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As you read this letter, I will most likely have arrived at my vacation destination on the other side of the globe. If you are reading this on Saturday evening, I am still in flight over the Pacific Ocean, headed for the Philippines. I am traveling with some very good friends of mine to their homeland to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their marriage. The rest of the time will be devoted to rest and relaxation, as well as some adventure in tropical locales. If you don’t recognize me due to my bronze appearance upon my return, you’ll know I’ve been soaking up some sun.

As I was packing for a three week trip, I was trying to focus on the essential items that I would need while overseas. It is always a temptation to take too much. What I want to take and what I actually need are two different things. Being that I will move around quite a bit, I’ve tried to focus on minimalism. It is never pleasant to be encumbered by lugging too much stuff around. The times that I’ve had greatest enjoyment are the times where I have had less to worry about. Isn’t that always the case?

As a kid, one of the great lessons I learned was that there was greater enjoyment in the simple things of life. I’m grateful that I didn’t grow up in the era of computers, iPads, or other gadgets. We had other things to grab our attention, but the most memorable experiences of my childhood were the times that I left those things behind and spent outdoors camping. As kids, we could find all kinds of things to entertain us. A good flowing river to swim in, campfires to light, or hills to climb were far more fun than all the other things that occupied our attention back home.

If you were to look back at some of your best times, when would they be? It is doubtful that your best experiences in life revolved around things. Most likely, they revolved around friends and other people. When we let go and rely upon the unconventional, wonderful things happen.

When sending out the seventy-two disciples, Jesus sends them out in such a way that they must become fully reliant upon the providential care of God. They were sent without money bag, sack, or sandals. In other words, they were to go out unencumbered, so as to proclaim the good news. In such a way, they would give witness to the fact that their work was not motivated by personal gain or monetary advantage. Rather, their reliance upon God would give witness to a true and authentic faith. Jesus wanted them to rely upon him in order to show that they had real faith. God would always provide. God would take care of them and they would never be in need. Detachment demonstrates the urgency of God’s message. When unencumbered, the gospel message takes off without delay like lightening flashing across the sky. Our detachment creates a conduit whereby God’s grace flows freely and directly to others.

This kind of detachment – with no strings attached – brings freedom and a much greater sense of peace to the giver. The message is much more believable and real because there is no personal gain that is attached to it. The Gospel is freely given and the giver is also enriched because

Parish Office Hours:Monday-Friday, 9:00AM-5:00PM

Schedule of ServicesMasses: First Friday: 5:30PM - Anointing of the Sick

First Saturday: 8:15AM Saturday: Vigil at 5:30PM.

Sunday: 8AM, 10AM, 12PM, 5:30PM (Youth Mass)(Babysitting at 10AM and 12 noon Sunday Masses - Ages 6mo-5yrs - in Parish Hall Nursery)

Weekdays: Monday through Friday 8:15AM,Wednesday & Friday 5:30PM

Holy Days: 8:15AM, 12PM & 5:30PM(Vigil 5:30PM)

Confessions: Saturdays - 4-5PM and 6:30-7:30PMMarriages: By appointment only and notice six months in advance.

Weddings take place on weekdays any time and on Saturdays no later than 2:00PM

Baptismal Instruction: Pre-register through the office.Anointing of the Sick: On request and at the 5:30PM Mass on First Fridays2

PastorFr. Paul Hesse

Parochial VicarFr. Joseph Nguyen

Permanent DeaconsSalvador (Sal) Alvarado

Manuel Marroquin

Parish Secretary/BookkeeperLisa Catchings

Parish Office AssistantWilma Toledo

Music MinisterMichael Conley / 991-0995

Music AccompanistCharles Branning

Youth Mass Band Leader

Mick Boudreau

Director of Religious EducationSr. Barbara Netek, IWBS / 993-9024

Director of Adult Faith Formation and Director of RCIA

Sr. Annette Wagner, IWBS / 993-0299

Director of Youth MinistryRobert Streight / 452-4513

Medication Assistance Program (MAP)

Dolores Saenz / 906-2529

School PrincipalBryan Krnavek

School SecretaryLeigh Anne Gibbon

MaintenanceErnie Peña

HousekeepingYolanda Ruiz, Virginia Medrano

Bulletin/Website EditorLisa Catchings

Office phone: (361) 993-4053Office email: parishoffice@stpiusxcc.org

5620 Gollihar RoadCorpus Christi, TX 78412

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of the amazing work that God does through the giver. This highlights the other point about detachment. God’s grace more freely flows through such a person because of his or her humility.

