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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!

Thank you all for your generosity this year! Please return gifts by Sunday, Dec. 1. We are still accepting online monetary donations to purchase gift cards through Dec. 1. Click here to donate.

Please join us to celebrate Father Ray, show our appreciation, and send him off with our love and prayers. All are invited on Saturday, December 7, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. in Johnson Hall. Please bring a side dish, salad, desert, or wine to share. RSVP and let us know what you’ll bring. Click here to RSVP!

Attention all parents, preschoolers, toddlers, and infants! You’re invited to our much-anticipated Holy Ween Party on Thursday, October 31, 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. You and your little ones don't want to miss this celebration! Costumes Encouraged!

Join us for the First Annual Fall Banquet on Friday, October 11, starting at 6:00 p.m. in Johnson Hall. This will be an evening of food, fun, friends, a talent show, and music as we gather to raise funds for our brothers and sisters in need. There is also a Silent Auction, bidding runs through October 13. Click here to purchase tickets and bid on the Silent Auction!

We are hosting an in-person EIM Workshop on September 25 at 6:00 p.m. (In-person workshops are for NEW APPLICANTS ONLY.) You must have an EIM account (complete and submit the EIM Application at VIRTUS.org) and pre-register to attend this workshop. For more information about the Diocese of Austin EIM policy, please visit austindiocese.org/eim.

St. Catherine's Got Talent is looking for entertainers to perform at the October Knights of Columbus Fall Banquet. All are invited to audition next Saturday, September 21, at 10 a.m. in the Parish Center. We are looking for musicians, singers, dancers, skits, actors, comedians, or magicians. Click here to sign up!

All middle and high school students are invited to our annual Back-to-School Bash on Sunday, August 11, from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. at Dick Nichols Pool. Snacks, drinks, and admission is free of charge. For more information and to register for the event, click here!

St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church is seeking a skilled keyboard artist to accompany one of our choirs in partnership with its director, cantors and psalmists. The group rehearses on Tuesday evenings and offers music at Mass in the late morning on Sundays. The ideal candidate will be versatile, able to play the many styles of the Church’s music fluently and artfully from printed scores in multiple formats. Click here for more information about this opportunity.

The Knights of Columbus Council 8156 4th Annual Siena Car Show has been postponed to the published rain date of August 4. The car show will benefit the Autism Society of Texas and Knights of Columbus Local Charities at Buck’s Backyard at 1750 South FM 1626 In Buda, Texas. Click here to view the Council 8156 website for details.

This weekend, please welcome Fr. Robert Ippolito from the Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette. He will speak at all Masses about the La Salette Missionaries serving God’s poor people in the missions of Angola, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Haiti, India, Madagascar, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Tanzania, and the Philippines. Click here to learn more about their mission!

On Saturday, June 1, Fr. Ray, and a group of parishioners attended the procession from the Marian Shrine of Our Lady of Schoenstatt to St. John Neumann Parish. Click here to see photos.

The next parish blood drive, sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Council 8156, will be held on Saturday, June 22, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. in the West parking lot. Please eat prior to donation and bring a photo I.D.

St. Catherine’s Preschool needs volunteers to lead Catechesis of the Good Shepherd this coming fall. We are looking for individuals interested in volunteering for a few hours one morning a week during the school year. If you would like to guide our three to five-year-old preschool students, please contact Camille Parker at [email protected] in our office.

While the priests are at the Diocese of Austin Priest Spring Convocation, the following schedule will be in place: On Tuesday, May 28, we will not have Mass or Reconciliation. We will have a Eucharistic Service at Noon. On Wednesday, May 29, and Thursday, May 30, we will have a Eucharistic Service at Noon.

An Eucharistic Procession from the Marian Shrine of Our Lady of Schoenstatt to St. John Neumann Parish in Westlake. The day begins with Mass at the Shrine at 8:00 a.m., followed by a Eucharistic Procession to St. John Neumann.