SVDPYA JUNE 24-JUNE 30 ANNOUNCEMENTS
SVdP President
Saint
Vincent de Paul Young Adults
June 24th
– June 30th
Mass: Weekdays 6:45am & 12:10pm + Tuesday Young Adult Mass 7pm + Saturday 8:15am
Saturday 5pm + Sunday 7:30am, 9am, 11am, 1pm, 3pm (Spanish), 5pm
Confession: Tuesday 6pm-7pm & Saturday 3:30pm-4:30pm
Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Monday, 7 AM through Saturday, 8
AM (24 hrs a day)
Monday, June 24th, 2013
Mass Readings: Isaiah 49:1-6 & Acts 13:22-26 & Luke 1:57-66, 80 “I praise you, for I am wonderfully made.”
Solemnity of the birth of John the Baptist, pray for us!
http://www.americancatholic.org/features/saints/saint.aspx?id=1424
Tuesday, June 25th, 2013
Mass Readings: Genesis 13:2, 5-18 & Matthew 7:6, 12-14 “He who does justice will live in the presence of the Lord.”
Young
Adult Mass & Dinner
Tuesday, June 25th
+
St Vincent de Paul + 7pm
-Mass beginning at 7pm
-Opportunity for Confession 6pm-7pm
-Rosary to begin at 6:30pm
-Dinner with great company to follow after Mass
(Goode Company Barbeque + 5109 Kirby Dr + Houston, TX 77098)
https://www.facebook.com/events/540335489362078/?ref=2
Blessed Jutta of Thuringia, pray for us!
http://www.americancatholic.org/features/saints/saint.aspx?id=1425
Wednesday, June 26th, 2013
Mass Readings: Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 & Matthew 7:15-20 “The Lord remembers his covenant forever.”
St. Vincent de Paul Women’s Book Study
7:00pm-9:00pm
+ Laura Hafernik’s house 6106 Lymbar,
Houston, TX 77096
We will be discussing A Man of the Beatitudes: Pier Giorgio Frassati by
Luciana Frassati. This is a book about a young adult who is on his way to being
a canonized saint. As always, it’s ok if
you don’t finish. We’d still love to have you there! It will be a potluck, so bring your favorite
dish! Please RSVP if you will be able to attend. You can contact Laura Hafernik
at lhaf...@svdp-edu.org or 281.435.6841 for more information. https://www.facebook.com/events/166349726877163/
Blessed Raymond Lull, pray for us!
http://www.americancatholic.org/features/saints/saint.aspx?id=1426
Thursday, June 27th, 2013
Mass Readings: Genesis 16:1-12, 15-16 & Matthew 7:21-29 “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.”
No Apology Apologetics – Seeking The Truth To Speak The Truth
Thursday, June
27 + St. Vincent de Paul Church in the Msgr.
Jamail Family Center Room 208 + 7:00pm
Why does the Church think
it can tell me what to do? Isn’t it full
of sinners anyway? Can’t I just pray on
my own and decide for myself? Do I need
the Church to be a good person? Do
you ever wonder how to address these questions adequately? Perhaps you yourself are wondering why the
church teaches what it does. Come by St. Vincent’s for an informative talk and discussion
forum. Bring your questions and your own
insights to share. The first topic in
this summer series is Subjectivism and Church Authority. We will meet on the last Thursday of the
month for June, July and August.
https://www.facebook.com/events/172149596294835/?ref=2
St. Cyril of Alexandria, pray for us!
http://www.americancatholic.org/features/saints/saint.aspx?id=1427
Friday, June 28th, 2013
Mass Readings: Genesis 17:1, 9-10, 15-22 & Matthew 8:1-4 16:13-19 “See how the Lord blesses those who fear him.”
St. Irenaeus, pray for us!
http://www.americancatholic.org/features/saints/saint.aspx?id=1428
Saturday, June 29th, 2013
Mass Readings: Acts 12:1-11 & 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18 & Matthew 16:13-19 “The angel of the Lord will rescue those who fear him.”
Coed Volleyball Team Sign up—Last day to sign up!!
