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February 20, 2018
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ:
On the mount of Transfiguration, Peter, James and John all realize for the first time the divinity of Jesus. Jesus shares his divinity with us as well. The spirit of God dwells within us, enabling all of us to realize the potential we have in our lives to be great. Now it is our turn to turn that potential into action.
Saturday March 3rd we will have our fourth annual Parish Ministry Retreat. On behalf of St. Hyacinth, I want to say a special thanks to guest speakers who will come and share their wealth of information on the Liturgy of the Church with us; Director of Liturgy for Archdiocese of Galveston- Houston Mrs. Sandy Higgins, and Associate Director, Dr. Rick Lopez.
Our 2018 STHY parish mission will start on (March 5th ) Monday evening with our mission host, Deacon Lenard Lockett. Deacon Lockett from the Co- Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Houston is a noted inspirational speaker who has given talks at diocesan-wide events, parishes, and retreat centers. Please welcome Deacon Lockett to our Parish this week.
During this season of Lent and As we approach the second anniversary of the start of our Building Faith, Family and Future…. Our Sanctuary… our Home…. Capital Campaign Capital Campaign, I send out my sincere thanks to all who made a pledge. I truly appreciate your generosity and support. If you have not made a pledge for the campaign, Please consider making a pledge. Blue envelopes are in the Narthex along with our collection box specifically designed for our Capital campaign or you can do so online through the parish website. Every pledge, of every size, is most needed and welcomed. Thank you for doing your part to help us reach our goal.
However I do want to address the approximately 886 registered families here at STHY that we have no record of your giving to the Church. We do acknowledge that many are giving to the Church through the weekend collection; however, STHY needs you start using your envelopes or move toward electronic giving. In this way we can account for all those who are a part of the parish that are truly giving and it is an expense of the church for envelopes to be mailed to registered families. We currently spend close to $10K a year on offertory envelopes and if we could use our electronic giving, this would reduce the expense of mailed offertory envelopes dramatically.
With the season of lent, we welcome our Friday Fish Fry sponsored by our Knights of Columbus. Those of you who have attended in the past know that this dinner is not to be missed. Every Friday during Lent, from 5-7:30 p.m., the K of Cs will be serving a delicious fish dinner in the Parish Hall. Be sure and thank the Knights for their hard work on the dinners. It’s a great testament to stewardship in action, so thank you brother Knights!
Also following the Lent Fish dinners, every Friday we will have Stations of the Cross in the church beginning at 7:00 p.m. I hope many of you will want to spend 30-45 minutes on Friday nights with this popular Lenten devotion. It’s a great way to spend a Friday evening and come for dinner and stay for Stations.
I want to address and issue that affects the Sunday Weekend Mass in the Church. I completely understand that there are many reasons for people and families to be late for Mass. However, over the last few months, people have been walking into Mass and seating themselves while the readings and Psalm response are taking place. This action is extremely distracting for those proclaiming the word and for those already seated. I ask, please; if you are late for Mass, please wait and be seated after the readings for the Mass are completed. We will give you enough time to find a seat.
We have replaced the nor longer working organ with a new organ. The cost of the new organ is $10,500 and we still asking for special contributions to defray the cost of the new organ for STHY. Donation boxes are located in the back of the Church and the in the Narthex. Thank you for your generosity to this precious aspect of Liturgy and Music.
Finally, the boiler that supplies the heat to the Church, Religious Education building and the Church offices no longer works and can no longer be repaired. We have had a 40 plus year run with the boiler and we are currently working on options for its replacement. We will keep you informed.
God Bless,
Fr. Reginald Samuels