ST. MATTHEW THE EVANGELIST 9915 HOLLISTER ST. HOUSTON, TX 77040-1702 (713) 466-4030 March 1, 2020

Readings for the Week of March 1, 2020

MASS INTENTIONS (INTENCIONES DE LA MISA) FEB.29-MAR. 8, 2020 SATURDAY FEBRUARY 29 5:00p.m. †Edwin & Jeff Ripper & †Reuben Danchak 7:00p.m. Por la Comunidad de San Mateo SUNDAY MARCH 1 Gn 2:7-9; Ps 51; Rom 5:12-19; Mt 4:1-11 8:00a.m. †Nick & †Annie Vaseuz and In Thanksgiving for Danica Villanueva 10:00a.m. †Reuben Danchak, †Carmen Milagros Ayala 12:00p.m. †Elsa Muñoz, †Rafael Partida y †Familia Partida-Montes MONDAY MARCH 2 No Mass TUESDAY MARCH 3 8:30a.m. †Carmen Milagros Ayala & Thanksgiving for the 6yr. Anniversary of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas WEDNESDAY MARCH 4 8:30a.m. †Roberto Acosta & Special Intentions of Thomas Tobin THURSDAY MARCH 5 8:30a.m. For all Priests & Special Intentions of Virginia Tobin FRIDAY MARCH 6 8:30a.m. Sacred Heart of Jesus SATURDAY MARCH 7 5:00p.m. †Evelyn Ahlgrim & †Pearl Lualhati 7:00p.m. †Familia Partida-Montes, Bentidas Ani mas del Purgatorio & En Agradecimiento por Sergio Gonzalez y Familia SUNDAY MARCH 8 Gn 12:1-4a; Ps 33; 2Tm 1:8b-10; Mt 17:1-9 8:00a.m. †Craig Ygnacio & †Mary L. Molina 10:00a.m. For the People of St. Matthew’s 12:00p.m. †Jose Trinidad Rodriguez, †Richard Williamson Fluff y En Agradecimiento por Maria Elena y Oswaldo Avila Rocha

Kevin Diehl -Adam Bernal -Ramiro Rodriguez -Diana Solis

Monday Lv 19:1-2, 11-18; Ps 19; Mt 25:31-46 Tuesday Is 55:10-11; Ps 34; Mt 6:7-15 Wednesday Jon 3:1-10; Ps 51; Lk 11:29-32 Thursday Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25; Ps 138; Mt 7:7-12 Friday Ez 18:21-28; Ps 130; Mt 5:20-26 Saturday Dt 26:16-19; Ps 119; Mt 5:43-48

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LENTEN PENANCE SERVICE– MARCH 10

6:45p.m. 1st Communion (2nd year) Reconciliation – Church

7p.m. Entire Parish Community – In Main Church

PALM SUNDAY OF THE LORD’S PASSION– APR.4/5

5p.m. English Mass – Begins in North Foyer 7p.m. Spanish Mass – Begins in North Foyer 8a.m. English Mass – Begins in North Foyer

10a.m. English Mass – Begins in Prayer Garden 12p.m. Spanish Mass – Begins in Prayer Garden

HOLY THURSDAY– APRIL 9

9a.m. Morning Prayer – In Spanish In the Chapel 7:30p.m. Bilingual Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper Adoration in the Auditorium until 11:50p.m.

8: 30a.m English Mass 6:45p.m. Holy Thursday Rehearsal - Clergy, Ministers and Persons participating in the Washing of the Feet 7:45p.m. Good Friday Rehearsal - Clergy and Ministers

TUESDAY OF HOLY WEEK– APRIL 7

WEDNESDAY OF HOLY WEEK-APRIL 8

8:30a.m. English Mass 7p.m. Easter Vigil Rehearsal - Clergy, Catechists, Ministers and the Elect

FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT/ PRIMER DOMINGO DE CUARESMA

SATURDAY 1st Communion Retreat

FEBRUARY 29 Auditorium

8 am

SUNDAY NO Faith Formation Classes

MARCH 1

MONDAY Bridge Sacramental Classes Boy Scouts Grupo de Oracion

MARCH 2 129 All Morton Chapel

1 pm 6:30 pm 6:30 pm 7 pm

TUESDAY Voting Election Day Bible Study Taller de Oracion y Vida Crafts from the Heart Cub Scouts Women’s Club Mtg Grupo Guadalupano Taller de Oracion y Vida DJM

