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In the spirit of St. Theresa, Father Phil encourages us to bring our talents to serve not only our parish but our city and even possibly the world. Also, St. Theresa had some fine feathered visitors on Mother's Day!

LIVE THE GOSPEL

Come and grow in your relationship with God. Our weekend services are 5:00 p.m. on Saturday (Vigil Mass), and 10:00 a.m., or 5:30 p.m. on Sunday. Join us online at https://www.sttheresa.cc/online-mass.

In addition to the live stream of our services, watch the Homilies Playlist on our Youtube channel.
Sunday obligation to attend Mass and Holy Days continues to be suspended. Based on the Governor’s latest executive order provision that allows establishments
to require face coverings and until we get further guidance from the Archdiocese, St. Theresa will maintain existing safety protocols and will continue to require masks and social distancing as recommended by the CDC.

Previous Week Mass Attendance

May 8th - May 9th
Saturday 5:00 p.m. Mass attendees - 233
Sunday 10:00 a.m. Mass attendees - 421
Sunday 5:30 p.m. Mass attendees -181
Online views - 305

The church office front desk is open on limited hours, but our staff is available either at the office or remotely during business hours to serve you, please see our parish directory at the end of this note.

If you have any questions, please call 713-869-3783 or email us at info@sttheresa.cc

St. Theresa is holding a community-wide blood drive on

Sunday, May 30th from 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

supporting Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center. As an added bonus, blood donors receive a free Covid antibody test. Anyone from the community is invited to make an appointment and give blood.

Find more information and register to give blood at http://bit.ly/Donor0530 or contact Jackie Dumoit at j.dumoit@sttheresa.cc

June 5th, 7:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
SERVICE EVENT AT ST. VINCENT DE PAUL
Help with drive-thru food distribution. We can find a place to go to lunch afterward for anybody interested. please contact Jackie Dumoit at j.dumoit@sttheresa.cc or 346-335-1813 if you’d like to be added to the email list.

For more information and future events please go to

https://sttheresa.cc/young-adults-club

NEEDS FOR CASA JUAN DIEGO

This week Casa needs bottled water, baby food, baby formula (Similac, blue lid), small bottles of cooking oil, dishwashing liquid, toothpaste, shampoo, and deodorant. They are currently not accepting clothes but will take men's jeans size 32-38.

Please bring your donations to any of the weekend masses. For more information please contact Jackie Dumoit at j.dumoit@sttheresa.cc

CALL TO FEED THE HUNGRY AND HOMELESS PEOPLE

St. Theresa Catholic Church invites you to serve on

Thursday, June 17th at Loaves and Fishes Soup Kitchen
Loaves and Fishes is located on Congress St. by Minute Maid Park.
We serve from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
To reserve your spot, please contact Jackie Dumoit at j.dumot@sttheresa.cc.

For more serving dates go to

https://sttheresa.cc/loaves-and-fishes-soup-kitchen

EMBARK ON AN EPIC QUEST

This Summer, kids will dig into action-packed, faith-filled adventures at St. Theresa's Vacation Bible School (VBS).

When: Monday, July 12 – Friday, July 16 from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Cost: $60 per child which includes snacks, t-shirts, crafts, and more!

Registration is now open.
Please register on-line
https://sttheresa.cc/vbs-registration

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Adult and Youth (youth must be entering 7th grade for the 2021-2022 school year)
http://sttheresa.cc/adult-volunteer-registration

https://sttheresa.cc/youth-volunteer-registration

For more information, please contact Janice Berger at j.berger@sttheresa.cc or call 346-335-1816. https://sttheresa.cc/vacation-bible-school

Please join us in making St. Theresa's All Are Welcome Mural. We will love to see all the families and individuals of our community on our mural in the Narthex. It can be a picture before or during the pandemic.

If you lost a loved one during the pandemic please submit the name of the person deceased at v.benitez@sttheresa.cc. Their names will be displayed in the Narthex as well.

Send a digital copy of your family picture to Veronica Benitez at v.benitez@sttheresa.cc.

BE PART OF THE CHRIST-CENTERED SERVING TEAM

We need your talent! Operate the cameras and slides for weekend Masses to engage participants in the liturgy. Be an active part of this important ministry, contact Stephen Schad at s.schad@sttheresa.cc.

One-on-one training is provided and no experience is necessary.

"Contribute to the needs of the holy ones,^j exercise hospitality. " (Romans 12:13)
St. Theresa is building a great usher team, make this opportunity yours!
Please contact Jackie Dumoit at j.dumoit@sttheresa.cc or 346-335-1813.

https://sttheresa.cc/ushers

https://sttheresa.cc/liturgical-ministries

THAT THEY MAY BE AS ONE
Friends, in this week's Gospel we hear Jesus' desire that all his followers might be unified as one. We have been called to be one human race, one family, one Church. Sin and brokenness have ruptured this unity and we all keenly know the reality of our fallen world. And yet, God still wants our "yes!" to be transformed by his Spirit and renew the face of the earth.

"God is love, and whoever remains in love remains in God and God in him," John's first letter affirms. Let us live in and radiate this love!

Watch the below clip by Bishop Barron explaining the importance of the Church: why Christ established it and called apostles of every age to be witnesses to the resurrection, and how we remain one in the love of Christ:

Pharisees were religious zealots, the most enthusiastic of their Jewish faith and traditions. It is easy to see them as “bad guys.” This leads Deacon Larry Vaclavik to think about the circle of God’s friends and who is included in that circle? What God’s relationship with the Pharisees was? Scripture scholars tell us that there is one group of disciples and they were all cut from the same cloth but there were many different types of followers of God.

