St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles Church 3901 Violet Road, Corpus Christi, TX 78410 Parish Office: 361.241.3249 Religious Education Office: 361.241.3372 www.stpeterprince.net Fax: 361.241.0533 REV. EMILIO JIMENEZ, PASTOR PAROCHIAL VICAR: Rev. Piotr Koziel, STL PRIESTS: Msgr. Seamus McGowan DEACONS: Allen Cicora Eluterio Farias WEEKEND MASSES: Saturday: 6:00 PM Sunday: 8:00 & 10:00 AM 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM Confessions are heard on Saturday from 4:30-5:30 PM And by appointment. St. Mary Mission Mass, 9:30 AM August 18, 2013 Twentieth Sunday In Ordinary Time PARISH MISSION STATEMENT St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles Catholic Church is a welcoming community dedicated to Promo ng a devout life of prayer and teaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ through living the sacraments in a spirit of generous service. Feast of St. Peter and Paul 6/29/1967 6/29/2017
Page 2 MASS INTENTIONS Feb. 21-26, 2017 Tuesday 6:30 pm Minnie Sablatura - Evelyn Martini Wednesday 6:30 pm Eddie Schwirtlich - Dorothy Schwirtlich Thursday 8:00 am Juanita Rodriguez - Chano Rodriguez Friday. 8:00 am Guadalupe & Jose Garza - Robert & Janie Pena Saturday 6:00 pm Dominican Sisters of St. Thomas Aquinas Sunday 8:00 am Eddie Schwirtlich - Dorothy Schwirtlich 9:30 am Antonio Maldonado - Family 10:00 am People of the Parish 12:00 pm Gloria Garcia - Corina Garcia Ed Ruiz - Family Richard Magee - Diane & Bob Forrest Dorothy Petru - Margaret Borem Kathy Cicora - Elizabeth Castro Melvin Arnold - John & Carolyn Swetlick Roy Richter - Dan Byerly Raquel Torres - Donor 6:00 pm People of the Parish St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles Church 02/12/17 Envelopes... $13,632.58 Loose... $2,011.72 Other Fees... $2,511.00 Total... $18,155.30 St. Mary Mission 02/12/17 Envelopes... $440.00 Loose... $181.00 Total... $621.00 St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles DIVINE WISDOM The Lord s message, through Moses, was to take no revenge and cherish no grudge... love your neighbor as yourself (Leviticus 19:18). We might think, Great in theory, but not always realistic! Then Jesus in today s Gospel goes even further. Take a slap in the face and then turn the other cheek? Treat enemies the same as friends? Again, we re tempted to think that those are nice ideals, but not very practical in the real world. Paul echoes Jesus when he tells the Corinthians that what passes for human wisdom is absurdity to God. Divine wisdom casts sunshine on the good and the bad, showers rain on the honest and the dishonest without distinction. We must examine our wisdom and common sense to see how they compare to the wisdom of God, and make adjustments accordingly. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Sir 1:1-10; Ps 93:1-2, 5; Mk 9:14-29 Tuesday: Sir 2:1-11; Ps 37:3-4, 18-19, 27-28, 39-40; Mk 9:30-37 Wednesday: 1 Pt 5:1-4; Ps 23:1-3a, 4-6; Mt 16:13-19 Thursday: Sir 5:1-8; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Mk 9:41-50 Friday: Sir 6:5-17; Ps 119:12, 16, 18, 27, 34, 35; Mk 10:1-12 Saturday: Sir 17:1-15; Ps 103:13-18; Mk 10:13-16 Sunday: Is 49:14-15; Ps 62:2-3, 6-9; 1 Cor 4:1-5; Mt 6:24-34 On line Cityof.com/goodnews
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Page 3 Saints & Special Observances MONDAY: Presidents Day; Bible Class 8:30 am TUESDAY: Feast of St. Peter Damian WEDNESDAY: The Chair of St. Peter the Apostle; Washington s Birthday; Prayer Group Meeting 7:15 pm. THURSDAY: Feast of St. Polycarp; Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 8:30 am - 6:00 pm. Choir Practice 7:00 pm. SATURDAY: Blessed Virgin Mary; Confessions 4:30-5:30 pm. Vigil Mass 6 pm. Pastoral Council Meeting The Pastoral Council will meet on Wednesday, Feb. 22 at 7 pm in St. William Hall. All Heads of Ministries and committees, please have a brief written report for the meeting. All parishioners are welcome to attend. FROM THE CCD OFFICE February Calendar No Classes due to Tuloso Midway Intercession Sunday, Feb. 19 & Wednesday, Feb. 22 Classes Resume Sun., Feb.26 & Wed., March 22. The Knights of Columbus, Council #7290, are having a BBQ to go at the pit on Sunday, February 26, 11 am - 1:30 pm. 1/2 Chicken, Rice & Beans will be served. $8.00 per plate. Please schedule an appointment to have your family portrait taken and you will receive a free 8 X 10 portrait and a free copy of the directory. There is no cost to you to participate, unless you wish to purchase additional portrait sizes. Members will be present after Mass to take your reservation for your picture appointments. Please