About St. Francis of Assisi Mission · Mico, Texas
St. Francis of Assisi Mission is a small Catholic mission chapel in the rural Mico community of Medina County, Texas, situated on the northern shore of Medina Lake in the Texas Hill Country. Founded in 1926, it is a mission church of St. Louis Parish in nearby Castroville and falls under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Antonio. The chapel serves ranching and lakeside families in a sparsely populated stretch of the county and offers a weekly Saturday evening Mass plus Holy Day liturgies.
- Established
- 1926
- Patron
- St. Francis of Assisi
- Rector
- Very Rev. James Fischler, CICM
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of San Antonio
Why belong here
St. Francis of Assisi Mission offers a quiet, intimate setting for Catholics in the Medina Lake area to worship close to home rather than driving into Castroville or San Antonio. As a mission of historic St. Louis Parish, it is supported by an experienced pastor and a wider Catholic community, and it welcomes anyone seeking a Saturday evening Mass in a rural Hill Country setting.
Mass times at St. Francis of Assisi Mission
Weekly Mass schedule
About St. Francis of Assisi Mission
St. Francis of Assisi Mission is a small Catholic mission chapel serving the Mico area of Medina County, Texas. It is a mission church of St. Louis Parish in Castroville and is part of the Archdiocese of San Antonio. The chapel offers a Saturday evening Mass at 7:00 PM and additional Masses on Holy Days, providing a convenient worship option for residents and lake-house visitors in the Medina Lake region.
- Type: Mission church
- Parish affiliation: St. Louis Parish, Castroville
- Diocese: Archdiocese of San Antonio
- Founded: 1926
- Location: 7500 County Road 271, Mico, TX
History
The mission was established in 1926 to serve the Catholic families scattered across the ranch and farm lands on the north shore of Medina Lake. For nearly a century it has operated as a satellite chapel of St. Louis Parish in Castroville, the mother parish of the area's historic Alsatian Catholic community.
- Founded 1926
- Mission of St. Louis Parish, Castroville
Clergy & Leadership
The mission is administered by the pastor of St. Louis Parish in Castroville. The current administrator is Very Rev. James Fischler, CICM, a member of the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Missionhurst), the religious order that staffs St. Louis Parish.
- Administrator: Very Rev. James Fischler, CICM
- Religious institute: Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Missionhurst)
Parent Parish: St. Louis, Castroville
As a mission of St. Louis Parish, the chapel shares its sacramental and pastoral life with the larger Castroville faith community. St. Louis Parish oversees the mission and provides the priest, sacraments, and faith-formation resources for mission families.
- Parish office (St. Louis): 610 Madrid St., Castroville, TX 78009
- Parish website: stlouiscastroville.com
- Shared phone line: (830) 931-2826
Visit & Location
The mission chapel sits in rural Mico on County Road 271 in the Medina Lake area of the Texas Hill Country. Visitors traveling to weekend Mass should allow extra time for the rural drive and check directions ahead, as cell service in the area can be limited.
- Address: 7500 County Road 271, Mico, TX 78009
- Phone: (830) 931-2826
- Area: Medina Lake / Hill Country