St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church 2308 3rd Street ∙ Huffman TX 77336

Spirit and Truth The Stations of the Cross

The Stations of the Cross, which follow the path of Christ from Pontius Pilate's praetorium to Christ's tomb, have been a popular devotion in parishes. In the 16th century, this pathway was officially entitled the "Via Dolorosa" (Sorrowful Way) or simply Way of the Cross or Stations of the Cross.

This devotion has evolved over time. Tradition holds that our Blessed Mother visited daily the scenes of our Lord's passion. After Constantine legalized Chris-tianity in the year 312, this pathway was marked with its important stations. St. Jerome (342-420), living in Bethlehem during the later part of his life, attested to the crowds of pilgrims from various countries who visited those holy places and followed the Way of the Cross. The devotion continued to grow in popularity. In the fifth century, an interest developed in the Church to "reproduce" the holy places in other areas so pil-grims who could not actually travel to the Holy Land could do so in a devotion-al, spiritual way in their hearts. William Wey, an English pilgrim, visited the Holy Land in 1462, and is credited with the term "stations." He described the manner in which a pilgrim followed the steps of Christ. When the Muslim Turks blocked the access to the Holy Land, reproductions of the stations were erected at popular spiritual centers. By 1587, Zuallardo re-ported that the Muslims forbade anyone "to make any halt, nor to pay venera-tion to [the stations] with uncovered head, nor to make any other demonstra-tion," basically suppressing this devotion in the Holy Land. Nevertheless, the devotion continued to grow in popularity in Europe. At the end of the 17th century, the erection of stations in … (cont. on page 4)

Parish Office: Phone: 281-324-1478 Fax: 281-715-5533 (New) parishoffice@stphilip.cc

Mailing Address: PO Box 2363 Huffman, TX 77336

Temporary Office Location: Sparks Insurance 25103 FM 2100 Huffman, TX Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Pastoral Staff: Pastor Rev. Richard Barker Deacon Deacon John Sarabia Secretary Windy McMichael Maintenance Roy Ayala

Knights of Columbus: Gary Aldrich, GK Meetings: 3rd Thursday at May Center (Temp.) 6:00-8:00 pm Women’s Guild Dianne Truitt, Pres. Meeting: 2nd Tuesday at May Center (Temp.) 9:30-10:30 am

www.stphiliphuffmantx.org

March 18, 2018 - 5th Sunday of Lent

Dress Standard for All Masses

Men/Young Men/Boys (who have made 1st Commun-ion): Shirts and pants.

Women/Young Women/Girls (who have made their 1st Communion): Modest Dresses, Coordinated En-sembles, or Shirt/Blouses with Pants. Clothing not proper: flip-flops, shorts, cutoffs, t-shirts sloppy jeans, tank tops, & revealing clothing.

Please do not bring bottled water, soda, food, candy or gum into Mass.

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Welcome to our Visitors

We welcome you to our parish. If you would like to become a member please fill out a registration form located on the counter/table or visit our website: ww.stphiliphuffmantx.org.

Sunday Mass at The Overlook

We are grateful to The Overlook, Kevin Kilgore, Sr. and family for allowing us to have Sunday and Holy Day Masses at their beautiful facility. It has allowed us to gather as one family in Christ. When scheduling events we encourage our parishion-ers to use The Overlook and refer others to this won-derful facility.

Mass Intentions

Easter Mass

Our Sunday Mass intention, until we are back at our parish, is for the families of our parish. Once we are back on campus we will begin to have individual Mass intentions again.

Due to scheduling at the Overlook we will have one Mass only for Easter Triduum.

Easter Sunday Mass 8:30 am - Sunday, April 1st

Listed below are schedules for Holy Week at other local parishes.

