August 3, 2008 September 7, 2008 September 28, 2008

October 5, 2008

OCTOBER 26, 2008 November 02, 2008 November 23, 2008

December 7, 2008

December 21, 2008 August 9, 2009

August 22, 2010 August 3, 2014

Eighteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time

SAVE THE DATES Men’s Meeting

Ongoing - “The Resolution” Every

Saturday 6:00 am

Disciples In Growth (DIG) Every Wed.

7:00 pm

MASS FOR LIFE Every

Saturday 8:30 am

The Great Adventure Bible Timeline

August 5 7:00 pm

Faith into Fire for TEENS August 23 & 24

8:00 am

Curso de Formacion El Secreto de Pablo

De 5 al 7 de Sept.

Detalles p. 7

Campana de Fe y Oracion Para las Familias

7 deSept. 1:30 pm

Crecimiento I y II 11 de Sept.

7:30 pm

FAITH into FIRE Sept. 27

&28 8:00 am

Companions of the Cross Fundraiser

October 11

6:00 pm

Fisher’s of Men Mini Retreat August 9 8:00 am

Curso de Formacion Esteban 16 y 17de Agosto

Detalles p. 7

The Transfiguration of the Lord August 6

OFFICE, STAFF, MASS, & RECONCILIATION INFORMATION

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

MARRIAGE & ANNULMENTS PREPARATION:

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

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

ENGLISH MINISTRY:

Patricia Allison, Parish Renewal Liaison Ext. 16

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

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

REGULARLY SCHEDULED MASS AND EVENTS

♦MONDAY: Center and Offices Closed

♦TUESDAY: 12:00 Noon - English MASS / Chapel ♦WEDNESDAY: 11:00 - 11:50am Confession 12:00 Noon-Spanish Mass / Main Sanctuary Prayer teams are available after Asamblea 7:00 - 9:00 pm - Women’s Bible Studies, Room 120 ♦THURSDAY: 6:00 - 7:00 pm - Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Chapel 6:45 - 7:10 pm - Rosary before Mass - Main Sanctuary 7:20 - 7:30 pm - Praise & Worship-Main Sanctuary 7:30 pm - MASS 1st Thursday of each Month before Mass Blessing of the Salt, Water and Oil. ♦ FRIDAY: 12:00 Noon - English MASS—Chapel 8:00 pm Spanish Mass ♦SATURDAY: Scheduled Events 6:00am Fishers of Men Prayer Group—Room 111 8:30am Mass for Life/Chapel ♦SUNDAY: 9:00 am - 9:45 am - Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 9:30 am - 10:00 am - Liturgy of the Hours (Chapel) 10:00 am - 10:30 am - Praise & Worship Main Sanctuary 10:30 am - MASS Nigerian Mass: 2nd Sunday 1:00 pm in Main Sanctuary Fellowship upstairs in fellowship hall after Mass ♦SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK Please call the office for appointment. ♦SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Sunday……….. 9:30 am - 10:10 am Wednesday…...11:00 am - 11:50pm Thursday……... 6:30 pm - 7:20 pm Friday…………..6:30 pm - 7:50 pm or by appointment To be a member of the Center you MUST attend an Orientation Meeting; register online at www.cccgh.com

Prayer Intentions Catalina Rivera, Mack Arevalo, Javier Lazo, Elsie Cobb, Joe Flores,

Jorge Alvarado, Jackie Lyons, Arthur Rivera, Mary Hood, Jim Koonce, Elilia Zuniga, Mayia Uresti, Matilda Gonzales, Benjamin Thomas, Rudy Terrazas, Deacon Gerald DuPont, Bishop Christian Riesbeck,

Jesus Lopez, Carmen Garcia, Helen Vargas, Elijah Mondragon, Abra-ham Flores, Mary & Jesse Cordero, June Isassi, Leroy Rogers, Barbara Ryan, Tony Galicia, Virginia Gonzalez, Sandra Longoria, Zamora Fam-

ily, Alyssa Hernandez, Rita Ochoa, Isa Montes & Family, Margarito Lara, Linda McKnight, Roger & Martha Sherman, Courtney Wells,

