Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ The Most Holy Trinity is a central mystery of Christian faith and life, celebrating the belief that God is One God in Three Divine Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The doctrine of the Trinity means that there is one God who eternally exists as three distinct Persons. The Father begets the Son and loves him, and the Son loves the Father in return. This love is so powerful that it breathes forth another Divine Person: the Holy Spirit. We are called to practice the Trinitarian relationship of love and unity in the family. The relationships of father, mother, and children are the upmost important and by Baptism we become children of God and members of God’s Trinitarian family. Today’s feast invites us to live in the awareness of the presence of the Triune God within us: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Next, mark your calendar for August 19-20, 2023, for the celebration of the 58th anniversary of our parish. Planning has already begun for the celebration of our parish with food, fun and prizes. We will have further details as the weeks go by on how we can make the celebrations of our parish a wonderful event for the church and community. Preparation and registration has begun for the Archdiocesan Youth Conference (AYC) which gathers participants from all over the local Church. AYC is the largest evangelizing event for older adolescents that the Archdiocese hosts annually. The youth conference will be held at the Hilton Americas Hotel on July 28-30, 2023. To Register for AYC go to https://sthyacinth.org/archdiocesan-youth-conference-ayc . If you are interested in making an donation towards the AYC scholarship fund to help a youth of our parish attend who are unable to afford the full price, it would be GREATLY appreciated. Due to the damage to the Church complex, the St. Vincent De Paul and the SVdP food pantry are working out of First Baptist Church of Deer Park on 8th Street. If there is a need for assistance, please call 281- 497 -3131. Since we are not longer able to collect food here at St. Hyacinth, we are asking parishioners to donate food to the Community Food Bank at Fr. Methodist on Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:00am to 2:00pm. Thank you for your generosity. Next, we are currently providing livestreaming of the Masses here at St. Hyacinth. Please go to our website Sthyacinth.org, St. Hyacinth Facebook page, St. Hyacinth YouTube channel, or St. Hyacinth Viemo.com page to view the current livestream masses. The Livestream Mass can be seen through our website page. If there is a homily that you want to rehear, you can go to YouTube channel and look at the mass again. One of our parish goals in 2023 is to increase the number of families supporting St Hyacinth using Faith Direct and online giving. Currently we have only 208 families using Faith Direct. You can register in less than five minutes signing up for online giving at https://sthyacinth.org/online-giving. Finally, please welcome to St. Hyacinth Trieu Nguyen, a Seminarian studying for the priesthood for Galveston – Houston. Mr. Nguyen has been assigned to our parish for this summer. Please take the time to say hello to Trieu after one of the Masses. God Bless, Fr. Reginald Samuels
Pentecost Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ Today concludes the Paschal feast that began fifty days ago on Easter Sunday. In the gospel, Jesus gives us the gift of the Holy Spirit by breathing on the disciples. The gift of the Holy Spirit enables us to know that the gifts that God gives us are unique to us and we are called to use those gifts for the Glory of God. S. Paul reminds us that all gifts come from God. Instead of comparing our abilities and talents to those around us, let us focus on how we can use our gifts for the good of all. For this Sunday’s Mass we will sing the Pentecost sequence before the Gospel reading. Along with the Easter Sunday sequence, these sequences remain the only two mandatory parts of the liturgy that introduces the Gospel in the Catholic Church. The text of the sequence is an invitation for the Holy Spirit to enter our lives with practical manifestations of divine power and love. Next I want to thank everyone who has wished me well on the celebration of 14 years of Priesthood on May 30th. It has been a remarkable journey. Just remember, I have spent 11 of the 14 years of my priesthood as Pastor of St. Hyacinth. Next, mark your calendar for August 19-20, 2023, for the celebration of the 58th anniversary of our parish. Planning has already begun for the celebration of our parish with food, fun