St. Augustine Catholic Church

"This response by Jesus. . . may surprise us at first but there is a profound lesson that they teach us.  Yes, Jesus IS good but he wants us to know WHY?  He is good precisely because he is one with the God who alone is the essence of goodness. There is no goodness apart from God!   “If anyone wishes to be first, he shall be the last of all and the servant of all.”  This is the path to true greatness…should you choose to walk it. "

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"In celebration of our patron, I would like to share this moving reflection by Saint Augustine speaking with and about his mother, Monica. It is from his book The Confessions of St Augustine."  

 HVAC CONTRIBUTIONS 

NOTE
As you may recall, the cost of replacing the HVAC is $255,000.00.  Our initial estimate of $300,000 included the cost of the Temporary AC unit though August.  Now it is clear that we will need the temporary unit through September.  That necessarily means that the total cost and our fundraising goal are increased  to just over $330,000.00. 

Your generosity allowed us to exceed our initial goal for the first two installments.  Of course, we still need your help to get this project completed.  

If you have not given, we ask that you give whatever amount you can.  If you have given and can see your way to give more, please do.

"But one key to remember is that each of us is ONLY responsible for doing our part and that's it." - Fr. Pat

As of September 17, 2021

As always, you can mail in your contribution, or, from within the continental United States, make a One-Time Gift cash donation through FaithDirect (HVAC Contributions), or you can text-to-give at 202-930-8147. Please type "HVAC" in the comments. 
You can donate stock.

MASK REQUIREMENT

Dear Saint Augustine Parish Family,
 
I hope that this message finds all of you well.  As I am sure you are all aware, in recent weeks our country has experienced a significant increase in COVID 19 cases following months of decline.  Most of these increases are in areas with large unvaccinated populations and are driven largely by the more contagious Delta variant.  As a result, the CDC updated their masking recommendations this week, recommending a return to indoor masking mandates in communities with the highest infection rates. In consideration of this updated guidance, the DC Department of Public Health has also restored the indoor masking mandate for the District of Columbia.  Therefore, effective this weekend, July 31^st and August 1^st, masks will be required inside the church for all Mass attendees regardless of vaccination status.  We are hopeful that as vaccination rates increase once again throughout the country, we will see decreases soon in infection rates.  In the interim, however, we ask you to continue working with us to keep everyone in our community safe and healthy.
 
I look forward to worshipping with you this weekend.
 
With you in the Lord’s Vineyard,
 
Fr. Patrick A. Smith
Pastor
 

Recordings of daily Mass celebrated by Fr. Pat are available on the St. Augustine YouTube Channel. Recordings are posted by 12:00 noon.

 

This summer — in partnership with the Washington Archdiocese Office of Catechesis — St. Augustine Parish will host a Faith Foundations Course as part of our commitment to empower and equip our parishioners with a deeper appreciation and understanding of our Cath -olic Faith.