7810 Cypresswood Drive Spring, Texas 77379-7101

Office: 281-370-3401 Fax: 281-605-1640

Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston Office Hours: Mon.-Thurs.: 8:30 am – 8:00 pm Friday: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Saturday: 10:30am– 12:30 pm

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3rd Sunday in Advent December 17, 2017

OUR MISSION STATEMENT St. Ignatius Loyola Catholic Community, located in Northwest Houston area, welcomes all to join and participate in fulfilling our mission: to be “A People for Others.” In the spirit of St. Ignatius, we strive to reveal: The Christ—we find in one another—we celebrate in the liturgy—we share in the Tradition, in the Creed, and in living the Word of God. Empowered by the revealed Christ, we are sent to build community and to witness to the world with a preferential love for the poor.

PASTORAL OFFICE

DEVOTIONS Morning Prayer: Weekdays, 8:30 a.m.

*Evening Prayer: First Fridays only, 6:30 p.m.

EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATIONS Saturday: 5:15 p.m.

Sunday: 7:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m.,11:00 a.m. 1:00p.m (Español), 5:15 (LifeTeen)

Monday-Friday: 9:00 a.m. Wednesday: 6:45 p.m.

CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD Sundays: *9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

RECONCILIATION Wednesday: 5:15-6:15p.m., and

Saturday: 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. * Canceled until Further Notice

WELCOME TO ST. IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA

WEEKLY WORSHIP SHEDULE/ HORARIO DE LITURGIA

MASS INTENTIONS/ INTENCIONES DE MISA

* Celebrated at St. Luke's Hospital Chapel in Vintage ** Spanish Mass

Monday, December 18 9:00 am Fiala Family (+) Tuesday, December 19 9:00 am James Barthalemy (+) Wednesday, December 20 9:00 am Steven Sony (+) 6:45 pm St. Ignatius Choir (+) Thursday, December 21 9:00 am Eileen Kapp (+) Friday, December 22 9:00 am Expectacion Hernandez (+) Noon * Mrs. Mary Igudobi (+) Saturday, December 23 5:15 pm Martino Guerrero (+) 7:00 pm** Special Intentions of the Priest Sunday , December 24 8:00 am Spiritual Bouquets

10:00 am Spiritual Bouquets 4:45 pm Spiritual Bouquets 7:00 pm Spiritual Bouquets 8:30pm ** Spiritual Bouquets 12:00am Spiritual Bouquets

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Very Rev. Norbert Maduzia Jr., E. V., D. Min. Pastor

Rev. Khôi Lê Parocial Vicar

Dcn. Scott Glueck Permanent Deacon

Dcn. Mike Higgins Permanent Deacon

Dcn. Greg Mouton Permanent Deacon

Dcn. Peter Olivier Permanent Deacon

Dcn. Larry Vines Permanent Deacon

Dcn. Henry Vinklarek Permanent Deacon

Dcn. Joe Wright Permanent Deacon

Ron Svoboda Parish Administrator

Kristin Garcia Office Manager

Lisa Kubis Accounting Manager

Mary Blanton Clergy Assistant

Betty Keller Receptionist

Maria Ortiz Receptionist

Monica Hatcher Outreach Director

Juan Velasco Facilities Manager

Jose Jimenez Facilities Assistant

Jimmy Sexton Facilities Assistant

OFFICE OF LITURGY AND SACRAMENTS

Karla Jackson Pastoral Associate

Natasha Faircloth Coordinator

Chris Bearer Director of Music

Kathleen Demny Associate Director of Music

OFFICE OF FOMATION

Linda Krehmeier Pastoral Associate

Audrey Oppman Echo Apprentice

Kathy Shaefer Director Early Childhood

Christopher DeVries Asst. Dir of Youth Ministries

Alyssa Vijil Asst. Dir of Youth Ministries

Lucille Pavlock Director of EC & EL.

Donna Quiambao Asst. Dir. Early Childhood

Gracia Avila Admin Assistant

Please visit www.silcc.org for email addresses.

Sent to Build Community Loan Redemption *(through 6/30/2017)

Beginning Loan Balance $6,025,000 Principal Payments $661,706 Remaining Loan Balance $5,413,294 Interest Payments $147,366

Diocesan Services Fund 2017 *Parish Goal $300,000.00 *Total Amount Paid: $275,062.29 *Total Amount Pledged $283,719.51 *Total Number of Participants 732 *Total Number of Households: 3616 *Average Participant Pledge: $387.59 *Paid Over (Under) Goal ($24,937.71) *Pledged Over (Under) Goal ($16,280.49) *Percent Paid 91.69%

Help provide hope and help for those among us who are most in need. To donate online, visit www.archgh.org/dsf/

Parish Financial Information

December 10th : $20,833.00 November Faith Direct $ 85,215.50

Whether you are already enrolled or new to Faith Direct, you can now choose to have your monthly donations

processed on the 4th or the 15th, or both 4th and 15th using a credit card, debit card or bank draft.

Go to www.faithdirect.net to create an account or make changes to your existing account. Church Code: TX134

FINANCIALS TABLE OF CONTENTS/ TABLA DE CONTENIDO

SPECIAL COLLECTION

Presider Schedule/ Horario de Celebrante 3

Financials 3

From Our Pastor/ De Nuestro Pastor 4

This Weeks Events 5

Liturgy 6

This Weeks Readings 7

News & Events 8

Outreach 9

Youth Ministry, Elementary & Early Childhood 10

Formation- Adults & Young Adults 11

Sacraments 11

Parish Wide Events Highlights 12

Around the Archdiocese 13

Community Life 14

Community Life 15

Liturgy en Español 16

Finanzas y Eventos en Español 17

If you are new to the parish or have not made a pledge and wish to do so, please contact Ron Svoboda.

