Catholic Church of the Resurrection - Resurrection Catholic Church

April 21, 2013
Catholic Church of the Resurrection
Sunday / Domingo
7:30 am ● 11:00 am
Español: 9:00 am ● 12:30 pm
Archdiocese of Galveston - Houston
915 Zoe St., Houston, TX 77020
713-675-5333 ♦ Fax: 713-673-3605
Church Office Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
www.rcchouston.org
MASS ♦ MISAS Pastor: Rev. Christopher M. Plant
Saturdays / Sábados:
1st Saturday: 8:30 am for Our Blessed Virgin Mary
5:30 pm (Vigil)
Español: 7:30 pm (Vigilia)
Weekdays / Entre Semana
Monday – Friday: 8:30 am
Español: Miércoles y Viernes: 6:30 pm
Misión La Divina Providencia:
Español: 2:00 pm
Confessions/ Confesiones:
Wednesdays 7:00 pm -8:00 pm
Saturdays: 4:30 pm –5:30 pm & 6:30 pm - 7:30pm
Parochial Vicar: Rev. Blas P. Herrador
Seminarian: Julian Ohizu
Parish Administrator: Hugo Banda
Administrative Assistant: Amelia Reyes
Director of Religious Education: Gloria Hewitt
DRE Office: 713-675-0350
Maintenance: Lalo Galaviz Jr.
Assistant Maintenance: Jose Ramirez
Youth Minister: Jonathan Alexander
Pastoral Council: Miguel Sanchez, Chair
Finance Council: Carmen R. Valdez, Chair
La Divina Providencia Mission
7913 Munn, Houston, TX 77029
713-360-7173
Misa: Domingos 2:00 pm
Resurrection School Principal: Danny Brogee
School Office: 713-674-5545

Resurrection Catholic Church
Houston, TX www.rcchouston.org April 21, 2013
From the Pastor Del Párroco
“My sheep hear my voice. I know them and they
follow me” (John 10). This quote from Sunday’s
reading compels us to ask who are the sheep who
hear the voice of Jesus.
We dare not get into a conversation that consists of
“counting sheep,” that is, counting how many follow
Jesus and how many don’t.
Jesus does not do that in this passage. He simply
says three things:
His sheep hear his voice.
He knows them.
They follow him.
Everyone born in this world comes out of the womb
already familiar with the native tongue of heaven,
that is, the voice of the shepherd. So when we hear it
in the scriptures, in the sacraments, and in a powerful
way, the lives of those who follow him, we hear
something familiar.
Jesus says he knows his sheep. Perhaps because his
sheep know him. We are truly ourselves when we
know God. We are truly what God made us when we
hear his voice and get to know him. When we are
our truest selves we are as God knew us when he
created us.
That’s why someone who plugs up their ears so they
don’t hear their shepherd’s voice lose their
knowledge of God. They lose their selves. They
become someone other than who they really were.
They become someone other than who God knew
when he created them.
For that reason, even God can say, “I don’t know
you.” This is much like how a friend might say to
another friend who has lost his way, “I don’t know
you anymore.”
We hear his voice. We know him. So we become
more of who God made us to be.
Jesus knows those who know him.
The next step is to follow the one we know.
Fr. Christopher Plant
frplant.com
"Mis ovejas oyen mi voz. Yo las conozco y me
siguen" (Juan 10). Esta cita de la lectura del
domingo nos obliga a preguntar quiénes son las
ovejas que escuchan la voz de Jesús.
No nos atrevemos a entrar en una conversación que
consiste en "contar ovejas," que es, contar cuántos
siguen a Jesús y cuántos no.
Jesús no hacen eso en este pasaje. Simplemente
dice tres cosas:
Sus ovejas oyen su voz.
Él los conoce.
Lo siguen a El.
Todos los que nacen en este mundo salen de la
matriz ya familiarizada con la lengua materna del
cielo, es decir, la voz del Pastor. Cuando
escuchamos en las escrituras, en la sacramentos, y
de una manera poderosa, las vidas de quienes lo
siguen, escuchamos algo familiar.
Jesús dice que él conoce a sus ovejas. Tal vez
porque sus ovejas lo conocen. Somos
verdaderamente nosotros mismos cuando
conocemos a Dios. Somos verdaderamente lo que
nos hizo Dios cuando escuchamos su voz y
lo llegamos a conocer. Cuando somos nosotros
mismos verdaderamente somos como Dios nos
conocían cuando él nos creó.
Es por eso que cuando alguien se tapa sus oídos
para no escuchar la voz de su pastor pierde su
conocimiento de Dios. Se pierden ellos mismos. Se
convierten en alguien distinto a quien realmente
fueron. Se convierten en alguien distinto a quien
Dios conocía cuando los creó.
Por esa razón, Dios pueden decir, "yo no te
conozco." Esto es muy parecido a cómo podría
decir un amigo a otro amigo que ha perdido su
camino, "Yo no te conozco ya."
Escuchamos su voz. Lo sabemos. Así que nos
convertimos en más de que Dios nos hizo.
Jesús sabe quienes lo conocen.
El siguiente paso es seguir el que conocemos.
Padre Christopher Plant
frplant.com

