St. Pius X Catholic Church February 25,

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1 St. Pius X Catholic Church February 25, PASTOR Fr. Pat O Brien PAROCHIAL VICAR Fr. Cesar Betancourt (Español) DEACONS Deacon Dan McShane Deacon Pat Cunningham Deacon Jose Santos Deacon Gene Townsend, Re red ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Debbie Landry, Pastoral Associate Jerelynn Meek, Parish Secretary Rebekah Haase, Admin. Asst. Ashley Mar nez, Accoun ng Lauren Adre, Worship Director YOUTH MINISTRY Stephanie Kristek, Director skristek@stpiusxsa.org (210) RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Mary Micklitz, Director mmicklitz@stpiusxsa.org (210) SACRAMENTS RCIA Call the Church Office Marriage & Funerals Jerelynn Meek, ext. 200 jmeek@stpiusxsa.org Bap sms Rebekah Haase, ext. 209 rhaase@stpiusxsa.org ST. PIUS X SCHOOL (P) (F) Fr. Pat O Brien, Pastor Jane Zarate, Principal Cathy Brown, Assistant Principal From the cloud came a voice This is my beloved Son. Listen to him. -Mark 9:7 Sunday Monday Tuesday - Friday Saturday Holy Days of Obliga on Word & Communion Reconcilia on Adora on Chapel Regular Mass Times 8:00 AM (ASL); 10:15 AM; 12:00 PM (Español); 1:30 PM (*MEF); 5:00 PM 6:30 PM (with Benedic on) 8:15 AM 8:00 AM (*MEF); 5:00 PM (Vigil) 6:30 PM (Vigil-Bilingual); 6:30 AM; 8:15 AM; 12:10 PM; 6:00 PM; 7:30 PM (*MEF) 6:30 AM (Monday - Friday) 8:45-9:45 AM & 4:00-4:45 PM on Saturdays Open daily un l Midnight; Closed during Mass (*Mass In The Extraordinary Form) 3303 Urban Crest Drive, San Antonio, Texas Office Hours are Monday - Thursday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM; Friday 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (P) (F) stpiusx@stpiusxsa.org

2 Dear St. Pius X Community, One week of Lent under our belts. Are we be er off today than we were a week ago? Are we heading in the correct direc on? Remember to read the Pope s Lenten message for this year, it is amazing. I posted it on my blog, to make it easy to find. Thanks to the Women of St. Pius X for the new Ciborium Bowl. It is much more liturgically correct for all of us to have a single focus point. We are working out glitches at Frac on Rite (Lamb of God), but am excited to have reduced the clu er on the Altar. THANK YOU! Speaking of clu er! I recently learned that a statue that was in Blessed Sacrament Chapel was a parishioner s and a family Heirloom. We learned this when it was moved. That said, a er over 18 months of de-clu ering, we s ll have stuff everywhere. If there is anything that you have on church grounds, that wasn t an uncondi onal gi, please call us to get it back. We are diligently organizing and de-clu ering, and you will see things in the rummage sale (June 23) that we just don t need anymore. We don t want you to see something dear to you for sale, if that is not your intent. Parking will be an issue for a long me. (Un l I win the lo ery and can build a parking garage.) A family pays good money at auc on for their spot to be available. That is easy and good money for St. Pius X, please respect it. On occasion I have let them block me in or use my spot when the paid for spot is taken and that is a pain. A few others have learned recently that if the parking lot is full and they use my spot, I just pull in behind them. I am sorry for the inconvenience, but Fr. Cesar and I come and go all the me and need that access. Others are also very sloppy with our fire lanes. That is a safety issue. Please help me with this so we don t have to pay for Towing Enforced signs. Thanks. As you know, we no longer have the guards. We are s ll working at ge ng our new system in place. We will save a minimum of $10,000 a year doing it this way. That said, please be mindful of the lights. IF you are the last one out of a room or building turn off the lights. We no longer have any lights that cost us more when they are turned back on, so don t worry about turning them off. If someone else needs them, they can turn them on. Updates on things going on around the place. We have new roofs on school, gym, and Church. Thanks to Debbie for coordina ng all that work. Our network is almost up to an acceptable standard. We s ll need to set up vlans A MESSAGE FROM FATHER PAT and a few other things to really get to where we need to be. John is shoo ng