When parking in our garage, bring your parking ticket into the Church to be validated. The validation machines are in the Narthex (Church lobby) and Ministry Center lobby. Validations are only available for St. Austin Masses and community events (parish and/or school) and are good for six hours from the time you enter the garage and pull your ticket.
Step Two - Validate Your Ticket
To validate your ticket follow the steps below. Photos around the devices in the Church provide instructions.
Hold the ticket horizontally with the QR code facing up and toward the machine.
Place the QR code two to three inches - in the Church, you'll find an orange tape to mark the best spot. Be sure your thumb isn't covering the QR code and that your ticket is under the scanner.
Hold steady and wait - watch for a green dot and listen for a beep. You'll KNOW you won when you see a green bar that reads, "Validation Successful".
Step Three - Exit
When at the garage gate box, look for the reader light window, then hold the ticket straight up with the QR code at the bottom.
Hold your ticket about an inch or two away from the window.
Watch for light beaming a red cross. Center the cross on your QR code. Be surt your thumb isn't covering the QR code.
Be still as you wait and watch for a green dot and listen for a beep. That's the indication that your ticket was read.
If you validated your ticket, the screen will thank you with a message and the gate should open.
If your ticket is not validated, a payment screen will appear with new instructions.
If you experience any issues, please press the Help Buttonon the lower right hand corner of the screen. A St. Austin staff member will help you.
The Gate Box
Step One -
Get A Ticket
Step Two -
Validate
Step Three -
Exit
Following Us on Social Media
A Move to Improve Connection
In our first Reading from the Acts of the Apostles (14:22) for the Fifth Sunday of Easter, we're told that “It is necessary for us to undergo many hardships to enter the kingdom of God.” So too has it been for us to enter the kingdom of Meta.
We're making a small change to our Facebook presence that will facilitate future social media communications. We've made sure that you'll be able to find weekday and Sunday Masses and other news and event announcements on what, over time, will become our primary page on Facebook.
We ask that you follow us at our new page, St. Austin Catholic Church. Here's a QR code to link you to our new page.
We'll make this transition slow and easy, over the next several months we'll post to both our old and new pages. As mentioned, we'll continue our Mass broadcasts from both pages. In time we hope that our migration of followers and friends will be complete and we'll leave our old page with thanks for having served us well.
This change marks a small step toward incremental improvement to our social media engagement. We'd love to hear from you if you have ideas for us to improve on this or any of our other communication platforms including our website and through our eNews. We appreciate the time you spend in learning what's going on in our community. We hope you'll let us know what you think, or if you'd like to contribute to our communication efforts in any way, by contacting Bulletin@StAustin.org.
Our New Parking Validation/Payment System
On System Installation - The New Rates
Room Reservations
Important to Know
We'll introduce our new calendar and reservation process are coming soon.
Several rooms on St. Austin's campus may be reserved for parish and school group meetings or events. All events are subject to approval. Note: Events hosted by school groups must be approved by the principal.
To reserve space complete the Reservation Request Form (link below). All requests must be submitted at least one week in advance. Last-minute reservations are discouraged. Any change to approved reservations must be made at least one business day in advance.
Community groups or individuals not associated with a ministry of St. Austin are welcome to contact us about holding meetings in our spaces. Your request will be considered based on available space and staff and on your organization's mission. A small fee to cover the cost of energy consumption and/or custodial services may apply.