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This week 12/4-12/8 Daily Mass and Confession will be in the Seton Center. Friday evening confessions will be in the Church.

This Thursday, November 23rd we celebrate #Thanksgiving Daily Mass will be at 9:00 AM in English 7:00 PM en Español There will be no Confessions on Thursday, November 23rd

This week (November 20-26) Mass and Confessions will be in the Church

NOVEMBER 11, 2023 Dear Faithful of the Diocese of Austin: This morning it was announced at the Vatican that the Holy Father, Pope Francis, has removed Bishop Joseph E. Strickland from the office of Bishop of Tyler, Texas. With that, the Holy Father has appointed me, as the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Tyler, pending the appointment of a new Bishop of Tyler. I accept the Holy Father’s trust in me and ask your prayers as I take on this additional responsibility. Over the next few weeks, I will be travelling to the Diocese of Tyler to be present to the clergy, diocesan staff, and lay faithful and to assess their needs. Know that I remain present to you as your Bishop, in person, in prayer, and through the Vicar General and other officials of the Diocese of Austin. I ask that you keep the Holy Father in your prayers as he discerns the next Bishop of the Diocese of Tyler. I also ask you to join me in prayer for the people of the Diocese of Tyler during this time of transition. Under the continued protection of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, I remain Bishop Joe Vásquez ********************** To help us better understand this, here are answers to some questions: What is an Apostolic Administrator? An Apostolic Administrator is a Bishop, usually from a nearby or neighboring diocese, appointed by the Holy Father to oversee the daily life of a diocese that is temporarily without a Bishop. He does this while continuing to be the Bishop of his own diocese. Does this mean that Bishop Vásquez is no longer the bishop of Austin? No, Bishop Vásquez remains Bishop of Austin during this time of transition in the Diocese of Tyler. How long will it take to appoint a new Bishop of Tyler? There is no prescribed time. Pope Francis will discern through prayer and consultation and announce the new Bishop when he has made his choice.

The Parish office will be closed on November 8th from 9am to 3pm. We will continue with our regular parish office hours after 3pm.

5 DAYS until our Parish Festival and Raffle!! Raffle Tickets are available for our Parish Festival. One ticket is only $10! So far we've raised $13,740 in raffle ticket sales! All the money raised will go towards much-needed expenses in the parish like adding spaces to the parking lot and other updates. Our Raffle will take place at the parish festival on November 12th. Stop by the parish office to get some raffle tickets!

Join us for our parish festival! November 12th 9 am - 6:30 pm There will be games, food, music and a raffle! Fun for the whole family!

FESTIVAL PARROQUIAL 12 de noviembre 9:00 am -6:00 pm

Raffle Tickets are available for our Parish Festival. One ticket is only $10! So far we've raised $10,570 in raffle ticket sales! All the money raised will go towards much-needed expenses in the parish like adding spaces to the parking lot and other updates. Our Raffle will take place at the parish festival on November 12th. Stop by the parish office to get some raffle tickets!