St. Pius X Catholic Church March 12, 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, AdministraƟve Assistant Ashley MarƟnez AccounƟng Debbie Landry, FaciliƟes Manager PASTORAL STAFF Stephanie Kristek, Parish Faith FormaƟon Director SACRAMENTS Youth & Adult Sacraments RCIA Stephanie Kristek, ext. 206 [email protected]Marriage & Funerals Jerelynn Meek, ext. 200 [email protected]BapƟsms Rebekah Haase, ext. 209 [email protected]ST. PIUS X SCHOOL (P) 210-824-6431 (F) 210-824-7454 Tom Deming, Principal Jane Zarate, Vice Principal Regular Mass Times Sunday 8:00 AM (ASL); 10:15 AM; 12:00 PM (Español); 1:30 PM (*MEF); 5:00 PM Monday 6:30 PM (with BenedicƟon) Tuesday - Friday 8:15 AM Saturday 8:00 AM (*MEF); 5:00 PM (Vigil) Holy Days of 6:30 PM (Vigil); 6:30 AM; 8:15 AM; 12:10 PM; ObligaƟon 6:00 PM; 7:30 PM (*MEF) Word & Communion 6:30 AM (Monday - Friday) ReconciliaƟon 8:45-9:45 AM & 4:00-4:45 PM on Saturdays AdoraƟon Chapel Open daily unƟl Midnight; Closed during Mass (*Mass In The Extraordinary Form) 3303 Urban Crest Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78209 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]Tobin Center Drawing Contest Winners First Place - Arianna Villarreal Third Place - Amaya Second Place - Nicolas Alhaj
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St. Pius X Catholic Church March 12, 2017 www.stpiusxsa.org
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.
Listed below is the last training date for Altar Servers and Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion. This train-ing is mandatory. All current Altar Servers and EMs and anyone interested in serving in one of these ministries must a end this session.
Saturday March 18: Altar Server Training from 9:30 - 11:00 AM EM Training from 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Listed below are upcoming training dates for Announcers & Lectors. This training is mandatory. All current Announcers & Lectors and anyone interested in serving in one of these ministries must a end one of these sessions.
Thursday, March 16 from 6:30 - 8:00 PM Saturday, April 1 from 10:00 - 11:30 AM Thursday, April 6 from 6:30 - 8:00 PM
All training sessions are held in the church.
Contact the church office for ques ons or further informa on.
MANDATORY LITURGICAL TRAINING Dear St. Pius X Community,
The Family Center is almost prepared for carpet as I write this. I cannot thank those that have helped us enough. Moving to carpet squares enables us to keep it new with any luck for decades. We have spent thousands on cleaning and because of the grade of carpet we were given a er the flood, they just couldn’t be cleaned and I have used one of the best cleaners in town. I have used this company successfully many mes and they recommended new carpet. We didn’t have funds to do a full job, but with Debbie’s leadership and great volunteers combined with the sale on Bobcat rentals, we were able to do most of the work ourselves. Now we know why the removal is so very expensive.
In a few weeks we will be changing communion around. We will be adding a second cup to each host distributer. That should clear up the traffic jam that we have been having. I see many people skipping the cup because of the line. We have the cup, because the hosts are kept and the host you receive may not be one of the ones that you were present for its consecra on. The precious blood is always from that Mass, so part of you is present there. With that change, to keep us in communion and keep noise down and to be all par cipa ng together, we are going to ask everyone to remain standing when they return to the pew. Standing is a communal stance. Then as soon as the presider returns to the chair, he will do the prayer a er communion and we will sit for a moment of quiet prayer. This avoids the quick up/down that we have now when we get up for the announcements. We learned this at a conference and want to try it for a few months. As an added benefit, It will keep a quieter atmosphere as kneelers will not be crashing up at a me of quiet. We will have more on this before we start in April.
Have a great 2nd week of Lent! We are blessed to have this season. We are having Jaclyn Ruli for our mission, as you all requested to have her back a er the first one, so please get that in your calendar!
In Him, Fr. Pat
SPIRITUAL RETREAT St. Pius X Our Lady of Guadalupe Society cordially invites all men and women to a Spiritual Retreat about The Appari on of Our Lady of Guadalupe through St. Juan Diego’s Perspec ve presented by Dr. Jose A. Santos. It will be held on Saturday, April 8, from 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM in the Msgr. Mar n Family Center. There is a $10 flat rate which includes a light breakfast. Please make reserva ons as follows:
Make check payable to: SPX Guadalupanos Mail to: St Pius X Church 3303 Urban Crest San Antonio, TX 78209
RESERVATION DEADLINE - April 5, 2017
L. Elton Ellis, III, Olivia Fauley, Bobby Ferman, Janie Flores, Eamonn Grant, Monica Hairell, Lenny Kudlinski, Peg Linn,
Charles Logan, Cole McGrew, Jeri Meek, Fr. James Miller, Marcus Miguel, Pam Nollen, Verna Pavlik, Lus Chris ana Saenz, Brian & Nancy Sanderson, Lois Speires, William Sexton and Mike Zisman.
