Monthly Meetings at the
Holy Cross Activity Center.
First Monday of Each Month at 7:00 PM

Monthly Meetings:
First Sunday of the Month @ 2:00 PM in Activity Center
(No meetings in June & July)
Yearly Dues: $30.00 (due in January of each year)

Officers for the term of June 2022 - 2024
Chaplain…............….Father Roger Hawes
Regent… …...............Lucy Matejek
Vice Regent................Janice Tiemann
Recording Secretary...Helen Mikus
Financial Secretary….Angie Stepanski
Treasurer……………..Jane Martin

Sponsored by the Catholic Daughters of Holy Cross Church in Yorktown, Texas, we are proud to present our annual Christmas Craft show and Santa's Cafe to be held December 2, 2023 (first Saturday in December) at the Community Hall in Yorktown, Texas. Our show features handcrafted items, homemade foods and so much more in the old dance hall and the modern dining hall. Scoot on over for a holly, jolly time for local shopping and visiting.
Call Myra Yeretsky for more vendor information at 281-794-9213. Come support our local organization!

Monthly Meetings at San Luis Church:
First Saturday of the Month @ 10:00 AM
Each meeting begins with praying the Rosary
Yearly Dues: $10.00 (due in January of each year)

This film offers a rare glimpse into the life of an extraordinary priest and visionary leader. From defending the persecuted Church to protecting widows and orphans, Father Michael McGivney celebrates the triumphs and tribulations of a priest who may very well be America's first canonized parish priest. He began the organization, The Knights of Columbus.

Catholic Daughters Scholarship
   Those eligible to apply for scholarships are 2024 Graduating High School Seniors who are members of Holy Cross, San Luis, or St. Ann Churches, active in Church Activities and attend Mass at Holy Cross or San Luis on a regular basis.
Applications may be picked up at the Parish office 564-2893.
Or Here
Questions: Cindy Dubose 361-649-2932
Deadline for application is May 5^th.

Knights of Columbus Scholarship applications due May 5^th.  Applicants include their parish resume, detailing how they participate in the life of the parish, what field of study they plan to pursue, as well as an essay on a Eucharistic Miracle.

Why Join the Knights of Columbus?
If you’re interested in helping those in need, serving your parish, growing in your faith or having exclusive access to top-rated insurance protection for your family, then the Knights of Columbus is the organization for you.

Becoming a Knight of Columbus can transform your life. As a Knight, you have the opportunity to support your parish, give back to your community, grow in your faith and gain exclusive access to our top-rated insurance program to protect your family.

These are just some of the reasons to become a Knight.

We are a band of brothers, a network of men in communities around the world dedicated to doing good in the service of God and our neighbor.

What we provide

SERVICE

• Support the parish with its needs

• Help meet the needs of those in the local community

• Provide “Coats for Kids” and “Food for Families”

• Support programs that benefit people with intellectual disabilities

• Aid victims of natural disasters and other catastrophic events, local and worldwide

• Donate wheelchairs to people without mobility at home and abroad

• Save lives through initiatives such as the “Ultrasound Program”

• Charity is the first principle of the Knights of Columbus. Knights are men who get things done. We volunteer our time to serve our parishes and our communities. And by working together, we were able to donate more than $1.4 billion and 664 million volunteer hours to worthy causes in the past decade.

SUPPORT

• A unique “band of brothers”

• Shared values and the support to live out our Catholic faith more fully

• The ability for our network to accomplish things together that we could not accomplish alone

• Unity and Fraternity are the second and third principles of the Knights of Columbus. The Knights of Columbus was founded so that men could work together to serve their parishes and communities, protect the well being of their Catholic families, and support each other in faith and in many other ways along life’s journey. The Knights of Columbus offers its members the opportunity to grow in their faith through living the example of a charity that evangelizes and personifying what it means to be a Catholic gentleman through the practicing of good works.

STABILITY

• Exclusive access to our top-rated life insurance products, available only to members and their families

• Your insurance agent is a Knight dedicated to helping his brother Knights protect their families

• As a Knight, you and your family have exclusive access to our top quality insurance products. In fact, no insurer in North America is more highly rated than the Knights of Columbus. As an organization founded to protect the well being of Catholic families, we have continued to take that mission seriously for more than 130 years. Generations of Catholics have counted on the Knights of Columbus, and in an increasingly turbulent world, you can trust the Knights of Columbus to affordably and securely protect the future of your loved ones and to be there when you need us most.

