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Thursday, May 19, was the 10th anniversary of the ordination of Fr. Rich Andre, our Associate Pastor, and his classmates, Fr. René Constanza and Fr. Tom Gibbons. Fr. Rich will preside and preach at all Masses this weekend as he concludes his time with us. Read his reflection on those six years and learn how we can support the Paulist ministry to St. Austin at Rich Thoughts.

We hope you’ll join us to thank Fr. Rich and send him off in high style at Sunday's celebration after the 11:30 Mass. The Farewell will be livestreamed. Members of the community have been hard at work planning every detail of the event - the fête will be one to remember.(1) Write Fr. Rich a note of blessing, thanksgiving, or farewell. If you took a card from the yellow folders in the pews, now's the time to bring it back. Please leave your note in the small wooden box at the St. Joseph altar. (2) Your presence will be a gift to him. Thank you for understanding, but he requested NO GIFTS. If you're a gift-giver, consider a donation on Fr. Rich's behalf to the Paulist Fathers or purchase gift cards, for use by our social justice ministries, from HEB or Target in denominations of $50 or less. Please note the gift card value and place in the Offertory basket at Mass.

Those social justice ministries include our Outreach program and our St. Vincent de Paul Society. This week we feature a moment of gratitude from a recipient of Outreach support and the origin story of the SVdP Society. Read both at JUSTNews.

As we look back to 1989 in this week’s article, we’re reminded that our patron saint’s feast day is coming soon - May 27. Learn about St. Augustine of Canterbury, Apostle to the English, and why our parish bears his name at Adventures in the Archives.

We’ve got development news to share, as anyone driving or walking near campus can tell you! We’ll start seeing the buildings rise up soon as the preparation of the foundations reaches ground level. Catch up with this week’s pictures and more at Construction Updates.

Enjoy the work of the volunteers of every age who gathered to create street art at the southwest corner of 21st at Guadalupe. With words, images of three holy women, and festoons of bright roses we let everyone passing know that we’re “bringing the love!” Sit across the street for the best view and sip a tall iced tea to get the best view of our Mural.

Do you engage with social media? To share news from the parish more efficiently, we needed to reset our presence on Facebook. You’ll find our daily Mass broadcasts there and all our other posts. We’ll run our messages on both FB pages as well as Instagram and Twitter. Please follow our new Facebook page, St. Austin Catholic Church.

While he won’t be with us in Texas, you can spend some time with Fr. Rich in 2023. He’ll be leading a pilgrimage from January 22 – February 2, to walk in the footsteps of Jesus. You’re invited to join the Holy Land Pilgrimage.

Faith Formation registration for 2022-2023 is open. Please read the letter carefully before registering at Pre-K – 12.

Our Summer Speaker Series offers opportunities for faith exploration and community building. Find details at Adult Faith Formation.

Over recent weeks you’ve given your time to stuff envelopes, paint the town, plan a party, keep our Easter flowers going, serve our neighbors in need, and more! We are grateful for your generous gifts of time and for your strong response to our Stewardship Appeal. Thank you for Giving.