Fourth Sunday of Easter
Cuarto Domingo de Pascua
LA MEDIA COBIJA
No Hagas A Otro Lo Que No Quieres Que Te Hagan A Ti
Don Roque era ya un anciano cuando murió su
esposa. Durante largos años había trabajado con ahínco para
sacar adelante a su familia. Su mayor deseo era ver a su hijo
convertido en un hombre de bien, respetado por los demás, ya
que para lograrlo dedicó su vida y su escasa fortuna. A los
setenta años, Don Roque se encontraba sin fuerza, sin
esperanzas, solo y lleno de recuerdos. Esperaba que su hijo,
ahora brillante profesional, le ofreciera su apoyo y
comprensión, pero veía pasar los días sin que esté apareciera,
y decidió por primera vez en su vida pedirle un favor. Don
Roque tocó la puerta de la casa donde vivía el hijo con su
familia.
-¡Hola papá, qué milagro que vienes por aquí!
-Ya sabes que no me gusta molestarte, pero me siento
muy solo; además estoy cansado y viejo.
-Pues a nosotros nos da mucho gusto que vengas a
visitarnos, ya sabes que ésta es tu casa.
-Gracias hijo, sabía que podía contar contigo, pero temía ser un estorbo. Entonces, ¿no te
molestaría que me quedara a vivir con ustedes? ¡Me siento tan solo!
-¿Quedarte a vivir aquí? Si… claro… pero no sé si estarías a gusto. Tu sabes, la casa es chica…
mi esposa es muy especial… y luego los niños…
-Mira, hijo, si te causo muchas molestias olvídalo. No te preocupes por mi, alguien me
tenderá la mano.
No padre, no es eso. Sólo que… no se me ocurre donde podrías dormir. No puedo sacar a
nadie de su cuarto, mis hijos no me lo perdonarían … o solo que no te moleste…
-¿Qué hijo?
-Dormir en el patio…
-Dormir en el patio… está bien. El hijo de Don Roque llamó a su hijo de doce años.
-Dime papá.
-Mira, hijo, tu abuelo se quedará a vivir con nosotros. Tráele una cobija para que se tape en la
noche.
-Si, con gusto… y ¿dónde va a dormir?
-En el patio, no quiero que nos incomodemos por su culpa. Luis subió por la cobija, tomó
unas tijeras y la cortó en dos. Es ese momento llegó su padre.
- ¿Qué haces Luis? ¿Por qué cortas la cobija de tu abuelo?
-Sabes papá estaba pensando…
-¿Pensando en qué?
-En guardar la mitad de la cobija para cuando tú seas ya viejo y vayas a vivir a mi casa.
Padre Blas P. Herrador

