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Church Hours: Mon-Fri 6:30am-2pm Saturday Noon-6:30pm Sunday
8:30am-6:30pm
Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday 5 pm Vigil Mass English
Sunday 9am Vietnamese
11am English with Vietnamese and Spanish readings
*Will be Live Streamed*
5pm Spanish
Weekday Mass Schedule 7 am & 12:10 pm
Confession Schedule
Weekdays 30 minutes
prior to Mass Saturday
3:30-4:45 pm
Sunday 8:30-8:50 am 10-10:45 am 4-4:45 pm
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Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
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December 20, 2020
Fourth Sunday of Advent
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Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
His Eminence Daniel Cardinal DiNardo, D.D., S.T.L. Archbishop of
Galveston-Houston
The Most Reverend George A. Sheltz, D.D., Auxiliary Bishop The
Most Reverend Joseph A. Fiorenza, D.D., Archbishop Emeritus
The Most Reverend Vincent M. Rizzotto, D.D., J.C.L., Retired
Auxiliary Bishop
Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart Clergy
The Very Reverend Jeffrey L. Bame, Rector & Parish
Administrator Reverend Loc D. Phan, Parochial Vicar
Deacons Deacon John Carrara * Deacon Daniel Addis * Deacon Lynn
Carney * Deacon Gilberto Vela
Faith Formation & Evangelization
Director of Evangelization & Faith Formation Selma
DeMarco
[email protected]
Faith Formation Associate (K--8th) Carmen Benitez
[email protected]
Faith Formation Associate (High School) Faby Lopez
[email protected]
Music
Director of Music / Co-Cathedral Organist Dr. Crista Miller
[email protected]
Associate Director & Music Operations Natasha Manley
[email protected]
Assistant Choir Director Patrick Schneider
[email protected]
Co-Cathedral Assistant Organist Dr. Jeong-Suk Bae
[email protected]
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Facilities and Project Coordinator Gwenne Buck
[email protected]
Secretary for Weddings & Bulletin Editor Bree Delphin
[email protected]
Parish Outreach Coordinator Jordyn Woods
[email protected]
Baptismal Secretary & Receptionist Katherine Buck
[email protected]
Business Manager Deacon John Carrara
[email protected]
Parish Accounting Shannon Wesley
[email protected]
Building Engineer Chris Felix
[email protected]
Maintenance Ruben Valenzuela
Church Sextons
Guillermo Herrera & Ray Garcia
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Co-Cathedral Staff
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December 20, 2020 A Pandemic Christmas! Dear Friends in Christ:
Anh chị em thân mến trong Chúa Kitô: Estimados Amigos y Amigas en
Cristo:
It is critically important that we celebrate Christmas with
intentionality this year. Despite some secular leaders who would
like nothing more than to see Christmas “postponed” or cancelled
this year, we must proceed with our celebration in recognition that
the coming of the Son of God, born inconspicuously on a dark winter
night, represented the incursion of our merciful God into a world
under siege by the enemy of souls. This is the celebration of the
fact that our captivity, the dark of night, is not the final say –
our God comes to save us! And for that, we must rejoice!
Our communal life as a parish community has been subdued during
the time of pandemic. Activities outside of Mass have been
cancelled or made virtual. Many cannot leave their homes. We have
not been able to join our voices together in song at Mass. While we
mourn these realities, they are part of a prudent response. At
Christmas, though, we expect an explosion of joy! While many things
will be modified for our parish’s celebration of Christmas this
year, I want to share with you some of our plans.
First of all, we will have the same number of Masses as past
Christmases, albeit on an adjusted schedule due to special
permission from Cardinal DiNardo to begin earlier. We will have
Masses at 3 PM, 6 PM, 9 PM (Spanish), and Midnight to create a
bigger gap between Masses to facilitate safer arrival, departure,
and church cleaning. On Christmas Day, Cardinal DiNardo will
celebrate Mass at 10 AM (important details about this Mass will be
forthcoming soon – stay tuned if you plan to attend!), and the
Vietnamese Mass will be celebrated at Noon.
