St. Pius X Catholic Church April 16, 2017
www.stpiusxsa.org
PASTOR Fr. Pat O’Brien
PAROCHIAL VICAR Fr. Cesar Betancourt (Español)
DEACONS Deacon Gene Townsend Deacon Dan McShane Deacon Pat Cunningham
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Jerelynn Meek, Parish Secretary Rebekah Haase, Administra ve Assistant Ashley Mar nez Accoun ng Debbie Landry, Facili es Manager
PASTORAL STAFF Stephanie Kristek, Parish Faith Forma on Director Regular Mass Times
SACRAMENTS Sunday 8:00 AM (ASL); 10:15 AM; 12:00 PM (Español); Youth & Adult Sacraments 1:30 PM (*MEF); 5:00 PM RCIA Monday 6:30 PM (with Benedic on) Stephanie Kristek, ext. 206 Tuesday - Friday 8:15 AM [email protected] Saturday 8:00 AM (*MEF); 5:00 PM (Vigil) Marriage & Funerals Jerelynn Meek, ext. 200 Holy Days of 6:30 PM (Vigil); 6:30 AM; 8:15 AM; 12:10 PM; [email protected] Obliga on 6:00 PM; 7:30 PM (*MEF) BapƟsms Word & Communion 6:30 AM (Monday - Friday) Rebekah Haase, ext. 209 [email protected] Reconcilia on 8:45-9:45 AM & 4:00-4:45 PM on Saturdays ST. PIUS X SCHOOL Adora on Chapel Open daily un l Midnight; Closed during Mass
(P) 210-824-6431 (*Mass In The Extraordinary Form) (F) 210-824-7454 Fr. Pat O’Brien, Pastor 3303 Urban Crest Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78209 Jane Zarate, Interim Principal Office Hours are Monday - Thursday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM; Friday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM (P) 210-824-0139 (F) 210-829-5125 [email protected] A MESSAGE FROM FATHER PAT Dear St. Pius X Community, Quarters, what you don’t like and what we can do be er. We will also have a presenta on on the financial Happy Easter! Today is the reason behind who and what state of St. Pius X Catholic Community. Would love to see we are as Catholics. Our God humbled, takes human all of you there! form and suffers death to assure us of our divine covenant. The Church is packed. People are dressed up Here is a list of future Capital Projects we would like to do and excited. Good food is planned and all is good. I wish (just wai ng for funding). all was good. I will never forget the Easter Sunday that I had just pulled another stack of chairs from the parish 1. Level sidewalks outside church center into Church and a parishioner that I recognized, 2. Projectors for church but really didn’t know, grabs me and demands my 3. Security Camera’s a en on. It is 9:50…something before a 10:00 AM Mass 4. Bathrooms in School Easter morning. I pull my arm back and ask what was 5. Drainage wrong thinking someone was hurt or a fire or some- 6. PA system for school thing. He points to a pew and I said yes…. He yanks at 7. HVAC repairs (an issue that never leaves) my arm and points again and I said, Mass starts in a few 8. Playground safety improvements minutes, help me here, what is the problem. Exasperat- ed he responds, that is my seat. I respond, excuse Have a great Easter. Jesus paid the Price so that we all me? He walks up almost touching visitors saying this is can celebrate. ENJOY! REMEMBER! SPREAD THE WORD! my seat and my family will be here in about ten minutes. This was our always standing room only In Him, Mass. I had brought almost 100 extra chairs in the last Fr. Pat 15 minutes because this was an extra full Easter. I was almost speechless and just walked up to the visitors and welcomed them, afraid they had heard the man’s claim. They were very nice and new to area. I went back and the man says, they are not ge ng up and I said all I did was welcome them, and then explained that it was Easter and we were always full 30 minutes prior and reminded him he could purchase a pew at the fes val in a few months. I am sure I lost a parishioner that day.
