NEWS BRIEFS

Welcome new general counsel

Please welcome, Marc Cervantes as the new General Counsel for the Diocese of Corpus Christi. Cervantes’ expertise ranges from strong written and verbal advocacy skills to corporate legal counsel, litigation strategy and management. He has been in private practice for twelve years.

Cervantes is a graduate of Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University in Houston, where he received his Juris Doctor degree and graduated cum laude. He is also an alumnus of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.

Cervantes and his wife Lisa have three children whose ages range from 13-19. The oldest, a daughter is attending Texas A&M University-College Station and the two younger children, a daughter and a son are attending middle school. He and his family are members of St. Philip the Apostle Church in Corpus Christi where he is a member of the Knights of Columbus. Cervantes is also an Extraordinary Ministry of Holy Communion and a children’s Liturgy of the Word leader in his parish.

In his spare time, you can find him coaching his son on baseball and hanging out with his family. Cervantes has said that working at the diocese will bring the two passions of his life together – his faith and the law.

Marc Cervantes

Parish online giving now

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During these uncertain times, we are praying for our brothers and sisters throughout the world. We want you to know that the Diocese of Corpus Christi will always seek to serve the needs of our community and Church in the best ways possible. If you need assistance: financial, groceries, immigration, etc., call Catholic Charities at (361) 884-0651 and they will schedule an appointment for you.

We continue to receive charitable gifts and express our gratitude for your generosity, especially in this time of worldly tensions. Sacrifices made during these days surely reflect the love of Jesus Christ. Now, as much as ever, let us love one another as God loves us.

The Diocese of Corpus Christi Online Giving is safe and easy to use. It’s a convenient way to make financial contributions to your parish. Please know that while online contributions should be acknowledged seamlessly, gifts made by mail will take longer to process due to limitations we have implemented to prevent the spread of disease. Thank you for your

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patience until our operations are again at full strength. May God bless you and your families!

To give to your parish go to diocesecc.org/giving or go to your parish website and search for online giving.

Virtual Cathedral Tour on social media

Join Msgr. Michael Howell on social media as he guides you on a virtual tour of Corpus Christi Cathedral. Msgr. Howell’s charismatic and energetic personality will take you to areas of the cathedral that you may have never seen before. You will learn about the roots of the Corpus Christi Cathedral, which is almost as old as the city itself.

In part one of the series, he will take you back to where the “parish” actually traces its founding as the “first” church in the 1850s to the 1880s where the actual “first” cathedral, St. Patrick Church was founded. Part two of the tour will cover the fire that led to the building of the present church and consecration in 1952. Tune in to part one of the series on May 30 at 10 a.m., which will be available on the Diocese of Corpus Christi and South Texas Catholic Facebook pages, YouTube and Vimeo. Part two of the tour begins on June 6 at 10 a.m.

The tour leads up to the Feast of Corpus Christi.