and prizes. We will have further details as the weeks go by on how we can make the celebrations of our parish a wonderful event for the church and community. Preparation and registration has begun for the Archdiocesan Youth Conference (AYC) which gathers participants from all over the local Church. AYC is the largest evangelizing event for older adolescents that the Archdiocese hosts annually. The youth conference will be held at the Hilton Americas Hotel on July 28-30, 2023. To Register for AYC go to https://sthyacinth.org/archdiocesan-youth-conference-ayc . If you are interested in making an donation towards the AYC scholarship fund to help a youth of our parish attend who are unable to afford the full price, it would be GREATLY appreciated. Finally, we want to congratulate all our resent High school, and college graduates of our parish. We are proud of your accomplishments. To honor your achievements, we will have a special blessing next Sunday at 10:00 am Mass on June 4th for all our high school and college graduates. Please make sure that you bring your cap and gowns. God Bless, Fr. Reginald Samuels
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, On the feast of the Ascension of the Lord, we remember Jesus words to his friends and Disciples before he was taken up to heaven: “that repentance, for the forgiveness of sins, would be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.” We have been all commissioned by Jesus to share the good news of the gospel. Now that the gospel has been entrusted to us, it is our duty to preach the healing love of Christ, perform acts of charity, plant the seeds of peace and be a blessing to our brothers and sisters in this world. Due to the damage to the Church complex, the St. Vincent De Paul and the SVdP food pantry are working out of First Baptist Church of Deer Park on 8th Street. If there is a need for assistance, please call 281- 497 -3131. Since we are not longer able to collect food here at St. Hyacinth, we are asking parishioners to donate food to the Community Food Bank at the Methodist Church of Deer Park on Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:00am to 2:00pm. Thank you for your generosity. Next, we are currently providing livestreaming of the Masses here at St. Hyacinth. Please go to our website Sthyacinth.org, St Hyacinth Facebook page, St Hyacinth YouTube channel, or St Hyacinth Viemo.com page to view the current livestream masses. The Livestream Mass can be seen through our website page. If there is a homily that you want to rehear, you can go to YouTube channel and look at the mass again. One of our parish goals in 2023 is to increase the number of families supporting St Hyacinth using Faith Direct and online giving. Currently we have only 208 families using Faith Direct. You can register in less than five minutes by logging sthaycinth.org and pressing the Faith Direct icon and entering our parish code of TX526 or by just simply go to the online giving page on our website and sign up for online giving at https://sthyacinth.org/online-giving. Next, due to the rising inflation and the increase in the cost of running the church complex, we are modifying our parish office hours for the Summer. Beginning with Friday May 26th , our parish offices will be closed on Fridays during the summer. We will resume regular Friday office hours beginning on September 8th. Finally, as we had into the memorial day holiday and the start of Summer, I want us all to take the time to honor and mourn those who dies while serving our country. Please take a moment and pray for all the men and women who serve our country and protect our freedoms. God Bless, Fr. Reginald Samuels
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As we reflect on the readings for this week, we are reminded of the profound gift that Jesus has given us in the Holy Spirit. Even though Jesus is no longer with us physically, Jesus has not left us on our own. In the gospel readings this week, Jesus speaks of the coming of the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in His name. This Spirit will teach us everything and remind us of all that Jesus has said to us. Through the Holy Spirit, we are empowered to be witnesses to Christ in the world. The power of the Holy Spirit is beautifully illustrated in the early Christian community, as seen The Acts of the Apostles, which is completely driven by the Holy Spirit. The apostles preached the Good News with such power that many came to faith and were baptized. The Holy Spirit acted through apostles, inspiring them to boldly proclaim the Gospel and perform miraculous signs and wonders. When the apostles