Fourth Sunday of Elijah-Cross-Moses - St. Joseph Syro Malabar

211 Present Street, Missouri City, TX 77489, Phone: 281-969-7236 |Weekly Bulletin Vol. 16 No. 37 September 15, 2013

CHURCH SCHEDULE Holy Mass

Sunday: 9:00 AM (Malayalam) 10:45 AM (English)

Monday - Thursday: 8:30 AM Friday: 7:00 PM

Novena to St. Joseph, our patron Saint Saturday: 9:00 AM

Novena to our Mother of Perpetual Help

Eucharistic Adoration & Night Vigil Every 1st Friday

Starting with the Holy Mass @ 7:00 PM Confession

Before and after weekday Masses

Charismatic Prayer on Saturdays Adult’s Prayer: at Bl. JP II Home @ 5:00 PM

Kids’ Prayer: @ 5:00 PM Jesus Youth Prayer: @ 5:00 PM

CCE Classes starts @ 9:00 AM

Contact Information Office: 281-969-7236

Vicar: Rev. Fr. Jacob Christy Tel: 281 904 6622

Email: [email protected] Trustees:

Augustine Vaniapurackal - 832-692-3456 John Babu - 832-520-9500

Jose Uthirakulath - 832-233-1480 Joy Chencheril - 832-577-6375

Fourth Sunday of Elijah-Cross-Moses

“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

(Matthew 4:17)

Parish Council

Rev. Fr. Jacob Christy (Vicar) 281 904 6622 1. Augustine Vaniapurackal -Trustee & ward member - St. Agnes-Lake Olympia & Lake Shore 832-692-3456 2. John Babu -Trustee 832-520-9500 3. Jose Uthirakulathu -Trustee 832-233-1480 4. Joy Chencheril -Trustee & ward member - St. Sebastian- Alief, Sugar Land, Katy 832-577-6375 5. Lisamma Joseph - Ward member - St. Antony's - Stafford 832-576-2136 6. Sunil Kurian - Ward member - St. Augustine-Sugar Land & Missouri City 281-450-4669 7. Vinoy Kurian - Ward member - St. Elizabeth - Riverstone & Colony Lakes 832-886-2566 8. Biju George-Ward member-St. Mathew-New Territory, Telfair, Sugar Land, Avalon Villages 832-455-9005 9. George Joseph - Ward member - St. George - Sharpstown & Westbury 281-844-0048 10. James Viruthukulangara-Ward member-St. Alphonsa-Sienna, Missouri City North, Alvin 713-530-8026 11. Bobby Joseph - Ward member - St. Thomas – Creek Stone 713-972-2620 12. Roychen Joseph - Ward member - Blessed Chavara-North Shore & Spring 713-478-9573 13. Bose Kurian - Nominated member 832-545-0054 14. Jose Manakalathil - Nominated member 281-731-4570 15. Salby Vincent - Nominated member 281-818-3733 16. Sabeena Roncy - Nominated member 832-475-9962 17. Stacy Ouseph - Nominated member 832-453-5260 18. Anoop Kudakasseril - CCE staff member 832-684-5392 19. Geo Thayil - SJYAL member 281-630-8185 20. Manju Maliekkal - Church Organizations 832-656-6335 21. Rev. Sr. Alphin MSMI - Pastoral Services 832-287-2926 22. Paul Joseph - Pastoral Council member 281-728-3222 23. Jessy Kurian - Pastoral Council member 281-857-6572

Saint Joseph,

our Patron saint,

Pray for us!