Dec 23/24 4th Sunday in

Advent

Saturday/ Sábado 5:15pm

Saturday/ Sabado 7:00pm Espanol

Sunday/ Domingo

8:00am

Sunday/ Domingo 10:00am

Presider Fr. Norbert Fr. Khôi Lê Fr. Norbert Fr. Khôi Lê

Homilist Fr. Norbert Fr. Khôi Lê Fr. Norbert Fr. Khôi Lê

Deacon Vines Glueck Olivier Vinklarek

PRESIDER SCHEDULE/ HORARIO DEL CELEBRANTE

January 28th: Bishops’ Fund for Latin America: We will take up the Collection for the Church in Latin America. Please prayerfully consider supporting this collection, which assists programs that strengthen the faith in Latin America and the Caribbean. Your gifts help share the faith by providing lay leadership training, catechesis, priestly and religious formation, as well as other programs. To learn more, please visit www.usccb.org/latin-america

February 11th: DSF Sunday

PASTORAL COLUMN

Continúa en la página 16 ….

COLUMNA PASTORAL

Dear Brothers and Sisters, We continue walking towards being back to where we were before Hurricane Harvey. It’s a slow walk,

sometimes a crawl, but we are renewing the vibrancy of being St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Community. The ACTS community has kicked us off with a T-shirt sale with proceeds going to the Post-Harvey Rebuild of our facilities. They are also planning a men’s retreat for the days following Ash Wednesday, February 15- 18, 2018. I highly encourage the men of our parish to consider this time of retreat. One of the facts of Post-Harvey is that the storm not only did damage to the material possessions around us, but also did harm to our psyche. In some ways we all are going through various degrees of PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). Someone recently told me that every time it rains, they wonder if the area will flood again. Someone else said that every time they come on our property and see all of our buildings fenced off, they start to cry as they are reminded of the destruction behind that fence. Perhaps all of us, in some way, are still dealing with the results of this storm. A retreat is a perfect opportunity to leave behind the devastation and spend time with the Lord and their brothers in the Lord. But, it’s not just Post-Harvey wounds that hold us back. Both the wounds of our lives as well as the joys of our lives form us, shape up and challenge us to be the man or woman God calls us to be. These four days (Thursday evening through Sunday morning) are irreplaceable after spending them mending the soul. Men, I would encourage you to consider making this retreat. If you’re on the fence, take a look at the video on our website to see for your-self what retreatants have to say about the retreat. (http://www.ignatiusloyola.org/acts). The time is approaching for sign ups. Be a part of something that is renewing, healing and filled with joy.

I also want to commend our Knights of Columbus Council. Last week they hosted their annual Knights’ Family Christmas dinner and caroling. The event, held in Sexton Hall, was one of the first opportunities for our families to gather once more as a community and just be together. I must say that it was a rough beginning with people just sitting around with idle chatter. But, as the music started, and Santa arrived, joy filled the room and the spirit of what it means to be a part of our community rose up. Thank you, brother Knights, for moving forward with this annual event. (Their next event will be the annual wine tasting to be held on January 26, 2018, at Christ the Good Shepherd.)

The Fiesta Guadalupana was held this past Tuesday and again, I want to thank all who worked so hard to keep this new tradition in the community alive. Our Lady is the central “character” of the Advent season. In fact, Cardinal DiNardo stated that the month of December is really about Mary even though the popular devotion dictates May as the time. Decem-ber holds two major celebrations for Mary – her Immaculate Conception and the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Mary, as our Lady of Guadalupe, appears as pregnant, wearing an Aztec maternity band. And, of course, Mary is the Mother of the Son of God, whose birth is celebrated in December. Perhaps in these last days of Advent, you may want to pray the Rosary as you gather before the manger in your home.

We have so much more to do before we reach normalcy. I am hoping that by the time you read this, the Archdioce-san officials will have signed the contracts to rebuild our parish facilities. The chosen contractor, whom I will announce once the contracts are signed, stated that they would be able to rebuild our entire facilities in 24 weeks (6 months). I think it will be the longest six months in human history! But, with determination, patience and prayer, we will make it home together. This contract is going to be the best Christmas present we could imagine! I received a letter from Bishop Sheltz with good news. He states: “Cardinal DiNardo has approved special donations received by St. Ignatius of Loyola Parish for Harvey recovery assistance during the 6 months immediately following the hurricane to be tax exempt. Any special donations received at your parish after the six-month period will be taxed at the Gift Tax rate of 5%.” … The Archdiocese will work with the parish to obtain funding assistance if necessary. The Archdiocese is responsible for all building repairs after the parish deductible is met. Please be assured that interests of the Archdiocese are aligned with that of the parish.” As I have been doing, I will keep you posted as we move forward.

Hope to see you at the Posada Event tonight (Sunday) after the Life Teen Mass. Please see the bulletin for next weekend’s schedule as well as our Christmas Mass schedule.

With my prayers for and Advent of blessings,

Queridos hermanos y hermanas, Continuamos nuestra jornada hacia donde estábamos antes del Huracán Harvey. Es una caminata lenta, a veces paso a paso, pero estamos rejuveneciendo la vitalidad de ser la Comunidad de San Ignacio de Loyola. La comunidad de ACTS ha comenzado una venta de camisetas con las ganancias designadas para la reconstrucción Post-Harvey de nuestras instalacio-nes. También están planeando un retiro para hombres programado para después del miércoles de ceniza, del 15-18 de febre-ro, 2018. Yo les recomiendo a los hombres de nuestra parroquia que consideren este tiempo en retiro. Uno de los hechos de Post-Harvey es que la tormenta no solo hizo daño a las posesiones materiales alrededor de nosotros, pero que también hizo daño a nuestra psiquis. En cierta manera todos nosotros estamos pasando por una etapa de PTSD (síndrome de estrés pos-traumático). Alguien recientemente me dijo que cada vez que llueve, se preguntan si el área se

