• Fish Fry, Elk
    Friday, March 1, 2024, 4:30 PM
    Fish Fry, Elk
    St. Joseph in Elk will host a fish fry including fried fish, beans, cole slow, french fries, hush puppies, dessert and tea every Friday of Lent from 4:30 p.m. to sold out. Dine in and to-go plates are $14 each. Food will be served in the Elk CCE Hall.
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  • Fish Fry, China Spring
    Friday, March 1, 2024, 5:00 PM
    Fish Fry, China Spring
    The Knights of Columbus at St. Philip in China Spring are hosting Lenten Fish Fry Fridays through March 22. Serving begins at 5 p.m. and will last until the fish is gone! The drive-through meals include fish, sides, and dessert. The dine-in meals include fish, sides, dessert and drink. All plates are $12.
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  • Fish Fry, West
    Friday, March 1, 2024, 5:30 PM
    Fish Fry, West
    The Knights of Columbus Council 2305 from St. Mary Church of the Assumption in West are hosting Lenten Fish Fry Fridays March 1 through March 22. Serving begins at 5:30 p.m. and will last until the fish is gone! Both drive-thru and dine-in meals include fried catfish, coleslaw, french fries and hush puppies. All plates are $13. Location: West Knights of Columbus Hall at 2547 Jerry Mashek Drive in West.
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  • Marian Mornings with Fr. Kevin Rai
    Saturday, March 2, 2024, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Marian Mornings with Fr. Kevin Rai
    Father Kevin Rai leads Marian Mornings on first Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon at St. Elizabeth Parish in Pflugerville. The morning includes Mass, a teaching, prayer time, silence and time for the sacrament of reconciliation.
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  • Mass for Vocations in Austin
    Saturday, March 2, 2024, 8:45 AM
    Mass for Vocations in Austin
    St. John Neumann Parish in Austin hosts a Mass for Vocations at 8:45 a.m. on the first Saturday of each month.
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  • Spring Project Andrew
    Saturday, March 2, 2024, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
    Spring Project Andrew
    Might God be calling you to be a priest? Bishop Vásquez invites you to come and see. Join other single men, ages 14-49, for Project Andrew: a day with Mass, prayer, presentations on the priesthood, and an opportunity to meet many priests of our diocese. Lunch will be provided! There is no cost.
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  • Chosen & Beloved
    Saturday, March 2, 2024, 9:00 AM - 2:30 PM
    Chosen & Beloved
    Chosen & Beloved is an informational event about consecrated life for women ages 14 to 35. Join Sister Silvia Tarafa at the Pastoral Center in Austin for a day with Mass, prayer, talks, and small group conversations with other women discerning their vocation.
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  • Retiro de Cuaresma
    Saturday, March 2, 2024, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
    Retiro de Cuaresma
    Este retiro ha sido cancelado.
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  • Women's Lenten Retreat
    Saturday, March 2, 2024, 9:20 AM - 2:00 PM
    Women's Lenten Retreat
    A Lenten Retreat for women will be on the temptations of Jesus in the desert – and the temptations we face and how to confront them as women and what we can learn from Our Lady to do so. The retreat will be presented by the Servants of the Pierced Hearts of Jesus and Mary.
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  • Misa anual del Movimiento Familiar
    Saturday, March 2, 2024, 10:00 AM
    Misa anual del Movimiento Familiar
    Misa anual del Movimiento Familiar con el Obispo Vásquez
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  • Grief and Loss Support Group
    Monday, March 4, 2024, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
    Grief and Loss Support Group
    If you or someone you know is struggling with the loss of a loved one, please prayerfully consider attending (or inviting them to attend) the St. Thomas More Parish Grief & Loss Support Group. This is a Catholic, eight-week guided and collaborative support group. Our goal is to find God the Divine Healer in our suffering and together seek his healing.
