Ministries

 

LITURGICAL MINISTRIES

Altar Servers - Altar servers are committed boys or girls who assist the Priest in the different functions of the Mass. Coordinator: Suzette Morin 832-878-5079

Church Choirs - The role of the choir is to worship of the rite of the Mass and thus give more wealth to the Mass. Coordinator: Frank Garcia 713-299-8026

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion - Lay Ministers who assist the Priest in the distribution of Holy Communion at Mass. Coordinator: Elizabeth Torres 713-923-2394

Homebound Ministry Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion - Distribute the Eucharist to the homebound. Coordinator: Jose & Maria Peña 832-655-2302

Funeral/Rosary - Be available to provide rosary services during funerals or as requested for special occasions. Coordinator: Rosa De La Peña 713-921-6446

Knights of Columbus - A men's society dedicated to providing charitable services to the parish community. Coordinator: Daniel Flores

Proclaimers of The Word - Proclaimers of The Word give human voice to the word of God in assembly at Mass. Coordinator: Rosio Contreras 713-705-5501

Ushers Ministry - This ministry is responsible for welcoming and accommodating parishioners in and out of pews. Coordinator: Angelica Betancourt 832-578-1790

 

FAITH FORMATION MINISTIRES

Office of Evangilization & Catechesis (CCE) - Assist families in nurturing, teaching and guiding our young people. (Kinder – 12th grade) Contact: Debbie Cortez at 713- 921-5431

Quinceañera Preparation - The purpose of this group is to prepare the young lady who will be celebrating her Quinceañera in the parish. Coordinator: Marissa Garcia 713-923-2394

RCIA - Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Teach and prepare adults to receive sacraments of Christian Initiation. Contact: Fr. Tim Paulsen 713-923-2394

 

EVANGELIZATION MINISTIRES

ACTS Retreats - Retreats for men and women to prepare them to enter into a deeper relationship with God and fellow parishioners focusing on Adoration, Community, Theology and Service. Contact: Ruth Peña 281-827-2901

Cursillo - An ongoing worldwide spiritual renewal movement intended to strengthen the local church through the development of Christian disciples and leaders. Coordinator: Antonio Montalvo 832-413-7459

 

FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES

Baptism Preparation Classes - Organize, prepare and conduct preparation classes for parents and sponsors who would like to baptize their child. Registration is conducted through the parish office. Coordinators: David and Denise Fernandez 713-5054976 (for Spanish, contact Zenon & Consuelo Ybarra, 832-214-7165)

Catholic Christian Family Movement - MFC (Catholic Christian Family Movement) is a group of Christian families that join efforts to promote human and Christian family values. Contact: Fernando & Martina Flores 713-623-3402

Marriage Preparation/convalidation Classes - Prepare couples to receive the sacrament of Matrimony. Contact: David and Denise Fernandez 713-505-4976 or 832-483-0370 (for Spanish, contact Jose & Maria Salceda, 281-960-7982)(Convalidation contact Matias and Maria Isabel Diaz 713-530-6120)

 

YOUTH MINISTRIES

Jovenes de Cristo - Young adult group united in Christ and committed to serving God through evangelization. Age group is between 18 – 35 year olds.  Coordinator: Jose Torres 832-452-3646

 

WORSHIP MINISTRIES

Divine Mercy Group - The function of this prayer group is to pray for religious vocations. The Novena begins on Good Friday at 7:00 pm. Coordinator: Lupita Gaspar 713-319-7695

Virgin Peregrina - Families host the Virgin of Immaculate Heart of Mary for a week to pray for priestly vocations daily. The Virgin is received during weekend Masses. Contact: Odilia Hernandez 713-598-5369

 

SOCIAL ACTION MINISTRIES

Seniors' Gathering - The function of this group is to have activities crafts, exercises for seniors and spend some time together. They meet the 3rd Thursday of each month. Coordinator: Carolina Herrera 713-391-7100

 

ADMINISTRATION

Beautification Group - The group’s function is to make improvements in the parish. Also find areas in the parish to create places of prayer, meditation, and fellowship. Coordinator: Edilberto Martinez 713-679-8346

Fall Festival Committee - The function of this group is to organize the annual Fall Festival for IHM. Coordinator: Bertha Perez 832-206-4808

Money Counters - Responsible for counting the money collected during the different Masses. Coordinator: Victor Martinez 713-459-0443

 

PARISH SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

Altar Society - The function of this group is to maintain the altar in a clean and orderly fashion, care of floral arrangements and decorate the church in accordance with the liturgical calendar. Coordinator: Ofelia Salazar 713-926-3726

Guadalupanas - Ministry devoted to our Virgin of Guadalupe. We gather to pray and venerate our Blessed mother, and follow the steps of Our Lady by living a good Christian life, and doing acts of love and charity. Coordinator: Ana M. Mata 281-250-3489

Matachines - The function of this group of dancers is to perform to the Virgin of Guadalupe during the month of December. They perform at the parish and the George Brown Convention Center. Practices are held every Sunday starting the month of April from 3 pm – 5 pm. Coordinator: Luis Guel 713-373-9381