St. Paul the Apostle
2233 Waldron Road, Corpus Christi, Texas 78418 • 361-937-3864 • Fax: 361-939-7774 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.stpaultheapostlecc.com
St. Paul the Apostle Parish Community exists for the sole purpose of carrying out the Mission of Jesus the Christ, the salvation of all Humankind, by living and spreading the Good News.
PARISH STAFF
Pastor: Rev. J oseph Nguyen 937-3864 Parochial Deacon: Rev. Deacon Frank Rodriguez 937-3864 Parochial Deacon: Rev. Deacon Gary Robinson 937-3864 Pastoral Council Meeting: Meetings are open to all parishioners and announced as scheduled.
Altar Rosary Society: Meetings are open to all parishioners and are held on the second Sunday after the 8:30 Mass in September, November, January, March and May.
Knights of Columbus Council 8170: Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00PM.
Legion of Mary: Meetings are held on Mondays at 5:00PM in Room “A”.
Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court #2692:
First Tuesday of each month 6:00PM in the Hall.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Instr uction classes for parents and godparents are held on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 7:00PM. Baptisms will be on the first Sunday of the month after the 11:00AM Mass. Register for classes at the rectory office. The child’s birth certificate is required.
SACRAMENTS OF MARRIAGE: By appointment only and with notice of six months before the desired date of marriage. Weddings may take place on weekdays at any time and on Saturdays no later then 2:00 PM.
SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Anytime on request.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION (Confessions):
Saturdays from 3:30 to 4:30 PM, Wednesdays, First Fridays and Eve of Holy Day from 6:00 to 6:45PM and also by appointment.
Religious Ed.: Rev. Deacon Gary Robinson 937-3864 Youth Ministry Dir: Mrs. J une Robinson 937-5875 Parish Secretary: Ms. Ange Rocha 937-3864 Bookkeeper: Mrs. Cheryl Hooper 937-3864
Weekday Masses First Saturday - 8:00 AM
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday - 8:00AM Wednesdays, First Fridays and Holy Days - 7:00PM
Saturday Vigil Mass: 5:00PM
Sunday Masses: 8:30 AM, 11:00AM and 6:00PM
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION CHAPEL:
Monday through Friday - 9:00AM - 5:00PM
If you wish to sign up for a particular hour to visit with Jesus every week, please call Luz Garcia, 739-6087 OFFICE HOURS: Monday thru Friday 9:00AM - 5:00PM BULLETIN E-MAIL: [email protected]
Deadline - Tuesday at Noon
REGISTRATION FOR NEW PARISHIONERS: We warmly welcome new parishioners and visitors. If you have any questions about our Parish feel free to call the Rectory Office during working hours. New parishioners please register at the Church Office. Anyone who moves out of the parish, or has a change of address, please let us know.
February 20, 2022
Mass Intentions for the Week
Monday February 21 St. Peter Damian, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
8:00 AM † Fr. Pham’s mother, Mary ~ Fr. Nguyen Tuesday February 22
8:00 AM Joshua V. Garcia, birthday ~ Luz Garcia Wednesday February 23
7:00 PM + Mary Ann Dennehy, + Fernando Perez, +Gerardo Mangila,+ Rebacka Holeva, +John C Holvea, + Peter Cam Doan, + Ron Ausmus, + Coty De Leon, + Georgia Ann Hackney, + Teresa, + Macario Martinez, Sr.,
Gen: Buni Moreno, Charles Mallison
Healing: Carlene Burlinson, Debbie Garcia,John Ausmus, Bach
& Oh family
Birthday: Cooper Urbis Thursday February 24
8:00 AM Reese Pape, birthday ~ Karleen Pape Friday February 25
8:00 AM † Mary Huong Pham ~ Rev. Hahn Van Pham
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saturday February 26
5:00 PM Connie Cabrera, birthday ~ Cabrera Family Sunday February 27
8:30 AM K of C 11:00 AM Parishioners
6:00 PM † Gloria Moreno ~ Buni Moreno
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Lectors for the Liturgy of the Word
Saturday 5:00PM February 26 Doug Bracken Sunday 8:30AM February 27 Knights of Columbus 11:00AM February 27 Jackie Dancy 6:00PM February 27 Eileen Vara
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Monday Evening Devotions
Join us for Evening Prayer at 6:30 PM every Monday evening in Church
Then from 7-8:00 PM we have a Holy Hour with Praise, Music, Adoration and Benediction.