laid hands on the newly faithful, many received the gifts of Holy Spirit. As we reflect on these readings for this week, we need to know that evangelization is not something that we can do on our own. We need to let the Holy Spirit act through us and in us. When we share the Good News of Jesus Christ with others, we must do so with a deep awareness of the Holy Spirit’s presence and guidance. We must be open to the Holy Spirit to use us as instruments of God’s grace and love. For 2023, Cardinal DiNardo has assessed our parish DSF goal at $85,000. DSF supports more than 60 ministries and programs that serve the faithful of the Archdiocese and us here at St. Hyacinth. Go to https://www.archgh.org/ways-to-give/diocesan-services-fund-dsf/donate-to-dsf/ to donate online. Next, thank you for your support and patience as we move back towards recovery. We are working diligently to get our systems back on track at the Church. Hopefully, by the time that this bulletin is written, we will have the phone systems up and running. In the meantime, we have moved our parish offices to Guyot Hall. We will be maintaining the regular parish office hours in Guyot Hall. Please keep us in your prayers. Finally, I want to wish all the Mothers of St. Hyacinth a Happy and beautiful Mothers' Day. Please continue to pray for all those who have lost their own mothers from the past year. God Bless, Fr. Reginald Samuels
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, In the Gospel reading for this week, Jesus says: I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved. In Jesus we have the new model of the true shepherd. Jesus fulfills the expectation of the Good Shepherd promised by God. Jesus goes to explain his role in our lives and the lives of all the faithful. He tells us that the shepherd enters through the gate to take care of the sheep, not to oppress them. The sheep recognizes his authority and follows Him. Voices all around us challenge what we believe. We see and hear endless things in the media telling us what we should desire, what matters first, matters most, and what should matter last. However, when we are called to listen to the voice of the shepherd, we will be able to distinguish what is right and what is wrong. For 2023, Cardinal Dinardo has assessed our parish DSF goal at $85,000. DSF supports more than 60 ministries and programs that serve the faithful of the Archdiocese and us here at St. Hyacinth. Go to https://www.archgh.org/ways-to-give/diocesan-services-fund-dsf/donate-to-dsf/ donate online. Next, thank you for your support and patience as we move back towards recovery. We are working diligently to get our systems back on track at the Church. Hopefully, we will have our systems up and running in the next few weeks. We are currently setting up the parish offices in Guyot Hall. I am asking everyone right now not to come to Guyot Hall until we know that it is safe to open the offices. The contractors are still working on the roof of the hall. If there is a need to contact anyone in the parish office, please email. Our email addresses are on the Sthyacinth.org website. Please keep St. Hyacinth in your prayers. God Bless, Fr. Reginald Samuels
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, In the Gospel this Sunday, we are witnesses to two of Jesus’ disciples walking to Emmaus when they encountered a stranger who turned out to be Jesus, however they did not recognize Him at first. After Jesus spoke to them and broke bread with them, their eyes were opened, and they realized that it was Him. The question this week deals with do we recognize Jesus in our own daily journey. He is with us, however, even in our own trials and turbulations, we miss seeing him through our own circumstances. This is the time when we truly must keep our eyes open to Jesus to allow Him to lead us through the issues that we face in life. During the eight Sundays of Easter, the first readings are selected from the Acts of the Apostles and deals with the Easter Faith of the early Christian community. These selections from the Acts of the Apostles record how those first Christians receive the spirit of Jesus and carried the mission of Christ forward. For 2023, Cardinal Dinardo has assessed our parish DSF goal at $85,000. DSF supports more than 60 ministries and programs that serve the faithful of the Archdiocese and us here at St. Hyacinth. Go to https://www.archgh.org/ways-to-give/diocesan-services-fund-dsf/donate-to-dsf/ and donate online. Next, thank you for your support and patience as we move back towards recovery. We are working diligently to get our systems back on track at the Church. Hopefully, we