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November 16th, 2014
33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time
St. Thomas More Catholic Church
10205 N FM 620, Ausn, TX 78726
MAIN: 512-258-1161 FAX: 512-258-8812 www.stmausn.org
From Our Pastor
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Matching last week’s call to know the oil of
your life, go deeper now. Your fuel is the gi,s
God gave you to spark the world into brilliant
colors-however this is seen. Do you have a
passion for something that you do not use? Be
bold! Step out and use your gi,s to help bring
forth the Kingdom of God. Be trained as a Lector or
Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion. Reach out as a
religious educaon catechist or youth ministry volunteer. Join a
choir or new commi:ee that brings you alive so you can bring
others to match your joy. Be steward of the talents given so
God may smile with pride at your love and creavity this week.
Blessings upon all of you - Fr. Isidore
Source: 2014 Sourcebook for Sundays, Seasons, and Weekdays
Upcoming Mass Readings
33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time (November 16th):
Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31; 1 Thes. 5:1-6; Ma:hew 25:14-30
Christ the King (November 23rd):
Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-17; 1 Cor. 15:20-26, 28; Ma:hew 25:31-46
For daily Mass Readings, please visit: www.usccb.org/nab/
Mass Inten(ons for the Week
5:00 p.m.
7:30 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
10:45 a.m.
12:30 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
Mon. Nov 17th
8:30 a.m.
Tues. Nov 18th
8:30 a.m.
Wed. Nov 19th
8:30 a.m.
6:30 p.m.
Thurs. Nov 20th 8:30 a.m.
Fri. Nov 21st
8:30 a.m.
Sat. Nov 22nd
5:00 p.m.
Sat. Nov 15th
Sun. Nov 16th
Helen Peterson
Mark Smith
Bernard Shannon
Dominga Obregon
P. C. Harry
Jose So(llo
Jeanne Walco2
Brian Michael Collins
Table of Contents
Prayers & Mass Intenons ..........page 2
Liturgy & Sacraments ..................page 3
Social Outreach ...........................page 4
Catholic Service Appeal ...............page 5
Community & Adult Faith ...........page 6
Religious Educaon .....................page 7
Pastoral Care ...............................page 8
Weekly Calendar & Prayer ..........page 9
Staﬀ Contact Informaon .........page 10
Prayer
Inten(ons
Anne Allen
Jim Babka
John Berkel
Barbara Easter
Robert Eyler
Jennifer Gary
David Hale
Theresa Harper
Anne2e Johnson
Judy Kirkconnel
Ron Kostelecky
Please pray for the spiritual, mental and
physical needs of our parish, especially for
those listed above were recently added to
our bullen prayer list. To add a Mass
Inten(on or someone to the Prayer List
please contact the Parish Oﬃce at 512Special Int. of Janis Gustofson
258-1161. Those on the bullen prayer
Special Int. of John & Carmen Peacher
list will be listed for 60 days in the
bullen and in our Prayer Intenon Book
Andrew Giﬀen
in the church.
Margarita Holicky
STM Prayer Line: There is a group of
Special Int. of Jim & Miriam Mulva
parish volunteers who take me to pray
Please note that due to unexpected circumstances where a priest for those who are suﬀering from physical,
is not available, a scheduled Mass may be a Communion Service mental or spiritual pain. They share a
instead. Mass (mes for other parishes (including those outside of prayer list through e-mail. To join this
the Aus(n Diocese) can be found at: www.mass(mes.org.
ministry, call Marisol at 512-689-0398.
Liturgical & Sacramental Ministries
Advent 2014
The season of Advent begins on Sunday, November
30th. We will be oﬀering both printed and online
materials to help you and your family prepare for
Christmas. Our Advent Newsle:er will be available in
the November 23rd bullen.
A2en(on Liturgical Ministers: the new serving cycle
will begin on the weekend of December 6th & 7th
and NOT on the ﬁrst weekend of Advent. If you
haven’t done so yet, please sign up for the new cycle
through the Liturgical Database. Also, there will be a
Commissioning of all Liturgical Ministers in January.
Advent Giving Trees
YES, the (me is approaching for
our annual Advent Giving Tree.
Each year our parish community
has been very generous with the
annual Advent Giving Tree. This is
an opportunity for us to reach
out to the working poor. In 2013
STM parishioners supported over 10 non-proﬁt
organizaons, as well as individuals & families from St
Thomas More. Beginning the weekend of November
29th & 30th gi, request tags from the non-proﬁts will
be on the trees in the church. Thank you from the
Advent Giving Tree Commi:ee.
