All are encouraged to pray the rosary at home at 10:00am in lieu of praying in the chapel.
 
You will find various mass schedules on our front page of our website,
https://www.stpaulshorseshoebay.org/
 
Mass Schedule
We will have Mass on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at 9:00 a.m., Saturday at 5:30 p.m.
 and Sunday at 9:30 a.m.  These masses will be live streamed, but they are also open to the
public. We must follow the guidelines issued by the Bishop:  seating for 75 consistent with the
25% occupancy limit and the 6 feet apart rule.  Masks will be required.  Wipes and sanitizers
will be provided at the entrance of the Finn Family Life Center.  Each person will be responsible
for sanitizing their chair with wipes after each service. 
 
An Act of Spiritual Communion
My Dearest Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above
all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot, at this moment, receive You
sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already
there and unite myself wholly to You.   Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.
 
First Friday Adoration
First Friday Adoration will be held Friday, June 5th, 2020  from 10:00A.M. and will close with
Benediction at 11:00 A.M. The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed in the Finn Center.  There is
ample room in the Finn Center several adorers at any given time.  Please try to spend some
time with Jesus so that he will never be left alone and offer a healing prayer for Father Ruben. 
Father Ruben’s prayer card will be available during adoration times in chapel.  
Indeed, Our Lord will be waiting for you.  Information, please contact Liz Zarsky
at (512) 784-9535
 
Next weekend Second Collection – The Society of St. Vincent de Paul
June 6 & 7, we will have our monthly 'Brown Bag" collection to aid the St. Vincent de Paul
Society.  All proceeds from this collection will go directly to the local conference, which is a
joint effort of St. Paul's in Horseshoe Bay and St. John's in Marble Falls.  The St. Paul/St. John
conference only serves those people living in the 78654 & 78657 zip codes.  There is a great
need for help for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.  Their funds are limited and the financial
needs are overwhelming.  If you are contributing a check, please make it out to the St. Vincent
de Paul Society.  Every little bit helps!   Thank you for your generosity.
 
Praying at St. Paul the Apostle Church
We welcome those who would like to come into the church and pray.  Since we are disinfecting
the church weekly, it would help if you would respect the cordoned off area and pray in the
seats that are in the back.  This way we will not have to wipe down the entire church.  There
are disinfectant wipes by the baptistery.  Will you please wipe down your chair.  We take the
health of our parishioners very seriously and these measures will help us keep you healthy.
 
**  Those attending Mass should wipe down their chairs before leaving and
discard in the trash all paper copies of music and Mass parts. **

Reconciliation
Confession with Fr. Ruben by appointment only during the week. Call between
8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
 
HEB / Bayside Cards
HEB and Bayside gift cards are available during office hours. In speaking with the Helping
Center in Marble Falls, they are always in need of $25 and $50 HEB cards. If you would like to
donate HEB cards to the Center, please purchase them from us. The development committee
will deliver them to the Helping Center, and the Center will send a donation letter to you.  What
an excellent way to support St Paul and the Helping Center!      
Thanks to all of you for your continued support.


 Dear Parishioners,
 
Amid all the disheartening news that has engulfed businesses, schools, and churches since
the 2020 winter gave way to spring two short months ago, I would like to share with you a
piece of good news.  Our parish community is now debt free.  Yes, it’s true.  My wholehearted
thanks go to all parishioners who offered their treasures, setting aside personal interests for
the sake of St. Paul the Apostle faith community.  I look at this as not just a financial success
story.  It is a therapeutic victory that offers a break from the sad reporting that has over
whelmed the news cycle. 
Moreover, it is not just a parish success.  It is a personal triumph of self-sacrifice over
self-interest that all donors share in.  A look below the surface shows that between the time we
took out the original $950,000 loan in August 2014 and now, $620,302.19 in “extra” principal
payments (from both your personal debt-reduction payments and operating account excesses) have gone toward servicing the debt.  In the most recent chapter of the loan history, which started with refinancing in November 2017, we witnessed an eradication of the debt in a mere 30 months for a loan that should have had a 120-month duration.  As a further tribute to your generosity, $87,000 has been earned from the parish share of the Encountering Christ Campaign.
 
What pleases me most, though, is that I never had to use my time on the pulpit to plead for
contributions.  The donations kept coming spontaneously, and from a wide spectrum of donors
, bringing forth amounts large and small.  God has shed his blessings on many of us who call
St. Paul the Apostle Parish our home.  We stand as a beacon of generosity that stands in
contrast to the self-possessed secular culture in which we live.
 
So, in thanksgiving for all your sacrifices, we are planning a parish-wide celebration that will be
announced sometime in the future
.
Fr. Ruben M. Patiño, CSP
Pastor

Thank you for your generous contributions totaling $4,774.00