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TRUST IN GOD

Many of us fear death. Father Phil states that this fear hinders our life. We should trust the process God has for us living our lives to our fullest potential.

Every week, Fr. Phil posts messages on the In Touch playlist. These videos will help us grow in our spiritual life. You can find the featuring and past videos on St. Theresa's YouTube channel by clicking here.

BLESSED SACRAMENT CHAPEL IS OPEN

St. Theresa's Chapel located in the corner of Haskell St. and Durford St. is open for silent prayer daily from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Adoration with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament will continue on Thursdays from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Church.

Jesus is here for you and so are we. Come encounter Jesus at Mass with us at St. Theresa this Sunday at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday (Vigil Mass), 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.

Reconciliation (Confessions) and Mass Schedule will remain as it is currently.

The parish will continue practicing safe health actions for all parishioners, visitors, and friends of St. Theresa.

Wearing masks
Hand sanitizer will be available by the narthex doors
All pews will be available for use
Distribution of the Precious Blood is still suspended.
Reception of the Holy Eucharist may be received on the tongue, or in the hand
We will continue to refrain from shaking hands at the Sign of Peace and from holding hands during the Our Father
Collection baskets will be available at the beginning and end of Mass
We will continue to disinfect the church after each Mass
Holy Water fonts will remain empty for now

We thank you for showing care, love, and compassion for others. Let's continue praying for the end of this pandemic, for those who are suffering due to the Coronavirus Disease, and for those who suffer the loss of a loved one.

Please, find Cardinal DiNardo's announcement here on new modifications to current COVID-19 pandemic protocols.

Previous Week Mass Attendance

June 5th -June 6th
Saturday 5:00 p.m. Mass attendees - 207
Sunday 10:00 a.m. Mass attendees -423
Sunday 5:30 p.m. Mass attendees -237
Online views -263

The church office hours are Monday - Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Fridays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. If you have any questions, please call

713-869-3783 or email us at info@sttheresa.cc

CONFESSIONS ARE CANCELED ON SATURDAY JUNE 12.

*Please note that this Saturday, June 12, 2021, St. Theresa will not have confessions. Please plan accordingly to come on next Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m., next Thursday from 5:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m., or schedule an appointment with Fr. Phil at 346-335-1803.

THE STUDY PROGRAM "THE MASS" WITH BISHOP BARRON AT ST. THERESA

We are called, but do we respond? We know that Jesus is truly present for us, but are we truly present with Him?

Come and learn the beautiful, but somewhat obscure meanings behind the words and rituals of the Mass.

WHAT:

A 20-25 minute video by Bishop Robert Barron of Word on Fire Ministries

WHEN:

9:15 a.m. (just before the 10:00 a.m. Mass) - June 20, 27; July 4, 11, 18, 25

WHERE:

The Fellowship Hall

Coffee, donuts, food for thought! See you there!

In order to view the videos at home look for this section each Friday

or

visit our website: https://sttheresa.cc

and click on the Flocknote logo (golden sheep) on the right top corner of the webpage. That will take you to Flocknote

ST. THERESA MISSION AND MINISTRY GOALS 2021-2025
During the first quarter of 2021, St. Theresa Mission and Ministry Implementation Committee was entrusted with the task of selecting goals to implement in the near term (2025) from among 22 goals promulgated from the Strategic Plan Task Teams. See our Plan Summary here.

Our vision statement: “Solidarity in Christ: Let no one walk alone” which is about love, connection, relationship, and belonging, is a way to reflect on the nature of the Holy Trinity and who we are being called to be as disciples of Christ who chose to live in solidarity with us.

THE GOALS

The Committee chose five goals and assigned each goal a title:

Spirituality and Adult Formation
Dedicated Welcoming Ministry
Social Justice in Action
Interpersonal Communications Connection
Embracing Young Adults Ministry

MORE INFORMATION

If you would like to learn more please visit https://sttheresa.cc/2025StrategicPlan

JUNE 17th, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

St. Theresa is proud to host a Covid-19 vaccine clinic on Thursday, June 17th. Partnering with the Harris County Public Health office, we’ll be offering the Pfizer vaccine for anyone 12 and older. No appointment is necessary, walk-ins welcome, no ID/Insurance required.

Please check our social media for more information as it becomes available or contact Jackie Dumoit with any questions, j.dumoit@sttheresa.cc.

June 26th, 5:30-8:00 p.m,
SOCIAL IN THE PARK (family-friendly)
Bring your chairs/blanket, bring your kids and/or dogs, and join us for a casual event in the park.

Come and go as you please!

For more information and future events please go to

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

COMING BACK TO THE CHURCH

Michael Reyes, a parishioner at St. Theresa, tells the story of his own faith journey which brought him back to the church and his experience preparing for his Confirmation and how it’s going to feel completing his affirmation of belief.

NEEDS FOR CASA JUAN DIEGO

The needs for Casa Juan Diego this week are as follows:
bottled water
pack n' play
baby formula (Similac, blue lid)
backpacks for children
wheelchairs, rolling walkers
adult diapers and underpads for the bed for paralyzed people
wipes for adults and for babies
small bottles of cooking oil.