This week, we are completing the installation of a new
livestreaming solution inside the Co-Cathedral. While this new
system was not cheap (if you would like to make a special Christmas
gift to the Co-Cathedral, help with this project would be greatly
appreciated!), we felt it was necessary and hope to have the new
system
ready to livestream the Masses at Midnight and at 10:00 AM on
Christmas Day for those who are homebound.
In terms of music, there will not be the usual extended music in
the church before Masses as usual. As has been the case throughout
the pandemic, the music heard during Mass may not be as “singable”
as usual out of protection for the congregation. However, Dr.
Crista Miller and the music staff have prepared an alternative to
the usual Christmas concert before the Midnight Mass. The musicians
will be stationed outside the cathedral near the bell tower to sing
Christmas carols between 10:30 and 11:40 PM (ten minute break at 11
PM). As singing in a shared space is safer outside, people who come
early to Mass are invited to stop outside in the plaza to listen
and sing along before going inside. We hope that this opportunity
to join in song will lift the hearts of many who long for the
return of our ability to sing together as an assembly.
Additionally, while budgetary and safety concerns have put our
choirs into hibernation, you will notice that our Masses will
feature ensembles for Christmas to properly sing God’s praises for
this Holy Day!
Finally, at Christmas we often host many visitors at the
Co-Cathedral. Some are out of town visitors, while others are
people that for one reason or another have been away from the
Church throughout the year but feel compelled to come celebrate the
birth of Christ. This year, there may be many more who have been
kept away by the pandemic. I beg everyone, please be kind and
welcoming to our guests! While we have not had any issues with
safely seating our congregations throughout this pandemic time due
to our massive space, we simply have no way of knowing how many
additional people may desire to come for Christmas this year. Our
clergy and staff are committed to safely seating as many people as
possible without violating COVID-19 protocols or putting people at
risk. Not only do we not mind, we encourage it! If you know someone
without a church home or someone alone or isolated, please bring
them with you. I hope that many who have stayed away to this point
will feel encouraged to return to church to celebrate with us. We
pray that all might find a spiritual home at the Co-Cathedral of
the Sacred Heart.
O Sacred Heart of Jesus, we place all our trust in You.
Very Reverend Jeffrey L. Bame Rector & Parish
Administrator
Yours in Christ,
Message from the Rector P. 2
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Social Distancing Protocols Please observe social distancing
and wear a mask while inside the Co-Cathedral.
Upcoming Parish Events
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Kammst du nun, Jesu, Von Himmel herunter
-J.S. Bach “Meet” the most recent addition to the music staff at
CCSH, our Organ Scholar Jared. This piece repre-
sents Advent in Bach’s 6-work collection of Schubler chorales
for organ, all of which are transcriptions of
Bach’s cantatas for choir and orchestra. Rejoice! Gaudete!
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The Story of the Nativity: The Truth of Christmas
Christmas is so much more than a humdrum story we've heard since
childhood. Join top scholars,
speakers, and authors as they explain the gravity of Christ's
miraculous birth.
FORMED: Pick of the week Music Faith At Home P. 4
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Collected $548,229 Budget $623,794 Amount over (under)
($75,565)
The Year Last Week Collected $23,63Budgeted $26,50Amount over
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This Week Collection Goal:
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“Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!” – Luke 1:28
After Jesus, we look to Mary as an ideal steward. Her entire
life was lived in obedience to God’s call. Mary teaches us to live
with joy for all we have been given. Just as the moon reflects the
light of the sun, Mary reflects the light of Christ. Like Mary, we
are called to
reflect Christ’s light to the world through our gratitude and
generosity.
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Time Treasure Talent
Ways to contribute
Stewardship P. 5
DSF Status as of: Dec. 15, 2020
Mandatory Amount $135,000
Amount Pledged: $120,321 Amount under: ($14,679)
Only 294 of our 1,876 families
Click here to make your donation! Stewardship Reflection
Donations Needed For Magnificat House
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En aquel tiempo, el ángel Ga-briel fue enviado por Dios a una
ciudad de Galilea, llamada Nazaret, a una virgen desposa-da con un
varón de la estirpe de David, llamado José. La virgen se llamaba
María.
