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Ajibola Batiste, Shirley Benson, Uethel & Jerry Burrows, Kade Coleman,
Ilya Coleman, Lisa Enderle, Donna Foreman, Beckham Fox, Mary Golden,
Rosie Guidry, Elizabeth Harris, Barbara Hawkins, Lawson Helms, Gloria Jacobs,
Bill Jannise, Lexi Jones, Thomas Jones Amelia Lee, Liz Medlin, Amanda Mitchell,
Ann Mitchell, Sherry Paschal, Gena Poole, Darlene Presley, Carrie Rashall,
Ginger Reed, Jim Ryan, Carolyn Slack, Leroy Slack, Julie Shields, Ronald Thibodeaux,
Betty Trahan, Brenda Ward, Mary Weitzel, Lulabelle White & Delta Wright.
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​​ BIRTHDAY BLESSINGS-: Edna Guillory 3/15- Happy 98th !, Dana Benson 3/15,
Celton Hall 3/18, Stacey Hall 3/15, and Bonnie Trahan 3/14
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! MAY GOD BLESS YOU!
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THANK YOU! - We extend special thanks to Doug Almond, Albert Sears, Elroy Zachary and Craig Benson, for all the hard work and donation of time and materials for the new walkway at the Hall
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SAINTLY QUOTE- Our Lord does not come down from Heaven every day to lie in a golden ciborium. He comes to find another heaven which is infinitely dearer to him- the heaven of our souls. –St. Therese of Lisieux ( Receiving Him in Communion is the closest we are to heaven on earth, we should always receive the Eucharist with our full attention, respect and honor, not as an afterthought. We never walk away with the Eucharist, taking time to bow to both species.)
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FISH FRY FRIDAYS- Our Knights of Columbus will resume the Fish fry all Fridays during Lent.
Dine in or carry out, starting at 5:00 pm. Don't miss the best fish in southeast Texas! Both
fried and grilled, fish and shrimp available. Served with loaded mashed potatoes, coleslaw
and hushpuppies with tartar sauce.​​​
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FIRST WEDNESDAY ADULT SOCIAL--Everyone is invited to join us for lunch and games, the first Wednesday of each month11:00 am to1:00 pm, in the Parish Hall. Bring your favorite snack(and game if you want) to spend time together for fun & games. We also share books & puzzles.
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PARISH COUNCIL MEETING- The Parish Council meeting has been rescheduled to Tuesday March 24th at 6:00 p.m. in the Hall.
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APPEAL FOR CATHOLIC MINISTRIES -(Formerly Bishops faith Appeal) As we start a new year, we are called to respond to the needs of others that are funded through the ACM. We want to thank all our parishioners for their generosity in both time and treasure. This year’s theme is Planting Seeds of Faith. If you are donating online the website has changed to www.dioceseofbmt.org/give and all checks should be made out to Diocese of Beaumont. Again, thank you for all your support for our Parish
SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR- Have you thought of seeking or being a spiritual director?
The Diocese of Beaumont is partnering with Franciscan University, Steubenville, to offer a satellite School of Spiritual Direction at Holy Family Retreat Center in March 2027. You’re invited to attend an Open House session for more information and answers to questions. Sunday, April 26th at Holy Family Retreat Center, Beaumont, TX 2-4pm (Hebert Hall) Monday, April 27th at the Chancery (710 Archie, Beaumont, TX) 9:00-11:00am
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SAVE THE DATE- 34th Annual Breakfast with the Bishop is Saturday April 18th,
9:30 a.m. to 11:30a.m. at St Jude catholic Church, 6825 Gladys. All proceeds
benefit Catholic Charities.
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LENTEN RETREAT-Join us as we pause, reflect and prepare our hearts for the Passion, death, and Resurrection of Christ. Saturday March 28, 2026 9:00am to 3:00pm , at the Holy Family Center$20.00 per person. register at www.dioceseofbmt.org/spiritual-direction.
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​SEMINARIAN PRAYER BOARD- At the back of the Church you will find a prayer-card easel furnished by the Sierra Club encouraging Vocations. All of the cards on the board are Seminarians in our Diocese. We are asked to pick a card and pray for that Seminarians and for the empty pegs to be filled. Bishop Toups wanted 20 pegs in the expectant hope that they may one day be filled.
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​ROSARY PRAYER GROUP- A group of parishioners gather to pray the Rosary every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Church and before Mass on Saturday and Sunday.
