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November 23rd, 2014
Christ the King
St. Thomas More Catholic Church
10205 N FM 620, Ausn, TX 78726
MAIN: 512-258-1161 FAX: 512-258-8812 www.stmausn.org
From Our Pastor
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Conﬁrmaon students are guided well in the
act of “doing service” to “get Conﬁrmed.” Once we
are conﬁrmed in our faith, the rest of our life is
spent choosing to live out the gi.s and fruits of the
Spirit within us. Part of this absolute need for the Spirit within is to
do the tough work of living the Gospel. We are called to live out
the corporal and spiritual works of mercy on a daily basis. Make
sure you know these works so you can consciously choose to
purposefully carry them out in the world. Match up a corporal
work of mercy with a volunteer agency in your community.
Choose one on the list and acvely help. For the rest, be conscious
in all you do to allow the acons and love of Christ to be felt in
your acons and words.
Blessings upon all of you - Fr. Isidore
Source: 2014 Sourcebook for Sundays, Seasons, and Weekdays
Upcoming Mass Readings
Christ the King (November 23rd):
Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-17; 1 Cor. 15:20-26, 28; MaChew 25:31-46
1st Sunday of Advent (November 30th):
Isaiah 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7; 1 Cor. 1:3-9; Mark 13:33-37
For daily Mass Readings, please visit: www.usccb.org/nab/
Mass Inten+ons for the Week
5:00 p.m.
7:30 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
10:45 a.m.
12:30 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
Mon. Nov 24th
8:30 a.m.
Tues. Nov 25th
8:30 a.m.
Wed. Nov 26th
8:30 a.m.
7:00 p.m.
Thurs. Nov 27th
Fri. Nov 28th
Sat. Nov 29th
5:00 p.m.
Sat. Nov 22nd
Sun. Nov 23rd
Special Int. of Jim & Miriam Mulva
Clarence Wodarski
Alejandro Pedemonte
Ruth Kleihege
Shirley Oliver
Tom Willoughby
Special Int. of Mary Koederitz
Melvin & Carmen Schmidt
Alice Macierowski
Isaac Guvermont & Sue DiLorenzo
NO Daily MASS
NO Daily MASS
Victoria Luquin
Table of Contents
Prayers & Mass Intenons ..........page 2
Liturgy & Sacraments ..................page 3
Outreach During the Holidays.....page 4
Advent 2014 Informaon ............page 5
Parish Informaon ......................page 6
Religious Educaon .....................page 7
Pastoral Care ...............................page 8
Weekly Calendar .........................page 9
Staﬀ Contact Informaon .........page 10
Prayer
Inten+ons
Anne Allen
Barbara Easter
Robert Eyler
Jennifer Gary
David Hale
Theresa Harper
Judy Kirkconnel
Ron Kostelecky
Please pray for the spiritual, mental and
physical needs of our parish, especially for
those listed above were recently added to
our bullen prayer list. To add a Mass
Inten+on or someone to the Prayer List
please contact the Parish Oﬃce at 512258-1161. Those on the bullen prayer
list will be listed for 60 days in the
bullen and in our Prayer Intenon Book
in the church.
STM Prayer Line: There is a group of
parish volunteers who take me to pray
for those who are suﬀering from physical,
mental or spiritual pain. They share a
prayer list through e-mail.
Special Thanks to Heather Clark for the
many years in which she lead this ministry
Please note that due to unexpected circumstances where a priest
and the wonderful service she provided!
is not available, a scheduled Mass may be a Communion Service
instead. Mass +mes for other parishes (including those outside of To join this ministry, call Marisol at 512689-0398.
the Aus+n Diocese) can be found at: www.mass+mes.org.
Liturgical & Sacramental Ministries
Coordinator: Lori Burdick
512-258-1161, ext. 225
lorib1@stmaus+n.org
Thanksgiving Eve Mass
Please join us as we take the
opportunity to prayerfully give
thanks for all of our blessings at
a special Thanksgiving Eve Mass
on Wednesday, November 26th
at 7:00 p.m. Reconciliaon will
be available following the Mass.