ALTAR SERVERS

September 22, Sunday Malayalam Mass @ 9:00 AM

Sam Kurian & Kurian Pannappara

English Mass @ 10:45 AM

Neville Tom, Daniel Chakkaramakil, Joe Arackal, Bryan Chacko

LECTORS

September 22, Sunday

Malayalam Mass @ 9:00 AM

1st reading: Jose Thomas 2nd reading: Preetha Augus English Mass @ 10:45 AM

1st reading: Jake Joseph 2nd reading: Anjali James

Liturgical Calendar Fourth Sunday of Elijah-Cross-Moses

September 15, Sunday: 1st Reading: Dt 8:11-20 Do not forget the Lord your God amidst the world’s prosperity 2nd Reading: Phil 2:1-11 (1:27-2:11) Christ emptied himself and God exalted him and gave the name that is above every name Gospel: Mt 4:12-17 (4:12-5:16) Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand September 16, Monday 1st Reading: 1Thes 2:13-20 Keep perseverance in suffering Gospel: Mk 10:35-45 For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve September 17, Tuesday 1st Reading: 2 Pet 3:1-7 The second coming of the Lord Gospel: Mt 23:29-36 Hypocricy of Pharisees and Scribes September 18, Wednesday 1st Reading: 1Thes 4:13-18 The coming of the Lord Gospel: Mt 24:29-36 The coming of the Son of Man September 19, Thursday 1st Reading: 1Thes 5:23-28 May the God of peace himself sanctify you entirely Gospel: Mt 24:45-51 The faithful and wise September 20, Friday 1st Reading: 2Tim 2:1-7 A good soldier of Jesus Christ Gospel: Lk 4:31-37 The man with an unclean spirit September 21, Saturday ; Feast of St. Mathew, the Apostle 1st Reading: Heb 11:23-26 Suffer for Christ’s sake Gospel: Mt 9:9-13 Jesus choses Levi as disciple September 22, Sunday: Fifth Sunday of Elijah-Cross-Moses 1st Reading: Dt 9:1-8 Victory is God’s gift 2nd Reading: Phi 3:1-11 Paul who renounces everything for the sake of God Gospel: Mt 17:14-27 If you have faith nothing will be impossible for you

Read this bulletin online: www.stjosephhouston.org | Published by:Rev. Fr. Jacob Christy (Vicar, St Joseph Syro Malabar Catholic Church, Missouri City, TX)|September15, 2013

“Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.”

(Mt 4:19)

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS !!! Confession for 6th grade on next Saturday (9/21/13)

New Altar servers training will start soon. We need young adults for Malayalam Mass

and also we need more student altar servers for Malayalam (Friday, Saturday) and Sunday

English Mass. All altar servers who ever serving last past years also should fill the form for

this year if they like to continue serving. Please Contact @ CCE office or Sr.Agnes for

details.

CCE Teachers in-service program will be conducted on September 28, Saturday from

10:30AM - 3:00PM

Virtus training for the CCE teachers and volunteers who would like to work with children

in near future will be conducted on September 28, Saturday from 3:00 PM - 5:00PM.

Please contact CCE office for more details.

CONTINUING CHRISTIAN EDUCATION (CCE)


REPENT ~ THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS AT HAND. Far too often today people call themselves Christians without ever having repented of their sins, without any change in their lives. But, if one isn’t saved from his sins, from what is he saved? Is it not a blessing to turn away from sin? (See Acts 3:26). To repent is for the sinner to recognize and acknowledge his lost sinful condition before a holy and just God. Repentance should not be taken lightly, for God commands it! “(Acts 17:30) He also makes it clear that this is something that every person must do. To be in violation of this is to go directly against what God says He wants men to do. Being born into a religious family, being a member of a church all your life, and keeping religious traditions will not save anyone, if your heart is cold and if you ignore truthfulness and justice.

John the Baptist’s enemies had sought to silence him, but the Gospel cannot be silenced. As soon as John had finished his testimony Jesus began His in Galilee. Galilee was at the crossroads of the world and much traffic passed through this little region. It had been assigned to the tribes of Asher, Naptali and Zebulum when the Israelites first came into the land (see Joshua 9). For a long time it had been under Gentile occupation. Isaiah foretold (see Isaiah 9) that the good news of salvation would be proclaimed in this land and reach to the Gentiles. Jesus begins the proclamation of the gospel here to fulfill the Word of God. (Matthew 4:15)

The Gospel is the power and wisdom of God: power to change and transform our lives and wisdom to show us how to live as sons and daughters of our Father in heaven. In Romans 2:3. Paul says, “God’s kindness leads us to repentance.” Not God’s anger, not God’s wrath, not God’s vengeance, but God’s kindness leads us to the place where we can say, I need all new things. I repent and I lay aside every burden. I lay aside everything that I have kept in my heart, everything that dirtied my soul, everything that has tarnished my heart. I lay it aside for the surpassing worth of knowing God’s grace.

The kingdom is here. God’s presence is in front of each and every one of us. Let us be aware of what a blessing, what a good thing, what a hallowed thing, what a peaceful thing, what a graceful gift it is that He wants to give us. Let us pray that God opens our eyes, ears, heart and mind to receive and experience that newness within ourselves today itself.

PARISH FAMILY PICNIC DAY

***** ***** ***** On October 5th, Saturday

@ Kitty Hollow Park, Missouri City

Time: 10:00 AM-5:00 PM Reg. Fee: $ 30.00/Family

Please register as soon as possible with the Picnic coordinators/ Trustees or Ward members


ENCYCLICAL LETTER LUMEN FIDEI (The light of Faith)

OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF FRANCIS Week 5

CHAPTER ONE WE HAVE BELIEVED IN LOVE (1 Jn 4:16)

