St. Pius X Catholic Church August 20, 2017 www.stpiusxsa.org PASTOR Feast Day of St. Pius X Fr. Pat O’Brien PAROCHIAL VICAR August 21, 2017 Fr. Cesar Betancourt (Español) DEACONS Deacon Dan McShane Deacon Pat Cunningham Deacon Jose Santos Deacon Gene Townsend, Rered ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Jerelynn Meek, Parish Secretary Rebekah Haase, Admin. Asst. Ashley Marnez, Accounng Debbie Landry, Facilies Manager Lauren Adre, Worship Director YOUTH MINISTRY Stephanie Kristek, Director [email protected] “Restore All Things In Christ.” RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Mary Micklitz, Director Regular Mass Times [email protected] (210) 275-5505 Sunday 8:00 AM (ASL); 10:15 AM; 12:00 PM (Español); SACRAMENTS 1:30 PM (*MEF); 5:00 PM RCIA Monday 6:30 PM (with Benedicon) Call the Church Office Tuesday - Friday 8:15 AM 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] Obligaon 6:00 PM; 7:30 PM (*MEF) Bapsms Word & Communion 6:30 AM (Monday - Friday) Rebekah Haase, ext. 209 [email protected] Reconciliaon 8:45-9:45 AM & 4:00-4:45 PM on Saturdays ST. PIUS X SCHOOL Adoraon Chapel Open daily unl Midnight; Closed during Mass (P) 210-824-6431 (*Mass In The Extraordinary Form) (F) 210-824-7454 Fr. Pat O’Brien, Pastor Jane Zarate, Principal 3303 Urban Crest Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78209 Cathy Brown, Assistant Principal Office Hours are Monday - Thursday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM; Friday 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (P) 210-824-0139 (F) 210-829-5125 [email protected] A MESSAGE FROM FATHER PAT Dear St. Pius X Community, There was a very low inial return of stewardship We are the second generaon since the Vacan Council cards. We have received less than 30 cards so far. We II and for many of us, all we have known is this me of will have to mail them out if we don’t get a beer return, change and we are sll in the midst of that but we are trying to save postage. If you need a change. Interesngly, we also celebrate this year the stewardship card, call the office. If you want to make it 500th anniversary of the reformaon. There is good and private, email me and only I will know. I realize you may bad news in all of this. First, to grow is to change, yet we have needed me to think about this as well, so with this said, please bring them back next week. all seem resistant to change. This weekend, I am going to try and clarify issues that sll seem to be confusing to Have a great week. many people. One of them, really wasn’t much of a change. In Him, Fr. Pat First, there are two words that are the same in every language that I have been able to check and they are RCIA & ADULT CONFIRMATION alleluia and amen. The Amen isn’t really translated as, I Not Catholic, but have thought about becoming one? Believe, but as – So Be It. When we receive communion Do you know someone who might be interested in our only response is a simple Amen. That Amen is said becoming a Catholic? with the Universal Church. We are saying we believe Bapzed a Catholic, but missing Holy Communion and with every other Catholic; we believe in our Church and Confirmaon? that we are receiving the true presence of our God. The The RCIA process is a way to explore your faith, deepen your only change in this is that the old rite had the priest say it relaonship with God, get your quesons about the Church for us, but we now say Amen for ourselves aer the answered, and parcipate in a loving and joyful Chrisan minister says the Body/Blood of Christ. Any other community. There is an opportunity to prepare for the statement of faith takes the recepon of communion Sacraments and join the Church at Easter, for those who are away from being an act shared with every other Catholic ready and choose to do so. Our Rite of Chrisan Iniaon receiving at that me. for Adults process begins this fall. Classes will start on Second, is the idea of having a rosary the night before a September 