Please note that there will be NO Wednesday 6:30
p.m. Mass this day and NO 8:30 a.m. Masses on
November 27th & 28th.
Liturgy Director Change
We are sad to announce the departure of our Director
of Liturgy, Deacon Steve Pent. Deacon Steve has
taken a posion with St William Catholic Church in
Round Rock. We wish him the best at his new parish.
As Deacon Steve departs, we would like to welcome
our new Director of Liturgy, Lori Mulady Burdick. She
is originally from San Antonio, where she most
recently worked for over 8 years in various ministerial
posions at her church. Her husband David secured a
coaching posion at Vista Ridge High School which led
to their family's relocaon to the Ausn area two
years ago. She reports excitement in her new found
posion at our parish and is eager to meet each of
our parishioners and introduce you to her husband
David and children Bridgid and Joshua.
St. Cecilia Choir Needs You!
It’s that me of year again! St. Cecilia's 2014
Christmas Choir (ages 5 to 8) will be starng
rehearsals in preparaon for the 4:00 p.m. Christmas
Eve Mass in the church! Rehearsal are in the church
on:
• Tuesdays from 5:30 to 6:10 p.m. on December 2nd,
9th and 16th from
• Our ﬁnal rehearsal is Tuesday, December 23rd from
5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
For more informaon, please contact Karen Lawson
at 512-258-1161, ext. 237 or [email protected].
ADen+on Liturgical Ministers
The new serving cycle will begin on the weekend of
December 6th & 7th and NOT on the ﬁrst weekend of
Advent. If you haven’t done so yet, please sign up for
the new cycle through the Liturgical Database at
hCp://liturgydb.com/stmv/login.php. Also, there will
be a Commissioning of all Eucharisc Ministers in
January. More details to come soon.
Bap+sm for Children
Aria Faith Mobley
Emma Jordana Nurman
Kaitlyn Isabel TuDle
Our parish has a two step process designed to help
parents understand the sacrament of bapsm and to
support them in their role of helping their child to
fully live the gi.s received in bapsm. Bapsms are
celebrated each Sunday at 2:00 p.m.
Step One: Parents must meet with one of our clergy.
To schedule an appointment, please contact Theresa
Roberge at the parish oﬃce at 512-258-1161 or
[email protected].
Step Two: Both parents and godparents aCend a
Bapsm Class. Classes are held at STM on the ﬁrst
Sunday of each month at 2:00 p.m. Parents can
schedule a me to parcipate in the class during their
meeng with a priest or deacon.
Outreach During the Holidays
Coordinator: Theresa Stephens
512-258-1161, ext. 256
The St. Thomas More Men’s Club will
once again be Smoking Turkeys for
Thanksgiving. All proceeds will be donated equally to the Mobile Loaves
and Fishes Ministry and Eagle’s Wings
Retreat Center.
• The cost is $20.00 per turkey
• The opmal size bird is between 12lbs. and 18lbs
• Please bring your FULLY THAWED turkey to the Parish Acvity Center on November 26th between 4:00
and 8:00 p.m. A thawing guide is available online at:
www.foodsafety.gov/keep/charts/turkeythawingchart.html
• Your fully smoked bird must be picked up between
6:00 and 9:00 a.m. on Thanksgiving morning
For further informa+on, please contact Randy
McFadden
at
512-970-4181
or
[email protected] OR Ken Flynn at 512-748-8557 or
ken.ﬂ[email protected].
Advent Giving Trees
It is almost +me! The annual
Advent Giving Trees will be up on
November 29th and 30th. The
tremendous generosity of our
parish is shown every year. Last
year we helped over 10
nonproﬁts provide Christmas
gi.s for 312 families and 788 individuals. This is an
opportunity for us to reach out to the working poor.