LADY

CHAPEL

THIS WEEKS EVENTS

Temporary Structure

Monday, December 18 Building Thursday, December 21 Building

4pm: SILECC Christmas Program Sexton Hall

3pm: Children's Choir Christmas Eve Full Rehearsal

Temporary Structure

6:45pm: ACTS M9 Team Meeting Upper Room 6:30pm: Virtus-PGC Sexton Hall A

7:00pm: Legion of Mary CGS-A207 7pm: Finance Council G-206A

Tuesday, December 19 Friday, December 22

10am: Living Stones Houston Catholic No Events

5:30pm: Youth Cantor Christmas Practice Temporary Structure

7pm: Virtus-KPA Sexton Hall A

7pm: RCIA Houston Catholic Saturday, December 23

No Events

Wednesday, December 20

10am: Bible Study Houston Catholic

5pm: Youth RCIA Formation G-206A Sunday, December 24

7:30pm: Youth Ministry Event Upper Room Christmas Eve

THIS WEEK’S READINGS THIS WEEK’S READING

Sunday, Dec 17, 2017 THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT, GAUDETE SUNDAY Enjoy!

Do Christians have an obligation to be happy? That sounds wrong, of course—none of us can program our feelings, and there are legitimate reasons why we’re not happy all the time. On “Rejoice” Sunday, which is what the Latin Gaudete means, we are reminded that we share the vocation of John the Baptist to testify to the light of Christ. The reality of Christ in our midst is the joy to which our lives ultimately give witness. This joy isn’t a jump-up-and-down emotion but a fruit of the Holy Spirit that fuels our courage in every situation and decision.

TODAY'S READINGS: Isaiah 61:1-2a, 10-11; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24; John 1:6-8, 19-28 (8). “John came as witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him.”

Monday, Dec 18, 2017 ADVENT WEEKDAY The Lord be with you Life can seem chaotic. This is true in the mad rush to Christmas, but also in the everyday challenges that make us wonder if life makes sense. In response to this human need for order and meaning we pray that the Lord, the one who holds all things together, will be with us: “O sacred Lord of ancient Israel, who showed yourself to Moses in the burning bush, who gave him the holy law on Sinai mountain: Come, stretch out your mighty hand to set us free.” Be mindful throughout your day that the Lord is with you in all that you do.

TODAY'S READINGS: Jeremiah 23:5-8; Matthew 1:18-25 (194). “‘They shall name him Emmanuel,’ which means, ‘God is with us.’ ”

Tuesday, Dec 19, 2017 ADVENT WEEKDAY God is full of surprises Any child will tell you that part of the magic as Christmas approaches is anticipating the surprise that will come from opening a wrapped gift or digging into a stocking and finding what is hidden inside. Mary’s cousin Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist, must have felt an enormous wave of surprise when she discovered “what was hidden inside”—that she was pregnant at an advanced age. Surprise was followed by gratitude for the gift that had been given to her. We might pause for a moment today to unwrap the many surprising gifts with which God already has graced our lives.

TODAY'S READINGS: Judges 13:2-7, 24-25a; Luke 1:5-25 (195). “This is what the Lord has done for me.”

Wednesday, Dec 20, 2017 ADVENT WEEKDAY Find your calling joyfully Many people believe God has a special plan just for them—if only they could figure out what it is! From this point of view, discovering what God wants for a person is like a search for a missing key: Find it, and you can get in; don’t, and you’re locked out. Discerning what God may be calling you to, though, may be as simple as seeing where—in the

words of campus minister Sally Willitzer in the 2011 issue of VISION Vocation Guide—you “can best be an instrument of love in the world,” and that means not only discovering where you can most effectively help others but also what makes you happy.

TODAY'S READINGS: Isaiah 7:10-14; Luke 1:26-38 (196). “Do not be afraid . . . for you have found favor with God.”

Thursday, Dec 21, 2017 MEMORIAL OF PETER CANISIUS, PRIEST, DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH Light that candle Here’s a quote suitable to toast the winter solstice, the waning year’s longest night: “Let the world indulge its madness. Let it wear itself out, for it cannot endure and passes like a shadow. But we, buried deep in the wounds of Christ, why should we be dismayed?” This comes to us courtesy of Peter Canisius (1521-97), Jesuit theologian and defender of the church during the Protestant Reformation. Often we cannot ignore the world’s madness and must vigorously oppose it. But sometimes our candle lit against the darkness is all the opposition that’s required.

TODAY'S READINGS: Song of Songs 2:8-14 or Zephaniah 3:14-18a; Luke 1:39-45 (197). “The Lord, your God, is in your midst.”

Friday, Dec 22, 2017 ADVENT WEEKDAY Try a little kindness If we focus only on our own well-being and interests, we are likely to end up with a head full of confused and scattered thoughts. There is a remedy, however, to the trap of becoming self-absorbed. This is the time of year to get outside of our own circular thoughts and extend a hand to another. An act of charity or kindness, no matter how minor it may appear to be, is likely to warm our hearts and melt away our troubled thoughts.

TODAY'S READINGS: 1 Samuel 1:24-28; Luke 1:46-56 (198). “He has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.”

Saturday, Dec 23, 2017 MEMORIAL OF JOHN OF KANTY, PRIEST Greater love would be hard to find If John of Kanty in 15th-century Poland could have known he would one day be venerated as a saint, he would have been astonished. Although he was a brilliant scripture scholar, he was also a humble parish priest. Even when treated unfairly for years, he could accept unjust blame and criticism without flinching because he believed that he could protect his parishioners and defeat the power of evil by absorbing it into himself. In a culture of blame like our own, the ability to defuse violence and anger is a rare gift but one we should cultivate instead of seeking revenge or proving ourselves right when wronged.

TODAY'S READINGS: Malachi 3:1-4, 23-24; Luke 1:57-66 (199). “See, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me.”

