Catholic Singles 40+

NOTE: We hope to move away from texting reminders. Please utilize the webpage for information or text/call Rita (713-732-2241), Yuli (713-798-1614) or myself if you have questions. We also emailed you the schedule for your convenience.

Saturday, August 13th: We have made a commitment to the choir to go to a local restaurant near the church on the SECOND Saturday. On this date we are going to Hunan’s (3835 Bellaire Blvd in Houston) @ 6:30 located about a mile west of the church. Some of us go to the 5:00 pm Mass together. Meet in the left rear of the church, third pew up from the back.

Friday, August 19th: Happy Hour @ Tapester’s located at 4520 Beechnut @ 5:00. We will be there till 7:30 or 8:00 so come late if you wish. Happy hour prices end at 6:00 pm. You can order a couple drinks before 6:00 if you wish. Games are sometimes part of the Happy Hour. Hopefully our game leader Jean W will be there. Please RSVP.

Saturday, August 27: Dinner (6:30) at Betsy’s @ Evelyn Park located at 4400 Bellaire Blvd (corner of Newcastle and Bellaire). You can park catty corner from the restaurant at church parking lot (restaurant and church have an after-hours agreement). In case of bad weather, meet at Fadi’s in Meyerland area @ 6:30. Please RSVP. Some of us meet at 5:00 Mass, left rear, three rows up.

Friday, September 2nd we will be going again to hear “Fab 5”, Friday, October 7th we will see “Max Flinn” and Friday, November 4th we will see “Already Gone”. Please come. Concerts are great. Starting times, ending times and location are always the same.

We are simplifying our schedule (at least temporarily). Reason for that is it appears that members don’t attend events that are distant (more than 7-10 miles), where parking is unknown and where event is vague and meeting up is troublesome. For instance, recent event at Discovery Green there were only two people, recent event at arcade near downtown was not well attended. I recently consulted two leaders of 40+ singles groups in Houston and San Diego and they both said complex and distant events are troublesome. We are considering having one complex event a month to determine if we can make it work. As you can see, schedule for August is simple. Our most well attended event has been 16 at a local restaurant. By far, the best attended events are nearby and simple.

TUESDAY NIGHT activity from 7-8:45 pm in Room 207A in the Jamail Family Center (Buffalo Speedway parking lot is the closest). We were asked by the clergy to have a spiritual focus to the group so Tuesday will include that. The following is the Tuesday night agenda and the agenda is FLEXIBLE. Connection and getting to know each other is a priority.

2nd, 3rd & 4th Tuesday we meet at 7pm Mass and then move onto Room 207A of the Jamail Family Center and discuss the following Sunday readings. Hybrid meeting starts at 7:45. If you need a ZOOM invite (to your phone or email), text/call me at 619-246-7108. You can also call in. We utilize the concept Lectio Divina for the readings. An example from the Psalms would be, “You are my inheritance O Lord.”

In this case, the Lectio Divina method would be to discuss and meditate on what does it means that God is our inheritance?

We are considering having pot luck & game night the 1st Tuesday of the month. Hopefully this will start in September. For the 5th Tuesday of the month, we will have a speaker. As of yet, we don’t have a speaker for the 5th Tuesday of August (we are working on it). Please attend speaker night. We don’t want to embarrass ourselves with a low turnout.

WHO WE ARE: Singles, divorced and widowed individuals ages 40+. Group started March 2022. Group first appeared in bulletin 3-20-22. We need to discuss how to draw more folks age 40-50. There are about 60 40+ singles who have shown interest since March, 2022. Currently, there are about 30 who are active. Included in our goals is for participants to have a sense of community, a sense of belonging and sense of being cared about. Help us make it happen. Help us welcome the stranger and help us improve our sense of community in the church.

ATTENDANCE: Don’t feel like you have to attend often. Come when you can. Once a week, once a month, once every few months. We know your lives are busy. Consider coming to at least one event per month to contribute to the building of community. We are not perfect at planning activities and welcome your feedback. Of course, what the group has to offer you is important, but also consider what you have to offer the group.

CARPOOL: Some of you have expressed interest in carpooling. Let me know if you want a ride to any event. We will pick you up at the Buffalo Speedway parking lot @ SVdP or other locations as needed. We have permission to use the parking lot @ SVdP for carpooling purposes.

WEBPAGE: https://svdp-houston.org/Catholic-singles-40. Webpage is also listed under Parish Life on SVdP website.

RSVP: Please RSVP 6 hours before the event or sooner, if possible, by texting or calling Rick (619-246-7108). You can come to the event if you don’t RSVP but just make sure the event is not cancelled. If the event is cancelled, we will send out an email. If you have questions about the event, text/call Rita (713-732-2241) or Rick (619-246-7108). If we don’t get at least THREE RSVP’s, we will cancel the event.

PRAYER: Help us Lord during this time of change regarding leadership within the 40+ singles group. Help us to keep the group healthy and active for those who need it. We pray for those in our group who are ill and for those who have financial concerns. Finally, we pray that you give our clergy profound wisdom as they lead our parish.

Rick Peters 619-246-7108 call/text
rp03030527@gmail.com
St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church 6800 Buffalo Speedway
Houston, TX 77025 - Phone (713) 667-9111 - Fax (713) 667-3453