Dec 21, 2014 - St. Bernadette Catholic Church

St. Bernadette
Catholic Church
4th Sunday of Advent & Christmas
Question for the Week
Gospel Luke 1:26–38 (the
Annunciation of the Lord)
Adult: How do you open your
heart to what God wants for you?
How do you follow the pathway
that leads to happiness?
Child: Is there something hard
you need to do this week? What
might make it easier?
READINGS FOR THE
WEEK
Monday
1 Sm 1:24-28; 1 Sm
2; Lk 1:46-56
Tuesday
Mal 3:1-4, 23-24; Ps
25; Lk 1:57-66
Wednesday 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16;
Ps 89; Lk 1:67-79
Vigil: Is 62:1-5, Ps
89; Acts 13:16-17, 22
-25,
Mt 1:1-25 or 1:18-25
Thursday The Nativity of the
Lord
Night: Is 9:1-6; Ps
96; Ti 2:11-14; Lk
2:1-14
Dawn: Is 62:11-12;
Ps 97; Ti 3:4-7; Lk
2:15-20
Day: Is 52:7-10; Ps
98; Heb 1:1-6;
Jn 1:1-18 or 1:1-5, 914
Friday
Acts 6:8-10, 7:54-59;
Ps 31; Mt 10:17-22
Saturday 1 Jn 1:1-4; Ps 97; Jn
20:1a, 2-8
Sunday
The Holy Family of
Jesus, Mary and
Joseph
Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 or
Gn 15:1-6, 21:1-3; Ps
105; Col 3:12-21 or
3:12-17 or Heb 11:8;
11-12, 17-19; Lk
2:22-40 or 2:22, 3940
Email: [email protected]
ST. BERNADETTE
CATHOLIC CHURCH
December 24
No 8:30 a.m. Mass
Parish Office closes at 12 noon
15500 El Camino Real
Houston, Texas 77062
281-486-0337
www.stbchurch.org
CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE
December 24
5:00 p.m. in the Church
5:15 p.m. in the PLC
8:00 p.m. in the Church
11:00 p.m. in the Church
Parish Office Closed
CLERGY
Robert Barras
RECONCILIATION
Saturday: 3-4 p.m. or
by appointment.
December 25
9:30 a.m. Mass in the Church
Parish Office Closed
REGULAR MASS SCHEDULE
Tuesday - Saturday: 8:30 a.m.
Wednesday: 7:00 p.m.
Sunday Vigil: Saturday 5:00 p.m.
Sunday: 7:30 a.m.; 9:00 a.m.*;
and 11:00a.m.*, 5:30 p.m.
* The nursery is available.
December 26
Friday 8:30 a.m. Mass
Parish Office Closed
December 27 & 28
Regular Mass Schedule
Cry Room Available for Christmas
For the December 24 Christmas Vigil Masses at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. and the
December 25 Christmas 9:30 a.m. Mass we will have the Nursery room open as a
crying room for families. Sorry no Nursery or Pre-K Faith Formation in order to
allow our volunteers time with their families. The Nursery room is the first room
located in the left hallway of the church. If you have any questions please contact
Aurora Summa at 281-486-0337 x 254 or [email protected] .
Adult Spiritual Life
Eucharistic Adoration: There will be no adoration on Wednesday afternoons,
December 24 and December 31. Please use your regular time offering adoration to our
Lord and gratitude for His many blessings in the silence of your heart. We will resume
the regular schedule of Eucharistic Adoration on Wednesday, January 7. Our next First
Friday Adoration is January 2. If you will be unable to keep your holy hour due to the
holidays, please find a replacement so Our Lord is not left unattended.
Looking for a last minute Christmas gift for a man in your life? Consider gifting
him with the opportunity of time away with Christ and fellow men of the parish. The
next Men’s ACTS Retreat is February 26-March 1. The theme: “If God is for us, who
can be against us?” Rm. 8:31. Go online; click on the box at the bottom of the
homepage labeled “ACTS Men” and download a registration form; fill in the form,
attach a check and return to the parish office. Avoid the malls altogether! For more
information, contact: Patrick Dwyer 832-347-6319 ([email protected]), Grant Bue
281-705-7104 ([email protected]) or Chris Roberts 281-253-8509
([email protected])
ST. BERNADETTE CATHOLIC CHURCH
HOUSTON, TEXAS
Christian Action
“THANK YOU” to the parish ministries that partnered with Christian Action to
show Christ’s love this beautiful advent season: MDO/ECC for the wonderful baby
items and diapers, CCE for the wonderful stockings full of goodies, Jr. High CCE
for the teen stocking “personal touch” items, Life Teen for the “healthy hygiene”
stocking items
What a blessing you have been to those less fortunate…we wer e able to bless
over 130 women and children of the Villa Guadalupe shelter and Aids Ministry of
Catholic Charities; The Missing Piece and clients of Christian Action with our
sponsorship/adoption program. The tree tag gifts were a blessing for: the Villa
Guadalupe shelter of Catholic Charities, The Missing Piece (a teen ministry at St.
Mary’s in La Porte), toys for sponsored families of Catholic Charities, Immaculate
Heart of Mary (our twinning parish), books for our sponsored children and the
Christian Action pantry.
Reminder: Christian Action will not be accepting donations of clothing or
household items until January 5. Please consider taking your donations to Interfaith
Caring Ministries Resale Shop at the corner of Bay Area Blvd., and Hwy 3. During
the Christmas season we make this request so our precious volunteers can take time
off to be with their families!