Sacred Heart - Crosby Holy Thursday: 7:00 pm Good Friday: 3:00 pm (Bilingual), Liturgy of the Word, Veneration of the Cross, and Communion Saturday Easter Vigil Mass: 8:30 pm St. Mary Magdalene, Humble Holy Thursday: 7:30 pm (Bilingual) Good Friday: 3:00 pm (English), 7:00 pm (Spanish) Saturday Easter Vigil Mass: 8:30 pm (Bilingual) St. Martha, Kingwood Holy Thursday: 7:30 Mass, Adoration till midnight Good Friday: 3:00 pm Liturgy of the Word, Venera- tion of the Cross, Communion. 7:30 pm Stations Saturday Easter Vigil Mass: 8:30 pm St. John of the Cross, New Caney Holy Thursday: 7:30 pm (Bilingual) Good Friday: 2:00 pm Stations; 6 pm Liturgy of the Word, Veneration and Communion Saturday Easter Vigil Mass: 8:30 pm (Bilingual) St. Joseph the Worker, Dayton Holy Thursday: 6:00 pm Good Friday: 3:00 pm Stations, 7:00 pm Passion of Christ Saturday Easter Vigil Mass: 8:00 pm

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Pro-Life Piece

Diocesan Services Fund (DSF) 2018

*The entire prayer campaign: February 14th – March 25th: 40 Days for Life in front of Planned Parenthood 4600 Gulf Freeway, Houston, TX 77023 from 6:30am-6:30pm, Monday-Friday, and 6:30am-3:30pm on Saturdays.

Just as we are one in the Body of Christ, we must remember that we are one with the other parishes in our archdiocese. Once a year, each of us is asked to make a commitment to support the work of our programs and ministries that provide services that no one parish could provide on its own. Please ex-perience the joy of giving and join us as we work to continue God’s work of spirituality, formation, and education by contributing to the Diocesan Services Fund. Help us attain our parish goal of $36,000. We have envelopes on the counter (please ask an usher to help you if you cannot find them) or by giving online at www.archgh.org/dsf. Please remember that all these funds go to Cardinal DiNardo’s charities which includes help to our own parish!

Knights of Columbus

Scholarship for 2018 Graduating High School Seniors

The Knights of Columbus will be offer-ing a $500.00 scholarship to a High School graduating senior. Parents must be registered parishioners or a member of St. Philip Knights of Columbus Coun-

cil #9794. Application forms are on the table by the front door. Please ask an ush-er for assistance if needed. Deadline is May 1st.

Prime Timers (55+) April Bus Trip

The Prime Timers (ages 55+) will be going to tour Lucky Land and Canino Farmers Market on Wednes-day, April 4th. Lucky Land is a small park, but an interesting jour-ney into Chinese culture. Bring your camera. Cani-no Farmers Market has fruit and vegetables availa-ble for purchase from all over the world and in-cludes a plant, flower and gardening center. Afterwards they will enjoy a nice lunch at Connie’s Seafood on Airline. They will meet at the May Center, 2100 Wolf Road, Huffman on Wednesday, April 4th. The bus leaves at 9:00 am so please arrive early. The price is $10.00 per person for the tour. Lunch will be extra and paid by the attendee. Sign-up starts this weekend. Please visit their table for more info and to sign-up for this fun outing.

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Middle School Youth Group

DJM Corner

Step 32 BE GRATEFUL WHEN YOU ARE ASKED TO SERVE

Always be thankful to God, especially for His humility! • When God asks you to serve, be willing and prompt - avoid making excuses. • Delay not! Fulfill what the Lord desires from you. • Express gratitude to using every gift to the maximum. • Learn from the angels - like them be attentive to the Lord’s every request.

