St. Dominic Catholic Church

Welcome to the Saint Dominic Parish Web site! Our Parish exists to meet the needs of its members and to help witness the transforming love of Jesus Christ in our lives.  Our Parish is involved in many activities designed to meet our community  needs.  We worship together as a community of believers.  We support one another in living Christian values and beliefs.  We nurture the faith of our members in a variety of ways including adult education and catechetical programs for the children and the young people of our community. 
  
We hope that we can serve your religious needs by the quality of our Liturgy which constitutes the focal point of any Catholic Community.  If you have questions please call us.  We look forward to having you share your gifts with us. 
 
 Rev. Roger Estorque

AUGUST 4, 2020

My dear Parishioners of St. Dominic Church,
 
I offer the Holy Mass every day  in person and virtually (live streaming) for your intentions.   We also have masses on Sundays at 9:30 am & 1 pm in Spanish and 11:15 am in English & on Saturday 6 PM anticipated mass in English.

Confessions are now heard on Saturdays  in the Church observing   social distancing along with all CDC  requirements.  Parishioners are asked to  wear masks entering the Church.  Hand sanitizer is available at the entrance of the Church and everyone is encouraged to bring their own hand sanitizer.  Confessions on Saturdays are from 4:00pm to 5:30 pm.   

The Archdiocese DSF & Ignite  Appeals are  underway.   Please give what your means allow.
 
Friends, remember that Jesus Christ came as Emmanuel to be with us.  He lives with you and within you.  He who is in you is greater than anything outside of you. (1 Jn 4:4ff).
 
May God bless you through the intercession of Our Blessed Mother & our father ST. Dominic de Guzman.
 
Sincerely in Christ,

Fr. Roger Estorque

During these difficult days,  please take good care of yourself and   let us be sure to pray for one another

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WEEKLY COLLECTIONS
Please continue to support St Dominic Parish during this time
of crisis.  The best way for our congregation to sustain the
parish is by using the parish online giving service. 
You can imagine how much it would mean to the Parish to
receive some stream of income during these times when
collections are not being taken up manually.
 
Please visit our parish website  www.stdominichouston.org and  click on “online giving”" logo.  Sign up to support St. Dominic  Parish. 
Of course, dropping off your envelope at the parish office  or  sending it in by mail is always an option.  You may also drop your  donations in the boxes located at the entrance  of the Church.

Thank you and  God bless all of you and keep you safe.  

DAR EN LÍNEA
Si aún no se ha inscrito en el programa de donaciones en línea, por favor considere esta opción para sus contribuciones. Los feligreses que usan Online Giving están satisfechos con lo fácil que es de establecer y administrar. Al usar Online Giving usted está ayudando a la parroquia a mejorar su eficiencia operativa. Visite el sitio web de nuestra parroquia en www.stdominichouston.org y seleccione Online Giving.
 
 FIRST HOLY COMMUNION & CONFIRMATION

At this time, most of our children in our Religious Program have already made their first holy communion.  This year, we have 146 children registered in our program.
 
   The Sacrament of Confirmation will be conferred by Rev. Terry Brinkman, Dean of  the Southern Deanery where St. Dominic parish belong  on   October 7, 2020 (Wednesday at 6 PM and October 14, 2020 – Wednesday at 6 pm.
 
For more details please call our parish office.
Congratulations to all our First Communicants and Confirmation students and to their
catechists and parents.  

     Thanks for your patience and cooperation.

 
PRIMERA COMUNIÓN Y CONFIRMACIÓN
En este momento, la mayoría de los niños de nuestro programa religioso ya han hecho su primera comunión.  Este año, tenemos 146 niños registrados en nuestro programa.

    El Sacramento de la Confirmación será conferido por el Rev. Terry Brinkman, Decano del Decanato del Sur, donde pertenece la parroquia de Santo Domingo, el 7 de octubre de 2020 (miércoles a las 6 PM y el 14 de octubre de 2020 - miércoles a las 6 pm.

Para más detalles, por favor llame a nuestra oficina parroquial.

Felicitaciones a todos nuestros primeros comulgantes y estudiantes de confirmación y a sus
catequistas y padres.  

     Gracias por su paciencia y cooperación.


 THINGS TO CONSIDER
The dispensation from the obligation to attend Holy Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation remains in effect until FURTHER NOTICE. Each person must make the decision of what is best for themselves and their families. Anyone who attends public Mass will still be at risk. Even with the best health practices and strict social distancing, anyone who enters a public space should be aware of the risk. Our church will be cleaned and disinfected after each Mass but the risk of coming in contact with the virus remains. It is important for individuals and families to take personal responsibility to protect themselves. Those persons 65 and older and those with underlying medical conditions are urged not to attend any liturgies or sacraments at this time, however we know that some will be present. Most of those parishioners will probably attend Mass on Saturday at 6:00 pm. If you are not a member of this group please avoid the Saturday 6 pm Mass.
 