will have our systems up and running in the next few weeks. We are currently relocating the parish offices to Guyot Hall. Updated information can be found on our website, Flock notes and Facebook. Please keep us in your prayers. Finally, in the next few weeks, the Archdiocese of Galveston Houston will conclude its celebration of its 175th anniversary. On May 4, 1847, the Apostolic See in Rome established the new Diocese of Galveston "when the number of souls" grew in the Texas frontier. The first bishop in Texas, Bishop Jean Marie Odin, along with the Ursuline Sisters, made it their mission to form the area Catholics in their faith and to educate Catholic children. Together they built upon the foundation laid by Franciscan missionaries ministering in Texas since the 17th century. Please join in prayer for our leader, Cardinal Dinardo, and all the faithful as we move forward in sharing the love of God to the people of the Archdiocese. God Bless, Fr. Reginald Samuels
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This Sunday is Divine Mercy Sunday. The Feast of the Divine Mercy, celebrated on the octave of Easter (the Sunday after Easter Sunday) , is a relatively new addition to the Roman Catholic Liturgical calendar. Celebrating the Divine Mercy of Jesus Christ, as revealed by Christ himself to Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, this feast was extended to the entire Catholic CHurch by Saint Pope John Paul on April 30, 2000, the day he canonized St. Faustina. During his life, St. Pope John Paul II has actively promoted the message of S.t Faustina. In his 1980 encyclical on God’s mercy, Rich in Mercy, Pople John Paul II developed a scriptural and doctrinal basis for our faith in the mercy of God. On this Divine Mercery Sunday, we see that CHrsit is alive and shares that risen live with each of us. Now is our time to encounter the risen Jesus in new ways so that we can share that presence to others. During the eight Sundays of Easter, the first readings are selected from the Acts of the Apostles and deals with the Easter Faith of the early Christian community. These selections from the Acts of the Apostles record how those first Christians receive the sprit of Jesus and carried the mission of CHrist forward. For 2023, Cardinal Dinardo has assessed our parish DSF goal at $85,000. DSF supports more than 60 ministries and programs that serve the faithful of the Archdiocese and us here at St. Hyacinth. Go to https://www.archgh.org/ways-to-give/diocesan-services-fund-dsf/donate-to-dsf/ to donate online. Next, thank you for your support and patience as we move back towards recovery. We are working diligently to get our systems back on track at the Church. Hopefully, we will have our systems up and running in the next few weeks. Please keep us in your prayers. Finally , please welcome Fr. Alan Bower, who will be celebrating all of the masses here this weekend. He comes to us from Cross Catholic Outreach and will share some touching stories about eh amazing work Cathlic Missions are accomplishing wordwide. Please welcome Fr. Alan who will speak at all the masses on how S.t Hyacinth can support the priests and nuns working in the Church overseas in the Caribbean, African, Asia, Central America and South America. God Bless, Fr. Reginald Samuels
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ The Archbishop of Constantinople and Early Church Father, St. John Chrysostom, wrote in his Easter Homily in the third century: May the Lord fill us with joy as we remember these truths and may the Lord help us live in the victory of His conquest over sin and hell. In Christ’s resurrection we are freed from the slavery to sin and liberated to truly live in His abundant life, to become who He created us to be. Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Indeed, Christ has risen, and he come to us as he came to the first disciples, as we are called to open our hearts to the risen presence. Our celebration of the resurrection of Christ is a celebration of joy and hope. As we started the year with the tornado, we continue with the hope of rising again with Christ. As our hearts are turned toward the risen Jesus during this Holy Season, let us continue to make Jesus present in the lives of all the people around us, in order for those who doesn't know Christ, to see the risen Christ in us This Easter, I want to especially think all those that are a part of our Liturgical ministry team here at St. Hyacinth. Liturgy is the great work of the Church, and with the cooperation of the Holy Spirit, we at STHY are working to make sure that Liturgy is done respectfully and properly in