St. Pius X Catholic Church August 19, 2018Aug 19, 2018 · JULY 30 - AUGUST 5 WEEKLY OFFERING...

PASTOR Fr. Pat O’Brien

PAROCHIAL VICAR Fr. Cesar Betancourt

(Español)

DEACONS Deacon Dan McShane

Deacon Pat Cunningham Deacon Jose Santos

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Debbie Landry, Pastoral Associate Jerelynn Meek, Parish Secretary

Rebekah Haase, Admin. Asst. Ashley Mar nez, Accoun ng

Lauren Adre, Worship Director

YOUTH MINISTRY Stephanie Kristek, Director

[email protected] (210) 452-6682

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Mary Micklitz, Director

[email protected] (210) 275-5505

SACRAMENTS

RCIA Call the Church Office

Marriage & Funerals Jerelynn Meek, ext. 211 [email protected]

Bap sms Rebekah Haase, ext. 213

[email protected]

ST. PIUS X SCHOOL (P) 210-824-6431 (F) 210-824-7454

Fr. Pat O’Brien, Pastor Jane Zarate, Principal

Cathy Brown, Assistant 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 Benedic on) Tuesday - Friday 8:15 AM Saturday 8:00 AM (*MEF); 5:00 PM (Vigil)

Holy Days of 6:30 PM (Vigil-Bilingual); 6:30 AM; 8:15 AM; 12:10 PM; Obliga on 6:00 PM; 7:30 PM (*MEF)

Word & Communion 6:30 AM (Monday - Friday)

Reconcilia on 8:45-9:45 AM & 4:00-4:45 PM on Saturdays

Adora on Chapel Available for use 24/7; closed during Mass; contact church office for access.

(*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]

St. Pius X Catholic Church August 19, 2018 www.stpiusxsa.org

Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not

Have life within you. ~John 6:53

A MESSAGE FROM FATHER PAT Dear St. Pius X Community,

Well, the rekey is finally becoming a reality. We have been asking for years for all those with keys to let us know so that we can plan this, and now that keys are changing Debbie’s phone is ringing off the hook. Remember the goal is good stewardship of our parish resources. We have great facili es and need to protect them. I am awoken at least once a week for an alarm. We check the cameras and find someone in the building. We have been lucky up to this point that nothing has been stolen or vandalized from doors being le open by someone we didn’t know was there and didn’t know we had to check behind them le a door open. Don’t get upset with Debbie. This is me, as Pastor, doing my best to protect what you all have built over the decades. Please don’t get upset with Debbie, come see me if you are not happy with how the rekey is going. This has been in the works for 1 year. Thanks to Gilbert at Quality Locksmith for making this work. Non staff will not have exterior door keys anymore. This protects us all. The access cards, or prox cards, enable us to track all who enter and if someone leaves and forgets to return the card or loses a card we can just deac vate them and not have to rekey. This investment will not only help to secure our facili es and keep us safer, but it will also save us significant amounts of money in the future. Thanks for your pa ence.

I wanted to emphasize again the point from last week’s homily. With true forgiveness comes peace and reconcilia-

on. If you are having issues and can’t get to this point or don’t see any progress, please come see either Fr. Cesar or myself. Life is too short to not be at peace or be working toward that.

School is back! YEAH! I love having school back and thanks to all those who worked so hard to get us to this point. We are growing, thanks to Cathy for all the tours and new families and Mindy and Jane for all you did this summer. Please look out for new parishioners as we have 40 plus new families. For the new families, please sign up to get name tags so that we can start learning your names. If you have any ques ons, please ask.

As a reminder to all, there are parish council members with the priests a er Mass to help with ques ons. Please feel free to engage them with any concerns or ques ons that you might have.

The ministry fair is coming up soon. With that our Steward-ship commi ee is mee ng now a few mes a month. Their purpose is to help develop a spirituality of stewardship at St. Pius X. It is a process that will take years. God created the world and le us as stewards. We are stewards of God’s Crea on of which St. Pius X is a part. As we cele-brate 61 years of service let us con nue working diligently “to restore all things in Christ.”

