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When our pastor is away, I have this chance to write the letter. As I meditate on this Sunday Gospel’s reading, I have a flash back memory that I would like to share with you.

Gary Job Corps Center was my first school after living in America for a year with a PHD degree translated “Pizza Home Delivery” that I was quickly earned after a short time living in America. Fourteen months at Gary Job Corps, I finished study of Electrician and GED. In these fourteen months, I once witnessed a fight between African American students and Hispanic students. There were a lot of cops, FBI and security came from all over the places to break up the fight. During the fight, I happened to stand behind a cop. An African American student came up behind the cop grasped his baton and hit him behind his head and knocked the cop down instantly, even though the cop was big and tall! In this chaos, a lot of minority students, including Vietnamese students, just stepped back and watched! Why didn’t we, minority students, jumped in to help resolve the situation? Have we enjoyed watching the fight rather than helping? Maybe, we were all afraid to get hurt if we jumped in to help!

This experience leads me to another experience when I was still in Vietnam. There were a lot of fights in Vietnam, at least in my neighborhood where I was born and raised for twenty-two years. The fight broke out between this person and that person because of a conflict, between the two neighbors because of jealousy, between two brothers or two sisters living in the same house because of pride, shame, or any other reason. In these fights, as I recall, not many people jumped in to help, but there were a lot watching the fights! Was that because of our cultural custom since there was a Vietnamese saying, “people come when there is a meal, but leave when there is a fight”?

Before I studied to be priest, I used to live in an apartment to go to work and go to school. Several times, I encountered a fight from the next door neighborhood. Usually, when I heard the fight, I either didn’t dare to open the door to see if I could help; or I just headed out to some place! Once, I saw a fight between a male and a female in the neighborhood, I pretended that I didn’t see it and kept walking! There was also a time that I saw two males fighting, I ignored it and kept driving away! I wasn’t the only one afraid, ran away from it, or ignored it! Did it mean that I didn’t want to help? Perhaps, not! What made me and others dare to not come to help? They had the same human value as me and others, but why did we have difficulty to come to help?

In today’s Gospel, Saint Luke showed us a picture of a scene portraying a man that was robbed, beaten,

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

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and left half-dead on the road. A priest went by, and a Levite passed. They all ignored and continued their journey! Are they busy with what they are doing? Who knows! Are they afraid of getting themselves involved in the situation that might not benefit them and might delay their journey and what they are doing? There could be numerous reasons of not stopping to help because these priest and Levite are the highly respected people in that society. They understand better the laws and the rules than others. They understand better than others, but why did they ignore this half-dead person on the road? Why did Jesus tell this story to answer the scholar of the law when he asked, “Who is my neighbor?” If the Lord Jesus comes and asks us today, “Who is your neighbor?” What would we tell him? May Jesus’ teaching always be an unblemished burning torch in our Christian life. God bless,

Fr. Joseph Nguyen

Welcome new Parishioners!Please welcome our new

parishioners, Michael and Betty Garza and their children Jaz and Destin. We invite them to become an active part of our growing faith community!

Men’s Club MeetingThe Men’s Club will meet this coming

Tuesday, July 16th, in the Parish Hall. It starts with a meal at 6:30pm followed by the meeting at 7:00pm.

Men’s Club Night at Whataburger Field!

Our Men’s Club will be hosting a night at Whataburger Field on Thursday, August 1st . Happy hour is from 5:30pm – 6:30pm and includes hot dogs, snacks and dr inks. Tickets are $11 and game time is 7:05pm. There are 30 tickets remaining, so if you are interested please call Steve Taglibue at 994-9541 or email him at tagbro1@stx.rr.com to reserve your ticket.

Comings and GoingsThe Week at a Glance

Monday, July 158:00AM- 12:00 Noon – VBS – All premises

Tuesday, July 16VBS all premises7:00PM – Men’s Club - PH

Wednesday, July 17VBS all premises

Thursday, July 18VBS all premises6:30PM – Wedding Rehearsal - CH7:00PM – Adoration – CH

Friday, July 19VBS all premises3:00PM – Wedding - CH

Saturday, July 20 8:00AM – 5:00PM – Journey Lay Director Trn – PH9:00AM – 1:00PM – JTD #118 - CafeteriaSunday, July 212nd Collection: Purple Bag

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

workshop on Pope Francis’ new encyclical Lumen Fidei (Light of Faith). Please come and learn about Faith as the light of every Christian’s life, which is a light that shows knowledge and brings life. The workshop will be Monday, July 15, 2013, in the Church. A free copy of the document will be provided.

