Schedule Changes for Ordination Week As Fr. Will is away on vacation and as Deacon Solomon Akpan and Deacon Chris Haberberger prepare for ordination to the priesthood, please note the following temporary changes to our parish Mass and Communion Service schedule. This week, Communion Services will be held in place of the regular weekday Masses on Wednesday, May 27; Thursday, May 28; and Friday, May 29. The services will follow the normal weekday Mass times:

Parish Schedule Update Friday Daily Mass Moving to 7:00 AM Beginning June 5 Beginning Friday, June 5, St. Mary’s will move our regular Friday Daily Mass from 5:30 PM to 7:00 AM. Confessions will also be offered Friday mornings at 7:30 AM. New Friday Morning Schedule Friday Mass: 7:00 AM Friday Confessions: 7:30 AM This new schedule begins Friday, June 5. Dear Brothers and Sisters, I want to reach out with an update regarding our

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Preparing for Pentecost at St. Mary’s Catholic Church Dear St. Mary’s Parishioners, This coming Sunday, we will celebrate Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and all of Christ’s first disciples, empowering them to boldly proclaim the Gospel to the world. Pentecost was not only an event in the past. Christ continues to send the Holy Spirit to strengthen and guide the Church today. Here at St. Mary’s Catholic

Ordination & Mass of Thanksgiving Dcn. Solomon Akpan Dcn. Solomon Akpan will be ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Austin on Saturday, June 6, 2026. After ordination, he will be Father Solomon Akpan. Join us at St. Mary’s on Sunday, June 14, as he celebrates a Mass of Thanksgiving with our parish community. View Event Details Ordination to the Priesthood To Be Ordained June 6, 2026 With praise and thanksgiving, the Diocese of

Ordination & Mass of Thanksgiving Dcn. Chris Haberberger Dcn. Chris Haberberger will be ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Austin on Saturday, June 6, 2026. After ordination, he will be Father Chris Haberberger. Join us the next day at St. Mary’s as he celebrates a Mass of Thanksgiving with our parish community. View Event Details Ordination to the Priesthood To Be Ordained June 6, 2026 With praise and thanksgiving, the Diocese of Austin