For 130 years the Knights of Columbus has provided all of these opportunities and more for its members.

The Knights of Columbus is not just a fraternity in name. It is a brotherhood of Catholic men who each play a part in improving the world around them, one community at a time. They stand together in faith, dedicated to uphold the principles they cherish while lending their support and strength to parish, home and fellow Knight.

From charity for worldwide causes, to helping closer to home with volunteer activities, to a top-rated insurance program that protects those closest to you, the Knights makes the most of its brotherhood.

Make a stand among them, and you can discover how easy it is to make a difference in your life and that of others.

If you are interested in joining the Knights of Columbus, contact the church office
or attend one of the meetings.  The schedule is at the top right of the page. 

Catholic Daughters of the Americas Mission Statement: “Catholic Daughters of the Americas^® strive to embrace the principle of faith working through love in the promotion of justice, equality, and the advancement of human rights and human dignity for all.”

The Catholic Daughters of the Americas (CDA) was founded in Utica, New York in 1903 by John E. Carberry and several other Knights of Columbus as a charitable, benevolent and patriotic sorority for Catholic ladies. It was originally called the "National order of Daughters of Isabella," and is dedicated to the principles of "Unity and Charity," the order's motto. They were originally called the national order of the Daughters of Isabella, and Carberry served as the first Supreme Regent. The Knights established our two standards of Unity and Charity.Mother Teresa, founder of the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, spoke to an audience of Catholic Daughters in October of 1972 in Washington, D.C. to mark National Catholic Daughters Day. She asked the CDA members to continue to "give to our brothers and sisters throughout the world as if once more Jesus had come into the world cold, hungry, and alone." Through annual donations to the Missionaries of Charity, Mother Teresa's challenge and that of Bishop Sheen are being met, as we become "Catholic Daughters of the world."

The Catholic Daughters of the Americas is a member of the National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW).

Today, the Catholic Daughters of the Americas has nearly 63,000 members in 1,250 courts in the United States and her territories of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands, Mexico, Kenya, and Peru.

Samples of our Projects:

• Bible for First Communicants
• Sacramental Gift for Confirmation Students
• Bible for Senior Class
• CDA Mass in October
• Host outdoor Patriotic Rosary in the Park

• CDA Education Contest for Students
• Scholarship for youth of our church
• Provide Altar Servers Robes & appreciation gift at Christmas

• Annual gifts to Seminarians and Religious

• Donation to parish picnic auction and work cake walk
• Lead the Rosary
• Stations of the Cross
• Priest Birthday
• Priest Appreciation
• Coordinates Lenten Meal for Holy Cross

• Host February birthday party for Yorktown Nursing & Rehab
• Provide Valentine goodie bags for Yorktown Nursing & Rehab

• Float in Yorktown Western Days Parade
• Host Santa Café and Craft Show
• Support our local Gabriel Project  & Promote Right to Life Events
• Make a Difference Day (clean the cemetery)
• Honor our military
• Honor Guard & Rosary for deceased members
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• If you are interested in joining the Catholic Daughters, contact the church office
• or attend one of their meetings.  Meeting schedule is in the right column.

Activities:

• Every year the society honor's Our Lady of Guadalupe by hosting a special Mass on her feast day, December 12th.
• Pray the rosary every 1^st Saturday of the month.
• Assist with our annual Jamaica.
• Maintain Church Environment
• Make and sell tamales
• Coordinate meal and Rosary for funerals
• Coordinate meal for annual Lenten Service

Mission Statement:
The Guadalupana Society was founded on December 12, 1942 and organized by Mexican-American catholic women.  To provide leadership in social concerns, perform works of charity, and foster development and leadership in the Catholic Church.  To promote the spiritual well-being of both men and women of all nationalities and cultures devoted to our Lady of Guadalupe.  The society is dedicated to spreading the love of our Lord Jesus Christ through his mother the Blessed Virgin of Guadalupe.
 
Membership:
All female & male registered parishioners of San Luis Church who are 16 years of age or older.

If you are interested in joining, contact the Church Office
or attend one of the meetings.  The schedule is at top right.