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Fourteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time

SAVE THE DATES Men’s Meeting

Ongoing - “The Resolution” Every

Saturday 6:00 am

Disciples In Growth (DIG) Every Wed.

7:00 pm

MASS FOR LIFE Every

Saturday 8:30 am

Curso Ven y Sigueme 8 de Julio

7:00 pm

Isaiah Retreat July 12

& 13 8:00 am

Nigerian Style Mass July 13 10:30 am

Trilogy of Adoration July 18 7:00 pm

La Alegria de Servir 19 de Julio

9:00 am

Theology of the Body for Teens July 26 &

27 8:00 am

Nueva Vida (Adultos) 2 y 3 de Agosto

8:00 am

Faith into Fire for TEENS August 23 & 24

8:00 am

Companions of the Cross Fundraiser

October 11

6:00 pm

Vacation Bible School July 8 -

11 9:00 am

OFFICE, STAFF, MASS, & RECONCILIATION INFORMATION

OFFICE STAFF: Alicia Driscoll, Assistant to Administrator………….....… Ext. 32 Ann Martinez, Administrative Assistant to Director…..…. Ext. 18 Joe Lopez, Security/Maintenance……………….…….… Ext. 27 Gloria Morales, Hispanic Ministry Assistant……….…... Ext. 23 José Molina, Security/Maintenance………………….… Ext. 27 Margaret Colunga, Data Management………..…...…….. Ext. 19 Mela Gutierrez, Bookstore Assistant…………………….. Ext. 20 Noris Redondo, Hispanic Ministry Coordinator…......… Ext. 23 Pat Allison, English Ministry ..............................................Ext. 16 Skip Davey, Administrator…………..………….……….…. Ext. 31 Teresa Valadez, Bookstore Manager……………… Ext. 20

MARRIAGE & ANNULMENTS PREPARATION:

Deacon Michael Garcia…...…………………………………….Ext. 12

DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Fr. David Bergeron…………………………………..……..…..Ext. 24

ENGLISH MINISTRY:

Patricia Allison, Parish Renewal Liaison Ext. 16

HISPANIC MINISTRY: Noris Redondo, Coordinator………………………….…... Ext. 23 Gloria Morales, Assistant….………………………….…... Ext. 23

BOOKSTORE HOURS Tuesday……..10:00 am - 2:00 pm Wednesday….10:00 am - 2:00 pm Thursday….… 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Not open after Mass Friday……….10:00 am - 2:00 pm and 6:00-7:30 pm & after Mass Sunday………12 Noon - 2pm After Mass

REGULARLY SCHEDULED MASS AND EVENTS

♦MONDAY: Center and Offices Closed

♦TUESDAY: 12:00 Noon - English MASS / Chapel ♦WEDNESDAY: 11:00 - 11:50am Confession 12:00 Noon-Spanish Mass / Main Sanctuary Prayer teams are available after Asamblea 7:15 - 9:00 pm - Women’s Bible Studies, Room 108 ♦THURSDAY: 6:00 - 7:00 pm - Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Chapel 6:45 - 7:10 pm - Rosary before Mass - Main Sanctuary 7:20 - 7:30 pm - Praise & Worship-Main Sanctuary 7:30 pm - MASS 1st Thursday of each Month before Mass Blessing of the Salt, Water and Oil. ♦ FRIDAY: 12:00 Noon - English MASS—Chapel 8:00 pm Spanish Mass ♦SATURDAY: Scheduled Events 6:00am Fishers of Men Prayer Group—Room 111 8:30am Mass for Life/Chapel ♦SUNDAY: 9:00 am - 9:45 am - Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 9:30 am - 10:00 am - Liturgy of the Hours (Chapel) 10:00 am - 10:30 am - Praise & Worship Main Sanctuary 10:30 am - MASS Nigerian Mass: 2nd Sunday 1:00 pm in Main Sanctuary Fellowship upstairs in fellowship hall after Mass ♦SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK Please call the office for appointment. ♦SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Sunday……….. 9:30 am - 10:10 am Wednesday…...11:00 am - 11:50pm Thursday……... 6:30 pm - 7:20 pm Friday…………..6:30 pm - 7:50 pm or by appointment To be a member of the Center you MUST attend an Orientation Meeting; register online at www.cccgh.com