One of the things that the Gospel highlights is how awestruck the disciples were at how demons fled as a result of their ministry. Certainly, in our day and time, there are adversarial forces at work in our world that want to keep God out of the public domain. How can we counteract such forces? How can we be victorious over an increasingly secularized world in which God is kept out of the public square? It is through our serious reliance upon God in faith that people will have a change of heart. If we become less attached to personal comfort and rely more heavily upon God’s providential care, the Gospel will more readily and speedily fly into the hearts and minds of the people who remain open to His grace. Jesus sends us out into the world to do good. Let us lighten our burden and become more reliant upon God each day.

God bless,

Welcome new Parishioners!Please welcome our new

parishioners, Colleen Habeeb and son, Silas, and Kyle M. Trepagnier. We invite them to become an active part of our growing faith community!

From the Parish Mailbox…..On behalf of our entire DeGregorio

family, I want to express our deepest gratitude for the love and support over the loss of our son, Patrick. The support shown us by you caring parishioners here at St. Pius X is what is making this difficult time a bit more bearable.

The eulogies given by Father Paul and Monsignor Shirley were so heartwarming. They described Patrick perfectly as many of you who knew him can attest to. We also want to thank Father Joseph, our seminarian James Hernandez, Michael Conley and the Woman’s Schola Choir, Lisa Catchings, and members of Patrick’s beloved St. Pius X Men’s Club and all you wonderful, caring parishioners from the bottom of our hearts.

Pat & Sandy DeGregorio and Family

Comings and GoingsThe Week at a Glance

Sunday, July 71:30PM – Baptism class – CC#1Monday, July 85:30PM – Journey board – CC#1Tuesday, July 96:00-8:00AM – Men’s Journey – CC#1&210:00AM- Journey – CC#212:00-3:00PM – MAP2:00-3:30PM – Sultana de Baza – RWednesday, July 107-8:00AM – Joyful Pillars – CC#29:00AM – 12:00PM – MAP – CC#1Thursday, July 111:30PM – Bridge – CC#1&27:00PM – Adoration – CHFriday, July 12Saturday, July 13 8:00AM – 12:00PM – Men’s Journey - CafeteriaSunday, July 14

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† May They Rest in PeacePlease pray for the repose of the souls of parishioners

Dorothy Corcoran and Bruce A. Balli who were buried from our parish over the past week.

Communion Services This WeekWith Fr. Paul on vacation, and not being able to find other

priests to help, we will be holding Communion Services on the following dates in place of the usually scheduled Mass: Monday, July 8th, 8:15 a.m. (Intention moved to the next day). Wednesday, July 10th, 5:30 p.m. (Intentions moved to 8:15 a.m. Mass, same day) and Friday, July 12th, 5:30 p.m. (Intention moved to 8:15 a.m. Mass, same day).

Fr. Paul On VacationFr. Paul is on vacation for the next three weeks, returning

to the parish office on Monday, July 29th. Fr. Joseph will be holding down the parish in his absence.

Acts of Charity for JuneThanks to all of you for your generosity. For the month

of June we had donations of $2,687.82 and we assisted those in need in the amount of $1,827.42.

Year of Faith WorkshopOur seminarian, James Hernandez will be leading a

workshop for the Year of Faith on Monday, July 8th, from 7pm-8pm in CC#2. This will be the first of a two part workshop. The focus of this workshop will be the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation: Verbum Domini (Word of God). The workshop will be about Benedict XVI’s document on the Word of God so to lead in the second part next week on Pope Francis’ new encyclical: Lumen Fidei (Light of Faith). To read or print the document you can go to: http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/apost_exhortations/documents/hf_ben-xvi_exh_20100930_verbum-domini_en.html

Movie NightAll are welcomed to join us for a screening of The Scarlet

and the Black. This movie tells the story of Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty, a real-life Irish Catholic priest who saved thousands of Jews and Allied refugee POWs in Nazi-occupied Rome during WWII. Please join us for this wonderful movie on Friday, July 12th, at 7pm in the Youth Center. Popcorn and drinks will be provided.