COSAS A CONSIDERAR
La dispensa de la obligación de asistir a la Santa Misa los domingos y días de obligación se mantiene en vigor hasta nuevo aviso. Cada persona debe tomar la decisión de lo que es mejor para ella y su familia. Cualquiera que asista a la misa pública seguirá estando en peligro. Incluso con las mejores prácticas de salud y un estricto distanciamiento social, cualquiera que entre a un espacio público debe ser consciente del riesgo. Nuestra iglesia será limpiada y desinfectada después de cada misa, pero el riesgo de entrar en contacto con el virus permanece. Es importante que los individuos y las familias asuman la responsabilidad personal de protegerse a sí mismos. Aquellas personas de 65 años o más y aquellas con condiciones médicas subyacentes se les insta a no asistir a ninguna liturgia o sacramento en este momento, sin embargo sabemos que algunos estarán presentes. La mayoría de esos feligreses probablemente asistirán a la misa del sábado a las 6:00 pm.

 
 Your faithful stewardship of Our Church is needed:
During this time of national crisis and the temporary suspension of Church activities in our Archdiocese, we are working hard to maintain current operations of our church and office.  We can only accomplish this task with your financial help.  Now more than ever, we are respectfully asking all of our church parishioners to continue their support of our parish by making their weekly contributions to both the day to day operations of the parish (normally our first collection) and the needed support for our Capital Campaign (our normal second collection) which pays the loan debt on our worship space.  

 How you can help:
1)  Those who receive  church  envelopes through the mail…you may drop off your donations through the mail slot in the front door of the parish office  any time during the week or weekend .

2)  You may also set up with your bank an  automatic  withdrawal  to make your contributions directly from  your  bank to  our Church

We sincerely want to thank all our parishioners and friends who make Our Church their place of worship.  Especially now, we are most grateful for your love, generosity and faithfulness to our efforts.  May God bless you and your family and keep you safe during these challenging times.

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Su fiel aportacion de nuestra iglesia es necesario:

Durante este tiempo de crisis nacional y la suspensión temporal de las actividades de la Iglesia en nuestra Archidiócesis, estamos trabajando duro para mantener las operaciones actuales de nuestra iglesia y de oficina. Sólo podemos realizar esta tarea con su ayuda financiera. Ahora más que nunca, estamos pidiendo respetuosamente a todos nuestros feligreses de la iglesia para que continúen su apoyo de nuestra parroquia haciendo sus aportaciones semanales tanto para las operaciones del día a día de la parroquia (normalmente nuestra primera colección) y el apoyo necesario para nuestra campaña Capital (normales de nuestra segunda colecta) que paga la deuda del préstamo en nuestro espacio de adoración.

Cómo puedes ayudar:
1) Aquellos que reciben sobres de la iglesia a través del correo…usted puede dejar sus donaciones a través de la ranura de correo en la puerta de la oficina de la parroquia en cualquier momento durante la semana o el fin de semana .

 2) también puede configurar con su banco una retiro  automático para hacer sus contribuciones directamente desde su banco a nuestra Iglesia.

Queremos sinceramente agradecer a todos nuestros feligreses y amigos que hacen de nuestra Iglesia en su lugar de culto. Especialmente ahora, estamos muy agradecidos por su amor, generosidad y fidelidad a nuestros esfuerzos. Que Dios bendiga a usted y a su familia y mantenerse seguro durante estos tiempos difíciles.



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Remembering our call to Stewardship

• As Catholics, we believe that all we have is a gift from God. Our response in faith is to offer these gifts back to God in gratitude. With gifts of prayer, we pray for our nation, Church and our parishes. With gifts of treasure, we support our parishes even when we cannot be there in person. Make a gift to your parish online at www.archgh.org/parishoffertory, scroll through the list and select your parish.

• Archbishop Emeritus Joseph A. Fiorenza has shared this prayer and reflection.
• Archdiocesan Prayer in the time of Coronavirus 
• The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston Health Updates website includes resources and updates related to COVID-19.

 
  Archdiocesan resources. 
 
 



 

for emergency please contact office secretary - Maria Ramos at 832-812-5978 or email: maria.ramos23@live.com   Or our office manager Irma Galvan  281-639-1947  or email: igalvan@comcast.net   Or leave a message at 713-924-86

Monday                              8:30 AM -   4:30 PM
Tuesday - Friday             8:30 AM -   8:30 PM
Closed for Lunch           12:00 PM - 12:30 PM


Lunes                                 8:30 AM -  4:30 PM
Martes - Viernes               8:30 AM -  8:30 PM
Cerrado durate lonche 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

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We, the parish community of St. Dominic, Houston, TX, a multi-cultured community, joined together by faith in Jesus Christ and the Roman Catholic Church, commit ourselves to help each other grow in the understanding of our faith, celebrate this faith in Liturgy and live it out by using the gifts of each person in the service of others, especially those in need, so that in the end, we may become truly a community of faith: truly the people of God and be of service to all!