Prayer Intentions Arthur Rivera, Mary Hood, Jim Koonce, Elilia Zuniga, Mayia Uresti, Matilda Gonzales, Benjamin Thomas, Rudy Terrazas, Deacon Gerald DuPont, Bishop Christian Riesbeck, Jesus Lopez, Ophelia Caballero, Carmen Garcia, Helen Vargas, Elijah Mondragon, Abraham Flores,

Mary & Jesse Cordero, June Isassi, Leroy Rogers, Barbara Ryan, Tony Galicia, Virginia Gonzalez, Sandra Longoria, Zamora Family, Alyssa Hernandez, Rita Ochoa, Elsie Cobb, Imani Abdullah, Isa Montes & Family, Margarito Lara, Linda McKnight, Roger & Martha Sherman,

Courtney Wells, In Memoriam

† Christopher Avila †Yolanda Cisneros †Raymond Flores †Paul Garcia †Margarita Amaya Gallegos † Roberto Gomez

Join us @6:45 pm in the Sanctuary to pray the

Rosary Every Thursday Evening before Mass

CCC Mass for Life Join us for The CCC Mass for Life

Every Saturday 8:30 am. In the Chapel followed by a Rosary at Planned Parenthood

4600 Gulf Freeway @ I-45 Readings for the Week of July 7– July 13, 2014 Monday: Hos 2:16, 17b-18, 21-22; Ps 145:2-9; Mt 9:18-26 Tuesday: Hos 8:4-7, 11-13; Ps 115:3-10; Mt 9:32-38 Wednesday: Hos 10:1-3, 7-8, 12; Ps 105:2-7; Mt 10:1-7 Thursday: Hos 11:1-4, 8c-9; Ps 80:2ac, 3b, 15-16; Mt 10:7-15 Friday: Hos 14:2-10; Ps 51:3-4, 8-9, 12-14, 17; Mt 10:16-23 Saturday: Is 6:1-8; Ps 93:1-2, 5; Mt 10:24-33 Sunday: Is 55:10-11; Ps 65:10-14; Rom 8:18-23; Mt 13:1-23 [1-9]

MAILING ADDRESS: 1949 Cullen Blvd., Houston, Texas 77023 P.O. Box 23287, Houston, Texas 77223 Off: (713) 236-9977 Fax: (713) 236-0073

Web Page: www.cccgh.com OFFICE HOURS: Monday ..................... Closed Tuesday .................... 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Wednesday ............... 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Thursday ................... 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Friday ........................ 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

PASTORAL STAFF: Rev. Mark Goring, CC, Director ................ Ext. 11 Rev. Francis Frankovich, CC, Assoc. Dir.. Ext. 14 Rev. David Bergeron, CC, Assoc. Dir. ....... Ext. 24

Director Emeritus: Rev. Richard Paulissen, M.M. richardpaulissen289@yahoo.com

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Wednesday: St. Augustine Zhao Rong and Companions Friday: St. Benedict Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary

This week at the Center….. FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JULY 6, 2014

