In this week’s gospel reading Jesus exposes the disconnection between lip service and motivations for the things we do. Jesus is calling us all to an examination of our inner motives for the things we do. Our practices must flow from and reflect our experience of God’s love and care.
Jesus is concerned about our outer lives as well as our inner lives. In this weeks gospel reading, Jesus makes it clear that our internal obedience to religious laws matter as much as our outer obedience. It matters that our hearts are in good order then our actions will follow the goodness that is shown in our hearts. We all are called to open our hearts to the true transformation of the Holy Spirit.
Religious Education classes will be starting on September 8th and now is the time to start thinking about the upcoming religious Education school year. Registration is currently in progress. To register online for Faith Formation classes, go to: https://sthyacinth.org/faith-formation-registration-form.
Remember as well that when you are registering your child for Religious Education classes you can also sign-up yourself to be a catechist or aide. We need a number of catechists to teach our children, from the littlest ones in the early grades on through middle school and high school. We’ll train you and give you all the support you need. The Faith Formation staff is happy to answer questions and get you involved.
I want to thank everyone who came out to help us celebrate the 59th anniversary of our parish. The silent auction raised $2300.The celebration was a great success with everyone having fun. I want to thank all the varies parish organization of our Church for their volunteer help and donations for the event. Please thank the Catholic Daughters of America, Society of St. Vincent De Paul Society, Knights of Columbus, Our Men’s and Women’s ACTS team and members, Queen of Angels School group, and the Legion of Mary for all their help with making the celebration a success. Now is the time to start planning for the 60th Anniversary in 2025.
For 2024, Cardinal DiNardo has assessed our parish DSF goal at $81,200. DSF supports more than 60 ministries and programs that serve the faithful of the Archdiocese and us here at St. Hyacinth. Envelopes are in the narthex or you can go online and give at : https://www.archgh.org/ways-to-give/diocesan-services-fund-dsf/donate-to-dsf/ Thank you in your generosity in supporting DSF 2024.
Many in our community continue to need food to feed their families. Our St. Hyacinth St. Vincent De Paul Society is asking for your help to feed our neighbors in need by donating to our ministry gift cards in the amount of $25 from any of our local grocery stores: Food Town, Joe V’s, Aldi, Kroger, HEB, or Walmart. Place your donated cards in the collection basket during any weekend Mass. Thank you for your generosity.