In Memoriam † Mary Elishabet Vasquez †Magdalena Padilla † Jesus Hernandez †

Christopher Avila †Yolanda Cisneros †Raymond Flores

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

Rosary Every Thursday Evening before Mass

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

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

4600 Gulf Freeway @ I-45 Readings for the Week of August 3 - 10, 2014 Monday: Jer 28:1-17; Ps 119:29, 43, 79, 80, 95, 102; Mt 14:22-36 Tuesday: Jer 30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22; Ps 102:16-21, 29, 22-23; Mt 14:22-36 or Mt 15:1-2, 10-14 Wednesday: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 9; 2 Pt 1:16-19; Mt 17:1-9 Thursday: Jer 31:31-34; Ps 51:12-15, 18-19; Mt 16:13-23 Friday: Na 2:1, 3; 3:1-3, 6-7; Dt 32:35cd-36ab, 39abcd, 41; Mt 16:24-28 Saturday: Hb 1:12 — 2:4; Ps 9:8-13; Mt 17:14-20 Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-13a; Ps 85:9-14; Rom 9:1-5; Mt 14:22-33

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

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

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

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

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Monday: St. John Vianney Tuesday: Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major Wednesday: The Transfiguration of the Lord; Hiroshima Memorial Day Thursday: St. Sixtus II and Companions; St. Cajetan Friday: St. Dominic Saturday: St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross; Blessed Virgin Mary; Nagasaki Memorial Day

This week at the Center….. EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME AUGUST 3, 2014

St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)

August 9 A brilliant philosopher who stopped be-lieving in God when she was 14, Edith Stein was so captivated by reading the autobiography of Tere-sa of Avila (October 15) that she began a spiritual journey that led to her Baptism in 1922. Twelve years later she imitated Teresa by becoming a Carmelite, taking the name Teresa Ben-edicta of the Cross. Born into a prominent Jewish family in Breslau (now Wroclaw, Poland), Edith abandoned Judaism in her teens. As a student at the University of Göttingen, she became fascinated by phenomenology, an approach to philoso-phy. Excelling as a protégé of Edmund Husserl, one of the leading phenomenologists, Edith earned a doctorate in philos-ophy in 1916. She continued as a university teacher until 1922 when she moved to a Dominican school in Speyer; her appoint-ment as lecturer at the Educational Institute of Munich ended under pressure from the Nazis. After living in the Cologne Car-mel (1934-38), she moved to the Carmelite monastery in Echt, Netherlands. The Nazis occupied that country in 1940. In retal-iation for being denounced by the Dutch bishops, the Nazis arrested all Dutch Jews who had become Christians. Teresa Benedicta and her sister Rosa, also a Catholic, died in a gas chamber in Auschwitz on August 9, 1942. Blessed John Paul II beatified Teresa Benedicta in 1987 and canonized her 12 years later. Comment: The writings of Edith Stein fill 17 volumes, many of which have been translated into English. A woman of integrity, she fol-lowed the truth wherever it led her. After becoming a Catho-lic, Edith continued to honor her mother’s Jewish faith. Sister Josephine Koeppel, O.C.D. , translator of several of Edith’s books, sums up this saint with the phrase, “Learn to live at God’s hands.” Quote: In his homily at the canonization Mass, Pope John Paul II said: “Because she was Jewish, Edith Stein was taken with her sister Rosa and many other Catholics and Jews from the Netherlands to the concentration camp in Auschwitz, where she died with them in the gas chambers. Today we remember them all with deep respect. A few days before her deportation, the woman religious had dismissed the question about a possible rescue: ‘Do not do it! Why should I be spared? Is it not right that I should gain no advantage from my Baptism? If I cannot share the lot of my brothers and sisters, my life, in a certain sense, is destroyed.’” Addressing himself to the young people gathered for the canonization, the pope said: “Your life is not an endless series of open doors! Listen to your heart! Do not stay on the surface but go to the heart of things! And when the time is right, have the courage to decide! The Lord is wait-ing for you to put your freedom in his good hands Www.americancatholic.org

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! FOR Faith Formation 2014 - 2015

(CCE) HELPERS * TEACHERS

CAN YOU GIVE ONE OR 2 HOURS A WEEK TO HELP FORM A YOUNG PERSON’S FAITH?

