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.
 

Intercessory Prayer 

Not long ago a parishioner gave me a special gift, the book called "In Sinu Jesu, When heart speaks to heart", texts of Jesus speaking to a Benedictine monk. I'm using this book as a tremendously helpful inspiration for my adoration time. It gives me a deep inside into the thoughts of Jesus who always draws us immediately into a personal love for the Holy Trinity and to Mary, His dear Mother. 

Let me share with you a text about intercessory prayer. "Your prayer of intercession is pleasing to Me because it is an act of love. No act of love goes unrewarded, not in this life, nor in the next. Love calls to Love. Prayer is the expression of love; it engag­es with divine love and so, divine love - the love of My Heart for the Father and the Father's love for Me and the flame of unifying Love that is the Holy Spirit - descends into the soul of the one who prays. Thus does your soul possess heaven within itself, for heaven is the abode of Trinitarian love. 

It is My desire to see you pray always in this way. Allow yourself to be moved by love towards love, and so love will descend to you and take up its dwelling within you. Where love is present, all things are possible, for where love is, there am I, together with My Father and the Holy Spirit. You are indwelt by love. Believe this, and go for­ward in confidence and in peace." (Pg. 198) 

"Intercession for other souls is a work of love. It consists in placing oneself with Me before the Father, with a boundless trust in the merits of My Passion and in the wounds that I present to the Father on behalf of all who approach Him with confi­dence, through Me. 

I live in the Sacrament of My love as I live in heaven, in a ceaseless state of interces­sion for all who believe in Me and come to Me with the weight of life's burdens and sorrows. There is nothing that I will not do for the soul who approaches me with con­fidence." (Pg. 213) 

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Registration for Religious Education K-12 will be starting in a few weeks.  Online registration will begin the first week of August.  Please be aware some of the class times and dates have changed. It is our prayer that these changes will herlp assist the parish better.

Divine Mercy Corps would first like to thank those who do­nated I-shirts, caps, rosaries and prayer cards to the "little ministry of great mercy". We have been going out on the street once or twice a week to bring Jesus in the Divine Mercy to those who are surviving on the streets of Austin. We have met many people and many of them are happy to see us when we go back and visit again. We are committed to this work of mercy for it is what Jesus wants and our Loving Mother Mary is such a big part of what we do for the glory of God. We are still in need of bug repellent. We have been able to buy sunscreen, a little at a time and we are still taking tacos and water, and fresh fruit. For the next few weeks we would like to take ice cold watermelon, what a treat that will be for them in this hot weather. We need your help in buying them. If you would like to donate a water­melon or a small gift card to H.E.B., that would be a huge blessing. You may contact us by calling me or reach out to me on the ministry page of Facebook. We are at Divine Mercy Corps of Lubbock-Austin. And, as always anyone is welcome to ride with us. That would be a joy for us. Let us thank you ahead of time. DIVINE MERCY THE VIC­TORY IS ALREADY YOURS. Cynthia Ramirez 806 445-5443 

Thanks go out to all of our wonderful pa­rishioner's on picking up and even returning your Raffle Tickets. This is really important to our success for the Fall Festival. If you have sold tickets, please turn them in for a chance at the Early Bird Drawing. We are now accepting donations for our Raffle Priz­es. See the Raffle Ticket and see where you can help. Doesn't matter the amount, all donations will help. We have a need for two Chairperson positions. Secretary and Games Coordinator, both critical to our suc­cess. Please consider accepting one of these positions. We would like to add Com­mittee members as well. Stop by after Mass to discuss. Thank you!! Fall Festival Com­mittee 

Join us for a fun night at St. Paul's Fundraiser on Saturday, July 21, 2018 a "Tribute to Johnny Cash & Elvis Dinner". For more information con­tact Maggie: 512-626-7985 or Mary: 512-626-6138. Tickets will be sold or available after the Saturday 5 PM, Sunday 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM & 12:30 PM Masses. 

We still have some room for anyone interested in joining us! We fly from Austin to Mexico City and back from September 9-14, 2018, for the low cost of $1375! Father Johnson is our Spiritual Director and Gina Rollman is the Austin Coordinator. For a brochure that details the trip, contact Gina at ginarollman65@gmail.com. Muchas Gracias! 

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.