St. John the Evangelist

UPDATED! ATTENTION ALL PARISHIONERS!!! Please be advised that ALL public masses have been suspended until the end of April. (April 30, 2020) Please see attached letter and decree from Joe S. Vasquez, Bishop of the Diocese of Austin. (letter/decree are in English): https://d2y1pz2y630308.cloudfront.net/16495/documents/2020/4/Letter%20to%20Faithful%2004.20.20.pdf
https://d2y1pz2y630308.cloudfront.net/16495/documents/2020/4/Decree%2004.03.20-1.pdf

From the Parish Facebook page (see "f" icon above)...

Please check for (and watch) the mass done by Father Howard for the 5th Sunday of Lent! :) (March 29)

Also, St. John the Evangelist will be open this Saturday (April 4) and Sunday (April 5) for those of you who wish to stop and pray. Church Bulletin and Children's Bulletin, as well as palms for "Palm Sunday", will be available at both entrances. We ask for your continued prayers during this trying time.

Let us pray together:

O God, our refuge in trials, our strength in sickness, our comfort in sorrow, spare your people, we pray, that through this affliction, they may find relief at last through your loving mercy. We ask this through the intercession of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, patroness of this diocese, and Saint Joseph, patron of the universal Church. Amen.

AN ACT OF SPIRITUAL COMMUNION

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

On the diocesan webpage for Spiritual Resources is found “Holy Week at Home” by Liturgical Press. This document is not intended to replace the Holy Week observances but rather is a way for the faithful to ritually celebrate the days of Holy Week as a domestic church: https://d2y1pz2y630308.cloudfront.net/16495/documents/2020/3/Holy_Week_at_Home.pdf

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):

The Diocese set up an online portal on their diocesan
website www.austindiocese.org for our parish. By clicking the “Donate” tab you can give online to St. John the Evangelist Luling - 625 under the “My Parish Offering” pledge/donation option where they can select our parish in the drop-down menu. Also, you can either drop off or mail your contribution to the Parish Office @ 500 E. Travis in Luling, 78648... 

During this time of not having masses in public, please see the link attached for sources for both daily and weekend masses: https://www.austindiocese.org/mass-on-the-air In addition, please be advised that there is a daily mass module as well under the "Faith Formation" tab above, which is updated @ 7:15 a.m. (Central time) each day.

LOCKHART-BASTROP DEANERY LENTEN PENANCE SERVICES HAVE ALL BEEN CANCELLED. Please see letter/decree above from Bishop Joe Vasquez for further information...

ATTENTION: Due to a directive received from Supreme Knight Carl Anderson in response to "Coronavirus" concerns, Knights of Columbus Council 8190 "Fish Fry" events have been cancelled until further notice. Thanks to all that have supported the Knights of Columubs at each event, and a notification will be posted as soon as they are able to resume...

ATTENTION! Weekly Lenten activities including videos, Stations of the Cross and "meatless" meals, as well as 24-hour Adoration each Thursday/Friday, have all been cancelled. Please see letter/decree above from Bishop Joe Vasquez for further details. We will notify everyone once 24-hour Adoration has resumed...
 
Epiphany House/Home Blessing for 2020 (NEW!-on right side of page): /documents/2020/1/Epiphany%20House%20Blessing%202020.pdf
 
Enthroning the Bible in the Family:

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ST. JOHN’S CRE 2019-2020: 
ATTENTION! Please see message below from Director of Religious Education (DRE) Sandra "Sandy" Salinas:

With the direction of the Austin Diocese and Father Howard, we have postponed ALL CRE classes until further notice. Father Howard has asked that religious information packets be sent home with each student so parents can continue their faith formation at home. These packets can be picked up the next 2 Wednesdays, March 18th and 25th, from 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. (Please let me know if you have any questions) Thank you for working and praying with us in this trying time! Please continue to check the church website for updates about our parish activities and Religious Education program. We @ St John's will continue to pray for each one of you. May God bless you and keep you safe!! :)

FIRST COMMUNION RETREAT has been postponed. Please see letter/decree above from Bishop Joe Vasquez for further information...

CONFIRMATION RETREAT scheduled for Sunday, March 22 has been postponed until further notice. Please continue to check the church website for further information and updates...
  
ATTENTION: When trying to view the bulletin (under "News/Events" tab above), please DO NOT use the Microsoft Edge browser that is the default browser for Microsoft Windows 10 (unless you have updated to the "Windows 10 Fall Creators Update") as it will not open. Rather, Microsoft recommends you use another browser (such as Internet Explorer 11 or Google Chrome) to open .pdf web pages such as the one for our weekly bulletin...

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

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ATTENTION ALL MINISTERS: Ministries schedules for March, April (including Holy Week) and May 2020 are now uploaded under "Ministries/Ministries Schedule" tab above. Please note that all public masses are currently suspended until at least Wednesday of Holy Week...

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.
ALSO NEWLY ADDED under "Faith Formation" tab!!!: Daily mass offered by Bishop Robert S. Barron. (updated daily @ 7:15 a.m. Central time)