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 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 Parish Office Hours Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, August 18, & Thursday 2013 9:00 am Twentieth - 1:00 Sunday pm 2:00 pm In Ordinary - 5:00 pm Time Closed on Friday 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 Sept 26 - Oct. 1, 2017 Tuesday 6:30 pm Martini Children (In Thanksgiving) Wednesday Evelyn Martini 6:30 pm In Thanksgiving - Ernest & Janette Scholz Thursday 8:00 am Mary Vela (Health) - Evelyn Martini Friday 8:00 am Fr. Sylvestre A. Rodriguez, OFM - Chano Saturday 6:00 pm Msgr. McGowan (In Thanksgiving) - Evelyn Sunday Martini 8:00 am Louie & Minnie Sablatura - Evelyn Martini 9:30 am Pedro & Manuela Leal & Pedro Rios - Maria Leal 10:00 am People of the Parish 12:00 pm Margarita Sullivan - Lewinski Family Joseph A. Cantu, Sr. & Spec. Int- Family Annette Guerrero - Chano Rodriguez Sally Reynolds - Dan & Marian Tajchman Roy Richter - Evelyn Martini Frank & Bertha Roznovsky - Leroy & Donna Irineo R. Alaniz - Elma & Ricardo Rodriguez 6:00 pm Bishop Mulvey (In Thanksgiving) - Evelyn M. St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles Church 09/17/17 Envelopes... $18,878.51 Loose... $1,218.35 Disaster Relief... $1,900.00 Other Fees... $1,645.00 Total... $23,641.86 CALL UPON THE LORD St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles The very first line of today s first reading summons us to seek the Lord and to call upon God. This sentiment is echoed in the refrain for today s responsorial psalm: The Lord is near to all who call upon him (Psalm 145:18a). Saint Paul is the embodiment of someone who constantly sought the Lord. In the excerpt we read today from his letter to the Philippians, we find Saint Paul toward the end of his life, a life he describes as completely consonant with Christ. He writes, For to me life is Christ (Philippians 1:21). To find out what it means to live life completely in accord with Christ we need look no further than today s Gospel. There we find that God s love and mercy are immeasurable for all those who seek and call upon the Lord. St. Mary Mission 09/17/17 Envelopes... $626.00 Loose... $115.00 Total... $741.00 READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Ezr 1:1-6; Ps 126:1b-6; Lk 8:16-18 Tuesday: Ezr 6:7-8, 12b, 14-20; Ps 122:1-5; Lk 8:19-21 Wednesday: Ezr 9:5-9; Tb:13:2, 3-4abefghn, 7-8; Lk 9:1-6 Thursday: Hg 1:1-8; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Lk 9:7-9 Friday: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14 or Rv 12:7-12a; Ps 138:1-5; Jn 1:47-51 Saturday: Zec 2:5-9, 14-15a; Jer 31:10-12ab, 13; Lk 9:43b-45 Sunday: Ez 18:25-28; Ps 25:4-9; Phil 2:1-11 [1-5]; Mt 21:28-32 Online Cityof.com/goodnews OCT. 7TH IS THE FEAST OF THE HOLY ROSARY. To commemorate this feast day a rosary will be recited for the intentions of all parishioners at 5:15 pm at the grotto in front of the church. We encourage all to attend to pray together as a parish family. MINISTRIES DAY Do you feel God calling you to become involved in our Parish community? Mark your calendars for our Ministries Day event on Oct. 22nd to find out how you can. Watch for more details in the weeks ahead
Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Page 3 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS #7290 are honoring our Senior Citizens with an appreciation luncheon at the KC hall, Sunday, October 8th at 12 Noon. Please sign up at the back of the church so we can have an approximate count. You are all welcome to join us at the monthly bingo in St. William Hall at 2 pm. EVERYONE IS INVITED OUT TO CZECHFEST Sunday, Oct. 1st. Czechfest celebrates a little slice of Texas Heritage complete with a traditional Czech or BBQ meal, a live and silent auction, shopping, bingo, games and crafts for the kids, and more. Bring the whole family out and join us Sunday, Oct. 1 at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church at 16602 FM 624, 3 1/2 miles west of Five Points in Calallen for our 33rd annual Czechfest. FOOD HANDLERS CLASS Monday, Oct. 2 in the KC Hall - 7 pm $10 Cash. Check your cards to see if you need to renew it so you can help with the turkey dinner. HOSPITALITY MINISTRY MEETING On Thursday, September 28 at 7 pm in St. William Hall. All Hospitality Ministers Are urged to attend. FMI, please contact Diana Gonzalez at 442-9876 or email Diana.gonzalez921@sbcglobal.net RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: If you have not registered for the 2017 2018 Religious Education year, you MUST register by Sept. 24th. We will NOT take any more students after this date. Please call our office at 361.241.3372 for more information. There are registration forms available in the Religious Education office, the Church foyer and at the Parish Office. PARENT MEETINGS FOR SACRAMENTAL 1 & 2 AND CONFIRMATION 1, 2 & 3 will be Oct. 7. More detailed information has been mailed. RCIA CLASSES will continue on Sundays, in St. Matthew Hall from 10 am till 12:00 noon. Please call Joe Alaniz at (361) 241-2411 for more information. PLANNED PARENTHOOD CONDEMS ITSELF Planned Parenthood s latest annual report contains more evidence for ending the organization