About Capilla de San Jose · Edinburg, Texas
Capilla de San Jose (Chapel of St. Joseph) is a Catholic mission chapel of Church of the Sacred Heart in Edinburg, Texas, within the Diocese of Brownsville in the Rio Grande Valley. Addressed at 4101 Flores Street in the Lull/Edinburg area, it is administered from the main Sacred Heart parish office at 215 N. 16th Avenue, Edinburg, and shares that parish's bilingual (Spanish/English) pastoral team. The chapel itself hosts one Sunday Mass every week at 9:00 AM in a bilingual (Spanish/English) celebration, while the wider Sacred Heart parish provides daily Mass, Saturday anticipated Mass in English, and a full slate of Sunday Masses in both languages. As a mission, Capilla de San Jose extends Sacred Heart's evangelizing and Eucharistic ministry into a smaller surrounding community, supported by the same priests, deacons, religious education staff, and outreach ministries as the main church.
- Patron
- St. Joseph (San Jose)
- Rector
- Rev. Rene Gaytan (Pastor of Church of the Sacred Heart, Edinburg, under which Capilla de San Jose is missioned)
- Diocese
- Diocese of Brownsville
Why belong here
Capilla de San Jose is a welcoming, bilingual mission chapel of one of Edinburg's longest-serving Catholic parishes, anchored in the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Eucharist. It brings the Sunday Mass to families in the Lull/Flores Street area in both Spanish and English. Because it is missioned under Sacred Heart Edinburg, visitors can step in for the chapel's weekly Mass and immediately plug into the wider parish's faith formation, St. Vincent de Paul food pantry and outreach, youth ministry, men's and women's groups, and liturgical ministries (choir, lector, altar server, extraordinary minister of Holy Communion).
Mass times at Capilla de San Jose
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Saturday 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Sacred Heart, main parish — bilingual)
Capilla de San Jose — Mission Chapel of Sacred Heart, Edinburg
Capilla de San Jose (Chapel of St. Joseph) is a Catholic mission chapel administered by Church of the Sacred Heart in Edinburg, Texas, in the Diocese of Brownsville. Located at 4101 Flores Street, the chapel serves the Lull / south Edinburg area with a single bilingual Sunday Mass at 9:00 AM. All pastoral administration, sacraments outside Mass times, faith formation, and outreach for the mission are coordinated through Sacred Heart's main campus at 215 N. 16th Avenue, Edinburg, TX.
History of the Sacred Heart Parish
According to GCatholic, the parent parish Church of the Sacred Heart was founded in 1927 in Edinburg, Texas. The community takes its name from the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and consecrates itself to that patronage. Over time, the parish established Capilla de San Jose as a mission to extend Eucharistic and sacramental ministry to Catholic families living in the Lull area of Edinburg who are further from the main church.
- Founded: 1927 (Church of the Sacred Heart, Edinburg)
- Patronal devotion: Sacred Heart of Jesus
- Mission chapel established for the Lull community: Capilla de San Jose
Parish Staff (Clergy, Office, Religious Education & Facilities)
Because Capilla de San Jose is missioned under Sacred Heart, the same team serves both. The parish's official website staff page lists the pastor, a deacon, the religious education (CCD) team, the main office staff, and the facilities team, with each person having a defined role and, where applicable, a parish email address.
- Pastor: Rev. Rene Gaytan
- Deacon: Jose Peralez III
- Resource Coordinator: Raul Rangel (also Facility Manager / Sacristan)
- Bookkeeper: Lupita De La Cruz ([email protected])
- Housekeeper: Diana Alcoser
- Receptionist: Mari Morin ([email protected])
- Secretary: Rosa Vargas ([email protected])
- Secretary / Development: Irma Solis ([email protected])
- Director of Religious Education: Dina Asbell ([email protected])
- Religious Education Office Assistance: Sanjuana Castillo
- Custodians / Sacristan team: Long Burlaos, Maria Martinez, Raymundo Castillo
- CCD Office Phone: 956-383-4631
Parish Life & Ministries
The Sacred Heart / Capilla de San Jose community describes itself on its website as empowering local faith through the Holy Spirit and proclaiming the Gospel from the Eucharist outward. The parish invites members to engage in liturgical ministry or service to those in need through a clearly listed set of parish ministries.
- Liturgical ministries: Choir, Lector, Altar Server, Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion
- Outreach: visiting the homebound, serving the poor, parish food pantry
- St. Vincent de Paul Society
- Catechists for CCD / Religious Education
- Youth Ministry
- Men's and Women's parish groups
- Parish bulletin available online for ongoing updates
Faith Formation & Religious Education (CCD)
Religious education at the parish is coordinated by a dedicated CCD office with its own phone line and email. The Director of Religious Education and an office assistant support catechists and families preparing children for the sacraments.
- Director of Religious Education: Dina Asbell — [email protected]
- Office Assistance: Sanjuana Castillo
- CCD Office Phone: 956-383-4631
Contact, Office Hours & Visiting
All inquiries for the mission and the parent parish are handled through the main parish office in Edinburg. Visitors are welcomed to call, email, or visit during office hours.
- Phone: (956) 383-3253
- Fax: (956) 383-7311
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: http://www.sacredheartedinburg.org/
- Facebook: facebook.com/sacredheartedinburg.org
- Main Address: 215 N. 16th Ave., Edinburg, TX
- Office Hours: Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
- Mission Address: 4101 Flores St., Edinburg (Lull), TX
Pastors & rectors through the years
- Rev. Manoj Kumar Nayak, SS.CC
Listed as a previous pastor of Sacred Heart Edinburg on third-party directory sites; no longer listed on the parish's current staff page.