Resurrection Catholic Church
Houston, TX www.rcchouston.org April 21, 2013
Mass Intentions ♦ Intenciones de Misa
Saturday, April 20:
5:30 pm † Estella Alvarez
† Justin Godoy
7:30 pm † Josefina P. De Flores
Sunday, April 21:
7:30 am † Librada Moya
9:00 am † Antonio Renteria
11:00 am † Phillip P. Reyna
12:30 pm † Angelica Salazar
Monday, April 22:
8:30 am † Maria Aguirre
Tuesday, April 23:
8:30 am † Sergio D. Garcia
Wednesday, April 24:
8:30 am † Enrique Gonzalez
6:30 pm † Fidel Balderas
Thursday, April 25:
8:30 am † Andjelo Viducic
Friday, April 26:
8:30 am † Xavier and Arthur Hernandez
6:30 pm † Ramon Cantu
♦ Let us Pray for the Sick ♦
Oremos por los Enfermos
Jose Gerardo Trevino, Graciela
Martinez de Trevino, Mary Olivares,
Apolinar Villareal, Alondra Sanchez,
Esperanza Franco, Victor Torres,
Isaac Chavez, Cristina Gonzalez,
Dolores Treviño, Amalia Castro, and
Corina Rendon.
Names will be posted for two consecutive weeks. If you
would like to continue please contact the office. Thank
you.
♦ Let us Pray for the Recently Deceased ♦
Oremos por los Recién Fallecidos
Rev. Henry C. Rachunek, Glen Leadford,
Mario Cavazos, and Rolando Gomez
May their soul and the souls of the faithful
departed, through the mercy of God, rest in
peace.
Bazaar Raffle Ticket Winners:
Ticket No.: 1st-40879, 2nd-2211, 3rd-14072,
4th-31688, 5th-36714.
Please claim your prize with Hugo Banda at 713-675-5333.
Breakfast TODAY after All Masses
Sunday, April 21.
Hosted by the School
Casino Trip to Coushatta Casino Resort
The Resurrection Bazaar Committee
will host a Casino Trip to Coushatta
Casino Resort in Kinder, LA on
Saturday, May 11, 2013. Bus will depart at 8:00 am
(church back parking lot). Donation is $15.00 per
person. For reservations of seat or further details please
contact: Veronica Gonzalez: 832-517-6641 or
Tina Contreras: 281-787-8102
Bake Sale
Resurrection Catholic School
by the 2nd & 3rd grade students
Sunday, April 28, 2013
After All Masses
In gratitude for Resurrection Church’s
continual support, we are fundraising to help
contribute to the replacement of the
heating/air conditioning system.
Mother’s Day Spiritual Bouquet of Masses
We will be offering a special
Mother’s Day Remembrance
through a Spiritual Bouquet of
Masses. This is a nice way to
remember your mother, either
living or deceased. All Sunday
Masses on Mother’s Day, May
12, will be offered in memory of and in honor of the
Mother’s listed in the Spiritual Bouquet. If you would
like to remember your Mom, please fill out one of the
envelopes which are located at the church entrances,
and return the envelope to the church office no later
than Tuesday, May 7. Mass cards are available at the
church office if you would like to send one to your
Mom or to a family member in remembrance of your
Mom. You are welcome to leave a contribution in the
envelope. If you have any questions, please contact
Amelia Reyes at the church office at 713-675-5333
your

"Special thanks to all who
aended & suppored our
Spring Bazaar"
♦ Adult Faith Formation ♦
Formación de la Fe para Adultos
Fr. Christopher is having his next lecture series on Live
Everlasting, On Tuesday, April 23, from 6 pm—7:30
pm at the Middle School building.
Refreshments provided.
Bible Study ♦ Estudio Bíblico
Bible Study (English), Wednesdays at
6pm in the science room in the
middle school building.
Contact: Robert Hewitt at 281-508-2483
Estudio Bíblico con el Padre Blas todos los jueves a las
7:30 pm en el salón de ciencias en la escuela.
♦Extra Ordinary Ministers of Holy Communion ♦
Ministro Extra Ordinario de la Sagrada Comunión
For current EMHC or any person who has
discerned to become a EMHC, there will
be a Class in English & Spanish on
Saturday, April 27, 2013 at St Dominic's
Chancery 2403 Holcombe Blvd. For more
info contact Arthur Matamoros at 713-899-8776.
Congratulations to All Students who participated in
the Science Fair!
K– 1st: Clarissa Banda
2nd: Rick Tamez
3rd: Alejandrina Romo
2nd Grade
1st: Jade Garza,
2nd: Jacob Alejandro
3rd: Jon Rodriguez
Resurrection Catholic School
Elementary Science Fair 2013
1st Grade
1st-Minerva Flores
2nd Andres Lazalde
3rd-Sebastian Nolasco
3rd Grade
1st: Enrique Castellanos
2nd: Ricardo Montero
3rd Daniel Garcia.
4th Grade: 1st: Victoria Guajardo,
2nd: Emily Martinez, 3rd: Briana Murillo
Fourth Sunday of Easter
Cuarto Domingo de Pascua
Bethlehem Catholic Missions
Bethlehem Catholic Missions
from the Roman Catholic
Church in Bethlehem the Holy
Land are visiting our parish this
weekend, April, 20 & 21after all
Masses. They will speak to us
about the Christian struggle in the Holy Land. They also
have some beautiful olive wood carvings which are all
handmade by the Christian people over there. This is a
Church mission to maintain the existence of the Catholic
people in the Holy Land. Catholics used to be the majority
over there but the percentage has now dropped to less
than 1.5%. The proceeds from the sale will be used to
buy food and other necessities for those needy families.
Please help as much as you can. Thanks and God bless.
Collection for March 30/31, 2013
Envelopes/ Currency Total Collection
Total de la Colecta de Sobres / Efectivo
$7,009
Black Box Collection– DSF $816
Renovation Donations $250
Our DSF Goal for 2013 is $29,800
Black box collection for this weekend
April 20/21-DSF
April 27/28 - Home Missions Collection