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We hope and pray this finds you well. Sharing this week's Triduum and Easter services, together while apart, will make this Holy Week a memorable one for years to come. The liturgies will be different, we're working very hard to make them meaningful. Click here for a video moment with Fathers Chuck and Rich to learn about our Holy Week and Easter liturgies, then join them in prayer.

Expect more changes going forward. Here is the latest. (1) Stations of the Cross have been canceled for the duration of Lent. (2) Soup Suppers are canceled for the duration of Lent. (3) Fr. Chuck's book discussion group has been postponed until after Easter. Dates TBD. (5) All EIM workshops currently scheduled through May 1 are now postponed. Check back for future updates.

Due to the uncertainty of who has been exposed to the coronavirus, and the long incubation time, EVERYONE is dispensed from the obligation to attend Mass this weekend and for the next several weeks. Pray from home. Fr Rich's and my homilies will be on line, and you can find the Sunday readings at www.usccb.org. Check our website for further details. Pray for our parish during this uncertain time. THANK YOU! Fr Chuck Kullmann, CSP

FLU AND VIRUS SEASON. Out of pastoral concern for the common good of the people of God during this flu and virus season, I asked our parishes to temporarily distribute Holy Communion in the hand, rather than on the tongue; to temporarily discontinue the distribution of the Precious Blood at Mass [be assured that the fullness of the Eucharist is present in the Body] and to remove holy water from stoups at church doors. I recognize that there will be local needs and protocols to be observed in light of this modification. Also, I have given pastors discretion to forgo holding hands during the Lord’s Prayer and to offer the Sign of Peace without handshaking, if that is best for their parish. Additionally, I ask that those who are ill to not attend Mass or religious education. Together, our efforts will certainly keep our parishes healthy but also assist our wider communities in protecting the common good of all people.

The Austin Marathon is this Sunday! The marathon route will travel up Guadalupe St. from MLK to 45th St. Download our traffic guide from High Five Events with a custom detour map for St. Austin!

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Bishop Joe and the Diocese of Austin ask you to prayerfully consider a gift to the Catholic Services Appeal, which supports the annual needs of the Diocese.

National Vocation Awareness Week is November 3-9.

Mass Times: 8 a.m., 10 a.m. with St. Austin School, and 7 p.m.

Check out this video to learn more about the Catholic Services Appeal! Our commitment weekend is Nov. 2-3.

Composed in honor of the bicentennial of the birth of Servant of God Isaac Hecker, our parish will pray this novena at Mass over nine weekends beginning Oct. 19-20.

Click here to read Bishop Vásquez' message and learn how you can help support the Westphalia community.

You can help bring hope to Catholic prisoners across the United States with the new Prisoner Prayer Program.

Pope Francis has recently amended church law mandating the reporting of crimes of sexual abuse. Bishop Joe Vasquez has written a letter to all of us on Pope Francis’ Motu proprio, Vos estis lux mundi.

Please take advantage of one of these opportunities to learn NEW INFO on our potential development project! Each info session should last about half an hour. Click for details!

A list of the Paulist Fathers who have abused children, or have been credibly accused of abuse, has been posted online.

Click here to read Fr. Chuck's update from our Jan. 6, 2019 bulletin.

St. Austin has begun our Encountering Christ campaign efforts! CLick here to learn more about this important Diocesan campaign.