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St. Justin Martyr Parish
Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
Mass Schedule
Sunday:
8:00 a.m.; 10:00 a.m. in English; SACRAMENT OF PENANCE
12:00 p.m. in Vietnamese;
5:00 p.m. in Spanish Saturday: 4:00 - 5:45 p.m.
Monday and Thursday
9:00 a.m. (Chapel) Confession by appointment.
Call the parish office.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday
and Saturday .
9:00 a.m. (Church)
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EPIPHANY OF THE LORD
JANUARY 2, 2022
13350 Ashford Point Drive • Houston, TX 77082-5100
Telephone: 281-556-5116 • FAX: 281-556-6932
E-Mail: sjm@sjmtx.com • Web page: www.sjmtx.org
Fr. Paul Chovanec, Pastor Fr. Peter Thang Nguyen, Parochial Vicar
Deacon Corney Llorens Deacon Nhat Tran Deacon Sean Nguyen
ADULT BAPTISM AND ENTERING THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
The Rite for the Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) process is ongoing. Contact one of the priests in the parish office.
ADULT CONFIRMATION FOR PRACTICING CATHOLICS
Please phone the parish office.
SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY
Please contact Mary Elliott at 281-902-5711 or melliott@sjmtx.com 6 months to 2 years prior to desired date.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM FOR CHILDREN
Baptism for children through age six is held monthly except during the season of Lent. There are no private baptisms.
There are required preparation sessions for the parents. At least one parent must be a registered member of the parish
and a practicing Catholic. Expectant parents are asked to begin this process during the second trimester of pregnancy.
Please phone the parish office.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM FOR CHILDREN SEVEN AND OLDER
Please contact the Religious Education office about the RCIA process, 281-902-5701.
SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK
Please phone the parish office as soon as you or someone in your family schedules surgery/hospitalization or suffers an
illness or injury. PLEASE DON’T DELAY in this prayer for Christian healing! The Sacrament is celebrated the fourth
Saturday of the month at 9 a.m. Mass.
FIRST COMMUNION, FIRST PENANCE , CONFIRMATION AND QUINCEAÑERA CELEBRATIONS
Please contact the Religious Education office, 281-902-5701.
YOUTH MINISTRY AT ST. JUSTIN MARTYR
There are various activities for Middle and High School Youth throughout the year. Youth Nights take place every
Wednesday 7-8:30 p.m. and are a time for youth to make friends, have fun and learn more about their faith.
For more information contact the Youth Ministry Office at 281-902-5710.
ST. JUSTIN MARTYR PARISH SOCIAL MINISTRY
Wednesday - 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Curbside food distribution. Other times, call 281-556-6882. Fax is 281-752-5985.
BULLETIN DEADLINE
10 days prior to date of publication. Bulletin email: dgroves@sjmtx.com
WELCOME TO ST. JUSTIN MARTYR
Please let us know you have arrived. We are anxious to meet you. Contact the parish office for a welcoming packet.
ST. JUSTIN MARTYR PARISH BOUNDARIES
Beginning at a point on Barker Reservoir Dam at Briar Forest Street, East on Briar Forest to Dariy Ashford; thence
South on Dairy Ashford to Westheimer Road; thence East on Westheimer Road to Old Westheimer Road; thence
South on Old Westheimer Road, to Alief-Clodine; thence West on Alief-Clodine to Dairy Ashford; thence South on
Dairy Ashford Bellaire Blvd; thence West on Bellaire Blvd. to Eldridge; thence South on to Beechnut; thence West
on Beechnut to Addicks-Howell Road (Hwy 6); thence South on Addicks Howell Road to Keegans Bayou; thence
West on Keegans Bayou to O’Brien Road; thence North on O’Brien Road to Barker Reservoir Dam; thence North-
east along the Dam to the point of beginning at Briar Forest.
