August 3, 2008 September 7, 2008 September 28, 2008

October 5, 2008

OCTOBER 26, 2008 November 02, 2008 November 23, 2008

December 7, 2008

December 21, 2008 August 9, 2009

August 22, 2010 March 16, 2014

The Second Sunday of Lent

SAVE THE DATES

Disciples In Growth (DIG) Every Wed.

7:00 pm

MASS FOR LIFE Every

Saturday 8:30 am

SATURDAY MEN’S PRAYER MEETING

Every Saturday

6:00am

Taller de Intercession 20 de Marzo

7:00 pm

WOW Monthly Meeting March 21 7:00 pm

Isaiah Retreat March 22

& 23 8:00 am

Day of MARIAN CONSECRATION Annunciation of the Lord

March 25 7:30 pm (foyer)

III Congreso Para Matrimonios 29 de Marzo

8:30 am

Jornada de Evangelizacion Cuar-esmal

30 de Marzo

2:00 PM

“HOSANNA” Charismatic Conference

April 12 8:00 am

CRECIMIENTO I Y II 20 de Marzo

7:00 pm

OFFICE, STAFF, MASS, & RECONCILIATION INFORMATION

OFFICE STAFF: Alicia Driscoll, Assistant to Administrator………….....… Ext. 32 Ann Martinez, Administrative Assistant to Director…..…. Ext. 18 Joe Lopez, Security/Maintenance……………….…….… Ext. 27 Gloria Morales, Hispanic Ministry Assistant……….…... Ext. 23 José Molina, Security/Maintenance………………….… Ext. 27 Margaret Colunga, Data Management………..…...…….. Ext. 19 Mela Gutierrez, Bookstore Assistant…………………….. Ext. 20 Noris Redondo, Hispanic Ministry Coordinator…......… Ext. 23 Pat Allison, English Ministry ..............................................Ext. 16 Skip Davey, Administrator…………..………….……….…. Ext. 31 Teresa Valadez, Bookstore Manager……………… Ext. 20

MARRIAGE & ANNULMENTS PREPARATION:

Deacon Michael Garcia…...…………………………………….Ext. 12

DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Fr. David Bergeron…………………………………..……..…..Ext. 24

ENGLISH MINISTRY:

Patricia Allison, Parish Renewal Liaison Ext. 16

HISPANIC MINISTRY: Noris Redondo, Coordinator………………………….…... Ext. 23 Gloria Morales, Assistant….………………………….…... Ext. 23

BOOKSTORE HOURS Tuesday……..10:00 am - 2:00 pm Wednesday….10:00 am - 2:00 pm Thursday….… 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Not open after Mass Friday……….10:00 am - 2:00 pm and 6:00-7:30 pm & after Mass Sunday………12 Noon - 2pm After Mass

REGULARLY SCHEDULED MASS AND EVENTS

♦MONDAY: Center and Offices Closed

♦TUESDAY: 12:00 Noon - English MASS / Chapel ♦WEDNESDAY: 11:00 - 11:50am Confession 12:00 Noon-Spanish Mass / Main Sanctuary Prayer teams are available after Asamblea 7:15 - 9:00 pm - Women’s Bible Studies, Room 108 ♦THURSDAY: 6:00 - 7:00 pm - Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament - Chapel 6:45 - 7:10 pm - Rosary before Mass - Main Sanctuary 7:20 - 7:30 pm - Praise & Worship-Main Sanctuary 7:30 pm - MASS 1st Thursday of each Month before Mass Blessing of the Salt, Water and Oil. ♦ FRIDAY: 12:00 Noon - English MASS—Chapel 8:00 pm Spanish Mass ♦SATURDAY: Scheduled Events 6:00am Fishers of Men Prayer Group—Room 111 8:30am Mass for Life/Chapel ♦SUNDAY:9:00 am - 9:45 am - Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 9:30 am - 10:00 am - Liturgy of the Hours (Chapel) 10:00 am - 10:30 am - Praise & Worship Main Sanctuary 10:30 am - MASS Nigerian Mass: 2nd Sunday 1:00 pm in Main Sanctuary Fellowship upstairs in fellowship hall after Mass ♦SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK Please call the office for appointment. ♦SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Sunday……….. 9:30 am - 10:10 am Wednesday…...11:00 am - 11:50pm Thursday……... 6:30 pm - 7:20 pm Friday…………..6:30 pm - 7:50 pm or by appointment To be a member of the Center you MUST attend an Orientation Meeting; register online at www.cccgh.com

