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September 21, 2021
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ
Jesus calls all of us to be radical in fighting agist sin. He tells us through the Gospel this week “ If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off…. And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out.” These are harsh ways to deal with the causes of sin, however, Jesus is calling us to be harsh with sin. We all need to examine how we deal with sin, and how the standard for which we deal with sin needs to be raised. Run, move away, eradicate, accountability are all ways in which we are call to examine how we move away from sin.
In the United States, on Sunday, September 26th, we celebrate Priesthood Sunday. As Pastor I want to encourage everyone to raise awareness of vocations to the priesthood. It is important that we encourage our young people to begin to open their minds and hearts to the direction in which God is calling them. It is imperative to the future of the faith and the Church that we all promote and encourage the youth to consider becoming a priest or pursuing the religious life. Meanwhile we are called to encourage and support all the faithful men who have given their lives to service of the Church as well.
Religious Education classes have started, and you can still register your child for Faith Formation classes. You can register online at Sthyacinth.org or register in Faith Formation office during Sunday hours.
One of our parish goals in 2021 is to increase the number of families supporting St Hyacinth using Faith Direct. Currently we have 213 families using Faith Direct and hopefully by the end of the year we can have at least 325 families of STHY on Faith Direct. The number of 325 families represents 20% of our parish population of registered parishioners. You can register in less than five minutes by just simply going to https://sthyacinth.org/online-giving .
For 2021, Cardinal DiNardo has assessed our parish DSF goal at $80,000. 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. It’s truly our baptism calling for generosity as the Cardinal calls us to “Walk in the Light of Christ”
Phase two of the renovation of the main sanctuary has started. All Church services are being held in Guyot hall for approximately the eight – ten weeks to accommodate the renovation of the main sanctuary. Go to https://sthyacinth.org/church-renovation-2021 to see updates on the renovations.
On next Saturday October 2nd at 9:00 am, we will have our annual Blessing of the Pets in the Center Street Parking Lot. Please bring your pets out to be blessed and celebrate God’s wonderful creations.
Sunday Oct. 3 is National Life Chain Day. We will not hold a public event this year. Instead, I ask every parishioner to dedicate one hour on Oct. 3 — from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. — to contemplative prayer. I call this hour of prayer, our Power Hour!
National Life Chain began in 1987 as an ecumenical movement against abortion. As Catholics, we certainly join in that stand. Moreover, we believe in the sanctity, dignity and protection of all life — from conception to natural death.
For your contemplation, I challenge each of you to read “Life and Dignity of the Human Person” at tinyurl.com/usccb-life. You’ll find Scripture references and theological teachings to guide your thoughts and prayers. This is just one of seven themes of Catholic Social Teaching (tinyurl.com/usccb-teaching.) All encompass our specific call to action as Catholics.
God Bless
Fr. Reginald Samuels