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Pastoral Staff Financial Stewardship
Karen Rachal Weekend Collection
Parish Administrator
C
Jackie Baca Collections for December 19, 2021
Coordinator of Religious Education
& Youth Ministry
Collection $ 10,184
On-line Giving $ 5,431
Received via mail $ 3,576
Total $ 19,191
Sunday Reflection Required Weekly Budget Amount $ 16,000
Building Improvements $ 10
JOURNEY TOWARD GOD Social Ministry $ 500
In our celebration of the Epiphany, two interwoven Registered Families 1989
themes are present in the readings today. God is begin-
ning something new, and God gathers all of humanity
to participate. For Isaiah, God’s bright light, manifest-
ed in the people of Israel, attracts and summons people Diocesan Services Fund 2021
from many nations to Jerusalem. In the letter to the Parish Goal: $110,000
Ephesians, God’s grace makes the Gentiles co-heirs Parish Contributions: $111,026
and co-partners in the gospel. Matthew tells the story Balance Due: $ - 1,026
of the fulfillment of God’s promises to Israel through Number of Participants 313
the birth of Jesus, and simultaneously leading foreign-
ers to share in these same promises. With the birth of Ignite Campaign
Jesus, God chose a particular people, in a particular Parish Goal: $907,414
time and place, to enter most directly into the human Parish Amount Pledged: $555,647
story. Today’s readings teach that God did this in order Parish Contributions $399,945
to gather all people, all cultures, into unity with God. Balance Due: $507,469
Like the magi, we are drawn into a journey toward
God, becoming co-partners in God’s work. Number of Participants 242
Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
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Prayer Needs Parish Events
Mass Intentions Sunday, January 2, 2022
8:00 a.m. English Mass in the Church
January 2, 2022-January 9, 2022 Livestream Mass
10:00 a.m. English Mass in the Church
Sun. Jan. 2nd 8:00 a.m. People of St. Justin Livestream Mass
Sun. Jan. 2nd 10:00 a.m. † Sylvia C. Diano
12:00 p.m. Vietnamese Mass in the Church
5:00 p.m. Spanish Mass in the Church
Sun. Jan. 2nd 12:00 p.m. † Phero Tran
Monday, January 3, 2022
9:00 a.m. Mass in the Chapel
Sun. Jan. 2nd 5:00 p.m. Familia Tovar Tuesday, January 4, 2022
9:00 a.m. Mass in the Church
Mon. Jan. 3rd 9:00 a.m. † Phado Tran Livestream Mass
Tues. Jan. 4th 9:00 a.m. † Edilberto Morales Wednesday January 5, 2022
† Cassandra Tac 9:00 a.m. Mass in the Church
Wed. Jan. 5th 9:00 a.m. † Maria Pham Livestream Mass
9:30 a.m. Adoration
† Toma Minh V. Quang
Thursday, January 6, 2022
Thurs Jan. 6th 9:00 a.m. † Ana Nguyen 9:00 a.m. Mass in the Chapel
Fri. Jan. 7th 9:00 a.m. † Anton Nguyen Friday, January 7, 2022
. 9:00 a.m. Mass in the Church
Sat. Jan. 8th 9:00 a.m. † Theresa Nguyen Livestream Mass
Saturday, January 8, 2022
Sun. Jan. 9th 8:00 a.m. † Alma Rachal 9:00 a.m. Mass in the Church
Livestream Mass
Sun. Jan. 9th 10:00 a.m. † Manrico Thomas Sunday, January 9, 2022
8:00 a.m. English Mass in the Church
Sun. Jan. 9th 12:00 p.m. People of St. Justin Livestream Mass
Sun. Jan. 9th 5:00 p.m. † Ana Maria Aguado 10:00 a.m. English Mass in the Church
Livestream Mass
12:00 p.m. Vietnamese Mass in the Church
___________________________________ 5:00 p.m. Spanish Mass in the Church
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READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: 1 Jn 3:22 — 4:6/Mt 4:12-17, 23-25
Tuesday: 1 Jn 4:7-10/Mk 6:34-44
Wednesday: 1 Jn 4:11-18/Mk 6:45-52
Thursday: 1 Jn 4:19 — 5:4/Lk 4:14-22a
Friday: 1 Jn 5:5-13/Lk 5:12-16
Saturday: 1 Jn 5:14-21/Jn 3:22-30
Sunday: Is 40:1-5, 9-11;/Lk 3:15-16, 21-22
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Parish Life
PRAYER OF THE WEEK
The Epiphany of the Lord
O God, Who on this day
revealed Your Only Begotten Son to the nations
by the guidance of a star,
grant in Your mercy
that we, who know You already by faith,
may be brought to behold the beauty of Your
sublime glory.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son,
who lives and reigns with You PRO-LIFE EVENT
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, Travelling to DC for the March for Life? Start the day
God, for ever and ever. at the National Prayer Service! We will honor Texas
_________________________________________ for its Heartbeat Law and Mississippi, who pro-life law
led to the Supreme Court case that could reverse Roe
