God has blessed Horseshoe Bay as a special place of His creation where His handiwork is visible to all. Founded in 1972 and under the care of the Paulist Fathers since 2009, people from all over the country enjoy prayerful reflection at our beautiful church and the Holy Spirit Chapel.
We, the community of St. Paul the Apostle Parish, aspire to express the Good News of Jesus Christ in today’s society. Through the Eucharistic liturgy, we gather for prayer and raise our hearts, minds and lives to God. Moved by the Holy Spirit, we seek to manifest God’s love for all.
Our Goals
To achieve this mission, and in concert with the Paulist Fathers, we focus ourselves on:
In addition to its stunning main church which was renovated and expanded in 2014, the complex also has a small Chapel of the Holy Spirit, an ecumenical library, and the Finn Family Life Center which was completed and dedicated in 2014. The Family Life Center has several meeting rooms, kitchen and is available to the community for meetings, weddings ,community meals and many other functions. The offices and the Priest's residence were also completed in 2014. All buildings are fully accessible to persons with disabilities.
Quilt Celebrates Fr Ruben's Cancer Journey
St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church parishioners gave their pastor, Fr. Ruben Patino, C.S.P., a pleasant surprise to mark the one year anniversary of the end of his cancer treatment.
At the close of 5:30 p.m. Mass Saturday, a group of parishioners presented him with a king-size quilt made up of “Rubenator” tee shirts and photos printed on fabric of versions of the famous Virgin of Guadalupe painting.
The “Rubenator” tee shirts were originally the idea of parishioner and Horseshoe Bay resident Charlie Fox, who is a cardiology nurse practitioner. “Things like these shirts are very helpful to patients who are going through extended, difficult treatment,” Ms. Fox said. “They serve to reassure patients that they are not alone and that there are many people who care about them and support them in their journey.”
The parish’s women’s organization, WWICS (Women Working in Community and Spirit) had the purple tee shirts created in the spring of 2019 shortly after Fr. Ruben started his cancer treatments. They were worn by members of both St. Paul’s and the broader Horseshoe Bay community to show support for him during his eight-month treatment for Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.
To make the quilt, several months ago WWICS members collected tee shirts from parishioners and sent them to quilt maker Janelle McDaniel, of Dallas, TX. Ms. McDaniel used the shirt fronts interspersed with fabric images of the Virgin of Guadalupe to create the front of the quilt. The back side of the quilt features a center section with the words of the Hail Mary prayer.
WWICS members Claudia Haydon and Debbie Frazier led the project.
Fr. Ruben has been cancer free since his treatments ended in November 2019.