THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS a weekly bulletin & newsletter July 1, 2018 • 13 th Sunday in Ordinary Time
WELCOME BACK FATHER JESSE MARTINEZ! Effective July 1, St. Louis Church will welcome back Father Jesse Martinez as a Parochial Vicar for the parish! Previously, the newly ordained Deacon Jesse was assigned to spend the summer here in June 2016, being one of five transitional deacons who had been ordained May 21 of that year. Parishioners got to know and love him as a seminarian, so it’s with joy that we welcome him back as a seasoned priest with one year of service behind him. Ordained to Priesthood, June 3, 2017, along with our Father Doug Jeffers, Father Jesse’s first year as a priest was spent at St. Elizabeth’s in Pflugerville. Father Jesse is a graduate of the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio. He is the oldest of two children and grew up in Caldwell, a small town outside College Station. He first began to think about priesthood when he was about four years old, pretending to say Mass. Growing up, he was an altar server and active in his parish youth group, entering the seminary after high school. Raised in a Czech community, Father Jesse learned more Czech than Spanish, but he will be a wonderful addition to our clergy team, serving both the English and Spanish communities of St. Louis. His primary duties this first year will be as the Vicar for Liturgical Ministries, working in collaboration with staff members Elizabeth Polito and Carrie Vernieuw. He will also be the Vicar for Youth Ministry, Young Adults and Co-Vicar for Hispanic Ministries, along with participating in all St. Louis School activities. Please keep Fr. Jesse in your prayers and all our diocesan priests in transition during the summer months.
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