Prayer Intentions Elilia Zuniga, Maya Uresti, Matilda Gonzales, Benjamin Thomas,

Rudy Terrazas, Deacon Gerald DuPont, Bishop-Elect Christian Riesbeck, Jesus Lopez, Ophelia Caballero, Carmen Garcia, Helen

Vargas, Elijah Mondragon, Abraham Flores, Mary & Jesse Cordero, June Isassi, Leroy Rogers, Barbara Ryan, Tony Galicia, Virginia

Gonzalez, Sandra Longoria, Zamora Family, Alyssa Hernandez, Rita Ochoa, Bobby Embesi, Elsie Cobb, Imani Abdullah, Isa Montes &

Family, Margarito Lara, Linda McKnight, Roger & Martha Sherman, Courtney Wells, William Smeltz, Pedro Ortiz

In Memoriam †Anna Reynolds† Marcos Recinos †Catherine Love †Dan Tearpock

Join us @6:45 pm in the Sanctuary to pray the

Rosary Every Thursday Evening before Mass

CCC Mass for Life Join us for The CCC Mass for Life

Every Saturday 8:30 am. In the Chapel followed by a Rosary at Planned Parenthood

4600 Gulf Freeway @ I-45

READINGS FOR THE WEEK of March 17– 22, 2014 Monday: Dn 9:4b-10; Ps 79:8, 9, 11, 13; Lk 6:36-38 Tuesday: Is 1:10, 16-20; Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23; Mt 23:1-12 Wednesday: Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29; Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk 2:41-51a Thursday: Jer 17:5-10; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 16:19-31 Friday: Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a; 17b-28a; Ps 105:16-21; Mt 21:33-43, 45-46 Saturday: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 103:1-4, 9-12; Lk 15:1-3, 11-32

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Web Page: www.cccgh.com OFFICE HOURS: Monday ..................... Closed Tuesday .................... 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Wednesday ............... 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Thursday ................... 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Friday ........................ 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

PASTORAL STAFF: Rev. Mark Goring, CC, Director ................ Ext. 11 Rev. Francis Frankovich, CC, Assoc. Dir.. Ext. 14 Rev. David Bergeron, CC, Assoc. Dir. ....... Ext. 24

Director Emeritus: Rev. Richard Paulissen, M.M. richardpaulissen289@yahoo.com

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES March 16 - 22 Sunday: Second Sunday of Lent Monday: St. Patrick Tuesday: St. Cyril of Jerusalem Wednesday: St. Joseph Thursday: Spring begins Friday: Abstinence

Monday March 17

This week at the Center….. THE SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT March 16, 2014

What Is Fasting? Fasting, broadly speaking, is the vol-untary avoidance of something that is good. When Catholics talk about fast-ing, we normally mean restricting the food that we eat. We can fast between meals, by not eating snacks, or we can engage in a complete fast by abstaining from all food. The English word breakfast, in fact, means the meal that breaks the fast. While fasting takes the form of refraining from eating, it is primarily a spiritual disci-pline designed to tame the body so that we can concen-trate on higher things. Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving - The Swiss Army Knife of the Spirit: That is why fasting is usually mentioned along with prayer and almsgiving (or charity). By controlling the passions of the body, we free our souls for prayer. And by refraining from eating, we free up food or money that we can give to those less fortunate than ourselves. The three spiritual disci-plines go hand in hand, and the Church calls us to prac-tice all three together, especially during the season of Lent.Lenten Fasting and Penance: Lent, the 40 days before Easter Sunday, is a season of the Church calendar set aside for Christians to do penance in prep-aration for the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Refraining from food can help us to bring our bodies under the control of our souls, but it is also a way of doing penance for past excesses. That is why the Church strongly recommends that Catholics fast during Lent. Current Church Law Regarding Fasting: The Church used to prescribe very rigorous rules for the Lenten fast (including abstinence from all meat and eating only one meal per day). The current rules, how-ever, are much more lax. Catholics are only required to fast on Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, and on Good Friday, the day that Jesus Christ was crucified. Anyone over the age of 18, but under the age of 60, should eat only one full meal on those days, although they can also have small amounts of food in the morn-ing and the evening Going Beyond What’s Required: The Church continues to encourage individual Catholics to observe a stricter fast. Extreme fasting, however, can be physi-cally harmful, so, as with all physical forms of penance and of spiritual discipline, you should consult with your priest before embarking on a very strict fast Asbout.com Catholicism Scott P. Richert

Bishop Tony Palmer’s response to Fr Mark’s question of “What should we do to achieve Christian Unity?”

