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The ONLINE version of our Liturgy of the Word with Children for Ascension Sunday is now available. Thanks so much to Monica and Matt Howeth, Jimmy Rose, and their children for making this for us to share!  Click the title of this article to access this week's edition. 

St. Catherine of Siena is seeking interested volunteers to join this ministry to help the parish make good use of technology in community building and worship. We are looking fo individuals willing to share their time and talent in the following areas: Livestreaming/webcasting, online meetings, video production and editing, audio mixing, equipment management and deployment. For more information, click the title of the article for additional information.

Our Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help will be held Thurs., May 14, through Fri., May 22. Please join us in this parish devotion! You may pray with us in person at Mass, via the livestream or in your own personal prayer time. Click on the title of this article to access the Novena page and download a copy of the prayer.

The ONLINE version of our Liturgy of the Word with Children for the 6th Sunday of Easter is now available. Thanks so much to Monica and Matt Howeth, Jimmy Rose, Connie Maastricht and their children for making this for us to share!

On Thursday, April 30, 2020, Bishop Joe Vasquez issued a decree authorizing the parishes of the Diocese to begin to offer Masses and Sacraments with the people of the parish present. The celebration of public Masses will resume under very restricted conditions beginning on Tuesday, May 5.  The Bishop has also given a dispensation from attending Mass to those over 65, those who have underlying health conditions or those who feel unsafe attending, and to those who live with persons in these circumstances. The arrangements we are about to announce are temporary. (Click the title of this article to read the full letter from Fr. Pat)

The ONLINE version of our Liturgy of the Word with Children for the 4th Sunday of Easter is now available. Thanks so much to Monica and Matt Howeth, Jimmy Rose, Connie Maastricht and their children for making this for us to share!

Due to COVID-19, we have cancelled our June 2020 VBS program.  However, the Team is working hard to come up with an alternative.  Please check back for more information as the situation changes.

The ONLINE version of our Liturgy of the Word with Children for the 3rd Sunday of Easter is now available. Thanks so much to Monica and Matt Howeth, Jimmy Rose, Connie Maastricht and their children for making this for us to share!

You can now sign up for Altar Flowers and the Sanctuary Lamp candles online. There are a few slots available for altar flowers. Donate flowers in memory of a loved one or a special occasion. You may also sign up to have a sanctuary lamp lit for a week in memory of a loved one or for a special intention. Your intentions will be included in the weekly bulletin.

Divine Mercy Sunday was established by Pope John Paul II in 2000. The feast, which falls on the Second Sunday of Easter, recognizes the abundant mercy that God offers to us. Please join us for an online Holy Hour at 3: 00 p.m. The hour will begin with the Exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament, followed by prayers and hymns, Adoration and reflection time, the Chaplet of Divine Mercy and Benediction. Access this event from the Watch Mass Live page.

The ONLINE version of our Liturgy of the Word with Children for Divine Mercy Sunday is now available. 20. Thanks so much to Monica and Matt Howeth, Jimmy Rose, Connie Maastricht and their children for making this for us to share!

To celebrate this season of Easter, our Family Faith Formation program has invited their families to pray the fourteen Stations of Resurrection together. Visit the Family Faith formation page to read these reflections.

Our Lenten journey with CRS Rice Bowl challenged us this Easter season to share what we have with our global family. Please hold on to your rice bowls. We will collect them at a later time. Thank you for your participation in this program.

This is the online version of our Liturgy of the Word with Children Palm Sunday for the community of St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church in Austin, Texas, USA.  Enjoy, and may God bless you!  Thank you to Miss Monica, Miss Connie, and Mr. Jimmy!

Dear parishioners, an email message is circulating pretending to be from me asking people for money because my brother has coronavirus. Another email is asking for you to contact me for an urgent matter. These emails or any others asking for money/response to an emergency are HOAXES. (check the senders email address, you will notice it is from a strange gmail account.) Please know that this is not from me, do not respond or click any links. Sincerely, Fr. Pat

Bishop Vasquez will celebrate the Easter Vigil at 8:40 p.m. tonight at St. Mary's Cathedral. The liturgy will be livestreamed on the Cathedral’s website: https://www.smcaustin.org/streaming-video-page.

Easter Masses will be broadcast live at the following times: 7:30 a.m. (Fr. Ray Pothireddy), 9:30 a.m. (Fr. Pat Coakley), and 11:30 a.m. (Fr. Lou Brusatti). You can access them from our "Watch Mass Live" page.

Join us for a live stream of a special presentation by Fr, Ray. He will be sharing a Lenten Reflection, "My Story: Our Mission in India." The broadcast will be available from our Watch Mass Live page at 7 p.m.

This is the online version of our Liturgy of the Word with Children on the 4th Sunday of Lent for the community of St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church in Austin, Texas, USA.  Enjoy, and may God bless you!  Thank you to Miss Monica, Miss Connie, and Mr. Jimmy!

Due to the Bishop’s Decree, we have cancelled the Easter Lily Memorials for this year. For those who have already contributed, we intend to purchase flowers to dress the Altar on Easter Sunday and will place the names of the loved one’s remembered with those flowers in the bulletin. Thank you.