Want to put Advent before Christmas in your home? Fr. Larry suggests some Advent activities including making a Jesse Tree and an Advent Wreath. Click on the photo for more.

No matter how advanced in years, there is always something we can learn about God's gifts when we take the time to visit with an elderly person.

Don't miss the Parish Festival of Lessons and Carols and Advent Party from 7-9 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 7, with a tree lighting ceremony and Advent party featuring a music ministry led Christmas carol sing-a-long, light food and drink and Advent crafts.

All Saints Day, Friday, Nov. 1st, is a Holy Day of Obligation. Mass times at St. Theresa are 8:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Three St. Theresa parishioners are initiated into the Papal Order known as the Equestrian Order of the Knights and Ladies of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem on October 27th in New Mexico. Click on the photo to learn more.

The Gospel reading on Sunday, Oct. 27, focuses on humility in the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector. Deacon Keith preaches Sunday morning on the Litany of Humility. Click on the title to see the Litany and a reflection on how to pray and live it.

Bring your pet to church (courtyard) Saturday, Oct. 5th, at 9:30 a.m. for the annual Blessing of the Pets in honor of St. Francis of Assisi feast day (Oct. 4). Pet food donations for the Austin and Travis County Pet Food Bank.

This weekend (Sept. 28-29) is Catholic Charities of Central Texas Awareness weekend. Click the photo to learn more about how Catholic Charities works to eliminate financial, educational, social and spiritual poverty in Central Texas.

Help the Diocese of Austin support ministries, parishes, Catholic Schools, Catholic Charities, priests, seminarians and more through the Encountering Christ Capital Campaign. Click the photo to give online or learn more.

St. Theresa parish is excited to co-sponsor a dynamic event for married couples: the Dynamic Catholic Passion and Purpose Marriage Event on January 17 in Austin. Tickets available.

Connections Women's Group, Catalyst Men's Group, Cornerstone Sunday Ministry, Foundations of Faith and other adult faith and fellowship groups begin in September.

We are excited to welcome Chase Crouse to our team as Director of Youth Ministry! Chase is a Texan who has returned home after leading youth and young adult ministries in New York and Southern California.

Join Fr. Larry Monday nights beginning Sept. 16 for a fascinating 6-part study that explores the influence of Catholicism in shaping the American story.

Registration for Elementary and Middle School Catechesis classes is online and includes Catechesis of the Good Shepherd for ages 3-6. Don't delay!

There will be a memorial Mass for former St. Theresa priest, Fr. Neville Jansze, on Friday, August 2nd, at 11:30 a.m. August 2nd would have been his 33rd Anniversary of Ordination to the priesthood.

St. Theresa mothers of young children PreK and younger are invited to join a new group called Mothers of Young Children. Friday morning gatherings begin soon! Click the photo to learn more.

From Kindergarten to high school graduation this year, learn how Catholic education has impacted the live of former students of St. Theresa as reported in the Diocese of Austin newsletter Reflections.

People passed by her plea for help day after day, and then St. Theresa Parishioner Frank Dewhurst answered it by donating a kidney for his neighbor a few doors down, becoming the nation's oldest living kidney donor. Read more about this Good Samaritan story.

The St. Theresa Social Outreach Committee wants your help to stop human trafficking which robs millions of their freedom and basic human dignity. As Catholics, we are called upon to uphold the dignity for all humans. Click on the photo to learn what you can do.

The Church of the Visitation in Westphalia burned to the ground in late July. Many of our St. Theresa parishioners know how the kindness of others can help a church in transition to rebuilding. Here's how to help.