December 21st, 2014
4th Sunday of Advent
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,
In telling Mary’s story on this last Sunday, the
Church highlights her response to the overwhelming
power of God’s Spirit. In her acceptance and trust of
God’s promise, Mary responded as a faithful servant
of the line of David. There had been no kings in the
Davidic line for over ﬁve centuries since the Babylonian exile, yet God
is faithful and has found a way to allow the Son of the Most High to
inherit David’s throne. Mary has responded as a faithful disciple and,
because of her willingness to allow God to enter into her very self;
God’s salvaon will be seen upon the earth.
Table of Contents
Prayers & Mass Intenons ..........page 2
Advent 2014 Informaon ............page 3
Community Ministries .................page 4
Liturgy & Sacraments ..................page 5
Adult Faith & Family Life .............page 6
Pastoral Care & Social Outreach .page 7
Religious Educaon .....................page 8
Weekly Calendar .........................page 9
Staﬀ Contact Informaon .........page 10
Source: 2015 Sourcebook for Sundays, Seasons, and Weekdays
I am also pleased to announce that I have hired Judy
O’Rourke as Assistant Director of Liturgy, eﬀecve December 11th,
2014. Many of you do not need an elaborate introducon of Judy as
you’ve known and worked with her longer than I have. All I am
conﬁdent of is that she is a superb addion to the STM staﬀ and that
she and Lori Burdick will bring our liturgical celebraons to a
standard more pleasing to God and inspiring to our community of
faith. Welcome aboard Judy!
Blessings upon all of you - Fr. Isidore
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. Dec 22nd 8:30 a.m.
Tues. Dec 23rd
8:30 a.m.
Wed. Dec 24th
4:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
9:00 p.m.
Midnight
Thurs. Dec 25th 9:00 a.m.
10:45 a.m.
Fri. Dec 26th
8:30 a.m.
Sat. Dec 27th
5:00 p.m.
Sat. Dec 20th
Sun. Dec 21st
Paul Michaud
Andrew & Hannah Steichen
Georgia Duika
Victor Linan
Special Intenon of Katrina Sunga
Mary Jo Cowan
Dorina Vincente
Special Intenon of Betsy Smith
For the Parish
For the Parish
For the Parish
For the Parish
For the Parish
For the Parish
Jesus Reyes
Kathryn Smith
Prayer
Inten.ons
Gilbert Aranda
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,
Please note that due to unexpected circumstances where a priest mental or spiritual pain. They share a
is not available, a scheduled Mass may be a Communion Service prayer list through e-mail.
instead. Mass .mes for other parishes (including those outside of To join this ministry, call Marisol at 512the Aus.n Diocese) can be found at: www.mass.mes.org.
689-0398.
Advent 2014
Our parish has many events and materials to help you and your family prepare for Christmas.
Upcoming Mass Readings
4th Sunday of Advent (December 21st):
2 Sam. 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Rom. 16:25-27; Lk. 1:26-38
Na.vity of the Lord—Vigil (December 24th):
Isaiah 62:1-5; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; MaChew 1:1-25
Na.vity of the Lord—Midnight (December 24th):
Isaiah 9:1-6; Titus 2:11-14; Luke 2:1-14
Na.vity of the Lord—Day (December 25th):
Isaiah 52:7-10; Hebrews 1:1-6; John 1:1-18
Feast of the Holy Family (December 28th):
Gen. 15:1-6; 21:1-3; Heb. 11:8, 11-12, 17-19; Lk 2:22-40
For daily Mass Readings,
please visit: www.usccb.org/nab/
PoinseCas For Christmas
PoinseEas 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.
2015 Liturgical Calendars
2015 Calendars are available in the back of the church
while supplies last. These are available at NO cost.
Please take one per family.
New Year’s Mass Schedule
The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God is on
Thursday, January 1st. This is a Holy Day of
Obligaon. Masses will be on December
31st at 5:00 p.m. and on January 1st at
10:00 a.m. There will be NO 8:30 a.m. Mass
on December 31st or January 1st.
How Can This Be?
O Most High, you who sent
beauful and fearsome Gabriel to Mary,
we rejoice in that moment.
Troubled, she pondered. How not to fear?
Yet she met his eyes with her queson.
She listened: the Holy Spirit,
the power of the Most High,
the Son of God.
All this you prepared and proposed
to give us yourself.