MARCH 3 Auditorium 216 128,204 205 200 Hall 129 Chapel/215 128 126

7 am– 7 pm 9:30 am 9:30 am 10:30 am 6:30 pm 6:30 pm 6:30 pm 7 pm 7 pm

WEDNESDAY Choir Practice Spiritual Guidance Grupo de Oracion RCIA/ Confirmations Spanish Adult Confirmations English

MARCH 4 Church 203 Morton 205 128

6:30 pm 6:30 pm 7 pm 7 pm 7 pm

THURSDAY 50+ Game Social Choir MFCC Mtg Legion of Mary Spanish Marriage Prep

MARCH 5 129 Church 205 203 215

9:30 am 6:30 pm 7 pm 7 pm 7 pm

FRIDAY KOC Lenten Dinner DJM Modulos

MARCH 6 Auditorium 215 129

5-7 pm 5:30 pm 6:30 pm

SATURDAY

MARCH 7

SUNDAY NO Faith Formation Classes Altar Server Training 50+ Club Mtg

MARCH 8 Church 129

1:30 pm 2 pm

*Confessions on Saturdays 3:30-4:30p.m. in the chapel.* * Wednesdays by appointment only.*

Lenten Dinners

GOOD FRIDAY– APRIL 10

9a.m. Morning Prayer – English in the Chapel 10a.m. Stations of the Cross – In Spanish; begins in Prayer Garden

12p.m. Stations of the Cross Skit – In English Presented by Parish Youth in the Church

3p.m. English Passion and Death of the Lord

6:30p.m. Spanish Passion and Death of the Lord PARISH OFFICE CLOSED ALL DAY

HOLY SATURDAY– APRIL 11

9a.m. Morning Prayer – In English in the Chapel

8:30p.m. Bilingual Easter Vigil NO SACRAMENT OF PENANCE THIS DAY

8a.m. English Mass

10a.m. English Mass – Easter Egg Hunt follows 10a.m. Mass 12p.m. Spanish Mass

*Parish Office & Grounds will be Closed Mon., April 13th*

March 6 Knights of Columbus: *Fish Fry, Fries and Hush Puppies March 13 Catholic Daughters: *Chalupas, Rice and Beans March 20 Knights of Columbus: *Fish Fry, Fries and Hush Puppies March 27 Women’s Club: *Cheese Enchiladas, Rice and Beans April 3 Knights of Columbus: *Fish Fry, Fries and Hush Puppies

Dinners from 5-7p.m. in Auditorium Stations of the Cross 7p.m. English

7:45p.m. in Spanish in the Church

We will be having an Easter Egg Hunt on Easter Sunday. We need candy to fill the Easter Eggs. Please consider donating a bag or two of individually wrapped candy for our Egg Hunt. You can leave the candy bags in the baskets at the back of church or at the parish office. Thank you for your generosity! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Tendremos una búsqueda de huevos de Pascua para los niños de nuestra parroquia el domingo de Pascua. Necesitamos dul-ces para rellenar lo huevos de Pascua. Ayúdanos donando una o dos bolsas de dulces envueltos individualmente. Las pueden dejar en las canastas atras en la Iglesia o en la oficina parroquial. ¡Gracias?

LENTEN FASTING AND ABSTINENCE

Catholics 14 years and older are bound to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday and all Fridays of Lent, including Good Fri-day. No meat may be eaten on these days of Abstinence. Catholic between the ages of 18 and 59, are bound to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Fasting means eating only one full meal a day to maintain one’s strength. Two smaller, meatless meals may be eaten according to one’s needs, but to-gether they should not equal a full meal. Eating SOLID food be-tween meals is not allowed. The sick, expectant moms and nurs-ing mothers do not need to abstain from eating meat and fasting during Lent. LAST YEAR’S BLESSED PALMS: You can return your old blessed palms to the Church and place them in baskets at each entrance. Old palms will be disposed of properly.

