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ST. CATHERINE OF S IENA CATHOLIC CHURCH 4800 CONVICT HILL ROAD, AUSTIN, TX 78749 June 14, 2020
DIRECTORYADMINISTRATION OFFICE 892-2420
FAX 892-0488
WEBSITE www.stcatherine-austin.org
STAFF E-MAIL
STAFFPASTOR 892-2420
Rev. Patrick Coakley, M.S.C.
ASSOCIATE PASTOR 892-2420
Fr. Ray (Rayapureddy)
Email: [email protected]
Fr. Lou Brusatti, affiliated priest
(512) 892-2420, ext. 320 for appointments
Email: [email protected]
DEACONS 892-2420
Jesse Casarez, Art Cavazos, Chris Schroeder
(Deacon Jesse’s Email: [email protected])
PASTORAL ASSOCIATE 892-2420
Pam Neumann
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR 892-2420
Sue LeFevre
ADMINISTRATION 892-2420
Diane Bily, Jeanette Britt, Jo Ann Campbell,
Erin Hummel, Sylvianne Mariotti, Esther Quintanilla
COMMUNITY MINISTRIES (CMO) 892-2433
Rhonda Smith
FAMILY MINISTRIES 892-2420
Kendall Antosh
PRESCHOOL MINISTRIES 892-2420
Camille Parker
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION - ADULTS 892-2420
Pam Neumann, Jennifer Gamblin
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION - CHILDREN & YOUTH 892-2426
Marti Salas, Sarah Pedrozo, Cynthia Rodriguez,
Livia Telles-Rodriguez
DIRECTOR OF LITURGY & MUSIC 892-2420
Eric Paul Carreiro
CHOIRS5:00 p.m., Saturday, Eric Carreiro 892-2420
9:30 a.m. 584-3128
11:30 a.m., Alan Ringwood 632-8767
5:00 p.m. Sunday, Mike Hahn 709-5656
Children’s Choir, Heidi Langan 497-1082
ADVISORY COUNCILSPASTORAL COUNCIL: Greg Marsh, [email protected]
FINANCE COUNCIL: Mel Schmidt, [email protected]
ORGANIZATIONSACTS: Craig O’Brien 694-3337
AMIGOS: Sandra Soto 921-2740
BRIDGE CLUB (Mondays): Dorothy Pereira 448-0929
BRIDGE CLUB (Fridays): Laine Harris 282-6023
K of C AUXILIARY: Karen Campbell 705-0495
K of C COUNCIL #8156: Bill Roberts 940-4800
KRAFTY LADIES: Rachel Lopez 565-1890
LADIES CLUB: Sue Gartner 947-8512
LAY MISSIONARIES OF CHARITY: Carole Psak 282-6112
MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER: Greg & Anh Thomas 777-5571
PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY: Kay Head 923-2167
PRIME TIMERS: Juanita Josel 394-1254
ST. VINCENT de PAUL: Irene Escobedo 550-1560
SCOUTS: Danny Martinez 633-8487
SPECIAL NEEDS: Ronnie Bratt (214) 435-9424
SPIRITUAL DIRECTION: Susan Murff 292-9150
From the Pastor’s OfficeThe Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
The whole Coronavirus experience is teaching us lots of life lessons. If we
thought we were invincible before I guess that myth has been squashed. It
took one long sneeze from the Orient and we were all flattened. The first
reactions were interesting. Some people just denied this was happening.
We go into denial lots of times in the face of crisis. We are informed of the
sudden death of a loved one and our first reaction is to say, this is not
happening. Other people just freaked out. I did not like the experience of
going to the market and finding whole shelves empty. Panic buying. In the
face of crisis we grab and grasp for something to make us feel just a little
bit more secure. It is understandable. We were denied lots of things and
we didn’t like it. I sympathize with those of you who have young children.
Judging by the posts on TikTok you were all going crazy at home. I remember
my sister in law telling me about her experience of going to the market.
She remarked her realization that people go out shopping and we buy all
kinds of things we really don’t need. Coronavirus has reduced us down to
the realization that for life to be meaningful we need only a few things.