Come tell the Lord all your worries ask for his help with them.
You may also want to say prayers for your loved ones and friends and don’t forget to also thank Him for the good things in your life.
The Sacrament of Baptism
Someone asked a priest, “Father, help me! I used to be very bad. Now, I am a convert for several years, but I often remember the past sins that I committed. I cannot help myself. Help me, father.” “At your baptism,” a priest said, “all your sins are forgiven. However, it doesn’t mean that you will never sin anymore. Listen to what it said about Baptism in the Catechism of the Catholic Church.” The priest fetched some pages and said, “Holy Baptism,” Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) teaches, “is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit, and the door which gives access to the other sacraments” (CCC 1213). It is not just the basis of a period of Christian life for one day, one month, or one year after baptism, but it is a whole Christian life. It is the gateway to life in the Spirit that requires every day of conversion since the Spirit is all pure.
His conversion of every day after the baptism in his whole Christian life does not stop after receiving the Sacrament of Holy Baptism, but it is the beginning of a whole Christian life.
Recalling at our baptism, we are all given a candle lit from the Easter Candle and a small white shirt. This light from the Easter Candle symbolizes the light of Christ shining on our Christian life, and the small white shirt symbolizes that we are put on Christ on our Christian journey. This light might be dim or put out, and the small white shirt might get dirty at a time(s) because of all kinds of temptation(s). This, therefore, Christian life after the baptism is a series of conversions, a series of keeping that little light kept burning and keeping that white shirt cleaning. One perfect way to shape our conversion to return to the Lord and to restore our relationship with him and with one another is what Jesus teaches us in today’s readings, “Love one another as I have loved you.”
Jesus’ love reveals on the Cross. How do you and I reveal our love for others? Jesus reveals his love by praying for those who hurt him and mistreat him. How do you and I reveal our love for those who hurt us or mistreat us? Jesus reveals his love by forgiving those who hurt him and mistreat him. How do you and I reveal our love for others if it’s not to learn to forgive what others hurt us or mistreat us? Jesus reveals his love by reaching out to others, even to the ones who hurt him and mistreat him.
How do you and I reveal our love for others if it’s not to reach out to others even to the ones who hurt us or mistreat us?
Forgiveness will bring healing for the wrongdoing, but love will wipe away what hurts and pains from the wrongdoing. The decision is yours.
From Father Joseph
Religious Education
937- 6908 Let the children come unto me, and do not hinder them; for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Mark 10:14,16
From Religious Education
Brothers and Sisters, Peace be with you all. Holy Communion, we as Catholics must understand and believe that when the bread and wine are consecrated by the Priest, called the Epiclesis; the Holy Spirit is called down upon the Priest and the bread and wine on the Altar, the Priest at this moment is acting in persona Christi (In the person of Christ), this is the point during the Mass when Father places his hands over the bread and wine along with reciting the words of the Eucharistic Prayer, the bread and wine are transformed into the Body and Blood of Christ. This is called transubstantiation, meaning a change of substance; the appearance, taste and smell even are the same as the original substance but through the mystery of our faith are the True Presence of our Lord.
Come back next week for the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Blessings to all,
Deacon Gary
“All your children shall be taught by the Lord, and great shall be the peace of your children.” - Isaiah 54:13
Youth Ministry Zone
Middle School Youth Group for Grades 6-8
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From the Series of the “A Great Marvel” we will jump into the
“Black Widow”. The goal for this evening is to encourage our teens the virtue of Fortitude by using the Black Widow as an example. They can stay constant in their efforts to do the right thing even when it is difficult.
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Confirmation 1: We will meet Sunday February 20, 2022 at 4:30 pm to 5:45 pm in the St. Michael Building. Our Teens will begin on Chapter 4 of Decision Point to review “The Prayer Process” We will teach our Teens how to pray and encourage them to develop a daily routine of prayer. Also, to demonstrate that the way prayer helps is by helping us discover God’s will for our lives, and that we cannot ever truly be happy outside of God’s will.