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GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP- Catholic Charities will sponsor an adult Grief Support Group every Wednesday 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 pm. Located at Catholic Charities 2780 Eastex Freeway. For information call Linda Reising at 409-924-4427
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DIOCESE OF BEAUMONT 60th ANNIVERSARY- June 12-14, 2026, St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica will celebrate the Solemnity of St. Anthony Padua, the patronal feast of our diocese, as well as the 60th Anniversary of our Diocese. Many family activities will include Adoration, Procession, Rosary, food, fun, games & Mass celebrated by Bishop Toups. We are looking for 2 volunteers from our Parish to join the planning committee. If you are interested in volunteering, please call the Church office.
​​​​​​MINISTRIES- Are you interested in becoming a Lector, Eucharistic Minister, Altar Server, or Evangelization team? Maybe you like to sing, come join the Choir! The best way to grow our faith is by getting involved. We need you!
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​OCIA CLASSES- Are you or someone you know interested in joining the Church or learning more about your Catholic faith? Formerly RCIA, OCIA is the “Order of Christian Initiation for Adults”. If you are interested in joining please call the Church office. Classes are on the first and second Wednesday of each month in the Education Building 409-752-3571.
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WHATS HAPPENING AT OLOS- If you want to be up on the latest things going on at Our lady of Sorrows, you can check out our Facebook www.facebook.com/oloscatholicchurch and on Instagram: ourladyofsorrowscatholicchurch or the website ourladyofsorrowschina.org
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March 14- March 20
Saturday 4:00 p.m. Lloyd Hoffpauir Jr.
Sunday 8:30 a.m. Amelia Benson
Tuesday 8:00 a.m. Scalisi & Fontenot Family
Wed. 8:00 a.m. Mike Babin
Thurs 8:00 a.m. Nguyen Vu Family
Friday 8:00 a.m. Sheri Hawley Jenkins
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SAINT OF THE DAY
Saturday - Saint Leobinus
Sunday- Saint Pope Zachary
Tuesday Saint Patrick
Wednesday- Saint Fredian
Thursday- Saint Joseph Feast
Friday- Saint Cuthbert
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​STATIONS OF THE CROSS IS EVERY FRIDAY DURING LENT at 6:00 pm.
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Look Into The Heart Like God-
“Not as man sees does God see, because man sees the appearance, but the LORD looks into the heart." Have you ever read this and wondered, ‘God, what about all of David’s sins around the adultery with Bathsheba even though he had so many wives already, the murder of her husband, neglect of his sons - one of whom would feel so betrayed that he would start a rebellion and civil war, only to name a few of the more serious and recorded ones?’. Seeing people through a lens of success, regardless if it’s a worldly or moral accomplishment, is one more way that humanity sees only the appearance of others. God, however, saw past this appearance of failure in David and claimed that this man was indeed a man after his own heart. Does this mean that David’s sins are not that important? David’s personal justification is between God and David. We have the witness in the Scriptures of David’s desire for reform, unity, and mercy and his sins as a warning. In other words, we have a witness that even if we fall hard in sin, God’s mercy is there if we humbly return. We cannot absolve the sins in our own lives any more than the blind man in the Gospel could heal himself. The Pharisees and towns folk could not believe that the man who was born blind was healed by Jesus or that he was even the same man at all. Many did not believe that the man who could now see was the same man that used to beg. They judged by a perceived appearance of moral failure displayed by the man’s blindness and made up their minds that God could not or would not heal any person like that. The chaos and frustration that followed the miracle of this blind man finally being able to see points to a deeper desire that God has for His children throughout all of salvation history - He wants us to see each individual as He sees their hearts. This is indicated by Jesus’s Response to the Pharisees. “Some of the Pharisees who were with him heard this and said to him, ‘Surely we are not also blind, are we?’ Jesus said to them, ‘If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you are saying, 'We see,' so your sin remains. ’Even though we can do nothing on our own to find healing, it still has to start with us. We must admit we are blind and need to see. If we don’t, we will see God’s work as chaos, it will trip us up and we will not be able to believe or recognize the miracles around us. If we do not, then we will look a lot like the disbelieving Pharisees and neighbors of the man who could see clearly. May Jesus recreate our eyes to see as God sees, think more and more like Him, and act more and more like Him. God bless.