Bap(sm for Children
Our parish has a two step process designed to help
parents understand the sacrament of bapsm and to
support them in their role of helping their child to
fully live the gi,s received in bapsm. Bapsms are
celebrated each Sunday at 2:00 p.m.
Step One: Parents must meet with one of our clergy.
To schedule an appointment, please contact Theresa
Roberge at the parish oﬃce at 512-258-1161 or
theresa@stmausn.org.
Step Two: Both parents and godparents a:end a
Bapsm Class. Classes are held at STM on the ﬁrst
Sunday of each month at 2:00 p.m. Parents can
schedule a me to parcipate in the class during their
meeng with a priest or deacon.
Thanksgiving Eve Mass
Please join us as we take the
opportunity to prayerfully give
thanks for all of our blessings at
a special Thanksgiving Eve Mass
on Wednesday, November 26th
at 7:00 p.m. Reconciliaon will
be available following the Mass.
Please note that there will be NO Wednesday 6:30
p.m. Mass this day and NO 8:30 a.m. Masses on
November 27th & 28th.
Memorial Walls
Once again we have Memorial Walls in the back of
the church during November. You are welcome to
add the names and/or photos (non-returnable) of
deceased family and friends to our walls to be prayed
for by our St. Thomas More faith family.
Social Outreach
Coordinator: Theresa Stephens
512-258-1161, ext. 256
The St. Thomas More Men’s Club will
once again be Smoking Turkeys for
Thanksgiving. All proceeds will be donated equally to the Mobile Loaves
and Fishes Ministry and Eagle’s Wings
Retreat Center.
• The cost is $20.00 per turkey.
• The opmal size bird is between 12lbs. and 18lbs.
• Please bring your FULLY THAWED turkey to the Parish Acvity Center on November 26th between 4:00
and 8:00 p.m. A thawing guide is available online at:
www.foodsafety.gov/keep/charts/turkeythawingchart.html
• Your fully smoked bird must be picked up between
6:00 and 9:00 a.m. on Thanksgiving morning.
For further informa(on, please contact Randy
McFadden
at
512-970-4181
or
rmcfadden@ausn.rr.com OR Ken Flynn at 512-748-8557 or
ken.ﬂynn@us.schindler.com.
Catholic Chari(es
Every day Catholic Chari*es of Central
Texas
is
caring
for
children,
strengthening families and welcoming
the stranger through its many
programs. Learn more about the
mission of Catholic Charies of Central
Texas and ﬁnd out how to get involved during FREE
semimonthly CC101 Lunch-and-Learn Sessions.
Upcoming dates are November 19th. For more
informaon, please visit: ww.ccctx.org/cc101, or
contact Annie Chavez, CCCTX Associate Director of
Development,
at
512-651-6118
or
anniechavez@ccctx.org.
December Blood Drive
In this season of giving, please consider giving the gi,
of life and donate blood. For our next drive in
December, we will have a holiday raﬄe. If you have
quesons about eligibility, call the Blood Center at
512-206-1108.
Our next Blood Drive will be held on Saturday,
December 13th in the Family Center. Sign up at the
donor tables a,er all weekend Masses on November
29th & 30th and December 6th & 7th. To sign up
online, please visit: www.stmausn.org/blood-drive-linesignup.
tstephens@stmaus(n.org
The annual St. Vincent de Paul Food Drive is here!
We will be distribung grocery bags to our
parishioners for them to contribute food items that
will be distributed to needy families at Thanksgiving.
Bags will be available a,er all weekend Masses on
November 15th &16th. Bags can be returned to the
church on November 15th & 16th and 22nd & 23rd.
We will be distribung the food to the needy on
November 23rd if you would like to help. Stop by the
PAC between 6:00 a.m. and Noon!
If you didn’t get a bag, you can
bring in the following food
items: canned peas, green
beans, corn, baked beans,
yams, fruit, cranberry sauce,
evaporated milk, soup, jelly,
jam, peanut bu:er, stuﬃng
mix, instant potatoes, jello, noodles, spagheT, cereal,
rice, pie ﬁlling, marshmallows, and sauces for pasta.
