Bishop Michael Mulvey will ordain Deacons Jeremy Davis, SOLT and Beau Schweitzer, SOLT to the priesthood on June 6 at 10 a.m. at Corpus Christi Cathedral. They are members of Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity. Deacon Davis, 32, grew up in a suburb of Kansas City, Kansas. After graduating from Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas he volunteered for two years as a teacher in a Catholic high school in Belize, Central America. In Belize, Deacon Davis heard his call Deacon to religious life and the priestJeremy Davis, hood. He entered the SOLT SOLT novitiate in 2008. Deacon Schweitzer, 36, grew up in a small town in Idaho. After graduating from the University of Notre Dame he volunteered for three years at an orphanage in Honduras and taught for two years at a Catholic high school in the inner Deacon Beau city of Los Angeles. Deacon Schweitzer, Schweitzer also entered the SOLT novitiate in 2008. “Deacon Beau and I look forward to our priestly ordination with gratitude and joy. Rejoicing with the Church and our community, we cannot wait to see how God will accomplish his beautiful designs. Please pray for us,” Deacon Davis said. Both deacons made First Promises with SOLT on June 6, 2009 in Capulin, Colorado. They made Perpetual Promises on Jan. 24, 2014 in Corpus Christi and were ordained to the diaconate on April 12, 2014 in Detroit, Michigan. A reception will follow at Our Lady of Corpus Christi on 1200 Lantana St.
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Two SOLT deacons will be ordained to the priesthood
For the good of the people of God in the Diocese of Corpus Christi, Bishop Michael Mulvey has made the following pastoral assignments that will take effect on July 1. Father Paul Peter Antony will serve as chaplain at Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary in Lamar. Father Christopher Becerra will serve as parochial vicar, St. Patrick Parish in Corpus Christi. Father Varghese K. Ethappiri will serve as pastor of Our Lady of Consolation in Vattmann, Sacred Heart Mission in Ricardo and Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission in Rivera. Father Jose Gutierrez will serve as pastor of Immaculate Conception in Taft. Father Paulson A. Panakal will serve as pastor or Holy Family Parish in Taft.
Father Francis Sebastian, MST will serve as administrator of St. Mary Parish in Freer. Father Ponnuswamy R. Victor will serve as pastor at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Tivoli, Saint Dennis Mission in O’Connor Ranch and Saint Anthony of Padua Mission in Austwell. Father Dennis P. Zerr, Pastor, Sacred Heart Parish in Falfurrias and Saint Anne Mission in Encino. Father Roy Kalayil will serve as administrator of Holy Cross Parish and Chaplain of Pax Christi Institute in Corpus Christi, effective Aug. 1. Father Matthew Stephan will retire to the St. John Vianney Residence. Father Sebastian Thomas has been called back to his home diocese in India.
Bishop will award Evangelii Gaudium awards after vigil on Feast of Corpus Christi Bishop Michael Mulvey will present the Evangelii Gaudium Awards on Saturday, June 6, at the Cathedral at the conclusion of the Feast of Corpus Christi Vigil Mass at 5:30 p.m. The award recognizes and acknowledges individuals and couples for their exemplification of Gospel
values at their local parish. Pastors recommended recipients for this diocesan recognition. The recipients must demonstrate in their lives the Word of God in action through service, be both humble and joyful, and be in good standing with the Catholic Church.
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