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February 23, 2021Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ:
Please keep in our prayers all those who have been affected by the winter storms here in Texas and the South West. We are all called to be open to reaching out to all those who have been impacted by the storms with our support and services and prayers.
In this Sunday’s Gospel were made present at the transfiguration, which takes place only a few days after Jesus makes his first passion prediction to the disciples. Despite the disciples’ confusion as to the significance of it all, the disciples continued to follow Jesus to the road to Jerusalem. Our test of our faith will come and go as well. We follow Jesus without a roadmap, however, we trust in the one that leads the way.
Next, there is an ongoing need for food items in our greater community. To assist a greater number of people in need of food, we are asking everyone to bring in donated food items on a regular basis for the St. Vincent De Paul food pantry. The SVD food pantry is always in need of nutritious nonperishable items such as peanut butter, tuna, canned meats, vegetables, pasta, pasta sauce, canned fruit, rice, beans and shelf stable milk. Thank you for your great generosity.
The winter storms has only made the dissemination of information electronically more important no than ever. We have our website: Sthyaicnth.org, which is updated almost daily with information about the activities that go on in the parish and to view our livestream weekend masses. There is Flocknotes, which is our information delivery service for the parish, in which we email and or text information about the activities of the parish. Go to Flocknote.com/sthyhouston and join the group “Parishioners”. We are on Facebook, go and ‘like’ our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/StHyacinthchurch .
Next, I want to celebrate a small milestone for our parish, we have reached the level of 200 families who have signed on to online giving through the use of Faith Direct. I will be challenging every family in our parish to move towards giving online, which is easy and efficient. Faith Direct is a great way to ensure your gifts of treasure to St. Hyacinth are received even if you are not able to attend Mass in person. Please pick up an enrollment form located on the information table in the narthex, from the parish office, or enroll online at www.faithdirect.net our Church Code is TX526.
For 2021, Cardinal DiNardo has assessed our parish DSF goal at $80,000. DSF supports more than 60 ministries and programs that serve the faithful of the Archdiocese and us here at St. Hyacinth. Thank you in your generosity in supporting DSF 2021.
FORMED is the revolutionary digital online platform that gives STHY unprecedented access to video-based study programs, feature films, audio presentations, and eBooks from the Church’s foremost presenters. With your free access to FORMED, 24/7 on your television, smart phone, laptop, I-pad, or Kindle, you can: Prepare for Mass, study the scriptures, watch religious movies and programs as a family, Enrich your marriage with the award winning video programs, and help your children grow in faith and character with engaging children’s materials. Our parish Password to FORMED.org is 77GVZ3.
With the season of lent, we welcome our Friday Fish Fry sponsored by our Knights of Columbus. On Fridays during Lent, the K of Cs will make available delicious fish dinners that will be available for pick up. It’s a great testament to stewardship in action, so thank you brother Knights!
Finally, on all the Fridays during Lent, we will have Stations of the Cross that can be viewed virtually on Sthyacinth.org website. I hope many of you will want to spend 30-45 minutes on Friday with this popular Lenten devotion on line.
God Bless,
Fr. Reginald Samuels