Our annual Habitat for Humanity fund drive started the weekend of June 16-17, 2018. Your donations make it possible for hard working families to purchase homes of their own. This year, donated funds also are being used to help needy families recover from Hurricane Harvey. Your donations can be dropped off at the Welcome Center throughout the month. You can also put them in the Sunday collection being mindful to earmark them for Habitat.

If you are able to donate blood, please consider giving on September 16th here at St. Paul's. For every accepted donation, Youth Ministry receives $10! The Blood Drive will be on September 16th, from 10 AM to 1 PM

June is the month dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Ask the Legion of Mary how you may have your Home Enthroned to the Sacred Heart of Jesus! Contact María Lorenzo, 832.814.8248 or mclorenzo11@gmail.com.

St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church has 9 parishioners that are Delegates scheduled to attend a National Fifth Encuentro Process where US bishops and priests will listen to the Delegates speak on how the Spanish speaking community can better serve the Catholic Church. St. Paul's delegates will be selling Crawfish as a fundraiser to help them attend this National Encuentro. You may order your Crawfish at $5.00 a pound in advance after Masses, May 26/27 and June 2/3, and pick them up Sunday June 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Alpha/Delta Rooms.

We are in need of friendly volunteers to help prepare parents who are bringing infants for Baptism. This would involve helping facilitate a Saturday-afternoon session about the sacrament, making the parents feel welcome, and helping facilitate discussion about the topics presented. No previous experience necessary—just a friendly, welcoming person or couple. Contact Heidi at hclark@stpaulcatholic.org.

If you are searching to more fully understand God’s perfect ministry, join others at the weekly Divine Mercy Cenacle on Thursdays at 2:45 PM in room 1. The group meets to pray together, study the teachings of St. Faustina, and grow in faith. They encourage you to join them. Call Virginia for more info: 281.480.4131.

Don't forget the Knights are having their wonderful Fish Fry and the Youth are having their Bake Sale every Friday during Lent! Join us in Beck Hall from 5:30 - 7 p.m.

Stations of the Cross will be prayed during Lent on Friday nights at 7 PM in English and 8 PM in Spanish. AND, the young adult group Espacio de Dios will perform a Live Stations of the Cross at 7 PM on March 23.

Are you considering joining the Knights of Columbus but do not have the time due to family or work concerns? You might consider joining the Knights of Columbus Online Membership at www.kofc.org. Please click on the title link for more information on dates of upcoming Knight Events.

Men’s ACTS Retreat: Registrations are being accepted for the Women’s ACTS Retreat scheduled for June 28 - July 1, at Our Lady of Lourdes Retreat Center. More than 40 women have begun meeting weekly to plan this retreat. Contact Brenda Sanzone at Sanzone@att.net for more information. Please click on the title link for more information.

The Youth Ministry will have one large fundraiser beginning February 8th and ending February 17th, "the Wall of Money".  It consists of 200 individual envelopes with amounts from $1.00 up to $200 written on them.  Take as many as you can afford to help us with.  It will be featured on the Alpha glass wall where it can be seen and pulled off for easy removal.  Return the envelope into the tithing basket during Mass or drop it off in the Alley Mailbox outside the Youth Room. If every envelope is taken and returned, Youth Ministry will receive $20,000!  Yes, $20,000.  Please, take an envelope and donate to assist in our parish teens’ spiritual journey.  You’ll be glad you did. Please click on title link for more information.

Our 2018 Diocesan Services Fund (DSF) begins next weekend in every parish throughout the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. ​​​​​​​Your kind gift to DSF enables us to reach out to people in this parish and throughout the entire archdiocese through more than 60 important programs. ​​​​​​​Your generosity will allow our Catholic Community to continue many vital programs and services. Our parish goal for this year is $130,000.00. Please click on the title link for more information.

If you will, please join us in prayer for the sanctification of our Priests, Seminarians, and vocations to the Priesthood. As we pray the Holy Rosary, we make beaded cord Rosaries (Mission Rosaries) to give away in our Legion of Mary Apostolate; all supplies are provided and we’ll even teach you how to make rosaries. All are welcome! Click on title link for more information.

Teen ACTS Team Discernment forms are available NOW @ the Welcome Center!  Interview date is this Thursday, February 8, 2018.

Friday, February 2nd, is the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. This Feast is also known as Candlemas Day; candles are blessed symbolizing Christ who is the light of the world. Father will bless candles you bring with you at the beginning of 8:30 AM Mass.

2017 Financial Summary: Vincentians met with each of the 285 families (197 children, 364 adults) whom financial assistance ($100,739) was provided. Financial assistance prevented evictions, prevent utility disconnects, repaired automobiles, provided furniture, and more. - AND - 2017 Food Pantry Summary: Over 779 households were served by our pantry (861 children, 1615 adults). This included 2 Food Fairs where fruit & vegetables were distributed. (Please click on title for more information.)

Sunday, January 7th, the Solemnity of the Epiphany and Monday, January 8th, the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, close out the Christmas Season. The Masses for the Epiphany will be the usual schedule. There is no Mass on Monday, January 8th.

A huge THANK YOU!! Our parish DSF goal for 2017 was $130,000. With your help we raised $133,191! That means not only that we MET our goal and do not have to take monies budgeted from our other ministries, but also that we will receive back 50% ($1,596) back to put toward our building fund needs! Thank you for sharing your blessings with our parish family and community!!

The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a Holy Day of Obligation, will be celebrated with Masses in Spanish on Thursday, December 7 at 7 PM and in English on Friday, December 8 at 8:30 AM, 12:15 PM and 7 PM.

As the end of the year approaches, we begin to reflect upon the many blessings bestowed upon us, including having survived through our own and our brothers and sisters impacts due to the numerous natural disasters we experienced back to back this year. As we come to the end of 2017, we are also provided an opportunity to thank God and help our parish thru charitable gifting. This year in particular, gifts will have significant impact in helping us with repairs of damages suffered during Hurricane Harvey and meeting our monthly building loan payments; an area in which we are regularly about $13,000 or more short and have to use repair, operational and ministry funds to complete the payment. The additional benefits of income tax deductions and capital gains savings are significant advantages to donors, providing an additional incentive to make a gift at year-end.* (Please click on the title for more information)