MLF Thanksgiving Dinner
Each Thanksgiving the STM Mobile
Loaves & Fishes Ministry provides an
opportunity for parishioners to share
their own family recipes and
tradions with area families in need.
We lovingly prepare 60 “home-cooked” meals that
include a turkey, stuﬃng, holiday side dishes, dessert
and more. We are in need of various home-cooked
meals and volunteers to pack and deliver meals to
families. To volunteer or donate, sign up at: h:p://
ml,hanksgiving.weebly.com/. For more informaon,
please
contact
Monica
Zavala
at
Monicasmile08@gmail.com.
This is a great opportunity to gather as a family, with
friends or as a ministry to share your "home
cooked" recipes with those in need. “Wherever two or
more are gathered in my name, there I am with
them.” - Ma:hew 18:20
A blessed thank you to everyone who gave a gi, this past
weekend to the Catholic Services Appeal. Our parish goal is
100% parcipaon. Each and every person’s gi, is important.
For those who have not made a pledge, please join us in supporng the vital programs and services throughout the Diocese of Ausn from which you and this parish beneﬁt.
DID YOU KNOW that using a CSA envelope (and giving your
name and address) versus an anonymous cash donaon will:
• Get your name OFF the follow-up mailing and call list from
the Ausn Diocese asking for your parcipaon.
• Help our parish by idenfying how many families parcipate in CSA.
• Allows you to receive a le:er from the diocese in early 2015
with your 2014 contribuons to use for your tax return.
There are many ways to parcipate:
• Fill out the CSA card that was mailed to your home and mail
it to the Ausn Diocese.
• Fill out the CSA card mailed to your home and return it to
the church or parish oﬃces.
• Fill out a CSA card that is available in the church or parish
oﬃces.
• Contribute online at: h:p://www.ausndiocese.org/csa.
When you ﬁll out a CSA card you can:
• Make a one-me ﬁnancial donaon and pay with a cash,
check or credit card.
• Make a ﬁnancial pledge to pay later.
• Write a prayer pledge on the card for the success of the
2014 CSA campaign. If you can’t give ﬁnancially at this me,
then your prayers are encouraged!
We would also like to give special thanks to the following
couples who spoke at Mass about their CSA commitment:
Patrick & Linda Bohrer, Thomas & Amy Fu2rell, Dan & Mary
Kubala, and Chris & Michelle Williston.
Thank You!
K of C Holiday Nut Sale
The STM Staﬀ would like to extend a grateful thank
you to the Heyl Family for two recent gi,s that they
have given to our parish. One was the beauful
orchids that were behind the Altar on the weekend of
November 1st and 2nd. They helped make All Souls
Day a beauful celebraon. The second was the
gravel that was laid to cover the dirt road leading to
the Chelsea House. This will make the road a
smoother ride and much, much less dusty.
It’s me again for our Knights of Columbus to go
Knuts with their annual sales of various nuts for your
holiday cooking, baking and snack needs. The Knights
will be selling pecans, pralines, almonds, walnuts,
cashews, pistachios, chocolate-covered cherries, and
other specialty items outside Masses every weekend
up unl Christmas except for Thanksgiving weekend
and the 1st weekend in December. All proceeds will
go to support our seminarians and other charitable
causes.
Adult Faith Forma(on
Director: Dawn Rouen
512-258-1944, ext. 235
dawn@stmaus(n.org
Our parish welcomes the newly registered members
of our community who have joined out parish in
October and November. We are happy to have you be
part of our parish family!
Daniel & Nancy Bedolla, Greg & Robyn Booth, Gina
Chauvel, Rameel & Agnieszka Connor, Soledad
Dagnino, Hugh Doyle, Yaw & Ka(e Fellin, Jonathan &
Vielka Garriss, John & Melissa Hedges, Britanny
Mejorado, Sarah Mouer, Linda Nguyen, Andrew &
Jenny Reese, Jason & Patricia Rojas, Abel & Alba
Torres, Eduardo & Soﬁa Tribaldo, William Wagner,
Ray & Liana Young.
Reflection
Believing and Belonging: Why we need the
Church
“They devoted themselves to the teaching of the apostles
and to the communal life, to the breaking of the bread and
to prayers… All who believed were together… Every day
they devoted themselves to meeng together” - Acts 2:4246
The sign of the early Chrisans was love for one another.
They recognized that they needed support to walk the
Chrisan life and were commi:ed to being that support
for each other.