Having a closet full of shoes that have never been worn is not going to
make a bit of difference to our situation right now. During this time we
have had lots of people writing to the Church. Most of them wrote letters
of support. Some complained because that is all they do. What has been
interesting is to hear people say that they miss going to Church and they
miss receiving Communion. When the Church was open and we had all
those Masses, things were different. They never thought about it. Now
that they are denied it, people are yearning for Church and the presence
of Jesus in their lives. It takes a famine sometimes to understand what
real food is, to understand what starvation is. We love the Lord. We love our
Holy Communion. It takes a Coronavirus to make us wonder what Jesus
meant when He said, “I am the Bread of Life.” I realize I can’t eat shoes. I
need something that will sustain me right now. Spiritual food matters. It
feeds the soul. I need to hear the Word of God. It feeds the soul. I need to be
in Communion with God. I never knew that I was spiritually hungry before.
Now I know.
With love,
Fr. Pat
SCAM ALERT: A NOTE FROM FR. PAT
Parishioners have been receiving emails and text messages from
me asking for money and gift cards. These messages are NOT from
me! There is a nationwide scam going on targeting priests. Please
do not reply to these messages, send money or send gift cards. I am
sorry that you have been inconvenienced. You may contact the Par-
ish Office to report any texts or email. Love, Fr. Pat
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Regular Sunday Collection:
Sunday, June 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $41,402*
* includes $25,298 in online donations received 6/1 - 6/7
St. Vincent de Paul will sponsor the monthly “green bag” collection this weekend to
help our parishioners and folks in our parish boundary in need of assistance. Here
is a note from our SVDP team:
Recently, one of our St. Vincent de Paul teams had the pleasure of assisting a woman who had been homeless and living in
her car. She is now working and striving for a better life. She had moved into an apartment and had very little furniture, bedding,
linens, pots & pans and kitchen utensils. She said she wanted to make a grilled cheese sandwich, but couldn’t because she
had no spatula to turn it with or to get it out of the pan. We were able to help with some of her bills as well as to help obtain
some much needed household essentials. Thank you so much for your generous donations which enable our ministry to provide
assistance for our neighbors. Because of your support, we have all changed this neighbor’s life for the better.
Date Weekly Collection Amount
05/31/20 $21,970
05/24/20 $32,842
05/17/20 $33,967
05/10/20 $44,254
Stewardship News
Call Erin Hummel at
(512) 892-2420 for assistance
in setting up an online
giving arrangement
Mail envelopes/checks to
the parish office:
4800 Convict Hill Road
Austin, Texas 78749
stcatherine-austin.org/give-from-home
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THE REPOSE OF THE
SOULS OF LOVED ONES
recently called home by our Savior.
THE SICK Theresa Allen
Rose Fleming
Robert Heckler
Amanda Hunt
Mary Juergens
Matthew Kelly
David Kerstein
Penny Koster
Debra Kretzchmar
Laura Lee
Tracy Leinen
Bea Lutz
Eddie Mazurek
Jim McAssey
Phyllis Meyers
John Muniz
Robert Paul
Pauline Pena
Dacier Prose
Esther Quintanilla
Lorimer “Larry” Sanchez
June Stewart
Betty Stone
Irma Tamayo
Susie Victor
Mick Wempe
OUR SERVICE MEMBERS Randall Davis
Kevin Goodlett
Louis Hause
Whitman Jones
Susanna Jordan
Dalton Knight
Ricky Martinez
Robert Monroe
Michael Pace
Nick Rocha
Andrew Sanchez
Daniel Suarez
Please pray for...
MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST JUNE 14, 2020
Religious Education
ADULT EDUCATION
SENIOR MINISTRY: We will be offering presentations via Zoom, classes with Prof.
Dahmus, and the possibility to meet in small groups to share faith and Book studies.
If you would like to be informed about upcoming events, please send an email to
[email protected] or [email protected].
JOIN US FOR AN ONLINE PRESENTATION BY FR. LOU ON THUR., JUNE 25, at 10
a.m. The topic will be "How the Gospels are Constructed." To register to attend,
please contact Jennifer at [email protected] or (512) 892-
2420, ext. 335.
FAMILY FAITH & GENERATIONS OF FAITH 2020 SUMMER CHALLENGE “CHALLENGE”: Traditionally, Summer Challenge is a
week of fun, faith formation and service for our middle school students. Teams
come together to learn about our Catholic faith and the spirituality of service before
being sent out around Austin to serve. This year, we have to be creative! Summer
Challenge is an important part of who we are at St. Catherine and we're not willing
to let COVID-19 stop us! More than ever we need to help our young people learn
to be part of the common good by putting others before themselves and give their
time, talent and treasures so others might have a better life. The program will
look different this year, that is why we're calling it the 2020 Summer Challenge
CHALLENGE! It will take place the week of July 12. For more information and to
register your team, visit www.stcatfamilyfaith.com/summer-challenge-2020.
