Please Welcome Natalie Mohr!
Natalie joins the St. Theresa staff as Director of Children's Ministry after years of serving families in Central Texas. Though she grew up Catholic, Natalie says that it was during college when her faith came alive. There she led FOCUS bible studies as well as Awakening Retreats. Inspired to “market Christ” to her community, Natalie chose to study Mass Communications and Family and Child Development. After graduating, she served as the Marketing and Education Coordinator at the St. John Paul II Life Center and worked at Catholic Charities in the Archdiocese of San Antonio, leading two programs and engaging parishes.
“I am excited to provide fun, formational education and empower families to live out the faith in their homes.” - Natalie Mohr
School Supply Drive
We are collecting school supplies, July 31 - August 8, for students of San Juan Diego Catholic High School, a small inner-city school in Austin that gives students valuable work experience along with a solid Catholic education. All students spend four days a week in the classroom and one day a week in a corporate internship in their desired field of study. Here is a list of the school supplies needed:
Catholic Refresher/Sacrament Prep Session
Are you thinking about becoming Catholic? Do you have questions about the Catholic Faith, or are you needing to receive any sacraments? A new adult initiation series will be starting in August. This is for any adults needing to receive sacraments of Baptism, Communion, Confirmation, or for anyone simply wanting to learn more about the Catholic faith. Please contact Amy Allert, or 512-451-2940, if you are interested or have questions.
Sunday Nursery Update
Help us spiff it up and staff it!
We are renovating the parish nursery for re-opening in Sept. and would love your help in making it a welcoming space for our youngest parishioners.
Our wish list includes donations for purchases, a crib and a TV (32”-40”). Donate HERE, next to "Nursery Donations."
We are hiring!
We need to hire an adult part-time nursery coordinator, as well as child-care providers who are at least 15 years old, to care for the children during the 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sunday Masses. Contact Amy Allert in the parish office.
Friendly Persuasion in the Family Center
Senior adults of the parish are invited to Monday Matinee at 2:30 p.m., August 2nd, in the Family Center, where we will be screening Friendly Persuasion, a beautiful 1956 film about a Quaker family in southern Indiana during the American Civil War and how the war tests their pacifist beliefs. This nostalgic film will transport you to another time and place, watching Dorothy McGuire play the devout Quaker minister and loving mother of three. Gary Cooper is superb as the thoughtful Quaker husband and father. RSVP to Leslie Key.
New Grief Support Program
Begins August 12th
Those who are struggling with bereavement are invited to be a part of a new grief support session at St. Theresa. Let us walk alongside you as you mourn. We will meet 6:30 p.m. on Thursday evenings beginning August 12th, for eight sessions. Invite a friend who might benefit. Contact Ryan Pollock with questions.
Are You Interested in Caregiver Support?
We are looking into starting a support group for those who are caregivers of loved ones with a long-term illness or disease. If you are interested in participating in a caregiver support group either in-person or via Zoom, please contact Ryan Pollock by July 31st as we gauge community interest. Thank you.
Attention Parents of Teens
There will be an informational Confirmation meeting for parents on Sunday, August 8th, from 1:00-2:00 p.m. in the Great Room. This is for parents of eligible high schoolers in the 9th grade and up. Important information can be found HERE.
We are in need of bulletin sponsors
Did you know that you receive the worship aid/bulletin each week at no cost to the parish thanks to our advertisers and sponsors? We have lost several sponsors during the pandemic and are in need of new or renewed ones to be able to continue to provide the weekly publication free of charge. Contact Tina Watson from LPi to make an inquiry. Thank you for your support!
Celebrating Grandparents and the Elderly
The first World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly is to be celebrated this Sunday, July 25. An initiative of Pope Francis and the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, this day offers the opportunity to pray for grandparents and the elderly, acknowledging the contribution they make in each of our lives. On July 25, Bishop Vasquez invites you to join him in praying this prayer:
I thank You, Lord, for the comfort of Your presence: even in times of loneliness, You are my hope and my confidence, You have been my rock and my fortress since my youth! I thank You for having given me a family and for having blessed me with a long life. I thank You for moments of joy and difficulty, for the dreams that have already come true in my life and for those that are still ahead of me. I thank You for this time of renewed fruitfulness to which You call me. Increase, O Lord, my faith, make me a channel of your peace, teach me to embrace those who suffer more than me, to never stop dreaming and to tell of your wonders to new generations. Protect and guide Pope Francis and the Church, that the light of the Gospel might reach the ends of the earth. Send Your Spirit, O Lord, to renew the world, that the storm of the pandemic might be calmed, the poor consoled and wars ended. Sustain me in weakness and help me to live life to the full in each moment that You give me, in the certainty that you are with me every day, even until the end of the age. Amen.
(from the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life)