Gi. tags will be on the trees in the church next
weekend. Each gi. tag represents a speciﬁc person.
To ensure each person gets their Christmas gi.,
please remember to ATTACH the gi. tags SECURELY
to the UNWRAPPED gi. and return the item to the
church no later than Sunday, December 14th. Your
thoughLulness
and
generosity
is
greatly
appreciated!
PoinseJas For Christmas
PoinseQas will once again be used to
decorate our Church throughout the
Christmas season. Making a $10 donaon in memory of a loved one who has
died or in honor of a special person in
your life is a wonderful way to remember those you
love while creang a beauful atmosphere in which to
worship. Donaon envelopes can be found in the back
of the church during Advent.
tstephens@stmaus+n.org
The annual St. Vincent de Paul Food Drive is here!
Please return your food items to the church on
November 22nd & 23rd. We will be distribung the
food to the needy on November 23rd if you would
like to help. Stop by the PAC between 6:00 a.m. and
Noon!
If you didn’t get the opportunity to bring in food,
please remember that a 2nd ﬁnancial collecon for
the St. Vincent de Paul Society is taken on the 3rd
weekend of each month.
MLF Thanksgiving Dinner
Each Thanksgiving the STM Mobile
Loaves & Fishes Ministry provides an
opportunity for parishioners to share
their own family recipes and
tradions with area families in need.
We lovingly prepare 60 “home-cooked” meals that
include a turkey, stuﬃng, holiday side dishes, dessert
and more. We are in need of various home-cooked
meals and volunteers to pack and deliver meals to
families. To volunteer or donate, sign up at: hCp://
ml.hanksgiving.weebly.com/. For more informaon,
please
contact
Monica
Zavala
at
[email protected].
This is a great opportunity to gather as a family, with
friends or as a ministry to share your "home
cooked" recipes with those in need. “Wherever two or
more are gathered in my name, there I am with
them.” - MaChew 18:20
K of C Holiday Nut Sale
It’s me again for our Knights of Columbus to go
Knuts with their annual sales of various nuts for your
holiday cooking, baking and snack needs. The Knights
will be selling pecans, pralines, almonds, walnuts,
cashews, pistachios, chocolate-covered cherries, and
other specialty items outside Masses every weekend
up unl Christmas except for Thanksgiving weekend
and the 1st weekend in December. All proceeds will
go to support our seminarians and other charitable
causes.
Advent 2014
The Season of Advent begins on November 30th. Our parish will have many
events and materials to help you and your family prepare for Christmas.
The Immaculate Concep+on of the
Blessed Virgin Mary
Advent Materials
We are oﬀering both printed and online materials to
help you and your family prepare for Christmas this
Advent. Available in the back of the church next weekend
are:
This Holyday commemorates Mary being conceived
without original sin. This year we will celebrate this
solemnity on Monday, December 8th with Masses at
8:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Advent Reconcilia+on Schedule
Saturdays: 4:00 to 4:45 p.m.
(both priests as their schedules allow)
Wednesdays: a.er the 8:30 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. Masses
(both priests as their schedules allow)
Parish Reconcilia+on Service
Thursday, December 11th at 7:00 p.m.
(mulple priests from around the Diocese)
(Childcare available with RSVP by December 8th.
Please see page 10 for more details)
We strongly recommend that you come to Reconcilia+on early in December. The later in the month, the
longer the lines!
Contempla+ve Prayer Sessions
Advent is a me of joyful expectaon and waing for
our Savior to be born. Contemplave prayer is similar
in that we sit quietly and wait for God to work in us as
we meditate on our Lord’s scripture. Our prayer takes
the format of lec1o divina in which we read a brief
scriptural passage and meditate and pray upon it in
silence. The evening ends with a brief voluntary discussion of the group’s insights and quesons.
You are welcome to join us any Tuesday evening in
Advent at 7:00 p.m. in the STM Library.
For more informa+on, contact Jackie Forsyth at 503866-6638 or [email protected].
