Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
Sin is an issue that Jesus takes very seriously, and we should take serious as well. Sin persists in our lives, and we are called to dedicate our entire being to eradicate sin. Even though the task of moving away from sin is hard, we have Jesus to walk with us and to give us hope. We are not lost to sin when we cooperate with the Holy Spirit and move forward in our relationship with God.
One of the principal goals of 2024 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 may be 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 2024, Cardinal DiNardo has assessed our parish DSF goal at $81,200. Please go to: https://www.archgh.org/ways-to-give/diocesan-services-fund-dsf/donate-to-dsf/ and give to DSF 2024. Thank you for your generosity. Please remember that our parish is required to meet our goal, whether paid by us individually or paid from our general funds at the end of the year.
Saturday October 5th at 9:00 am, in the center street parking lot, we will have our Annual blessing of the Animals. The custom of blessing of the animals originated in the 13th century and is attributed to St. Francis of Assisi, who had a great care and respect of the creatures of the earth.
The month of October is “Respect Life Month”, with October 6th being Respect for Life Sunday. For “Respect Life Sunday”, we will stand against the horrors of abortion on Center Street. Those that are interested in the Life Chain project on Center Street are called to meet in Guyot Hall immediately after the noon Mass today and then gather on Center Street to stand silently from 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm.
Finally, 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.
God Bless,
Fr. Reginald Samuels