Summer Christian Ed Bible Study and Summer “Break” for Children’s Chapel begins, Sunday, June 3

As with last summer, our summer Christian Ed program for adults and youth will be a lectionary based bible study directly following worship (at our regular time, 5:15 PM). Studies each week will be led by our Vicar, Miles, or our Theologian in Residence, Scott.  All adults and youth are warmly welcome. Our younger children (4th grade and under) will continue to meet in their regular room for a casual Christian Ed program led by several of our adult leaders. Nursery care will continue to be provided throughout the summer (ages 4 and under). Lastly, as with each summer, Children's Chapel will break until the Sunday following Labor Day weekend. This provides our Children's Chapel leaders the opportunity to be in worship for the entire service for the summer and gives us all the gift of sharing our worship with our children. If you have any questions, please email Miles. 

Pentecost/Memorial Day Weekend Hot Dog Social (5/27)

As with each Memorial Day weekend and to kick off the summer, we will have a Hot Dog social directly following church for all ages following worship on May 27. Everything for dinner will be provided and please plan to join us. Friends are warmly welcome. Also, wear red to church in honor of Pentecost Sunday where we celebrate the traditional birth of the church!

Celebration of our New Church Home (5/20)

Please plan to join us following the Sunday worship service as our leadership shares information about our new permanent home we are purchasing and building out. We will share information about the time-line, architectural renderings and share ways you can help in furnishing the new space. Please direct questions to Miles.

The Shape of the Eucharist: Easter Adult Education Forum (4/15-5/6)

Please join us for our Easter season Adult Christian Ed forum led by the Rev. Dr. Nathan Jennings, Professor of Liturgy, at Seminary of the Southwest. Dr. Jennings will be unpacking the arch and beauty of the principle act of worship for Episcopalians: Holy Communion or Eucharist. This class offers a powerful and unique opportunity to think deeply about the transforming power of our worship that forms us into the saints of God. The class directly follows worship each week. Programs/classes for children and youth continue as usual. 

St. Julian’s Women’s Bible Study

Beginning Monday, April 30, from 10:30 AM-Noon, all the women at St. Julian's and any friends are invited to participate in a mid-morning lectionary based bible study. Miles will lead bi-weekly and it will be group led in the weeks in between. Child care will be available each week. Please email Amanda Bindel to let us know you are coming or if you have any questions.

Wednesday Night Bible Study

This semester we are gathering on Wednesday nights at 6:30 p.m. at the home of Jim and Nancy Nance, 13239 Briar Hollow Drive, 78729. (Except 1st Wednesdays when we meet at Waterloo Icehouse at Avery Ranch/Parmer for dinner).  If you need directions or get turned around, call Nancy at 512.748.6711. This is open to anyone interested in scripture study and no need to attend every week to participate. We will be taking a look at Jesus' "I am" statements in John's Gospel this spring. Email Miles with questions. 

Interested in serving on a Set-up Team?

We are always looking for people to add to our current set-up teams who help create and take down our worship space each week. If you have any interest, please email Marty.

Keep in Touch With the Diocese of Texas

The Diocese of Texas no longer prints a monthly newsletter, but there are many ways to get updated on what is going on in the Episcopal community.  Visit the new website at www.epicenter.org or subscribe to the bi-weekly on-line newsletter by e-mailing .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).  Follow the Diocese of Texas on Facebook and Twitter using the following links:  www.facebook.com/texasdiocese and www.twitter.com/texasdiocese or www.twitter.com/texasbishop.

Become a Follower of St. Julian’s Blog

From our beginning, we have had a blog as a space on the internet for encouraging dialogue, sharing thoughts and having access to our Vicar’s sermons. The blog (www.stjuliansaustin.blogspot.com) has been recently updated, and now our Theologian in Residence, Dr. Scott Bader-Saye, will be offering food for thought from time to time. We hope this can be a resource for spiritual growth, as a forum for graceful dialogue and sharing thoughts/feelings with those both within and outside our community.  Please check it out, and if you have any questions or are interested in contributing yourself, please be in touch with Miles.