Special Events & Announcements...
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St. Mary’s Cemetery Committee is having a General cleanup of our cemetery on Saturday, October 24th at 9am. We will be cleaning up to prepare for the annual All Soul’s day Mass on Saturday, October 31st at 10am as well to eliminate unsafe and unsightly conditions. If you have a loved one buried at St. Mary’s and have sentimental items that may be deemed broken, faded or unsightly, please remove them before the clean-up. All broken, faded, unsightly or items that are not allowed on gravesites will be removed at the discretion of the cemetery committee or volunteers. We are in need of volunteers to help clean up on this day, if you want to volunteer please show up on the Saturday of the clean-up before 9am at the pavilion. If you have any questions or concerns please call the parish office. 

El Comité del Cementerio de Santa María tendra una limpieza general de nestro cementerio el Sábado 24 de Octubre a las 9am. Estaremos limpiando para preparar para la Misa anual del día de los difuntos el Sábado 31 de Octubre a las 10am, así como para eliminar las condiciones inseguras y antiestéticas. Si tienen un ser querido enterrado en el cementerio Santa Maria y tienen artículos sentimentales que pueden considerarse rotos, descoloridos o antiestéticos, por favor de retíralos antes de la limpieza. Todos los objetos rotos, descoloridos, antiestéticos o que no estén permitidos en las tumbas eliminados a la discreción del comité del cementerio o de los voluntarios. Necesitamos voluntarios para ayudar a limpiar en este día, si gustas ser un voluntario por favor, aparece el Saábado de la limpieza antes de las 9am en el pabellón. Si tiene alguna pregunta o inquietud, llame a la oficina parroquial.
​All are invited to the annual All Soul’s day Mass and blessing of St. Mary’s cemetery on
Saturday, October 31st at the pavilion at 10am. Please bring your lawn chairs.

Todos estan invitados a la Misa del dia de los difuntos y bendicion del cementerio el Sabado 31 de Octubre a las 10am en el pabellón. Por favor traegan sus sillas.
.All Soul’s Mass Intentions- We are now taking Mass intention requests for All Soul’s weekend. You may pick up a special intention envelope located at the entrances of the church, fill it out and place it in the weekend collection box during Mass, drop it off at the parish office or place it in the mailbox in front of the office after hours. You may also make your request at the parish office. Donation is $5 per deceased married couple or individual. Deadline is Thurs. October 29th. Please indicate on envelope “All Souls” so not to get confused with regular Mass intentions.

Dia de Defuntos- Ya estamos tomando solicitudes de intención de misa para el dia de
los difuntos. Puede recoger un sobre de intención especial ubicado en las entradas de
la iglesia, llenarlo y colocarlo en la caja de recogida de fin de semana durante la Misa,
dejarlo en la oficina parroquial o colocarlo en el buzón frente a la oficina después del horario de atención. También puede hacer su solicitud en la oficina parroquial. La donación es $5 por pareja casada o individuo que han muerto. La fecha límite para su repuesta es el Jueves 29 de Octubre. Por favor indique en el sobre "Dia de Defuntos" para no confundirse con las intenciones regulares de la Misa.
Volunteers Needed! St. Mary’s isresponsible to deliver meals to our elderly in our community for the month of November. We are in need of volunteers to deliver these meals to the homebound for our local Meals on Wheels program. If you would like to volunteer please call Josie Perez-St. Mary’s coordinator at office to volunteer or for more info.