for Spring Break, mostly probably because I will be out of the country. Thanks to John Montes for all of his help and pa ence with me. Thanks to all that have converted to online giving. Collec ons are looking up, and more would greatly improve things around here. I am trying to have just one ask for money every week for the parish. I realize how many other asks that there are between second collec ons, Appeal and the Andele Campaign. Right now, I could easily set up a fund for parking lot, especially by St. Vincent de Paul. The whole thing needs to be sealed. When our roofs were checked a er the hail, I was told that the office roof wasn t damaged, but that it was at the end of its life. We need a keyless entry system to allow parishioner access and yet s ll maintain control of facili es. There are people with keys that show up in buildings, yet have not worked here in years. A er that we will need to rekey. A side of the Church may be coming off. If we have to take it off and replace that will be almost six figures. Many have men oned ge ng the tetris figures off of the stained glass, that is about $80,000. We also need to close in the backend area of our worship space with glass so that we can maintain an area for those needing more space and yet try and quiet the church down before and a er Mass. Our organ needs maintenance even though we don t use it at all the Masses or even every weekend. It is a great instrument that needs to be maintained. Brick pavers need to be reset and raised. Through generous gi s, we have upgraded the sound system, but there is s ll more needed. Our weekly collec on just keeps us where we are and that is with me doing things like IT, sound, maintenance and you get the point. I like IT, I m learning more about sound, yet there are other places I should be focused. Please consider these things when planning your weekly/monthly giving. In Him, Fr. Pat

3 We welcome you to our parish family and look forward to ge ng to know you. If you are a new member to our parish or are already a member but have updates for your contact informa on, please submit the form below to the church office by mail or St. Pius X, 3303 Urban Crest Dr, San Antonio, TX or stpiusx@stpiusxsa.org. Name Address City, State, Zip Home Ph. Mobil Ph. Children (Name & Age) [ ] New Parishioner [ ] Update May all who enter as guests, leave as friends. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25 SCRIPTURES First Reading - The sacrifice of Abraham, our father in faith (Genesis 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18). Psalm - I walk before the Lord, in the land of the living (Psalm 116). Second Reading - God did not spare his own Son (Romans 8:31b-34). Gospel - This is my beloved Son (Mark 9:2-10). PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK Sr. Mary Annel, Maria Colbert, Joan Coleman, Cassie DeBolt, Ka e Enloe, LaRen Garcia, Mike Gousie, Monica Hairell, Frank Hamauku, Erica Howell, Ernest Ibarra, Alice Juarez, Diane Moser, Michael Normile, Trudy Palmer, Donna Romero and Sovana Trapp. Prayer requests are placed in the Prayers of the Faithful at Mass for 2 weeks and are then published in the bulle n for 4 weeks. To add a loved one, please contact the church office at (210) MASS SCHEDULE & INTENTIONS Sunday, February 25 8:00 AM Carmella Allard/Bill & Helen Kriz For the Good of the Parish/Bill & Helen Kriz For the Good of the Parish Ernest Ibarra/Steve & Gogi Gabriel Guadalupe Cuenca/Saturino Cruz Cuenca 1:30 PM Gloria Correjolles/Connie Ebert 5:00 PM For the Good of the Parish Monday, February 26 6:30 PM Lourdes Ramon/Cynthia Turullols 12:10 PM For the Good of the Parish Tuesday, February 27 8:15 AM Sco Leyendecker/Fran Dannemiller Florence Ehlinger/Rick & Eileen Pape 12:10 PM For the Good of the Parish Wednesday, February 28 8:15 AM Nick Bachelin/Marlene Odle-Kemp 12:10 PM For the Good of the Parish Thursday, March 1 8:15 AM John Gilbeau/Fran Dannemiller Tom Ehlinger/Rick & Eileen Pape 12:10 PM For the Good of the Parish Friday, March 2 8:15 AM Msgr. Liam Brosnan/Darleen Shaw Msgr. Liam Brosnan/SPX Friends Mary Pieniazek/Patricia Gree ens 12:10 PM For the Good of the Parish Saturday, March 3 8:00 AM For the Good of the Parish 5:00 PM Special Inten on/susan Paparelli The Sanctuary Lamp in the Church will burn this week for: For