St. John the Evangelist

ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST FALL FESTIVAL 2021 - OCTOBER 2 & 3
FINAL PLANNING MEETING
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
ST. JOHN'S PARISH HALL @ 7 PM.
Please see attached flyer for further information on this weekend's festival: Flyer - 2021 St. John's Fall Festival

Please see the attached letters from Father Howard concerning his immediate future @ St. John the Evangelist: English: A Message from Father - English
Spanish/Español: A Message from Father - Spanish/Español

From the desk of the church secretary:

Attention....Sorry for any inconvenience, the wrong announcements were printed for the bulletin for the weekend of May 29/30.
It should have read:
Father Howard will be attending the Diocesan summer gathering of Priests held Tuesday, June 1 thru Thursday, June 3. Therefore no Daily Masses will be held.
**There are no Baptismal Classes Scheduled for Sunday, June 6th. The next classes have not be scheduled.
**We have not set any meetings for Fall Festival nor are we currently asking for King or Queen Candidates.
Again we are sorry for the mistake and any inconvenience.

ATTENTION ALL MINISTERS: New Ministries schedule for September, 2021 has now been uploaded under "Ministries/Ministries schedule" tab above...

Father Howard has asked that you view the attached memo regarding the "Global Marathon of Prayer" to end the COVID-19 pandemic: Memo-Global Marathon of Prayer

Masses will be streamed "live" on Facebook during regular Sunday mass times only (effective April 25)-click on "f" icon in left-hand corner above. However, per the new protocols, masses will no longer be saved there or posted to this website...

NEW: Please be advised that daily and weekend mass schedules as well as confession schedules have now returned to their pre-pandemic times... (Click on "Mass Times/Sacraments" above.)

Link to decree and letter to the Faithful from Joe S. Vasquez, Bishop of the Diocese of Austin, regarding the resumption of public mass in English & Spanish: https://www.austindiocese.org/decree-and-letter-from-bishop-v%C3%A1squez

***THURSDAY ADORATION***
EVERY THURSDAY BEGINNING WITH 8:00 AM DAILY MASS AND CONCLUDING AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT.
For more information or to sign up for an hour, please contact Marilyn Williams. Disinfecting products will be supplied to help keep the church within Diocesan COVID-19 Protocol.

WEEKLY ROSARY (weather permitting) - Every Monday evening @ 6:00 p.m. @ the Grotto to the left of the church. (Lawn chairs welcome!) If weather is bad (or too hot!), will be held inside the church unless cancelled altogether...

How to pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy: 

CHAPLET OF THE DIVINE MERCY

You expired, Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth for souls, and the ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world. O Fount of Life, unfathomable Divine Mercy, envelop the whole world and empty Yourself out upon us.

(Repeat 3 times) O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fountain of Mercy for us, I trust in You!

Our Father, Hail Mary and the Apostle's Creed

For each of the five decades (On each “Our Father” bead of the rosary, pray) Eternal Father, I offer you the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your Dearly Beloved Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.

(On each of the 10 “Hail Mary” beads, pray) For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

Concluding prayer (Repeat 3 times) Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

Optional Closing Prayer - Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not despair nor become despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to Your holy will, which is Love and Mercy itself...

ACT OF SPIRITUAL COMMUNION PRAYER:

My Jesus, I believe that You
are present in the Most Holy Sacrament.
I love You above all things,
and I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot at the moment receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart.
I embrace you as if You were already there
and unite myself wholly to you.
Never permit me to be separated from You. AMEN

From the desk of Father Howard:

Recently, the Apostolic Penitentiary of the Holy See sent a note on the Sacrament of Penance in the current pandemic. This message offers some insights into the reality that many of our faithful for various reasons, might not be able to celebrate the Sacrament of Penance in the coming weeks. The Apostolic Penitentiary explains regarding the availability of confession:

[A] crucial aspect of the spiritual life is the forgiveness of sins, which is ordinarily accomplished through individual and integral confession to a priest followed by individual absolution. The current pandemic and the measures taken to combat it make this very difficult. Therefore, the following instructions have been issued by the Holy See (Apostolic Penitentiary):

Please see the link attached for sources for both daily and weekend masses other than those "live" streamed @ St. John the Evangelist: https://www.austindiocese.org/mass-on-the-air

Thanks to everyone that supported the Knights of Columbus Council 8190 "Fish Fry" events throughout Lent and also the first Friday of May. Barring any unforseen circumstances, our next "drive thru" Fish Fry event will take place on Friday, October 22 from 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. or sellout! :)
 
Epiphany House/Home Blessing for 2020 (on right side of page): /documents/2020/1/Epiphany%20House%20Blessing%202020.pdf
 
Enthroning the Bible in the Family:

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The Diocese of Austin is now a part of the Amazon Smile Program.

You can increase our diocese’s donation potential by spreading the word about AmazonSmile. It’s easy and it’s free!

WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT!:

Go to http://smile.amazon.com/ch/74-1542827, sign in to your Amazon account and select Diocese of Austin as your organization of choice. Amazon will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to the Diocese of Austin at no cost to you. Help us further the mission of the church in central Texas...

Please be advised there is a NEW e-mail address for contacting the church office. It is above under "Contact Us" link.

If you are interested in subscribing to the "E-Pistle", a weekly newsletter sent out via e-mail by the Diocese of Austin that details all current activities within the diocese, please use the following link (on bottom of page): http://www.austindiocese.org/

This is our home on the internet. Here you will find the latest news and information about our church, St. John the Evangelist, located in Luling, Texas. Please take a moment to visit the online calendar for our upcoming events and our news page and weekly bulletins for the latest happenings in our parish. (all under the "News/Events" tab above) We hope you enjoy your visit and encourage you to check back often for updates! :)

PLEASE NOTE: Daily readings can be found by clicking on the "Faith Formation" tab above.