Our Parish

This year, St. Theresa grew in every part of parish life from worship and formation to education and service, rooted in our tradition of excellence in liturgy and sacred music.

None of this happens without you. Offertory giving reached a record $2.8 million, up over 14% from 2025; another all-time high. Thank you. Your generosity helps us create a welcoming campus for our parishioners, school families, new families, and visitors to enjoy. Together, we are building the future of St. Theresa, one family, one student, and one act of worship at a time.

In June 2026, we started offering a Communion Service at The Reserve at Lake Austin on the 2nd, 4th, and 5th Sundays of the month. There are approximately 20 residents attending the service or being visited individually.

The Knights of Columbus (KOC) is the largest Catholic lay organization in the world, with more than 2 million members in over 15,000 councils worldwide. Dedicated to charity, unity, fraternity, and patriotism, the Order has raised more than $1.4 billion and donated over 664 million volunteer hours in the past decade.

At St. Theresa, the Knights give back to the parish and community in many ways:

The heart of St. Theresa's music ministry is the weekend Mass, and this year it grew at every level. Three ensembles lead the 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sunday Masses, and each rehearses two hours every Wednesday evening. All three adult choirs added members, welcoming ten new singers for a combined membership of 81, and the Handbell Choir added three ringers for the major liturgical seasons.

The Advent Festival of Lights brought Music Ministry, Family Life, and Catechesis together to light the campus for Christmas. Every choir sang at Christmas, joined by a chamber orchestra, and again at Easter with full brass and timpani. For the third consecutive year, a choir of ten men sang a chanted Tenebrae service during Holy Week; with attendance growing significantly.

The Sacred Music Concert Series completed its third season on campus with eight concerts featuring guest organists from across the country alongside vocalists and pianists. The Masterworks Singers, our resident community chorus, performed by invitation at a special Mass and concert in Fredericksburg and presented the Texas premiere of Aeterna Via by acclaimed composer Elaine Hagenberg. In June, the choir traveled to France, where it sang in the work's international premiere in Paris, at the Basilica of St. Thérèse in Lisieux, home of our parish patroness, and at the Normandy American Cemetery.

Some of the year's most significant progress came from our youngest musicians. The School Chorister Choir, a partnership with our school's music program, reached 38 members, and the Parish Children's Choir grew from 10 to 13. The Diocese's Catechetical Choir initiative, funded by a $1.25 million Lilly Endowment grant, selected St. Theresa's children's music program as its model for other parishes. Our music leaders now lead workshops for directors across the Diocese, and our program receives a three-year sub-grant. The Children's Choir Summer Camp also returned, and our children now sing with the adult choirs at Sunday Mass once a month, a sign that the next generation is already finding its voice.