EASTER-THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD APRIL 12

ST. MATTHEW THE EVANGELIST 9915 HOLLISTER ST. HOUSTON, TX 77040-1702 (713) 466-4030 March 1, 2020

Stewardship Reflection / Reflexión Sobre Las Lecturas

1st Sunday of Lent: March 1 That we prune ourselves of earthly things and ask God how he is calling us to serve. “It is written: The Lord, your God, shall you worship and him alone shall you serve.” Matthew 4:10 Tempted between the riches and power of this world and service to God, Jesus chose service to His Father. If we wish to truly follow Jesus, we, too, must decide to turn away from worldly power and riches and put God at the center of our lives. Lent is our time to prune ourselves of earthly things. Ask God how he is calling you to serve. _________________________ 1er domingo de Cuaresma: 1 de marzo Para que podamos liberar-

nos de las cosas terrenales y preguntarle a Dios cómo nos está

llamando a servir. "Está escrito: Adorarás al Señor, tu Dios, y

solo a Él servirás." Mateo 4:10 Tentado entre las riquezas y el

poder de este mundo y el servicio a Dios, Jesús eligió el servicio

a su Padre. Si deseamos seguir verdaderamente a Jesús, nosotros

también debemos decidir apartarnos del poder y las riquezas del

mundo y poner a Dios en el centro de nuestras vidas. Cuaresma

es nuestro tiempo para liberarnos de las cosas terrenales.

Pregúntale a Dios cómo te está llamando a servir.

End of Year Statements

Contribution statements for 2019 are available. If you would like to request a statement, please contact Janie in the parish office at 713.466.4030. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Las Declaraciones Financieras de Fin de Año 2019 estan disponi-bles. Su usted desea una declaracion, por favor comuníquese con Janie Guerrero en la oficina parroquial.

-Abstinencia: Los católicos de 14 años en adelante deben abstenerse de comer carne el Miércoles de Ceniza y todos los viernes durante la Cuaresma, incluyendo el Viernes Santo. -Ayuno: El Miércoles de Ceniza y Viernes Santo, los católicos entre 18 y 59 años deben ayunar. Ayunar significa comer solo una comida en el día para que el cuerpo mantenga fuerzas. Y dos comidas pequeñas que sumadas no sobrepasen la comida principal en can-tidad. El ayuno se rompe si se come entre comidas o se toma algún líquido que es considerado comida. Los enfermos, las embarazadas y las madres lactantes no están obligados al ayuno ni a la abstinencia. PALMAS BENDITAS DEL AÑO PASADO Si tiene palmas del Domingo de Ramos del año pasado, las puede traer para que las usemos para la ceniza del miércoles. Las puede poner en las canastas que están en la entradas.

AYUNO Y ABSTINENCIA DURANTE LA CUARESMA

No se te olvide el Sabado 7 de marzo a media no-che adelanta tu reloj una hora.

SERVICIO PENITENCIAL– 10 de Marzo

6:45p.m. 1ª Communion (2º Año) Reconciliación

7p.m. Toda la Comunidad

DOMINGO DE RAMOS—4/5 de Abril

JUEVES SANTO– 9 de Abril

VIERNES SANTO– 10 de Abril

5p.m. Misa en Inglés – Bendición de ramos entrada norte 7p.m. Misa en Español – Bendición de ramos entrada norte 8a.m. Misa en Inglés – Bendición de ramos entrada norte

10a.m. Misa en Inglés – Bendición de ramos en el Jardín 12p.m. Misa en Español – Bendición de ramos en el Jardín

9a.m. Oración de la Mañana – Español en la Capilla 7:30p.m. Misa Vespertina Bilingüe de la Cena del Señor Adoracion en el Auditorio hasta las 11:50a.m.

La oficina parroquial cerrara a las 12p.m.

9a.m. Oración de la Mañana – En Inglés en la Capilla

10a.m. Via Crucis – En Español; el Jardín de Oraciones 12:15p.m. Obra de las Estaciones de la Cruz- En Inglés; los

Jóvenes de San Mateo

3p.m. Pasion y Muerte del Señor- En Inglés 6:30p.m. Pasion y Muerte del Señor – En Español

La oficina parroquial estara cerrada

SABADO DE GLORIA– 11 de Abril

9a.m. Oración de la Mañana – En Inglés en la Capilla

8:30p.m. Vigilia Pascual Bilingue – En la Iglesia Principal

No Habra Sacramento de Penitencia este dia

DOMINGO DE PASCUA– 12 de Abril

8a.m. Misa en Inglés

10a.m. Misa en Inglés *Busqueda de Huevos de Pascua sera despues de Misa de 10a.m.