Pop a Top for a Good CauseSeveral members of the Acts of Charity

Committee have been saving their pull-tabs for a while now and turning into the Ronald McDonald House so that they can redeem and use the monies for their needs. So many of us just throw these away, so we are asking you to save the pull tabs off of your soda, beer and all other cans with pull-tabs. You can drop them in the designated box in the back of the church and we will collect each week and periodically take to the Ronald McDonald House. Thanks for your support!

Feeling a little empty?

Spend time with Jesus!Do you feel as though you are running out of steam? Do

you feel distant from God? Do you enjoy your relationship with God? We would like to invite you to an hour of prayer in the church every Thursday evening from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Come spend some time in the presence of the Lord in adoration before the Blessed Sacrament. You’re guaranteed to feel rejuvenated and more peaceful after passing time in the presence of Our Savior!

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Upcoming EDGE & LIFE TEEN Events

Tuesday, July 9 – Theology of the Body: High School Edition @ 6 pm

Tuesday, July 9 – SPX at the Movies @ Century 16 to watch “Monster’s University” (Meet at Movies at 7:30 pm)

Saturday, July 13 – SPX @ the Beach**Be sure and pick up waiver forms and meet at the Youth

Center at 9 am.

Coming in JulySummer Lock-In – Volleyball – Putt-Putt Golf – Movie

Nights

Check out www.stpiusxcc.org for more information on summer events!

Theology of the Body

Theology of the Body will continue Tuesday, July 9 from 6:00-7:00 pm for High School. Unfortunately, we will not be able to continue the Middle School Theology of the Body program.

All high school youth and parents are invited to attend!!

EDGE & LIFE TEEN Information

Please look online at www.stpiusxcc.org for more information on upcoming events.

EDGE will resume Wednesday, August 21 from 6:30-8:00 pm!LIFE TEEN will resume Sunday, August 18 from 6:45-

8:30 pm!!

Altar Servers July 13 & 14

Sat. 5:30 p.m.MC Stephanie Gibbon

Reagan GibbonTheonna Wisner

Michael Morin

Sun. 8:00 a.m.Christian Toren

Benjamin TorenJoseph TorenJustin Gomez

Sun. 10:00 a.m.MC Andrew Thomas

MC Jeremy BedollaBen DeSive

Mackenzie DeSive

Sun. 12:00 p.m.MC Joseph Tarin

Quarter MorrisonMatthew Lutz

Riel PosadaGrace Morrison

Sun. 5:30 p.m.MC Nicholas Nye

Gareth PurnellGabriel Purnell

Timothy Nye

Interested in finding out more about being a Catholic?

St. Pius X faith community invites you to an inquiry session the first Sunday of

each month. The next session will be today, Sunday, July 7th. Meet members of the parish RCIA team and find out about the process. We meet from 9:00am - 9:45am in CC#2. For more information, contact Lisa in the parish office at 993-4053.

LECTORS15th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JUL 13 SAT 5:30 P.M. Bud Colwell JUL 13 SAT 5:30 P.M. Fred McCutchon JUL 14 SUN 8:00 A.M. Dennis Diersing JUL 14 SUN 8:00 A.M. Joan Hennings JUL 14 SUN 10:00 A.M. Denise Hyde JUL 14 SUN 10:00 A.M. Larry Hyde JUL 14 SUN 12:00 NOON Delbert Hooper JUL 14 SUN 12:00 NOON Arthur Kaler JUL 14 SUN 5:30 P.M. Simon Purnell

St. Kateri Tekakwitha The Year of Faith saint for

July is St. Kateri Tekakwitha, one of the newest American saints. A smallpox epidemic in her Native American village left Kateri orphaned, disfigured, and half-blind at the age of four. Introduced to Catholicism by visiting priests, she was baptized at the age of 19 against the strenuous objections of her relatives. Eventually, the persecution against her became so strong that she had to steal away to a Christian village

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Confirmation 2013 CertificatesYou can pick up your Confirmation Certificates in the parish

office from 9:00am – 5:00pm, Monday – Friday. Have a wonderful summer!

Is Your CMSE Card Expired?Please check your blue CMSE card to make sure that it has

not expired. If you are unsure, you can always check our website for a current listing of names whose card has expired. At our homepage go to Ministries/Safe Environment. Sr. Barbara Netek will be offering re-certification classes on the second Tuesday of each month beginning in August. Please watch the bulletin.