Abraham, our father in faith 10. Abraham is asked to entrust himself to this word. Faith understands that something so apparently ephemeral and fleeting as a word, when spoken by the God who is fidelity, becomes absolutely certain and unshakable, guaranteeing the continuity of our journey through history. Faith accepts this word as a solid rock upon which we can build, a straight highway on which we can travel. In the Bible, faith is expressed by the Hebrew word ’emûnāh, derived from the verb ’amān whose root means "to uphold". The term ’emûnāh can signify both God’s fidelity and man’s faith. The man of faith gains strength by putting himself in the hands of the God who is faithful. Playing on this double meaning of the word — also found in the corresponding terms in Greek (pistós) and Latin (fidelis) — Saint Cyril of Jerusalem praised the dignity of the Christian who receives God’s own name: both are called "faithful".[8] As Saint Augustine explains: "Man is faithful when he believes in God and his promises; God is faithful when he grants to man what he has promised". 11. A final element of the story of Abraham is important for understanding his faith. God’s word, while bringing newness and surprise, is not at all alien to Abraham’s experience. In the voice which speaks to him, the patriarch recognizes a profound call which was always present at the core of his being. God ties his promise to that aspect of human life which has always appeared most "full of promise", namely, parenthood, the begetting of new life: "Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall name him Isaac" (Gen 17:19). The God who asks Abraham for complete trust reveals himself to be the source of all life. Faith is thus linked to God’s fatherhood, which gives rise to all creation; the God who calls Abraham is the Creator, the one who "calls into existence the things that do not exist" (Rom 4:17), the one who "chose us before the foundation of the world… and destined us for adoption as his children" (Eph 1:4-5). For Abraham, faith in God sheds light on the depths of his being, it enables him to acknowledge the wellspring of goodness at the origin of all things and to realize that his life is not the product of non-being or chance, but the fruit of a personal call and a personal love. The mysterious God who called him is no alien deity, but the God who is the origin and mainstay of all that is. The great test of Abraham’s faith, the sacrifice of his son Isaac, would show the extent to which this primordial love is capable of ensuring life even beyond death. The word which could raise up a son to one who was "as good as dead", in "the barrenness" of Sarah’s womb (cf. Rom 4:19), can also stand by his promise of a future beyond all threat or danger (cf. Heb 11:19; Rom 4:21).

Will continue on following weeks (source: http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/francesco/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20130629_enciclica-lumen-fidei_en.html)


Saintly Wisdom SAINTS OF THE WEEK

Sts. Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang, and Companions

Feast Day: September 20 The evangelization of Korea began during the 17th century through a group of lay persons. A strong vital Christian community flourished there under lay leadership until missionaries arrived from the Paris Foreign Mission Society. During the terrible persecutions that occurred in the 19th century (in 1839, 1866, and 1867), one hundred and three members of the Christian community gave their lives as martyrs. Outstanding among these witnesses to the faith were the first Korean priest and pastor, Andrew Kim Taegon, and the lay apostle, Paul Chong Hasang. Among the other martyrs were a few bishops and priests, but for the most part lay people, men and women, married and unmarried, children, young people, and the elderly. All suffered greatly for the Faith and consecrated the rich beginnings of the Church of Korea with their blood as martyrs. Pope John Paul II, during his trip to Korea, canonized these martyrs on May 6, 1984, and inserted their feast into the Calendar of the Universal Church.

FEAST DAYS Sept 15,Sun: St. Valerian Sept 16,Mon: St. Cornelius Sept 17,Tue: St. Robert Bellarmine Sept 18,Wed: St. Joseph of Cupertino Sept 19,Thu: St. Januarius Sept 20, Fri: Sts. Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang, and Companions Sept 21,Sat: St. Matthew


COUNCIL MEMBERS of ST MARY’s SYRO MALABAR MISSION CENTER, PEARLAND

Mission Director: Rev. Fr. Jacob Christy Parambukattil Trustees: Sibi Mundackal and Siby Chacko Members: Jimmy Kumbattu, Sunny J Sunny, Fernadas Antony, Appachan Thottathucheril,George Philip, Abraham Thomas, Jobbymon Joseph, Joshy Varghese and Siby Mathew. Special invitees: Mercy Santhosh, Geyo Jose Punnakottil, George Knniakonil and Fleming George.(Not in picture)

Read this bulletin online: www.stjosephhouston.org | Published by: Rev. Fr. Jacob Christy (Vicar, St Joseph Syro Malabar Catholic Church, Missouri City, TX) | Sept 15, 2013

“Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me." (Mt 16:24)

Grand Celebration of the 10th Anniversary of our Church !!! Combined celebration of the 10th year Anniversary and Parish Bazar

on November 2nd and 3rd (Saturday and Sunday)

Saint Joseph,

our Patron

saint,

Pray for us! Our Holy Father

Pope Francis

Our Major Arch Bishop Cardinal

George Alenchery Our Bishop

Mar Jacob Angadiath Our Vicar

Rev. Fr. Jacob Christy

St Joseph Syro Malabar

Catholic Church Missouri City, Texas, USA

Fourth Sunday of Elijah-Cross-Moses - St. Joseph Syro Malabar

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