St. Paul Catholic Church

St. Paul Mornings With Jesus (MWJ) Catholic Early Education is currently enrolling for the 2018-2019 school year! Children must be age 2 on September 1, 2018 to enroll for the new school year. For more information please contact Jen­nifer Monaco, Director of Children & Family Ministry at 512-420-4071, jmonaco@saintpaulaustin.org.

This area will be used for Mornings With Jesus updates and links.  The first link will be an online payment link.  Click below if you wish to pay tuition online.

Online Payments
Registration Form

Are you new to St. Paul parish?  Do you want to know more about us?  If so then send an email to our welcome ministry and we will be happy to help you anyway we can.

Our new email address is:
welcomeministry@saintpaulaustin.org

Join us on Saturday nights for Bingo at St. Paul Catholic Church.  Doors open at 6:00 pm and Bingo is from 7:17 to 9:00 pm.  For dates and times follow the link below.

Bingo Schedule

At its core, tithing is an acknowledgement that the gifts or talents we have were entrusted to us by God, and are intended to be used for His glory and to spread the gospel. Tithing allows parishes to meet day-to-day needs, allocate funds for emergencies and fund future projects. It is understood, that as a community of faith, we are to provide for the needs of the Church. Fr. Hector Vega recommends that we fulfill the needs by tithing 5% of our income to the parish, 4% to charities of our choice, and 1% to the Diocese.

Listed below are tithing guidelines that may help you in deciding your recommended weekly sacrifice to the parish.
 

Mary's presence at Holy Mass 

When we meditate on the gift our Lord gives us in the Holy Eucharist, it is important that we also take a look at Mary's presence at Holy Mass. Again, I would like to quote Catalina Rivas who was told by the Blessed Mother herself, "as you see, I am here all the time. People go on pilgrimages and look for My apparition sites, and that is good because of all the graces that they receive there. But during no apparition, nor in any other place am I present longer (over time) than at the Holy Mass. You will always find Me at the foot of the Altar where the Eucharist is celebrated. At the foot of the Tabernacle, I remain with the angels because I am always with Him." 

And my second source today is again the very inspirational book "In Sinu Jesu, When Heart speaks to Heart). Jesus Himself says: "Never fail to recognize the mysti­cal presence of My Mother in the Mass. She is there at your side. She rejoices in your distribution of the fruits of My redemption, and participates in it. The hands of every priest are, in some way, held in My Mother's hands. She acts with the priest. Her participation in the Holy Sacrifice renewed upon the altar is silent but efficacious. Her presence at the altar, though invisible, is real. My Church has long acknowl­edged the presence of my mother at every offering of My Holy Sacrifice, but it is now more than ever necessary that priests should deepen their awareness of this most precious gift. She is the Coredemptrix. Just as My Sacrifice is renewed mystically in every Mass, her offering, her participation in My offering, is also renewed. The priest who knows this and allows it to penetrate his heart will be graced with a holy fervor in every Mass he celebrates." (When Heart speaks to Heart, pg. 44) And this gift is of­fered to every one of us, too. 

Registration for the 2018-2019 school year is now open. Below are the links to the online forms.  Please note that there are forms and calendars for K-8, Special Sacraments and for High School. In addition to enrolling your child you can also pay online.

If you have any problems please contact Kristins Ciria for K-8 and Special Sacraments classes and Bob Dugas for High School.  They can be reached through the parish office at 512-280-4460.
 

K-8 Registration Form
K-8 Calendar

High School Registration Form
High School Calendar

St Paul's Back to School Event is Saturday, September 15, 2018. More details to come soon. If you don't have access to a computer and would like to register for religious educa­tion (kinder - 8th grade) in person, please at­tend our Back to School Event on September 15, 2018 since we will be accepting registra­tions in person on that day only.

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is a program under which the Church welcomes adults seeking any of the following sacra­ments of full communion in the Catholic faith: Baptism, Eucharist or Confirmation. Instruction and discernment sessions begin in Sep­tember and conclude with the Easter Vigil Mass. 

St Paul is offering a "meet and greet" on Tuesday, August 28th from 7-8pm for all adults interested in the RCIA program. If you have any questions feel free to contact Kristina Ciria at 512-420- 4070 or kciria@saintpaulaustin.org. 

We invite you to donate new, unused and gently-used items such as: ap­pliances, furniture, electronics, flat screen TVs, sports and outdoors equip­ment, home furnishings, accessories, guitars, musical instruments, CDs/DVDs, religious articles, tools, lawn and garden items, holiday decorations, gift cards, gift certificates or tickets to sporting events or concerts. Please no entertainment centers or tube/CRT televisions and no infant cribs or car seats for infants, tod­dlers or young children (liability consider­ations). When dropping off items, please designate "Silent Auction." If you have any items you would like to donate that are not listed above or have any ques­tions, please call or text Beverly Shep­herd (512) 312-0533. Thank you! 

The Golden Hearts will once again sponsor the Theme Baskets for our upcoming Fall Festival on October 19th & 20th. Sign-ups for the Theme Baskets will be after all masses - Saturday 5 pm, 8:30 am, 10:30 am & 12:30. Please stop by our Golden Heart table after Mass. We will provide the basket, wrapping, name tag and ribbon to make a basket. All donations are greatly appreciated! For more information refer to the parish bulletin ot Contact Brenda Hester at 512-415-4850 for more information.

August 29, 2018, a training session will be conducted for all current and new Extra Ordinary Ministers of Holy Communion (EMHC). We are in need of Extra Ordinary Ministers of Holy Communion. If you have received all your sacraments and would like to serve your Parish in this ministry, please come to this training session. You will learn duties of an EMHC and have the opportunity to grow in your faith through prayer and refection on the liturgy. The training will be in Grace Hall at 7 PM. 

The commissioning of new EMHC's and re-commissioning of current EMHC will occur September 1st 5:00 PM and 2nd 8:30 and 10:30 AM Masses. EMHC's are commissioned for a period of 2 years per requirements of the Diocese of Austin. You must also be current in the Ethics & Integrity (EIM) training. Work­shops for EIM are sponsored by the Diocese of Austin. 

If you have questions regarding this training, please email Hen­ry Casas at henrycasas@att.net. 

Join St. Paul Parish!

Our Welcome Ministry encourages you to join our parish.  What does parish membership offer?

Parish membership allows us to encounter Jesus.  Jesus promised us he would join us when we gather together - “For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” Matt 18:20

Parish membership offers us a spiritual family where we encounter fellowship and community..  St. Paul said “Therefore, encourage one another and build one another up, as indeed you do.” 1 Thes 5:11

Registration forms are available in the foyer.  We are blessed to have you join our St. Paul Family.