompañe a rezar la coronilla a la Divina Misericordia

los Viernes 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. en el Salón de Ed. II.

También reflexionamos en Sagradas Escrituras del domingo siguiente con el motivo de

estar mejor dispuestas a recibir la Palabra de Dios durante la Misa Dominical.

CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS St. Christopher Church #515202 8150 Park Place Boulevard Houston, TX 77017 TELEPHONE 713 645-6614 CONTACT PERSON Louisa Espinoza EMAIL: [email protected] SOFTWARE MS Publisher 2013 Adobe Acrobat X Windows 7 TRANSMISSION TIME Thursday 11:00 May 13, 2018 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 6 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS


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