***General Dispensation*** vs. Wade! Please join Bishop Joseph Coffey, Auxiliary
from the Bishop, Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA,
Fr. Frank Pavone of Priests for Life, the National Pro-
Sunday & Holy Day Mass Obligation Life Religious Council, and Faith and Liberty at the
27th annual national memorial for the Pre-Born and
This dispensation is removed for all Catholics Their Mothers and Fathers, the morning of the March,
within the Archdiocese of Galveston Houston. The Friday, January 21, 2022 at DAR Constitution Hall,
faithful should fulfill their Sunday and Holy Day Washington, DC, from 8:30-10:30 a.m. It will be a
obligations joyfully and conscientiously. This will time of prayer, praise, music and inspiring speakers
take effect on Sunday, January 2, 2022, the Solem- and will be the premier prayer event marking the tragic
nity of the Epiphany of the Lord. commemoration of Roe vs. Wade. Danielle D’Souza
Gill will be the emcee for the event. Admission is free.
_____________________________________________ For more information of this and other events
surrounding the March, go to
EVANGELIZATION COMMITTEE www.NationalPrayerService.com
ST. JUSTIN MARTYR PARISH ___________________________________________
The ministry of the Evangelization Committee is (1)
to cultivate the evangelical spirit of the parish com- Liturgical Ministry Sunday
munity, (2) to devise ways of reaching out to lapsed
Catholics, and (3) to invite non-Catholics to em- St. Justin Martyr Parish will be celebrating Liturgical
brace Christ and the Catholic Faith. Ministry Sunday on January 16th. All parishioners are
invited. We are in need of volunteers for all of the
Those who would like to become an Evangelization ministries (i.e. art & environment, altar servers, lectors,
Committee Member, please contact Fr. Paul at 281- Eucharistic ministers) within our Parish. This is part of
556-5116. The next meeting will be on Thursday, getting back to normal. So come one and come all!
January 13th at 7:00 p.m. in the Sunday sacristy.
Psalm — Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the
face of the earth (Psalm 104).
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MAVERICK ACTIVITIES The Epiphany of the Lord
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION
January 7 – Friday – 9:00 a.m. – First Friday Mass
followed by a continental breakfast in parish hall. This week Christmas Day is observed in Russia and
in much of the Orthodox world. This curious differ-
January 15 – Saturday – 1:00 p.m. – Monthly ence in schedule has a lot to do with how calendars
meeting in parish hall. have been developed and changed over the years. In
the year 45 B.C. Julius Caesar gave the empire his
Julian Calendar, with the winter solstice on January
6. This put an end to a system in which officials
called “pontiffs” were able to tweak the calendar by
adding extra days in as needed. He invented two
new months at that time, December and January;
and in order to correct the mess the pontiffs had
made, forced a year of 445 days on the empire in
what he named “The Last Year of Confusion.” The
new months varied in number of days according to a
complex schedule, but the calendar was still off by
Happy New Year Everyone! nearly twelve minutes a year, and lost a full day eve-
__________________________________________ ry 130 days.
Pope Gregory XIII reformed the calendar in 1583,
STAMPS FOR JAIL MINISTRY but not everyone appreciated his efforts. England
held out for two hundred years. The year 1700 was a
It’s time for the Mercy Festival! We’ll collect post- leap year in England, but not in France; they were
age stamps for the use of the staff of priests, dea- eleven days apart! George Washington was really
cons, and lay minsters who work in the Archdiocesan born on February 11; when the Gregorian calendar
Office of Ministry to the Incarcerated in the jails and was finally adopted in the English colonies shortly
prisons of the Archdiocese of Galveston- before the Revolution, he had to move his birthday
Houston. The stamps may also be used to help in- to February 22. Now the calendars are thirteen days
mates stay in contact by mail with their families rela- apart, which accounts for Russia’s Julian calendar
tives and friends in the free world. Please drop Christmas. And Caesar thought he had brought con-
books or rolls of the US Flag Stamps into the col- fusion to an end!
