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Let's celebrate Fr. Paul Foltyn's new adventure! Join us in the Community Center on Thursday, June 27 at 7:00 pm for a farewell reception. BBQ and sides will be provided. Please bring a dessert to share. Don't forget to label and take your dessert container after the reception. We need your RSVP to ensure that there is plenty of food to go around! A special thanks to the Women’s Club for helping Community Life and Stewardship with this special reception.

Register ONLINE www.saintcecilia.org/lifelongfaithformation You can also stop by the Pastoral Office or come to on-site registration August 17th & 18th following Masses. We look forward to a new year of forming our children and teens in the faith of our church.

June 19 from 6 - 7:30 pm, July 3, 17, 31 & August 14 & 28 from 6 - 7 pm. Cost: $150 for 6 sessions Middle and High School Girls! Do you ever question who you are? How to handle stress? How to have a good relationship? Join us on Wednesdays to discuss these questions and more. Gratia Plena-St. Cecilia Office 911 Bunker Hill Room G-117 Houston, TX 77024 (832)532-0129

The Blessed Sacrament was reposed on Friday, May 24, before the 8:15 am Mass. Exposition will resume on Tuesday, May 28, following the 8:15 am Mass. El Santísimo Sacramento será puesto en reposo el viernes 24 de mayo, antes de la misa de las 8:15 am, y será expuesto nuevamente el martes, 28 de mayo, después de la misa de 8:15 am.

We all have various reactions or feelings related to recent issues in the news about the past misdeeds of some of our clergy. We would like to offer the opportunity to reflect on the situation in a structured, small group discussion with other parishioners on Thursday, June 27. If you would like to be placed in a group that will meet one time, please click here to sign up. Contact Kimberly Newcomb knewcomb@saintcecilia.org for more information.

Please return completed form and $20.00 dues, check payable to St. Cecilia Church, to: St. Cecilia Church, 11720 Joan of Arc Dr., Houston, TX 77024, Attn: Women’s Club Membership If you have any questions, please contact Joie Maida at ioieann@comcast.net or 281- 493-1503.

If you picked up a baby bottle on May 19th to collect spare change donations please return them by Sunday, June 23rd. You can drop the bottles off in the big brown box in the Narthex. Please contact Kathy McLane for more information: kmclane2001@yahoo.com. Gently used baby items are always needed.

The Knights of Columbus council at St. Cecilia is cosponsoring and organizing a blood drive on Sunday, June 9 in the Community Center from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm. Walk-ins are welcome but appointments are encouraged. Please schedule your donation by visiting Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center - Donor Portal, www.commitforlife.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/278607. Alternatively, you can contact Pierre Khreiche via email at Pierre_Khreiche@yahoo.com or mobile at 832-693-8158. All successful donors will receive a coupon from Papa John's Pizza.

The Café Catholica summer series is open to all young adults (ages 18-39) and features dynamic speakers, prayer, dinner, and socializing. Café Catholica is held on for four Mondays in July starting on July 8th. Each night will include confession at 5:15 pm, Mass at 6:15 pm, Dinner at 7:15 pm, and Talk at 8:15 pm. Come for all or part of the evening! No registration is needed to attend. Donations are accepted. All sessions will be held at St. Michael Church, 1801 Sage Rd., Houston, TX 77056. This year’s theme is: Ever Ancient, Ever New.

Friday, June 7th from 7 - 10 pm - Come enjoy a funfilled night with our St. Cecilia community and the Ryan Ross Band! Food & drinks will be available for purchase. Rain or shine, our Community Center will be open for all to enjoy the Ryan Ross Band!

THE GREAT ADVENTURE SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 2019 CHECK-IN: 8:30 AM PROGRAM: 9 AM - 4 PM - Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible provides the clearest, easiest, and most accessible way to understand the Bible. This is an excellent introduction and overview of Scripture from a Catholic perspective that is suitable for beginners and those who are experienced at Bible Study.

AYC is the largest evangelizing event for older adolescents that the Office of Adolescent Catechesis and Evangelization hosts annually. Registration is $175 per person and includes conference fee, 2 nights housing at the Hilton of the Americas, transportation to the conference, and conference t-shirt along with some freebie youth group stuff! Parish Code: 7440SC2019

JUNE 10-14, 2019 ROAR! LIFE IS WILD… GOD IS GOOD.  Register for VBS today!

Classes in English are offered monthly Community Center - Room 201; June 18 8:00 pm Las clases en espanol se ofrecen cada mes a las 7:00 pm Salon 201 en el Centro Comunitario 1 de agosto, 3 de octubre y 5 de diciembre

Spiritual Director Fr. Francis Macatangay Tiberias – Mount of Beatitudes – Cana – Nazareth –Mount of Olives – Jerusalem – Bethlehem) March 13 – 23, 2020 $3,390.00 Per Person From Houston Includes: Roundtrip Air Transportation From Houston First Class Hotels Double Occupancy 2 Meals A Day – Breakfast & Dinner Daily Sightseeing, Airport Taxes, Entrance Fees, Tips To Drivers And Guides, & Fuel Surcharges - Which Are Subject To Change For more information contact  Elaine Rossi at (713) 465-3414 or erossi@saintcecilia.org

Lunes 3, 10,17 y 24 de Junio 6:00 pm a 8:30 pm Entrada Libre Un Programa de Desarrollo Integral Humano Dedicado a Padres de Familia para Promover: Amor propio, Aceptacion, Amor al Projimo, Perdon, Compasion y Gratitud Vilma Pardo MA, LPC - Consejera professional en la practica privada presentadora de seminaries, retiros y entrenamientos a nivel local y nacional. Para mas informacion: Alex 346 204-8522 Deisy 832 758-4515 Presentado por El Movimineto Familiar Cristiano-USA Tendremos cuidado de ninos

Altar Servers are boys and girls age 10 and older who assist the priest and the deacon at Mass by carrying the cross and candles, holding the book, and assisting at the Altar Table. Candidates for this ministry must be 10 years old at the time of the training and have celebrated their First Holy Communion, attend a training session, and commit to serving when scheduled. Training will be held on Tuesday, July 16 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm; Monday, July 22 from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm; and Thursday, August 1 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. You must RSVP to attend one of the trainings.

St. Cecilia Catholic School Gym June 24 – June 28 Grades 1 – Grades 3: 10 am – 11 am Grades 4 – Grades 6: 11:15 am – 12:15 pm SAVE $25 with early registration *Early registration ends June 1st www.SoldierForChrist.org

Training for NEW Extra-ordinary Ministers of the Eucharist has been scheduled, and a number of opportunities to attend will be offered. These lay ministers assist the regular ministers of the Eucharist (the ordained) with the distribution of the Body and Blood of Christ in the Eucharist to the faithful at Mass, as well as those in the hospital or the homebound. Attend a 90-minute training session on: April 29 at 7:00 pm.

Thursday, April 25 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