The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls’ Day) November 2, 2014 If we have died with Christ, we believe we shall also live with him. —Romans 6:8 Mass Intentions (November 4-9, 2014) Tues. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mass of Thanksgiving-LB Alex Sarda Deceased Members of Milazzo Family Robert Blackwell Mary Jane Scales Deceased Members of the Legion of Mary Collections for October 26, 2014 Weekly Collection ................................. 9,710.00 Loose ..................................................... 643.00 Good Samaritan ..................................... 40.00 Building Fund ........................................ 0.00 Total for Parish..................................... 10,393.00 Propagation of the Faith (World Mission) ........................ 123.00 Catholic Charities............................................................... 40.00 We have days open for Mass intentions December thru JUNE 2015. ATTENTION LECTORS LECTOR WORKBOOKS FOR CYCLE B ARE IN THE SACRISTY. PLEASE PICK ONE UP AFTER ANY MASS. Next Baptism Class is November 11th at 7pm in the Parish office Conference Room. Parents and god-parents are required to attend a class. You must pre-register for the class; call 735-2422. Parents need to be registered members of the Parish. Out of parish godparents need a letter from their Pastor that sates they are able to serve as a Catholic godparent and need to attend a baptism class here or at their Parish. A Good Samaritan Meeting will be held November 6th at 6 p.m. in the Parish office. All interested parties are invited. There is a First Communion Parent Meeting this Wednesday, November 5th during your child’s class time at 4:30 or 5:45 p.m. Parents need to attend. Women’s ACTS Team Sign Up All women who have attended an ACTS Retreat are invited to sign up to serve on the next team. The next Women’s ACTS Retreat is scheduled for April 16-19, 2015. Team meetings, beginning January 12, 2015, will be held on Monday nights from 6:30-9:00 p.m. at St. Francis. If, after prayerful consideration, you are interested and can make this commitment, please send to one of those listed below your name, phone number, e-mail address, Parish where registered, Parish where you attended an ACTS retreat, and the number of ACTS teams that you have served. Sign up information will be accepted until November 30, 2014. Cindy Gonzalez, [email protected], Peggy Biddle, [email protected] or Stacy Menard, [email protected] Are you a non-Catholic interested in joining the Catholic Faith? Are you an adult who was baptized in the Catholic Faith but never confirmed or never received First Communion? Classes have begun but will close shortly. Call the Parish Office, 735-2422, to learn about the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA). Pray for the sick of our Parish Gina Cessac Ethel Compton Doug McCorkle Rodley Faulk Darrell Trahan A. J. DeJohn Runie Creswell Norvin & Marie Noel C. J. Dumesnil 11/3 “ 11/4 11/5 “ Men’s Share 7 p.m. Act. Bldg. Women’s Share 7 p.m. KC Hall Legion of Mary 6 p.m. Adoration 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. RE classes Pastoral Council Meeting November 5th at 6 pm Deadline to put an item on the agenda is the Wed. before the meeting date. Meetings are now bi-monthly. Contact a member. Fr. Steve Lance Doucet Ella Stuebing Tenna Walker Judy LeBlanc 735-2422 988-9734 735-8336 626-1462 960-1353 Judy Cole Beverly Perry James Riley Ronny Jackson Judy Talbert 720-7184 735-7506 735-8521 738-2937 749-4101 The next Men’s ACTS Retreat is scheduled for December 18 - 21, 2014. Please prayerfully consider attending – the retreat is a great gift to yourself and a wonderful way to say “YES” to our Lord! Applications will be available at your church parish office. Due to limited space, it is important that you sign up as soon as registration opens. All Retreatants are taken on a first-come, first-served basis. Please call Rusty Barfield, Aaron Daniels, or Billy Klecka if you have any questions. Director, Rusty Barfield 409-313-2802; Co-Directors, Aaron Daniels,409-540-3004 and Billy Klecka,409-988-8527. Gather the Children is NEXT weekend Nov 9th at the 10:30 a.m. Mass. Children Pre-school to 3rd grade are invited. Adults and HS youth who wish to participate need to meet with Verlene Buchanan. You may contact her at (409)791-1943. TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — The souls of the just are in the hands of God, and no torment shall touch them (Wisdom 3:1-9). Psalm — The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want (Psalm 23). Second Reading — Hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts (Romans 5:5-11) Gospel — This is the will of the Father, that everyone who sees the Son and believes may have eternal life (John 6:37-40). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday: 11/5 11/6 “ “ Phil 2:1-4; Ps 131:1bcde-3; Lk 14:12-14 Phil 2:5-11; Ps 22:26b-32; Lk 14:15-24 Phil 2:12-18; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Lk 14:25-33 Phil 3:3-8a; Ps 105:2-7; Lk 15:1-10 Phil 3:17 — 4:1; Ps 122:1-5; Lk 16:1-8 Phil 4:10-19; Ps 112:1b-2, 5-6, 8a, 9; Lk 16:9-15 Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9; 1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17; Jn 2:13-22 Parish Pastoral Council at 6 p.m. Good Samaritan meeting at 6 p.m. RCIA at 7 p.m. Choir Practice 7 p.m. For more info go to: www.sthenrybctx.org Our Parish in Action… Eucharistic Adoration Every Wednesday—after 8 AM Mass until 8 PM. Call Caroline Mires at 735-2368 if you are able to dedicate an hour of prayer on a weekly basis. Legion of Mary—meets each Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in the RE Bldg. For more info contact Judy at 749-4101 or Annette 735-9342. Parish Rosary—All persons are invited to pray the Rosary on the 4th Tuesday of each month at 5:00 AM in the RE building. 