For online materials, please visit our Advent page at:
www.stmausn.org/advent.
Liturgy of the Word with Children
Liturgy of the Word with Children begins the ﬁrst
Sunday of Advent, November 30th during the 10:45
a.m. Mass. A.er the Introductory Rite, the presider
invites any children in grades 1st thru 5th to process
to Brennan Auditorium with an adult RE leader. Liturgy of the Word with Children is a worship experience
geared especially for them. We will return to the
church a.er the Prayers of the Faithful. We need parent volunteers to help us with supervision with the
children during this special me. If you or your teen
would like to help shepherd, call Cynthia Jordan at
512-258-1944.
Year of Consecrated Life
Pope Francis has designated 2015 A Year of Consecrated Life with the theme “Consecrated Life in Today’s Church—Gospel, Prophecy, Hope.” The year will
being on November 30th and close with the World
Day of Consecrated Life on February 2nd, 2016.
The objecves for the Year of Consecrated Life are to:
• Make a grateful remembrance of the recent past
• Embrace the future with hope
• Live the present with passion
Financial Report to the Parish
This is a summary of the ﬁnancial report given the
weekend of November 15th & 16th. The full report is
available at www.stmausn.org/ﬁnance-council.
Parish Registra+on Event
Whether you’re NEW to St. Thomas More or have
been here awhile, we invite you to formally register in
the parish at the next Welcome and Registra+on
Event. It lasts about one hour and light refreshments
are served.
Mark your calendar for January 11th or March 1st at
12:30 p.m. in the Parish Acvity Center.
To RSVP or for more informa+on, please contact the
parish oﬃce at 512-258-1161. Child care is provided.
Please see page 10 for details.
Please join our community in the Family Center for
Coﬀee & Donuts following our morning Masses.
Please note that there will be NO Coﬀee & Donuts on
Sunday, November 30th.
Don’t let our donuts run out in January.
NEW LEADERSHIP IS NEEDED for the
Coﬀee & Donuts Ministry. If you are
interested, please contact Joe Steichen at
[email protected].
The Year in Review
It has been a busy and fruiUul year of service to our
11,795 parishioners in more than 3,600 families and
to our community. Our accomplishments from a
pastoral perspecve have been signiﬁcant. During
this past year our parish has celebrated 174 Bapsms,
35 Marriages, and 184 Conﬁrmaons – all increases
over the previous year. We also performed 188 First
Communions and served over 1500 students in the
Religious Educaon program. To be sure, this acvity
is driven by the strong and dynamic faith of this
community. But it is also fueled by the economic
resources which we can make available.
Unfortunately our ﬁnancial results were not very
strong. Here are some ﬁnancial highlights of our year
ending June 30, 2014:
•
•
•
•
Collecons dropped 2.5% over the previous year
Expenses rose by less than 1%
We had our smallest surplus in 4 years
Our surplus is smaller than our weekly collecon
The trends since 2011 are:
• Total expenses grew less than 3%
• Contribuons barely increased 1%
• Approximately 20% of parish families pledged an
average of about $2000 each
• Approximately 20% of parish families provide about
HALF of total contribuons
The boDom line is that the parish ﬁnancial status
needs to improve. We need a liDle help from a LOT
of people. A 5% increase over your current giving
level would make a real diﬀerence.
A blessed thank you to everyone who has already given to the 2014 Catholic Services Appeal. Our parish
goal is 100% parcipaon. Each and every person’s
gi. is important. For those who have not made a
pledge, please join us in supporng the vital programs
and services throughout the Diocese of Ausn from
which you and this parish beneﬁt.
There are many ways to parcipate:
• Fill out the CSA card that was mailed to your home
and mail it to the Ausn Diocese.
• Fill out the CSA card mailed to your home and return it to the church or parish oﬃces.
• Fill out a CSA card that is available in the church or
parish oﬃces.
• Contribute online at: www.ausndiocese.org/csa.