St. Pius X was the first in a line of popes that encouraged us to receive communion regularly. There are many people over 2nd grade coming up for a blessing and not to receive communion. Pope Francis also agrees we need frequent recep on. All but mortal sins are forgiven at the beginning of Mass, so please join us and use this sacrament as you work to do God’s will. If you are gluten free, tell the sacristan, we have gluten free hosts. If you are not receiving because you are not Catholic, come see us about RCIA. If there are issues in your life that you think prohibit you from receiving, come see me so that we can get it fixed.

A huge thank you to those that a end the 1:30 mass who painted our Church Bathrooms. Jeff Perez helped and does this professionally, call the office for his contact infor-ma on!

In Him,

Fr. Pat

PILGRIMAGE TO MEXICO

Fr. Pat invites you to join him on a pilgrimage to Mexico. Your travels will take you to Mexico City, Xochimilco, Teo huacan, Cacaxtla and Puebla. If you are interested, brochures and registra on forms can be picked up in the church office.

EARLY REGISTRATION IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED! FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS!

FAITH FORMATION CLASSES

Expand your knowledge! Beginning in September we will be having Faith Forma on Classes on Tuesday evenings from 6:30 - 7:30 PM in the Family Center. The first three weeks will be facilitated by Fr. Pat O’Brien. The topics are:

September 4 - How to Answer Ques ons from Protestants: Apologe cs

September 11 & 18 - Eucharis c Prayers and the Private Prayers of the Priest at Mass

MASS SCHEDULE & INTENTIONS

Sherman Cochran, Maria Colbert, Cassie DeBolt, Phil DeWaal, San no DiRocco, Danny Glacier, Karen Glacier, Mike Gousie, Rosanne Haas, Shannon Haase, Monica Hairell,

Juanita Harper, Bryan Harmann, Samuel Maverick, Kim Mosser, Mike O’Dowd, Donna Romero, Robyn Rutherford, Fr. Franz Schorp, Paco Trevino, Lucy Zarate And Michael Zisman, Jr.

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…

Sunday, August 19 8:00 AM † Joe & Josephine Bolner/Peggy Penshorn Jesus & Marina Serbamtez/Family

† Olivia Buckley/Arlene Johnson & Family Pridgen Family/Son

Abel & Francisca Diaz/Diaz Family 1:30 PM Special Inten on of MEF Community/Elaine Olaez 5:00 PM For the Good of the Parish

Monday, August 20 (with Benedic on) 6:30 PM † Marcos Betancourt/Rick & Eileen Pape

Tuesday, August 21 8:15 AM Steven Johnston, Jr./Johnston & Gaona Family

Wednesday, August 22 8:15 AM † Louis Pridgen

Thursday, August 23 8:15 AM For the Good of the Parish

Friday, August 24 8:15 AM For the Good of the Parish

Saturday, August 25 8:00 AM Special Inten on of MEF Community/Cris Baran 5:00 PM † Ricarda de Cuveas/Carmen Cuveas For the President of the U.S./Diaz Family

The Sanctuary Lamp in the Church will burn this week for: † Lillian Blaschke/Blaschke Family

The Sanctuary Lamp in the Chapel will burn this week for: For the Good of the Parish

We welcome you to our parish family and look forward to ge ng to know you. If you are a new member to our parish or are already a member but have updates for your contact informa on, please submit the form below to the church office by mail or email: St. Pius X, 3303 Urban Crest Dr, San Antonio, TX 78209 or [email protected]. Name _______________________________________________

Address _____________________________________________

City, State, Zip________________________________________

Home Ph. ____________________________________________

Mobil Ph. ____________________________________________

Email________________________________________________

Children (Name & Age) ________________________________

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[ ] New Parishioner [ ] Update

UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES & EVENTS August 28 - Financial Peace University Class Begins September 2 - Healing Rosary September 5 - RCIA Classes Begin September 8 - Family Movie Night September 9 - Fellowship Sunday September 9 - Parish Blood Drive September 11 - Holy Hour for Voca ons September 12 - Rosary to Our Lady of Guadalupe September 15 & 16 - Parish Ministry Fair September 16 - Special Inten ons Rosary September 19 - Meal & A Message October 7 - Parish Fes val

WEEKLY READINGS

Monday, August 20 - Ez 24:15-24; Dt 32:18-21; Mt 19:16-22

Tuesday, August 21 - Ez 28:1-10; Dt 32:26-28, 30, 35cd-36ab; Mt 19:23-30

Wednesday, August 22 - Ez 34:1-11; Ps 23:1-6; Mt 20:1-16

Thursday, August 23 - Ez 36:23-28; Ps 51:12-15, 18-19; Mt 22:1-14

Friday, August 24 - Rv 21:9b-14; Ps 145:10-13, 17-18; Jn 1:45-51

Saturday, August 25 - Ez 43:1-7a; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14; Mt 23:1-12

Sunday, August 26 - Jos 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b; Ps 34:2-3, 16-21; Eph 5:21-32 [2a, 25-32]; Jn 6:60-69

May all who enter as guests, leave as friends.

JULY 30 - AUGUST 5 WEEKLY OFFERING Collected - $ 18,736.55

Online Giving - $ 6,926.50

Needed to Make Budget - $27,200.00

236 envelopes & 72 online giving used out of 1,880 registered families.

Due to 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.

Your support is greatly appreciated!

FR. CESAR’S CORNER ALTAR FLOWERS

Hello Everyone! This past week we celebrated the Assump on. This coming Wednesday, the 22nd of August, the liturgical calendar rejoices the church with the very last mystery of the Blessed Mother: The Queenship of Mary. Pope Pius XII ins tuted this fes vity in 1954 four years later a er proclaiming the Dogma of the Assump on. In the Document called Ad Coeli Reginam the pope explains the reasons why he created this feast for the church. He says, among many other things, that Mary is the Queen because her Son is the King and as a consequence, Mary is the Queen. The pope went on to explain that this new feast of Mary in no way diminishes the power of Christ and his act of redemp on on the cross. By the contrary, it exalts God’s Mercy, since through a woman he wanted to be among us in Christ. Mary’s elec on and motherhood are necessary steps toward her glorifica on and exalta on as the Queen of heaven and earth. Our Lady of Fa ma said in one of her visits that at the end of a future me her Immaculate Heart will triumph. Was it going to be in this me or in the a ermath? We don’t know for sure, however she said it. When we recognize Mary as our Queen and Mother we are roo ng her queenship in the very center of the world where it is most needed. An act of service to Mary we can perform to commemorate her feast is to pray the Rosary or any other act of devo on. We pray for the Church in the United States as it faces new challenges as a consequence of the emerging despicable acts of the clergy in the past decades. We s ll stand for the very values that define our catholicity: going into the whole world and bap zing and teaching everything Jesus told us. Fr. Cesar

St. Pius X Parish Goal

If you have not received your pledge card from the Archdiocese or have misplaced it, cards and envelopes can be found in the pews.

OUR GOAL $ 1.2 Million

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Sunday, August 19 - 13th Sunday a er Pentecost

Saturday, August 25 - Blessed Virgin Mary, Help of the Sick Sunday, August 26 - 14th Sunday a er Pentecost

MASS IN THE EXTRAORDINARY FORM

In Honor Of: Jim & Arlene Mahan on their 66th Wedding Anniversary Given By: The Mahan Children

In Honor Of: Jesus & Marina Serbantez on their 56th Wedding Anniversary

Given By: Serbantez Children & Family

To reserve altar flowers, please contact: Becky Tarwater, phone: (210) 654-8834, email: [email protected] or Joyce Chramosta, phone: (210) 656-4800, email : [email protected].

