09/02/2026
Bulletin: September 6, 2026- Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
St. Joseph Mass Intention
Sept. 5, Saturday Vigil
5:00 pm + Edwin & Margaret Zgabay
+ Dennis P. & Dennis W. Mikulin
+ Peter, Lec & Teresa Koenger
Sept. 6, Sunday Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:00 am + Maria & John
+ Louis Muzny, Sr.
Sept. 8, Tuesday (The Nativity of The Blessed Virgin Mary)
6:00 pm + Joseph & Bernadette Beran
Sept. 10, Thursday
8:00 am + AJ & Linda Supak
Sept. 12, Saturday Vigil
5:00 pm + John D. Mikulin
+Sebrina Feuerlein
Sept. 13, Sunday Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:00 am + Grandparents of the Mikulin & Spacek Families
For Sunday Aug. 29/30:
Attendance:132 Collection: Regular $1865.00
Aug. 30th Correction: $1945.00
Sanctuary Light: In Loving Memory of Leona & Louis Supak
Eucharistic Ministers Schedule:
Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026
Lector: Zach Zgabay
Ushers: John Schuman/Antonio Hernandez
Eucharistic: Frank & Judy Muzny
Altar Servers: Gabriel Aguilar
Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026
Lector: Kristin Fritsche
Ushers: Charles Fritsche/Martin Vallejo
Eucharistic Ministers: Charles Fritsche/Susan Miller
Altar Servers: David Gutierrez
Money Counters: Charles & Kristin Fritsche/Floyd Kostelka
Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026
Lector: Will Mikulin
Ushers: Will & Joseph Mikulin
Eucharistic Ministers: Frances Whitsel/Marjorie Oppermann
Altar Servers: Michael Mikulin
Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026
Lector: Hollie Muzny
Ushers: Scott Whitsel/Anthony Muzny
Eucharistic Ministers: Hollie Muzny/Mary Ellen Whitsel
Altar Servers: JW Muzny
Money Counters: Scott & Mary Ellen Whitsel/Cynthia Krenek
Calendar of Events: St. Joseph’s – Dime Box
Sept. 6 & 7, 2026
Building & Maintenance Fund: Second collection will be collected September 5th & 6th.
Thank you for your generosity.
September Winners: Linens: Debbie Kostelka Flowers: Charlotte Mikulin
Pastoral Council Meeting will be Tuesday, Sept. 8th after the 6pm Mass at the Parish Hall.
Dime Box VFD: The annual picnic and BBQ will be held this Sunday, September 6th, at the Diamond I Venue. BBQ sales begin at 7:00am along with beans and potato salad and red loop sausage. The Live Auction begins at 3:00pm and there will be kids’ activities, Bingo, Country Store and Raffle Tickets for sale, and music by Michael Craig. Please come out and support our local fire department.
Ladies Altar Society: A meeting/social will be held on Tuesday, September 15th at 6:30pm in the Parish Hall. All ladies are invited.
CCD: Parents, remember to take your child/children to Mass and to class.
NEW Altar Server Training: Any students that have completed the sacrament of First Communion are eligible to be an altar server. Training will be held Saturday, September 12th at 6pm, after the 5pm Mass.
Next Generation Youth Group: First Youth Group meeting will be held, Wednesday, September 16, 2026. Students who have completed Confirmation will transition to the Youth Group organization. This organization focuses on development and empowerment of young individuals, as well as fostering skills such as leadership, teamwork and community engagement.
Catholic Charities: Community support makes these services possible for our neighbors in need. More information see poster on the bulletin board.
OCIA: The OCIA classes begin on September 9th . Contact: 979-773-2500
Cemetery Endowment Fund: Prayerfully Consider a Lasting Gift by giving to the St. Joseph Catholic Church, Dime Box Cemetery Endowment through the Catholic Foundation - Diocese of Austin, you're helping ensure the operation and maintenance of the St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery will be cared for well, many years to come. Visit: https://tinyurl.com/mryxm632.