..Churches became more popular. In 1686, Pope Innocent XI, realizing that few people could travel to the Holy Land due to the Muslim oppression, granted the right to erect stations in all of their Churches and that the same indulgences would be given to the Franciscans and those affiliated with them for practicing the devotion as if on an actual pilgrimage. Pope Benedict XIII extended these in-dulgences to all of the faithful in 1726. Five years later, Pope Clement XII permitted sta-tions to be created in all churches and fixed the number at 14. In 1742, Pope Benedict XIV exhorted all priests to enrich their Churches with the Way of the Cross, which must include 14 crosses and are usually accompanied with pictures or images of each particular station. Because of the intrinsic relationship between the passion and death of our Lord with His resurrec-tion, several of the devotional booklets now in-clude a 15th station, which commemorates the Resurrection. A plenary indulgence is granted for those who piously exercise the Way of the Cross, actually moving from station to station where they are legitimately erected and while mediating on the passion and death of our Lord ("Enchiridion of Indulgences," No. 63). Those who are impeded from visiting a Church may gain the same indulgence by piously reading and meditating on the passion and death of our Lord for one-half hour. Excerpts from “How did the Stations of the Cross begin” by Fr. William Saunders in the Arlington Catholic Herald 3-10-94.

The Stations of the Cross (from page 1)

All St. Philip 6th – 8th Graders are invited to join in the fun and defend our title as Extreme Challenge Champions at this year’s event to be held on Sat. April 21. The Extreme Challenge is a day of fun and games competing against other parishes’ middle school youth groups. The cost is $25 which in-cludes lunch and a t-shirt we will design and make ourselves. Registration paperwork has been emailed to fami-lies and is also available at CCE. If you did not re-ceive a registration packet via email, please contact Becky Pursell, by phone 713-516-7376 or email at bpursell@stphilip.cc. Registration deadline is Sun-day, April 8. To design our t-shirt and banner for the competi-tion, we will meet on Wednesday, April 4 at 6:30pm in the 7th grade CCE classroom at Atascocita United Methodist Church. Participants will be given a shirt and supplies to complete the design at home.

Disciples of Jesus and Mary (DJM) Fr. Santan Pinto SOLT, Founder

Pastoral Response to Inappropriate Speech and Behavior

Saint Philip the Apostle Catholic Church is a sacred place of worship and a living faith community. Your pastor, assisted by parish leaders, is entrusted to provide a favorable environment for wor-ship, ministry, education, service and fellowship. We support all persons associated with our parish who conduct themselves in positive ways consistent with our Christian mission. 1 Purpose of the Protocol Inappropriate speech and behavior are not tolerated on the parish campus or at any off-campus sponsored activity.2 The objective of this protocol is to affirm our core Christian values, identify modes of speaking and behaving that are offensive and harmful, outline actions available for lead-ers who are responsible for intervening, and provide a simple plan for communicating the protocol.

3 Core Christian Values As members of the Body of Christ, we are called to a higher standard: “Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, with all malice, and be kind to one anoth-er, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” [Ephesians 4:31-32] Ex-pressed somewhat differently, every person is deserving of a faith community characterized by peace and harmony. Expected from all parishioners, whether children, teens or adults, is well-mannered behavior and speech encompassing the following core Christian values: Spiritual, psychological and physical well-being ; respect for personal privacy and possessions; and mutual esteem in the parish community. ________________________________ 1 “Person” is intended in this protocol to be inclusive of children, teenagers and adults. St. Philip’s teaching mission embraces all parishioners and that which comprises a salutary and wholesome Christian life for each. 2 As, for example, retreats, service activities, socials and various fellowship activities. 3 Our protocol is not intended to be exhaustive. A review of Church teachings (e.g. Catechism of the Catholic Church), archdiocesan programs (e.g. Virtus), established laws (e.g. State of Texas), or all that comprises proper behavior is quite beyond the scope of this short document. Nothing in this statement is intended to contradict Catholic teaching, Virtus or any other relevant program of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston or state law.

Pastoral Response to Inappropriate Behavior and Speech; Revised Oct 31 2017

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Pastoral Response to Inappropriate Behavior and Speech; Revised Oct 31 2017

Inappropriate Speech and Behavior In light of the above, the following kinds of inappropriate speech and behavior, which Christians uni-versally are taught to renounce, will not be condoned 4:

- Infringing on an individual’s reasonable expectation of privacy and wellbeing.

