Year of St. Joseph : December 08, 2020 December 08, 2021

211 Present Street, Missouri City, TX 77489, Phone: 281-969-7236 |Weekly Bulletin Vol. 18 Issue. 10, October 03, 2021

HOLY QURBANA SCHEDULE Sundays: 7.15am, 9.00am, 5.00pm

11.00am (English)

Monday - Friday: 8.30am & 7.00pm

Saturday: 9.00am

Novena & Devotions

St. Joseph - Friday after 7pm Holy Mass

St. Anthony-Tuesday after 7pm Holy Mass

Our Lady of Perpetual Help -

Saturday after 9.00am Holy Mass

Eucharistic Adoration

9.30am - 6.30pm (Monday-Friday)

Night Vigil : First Friday : 8.00pm

Confession (Sacrament of Reconciliation)

Weekdays: 9.30am; Saturday: 10.00am

Every First Friday: 6.30pm - 10.00pm

and by appointment

Prayer Meeting: Adults: Saturday: 5.00pm

Parish Contact Trustees : 2018 - 2021

Sunny Tom: 832 620 7417

Joji Jose : 518 253 7227 Jose Kandathiparambil: 409 748 9710

Tharun Mathai : 713 498 5707

Office: 281-969-7236 Web Site: www.stjosephhouston.org

St. Thomas Syro Malabar Catholic Diocese of Chicago

Mar Jacob Angadiath, Bishop Mar Joy Alappatt, Auxiliary Bishop

Vicar: Very Rev. Fr. Johnykutty Puleessery

Tel: (916) 803 5307 *** Email: [email protected]

Assistant Vicar: Rev. Fr. Kevin Mundackal Phone: (914) 648 8369 *** Email: [email protected]

Vol. 18, Issue. 10|Published by: Rev. Fr. Vicar, St Joseph Syro Malabar Catholic Church, Missouri City, TX . October 03, 2021 |www.stjosephhouston.org

Year of St. Joseph : December 08, 2020—December 08, 2021

August 15: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Parish Council: 2018-2020 Fr. Johnykutty Puleessery -Vicar Fr. Kevin Mundackal - Asst. Vicar Trustees Joji Jose Jose Kandathiparmpil Sunny Tom Tharun Mathai

Ward Representatives: Devasia Joseph, Reena Saju (St. Agnes) Salby Vincent (St. Alphonsa) Gigy Olickal, Swapna Mathew (St. Antony) Babu Chacko, (St. Augustine) Jojo Thundiyil,Reetha Sunny Joseph (St. Elizabeth) Shebi George (St. Euphrasia) Tharun Mathai (St. George) Joji Jose (St. John Paul) George John (St. Kuriakose Chavara) Antony Cheru (St. Mathew) Ajith Joseph (St. Sebastian) Dany George, Vinzi Edward (St. Thomas) Representatives Gladys Savio (Faith Formation-CCE) Emil Simon, Kavitha Joseph (Youth Ministry) James Francis (Church Organizations) Sr. Betsy, MSMI (Religious Congregation) Jose Mathew, Prema Kurian, Shijo Thekkel (Pastoral Council ) Hendry Kunthara, Jeetom Kadambatt (Nominated ) Accountant: George Panikker - 832 285 6758

Monthly Themes for the Year of St. Joseph October - Terror of Demons Demons hate humility, suckled as they are on the vice of pride. Joseph’s humility is what terrifies the demons. He is entrusted with power and authority not simply because of his internal strength but because of his complete reliance

upon and fidelity to God.

November - Patron of Dying and Solace of the Afflicted What a blessed death to see God before you die and for God Himself to tell you to go. This was Joseph’s gift from his Son, who would hand his father over to His Father. Thus has Christ entrusted Joseph to have particular inter-

cessory power for all those on the moment of death.