How are you supported by your community of faith?
How are you support for others in our community?
For full reﬂecons visit: stmausn.org/reencounter-christ-reﬂecons.
Basic Catholic Teachings
Parish Registra(on Event
Whether you’re NEW to St. Thomas More or have
been here awhile, we invite you to formally register in
the parish at the next Welcome and Registraon
Event. It lasts about one hour and light refreshments
are served.
Got quesons about what we believe as Catholics?
Want a refresher? Basic Catholic Teachings is for you!
Our fall sessions meet on Wednesdays from 7:00 to
9:00 p.m. in Brennan Auditorium. For more
informaon, please visit our webpage at:
www.stmausn.org/basic-catholic-teachings-0.
Mark your calendar for January 11th or March 1st at
12:30 p.m. in the Parish Acvity Center.
To RSVP or for more informa(on, please contact the
parish oﬃce at 512-258-1161. Child care is provided.
Please see page 10 for details.
Please join our community in the Family Center for
Coﬀee & Donuts following our morning Masses.
Please note that there will be no Coﬀee & Donuts on
Sunday, November 30th.
Don’t let our donuts run
out. We need a NEW
LEADER for the Coﬀee &
Donuts Ministry. If you are
interested, please contact
Joe
Steichen
at
steico6@yahoo.com.
Interested in Becoming Catholic?
Are you interested in ﬁnding out more about how
Catholics live their faith? The Rite of Chris(an
Ini(a(on of Adults (RCIA) is a process to explore
these and other faith issues for those who may be
considering becoming a Catholic. You can start this
process any me during the year. For more details,
contact Debra at 512-258-1161, ext. 214.
MOSAiC Mom’s Night Out
The Mothers of School-Aged Children (MOSAiC)
Ministry invites mothers to a Mom’s Night Out at
Pain*ng With a Twist on Tuesday, November 18th.
For more informaon, please contact Maida Ference
at maihi824@a:.net.
Religious Educa(on
RE Director: Cynthia Jordan
512-258-1944, ext. 222
cynthia@stmaus(n.org
Teen Conﬁrma(on
Santa’s Workshop
A Makeup Conﬁrma(on Orienta(on Session will be
on Sunday, November 16th in Brennan Auditorium at
4:00 p.m. The Conﬁrma*on teen and a parent must
a5end. Requirements for Conﬁrma(on are:
Need to ﬁnish up some
shopping? Need some
quiet *me? A movie? A
special lunch? RE wants
to
help
you.
On
Saturday, December 6th
the Middle Schoolers of
STM are hosng Santa’s
Workshop for children
ages 4 to 7 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the RE
building. We will have games, holiday cra,s, visit with
Santa, snacks, a movie and lots of fun! The cost is
only $10. For more informaon, please contact the RE
Oﬃce.
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•
•
•
Child a:ended 8th grade RE or Life Teen last year.
Child a:ends Sunday Mass on a weekly basis.
Child is registered in Life Teen program.
RE has a copy of the child’s Bapsmal cerﬁcate.
For more informaon, please contact Cynthia Jordan.
Life Teen (grades 9-12)
Coordinator: Logan Mayes 512-258-1944 ext. 226
E-mail – logan@stmausn.org
Wow, What a Great Retreat Weekend! It was
amazing to get to spend me with each of you and
together grow closer in Christ. Thank you for going
and for leTng yourselves be open to what God,
Jesus, and the Holy Spirit have for each of you. I
pray that you connue to allow yourselves to be
open and to each day choose to lay a solid
foundaon in Christ. A big thanks to all our parents
and teens who came up and helped prep, cook, and
serve food. You guys did an awesome job!
• Mexico Service Project: Teens and parents, we have
been asked to help out the families of Nuevo Laredo
who live in the colonias, which are extremely poor,
this Christmas. We have been asked to gather
hygiene
products,
toothpaste,
toothbrush,
shampoo, deodorant, bars of soap, body loon, and
a box of candy canes. You can bring these items to
Life Teen and we will collect and sort them.
•
EIM Workshops
This workshop is a requirement for cerﬁcaon in
the Ethics & Integrity in Ministry (EIM) program
required by the Ausn Diocese. EIM Cerﬁcaon is
required for all RE teachers and a refresher course
must be taken every 3 years.