Fr. David’s Blog is at: http//davidbergeron.libsyn.com

St. Benedict Abbot Feast Day July 11

This medal originally came from a cross in hon-our of St Benedict. On one side, the medal has an image of St Benedict, holding the Holy Rule in his left hand and a cross in his right. There is a raven on one side of him, with a cup on the other side of him. Around the medal's outer margin are the words "Eius in obitu nostro prae-sentia muniamur" ("May we, at our death, be fortified by His presence"). The other side of the medal has a cross with the initials CSSML on the vertical bar which signify "Crux Sacra Sit Mihi Lux" ("May the Holy Cross be my light") and on the horizontal bar are the initials NDSMD which stand for "Non Draco Sit Mihi Dux" ("Let not the dragon be my overlord"). The initials CSPB stand for "Crux Sancti Patris Benedic-ti" ("The Cross of the Holy Father Benedict") and are located on the interior angles of the cross. Either the inscription "PAX" (Peace) or the Christogram "IHS" may be found at the top of the cross in most cases. Around the medal's margin on this side are the Vade Retro Satana initials VRSNSMV which stand for "Vade Retro Satana, Nonquam Suade Mihi Vana" ("Begone Satan, do not suggest to me thy vanities") then a space followed by the initials SMQLIVB which signify "Sunt Mala Quae Libas, Ipse Venena Bibas" ("Evil are the things thou profferest, drink thou thy own poison").[13]This medal was first struck in 1880 to commemorate the fourteenth centenary of St Benedict's birth and is also called the Jubilee Medal; its ex-act origin, however, is unknown. In 1647, during a witchcraft trial at Natternberg near Metten Abbey in Bavaria, the accused women testified they had no power over Metten, which was under the protection of the cross. An investigation found a number of painted crosses on the walls of the abbey with the letters now found on St Benedict medals, but their meaning had been forgotten. A manuscript written in 1415 was eventually found that had a picture of Saint Benedict holding a scroll in one hand and a staff which ended in a cross in the other. On the scroll and staff were written the full words of the initials con-tained on the crosses. Medals then began to be struck in Germa-ny, which then spread throughout Europe. This medal was first approved by Pope Benedict XIV in his briefs of 23 December 1741, and 12 March 1742.[13] wikipedia.org

“Charm is deceptive and beauty fleeting; the woman who fear the Lord is to be praised.” Proverbs 31:30.

WOMEN’S CHARISMATIC PRAYER GROUP W.O.W. Meeting 2nd Friday*,

July 11th 7-9pm Room 111A Talk by Janette Mata and Cindy Ramirez,

“Fitness and Wellness” Please Bring Your Tennis Shoes, Comfortable Clothes and Bible!

Outreach: Extraordianary Summer, Prayer and Fasting Against Human Trafficking

SEE PAGE 5 FOR MORE DETAILS For more information womenofworship.kim@gmail.com

www.cccgh.com ENGLISH MINISTRY, YOUTH AND FORMATION NEWS www.cccgh.com

Nick Elizondo (7/6) Ana Montano (7/6) Priscilla Moreno (7/7) Petra Rodríguez (7/8) William Jennings (7/8) Skip Davey (7/8) Bishop Reese (7/8) Kimberly Hunt (7/8) Stephanie Galaviz (7/9) Douglas C. Davila (7/9)

Antonio Ortiz (7/9) Lorie Treviño (7/10) Scott Martin (7/10) Juan Ruvalcaba (7/11) Corbin Valencia (7/11) Irene P Garcia (7/11) Michael Figueroa (7/12) Jonathan Gomez (7/12) Jessica Iduarte (7/12)

Breaking Bread Homeless Ministries News From The Streets…

The Harvest By Monica Jones, co-worker Before we headed out on a summer Saturday, we pre-packed the groceries in individual sacks as a long hot day lie ahead. Then Walt takes some time to encourage us. I asked Walt how he keeps going-Saturday after Satur-day, month after month, year after year. I was surprised by the response of this faithful servant. He told me he has wanted to quit a hundred times. This is somewhat reassur-ing to weary laborers. It is encouraging to be reminded that laboring in the streets is not just for the super saint, it is for ALL of the servants of the lord. Jesus told us the harvest is ripe, but the laborers are few. Jesus visited not only the popular places but the obscure. He came for the souls of the meanest, most sinful, and unworthy as well as the well-kept and maintained. I think Jesus would have hit the hot and humid streets of Houston looking for the lost, and so it should be so with us. Christ is the Lord of the harvest and Walt understands his place. He goes not because there is any glory or appreciation in this ministry, but because the Lord continues to ask it of him. We may grow weary, but we cannot give up our fight for human souls. Let us all pray and sacrifice for the salvation of souls and for active laborers for the harvest. If interested in volunteering please contact: Walt Primerano 713.661.7167 or walterprimerano@yahoo.com

W.O.W. EXTRAORDINARY SUMMER 2014!

