Save the date! On February 8th there will "Loving One Another" marriage enrichment retreat from 11 am until 6 PM. The event will be free. More details will be provided in the future. To register or to volunteer, please email Steve Souther at stevesouther@yahoo.com, or Connie Souther at conniecamping@yahoo.com.
The Angel Tree will be in the foyer of the church beginning on November 30th. You are invited to choose an angel and return it with a gift card or a gift in a gift bag by DECEMBER 15th. There will be a box in the foyer to collect the gifts. See the bulletin for details, or text Norma at 210-273-4693 between 9 AM and 8 PM. El árbol de los ángeles estará en el vestíbulo de la iglesia a partir del 30 de noviembre. Te invitamos a elegir un ángel y devolverlo con una tarjeta de regalo o un regalo en una bolsa de regalo antes del 15 DE DICIEMBRE. Habrá una caja en el vestíbulo para recoger los regalos. Consulta el boletín para obtener más detalles o envía un mensaje de texto a Norma al 210-273-4693 entre las 9 a. m. y las 8 p. m.
Please join us in thanking our Deacons for their commitment to their vocation and to our parish. Thank you, Deacon Ed Garcia, Deacon Juan Charo, and Deacon Santiago Sanchez!
Únase a nosotros para agradecer a nuestros diáconos por su compromiso con su vocación y con nuestra parroquia. ¡Gracias, diácono Ed García, diácono Juan Charo y diácono Santiago Sánchez!
Only $30! This 440 page book with beautiful photographs documents the 300 year history of our Archdiocese. Available after all weekend Masses and in the church office. The book is available in English or Spanish.
July 1, 2024
Our new pastor, Fr Babychan Arackathara MSFS, is a missionary of St. Francis de
Sales, originally from South India. After high school, he spent four years
discerning his religious vocation, then pursued a bachelor’s degree in philosophy
and arts before continuing his theological studies in Pune, India. He was ordained
to the priesthood on January 8, 1997.
His first assignment was in Namibia, Africa, in 1998, where he learned Afrikaans
(the local language), and offered pastoral assistance in the diocese of Keetmanshoop.
After his transfer to South Africa in 1999, besides being a pastor, he worked with
the prison population, offering spiritual and emotional support. In 2003, he was
elected as the Southern African representative of the International Commission of
Catholic Prison Pastoral Care. In 2009, he volunteered to be a full-time prison
chaplain and coordinated the work of the Prison Care Camp; Support Network, an NPO
under the auspices of the Catholic Church in South Africa. Along with a team of
volunteers, he developed the Restorative Justice Program to promote mediation
between offenders and their families and between offenders and victims. Father
Babychan traveled to different African countries to offer prison chaplains training
on Restorative Justice.
After spending 21 years in Africa, he arrived in San Antonio in July 2019 and was assigned as parochial vicar
to Holy Cross D’Hanis and St. John the Evangelist, Hondo. In 2020, he was appointed pastor of both Holy
Cross and St John the Evangelist. After serving five years in Hondo, he was assigned as pastor to St. Vincent
de Paul.
On May 2nd, we placed a 23 foot high Cross of the Apostolate in our prayer garden with the help of our building committee members and Fr. Joel and Deacon Jorge. The cross was blessed by Archbishop for public veneration on May 14th when Fr. Jorge Haro was ordained a priest.