With the holiday season rapidly approaching, many of
you may be considering addional year-end
charitable contribuons. Please consider today’s
message, and St. Thomas More Parish, when you are
making these decisions.
We realize that mes may be diﬃcult for some of
you, but whatever your circumstance, we hope you
will give your contribuons some prayerful thought
this week. With your support and the gracious
blessings of the Lord on our faith community, we look
forward to sharing good news with you in our report
next year.
Thank you for honoring your stewardship with Christ.
Contribuons for the week of Nov. 16th: ..... .$43,592.06
Amount needed for weekly expenses: .......... .$52,500.00
Monthly St. Vincent de Paul Collecon: ......... .$8,745.50
Religious Educa+on
RE Director: Cynthia Jordan
512-258-1944, ext. 222
Thanksgiving Break
We wish everyone a safe and blessed break for the
Thanksgiving holiday.
• Middle School & LIFE Teen will NOT have classes on
Sunday, November 23rd. Classes return Nov. 30th.
• Elementary RE will NOT have classes on November
24th & 26th.
• Sunday School and Sunday Elementary RE will NOT
have classes on November 30th.
• All RE classes return to their normal schedules on
December 1st.
Teachers Needed
Catechists are NEEDED to help prepare 30 girls and
boys in grades 3rd thru 8th grades for the
sacraments of Reconciliaon & Eucharist on
Mondays from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. There will be 8
class mes with a teacher training meeng
beginning in February. Lesson plans are provided.
Remember last Sunday’s Gospel; the parable of
using the talents you were given by the Master.
• Conﬁrmaon Catechists are NEEDED to help prepare
180+ teens for the sacrament of Conﬁrmaon
beginning January 14th. Join our team of 24 other
catechists and teen faith sharers on Wednesday
nights from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. for 12 weeks and a
retreat.
• For more informaon on these opportunies to
share your faith, please contact Cynthia Jordan.
•
Life Teen (grades 9-12)
Coordinator: Logan Mayes 512-258-1944 ext. 226
E-mail – [email protected]
A Conﬁrma+on Sponsor Mee+ng will be on
Wednesday, December 10th in Brennan Auditorium
at 7:00 p.m. ONLY the sponsors need to
aCend. Parents need to aCend if the sponsor is
unable so that you can pick up the necessary
informaon and pass it on to the teen’s
Conﬁrmaon sponsor.
• Santa’s Workshop is December 6th: They are in
need of 12 to 14 teen volunteers to help out from
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. You will be helping liCle kids
do all kinds of Christmas stuﬀ. If you would like to
sign up, please contact Andrea Cochran at
[email protected].
• Mexico Service Project: Teens and parents, please
bring in you items for our Mexico service project to
Life Teen up unl December 7th.
•
cynthia@stmaus+n.org
Santa’s Workshop
Need to ﬁnish up some
shopping? Need some
quiet 1me? A movie? A
special lunch? RE wants
to
help
you.
On
Saturday, December 6th
the Middle Schoolers of
STM are hosng Santa’s
Workshop for children
ages 4 to 7 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the RE
building. We will have games, holiday cra.s, visit with
Santa, snacks, a movie and lots of fun! The cost is
only $10. For more informaon, please contact the RE
Oﬃce at 512-258-1161.
Middle School (grades 6-8)
Coordinator: Andrea Cochran 512-258-1944
ext. 226
E-mail – [email protected]
Volunteers are Needed for Santa’s Workshop on
December 6th: We need Middle Schoolers who are
willing to help. They will need to be at STM from
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and bring a sack lunch. We
also need parent volunteers to help supervise the
acvies. For more informaon, please contact
Andrea Cochran.
• Middle School Project: We are collecng items for
the Bridging Hearts mission organizaon that STM’s
youth have supported for many years. We used to
travel to Mexico (this is not an opon now) and
assisted with the orphanage and the colonias down
there. This year they are in need of the following
items:
toothpaste,
toothbrush,
shampoo,
deodorant, bars of soap, body loon, candy canes,
and reusable HEB bags. If you can help, we will
have boxes for donaons by the main doors of RE.