Today is the last day to sign up for the coed SVDPYA Volleyball Team that is forming to play in the Saint Anne's Young Adult Coed Volleyball League Games. Games will be on Sunday in the afternoon typically between the hours 1pm-4pm. The league registration fee is usually $25 which includes a team jersey. Please go online to http://www.sogosurvey.com/survey.aspx?k=RQsQPYUYsUsPsPsP&lang=0&data to register.
https://www.facebook.com/events/616788684997908/?ref=2
Sts. Peter and Paul, pray for us!
http://www.americancatholic.org/features/saints/saint.aspx?id=1429
Sunday, June 30th, 2013
Mass Readings: 1 Kings 19:16b, 19-21 & Galatians 5:1, 13-18 & Luke 9:51-62
“You are my inheritance, O Lord.”
First Martyrs of the Church of Rome, pray for us!
http://www.americancatholic.org/features/saints/saint.aspx?id=1430
Good News & Save The Date Announcements:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL
CELEBRATING BIRTHDAY’S & ANNIVERSARY’S! Praying for many blessings in
all the celebrations!!!
Eucharistic Adorers Needed
To sign up: (713)568-6823 or ador...@StVincentCatholicChurch.org.
We need volunteers for the following weekly hours: (*We especially need help with this spot)
Thursdays 11am-12n + Thursdays 5-6pm + Fridays 2-3am + Fridays 6-7am* + Fridays 9-10am *+ Saturdays 2-3am
Ushers
Needed
Men and women volunteers are needed to serve as
ushers at all of the SVDP Masses.
If you are interested in serving in this rewarding ministry, please speak to an usher after mass or contact Luis Barrera at 713-668 5424 barr...@aol.com or Louis Morones at 713-667-0051.
Singers/Musicians
Needed for The Young Adult Mass
Needed: Singers and musicians willing to share in the blessings of their
musical talents during the Tuesday Young Adult Mass. Please arrive by 6:45pm
before the Young Adult Mass to practice and go over music selections and
arrangements.
Mass Linen Team
Volunteers
Five Hours a Month? That’s all the time you would
need to be a part of the Linens Team which plays an important behind-the-scenes
role in the Eucharistic Liturgy. If you receive communion at any of our 72+
Masses each month, you’ve benefited from the activity of this Team. Members
choose one time a month to pick-up, cleanse, iron and return the small altar
linens (napkin size). We have openings for 2-3 volunteers and can work within
your schedule of availability. Contact Susan Massey, cell 713-822-7044.
Thinking about
joining the Catholic Church? Know someone who is curious about the Catholic
Faith?
Not a Catholic Interested in joining the Catholic Church or have questions about the Catholic Faith? Have a spouse, friend, family member or Fiancé that may be interested in becoming Catholic? Parish RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) will begin formal classes in the Fall. Contact Nick LaRocca – Director of Faith Formation at nlar...@svdp-edu.org or 713-663- 3565 for more information.
Sacrament of Matrimony
Six to eight months are required for marriage preparation. Please call the Parish Office, 713-667-9111 for an appointment with the marriage coordinator.
Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick
Please call the Parish Office (713-667-9111) as soon as you or someone in your family schedule’s surgery, hospitalization or suffer serious illness or injury.
Can’t Get to Church?
If you or someone you know would like to receive Communion, but are home bound, or in a nursing or retirement residence and unable to get to Mass, please call the Parish Office, 713-667-9111.
Al-Anon
Al-Anon meets Tuesdays for book study and Thursdays for discussion, at 7pm, room 102, Middle School Bldg. Al-Anon is a hopeful and understanding group for anyone needing help because of alcoholism. Anyone affected by someone else's drinking is welcome. Please contact us at 713-682-5433 or lif...@lifeadv.net
Sunday Nursery Coordinator Needed
SVdP Nursery is accepting applications for a cheery, loving, energetic individual to work with and supervise nursery staff and adult and teen volunteers during the Sunday morning masses (8:30 AM–12:30 PM). On Sundays, the nursery provides care for infants and children up to the age of 2 years. Applications are available at the church office reception desk or call 713-667-9111.
CCE/Youth
Ministry/Teen Confirmation New Volunteer Certification
Tuesday, July 30 + Msgr. Jamail Family Center + 6:00pm –
9:00pm.
For anyone looking to teach in CCE/Sunday school, help in Youth Ministry, or serve in Teen Confirmation:
Please
save the date for new volunteer certification and PRE-REGISTER at https://www.virtusonline.org/virtus/
New volunteers certification for “Protecting God’s Children,” otherwise known
as VIRTUS will be offered Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at St Vincent de Paul –
Msgr. Jamail Family Center from 6:00pm – 9:00pm.
