Welcome to St. Pius X Catholic Church and School! For over 50 years now, St. Pius X Parish has been proclaiming the Gospel message and serving the spiritual needs of the city’s south side through more than 30 ministries. We are a vibrant and faithful parish community of approximately 1,500 families, in a city named after the Body of Christ. If you are looking for a place for sound Eucharistic worship and a caring spiritual family that you can call your own, we believe that you will find St. Pius X Catholic Church and School to be just what you are looking for. We invite you to come visit our parish, where it is our hope that you will encounter the dynamic presence of the Living God!

Whether you are a long-time church-goer or a newcomer to the life of faith, we pray that your time here will be richly blessed and we hope that you will come to be a part of our growing faith community.

Should you like to become a member of our parish, please visit our newcomer’s page where you can find a registration form that you can place in the Sunday Collection or bring to the parish office.  If you have any questions or you would like to have one of the clergy come for a visit, please feel free to contact us.  May God pour out his blessings upon you!

Yours in Christ,

Fr. Paul A. Hesse

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Join Us in Praying the Rosary

Join us on Sundays in the church at 7:30am prior to the 8:00am Mass or at 9:25am prior to the 10am Mass to pray the Rosary.

6:30 a.m. Daily Lenten Mass

Make your Lenten Observance extra special this year!  Join us for daily Mass at 6:30 a.m. during the Lenten Season, beginning on Ash Wednesday.  If you are unable, consider joining us for any of the other daily Masses during the week!

8:15 a.m. Saturday Lenten Mass

Please join us every Saturday during Lent.  We will have Mass at 8:15 a.m., preceded by the Rosary at 8:00 a.m.

Lenten Guidelines for Fasting and Abstinence

Please remember that Lent is a time for penance in order to draw us out of our own selfishness and attend to the voice of God in our lives.  As a part of our observance of Lent, we are asked to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.  Fasting consists of eating only one full meal and two smaller snacks (the two snacks, when added together should equal no more than one meal).  Fasting is required of all Catholics 18-59 years of age.  Abstinence is required of all Catholics age 14 and older and consists of refraining from eating meat on all the Fridays of Lent.  Meat includes red meat and poultry.  Fish and vegetables are acceptable.

Stations of the Cross - A Lenten Tradition

Join us for Stations of the Cross every Friday evening of Lent at 7:00 p.m.  The stations are a long tradition, which has basis in the ancient Church when people made pilgrimages to the holy sites where Jesus exercised his ministry.  Over time, people began to trace the steps of Jesus on the road to Calvary within their own churches, particularly when it was no longer safe to travel to the Holy Land.  Join us in keeping this tradition alive.  It only requires one-half hour of time.

40 Cans for Lent

40 Cans for Lent collection of shelf-stable food has started and will continue through Easter Sunday.  Large collection bins are located at the rectory side church entrance and the foyer. Donated items are given to the Coastal Bend Food Bank. Items requested are canned vegetables: carrots, peans, green beans mixed vegetable, tomatoes; canned fruit: peaches, pears, pineapple, mixed fruit, oranges; canned Protein: canned ham, turkey, chicken, salmon, tuna, beans, peanut butter.  Thank you for your generosity.

That Man Is You

On Saturday Feb 18, 2023, That Man Is You! starts an exciting 9 part series called "The Mysteries of the Rosary" let by Paradeis Dei V-P Mark Hartfiel.  He takes us through the Holy Land starting in Nazareth and goes to Calvary, following the Passion step by step of the Greatest Love Story ever told reflecting and meditating on the Rosary.  “Every word of the Rosary is a prayer to God.” said Father Frank Duff. “The decades of the Rosary are like the belt of a machine gun: every bead is a shot, every affection of the soul is as an explosion of faith that frightens off Satan, an Mary once more crushes his head." It's time for a little R&R...Rosary and Reflection!  TMIY is open to ALL men and meets Saturday morning in CC2 Bldg at 6:30 am with breakfast, followed by the video presentation and small group discussion.  Invite a friend and be a part of this special opportunity. 

20^th Annual Golf Tournament

We have already started to think about our 20th annual golf tournament. If you are interested in being a sponsor this year, please text GOLFSPX2023 to 76278. We are looking forward to a successful year and a fun event.  Thank you for your support.

U. S. Flag Retirement Drop Off

This is a reminder to everyone that we have a drop-off box in the parish office for old and worn U.S. Flags that need to be properly retired.  As you may know, U.S. Flags should not be thrown in the trash but must be given a proper retirement ceremony.  Our scout troop has done many such ceremonies throughout the years.  If you have any old and worn U.S. Flags that need to be retired, please bring them by the office during regular office hours and our troop will give them a proper retirement.

CMSE Certification Now Online

If you volunteer in a ministry here in the parish, please check your blue card to see if you have expired!  If you have passed your expiration date, and wish to renew, you can now do it online.  Please go to www.diocesecc.org/training.  Click on “Step Two - Complete Safe Environment Training” and follow the steps.  Please know that if you renew your training online, you will no longer receive a blue card but instead will receive an email informing you that your training is complete and the diocesan database will be updated.  If you do not have the means to complete this training online, please call the parish office at 361-993-4053 to let us know.  Once we know how we can safely offer this class, we will reach out to you to let you know.

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