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 We are a welcoming Catholic Community Called by God To live out the

Message of Christ In love and service To all people. “In the spirit of St. Peter, The patron saint of our Parish, we commit Ourselves to bring

The Body of Christ To all. The special Emphasis of our Mission is ‘The Sacrificial Giving’ of Time, Talent and Treasure.

We Trust that the Holy Spirit will empower us to grow Spiritually through Worship and Religious Education and also help us go in, with and through

Jesus to eternal Life, with God Our Father.”

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REV. EMILIO JIMENEZ, PASTOR PRIESTS: Msgr. Seamus McGowan Rev. Joseph Olikkara 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 Sr. Susana Renteria, PCI Phone: 361-947-4601

MASS INTENTIONS Jan. 26-31, 2016

Tuesday 6:30 pm †Jacob Rivera - Wife & daughters Wednesday 6:30 pm †Adelina Chavez - Roy & Jenell Richter Thursday, 8:00 am Benjamin Valdez (B-day) - Blanca Garcia Friday, 8:00 am †David Najvar - M/M Thomas Busenlehner Saturday 6:00 pm †Kathy Cicora - Evelyn Martini COLLECTIVE MASSES Sunday 8:00 am †Francisca Torres - Rey & Gloria Vasquez 9:30 am (S.M.) Frank Pena & Aubrianna Barrera- Lydia Pena 10:00 am Msgr. Michael Heras - Elbert & Jane Ocanas 12:00 pm †Tomas Gonzales, Jr. - Blanca Garcia †Beto Saenz - Blanca Garcia †Eddie Saenz - Blanca Garcia †Teresa Lesmeister - Ralph & Kathy Lesmeister †Gary Duge - Carol & Ronnie Klepac †Margie Schmidt - Allen Pollard †Joyce Phillips - Nelton & Kathleen Salch †Margie Hoelscher - Norma & Charles †Smitty Leonard - Donor †Rev. Matthew Lyng - KC Council 7290 6:00 pm People of the Parish

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LIVING AS THE BODY OF CHRIST Some of Saint Paul’s best known and most be-loved imagery is contained in the passages from First Corinthians that we have heard last week and this week: the many gifts granted by the one same Spirit and the many members making up the one Body of Christ. Few passages from sacred scripture more ac-curately sum up how Christian vocations work together. Unlike some of Paul’s other writings, which are a product of the social and religious con-ventions of his time, these enable us to look at our own lives and the lives of those around us to discern what gifts, what vocations the Holy Spirit has given for the good of all. We can likewise know the joys and sorrows of the other members of the Body and share in them for the strengthening of the whole Body of Christ.

Collections for St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles Church

1-17-16 Envelopes .................................................... $14,252.80 Loose ............................................................. $1,970.59 Other Fees ..................................................... $2,210.00 Total ............................................................. $18,433.39 St. Mary Mission 1-17-16 Envelopes ......................................................... $519.00 Loose ................................................................ $198.00 Total .................................................................. $717.00

Lay Formation will begin on Thursday, February 11 in St. Matthew Hall. The class will be taught by Father Emilio and it begins at 7 pm. This semester we will be learning about

the Ten Commandments (Part 1 & 2). If you have any questions or you need more information,

please call the CCD office at 241-3372.

MONDAY: The Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle. Bible Class 8:30 am in St. William Hall. TUESDAY: Feast of Ss. Timothy and Titus WEDNESDAY: Feast of St. Angela Merici; Prayer Group Meeting 7:15 pm in the Church THURSDAY: Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas. SATURDAY: Blessed Virgin Mary; Confessions 4:30 - 5:30 pm; Vigil Mass 6 pm.

Saints & Special Observances

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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION JANUARY 24 Meeting for RCIC Students, Parents & Sponsors at 12:30 pm in St. Matthew Hall. 26 Rite of Election - 6:30 pm Mass in Church 30 MANDATORY Confirmation Retreat - St. Matthew Hall 10 am - 7 pm (Concluding with 6 pm Mass), FEBRUARY 10 Ash Wednesday STUDENTS MUST ATTEND MASS

WITH THEIR FAMILIES & SIGN IN AT CHURCH NSTEAD OF ATTENDING CLASS.

21-24 Tuloso Midway Intercession - NO CLASSES 28 Classes resume (Sunday classes) THANK YOU to all of our parishioners for offering their prayers for our Confirmation and Sacramental Preparation students. We had an excellent response to the Prayer Buddy Tree and we will definitely plan to do it again next year! The students had two cards each so we know that everyone’s name got picked by at least one person/family. We ask for your continued prayers for them as they prepare for their retreats and to receive their Sacraments in April and in May. By your acts of kindness, these students are not only learning but practicing the power of prayer within our parish family. CONFIRMATION MASS: The Confirmation Mass for our parish has been scheduled for Friday, April 15 at 6:30 pm at the Corpus Christi Cathedral. More de-tailed information at a later date.

