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Rev. Larry Covington
Pastor
Rev. Hai Nguyen Associate Pastor
PARISH OFFICE HOURS
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil…………5 p.m.
Sunday...7:30, 9:00, 11:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
Weekday…………..11:30 a.m.
Reconciliation Saturday.…..4:00—4:45 p.m.
or by appointment
DIOCESE OF AUSTIN
May 5, 2019
Welcome to the Catholic Community of
St. Theresa Parish
CHRIST
is Risen!
St. Theresa • Austin, TX
Third Sunday of Easter
PARISH ACTIVITIES FOR THE WEEK
Sun, 5/5 KofC Breakfast Tacos, Family Center CORNERSTONE, 10:15 a.m. Family Center Catechesis Closing Assembly and May Crowning, 10:15 p.m. Choir Rehearsals, 8:30 and 10:30 a.m., Rm 11 Youth Chorale Rehearsal, 3:45 p.m., Rm 11 Beads for Our Teens Rosary, 6:15 p.m. Mon, 5/6 Divine Mercy Study, 10 a.m. Elmer Hall, 205 Cantate Chorister Choir Rehearsal, 3:15, Rm 11 Catechesis of Good Shepherd, 4 p.m., Rm 102 Rosary for Peace, 6 p.m., Chapel
Tues, 5/7 Genealogy Club, 9:30 a.m., Elmer Rm. 101 Caregiver Support Group, 10:30 a.m., Rm 201 Legion of Mary, 5:30 p.m., Elmer Hall, Rm 101 CONNECTIONS, 7 p.m., Family Center CROSSROADS, Young Adults, 7:30 p.m., for info email [email protected] Wed, 5/8 CATALYST, 6 a.m., Family Center Bridge Club, 12:30 p.m., Family Center Game Day, 1 p.m., Family Center Angel Choir, 5:30 p.m., Music Rm. 1 Cantate Chorister Choir, 5:30 p.m., Rm. 11 Hand Bell Choir, 6:30 p.m., Music Rm. 1 11:30 a.m. Choir, 7:00 p.m., church 9:00 a.m. Choir, 7:30 p.m., Music Room 11 St. Vincent de Paul Society, 7:00 p.m., Elmer Hall Rm. 201 Thurs, 5/9 Bible Study Corinthians, 9:15, Elmer Hall 202 School Art Show, 10 a.m., Family Center Grief’s Courageous Journey, 4 p.m., Rm 101 Confirmation Rehearsal, 7 p.m. church Knights of Columbus, 7:30 p.m., Rm 205 Fri, 5/10 STCS Talent Show, 10:45 a.m., gym Rummikub, 12 p.m., Family Center Confirmation, 7 p.m., Church Sat, 5/11 Music Rehearsal, 4 p.m., Music Rm. 11 Sun, 5/12 Choir Rehearsals, 8:30 and 10:30 a.m., Rm 11 Youth Chorale Rehearsal, 3:45 p.m., Rm 11 Beads for Our Teens Rosary, 6:15 p.m. Find the Parish Calendar at www.sttaustin.org
To schedule events email: [email protected]. Please include the date and time of your event, the facility requested and any special set up instructions.
MASS INTENTIONS & DAILY READINGS
Saturday, May 4 Acts 6:1-7 Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19 Jn 6:16-21
5:00 p.m.…………..…………….…Patrick and Ashley Colgan
Sunday, May 5 THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER
Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41 Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13 Rv 5:11-14 Jn 21:1-14
7:30 a.m………………………….……...……Mary Eckerman 9:00 a.m……………………….……Jennita Goodman Poston† 11:30 a.m………..Parishioners of St. Theresa Catholic Church 5:00 p.m……………………….………….…Dallars Kosarek †
Monday, May 6 Acts 6:8-15 Ps 119:23-24, 26-27, 29-30 Jn 6:22-29
11:30 a.m.………….…………………..........…Louis Mclain †
Tuesday, May 7 Acts 7:51-8:1a Ps 31:3cd-4, 6ab, 7b, 8a, 17, 21ab
Jn 6:30-35 11:30 a.m.….………………………..….….Donald E. Harley †
Wednesday, May 8 Acts 8:1b-8 Ps 66:1-3a, 4-7a Jn 6:35-40
11:30 a.m.………….………………………….Bud Schauerte †
Thursday, May 9
Acts 8:26-40 Ps 66:8-9, 16-17, 20 Jn 6:44-51 8:00 a.m……………………………….…Betty Otmar Bohac † 11:30 a.m…………………………………..…John Dohanich †
Friday, May 10 Saint Damian de Veuster, Priest
Acts 9:1-20 Ps 117:1b-2 Jn 6:52-59 11:30 a.m..…………..…………….……….....Kathie Tacquard 7:00 p.m. Confirmation Mass…………………………………..