Special Prayers for the Sick: (After 3 months, if not notified, name will be removed)
Cheyanne Muzny*Patsy Krenek*Marie Spitzenberger*Chase Killingsworth*Marsha Gonzales**Oscar Slovacek **Peter Tan**Lynnlee Kocurek**RJ Muzny** Bennie & Doris Supak**Scott Reynolds** Edward Beran** Elizabeth Tarnosky** Mary Schumacher**Dwayne Faust** Joyce Wilson**Bonnie Langham**Judy Muzny**Terry Evers***Donna Muzny***Martha (Mulvey) Curry***Nellene Spacek***Jorge Garcia*** Jordan Weidermann***Bernadette Boyce***Megan (Kocurek) Longshore*
(May they be freed from danger, relieved of suffering, and held fast in the tender arms of Jesus, the Divine Healer!)
UPCOMING EVENTS: See Bulletin Board
Sept. 6th Dime Box Volunteer Fire Department Annual Picnic Diamond I Venue
Sept. 13th Annual Homecoming Picnic Marak, TX.
Oct. 3rd Dime Box Home Coming Downtown Dime Box
Oct. 4th Holy Family Fall Festival
Holy Family Church Lexington
Nov. 1st St. Joseph Blessing of Graves (1:30pm)
St. Joseph Cemetery
Dec. 5th St. Joseph Christmas Program
St. Joseph Parish Hall
Holy Family Mass Intentions
Sept. 6, Sunday Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
10:00 am + Jody Sanders/Bill Walther
Sept. 9, Wednesday (St. Peter Claver, Priest)
6:00 pm + Alfred Preusse
Sept. 11, Friday
9:30 am + John P. Kubicek
Sept. 13, Sunday Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
10:00 am + Father’s of the Poncio Family/Raymond Vecera
For Sunday Aug. 30:
Attendance: 146 Collection: Regular: $ 3139.73
Sanctuary Light: In Loving Memory of Amado & Deolinda Baca
Eucharistic Ministers Schedule:
Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026
Lectors: Virginia S./Brian L.
Eucharistic Ministers: Johnny S./Lynn S./Belinda U.
Alter Servers: Maggie S./Ayla W./Marlee S.
Ushers: Marty E./Byron W.
Gifts: Steven Jurevich
Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026
Lectors: Belinda U./Leigh B.
Eucharistic Ministers: Jody S./Scott Sc./Donna A.
Altar Servers: Holden B./Eon L./Quaid L.
Ushers: Scott Sc./Scott Sa.
Gifts: Carolyn Kalina
Calendar of Events Holy Family – Lexington
Sept. 7, 2026
Building & Maintenance Fund: Second collection will be collected September 6th.
Thank you for your generosity.
Altar Server Training: Training will be held on Sunday, September 20, after Mass. Children who have received First Communion and would like to begin serving are welcome to attend. Current altar servers are expected to come as well, for a refresher. All who attend will be placed on the regular serving rotation. Parents, please have your child remain after Mass that Sunday.
New AND Returning CCD Students: Registration will be after Sundays Mass September 6th in the Parish Hall. Tuition is $20/student or $50 max for families. Questions, contact Leigh Blankenburg at
979-324-9426 or [email protected].
OCIA: The OCIA classes begin on September 9th . Contact: 979-773-2500
Pastoral Council Meeting will be on Sunday Sept. 13th after Mass at the Parish Hall.
Catholic Charities: Community support makes these services possible for our neighbors in need. More information see poster on the bulletin board.
Men’s Fellowship: The Men's Fellowship will start meeting on September 2, 2026, every Wednesday at 7:00. We will meet in the Education Building. Please join us or ask questions, please see Ron Thompson.