IF THE ABOVE SESSION AT SVDP IS INCONVENIENT, PLEASE
SELECT ANY PARISH OF YOUR CHOICE TO ATTEND THE SESSION. Go to Virtus and get registered and certified
at any training sessions convenient to your schedule https://www.virtusonline.org/virtus/
Any questions please contact:
Nick LaRocca,- Director of Faith Formation- Coordinator of Teen Confirmation
Laura Hafernik – Coordinator of Elementary Faith Formation
Joey Muckenthaler - Youth Ministry Coordinator
JMucke...@svdp-edu.org
https://www.facebook.com/events/513063452073555/
St. Vincent de Paul Music Fest!
Wednesday, July 3 + St. Vincent de Paul Church in the Msgr. Jamail Family Center + 7:00pm
FREE ADMISSION!!! + Live music + Good Food +
Fun Fellowship + Featuring live music from local band NowNThen
Come enjoy a night full of fun festivities as we kick off a pre 4th of July
celebration.
https://www.facebook.com/events/271921929619274/
Spaghetti
Dinner & Taizé Night Prayer
Sunday, July 7th + St.
Vincent de Paul + 6:00pm
Spaghetti Dinner starting at 6pm (after the 5pm
Mass) in the Msgr. Jamail Family Center. Delicious entree of spaghetti only $6
cooked by your very SVdP Knight of Columbus. Partial proceeds will be
contributed to K of C Wheel-Chair Initiative.
Taizé Night Prayer to begin at 730pm
Beautiful peaceful prayer experience + Contemplative music + Calming candle lit
service
https://www.facebook.com/events/165861616918526/
Adoration: Jesus + Sacred Scripture + Reflection
St. Vincent de Paul Church + 6800 Buffalo Speedway, Houston, Texas 77025 + 7:00pm-8:00pm
Spend a relaxing evening with Jesus listening to His Words through Sacred Scripture and silently reflecting upon them in His presence.
https://www.facebook.com/events/200691756753102/?ref=2
St. Thomas More Women’s ACTS Retreat July 18-21, 2013
Many of the women at SVDP voiced an interest in attending a retreat before next year when we will sponsor our 1st here at SVDP. However, to be able to help with the retreat, you have to have attended an ACTS Retreat. I'm hoping some of our ladies will attend this retreat at St Thomas More so that we will have more SVDP women available to help when we sponsor our retreat. Registration forms are at the SVDP Church Office front desk.
St. Vincent de Paul Women’s ACTS Retreat February 27-March2, 2014
We are going to host our very own Women’s Acts retreat! If you cannot attend the St. Thomas More retreat, you’re in luck, because we are having our own! At this retreat you will take some time away from your busy schedule to come away for a while and be with the Lord. You will have the opportunity to hear some amazing talks, build lasting friendships, and deepen your prayer life. Mark this date on your calendar, and look for more details to come!
Learn Spanish Through Music
June 18-July 23 on Tuesdays + St. Vincent de Paul Msgr. Jamail Family Center Rm. 208 + 9:30am-11:00am
Margarita Dufilho is offering a six-week
summer course in Spanish through which students can learn through music.
Even though she planned the program for her Spanish I students, others may
join. The class meets 9:30-11am on Tuesdays in Room 208AB from June 18– July
23. This will be a fun course for anyone who knows some Spanish and wants to
sing Spanish songs. There is no charge for the course.
14 Day Poland-Holy Land Pilgrimage With Spiritual Director Msgr. Bill Young
Monday, September 2nd – Sunday September 15th + https://www.facebook.com/events/411666818922582/
We will visit not only the holy sites, but historical ones as well. …we will visit great religious churches and shrines. We then move on to the Holy Land where we will spend 7 days walking in the footsteps of Jesus himself.
The Pilgrimage is September 2-15, 2013, $4,190 per person from Houston. Includes r/trip air transportation from Houston, first class hotels, double occupancy, daily sightseeing, breakfast and dinner, airport taxes, fuel surcharges, tips to guides, drivers and hotel staffs.
For more info email Msgr. Bill at msgr...@svdp-edu.org or contact Michele Malloy, 713-819-7318, Miche...@aol.com
Spaghetti
Dinner & Taizé Night Prayer
Sunday, July 7th + St.