A REFRESHER Workshop will be in Brennan
Auditorium on Tuesday, November 18th from 7:00
to 8:00 p.m.
To register for an EIM workshop,
visit:
www.eappsdb.com/Login.asp?ORGZ_KEY=4. Log in to
your EIM account to ﬁnd the schedule of EIM
workshops and to sign up; the sign up process is
explained once you access your EIM account. If you
need help, please call Debra at 512-258-1161.
Middle School (grades 6-8)
Coordinator: Andrea Cochran 512-258-1944
ext. 226
E-mail – andrea@stmausn.org
Teacher Needed: We are in need of a 6th grade
teacher for our 5:00 p.m. Sunday class. Please
contact Andrea if you can help.
• We need a name for our program. Have an idea
rolling in your brain? Submit your entry for a chance
of winning a prize plus bragging rights.
•
Upcoming Events at Eagle’s
Wings Retreat Center
“unBEARable Fun Run” on December
6th: Join us for our ﬁrst annual 5K Fun
Run for all ages. We will start at 9:30
a.m. Walk or run our 5K trail with fun
pit stops. Olympic Silver Medalist Leo
Manzano will speak and run with the
parcipants. Prizes and an a,er party
will round out the morning. You also
have the opportunity to sponsor Msgr. Elmer
Holtman. The early registraon fee (before
November 15th) is $35. For more informaon,
please visit www.unbearablefunrun.weebly.com.
• “Advent Family Retreat” on December 13th &
14th: Step away from the hubbub of Christmas
preparaons. Come join us as a family and
experience Advent reﬂecons, prayer, music, fun
acvies and Main Street Bethlehem in Burnet.
Singles and grandparents welcome. The price varies
on family size (includes meals and materials). The
presenter is Judy Hoelscher; gi,ed retreat
facilitator, musician and hospice Chaplin.
•
Pastoral Care
Coordinator: Theresa Stephens
512-258-1161, ext. 256
tstephens@stmaus(n.org
Catholic Social
Teaching Corner
33rd Sunday of Ord. Time
We all want to be considered God’s good and faithful
servants and God gives us all we need to be his disciples: Sacraments and their grace, God’s word and a
community of faith. What we need to do is to risk
pouring out our lives as Jesus did and not clinging to
our life and gi,s out of fear. We can do this by giving
our lives away and learning that so much more is given when we spend ourselves in God’s service to others. If you don’t believe this, ask someone who has
served in a ministry to others like the Society of St.
Vincent de Paul, Communion ministry to the sick, prison ministry, pro-life ministry or any other in your parish. They will report the rich rewards they receive.
? Struggling ?
Prayer Blankets
Do you have a family member, friend or neighbor who
needs prayers? Why not request a Prayer Blanket!
These blankets are made by parishioners and blessed
by one of our priests. These are intended for persons
struggling with physical, emoonal or spiritual illness.
For more informa(on, please contact Frankie Wright
at 512-258-5216.
Become a Stephen Minister
Stephen Ministers are laypeople trained to provide
one-to-one care to people experiencing a diﬃcult
me in life, such as grief, divorce, job loss, serious
illness, relocaon, or separaon due to military
deployment.
If you or someone you know would like to learn
more about becoming a Stephen Minister, please
contact Vicki Mastrodicasa at 512-592-2608.
These Ministries Can HELP
Contact
Eileen
512-507-9563
YourStephenMinistry@gmail.com
Dealing with a diﬃcult life transion?
The Stephen Ministry pairs you with a person trained in conﬁdenal listening to
help walk with you through those signiﬁcant transion mes in your life. If you or
someone you know is hurng, feeling forgo:en then they can beneﬁt from a compassionate and spiritual support of a Stephen Minister.
Do you have a need
for counsel?
The Family Counseling and Family Life Oﬃce of the Diocese of Ausn oﬀer coun- Bri2any Holan
512-949-2494,
seling for children, adolescents, and adults.
bri:any-holan@
ausndiocese.org
Our New Adventures Respite Program provides acvies for people with any Anne Rodriguez
Are you a caregiver
form of demena and meets weekly on Wednesday starng at 10:00 a.m. in the Par- 512-918-8580
for someone with de- ish Acvity Center.
mena?
Dana Brown
512-750-2221
dbrown74@
ausn.rr.com
Out of work?