PARISH & COMMUNITY NEWS

St. Pius X Parish Fes val Sunday, October 7, 2018

11:00 am to 6:00 pm

How can YOU help? • Buy & sell raffle ckets - pick up ckets and turn in the stubs and money a er weekend Masses or in the church office. • Sponsor the fes val - help defray costs of the fes val by being a personal or corporate sponsor. This is a great way to promote your business during the fes val. • Donate or solicit items for the silent and live auc ons • Donate plants for the plant booth • Donate homemade arts and cra s • Volunteer to work at a booth the day of the fes val • Volunteer to help sell raffle ckets a er weekend Masses

A end the fes val and have a great me! Check the bulle n weekly for more details.

To volunteer or for more informa on, contact Marie DeLeon at (210) 360-9476.

Are you a cra y person? We are looking for dona ons of new handmade items for the Fes val Cra s Booth. Here are some ideas: • Autumn, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas decora ons • Kni ed, crocheted, or sewn clothing or other items • St. Pius X Community themed items • University or local high school themed items • Anything else you want to make for us!

Please contact Gerry Akin at (210) 637-0910 to donate or for more informa on. We also need plants for the plant booth. To donate, please contact Mary Paul at (210) 508-3232 or Diana DeLeon at (210) 655-6873.

Thank you for your help!

Stephen Ministry offers a set of four short, easy-to-read books en tled Journeying through Grief which contain words of comfort and hope to those grieving the loss of a loved one. These books are designed to help those in the first year of grief with the first book to be sent just weeks a er a loss. If you know of someone in our parish community who could benefit from these books, please contact Cindy Libera at (210) 912-2979 for more informa on.

From September 26-November 4, you’re invited to join in 40 Days

for Life – 40 days of prayer and fas ng for an end to abor on. You’re also invited to stand and peacefully pray during a 40-day vigil in the public right-of-way outside Planned Parenthood at 2140 Babcock Rd, and also to help spread the word about this important community outreach.

If you’d like more informa on – and especially if you’d like to volunteer to help, please contact: San Antonio Coali on for Life at (210) 737-2235 or sign up at 40daysforlife.com/sanantonio.

PARISH FESTIVAL NEWS

St. Pius X Prison Ministry is looking for adult male volunteers for the upcoming “An Encounter With God’ Interfaith Retreat which has been rescheduled for September 6-8 at the John B. Connally Unit in Kenedy,

Texas. We are also looking for dona ons of snacks, cook-ies, and similar treats for this event. Cash dona ons will be used to provide some of the meals for the inmates for the retreat. Contact Clair or Robert McCormick at [email protected] if you would like to help or have any ques ons.

Ten of our brothers in white are now taking correspondence courses at Catholic Distance University to work on becoming Level 2 Cer fied Catechists. Thank you to those who generously donated to the ministry for tui on scholarships for the men.

Cub Scout Night Wednesday, August 29 at 6:30 pm

SPX Family Center Boys in grades 1-5 and a parent are invited

to learn more about the adventure of Cub Scouts!

ATTENTION : LADIES OF THE PARISH

Have you a ended one of our mee ngs yet? If not, I’d like to take the opportunity to introduce you to The Women of St. Pius X (WSPX ). We are a group of women of all age groups and all backgrounds who meet once a month to discuss issues within our parish, plan social and spiritual events, and general fellowship. Many of the events you see happening at St Pius X are products of this group. Please consider joining us for a mee ng. We are always looking for a fresh face and a fresh idea. It could be you!

Where: Family Center When: 1st Thursday of the month Time: 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Join us September 6 for our first mee ng of the year.

GOD’S WORD FOR CHILDREN The Jews did not understand how Jesus

Could give us his flesh to eat.

Direc ons: Complete the dot-to-dot of the cross and draw a picture of Jesus on the cross sacrificing his body & blood for us.


Direc ons: Writ a rhyming word on the line for each word below.