10:30 AM Choir—meets for rehearsal every Thursday at 7 PM in the Church. New members are always welcome. Ladies of St. Henry—meet on the 3rd Thursday of each month (Sept-May) at 10 AM in the Activities Bldg. Call Peggy Biddle at 330-1891 for info. Bereavement Committee—If you would like to help provide food for families of deceased parishioners, please call Barbara Piat at 735-5119. Sisters ACTS— Faith sharing for those women who have attended an ACTS retreat. The group meets on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 6:00 PM. Please contact Randie at 735-5816 or Robin at 749-0433. Young at Hearts Group meets the 1st Tuesday each month for a pot luck luncheon in the Activities Bldg. at 11:30 a.m. Contact Peggy Biddle, Ruth Wallace or Judy Cole for more information. Bunco meets the 3rd Monday of each month at 6 p.m. (place TBD) Call Tracey Broussard at 344-2341 for more info. Merry Marthas— visit our homebound and those in need. Contact Tenna Walker 313-6596. Men’s S.H.A.R.E.—St. Henry Apologetics and Religious Evangelization is open to all men of St. Henry and meets Mondays at 6pm in Act. Bldg. Call Ron Jackson at 409.351.9876. Women’s S.H.A.R.E.—St. Henry Apologetics and Religious Evangelization is open to all women of St. Henry and meets Mondays at 6pm in KC Hall. Call Tammy Caffey at 409.498.0375. Knights of Columbus—Officer’s Meeting the Wed. before the Business Meeting; Business meetings are the 2nd Tues.; Family Night 3rd Tues. Call Alton Terro 735-5117 for more info. R.C.I.A. - meets every Thursday @ 7pm in Activity Building Social Committee—plans and hosts Parish dinners and receptions at our Parish. Call Mary Craig at 882-1807 for more info. Dial 2-1-1– for help. This # accesses many types of assistance available. St. Mary Catholic Church will have an All Souls Mass on November 2nd at 2 p.m. for the souls of all those buried at St. Mary Cemetery. Loved ones are invited to attend. “ALWAYS OUR CHILDREN” is the title of a letter by the American Catholic Bishops to parents of homosexual children. It expresses the Catholic teaching on the morality of homosexual acts, but also insists that such persons are indeed, always children of their families and always children of the Church. In response to that letter, a support group of Catholic parents and grandparents of homosexual children meets each month at St. Charles Catholic Church in Nederland. The confidentiality and anonymity of members is respected. Members have found comfort and support from attendance. The next meeting will be July 20th at 4 p.m. in Nazareth Hall. If you would like more information, call Fr. Dan Malain at 722-3413. Altar Cleaning for November Pam Dionne Linda Dubose Barbara laGrappe Michelene Moody Delores Rena LOOKING TO THE LAST DAY Today the Church remembers all who have walked the way of Christ and passed from this life. The readings all look to the last day, when we shall all rise from the dead and be reunited. The prophet Daniel announces words of warning and welfare. He cautions us against the judgment to come, but he also comforts us and assures us that all who live a life of virtue and justice will find life eternal. The reading from Romans reminds us that, because of Christ’s passion, death, and resurrection and our entrance into that paschal mystery through baptism, we now share in the new life won by Christ. This recognition has repercussions: we need to live righteously now, that we might rise to life forever with Christ on the last day. In the Gospel Jesus pledges that all the Father has given him will not be lost. All the faithful will be raised to joy and live forever in the presence of God. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION For those of Mexican heritage, November 2 means celebration of el Dia de Los Muertos, or “the Day of the Dead.” One of the most important days of the year for many, they join All Saints and All Souls together, visiting the graves of babies and children on All Saints, since they are santitos (little saints) or angelitos (little angels). Flowers, their favorite toys, favorite music, and so on, are taken to them. The following day, people spend time—some of them all day—at the cemetery with their loved ones who have died. From the ancient customs of the Indians the families pray, talk with them, and take them their favorite food. It is a most solemn but joyful day. It is a day to celebrate Christ’s victory over death: “Death, where is your sting?” There is a mocking of death as people make skeletons, candy that represents death, and Pan de los Muertos (bread of the dead) and consume them in a kind of role reversal. One of the customs is to build an altarcito (little altar) where one places mementos and pictures of those who have died. There are also favorite foods, candles, statues or pictures of favorite saints, books, and Bibles. Some parishes have begun to build an altarcito where all parishioners can join in honoring the deceased. A remembrance book can be placed to write names in. The altarcito is traditionally left up for the month of November. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. 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