7th Annual “Father Daughter Dance” is scheduled for Satur-day, February 6 at St. Mat-thew’s Hall from 7 to 10 pm. Tickets are $10 per person. All ages welcome. We will have dinner, dancing, games, and lots of fun. Tickets will be sold by the Catholic Daughters after the Sunday 10 am & 12 Noon masses. Tickets are limited. FATHERS, please take this

time to build those loving relationships and mem-ories with your daughters - it will be a 80’s theme. Contact Sonia Dowty for further information or to purchase tickets at 877-6415 or email soni-adowty@yahoo.com

A HOSPITALITY MINIS-TER TRAINING session will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 26 after the 6:30 pm mass in the Church Chap-el (Children’s Cry Room). Everyone wishing to join this Ministry is encour-aged to attend. Please note CMSE certification is necessary to serve on this ministry, and a brief overview of requirements will be provided. FMI or any questions, please call Di-ana Gonzalez at 241-1621 or 442-9876. Thank you in advance for your prayerful consideration to serve on this ministry of welcome and unconditional love.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Acts 22:3-16 or 9:1-22; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Mk 16:15-18 Tuesday: 2 Tm 1:1-18 or 9:1-22; Ps 24:7-10; Mk 3:31-35 Wednesday: 2 Sm 7:4-17; Ps 89:4-5, 27-30; Mk 4:1-20 Thursday: 2 Sm 7:18-19, 24-29; Ps 132:1-5, 11-14; Mk 4:21-25 Friday: 2 Sm 11:1-4a, 5-10a, 13-17; Ps 51:3-7, 10-11; Mk 4:26-34 Saturday: 2 Sm 12:1-7a, 10-17; Ps 51:12-17; Mk 4:35-41 Sunday: Jer 1:4-5, 17-19; Ps 71:1-6, 15, 17; 1 Cor 12:31 — 13:13 [13:4-13]; Lk 4:21-30 On Line Cityof.com/goodnews

PROJECT ANDREW is a great opportunity to learn more about the life Christ desires each one of us to live. This is a short evening for men 16 and over with those in college or working encouraged to attend. During this no pressure setting you will be with other young men who are curious about how Our Lord calls ordinary men to live an extraordinary life. The evening is not about pressuring you to become a priest, but discovering how God calls everyone to a vocation. Even if you are dating, you will better understand how to listen to what Christ is asking you to do with your life. This event is free and will be held at St. Pius X Church - Youth Hall, 5620 Gollihar Rd., Corpus Christi on Friday, January 29 at 6:30 pm. Please RSVP to the vocation office at 361-334-2781 or email rdimas@diocesecc.org if you have questions.

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SILVER & GOLD JUBILEE WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MASS CELEBRATION

Those blessed by celebrating 25 or 50 years of Sacramental Marriage are invited to attend a special Mass celebrated by Bishop Michael Mulvey Sunday, February 14, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. at Corpus Christi Cathedral, 505 N. Upper Broadway. A certificate reception with light refreshments will follow in St. Joseph’s Hall

at the Cathedral. Please register by January 31, 2016. For more Information please call 361-882-6191 ext. 687

CATHOLICS RETURNING HOME: CHR will be starting the spring session on Thursday, February 11, the day after Ash Wednesday. All Catholics who have been away from the Church are encouraged to attend; they will be warmly wel-comed. The sessions go from 7:00 to 9:00 pm on Thursdays for six weeks in St. William Hall. There will be talks on subjects of interest to anyone who has been away from the Church. Food will be available at each session, as well as free child care. Please encourage anyone who has been away from the Church to at-tend. If you have a yard sign for CRH, please display it from now until Feb. 25. Please pray for the continued success of this program which has welcomed more than 200 individuals back to the Church.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION

As Roman Catholics, our marriage practices have their pedigree in ancient Rome. One of the major players in shaping our practices was the warfare involved in building an empire. Soldiers vanished and sometimes never returned. Women

began to manage their lives and to make decisions. The old family values were replaced by patriotic ones, and religion was more attuned to the gore and glory of battle, a religion of the state, not of the fami-ly. Weddings were still family celebrations, but had a public face. The bride wore a white toga and a red veil and walked to her new home. There, she and her husband joined their right hands and gave consent to each other, not relying on her father to give consent for her. Religion was optional: a pagan priest might be invited or not, and even without the ceremony, so-ciety agreed by common law that a year of living to-gether equaled marriage consent. By the same to-ken, marriage by consent also meant divorce was on the same legal footing, and did not require the courts or civil declarations. This is the world-view the first Christians inherited, and it was up to them to deter-mine what was good and to hold marriage up to the light of the gospel.

Jubilee Year of Mercy January 24, 2016

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time When he announced this Jubilee Year of Mercy, Pope Francis highlighted today’s Gospel episode, in which Jesus proclaims in his hometown synagogue his Spirit-anointed mission to fulfill the promises of the prophet Isaiah. Jesus’ mission then, says Pope Francis, is our mission now as Jesus’ disciples this Jubilee Year of Mercy: to bring glad tidings to the poor, liberty to captives, recovery of sight to the blind, freedom to the oppressed, and to pro-claim a year acceptable to the Lord, a year of God’s mercy. Pope Francis chal-lenges us to translate Jesus’ mission to contemporary needs: to console by word and deed those materially or spiritually poor, to liberate those bound by modern society’s new forms of slavery, to open the eyes of those blinded by their own self-interest, and to restore human digni-ty to all those from whom it has been sto-len. To act with mercy in a spirit of joy!