We ask for her courage, to receive you,
to meet your eyes, to ask, to ponder,
to be a faithful handmaid.
We ask this through the same Lord Jesus Christ,
your Son, who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever . Amen.
© Liturgy Training Publicaons. 1-800-933-1800. WriCen by Michael R. Prendergast.
Permission to publish granted by the Archdiocese of Chicago on March 12, 2014.
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. 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].
Parish Oﬃce Closures
All Parish oﬃces will be CLOSED from December 24th
thru December 26th and from December 31st thru
January 2nd. The Parish Staﬀ would like to take this
opportunity to wish you a most Blessed and Holy
Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Community Ministries
Coordinator: Dawn Rouen
512-258-1161, ext. 235
[email protected]
Please join our community in the
Family Center for a Coﬀee & Donuts
following our morning Masses. Coﬀee
& Donuts will take a break on
December 28th for Christmas season.
Please don’t let our donuts run out in
January. The giK of NEW LEADERSHIP
IS NEEDED for the Coﬀee & Donuts Ministry. If you
are interested, please contact Joe Steichen at
[email protected].
“Where your treasure is,
there your heart will be also.”
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.
Contribuons for the week of Dec. 14th: .......$50,087.64
Amount needed for weekly expenses:............$52,500.00
Rered Clergy and Religious Collecon: ..........$3,137.05
Mark your calendar for January 11th or March 1st at
12:30 p.m. in the Parish Acvity Center.
Year End Giving
To RSVP or for more informa.on, please contact
Roba DaClo in the parish oﬃce at 512-258-1161.
Child care is provided. See page 6 for details.
Christmas and Year End Giving is not only a Catholic
tradion, but Christmas marks the beginning of the
Ulmate GiM – God’s giM of His only son, Jesus Christ.
Christmas of course, celebrates the birth of our
savior, Jesus Christ. If you did not receive a Year End
Giving brochure that was in the December 14th
bullen, extra copies are available in the back of the
church or in the parish oﬃce.
In order to qualify for your 2014 tax return, all
ﬁnancial contribuons must be in the parish oﬃce
before midnight, December 31st. The New Year’s Eve
collecon will be kept separate from the Mass on
New Year’s Day. If you mail your contribuon, it
MUST be postmarked no later than December 31st,
2014. There can be NO EXCEPTIONS to this.
Holiday Nut Sale
This is the last weekend for our annual Knights of
Columbus sale 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
items. All proceeds will go to support our seminarians
and other charitable causes. Thank you to everyone
who has supported us, especially Fr. Izzy & Fr. Ekka!
New HVAC in the Church
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
giM 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. You can contribute
online at: www.ausndiocese.org/csa.
We have installed a HVAC automaon system in the
church for our heang and air condioning needs. The
system will save energy and money when fully
operaonal. Unfortunately, the system is not 100%
funconal and we are experiencing some challenges
at this me. The vendor is working to resolve all
issues and we should be fully funconal very
soon. We ask for your connued paence as we
connue through this process.
Liturgical & Sacramental Ministries
Coordinator: Lori Burdick
512-258-1161, ext. 225
[email protected]
Christmas Eve Parking
During our Christmas Eve Masses,
traﬃc will be directed ONE WAY onto
our church property; ENTERING at the
primary entrance/driveway (by the
white cross) and EXITING at the secondary driveway. This is an eﬀort to
enhance traﬃc ﬂow and allow quick
access in the event emergency vehicles should need
to access the campus. For a map of the traﬃc ﬂow,
please visit www.stmausn.org/christmas-2014.
Please be considerate of our Sheriﬀ’s Depues and
parking lot volunteer’s direcves. Note that parking
close to the church will result in an extended amount
of me exing the church property and your paence
is requested. Consider parking further away from the
church or carpooling. Once at Mass, please try to
make room so our guests can ﬁnd a place to sit.
Eucharis.c Minister Training
SAVE THE DATE: NEW
Eucharisc Minister Training
and CURRENT Eucharisc
Minister
Training
for
Sacristan and 2B Minister
posions will be on Tuesday,
January 13th from 7:00 to
8:00 p.m. in the church. For more informaon and to
RSVP, please contact Lori Burdick.
Christmas Eve
Four Masses at 4:00 p.m.:
• Church with the St. Cecilia Choir (6 to 8 year olds).
• Parish Acvity Center with the Family Choir.