Invisible MonasteryWe NEED your help to build a culture of vocations! Our

diocese and Church is in great need of Priests and Religious. Please join our diocese’s Invisible Monastery to pray for an increase in vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life. You can pledge to pray for vocations either daily or weekly through Mass, the Rosary, or a Holy Hour. Just go to www.ccpriest.org. Please help achieve our hope to have someone, somewhere in the Diocese of Corpus Christi praying for vocations twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.

Come Visit, and Be InformedYou are invited to come for coffee and a visit to hear about the

work of MOM—Mission of Mercy. Take a tour of the mobile unit outfitted to serve the medical needs of the people in this area. Mornings at 9:15am (or later at 12:15pm) are available for tours at First United Methodist Church downtown on Shoreline. Meet in their parlor on Mondays; July 15th and 29th for coffee and visiting. You’ll be glad you did!!

Other Than Attend Mass, What Else Must I Do? We are also called to perform works of mercy. “The works of

mercy are charitable actions by which we come to the aid of our neighbor in his spiritual and bodily necessities.” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2447).

There are seven spiritual works of mercy: to admonish the sinner, to instruct the ignorant, to counsel the doubtful, to comfort the sorrowful, to bear wrongs patiently, to forgive all injuries, to pray for the living and the dead. There are also seven corporal works of mercy. They are: feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, clothe the naked, visit those in prison, shelter the homeless, visit the sick, bury the dead.

How important is it for us to perform these acts? Jesus said, “For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me” (Mt 25:35-36). That makes it very important.

The Vatican Says Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII Are to Become Saints

Pope Francis cleared John Paul II for sainthood on Friday, approving miracles attributed to the late pontiff.

Pope John Paul II’s first approved miracle was the healing of a French nun, Sister Marie Simon-Pierre. Her recovery from Parkinson’s disease after praying for the late pontiff’s intersession offered no medical explanation, according to the Vatican. The healing was confirmed as a miracle just six months after the pope’s death in 2005.

The second miracle is said to have occurred on May 1, 2011 – the night of John Paul’s beatification ceremony in St. Peter’s Square – and was the healing of a Costa Rican woman.

French nun Marie Simon-Pierre (right) attends a solemn ceremony at San Giovanni Basilica in Rome on April 2, 2007. A Vatican commission says she was miraculously cured of Parkinson’s disease through the intercession of John Paul II.

On Tuesday, Italian news agency ANSA reported that a Vatican congregation of cardinals and bishops had credited John Paul with the second miracle.

Seventy-eight former popes have been canonized, the last being Pope Pius X, who served as head of the Roman Catholic Church from 1903 to 1914. He was canonized in 1954.

The Vatican said Pope John XXIII, who was pontiff from 1958 to 1963 and called the Second Vatican Council, would also be made a saint.

The cardinals and archbishops who are members of the saints’ congregation met at the Vatican July 2 and voted in favor to ask Pope Francis to canonize him without requiring a miracle. According to church rules -- established by the pope and subject to changes by him -- a miracle is needed after beatification to make a candidate eligible for canonization.

No dates for the canonization ceremonies were immediately given.

In First Encyclical, Pope Celebrates Faith as the Light of Human Life

Pope Francis’ first encyclical, “Lumen Fidei” (“The Light of Faith”), is a celebration of Christian faith as the guiding light of a “successful and fruitful life,” inspiring social action as well as devotion to God, and illuminating “every aspect of human existence,” including philosophy and the natural sciences.

The document, released July 5, completes a papal trilogy on the three “theological virtues,” following Pope Benedict XVI’s encyclicals “Deus Caritas Est” (2005) on charity and “Spe Salvi” (2007) on hope. Publication of the encyclical was one of the most awaited events of the Year of Faith which began in October 2012.

Pope Benedict “had almost completed a first draft of an encyclical on faith” before his retirement in February 2013, Pope Francis writes, adding that “I have taken up his fine work and added a few contributions of my own.”