Entró el ángel a donde ella estaba y le dijo: “Alégrate, llena
de gracia, el Señor está contigo”. Al oír estas palabras, ella se
preo-cupó mucho y se preguntaba qué querría decir semejante
saludo.
El ángel le dijo: “No temas, María, porque has hallado gracia
ante Dios. Vas a concebir y a dar a luz un hijo y le pondrás por
nombre Jesús. Él será grande y será llamado Hijo del Altísimo; el
Señor Dios le dará el trono de David, su padre, y él reinará sobre
la casa de Jacob por los siglos y su reinado no tendrá fin”.
María le dijo entonces al ángel: “¿Cómo podrá ser esto, puesto
que yo permanezco virgen?” El ángel le contestó: “El Espíritu Santo
descenderá sobre ti y el poder del Altísimo te cubrirá con su
sombra. Por eso, el Santo, que va a nacer de ti, será llamado Hijo
de Dios. Ahí tienes a tu parienta Isabel, que a pesar de su vejez,
ha concebido un hijo y ya va en el sexto mes la que llama-ban
estéril, porque no hay nada imposible para Dios”. María contestó:
“Yo soy la esclava del Señor; cúmplase en mí lo que me has dicho”.
Y el ángel se retiró de su presencia.
María, la Sierva del Señor
En el Evangelio del Cuarto Domingo de Adviento podemos no-tar un
contraste entre las promesas del ángel y la respuesta de María. Tal
contraste se manifiesta en la dimensión y en el conte-nido de las
expresiones de los dos protagonistas. El ángel dice a María: «No
temas, María,
Palabras del Papa Francisco
porque has hallado gracia delante de Dios; vas a concebir en el
seno y vas a dar a luz un hijo, a quien pondrás por nombre Je-sús.
Él será grande y será llamado Hijo del Altísimo, y el Señor le dará
el trono de David, su padre; reinará sobre la casa de Jacob por los
siglos y su reino no tendrá fin». Es una larga re-velación, que
abre perspectivas inauditas. El niño que nacerá de esta humilde
joven de Nazaret será llamado Hijo del Altísi-mo: no es posible
concebir una dignidad más alta que esta. Y después la pregunta de
María, con la que Ella pide explicacio-nes, la revelación del ángel
se hace aún más detallada y sor-prendente. Sin embargo, la
respuesta de María es una frase breve que no habla de gloria, no
habla de privilegio, sino solo de disponibilidad y de servicio: «He
aquí la esclava del Señor; hágase en mí según tu palabra». También
el contenido es dife-rente. María no se exalta frente a la
perspectiva de convertirse incluso en la madre del Mesías, sino que
permanece modesta y expresa la propia adhesión al proyecto del
Señor. María no presume. Es humilde, modesta. Se queda como
siempre. Este contraste es significativo. Nos hace entender que
María es ver-daderamente humilde y no trata de exponerse. Reconoce
ser pequeña delante de Dios, y está contenta de ser así. Al mismo
tiempo, es consciente de que de su respuesta depende la
reali-zación del proyecto de Dios, y que por tanto Ella está
llamada a adherirse con todo su ser. En esta circunstancia, María
se pre-senta con una actitud que corresponde perfectamente a la del
Hijo de Dios cuando viene en el mundo: Él quiere convertirse en el
Siervo del Señor, ponerse al servicio de la humanidad para cumplir
el proyecto del Padre. María dice: «He aquí la esclava del Señor»;
y el Hijo de Dios, entrando en el mundo dice: «He aquí que vengo
[…] a hacer, oh Dios, tu voluntad». La actitud de María refleja
plenamente esta declaración del Hijo de Dios, que se convierte
también en hijo de María. Así la Virgen se revela colaboradora
perfecta del proyecto de Dios.
4º Domingo de Adviento
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