Vincent de Paul + 6:00pm
Spaghetti Dinner starting at 6pm (after the 5pm Mass) in the Msgr. Jamail Family Center. Delicious entree of spaghetti only $6 cooked by your very SVdP Knight of Columbus. Partial proceeds will be contributed to K of C Wheel-Chair Initiative. The Taizé Night Prayer will begin at 7:30pm.
Beautiful peaceful prayer experience + Contemplative music + Calming candle lit service
https://www.facebook.com/events/165861616918526/?ref=2
Bus Trip to Papal Exhibit “Celebrating the Lives and Deaths of the Popes”
Saturday, July 20 + Leaving from St. Vincent de Paul + 8:30am
This trip is FREE to all adults and is an opportunity to experience a guided tour of the world’s first papal exhibit outside of the Vatican, “Celebrating the Lives and Deaths of the Popes.” The museum includes the popemobile used by Pope John Paul II and a full-scale reproduction of his crypt and replicas of vestments worn by other popes. The guided tour will be followed by a free catered lunch at the museum and a brief seminar on how to plan your funeral or memorial service in three easy steps. Also provided will be transportation from the church to the National Museum of Funeral History in a 50 passenger air-conditioned bus which will be ready for boarding at 8:30am in the church parking lot off Holcombe on Saturday, July 20. Register for this trip by writing your name and phone number on the sign-in sheet on Elaine Caldwell’s desk in room 205 in the Msgr. Jamail Family Center at St. Vincent de Paul. Please register by July 15.
Café Catholica 2013
Monday, July 8, 15, 22, 29 + St. Thomas High School (4500 Memorial Drive, Houston 77007)
Café Catholica is an annual summer mass-dinner-lecture series for young adults (20's-30’s) featuring dynamic Catholic speakers and sponsored by the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. Café Catholica is held over four Monday evenings during July. Check us out online at www.CafeCatholica.com. We know that many people work late and are unable to make it in time for Mass. COME FOR WHATEVER PARTS OF EACH NIGHT THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO MAKE!
"Home Faith Advantage"
2013 Speakers (Monday evenings at St. Thomas High School):
July 8: Cardinal DiNardo - "Papal Bulls on Parade" - Our New Pope & the
Future of the Church
July 15: Sr. Mary Brenda, OP - "Heart of a Champion" - Bleeding Our Team Colors
in a Gray World
July 22: Christopher West - "Getting On Base" - Christian Love in the Pagan
Coliseum
July 29: Fr. Dwight
Longenecker - "Dream. Scream. Believe!" -
Spreading the Excitement
August 5: Summer Closing
Social
Nightly schedule:
5:15 pm Confession available
(not required!)
6:15 pm MASS
7:15 pm DINNER, Socializing, Visit Tables
8:15 pm TALK by Featured Speaker (ends with Q&A
time)
9:15 pm Adjourn to local gathering spot!
Café Catholica Volunteering
Monday, July 8 + St. Thomas High School + 4500 Memorial Dr., Houston, Texas 77007 + 6:00pm
The wonderful Sister Kim-Phuong Tran has asked St. Vincent de Paul Young Adults to help with the dinner portion for the first night of Cafe Catholica. Your wonderful stewardship that you are donating to this cause will include eating before everyone else and then taking care of the other million young adults in attendance. All volunteers will be able to attend Mass and listen to all speakers :)
https://www.facebook.com/events/501571319896088/
Café Catholica Volunteering Part II
Monday, July 15 + St. Thomas High School + 4500 Memorial Dr., Houston, Texas 77007 + 6:00pm
The wonderful Mollie Pampell has asked St. Vincent de Paul Young Adults to help with the dinner portion for the second night of Cafe Catholica. We are asked to bring delicious desserts to share with everyone if you are able to do so...(fruits, cakes, pastries, Oreos...whatever the heart desires). Your wonderful stewardship that you are donating to this cause will include eating before everyone else and then taking care of the other million young adults in attendance. All volunteers will be able to attend Mass and listen to all speakers :)
https://www.facebook.com/events/552404398139218/
Catholic Family Night at Houston Astros
Tuesday, June 18 + Minute Maid Park + 7:10pm
This event is a fun-filled evening for families and individuals. Each ticket sold through this special offer provides proceeds that will benefit Catholic schools. Purchase tickets online at www.astros.com/catholic password: catholic
Rexband Performance
Sunday, July 14 + Cullen Performance Hall, University of Houston + 6:00pm-8:30pm
The Rexband is an outreach of music ministry of Jesus Youth, and is one of the premier contemporary Christian bands. Rexband presents the message of Christ through the fusion of western and Indian music, drama and personal sharings. The typical 3 hour show is an extravaganza integrating music, choreography and contemporary theater performances. The band’s current tour of the US is in preparation for the upcoming World Youth Day 2013 in Rio de Janeiro. For more information visit www.rexbandhouston.org or find them on Facebook – Rexband USA.
