St. John the Evangelist

PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED LETTER REGARDING REVISED COVID-19 PROTOCOLS FOR MASSES AS APPROVED BY THE DIOCESE OF AUSTIN (effective September 16, 2020): Revised COVID-19 protocol letter-English 
Revised COVID-19 protocol letter-Spanish/Español

Masses will be streamed "live" on Facebook during regular mass times-click on "f" icon in left-hand corner above. However, per the new protocols, masses will no longer be saved there or posted to this website...

NEW: Please be advised that daily and weekend mass schedules as well as confession schedules have now returned to their pre-pandemic times... (Click on "Mass Times/Sacraments" above.)

WEEKLY ROSARY (weather permitting) - Every Monday evening @ 5:30 p.m. @ the Grotto to the left of the church... (Lawn chairs welcome!)

ADVENT WREATH MAKING - Parish is invited to take part during the following dates/times: Sunday, November 29 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. and Wednesday, December 2 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Will take place in CRE classrooms. Social distancing will be practiced. Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Council 8190 and CRE catechists...

ATTENTION PARENTS OF CRE STUDENTS!!! Please see attached note and take action if applicable: CRE note-September 13, 2020

Link to decree and letter to the Faithful from Joe S. Vasquez, Bishop of the Diocese of Austin, regarding the resumption of public mass in English & Spanish: https://www.austindiocese.org/decree-and-letter-from-bishop-v%C3%A1squez

How to pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy: https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/92800389_2668313596790058_7974671932618440704_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&_nc_sid=110474&_nc_oc=AQkzmHo26igmrSvDOwwkGIgc3vOP8PbvAtf5Ner2Q8p-mrAKN76ROttmqZ12IAQ7nhHD7uo-Kpl64MdZefPFoXrS&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-2.xx&oh=5027d1b85d7e3e7618c846a7cda0c23e&oe=5EC345F7&dl=1

ACT OF SPIRITUAL COMMUNION PRAYER:

My Jesus, I believe that You
are present in the Most Holy Sacrament.
I love You above all things,
and I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot at the moment receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart.
I embrace you as if You were already there
and unite myself wholly to you.
Never permit me to be separated from You. AMEN

From the desk of Father Howard:

Recently, the Apostolic Penitentiary of the Holy See sent a note on the Sacrament of Penance in the current pandemic. This message offers some insights into the reality that many of our faithful for various reasons, might not be able to celebrate the Sacrament of Penance in the coming weeks. The Apostolic Penitentiary explains regarding the availability of confession:

[A] crucial aspect of the spiritual life is the forgiveness of sins, which is ordinarily accomplished through individual and integral confession to a priest followed by individual absolution. The current pandemic and the measures taken to combat it make this very difficult. Therefore, the following instructions have been issued by the Holy See (Apostolic Penitentiary):

Please see the link attached for sources for both daily and weekend masses other than those "live" streamed @ St. John the Evangelist: https://www.austindiocese.org/mass-on-the-air

ATTENTION: Due to a directive received from Supreme Knight Carl Anderson in response to "Coronavirus" concerns, Knights of Columbus Council 8190 "Fish Fry" events have been cancelled until further notice. Thanks to all that have supported the Knights of Columubs at each event, and a notification will be posted as soon as they are able to resume...
 
Epiphany House/Home Blessing for 2020 (NEW!-on right side of page): /documents/2020/1/Epiphany%20House%20Blessing%202020.pdf
 
Enthroning the Bible in the Family:

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Please be advised there is a NEW e-mail address for contacting the church office. It is above under "Contact Us" link.

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ATTENTION ALL MINISTERS: New Ministries schedule for November 2020 has now been uploaded under "Ministries/Ministries schedule" tab above...

This is our home on the internet. Here you will find the latest news and information about our church, St. John the Evangelist, located in Luling, Texas. Please take a moment to visit the online calendar for our upcoming events and our news page and weekly bulletins for the latest happenings in our parish. (all under the "News/Events" tab above) We hope you enjoy your visit and encourage you to check back often for updates! :)

PLEASE NOTE: Daily readings can be found by clicking on the "Faith Formation" tab above.