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Please Pray for our Sick & Shut-Ins:Mass Intentions Mag, Marcie Aguilar, Alicia & Luis Alvarado, Isabel

Anorga, Luisa Arevalo, Janelle Ballard, Madison Beckwith, Ann Bednorz, Don Birt, Sgt. 1st Class William Boone, Robert Bordenet, Lucy Boyd, Bill Brumback, Bob Byrd, Stella & Michael Campos, Ashley Carroll, Jason Cox, Shirley Curry, Florinda De La Garza, Mark DeGaish, Sandy DeGregorio, Minga DeLosSantos, Samantha Didear Deste, Rhonda Dungan, Liz Elovitz, Yolanda Escobar, Bobby Floyd, Jay Francis, Esperanza Garcia, Raymond Garcia, Jr., Terry Garza, Elida Gonzalez, Glenda Graham, Vickie Grainger, Maria Griffin, Charlotte & Tommy Groner, Jared Groner, Terry Groner, Colleen Habeeb, Marie Habeeb, Rose Marie Hand, James Hartman, Corina Herndon, Chris Holland, Graham Hughes, Elizabeth Johnson, Mary Kelly, Dorothy Krause, Harold Lee, Arlene Leep, Ed Lewis, Dorothy Mathews, Michael McCloskey, Virginia Medrano, Robert Miller, Johhnye Lee Mokry, John Morgan, Dan Murray, Toufic Nicolas, Patricia Paris, Phil Perabo, Robert M. Pope, Ron Randolph, Raymond Richter, John & Irene Rosales, Rebecca Rosales, Marguerite Ross, Albert Rubio, David Russell, Luis Salazar, Tim Salch, Amber Saylor, Josephine Sheldon, Tina Shepherd, Msgr. Richard Shirley, Willie Mae Shirley, Judy Slaughter, Mary Pat Slavik, Maxine Sommers, Adrian Sosa, Renato Sovran, Lydia Tey, Diane Thompson, Norbert & Rosalind Thonnard, Sara Trevino, Mary Vall, Idolina Vela, Josie Velasco, Luz Villarreal, Melva Walet, Bea Wilson, Sandra Woolery, Dolly Zihelli, Sarah Zuniga and all those who asked for and need our prayers.

Sat. 7/6 8:15AM † Philip Aaron Lewandowski by Richard Lewandowski & family

5:30PM † Raynaldo Ramirez by Irma RamirezSun. 7/7 8:00AM † Bruce Bayerlein, Dale & Iluminada Gunnar

by Bayerlein family 10:00AM † Vernon Krause by Dorothy Krause 12:00PM † Alvino Campos by Stella Campos † Connie Moreno by Dora Garza

5:30PM For the Parishioners Mon. 7/8 8:15AM COMMUNION SERVICETue. 7/9 8:15AM † Alicia Quesada by Fr. Joseph Nguyen † Dorothy Janosek by Lisa & Dewayne CatchingsWed. 7/10 8:15AM † Edwin Imhoff by Albert & Betty Diemert † Eggemeyer Family by Mathews Family † Mary Brandesky by the Sykora Family † Ellie Gainan by Philip & Mary Pat Hall Special Intention by friends † Filiberto Martinez by Carolyn Canchola † Dr. Fred Perez by Dr.&Mrs. Richard Carlson † Michael Szepessy, Sr. by Pat Booth † Anna T. Cuccia Nicolas by Sadie Aboud † Nancy Ehrman by Terry Garza † Thomas & Mary Fitzgerald by Fitzgerald Girls Fr. Bill Marquis Annv. of Ordination Intentions

by Parishioners of St. Helena 5:30PM COMMUNION SERVICEThu. 7/11 8:15AM † Richard Mathews & Family by Dorothy MathewsFri. 7/12 8:15AM † John the Baptist Nguyen by family

† Dick Childs’ Annv. by Penny Pacheco 5:30PM COMMUNION SERVICE Sat. 7/13 5:30PM In Thanksgiving by Marti PekarSun. 7/14 8:00AM † Terry Duplessis Schacherl by Stanley &

Rosalia Duplessis 10:00AM † Annie Krnavek by Theresie Krnavek

12:00PM † Sister Carol Morrison by Ruth Lynch 5:30PM For the Parishioners 7:30PM † Fr. Nguyen Van Liep by family

Financial Report for week ending 6/23/2013Operating Revenue:Sunday Collection $15,489.06Other Income $2,783.19Total Operating Revenue $18,272.25

Other Contributions:Acts of Charity $107.00Janosek Scholarship $225.00Peters Pence $2.00Total Other Contributions $334.00Total Contributions $18,606.25

Financial Report for week ending 6/30/2013Operating Revenue:Sunday Collection $18,464.13Other Income $988.00Total Operating Revenue $19,452.13

Other Contributions:Acts of Charity $30.00Janosek Scholarship $25.00Peters Pence $461.00Total Other Contributions $516.00Total Contributions $19,968.13

Loan balance on Youth Bldg as of June 21, 2013 $ 768,647.30

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