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November 8, 2022Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ
Jesus tells us in the Gospel this week that “ By your perseverance you will secure your lives.” We are all called to persevere in this life and God gives us the grace to do it. We face destruction, disfunction and disloyalty in our lives from all the differing fronts. Yet in all these cases and more, our relationship with God grounds us and gives us life.
The weekly parish budget is $15,795.43. This budget amount is cost to run this parish on a weekly basis. One of the principal goals of 2022 is to increase the number of people that are contributing to the Church through our electronic giving platform. We have over 1104 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 .
I want to say a special thanks to everyone who has contributed to the 57th parish anniversary gift of a Statue of St. Hyacinth. Thanks to everyone’s generosity, we have surpassed our goal and have collected $19,076 for the Statue. Thank you for your generosity. The Statue is being shipped by airfreight and is due to arrive to our parish the second week of December. Please keep your fingers crossed.
The Christmas season and the time for giving are just around the corner. The 2022 STHY Christmas gift list is has been released and this presents a great opportunity to support our parish in a special way to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ. Check out the list on line at https://www.sthyacinth.org/2022-st-hyacinth-christmas-gift-list and see how you can share the gift of Christmas with STHY.
We are organizing a Pilgrimage to the Marian shrines of Europe for October 2023 and all are welcome to sign up. Some of the places that we will be visiting are Fatima, Barcelona, Madrid, Lourdes, and Paris. From the dates of October 9th – 21st, 2023, 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 the banner for the pilgrimage, or type in : https://www.sthyacinth.org/marian-shrines-pilgimage-2023 or you can contact the parish office at 281-479-4298.
For the Month of November, The Book of the Names of the Dead will be in the Baptistery area of the Church for those who want to write the names of deceased loved ones whom we can pray for. One of the most beautiful responsibilities we have as Catholics is to pray for our dead. Through prayer, fasting and good works we offer on behalf of the deceased, we pray that God’s purification will be granted to all of the faithful departed so that they can obtain their soul’s desire, eternal life in heaven. In communion with the faithful departed as members of the Church, it is our responsibility and privilege to assist them with our prayers and holy works.
Finally, 2022, Cardinal DiNardo has assessed our parish DSF goal at $84,000. This year, our parish has collected $ 67,832 towards our goal. We have until the end of the year to collect our goal. DSF supports more than 60 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 (who pass on their faith to our children), 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. There is only two months left until the end of the year to cover the $ 16,168 deficit in DSF. If we do not make our DSF goal for the year, the balance that is due will come directly out of the operating expense of the parish. Thank you for your generosity.
God Bless
Fr. Reginald Samuels
