Shrine of St.Padre Pio Catholic Church

March 31, 2021

We have some good news about the pandemic restrictions we have followed over the past year.
As of today, and at the directives from Archbishop Gustavo, and due to the fact that many have at least received one of their vaccination shots, and knowing our churches have been properly sanitized after each Mass, and will continue to do so, we can now open ALL PEWS foe seating of parishioners and visitors. The spacing is now reduced from 6 feet to 3 feet between people.
So, we will no longer have to make reservations for seating. Parishioners can walk in and be seated. There is always the potential that if all pews are filled according to the new guidelines, some may not be able to be seated. I am not too worried about this, but it could happen.
Thus, those who made reservations for Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday or Easter Sunday are no longer to be adhered to.
In lieu of this, our ushers will seat you as you come in. You MAY NOT CHOOSE YOUR SEAT, but must followed the ushers to be seated.
We will begin with the two middle sections, and once filled as allowed, we will open the two sides.
This is going to take a bit longer with this new regulation, so I encourage you to come a bit earlier to give us ample time to seat everyone.
With that being stated, we will now begin to pass the collection basket at the offertory as we have in the past. We will not begin the Children’s collection until a later date.
I ask for your patience and cooperation with our ushers as this is a new system for them to adhere to.
So, if you have been away, you can now return, knowing all new guidelines are in place. That being said, the FACE MASK MUST BE WORN.
Finally, Communion will remain as it has been in the past. The social distancing is still enforced until further notice.
Thank you for your understanding, and I truly look forward to seeing and celebrating with more of you who have been away from the Church since this pandemic began. There is no need to be afraid, as we are always ‘safe’ when we are with the Lord!
Msgr. Pat

31 de marzo, 2021
Tenemos buenas noticias sobre las restricciones mantenidas desde el año pasado por la pandemia.
A partir de hoy, según las instrucciones del Arzobispo Gustavo, debido a que muchos han recibido al menos una de sus vacunas y sabiendo que nuestras iglesias han sido desinfectadas adecuadamente después de cada misa (y lo continuaremos haciendo), podemos abrir TODAS las filas de asientos para feligreses y visitantes. El espacio ahora se reduce de 6 a 3 pies entre personas.
Por lo tanto, ya no tendrá que hacer reservaciones. Siempre existe la posibilidad de que, si las bancas se llenan de acuerdo con las nuevas pautas, es posible que algunos no puedan tener asiento. No estoy muy preocupado por esto, pero podría suceder.
De esta forma, aquellas reservaciones para el Jueves Santo, Viernes Santo, Vigilia Pascual o Domingo de Resurrección ya no serán necesarias.
En lugar de esto, nuestros ujieres lo acomodarán cuando entre. USTED NO PUEDE ELEGIR SU ASIENTO, sino que debe seguir a los ujieres que le indicarán dónde sentarse.
Comenzaremos por las dos secciones centrales, y una vez llenas como está permitido, abriremos las secciones laterales. Esto llevará un poco más de tiempo, así que les animo a que vengan un poco antes para darnos suficiente tiempo para sentarlos.
Además, comenzaremos a pasar la canasta de la colecta durante el ofertorio como lo hemos hecho en el pasado. La colecta de niños comenzará hasta una fecha posterior.
Les pido paciencia y cooperación con nuestros ujieres, ya que este es un nuevo sistema al que deben adherirse.
Por lo tanto, si había estado ausente, ahora puede regresar, sabiendo que todas las pautas nuevas están en su lugar. Dicho esto, SE DEBE USAR LA MÁSCARA FACIAL.
Finalmente, la Comunión permanecerá como en el pasado. El distanciamiento social se sigue aplicando hasta nuevo aviso.
Gracias por su comprensión, y realmente espero verlos y celebrar con más de ustedes que han estado lejos de la Iglesia desde que comenzó esta pandemia. ¡No hay necesidad de tener miedo, ya que siempre estamos "seguros" cuando estamos con el Señor!
Mons. Pat

 

To submit a prayer request/intention please click on the link below. Your prayer/intention will be added to the prayer box and brought up during the offertory at the Masses; also the prayer box is present during all daily Mass.

https://www.shrineofpadrepio.com/prayer-requests-2
 

ARCHDIOCESE OF SAN ANTONIO Policy for Ministering to Minors

/documents/2019/11/Policy_for_Ministering_to_Minors.pdf
Policy for Ministering to Minors Acknowledgement Receipt
/documents/2019/11/Policy%20for%20Ministering%20to%20Minors%20Acknowledgement%20Receipt_English.pdf
ARCHDIOCESE OF SAN ANTONIO Policy for Ministering to Minors Spanish
/documents/2019/11/Policy_for_Ministering_to_Minors_Spanish_Version.pdf
Policy for Ministering to Minors Acknowledgement Receipt Spanish

/documents/2019/11/Policy%20for%20Ministering%20to%20Minors%20Acknowledgement%20Receipt_spanish.pdf

Council #13704

Meets every first Thursday of the month from 6:45 - 8:00 pm
at the church.

 
*Interested in finding out about the Knights of Columbus?  We are looking for a few good Catholic men to join our ranks.  Please contact any current Knight to talk about joining us or visit our website www.KofC13704.org


 

Knights Dues 2021

“The year 2020 has been nothing short of interesting. Fortunately, 2021 is fast approaching. This also means it is time for dues for the upcoming fiscal year to become due. Therefore, starting December 15th, we will be sending out alerts to your e-mail address on file. We will NOT be mailing letters. This is in effort to save the Council money since we are currently not receiving any revenue through fundraising efforts. If you can please verify your e-mail is correct in our Council's system by logging into your www.kofc.org account. If it is correct, please let us know. If you are needing it changed, please attempt to change it. If you cannot, please send me an e-mail at gengenbacher.s@yahoo.com and I can update the e-mail for you.

We will be sending billing e-mails out monthly. You can pay by check, cash, or on-line. Please see the information below.

Please send your cash or checks to:

Steven Gengenbacher

438 Thelma Drive
San Antonio, TX 78212

(Please make checks payable to Knights of Columbus Council 13704)

-or-

You can pay for your upcoming dues on-line at:

https://spp-knights-of-columbus-13704.square.site/product/kc-card-1yr/16?cs=true

Again, please keep an eye on your e-mails mid-month starting December 2020. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me via e-mail or text (210) 883-4703. 

Thank you and God bless,

Steven Gengenbacher
Financial Secretary
Council 13704 - Shrine of St. Padre Pio
San Antonio, TX”

Code of Conduct 
For Church Personnel
within the Archdiocese of San Antonio

https://shrineofpadrepio.com/documents/2020/8/Code_of_Conduct_For_Church_Personnel_within_the_Archdiocese_of_San_Antonio.pdf
CÓDIGO DE CONDUCTA

Para el Personal de la Iglesia
dentro de la Archidiócesis de San Antonio

https://shrineofpadrepio.com/documents/2020/8/SP-2150-Code-of-Conduct-2019-Final_Spanish.pdf