9:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite I (in-person in the church)

10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II (in-person in the church and Zoom)

1:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II - Spanish (in-person in the church)

It has been a long time since we were able to gather around the table and break bread together - both liturgically and socially. On this feast day marking the coming of the Holy Spirit, we will joyfully worship inside the church and have a meal together!

Please use the links provided below to register for the service you wish to attend. It is important for us to track the numbers as we move back into the church. As COVID conditions improve, we will expand the numbers; for now, please help us keep everyone safe and healthy.

We will gather outdoors after each service for a meal which will be provided by the church. We do need volunteers to help with each service - setting up tables and chairs, setting out decorations, serving the meal.

If you are able to help, please contact the following for each service:

Margaret Beare 9:00 a.m. service

Sheri Rasmussen 10:30 a.m. service

(click on the name to send an email)

register for 8am Holy Eucharist Rite I

Meeting ID: 879 9502 6837

The Waiting Room is enabled for this event and is monitored by the Verger of the day. Participants are admitted into the service when the pre-service practice is over and as people arrive.

Please note: Everyone except those people who have an active role in the service will be muted. This is to minimize background noise. At the Prayers of the People, you will be invited to put any prayer requests into the "Chat" and Deacon Victoria will read these at the appropriate time.

The virtual English service will be recorded and video will be posted on the St. John's Facebook page, YouTube, and the St. John's website later in the day. Additionally, a recording of the English sermon will be available. Links to the recordings will be posted on our website (Austin St. John's).

Celebrate the Differences!

Henry David Thoreau in Live Good,

Compendium Publishing, 2007

(please refer to our website austinstjohns.org or to the Christian Formation email sent every Tuesday for more information and links)

Graduation time is here, and we’d like to honor all of our graduates—high school, college or other—in the May 28 issue of The Bridge. Parents, or grandparents, aunts and uncles, send your graduate’s name and a brief, one-sentence bio to Fay Jones, Editor by Tuesday, May 25.

Every Wednesday morning at 8:00am, a group of dedicated members gather to keep our grounds and buildings neat and clean. You are invited to join them - for a day, for a month, or regularly. Many hands make light work! If you have questions about this ministry, please contact Hal Hughes (click on the name to send an email).

The Labyrinth Community Garden is growing! Spring veggies and herbs are abundant in the leased raised beds. If you are interested in obtaining a bed for you and your family, please contact Patty Arnold (click on the name to send an email).

These volunteers staff the Parish office during the week. The office is open on Wednesdays and Fridays from 10am-12pm. Duties include being a presence on our campus, answering the phone, and some light clerical tasks. Currently we are in need of someone to be in the office from 10am-12pm on Wednesday mornings. If you are interested in this ministry, or would like to have more information, please contact Sheri Rasmussen (click on the name to send an email).

If you suspect COVID-19 health care fraud, report it online or call 800-HHS-TIPS (800-447-8477). TTY users can call 1-800-377-4950. You can see more information by clicking this button:

The Food and Drug Administration said Monday that children 12 to 15 years old are now eligible to receive a key COVID-19 vaccine as the agency expanded its emergency use authorization for the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine ... "Parents and guardians can rest assured that the agency undertook a rigorous and thorough review of all available data, as we have with all of our COVID-19 vaccine emergency use authorizations," Woodcock said ... All three makers of U.S.-authorized vaccines — Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson — are studying the safety and effectiveness of their vaccines in children, including as young as 6 months.

If you need access information for vaccine registration, please go to the church website: Austin St. John's vaccination information.

Please click this button to read the latest suggested guidelines to stay safe and healthy during the pandemic:

"This set of public health recommendations for fully vaccinated people will be updated and expanded based on the level of community spread of SARS-CoV-2, the proportion of the population that is fully vaccinated, and the rapidly evolving science on COVID-19 vaccines.

Regardless of vaccination status or stage, individuals need to continue to follow the additional requirements of local businesses, venues and schools, as the Health Authority Rules remain in place through May 18.

A group of bishops, including Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, will hold a virtual memorial service to mark the first anniversary of the murder of George Floyd on May 25.

The service is intended to honor the memory of Floyd as an individual, but also as one of many people of color who have been killed by police in the United States, and also to honor the national movement to end police brutality and systemic racism.

The pre-recorded service, featuring a reflection by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, will air on May 25 at 8 p. m. EST on the Facebook page of the Diocese of Indianapolis. Click this button to go to the Facebook page for the Diocese of Indianapolis to view the service:

St. John's is interested in meeting the pastoral needs of our community. If you have prayer requestsCli please contact  Sheri Rasmussen. If you need pastoral care please contact Mthr. Minerva or Deacon Victoria. If you would like the Daughters of the King to include you in their prayer list, please contact Sandra Ward.

If you find that your situation is causing financial, spiritual, or emotional difficulties, or if you are in need of food, do not hesitate to call Deacon Victoria (512-297-5953) or contact Mthr. Minerva (RevMinerva@austinstjohns.org).

Our facilities are available for use at 25% capacity. We continue to require masks and social distancing for all in-person worship services and other gatherings in which persons who are not fully vaccinated may be present. An air purifier will be operated in our facilities.

Ms. Paula Foy, Senior Warden

Mr. Hal Hughes, Junior Warden

Ms. Sandra Welles, Treasurer

Please visit our website (Austin St. John's)

for other ways to make a donation.

For more information about St. John’s Episcopal Church, please visit our website at www.austinstjohns.org