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.

Raymond Pendleton & Thomas Swierc to be Ordained!

On Wednesday, June 29^th, at 6:00pm, two seminarians will be ordained as transitional deacons. For most transitional deacons, this is a pastoral, liturgical, and educational time that prepares them for the priesthood. Please join Most Reverend Wm. Michael Mulvey, Bishop of Corpus Christi on June 29 at 6 pm for the ordination of Raymond Pendleton and Thomas Swierc into the transitional diaconate.  Raymond has been assigned here in our parish for a couple of summers, and of course, Thomas is with us now. 

July 4th Mass

Celebrate Independence Day by giving thanks to God!  We will have Mass on July 4th at our regularly scheduled time on Monday, July 4th, at 8:15 am.  Let’s join in prayer that God will preserve our hard-fought freedom!  Let’s also pray that our religious freedoms will be safeguarded.

Vacation Bible School Volunteers Needed

Vacation Bible School is around the corner, July 11^th – 15^th!!!  We are looking for twenty middle school youth, five high school youth and six adults.  All in all it is a FUN time for ALL—those who attend and those who help with the activities.  Registration forms are available in the back of the church and in the parish office.  If you have any questions, please call Kelly Ward at (361)993-4053. 

V B S –Vacation Bible School

Start your southwest adventure, “Monumental – Celebrating God’s Greatness”!  Register your child/children NOW.  This is a week of fun while learning and experiencing God’s love for us.  Space is filling up, so hurry and register now.  Please pick up a registration form in the back of the church or at the parish office.  The cost is $30 per child.

WHAT:           VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

WHERE:         ST. PIUS X CHURCH

WHEN:           July 11^th – 15^th, 8:00am – 12:00pm

WHO:             Ages 6 – 11 years

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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