Meet our Small Christian Communities

Every Wednesday
7-8:30 pm
Members’ homes in Barton Hills
(south of downtown Austin)

We spend 20 minutes of centering or "listening" prayer, followed by a prayer of petition;
and then lectio divina, which is reading and personal reflection on the scripture readings
for the coming Sunday. Three to 12 adults attend on any given week. Periodically the
community gathers for a service project or weekend retreat.

Contact:

Every Tuesday, 7:30-9 p.m.
St. Vincent de Paul Room at St. Austin

They didn’t tell us when we were boys, but it turns out that life is no picnic. Somewhere around age 30 we men start figuring this out. This is a group that gathers to consider what it means to be a man walking in God’s light. It is not an easy path, and each man’s path is different. We often find that as a group we have greater wisdom than we do individually. If this sounds intriguing, come check it out. The conversation starts with some reading material and goes where it will. It always ends with prayer.

Contact: Joe Carls 

Moms’ Small Christian Community I

Moms of children from 0 to 15 months (and sometimes older) gather to reflect on the
upcoming Sunday gospel reading, discuss a book, and have an opportunity for
fellowship.

Contact: Jennifer Kirsch

Moms’ Small Christian Community II
Usually 1st & 3rd Saturday mornings, depending on members’ work schedules
Location varies

Our community offers fellowship and support to Catholic moms. We usually meet on first
and third Saturday mornings for play dates at various locations, with occasional
Saturday moms’ dinners. We welcome new members.

Contact: Shannon Donahue

2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m.
A member’s home in north central Austin

The Seekers include men and women, married, single, widowed, divorced, Catholic and
non-Catholic. We grow in faith by accompanying each other through life’s challenges,
praying the readings of the coming Sunday using lectio divina, and offering intercessory
prayer.

Contact Judy Smith

Alternate Sundays
Members’ homes

We pray the gospel for the coming Sunday using lectio divina, have a check-in in which
members can talk about what’s going on in their lives, and conclude with prayer. We
support St. Louise House with meals every few months, and have at least three purely
social gatherings during the year.

Contact: Mike Debner

1st & 3rd Thursdays
Mornings 
Weekly in Advent & Lent

We meet on the First and Third Thursday mornings of each month and weekly during the Advent and Lenten seasons.Our community is so named because we are women nurturing and rejoicing in the holy life within each other, as Mary and Elizabeth nutured and rejoiced in the holy lives of Jesus and John the Baptist within them. Our community consists of approximately 16 women, most of whom are in the second half of life. We are single women, widows, wives, mothers, grandmothers, and great-grandmothers, all seeking to share our faith with one another in a loving, prayerful and respectful environment.

Our focus is faith sharing on the Gospel, and we value the continued learning element of SCCs by frequently reading and discussing a book of a spiritual nature. Many of our members are actively involved in ministries related to St. Austin parish, such as St. Louise House, Prayer Blanket, Communion Outreach, Eucharistic, Feeding Homeless Youth and Martha Ministry, as well as ministries outside our parish community such as Results and Hospice Austin.

Some members belong to another Small Christian Community as well as our SCC. Our sharing and mutual support of one another nourish us spiritually as we go out into the larger community to "manifest God's transforming love in the world," as the St. Austin parish mission statement proclaims. We strive to be prayerful and loving companions to each other on this spiritual journey, seeking to discover God's loving and healing presence in its many hopes and joys, sorrows and losses.

Contact: Judy Smith

2nd & 4th Wednesdays
7-9 p.m.
Members’ homes

People of all ages dedicated to serving poor through advocacy or direct service form the
Vincentian Small Christian Community. Meetings include faith sharing on the gospel of the
coming Sunday, as well as relating the gospel to people’s experiences of serving the
poor.

Contact: Eloise Sutherland

Every Other Wednesday
During the School Year 6:45 - 8 p.m.

We are located in central  Austin  in the following neighborhoods: Brykerwoods, Tarrytown  and Treemont. Our focus is faith sharing on the Gospel for the upcoming Sunday. We are a community of different denominations, Catholic, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran. Besides discussion on the scriptures, we discuss our different places in life. Some still have children at home or some are away at college. We have two traditions that bring us all together with our families, a Seder Supper in the spring and a Posada at Christmas. We are open to new members.

Contact: Myra Bull