PULPIT ANNOUNCEMENTS Weekend of November 21st and November 22nd With Thanksgiving next Thursday, I would like to wish all of you and your families a peaceful and safe Thanksgiving Holiday. 1. Our Second Collection this week is for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. Thank you for your generosity. 2. We will have a regular Mass schedule next week with Thanksgiving Mass celebrated on Thursday, Nov. 26th at 8:15am 3. We are in need of Volunteers to help decorate the Church for Advent. There’s a job for everyone. We will meet in the church Friday, Nov. 27th at 9:00 am. We hope to see many of you come and help! 4. Attention all Adoration Adorers – Don’t forget that we WILL NOT have adoration next week, Nov. 24th – 27th in order to enjoy the Thanksgiving Holiday. We will resume our regular schedule on Tuesday, Dec. 1st at 9am. 5. Our Parish Office will be closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday and Friday. 6. As we being to prepare for Advent and Christmas – we have our annual Christmas Poinsettia sale starting. Flowers are $15 each. To order flowers for your family or a loved one please pick up a flower envelope in the back of the church, complete it with your name and the name of the loved one and then return it to the parish office by Friday, Dec. 11th. For more information contact the parish office. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Chalice for Vocations: Sun., Nov. 22nd – Russell & Marilyn Krumnow – 11:30am
PULPIT ANNOUNCEMENTS Weekend of November 14th and November 15th 1. I would like to say thank you to all of our Ministries for an amazing event last weekend. Each group did a wonderful job presenting their ministry and offering great hospitality to everyone. Also, thank you to all our parishioners who not only showed up but joined a ministry. Great job!!! I’m excited to see all the new people participating throughout the church. 2. This Sunday AFTER ALL Sunday MASSES, our Youth Group is hosting a Bake Sale with lots of wonderful goodies. Stop by and show your support for our Youth Group by purchasing something sweet or just offering a donation. 3. Attention all Adoration Adorers. We have done an outstanding job with our new 24 hour Adoration schedule and buddy system. During the week of Thanksgiving (Tuesday, Nov. 24th – Friday, Nov. 27th) we will not have Adoration. You are more than welcome to come and spend time with our Lord but the Blessed Sacrament will not be exposed. We will resume our regular schedule on Tuesday, Dec. 1st. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Chalice for Vocations: Sun., Nov. 15th – David & Maureen Bennet – 11:30am PULPIT ANNOUNCEMENTS Weekend of October 24th and October 25th 1. Catholic Service Appeal Weekend is Nov. 7-8. 2. This weekend, in the back of the Church, our school will be selling Raffle Tickets. 1st Prize is over $600 in Gift Cards to local Restaurants & HEB. 2nd Prize is a 1 year membership to Netflix & Pureflix and 3rd Prize is a handcrafted Game chest & over 50 family games. 2. Tickets are ONLY $10. Stop in the back and help support our school. 3. Next Saturday, Oct. 31st from 9am – 3p our school will host a Fall Festival with a Trunk or Treat, Halloween Costume Contest and mini carnival. We invite everyone to come out and enjoy a day of family fun. 4. Monday, November 2nd we will celebrate All Souls Day with Mass at 5:30pm. 5. On the weekend of November 7th – 8th we will be hosting a Ministry Fair. This event will be held in the O’Reilly Building after each Mass. A member of each of our many Ministries here at St. Mary’s will be there to share information about their ministry. Come join us for fun, fellowship and Don’t Forget to get your raffle tickets while you’re there to win some Great Prizes! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Chalice for Vocations: Sun., Nov. 1st – Richard & Amy Castillo – 7:30am PULPIT ANNOUNCEMENTS Weekend of October 3rd and October 4th 1. Our Second Collection will support our Parish School. Thank you for your generosity and continued support. 2. It is with great joy that I announce that we will begin our perpetual adoration this Tuesday, October 6th after the 8:15 Mass (at approximately 9:00am). I believe this will be a grace filled endeavor for this parish which will produce much fruit. This new schedule will replace the current adoration schedule thus ending formal adoration on Mondays (this means that there will be no adoration on Monday, October 5th). The new schedule will be continuous from Tuesday 9:00am until Friday at 5:30pm. Please check the Adoration schedule in the back of the church to confirm your assigned time and contact the parish office if you have not received an email that contains the weekly adoration schedule and contact list for all adorers. 3. We would like to thank everyone who came out to our 1st Social Outreach Ministry event at Churches Touching Lives for Christ. We had a great time giving back to our community and we look forward to our next event on October 17th. Please check the bulletin for more information about our 40 Days for Life Prayer Vigil. 4. Next weekend we have a lot of wonderful events going on here on campus. Saturday, October 10th – our Youth Group will have a Volleyball & Pizza event from 3p – 5p. All 8th – 12th grade youth are invited to come and have a fun! Sunday, October 11th at 3:00pm – we will be participating in the Rosary Coast to Coast Holy Hour of prayer. The hour will include praying the Glorious Mysteries, Chaplet of Divine Mercy and a Benediction. Please come out and join us in the Church for an hour of prayer for our country. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Chalice for Vocations: Sun., Oct. 4th – Jeffery & Veronica Lambert – 11:30am
This current situation is one with many unknowns and this means that adjustments need to be made as we go along. I thank you for your patience and continue to stay connected to the Parish.