I look at the crowds on Easter and I actually get excited and then a bit guilty. The guilt started many years ago Come help the birthdays when I was at a Church in another state and the priest CELEBRATE berated all those that he had never seen before. I was of our priests, Father Pat and Father Cesar, shocked. I now look at the crowd and think, what am I on Friday, April 21, 2017 at 6:30 PM in the doing wrong? What are we doing that isn’t good enough Msgr. Mar n Family Center. It is a pot luck that people want to be here every weekend. What are we missing? I s ll have yet to find the answer, so on event so bring your favorite dish or two. For May 16 at 6:30 PM in the Family Center we are going to addi onal informa on please contact the have a Town Hall Mee ng. This is for the whole parish Office at 824-0139. and I want to know what you like at the end of three (3)
PRAYER TO ST. PIUS X Glorious Pope of the Eucharist, Saint Pius X, you sought "to restore all things in Christ.” Obtain for me a true love of Jesus so that I may live only for Him. Help me to acquire a lively fervor and a sincere will to strive for sanctity of life, and that I may avail myself of the riches of the Holy Eucharist in sacrifice and sacrament. By your love for Mary, mother and queen of all, inflame my heart with tender devotion to her. Blessed model of the priesthood, obtain for us holy, dedicated priests, and increase vocations to the religious life. Dispel confusion and hatred and anxiety, and incline our hearts to peace and concord so that all nations will place themselves under the sweet reign of Christ. Amen. Saint Pius X, pray for us. MINISTRY SCHEDULE APRIL 22 & 23 MASS SCHEDULE & INTENTIONS Sunday, April 16 Announcer/Lector 8:00 AM For the Good of the Parish 10:15 AM † Joe Melancon/Karen Cervenka 5:00 PM No Informa on Available † Tom Galan/Jennifer Galan & Family 8:00 AM No Informa on Available † Le y Baez/Baez & Guerra Families 10:15 AM No Information Available Special Inten on/Marylin Blaschke 12:00 PM N. Lara 12:00 PM For the Good of the Parish 5:00 PM No Informa on Available 1:30 PM For the Good of the Parish
5:00 PM For the Good of the Parish Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion 5:00 PM B. Tarwater, J. O’Boyle, C. Abel, D. De Leon, Monday, April 317(With BenedicƟon) R. Tarwater, M. Piechnik, C. Gabrillo, R. Gabrillo, 6:30 PM † Ethel Thibodeaux/Flo Melancon K. Ornes, A. Mahan, H. Romero † Msgr. Roy Rihn 8:00 AM E. Woods, J. Meyer, R. Angrit, N. Garrido, † Felicidade Fernandes/Salvador Fernandes Family † Chris ne Sincoff/The Focolare Group M. Jowdy, L. Almarez, S. Aldridge, E. Roberts Tuesday, April 18 R. Navarro, J. Navarro, B. Kriz 8:15 AM † Rosemary Rogers/Family & Friends 10:15 AM M. Ebrom, C. Guerra, S. Buckley, D. Guerra, S. Saldana, G. Isaac, J. Hoelscher, B. Young Wednesday, April 19 (With School) D. Barcellona, R. Gonzales, J. Mathis 8:15 AM † Vera Simpson/Ornes Family For the Good of the Parish 12:00 PM L. Diaz, G. Gabriel, P. Moreno, A. Mar nez, L. Mar nez, X. Moreno Thursday, April 20 (With Middle School) 8:15 AM For the Good of the Parish 5:00 PM C. Castro, E. Gu errez, A. Trevino, E. Hughes, A. Rodriguez, M. Schneider, M. Micklitz, Friday, April 21 S. Gaona 8:15 AM † Pauline Ehlinger/Susan & Jeffrey Burrier Jonah Burrier/Susan Burrier Altar Servers Saturday, April 22 5:00 PM No Informa on Available 8:00 AM For the Good of the Parish 8:00 AM No Informa on Available 5:00 PM Special Inten on/Susan Paparelli
