Parish Life
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May 16, 2013 | by Alfredo E. Cardenas, South Texas CatholicNearly 100 of the faithful came to Holy Family Parish in Taft, some from as far as Alice, to join Bishop Wm. Michael Mulvey celebrate a Mass for the Beginning of the Harvest. This is the second year that the bishop has celebrated the Mass.
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May 13, 2013Students from St. Gertrude School celebrated the Crowning of Mary at the school Mass on Friday, May 10. Two students were randomly chosen from each class to walk in the crowning procession to honor Mary as the Mother of Jesus.
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May 9, 2013 | by Alfredo E. Cardenas, South Texas CatholicOn Wednesday, May 15, Bishop Wm. Michael Mulvey of the Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi will celebrate Mass at 6 p.m. at Holy Family Parish in Taft to mark the beginning of the harvest. The day is observed in the Catholic Church as the feast day of St. Isidore, patron of farmers.
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May 9, 2013Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Portland completed a men’s ACTS retreat on May 2-5 with pastor Msgr. Mark Chamberlin serving as spiritual director. Ervey Martinez directed the retreat and was assisted by co-directors David Krebs and Ramiro Ochoa.
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April 30, 2013CCD students from St. Mary Mission in Robstown released several blue balloons up into the gray sky on the morning of April 28. The event concluded National Child Abuse Awareness Month in honor of all children who die of abuse every year. All CCD students from pre-kinder to High School gathered outside of the small mission church for a prayer led by their pastor, Father Anthony Blount, before they released the balloons.
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April 30, 2013Our Lady of Consolation Parish in Vattman hosted their 10th Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 30. At the start of the egg hunt, Father Paul Peter Antony gave a blessing and handed out religious gifts to the children. The egg hunt included food, drinks, games and photos. A local parishioner brought baby animals for the children to enjoy.
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April 25, 2013Stephanie Bonilla, Diocesan Director of the Office for Child and Youth Protection, spoke to middle and high school CCD students from St. Mary Mission in Robstown about child abuse awareness on April 14.
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January 2, 2013Cecilia Bauer, an altar server at Our Lady of Refuge in Refugio, has signed a letter of intent to play softball at Houston Baptist University in the fall.