Come to an upcoming Job Seekers meeng. The mission of Job Seekers is to ﬁnd
GOD in our job search and be a landing place oﬀering fellowship, networking and support to each other. Our ministry meengs are on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Thursday evenings from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in Room #104.
Can’t pay your bills?
Contact the St. Vincent de Paul Society (SVdP) at our parish. SVdP is a worldwide STM Oﬃce
512-258-1161
Volunteer Catholic Lay Organizaon, which visits poor and needy in their homes.
Need help with preparing meals?
Contact our Good Samaritan Meal Ministry. They have an amazing team of ready 480-788-6325
and willing volunteers for parishioners who are temporarily unable to cook due to stmcooks@
gmail.com
injury or illness.
Struggling with an
addicon?
Contact ADAM (Alcohol and Drug Assistance Ministry). All calls are ABSOLUTELY
CONFIDENTIAL. At our parish Alcoholics Anonymous meengs are held on Mondays and Fridays at 7:00 p.m. in the Chelsea House. Al-Anon meengs are held Mondays from Noon to 1:00 p.m. at the Chelsea House. The Al-Anon Informa*on Center
can be called from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday.
ADAM
866-203-4087
Al-Anon Info.
Center
512-441-8591
Schedule of Parish Events
for the upcoming Week
Prayer & Spirituality
The schedule below lists events that all parishioners are
generally invited to. For a more complete schedule,
including ministry team meengs and ongoing events,
please contact your ministry leader, use our online space
calendar at h:p://reservaons.stmausn.org/ or view
the outdoor bullen boards on campus. To reserve your
parish event, contact Debra Lohrstorfer at 512-2581161, ext. 214 or debra@stmausn.org.
Event Name................................ Time ..................... Loca(on
Sunday, Nov. 16th—33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Coﬀee & Donuts ........................ 8:00 am to Noon.. Family Center
Holisc Touch.............................. 9:30 am to 12:30 pm .. Fisher Hs
RCIA Sessions (CC) ...................... 9:30 to 11:30 am ..... Life House
Bapsms ...................................... 2:00 to 3:00 pm ............Church
Conﬁrmaon Orientaon Mtg. 4:00 to 5:00 pm ... Brennan Aud.
Monday, Nov. 17th
Prayer & Life Workshop ............ 7:00 to 9:00 pm ...... Room #213
St. Vincent de Paul Society........ 7:00 to 9:00 pm ....... Life House
Tuesday, Nov. 18th
Men’s Scripture Share ............... 6:30 to 7:15 am ....... STM Room
Holis(c Touch
Financial Peace University (CC) ..... 6:45 to 8:30 pm ...... Room #213
Contemplave Prayer ................ 7:00 to 8:30 pm ..... STM Library
EIM Refresher Workshop. ......... 7:00 to 8:00 pm ... Brennan Aud.
Rosary Prayer Group .................. 7:00 to 8:00 pm .......STM Room
Wednesday, Nov. 19th
New Adventures Respite ........... 10:00 am to 2:00 pm ........ PAC
Men’s Club Meeng ................... 6:30 to 9:00 pm ............... PAC
Basic Catholic Teachings............ 7:00 to 9:00 pm ....... Life House
Finance Commi:ee Mtg. ........... 7:00 to 9:00 pm .. Pastoral Oﬃce
Knights of Columbus .................. 7:30 to 9:30 pm ... Family Center
Thursday, Nov. 20th
“That Man is You” Men’s Group ... 6:00 to 7:30 am ............... PAC
STM Job Seekers ......................... 7:00 to 8:30 pm ...... Room #105
(CC) - Child care available—see page 10 for details.
STM GiS Shop News
Advent is right around corner. Come see
our selecon of advent taper candle
sizes, advent wreaths & calendars,
navies, assorted Christmas including
ornaments, cups, statues, and many
more. Select gi, items are on sale.
Our normal hours are Tuesday to Thursday from 9:00
a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and before and a,er all weekend
Masses. We will be CLOSED on November 26th &
27th.
We are looking for volunteers to help enhance our
webpage. If you have any quesons or would like to
volunteer, please contact Antone2e Haecker at 512250-1477 or gi,shop@stmausn.org.
Holisc Touch is 20 minutes of peace-ﬁlled quiet and
is one way to slow down and feel the loving presence
of the Lord. It is oﬀered monthly to parish members
and those in need of healing prayers.
