About St. Aloysius Mission Chapel · Midland, Louisiana
St. Aloysius Mission Chapel is a small Catholic mission chapel serving the rural community of Midland, Louisiana, in the rice-and-crawfish country of Acadia Parish. It is the mission chapel of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in nearby Morse, and both are shepherded together with St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Lyons Point by a single pastor, Fr. Arockia Doss Palthasar, HGN, of the Heralds of Good News. The chapel sits in the West Deanery of the Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana, and offers its parishioners a single weekly Sunday Mass as well as confession immediately before it. The shared website icc-sjtb.org groups the three communities under the slogan 'One Faith — One Priest — One Family.'
- Patron
- St. Aloysius Gonzaga (Italian Jesuit, patron of Catholic youth, students, Jesuit novices, and AIDS patients and caregivers)
- Rector
- Rev. Arockia Doss Palthasar, HGN (Heralds of Good News)
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana (West Deanery)
Why belong here
St. Aloysius brings Sunday Mass within easy reach of the small, scattered Catholic community of Midland, a part of rural South Louisiana where the rhythm of rice fields and crawfish ponds still shapes daily life. As a mission of Immaculate Conception of Morse, it is pastored together with sister parishes in Morse and Lyons Point, so a single dedicated priest — Fr. Arockia Doss Palthasar, HGN — cares for all three worshipping communities as 'one faith, one priest, one family.' Visitors and parishioners can attend Sunday Mass at 10:30 AM and offer confession immediately beforehand, and can request Mass intentions or add loved ones to the prayer list through the shared parish office. It is a quiet, country-Catholic outpost with deep roots in Acadiana Catholicism.
Mass times at St. Aloysius Mission Chapel
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Sunday 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM (immediately before the 10:30 AM Mass)
About St. Aloysius Mission Chapel
St. Aloysius Mission Chapel is a Catholic mission chapel serving the rural community of Midland in Acadia Parish, Louisiana. It is a dependent mission of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in nearby Morse, and the two are linked pastorally with St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Lyons Point under a single priest. The chapel sits in the heart of South Louisiana's rice-and-crawfish country and is part of the West Deanery of the Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana. The shared website, icc-sjtb.org, brands the three communities as 'South Acadiana Country Catholics.'
- Type: Mission Chapel (dependent mission of Immaculate Conception, Morse)
- Location: 218 2nd Street, Midland, LA 70559
- Deanery: West Deanery, Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana
- Motto across the three communities: 'One Faith — One Priest — One Family'
Pastor and Clergy
The chapel is served by Rev. Arockia Doss Palthasar, HGN, a priest of the Heralds of Good News missionary society. He pastors all three communities — St. John the Baptist in Lyons Point, Immaculate Conception in Morse, and St. Aloysius Mission Chapel in Midland — from the shared office at 8021 Lyons Point Highway, Crowley. Fr. Arockia also sits on the Board of Pastors of Notre Dame High School in Crowley, representing the Morse/Lyons Point/Midland cluster.
- Rev. Arockia Doss Palthasar, HGN — Pastor (shared by the three parishes)
- Pastoral email: [email protected] (Diocese of Lafayette directory listing)
- Parish office phone: 337-783-2968
Mass Intentions, Prayer List, and Sanctuary Lamp
Parishioners can request Mass intentions for the living or deceased through the shared parish office. Written intentions should be submitted two weeks before the requested date so they can be published in the Sunday bulletin; the weekly deadline is Monday at 12:00 noon. The suggested offering is $5 per intention, and unused offerings are forwarded to other missions by the pastor or diocese. The parish also maintains a Prayer List, kept updated weekly for parishioners and their loved ones, with names remaining until All Saints' Day each year. A sanctuary lamp 'to burn for a loved one' may be requested through the office.
- Mass intentions: submit in writing to the parish office (collection basket, mail to 8021 Lyons Point Hwy, Crowley, LA 70526, or drop at the Lyons Point rectory)
- Weekly deadline: Monday at 12:00 noon; 2-week lead time requested for publication
- Suggested stipend: $5 per intention (free-will gift)
- Prayer List: weekly updates for parishioners; names kept until All Saints' Day
- Sanctuary lamp: request by calling the parish office
Last Rites and Pastoral Care
The parish describes Last Rites (the Celebration of Viaticum) as 'a series of prayers and multiple sacraments performed by a priest for someone dying,' combining Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Communion as food for the journey, and commendatory prayers for the dying and the dead. The page emphasizes the value of calling a priest as soon as possible, especially while the person is still conscious, so they can fully participate in the sacraments. Families should contact the pastor at 337-783-2968 when Last Rites are needed.
- Sacrament of Healing — Reconciliation (Confession)
- Sacrament of Healing — Anointing of the Sick (formerly 'Extreme Unction')
- Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist — Viaticum ('May the Lord Jesus protect you and lead you to everlasting life')
- Prayers — Commendation of the Dying and Prayers for the Dead
- Contact: Pastor, 337-783-2968
Three Parishes, One Family (Cluster Overview)
The icc-sjtb.org website explicitly groups the three Catholic communities together as a single pastoral family under one priest: St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Lyons Point (the original parish), Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Morse, and Immaculate Conception's Mission Chapel, St. Aloysius, in Midland. The shared branding — 'South Acadiana Country Catholics' and 'One Faith — One Priest — One Family' — reflects the rural reality of ministering across several small worship sites from a single office and rectory.
- St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Lyons Point — 8021 Lyons Point Highway, Crowley, LA 70526
- Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Morse — sister parish and 'mother church' of the St. Aloysius mission
- ICC Mission Chapel, St. Aloysius, Midland — 218 2nd Street, Midland, LA 70559
- Shared office phone: 337-783-2968
- Shared email: [email protected]
Diocese and Deanery
St. Aloysius Mission Chapel belongs to the Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana and is listed in the West Deanery, which covers all parishes and missions in Acadia and Vermilion civil parishes. The West Deanery contains thirty parishes and eleven mission chapels serving a Catholic population of about 65,184 across roughly 1,968 square miles. The Diocese of Lafayette publishes the mission's listing and Fr. Arockia Doss Palthasar's contact information through its official directory.
- Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana (Dioecesis Lafayettensis in Louisiana)
- West Deanery: 30 parishes + 11 mission chapels in Acadia and Vermilion civil parishes
- Geographic scope: ~1,968 sq mi; ~65,184 Catholics
- Other West Deanery missions include St. Francis Xavier Cabrini (Kaplan), Sacred Heart (Pecan Island), St. Margaret (Estherwood), St. Michael (Egan), St. Thomas (Savoy), St. Jules (Petit Mamou), and others