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We, the members of Saint Edward the Confessor Catholic Community, are called through our Baptism to build up the kingdom of God by being one in Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit by welcoming and loving others through worship, education, service, and evangelization.
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Campaign Update
$968,909
This is 71% of our $1,366,739 goal
Pledge totals as of July 17, 2019
For your convenience pledges can be made online at www.archgh.org/IGNITE
The Constituent ID is NOT mandatory for an online pledge.
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Announcements
Jubilee
We are celebrating our 50th anniversary.- On the 7 Sundays before the Jubilee Mass there will be celebratory activities. The dates are: August 25, September 1, September 8, September 15, September 22, September 29, and October 6. More details about the activities will be available in the coming weeks.
- Fifty hours of Eucharistic Adoration will be held in the chapel to celebrate the Jubilee, beginning on Wednesday, October 9 at 5 pm continuing throughtwo nights to Friday, October 11 at 7 pm.
- The October 13 11:30 Mass will be the main celebration of the Jubilee celebrated by Cardinal DiNardo and Bishop Fiorenza.
Changes to 9:30 AM Mass CLOW
Beginning August 11th Children's Liturgy of the Word will meet every 2nd and 4th Sunday year round.
Knights of Columbus Raffle
Our St. Edward Knights of Columbus Council 14512 has again been blessed with donations of items (Texans Football tickets and autographed jersey and Astros Baseball tickets) that will be used to raise charitable funds through the sale of Raffle Tickets. This is an event similar to the sale of Raffle Tickets and drawings that was done last year for Astros Baseball tickets.
The Raffle Tickets will be sold after Mass on the weekends of July 27th & 28th and August 3rd & 4th.
Are you Interested in Hospital Ministry?
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion are greatly needed to visit patients at Houston Northwest Medical Center. Please contact Jane Schwartz if you are available to take the Holy Eucharist to patients on weekdays or weekends.
Safe Environment Training
Volunteers,
The Archdiocese has modified the requirement for Safe Environment Training and Background Checks to include all volunteers in our community who serve with and around children. To comply with this requirement from the Archdiocese St. Edward now requires all members of our community who volunteer in any ministry to complete the CMG Safe Environment training.
The training is online and can be completed in the convenience of your home. Please see the file below for instructions on completing this important training. Please contact our Safe Environment coordinator, Jane Truttier in the parish office if you have any questions. We thank you for your continued service to our community.Safe Environment Training Instructions
Christ Renews His Parish Retreat
Gentlemen! The time is now to register for the annual men's retreat.
Men's Retreat is July 26 - 27
Representatives from the team are available after weekend Masses or men can email [email protected]
First Reconciliation & First Communion
Registration for the sacraments of FIrst Reconciliation & First Communion will end on September 1. Please visit our Sign-up HERE. Sacrament Registration form is available HERE. Please contact Annette O'Driscoll, [email protected], for more information.
Religious Education Registration begins August 1
Late registration for ongoing religious education for all grades for 2019-2020 will begin August 1. There is no registration during the month of July. You may access the Religious Education form HERE.
Room Reservations
In order to insure proper staffing, the parish office requires at least a 2-week notice for room reservation requests. If you require a setup, that setup must be submitted with your request. Please contact Jane Truttier at 281-353-9774 ext 814 or [email protected] for room reservations.
We are receiving many last minute requests and want to accommodate everyone as best we can; so, we thank you for adhering to this policy.
Text to Give
Giving to St. Edward is easy with Faith Direct Text-to-Give! To give via text, follow these steps:
1. Text donation amount to 281-767-4313
2. Register your credit/debit card (you will only need to do this once.)
3. Save the number as a contact in your phone to make future giving faster and easier.
Ascension Press Podcasts
Wanting to learn more about your faith? Check out the Ascension Press website for podcasts, videos, and articles on a variety of Catholic topics. Click the logo to visit their site.
End of Life Resources
These incredibly well-done websites contain numerous resources of a practical, pastoral, and theological nature for those in end-of-life situations and loved ones who are journeying with them.
http://www.artofdyingwell.org/ Run by the Catholic Bishops of England and Waleshttp://www.catholicendoflife.org/ Run by New York State Catholic Conference
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Pastor:
Rev. Christian Bui
Parochial Vicar:Rev. Thomas Joseph
Pastoral Associates:Deacon Nick Thompson
Deacon Ken Martin
Deacon Stuart Neck
Deacon Bill Pitocco
Deacon Dominic Romaguera -
Homilies
Fr. Thomas Joseph 5-5-19
Deacon Bill Pitocco 5-12-19
Deacon Nick Thompson 5-12-19
Deacon Dominic Romaguera 5-19-19
Deacon Nick Thompson 5-19-19
Deacon Stuart Neck 5-26-19
Deacon Dominic Romaguera 5-26-19
Deacon Nick Thompson 6-8-19
Deacon Bill Pitocco 6-9-19
Deacon Nick Thompson 6-9-19
2017 Homilies
2018 Homilies
2019 Homilies -
Annual Financial Report
January - February 2019 Financial StatementDSF Summary for 2019*
Parish Goal $170,000.00
Total Pledge $146,646.00
Pledged under goal ($23,354.00)
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School News
Most glorious St. Edward, you showed your devotion to God with patience, gentleness, and generosity. We ask you to intercede for our St. Edward school family as we journey to the end of our school year. Please ask God to protect our current families as well as the new families called to join us next school year. Like you, may we serve to strengthen the Kingdom of God through patient prayer and charity. Amen.
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