About Sacred Heart · McCamey, Texas
Sacred Heart Parish is a small Roman Catholic parish serving the Catholic faithful of McCamey, a small West Texas town in Upton County. It belongs to the Diocese of San Angelo and functions as the main parish office for a regional cluster that also includes the Parish of Good Shepherd in Crane, the Mission of St. Francis of Assisi in Iraan, the Mission of St. Isidore in Coyanosa, and the Mission of Our Lady of Lourdes in Imperial. Under the current pastor, Rev. Kumar Jujjuvarapu, the parish offers Sunday Mass, two weekday Masses, monthly Adoration on the second Friday, and confessions before Sunday Mass — all sized to fit the rhythms of a rural Permian Basin community. Its name is drawn from the devotion to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, one of the most widespread Catholic devotions worldwide.
- Patron
- Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
- Rector
- Rev. Kumar Jujjuvarapu
- Diocese
- Diocese of San Angelo
Why belong here
Sacred Heart McCamey is the spiritual home for Catholics in McCamey and surrounding ranching and oilfield communities of the southern Permian Basin. As the main parish office of a five-church cluster (with Good Shepherd-Crane, St. Francis of Assisi-Iraan, St. Isidore-Coyanosa, and Our Lady of Lourdes-Imperial), it offers a regular weekly schedule of Sunday and weekday Mass, monthly Adoration on the second Friday, and the Sacrament of Reconciliation before Mass. Newcomers, traveling parishioners, and lifelong locals alike can expect a warm, traditional Roman-Latin Mass in a small-town setting where the priest and congregation know each other by name.
Mass times at Sacred Heart
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Sunday: 10:30 AM – 10:50 AM (or by appointment)
Adoration times
- Friday (2nd Fridays only): 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Sacred Heart Parish at a Glance
Sacred Heart is the Catholic parish of McCamey, Texas, a small Permian Basin town in Upton County. It is part of the Diocese of San Angelo and is pastored by Rev. Kumar Jujjuvarapu. The parish worships in the Roman (Latin) Rite and offers one Sunday Mass, two weekday Masses (Thursday and Friday morning, plus a second-Friday evening Mass), monthly Friday Adoration, and Sunday morning confessions.
- Patron devotion: Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
- Diocese: San Angelo
- Pastor: Rev. Kumar Jujjuvarapu
- Rite: Roman-Latin
- Main Parish Office of a five-church cluster
Cluster Parishes and Missions
Because West Texas is sparsely populated, the Diocese of San Angelo clusters small parishes so a single priest can serve multiple communities. Sacred Heart McCamey is the main parish office for this five-church cluster, which means it is the administrative hub for the surrounding Catholic communities. The clustered parishes and missions are listed by both GCatholic and the diocesan parish directory.
- Parish of Good Shepherd, Crane
- Mission of St. Francis of Assisi, Iraan
- Mission of St. Isidore, Coyanosa
- Mission of Our Lady of Lourdes, Imperial
- Main Parish Office: Sacred Heart, McCamey
Staff and Leadership
The parish is served by a single resident priest, who also ministers to the clustered missions in Crane, Iraan, Covanosa, and Imperial. The parish mailing address and contact details route through the Diocese of San Angelo communications system.
- Pastor: Rev. Kumar Jujjuvarapu
- Parish Office Phone: (432) 652-8216
- Parish Email: [email protected]
Visiting Sacred Heart
Travelers and newcomers are warmly welcomed at Sacred Heart. Because the parish shares one priest with four other missions, the listed Mass and Adoration times can change. The parish directory and Diocese of San Angelo both recommend calling (432) 652-8216 ahead of time to confirm a specific Mass time. The church sits on South Burleson Avenue at the corner of 7th Street in McCamey.
- Location: 710 S Burleson Ave., McCamey, TX 79752
- Mailing: PO Box 1320, McCamey, TX 79752-1320
- On the corner of 7th Street
- Call (432) 652-8216 to confirm Mass times before visiting