Saturday, May 11 Acts 9:31-42 Ps 116:12-17 Jn 6:60-69
5:00 p.m.…………..………………..…Gary and Mary Durbin
Sunday, May 12 FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
Acts 13:14, 43-52 Ps 100:1-2, 3, 5 Rv 7:9, 14b-17 Jn 10:27-30
7:30 a.m……………………..…………………Walter Miller † 9:00 a.m……………………….……………Cecilia H. Henke† 11:30 a.m………..Parishioners of St. Theresa Catholic Church 5:00 p.m……………………….…..……Anna M. Thompson †
DEACON GEORGE RETIRING AFTER 41 YEARS OF MINISTRY All are invited to a reception in the Family Center, Sunday, May
19th after the 9 a.m. Mass to thank Deacon George Zacek for 19 years of ministering to us at St. Theresa. Please come wish him well in his retirement after 41 years of ministry as a deacon. Deacon George was first ordained in 1978 in the Diocese of Dallas where he worked as an electrical engineer for an aerospace
company. He moved to Austin in 2000 and was assigned to St. Theresa where his daughter, Andrea Beals, was a parishioner and his granddaughters attended STCS. His wife Kaybeth worked along side him in many ministries such as St. Vincent de Paul, Christian Family Movement and Marriage Preparation.
PLEASE PRAY FOR FATHER NEVILLE JANSZE Fr. Neville Jansze, our former Parochial Vicar, asks that you remember him in your prayers. Fr. Neville has been diagnosed with Liver Cancer and is receiving treatment near his home in Sri Lanka. Fortunately, neither he nor his relatives were harmed in the recent attacks on the Catholic Churches in Sri Lanka. Please pray for Fr. Neville's healing, and for the protection, and healing of the people of Sri Lanka. Thank you.
Congratulations to the 2nd Graders of the parish who received their First Communion at Masses on April 27th and May 4th. Thank you for your prayers for them. May they always hunger for the body and blood of Christ.
MORE THAN 80 TO BE CONFIRMED BY FATHER LARRY Please pray for our high school students who will be Confirmed by Fr. Larry on
Friday, May 10th. Please pray that they will always be open to the Holy Spirit.
PLEASE WELCOME EDDIE MUNIZ Please welcome Eduardo (Eddie) Muniz the newest member of our parish maintenance staff. Eddie recently arrived in Austin from New Jersey where he did home improvement and maintenance work.
REGISTER NOW FOR ST. THERESA MUSIC CAMP, JUNE 3-7 Send Forth Your Spirit: Receive, Reveal, Renew! MUSIC ALIVE! Sacred Music Camp is an awesome week for your children (and grandchildren) to learn music techniques, play instruments, create art projects, eat a 40-foot long ice cream sundae, enjoy pizza with new friends, and learn about their faith! Our campers learn about the Gifts of the Holy Spirit and deepen their understanding of the Mass and their faith. The early registration deadline for this affordable camp is May 15th! Register your children or grandchildren at this website: https://www.sttaustin.org/sacred-music-camp today!
Third Sunday of Easter May 5, 2019
STEWARDSHIP
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL
Would you like to honor the memory of a cherished loved one during Eastertide,
the season of resurrection? Contact the parish office to donate flowers.
Contribution Box Weekly Contribution Goal….$43,893 Contributions April 27-28…...$29,977 There are many ways to give at St. Theresa. To learn more about online giving, automatic bank withdrawals, texting to give and more see our website sttaustin.org/ways-to-give-1 or contact Geneva in the parish office. Thank you!
Thank you for contributing to the SVdP special collection each first
Sunday of the month.
BAPTISM is the gateway sacrament that incorporates us as the Body of Christ. Please contact the office for infor-mation about baptism class times for parents of infants as well as for adult baptisms. (No Baptism class
BAPTISM is the gateway sacrament that incorporates us as the Body of Christ. Please contact the office for information about baptism class times for parents of infants as well as for adult baptisms. MARRIAGE- Please call the office for an appointment at least six months in advance of the wedding date.
The Collection for the St. Vincent de Paul Society is taken up the 1st Sunday of each month and generates funds to provide some relief to the needy of Austin. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.
St. Theresa • Austin, TX
SENIOR ADULTS Our Senior Adult Ministry has many opportunities for fellowship, spiritual growth and support, service, and fun. Senior Adult activities include studies, interest groups, trips and table games. For more information on any of the activities listed below, contact Sr. Ann Pennington at (512) 451-5121 x1017 or [email protected].