• Brennan Auditorium with Saturday 5:00 p.m. Group.
• Life House with cantor and piano.
Two Masses at 6:30 p.m.:
• Church with the Sunday 12:30 p.m. Group.
• Parish Acvity Center with cantor and piano.
Mass at 9:00 p.m. in the Church with Life Teen Band.
Mass at Midnight in the Church with the STM Choir. A
Christmas concert begins at 11:00 p.m.
Christmas Day
Mass at 9:00 a.m. in the Church with STM Brass and
Youth Choir (8 to 12 year olds).
Mass at 10:45 a.m. in the Church with STM Brass and
Choir.
Newly Bap.zed Children
Ryan Elizabeth Mertz
Sydney Cash Obst
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 giMs 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.
If you can be a Hospitality Minister at one of our
Christmas Masses that would be a great help with the
large crowds we are ancipang. NO TRAINING OR
EXPERIENCE IS NECESSARY! For more informaon,
contact Lori Burdick or visit: www.stmausn.org/
hospitality-minister-volunteer-form.
If you and your family would like to help decorate the
Church and other spaces we are using for Christmas
Masses, please contact Lori Burdick. Decorang will
be done on Tuesday, December 23rd from 9:15 a.m.
to Noon.
Can you help direct traﬃc for the Christmas Eve
Masses at 4:00 and 6:30 p.m.? There are two shiMs
where help is needed: 3:00 to 4:15 p.m. and 5:30 to
6:45 p.m. To volunteer to help or for more informaon, please contact David Sanchez at 512-9650193 or [email protected].
Advent Giving Trees
Through the Advent Giving
Tree, St. Thomas More
parishioners reach out to the
working poor. THANK YOU to
everyone who parcipated in
our giving tree program this
year. A Special Thank You goes
to all the volunteers who help
make this ministry a success!
If you forgot to bring your giM(s) to the parish this
past week, please drop them oﬀ at the parish oﬃces
as soon as you can.
Marriage & Family Life
Coordinator: Deacon Tom Johnson
512-249-5469
[email protected]
Need a BabysiPer During Mass?
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.
STM has one! The STM Nursery is available during the
9:00 and 10:45 a.m. Sunday Masses for children from
6 months old to Pre-Kindergarten age! The Sunday
Mass nursery is a co-op opportunity where parents
whose children ulize the nursery volunteer once a
month. You are invited to visit us during these
Masses; we’re located down the hallway past the GiM
Shop and the Library. We also oﬀer childcare for
children 6 months old to elementary-age during many
ministry events! Ask your ministry leader if childcare
is available. Please, do not let childcare prevent you
from parcipang!
The Nursery will be closed during the holidays from
December 22nd through January 4th.
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.
Light of the World is a new retreat experience coming
to STM in February. This retreat will help you foster a
deep, inmate, personal encounter with Jesus Christ
and connect with community to support your ongoing
faith journey. If you are interested in learning more,
please visit: www.stmausn.org/light-world.
Natural Family Planning
Natural Family Planning (NFP) is just as eﬀecve as
the birth control pill, but has no risks or unwanted
side eﬀects. To sign up for a NFP class, please visit
www.register.ccli.org.
Pastoral Care & Social Outreach
Coordinator: Theresa Stephens
512-258-1161, ext. 256
Blood Drive Results
Thank You to everyone who
Donated Blood on December 13th.
The Blood Center of Central Texas
collected 65 units due to an
overwhelming response from STM
parishioners! We apologize for those
who tried to donate but were unable
to due to long wait mes.
Our next drive is on Saturday, February 7th and we
hope you can donate at the Family Center on that
day. The Center has asked that we change our walk in
policy going forward to help minimize the me
donaons take. All donors arriving prior to 11:00 a.m.
MUST have an appointment to donate. AMer 11:00
a.m., walk-ins will be accepted when space allows.
Donors can signup to give blood by going to:
www.stmausn.org/blood-drive-line-signup.
[email protected]
Catholic Social Teaching Corner
4th Sunday of Advent
Our Advent me is almost over. We have watched in
hope for the coming of Christ at the end of me. We
have seen the presence of Christ and God’s Kingdom
among us wherever jusce and peace triumph over
violence and alienaon. Now we focus on Mary and
the inmacy of birth. Carrying any child requires courage, faith and trust. Every mother wonders about the
future of her child. God transforms all of human history by becoming human through Mary’s “Yes!” Like
her, will we allow the very fullness of God’s love to ﬁll
us and our world this year? Do we have her faith, her
courage and her trust?
