St. Ignatius Martyr Parish

COMMUNAL SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Tuesday, December 18th at 7:00 p.m. Seven priests will be available to hear your confession.

FLOWER MEMORIAL envelopes are available at the display racks by the doors of the Church. If you want to remember a loved one this Christmas, PRINT the name of the person to be remembered on the envelope, enclose a donation and drop the envelope in the collection basket or drop it off at the Church Office. To be included, all memorials must be received by, Monday, December 17th.

ATTENTION EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS, LECTORS, AND ALTAR SERVERS:  If you will not be available any weekend during February, March, April, and May please notify Ann Thornton at 294-6024 or athorn [at] io [dot] com, no Later than Monday, December 24th, 2007. Also, please notify me if your contact information has changed such as your phone number, where you can be reached, e-mail address, or address.  Read More »

LADIES CLUB: Arts ‘n' Crafts Workshop will meet on Wednesday, November 14th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Fr. John Payne House. We have several items to complete for our Christmas sale.

Pax Christi Austin will meet on Sunday, November 18th, 7 p.m., in the Fr. John Payne House. Contact Bob Rankin, bobr4 [at] austin [dot] rr [dot] com or 413-3440.

Need Career Counseling? Call Brother Jim Kell, C.S.C. for confidential career planning at 326-8957 to schedule an appointment. Or you may send e-mail to jkell [at] texas [dot] net

Year of the Word presentations: Catholicism is based on Scripture, yet many Catholics know very little about the Bible. To help Catholics learn more about sacred Scripture, Bishop Gregory Aymond will present "The Word Dwells Among Us" at St. Ignatius, Martyr, Catholic Church on October 17th and 18th the celebration of the Year of the Word. The first date is the bishop's presentation and the second is the evening of reflection offered by Patricia Stankus and Cheryl Maxwell. All presentations begin at 7 p.m. Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be available.

WE CONGRATULATE AND WELCOME THE NEWLY BAPTIZED INTO OUR FAITH COMMUNITY: Itzel, child of Jose & Maribel Antunez; Emmanuel, child of Sergio Gonzalez & Lucia Urbina; Pete Izaiha, child of Ashley Castilleja; Micah Daniel, child of Lisa Nicole Cruz and Alyssa Luciana, child of Robert Hernandez & Amanda Saldaña.

MANDATORY MEETING of all current Altar servers on Saturday, November 3, 2007 from 9 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in the Church.

Young Adult Conference: This is a final reminder to register for the Young Adult Ministry Conference sponsored by the Austin Diocese. The conference on October 19th and 20th is to help young adults connect with Christ, the Catholic Church, with the mission of the Church in the World and with their peer community. Register online at www.WrittenOnOurHearts.org .  Read More »

Would you like to meet other Catholic expectant and new moms for support and fellowship? If interested, please contact the Church Office for more details.