Parish Offices will be closed on Monday, September 6, in observance of Labor Day.
Please pray for the staff that they may be blessed with plenty of rest, peace, and reward for all that they do for our parish.
SAVE THE DATE:Friday, September 17
St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church will be designated as an Access Parish for the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston at a 7:30 p.m. Mass-Daniel Cardinal DiNardo, Presider. We will have a Reception following Mass.
Everyone is invited to attend the celebration!
Ministry with Persons with Disabilities
Office of Continuing Christian Education
Our next Society of St. Vincent de Paul meeting is scheduled for Wednesday September 8 at 7 p.m. in our office adjacent to Beck Hall. Please consider sitting in to learn more about this rewarding ministry.
In Sunday's (Sept. 5) Gospel, Jesus lays out the demands of following him, the great cost of discipleship. The Mission Statement of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul states: “Vincentians witness God’s love by embracing all works of charity and justice…the Society makes no distinction in those served because, in them, Vincentians see the face of Christ.”
Have you considered answering the call to help serve the poor by joining the Society of St. Vincent de Paul?
Our St Paul’s Conference of the Society of St Vincent de Paul will participate in the 3rdAnnual “Friends of the Poor Walk”. This event is held to raise funds and awareness for the works of charity performed by SVdP around the Archdiocese. How about putting on your favorite walking shoes and join us in this one mile walk for the needy in our area. Even our senior citizen members are determined to make this walk. If grandma and grandpa can do it-can you? This will be a fun filled morning for the whole family beginning at 8 a.m. on Sep 25th. Participants are encouraged to make a personal monetary donation and collect pledges from supporters. You can register to walk and or pledge on-line @ www.svdpfriendsofthepoorwalk.org. All on-line pledges can be earmarked for the Conference or Council the walker chooses.
Our caring parishioners responded with typical generosity recently when the Pro Vida group hosted a baby shower for four expectant mothers who had turned to our Gabriel Project for assistance with difficult pregnancies. Recently, this note arrived in the mail: “Thank you so much for everyone who volunteered for the baby shower. All of the diapers and clothes are greatly appreciated. This will mean a lot to my son, Brett Blessing, born 7/12/10, 8 lbs. 13 oz."
In this uncertain economic climate, we are considering many different ways to support our faith family. One way is by bringing Angel Food Ministries to St. Paul’s. Angel Food Ministries is a non-profit, non-denominational organization dedicated to providing food relief and financial support to communities throughout the United States. People who participate in the program pay $30 a month and receive a box of high-quality, restaurant grade, fresh and frozen food that feeds a family of four for a week or a single senior citizen for almost a month. The average retail value of the food is $60. There are no income restrictions or applications to qualify. Everyone is invited to participate. You could even use the money you save to help someone in need. By participating in this program, St. Paul’s would become an Angel Food distribution site where the food is handed out to participants once a month. Volunteers would be needed to help coordinate the orders and distribute the food once it arrives. If you’d like to help with this outreach effort, please contact Heidi Clark at 281.333.3891 ext. 328.
Gabriel Project Updates
A great big “thank you” to parishioner Doreen Quinones, who has agreed to take over as coordinator of our Gabriel Project. There also are needs for additional volunteers to act as “angels” by working with pregnant moms to determine what their needs are and how our parish can help get those needs met. Contact Doreen if you are interested: dquinones53@gmail.com.
In other Gabriel Project news, we are happy to inform you that our program has reached out to several women in the last couple of months. Thanks to your kindness and generosity, formula, clothing, diapers and furnishings have been delivered to four families experiencing crisis pregnancies.
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is very proud to announce our new “Food Baskets”!! They are placed at various entrances of the Church and Chapel. Please place your non-perishable food items in designated baskets. Our heartfelt thanks go out to Vincentians; Jim & Ann Dahl for their farewell gift to the Parish of these decorative and very useful “Food Baskets”.
Food Pantry: Please check the Welcome Counter in the Narthex for the “Green Sheet”, for a detailed list of items useful in maintaining a well stocked Food Pantry.