Dear Fr. Mark In my experience to be united we need to be TOGETHER - to me this means TOGETHER for GOD's Mission - missio dei ..! We (my Order and the RCC) already:

- Evangelise together - Church plant together - Care for Orphans together

- Pray together - Bible Study together - Fellowship together

And what's more important we SPEAK WELL and even DEFEND each other to other Christians and non-Christians.

Any Congregation can do the above - if AGAPE love is present. Peace & Good + +Tony The Rt. Revd. Anthony Palmer The Order of The Ark Community

STEWARDSHIP REPORT Week of March 9, 2014

$9,464.00 \

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT

www.cccgh.com ENGLISH MINISTRY, YOUTH AND FORMATION NEWS www.cccgh.com

Breaking Bread Homeless Ministries News From The Streets…

What’s Your Gift? By Mary Martha Primerano A couple of weeks ago we met Danny, a student who is completing his final year in optometry school at the Uni-versity of Houston. Earlier in the year he did a mission trip to Mexico, and assisted in giving eye exams and hand-ing out glasses to the poor. He shared how the trip had touched his heart, and realized that examining people’s eyes was his gift! He wondered how God could use him and his gift of examining eyes in the USA. Then he met one of our friends Diane, and she directed him to Break-ing Bread. It was a quick meeting, but it was decided that he would return the following Saturday and give out eye exams to the homeless we serve. On that Saturday he returned with his equipment, and Walt set up a portable office for him. Before you knew it he had examined 7 pairs of eyes. The people were so blessed and thankful espe-cially when they all received their new eye glasses. What Danny has done reminds me of 1 Peter 4:10 which says “Each one should use whatever gifts he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms.” Also, Danny is a member of the praise and worship team at his church, and he brought out his guitar to sing praises to God with our homeless friends. I would call that a double blessing! Walt Primerano 713.661.7167 or walterprimerano@yahoo.com

Marisela Rodríguez (3/16) Diana Romero (3/16) William Peña (3/17) Theresa Pampell (3/17) Danisha Reséndez (3/17) Nicole Mendoza (3/17) Christian Cantu (3/17) Felicity Cantu (3/17) Toby Nwachukwu (3/18) Verónica Rivera (3/18)

Pat Allison (3/19) Danielle Dávila (3/19) Lisa Flores (3/19) Sonia Gonzales (3/19) Ema Rose Franco (3/21) Clarissa Figueroa (3/22) Flower López (3/22) Johann Mark D’Souza (3/22) Abraham Banda (3/22)

YOU WILL BE ENRICHED IN EVERY WAY FOR GREAT GENEROSITY”

2014 DIOCESAN SERVICE FUND

Our 2014 Diocesan Services Fund has begun in every parish throughout the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. Christ calls us to reach those who are sick or in need, to bless them and serve them. The thousands of people served by the ministries of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston need your compassion and generosity. Your KIND gift to DSF enables us to reach out to people throughout the entire Archdiocese through more than 60 important programs. This week, all registered parishioners received a letter from our Arch-bishop, Daniel Cardinal DiNardo, along with a personalized pledge card, inviting you to hear Christ’s call of a generous heart and You Will Be Enriched In Every Way For Great Generosity by your participa-tion in this year’s Diocesan Services Fund. Pray about your DSF 2014 commitment, then complete the enclosed pledge card and return it via mail in the special envelope provided or bring it to Mass next weekend. If you prefer, you may go online at www.archgh.org/dsf or the CCC website www.cccgh.com (click DSF link) to make your donation. Envelopes are also available in the bulletin rack. Your generosity will allow our Catholic community to continue many vital programs and services. Our church goal for this year is $55,800.

Marian Consecration Day

Consecration Ceremony

...to end the 33 day Consecration to Our Blessed Mother

Tuesday, March 25th 7:30pmIn the foyer

in front of the Blessed Mother statue

UPCOMING EVENTS, RETREATS at the CCC, AROUND THE ARCHDIOCESE AND MORE

Feast of St. Joseph

Marriage in Chhrist

CHARISMATIC CONFERENCE!

“Jesus is known through dialogue with Him”, Pope Francis, Vatican U Tube.

