African & African American Council

The AAAC is an organization founded for the African & African American members of St. William Church. This organization began in 2001 due to Fr. Joel McNeil's effort to promote diversity and minister to various ethnicities in the parish. The goal of this council is to serve the spiritual needs of St. William's faith community and provide fellowship for the African & African American members of our parish. The AAAC have been involved in various activities. For example, the organization sponsored St. William's Black History Sunday in February of 2001; collaborated with St William's Family Advisory Council to coordinate the Martin Luther King March; participated in the City of Round Rock's 2001 annual celebration of MLK's birthday; sponsored a welcome dinner for the Nigerian Sisters (Order of St. Michael the Archangel) on a mission; held a Kwanzaa celebration during the parish Advent dinner festivities; and participated in the Spring/Cinco De Mayo Parish Festival. We are looking forward to more opportunities to serve our parish.

We meet four times a year for about one to two hours so that members can plan events. If you want to study and learn more about important African American Catholic ancestors, plan service projects, pray together, and socialize, this is the group for you! We welcome your participation to insure that the black Catholics at St. Williams are visible and active within the Church. For this ministry to be successful, we need the support of ALL blacks in St. William Catholic Church.

If you are a black parishioner of St. William and are interested in meeting with other black Catholics, please email amuoneke [at] austin [dot] rr [dot] com or call at 218-8550 (Home). My contact information is also listed in the weekly bulletin.