Vacation Bible School is a week-long summer program intended to serve the parish families with song, dance, crafts, theater, snacks and learning about our faith. Our dates are June 10-14, 2013, from 9:00 am to noon.

Thank you to all who have expressed their desire to help this program! We still need lots of volunteers to make this a fun week for our kids—please consider helping. Want to find out more? Contact our VBS Leader, Michelle Lillie, to see where your talents can shine!

Michelle Lillie
mmlillie@austin.rr.com

During the month of May we are working to stock the pantries for summer at Mobile Loaves & Fishes (mlf.org) and Hill Country Community Ministries (hccm.org). Because the summer months—when bills run high and children don’t have access to school lunches—put extra stress on families, food pantries tend to run close to bare. We need your help to stock the shelves!

Please drop your food donations into the baskets in the church narthex now through May 31st. Suggested items include canned tuna, canned meals (such as Raviolios and SpaghettiOs), canned vegetables, peanut butter and jelly, pinto beans, cereal and bars of soap. Thank you so much for your support and prayers!

Congratulations to the St. Vincent de Paul Confirmation class of 2013, who received the sacrament on May 2nd in a mass celebrated by Bishop Joe Vásquez.

Filled with photos and video from our December 29th dedication mass, it's time to see them in person! Sets will be sold after masses during the month of May for $20 (please bring cash or make checks out to "SVdP"). Stop by the table after mass and get yours. Of course, they make great gifts, too.

Whether you pre-ordered or not, we have plenty! Sets will also be available in the parish office (Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm).

The great news is that Deacon David Ochoa has been assigned by the Diocese to serve at SVdP! Please congratulate and pray for Deacon David and his family. To see more photos from the April 13th Diocesan Diaconate Ordination mass, click on the image above.

We look forward to one day having all the beautiful sacred art pieces in place in our new church to enrich our masses and celebrations of sacraments. Please take some time to look through our sacred art brochure and use it as an aid to picture the future of our St. Vincent de Paul Church. A great deal of study, research, passion and inspiration has been invested in these pieces of liturgical art. We hope that you and your families will be inspired as well.

For anyone interested in sponsoring a memorial item, a list of memorial items for sponsorship is provided here. This document changes on a regular basis, so please check back for the most current version. If you wish to make a donation, please call Josie at the church office (512-255-1389) or email her at josie@svdpparish.org to be certain that the item you wish to sponsor is still available.

Weekend Masses
Saturday: 5:00 pm
Sunday: 7:30 am, 9:30 am, 11:30 am & 5:00 pm
4th Sunday Spanish Mass: 1:30 pm

Daily Masses (held in the chapel)
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday:
6:30 am & 8:30 am
Tuesday:
6:30 am & 6:30 pm
Saturday:
8:30 am

Reconciliation times in the church.
Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday:
5:00 - 6:00 pm
First Friday:
12 noon - 1:00 pm
Saturday:
9:00 - 10:00 am & 3:30 - 4:30 pm

First and third Fridays
9:00 am - 9:00 pm in the chapel

Sign up for a worship time.

Parish calendar for May

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI called for a Year of Faith. This sacred time—from October 11, 2012, through November 24, 2013—will provide Catholics locally and throughout the world a precious opportunity to celebrate, deepen and share the spiritual richness of their Catholic faith.

For daily Mass readings visit: www.usccb.org/bible/.