- Invading an individual’s personal space with inappropriate and unwanted touching. - Accessing or sharing provocative or disturbing material, whether digital or print,

from a personal or commercial source. - Conversing about one's own or another's sexual orientation, sexual history or making

sexual innuendoes, overtures or propositions.

- Intimidating a person by “gossiping” (disparaging persons by rumor-mongering and reckless speech for amusement or scandal) OR “trolling” (indirectly or anony-mously shaming, punishing, upsetting, or inciting persons often through social media) OR “bullying” (directly abusing a person by unwanted, offensive behavior and /or speech whether publicly or privately).5

- Falsely accusing or demeaning a person. - Speaking with coarse, crude or outright vulgar language.

- Wearing clothing and accessories that could distract from or disrupt parish activities

and decorum.

- Smoking or using tobacco products, committing alcohol or substance abuse or panhandling on parish property or parish-sponsored outings.

- Committing any immoral or unlawful act, acting threateningly or violently in any way,

or committing vandalism.

- Disparaging our Christian religion, teachings, values, or leaders. - Disobedient behavior by minor children toward adult staff or refusal to participate in appropriate scheduled activities. ________________________________ 4 Pastoral leaders cannot be held responsible for the actions and speech of any parishioner which occur off campus and apart from sponsored parish activities. As a consequence, however, appropriate steps may be taken to safeguard our campus environment and parish members.

5 Gossiping, trolling and bullying are all directed against a targeted person, often a child or teen. No matter whether public or private, occurring once or repeatedly, direct or indirect, these aggressive behaviors are always exploitative and dehumanizing and cannot be discounted under any circumstances.

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Pastoral Response to Inappropriate Behavior and Speech; Revised Oct 31 2017

Response to Inappropriate Behavior In order to minimize forms of abusive behavior on campus and at diverse parish activities, St. Philip members, guests and visitors are expected to conform to the standards of the Virtus pro-gram of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston (see https://www.virtusonline.org/) and to the expectations of this protocol.6

When a member of a parish ministry or pastoral staff witnesses abusive behavior or overhears inappropriate speech or is reasonably certain that such behavior has occurred, the member will inform his or her lay ministry leader immediately. The ministry leader will inquire about the sit-uation, informing the pastor promptly. The pastor and lay ministry leaders, with reflection and discernment, will formulate a pastoral response in accord with this protocol and, if warranted, Virtus guidelines. The pastoral response will be implemented in a timely way for these reasons: 1.) to stop possible further abuse, 2.) to comfort and reassure persons who may be distressed, 3.) to educate an offending individual, and 4.) to strengthen the parish community. Minor Infraction A minor infraction is behavior or speech which clearly was not intended to be abusive or cause harm. A person who commits a minor infraction will be asked to meet with lay ministry leader-ship and /or the pastor for a private discussion of the incident, reminded of the expected be-haviors, and counseled to effectively control his or her behavior. Documentation of the incident typically is not required. Serious Infraction For serious infractions (reasonable likelihood that physical or emotional harm has occurred and was intended in some way) OR multiple minor infractions which the pastor and /or parish lay leadership determine require further intervention: - The pastor and lay ministry leaders will respond to an allegation of abusive behavior or speech with the intent of learning the truth about any serious incident, correcting or reproving as necessary, restoring peace and mutual respect, and making changes where needed. - The pastor and /or lay ministry leadership will invite the parishioner(s) involved (or parents of a child or teenager) for a private discussion about the incident. - The person(s) involved will be given the opportunity to speak freely. ________________________________ 6 All St. Philip parishioners, young and old, are answerable to the laws of the State of Texas (see http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/ and http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/?link=PE etc).

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Pastoral Response to Inappropriate Behavior and Speech; Revised Oct 31 2017

- The person(s) involved will be reminded of our core Christian values and behavioral expectations expressed in the protocol and, if warranted, Virtus guidelines.