Central Texas Food Bank – Volunteer Help Needed: The Central Texas Food Bank holds a distribution at City Park on the first Tuesday of each month. Volunteers are needed. Contact Central Texas food bank. (512)-282-2111(ext. 3) or [email protected] Thank you!
2026 Baptism Class: Last class for this year will be Sunday, Oct. 18th at 2:00 PM. Please, RSVP by calling Leigh on 979-324-9426 a week prior to the class date.
Cemetery Endowment Fund: Prayerfully Consider a Lasting Gift by giving to the St. Joseph Catholic Church, Dime Box Cemetery Endowment through the Catholic Foundation - Diocese of Austin, you're helping ensure the operation and maintenance of the St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery will be cared for well, many years to come. Please prayerfully consider making a lasting gift today. Your support makes a difference — now and well into the future. Visit: https://tinyurl.com/mryxm632.
Special Prayers for the Sick: (After 3 months, if not notified, name will be removed)
For the sick members of the Holy Family Community:
Mary Schumacher**Jim Best** Ronnie Bryan** Wesley Sanders**Barbara Sanders** Barbara & Kenny Mostyn***
UPCOMING EVENTS
Sept. 6th Dime Box Volunteer Fire Department Annual Picnic Diamond I Venue
Oct. 3rd Dime Box Home Coming Downtown Dime Box
Oct. 4th Holy Family Fall Festival
Holy Family Church Lexington
Nov. 1st St. Joseph Blessing of Graves (1:30pm)
St. Joseph Cemetery
Fall Festival: October 4th Schedule
October is almost here and we need to get ready for our Fall Festival. We need everyone’s helping to make this event successful. There is a sign-up sheet in the narthex, please sign up for areas where you would like to work.
Here is a condensed list of tasks:
Week of:
Pricing & staging country store items, tagging & recording auction items, ordering & picking up chicken dinner supplies.
Saturday: Oct. 3rd
8:00am start peeling potatoes, setting up hall for meals, auction, staging country store items, setting up canopies for outside use.
Sunday: Oct. 4th
8:00am start cutting & boxing cakes, setting up meal line and To-Go plate lines, setting up drink table, cooking chicken (prepping, flouring, frying, boxing, clean up), kitchen runners, ticket sales, kid’s games, Country Store (final setup, sales, checkout), Auction (final setup, spotters, record keepers, stage helpers, checkout), money counters, clean up.
Don’t forget your 2-liter sodas for the Kid’s Ring Toss.
Live Auction - Please contact April Vecera and let her know what you plan to donate so that she can start getting the list together. All items need to be on the list and in the PAC (if possible) before Sunday, Aug 27th. If you would like to make a cash donation to go towards a Holy Family Parishioners item, you can drop an envelope labeled “Auction Item” into the Sunday collection. Reminder, make sure donation items are delivered or notified a week in advance.
Silent Auction – In addition to the Live Auction, we also need items for the Silent Auction. We are limiting the number of items so that we can space them out more. Please contact Susan Bayer so she can get that set up as well.
Country Store – Homemade craft items, fresh vegetables, canned and baked items like breads and pastries are always good sellers and go fast so please start making your list of items and let Joyce Paulk know what you plan on bringing.
Raffle – If you need any more raffle tickets or you would like to be a sponsor, reach out to Tanya Sulak.
For Questions contact:
Nathan Vecera (512) 636-3726 – Fundraising
April Vecera (512) 636-3723 – Live Auction
Susan Bayer (979) 540-8282 – Silent Auction
Joyce Paulk (512) 417-5086 – Country Store
Tanya Sulak (512) 658-5039 - Raffle
Silent Auction: Items are needed for our Silent Auction. Please contact Susan Bayer (979) 540-8282 if you have any questions or items to donate.
Raffle Monetary Donations: Holy Family is collecting monetary donations for 2026 Fall Festival raffle. More information contact Tonya Sulak at 512-658-5039 or [email protected]. Raffle tickets are available to pick up.
