PARISH MISSION STATEMENT St

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

PRIEST: 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, 10:00 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 promoting a devout life of prayer and teaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ through living the sacraments in a spirit of generous service. Page 2 St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles MASS INTENTIONS Nov. 27 – Dec. 2, 2018

Tuesday 6:30 pm Joaquin Galloway (B-day)- Chano Rodriguez Wednesday 6:30 pm †Gerry Sherman - Evelyn Martini Thursday 8:00 am Rocky Lorenz & Patty & Jeannie from Florida- Marie Maloy Friday 8:00 am Peter Jimenez Saturday 8:00 am †Marie Robichaux - Paul Hickey 6:00 pm †Stephen Aleman - Rudy & Virginia Aleman Sunday 8:00 am †Daniel Rodriguez - Ricardo & Elma Rodriguez 10:00 am (St. Mary’s) †Donato & †San Juana Lopez - † Lupe Castillo 10:00 am †Agnes Marion - Betty Rosas †Alice Rektorik - M/M Leon Bernsen †Sally Reynolds - Dan & Doretta McDonough CHRIST IS KING †Victor F. Simcik - KC Council 7290 12:00 pm †Rudy Lewinski - Lewinski Family On the final Sunday of the liturgical year 6:00 pm People of the Parish we celebrate the feast of Christ the King. It’s easy to understand today’s scriptures as events that happened long ago and far away, or predictions that will come true somewhere, some day. But they invite us to claim Christ as our King here and now. Jesus’ words to Collections will be posted Pilate in the Gospel remind us that his king- dom transcends time and place. And the prophecies from Daniel and Revelation give us next week reason to be faithful to Christ our King right here and right now. By concluding the year with this feast we are proclaiming our faith that Jesus Christ is because of the the one and only King over all seasons, all peoples, and all of creation. No matter what Thanksgiving Holiday nation we belong to or what language we speak, he “has made us into a king- dom” (Revelation 1:6)—one people united in love and peace for all eternity.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Rv 14:1-3, 4b-5; Ps 24:1bc-4ab, 5-6; Lk 21:1-4 Tuesday: Rv 14:14-19; Ps 96:10-13; Lk 21:5-11 Wednesday: Rv 15:1-4; Ps 98:1-3ab, 7-9; Lk 21:12-19 Thursday: Rv 18:1-2, 21-23; 19:1-3, 9a; Ps 100:1b-5; Lk 21:20-28 Friday: Rom 10:9-18; Ps 19:8-11; Mt 4:18-22 Saturday: Rv 22:1-7; Ps 95:1-7ab; Lk 21:34-36 Sunday: Jer 33:14-16; Ps 25:4-5, 8-10, 14; 1 Thes 3:12 — 4:2; Lk 21:25-28, 34-36

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Monday: Bible Class will resume on Nov. 26; Choir Rehearsal 7 pm Wednesday: Prayer Group Meeting 7 pm. Thursday: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 8:30 am - 6 pm. Choir Rehearsal 7:00 pm. Friday: Feast of St. Andrew Saturday: First Saturday; Confessions 4:30 - 5:30 pm ; Vigil Mass 6 pm. Blessed Virgin Mary

Mark your calendars for the parish Advent Mission with Father Dan Estes, SOLT on December 3 - 5 at 7:00 pm in the church

During his presentations, Father Dan will help to prepare and bring us into the true spirit of the Christmas Season. You don’t want to miss his uplifting and inspiring message.

MISSIONARY APPEAL - Dec. 1 & 2 A special collection will be taken up for Santa Maria

This mission that serves the young and elderly of Mexico was founded in 1975 by Father Anthony Norman, who originally came from Colorado. In 2009, SOLT was asked to serve in leadership of this location.

Santa Maria is a nonprofit organization that strives to provide integral formation and refuge for people of all ages. People who find themselves in a state of neglect, who happen to be homeless, malnourished or subject to abuse are invited to have the care that is provided by these facilities.

The work consists of five separate houses, all surrounding the town of Colon, Queretaro, situated in central Mexico: A little boys house (1st to 6th grade), a little girls house (1st to 6th grade), a house for teenage girls (7th grade to university), a house for teenage boys (7th grade to university), and a house for the elderly and those with special needs, which also currently serves as the main office.

Your generosity will be most appreciated! Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Page 4 Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Page 5

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Although our Puritan forebears at Plymouth Rock were almost a hundred years removed from their Catholic roots, the old liturgical calendar still had an unconscious claim on their hearts. We’ve already seen how on Saint Martin’s Day, November 11, medieval continental Europe observed a great harvest day of Thanksgiving, with games, dances, parades, and a festive dinner of roast goose. With the goose went ample draughts of “Saint Martin’s Wine,” the first wine of the new harvest. Martinmas celebrated full barns and larders stocked for the winter. Even after the Reformation, the tradition of eating goose on Saint Martin’s Day was retained in Holland, and it was there that our Pilgrims encountered this tradition. When Governor Bradford sent four hunters out into the Massachusetts wilderness in the autumn of 1621, they did indeed find some geese and ducks, and were persuaded by the indigenous people to try turkey, too. Just as the liturgical calendar has been tweaked over the years, President Roosevelt moved Thanksgiving to the third Thursday in November in 1939, probably to extend the Christmas shopping season. The protest was so great that in 1941 the day established by President Lincoln, the last Thursday in November, was restored. If the Pilgrims had known of the Martinmas connection, they might never have celebrated at all!

CMSE RECERTIFICATION CLASS

When: Tuesday, November 27th at 7:00 p.m. Where: St. Matthew Hall

Please contact Janie C. Pena at the Parish Office to register or for questions (361) 241-3249 Ext. 106 on Mondays and Tuesdays (any other day please leave a message)

CMSE seeks to educate on the prevention and reporting of child abuse, please make child arrangements.

What is domestic violence?

Domestic violence is any kind of behavior that a person uses, or threatens to use, to control an intimate partner. The two key elements are threat and control. Domestic violence can take various forms: Physical – Violent actions such as hitting, beating, pushing, and kicking. In many cases physical abuse becomes more frequent and severe over time. Sexual – Includes any sexual acts that are forced on one partner by the other Psychological – Includes a wide range of behaviors such as intimidation, isolating the victim from friends and family, controlling where the victim goes, making the victim feel guilty or crazy, and making unreasona- ble demands Emotional – Undermining an individual’s self-esteem, constant criticism, insults, put-downs, and name- calling Economic – Examples include limiting the victim’s access to family income, preventing the victim from working or forcing the victim to work, destroying the victim’s property, and making all the financial decisions Both women and men can be victims of domestic abuse. According to the National Domestic Violence Hot- line statistics, approximately 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men over the age of 18 have been the victim of physical domestic violence, and almost 50% of both sexes have experienced some form of domestic psychological aggression. Characteristics of victims  Female, although men can also experience domestic violence  Younger, often in their 20’s and 30’s  More likely to be dating or cohabiting than married  Nearly half live in households with children