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

In the spring of last year, we decided to do significant reductions to the current fiscal year's budget. Some of the cuts include salary reductions and not filling open positions. Our maintenance staff absorbed additional cleaning tasks to keep us all safe while putting on hold various long-term tasks and projects.

We pray that through your sustained support we may fill these empty positions in 2021-2022 so that we can provide the best level of service we can offer while allowing us to do more for the organizations that highly depend on our support. We’re very thankful for your continuous support and to those who generously increased their giving or included an additional gift to keep helping us to continue to fulfill our mission.

That all of our parish ministries work together for the glory of God’s name and not for our own pride and ego.

“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive recompense, according to what he did in the body, whether good or evil.”

(2 Corinthians 5:10)

We are all accountable for all of the gifts God has given us – our time, our talent, and our treasure; everything we have and everything we are. Each of us is accountable not only for our own life but for the lives of others as well. One day God will ask each of us what did we do with the gifts we were given. How will you respond?

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

JUNE 12- 13, IN THE NARTHEX AND ONLINE

This weekend is the Peter's Pence Collection, a worldwide collection that supports the work of the Universal Church, including the work of the Holy See and the charitable work of Pope Francis.

Take this opportunity to join with Pope Francis and be a sign of mercy to our suffering brothers and sisters. Please be generous today. For more information, visit https://www.obolodisanpietro.va/en.html

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

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

Saturday, June 12, 2021, 5:00 p.m.

Peg Patrick

Chris Woelfel

Sunday, June 13, 2021, 10:00 a.m.
Chris Burke
Chris Favre

Sunday, June 13, 2021, 5:30 p.m.

Kirk Gentle
Marie Valenta

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

June 12th - June 13th

The flowers on the altar are in loving memory of Carlos Broughton by Mary Angela Broughton.

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 contact Mary-Ann Virgilio at 352-212-2961 to place your request two weeks in advance. Thank you.

GIVE THE GIFT OF CATHOLIC EDUCATION

Combining faith with learning creates a well-rounded and well-prepared student. As an Angel Sponsor, you provide financial support to families who desire the spiritual, moral, and intellectual growth fostered by a Catholic, faith-based school.

Donate a full year of tuition - $10,400
Donate a full semester of tuition - $5,200
Donate a half-semester of tuition - $2,600
Donate a month's tuition (based on 10-month installments)- $1040

If you are interested in becoming an Angel Sponsor please contact Cynthia Garza at 346-335-1810 or cynthia.garza@sttheresa.cc

DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

St Theresa is searching for a full-time Director of Religious Education to help redevelop and direct the parish’s Faith Formation ministry for elementary and middle school students and adults.

YOUTH MINISTER

St Theresa is searching for a Youth Minister. The successful candidate will help implement a comprehensive Youth Ministry program for high school students and will collaborate with the Faith Formation program under the supervision of the DRE.

PART-TIME MAINTENANCE WORKER

St. Theresa is looking for a General Maintenance Worker who will perform general maintenance and repairs for assigned equipment and facilities including plumbing, electrical, basic carpentry, heating and cooling, and other systems.

Evening working hours 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Occasional weekend workdays availability is desired but not required.

For more information about these positions, please go to https://sttheresa.cc/employment

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

OBLATE SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY

SUMMER INSTITUTE 2021

RACISM AS SOUL SICKNESS

June 14-16, 2021 | Online Via Zoom Webinar

Racism, for all its overt manifestation in our daily lives, is never a conscious thing. No one identifies himself or herself as a racist. But racism is unconsciously embedded in the DNA of most every culture and the soul of most every one of us. We aren’t always conscious of what’s ill inside of either our bodies or our souls. This series of lectures and discussions will examine the issue of racism by drawing upon the experience of Black, Hispanic, and Asian Americans.
Its featured speakers will be Rev. Dr. Bryan Massingale, Dr. Teresa Maya, CCVI, and Dr. KimOanh Nguyen-Lam.

For more information go to https://ost.edu/event/si2021

ST. BASIL'S SCHOOL OF GREGORIAN CHANT

COME MAKE A SCHOLA!

Come learn the soul’s song of God’s word in the Liturgy. Join the 2021 Summer Chant Intensive, at St. Mary’s Seminary, Houston. Come and spend four summer evenings learning and singing 2,000 years of the forever tones of the Mass and psalms. Dates are T-W-Th-F-S, July 13,14,15,16, 17, 2021. Tuition is $185.00. We will close by singing and praying all we learned at a special Mass. For info and to register visit our website: www.chantschool.org/SCI-21/ or call Lowell Davis at 713-376-0289.

WELCOME

Congratulations to Father Italo Dell"Oro, C.R.S., on his appointment as Houston Auxiliary Bishop. Please keep him in your prayers as he is starting this new call of service.

Bishop-elect Dell’Oro has served as a priest for almost 40 years, 30 of those in the local Archdiocese. Since 2015, he has served as Vicar for Clergy and the Secretariat Director for Clergy Formation and Chaplaincy Services. He was named Vicar General in 2021.

Read more at http://bit.ly/NewAuxiliaryBishop

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