LITURGY LITURGY

Perpetual Masses The Perpetual Masses are celebrated the first 5:15 pm Saturday Mass of each month. The Perpetual Mass intentions are kept in a special binder and will not be listed in the bulletin or be announced from the Altar.

For more information, please call 281-370-3401.

Liturgical Ministries Are you interested in joining a liturgical ministry? We would like to hear from you! Please contact the Worship Staff at worship@silcc.org for more information on how you can serve!

Advent Penance Service

Our annual Advent Penance Service will be at Prince of Peace on Tuesday, December 19 at 6:30 p.m.

Change in Regular Confession Times

Because of the Advent Penance Services, there will be NO 5:15 confessions on December 13 or 20

Christmas Spiritual Bouquets Parishioners are invited to make Christmas Spiritual Bouquets in honor of family members or friends who are living or deceased. Fr. Norbert and Fr. Khoi will remember them at all the Christmas Masses. Envelopes are available in the Gathering Space and in the Church Office, and in your envelope packets or on-line at Faith Direct.

Christmas Mass Schedule

Sunday, December 24

4:45 p.m. Carols and Mass 7:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Mass 8:30 p.m. Misa (in Spanish)

Monday, December 25

12:00 a.m. Midnight Mass (Prelude at 11:15 p.m.) 9:00 a.m. Christmas Morning Mass 11:00a.m. Christmas Morning Mass

We will celebrate this Solemnity With incense at 8:30 p.m. Mass on Christmas Eve, and Midnight Mass and 11:00 a.m. Mass on

Christmas Day.

Fourth Sunday of Advent Mass Schedule

Because Christmas falls on Monday this year and Sunday evening is Christmas Eve, our weekend of December 23-24 Mass schedule will be modified:

Saturday, December 23

5:15 p.m. Mass *7:00 p.m. Misa (in Spanish)

Sunday, December 24

*8:00 a.m. Mass *10:00 a.m. Mass

*Please note all the changes to our regular weekend schedule. There is no 11:00 a.m. Mass, 1:00 p.m. Misa

and no Lifeteen Mass on December 24.

New Year’s Weekend Mass Schedule

Feast of the Holy Family Saturday, December 30

5:15 p.m. Mass

Sunday, December 31

7:30 a.m. Mass 9:00 a.m. Mass 11:00 a.m. Mass 1:00 p.m. Misa (in Spanish) 4:15 p.m. Lifeteen Mass

The Solemnity of Mary Monday, January 1

10:00 a.m.

NEWNEWS & EVENTS ANNOUNCEMENTS

Wedding Banns Please pray for the following couples:

Christopher Arcos & Ariel Marksberry Patrick Flynn & Lauren Anderson

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community with message updates, Calendar of Events with locations, our daily readings from USCCB, prayers, the most recent bulletin, and much more. The app is available for Apple and Android Devices. Text App to phone number 88202, or visit myparishapp.com to download.

Christmas Flowers Donations: As we approach Christmas, please don’t forget to use your “ Christ-mas Flower Donation” envelopes to assist us in providing a beautiful display of flowers through the Christmas Season. If you cant find your Christmas Flower envelope, or are visiting, or new, you may use the form below to make a dona-tion. If paying with check, please write in the memo “Christmas Flowers.” Please clearly print your request below. Flowers in Memory/Honor of:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Requested by: Envelope #: Check # or Cash:

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OUTREACH

New Homeless Cook Team Needed: Would you, like to cook for the homeless one meal a month at the 1960 Hope Center? Our hot meals provide vital nutrition and comfort to men and women on the streets of our area. Call Diana Tavares: 281-468-6197

Prayer Shawl & Mat Making Ministry: Please

join us for crochet ing and mat -making. We wi l l meet at Keenan Insurance, 6263 Cypress Creek Pkwy.(FM1960W, Tues., Dec. 12—1-3 p.m. ; . Cal l Chris Keenan: 713 -202-3680

Emergency Financial Assistance: Have you experi-enced a recent job loss or other financial crisis and need help? Call our Outreach Office. Limited assistance is availa-ble. 281-290-4606

Rides to Mass: Can you give someone a ride to mass? Email: SecondFamily@silcc.org

Referrals Mean Donations to Outreach: Parishion-ers Chris and John Keenan are donating $15 per parish-ioner referral to Keenan Insurance. Several hundred dollars have been collected so far. Please call them for a quote and also help our parish Outreach work: 281-580-8554

YOUTH MINISTRY, ELEMENTARY & EARLY CHILDHOOD

FORMATION– ADULTS, YOUNG ADULTS SACRAMENTS

Young Adult Ministry:

On Thursdays in December, we will meet at 11 Below for fellowship and conversation.

Join us each week for dinner after the 5:15 Mass on Sunday evenings. We will no longer be meeting for lunch after the 11:00 Sunday Mass.

Adult Confirmation

New Weekly Scripture Study Join other adults in the parish on Friday mornings after 9:00 Mass for a time of fellowship, conversation, and breaking open the coming Sunday’s Word. All materials will be provided. Contact Audrey Oppman at the parish office for more information.

Are you seeking to receive the

Sacrament of Confirmation? Are

you baptized and have you received

Eucharist? Are you over the age of

18 and out of High School? If your

answer is “YES” it's not too late.

If you are interested in celebrating

the sacrament during Pentecost of

2018, contact Ann Mechler at

ann.mechler@gmail.com to schedule

an initial interview. Complete the

registration form found at http://

www.ignatiusloyola.org/confirmation

-adults and bring that with you to the

interview or contact Linda Krehmeier

at the office for a copy. Preparation

sessions begin in February 2018.

Infant Baptisms:

Two preparation sessions are required

for both parents and, though not

required for Godparents they are

recommended. The sessions are every

other month on consecutive Mondays

from 7-9 pm at Christ the Good

Shepherd, Room B205. The next

sessions are scheduled for Jan. 8th &

15th. Registration is not required.

