St. John the Evangelist

SUNDAY BREAKFAST - Hosted by St. Vincent de Paul-Luling Conference on Sunday, March 26, 2023 @ the Parish Hall after the 8 a.m. & 10 a.m. masses...

LOCKHART - BASTROP DEANERY LENTEN PENANCE SERVICE - ALL BEGIN @ 7 PM:

• Sacred Heart, Rockne - Monday, March 27
• Sacred Heart, Elgin - Tuesday, March 28
• St. Mary's, Lockhart - Thursday, March 30

Please note the NEW Church Office hours posted in the bulletin and also found above under "About/Contact Us"...

Thanks to everyone that supported the Knights of Columbus Council 8190 "Fish Fry" events throughout Lent 2022 as well as on May 6, 2022. The next 3 events will be March 10, 24 & 31 from 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. or sellout. (There will be no event on March 17 due to Spring Break.) Plates will cost $12 and consists of fish, french fries, cole slaw, hush puppies, beans, and choice of tea, sweet or unsweet, or bottled water. Desserts available at an additional cost. Hope to see everyone there! :)  

CATHOLIC SERVICES APPEAL 2022 - 2023 OCTOBER 29 & 30 (Still time to donate!) - Today we come together as a community of faith to generously give to the Catholic Services Appeal, which supports the important mission and ministries of our diocese. Our annual appeal allows us to care for active and retired priests, help those in need of spiritual and physical compassions, promote a culture of life, encourage vocations, educate our youth and so much more. Our goal is 100% participation. Your gift, no matter how large or small, makes a difference in the lives of those who Christ call us to love most. Please complete and return your pledge card (even a pledge of prayer counts) or make a secure gift online at www.austindiocese.org/csa...

EL LLAMADO PARA LOS SERVICIOS CATÓLICOS 2022 - 2023 29 & 30 DE OCTUBRE DE 2022 - Hoy nos unimos como una comunidad de fe para dar generosamente al Llamado Para Los Servicios Católicos, el cual apoya la importe misión y ministerios de nuestra diócesis. Nuestro llamado anual nos permite cuidar de sacerdotes activos y retirados, ayudar a aquellos necesitando compasión espiritual y física, promover una cultura de vida fomentar vocaciones, educar a nuestra juventud y mucho más. Nuestra meta es la participación al 100%. Su donación, sin importar que sea grande o pequeña. Hace una diferencia en las vidas de aquellos que Cristo nos llama a mar más. Por favor, complete y regrese su tarjeta compromiso Incluso una promesa de oración cuenta o haga un donación el línea de manera segura en www.austindiocese.org/csa...

ATTENTION ALL MINISTERS: Ministries schedule for March, 2023 has now been uploaded under "Ministries/Ministries schedule" tab above...

NEW! Epiphany House/Home Blessing for 2023 in both English and Spanish/Español: 

• English - Epiphany House/Home Blessing 2023-English
• Spanish/Español - Epiphany House/Home Blessing 2023-Spanish/Español

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

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

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 (UNLESS CANCELLED) BEGINNING WITH 8:00 AM DAILY MASS AND CONCLUDING AT 11:00 P.M. 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 @ 5:30 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):

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.