We hope you will join the East Spring Branch Food Pantry and help others celebrate Thanksgiving. You can assist a family in need by purchasing groceries and placing the items purchased in a bag we will provide. If you would like to participate please pick up your grocery bag(s) with attached shopping list after masses November 2nd and 3rd. After filling one or two bags (if you are able), please return them to the church on November 16-17, no later than November 20, 2019. If you are not able to purchase and fill the bags, please return them to the church.

Thursday, November 21 in the Community Center. Come play bridge, dominoes, and card games. Lunch is $5.00 and will be served at noon. If you have a question concerning the luncheon, call Colleen Bryse at (713) 465-3414. For questions concerning bridge, dominoes and card games, please email Linda at ljkearney64@gmail.com

The St. Cecilia Food Pantry delivers your food donations twice a month to our sister parish, Blessed Sacrament, and to the Guadalupe Social Services. Please bring non-perishable foods such as powdered milk, peanut butter, cereal, grains, canned vegetables, and meats to the white food cart in the Narthex. The need is great. Thank you for helping us deliver!

November 30th – December 1st & December 7th – December 8th - Share your love for Christmas by sponsoring a family from the St. Vincent de Paul Society. Parish families please stop by the Community Center after masses if you are interested in adopting a needy family for Christmas. For more information contact Nicole Ozment (713) 294-2311 or email vincentdepaulcecilia@yahoo.com

If you are interested in making St. Cecilia your parish home, we welcome you and invite you to stop by Room 204 of the Community Center after the 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, December 1. All are welcome! Meet Fr. Francis, members of the Pastoral Staff, Pastoral Council and some of the ministry groups to learn more about our wonderful parish. Registration forms and stewardship materials will be available.

Wednesday, December 4th (Community Center Room 204 at 7 pm) - For the third session in our Prayer 101 series, Fr. Preston will pray the evening prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours with us, and teach us how to use the book at home. We will provide photocopies of the evening prayer. Or, if you would like us to order a copy of the book Christian Prayer: Liturgy of the Hours for you please note that in your RSVP by November 30. You can pay for the book ($35 cash, check or charge) on December 4. Christian Prayer: Liturgy of the Hours is the one-volume more common way to pray the Liturgy of the Hours.

December 5 - 8, 2019 Holy Name Retreat Center 430 Bunker Hill Rd Houston, TX 77024 Blessings, English Women ACTS with St Cecilia Catholic Church Bernadette Loweree 832-545-4051 SCEWACTS@gmail.com

Cost: $28 per person $35 after November 21st (All seating is reserved) Tables of up to 8 are available Send RSVP with form no later than Wednesday, November 20 by 2:00 pm