Baptisms are based on availability and

must be scheduled in advance. For

more information see the Sacraments

page on the parish website. Baptisms

are celebrated at 3:00 p.m. on scheduled

Sundays. Dates are listed on the parish

website.

Baptism for Adults & Child/

Youth Ages 7-18

Not baptized, baptized in another

Christian denomination, or an adult

baptized Catholic and seeking both

Confirmation and Communion? We

look forward to sharing our faith with

you. For more information, contact

Linda Krehmeier in the parish

office.

Adult Confirmation:

for parishioners over 18 is celebrated in

the Archdiocese on or near Pentecost

weekend. See the Adult Formation

section on this page and the parish

Marriage: Preparation for the

Sacrament of Marriage begins a

minimum of six months prior to

marriage. The first step at St. Ignatius

is participation in the Marriage

Orientation Session. Please do NOT

set any dates prior to beginning the

preparation process. The Orientation

session for November has been

cancelled and there is no session

scheduled for December. The next

session will be January 28, 2018.

Youth Ministry: Lifeteen and Edge will resume the week of January 14th. Meanwhile, we have some great social events coming up during the break. High School: Join us for game night on Wednesday, December 20th at 7:30 p.m. Our first high school retreat this year will be February 9th-11th, 2018. Grab a form and sign up soon—spots are filling up fast! Email cdevries@silcc.org for information.

Early Childhood Center:

The 3 and 4 year old preschool classes

and Kindergarten are meeting at

Abercrombie Academy. Please call

the parish office for updated

information. Kathy Schaefer, 281-290

-4619 or Donna Quiambao, 281-290-

4616.

We are available by phone only at this

time. Please do not call the

Abercrombie Academy office.

2018-2019 registration information

will be available late January.

Pre-K4– Elementary:

Homeschool formation will be on a

break until the week of January 7th.

No lessons or E-Assessments are

assigned during this time. Parents

are encouraged to use the break to

help their children get caught up on

missed lessons and assessments. If

you have questions about your

child’s progress, please contact

Audrey Oppman at the parish

office.

Children who are preparing for First

Reconciliation and First Eucharist

during the spring will attend retreats

on January 20th and March 3rd

from 8:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. First

Reconciliation will take place on

Saturday, February 17th. First

Eucharist will be the weekend of

April 14th-15th. Contact Lucille

Pavlock with questions about

Sacrament preparation.

Adult Formation:

PARISH WIDE EVENT HIGHLIGHT PARISH WIDE EVENT HIGHLIGHT

Examination of Conscience

• Where is my life really leading me?

• Is the hope of eternal life my inspiration?

• Have I tried to grow in the life of the Spirit through prayer, reading the word of God and meditating on it, receiving the sacraments, self-denial?

• Have I been proud and boastful, thinking myself better in the sight of God and treating others as less important than myself?

• Have I imposed my own will on others, without respecting their freedom and rights?

• What use have I made of time, of health and strength, of the gifts God has given to me to use for the benefit of his kingdom?

• Do I use these gifts, or do I prefer to spend too much of my time in leisure activities?

• Have I been patient in accepting the sorrows and disappointments of life?

• Have I encouraged others to sin by my own failure to live the gospel message?

• Have I been faithful to the moral law?

• Have I gone against my conscience out of fear or hypocrisy?

Examen de Conciencia

• ¿Hacia dónde está yendo mi vida?

• ¿Encuentro inspiración en la esperanza de la vida eterna?

• ¿Estoy tratando de crecer en la vida en el Espíritu a través de la oración, meditación de la Palabra de Dios, recibiendo los sacramentos, y negándome a mí mismo?

• ¿He sido soberbio, presumido? ¿Me he creído mejor que los demás a los ojos de Dios? ¿He hecho sentir a los demás menos importantes que yo?

• ¿He impuesto mi voluntad en los demás sin respetar su libertad y derechos humanos?

• ¿Cómo he utilizado mi tiempo, mi salud y fuerza; mis talentos que Dios me dio para usarlos a beneficio de Su Reino?

• ¿Utilizo estos talentos o prefiero pasar el tiempo libre en el ocio?

• ¿He sido paciente en aceptar los sufrimientos y las decepciones de la vida?

• ¿He provocado que otros pequen por mi falta de fe en el Evangelio?

• ¿He sido fiel a la ley moral?

• ¿He ido en contra de mi conciencia por miedo o hipocresía?

St Ignatius Loyola, Prince of Peace and St. Anne Parish

JOINT ADVENT PENANCE SERVICE AT PRINCE OF PEACE 19222 Tomball Parkway, Houston, TX 77070

Tuesday, December 19 6:30 to 9:00 p.m.

NO CONFESSIONS AT ST. IGNATIUS ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20

AROUND THE ARCHDIOCESE

Worldwide Marriage Encounter: Married Couples – Shopping Tip. It has been said that the greatest gift you can give your children is two par-ents very much in love with each oth-er. Polish up this gift and put a bow on it at a Worldwide Marriage En-counter Weekend. You deserve the best and your children need to see you reaching for it. Check with us for the next scheduled weekends close to you. Visit us at: www.houstonme.org or call (713) 482-1791.

Discovering Love with Clarity: for Singles, Dating, & Engaged Couples

Relationship & Discernment Series

Fall 2017/ Spring 2018//7PM-9PM St. Laurence Catholic Church 3100 Sweetwater Blvd Sugar Land, TX 77479 Wednesdays Jan 17· Feb 21· March 21 St. Dominic Chancery Auditorium 2403 Holcombe Blvd Houston, TX 77021 Mondays Jan 22· Feb 26· March 26 Christ the Good Shepherd Thursdays Jan 25· Feb 22· March 22 Please register at www.archgh.org/yacm Cost: $5 per person for the 6 series package. For more information contact: yacm@archgh.org or call 713-741-8778.