Invites All Adults, 18 years and Up, to Join Us as We Walk The Cross on Telephone Rd.

Walking, Praying, And Fasting Against Human Trafficking

Saturdays: July 26th, and August 30th

Time: 6:00pm-9:00pm Location: 4200 Telephone Rd.

“May the God of peace who brought up from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep by the blood of the eternal covenant, Jesus our Lord, furnish you with all that is good, that you may do his will. May he carry out in you what is pleasing to him through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and

ever. amen.” Heb. 13:20-21. For more information womenofworship.kim@gmail.com

Do you love to Evangelize? Do you love to teach and share your

Faith with others? Are you discerning the ‘right’ ministry to

which the Lord is calling you? …...Or maybe no one has asked you.

Become a part of the ministry of Faith Formation!

CCE – and non-sacramental CCE RCIA for Children

Be the “salt and light” that serves the Lord by sharing His Word and Love with His children

Qualifications: Virtus training Call: 713-236-9977 Matt. 19:14 Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

UPCOMING EVENTS, RETREATS at the CCC, AROUND THE ARCHDIOCESE AND MORE

Healthwise

Vacation Bible School

Tri logy of Adorat ion

Coming to DIG this Summer

Companions of the Cross

Café Catolica

Coming in July…. Café Catolica 2014!

Attention Young Adults (18-30’s)!!! Come join 600 fellow young adults for

dinner & great talks.

Café Catolica is a dinner lecture series, held over 4 Mondays at St. Michael Catholic Church

1801 Sage Rd. Houston, Tx. 77056 We begin with: Confessions; 5:15pm

Mass 6:15pm Dinner 7:15pm Talks/exhibits/socializing 8:15pm

July 7 - Daniel Cardinal DiNardo

Living out Evangelii Gaudium : The Joy of the Gospel More info at; www.CafeCatolica.com

Registrations begin July 6 Registrations begin July 6 Registrations begin July 6 --- July 21July 21July 21 Cost: $30.00Cost: $30.00

July 18

July 18th

Register Sunday after Mass or email claudia@licausi.com Registration will close when all spots are filled.

Begins: July 8, 2014 Ends: July 11, 2014 Time: 9:00 am - 11:00 am Room: 111

Wish List Update

Romans 12:2 “Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.”

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PEQUEÑO S Y POB RES HIJO S PREDILECTO S

DE DIOS “Te doy gracias, Padre, porque has escondido estas cosas a los sabios y las has revelado a la gente sencilla”. En el último Con-cilio, la Iglesia de nuestro tiempo se definió a sí misma, sol-emnemente, como “la Iglesia de los pobres”. ¿Por qué? Sim-plemente porque la Iglesia no puede traicionar a los suyos, a los de su mismo origen. La Iglesia quiere intervenir en favor de los pequeños, de los pobres, porque ante cada uno de ellos el cristiano debería de-cirse: este hombre me recuerda a mi Dios, el sencillo carpintero de Nazaret; esta mujer me recuerda a María, mi humilde Madre. Cristo escogió voluntariamente nacer entre los pobres, porque venía a anunciarles la Buena Nueva del Evangelio: que Dios tiene un corazón de Padre que ama con predilección a los pequeños, a los sencillos, a los pobres. El Dios del Evangelio es el Dios de los pobres, y es María la primera que lo anuncia en su hermoso canto del Magnificat: “Mi alma canta la grandeza del Señor y mi espíritu se alegra en Dios, mi Salvador, porque Él miró con bondad la pequeñez de su servidora... Él derribó del trono a los poderosos y elevo a los humildes; colmó de bienes a los hambrientos y despidió a los ricos con las manos vacías” (Lc 1,48ss.). La Iglesia de hoy quiere ser una Iglesia de los pobres porque quiere renovarse en el espíritu de Jesús y de María. Cada vez que se la ha acusado de comprometerse con el dinero de los poderosos, ha sido porque ha traicionado a su Madre, porque ha desfigurado a Cristo, nacido por Ella en un pobre hogar de carpintero. Dios ama con predilección a los pobres porque sufren. Todo padre quiere que sus hijos sean felices y por eso se pre-ocupa especialmente de aquellos que no lo son. “Venid a mí todos los que estáis afligidos y agobiados, y yo os aliviaré”. Cristo vino a anunciar a los pobres, que Dios quiere liberarlos de su miseria, para que gocen plenamente de las riquezas que el Padre ha creado para ellos. Dentro de estas riquezas está también el bienestar económico: Dios quiere que todos los hombres lleven una vida digna de su condición de hijos suyos. Dios ama con predilección a los pequeños porque tienen un corazón abierto. La principal riqueza que Dios quiere co-municarnos es su vida de amor. Y el amor no se recibe con las manos, sino únicamente si se tiene un corazón abierto, un alma de niño. Este es un rasgo típico de los pobres, y por eso Dios los ama. Porque no están apegados a muchas cosas mate-