the Good of the Parish The Sanctuary Lamp in the Chapel will burn this week for: For the Good of the Parish WEEKLY READINGS Monday, February 26 - Dn 9:4b-10; Ps 79:8, 9, 11, 13; Lk 6:36-38 Tuesday, February 27 - Is 1:10, 16-20; Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23; Mt 23:1-12 Wednesday, February 28- Jer 18:18-20; Ps 31:5-6, 14-16; Mt 20:17-28 Thursday, March 1 - Jer 17:5-10; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 16:19-31 Friday, March 2 - Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a; 17b-28a; Ps 105:16-21; Mt 21:33-43, Saturday, March 3 - Mi 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 103:1-4, 9-12; Lk 15:1-3, Sunday, March 4 - Ex 20:1-17 [1-3, 7-8, 12-17]; Ps 19:8-11; 1 Cor 1:22-25; Jn 2:13-25 Alternate readings (Year A): Ex 17:3-7; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Rom 5:1-2, 5-8; Jn 4:5-42 [5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42] MASS IN THE EXTRAORDINARY FORM Sunday, February 25 - Second Sunday of Lent Saturday, March 3 - Immaculate Heart of Mary Sunday, March 4 - Third Sunday of Lent

4 FR. CESAR S CORNER ALTAR FLOWERS Lenten Corner We are now stepping into this second week of Lent. It might be interes ng to know how you entered into it. Those are interes ng stories worth knowing. This Sunday s reading for the La n Mass introduces us to meditate on our personal sanc fica on. Saint Paul says in his le er to the Thessalonians: Haec est enim volúntas Dei, sanc ficá o vestra. This is God s will, your holiness (Thess 4:1-7). Even though Paul s statement was addressing some sexual moral issues that were going on among the Thessalonians, we can draw out of the reading these words as related to the season of Lent. We are seeking through this season our sanc fica on. The spirit of Lent in no way should shy us away from our ul mate concern of permanent sanc fica on. Precisely, paganism was known for expressing religious beliefs without building a rela onship with the gods other than the exterior ritual and sacrificial offerings. Unlike this pagan vision, Chris anity seeks to build up and exteriorize God s will in the life of the believer. In this season we sanc fy ourselves and the world by being obedient to God in every aspect; praying, giveing and following the commandments. Since we are no more instructed solely on sexual ma ers but in everything that pertains to the whole person, then our holiness involves propping up every aspect of our persona. The transfigura on is merging us in the dazzling presence of Christ and from Christ drawing all strength to walk the journey of faith more accurately. In God s surrounding radiance we can understand that we need to improve every aspect of our lives. For this is the will of my Father that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have eternal life (John 6:40). Discovering Our Faith With Archbishop Gustavo March 6, 2017 St. Pius X has the honor of hos ng Archbishop Gustavo s program Discovering Our Faith. It will be filmed here on March 6 in the Msgr. Mar n Family Center. The program will begin at 7:00 PM. Those who plan on a ending need to be here by 6:30 PM for instruc ons on audience interac on. Easter Lily Sales will take place after all Masses the weekend of March 3 & 4. This is a wonderful opportunity to honor and remember those in our lives. You can fill out the form in this bulletin and return it to one of the ladies next weekend. Help us to adorn our church this Easter. To reserve altar flowers, please contact: Becky Tarwater, phone: (210) , rickrbecky@sbcglobal.net or Joyce Chramosta, phone: (210) , chramostaj@att.net9. FEBRUARY 5-11 WEEKLY OFFERING Collected - $ 12, Online Giving - $ 18, Thank you for your generosity! 209 envelopes used out of 1,842 registered families. Due to print deadline our stewardship figures are delayed by one week. We are no exception to rising expenses. Please consider Online Giving. It is a great way to simplify giving. Set it up and forget; that is what the Pastor did. Sign up for Online Giving at Your support is greatly appreciated! St. Pius X Parish Goal OUR GOAL $ 1.2 Million $900 K $800 K $700 K $600 K $500K $ 400 K $ 300 K $200 K $ 100 K 78% If you have not received your pledge card from the Archdiocese or have misplaced it, cards and envelopes can be found in the pews.