6, and will be held every Wednesday evening at funeral. That was a custom of the Church for a long 7:00 PM. For more informaon and to register, you can contact me. Vacan II modeled the funeral rite aer the Fr. Cesar at the parish office or email Clair McCormick at Triduum. It is a three part celebraon of life and [email protected]. resurrecon starng with a vigil service the evening before. The rosary really isn’t a part of that, but can Out of high school and would like to receive the Sacrament certainly be included or preferably used as the of Confirmaon? meditaon aer the visitaon to focus on the upcoming Adult Confirmaon class will also start in September. Please vigil service. Anyone can do the vigil service, but usually call the Parish office to sign up for this 6 - 10 session class a deacon or priest does it. It can also be done either at a taught by Fr. Pat. funeral home or the parish church. A commercial: RELIGIOUS EDUCATION “Prepare your stuff ahead of me. Make it much easier on your family.” Also, some less reputable funeral DON’T FORGET!! Sign your children up for homes will try to get you to do things in their chapel. Religious Educaon for the upcoming year for PreK4 - Just say no. The Funeral Mass has to be done at the High School. Sign up aer Masses on August 26 & 27 or church and SHOULD be done at the church. pick up a form in the church office. Contact informaon is located on the front of the bullen. 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 AUGUST 26 & 27 MASS SCHEDULE & INTENTIONS Sunday, August 20 Lector 8:00 AM For the Good of the Parish Please refer to your emails for this schedule. † Deborah Lynn Garza/Linda Linares See St. Pius X Ministry Directory for contact informaon for † Marcus Miguel/Miguel Family Patricia Greeen. † Gerard Hill/Begonia Goodman Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion 1:30 PM For the Good of the Parish 5:00 PM † Marcus Miguel/Miguel Family Please refer to your emails for this schedule Monday, August 21 (with Benedicon) See St. Pius X Ministry Directory for contact informaon for Margaret Piechnik. † Trinidad Moreno Casllo/Guadalupanos † Robert “Bob” Benson/St. Patrick & St. Rita Guild Altar Servers † Dominic Sperdu/Suzy Crowley 5:00 PM C. Kiefaber, P. Devlin, R. Tamez, R. Tamez Tuesday, August 22 8:00 AM P. Chacko, T. Chacko, M. Helmer, W. Helmer 8:15 AM † Lilian Walters/Richard Fink 10:15 AM M. Conrad, B. DeLeon, R. DeLeon, A. Elledge Wednesday, August 23 12:00 PM A. Lara, D. Lara, C. Plaza, J. Plaza 8:15 AM For the Good of the Parish 5:00 PM J. Berry, B. Garre, T. McGehee, C. Medina Thursday, August 24 Ushers 8:15 AM † Nina Lavajo/Marivic Standage 5:00 PM G. Biediger, X. Romero, A. J. Seifert, E.J. Eiteljorge Friday, August 25 8:00 AM R. Pape, B. Hogan, T. Finto, B. Flores 8:15 AM For the Good of the Parish 10:15 AM P. Chavez, E. Ellis, J. Navedo Saturday, August 26 12:00 PM X. Morero, L. Castro-Ramirez, 8:00 AM For the Good of the Parish 5:00 PM M. Luna, B. Oo, T. Juergens, Z. Micklitz 5:00 PM † Bruno Paparelli/Susan Paparelli In Thanksgiving/Buzz Brewster Greeters Please refer to your emails for this schedule. The Sanctuary Lamp in the Church will burn this week for: See St. Pius X Ministry Directory for contact informaon for For the Good of the Parish Chris Garcia. The Sanctuary Lamp in the Chapel will burn this week for: For the Good of the Parish WEEKLY READINGS SUNDAY, AUGUST 20 SCRIPTURES Monday, August 21 - Jgs 2:11-19; Ps 106:34-37, 39-40, 43ab, 44; Mt 19:16-22 Tuesday, August 22 - Jgs 6:11-24a; Ps 85:9, 11-14; Mt 19:23-30 First Reading - Thus says the Lord: “Stand firm in jusce; do what is right” (Isaiah 56:1, 6-7). Wednesday, August 23 - Jgs 9:6-15; Ps 21:2-7; Mt 20:1-16 Thursday, August 24 - Rv 21:9b-14; Ps 145:10-13, 17-18; Psalm - O God, let all the naons praise you! (Psalm 67). Jn 1:45-51 Second Reading - The gis and the calling of God are unable to Friday, August 25 - Ru 1:1, 3-6, 14b-16, 22; Ps 146:5-10; be revoked (Romans 11:13-15, 29-32).