St. Francis of Assisi CATHOLIC COMMUNITY
4300 Meeks Drive, Orange TX 77632 Office: 409-883-9153 Fax: 409-883-9154
Web: www.stfrancisorangetx.orgOffice Email:[email protected]
Parish Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-3pm
Religious Education Office Hours: Monday-Friday 10am-3pm Wednesday 3-7pm during RE
PASTOR: Rev. Sinclair K. Oubre, J.C.L. [email protected]
Deacon Hector Maldonado [email protected] Deacon Tommy Ewing [email protected] Deacon Keith Hebert [email protected]
MASS SCHEDULE Saturday: 5pm Sunday: 8am Bilingual 10:30am
DAILY MASS Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 8:30am Wednesday: 6:30pm
RECONCILIATION: Saturday: 3:30-4:30pm
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Please call the Pastor to make arrangements for Infant Baptisms. Baptism class is held the third Thursday of each month at 6:00pm. This can be done at least seven (7) months before the birth in order to make proper sacramental preparations.
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Diocesan policy requires a minimum of six (6) months of sacramental preparations for marriage. Engaged couples are invited to call the Pastor for an appointment.
HOLY COMMUNION OR ANOINTING OF THE SICK Please call the Pastor if you or any family members are ill or plan to be hospitalized to arrange the reception of the Sacraments.
RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS - Catechumenate Those interested in becoming a Catholic or in completing their initiation are invited to contact Deacon Keith Hebert at the Church office to learn more about the Catechumenate Process.
PARISH MEMBERSHIP Welcome to St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Community! Please register by obtaining a census form from the Parish Office or at one of the two front entrances to the Church. Please return the census form to the Parish Office or drop in the collection basket. You may also register online at www.stfrancisorangetx.org. From the home page, click on the registration form. We look forward to the opportunity to know and serve you and it is our prayer that you will bless St. Francis Catholic Community with your time, talent, and treasure.
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19th Sunday in Ordinary Time August 12, 2018
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Careful readers of the “Treasures” will have noticed that the two columns about the oldest monastic communities in the United States refer to the colonial states. The Louisiana Purchase gained a great treasure for our nation, the Ursuline monastery of New Orleans. Among the greatest pioneers of that city were nuns who came from France on a perilous voyage in 1727, pestered by pirates and tossed by fearsome storms. These were genteel, well-educated Ursulines, yet their first task was to roll up their sleeves and open a hospital to care for the pestilence-ridden colony. Next, they opened a school for girls and launched a plan to educate the women being shipped over from France to marry settlers. In this way, they had enormous influence in molding patterns of family and domestic life. At Christmastime in 1814, the threat of a British assault on the city was growing. On the terrifying night of January 7, 1815, the women of New Orleans gathered in the monastery chapel to pray that the city be spared from destruction in battle. The mother superior made a vow to have a Mass of Thanksgiving on that date every year should the Americans win. That night, Our Lady of Prompt Succor, to whom the nuns had great devotion, became the protector and patron of this great city. The convent in the French Quarter is the oldest standing building in the Mississippi valley, and the only surviving building of the French colonial period. The nuns relocated in 1824, but their old monastery is preserved as a museum and archives for the Archdiocese of New Orleans. The school the nuns began, Ursuline Academy, is the oldest continuously operating Catholic school, and school for women, in the United States. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: Ez 1:2-5, 24-28c; Ps 148:1-2, 11-14; Mt 17:22-27 Tuesday: Ez 2:8 — 3:4; Ps 119:14, 24, 72, 103, 111, 131; Mt 18:1-5, 10, 12-14 Wednesday: Vigil: 1 Chr 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2; Ps 132:6-7, 9-10, 13-14; 1 Cor 15:54b-57; Lk 11:27-28 Day: Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Ps 45:10-12, 16; 1 Cor 15:20-27; Lk 1:39-56 Thursday: Ez 12:1-12; Ps 78:56-59, 61-62: Mt 18:21 — 19:1 Friday: Ez 16:1-15, 60, 63 or 16:59-63; Is 12:2-3, 4bcd-6; Mt 19:3-12 Saturday: Ez 18:1-10, 13b, 30-32; Ps 51:12-15, 18-19; Mt 19:13-15 Sunday: Prv 9:1-6; Ps 34:2-7; Eph 5:15-20; Jn 6:51-58
For the scriptures used at Mass every day and to hear a reflection: go to http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings and select the day of the month and reflections in the menu on the left side of the page.
SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES
Sunday: Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: Ss. Pontian and Hippolytus Tuesday: St. Maximilian Kolbe Wednesday: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Thursday: St. Stephen of Hungary Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary
.STRENGTHENED BY THE BREAD OF LIFE Today we resume the “Bread of Life” discourse from John’s Gospel that began two weeks ago. He makes reference to the Jews’ ancestors who ate manna in the desert. These days we would think primarily of Israel wandering in the desert, but faithful Jews would also have known the story of Elijah that we hear today. Strengthened by food and drink in the desert, the angel of the Lord sends him on his forty-day and forty-night journey (the biblical number for a preparation time). Like the food given to Elijah in the desert, Jesus tells his listeners that he is bread for the life of the world. It is very important that we not stop listening to Jesus after his promise of eternal life—a marvelous promise, but this “reward” is not the only reason we feast on the Bread of Life. We also come to the table to be made strong for the journey of mission, that the whole world might have life in the fullness of Christ. We are compelled, if we have eaten of the bread of life, to go forth in service to all. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.
I am the Bread of Life
Whoever eats this bread will live forever.