SAVE THE DATES December 15-16 at 7 p.m.: Theater Production: Rodgers & Hammer-stein's Oklahoma! Tickets are $5 and are available at frassaticatholic.org/oklahoma. Frassati Catholic High School is ac-cepting applications for the 2018-19 academic year. Important dates in the admissions process are listed below. January 15: Priority Application Deadline. Apply today at frassaticath-olic.org/apply. January 20: High School Placement Test. Register online at frassaticatho-lic.org/entrance-exam Questions? Call 832.616.3226 or email admis-sions@frassaticatholic.org.

Regina Caeli Academy Resource Center in Spring, TX, seeks a childcare assistant through May 2018. This is a part-time, hourly position at our center temporarily at Spring Woods UMC awaiting rebuild at St Ignatius Loyola Catholic so that we may move back in over there. The main requirements are a love of young children (infant - 3) and an Oath of Fidelity to the Catholic Church. Regina Caeli Resource Center meets Mondays and Thursdays only from 8:45am - 3:00pm. $7.25/hour. (10am-4:15pm when we are back at St Igna-tius because we have the privilege of attending 9am Holy Mass before clas-ses) For more information, contact Aimee Harashe at aharashe.hou@rcahybrid.org or 281-698-0329.

ST. GIANNA’S HOPE MEMORIAL MASS FOR INFANT LOSS Prince of Peace Catholic Com-munity (19222 Tomball Parkway, Houston) January 3, 2018 at 7 p.m. in the Mary Chapel Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court of the Holy Family #2597 invites families who have experi-enced the loss of an infant from miscarriage or early infant death to attend a Memorial Mass. It will be an evening filled with love, hope and a beautiful way to remember those precious souls who touched our world for only a mo-ment. Bring a stuffed animal which will be passed on to children through the Mercy Ministry. A cookie and hot chocolate reception in the Community Center will im-mediately follow Mass. For more info contact Mary Jane Albert at maryjalbert@sbcglobal.net or 281-381-0309.

Serra Club of N. Houston Instal-lation Mass for New Members Celebrated by: Serra Chaplain Rev. James Burkart January 25, 2018, 7:00 p.m. Mass at Christ the Good Shepherd The Serra Club fosters vocations to the priesthood and consecrated religious life and the only lay organization Instituted by the Vatican to advance this particular goal of the Catholic Church! If you are interested and would like to join Serra please contact: Phil Duggan, VP of Membership at philipduggan@sbcglobal.net or Candice Tyrrell, President at ctyr-rell@comcast.net before Jan. 25th

COMMUNITY LIFE

Virtus Training Dates: The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston requires all employees and volunteers having regular contact with children and youth to attend the “Protecting God’s Children “ workshop. New employees and volunteers are required to complete this training before they are able to begin working with the children or youth. Below is a schedule of workshops being held at our parish. If you have any additional questions, please contact Kristin Garcia, in the office. For those adults that have taken the initial course more than 5 years ago, you are required to attend a refresher course called “Keeping the Promise Alive”. This is a 90-minute session. Those sessions are also listed below. If you have not taken the original class in over 5 years and did not take the refresher course within the last year, you will need to retake the “Protecting God’s Children” course. You must go to www.virtus.org to register. No onsite registration.

Protecting God’s Children

• Thursday., 12/21/17, 6:30 pm- 9:30pm, Sexton Hall

• Wednesday, 2/7/17, 6:30 pm -9:30 pm, Sexton Hall (NEW)

Keeping the Promise Alive

• Tuesday, 12/19/17 , 7:00 pm-8:30 pm, Sexton Hall

• Thursday, 2/8/17, 7:00 pm– 8:30 pm, Sexton Hall (NEW) Check the Virtus website for

additional sessions.

Alcoholics Anonymous: AA

meetings on Tuesdays at 6:00 PM are being held at Christ the Good Shepherd in Room B-208. For information please call Jay C. at 281-440-4136."

KC Announcements : Find us online: Updates to our schedule will be posted to our Council website at www.kofc10861.org and Facebook page (@Knights10861). Join the Knights: Any Catholic man interested in joining our Council should email Membership@kofc10861.org Need a prayer?: Email PrayerList@kofc10861.rog to be added to our Council’s prayer list.

Squirettes of Mary All Catholic girls between the ages of 10 - 18 are invited to join us! The object of the organization is the spiritual, moral and intellectual ad-vancement of its members, the promotion of that which is best, both in their church and community life. Please email squirettes@silcc.org for more information and to be added to our email list for meeting times and location.

SAVE THE DATE! St. Ignatius of Loyola Men’s ACTS Retreat Feb 15th – 18th, 2018 Circle Lake Retreat Center, Pine-hurst, TX

“Your ways, O Lord, are love and truth to those who keep your Covenant” Psalm 25:4-10

Contact Rich Rogers – Director at (832) 603-1697

Silcc.acts.m9@gmail.com

Zumba: Put on your dancing shoes Zumba ™ is BACK just in time to get us in shape for the holidays!! Join us every Saturday at 10:00 a.m. Classes will be held at Abercrombie Academy Outdoor Pavilion 17102 Theiss Mail Rte Rd, Spring, TX 77379 New students should arrive 10 minutes prior to class to fill out paper-work. Your first class is FREE, so come join the party! Classes are $6 for a single class, or $25 / 5 class punch card **NOTE: Since we are working out in an outdoor venue, keep an eye on the weather. If it rains, or the “feel like” tempera-ture is below 40 degrees F, class will be auto-matically cancelled.**

Anointing of the Sick- We will

celebrate the sacrament of Anointing

of the Sick at the 9 a.m. Mass on

Wednesday, January 17 . Anyone

who is seriously ill or undergoing

surgery is encouraged to receive the

sacrament.