If you would like to volunteer for this or any future
Blood Drive at St. Thomas More, please contact Tom
Camardo 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- BriPany Holan
512-949-2494,
seling for children, adolescents, and adults.
briCany-holan@
ausndiocese.org
Are you a caregiver
for someone with demena?
Our New Adventures Respite Program provides acvies for people with any Anne Rodriguez
form of demena and meets weekly on Wednesday starng at 10:00 a.m. in the Par- 512-918-8580
ish Acvity Center. There is also a Support Group for the Care Givers of those suﬀering from demena. The group meets on a monthly basis.
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 Informa'on Center
can be called from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday.
Dana Brown
512-750-2221
dbrown74@
ausn.rr.com
ADAM
866-203-4087
Al-Anon Info.
Center
512-441-8591
Religious Educa.on
RE Director: Cynthia Jordan
512-258-1944, ext. 222
[email protected]
Christmas Break
May the Miracle of Christmas ﬁll your hearts with
love, joy and peace! The enre Religious Educaon
staﬀ would like to wish you and your family abundant
blessings at Christmas and throughout the New Year!
- Cynthia, Johanna, Logan, Andrea, Mary, Danielle
and Jill!
An All Teacher Mee.ng (Sunday School thru 8th
grade) will be held on Tuesday, January 6th at 7:00
p.m. in Brennan Auditorium. The meeng will begin
with a message from Fr. Isidore followed by a break
out session with your grade level coordinator for the
planning of the spring semester lessons.
We have completed our fall semester. We are
looking forward to seeing you when we begin our
spring semester starng the week of January 11th.
• Sunday School: Classes will start on January 11th.
• Elementary School on Sundays: Classes will start
on January 11th.
• Elementary School on Mondays and Wednesdays:
Classes will start on January 12th and 14th.
• Middle School: Classes will start on January 11th.
• Life Teen: LIFE Teen events will resume their
normal weekly schedule starng with Life Night on
January 11th aMer the 5:00 p.m. Mass.
Eagle’s Wings Fun Run Results
Congratula.ons to Ricardo Jowers, the 1st Place
Winner of the “unBEARable Fun Run” on December
6th. Ricardo is our very own High School teen and he
ﬁnished the 5K run in 19:23 minutes. He is pictured
above with 2012 silver medal
Olympian Leo Manzano and
Cynthia Jordan, STM RE Director.
Many thanks to the all the
volunteers who helped make our
1st annual Fun Run a success!
Teacher Needed
Wow — what a great response!
We now only NEED ONE MORE
Catechist to help prepare 9 girls
and boys in grades 6th to 8th 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 the
Gospel parable of using the talents you were given by
the Master.
For more informa.on, please contact Cynthia Jordan.
** Happy 2015 to ALL **
Life Teen (grades 9-12)
Coordinator: Logan Mayes 512-258-1944 ext. 226
E-mail – [email protected]
The Diocesan Catholic Youth Conven.on is quickly
approaching and we want you to be a part of this
awesome experience. This is a great weekend
experience as we get to meet teens from around the
diocese and get to hear dynamic speakers, awesome
praise & worship, and workshops that will challenge
you to grow in your faith. For forms and more details,
visit: www.ausndiocese.org/dcyc.
Holy Family Catholic School is now accepng
applicaons for the 2015-2016 school year. Please
visit www.holyfamilycs.org/admissions/ to access the
Online Applicaon and forms. If you would like to
learn more about the school, please register to aCend
a Prospec've Parent Informa'on Session on the
school website. Upcoming sessions are scheduled for
January 9th and January 23rd. First round admissions
deadline is February 6th, 2015.
For more informaon, please contact Ellen Vento at
512-244-4825 or [email protected].
Schedule of Parish Events
for the upcoming Week
Prayer & Spirituality
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 512-258-1161,
ext. 214 or [email protected].