accordance to the norms set down by the Church. I want to give a special thanks to Mrs. Pamella Pitman, our Directory of Liturgy and Music, along with our multitude of choir members and musicians who have brought wonderful songs and music to our Easter celebrations. I want to thank Mrs. Pamela Johnson, our Director of Faith Formation, along with our team of catechist and sponsors for their work of religious formation in RCIA. Congratulations goes to the people that we brought into full communion with the Catholic Church this Easter Vigil. Finally, I want to thank all those behind the scenes in our parish, Mrs. Mary Jo Howell, our parish secretary, Mrs. Elena Rodriguez, our bookkeeper and Deacon John Rapacki our Parish Administrator, Stephanie Holweg, Faith Formation Administrative Assistant and Chris Hoehn, Parish Maintenance who have kept St. Hyacinth on track during the recovery. Please pray for the staff of St. Hyacinth. As St. Hyacinth moves back to recovery, please pray for all those who have been affected by the tornado and thank you for your patience and we move to recovery. If you need to contact us at the parish office, please email. Our contact email addresses are on the contact page of the website sthyacinth.org. Christ is Risen! He is truly Risen! Alleluia! God Bless Fr. Reginald Samuels
Holy Thursday - Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper April 6, 2023 7:00 pm Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion April 7, 2023 3:00 pm Easter Vigil in the Holy Night of Easter Saturday April 8, 2023 8:30 pm Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord April 9, 2023 8:00 am and 10:00 am
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ. With our palm branches held high, we start Holy week with the passion of the lord this Sunday. We wint4ess the intense love that Jesus has for all of us. During his passion, Jesus healed, comforted, forgave, and instilled hope in those around him. During his passion, Jesus gave live to others and as Christians we are called to the Cross as well, to give our lives for others. The choice to follow CHrsit is essential for looking beyond ourselves so we can concentrate on others. The Pashal Trhuum starts this wee an swe are called to empty ourseves ans become more like Jszus in his selfess and self giving ways. “Triduum’ comes from two latin words (tres and dies) which means ‘a space of three days.’ The Eater Triduum begins at sundown on Holy Thursday with the Mass of the Lord's Supper and concludes at sundown on Easter Sunday; Its high point Triduum is the celebrations of the Easter Vigil. On Holy Thursday we commemorates the institution by Jesus of the Sacraments of Holy Eucharist and of the Priesthood. In our liturgy we will also celebrate and remember the great humility of Jesus washing the feet of his disciples. One this day, we are called to recognize that the Eucharist celebrates and strengthens our unity in the Body of Christ and helps us shape our lives after Christ’s challenging us to lead live characterized by compassion and forgiveness. On Good Friday, we celebrate and remember the passion and death of Jesus and show our live by our veneration fo the cross of that crucified Lord and our own determination to follow in his footsteps. In the Easter vigil ceremonies, we celebrate the Light of Christ rising in glory and dispelling the darkness of our hearts and minds. This night commemorates when Jesus conquered death, left the tomb and sent his disciples to continue his mission. The people of STHY continues his mission of Jesus CHrist by welcoming our new members to the Church through baptism and the profession of faith. This is a great witness to the life of the Church. We all show our solidarity by renewing our won baptismal promises as well. This Sunday April 2nd, at 3:00 pm, We will have the Easter Cantata here in the main Church. Please come and support the music ministry of St. Hyacinth under the direction of Mrs. Pamela Pitman. On Tuesday evening April 4th, the Chrism Mass will be celebrated at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, downtown. The Chrism Mass is one of the most solemn and significate liturgies of the Church. In the Mass, the Archbishop (Cardinal DiNardo) blesses three oils- the oil of catechumens, the oil of the infirm and Holy Chrism - which will be used in the administration of the sacraments through the archdiocese. At the end of Mass, the oils are distributed to all parishes. Also, during the ceremony all the priest of the archdiocese are asked to renew their priestly vows and commitment to priesthood. The Chrism Mass demonstrates the unity of Holy Orders. The Holy Week schedule is as follows: Holy Thursday, 7:00 pm, Good Friday Service, 3:00 pm.; Easter Vigil, Saturday Evening, 8:30 pm. Easter Sunday, 8:00 am and 10:00 am. God Bless, Fr. Reginald Samuels