10:15 AM No Information Available 12:00 PM A. Lara, D. Lara The Sanctuary Lamp in the Church will burn this week for: 5:00 PM No Informa on Available † Maria M. Villarreal/Sanchez Family
Ushers The Sanctuary Lamp in the Chapel will burn this week for: † Tom Galan/Jennifer Galan & Family 5:00 PM No Informa on Available 8:00 AM No Informa on Available 10:15 AM No Informa on Available 12:00 PM P. Moreno/X. Moreno WEEKLY READINGS
5:00 PM No Informa on Available Greeters Monday, April 17 - Acts 2:14, 22-33; Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-11; 5:00 PM No Informa on Available Mt 28:8-15 8:00 AM No Informa on Available 10:15 AM No Informa on Available Tuesday, April 18 - Acts 2:36-41; Ps 33:4-5, 18-20, 22; 12:00 PM L. Diaz, J. Evans Jn 20:11-18 5:00 PM No Informa on Available Wednesday, April 5 - Acts 3:1-10; Ps 105:1-4, 6-9; Lk 24:13-35
Thursday, April 19 - Acts 3:11-26; Ps 8:2, 5-9; Lk 24:35-48
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK… Friday, April 20 - Acts 4:1-12; Ps 118:1-2, 4, 22-27; Jn 21:1-14
Saturday, April 21 - Acts 4:13-21; Ps 118:1, 14-21; Mk 16:9-15
Sunday, April 22 - Acts 2:42-47; Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24; Bertha Bowen, Buzz Brewster, Fred Casillas, L. Elton 1 Pt 1:3-9; Jn 20:19-31 Ellis III, Bobby Ferman, Monica Hairell, Garland Jennings, Be y Kerley, Martha Lee, Peg Linn, Marcus Miguel, Verna Pavlik, Hortencia Santos, MASS IN THE EXTRAORDINARY FORM Ernest Valdez and Bishop John Yanta. Sunday, April 16 - Easter Sunday
Saturday, April 22 - Easter Saturday 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) 824-0139. Sunday, April 23 - Low Sunday (Octave Day of Easter) ALTAR FLOWERS MARCH 20 - 26 WEEKLY OFFERING Collected - $ 13,047.42 In Memory of : Letty Baez Online Giving - $ 3,056.00 Given By: Baez & Guerra Families
To reserve altar flowers, please contact: Becky Tarwater, phone: (210) 654-8834, Needed to Make Budget - $19,330.62 email: [email protected] or Joyce Chramosta, phone: (210) 656-4800, email : [email protected]. 233 envelopes used out of 1,677 registered families. Due to our print deadline our stewardship figures were delayed by two weeks..
WEEKLY CALENDAR MARCH 27 - APRIL 2 WEEKLY OFFERING
April 17 Collected - $ 16,259.34
Online Giving - $ 4,195.00
Thank you for your generosity!
228 envelopes used out of 1,677 registered families. Tuesday, April 18 Due to our 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 www.stpiusxsa.org. April 19 Your support is greatly appreciated!
St. Pius X Prison Ministry is honored to host a free concert in the William C. Mar n Family Center featuring composer, virtuoso pianist and acclaimed performer, Eric Genuis, as part of the Concert for Hope Tour 2017. Genuis performs worldwide, upwards of 100 concerts each year, and will perform at St. Pius X on Saturday, April 29 aŌer the 5:00 PM Mass. Light refreshments will be served beforehand. He and his entourage will con nue their tour the following morning and perform at the John B. Connally Unit in Kenedy, TX where the SPX Prison Ministry facilitates retreats and life skills classes. Please come and join us for an evening of excep onal music. You can find out more about Eric Genuis and his Concert for Hope Tour at www.ericgenuis.com. If you would like to learn more about the Ministry, you can go to: www.anencounterwithgod.shuƩerfly.com www.kolbeprisonministries.com You can also contact Robert or Clair McCormick at [email protected].