take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to help update the parish s directory and also bring your family together for an updated portrait. CAHTOLICS RETURNING HOME is a program for inviting and welcoming inactive Catholics back to active involvement in the Church. There will be six 2-hour sessions on Mondays. It will begin on Monday March 13 at 6:30 pm in St. William Hall. Classes will cover subjects of interest to individuals who have been away from the Church, including: the Mass, confessions, what we believe & Church History. Refreshments will be served and childcare will be available. If you or anyone you know might be interested, please call or text Deacon Al Cicora at (361) 563-7943. PARISH MISSION On March 6, 7, & 8th Dan Duet, from San Antonio will give us a Mission. Dan is a native of the New Orleans area and a graduate of LSU In Baton Rouge. Dan is an award-winning Catholic singer/songwriter (won the 2008 Catholic Music Industry award for Country Gospel Song of the Year for his Original song, Traces of Jesus ) Dan will be speaking at all the masses on the weekend of March 4 & 5th. Save the dates for this wonderful Mission. LAY FORMATION WILL BEGIN IN MARCH. Fr. Piotr will be teaching both sessions First Session Second Session March 2 March 9 April 20 April 27 March 16 March 23 May 4 May 11 March 30 April 6 May 18 May 25
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Page 4 Dear Friends, With a bit of a delay, but still from the bottom of my heart I would like to thank all of you for sharing my joy, as I celebrated the twentieth Anniversary of Ordination to the Priesthood. It was truly moving to see so many of you join me in giving thanks to God for this marvelous vocation He called me to follow over twenty years ago. And so, thank you for your presence - weather in person or in spirit; thank you for all the prayers and support all of you offered over the years - please don t stop; thank you for your love and friendship we have shared; and thank you for all the gifts. Your generosity exceeded my expectation one could have! May God continue to bless each one of you and reward your goodness to me! With gratitude and prayer, Fr. Piotr
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Page 5 ON BEHALF OF THE CATHOLIC DAUGH- TERS, we would like to say Thank You to all the wonderful men that attended our Father/Daughter Dance this year! There were many fun and joyful memories made that evening! We appreciate your support and look forward to next year! FROM THE ED RUIZ FAMILY We would like to thank the Knights of Columbus, Altar & Rosary Society, Deacon Teo, Deacon, Allen Cicora and all our church Family and friends who provided Prayers, meals, masses, and flowers, And last but not least - Msgr. McGowan, Fr. Emilio and Fr. Eric Chapa CMSE RECERTIFICATION CLASS This class is for those who have already taken the Initial CMSE CORE Class. Please check your blue certification card for expiration date. All volunteers in any ministry at either St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles or St. Mary Mission is required to be certified. Our next Class is Tuesday, February 28th at 7 pm. St. Matthew Hall at St. Peter Parish. Please call Janie C. Pena to register at (361) 241-3249 Ext 106 If you get a recording please leave your full name and number where I may return your call.. Thank you and blessings to all. Music Ministry Music Ministry is always looking for choir members and experienced musicians. So if you love to sing or have several years of playing an instrument, such as guitar, keyboard, trombone, flute, etc., we would love to have you join and be Part of our music ministry. For more Information, please contact Ruben Galabeas At (361) 241-3249 ext. 104. Thank you and God bless your PICTURES NEEDED!!! We are looking for pictures from all ministries for the past 50 years here at St. Peter s. If you or anyone you know, have pictures of past St. Peter s events, celebrations, festivals, etc. we would love to have a copy of them for a DVD project celebrating the church s 50th Anniversary. If you have any pictures we ask that you do one of the following: Please make copies of all original pictures, place in a zip lock bag and drop them off at the parish office or you may scan (Recommended) and send them to spmusic.youth2017@gmail.com You can also use your phone to take a picture of your pictures and email it that way. We greatly appreciate any help from everyone. If you have any questions please contact Ruben Galabeas at (361) 241-3249 ext. 104 or email me at the address listed above. Thank you and God bless you.