Guatemala Thank you: Nothing says “Thank You” better than a picture from the kids. On behalf of the Guate-mala School Mission Committee, thank you for your support of Our Lady of Guadalupe School (“La Escuelita”) in Chiche’ Guatemala. May God Bless you abundantly. -Steve Dalhoff

Charismatic Prayer Group will meet at Jan Coleman's home on Wed. evenings at 7:30. Please call Jan if you would like to attend. 281-251-6140.

Consider an IRA Charitable Rollover! If you are 70½ or older, the

IRA rollover is a great way for you to make a gift to support our parish. IRA rollover gifts can make a huge difference. These gifts will help sustain us in our important work to strengthen our community. The IRA rollover is now permanent, and its key provisions are: The IRA rollover allows donors 70½ or older to transfer up to $100,000 directly from their IRA on an annual basis An IRA rollover gift is a tax-exempt distribution. Qualifying individuals can make charitable gifts using pre-tax IRA assets rather than taking a distribution, paying income taxes and using after tax assets to make a charitable gift. An IRA rollover gift can be used to meet all or part of an IRA’s annual required minimum distribution. For more information on making an IRA Rollover gift to our parish, contact Ron Svoboda at 281-370-3401 ext . 4603 or email rsvoboda@silcc.org.

COMMUNITY LIFE

Ministry of Adult Singles: MAS is a ministry of single, separated, divorced and widowed adults over 50. If you are Catholic and have gone through one of these life altering situations, we invite you to join us as we continue our faith journey. For more information and/or a complimentary newsletter, contact Carly Gisclair @ 713-825-7825 or Donna Genser @ 832-689-9726.

Friday, January 5th, 5:30 pm, Bingo at the VFW Lodge in Tomball. RSVP to Elaine.

Saturday, January 6th, 7:00 pm, Movie Night at Donna’s. RSVP to Donna.

Friday, January 12th, 7:00 pm, Spiritual Night at Elaine’s. RSVP to Elaine. As always our Friday activities will accommodate the Deacon’s schedule.

Natural Family Planning Introductory Sessions Monday, Jan 22, 2018 at 7 pm – next door to Houston Catholic Bookstore, 7902 Louetta Rd, Spring, TX 77379, (corner of Louetta and Theiss Mail Rte. Rd). The Natural Family Planning Introductory session will be offered. Couples planning for marriage are required to take the in-troductory session as part of their marriage preparation. No childcare is provided. To register for this session, email me at lkrehmeier@silcc.org. Monday Feb 5, 2018, at 7 pm - next door to Houston Catholic Bookstore, 7902 Louetta Rd, Spring, TX 77379, (corner of Louetta and Theiss Mail Rte. Rd). The Natural Family Planning Introductory session will be offered. Couples planning for marriage are required to take the in-troductory session as part of their marriage preparation. No childcare is provided. To register for this session, email Linda Krehmeier at lkrehmei-er@silcc.org

Front desk is in need of

volunteers who can help answer

phones while receptionist is out.

This is an as-needed basis, but

will require training. Please

contact Kristin Garcia at 281-370

-3401 or kgarcia@silcc.org for

more information.

* Virtus Training will be provided

Hours Tend to be:

9:00am-10:00am,

11:30am– 12:30pm,

12:30pm-4:30pm,

or Evening Shift : 3:30pm –

8:30pm.

Youth Director Position: We seek a full time Director of Youth Minis-tries, whose primary responsibility is to implement a comprehensive youth ministry program for senior and jun-ior high students, while serving with the Assistant and Associate Directors of Youth Ministries as well as a team of volunteers to carry out the mission of the parish. The Director will serve as the Life Teen coordinator, the Co-ordinator for the Sacrament of Con-firmation preparation, and also be directly responsible for catechesis, social events, Archdiocesan program-ming, and fellowship opportunities. The position is immediately available. Please send a cover letter, resume, and three references to: St. Ignatius of Loyola, C/O DYM Search Com-mittee, 7810 Cypresswood Dr Spring, TX 77379 or email to DYMSearchCommittee@silcc.org

Stock Donations: It is December and the Christmas Holidays are here! Many parishioners prayerfully make their end of year gifts at this time. Gifts of stock are a popular form of the end of year gift and should be encouraged. The Office of Development at the Downtown Chancery is available to assist your parish and community with theses transactions. The Letter of Intent Form, which is the necessary document to initiate a donation of stock and to allow proper donor identification and gift designation, is available for download from the Archdiocesan website: http:// www.archgh.org/media/5582/letter-of-intent-2017_new-dtc_accessible.pdf . We encourage you to direct inquires about gifts of stock to Michael Schillaci @713-652-4418 or Michelle Munoz @ 713-652-8242 for the proper procedures. The Office of Development acknowledges all stock gifts in writing. Any donor not receiving proper acknowledgement is asked to call Michelle at the Downtown Chancery.

Información financiera de la

parroquia

10 de Diciembre: $ 20,833.00

Faith Direct de Noviembre $ 85,215.50

Colección Especial

28 de Enero: Fondo de obispos para

América Latina

LECTURA FINANZAS

COLUMNA PASTORAL

Domingo, Dec 17, 2017 TERCER DOMINGO DE ADVIENTO, DOMINGO DE GAUDETE ¡Disfruta! ¿Los cristianos tienen una obligación de ser felices? Eso no parece correcto, por supuesto—ninguno de nosotros puede programar sus sentimientos, y existen ra-zones legítimas por las que no somos felices todo el tiempo. En el domingo de “Regocijo,” que es lo que significa Gaudete en latín, se nos recuerda que comparti-mos la vocación de Juan el Bautista de dar testimonio de la luz de Cristo. La reali-dad de Cristo entre nosotros es la alegría de la que dan testimonio en última in-stancia nuestras vidas. Esta alegría no es una emoción que nos haga saltar, sino el fruto del Espíritu Santo que alimenta nuestro coraje en cada situación y decisión.