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  • Morality (16 hr course)
    Tuesday, March 5, 2024, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
    Morality (16 hr course)
    To live a Christian moral life is to respond to the gift of God’s love. This course will explore the nature of that response by examining key themes and dimensions of Christian morality, both from a personal and a social/communal perspective. (16 hours) These classes will be virtual. DEVELOPMENT TRACKS: Level III Catechist/DRE, Part 2 Catholic Schools, Criminal Justice
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  • Lenten Mission in Pflugerville
    March 7, 2024, 5:00 PM - March 8, 2024
    Lenten Mission in Pflugerville
    Featuring Bishop Daniel E. Flores of Brownsville. All are invited as Bishop Flores discusses the theme "Cultivating a Hunger for the Bread that Comes Down from Heaven" on March 7 and 8 in English and in Spanish. ------ Misión Parroquial de Cuaresma Cultivando el Hambre por el Pan que Baja del Cielo
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  • March 8-10: Silent Lent Retreat
    March 8, 2024, 3:00 PM - March 10, 2024, 12:00 PM
    March 8-10: Silent Lent Retreat
    This retreat is full. Please call the office if you would like to be placed on our waitlist. Lent is a graced time of the year to ponder more deeply the sacrificial love of Our Lord. This silent retreat will include community prayer, reflections, mass, adoration and confession and will be led by Fr. Harry Dean and Brian Egan.
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  • Fish Fry, Elk
    Friday, March 8, 2024, 4:30 PM
    Fish Fry, Elk
    St. Joseph in Elk will host a fish fry including fried fish, beans, cole slow, french fries, hush puppies, dessert and tea every Friday of Lent from 4:30 p.m. to sold out. Dine in and to-go plates are $14 each. Food will be served in the Elk CCE Hall.
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  • Fish Fry, China Spring
    Friday, March 8, 2024, 5:00 PM
    Fish Fry, China Spring
    The Knights of Columbus at St. Philip in China Spring are hosting Lenten Fish Fry Fridays through March 22. Serving begins at 5 p.m. and will last until the fish is gone! The drive-through meals include fish, sides, and dessert. The dine-in meals include fish, sides, dessert and drink. All plates are $12.
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  • Fish Fry, West
    Friday, March 8, 2024, 5:30 PM
    Fish Fry, West
    The Knights of Columbus Council 2305 from St. Mary Church of the Assumption in West are hosting Lenten Fish Fry Fridays March 1 through March 22. Serving begins at 5:30 p.m. and will last until the fish is gone! Both drive-thru and dine-in meals include fried catfish, coleslaw, french fries and hush puppies. All plates are $13. Location: West Knights of Columbus Hall at 2547 Jerry Mashek Drive in West.
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  • Sesiones de Consulta Diocesana en la Parroquia  San José
    Saturday, March 9, 2024, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
    Sesiones de Consulta Diocesana en la Parroquia San José
    El proceso sinodal, que comenzó en 2021, continúa hoy. El Papa Francisco y el Obispo Vásquez nos llaman a mantener vivo el impulso del sínodo para ayudar a los líderes de la iglesia a comprender mejor las experiencias vividas por los fieles.
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  • Catholic Relief Services Special Collection
    Sunday, March 10, 2024
    Catholic Relief Services Special Collection
    This collection is an opportunity for you to help improve the lives of the most vulnerable people around the world and here in the United States. Your support funds organizations dedicated to aiding people affected by war and natural disasters, migrants and refugees in need of material and legal assistance, and people worldwide whose livelihoods are impacted by changing political and environmental conditions.
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  • Grief and Loss Support Group
    Monday, March 11, 2024, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
    Grief and Loss Support Group
    If you or someone you know is struggling with the loss of a loved one, please prayerfully consider attending (or inviting them to attend) the St. Thomas More Parish Grief & Loss Support Group. This is a Catholic, eight-week guided and collaborative support group. Our goal is to find God the Divine Healer in our suffering and together seek his healing.
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  • Morality (16 hr course)
    Tuesday, March 12, 2024, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
    Morality (16 hr course)
    To live a Christian moral life is to respond to the gift of God’s love. This course will explore the nature of that response by examining key themes and dimensions of Christian morality, both from a personal and a social/communal perspective. (16 hours) These classes will be virtual. DEVELOPMENT TRACKS: Level III Catechist/DRE, Part 2 Catholic Schools, Criminal Justice
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  • The Father's Heart Silent Retreat
    March 13, 2024 - March 17, 2024
    The Father's Heart Silent Retreat
    This five-day retreat into the silence of prayer, reflection and rest is the perfect opportunity for you to leave behind the noise and chaos to hear the heartbeat of God. Based on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, this retreat will include teaching on prayer and discernment of spirits, followed by three days of silence with individual spiritual direction and daily conferences.
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  • Fish Fry, Elk
    Friday, March 15, 2024, 4:30 PM
    Fish Fry, Elk
    St. Joseph in Elk will host a fish fry including fried fish, beans, cole slow, french fries, hush puppies, dessert and tea every Friday of Lent from 4:30 p.m. to sold out. Dine in and to-go plates are $14 each. Food will be served in the Elk CCE Hall.