¡Se Necesitan Voluntarios! Santa Maria es responsable de entregar las comidas a
nuestros ancianos en nuestra comunidad para el mes de Noviembre. Necesitamos voluntarios para entregar estas comidas a la casas para nuestro programa local Comidas sobre Ruedas. Si desea ser voluntario por favor llame a Josie Perez- Coordinadora de Santa Maria al officina para ser voluntaria o información.
St. Mary’s is taking applications for a part-time bookkeeper. Required experience in quickbooks, microsoft word, excel, payroll, data entry, accounts payable and receivable, financial reports and spreadsheets. Must be able to work 20 hours per week, Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays and some weekends and evenings when needed. Must also comply with the Ethics & Integrity Office & Policies of the Diocese of Austin. Applications are available at the parish office during office hours Tues-Fri. 9 am-12 & 1-5 PM.
Temporary Online EIM Training- The EIM Office has developed a temporary online training to fulfill the compliance requirement for those who are past due, due or will be due
in the next couple of months to attend an EIM Workshop. This training includes a frank
discussion of sexual abuse; if you have experienced sexual abuse and have concerns
about viewing this training, please contact Emily Hurlimann at (512) 949-2447 to discuss
alternative training. Anyone may view the abuse prevention videos and information used
for this temporary online training; however, to receive EIM workshop attendance credit for
participating in this temporary online training, each participant must already have an EIM
account. NOTE 1: This program is for persons who have attended a previous EIM Workshop and now need to attend a training to maintain compliance. Participants in this online program who have never attended an EIM Workshop will be required to attend an EIM Workshop within the year depending on when we are able to begin holding workshops again. NOTE 2: If you have difficulty opening a link or viewing a video, please change browsers. Everything has been tested on Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer.To begin: Login to your EIM account at eappsdb.com/austin (if you do not recall your User ID/ password, click Forgot User ID or Password? at bottom of the login page to retrieve your User ID and password. Check your spam/junk folder if you don’t receive the email.) If you need help or if you need to know when you will be due please call St. Mary’s EIM Administrator Helen Juarez at the parish office  Wednesday’s or Fridays. 9 am-12 or 1-5 PM.The list of names of volunteers who are past due or will be due are posted on the bulletin board at the entrance of the church.
Homebound Eucharistic Minister
If one of our loved one becomes disabled, too ill or elderly and cannot attend Mass, we
would expect them to be able to receive the Precious Body of Christ at home or at a nursing home, right? Butwhat if there is not enough Homebound Eucharistic Ministers to deliver to all of those on the list each and every Sunday, what then? The answer is heart-breaking, many may go without communion for weeks at a time and sadly this is the reality here in your parish, happening to many of our brothers and sisters in Christ. So what can I do? I can say I can make a difference, I can say I can make a change, I can give up an hour or so once or twice a month or every Sunday morning, I can say yes to the knocking on my door
and answer our plea and become a home bound Eucharistic Minister. To say yes, please call the office Tues-Fri. 9 am-12 and 1-5 PM or speak to Fr. Ed or one of our
deacons before or after Mass.
During this time of uncertainty, Catholic Charities of Central Texas is still providing services to our communities. Our Counseling Services program is utilizing our virtual therapy platform and continuing to aid anyone struggling with the challenges of these current times. Did you know we also help senior that are struggling with aging, loss of independence, and many other issues they may be facing? For more information or to schedule an appointment, call (512) 651-6150 (Austin).

Durante este tiempo de incertidumbre, Catholic Charities of Central Texas está todavía proveyendo servicios para nuestras comunidades. Nuestro programa de Servicios de Consejería está utilizando nuestra plataforma de terapia virtual y continúa ayudando a cualquier persona luchando con los retos de estos tiempos ¿Sabía usted que también ayudamos a personas de la tercera edad que están luchando con el proceso de envejecer, la pérdida de su independencia, y muchos otros temas que pueden estar enfrentando? Para mayor información o para programar una cita, llame al (512) 651-6150 (Austin).
Stewardship Report
October 10/17-10/18
Total-                      $ 4,455.65
World Mission-Total-  $478.00
+Thank you for supporting your parish+
A huge thank you to Freddy &
Stella Limas, family and friends for sponsoring the Taco plate sale last Saturday. Thank you to all who purchased plates that helped make this event a great
success. $1,051 was raised for St. Mary’s!