About Holy Family · Taft, Texas
Holy Family Parish is a Roman Catholic parish in Taft, Texas, belonging to the Diocese of Corpus Christi. It shares pastoral ministry with neighboring Immaculate Conception Church, and the single parish website (icctaft.org) presents the schedules for both parishes side by side. The Catholic community traces its roots in Taft to a chapel established in 1909, was raised to mission status in 1924, and became a full parish in 1958. The parish is served today by Rev. Paulson A. Panakal, who ministers to both Holy Family and Immaculate Conception.
- Established
- 1909 (chapel); 1924 (mission); 1958 (parish)
- Patron
- Holy Family (Jesus, Mary, and Joseph)
- Rector
- Rev. Paulson A. Panakal
- Diocese
- Diocese of Corpus Christi
Why belong here
Holy Family offers daily and weekly Mass in a small, walkable South Texas community, with English-language Masses seven days a week and a Saturday Vigil and Sunday morning schedule that fits working and family life. The parish shares clergy with Immaculate Conception Church, which means weekly confession is available six days a week across the two locations (Saturday afternoons at Holy Family, Wednesday evenings at Immaculate Conception, plus by appointment). For Catholics in the Taft area, it is a long-established parish — serving the community in some form for over a century — where the faithful can worship close to home and know their pastor personally.
Mass times at Holy Family
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Saturday 3:00 PM – 3:45 PM (Holy Family Church, Taft)
- Wednesday 5:00 PM – 5:20 PM (Immaculate Conception Church)
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM (by appointment only, call 361-528-2626)
Adoration times
- Thursday 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM at Immaculate Conception Parish, 120 E. Escobedo St., Taft (per third-party listing)
About Holy Family Parish
Holy Family Parish is a Roman Catholic parish in Taft, Texas, part of the Diocese of Corpus Christi. Its roots in Taft stretch back to 1909, when Catholic worship in the area began as a chapel. The community grew into a mission in 1924 and was formally established as Holy Family Parish in 1958. The parish shares pastoral ministry with nearby Immaculate Conception Church, and both communities are served through the joint parish website at icctaft.org.
History
According to the GCatholic directory, Catholic life in Taft began with a chapel in 1909. The chapel was raised to mission status in 1924 and became a full parish — Holy Family — in 1958. Today Holy Family shares its clergy with Immaculate Conception Church, the other Catholic parish in town, and both parishes publish their schedules together on the icctaft.org website. The parish does not host a longer narrative history online.
- 1909 — chapel established
- 1924 — designated a mission
- 1958 — established as Holy Family Parish
Pastor and Clergy
Holy Family Parish is served by Rev. Paulson A. Panakal, who also serves as pastor of Immaculate Conception Church. The two parishes share a single pastoral team, which is reflected in the joint scheduling on the parish website.
- Rev. Paulson A. Panakal — Pastor (serves both Holy Family and Immaculate Conception)
Visiting and Contact
Holy Family Church is located at 702 McIntyre Avenue in Taft, Texas. The parish shares its office and scheduling with Immaculate Conception Church at 120 E. Escobedo Street, just a short distance away in the same small town. The parish office can be reached by phone, and the joint parish website is icctaft.org — the parish notes that this is the only official website and that other sites using the Immaculate Conception name are not affiliated.
- Holy Family Church: 702 McIntyre Ave., Taft, TX 78390
- Immaculate Conception Church: 120 E. Escobedo St., Taft, TX
- Phone (parish office): (361) 528-2626
- Alternate listed number: (361) 528-3132
- Official website: http://icctaft.org/
- Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ICCTaft/