MASS SCHEDULE & INTENTIONS
SUNDAY, MARCH 12 SCRIPTURES
Sunday, March 12 8:00 AM For the Good of the Parish 10:15 AM † Joe Melancon/Mary Friesenhahn † Nell Birdsall/Flo Melancon 12:00 PM For the Good of the Parish 1:30 PM † Esequiel Garcia/Mandy † Louise Marie Iway/Mandy 5:00 PM For the Good of the Parish
Monday, March 13 (With Benedic on) 12:10 PM † Beloved Mother of Msgr. Roy Rihn 6:30 PM † Joe Melancon/A. J. Leabato
Tuesday, March 14 8:15 AM For the Good of the Parish 12:10 PM For the Good of the Parish
Wednesday, March 15 (With School) 8:15 AM Women of St. Pius X/WSPX † Hank Kalinofsky/Reflec ons 12:10 PM For the Good of the Parish
Thursday, March 16 (With Middle School) 8:15 AM † Rosemary Rogers/Family & Friends † Joe Melancon/Rick & Eileen Ppae 12:10 PM For the Good of the Parish
Friday, March 17 8:15 AM For the Good of the Parish 12:10 PM For the Good of the Parish 7:00 PM Sta ons of the Cross
Saturday, March 18 8:00 AM For the Good of the Parish 5:00 PM For the Good of the Parish
The Sanctuary Lamp in the Church will burn this week for: Stuart Woods/Woods Family
The Sanctuary Lamp in the Chapel will burn this week for: Cole McGrew/Alice & Roy Wight
MINISTRY SCHEDULE MARCH 18 & 19
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.
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK…
Announcer/Lector 5:00 PM F. Walters/P. Piper 8:00 AM Help Wanted/A. Padilla 10:15 AM C. Guerra/ D. Guerra 12:00 PM L. Diaz/J. Lara 5:00 PM A. Trevino/A. Rodriguez
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion 5:00 PM C. Abel, T. Abel, B. Brewster, D. De Leon, M. Natalino, K. Ornes, B. Tarwater 8:00 AM G. Akin, B. Mancillas, L. Mancillas, R Mar nez, J. Navarro, R. Navarro, E. Roberts 10:15 AM S. Buckley, C. Conrad, M. Ebrom, D. LaFrance, M. Paul, M. Yanez, B. Young 12:00 PM J. Evans, G. Gabriel, A. Mar nez, L. Mar nez, E. Palmieri, N. Sierra, 5:00 PM C. Briseno, P. Cox, P. Gree ens, E. Gu errez, M. Juergens, T. Micklitz, M. Schneider
Altar Servers 5:00 PM C. Kiefaber, Help Wanted 8:00 AM P. Chacko, T. Chacko, M. Helmer, W. Helmer 10:15 AM B. De Leon, R. De Leon, K. Peterson, M. Young, T. Young 12:00 PM A. Lara, D. Lara, Help Wanted 5:00 PM T. McGehee, C. Medina, C. Nellis, Help Wanted
Ushers 5:00 PM K. Richards, X. Romero, Help Wanted
8:00 AM T. Finto, F. Fowler, Help Wanted 10:15 AM P. Chavez, D. Ellis, J. Navedo, Help Wanted 12:00 PM X. Moreno, D. Palmieri, Help Wanted 5:00 PM M. Luna, Z. Micklitz, Help Wanted
Greeters 5:00 PM S. Nordman, N. Suarez 8:00 AM F. Dannemiller, D. Meyer 10:15 AM J. Mathis, J. Mathis 12:00 PM P. Moreno, Help Wanted 5:00 PM JT. Palos, J. Vaello
First Reading - The Lord said to Abram: All the families of the earth shall find blessing in you (Genesis 12:1-4a).
Psalm - Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you (Psalm 33).
Second Reading - God has called us to a holy life, not because of our works but according to grace (2 Timothy 1:8b-10).
Gospel - Atop a high mountain, Jesus was transfigured before Peter, James, and John. (Ma hew 17:1-9).
with blessing of Palms Palm Sunday, April 9 - Masses at 8:00 AM, 10:15 AM, 12:00 PM (Spanish), 1:30 PM (MEF-La n) & 5:00 PM
THE SCHEDULE FOR HOLY WEEK (APRIL 10 - 16) WILL BE PUBLISHED IN A FUTURE BULLETIN
TRUE FRIENDSHIP A true friend can hear a tear drop.
—Anonymous
PARISH & COMMUNITY NEWS
ST. PIUS X YOUTH There will be no Life Teen or EDGE the next few Sundays.
Enjoy your Spring Break and we will see you again on March 26. If you have ques ons regarding these two programs for our youth, please contact
Stephanie Kristek at [email protected] or call (210) 824-0139 ext. 206.