Jesus said, “Just as the living Father sent me and I have life because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on

me will have life because of me.”

©J.S. Paluch Company, Inc.

St. Pius X Stephen Ministry is sponsoring a six-week “Life a er Loss” program for those who are grieving the loss of a loved one in the last two years. This program is designed to give par cipants an opportunity to: • Understand the process of grief • Assess where you are in this process • Discover how your loss can transform you • Plan for how you will con nue to heal and live a good life The facilitator will be the Bereavement Coordinator, Celeste Miller MA, LPC, from Porter Loring Family Care Services. The program will meet on six consecu ve Wednesdays beginning September 12 from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM. To reserve a spot or ask any ques ons, please call Cindy Libera, (210) 912-2979.

St. Pius X will soon begin RCIA, the Rite of Chris an Ini a on of Adults, a journey in faith and an opportunity for our parish family to share the richness of the Catholic Church. If you have been a ending Mass for a while but are not Catholic, this is a great opportunity to learn more about the

Catholic Faith and enter fully into the Life of the Church.

We invite you to learn what the Church teaches, and be introduced to some of our parish members. These sessions are also opportuni es for you, and others that you may wish to invite, to ask those perplexing and difficult ques ons you may have about the Church. These weekly gatherings are open to people who have never been bap zed, as well as those who are bap zed Chris ans from a different denomina on. We also welcome Catholics who have not completed their Sacraments of Ini a on: Bap sm, Confirma on and Eucharist (also known as First Holy Communion.) Classes will begin on September 5 and be held on Wednesday evenings from 7:00 – 8:30 PM.

If you are interested in joining us this fall, you can pick up an inquiry packet at the Parish Office. There will also be packets available at the REP registra on a er Masses during August. If you have any ques ons, do not hesitate to contact the office at (210) 824-0139 or email Clair McCormick (RCIA Coordinator) at [email protected] .

1. he _______________________________ 2. Said _______________________________ 3. living _______________________________ 4. sent _______________________________ 5. life _______________________________ 6. bread _______________________________ 7. feeds _______________________________

Grief is the last act of love we have to give to those we loved. Where there is

deep grief, there was great love.

For over 50 years we have been providing a Catholic school educa on for children in grade levels PreK3-8th. We believe that every child is a gi from God, with special talents to be nurtured and developed. If you would like more informa on about our School or would like to read our weekly newsle ers please visit our website.

St. Pius X Catholic School 7734 Robin Rest

San Antonio, Texas 78209 (210) 824-6431

Website: h p://school.stpiusxsa.org/ Email: [email protected]

ST. PIUS X CATHOLIC SCHOOL

Join us for the 2018-2019 School Year

Contact us today for a tour!

Our students are encouraged to strive for academic success. Our staff is experienced and works closely with parents to maintain

high academic standards.

ST. PIUS X YOUTH NEWS

Is God calling you to be a catechist? The word catechist comes from the Greek word “echo.” Catechists echo the Word of God to our parish children. If you are interested in teaching an REP class, please contact Mary Micklitz at [email protected] or call (210) 275-5505. If you are interested in helping with our High School Forma on, please contact Stephanie Kristek at [email protected] or call (210) 452-6682.

PLEASE JOIN US AT OUR YOUTH MASS AT 5:00 PM ON SUNDAY EVENINGS!

Middle School /High School Ac vi es Weekly

Thursday - Bible Study and Adora on 7:00-9:00 PM (Meet in Youth Room)

Monday - Music Monday! Come to Mass at 6:30 PM and then stay a er to sing and worship with us!

Registra on has started and classes will begin on September 23.

Contact Stephanie for more informa on!

Ques ons, please contact Stephanie Kristek, Youth Director, at [email protected].

REP REGISTRATION

Registra on for the upcoming 2018-2019 Religious Educa on Program has begun. Registra ons are taking place a er all Masses on the weekend of:

August 25-26

Registra on forms will also be made available at the church office. Classes begin in September. If you have any ques ons, please contact Mary Micklitz or Stephanie Kristek at the number or email listed at bo om of this page.