- If seriously disturbing or inciting factors are present,7 the pastor and lay ministry leadership may ask an individual to withdraw from parish programs, organizations, activities and ministry leadership.

- Serious infractions and their outcomes will be documented and kept on file in the

parish office.

Pastoral Response Plan of Action Because abuse in any form is harmful, the pastor and lay ministry leaders are obliged to do what is reasonable to provide a safe, peaceful, and reverent environment for all associated with St. Philip. Therefore our protocol will be published and made available to members of the parish community. The protocol will be --

- amended as needed to achieve clarity and fulfill its objective.

- introduced first in the Pastoral and Family Faith Councils, the Continuing Christian Education (CCE) program with other lay ministry and organizational leaders to follow.

- presented to other ministries and parish organizations whose leaders will be

responsible for communicating its content to their members and seeking their cooperation.

- shared with the parish at large, periodically and in various ways. An Appeal to Our St. Philip Faith Community

God's kingdom does not consist of a loose confederation of persons each satisfying his or her own self or interest group. To the contrary, the Spirit of Holiness calls each and every Christian to put on the “mind of Christ”. [1Corinthians 2:16] We are intentional members of a shared community of Chris-tian faith renown for its “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, (and) self-control”. [Galatians 5:22-23] A faithful follower of Christ will “walk the talk” and conform his or her conduct and speech to our Catholic moral teachings and for the good of our Christian com-munity. Sincerely in Christ, Your Pastor and Lay Ministry Leaders. +++ ________________________________ 7 As for example, a highly provocative incident, a serious infraction likely to be repeated, a situation scandalous to the faith community, an incident which must be documented in compliance with the archdiocesan Virtus program or require-ments of the law, or when cooperation is not forthcoming etc.

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When you receive Communion during the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, it is the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Christ that you are receiving. Holy Communion, in the Catholic Church, is reserved for those who have received the sacrament of First Holy Communion, have been catechized (taught) in our Catholic faith and have made a profession of faith. One should abstain from Holy Communion if they are in mortal sin and have not received the sacrament of reconciliation. If you are not Roman Catholic or are in need of the Sacrament of Reconciliation, we ask that you refrain from receiving Holy Communion in the Mass. However, you may go up to one of the ministers for a blessing when Holy Communion is being offered. By crossing your hands over your heart, the Priest or Eucharistic minister will know to give you the blessing.

Also, if you choose to receive only the Blessed Sacrament and not from the Chalice, it is fitting nevertheless to pause for a mo-ment to honor Christ’s presence in the Precious Blood—with an appropriate sign of devotion. We would not think to pass a friend on the street without some acknowledgement. Our Lord Jesus Christ deserves no less, and most assuredly, a great deal more.

Receiving Holy Communion

Sacraments

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY If you have been participating actively at least six months after registration in the parish, you may ask for an appoint-ment with the pastor to begin marriage preparation. Marriage preparation requires six months.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM If you have been participating actively at least six months after registration in the parish, you may call the parish office to begin baptismal preparation. Children age 6 or younger; documents are required before baptism date may be scheduled: parish & baptismal registrations, birth certificate, and baptism class certifications.

FUNERAL SERVICES To ensure that parish ministers can assist you, please call the parish office before setting dates and times for funer-al services. Regarding personal spoken remembrances at funeral liturgies, St. Philip parish adheres to the policies of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.

ANOINTING OF THE SICK By appointment. Please call our office to make arrangements.

