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

February 12, 2017 Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

SAVE THE DATES

Men’s Meeting Every Sat.

6:00 am

Mass For Life Every Sat.

8:30 am

DIG for TEENS Every Wed.

7:00 pm

NTL Seniors Prayer Group Every Tues

9:30 am

Caminando Con Jesus 9 de

Enero 7:00 pm

Crecimiento I y II 11 de Enero

7:00 pm

Ephesians Bible Study Jan. 16 7:00 pm

New Member Orientation Jan. 30 7:30 pm

Dicsipleship Series Feb. 6 7:30 pm

Adore Feb. 7 7:00 pm

Faith in the Fire Feb. 10 9:00 am

Mission Statement The Catholic Charismatic Center is dedicated to bringing all people to the full life of

Jesus Christ and His Church through the Empowerment of the Holy Spirit

The Great Adventure Series

Ephesians Bible Study from the

Great Adventure Bible Study Series

Begins: Tuesday January 16, 2018

Catholic Charismatic Center 1949 Cullen Blvd.

Houston, Tx. 77023

Room: 108 Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm

OFFICE, STAFF, MASS, & RECONCILIATION INFORMATION

OFFICE STAFF: Alicia Driscoll, Assistant to Administrator………….....….Ext. 102

Aleida Hinojosa, Administrative Assistant to Director……Ext. 101

Salisha Miller, Receptionist………………………………. Ext. 100 Ann Martinez, English Ministry…………….…..…………..Ext. 103 Joe Lopez, Security/Maintenance……………….…….…. Ext. 111 Gloria Morales, Hispanic Ministry Assistant……….…... Ext. 104 José Molina, Security/Maintenance………………….… Ext. 111 Margaret Colunga, Data Management………..…...…….. Ext. 110 Mela Gutierrez, Bookstore Assistant…………………….. Ext. 113 Noris Redondo, Hispanic Ministry Coordinator…......… Ext. 109 Skip Davey, Administrator…………..………….……….…. Ext. 108 Bookstore Manager………………………………………... Ext. 112

MARRIAGE & ANNULMENTS PREPARATION:

Deacon Michael Garcia…...…………………………………….Ext. 114

DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Fr. David Bergeron…………………………………..……..…..Ext. 107

ENGLISH MINISTRY:

Ann Martinez, Coordinator ……………………………... Ext. 103

HISPANIC MINISTRY: Noris Redondo, Coordinator………………………….…... Ext. 109 Gloria Morales, Assistant….………………………….…... Ext. 104

BOOKSTORE HOURS

Tuesday……..10:45 am - 2:00 pm Wednesday….10:45 am - 2:00 pm Thursday…. 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Not open after Mass Friday……….10:45 am - 2:00 pm and 6:00-8:00pm

REGULARLY SCHEDULED MASS AND EVENTS

Vietnamese Mass every 4th Sunday at 3:00 pm rm. 111

Please call the office for appointment.

Sunday……….. 9:30 am - 10:20 am Wednesday…...11:00 am - 11:50 am Thursday……... 6:30 pm - 7:20 pm Friday…………..6:30 pm - 7:50 pm

For Baptisms, email Marisa at: marisawilks@yahoo.com

MAILING ADDRESS: 1949 Cullen Blvd., Houston, Texas 77023 P.O. Box 230287, 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. 105 Rev. Francis Frankovich, CC, Assoc. Dir... Ext. 106 Rev. David Bergeron, CC, Assoc. Dir. ....... Ext. 107 Rev. Jorge Alvarado, CC, Assoc. Dir……...Ext. 120

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

Prayer Intentions Samantha Cruz, Kourtney Ruiz, Michael T. Trajan, Sara Zepeda, Zachary Colunga, Luz M. Gascot, Alisha Rivera, Julieta Hernan-dez, Teresa Morales, Sr. Kathleen Smith, Ector Mata, Phocion &

Cheryl Park, Toni Ford, Epifania Denbo, Mary Ann Colunga, Ronald Balsam, Fr. Greg Gregory, Theresa Valadez, Ivonne Rodri-

guez, Matilda & Robert Gonzales, Bernadette Garza, Eunterio Flores, Fr. Francis Frankovich, Conchita Bruno, Omar Eduardo

Pena, Adam Sanchez, Gus Kemp, Nora Elizondo, Ruben Granados, Chris & Marco Lopez, Carmen Velasco, Adrianna Lopez, Edgar

Lopez, Dawn Peters, Victorio Rangel, Sandi & Bobbi Embesi, Humberto Isassi III, Alyssa Martinez, Gloria Castro, Dorita Mar-tinez, Victor Villarreal, Suzanne Elizondo, Joshua Castro, Monica