Fifth Week of Lent This gospel this week speaks of the resurrection, give us grace to rice from our sins, to come out of our tombs, and with the voice of Jesus, calling us to go out, to go to him. Hope in times so fear, panic and death. Jesus comes to our community as strength, hope, enables us to come out of our tombs and believe in him. Please pray for the youth of our parish. The annual Confirmation retreat was held this weekend. Please welcome back the Youth of our parish from their retreat experience. The Youth will be returning to the parish and will be present at the 10:00 am Mass. The confirmation Mass will be held on this Wednesday March 29, at 7:00 pm. Please welcome Auxiliary Bishop, Italo Del’ Oro to St Hyacinth once again for Confirmation. Please continue praying for our 2023 Confirmation Candidates. Next, this weekend, we will have Saturday March 25th 5:00 pm Mass with Confessions at 3:00 pm. For Sunday, March 26th there will be the 8:00 am and 10:00 am Mass. See you at one of the Masses this weekend. Next, the Music Ministry Choir led by our Director of Music and Liturgy, Mrs. Pamela Pitman, will present the Annual Easter Cantata Sunday, April 2nd at 3:00 pm here at the main Church. Please come out and support the music ministry of our parish. You can get a preview of the Easter music online at Facebook. Please remember that the tornado storm destroyed all our parish systems and we do not have phones, computers, or systems, so I ask for patience as we move to restoration. If you need to contact someone at the parish, please use email. Contact information is on the website at Sthyacinth.org. Next, please continue to pay special attention to parish updates on Facebook, Flock Notes, and the parish website, Sthyacinth.org for information regarding moving forward with parish activities regarding Faith Formation and Liturgy. Please continue to pray for the St. Hyacinth Staff who have continually working diligently to make sure that the work of the St. Hyacinth continues even during this trying time without systems or infrastructure. God Bless Fr. Reginald Samuels
Parish Update 3/16/23 Brothers and Sisters in Christ. First, this year, the Memorial of St. Patrick falls on Friday, March 17, a day of friendly social celebration for many American Catholics. Therefore, Cardinal DiNardo has offered the following dispensation from the obligation of abstinence from meat. While it is not required that anyone make use of this dispensation, those who do wish to make use of it are encouraged to do an extra act of charity or penance in exchange for eating meat on that day. Next, this weekend, we will have the Saturday March 18th 5:00 pm Mass with Confessions at 3:00 pm. For Sunday, March 19th there will be the 8:00 am and 10:00 am Mass. See you at one of the Masses this weekend. Due to the ongoing recovery, construction, and lack of infrastructure on the complex, we will need to continue to limit the activities on campus. St. Claire will be hosting their annual St. Joseph Altar display and Spaghetti Dinner SUNDAY March 19 after the 11:00 am Mass. The faithful of St. Hyacinth has been invited The dinner is free, but in the tradition of St. Joseph Altars, this year St. Claire is donating the proceeds to St. Hyacinth Catholic Church to help with some of the expenses from the tornado. Thank the faithful of St. Claire for for your generosity. Please remember that the storm destroyed all our parish systems and we do not have phones, computers, or systems, so I ask for patience as we move to restoration. If you need to contact someone at the parish, please use email. Contact information is on the website at Sthyacinthorg. Next, please continue to pay special attention to parish updates on Facebook, Flock Notes, and the parish website, Sthyacinth.org for information regarding moving forward with parish activities regarding Faith Formation and Liturgy. Please continue to pray for the St. Hyacinth Staff who have continually working diligently to make sure that the work of the St. Hyacinth continues even during this trying time without systems or infrastructure. God Bless Fr. Reginald Samuels