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  • Fish Fry, China Spring
    Friday, March 15, 2024, 5:00 PM
    Fish Fry, China Spring
    The Knights of Columbus at St. Philip in China Spring are hosting Lenten Fish Fry Fridays through March 22. Serving begins at 5 p.m. and will last until the fish is gone! The drive-through meals include fish, sides, and dessert. The dine-in meals include fish, sides, dessert and drink. All plates are $12.
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  • Fish Fry, West
    Friday, March 15, 2024, 5:30 PM
    Fish Fry, West
    The Knights of Columbus Council 2305 from St. Mary Church of the Assumption in West are hosting Lenten Fish Fry Fridays March 1 through March 22. Serving begins at 5:30 p.m. and will last until the fish is gone! Both drive-thru and dine-in meals include fried catfish, coleslaw, french fries and hush puppies. All plates are $13. Location: West Knights of Columbus Hall at 2547 Jerry Mashek Drive in West.
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  • Saturday, March 16, 2024
    Easter Prayers
    This retreat has been canceled.
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  • Lord's Day Dinner
    Saturday, March 16, 2024, 5:00 PM
    Lord's Day Dinner
    The John 10:10 Young Adult Ministry at St. John Neumann Parish in Austin will host a Lord's Day Dinner on March 16 at 5 p.m. Young adults and their children are invited to attend the Vigil Mass at 5 p.m. and then join a potluck dinner in Morris Hall.
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  • St. Patrick Festival
    Sunday, March 17, 2024
    St. Patrick Festival
    St. Patrick Parish in Hutto will celebrate its Parish Festival which falls on the day in which we honor our patron saint. On March 17, invites all to a festival to enjoy food, fun, games, and fellowship. The parish strives to make neighbors in Hutto: Feel Welcomed. Feel Loved. Receive Jesus. All are welcome!
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  • Grief and Loss Support Group
    Monday, March 18, 2024, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
    Grief and Loss Support Group
    If you or someone you know is struggling with the loss of a loved one, please prayerfully consider attending (or inviting them to attend) the St. Thomas More Parish Grief & Loss Support Group. This is a Catholic, eight-week guided and collaborative support group. Our goal is to find God the Divine Healer in our suffering and together seek his healing.
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  • Morality (16 hr course)
    Tuesday, March 19, 2024, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
    Morality (16 hr course)
    To live a Christian moral life is to respond to the gift of God’s love. This course will explore the nature of that response by examining key themes and dimensions of Christian morality, both from a personal and a social/communal perspective. (16 hours) These classes will be virtual. DEVELOPMENT TRACKS: Level III Catechist/DRE, Part 2 Catholic Schools, Criminal Justice
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  • Virtual Career Fair for Catholic Schools
    Wednesday, March 20, 2024, 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
    Virtual Career Fair for Catholic Schools
    Our Catholic schools are seeking highly-qualified, faith-filled and dynamic professionals. Join us for our upcoming Virtual Career Fairs and meet with school representatives to explore teaching and leadership opportunities in one of the 19 Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Austin. Pre-registration is required.
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  • Fish Fry, Elk
    Friday, March 22, 2024, 4:30 PM
    Fish Fry, Elk
    St. Joseph in Elk will host a fish fry including fried fish, beans, cole slow, french fries, hush puppies, dessert and tea every Friday of Lent from 4:30 p.m. to sold out. Dine in and to-go plates are $14 each. Food will be served in the Elk CCE Hall.
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  • Fish Fry, China Spring
    Friday, March 22, 2024, 5:00 PM
    Fish Fry, China Spring
    The Knights of Columbus at St. Philip in China Spring are hosting Lenten Fish Fry Fridays through March 22. Serving begins at 5 p.m. and will last until the fish is gone! The drive-through meals include fish, sides, and dessert. The dine-in meals include fish, sides, dessert and drink. All plates are $12.
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  • Fish Fry, West
    Friday, March 22, 2024, 5:30 PM
    Fish Fry, West
    The Knights of Columbus Council 2305 from St. Mary Church of the Assumption in West are hosting Lenten Fish Fry Fridays March 1 through March 22. Serving begins at 5:30 p.m. and will last until the fish is gone! Both drive-thru and dine-in meals include fried catfish, coleslaw, french fries and hush puppies. All plates are $13. Location: West Knights of Columbus Hall at 2547 Jerry Mashek Drive in West.