Please donate your shopping bags (i.e., Macy’s, Palais Royal, The Gap, Chico’s,
etc.,) to our clothing pantry. We prefer to put clothing orders in such bags. Thank
you.
Time and Talent
Water Poinsettias: A couple of people ar e needed to help water the Chr istmas
poinsettias. Watering can be done as your schedule permits. If you are interested in
this special project or other volunteer projects please call Suzanne at 281-486-0337
x110.
Stewardship Thought: In today’s Gospel reading we hear proclaimed the story of
the Annunciation, when the angel of the Lord announced to Mary that she would give
birth to Christ through the intercession of the Holy Spirit. Mary allowed God’s
messenger to speak to her. She was attentive, not afraid to enter into a dialogue, then
unconditionally obedient. Mary’s acceptance of this mystery is a stewardship model
for us. Good stewards remain open to the incursions of divine life into the normal
course of their daily lives. How open are we to the promptings of the Holy Spirit in
our own lives? What might we do this last week of Advent to be more attentive to the
Lord?
Rejoice! Christ Is Born!
As we give our highest praise to God for the
gift of our Savior, may He bless you with
joy and peace throughout the season and in
the new year.
Have A Blessed Christmas,
Fr. Bob, Fr. Ruben, Fr. Art and the Parish Staff
December 21, 2014
Vision Gifts
Last minute gift ideas
Vision Gifts and Bookstore has:
Bibles for every age, from
toddlers, through teens, to adult
Bible Studies. A large variety of
crucifixes just the right rosary for
every one on your list (prices
starting at $5.00). Treat yourself
to Jesus Calling: Enjoying Peace
in His Presence, the bestselling
devotional and journal in one that
encourages a close relationship
with Jesus every day of the year.
Vision is located in the PLC and
open after all Sunday morning
Masses.
Cash and
checks
accepted,
sorry no
credit cards.
Multicultural Festival:
Jan. 18, 2015
“One World, One Family”
Mark your calendars and come
help us celebrate the beautiful
cultural diversity of our church
through this great tradition at St.
Bernadette Church! We want to
make it easy for as many people
to participate as possible. If you
can only bake something, let us
know. If you would like to help
with set-up or clean-up, help
serve food at the booths, perform
or help backstage in the
entertainment portion, etc., this is
a GREAT way to involve the
whole family, and a fun way for
teens to earn service hours. To
sign up go to
www.stbchurch.org/volunteer
and click Multicultural Festival.
Or call Edgardo at 832-818-6490
or Margarita at 832-715-9658.
www.stbchurch.org
4th Sunday of Advent & Christmas
St. Bernadette Early Childhood Connections
Electronic Donations
If you have new or gently used
working electronics that you are
not using, please consider
donating them to the parish. All
equipment must be working. We
are currently accepting:
 Mountable surround sound
speakers for a meeting room
 Flat screen computer
monitors
 Windows 7 or higher laptops
 iPads, tablets
 Wireless keyboard & wireless
mouse, computer speakers
 Networking equipment such
as working UPS, switches,
Cat5 cable
Please drop all items off at the
Parish Office during the week or
on Sunday morning. Tax receipts
are available.
To ask about other equipment
donations please call Suzanne at
281-486-0337 x110. Thank you.
Second Semester Openings!
St. Bernadette Early Childhood Connections wishes all children and their
parents a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
PreK and MDO classes will resume on Tuesday, January 6, 2015. There are
a few openings in most age groups. Children who were 1 or 2 years old by
September 2014 may choose any combination of days on Mon, Tues, Wed, or Thurs
from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.. Children who were 3, 4, and 5 years old by September
2014 may choose 2, 3, 4, or 5 days a week from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. There are
family rates.
Many fun activities are planned for this second semester: Winter
Wonderland, Valentine’s celebrations, Rodeo, Pet Day, and much more. The
teachers provide a Christian, loving, and stimulating learning environment which
provides the necessary building blocks for each child to progress through each level
of development. For more information call Pam Calandra at 281-486-0337 x114 or
email [email protected]
ECC Substitute Teacher Positions Available
Do you have an education degree or some college education classes? Do you have
experience working with young children? St. Bernadette Early Childhood is
looking for qualified teachers to substitute teach children ages 1 – 5. Please contact
Pam Calandra at 281-486-0337 x114 or email [email protected]
Masses for the Week
DECEMBER 21 THRU DECEMBER 27, 2014
Sat.
Sun.
Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Thurs.
Fri.
Sat.
5pm:
7:30am:
9am:
11am:
5:30pm:
No Mass
8:30am:
5pm:
5:15pm:
8pm:
11pm:
9:30am:
8:30am:
8:30am:
Bernard W. Sandner +
All Parishioners
Paul Micocci +
John Provident +
Barbara Herrick +
Charlie & Mary Hahn +
All Parishioners
All Parishioner
All Parishioners
All Parishioners
All Parishioners
Orlando Duluca +
James Smith +
PLEASE REMEMBER OUR PARISHIONERS:
Mary Christine Warfield, 12/21/1989; Rene Zook, 12/21/2005; Carol Koerschner,
12/22/1986; Charles Brown, 12/22/2004; Helen Davin, 12/22/2006; Marie
Tamalenus, 12/22/2008; Bud Forrest 12/23/2002; Fidel Gonzalez, 12/24/2006;
Paul Reed, 12/25/1998; Russell Bealer, 12/25/2005; Antonio Chiari, 12/26/2000;
Louise Chiotes, 12/26/2010; Anita Durkin, 12/27/1990 on the anniversaries of
their entrance into Heaven.
Email: [email protected]