Parish Update 3/8/23 Brothers and Sisters in Christ. First, this weekend, we will have the Saturday (March 11th ) 5:00 pm Mass with Confessions at 3:00 pm. For Sunday, (March 12th ) there will be the 8:00 am and 10:00 am Mass. See you at one of the Masses this weekend. Cardinal DiNardo will be joining us for the celebration of the 10:00 am Mass this Sunday. Please welcome the Archbishop to our parish. Due to the ongoing recovery, construction, and lack of infrastructure on the complex, we will need to continue to limit the activities on campus. However the contractors are working very hard to restore the campus. Please remember that the storm destoyed all of our parish systems and we do not have phones, computers, or systems, so I ask for patience as we move to restoration. If you need to contact someone at the parish, please use email. Contact information is on the website at Sthyacinthorg. Currtwe are working to relocate our parish offices to Guyot Hall. This is a work in progress to restore all of our systems. Next, please continue to pay special attention to parish updates on Facebook, Flock Notes and the parish website, Sthyacinth.org for information regarding moving forward with parish activities regarding Faith Formation and Liturgy. Please continue to pray for the St. Hyacinth Staff who have continually working diligently to make sure that the work of the St. Hyacinth continues even during this trying time without systems or infrastructure. God Bless Fr. Reginald Samuels
Parish Update 3/1/23 Brothers and Sisters in Christ. First, this weekend, we will have the Saturday (March 4th ) 5:00 Mass with Confessions at 3:00 pm. For Sunday, (March 5th ) there will be the 8:00 and 10:00 am Mass. See you at one of the Masses this weekend. Due to the ongoing recovery, construction, and lack of infrastructure on the complex, we will need to continue to limit the activities on campus. Please remember we still do not have phones, computers, or systems, so I ask for patience as we move to restoration. If you need to contact someone at the parish, please use email. Contact information is on the website at Sthyacinthorg. Next, the Knights of Columbus will have their first fish fry on March 10. Members of the Knights of Columbus will pass our fish fry information at this weekend's Mass. St. Vincent De Paul ministry has set up their food bank collection site at the First Methodist of Deer Park facilities. SVDP will be accepting food donations at Community Food bank at First Methodist on Tuesday and Thursdays from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm. Furthermore, St. Vincent De Paul ministry is currently working out of the First Baptist Church of Deer Park on 8th Street. Deer Park community members in need can be seen by appointment only on Monday or Wednesday. To schedule an appointment please call 346-499-1563. Next, please pay special attention to parish updates on our Facebook, Flock Notes and the parish website, Sthyacinth.org for information regarding moving forward with parish activities regarding Faith Formation and Liturgy. Please continue to pray for the St. Hyacinth Staff who have continually working diligently to make sure that the work of the St. Hyacinth continues even during this trying time without systems or infrastructure. God Bless Fr. Reginald Samuels
Parish Update 2/24/23 Brothers and Sisters in Christ. First, this weekend, we will have Saturday (February 25) 5:00 pm Mass with Confessions at 3:00 pm. For Sunday, (February 26) there will be the 8:00 and 10:00 am Mass. See you at one of the Masses this weekend. Due to the ongoing recovery, construction, and lack of infrastructure on the complex, we will need to continue to limit the activities on campus. Please remember we still do not have phones, computers, or systems, so I ask for patience as we move to restoration. Next, please pay special attention to parish updates, Facebook, Flock Notes and the parish website for information regarding moving forward with parish activities regarding Faith Formation and Liturgy. Finally, please continue to pray for the St. Hyacinth Staff who have continually working diligently to make sure that the work of the St. Hyacinth continues even during this trying time without systems or infrastructure. God Bless Fr. Reginald Samuels