Our next oﬀering will be Sunday, November 16th
from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Fisher House.
For more informa(on, please contact Tina Jude at
512-255-7625 or Barb Brenny at 512-331-9346.
Trip to the Schoensta2 Shrine
Mary Mallinger is organizing a trip to the new
Schoensta: Marian Shrine in Ausn on Saturday,
November 22nd. The group will meet at STM and
caravan to the shrine. Once at the shrine, the group
will pray a living rosary.
To RSVP or more details, pleas contact Mary at 512
-258-0717 or 512-826-0005.
For more details about the shrine, please visit:
www.ausndiocese.org/arcle/14901/ausn%E2%
80%99s-schoensta:-shrine-now-open.
Stretching Towards Christ
Join us for a spiritual pracce that encourages
listening to your body along with gentle movements
that focus on ﬂexibility and balance. Stretching
Toward Christ (STC) is normally oﬀered on Tuesday &
Thursday mornings from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. in Room
213. Please note that STC will NOT be oﬀered on
November 18th and 20th. It will resume on
November 25th, but not meet on November 27th.
For more informa(on, contact Regina Moser at 512258-3723 or stretchingtowardchrist@gmail.com.
Eucharis(c Adora(on
Exposion and Adoraon of the
Blessed Sacrament is every day of
the week from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00
p.m. in the Fisher House. To sign
up for an Adoraon me, please
visit
the
parish
Adoraon
webpage at: www.stmausn.org/adore.
“Where your treasure is,
there your heart will be also.”
Contribuons for the week of Nov. 9th: ....... .$49,327.65
Amount needed for weekly expenses: .......... .$52,500.00
Staﬀ Contact Phone Numbers
Administra(ve Staﬀ Contacts
Religious Educa(on Staﬀ
512-258-1161
512-258-1944
Accountant & Beneﬁts Dir. ........ Laurie O’Beirne .......... Ext. 212
Accountant Assistant................. Julie Hormuth ............ Ext. 232
Bridal Coordinator ..................... Terry Wilkes ............... Ext. 335
Business Administrator ............. Dave Montoya ........... Ext. 231
Communicaons Director ......... Steve Kliman .............. Ext. 211
Custodial & Events Coord.. ........ David Lohrstorfer ....... Ext. 282
Facilies Manager ..................... J. W. Green ................ Ext. 234
Liturgy ....................................... liturgy@stmaus(n.org
Music Directors ......................... Ren MacNary ............. Ext. 219
Karen Lawson ............ Ext. 237
Outreach Coordinator ............... Theresa Stephens ...... Ext. 256
Parish Receponist .................... Theresa Roberge ........ Ext. 100
Parish Secretary ........................ Debra Lohrstorfer ...... Ext. 214
STM Gi, Shop ............................ Antone:e Haecker .... Ext. 312
Stewardship & Membership ..... Roba DaTlo ............... Ext. 229
Nursery Coordinator ................. Kelli Merchant . 512-258-2055
Director. .................................... Cynthia Jordan ........... Ext. 222
Assistant Director ...................... Johanna Isburgh ........ Ext. 220
Receponist .............................. Jill Goeters ................. Ext. 236
Sunday School Coordinator....... Danielle White ........... Ext. 227
Elementary School Coordinator Mary Kubala .............. Ext. 221
Middle School Coordinator. ...... Andrea Cochran ......... Ext. 228
Life Teen Coordinator ............... Logan Mayes ............. Ext. 226
Conﬁrmaon Coordinator ......... Cynthia Jordan ........... Ext. 222
Director of Adult Faith .............. Dawn Rouen .............. Ext. 235
Preschool Staﬀ
512-258-1721
Director. ..................................... Cindy Acosta
Assistant Director ...................... Chris Wenz
Thank You Sponsors!
For informa(on about volunteering for our Nursery
or for child care reserva(ons, contact Kelli Merchant
at 512-258-2055 or stmnursery2055@gmail.com. For
child care, contact Kelli at least 3 days before your
event. The Nursery webpage is: www.stmausn.org/
nursery.shtm.
This bullen is furnished to the parish without charge.
The adversements that appear completely defray all
publishing costs with which the parish would
otherwise be burdened. Please patronize these
sponsors when you can as a thank you for their kind
generosity.
A2en(on Local Business Owners: If you would like to
adverse in this bullen, please contact Brian
Schroeder at 512-680-0623.