•
Eagle’s Wings Upcoming Events
“unBEARable Fun Run” on December 6th: Join us
for our ﬁrst annual 5K Fun Run for all ages. We will
start at 9:30 a.m. Walk or run our 5K trail with fun
pit stops. For more informaon, please visit
www.unbearablefunrun.weebly.com.
• “Advent Family Retreat” on December 13th &
14th: Step away from the hubbub of Christmas
preparaons. Come join us as a family and
experience Advent reﬂecons, prayer, music, fun
acvies and Main Street Bethlehem in Burnet. The
presenter is Judy Hoelscher; gi.ed retreat
facilitator, musician and hospice Chaplin.
•
Pastoral Care & Social Outreach
Coordinator: Theresa Stephens
512-258-1161, ext. 256
Catholic Social Teaching Corner
Feast of Christ the King
This passage from MaChew might be considered a list
of essenal dues for a follower of Christ. The Gospel
points out that Jesus speaks about the “naons” who
gather, so we can see this as both an individual and
communal response to God. As individuals and as a
community, are we able to see Christ in the needy,
the least, the poorest and the forgoCen? Our yes, to
accepng the Kingdom depends on our willingness to
see and respond to them as we would to Christ
tstephens@stmaus+n.org
December Blood Drive
In this season of giving, please consider giving the gi.
of life and donate blood. For our next drive in
December, we will have a holiday raﬄe. If you have
quesons about eligibility, call the Blood Center at
512-206-1108.
Our next Blood Drive will be held on Saturday,
December 13th in the Family Center. Sign up at the
donor tables a.er all weekend Masses on November
29th & 30th and December 6th & 7th. To sign up
online, visit: www.stmausn.org/blood-drive-line-signup.
Eucharis+c Adora+on
Crisis Pregnancy Manager
Job Opening
Exposion and Adoraon of the
Blessed Sacrament is every day of
the week from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00
p.m. in the Fisher House. To sign
up for an Adoraon me, please
visit
the
parish
Adoraon
webpage at: www.stmausn.org/adore.
The St. John Paul II Life Center is seeking a full-me
Pregnancy Manager to oversee our crisis pregnancy
program. This person will be the primary point for
women facing unexpected pregnancies and
consultants/sonographers who serve them. For more
informaon, please contact Kimberly Speirs at
[email protected].
? Struggling ?
These Ministries Can HELP
Contact
Eileen
512-507-9563
[email protected]
Dealing with a diﬃcult life transion?
The Stephen Ministry pairs you with a person trained in conﬁdenal listening to
help walk with you through those signiﬁcant transion mes in your life. If you or
someone you know is hurng, feeling forgoCen then they can beneﬁt from a compassionate and spiritual support of a Stephen Minister.
Do you have a need
for counsel?
The Family Counseling and Family Life Oﬃce of the Diocese of Ausn oﬀer coun- BriDany Holan
512-949-2494,
seling for children, adolescents, and adults.
briCany-holan@
ausndiocese.org
Our New Adventures Respite Program provides acvies for people with any Anne Rodriguez
Are you a caregiver
form of demena and meets weekly on Wednesday starng at 10:00 a.m. in the Par- 512-918-8580
for someone with de- ish Acvity Center.
mena?
Dana Brown
512-750-2221
dbrown74@
ausn.rr.com
Out of work?
Come to an upcoming Job Seekers meeng. The mission of Job Seekers is to ﬁnd
GOD in our job search and be a landing place oﬀering fellowship, networking and support to each other. Our ministry meengs are on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Thursday evenings from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in Room #104.
Can’t pay your bills?
Contact the St. Vincent de Paul Society (SVdP) at our parish. SVdP is a worldwide STM Oﬃce
512-258-1161
Volunteer Catholic Lay Organizaon, which visits poor and needy in their homes.