5 There will be a Holy Hour for Voca ons on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 from 7:00 to 8:00 PM. This months Holy Hour will be held in the chapel. Please join us in prayer and song in praying for an increase in religious voca ons. PARISH & COMMUNITY NEWS A en on All Ushers and People Interested in Becoming Ushers! Training for new ushers will be conducted on Tuesday, February 27 and Wednesday, February 28 at 6:30 PM in the Church. We will cover all aspects of being an usher at St Pius X. If you are already an usher and wish to get refresher training (and learn how to fold the money bag!!) then you re welcome to a end as well. We will have the 2 sessions in the evening and then schedule more in the morning or on the weekend if needed. You only need to a end one session. If you have ques ons, please call E.J. at (210) Come be a part of this great ministry! The Knights of Columbus will be having a Fish Fry on Friday, March 2. Pre order for $7 per plate or pay $8.00 at the door. You have the choice of a Fish Plate, a Shrimp Plate or a Combo Plate. Included in the meal are french fries, coleslaw, hushpuppies, tartar sauce and iced tea. They will be serving from 5:30-7:00 PM in the cafeteria. For ckets find a member of the Knights of Columbus a er the weekend Masses or stop by the church office. Help Us Feed the Hungry Because hunger has no season 40 Cans For Lent is a program designed to help fight hunger in our community. The concept is simple-collect cans of food during the Lenten Season; a small sacrifice to make a BIG difference in the lives of those in need of food in our community. All food donated will help stock our St. Vincent de Paul neighborhood food pantry. Our parishioners, students, teachers along with Parish ministries and organiza ons are encouraged to par cipate. Please pick up a grocery bag in the back of the church or in the church office. A ached to it is a list of needed items. Items can be dropped off in the blue barrels located in the church breezeway. Monetary dona ons are also welcome. SAVE THE DATES! Please join us in the chapel during this Lenten Season for 40 Hours of Perpetual Adora on for Peace from Thursday, March 22 through Saturday, March 24. The youth will start the perpetual adora on at 7:00 PM on the 22nd. Star ng at 8:00 PM that day and going un l 12:00 PM (Noon) on Saturday we are asking if you can give us at least a one-hour commitment in prayer for peace. The sign up sheets are located on the poster board in the back of the church. Praying for peace before the Lord - what a beau ful gi for your family and for the world. Lord, make me a channel of your peace. Stephen Ministry is YOUR ministry! You are the eyes and ears, keeping watch for people in need and recommending Stephen Ministry to them. Did you know that those people do not need to be members of St. Pius X but can be members of our community that are hur ng? Your voice is needed to suggest this ministry to all those who can benefit from it. Most importantly, your prayers are needed to support Stephen Ministry its Leaders, Ministers and Care Receivers. Please contact Steve Gree ens at (210) for informa on.

