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 REV. JAISON MATHEW PAROCHIAL VICAR 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 Dec. 25, 2017- Jan. 1, 2018

Monday (Christmas Day) 9:00 am †Mari Garcia - Gracie & Paul 9:30 am (St. Mary) Joe & Maria Contreras 11:00 am †Robert L. Smith - Janie Smith Tuesday 6:00 pm †Lawrence Jasman - Joe & Gloria Alaniz Wednesday 6:30 pm †Lucus & Cilia Reyes - Family Thursday 8:00 am †Tommy Najvar - Ann Najvar Friday 8:00 am In Thanksgiving (Wedding Anniv.) - Banales Saturday Family 6:00 pm †Lupita G. Morin - Margaret R. Morin Sunday 8:00 am Living & deceased members of KC Council #7290 9:30 am †Juan Reyes - Dan Byerly 10:00 am People of the Parish 12:00 pm †Msgr. Morgan - Rey & Gloria Vasquez 6:00 pm Maddison Gonzalez - Happy Baptismal Day Monday (Solemnity of Mary the Holy Mother of God) 9:00 am †Rosa Diaz Guerrero - Vic & Marguerite V. 9:30 am (St. Mary) Msgr. McGowan 11:00 am †Ernest Ruiz - Joe & Gloria Alaniz

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GOD’S PROMISE The lengthy passage from Samuel is a wonderful exposition of God’s promise to the house of David: that his throne would forever be gloriously occupied by his descendants. Hidden in the mystery of the prophecy is the promise of the Savior, the Messiah, Son of God and Son of David. The prophet Nathan, speaking in God’s name, poetically turns around David’s plan to build a house for God, and announces God’s plan to build a “house,” that is, a dynasty for David. From this house of David will come the Messiah, the Christ, not in kingly splendor as David ruled, but as a humble man, destined to rule forever and over all. When God gives a gift, it’s amazing what we are given—so different from what we ever could have imagined.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Vigil: Is 62:1-5; Ps 89:4-5, 16-17, 27-29; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Mt 1:1-25 [18-25] During the Night: Is 9:1-6; Ps 96:1-3, 11-13; Ti 2:11-14; Lk 2:1-14 Dawn: Is 62:11-12; Ps 97:1, 6, 11-12; Ti 3:4-7; Lk 2:15-20 Day: Is 52:7-10; Ps 98:1-6; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 [1-5, 9-14] Tuesday: Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6, 8ab, 16bc, 17; Mt 10:17-22 Wednesday: 1 Jn 1:1-4; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12; Jn 20:1a, 2-8 Thursday: 1 Jn 1:5 — 2:2; Ps 124:2-5, 7cd-8; Mt 2:13-18 Friday: 1 Jn 2:3-11; Ps 96:1-3, 5b-6; Lk 2:22-35 Saturday: 1 Jn 2:12-17; Ps 96:7-10; Lk 2:36-40 Sunday: Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 or Gn 15:1-6; 21:1-3; Ps 128: 1-5 or Ps 105:1-6, 8-9; Col 3:12-21 [12-17] or Hb 11:8, 11-12, 17-19; Lk 2:22-40 [22, 39-40] Online Cityof.com/goodnews

St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles Church 12/17/17 Envelopes ................................................... $13,128.51 Loose ............................................................. $1,838.68 Other Fees ........................................................ $308.00 Total ..................................................... $15,275.19 St. Mary Mission 12/17/17 Envelopes ........................................................ $495.00 Loose ................................................................ $128.00 Other Fees ........................................................ $253.00 Total .................................................................. $876.00

Father Emilio, Father Jaison, Msgr. McGowan,

Deacon Allen Cicora, Deacon Teo Farias, and all the Parish Employees wish you and your loved ones

a very Blessed Christmas.

MONDAY: The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas). TUESDAY: Feast of St. Stephen WEDNESDAY: Feast of St. John. THURSDAY: The Holy Innocents; Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 8:30 am - 6:30 pm. Choir Practice 7 pm. FRIDAY: Feast of St. Thomas Becket SATURDAY: Confessions 4:30 - 5:30 pm. Vigil Mass 6:00 pm.