SENIOR ADULT ACTIVITIES
Senior Adult Activities
Senior Adult Book Club
The Senior Adult Book Club will meet Monday May 13 at 10AM in the library in Elmer Hall. We will read The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah. Game Day Do you enjoy planning games like Canasta and Domi-nos? If so, come and participate in our Game Day which meets on Wednesdays from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. in the Family Center. Bridge Club Join us to play bridge any Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. in the Family Center. All levels of experience are wel-come! We are a social group and are happy to help those with questions. If you don’t wish to come every Wednesday, be sure to make the 2nd and 4hd Wednes-day when the most people come to play. Grief Support Group If you have lost a loved one or a dear friend, we invite you to join our parish grief support group which meets every Thursday from 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. in Elmer Hall, Rm. 102. For more information, contact Sr. Ann Pennington at 451 -5121 ext. 1017 or at [email protected].
Other Senior Adult activities include Genealogy Club, Bridge, Canasta, Game Day, and Caregiver Support Group. See the Senior Adult webpage for more information sttaustin.org/senior-adult-ministry or contact Sr. Ann Pennington at 512-451-5121 x 1017 Spiritual Support Visits
Sr. Ann Pennington, Minister of Senior Adults and Social Outreach, is available to visit our senior adult parishioners wherever they reside. To request a visit,
contact Sr. Ann at (512) 451-5121, [email protected].
LITURGY AND MUSIC
CELEBRATING THE 50 DAYS OF EASTER
Easter Sunday is the greatest of all Sundays, and Easter Time is the most important of all liturgical times. Easter is the celebration of the Lord's resurrection from the dead, culminating in his Ascension to the Father and sending of the Holy Spirit upon the Church. There are 50 days of Easter from the first Sunday to Pentecost. It is char-acterized, above all, by the joy of glorified life and the victory over death, expressed most fully in the great resounding cry of the Christian: Alleluia! All faith flows from faith in the resurrection: "If Christ has not been raised, then empty is our preaching; empty, too, is your faith." (1 Cor 15:14)
“WE LIVE IN AN EASTER WORLD” There were a number of requests for Fr. Larry’s Easter Sunday homily that relates how as Christians in our lives and in our faith, we move on from what appears to be destroyed, to what is saved because “we live in an Easter World.” Find a link to his Easter homily in the News section of our parish website homepage.
God of Justice, open our eyes to see you in the face of the poor. Open our ears to hear you in the cries of the exploited. Open our mouths to defend you in public squares as well as in private deeds. Remind us that what we do to the least ones, we do to you. Amen. -(USCCB) The Catechism and Social Justice)
CHRISTIAN SOCIAL AWARENESS
Third Sunday of Easter May 5, 2019
LIVING THE GOSPEL
Third Sunday of Easter In today’s Gospel, Jesus asks
Peter repeatedly, “Do you love me?” And when he answers “yes,” Jesus says, “Feed my lambs and sheep.” When we say “yes,” to loving Christ, we then commit to feeding his sheep and helping all those who hunger in mind, body and spirit. Can you think of a specific step you can take this week to feed others as Christ asks?
ST. THERESA CATHOLIC SCHOOL
Spaces are left for various grades for the 2019-2020 school year,
Apply through the Online Application portal at st-theresa.org.
CHILDREN’S MINISTRY
Adult Volunteers Needed: Adult station leaders and assistants, crew leaders and more are still needed for VBS, June 3-7, 9-Noon. Middle School and High School volunteers are welcome too. Find a role fit for you at the VBS web page sttaustin.org/vacation-bible-school .We can’t do VBS without adult volunteers! Thanks!
ATTENTION: GRADUATING SENIORS St. Theresa wishes to recognize and congratulate the graduating high school seniors of the parish at the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, May 26th with a reception following for graduates and their families. To participate, students or their parents must RSVP to Christine Chow at [email protected] by May 13th so that we will have enough seating and information to share about the graduate at the reception.
Please pray for our High School Confirmation Students who will be confirmed on Friday, May 10th
High School Youth Group meetings are now on break for the summer.
ADULT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
MLF CAMP, JUNE 24-28, STCC Space is still available June 24-28, at the Mobile Loaves and Fishes Camp at St. Theresa. Adult volunteers are needed for the camp to be in EIM compliance. This camp teaches
children how they can have a meaningful impact of the lives of the homeless in our community. 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. for grades 1-8. Youth and adult volunteers needed. Registration at www.mlfcamp.org.
This is love in action!
YOUTH MINISTRY
THANK YOU! TIME TO TURN IN RICE BOWLS Our community changed lives this Lent, and CRS Rice Bowl wants to say THANK YOU! Don’t forget to turn in your CRS Rice Bowl to either the school office or Elmer Hall room 104.