Family Life Ministries
MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT: “BETTER TOGETHER” WEBINAR SERIES
How great do you want your marriage to be? If you want to build
a lasting, happy and faith-filled marriage – the one God intended
and desires for you, register now for our upcoming virtual marriage
enrichment series starting on Wed., June 24, 7:30 – 9 p.m. Learn
practical tools to deepen and refine your love for each other as
we go through this 11-week course and discuss topics including
expectations, intimacy, conflict, family, and more! Registration fee is $20 per couple,
scholarships are available. Visit www.stcatherine-austin.org/marriage-enrichment to
register. For additional information, contact Anh & Greg Thomas, (512) 777-5571
Preschool Ministries
PLAY IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF CHILDREN'S LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT. At
St. Catherine's Preschool, children will discover God's love through play while build-
ing important skills needed to be successful in school.
We currently have a waitlist for our two year-old classes, however, we still have space
available in our classes with the three day a week option for 3 year-olds and Pre-
K. To learn more about our fantastic play-based preschool, please visit our web-
site at stcatherine-austin.org/st-catherines-preschool or contact Camille Parker at
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Liturgy
TODAY WE CELEBRATE THE TRADITIONAL FEAST
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, now called the Solemnity of
the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. Corpus
Christi Sunday developed during the Middle Ages
through the efforts over approximately forty years
on the part of Juliana of Liège, a 13th-century
Norbertine canoness. Born in Liège, Belgium, a city where there
were groups of women dedicated to Eucharistic worship, Juliana
developed a special veneration for the Blessed Sacrament
and longed for a feast day outside of Lent in its honor. The
institution of Corpus Christi as a feast in the Christian calendar
came in the year 1264 at the request of St. Thomas Aquinas,
who wrote the hymns and prayers for the feast. Its purpose
was, and is, to emphasize and celebrate the presence of Jesus
in the Eucharist. A procession with the Blessed Sacrament in
a monstrance began a tradition of public displays of faith –
procession, incense, flowers, canopy, monstrance! For centuries
people looked on and adored our Lord in the Eucharist, singing
about the awesome presence of Christ among us, remembering
the Last Supper, spiritually communing but rarely daring to
receive the Body and Blood of the Lord in Holy Communion.
Today we understand once more that the Eucharist is meant
to be received inwardly by Christ’s earthly body, the Church.
The Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ calls us to ponder
the love of our Savior, who chose to remain with us and serve
us in a most ordinary way; and to ask how we as his disciples
might be present to and serve one another, following in his
footsteps.
HELP US KEEP EVERYONE SAFER AT MASS! As more people
return to attending Mass in person, the effort to manage the
seating and movement of the congregation becomes both
more important and more challenging. At the same time,
many of our volunteers remain unavailable to serve due to
ongoing concerns over the coronavirus. So we are doing more
with fewer Ushers! To help us make things go more smoothly
and to help ensure yourself a place in the church:
• Arrive early for Mass.
• Follow the instructions of the Ushers, especially during
Communion and at dismissal at the end of Mass.
THE READINGS FOR SUNDAY MASS are available on
the parish website, as well as the text of the Gloria
and Creed. Visit the livestream page and click the
button that says ‘Worship Aid.’ When you enter the
church, use your smartphone camera and the QR
codes on posters in the Narthex to go directly to the
worship aid page.
MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST JUNE 14, 2020
FLOWERS IN THE SANCTUARY
this weekend are donated by
Rachel Sandner
in memory of parents,
Joe & Maria de Jesus Gonzales
and brother,
Ricky Gonzales.
DAILY READINGS ARE AVAILABLE IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT
FORMATS. To access the Sunday and daily scripture read-
ings, here is a partial list of some available resources:
• ONLINE for FREE at the United States Conference of Catho-
lic Bishops website (www.usccb.org/bible/readings)
• FREE PHONE APPS, such as myParish and Laudate
• MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTIONS (for a fee) which include all
the readings plus daily prayers and inspirational reflec-
tions.
