The Parish Council will meet this Sunday at 12:00 noon in the Conference Room.
The parish monthly Pot Luck Supper will be on Thursday, November 10 at 6:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall. The Men’s Club will meet after the meal.
If you or someone you know in the parish is in need of assistance with food for Thanksgiving and/or Christmas please let the church office know.
The food collected during the months of November and December will be used for Parish families. Please be as generous as you can.
Altar Server Workshop for all current and new altar servers will be next Saturday, November 12th at 10:00 a.m. in the church.
Baptismal Preparation Class for parents and godparents will be on Thursday, November 17 at 6:30 p.m. in the Conference Room. Please call the church office to sign up for the class.
Lector and Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion Workshop will be on Saturday, Nov. 19 at 10:00 a.m. in the church. This is a required workshop for all current and new Lectors and Extraordinary Ministers. Guidelines and information for lectors and extraordinary ministers can be found on the parish website under the Liturgy heading.
Prison ministry
Online registration is now available for the statewide Criminal Justice Conference, Nov. 11-12, 2011. The Conference will focus on rehabilitation for the approximately 75,000 offenders released each year in Texas. To register online, visit the link below.
The link below is a list of the Holy Days of Obligation and Major Liturgical Feasts for the Diocese of Austin in 2011-2012. Beginning the first week of Advent, use Cycle B, Year II. Resource Documents
Catholics unable to participate in parish Mass because of illness, frailty, inclement weather or other circumstances find spiritual blessing through “My Sunday Mass” on television. Heart of the Nation, a nonprofit Catholic ministry, sponsors a national broadcast of Sunday Mass on the ION network, on Sunday at 8:30 a.m., which is available on Time Warner Cable, Dish and DirecTV. To request a free worship guide, visit the website linked below or call (855) 855-MASS (6277).
As we prepare to enter a more intense political season, it is important for us to take note that the Bishops of the U.S. have issued a new introduction to the document Faithful Citizenship. As the Bishop of the Diocese of Austin, I encourage our Catholic faithful to read this appropriate and timely document.