St. John the Evangelist

HAPPY EASTER FROM FR. HOWARD, DCN. PAUL AND THE STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS AT ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST!!! :)

FIRST COMMUNION CELEBRATION Saturday, April 24 @ 5:30 PM mass & Sunday, April 25 @ 8 AM & 10 AM masses...

CONFIRMATION CELEBRATION LITURGY OF THE WORD W/BISHOP JOE VASQUEZ - Wednesday, April 28 @ 6:30 PM... 

Please see letters from the Diocese of Austin in reference to "Called by Name Sunday" weekend January 16-17:

English: Letter-Called by Name Sunday-English
Spanish/Español: Letter-Called by Name Sunday-Spanish/Español

PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED LETTER REGARDING REVISED COVID-19 PROTOCOLS FOR MASSES AS APPROVED BY THE DIOCESE OF AUSTIN (UPDATED January 12, 2021): Revised COVID-19 protocol letter-English 
Revised COVID-19 protocol letter-Spanish/Español

Masses will be streamed "live" on Facebook during regular mass times-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 @ 5:30 p.m. @ the Grotto to the left of the church. (Lawn chairs welcome!) If weather is bad, will be held inside the church unless cancelled altogether...

ATTENTION PARENTS OF CRE STUDENTS!!! Please see attached note and take action if applicable: CRE note-September 13, 2020

How to pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy: 

SUNDAY OF DIVINE MERCY - SUNDAY, APRIL 11, 2021
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

Knights of Columbus Council 8190 First Friday "Fish Fry" - Friday, May 7, from 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. or sellout @ St. John's Parish Hall parking lot. Plates will cost $10 and consist of fish w/tartar sauce (provided in small plastic containers), French fries, lemon slice, hush puppies, beans, cole slaw & drink. Plates will be available on a "drive thru" basis ONLY, and NO substitutions will be allowed. Please come early so you don't miss out! :) 
 
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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ATTENTION ALL MINISTERS: New Ministries schedules for April & May, 2021 have now been uploaded under "Ministries/Ministries schedule" tab above...

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