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August 12, 2018
Altar Flowers Donated by:
Darren and Dawn Abshire in memory of
Richard Pillsbury’s birthday
Blessed Mother Flowers Donated by:
Carolyn Seibert in honor of
Jamie, Cynthia and Nicholas
Saturday August 11 5:00 p.m. Jamie Wilson’s birthday (L) Sunday August 12 8:00 a.m. People of the Parish 10:30 a.m. Altar Society & Families Monday August 13 No Mass Tuesday August 14 8:30 a.m. Young at Heart members Wednesday August 15 6:30 p.m. Amber Etenburn & family (L) Thursday August 16 8:30 a.m. Stan Allemond (D) Friday August 17 8:30 a.m. Jack Oldani (D) Saturday August 18 5:00 p.m. Brian Montgomery (D) Sunday August 19 8:00 a.m. People of the Parish 10:30 a.m. Todd Edgerly & Beverly Nunez (D)
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church Stewardship of Treasure
August 4/5 $9,334.00
Online Giving
$2,560.00
Thank you always for your generosity!
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church 1978-2018
40th Anniversary
Presentation of St. Francis and St. Clare
By Fr. Joe Chinnici, OFM September 14, 2018
2018 Catholic Women’s Conference
With Lisa Cotter September 21-22, 2018 “Real Womanhood”
Advent Parish Mission With Fr. Roger Keeler
December 8. 2018
40th Anniversary
Solemn Evening Prayer and Parish Banquet
Honoring past pastors and plank owners
Thursday October 4, 2018
Octoberfest Parish Picnic-October 7
Eucharistic Ministers
Lectors Altar Servers
5:00 p.m.
Jerry Ehrman Mary Gravett Frank Lomonte Paula Perkins
Jerome Dimas Lanston Fall
Cameron Bilbo Lauren Corrao
8:00 a.m.
Joel Ardoin Mary McDuffie
Spanish Lectors John Mayeux Logan Russell
10:30 a.m.
Kellie Barfield Charlean Lindsey Cherry Vigil Robert Vigil
Peter Theunissen Hazel Webb
Zoe Henning Kiera Howington Laney Vigil
In Our Parish Sunday, August 12 8:00 a.m. Bilingual Mass 10:30 a.m Mass 8:00-1:00 Blood Drive in SDC Monday, August 13 No Mass 6:30 p.m. Men’s ACTS Meeting Tuesday, August 14 5:45 a.m. Men’s Faith Sharing 6:15 a.m. Women’s Faith Sharing 8:30 a.m. Mass 9:00 a.m. Young at Heart in SDC 6:30 p.m. KC Meeting Wednesday, August 15 Holy Day of Obligation 8:30 a.m. Mass 6:30 p.m. Mass Thursday, August 16 8:30 a.m. Mass 6:30 p.m. Kolbe Prison Team 7:00 p.m. Book Club Friday, August 17 8:30 a.m. Mass Saturday, August 18 No Reconciliation 5:00 p.m. Mass Sunday, August 19 8:00 a.m. Bilingual Mass 10:30 a.m. Mass
Ministry Schedule for August 18/19
Religious Education News
We are currently looking for teachers for our Kindergarten Religious Educa on class. Kindergarten RE will be on Sunday mornings from 9:15-10:15 a.m. Please prayerfully consider helping us with this ministry. Contact Cathi Sulak at 883-8232 for more informa on.
The Diocese of Beaumont is having a Convocation of Catholic Leaders on Friday and Saturday August 17th and 18th.
Fr. Sinclair will be attending with a group of our parishioners. Because of his need to stay as long as possible, Father will not be back early enough for Reconciliation on Saturday the 18th. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Young at Heart
Come join us for our monthly meeting following the 8:30 Mass on Tuesday August 14.
The 8:30 a.m. Mass intention is for the YAH members.
We will begin with a coffee social and games, then the meeting will begin at 11:00 a.m.
followed by LUNCH!
*Bring your favorite salad (green, pasta, fruit, etc.) to share
ACTS Core Team The ACTS Core team is needing a woman from
St. Francis to fill a position.
Requirements: **Must have served on at least 2 teams
**And been a head of a ministry on one of those teams If interested and you qualify please contact:
The parish office at 883-9153
The Feast of the Assumption of Mary Holy Day of Obligation
Wednesday August 15, 2018 Mass at 8:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Celebrated every year on August 15, the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary commemorates the death of Mary and her bodily assumption into Heaven, before her body could begin to decay—a foretaste of our own bodily resurrection at the end of time. Because it signifies the Blessed Virgin's passing into eternal life, it is the most important of all Marian feasts as well as being a Holy Day of Obligation.
Domino’s Day for St. Mary School
This Thursday August 16th Order anything off the menu From either Orange location and St. Mary School gets a percentage of all the sales.
Thank you in advance for the support for St. Mary
School
ST MARY CATHOLIC SCHOOL
Thank you for your continued support of your Catholic School as it strives to give our children an excellent education!
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Shop Kroger’s Community Reward Program: You must have a Kroger Plus Card. If you do not have one, it is easy. Just go
to Kroger and get one at no cost to you. Link your Kroger Plus Card to St. Mary Catholic School. Go to the Kroger web site and under the Community Tab or you can call Kroger at 1-800-576-4377 and choose option 3. If you need assistance call the school office at 409 883-8913. Click on Kroger Community Reward. Sign in if you already have an account or create an account. Link your account to the school account by choosing St. Mary Catholic Church with the school address-2600 Bob Hall Road, Orange, TX . Each time you shop a Kroger, use your Kroger Plus Card or give the cashier the phone number that it is on your account.
St. Mary Domino’s Pizza Day- Have Domino Pizza for lunch or dinner every third Thursday of the month. Location: Hwy 87, Little Cypress
Donate Box Top Labels-Look for Box Top labels on food products and do-nate to the school.
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