St. Paul Catholic Church

Any ministry using the buildings for any function must first call the office to be scheduled on the calendar. No one is allowed to use any of the buildings on the campus without prior approval due to liability purposes. This includes all fundraisers as well. Please call the office for scheduling. Thank you. 

Religious Education registration has started.  If you would like to register and pay online please click on the links below for the grade your child is attending.  If you would like to register and pay in person we have setup two dates, August 18th and September 8th from 11 am to 2 pm in Grace Hall. 

You will not be able to register in the parish office this year.

We are looking forward to serving you and your child this year.
 

1-8th grade registration
1-8th grade class schedule in English
1-8th grade class schedule in Spanish

High School registration
High School class schedule

Do you want to know what is going on with the parish festival?  If so here is where you need to look.

We will have here links to upcoming events, festival needs, volunteers, and anything festival related.  Come back often to stay updated.

Volunteer Signup

We have a new page on our website for the ACTS community.  If you are intereted in getting to know more about this origization or want contact information follow the link below:

ACTS

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

We are in the process of redesigning this website. During this process some links may not work as expected. We apologize in advance for those problems.  If it is an issue that can’t wait please contact the front office and we will do our best to help you.  Please check back often for updates, new pictures and dedicated pages.

St. Paul in the Heights of Thirties 

Last weekend, particularly on Saturday, we celebrated the 30th anniversary of St. Paul. We had a great time together. The Mass, concelebrated by a few priests and deacon, lighting of the jubilee candle, the dedication of the sanctuary candle, symbolic kicking-off of the soccer ball, the big party in our parking ground with great food and live music, etc. gave us a great joy of being part of our lovely community of St. Paul. 

The bishop Joe Vasquez joined us in spirit and sent us a congratulatory message. 

I felt the togetherness of being called by God to be his people gathered to thank for the blessings of the past and to ask for the future graces. A banner that hangs at the entrance to the sanctuary reminds us that we have a shared history, a lived present, and an anticipated future forever guided by the Holy Trinity and the Blessed Mother. 

Last Saturday's celebration was just a kickoff. I am looking forward to having more during this one year. Let us celebrate a great jubilee! Turning 30 years is an occasion for us to ask for graces. I ask for three-fold graces for our community.

Bless us with vocations for religious life and dedicated stewards
Show us ways for our building projects 
Give us grace to live our mission statement 

Please join me in working out these petitions during this year that graces can be available for our entire community. May St. Paul intercede for us that we may contribute substantially in building up God's kingdom in and around St. Paul. 

The coming generation will appreciate all that we do today, because ii will be of their benefits. This is the way, I look at our sacrifices and contributions that we bring to the altar every Sunday, when we come for the Eucharist. 

This Sunday's readings give us an insight to our disposition. How much are we willing to give up that we are available for Jesus and parish? In the Gospel, Jesus asks us to let go of everything important and dear to us: family, friends, possessions, position and even our very selves. How far are we ready to find a new family in Jesus at SI. Paul? Each one of us invited to calculate the cost of discipleship. How radical it is to be a member of St. Paul parish! How do we live that out? 

August 31, 2019
 
Reverend Johnson Nellissery, ISP and Parishioners of St. Paul Catholic Church 

Dear Brothers and Sisters: 

I congratulate the priests and parishioners on the 30th anniversary of the founding of your great parish, St. Paul Catholic Church. May this year of commemoration be a lime to remember the sacrifices and examples of those who have come before you. I pray that it may also be a time to strengthen your faith in Jesus Christ as you look forward lo new blessings from God. 

Through the intercession of St. Paul, may you boldly proclaim Jesus Christ in all your works! 

Wishing you God's abundant blessings, I am 

Sincerely in Christ, 
Most Reverend Joe S. Vasquez, Bishop of Austin

The policy for bulletin submissions has always been by Monday at 5 pm. All that is submitted after 5 pm on Monday will not be included the week of the bulletin. The submission will then be included in the following weekend. We are receiving too many submissions after the deadline delaying submitting the bulletin to the printing company. Thank you for your cooperation. 

We will meet on Thursday, September 12th at 7 PM in classroom 5. We are in need of additional members. Commitment involves covering one mass per month to be available to assist new parishioners with the completion of a registration form and answer any questions they may have. Please consider joining us and attending the meeting or con­tact Karen Butler at butler_karen@sbcglobal.net or 512-799-6243. 

Religious education is a beautiful way in which children learn about Jesus, the sacraments, and the Catholic Faith. Without your help, we are unable to provide for all the children seeking further formation in their faith. We are in need of volunteers to teach k-8th grade religious education this upcoming year! Please prayerfully consider helping our program by offering your time and talent. English classes meet on Mondays from 6:00-7:00pm and Spanish classes meet Wednesdays from 5:30-6:30pm. For more information contact Kristina Ciria at kciria@saintpaulaustin.org or 512.420.4070. Thank you for your time and consideration!

We are also in need of young adults willing to assist with the high school religious education class on Wednesday's from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm.  If you are feeling called to help with this class please contact Bob Dugas at the email below.

Religious education registration is available online starting August 1st here on our St Paul Website. Classes begin the week of September 23rd. If you would prefer to register and pay in person, stop by on Sunday, September 8th anytime between 11:00am-2pm in Grace Hall. 

If you would like more information about specific classes please contact the following people:

Kristina Ciria (K-8 and RCIA): kciria@saintpaulaustin.org  
Bob Dugas (High School): bdugas@saintpaulaustin.org

We are looking forward to having you back or welcoming you to our programs.  

Adults and middle school/high school youth are needed to teach Children's Liturgy of the Word, as well as to assist with the supervision of the children during the weekend mass times. If you regularly attend mass with your children it could be a beautiful way to meditate on the Word of the Lord together as a family. Please con­sider helping as a volunteer this year! Contact Kristina Ciria for more information at kciria@saintpaulaustin.org or 512.420.4070. 

The Golden Hearts will once again sponsor the Theme Baskets for our up­coming Fall Festival on September 271h and September 28th• Thank you to everyone who signed up to make a Theme Basket for the Fall Festival. If you missed our Theme Basket sign-up and would like to make a Theme Basket for the Fall Festival, please email breebeach2003@yahoo.com or call Brenda Hester: 512-415 -4850. The Golden Hearts will provide the basket, wrapping, name tag and ribbon to make a basket. Thanking you in advance for your supporting the Fall Festival. Your donation is greatly appreciated!

We are asking for donations for the silent auction again this year for the Fall Festival. We are in need of new, unused and gently used items such as religious articles, crosses, small working appliances, small furniture, flat screen TVs, DVD and DVD players, radios, all working electronics, kitchen items, dishes, glassware, lamps, wall decorations, knick­knacks, hats, purses, real or costume jewelry, books, com­puters, printers, baby items, toys, board or video games, sporting equipment, tools, mowers, lawn furniture, yard art, coolers swing sets, Easter, Halloween or Christmas deco­rations, exercise equipment and luggage. 

When dropping off items at the church, please designate "Silent Auction." For more information, contact Beverly Shepherd at 512/312-0533. Thank you for your help.