St. Pius X Toledo

08/28/2026

Catholics and other Christians all around the world will be celebrating the Season of Creation during the month of September.

St. Pius X will have a special Mass For the Care of Creation on Thursday, September 3, at the 5:30pm Mass. Part of the focus of this Mass will be on the 2026 season’s theme of water. All are invited to participate in this event, sponsored by the Care for Creation committee.

Other Care for Creation events happening in September:

Ecumenical Season of Creation Celebration: Sun. Sept. 13, 4-6pm, Monroe Street United Methodist Church, 3613 Monroe St. in Toledo. Food, prayer, music, and a presentation by Sandy Bihn, Exec. Dir. of Lake Erie Waterkeeper. Sponsored by St. Martin de Porres parish in cooperation with Monroe Street United Methodist Church.

How homeowners can encourage clean waterways: Sept. 23, 7pm, St. Pius, presented by Sarah Williams, Senior Environmental Specialist, City of Toledo, Division of Environmental Services.

Creation Day is an official observance of the Catholic Church, celebrated on Sept 1 with Pope Leo's Creation Mass. Join the celebration.

08/26/2026

Collection is this Sunday. Thank you for your support!

08/21/2026

Today the 4th graders picked tomatoes 🍅 from our garden. The first graders picked green peppers and cucumbers and shared them with the school. The first graders also had a chance to sample eggplant.

08/21/2026

Happy feast day, St. Pius X!

St. Pius X, Pope, born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, was the first Pope elected in the 20th century. He came to the papal office in 1903 and died 11 years later in 1914, just as World War I was beginning.

He was born in 1835 at Riese, near Venice, and was one of eight children. His family was poor. He felt a calling to be a priest at a young age and was ordained in 1858. After 26 years, he was named bishop of Mantua, Italy, and in 1893, he became patriarch of Venice.

As Pope, he issued decrees making the age of First Holy Communion earlier (at the age of 7) and advocated frequent and even daily reception of the Eucharist. He promoted the reading of the Bible among laypeople, reformed the liturgy, promoted clear and simple homilies, and brought back Gregorian chant. He revised the Breviary, reorganized the curia, and initiated the codification of canon law.

He died in 1914 of natural causes reportedly aggravated by worries over the beginning of World War I.

St. Pius X, Pope was canonized by Pope Pius XII in 1954.
St. Pius X, Pope is the Patron Saint of first communicants; emigrants.

St. Pius X, pray for us ! 🙏

08/20/2026

Congratulations 🎊

08/19/2026

First day of school for preschool! Have a great year!

08/17/2026

Our 8th graders helped load our Helping Hands donations this morning.

08/17/2026

Something to share if you know a family with a 4th grader!

🎟️ Fourth graders can get a free family pass to all National Parks for a year.

🗻The Every Kid Outdoors program gives fourth graders and their families free access to over 2,000 federal parks, lands, and waters for an entire year. The pass is offered every year to fourth graders in the United States. No matter where you live in the U.S., you’re within two hours of an included site. Every Kid Outdoors was created so fourth graders and their families could discover our wildlife, resources, and history for free. The program chose fourth graders because research shows that kids ages nine to 11 are beginning to learn about the world around them. They’re open to new ideas, and they are likely to connect to nature and our history.

🕸️ Visit everykidoutdoors.gov to learn more!

08/16/2026

Today was our Parish Picnic. After celebrating Mass together, we gathered in the Family Life Center. We enjoyed delicious food and had a chance to meet with our new associate pastor, Fr. Shaju. Thank you to everyone who attended and a huge thank you to those who organized this event!

08/14/2026

Today we had our first House Group event. All the students are divided into 4 House Groups and participate in various activities throughout the year. Today we had our new students pop balloons to see which House Group they will join. Then everyone enjoyed a cool treat and played on the playground.