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Our Parish Lenten Penance Service will be held on Tue., March 18 at 7:30 p.m. Father Pat and Father Jonnes, along with other priests from the diocese, will be available for individual confessions. If you are unable to make our parish service, click here to see a list of other services in our diocese.

We will have two Masses as well as five Prayer Services. Schedule: Masses at 12 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Prayer Services with Distribution of Ashes at: 7:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 3:30 p.m., 5:00 p.m., and 6:15 p.m.

On Friday evenings, we will serve a Lenten Meal in Johnson Hall from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. The family-friendly menu will vary each week and will be coordinated by different parish organizations. The meals are free, but free-will donations are greatly appreciated. Come and enjoy the company of our fellow parishioners with a meal before the Stations of the Cross at 7:00 p.m. and Mass at 7:30 p.m.

We are offering two different Lenten retreats, one daytime and one evening. Both series are free and open to all. Join Deacon Art on Wednesdays, March 12 – April 9 at 10:30 a.m. for a powerful and engaging Lenten Retreat as we journey through the Sorrowful Mysteries. Join Eric Carreiro & Marti Salas for three contemplative Monday evenings, March 24 – April 7, where we explore the theme "God Sees, God Loves & God Heals." Click here for details.

Please return donations to the narthex this weekend or Abiding Love Parking Lot on Sunday, March 2, from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. where the Knights of Columbus will host a Drive-Thru Food collection. You may also make a monetary donation by clicking here. Thank you for your generosity!

Everyone is invited for a special family-friendly breakfast of pancakes, sausage, and eggs after the morning Masses on Sunday, March 2, 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. This is a fundraiser hosted by St. Catherine of Siena ACTS to help support ACTS Retreats and Scholarships.

If you have lost a loved one, you are invited to join a six-week grief support group starting on Wednesday, February 19. We will meet from 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. in the Parish Center. The group will be led by Lori Kruczek. Click here for details and to RSVP.

Super Bowl Sunday is also the day of Souper Bowl of Caring, where organizations all over the country collect money and food to help alleviate hunger in their communities. The Youth of St. Catherine will collect donations after the weekend Masses to support El Buen Samaritano Food Pantry. Click here to donate online!

All liturgical ministers (Ushers, Lectors, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, Altar Servers, Choir, Eucharistic Visitors, Baptism Coordinators, Wedding Coordinators, Daily Mass Sacristans, Altar Linen Ministry, Liturgy of the Word with Children) are invited. Click here for details and to RSVP!

As Bishop Vásquez prepares to be installed as the Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, he will celebrate three regional Masses of Thanksgiving in the Diocese of Austin. In Austin, the Mass will be celebrated Friday, February 7 at San José Catholic Church. All are invited to attend and offer the bishop their words of thanksgiving and farewell.

On January 20, Pope Francis appointed the Most Reverend Joe S. Vásquez as the Archbishop of Galveston-Houston. Please click here to read the letter from Very Reverend James A Misko, Vicar General.

Due to predicted inclement weather, we will not celebrate noon Mass or have Eucharistic Adoration, Confession, or Mass on Tuesday evening. The Parish Offices will also be closed.

Fathers, grandfathers, godfathers, uncles, and big brothers are encouraged to treat the special young ladies in their lives to dinner before the dance, then bring them to Johnson Hall for dancing, crafts, games and treats! The cost is $35 per couple, $5 per additional family member. Registration deadline is Sunday, February 2. Click here to register online!

Bishop Joe Vasquez recently appointed Father Johannes Gorremuchu as our new Associate Pastor, effective January 1, 2025. Please give a warm welcome to Father Johannes Gorremuchu! Click here to learn more about Fr. Jonnes.

Pope Francis has declared the Jubilee Year of 2025 to mark the 2025th anniversary of the Incarnation of our Lord. We are all called to be pilgrims of hope to the world. The Jubilee Year begins officially on December 24. Bishop Vasquez will officially open the Jubilee Year in the Diocese of Austin by celebrating Mass on December 29 at St. Mary Cathedral. We will have prayer books available at the back of the Church the last week of December. Click here to learn more.

The parish offices will be closed from Dec. 23 through Jan. 3. Weekday Masses on Dec. 23, 26, 27, 30, & 31 will be at 12:00 p.m. There will be no Adoration. Please click here for the the full Holiday Mass Schedule. Happy Holidays!

On Saturday, December 7, we held our Farewell Celebration for Father Ray to wish him well and thank him for his decade of service to St. Catherine of Siena. We have posted video highlights of the celebration and the farewell speech that Fr. Pat Coakley delivered to honor and thank Fr. Ray Pothireddy at the Mass. Click here to view the videos.