Confirmation 2: Confirmation 1 will meet Sunday February 20, 2022 at 7 pm to 8:30 pm in the St. Michael Building. Our Teens will begin on Chapter 10 of Decision Point to review
“Confirmation”.
We want show our Candidates how personally called and chosen by God, but they are responsible for how they respond to that call. Also, to help our Candidates recognize that Confirmation is not the end of something, but the beginning of an incredible new phase in their faith journey.
Respect Life Minstry
With 38 weeks in the books, month 9 of pregnancy is about halfway done. Your baby's lungs are stronger and she's getting ready to announce her entrance into the world.
I see you!
Your baby’s eyes right now are blue, gray or brown, but once they’re exposed to light, they may change color or shade. By the time your baby turns 1, you’ll know their true color.
Shedding hair
The lanugo, the fine downy hair that covered your little one's body for warmth, is falling off in preparation for delivery.
Ready to cry
Your baby’s lungs have strengthened and the vocal cords have developed, which means she’s ready to communicate through wails and cries.
How big is my baby at 38 weeks?
Your little one isn't quite so little anymore, weighing about 7 pounds and measuring 20 inches in length, give or take an inch or two. Only two more weeks — four max — before your baby makes her appearance!
The final countdown
Two weeks and counting — unless, of course, your little bean decides to make a late entrance. Just as your baby is preparing for life outside the womb, at 38 weeks pregnant, your body is tending to its own final touches before the big day.
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Bishop’s Stewardship Appeal 2022
Our diocese’s Bishop’s Appeal is in full swing. If you did not get a contribution envelope for the 2022 Bishop’s Stewardship Appeal pledge envelopes can be found in the pews and on the tables in the back of the Church. Please take one and fill in the information required and return it to either the parish office or drop it in next week’s collection basket. Thank you for all your patience and generosity.
Do Your Share for Our Parish
We are in partnership with St. Peter’s by the Sea UMC and Lord of Life Lutheran Church to distribute food monthly through the Coastal Bend Food Bank to households in Flour Bluff.
Volunteers are needed to help with the distribution which takes place at St. Peter’s by the Sea . Sign up sheets are on the table in the vestibule. Volunteer to help if you can.
The next food distribution date will take place on February 24th from 3:30 to 5:30 PM.
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St. Paul the Apostle Church February 20 2022 Volume 24 Issue 08 2233 Waldron 78418 937-3864 Fax: 939-7774 [email protected]
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Catholic Charities Flour Bluff Food Pantry and Clothes Pantry Hours: Tuesday, and
Thursday from 9:00am to 2:00pm
Please arrive at least 15 minutes before closing so we can properly serve your needs. For assistance or questions please call our office at 361/929-6077.
Pantry needs: can soup, can vegetables, can fruit, cereal, oatmeal, macaroni and cheese and spaghetti, can tuna, can chicken and peanut butter.
Backpack Program Needs: (This week for 40 Flour Bluff students who have food securities).Individual servings of:
applesauce, fruit cups in fruit juice, instant oatmeal,
peanut/cheese crackers, macaroni and cheese (in microwave containers), fruit snacks, breakfast bars, spaghetti o’s/ ravioli and goldfish crackers.
Personal Care Items: shampoo, bar soap, toothbrushes, razors, deodorant, and toilet paper.
For all questions Regarding Flour Bluff Catholic Charities Pantry etc. please call 361-884-0651
2022 Lenten Faith Formation
When: Monday Evenings during Lent Time: 6:00-7:30PM
Where: Parish Hall Cost: Free Will Offering Scan this QR Code to Register
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: March 4, 2022
Blood Drive Next Sunday, February 27th
9:15 AM - 1PM in our Church Parking Lot
If you are 17 or older and weigh at least 110 lbs you can donate blood. Remember, the rarest blood is the one not on the shelf when it’s needed by a patient. And that patient may actually be someone you know.
Knights of Columbus Council 8170
<>< Please support upcoming Ethnic Festival, April 23; sell raffle tickets.
<>< Ash Wednesday and Lent approaching, March 2. Busy time for the Knights, if able volunteer some of your time and talent to support a worthy cause.
