Father Wencil will be enjoying some well-deserved vacation time the next two weeks, so please note the following changes to our usual schedule: There will be NO 8:30 AM Mass NOR confessions heard on Thursday, November15. And, there will be NO 8:30 a.m. Mass on Saturday, November 17. We are grateful for the presence this weekend of Fathers Skip Negley, Manuel Razo and Dominic Pistone (and our own Fr. Jim) for presiding at Mass during Father Wencil’s time off.

The Blessed Sacrament will be reposed on Wednesday 11/21 at 12 noon and exposed as usual at the end of the 5 PM Mass on Sunday 11/25. There will be Mass celebrated on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, at 9 AM. There will be NO Confessions and NO Mass at 7 PM that day. Also, there will be NO Mass at 8:30 AM on Friday, November 23 nor Saturday, November 24. The parish offices will be closed, Thursday, November 22 and Friday, November 23.

National Vocation Awareness Week will be celebrated in our country November 4-10, 2018. Please ask Our Lord for more dedicated, holy priests, deacons and consecrated men and women. May they be inspired by Jesus Christ, supported by our faith community, and respond generously to God’s gift of a vocation.

This year the ECP is selling popcorn for a Fall fundraiser. Popcornopolis is a fundraising organization that makes the amazing popcorn. There are several flavors from which to choose. Some of the flavors are PUMPKIN SPICE, WHITE CHEDDAR, KETTLE CORN, AND ZEBRA (which is a white and dark chocolate drizzled popcorn). Prices will range from $7 for one “cone” of popcorn all the way up to $69 for a HUGE gift basket. The ECP makes 50% on all sales! This is now on sale! Please call Vicky or see any ECP teacher for a list of popcorn and prices. 281.333.0176. 

Where has this year gone? It is almost time for Breakfast with Santa! Tickets to this wonderful event will be on sale after all Sunday Masses on the 11th, 18th and 25th of November. The breakfast will take place on Saturday, December 1st. This will be a fun family event! There will be a wonderful breakfast cooked by the Knight of Columbus, cookie decorating, a hot chocolate bar, singing by the children of the ECP, and of course a visit from Santa! Tickets will also be sold at the door. Contact Vicky Kuehnel at 281-333-0176 for more information.

¿Tienes algun familiar o amigo que sufre de alguna adiccion? Tal vez el ministerio Serenidad es para ti. En el grupo Serenidad los miembros comparten mutuamente su experiencia, fortaleza y esperanza. Usted conocerá a otras personas que comparten los sentimientos y frustraciones que usted tiene, y quizás hasta su misma situación. Nos reunimos para aprender a vivir una vida mejor en Cristo y confiando en su palabra. Nos reunimos los jueves a las 7:00 PM en el salón 1.

Joining us next weekend (November 17/18, 2018) will be Father Cyrus Gallagher, a Capuchin Franciscan friar. He'll be speaking to us about Unbound, an international nonprofit founded by lay Catholics grounded in the Gospel call to put the needs of the marginalized and vulnerable first. Working side by side with people of diverse faith traditions in 18 countries, they inspire confidence and offer opportunity and encouragement to children and families living on the margins of society. Please click on title link for more information.

Thank you to our 2018 Out of This world Festival team for their countless hours of work and effort! To our coordinators, thank you for your leadership and dedication, to our Chili Cook-off, Taquiza and International Food cooks, to our Silent and Live Auction donors, to the St. Paul staff, to all volunteers, to all of you who made this year’s festival a success, to our priests and deacons and their families, last but not least, to God for the beautiful weekend weather He provided for everyone. We appreciate each and every one of you! May God bless St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church.  Juan Carlos Núñez and Mele Paul

THANK YOU to all who came out and made our annual festival a great one!!! We cannot do this without you! And, by the grace of God, the weather was perfect! If you have ideas or would like to donate or volunteer for next year's festival (October 26 & 27, 2019), please submit your information and/or idea to St. Paul the Apostle's Business Manager, Maria Conner at mconner@stpaulcatholic.org or contact this year's directors Juan Carlos Nunez jnunez@mustangcat.com or Mele Paul paul6fam@verizon.net. May God bless you abundantly as you have blessed our parish.