6 Abraham obeyed God s commands. Because of this God promised to bless him. God also promised something to Abraham s family. Direc ons: Find out what they would become by underlining the words wri en above numbers between 500 and Then read the underlined words in order. ST. PIUS X CATHOLIC CHURCH Easter Lilies Easter Lilies - $12.00 You may also make just a monetary dona on. These funds will be used to purchase other Easter flowers for the Sanctuary during the Easter Season. All dona ons will be acknowledged. Name: Phone Number: In Memory of: In Honor of: In Thanksgiving for: Number of Lilies: Please make check payable to: St. Pius X Catholic Church. For other arrangements and for more informa on, please contact: Becky Tarwater at (210) or rickrbecky@sbcglobal.net or Joyce Chramosta at (210) or chramostaj@a.net. For Office Use Only Amount Due: Amount Collected: Payment Type: Cash Check Check Number: Collected by: Comments: GOD S WORD FOR CHILDREN

7 ST. PIUS X CATHOLIC SCHOOL St Pius X Community Annual Poker/Bunco Night Come one come all for a super fun night!! Build community and have a great me doing it!! When: Saturday, March 3, 2018 from 7 p.m. 11 p.m. Where: SPX Cafeteria Buy in for poker is a bo le of liquor with a re-buy in op on of a 2nd bo le of liquor or a monetary dona on. Buy in for Bunco is a bo le of winel Prizes for the winners!! BYOB and we will have snacks to munch on. Child care will be available and dona ons are appreciated. Please RSVP to Ashley Mar nez or amar nez@stpiusxsa.org For over 50 years we have been providing a Catholic school educa on for children in grade levels PreK3-8th. We believe that every child is a gi from God, with special talents to be nurtured and developed. If you would like more informa on about our School or would like to read our weekly newsle ers go to our website. St. Pius X Catholic School 7734 Robin Rest San Antonio, Texas Website: h p://school.stpiusxsa.org/ spxschool@stpiusxsa.org

8 ST. PIUS X YOUTH NEWS In class this Sunday the students will be learning: First grade: Celebrating Lent and Holy Week Second Grade: Sacraments: Special Signs from God Third and Fourth Grade: Celebrating Lent and Holy Week Fifth: Morality Our Lived Faith We are ambassadors for Christ, as if God were appealing through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. -2 Corinthians 5:20 Confirma on Class Schedule 9:00-10:00 AM on Sundays February 18 - No Class February 25 - Class March 4 - Class March 11 - No Class March 18 - No Class March 25 - Class April 1 - No Class April 8 - Class April 15 - Class April 22 - Class April 29 - Class May 6 - Class May 26 - Confirma on 10:00 AM Youth Spectacular 2018 March 24, :30 am 4:00 pm St. Mary s University Archbishop Gustavo would like to invite all Middle School and High School students, Parish Youth Groups, Youth Ministry Apostolates and Confirma on classes to the upcoming Youth Spectacular 2018: Disciples! The Spectacular will feature dynamic keynote speaker Mark Hart, inspiring talks in English and Spanish, and a concert by Josh Blakesley. The Spectacular will close with Mass presided by Archbishop Gustavo. The $20 admission includes an official t-shirt and lunch. Register your group today at For more informa on, please kelly.vazquez@archsa.org or call (210) Is God calling you to be a catechist? The word catechist comes from the Greek word echo. Catechists echo the Word of God to our parish children. If you are interested in teaching an REP class, please contact Mary Micklitz at mmicklitz@stpiusxsa.org or call (210) If you are interested in helping with our High School Forma on, please contact Stephanie Kristek at skristek@stpiusxsa.org or call (210) REP SCHEDULE Classes are held from 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM in the School February 24 - First Reconcilia on 10:30 AM February 25 - Class March 4 - Class March 11 - No Class (Spring Break) March 18 - No Class (Spring Break) March 25 - Class April 1 - No Class Easter Sunday April 8 - Class April 15 - Class April 22 - Class April 29 - Last day of REP Classes May 12 - First Communion 10:00 AM May 20 - End of Year Pot Luck Lunch 11:30 AM First Communion Workshop #1 March 17 or March 24 First Communion Workshop #2 April 7 or April 28 **Workshops are held from 9-11 AM in the Cafeteria and are only for those who are receiving the Sacraments of First Reconcilia on and First Communion. Middle School /High School Forma on Schedule Classes are held from 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM in the Family Center February 25 - No Class March 4 - Class March 11 - No Class (Spring Break) March 18 - No Class (Spring Break) March 25 - Class April 1 -No Class Easter Sunday April 8 - Class April 15 - Class April 22 - Class April 29 - Class May 6 - Class PLEASE JOIN US AT OUR YOUTH MASS AT 5:00 PM ON SUNDAY EVENINGS!