Religious Educa on & Sacramental Prepara on

Class Schedule for PreK4—12th Grade Classes are held from 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM in the School

First Semester Schedule

September 12 - Confirma on Parent Mee ng 6:30 PM in the Family Center September 23 - Classes Begin September 30 - Class October 7 - No Class (Parish Fes val) October 14 - Class October 21 - Class October 28 - Class November - 4 - Class November 11 - Class November 18 - No Class (Thanksgiving Break) November 25 - No Class (Thanksgiving Break) December 2 - Advent Retreat 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM in the Family Center December - 9 - Class December 16 - Class December 23 - No Class (Christmas Break) December 30 - No Class ( Christmas Break)

ATTENTION ALL PARENTS OF CONFIRMATION STUDENTS

There will be a mandatory parent mee ng on Wednesday, September 12, at 6:30 PM in the Family Center. At least one parent must be in a endance. We will be going over the require-ments and paperwork needed in order for your child to be confirmed. We will address any ques ons or concerns you may have.


HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

ST. PIUS X MINISTRY DIRECTORY ACTS – Brian O o brian.o [email protected] 210-260-6069

Alhambra – Luis Mar nez [email protected] 210-380-3316

Altar Servers – Amie DeLeon [email protected] 210-851-0957

Arboreans – Rick Pape [email protected] 210-655-9135

Boy Scouts – Andy Loeffler [email protected] 210-375-6920

Shannon Loeffler swleoffler50@a .net 210-487-0461

Catholic Daughters of America – Sharon Buckley

[email protected] 210-334-8112

Cub Scouts - Marshall Smith [email protected] 210-685-9134

CYO Sports – John Montes [email protected] 210-452-1271

Eucharis c Apostles of Divine Mercy – Susie Aldridge


Extraordinary Ministers – Margaret Piechnik


Adult Faith Forma on – Church Office


Fellowship – Becky Tarwater [email protected] 210-508-8064

Finance – Ashley Mar nez amar [email protected] 210-824-0139

Greeters – Chris Garcia [email protected] 210-655-6811

Guadalupanos – Pilar Moreno [email protected] 210-687-4411

Knights of Columbus– David Nordman


Lectors – Patricia Gree ens [email protected] 210-826-0896

Legion of Mary – Gigi Isaac Spxlegionofmarytheotokos @yahoo.com

210-273-2601

Msgr. Brosnan Rosary Guild – Nancy Garrido


Music Ministry – Lauren Adre [email protected] 210-824-0139

Prison Ministry – Clair McCormick


Reflec ons – Cindy Libera [email protected] 210-912-2979

Single’s Group - Toni Mount [email protected] 210-287-8830

Society of St. Vincent de Paul – Roy Gabrillo


St. Pius X School – Jane Zarate, Principal

[email protected] or [email protected]

210-824-6431

Stephen Ministry – Cindy Libera [email protected] 210-912-2979

Ushers – E. J. Eiteljorge [email protected] 210-253-0591

Voca ons – Linda Diaz [email protected] 210-416-2680

Women of Grace – Eileen Pape [email protected] 210-655-9135

Women of St. Pius X – Karehn Sankovich


CALENDAR OF EVENTS

All requests for reserva ons, repairs and informa on can be directed to Debbie Landry at [email protected] or call (210) 824-0139, ext. 216. Parish affiliated organiza ons can find the reserva on form online at www.stpiusxsa.org/facili es.

August 20

Tuesday, August 21

August 22

HOW TO STAY IN TOUCH WITH ST. PIUS X Parish Newsle er Parish APP Go to: www.spxnews.com Text APP to phone number 88202 or visit myparishapp.com or scan the QR Code below.

Type in your e-mail or add it to the sign-up sheet at the back of the church.

Come find your place in the Father’s vineyard! “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few.”

~Matthew 9:37

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