• Magnificat (www.magnificat.net, 866-273-5215)
• Give Us This Day (www.giveusthisday.org, 888-259-8470)
MASS INTENTIONS
Mon 15 12:00 Priest Intention
Tue 16 12:00 Priest Intention
Wed 17 12:00 Larry Juergens †
Thur 18 12:00 Priest Intention
Fri 19 12:00 Felix Soto †
Sat 20 5:00 Albert Figoski †
Sun 21 9:30 1:15
Priest Intention People of the Parish
(†) Deceased (SI) Special Intention
SANCTUARY LAMP & ADORATION CANDLE INTENTIONS
WEEK OF JUNE 14 – 20
• Adoration Chapel–donated by Laura for a special
intention for those struggling with loneliness and
depression.
• Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine–donated by Gloria Goddard
for a special intention.
• Sacred Heart Shrine–donated by the Bui Family for a
special intention.
• St. Joseph Shrine–donated by Paula Willis for a special
intention to honor the service of Sgt. Al Wilson, retired
marine.
• St. Jude Shrine–donated by Gloria Goddard for a special
intention for Vince’s birthday.
NEWCOMERS: Welcome to St. Catherine’s Parish. Registration forms are located online, in the back of the church and in the office.
MARRIAGE: Please contact Diane Bily at least nine months prior to the wedding date at 892-2420 or [email protected].
BAPTISM: Preparation required for parents & godparents. Contact Jeanette Britt at 892-2420 or [email protected].
BULLETIN: Email [email protected] or send written notice to the parish office 15 days prior to publication date.
View this bulletin online at www.DiscoverMass.com
WWW.STCATHERINE-AUSTIN.ORG JUNE 14, 2020
Community Ministries
CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING CORNER:
June 13-14, The Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ
This Sunday we celebrate the gift of the Body and Blood of
Christ, which gives us life! In the Eucharist we share that taste
of heaven; that glorious banquet of the kingdom, which is
Christ’s promise to us. But this share of heaven calls us to a
way of being that reflects heaven – a life of generous self-
sacrificing love. During this opening week of the Fortnight of
Freedom, the Freedom to serve, how will we express the love of
Christ that has been given so generously to us?
General Parish
AUDIO VISUAL MINISTRY: We are seeking interested
volunteers to join this ministry, which helps the
parish make good use of technology in community
building & worship. Livestreaming/webcasting, online
meetings, video production and editing, audio mixing,
equipment management and deployment – these are all areas
where your skills and talents could make a positive difference.
Contact Eric at [email protected] or (512)
892-2420, ext. 342 for more information.
Out of Parish
TEXAS ALLIANCE FOR LIFE’S WALK FOR LIFE, Sat., June 20,
8:30 – 10 a.m. The Walk-a-thon is for the entire family. Walk
with us to promote the sanctity of innocent human life and
raise funds for programs that protect mothers, unborn babies,
and pregnancy resource centers. To register as a walker and
start getting pledges, please visit www.texasallianceforlife.org
or call (512) 477-1244.
QUO VADIS: A HIGH SCHOOL MEN’S RETREAT: All young men
who will be in high school during the 2020-2021 school year
are invited to the annual Quo Vadis Retreat on July 24-26 at
Eagle’s Wings Retreat Center in Burnet. Facilitated by the semi-
narians of our diocese, this retreat dives deep into the truth of
who we were made to be as sons of God. Find more infor-
mation on the Austin Diocesan Vocations website.
TEMPORARY ONLINE EIM TRAINING: Currently, EIM Workshops
have been postponed until further notice. The EIM Office has
developed a temporary online training to fulfill the compliance
requirement for those who are due or past due to attend an
EIM Workshop. To learn more about this option, please visit
www.austindiocese.org/workshop.
SANTA CRUZ CATHOLIC SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP GIVEAWAY: Buy
a chance to win a $5,000 tuition scholarship. Tickets are
$100, only 200 tickets will be sold. There is no limit on how
many tickets can be purchased. Official rules and regulations
can be found at www.sccstx.org. Purchase tickets online at
santacruzcatholicschool.weshareonline.org/TuitionScholarship.
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STAYING CONNECTED TO THE PARISH: We will continue to publish a digital bulletin. It will be posted
weekly on the parish website. You can also visit DiscoverMass.com to sign up to receive the bulletin
via email or access it from our parish app. If you'd like to subscribe to receive communications
from St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, you can sign up for at the bottom of the parish
homepage at www.stcatherine-austin.org
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