Parish Update 2/18/23 Brothers and Sisters in Christ. First, we will have the 10:00 am Sunday Mas (February 19, 2023). Due to the ongoing recovery, construction, and lack of infrastructure on the complex, we will need to continue to limit the activities on campus for this Sunday. See you at the Mass. The Ash Wednesday (February 22, 2023) schedule is : 6:00 am Service with Distribution of ashes 8:00 am Mass with Distribution of ashes 12:00 Noon Service with Distribution of ashes 7:00 pm Service with Distribution of ashes. The contractors have restored power to the complex and are the contractors are evaluating the systems to make sure they are working properly. Thank you for all those who are asking what they can do to help us St Hyacinth get back on track. First, please continue to pray for St. Hyacinth and the people of Deer Park. Next, please continue to support the parish. The tornado has come and gone; however, the bills did not blow away. Finally, please pay special attention to parish updates, Facebook, Flock Notes and the parish website for information regarding moving forward with parish activities regarding Faith Formation and Liturgy. Please continue to pray for the The St. Hyacinth Staff who have continually working diligently to make sure that the work of the St. Hyacinth continues even during this trying time without systems or infrastructure. Please remember we still do not have phones, computers, or systems, so I ask for patience as we move to restoration. Please look out for further updates God Bless Fr. Reginald Samuels
Parish Update 2/11/23 Brothers and Sisters in Christ. First, we will have the 10:00 am Sunday Mass. Due to the ongoing recovery, construction, and lack of infrastructure on the complex, we will need to continue to limit the activities on campus. See you at the Mass. The key word this week is "Power” First, the contractors are continuing to work restore and stabilize the power to the Church complex. Next, due to the complect destruction of the Religious Education building and the bathrooms that were attached to the Church, portable restrooms have arrived and should be hooked up by this weekend. These restrooms will have hot water and will be much nicer than the currently temporary restrooms that we currently have now. Thank you for all those who are asking what they can do to help us St Hyacinth get back on track. First, please continue to pray for St. Hyacinth and the people of Deer Park. Next, please continue to support the parish. The tornado has come and gone; however, the bills did not blow away. Finally, please pay special attention to parish updates, Facebook, Flock Notes and the parish website for information regarding moving forward with parish activities regarding Faith Formation and Liturgy. Please continue to pray for the The St. Hyacinth Staff who have been working diligently to make sure that the work of the St. Hyacinth continues even during this trying time without systems or infrastructure. Please look out for further updates God Bless Fr. Reginald Samuels
Parish Update 2/4/23 Brothers and Sisters in Christ. We will celebrate this Sunday the 10:00 am Mass in the Church. Due to the conditions of the St Hyacinth Church complex and lack of restroom facilities, we must limit the Mass schedule. The mass will be recorded and streamed on YouTube and vemeo and will be available immediately on Sunday. We are asking everyone to exercise caution while on the Church campus. Please understand that there will be extremely limited restroom facilities on the complex. God Bless Fr. Reginald Samuels
Parish Update 2/3/23 Brothers and Sisters in Christ Once again, thank you for all your prayers and support as we work to rebuild our community of St. Hyacinth. We continue to have a lot of work to do. The contractors are still on the Church complex grounds and are continuing to evaluate the damage to the Church complex buildings. Most of the heavy machinery is gone, and it has left the the Church complex looking like a war zone. The contractors are working diligently to repair the roof of the rectory and the Guyot Hall. There was considerable damage to all the buildings on the complex. The contractors are continuing to assess the collapsed Religious Education building and continue to remove debris from the site. Even though the complex has power, thanks to the generators, there are significant issues to the facilities that are currently being addressed. Guyot Hall has power, however, the HVAC systems to the complex have been damaged due to the tornado and will have to be replaced. The rectory has power; and as of today, I have heat. We currently do not have any Church systems in place. We are working to implement a plan of action for a temporary office. In the meantime, please be patient as we move to get back online with the parish systems. The 10:00 Am Sunday Mass is planned for this weekend in the Main Church. The mass will be livestream, so go to our parish website, our YouTube page to view the mass. However, All parish activities have been postponed. In the meantime as well, I ask everyone to please continue to support St. Hyacinth. The Tornado has gone away, but the tornado did not stop the bills. Please continue to pray for St. Hyacinth and the people of Deer Park as we move to recovery. God Bless, Fr. Reginald Samuels