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 Feb. 14-19, 2017

Tuesday 6:30 pm Daniel Jimenez Wednesday 6:30 pm †Eddie Schwirtlich - Holly Riley Thursday 8:00 am †John Mekush - M/M Paul McCown Friday . 8:00 am †Guadalupe & †Jose Garza - Robert & Janie Pena Saturday 6:00 pm †Natalie Dimas & †Benito Ramirez, Jr - Sunday Gloria Ramirez 8:00 am 29th Wed. Anniv. - Arnie & Linda Villarreal 9:30 am †Julian Castillo, Sr. & Jr. & †Maria Elena - Magdalena Davis 10:00 am †Simon Avila, Jr. - Gil & Martha Gomez 12:00 pm †Eva Serrata Tagle - Fernando & Family †Frances Kaspar - Ernest & Janette Scholz †Rita Salinas - Deacon Teo & Rose Farias †Alex Rosas - M/M Sam Hinojosa †Richard Magee - Christian D. Loeffler †Bertha Roznovsky - Arlene Burns †Sean Riley - Shirley & Pancho Vickery †Louis Petru - Gerrie Dieringer †Rosemary Saul - Mrs. Tommy Isenberg 6:00 pm People of the Parish

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CHOICE “If you choose you can keep the command-ments,” Sirach tells us. God “has set before you fire and water; to whichever you choose, stretch forth your hand” (Sirach 15:15, 16). This is a great mystery: God does not control us so com-pletely that we cannot choose our own path. We have certain boundaries, of course, but no one but we can choose our way within those bounda-ries. In today’s reading from Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus reminds us of our freedom and our re-sponsibility for our lives. He calls us to look be-yond the words of the commandments, all the way to their meaning. Look beyond the adultery to the selfishness that poisons our love. Look beyond the murder to the anger that eats away at our compassion. Look beyond the perjured testimony to the lies and deception that drive our behavior. Our vocation is to choose life for ourselves, and to choose a path through our part of the world that helps make life possible and more abundant for others as well.

St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles Church 02/05/17 Envelopes ........................................... $14,290.50 Loose ..................................................... $1,627.27 Other Fees ............................................... $885.00 Total ..................................................... $16,802.77 St. Mary Mission 02/05/17 Envelopes ................................................ $440.00 Loose ........................................................ $181.00 Total .......................................................... $621.00

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Gn 4:1-15, 25; Ps 50:1, 8, 16bc-17, 20-21; Mk 8:11-13 Tuesday: Gn 6:5-8; 7:1-5, 10; Ps 29:1a, 2, 3ac-4, 3b, 9c-10; Mk 8:14-21 Wednesday: Gn 8:6-13, 20-22; Ps 116:12-15, 18-19; Mk 8:22-26 Thursday: Gn 9:1-13; Ps 102:16-21, 29, 22-23; Mk 8:27-33 Friday: Gn 11:1-9; Ps 33:10-15; Mk 8:34 — 9:1 Saturday: Heb 11:1-7; Ps 145:2-5, 10-11; Mk 9:2-13 Sunday: Lv 19:1-2, 17-18; Ps 103:1-4, 8, 10, 12-13; 1 Cor 3:16-23; Mt 5:38-48 On line Cityof.com/goodnews

MONDAY: Bible Class 8:30 am TUESDAY: Feast of Ss. Cyril & Methodius; Valen-tine’s Dance 7 pm. WEDNESDAY: Prayer Group Meeting 7:15 pm. THURSDAY: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 8:30 am - 6:00 pm. Choir Practice 7:00 pm. FRIDAY: The Seven Founders of the Order of Ser-vites. SATURDAY: Blessed Virgin Mary; Confessions 4:30 - 5:30 pm. Vigil Mass 6 pm .

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Please schedule an appointment to have your family portrait taken and you will receive a free 8 X 10 por-trait 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.

ATTENTION CCD STUDENTS If you need service hours, come to a special Clean Up Day on Saturday, February 18th. This clean up day will be a day of working in the Church yard. We have many acorns that need to be raked and cleaned up so we can get ready for Spring. Please bring rakes if you have them. If you don’t have tools they will be provided for you. If you have any ques-tions, please call the parish office at 241-3249.

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.

Stewardship

Stewardship involves more than just The gift we bring to the altar.

Today’s readings say clearly that it is Fidelity to God’s law

that makes our offering acceptable.

The Knights of Columbus, Council #7290, are having a BBQ to go at the pit on Sunday, February 26, 11 am - 1:30 pm. 1/2 Chicken, Rice & Beans will be served.

$8.00 per plate.

PARISH MISSION On March 6, 7, & 8th Dan Duet, from San

Antonio will give us a Mission. Dan is a native of the New Orleans area and a graduate of LSU

In Baton Rouge. Dan is an award-winning Catholic singer/songwriter (won the 2008

Catholic Music Industry award for “Country Gospel Song of the Year” for his

Original song, ‘Traces of Jesus’) Dan will be speaking at all the masses on the

weekend of March 4 & 5th. There will be more information at a later date.

LAY FORMATION WILL BEGIN IN MARCH. Fr. Piotr will be teaching both sessions First Session Second Session March 2 March 9 April 20 April 27 March 16 March 23 May 4 May 11 March 30 April 6 May 18 May 25