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July 9, 2019
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ:
This weekend, please welcome Fr. Jerry Morgan who will be with us to celebrate all the Masses and tell us about the work of Unbound ministries, a lay Catholic sponsorship ministry that helps children and elderly in 18 developing countries around the world. Please give Fr. Morgan a good STHY welcome. To learn more about Unbound Ministries, visit Unbound online at www.unbound.org.
As we move back into ordinary time, Jesus continues to call us to follow him in our readings. Jesus gives us three examples of what it means to be a disciple. First would be disciple is told that discipleship means a life of following, without even a place to rest one’s head. The second has unfinished business, the burying of the dead; yet life of discipleship still comes first. And the third wants to say goodbye, but here too, a life of disciple ship comes first. These images are stark and direct. To be a disciple of Christ means sacrifice and total commitment.
Summer is here and that means Vacation Bible School. Registration has begun for this yearly event which will be held July 8-12 in Guyot Hall. This year’s theme will be “Roar: Life is Wild - God is good.” This VBS event is a wonderful time for our young people to explore their relationship with Christ and the Church. Last year VBS had over 170 kids participating along with over 50 teen and adult volunteers helping our young people grow in their relationship with Christ and the Church. Please continue to pray for the young people of our parish.
Church attendance during the summer months tends to drop off as vacations and weekend sporting events often conflict. On the other hand, the services STHY provide with the parish and for the larger community continue year round, as do their associated expenses. Thus, your consistent financial support of our parish is vital to achieving our stewardship mission. The easiest way to be sure that your gift of treasure reaches us, even when you can’t be here, is through enrollment in our electronic offertory program: Faith Direct. Enrollment forms are available in the Church office or you can visit Faith Direct’s secure website at www.faithdirect.net to enroll on line. Our parish code is TX526. As always, know that your generosity is truly a gift from God.
We are organizing a Pilgrimage to Italy for October 2019 and all are welcome to sign up. 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. Tour information flyers are in the Narthex, or our website: Sthyacinth.org and click Parish Pilgrimage 2019 under the Parish Life tab, and or you can contact the parish office at 281-479-4298.
Next, The Archdiocesan Youth Conference will be held July 26th -28th at the Hilton Americas Hotel/ George R. Brown Convention Center in downtown Houston under the theme “Surrender to God.” The primary focus for A.Y.C. is to rejuvenate the faith life of our youth, to help them get serious about life in Christ and His Church, and to learn the truth of the Gospel. Registration for A.Y.C. 2019 is currently underway. Please continue to pray for the Youth of our parish.
Finally, we will have our annual 4th of July Picnic at the pavilion from 6:00pm to 9:00 pm. Please come out and share food, fun and fellowship with the parish community. I want to thank the ACTS team of STHY for facilitating this event for our parish.
Our parish office will be closed on Thursday July 4th in observance of Independence Day. Please continue to pray for our country and our military personnel who protect it.
God Bless,
Fr. Reginald Samuels