<>< Let’s come together and support our Parrish as a Christian community.
<>< Officers meeting, Tue, Mar 1 @ 630.
<>< Knights meeting, Tue, Mar 8 @ 7; Rosary before at 630.
I give you a new commandment, says the Lord:
love one another as I have loved you. Jn 13:34
Christus Spohn Care Van for Women’s OB And Gynecological Services (medical care for the uninsured)
Will next be here at St. Paul’s on March 15th & 16th To schedule an appointment from 9AM -3PM call 877-3547
Catholic Daughters of the Americas
Council #2962 lives it’s motto of “Unity and Charity”
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We would like to THANK everyone for their support on our First Annual Valentine Bakesale! It was a success due to our parishioners and also all of our talented CDA bakers, everything looked so creative and delicious.👑
March 1st: CDA Meeting at 7:00PM with the reciting of The Holy Rosary at 6:30PM in The Parish Hall. All ladies of our parish are welcomed to attend because we would love to have you.“Mary, Our Patroness, Pray for Us”
The Mission of Mercy Medical Center at 2421 Ayers Street Provides medical care for the uninsured.
Call 361-883-5500 Monday thru Friday
From 9:00AM to 5:00 PM to make an appointment
Stewardship of Treasure
For 2/13
Envelopes/Checks 3483.00 Online Giving 1752.00 Loose 1199.00 Children 123.00 Total $6,557.00
In the month of February, a portion of your tithes will go to Timon’s Ministries, Mission of Mercy Mobile Clinic and our Works of Mercy.
Legion of Mary
Do you want to serve God more but don't know how? Do you want to grow closer to Jesus and his Mother? Do you want to deepen your spiritual life?
The Legion of Mary meets on Mondays at 5:00 PM in Room A.
All practicing Catholics, 18 and older are invited to come. Be sure to wear a mask.
Treasures from our Tradition This week’s calendar appears at first to have a feast day for a piece of furniture:
the Chair of Peter. In fact, it functions as a kind of ecclesial “Presidents’ Day.”
The church day points to Peter, but just as Presidents’ Day began with Washington’s birthday and now includes all presidents, this day celebrates the Petrine ministry: Peter’s apostolic presidency passed down in our tradition as an essential aspect of Catholic identity. Maybe the day should be subtitled “Popes’ Day.” As for the
“chair” itself, it can be traced to the house of Priscilla and Aquila in ancient Rome. Peter sat there to instruct the faithful and to receive the newly baptized. When Christianity became legal, the house was transformed into a place for public prayer, and soon the chair was transported to the tomb of St.
Peter on the Vatican hill. Over the centuries, the hill was leveled, but the tomb and the chair were preserved.
Today, it is said that the chair from that ancient Roman community is raised high above the altar in St. Peter’s, clearly visible just beneath the oval window showing the descent of the
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Holy Spirit. The symbol of the chair reminds the current occupant of the Petrine office of his duties to shepherd the flock by clear teaching and by building up the unity of the Church. Last year, on this very day, Pope Benedict XVI named fifteen new cardinals as an expression of thispastoral care for the unity of the Church, drawing them from a variety of cultures everywhere around the globe.
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Chapel Vigil Lights And
The Infant Jesus Statue Light Altar and Rosary Society
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Help Needed for Media Ministry
This is the ministry that makes it possible for you to see the prayers and hymn lyrics on the walls during mass.If you are at least 13 years old and interested in helping with that task for one to three masses a month, training will be provided.
If you can help contact James Shepherd at 361-500-8745 or Lee Lopez at 361-425-7676.
To Celebrate or Remember
The intention book for 2022 is open for mass intentions. Also, our large vigil lights can be lit for a week in honor of a friend, a birthday, a graduation, an anniversary, or to remember someone you have loved and lost.
Contact the office to reserve the date you want. The usual mass offering is five dollars. To schedule a special week for the vigil light(s) the offering for Infant Jesus light is $3 per week and the offering for the two chapel lights is $6.
Everyone, please look over the prayer list and contact the parish office at 361-937-3864 or at [email protected] if anyone on the list no longer needs to be listed.