Thank you so much for your prayers. St. Pius X’s first class of Stephen Ministers is only 6 weeks away from comple ng their 50 hours of training. The trainees look forward to serving our parish soon. Please con nue to pray for them and our Stephen Ministry.
Beyond Cana – A Marriage Enrichment Event Time: March 24-26, 2017 Where: Oblate Renewal Center, Oblate School of Theology, San Antonio, TX You s ll love your spouse very much. There is no one you would rather spend me with, but over the last
few years that me together has been filled with children, job pressure, in-laws, and daily living. You’d just like to run away with your spouse and spend a few days renewing your rela onship, and reestablish your communica on. The next archdiocesan-wide Beyond Cana weekend is scheduled for March 24-26, 2017, and will provide me away, the me with your spouse, and the me with your God. For more informa on, please contact Jo Anne and Dave Dimitriou at (210) 618-6672 or go to www.beyondcana.org.
Bunco & Poker Night A Pre-Gala Event
March 25, 2017 - 7:00 - 11:00 PM Msgr. Mar n Family Center
Entry fee at the door is 1 bo le of Wine to play Bunco and 1 bo le of liquor to play poker. RSVP to the School at (210) 824-6431 to ensure that enough tables are set up. More detailed informa on will follow in next weeks bulle n. Mark your calendar to join in the fun!!
Special Inten ons Rosary - All parishioners and visitors are invited to a end a special inten ons rosary sponsored by the Catholic Daughters of the Americas® Our Lady of Knock, Court 2652. The rosary will begin at the conclusion of the 5:00 PM Mass on March 19 in the church. Please consider the powerful benefit of prayer and join us to offer your special inten ons to our Blessed Mother Mary.
St. Vincent De Paul is once again preparing to bring a li le Easter joy to families in need through the “Easter Basket Program.” With your support, we have been able to show God’s love through Easter baskets for children ages 12 and under. The needs for this project are: Baskets, wrapped Easter candy, chocolate Easter bunnies (all sizes), peeps, coloring books, boxes of crayons, bubbles, paddle balls, hair accessories, books about the Bible & Easter and small toys for children. Items can be dropped off in the bins in the church breezeway or at the Food Pantry on M-W-F between 10 AM and 2 PM. Baskets will be assembled in the Family Center on Holy Thursday and distributed on Holy
Saturday from the Family Center. Anyone who wishes to help on these days is very much welcome to join us.
We are able to live our mission because of the generosity of our congrega on. For further informa on and to volunteer, please call the St. Vincent de Paul office at (210) 824-2758.
SPX GUADALUPANOS TACO SALE
The Guadalupanos will be having their monthly Breakfast Taco sale a er all the Sunday morning Masses (8 AM, 10:15 AM and 12:00 PM) on March 19 in the Cafeteria. Please join them for good food and fellowship.
I am seeking volunteers who have experienced a transgression they consider to be personal,
unfair, and deep. You will not be asked for details about the transgression, but you will be asked about your responses that could influence your forgiveness of that transgression. The purpose of this research is to iden fy resources that may help others forgive.
To be eligible to par cipate, Catholic volunteers must be at least 18 years old and iden fy an interpersonal transgression that is not ongoing at the me of your par cipa on in this research. The anonymous survey takes less than 15 minutes. If you are able to help, please go to the online survey at
h p:// nyurl.com/ForgivenessResearch
Any ques ons? Please contact me at (210) 438-6400 or [email protected].
Thank you! Your help is greatly appreciated! Chris ne Lopez
St. Mary's University Doctoral Candidate
The Men’s ACTS Retreat has ben postponed because of the damage to the retreat center they were to use. For those who had signed up already, you will be contacted by one of the team members to give you an update. Please con nue to watch the bulle n for an update on the new dates for this retreat for men.
SOUP & A MISSION Come join us for a bowl of soup on Tuesday, March 21, 2017
At 5:30 PM in the Msgr. Mar n Family Center
followed by our
Parish Lenten Mission
SPX Church at 6:30 PM
Jaclyn Ruli, Speaker "Remain in Me: Lenten Mission"
Before Jesus' arrest Jesus spoke intense and loving words to His disciples. He shared the secret of how His love and His joy can be complete in them. The words the disciples heard Jesus say are wri en down and given for us, the disciples of the New Evangeliza on, so that Jesus’ love and joy might be in us too!
Lent is a me to examine where we are in the love and joy of Jesus Christ. The Lent Mission will set aflame Jesus' words on our hearts so that we may "Remain in Him" this Lent and un l Eternity!
Sponsored by Fellowship Committee
RSVP for your table or tickets today!
Individual Tickets—$75
Table for 10—$500
If you are unable to attend, a donation to support the Gala would be greatly appreciated.
The Reverse Raffle is back! $100 a ticket
Grand Prize - $5,000; 2nd - 5th prizes (only 250 tickets are being sold)
