Next blood drive is Sunday, July 28. Please save the date and save a life!

Opportunity for Spiritual and Social Development Retreats: The Bluntzer Spirit Center invites you to consider our new retreat facility where faith groups can enjoy the tranquility of natural beauty and peace for their spiritual, educational and social development. Bring your group to the Spirit Center, nestled in picturesque Bluntzer, Texas and disconnect from the distractions of the world and reconnect with God. Please contact the Spirit Center Office at (361) 888-7537 or visit www.bluntzerspiritcenter.org.

Villa Maria Residence in san antonio  for young women, students or workers (18-29 years old). Villa Maria Residence is a residence for girls by the Catholic Congregation of the Religious of Mary Immaculate. It is an affordable, Catholic housing for girls who may be going to college away from home, in San Antonio. The Congregation provide a safe and peaceful environment in while young women are far from their families. Based on the principles of the Congregation: protection and formation of young women. For more information, please visit villamariaresidence.org or email us at  villamarmi@yahoo.com or call (210) 223-8163 or (210) 226-0025.

Be cautious when receiving a solicitation via e-mail or text message. Cyber scammers are impersonating Priests, CFOs or anyone with authority asking for an URGENT request.   Always look at the email domain address of the sender for legitimacy and also verify over the phone with that person that they are making a request.  If the email looks too fishy or is out of the ordinary, do not reply.

Our Lady of Corpus Christi is holding it's 3rd annual SOLT -led Family Conference beginning on Friday evening July 12th from 7:00-9:30pm and going through Saturday 10:00am-6:30pm.  We are very excited to present a conference that will help us as Catholics to reconcile the beauty and JOY of our Catholic faith against the darkness that the world is trying to engulf us with.  Bishop Chaput said it very well in his address to the seminarians this past March, naming his talk "Facing the Future with Joy and Hope" - this was perfect with our theme of "Rejoice" so we have adopted it. The conference will include excellent speakers from the SOLT community, Mass, confessions, and adoration with praise and worship.  Fr. Samuel Medley is our keynote speaker on Friday and our speakers on Saturday will be Fr. Dan Estes, Fr. Beau Schweitzer, Sr. Mary Peter, and Deacon John Purk (2 talks in the morning and 2 talks in the afternoon).  We will have 2 complete tracks on Saturday in English and Spanish.  Also youth/children's programs, from 6 months to 12th grades, are available.  We hope you will consider signing up for this conference as well as forwarding this email to your friends and your email list.  Something special that will happen before the Conference talks on Saturday morning is the opportunity to witness at a special Mass the entrance of 2 of our aspirants to the religious life as they receive their religious habits for the first time.  The Conference will end on Saturday evening with a Vigil Mass at 5:30pm.  You can register online at our website: https://ourladyofcorpuschristi.org/ways-to-give/rejoice-conference-2019/ or pick up a hard copy in the bookstore. 

Wanted: Volunteer Coordinator: Catholic Charities of Corpus Christi, Inc. and the Mother Teresa Shelter, Inc. are looking for a Volunteer to become our new Volunteer Coordinator.  If you are looking for a way to give back to the community in your free time, please consider volunteering your time with us.  Since 1965, we have been a vital part of the community.  As we grow, we need a Volunteer Coordinator for approximately 10 hours per week.  Primary responsibilities are the recruitment and management of volunteers, the arrangement of volunteer events and programs, handling the volunteer screenings and follow-ups, and data entry.  This is a Volunteer Position.  For more information, please call Shannette Hoelscher at (361) 884-0651 Ext. 246 or email shoelscher@diocesecc.org.

Healing Mass and Prayer Service, Friday, July 12, 6:00 PM at Our Lady of the Rosary Church (1123 Main Dr). Call the parish office with questions (361) 241-2004.

Rosary for Life & Family. The next Rosary for Life & Family will be held this Saturday, July 13, Emmanuel Chapel, immediately after the 12:05 PM Mass. Everyone  is invited to come and pray with the Cathedral Knights.