Do you love being a Catholic? Do you have a desire to Lead others to Christ?

Do you have the Gift of Teaching, Encouragement, Evangelizing, Service, Helps?

There is no gift too small or too great! ALL GIFTS ARE NEEDED

CALL THE OFFICE FOR MORE INFO: 713-236-9977 EXT. 18; ANN MARTINEZ

Virtus training required.

REGISTRATION FOR 2014 FAITH FOR-MATION (CCE) CLASSES

August 3, 10, 17, & 24, 2014 12:30 - 1:30pm

After Every Sunday Mass in August Rms. 110 & 112

Cost: 1-2 children $30.00 3 or more $60.00 ALL CLASSES BEGIN SEPTEMBER 6 &7, 2014

Required documents needed to register: First Communion: Birth Certificate and Baptism Certificate Confirmation II: Birth Certificate, Baptism, and First Communion Certificates Adult Formation/RCIA (17 yrs. & up) Youth Formation/RCIC: (7– 16 yrs.)

Birth Certificate Adult Confirmation: Birth Certificate, Baptism, and First Communion Certificates

Servants of the Lord Bible Study (youth 7 - 17) and Non Sacramental Pre-K & Kinder (3-6 yrs.)

will also be registering CCE ORIENTATION August 24 - 1:30 - 2:30 Room 111 At least 1 parent MUST attend

For more information: Call Ann Martinez 713-236-9977 ext. 18

THE CATHOLIC CHARISMATIC CENTER PRESENTS THE JEFF CAVINS 24 WEEK BIBLE

TIMELINE BIBLE SERIES! TUESDAYS BEGINNING AUGUST 5

TIME: 7:00PM TO 9:00PM. ROOM 108 Register on-line at: www.cccgh.com

or Tuesday August 5th 1st day of Class Fee for the class will be determined at a later date

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

Rafael Bernardo (8/3) Pat Nwachukwu (8/3) Alan Centeno (8/3) Andrea Rodríguez (8/4) Connie Saldaña (8/4) Gloria Cantú (8/4) Ismael Chavarría (8/4) Joel Rodríguez (8/4) Thomas Pérez (8/5)

Hermero Luna (8/5) Monica Escobedo (8/5) Leonard Imhangbe (8/5) Dee Longoria (8/6) Jennifer Espinosa (8/6) Esperanza Flores (8/7) Nora Morua (8/7) Jose Ndinofina (8/8) Karla León (8/9)

Breaking Bread Homeless Ministries News From The Streets…

A Prayer For Healing By Mary Martha Primerano While traveling in the Midtown area we stopped on Main St. by the campus of South Main Baptist Church. We noticed a homeless man and woman sitting on a bench. They were Sammy and Karen (not their real names). Both seemed very discouraged, and teared up immediate-ly when they saw Walt, the food, shoes, and clothing pro-vided for them. Sammy was just released from the hospital with a bad report concerning his liver. Doctor’s are giving him 6 months. By his own admission he has a drinking problem, but his faith in God and His love is Great!! I en-joyed spending time with them especially Sammy. He was so touched when Walt handed him a new pair of tennis shoes (his size!!) with new socks and underwear. The tears continued to flow. I was so amazed at God’s love for Sam-my that He directed the group towards him at a time when he was so discouraged. Let’s continue to believe God for Sammy’s healing.

If interested in volunteering please contact: Walt Primerano 713.661.7167 or

walterprimerano@yahoocom Thank you and God Bless!

Thank you for your Generous Contributions! Please remember to make your checks payable to the CCC and always use only BLUE or BLACK ink in writing your

checks. by request of the Bank,

as other colors cannot be processed

MARY OUR MOTHER What a joy to remember that Mary is our Mother! Since she loves us and knows our weakness, what have we to fear? —Saint Thérèse of Lisieux

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

Free Concert

Free Concert

Teen Retreat

Coming to DIG this Summer

3 Day Retreat

W.O.W. EXTRAORDINARY SUMMER 2014!