ATTENTION LADIES, WE NEED YOUR HELP! We ask you to please blot your lipstick before receiving the Precious Blood of Christ. Our Purificators are being stained by lipstick wiped off of the cups and they cannot be reused once stained. The Purificators are generously donated by 2 parishioners and are washed and ironed by a very small group of very dedicated women. These women presoak, treat lipstick stains, wash and iron anywhere from 30 to 40 Purificators per week. It is a tremendous job and could be so much easier if the lipstick stains were not such a problem. Please consider our request when you get dressed for Mass.

Spiritual Direction is the art of Christian listening, a sacred relationship where a director helps someone to uncover and discover the direction of God in their lives with the help of the Holy Spirit. St. Paul offers several options for spiritual direction. Contact Heidi Clark for more info: hclark@stpaulcatholic.org or 281.333.3891, ext. 328. Please click on the title link for more information.

One Sunday each month at all the Masses we will highlight one piece of the Mass. The celebrant will take a few moments to explain the “who, what and why” of a particular action. There will be a bulletin handout which will have material for children and adults. For more information, please contact Liturgy Director, Joyce Lubofsky at 281-957-7331 or email jlubofsky@stpaulcatholic.org .

We are pleased to bring a special, new ministry to the parish that is aimed at building community, helping you meet your fellow parishioners, enjoying good food, and having an inexpensive evening of fun! Supper clubs are a great way to accomplish all these things! Our supper clubs will be open to all parishioners whether you are single, married, divorced, or widowed. This is not a gourmet cooking club! Start talking about this special, new opportunity among your friends now. We’re also looking for someone to help coordinate the administrative aspects of this new ministry. If this sounds like something up your alley, please let Heidi know at hclark@stpaulcatholic.org or call 281.333.3891, ext. 328. Please click on the title link for more info.

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.

Due to damages sustained from Hurricane Harvey, Beck Hall is under repairs and not available for usage until all repairs are complete and pass inspections. Please stay out of this area until further notice. Thank you for your understanding and patience.

Notice: Santuario Del Divio Nino Jesus -Please be advised the celebration of Mass and/or the reservation of the Blessed Sacrament has been prohibited at the following location:Santuario Del Divion Nino Jesus 1411 Beaumont Street, South Houston, TX 77587. This facility that is not owned or operated by the Archdiocese and its activites are not sanctioned by the Archdiocese.

If so, we extend a warm, joyful welcome to you. We are more and we are better because of you. Please take a moment to pick up a parish registration form on the wall adjacent to the Welcome Center. ​​​​​​​If you’ve been away from the Church for a while, we’d love to welcome you back in a very special, personal way, with our Catholics Come Home program beginning after the first of the year. Contact Heidi Clark, our director of adult ministry, for more information: 281.333.3891, ext. 328 or email hclark@stpaulcatholic.org. http://www.catholicscomehome.org/

Usually Catholics have lots of saint medals, rosaries, prayer cards, saint statues, religious pictures, Catholic literature and brand new Catholic Bibles (because all they need to use is one). Please consider donating them to the Legion of Mary or Legion de Maria to use for Door-to-Door Evangelization and Book Borrow. Items may be dropped off at the Welcome Center with Legion of Mary written on the bag or Lora Ruzicka. The Legion de Maria needs all of the above but in Spanish. Thank you in advance for helping the Legion on their mission.

We have established a special needs lending closet for caregivers. Among the items available are transport chairs, a shower chair, portable commode, portable ramps, and more. Contact Heidi Clark at 281.333.3891 Ext. 328 or email hclark@stpaulcatholic.org for more info.