Garcia, Preston Lewis, Rudy Reyna, Catalina Rivera, Mac Arevalo, Javier Lazo, Elsie Cobb, Mary Hood, Benjamin Thomas, Rudy

Terrazas, Deacon Gerald DuPont, Jesus Lopez, Elijah Mondragon, Barbara Ryan, Virginia Gonzalez, Sandra Longoria, Alyssa Her-

nandez, Rita Ochoa, Roger & Martha Sherman

In Memoriam † Macario Arevalo † Gabriel Ibarra † Paula Davila

READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF January 14, 2018

Monday: 1 Sm 15:16-23; Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23; Mk 2:18-

22

Tuesday: 1 Sm 16:1-13; Ps 89:20-22, 27-28; Mk 2:23-28

Wednesday: 1 Sm 17:32-33, 37, 40-51; Ps 144:1b, 2, 9-10; Mk 3:1-6

Thursday: 1 Sm 18:6-9; 19:1-7; Ps 56:2-3, 9-13; Mk 3:7-12

Friday: 1 Sm 24:3-21; Ps 57:2-4, 6, 11; Mk 3:13-19

Saturday: 2 Sm 1:1-4, 11-12, 19, 23-27; Ps 80:2-3, 5-7; Mk 3:20-21

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: Martin Luther King, Jr., Day Wednesday: St. Anthony Thursday: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins Friday: Julian Calendar Theophany (Epiphany) Saturday: St. Fabian; St. Sebastian

Join us @ 6:30 pm in the Sanctuary to pray the

Holy Rosary Every Thursday Evening before Mass

MASS FOR LIFE Every Saturday 8:30 AM

Followed by a Rosary at Planned Parenthood 4600 Gulf Freeway

THIS WEEK AT THE CENTER….. SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JANUARY 14, 2018

Ordinary Time TREASURES FROM OUR

TRADITION “Ordinary Time” began for us this week. On the old calen-dar, the feast of the Presentation, still more than two weeks away, was the last day of the Christmas season. Sadly, Bethlehem is hardly a place of peace on earth these days. The ancient Christian community has been largely up-rooted by political strife. The Church of the Nativity stands (barely) in remarkable disrepair and disorder in Manger Square. The roof is crumbling, the major doorways are blocked, the wiring is faulty, and the worship life is disrupted by quarrels among Eastern Christians. The church was founded by the Emperor Constantine in 325, destroyed in a Samaritan revolt in 539, and rebuilt by the Emper-or Justinian. When the area came under Muslim control in 638, the holiness of the church was respected, and in return Christians allowed Muslims to pray in the south aisle, a right still upheld. Earlier in that century, invading Persians were ordered to destroy all churches, but when they saw the magi carved over the door-way of the Church of the Nativity, they spared it out of respect for their ancestors who bore gold, frankincense, and myrrh to the same city. The Crusaders restored and redecorated the church by the twelfth century, and it is their plan that survives. Down a few stone steps is a stone grotto with a silver star marking the place of Christ’s birth: when the star was stolen in 1847 it triggered an international crisis that exploded into the Crimean War. Since 1852, the church has been shared by the Roman Cath-

olic, Greek Orthodox, and Armenian Churches. The Greeks are

in charge of the grotto, but don’t enjoy the best of friendships

with the Armenians. Catholics have the care of the Chapel of the

Manger, and avoid the squabbles by a separate entrance to the

Franciscan monastery church of St. Catherine. Pray for peace in

Bethlehem!

—Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

“Charm is deceptive and beauty fleeting; the woman who fears

the Lord is to be praised.” Proverbs 31:30.

WOMEN’S CHARISMATIC PRAYER GROUP! W.O.W. Meeting January 19, 2018

(every 3rd Friday) 7:00-9:00pm Room 111 Talk by Felicia Villarreal

On STREET EVANGELIZATION

W.O.W. Outreach: Prayer and Fasting Against Human Trafficking, 4th Saturday January 27, 2018 4:30-6:00pm,

at 4318 Telephone Rd. Houston TX. 77087 Adults and Teenagers 15yrs. and up with Adult Supervision.