Need help with preparing meals?
Contact our Good Samaritan Meal Ministry. They have an amazing team of ready 480-788-6325
and willing volunteers for parishioners who are temporarily unable to cook due to stmcooks@
gmail.com
injury or illness.
Struggling with an
addicon?
Contact ADAM (Alcohol and Drug Assistance Ministry). All calls are ABSOLUTELY
CONFIDENTIAL. At our parish Alcoholics Anonymous meengs are held on Mondays and Fridays at 7:00 p.m. in the Chelsea House. Al-Anon meengs are held Mondays from Noon to 1:00 p.m. at the Chelsea House. The Al-Anon Informa1on Center
can be called from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday.
ADAM
866-203-4087
Al-Anon Info.
Center
512-441-8591
Schedule of Parish Events
for the upcoming Week
The schedule below lists events that all parishioners are
generally invited to. For a more complete schedule,
including ministry team meengs and ongoing events,
please contact your ministry leader, use our online space
calendar at hCp://reservaons.stmausn.org/ or view
the outdoor bullen boards on campus. To reserve your
parish event, contact Debra Lohrstorfer at 512-2581161, ext. 214 or [email protected].
Event Name................................ Time ..................... Loca+on
Sunday, Nov. 23rd—Christ the King
Coﬀee & Donuts ........................ 8:00 am to Noon.. Family Center
RCIA Sessions (CC) ...................... 9:30 to 11:30 am ..... Life House
Bapsms ...................................... 2:00 to 3:00 pm ............Church
Monday, Nov. 24th
Prayer & Life Workshop ............ 7:00 to 9:00 pm ...... Room #213
Tuesday, Nov. 25th
Men’s Scripture Share ............... 6:30 to 7:15 am ....... STM Room
Stretching Toward Christ Yoga ...... 9:15 to 10:15 am .... Room #213
Contemplave Prayer ................ 7:00 to 8:30 pm ..... STM Library
Rosary Prayer Group .................. 7:00 to 8:00 pm .......STM Room
Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service .. 7:30 to 9:00 pm ............Church
Ecumenical Recepon ............... 9:00 to 10:00 pm . Family Center
Wednesday, Nov. 26th
New Adventures Respite ........... 10:00 am to 2:00 pm ........ PAC
“Joy of the Gospel” Study ......... 7:00 to 8:30 pm ...... Room #206
Thanksgiving Eve Mass .............. 7:00 to 8:00 pm ............Church
Knights of Columbus .................. 7:30 to 9:30 pm ... Family Center
Friday, Nov. 20th
Reflection
Making room for God...
“love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your
soul, and with all your mind.” - MaChew 22:36
In what ways do I show my love for God?
How do I give God room to be part of my life each day?
For full reﬂecons visit: stmausn.org/reencounter-christ-reﬂecons.
Memorial Walls
Once again we have Memorial Walls in the back of
the church during November. You are welcome to
add the names and/or photos (non-returnable) of
deceased family and friends to our walls to be prayed
for by our St. Thomas More faith family.
Art/Worship Advent Setup ............ 9:00 am to Noon ...........Church
(CC) - Child care available—see page 10 for details.
St. Thomas More
Chris+an GiWs
ANNUAL
PRE-CHRISTMAS
SALE
The STM Gi. Shop is having their annual PreChristmas Sale from November 29th thru December
7th a.er all weekend Masses.
• Take 25% oﬀ Advent, Christmas and regular priced
items!!
• Some exclusions apply, so visit the Gi. Shop for
details.
• Proceeds raised will support our STM community.
Volunteers are needed to keep our wonderful Gi.
Shop open during our weekday hours & weekend
Masses. If you would like to volunteer, please
contact AntoneDe Haecker at 512-250-1477 or
[email protected].
Interested in Becoming Catholic?
