As announced last weekend, all donations placed in the Poor Box or made online to the Poor Box through next weekend will be dedicated to assist the people of Central Texas recover from the devastating floods. Please be generous.

The 2026 Mass Intention book will open on Friday, August 1st for the upcoming calendar year. Until November 1st we will accept no more than 12 weekday (single intention) requests from a household for the upcoming year (unlimited requests for Sunday or Saturday Masses will be accepted). After November 1st, all intentions will be accepted until the schedule is full. Mass requests will be honored on a firstcome, first-serve basis in the office. No Mass request will be taken over the telephone. Mass requests must be made in person in the parish office, mailed to the office, or put into an enveloped and placed in the collection. Forms for requesting a Mass can be obtained from the parish office, in the back of the church, or online on the parish website.

We will celebrate the Solemnity of Saint Benedict at all Masses the weekend of July 12th and 13th. Please join us in the Catechetical Center next Saturday for our annual Potluck Party after the 5:30 p.m. Vigil Mass.

A second collection will be taken up next weekend for the Black and Indian Mission Office. The Black and Indian Mission Collection exists to help local African American and Native American Diocesan Communities throughout the United States spread the Good News of Jesus Christ and respond to real and pressing needs on the ground.