Breakfast DonationsDuring the next few weeks, the Catholic Daughters will

be collecting breakfast donations for the Mother Teresa Shelter. Items needed are cold cereal, oatmeal, coffee, paper goods (bowls, plates, cups) and plastic forks and spoons. A collection box is located at the entrance of the church. God bless you for your generosity.

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!

Diocesan Women’s ConferenceThe Diocese of Corpus Christi presents this year’s

Women’s Conference entitled Women of Vision, Women of Faith. The event is sponsored by the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women. Join special guests Bishop Mulvey, Eileen Love and Sonja Corbitt in their talks to inspire women. The event will be held on October 12th, from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at Corpus Christi Cathedral, located at 505 North Upper Broadway. Registration runs from 7:45 - 8:45 a.m. Tickets can be purchased at the Diocese of Corpus Christi Chancery, located at 620 Lipan Street or purchase online at www.diocesecc.org/wc2013. Presale tickets are $20. Tickets sold at the door will be $25. For more information, please call (361) 882-6191 ext. 634.

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!!

12th Annual Catholic Women’s ConferenceThe theme of this year’s conference is “Come to Me” and

their mission is to foster an appreciation for the personal dignity of women, to encourage women to know and love God, and to inspire women to sue their feminine gifts to transform the family and society. To find out more about this conference, please pick up a brochure at the back of the church.

Get in Touch With the TurtlesFrequent releases of Kemp’s Ridley newly-hatched turtles

are taking place this summer. It is a great learning experience to see these little ones head for the open waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The releases take place at the Padre Island National Seashore very early in the mornings. For information and directions about times, places, etc., call 949-7163. It’s a great way to appreciate Mother Nature.

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Upcoming EDGE & LIFE TEEN Events

Tuesday, July 16–Theology of the Body: High School Edition @ 6 pmThursday, July 18–SPX @ Treasure Island Putt Putt @ 6:30 pm

(Cost is $15)Saturday, July 20–Summer Lock-In (5pm to 7am) Cost is $10

Coming in JulyVolleyball – 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 16th 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

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!!

SPX @ Putt Putt & Summer Lock-In

The summer is getting hotter and hotter, and so are the activities for St. Pius X Youth Ministry.

This coming week we are going to be playing Putt-Putt at Treasure Island, as well as, celebrating our annual Summer Lock-In.

All information about times and fees can be found at the top of this section of the bulletin.

We invite ALL high school and middle school students to join us for both activities. Keep in mind that transportation is not included in either activity.

Waiver forms must be filled out and returned at the Youth Center.

For more information, contact: Robert Streight (361) 452-4513 or rstreight@stpiusxcc.org

Altar Servers

July 20 & 21

Sat. 5:30 p.m.MC Tessa HeinesBlaine Buchanan

Kraig BrayHannah Cazalas

Sun. 8:00 a.m.MC Paul Freeman

Kevin BeckwithSantiago Mendizabal

Lucy Kainer

Sun. 10:00 a.m.MC Joshua Harney

Jordyn HarneyJoe Aidan Harney

Ayden Smith

Sun. 12:00 p.m.Paris Hanna

Luis LopezJacob Lugo

Paxton Hanna

Sun. 5:30 p.m.MC Brian Pompa

Cole MorinToby Johnson

Colby Christopher

LECTORS

16th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JUL 20 SAT 5:30 P.M. Ron Osman JUL 20 SAT 5:30 P.M. Christine Wisian JUL 21 SUN 8:00 A.M. Tracie Jensen JUL 21 SUN 8:00 A.M. Norman Paris JUL 21 SUN 10:00 A.M. Kathy Clark JUL 21 SUN 10:00 A.M. Jennifer Krnavek JUL 21 SUN 12:00 NOON Isabel Lopez JUL 21 SUN 12:00 NOON Marion Maas JUL 21 SUN 5:30 P.M. Martha St. Romain JUL 21 SUN 5:30 P.M. Angela L. Soliz

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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.