ON SUMMER BREAK Liturgy of the Word with Children is on break until October
Catechesis classes meet for the final time May 5th Catechesis of the Good Shepherd has its last class May 6
Have you added St. Theresa Catholic Church to your social media yet?
“Like” us on Facebook “Follow” us on Twitter
PreK-3 Registration now open
Little Flower Catholic Academy
STCS IS HOSTING SPORTS CAMPS THIS SUMMER:
Volleyball for rising 4-8th Grade girls is June 17-20, 9 a.m. –4 p.m.
Basketball for rising 4-8th Grade girls and boys, July 15-18, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
St. Theresa • Austin, TX
PARISH AND DIOCESAN NOTICES
ATTENTION: GRADUATING SENIORS St. Theresa wishes to recognize and congratulate the graduating high school seniors of the parish at the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, May 26th with a reception following for graduates and their families. To participate, students or their parents must RSVP to Christine Chow at [email protected] by May 13th so that we will have enough seating and some information to share about the graduate at the reception.
NEW DEACONS TO SPEAK AT CATALYST ON WEDNESDAY Deacons Keith Carter and Peter Barger will be the guest speakers at the final spring meeting of Catalyst Men’s Ministry this Wednesday, May 8th, from 6:00 a.m. to 7:20 a.m. They will speak about the call to the diaconate, discernment and formation as well as who a deacon is and what he does. Newcomers welcome!
ST. THERESA HOSTS HOSPICE PRESENTATION Please join us for a presentation on what hospice care is all about. Learn how it is in keeping with Catholic Church teachings on dying with dignity and how it can be a life-giving experience for patient and family alike. Come and hear from hospice professionals. This event is scheduled for Monday, June 3, from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. in the Family Center. Chaplain Debbie George will be the presenter.
NOTED AUTHOR PAULA D’ARCY SPEAKS ON GRIEF The Austin Center for Grief & Loss is honored to present Paula D'Arcy, noted author and spiritual retreat leader in the main sanctuary of St. Louis King of France Catholic Church, 7 p.m., May 13th. Paula will read from her most recent book Winter of the Heart: Finding Your Way through the Mystery of Grief (2018). She will share her intimate knowledge of loss and will also answer questions from the audience. Information and tickets at austingrief.org/pauladarcy.
ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS TO OUR PARISHIONERS A representative from the bulletin publisher, Liturgical Publications, will be in the parish office May 6-8. Please call the parish office, 512-451-5121, and ask for Tina Watson if you would like to sponsor our bulletin!
ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5TH GRADER? TUTORS NEEDED Foundation Communities is in need of a volunteer to serve with kindergarten through fifth grade students at one of their ten after-school learning centers around Austin, Monday through Friday between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. for two to three hours. Help our kids dream big and succeed in school by assisting them with their homework or leading fun enrichment activities. Volunteers must be at least 16 years old and clear a background check. For more information and an application form, access their website at https://foundcom.org.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS BREAKFAST TACOS
AFTER 7:30 AND 9 A.M. MASSES TODAY.
DIRECTORY Parish Office 512-451-5121
www.sttaustin.org
Pastor: Reverend Larry Covington
[email protected] Associate Pastor:
Reverend Hai Nguyen [email protected] Deacons:
• Tony Pynes, [email protected] • George Zacek, [email protected] • Keith Carter, [email protected] • Peter Barger, [email protected]
Chief Operating Officer: Chad Nusbaum, ext. 1071 [email protected] Financial Officer: Lisa McAdams, x 1014 [email protected] Business Office Assistant: Geneva Moore, x 1003
[email protected] Parish Secretary/Scheduling
Donna Henderson ext. 1002 [email protected]
Pastor Administrative Assistant Kari Cruz, x 1006
[email protected] Maintenance and Grounds:
John Lawrence [email protected]
Director of Liturgy: JD McQueen, x 1031 [email protected]
Director of Music Ministry Daniel Girardot, D.Min., 512-451-5132
[email protected] Senior Ministry/Social Outreach, Dir.:
Sister Ann Pennington, D.Min. ext. 1017 [email protected]
Communications/Bulletin/Events:
Linda Gockel, ext. 1009 [email protected]
Pastoral Associate for Evangelization and Catech-
esis: Marie Cehovin, MPM, ext. 1008
[email protected] Admin. Assistant for Evangelization
and Catechesis: Christine Chow, x 1104 [email protected] Director of Children’s Ministry: Beverly Riviello, ext. 1027 [email protected] Director of Youth Ministry: Liz Canney, ext. 1005 [email protected] School Office, 512-451-7105 President: Ann Walters, ext 1015 [email protected]