LECTURAS PARA HOY: Isaías 61:1-2a, 10-11; 1 Tesalonicenses 5:16-24; Juan 1:6-8, 19-28 (8). “Juan vino como testigo para dar testimonio de la luz, para que todos pudieran creer a través de él.”

va a inundar otra vez. Otra persona me dijo que cada vez que viene a nuestra propiedad y ven todos los edificios cercados, se ponen a llorar, porque les recuerda de la destrucción detrás de las cercas. Quizás, todos nosotros, en alguna manera estamos todavía batallando con los efectos de esta tormenta. Un retiro es una oportunidad perfecta para dejar atrás la ruina y pasar tiempo con el señor y nuestros hermanos en Cristo. Pero no son solamente las heridas Post-Harvey que nos retienen. Las heridas de nuestra vida, así como las alegrías nos forman, moldan y nos retan a ser los hombres o mujeres a los/las cual Dios nos llama ser. Estos cuatro días del jueves por la noche hasta el domingo por la mañana son irremplazables, después de pa-sarlos reparando nuestras almas. Hombres, yo les aconsejo considerar el atender este retiro. Si están dudando yo les reco-miendo que miren el video que se encuentra en nuestra página web para que escuchen y vean lo que dicen los que han asisti-do a este retiro. (http://www.ignatiusloyola.org/acts). El tiempo se está acercando para registrarse. Tomen parte de algo que les renovara, sanara and les llenara de alegría. También quiero reconocer el concilio de los Caballeros de Colon. La semana pasada fueron anfitriones de su evento anual, Knights’ Family Christmas Dinner and Caroling. Este evento se llevó a cabo en Sexton Hall, y fue una de las primeras oportunidades que nuestras familias han tenido para reunirse una vez más como comunidad y estar juntos. Les diré que el evento estuvo lento el principio con personas sentadas y platicando, Pero a medida que la música empezó y con la llegada de San Nicolás, la sala se llenó de alegría y el espíritu de lo que significa estar en comunidad se alzó. Gracias hermanos, por con-tinuar con este evento anual. (El próximo evento que ellos tendrán será el Wine Tasting el 26 de enero, 2018 en la parroquia de Christ the Good Shepherd.) La fiesta Guadalupana fue el pasado martes y una vez más quiero darle las gracias a todos los que trabajaron tan duro para mantener viva esta nueva tradición en la comunidad. Nuestra Señora es el personaje central de la temporada de Adviento. De hecho, el Cardenal DiNardo ha afirmado que en realidad el mes de diciembre es de María, aunque la devoción popular es fijada en mayo. Diciembre celebra dos mayores eventos de María – su Inmaculada Concepción y la Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe. María como la Señora de Guadalupe se aparece embarazada, con vestimenta de maternidad Azteca. Y desde luego María es la madre del hijo de Dios, de quien celebramos su nacimiento en diciembre. Quizás en estos últimos días de Adviento, quieran rezar un rosario al reunirse alrededor del nacimiento en sus casas. Tenemos tanto que hacer antes de que lleguemos a la normalidad. Espero que para cuando lean este articulo los oficiales de la Arquidiócesis hayan firmado los contratos para la reconstrucción de nuestros edificios. El contratista escogido, a quien po-dre nombrar una vez que los contratos estén firmados, nos han dicho que para reconstruir todos los edificios se tardara 24 semanas (6 meses). ¡Creo que serán los seis meses más largos en la historia de la humanidad! Pero, con determinación, pacien-cia y oración, llegaremos a nuestro hogar juntos. ¡Este contrato será el mejor regalo navideño que pudiésemos imaginar! Reci-bí una carta del Obispo Sheltz con buenas noticias. El manifiesta: “El Cardenal Dinardo ha aprobado que ciertas donaciones especiales recibidas por San Ignacio de Loyola para la asistencia de la recuperación de Harvey durante los seis meses inmediatamente siguiendo el huracán serán libres de impuestos. Cualquier donación especial recibida en su parroquia después de estos seis meses será sujeta al Gift Tax rate de 5%”. La archidiócesis trabajara con la parroquia para obtener la asistencia financiera si fuese necesaria. La archidiócesis es responsable por todos los reparos de los edificios luego de que la parroquia alcance su nivel deducible. Por favor estén seguros de que los intereses de la archidiócesis están alineados con esos de la parroquia.” Yo les continuare informándoles mientras avanzamos, así como lo he estado haciendo. Espero verlos en el evento “Las Posadas” hoy por la noche (domingo) después de la misa de Life Teen. Por favor chequeen el boletín para los programas del próximo fin de semana así como el horario de las misas de Navidad. Con mis oraciones para que el Señor les bendiga en esta temporada de Adviento.

EVENTOS

¿Estás pasando por una situación difícil? Llama a nuestra oficina de Ministerios de Acercamiento (Outreach Ministries).Ofrecemos ayuda económica limitada para gastos básicos como luz, gas, etc, así como asesoramiento psicológico. Es confidencial. Llama a Mónica, 281-290-4606. mhatcher@silcc.org

Zumba: Es hora de volver a estrenar los zapatitos de bailar! Zumba ™ ha regresado, justo a tiempo para ponernos en forma antes de las fies-tas!! Todos los Sábado, a las 10:00 am para mover lo que Dios nos dio! Clases se llevarán a cabo en Abercrombie Academy Outdoor Pavilion 17102 Theiss Mail Rte Rd, Spring, TX 77379 Estudiantes nuevos deben presentarse 10 minutos antes de la clase para llenar formas. Su primera clase es GRATIS, así que no hay nada que perder. Clases son $6 por clase individual, o $25 / tarjeta de 5 clases. **AVISO: Como estaremos bailando al aire libre, por favor ver el pronóstico del tiempo. Si llueve, o si la temperatura “ambiental” baja a menos de 40 grados F, cancelaremos la clase automáticamente.**