St. Mary's Catholic Church

10471 Grotto Rd.
Sealy, Texas 77474

Parish Office: 979-885-3131
              Fax: 979 885-4555
Website:  https://stmarysfrydek.org
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Guardian Angel Catholic Church-Wallis, TX             https://guardianangelwallis.org

Year of St. Joseph

December 8, 2020 – December 8, 2021

This year marks the 150^th Anniversary of Pope Pius IX’s decree, Quemadmodum Deus, naming Saint Joseph , husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary and foster-father of Jesus, as the Patron of the Universal Church .  In commemoration of this anniversary and recognizing the fitting time for the Church to invoke the intercession of this guardian, His Holiness, Pope Francis has declared this year as a “Year of Saint Joseph” to be observed in the Universal Church from December 8, 2020 to December 8, 2021. St. Joseph prays for us!

The Archdiocesan website has a page dedicated to the Year of St. Joseph, which began in December and runs through the liturgical year. Please visit and share this link, which includes the history of St. Joseph in the church, prayers of devotion and more.

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Thank You  so much for your generosity
Mail weekly donation to:
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
10471 Grotto Rd.
Sealy TX 77474
 or
Make weekly donation to the church on line
Go to the Archdiocese website - archgh.org
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Click on "Parish Offering Support" - left side of screen
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Impostor Priest Email/Texting Scams
Recently, there have been several reports of fraudulent email solicitations for financial support, usually in the form of gift cards, coming from email accounts identifying as Archdiocesan priests, including Cardinal DiNardo.

Please be advised that Father Thuy would never make such appeals to the parish community requesting gift cards or any financial assistance.  If you receive such email or text, please notify the parish office immediately. You can also visit the Attorney General, Ken Paxton’s website at www.texasattorneygeneral.gov.  Click on Scam Alert: “AG Paxton Warns Texans about Text Message Scam”. 

Welcome to St. Mary’s Catholic Church!  

Our parish is a diverse Christian Community in the Roman Catholic Tradition located in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, Texas.

We are called to continue the mission of our Lord, Jesus Christ: 
 + To serve others with love, care and compassion.                                                         + To grow spiritually in worshipping God through prayer and sacraments,                       + To study God's revelation in Scripture and Tradition,                                                     + To celebrate God's love by our words and our actions as we attempt to become              more Christ like in our journey of faith.

We rely on God's grace, Christ's love, and the gifts of the Holy Spirit
to accomplish this mission.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION:  First Thursday of the Month
                                                        Following 8:00 am Mass Until 9:30 am
 

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Thank you to all the families that attended our receptions this past weekend.  

• Tuesday, June 22^nd at 7:00 PM

Statement from Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston re: Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine - MARCH 2, 2021

The Moderna and Pfizer vaccines for COVID-19 do not involve abortion-derived cell lines in the manufacturing process, and are morally permissible since the connection to abortion is remote.

The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is morally compromised because an abortion-derived cell line was used in its development, testing, and production. However, according to Catholic moral teaching, it is permissible to receive the Johnson & Johnson vaccine when it is the only vaccine available in a given place.  Where there is an option, Catholics should choose the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines over the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

The decision to receive a vaccination for COVID-19 is one of personal conscience.

Further Reading: U.S. Bishops Conference Statement on the Use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 Vaccine

On the Moral Permissibility of Recently Announced Vaccines for COVID-19
Published DECEMBER 8, 2020 
By Daniel Cardinal DiNardo

On December 2nd, Governor Abbott announced that the federal government will be distributing an initial allotment of approximately 1.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines in Texas during the month of December.  These vaccines will be administered by qualifying providers throughout the state.

Some individuals and groups are publicly asserting that if a vaccine is connected in any way with tainted cell lines then it is immoral to be vaccinated with it. This is an inaccurate presentation of Catholic moral doctrine and I would like to offer some clarifications regarding the moral permissibility of using the COVID-19 vaccines developed by the companies Pfizer and Moderna.

Neither the Pfizer nor the Moderna vaccine involved the use of cell lines that originated in tissue taken from the body of an aborted baby at any level of design, development, or production.  However, these vaccines are not completely free from any connection to abortion, as both Pfizer and Moderna made use of a tainted cell line for one of the confirmatory lab tests of their products. There is thus a connection, but it is relatively remote and should not be the basis for refusing to receive the vaccine.

A third possible vaccine, this one produced by AstraZeneca, is morally concerning because of its origins.  However, according to Catholic moral teaching, it is also acceptable to receive it for the sake of our own health and the health of others if it is the only vaccine available in a given place.

It is morally permissible to receive the COVID-19 vaccines which will be available for distribution in Texas beginning this month.

On this Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary we unite ourselves more closely to the intercession of the Mother of God as we pray for an end to the Coronavirus pandemic.  Please be assured of my continued prayers for the clergy and lay faithful of the Church in Galveston-Houston.

CHILDREN & CONFIRMATION FAITH FORMATION SCHEDULE 2021

Stay connected to find out what this Faith Formation year will look like by one or all of the following ways:
Facebook Pages: https://www.facebook.com/StMarysFrydekTX/
St. Mary’s Catholic Church Website: http://stmarysfrydek.org
Remind App: this app allows you to get Faith Formation information through text messages.
To join text this message @stmaryscff to this number 81010.                                                        You can now register your child for the 2020-2021 Faith Formation year! Register now
 

https://www.archgh.org/digitaleditions