Reviews: “What a refreshing and new approach to music. Eric's crea ons are Please direct all requests for reserva ons, repairs and moving, but exhilara ng, though ul, but so enjoyable. You just want informa on to [email protected] or (210) 863-9514. to listen to them over and over again!” Stephen McEveety - ExecuƟve Producer of Braveheart, We Were Soldiers, The Passion of the Christ
DANCING FOR JOY “I have been involved in music all of my life. From a musician’s per- The people say that the sun specƟve, Eric Genuis’ music is brilliant – superbly craŌed, unique in dances on this day style, and expertly performed. Overall, Eric is in the in joy for a risen Savior. business of creaƟng musical masterpieces that —Alexander Carmichael please the mind, the heart and the senses.” –John Debney, Film composer (Iron Man 2, Evan Almighty, Spy Kids, The Three Stooges) PARISH & COMMUNITY NEWS Our Lady of Knock, Court 2625 cordially The Women of St. Pius X would like to thank you, invites all women of St. Pius X Parish to the parishioners of St. Pius X, who helped to make a end the next Catholic Daughters of the our Bake Sale a successful sell out at the Palm Americas regular mee ng on Wednesday, Sunday Bake Sale. We thank you for your April 26 in Room 209 of the Family Center. The conƟnuous support of our organizaƟon and the mee ng will start at 7:00 PM with social hour parish. a erward.
The Catholic Daughters of America, Court Our Lady of Tell All Souls About My Mercy Knock 2652 held a Baby Shower Next Sunday, April 23, is Divine Mercy back in January to collect baby items for the Allied Women’s Sunday. To celebrate this Feast Day, Center. The mission of the the Eucharis c Apostles of Divine Mer- Allied Women’s Center is to “encourage abor on- cy invite you to join them minded women and men to instead make life-affirming at 3:00 PM in the church decisions when faced with an unplanned and/or crisis for the Exposi on of the pregnancy, through counseling, educa on, compas- Most Blessed Sacrament sionate care...and recognize the sanc ty of all human followed by the Chaplet of the Divine life.” Your dona ons help them to provide needed Mercy and the Rosary. assistance to those who say yes to life. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your generous Speaking Event on Bullying dona ons. All parents of the parish are invited to join with the school on Wednesday, April 19, in the Msgr. Mar n New SPX Lending Library Cart Family Center for a presenta on about bullying. The speaker will begin at 6:30 PM. Please contact the Our church now has a Lending Library cart available for all church members. The library cart has a sampling of school office at (210) 824-6431 or visit the school books from our parish library and is located just outside website at www.school.stpiusxsa.org, for further the church doors on the ramp to the family center. You informa on about this event. are encouraged to borrow books, and to donate books or DVDs. We ask that dona ons are only faith-based and in Our lives are delicately balanced. A small shi in one good condi on. Please no VHS movies, casse e tapes, or area of life can set us off balance. A major change can worn-out books. We would especially love to have some send us spinning out of control. Stephen Ministry can dona ons for children and teenagers. No need to leave help when life gets out of balance. Stephen Ministers your name. Just take a book and/or listen, care and most importantly, bring the stability of leave a book. Enjoy! Thank you to Jesus’ love and grace into people’s lives. If the SPX School Library for the use of your life or that of someone you know has the library cart and to the Women of shi ed out of balance, consider Stephen St. Pius X for organizing this project. Ministry. Please contact Angie Smith at (210) 685-9135 for more informa on. ST. PIUS X YOUTH
