St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles Church

3901 Violet Road, Corpus Christi, TX 78410 Parish Office: 361.241.3249

Religious Education Office: 361.241.3372 www.stpeterprince.net Fax: 361.241.0533

PARISH MISSION STATEMENT St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles Catholic Church

is a welcoming community dedicated to Promo ng a devout life of prayer and teaching

the Gospel of Jesus Christ through living the sacraments in a spirit of generous service.

August 18, 2013 Twentieth Sunday In Ordinary Time

REV. EMILIO JIMENEZ, PASTOR PAROCHIAL VICAR: Rev. Piotr Koziel, STL PRIESTS: Msgr. Seamus McGowan DEACONS: Allen Cicora Eluterio Farias WEEKEND MASSES: Saturday: 6:00 PM Sunday: 8:00 & 10:00 AM 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM Confessions are heard on Saturday from 4:30 - 5:30 PM And by appointment. St. Mary Mission Mass, 9:30 AM

Feast of St. Peter and Paul

6/29/1967 6/29/2017

MASS INTENTIONS Jan. 31 - Feb. 5, 2017

Tuesday 6:30 pm †Eddie Schwirtlich - Tamera Wednesday Franklin 6:30 pm †Joyce Brand - Shirley - Poncho Vickery Thursday 8:00 am Dominic F Rodriguez - Chano Rodriguez Friday . 8:00 am †Guadalupe Garza & Jose Garza - Robert & Janie Pena Saturday 8:00 am Emma Martinez—Bertha Cantu 6:00 pm †Frank Pena & Aubrianna Barrera - Family Sunday 8:00 am †Minnie Sablatura - Jerry & Barbara Sherman 9:30 am Pedro Leal, Jr. - Maria Leal 10:00 am People of the Parish 12:00 pm †Deacon Richard Lewinski - Tanya & Billy †Pauline Neslony - Charles & Caroline Trlico †Richard Magee - Chano Rodriguez †Joe Cordo - Donor †Mira Flores - Michelle Bearden & Brenda Vasquez †Melvin Arnold - Joe Witzsche †Kathy Cicora - Elizabeth Castro †Adelina Chavez - Deanna Laura †David Najvar - Sam & Diana Gonzalez 6:00 pm †Ollie Zieger & Don Cox - Lil & Carol

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Zephaniah is one of the least-known of the Old Testament prophets. He speaks in today’s first reading of impending judgment. But the Lord will leave a “remnant” in Israel. This im-age of a remnant, or remainder, was to be-come vital to both Judaism and Christianity. Paul’s letter to Corinth makes obvious his deep concern for the Christians there. They are too self-confident, he says, too sure of themselves. He admonishes them to remember that Christ has given them all they have. Today’s Gospel comprises the opening of Je-sus’ “Great Sermon.” As God gave Moses the law on Sinai, so now Jesus gathers his disci-ples on a hillside to teach them the new law. Each of these Beatitudes contrasts the hu-miliation of the present with the glory of the future: poverty vs. the riches of God’s king-dom, hunger for holiness vs. fulfillment in the Spirit, persecution vs. the reign of God. Je-sus is here speaking to God’s chosen “remnant.”

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READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Heb 11:32-40; Ps 31:20-24; Mk 5:1-20 Tuesday: Heb 12:1-4; Ps 22:26b-28, 30-32; Mk 5:21-43 Wednesday: Heb 12:4-7, 11-15; Ps 103:1-2, 13-14, 17-18a; Mk 6:1-6 Thursday: Mal 3:1-4; Ps 24:7-10; Heb 2:14-18; Lk 2:22-40 [22-32] Friday: Heb 13:1-8; Ps 27:1, 3, 5, 8b-9; Mk 6:14-29 Saturday: Heb 13:15-17, 20-21; Ps 23:1-6; Mk 6:30-34 Sunday: Is 58:7-10; Ps 112:4-9; 1 Cor 2:1-5; Mt 5:13-16 On line Cityof.com/goodnews

MONDAY: Bible Class 8:30 am TUESDAY: Feast of St. John Bosco; Prayer Group Meeting 7:15 THURSDAY: Presentation of the Lord; Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 8:30 am - 6:00 pm. Choir Practice 7:00 pm. FRIDAY: Feast of St. Blasé; St. Ansgar; First Fri-day; Blessing of throats. SATURDAY: Blessed Virgin Mary; First Saturday; Confessions 4:30 - 5:30 pm. Vigil Mass 6 pm .