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  • Misa Inter-Parroquial
    Friday, March 22, 2024, 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
    Misa Inter-Parroquial
    ¡Conoce la belleza de la Eucaristía! El último viernes del mes comenzando a las 7:30 PM Rosario y 8 PM Misa Inter-parroquial. Jóvenes adultos comparten el Pan de Vida con alegría en parroquial local. (Live) por la página de Facebook.
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  • March 25, 2024 - June 30, 2024
    Nationwide Invitation to Prayer
    Beginning Monday, March 25, through sometime in June, the US Supreme Court will be deliberating on a case that could increase the accessibility of chemical abortions in our country. On behalf of the US Bishops Conference, Archbishop Broglio has invited all Catholics in the US to pray for the end of abortion and the protection of women and preborn children through the intercession of St. Joseph.
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  • Grief and Loss Support Group
    Monday, March 25, 2024, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
    Grief and Loss Support Group
    If you or someone you know is struggling with the loss of a loved one, please prayerfully consider attending (or inviting them to attend) the St. Thomas More Parish Grief & Loss Support Group. This is a Catholic, eight-week guided and collaborative support group. Our goal is to find God the Divine Healer in our suffering and together seek his healing.
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  • Chrism Mass 2024
    Tuesday, March 26, 2024, 10:30 AM
    Chrism Mass 2024
    The Chrism Mass is one of the most solemn and important annual liturgies for the diocesan church. This is the Mass during which the priests of the diocese renew their priestly promises, and Bishop Vásquez consecrates the Sacred Chrism and blesses the Oil of the Catechumens and the Oil of the Sick – which will be used at diocesan parishes for the next year.
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  • Relic of St. Jude in Buda
    Tuesday, March 26, 2024, 2:00 PM - 10:00 PM
    Relic of St. Jude in Buda
    Santa Cruz Parish in Buda will host a first class relic of St. Jude the Apostle March 27 from 2-10 p.m. with a special Mass asking for St. Jude's intercession at 7 p.m. One of the church’s most beloved saints, Saint Jude, is the one to whom people turn when they are desperate and have tried everything else. When things seem lost or unbearable — when they seem hopeless — St. Jude is the one to whom people often turn. Come and experience his transformative presence.
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  • Morality (16 hr course)
    Tuesday, March 26, 2024, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
    Morality (16 hr course)
    To live a Christian moral life is to respond to the gift of God’s love. This course will explore the nature of that response by examining key themes and dimensions of Christian morality, both from a personal and a social/communal perspective. (16 hours) These classes will be virtual. DEVELOPMENT TRACKS: Level III Catechist/DRE, Part 2 Catholic Schools, Criminal Justice
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  • St. Jude Relic in Austin
    Wednesday, March 27, 2024, 2:00 PM - 10:00 PM
    St. Jude Relic in Austin
    St. Albert the Great Parish in Austin will host a first class relic of St. Jude the Apostle March 27 from 2-10 p.m. with a special Mass asking for St. Jude's intercession at 7 p.m. One of the church’s most beloved saints, Saint Jude, is the one to whom people turn when they are desperate and have tried everything else. When things seem lost or unbearable — when they seem hopeless — St. Jude is the one to whom people often turn. Come and experience his transformative presence.
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  • Holy Thursday
    Thursday, March 28, 2024
    Holy Thursday
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  • Diocesan Offices Closed
    March 28, 2024 - March 29, 2024
    Diocesan Offices Closed
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  • Good Friday
    Friday, March 29, 2024
    Good Friday
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  • Holy Land (Good Friday) Special Collection
    Friday, March 29, 2024
    Holy Land (Good Friday) Special Collection
    Every year on Good Friday, parishes in the diocese take up a special collection to support the Franciscans working in the Holy Land. The collection is devoted to not only the preservation of the Holy Places of pilgrimage where Jesus lived, died, and rose again, but above all to pastoral, charitable, educational and social works for the welfare of our Christian sisters and brother there.
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  • Good Friday Pilgrimage
    Friday, March 29, 2024
    Good Friday Pilgrimage
    The Schoenstatt Movement of Austin invites you to walk with Christ and join us on our annual Good Friday pilgrimage. The 9-mile pilgrimage is held in solemn remembrance of our Lord's sacrifice for each one of us.
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  • Holy Saturday Vigil
    Saturday, March 30, 2024
    Holy Saturday Vigil
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  • Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord
    Sunday, March 31, 2024
    Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord
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