“ BENDECIR É TU NOMBRE POR SI EMPR E, DIOS MÍ O, MI REY”

riales, los pobres se sienten vacíos y pueden abrirse con fa-cilidad al amor de Dios y de los demás. En nuestro tiempo va creciendo la conciencia de la solidaridad con los pequeños, los necesitados, los pobres. Y más nosotros, como cristianos, tenemos que comprometernos en esta lucha por los que son del mismo origen de nuestro Dios y de nuestra Madre celestial. Pero tenemos que hacer nuestro aporte pro-pio: tenemos que dar alma a esta lucha. Y esto, porque los cris-tianos queremos que nuestro país, además de vencer sus prob-lemas económicos, conserve una sencilla alma de pobre, un corazón abierto a la mayor de las riquezas: el amor. Deseamos que todos tengan bienestar, pero sabemos que las riquezas corrompen a los pueblos, que traen materialismo e individualismo, que destruyen las familias. Así lo prueba la his-toria. Los cristianos tenemos que salvar a nuestros hermanos del peligro de la pobreza, pero, al mismo tiempo, salvar su al-ma y su corazón del peligro de las riquezas y del materialismo. Queridos hermanos, pidamos a Dios y a la Sma. Virgen que nos ayuden a tener ese espíritu de sencillez, a convertir nuestra Iglesia en una verdadera Iglesia de los pequeños y pobres: una Iglesia que sepa comprometerse por los sencillos y necesita-dos, pero sin sembrar odio ni división; una Iglesia que sea ca-paz de ser alma del país, infundiéndonos ese corazón abierto al amor y a la solidaridad que tenían nuestro Señor y nuestra Ma-dre, la Sma. Virgen María. En el nombre del Padre, del Hijo y del Espíritu Santo. Amén.

Padre Nicolás Schwizer Instituto de los Padres de Schoenstatt

A C T I V I D A D E S D E L A S E M A N A Martes: - Ensayo de Ministerio de Música, 7pm-9:30pm - “Nuevo Amanecer” Apoyo para Adictos 7pm-9:30pm - “Ven y Sígueme” Padre Francis 7pm-9:30pm - “Sesiones de Al– Anon” 9am-11am

Miércoles: - Rosario, Asamblea y Eucaristía 12pm, 9:30am-1:30pm. - Grupo de Jóvenes Adultos “Agua Viva” 7pm-9:30pm Miércoles (Primero de mes): - Exposición del Santísimo y - Bendición de sacramentales e imágenes.

Jueves: - Curso de Formación, 7pm-9:30pm - Crecimiento I y II, 7pm-9:30pm - Formación para toda la Familia, 7pm-9:30pm

Viernes: - Sesiones de Al– Anon 9am-11am - Asamblea y Formación para Niños 6 a 12 años, 7pm-9:30pm - Rosario, Asamblea y Eucaristía 8pm, 6:30pm-9:30pm Viernes (Primero del mes): - Exposición del Santísimo Viernes (Segundo del mes): -Bendición de sacramentales e imágenes.

ACTIVIDADES Y EVENTOS DE LA COMUNIDAD HISPANA

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