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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Healing Mass This Friday

We will be celebrating the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick at Mass this coming Friday, October 7^th at 5:30 p.m. We encourage those who are at-risk, or feeling ill, to remain home for your safety and the safety others. 

St. Pius X Men’s Club Annual BBQ

The St. Pius X Men's Club annual fund-raising BBQ returns on Sunday, Oct 23rd in the Parish Hall.   Plates are $12 and include slow-cooked tasty beef brisket, Prasek's beef sausage, mustard potato salad, pinto beans, bread, pickles, onions, and a drink.  Tickets are available pre-sale and at the door.  Dine-in or carry-out is available.  Serving from 11 am to 2 pm.  For more information contact the Men's Club member who will be available after each weekend mass Oct 1-2, Oct 8-9, and Oct 15-16.  The St. Pius X School Student Council will be selling desserts at the BBQ.  The funds raised from the BBQ will help the church offset maintenance and construction costs, purchase equipment for the church and parish hall, and provide donations to the school.  Thank you for your generous support.

St. Pius X School 37^th Annual Halloween Carnival

We will be having our annual Halloween Carnival on October 28th from 5:30 pm -10 pm. We are so excited to bring the carnival back to our community. We are taking donations of candy. If you would like to donate a bag, please drop it off at the church or school office. We are already selling raffle tickets online at the following link: https://bit.ly/SPXHC37.  We will be passing out actual raffle tickets at all masses next weekend. We thank you in advance for your continued support. The parish family has always supported our school each year and it has ensured the success of our school. We are truly blessed.

EMHC & Altar Server Training Sessions

We will be having a training session for new Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion (EMHC’s) on Wednesday, October 12th, at 6:30 pm in the church.  If you signed up by contacting the parish office, or if you are someone who is interested in helping with this ministry, we look forward to seeing you there.  To serve in this ministry, be aware that it is important to be in good standing with the Church.  We will also be having training for new altar servers on Saturday, October 15th at 10:30 am in the church.  Boys and girls should have already received their First Holy Communion in order to be Altar Servers.  We will see you there!

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.

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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