No Life Teen or Edge on April 16. Happy Easter! Our next gathering is on April 23. If you have quesƟons regarding these two programs for our youth, please contact Stephanie Kristek at [email protected] or call (210) 824-0139 ext. 206. EASTER FLOWER DONATION In Memory Of/Donated By
In Memory Of/Donated By Margaret Pon us/Rosemary Kowalski Archie Po s/Patricia Po s Avery & Mary Babineaux, Sr./Avery Babineaux Cathy Po s-Brymer/Patricia Po s Le cia Baez/Tina Hernandez Pugh Family Members/Norton Family Barrera Family Members/Jose A. Barrera MG Donald Volney Ra an/Rosemary Kowalski Judith Bel/Rosemary Kowalski Marge Rethman/Louise Lund Robert Besse a/Karl & Corinne Devlin Anabel Cavazos Salinas/Rosemary Kowalski Chuck Blische/Rosemary Kowalski Mr. & Mrs. Robert Sammons/Mr. & Mrs. Richard Callahan Henry Bock/Marthe Bock & Family Joe & Tillie Schoenfeld/Stan Schoenfeld Mr. & Mrs. Emery J. Bodnar,Emery & Donna Bodnar Trinidad Solis/Yolanda Solis Mr. & Mrs. John Callahan/Mr. & Mrs. Richard Callahan Cruz Solis/Yolanda Solis Sylvia Carlson/Kellie Carlson Georgia & Bob Strain/Juliana Strain-Davis Susan Chandoha/Rosemary Kowalski John Thompson /Doug & Jan Meyer Mr. & Mrs. Leon C. Clerico/Chris ne Clerico Mirta Vega/Mirta Family Bill & Bo Crowley/Eastman Family Robert Vega/Lore a O o Tish Crowley-Ochoa/Eastman Family Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Weger/Emery & Donna Bodnar JackDeBolt/Bobbie DeBolt Hilda & Jesse Whitley/Mary D. Newman Gousie Deborah DeBolt/Bobbie DeBolt Ma Whitley/Mary D. Newman Gousie Edward Devlin Jr./Karl & Corinne Devlin Ernes & Pauline Woytasczyk/Susan & Belinda Woytasczyk Dreyer Emilie/Diana Carpenter Everest & Norma Woytasczyk/Susan & Belinda Woytasczyk Robert & Elisabeth Engel/Gertrud Guenin Zardane a Family Members/Jose A.Barrera Jean Fermoile/Kellie Carlson Carolyn Zawora/Lesha & Wesley Dalton Shawn Fermoile/Kellie Carlson Archbishop Patrick Flores/Rosemary Kowalski In Honor Of/Donated By
Alice Garcia/Miguel Garcia Celes na Baez/Celinda Guerra & Sons Benita Garcia/Dora Hernandez Frances & Jim Barraco/Nina Burroughs Barbara Goff/Louise Lund Mike & Linda Bole/Ben & Julie Vaello Delfina Gomez/Rosemary Kowalski Karen Floyd/Louise Lund Joe Gonzalez/Mary Haecker God's Love/Emery & Donna Bodnar Bertha Gonzalez/Rosemary Kowalski Denis Guenin/Gertrud Guenin Achille & Viola Gousie/Mary D. Newman Gousie Amy Lund/Louise Lund Helen Grieble/Louise Lund Mr. & Mrs. James E. Mahan/Cheryl Mahan Wetzel Henry Guerra Celinda Guerra & Sons Norma Nail/Anne Nail Amanda Guevarra/Dora Hernandez Mary Jo/Smith Louise Lund Lillie Haddock/Bill & Barbara Haddock Junice Thompson Frank Haecker/Mary Haecker In Thanksgiving For/Donated By Katherine Hargus/Rosemary Kowalski Edward J. Jones/Jacquelyn A. Rumpf God's Love & All His Blessings/Jay & Carolyn Farmer Tim Kraus/David & Margaret Piechnik Grandchildren/Louise Lund Sherri Kraus/David & Margaret Piechnik Great Grandchildren/Louise Lund Lillian & William Kriz/Helen & Bill Kriz Our Children/Ernie & Chris Garcia David, Juana and Yolanda Lujan/Irene L Lujan Our new kitchen/Emery & Donna Bodnerd Mavis Malburg/Bill & Barbara Haddock Our Parents/Homero & Linda Diaz Eula May & Jacob Marthiljohn/Helen & Bill Kriz In Thanksgiving/Rick & Eileen Pape Joe Melancon/Flo Melancon Mary Meyer/Doug & Jan Meyer John Meyer/Doug & Jan Meyer Robert Nail/Anne Nail Clarence G. Nail/Norma Nail Mike Newman/Mary D. Newman Gousie He has been raised. Norton Family Members/Norton Family Alice Onken/ -Mark