Are you interested in ﬁnding out more about how
Catholics live their faith? The Rite of Chris+an
Ini+a+on of Adults (RCIA) is a process to explore
these and other faith issues for those who may be
considering becoming a Catholic. You can start this
process any me during the year. For more details,
contact Debra at 512-258-1161, ext. 214.
Our Parish Mass Schedule
Saturday at 5:00 p.m.
Sunday at 7:30, 9:00 & 10:45 a.m., 12:30 & 5:00 p.m.
The STM Nursery is available at the 9:00 & 10:45 a.m.
Masses only.
Monday thru Friday at 8:30 a.m.
Wednesday also at 6:30 p.m.
Parish Oﬃce Hours
Monday thru Friday from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. &
12:30 to 5:00 p.m.
Reconciliaon Opportunies
Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Saturday from 4:00 to 4:45 p.m. or by appointment by
calling the parish oﬃce.
Staﬀ Contact Phone Numbers
Administra+ve Staﬀ Contacts
512-258-1161
Accountant & Beneﬁts Dir. ........ Laurie O’Beirne .......... Ext. 212
Accountant Assistant................. Julie Hormuth ............ Ext. 232
Bridal Coordinator ..................... Terry Wilkes ............... Ext. 335
Business Administrator ............. Dave Montoya ........... Ext. 231
Communicaons Director ......... Steve Kliman .............. Ext. 211
Custodial & Events Coord.. ........ David Lohrstorfer ....... Ext. 282
Facilies Manager ..................... J. W. Green ................ Ext. 234
Liturgy Director ......................... Lori Burdick ................ Ext. 225
Music Directors ......................... Ren MacNary ............. Ext. 219
Karen Lawson ............ Ext. 237
Outreach Coordinator ............... Theresa Stephens ...... Ext. 256
Parish Receponist .................... Theresa Roberge ........ Ext. 100
Parish Secretary ........................ Debra Lohrstorfer ...... Ext. 214
STM Gi. Shop ............................ AntoneCe Haecker .... Ext. 312
Stewardship & Membership ..... Roba DaQlo ............... Ext. 229
Nursery Coordinator ................. Kelli Merchant . 512-258-2055
For informa+on about volunteering for our Nursery
or for child care reserva+ons, contact Kelli Merchant
at 512-258-2055 or [email protected]. For
child care, contact Kelli at least 3 days before your
event. The Nursery webpage is: www.stmausn.org/
nursery.shtm.
Our Clergy
Pastor: Rev. Isidore Ndagizimana .................ext. 213
Associate Pastor: Rev. Sushil Ekka.................ext. 215
Deacon Tom Johnson: ........................... 512-249-5469
Deacon Dan Lupo: ................................. 512-925-3214
Deacon Tom Mallinger: ......................... 512-751-4999
Deacon Pete A. Schwab: ....................... 512-925-3246
Deacon Dan Wright: .............................. 512-965-5214
Reaching a Priest or Deacon
To reach a priest during oﬃce hours, please call the parish
oﬃce. To reach a priest in an emergency or a.er oﬃce
hours, call 512-221-1712 or 512-800-1700. To reach a
deacon, call the number next to their name listed above.
Religious Ed. Staﬀ
512-258-1944
Director. .................................... Cynthia Jordan ........... Ext. 222
Assistant Director ...................... Johanna Isburgh ........ Ext. 220
Receponist .............................. Jill Goeters ................. Ext. 236
Sunday School Coordinator....... Danielle White ........... Ext. 227
Elementary School Coordinator Mary Kubala .............. Ext. 221
Middle School Coordinator. ...... Andrea Cochran ......... Ext. 228
Life Teen Coordinator ............... Logan Mayes ............. Ext. 226
Conﬁrmaon Coordinator ......... Cynthia Klaer-Jordan . Ext. 222
Director of Adult Faith .............. Dawn Rouen .............. Ext. 235
Preschool Staﬀ
512-258-1721
Director. ..................................... Cindy Acosta
Assistant Director ...................... Chris Wenz