DIVINE INTIMACY FORMATION

….. is an Active Contemplative Spirituality. An answer to the Popes’ definition and exhortation

for the New Evangelization…. A simple recording technique is utilized with the Scriptures. Jesus was intimate with His

Apostles; He wants to be intimate with us, also. Commitment to attend ALL sessions is required

(may only miss one session). Beginners’ Contemplative Foundational Pillars: Starts March 12th, Wed. 7-9 PM. (Sign up 03/02) Intermediate Formation (Teresa of Avila’s Spirituality): Starts March 19th, Wed. 7-9 PM (Sign up 03/09) Advance Formation (St Ignatius of Loyola Spiritual Ex.): Starts March 26th, Wed. 7-9 PM. (Sign up 03/16) (Note: if you are a mature Christian, well read in spirituality, but have yet to know & practice St. Ignatius’ spirituality, you may join us, even if you have not taken the first two Formations.)

Every session will meet every third week. Dates to be given. (CCC ‘Passport’ Certification)

Novena to Our Lady

Divine Intimacy Formation

‘Our Lady Un-doer of Knots’

5 Week Teaching on this powerful

novena dedicated to Our Lady! Join us in studying and praying.

Tuesdays March 25th - April 29th 7:00pm Room 111

Following immediately a er the Consecra on to Jesus thru Mary.

This is Pope Francis’ favorite novena! Study how our Beloved Mary intercedes for us to God to

untangle the knots in our life. These knots may be addic on, depression, stress, anger or everyday prob-lems we deal with. But with God’s grace, thru Mary’s intercession we can undo and conquer these knots. ( Class will not meet April 15th in observance of Holy Week)

Feast of St. Joseph, Husband of Mary March 19 The Bible pays Joseph the highest com-pliment: he was a “just” man. The quality meant a lot more than faithful-ness in paying debts. When the Bible speaks of God “justifying” someone, it means that God, the all-holy or “righteous” One, so transforms a person that the individual shares somehow in God’s own holiness, and hence it is really “right” for God to love him or her. In

other words, God is not playing games, acting as if we were lovable when we are not. By saying Joseph was “just,” the Bible means that he was one who was completely open to all that God wanted to do for him. He became holy by opening himself totally to God. The rest we can easily surmise. Think of the kind of love with which he wooed and won Mary, and the depth of the love they shared during their marriage. It is no contradiction of Joseph’s manly holiness that he decided to divorce Mary when she was found to be with child. The important words of the Bible are that he planned to do this “quietly” because he was “a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to shame” (Matthew 1:19). The just man was simply, joyfully, wholeheartedly obedient to God—in marry-ing Mary, in naming Jesus, in shepherding the precious pair to Egypt, in bringing them to Nazareth, in the undetermined number of years of quiet faith and courage. Courtesy AmericanCatholic.org

Catholic Charismatic Center 1949 Cullen Blvd www.cccgh.com FREE ADMISSION!! A love offering will be taken

MEALS: Bring your own or purchase nearby.

“Deacon Alex Jones, author of No Price Too High, is coming to Houston! He will be the keynote speaker at the first annual “Fishers of Men” Dinner (all are welcome) on April 3rd at the Cathedral Center. Come hear how after more than

20 years as a Pentecostal Pastor he found the Catholic Church and brought with him his wife, more than 14 members of his family and 54 members of his congrega-tion at the Easter Vigil on April 14, 2001. Retired Auxil-iary Bishop Rizzotto and Msgr. Jeffry Steensen will also be in attendance. Don’t miss it! For more information vis-it GRNonline.com, email KSHJtickets@grnonline.com or call 832-786-4500 x 2. ”

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POR LA CRUZ A LA LUZ Hace ocho días, acompañamos a Jesucristo en su re ro al desierto, donde venció las tentacio-nes. Hoy celebramos su transfiguración. ¿Qué rela-ción hay entre estos mis-terios? Al poner los dos pasajes bíblicos seguidos uno de otro, la Iglesia nos hace ver cómo, si ayuna-mos, si sufrimos con Cristo, triunfaremos y resu-citaremos con El. Esta es la