Please remember those who live in need of prayers:Rosemary Acosta, John Adams, Ricky Alaniz, Andrew Alvarez, James Armstrong, Lupe Arredondo, Viola Ayala, Greg and Janie Ayala, George Ayala, Tamra Bacon, Steve Barns, Mary Ann Benes, Alma Berrones, Steve Beck, Joel Bentancourt, John Burke, Rachel Casanova, Christopher Beltran, Esther Bentancourt, Irma Biano, Chris Bolte, Marjorie Boxwell, Meredith Boxwell, Noah Boxwell, Angela Brenz, Yvonne Brooks, Giorgio Buchi, Manuel Buentello, Chris Burns, Manuel Bustos,Andrea Cabrera, Rena Fay Casanova, Kathy Casey,Aiden Chavez, Danny Cisneros, Eva and Scott Clark, Annabelle Concert, Paul Concert, Tom Concert, Cecil Cruz, John Cruz, Trey Cunningham, Tracy and Morgan Daffron, Barry Dalton, Jay and Jacqueline Dancy, Lily Davila, Joseph and Pamela Davis, Linda C. Degollado,Margarita Degollado, Nelda DeLeon,David DeLeon, Diana Diaz, Remy and Lidia Ducote,Denny (David) Eaton, Mark Eickleberry,Gerald Escamilla, Grace Escobedo, Bertha Faz,Simon Figueroa, Leo John Finnegan II, Abel Flores, Mary Ann Franklin, Jeremy Forgy, Gary Frontera, Jenny Fuentes, Gamez Family, Amanda Garcia, Cindy Garcia, Danny and Esther Garcia, Lea Garza, Luz Garcia, Joe Luis Garza, Grace Geeding, Margarita Gonzalez, Patricia Gonzales, Sylvia Gonzalez, Najmeh Griffin, Perla Guerrero, Herrera Family, Nelly Herrera, Jimma Hertzler, Amy Hinkel, Shirley Holden,Olivia Holt, Maria Holguin , Shea Jalice, Gary Wayne Jennings,Gary Kirkpatrick, David Kraeer, Richard Kraeer, Rachel Krause, Maryann Krohn, Thomas Aaron Lambert, Stephen Libby, Deborah Lopez,Jose Luiz, Aimee Lusson, Juanita and Steve Lusson, Martin Family, Joseph S. Martin Jr., David Martinez, Cynthia Mora, Elizabeth Morales, Wes Morales, John (Johnny) McCarty, Diane Mc Cravy, Amanda McDonald, Patsy Mendez, Patricio Mendoza, Sterling Murphy, Orest Muzyka, C. Nicholson III, Bea Norman, Alonzo Nunez, Richard Nunez, Jr., Alicia Ocanas,Lupe Ortiz, Margie O’Docharty, Steven Ortiz, Jr., Corina Padilla,Jr. ,Ernie Pena, Jason Pena, Fatima Perez, Rhoda Philby, Gloria Perez, Pete Prado,AaronQuinones,BeckyQuiroz, Deacon Mike Rauen, Sue Rayberg, Martha Real, Ben Raney, Maria Teresa Reyna, Sarah Richenberg, Pat Rikke, Angela Riojas, Thalma Riojas, Marissa Rivera, Eddie Rocha, Janie Rocha, Fernando and Antonia Rodriguez, Martha Romero, David Rohde, Michelle Ruff, Phyllis Ruff, Nati Ruiz, Teresa Ruiz, Rosa Salazar, Angie A.
Salinas, Consuelo Salinas, Sandra Salinas, Brian and James Skrobarczyk, Michael Stefanou, Tommy, Denise, Bradley, Austin, and Ethan Smith, IInocencioTerrazas,Johnny Terrazas, Ethelina Trevino, Lisa Trevino,, Cassandra Turilli, Kaiden Turner, Sandy Upshaw, Paul Vargas, Debra Vasquez, Felix Vella, Gayle Garza Villarreal, Melinda Visosky, MarkWalker,Margaret Whitmire, John Wright, Israel Ybarra, Luis Zamora, Nena Zamora, Vilma Zuniga
To add or remove a name from this list
please notify the parish office
at 937-3864 or
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