Interested in finding out more about being a Catholic?

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 Sunday, August 4th. 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 Sr. Annette Wagner at 993-0299 or awagner@stpiusxcc.

Let God love you Have you ever seen

a parent scoop up a child and hug him closely as if he couldn’t get enough of that beloved child? That’s how God feels about you. He loves you dearly and shows you each day. Open your heart to him. He longs to embrace you and tell you that he loves you. Let God love you through the people around you. When you need help, support, or healthy love, don’t refuse those whom God sends to you.

God wants our safety and shows us the surest path for us to walk. Jesus walked it first to show us how. Follow his steps to stay safe. Our Father lets us make our own choices but gives advice to guide us. All we need to know to make smart decisions is contained in Scripture. Refer to it often to find out what God thinks is best. He is always ready to forgive. We are the ones who forget to ask. Meet him in Confession regularly.

As a loving Father, he waits for our next visit and longs for our love. Don’t miss a chance to meet him at Mass and in daily prayer. And, as a good Father, he waits for the day when all his children will come home to him and rest forever in his arms.

The Our Father is actually our prayers in one. First, its a prayer of praise and ives God the glory that e is due.

Second, it is a prayer of petition in which we ask God to provide what we need. hird, it is a prayer asking or forgiveness and the trength to be forgiving. And last, it is a prayer of cknowledgement. It forces us to admit that God knows what is best for us and reminds us to submit to his will rather than our own. That’s what makes it the perfect prayer model.

God hears all prayers, but he wants to know that we are committed to that for which we are asking. Is it a real need or just a momentary thought? Like the neighbor in this Gospel reading, Jesus encourages us to be persistent and continue to ask for God’s help, seek God’s will, and open the door to God’s grace in our lives.

Luke 11:1-13, the perfect prayer

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.

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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, Bob Becquet, 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. 7/13 5:30PM In Thanksgiving by Marti Pekar Sun. 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 Mon. 7/15 8:15AM † Rita Huber by Jim & Mim Cook Tue. 7/16 8:15AM † Elsie Samperi by Mary FodorWed. 7/17 8:15AM † Beatriz J. Laurel, Anniversary by Elva Z. Laurel † Lisandro Villarreal, Anniversary by Elva Garza † John the Baptist Nguyen by family † Richard Mathews & family by Dorothy Mathews † Johnny & Larry Ley by Philip & Mary Pat Hall 5:30PM † Anna Mae Moses by Theresie Krnavek † Edmond J. Ford, Jr. by Roseanne Conger † Anna T. Cuccia Nicolas by Sadie Aboud † Teresita De Ramos by Dora Garza † Patrick DeGregorio by Jim & Carolyn BuehrigThu. 7/18 8:15AM † Lawrence L. Vrazel by Anna VrazelFri. 7/19 8:15AM † Celia G. Cruse by Children & Grandchildren 5:30PM † Michael Szepessy, Sr. by Diana Ramos † Dick Childs, Anniversary by Penny Pacheco Sat. 7/20 5:30PM †Nancy T. Rodriguez by the Rodriguez Family Sun. 7/21 8:00AM † Christopher & John Janosek by Brian Janosek 10:00AM † Edmond Ford by Dora Garcia 12:00PM † Virginia Saenz by Dolores Saenz 5:30PM For the Parishioners Financial Report for week ending 7/7/2013

Operating Revenue:Sunday Collection ............. $25,922.75Other Income .........................$640.00Total Operating Revenue ..$26,562.75

Other Contributions:Acts of Charity ........................$100.00Janosek Scholarship ................ $25.00Peters Pence ............................ $11.00Catholic Charities .....................$50.00Solidarity-Church in Africa ...... $100.00

Total Other Contributions ....... $286.00

Total Contributions ............$26,848.75

Loan balance on Youth Bldg as of June 30, 2013 ....$768,647.30

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