About Our Lady Queen of All Saints · Ville Platte, Louisiana
Our Lady Queen of All Saints Catholic Church (often shortened to 'OLQAS' or simply 'Queen') is a Roman Catholic parish in Ville Platte, Louisiana, founded in 1969 when it was carved out of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish to serve the growing Catholic community of northern Ville Platte and the surrounding area of Evangeline Parish. The parish belongs to the North Deanery of the Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana and is currently pastored by Fr. Stephen Pellessier, with a small lay staff supporting faith formation, discipleship, and parish operations. The parish describes its mission as 'Bringing the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit to Ville Platte,' and offers a full sacramental life, daily and weekend Masses, monthly faith formation, and a wide slate of lay ministries.
- Established
- 1969
- Patron
- Our Lady, Queen of All Saints (Blessed Virgin Mary)
- Rector
- Fr. Stephen Pellessier
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana (North Deanery)
Why belong here
OLQAS is a warm, mid-sized Catholic parish in Ville Platte that gives its members many ways to live out their faith together: daily and weekend Mass with confessions offered before every Mass, a monthly Catholic elementary CCD program that involves parents directly, high-school Confirmation preparation, adult formation nights on the fourth Monday of each month ('Roots and Horizons'), and a long list of lay ministries including Knights of Columbus, Catholic Daughters of America, choir, lectors, altar servers, extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion, ushers, Vacation Bible School, marriage mentoring (Witness to Love), and a feeding-the-homebound outreach. It's a parish where families with children, engaged couples, and adults looking to grow in their faith can all find a place.
Mass times at Our Lady Queen of All Saints
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Saturday: 3:00–3:55 PM
- Sunday: 8:00–8:25 AM and 9:45–10:25 AM
- Tuesday–Friday: 11:30 AM–12:05 PM
Parish History
Our Lady Queen of All Saints was established in 1969, carved out of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Ville Platte, with Father Robert Sibille as its first pastor. For its first several years the community worshipped in a former skating rink while fundraising and planning for a permanent home. A ten-acre parcel on Dardeau Street was donated by Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Dardeau, and the current church was completed in 1973 under Father Joseph F. Brennan, who served as the parish's founding pastor from 1972 to 1979 and who later became a noted evangelist, Cursillo director, and personal friend of Mother Teresa.
- 1969: Parish created; Father Robert Sibille named first pastor
- 1972: Father Joseph F. Brennan returns to Ville Platte as founding pastor
- 1973: Current church building completed on Dardeau Street
- 1979: Father Brennan leaves to direct the Cursillo movement for the Diocese of Lafayette
- Today: Pastored by Fr. Stephen Pellessier with staff including Director of Discipleship Savannah Meehan and Business Manager Renee Morein
Faith Formation & Religious Education (CCD)
The parish's Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD) program is designed to help parents — described by the parish as 'the first teachers of their children' — hand on the Catholic faith to their children. Classes are held in the Family Life Center and intentionally involve at least one parent alongside the child.
- Elementary CCD: grades 1–8, once a month on Tuesday, 6:00–7:00 PM, in the Family Life Center
- At least one parent is required to attend with each child
- While children are in their classrooms, parents gather in the main hall for a lecture by a member of the clergy
- High-school students are prepared for Confirmation through the separate Confirmation program
- Online registration form is available on the parish website
Formation Nights — 'Roots and Horizons'
On the fourth Monday of every month from 5:30 to 6:30 PM, the parish hosts a lecture series called Roots and Horizons in the Family Life Center. The 2025–2026 theme is 'Heroes and Heretics,' and no registration is required — just show up.
- Fourth Monday of the month, 5:30–6:30 PM
- Location: Family Life Center
- 2025–2026 theme: Heroes and Heretics
- Scheduled dates: Oct 27, Nov 24, Dec 29, Jan 26, Feb 23, Mar 30, Apr 27, May 25
Sacraments
OLQAS provides all seven Catholic sacraments, with dedicated pages on the website explaining each one. The parish emphasizes daily availability of Confession, careful marriage preparation, and Anointing of the Sick in both emergency and non-emergency situations.
- Baptism — referenced to Matthew 28:19 and CCC 1213
- Reconciliation (Confession) — daily before Mass
- Confirmation — high-school preparation
- First Holy Communion — request form on the parish website
- Anointing of the Sick — for those whose health is seriously impaired; emergency line via the parish office
- Holy Matrimony — recommended resources include 'Three to Get Married' and 'The First Society,' with Witness to Love marriage-mentor couples
Parish Ministries & Service
The parish lists sixteen concrete ways to 'give back and get involved,' ranging from liturgical roles to outreach, with the simple invitation to call the office to sign up. Both Catholic Daughters of America and Knights of Columbus are active on site, and the parish runs a feeding-the-homebound ministry in addition to Vacation Bible School and community service projects.
- Liturgical: Lector, Altar Server, Sacristan, Usher, Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion, Choir Member
- Formation: CCD Teacher, VBS
- Service: Feeding the Homebound, Community Service Projects, Picnic Volunteer, Church Cleaner, Decorating Helper
- Fraternal: Catholic Daughters of America, Knights of Columbus
- Family: Witness to Love Marriage Mentor Couple
Parish Staff & Clergy
OLQAS is led by a small, dedicated team of one priest and two lay staff members handling pastoral, administrative, and formation duties.
- Fr. Stephen Pellessier — Pastor (337-363-5167 x2303, [email protected])
- Renee Morein — Business Manager (x2302, [email protected])
- Savannah Meehan — Director of Discipleship (x2301, [email protected])
Diocese of Lafayette — North Deanery
Our Lady Queen of All Saints belongs to the North Deanery of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette, which covers all parishes in St. Landry and Evangeline civil parishes — roughly 1,619 square miles and an estimated Catholic population of 68,890 across 34 parishes and 10 mission chapels. The deanery includes Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish Ville Platte (the parish from which OLQAS was created in 1969), as well as parishes in Opelousas, Eunice, Mamou, Basile, Arnaudville, and many smaller communities.
- Diocese: Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana
- Deanery: North Deanery
- Fellow Ville Platte parish: Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish
Visit, Contact & Getting Involved
Visitors and parishioners can reach the parish office by phone, email, or in person. The office is at 1220 W. Dardeau Street, immediately next to the church at 1012 W. Dardeau Street. Anyone interested in joining a ministry is invited simply to call the office.
- Church: 1012 W. Dardeau St., Ville Platte, LA 70586
- Office: 1220 W. Dardeau St., Ville Platte, LA 70586
- Phone: (337) 363-5167
- General email: [email protected]
- Pastor email: [email protected]
- Website: https://www.olqas.com/
Pastors & rectors through the years
- Father Robert Sibille1969–c.1972
First pastor of Our Lady Queen of All Saints, appointed when the parish was created from Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in 1969.
- Father Joseph F. Brennan1972–1979
Founding pastor who built up the new community; oversaw the completion of the present church building in 1973 on land donated by Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Dardeau. Previously associate pastor at Sacred Heart of Jesus in Ville Platte (1966–1970). Died October 26, 2017, in Lafayette.