lection at Mass. The stamps will be presented to the —James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
Office of Ministry to the Incarcerated at the Mercy _________________________________________
Festival in late January, date to be determined.
Please welcome our newest members that
were
baptized on
December 19, 2021
Diego Leonel Acosta
Noah Martinez
Eiden Matias Perez
Isabella Rodriguez
Katheryn Lily Ruiz
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Parish Life Parish Life
ATTENTION LADIES!
The 2022 Women's Adoration, Community, Theol-
ogy and Service (ACTS) Retreat Team is now form-
ing and all Women who have attended an ACTS Re-
treat, are eligible to team!
Curious about the Catholic faith? Are you The first team meeting is Tuesday, January 11,
unbaptized? Or were you baptized in another faith? 2022 at 7:00pm., in the Parish Hall. Dinner at
RCIA is the program for you? Please call the Church 6:30pm.
office and leave your name and a contact phone This year’s Retreat Theme, …”not as I will, but
number, and someone from the RCIA Team will call Your will be done.” Matthew 26:39b, and 26:42b
you to give you more information.
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SOCIAL MINISTRY NEWS RESPECT LIFE
Happy New Years’ to the Parishioners of The following supplies were delivered to Casa Juan
St. Justin Martyr Parish Diego (The Houston Catholic Worker) will distribute
the supplies to the homeless and those in need.
With the beginning of 2022, it is a perfect time to
start with new habits and serve Christ through our 62 sleeping bags
Baptism. We are obliged through our receiving of 23 blankets
the Eucharist to reach out to our fellow man in need. 19 stocking caps
Here are a few ideas: 240 lbs. of frozen chicken
500 snack bars
a. Visit the lonely, sick or someone in the Louise Zwick of Casa Juan Diego sent her heartfelt
nursing home. thanks and appreciation to the people of St. Justin
b. Clean out your closet and donate gently used Martyr Parish. These supplies were much needed as
clothes and toys. Casa Juan Diego is overwhelmed with people in
need. The donated food items came from the St.
Reminder: Justin Social Ministry food pantry.
St. Justin Martyr does have a drop off bin on the
Westside parking lot and donations are picked up on __________________________________________
Thursdays.
WINE & HOST DONATION
Thank you St. Justin Martyr Parish for supporting In January a donation for the Wine & Hosts has been
the Social Ministry during 2021 and we pray for made in the memory of:
your continued support during the coming year.
May God bless you and keep you safe! MARGARET TANGU
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Jackie Baca Perla Galvan
Coordinator of Religious
CCE & Youth News Contact
Us
Education & Youth Ministry
jbaca@sjmtx.com
281-902-5701
CCE Assistant
pgalvan@sjmtx.com
281-902-5712
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INFORMATION SHEET:
Church name & address
St. Justin Martyr #515169
13350 Ashford Point Drive
Houston, Texas 77082
Contact person: Donna Groves @ 281-556-5116
Software used:
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Date of publication: January 2, 2022
(Sunday’s date)
Number of pages transmitted: Cover + 7 text pages + this page = 9 (2 ad pages)
Special instructions for Production: Please send us 400 Bulletins
FedEx shipping address: 13350 Ashford Point Drive, Houston, Texas 77082
Special instructions for FedEx delivery: Special instructions for FedEx delivery Please leave box on the West
side of the building at the “double door” at the Main Office., even if no one is available. We close at 5:00
p.m. Monday-Thursday and 12:00 p.m. on Friday.
FedEx tracking e-mail: dgroves@sjmtx.com
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