Twenty Ninth Week in Ordinary Time

October 16, 2018

by Fr. Reginald Samuels

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,

This Sunday’s Gospel is about service. Every Sunday at Mass we have a number of men, women and children how give of their time to service the community in various liturgical ministries as Hospitality ministers, music ministers, altar servers, sacristans, lectors, extraordinary minister so Holy Communion, and Acolytes. These ministers express real servant hood. How are you called to service in our parish?

Many people sacrifice much of themselves in order to minister in this parish and this is truly what Jesus asks of us to be a servant to all. We need to encourage and thank all those who giving their time to serve our parish family. We must remember that the primary focus for self-giving is in server the world, our community and home. The primary role of the Church is to serve the word and be a sign of God’s reign in our midst.

Our Holy Father, Pope Francis has encouraged the Church to have a special collection next weekend October 20^th and 21^st for The Society for the propagation of the Faith. This is Holy Father’s Chief missionary arm, providing resources for more than 1150 mission dioceses the world over. The special second collection will go towards the support of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith in their efforts to train some 80,000 seminarians preparing for the priesthood and about 10,000 men and women preparing to serve as religious brothers and sisters.

Mark your calendars to join us for “Trunk or Treat” - our annual fun day for the young people of the parish on Saturday, October 27th from 4:00 pm -8:00 pm in Guyot Hall. At STHY we are always looking for ways to serve our neighbors and strengthen families, so we always look forward to this time to fellowship and get to know each other. Dress up the kids and come enjoy and celebrate the fall season.

It is hard to believe but November is right around the corner. There are several events at the beginning of the month. First, on for the Feast of All Saints, there will be 2 scheduled Masses. On October 31st will be the vigil Mass at 7:00 pm, then on November 1st there will have Mass at 8:00 am and 7:00 pm.

There will be a special Luminaria Mass for All Souls Day Friday November 2^nd at 7:00 pm. If you want to purchase a special luminaria candle for the Luminaria Mass, envelopes are in the back of the Church or go on line at STHYACINTH.org.

We are in the process of organizing a Pilgrimage to Italy for October 2019. We plan to visit the cities of Venice, Padua, Siena Macerata, Florence, Assisi and Rome. From the dates of October 7th -18th, 2019, we will be visiting historical religious sites and museums along with celebrating Mass throughout the tour. For more information please contact the parish office at 281-479-4298.

FORMED is the revolutionary digital online platform that gives STHY parishioners 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.

Everyone’s gift of a weekly tithe in the offertory is a great act of Stewardship. And remember, you can do in two ways, through your parish envelopes that are mailed to you or electronically through www.faithdirect.net by entering parish code TX 526. It’s fast, easy and, yes, very secure, and a great way to support the work of our parish.

Now that we are getting back into the routine of parish life, lets continue to think about the future of our parish. Your support of our parish capital campaign will continue to enable STHY to minister to the needs of all who come through our doors for the next 50 years and beyond ; and your pledge will allow us to look to the future needs of our Church and community. We need everyone to continue to pray about our faith journey to build Faith, Family and Future… our Sanctuary…. Our Home.

God Bless,
Fr. Reginald Samuels