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This month gives us many reasons to smile and be joyful in the face of everything else that we're experiencing. Let's take a breath and reflect on anniversaries and the beginnings they remember. As a community we rejoice in thanksgiving for: The service of the Paulist Fathers (over 112 years) Our first meeting Fr. Chuck (ten years ago) Fr. Bob Scott, CSP + - his was a very good stop! (on the 8th anniversary of his death into new life) Our first meeting Fr. Rich (four years ago) Meeting Deacon Paolo (not quite a month ago)

This week, take a moment for reflection with Fr. Chuck as he recalls what he said as he first arrived at St. Austin.

Your vote matters! Please exercise the franchise and vote on Tuesday, July 14th. The polls are well organized with our health and safety as a clear priority. You'll be in out in no time - the ballot is brief - but your vote is KEY! Read more about this summer's important vote at our website's new On Voting page. There are links to information you'll need to know.

In the Just News today, read about the need for help and advocacy as children are scheduled for release from detention on the 17th. Please pray with us for families facing an impossible decision and, if you can, please do even more.

Dr. Ap shares a reflection from Mary Ann Seutermann at Busted Halo that explores the many reasons to celebrate that Ordinary Time provides. Among those reasons for celebration, the author sees Ordinary Time as sneaky and clever!

And there's no public speaking or performance involved! We need hospitality helpers at each of our Sunday Masses. You DO NOT have to be a member of our regular Hospitality Ministry to help, but you DO have to be EIM certified. This is open to ANYONE who is willing and able! Read more at Help Needed.

We'd like you to meet a trio of new sections on our website! Find them at Justice & Advocacy near the middle of the page.

Help Saint Louise House provide new school outfits for their almost 80 school-age children. Making a small gift to support these families in need is easy - read more at Help Needed on our website.

We had a great response to the Diapers and Baby Wipes Drive! Gabriel Project families needed these essential baby care items so much more this year. You made it possible for them to have one less expense to contend with during the pandemic.

You'll know what's coming up by checking in at Events on our website. What kind of events? Here are a few: GAP gatherings and the topic those 20 - 30 somethings will ponder as the month continues. Our communal Anointing of the Sick and blessing of prayer blankets will air July 13th at morning Mass (8 a.m.). Share a link to the Mass window with your family and friends who may be in need of healing. Also in Events you'll see a reminder of the online Ethics & Integrity in Ministry course for those due to renew their certification.

We're not trying to mess with you, but we did move Mass Intentions and the Request for Mass Intentions form into a new spot where we also posted our community's Prayer Intentions. Visit the new webpage and stop for a bit to pray by the light of a few virtual candles.

We've been given a great gift in the ministry of the Paulist Fathers who lead us to our ministry and mission with their charisms of evangelization, reconciliation, and ecumenism. Please join us in thanksgiving by praying the Anniversary Prayer on the home page of our parish website, at the bottom of the page.

Learn more about Paolo, with us at St. Austin's during the final days before his ordination. His is a uniquely American Story. Read his bio, watch videos, listen to podcasts, he'll even share a movie recommendation just right for this holiday weekend. We hope you'll enjoy getting to know him.Find it all on our website at: A Story of America.

Patriotism v. Nationalism, Fr. Chuck explores the virtue and the vice in his thoughts on our nation. We invite you to read what he has to say this Independence Day.

Your vote matters! With the pandemic, voting in the run-off elections has been extended to July 10th. Election day is July 14th. Read more about this summer's important vote at our website's new On Voting page. There are links to information you'll need to know.

Visit our Just News page - it's new! What will you find there? An update on our Summer of Advocacy through Education and more. Share your feedback with an email to Stewardship.

Also new is a webpage dedicated to bringing you updates from our Faith Formation program. In this week's news, a smile awaits those who click on the link in the title of the item on Children's Liturgy. This writer thinks it's a grand resource for the grandparents in our community and I'm looking forward to more!

And there's no public speaking or performance involved. We need hospitality helpers at each of our Sunday Masses. You DO NOT have to be a member of our regular Hospitality Ministry to help, but you DO have to be EIM certified. This is open to ANYONE who is willing and able!

The Knights of the Fr. Philip O'Hern Council, worked tirelessly on behalf of our parish and our greater community. Read all about their many 2020 accomplishments in the News section on their webpage, and learn about the very special Paulist for whom they are named.

As the University Catholic Center at the University of Texas transitions from the ministry of the Paulists to that of the Diocese of Austin, look back in time to its rich history in this edition of Adventures in the Archives.