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

Walking, Praying, And Fasting Against Human Trafficking

Saturdays: August 30th

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

“May the God of peace who brought up from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep by the blood of the eternal covenant, Jesus our Lord, furnish you with all that is good, that you may do his will. May he carry out in you

what is pleasing to him through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. amen.” Heb. 13:20-21.

For more information womenofworship.kim@gmail.com

Jazz Up Your Marriage! September 13, 2014 9:00 am - 5:30 pm

at St Matthew the Evangelist Church 9915 Hollister Dr.

Topics Addressed include: Nurturing Your Fondness & Admiration

Turning Toward Each Other Instead of Away Letting Your Partner Influence You

The Two Kinds of Marital Conflict How to Solve Your Solvable Problems

Overcoming Gridlock and much more…. There is NO COST to Attend Register online at:

www.HoustonMarriage.org

Companions of the Cross Fundraiser

Marriage Retreat With Special Guest: Alexander Mishork FREE CONCERT - NO RSVP REQUIRED

RESERVED SEATING concertforlife2014.eventbrite.com

Details: 713-942-2323

ABIRTHMOTHER’SLOVELASTSFOREVER

WHAT: A3DAYRETREATWHO: ForWomenwhohavemadeanadoptionplanwhetherithasbeenoneyearormanyyearssinceplace-ment.Birthmother’sofallfaithsareinvitedtoattend. To af irm and support the sacri icial love of birthmothers. WHEN: AUGUST 15TH - AUGUST 17TH WHERE: TheCenacleRetreatHouse420N.KirkwoodRd.Houston,Tx.77079COST: $100.00PERPERSONSCHOLARSHIPSAVAILABLE

REGISTER ONLINE: www.catholic charities.org For more info call Coleen at 713-874-6760 or email

ckitowski@catholiccharities.org

For cost and more info go to: www.cccgh.com

WOW Summer 2014

Companions of the Cross Annual Fundraiser Dinner Saturday, October 11, 2014

NEW! this year you have the opportunity to select one of the Companions of the Cross priest to be a guest at your table during dinner at our Annual Fundraiser by participating in

Online Table Bidding Eight tables with a priest are available by bidding online before the general tickets go on sale August 16th. HOW IT WORKS: The early bidding starts Saturday, August 9, 2014 at 9:00am thru Friday, August 15, 2014 at 5:00pm. The starting bid begins at $1,000.00, with increasing bids in increments of $100.

Step1. Send an email to ccctxfundraiser@gmail.com stating the NAME of the priest you are interested in bidding

on with a starting minimum bid of $1,000.00. Step 2. Wait for an email confirmation of

Acceptance of Your Bid. All winning bids will be notified on Friday Aug 15, 2014 by

8:00pm, at which time full payment is required. If not made by midnight on that date, winning bid will go to the

next highest bid on the morning of Aug 16, 2014.