Saints & Special Observances

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LET’S HAVE OUR PICTURE TAKEN! As you know we are celebrating our 50th Anniversary this year

and our Pastoral Council decided to have a new parish directory created. The Altar and Rosary Society has decided to take

this job on and they are asking for your help. Please schedule an appointment to have your

family portrait taken and you will receive a free 8 X 10 portrait and a free copy of the directory. There is no cost to you to participate,

unless you wish to purchase additional portrait sizes. Members will be present after Mass to take your reservation for

your picture appointments. Please take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to help update the parish’s directory and also bring your

family together for an updated portrait.

THE OFFICE OF FAMILY LIFE would like to invite all couples who are celebrating their Silver (25 years) or Golden (50 years) Wedding Anniversary to an Anni-versary Mass with Bishop Michael Mulvey at Corpus Christi Cathedral. This celebration is for couples who have completed or will complete 25 or 50 years of marriage in 2017. All

couples celebrating their 25th and 50th anniversary will receive a certificate commemorating their silver or golden anniversary. Couples celebrating more than 50 years of marriage are also invited to attend. Certificate Reception and light refreshments to follow in St. Joseph’s Hall. Due to limited space, regretfully the couple is limited to 2 guests to join them for the reception. The Wedding Anniversary Mass will take place Sunday, February 12, 2017 at 9:30 am at Corpus Christi Cathedral. Registration Deadline is Jan. 31. Call the Parish office or pull up the registration form on the Diocesan web site. www.diocesecc.org

FROM THE CCD OFFICE February Calendar No Classes due to Tuloso Midway Intercession Sunday, Feb. 19 & Wednesday, Feb. 22 Classes Resume Sun., Feb.26 & Wed., March 22.

We will have a MORNING OF REFLECTION on Satur-day, February 4th at 8:00 am till 12 Noon in our church. This retreat is for anyone that is in ministry or in an organization.

Please RSVP to your heads of ministry because we plan to have breakfast and we need to know how many to prepare for.

RCIC STUDENTS, PARENTS AND GODPARENTS: We will have a mandatory meeting at 12:15 pm on Sunday, February 5 in the CCD Center to discuss the upcoming Rite of Acceptance. Rite of Ac-ceptance is Tuesday, February 7 during the 6:30 pm Mass.

YOUNG CATHOLIC PROFESSIONALS; WHITE, BLUE, ROMAN...all collars welcome! We are a group of people wanting to build a community in our diocese for all Catholics

in their early 20s to late 30s. We want to provide an opportunity to meet other Catholics, network, socialize, as well as nourish our Faith and learn how to live it out in our daily and

professional lives. Again, all collars, all types of workers are welcome! For more information contact Amy Barragree at abarragree@diocesecc.org

or by phone (361) 879-5448.

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HOSPITALITY MINISTRY MEETING Tuesday, January 31 at 7:15 in St. William Hall

all Hospitality Ministers are asked to attend. If you have any questions,

please contact Diana Gonzalez at (361) 442-9876

ATTENTION ALL MINISTRIES! On Monday, January 30, Pictures will be taken

of all ministries for the parish directory. If you belong to a ministry, please come

to St. Matthew Hall between 6:00 & 6:30 pm to have your Ministry picture taken. If you

belong to more than one ministry, you can join in how ever many you

belong to.

RETURNED CATHOLICS REFRESHER

As requested by the Fall 2016 Group of Catholics Returning Home,

We will have four refresher sessions on Mondays, beginning February 6th.