12p.m. Misa en Español

******La Oficina y Parroquia estaran cerradas el Lunes 13 de Abril******

Altar Server Training/Entrenamiento para Monaguillos

If you child has completed or will soon com-plete their First Communion and is interested in becoming an Altar Server, please join us on Sunday, March 8th @ 1:30p.m. in the church. If your child is currently an Altar Server and wants to refresh their training, they are wel-come to join us. Altar Servers play an im-portant role at mass and provide a great service to the Priests, so please consider your child for this spiritual role in God’s church. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Si su hijo/hija ha completado o van a completer su Primera Co-munión y está interesado en server como monaguillo, por favor de acompañarnos el domingo 8 de marzo a la 1:30p.m. en la Iglesia para el entrenamiento. Si ya sirven como monaguillos y quieren actualizar su formacion, tambien estan invitados a asistir. Los monaguillos tienen un servicio muy importante en la misa al ayuudar a los sacerdotes, asi que considere la participacion de su hijo/hija como Monaguillo en nuestras misas.

A Stewardship Parish Parroquia Administradora de los Bienes de Dios

2-23-2020 Collection Goal: $10,000.00

Sunday Offering/Ofrenda del Domingo: $9,864.00 On-Line Giving/Donaciones hechas por Internet: $802.50 Children’s Offerings/Ofrenda de los Niños: $244.55 Healing Mass: $333.06 Total Collection/Colecta en Total: $11,244.11 We are over!!! $1,244.11

Envelopes 245

Bank Direct and Credit Card Donations available on our website www.stmatthewhou.org by clicking on “Online Giving” button.

FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT/ PRIMER DOMINGO DE CUARESMA

MEN OF ST. MATTHEW’S! Please come and enjoy our weekly spiritual

S.N.A.C.C. Friday mornings at 5:30 am in the Morton Building using the south parking lot, on the

south side of the church.

We will review the upcoming Readings for the week and enjoy coffee, juice and snacks while enjoying the word of our Lord!

DSF Summary Report– 2020 Coming Soon! St. Matthew the Evangelist - Houston– DSF20

Prayer Before an Election Lord God, as the election approaches, we seek to better understand the issues and concerns that confront our city/state/country, and how the Gospel compels us to respond as faithful citi-zens in our community. We ask for eyes that are free from blindness so that we might see each other as brothers and sisters, one and equal in dignity, especially those who are victims of abuse and violence, de-ceit and poverty. We ask for ears that will hear the cries of children unborn and those abandoned, Men and women oppressed because of race or creed, reli-gion or gender. We ask for minds and hearts that are open to hearing the voice of leaders who will bring us closer to your Kingdom.

We pray for discernment so that we may choose leaders who hear your Word, live your love, and keep in the ways of your truth as they follow in the steps of Jesus and his Apostles and guide us to your Kingdom of justice and peace.

We ask this in the name of your Son Jesus Christ and through the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Voting will be Tuesday, March 3rd from 7am-7pm in the St. Matthew’s auditorium

Regina Caeli Homeschool Resource Center

Upcoming Spring Touring Events on March 30th

Come join us for an information ses-sion, tour, classroom observation and Q&A. Children are welcome! Located at two convenient times and locations around the Houston area:

10:00am Richmond Center- RSVP to vragu-sa@rcahybrid.org

1:30pm Houston Center- RSVP to aharashe@rcahybrid.org

Join our exciting mission to form the next genera-tion of Catholics! Regina Caeli provides a classical, university style hybrid education in the Catholic tra-dition. Pre K3-12th grade students attend Socratic, hands-on classes two days a week and homeschool on the remaining days. Do you love to teach? We are also seeking qualified tutors for Elementary and High School classes. Please visit our website for di-rections and more information www.rcahybrid.org. Private tours scheduled upon request on Mondays and Thursdays.