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Please pray for:

Those affected by the flood: Dirk & Michelle Holland, Sherry & Darren Hilton,

Zeke Zycha, Fred & Pattie Mitchell, Henry & Elaine Schaupp, Claudia & Buddy Herron, Geralyn & Tony Moulds, Lynette & John Martinez, Diana & Frank

Campisi, Ron Calabrese, Lisa Harbin, Country Glenn, Roy Ayala, Carrie & Larry LeBlanc, Heather &

Tom Madigan, Ann & Bruce Meyer, Maureen & Ronnie Rode, Bill Simko, Monte & Yvonne Storrs, Dianne & Allen Truitt, Mary Alice Westhoff, Mary Elizabeth Westhoff, Mary & Don Williams, Lynette

& David Zaunbrecher, Heidi Koch, & more.

For Illness: Ben Jaramillo, Fr. George Olsovsky, Connie Cases, Marge Amann, Bridget Meyer,

Kevin Kilgore, Sr., Zeke Zycha, Diana Espinoza, Brittany Vasquez, Liduvina Scott,

Windy McMichael, Charles Gardner, Dennis Billodeaux, Lillie Navarre, Thelma Carrier,

Dorothy Becker, Rosalee Frantz, Roy Lovely, Larry Keller, Preston Fann

Please pray for the repose of the souls of: +Genevieve Schmidt, Doris Boudreaux,

Millie Lochridge, Francis LeBlanc, Anna Piper, Mary Callahan, Dr. Walter Corrigan, Elvira De Pieri,

Jim Brown, Fritz Kemper, Faye Normand+

Parish Mailing Address: PO Box 2363, Huffman, 77336 Parish Phone: (281) 324-1478 Parish Fax: (281) 715-5533 (NEW) Parish E-Mail: parishoffice@stphilip.cc Parish Website: www.stphiliphuffmantx.org.

Continuing Christian Education (CCE) CCE Office (281) 324-1934, E-Mail: cceoffice@stphilip.cc CCE Core Team Chairperson Middle School/High School Coordinator Becky Pursell (713) 516-7376 Elementary/First Sacrament Coordinator Lupe Cupples (281) 414-3705 Confirmation Coordinator Lynette Zaunbrecher (281) 386-9783 Core Team Members At Large Monica Humphrey (281) 455-3110 André Taylor (832) 233-0829 CCE Office Help Sonia Chapa (832) 233-3572 (Spanish bilingual) André Taylor (832) 233-0829 Adult Bible Study Ray and Deb Kessler (832) 644-8078 Spiritual Development Disciples of Jesus and Mary - Laity Spiritual Formation Jan Williams (281) 852-4389 Eucharistic Adoration/Holy Face Prayer Group Janet Hays (281) 852-3444 Knights of Columbus Gary Aldrich (Grand Knight) (832) 586-6430 Prayer Chain Deacon John Sarabia (281) 923-9659 Women’s Guild Dianne Truitt (713) 823-4948

Liturgical Altar Servers Father Barker (281) 324-1478 Sacramental Ministry Director Lynette Zaunbrecher (281) 386-9783 Home Bound Parish Office (281) 324-1478 Adornment of the Sanctuary Altar Guild (Ordinary Time) (281) 386-9783 DJM’s (Feast Seasons) (281) 324-1478 Music Core Team Director: Geralyn Moulds (281) 540-4682 Jan Williams (281) 852-4389 Valerie Sivil (713) 202-1310 Usher Ministry Gary Aldrich (832) 586-6430 Social Outreach / Concern Mary’s Blessings Ministry For financial assistance please call 832-764-9814 Marie Hohmann (281) 360-9032 Prime Timers (50+) Claudia Herron (281) 324-1101 Pro-Life Christine Kasper (713) 416-5233 Rosemont Assisted Living Judy Abdelnoor (281) 360-9728 Prison Ministry Deacon John Sarabia (281) 923-9659 Transitions Grief Ministry Lane Coco (281) 324-2163

Pastor - Rev. Richard E. Barker Deacon - John Sarabia (281) 923-9659 Instituted Acolyte - John Comeaux (281) 324-2044 Instituted Acolyte - Troy Hill (713) 336-3321 Secretary - Windy McMichael (281) 324-1478 Maintenance - Roy Ayala (832) 658-9074

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