St. Angela Merici Weekly Email
January 7, 2021
FELLOWSHIP & FOOTBALL
The Knights of Columbus January meeting will be Monday, January 11 at Star Cinema Grill, 4811 Hwy 6, Missouri City, TX 77459 beginning at 6:30 pm. We'll be watching the College Football Championship Game and we encourage any worthy Catholic men who're interested in joining the Knights of Columbus to attend. You're also welcome to bring your wife or other guests. The council will pay for the venue and Food & drinks are available for purchase. We'll follow social distance guidelines and the biggest theatre is reserved for us! Stay as long as you can. New members are especially invited to come so you can formally introduce yourself and mingle with your fellow brothers! All are welcome RSVP at http://evite.me/5V1np85CnE
LISTEN TO FR JOHN LIVE ON THE RADIO MONDAY
Fr John will be live on Catholic radio Monday talking about the parish!! He will be on from 12 - 1 pm (probably in the second half). You can listen on AM 1430, on the Guadalupe Radio Network app, or at www.grnonline.com. There will also be a live video of the show on Facebook at www.facebook.com/grnonline. Join the Facebook community at www.facebook.com/groups/grnhouston. If you can’t listen live on Monday, there is a podcast of the show on the app and at www.grnonline.com/lunchbreak.
BUILD NIGHT OF WORSHIP - EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
Join us for BUILD Night of Worship on Sunday, January 17th from 6:30 to 8pm. We will have a brief talk on desiring the Lord, followed by time spent in Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. Fr. John will preside and will be offering confessions as well. Live music provided by Matt Lewis. ALL are welcome to this parish event.
WIN A CAR AND SUPPORT CATHOLIC RADIO!
Sunday the Guadalupe Radio Network is selling car raffle tickets for their annual fundraiser. Stop by their table as you leave Mass and be generous in your support of Houston’s Catholic Radio, AM 1430.
PRIZE: A 2021 Mercedes-Benz GLA 250
DRAWING: March 5th, 2021
COST: $25/ticket or $100/five tickets
RULES: www.grnonline.com
PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE: www.grnonline.com/raffle
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR WAYS TO EXPERIENCE GOD?
Members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul invite you to share in their ministry of experiencing God in serving people living in poverty. We see Christ in our friends in need and, when we see Christ, we experience God.
Please contact the President, Tom Mathew, Society of St. Vincent de Paul Conference at 281-902-8128 t_mathew76@yahoo.com or the parish website at https://stamericigh.com/svdp for more information.
SINK THAT SHOT - FREE THROW CONTEST
The Knights of Columbus Free Throw Contest will be held Saturday, January 16 from 9am-11am at the Harvest United Methodist outdoor Basketball Pavilion. We invite all boys and girls, ages 9-14 to sign up for the contest after each Sunday Mass or on the day of the event. The Basketball Pavilion is located behind the main Harvest Church buildings. See the bulletin for more details.
CALLING YOUNG ADULTS - CAFE CATHOLICA LITE
The next Café Catholica Lite will be held online on Jan. 14, 2021, from 7:00-8:30 p.m. The speaker is Heather Khym from the Abiding Together Podcast. Her topic will be “Christ, Our Firm Foundation.” The night will include the talk, Q&A, and communal prayer. Click here to register: https://bit.ly/CatholicaLite
The Café Catholica program seeks to help young adults (ages 18-39) encounter Christ and his Church. All young adults are invited to join Café Catholica Lite throughout the year.
ONLINE GIVING
In this new year, we encourage you to consider online giving through Faith Direct for your weekly/monthly parish donation. You set the amount & frequency using a bank account or a credit card. There is no transaction fee for you or the parish. Getting started is easy. Visit faith.direct/TX744 to sign up. Thank you for your continued support.
In this new year, we encourage you to consider online giving through Faith Direct for your weekly/monthly parish donation. You set the amount & frequency using a bank account or a credit card. There is no transaction fee for you or the parish. Getting started is easy. Visit faith.direct/TX744 to sign up. Thank you for your continued support.
DONORS TO THE SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL
Thank you for making a difference in 2020. This is what you helped accomplish:
- Provided over $3.4 million in financial assistance to prevent over 15,000 individuals from being evicted from their homes;
- Distributed over 2.7 million pounds of food in the form of prepackaged boxes filled with nutritious produce including vegetables, legumes, dairy, and protein that fed over 150,000 individuals and families;
- Answered over 20,000 calls via our helpline to connect people with our network of 58 parish-based chapters and obtain access to food, financial assistance, and other immediate needs, as well as refer them to other partner organizations;
- Supported our Resale Shops by scheduling 374 in-kind donation pick-ups across the greater Houston area; and
- Helped us collect 1,978 full carts of in-kind donations from our 14 donation bins.
All of this could only be possible because YOU joined our network of charity through your generous gifts. Thank You for supporting the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.
