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Dear Friends,

Now that we are all happily ensconced in our regular routines after the summer break, we are soliciting new members for our ministries, beginning this coming weekend, September 19 & 20 with the Women’s Group. They will have an information table in the narthex after all the weekend Masses with one of their members available to answer all your questions pertaining to joining the group and give you an overview of what they do throughout the year.  

As we get things moving for the coming year, if you feel you would like to contribute to a ministry, please look at what we have posted here on our website and see what might fit your schedule right now.

Do any of you ‘numbers people’ have an hour available on a Monday morning at 9:30 to count money from the weekend collections?  This takes an hour to an hour and a half (when we have two collections). Thankfully, most parishioners donate electronically, so this is not like years ago when there was a lot of cash and checks, and the counting went on for longer than any of us every want to remember!

No matter what ministry or group you wish to join, you need to be a registered parishioner and have completed the Safe Environment training and a background check if you are over 18 years of age per the requirements of the archdiocese.

Joining FlockNote to receive the electronic weekly bulletin does not register you as a parishioner. To register, please talk to me when you are here on the weekend for Mass.

Till the weekend,

Fr. Niall Nolan

Our Parish is on a journey to know, love, and serve Christ as a community. Together, we must embrace Christ’s vision for missionary discipleship so our parish can thrive and be a place for others to grow together in faith. 

The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, in partnership with Catholic Leadership Institute, is sponsoring our parish in the Disciple Maker Index (DMI). The very first step in this process involves assessing our greatest strengths and opportunities, and that is where the Disciple Maker Index (DMI) comes in! The DMI is an important survey tool that invites you to reflect on your discipleship journey here at St. Catherine of Siena.

The Disciple Maker Index is designed to:

• Invite parishioners to reflect on their journey of discipleship.
• Enable parish leadership to make data-driven decisions. 
• Help parishioners grow in their faith.

The 10–15-minute survey will be accessed through an online link from September 27 to October 25, 2026. We ask that you reflect on your own spiritual growth and provide your perspective on our parish’s efforts to help you grow in relationship with Christ. All responses will be confidential, and the parish will only receive information about the community as a whole. We will share the link with you a bit closer to the launch of the survey. Paper surveys will also be available for those who do not have the ability to complete the survey online.

Together we must embrace Christ’s vision for missionary discipleship so our parish can thrive and be a place for others to grow together in faith.

Thank you for helping with this important project and please continue to pray for this intention and for the growth and protection of our parish. 

Are you interested in having a conversation about your spiritual life - faith journey?   

This is often referred to as Spiritual Direction, simply looking at your life in the context of your relationship with God and others.

Carol Mayes, OP is a member of our parish and a Dominican sister who is a certified Spiritual Director. Beginning after Labor Day, she will be available here in the parish office Monday – Thursday, 9am-1pm. If interested or just want more information, please call or text her 832-628-0280

Keep in touch with us by email and text. You can choose to get updates from the groups you are interested in and you can unsubscribe at any time. 

To sign up on your phone, text HOLY1 to 84576. 

To sign up on your computer, click on the blue sheep or sign up right above!

Note: Signing up for parish updates from Flocknote is not Parish Registration. To register as a parishioner, speak with Fr. Niall.