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!
Monday: 12 Noon in English (Chapel)
Tuesday: 12 Noon in English (Chapel)
Wednesday: 7 PM in English with Adoration afterwards (Chapel)
Thursday: 12 Noon in English (Chapel) and 7 PM in Spanish with Adoration (Church)
Lunes: 12:00 horas en inglés (Capilla)
Martes: 12:00 horas en inglés (Capilla)
Miércoles: 7 PM en inglés con Adoración posterior (Capilla)
Jueves: 12 del mediodía en inglés (Capilla) y 7 de la tarde en español con Adoración (Iglesia)
Everyone is invited to bring a small picture of their deceased loved one and place it on the table in the foyer of the church. You may leave it there for the month of November. Also, envelopes for intentions will be in the foyer for a donation of $5 per name. You can turn the envelope in the collection basket, the church office, or in the secure mailbox in front of the parish center. The list of intention names will be at the altar the entire month of November for our prayers. Todos están invitados a traer una pequeña fotografía de su ser querido fallecido y colocarla en la mesa del vestíbulo de la iglesia. Puede permanever alli durante todo el mes de noviembre. Ademas, tenremos a disposicion sobres para intenciones en el vestibulo de la iglesis. La donacion es de $5 por nombre. Puede entregar su sobre en la canasta de colecta, en la oficina de la iglesia o dejarlo en nuestro buzon seguro frente al centro parroquial. La lista de nombres de intenciones estara en el altar todo el mes de noviembre para nuestras intenciones.
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.