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September 9, 2023Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
The Gospel reading this week from Gospel of Matthew is a passage that gives instructions on how to deal with a sinning person in the church. Jesus advises to go to the offender privately, then with one or two witnesses, and then to the church.
Then later the Gospel reading also promises that whatever is bound or loosed on earth will be bound or loosed in heaven, and that where two or three are gathered in Jesus’ name, Jesus is there among them.
Through the scriptures this week, we are giving a choice on how to act. The first choice is to do what we want, and the second choice is to do what God wants us to do. In making these choices in life, we must realize that all choices have consequences. We can be and will be held accountable for the choices we make. We should always go back to that old question: “What Would Jesus Do?” in making decisions about our lives.
Religious Education classes start today. There is time for your family members to get registered for faith formation classes. Registration is still currently in progress. To register online for Faith Formation classes, go to: https://sthyacinth.org/faith-formation-registration-form.
One of the principal goals of 2023 is to increase the number of people that are contributing to the Church through our electronic giving platform. We have over 1000 registered families here at STHY that maybe giving to our parish in the Sunday collection; however, we don’t have a record of them using their envelopes or electronic giving. You can enroll for online giving through https://www.sthyacinth.org/online-giving .
For 2023, Cardinal DiNardo has assessed our parish DSF goal at $85,000. As of the writing for this bulletin we have collected $48,109. DSF supports more than 64 ministries and programs that serve the faithful of the Archdiocese and us here at St. Hyacinth. From Catholic chaplains at the hospitals and the Port of Houston, to religious education training for our teachers, to outreach to seniors, to youth ministry, to soup kitchens, to Catholic Charities ministry to the poor and disenfranchised, and to training for seminarians, deacons, and priests, the DSF provides funding for people and program that serve us all. Go to: https://www.archgh.org/ways-to-give/diocesan-services-fund-dsf/donate-to-dsf/ and give to DSF 2023. Thank you for your generosity.
In celebration of our parish 58th anniversary, this year’s parish project, the entire community of St Hyacinth is being asked to provide support for the renovation and restoration of the two main stain glass windows of the Church. To support this project, please go to https://sthyacinth.org/stain-glass-renovation-project to donate. We hope to raise $75,000 for the renovation and restoration of our Holy Spirit Window and Christ the Good Shepherd window. As of my writing for the bulletin, we have collected over $20,000 for the restoration of the stain glass window project. Thank you for your generosity.
Finally, next weekend is stewardship weekend, and we will be hosting the annual ministry fair in Guyot Hall. Please come by and see all the ministries of our parish and consider volunteering. There will be plenty of food and ways in which we can serve the people of the community.
Parish Update:
The contractors are working on expanding the restroom footprint in the new building. Once the new concrete is laid, construction should start on the new building in the next few weeks.
God Bless,
Fr. Reginald Samuels
