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Nieves Frazier, a teacher at St. John Paul II was selected to attend the STEM Teacher Summer Externship from July 16-27. She was one of fifteen teachers selected to attend the Texas Teacher Externship for STEM Education. Frazier teaches Government, Economics and World Geography. She is Student Council Sponsor and Destination Imagination Team Manager.

Over one-hundred women throughout the Diocese of Corpus Christi attended the fourth annual conference, entitled, “Women: Heart of the Church.” The event, hosted by the Catholic Daughters of America (CDA) Court #2433, commenced with Mass at St. Theresa Church on April 28.

When people would ask Nick Cardenas why he and his wife Oralia dedicated 24 years of their lives serving the prisoners at four different detention centers (Garza East, Garza West, McConnell and the trusty camp) in Beeville, his answer was always the same: “Who are we to judge these people? We need to do the work of the Holy Spirit.”

Bishop Michael Mulvey by the imposition of hands and the invocation of the Holy Spirit will ordain three young men to the sacred order of the diaconate on June 2 at 10 a.m. at Corpus Christi Cathedral. Seminarians Richard Gutierrez and Ramiro “RJ” Regalado, Jr. will become transitional deacons and campus minister Santos Ruben Jones III will be ordained to the permanent diaconate. The young men have faithfully been serving the church for many years.

With plans that include being a Disney Imagineer, a nurse practitioner, an attorney and a research scientist, the top-ranked graduating seniors from St. John Paul II and Incarnate Word High Schools say they can’t wait to begin their post-high school lives.

In a “People Helping People” project, members of the Catholic Family Fraternal of Texas-KJZT Holy Family Society #188 Taft sponsored a diaper drive in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Parishioners from Our Lady of Perpetual Help participated in Harvey Clean Up Saturday on May 12 and May 19. Two groups of 12 people (some children) spent several hours working on clean up tasks at the direction of Rockport and Port Aransas Volunteer Centers.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) Committee on Pro-Life Activities, made the following statement in response to the news that the Trump Administration intends to separate abortion from the Title X family planning program:

In response to the destruction caused by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and earthquakes in Mexico, Catholics across the United States have contributed nearly $59 million to relief and recovery efforts. Initiated by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), special collections and funds were launched last year to support humanitarian relief efforts as well as to provide pastoral services and financial support to rebuild facilities in dioceses impacted by these disasters.

Orfie Hernandez, Director of Religious Education for Corpus Christi Cathedral Parish led children as they made their first Communion on May 6 with Father Jose Gutierrez presiding.

Two teams of St. Patrick elementary students placed in the Elementary Odds and Ends Division at Beach to Bay on May 19. Team one placed second averaging 8.54 minute per mile and team two came in seventeenth place out of 48 teams, averaging 10.31 minute per mile.

Ted Garcia, sponsor of the Rotary Interact club at St. John Paul II High School, recognized valedictorian Bridget Lee Sang and salutatorian Alexandria Serna at the Rotary Club of Southside Corpus Christi on May 16. The girls spoke about their high school experiences and their future plans.

Fifth-grade students from Ss. Cyril and Methodius School used Chromebooks and Google Slides for a final book project, The Magician's Nephew, on May 18. Going through each chapter of the book, students analyzed key points, analyzed quotes, added pictures, slide themes and transitions to make slideshows.

Church leaders voiced their closeness to victims of a school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas on Friday, calling Catholics to pray for all those affected.

Two teams of Beach to Bay runners and their parents from St. Elizabeth School in Alice were treated to a breakfast made by Pastor Monsignor Leonard Pivonka, in recognition of their dedication participation. He even baked fresh bread to show his appreciation.

High school students from St. John Paul II Economics class made three lemonade stands as part of a STREAM project on May 12. STREAM stands for Science, Technology, Religion, Art and Math.

Students and parents enjoyed dancing and laughter at a Sock Hop held on May 12 at St. Patrick School. The purpose of the Family Sock Hop was to promote community and fellowship among parents and students and it was a fun way to end the school year," tutor and enrichment coordinator AnaLiza Stelker said.

The captivated child stood who before the great rose window of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris would grow up to be the noted nineteenth-century restorer and artist Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc.

incarnate Word Academy’s varsity track and field teams competed at the TAPPS 5A State Meet from May 4-5 at Midway High School in Waco. Overall, the IWA boys’ team placed 15th while the girls’ team placed 16th. A school record was earned by senior Evangelino Pangilinan in the boys’ shot put event with a total of 43-feet.

Eight grade students from Anna Busse's Social Studies class presented historical characters from American history, researched their roles, then reenacted their impact on society at Bishop Garriga Middle Preparatory School's American History Wax Museum on May 11.