St. Bartholomew the Apostle Catholic Church

ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTON-HOUSTON

5356 11th Street, Katy TX 77493
Telephone 281 391 4758

Msgr. Larry Lee Library

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Our Lady of Guadalupe Education Center, 5356 Eleventh St., Katy, TX

Welcome to Msgr. Larry Lee Library

Main Office: 281-391-4758

Library Hours (tentative):

Monday-Thursday 9am-3pm
Sunday 9am to 1pm
Librarian-Charline Macfarlane 832-217-7072 charline.macfarlane38@gmail.com

Welcome to All! We currently house a parish library with over 500 titles in the Adult Education Center, in the Parish Office. You may visit during regular office hours, (or in the evening by appointment, i.e. call or stop by to see if the room is in use or available).

Our Parish Library is presently processing inventory as we wait for our new home to be built in the new Our Lady of Guadalupe Education Center. We are accepting donations of books published afer 1980. We are asking parishioners to help us by donating to our Parish Capital Campaign or the Fr. Larry Lee Memorial Fund to enable construction to be completed and our library to be open. It will be open to the public for on-site use, but to borrow any inventory, patrons must be registered members of the parish with a parish registration ID number. We look forward to helping you all on your spiritual journey and with all your needs.

Parish Library Mission Statement: St. Bartholomew Parish Library is a resource for all to grow closer to God. It will provide an accessible, well patronized collection of materials which will foster the teachings of the Catholic Church and promote Christian family relationships. We are here to help Catholics gain a deeper understanding about their faith and former Catholics who are hurting, disillusioned, or confused start on their journey of healing. We are also here to build a bridge of understanding between Catholics and non-Catholics in our community.
Parish Members: Registered members of St. Bartholomew Parish will be allowed to borrow items from our library. The catalog will be available to review online and on site. Parishioners' registraion numbers will be their library card number. To join our parish family download and complete the registration form and mail to our office or contact the parish office for further information. Visitors may view books on site.
Home Libraries: All Catholics need to have their own home library which contains the basic resources (link found on catalog page) and information about their faith. We will be continually adding to this list and encourage you to visit our site periodically. Please contact us with any questions or suggestion you might have.
Interlibrary Loan Borrowing: If you know of an item that is not in our inventory (found on catalog page), fill in the ILL form and we will search to see if it can be located at another library. This form will be available once the library in operating.

Catholic Population

As for the statistics comparing all the main world religions, 33% are Christian. For those who would like to get the whole picture of the state of Catholicism in the US and around the world, here at some statistics to think about.

**US Data**
	1965	1975	1985	2000	2005	2009
Catholic Population	45.6m	48.7m	52.3m	59.9m	64.8m	65.2m
% of US Population	24%	23%	23%	22%	23%	22%
Parishes	17,637	18,515	19,244	19,236	18,891	18,280
Diocesan Priest	35,925	36,005	35,052	30,607	28,702	28,299
Total Priest	58,632	58,909	57,317	45,699	42,839	40,666
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**Global Data**
	1970	1985	1995	2000	2007
Catholic Population	653.6m	783.7m	928.5m	1.045b	1.114b
% of World Population	18%	18%	18%	17%	17%
Parishes	191,398	206,503	215,805	218,196	219,655
Diocesan Priest	270,924	257,409	257,696	265,781	268,041
Total Priest	148,804	156,191	145,477	139,397	137,409
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