1 Kings 19:16b, 19–21 Elisha left everything to inherit Elijah’s prophetic role.

Psalm 16 “You are my inheritance, O Lord.”

Galatians 5:1, 13–18 A proper use of freedom includes service to others, motivated by love.

Luke 9:51–62 Jesus expects us to leave everything to follow him.

Following the Lord takes a total commitment. Elisha, tilling the field, sacrifices his oxen and plow when the LORD calls him to succeed Elijah. Saint Paul, who dramatically committed to preaching in the Lord’s name, calls us to serve each other according to the greatest commandment. In the Gospel, Jesus repeatedly invokes the kingdom of God when encountering would-be disciples, demanding they follow him wholeheartedly, without reservation, and without looking back. As we listen to God’s word, let us reflect upon our own response to Jesus’ call ~from Pastoral Patterns, Summer 2022

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Mass Intentions:
6/25- Anton Klodzinski

6/26-Smit & Moriarity Families, living & deceased
6/27- NO MASS
6/28- NO MASS
6/29- Floyd & James Pasket John & Maggie Pasket Willie, Christine & Frank Sechelski
6/30- NO MASS

Society of St. Vincent de Paul Conference "Christ the Good Shepherd of Navasota and Anderson"
Next meeting: Wednesday, July 13th at 6:00 p.m. at the KC Hall in Anderson, There will NOT be a meeting
Saturday, July 2, due to the 4th of July holiday.

Become a volunteer! Volunteers are an essential part of the SVDP Society. Through their work, commitment, and hope, we can undertake many forms of social action which benefit millions of people. Each of us has something unique to contribute. The SVDP Society has a broad framework of action, in which you are sure to find something to suit you and where your contribution will be valuable.

Thank you to everyone who donated to the St. Vincent De Paul Society Black Bag collection and the food bin in the Narthex. Please continue to drop off food for families in need. 

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

My name is Giovanni Hung Nguyen. DOB: January 25, 1959, in Saigon, Southern Vietnam. My Father, Mr. Boniface Huy Nguyen passed away 20 years ago, and My Mother, Mrs. Therese Hong Nguyen passed away 12 years ago in Vietnam. I am the third child in a family of ten children. Five females and five males. The youngest brother died at birth. I have a younger brother who lives in the Tomball area with his family. The youngest sister lives in Australia with her family. And my seven siblings are living in Saigon Southern Vietnam with their families.

I joined the Vietnamese Dominican Order from 1975 to 2010. I left Vietnam in 1998 to study. I was ordained into the priesthood on October 14, 2000, by Dominican Order in Napoli, Italy. And I went to Rome to study Canon Law at Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas – Angelicum from 2000 to 2004.

Before joining the Archdiocese of Galveston – Houston in 2009, I was a priest belonging to the Dominican Order, Province of Vietnam. When joining the Archdiocese of Galveston – Houston, I was immediately and officially accepted into the diocese without having to go through a probation period. My first assignment was parochial vicar at Vietnamese Martyrs Catholic Church, located at 10610 Kings point Rd, Houston, Texas 77075. (From April 2010 to August 2014)

My second assignment was parochial vicar at St. Michael The Archangel Roman Catholic Church in Lake Jackson, Texas; from August 2014 to June 2017.
I attended the New Priest Training Program at St. Mary Seminary which contains six modules. The program ended in May 2017.

My third assignment was as parochial vicar at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Houston, from July 2017 to December 2018. My fourth assignment was as parochial vicar at Vietnamese Martyrs Catholic Church, from December 2018 until now. (Second term at the same Church)
Presently, I just accepted a new assignment at Christ Our Light Catholic Church in Navasota and St. Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Church in Anderson as an administrator appointed by Daniel Cardinal Dinardo, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.

I am looking forward to meeting all the brothers and sisters of the two parishes where I am going to come for service as a minister of Christ's love and yours.

May Jesus, Christ Our Light lead us with the intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe, and Saint Stanislaus Kostka bless you all.

Sincerely Yours,
Rev. Giovanni Hung Nguyen