St. Elizabeth of Hungary, 1207-1231


News & Announcements 


Reception for Fr. Pedro Garcia!  We will welcome our new pastor Fr. Pedro with a BBQ and Dessert reception in the parish hall on Saturday evening July 18th immediately following the 5PM Mass.  Please join us in celebrating Fr. Pedro's arrival to St. Elizabeth! 

Bishop Aymond receives the Pallium.  On Monday June 29th, the Soleminty of  Sts. Peter & Paul, the Holy Father Benedict XVI placed the Pallium over Bishop Gregory M. Aymond's shoulders signifying his role as chief shepherd of the Archdiocese of New Orleans.  

Fr. Pedro Garcia moving from St. Mary's, Wimberly to St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Pflugerville.  As part of the many summer transfers among the priests of the diocese this summer, Bishop Aymond has assigned Fr. Pedro Garcia as Pastor of St. Elizabeth of Hungary Parish, Pflugerville.  Fr. Pedro has been a priest in the Diocese of Austin for seventeen years serving in various parishes including St. Louis in Austin, Our Lady of Guadalupe in Taylor, and our mission church in Arteaga, Mexico.  Fr. Pedro's first Sunday will be July 19th.  



Bishop Gregory M. Aymond is named Archbishop of New Orleans.  His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI has named Gregory M. Aymond, Bishop of Austin, as the new Archbishop of New Orleans.  Archbishop Elect Aymond will be installed at St. Louis Cathedral on Tuesday August 20th at 2PM.  We thank Bishop Aymond for his 9 years of service to the Diocese of Austin and wish him well as he returns home to serve as Archbishop.  


Pope Benedict XVI proclaims June 19, 2009 - June 19, 2010 
the Year of the Priest.  http://www.vatican.va/special/anno_sac/index_en.html   On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the death of St. John Vianney, patron saint of priests, the Holy Father has dedicated this year to the Ministerial Preisthood.    He will mark this jubilee celebration with Solemn Vespers on the evening of June 19th at St. Peter's Basilica.  In his letter to the Church announcing this "Year of the Priest" the Holy Father reflects, I think of all those priests who quietly present Christ’s words and actions each day to the faithful and to the whole world, striving to be one with the Lord in their thoughts and their will, their sentiments and their style of life. How can I not pay tribute to their apostolic labours, their tireless and hidden service, their universal charity? And how can I not praise the courageous fidelity of so many priests who, even amid difficulties and incomprehension, remain faithful to their vocation as “friends of Christ”, whom he has called by name, chosen and sent? 


Fr. Albert Ruiz moving to Dolores Parish, Austin.  Bishop Aymond has re-assigned Fr. Albert to Dolores Parish in Austin effective July 15.  Fr. Albert has served as our Pastor for four years and we thank him for his hard work and service to St. Elizabeth.  His last Sunday will be, appropriately, Father's Day, June 21st.  

United States Bishops meet for Spring Assembly in San Antonio.  Twice each year the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops meet en masse to discuss our American Catholic Church and its current state of affairs.  This week's assembly was brought into session with the celebration of Holy Mass presided over by the president of the conference, His Eminence Francis Cardinal George, Archbishop of Chicago.  On the docket this week for the Bishops is the new translation of the Roman Missal due out in 2010 which seeks to read more faithfully to the original Latin as well as the immigration challange faced by our parishes.