For more information email: womenofworship.kim@gmail.com

January 18 - 25, 2018 is the Annual Observance of the

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity The theme chosen for 2018 is,

“Your right hand O Lord glorious in Power” Exodus 15:6

Throughout 2018 join Christians in praying, “That they may all be one.” Joining our prayer

with that of the Lord Jesus Christ! For more information go to,

www.geii.org

And Thursdays before the 7:30 Mass

Also in the CCC office Tuesday- Friday 9am-4pm

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

Freddy Ríos (1/15)

Lupe Mata, Jr. (1/15)

Albert Mendoza (1/15)

Gloria Akatugba (1/16)

Simone Wilks (1/16)

Jadelyn Martinez (1/16)

Giselle Magana (1/16)

Aileen Magana (1/16)

Susan Robenolt (1/17)

Julia Williams (1/17)

Irma Medina (1/17)

Timothy Buchanan (1/18)

Matthew Dávila (1/19)

Anissa Dada (1/19)

Jose Angel Molina (1/19)

Mario González (1/19)

Mary Ramos (1/19)

Emiliano Ramírez (1/19)

Rachel González (1/20)

Fabián González (1/20)

Regina Rodríguez (1/20)

Javier Iduarte (1/20)

Jose Sainz (1/20)

Breaking Bread Homeless Ministries

News From The Streets…

The Poor Among Us

By Mary Martha Primerano For the past 20+ years Breaking Bread has taken out small groups to feed (initially) the homeless, but soon discovered that this would also include the poor among us. On one par-ticular Saturday as we were talking and sharing with some homeless friends a small, black, SUV slowly drove up to check us out. Out into the cold, stepped a family with 4 small children, lead by two women. The two adult females were mother and daughter and their children. We were all sur-prised because they appeared so young. As we took out clothing they worked through it all. I noticed Mama grabbing women’s clothing much smaller than her own size so I asked who this was for; she responded that it was for her. It was at this point that I needed to shut down my own thoughts and choose not to judge, but to walk in love. Once they were done searching and collecting clothing – we offered to pray with them. The young adult daughter was eager and excited to pray (Mama seemed a little cautious). Both ladies then asked Jesus to forgive them of their sins and to come into their hearts and change their lives. Mama’s heart began to melt and asked us to also pray for another daughter current-ly in the hospital. In fact the newborn they were carrying was hers! Our hearts were filled with compassion for this mother trying her best to keep her little family together. Then it all began to click - the small sized women’s clothing she was col-lecting was for her daughter in the hospital! When it was time for them to leave everyone made sure they had enough gro-cery bags and offered them some bibles and prepared BBQ. They drove off excited, happy, and filled with hope as I could see Mama wiping the tears from her eyes. Psalm 41:2 Happy is he who has regard for the lowly and the poor - in the day of misfortune the Lord will deliver him.

If interested in volunteering please contact:

Walt Primerano 713.661.7167 or

walterprimerano@yahoo.com

All Teens 13-17 are invited

Wednesdays 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Tutoring available

STEWARDSHIP REPORT Sunday December 31, 2017

$10,195.00

January 7, 2018

$10,366.00

Weekly Budget: $12,000.00

THANK YOU FOR YOUR

GENEROUS SUPPORT!

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

Faith in the Fire

Young Adult Retreat

Discipleship Series 2018 Rally for Life

January 27, 2018 Begins with Mass at 8:15 am at

St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church 6800 Buffalo Speedway, Hou.,Tx. 77025

Cardinal DiNardo presiding Buses will depart for Austin, Tx following Mass

March and Rally begin at 1:00pm Cost: $25.00 per person

For more information call 713-741-8728 & to register: https://archgh.cvent.com/TexasRallyforLife2018

In memory Aime & Helen Hamel

Mildred & J.M. Cunningham Patricia Lockhart Ruthie Drorschak

Otila Lopez Yolanda Terence

Terry Terence Robert Rodriguez Magdalena Padilla

Jesse Jr. & Andrew J. Padilla Manuel & Louise Padilla

Poor Souls Roberto Gomez

Henry and Henrietta Nentwich Louise and Vic

Henrietta Nentwich John Nentwich

Henry Nentwich Michaela Ford

Joe & Gaye Maghrak Jorge U. Pineda Santos

Antelmo Hinojosa Ma. Eugenia Santos Pedro Pineda Gonz. Diane B. Villarreal

Lola Burciaga Carmen Zavala Alberto Amaya

Helena de Amaya Rafael Forero

Carmen & Raymond Colunga Henry & Janie Colunga

Yolanda Cisneros Alejandro Colunga

Raymond Colunga Jr.