After you watch Deacon Larry's video, we invite you to reflect on these questions:

Were the Pharisees misunderstood?
Who were in God’s circle of friends?
What different types of people were following God? And do we fall in some of these categories at certain times in our lives?

FAITH FORMATION AND YOUTH MINISTER

St Theresa is searching for a full-time Faith Formation Coordinator/Youth Minister

for elementary and high school-aged children and youth. The successful candidate will help redevelop and direct the parish’s Faith Formation ministry for elementary and middle school students and implement a comprehensive Youth Ministry program for high school students.

For more information about this position, please go to https://sttheresa.cc/employment

Suitable candidates should send a cover letter and resume to Enrique Benitez at e.benitez@sttheresa.cc.

ACCOUNTING CLERK
St. Theresa Catholic Church (Memorial Park) is searching for a motivated and detail-oriented accounting clerk to join our finance team.

Primary Responsibilities

The primary duties of the full-time Accounting Clerk position are to process all Church-related accounts payable and receivable in a timely and accurate manner and to support other members of the Finance Team, as needed. The Accounting Clerk reports to the Church Accountant.

For more information about this position, please go to https://sttheresa.cc/employment

Suitable candidates should send a cover letter and resume to Enrique Benitez at e.benitez@sttheresa.cc.

BOOKKEEPER

St. Theresa Catholic School is looking for a Bookkeeper for more information please click here to contact Melissa Ilski or call the school office at 713-864-4536.

That we have the courage to defend our faith and share our witness joyfully with others. “Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.” (1 John 4:15)

How strong is your faith? When you have an opportunity to either defend or clarify a question about our Catholic faith, do you do it? Or, do you remain silent so that others don’t think you are weird? Pray for the courage to be strong in all circumstances and to joyfully share your witness with others.

Pledged gifts allow St. Theresa Catholic Church an opportunity to budget with an actual income in mind.
1. Stewardship pledge cards can be placed in one of the collection baskets after Mass or they can be mailed into our office.
or
2. Visit our giving site to set up your stewardship pledge electronically at
https://sttheresa.churchgiving.com or visit StTheresa.cc and click “Stewardship
Donations” under the “Giving” tab.

Thank you for supporting our mission.

Use your credit card, checking, or savings account today!

Click the button to get started:

ONLINE GIVING / MASS COLLECTION

For cash and check contributions please mail your envelope to St. Theresa Catholic Church at 6622 Haskell St. | Houston TX | 77007

CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS

Please, support the Catholic Communication CampaigN on May 15th and May 16th. The Black boxes are in the Narthex and help our local communications projects!
Fifty percent of funds raised stay here in the diocese. The other fifty percent support projects across the US and in developing countries.
For more information, please go to www.usccb.org/ccc

Get to know your lectors. This week the following parishioners will be reading at mass:

Saturday, May 15, 2021, 5:00 p.m.

Tom Wright
Anne Coles

Sunday, May 16, 2021, 10:00 a.m.
Sandra Derby
Chris Favre

Sunday, May 16, 2021, 5:30 p.m.

Ann Bixby
Peter Nguyen

If you want to participate in this ministry, please contact Jackie Dumoit at 346-335-1813 or at j.dumoit@sttheresa.cc.

For more information about lectors, please go to https://sttheresa.cc/lectors

To register use this link https://sttheresa.cc/liturgical-ministries

ALTAR FLOWERS

MAY 15th - MAY 16th

The flowers on the altar are in loving memory of Mercedes Mosquera by Moy and Raul Wong
The Flowers on the altar are in loving memory of Angeline and Joe Saragusa by Suzanne Hardman

St. Theresa's Altar is adorned with flowers each week and is totally dependent upon donors who sponsor the flowers. Please consider sponsoring an arrangement with a donation of $75.00 in memory of a loved one, a celebration of an anniversary, a First Holy Communion or Confirmation, a birthday, or any special event. Please call Mary-Ann Virgilio at 352-212-2961 to place your request in advance.

Congratulations to all who received the sacrament of Holy Communion in the months of January, February, March, and April 2021. May the gift of Jesus' presence bring you joy and blessings always.

Melia Hawley

Angel Hernandez

Iran Hernandez

Lindsey Beyer

Adam Blankenship

Thomas Sterrett

Zachary Wolfe

Sara Wood

For more information about First Communion, please contact Janice Berger at j.berger@sttheresa.cc or 346-335-1816.

ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTON-HOUSTON

ATTENTION ALL CATECHISTS, LITURGICAL MINISTERS, AND SOCIAL OUTREACH MINISTERS!
While you may know the practical aspects of your ministry very well, is it time for you to get an update on the theological and liturgical aspects. Knowing these will only enhance your appreciation of the ministry you already do and allow you to enter into this ministry in a deeper and more effective way.

For more information call the Archdiocesan Office of Evangelization and Catechesis at 713-741-8730 or visit www.archgh.org/oec/ftcm

HELPFUL WEBSITES

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA): www.aa.org
American Red Cross: redcross.org
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: www.cdc.gov
Christian Community Service Center: www.ccschouston.org
Counseling (Grief, Family, etc.): www.catholiccharities.org
Domestic Violence: thebridgeovertroubledwaters.org
Families of Addicts: al-anon.org/
Houston Police: If you have a life-threatening emergency, call 911. Non Emergencies: www.houstonpolice.org
Narcotics Anonymous (NA): www.na.org
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Center: suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat
Overeaters Anonymous (OA): www.oahouston.org
Sex Addicts Anonymous (SAA): saa-recovery.org
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services www.txabusehotline.org
United Way of Greater Houston: www.unitedwayhouston.org