Parish Ministry Contact: Adoration: Jose Kandathiparambil - 409 748 9710 Altar Server and English Lector: Basil Joseph - 810 338 8819 Faith Formation: John Palackamattam - 832 980 7730 Ladies Forum: Jainamma Jose - 713 351 9364 Liturgy Coordinator: Shojy Thomas - 832 415 6739 Liturgical Music: Adults: Benny Poulose - 954 806 4286, Paul Joseph - 281 728 3222 Youth: Daniel Chakkramakkil- 832 588 8530; Kavitha Joseph - 832 496 0248 Medical Volunteer Service: Lissy Sojan - 832 466 5238 Malayalam Lector: Sr. Betsy Ulahannan - 281 857 3564 Marriage Preparation Course: Tomy Arackal - 713 398 0567 Mission League: James Francis - 281 691 4347 St. Anne Senior Ministry: George Joseph - 281 844 0048 St. Vincent De Paul Society: Chacko Kallukuzhy - 832 228 0333 SMCC: Antony Cheru - 832 863 8234 Youth and Young Adults: Fr. Kevin Mundackal Bulletin Communications: Tomy Arackal : [email protected] Submission of bulletin insert: Last Sunday of every month 8.00pm

The Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The most popular private devotion among Catholics may well be the Rosary, which is both a form of prayer and a specific sacramental that aids in prayer . The origins of the rosary are "sketchy" at best. The use of "prayer beads" and the repeated recitation of prayers to aid in meditation stem from the earliest days of the Church and has roots in pre-Christian times. Evidence exists from the Middle Ages that strings of beads were used to count Our Fathers and Hail Marys. Actually, these strings of beads became known as "Paternosters," the Latin for "Our Father." The structure of the rosary gradually evolved between the 12th and 15th centuries. Eventually 50 Hail Marys were recited and linked with verses of psalms or other phrases evoking the lives of Jesus and Mary. During this time, this prayer form became known as the rosarium ("rose garden"), actually a common term to designate a collection of similar material, such as an anthology of stories on the same subject or theme. During the 16th century, the structure of the five-decade rosary based on the three sets of mysteries prevailed.

Tradition does hold that St. Dominic (d. 1221) devised the rosary as we know it. Moved by a vision of our Blessed Mother, he preached the use of the rosary in his missionary work among the Albigensians, who had denied the mystery of Christ. Some scholars take exception to St. Dominic's role in forming the rosary. The earliest accounts of his life do not mention it, the Dominican constitutions do not link him with it and contemporaneous portraits do not include it as a symbol to identify the saint.

October 3

Life Sunday

Month of Rosary - Events:

1. Chain Rosary:October 7(9.30am -6.30pm in front of the

grotto)

2. 10 days of Rosary:October 22-31(after 7.00pm Holy Qurbana

on weekdays and before 9.00 Holy Qurbana on Saturday and Sunday)

3. Rosary Procession: October 29 after 7.00pm Holy Qurbana

October 23 & 24

Family Night and Bazaar

Adults: 1. Sajini Thekkel 2. Cindu Kunthara 3. Bilja Sajith Senior: 1. Eric Thekkel 2. Joshua Thomson 3. Aaron Thomas

Junior: 1. Alphina Benny 2. Abraham Kunthara 3. Joel Thomas Sub Junior: 1. Ethan Kurian 2. Evan Jeetom 3. Aiden George

Online Bible Quiz


September 8—Nativity of Blessed Virgin Mary : Holy

Rosary at the grotto



Message from the Pastor

Dear Parishioners, October is observed as the month of the rosary. In his renowned book The World's First Love Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen writes enthusiastically about the importance of the rosary: “The Rosary is the meeting ground of the uneducated and the learned; the place where simple love grows in knowledge and where the knowing mind grows in love...The Rosary is the book of the blind, where they see, and there enact the

greatest drama of love the world has ever known; it is the book of the simple which initiates them into mysteries and knowledge more satisfying than the education of other men; it is the book of the aged, whose eyes close on the shadow of this world, and open on the substance of the next. The power of the rosary is beyond description…" Dear siblings in Christ, there is no better way to describe how the rosary affects and transforms each human being. The rosary, as we know, is a contemplative prayer where we meditate on the mysteries of salvation. It is a weapon that protects us from evil and temptation and all threats- material and spiritual. As Pope Francis reminds us, “ contemplating the face of Christ with the heart of Mary our Mother will make us even more united as a spiritual family and will help us overcome this time of trial…” Beloved Mother, help us realize that we are all members of one great family. Make us strong in faith, persevering in service, and constant in prayer. O Blessed Mother, you shine on our lives as a sign of salvation and hope. We entrust our parish community and each of our families to you! Amen.

May God bless you Johnykutty Achan

Dear Kevin Acha, Wish you all the blessing on your Patron Saint’s Day - October 4, St. Francis of Assisi.

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