The Nueces County Historical Commission unveiled a Texas historical marker at St. John Nepomucene in Robstown on Sunday, Oct. 16, marking its 92-years of service to the area. The marker recalls the beginnings of St. John's as a parish community in the Diocese of Corpus Christi serving the Czech-speaking residents of the area around Robstown.

Father Gerald Sheehan, SOLT announced at the conclusion of the 11 a.m. Mass on Sunday, Oct. 16, at St. John Nepomecene in Robstown that he had been named parochial administrator at nearby St. Anthony of Padua, also in Robstown. Father Sheehan started his tenure at St. Anthony’s on Oct. 17. He had served as pastor at St. John’s for three years.

The Coastal Bend Day of Giving is a 24-hour online opportunity to raise funds for nonprofits at the forefront of assisting the neediest. This year's community day of giving begins at midnight on Nov. 15 with a minimum gift of only $10. Prescheduling of Coastal Bend Day of Giving donations started Sunday, Nov. 6 and runs through Monday, Nov. 14 for payment on Tuesday, Nov. 15.

Ten men from the Diocese of Corpus Christi will be ordained to the Order of Deacon by Bishop Michael Mulvey at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5, at Corpus Christi Cathedral. Those being called to the Order are Stephan Mark Christoph, Emilio Flores, Jr., Ronald Lee Janota, Shayne Katzfy, Amando Ramón Leal, Jr., Narciso Ortiz, Fernando Pérez, Robert E. Rosales, Héctor G. Salinas and Michael David Valenzuela.

A group of 30 parishioners, led by Father Luke Thirunelliparambil, made a pilgrimage to Mexico in observance of the Year of Mercy. They were able to go through four Holy Doors for the Year of Mercy on the trip.

As he closed the Jubilee Year of Mercy in the Diocese of Corpus Christi, Bishop Michael Mulvey observed that it had been "an extraordinary time of grace and mercy." The Extraordinary Year of Mercy actually closes on Nov. 20, but Pope Francis asked that all the Holy Doors throughout the world close before that day.

St. Anthony School Middle School students, teachers and few parents in Robstown participated in a Cemetery cleanup on Thursday, Oct. 27 from 3-5 pm.

St. Anthony School in Robstown celebrated Red Ribbon Week on Oct. 24-28. Students had a special activity for each day of the week

Established on Oct. 10, 1966 by Bishop Thomas J. Drury, Most Precious Blood Parish in Corpus Christi celebrated its Golden Jubilee during September and October. The celebration got underway on Sept. 25 with Bishop Michael Mulvey celebrating Mass, followed by a dinner at the Msgr. Thompson Family Center.

Speaking to missionaries in the Vatican on Oct. 6, Pope Francis said “Today, every land is 'mission territory,' every dimension of the human being is mission territory, awaiting the announcement of the Gospel.” The Holy Father could have been speaking to the Sisters of the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in Corpus Christi, who came to the Diocese of Corpus Christi in 2000 from their native India to evangelize.

Beginning next year, Catholic weddings in the United States will have a new look thanks to the new "Order of Celebrating Matrimony." The changes are aimed at emphasizing that the wedding celebration is a sacred occasion or as Pope Francis put it in Amoris Laetitia, "a profound…experience" "encouraging openness to grace."

Ten men from the Diocese of Corpus Christi will be ordained to the Order of Deacon by Bishop Michael Mulvey at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5, at Corpus Christi Cathedral. Those being called to the Order are Stephan Mark Christoph, Emilio Flores, Jr., Ronald Lee Janota, Shayne Katzfy, Amando Ramón Leal, Jr., Narciso Ortiz, Fernando Pérez, Robert E. Rosales, Héctor G. Salinas and Michael David Valenzuela.