Christmas Flower Remembrance

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La Voz del Señor.- Samuel sentía una voz pero no conocía de quién venía esa voz. La Escritura nos dice: "no conocía todavía al Señor" (1 Sam 3,7) y explica a renglón seguido: "no se le había revelado la palabra del Señor". De éstos hechos tan sencillos debemos aprender relacionar tres co-sas: conocer al Señor, escuchar su voz y recibir la revelación de su palabra. Son tres cosas que parecen una sola, pero que el texto diferencia bien. Notemos que Samu-el escuchó la voz del Señor pero aún no conocía al Señor. El orden, pues, entre estas tres cosas es: escuchar la voz, recibir la revelación de su palabra y conocer al Señor. Este orden se da también en nuestra vida. ¿Qué es la "voz"? Es algo que me saca de mi mundo; algo que despierta el interés y me pone en camino; una especie de pregunta que, desde su extrañeza me atrae y fascina. Tal extrañeza puede venir de un hecho insólito, como la zarza que vio Moisés, o de un milagro un exorcismo o una sanación. La curiosidad o la apremiante necesidad de arreglar algo de la propia vida son el motor aquí. No es un mal comienzo, pero es sólo el comienzo. La Revelación de la Palabra.- El segundo paso es quizá el más interesante. El texto dice que a Samuel "no se le había revelado la palabra del Señor" (1 Sam 3,7). Interesante: oía la voz pero no se le había revelado la palabra. La voz es el hecho exterior que pone en movimiento; la palabra, en cambio, es como algo interior, algo que ha de ser "revelado", según aquello que también leemos en los escri-tos de Pablo: "cuando Dios, que me apartó desde el vientre de mi madre y me llamó por su gracia, tuvo a bien revelar a su Hijo en mí..." (Gál 1,15-16). La prueba de que la voz era algo exterior está en que Samuel busca su origen en lo ex-terno, en este caso, en el sacerdote Elí, a quien se dirige para ponerse a sus órdenes (1 Sam 3,5). Es también el pri-mer impulso de la religiosidad humana, que busca el origen de su inquietud en los astros, o en general los elementos de la naturaleza. Dios, en cambio, nos espera en otro "lugar". No está aquí o allá; su presencia no hay que perseguirla por los cuartos de la casa. Más que algo externo es la actitud interior lo que abre la comunicación de la Palabra. Esa dis-posición es la que nos resume el joven Samuel con su pre-ciosa respuesta: "¡Habla, Señor, que tu siervo escucha!" (1 Sam 3,10). Llegó a conocer al Señor.- No debemos dejar de notar que

esa respuesta la dijo Samuel por indicación de Elí. Dios fue paciente con Samuel, porque, como dijo muchas veces el Señor a Santa Catalina de Siena, él bien sabe que el alma es primero imperfecta y luego perfecta. Lo llamó varias veces, y no dejó de llamarle porque el muchacho no supiera qué hacer ni cómo prepararse para escuchar. Ya que Samuel se dirigía a lo exterior, en lo exterior le dio una señal, a través de Elí. Este sacerdote, pues, aunque reprobable por otros aspectos, fue el instrumento para discernir lo que estaba sucediendo en la vida del muchacho. Fue él, y no el mismo Samuel, quien se dio cuenta de lo que acontecía. Y esto es enseñanza para nosotros, por dos razones: primero, porque tendemos a pensar que el encuentro íntimo con el Señor descarta su acción a través de las personas, y eso es falso. Dios no elimina al resto de la humanidad para hablar al co-razón de alguien. Intimidad no es aislamiento. En segundo término, está claro que Elí era un hombre indigno de su sacerdocio, y así y todo fue instrumento de Dios. Cuando a veces se juzga con tanta dureza a la Iglesia Católica por las faltas o limitaciones de sus pastores, se tiende a dejar de lado pasajes como el del día de hoy en que el Señor mues-tra cómo su providencia y su gobierno soberano van más allá de los aspavientos, los cotilleos y los escándalos. De todos modos, lo más importante aquí es el fruto de toda esta búsqueda nocturna de Samuel. Al principio él "no conocía al Señor" (1 Sam 3,7); al final, él conoce la palabra del Señor y conoce de tal modo su obrar que ninguno delos oráculos de Samuel dejó de cumplirse (1 Sam 3,19). Eso es conocer al Señor, por lo menos en un primer nivel: saber de sus obras, de sus planes; conocer qué le fastidia y qué ama; qué prefiere y qué desea de nosotros. Fr. Nelson Medina F., O.Pcosas.

—San Julián

Segundo Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario

ACTIVIDADES DE LA SEMANA Martes: - Ensayo de Ministerio de Música, 7pm-9:30pm - “Nuevo Amanecer” Apoyo para Adictos 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 Miércoles (Segundo de mes): - Bendición de sacramentales e imágenes

Jueves: - 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. Viernes (Cuarto del mes): - Exposición del Santísimo al terminar la Misa de 8pm

ACTIVIDADES Y EVENTOS DE LA COMUNIDAD HISPANA

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