9 MESSAGE FROM THE UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS Lenten Ac on for Dreamers: Congressional Call-In Campaign Please par cipate in the Call-in Day to Congress on Monday, February 26, 2018! Your advocacy is cri cal to help the nearly 1.8 million Dreamers, young people who were brought into the United States by their parents as children. They may face deporta on as soon as March 6, unless Congress reaches a bi-par san deal to protect them. Please follow these easy steps to help: 1. Please call to reach the Capitol switchboard, and press 1 to connect to your Senators. Once you are connected to each Senator s office, please ask the person on the phone to deliver this simple message: I urge you to support a bipar san, common-sense, and humane solu on for Dreamers: Protect Dreamers from deporta on and provide them with a path to ci zenship. Reject proposals that undermine family immigra on or protec ons for unaccompanied children. As a Catholic, I know that families are not chains, but a blessing to be protected. Act now to protect Dreamers, our immigrant brothers and sisters. 2. Please call a second me to reach the Capitol switchboard again, and press 2 to connect to your Representa ve. Once you are connected to the Representa ve s office, please ask the person on the phone to deliver the same message as above. A er comple ng your call, please go to h p:// ceforimmigrants.org to learn more about Dreamers and find other ways to voice your support. PARISH EVENT HOSTED BY WSPX STATIONS OF THE CROSS 7:00 PM in the Church Every Friday in Lent DAIILY MASS FOR LENT Besides our regular Monday through Friday schedule for daily Mass, we have added a second Mass during the Season of Lent. This is to make it possible for those who work to be able to a end daily. Mass me is 12:10 PM. PARISH RECONCILIATION Lenten Reconciliation Service Thursday, March 1, :00 PM Numerous priests will be available.

10 ST. PIUS X MINISTRY DIRECTORY ACTS Brian O o brian.o o@meritagehomes.com CALENDAR OF EVENTS February 26 Alhambra Luis Mar nez luis528@sbcglobal.net Altar Servers Amie DeLeon amie.deleon@yahoo.com Arboreans Rick Pape erpape29@gmail.com Tuesday, February 27 Boy Scouts Andy Loeffler aloeffler01@gmail.com Shannon Loeffler swleoffler50@a.net Catholic Daughters of America Cecilia Johnson cjohnson3599@sbcglobal.net Cub Scouts - Marshall Smith mfsmith@wans.net February 28 CYO Sports John Montes jmontes@swri.org Eucharis c Apostles of Divine Mercy Susie Aldridge Extraordinary Ministers Margaret Piechnik Adult Faith Forma on Church Office saldridge@satx.rr.com david_piechnik@twc.com stpiusx@stpiusxsa.org Fellowship Becky Tarwater rickrbecky@sbcglobal.net Finance Ashley Mar nez amar nez@stpiusxsa.org Greeters Chris Garcia chrissyg@grandecom.net Guadalupanos Pilar Moreno mpilar99dlt@gmail.com Knights of Columbus David Nordman david.nordman@usaa.com Lectors Patricia Gree ens patriciang5258@gmail.com Legion of Mary Gigi Isaac Msgr. Brosnan Rosary Guild Nancy Garrido nkwg61@gmail.com Music Ministry Lauren Adre ladre@stpiusxsa.org Prison Ministry Clair McCormick ckmccormick@stpiusxsa.org Reflec ons Cindy Libera clibera@swbell.net ??????? Silver Streaks Needed Society of St. Vincent de Paul Roy Gabrillo St. Pius X School Jane Zarate, Principal svdp@stpiusxsa.org jzarate@stpiusxsa.org or spxschool@stpiusxsa.org Stephen Ministry Cindy Libera stephenministry@stpiusxsa.org Ushers E. J. Eiteljorge te066538@yahoo.com Voca ons Linda Diaz lindadias@aol.com Welcome Kimberly Casillas kimberlycasillas@me.com Women of Grace Eileen Pape erpape29@gmail.com Women of St. Pius X Angie Smith wspx@stpiusxsa.org UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES & EVENTS March 6 - Discovering Our Faith with Archbishop Gustavo March Teen ACTS Retreat March 9 - Sta ons of the Cross March 9 - K of C Fish Fry (Tenta ve) March 10 - Movie Night March 12 - Guadalupanos Rosary to Mary March 18 - Guadalupano Breakfast Taco Sales March 18 - CDA Special Inten on Rosary to Mary All requests for reserva ons, repairs and informa on can be directed to Debbie Landry at dlandry@stpiusxsa.org or call (210) , ext Parish affiliated organiza ons can find the reserva on form online at es.