Archdiocesan Prayer Breakfast
Friday, July 26th + Hilton- Americas 1600 Lamar St, Houston, TX 77010 + 7:30am
Save the Date! The Fourth Annual Archdiocesan Prayer Breakfast is on Friday, July 26, 2013. The Keynote Speaker is Archbishop José H. Gomez, Archbishop of Los Angeles. The topic will be Challenges to Our Faith Today and Beyond. For more information, please contact Laurel Keller at 713-652-4461.
Life Awareness Weekend
July 26 at 5pm through July 28 at 12:00noon + Holy Name Retreat Center, 430 Bunker Hill Rd, 77024
Come and join other single men and women of faith, ages 18-45, who are searching and discerning God’s call in their lives. Life Awareness is a weekend retreat of prayer, silent reflection, presentations, group discussions, and sharing on one-on-one encounters and guidance from priests and religious sisters and brothers, as you learn more about priesthood and religious life. This retreat is designed to help young adults to learn and explore whatever vocation God might be calling them, to search deeply for the guidance, and to grow in courage to do the will of God.
The cost is FREE, although donations are accepted. Deadline: July 22, 2013. Short interview required. Visit www.houstonvocations.com/2013/life-awareness-retreat/
Information: Denny Matranga 713.462.0136 damat...@att.net; Deacon Gary Hilbig 832.549.4140 garh....@allsaints.us.com
Archdiocesan Men’s Day of Prayer
Saturday, July 27 + St. Laurence Catholic Church (2630 Austin Pkwy, Sugar Land, TX ) + 7:00am-2:00pm
Calling all men, to the annual Archidocesan Men’s Day of Prayer with our Shepherd, Daniel Cardinal DiNardo. Hosted by the Men’s Ministry at St. Laurence Parish in Sugarland, this half-day men’s conference provides men the encouragement and tools they need to strengthen their personal faith in Jesus Christ, become the faith leaders in their own family, and get involved in and strengthen the Men’s Ministry at their home parish. For more information go to www.mensdayofprayer.org.
Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament Come and See Events
Pray with the Liturgy of the Hours: Mon-Thurs 5:30pm
ParishPay - Online Giving
Tired
of writing checks and keeping up with parish envelopes? Need a reminder to give
your contribution? If the answer is yes, enroll in ParishPay, our automated
means to financially support SVDP Parish through monthly contributions from
your checking, savings, or credit card account. There is no cost to the
parishioner.
Benefits of using ParishPay: Parishioners may use Parish Pay for periodic
pledge contributions, special collections or one-time gifts. A parishioner may make information and
donation changes to their account at any time. ParishPay uses SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) and
the highest level of security features—as stringent as major banks and the most
secure websites today.
Contributors enrolled with ParishPay can print out an annual receipt directly from the website every January, which can be used for IRS documentation.
+ENROLL TODAY + There’re 3 ways to enroll. Choose which works for you:
Visit the website at www.parishpay.com or call 1-866-PARISH-1 or call SVDP at 713-663-3536
To EDIT information in your account, go to: parishpay.com and input your id and password.
Young Adult Members Corner:
“A
Christian may never think of belief as a private act. Faith is choosing to
stand with the Lord” –Pope Benedict XVI
Thank
you to all the amazing Young Adults who make up this ministry, please feel free
to share with us any opportunities to grow with one another in the Faith. Thank
you and God Bless us all
For the repose of all souls that have departed from us; we pray for the journey of you to Heaven
For any questions about
the SVDP – YA community please feel free to contact us J
Phillip
Rivera 832.741.0408 svd...@gmail.com + Laura Hafernik 281.435.6841 svd...@gmail.com