s federal funding. By its own admission Planned Parenthood abortionists killed over 328,000 babies last year. Undercover videos have caught Planned Parenthood officials gloating over atrocities committed in their clinics on a daily basis. These are heinous crimes against humanity. Yet Planned Parenthood still received $554 million in public funds last year. That s almost $1,700 per dead child! There s no reason why tax-payers should be coerced into sending even one dollar to this killing machine. Congress needs to stop subsidizing Planned Parenthood and it needs to do it now! Saints & Special Observances MONDAY: Adult Bible Study 8:30 am TUESDAY: Feast of Ss. Cosmas and Damian WEDNESDAY: Feast of St. Vincent de Paul; Prayer Group Meeting 7:15 pm. THURSDAY: Feast of St. Wenceslaus; St. Lawrence Ruiz and Companions; Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 8:30 am - 6:00 pm; Choir Rehearsal 7 pm. FRIDAY: Ss. Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels; Yom Kippur (Jewish day of atonement) begins at sunset. SATURDAY: Feast of St. Jerome; Confessions 4:30-5:30 pm. Vigil Mass 6:00 pm. CATHOLICS RETURNING HOME are inviting and welcoming inactive Catholics back to active involvement in the Church on Tuesdays at 7 pm. There will be six 2-hour sessions. We will meet in St. William Hall. Classes will cover subjects of interest to individuals who have been away from the Church, including: the Mass, confession, 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. Contact information is available in the foyer.
Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Page 4 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL #7290 sponsored a service trip with supplies, donated from members and the parish, to Refugio and Woodsboro on September 3rd to aid in the cleanup from Hurricane Harvey. With the help of their wives, Altar Society, Catholic Daughters, RCIA, and parishioners, water and items were stowed in the warehouse and help was offered in clearing a couple yards. The community was very appreciative and our group was touched by the devastation and togetherness of these two communities. TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Along with the reform of the Roman Canon and the redrafting of an ancient Roman prayer in Eucharistic Prayer II, two additional prayers were announced in 1969. Eucharistic Prayer III is a fresh composition. Like Eucharistic Prayer II, it has no preface of its own, but the presider chooses from a long menu of possible prefaces to become part of the prayer on a particular occasion. Also, like Eucharistic Prayer II it has a way to insert the name of the deceased in Masses for the dead such as funerals and memorials. The General Instruction of the Roman Missal views Eucharistic Prayer III as the best substitute for Eucharistic Prayer I on Sundays and feasts. In practice, this prayer is used very often at Sunday Mass, and its texts are familiar to all members of the assembly. In this prayer, notice that the priest extends his hands over the gifts and calls down the Holy Spirit to change them into the Body and Blood of Christ. This call of the Holy Spirit is called the epiclesis, and Eastern Christians consider it to be the consecration. Latin Christians have long considered the institution narrative to be the consecration. Partly in response to a deep sensitivity to the East, the reformers took care to structure all our new prayers with a strong epiclesis. The poetry and images of Eucharistic Prayer III are fruitful sources of meditation. Why not take a sentence or two into your private prayer?
Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Page 5 Sunday, October 8th * 11am - 8 pm In the Church Parking Lot 2509 Nogales St * Corpus Christi, TX 78416 Grand Prize: 2nd Prize: 3rd Prize: 4th Prize: 5th Prize: Raffle Drawing!!! $7,500 Visa Gift Card $4,000 Visa Gift Card $2,000 Visa Gift Card $1,500 Visa Gift Card $1,000 Visa Gift Card Great Food, Games, Arts & Crafts Vendors, Live Entertainment Custom Car Show (2-5 pm) Live Entertainment Location: Catholic Charities of Corpus Christi The 2nd Annual Celebration of Charity will be on Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. at Catholic Charities of Corpus Christi (615 Oliver Court). The evening, inspired by the Grand Bazaar, is the largest fundraising event for the agency. This fundraising event supports all programs of Catholic Charities, a program which in 2016 has impacted the lives of over 250,000 individuals. For more information contact Paulette M. Guajardo atpauletteguajardo7@gmail.com or (361) 688-9399; or Shannette Hoelscher atshoelscher@diocesecc.org or (361) 884-0651. This year Sister Rose will be honored, because of her tireless commitment and dedication to our homeless community through the Mother Teresa Shelter. A look in the past In 2016 more than 300 guests supported the Celebration of Charity Event, which surpassed its goal and raised over $200,000. Funds raised helped impact so many lives without regard to race, religion, or socio-economic status. It is our mission to provide service to people in need and to address social ills that undermine the dignity of the person within the 12 counties we operate within.