Often people will suggest that going to Sunday Mass is not necessary. After all, they can pray at home just as well. This has clearly been an issue in the Church for more than a millennium. In the fourth century, St. John Chrysostom addressed this problem directly:

You cannot pray at home as at church, where there is a great multitude, where exclamations are cried out to God as from one great heart, and where there is something more: the union of minds, the accord of souls, the bond of charity, the prayers of the priests. (CCC, no. 2179, quoting St. John Chrysos-tom, De incomprehensibili 3, 6: PG 48, 725) 

When members of our church community are absent from this gathering, they are missed. No member of the faithful should be absent from the Sunday Eucharist without a serious reason. The Liturgy should be the first thing on Sunday’s schedule, not the last. We should arrive on time, prepared in mind and heart to fully participate in the Mass. Those who cannot attend because of illness or the need to care for infants or the sick deserve our prayers and special attention.

Click Here for the Mass Worship Aid for
Sunday, October 18, 2020 

The Friday morning Mass and Sunday 10:30 AM Mass are currently being livestreamed.

You can watch live at those times.

The link below will take you to the Emmaus Lakeway YouTube channel. Once you click the link you will be taken to the YouTube channel, then select which Mass you prefer to watch. You can also just search Emmaus Lakeway on YouTube.

Mass Livestream link:  Bit.Ly/2UulQOC

Please click here to read the updated Temporary COVID-19 Protocols from the Diocese of Austin published on September 16, 2020.

In addition to these protocols and to ensure Mass and the sacraments are accessible to everyone, our Saturday Vigil Mass at 5 PM will be a Mass where masks are required.  We will have masks available for those who may need one.

We encourage masks at all the Masses as well as social distancing.  Our volunteers continue to disinfect the church after each Mass and we have purchased and received our new electrostatic cleaners which are extremely effective for the COVID virus.

We welcome everyone to participate in the Mass and the sacraments and appreciate your patience and understanding.
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Por favor dé click aquí para tener acceso a los Protocolos temporales de COVID-19 de la Diócesis de Austin publicados el 16 de septiembre de 2020.

Adicional a estos protocolos y para asegurar que la misa y los sacramentos estén disponibles para todos, nuestra misa verpertina de sábados a las 5 PM será la misa donde es obligatorio el uso de mascarillas.  Tendremos a su disposición mascarillas nuevas para quienes necesiten una.

Fomentamos el uso de mascarillas en todas las misas, así como mantener la distancia social. Nuestro equipo de voluntarios continuan el proceso de desinfección de la iglesia al terminar cada misa, y hemos comprador limpiadores electrostáticos que son altamente efectivos contra el virus de COVID.

Damos a todos la bienvenida a participar en la Misa y en los sacramentos, y agradecemos su paciencia y su comprensión.