Saints & Special Observances RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: DECEMBER 20 - 31 Christmas Holidays - No Classes JANUARY 3 Classes Resume for Wednes day Classes 7 Classes Resume for Sunday Classes

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MASS SCHEDULE FOR DECEMBER 24 & 25

Christmas Eve Masses (Dec. 24) 6:00 pm & 12 Midnight

Christmas Day Masses (Dec. 25) 9:00 & 11:00 am

St. Mary’s Mission

Christmas Day: 9:30 am

The Parish Offices will be Closed on Dec. 26 - January 1.

We will reopen on Tuesday, January 2

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Children of the parish are somewhat focused on Santa Claus these days, who is keeping an eye on who’s naughty and who’s nice. Santa Claus, with his heavenly patron Saint Nicholas, has been more or less in charge of gift-giving to American children for a hundred years or so. In other places, perhaps more attentive to our Christian tradition, there are different gift-bearers. In Greece, Saint Basil delivers the presents on his feast day, December 31, and makes sure everyone is sprinkled with holy water. The Baby Jesus is in charge elsewhere, called the Christkind in Austria and Belgium, El Niño Jesús in Columbia, and Le Petit Jesus in France, where he shares his duties with Père Noël. In the Czech Republic almost everyone is atheist, but Ježíšek, the infant Jesus, brings gifts to one and all. In Poland the “Star Man” is said to bring the gifts, although often he turns out to be the village priest in disguise. Saint Nicholas, not his Americanized cousin, is the giver in Holland, where he wears a bishop’s miter, and in Russia, where he wears a bishop’s crown. Soviet Russia tried to dethrone Saint Nicholas and promote Grandfather Frost, but no one was much fooled by this attempt to squeeze religion out of Christ’s birth. One country has a saintly woman in charge of the gifts, Saint Lucy, honored in Sweden on December 13, when children serve their parents breakfast in bed, and others awake to news that they have been nominated for a Nobel Prize. Some children have a second round of gifts on Epiphany, when the magi assume the gift-giving duties. In general, the gifts of Christmas are simple pleasures, not great heaps of treasures. Once upon a time, a new pair of socks or an orange was enough for us. No matter what gifts we receive, all of them are to point us to the true gift, and the true giver.

Those considering membership in the Catholic Community of Saint Peter,

Prince of the Apostles Parish are asked to fill out and return a registration form

located in the foyer or call the Parish office. It would be a privilege to welcome you

into our faith family.

ALL ARE WELCOME!

The Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God is a feast day of the Blessed Virgin Mary under the

aspect of her motherhood of Jesus Christ.

MASS SCHEDULE FOR JANUARY 1 New Years Day 9:00 & 11:00 am

St. Mary Mission New Years Day

9:30 am

CMSE (Creating and Maintaining a Safe Environment) Class When: Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Time: 7:00 PM

Where: St. Matthew Hall

Please check your Blue Certification Cards. If it expires in January, February or March

please make plans to attend. For questions and to register please contact:

Janie C. Pena - (361) 241-3249 Ext. 106

CMSE seeks to educate on the prevention and reporting of child abuse,

please make child care arrangements.

A Vocation View

Every person who has ever born a

Child, and every person who has freely vowed away this honor,

Helps in some mysterious way to bring Jesus Christ

into this world again. Can you say: “Forever I will sing the

goodness of the Lord”?

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Each year the Office of Laity, Family and Life invites couples who have completed or will complete 25 (silver) or 50 years (golden) of marriage to an Anniversary Mass with Bishop Michael Mulvey.

The next Silver and Golden Anniversary Celebration will be held on

Sunday, February 11th, 2018 at the 9:30 a.m. Mass at the Corpus Christi Cathedral.

Immediately following the Mass, the honored couples are invited to a reception in St. Joseph Hall lo-cated under the Cathedral. During the reception, couples will receive certificates commemorating their silver or golden anniversary along with a professional photo opportunity with Bishop Mulvey.

The celebration is open to all validly married couples who are celebrating their 25th or 50th anniver-saries in 2018. Couples celebrating more than 50 years of marriage are also invited to attend.

To participate go to www.diocesecc.org and fill out registration form or call the parish office.

WE NEED YOU!

If your group, family, friends or yourself are looking for ways to vol-unteer to help with Hurricane Harvey relief efforts in our communi-ties we can help. We are in communication with municipalities get-ting daily updates where volunteers are most needed and can as-sist in advising where your skills can be best shared.

Please contact Deacon Richard Longoria at (361) 446-2291 or email at rlongoria@diocesecc.org for more information.