secuencia de la Pascua: muerte al pecado, para tener vida en plenitud. La meta es la gloria; el camino es la lucha contra las tentaciones. No se puede ser discípulo de Jesús sin acompañarlo en su cruz, en el sacrificio, en la abnegación. Así lo expresa San Pa-blo en su carta a Timoteo: “Comparte conmigo los sufri-mientos por la predicación del Evangelio, sostenido por la fuerza de Dios... Cristo Jesús, nuestro salvador, destruyó la muerte y ha hecho brillar la luz de la vida y de la inmortalidad, por medio del Evangelio” (2 Tim 1,8-10). Es decir: seguir a Cris-to y predicar su Evangelio exige pasar por el sufrimiento, por las burlas y las persecuciones. Vivir conforme a su Palabra exige privarse de gustos del cuer-po, de tendencias no acordes con el Evangelio. Sólo dando muerte a las pasiones desordenadas podremos par cipar de la luz de la vida, de la inmortalidad. Si las personas, las orga-nizaciones y los pueblos vivieran conforme al Evangelio, y re-nunciaran a sus ambiciones de poder y de dominio, ayudarían a construir la paz social que tanto anhelamos todos. Jesús se manifiesta en toda su gloria a tres discípulos muy cercanos, que lo acompañan en su subida al monte Tabor. Son los mismos que estarán con El en otras ocasiones, sobre todo en el monte de los Olivos. Como se iban a descon-certar por los sufrimientos de la pasión, les adelanta ahora la gloria que vendrá después, para que no se desanimen ante los problemas y persecuciones. Si sufrimos con Cristo, reinaremos con El. La voz del Padre revela a los discípulos la iden dad de Jesús: es su Hijo muy amado, en quien plenamente se complace. Lo único que pide es que se le escuche. Por tanto, sólo quien atiende a Jesús y se esfuerza por vivir conforme a su Evangelio, podrá disfrutar de su gloria, de su triunfo, de su resurrección. Si queremos que en los pueblos haya paz y convivencia frater-na, hay que escuchar todos a Jesús y dejarnos guiar por El, no por el demonio, que incita a buscar la fama y el poder a cualquier precio. El demonio es un men roso, y hacer aparecer el triunfo personal como lo máximo, cuando lo que vale es hacer la voluntad de Dios. Y Dios nos enseña perdonar y hasta renunciar a derechos personales, cuando está de por medio el bien común.

¡QUE TU MISERICORDIA, SEÑOR, VENGA SOBRE NOSOTROS!

Dice el Evangelio que, cuando Jesús se manifestó en toda su gloria, su rostro se puso resplandeciente como el sol y sus ves-

duras se volvieron blancas como la nieve. Así quisiéramos que estuviera nuestra familia, nuestra comunidad, nuestro Estado y el país en general: sin tantas manchas ni oscuri-dad, sin tantos delitos y pecados que nos avergüenzan, sin violencia ni revanchas, sin racismos e injusticias, sin inse-guridad ni temores, sin venganzas y enfrentamientos. Para transfigurar las familias y que sus miembros y sus visitas se sientan a gusto, hay que vencer las palabras ofensivas, las infidelidades, los celos injus ficados, el exceso en las bebidas, los golpes, las amenazas y la irresponsabilidad. El Prefacio de la Misa dominical nos da el sen do de la secuen-cia entre el domingo anterior y el presente: “Cristo nuestro Señor, después de anunciar su muerte a los discípulos, les mostró en el monte santo el esplendor de su gloria, para tes moniar, de acuerdo con la ley y los profetas, que la pasión es el camino de la resurrección”. Es decir: si acompañamos a Cristo en su lucha contra las tentaciones, disfrutaremos de su gloria. En otras palabras, si morimos con El al pecado, resucitaremos gloriosos con El. Por la Cruz a la Luz. Autor: Mons. Felipe Aguirre Franco

A C T I V I D A D E S D E L A S E M A N A Martes: - Ensayo de Ministerio de Música, 7pm-9:30pm - “Nuevo Amanecer” Apoyo para Adictos 7pm-9:30pm - “Ven y Sígueme” Padre Francis 7pm-9:30pm - “Sesiones de Al– Anon” 9am-11am

Miércoles: - Rosario, Asamblea y Eucaristía 12pm, 9:30am-1:30pm. - Grupo de Jóvenes Adultos “Agua Viva” 7pm-9:30pm Miércoles (Primero de mes): - Exposición del Santísimo y - Bendición de sacramentales e imágenes.

Jueves: - Curso de Formación, 7pm-9:30pm - Crecimiento I y II, 7pm-9:30pm - Formación para toda la Familia, 7pm-9:30pm

Viernes: - Sesiones de Al– Anon 9am-11am - Asamblea y Formación para Niños 6 a 12 años, 7pm-9:30pm - Rosario, Asamblea y Eucaristía 8pm, 6:30pm-9:30pm Viernes (Primero del mes): - Exposición del Santísimo Viernes (Segundo del mes): -Bendición de sacramentales e imágenes.

ACTIVIDADES Y EVENTOS DE LA COMUNIDAD HISPANA

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