Event Name ................................. Time ..................... Loca.on
Sunday, Dec. 21st—4th Sunday of Advent
Coﬀee & Donuts .......................... 8:00 am to Noon.. Family Center
Holisc Touch ............................... 9:30 am to 12:30 pm .. Fisher Hs
RCIA Sessions (CC) ........................ 9:30 to 11:30 am ..... Life House
Bapsms ........................................ 2:00 to 3:00 pm ............Church
Tuesday, Dec. 23rd
Men’s Scripture Share ................. 6:30 to 7:15 am ....... STM Room
Holis.c Touch
Art/Worship Christmas Setup ......... 9:15 am to Noon ...........Church
Contemplave Prayer .................. 7:00 to 8:30 pm ..... STM Library
Rosary Prayer Group.................... 7:00 to 8:00 pm .......STM Room
Wednesday, Dec. 24th
Christmas Eve Mass ..................... 4:00 pm ........ Mulple Locaons
Christmas Eve Mass ..................... 6:30 pm ........ Mulple Locaons
Christmas Eve Mass ..................... 9:00 pm .......................Church
Christmas Concert ........................ 11:00 pm .....................Church
Christmas Midnight Mass ........... Midnight ......................Church
Thursday, Dec. 25th
Christmas Day Mass..................... 9:00 am .......................Church
Christmas Day Mass..................... 10:45 am......................Church
(CC) - Child care available—see page 6 for details.
Holisc Touch is 20 minutes of peace-ﬁlled quiet and
is one way to slow down and feel the loving presence
of the Lord. It is oﬀered monthly to parish members
and those in need of healing prayers.
Our next oﬀering will be Sunday, December 21st
from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Fisher House.
For more informa.on, please contact Tina Jude at
512-255-7625 or Barb Brenny at 512-331-9346.
Eucharis.c Adora.on
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.
Gluten Free Hosts
We have gluten free hosts (less
than .01% gluten content) available
here at St. Thomas More for those who
are gluten intolerant. If you need a
gluten free host, please be sure to
come to the Sacristy before Mass to
request a host. We only consecrate
these hosts as needed, so coming
before Mass is necessary.
Prayer Blankets
The STM GiK Shop
The STM GiM Shop will be CLOSED December 23rd
through January 4th. The GiM Shop volunteers would
like to take this me to thank all of you for supporng
us and making this a wonderful ministry. We wish
each and everyone of you a very BLESSED, MERRY
CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR. The proceeds
raised by the GiM Shop support our STM community.
Volunteers are needed to keep our wonderful GiM
Shop open during our weekday hours & weekend
Masses. If you would like to volunteer, please contact
AntonePe
Haecker
at
512-250-1477
or
[email protected].
Do you have a family member,
friend or neighbor who needs
prayers? Why not request a
Prayer Blanket! These blankets
are made by parishioners and
blessed by one of our priests.
These are intended for persons struggling with
physical, emoonal or spiritual illness. For more
informa.on, contact Frankie Wright at 512-258-5216.
Cedar Brake Retreats
Please take note of the upcoming retreats at the
Cedar Brake Retreat Center in Belton. For details, visit:
www.ausndiocese.org/oﬃces-ministries/oﬃces/
cedarbrake-catholic-retreat-center/cedarbrakeretreats.
• January 17th: Love Among the Ruins: The Book of Hosea.
• February 6th to 8th: Fireside Reﬂec'on: I Begin Now!
• February 17th: Ash Wednesday
Staﬀ Contact Phone Numbers
Administra.ve Staﬀ Contacts
Religious Educa.on Staﬀ
512-258-1161
512-258-1944
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 GiM Shop ............................ AntoneCe Haecker .... Ext. 312
Stewardship & Membership ..... Roba DaElo ............... Ext. 229
Nursery Coordinator ................. Kelli Merchant . 512-258-2055
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 Jordan ........... Ext. 222
Director of Adult Faith .............. Dawn Rouen .............. Ext. 235
Thank You Sponsors!
Come Back to the Church
This bullen is furnished to the parish without charge.
The adversements that appear completely defray all
publishing costs with which the parish would
otherwise be burdened. Please patronize these
sponsors when you can as a thank you for their kind
generosity.
APen.on Local Business Owners: If you would like to
adverse in this bullen, please contact Brian
Schroeder at 512-680-0623.
If you have been away from
the Catholic Church, for
whatever
reason,
the
Landings Ministry
would
like to welcome you back in a
loving and caring way!
For more informa.on, contact Janet Smith at 512258-2361 or [email protected] or please visit:
www.stmausn.org/landings-returning-catholics.
Preschool Staﬀ
512-258-1721
Director. ..................................... Cindy Acosta
Assistant Director ...................... Chris Wenz