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MULTIPLICACIÓN DE LOS PANES

Como ya en el empo de Jesús, así también hoy el pan de cada día sigue siendo el problema principal para la mayor parte de la humanidad. Y los hombres de hoy no sufren sólo hambre del cuerpo, sino también hambre del espíritu, hambre del corazón, hambre de fraternidad y de amor. Y nos damos cuenta que esto pasa porque los cris anos no hemos tomado muy en serio el mensaje del Evangelio, porque después de más de 2000 años de cris anismo no hemos logrado construir todavía un mundo de fraternidad. Es Jesucristo quien alimenta a los hombres con su palabra de vida y, como en el Evangelio de hoy, les da de comer pan. Pero no sé si Uds. han notado la disposición que Jesús exige, antes de realizar este milagro, la orden que da, la condición que impone. Ante todo, les pide un acto de confianza, un gesto de entrega en sus manos: les manda sentarse en el suelo. Mientras están de pie, no dependen más que de ellos mismos: conservan al menos la posibilidad de buscar comida ellos mismos. Pueden encontrarse con un amigo, con un vendedor ambulante, pueden ir a buscar algo a otro si o, pueden marcharse. Pero al tomar asiento están renunciando a toda posibilidad de bastarse a sí mismos. No tendrán más remedio que entregarse a Él, confiarse a Él. Cuando oyen esta invitación a sentarse, yo creo que no pocos dudan. Su exigencia les muerde el corazón, luchan en su interior con la inquietud, con el miedo, con el orgullo. Les pide precisamente lo que menos ganas enen de darle. Porque se sienten intranquilos, agitados por el hambre. Y Él les pide que se tranquilicen, que se entreguen a Él, que tengan confianza en Él. ¿Van a fiarse de Él? ¿Van a creer que es capaz de alimentarlos? ¿Van a darle, por lo menos, la oportunidad para mostrarlo? ¿Qué hubiéramos hecho nosotros en su lugar? ¿Qué sen ríamos nosotros el día en que por primera vez nos encontráramos en la necesidad de decirle sinceramente: danos hoy nuestro pan de cada día? ¿No nos veríamos tentados de intentar cualquier otra cosa, en vez de recurrir a Dios? ¿No sería terrible tener que admi r que no tenemos ningún otro recurso más que Él? En fin, algunos, en un verdadero acto de fe, se sientan - quizá con los ojos cerrados. Luego, les van siguiendo los demás. Muchos vacilan todavía hasta decidirse, abandonarse. Y entonces hay un momento extraordinario, en el que los 5000 se sientan, en el que todos juntos hacen un acto de fe. Y cuando el pan empieza a circular entre sus manos, cuando cada uno se queda con todo lo que quiere, y cuando ven que todavía sobra - pienso que entonces ya nadie se extraña demasiado. El verdadero milagro se ha realizado antes. El verdadero milagro lo ha hecho Jesús con ellos mismos: era el milagro de su fe y de su amor.

"ABRES TÚ LA MANO, SEÑOR, Y NOS SACIAS DE FAVORES . " También a nosotros se nos pone la misma condición, la misma exigencia: ¿Creemos nosotros en Él? ¿Creemos que Cristo es capaz de saciar nuestra hambre? ¿Creemos que Él puede cambiar nuestra vida, llenarla, renovarla? Y si somos sinceros, me parece que estas cues ones nos dejarán muy inseguros e inquietos. Queremos creer, deseamos creer, pero nos cuesta vivir de la fe. Tenemos fe en todo el mundo, excepto en Dios. Ponemos nuestra salud en manos de un médico, de un cirujano. Entregamos nuestro dinero a un banquero. Y nuestra vida la ponemos en manos de cualquier chofer, a pesar de todos los accidentes que ocurren. La vida no sería posible sin confiar en los demás. Sólo en Dios no confiamos, o confiamos poco. Estamos convencidos de que sabemos conducir mucho mejor que Él. Apenas nuestra vida da un viraje un poco brusco, se de ene o acelera más de le normal - y ya nos ponemos a dar gritos de angus a. Imaginémonos un viaje familiar en el que todos los hijos descon an de su padre que está manejando el coche: le cri can por todo el camino; le gritan ante cualquier obstáculo... sería un viaje horroroso. Pero eso es lo que hacemos muchas veces con Dios. Siempre encontramos mo vos muy razonables para no creer. La fe sigue siendo siempre un acto por encima de nuestras fuerzas naturales, una gracia a la que tenemos que abrirnos, una oscuridad que tenemos que soportar. La fe es tener la luz suficiente para poder movernos con confianza en un margen de oscuridad. Queridos hermanos, que Cristo nos dé la gracia de una fe profunda, una entrega sin reservas, una confianza total en Él y en su amor. En el nombre del Padre, del Hijo y del Espíritu Santo. Amén.

Padre Nicolás Schwizer Instituto de los Padres de Schoenstatt

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

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

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

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

ACTIVIDADES Y EVENTOS DE LA COMUNIDAD HISPANA

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