Each class will start at 6:30 pm and end At 8:30 pm. Subjects will include details

on the Mass and Confession. Anyone who is interested is welcome to attend.

FMI call or text 361-563-7943

Blessed are they who are What they are and do what they do

for the sake of the Kingdom! The Gospel today assures good stewards

that their suffering and their service on behalf of the kingdom

will be rewarded!

The Catholic Daughters are selling tickets for the 8th Annual Father/Daughter Dance being held next Saturday, February 4th, 7:00 - 10:00 pm in St. Matthew Hall. Tickets are $10 per person and may be purchased after mass in the foyer area. The theme this year is glamorous Hollywood. So all fathers, stepfathers, uncles, godfathers, and any other father-figure bring your sweet girls and walk them down the red carpet. Come make special memories and build relationships. Please support CDA as this is our biggest fund-raiser for our ministry and scholarships. For ad-ditional ticket information, you may contact Catherine Martinez at (361) 876-6650.

A Vocation View If we can’t see where we’re going, we’ll never get there.

The Good Shepherd leads us to green pastures, refreshes our souls And brings light to a darkened world.

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TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Until very recent decades “Holy Thursday” and “Good Friday” were centered on personal pious de-votions, not public liturgy. In urban America, at least in cities with a significant Catholic popula-tion, Holy Thursday was about veneration of the Blessed Sacrament. People were encouraged to walk to seven churches for a “visit” to each parish’s repository, a kind of temporary tabernacle on a side altar, closer in proximity to the faithful than the usual tabernacle on the distant high al-tar. On Good Friday, the most popular form of devotion was the Stations of the Cross, or a three-hour program of word and preaching beginning at noon. The Holy Thursday seven-church hike was a way of participating in a custom of the city of Rome. Traditionally, each day in Lent was assigned to a particular parish church or basilica in the city. Each week of Lent thus had seven churches, and pious people tried to get to each one of them. The pilgrimage was a symbol of unity and also the journey of faith. Originally, the pope would go to each place for a liturgy, but political strife removed the pope from Rome in 1305. With the papacy relocated in France, the custom ceased until Pope Leo XIII expressed interest in restoring it in 1900, and Blessed John XXIII fully restored the custom in 1959. By the time Pope Leo be-gan to revive the custom, many American cities had enough parishes and monasteries that the faithful could vicariously participate in the revived tradition of stational liturgies by a very long walk!

CATHEDRAL CONCERT SERIES VALENTINE’S DAY Pomp & Pipe Spectacular 2017 on Feb. 14 at 7:30 pm at Corpus Christi Cathedral. Celebrate Valentine’s Day by experiencing thrilling Ceremonial Music for Brass, Percussion and Sym-phonic Organ in the resounding acoustics of the Ca-thedral. Lee Gwozdz and the Brass/Percussion Facul-ty and Students of Texas A&M Corpus Christi & Texas A&M Kingsville will inspire attendees with ceremonial music of the Renaissance and Baroque Periods. High-lights from this surround sound experience will be the Fanfare for the Common Man of Aaron Copland to the well known Rimsky-Korsakow’s famous Proces-sion of Nobles, Gabrieli’s O Magnum Mysterium and concluding with the last two movements of the organ symphony by Camille Saint-Saens.

CATHOLIC MEN’S CONFERENCE If you want answers and would like to know more about the Catholic faith for men today, then come to the San Antonio Catholic Men’s Conference, Saturday, March 18 in Bill Greenhey Arena at St. Mary’s University. The Conference offers powerful speakers such as knights of Columbus Su-preme Knight Carl A. Anderson, Fr. Leo Patalinghug, Robert Rogers, and Mass with Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller, life music, Reconcilia-tion, BBQ lunch and much more! This event has sold out the last four years - Don’t miss this one! You can register online at CMSSanAntonio.com or call the Pilgrim Center of Hope for information: 210-521-3377.